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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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Third Thursday
Win a pair of tickets to Worcester Art Museum's Third Thursday After Hours on Thursday, May 17th featuring opening of Pilgrimage to Hokusai's Waterfalls exhibit and live Taiko drumming by Odaiko New England.
Ride in Style
Win a $25 gift card to Worcester Airport Limousine, offering both business and leisure travelers shuttle, private and chartered service throughout the Northeast.
Take a Hike!
Win a guided tour for you and three friends at Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary with Executive Director Deb Cary! Learn the history of land conservation in the City, while enjoying an exploration of the beautiful sanctuary in the City!
WOO Cards now available for sale at the Box Offices of both The Hanover Theatre and DCU Center,
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 WPS Arts Festival 2012
Spring has sprung and with it brings the arrival of the Worcester Public Schools Annual Arts Festival to the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester. Opening festivities are planned for Friday, May 4th in the Saxe Room and the Main Foyer, featuring free performances and art demonstrations from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Return for a Meet the Artists Gala on Tuesday, May 8th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The exhibit will feature over 700 two and three-dimensional pieces of art created by students in grades Kindergarten through high school. Exhibit on view during regular library hours through May 30th. Admission is FREE and open to the public. |
 Community Input sought
The Worcester Arts Council will host its Annual Community Input Meeting on Thursday, May 3rd from 6-8 p.m. at the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple Street, Worcester, to solicit feedback from the community to set priorities for funding in the coming year. In 2012, WAC granted just over $77,000 to some 43 artists and Worcester-based organizations. The Council accepts grant applications on an annual basis between mid-August and October 15th, with allocations made before the end of the calendar year. Grants are issued to support arts, humanities and interpretive sciences; visual artists, performing artists, science educators, historians and other humanists; as well as community, business and civic groups, social service organizations, schools, neighborhood centers, and youth, senior and family associations. Admission to the Community Input Meeting is FREE and open to the public. |
 Cantor shines with Sun Boxes & Infinity
The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross, 1 College Street, Worcester, will present a temporary sound installation Sun Boxes by musician and artist Craig Colorusso in front of the Hogan Campus Center on Wednesday May 2nd and Thursday, May 3rd from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The exhibit is an interactive soundscape that visitors are able to enter and exit at will, and may immerse themselves by walking in and around the boxes, altering the way it is experienced. Sun Boxes was first created in 2009 for a residency "Off the Grid" at Goldwell Open Air Museum in Ryhiolite, Nevada, and has since appeared at dozens of locations including many colleges and universities across the country, as well as institutions such as the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
While on campus be sure to check out Infinity: Works from the 2012 Senior Concentration Seminar now on view in the Gallery, located in O'Kane Hall. The exhibition features works by Jennifer Bautista, Taylor Blackwell, Kate Cassidy, Marcy Kenney, Kelsey Long, Craig Martin, Rachel McMahon, and Moniqua Williams. Exhibition on view through May 25th. Admission is FREE and open to the public. |
Jazz for a summer evening
Join the All Saints Music Series for an evening of summer jazz featuring the Kallin Johnson Jazz Trio and special guest artists on Friday, May 4th from 7-9 p.m. at All Saints Church, 10 Irving Street, Worcester. Admission just $10. Reception to follow. |
Master Singers on the go
Enjoy a performance by the Master Singers To Go and organ music while you bid on a wide variety of donated goods and services at the Master Singers Silent Auction and Wine Tasting on Friday, May 4th from 7-10 p.m. at the Pakachoag UCC Church, 203 Pakachoag Street, Auburn,. Savory treats, fancy desserts and a selection of fine wines from around the world will also be provided. Admission is $25. |
The Hills are Alive
The hills are alive - the Seven Hills Symphony that is! Don't miss their Spring Concert on Friday, May 4th from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Blais Pavilion in the Aaron Lazar Research Building at UMass Medical School, 364 Plantation Street, Worcester. Featuring works by Johann Strauss, Maurice Ravel,John Phillip Sousa, Camille Saint-Saens and others, the concert will be fast paced and lively! Admission is FREE and open to the public. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points and enjoy a free snack at intermission.  |
