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FIRSTNIGHT WORCESTER

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ANDY CUMMINGS is a guitarist/vocalist who specializes in American music, folk, jazz, blues, country, and rock & roll. Worcester Music Awards Best Solo Act (2011 and 2012).ASSAbet VAlleY ChAMberSINGerS is a small ensemble selected from the Assabet Valley Mastersingers. The Chambersingers will perform madrigals and motets from all periods, as well as Broadway show tunes and vocal Jazz standards.C.M. JUDGe, teAChING ArtISt is an intermedia artist who has facilitated over 100 public art projects. She enjoys bringing people together to create meaningful public art for their community.CAMboDIAN ClASSICAl DANCe Students from around the region will perform a lovely display of Classical Cambodian Dance.CANAl DIStrICt horSe & WAGoN toUrS Join us for a journey into our city’s past! Trained tour

guides from South High share extraordinary stories of immigrants, the industrial revolution, and success in Worcester. Some famous Worcesterites may even make a guest appearance! ChUCk & MUD AND the hole IN the DAM bAND These Worcester favorites are entering their 37th year of performing together! (They received the Key to the City of Worcester in 2004, but still have not figured out how to open it!)CroCoDIle rIVer MUSIC delivers an exuberant African Fusion concert as it brings African and African-influenced music and dance to the audience!DArlIN’ CoreY is the most recent and exciting new project for Matt Shipman and Erica Brown. Accompanied by fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitars, they put their unique spin on an Americana mix of bluegrass, old time, folk and original songs.DezrAh the StrANGe is a magician, sideshow performer, escape artist and general weirdo from

Central MA. He has performed everywhere from Fortune 500 companies, and Universities to burlesque shows and backyard BBQ’s. See him at First Night!the GIzMo GUYS are a comedy juggling act, but they are much more! Touring worldwide since 1987, The Gizmo Guys have appeared before more than a million people in 2,000+ live performances, as well as countless others on TV. Their act includes world-class juggling skills presented in a series of original routines that will amaze and amuse!GrACe MorrISoN is an amazingly talented singer/songwriter and First Night favorite! Winner, “Grass Roots” Award, New England Music Awards (2015).GreAter WorCeSter operA is a company of professionally trained local artists who perform Broadway, American Songbook, operetta and opera music in both concert and fully staged theatrical productions. They will be presenting “The Story and Songs of Camelot’ at First Night.

the hIp SWAYerS Described by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette as “busy and popular”, the Hip Swayers have performed in venues and on radio from Quebec to New Orleans and on both the east and left coasts. They have opened for Paul Rishell & Annie Raines and were featured guests on a live broadcast of the Blue Plate Special on Knoxville radio station WDVX. hYpNotISt/CoMeDIAN JIM SpINNAto Join Hypnotist/Comedian Jim Spinnato for a fun-filled performance of comedy, audience participation and hypnosis. “Sleeping” was never this funny! (Parents please note: Jim’s show at Jillian’s is “Rated PG”. His Tuckerman Hall show is “Rated G”).Pe

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eCotArIUM – 222 Harrington Way Free w/ button (10 AM to 5 PM)

JoY oF MUSIC proGrAM1 Gorham Street

opeN hoUSe (10 to 11:30 AM) Family-friendly drumming circles and creative movement groups.

MUSeUM oF rUSSIAN ICoNS 203 Union Street, Clinton

Free w/ button on New Year’s Eve (11 AM to 3 PM) and in January, 2016.

olD StUrbrIDGe VIllAGe 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge

Free w/ button on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day (9:30 AM to 4 PM)

SAlISbUrY MANSIoN40 Highland Street

Free w/ button (1 PM to 4 PM)

WorCeSter Art MUSeUM 55 Salisbury Street

Free w/ button (11 AM to 5 PM) FeelING CrAFtY? “Make your own noisemaker” workshop (1 to 5 PM) Free with First Night button ($5.00 without). Sponsored by FLEXcon.

