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Monday, November 2, in Worcester, MA and nearby. Open the calendar

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Editor's picks

Today, Mon, Nov 2

10:05amWorcester Railers vs Adirondack Thunder at DCU CenterDCU Center, Worcester · ~$20–$45~$20–$45 5pmBoston Lights: A Lantern Experience at Franklin Park ZooFranklin Park Zoo, Boston · ~$25–$40~$25–$40 6:30pmWise Guys Trivia Night at Galway Bay Irish PubGalway Bay Irish Pub, Worcester · FreeFree 6:30pmRun Club at Wormtown BreweryWormtown Brewery, Worcester · FreeFree 6:30pmWise Guys Musical Bingo at Eighty AtesEighty Ates, Webster · FreeFree 7pmWorcester Youth Orchestras Fall Concert: Jazz and Wind Ensembles at St. John's High SchoolRobert R. Jay Performing Arts Center, St. John's High School, Shrewsbury · ~$10–$20~$10–$20 7:30pmBeauty School Dropout: The Circus at Palladium UpstairsPalladium Upstairs, Worcester · ~$20–$35~$20–$35 8pmDirty Gerund Poetry Open Mic at Ralph's Rock DinerRalph's Rock Diner, Worcester · FreeFree

Exhibitions open today

Open during each venue's hours. All exhibitions

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery

Closed todayTue to Fri 10 to 5, Sat 12 to 5
Queens, Gods, and Devotees: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art at Cantor Art GalleryAug 25 to Nov 24Free

Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery

Closed todayWed to Fri 11 to 5, Sat 1 to 5
Hold Me Tender: Sculptures by Bayda AsbridgeOct 22 to Nov 2119 days left

Museum of Worcester

Closed todayTue to Sat 10 to 4
Arab Massachusetts: Building Community in the CommonwealthSep 26 to Feb 28, 2027$10

Worcester Art Museum

Closed todayWed to Sun 10 to 4
Tim de Christopher: Paper and Stone, A RetrospectiveOct 16 to Dec 6$22Christine E. Brown: Our Hearts in the MarginsOct 16 to Dec 13$22

Long-term and collection: Martine Gutierrez: First Revelation of the Sovereign Queen (through Sep 23, 2028)

Danforth Art Museum

FraminghamClosed todayTue to Sun 12 to 5
Suzanne Gainer: Every Woman and NobodySep 19 to Dec 20$7Elizabeth Clark Libert: Boy CrazySep 19 to Dec 20$7Neal Rantoul: A Life in PhotographsSep 19 to Dec 20$7

Davis Museum

WellesleyClosed todayTue to Sun 11 to 5
Excavating Antioch: The Archaeology of an Ancient CitySep 25 to May 30, 2027FreeShi: Stories in StoneSep 25 to May 30, 2027Free

Fitchburg Art Museum

FitchburgClosed todayWed to Fri 12 to 4, Sat and Sun 11 to 5
Festival: A Celebration of African ArtApr 3, 2025 to Dec 13FreeElisa H. Hamilton: HeirloomsOct 3 to Sep 19, 2027Free

Long-term and collection: Kaleidoscope: 100 Years of Collecting for Our Community (through Jul 3, 2027)

Visions of the Supernatural at the Springfield MuseumsOct 24 to Feb 7, 2027~$15–$25Tara Sellios: Ask Now the Beasts at the Springfield MuseumsOct 24 to Feb 7, 2027~$15–$25

Hammond Art Gallery

FitchburgOpen during Hammond Art Gallery hours
Bill Porter: What We Learn to Believe at Fitchburg State UniversityOct 26 to Dec 20Free

MASS MoCA

North AdamsOpen todayWed to Mon 10 to 5, closed Tue
Zora J Murff: Race/HustleDec 6, 2025 to Nov 2220 days leftJimena Sarno: RhapsodyOct 18, 2025 to Jan 31, 2027$25Michael E. Smith: The makings of youMay 23 to Feb 21, 2027$25Spatial PoemsMay 23 to Apr 4, 2027$25Daniela Rivera: Hacia Cuando (To When)Jul 11 to Jun 13, 2027$25

Long-term and collection: Technologies of Relation (through Jul 25, 2027)

New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill

BoylstonOpen todayDaily 10 to 5
Gnomevember at New England Botanic GardenNov 1 to Nov 30$22–$24

Springfield Museums

SpringfieldClosed todayTue to Sat 10 to 5, Sun 11 to 5
Markets, Foodways, and the Essence of Place: Works from the Museo de Arte de PonceSep 5, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027$27.50Legacies of Surrealism: Works from the Museo de Arte de PonceSep 5, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027$27.50In Nature's Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape PaintingOct 10 to Jan 24, 2027$27.50

The Icon Museum and Study Center

ClintonClosed todayThu to Sun 10 to 4
Light from the East: Masterpieces from the Ikonen-Museum RecklinghausenOct 16 to Mar 21, 2027~$10–$18

Also: tonight, this weekend, free this week, holiday events 2026.

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