| Date | Event | Details | Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 11, 2015, 6 P.M. | SALISBURY SOCIETY LECTURE | Meeting of members of the Stephen Salisbury Society of the Worcester Art Museum. Speaker is art historian Paul Joannides, Professor of Art History at the University of Cambridge (England). A reception at the Worcester Art Museum follows. | Worcester Art Museum |
| Saturday, September 19, 2015, 8:00 P.M. | WORCESTER CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY Tom Keil memorial concert (and WCMS 10th anniversary concert). Guest performers: Julian Milkis, clarinet; Sonya Ovrutsky Fensome, piano | Program Wolf: Italian serenade Rota: Trio for flute, violin and piano Shostakovich: Duo from King Lear Shostakovich: Prelude from The Gadfly Prokofiev: Overture from Hebrew themes, op. 34 Brahms: Clarinet quintet in b, op. 115 | Tickets, Adults, $35; Seniors, $30; Students, $12; age 16 and under, free. A pre-concert celebration and 10th-anniversary toast begins at 6:45 PM with a cash bar and dessert for $30, advance purchase required. |
| Sunday, October 11, 2015, 3 P.M. | BSO CHAMBER CONCERT A Community Chamber Concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Elita Kang, violin Bonnie Bewick, violin Rachel Fagerburg, viola Wes Collins, viola Mickey Katz, cello Larry Wolfe, bass | Program
| Admission is free but advance reservations are required by calling 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200. A complimentary coffee and dessert reception follows the concert. See flyer for details. |
| Sunday, November 1, 2015, 3 P.M. | DUO-PIANO GALA Malcolm Halliday, Kallin Johnson, Sima Kustanovich, Dick Odgren, Olga Rogach, Myron Romanul, and Ian Watson, pianists | Celebrated area keyboard artists playing the Orchestra’s two magnificent pianos – its vintage 1902 Steinway Model “C” concert grand piano and the newer Steinway Model “B” concert grand. | Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra -Tickets, $25 in advance, $30 at the door. All reserved seating. A dessert reception follows the concert. |
| Thursday, November 5, 2015, 7 P.M. | WPI INNOVATOR AWARD DINNER | Honoring the innovator of the year. | WPI – By invitation only |
| Saturday, November 7, 2015, 6 P.M. | BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES DINNER | Fundraiser for Bethany Christian Services. | For invited guests |
| Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 4 P.M. | WPI BUSINESS SCHOOL LECTURE & RECEPTION | The Robert A. Foisie School of Business presents speaker Jennifer Newsom. | WPI – open to the public |
| Friday, November 13, 2015, noon | WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON | Honoring remarkable women in business. The honorees will be selected from nominations solicited from the local business community and will be profiled online at WBJournal.com. | Worcester Business Journal |
| Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 4:30 P.M. | WORCESTER ART MUSEUM MEETING | Annual Meeting of members of the Worcester Art Museum | Worcester Art Museum |
| Thursday, December 31, 2015, 6 to 10 P.M. | FIRST NIGHT WORCESTER | Performers Southeast Asian Coalition Jim Spinotto, illusionist Crocodile Music Who Are You (tribute band for The Who) | First Night Worcester– Admission with First Night button ($10) |
| Sunday, January 10, 2016, 3 P.M. | SIMONE DINNERSTEIN | By popular demand Music Worcester presents the return to Tuckerman Hall of pianist Simone Dinnerstein. Program J. S. Bach: Goldberg variations, S. 998 | Music Worcester – Tickets, $49 (Students, $17.50; youth, $7.50) |
| Saturday, April 2, 2016, 6 P.M. | TENACITY BENEFIT FUNDRAISER | Annual fundraising gala in support of Tenacity’s Worcester program of helping students achieve healthy lifestyles and meet high academic standards with a free summer tennis and reading program. | Tenacity – Admission, $100 per person |
| Friday, April 15, 2016, 5:30 P.M. | BERNARD M. GORDON PRIZE DINNER | Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres reception and dinner honoring the awarding of the 2016 Bernard M. Gordon prize, for innovation in engineering and technology education, by the National Academy of Engineering in recognition of WPI’s revolutionary project-based approach to education. | WPI – By invitation only |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2016, 5:30 P.M. | LAST JUDGEMENT TAPESTRY BENEFACTOR EVENING | Meeting of benefactors and members of the Stephen Salisbury Society of the Worcester Art Museum. Speakers are Rita Albertson, Chief Conservator at WAM, and Elizabeth Cleland, Associate Curator of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A viewing of the restored tapestry at the Worcester Art Museum and a reception follows. | Worcester Art Museum – By invitation only |
| Friday, May 20, 2016, 5:30 P.M. | JIM McGOVERN FUNDRAISER AND RECEPTION | A celebration of congressman Jim McGovern’s 20 years of tireless advocacy and support of Worcester and environs. Suggested contribution $1000, $500, $250, $100. RSVP to 508-795-1998 or RSVP [at] jimmcgovern.com. | JimMcGovern.com |