Go dancing in a nightclub or take dancing lessons. Club Caliente (no website; 816 Main St.; Worcester; 508-826-9305) is a nighclub where you can dance to house, techno, hip-hop, R&B, reggae and Latin music in a Miami-style setting. You have to be at least 18 years old to enter Club Caliente and ladies pay no admission any time before 11:00 p.m. If you don't want to go to a club, the Dance Ranch and Saloon (danceranchandsaloon.com) offers line dancing lessons every Wednesday night.
Unwind with a glass of wine, imported beer or a cocktail in Nick's Bar and Restaurant (no website; 124 Millbury St.; Worcester; 508-753-403) while listening to live cabaret, jazz or retro groups. 208 Tavern (no website; 208 Millbury St.; Worcester; 508-799-4844) is a 21 and older college bar that's open daily where you can enjoy drinks and billiards. Seven Lounge (no website;287 Main St.; Worcester; 508-757-2077 ) is an upscale lounge and bar where you can sip cocktails while listening to R&B and soul, rap, hip-hop and techno music.
Plan a cultural experience and see a Broadway show, a concert or stand-up comedy in the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (thehanovertheatre.org). The 2,300 seat venue features shows, such as "Girl Talk -- A Girls' Night Musical" and "Elvis on Tour --The Kings and the Killer: A tribute to Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis." See the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, whose performers have included Andrea Bocelli and Luciano Pavarotti, play in Mechanics Hall (mechanicshall.org) or during the free, outdoor concert series. The concerts takes place each year in July in Institute Park (institutepark.org) and Cristoforo Columbo Park (worcesterma.gov).
If you prefer a quiet night together, dine in one of the restaurants in Worcester. Take a walk along the Blackstone Canal District (canaldistrictalliance.com) where you can choose from African, American, Greek, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Spanish, Vietnamese and German restaurants. Bond over a meal with your girlfriends at Zitis Italian Trattorria (zitisitaliantrattoria.com); in the tapas restaurant and wine bar, Bocado (bocadotapasbar.com); or in the barbecue restaurant, Smokestack BBQ (bbqstack.com).
