August 2016 I n t h i s i s s u e COVER story
25 OUT+ABOUT: The gay bar is a sacred place
6 experience the flavors of worcester
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26 laundry tips to make your clothes
look like new
entertainment 10 filmmaker showcases rare talents
FOOD & DRINK
12 convention shows off the art of ink
28 new around the woo: Flying Dreams
13 Pulsebooks: Beach reads for the dog days of summer
29 Pulsebrew: The new craft beer capital
14 THE central scene
30 Dining review: deadhorse hill combines unexpected flavors and sublime textures
15 GameOn: E3 goes viral
31 hot & now
17 netflix junkie: Netflix makes us hungry
Art & culture
18 Club, Pub & grub Listings
32 Pow!wow! worcester seeks to
23 PulseShots
Lifestyle 24 the luxe list: Summer health finds
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beautify downtown
BEAUTY & sTYLE 34 go natural with your skin 35 steal the style: Tape it!
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Paul Giorgio, Publisher Donna Roberson, Editor Vanessa Herbold, Art Director Chris Reddy, Alex Theisen, Kyle Sullivan Account Executives Mitchell Perry, Event Manager
Kim Dunbar, Sports Editor Jennifer Russo, Lifestyle Editor Kimberly Dunbar, Jennifer Russo, Jason Savio, Bernie Whitmore, Michael Wood, Paul Giorgio, Carly O’Brien, Merilee Kern, Kerry Cyganiewicz, John Trobaugh, Sloane Perron, Jamie Burke, Ryan Cashman Writers
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c ov e r s t o ry
featuring food from Fatima's Cafe and cafe reyes By Ryan Cashman It is an age-old, even clichéd, dilemma that creeps up on you whenever you’re hungry: Where should we eat tonight? Better yet: Where in Worcester should we eat tonight? A question, no doubt, asked more frequently these days than in days past. The former industrial hubs of Massachusetts are beginning to show signs of resurgence, both in economy and in culture. The Woo is certainly no exception. Due to reasonable real estate prices and train lines connecting to Boston and Providence, the city has caught the attention of millennials and immigrants as a place to make a fresh start and aid in the revitalization of a great city. And it starts, as any good movement should, with food. Worcester has become a thriving culinary metropolis, with new and exciting restaurants popping up in every corner of every neighborhood of the city. Shrewsbury Street alone is brimming with establishments you’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere else in Central Massachusetts – Afghan cuisine, for instance. Pomir Grill, located at 119 Shrewsbury St., is one of just three restaurants in the entire state that specializes specifically in the gastronomy of Afghanistan. Filled with palate-enticing spices, Afghani food offers a vast assortment of flavors for any diet or culinary disposition. Ranging from Lamb Kebabs and Aushak, a dumpling filled with chives and served with a garlic yogurt sauce, to the vegetarian Roasted Eggplant with Garlic and Onions, Afghan food can certainly contend as an option the next time you can’t figure out what you’d like to eat. Like any good Worcester food story, the remaining amalgamation of restaurants on Shrewsbury Street cannot go without a mention. From Cuban food to a splash of Brazilian, Shrewsbury Street has no shortage of interesting dining establishments to explore. Designated by locals and outsiders alike, Shrewsbury Street is Worcester’s North End. Unless it’s coming out of your grandmother’s
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kitchen, you’d be hard-pressed to find better Italian food anywhere in the city. But what if you’re tired of Italian food? Sure, it’s as fantastic and diverse a cuisine as you can get, but every now and then, you want to try something a little different. Enter Café Reyes. Located at 421 Shrewsbury St., just off of the Route 9 split, Café Reyes is a Cuban restaurant with a variety of delectable options to choose from. Choose Huevos con Papas (eggs with home fries) or the Bocadito breakfast sandwich with a Café Cubano (Cuban espresso sweetened with sugar) for breakfast or come for lunch and sample some of the sandwich offerings like the El Cubano (pork, ham and Swiss cheese with pickles on a Cuban roll). As part of the mission of the Hector Reyes House, Café Reyes serves as a haven for recovering addicts. There, they learn skills that will help them reacclimate to the professional world and excel when searching for a job, as café spokesperson Maxine Musmon explained. As the only restaurant serving Cuban food in all of Worcester, Café Reyes exhibits yet another culture rich in food history that the city has opened its gates to. “It [the Worcester food scene] is great, and adding to it is amazing,” Musmon said. “Because there was no Cuban food in the city, we could be original in food and concept.” “It’s wonderful that you get so many options,” Musmon said. “People are wanting notthe-same. They want to go off and try something a little different.” Musmon said that recently a little girl, about 8, had lunch at Café Reyes. After eating, she approached Musmon and said the food she just ate was “like a rainbow.” “It’s what it’s all about,” Musmon said, with a wide smile. “Food makes people happy. It’s a happy industry.” Shrewsbury Street, however, is not the only neighborhood in Worcester serving up some of the city’s best food. In many ways, Shrewsbury Street can be viewed as the
cafe reyes on shrewsbury st.
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starting point, the faithful epicenter for Worcester’s evolving food scene. Venture out from Shrewsbury Street
and around the winding roads near WPI, the three-decker lined streets of Clark, the hills of Holy Cross and the revitalized downtown, and you are apt to in vegan Jamaican cuisine at Belmont
find something special. Everything from the Caribbean spices
to the five-element influenced food of
Vegetarian on Belmont Street
Vietnam at several restaurants throughout
the city and the citrusy flare of Salvadorian
food at Hacienda Don Juan on Main Street are all
within walking distance, or a short bus or car ride away. At Fatima’s Café, 43 West Boylston St., the gastronomical
wonders of East African cuisine are on display. Serving breakfast all
day, along with sandwiches and dinner entrees, Fatima’s Café, like Café Reyes, is a special commodity in the city of Worcester.
“Africa is a completely misunderstood continent. It is a melting pot of cultures: Indian, Middle Eastern; the food is a combination of all these different cultures,” said Omar Issa, co-owner of Fatima’s Café. The menu, created by Issa and his wife Fatima Mohamed, the mastermind behind the café, showcases the diversity of food within the African continent. Malawah, an African crepe served with honey, Nutella and bananas, is on the breakfast menu. Somali
Anjero, sourdough bread with a choice of three veggies, and Ugali with Sukama, a traditional
Kenyan meal with collard greens and spinach, make one stare at the menu thinking, “That looks interesting; I think I’ll give it a shot.”
Yet, despite the vastness of diverse offerings on Fatima’s menu and other restaurants across the city, Issa said that the people of Worcester are the ones to thank for the city’s blossoming food scene.
“People here are very well educated. Out of curiosity, they wanted to try something a little different,” Issa said. “The families that live in Worcester, they’re just waiting for something like this [Fatima’s Café]. They love it. I can’t thank them enough.”
Create your taste Worcester’s markets also offer a variety of food, so you can experiment in your very own kitchen. Bahan’s International Marketplace 344 Pleasant St. 508-796-5365 Binh An Market 64 Green St. 508-798-6960 Chandler International Market 344 Chandler St. 508-752-1299 Compare Foods 664 Main St. 508-438-3663 Ed Hyder’s Mediterranean Marketplace 408 Pleasant St. 508-755-0258 Golemo’s Market 43 Millbury St. 508-756-0086 Mekong Market
Issa believes that the reason a place like Fatima’s Café and similar restaurants are succeeding is because people are tired of the same old thing. “A day doesn’t go by where I don’t meet a new customer,” Issa said. “People want something simple and healthy.”
People from all over Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York, venturing off the highway for a bite to eat, have come through the doors of the café. For Issa, having support from the community is perhaps the greatest aspect of what he does.
But what of the competition? What of cities like Boston and Providence, which have been New England food
hubs for generations? What can Worcester do to compete? Issa said there is no comparison between the three cities. Worcester does something different, something that no one else is doing. And, according to Issa, when you do something different for long enough, people begin to turn in your direction and take notice.
747 Main St. 508-304-1437 Monrovia Market 315 Grafton St. 508-579-4803 Moscow Nights 808 Pleasant St. 508-799-0751 Mustafa Halal Market 256 Grafton St. 508-798-8008
“It all boils down to hospitality,” Issa said. “Let Worcester be Worcester, and let’s do what we are good at doing.” Pinoy Republic Musmon agrees. “I can see Worcester becoming that food place to go to,” she said. Worcester is certainly starting down the path to becoming yet another cultural New England hub while maintaining the charm and personality you can only find in the Woo.
Omar Issa summed it all up perfectly: “I don’t want to be like anybody else. I want to be me.”
545 Southwest Cutoff 617-331-0597 Tom’s International Deli 52 Millbury St. 508-755-7295
To explore the flavors of Worcester and discover new restaurants, visit tasteworcester.com.
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e n t e r ta i n m e n t
The cast of The Rare Project
Filmmaker showcases rare talents By Mitchell Perry If the name Curtis Kariuki sounds familiar, it’s likely from his “I Love Worcester” drone video that took the city by storm in January, accumulating views in the hundreds of thousands within days of release. Then again, if you’re familiar with the local music scene, you may have seen one of the multiple music videos he shot and directed – one of which earned a 2016 Worcester Music Award for Best Music Video. Now, the recent Doherty High School grad is taking his craft to the next level through a crowdfunded documentary film titled The Rare. What was first envisioned as a 20-minute video showcasing the artistic talent thriving in the city of Worcester quickly expanded in scope as public support poured into the campaign launched to fund the film. The Kickstarter began March 31, with the goal of raising $5,000 to cover equipment costs, but exceeded $13,000 by May. Determined to deliver a product to match supporters’ enthusiasm, Kariuki set his sights on a feature-length documentary about 20 artists following their dreams in the heart of the commonwealth. Kariuki began his filmmaking career at the age of 11, when he was sponsored to shoot video featuring skateboarding and sunglasses. After an injury, he found he couldn’t keep up with his former skill level and began shooting video of friends instead, earning him the nickname, “That Video Kid.” His newfound title and recognition led him to South Africa on behalf of his church with his first professional camera in hand.
