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 – Wednesday, September 7 – tickets for Cirque du Soleil at the DCU Center go on sale on Sept. 12, get free tickets to the Samuel Slater Experience on Museum Day, the public is invited to the 179th Worcester County Mechanics Association meeting on Sept. 27, the Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival takes place at Polar Park on Saturday and the average gallon of gas in Massachusetts drops to below $4 for the first time since February.
Tickets for Cirque du Soleil Comes at the DCU Center On Sale Sept. 12
Corteo, the most enchanting arena production from Cirque du Soleil is back in North America and heading to Worcester.
The unique production, directed by Daniele Finzi Pasca, first premiered in Montreal under the Big Top in April 2005. Since its creation, the show has amazed over 10 million spectators, in 20 countries, on four continents.
Corteo will be presented at the DCU Center for five shows from Jan. 12 to Jan. 15, 2023.
Corteo is a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth.
Tickets for Corteo in Worcester, MA are available online exclusively to Club Cirque members starting today at 10am. Visit the Cirque du Soleil website for a free membership.
General on-sale starts on Sept. 12, 2022 here.
The performance schedule at the DCU Center:
- Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023 at 7:30 PM
- Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM
- Saturday, Jan.14, 2023 at 3:30 PM & 7:30 PM
- Sunday, Jan.15, 2023 at 1 PM
Samuel Slater Experience Celebrates Museum Day on Sept. 17
The Samuel Slater Experience, at 31 Ray Street in Webster, joins The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles; The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York; The San Jose Museum of Art; The Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge; The Worcester Art Museum and many others across the country celebrating Smithsonian Magazine’s 18th Annual Museum Day on Sept. 17.
Visit the Smithsonian Magazine website to download a free ticket for Museum Day.
The Samuel Slater Experience employs state-of-the-art 4-D digital technology to tell the story of Samuel Slater, the beginnings of the American Industrial Revolution, and the founding of Webster, Massachusetts in the early 19th century.
The 179th Worcester County Mechanics Association Annual Meeting
The 179th Annual Meeting of the Worcester County Mechanics Association is scheduled for Mechanics Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 27, from 5 PM to 7 PM.
Admission to the event is free. All are welcome to attend.
The evening of socializing and networking honors Senator Harriette L. Chandler, Senate President Emerita, and Will Sherwood, Mechanics Hall Principal Organist, and the qualities they of leadership, creativity, and innovation they display.
A reception with light fare and cash bar will follow the event. The Worcester Youth Orchestras Jazz Ensemble will provide entertainment.
Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival at Polar Park
The Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival takes place at Polar Park on Saturday. Sept. 10 from 5 PM to 9 PM.
General admission tickets are $35. VIP tickets are sold out.
For more information and for tickets, visit the Polar Park website.
Massachusetts Gas Prices Drop Below $4 for the First Time Since February
AAA Northeast reports changes in gas prices across the region on a weekly basis.
Massachusetts’s average gas price is down 13 cents from last week, averaging $3.91 per gallon. That price is 48 cents higher than a month ago ($4.37) and 83 cents higher than on September 6, 2021 ($3.08). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 14 cents higher than the national average.
Lower oil prices, modest domestic gasoline demand, and a quiet hurricane season are combining to drive pump prices lower. The national average for a gallon of gas fell seven cents in the past week to $3.77.
“According to weather analysts, it’s the first time in 25 years that a named Atlantic storm did not develop in August. That’s the good news,” said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast Director of Public and Government Affairs. “But we still have another month of peak hurricane season, and these storms can affect gas prices by disrupting oil production and refining.”
AAA Northeast’s September 6 survey of fuel prices found the current national average to be 7 cents lower than last week ($3.84), averaging $3.77 a gallon. Today’s national average price is 31 cents higher than a month ago ($4.08) and 59 cents higher than this day last year ($3.18).