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Coming Up in Culture
May 5th - Jewtopia Live on stage at The Hanover Theatre May 5th - Whispers in the Walls: The Whitcomb House tour by Worcester Historical Museum May 9th - Veterans Inc. 15th Annual Best Ball Charity Golf Classic at Haritage Country Club in Charlton May 10th - Opening reception for Arts-In-Residence Exhibition at the Worcester Center for Crafts May 11th - 13th - Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific on stage at The Hanover Theatre May 12th - Open House at Worcester Academy of Music May 13th - Mother's Day Chamber Music Concert at Worcester Art Museum May 16th - Crafternoons at Worcester Historical Museum, featuring flowered hats May 17th - Third Thursday After Hours at Worcester Art Museum featuring Taiko drumming by Odaiko New England & gallery tour of Hokusai's Waterfalls May 19th - Meet Abby Kelley Foster & family at historic Liberty Farm, 116 Mower Street, Worcester May 19th - Dance Me To the Moon: A Space Age Benefit at ARTSWorcester's Aurora Gallery May 19th - Five Star Concert Series at Tower Hill Botanic Garden featuring Dale LePage with Bobby Gadoury & Thomas Spear May 20th - Master Singers of Worcester host Voices from the Bluegrass, Carol Barnett's World Beloved Bluegrass Mass at Salem Covenant Church May 22nd - Thrill of the Trill: Music in the Emerging Nation at American Antiquarian Society May 22nd - Joan Rivers, My Life in Show Business: 135 Years & Counting on stage at The Hanover Theatre Ongoing thru May 26th - Maps: Pathways to Russia at the Museum of Russian Icons May 26-28th - Wool Days at Old Sturbridge Village Ongoing thru May 30th - Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester summer registration June 2nd - Worcester Historical Museum Yard Sale at Salisbury Mansion June 3rd - stART on the Street Spring Edition on Green Street Worcester June 3rd - Music Worcester hosts the Worcester Chorus for performance of Carmina Burana at Mechanics Hall June 7th - Senior Outreach Concert by Worcester Chamber Music Society at The Willows at Worcester June 8 - 10th - Blue Man Group on stage at The Hanover Theatre for five performances Ongoing thru June 30th - The Unsinkable Ship commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic at the Worcester Historical Museum Visit the Worcester Cultural Coalition's online calendar often for more information about these and many, many other cultural happenings! |
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 Siege the day!
Higgins Armory Museum, 100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, will host its 2nd Annual Trebuchet Contest on Saturday, May 5th from 10 a.m. - 12 noon. Trebuchets are a type type of medieval siege machine used to destroy castle walls. Using the principles of gravity and levers, they were capable of hurling large stones a great distance. Watch as teams compete for accuracy and coolness. Not one to sit on the sidelines? Put together your own team! Admission to the contest is free with museum admission. WOO Card holders save $2 off general admission and can swipe for WOO points. |
 AiR Time at WCC Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, will host an Opening Reception for its Artist In Residence Exhibition on Thursday, May 10th from 5:30-8 p.m. The exhibition AiR Time offers the opportunity for this year's eight Artists-in-residence to merge their diverse styles in an end-of year show. This year's artist-in-residence exhibition features the work of Peter Barbor, David Choi, Eric Cruze, Rose Esson-Dawson, Diane Chester-Demicco, Ian Gianlorenzo, Caitlin Vitalo, and Rachel Van Wagoner. Exhibiton will run through June 2nd. Admission to the gallery and opening reception is FREE and open to the public. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points. |
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Oral history workshop
Have you ever wondered how to conduct an oral history? Would you like to preserve the memories of relatives for a family history? Are you a teacher who is thinking about incorporating oral history into your classroom? Join the Worcester Women's History Project for an oral history community workshop on Wednesday, May 9th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Saxe Room of the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester. Presenters will discuss many topics including proper preparation for an interview, required legal documents, recording devices, and transcription of the interview. Authors and Co-Chairs of WWOHP, Charlene L. Martin and Maureen Ryan Doyle will also offer a reading from their book, Voices of Worcester Women: 160 Years after the First National Womans Rights Convention. Admission to the workshop is FREE and open to the public. |
 Nature & the City
