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Photo | Joshua Resnek Apple store at Chestnut Hill Mall on a recent afternoon.

No surprises here about who local leaders are voting for By Alexander Culafi

The Voice With Election Day nearly upon us (heck, it’s already happened for some of us), a lot of questions come up for November 8’s final showdown of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The questions are as endless as they are unanswerable. Of course, “Who’s the better candidate to run this country?” is arguably the most important question among many others in Newton, and you may have already answered for yourself many of them. Then again, the most important question might well be, “Who is the lesser evil of two candidates that the American people don’t tend to trust or to admire?” But after that, you might be interested in knowing whom your already-elected officials are voting for. How well do they represent your interests? Well, we called up some people, did a bit of research, and asked. In Newton, Mayor Setti Warren is the major endorsement of note for Clinton. “I fully Support Hillary Clinton,” he said. “I find Donald Trump abhorrent.” Joining Mayor Warren? Both of our senators, Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey, alongside all our

In the middle of this election is Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, who is a Republican. He refuses to openly support either majorparty candidate.

can’t support,” Baker said speaking to the press in May. “At the same time, I do believe Secretary Clinton has a huge believability problem.”

On the other side, I asked Tom Mountain, Chairman of the Newton Republican City Committee, about his involvement in the election. Take a guess.

“The things (Trump) said about women and Muslims and religious freedom, I just

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congressmen and women in the House of Representatives, and of course, President Barack Obama, has also endorsed Clinton and the Democratic slate.

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“I would say most Democrats are utterly appalled at everything Trump stands for,” said Sean Fitzgibbons. “Hillary is incredibly qualified to be president and Donald Trump would be an unmitigated disaster.”

A popular website has named Newton among America’s 50 Best Cities to Live In.

And in a bit of ancient history, when President Nixon ran for his second term in 1972, he lost only one state, and that was Massachusetts.

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No surprises with this vote

Then there is the chair of the Newton Democratic Party.

For better or worse, this Massachusetts love of Clinton is no surprise. Before even touching on this unique election cycle, few states get bluer than our Bay State. The last election Massachusetts went red for was 1984’s Ronald Reagan/Walter Mondale election. However, that was not a close election; the only places Mondale won were Minnesota (his home state) and Washington D.C.

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Certainly, this comes as no surprise to residents here who are all, for the most part, well-educated, upper income, living well in fine homes, sending their children to top-notch public schools, able to find wonderful eating venues while living in an environment almost free of violent crime, among a host of other attributes those living in other cities others would die for. 247WallSt.com ranked Newton No. 21 out of the 50, which included cities like Portland, Maine, Concord, North Carolina, Norman, Oklahoma, and Portland, Oregon. The website’s researchers apparently based their rankings on a list of variables, including the crime rate, unemployment growth, educational attainment, and housing affordability.

Newton is largely unaffordable for the middle class and the working class. However, Newton’s higher median income did not hurt its position in this top 50 category. Also, measuring higher than affordability in this effort to find the top 50 cities to live in was access to outdoor activities, beautiful parks and sports clubs, and the type of amenities that often set apart certain communities from others. In addition, the study found many of the best cities are located near major cities, as this proximity provides residents with access to good schools and safe neighborhoods, while also allowing them to enjoy the amenities available in the nearby larger ones. Newton fits this pro forma to perfection. Categorizing cities in the other direction – that is, the worst cities in America to live in, also done by the same website – were Flint, Michigan, Birmingham, Alabama, Fall River, Massachusetts, Detroit, Michigan, and Miami, Florida.

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Thousands

of Newton voters have already gone to the polls as we wind down to the day of the presidential election.

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Town Hall has been crowded with voters nearing the end of October and into the first days of November.

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“I am going to take care of Social Security. I am going improve our public schools. I am going to increase day care. I am going to make certain women are paid exactly as men are for the same jobs. I am going to improve the military. Our foreign policy is going to benefit because I have such a wealth of experience. I will make our bridges and roads better. I will improve life for our seniors,” she said. And she went on and on for about a minute and 30 seconds. There was literally no national problem she was going to fail to fix. That’s where she lost me, because all of her hyperbole was just that, weak and ineffectual political rhetoric coming near to the end of an imperfect campaign season.

The grandeur of the coming Election Day in this democracy of ours should not be diminished by the swirl of troubling news surrounding both candidates and their articulation of the state of the nation as the end of this election cycle is near.

Whether she wins or Trump wins, the bureaucracy will control them. They will not control the bureaucracy. Not much is going to change – and I don’t believe there is going to be a nuclear war.

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What happens on Election Day, as all of us know (or should know) is that the American people serve as judge and jury when we deliver our verdict.

Both parties are in disarray, and now comes the last minute FBI notice about Clinton’s possible abuse of top-secret e-mails.

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This includes the voters of Newton, who are expected to come in record numbers. Perhaps higher than 80% are expected to cast a ballot.

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The verdict, whether Donald Trump wishes to accept it or not – whatever it is – cannot be overturned. The Supreme Court can tamper with it as it did in the Al Gore-George Bush fiasco, which now seems like ancient history. But the final judgment of the voters this time around is, in fact, a final judgment.

The election clock is ticking.

Turns out these e-mails are becoming for her what the Billy Bush–Trump video has become for him. What a mess. When I returned home, my wife started in on me about Trump. “I suppose you’re going to vote for Trump,” she said to me. “You do that and I’m out of here,” she said. I believe she meant it, which is quite a testimony to our marriage.

If Trump wins, the vast majority of Newton voters will be aghast.

“Where are you going?” I asked her.

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If Hillary Clinton wins, Newton voters will enjoy a higher comfort range, although the grumbling about Clinton not being the perfect candidate is very high among the people here and around the nation.

“Are you taking the kids?” I asked.

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What all of us should take some comfort in is that this circuslike presidential election is nearing its end and is finally going to be over.

“You can have the dogs.”

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I was taking my coffee at Temptations on Beacon Street just outside of Coolidge Corner last week, and overheard a conversation that went like this: “You can’t trust anything Trump says,” a younger, attractive woman with her laptop open on the table top in front of her said to her friend seated inside the comfortable café. “He’s a liar. He’s a fraud. He abuses women. He says he’s bringing manufacturing jobs back to America, that coal is going to be mined again robustly, that he’s going to build a wall… Trump makes me sick to my stomach,” she added.

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“Probably to France,” she said. Yes,” she replied (with NPR humming its tune in the background). I collected myself. “Look. I don’t have to tell you who I am voting for any more than you have to tell me. You can vote for whomever you like and that’s what I’m going to do. I’ve said to you repeatedly – I don’t like either candidate. Their parties don’t speak for me. The American political system is bankrupt and inept and corrupt,” I added. “But when the people have voted, I will accept the verdict of that jury. If Hillary is elected, she becomes my president, our president. If Trump is elected, he becomes my president, our president.” “It is as simple as that,” I said with emphasis.

Even as a dispassionate observer, I thought the woman was making great sense.

Nothing, however, is as simple as that during this election year of our discontent.

I left the café and walked across Beacon Street to my car. I had forgotten to put quarters into the parking meter – even though I had a slew of them in my pocket. Of course there was a $25 ticket on the car windshield. For a moment, I fumed at myself as my hand jiggled the quarters in my pocket. Then I fumed some more about how every kind of town service is inefficient by comparison to violations being written and placed on one’s car. It is almost the stuff of magic how violations can appear with such rapidity and finality. I grabbed for the ticket. I stuffed it into my pocket.

We seem to be heading into the heart of darkness.

I was on my way to a meeting in Chestnut Hill with a friend for lunch. It was noon. I was listening to National Public Radio. The lead story featured a Hillary Clinton speech being given in Florida, I believe, although it could have been Clinton delivering the same speech anywhere in the nation. “When he goes low, I go high,” she said, referring to Trump. The crowd cheered. Then she went into what I call a staccato Clinton aria almost without match for its banality in the current political climate.

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No surprises here about who local leaders are voting for continued from page 1 wanted to be fair and find as many Donald Trump supporters as I could. In Massachusetts, that wasn’t terribly easy, let alone Newton. The only registered Republican I could find on Newton’s City Council was Councilor James Cote. Of course, local politics are not so much about which party you belong to and remain as bipartisan as possible, but I figured I would ask. “Not the person I would have put on the ticket,” Cote told me, speaking of Trump. “Neither candidate passes the Litmus test.” He later said he would have preferred Marco Rubio. Our State Senator Cynthia Creem has endorsed Clinton, and State Representatives, Ruth Balser, Kay Khan and John Lawn, Jr. have done the same. As far as Trump endorsements go, I could find a handful. Former United States Senator Scott Brown endorses Donald Trump. State Representative Keiko Orrall (12th Bristol), who is also National Committeewoman for MassGOP, endorses Donald Trump. Speaking of which, I did contact MassGOP in order to see where they stood. They did say they would “support the nominee,” but I didn’t feel a ton of passion about that fact. More accurately, I got vibes that they more focused on supporting Republicans at the local level. I did get in touch with Representative Geoff

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Diehl (7th Plymouth), who is the most passionate Donald Trump supporter I’ve found at the local government level. “Much like the Brexit vote in the UK, or the Reagan election over Carter, I believe that Donald Trump will overcome what the biased media is portraying as a likely Clinton win,” Diehl said. “He has reached beyond the Republican base and brought millions of new voters out to set a record for voters in the Republican primary. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, had to have the help of Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Democratic Party Chair who had to step down when collusion with the media was uncovered, in a rigged primary over Bernie Sanders.” However, of 160 seats at the House of Representatives, Diehl and Orrall are the two seats I could find who openly endorse Trump. Are there more? Probably, but in Massachusetts, you could throw a pebble and hit someone endorsing Clinton with your eyes closed. I counted about a dozen current and former MA reps openly endorsing Clinton from just one quick Google search. When I asked Diehl why so many were supporting Clinton, he remained positive, and pointed to one number: 20,000. “Over 20,000 Democrats unenrolled in the primary, as reported by the Secretary of State’s office, in order to vote for Donald Trump. All this during a heated primary where Hillary only beat Sanders by a fraction over fifty percent of Democrat voters. Based on the non-stop villanization of Donald Trump by the mainstream media, it would not surprise me if respondents to the polls are reluctant to give a true view of who they support.”