The film is as much an artists’ collaboration as it is a documentary about artists. Kariuki says he’s creating a platform, and the subjects of the film are invited to help build the final product, with the hope of ultimately building exposure for their respective crafts. One of the major characters of the film is Sharina Travieso, of Worcester. Kariuki describes the self-taught artist as an individual committed to her craft, constantly working to collaborate with the community and get her work exposed to the public. She’s also made major contributions to the project as a whole. Travieso was named one of Pulse Magazine’s 16 to Watch in 2016: “Travieso’s work has been on exhibit at art galleries across New York City and is now coming back to her hometown of Worcester in 2016 at Nine Dot Gallery. In addition to this, Travieso plans to paint a mural at a location to be determined in downtown Worcester. She also aspires to dive into other artistic mediums and collaborate with photographers and clothing designers.”
“The Rare ... Together they must ascend to success or be left where they started ... the underground.”
Fast-forward to this past spring, and Kariuki has sparked a massive response to his drone video celebrating select sights in the city – so much so that he received a personal thank you from Mayor Joe Petty. Kariuki, however, took the outpouring of positive feedback with a side of frustration. Many of the online comments on the video complimented his creativity and, in the same breath, faulted Worcester for not having enough artistic individuals. Knowing that this was not the case, Kariuki found his inspiration for a project that would expose the bed of unique talent he saw blossoming in his city. Kariuki is not alone with this perspective of Worcester. The Rare Project borrows its name from Rare Mxbb, a brand “devoted to supporting creativity,” founded by Worcester local Jamel Walker. Growing up in the Pleasant Street area, Walker saw a mass of underdog talent emerging from his neighborhood, which serves as the inspiration for his efforts. “Rare” stands for “Real Art Real Energy,” and “Mxbb” signifies the ideals of a union. Walker applies his symbolic design to a variety of clothing and apparel. With the common interest of showcasing local creativity, Walker and Kariuki formed a natural partnership to take on The Rare Project. The film will feature 20 locals, from actors and musicians to graphic designers and
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painters. Their goals as young artists in Worcester will be documented from conception to fruition: “The Rare ... Together they must ascend to success or be left where they started ... the underground.”
Originally set to premier in August, the film’s expansion of scope has pushed the production back to the end of the year, Kariuki said. He then hopes to retreat from the city for the editing process to avoid influence from the subjects of the film. Currently, Kariuki is establishing connections with media producers, including MTV and VICE, which he hopes will support efforts to bring the feature-length documentary to the public. Kariuki envisions the film’s ending with a shift in focus. The camera will turn away from the subjects and onto the filmmaker, documenting his own journey of accomplishing a goal – that of creating the film and the process of getting it picked up. “It’s like Inception: a goal within a goal,” Kariuki said. Though the project has raised funds well over the original goal, the expansion of the end product has the filmmakers searching for continued support. While the equipment costs have been covered, the process of submitting the film to potential producers alone will be a major financial obstacle.
The Rare Project is expected to finish production early next year. Updates and sneak peeks can be found at facebook.com/therareproject, thatvideokid.com and raremxbb.com.
THE RARE ARTISTS: Gabriel Aisagbonhi – Artist/Creative Director/Photographer @GabeNight Missael Alvarado – Artist @Uncoolstuff Reggie Barnes – R&B Singer/Actor @Reggie_Barnes Rosa Batista – Model/Singer @RosaBatista518 Windy Bazile – Model @WidnyBazile Willz AU – Producer/Artist @Shelovecvrvts Alan Alvarado – Photographer/Artist @AlanGramps
Jamel Walker, founder of Rare Mxbb, and Curtis Kariuki, director of The Rare Project
Curwyn Henry – Cinematographer @CurwynHenry Vanessa Herbold – Art Director/Graphic Designer @VanessaHerb Elijah Jacobs – Rap Artist/Singer/ Producer @Picturemylifee Curtis Kariuki – Cinematographer @Thatvideokid Canon Lawless – Creative Director/Music Engineer @Canonlawless YNGA Lawless – Rap Artist @YNGAlawless Dalena Nguyen Le – Photographer @Dalenatn Monique Reyes-Navarro – Model @_Monique14_ Ade Salami – Creative Director/Graphic Designer/Clothing Designer @rflwrs Mark Simmons – Artist @Kidairmarky Sharinna Travieso – Artist/Make-up Artist/Art Director @Rinnaxo Jamel Walker – Clothing Designer @Raremxbb Matt Weeks – Creative Director/Clothing Designer @yvngggucci
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Convention shows ofF the art of ink By Jennifer Russo “Tattooing has become one of the most popular and diverse art mediums in the world. With that comes an almost constant influx of new talent globally. Not a week goes by that I don’t see a new artist raising the bar in one style of tattoo or another.” ~ Natan Alexander, Witch City Ink Whether you are a tattoo virgin hoping to experience your first kiss of ink or your body chronicles your life story, Worcester is about to become the mecca for all things skin art. From Sept. 2-5, some of the country’s best artists in the business will be gracing the city, including the convention’s producer, Natan Alexander, a tattoo artist for more than 20 years and the owner of Witch City Ink in Salem. Natan has produced the Boston Tattoo Convention for the past 15 years, and his portfolio really speaks for itself, with saturated custom work that brings art and imagination together into something truly unique. Another artist joining the convention is Jaesun Duggan, one of my personal favorites and the person who did my shoulder piece, a G Clef with a musical staff and lyrics to a song someone wrote for me years ago. Jaesun also works at Witch City Ink and does custom pieces specific to his client’s needs. Other talented artists at the convention include Raphael Barros, Tuyen Tran, James McGrory, Mike Christie, Isaac Aguila, Jay Michalak, Zafera Kambouris, Blake Francis, Nate Euvrard, Eddie Chapa, Jesse Pinette, Watsun Atkinson, Timmy B, Justin Buodo, Chrystal Nevius, Seth
Holmes, Angel Villanueva, Nicholas R Sharratt, Nick Moran, Steve Gillespie, Taylor Weed, Jessie Villars, Kevin Shattuck, Craig Prentiss, Oscar Juarez, Chris Welch, Dan Brown, Tara Martin, Ariel Robinson, Freestyle Alex, Tom Crotty, Angie De Leon, Jeffrey McFadden, Danny Gunns, Josh Garcidiaz, Josh Torres, Junior Benevides, Carlos Paschoal, Jason Banks, Chris Chubbuck, Mike Wojo, Miles Nozzolillo, Kevin O’Connor, Timothy James, Morgan Freeman, Dexter, Dave Sanchez, Sophath Phing and artists with names that truly intrigued me – The Synystr Mr. Syxx and The Diabolical Dr. SeVeN from Inkllusionist in Staten Island, N.Y. There will be about 200 artists there in total, so if you are thinking of getting inked or just want to see some truly amazing artwork and meet some gifted people, you don’t want to miss this. Canman, a household name in Massachusetts, from Visions Tattoo Gallery in Medway, is known for his painting-like style of tattooing and is also a painter working in acrylic and oil mediums. He will be teaching five hours of hands-on acrylic painting techniques and how they apply to tattooing. He also will do some live painting during the convention. Several of the other artists will be teaching seminars, as well. You can absolutely get ink at the convention, but be sure that you are prepared. Bring reference photos for the artist to give him/her an idea of what you want, a photo ID and cash, in case the artist you like doesn’t take credit. You can also contact the artist ahead of time to book your appointment. Why you want to get a tattoo is just as, if not even more, important as the artwork you want to place on your body. There is a lot to consider. What do you want? Why? Where do you want it on your body and what is the appropriate size for that body part? Do you want color or black and white? Have you done a little research on your artist? How much time will the artwork take and do you have the pain tolerance to handle it? What is the right timing for you (i.e., if you are going to be out in the sun a lot this summer, wait till autumn)? How much will it cost? Will you need multiple sittings? Will your employer have a cow if you show up with some ink one day? Do you really want some kind of flash art placed on your skin or do you want something completely customized? “Tattoo trends are the weirdest thing that occurs. To me, tattoos are supposed to be about individuality, and it is always been confusing to me when a bunch of people come in to my shop requesting the same tattoo. It’s like if you could have had any original painting in the world made just for you and you chose to buy a cheap massproduced print instead,” Alexander said. Natan also shares that he recently got his neck tattooed (by Watsun Atkinson) and why this was a significant decision for him. “Up until that point, I had always kept all of my tattoos where they could be covered by a suit – no tattooed hands or anything like that. Since I’m both a businessman and a tattoo artist, I liked the idea of being able to walk in both worlds as both a tattooed and non-tattooed person, as I wished. Tattooing my neck has meant that I can’t do that anymore, can’t camouflage and be seemingly nontattooed. I’m happy I did it, though; it’s a really meaningful tattoo to me and also a symbol that at this point in my career, in my 40s, I feel comfortable fully embracing being completely tattooed,” he said. There will also be contests at the convention, including the
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Tattoo of the Day, where all the tattoos done in that day are showcased in one place (both wearer and artist must be present) and whoever wins that day gets a gorgeous trophy and “more importantly, they win the knowledge that they got or gave a really impeccable tattoo, judged by their peers in the industry,” Alexander said. The tattoos are judged on several key concepts – creativity, design and technical proficiency – and judges, who are well-esteemed in the industry, change from day to day. There will also be plenty of vendors selling tattooing supplies, artwork and other related wares. There will be live entertainment, as well, including bands, freak show acts, circus acts, an alt-fashion show and burlesque performances. There will even be a beer garden to relax a little and catch up with old friends or meet some new people and talk ink. It’s a community. “At the convention, you will see people from all walks of life and all ages. Tattooing is ART. This is, and has always been, what is important for me to share with the community by putting on these events. The tattoo convention is, first and foremost, an art festival. Expect to see amazing talent and maybe even take a piece of that art home with you to wear forever,” Alexander said. The convention will be held at the DCU Center, 50 Foster St., from Sept.2-5. A one-day pass is $25 and a two-day pass is $45. VIP Ticket (four-day pass and a T-shirt) is $80. Kids are welcome, but anyone younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, visit masstattooconvention.com.