In conjunction with the yearly juried exhibition at the Goddard Homestead & Art Gallery, 1199 Main Street, Worcester, the Worcester County Poetry Association invites you to its 7th Annual Open Reading and viewing of visual artworks exhibiting as Nature and the City on Wednesday, May 9th from 6:30-8 p.m. Poets who attend are invited to share works of their own which reflect the theme or art from the show itself. Admission is FREE and open to the public. |
 An evening with Maya Angelou
Hailed as one of the greatest speakers of our times, Maya Angelou's words have been a source of inspiration, comfort, encouragement and strength for millions of people around the world. A poet, playwright, producer, director, conductor, actor, best selling author, social activist, and three time Grammy Winner. She claims no single profession and excels at all those she undertakes. Please join The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, in welcoming Dr. Angelou to Worcester for a special evening lecture on Wednesday, May 9th from 7:30-9:30 p.m. 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 (WOO Discount for this show not applicable for online purchases, phone call or in person only). |
 A Night at the Museum
Join the EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, for an evening of fun at A Night at the Museum on Saturday, May 12th from 7:30-10 p.m. Enjoy encounters with historical characters, discoveries of hidden treasures, and exciting surprises around every corner are in store during this special evening for adults. While discovering these after-hours surprises, also enjoy hors d'oeuvres, music by Dale LePage, Bobby Gadoury and Joe D'Angelo, a moonlight train ride, silent auction; and cash bar. Tickets are $35 per person for EcoTarium members and WOO Card holders, and $40 per person for others. Advance reservations are required and can be made by calling 508-929-2703 or online. Proceeds will benefit EcoTarium educational programs. |
 Open Studio
One day only - Fire Works Clay Studio, 38 Harlow Street, Worcester, will host its 9th Annual Spring Open Studio on Saturday, May 12th from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Learn about the ceramics process as you watch the artists in their studios and demonstrate their techniques. See the artists new spring work, all available for purchase. Featuring works by Becca Brown, Jill J. Burns, Mary Edwards, Jeff Glatstein, Maureen Hebert, Racheal Lochner, France Murphy, Marilyn O'Connor, Jennifer Perez, Mark Spencer, Christine Tanson, Taylor/Fehl Pottery, Christine Tanson, and Lynn Turcotte. Admission is FREE. WOO Card holders can swipe for WOO points. |
 Treats for Mom
How does one show appreciation for the countless hours of cooking and cleaning, nurturing and teaching, and so many other things that Mothers do? How about treating her to a day in the garden? Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, is offering FREE admission for all mothers all Mother's Day Weekend, Saturday & Sunday, May 12-13th. Whether an avid gardener or just one who admires the beauty of nature, all mothers will appreciate a visit to this garden paradise, bursting with the colors and fragrances of spring! WOO Card holders save $2 off adult admission and swipe for WOO points.
 Or perhaps mom would prefer to take a step back in time. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, is also offering FREE admission for all mothers on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 13th. Family friendly activities planned throughout the day include a special Moms vs Kids tug of war on the Village Common, a scavenger hunt centered on 1830s child care and a variety of make & take crafts for children. WOO Card holders can save $5 off adult daytime admission and swipe for WOO points.
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Flights, flutes & fine art
Fancy a flight on a classic WWII aircraft? Or a private recital and behind-the-scenes flute facility tour? Those are just a couple of items up for bid at the Fruitlands Museum's, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard, Annual Auction on Saturday, May 12th starting at 6:30 p.m. The evening will include dinner, dancing, bidding and entertainment from guest auctioneer, the Knight of Toasting Sir Jeremy Bell. Auction items include a flight on one of the Stow-based Collings Foundation historic WWII aircraft, a private behind-the-scenes tour of the Burkhart Flute facility in Shirley, an original sculpture by Fruitlands' Artist in Residence Andy Moerlein, and numerous other compelling items and opportunities available. Tickets can be purchased by calling 978 456-3924 ext 289. |
 JOMPing into Spring
Join the Joy of Music Program for its 25th Anniversary Celebration at its Spring Gala on Wednesday, May 16th from 7-9 p.m. at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester. Evening will feature performances by the JOMP String Ensemble and Jazz Trane, an advanced student ensemble. Refreshments, jazz and a cash bar will follow the concert. Admission is FREE and open to all. WOO Card holders can swipe for Double WOO points. |
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