WorCeSter hIStorICAl MUSeUM 30 Elm Street

Free w/ button (10 AM to 4 PM)

WorCeSter JCC633 Salisbury Street

Free w/ button opeN hoUSe (1 to 3 pM)Gaga, basketball clinic, bounce house and craft projects. Kids under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

JIllIAN’S bIllIArD ClUb 315 Grove Street

Free w/ button FREE PASTA BAR (4 to 6 PM). PLUS, get a FREE $10 game card! Sponsored by Jillian’s. Grace Morrison

Country Folk Rock/AmericanaMychael David Nashville Recording Artist

WorCeSter CoMMoN oVAl 455 Main Street (behind City Hall)

Free w/ button FREE ICE SKATING (12 to 5 PM). Sponsored by baystateparent.

Free w/ button FREE HOT COCOA (4 PM, while supplies last). Sponsored by Becker College.

INStItUte pArk Corner of Salisbury & Boynton CANAl DIStrICt horSe & WAGoN toUrS

tUCkerMAN hAll 10 Tuckerman Street

Mayor’s opening remarks (6 to 6:10 PM)

the Southeast Asian Coalition “Youth effect”. Opening Act sponsored by Saint-Gobain.

epWorth UNIteD MethoDISt ChUrCh64 Salisbury Street

Sanctuary Dezrah the Strange – Magician Sweet Wednesday – Roots Americana BandLower Level McInerney School of Irish

Step Dance – Irish DancersJazz trane from Joy of Music World Jazz

Snack BarChapel Darlin’ Corey

Bluegrass/Old TimeNeptune’s Car Contemporary Folk Duo

Parking Lot Free w/ button the Well Dressed pony (4 to 7 PM) – Pony RidestrINItY lUtherAN ChUrCh73 Lancaster Street

Hall JoMp Youth orchestra (JYo) Youth Orchestra

Jazz Messengers from Joy of Music – World Jazz

ArMeNIAN ChUrCh oF oUr SAVIor CUltUrAl CeNter – 34 Boynton St.

the Worcester Youth orchestras – Youth Orchestra

li liu Chinese Acrobatics

rAlph’S roCk DINer sponsored by MassLive.com – 148 Grove Street

tyra penn and her Army of Snakes Jazz & Blues

WeSleY UNIteD MethoDISt ChUrCh 114 Main Street

Sanctuary pakachoag Music School with Worcester Children’s Chorus Student Musicians

Assabet Valley Chambersingers Chamber Choir

Greater Worcester opera Musical Theatre

Brewer Hall Snack BarCambodian Classical Dance Classical Dancers

Mark Mandeville & raianne richards Folk Singers

VeterANS INC. (olD ArMorY blDG) 69 Grove Street (Salisbury St. Entrance) KIDS ZONE sponsored by UniBank linda peck – Meet Linda Peck as Mary Poppins!

C.M. Judge, teaching Artist – Inflatable Sculpture – special thanks to St. Leo School.

CoUrtYArD bY MArrIott 72 Grove Street psychic Medium Joanne Gerber

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JAMeS keYeS is a performer with a voice like brewed black coffee and a set of songs reaching all the way back to the Great Depression that will make you clap, dance and sing along, until long after the music is over!JAN lUbY is a singer/songwriter known for her engaging stage-presence and voice full of passion, range and power. Winner, Female Vocalist, Motif Magazine (2011). Finalist, Boston Acoustic Music Underground competition.JAzz MeSSeNGerS FroM JoY oF MUSIC Whether it’s Latin Jazz, World Fusion or Standard Jazz, this talented high school quartet from Joy of Music swings smooth and rocks hard!JAzz trANe FroM JoY oF MUSIC World jazz, fusion, standards - this jazz quartet of outstanding high school players will fill the hall with energy and joy!

JAzzeD Up FeAtUrING MAUro DepASqUAle ”If you like Sinatra, Bublé, Bennett, and Connick Jr., you will LOVE JAZZED UP.” Winner, Best Entertainers, Worcester Living Magazine (2014). Nominated, Best JAZZ ACT, Worcester Music Awards (2012,2013, 2014 and 2015).JoMp YoUth orCheStrA (JYo) From Beethoven to Respighi’s Ancient Airs and Dances to the Elgar Enigma Variations, JYO will lift your spirits and celebrate the New Year in grand style! the kellY GIrlS are a four piece, all-female band, full of energy and good humor! They sing and play Irish, Celtic, American and Canadian folk songs, tunes, ballads and pub songs with entertaining musicianship that audiences love. kb AND the SteW is a trio of musicians who play a blend of jazz, funk, rock and hip-hop

