Where Will You WOO? Week of April 7

Thursday, April 07, 2016

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

Chick Corea, Bela Fleck

Where will you WOO during the week of April 7?

Thursday April 7th
Mnozil Brass - celebrated Austrian brass quintet
7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Swipe for 10% off on two tickets and Double WOO Points!

All founding members were graduates of the renowned Vienna College of Music, who met while playing at the Mnozil pub in Vienna's first inner city district. The band was founded in 1992 although the first official outing was in 1993. he septet cooperates with freelance director Bernd Jeschek who developed the stage programs "Smoke", "Ragazzi" and "Seven"and the "first operetta of the 21st century" titled "Das Trojanische Boot" ("The Trojan Boat"), whose world premiere was in 2005 during the German art festival RuhrTriennale. The group has toured internationally and won praise from artists such as Barry Tuckwell, Chuck Findley, Jeff Nelson and Wycliffe Gordon.

Friday April 8th
Worcester State University Presents CitySpeak
8:00 PM-9:30 PM
Fuller Theater, Shaugnessy Building at Worcester State University
486 Chanlder Street
Worcester, MA 01602
Discounts Apply!

Research meets the stage in this devised theatre production. CitySpeak began when Urban Studies students interviewed humans of the city to hear concerns and listen to their stories and experiences of living in the city. The students analyzed the interviews and then worked with the Visual and Performing Arts Department who gave these humans voice through the medium of theatre. The production presents real stories, opening the conversation for change.

Saturday, April 9th
Tower Hill READS Kickoff
11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Library
11 French Drive
Boylston, MA 01505
Swipe for WOO Points!

Find out what Tower Hill READS is all about, the book we're encouraging everyone to read (The Invention of Nature: Alexander Von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf), the programs and activities we have planned and, most importantly, what one can learn from Humboldt, considered by many to be the first environmentalist.

Sunday, April 10th
Faculty Concert
4:00 PM-5:30 PM
Joy of Music Program
Joseph & Jordan Shapiro Concert Hall
1 Gorham Street
Worcester, MA 01605
Swipe for Double WOO Points!

Nancy Ackerman, clarinet; Peter Hughes, violin and guest artist Janeen Baker, piano will perform works by Wanhal, Shostakovich and Khachaturian in the Joseph & Jordan Concert Hall at Joy of Music.

Monday, April 11th
Ruminations on the Post-Anthropocene: A Panel Discussion
5:00 PM-6:00 PM
College of the Holy Cross
1 College Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Swipe for Double WOO Points!

Alexa Horochowski, St. Cloud State University and Holy Cross faculty members: Daina Harvey, assistant professor of sociology; Justin McAlister, assistant professor of biology; Maria Rodrigues, associate professor of political science; and moderator: Cristi Rinklin, associate professor of visual arts.

Tuesday, April 12th
Chick Corea and Bela Fleck
7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
2 Southbridge St.
Worcester, MA 01608
Swipe for 10% off!

Presented by Music Worcester, these two master songwriters, musicians, and band leaders meet in a historic duet of piano and banjo. The performance features material from their recent Grammy-winning album, The Enchantment, as Corea and Fleck bring together multiple genres, including jazz, bluegrass, rock, flamenco, and gospel.

Wednesday, April 13th
Rhythm Kids at Pakachoag Music School
5:30 PM-6:15 PM
Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester
203 Pakachoag Street
Auburn, MA 01501

FREE DEMO CLASS APRIL 6th
8 week inaugural session begins April 13th
Discounted tuition - $150
Wednesdays
5:30 to 6:15 pm