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April 24, 2026

WISE Summer Session Coming Soon

As our spring session winds down, we have been actively planning a fun, themed summer session: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Learning is sure to get your flag waving! 

WISE is delighted to mark the 250th anniversary of our nation with a six-week summer session to acknowledge and learn more about our historical milestone. This session offers several compelling short classes between Memorial Day and Independence Day that celebrate the aspirations described by our Declaration of Independence and provide the chance to reflect on America's evolution. There are also some special events and social activities to engage with fellow WISE members and friends.

The WISE Summer Session is open to all

Whether you are a long-time member, or thinking of giving WISE a try, this session is the perfect time to take a class or two at significantly reduced rates.

Each class session is only $10 (for example, $20 for a two-week class, $30 for a three-week class, etc.). There has never been a better time to take a WISE class.

The final schedule and registration information will be published in this newsletter next Friday, May 1.

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WISE Calendar

Movie Club: TOMORROW!

Sat. April 25 at 1 pm (AU Fuller Auditorium)

Movie: Nuremberg

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Brown Bag Lecture: Worcester's Three Deckers

Tues. April 28 at 11:30 am (AU La Maison Hall)

Registration closed

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WISE Forum

 

Wed. April 29 at 12 pm (AU Pierre's Pub)

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Memoir Writers

Thur. April 30 at 7 pm (Zoom)

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Fiction Book Club

Wed. May 6 at 2:45 pm (AU La Maison Hall)

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Nonfiction Book Club

Fri. May 8 at 1:30 pm (AU Testa 155)

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On the Assumption Campus and Beyond
AU Theater Open Dress Rehearsal: Mean Girls Sat. April 25 at 7 pm (AU Curtis Performance Hall)

Greyhound Theatre is putting on a production of Mean Girls in May. Assumption students and faculty and their guests are welcome to attend this free Open Dress Rehearsal. 

Webster Library: Author Talk

R.F. Kuang, One Book One Community

Wed. April 29 at 6 pm (Bartlett High School, Webster)

Click here to learn more

AU Concert: Assumption University Jazz Band

Directed by WISE instructor Paul Buono

Wed. April 29 at 7 pm (AU Pierre's Pub)

Free and open to the public

This performance will feature famous jazz standards and contemporary selections, along with special guests. 

AU Concert: Spring 2026 Band Concert

Thurs. April 30 at 6 pm (AU Curtis Hall)

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Hanover Theater: Artist Talk

Stained Glass Artist Michael Oates

Sat. May 2 at 2 pm (Franklin Square Salon at the Hanover Theater, Worcester)

Free to WISE members

Click here to RSVP

Committee News
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The Development Committee wants you to know....

you have until May 1 to purchase Gift Card Raffle tickets at $5 for 1 chance or $10 for 3 chances.

Click on the calendar to see each day's prize(s):

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How it works:

With the purchase of 1 raffle ticket, your name goes into the hat once; with the purchase of 3 raffle tickets, your name goes into the hat three times – giving you a chance to win up to three different gift cards. 

Winners will be contacted and announced in The WISE Weekly throughout May. 

The best part is, your entire donation goes to WISE.

Contact the WISE office at 508-767-7513 for raffle ticket sales.

More to Know

Sign up now for WISE Day at the Ballpark

As part of the upcoming summer schedule, WISE members can purchase tickets to attend a Woo Sox game at Polar Park.

Join a group of fellow members on Sunday, June 28 at 1:05 pm to watch the Woo Sox vs Toledo.

Polar Park is a fun, family-friendly venue in the heart of Worcester.

Purchase tickets now at $27 each; members can purchase up to 4 tickets for themselves and their guests. 

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Click button below to register:

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WISE Quote of the Week

"Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky."

- Khalil Gibran, Sand and Foam

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