WORCESTER ART MUSEUM RECEIVES CAPITAL GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL FACILITIES FUND FOR THE LANCASTER PLAZA PROJECT Worcester, MA—The Worcester Art Museum (WAM) today announced it has been awarded a $200,000 Capital Grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) for its Lancaster Plaza Project. This is the maximum amount awarded this year through this competitive state program, […]
Hello friend, GINA RAIMONDO There’s a lot going on these days, and it’s easy to miss things. That’s why I wanted to put together a quick recap for you of the highlights from this past week: PHASE 3 We aren’t ready to start Phase 3 of our reopening yet, but I want to give you […]
EARTHTALK Q&A “Air pollution and rollbacks to environmental protections and regulations make it hard for black people to breathe,” says Robert Bullard, the “father of environmental justice” and founder of the non-profit National Black Environmental Justice Network (NBEJN). Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: Is there any overlap between the #BlackLivesMatter and Environmental Justice movements? There […]
TIFFANY PEAY JEWELRY Tiffany Peay Jewelry in Tiverton Four Corners invites you to the Pearl Show: Jewels of the Sea celebrating 23 years of Tiffany Peay Jewelry. The show will begin on Friday, July 3 and continue through Labor Day. The Pearl Show promises to quench your thirst for the love of pearls. Tiffany Peay Jewelry is […]
Union construction sites across Greater Boston paused to affirm Black Lives Matter Watch the recorded stream of the event BOSTON, MA — All union construction sites in Greater Boston paused to affirm Black Lives Matter on Friday at 8:46 a.m. The June 19 “stand down” lasted for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of […]
HESSCO EVENTS JUNE 2020 To RSVP and receive log-in/ call-in information, please contact Sheryl Leary at HESSCO 781 784 4944 or sleary@hessco.org
Now Streaming! Requiem for the Living, In Color A world premiere by Carlos Andres Toro and Daniel Bernard Roumain A PVDFest project – Curated by FirstWorks What viewers are saying: “It inhabits, it haunts, it activates, it is a scream and a prayer at the same time.” “Powerful and moving… Intensely beautiful” “Amazing… I […]
NEW COVID-19 RESOURCE FOR SENIORS IN NEED PROVIDENCE, RI, June 19, 2020–Family Service of Rhode Island (FSRI), a statewide nonprofit human service organization, has launched “Be Safe Plus,” a program delivering fresh foods, masks, cleaning and personal care supplies to Rhode Island seniors, people with disabilities and their caregivers who are at high-risk for COVID-19. […]
