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Fitchburg, Worcester facilities among 11 awardees of $1.3M in cultural grants
May 18, 2023Fitchburg State University, Creative Hub Worcester, and Southborough Historical Society were among the largest recipients of $7.6 million in Cultural Facilities Fund grants statewide from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
May 18, 2023
2023 Power 50: Joshua Croke
Updated: May 1, 2023Croke is the influential voice for the LGBTQ+ community across the Central Massachusetts region. As president of Love Your Labels, they lead the Queer Coalition of Greater Worcester and run programming across the area, including Drag Queen Story
Updated: May 1, 2023
2023 Power 50: Amy Chase
Updated: May 1, 2023While a precarious retail market sent many across the city and region running, Amy Chase celebrated 10 years in business in September and remains a bright spot for the creative community.
Updated: May 1, 2023
Workbar to open Framingham coworking space in August
April 28, 2023Boston coworking space company Workbar, LLC will open its Framingham location on Aug. 1. It was previously announced it would open on July 1.
April 28, 2023
Framingham State names University of Hartford provost as arts & humanities dean
April 27, 2023Framingham State University named T. Stores as its new dean of the College of Arts & Humanities, replacing Marc Cote, the founding dean of that college.
April 27, 2023
Pakachoag Music School’s 30-year leader to retire
April 20, 2023Sarah Smongeski, executive director at Pakachoag Music School in Worcester since 1992, will retire this June.
April 20, 2023
NEH awards Fitchburg State $500K for downtown theater project
April 19, 2023Fitchburg State University received $500,000 from a National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant to support the construction of a 250-seat black box theater adjacent to a historic theater in downtown Fitchburg.
April 19, 2023
Central Mass. cultural organizations to split $173K in festival grants
April 5, 2023The Massachusetts Cultural Council granted $2,500 each to 69 Central Massachusetts organizations as part of $1.85 million doled out statewide in 2023 Festival Grants Projects.
April 5, 2023
Three Central Mass. organizations granted $1M for November-April tourism
April 5, 2023Discover Central Massachusetts in Worcester, MetroWest Boston Visitors Bureau in Framingham and Visit North Central Massachusetts in Fitchburg will receive a $1-million Travel and Tourism Season Extension Grant from the Massachusetts Office of Tra
April 5, 2023
Telegram & Gazette parent CEO made $3.4M in 2022
April 3, 2023Gannett Co., Inc. CEO, President, and Chair Mike Reed received $3.38 million in compensation in 2022, according to a preliminary proxy report released on Friday.
April 3, 2023
A village of music: Groton Hill Music Center enters its first full season
Updated: April 3, 2023Groton Hill is the largest arts and culture nonprofit in Central Massachusetts, with more than $181 million in assets, according to its 2021 filing with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
Updated: April 3, 2023
Artists selected to paint first Black portraits for Mechanics Hall installation
March 28, 2023The Worcester County Mechanics Association on Monday named the four artists who have been chosen to paint portraits of prominent 19th century Black abolitionists for its Great Hall gallery.
March 28, 2023
GWCF selects 19 artists for Business of Art cohort
March 24, 2023The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has selected 19 artists for its second Business of Art cohort, which is funded by GWCF’s Creative Worcester Initiative in partnership with the Boston-based Barr Foundation and the Massachusetts Museum of
March 24, 2023
Jamaican producer to take over as City of Worcester cultural development officer
March 24, 2023Jamaican film producer and theater manager Fabian Barracks will take over as the cultural development officer in Worcester on Monday.
March 24, 2023
Q&A: The Center for Arts in Natick hoping to get back to 2019
Updated: March 20, 2023Lavalley, the executive director, is in his 19th year in charge and trying to keep the nonprofit’s legacy alive while it continues to transform to something new in its post-COVID existence.
Updated: March 20, 2023
A home for art and community: New owners of The White Room make it their own
Updated: March 20, 2023The White Room has made a post-COVID comeback over the past year and is a nexus of cultural and social life in Worcester.
Updated: March 20, 2023
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