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Narcan no brainer Mayor wants ﬁreﬁghters to administer powerful anti-overdose drug Jeremy Shulkin

Local colleges get a boost: Clark named by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the 16 best schools for Green Business education, Holy Cross does a day of community service and WPI received a record setting 7,000+ applications for the 2011-2012 school year. +4 Worcester and the ’burbs will get Verizon’s 4G wireless network by the end of 2011. Now if only someone would do something about their cellphone dead zone that is the west side. +1 Hanover Theatre and Shakespeare & Co. to perform Hamlet on March 30 for 1,500 WPS 12th graders. “Words, words, words,” but some damn good ones. +2 Mayo Group head pleads guilty to improper asbestos removal at 50 Franklin St. building, as well as properties in Lynn and Boston. That was not in the plans to rejuvenate downtown. -1 Water and sewer rates rise. Expect more city government bashing of the EPA. -2 Worcester County has largest population growth in the state, according to 2010 Census. There’s a lot of new housing being built in Worcester. Y’all should move there. +1 21 year-old Worcester Voke grad Tim Collins makes the Kansas City Royals opening day roster. See him at Fenway in July. +2 Worcester could see a shift in council precincts. Keep ’em on their toes right before election season. +1 Putting rehab ﬁrst, Shaq bails on Mercy Center appearance. Oh well, there’s always next year. -1 This week: +7 Last week: -2 Year to date: 0

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uring a heroin overdose, the drug binds to a body’s central nervous receptors, numbing the user’s respiratory system so badly that the body “forgets” to keep breathing, which eventually leads to heart failure and then death. In an effort to minimize the number of deaths by overdose, communities have started to rely on Naloxone (trademarked as Narcan), a drug that when administered via direct injection or a nasal inhalation, binds to those same receptors and creates a sort of wall that reverses the effects of the heroin. The recovery can be dramatic. A person given Narcan can begin breathing – even become fully awake, walking and talking – within a minute of injection or nasal inhalation. But the drug is heavily regulated, especially when medical personnel work only with direct injection. Aside from the risks of using needles, users would often awake in anger, raging and attacking paramedics because they lost their high. (Veteran paramedics learn to only dispense enough of the drug to get the user breathing again, but not fully waking them up.) Even after being treated with Narcan, a user must continue with medical treatment at a hospital because the drug’s half-life is shorter than the heroin still in their body. Because a person who has overdosed stops breathing, every minute the user isn’t treated could contribute to long-term brain damage. In an effort to shorten the time between a 911 call and the srrival of Narcan, last week Worcester mayor and part-time paramedic Joseph O’Brien asked for the city to work with the state Department

of Public Health in obtaining a waiver that would allow the Worcester Fire Department, which often arrives to emergency scenes before paramedics, to administer Narcan. “From my perspective, it’s kind of

users or their family members. O’Brien argues that even those unsympathetic to drug users should support this move, as faster response times means less of a chance of longterm care. Not only will it save lives, STEVEN KING

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a no-brainer,” O’Brien says. He points out that first responders and firefighters often beat paramedics to emergency scenes because of their placement around the city. “In some cases, that could be the difference between life and death for some people.” Nasal Narcan is relatively easy to administer. Some Massachusetts cities have enrolled in a state pilot program that actually gives Narcan to heroin

but he believes money as well. “We need to recognize that drug overdoses are a problem in our community,” says Dr. Dale Magee, Worcester’s Commissioner of Public Health, who believes this would enhance the response of emergency teams. “This is one element in trying to decrease the overdose and death rate in our community.”

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Why are the people in Worcester city government wasting their time on this person? Who cares what he thinks. He is a little known reporter from a dying newspaper. Maybe someday, when the Globe goes out of business, he’ll get a job with Worcester Magazine.

—Comment left by “Shocker” on Globe columnist Brian McGrory’s review of his tour of Worcester last week.

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It’Jeremy s notShulkin NPR that WICN is worried about; it’s the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

STEVEN KING

PR member stations have geared up for their spring fundraising drives like it were any other unremarkable year for the nonprofit news organization. But missing from the intershow breaks have been references to Juan Williams, a contributor fired last year after saying, as an analyst with FOX News, that travelers wearing Muslim garb on airplanes made him “nervous,” criticisms of Andy O’Keefe’s edited videos that attempted to show an organizational bias in news coverage and the latest House of Representatives votes surrounding their defunding. “That’s a conscious decision,” says Thomas Lucci, the interim general manager at Worcester NPR affiliate 90.5 WICN. “Separate fundraising from the advocacy.” NPR has downplayed the impact that government defunding would have on programming, pointing out that only 2 percent of its total funds come from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB), a $420 million federally funded nonprofit that also awards money to the Public Broadcasting Service, Minnesota

Thomas Lucci, interim general manager for WICN in the studio.

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Rodney Witkos, a local paramedic, supports the idea. “Properly initiated with proper oversight, I think it would be a plus for the fire department and a plus for the city,” he says, but adds that there would have to be extensive training. One major hurdle stands in the way, though. As far as Deputy Fire Chief John Sullivan knows, the DPH only provides that waiver to licensed EMT services, not first responders. Worcester firefighters and first responders have training in basic firstaid, CPR and what Sullivan describes as “some moderately advanced protocols,” like delivering babies. When the WFD responds to an emergency call, its first responders arrive, stabilize the patient and prepare them for UMASS paramedics. “It’s a system that works very well,” says Sullivan. Even certified EMTs working as firefighters wouldn’t be able to administer nasal Narcan because their certification doesn’t overrule the WFD’s lack of one. But there could be a way around this. The state’s Department of Public Health, in an effort to curb rising opiaterelated addictions and deaths in the Commonwealth, have begun a pilot program that not only gives Narcan to members of the general public, but has trained the Quincy police force and Revere fire department in Narcan administration. Like Worcester, Revere is not a licensed ambulance provider. Even if Worcester doesn’t enter into this pilot program Sullivan does suggest that WFD could still carry the drug in a few years. “There are optional protocols that do filter down once vetted,” he says. One example would be defibrillators, the electric-shock paddles that restart hearts. Once heavily monitored and difficult to use, in some places they’re now placed in buildings for civilian use. “These things became so semiautomatic from where they started because of the technology being better, faster than where it started,” he explains. Sullivan says that somewhere down the line the WFD may have the chance to explore its use for his department, “but right now it’s not an option for us.” “We’re lucky to have UMass EMS,” he adds.

Public Radio and American Public Media. In fact, the Republican-backed House bill loses some merit on two counts: it would cut no money from the budget as it would only mandate the Corporation for Public Broadcasting can’t provide grants to NPR, and the bill has almost no chance of passing in the Senate. Despite the long odds of having any effect on NPR’s coffers, media and political attention have focused on this – while it was a different proposal that had NPR-member stations concerned. As part of a House proposed $61 billion spending cut, all funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be wiped out depending on an upcoming senate vote. But with Republicans understanding that NPR’s federal funding comes indirectly from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR-member stations paying dues back into NPR in exchange for the use of shows like “All Things Considered,” “Morning Edition” and “Click and Clack” compounded by lip-service from both parties that

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NPR functions similarly to the federal spending will be cut, local affiliates wonder how much funding the Associated Press; it’s a news-producing Corporation for Public Broadcasting will group where member stations pay dues to use their content. Locally, WICN uses receive in Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013. NPR news at the top of every hour and “It’s going to be very contentious,” Lucci predicts. These past battles of NPR broadcasts three NPR shows: “Jazz at are “indicative of the kind of opposition Lincoln Center,” “Jazz Set” and “Piano Jazz.” Stations like Boston’s WBUR or that’s out there,” he adds. WGBH, comparatively, buy more NPR While NPR may not receive much programming. of its budget from the Corporation “The [Corporation for Public for Public Broadcasting, local NPR Broadcasting] grant is a part in shaping affiliates often do. WICN, for example, what we’ve been. It’s very important to has consistently received around us,” says Lucci. “The intent of that is to $78,000 from the CPB over the past allow us to run a jazz and music format few years, amounting to 16 percent of that you don’t hear anywhere else on its budget. The other 84 percent comes the radio.” from listener donations, corporate underwriting and other grants. “If that were to disappear, that’s a big chunk,” he explains. As part of their allocations from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, stations are obligated to spend about a quarter of their grant on NPR Percentage of Worcester voters moving to the city’s inactive voting list. programming.

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RUNNING FOR THE HILLS: In keeping with our weekly theme of announcing who’s pulled nomination papers for the city-council and school-committee races this fall, ﬁve people have added themselves to the list. Coalition of Retirees head Virginia Ryan has joined the scrum for Joff Smith’s District 1 council seat, while Randell Ormo, Manuel Morales and Carlos Perez are aiming for at-large bids. Mike Germain has also taken out his papers, which means we now have more candidates running at-large (12) than there are seats on the council (11)… In district council news, just two weeks after taking out nomination papers, Marc Trotto announced that he will not run for the District 2 council seat currently held by Phil Palmieri. Citing “skeletons in [his] closet,” Trotto didn’t want to fend off accusations about his past if the campaign were to get dirty. He also heard rumors of another potential D2 challenger and didn’t want to keep them out of the race.

THIS TIME IN PERSON:

It won’t just be his files or police records, but the actual Mark Rojas will soon be in a federal courthouse after attorneys Hector Pineiro and Robert Beadel filed a lawsuit last Thursday alleging that the former officer violated a family’s fourth and 14th amendment rights when he shot their 85-pound boxer-chow mix in their living room while responding to a call to remove an intoxicated family member. The suit also charges Rojas for accessing Dana Sneade’s CORI and showing it to her employer and filing false statements regarding her son with child services as acts of intimidation. This is the second federal case with Rojas named as the defendant, as another Pineiro-filed suit regarding a 2006 altercation with Katie Warren will make its way through the courts…The 2008 shooting of “Bruno” was impetus for the T&G’s legal battle with the WPD over Rojas’ police records.

IF THEY CAN’T EVEN GET ANYTHING…: You’d think that elected ofﬁcials have more sway when it comes to requesting materials from administrations. Dianna Biancheria and Tracy Novick found out the hard way that in Worcester, that’s not the case. After a delayed response due to what was considered a “broad” records request for the Worcester Public Schools side of the Goddard School of Science and Technology MCAS investigation, the two school-committee members received pages of heavy redactions, characterized as similar to what the Telegram received two weeks ago.

