Established 1977
Events
Open Studio
Thursdays | 1 - 3 pm
Join us every Thursday afternoon for communal studio time in our beautiful gallery. This is a chance to reflect on your work alongside peers and fellow creatives. Artists can casually work on ongoing projects while getting inspiration and optional critique from the Open Studio group. Led by Charlie Gaulin and Art Furtado, any and all skill levels are welcome. Bring your own materials and enjoy light refreshments on us. Free to Ruth Wells Center for the Arts members, $5.00 for non-members.
Held January 17
Let’s honor our resilience in these times of chaos and cultivate a renewed sense of faith in tomorrow as we envision the year ahead, all while supporting local businesses in Worcester County. In community we can get through anything!
• Mindful vision board workshop
• Fruit bar
• Mimosas/mocktails
• Healing journaling
• Yoga practice
Held March 1
Join us for an afternoon of celebration and laughs provided by stand up comedian Rhonda Corey, all for a great cause! Proceeds of this event will be donated to an organization Audrey loves: The Prom Closet of Central MA. They are dedicated to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to experience prom with confidence, dignity, and joy—regardless of financial circumstances. Thank you for supporting small business and we can’t wait to see you on March 1st!
Community Flea Market
Held May 16
Our annual Community Flea Market, at 111 Main Street in Southbridge, MA. Come shop our large personal selection of donated items (all proceeds from our items benefit the Ruth Wells Center for the Arts) and peruse our vendor booths as well for that hidden treasure or trinket you did or didn't know you needed!
SummerFest '26 featuring the Euphoralites
Held June 20
Come join us on our spacious lawn for our annual SummerFest, at 111 Main Street in Southbridge, MA. Welcome Summer with fun, live music by the Euphoralites, 45s spun by DJs Wurlin Disc, eats served up by Angry Panda Foods, along with over 20 fine artisans and makers at the heart of the festival.
Haunted Halls
Opening Party October 10 | 6 to 10 pm
Showing October 10 - 31
Time to climb out of your crypts and tank up on formaldehyde for our annual Halloween Haunted Halls opening party! Enjoy a night of art, fun, games, prizes, cash raffle, music, thrills and chills! This madhouse mash opens up our month-long October exhibition, featuring haunted original works and assorted quirks that capture the creepy, weird, eerie, and festive spirit of Halloween and the Autumn season. You never know what may await you...
Join us in your best costume to have a chance to win our costume contest and go home with a prize box! Top three take home top horrors.
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Horrors d'oeuvres and spirits, liquid and ethereal!
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DJs Wurlin Disc will be spinning a goreius selection of original horror 45s from the 50s and 60s on the turntables with rhythm ‘n’ ooze, shock and roll, instro-mentals, doom-wop and other assorted dead wax aplenty for all you boils and ghouls to get your thorazine shuffle on to!
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Tellers of fortune, Madame Bachand and Madame LeDuke will be unraveling the mysteries of your future with tarot readings!
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The crypt doors swing open at 5:30 and the insanity kicks off at 6 PM. You’d have to be SANE to miss it!
CASH NOTE: There is no cover, but please bring cash for food, raffle, and tarot readings.
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ADDITIONAL PARKING: We anticipate a large attendance, please use the large Southbridge Credit Union (SCU) parking lot located just up the street at 155 Main if our lot is full. Look for the large SCU sign.
Harvest Fair
Held October 24
Our annual Harvest Fair is nearly upon us, we hope you will join us for a day filled with the delights of the fall and Halloween season. Artisans, makers, vintage goods peddlers and music will be filling our scenic front lawn along Main Street in Southbridge, MA.
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Our art galleries will be open showing our annual October exhibition, Haunted Halls, with artistic treats and decor aplenty for all to peruse. If you see this before the 10, check out and check in to our annual Haunted Halls opening party event! This will take place on the evening of October 10, starting at 6:00 pm.
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You’ll want to have all the kids in tow with you as well, we’ll have pumpkin painting for $2, scarecrow building for $10, face painting by the talented Simone Germaine, and the games of pin the eyeball and cauldron toss with prizes! All proceeds from the scarecrow building and pumpkin painting benefit our non-profit organization. All materials are provided with assistance on site!
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Music, live and dead, will be floating through the air courtesy of Wurlin Disc, who will also be selling musical selections from their large collection of LPs, 45s, and other media.​
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Food will be served up fresh by Angry Panda Foods and a fine selection of handmade beverages will be available from Moon Magick Cafe.
We welcome you to join us for our warm and cozy annual indoor Holiday Fair here at the Ruth Wells Center for the Arts in the historic 1825 "Ammidown Castle". Good company and conversation awaits!
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Browse and shop our wonderful artisans and makers for your Christmas gifts, all while enjoying our free refreshments and live acoustic music from 11 to 1 by musician Mike Kaitbenski.
Deluxe raffle baskets will be available, filled with gift certificates and gifts courtesy of our generous local donors, so be sure to bring some cash to enter to win.
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Charles E. Gaulin's large solo November exhibition will be on display with his works available for purchase. His grand exhibition opening will be on the day following the Holiday Fair, Sunday, November 8, 12 to 4 pm. We will have free refreshments and you will be able to meet and greet the artist himself.
"Founded on the idea that artists can break barriers between artforms and encourage one another to experiment, the Noh Place Cooperative sponsored events featuring painting, poetry, and music much as the Japanese tradition of Noh Theater weaves music, dance, and drama. Put together from a wide variety of individual artists, The Noh Place Poetry Anthology embodies the mystery and miracle of creativity with amazing unity."
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— Bill Tremblay
award-winning poet, novelist, professor, and editor
Excerpt courtesy of Lost Valley Press, an imprint of Satya House Publications, Hardwick, MA
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Poster by Julie Murkette © 2026
