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SUMMARY:Queer AF 2024: I'm with the Banned
DESCRIPTION:The Queer Met Gala of Massachusetts is back! Tickets for #QueerAF2024 are finally here – get yours today.\n\n\n\nThis year’s theme is “I’m with the Banned.” Our books won’t be banished. Our voices won’t be silenced. We won’t be erased.\n\n\n\nFriday\, September 6th\n\n5:30 PM – 11:00 PM\n\n13+\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets on Eventbrite\n\n\n\nQueer AF\, presented by Love Your Labels\, is more than a fashion show: It is a declaration. Through the theme “I’m with the banned\,” Queer AF 2024 channels the spirit of resistance that runs deep in our community. We come together not just to celebrate our art\, fashion\, and expression\, but to loudly proclaim that our voices will not be silenced\, our books will not be banished\, and our existence will not be erased. Through every stitch and every word\, we honor all individuals facing oppression and collectively fight back against the tide of censorship.\n\nJoin us for a vibrant celebration of queerness and powerful resistance\, where every garment worn is a battle cry for freedom\, a love letter to those who have been silenced\, and a beacon of hope for a future where our stories are told and cherished.\n\n\n\nQueer AF is organized by Love Your Labels\, a nonprofit that supports and uplifts LGBTQ+ youth through art\, fashion\, and design\, and works with families and communities to create inclusive and loving spaces everywhere. All funds raised from Queer AF benefit Love Your Labels’ LGBTQ+ youth programs.\n\n\n\nYouth Space (Ages 13-17)\n\nLove Your Labels exists because of and for LGBTQ+ youth. Aligned with Love Your Labels’ commitment to young people\, Queer AF 2024 — I’m with the Banned will have a designated seating area specifically for teens ages 13 to 17 that will offer fun accessories and other surprises for youth to enjoy.\n\nThe youth area will be entirely alcohol-free and supervised by adult members of the Love Your Labels volunteer team. Youth participants with a completed Love Your Labels permission slip may attend Queer AF 2024 independently until 11 p.m. Youth participants without a permission slip will require an 18+ chaperone for the duration of the show.\n\nWe recognize that it can be challenging for LGBTQ+ youth to develop personal connections in their schools and communities. This is why we encourage young folx to embrace this opportunity to mix and mingle with other like-minded youth to make lasting connections.\n\nQueer AF is a force that builds community and cherishes every voice. Together\, we are unbreakable.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/queer-af-2024-im-with-the-banned/
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SUMMARY:New England Ghana Festival 2024
DESCRIPTION:Come let’s dance to rich highlife\, hiplife\, and afro beats at Mechanics Hall with live performances from Amerado\, Sista Afia\, Ofori Amponsah and others.\n \n\n\nNew England Ghana Festival (NEGFEST) 2024 is a vibrant celebration of Ghana’s rich cultural heritage\, bringing together a dynamic fusion of arts\, music\, and dance. This extraordinary festival serves as a vibrant showcase of Ghana’s artistic traditions and contemporary expressions\, offering an immersive experience into the heart of Ghanaian culture. Attendees will be treated to an array of musical performances\, featuring everything from traditional highlife and hiplife to the infectious rhythms of Afrobeat. Renowned artists and emerging talents will grace the stage\, delivering unforgettable performances that capture the essence of Ghana’s musical legacy.\n \n\nAMERADO: Amerado is a well-known Ghanaian rapper and songwriter. He gained prominence in the music industry with his unique style and lyrical prowess. His hit song “Kwaku Ananse” is a fan favorite\, showcasing his talent and storytelling ability. Amerado is also known for his “Yeete Nsem” series\, where he summarizes weekly news in a rap format\, combining humor and commentary on current events. His work has earned him a significant following in Ghana and beyond.\n \n\nABOUT SISTA AFIA: Sista Afia is a well-known Ghanaian artist who has made a significant impact in the music industry with her blend of highlife\, hiplife\, and Afrobeat. Some of her popular hits include: “Jeje”\, “Slay Queen” and “Weather” Sista Afia is celebrated for her powerful voice and ability to blend traditional Ghanaian sounds with contemporary beats.\n \n\nOFORI AMPONSAH: Ofori Amponsah is a renowned Ghanaian musician known for his contributions to the highlife genre. Some of his hit songs include: “Odwo”\, “Meye”\, “Emmanuella”\, “Sikyi”\, “Daa Ke Daa”\, etc. Ofori Amponsah has a knack for creating music that resonates with a wide audience\, blending traditional sounds with contemporary influences.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Admission: $70\nVIP Admission: $100
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/new-england-ghana-festival-2024/
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SUMMARY:Salsa Social with DJ Al Riv
DESCRIPTION:Join Laura Leones of Fiesta Dance Company of Westborough. Laura will give instruction in Salsa and Bachata from 7:00-8:00 and then the dance floor of our beautiful Great Hall will open for social dance from 8:00-11:00.\n \n\nLaura came to Latin Dance in 2017 as a student and later instructor at Tumbao Latin Dance in Worcester Since then she has studied with many leading Salsa and Bachata instructors in New York\, Boston\, Connecticut\, Providence and Houston and has performed on various Salsa and Bachata dance teams at Latin Dance congresses across the U.S. Laura teaches for Fiesta Dance at Margaritas in Northborough as well as at Assabet After Dark in Marlborough. Featuring DJ Al Riv.\n \n\nhttps://fiestadancecompany.com/ \n \n\n\n\n\n7pm – 8pm: Lesson\n8pm – 11pm: Open Dance\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers: Free\nNonmembers: $10 Advance Purchase | $15 at the Door\nTime: September 13 from 7:00pm to 11:00pm\nAudience: 18+\nCash bar and concessions available. \n \n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\nNot a member? No worries\, JOIN TODAY!
