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White City was founded by local businessman Horace H. Bigelow. The park opened on June 18, 1905 [1] and was open for 55 seasons, closing for the last time on September 5, 1960. Its lifespan was atypical of American amusement parks of its day (most of which were short-lived, failing to survive past the onset of World War I ).
Music Worcester's 166th season will feature 21 concerts including performances by the avant-garde Philip Glass Ensemble, the world-renowned Academy of St. Martin in the Field orchestra with award ...
The Centrum, or officially Centrum in Worcester as it was then known, opened in September 1982 after years of construction delays, with a capacity of roughly 12,000. The first performance [9] on September 1, 1982, was a free concert sponsored by The City of Worcester with Mayor Sara Robertson acting as Master of Ceremonies with the New England Symphony Orchestra performing.
The Worcester Symphony Orchestra explores film music from a couple of different frames of reference in a concert titled "The Magic of Hollywood" at 7:30 p.m. on May 4 in Mechanics Hall.
In a development that could put Worcester in the center of a world-wide cultural map for a decade or more, Music Worcester will perform all of 18th century German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian ...
Upon its sale, Poli remodeled the theatre, renamed it The Grand, and continued to show silent movies. In 1926 he hired renowned theatre designer Thomas W. Lamb, doubled the theatre's seating capacity to 3,500 and transformed the building into a palatial showcase, including a two-story lobby with mirrored walls, marbleized columns, an ornate ...
The building includes a multi-purpose auditorium originally designed to seat 3,500–4,500 people, a smaller entertainment space known as the Little Theater designed to seat 675, and the Shrine of the Immortal, a war memorial with murals by Leon Kroll commemorating the 355 soldiers and nurses from Worcester who fell during World War I.
Where: BrickBox Theater at the Jean McDonough Arts Center, 20 Franklin St., Worcester How much: Tiered tickets from $12-$200. (877) 571-7469; thehanovertheatre.org