pulsebooks: Beach reads for the dog days of summer
By Kimberly Dunbar For anyone who’s been asking friends if they have any good “beach reads” this summer, Jane Green and Mary Kay Andrews have got you covered.
If you’re a Green fan (guilty) or simply a boy-meets-girl love story fan (also guilty), her latest
release, Falling: A Love Story (Berkeley), is right up your alley. Readers will first fall in love
with Emma, a career-oriented woman from England who embarks on a journey to find what truly makes her happy. Emma, raised in the upper-crust British lifestyle, abandons her life – and
her parents’ expectations – for New York City. But when her new life in Manhattan starts to
suffocate her, Emma retires from a successful financial career to rediscover herself. Emma rents a cottage in the quiet, oceanside town of Westport, Conn., and quickly discovers that she has an eye for interior design and, whether she likes it or not, her landlord, who lives next door with
his young son. Although he’s unlike any man she has ever known (and completely below her, according to her parents), Emma finds herself unexpectedly falling in love with Dominic and his
son – as you will, too. But just when Emma finally feels truly free and happy, she finds herself fighting for what she never knew she wanted. A fun side note that makes this a great story is that Falling is loosely based on Green’s own love story: The author moved to Westport with her children after her first marriage ended, and she fell in love with her landlord, who is now her husband.
If you like your romance and self-rediscovery with a side of mystery, then Andrews’s The
Weekenders (St. Martin’s Press) is for you. Belle Isle is an idyllic weekend spot for wealthy
and elite North Carolinians, but for Riley Griggs, it’s her family’s business. The island, founded and owned by her family, is her happy place, filled with many great memories (and her first
love) until things take an unexpected turn. As she and her daughter await the ferry to spend the
summer season on the island, Riley is served with papers and her husband never shows. From
there, Riley’s life begins to unravel, as she must deal with a moody preteen, a murder mystery and
emerging family secrets that threaten to change everything – secrets that could cost her family
not only its legacy, but also its island. Stuck on Belle Isle, which runs on gossip, Riley must find and lean on her true friends, which include her estranged old flame. While The Weekenders is a tad darker than Andrews’s other beach reads, the twists in the layered plot – real-life issues like
death, divorce, bankruptcy and dysfunctional family (the best supporting character is Aunt Roo, who is both loveable and crazy) – will keep you engaged until all is revealed in the final chapter. Both books are available at local bookstores and online retailers. Don’t forget your sunscreen!
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Events happening around Central Mass: August 2016
Worcester Restaurant Week Worcester’s favorite culinary event is now in full swing! Join more than 40 of Worcester’s most popular restaurants as they release new menu items for a limited time. Enjoy a three-course meal for just $24.16 and sample food from a wide variety of restaurants without emptying your wallet. Check out a list of participating restaurants on the event’s official website. Aug.1-13; participating restaurants; worcesterrestaurantweek.webs.com.
The 134th Bolton Fair: An Old-Fashioned Agricultural Fair Join the fun at the Bolton Fair. With many activities, performances and even a demolition derby, it is a fun event for the whole family. Other exciting attractions include monster trucks, Old MacDonald’s Petting Farm and pony rides, zip lining and many musical performers. Multi- and single-day tickets are available, and all activities are included in the admission price. Tickets can be purchased online or at the event. 5-10 p.m. Aug.11; 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. Aug. 12-14; 318 7 Bridge Road, Lancaster; $10 adults, $6 seniors, $5 children 5-12, free for children 4 and younger; boltonfair.org.
11th Annual Worcester World Cup If you are a fan of soccer, international food and music, and family fun, you will not want to miss Worcester’s World Cup. Boasting 20 international teams, 350 players and hundreds of fans, WWC is an event that many look forward to all year. Organized by a volunteer tournament organizing committee, WWC supports Cultural Exchange Through Soccer, a neighborhood-based soccer program in Elm Park Community School. Enjoy authentic food and music from many different countries, as well as games, a moon bounce, art, face-painting, and, of course, an exciting soccer tournament. 5-9 p.m. Aug. 12, 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Aug. 13-14; 305 Chandler St., Worcester; $6 weekend pass, free for younger than 18; facebook.com/worcesterworldcup.
Worcester Caribbean American Carnival Experience the joy and excitement that is Carnival. Join as Institute Park is filled by this celebration featuring Caribbean music, food, dancing, and, the main event, the parade. Featuring colorful costumes and customs of the Caribbean culture, it is a spectacle not to miss. Noon-7 p.m. Aug. 28; Institute Park, Worcester; parade starts at 305 Chandler St.; free; worcestercarib.com.
Worcester Chili & Chowder Festival Help crown Worcester’s best chili and chowder at the second annual Chili & Chowder Festival. While Worcester’s finest duke it out for the coveted titles of Best Chili and Best Chowder, enjoy some live music, activities and, most importantly, free samples. Noon-5 p.m. Aug. 29; 90 Harding St., Worcester; $15 for adults, $10 for children 10 and younger; worcchilichowderfest.com.
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gameon: E3 goes virtual
E3 Convention 2015 By Jason Savio It’s that time of year again, when the gaming world gets together to take in the sights and sounds of what developers have on deck at the E3 convention. The annual event never fails to elicit surprise and anticipation, and this time was no different. Last year, Sony was the clear winner in what has become a never-ending competition of reveals between the PlayStation camp and Microsoft’s Xbox team. It shouldn’t be much of a surprise, then, that the biggest news to come out of this year’s E3 is from Microsoft. The home of Xbox caught many off guard by announcing not one, but two, new consoles – or variations thereof. First up is Xbox One S, an update on the current Xbox One that comes in a smaller and sleeker design with internal revisions, such as a larger hard drive. Xbox One S will be available for purchase in August, but gamers will have to wait until fall 2017 for Project Scorpio. Not a whole new console, per se, Project Scorpio is a hardware upgrade that can be used on older Xbox One games, as well as new releases. It will allow games to be played at 4k resolution – the newest experience in HD viewing – and will support virtual reality (VR) gameplay, too. In an effort to expand playability in multiple mediums, Microsoft also announced that upcoming games like Gears of War 4 and Halo Wars 2 can be played on Windows 10 and continued on a traditional Xbox One, meaning you can go back and forth. Why this hasn’t already been done is anyone’s guess. But Sony didn’t rest on its laurels this year. The PlayStation camp made it obvious at its showcase that the company is going all in on VR gameplay. Titles announced for VR included Batman, Star Wars X-Wing, Final Fantasy and Resident Evil 7. The VR headset itself is expected to be on store shelves this fall. On the other end, nostalgic gamers were rewarded for their patience when the return of Crash Bandicoot was announced in the form of remastered editions of the franchise’s first three releases. The biggest news involving PlayStation, however, is the lack thereof in regard to Neo, a supposedly more powerful version of the PlayStation 4 console that is expected to be available soon. No official word was spoken at E3 about Neo, but there will likely be an announcement soon. Also missing was an announcement concerning the rumored release of Red Dead Redemption 2, the follow-up to the popular western Grand Theft Auto-style game. In similar fashion, Nintendo decided not to show off its next rumored console and instead elected to focus on the long-awaited return of Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, to the delight of many. So who won this year’s E3 convention? With Microsoft eagerly trying to jump ahead of Sony, it creates good competition that can only lead to better games for all of us. There’s definitely a developing trend of enhancing already established consoles, as opposed to developing new ones. VR gameplay also gained a major boost this year with both heavyweights investing in it, signaling a new world of gaming that once may have seemed futuristic and impossible. For more, visit e3expo.com/takeover.