Soldiers from the Nineveh Plains Protection Units pose with a priest and a cross along with the Iraqi ﬂag.

With ISIS on the retreat, what’s next for Iraq’s beleaguered Assyrian Christians? By Sean Savage/JNS.org With Iraqi forces on the march to liberate Mosul from the grips of the Islamic State, Iraq’s beleaguered Assyrian Christians have renewed hopes of returning to their ancestral homeland in the Nineveh Plains region surrounding Mosul, the country’s second largest city.

Earliest reference to Jerusalem found in rare ancient papyrus By Sam Sokol/JNS.org Archaeologists unveiled a 2,700 year old papyrus fragment, described as “the earliest extrabiblical source to mention Jerusalem in Hebrew writing”, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Wednesday.

This rare document is preserved in the Israel Antiquities Authority’s Dead Sea Scrolls lab.

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Dear Friends, Every week, lectures, ﬁlms and other events bring to Boston area audiences and to audiences around the world presentations that ridicule, dehumanize and demonize Israel and its supporters.

Welcome to Our Newsletter! Neighbors for a Better Newtonville (NBN) is a group of residents who want to preserve and strengthen the best of what our village offers while encouraging such change as will enhance and invigorate it. Most of us live in Newtonville ― the scene of recent real estate development activity ― but all Newton residents are welcome. To learn about our campaign to keep the Orr Block development to a reasonable scale, go to the bottom of this newsletter or visit www.betternewtonville.org.

Come, Learn, Make a Difference! The Land Use Committee will consider the fate of the Orr Block on Tuesday, November 1, at 7 PM.

It is one of the great wonders of the Israel-Arab-American divide how the IsraeliPalestinian impasse mechanically directs the United Nations to level charges against Israel of crimes against humanity when these same groups have no motivation to stop the crimes against humanity being committed in Syria where 500,000 Syrians have died, where dozens are dying daily, where hospitals are being bombed, children killed and our foreign policy ﬁnds us on the wrong side and supplying the terrorists who hold the people of Aleppo hostage. The United Nations has done nothing tangible to end this genocide and slaughter. Israel and the Palestinians – and the socalled “occupation” remains front and center at the United Nations on the world’s anti-Semitic, anti-Israel hypocritical stage. This proves almost daily that anti-Semitism and the Arab desire to smite Israel is a more powerful force than 500,000 Muslim men, women and children slaughtered in the name of their religion and millions sent into a diaspora. These canards, typically veiled in the language of compassion, and social justice, are only another reason to hate Jews and Israel. We at APT are tracking the injustices heaped upon Jews and Israel so the Jewish and non Jewish community can learn more about anti-Semitism and the nature and antiSemitic extent of the assaults being carried out everyday. Dr Charles Jacobs

Come! Your presence will make a difference. City Councilors notice when citizens feel strongly enough about an issue to show up at a meeting. Speak or just be there. The Land Use Committee will likely have several more meetings regarding the Orr Block before it votes. We will let you know the dates as they become available. Come to as many of these meetings as you can. It makes a difference.

NBN Takes Strong Stand at Land Use Committee Meeting NBN made an excellent presentation (if we do say so ourselves) to the Land Use Committee on October 6 about why the Orr Block development should not be rezoned:

• Susan Reisler described how we have gathered more than 2600 signatures on our antirezoning petition ― a very impressive number. Many signers come from Newton’s north side, but middle Newton (Waban and Newton Centre) were also well represented. Susan explained that we haven’t finished gathering yet (yes, you can still participate) and that we’re going to keep in touch with the signers to let them know how their councilors vote. • Adel Foz critiqued the traffic study commissioned by Mark Newtonville (the Korff group), which claimed that the development would have no significant impact on traffic. According to Adel, the study is seriously flawed. Adel’s presentation included maps of traffic congestion produced by Google Maps. Adel has had extensive experience in the design and assessment of transportation and other

infrastructure.

• Peter Harrington, former City Councilor and State Representative, described a number of legal and procedural objections to the project. An example is Bailey Place, a small street that is within the project boundaries. It may be a public way. It was not on any deed to Robert Korff, the developer; yet Mr. Korff claims it as part of the project.

Something you can do Our goal is 3000 signatures on our antirezoning (not antidevelopment) petition by the middle of November. The petition simply aims to keep development within the current 24 stories instead of the 5 stories that Mr. Korff wants. That’s what our ﬁght boils down to: don’t change the zoning. To that end, we are requesting that you tell your friends and relatives in Newton who have not yet signed the petition to go to www.betternewtonville.org/petition, sign their name, and leave an optional comment.

Even better, you can help in a bigger way by gathering public signatures on the paper petition. Just an hour or two of your time will make a difference. We’ll give you all the tools and help you need. And you’ll feel supervirtuous, and rightly so. For speciﬁcs, contact us at betternewtonville@gmail.com.

The Lighter Side of Housing...

Housing is so expensive in Newton, we’re living in a drain pipe at the Newton Free Library! Caption contest: Have you got a funny caption for mama and her baby raccoons? Send it to info@betternewtonville.org, and you might see it in our next newsletter.

The Internal Revenue Service recognizes Americans for Peace and Tolerance as a 501c3 nonproﬁt corporation. If you would like to donate to our cause, you may send a check to APT, 15 Main St. Suite 118, Watertown, MA 02472 or donate online.

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Films at the Riemer Goldstein Theater at the JCC Greater Boston!

A new venue for us this year is the RiemerGoldstein Theater at the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston. The theater has recently undergone renovations and has a gorgeous new screen. Best of all, parking is free and readily available! Here are some of the ﬁlms being screened at the JCC:

Moos

A.K.A. Nadia

Mussa

Saturday Nov. 19 6:30 p.m. Massachusetts Premiere

Saturday, Nov. 19 7:00 p.m. Just Added

Sunday, Nov. 13 3:00 p.m. Massachusetts Premiere

A romantic comedy, set in a wacky Jewish family in Amsterdam. Moos’ life consists of cleaning and helping out in her dad’s textile shop. But when her childhood friend, Sam, returns for a visit, she’s inspired to revisit her dream of attending the local performing arts academy. Moos fails the audition but tells people she got in. She secretly starts taking singing lessons and begins a clandestine affair with her teacher.

Maya Goldwasser is a mom, a successful choreographer, and the wife of an Israeli ofﬁcial of the Ministry of Justice. But Maya was born as Nadia, to a Palestinian family. After getting involved with Nimer, a PLO activist, in her youth, Nadia had to abandon her roots and secretly take up a new identity as an Israeli Jew. When Nimer reappears, Nadia is forced to confront her past.

Every day, Mussa travels from his Tel Aviv neighborhood to a private school where he reads and writes in Hebrew but only communicates through gestures. At the end of the day, Mussa returns to his tiny apartment and waits for his mother to return, left alone with his voiceless thoughts and the fear of meeting the fate of many of his friends, deportation back to Ethiopia.

The Origin of Violence

Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown

Abulele

Sunday, Nov. 13 8:30 p.m. Massachusetts Premiere While on a research trip to Buchenwald, Nathan Fabre, a young, non-Jewish professor, discovers a photo of a prisoner who looks remarkably like his father. Back in France, he confronts his reluctant father and begins a search for the truth that will dismantle everything he knows about himself.

Sunday, Nov. 13 6:15 p.m. Massachusetts Premiere Since his early days, Jerry Lewis had the masses laughing with his slapstick humor. Lewis became a ﬁlmmaker, emerging as a driving force in Hollywood. In this role, he was embraced by the French as an auteur, while Americans rejected him. Through archival footage and colleagues, as well as Lewis himself, the ﬁlm examines this cultural difference and takes a fascinating look at Lewis’ career.

Sunday, Nov. 13 12:00 Noon BJFF JR! For kids age 10+ and their grown-ups, with ice cream, face painting, and more. Adam is lonely – his parents are always busy and the kids at school tease him. When he meets Abulele, a giant monster with a taste for sugary soda, the two become friends. But a governmental Special Forces unit has been deployed to catch all of the monsters haunting Jerusalem! Adam must do everything he can to save his friend.

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BOSTON BHANGRA COMPETITION

The colorful, exciting competition featuring 11 teams from North America, the United Kingdom, and more compete Nov. 19, 6 p.m. at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston. Special guests include Bhangra superstar Amar Sandahu of the US. Visit bostonbhangra.com/bbc or call 617-448-2508.

BOSTON ENTERTAINMENT AND BEYOND WHEN JANUARY FEELS LIKE SUMMER Underground Railway Theater presents Cori Thomas’ two-act, 2-hour+ romantic comedy, “When January Feels Like Summer,” directed by Benny Sato Ambush, through Nov. 13, 450 Mass. Ave., Central Square, Cambridge. Tickets start at $20, also students with university ID; senior citizens, $5 off; under age 18, $15; group discounts. Call 617-576-9278, or visit CentralSquareTheater.org.

SPEAKEASY TRAVELING ROAD SHOW SPECTACULAR Walt McGough’s 75-minute benefit comedy extravaganza is performed Monday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m., featuring Boston’s most beloved actors, including Greg Maraio, Leigh Barrett, John Kuntz, Carolyn Saxon and Jared Troilo. Boston Center for the Arts Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., Boston. $75 ticket includes post-show reception with the cast at the Trophy Room.

BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL The popular film festival takes place Nov. 9-21, featuring 38 outstanding films, appearing in 11 theaters, including: AMC Framingham, Arlington Captial Theatre, Brattle Theatre, Coolidge Corner Theatre, JCC Greater Boston Riemer-Goldstein Theater, Maynard Fine Arts TheatrePlace, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham, Showcase Cinema de Lux at Patrios’ Place, Somerville Theatre and tthe West Newton Cinema. Tickets, more information, call 888-615-3332 or visit biff.org.

WIT

Hub Theatre Company Company of Boston presents Pulitzer Prize-winning author Margaret Edson’s play, “Wit,” Nov. 4-19, First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough St., Boston. Performances, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 5 p.m. all tickets, pay-whatyou-can. hubtheatreboston.org.

