Dec. 30

Dale LePage at Basil n' Spice, Thai Cuisine 

Dale LePage will kick off the New Year's weekend with a performance at Basil n' Spice, Thai Cuisine on Friday Night. 

The performance begins at 6 p.m. and will go to 9:30 p.m. 

Admission is FREE. 

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Dec. 30

S'mores Day on the Oval

Who doesn't like s'mores? 

Head down to the Worcester Common Oval on Friday afternoon from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. to skate and eat s'mores. 

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Dec. 30

The Sound of Music at Hanover Theatre 

The musical story of Maria and the von Trapp Family will thrill audiences with its Tony, Grammy and Academy Award winning Best Score, including My Favorite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Evry Mountain, Edelweiss and the title song. 

The show runs from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday night. 

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Dec. 30

Karaoke at Partners Pub 

Grab the mic and belt out some of your favorite holiday tunes at Partner's Pub. 

Karaoke runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. 

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Dec. 31

First Night Worcester 

First Night is set to hold its 35th-anniversary celebration on New Year's Eve in downtown Worcester. 

The celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. throughout the City of Worcester. 

The fireworks will be set off from the top of Bell Hill around and will be visible from anywhere in the First Night area. 

There will also be performances from the Worcester Kiltie Band, who are just coming off of a win at the 2016 World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland, as well as Nashville recording artist Steve Dorian. 

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Dec. 31

Helmutt on the Move at Worcester Art Museum  

Helmutt is an armor-wearing boar hound statue; his armor is based on the plate dog armor of a hunting hound of Emperor Charles V. Leonard Heinrich, who was the armorer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, made Helmutts armor as a gift to John Woodman Higgins in 1942.

The exhibit is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

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Dec. 31

National Marionette Theatre at Old Sturbridge Village

The National Marionette Theatre will show the last of their four shows on New Year's Eve in the form of the classic tale of Hansel and Gretal. 

Performances are 50 minutes in length, with three performances beginning at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.

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Dec. 31

Canal District Farmers Market 

The Canal District Farmers' Market gives Massachusetts food vendors and farmers a place to get together and celebrate their work.

Support local businesses and shop at the farmers market. 

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Jan. 1

Kahbahblooom: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley

Kahbahblooom explores the Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley. The show marks the first comprehensive retrospective for Emberley, who is among the most prolific and respected illustrators of children’s literature of the last 60 years. 

The exhibition will run through April 9, 2017. 

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Jan. 1

Candlelight Restorative Yoga at Union Street Yoga

Kick the new year off right, with a FREE yoga class. 

In the class, practice gentle movement and gentle stillness, allowing the body and mind to become centered so that we may fall into a deep sense of relaxation.

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