伍斯特

Central 麻萨诸塞州’ largest art, 音乐, and performance festival takes place every September on Park Avenue, within walking distance of Clark.

伍斯特’s unofficial kickoff to summer features amazing food, live entertainment, and block parties along the city’s “Restaurant Row.”

International artists descend on 伍斯特 for a week in September to create large-scale murals, art installations, and immersive experiences.

More than 15,000 people enjoy 伍斯特’s annual celebration of Latino culture, 音乐, and food. It’s one of 伍斯特’s biggest parties.

The Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary is a 400-acre oasis located within the city, though you’ll swear you’re hiking in the country.

伍斯特 takes a back seat to no city — not even Boston — when it comes to celebrating all things green. On parade day, everybody’s Irish.

Lace ’em up to enjoy one of 伍斯特’s newer traditions and one of its most fun. The oval on 伍斯特 Common is open for ice skating throughout the winter.

头发, 和谐, and hell-raising set 在钯 apart from other city 音乐 venues, in decibel levels alone. The metal-rock gods haunt this raucous hall.

The first American valentines were popularized and mass-produced by a 伍斯特 woman named Esther Howland. Hearts have been gladdened (and broken) ever since.

In 1963, 伍斯特 commercial artist Harvey Ball was commissioned to design an image that would boost morale among employees at a local insurance company. That image became the internationally known Smiley Face.

5月19日, 1969, astronaut Buzz Aldrin cut the ribbon on the newly built Goddard 图书馆 at Clark University. Two months later, he and Neil Armstrong were walking on the moon.

Ever watch the hit animated series “Bob’s Burgers” and “Archer”? If so, then you should know the voices of Bob and Archer are supplied by 伍斯特’s own H. 乔恩·本杰明.

李里士满 of the 伍斯特s pitched the first 完美的游戏 in major league baseball history on June 12, 1880, in 伍斯特. A monument commemorates Richmond’s feat.

The Beatles were four anonymous 音乐ians from Liverpool until Dick “The Derby” Smith became the first DJ in the U.S. to play their first record, “She Loves You,” on radio station WORC. 它流行起来了.

On July 14, 1776, Isaiah Thomas, publisher of the 伍斯特-based 麻萨诸塞州 间谍, gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. He also made sure the 间谍 was the first paper to publish the historic document.

伍斯特’s Mechanics Hall has hosted countless world-class 音乐ians and comedic performers, but two of its most renowned presenters were the authors Mark Twain and Charles Dickens.

The 伍斯特 Foundation for Experimental Biology developed the first oral contraceptive during the 1950s and marketed it in 1960. The invention changed the social and political landscape for generations to come.

At the turn of the last century, Marshall “Major” Taylor, aka “The 伍斯特 Whirlwind,” was the fastest bicyclist in the world. He was also among the first African-American athletes to confront racism in professional sports.