SARA SHAMIR

Hakesher presents Sara Shamir, performing in Hebrew an Israeli standup comedy show, Sunday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., William H. Lincoln School, 19 Kennard Road, Brookline. Advance tickets, $30; at the door, $35. hakesheronline.com/documents/ticketing. More information, visit sarashamier.co.il/abouttheshow.

TITLE Boxing Club will host perosnal training sessions, “Train Like Pacquiao,” through Nov. 5, at the 338 Newbury St. and North Station, 226 Causeway St., Boston clubs. Fee $60 for 30 minutes. More information, visit TITLENewbury.com, for sessions, email TITLENewburySt@ gmail.com or call 617-426-9464.

NONE SHALL ESCAPE The National Center for Jewish Film features the free screening of film, “None Shall Escape,” Nov. 1, 7 p.m., Wsserman cinematheque at Brandeis University, followed by a Q&A with professors Thomas Doherty and Daniel Breen. More information, visit jewishfilm.org.

THE WAITING ROOM

PORTALS: STORIES FROM THE EDGE

Luminarium Dance returns to Boston University Dance Theater, Nov. 11,12, 8 p.m., with its new production, an evening of vibrant storytelling and experiences, performed in five original dance pieces, 915 Comm. Ave., Boston. $27; students, seniors BDA membes, $22. liminariumdance.org/buy-tickets, or call 617-477-4494.

PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP

World Music/CRASHarts presents the Cuban singer-percussionist and his group, Saturday, Nov. 12, 7:30 and 10 p.m., Villa Victoria Center for the Arts,85 W. Newton St., Boston. Tickets for patrons !8+ years old, $28.Visit WorldMusic.org or call 617-876-4275.

THE WILBURY GROUP

The theater will hold the New England premieres of Young Jean Lee’s “Straight White Men,” and Amelia Bullmore’s “Di and Viv and Rose,” running in rotating performances, Nov. 17-Dec. 23, with Lee performances starting Nov. 17, and Bullmore’s starting Nov. 25, 393 Broad St., Providence, RI. $15-$25. thewilburygroup. org, or call 401-400-7100.

TRAIN LIKE PACQUIAO

The Waiting Room is a dark comedy about the timeless quest for beauty – and it’s cost. Three women from different centuries meet in a modern doctor’s waiting room. Forgiveness From Heaven is an eighteenth-century Chinese woman whose bound feet are causing her to lose her toes. Victoria is a nineteenth-century tightly corsetted English woman suffering from what is commonly known as “hysteria.” Then there is Wanda, a modern gal from New Jersey who is having problems with her silicone breasts. Husbands, doctors, Freud, the drug industry and the FDA all come under examination. The play is a wild ride through medical and sexual politics, including the politics of the ever-present battle with breast cancer. Under the direction of Nora Hussey, professional actors from the Wellesley Repertory Theatre, Danny Bolton*, Woody Gaul* and John Kinsherf* join Wellesley College students, bringing the play vividly to life. Nov. 17-19, 7 p.m.; matinees, Nov, 19,20, 2 p.m. Wellesley College. Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, $15; seniors, students, $10; free for the college’s, Olin, MIT, and Babson students with ID. Call 781-283-2000.

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CHATHAM COUNTY LINE The Raleigh, NC-based, traditional string band performs Nov. 6, 8 p.m., Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. members, $18; non-members, $20. passim.org.

BEDROOM FARCE Huntington Theatre Company presents Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy, “Bedroom Farce,” Nov. 11-Dec.11, BU Theatre, Avenue of the Arts, Huntington Ave., Boston, Visit huntingtontheatre.org.

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Award-winning historian-Harvard Visiting Scholar Pedro Reina Perez shares his interest in cellist Pablo Casals, and Israeli-Mexican cellist Michal Shein of Boston’s Discovery Ensemble perform La Musica por La Paz, (Music for Peace), Friday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m. at Jewish Arts Collaborative’s Friday Night Lights #3, Israeli American Council, 1320 Centre St., Suite 301, Newton Center. $53. info@jartsboston.org, or call 617-531-4610.

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REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN.

MASS MEDIA EXPO

Programs, screenings, exhibitions and interactive events await visitors at Mass Media Expo, Saturday, Nov. 5, WGBH Boston. Visit massmediaexpo.com.

EVERY 28 HOURS

Company One Theatre, in partnership with Claudia Alick of the Oregon Shakespeare festival and Dominic D’Andrea of the One-Minute Play Festival, presents the 80-minute, no-intermission festival Nov. 5, 2 p.m., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Post-show programming also. #Every28Hours.

GODS AND MORTALS

SpeakEasy Stage Company presents a free, staged reading of Joshua Harmon’s “Ivanka,” a Medea for Right Now, featuring a cast of Boston outstanding actors, Monday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m., Roberts Studio Theatre, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., Boston. Admission free, space limited, doors open 6:30 p.m. Reservations required. 617-933-8600, or visit bostontheatrescene.com.

THE BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER As part of his final Boston appearance as chief conductor of the orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle appears Friday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m., at symphony Hall, 301 Mass. Ave., Boston. Tickets start at $57. Visit celebrityseries.org, the Box Office, or call 617-482-6661.

THE WOMAN IN BLACK Firehouse Center for the Arts presents Stephen Mallatralt’s spine-tingling ghost play, “The Woman in Black,” from the book by Susan Hill, Nov. 10-13,17,-20, Market Square, Newburyport. firehouse.org, 978-462-7336.

JAZZ COMPOSERS ALLIANCE ORCHESTRA The orchestra performs music by DAvid Harris, Mark Harvey, Darrell Katz, Mimi Rabson and Bob Pilkington, Tuesdy, Nov. 1, 8 p.m., Lily Pad, Inman Square, 1353 Cambridge St., Cambridge. $10 donation. jazzcomposersalliance.org.

A SONG FOR SYRIA Camerata Mediterranea Director Joel Cohen announces several Boston classical musicians will perform “A Song for Syria,” free concert, Nov. 12, 8 p.m., at the United Parish Church, 210 Harvard S/. Brookline, to benefit Syrian humanitarian work. Seating is first-come, firstserved. Donations will benefit Doctors Without Borders. Boston Songs for Syria is performed Sunday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m., at Old South Church, to raise money for the Syrian American Medical Society. Call 617-521-3834 or email kamal.medmusique@gmail.com.

Moonbox Productions and Grand Harmonie present “Gods and Mortals,” featuring internationally celebrated leader-violinist Cynthia Roberts, Sunday, Nov. 6, 3-4:30 p.m., United Parish, 210 Harvard St., Brookline.Tickets, $15-$30. Visit Eventbrite.

ARLO GUTHRIE

The Running Down the Road tour comes to the Somerville Theatre,Somerville, Thursday, November 3, 8 p.m.somervilletheatre.com, 617-625-5700.

PIANO MASTERS SERIES

Acclaimed American pianist Rebecca Penneys performs Nov. 8, 8 p.m., in Seully Hall, 8 Fenway, Boston, as part of the Boston Conservatory Piano Masters Series. $15. bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events.

DEADBEAT

New England’s popular Grateful Dead tribute band performs with special guest Mark Karan, Saturday, Nov. 12, the Cannery Music Hall, Southbridge. deadbeat@ bostondeadbeat.com.

JESSE TERRY AND CALLAGHAN

The two perform beautiful music together, Thursday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m., at Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. Tickets, $15-$18. passim.org.

OCCIDENTAL GYPSY

The group brings their foot-stomping, knee-clapping nouveau hot jazz music to me& thee coffeehouse, Nov. 11, Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead, 28 Mugford St., Marblehead. meandthee.org.

GRIFFIN HOUSE

The celebrated musician performs Friday, Nov. 11, 8 p.m., at The Spire Center for the Performing Arts, 251/2 /Court St., Plymouth. $25. spirecenter.org or call 508746-4488.

ABIGAIL/1702

‘Tis the season for Horror-ween. Merrimack Repertory Theatre presents Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa’s gripping, supernatural play, that begs the question of what may have happened 10 years after the Witchcraft hysteria era. His 90-minute, one-act tale focuses on accuser Abigail Williams,, and is performed Wednesday-Sunday nights and select Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday matinees, through November 6, in the Nancy L. Donahue Theatre, 50 East Merrimack St., Lowell. Tickets, $26$70.Call 978-654-4678 or visit www.mrt.org.

TIGER STYLE

HAPPY ENDING

By Sheila Barth

Through a series of swift-moving vignettes, playwright Alice Birch introduces some new language to older folks and spouts not-new, salty language and situations in her play, “Revolt, She Said. Revolt Again,” appearing with Company One through Nov. 19. She also explores contemporary women’s quest for more freedom, more rights, and the opportunity to be all that every woman wants to be, without societal, familial, patriarchal, or racial suppression. Her theme asks, what happens when we rebel? Timing for this play couldn’t be more ideal. In real life, it can make international headlines, like last week, when a 300-strong group of poster-carrying Barrington, RI marchers protested against a local man who criticized women beyond their 20s who wear tight yoga pants. The presidential race between ultimate male super egotist-billionaire Republican Donald Trump and Democrat, longtime politician-former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton punctuates Birch’s points, considering Trump’s nasty comments about Clinton. Also, a cadre of females have come forth, saying through the years, he treated them inappropriately. Birch’s scenes are vibrant and intensify, sometime violently, other times, comedic and noisily chaotic. Under the deft direction of Summer L. Williams, this talented ensemble of Christa Brown, Ally Dawson, Becca A. Lewis and Jeff Marcus are outrageously over-the-top as they struggle for understanding and equality. Lynn Wilcott’s special effects enhance their actions. Common threads such as bluebell flowers, potatoes and watermelons knit the loosely-woven scenes together, which include a guy trying to propose marriage and get his girlfriend in bed; another woman negating her boyfriend’s proposal; and a young woman’s request for Mondays off from work to enjoy the freedom of more sleep, raising her cajoling employers’ hackles. Another woman,emphasizing her point, exposes herself in a grocery market aisle, followed by successive scenes with three generations of women carrying on a bizarre conversation. The final segment, Galvanize, is a rapid treatise on choice. One-act, 75-minute play by Alice Birch, making its New England premiere with Company One Theatre through Nov. 19, Boston Center for the Arts, Plaza Theatre, 539 Washington St., Boston. Tickets, $25-$38, students, $15. bostontheatrescene.com.

