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Exeter UFO Festival means costumes, curiosity, and kindred spirits
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (925+ words) Green men descended on the town center of Exeter, New Hampshire, albeit mostly in balloon form, and in some cases, we're pretty sure they were really Earth people in disguise. The occasion? The Exeter UFO Festival, held Sept. 5 and 6, with…...
Things to Do: Spencer Fair, Callous Daoboys, Dustin Ybarra and more
1+ week, 3+ day ago (350+ words) All the fun of the fair at the Spencer Fair over the Labor Day weekend Sept. 4 to 7 will include carnival rides, live music, a parade, a dairy cattle show, mini-tractor pull, rooster calling, a lumberjack contest and much more. Among…...
Isiah Tucker reaches youth through the power of music, social media
1+ week, 3+ day ago (550+ words) Isiah Tucker grew up in a family in which serving the community was paramount. All the same, he did not imagine himself in the mental health field, but eventually gravitated there, earning a master's degree in social work and becoming…...
Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
1+ week, 4+ day ago (745+ words) According to organizers, the Dominican Festival set for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 5 at Institute Park will be the first of its kind in Worcester. "We thought it was overdue because Dominican culture has grown so much," said Delio Fernandez of Casa…...
A tour of Bancroft Tower offers glimpses of Worcester's past, future
2+ week, 5+ day ago (944+ words) A misty, cloudy Saturday afternoon might well present a perfectly atmospheric time to visit Bancroft Tower. So it was on Aug. 22, when I joined a tour given by Preservation Worcester, for a rare look inside the tower. The tour revealed…...
'Dynamo' organist Lois Toeppner of Westborough remembered by peers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (758+ words) WESTBOROUGH — Organist Lois Z. Toeppner, known for her "dynamo energies," once said, "I go where the music takes me." The music took the Toeppner from Bay City, Michigan, to Westborough, and included 29 years as Minister of Music at St. John…...
Breakaway Music Festival returns to Palladium Aug. 21 and 22
3+ week, 2+ day ago (184+ words) Worcester Magazine Breakaway Music Festival returns to Palladium Aug. 21 and 22 The air will be filled with dance music in Worcester this weekend, as the Breakaway Music Festival returns to the Palladium for two days of shows both inside the venue…...