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Child care to the rescue Homeless and teen parents get the help they need from CDE
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Celtics own the Miami Heat this year, winning for the third time in three games. And there’s nothing better than watching the lanky Rondo shut down the burly LeBron. +1 State Department of Education responds to a Worcester Mag records request regarding MCAS investigations at Goddard and Belmont schools with big black redactions. So much for transparency in government. -2 Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission proposes $100 million in traffic easement projects. Good news for west siders: no mention of an access road. +1 Looting, arson, drug dealing and assaulting police officers. “What have you been up to?” “Not much. Robbed a house, blew some coke and set a building on fire. Pretty boring weekend.” -3 Worcester Public School dropout rates decline from 5.3 percent to 3.8 percent between 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. We’re still above the state average (2.9 percent), but that’s a huge jump. +3 Report shows homeless youth on the rise in Worcester. Ever feel like we’re getting mixed messages on homelessness in the city? -2 Gateway Park prepares for a $30 million, 92,000 square ft. building to house three school offices. Let’s get a video game company in there too. +2 Worcester finally sees some sun and above freezing temperature. No one’s happier than flat-roof building owners. +2 Gateway Cities education summit bring Governor Patrick and Education Secretary Paul Revile to Worcester. As long as it finally gets through to leaders that cities like Worcester need more education aid, we’ll put up with the long, bloviating speeches. +1 This week: +5 Last week: -3 Year to date: -3
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arents who want to find a job or get an education should be encouraged, right? Now, they’re able to have child care while they work at making a better life, through Child Development and Education, Inc. (CDE). Under a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), CDE Region II director Maritza Rodriguez is able to offer financial assistance to Worcester’s homeless families and teen parents for the purpose of enrolling their children in an EEC Child Care Education center, where trained professionals educate and care for children up to 12. The Worcester program, which began in September 2010, now has 10 children from homeless families and four children of teen parents participating in Worcester. According to Rodriguez, the program has space for about 40 school-age children, and makes special contracts with those who can afford some payment, so the families can progress from one program to the next as their lives begin to change.
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Established in 1993, CDE has attracted a statewide system of childcare providers who benefit from free training (a Child Development Associate or CDA credential is available through a 120-hour course offered nights over the
course of a year), a monthly customdesigned early-education curriculum, catering services that allow educators to focus on their charges, transportation for the children and parents, and access
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Do You Woo? Woo Card scores grant to promote city’s cultural scene C. Kelleher Harris
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he Worcester Cultural Coalition (WCC) in association with the city of Worcester has been awarded a $32,500 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC). The MCC Adams grant is offered to communities across the commonwealth to help promote cultural and creative interests. “The MCC Adams grant is highly competitive,” says Worcester’s cultural development officer Erin Williams. “The WCC is one of the few organizations that receive funding each year the program has been offered.” The MCC is funded by federal grants and donations from the National Endowment for the Arts. The MCC, WCC and the city have a unique designation for the newly obtained funds.
Two years ago, the WCC developed the Woo Card; used by college students, the card-holders received discounts on admission to cultural venues, events and attractions in the area. “The idea is to encourage college students to learn, play, live and work in the Woo,” Williams explains. Last year the WCC began to see a larger picture and greater possibilities for Worcester via usage of the Woo Card, and thus offered it to the general public. “As we expanded beyond the colleges to the public, it became clear that it didn’t just involve cultural [attractions] but other [kinds of business],” says Tim McGourthy, Worcester’s acting chief development officer. “The more connections we can make between our destinations and the services, [such as] restaurants, retail stores and hotels, the
better. It expands the expenditure.” Williams concurs with McGourthy about the many benefits the Woo Card program offers. “The city benefits from people going out and participating in the hundreds of WOO events that take place on an annual basis. Not only [does the] WOO experience create a vibrant city life, it also benefits the local businesses in the area, who in turn pay local taxes.” Troy Siebels, executive director at the Hanover Theatre and WCC chair, also notes that the city as a whole needs to be marketed to get the most of the Woo Card. “We should market the whole city, not just culture,” Siebels asserts. McGourthy says that drawing in people from outside of Worcester is important to boost tourism. According continued on page 8
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to mental-health and social-services professionals within the company. Not all these services are available yet in Worcester, but together educators and the CDE provide quality child care as well as a sense of community and support, with 1,000 educators serving 4,800 children and families in Massachusetts. It’s a win-win for parents, particularly those in this new program, who are screened and with whom the center’s staff works closely to ensure parents complete tasks that they’ve set for themselves while their children are supervised. Alicia Garnerd, a mother in transition, says, “It’s become, in a sense, a home, a routine, and given me a sense of structure.� Her 8-monthold son has been in the program for a month now, and Garnerd says both her mental and physical health have benefited. Overwhelmed before, she now has the time, counseling and support to arrange housing and do what’s needed to improve both of their lives. In the centers, children are educated in a multicultural, multilingual atmosphere. Worcester’s 80 child-care educators represent 14 countries, and the Worcester office’s staff of seven is drawn from four countries. Rodriguez credits her boss, CDE president William Restuccia, as the dynamo who brings in grant monies and has formed a comprehensive yet personal system to serve area families. The multifaceted program gives parents and children access to counseling as needed, and teens are taught the basics of good parenting. The aim is to improve every aspect of their lives, through education and support. Nelli Jara is a great example—a young mother whose 15-month-old daughter is in good, affordable child care while Jara works days and goes to school nights. After a month, Jara’s happy to be in the program, paying $2 a day instead of the $30 per day she paid previously. It makes a big difference in her life. “For me, it’s perfect,� says Jara. “And they help you so quickly.� The paperwork to get her daughter into the program took less than a week. Now, she’s calmer and free to concentrate on earning her accounting certificate and, eventually, her CPA. This is a program that’s hitting its target. Participants’ lives are changing; one family has been able to move from a shelter into a real home. Rodriguez couldn’t be happier.
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Closing the PIP, opening a house Neighborhood meets over proposed lodging house on Cottage Street Jeremy Shulkin
building would house 14 coed formerly homeless individuals. SMOC is the same group that ran the People in Peril shelter n Wednesday night, February on Main Street, which is in the process 9, at the Pleasant Street of being decommissioned, and has Neighborhood Network Center, been charged with eliminating chronic Pleasantville residents, District 4 City homelessness in the city. The group Councilor Barbara Haller, City of manages 300 units in the region, 117 of Worcester employees and Southern them in Worcester. Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) After two meetings, one solely for executives met to discuss the transfer area residents, officials and locals are of a lodging house license for 16-18 optimistic that SMOC is addressing Cottage St., which is also known as the initial concerns. Frances Perkins House. “Sometimes the programs we Under SMOC’s ownership, the sponsor can generate some controversy and questions,” says Jane Lane, a spokesperson for percentage of girls who are SMOC, who called the meeting “real positive.” mothers before their 18th Haller and SMOC both birthday who will finish college came to the meeting before their 30th. with lists of potential
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issues, including the background of the rooming house’s residents, previous history at the site and street cosmetics. For the most part, Haller’s and residents’ questions matched up with the list of solutions provided by SMOC. Mary Keefe, executive director of the Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center, called those similarities a “reassuring thing,” adding that she was “really encouraged” by the accountability SMOC offered. “What residents expressed was a real fear of the ‘nightmare,’” specifically, that the rooming house wouldn’t have any structure. According to those at the meeting, area history is not on SMOC’s side, which gives residents a right to be wary. A lodging program run by the Friendly House was sharply criticized by those at the meeting. Haller called it a “horror for years,”
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to McGourthy, some $2 billion is spent every year by local cultural institutions and the service industry in the city. He is confident that those dollars and more
can come back to the city, with the help of the Woo Card. “The more we can get dollars inside the city, the more we can keep vitality going,� he says. According to Williams, currently there are some 7,600 college students in Worcester who have Woo Cards, and about 660 members of the public. The city and the WCC hope to get those numbers up during 2011, with the hope
to have about 9,000 college students and 2,500 residents using the Woo Card by the December of this year. The Woo Card is marketed through various sources such as radio, Charter 3 TV, newspapers, billboards and online social Web sites. But more marketing is needed, and according to Williams, the $32,500 grant will be used “to pay for the marketing and outreach initiatives of the Do You Woo program.� “[The grant] will help us pay [the salaries] of two part time people who reach out to other organizations to get them to join,� Siebels explains, adding that some of the funds will go toward printing the cards themselves. “It helps broaden attention with what’s going on in the city,� Siebels shares. “I think there is more going on culturally than most people are aware of.�
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impose curfews on weeknights and weekends, and case managers will visit the building during the day. A site manager will live at the house. Pleasantville residents were especially concerned with the location’s physical attributes and street parking, another issue SMOC says it’s addressing. “Curb appeal of the site is important,� Charles Gagnon, chief operating officer of SMOC said at the meeting. Other officials sounded open to making an empty lot on Fruit Street – another parcel SMOC purchased – into green space. “That’s a responsibility we take very seriously,� said Lane, when discussing improving the neighborhood. With the closing of the PIP at 701
Main St. and SMOC’s own programs that emphasize transitioning homeless individuals into permanent housing, could Worcester be seeing more of these kinds of houses? Lane was quick to say that SMOC’s purchase of 16-18 Cottage St. was unrelated to the closing of the PIP, and officials at the meeting pointed out SMOC already owns a number of these kinds of houses in Worcester on June, Catherine, Sturgis, Claremont and Dayton streets. While there’s no concrete timetable, SMOC is expecting to receive the license transfer on Thursday, February 17, from the city’s License Commission, and plans to have the house occupied by April.
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REDISTRICTING: US Rep. Barney Frank raked in over $5,000 at the Ceres Bistro in the Beachwood Hotel last week as part of a fundraiser organized by Pulse publisher Paul Giorgio and former Worcester state senator Gerry D’Amico. Some notable faces in the crowd were almost100%-confirmed at-large city council candidate Stephen Buchalter, state senators Michael Moore and Harriette Chandler, State Rep. Vincent Pedone and City Councilor Joseph Petty. According to sources at the event, Frank reiterated that he will be running for Congress in 2012 even with the impending redistricting, and hinted that Congressman Mike Capuano is seriously considering a run against Senator Scott Brown, which brings a tear to our eye because we really wanted to see two incumbent Democrats go at it in a congressional primary.
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REDACTING: In an effort to learn more about the investigations into MCAS violations at the Belmont Street Community School and Goddard School of Science and Technology, Worcester Mag filed a records request with the state’s Department of Education. Last week we received a response that
contained documents pertaining only to the Belmont school and more black magic marker than a kindergarten classroom. (The state says Goddard’s information will come later this week.) While much of the documents were blacked out, we were able to conjure some idea of what happened at Belmont. In a letter from Worcester Public Schools Chief Academic Officer Jeffrey Mulqueen to a blacked-out name, he mentions that an anonymous tip from within Belmont set off a “local fact-finding investigation.” The two issues that sparked this were redacted as well, but later in the email it looks like they may have been teachers reviewing work and ad-libbing the script – the part where the proctor reads the test instructions to the students – which may have included “making suggestions and comments.”
