Worcester Public Library

Friday Movie Matinee (April)

3/11: Battle of the Sexes (2017) 120 minutes 4/8: Greyhound (2020) 90 minutes 5/13  Minari (2020) 115 minutes 

Polar Park - DCU Club

21st Annual Harvey Ball

WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM  is pleased to celebrate THE “HARVEY” SMILE AWARD RECIPIENT – WORCESTER RED SOX: As soon as representatives from the WooSox came to Worcester they embraced and engaged our community.  We recognize the organization and all the investors in the success of Polar Park…for their collaborative vision, impact […]

Mechanics Hall

New England Symphony Orchestra concert: From the New World

NESO Music Director Roderick MacDonald will be the featured soloist in Haydn’s trumpet concerto in E-flat major. MacDonald began his career as Principal Trumpet of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, appointed by Music Director Kurt Masur upon completion of his Masters of Music at New England Conservatory. His career as a concert […]

Worcester Public Library

Research Your Family History Through Digital Real Estate Records (Virtual)

Learn about tips and tricks to research the history of your family and their home through the use of real estate web resources such as Mass Land Records, Google Maps and Zillow. Learn about the different kinds of records you can find, as well as the limits of available data […]

Worcester Public Library

What’s Next? The Story of One Creative Journey (Virtual)

Judith Ferrara traces the source of inspiration that sustained over three decades of creativity resulting in poetry, blogs, paintings, and an upcoming biography/memoir of Yetta Dine, mother of poet Stanley Kunitz (TidePool Press). Judith Ferrara’s poems, essays and artwork have appeared in several books and numerous journals. In 2018, she […]

Worcester Public Library

Virtual True Crime Book Club (April)

Read and discuss stand-out titles from the true crime genre! March 9th: Victim F by Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn April 13th: The Babysitter by Liza Rodman and Jennifer Jordan May 11th: Hell's Princess: the mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men by Harold Schechter 

Worcester Public Library

Toddler Time

Is your little one between the ages of 1 ½ and 3 years old? Do you love books? Do you love to have fun? You are invited! Check out our brand new children’s library space the Pappas Children's Center and make some new friends! We will get all our wiggles […]

Jean McDonough Arts Center

The Secret Door – Worcester’s Mind Reading Experience

Secret Doorway is an astonishing evening of mind-reading with comedian, hypnotist and sleight-of-hand artist Peter Gross. Peter uses no special equipment or double-jointed assistants to create his confounding stunts, just the quick hands of a card shark, the improvisational skills of a stand-up, and a con man’s command of human psychology. […]

ArtsWorcester at the Davis Art Gallery

Jason Fiering: Turned Down – Public Gallery Hours

Public gallery hours for Jason Fiering: Turned Down Free About this exhibition: These precise, minimalist assemblies offer multiple interpretations of the bed, a site associated with rest, refuge, intimacy, illness, and violence alike. Fiering reflects the ambiguities of that site in the constructions themselves. The motif of a single fold, […]

Jean McDonough Arts Center

The Secret Door – Worcester’s Mind Reading Experience

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/NgHvW3HeqtU Secret Doorway is an astonishing evening of mind-reading with comedian, hypnotist and sleight-of-hand artist Peter Gross. Peter uses no special equipment or double-jointed assistants to create his confounding stunts, just the quick hands of a card shark, the improvisational skills of a stand-up, and a con man’s […]

The Hanover Theatre

Anastasia

Inspired by the beloved films, the romantic and adventure-filled new musical, Anastasia, is on a journey to Worcester at last! From the Tony® Award-winning creators of the Broadway classic “Ragtime,” this dazzling show transports audiences from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s as […]

ArtsWorcester at the Davis Art Gallery

Jason Fiering: Turned Down – Public Gallery Hours

Public gallery hours for Jason Fiering: Turned Down Free About this exhibition: These precise, minimalist assemblies offer multiple interpretations of the bed, a site associated with rest, refuge, intimacy, illness, and violence alike. Fiering reflects the ambiguities of that site in the constructions themselves. The motif of a single fold, […]

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