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netflixjunkiE: Netflix makes us hungry
Chopped By Jennifer Russo Ah, food. To an Italian like me, everything revolves around it to some degree. For those of us who grew up with a mom or grandma who spent an entire weekend making sauce (gravy) – or the food of your culture – you know that there is something beautiful about getting together for dinner or a party around a table (or tables) of heaping bowls filled with delicious, scented, calorie-filled comforts. If you didn’t grow up that way, you may still have been a weird kid, like I was, glued to the television when Julia Child or the Frugal Gourmet were on, marveling at how they could make something so yummy out of a few ingredients and in less than an hour. Maybe you are an aspiring chef or just want to know how to make a meal without burning it. Truth – my sister can burn packaged Ramen noodles, and I honestly can’t understand how she could forget eggs in a cake. With the Food Network, the Cooking Channel, cooking and baking competitions and the like making addicts of us all, and some movies that are just about food in general, Netflix is making our tummies rumble. Let’s start with the competitive shows – Chopped is my clear favorite. I secretly desire a basket of random ingredients placed in front of me with the challenge to make dinner with them, but we have established already I’m a little weird. This show does just this, though, with four chefs from varying backgrounds who are given mystery ingredients and asked to make an appetizer, dinner and dessert course in an impossible amount of time. Make a dinner plate out of fruit loops, pork chops, kale and blue cheese. … I dare you. Do you make an amazing meatloaf? Whatever your signature dish, would you go up against Bobby Flay, renowned and somewhat cocky Iron Chef, knowing he could never beat you at your own game? In Beat Bobby Flay, that is exactly what cooks aim to do. I have to admit, I love to see the guy lose to the contestants in this one. In Cutthroat Kitchen, hosted by Alton Brown, chef contestants are given $25,000 at the start of the competition to spend wisely, buying things at auction to help themselves or cause their competition to stumble. For a little less cutthroat and more innocent view, check out the Kid’s Baking Championship. I have to admit, these kids could bake circles around me any day of the week, and the sweets they put on the plate are worthy of a restaurant menu. Stepping away from the competitive side of cooking to more of a documentary style find, check out Cooked, where Michael Pollan, a food writer, explores how humans around the world have prepared and connected with food throughout history. Sushi lover? Jiro Dreams of Sushi chronicles the life of now-90-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono and his rise to creating a three-Michelin Star restaurant in Tokyo. It also has social commentary on overfishing issues around the world. For a more fictional and funny take on food, also check out Young & Hungry (rich guy hires gorgeous young food blogger to be his personal chef ), Good Burger (two guys try to save their old-school burger joint and place of employment from going out of business), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (a creepy Johnny Depp makes a kid’s dream come true during a tour of his candy factory) and The Trip (a guy goes on assignment for a newspaper touring the best restaurants and ends up being saddled with his annoying best friend for the journey).
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Club, Pub + GRUB Listings
Entertainment at clubs, bars, pubs & other select venues 435 Bar & Grill 435 Lancaster St., Leominster American Graffiti 113 Summer St., Lunenburg 978-345-1010 B-Man’s 140 Tavern 348 Redemption Rock Trail, Sterling 978-422-9763 140pub.com The Banner Bar & Grille 112 Green St., Worc. 508-755-0879 thebannerbar.com Barber’s Crossing Road House 861 Main St., Leicester 508-892-7575 barberscrossingrestaurant.com Barbers Crossing (North) 175 Leominster Road, Sterling 978-422-8438 barberscrossingrestaurant.com Thursdays: Open Mic Fridays: Bill McCarthy
Aug. 20: Neon Alley Aug. 25: Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell Aug. 26: Mike Spaulding Aug. 27: Go Gadget Go Bolton Street Tavern 587 Bolton St., Marlborough 508-485-4416 boltonstreettavern.com Boulder Cafe 880 Main St., Fitchburg 978-345-0008 Breakaway Billiards 104 Sterling St., Clinton 978-365-6105 Brew City 104 Shrewsbury St., Worc. 508-752-3862 brew-city.com Bull Run Restaurant 215 Great Road, Shirley 978-425-4311, 877-536-7190 bullrunrestaurant.com Aug. 4: Eric Taylor (Ballroom) Aug. 7: Butch Trucks & the Freight Train Band Aug. 12: Allman, Pitchell, King, Charles Band Aug. 13: Glenn Hughes and Joanne Shaw Taylor Aug. 18: Tab Benoit Aug. 26: Adagio Big Band Aug. 27: Rickie Lee Jones
Beatnik’s 433 Park Ave., Worc. 508-926-8877 beatniksbeyou.com Tuesdays: Chillin’ Tuesdays Wednesdays: Wild Wednesdays Aug. 4: Mark Martin Aug. 5: Captain Cat Aug. 6: Moulten Lama Aug. 12:Daemon Chili Aug. 13: Ben Cote Band Aug. 14: Chris Vee Aug. 18: Funklopian Tubes Aug. 19: Good Question Aug. 20: Cara Brindisi, James Keyes, Zack Slik Aug. 25: Mike Mosca Band Aug. 26: Hoodoo Revelator Aug. 27: Blue Cat Groove, DMK, Polluted Remains Aug. 28: Kelly & Tribe
Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge 21 Commercial Road, Leominster 978-534-0020 chopsticksleominster.com
Billy’s Pub 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury 508-425-3353
Christopher’s Pub 7 Pleasant St., Leominster 978-534-8250
Black Sheep Tavern 261 Leominster Road, Sterling 978-422-8484 blacksheeptavernsterline.com
Cicero’s Cafe 17 Suffolk St., Worc. 508-767-9728
Blackstone Tap 81 Water St., Worc. 508-797-4827 blackstonetap.com Blue Plate Lounge 661 Main St., Holden 508-829-4566 Blueprint New American Bar & Grill 9 Village Square, Westminster 978-668-5580 Wednesdays: Team Trivia with Jimmy HD Aug. 4: Mike Melendez Aug. 5: MB Padfield Aug. 6: Dave Harrington Aug. 11: Darren Bessette Band Aug. 13: Lizzy Marquis Aug. 18: Dan Cormier Aug. 19: Sean Fullerton
Cafe Destare 320 Main St., Fitchburg 978-345-5734 destare.com Canal Restaurant & Bar 65 Water St., Worc. 508-926-8353 Fridays, Saturdays: DJ (21+)
Classic’s Pub 285 Central St., Leominster 978-537-7750 classicspub.net Aug. 6: FUOG Aug. 13: Zach Marquis Band Aug. 20: JB Aug. 27: Royal Furs Club KasBar 234 Southwest Cutoff, Worc. 508-798-8385 Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays: Karaoke Aug. 5: Khaos Junkies The Columbia Tavern 28 Manning Ave., Leominster 978-751-8962 Compass Tavern 90 Harding St., Worc.
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508-304-6044 thecompasstavern.com Wednesdays: Cruise Night Fridays, Saturdays: DJs Aug. 5: Mike Melendez Aug. 12: Hit the Bus Aug. 19: The Sage Project Aug. 26: Brian Richard Aug. 27: Worcester Chili & Chowder Fest Cosmopolitan Club 96 Hamilton St., Worc. 508-752-0482 The Cove Music Hall 89 Green St., Worc. 508-363-1888 Aug. 4: Movie Night Mel Brooks style Aug. 5: Trendkill (Pantera Tribute), WhiskyFyre Aug. 6: Jeff the Drunk’s Karaoke Party Aug. 11: Pu55y Ground Control (David Bowie & Prince tribute) Aug. 12: The River Neva (CD Release Party) with City of Homes, Deathwish and Lattermath Aug. 13: Rage Against Cancer 3 Aug. 18: Nytro and Joey Electric of Morlock Musik Aug. 19: Bottlefight, Hemi-Devils and Musclecah Aug. 20: FooTopia (Foo Fighters tribute), Space Out Aug. 25: Open Mic and Jam Aug. 26: After the Blackout (CD Release Party), Marianne Toilet & The Runs, The Pathetics, Origin Story Aug. 27: B-Movie Blues (Blues Brothers tribute) Dance Ranch & Saloon 70 James St., Worc. 508-757-6977 danceranchandsaloon.com Days End Tavern 287 Main St., Oxford 508-987-1006 daysendtavern.com Devens Grill 4 Ryans Way, Devens 978-862-0060 devensgrill.com Electric Haze 26 Millbury St, Worc. 508-799-0629 Aug. 5: Acoustic with Eric Hutchinson, My Silent Bravery Aug. 6: Fennario (The Grateful Dead tribute) Aug. 11: Mizz Kitsune Electro Fusion Aug. 13: Junglists United Aug. 18: What! Aug. 19: AIRSPRAY: Queer Dance Party! Aug. 23: Block Aug. 25: Off the Dome and Desert Rain Aug. 26: Don’t Let Go is Dead with Jimbo Harris Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant 19 Temple St., Worc. 508-792-3700 aohworcester.com Firefly’s / Dante’s 350 E. Main St., Marlborough 508-357-8883 fireflysbbq.com Flip Flops