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GLODIS’ GROUP: Guy Glodis’ lobbying career has officially started as the new legislative session begins. The former Worcester County Sheriff has officially registered his Glodis Group with Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin’s office. As part of this registration, Glodis also has to register his clients, of which he has two: LAN-TEL Communications, Inc. and the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union – “the largest public safety union in the Commonwealth,” according to their website. While a state senator, that same union recognized Glodis as “legislator of the year.” No salary has been disclosed. BACK IN THE SADDLE AGAIN: While the mayor is in Denver with Superintendent Melinda Boone and local teachers union head Lenny Zalauskas for the US Department of Education’s “Union Collaboration Jamboree,” a quippy Konnie Lukes led the council through Tuesday’s meeting. After a councilor praised Lt. Governor Tim Murray and Congressman Jim McGovern for their efforts in the MassPort airport transaction, Lukes offered – sarcastically – “Thanks for mentioning Lt. Gov Tim Murray and Congressman Jim McGovern. They don’t get mentioned as often as they like, I’m sure.”
ALTERNATIVE NEWS: Last Thursday former Boston Phoenix editor Clif Garboden passed away at the age of 62 after battling cancer. Despite his focus on the Boston paper’s efforts, Garboden was known in Worcester because of his affiliation with the Worcester branch of the paper, which folded in 2001, and his efforts promoting the local music scene. Worcester Mag writer Brian Goslow and current editor Doreen Manning worked for or with Garboden, and even mayor Joe O’Brien met him briefly while writing for the Worcester Phoenix. Garboden was both a leader and a historian of the alternative press, and in a 2004 article in the Phoenix he wrote, “As I tell the youth of today who venture into our offices, we’re the good guys. We never got rich, but we are going to heaven.” Reassuring stuff.
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I am responding to the Your turn article by Norma Santiago in the February 10-16 edition of Worcester Magazine concerning an unfortunate occurrence that happened on Cedar Street. It saddens me that her image of Preservation Worcester is forever changed. As the director of Preservation Worcester, an organization staffed solely by women, I am deeply concerned about staff safety as well as the safety of our volunteers, members, tenants and neighbors. Ms. Santiago’s assertion that Preservation Worcester turned her away during a period of distress is incorrect. No staff member or representative of Preservation Worcester was involved in Ms. Santiago’s unfortunate situation. We were not open for business at the time of the occurrence. Her encounter at our Cedar Street location was with a male tenant. I would respectfully disagree with Ms. Santiago’s assertion that that Preservation Worcester is in the business of saving buildings not the people who inhabit them. Preservation Worcester preserves neighborhoods and buildings for people. In my mind what we do enhances the quality of life for the entire community and supports economic development across the city. I feel that our work benefits everyone in our generation and generations to follow. I would welcome the opportunity to meet Ms. Santiago and invite her to our headquarters so we can talk about the incident, the neighborhood and our programs. Sincerely yours, DE BOR AH PAC K ARD Executive Director, Preservation Worcester
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Worcester Mag racks up the 2011 New England Newspaper and Press Awards Worcester Mag was recognized for “entertaining” and “engaging” stories and “strong” and “interesting” photography Saturday evening at the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s award banquet at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston. Five of the total eight awards were presented to writers Jim Keogh, Doreen Manning, Jeremy Shulkin, Tim O’Keefe and Brian Goslow. Three awards for imagery went to photographers Steven King and Brittany Durgin. Jim Keogh and Tim O’Keefe’s first place award for their coverage of a racial or ethnic issue was recognized by judges who stated, “an important role of the media is to give voice to the voiceless. You
truly did it with this story.” First place winner for both Photo Series and Sports Photo, Steven King was praised by judges for his “strong firefighter imagery.” A photo documentary of 24 hours in Worcester by Brittany Durgin was said by judges to be an “interesting challenge, carried out very well.” Find all winning stories and photos with their award placement below. Arts & Entertainment Reporting by Jeremy Shulkin, Doreen Manning, Tim O’Keefe – Second Place Coverage of a Racial or Ethnic Issue by Jim Keogh and Tim O’Keefe – First Place Human Interest Feature Story by Jim Keogh – First Place Social Issues Feature Story by Brian Goslow – Third Place Sports Story by Doreen Manning – Second Place Photo Series by Steven King – First Place Photo Series by Brittany Durgin – Second Place Sports Photo by Steven King – First Place
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he Worcester School Committee is one of the highest paid school boards in the nation. With an annual salary of $14,500, the availability of health insurance (75 percent of which is paid for by the taxpayers) and potential pension benefits, this part-time public-service position is a lucrative gig. In return for our generosity, school-committee members are expected to set policy that promotes teaching and learning and to partner with and evaluate the superintendent of schools. And when derelict in their duties, they should expect the anger and criticism that some are now seeing from their constituents. As I wrote in my last Worcester Mag column, the administration of the 2010 MCAS tests at the Goddard School of Science and Technology was in such violation of state-testing protocols that all English, math and science test scores for grades 3-6 were invalidated by the state. And Goddard School principal, Marion Guerra, was reprimanded by the Commissioner of Education who also directed school superintendent Melinda Boone to supervise this year’s MCAS testing at the school. These are very serious penalties that demand explanation. However, the superintendent has been tight-lipped and has stonewalled on the Goddard testing infractions for weeks. So at the last school-committee meeting, members Dianna Biancheria, Brian O’Connell and Tracy Novick requested that Boone finally come clean with the details of what really happened at the Goddard School. Unfortunately, their desire for information, transparency and accountability did not go over well with the rest of their colleagues. This school-committee meeting should have been held in a high-school gym. It turned into a pep rally orchestrated by Mayor Joe O’Brien and school-committee members Jack Foley, Mary Mullaney and John Monfredo. All these four lacked for their staged event were megaphones, pom-poms and foam fingers to lead the crowd in chanting, “Go Goddard, Go Goddard.” O’Brien, Foley, Mullaney and Monfredo were quite unpersuasive as they made excuses, led a standing ovation for the
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school principal, and used the Goddard parents and children in attendance as pawns. It was disturbing to see these officials being cheerleaders instead of the watchdogs that the school system so sorely needs. O’Brien looked and sounded very uncomfortable while making arrogant comments directed toward Tracy Novick after her impassioned plea for honesty and transparency. Jack Foley chimed in with, “This is a battle over management and over Dr. Boone, and unfortunately, the Goddard School is being used.” No, Mr. Foley. Neither the superintendent nor the Goddard School principal and staff are victims here. The real victims are the Goddard students who are blameless in this cheating scandal, the teachers and administrators throughout the school system who followed the testing rules, and members of the media and public who have tried futilely to gain the information that you should be demanding. Why the mayor and his three committee allies have chosen to take a see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil approach to the Goddard School MCAS irregularities baffles those of us who support and respect our public schools. And while these four ostriches question the integrity of the other three school-committee members and accuse them of having ulterior and political motives, they reinforce among the public the impression that a cover-up is occurring. Thankfully, Tracy Novick and Dianna Biancheria continue to be concerned, inquisitive and probing. Under the Massachusetts Public Records Law, the two have requested all documents from the investigation of the 2010 MCAS testing irregularities at the Goddard School. They also included the Belmont Community School. Nobody knows what, if anything, happened there because the public’s right to know apparently stops at the entrance to the schools’ Durkin Administration Building. The remarkable lack of curiosity on this issue by a majority of the school committee has led to fingerpointing, distrust and resentment by the public. This November, perhaps the voters will show little patience for elected school officials who are not earning the generous $14,500 salary that we pay them to watch out for our children.
I think it should be involved from the point of view of just making sure that women are able to make their own choice as to what they want to do.
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I don’t think they should have any involvement in that it’s individual women’s rights, I don’t think they should be able to step in and be involved in anything like that.
Andy Moreau BROOKFIELD Yes, the government may have some involvement, but I think the ultimate or final decision should be on the individual.
Ruth Shephard OXFORD That is a touchy question. Honestly, I think the government should keep their nose out of women’s rights. A woman has the right to do what they want.
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ARE WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN JEOPARDY?
A more pro-life statehouse pushes for change
Jeremy Shulkin
After the November elections, pundits and party-liners on both sides of the Democrat/Republican divide looked at Massachusetts, wondering how it bucked the trend that saw conservatism take over the rest of the country. But as the 2011 legislative session begins this year, the state’s legislators may start having debates similar to those at the federal level, especially when it comes to abortion. “There are more socially conservative legislators
than ever before,” says Rep. Elizabeth Poirier (R-North Attleborough), a staunch pro-life advocate. It’s not just Republicans, either. The minority party in the state House of Representatives counts only 31 members, but according to the National Abortion Rights Action League of Massachusetts (NARAL), 80 of 158 state representatives identify as pro-choice — a minus 15 differential from the previous legislative term. This means there could be more pro-life Democrats in the House than there are total Republicans. This represents a huge shift. According to NARAL, 2004 had a fully pro-choice House and Senate for the first time ever, with incremental gains increasing their numbers until this year. Andrea Miller, a NARAL spokesperson, says she’s “confident there are others” who the organization hasn’t STEVEN KING
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followed up with that are pro-choice. She also points out the state senate counts 29 pro-choice members, an “important” factor. She’s quick to point out that she doesn’t believe prochoice ideals didn’t sink candidates, but rather many prochoice candidates were swept out of office as casualties of the political climate. But she did notice a staunch pro-life trend in Republicans. “It was deeply disappointing that we were able to endorse only one Republican,” Miller says of this past election, adding that in previous cycles NARAL has endorsed up to 50 percent of Republicans running for office. “Massachusetts isn’t typical of the rest of the country,” says Anne Fox, Massachusetts Citizens for Life’s president. “Lots of pro-life Democrats.” But even though pro-lifers didn’t get the majority they would’ve hoped for, Poirier is still “encouraged this year because we have a louder voice.” Some pro-lifers believe the numbers are finally there, though, at least enough to put forward a list of legislation that would significantly alter reproductive health care for women in the state if passed. At the beginning of this year’s legislative session, at least five pro-life bills have been filed. Many of these are not re-files of resurrected bills, but rather brand new legislation that Republicans and pro-life Democrats believe has the chance to change abortion law in Massachusetts. Poirier alone has sponsored four out of those five pro-life bills, all backed by right-to-life group Massachusetts Citizens for Life (MCFL). Worcester Democratic Rep. John Fresolo has signed on as a cosponsor to one of them, as has Holden Republican Kim Ferguson. “It’s not so much that there [are] more bills, but a lot more activity,” says Fox. MCFL takes responsibility for writing bills, then finding legislators to support them. “To start off, we were really dependent on incumbents,” she says. “We’re pleased because we do have more people to work with (this year),” adding that a number of freshmen representatives have come in eyeing more legislation or looking for specific bills. But there’s some question as to how far that legislation will go. “It’s a pretty extreme package,” Miller says. continued on page 14
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THE NATIONAL ARGUMENT, MADE LOCAL
Worcester could be considered a battleground for those on each side of the abortion issue. The local teen-pregnancy rate is higher than the state average but lower than nationally, and Planned Parenthood has moved and expanded its facility here three times, finally settling into a three-story building on Pleasant Street. Not all Planned Parenthoods provide abortions, but the facility in Worcester does.