WHAT’S THE PLAN?: With the announcement last week that City Manager Michael O’Brien moved 630 non-represented city employees (including WPS principals) under a new Group Insurance Commission-esq health care plan, we wondered when those workers would know the details of their new coverage. Turns out most of the details have been made available and are now subject to the approval of the Insurance Advisory Commission. Those 630 employees will receive more information from the city sometime in the beginning of April, but in short, they (and all other city employees) will have the choice between four new plans: Fallon Community Health Direct Care, two tiers of Worcester Advantage and a new Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan…A lot of eyes will be watching the teachers union’s response. Not only is the city going to ask the contract-less teachers to change their coverage, but they’re also asking teachers hired more than ﬁve years ago to contribute 25 percent to their health care versus the 20 they pay now.

AND A NICE BOX OF SCOTCH, TOO: On Monday morning, 63 UMass Medical School employees received layoff notices just two weeks after reports surfaced in the T&G that Chancellor Michael Collins received a $60,000 raise — bringing his base salary to $585,290 per year — and free housing at a University of Massachusetts Foundation-owned Flagg Street home. Rumors have surfaced that upon signing his new contract, Collins received a cash advance so he could immediately begin lighting his cigars with $100 bills. Got a tip? Call 749-3166 x243 or email it to jshulkin@worcestermag.com. If you like your news and political gossip 140 characters at a time then follow @JeremyShulkin on Twitter.

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slants rants& Letters If you listen to the MSM, right wing think tanks and republicans you will hear the myth that public workers make more money than private workers and the demons must be stopped. If you listen to the studies made by the colleges and professors of economists the truth is just the opposite, who woulda thought? Here is just an excerpt from one study of many that produced the same results and using publicly available data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is recognized that the average public sector and private sector worker are not similar workers doing similar duties. Public sector workers earn more on average than private sector workers, but less than they would earn if they took their skills to the private sector. In this “apples to apples” analysis the finding is: Wages and salaries of state and local employees are lower than those for private sector workers with comparable earnings determinants (e.g., education). State employees typically earn 11 percent less; local workers earn 12 percent less. Over the last 20 years, the earnings for state and local employees have generally declined relative to comparable private sector employees. Benefits (e.g., pensions) comprise a greater share of employee compensation in the public sector. Today, more than 37 percent of LETTERS continued on page 9

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The Broad Foundation infiltrates the Worcester public schools Gary Rosen

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li Broad (rhymes with road) is an American philanthropist who acquired his $6 billion fortune in the real estate and insurance industries. Through his Broad Foundation and its ill-conceived education-reform program, he is one of several billionaires who are making our public schools their educational and investment playgrounds. A main goal of the Broad Foundation is to eliminate urban public-school districts and to run American public schools like profit-making businesses. Hence the Broad Foundation has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into supporting charter schools run by private for-profit agencies. To advance its doctrine, the Broad Foundation has targeted mid- and large-sized school districts across the country. Since 2002, its Superintendents Academy has been preparing educators and others from careers outside education to become superintendents of schools. Unfortunately many individuals who complete this 10-month executivemanagement program remain completely unaware of the unique challenges faced by teachers, administrators, students and school committees.

Broad Superintendents Academy graduates are brainwashed into believing that charter schools are superior to traditional public schools, high-stakes standardized testing is the only way to measure the progress and achievement of students and schools, and merit pay for teachers will result in higher student test scores. However, much of the educational philosophy of the Broad Foundation, long considered to be anti-teacher union, has been discredited by national studies. The Broad Foundation’s doctrine, agenda and manipulation have infiltrated the Worcester public schools. Superintendent Melinda Boone is a 2004 graduate of the Broad Superintendents Academy. This management cult, which now boasts 140 of its fellows serving as public-school superintendents, has Dr. Boone’s ear and allegiance. In Stepford-wife fashion, these fellows revere their former trainers and always turn back to them for advice, support and reprogramming. The training and influence of the Broad Superintendents Academy at least partially explains Dr. Boone’s aloofness, secrecy, and disdain for the public and press in the city of Worcester. Surely Boone sought out the counsel of the academy’s leaders on how to handle the MCAS cheating scandal at the Goddard School. But, since the Broad Foundation touts the infallibility of standardized testing, having all of Goddard’s test scores (four grades, three exams) invalidated and discarded by the state was a total embarrassment to Boone and a repudiation of the Broad Superintendents Academy. The academy then made it even worse for Boone when they advised her to stonewall, cover-up and ignore the public’s demand for answers and accountability. Dr. Boone recently received a vote of no confidence from the Educational Association of Worcester. But she is not the only Broad Superintendents Academy product to be censured by their teachers union. Jean-Claude Brizard (class of 2007), superintendent in Rochester, N.Y., and Maria Goodloe-Johnson (class of 2003), superintendent in Seattle, Wash., also were rebuked by the teachers in those school systems. In fact, earlier this month, Goodloe-Johnson was fired by the Seattle school board. And Dr. Boone’s hiring of both a chief academic officer and a testing and evaluation specialist are right out of the Broad Superintendents Academy playbook. It’s just too bad that we taxpayers have to pay the outrageous salaries and benefits of two more unnecessary Irving St. administrators. Whatever you think of charter schools, standardized testing, teacher unions and merit pay, be skeptical of a billionaire’s master plan for the education of our children. Advocate for local control of our school system. And recognize that, while the mayor and some school-committee members look the other way, the Broad Foundation is pushing a Trojan horse into the Durkin Administration building.

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Saving Worcester’s trees Ginny Kingsbury

orcester has the worst Asian Longhorned Beetle infestation in North America, greater than the total of New York State, New Jersey, Illinois and Toronto, Canada. The Greendale/Burncoat area has been devastated by tree removal. In December 2008 an ice storm came through uprooting and damaging trees making safe removal more urgent. Then we were told to allow USDA staff access to our property to determine which trees were already infested to be marked for removal. Next, the original quarantined boundaries kept expanding. When the tree cutting started, you could go to work in the morning and your street or neighborhood could be stripped of trees by the time you returned home. This caused confusion, anger, grief and a feeling of helplessness. Tree replacement was promised and started to take place with an implied choice of species. The major goal was diversity of species to protect the community from losing thousands of trees from another unknown invasion of insects or disease. The USDA is still expanding the quarantined area as it fans out from the original epicenter. It now includes all or part of some towns abutting Worcester. The USDA has started saving trees with a three-year protocol of injecting trees with Imidicloprid. Last year 62,000 trees were injected and this year 96,000 trees are scheduled to be treated – with only 27,000 in Worcester. LETTERS continued from page 8

public-sector workers belong to a union, compared to just over 7 percent of people who work for private companies, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. State and local employees have lower total compensation than their private sector counterparts. On average, total compensation is 6.8 percent lower for state employees and 7.4 percent lower

District 2 councilor, Phil Palmieri has questioned the USDA’s decision to omit his district. Dodge Park had trees removed three times and will lose more this year. There are still many beautiful healthy trees in the Greendale/Burncoat area that are being neglected and ignored by the USDA. Does the USDA plan to leave the Greendale/Burncoat area to the same fate as Dodge Park and eventually strip away all the trees to replant our neighborhoods with young undersized trees? A short walk down Bayberry, a dirt road leads to a group of marked, small spindly trees. The marked trees are in a crowded area that obviously need thinning. There will be an environmental impact on wildlife if all the infested and potential host trees are removed at once. The birds are migrating and some may already have built nests in Dodge Park. Some butterfly pupae that winter over in bark have not matured enough to leave their winter home. Surprisingly, none of the Dodge Park neighbors have been involved in plans for our park. Those of us who live here are aware of its beauty and problems. Dodge Park already has benches, picnic tables, a gazebo, two bridges and a bicycle rack. We have had squatters, fireplaces, illegal drugs and underage drinking in rough dirt paths hidden from view. Also recreational vehicles are conscientiously reported to the police by neighbors who care. We also report questionable signs of the Asian Longhorned Beetle to the USDA local office at 508-852-8090.

Would the threat of Lyme Disease curb your outdoor activities? AS K E D O N M A I N ST R E E T

No, I don’t think so. I’ve had a lot of ticks on me and it doesn’t seem like a problem. …I try to wear tall socks and stuff.

Walter Woodington NATICK Not really, the area I live at (Everett Street), I wouldn’t be that concerned.

Gabriel Alvarez WORCESTER

No, because you can kill a tick.

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The Rise of Lyme TICK BORN DISEASE CRAWLS INTO WORCESTER COUNTY Barbara Taormina

Ben Secino likes inventing stuff. He’s been thinking lately about a teddy bear that warms up and comforts kids who are fussy or can’t sleep. For adults, he’s come up with a hovering nohands flashlight, a kind of Star Wars-like ultra-handy night gadget. People will be banging down the doors of Home Depot to get one.

Ben’s future. “It was awful,” recalls his mom, Diane Secino. “His eyes would jitter, and he was having a lot of trouble in school. By late January, he was having horrifying migraine headaches and neurological problems.” Secino kept hoping for the best as she watched the worst unfold. “By the end of March, he couldn’t count to three,” she says. “He kept falling down, he couldn’t walk, he couldn’t stand light and the pain was beyond measure.” The Secinos went from doctor to doctor to doctor, but no one had any explanations, or any cures. “They kept telling us it was psychiatric,”

detail of her Ben’s decline—the muscle weakness, the loss of language, the overwhelming fatigue—to late-stage Lyme disease. Since 1975, Lyme disease has been steamrolling through New England leaving a trail of very sick people in its wake. The disease is spread by tiny deer ticks that latch on to unsuspecting human hosts. The ticks dig their jaws into a patch of skin, and as they sip out a blood meal they leave behind a type of bacteria called borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease. People with a fresh case of Lyme disease often come down with a fever, nausea, chills, aches, and in some cases, STEVEN KING

For Lyme sufferer Ben Secino, the pieces of his life are starting to fall back into place.