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/salsa-social-w-dj-al-riv/
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SUMMARY:Paint Night!
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 17\n7pm-9pm\n Ages 16 and up\nPainting: Worcester Skyline (Photo coming soon!)\n\n\n\nJoin Mechanic Hall’s own Jessica Bode as you are guided through the steps to create your own masterpiece. \n\nWe provide the supplies but you might want to bring an apron.\n\n \n\nCash bar and concessions available.\n\n\n\n$20 for Members\n $45 for non-members\n\n \n\nBuy Tickets\n\n \n\nNot a member? No worries\, JOIN TODAY!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Jessica\nJessica Bode is currently the Sales & Marketing Manager here at Mechanics Hall where she also runs the Box Office! She graduated with a major in communications & minor in studio art from UMass Amherst\, and has always loved anything that has to do with people and art. Jessica taught Paint Nite events from the North Shore to the South Shore and everywhere in between for more than 6 years\, and even met her husband at an event she was teaching in 2014! Now a resident of Worcester\, Jessica still loves creating art\, snuggling with her dogs\, eating delicious food and being a part of the amazing team at Mechanics Hall!
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/paint-night/
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Frames: A Series in Jazz Avery Sharpe Celebrates Sojourner Truth
DESCRIPTION:Beyond the Frames: A Series in Jazz features three performances that\, through jazz\, musically illuminate the remarkable lives and legacies of Sojourner Truth\, William and Martha Brown\, and Frederick Douglass\, the subjects of the Great Hall’s newest portrait installations. The performances will captivate jazz fans\, history buffs\, artists\, poets and storytellers\, and\, well\, everyone!!\n\nSeries and individual performances tickets are available. Buy Tickets\n\nCelebrated bassist and composer Avery Sharpe will deliver a performance of his music album Sojourner Truth—‘ain’t I a woman\,’ inspired by and based on Truth’s incredible life story.\n</p\n\nJoining Avery Sharpe are Zaccai Curtis on piano\, Jonathan Barber on drums\, Charles Langford on saxophones\, and Haneef Nelson on trumpet. Vocalist Maya Sharpe’s powerful voice is a fitting companion to Truth’s powerful words.\n\nwww.averysharpe.com\n\nSojourner Truth was born into slavery in 1797 in Swartekill\, New York\, escaping to freedom with her infant daughter in 1826. Her accomplishments include winning her son’s freedom through a court case; recruiting Black troops in the Civil War; tirelessly championing land rights for the formerly enslaved and\, in mid-life\, she became an outspoken advocate for abolition\, temperance\, civil and women’s rights\, religious tolerance\, and pacifism.\n\nIn 1851\, she famously delivered the impactful speech\, “And Ar’n’t I a Woman” at a women’s rights convention held in Akron\, Ohio.\n\nAvery Sharpe’s album music evokes the passion\, conviction\, and experience of Sojourner’s life. Her image in the new portrait is imbued with stature and strength\, more typically depicted in male portraits in the 19th century.\n\n\n\nSeries and individual performances tickets are available. Buy Tickets\n\n\n\nDate: September 19\, 2024\, 7:30 to 9:00pm\nGeneral Admission: $25\nMember Pricing: Use your discount code for 15% off single event tickets!\nSeries Discount: $68 for all three concerts\n\n\n\nAvery Sharpe\, one of his generations greatest and most imaginative bassist\, pays tribute to ex-slave\, woman suffrage advocate\, and abolitionist of the 19th century Sojourner Truth by performing pieces from his 2012 recording “Ain’t I a Woman”.\n\n\n\n\nThis series is made possible with the generous support of our program sponsors:
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/beyond-the-frames-a-series-in-jazz-avery-sharpe/
