In today’s daily 5 Things You Need to Know feature, ThisWeekinWorcester.com explores five important items and stories that Worcester and Central Massachusetts residents should keep a close eye on.
These five things can cover a whole range of subjects and issues that we feel are pertinent to understanding what’s going on in the city and the cities and towns surrounding Worcester.
In today’s edition – Thursday, August 18 – a local biography on Jack “The Shot” Foley is now available, Movies on the Common returns tonight with “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” Planting the Seed Foundation’s Stuff the Bus is underway, “Aladdin” tickets are now on sale at the Hanover Theatre and the first Out to Lunch festival and farmers market of the summer is today.
Jack ‘The Shot’ Foley Biography Now Available
Worcester’s own Mark “Pathfinder” Epstein has released a biography on college basketball icon Jack “The Shot” Foley, a three-time All-America selection for the Holy Cross Crusaders.
“Jack ‘The Shot’ Foley – A Legend for All Time” is now available on Amazon. To purchase the book, click here or click on the image below to read the book’s foreword.
Foley was the first player in school history to score 2,000 career points and his jersey number 32 was retired by Holy Cross in 2011.
Epstein also shares stories of the late Bill Russell and Togo Palazzi, both basketball legends who have recently passed away.
“Jack ‘The Shot’ Foley – A Legend for All Time” is Epstein’s second book. In 2019, he released his memoir, “They Call Me Pathfinder: Education-Basketball-Equality.”
Movies on the Common Starts Tonight with ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
The first Movies on the Common event of the summer is tonight for a screening of “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
The movie will begin at sundown, but the Worcester Common will be ready for movie-goers who want to get there as early as 6:30 PM to pick out their seats. Space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Guests can bring blankets or chairs to sit on. Refreshments will be sold on site or guests can bring their own.
For more information, click here.
The previously scheduled Movies on the Common with Disney’s “Encanto” was postponed in July and is rescheduled for Thursday, Sept. 1.
Planting the Seed’s Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive is Underway
Planting the Seed Foundation, a local nonprofit charitable organization, is currently collecting school supplies and other items for their Stuff the Bus campaign and are aiming to help as many students as possible before the school year starts.
They’re in need of backpacks, notebooks, pencils, crayons, glue, folders and much more. For a full list of items, check out their Amazon wish list here.
- Probate Court 225 Main St, Worcester
- Wells Fargo Front St Suite 1900 Worcester
- Thrive Support & Advocacy 65 Boston Post Road W Marlboro
- The Little Gym of West Boylston 342 W. Boylston St W Boylston
- Elevation Fitness 10 mill Rd Boylston
- International Ceramics 235 Brooks Street, Worcester
- Quinn’s Blue Plate Main St Holden MA
- Quinn’s Irish Pub 715 West Boylston Street, Worcester
- Wheelock Chiropractic 268 Burncoat Street, Worcester
- Worcester Fitness 440 Grove Street, Worcester
- Mancuso-Nowak Insurance Agency 252 Boston Tpke Shrewsbury
- JJM Insurance Agency 623 Chandler Street, Worcester
- Resinate 1191 Millbury St Worcester
- Forward Financial Services, Inc. 645 Chandler St Worcester
- Sheldon’s 914 Southbridge St Auburn
- Lux Realty 193 Boston Turnpike Shrewsbury
- Sneakerama 12 Lake Ave. Worcester
- Callahan, Fay, Caswell & Lindquist 61 Myrtle St Worcester
- Coldwell Banker Realty – Worcester Office 6 Park Ave Worcester
- Central Mass Dance Academy 65 Water St Worcester
- Joey’s Bar & Grill 344 Chandler St Worcester
- Bulbs.com 243 Stafford Street, Worcester
‘Aladdin’ Tickets Now on Sale at Hanover Theatre
Tickets are now on sale for “Aladdin” at the Hanover Theatre in downtown Worcester this fall.
Hanover Theatre will host six shows between Nov. 3 and Nov. 6. Prices range from $28 to $93. To buy tickets, click here or call the Hanover Theatre box office at 877-571-7469.
Out to Lunch Festival Begins Thursday
The first Out to Lunch Festival and Farmers’ Market of the summer is today on the Worcester Common.
Out to Lunch events are free and open to the public, hosting musical performances, local artists and crafters, area restaurants, farmers, and community organizations and nonprofits.
The Out to Lunch Festival and Farmers’ Markets will be held from 11 AM to 2 PM. Today’s event features live music from East Coast Soul and Crocodile River Music.
Today’s event had been previously scheduled for Aug. 4 but was postponed due to inclement weather. The Out to Lunch Festival will return on Sept. 1 and Sept. 8. More information can be found here.