Ben is also thinking about designing video games, the kind with stories, strategies, intricate puzzles and great graphics. And when you talk to him you have no doubt he’ll do all of that, and more. But three years ago, when he was in the fourth grade, nothing was certain about

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a distinctive red bull’s-eye rash. Most patients who are diagnosed early take a round of antibiotics and recover. In a perfect world, Lyme disease would be caught and cured every time. But nothing is perfect, and many cases of Lyme disease go undetected. In cases like Ben’s, a set of far more

serious symptoms emerges years after the initial tick bite and infection. Other people experience the first wave of acute symptoms and then, because they were undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or inadequately treated, a gradual wave of debilitating problems such as extreme fatigue, memory loss, intense joint pain and depression begin to take hold. Those patients suffer from chronic Lyme disease, an illness that the established medical community says is not backed up by any scientific evidence. Many doctors say chronic Lyme disease doesn’t exist, and therefore, it can’t be treated—many, but not all. Ben starting seeing one of a small network of doctors who treat patients with chronic and advanced cases Lyme disease with an aggressive, long-term course of antibiotics. Healing from Lyme disease is a long and hard haul, but the pieces of Ben’s life are starting to fall back into place. Other people with chronic Lyme disease are fighting their way back to health with different combinations of medications, alternative therapies, diets and exercise. Lyme disease is a complicated illness and patients respond in individual ways to both the bacteria that causes it, and the treatments that cure it. But what Lyme disease patients, or Lymies, as they sometimes call themselves, do share is a sense that traditional medicine has abandoned them. And as a result, they have been pushed to the forefront of an emerging trend that has patients turning to one another for the help and support that they have been unable to find at doctors’ offices and hospitals. People with chronic Lyme disease are talking, networking, blogging, emailing and sharing their experiences with the disease, doctors and treatments. They are swapping papers on the latest scientific research and debating ideas on the politics of medicine and health care. Thousands of patients all with their own observations and ideas are taking charge of their disease and many are finding ways to heal themselves.

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If you are going to visit Jan Dooley, skip breakfast and lunch. Dooley is one of those people who

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Dr. Dale Magee, Worcester’s Health Commissioner, says the debate over treating chronic Lyme disease has become very emotional.

throws open her door, welcomes you in with a drink, a snack, a meal, anything. If she doesn’t have what you like, she’ll offer to run out to a nearby restaurant and pick up some take out. The slim, attractive 50-something Worcester resident is one of those persistent givers who is happiest when she’s doing something for someone. “That’s who she is, who she’s always been,” says a close friend. “It’s so heartbreaking she would get this disease.” Dooley was bitten by a tick about 10 years ago while playing 18 holes on a nearby golf course. Her case of Lyme disease went undiagnosed for years. Initially, the aching, relentless fatigue and deep depression were treated as symptoms of allergies. Doctors eventually suggested she was suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and an intense bout with menopause. “That’s the normal story,” she says. “We all end up going to see multiple sclerosis specialists, who just dismiss us.” When her husband died, doctors attributed her aching joints, memory loss and difficulty walking to grief. “I knew what grieving was and I knew what it means to be in pain,” she says. One of the biggest problems for people with all stages of Lyme is that the disease is not fully understood. Lyme bacteria not only trumps the body’s immune system, but has developed the ability to hunker down deep in tissue throughout the body and hide from antibiotics. Some studies suggest the bacteria outwits science and medicine by changing shape, while other studies suggest it disguises itself with microbial slime called biofilm. Despite the nightmare that the Lyme bacteria has caused for the Secino family, both Ben and his mom have a kind of hats-off respect for the germ.

“It’s one of the most intelligent species in the world,” says Ben. “And it’s a great survivor. It would get the genius award.” Diane Secino calls it a phenomenal bacteria and adds that it shares a lot in common with syphilis. “But now that we know what causes Lyme disease, we need to figure out how we diagnose it, and how we treat it,” she says. And that’s another problem for people with Lyme disease. The tests and medications science has developed to treat it are primitive compared to the savvy and sophisticated bacteria that causes it. The standard ELISA test used to screen for the disease has a 50 percent accuracy rate. Some doctors defend the test, saying it’s correct at least 60 percent of the time, but that’s still a failing grade in most public schools. Patients who test positive for Lyme disease are often given a second and more reliable Western blot test while those who test negative are told they don’t have Lyme disease. Dooley says her diagnoses came with a Western blot test but only after years of being evaluated by doctors who suggested her problem was emotional rather than physical. Those were roller coaster years for Dooley. On some days, the symptoms were almost manageable, but on other days, she couldn’t carry on a casual conversation or walk across her kitchen. “You could never plan anything because you never knew how you would feel,” she says. “You don’t buy anything because you don’t know if you’re going to live long enough to use it.” As Dooley was getting sicker, the grassroots movement of Lyme patients was growing louder and more organized. Her search for answers about her illness led to a network of thousands of others suffering from different combinations of the same basic group of symptoms. Like Ben, Dooley now sees a Lyme literate doctor who she says understands the nuances of the disease and what strategies can be used to fight it. And while she used to be focused almost exclusively on getting well, today she is determined to help others struggling with the disease and to prevent any new cases by spreading the word and raising public awareness, “When the Lyme-bubble burst, I was there in the beginning,” says Dooley, who has since become an important link in the Lyme-disease community. A small room in her home has been turned into a Lyme library filled with books, magazines, pamphlets and posters. She passes out booklets and flyers with a lime-colored business card attached that reads, “Lyme Disease?” and her name, phone number and email address.

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Out for blood

an Dooley knows the damage chronic Lyme disease can do to your health, relationships, career and future. And it still seems to amaze her that all of that chaos comes from a creature roughly the size of a sesame seed. Deer ticks, the primary carrier of Lyme disease in New England, may be small but they are extremely well designed. Not only do they have body parts that make them highly efficient stalkers, they have a cache of biochemicals that helps them steal a blood meal from a host with little risk of interruption. “Ticks are actually pretty cool,” says Tze Hei Yong, a professor of insect ecology at Worcester State. “They have eight legs, so they are not insects. They are more closely related to spiders.” Although ticks have a creepy spider-like gait, their legs weren’t made for walking. Ticks use most of their legs to latch on to a host as it passes by. Generally they climb to the top of a blade of grass or a low-growing plant and hang on with their third set of legs. The other six legs, which end with tiny hooks STEVEN KING for feet, are extended and at the ready. Scientists call the behavior questing. And ticks know when a potential meal is headed their way. They can smell carbon dioxide and feel vibrations. If you pass close enough Tze-Hei Yong to their perch, they swing their legs back and forth hoping to catch a sock, a hem, maybe even a shoelace, anything that gets them on board. “Deer and white field mice are their typical hosts,” says Yong. “Humans are an abnormal host, but whenever people venture into their habitat, ticks will react.” Ticks are natural climbers. If they succeed in catching your sock they will move up your leg, torso or arm until they come across a good feeding site. They favor cozy niches like armpits. Ticks begin their work by using two serrated scissor-like mouth pieces to open a hole in the skin. They insert a straw-like pump into the hole and take a small sip of fresh pooling blood. Before they start to really feed, they pump their chemical-rich spit into the tiny wound. Tick spit fools the body’s immune system into keep white blood cells away. They prefer red blood. A second chemical helps keep blood flowing and a third cements the tick in place. It is only toward the end of their meal, which can last up to five days, that a tick will transfer any infections it may be carrying. “Tick populations are increasing,” says Yong who ties the population bump to land use and management. “Forests that have been cut down are now being allowed to grow back. And the decrease in hunting and the increase in deer has been a major factor.” Yong says the other factor that contributes to the increase in the number of ticks is climate change. Ticks are expanding their habitat slowly as temperatures rise. “It’s kind of creepy to get a tick on you, especially because of Lyme disease, but they are really very interesting,” says Yong. “Ticks have complex interactions with all other organisms, including humans.” MARCH 31, 2011 • WORCESTERMAG.COM

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TICK TOCK

Worcester County reported 420 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in 2009.

Although that number is down slightly from 2008, Dr. Richard Ellison, a professor at UMass Medical School in Worcester who specializes in infectious diseases, says the incidence of Lyme disease in central Massachusetts is definitely on the rise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cases where people experience a circular rash and have symptoms such as arthritis, Bells palsy, heart infections, those cases are well defined and welldocumented and they have been going up over the last three to four years,â&#x20AC;? he says. And for Ellison thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much mystery about the cause. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are many more deer in the suburbs, and the more deer means more deer ticks,â&#x20AC;? he says. A decade ago, Lyme disease in Massachusetts seemed to be hitting communities on Cape Cod. But according to the Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health, Lyme disease cases have increased fourfold in Worcester and Middlesex counties since 2000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What we are seeing now, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see in the past,â&#x20AC;? says Ellison. â&#x20AC;&#x153;More people

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There are more cases in towns such as Holden, Auburn and areas on the outskirts of the city. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health organizations tracking Lyme disease have suggested that the actual number of cases of Lyme disease could be 10 times higher than the available statistics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bacterium basically has the capacity to disguise itself,â&#x20AC;? says Ellison, pointing out that the accuracy of the tests currently available is limited because of that fact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost like radios, there are strong signals and weak signals with Lyme disease,â&#x20AC;? says Ellison. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like radios, the tests have to be turned Former Groton Rep. Robert Hargraves, up. There are definitely some successfully maneuvered a bill through problems with the test right the state legislature that offered protection now.â&#x20AC;? to doctors who prescribe more than the And no one knows for accepted four-week course of antibiotics for certain how many cases have Lyme disease. gone undetected because the tiny tick that carries the are being treated for Lyme disease in disease was never noticed and never Worcester. The disease is following the swatted off. Deer ticks also carry and movement of the deer.â&#x20AC;?

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“When the Lyme-bubble burst, I was there in the beginning,” says Jan Dooley. A small room in her home has been turned into a Lyme library ﬁlled with books, magazines, pamphlets and posters.

to find the right words while speaking. Sullivan was still working in the school system, and it was almost summer vacation. She figured she would rest up over the break and be fine in September. But her health kept slipping, and there were frightening moments along the way. One afternoon she decided to walk to the home of a friend who lived nearby. “I was half way there, and I looked around and realized I didn’t know where I was,” she recalls. She was scared, but she kept walking and eventually found her way. Then, a week or so later, she had a long lunch with a friend. Everything was fine until she was getting ready to leave and realized she didn’t have her car keys. “I finally found them in the ignition of the car, which was still running,” she says, adding that the engine was idling for about two hours. Sullivan had lots of diagnostic tests, including one for Lyme disease. “It came back positive,” she says. “But according to the Center for Disease Control, the results weren’t significant enough to require further testing.” Sullivan eventually found her way to a practitioner who was well versed in Lyme disease. “She had me fill out a form that listed 40 different symptoms, and rate them for mild to severe. When I was done, she took one look at it and said, ‘you have chronic Lyme disease.’” Sullivan says her type of Lyme disease is in her central nervous system. She was taking antibiotics, but paying out of pocket was getting harder and harder. Things went from bad to worse when

her husband was laid off from his job. “Now we are looking at losing our house,” she says. “Lyme has taken so much.” For Sullivan, who is now on an herbal regimen and supplements, faith and a one-day-at-a-time approach has helped her through some of the worst days. “Wherever this takes us, God will provide,” she says. “I have already been to hell and back, thanks to Lyme disease.”

