| Date | Event | Details | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 4, 2007, 5:30 P.M. | FLEXCON NATIONAL SALES AWARDS BANQUET | Reception and dinner for FLEXcon sales staff. | FLEXcon Corporation |
| Saturday, October 6, 2007, 8 P.M. | DUO-PIANO GALA | The Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra celebrates the return following full restoration of its vintage 1902 Steinway Model “C” concert grand piano in a gala concert. The restored piano will join the Orchestra’s new 2006 Steinway Model “B” concert grand. These two magnificent pianos will be played by celebrated area keyboard artists. | Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra – No charge for admission but free-will donations will be accepted. |
| Sunday, October 7, 2007, 6 P.M. | WORCESTER TENNIS CLUB 100TH YEAR | Cocktails and dinner reception featuring speaker Bud Collins. | Worcester Tennis Club |
| Saturday, October 13, 2007, 6 P.M. | WORCESTER DIOCESE DINNER | Donors’ dinner for The Diocese of Worcester. | The Diocese of Worcester – By invitation only |
| Sunday, October 28, 2007, 3 P.M. | MEMBERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | Bartok: Duos Brahms: Horn trio in Eflat, op. 40 Complimentary coffee and dessert reception follows. | Boston Symphony Orchestra – By reservation; for free tickets, call (617) 638-9300 or e-mail your request to education [at] bso.org. |
| Wednesday, November 7, 2007, 4:30 P.M. | WORCESTER ART MUSEUM MEETING | Annual Meeting of members of the Worcester Art Museum | Worcester Art Museum |
| Thursday, November 8, 2007, 5 P.M. | BUSINESS AFTER HOURS | Business After Hours is a networking event that draws between 175 – 300 business professionals. | Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce – Admission, $10 for Chamber members, $20 for nonmembers and at the door. Register online. |
| Friday, November 9, 2007, 8 P.M. | NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET | “Mendelssohn: Andante in E, op. 81 #1 Mendelssohn: Scherzo in a, op. 81 #2 Ross Harris: Quartet #3, “”Blood Red Roses”” Bartok: Quartet #4 in C, Sz. 91 Bb 93 Beethoven: Quartet in c-sharp, op. 131″ | Music Worcester – Tickets, $37 and $34 |
| Sunday, November 11, 2007, 2 P.M. | HOWARD ZINN LECTURE | Noted historian, playwright, and social activist Howard Zinn will speak in conjunction with the exhibition by contemporary artist Martha Rosler: Bringing the War Home. Using his historical research and personal experiences, Zinn will make parallels between Rosler’s work and the U.S.A.’s history with conflict. The lecture is followed by reception in the Worcester Art Museum galleries. | Worcester Art Museum – Admission, $15 for Worcester Art Museum members, $20 for nonmembers, free for veterans. Preregistratrion required; call (508)793-4333 or (508)793-4334 or register online. |
| Saturday, November 17, 2007, 6 P.M. | ECOTARIUM AUCTION | Bi-annual auction to benefit the EcoTarium. | EcoTarium – Tickets, $125 |
| Friday, January 18, 2008, 8 P.M. | TIME FOR THREE | Selected from a repertoire of virtuosic bluegrass, Hungarian gypsy, jazz and even vamped-up Bach. | Music Worcester – Tickets, $37 and $34 |
| Saturday, March 1, 2008, 8 P.M. | KENDRICK OLIVER & THE NEW LIFE JAZZ ORCHESTRA | A Tribute to Lionel Hampton in a dynamic presentation of riveting big band arrangements, spectacular solos and engaging showmanship. | Music Worcester – Tickets, $39 and $36 |
| Thursday, March 6, 2008, 8 P.M. | CAMERATA IRELAND | Gorecki: Three pieces in olden style for strings Mozart: Piano Concerto #23 in A, K. 488 Sibelius: Romance for string orchestra in C, op. 42 Schubert: Symphony #5 in B-flat, D. 485 | Music Worcester – Tickets, $39 and $36 |
| Saturday, April 12, 2008, 8 P.M. | ANAGNOSON & KINTON PIANO DUO | Infante: Three Andalusian dances Brahms: Variations on a theme of Haydn Dvorak: selected Legends and Slavonic dances Debussy: Prelude to the afternoon of a faun Gershwin: Rhapsody in blue | Music Worcester – Tickets, $37 and $34 |
| Saturday, April 26, 2008, 8 P.M. | THE CLAREMONT TRIO
| Beethoven: Piano Trio #2 in G, op. 1 #2 Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Piano Trio #2 in G (1932) Brahms: Trio #2 in C, op. 87 | Music Worcester – Tickets, $39 and $36 |
| Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 6 P.M. | UMASS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION RECEPTION
| Oath ceremony and reception | UMass Memorial Foundation |
| Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 5:45 P.M. | LEGAL ASSISTANCE CORP. RECEPTION
| Awards ceremony and reception. Featured speaker is Nancy Gertner, United States District Court for Massachusetts. | The Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Massachusetts |