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Welcome to Worcester: A newcomer's guide to the ... - Worcester …
WEBSep 13, 2021 · The world has certainly noticed Worcester, or Wormtown to many of locals, a name coined in the 1980s by local DJ L.B. Worm, meant to represent the city’s booming punk rock scene. Though I admit, that particular moniker had me hesitant at first, before I learned where it came from. It's also sometimes called Wortown by the hip-hop scene.
Concert to reunite folk musicians who played at Old Vienna …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · The 08:30 Club, a group of musicians and show promoters who became friends during Worcester’s 1980s folk music boom, is planning a concert featuring musicians who often performed at the Old Vienna Kaffeehaus, which once sat on a busy street in Westborough. Former Old Vienna booking manager Tim Mason said organizing the gathering has already ...
Samantha Valletta creatively getting the messages out - Worcester …
WEBApr 21, 2021 · Valletta is a filmmaker, actor, writer, dancer, choreographer and, as she describes herself on Instagram, an "Earth & Human Activist." She said she has "long been fascinated by the human experience depicted through the written word and moving image. I have tunnel vision for introspection." She's also "a firm believer in collaboration over ...
Worcester Caribbean American Carnival returns with joy, challenges
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The Worcester Caribbean American Carnival will take place from noon to 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Institute Park. A Youth Learning and Activity Corner will be open at the park from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The parade will start at City Hall at 1:30 p.m. and move north on Main Street, then west on Salisbury Street. Admission is free and all ages are welcome.
Screen Time: 'Valley Girl' Deborah Foreman appearing at Super …
WEBSep 28, 2022 · And last week, I had an opportunity to interview Cage’s “Valley Girl” love interest, the adorable actress behind the dimples, the one and only Deborah Foreman, who will be appearing Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the New England Super Megafest at the Westford Regency Inn in Westford. “I love to do cons.
Janice Harvey: Grandchildren underwhelmed by drive down …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Janice Harvey. Special to Worcester Magazine. It’s happening. I’m getting soft. For years, I’ve played the part of the curmudgeon. It amused me to hide behind a crusty veneer, knowing that I’m not at all the cranky dame I projected. Hiding the heart of a softie has served me well, especially in the writing world, where I’ve often ...
A true beauty: Seeing Union Station with fresh eyes - Worcester …
WEBMar 10, 2021 · A recent article in Conde Nast Traveler listed Worcester’s Union Station as one of the 14 most beautiful train stations in the country, taking its place on the list alongside six other Union Stations. The honor is richly deserved, given the building's long and checkered history. "Almost everybody of a certain generation went through the building for something important in their lives ...
POW! WOW! Worcester returns with artists, murals focused on …
WEBAug 13, 2021 · About 20 artists will paint 20 or so murals in an area that includes the block at Jacob Hiatt Magnet School and the Central Community Branch Massachusetts YMCA of Central Massachusetts, 766 Main St. as well as on Beacon Street, the Regional Environmental Council's YouthGrow Main South Farm, 63 Oread Street, at the Main South Community Development Corporation, 875 Main St., and other nearby ...
The Next Draft: Wachusett Brewing Co. strengthens bond with …
WEBMar 30, 2021 · A black-and-white sketch of a barn on Ned LaFortune’s family farm has long served as the logo for Wachusett Brewing Co., the brewery he and two college mates founded in 1993. Some days as a kid, LaFortune toiled for hours in the barn haying with his father. Later, he brewed some of Wachusett’s first batches of beer at the Westminster farm.