Please join us for the opening reception of DISPOSABLE INCOME; new artwork by Evan Wondolowski on February 4th from 7 to 10PM. "My work is about people and their relationships with money. I use money as an artistic medium to create portraits of pop culture icons who have a particularly interesting connection to money. In Disposible Income I am showing 3 shredded money portraits, 1 penny portrait and protest screenprints (one image, 25+ edition)." Light refreshments and drink will be provided. Always a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere.

DARK WORLD GALLERY - 179 Grafton St. - Worcester, MA

www.darkworldgallery.com

Hi, all.

I'm working on a piece for Worcester Magazine about new talent in Central MA, and would like your input.

Recommend any new solo performers or bands that you believe deserve attention.

Thanks!
Matt

mattrobert1967 @ gmail.com

Hey guys, I need a local to Worcester accountant for my graphic & web design business. Can anyone recommend anyone?

Thanks and cheers to a great 2012!

"The Raven" Battle of the Blues Bands will begin on February 5th in Worcester, MA.....it is open to New England, Connecticut and New York blues bands....please see below web site for information, rules, scoring, judges, submitting a band/solo act, $1,900 in cash prizes and awards.

Three bands have submitted and have been selected - we need nine more bands

* The Blues Brats
* The Mike Crandell Band
* Shakey Ground

Twelve "blues" bands will be selected to compete in 2012.....Blues bands needed to compete.....each band plays in one of the (3) preliminary rounds and if it wins that preliminary round it will go to the championship round...all championship round bands win a cash prize!

Blues fans encouraged to support..."ALL WELCOME"

More information see www.baevents.com/battleofthebands

So ever since reading Eloise at Christmastime as a child, I have had this fantasy of living in a city where all the businesses were decked out with wreaths for the holiday.

For the fourth year, instead of wishing it would happen, I have decided to make it happen!

If you have a business located in Worcester MA, we would like to give you a wreath! A nice green wreath with a big, fat, red bow - FREE!

All we ask is that you call or email the shop to reserve your wreath and leave us your business card when you pick it up.

Wreaths will be available for pick up from December 1 - 15.

We'd like to infect everyone with a little holiday cheer and goodwill and make this city the sparkling place of my childhood imagination!

Wreath hotline - 508-757-5300
sproutwreath@gmail.com

Please join us for the opening reception of Derek Ring's new show at Dark World Gallery on Dec. 10th from 7-10pm. Featuring all new work from the local artist after winning one of two Fellowships from the Worcester Arts Commission this year. Always a casual, relaxed atmosphere.

Dark World Gallery
179 Grafton St.
Worcester, MA

DARK WORLD GALLERY

http://massmouth.ning.com/events/the-world-in-worcester-slam
Link to info - sounds like fun, yah?

Our band is looking for a guitarist. The music is all original punk/metal like D.R.I., RAMONES, M.O.D, etc. We have one CD out and have enough lyrics for another two. The name is controversial but people will never forget it. The band made a big debut back in 2001/2002 time frame and was sidelined due to personal issues. We're now back and want to take this to the next level (i.e. Europe).

Reviews available here:

http://www.metal-archives.com/reviews/Abortion_Clinic/Premature_Birthulation/3786/
http://www.amazon.com/Premature-Birthulation-Abortion-Clinic/product-reviews/B0000632RW
http://www.jensmetalpage.com/reviews_bands.htm

Review and interview:

http://wormtown.org/article.php?story=20040601031257801&query=abortion%2Bclinic

Send email to sulteric@charter.net for more information.

-Peter

THE NEW MYTHOLOGY

Once upon a time the stories people told were more than just mere stories – they attempted to explain existence itself and solve nature’s many riddles. Elaborate tales were told by campfires depicting the birth of the universe, the origins of the wind, the cycle of seasons, and so on. With each retelling the stories gained a certain weight and power. Specifics were remembered and passed down, and soon the stories achieved a life of their own, becoming legends. Legends, having been retold for generations, eventually became the foundations for ancient belief systems. There were gods of the oceans, goddesses of nature, deities representing everything from the sun and moon to war and love. These divine beings, who poetically mirrored ourselves and our own nature, were embraced and worshipped; were given their own stories and a life of their own.

Then the pursuit of understanding through science took hold, and there was no longer any need to tell new stories. Imaginative invention was replaced with empirical evidence, and countless tales were forgotten. Those that were remembered lived on through artwork and poetry, the tales symbolizing mankind’s diverse and difficult nature. And while the stories live on, it’s a shame we don’t have our own – a pantheon that defines us despite the advent of technology.

But what if we did? What if we had a modern myth of gods and goddesses that we could, even still, identify with? A pantheon that represented nothing as simple as storms or fire, but reflected deeper, truer aspects of ourselves, for better or for worse. Deities that were as complex as we are.

That is the idea and the inspiration behind The New Mythology – to create a pantheon of beings that represent aspects of ourselves and our surroundings that are intrinsic and, even still, sacred.

Please join us for the opening reception of this highly anticipated show on October 1st from 7 to 10pm! At Dark World Gallery through the month of October, located at 179 Grafton St. in Worcester, MA.

DARK WORLD GALLERY
AARON WHITE

We're only 10 days away from the 2nd annual earth-friendly Open Road Music & Arts Festival on Sept 10th at (the new!) Institute Park!

Featuring Main Stage Artists: THE ALCHEMYSTICS, Herra Terra, Jabooda, Jon Short Band (featuring Mr. Duncan Arsenault of Worcesterite.com fame) Jazz Trane (Joy of Music Program), Art Decade, Golden Spurs, Gamble & Burke, and WHAT
Also featuring Side Stage artists: Dave Magario, Tom Cadrin, and Uncle Billy's Smokehouse (acoustic)

LIVE ART by Ben Gragen (Painter & Sculptor), Jon Defreest (Illustrator & Painter), Jeff Gemma (Tattoo Artist & Painter)
+ other visual artists!

+ Over 30 Arts & Crafts, Food, and Eco-Friendly Vendors! (EVO Dining, Sweet T, VegWorcester, Spiritual Haze, Espress Yourself to name a few)
+ ALL AGES! (Kids 10 and under are FREE)
+ Hours are from 11am to 6pm

$10 TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT http://tickets.openroadfestival.com
Listen to the bands and read more about the event at www.openroadfestival.com

We are building from the ground up with this event, and help grow by word of mouth, so we hope you can make it out.

Thank you,
Marcus