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20 Worcester Business Journal | March 20, 2017 | wbjournal.com F O C U S M E E T I N G S G U I D E & G O L F D I R E C T O R Y Presenting Sponsor Platinum Print Media Sponsor Gold Lunch Sponsor Silver Sponsor Bronze Sponsor Since its founding, tournament proceeds have supported student scholarships and rigorous academic programs at Worcester State University, named "Best in the Northeast" by the Princeton Review 13 years in a row. Gene J. DeFeudis Monday, June 5, 2017 Wachusett Country Club West Boylston, MA Kettle Brook Golf Club Paxton, MA www.worcester.edu/golf 1/2 alumni golf 2017 ad1.indd 1 3/9/17 12:40 PM Top tourist attractions 7 EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester 01604 508-929-2703 • www.ecotarium.org 167,461 77 Indoor-outdoor museum of science and nature, three floors of interactive exhibits, digital planetarium, science discovery programs, live animal habitats, hikes, outdoor play and more Joseph P. Cox president 1825 8 Tower Hill Botanic Garden 11 French Drive, Boylston 01505 508-869-6111 • www.towerhillbg.org 134,000 52 *** Year-round museum of plants on 132 acres owned and operated by the Worcester County Horticultural Society; special events, cafe and gift shop Grace Elton CEO 1842 9 Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-799-4406 • worcesterart.org 123,000 N/A Houses art from more than 50 centuries, including paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints, drawings, new media, arms and armor Matthias Waschek The C. Jean and Myles McDonough director of Worcester Art Museum 1896 10 Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field 1 College St., Worcester 01610 hanoverinsurancepark.com; worcesterbravehearts.com 65,401 N/A Home of Worcester Bravehearts and the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders (baseball) N/A 2005 11 Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex 1 College St., Worcester 01610 http://www.holycross.edu 57,930 N/A Home of College of the Holy Cross Crusaders (basketball and hockey) N/A 1975 12 Bolton Fair (Fairgrounds at Lancaster) 318 Seven Bridge Road, Lancaster 01523 978-365-7206 • www.boltonfair.org 23,000 N/A **** Agricultural fair on 53 acres in Lancaster; 135th annual events to take place August 11-13 Rose Darden president & fair manager 1874 13 Garden in the Woods (New England Wild Flower Society) 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham 01701 508-877-7630 • www.newenglandwild.org 19,795 25 ***** Native plant botanic garden in 45-acre woodland setting, with stream, pond and wetlands; tours, education programs, events and shop Debbi Edelstein executive director Society 1900; Garden 1931 14 Vaillancourt Folk Art 9 Main St., Suite 1-H, Sutton 01590 508-476-3601 • www.valfa.com 14,500 15 Producer of highly detailed, hand-painted collectible chalkware figurines from antique molds Gary Vaillancourt president Luke M. Vaillancourt director digital marketing 1984 15 Museum of Russian Icons 203 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-598-5000 • www.museumofrussianicons.org 14,184 6 With over 1,000 icons and artifacts, museum has the largest private collection of Russian icons outside Russia Kent Russell CEO & curator 2006 Source: Each attraction via survey. N/A = Not applicable or not available. Note: Fitchburg's Great Wolf Lodge and Sterling's Davis Children's Discovery Farm and Mega Maze do not report attendance. Bolton's Nashoba Valley Winery, Danforth Art of Framingham,Fruitlands Museums of Harvard and Worcester Historical Museum did not respond to the 2017 survey. * The Hanover Theatre's acquisition of 551 Main St. houses new function space, offices, rental space for a restaurant on the ground floor and The Hanover Theatre Conservatory for the Performing Arts on the lower level. ** Opened in March 2008 *** Off season **** Twenty year-round volunteers and as many as 150 volunteers during the fair ***** Total for the New England Wild Flower Society; 12 additional seasonal employees - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Top tourist attractions Ranked by annual attendance in 2016 Name 2016 attendance No. of employees Description Chief executive Year founded 1 Southwick's Zoo 2 Southwick St., Mendon 01756 800-258-9182 x 210 • www.southwickszoo.com 500,000 180 More than 150 species of wild animals; educational presentations, rides, picnic grounds, food and gift venues; events for large and small groups Peter Justin Brewer president 1963; incorporated in 1965 2 DCU Center 50 Foster St., Worcester 01608 508-755-6800 • dcucenter.com 469,594 140 Arena and convention center Sandra Dunn general manager 1982 3 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area 499 Mountain Road, Princeton 01541 978-464-2300 • www.wachusett.com 300,000 1,000 Ski resort open year-round for festivals, private events, weddings, summer outings and business meetings Jeff Crowley president 1934 4 Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge 