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The Strand theater in Clinton is permanently closing
December 9, 2021The Strand in Clinton announced Thursday the historic theater will close permanently at the end of December.
December 9, 2021
Fitchburg State receives $475K for downtown theater block revitalization
December 3, 2021Fitchburg State University was awarded $475,000 from MassDevelopment for its Main Street Theater Block rehabilitation project, according to a Friday press release from the school.
December 3, 2021
Worcester Art Museum to open new Lancaster Street entrance
November 30, 2021The Worcester Art Museum announced Monday it will unveil its new entrance on Lancaster Street with a ceremony on Thursday.
November 30, 2021
National Endowment for the Arts awards $250K to Worcester Arts Council
November 23, 2021The Worcester Arts Council will receive a $250,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, funded through the American Rescue Plant Act, the City of Worcester announced on Tuesday.
November 23, 2021
Indian Hill Music to open new 1,000-seat Groton HQ and change name
October 20, 2021Indian Hill Music, a regional nonprofit center for music education and performance, announced it will move its headquarters from Littleton to a brand new facility in Groton, and will change its name to Groton Hill Music Center.
October 20, 2021
Mass Humanities awards $91K to Central Mass. nonprofits
October 18, 2021Mass Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded a cumulative $90,508 in grants to nine Central Massachusetts organizations in an effort to support them in the face of ongoing challenges from the
October 18, 2021
With $2M gift, Clark plans to renovate theater center
October 1, 2021Clark University received a $2-million gift, which will go toward restoring its 54-year-old theater and arts center, according to a Thursday announcement on the Worcester university’s website.
October 1, 2021
GWCF launches finance program for Worcester artists of color
September 22, 2021The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is launching a new six-month financial wellness and sustainability program for Worcester artists of color or artists who identify as low-to-moderate income, funded through the foundation’s Creative
September 22, 2021
Old Sturbridge Village names first director of diversity
September 14, 2021Old Sturbridge Village announced on Monday it has named Jasmin Rivas to fill a new position at the living museum: director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
September 14, 2021
Closeted companies: Businesses who identify as LGBTQ+owned remain disproportionately low
September 8, 2021Even though the LGBTQ+ community represents a significant portion of the Central Massachusetts population, the number of owners who identify their businesses as such remains low.
September 8, 2021
EcoTarium employees vote to unionize, despite museum opposition
July 8, 2021Worcester science museum The EcoTarium announced on Thursday its workers have voted to join the union AFSCME Council 93, over the objections of the museum board.
July 8, 2021
Commission recommends $575M investment in cultural sector
June 30, 2021All 13 members of a commission created to chart the arts and cultural sector's path out of COVID-inflicted hardship voted Tuesday to recommend spending hundreds of millions of dollars of federal stimulus funding on the industry's recovery.
June 30, 2021
Worcester Art Museum receives $400K grant to open Higgins Armory section
June 30, 2021The Worcester Art Museum has received a $400,000 grant from the National Endowment for Humanities to help fund the installation of the John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection.
June 30, 2021
Discovery Museum receives $1M for sustainability, inclusivity
June 23, 2021The Sheth Sangreal Foundation of Austin awarded a five-year, $1-million grant to the Discovery Museum in Acton to support the museum’s sustainability and inclusivity efforts.
June 23, 2021
New music venue, restaurant slated to open next to the Palladium
June 8, 2021Cliff Rucker, owner of the Worcester Railers HC hockey team, announced on Monday plans to open a new music venue and restaurant at a property he owns at 90 Commercial St. in Worcester, adjacent to The Worcester Palladium.
June 8, 2021
Forced to go virtual, cultural sector sees digital future
June 2, 2021With the state's COVID-19 restrictions newly over, performance venues, museums and other cultural institutions across Massachusetts are able to welcome back guests, but sector leaders said Tuesday that they expect virtual offerings to remain a long-
June 2, 2021
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