Calling All Artists
First Night Worcester is looking for artists to perform during our annual New Year’s Eve celebration on 12/31/13. Performance and visual artists of every genre are welcome: music, dance, puppetry, comedy, vaudeville, storytelling, theater, juggling, visual installations, improvisation, ventriloquism, mime, magic and more! Continue reading
The Young@Heart Chorus™ to perform at Mechanics Hall on March 17
First Night Worcester is delighted to partner with Mechanics Hall in Worcester to offer the public a profound and inspirational show, Young@Heart: This is Getting Old. Set to perform at Mechanics Hall in Worcester on Sunday, March 17, 2013, at 3 p.m., this charismatic group brings their gift of music, and zest for life to each and every audience. Continue reading
Commerce Bank Sponsors Concert to Benefit Mechanics Hall & First Night Worcester
Worcester, MA, January 7, 2013 – Commerce Bank today announced its sponsorship of a concert by the Young@Heart Chorus™ at Mechanics Hall in Worcester on March 17 to benefit both Mechanics Hall and First Night Worcester. The Bank also made a donation to First Night Worcester in support of its 31st annual New Year’s Eve celebrations on December 31. Continue reading
First Night Worcester to honor Timothy P. Murray
Worcester,MA–December 3, 2012: First Night Worcester announced plans today to honor Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray for his longstanding commitment to the Worcester community. Continue reading
Songs of ‘This is The ’60s’ have Hanover Theatre swinging
Original article posted by www.telegram.com WORCESTER — “If you remember the ’60s, you weren’t there,” funny guy Robin Williams once quipped. Close to a thousand ’60s fans, many of them baby boomers in need of a memory jog, fell by the Hanover … Continue reading
Bottler puts the fizz back in First Night
Original article posted by www.telegram.com WORCESTER — Midnight fireworks will return to Worcester this New Year’s Eve. Polar Beverages has donated $10,000 to help fund a fireworks display that will mark the start of 2013. The fireworks will light up the … Continue reading
October 2012 Newsletter
Countdown to New Year’s – October 2012 “Our first experience with First Night Worcester was 30 years ago when my wife and I came from New York to visit friends in Shrewsbury. We were able to attend the celebration’s finale that boasted … Continue reading
First Night Worcester and The Hanover Theatre Forge Partnership to Bring Back the Fireworks
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2012 WORCESTER _ In the spirit of community partnership, First Night Worcester and The Hanover Theatre announced today that both organizations have joined forces in collaboration to co-sponsor an exciting upcoming performance entitled THIS IS … Continue reading
First Night Gets New Look for New Era
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2012 WORCESTER _ Since the retirement of former First Night Executive Director, Joyce Kressler last Spring, First Night Worcester has been undergoing a reinvention of sorts. Earlier this year, the non-profit brought on new Executive … Continue reading
First Night Worcester receives another grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2012 WORCESTER _ First Night Worcester, the second oldest First Night celebration in the country, has just received a $3,500 grant from the Fred Harris Daniels Foundation. This comes on the heels of a $8,500 … Continue reading