LOCATION:Mechanics Hall\, 321 Main St\, Worcester\, MA\, 01608\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mechanics Hall 2024 Celebration of Excellence and 181st Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We’re proud to present the 2024 Mechanics Hall Celebration of Excellence and 181st Annual Meeting of the Worcester County Mechanics Association\, featuring Master Mechanic Award presentations to Gloria D. Hall and Stacey Luster.\n\nFree Admission  ~ All Are Welcome Register Today \n\n\nTuesday\, September 24 5:00 – 7:00 PM \nDoors Open/Registration and Networking 4:30 pm\nProgram 5:00 pm\nReception 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm\nHors d ’Oeuvres provided by Struck Catering\n\nWith Special Guests:\nTheresa Buccico & Dukroa Owens\, Clemente Course Student Poets\nOliver de la Paz\, Worcester Poet Laureate\nSerenity Jackson\, Worcester Youth Poet Laureate\nPeter Krasinski\, Mechanics Hall Principal Organist\n\n\nThe 2024 Master Mechanic Award honors individuals who are inspirational examples of the pursuit of excellence.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGloria D. Hall\nPublic Art Administrator\, Preservationist\n\n\nGloria D. Hall is a distinguished preservationist and public art administrator whose transformative impact on Worcester’s cultural landscape is widely recognized. As the ideator and co-founder of Art in the Park\, Gloria has played a pivotal role in turning outdoor spaces into dynamic galleries\, featuring thought-provoking sculptures and art installations. Her commitment to public art also extends to Art in the Heart of Main South\, a spin-off project that enhances University Park with engaging art displays. She is an educator co-founder of Worcester’s Black Excellence Academy and is the former director of the Willis Center Cultural Institute. \n\n\nGloria’s influence in Worcester is further exemplified by her recent work at Mechanics Hall as co-chair of the Portraits Project which included recruiting distinguished panelists\, creating the artists’ call\, and administering the artist selection process.  The results of this initiative were the commissions of portraits of significant Black historical figures\, which are now included in the Hall’s world-renowned performance hall. The Project has been celebrated for its role in presenting a more inclusive and accurate depiction of the city’s history.\n\nHer educational background includes degrees from Northeastern University and Goucher College\, which have equipped her with a robust understanding of public policy and arts administration. This foundation has greatly contributed to her success in both art curation and nonprofit leadership. In addition to her significant contributions to the arts and community\, Gloria Hall has been honored with several prestigious awards. These include the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Community Vision Cultural Enrichment Award\, the Worcester County YWCA’s Katherine F. Erskine Award in Arts & Humanities in 2004\, and the 2023 Harvey Ball Smile Award from the Worcester Historical Museum. Gloria was one of 125 women leaders from the state of Massachusetts recognized by the Women’s Union as having made a significant contribution to the lives of women and families in their own communities and beyond. Her accolades reflect her enduring impact on the cultural and social fabric of her community.\n\nMore\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStacey Luster\nGeneral Counsel & Assistant to the President Worcester State University\n\n        \nStacey Luster is a third generation Worcesterite\, who secured her place in Worcester’s history by becoming the only African American woman to be elected to the Worcester City Council as well as the first African American to be elected President of Mechanics Hall. \n\nAfter graduating from South High School in Worcester at age 16\, Stacey attended St. John’s University in New York\, earning a BA in Government and Public Administration and Boston University School of Law\, where she earned a Juris Doctorate. Stacey has also earned professional certifications from Harvard University in Negotiations and Executive Leadership and from Cornell University in Mediation. \n\n\nStacey Luster is an attorney\, mediator\, educator\, community leader and trusted confidant with over 30 years of experience advising Presidents\, CEOs as well as elected and appointed officials. In addition to teaching Education Law to school leaders\, Stacey has worked at all levels of public education including the Worcester Public Schools\, Quinsigamond Community College\, the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education and co-founding the Black Excellence Academy. Currently Stacey is working as a founding board member of the Worcester Cultural Academy Public Charter School and General Counsel and Assistant to the President at Worcester State University. \n\nStacey is vested in the success of our beloved community and has expanded her work into the financial sector as a Director and Chairperson of the Culture\, Community and CRA Committee for Country Bank. \n\nStacey and her husband Charles have 5 children\, 3 grandchildren and enjoy attending church and turning community events into date nights!\n\nMore\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFree Admission  ~ All Are Welcome Register Today