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Although some people have a hard time describing how chronic Lyme feels, Jeff, a Lyme patient from

Worcester who prefers to be known by just his first name, says it’s not hard to sum up. “It’s like drinking a case of beer every day for a week and then sitting down in front of a huge set of blaring speakers at a rock concert at 6 a.m.,” he says. “It’s living hell.” Jeff, who is now 42, was diagnosed with Lyme disease two years ago, but he figures he’s had it since he was about 20. Initially, fatigue and depression were his major complaints, and he responded well to the medications his doctors prescribed. But as time went on, he started have heart palpitations, nausea, dizziness and night sweats. “By the summer of 2009, I couldn’t walk,” he recalls. “I was literally

{ coverstory } approaching complete disability.” Two years earlier, he was tested for Lyme disease but the results were negative. Jeff had invested a lot of time researching his symptoms in the hope of finding some explanation. “I was able to figure out which of my systems were breaking down, but I couldn’t get to the root cause,” he says, adding that he never really thought Lyme disease was to blame. But by 2009, he was desperate for answers and decided to have another test, but not just at any clinic. Jeff traveled to New Jersey to see Dr. Leslie Fein, an expert on Lyme disease and other tickborne illnesses. “Dr. Fein uses more sophisticated diagnostic criteria,” he says. “She uses several different tests. There’s not one test that gets everything.” Fein diagnosed Jeff with Lyme disease, and while he finally had an explanation for his illness, he wasn’t sure he believed it. His regular doctors back in Worcester didn’t think much of the diagnoses. “They told me, ‘This woman is scamming you,’” recalls Jeff, who may or may not have mentioned some of the highlights of Fein’s resume such as teaching epidemiology at Columbia University and Mt. Sinai Hospital, her research grants from major pharmaceutical companies, and her role co-authoring government reports on Lyme disease. And even if he did mention Fein’s credentials, it probably wouldn’t have mattered. The diagnoses and treatment of Lyme disease is a highly controversial topic that has divided the American medical community with the vast majority of doctors on the side opposing Fein and others who treat chronic Lyme with the long-term use of antibiotics. Most doctors accept the conventional definition of Lyme disease from the Infectious Disease Society of America, IDSA, a prestigious group of academic and research scientists. The ISDA defined Lyme disease as an infection from a tick bite

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that causes a red ringed rash. According to the ISDA, Lyme disease is cured 95 percent of the time with two to four weeks of antibiotics. But a lot of people never feel the bite and never see a tick. Lyme goes undetected until it sinks in and starts causing enough aches and pains to trigger a trip to the doctor. But even patients who see a doctor and have a Lyme test have a 50/50 chance of getting a correct diagnosis. And people who happen to find a tiny deer tick on their body and carefully wrap it up and bring it along to their doctor may not test positive for Lyme. The Secinos found the tick that bit Ben when he was about 18 months old, but ultimately their concerns were dismissed and they were sent home with the assurance that everything was fine. “You cannot imagine the outrage we will forever feel for being ignored,” says Diane. Doctors who treat Lyme disease acknowledge those problems. They also believe that the Lyme bacteria is extremely complex, and the disease has scores of different faces. They turn to the one treatment they know has effectively knocked out the Lyme bacteria—aggressive long-term antibiotics. Dr. Dale Magee, Worcester’s new Health Commissioner, says the debate over treating chronic Lyme disease has become very emotional. “On one hand you have a lot of people with a lot of nonspecific symptoms who are raising questions,” says Magee. “Patients are desperate for an explanation; they need the ability to organize their lives.” But as Magee points out, there is no scientific evidence to support the idea that aggressive regimens of antibiotics successfully cure chronic Lyme disease. And the treatment is painful and risky. Some patients have developed gallstones, while others have walked away with new infections. The medication can also damage a patient’s digestive system. “Patients end up killing all the good

bacteria in their system,” says Magee. And as other research suggests, the overuse of antibiotics can potentially trigger new strains of bacteria immune to the medications that now exists. “I tend to side with traditional medicine on this, but I also understand we don’t have an explanation for these symptoms,” says Magee. Still, Magee suggests that chronic Lyme disease patients need to be wary of people promising a cure. “I think as practitioners of medicine we have to realize we don’t have every answer and that’s very humbling,” he says. “But by the same token, that doesn’t mean that someone who says they have an answer is right.” In 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine published a paper that acknowledged that patients suffer from long-term Lyme disease symptoms. But the authors also suggested that doctors are obligated to tell patients that there is no antibiotic to cure them and to instead support them in managing their symptoms. “Not every disease requires treatment,” says Magee. “The body is a wonderful organ for healing itself.” As for divisive debate on chronic Lyme, Magee isn’t sure there’s a cure for that either. “It gets a little difficult when you have a community that is anti-establishment and anti-science,” he says.

THE POLITICS OF LYME

Most chronic Lyme disease patients do not consider themselves anti-science. They welcome new information and evidence. But they do question the ISDA’s motive for slapping a definition on Lyme disease that they say is too narrow and disregards

much of what people have learned over the past 20 years. And they question the IDSA’s motives. According to several different investigations, the majority of IDSA members who worked on the definition of Lyme disease and the guidelines for treatment had a direct or indirect interest in a patent for a Lyme-disease vaccine. In the world of medical marketing, vaccines are a cash cow. Millions if not billions of dollars in profits are at stake. Chronic Lyme disease advocates have suggested a vaccine for a narrowly defined disease that has as much of a shot at development and Federal Drug Administration approval than a vaccine to protect against a disease with a slew of different symptoms that emerge at different stages. And the chronic Lyme disease community also questions the IDSA’s objection to the long-term use of antibiotics. If the drugs are effective, then there’s no need for a vaccine. “It’s a corrupt system with a flawed business model,” says Jeff, who decided to pass on the antibiotics and try alternative therapies such as herbs and other nutrients. “Health care lacks transparency, and it lacks accountability.” The IDSA denies all conflict-of-interest allegations, and an independent review board has upheld its definitions and guidelines. But what angers chronic Lyme disease patients most is the medical establishment’s practice of sanctioning doctors who prescribe long-term antibiotics. In some areas doctors, who buck the IDSA and treat chronic Lyme patients risk losing their licenses. That’s no longer the case in Massachusetts, thanks in large part to former Groton Rep. Robert Hargraves, who successfully maneuvered a bill through the state legislature that offered protection to doctors who prescribe more than the accepted four-week course of antibiotics for Lyme disease. “I learned that this is a very, very

complex disease,” says Hargraves. “I met people who have been crippled by Lyme disease and others who are very, very sick. It’s been an educational process and from my observation, doctors are no better than politicians.” Health officials resisted the bill all along the way, but ultimately Hargraves and Sen. Fred Berry were able to give the legislation the final push it needed to pass. Hargraves says he heard over and over that the treatment is risky. “My answer to that was, so what. Why not? Isn’t treating cancer risky? Why is Lyme disease any different? Let the patient go to a doctor and let them decide.” Hargraves acknowledges there are a lot of issues tied up in the Lyme-disease debate, particularly in terms of healthcare coverage. But this time around, he took the KISS—or keep it simple, stupid— approach: just protect the doctors and let them take care of their patients. Although he says it wasn’t entirely clear why health officials wanted to keep chronic Lyme disease patients from receiving medication, Hargraves says, he’s sure of at least one thing. “There’s a place for people who withhold care from sick people,” he says. “I would like to pick that place.” Dooley, the Secinos and all of Worcester’s other Lyme patients would no doubt all be in favor of that. For Dooley, Hargraves is a Lyme angel. Allowing doctors to prescribe medication for chronic Lyme is a huge worry off her shoulders, and one that allows her to pursue her dream of developing an educational program that teaches Worcester kids about Lyme and how to protect themselves from the disease. Ben has been Dooley’s inspiration for the program. “What happened to Ben should never happen to another child,” she says. Dooley has already invested $1,000 in copies of a recent documentary about Lyme disease, and she’s planning how to make it all work. “It’s my fantasy,” she says. “And I have my speech ready.”

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Distortions of Pulchritude Dark World Gallery’s visions of Heather Rose

Paul Grignon

Haunting visions of grim beauty await those who venture to the Dark World Gallery for its latest exhibit, Pretty & Twisted, a show highlighting the alluringly sensual and soulful acrylic illustrations of Heather Rose. Sixteen works tantalize the viewer, beckoning all with a macabre desire to peer further into such intimate, darksome tales.

“Her paintings of twisted and bizarre sideshow people on wood caught my eye,” comments Jon Hansen, artist and curator of the Dark World Gallery. “Her work is sort of like a warped family portrait of the Adams Family, hanging on the living room wall—creepy and weird, fascinating and fiendish.” Painted on wood, these images probe the depths of what is construed as acceptable in society, titillating the watcher with provocative poses of people who appear to harbor wanton yearnings. Contained within the stained and undulant frames, Rose has depicted her subjects in unusual settings, prompting the viewer to unconsciously delve into their own personal and primal morbid curiosity. “I am very fascinated by sideshow freaks and the things that people used to be so afraid of, yet drawn to at the same time,” Rose elucidates. ”I wanted to show these beautiful creatures, and make you see how attractive they are before you notice how strange they are.” One tends to become a voyeur, lingering long

enough to gaze at the lithe and lissome women who inhabit these verboten scenes. Compelled, the viewer plunges into the canvas with a sense of awe and perhaps a hint of licentiousness as beautiful, supple and supine vixens lie languorously in beds or outside, nude to the stars. “Red Riding Hood” incites the beholder with a beguiling redmaned temptress as she lies fetchingly upon the forest floor, her smooth silky pale skin resplendently bare save for the thick black boots she straps to her arched feet. Eyes closed and lips in full pout, she is a seductress reliving a recent smoldering illicit liaison, her creamy-white form naked and exposed for all to see. A deep, brooding impenetrable forest surrounds her, as thick stout trees are the only witness to this nocturnal frolic, leaving the voyeur to wonder upon this chance encounter with an enticing dryad of decadence and delight. “I try to portray something that would be thought of as disgusting in a beautiful way,” Rose explains further. “When I see blood pouring from a woman’s mouth, I think about the way the light glistens off the liquid and the shapes that the thick drips create.” “Anemic” captures such a visual where a pallid, wan yet winsome woman clutches her stomach, hunched and wideeyed, as though a homemade shiv had suddenly been plunged into her abdomen. Blood spews from her lips, her eyes dilated in both surprise and horror, a convulsive gesture that shrieks for answers. The line work of Rose’s paintings recall masterpieces by Nagel, Parrish and Beardsley, with borders echoing the Art Nouveau style of Mucha. Inspirations for her canvases come from continued on page 18

