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Upcoming Events

Below is a list of upcoming lectures, talks, gatherings, and special events that WISE offers beyond our standard academic courses. You can register by clicking the link next to each event.

You will receive more information about each event as the date nears. Remember to check your email for announcements about special events, our Movie Club, Book Clubs, Special Interest Groups, and other learning and social opportunities.

Do you have an idea for a Spotlight lecture? Please use this proposal form and submit your idea to the WISE office. 

  • Spotlight: The Golden Age of Candlepin Bowling on TV

    • 03/10/2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Worcester Public Library
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    Candlepin bowling was invented in Worcester and was one of the most popular sports on television between the 1950s and 1980s. Presenter Mike Morin is the previous host of Candlepin Bowling on Channel 5 and is a recognized historian on candlepin bowling.

    This Spotlight is being held in person at the Worcester Public Library at 3 Salem Square Worcester, MA 01608.

    Guests are encouraged, so bring a friend!

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  • Spotlight: Music Worcester, A Celebration of Bach

    • 03/11/2025
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Assumption, Tsotsis Ballroom B
    Register

    In the fall of 2024, Music Worcester embarked on a monumental project: THE COMPLETE BACH, the first-ever presentation of EVERYTHING that Johann Sebastian Bach wrote, presented live in 132 concerts over the next 11 years. Artistic Director Dr. Chris Shepard will present an overview of the project, taking the audience on a brief tour of the extraordinary output of J.S. Bach, explaining the significance of western music's greatest composer-- and the significance of this unique project for Worcester.

    This Spotlight is being held in person at Assumption University, Tsotsis Family Academic Center, Ballroom B

    Guests are welcome! Register today.

    About Dr. Chris Shepard:

    Now in his sixteenth year as Artistic Director of the Worcester Chorus, Chris also serves as conductor of the Connecticut Choral Artists (CONCORA), Connecticut’s oldest professional choir. In May 2024, Chris launched THE COMPLETE BACH, a 132-concert project to present live performances of all of J.S. Bach’s works for the first time ever in America. This monumental undertaking, under the auspices of Music Worcester, was inspired by Chris’s BACH2010 project, in which his Sydneian Bach Choir and Orchestra performed all of Bach’s choral cantatas in Sydney, Australia. THE COMPLETE BACH brings together local ensembles as well as internationally recognized performers such as pianists Jeremy Denk and Simone Dinnerstein, and Boston’s Handel & Haydn Society and Emmanuel Music.

    Chris' musical interests hardly stop in the eighteenth century, however. To read more, see this link: The Worcester Chorus | Music Worcester

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  • Brown Bag: James Welu, Worcester Art Museum

    • 03/13/2025
    • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Assumption, La Maison Salon
    Register

    James Welu, Director Emeritus, Worcester Art Museum

    Worcester Art Museum: For the Benefit of All

    Coffee, tea, water, and dessert will be provided at no charge to members. Guests are welcome. There will be a $2 charge for each guest, to be paid in cash at the door.

    Reservations will close on Monday, March 10.


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