• Queens, Gods, and Devotees: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art

    Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

    Featuring over 30 paintings, sculptures, photographs, prints, and fiber works from c. 1900 to the present, Queens, Gods, and Devotees foregrounds earthly and divine greatness, and their associated devotional objects and ritual practices. On view at the Cantor Art Gallery from August 25-November 24, 2026.

  • The Last Pass

    Boroughs Theatre - Prior Performing Arts Center 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

    Experience the staged reading premiere of The Last Pass, Vincent Murphy’s adaptation of Gary Pomerantz’s NYT-bestselling book chronicling Celtics legend Bob Cousy’s memories of his partnership with teammate Bill Russell throughout the racial tensions of mid-century America.

  • BRKFST: STORMCLUTTER

    Luth Concert Hall - Prior Performing Arts Center 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

    BRKFST fosters individuality and community through creation, performance, and mentorship while providing education in movement technique, methodology, and choreography in breaking, hip-hop’s first dance style. STORMCLUTTER explores relationships and efforts to resolve opposing states of interpersonal tension and inner chaos.

  • Holy Cross Dance Ensemble

    Luth Concert Hall - Prior Performing Arts Center 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

    Join the Holy Cross Dance Ensemble for their annual fall showcase, highlighting many styles of dance and talents!

  • Faculty Showcase Recital

    Luth Concert Hall - Prior Performing Arts Center 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

    Spanning nearly a century of musical styles, this program from Holy Cross Department of Music Faculty reveals how composers with remarkably different musical languages all found compelling ways to transform conversation into sound.

  • Reem Jubran, Visiting Distinguished Practitioner | Screening + Q&A

    Luth Concert Hall - Prior Performing Arts Center 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

    Reem Jubran’s Distinguished Visiting Practitioner residency opens with a screening of LA Rebellion, a PBS documentary featuring Jubran and historicizing diverse and oppressed voices as emerging storytellers of their communities’ experiences. The screening will be followed by a Q&A discussion.

  • Lunchtime Concert: Sophie Rose Riopel ‘29, Brooks Scholar | Autumn Jazz

    The Beehive in The Prior Performing Arts Center 1 College St., Worcester, MA, United States

    Brooks Scholar Sophie Rose Riopel ‘29 (saxophone and voice) performs a set of jazz standards inspired by the musical partnership between Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley, whose 1962 album collaboration brought together Wilson’s rising stardom and Adderley’s famously celebrated quintet. Inspired by Adderley’s tone, and Wilson’s expressive phrasing, the program highlights each artist’s broader repertoire and influence.

  • Working Writers Series: Yona Harvey & Gary Jackson

    Alden Trust Performance Studio (3rd Floor, Prior Performing Arts Center) 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

    Join us for a Working Writers Series presentation from the Creative Writing Program at College of the Holy Cross featuring award-winning poets Yona Harvey & Gary Jackson.

  • Holy Cross Wind Ensemble Concert | Nightfall

    Luth Concert Hall - Prior Performing Arts Center 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

    The Holy Cross Wind Ensemble presents Nightfall, a program inspired by the changing season and the transition from day into night featuring works by Giroux, Grainger, Standridge, Whitacre and more.

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    Boroughs Theatre - Prior Performing Arts Center 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

    This ferocious, unsettling and often hilarious work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning African-American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins transforms the American family play into a riveting examination of race, memory and the stories families tell themselves.