Huntington Theatre Company presents Mike Lew’s new comedy play, “Tiger Style,”through November 13, Boston Center for the Arts Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., South End, Boston. Performances: Tuesdays-Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 2,8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m.; Oct. 23, 2,7 p.m. Check for additional, related community events. Tickets start at $25; senior, subscriber, BU community, 35-below, student and military discounts. Visit huntingtontheatre.org or call 617266-0800.

GLOWBERON

Oberon presents monthly shows, Glowberon and the Afterglow Festival, through March 9, 2017, featuring solo performances and cabaret.

HAMLET

Actors’ Shakespeare Project performs Shakespeare’s immortal tragedy, “Hamlet,” starring Omar Robinson, Marianna Bassham and Richard Snee, through Nov. 6, Church of the Covenant, 67 Newbury St., Back Bay, Boston. Check for schedule and related events. $30-$50; student rush, $15. Visit Actorsshakespeareproject.org.

WEST SIDE STORY

This beloved award-winning musical about doomed young lovers takes center stage at Bill Hanney’s North Shore Music Theatre Nov. 1-20: Tuesday-Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m.; matinees, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, 2 p.m. Kids 18-under, 50 percent discount on all evening performances. Students. 50 percent off, Friday Nov. 18, 8 p.m. 62 Dunham Road, Beverly. Call 978-232-7200, or visit www.nsmt.org.

MALA

ArtsEmerson announces the world premiere of playwright-actress Melinda Lopez’s “Mala,”a reflection of love,loss and family, in which she appears, through Nov. 20, Jackie Liebergott Black Box Theatre, Emerson/Paramount Center, Boston, 559 Washington St., Boston. $60.Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays,8p.m.; Saturdays, 2,8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. only. Visit www.artsemerson.org or call 617-824-8400.

GOREFEST XIV

Israeli Stage presents a staged reading with some of Boston’s award-winning actors, performing the American premiere of Anat Gov’s comedic, poignant look at a woman’s decision to end cancer treatment, Sunday, Nov. 13, 3 and 7 p.m., 170 Beacon St., Back Bay, Boston. After the 3 p.m. show, Improper Bostonian’s Jonathan Soreff leads a post-show discussion, with Harvard Medical School professor, Susan Block, co-director of Palliative Care at Dana-Farber. Then Dr. Daphne Hogan-Kaas, chair of Harvard Medical School’s Oncology Department, leads a discussion after the 7 p.m. show. Tickets, $15-$25. Gov died in December 2012 of cancer, after a longterm battle with the disease. Israelistage.com, or call

ImprovBoston presents more camp, more pain, in their Gorefest XIV: The Campaign, its annual blood-soaked original Halloween musical show, through November 6.Recommended for ages 16+. $25; students at the door, $20. improvboston.com/gorefest.

JOEY ALEXANDER

Jazz musician, Grammy nominated, 13-year-old Joey Alexander performs Nov. 4,5, 8 and 10 p.m., introducing

his new CD, “Countdown,” at Scullers Jazz Club, Doubletree Suites by Hilton 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. Tickets, $45-$60. Davina and the Vagabonds perform Nov. 9, Jamison Ross, Nov. 10, Acoustic Alchemy, Nov. 11,12; and Richard Elliott, Nov. 13. scullersjazz.com, info@scullersjazz.com or call 617-562-4111.

OUR CARNAL HEARTS

Oberon presents Rachel Mars performing her work, “Our Carnal Hearts,” with original music composed and arranged by Louise Mothersole, Nov. 9-12, 7:30 p.m., 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. Tickets, $25-$35. Visit AmericanRepertoryTheater.org or call 617-547-8300.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Tickets for Riverside Theatre Works’ production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” are selling fast, at the Performing Arts Center, appearing through Nov. 6, 45 Fairmount Ave., Hyde Park. Visit www.rtwboston.org or call 866811-4111..

YU R [STAR]

Oberon presents Finkle’s mini series, through November 6, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge. Visit Cluboberon.com.

PABLO ZIEGLER

Berklee’s Signature Series presents the Latin Grammy-winning Argentinian pianist-composer-arranger performing Pablo Ziegler meets Berklee, Thursday, Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. The concert features students performing new arrangements of tangos in contemporary styles, a 10-member a cappella group, and Ziegler performing with students, faculty guitarist Claudio Ragazzi and guest bandoneon player Hector del Curto. Reserved seats, $8-$18. Visit the Box Office or berklee.edu/bpc or call 617-747-2261.

AFTER ORLANDO

The Wilbury Group, in association with Theatre Action in Response to the Pulse Nightclub Shooting, (TAPS) at Brown University, presents a staged reading of “After Orlando,” Tuesday, Nov. 1, 8 p.m., at the university’s Granoff Center for the Arts Studio One, in Providence, RI. The event is free. Donations collected at the door to support Youth Pride RI. Visit www.thewilburygroup. org/after-orlando.

MUSIC OF LENNON AND MCCARTNEY

Worcester Chorus sings the music of John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney, Friday, Nov. 4, 8 p.m., at Wamsworks, 6 Institute Road, Worcester. Adults, $40; college students, $17.50; youths, $7.50. Fees also. Visit musicworcester.org or call 508-754-3231.

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project is a collaboration of Fort Point Theater Channel, the Merrill Family Foundation, the Joiner Institute for the study of War and Social Consequences at UMass-Boston, the University of Basra, the Center for Arabic Culture, playwright Amir Al-Azraki and the Oduseus Project. Free.

ANNA WEBBER

NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY JAZZ

Concerts are held Nov. 8-10,16,17,21,22,28-30, also Dec. 1,5,7,12, 7,8,9 p.m., as part of the C1 Salon Series and Jazz in the Mix,Pierce/Brown Hall,Boston.

YOU DONE ME WRONG

Enjoy the music of George Jones wihthe Contemporary Improvisation Department celebrating the legendary country singer, Monday, Nov. 14, in Jordan Hall, Boston, and the New England Conservatory Gospel Ensemble: Jazz Composers Ensemble, Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Brown Hall.

HOW SOFT THE LINING

The New York-based composer, saxophonist and flutist performs with the SIMPLE Trio, including drummer john Hollenbeck and pianist Matt Mitchell, celebrating the release of their new recording, “Binary”. Featured opening act is accordionist Ted Reichman and solo violist Aria Cheregosha, Saturday, November 5, 8:30 p.m., doors opening at 8 p.m., 8 Walk Hill St., Jamaica Plain. Tickets by donation. Call 347-707-5674.

JANE BUNNETT

Multiple Juno Award winner Jane Bunnett, featuring Maqueque, all-female Cuban sextet, releases “Oddara,” on their Canadian and North American tour, which includes an appearance at The Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, One Bennett St., Cambridge, Nov. 1. Call 617-661-5000, or visit regattabar.com.

JACKY TERRASON

The “jazz pianist of happiness” performs Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., at The Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, One Bennett St., Cambridge, Nov. 1. Call 617-661-5000, or visit regattabar.com.

romantic comedy, “The Winter’s Tale,” November 3-6: November 3-5, 7:30 p..; matinees, November 5,6, 2 p.m., Citizens Bank Theater, Pell Chafee Performance Center, 87 Empire St., Downtown Providence, RI. $12; seniors, $8; students, $6. trinityrep.com.

Boston Ballet opens its new season with the North American premiere of Ivan Liska’s “Le Corsaire,” through November 6 , Boston Opera House, Washington St., Boston.bostonballet.org.

ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET’S DRACULA

SHAKESPEARE ROMANTIC COMEDIES

Brown/Trinity Rep MFA Programs present Shakespeare’s

Award-winning Boston photographer Darlene DeVita showcases her “camera series,” and “portraits” of her cameras, using the photo-transfer process, now through October 5, James Library and Center for the Arts, 24 West St., Norwell.

BENNY SHARONI

GRAND HARMONIE

The self-directed period music ensemble presents “Gods and Mortals,” an all-Mozart program, with solo violinist Cynthia Roberts, November 6, 3 p.m., United Parish, 210 Harvard St., Brookline. $15-$35. Grandharmonie.org.

BASRA-BOSTON CONNECTIONS

The project presents an Iraq-US collaboration in theater,poetry, art and music, Friday, November 4, 8 p.m., Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Ave., Somerville. The

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FROM THE GROUND UP

Boston Conservatory’s Fall Dance Concert features new works by choreographers Sidra Bell, Omar Carrum and Claudia LaVista, Stephanie Martinez and Tommie-Waheed Evans, November 3-5, at 8 p.m.; November 5,6, at 2 p.m.Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Hemenway St., Boston. bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events.

BOSTON CONSERVATORY CHAMBER SERIES

Faculty members perform music by Bailey Holland, Bartok and Poulenc, November 4, 8 p.m., in Seully Hall, 8 Fenway, Boston. Free. bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/ events.

BOSTON CONSERVATORY ORCHESTRA

The orchestra performs works by Muhly, Shostakovich and Stravinsky, November 6, 2 p.m., with pre-concert lecture at 1 p.m. Sanders Theatre at Harvard University, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-496-2222.

GARY LUCAS’ FLEISCHEREI

Guitar wizard Gary Lucas’ live music pairs with 35 mm prints of original Max Fleischer cartoons, and vocalist Tama Korn, Thursday, November 10,6:30 p.m., Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline. $35. Jartsboston.org.

LOUISE NEVELSON: LIGHT AND SHADOW

Hear the story of how a Yiddish-speaking girl from Maine became one of the most important artists in the 20th century, Sunday, November 13, 2 p.m., Temple Israel, 477 Longwood Ave., Boston. $15; $49 including book. Jartsboston.org.