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“That’s the way I always do it, because if you make out a set list then it’s an act. I don’t do an act. I give a performance,” says Gates. Gates wasn’t always a jazz vocalist, and for the first 40 years of his life, he didn’t focus on solely his music. Yet music was always a constant in his life, he recalls. As young as 8 years old, Gates sang, played the guitar and tap-danced. “I didn’t chase the music. I did it for the fun of it—for the love of it,” the Bridgeport, Conn., native says. “I wasn’t trying to be a working musician.” Before becoming a musician by trade, Gates was a blue-collar worker. He moved to Alaska in 1975, where he lived for a number of years. While there, he decided to take his musical talents more seriously. “I was living in Alaska working construction,” Gates remembers. He took part in workshops in a music festival when he says, “Several instructors suggested that I had something going on.” After much thought, Gates decided to return to the east coast to act on those talents; it’s here that he began his career as a jazz musician. Since then, Gates has performed throughout the United States and internationally, taught in Europe and Russia, and has toured Australia, twice. He has four CDs – “Luminosity” is his most recent release, which spent more than three months in the top 20 of the Jazz Week charts. Gates also teaches at Wesleyan University, the Hartford Conservatory of Music, and New Haven’s Neighborhood Music School. “Giacomo was recommended by Joe Zupan – who is our afternoon host – host of ‘Jazz New England’ show,” says Tom Lucci, interim general manager at WICN public radio. Lucci organized most of the talent for 2011’s brown-bag concert series. The Mac Chrupcala Trio will accompany HEATHER ROSE continued from page 17

such diverse musicians as Nesey Gallons, Warpaint and Bat for Lashes. “My work is almost entirely influenced by music,” Rose states. “I think that if I can recreate the setting in which this work was created, the viewers might be able to see into this world a bit easier,” Rose concludes. Besides her art, Rose will have a soundtrack accompanying her show. She will also be selling 18”x24” posters, small

Gates for his performance at Mechanics Hall. “Everything is spontaneous, but it’s not like a thrown-together thing where it’s catch-as-catch-can. [Mac Chrupcala Trio] knows the language, I know the language,” says Gates. “We get together and I see what works as far as repertoire with the audience that happens to be present, and we go from there.” Gates and the Mac Chrupcala Trio will perform on Wednesday, April 6, from noon to 1 p.m. at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. The event is free and open to the public. The concert will also be broadcasted on WICN 90.5 FM and on WICN.org. Although Gates is the last performance for this season’s Series, another free concert will be held on April 13 featuring Griffin McMahon on the organ. Patrons are encouraged to bring a bag lunch for the 12 p.m. performance. Visit mechanicshall.org for details.

prints, and jars with her work on them for sale. In summarizing her art, Rose encapsulates with, “I would like people to think about the possibility that there might be more to the world than what you see. Things can be quite lovely, if you’ll just let them.” Pretty & Twisted at the Dark World Gallery, 179 Grafton St., Worcester. Opening reception: April 2, 7-10 p.m. For more info, call 508 459 5798 or visit darkworldgallery.com. The artist can be reached at heatherrosestudios.com

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The signature piece is the eponymously named â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ides of March,â&#x20AC;? a beautifully rendered painting of a poniard thrust to the hilt through a disembodied heart, a vivid representation of arrant betrayal.

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in the center of the palm. The Hamsa Hand, or Hand of Fatima, depending on the culture, is produced here in supremely accurate detail. The hand gives magical protection against the envious and wards off the evil eye. Holloway has created this madstone true to life, and both the hand and eye are painted in a photo-realist approach, apposed against the gold-leaf background. Skulls feature prominently in Hollowayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, and they are representative of his Adam series, studies that comment upon mortality and eternal life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adam XIâ&#x20AC;? is an intimate pencil, ink and leaf on paper that contains a wealth of text, words taken from religious tomes as well as passages that reveal the man to whom the skull belonged. The skull is also a memento mori, a reminder that all things must die, a metaphor for understanding, and the transitory quality of earthly pleasures. Vanitas vanitatum is yet another aspect that all is vanity and that life is utterly meaningless. Yet with death, the promise of a new life, a resurrection into a higher realm of understanding will be achieved. Echoes of da Vinciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extensive diaries are evident in Hollowayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dense compositions of skulls and dissected limbs, replete with accompanying text. Continuing the observations of the great draftsmen of the Renaissance, Holloway, like Leonardo and DĂźrer, has proven to be a modern-day master himself. Ides of March at the Secret Society, 116 Water St., Worcester, Mass. Opening Reception: April 1, 7-10 p.m. Gourmet food, live band and an appearance by the Wiskey Witch. For hours and info, call 508-757-8282. The exhibit runs through May 7. The artist can be reached at paintingloft.com.

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A middle-school gym-class classic, kickball may not be a professional sport like basketball, baseball, football, hockey or soccer. But that hasn’t stopped a group of adults in Worcester from enjoying the game on Thursday nights at Lake Park.

Greg Bryce moved to Worcester five years ago to shorten his work commute. Before the move, Bryce lived in Waltham, where he had joined a kickball league to meet people, have fun and compete. A few years ago, he decided it was about time that Worcester had its own league. Bryce began by organizing pick-up games. The pickup games led to the formation of the organized MA Pioneer league in association with World Adult Kickball Association, a nationally recognized organization responsible with setting up leagues from Hollywood to South Boston. The organization is in charge of establishing a set of national rules and tournaments. Worcester kickball kicked off its first season in the spring of 2010 with 97 players and four teams. This season, the MA Pioneer league will play eight regularseason games beginning on May 19, with games

scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday nights at Lake Park. Teams must have an equal amount of men and women on the field – four men and four women must be on the field for a team to avoid forfeiting a game. Players must also be at least 21 years old because, according to Bryce who serves as commissioner for the MA Pioneers, for many players the social aspect of playing in the league is as important, if not more, than the enthusiasm that they have for kickball. Generally, this social aspect also includes hanging out at the league’s affiliated bar, The Perfect Game on Water Street. “Most people go out to meet friends, go to the bar and have fun. Especially during the middle of the work week, when work is stressful enough, it’s nice to have that little down time and go have some fun,” he explains. Now that the league has started to grow, the teams and players decided it was time to set up a board to organize the larger volume of participants. The communications manager for the league, Kim Cormier, joined the league with her husband in its first season as a way to meet new people in the city and to have fun. “My husband and I were relatively new to Worcester, and we were looking for things to get involved in and ways to meet people in the area,” says Cormier. “We heard about the league, and kickball is fun, everyone can kind of play kickball. We realized it was more than that.

People go out after the games [together].” “The big thing about playing kickball in general is that it’s a lot of fun. It’s a chance to meet people. I wasn’t born and raised in the area, so one of the first things I did was I joined the kickball league in Waltham, so I could meet new people,” says Bryce, adding that he decided to set up a kickball league in Worcester, not only because he thought it would be a good way for those new to Worcester to meet people, but also because he thought it would be a really good way for those who have lived in Worcester their entire lives to make new friends. And it’s caught on. Cormier says the league expects to grow again this spring from four teams to six and almost double in the number of players to around 150. And she doesn’t foresee that this growth will slow down any time soon. “With Worcester being one of the biggest cities in New England, once we get the word out, I think people will join and be interested more especially because everyone can play kickball,” says Cormier. If you’re interested in joining, stop by The Perfect Game (64 Water St.) on April 9 at 9 p.m. as the Worcester arm of the World Adult Kickball Association takes a pub crawl with new and returning members. Or visit kickball. com to learn more.

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their pre-Vatican II habits, were objects of rampant speculation, and persistent fear. We believed that these chosen women were quite literally the brides of God — His desperate housewives. They were forgoing the good stuff in this earthly place for something a whole lot better on the other side, and if that meant suffering through years of teaching fidgety kids the proper use of “who” and “whom,” then so be it. It’s with similar fascination that I regard “Hadewijch,” a film about a Paris teenager named Celine (Julie Sokolowski) who is so devout that even the nuns at the local convent where she’s undergoing instruction are unsettled. Celine doesn’t

just love God, she’s in love with Him, and when her fanatical devotion begins to verge on martyrdom (Celine starves herself and mortifies her own flesh) the sisters kindly ask her to leave until she can pull herself together. Celine, the daughter of a wealthy diplomat, is forced to explore the secular world, where she feels like a stranger. That is until she befriends a group of Muslim men, including one, Nassir (Karl Sarafidis), who teaches her about Islam by drawing parallels to her own Christian beliefs. Nassir is articulate and convincing, and Celine buys into his most hard-core lessons, not the least that violence is an acceptable tool to both cleanse and convert the nonbelieving population. (“Hadewijch” could certainly be used as fodder for those preaching that the radicalization of Islam in western cultures is a threat.) Writer-director Bruno Dumont probes Celine’s evolving religiosity with a deliberateness that borders on sluggishness, but to his credit, Dumont is consistent in his approach. Celine also goes by the name of Hadewijch, a 13thcentury poet and mystic who wrote about the sublimation of corporeal love for the adoration of God. In the manner of her namesake, Celine would rather face a bare wall in her shabby apartment, get on her knees and pray than partake in any worldly pleasures — at one point confessing to a flirtatious man that she’s a virgin and will always remain so. The movie is more a meditation on the faith in extremis than it is an exercise in facile storytelling, and there are moments when Dumont’s narrative can be downright baffling. It’s one of those rare pieces of cinema that drove me to online message boards to read how others were interpreting some of the film’s more confusing elements, including a side plot involving an ex-convict who does masonry work at the convent, and his role in the movie’s conclusion. There is far from universal agreement about what people experienced while watching “Hadewijch,” which, when you think about it, is the very nature of faith. Hadewijch will be shown at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday and at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.