instrumentals. The group is comprised of Victor-Scott Sandagato on guitar, Billy Morgan on keyboard, and Kaelan Burkett on drums.lArA herSCoVItCh Lara’s music is an original blend of modern folk with blues, jazz, and pop influences. She’s a former Connecticut State Troubadour, has appeared as a guest on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor and tours from Maine to Miami!lI lIU was born in Shenyang, China and started learning acrobatics at the age of six. She has toured all over the world with The Liaoning State Circus, Zirkus Knie in Switzerland, Circus Roncali in Germany, and Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus in the US, where she has resided since 2003. Winner, Gold Medal, Cirque de Demain circus competition (Paris).

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Shaded Glitch – Electro Pop the kelly Girls – Celtic Band Jim Spinnato Comedy/Hypnotist

CANAl DIStrICt horSe & WAGoN toUrS

Jim Spinnato Comedy/Hypnotist

Crocodile river Music Global Music for Hire

Who Are YoU - A tribute to the Who – Classic Rock

Dezrah the Strange – Magician Sweet Wednesday – Roots Americana BandChuck & Mud and the hole in the Dam band – Family Entertainment

Chuck & Mud and the hole in the Dam band – Family Entertainment

Snack Bar

Jan luby – Singer/Songwriter peter Griggs: 500 Years of Music for Guitar – Classical Guitar (& More)

li liu Chinese Acrobatics the Gizmo Guys – Comedy & Juggling the Gizmo Guys

Comedy & Jugglingkb and the Stew Jazz Rock Andy Cummings – Singer/Songstylist James keyes – American Roots

lara herscovitch Contemporary Folk the hip Swayers – Mountain Surf lori Diamond & Fred Abatelli

Soulful Acoustic Duo

Snack BarMs. Marci & the lovesick hounds Swing Blues

Jazzed Up featuring Mauro Depasquale – Jazz Classics & American-Songbook

Matt roberts – Clean Comedy Magic Matt roberts – Clean Comedy Magic

C.M. Judge, teaching Artist

psychic Medium Deborah livingston (with Katherine Glass)

psychic Medium katherine Glass (with Deborah Livingston)