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/2024-mechanics-hall-celebration-of-excellence/
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SUMMARY:Worcester Business Journal’s 25th Annual 40 Under Forty Awards
DESCRIPTION:WBJ’s 25th Annual 40 Under Forty Awards is a celebration of the rising young leaders from throughout Central Massachusetts. Since 1999 WBJ has recognized over 900 high achieving men and women\, and they’ve gone on to accomplish even bigger things over the last 25 years.\n \n\nNot only will a new class of honorees debut this September – the celebration will also applaud the accomplishments of some of the outstanding achievers who have come before them. 40 Under Forty is WBJ’s biggest celebration of the year – and the 25th Anniversary issue and event is sure to top them all!\n \n\n\n\n\nEvent Agenda\n4:30PM: Doors Open\n5:00PM: Awards Presentation\n6:30PM: Networking and Cocktail Reception\n\nNote: This is a cocktail/networking party reception with general seating in the balcony. A limited amount of reserved VIP tables are available for purchase.\n\nSponsorship opportunities available! Contact Kris Prosser\, kprosser@wbjournal.com for more info.\n \n\n\n\nDate: September 25\, 2024\, 4:30 to 7:30pm\nTicket Price: Starting at $75\n\nRegister Now  \n\n\n\n\n\nhttps://www.wbjournal.com/40underforty
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SUMMARY:Worcester Economic Club: Jeff Greene
DESCRIPTION:Registration & More Information\n\n\nJeff Greene was born in 1954 in Worcester\, Massachusetts. His father ran a business selling used textile machinery and his mother was a religious school teacher. His parents taught and instilled in him a strong set of economic values that would become the basis of a long and fortuitous career in real estate investment and development and business. \nA 1972 graduate of Worcester’s Doherty High School\, Greene worked his way through The Johns Hopkins University teaching religious school three days a week and checking ID’s outside the Hopkins gym\, as well as working winter vacations as a busboy and waiter at the Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach\, Florida. He received his BA in economics and sociology from Johns Hopkins in just two and a half years. After Johns Hopkins\, Greene worked on‐the‐road as a circus promoter for almost 3 years\, saving the seed capital for what would become a billion dollar real estate portfolio. After his time with the circus \, Greene attended Harvard Business School where he received his MBA in 1979. \nWhile at Harvard\, Greene began investing in residential real estate by purchasing a 3‐family home not far from the Cambridge campus. He gained a quick understanding of the real estate business\, and by the time he completed his second year he had accumulated 18 properties and a net worth of over a million dollars. Post Harvard\, Greene moved to Los Angeles where he was able to successfully navigate a roller coaster real estate market through the 80’s and 90’s. By 2006\, he had accumulated a $1 billion real estate portfolio\, but he worried about the possible collapse of the real estate market. In response\, Greene devised a hedge for that portfolio in which he would short what he determined were enormously overvalued subprime mortgage backed securities. His investment has been described as the most successful trade in history by an individual on Wall Street. \nIn 2010\, and now a resident of  Florida\, Greene felt that the country was heading in the wrong direction and ran for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate\, for which he was defeated. \nGreene manages a vast portfolio of financial investments in real estate\, hospitality and energy. He is an active philanthropist supporting a variety of charities and is a signatory to the Buffet‐Gates Giving Pledge.