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Sorry Zack, I tried. Somewhere along the evolutionary line Zack Snyder as the writer/director should have had a waita-minute moment where he realized the concept of this thing was bogus. Perhaps this is hubris doing its dirty work. He defied the critics and expectations before, he would do it again. And so he brought his inherently flawed, high-budget CGIslathered creation to term like a hideous child born with half its brain missing. The biggest problem is that this is actually not a movie at all; it’s a video game and a really silly one at that. Here is the premise: sometime in the early 1960’s bad stepdad (Gerard Plunkett) kills one daughter and has traumatized other, Babydoll (Emily Browning), whom he then commits to a dark, ominous all-girl mental hospital. This entire backstory happens during the opening scene, done in the style of an extended rock music video, just like in The Watchmen. So far so good. It’s what Zack does, and there is something distinctive and compelling in his visual style mixing past and present that usually strikes the bullseye for me. Then the actual story begins, and every dart he throws hits the wall. The father pays off an evil orderly (Oscar Isaac) to make sure the girl gets lobotomized. This transaction happens in full view of everybody instead of in private, which is exactly how this movie should have remained. We get a hint of how the institute’s shrink (Carla Gugino) is trying to help out the girls

Having been among the small minority of critics who loved The Watchmen (both novel and movie), I was all ready to play the contrarian and give a big thumbs up to Sucker Punch.

with some sort of drama therapy. Then cut to the scene with a doctor preparing to put spike in. Suddenly the victim of the de-braining calls it off and gets up out of the chair, but it isn’t Babydoll, it’s another inmate, Sweet Pea (Abbie Cornish), and we now see that this is a play the girls are putting on. Right. And also the nuthouse has morphed into a brothel, and everyone’s a hooker. Uh, okay. The female shrink is now the Madame, and she asks Babydoll to dance for the clients. Babydoll begins (to the tune of someone’s unfortunate interpretation of The Pixies “Where Is My Mind?”) and suddenly is thrust into another fantasy where to escape she’s given a quest to find five items by a cheesy David Carradinelike swami (Scott Glenn). Now imbued with superpowers, she fights a bunch of scary CGI creeps. We view it as if we are watching, well, a video game. When she comes out of the fantasy-withina-fantasy-sequence, we see that everyone is spellbound by her sexy dancing, something that we’ve been inconveniently exempted from seeing. Way to go Zack! Rinse and repeat, and there’s your story. Thanks for playing. Babydoll’s superhero excursions may be dumb fun at first, mashing up WWI with Lord of the Rings, but since we know this is just a fantasy the outcome is never in doubt. There’s no dramatic tension, hence the video game effect. Even worse is that outside the battle trance she’s still in the brothel, and yet we see the story from many perspectives besides her own. If that’s the case, then whose head are we in? But more importantly, who cares? It’s confusing, but not in a good way. We don’t buy anything that happens because reality has been removed. There’s nothing at stake anywhere. The acting is bad and the script even worse. You know the whole thing is some ridiculous concoction in someone’s mind, and the only suspense is wondering just how awful the ending will be. And the answer is very, very awful.

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In the middle of all the “big” restaurants on Shrewsbury Street is this unassuming Italian deli that is big in its own way: flavor, service and portion. I stopped in for lunch after I called for the hours and heard they closed at 4:30 p.m. on a Thursday. Later, I found out that, a few months ago, the deli started offering fine dining on weekends. After seeing just the lunch fair, I wished I’d been able to try them for dinner. The facility is average size for a deli with about 20 or so typical tables and chairs that can be rearranged as needed. It was clean everywhere, too, which was also a plus. I ordered at the counter after the server

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The roll’s diameter was approximately the size and shape of my face, and it was thick with fillings. It didn’t come with anything extra, like chips or a pickle, but it didn’t need to. All of the meat tasted extremely fresh and high quality. Like the soup, there was also plenty of it; there were multiple thick layers of each meat. There was also a generous amount

of mozzarella, but not so much that its sweet saltiness would overpower the other ingredients. The basil gave a good vegetal touch while the sweet, roasted red peppers bridged the mellow cheese and spicy meat. The bread, itself, was similar in texture to ciabatta, but with a slightly finer and softer crumb and texture. As I ate, a few regulars came in; both ordered the special of roast pork with potatoes. Those plates of food appeared to be served on extra-large dinner plates - filled so full that some potatoes threatened escape as they were moved from the kitchen to the table. The smell was amazing and conversation at the other table stopped as the patrons were engrossed in enjoying their food. My total for the sandwich, soup and water was $13.64. One or the other could easily be one or two meals for most people. It was definitely a reasonable price, especially for the portion sizes. I look forward to the chance to try the weekend dining, which is BYOB. They also offer a great looking catering menu. If they can do a simple lunch this good, dinner should be something anyone ought to try!

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119 Shrewsbury St., Worcester • 508-752-0558 waited patiently for me to study the specials and sandwiches. They also offered pizza by the slice and a table of sweets and homemade pork rinds. From the specials, I ordered corn chowder and from the regular sandwich menu, “The B.G.,” which was hot sopresatta, Genoa salami, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, and roasted red peppers on a twisted Italian roll. The soup was $4.99, which I thought was a bit much until the bowl was delivered. “Bowl” isn’t the appropriate word. The server, who had to use both hands to manage this thing, brought me an oval shaped setting that resembled a bowl in depth but made my netbook look especially small. For most, it could have been a meal with potential leftovers. It was rich and creamy without being too thick. The corn was a pretty uniform texture and chew, neither too soft nor too crunchy, and there was plenty of it - along with the soft, evenly cubed potatoes. The seasonings were also a good balance. After some time, when I could hardly make a dent in the soup despite how good it was, another food delivery took over nearly a quarter of my small table. It was my sandwich.

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eatbeat The Texas BBQ Company 309 Main St., Northboro 508-393-4742 texasbbqco.com Worth the trip for just the barbecue meats alone. Though the atmosphere is basic, the food quality, preparation and recipes are outstanding. The best meats, wood-smoked for 16 hours, produces the best barbecue ribs (pork, beef and baby back), chicken, pulled pork, brisket and Texas Hill Country sausage to be had in Central Massachusetts. Credit cards accepted. Full liquor bar. Off-street parking. Take-out available. Via Italian Table 89 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 508-754-4842 viaitaliantable.com To the venerable Sole Proprietor and its cross-town companion, The 111 Chop House, the Ahlquists have added Via Italian Table, a Tuscaninspired Mediterranean restaurant. The renovation is substantial and sophisticated, and the rear terrace adds a new dimension to Worcester fair-weather dining: a gorgeous space to eat, drink, see,

and be seen. Via runs the gamut of Mediterranean classics, like “Three Meatballs on No. 8 Spaghetti,” lasagna (Bolognese or three cheeses), shrimp scampi and salmon to spit-roasted chicken or pork loin chops to ragouts to gnocchi pie, pork shank osso buco, paella, and six varieties of grilled pizza. Free valet and off-street parking. Full liquor, beer and wine. Credit cards accepted. Eighty Ates Bar & Grille 8 Airport Road, Dudley 508-949-8888 eightyates.com Wind your way through Webster and Dudley to Eighty Ates Bar & Grille, where trendy meets rural suburbia. Breeze past the tinted windows, and the décor is spare and slick, punctuated by vividly colored abstract paintings. Whether dressed up or dressed down, diners will ﬁnd a creative and tasty spin on chicken, steaks, seafood and pasta, with fresh ingredients like feta and goat cheeses, sundried tomatoes, Portobello mushrooms and couscous. The same goes for desserts, like the homemade chocolate brownie sundae and raspberry white chocolate cheese brule. Open for lunch and

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RRI Wine, Beer & Food Festival: Take the drive to Sturbridge to the Oliver Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village and join in

on the annual charity wine, beer and food festival on Thursday, March 31. The festival will be featuring a variety of fruity wines and some of New England’s BEST beers as well as delectable hors d’oeuvres. Try your luck in their silent auction and boogie down to some live

music. All proceeds benefit people with developmental disabilities in local communities. So beer drinkers unite! And be sure to head to OSV for a rowdy good time, for a good cause. Cost $35, Oliver Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 508 347 8181.

The Citizen is hosting an El Tesoro Tequila

El Tesoro Tequila Tasting Party: Be sure to reserve your designated driver for Thursday, April 7, because The Speakeasy at

Keep it Poppin’: This city’s vegans have a soft spot for the underground food scene. It’s no wonder that the Burnside Fountain, the vegan pop-up restaurant that refuses to publicly reveal its locations, has gained such a following. Burnside is planning another event on April 2. Due to popular demand, there will be two services—lunch at 1 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m.—of three-course meals, but seats are limited. You can still get in on the action by e-mailing worcesterpopup@gmail.com with the

Tasting party featuring Blanco, Reposado and Anejo as well as other cocktails complimented with some small-plate tastings. (You may even want to skip work the next day!) The Speakeasy at The Citizen, One Exchange Place, Worcester. 508-459-9090.

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number of tickets that you want and the time you’d prefer. Tickets are $30 and cover tips, tax and drinks. You’ll be told where to go once you purchase your tickets. burnsidefountain.com.

First Thursday Join KJ Baaron’s for another installment of its First Thursday Artist Series on April 7 from 6–8 p.m. This month’s featured artist is David Madsen and he wears many hats: he’s a painter, cartoonist, photographer, musician and interior designer. Sip wine, meet this Renaissance man and view his artwork. A lovely way to spend an evening! KJ Baaron’s, 220 Summer St., Worcester. Hey Foodies! Have a hot dining or food related angle, gossip, event info or scoop of the week? Then send it to editor@ worcestermag.com stat! (Tips welcome.)

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dinner, all the prices end in “88 cents.” There’s even a kids’ menu. The bar sports ﬂat-screens, a wine list with just enough variety and a fun martini menu.

Chuck’s Steak House 10 Prospect St. (Rte. 20), Auburn 508-832-2553 chucks.com Diners who look more than skin deep at Chuck’s will be rewarded with sumptuous, hand-carved steaks, a clean, varied soup-and-salad bar, seafood, and home-style sides. The building is dark, dated and funky, but the food and service are good. Moderate to expensive. Credit cards accepted. Off-street parking. Full liquor bar.

Oxford’s Casual Dining 2 Millbury Blvd., Oxford 508-987-1567 oxfordscasualdining.com Oxford’s menu is chock full of good-looking options, like roast pork, meatloaf, beef tips, salmon, pasta, Italian specialties, several appetizers, soups and salads — all at below-city prices, with friendly, excellent service. (Plus, early-bird and bottled wine specials.) Try the Wednesday pasta special: choice of pasta and sauce, plus choice of beef tips, grilled chicken and shrimp. “Mark’s Calamari” is one of the best recipes around. Offstreet parking. Credit cards accepted. Full liquor.

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Just in time for Easter and Eastern Orthodox Easter, both falling on the same day this year (April 24), explore the art, symbolism and joy of creating pysanky at

The Museum Of Russian Icons Pysanky Ukranian Easter Egg Decorating Workshop on Saturday, April 2 from 8:30 a.m. – noon. $25 for members/$30 for nonmembers. Ages 12+. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000, museumofrussianicons.org.

