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Worcester’s Alicia Witt to Perform on FirstNightWorcester
If you a little bit older you may just remember Alicia Witt from the hilarious show Cybill with Cybill Sheppard back in the 1990s. She is an actress that continues to appear in roles here and there and yes indeed she was born is Worcester Massachusetts. We will save a more indepth bio for another […]
Worcester Tree Lighting 2012 – Worcester Common Oval Grand Opening
Move over Rockefeller Center, tonight the Worcester Common Oval will be officially open for skating. As part of the annual Worcester Festival of Lights the rink is finally opening for public ice skating. Even without the rink this event is a must for Holiday fans. The festivities will open with singing of course brought to […]
Worcester 2012 Halloween Events Update
Last week we gave you a heads up on the PumpkinFest and AppleFest events that took place the past weekend. Both Ecotarium and Wachusett events are a good example of the family friendly events that take place each year during the Halloween season. Each year we look to update our list of Halloween events and […]
Halloween Events Around Worcester this Weekend – 2012
We are doing a quick update for Halloween Season inspired events for this weekend October 20-21. We will be updating our bigger Halloween related information next week but we didn’t want you to miss these earlier events. The Worcester Ecotarium is putting on their annual PumpkinFest event that is not only fun for kids but […]
Columbus Day Weekend 2012 in Central Mass
Columbus Day weekend is here! Kind of (I think Friday counts). The weather has been dreary lately but there are Central Mass forecasts for today and Monday are quite nice. Saturday and Sunday also look like it only just might be an occasional shower in the afternoon. This should not keep anyone from making the […]
Celebrate Independence Day in Central Mass – 2012
Celebrating Independence Day in the Central Mass and Worcester areas don’t just include July 4th this year. The Worcester Tornadoes are holding a series of Fireworks Fridays in July and August. They of course are tied in to home games so this week is out but the great news is that you will be able […]
Free Lunch Time Concerts Return to Worcester Common in 2012
By this time this post goes up today you may have missed Linda Dagnello’s kickoff performance of the annual Worcester Out to Lunch Series that takes place on the Worcester Common for the fourth time. These free concerts have proven to be quite popular and if the weather cooperates is a great break from the […]
Patriotic in Worcester – Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies
July 4th 2012 celebrations are starting this weekend. Time to remember what makes this country great! Music is a great way to do this. We put together some videos for Memorial day where we posted some Elementary School Students singing some wonderful American classics on YouTube. Though they were performed for Memorial Day they are […]
Gronkowski Spikes Puck at Worcester Sharks Game
Our favorite Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski made the trip out to Worcester last week to perform his famous spike move with a puck at the opening of the Worcester Sharks game. Though some of us still are wincing at the Patriots loss to New York poor Gronk did the best he could with his […]
Holy Cross Women’s Basketball – Bill Gibbons Intensity
If you think 27 years might dampen a coach’s passion for their basketball team you would be wrong when it comes to Bill Gibbons, coach of the Women’s Basketball Team at Holy Cross. My family and I love to attend College sports games around Massachusetts and we had the pleasure of attending 2 Women’s Basketball […]
Senator Brown Kicks off His Reelection Campaign in Worcester
Senator Brown kicked off his reelection campaign last night here in Worcester at Mechanics Hall. He has been pretty active in the Worcester area having hosted a Job Fair recently. He continues to paint himself as an outsider but he will be challenged this time by another strong opponent that also paints herself as an […]
Worcester Veterans Day Weekend 2011
Tomorrow is Veterans Day and schools are closed. Besides the fun that comes with a 3 day weekend let’s take some time to honor our country’s veterans. Around Worcester you will be able to participate in a variety of Veterans Day events this weekend. If you are out and about it’s a good time to […]
Halloween 2011 in the Worcester Area
Each year we try to put together information we find on Halloween events in the Worcester and Central Mass areas. In 2011 Halloween falls on Monday and that makes it a tough night for partying. You are going to have to catch most of the adult fun on this Friday and Saturday. Many of the […]
Central Mass Activities Columbus Day Weekend
It’s hard to believe that Columbus Day weekend is upon us already. Yes we definitely can use a long weekend but where does the time go? In the past we have highlighted some of the fun activities that can be found in and around the Worcester and Central Massachusetts areas. Off the top of my […]
Central Mass Video
I recently found a video where Lt. Governor Murray highlighted the many things that Central Mass and Worcester have going for it. The format is a bit dated since it was done back in 2007 but it does mention so much of what we in Massachusetts take for granted, “So Much, So Close”.
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