680 Main St., Holden 508-829-3008 flipflopsma.com Flying Rhino Cafe 278 Shrewsbury St., Worc. 508-757-1450 flyingrhinocafe.com Frank’s 274 Shrewsbury St., Worc. 774-420-2253 Aug. 3: Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell Aug. 7: Neon Alley Aug. 10: Dezi Garcia Aug. 14: Erin Harpe & The Delta Swingers Aug. 17: Sean Ryan Aug. 21: Clamdigger Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill 305 Shrewsbury St., Worc. 508-753-2995 funkyandjosemurphys.com Gardner Ale House 74 Parker St., Gardner 978-669-0122 gardnerale.com Sundays: Sunday Jazz Brunch Mondays: Blue Mondays Thursdays: Audio Wasabi Fridays, Saturdays: Live music The GazBar Sports Grill 1045 Central St., Leominster thegazbar.com Aug. 6: Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell GD Lounge Union Station, 2 Washington Square, Worc. (508) 755-6555 facebook.com/GDloungeandtapas Greendale’s Pub 404 W. Boylston St., Worc. 508-853-1350 greendalespub.com Tuesdays: Open Mic with Bill McCarthy; Local Musicians Showcase Aug. 12: Auntie Trainwreck Halligan’s Sports Bar and More 889 Southbridge St., Auburn 508-832-6793 halliganssportsbarandmore.com Happy Jack’s 785 North Main St., Leominster 978-466-3433 Aug. 5: Dave Harrington Aug. 6: Ken Macy Aug. 12: Lizzy Marquis Aug. 13: T.C Polk Aug. 19: Scott Babineau Aug. 20: Kevin Shields Aug. 26: City Boys Aug. 27: Topher Brew Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club 1 Millbury St., Worc. Indian Ranch 200 Gore Road, Webster 508-943-3871 indianranch.com Industry Bar Room 109 Water St., Worc. 508-756-2100 industrybarroom.com Continued on Page 21
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Continued from Page 18 Ixtapa Cantina 308 Massachusetts Ave., Lunenburg 978-582-9701 ixtapacantina2.com JC Fenwick’s 37 Mechanic St., Leominster 978-840-4845 Jillian’s - Worcester 315 Grove St., Worc. 508-793-0900 jilliansworcester.com Aug. 5: Back in Time Aug. 6: Squelch Aug. 12: The Wingmen Aug. 13: Synergy Aug. 19: End of Summer Bash with Uzi & Fusha Aug. 20: UFC 202 Diaz vs McGregor 2 Aug. 26: How Bizarre Aug. 27: Metro JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough 508-842-8420 jbag.biz Aug. 4: Chad Clements Aug. 5: Flat Five Band, Powerplay Aug. 12: The Brit Wits Aug. 13: Flock of A-holes Aug. 20: Usual Suspects Aug. 27: Whiskey Church Legends Airport Road, Fitchburg 978-342-6500 Leitrim’s Pub 265 Park Ave., Worc. 508-798-2447 leitrimspub.com Loft 266 Bar & Lounge 266 Park Ave., Worc. 508-796-5177 loft266.com Wednesdays: Ashley Jordan Aug. 4: Sam James Aug. 5: Drunken Uncles Aug. 6: Mike Melendez Aug. 11: Sam James Aug. 12: Jay Graham Aug. 13: Nik Chisholm Aug. 18: Sam James Aug. 19: Dezi Garcia Aug. 20: Dave Ashman Aug. 25: Ken Macy Aug. 26: Dezi Garcia Aug. 27: Dave O’Brien London Billiards / Club Oasis 70 James St., Worc. 508-799-7655 londonbilliards.com Mahoney’s Pub 413 Park Ave., Worc. 508-277-1073 Marty’s Pub 225 Cantebury St., Worc. 508-754-0033 martyspub.com MB Lounge 40 Grafton St., Worc. 508-799-4521 mblounge.com McNally’s Grille & Pub 88 Sargent Road, Westminster 978-874-1444 mcnallysgrille.com Michael’s Cigar Bar 1 Exchange Place, Worc. 508-459-9035 michaelscigar.com Aug. 3: Brett Brumby Aug. 4: Jim Devlin
Aug. 5: Royal Furs Aug. 7: Allston Police Aug. 10: Mike Melendez Aug. 11: Daniel Hogan Duo Aug. 13: Hot Letter Aug. 17: Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell Aug. 18: Allston Police Aug. 19: Andy Cummings & Swingabilly Lounge Aug. 20: Playback Aug. 21: Royal Furs Aug. 24: Ricky Duran Aug. 26: Acoustic Nation Aug. 27: Hit the Bus Mickey Sheas 324 Electric Ave., Lunenburg 978-342-5825 The Mill 185 185 W. Boylston St., W. Boylston 774-261-8585 themill185.com Aug. 4: Ken Macy Aug. 5: Jay Graham Aug. 11: Mark & Anthony Aug. 12: Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell Aug. 13: Scott Babineau Aug. 18: Amanda Cote Aug. 19: Vinny Sirigliano Aug. 20: Mike Melendez Aug. 25: Frank & Matt Aug. 26: Chad Clements Aug. 27: Joe Macey Mill Street Brews (@ The Artist Development Complex) 18 Mill St., Southbridge 508-764-6900 millstreetbrews.com Moynihan’s Pub 897 Main St., Worc. The Muse 536 Main St., Worc. 508-756-6873 Nick’s Bar and Restaurant 124 Millbury St., Worc. 508-753-4030 Fridays: Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat The Nines Neighborhood Bar 136 Millbury St., Worc. 508-340-0318 Olde Post Office Pub 1 Ray St., N. Grafton 508-839-6106 Aug. 27: Windfall On The Rocks Sports Bar & Grill 96 Lakefront Ave., Lunenburg 978-342-6692 Oxford Tavern 314 Main St., Oxford 508-987-5397 Padavano’s Place 358 Shrewsbury St., Worc. 774-823-3022 padavanosplace.com Thursdays: Karaoke with DJ Bruce Aug. 6: The Allston Police Aug. 7: Chris Houston Aug. 12: Dan Hogan Trio Aug. 13: A Band of Brothers Aug. 14: The Dale LePage Trio Aug. 19: A Ton of Blues Aug. 20: Far From Eden Aug. 21: Matt Robert Aug. 26: Take Two Aug. 27: The Chris Houston Duo Aug. 28: Jim Perry Paisanos Pizza & Spirits 450 Lancaster St., Leominster 978-534-7117
The Palladium 261 Main St., Worc. 508-797-9696 thepalladium.net Park Grill and Spirits 257 Park Ave., Worc. Fridays, Saturdays: Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape Partner’s Pub 970 South St., Fitchburg 978-345-5051 partnerspub.com Patsie Dugan’s 49 Millbury St., Worc. 508-755-4155 patsiedugans.com Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge 64 Water St., Worc. 508-792-4263 perfectgameworcester.com Wednesdays: Bike Night Fridays: DJs Saturdays: DJ Reckless Pho Dakao 593 Park Ave., Worc. 508-756-7555
South Side Grille & Margarita Factory 242 W. Broadway, Gardner 978-632-1057 southsidemargaritafactory.com Aug. 5: Mike Livingston Aug. 6: Topher Brew Aug. 12: Dave Harrington Aug. 13: Zack Slik Aug. 19: Alan Goodrich Aug. 20: Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from hell Aug. 26: T.C.Polk Aug. 27: Kevin Shields Speakers Night Club 19 Weed St., Marlborough 508-480-8222 speakersnightclub.net Saturdays: Live bands Spruce Street Tavern 68 Spruce St., Clinton 978-368-1255 sprucestreettavern.com Stagecoach Inn and Tavern 128 Main St., Groton 978-448-5614, 877-782-4346 grotonstagecoachinn.com Sunset Tiki Bar/The Outlook 79 Powers Road, Westford 978-692-5700
Point Breeze On the Lake 114 Point Breeze Road, Webster 508-943-0404 pointbreezeonwebsterlake.com Press Box 536 Lincoln St., Worc. 508-856-9255 Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner 148 Grove St., Worc. 508-753-9543 ralphsrockdiner.com Mondays: Dirty Gerund Poetry Show Wednesdays: Karaoke Under the Stars with DJ Matt R The Raven 258 Pleasant St., Worc. 508-304-8133 Wednesdays: Open Mic
The Tavern on Central 3 Central St., Ashburnham 978-827-1272 thetavernoncentral.com Thursdays: Team Trivia with Jimmy HD Aug. 5: Brian Chaffee Aug. 6: Honkey Tonk Hangover Aug. 12: Northern Company Aug. 13: Tim & Lou Aug. 19: Kevin Shields Aug. 20: Fred Ellsworth with Haywire Aug. 26: Whitney Doucette Band Aug. 27: Brother Maynard Three G’s Sports Bar 152 Millbury St., Worc. 508-754-3516 3gs-sportsbar.com
Red Onion - Otter River Hotel 29 Main St., Baldwinville 978-939-7373, 978-939-8321
Union Tavern 65 Green St., Worc. Upper Deck Sports Bar & Grille 377 Stetson Road, Barre 978-355-2224 upperdecksportsbarandgrille.com
Rocky’s 139 Water St., Worc. Rumors 371 Park Ave., Worc. 508-755-5542 clubuniverseworcester.com Rye & Thyme 14 Monument Square, Leominster 978-534-5900 ryeandthyme.com Aug. 4: Jon Short Aug. 5: City Boys Aug. 11: Danielle Lessard Aug. 12: JC/DC Aug. 13: Brian & Captain Aug. 14: Brunch with Zack Slik Aug. 18: Jay Graham Aug. 19: Zack Slik Aug. 20: Rogue Loons Aug. 25: Sean Fullerton Aug. 26: Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell Aug. 27: Brian Chaffee & The Players Sakura Tokyo 640 Park Ave., Worc. 508-792-1078, 508-792-1068 sakura-tokyo.com Sean Patrick’s Family Restaurant 494 Electric Ave., Lunenburg 888-824-3924, 978-345-2000 seanpatricksrestaurant.com
Victory Bar & Cigar 56 Shrewsbury St., Worc. 508-756-4747 victorycigarbar.com Vincent’s Bar 49 Suffolk St., Worc. 508-752-9439 Sundays: Big Jon Short Whiskey Hookah Lounge 316 Main St., Worc. Whiskey on Water 97 Water St., Worc. 774-578-8829 whiskeyonwater.com Fridays, Saturdays: Live music Aug. 5: Jim Perry’s Hothouse Whistle Stop Bar & Grill 85 Main St., Oxford 508-987-3087 StopByTheWhistle.com White Eagle Polish Club 112 Green St., Worc. 774-245-1991 Wonder Bar Restaurant 121 Shrewsbury St., Worc.
