Wait a Day to Put Out Your Trash this Week
The Labor Day holiday has delayed trash and recycling pickup this week in Worcester.
Since trash wasn’t picked up on Labor Day, Monday’s collection will be today — Tuesday, Sept. 3 — and each trash pickup day going forward this week will be one day later than normal.
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WCCA TV to Host ‘Open Mic Night’ for City Council, School Committee Candidates
An “Open Mic Night” is being hosted by WCCA TV 194 on the eve of next week’s preliminary election — Monday, Sept 9 — from 5 PM to 7 PM.
The event is an opportunity to give each candidate their chance to speak directly to Worcester voters.
If candidates are interested in taking part in the Open Mic, call the station at 508-755-1880 or email Mauro DePasquale at [email protected].
Plans for Restaurant and Music Hall at Olympia Theatre Moving Forward
Even though their fundraising efforts fell short of their goal, the couple behind the renovation of Worcester’s oldest theater — the Olympia Theatre — will seemingly take matters into their own hands and continue forward with their plan.
Last week, Jennifer Wright and Patrick Flynn — the team behind the hopeful O’lympia Music Hall & Grill — posted on the business’ Facebook page that although they haven’t found the funding to complete their entire project, they will now focus their immediate efforts on purchasing the building and opening the restaurant-side with an eye towards a renovation of the music hall in the future.
QCC Food Pantry Gets Ready for New School Year
When classes begin on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at Quinsigamond Community College [QCC], the volunteers behind the school’s food pantry will be ready.
The QCC Food Pantry and Resource Center regularly services 390 QCC students and anticipates more when school starts this week.
“It’s amazing what a transformation the food pantry and resource center has gone through since it was opened,” said QCC President Dr. Luis Pedraja.
The QCC Food Pantry and Resource Center serves QCC students that have low to very low food security and offers biweekly visits from LUK, a not-for-profit social service agency located in central Massachusetts that is dedicated to improving the lives of those age 26 and under, nutritional classes put on by Cooking Matters in Massachusetts to assist with nutritional training;, informational sessions on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and information from the Central West Justice Center on knowing your rights and what government benefits are available and the eligibility requirements.
Blackstone Valley 14: Cinema de Lux to Host Concert Films
Last week, Showcase Cinemas announced the launch of Showcase Arena, a music-driven event cinema program intended to promote music and concert films.
“Showcase Cinemas is, and has always been, a supporter of music and the arts, and we continue to place an emphasis on this expressive platform in all of our theatres and through our programming,” said Mark Walukevich, Senior Vice President of Film and Event Cinema Worldwide. “We recognize the power of music and the ability it has to bring people together, which is why we are thrilled to continue to offer this genre of film through Showcase Arena.”
Over the next two months, Showcase Arena will screen the following films at Blackstone Valley Cinemas in Millbury:
- IRIS: A Space Opera, by Justice – September 10
- Roger Waters: Us & Them – October 2 & 6
- Elvis Unleashed – October 7 & 10
- Metallica S&M2 – October 9 & 14
- Shakira In Concert: El Dorado World Tour – November 13 & 17
For more information on upcoming Showcase Arena showings, visit: https://www.showcasecinemas.com/events.
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