lINDA peCk pops in as Mary Poppins, transforming First Night into a London Street. Join her as she mixes magic, balloon umbrellas and a bit of her zany psychology!lorI DIAMoND & FreD AbAtellI Fans of Norah Jones, Sarah McLachlan and Joni Mitchell, quickly become fans of Lori & Fred as they explore Jazz, Acoustic, Folk, Pop, Gospel and blues influences and gently infuse them into their own, highly original style. Five-time Winner, Worcester Music Awards; Pulse Magazine’s BEST CD (2015).MArk MANDeVIlle & rAIANNe rIChArDS have resonated with the lover of Americana, old country, and harmony singing for more than a decade. The duo crafts commanding melodies and poignant, introspective lyrics backed with delicate arrangements on ukulele, clarinet, guitar and banjo. Their recent album Hard Times & Woes has won rave reviews. MAtt robertS: CleAN CoMeDY MAGIC Matt’s award-winning, interactive live show is an original mix of laughter and amazement. It features smart clean comedy, fun audience participation, skillful sleight-of-hand and the astonishing illusions that have made Matt one of the country’s busiest entertainers! Two-time EMMY® Nominee. Named “Great Illusionist” by The Providence Performing Arts Center.the MCINerNeY SChool oF IrISh Step DANCe is home to numerous regional and national champions as well as several world qualifiers.Their dancers have performed with world renowned Irish performers including the Chieftains, Cherish the Ladies, Teada, Lunasa, the Clancy Brothers, and Eileen Ivers.MS. MArCI & the loVeSICk hoUNDS Ms. Marci has performed with blues and Rock ‘n’ Roll legends Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Hubert Sumlin, Bo Diddley, and Pinetop Perkins, among others. Winner, Woo-Tube “Video of The Month” for “Boogie Woman”, performed with The Lovesick Hounds.MYChAel DAVID An intimate night featuring Mychael’s original hits along with some of your favorite country songs. Mychael’s hit song “Nothin” spent 34 weeks on national radio where it topped at #1 on The Indie World Charts. NeptUNe’S CAr is an acoustic duo from Massachusetts and New Hampshire who play original, Contemporary Folk music. Their three albums have appeared on many “Best of” lists and have charted in the top 5 on Folk radio twice!pAkAChoAG MUSIC SChool WIth WorCeSter ChIlDreN’S ChorUS Come relax, be inspired. Pakachoag Music students team up with the Worcester Children’s Chorus to sing in the New Year! Who knew music-making could be such fun! peter GrIGGS: 500 YeArS oF MUSIC For GUItAr Peter is a musician and composer from New York City who has presented more than 500 concerts worldwide since 2002. His repertoire includes classical music of all periods, as well as Flamenco, jazz, blues, Brazilian music and his own compositions. pSYChIC MeDIUM DeborAh lIVINGStoN (WIth kAtherINe GlASS) As seen on WBZ news and TV show 6th Sense and Beyond, Deborah has been gifted with the sacred gift of communication with the spirit world. Her messages are delivered with love, humor and sensitivity.pSYChIC MeDIUM JoANNe Gerber has appeared on national television, including the NBC Weekend Today Show and NECN news, and has hosted her own monthly show, “Chat with Psychic Joanne Gerber” on Boston.com for over a decade. She also presents live on-the-air readings weekly on WJJR 98.1 FM (Rutland, VT).pSYChIC MeDIUM kAtherINe GlASS (WIth DeborAh lIVINGStoN) Katherine comes from a lineage of psychic sensitives and Transcendentalists and is directly related to Ralph Waldo Emerson. She has been using her gifts to bring help and healing to others since childhood, and professionally for over 20 years.ShADeD GlItCh is an up and coming Electro pop singer/songwriter from Boston that captures listeners with strong, melodic, hard bass music and meaningful, haunting lyrics.the SoUtheASt ASIAN CoAlItIoN “YoUth eFFeCt” Opening Act sponsored by Saint-Gobain. The Southeast Asian Coalition “Youth Effect” group will present an exciting and innovative Asian fusion dance incorporating cultural performances from different regions within Southeast Asia. This spectacular display begins with a traditional Chinese Lion Dance, leads into a graceful traditional Thai dance and finishes with a relaxed performance of a traditional Vietnamese dance. Not to be missed!SWeet WeDNeSDAY performs heartfelt and beautiful harmonies backed by guitar, mandolin, harmonica, violin, bass and drums that take you traveling across uncharted waters, to places and people you never dreamed of meeting, but whom you will never forget. tYrA peNN AND her ArMY oF SNAkeS present The Snakes In Winter, a program of songs for the ice and snow, with Snakes!Who Are YoU – A trIbUte to the Who Do you like THE WHO? Then you’re in luck! Playing venues throughout the US and Canada, WHO ARE YOU brings their audience an exciting multimedia experience that aims to recreate the sheer power that drove The Who to their reputation as one of rock ‘n’ roll’s best live acts!the WorCeSter YoUth orCheStrAS Currently celebrating its 68th Season, the Worcester Youth Orchestras provide aspiring young musicians with opportunities to play in a full symphony orchestra. They will be performing Music for the Holidays and Festive Season at First Night.

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Rand Whitney Container, LLCReliant Medical GroupSG&D Insurance AgenciesWebster Five Cents Savings Bank

Armenian Cultural CenterCommerce BankCourtyard by Marriott Epworth United Methodist ChurchHilton Garden Inn Jillian’s Billiard ClubMarketKINGMillbury Federal Credit UnionNational GridRalph’s Rock Diner

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SAlISbUrY MANSIoN 40 Highland St.

WorCeSter Art MUSeUM 55 Salisbury St.

WorCeSter hIStorICAl MUSeUM – 30 Elm St.

WorCeSter JCC 633 Salisbury St.

JIllIAN’S bIllIArD ClUb 315 Grove St.

WorCeSter CoMMoN oVAl 455 Main St. (behind City Hall)

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ArMeNIAN ChUrCh oF oUr SAVIor CUltUrAl CeNter – 34 Boynton St.

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WeSleY UNIteD MethoDISt ChUrCh – 114 Main St.

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