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beatnik's – worcester
By Justin Perry
beer, blues and bbq fest at compass tavern
indian ranch – webster
the mill 185 – west boylston
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brew city – worcester
shrewsbury street walk & rock
funky murphy's – worcester
whiskey on water – worcester
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lifestyle
The Luxe List:
SUMMER HEALTH FINDS By Merilee Kern, The Luxe List Executive Editor Summer is a great time for a health reboot, since many of us are far more body conscious during this sizzling season. Below are some wellness boosters you might consider embracing to enhance your grocery game and ensure your energy stays elevated throughout the elongated days.
Bio Coffee
Alkaline88
Heat Holders Joint Warmers
BioTerra Herbs Energy & Detox Supplements
I’ve found a noteworthy health-promoting beverage item called Bio Coffee, which is the only alkaline coffee on the market. The company actually calls it “The healthiest coffee in the world” because there are three to five servings of green vegetables in just one cup! Not only is this coffee an excellent source of fiber and a great prebiotic and probiotic, it also provides key nutrients like chlorophyll, amino acids, vitamins and minerals that’ll benefit your body all season long. Bio Coffee’s key ingredient is wheatgrass, which is one of nature’s super foods, and it contains digestive aids that can help those with gastrointestinal issues and generally help eliminate waste from the body. This coffee is also unique in that it aids in alkalizing the body and preventing acidity. It comes in easy and convenient sachets that allow you to just add water and enjoy. In fact, you can partake in the company’s 12-Day Challenge: Drink at least one cup a day for 12 days in a row to realize significant improvements to your digestive system and body in general.
What do Beyoncé, Miranda Kerr, Elton John, Bill Gates, Martha Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Kelly Ripa, Janet Jackson and Ray Kurzweil all have in common? They’ve all gone on the record to say that they drink alkaline water. Alkaline water is also my own go-to. Many athletes, celebrities and regular healthminded folks are attracted to the benefits of an alkaline diet, since a balanced body pH results in greater energy, more restful sleep, improved digestion and fewer colds, according to some medical authorities. The Alkaline Water Company, Inc. has developed Alkaline88 for the conveniencedriven alkaline water drinker. Enhanced with 84 trace Himalayan minerals and electrolytes, Alkaline88 is premier alkaline water that achieves its 8.8 pH level through a state-of-the-art, completely chemicalfree process.
While most of us know that cold weather can be difficult on joints, causing swelling and discomfort, many don’t realize that even during hot summer months it’s still beneficial to warm up joints before exercise and other activity – or generally manage chronic joint pain. Besides being uncomfortable, cold joints have also been shown to slow reaction times, which can be a dangerous thing for some professions and pastimes. One great solution is Heat Holders Joint Warmers, which are designed to offer extra warmth to areas of the body that are often subject to swelling and discomfort during and after sporting activities and other undertakings. Heat Holders Joint Warmers come in two sizes and are made to fit knees, legs and elbows. They are constructed from a special blend of heavy bulk yarn that cushions and warms the joints to help keep them supple and flexible.
Be prepared to be active with BioTerra Herbs Boing Energy Supplement, which is a great product to fuel all of those summer activities like traveling, excursions, extra outings and more recreation time while the days are longer. What’s great about this energy supplement is that it helps to boost and enhance your energy without stimulants, instead utilizing Asian ginseng, grass leaf, sweetflag and other allnatural ingredients that won’t cause you to have jitters or experience that dreaded crash. I also really like their Detox... ahhh Supplement, which is fitting amid the glut of summer barbecues, picnics and parties. This natural herbal supplement eliminates toxins, provides gentle internal cleanings and generally supports liver function. And here’s a good tip for you: I do know the company is currently offering 20 percent off your first online order with promotion code “TAKE20.”
$20, biocoffee.com
Prices vary, alkaline88.com
$12.99, heatholders.com
$19.99, bioterraherbs.com
The Luxe List Executive Editor Merilee Kern scours the luxury marketplace for exemplary travel experiences, extraordinary events and notable products and services. Submissions are accepted at TheLuxeList.com. Follow her on Twitter @LuxeListEditor and Facebook at TheLuxeList. None of these products are intended as a substitute for professional care. Consult your doctor prior to use.
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OUT+ABOUT: The gay bar is a sacred place
Rev. Tim Burger By John Trobaugh “Well, welcome home, babies!” That was the greeting Rev. Tim Burger received the first time he and his friends nervously entered a gay bar in early adulthood. The Orlando shooting brought the image of not just the first time one ever went to a gay bar, but also the importance of the gay bar to our collective pasts – either coming to terms with being in the LGBT community or a new area. One of the ways this columnist’s family decided Worcester was a safe community was the rainbow flag on top of what we later found out was a gay bar. Now, the bar has better signage, but at the time, it was easy to find the flag but difficult to distinguish it from the butcher shop and auto mechanic shop that it abuts. We saw the symbol as potent. The day of the shooting, I helped organize a vigil at the same bar – the MB Lounge. I felt it was a necessary show of community. I was so pleased to see our entire community come together, not just LGBT people, but also our activist allies. It really felt like a wake, but it was so necessary. I was invited by the mayor to attend the prayer vigils at the Islamic Society of Worcester, so I went and was genuinely touched by the welcoming of the members. Later, the faith community organized an interfaith prayer vigil at City Hall. It was quite a sight to see the more-than 30 representatives from various faith organizations there! There were two people of faith that stood out for me. One I had seen that Sunday night at the Islamic Society, and the other was an Episcopal priest named Tim Burger. Tim’s talk riveted the audience and moved so many people; even the other priests offered to have him speak to their congregations because his talk was so poignant. He spoke of the gay bar as sanctuary. The gar bar, not just as a safe zone and a gathering spot, but also as a genuinely sacred place. The hair rose on the back of my neck; it was so true and touching. It was something I had certainly thought, but never expressed. I was so moved by his talk of the first night of dancing and communing with friends as a baptismal that I had to meet him. Tim is the priest-in-charge at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Turns out Tim and I have similar pasts. He is also from the south, a small town near Athens, Ga. He was also raised in a conservative church. He also came here to Worcester with his husband and their two children. His husband, Greg Lisby, is the rector at All Saints Episcopal Church. I spoke to Tim about the tragedy and how it was doubly heartbreaking because the shooter targeted both LGBT people and people of color. This part of our community still struggles for acceptance in their own homes. We also talked about a way forward, not just in Worcester, but in our increasingly divided country. What he said resonated with me and echoed what I heard some of our local elected officials, such as Mayor Petty and Congressman McGovern, say about our need for multiple points of view. Tim said, “We need to hold people in reverence for who they are, even while we disagree with them.” Although my husband and I didn’t stay in the Episcopal church, I hold a special affinity for it, and who knows – maybe we will end up there to hear Tim again! Have an idea for a new column topic? Email John@JohnArt.com.
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Laundry tips to make your clothes look like new Notice your clothes haven’t been really clean since you’ve started doing your own wash? We’ve got some tips and tricks that will make your parents ask you for advice.
Sometimes, you don’t need fabric softener
Fabric softener and dryer sheets cannot be used with every type of fabric. If you’re using these products with towels, workout clothes, microfiber fabrics or flame-retardant children’s clothing, you are actually ruining the fabrics. Wicking fabric, microfiber and fluffy towels are coated by softeners and lose their ability to absorb or wick moisture when you use fabric softener. If used on children’s sleepwear, softeners will actually make them more flammable instead of flame retardant!
Separate fabric types
Mixing the wrong colors is not the only thing you need to worry about in the wash. Mixing fabric types can be just as damaging to clothing as reds mixed with whites. Rough fabrics like denim or corduroy should not be washed with soft fabrics like cotton or jersey knits. Mixing fabric types can cause pilling and premature wear.
Don’t dry delicates
Even if delicate garments say on the tag that it is okay to tumble dry them, this is one of the times you should not follow instructions. Consider either hanging the garment or laying it flat to dry instead. Even tumble drying causes fabrics to rub together.
Keep colors bright
Not washing over-dyed pants and other garments on gentle can cause the colors to bleed out faster. Even though the fabric can likely withstand a normal wash cycle, the increased agitation causes fabrics to rub together releasing more dye. Warm water temperatures can also lead to more color bleeding.
Skip the spin
Letting clothes go through a spin cycle in the wash can ruin their shape. If you are washing garments that contain stretchy or delicate fabrics, skip the spin cycle and do not wring them out over a sink. Instead, get a clean towel that won’t bleed color or accept color from your garment, lay the garment flat on the towel and then roll the garment into the towel to gently remove excess moisture. Then lay flat to dry. This article is courtesy of the makers of Downy Ball. With the Downy Ball, fabric softener is automatically released during the rinse cycle. To enjoy the convenience of Downy Ball, just pour the Downy fabric softener of choice up to the right fill line in the Downy bottle cap, pour into the ball, seal it and drop it in at the start of the wash on top of fabrics.
