The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War: Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975)

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

The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War explores the significance of Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—during the Vietnam War. Honoring the 50th anniversary of a conflict, the legacies of which continue to haunt us to this day, the exhibition highlights the contributions of Vietnamese women to politics, society, and culture.

Holy Cross Laptop Ensemble Federation

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC - Booth Media Lab - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Join the Holy Cross Laptop Ensemble Federation (H-CLEF) for a concert of choreographed sound and image showcasing final student projects written for Music 242: Coding Music.

Forty-Seventh Annual Festival of Lessons & Carols

DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC - St. Joseph Memorial Chapel - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Please join us for the College’s Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols for Advent, taking place in the St. Joseph Memorial Chapel. Free and open to the public.

Science Ball

HOLY CROSS COMMUNITY - The Beehive - 1 College St., Worcester, MA, United States

SOLD OUT. The Science Ball is a celebration of the fusion of art and science. Lab coats are transformed by designers into couture and presented on the runway by the scientists whose research inspired them.

Gamelan Gita Sari Concert

DEPARTMENTS OF MUSIC AND THEATRE & DANCE - Boroughs Theatre - 1 College St, Worcester, United States

At the end of each semester the students in I Nyoman Catra’s Balinese dance and gamelan classes display what they have learned in a delightful evening showcasing the Balinese performing arts.

Into The Woods

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE - Luth Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, United States

Into the Woods, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s witty and daring reimagining of classic fairy tales, leaves behind the binary world of good versus evil and right versus wrong to explore what really happens after “happily ever after.”

Christine Sun Kim | Deaf Death

PRIOR PRESENTS - Luth Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Christine Sun Kim is a Berlin-based artist who works with sound, language, and the complexities of communication. She uses musical notation, infographics, and language—both in her native American Sign Language (ASL) and written English—to create drawings, site-specific murals, paintings, video installations, and sculptures. In her lecture-performance Deaf Death, Kim explores the frequent autocorrection of “deaf” to “death” in text-based technologies.

Music Worcester at The Prior: Aaron Diehl Trio

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

GRAMMY®-nominated pianist Aaron Diehl has quietly re-defined the lines between jazz and classical, and built a global career around his nuanced, understated approach to music-making. Join us for this very special performance by his trio at The Prior, presented by Music Worcester.

Courage to Remember: From Royal Roots to Living Legends – A Black History Month Celebration

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

Courage to Remember will honor African royalty and our elderly living legends through generational storytelling, while also raising awareness about Alzheimer’s & Dementia in the African American community. The evening will feature a powerful blend of theater, music, art and dance, all designed to preserve black history and celebrate black heritage.

Sunny Jain | Wild Wild East

PRIOR PRESENTS - Luth Concert Hall - 1 College St, Worcester, MA, United States

Composer, drummer and dhol player Sunny Jain celebrates cultural diaspora and the interconnectedness of global styles with his band in Wild Wild East, a raucous, powerful, and jubilant recognition of a truly American spirit.