RHEA SIMON

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET

It was a million dollar night that brought Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis together in Memphis for an impromptu jam session, which is recreated in this Tony Award-winning musical appearing through November 6 at Ogunquit Playhouse, Main St., Route 1N, Ogunquit, Maine.Tickets start at $47. Ogunquitplayhouse.org, 207-646-5511.

LE CORSAIRE

The renowned tenor saxophonist performs with his quintet in concert, Thursday, November 3, 8 p.m., Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston. $25. Scullersjazz.com.

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The popular vocalist performs songs from the Great American Songbook with pianist Steve Heck, Thursday, Nov. 10, 8-11 p.m., at Club Cafe in the Napoleon Room, 209 Columbus Ave., Boston. Singers are welcome to sit in after the first set. No cover charge. Reservations recommended. 617-536-0966.

AN AMERICAN IN PARIS

WARRIOR CLASS

Music Worcester and the Hanover Theatre present Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s two-hour performance of “Dracula,” set to a score by Gustav Mahler, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. $55,$51,$45,$39; students, youth, $25. Call 877-571-7469 or contact info@thehanovertheatre.org.

YAKOV SMIRNOFF

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS

The national touring company performs this 2015 multiaward winner musical, through November 6, Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre, Tremont St., Boston. AmericaninParisBroadway.com.

The Lyric Stage Company of Boston presents Kenneth Lin’s incisive new play, ideal for this political season, through November 13, with an all-star Boston cast, 140 Clarendon St., Boston: Wednesdays,Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8p.m.; Saturdays, 3,8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m., also November 9, at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $25. Seniors, $10 discount; student rush, $10; group rates. Free related events. lyricstage.com.

TOWER OF POWER

The legendary funk group Tower of Power performs Nov. 13, 7 p.m. in Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington. Visit CaryHallLexington.com or call 617-531-1257.

SpeakEasy Stage Company presents John Kander and Fred Ebb’s one-act, one hour, 50-minute musical, through November 26, with an added performance Sunday, Nov. 20, 3 p.m. Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St., Boston. Speakeasystage.com.

EITHER ORCHESTRA

The group performs with guest performer Teshome Mitiku, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., at The Regattabar at the Charles Hotel, One Bennett St., Cambridge, Nov. 1. Call 617-661-5000, or visit regattabar.com.

Bad Habit Productions presents the world premiere of Boston-area playwright Kirsten Greenidge, November 5-20, Boston Center for the Arts, Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St., Boston. Performances, Wednesday, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. previews, November 5, at 8 p.m, November 6, 7p.m. Advance tickets, $21; day of show, $28. 617-933-8600.

November 1-14, 2016

SOL GABETTA

The “Professor of Love and Laughter” standup comedian brings his new, one-man show, “Happily Ever After: The Neuroscience of Romantic Relationships,” to the Boston Center for the Arts’ Calderwood Pavilion, Virginia Wimberly Theatre, 527 Tremont St., Boston, Monday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $37.50. Visit bostontheatrescene.com or call 617-933-8600.

NICK GRONDIN GROUP

Zumix welcomes the Nick Grondin Group with internationally renowned saxophonist, Mark Pignataro, Sunday, Nov. 6, performing an all-ages, special Wayne Shorter tribute to celebrated saxophonist Shorter’s classic Blue Note albums, 5 p.m., at Jazz at the Firehouse, 260 Sumner St., East Boston. zumix.org or call 617-5689777.SHAKESPEARE IN SONG Celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, Friday, November 4, 7:30 p.m., Follen Community Church, 755 Mass. Ave., Lexington, and Sunday, November 6, 3 p.m., Pickman Concert Hall, Longy School of Music, 27 Garden St., Cambridge, with Broadway hit songs and more. $25; students, seniors, $20. 617-254-1125.

Argentine cello star Sol Gabetta performs with French pianist Bertrand Chamayou, Wednesday, November 2, 8p.m., Longy’s Pickman Hall, 27 Garden St., Cambridge. Seating limited. info@celebrityseries.org. Imogen Cooper The renowned pianist performs Saturday, November 5, 8 p.m., New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston. 617-482-6661, info@celebrityseries.org.

REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE

The group holds its record release party for “I Want That Sound!” with opening act, Soggy Po’ Boys, and guest vocalist Charles Coe and other surprise guests, Friday, November 4, 9 p.m., at ONCE Ballroom, 156 Highland Ave., Somerville. Doors open 8 p.m. Advance tickets, $10; at the door, $15. ONCESomerville.com.

AMERICA?AMERICA!

New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Improv Department presents Eden MacAdam-Somer, curating “America?America!,” an evening of music that explores the American identity, performed by faculty, students and guests, Monday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m., at the conservatory’s Jordan Hall, 290 Huntington Ave., Boston. Free,open to the public. necmusic.edu/event/15951 or call 617-585-1122.

PETER BRADLEY ADAMS

TAPAS

Bridge Repertory Theater presents “Tapas,” “The Marvelous Party,” a formal cocktail party and evening of music,mixing, mingling, inspired by Noel Coward, Friday, November 4, featuring Bridge Reppers and guest artists, Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge. connect@ bridgerep.org.

THE DIAMONDS

Reagle Music Theatre of Greater Boston presents the one-and-only legendary vocal pop band, the Diamonds, Sunday. November 6, 2 p.m., 617 Lexington St., Waltham. Reaglemusictheatre.com, 781-891-5600.

ARLO GUTHRIE

The Running Down the Road tour comes to the Somerville Theatre,Somerville, Thursday, November 3, 8 p.m.somervilletheatre.com, 617-625-5700.

JAZZ COMPOSERS ALLIANCE ORCHESTRA

The 20-piece orchestra performs new music for a jazz orchestra by resident composers David Harris, Darrell Katz, Mimi Rabson and Bob Pilkington, and guest composer Mark Harvey, Tuesday, November 1, 8 p.m., the Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge. Donations, $10; students, seniors, $8. Jazzcom-

The singer-songwriter performs Nov. 13, at 5 and 8 p.m., with special opening act guest Molly Parden, at Club Passim, 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. $22, members, $20

TISH HINOJOSA

The Austin, Texas singer-songwriter performs November 7, 8 p.m., at Club Passim. Members, $23; non-members, $25. 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. passim.org, 617492-7679.

CHUCHO VALDES JOE LOVANO QUINTET

Pianist Valdes and saxophonist Lovano make beautiful music together, Sunday, November 6, 7 p.m., Berklee

November 1-14, 2016 Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. 617-4826661, info@celebrityseries.org

ESTAMPAS PORTENAS TANGO COMPANY

Dancer-choreographer Carolina Soler, founder of the company, presents the Boston premiere of its new production, Friday, November 4, 8 p.m, Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass. Ave., Boston. $58,$48,$38,$30. WorldMusic.org.

EXPLORE RASHI SCHOOL

The Newton Voice BABY BOOT CAMP

The Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton, offers an eight-week Baby Bootcamp Class, Tuesdays, November 1-December 20, 9:1510 a.m., using resistance bands, weights, stroller, child, for cardio drills, strength training exercises, core work and stretching. All fitness levels welcome. For parents of non-walking babies 3-12 months. $168.Bostonjcc.org/ register. Free demo class October 25, 9:15 a.m. RSVP, wellness@jccgb.org.

The independent Reform Boston-area school for children in grades K-8 holds information sessions Sunday, November 20, and January 8RSVP or more information, call 617-232-4452,Ext. 409, visit maimonides.org or contact admissions@maimonides.org.

The melodic, harmonious sisters perform November 5, 3 p.m., ($10/$12), Club Passim’s family show, and will perform an adult show at 7 p.m. 47 Palmer St., Cambridge. passim.org, 617-492-7679.

FAMILY FUN

MAIMONIDES SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL EVENING

DOCTOR STRANGE

Besides checking out the latest in furniture, food and fun at Jordan’s Furniture, you can purchase tickets for Marvel’s “Doctor Strange,” film, starting Nov. 3, at the Reading store, 508-844-5171, or Natick, 508-8445170. “Inferno” opened Oct. 27. Current films are “Jack Reacher2,” rated PG-13, and IMAX Experience, “Voyage of Time,” rated G. Visit jordans.com.

PROCLAMATION 4: BORDERS/BOUNDARIES

The American Repertory Theater at Harvard University, Artistic Director Diane Paulus and Executive Director Diane Quinn present Brendan Shea’s conceived “Proclamation,” Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m., Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, And Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., OBERON, 2 Arrow St., Cambridge, featuring nine students from Greater Boston schools. $5 online or cash only at the door. americanrepertorytheater.org/ Proc4.

PUPPET SHOWPLACE THEATER

Crabgrass Puppet Theatre performs “The Lion and the Mouse,” Nov. 3,4, 10:30 a.m., Nov. 5,6, at 1,3 p.m., Recommended for ages 4+. $12. Reservations strongly recommended. 32 Station St., Brookline. Call 617-7316400, Ext. 101, or visit Puppet Showplace.

THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN

CactusHead Puppets perform this beloved tale, Nov. 10, at 10:30 a.m.; Nov. 11, 10:30, 1 p.m. ($15); Nov. 12,13, 1,3 p.m., recommended for children ages 4+ years old. $12-$15. 32 Station St., Brookline. Call 617731-6400, Ext. 101, or visit Puppet Showplace.

MAKE YOUR OWN ROD PUPPET

CactusHead Puppets leads this hands-on workshop with John and Megan Regan, making rod puppets with movable arms out of simple materials, Nov. 11, 2:30 p.m. Workshop tickets include admission to the 1 p.m. “Pied Piper of Hamelin”show. Materials provided. Recommended for families with children ages 5-10 years old. $20 for adult/child, $15 additional participants. 32 Station St., Brookline. Call 617-731-6400, Ext. 101, or visit Puppet Showplace.

THE UGLY DUCKLING

Award-winning Lightwire theater performs a high-tech, dazzling production using electroluminescent wire to create glow0in-the-dark 3D puppets and props, Friday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Riemer-Goldstein Theater, Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton. Geared to children ages 3+ years old accompanied by an adult. $18; JCC member, $15. Visit bostonjcc.org/magicark or call 617-965-5226 or 866-811-4111.

