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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Things to Do: Juneteenth Festival, Out to Lunch, Ghost-Note and more ...

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

Celebrate Juneteenth at Institute ParkThe Black Heritage Juneteenth Festival returns to Institute Park on June 21 to celebrate Black American history and culture with live music, speakers, a market and delicious food. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19 each year, marks the anniversary of the date in 1865 when Black residents of Galveston, Texas, got the news that the Civil War was over and United States had officially outlawed slavery.
'Strange but not a stranger': Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads give Out to Lunch joyous start

2 days ago | worcestermag.com | Victor Infante

It was a gray Wednesday afternoon – both drizzly and humid, which is never a great combination – and yet, the Worcester Common was buzzing with life as Mystic Bowie's Talking Dreads filled downtown with reggae-infused Talking Heads songs. The occasion? The kick-off of the 2025 Out to Lunch Festival & Farmers Market, presented by the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District and the city of Worcester.
Birgit Straehle curates 'Room of Wonders' exhibition at Holy Cross

3 days ago | worcestermag.com | Richard Duckett

"Room Full of Wonders" exhibition at Cantor Gallery at Holy Cross runs until July 17. Curator Birgit Straehle gathered works by about 30 Worcester creatives in different areas. "Room of Wonders: A Worcester Wunderkammer" includes a Smiley Face, a handcrafted guitar and mandolin, sculptures of different kinds including animals and abstract figures, drawings, paintings, fashion, the spoken word on a video installation from The Poet's Caldron, and depictions of Worcester neighborhoods.
Studio Theatre Worcester invites audiences to be 'At the Wedding'

4 days ago | worcestermag.com | Richard Duckett

Studio Theatre Worcester presents its production of 'At the Wedding' June 20 to 29 at Worcester Academy Performance Center. The play by Bryna Turner is a comedy about Carlo who crashes her ex-girlfriend's wedding. The production will include audience immersive elements including dress-up Fridays.
Worcester County Wonders: The Worcester women — and female architect — behind Tuckerman Hall

6 days ago | worcestermag.com | Sarah Barnacle

It has seen the likes of Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy and Herbie Hancock, but before some of America’s most influential men took to the stage, Tuckerman Hall was all about Worcester’s women. The year was 1880 and the women of Worcester were celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the first National Woman’s Convention that just so happened to be held in the heart of the commonwealth. It was then that the Worcester Woman’s Club (yes, Woman's) was created.
Things to Do: Josh Redman, Cole Swindell, the return of Out to Lunch and more ...

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

Fit for an empress at Tower Hill"Chinese Empresses" by artist Xiang Li is a collection of artwork depicting more than 200 empresses intricately hand-painted on silk using traditional Chinese gemstone watercolor techniques. The full collection will be on display for the first time from June 14 to Aug. 24 at New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston.
So you think you know Wormtown? Test your knowledge with our Great Worcester Trivia Quiz!

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Victor Infante

So ... You think you know everything there is to know about Worcester, do you? Now's your chance to prove it! We reached out to more than 100 people who know a thing or two about the city, and asked them to give us a few trivia questions to share with our readers, from history to pop culture.
'Ethereal Beings' in the spotlight of Queer AF Art and Fashion Show at Mechanics Hall

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Victor Infante

The theme for this year's Queer AF fashion show was revealed at a kick-off party held June 8 at Worcester Art Museum. The Queer AF Art and Fashion Show will be held Sept. 8 at Mechanics Hall. It was a lovely evening June 8 at the Stoddard Garden Courtyard at the Worcester Art Museum, a warm respite from what has been, of late, a gloomy past few weeks. Certainly, the pleasant, summer-like weather was stoking to good mood of the crowd gathered for the Queer AF Art and Fashion Show kick-off party.
There's no Holdin' Back of fabulous 1960s music at local events this summer

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Richard Duckett

Holdin' Back: The '60s is back with shows at local bandstands and festival this summer. The veteran band focuses on British and American song classics from the 1960s. Holdin' Back's schedule includes Aug. 21 at the Francis R. Carroll Plaza outside The Hanover Theatre. There was little holding back the band Holdin' Back: The '60s from local outdoor bandstands and festivals last summer, except for the weather. "Although the region was in a drought last summer, we had seven rainouts.
Worcester County Wonders: The world's most iconic smile was created in Worcester

1 week ago | worcestermag.com | Sarah Barnacle

Ask any Worcester resident about Harvey Ball and they'll give you a smile in return. "Harvey Ball and Smiley are really one of the wonderful points of pride for Worcester," said WooSox President Dr. Charles Steinberg. Ball was born in 1921 in Worcester and is credited with creating the popular yellow smiley face, complete with two simple dots for eyes and a black smiling mouth.