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/worcester-economic-club-jeff-greene/
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SUMMARY:Club 321 Featuring Harshitha Krishnan Trio
DESCRIPTION:Harshitha Krishnan is a Grammy nominated performing and recording artist\, music educator\, and social justice advocate of Indian origin from Lagos\, Nigeria.\n \n\nHailing from a strong background in western classical music\, she embraced soul\, R&B\, alternative\, jazz\, Indian folk and other world music styles\, creating her own distinctive and eclectic sound: a fusion of Indian and contemporary western elements. Through performing her original music\, arrangements of Indian and Pop tunes\, jazz fusion pieces and more\, Harshitha creates a singular musical experience that takes listeners on a journey of unfiltered emotions\, exploring sounds and textures from around the world.\n \n\nA graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music\, Harshitha has already worked with an impressive roster of renowned musicians including A.R.Rahman\, Ilayaraaja\, Gary Burton\, Vijay Prakash\, Michael McDonald\, Shankar Mahadevan\, Shreya Ghoshal\, Pablo Ziegler\, Bill Whelan\, Alejandro Sanz\, Clinton Cerejo\, Javed Ali\, Sivamani\, and Javier Limone to name a few\, on various film\, studio and live projects.\n \n\nShe was a leading member of the Berklee Indian Ensemble whose debut album was nominated for ‘Best Global Music Album’ at the 65th Grammy® Awards\, and performs with her vocal group ‘MuZù’\, the Yotam Ishay Chamber Group and Utako Toyama’s ‘SkyBridge’. Since 2021\, she has served on the Voice\, Ensemble\, Harmony and Professional Music Faculty at Berklee College of Music.\n \n\nAn artist with a vision to affect positive change in attitudes towards women\, mental health\, the LGBTQIA+ and race\, Harshitha aligns her social\, philosophical and political views with the nature of the music she performs.\n \nharshithakrishnan.com\n\n\n\n\nTickets: $20 Advance Purchase | $23 at the Door\nMembers: 15% discount off single ticket (enter your promo code when checking out)\nTime: Doors 6:15pm | Show 7:00pm\nAudience: 18+\n \nCash bar and refreshments available for purchase \n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\nMechanics Hall is walking distance from all downtown locations. The accessible entrance to Mechanics Hall is located on Waldo Street. Elevators are located in the ground-floor lobby and provide access to the second and third floors. All concerts take place in Washburn Hall on the second floor. If you need assistance\, please contact the Mechanics Hall Ticket Office\, Wednesday through Friday from 11:00am to 5:00pm\, by calling 508-752-5608.
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/club-321-featuring-harshitha-krishnan-trio/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240929T160000
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SUMMARY:Worcester Symphony Orchestra Classics Lite: “Rhapsody”
DESCRIPTION:George Gershwin premiered his “Rhapsody in Blue” 100 years ago\, in 1924. His innovative work provides a jazzy showcase for piano soloist Father Sean Duggan\, who last appeared with the orchestra in Bach’s Keyboard Concerto #1 in 2023. This afternoon “Classics Lite” concert is great opportunity for families to experience a live orchestra concert together. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n\nAbout the Artists: Worcester Symphony Orchestra (formerly New England Symphony Orchestra and Thayer Symphony Orchestra) is the continuation of 40-plus years of music making in central Massachusetts. The orchestra is committed to several local performances each year and is engaged in discussions with several local groups about potential collaborative programming. Roderick MacDonald has been the orchestra’s music director since 2014. He is the former principal trumpet of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig and a former conducting student of both Kurt Masur and Bernard Haitink. Under his leadership the orchestra has increased its use of video programming during the COVID pandemic through such initiatives as NESO at Home (downloadable videos of small groups of NESO musicans in intimate settings) and the co-production of AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS with VOX New England. \n\n\nPiano Soloist Father Seán Duggan\n\nThe event will also feature piano soloist Father Seán Duggan. Father Seán Brett Duggan\, O.S.B.\, attended Loyola University in New Orleans and received a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance and a Master of Fine Arts degree at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He graduated summa cum laude with a Master of Arts degree in Theology from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans and was ordained to the priesthood. In September 1983\, Father Duggan won first prize in the Johann Sebastian Bach International Competition for pianists in Washington\, D.C.\, which entitled him\, among other honors\, to give various concerts around the country and a two-month tour of Germany. In the “Bach Year\,” 1985\, he gave complete performances of The Well-Tempered Clavier in New Orleans\, Pittsburgh\, and Birmingham to critical acclaim. In 1991 he participated again in the Bach Competition in Washington\, D.C.; this time he was one of three first-place winners\, which entitled him to another round of concert engagements and a second tour of Germany.\nThroughout the year 2000\, the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death\, Father Duggan performed the complete cycle of the composer’s keyboard works eight times in a series of fifteen recitals entitled “Bach On the Threshold of Hope.”\nFather Duggan\, currently on the piano faculty at the State University of New York at Fredonia\, is in the midst of recording the complete (non-organ) keyboard works of Bach for commercial release. \n\n\n\n\n\nDate and Time: September 29 from 4:00 to 6:00pm (Doors open at 3:15pm)\nTicket Prices: Start at $35\nMembers Pricing: Orchestra members\, Mechanics Hall members and students may purchase any available seat for $15 (not including Premium seating).\nAll Ages\n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\nThis event is made possible with the generous support of\nthe New England Symphony Endowment Fund at the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts\n\n\n\nMechanics Hall is walking distance from all downtown locations. The accessible entrance to Mechanics Hall is located on Waldo Street. Elevators are located in the ground-floor lobby and provide access to the second and third floors. All concerts take place in Washburn Hall on the second floor.
URL:https://mechanicshall.org/event/worcester-symphony-orchestra-classics-lite-rhapsody/
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