BOSTON INTERNATIONAL KIDS FILM FESTIVAL

Key films at the 54-film festival at the Capitol Theatre in Arlington and Somerville Theatre are “Annabelle Hooper and the Ghosts of Nantucket, documentary “Life, Animated,” other sorts, documentaries, and international student-made films, open to the public. There also are workshops to teach kids the basics of media and filmmaking. Visit bikff.org.

THE LION,THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

Boston Conservatory features le Clanche’ du Rand’s stage adaptation of the popular mythical story, Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 10-13, 7:30 p.m.; matinee, Nov, 12, 2 p.m.; Nov. 13, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., in Theatre for Young Audiences, in The Zack Box Theater, 8 Fenway, Boston. $10-$15, discounts also. cbostonconservatory.berklee. edu/events.

AKEELAH AND THE BEE

Wheelock Family Theatre presents Cheryl West’s stage adaptation of Doug Atchison’s screenplay, through November 20, 200 Riverway, Boston. tickets@wheelock. edu, wheelockfamilytheatre.org.

EXPLORE RASHI SCHOOL

The independent Reform Boston-area school for children in grades K-8 holds information sessions Sunday, November 20, and January 8, 2017, at 10:30 a.m.;and small group tours, December 15, 10 a.m. rashi.org, 617-969-4444.

NERISSA AND KATRYNA NIELDS

The co-ed modern Orthodox day school for early childhood through grade 12 holds its informational evening for grades K-5, Tuesday, November 1, 7-9 p.m., 2 Clark Road, Brookline. RSVP or more information, call 617232-4452,Ext. 409, visit admissions@,maimonides.org or maimonides.org.

ALASTAIR MOOCK’S PASTURES OF PLENTY

Moock interacts with the entire family in this performance, Nov. 19, 3 p.m. at Club Passim, 47 Palmer S.t, Cambridge. Members, $10; non0members, $15. He will also perform a show for adults at 8 p.m. passim.org or call 617-492-7679.

COMMUNITY EVENTS AUTUMN SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE

Lexington temples Isaiah and Emunah present autumn scholar-in-residence Dr. Rachel Korazim, Nov. 4-6, starting with Erev Shabbat, when she regales attendees with stories, poems and songs throughout the weekend. Friday’s session begins at 8 p.m. at Temple Isaiah, 55 Lincoln St. On Nov. 6, she appears at Temple Emunah, 9 Piper Road, Lexington,when she offers three presentations, at 9:30 a.m., during Shaharit, after kiddush, 1-2 p.m., and 6:30 p.m., after a light meal, Ma’ariv and Havdalah. On Sunday, Nov. 6, at Temple Isaiah, She joins the Brotherhood breakfast ($10),then returns to Emunah at 1 p.m. for a professional development session with both temple religious school staffs. Call 781-861-0300 or visit EmunahAdEdbrochure.

W.A.G. AFTERNOON

The group of Jewish widows and widowers meets Sunday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m., at Calitri’s Restaurant, Route 1S, Danvers. Call Susan Jacobs at 978-535-4475.

PARENTING THRUGH A JEWISH LENS

Registration for fall parenting classes supported by Hebrew College and CJP, is held throughout the Boston area. Classes are offered for parents of children ages 0-10; tweens, ages 10-13, and teen-agers. Parents of all backgrounds welcome; free babysitting for daytime classes; scholarships, discounts offered. Hebrewcollege. edu/parenting, email parenting@hebrewcollege.edu.

COURSE ON JEWISH ART

Swampscott resident-Jewish studies scholar Nicole Levy, through the Explorers Lifelong Learning Institute in Salem, presents a four-part lecture series, “Jewish Art During Times of Change.” The institute is geared towards individuals 50 years old and older, but Levy also welcomes students from the general community. Visit salemstate.edu/explorers or call 978-744-0804.

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cognitive neurology for the Division of Cognitive Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, will discuss issues contributing to memory loss and how to keep your brain in shape as you age, Tuesday, Nov 15, 10:1511:30 a.m., Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center (JCC), 333 Nahanton St., Newton. Open to the entire community. RSVP, wellness@jccgb.org. More information, call 617-558-6459.

WINTHROP-BY-THE-SEA BEACH ART

Winthrop Cultural Council presents Richard Honan’s art exhibition, through Nov. 3, in the Clock Tower Gallery, 45 Pauline St., Winthrop. Gallery hours, Thursdays, 6--8 p.m.; Saturdays, 12-2 p.m. Driftwood Collage workshop, Saturday, Oct. 15, 12-3 p.m. Visit www.winthropculturalcouncil.org.

DA VINCI: THE GENIUS

UNITY MISSION TO NY

Alan R. Teperow leads this adventure to transform the way your view fellow Jews and Judaism, November 20,21, which includes a private coach bus transportation, kosher food, choice hotel and more. Registration, details, synagoguecouncil.org.

NEW WORKS FESTIVAL AUDITIONS

The Firehouse Center for the Arts at Market Square Newburyport invites actors to audition for its New Works Festival 2017, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 6:30-9p.m., at its Arakelian Theater. The festival is held Jan.20,21,27,28. To reserve an audition slot, email alyssa@firehouse.org or call 978-499-9931.

FREE GROUP WORKOUT

A free boot camp style workout led by a personal trainer will be held Wednesday, Nov. 16, 8:30-9:15 a.m., Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton. Free babysitting available for children 3 months-10 years old. Contact fitness@jccgb. org or call 617-558-6458.;

ART EXHIBITS AND GALLERIES PERCEPTION

Atlantic Works Gallery presents this new work by artists Perla Castaneda and Kristen Freitas, Nov. 5-27, 80 Border St., third floor, Boston. Opening reception, Nov. 5, 6-9 p.m.; Third Thursday reception, Nov. 17, 6-9 p.m. Gallery hours, Saturday, Sunday, 1-5 p.m. or by appointment.

WOODSYBUG ART EXHIBITION

Boston artist Nicole Beauchaine echibits her collection of handcrafted customized art guitars in November, at Sister Sorel, 645 Tremont St., Boston’s South End. Launch event is Monday, November 7, 6-8 p.m., with cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres. Art is for sale. Free.

ANATOLY DVERIN

From Russia With Art Gallery features as its holiday exhibit the Ukrainian-American impressionist and artworks from 15 artists and jewelry designers from Russia, Ukraine, and America, through December 24, 281 Concord Ave., Cambridge. Gallery hours Tuesday-Sunday, 10:30 a.m. a,m,-7 p.m., excluding November 8 and 24. Fromrussiawithart.org.

The Museum of Science presents the fascinating, comprehensive traveling exhibition touting Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci’s works as a painter, sculptor, anatomist, inventor of military equipment, musical instruments, architectural, engineering and scientific inventions, including his plans to create the military tank, battering ram, bicycle, airplane, helicopter, and much more. Museum admission to the exhibition, located near the museum’s Hall of Human Life, is included in the Exhibit Halls ticket fee:$25; seniors, $25; children ages 3-11, $20. Visit mos.org or call 617723-2500.

GABLES POSTER EXHIBITION

Partnering with the National Museum of African American History and Culture in celebration of the Smithsonian Institution’s museum, the House of the Seven Gables features a poster exhibition, “A Place for All People,” through Dec. 2, 115 Derby St., Salem. More information, visit www.7Gables.org.

RICK ASHLEY SOLO EXHIBIT

Marblehead Arts Association features invited photographer Rick Ashley’s solo exhibit of his black and white photography, “Marblehead’s Horrible Parade,” through Nov. 13, 8 Hooper St., Marblehead. Ashley will deliver an artist’s talk, Thursday, November 10, 8:30 p.m., in the Ballroom Gallery. Gallery admission, free, open to the public, Tuesday-Friday, Sunday, 12-5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visit marbleheadarts.org.

PEARL STREET GALLERY

The gallery will hold a sculpture, print and painting show,featuring international printmaker Bob Tomolillo’s An Artist Retrospective show of his works. Pearl Street Gallery, Chelsea.

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GENETIC SCREENING

On Tuesday, November 1,5:30-9:30 p.m., preconception counseling and screening (by saliva sample) will be available to individuals and couples interested in learning information about their reproductive risks, the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, 333 Nahanton St., Newton, Cost for health insurance owners, $149. Register at JScreen.org, select Newton JCC, from ‘how did you hear about us’ dropdown menu. Walk-ins welcome. Don’t eat,drink or smoke 30 minutes before screening.

ENGAGING ISRAEL: FOUNDATION FOR A NEW RELATIONSHIP

Temple Emanu-El and Congregation Shirat Hyam present rabbis David Meyer and Michael Ragozin, leading the Engaging Israel project, where Jews join others from around the world, to think about Israel, its meaning in their lives, and the enrichment and positive influence of the reality of a Jewish nation. The discussions are held Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m., November 1, at Congregation Shirat Hayam, December 6, at Temple Emanu-El. Also, January 3, February 7, March 7, April 4, May 2, May 23, June 6, at alternating synagogues , JCC, Hillel Academy and synagogue members, $36; general community, $50. shirathayam.org/iengage. Also, check for Temple Emunah’s ongoing programs, EmunahAdEdbrochure.

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Ten things I saw in Chestnut Hill

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I think this T sign needs a new coat of paint!

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Here’s a LittleFreeLibrary, a miniature library right outside the supermarket that relies exclusively on the honor system.

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The Longwood Covered Courts looks like the kind of compound you’d want to hole yourself up in after the zombies take over (speaking of, the new Walking Dead premiere was pretty great, right? Go Negan!)

If your preferred candidate doesn’t win on Election Day, here’s a reminder from the United States Post Office to make sure your passport is up to date.

I love the look of the Longwood Cricket Club. It’s way more low-key than many of the other Country Club-y things I’ve seen around this area.

Look how pretty this park setup is! I ended up at The Street, a cool shopping plaza that has everything from CVS, to Star Market, to high-end stores, to a really expensive movie theater.

How expensive, you might ask? How does $20+ a ticket sound? More expensive ones go upwards of $30.

That said, this is clearly a higher end theater. Everything just looked so fancy and premium. Slightly off-camera: Full bar service.