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Fitchburg State University’s Gay Straight Alliance presents its 6th-annual beneﬁt Drag Show: Queens of New York on Wednesday, April 6. Raquel Blake, Miss Kris and the rest of the girls will help the alliance raise money for LUK’s prevention for teen-suicide program. Tickets are on sale at the Fitchburg State University Hammond Campus Center Information Desk. Tickets cost $5 for students/$10 for faculty, staff, alumni and the general public. 7-11 p.m. Fitchburg State University Athletics and Recreation Center, Main Gym, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. 978-665-3164.

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Reed Seifer is graduate of Clark University who spun his 1995 studio-art thesis into one of the world’s largest public-art projects; his “optimism” logo appears on more than 20 million New York City transit passes. A Brooklyn-based artist and graphic designer, Reed’s work has been cited in dozens of global publications including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. During Visiting Artist Lecture: Reed Seifer Optimism on Wednesday, April 6, Seifer will discuss the ups and downs of public art, the realities of a post-Clark life in the art world, and how to make it doing graphic design for a living. Reed is particularly interested in taking student questions. All information is subject to

silver party

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Tower Hill Botanic Garden during The Silver Party:

Celebrating Tower Hill’s 25th Anniversary

on Friday, April 1. Enjoy and support Tower Hill at its early spring best with a cocktails from a full open bar, delicious tidbits created by Twigs Café, and the amazing band Flipside performing rousing tunes perfect for your dancing pleasure. $75 per person, $250 Donor, $2,500 Sponsor. 6-9 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston.

year, they raised more than 800 pounds of kitten food, which fueled them through the majority of the year. This year’s goal is 1,000 pounds of food. Free, please bring a donation for the new kittens. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Worcester Animal Rescue League, 139 Holden St. 508-853-0030.

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change. Call the Visual & Performing Arts Events Office at 508-793-7356 or email clarkarts@clarku.edu. Free. 1:30-2:45 p.m. Clark University, Traina Center for the

On Friday, April 1 - Saturday, April 2, join Habitat for Humanity-MetroWest/Greater Worcester as

it celebrates the grand opening of its new Restore off of Gold Star Boulevard in Worcester. The Restore is located in a large warehouse and is packed full with new and gently used neat finds like decorative themed items, cabinets, furniture and household goods. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Habitat for Humanity Restore, 11 Distributor Rd. 508-439-7655 or habitatmwgw.org.

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The Worcester Animal Rescue League invites you to its Annual Kitten Shower on Saturday, April 2. Each year, Worcester Animal Rescue League cares for more than 600 kittens. Proper care and nutrition can be expensive enough for one kitten, never mind 600! Just like a baby shower, there may not be any kittens there that day, but supplies are need in preparation for their arrival. Supplies needed include Kitten Milk Replacement (KMR) Formula, feeding bottles, canned and dry kitten food, blankets, toys, and cleaning supplies. They do not need any kitty litter at this time). Last

Aids Project Worcester celebrates its 25th anniversary with a benefit concert by Boston Gay Men’s Chorus on Sunday, April 3. One of New England’s largest and most successful community-based choruses is now in its 28th season. The 175-voice ensemble is celebrated for its outstanding musicianship, creative programming, and groundbreaking community outreach. Under the dynamic leadership of music director Reuben M. Reynolds III, the chorus sings a wide spectrum of classical and popular music with excellence and builds bridges to all people by providing a positive, affirming image of the gay and lesbian community. Senior discount available. $25; $35; $55. 3-5 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508752-0888.

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On Monday, April 4, The Russian National Ballet Theatre returns to the Hanover Theatre to present the sweeping grace and beauty of the classic ballet Giselle. Music Worcester brings the Russian dancers back again with the lavish sets, beautiful costumes, gifted principal dancers, and the corp de ballet that takes your breath away. Visit MusicWorcester.org to purchase tickets ($41-$52) or call the box office at 877571-7469. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469, thehanovertheatre.org.

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Happy Thirsty Thursday everyone. Spring is here! What better way to celebrate than to start your weekend off on Thursday March 31 at the Palladium rocking out to Joey Belladonna of Anthrax. Not feeling it? Lucky for you the Flock of Assholes will be dancing on the lighter side of the moon over at the Lucky Dog with The Hush Now and Mass Theory. If you’re in the mood for some acoustic guitar tonight, Perfect Game is where you need to be with the Matt Schwachman Band. Had a tough week? Let it all out over at Metal Thursday CXXI at Ralph’s Diner with bands Volatile, Killbeast, Manic Repressive and Led to the Grave. Unfortunately there will be no music anywhere in the city this Friday…April Fool’s (get it, huh?)! Start your night of foolish revelry on Friday April 1 with the Smartpunk Tour with Upon A Burning Body, Abandon All Ships, For All Those Sleeping, and The Color Morale at the Palladium. Feelin’ groovy tonight? Head down to the Lucky Dog and dance the night away with Groove Street Band. The music of Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Dinosaur Jr. and the Melvins will be coming from the speakers at Ralph’s Diner when Bellows, Bovachevo, and Pillowman take the stage. “This show is real. Some of it could be a joke. But it’s not. But it could be. But it’s not,” says Bill from Ralph’s about the show. You’ll ﬁnd more bluesy tunes at Beatnik’s brought to you by Charlie Dee and The Blues Doctrine. Local legend Ric Porter and the Sons of Soil will be at Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant tonight. How about some pool and beer to go along with some music? Well, its is all happening at The Raven where you can rock your socks off with help by The Hornitz, Holmes Band, Thelonius Funk and ReadySet-Flo. Just because it is the last night of the weekend on Saturday April 2 does not mean you get to sit at home! Get out to the Palladium to see Fair to Midland with Periphery and Scale the Summit. Amazing funk band White Chocolate with Weezer tribute band, Squeezer is at the Lucky Dog. Join The Curtain Society (pictured), Hey Now Morris Fader, The Lights Out, and This Blue Heaven for a night of pop, shoegazing, and rock & roll as this excellent line up takes the stage at Ralphs Rock Diner says our friend Bill from Ralph’s Diner. If you missed out on going to The Raven on Friday, don’t you worry. Octopus Triangle, The Invisible Orphors, Hemlock, Kevin Williams, Shit Outta Luck are going to jam the night away.

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Good Times with Your Friend DJ Steve. Featured in the main bar area every Thursday, DJ Steve, friend to all, spins rock and roll nuggets from the 1950s to an hour ago. 9-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. New England Concerts Presents Joey Belladonna of Anthrax / Candy Striper Death Orgy @ The Palladium (upstairs). Tickets $20 adv., $22 door. 6-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Irish Music Session. Each week, a traditional Irish music session is held at Mulligan’s Taverne. No Charge.. 7:30-10 p.m. Mulligans Taverne-on-the-Green, 121 West Main St., Westborough. 508-344-4932 or westboroughsession.com. Open Mic Night w/ Bill McCarthy . Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Junior’s Pizza Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-459-5800. Flock Of A-Holes w/The Hush Now & Mass Theory!. $5. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-3631888 or ﬁnd them on facebook. Open Mic Jam. All players and singers are welcome! Free. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Mill Street Brews (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900. Shane Wood Trio. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734. Cedar Roots. 8:30-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877. Audio Wasabi hosted by Brian Chaffee. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. DJ Brian Spinnin’ & Scratchin’ The Hottest Dance Music. No Cover Charge!. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. Eisman Hunter Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Metal Thursday CXXII: Led to the Grave, Volatile, Manic Repressive, and Killbeast!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Sirens of Song Featuring Vocalist Linda Dagnello!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Club Days End w/ DJ Roberta - Dance off for Cash!. Join DJ Roberta every Thursday night when Days End Tavern turns into Club Days End! She’ll be spinning all the hottest dance tunes and hip hop beats from 9:30pm-1am! Midnight dance-off competition for awesome CASH prizes!! VIP limo service available! 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-9871006 or daysendtavern.com. Andy Cummings Live. $3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Hooligan’s, 29 Blossom St., Fitchburg. 508-272-5092. James Keyes. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

>Friday 1 The Hornitz~Holmes Band~Thelonius Funk~ FLO~ Ready, Set, Flo. $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. Another Soldier Down. 9-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. The Smartpunk Tour The Word Alive @ The Palladium (upstairs). Upon A Burning Body / Abandon All Ships / For All Those Sleeping / The Color Morale Tickets $12.50 adv., $14 door. 5:30-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508797-9696. Hooper & Beckwith Texas Duo “Hooper & Beckwith” bring their own music and covers of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, The Band, Dylan and more to the Black Sheep Tavern. 6-9 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Ed & Da Ve. Free. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Jazzed Up Trio At Lucianos Union Station. No Cover, dine, swing, dance, mingle, enjoy! Great American Songbook

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classics featuring Joe D’Angelo on bass and vocals, John Murzycki on Drums, Mauro DePasquale, on Piano and vocals. 7-10 p.m. Luciano’s Cotton Club, 2 Washington Square. 508-755-6408. Mark Bishop-Evans. Mark is a singer, songwriter and worship leader. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St., Millbury. 508-864-5658 or millchurch.org. The Capital Trio and Guests. Music by Beethoven, Malsky, and Dvorak.. 7:30-9 p.m. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St. Mike Moore. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991. Sean Ryan. 8-11 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. Sweet Willie D “Deacon of the Blues”. Sweet Willie D - vocals, Muke DiBari - guitar, Rick Maida - bass, Greg Roberts - drums. Soulful rhythm & blues. no cover. 8-11 p.m. Concord’s Colonial Inn, Village Forge Tavern, 48 Monument Square, Concord. 978-369-2373. The Town Green. This month we are pleased to present Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly, the highly acclaimed husband-wife duo, who will present a delightful program of traditional American and Celtic folk songs, a capella pieces, old-time gospel songs, dance tunes, and original works. Equal Exchange fair traded coffee, tea as well as delectable home made desserts will be available for sale. $10. 8-10 p.m. First Congregational Church of Princeton, United Church of Christ, Fellowship Hall, 14 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-5414. Bill McCarthy Free. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Pepe’s Brick Oven, 274 Franklin St. 508-755-1978. Ric Porter and the Sons of the Soil. Ric Porter is a local legend already. He has nothing to prove. As a founding member of the legendary Zonkaraz, Ric has a pedigree that is hard to beat. 8:30-11:59 p.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700 or fiddlersgreenworcester.com. the Groove Street Band with special guests The Tokyo Tramps!. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on facebook. DJ Pete the Polock. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. Flock Of Assholes At Breakaway Billiards. The Flock bring their “April Fools 80’s Party” to Clinton this evening. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Breakaway Billiards, 104 Sterling St., Clinton. 978-3656105 or find them on facebook. 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. Radio Flyer. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. The Music of Black Sabbath, Motorhead, The Stooges, Dinosaur Jr, Melvins, Queen and more!! Performed by Bellows, Bovachevo, Pillowman, and Shirts + Skin!!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. The Obsession Band. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Belfont Hotel, 11 South Main St., Millbury. 508-917-8128. Charlie Dee & The Blues Doctrine. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