Massachusetts, in fact, has a lower abortion rate than the country average. According to the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit sexual- and reproductive-health think tank, in 2008 19.6 percent of pregnancies were aborted nationwide, compared to 18.3 percent in the state. Those figures have been trending downwards – in both 1995 and 1996, Massachusetts’ abortion rate reached 28.8 percent. In 2006, despite ranking 43 in the country in pregnancy rate, Massachusetts’ abortion rate came in 11th. Tracking the number of abortions locally is difficult, explains Dr. Dale Magee, Worcester’s new Commissioner of Public Health. Major hospitals like UMass Memorial have to provide the Department of Public Health with statistics, but many of the procedures take place in small doctors’ offices or through take-home medication. Those are likely to go unreported. A number of Worcester County representatives have put a stake in this year’s upcoming debates though. Along with Fresolo and Ferguson, Rep. Jim O’Day (D-West Boylston), whose district includes Worcester, and Worcester State Senator Harriette Chandler have both sponsored legislation endorsed by the NARAL.
BILLS, BILLS, BILLS
According to Fox, four of the antiabortion bills written by MCFL and sponsored by pro-life House members will get a hearing for the first time this year, as opposed to just one refile. The bills, both in reach and in number, far outweigh any pending legislation from pro-choice groups or delegation members.
“Our (agenda) looks more active and fresh,” Fox says. The five do everything from offer the woman the choice of seeing a sonograph of her fetus to outright banning abortions for women who have been pregnant for more than 20 weeks. The Sex Selected Abortion Prevention Bill would end what MCFL calls “the growing practice of using abortion as a tool for choosing the sex of one’s children,” according to its summary. The Massachusetts Partial Birth Abortion Ban, MCFL states, “is designed to fill in the gaps left by the federal ban on the gruesome practice.” Fox says this practice occurs in teaching hospitals. “Even China and India are opposed to sex-based abortions.” University of Massachusetts Hospital did not return
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West Boylston Rep. Jim O’Day (D) (above) and Worcester Rep. John Fresolo (D) have both sponsored legislation endorsed by NARAL.
phone calls in regards to this story. A spokesperson for Saint Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester said that as a Catholic facility, it does not perform abortions. But NARAL believes this doesn’t address the problem of women’s equality. Miller says it “cloaks an anti-choice agenda in the rhetoric of women’s equality,” and would set a dangerous precedent by putting state prosecutors in charge of determining the motive and legality of a woman seeking an abortion. An Act Relative to Unborn Children, if passed, would render the partial-birth abortion ban moot, with MCFL explaining the bill would “officially recognize the scientific fact that children have the ability to feel pain at 20 gestational weeks or earlier,” and would ban “nearly all” abortions after that point. As far as Poirier knows, the bill does not provide any exemptions (rape, incest, mother’s health). She supposes those will be written in during hearings. Massachusetts already bans abortions after the 24th week, Miller says, calling that a fair policy. “Many newly elected representatives came in looking for that bill,” says Fox. Freshmen Reps. Sheila Harrington (R-Groton) and Ferguson have signed on as co-sponsors. Similar to the debate at the federal level, the Taxpayer Option on Abortion Services Bill would allow state taxpayers to redirect their tax dollars away from the medical procedure. Those who chose to opt-out would still have to pay the same amount of money, but it would go toward implementing the Baby Safe Haven law, which provides legal protection to parents who surrender their 7-days-or-younger child to hospitals, police and fire stations. Massachusetts is one of 17 states (and Washington, D.C.) that allow low-income women to use federal and state Medicaid money to pay for an abortion. The fifth, and perhaps least controversial, would create a waiting period (24 to 48 hours) between a doctor consultation and an abortion if that procedure were chosen by the mother. The Woman’s Right to Know Bill, as it’s been dubbed, would also give the mother the option of having a sonogram done and to “be made aware of the development of her child and the many risks involved for herself.” This bill is the lone re-file. But even with the support and “activity,” pro-lifers may not be as confident as one would think. “I’m encouraged but not optimistic,” says Poirier. “You know the reputation Massachusetts has. We’re such a liberal state.”
WRONG TACTICS? “I don’t think those bills will ever come up for a vote,” says Fresolo. “They’ll never make it out of committee.” He points out that “any pro-life vote I’d take is (to) favor adoption over abortion,” adding that the Women’s Right to Know Bill, which he co-sponsored, may be prolifers’ only hope. “I think it’s got a better shot. Out of all the legislation filed regarding abortion, that one has probably got the best chance of coming to a vote.” As for the other four, Fresolo believes it would be best to leave those discussions up to Congress. Some bills bring up issues that would have to be resolved outside the lines of the pro-life/anti-abortion debate. For example, the bill that would allow taxpayers to circumvent their money around abortions would have to usher in a change to the tax code, says Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts president Dianne Luby. Rod Murphy, director of Problem Pregnancy, a nonmedical counseling center that opens practices nearby continued on page 16
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Planned Parenthood facilities, tends to agree. “No. The answer is no,” he quickly says when asked if 2011 could be a year where the state’s abortion laws significantly change. “Maybe there will be some discussion, but there’s not enough (pro-life legislators),” he laments. “We don’t have the votes.” Even though he thinks the climate has changed, especially after the Planned Parenthood stings in the Bronx that showed a staffer giving reproductivehealth advice to actors claiming to be a pimp and his underage prostitute, and Pennsylvania doctor Kermit Gosnell who will be charged with eight counts of murder for inducing labor and destroying newly born babies under the guise of “abortion,” any budging on abortion policy would come at the federal level. “There will be some trickle down, but I don’t know what that is yet,” says Murphy But that’s the frustrating part of this debate for Murphy and other pro-lifers – the state legislature has a chance to make some moderate gains in clamping down on abortion for the first time in decades, yet it appears nothing will get done. “I think that all this to-do with Planned
Parenthood and the sting operations should be what MCFL follow up on,” he says, wondering if any laws that would tighten abortion-clinic regulation and inspections would pass. Indeed, similar bills are circulating through state legislatures in Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey. MCFL has sent out a press release calling for an investigation into the safety of abortion clinics, but there’s been no legislative follow up. Planned Parenthood has noticed why MCFL’s legislation will hit a snag, and is adjusting its own agenda this year to account for the political climate. “Certainly the political landscape has changed,” says Luby. “The anti-choice people have wind in their sails.” But, she points out their legislation may be over-reaching. “They bring up points, but they’re not serious pieces of legislation,” she argues. “Look at how (the bills) are titled. They
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seeking to remove archaic and out-of-date abortion laws buried in the state constitution. “I don’t think that we’re putting in bills trying to get a hearing on something that is misnamed or not in women’s best interests,” says Luby. The leader on the bill titled “An Act Relative to Healthy Youth” is O’Day. “It could be considered a pro-choice program,” O’Day muses. But, he adds, “It’s really more pro-health.” The bill would have the state’s departments of public health and of education create an age appropriate and medically accurate curriculum that would function as comprehensive sexual education. It would also cut down on cashstrapped schools hiring outside organizations with questionable or no accreditation to come into classes and teach sexual health. O’Day says opt-out clauses would be available for students whose families weren’t comfortable with this. “I really don’t think abstinence until marriage really has been that effective,” he says. That’s been the trend for years in Massachusetts. Despite states continuing to get millions of dollars in funding from a George W. Bush-era incentive to only provide abstinence-only education in schools, Massachusetts was one of the first states to reject that money. But would the pro-lifers support O’Day’s bill? “From what I’m hearing, there seems to be more bills being filed this year on pro-life legislation than there has been in the past,” O’Day reiterates. “Can you make that jump (as to whether or not this will pass)? I don’t know.” As for lowering the age of consent from 18 years old to 16, Miller says it’s about having “our laws be more supportive” and recognizing that not all girls who seek an abortion have a stable parent to provide consent. Senator Harriette Chandler has also taken the lead on removing archaic laws from the state books that wouldn’t hold up in court, but pro-choicers still see as passages to remove. These include a 19th century bill banning all abortions, and one that bans unmarried couples’ access to birth control. But it shows the strategic difference between the pro-choice and pro-life sides right now: an overzealousness to make change may have caused pro-lifers to prematurely go for the jugular. “Just because the fight is difficult or seems impossible, I’m not giving up,” says Poirier. “Just keep on keepin’ on.”
