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Get your WOO Card to receive discounts and special offers at nearly sixty area arts and culture destinations, along with restaurants, hotels, retailers and more throughout Worcester County! Earn WOO points every time you use your WOO Card and be entered to win fantastic prizes!
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Concert Americana
Win a pair of tickets to the Worcester Chamber Music Society's concert Americana on Saturday, April 14th at the First Unitarian Church of Worcester. Program will include music of Copland, Berger, Barber and Dvorak, along with a pre-concert conversation.
La Traviata
Win a pair of tickets to see Opera Worcester host the National Lyric Opera of New York for a production of La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi at The Hanover Theatre on Saturday, April 28th.
WOO Cards now available for sale at the Box Offices of both The Hanover Theatre and DCU Center,
at LeLimo of Shrewsbury,
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 Cary honored for public service
Kudos to Mass Audubon's Deb Cary who was recently awarded the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Visions Award for Outstanding Public Service at a ceremony held at Mechanics Hall last month. As director of Mass Audubon's Central Mass Sanctuaries, Deb oversees both Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary in Worcester, Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary in Princeton, along with all of the unstaffed sanctuaries in central Massachusetts. In her 27-year career with Mass Audubon, she has worked tirelessly to preserve land, teach about wildlife and protect water quality. We congratulate her on this most deserved honor and applaud her boundless enthusiasm, her endless energy and her love of all things nature! |
Where was Russia?
In conjunction with its current exhibition Maps: Pathways to Russia, the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union Street, Clinton, will host a lecture with curator Dr. Denis Khotimsky - Where was Russia in the 16th Century? on Thursday, March 22nd at 7 p.m. In this talk Dr. Khotimsky will explain the difficulties the modern observer faces when interpreting an old map of Russia and will offer tools that help overcome them. He will also speak about some legends, myths, and secrets of medieval Russian cartography that survive and flourish today. Admission $10, advanced reservation recommended. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points.  |
 Life of a Campus
Clark University's Traina Center for the Arts, 92 Downing Street, Worcester invites you to celebrate the architectural history of the campus and its surrounding neighborhood in a new exhibit, Life of a Campus: Clark Buildings Then and Now. The exhibition, on display through April 13th features the scholarship and creative work of students in the art history, studio art, screen studies and music programs and includes archival documents and photographs, along with contemporary drawings, photographs, music and video interpretations of the campus architecture. Admission to the exhibition is FREE. Project supported in part by the Worcester Arts Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. |
 Calling gals & gangsters
For one night only, take a trip into the gin soaked world of a 1920s speakeasy as the Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, transforms its Fletcher Auditorium into Stoney's Speakeasy for a night of gangsters, flappers and jazz on Thursday, March 22nd from 6-8:30 p.m. Experience the excitement of the roaring twenties along with hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, organized crime, vivacious women and the music of Dan Burke! Period attire encouraged but not required. Attendees will receive their secret password to enter the speakeasy by bringing a canned good to help support the Worcester County Food Bank. Advanced reservation required by calling 508 753-8278. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points. |
 Poetry night at the theatre
ARTSWorcester will host a poetry reading on the grand staircase at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester on Wednesday, March 21st from 6- 8 p.m. The evening will begin with an open mic session followed by two featured poets - Kat O'Connor and 'Cowboy' Matt Hopewell. During intermission paintings by Kat O'Connor from the exhibition Water in the Desert will be view in the Salon Gallery. Admission to the event is FREE and open to the public. |
 Exploration of Greek Music
All Saint Music Series will host the Capella Omnium Sanctorum and choristers from the St. Cecilia Choir of All Saints Church in collaboration with classicist Neel Smith for a program - An Exploration of Ancient Greek Music - on Sunday, March 25th at 5 p.m. at All Saints Church, 10 Irving Street, Worcester. While several extensive treatises on music theory have come down to us from the ancient Greek world, all of our manuscripts, inscriptions and papyri have preserved portions of only about 50 compositions written in ancient Greek musical notation, many so fragmentary that they consist of only a few notes. Admission is FREE and open to the public. |
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Worcester Windows Community Gallery
Now Showing...
