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Pianist Barron Ryan brings 'Classic Meets Cool' to Mechanics Hall
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (754+ words) Barron Ryan has been to Mechanics Hall before and thinks it's a cool place. "It's such a gorgeous setting. I've shown many people pictures of that concert," the Tulsa, Oklahoma, pianist and composer said of his previous performance there in…...
Rebels with a cause: Dropkick Murphys keep protest message real
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1342+ words) When Dropkick Murphys lead singer Ken Casey joined the Boston band Haywire onstage at the Worcester Palladium March 28, it was at the end of a busy day. That afternoon, Casey and the long-running Celtic punk band had played an acoustic…...
Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys deliver 'Blood Blooms"
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (487+ words) We may be only just getting to it in April, but this year, as they have each winter for the past 21 years, Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys recorded and released an entire album all within February, and this…...
Busy weekend: Creative Hub Worcester opens, Alton Brown speaks at Hanover
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (451+ words) In August 2018, Laura Marotta and I sat in the Telegram & Gazette office and discussed Creative Hub Worcester, which was then then still at the very beginning of its genesis, for the Telegram's "Rebuilding Worcester" article series. We were discussing the…...
'Jurassic Quest' offers a journey through a dinosaur dynasty
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (412+ words) Step into a place of primordial mists, and echoes of the past, a long, long ago past. It's a world dominated by magnificent creatures, some with long, graceful necks and gentle sighs; others with terrifying jaws filled with teeth, and…...
Poems by Tony Brown, Jenith Charpentier, Rush Frazier and Bill Macmillan
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (176+ words) While reminiscing about poetry slam and the Worcester Poets' Asylum, I found poems I first heard years ago echoing through my head. Some, I practically still knew from heart. Others, I only remembered fragments, and how those poems made me…...
Things to Do: Alton Brown, Vallory Falls, 'Strange & Lovely' and more
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (172+ words) What: Alquimias de la Ciudad Perdida When: 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. April 18 Where: The White Room, 138 Green St. , Worcester How much: Free. Guardians of Traditions on Facebook, @guardians_traditions on Instagram. When: 2: 30 to 3: 30 p. m. April 18 Where: Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester How much: Free. mywpl....
WSU prof Siri Colom part of podcast team nominated for Peabody Award
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (499+ words) "When We All Get to Heaven," a podcast series about a gay church in San Francisco in the midst of the AIDS crisis that was co-produced by Worcester State University associate professor of sociology Siri Colum, has been nominated for…...
On the page and stage: The poetry world of Samantha Bucci
1+ week, 5+ min ago (23+ words) Worcester Magazine On the page and stage: The poetry world of Samantha Bucci...
Creative Hub Worcester's Laura Marotta on new location's grand opening
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (21+ words) Worcester Magazine Creative Hub Worcester's Laura Marotta on new location's grand opening...