Events

Keep Worcester Clean!

Please join City Manager Michael V. O’Brien and
the Belmont Street Community School for
a Neighborhood Clean-up on
Saturday, October 27, 2007
8 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

drizzle or shine

Meet at the Belmont Street Community School
170 Belmont Street
Worcester, MA

Be part of the City Manager’s “Clean Team”

For more information, to learn how you can become involved, or to start your own neighborhood clean-up, e-mail citymanager@ci.worcester.ma.us or call 508-799-1175.

Please support our school and drop off your clean cans and bottles on Saturday, October 27th from 9:00AM-12:00PM in our school parking lot!

Great Pumpkin Fest Halloween Event at the EcoTarium in Worcester
Family-friendly Halloween fun on Saturday, October 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Looking for a fun Halloween festival that's not too scary for the kids? Don’t miss the biggest Halloween celebration for families in Central Massachusetts! Enjoy creative displays of pumpkins carved by our community carving teams. Take a hayride and a train ride, catch a fun holiday cartoon, and enjoy square dancing, games, animal encounters, kids' costume parades, pumpkin-carving demonstrations, and much more. Children are invited to come dressed in friendly Halloween costumes. Bring a flashlight to light your way at night. Tickets $13, members $10. www.ecotarium.org

Place: The Elks Function Hall
233 Mill St., Worcester

Time: 8:30PM to 1:00AM

Proceeds to benefit tour Community Radio

Music for all Latin styles

Invited Artists: Enid Cardona, Shorty- Salsa, Santiago, Grupo Profugo, Tking & la nena chula, Blackie-D, Son Del Ritmo, El Cañon de la Bachata.

For information please call WCUW 91.3 : 508-755-22843

Place: The Elks Function Hall
233 Mill St., Worcester

Time: 8:30PM to 1:00AM

Proceeds to benefit tour Community Radio

Music for all Latin styles

Invited Artists: Enid Cardona, Shorty- Salsa, Santiago, Grupo Profugo, Tking & la nena chula, Blackie-D, Son Del Ritmo, El Cañon de la Bachata.

For information please call WCUW 91.3 : 508-755-22843

Healing Light Institute of Spirituality is sponsoring a Psychic Faire on October 28th btw 2 PM - 7 PM. We will have Osho Tarot Readings, Rune Readings, Massage, Hands on Healing and More! Please contact Wendy at 508-579-4576 or email www.healinglightinstitute@msn.com

This event is at the following location:

Halligan's
889 Southbridge St.
Auburn, MA 01501

We have outstanding music artist She's Busy and Ed and Da_ve. Come join our event with The Healing Light Institute of Spirituality. We assist abused adults and we offer free counseling to those that need it. Please call Wendy at 508-579-4576 or email www.soaringsouls@hotmail.com The event will be at Halligan's 889 Southbridge St. Auburn, MA

BRIDGING THE IMPOSSIBLE?

Confronting Barriers to Dialogue between Germans/Jews/Palestinians

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1st @ 7:30pm
Dana Commons, second floor
Clark University

The trauma of the Holocaust and the ever-present Palestinian-Israeli conflict make dialogue between Jews and Germans and between Jews and Palestinians extremely difficult, if not impossible. Is it yet possible to bridge "the impossible"? Julia Chaitin, Senior Lecturer, Sapir Academic College, Hof Ashkelon, Israel, will look at the barriers that often confound dialogue--such as opposing narratives of the past and present in the Jewish-Palestinian case, and the boundaries of "perpetrators" and "victims" that rigidify relations between Jews and Germans. She will then explore techniques that can open up dialogue for deeper understanding of self, and of the other, creating a new way of relating to one's "enemies." Following the talk, Thomas Kühne, Strassler Professor in Holocaust History at the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will moderate a panel including Debórah Dwork, Rose Professor of Holocaust History and Director, Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Rebekah Phillips, Doctoral Student, Department of Psychology; Srinivasan Sitaraman, Assistant Professor, Department of Government; and Pamela Steiner, Project Director, Inter-Communal Violence and Reconciliation Project, Senior Fellow Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. Cosponsored by the Strassler Family Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies

This event is part of the Difficult Dialogues program at Clark University, for more information on the program and to see a complete listing of this fall's events, go to: http://www.clarku.edudifficult/dialogues

Help Audio Journal, the radio reading service for Worcester County residents who are blind or otherwise disadvantaged, celebrate 20 years of service.