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Alex Katz, Ada with Sunglasses, 1969, oil on canvas
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Over the years the Worcester Art Museum has accumulated a vast storehouse of incomparable work and now, in its newly renovated galleries, the museum will display a trove of art from its mid-20th century collection. Incomparable by the preponderance of well-known names attached to this panoply of art, as well as by other varied and accomplished artists represented from the past seven decades. Rather than having the show in chronological order, it is presented thematically in three distinct categories: The Persistence of Abstraction; Revivals of Figuration and Portraiture; and Cultural Signs. Susan Stoops, the Curator of Contemporary Art, explains: “My rationale is to demonstrate how artists across disciplines, generations, and geographies revisit and revise visual languages and genres they have inherited. The integration of all media better reflects the pluralism that has defined art practices during this time frame.” The core of the 48 works on display will remain on permanent view, but the idea is to rotate certain pieces of art, especially light-sensitive works, that will enable the public to experience newer works on a regular basis. Stoops mentioned that the impetus for these exhibits was an ongoing process of the museum, and that it was time to refurbish the galleries to showcase these select pieces from this era. “Over the past few years we have renovated the European, Chinese, and American wings of the museum and it was time for the Contemporary Art section to shine,” she said. “This was a two year planning process, and the project basically involves one large gallery that we formatted, uniting the architecture and space to fit the three distinct themes.” No major capital was necessary, as this latest installment was made possible by the continued fund-raising efforts of the museum itself. Jackson Pollock, one of the giants of Abstract Art, is represented with his “Equine Series II” painting, a work that finds him on the cusp of departure from a barely discernable visual vocabulary into the realm of his purely abstract oeuvre. Here, the distortion and almost unrecognizable features of a horse provides a glimpse into his spontaneous action painting of subsequent work, and one can easily see the transitional phase within this composition. “When I am in my painting, I’m not aware of what I’m doing. The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through,” Pollock once said. Painted in 1944, this work allows the viewer to witness the conflicts and anxieties that pervaded this tormented soul during this turbulent era. “Blue Tree,” by Joan Mitchell, is a superb example of abstract art from the mid-sixties. Here, Mitchell allows continued on page 18
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Warhol’s “Campbell’s Tomato Soup” of 1965 showcases artists to venture the desire of the artist to exclude all personal references into uncharted and the primordial and nascent aspects and instead, comments upon culture in the form of mass unconventional means of nature to emerge onto her canvas, production and the onslaught of images through media of exploring the figure where the spontaneous application of and industry. Everyday, recognizable icons of society and portrait. pigment flows in drips and splatters, are reproduced, emphasizing the ubiquitous nature Painted in violent gestures that seamlessly echo of symbols and packaging of manufactured goods. 1969, “Ada with the variety of moods present in nature. No hint of the artist or the figure is seen, replaced by Sunglasses,” by Alex Thick patches of greens and blues the impersonal and indifferent mechanisms of factory Katz, epitomizes minimally hint of a copse, as a diffused produced goods. this approach. It and ethereal white envelops the canvas. “Great American Nude #36,” by Tom Wesselman, is portrays his wife with “My work is about landscape, not also an example of the mechanically produced images a rather detached, about me,” Mitchell once mentioned. of society in the early 1960s. A collage of polymer paint cool and self-assured Her work thus depicts memories and Jackson Pollock, Equine Series II, 1944, oil on canvas and enamel, Wesselman portrays the heightened change demeanor. She gazes sensations, essences of the subject of sexuality and freedom of the country, a cultural shift back at the viewer, matter itself. of morals and attitudes brought about by optimism and eyes barely seen, hidden by the reflected glint of her Beatriz Milhazes’ work, “O Paraiso,” from the late the explosion glasses. Swaths of flat colors punctuate the 1990s reflects the modernist approach to abstraction. of productivity. canvas, simplifying the portrait, allowing Instead of applying paint to canvas, here she forms a Wesselman’s a magnified and personal glimpse into collage made from sheets of dried pigment, layering them reclining female this strong, intimidating woman. Ada, as a onto a prepared background color, creating a painting of is a far cry recurring motif in Katz’s work, has become rhythmic vibrancy that reflects her Brazilian heritage and from Ingre’s an archetype during society’s infinite plays in sharp contrast to her tenebrous forbears. “Odalisque” as permutations. Other exceptional artists of this genre found in the here, the woman To the other extreme “The Girl with a rejuvenated galleries are Robert Motherwell, Robert is objectified, a Blue Dress,” by Kiki Smith, captivates in an Matta, Louise Nevelson, Ellsworth Kelly, Franz Kline, mere mechanical entirely different fashion. Here, childhood Grace Hartigan, Sol LeWitt, Philip Guston and many reproduction, innocence and more. The sheer reduced to a delicacy is diversity of talent in number and apparent, far this particular theme catalogue, yet removed from demonstrates the raw voyeuristically the aloof and emotional content of enticing in powerful stare these artists as they a society of Katz’s canvas. grappled with the where sexual This painted authenticity of personal mores have ceramic piece of expression. evaporated. 2003 subjects The revival of Artists such the viewer to Beatriz Milhazes, O Paraiso, 1997, acrylic on canvas Figurative Art and as Willie Cole, the vulnerable Portraiture in the ’60s Christo, Claes Oldenburg, Cindy Sherman and many nature of youth, as tiny hands and ’70s produced a others are represented in this genre. These refurbished are clasped and a pleading, tremendously diverse forlorn visage peers out amongst galleries hold an array of indelible images that are a body of work that superb and welcome addition for the museum and the her surroundings. Her dangled, took this genre from public. crossed bare feet echo her a traditional form to a hands in harboring hidden more representational OPENING PARTY emotions, while her beseeching realm, where the figure Tom Wesselmann, Great American Nude #36, 1962, detail, enamel and polymer paint and collage on composition board Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Worcester Art Museum, expression outwardly signifies and face have been 55 Salisbury St., Worcester. Thursday, February 17, 2011, her tremulous corporeal existence. revised and reassessed by the impact of mass media and 5:30-8pm. Members free; nonmembers $14. For more Other well-known artists represented in this genre are turmoil during these decades of dramatic change. The information, call 508-799-4406. Chuck Close, Alberto Giacometti, Louise Bourgeois, Alice actual likeness of the individual has been supplanted by Neel and many others. varying degrees of expression, where mere fragments Exemplifying the last theme of Cultural Signs, Andy or a sense of anonymity are prevalent, allowing these continued from page 17
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Chaucer comes to d’Alzon Arts courtesy of local author/professor
For the upcoming d’Alzon Arts Poetry Reading, what will you focus upon? Not “The Canterbury
Tales” and other well-known stuff. I’ll be reading modernizations of what is generally called Chaucer’s “court” poetry. These are shorter pieces that are often addressed to a particular person. In them, we hear something closer to Chaucer’s own voice than what we find in his longer narratives.
What led you toward an interest in the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer? His talent was so huge.
He wrote epics, lyrics, satire, sex comedy,
philosophy, and even a piece of what we would call today technical writing. His use of language is so deft, so clever, but never superior or pompous. Well, there is one pompous piece, but he’s mocking the speaker.
a fondness for the journalistic approach to teaching writing, not only because I was in the profession so many years, but also because I find students react well to writing real articles that may have real audiences, rather than producing “papers” that no one but the professor sees.
d’Alzon Arts Poetry Reading, Featured Reader: James Dempsey. Friday, February 18, 7-8 p.m. Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7202.
What makes Chaucer relevant in today’s world? Reading Chaucer makes you realize just how much the language has changed in 600 years or so, and it reminds us that English is dynamic, not static. Everyone grumbles about changes in the way English is used, but that means we are speaking a living, not a dead, language. Chaucer was a man of the world, not a reclusive poet, very much involved with the life and politics of his time, satiric but never cynical, and people and ideas fascinated him endlessly. He’s a great figure for any period.
Some people think poetry isn’t for everyone. Do you agree or disagree? I love to discuss poetry
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Under your “Research & Teaching Interests” on the WPI Web site, yours are listed as Journalism, Writing, Modernism, Chaucer. Rate those in order and explain why. I can’t rate them because what I’m working on at any moment tends to be my favorite. I have
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After two decades in print journalism, a novel about zombies and several decades of interest and writings concerning medieval poets, James Dempsey is currently an English professor at WPI. This British transplant and Clark alum will be featured reader at the next d’Alzon Arts Poetry Reading on Friday, February 18, over at Assumption College, where he will read selected works from Geoffrey Chaucer. Worcester Mag thought we’d pick Mr. Dempsey’s brain like a zombie hungry for knowledge, and see what’s up his wrinkled sleeve for Friday’s poetry reading.
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credibility for cash as Neeson has will find a bounty of mediocrity available. The sports equivalent might be like Michael Vick agreeing for a huge sum of money to quarterback The Lions, or Josh Beckett pitching for The Pirates. The throwing arm may still pretty good but athletic skills matter little on a losing team. As far as Unknown, you’ve seen it. Probably about ten times. And likely the other nine times it was done better. If you’ve sat through the trailer, which got a lot of play, then you’ve already had two-thirds of the story revealed anyway. People give me crap for giving away major plot points in my reviews. Well, the film company has already accomplished that, so don’t scream at me. Here’s what we know going in: Neeson is Dr. Martin Harris, a scholarly type with a hot, much younger wife (January Jones) going to some kind of biotech convention
in Berlin. There is an accident on the road, and the unlikely supermodel driving his cab (Diane Kruger) crashes into the river, and saves his futzy butt. He goes into a coma for a while. When he gets out his wife no longer recognizes him, and claims to be married to some other dude. Some people try to kill him. He escapes, goes and finds the reluctant cab driver cutie who is now working another job, and they team up to try to solve the mystery of who he really is. There will be car chases, violent fistfights, obligatory flashes of flesh and explosions. Okay, so all you need to know now is the “twist,� or the raison d’etre of the whole thing. The problem is that it’s immediately evident which characters are the bad guys, even though the film wants to think you are too dumb to see it. And so while the little engine of thin plot chugs along, aided by action filler and eye candy, you feel restless in your seat waiting for something to happen that maybe isn’t completely predictable. Sure, there is a mystery being woven, and you might not come up with the ultimate answer, but you’ve already guessed so much by the time it is revealed that at that point it doesn’t matter. You’ve spent the whole movie watching the obvious unfold, interspersed with awful acting, nonsensical coincidences and stupid occurrences (like Neeson, new to Berlin taking the wheel of the cab to escape the heavies while the person who knows the city sits helplessly next to him – and Neeson manages to not only out drive the baddies, but he does it in reverse!). When the last quarter reveal finally comes and you realize there was one important thing you actually were fooled about, you might agree that it was kind of clever (assuming you didn’t already guess it based on borrowed ideas from better films like The Bourne Supremacy and Total Recall). The problem is you’ve just wasted seventy-five minutes being underwhelmed. The tagline for this film is “Take back your life.� If only. Imagine if I were to tell you right now that, surprise! Unknown is actually a masterpiece, a brilliant work of art. And here you’ve spent 600 words thinking otherwise. Bet you didn’t see that coming! Now aren’t you glad you read this far? I didn’t think so. Of course it isn’t true. Far from being unknown this film is exactly what you think it is going in: more of the same.
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When Calabria Ristorante packed its bags and left Worcester, some consumers thought they would never be heard from again. In 2007, the eatery resurfaced in the heart of the blue-collar town of Millbury, which was yearning for more culinary options in its beloved downtown section. The Mediterranean flavors of pasta and the sea set up shop (and a bar), and embraced its new surroundings. The town and restaurant have enjoyed a great relationship ever since. In the shadow of Valentine’s Day, Lola and I scurried down to South Main Street on a recent weekend evening. The honeymoon is over: time to taste that passion.
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We entered the door, pulled back the curtain hung up at the entrance, and uncovered the sight of a warmly lit dining room that flowed into a stylish bar area with a brick backsplash. Our hostess accompanied us into a second dining room, accentuated with tones of copper and cream painted on the walls – matching the glow of a dim candlelit setting (on this day, they were set in heart-shaped votives). Simple. Romantic. The water in our glasses helped wash down four loaded portions of the Bruschetta appetizer. The warm, yet soft bread was able to support a sizable mound of freshly diced tomatoes, fine Spanish onions, and drizzled with olive oil. They dwarfed the bread given in the complimentary bread basket on the table in both size and hearty Italian flavors. Lola was torn between two entrees. After much self-deliberation, she chose the Tortelaci Ravioli. Understatement of the night: It was a good choice. Deliciously firm pieces of pasta were stuffed with moist portions of freshtasting lobster. The sea-meets-pasta dish swam straight upstream in a creamy
Admittedly, I feel that tiramisu is a dish that I review sometimes too much. However, Calabria’s menu includes a pair of tiramisu dishes that are homemade. The one we decided to split was an amaretto version garnished with chopped nuts and a side dollop of fresh whipped cream. The double cake layers were soaked in sweet amaretto, which tasted intense and sensuous, but muted the caramel and marshmallow plated in multiple droplets around the dessert. Portions served to us were fair enough to cover the $61.57 bill (before tip). Our waitress Antonella was helpful all evening and prompt with all plates. We picked up the leftovers and headed out into the romance-infused weekend. True love continues in downtown Millbury – and anywhere else the leftovers are carried.
