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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 […]
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 […]
Worcester Common the Place to Be this Summer
The Worcester Common is the location of many great Worcester traditions. The Worcester Common Concert Series otherwise know as the “Out to Lunch” series started up again today. The series has been going on the last couple of years and is so popular that it has been extended to 10 Fridays. They take place from […]
Worcester Common Lights Will Shine Tonight
The annual Worcester Festival of Lights takes place this evening at Worcester Common. No the picture isn’t one from Worcester Common, I hope to get one this year. The picture does show a tree lighting event that has been a tradition throughout the United States as a symbol of the Holiday Season. The Worcester Tree […]
Worcester Common Free Summer Concerts Return
There are still 5 free summer concerts left in 2010 on the Worcester Common. I almost missed this but was thrilled to see that it is back for a second year. This year the free Out to Lunch concert series will have more food offerings from local restaurants though you can still bring your own […]
Increasing Visibility for Hispanic Heritage Month
Did you know that Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close today? I’m sure many of us may not have even been aware of it. Worcester’s hispanic population was 15.1% as of the last census and given that the population has increased in Worcester I would guess that percentage has increased as well. So assuming […]
Free Concerts in Worcester Common
The “Out to Lunch” Concert Series started last Friday at the Worcester Common. The free concerts take place at 12 noon and give you the opportunity to eat lunch on the Common to the sounds of a variety of performers. Based on the Worcester City Manager’s press release from August 3rd the remaining schedule is: […]
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