Viva Bene Ristorante,
144 Commercial Street, Worcester. Free Parking.
November 5, 2007 6PM

5-course dinner, each paired with a premium wine.

Silent auction, raffles.
$65 per person

Call 508-797-1117 or see
www.audiojournal.net

When: Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Time: 12 Noon, lunch and 5:30 PM-6:30 PM dinner
Where: Worcester State College: Campus Ministry House

Burncoat Baptist Church members and friends will prepare and serve a free lunch and dinner to students in the Campus Ambassadors (CA) Ministry House located behind Dowden Hall at Worcester State College. The lunch will begin at 12 with dinner served at 5:30 PM. After dinner a CA Multitude prayer service will begin at 7:00 PM in the Student Center on Campus. Church members and friends interested in helping donate funds, prepare, cook, and/or serve food can speak to Pastor Jim at 508-853-6240 or email the church at burncoatbaptist@charter.net. CA is a Christian Ministry open to all Worcester State College students. For more information about the CA Ministry, please send an email to ca@worcester.edu.

Holy Trinity Nursing Home
300 Barber Ave
Worcester,Ma
508.852.1000

Craft and Gift Fair
Nov 16th and Nov 17th
Fri 2-6
Sat 10-2

Many Local Vendors
Raffles

The Friends of Mercy Centre are hosting our Second Annual Craft Fair and Fall Festival on Sunday, November 18, 2007 10AM to 3PM at Mercy Centre, 25 West Chester St, Worcester, MA. The fair is open to all and starts with the Turkey Driblet Contest at 10 AM. The fun includes: Free Admission, Local Crafters, Homemade Pies, Baked Goods, Scholastic Book Fair, Thanksgiving Raffles and Kids Activity Center. Come and enjoy a slice of homemade pie a-la-mode and hot cider. It’s a great time to start holiday shopping! All proceeds go to help keep the Mercy Centre School open

You are invited to hear the Worcester State College Chorale perform holiday music on Sunday, November 18 at 1:00 PM in the Sanctuary of Burncoat Baptist Church, 475 Burncoat St in Worcester. As part of the musical program, the chorale will sing Here I am Lord and Let There Be Peace on Earth. Parking is available behind the church. Admission is free and refreshments will be available after the performance. A free will offering will be collected to help fund future musical events. Plan on joining us before the concert at our 10:00 a.m. worship service followed by a free lunch at 11:30 a.m.

Choir Director Dr. Christie Nigro will conduct the a cappella chorale sing As a highly polished, semi-professional a cappella choir, the Worcester State College Chorale has gained an international reputation. The group has traveled worldwide to destinations such as the Czech Republic, Austria, England, Scotland, Spain, Italy (where the choir was the featured guest of Pope Paul II in Rome), Ireland, Argentina, Poland and Greece in May. Dr Christie Nigro founded the choir in 1989 with the intent of creating a high-caliber a cappella ensemble for non-music majors. Today the Chorale is considered by many to be one of the best choral ensembles in Worcester County. She is Professor of Music at Worcester State College where she conducts the college Chorus and Chorale, teaches music literature and history classes, and teaches the cello. Dr. Christie Nigro has conducted numerous choral works such as the Mozart Requiem, the Vivaldi Gloria, Bach's Magnificat in D Major and the Rutter Requiem, and Orff's Carmina Burana with the combined choirs of the Consortium and professional orchestra at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.

Worcester State College Chorale singers include Sopranos Jacqueline Sargent, Sarah Wilson, Caroline Drahos, Lindsay Meyler, Ashley Piette, Nicole Raczynski, Kristen O’Brien, Erin Bagley, Kathryn Magdis and Erika Kelly; Altos Tasha Matthews. Betsy LaBelle, Lindsey Laflamme, Stephanie Miller, Katie Snelgrove, Alyssa Pasierb, Colette Goudreau, Natasha Vieu-Fleury, Valerie Goguen, Kristi Heffernan and Katherine Prior; Tenors: John Dougherty, Lenny Wells, Derek Sylvester, Julien Belliveau, Jorge Ramirez, Joe Klimavich; and Basses Brandon Suprenant, Matthew Monopoli, Stephen Pye, Ferris Fleming, Dan Murphy, Robert Budzyna and John Broome.

For more information, view the church website at burncoatbaptist.com or call the church office at 508-853-6240.