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Gluten intolerant diners rejoice! Recently an increase in restaurants offering glutenfree menus—from local specialty shops to bakeries and even major chains—means that those with gluten issues no longer have to stay at home to have a decent meal. Customers served by this menu, especially patrons with celiac disease, couldn’t be happier. “We’ve had a very good response,” says Dino Koulisis, manager for Wild Willy’s Burgers, a small New England chain with a restaurant on West Boylston Street in Worcester. “People come in and tell us that they haven’t had a burger in years.” Even more people especially love the gluten-free French fries and onion rings. Celeste Maykel, co-owner of EVO on Chandler Street in Worcester, which offers various gluten-free menu items, including French toast, adds, “The overall response has been, ‘Finally, somewhere we can eat where things taste good!’” Up until the past five or six years, the population with celiac disease wouldn’t dare eat food that was not carefully prepared by themselves per dieticians’ instructions because of their reaction to gluten, which is found in wheat, rye, barley, and possibly oat products. For someone with celiac, gluten causes the immune system to painfully attack the small intestine, which can lead to malnutrition. For a long time the disease
was not well diagnosed, and few places catered to the needs of this population. Justin Szostakowsky, owner of Isador’s Organic & Natural Food Market in Oxford, which offers gluten-free deli products and catering, explains, “Even 10 years ago, people hadn’t heard of [celiac disease]. A lot of people had it and weren’t diagnosed with it.” Once the medical field began to recognize and diagnose the disease, people could treat it, which meant a radical shift
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in diet for those with celiac. The American diet is full of gluten: not only is it in bread and cereal products (unless they’re specifically made gluten free), but it hides in most prepackaged and prepared foods— often under other names—as a preservative or emulsifying agent. For restaurants, this means that they have to go back to the source of every product they carry and find out all the actual ingredients. About six years ago, when Nancy Chang on Chandler Street
in Worcester decided to offer the first entirely gluten-free menu in Central Massachusetts, general manager Elaine Courtney says that they called all of their suppliers to ensure all the products they used in the restaurant contained no gluten. “People who have [food] allergies want to feel secure,” she says. This April, Nancy Chang is expanding the menu due to the high demand. Restaurants also face the challenges of cross contamination. For the especially intolerant, gluten-free foods need to be prepared in a different part of the kitchen than foods that might contain gluten. Any fried foods, for example, must be prepared in fryers and oil especially reserved for gluten-free foods, so as to not risk picking up the breading of other foods that might contain gluten. Another early adopter of gluten-free products was The Boynton on Highland Street in Worcester. It’s well known and lauded gluten-free pizza was designed for an earlier owner’s children who had celiac disease, and today it serves up about 300 gluten-free pizzas each week, according to Jayson Hawley, the head chef. In addition, they also make pizzas that customers can bake at home. “Some people come down from New Hampshire and order 20 [bake-at-home] pizzas at a time,” shares Hawley. The restaurants and food-service venues that now offer gluten-free dining have
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found it to be a positive change, bringing in more business and creating even more demand for the products. Dino from Wild Willy’s summarizes it best: “If it wasn’t for customers that wanted gluten free, if they didn’t support it, we wouldn’t have it.” For more information on restaurants offering gluten-free products in Worcester county, check out the Gluten Free Registry at glutenfreeregistry.com.
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The Worcester Center for Crafts (WCC), Krikorian Gallery showcases the juried work of area photographers who take aim at getting centered during the Center Yourself: Opening Reception on Thursday, February 17. Join the WCC for the opening reception of its newest exhibit, juried professional commercial photographer Lou Jones, and Paula Tognarelli, executive director and curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography, which explores how photographers “center” themselves through their medium and subject matter. The exhibit is curated by photographers Bill Gardner and Stephen DiRado. The exhibition will run through March, with all works available for purchase. Free. 5-8 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, Krikorian Gallery, 25 Sagamore Rd. 508-753-8183, worcestercraftcenter.org.
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On Saturday, February 19, enjoy a free movie with loved ones in honor of Black History Month during the Black Culture Movies for
Kids: Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child. Fairy tales have always been a source of pleasure for parents and children alike. Now, some of the best-loved classics are being retold in this vibrantly original, musical animated series. Each tale features a hip, contemporary all-star cast of voices and delightful songs the entire family will enjoy. Classic tales become fresh and fun, told as if it was the first time. Mother Goose, The Golden Goose, The Pied Piper, Pinocchio, Robin Hood. Free. 1-3 p.m. Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square. 508-410-1209.
dancing space is not. Buy tickets at brownpapertickets.com. $10. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. Call 508-363-1888 or find ’em on Facebook.
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To celebrate the opening of Dennis Wirth’s comedy coming to Worcester at the Lucky Dog Music Hall, they are holding a contest to find comedy’s best up-and-coming comic during Dennis Wirth Comedy presents: Worcester “Top Dog” on Sunday, February 20. The winner will receive a paid package to perform in each of Dennis Wirth’s comedy rooms, plus a guest spot on the “Lots A Laughs’’ comedy show on climaxxxadio. com. Hosted by Dennis Wirth; special guest comic and judge: Jerry Caruso; guest judge Shawn Hansen. Opening night performers: Jack Walsh, Josh Rameirez, Bill Selemmer, Rich McCabe and Jeff Landry $6. 8-10 p.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. Call 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.
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Looking for family-friendly fun with the biggest performers on four wheels? During the Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam that rolls into town Friday, February 18 through Sunday, February 20, the Monster Jam will provide a massive night’s entertainment tailored perfectly for your family’s budget, and these colorful, larger-than-life beasts are sure to capture the hearts of both young and old. $50.75 (Limited Front Row); $35.75 (Limited VIP); $25.75 and $20.75; Tickets for children (ages 2-12) are 50%-off adult
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playing all your favorites from Motown/ Stax as well as deep cuts, on Saturday, February 19. This 10-piece band features backup singers and a horn section and some of the finest musicians on the East Coast. It’s too early for a backyard BBQ, so the Lucky Dog is throwing one! Enjoy Southern soul food (pulled pork, collard greens, mac and cheese, cornbread and more) from Phil’s BBQ, while you hear three sets of sweet soul music. It’s easier
Try something new during school vacation this year, and check out February Vacation Week Camp: Feb 21-25 at the Mind Barn Learning Center of Dudley. Open to young people from the ages of 8 through 16, this oneroom schoolhouse offers daily enrichment in both practical and intellectual arenas with a focus on fun. Along with core programs, this week will include special instruction in Philosophy for Kids, Creativity Studies,
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During February Vacation Week let Broad Meadow Brook entertain and educate the kids this winter vacation as they explore the Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary by foot or even snowshoe if the weather cooperates! Every day will feature a new theme. All five days: $175 members/$225 for nonmembers, for ages 6 to 11. Monday, February 21 - Friday, February 25. Per day: $40 members, $50 Child nonmember. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087.
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Are you looking for something to do with your child during the week the kids are out of school? Do you need to get the kids up off the couch and have everyone get some exercise? Winter Adventure is for budding naturalists, ages 7 to 12 (and parent) from Monday, February 21 - Friday, February 25. Preregistration is required by February 18; space is limited. One adult chaperone required for up to 5 kids. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hodges Village Dam, utility building/conference center, 99 Howarth Road, Oxford. 978-318-8399.
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School Vacation Days at Wachusett Meadow from Tuesday, February 22 - Friday, February 25. Play games, go
ticket prices, excluding Front Row and VIP. All ticket prices increase by $2 on the day of the show. Friday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. DCU CenterArena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. 508-755-6800, ticketmaster.com.
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to dance on the Dog’s spacious dance floor than on cousin Eddie’s lawn. $10 includes admission to the show and food. Featuring special Southern drink specials including the “Beg, Scream & Shout!” Doors open at 8 p.m.; capacity is 250, so get there early. Seating is limited;
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Cooking, Creative Writing, Music, Yoga for Kids, Art Studies and more. $200 per child per week/siblings $180. 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mind Barn Learning Center, 263 Dudley Southbridge Road, Dudley. 508-949-8343, mothershipLLC.org.
hiking, do craft activities, and learn more about what winter is all about for plants, insects and animals. Each day will have a different theme, so come for all four! One-day option (Fri.) - $35 members/$49 nonmembers. 9-3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Rd., Princeton. 978-464-2712.
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>Friday 18 Sound In Stone, Black Mountain Symphony, The Ticklebomb Orchestra. $8. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. X-Cess Fridays. DJ Patrick Allen BLU Ultralounge & Nightclub, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or blu-nightclub.com. Underoath @ The Palladium. Featuring Thursday / A Skylit Drive / Animals As Leaders Tickets $19.99 adv., $22 door. 6-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Atta Boy. Free. 7 p.m.-noon Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Jazzed Up Trio At Luciano’s Union Station. Great American Songbook classics featuring Joe D’Angelo on bass and vocals, John Murzycki on Drums, Mauro DePasquale, on Piano and vocals. No Cover. 7-10 p.m. Luciano’s Cotton Club, 2 Washington
Square. 508-755-6408. Jericho Road. Excellent Gospel tunes, ministry and humor and fun! You will love them. Free. 7-10 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St., Millbury. 508-864-5658 or millchurch.org. Massmouth Storytelling/Acoustic Open Mic’. Come tell a story or hear a story. 5 minute storyslam with prizes for all storytellers. Supported in part by Fitchburg Cultural Council. free. 7-8:30 p.m. Design at 639, 639 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-3453639. Bill McCarthy & His Guitar - Classic & Contemporary Acoustic Rock!. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600. 80’s rock Mullethead w/ Rough Ashlar and 23 Enigma!. $7. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on facebook. Bigfoot Melin at the Wales Irish Pub. Bigfoot Melvin plays a mix of originals, high-energy Rock & Roll, Americana, British-Invasion and R&B. Free. 8 p.m.-midnight The Wales Irish Pub, The Wales Irish Pub, 16 Holland Road Wales, MA, Wales. 413-245-9730 or find them on facebook. Tarren Yelle Band. No cover. 8-10 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/ Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com. 5 On Friday. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277. DJ Pete the Polock. Yeh, he’s still here playing whatever he wants. The girls flash him for requests, sit on his lap, and listen to his same old jokes but still love him. He only plays to get out of the house away from his queen. Classic rock to the Blues. Large dance floor to shake it. Come see this Worcester legend. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. DJ T Rich. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 114 River St., Fitchburg. 978-343-3148. Double Take. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. I Love Fridays At Fusion with DJ B-LO. Fridays FUSION features the BEST sound and lights in Central Mass with DJ B-LO spinning your favorite Dance, Hip Hop and top 40 tracks. Lounge opens at 9:00 pm - Dance Club opens at 10:30 pm. Coat Room available with attendant. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Jon Lacouture. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Art’s Diner, West Boylston St. Ladies Night - Top 40 Dance Party. Our Top 40 Ladies Night Dance Party returns to Speakers! Ladies (and Gent’s) come in and dance the night away with the hottest DJ in the MetroWest Area DJ Norm. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222 or speakersnightclub.net. Mick Carr. Mick Carr, formally of the Donegal Chords. Playing all the best Irish and country music.! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700 or irishemigrant. com. No Alibi. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Pete the Polak, DJ. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. Sanveen, Sumo, Six To Midnite, Mike and Amanda Lirange. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Tigerlily. $3 after 9:30pm (subject to change). 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Where’s Tom- Classic Rock from the 70’s and 80’s. No Cover. 9-12:30 p.m. Gas Light Cafe, 59 Schofield Ave., Dudley. 508-461-9981. Babe Pino Band. Classic blues with HiFi Ward, Scott Marshall, George Dellomo and Mr. Pino himself! Donations. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181. Soulstice. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508926-8877.