01566 800-733-1830 • www.osv.org 251,425 200 200-acre living history museum depicting a 19th-century New England rural farm village James E. Donahue president & CEO 1946 5 Mechanics Hall 321 Main St., Worcester 01608 508-752-5608 • www.mechanicshall.org 250,000 11 Performance and special events venue celebrating 160 years serving Central Massachusetts Robert M. Kennedy executive director 1857 6 The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts 2 Southbridge St., Worcester 01608 877-571-7469 • thehanovertheatre.org 197,714 56 Eight seasons of award-winning Broadway shows, music and more; historic theatre is a catalyst for the economic development of downtown Worcester * Troy Siebels president & CEO 2008 ** 7 EcoTarium 222 Harrington Way, Worcester 01604 508-929-2703 • www.ecotarium.org 167,461 77 Indoor-outdoor museum of science and nature, three floors of interactive exhibits, digital planetarium, science discovery programs, live animal habitats, hikes, outdoor play and more Joseph P. Cox president 1825 8 Tower Hill Botanic Garden 11 French Drive, Boylston 01505 508-869-6111 • www.towerhillbg.org 134,000 52 *** Year-round museum of plants on 132 acres owned and operated by the Worcester County Horticultural Society; special events, cafe and gift shop Grace Elton CEO 1842 9 Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury St., Worcester 01609 508-799-4406 • worcesterart.org 123,000 N/A Houses art from more than 50 centuries, including paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints, drawings, new media, arms and armor Matthias Waschek The C. Jean and Myles McDonough director of Worcester Art Museum 1896 10 Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field 1 College St., Worcester 01610 hanoverinsurancepark.com; worcesterbravehearts.com 65,401 N/A Home of Worcester Bravehearts and the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders (baseball) N/A 2005 11 Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex 1 College St., Worcester 01610 http://www.holycross.edu 57,930 N/A Home of College of the Holy Cross Crusaders (basketball and hockey) N/A 1975 12 Bolton Fair (Fairgrounds at Lancaster) 318 Seven Bridge Road, Lancaster 01523 978-365-7206 • www.boltonfair.org 23,000 N/A **** Agricultural fair on 53 acres in Lancaster; 135th annual events to take place August 11-13 Rose Darden president & fair manager 1874 13 Garden in the Woods (New England Wild Flower Society) 180 Hemenway Road, Framingham 01701 508-877-7630 • www.newenglandwild.org 19,795 25 ***** Native plant botanic garden in 45-acre woodland setting, with stream, pond and wetlands; tours, education programs, events and shop Debbi Edelstein executive director Society 1900; Garden 1931 14 Vaillancourt Folk Art 9 Main St., Suite 1-H, Sutton 01590 508-476-3601 • www.valfa.com 14,500 15 Producer of highly detailed, hand-painted collectible chalkware figurines from antique molds Gary Vaillancourt president Luke M. Vaillancourt director digital marketing 1984 15 Museum of Russian Icons 203 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-598-5000 • www.museumofrussianicons.org 14,184 6 With over 1,000 icons and artifacts, museum has the largest private collection of Russian icons outside Russia Kent Russell CEO & curator 2006 Source: Each attraction via survey. N/A = Not applicable or not available. Note: Fitchburg's Great Wolf Lodge and Sterling's Davis Children's Discovery Farm and Mega Maze do not report attendance. Bolton's Nashoba Valley Winery, Danforth Art of Framingham,Fruitlands Museums of Harvard and Worcester Historical Museum did not respond to the 2017 survey. * The Hanover Theatre's acquisition of 551 Main St. houses new function space, offices, rental space for a restaurant on the ground floor and The Hanover Theatre Conservatory for the Performing Arts on the lower level. ** Opened in March 2008 *** Off season **** Twenty year-round volunteers and as many as 150 volunteers during the fair ***** Total for the New England Wild Flower Society; 12 additional seasonal employees - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Ranked by annual attendance in 2016 Source: Each attraction via survey. N/A = Not applicable or not available. Note: Fitchburg's Great Wolf Lodge and Sterling's Davis Children's Discovery Farm and Mega Maze do not report attendance. Bolton's Nashoba Valley Winery, Danforth Art of Framingham,Fruitlands Museums of Harvard and Worcester Historical Museum did not respond to the 2017 survey. * The Hanover Theatre's acquisition of 551 Main St. houses new function space, offices, rental space for a restaurant on the ground floor and The Hanover Theatre Conservatory for the Performing Arts on the lower level. ** Opened in March 2008 *** Off season **** Twenty year-round volunteers and as many as 150 volunteers during the fair ***** Total for the New England Wild Flower Society; 12 additional seasonal employees - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com