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F OO D + D R I N K
new around the woo:
FLYING DREAMS
By Carly O’Brien
Richardson; his team, made up of Stephanie Brownell and Matt Ducharme; and the
After a journey he describes as a “long line of lucky coincidences and hard work,” brewmaster and owner of Flying Dreams Brewery, Dave Richardson, is happy to be living out one of his dreams right here in Worcester.
business he describes as “the epitome of the American Dream” are thriving. Flying Dreams is constantly cranking out new, fresh brews, and Richardson has many ideas for the fall, including an Oktoberfest lager, a couple styles of kettle sours and a stout or porter, all in addition to the new pilsner that will debut this month.
On Park Avenue, attached to Peppercorn’s Grille and Tavern, Flying
“The thing I love about beer is that there are so many different beers,”
Dreams is an up-and-coming business not to miss. While only open in Worcester for about a year, Richardson has been proving his brewing expertise for more than a decade. Home brewing since he graduated college, he “realized that this is the thing [he] could do for the rest of [his] life and be happy.” Dave decided to go back to school to earn his master’s in brewing science and engineering and, after a few years, moved onto a new venture as head brewer at the Gardner Ale House. In 2014, another lucky coincidence presented itself. Ben Roesch, of Wormtown Brewery, contacted Richardson with the opportunity to open a small brewery in the space where Wormtown began just a few years before. Richardson jumped at the chance to further his dreams, and Flying Dreams Brewery was born. Richardson describes the name Flying Dreams as “a combination of a few parts of my life, one is the most cliché of I’ve had a dream of having a brewery, and this is my dreams taking off – Flying Dreams, right there.”
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Richardson said, and at Flying Dreams, you will definitely find a variety of beers. Right now, the brewery’s most popular brews
"I’ve had a dream
are Dreaming of Summer, an American saison, and Green
of having a brewery,
Dreams, an extra-hoppy pale ale. Customers also love the
and this is my dreams
Double IPA Series, a brew that changes with every batch and features renditions such as Tokatu 7 and K. Sutra. These
taking off – Flying Dreams, right there.”
creative names combine the names of hops used in the brews. Still searching for its signature brew, Flying Dreams continues to
feel its way as a young brewery, and the team is enjoying every step of the way. “We don’t even know what kind of brewery we’ll eventually turn into,” Richardson said. “We’re just trying a lot of stuff out.” When asked what makes Flying Dreams special, Richardson said, “We’re just a really small, family-run operation, and we make everything by hand. … Everyone involved is just working their asses off to be successful. It’s that, and it’s beer, and people love beer.” Flying Dreams is open 4-9 p.m. Thursday, 3-10 p.m. Friday, and noon-10 p.m. Saturday. Customers can sample and buy their favorite fresh brews to take home right from the brewery. For more information, visit flyingdreamsbrewing.com.
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By Kerry Cyganiewicz
The new craft beer capital
A few short years ago, a case could have been made that the craft beet capital of the United States was somewhere on the West Coast. This area housed many of the breweries that started the craft beer revolution. The same could have been said for the Midwest and all that the Chicago area has to offer. A recent look at some awards, ratings websites and my own observations points to a new location – right here in New England. On the Beeradvocate.com’s Top 250 Beers Worldwide list, 19 of the top 50, 10 of the top 25, four of the top 10 and the No. 1 overall beer in the world come from New England. Hill Farmstead, Trillium and Tree House occupy most of those spots and have been written about in previous columns. I have compiled a list of recent additions to the New England craft beer scene. Some of these you might have heard of; others you might not have, but all of them I can wholeheartedly recommend. Either visit the breweries directly or follow my tips at the end of the article and see what you’ve been missing. Cheers!
Proclamation Ale Company, 141 Fairgrounds Road, West Kingston, R.I.
Dave Witham was a musician that started brewing beer as a hobby, and the rest is history. Derivative is the pale ale, and Tendril is the IPA. It sells out fast locally, so if you see it, grab it. There is plenty available in stock at the brewery if you aren’t afraid of a small road trip. Both of these are excellent and on par with the finest pale ales and IPAs our area has to offer. In my opinion, this is one of the best kept secrets right now.
Medusa Brewing Company, 111 Main St., Hudson
Speaking of “best kept secrets,” these folks just took home a gold medal at the World Beer Cup for their Bohemian Style Pilsner. I cannot stress what an incredible accomplishment that is given what a difficult beer that is to brew, in addition the competition they faced. Medusa beat out 64 other entries, some of which came from Germany and Czechoslovakia, where that style of beer originated more than a century ago. Did I mention that the company recently celebrated its first anniversary? It also makes some excellent IPAs; Lazer Cat is one not to be missed.
Deciduous, 12 Weaver St., Newmarket, N.H.
The double IPA Verge is a lovely tropical fruit bomb that is way more drinkable than it should be. It’s the fruited sours that earned my undivided attention, though. They are Berliner sours. I wrote about that style in my last article. Argent has wild blueberries and peaches. Auroral has blood orange or mango and lychee. Lambent has raspberries and passion fruit. These fruited sours are just downright exotic and bring you to a different place. It begins with the lively carbonation dancing on your tongue, followed by the light sweetness of the fruit, then the lemony, dry, sour finish. Hold your opinions until you try one yourself. You won’t regret it. Trust me.
Honest Weight, 131 West Main St., Orange
I started seeing these guys at area festivals and the best beer bars across the state, and it is no accident. Their stouts, saisons and pale ales are all excellent beers. Accidental Wilderness and Branch Ridge are my two personal favorite beers, and they are both low-ABV pale ales. Both of the owner/brewers used to work at Cambridge Brewing Company. I’m looking forward to more great things from them.
Kent Falls Brewing Company, 33 Camps Road, Kent, Conn.
These folks just passed a building inspection in June of this year, but if you want to visit, check the website or call first. This farmhouse brewery in Connecticut, set on an actual farm, brews saisons as good as the best in the business, and the IPAs are no slouches either. One day, I would like to meet whoever names some of the beers. Walking Away in Slow Motion While the Car Explodes Behind You, Jazz Hands and Haircuts For Everybody are some examples. Am I ordering a beer or a bad movie on Netflix? In all seriousness, this is yet another brewery that sells out locally. Since you’ve read this far, let me give you some tips on how to find these beers – or any beers you have a hankering for. Beermenus.com is an easy-to-use website that lets you enter your location and your beer of choice, and it will let you know if one of its participating locations has what you are looking for. This also lets you change your location if you are traveling. Untapped is an app where people will check in to places and rate beers. This app will allow you to search bars, restaurants, breweries and specific beers. You can also friend people and see what others are drinking.
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dining review:
deadhorse hill combines unexpected flavors and sublime texture
By Bernie Whitmore NOTE: In deference to deadhorse, I’m respecting their aversion to the uppercase when I refer to their name and menu items. 3cross also has this, but to a lesser extent. Spell check will just have to suffer.
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Months before it opened, when I first saw the new façade of weathered barn board and the name “deadhorse hill,” I had a feeling this wasn’t going to be a typical restaurant; it certainly didn’t look like a place destined to serve dainty watercress tea sandwiches. And it isn’t. But what would it be? And how might it contribute to Worcester’s dining scene? These, alas, are questions not easily answered; they require at least a couple visits to answer in any completeness. A visit to the website puts some of the pieces together with intriguing profiles of the business partners and some historical background regarding the deadhorse name and the building’s history. Now the good news: For those of us who appreciate big and bold flavors, surprising ingredient and texture combinations and a varying menu that changes with the availability of quality ingredients, deadhorse is a place you’re going to immediately respond to – in a good way.
pulled pork shoulder
It starts with the cocktails. Just reading it was fun; some examples: square, plumb & level (“bourbon, flowers & hops, sparkling , lemon”) or the six demon bag (“rhum, burnt cinnamon, pineapple shrub, citrus”). Hewing to my preference for craft beers, I was delighted to see Worcester’s own 3cross brewing company’s handup IPA. The bartender sent me a half-mason jar – the last of the keg – to assuage my disappointment on news that they’d run out. My second choice, Ravenna IPA by Cold Harbor Brewing in Westborough, Mass., was served in a snifter. Set side by side, their visual contract was attractive; handup was clear with a thick foamy head, Ravenna cloudy with just a tracery of foam. Both tasted hoppy, slightly bitter and bright. Thick slices of sourdough bread came in a deep broad bowl that had been schmeared on its inside wall with tangy homemade cultured butter. Speaking of bowls, it appears that all deadhorse’s glassware and china are flea market finds, like a well-worn country cupboard.
seared bluefish
Our appetizer of memphis ribs were ideal with any brew. This half-rack was dry-rubbed to give it a tasty crust that sealed in the moist meat. This was instant rib relief, an antidote to all those sticky-sweet ribs that have become the universal standard. I’ll take dry rub any time – you get more meat flavor, less sugary ketchup. They were served with red cabbage coleslaw and bread and butter pickle slices. The evening’s menu of five entrées included, strangely enough, one of my favorite finned fish, seared bluefish. Bluefish doesn’t make it to many menus, but I’ve enjoyed it from an early age, when my father would bring home a pile after surfcasting on the Connecticut coast. Its flesh is off-white with a somewhat bluish cast and has a deeper fish flavor that casual fish eaters tend to shun. It’s local, and it’s luscious. The kitchen at deadhorse prepared the bluefish in a tasty-rich romesco sauce, a Spanish recipe of finely chopped red peppers and almonds. For textural contrast, the chef added crunchy chickpeas. I dredged every forkful of flaky, moist fish in the deep pool of romesco. This is an example of two big flavors merging into one harmonious dish. Sublime.