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Rockers. $7. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St., 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. Drama Band. $3 after 9:30pm (subject to change). 9-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. The Guild. 9-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. The Welcome To Hell Tour Whitechapel @ The Palladium. The Acacia Strain / Veil Of Maya / Chelsea Grin / I Declare War Tickets $16 adv., $18 door. 5-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Mark Robie. 7-9 p.m. Jumpin’ Juice & Java, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800. Bill McCarthy & His Guitar - Classic & Contemporary Acoustic Rock!. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Dunnys Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield, MA, East Brookfield. Bret Talbert - Live Acoustic Music!. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-8864600. Chris Fitz. No cover. 8-10 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com. Devon Allman’s HoneyTribe. $15 advance; $20 day of show. 8-11:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Jon Lacouture. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Brook’s Pub, Lincon st. February Live Music Night!. Live Music Night featuring: the “B&E” Band, Harry Pappas, Larry, “Billy and Wyatt,” Gerry Cullan, the Matt Brodeur Trio introducing our new bar lady, Mona! also: 2 for a buck hot dogs! no cover charge. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Polish American Citizens Club (PACC), 37 Harris St., Webster.
508-943-9716. Hat on, Drinking Wine. With special guests Roadkill Orchestra, Highway Ghosts (Boston-Americana), and Brendan Boogie (Boston). Classic Worcester venue with a greart sound system. TBD. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Tammany Hall, 43 Pleasant St. 508-963-0588 or hatondrinkingwine.com. 5 Flavor Discount. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Double Take. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Five Hole. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 114 River St., Fitchburg. 978-343-3148. Girl Spot Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Club Gallery, 150 Point St., Providence. 401-751-7166 or myspace.com/girlspotri. GO!, The Lab Rats, Time Beings, Classic Ruins, and Musclecah!!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Guns of Navarone with Boo City. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. On the Rocks. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Ric Porter and the Sons of the Soil $5. 9-11:59 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-331-4417 or find
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Valentine’s Day isn’t over just yet! Come down this weekend to see a local band or artist with your loved one(s)! On Thursday February 17 start your weekend off right with the sweet sounds of Jubilee Gardens at Worcester Art Museum. Head on down to Lucky Dog Music Hall to see the ’80s faux super group Flock of Assholes perform with Clovis Point and Franzy! If the 80s make you ill, let Brooks Milgate bring you back to modern times with his solo gig at Nick’s Bar. Looking for something more intense? Ralph’s Diner is the place to be for Metal Thursday with Protean Collective, Frozen, Blue Aside and Avariel. Friday February 18 you get the chance to rock out with Tampa area’s Underoath (pictured) over at The Palladium, who were recently featured on MTV’s Greatest Moment In Rock. Looking for a few laughs as well as a great performance? Nick’s Bar is the place to go tonight to see the Vagina Monologues! Lucky Dog Music Hall will be going back to their favorite decade again with Mullethead along with Rough Ashlar and 23 Enigma. If there’s still nothing catching your eye this evening, spend the night with groovin’ with Soulstice at Beatnik’s. What’s more perfect than grabbing a beer, playing some pool and listening to great bands? Nothing! The Raven is where this is all going down this night with Sound in Stone, Black Mountain Symphony and the Ticklebomb Orchestra. Saturday February 19 is your last night to hit the town for the weekend, so why not do it in style with The Welcome To Hell Tour at The Palladium. Club Oasis will be having an excellent show this night with punk bands Mountain Man, Golden Girls, Beartrap and more! Feelin’ groovy tonight, head on down to Lucky Dog Music Hall to spend the night with Beg, Scream and Shout!-The 60’s Soul Experience! Hat on, Drinking Wine will be at Tammany Hall waiting for your arrival. In case you missed out on seeing the Vagina Monologues on Friday, there will be another performance tonight! Then Cha Cha and Dr. Nat! will take over the stage at Nick’s. You can end your night at either Beatnik’s with Guns of Navarone with Boo City or at Ralph’s Diner with GO!, The Lab Rats, Time Beings, Classic Ruins and Muslcecah! or live dangerously and bounce between them both! Spring will be here before we know it, but in the mean time, bundle up and pick up your friends and head out into the city for nightlife. You won’t regret it!
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them on facebook. Seductive Saturdays with DJ Hydro & DJ Savas- Top 40. No Cover Charge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508756-2100. Tailgaters Benefit. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Breakaway Billiards, 104 Sterling St., Clinton. 978-365-6105. Tony Yodice. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277. Trantrum Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. BLU Ultralounge & Nightclub, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or blu-nightclub.com. Help Wanted. Help Wanted is a top-notch country band featuring two of Nashville’s hottest singers, songwriters, composers and entertainers, Mychael David and Susan Jayne! $5 cover / VIP Pass = FREE Admission. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. The Red Riders. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or musiclyne.com.
>Sunday 20 Hotel Year, Mojo Filter. $8. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. A Celebration of Classical Masters. Salisbury Singers, under the direction of Michelle Graveline, delight with this afternoon performance featuring Mozart’s Missa Brevis in F and Schubert’s Mass in G. Soloists are Jean Danton, soprano; Eileen Christiansen, mezzo-soprano; Eric Perry, tenor; and Kyle Siddons, baritone. A string quintet accompanies the chorus. $22, $18 seniors and $10 tickets at the door for students with ID. 2-3:30 p.m. Blessed Sacrament Church, 551 Pleasant St. 508-755-5291 or salisburysingers.org. Lori Diamond. No cover. 4-6 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com. Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. Featured artists weekly Donations. 5-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Vincent’s presents: Big Jon Short. Armed with a suitcase kick-drum, National Reso-phonic Guitar and Lowebow cigar-box hillharp, Big Jon Short’s high energy solo performances bring a foot-stomping show that taps into the heart of the songs, regional styles, and folklore of the Blues. bigjonshort.com 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Wiz Khalifa Hustle Simmons @ The Palladium. Tickets $29. 7:30-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-7979696. Dancing with DJ Cisco. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Mirabar, 35 Richmond St., Providence. 401-331-6761 or mirabar.com/calendar.htm. Live At Amsterdam Sunday’s. Musicians and poets welcome! 21+ Hookah and Bar! Free!. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Amsterdam Lounge, 27 Pleasant St. 508-615-1735. Live Piano Night Monthly. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521. Reggae Fusion Sundays with DJ Nick. Reggae, Hip Hop and Top 40 every Sunday. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Sabrina Sundays at ENVY. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. ENVY Nightclub, 241 Southbridge St.
>Monday 21 Drftin’ Sam Politz at 7pm; Karaoke 9pm to Close!. No Cover!. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.
>Tuesday 22 Earth and Spirit Singers - A Community Chorus (weekly rehearsal). Join the Chorus! Sing for Peace! Sing for Justice! Sing for the Earth! The Worcester Community Chorus Open to all singers of any age and level of experience with the desire to sing and willingness to learn with others. Led by composer guitarist, Jim Scott, the Worcester Community Chorus sings music of many cultures offering everyone the opportunity to sing for fun, health and the future of our world. A $50 membership fee contributes to 12 rehearsals and a notebook of choir music. (or $7 per rehearsal attended). 7-8:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church of Worcester, 90
Main St. 508-755-0995 or JimScottMusic.com. Open Mic Night w /Bill McCarthy Open Mike!. Bill McCarthy to reserve it! Email Bill McC at: openmcc@verizon.net 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Northboro Area Community Chorus. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Algonquin Regional High School, Bartlett St., Northborough. “Totally Tuesdazed!” Tunes in the Diner every Tuesday Night!. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Big Jon Short. Armed with a suitcase kick-drum, National Reso-phonic Guitar and Lowebow cigar-box hillharp, Big Jon Short’s high energy solo performances bring a foot-stomping show that taps into the heart of the songs, regional styles, and folklore of the Blues. bigjonshort.com no cover. 8-11 p.m. Armsby Abbey, 144 North Main St. 508-795-1012 or armsbyabbey.com . Scott Riccuiti, Michael Thibodeau & John Donovan. 8-11 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Terry Brennan. 8 p.m.-midnight Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879 or terrybmusic.com. James Keyes!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Bass Embassy & Rebirth Tuesdays. Every Tuesday Bass Embassy & ReBirth bring you the best Dubstep ,Jungle and Drum & Bass music in Central Mass. Doors open at 10 PM. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100 or fusionworcester.com.
Saturday. $12 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special programs. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org. Fitchburg State University: Hammond Campus Center, CenterStage at Fitchburg State University presents ARTeries 2011, Through Feb. 23; CenterStage at Fitchburg State University presents ARTeries 2011, Through Feb. 23. 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fsc.edu. Higgins Armory Museum, Exhibit: Beyond Belief: The Curious Collection of Professor Rufus Excalibur Bell, Through June 20; WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum, Through Dec. 31. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
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Booklovers’ Gourmet, “Hearts & Flowers” Group Art Show & Sale, Through Feb. 28. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com/book. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Wood Work: Wood as Material and Subject, Through April 18. 92 Downing St. clarku.edu College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Art of Africa: Objects from the Collection of Warren Robbins, through March 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-7933356 or holycross.edu EcoTarium, Turtle Travels, Saturday - Sunday; February Vacation Week - Toymakers Workshop, Tuesday - Friday; Preschool and Toddler Wednesdays, Wednesdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday -
- Saturday. Admission: General Admission: $10 for Adults, $7 for Children (age 4-16), Children 3 and under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-853-6015 or higgins.org Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Beauty In Excess on Display, Through Aug. 31. Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Treasures from Moscow: Icons from the Andrey Rublev Museum, The Art of Icon Painting: A 4-Day Hand-on Workshop, Tuesday - Friday. Hours: closed Sunday -
Saturday, March 5, 2011 6:00 - 11:00 p.m.
>Wednesday 23 Open Mic Night hosted by Sax Player Joe Ferreira. Open Mic hosted by Sax player Joe Ferreira Performances are held in dining room of restaurant with full bar. Dinner is served until 5-9pm. Reservations accepted. After Dark menu, desserts and cocktails until closing. harvestcafeonline.com 978-567-0948 No Cover, Pass the hat for the host. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948. Open Mic Night at Beatnik’s with Bill McCarthy - Open Mike!. Free!. 7:30-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld. Acoustic Rock with Johnny R. Free. 8 p.m.-noon Brook’s Pub, 251 Lincoln St., Lincon st. 508-612-8128. Free Wednesday night Concert series w/ Lentner, The Black Tie Affair, and Vanguard Villians. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or luckydogmusic.com. Vincent’s Presents: Tiki Night with Frank & Eric!. Frank and Eric will help you get over the hump every Wednesday with all of your favorite tropical drinks while soaking in special musical guests and movies. 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. FLASH 16+ Electro-Dance Party!. Umbrella Gallery & Free Idea Clothing bring you FLASH 16+ Electro-Pop/Hip-Hop Dance Parties every Wednesday night from 8:30-12:00! Check out our Facebook page for more info! $7. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Umbrella Gallery, 639 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-707-9684.
