Where Will You WOO? - Week of Nov. 17, 2016
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Thursday November 17
KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - Saturday, September 9, 2017
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Opening this fall at the Worcester Art Museum, KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley is the first comprehensive retrospective for artist Ed Emberley, among the most prolific and respected illustrators of children's literature of the last 60 years. The author of classic books such as the Caldecott Honored One Wide River To Cross (1965), the Caldecott Medal-winning Drummer Hoff (1967), and the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster (1992), Emberley also developed one of the bestselling series of teaching books for young artists, beginning with Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals (1970). KAHBAHBLOOOM is being curated by artist, writer, and historian Caleb Neelon, in partnership with the Museum's Audience Engagement Division.
Friday November 18
Opeing Reception for "Off the Grid" Call and Response with the Fitchburg Art Museum
Friday, November 18, 2016
6:00 PM-8:00 PM
ArtsWorcester
660 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610
You are invited to the opening reception of "Off The Grid" the fifth "call and response" exhibit in collaboration with the Fitchburg Art Museum. In the fall of 2016, ten abstracted artworks from the FAM's collection will be displayed at ArtsWorcester. The art gallery then asks artists to bring us a work either in response to a specific loaned piece, or inspired by the exhibit's theme.
Gallery hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 12PM to 4 PM, and, as always, by appointment.
Free parking is available in the lots belonging to the Freemasons, at Ionic and Beacon Street.
Saturday, November 19
Worcester Men of Song Barbershop Quartet "Down Memory Lane"
Saturday, November 19, 2016
7:30 PM-9:30 PM
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
The Worcester Men of Song is a Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Our Chapter was founded in 1949 and has been performing throughout the Worcester County area continuously for the past sixty years.
The chorus and quartets visit area communities presenting the four-part, close harmony "a Capella" style of singing called barbershop. Barbershop is uniquely American, tracing its roots back to the early 1800’s ... most probably originating in barbershops. (Honestly!) The Men of Song chorus travels the "Northeastern District" twice a year competing with other choruses from throughout New England, northern New York and Canadian maritime province area.
It has often been said that "the Men of Song open the Worcester area Christmas Season each year with their Annual Show at Mechanics Hall."
Cost: $22.00
Sunday, November 20
Turtle Travels
Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, September 17, 2016 - May 7, 2017
EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way
Worcester, MA 01604
Turtles take amazing journeys and they need your help along the way. Have you ever spied a Swiss Army Turtle? Or tracked a turtle with radio telemetry? Wander through a life-size board game and see firsthand what it's like to travel through a turtles terrain. This fun-filled, interactive exhibit provides a turtle's eye-view of life in the slow lane.
Cost: Free with EcoTarium admission ($15 adults, $10 children 2-18, seniors 65+ and students with ID); Free for EcoTarium Members and children under 2
Woo Pass: $2 off admission for up to four people
Monday, November 21
Woven Power: Ritual Textiles of Sarawak and West Kalimantan
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, August 31, 2016 - December 14, 2016
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery
1 College Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Pua kumbu are magnificent, intricately dyed, hand-loomed cotton ikat textiles once woven in profusion in longhouses in Malaysia’s Sarawak and in nearby Kalimantan, Indonesia. These ceremonial blankets were once religious objects par excellence for the Iban and the related Dayak women who wove them. Pua kumbu and the closely connected kain kebat ceremonial skirts were designed to be extraordinarily beautiful to attract the attention of the gods, to invite them to longhouse rituals, called gawai festivals.
Tuesday, November 22
Discovering Paper
Tuesdays, October 25, 2016 - December 6, 2016
4:00 PM-6:00 PM
Worcester Center for Crafts
25 Sagamore Road
Worcester, MA 01605
The ancient Egyptians make paper - now its your turn! Make paper from pulp and other materials, explore marbling, try your hand at making a journal, and perhaps even go 3-D with paper!
For 8-11 year olds
Cost: $200
Wednesday, November 23
Brown Bag Concert: Matt Savage with Mark Zaleski
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Matt Savage is only 24 years old but his fifteen-year professional career as a jazz musician, bandleader, composer and teacher is impressive. He is also a Brown Bag veteran. His new album, "Matt Savage: Piano Voyages" was released in October. Savage has toured worldwide at Jazz Festivals and has performed at The Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Scullers, and many other highly regarded jazz venues. Boylston native and Brown Bag veteran Mark Zaleski is an internationally touring musician who has distinguished himself as a dynamic soloist, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. He has performed with Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, Ian Anderson, Connie Francis, Mahmoud Ahmed, Joan Rivers and Jethro Tull! Bring your own "brown bag" lunch or buy one at the Hall while they last!
Cost: Free Admission
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