Back to the park. Here’s a better look at those pumpkins.

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And there’s a little taste of Chestnut Hill. In a few weeks, I’ll go to a different part of Chestnut Hill. See you then!

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Interview

November 1-14, 2016

Your Voice:

Wendy Green

Laura Rice W

hile walking around Newton Highlands, I saw an interesting sign for a business at 1161 Walnut Street in Newton. It looked like it was advertising two businesses, but there was only one door! After walking in, I met two very friendly, very serious businesswomen: Laura Rice (left), and Wendy Green (right), who have teamed up to run a cool store with two sides. All Sports Wear makes team wear and embroidery, and The Party Starts Here! (branded with an exclamation point) makes custom party goods. Want to know how crucial their partnership is? I initially tried to just interview Wendy (she was the only one in the store at that moment), but she said that the only way to do this article right is to wait for her business partner, Laura. It was worth the wait! The Voice (T.V.): I saw two names on the sign outside, but it seems like it’s one business. What’s going on with that? Wendy: Right. It’s one business, but

we do two different things. One is All Sports Wear, where we make a lot of uniforms for basketball teams and we do a lot of school spirit wear. We go to schools, or they come here and we set up their website, or they can purchase from us online. The Party Starts Here is all invitations and party favors and giveaways, that kind of stuff.

T.V.: How long have you both been in

business?

Wendy: This one… Seven years? T.V.: You say “this one.” Were there

other businesses before?

Wendy: Well, we merged our businesses together at a certain point. We’ve been business partners for five, six years. T.V.: How did you guys meet? Wendy: I had a store in Easton, MA,

and Laura came – she was repping a line at the time. I met her and we kind of hit it off. We put our two businesses together; she was doing the sports wear, and all the sporting goods stuff. I was doing all the invitations. And we also have this one big part of our business – overnight camp. Anything you need to get your child ready for overnight camp, all the fun, funky, trendy stuff for campers. From clothing all the way through packages you send to the kids.

Laura:

I feel like this business has

changed a lot over the years. I opened this business here wanting to service kids with all of their hobbies, whether it’s sports. Any sport or any hobby. If you needed a birthday gift, or holiday gift or whatever. And then, I would say three or four years into the business, I was repping some clothing lines and some sports stuff, and Wendy had a business in Canton. Our businesses really complemented each other because I was doing sports and she was doing a ton of camp, and she had various other things too. I was selling stuff. So Wendy ended up taking some of the clothing I was selling on consignment, and that’s how our relationship began. She then decided to close her store in Canton just to look for other things to do. She was walking around Newton Highlands and came in. We knew each other but she’d never seen the business. And we decided to merge our two businesses, because Wendy has a program that she brought here called InScribe for invitations and place cards and things you can do for any kind of event, and we had a lot of sports stuff.

T.V.:

Would you say your business has been more successful since joining together with her?

Wendy: Absolutely. T.V.: Absolutely! Do

you have any hopes and dreams for the future of this business?

Wendy:

You know, we just hope it keeps growing. We just hit the five-year mark, and we’re doing well, and we hope to continue to keep building and keep

getting new customers. New schools, new camps, and new places to make merchandise for.

T.V.: That’s what I love about this place. Because I walked in and looked around, and man, it looks real!

T.V.: What do you think is extraspecial about your business?

Wendy: It’s messy and it is real! We produce and design here. We design logos. Whatever they want, we make it happen. We did those pillows, those were an accent piece to go at a bar mitzvah. Whatever the customer wants to make their party special and unique, we do that.

Wendy: We’re hand holders. We’re with the customer from the second they get here to the second their party starts and everything is delivered and they’re all satisfied. We take a lot of pride in what we do, and we want to pass it along to the customers. Laura: We have three concentrations.

We do event planning, anything from the start of the event to the end; we can also help you find people to help in the area as well. We do camp and everything camp related, and we can customize anything for any camp, but we also go in the summer to the camps with our heat press to make things for the kids. It’s a great thing. And then the third thing we do is all the sports stuff. A lot of the Newton sports teams, and a lot of the spirit wear for schools and camps in the area. We have a lot of Shopify stores that we service. Between Wendy and I, we’ve taken this little business, never a hobby for either of us, and we’ve sort of built it as a go-to place for all sorts of things.

T.V.:

So you’d almost call it the small business touch?

Wendy:

Absolutely [Laughs]. There’s something to be said about small businesses and not ordering something online, and you get it in, and it comes out wrong. And then there’s nothing you can do because a human didn’t touch it.

T.V.: What are you most excited for about your job? Laura: I think Wendy and I are able to find a balance between work and family, because family is so important. Wendy and I have a great partnership, so that’s one great thing. And also, the return customers. We started with bar mitzvahs for one family three or four years ago, and then they come back for their next kid. The fact that the websites who use us are still using us. I feel like we really have built something here. T.V.: The last question I have here: If you could say one thing to the good people of Newton, what would it be? Wendy: We’re local, we want to take care of our customers, and our reputation is everything to us, so we stand behind everything that we do. We want you to know that you’ll get a quality product in a fair time at a fair price. Special thanks to Wendy and Laura for talking to The Voice. Check out their store on 1161 Walnut Street in Newton (very close to the Newton Highlands stop on the Green Line), or call at (617) 244-4220. If you’re a business who’d like to talk to me for Your Voice, email me at aculafi@voicestaff.net.

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What’s Next

PlayStation VR review

The games I Played Rez Infinite: A VR remake of a Japanese cult classic that originally came out in 2001. It’s a bizarre shooter that utilizes trippy visuals and electronic music to deliver what can only be described as a surreal experience. The mechanics are rock solid and the soundtrack is fivestars, and the game makes you feel like you’re taking down viruses in cyberspace. Full recommendation. $29.99. Harmonix Music VR: A collection of four different experiences that utilizes your music to display various visualizers over your favorite songs. In The Easel, you can sculpt and draw in 3D while taking inspiration from your music, while The Dance lets your use your tunes to create a silly, full-fledged dance party from various creatures in a school gymnasium. With your own music, it’s a lot of fun. Recommended. $14.99.

Rez, a rail shooter that made its debut on the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 in 2001, still looking fresh 15 years later on PlayStation VR. A few weeks back, I went to the GameStop over at Coolidge Corner in Brookline and purchased the newly-released PlayStation VR, a virtual reality headset that released on October 13 at $399.99. I got the core unit that came with just the headset, but in order to use the peripheral, you need a PlayStation camera, which you can buy separately for $60, or as a pre-order bundle with the headset, two controllers, and a game for $499.99. In addition to that, the PS VR requires a PlayStation 4 to turn on, which can cost $300 or more on its own. So, in other words, if you have nothing and want to play PlayStation VR, you need a headset, a camera, and a system, so that’s over $700 before you even buy a game. If you’d believe it, PS VR is the most consumer-friendly high-end headset yet. The Oculus Rift starts at $600 and the HTC Vive at $800, and both require powerful computers – think $1000 – to run. It’s a far cry from the $15 Google Cardboard you can put on your phone, and the big difference here is that the VR you use on your phone can only run limited, mostly visual experiences that are only mildly immersive. More impressive virtual reality can run advanced, 3D, 360-degree game and video experiences that require special head

and hand tracking that can’t really exist on lower-end headsets. PS VR even includes an additional processing box in order to power the unit, as the PS4 isn’t powerful enough to do so on its own. To rewind just a tiny bit, if you haven’t been fully caught up to speed with virtual reality as a real technology in 2016, I should note that virtual reality actually works now. You put on the headset, and you get a firstperson view of a completely simulated world around you. It makes you feel like you’re somewhere your body actually isn’t. It feels a lot like watching a 3D movie, if you were inside the 3D movie and could see all around you. You can look left, right, up, down, and even behind you. It works by displaying a slightly different 2D image in each eye. When you look at both simultaneously, your brain is tricked into seeing one image in 3D. After using the PlayStation VR for several hours, I can say this confidently: The trick works. Really well. Surprisingly well. When I look off a ledge in Batman: Arkham VR ($19.99), a mild fear of heights causes me to freak out just a little. When I play the Kitchen demo (included) of Resident Evil VII, I really feel like I’m tied to a chair as a murderous creature crawls throughout the shadows around me. In Ocean Descent (part of PlayStation VR Worlds – $39.99), it actually feels like I’m in an underwater cage as fish swim around me. It’s really darn cool, and as someone who has been playing video games for a long, long time, I have never felt more immersed while playing games. Beyond that, the headset feels really comfortable on my head. It weighs 610 grams (about 1.3 pounds), and there is a lot of padding to keep the goggles comfortable on your face for extended play sessions. That said, Sony doesn’t recommend super-long play times; they recommend a 10 minute break for every hour of play.

inexperienced like I was, it’s common to feel eyestrain and even some slight vertigo when playing certain games for the first time (that would go away over time). Some games do a worse job of tracking the headset than others (this is a new consumer technology, after all), so one or two games of the dozen I tried caused me to feel a slight “drunk” feeling. It all varies game-to-game. It’s good that the headset comes with the PlayStation VR Demo Disc, because it allows you to play a ton of different games to see which ones you can handle and enjoy (some people are more or less sensitive to certain motions than others, so it varies from person-to-person). I’ve had a much easier time playing PS VR with a regular PS4 controller than using two PlayStation Move motion controllers, which are ostensibly the PlayStation equivalent of Wii Remotes. The tracking suffered far worse on games that utilized the Move controllers. The other thing I’ll note is that I haven’t played any super-substantial PlayStation VR games. Most games take around an hour or two to finish, and none of them have been 10 or 20 hours like so many other regular games you can buy at the store for $60 nowadays.