Light Up the Night
through March 31st
Coming April 1st
Taking It To The Streets |
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Coming Up in Culture
March 21st - Matt Savage-Erena Terakubo Sextet perform at the Brown Bag Concert at Mechanics Hall March 24th - Cakes & Candles: Celebrating 135 Years at the Worcester Historical Museum Weekends thru March 25th - Maple Days celebration at Old Sturbridge Village March 28th - Gerry Beaudoin performs at the Brown Bag Concert at Mechanics Hall March 29th - Russian Duo brings its love of traditional music and classical elegance to the Museum of Russian Icons Ongoing thru March 30th - Passing on the Power exhibit at the Sprinkler Factory Gallery March 31st - Clark University's Sinfonia presents a dynamic program for string orchestra at the Traina Center for the Arts April 6th - The Moody Blues rock at The Hanover Theatre April 10th - The Unsinkable Ship exhibition opens at the Worcester Historical Museum, marking 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic April 12th - WAM Adult Classes Open House at CC Lowell April 13th - deadline to apply for several scholarships available through Opera Worcester, Inc. April 13th - T-Minus: Worcester to the Moon members exhibition opens at ARTSWorcester's Aurora Gallery April 19 - 22nd - Disney on Ice presents Mickey & Minnie's Magical Journey at the DCU Center Ongoing thru April 27th - Spirit if New England Landscape, paintings by Allan Small at Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. Visit the Worcester Cultural Coalition's online calendar often for more information about these and many, many other cultural happenings! |
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 Myths & Muses
Celebrate Family Day at the Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester on Sunday, March 25th from 1 - 4:30 p.m. Explore our ancient past - Myths and Muses - in this engaging afternoon including make your own art, inspiring performances, and storytellers throughout the WAM galleries. Learn more out the museum's ancient Roman, Greek and Egyptian and Pre-Columbian objects. Family Day admission free with museum admission. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
 Red Star Ensemble
Music Worcester is pleased to present a true feast for the eyes and ears - Russian songs and dances, from mischievous comedy to romantic love songs, along with gravity-defying, flamboyant dancing! Don't miss the Red Star Red Army Chorus, Dance Ensemble and Orchestra on stage at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester, on Tuesday, April 3rd at 8 p.m. Tickets available online, by calling the box office at 508 754-3231 or as part of a special Wow WOO Package (offering two tickets and dinner at Nuovo Restaurant for just $99). WOO Card holders can save 10% off two tickets and swipe for WOO points. |
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Roaring Twenties
Join the Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag Street, Auburn, for its annual cabaret - a celebration of the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit of The Roaring 20s on Saturday, March 24th. Enjoy a matinee cabaret performance at 1 p.m. or the evening session at 7:30 p.m. Special event wine tasting to be held at 5:30 p.m. Tickets available online or by calling the school office at 508 791-8159. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
 Pottery Invitational Preview
Join the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, for a Preview Exhibition leading up to its biennial Pottery Invitational Show and Sale April 27 -29th, curated by D.Hayne Bayless and Hannah Niswonger. Beginning April 5th get a sneak peek of works of twenty of the most talented and respected potters from throughout New England. Preview exhibition will run through April 21st. Admission is FREE and open oto the public. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points. |
 Stop Global Whining
Every day we are assaulted with messages of fear. Our lives are permeated with doing to the point where we are no longer being. Busyness and stress are part of our daily conversations. We need to stop whining, stop talking about what we can't control, and start having some fun! No one whose dead ever got a reprieve because they were too busy! The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester invites you to come and laugh at the absurdity that has become the "American Way" and discover that laughter is truly the best medicine with funny lady Loretta LaRoche on Saturday, March 31st at 8 p.m. Tickets available online, by calling the box office at 877-571-SHOW or through a special Wow WOO Package (four tickets and dinner at Nuovo Restaurant for just $100). WOO Card holders can save 10% off tickets. Performance includes live music on the theatre's Mighty Wurlitzer organ before the show! |
 Celtic Crossroads
Back by popular demand and bringing their critically acclaimed authentic show straight from Ireland - don't miss Celtic Crossroads live on stage at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, on Sunday, March 25th at 2 p.m. An explosion of youthful energy and dazzling musicianship, Celtic Crossroads abounds with fusions of traditional Irish music, bluegrass, gypsy and jazz along with pulsating rhythms of exciting dance percussion. Tickets available online or by calling the box office at 877 571-SHOW. WOO Card holders can save 10% off tickets and swipe for WOO points. |
 Viva el festival!
Centro Las Americas will present its 17th Latino Film Festival at Cinema 320 and Razzo Hall, on the campus of Clark University, 950 Main Street, Worcester beginning Tuesday, March 27th and running through April 1st. Featuring four films (all Spanish with English subtitles) the festival again promises to tug your heart strings, make you laugh out loud and dare to dream. Complete film schedule and movie trailers available online. Admission just $6, $4 for students and seniors. |
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March Madness!Save $5 off the purchase of a WOO Card throughout the month of March!
Use Coupon code 'MARCH' at checkout to take $5 off online purchase of a WOO Card. Valid for online purchases only. Visit www.WOOCard.org today to buy your WOO Card. | | Offer Expires: March 31, 2012 |
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