Rock and classical music and more are on 'tap' for Things to Do, as is, not coincidentally, the art and craft of maple sugaring.

Philadelphia performance poet Ursula Rucker will feature in a special edition of the Poet's Cauldron at the JMAC's BrickBox Theater.

'I want people to feel empathy' - Worcester native Mary Bonina coming back with novel 'My Way Home'

In this week's Listen Up: Evil Felipe releases the rage, not romance, in new single, "Darling." Don't let the title fool you.

Rock violinist and Berklee Mia Asano is set to return to Palladium Upstairs, with music from her forthcoming album, "Lore."

A Brooklyn cemetery lends inspiration to 'What Keeps Us,' penned by Princeton resident and NRHS Assistant Principal Jeanine Boulay

Dungeons & Dragons, at its core, is a game about storytelling and imagination. But what if Worcester itself were a game of Dungeons & Dragons?

A concert put together by The Village will honor Black female songwriters, and Kingdom Voice & Music's Black History Month Celebration returns.

A few things to do in the Worcester area in the week ahead ....

Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge offers secrets of the seasons.

"I want everyone to know you love me" — "Ada — My Mother the Architect" set for Central Mass Jewish Film Fest.

Brenda Jenkins brings over 30 years of community volunteering and organizing to the YWCA of Central Massachusetts, and MAWOCC.

Veteran Worcester musician Brooks Milgate shines on new blues album, "Roll With the Punches."

U.S. Marshal Asa O. Butman arrived on a Saturday night in 1854 and left, according to abolitionist newspaper the Worcester Daily Spy, “abject, debased, degraded, and trembling," the following Monday morning.

"It was a call to act" — Film on rebel priests with local ties part of peace panel in Worcester.

Worcester’s National Baseball Poetry Festival is issuing a call for baseball- and softball-themed poems from adults and young writers.

Deep snowpack can act like a crystalline mulch, providing a protective cover with extraordinary insulating properties.

"Dazzlingly joyful!" — Cirque Kalabanté coming to Hanover Theatre with "Afrique en Cirque."

It seemed a simple-enough question: “What’s your favorite love song?” But when that question was posted to Facebook, we received more than 100 responses quickly, everything from sweet-spirited love ballads to angry brokenhearted rants.

It seemed a simple-enough question: “What’s your favorite love song?” But when that question was posted to Facebook, we received more than 100 responses quickly, everything from sweet-spirited love ballads to angry brokenhearted rants.

In March, eight students representing the Culinary Arts and Hospitality programs at Worcester Technical High School will travel to France.

Ah, Valentine's Day. A time for love and romance, for doing something special with that person you love. It's a magical time. Unless, of course, you've just been through a bad breakup, in which time it is an absolute nightmare.

We celebrate Valentine's Day with four Worcester love stories. What stood out to me is how modern life had an effect on all of them: Dating apps, COVID19, same-sex marriage ... The circumstances that shape relationships change, but love itself? That still strikes me as being pretty damn universal.

A few things to do in the Worcester area in the week ahead ...

Valentine's Day is one day a year, but four couples share their enduring love stories.

The third annual Dead of Winter film festival and horror convention is set for Feb. 21 and 22 at the DCU Center.

Rev. Gizel Hampton grew up in a household where faith was a priority, and called people to use their talents to serve the community.

A look at new music Worcester artists Morning Son and Theoria.

"I really liked Worcester" — Two performers bring local beat as 'STOMP' tour comes to The Hanover

HIV and AIDS persist, and communities need help to fight them. An event shone a light on a decades-long fight, and a vision of the future.

"The name Whistle Stop reportedly dates back more than 50 years at a time when there were railroad tracks across from the Main Street property, said O’Connor."

The centennial to celebrate 100 years since Worcester physicist, engineer, teacher, inventor and the "Father of Modern Rocketry" Robert H. Goddard's first successful liquid-fueled rocket launch in Auburn on March 16, 1926, is rapidly approaching lift off.

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"I think delight would be something to hope for" — Artist Cicely Carew lifts orchids in exhibition 'Elevated' at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill.

If there's a weird story about swamp dwellers, red-headed hitchhikers or questionable air ship owners, Ed Sweeney will find it, explore it, and share it.

"A local magic" — Love, romance and opera Italian-style coming to Mechanics Hall.

Participants gathered for the annual Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition meeting, held Jan. 31 at College of the Holy Cross.

At its annual meeting on Jan. 31 at Holy Cross, the Massachusetts Women of Color Coalition eyed challenges of bias, barriers, education and healthcare.

"Imagining Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' directed by Kathryn Moncrief in the context of The Wood, an underground new wave club, proves logical and perfect, as seen onstage at the BrickBox Theater at the Jean McDonough Arts Center."

Whencover band Pink Talking Fish comes to Off The Rails Feb. 7, it will be a homecoming for founder and bassist Eric Gould and drummer Zack Burwick.

A quick spin through new music by War Castle and Smoking Jacket.

Worcester has long had a history of amazing secrets hidden inside old warehouses: Hunchback Gallery is the latest in that tradition.

"At the Feb. 3 performance, Skrzek will step forward from the ensemble to play the part of Joe/Josephine."

Buddy the blind cat, available at Worcester Animal Rescue League, can see into a kind heart.

Since 2021, Scott Tefft of Sterling has used his Thee Taco Dude food truck format to build a loyal following, test menus and generate the capital required to open a brick-and-mortar location.

Starting off Valentine's Day a little early, with the story of a relationship, and the restaurant for which it's been a touchstone. (I will admit, I am a sucker for a good love story. And for good sushi.)

This fall, students at North High School will get a boost from partners including the EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature, and the students won't even have to leave their seats.

This year’s Women to Watch are in several different fields, from small business to filmmaking to education to nonprofit work.

A few things to do in the Worcester area in the week ahead ...

When friend Brian Goslow suggested a column about Carl's Diner, low key foodie Joe Fusco Jr. was on task.