2019-2022 Season

DateEventDetailsPresenter
Saturday, September 21, 2019, 7:30 P.M.MACKENZIE MELEMED PIANO RECITALMackenzie Melemed, pianist, in his first self-presented recital right here in Worcester! Mackenzie dedicates this performance to his “home base” family, friends, teachers and supporters.
Program
Gershwin: Three preludes
Sibelius: Valse triste, op. 44 #1
Rachmaninoff: Six moments musicaux, op. 16
Gottschalk: The banjo
Scriabin: Five preludes, op. 16
Dorman: Sonata #2
Sousa (arr. Horowitz): The Stars and Stripes Forever
Mackenzie Melemed – Tickets, $30 adults, $15 students
Friday, September 27, 2019, 8 P.M.UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL SOCIALSocial event for medical students.UMass Medical School – By invitation only
Thursday, October 17, 2019, 8 P.M.BOHEMIANS LECTURESpeaker is Allen Fletcher, founder and president of Worcester Public Market. The Worcester Public Market is a multi-vendor, food-oriented marketplace which will open soon in Kelley Square, in the heart of Worcester’s Canal District. Allen has also played leadership roles in the Greater Worcester Land Trust, the Worcester Youth Center, the Union Station Alliance, the Fletcher/Priest Gallery, the Bijou Community Cinema, and the Canal District Alliance.The Bohemians
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 6 P.M.WPI HALL OF LUMINARIES DINNER WPI – By invitation only
Saturday, October 26, 2019DUO-PIANO GALACelebrated area keyboard artists Paul Buono, Malcolm Halliday, Kallin Johnson, Sima Kustanovich, Olga Rogach, Myron Romanul, and Ian Watson, pianists, playing the Orchestra’s two magnificent pianos – its vintage 1902 Steinway Model “C” concert grand piano and the newer Steinway Model “B” concert grand. A dessert reception follows the concert.Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra -Tickets, $25 in advance, $30 at the door. All reserved seating.
Monday, October 28, 2019, 5:30 P.M.STEPHEN SALISBURY SOCIETY LECTURELecture by Joyce Hill Stoner, PhD, of the Winterthur Museum on George L. Stout, Fogg Founding Father of American Conservation, Monuments Man, and former Worcester Art Museum Director.
Reception follows at the Worcester Art Museum.
Worcester Art Museum
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 4:30 P.M.WORCESTER ART MUSEUM MEETINGAnnual Meeting of members of the Worcester Art Museum. 4:30 P.M., meeting at Tuckerman Hall featuring “A Conversation with Jared Bowen”. 5:30 P.M., reception in the Museum’s Renaissance Court. This event gathers WAM’s key stakeholders once a year to elect new trustees and corporators, receive updates on the past year, and conduct other business. It’s key moment in the Museum’s year. This year’s invited speaker is WGBH Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen, Emmy award-winning host of Open Studio, for a conversation with WAM’s own Matthias Waschek, Jean and Myles McDonough Director.Worcester Art Museum
Friday, November 15, 2019, noonOUTSTANDING WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEONHonoring outstanding women in business. Luncheon and awards ceremony.Worcester Business Journal
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 8 P.M.BOHEMIANS LECTUREThe speaker is a U.S. Army military expert who began his Army career in 2009 and deployed twice to Afghanistan. He will narrate the action behind personal photos and videos taken during his overseas military engagements.The Bohemians
Thursday, December 19, 2019, 8 P.M.BOHEMIANS MEETINGThe Bohemians Annual Christmas Revels will feature comedian (and Worcester native) Dan Smith (and one or two of his comedian cronies).The Bohemians
Thursday, January 16, 2020, 8 P.M.BOHEMIANS LECTURESpeaker is Ralph Crowley, CEO of Polar Beverages and part-owner of the Worcester Red Sox AAA franchise which will play baseball in the new stadium now being built in Worcester’s Canal District.The Bohemians
Thursday, February 20, 2020, 8 P.M.BOHEMIANS LECTURESpeaker is Rob Branca, president of Branded Management Group. Rob and his extended family (including in-laws, siblings, spouses, children and cousins) own more than 700 Dunkin’ [Donuts] stores, primarily in the Northeast. Rob and his partners also operate Worcester Building Systems, which custom-manufactures restaurant equipment.The Bohemians
COVID HIATUSFrom mid-March 2020 through August 2021 Tuckerman Hall was closed to all events, both public and private, adhering to state and local restrictions on group gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, October 21, 2020, 6 P.M.BOHEMIANS LECTURESpeaker is Tim Murray, head of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce.The Bohemians
Friday, March 25, 2022, 8 P.M.APOLLO’S FIREMusic Worcester presents the ensemble Apollo’s Fire in Virtuoso Bach & Vivaldi.
Program
Program details to follow.
Music WorcesterTickets, $55 (Students, $17.50; youth, $7.50)
Sunday, April 3, 2022, 5 P.M.KINEFAC CORPORATION 60th ANNIVERSARYCelebrating Kinefac Corporation’s 60th Anniversary (private event).Kinefac Corporation – by invitation only
Thursday, April 14, 2022, 6 P.M.WORCESTER ART MUSEUM ROUNDTABLEAn artist panel discussion focused on the Museum’s upcoming exhibition, “Us Them We | Race Ethnicity Identity” (on view 2/19/22-6/19/22). The exhibition will consider the ways that contemporary artists accentuate concepts like race and ethnicity through various visual strategies.Worcester Art Museum
Thursday, May 12, 2022, 5:30 P.M.BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BENEFITReception for Boys and Girls Club of Worcester to benefit its endowment fund.Boys and Girls Club – by invitation only
Friday, May 20, 2022, 8 P.M.SPIRIT OF THE KING ELVIS SHOWVoted “Best Elvis” in the Best of Las Vegas poll, Elvis artist Steve Connolly brings his award-winning Vegas show to Worcester with a full band for one night only! Steve’s unique show recreates the complete experience of Elvis Presley’s performances from the early ’50s through to the mid-’70s — including the ’68 NBC Comeback Special.GimmeLive.comTickets, $35, $45, $55
Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 5:30 P.M.JIM McGOVERN FUNDRAISERA celebration of congressman Jim McGovern’s 26 years of tireless advocacy and support of Worcester and environs. RSVP to 508-795-1998 or RSVP [at] jimmcgovern.com.JimMcGovern.com