SportsBar PSVR: You’re in a sports bar and can play pool, air hockey, darts, and skeeball against the computer or against other players who also have the headset. The games are fun and work well for the most part, but beware. Not sure if due to my set-up or other headset tracking, but I did get slightly tipsy from playing this one for too long. It’s a well-made game otherwise, but be careful. $19.99. I’ve played a lot of cool stuff, but it’s been mostly tech demos and smaller experiences so far. Presumably, or rather hopefully, more substantial software will come as developers get more experience with the hardware. This is still a very early technology. It’s not wireless (there are a whole bunch of wires attached to this thing), the games are limited, and it’s expensive for the hours of entertainment you actually get for what will ultimately cost $700. But if you’re like me, and you’re the kind of person who is excited to be there for new tech in its Wild West genesis, warts and all, PlayStation VR will scratch that itch for slightly less money than its most direct competition. It’s a lot of fun, if you can keep your expectations in check. (I bought mine at the GameStop in Brookline, but if it’s not at your closest game store, you can check Amazon, where it was in stock last I checked, or at various other electronics retailers. You might need to buy online in Newton, because I can’t think of a single place that would sell this in town.)

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Roll Call

November 1-14, 2016

Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen THE HOUSE AND SENATE There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on how often local senators voted with their party leadership. The votes of the 2016 membership of 33 Democrats were compared to Senate Majority Leader Harriette Chandler (D-Worcester). The votes of the 2016 membership of five Republicans were compared with those of GOP Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester). Beacon Hill Roll Call uses 430 votes from the 2016 Senate session as the basis for this report. This includes all roll calls that were not on local issues. None of the 33 Democratic members voted with Chandler 100 percent of the time. Three came very close. Sens. Joseph Boncore (D-Winthrop), Cynthia Cream (D-Newton) and Karen Spilka (D-Ashland) voted with Chandler all but one time. The Democratic senator who voted the lowest percentage of times with Chandler was Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz (D-Boston) who voted with her only 72.5 percent of the time. None of the five GOP members voted with Tarr 100 percent of the time. The GOP senator who voted with Tarr the lowest percentage of times is Sen. Patrick O’Connor (R-Weymouth) who voted with him only 78.3 percent of the time.

EQUITY IN PUBLIC CONTRACTS The Senate gave initial approval to a bill aimed at providing greater access to statefunded projects for minority and women business owners and workers. The proposal would require the state and its various agencies and departments, when awarding state contracts, to seek to give the contracts based on the diverse racial, ethnic and gender makeup of the state’s population. The measure also requires the state, when deliberating upon the responsibility of a bidder, to take into consideration a bidder’s compliance with commitments made in previous bids about the employment of minorities and women.1

as champagne. The bill would apply the 70 cents per gallon tax only to drinks that contains more than 8.5 percent alcohol. Most hard ciders contain only up to 8 percent alcohol and would be taxed at the lower rate of 3 cents per gallon. Supporters, including Jessica Henry and Al Snape from the North Shore cider company Far from the Tree Cider, said current law unfairly treats and taxes hard cider at the same rate as champagne. They noted the reduction will help the Bay State compete with neighboring states which have lowered the tax. They argued that the change would also put Massachusetts in line with the federal tax on hard cider which will be reduced effective January 1.

STERILIZING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS The House approved Senate-approved legislation regulating the technicians who decontaminate, inspect and sterilize reusable medical instruments or devices in a surgical facility. The measure would require any newly-hired technician to pass a nationally accredited exam and annually complete 10 hours of continuing education credits. Current technicians would be required to complete the 10 hours of continuing education each year but would be grandfathered in and would not have to take the exam

a bill that would authorize a city or town, acting through its board of selectmen, city council or mayor with the approval of the city council, to enter an employment contract for a specified period of time to provide for the salary, fringe benefits and other conditions of employment for the city or town’s assessor, treasurer and collector. Current law only allows cities and towns to enter into a contract for the town manager, town administrator, executive secretary, administrative assistant to the board of selectmen, town accountant, city auditor and city manager. Supporters said that these three added positions should not be treated differently and that communities should have the right and power to sign a contract with them.

HANDLING HAZARDOUS DRUGS IN HOSPITALS The House approved and sent to the Senate a bill requiring the state’s Department of Public Health to establish regulations for the safe handling of hazardous drugs including those used in chemotherapy. Hazardous drugs are defined as toxic ones that pose a potential health risk to health care workers who may be exposed during their preparation or administration.

Additional approval in each branch is needed prior to the measure going to Gov. Charlie Baker.

Supporters said it is time for the state to get involved in this important matter and noted any new state regulations must be consistent with current federal ones adopted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. They argued that nurses who administer chemotherapy and other hazardous drugs risk exposure to aerosol or droplets of the drugs that are generated during administration. They noted that body fluids of patients who receive hazardous drugs are another potential source of exposure.

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STATE ANNOUNCES ENERGY SAVINGS WEBSITE

Supporters said this will regulate this currently unregulated job and ensure that well-trained people are hired for these important positions. They argued these new requirements will ensure surgical instruments are sterilized and properly cared for and will save many patients from infection or even death.

The House approved and sent to the Senate

The

Baker

Administration

unveiled

Commonwealth Energy Tool for Savings (energyCENTS), a website for energy ratepayers to search available energy saving opportunities including energy rebates, incentives, loans and tax credits. Currently, there are over 250 incentives and rebates available to Massachusetts electric and natural gas ratepayers from the state and federal governments and utility companies. “This is a great opportunity for citizens of the Commonwealth to save energy, save money and help our environment in one convenient location,” said Rep. Bradley Jones, (R-North Reading). The site can be accessed at http:// web1.env.state.ma.us/Doer/mesa/#/home

QUOTABLE QUOTES “Every citizen has the right to vote without interference or discrimination. The Department of Justice is committed to preventing fraud on Election Day in polling locations throughout Massachusetts in order to aggressively protect the integrity of the election process.” U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz on her plans to monitor the upcoming November 8 General Election. “We are making strides toward breaking the two-party monopoly and America will be stronger when we do. But given the position of the Commission on Presidential Debates, the deck is still stacked against even a credible third party ticket with two proven former governors.” Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld on the Gary Johnson-Bill Weld Libertarian presidential ticket. “This is our chance to invest in reliable clean technology that will reduce pollution now and point Massachusetts towards a zero emissions future. We urge our state to seize the opportunity to invest the maximum allowed, or 15 percent of the environmental mitigation funds, into electric vehicle charging stations and the rest into electric buses.” Deirdre Cummings, Consumer Program Director at MASSPIRG Education Fund, on what the state should do with the $69 million it will receive from Volkswagen’s admission and settlement that 11 million of its vehicles were equipped with software that cheated on emissions tests. “The only fatal newborn abandonment in Massachusetts in the last 9.75 years was in Fall River in April of 2014. The Commonwealth has the best record in the nation.”

Supporters said taxpayers are paying for these projects and it is only fair that all residents, including women and minorities, share in the employment and income these contracts create. They argued the goal is to have owners and workers on state-funded projects reflect the diversity of the state.

From a statement by Baby Safe Haven New England on the 12th anniversary of the law that allows parents who want to surrender their baby seven days old or younger to leave them at a police or fire station or hospital emergency room.

REDUCE THE TAX ON HARD CIDER The Revenue Committee held a hearing on a bill that would essentially reduce the tax on hard cider. Under current law, the tax on cider and other beverages that contain between 3 percent and 6 percent alcohol is 3 cents per gallon. The tax on anything that contains more than 6 percent per gallon is 70 cents per gallon, the same rate

“Everyone is a winner when food is sourced locally. Our diets are healthier, our food is tastier, and our farmers are busier.” Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) on last week’s Massachusetts Food Day to raise awareness about eating a healthier diet by buying locally.

Contact your elected officials

Cynthia Creem 617-722-1639 Cynthia.Creem@masenate.gov

John J. Lawn, Jr. 617-722-2220 John.Lawn@mahouse.gov

Kay Kahn 617-722-2011 Kay.Khan@mahouse.gov

Ruth B. Balser 617-722-2396 Ruth.Balser@mahouse.gov

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Newton North Tigers routed by Brockton By Lorenzo Recupero

The Voice Newtonville – The Newton North Tigers bowed out early from the 2016 MIAA state playoffs after a hard 38–9 loss at home to Brockton in the Division 1 South Quarterfinals on Saturday, October 29. The seventh–seeded Brockton Boxers asserted themselves early and the Tigers just could not make–up ground. A field goal by David Guekguezian with 3:55 left to play in the first half, the team’s first points, was the closest the Tigers would get to a comeback bid as Brockton lead throughout. The Tiger’s only touchdown came on a 31–yard rush by Christian Hahm with 1:17 left to play. The team, a perennial playoff contender, fell to 6–2 on the year following the defeat. Tigers’ head coach Mike Coppola conceded he was really surprised at how the final score shaped out. “Our kids played hard, and they wanted to win, and they wanted to play hard, but just mental blocks,” said Coppola, noting that key missed tackles on normally routine, practiced plays doomed his squad in the contest. “I thought we were as prepared as we could be (coming into the game), but obviously we weren’t prepared enough,” he said. “Like I told the kids, it was just a landslide. I mean, everything that we have done through the course of the year in terms of not lining up correctly offensively or defensively, or not making tackles – just like a mud slide, it all came at once.” Although the Tigers were bounced early from the postseason, they are still the 2016 Bay State Carey League

champions. And with three games to play, and just needing one more win to best last season’s win total, coach Coppola believes the team still has a lot to play for. “For the seniors, it’s the last three games they’ll ever play for Newton North, so if that’s not important enough,” Said Coppola. “I don’t think our kids are going to lose their incentive. I think they want to eclipse last year’s record and better it. So that’s are goal now. And to be honest with you, our goal is to win every game now.” The Tigers, based on MIAA playoff format, will play their next two games against other undetermined losing playoff teams. Their final game of the year will be played at home at 10 a.m. Thanksgiving morning against Brookline. 1ST QUARTER: Brockton – James Fowler 42–yard rush (Sammy Tavares kick). 2ND QUARTER: Brockton – Thomas O’Brien 1–yard rush (Tavares kick). Newton North – David Guekguezian field goal. 3RD QUARTER: Brockton – O’Brien 25–yard pass to Sean King (Tavares kick). 4TH QUARTER: Brockton – King 10–yard rush (Tavares kick). Brockton – Tavares field goal. Brockton – Jordan Marcano 31–yard rush (Tavares kick). Newton North – Christian Hahm 31–yard rush (2–point conversion pass fail).

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