Arts & Entertainment

Lucy Hale, the president and CEO of the Worcester science museum EcoTarium, will step down from her role on May 28, when her three-year contract ends.

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester will play football this fall at the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District, according to an announcement from the Worcester Red Sox previewing a press conference on Friday.

In an event in the works since 2018 that likely would have been a sellout regardless of capacity, the Worcester Red Sox first home game Tuesday at their $160-million public stadium in the Canal District sold out.

When the first pitch goes out at 3:05 p.m. Tuesday for the Worcester Red Sox's first game at Polar Park, it will mark the end of a long journey and the beginning of a new era for the city.

Power dynamics in the Central Massachusetts business community made two major shifts in 2021, due to the two major events upending the entire global community.

As Tuesday's Opening Day for the new Polar Park baseball stadium approaches, the Worcester Red Sox have said they will put single-game tickets on sale for the first time starting Friday afternoon, making about 200 tickets available for each of the first 12 games.

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with presenting sponsor Fallon Health, the City of Worcester and Discover Central Massachusetts, announced on Wednesday they will once again cancel Independence Day fireworks because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Clark University in Worcester has received a $6-million bequest from alumna Tina Sweeney, who graduated with a master’s degree from the school in 1949, President David Fithian announced on Tuesday.

The POW! WOW! Worcester street art festival with dozens of graffiti murals throughout the city will return in August for its fifth year, the organization announced on Monday.

Downtown Worcester has received a $75,674 grant for a month-long celebration this upcoming August, announced on Tuesday by the Downtown Worcester Business Improvement, in partnership with The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts and the City of Worcester.