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Arts & Culture

  • Power 50: The most influential professionals of 2022

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022

    The Power 50 may not necessarily hold the most power in the region, but they are the people who most effectively wielded their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and the community within the last year.

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Richard Lapidus

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Perhaps more than any other college president in Central Massachusetts, Richard Lapidus has demonstrated the transformative effect a higher education institution can have on its hometown.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Weidong Wang

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    If there’s one person who took Central Massachusetts’ real estate world by storm this year, it’s Weidong Wang.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Troy Siebels

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Troy Siebels has been part of the fabric of Worcester’s arts scene since he took over leadership of Hanover Theatre 18 years ago.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Olivia Scanlon

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    New housing, commercial developments, infrastructure, and public facilities are all great at economic development, but it takes a vibrant cultural scene to truly create a place where people want to be. In the past year, perhaps no one has

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Grace Lam

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    In an age when sustainable farms are struggling to maintain relevance, Grace Lam has cracked the code to the modern-day customer.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Bill Shaner

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Bill Shaner provides a counterpoint to the City's economic development strategy, by giving voice to negatively impacted groups and decrying the loss of cultural resources.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • Nominations for WBJ 40 Under Forty awards are due today

    April 28, 2022

    Friday is the last day to submit nominations for Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty Award.

    April 28, 2022
  • Mechanics Hall bringing back free lunchtime concerts

    Anthony Buscarino April 27, 2022

    After a two year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mechanics Hall in Worcester will host four noontime jazz performances as part of the venue’s Brown Bag Concerts, the hall announced Monday. 

    Anthony Buscarino April 27, 2022
  • Downtown Fitchburg selected for $1.6M MassDevelopment arts program

    Katherine Hamilton April 26, 2022

    Fitchburg has been selected as one of three cities to be included in MassDevelopment’s Transformative Development Initiative Creative Cities program, which supports arts and culture partnerships in TDI districts.

    Katherine Hamilton April 26, 2022
  • Movers & Shakers for April 18, 2022

    Updated: April 18, 2022

    Country Bank, Crossroads Continuum, Advantage Truck Group, the Worcester Red Sox, and Bartholomew & Co. had recent hires, promotions, and accomplishments.

    Updated: April 18, 2022
  • After their attendance fell 52% in the WooSox first season, the Bravehearts are switching to a new business model

    Anthony Buscarino Updated: April 18, 2022

    In 2021, the Bravehearts averaged 1,229 fans per game, less than half of that of 2019. A major contributor to this slough was the inability to sell group tickets to businesses and schools, due to remote work and learning.

    Anthony Buscarino Updated: April 18, 2022
  • Tower Hill Botanic Garden changes name

    Katherine Hamilton April 13, 2022

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston has changed its name to be more reflective of its widening audience, the organization announced on its website Wednesday.

    Katherine Hamilton April 13, 2022
  • Museum of Russian Icons founding director to retire

    Katherine Hamilton April 12, 2022

    The founding director of the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton announced plans to retire in May after more than 16 years of leadership.

    Katherine Hamilton April 12, 2022
  • WooSox home opener set for Tuesday

    Anthony Buscarino April 11, 2022

    The team completed its inaugural season with an attendance average of 6,145 fans per home game, good for sixth among all minor league teams, and included two sellouts and seven games with more than 8,500 fans in attendance.

    Anthony Buscarino April 11, 2022
  • Manufacturing awards: Burkart-Phelan works with artists to develop the perfect instruments

    Shirley Jones Luke Updated: April 4, 2022

    The company works with professional musicians and recording artists, as well as aspiring student musicians. The company is branching out to younger musicians, those students in middle school and high school.

    Shirley Jones Luke Updated: April 4, 2022

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