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Writing, Through March 4; A Well-Documented Life : The Theo Brown Diaries, Through June 15. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.
lecture >Thursday 17 A deeper look at Challenge Convention, Change Our World. Professor James Cordova (Psychology), and others will help facilitate the conversation. 7-9 p.m. Clark University: Dana Commons, 2nd floor, 950 Main St. 508-793-7479.
>Friday 18 Worcester Mural Project planning meeting. Help plan the Worcester Arts Council’s 2011 mural project. Free and Open to the Public. 5:30-7 p.m. Worcester City Hall, Room 310B, 3rd Floor, 455 Main St.
>Saturday 19 Author Matthew DeBettencourt at The Rabbit Hole. The Rabbit Hole will host author Matthew DeBettencourt and his first book, the Young Adult novel, “The Island of Time”. Time travel, androids, hover cars, and young investigators delving into mystery. Free ice cream Sundaes to accompany the reading! Starts at Noon. Free. noon-1:30 p.m. Rabbit Hole (bookstore and more), 805 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-0040 or therabbitholeusa.com.
>Tuesday 22 Randall Kennedy “Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal”. Harvard Law professor and best-selling author Randall Kennedy. This sweeping lecture, impeccably argued and full of hope and reason will bring a much-needed clarity to the topic, while getting to the core of what it means to be black in America today. Free. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Worcester State University: Student Center, Blue Lounge, 486 Chandler St. 508-929-8073. Sonia Nieto. Educator and author Sonia Nieto will deliver a talk focusing on Latina girls. Nieto is a Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy and Culture in the Department of Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught students at all levels from elementary through graduate school and she continues to speak and write on multicultural education, teacher preparation, the education of Latinos, and other culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. Free. 5-6:30 p.m. Assumption College: Kennedy Memorial Hall/Public Safety, Alden
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poetry >Friday 18 d’Alzon Arts Poetry Reading, Featured Reader: James Dempsey. 7-8 p.m. Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7202.
>Sunday 20 The Poets’ Asylum. Join Worcester’s longest running poetry series every Sunday night for an open mic reading followed by a featured poet and/or poetry slam. Welcome Lori Desrosiers, who grew up on the banks of the Hudson River in NY, but now calls Westfield, MA her home. She earned the MFA in Poetry at New England College. Her poems are published in Big City Lit, Blue Fifth Review, The Equinox, Ballard Street Poetry Journal and others. Her chapbook, ‘Three Vanities’, a chronicle of three generations of women in her family, was published by Pudding House Press. She also is the publisher and managing editor of Naugatuck River Review , a journal of narrative poetry. poetsasylum.org. No cover; donations accepted.. 7-10 p.m. WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio Station, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012.
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Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape Friday Feb 18th Larry Myles Dennis Fogg and Danny Gill. Sat Feb 19th Larry Myles Dennis Fogg and Danny Gill. Friday Feb 25th Frank Santorelli Kyle Crawford and Matt D. $20 per person except Special Events. 8 p.m.-noon Biagio’s Grille, Comedy Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800401-2221 or visit dickdoherty.com. Open Mike Comedy - Saturdays. Worcester’s longest running open mic attracts regional talent and newcomers. 7-9 p.m. 3-G’s
Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. Call 508-754-3516. The Sexiest Show in Town - Mondays, Monday, July 26 Tuesday, May 24. Come laugh with some of the best comics from the Worcester and New England area. Hosted by Shaun Connolly. Buy a pitcher, get a FREE pizza! Every 2nd and 4th Monday! FREE. 8-10 p.m. The Center Bar and Grille, 102 Green St. Wisecracks Comedy Club @ Jose Murphy’s. Wisecracks is Worcester County’s newest and hottest comedy club franchise - this location is in Jose Murphy’s (2nd floor) every Saturday night. $12 (All Woo card holders and active duty military is 2 for 1). 8-10 p.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 2nd Floor, 97-103 Water St. Call 508-792-0900 or visit wisecrackscomedyclub.com. Inherit the Wind - Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, February 4 Saturday, February 19. 8 p.m.-10:30 a.m. Worcester County Light Opera Company, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-753-4383 or visit wcloc.org. Centre Stage Productions announces enrollment for summer theatre camp - Saturday, February 5 - Saturday, April 30. If you’re a theatre student looking for something to do this summer, come join the fun. Centre Stage’s enrollment for their summer production is now open to students grade 8-12. 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oak Middle School, Auditorium, 45 Oak St., Shrewsbury. Call 508-414-4488 or visit cstageproductions.com. Seussical February 16 - Saturday, February 19. Casting requires a dozen kids and ten adults. 7-9 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions. org. WPI Masque Presents: The Laramie Project February 17 - 19. WPI’s Theater organization Masque is putting on a production of “The Laramie Project” in Worcester Massachusetts. “The Laramie Project” is based on the story of a western towns reaction to the brutal beating and murder Matthew Shepard. Ticket reservations can be made by e-mailing tickets@wpi.edu Additionally one can see the performances begin put on by Masque by visiting wpi.edu/~theatre/performances/ 5. 8-10 p.m. WPI: Little Theatre, 100 Institute Road. Visit users.wpi.edu/~theatre. Tales Of The Lost Formicans February 17 -26. Spring Theater Production Tales Of The Lost Formicans, by Constance Congdon, Directed by Kate Lohman Within the first few minutes of Constance Congdon’s 1989 play, the audience is introduced to all six main characters, each one made raw by immediate or recent crisis. Through the play, each struggles awkwardly, often desperately, to find peace within a world that seems to have spun out of control. facebook.com/clarkarts $5 or Free with College ID. 7:30-9 p.m. Clark University: Little Center, Michelson Theater, 950 Main St. Call 508-793-7356. The Vagina Monologues performed at 7pm, then Toughcats! - Friday, February 18. Proceeds from the Monologues benefit vday and the Daybreak Womans Shelter and Rape Crisis Center. $12. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. Call 508-753-4030. Grease Friday, February 18, 19 & 20. The one that you want is back! GREASE, Time Magazine’s 2007 pick for “#1 musical of the year,” is rockin’ across the country in this new production direct from Broadway. Now starring Laverne & Shirley’s Eddie Mekka (Carmine the big ragu Ragusa) as DJ Vince Fontaine. $35-$65; Subscribers save on 5-show package. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org. Las Vegas’ Celebrities on Stage: The Edwards Twins Friday, February 18. Direct from Las Vegas, Celebrities On Stage Starring The Edwards Twins, The Brothers Who Look and Sound Like The Stars, is the Number 1 impersonation show in the world. Weather it’s playing piano, dancing, acting, singing or doing over 100 impressions of the top super stars in the world, The Edwards Twins will WOW all age groups from 5 years old to 100. $24; $39; $49. 8-10 p.m. Mechanics Hall, Washburn Hall, 321 Main St. Call 508-752-0888. Wisecracks Comedy @ Halligan’s - Friday, February 18. Doors open at 7:30pm - show starts promptly at 8:30pm. $12. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Halligan’s Sports Bar and More, 889 Southbridge St., Auburn. Call 508-832-6793. The Vagina Monologues performed at 7pm, then
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dance >Thursday 17 Foxtrot Classes (Beg). Learn with other Singles & Couples for 6 weeks. While most people think that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers created the Foxtrot, it was really a vaudeville performer named Harry Fox who introduced this fun, theatrical dance to the world. Foxtrot dancers travel around the perimeter of the room in a counterclockwise direction in a basic rhythm of slow-slow-quickquick. Still a classic dance for wedding receptions, the Foxtrot is a true American favorite. $50pp. 6-7 p.m. American Ballroom & Latin Dance Studio, Maironis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury. 508-925-4537 or americanballroomlatin.com. Salsa Classes (Beg). Learn with other Singles & Couples for 6 weeks. Salsa dancing is characterized by a complicated rhythm, small steps, Cuban motion, and a compact hold. Salsa has a recurring 8-beat pattern, with patterns using 3 steps during each 4 beats. $50pp. 6-7 p.m. American Ballroom & Latin Dance Studio, Maironis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury. 508925-4537 or americanballroomlatin.com.
>Friday 18 Latin Dance Lounge. Fri: Feb 18 - Open to the public, singles/ couples. Dance to Latin, Swing & Hustle music. All-levels CHA CHA Lesson, Dance, Cash Bar & Refreshments, Jeans OK. $15pp. 7-11 p.m. American Ballroom & Latin Dance Studio, Maironis Park, 52 South Quinsigamond Ave., Shrewsbury. 508-925-4537 or americanballroomlatin.com .
>Sunday 20 Dance2Swinng / BJ Magoon & Drivingsideways / Dance & Lesson. 6:30pm Beginner Friendly Group Swing Dance Lesson 7:30pm BJ Magoon & Drivingsideways & DJ AlanHep2theJive All Dance2Swing Dances Feature a total mix of Crossover Swing: Jitterbug, Boogie Woogie, East & West Coast Swing, Lindy Hop, & Rock n Roll and a mixture of Singles and Couples Come with or with-out a partner This is a really great way
to meet new people and the best place to get started in Dancing.. This Swing Dance is drawing people from all over New England. Come early these bands really Swing Every Sunday Please Visit our ‘home page and sign up to receive our weekly emails and get advanced notice of all our events.Or great on line admission deals. http://dance2swing.com Feb. 27th The Tom Nutile Big Band March 6th Beach Bop Dance Party Directions:To The Leominster Elks From Route 2, either West or East, take Exit 31A. That will put you on North Main Street which is Route 12 South. Go through 2 sets of lights. After the 2nd set of lights you’ll see The Leominster Hospital on your right. Stay to the left at the fork in the road. You’ll come to your 3rd set of lights, go through the light staying on Route 12 South. Elks on your right From Worcester MA I-190 North will change into Rt 2 West then follow the above directions $12.. 6:3011 p.m. Leominster Elks Lodge 1237, 134 N. Main St., Leominster. 978-263-7220 or dance2swing.com.
classes/ workshops >Thursday 17 Encaustic Demo with Catherine Weber. Catherine M. Weber will demonstrate encaustic techniques. She is an awardwinning poet and collage artist who creates art and poetry to celebrate the natural world and humanity. $8. 6-7:30 p.m. Post Road Art Center, 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-4852580. Advanced Knife Skills. Advanced Knife Skills In this intermediate-level class, students advance to more challenging uses for their ever-sharp kitchen knives. Deconstructing an entire chicken and duck are on the menu, as is the craft of carving roasted fowl; methods for tying roasts; and taking on the whole fish. Some simple garnishing techniques will also be taught, including tackling some of the more refractory fruits and veggies. Students may bring a knife (especially if it could use some sharpening — there will be a sharpening review), but we have plenty. $75. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Culinary Underground School for Home Cooks, 21 Turnpike Road, Southborough. 508-904-6589. The Coughing Horse: What’s the Diagnosis and How To Treat. Equine Health Lecture Series 2011 A series of informational lectures for the equine community designed for equine professionals and owners. Melissa Mazan, DVM, DACVIM $20. 7-9 p.m. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts
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>Friday 18 Managing Virtual Teams. This course provides frameworks and skills to improve communication, reduce conflict and accelerate the achievement of project teams. Additionally, it emphasizes ways to accomplish project goals when having minimal face-to-face contact and asynchronous meetings. Key concepts covered include recognizing the differences between traditional team development and the unique challenges facing virtual teams, building trust and open communication, developing effective listening, feedback and interaction skills and aligning team resources through use of vision, shared goals, and mutually derived standards. 199. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Quinsigamond Community College: Training & Education Center, 100 Front St. 508-751-7900 or cce.qcc.mass.edu.
