Worcester Magazine

Worcester Magazine is a free alternative media publication that comes out weekly in Worcester, Massachusetts. Founded in 1976, it can be found in over 400 spots throughout Central Massachusetts. The magazine is released every Thursday.

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P.E. James is a musician on a mission

4 days ago | worcestermag.com | Margaret Smith

Sometimes a turn of events can open the door to a new path. This happened for P.E. James, a Pittsburgh-area native living in Worcester since 2007, and known widely in the area for playing music, including at elder care and memory care centers. An engineer by profession, he found himself downsized, but ultimately, channeled music into a new, fulltime career.
'Bigger and better' Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown

5 days ago | worcestermag.com | Richard Duckett

Movies on the Common and Out to Lunch will be back on Worcester Common Oval this summer. Out to Lunch has grown from six to ten events this year and has received a $100,000 grant. Movies on the Common gets underway June 12 with a showing of "The Wizard of Oz."With Movies on the Common running for four dates starting June 12 with "The Wizard of Oz" and the annual Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers Market featuring 10 events from June 18 to Aug.
Tackling racism on two wheels

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Sarah Barnacle

(This story was updated to add new information.)Marshall Walter Taylor came to hold many names, from "the Worcester Whirlwind" to "The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World," the title of his autobiography. But for many in Worcester, he was just "Major."The cover of the June 2, 2025, issue of The New Yorker celebrates Taylor with a painting by artist Kadir Nelson.
Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Margaret Smith

A turnout of about 10,000 is expected at the Middle Eastern festival at St. George Antiochan Orthodox Cathedral. An expanded children's area among the offerings of the Middle Eastern festival at St. George Antiochan Orthodox Cathedral. Kabob, kibbeh and stuffed grape leaves among food available at the Middle Eastern festival. It's a place where everyone is welcome under the big tent.
Things to Do: Worcester Symphony Orchestra, Jay Sully, and a love for Worcester's diners

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Richard Duckett |Meg Trogolo

Roots rock with Welsh accentWales is known for its choirs and poets. Now the Welsh guitarist James Oliver is known in the United Kingdom and Europe as an American-inspired roots rocker with an explosive picking technique, high energy and great sense of fun. His influences include American legends such as Chuck Berry, Bill Kincade, Danny Gatton, Bo Diddley and Ry Cooder. But while he has played worldwide, his U.S. visits have been rare.
Students look ahead in ArtsWorcester's Future Arts Workers of Worcester project, 'Origin'

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Richard Duckett

"Origin" is an ArtsWorcester exhibition created and organized by 15 Worcester high school students. The students are the first group in ArtsWorceter's new Future Arts Workers of Worcester program. "Origin," which has 54 artworks chosen by the students from over 120 adult artists, runs until June 29.
Creative and creepy: Mike Mars talks about a life in film, music and horror

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Margaret Smith

Like many folks of his generation, Mike Mars grew up on a diet of "Creature Double Feature," the Saturday showcase of middle and low-budget films with a wealth of science fiction and classical horror offerings. Mars saw something more in these films than just scary monsters, or super freaks. He saw the experience of the outsider, and sometimes, a cautionary tale about abuse of power.
A replica cattle car takes visitors on a journey through the Holocaust

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Margaret Smith

2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Germany's surrender and the end of World War II. Between 1942 and 1945, the Nazis used the European railways to deport millions of Jews to labor camps and death camps. On a chilly afternoon, a mysterious object appeared in the rear parking lot of Congregation Beth Elohim, looking as if it had appeared from another place and time. And, in a way, it did.
Worcester County Wonders: 60 years and four generations on at Southwick's Zoo

2 weeks ago | worcestermag.com | Sarah Barnacle

MENDON — Sitting on the edge of Worcester County is New England's largest zoo. Home to more than 160 different species, the land has been in the care of the Southwick and Brewer families for four generations, spanning more than two centuries. Southwick's Zoo officially opened as a zoo in 1965 but had established itself as a dairy farm more than 150 years prior, in 1803. Cindy Brewer is the president of Southwick's Zoo and one of the five Southwick-Brewer siblings in charge of the facility.
Things to Do: Bob Dylan birthday bashes, silent films accompanied by the Mighty Wurlitzer

2 weeks ago | worcestermag.com | Richard Duckett |Meg Trogolo

Going electric ... and back againFor Bob Dylan's 84th birthday on May 24, there will be an "Electric Dylan Bash" in the FRONTROOM at WCUW 91.3 FM Community Radio to celebrate the electric Dylan. Then on May 25 there will be another side of Bob Dylan, an "Acoustic Dylan Bash." On May 24 the musicians will be Jim Perry, Peter and Bill MacGillivray, Jon Webster and guest singers, including Craig Rawding, John Solaperto, Donald Prange, Chuck and Mud, Sarah French and Gracie Day.