Day of the Dead
The second “Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at Woo” presented by Casita Cultura Latina will be held on October 29 at Worcester Common and the Jean McDonough Center for the Arts. The event will include a community art exhibit, open community dialogue about equity issues in the Latino community, and a community celebration featuring Latin American food, music, youth, and cultural activities.
What: “Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in Woo”
When: October 29 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m
Where: Worcester Common and Jean McDonough Arts Center, 20 Franklin St., Worcester
How much: Free entry
Disco Hell!
ArtsWorcester goes disco on October 29 with “Studio 44: Disco Halloween Blowout!” at the 44 Portland St. gallery. The event includes live performance by HipShot, East Gallery disco, cocktail lounge, swing gallery, premium auction and a costume contest. All proceeds benefit ArtsWorcester’s teen programs and community outreach.
What: “Studio 44: Disco Halloween Blowout!”
When: October 29 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m
Where: ArtsWorcester, 44 Portland St., Worcester
How much: $75 per person; two packs for $120; four packs for $230. www.artsworcester.org
The music of nature
The Boston Conservatory Orchestra at Berklee College of Music explores themes of nature and transformation in an Oct. 29 concert at Mechanics Hall. William Grant Still’s deeply expressive Poem for the Orchestra was “inspired by the concept of a world spiritually reborn after a period of darkness and desolation”. Chinese-American composer Tan Dun’s Passacaglia, Secret of Wind and Birds, features unconventional sounds that no “classical” composer would have dreamed of a century ago, such as actual birdsong. Symphony no. 1 (“Titan”) Mahler’s epic is filled with fanfare, more traditional bird calls, a nod to klezmer, and brings “an exciting new approach to universal, nature-based music-making.” Bruce Hangen, conductor.
What: Boston Conservatory Orchestra
When: 7:00 p.m. October 29 (doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Where: Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester
How much: 15 dollars; $10 students and seniors; Berklee College students/staff free. www.mechanicshall.org
Halloween events at the EcoTarium
There will be some trick or treating at the EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature on October 29th and 30th. Science tricks and animal treats, that is. Join EcoTarium educators for science programs about animal camouflage, invisible forces, and secret powers. Then join EcoTarium zookeepers to learn about the food and training that enriches the lives of the resident animals.
What: Science tricks and animal treats
When: October 29 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Where: EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester
How much: Activities included with regular admission. www.ecotarium.org
Club 321 in Mechanics Hall
Mechanics Hall and WICN 90.5 FM have partnered with Hall’s Modern Mechanics Guild to form Club 321, a new series of contemporary sounds for adult audiences. The opening performance on Nov. 3 will feature singer-songwriter Nellie McKay. English-born McKay has been called an eccentric activist, a musical freak and “a glorious mass of dichotomy, but the one thing that never wavers is the steady tide of talent…” Club 321 will run evenings Thursday’s selection at Washburn Hall. in Mechanics Hall and feature singer-songwriters in folk, jazz, world music and blues, and also spotlight emerging artists and rising stars. The venue has light refreshments and a cash bar with cabaret-style tables.
What: Nellie McKay – 321 Club
When: 7pm November 3 (doors 6.15pm)
Where: Washburn Hall at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester
How much: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. www.mechanicshall.org
