Where Will You WOO? - Week of December 3

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Thursday, December 03, 2015

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

Where will you WOO during the Week of December 3rd, 2015?

Thursday December 3rd

Candlelight Tours

11:00AM-5:00PM

4:30 PM-7:30 PM

Salisbury Mansion

40 Highland Street

Worcester, MA 01609

Swipe for Woo Points !

Celebrate the holidays with a candlelight tour of "Home for the Holidays" at Worcester Historical Museum's Salisbury Mansion. Twenty-four Worcester history themed trees, a Salisbury Mansion gingerbread house, arrangements by Worcester area florists, and a Vaillancourt Folk Art display all await you as you experience one of Worcester's most historic houses. Voted "One of the Ten Best Holiday Candlelight Tours in the United States" by USA TODAY and featured in the 2015 Holiday Issue of WORCESTER LIVING.

Friday December 4th

Festival of Lights

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

6:00 PM-8:00 PM

Worcester Common Oval

455 Main Street

Worcester, MA 01608

Swipe for Woo Points !

The City's annual Festival of Lights will take place on Friday, December 4th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on the Worcester Common, behind City Hall. This year's event will feature a visit from Santa Claus, children's choral performances, a holiday tree lighting, concessions, free hot cocoa, horse-drawn wagon rides and public ice skating.

Saturday, December 5th

Fire Works Pottery Studio Holiday Show

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Sprinkler Factory

38 Harlow Street

Worcester, MA 01605

Swipe for Double Woo Points!

Come join us for this annual favorite where we open up our studio to the public. Stop by, eat, drink and speak with our talented artists. See the new work they've done over the past year and buy that special someone a gift of pottery for the holidays.

Sunday, December 6th

stART at the Station

11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Grand Hall at Union Station

34 Washington Square

Worcester, MA 01604

Swipe for Woo Points!

Browse through 100 Artists and Crafters in the Grand Hall and then take a stroll around the Concourse where 35 more Artists and Crafters will be selling their wares. As with all stART events, artists and crafters create only handmade goods. Wares will range range from textiles, pottery, stained glass, and fine jewelry to photography, pet wares, holiday cards, ornaments, terrariums and so much more.

Monday, December 7th

Assumption College Band Christmas Concert

7:00 PM-9:00 PM

8:00 PM-9:30 PM

Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit

500 Salisbury Street

Worcester, MA 01609

The Assumption College Band under the direction of its conductor, Bruce Hopkins, will be performing a concert of familiar Holiday repertoire along with its regular concert selections in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit. Featured will be different instrumental ensembles as well as soloists from the Band.

Tuesday, December 8th

Peppa Pig Live!

4:00 PM-7:00 PM

6:00 PM-7:30 PM

Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

2 Southbridge St.

Worcester, MA 01608

Swipe for Woo Points!

More fun than a muddy puddle! PEPPA PIG, star of the top-rated TV series airing daily on Nick Jr., is hitting the road for her first-ever U.S. theatrical tour, Peppa Pigs Big Splash! By popular demand, the live stage show is coming to Worcester and its fun for the whole family.

Wednesday, December 9th

Brown Bag Concert: Greg Abate Quartet

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Mechanics Hall

321 Main Street

Worcester, MA 01608

Swipe for Double Woo points!

Greg Abate is a quintessential jazz musician, a Grammy nominee, a brilliant saxophone player, a flutist, a composer, and an educator! Abate spends 150 days a year touring the U.S., Canada, and Europe. He has played with the Ray Charles Orchestra, Channel One, and the revived Artie Shaw Orchestra. The Brown Bag Concert Series has been providing high quality performances, free to the general public, for 32 years! Seating is cabaret style so you can enjoy your own "brown bag" lunch or buy one at the Hall while