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My friend’s entrée was another study in unanticipated flavor combinations. His pulled pork shoulder was a mound of smoky-flavored pork shreds served over a broad bowl of chick peas and topped with sautéed radish and turnip greens. Women seated at the table next to us were browsing the menu and asked him about flavor. “The beans are in a very spicy sauce that adds a nice peppery backdrop to the chunks of tender pulled pork,” he said. He was a bit reluctant to report that he’d licked his plate clean. But that’s dining at deadhorse hill … flavor surprises in a most unpretentious setting. This is dining adventure, an exciting addition to Main Street. We didn’t order dessert, but the bill came with tiny homemade marshmallows – each bursting with vanilla flavor and satisfying any lingering longing for sweets. Finishing his description to the women next to us, my friend added, “What more can you say about a place that makes their own butter and marshmallows?” Plenty more, I suspect.
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hotandnow: What’s hot and what’s happening now in the restaurant scene
Maison de Manger By Paul Giorgio
Why, oh, why do I love Paris? Maison de Manger, 670 Linwood Ave., Whitinsville, is
a locally owned, casual-style creperie and restaurant that opened late last year in the restored Linwood Mill building. The daily menu is evenly split between savory and sweet crepes, most priced under $11. The 16-inch crepes, folded or rolled, come with a variety of fillings that change regularly with the seasons. In addition to crepes, the restaurant serves soups, salads and pastries, all made in house.
Out with the old, in with the new. Evo, a mainstay of Worcester’s West Side, recently closed its doors after eight years in business to undergo a makeover. The Maykel family, which owns the restaurant, will change the concept and should open shortly. The Fix is in. The Fix Burger Bar has recently moved from its Shrewsbury Street location to a larger home on Worcester’s Grove Street. The restaurant has basically quadrupled its space in its new home, which for 20 years, was home to Northworks. The Niche Hospitality Group owners basically gutted the old space.
You don’t have to go to Rio to win the gold. Worcester’s Wormtown Brewery recently picked up another Gold Medal – this time at the U.S. Open Beer Championship. Wormtown Brewery took home the Gold Medal for Norm. The coconut-chocolate stout is the only beer Wormtown brews named for a specific person, Norman Miller, who writes The Beer Nut column for the MetroWest Daily News. And here we thought it was named after Norm from Cheers. Speaking of beer. Draft Magazine named Worcester’s Armsby Abbey as one of its Top 100 Craft Beer Bars for 2016; it’s Armsby’s fifth year in a row receiving the nod. Is there a connection here? According to Uber, the ride share company, data has revealed
that The College of the Holy Cross is the most requested point in the city, followed by the Compass Tavern and Worcester State University. Leitrims Pub, Assumption College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mahoney’s Pub and the Perfect Game round out the city’s top Uber requests.
New restaurants in downtown. August will see the first of several new restaurants
opening in the Bancroft Building in downtown Worcester. Techni Mediterranean will bring the Chipotle-style of building your meal to falafel, kabobs and other Greek foods. In November, The Pie and Pints will allow customers to build their own pie in three minutes, but will also have a menu and seating for a traditional restaurant experience. Next door will be Craft Kitchen and Ale, featuring classic American cuisine and more than 100 craft beers. On the Federal Street side of the building will be The End Eatery and Drinkery, an upper-casual, farm-to-table dining experience. All of the restaurants will have open kitchens, which will let customers take a look into the food preparation process.
No wall here. Tito Juan’s Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant will open the first week of August
at 10006 Shops Way, Northborough. This is the company’s eighth Massachusetts location and the first in Central Mass. The restaurant will feature a large bar and is colorfully decorated with Mexican tiles throughout. It will be in Northborough Crossing shopping center near Wegmans.
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POW!WOW! Worcester seeks to beautify downtown
By Sloane M. Perron Ten days. Ten murals. Ten thousand visitors. That’s the goal of Pow! Wow! Worcester, held downtown from Aug. 26-Sept. 4. This 10-day festival aims to beautify Worcester’s neighborhoods through the power of art, as 10 designated buildings become canvases on which international artists will paint murals. From Taiwan to Long Island and Hawaii – and now Worcester – Pow! Wow! Worldwide has produced a variety of mural festivals that focus on providing eventgoers with the diversity of international artists while incorporating the unique identity of the host region in this community celebration. This year will be the first time that Worcester has participated in Pow! Wow!, which will also feature music, artist talks and fundraisers. All attendees have to do to participate is simply walk around the downtown area and enjoy the art and creative expression as the artists create murals for the public. Kyla Pacheco, director of operations and co-founder of Action Worcester, and Che Anderson, city project manager and a member of the Pow! Wow! Working Group, said they expect Pow! Wow! Worcester to beautify the downtown area and establish Worcester as a travel destination for long-term economic growth. Pacheco and Anderson first met at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, where they worked together. Both art-lovers, Pacheco and Anderson attended art galleries in Boston, New York and even Art Dazzle in Miami. Through these events, Pacheco and Anderson met Jasper Wong of Pow! Wow! Worldwide. After hearing about the mural festival, Pacheco thought, “Why don’t we bring this to Worcester?” Two years later, after thousands of hours of work and help from dedicated members, Pow! Wow! Worcester was born. Anderson said Worcester is the perfect locale for this exciting festival because it is a “blank slate” that is in the process of developing its own identity as a city. Originally a manufacturing area, Worcester now has many unique and available buildings and warehouses that are being re-purposed and revitalized.
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Pacheco explained that the downtown area was strategically selected for Pow! Wow! Worcester because of the improvements currently taking place in the neighborhood and the walkable sidewalks. Additionally, the works of art themselves will add to the beautification of the community. The universal nature of art is expected to appeal to all ages and cultures. As a result, this free event is anticipated to attract 10,000 residents and tourists to the area over the 10 days, which is expected to bolster the local economy. According to Pacheco, the purpose of the event is to infuse the community with artwork by local talent, as well as international artists. However, there is also another facet to Pow! Wow! Worcester: By establishing Worcester as a tourist destination and art industry, the city may also experience steady economic growth. Ultimately, Pacheco would like Pow! Wow! Worcester to “inspire some pride in Worcester and downtown.” Anderson also wants to reach out to youth and the “transient residents,” such as students and young professionals. He said, “We want to show them that there is opportunity in Worcester.” Since Worcester is already a major college hub, Anderson wants these young students and graduates to stay in Worcester rather than moving away. Pacheco further elaborated: “Action Worcester looks at economic development from a lifestyle development.” As a result, the emphasis is not just on job creation and making money, but also having a place where people can spend their discretionary income and hopefully opt to stay in the city. “Don’t doubt the power of creative economies,” Pacheco said. Pow! Wow! Worcester has been a collaborative effort from the onset, with members in the Pow! Wow! Working Group coming from various backgrounds, including students at WPI and Clark University, event planners, members of the Worcester Business Development Corporation, employees from a local consulting company, the president of the Ecotarium, a marketer from DCU and Home Depot. Historic Worcester buildings, such as the Palladium, will be transformed with contemporary art on their walls. Pacheco said, “It’s going to look and feel like a totally different city.” She explained that attendees themselves can determine the way in which they interact with the artwork around them. Whether attendees passively walk around the city and visually enjoy the art or chose to attend the art talks and actively participate in learning about the creative process, Pow! Wow! Worcester will be a fun event that all ages groups can enjoy. Ten days. Ten murals. Ten thousand visitors. The result: one event that downtown Worcester will never forget. For more information, visit powwowworcester.com.
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stealthestyle: Tape it!
By Jamie Burke Most of the time, I think of exactly what I need for organization but can never find it when I look in stores. And organizers are ridiculously expensive if you do seem to find one that remotely fits your idea. I pictured exactly what type of organizer I wanted, what I wanted to put in it and how big it needed to be. I used a technique that trends in and out every decade. It seems like a kid project, but really, it is perfect, even if it can get a little tricky. The only thing you need is duct tape, sharp scissors and about 40 minutes. You can make wallets, bags, pouches, small purses – anything you need, and it really is couture because it is one of a kind. Tape is cheap, and it comes in all sorts of fun colors and patterns that you can purchase almost anywhere. This is totally adulting.
Supplies: Duct tape Scissors Cardboard or base (optional)
Steps: 1.
I wanted a book-type of organizer that fits a small, but thick, yearly calendar, with some room for a few bills and a couple of credit cards or IDs. I roughly eyed out how big I need it to be and used a cardboard cereal box for a base structure. I cut the cardboard to size and began wrapping with tape. I used the cardboard, so the organizer would be heavier and not flimsy. Cardboard is completely optional.
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I used duct tape with a pattern, so it was a little trickier than plain duct tape. I would use plain next time, so it is easier to match up. I wrapped, according to pattern, from top to bottom. Using sharp scissors is a must!
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Once the whole base was covered, I made pockets on the right side by folding the sticky sides of the tape together and placing them in a row like a wallet. I secured the pockets by vertically taping the edges on the inside and outside of the planner.
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Then for the left side, I used a continuous piece of tape, stuck it together on both sides and secured it underneath, so my calendar could slide in and out.
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