>Saturday 19 Fairy Quest with Jean Edith Walker, author of “Your Guide to the Fairy Realm”. Begin your Fairy Quest by learning the secrets of the fairy realm. Discover how you can visit the realm and bring the fairies to you. Find out what draws them to you and how to connect with the fairies. Learn how to make and use your own special fairy wand. “They are closer than you think.” A signed copy of Your Guide to the Fairy Realm and all the supplies needed to create your wand are included. $35. 10-11:30 a.m. Generations Healing Center, 250 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-3310. Zentangle Workshop with Joan “Jelly Bean” Klebart. Join us for a Zentangle workshop with Joan “Jelly Bean” Klebart, certified Zentangle teacher. Zentangle is an easy to learn and relaxing method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. Zentangle is a method of artistic meditation, using pen and paper to create surprising and unexpected results. Zentangles are for any age and for any artistic skill level. Visit www.zentangle. com for details. $35 includes supplies. 1-3 p.m. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232. Thoughts on a Pagan Life: Collected Essays. Join author Shanddaramon as he speaks about his most recent book which chronicles his spiritual journey from a curious participant in a public ritual to a teacher and writer for many Pagan students and readers. Shanddaramon is the author of sixteen publications including “Sacred Gatherings: Rituals for the Pagan Family” and
“Just Being: A Pagan Guide to Meditation”. 2-4 p.m. Generations Healing Center, 250 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-3310.
>Sunday 20 Peregrines and Pediments. $5 adults $3 youth free to Mass Audubon or Preservation Worcester members. 10 a.m.noon Preservation Worcester, 10 Cedar St. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org. Winter Flights. We might not be able to zip away to Florida, but we can find wonderful winter visitors in the fields around the Worcester Airport. We will look for snow buntings, Lapland longspurs, horned larks, pine siskins, grosbeaks, and raptors. Meet at the parking area on Mulberry Street, Leicester, at the end of the runway. For ages 10 and older. $6 M/$8 NM, $4 Child M/$6 Child NM. 2-4 p.m. Mulberry Street, Leicester. Drawing Nature in Winter. Winter is a great time to draw animals, plants, trees and landscapes. Since most of the leaves are gone, you can really focus on the shapes and forms of the land and animals you observe. In this course, you’ll use graphite pencils for tonal drawings and colored pencils to “paint’ what you see including snow! $6 M/$8 NM per session. 10 a.m.-noon Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712.
>Monday 21 Flextime - Independent Study. Flex your creative muscles, as well as your schedule with a study option that’s designed to let you keep your studio practice active while pursuing independently directed work. Take up to six classes, from a selection of over four class times and faculty. You’ll work closely with WCC faculty and receive support, encouragement, and insight into the development of your work and benefit from the added enrichment of several points of view. Materials and firing fees are in addition to tuition. $199. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-7538183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Independent Explorations in Jewelry - 6 wk.<P> This class offers students the opportunity to explore personal directions in metalwork. A range of techniques will be explored and requested demonstrations with be scheduled to maximize learning. Possible areas of exploration include forging, advanced soldering
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>Tuesday 22 Kids Cook: Brunch. Kids Cook: Brunch Become a member of the brunch bunch! Eggs, pancakes, waffles, and French toast are all good for brunch - but how about quiche or chicken crepes or even a Monte Cristo? $55. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Culinary Underground School for Home Cooks, 21 Turnpike Road,
Southborough. 508-904-6589. A Practical Introduction to Ayurveda: Natural Medicine for Prevention and Health Maintenance. Ayurveda teaches us how to harness the healing power of nature through our food and lifestyle choices, natural herbs, yoga, pranayama, meditation and bodywork therapies. In this workshop you’ll learn the basic principles of this 5,000-year-old system of medicine, or “science of life,” and find out how Ayurveda can help you identify and balance your unique constitutional make-up and support you in reaching your health and life goals. $125. 24-hour cancellation policy. Contact Jen directly to schedule an appointment. $40. 6-9 p.m. Metrowest Yoga, 32 Millbrook St. 508-752-1533 or metrowestyoga.net. Introduction to Woodturning II — Learning the Bowl
Gouge. This continuing introduction to woodturning equipment, tools and techniques is designed for novice wood turner with some basic turning skills and will introduce faceplate and bowl work focusing on the extremely flexible side-ground bowl gouge. $199 Materials Fee: $70. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Fold-Forming. Fold forming is an exciting area of metalsmithing that uses the natural flexibility of sheet metal to produce graceful, naturalistic shapes that would normally be time consuming and challenging to construct as chased or soldered objects. It can be used as a standalone method, or as a compliment to sheet fabrication and chasing. $15. 1-4 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Fiber Arts in Knitting. This class provides an opportunity to pursue the craft of knitting. All levels-beginner through experienced - can explore simple or more complex stitches and design techniques. $75. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Introduction to Handbuilding. Experience the joy of working with clay and sculptural form while learning core handbuilding skills such as pinching, coil-forming, and slab construction. From pottery to sculpture, students will learn decoration techniques with high-temperature stains, slips and glazes. $199. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Wheel I - Introduction To Wheelthrowing. Have you always wanted to learn to use the potter’s wheel to turn stoneware clay into vases, bowls, and mugs? This fun, fast paced class will help you tap into your creativity while learning the basic skills of clay-working. $199. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org.
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>Saturday 19 Winter Ducks at Sachuest Point. Join us as we once again make a trip to the fantastic coast of Rhode Island as we explore Sachuest Point NWR to look for harlequin ducks, eiders, surf scoters, scaup bobbing in choppy, cold waters and purple sandpipers crawling over the exposed rocks. Bring your lunch. Dress in layers for cold and windy weather. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. $30 Mass Audubon Adult Members, $37 Adult Non-members. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087. Birds of Prey. Hawks, owls, and eagles, OH MY!! Come see live birds of prey and learn interesting facts from Tom Ricardi. Tom is a retired environmental police officer who operates the Massachusetts Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Center from his home in Conway, Massachusetts. As a bird of prey rehabilitator, he works with hawks, owls and eagles and gives informative live presentations with these threatened species. $5 Mass Audubon Adult Members, $7 Adult Non-members, $3 Child Members, $5 Child Non-members.. 1-2:30 p.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087.
>Sunday 20 Peregrines and Pediments. Come walk downtown Worcester and look skyward as we search for peregrine falcons and the hidden architectural details of our city. Learn about these amazing avian hunters and the buildings they call home right in downtown. Warm up with hot cider afterwards at Preservation Worcester. Instructors will be Susan Ceccacci, Architectural Historian and Education Director, Preservation Worcester and Alex Dunn, Birder and Natural History Guide. Meet at 10 Cedar Street, Worcester. Off-street parking is available nearby. Free to members of Mass Audubon and Preservation Worcester. For ages 6 and older. $5 Adult Non-members, Free for Child Members, $3 Child Non-members. 10 a.m.-noon Preservation Worcester, 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760. Snowshoeing and Winter Tracking at Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary. Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary has wonderful open spaces, perfect for using snowshoes to explore its various habitats. The use of animal pelts will enhance identification of our findings. Bring your own snowshoes and receive $2 per person off when you register for the program. Meet at the end of Polar Spring Road, just before the gate. Located off Route 9 at the Leicester/Spencer Line, Polar Spring is the dirt road adjacent to the Spencer Country Inn. For ages 6 and older. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. $8 Mass Audubon Adult Members, $10 Adult Non-members, $6 Child Members, $8 Child Non-members. Family rate: $28 Mass Audubon Member, $36 Non-member. 1:30-4 p.m. Mass Audubon: Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Polar Spring Road, Spencer.
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93 Honda Accord New rebuilt 3k engine, clutch, tires, batt, new glass, full power. Must Sell! $2500 978-8740546 or cell 978-602-6841.
AUTO/SUV 2008 Chevy Tahoe LT 5 drs. 8cyl. Silver ext., gray cloth int. 39k mi. 4wd. Exc. cond. Auto trans, extras. $24,950.00 508-829-9315 e.clecta@verizon.net AUTO/TRUCK 1997 Ford 250 3/4 ton, 4WD, 85k mi, rear electric lift gate lifts 1250 lbs, new tires, runs good, $4500.00 978343-6546.
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2000 Acura Integra Red ext., black int. Pwr windows & locks. Recent tuneup, brakes, tires. Sunroof, rear spoiler. Automatic. $4495.00 508868-3538 2003 Cadillac CTS Loaded, Power Everything, Leather, Sun Roof Bose Speakers. 86k mi. Runs great, very well maintained. All records. $8,000 Call 978-422-3424 2004 Chevy SSR Black. 5k miles. Possibly best in USA! $26,000 978-928-1359
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14,995 2007 GMC 1500 $ 4WD, Reg Cab, 37K Miles, #U071234 ..................... 18,995 2010 Kia Sportage 4X4 $ V6, Low Miles, Auto, #U106705R ....................... 18,995 2009 Kia Borrego 4x4 $ Low Miles, Nice Vehicle, #L090101R .............. 21,995 2011 Kia Sorento AWD $ Low Miles, LIke New, Auto, #U106705R ......... 22,995 2010 Nissan Rouge SL $ AWD, Leather, Moonroof, 8K Miles, ................ 24,995 Clean, Like New, #U074061P ...................................
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9,995 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport $ Rear DVD, Clean, Like New, #U066034 .......................... 10,995 2008 Nissan Versa Hatchback $ 38K Miles, Mnrf., #U085887 .............................................. 12,995 2006 Kia Sedona $ Low Miles, Very Clean, #U061301 ...................................... 13,995 2007 Ford Fusion AWD $ 37K Miles, Just Traded, Like New, #U074781L ................... 15,995 2010 Kia Sedona $ 4 To Choose From, #U109602K ...........................Starting At 17,995 Low Miles, Clean, #U98039P ................................................
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