Where Will You WOO? Week of March 31, 2016

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

Where will you WOO during the week of March 31, 2016?

Thursday March 31st

4th Wall Stage Company Presents: True West by Sam Shepard

8:00 PM-9:30 PM

Sprinkler Factory

38 Harlow Street

Worcester, MA 01605

Swipe for Woo Points!

Austin, a neatly dressed screenwriter, house-sits for his mother in southern California while working on a screenplay. His brother, Lee, a scruffy drunk, arrives to the house and pesters Austin. Lee is not there for house-sitting, however, but for stealing. Lee's only interest at first is to rob the houses in his mother's neighborhood of household appliances. Though Austin protests, there is not much he can do to stop his brother. Austin simply requests that Lee be out of the house when a movie producer comes to visit later in the day. Typical of a Shepard plot, what unfolds is hilarious and beyond comprehension.

Friday April 1st

Dancing in the Streets

Friday, April 1, 2016

8:00 PM-10:00 PM

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

2 Southbridge St.

Worcester, MA 01608

10% WOO Discount

Join the original and the best celebration of Motowns greatest hits with the spectacular, critically acclaimed hit show direct from Londons West End. Come experience the energy and electricity of the motor city in a stunning production packed with hit after hit, all killer, and no filler!

Saturday, April 2nd

Three Plus One: A Family of Pianists

3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester

Great Hall

203 Pakachoag Street

Auburn, MA 01501

Swipe for WOO Points!

The Sedgwicks treat us to an afternoon of family music-making. Works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Granados. Dan Sedgwick is a composer, pianist, and teacher holding advanced music degrees from Harvard and Rice. Eric Sedgwick is a pianist, accompanist and vocal coach whose clients have appeared on Broadway and in opera houses around the world. Pakachoag faculty member Debby Sedgwick is an active musician, studying piano and playing collaboratively with other musicians. Marji Gere, violin, is a member of the Red Hedgehog Trio. Recommended for ages 8 and up.

Sunday, April 3rd

Gardening / Horticulture - Class/Workshop

1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Tower Hill Botanic Garden

11 French Drive

Boylston, MA 01505

Swipe for WOO Points!

This presentation focuses on how to grow your own nutrient dense and organic produce on your own property. We'll discuss core principles of organic soil management and how they pertain to nutrient dense and healthy produce. We'll explore the design process and how to incorporate edible plants into your landscape in an attractive, low maintenance, and highly productive fashion. Join us in this fun discussion about sustainable edible gardening and the abundant rewards of holistic land management.

Monday, April 4th

Mechanics Hall Concerts for Kids: Intro to Chamber Music

9:30 AM-10:40 AM, 11:30 AM-12:40 PM

Mechanics Hall

321 Main Street

Worcester, MA 01608

Introduction to Chamber Music provides students an understanding of classical music, instruments of the orchestra, live performance, and concert behavior. The concept of variations on a theme is introduced using instrumental and vocal music and poetry. The focus piece is "Peter & The Wolf." Geared to grades 3 through 6.

Tuesday, April 5th

Comic Story Telling Intro: April 5th & 12th

4:30 PM-6:00 PM

C.C. Lowell Art Supplies & Framing

258 Park Avenue

Worcester, MA 01609

Swipe for WOO Points!

Strong storytelling is the most important and commonly overlooked ingredient in making a successful comic strip or full-length graphic novel. When it comes to deciding how to begin planning a page, or figuring what combination of words and images should go where, aspiring comic artists find themselves hashing things out on their own, often "making it up as they go." While this trial and error method can be fun for a time, it also has the potential for some frustrating results. In this workshop, students will be introduced to storytelling techniques as they apply to the comics medium. With these helpful exercises, guidance, and a little practice, students will achieve a better understanding of how to give their comics and the stories they tell the most impact.

Wednesday, April 6th

AIA Lecture: How Castles Work

6:00 PM-7:00 PM

Worcester Art Museum

Conference Room

55 Salisbury Street

Worcester, MA 01609

Swipe for WOO Points!

The last 20 years have seen an upheaval in castle studies. Traditionally, castles have been seen as primarily military structures, and their development interpreted in terms of attack and defense. More recently, scholars have developed an alternative view, stressing the castles social and symbolic role. Debate between these views has often been quite heated, reverting to an either/or view that is unhelpful. In this talk, lecturer Dr. Matthew Johnson (professor of Anthropology, Northwestern University) will focus neither on defense nor on symbolism, but on how castles work. Castles are a place of work, and they do work in different ways they control the flow of things, of animals, and of humans around the landscape. This new view of castles, then, is focused on practice and political economy. Dr. Johnson will give examples from his own research on castles in south-east England, particularly Bodiam, to illustrate his points. Free.