>Saturday 2 Octopus Triangle, The Invisible Orphans, Hemlock, Kevin Williams, Shit Outta Luck. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. Great Escape (Journey Tribute). Is it real or is it a tribute? You decide!!! Great Escape is the only Tribute band recognized

by Journey. TBA. 9-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222 or myspace.com/journeycoverband. Music Student Concert - Recital. Pakachoag Music School Pianists, Vocalists and Violinists perform favorite spring selections for family and friends throughout the afternoon during 3 sessions of recitals. Ages 7 to 17, all levels featuring students from throughout Greater Worcester. Free. 1-2 p.m., 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., 4 p.m.-5 p.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, The Great Hall at Pakachoag, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508791-8159. Voices Raised: A Choral Benefit Concert for the CASA Project of Worcester. The Worcester Children’s Chorus is hosting a choral benefit concert for the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Project of Worcester. The Boston Children’s Chorus and the Hampshire Youth Chorus are both joining forces with the WCC, and the combined number of singers will exceed 100. $10 for adults, $5 for children and seniors, and $5 for music educators. All of the proceeds from this performance will go to the CASA project of Worcester. 4-6 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main St. 508-767-7077. Eton College Chapel Choir in Concert. In 1441 Henry VI founded both Eton College (just west of London) and its sister college, King’s College Cambridge. The foundation included providing men and boys to sing services in Eton’s splendid chapel. The Chapel Choir has been singing services almost daily for over 500 years, and now consists of 54 young men ages 13 to 18,most of whom sang as boy choristers in Cathedral Choirs throughout England. Come listen to the incomparable sound of England’s most accomplished choristers. $10/$12/ Preferred seating $25. 4:305:30 p.m. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St. 508-752-3766, ext. 16. Fair To Midland with Periphery / Scale The Summit @ The Palladium (upstairs). Tickets $12 adv., $14 door. 6-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Jon Lacouture. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Brook’s Pub, Lincoln st. Mark Marquis. A blend of jazz, blues, rock, fusion, and world music with a fantastic line up of musicians. $10. 8-11:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Mike Livingston. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991. The amazing Funk band White Chocolate! with the Weezer tribute band “Squeezer” and more. $6. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on facebook. Vegas Club Night with DJ Darin. 8 p.m.-3 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. 978-400-7524. Sean Fullerton Live Acoustic Blues, Rock & Fingerstyle Guitar.. Dinner, Drinks, Music & Fun!. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Firehouse Pub, 3 Central St., Ashburnham. 978-827-5782. Auntie Trainwreck. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Oxford Tavern, 314 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-5397 or find them on facebook Balance - Van Halen Tribute. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373. Camerie - The Wolfman Conspiracy - D.D.O.. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 114 River St., Fitchburg. 978-343-3148. Divas Live!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. Gangsta Theme Night Dance Party. Theme night at Days End! Earn your Respect and come dressed as your favorite Gangsta! DJ Happydaze will be spinning a mix of tunes starting at 9pm up in THE DEN. Ed McCaron the Piano Guy will be performing downstairs. Days End will be giving away hundreds of dollars in cash prizes to the most deserving Gangsta Costumes. Eddie “The Hitman” will be staffing the Days End limo which will be available for our VIPS. Don’t miss out on the fun! 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. Go Gadget Go. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Guy Bergeron acoustic performance. Blues and classic rock favorites and Guy originals. Nice night to ride your bike! Cmon over. free. 9 p.m.-midnight Cicero’s Cafe, 17 Suffolk St. 508-7679728. Hey Now, Morris Fader, Curtain Society, The Lights

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Out, and Boston’s This Blue Heaven!!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. No Alibi. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Patrick Murphy Blues in the bar 7pm-9pm, Benny Sharoni Quartet!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Radio Flyer. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. 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 them on facebook. Seductive Saturdays with DJ Hydro & DJ Savas- Top 40. Dance, Mash Ups & Top 40 Tracks. No Cover Charge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. The Last Call Band. “Winner of the 2010 Worcester Music Awards for Best Rock Band” 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Johnny Mac’s Sports Bar & Grille, 455 Pleasant St. 413-586-0311 or lastcallband.com. Trantrum Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. BLU Ultralounge & Nightclub, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or blu-nightclub.com. Ed McCarron. Sing along to all of your favorite songs with Ed McCaron on piano! 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. Hip Hop Dance Party with DJ HappyDaze Sat. Nights!. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. Jeff Mason Band!. The JMB has recently added a number your favorite classic rock tunes from the 60’s 70’s and 80’ to their list. 9:30-12:30 p.m. Wheelock Inn, 82 Wheelock Ave., Millbury. 508-363-4944 or ﬁnd them on facebook. My Silent Bravery. $5. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Galway Bay Irish Pub, 186 Stafford St. 508-753-8909. Jubilee Gardens. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or jubileegardens.com.

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>Sunday 3 Sabrina Sundays at Envy. midnight-4, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. ENVY Nightclub, 241 Southbridge St. Sh*t Outta Luck,The Terribles,The Jitters,Fang Noir,Heelan Powers. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-3048133. Jazz Brunch Sundays. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Pipes Alive! presents Woosug Kang. A regular feature of Music Alive! is monthly, half-hour Pipes Alive! concerts, featuring master organists from the Greater Worcester area, as well as nationally and internationally known artists, on Wesley’s 73-rank, 1927 E. M. Skinner pipe organ. Woosug Kang is a DM candidate in organ performance from Indiana University. Free. 12:30-1 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, Sanctuary, 114 Main St. 508799-4191, ext. 107. A Concert with Sergy Antonov, Julian Milkis and Sima Kustanovich. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/ clarkarts. Free and open to the public. 3-4:30 p.m. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St. Blue Grass Jam Session. This all-acoustic jam features the traditional bluegrass instrumentation of banjo, guitar, mandolin, ﬁddle, dobro, upright bass, and vocals. No Cover (Worcester students earn WOO Points). 4-8 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700 or grassjam.org. Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. Featured artists weekly Donations. 5-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Open Mic w/ Jesse Garcia. Sing, play, or watch! Everyone gets 5-6 songs then a jam at the end! Sign up by showing up early or email aj239@msn.com Free. 5-9 p.m. Belfont Hotel, 11 South Main St., Millbury. 508-917-8128.

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Organ Recital by David Briggs. David Briggs is Organist Emeritus, Gloucester Cathedral, England. Music by Bach, Briggs, Haydn, Franck, Dupre; recital will conclude with improvisations on themes submitted by the audience. A reception follows the recital, in the Guild Room. Free. 5-6 p.m. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St. 508-752-3766 The Bobby Gadoury Trio featuring Dale Lepage 5pm, Andy Cummings 9pm-Close!. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Vincent’s presents: Big Jon Short. 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. Dale LePage and The Bobby Gadoury Trio at Nick’s. $ 5 dollar cover. 6-9 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Merchnow.com presents The Artery Foundation Across The Nation Tour 2011 Of Mice And Men @ The Palladium (upstairs). I Set My Friends On Fire / Sleeping With Sirens / The Amity Afﬂiction Tickets $13.50 adv., $15 door. 6-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Compaq Big Band Pizza Dance Party Featuring Britt Sawdon & Love Dog’s Ed Sheer. 6:30pm Beginner Friendly Group Swing Dance Lesson 7:30pm 6:30-11 p.m. Leominster Elks Lodge 1237, 134 N. Main St., Leominster. 978-263-7220 or dance2swing.com. Jo Jo & Patch. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734. 70’s band “Heavy Horses”. A massive band of local talent is ‘rehearsing’ for their big show here on May 21st and July 2nd. The band’s members include Craig Rawding, Tom Hurley, Dawn Sweet, Ed Barnett, John Donovan, Roger Lavallee, Mike Warren, Ron Mominee and more! This is a FREE ‘open’ rehearsal. and it’s

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>Monday 4 Driftin’ Sam Politz at 7pm; “Cocktails and Karaoke” w/ Anita!! 9pm to Close! Every Monday Night!. No Cover. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Free Jukebox Night. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. 978-400-7524. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

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Borelli Jazz Octet 7:30-9:30, then James Keyes 10pm-Close!. No Cover. 7:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Northboro Area Community Chorus. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Algonquin Regional High School, Bartlett St., Northborough. nacc/net. “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. bigjonshort.com. no cover. 8-11 p.m. Armsby Abbey, 144 North Main St. 508-795-1012 or armsbyabbey. com/2009/08/jon-short. Open Mic hosted by Rob Labelle. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373. Scott Riccuiti, Michael Thibodeau & John Donovan. 8-11 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

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>Wednesday 6 Open Mic. Free. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. Chris Donahue Contemporary Guitarist & Vocalist Show. Free. 7-10 p.m. Caffé IL Cipresso, 130 Middlesex Road, Tyngsboro. 978-649-3128 or caffeilcipresso.com. Lose Your Blues Wednesdays presents “A Ton of Blues”. No Cover. 7-10 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Tap Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant. com. Open Mike Wednesday - Hosted by Phil and Trisha Knudsen. 7-10 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948. Open Mic Night with Bill McCarthy 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., Lincoln st. 508-612-8128. Acoustic Wednesdays. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Free Jukebox Night. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Vegas Lounge, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. 978-400-7524. Industry Night. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Cafe Destare, 320 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5734. Sam James. 8-11 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508755-0879. Vincent’s Presents: Tiki Night with Frank & Eric!. 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. FLASH - 16+ Electro-Dance Party!. $7. 8:30 p.m.midnight Umbrella Gallery, 639 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-707-9684 or ﬁnd them on facebook. Clayton Willoughby’s Traveling Vaudeville Show!. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Jimkata. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Tammany Hall, 43 Pleasant St. 508753-7001.

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CastleKids StoryHour, Wednesday. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 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, Take it To the Curator, Friday. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: $5 adults, senior voluntary contribution, student and children free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-5985005 or museumofrussianicons.org. Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org. Post Road Art Center, Animal Show 2011, through March 31; Call to Artists: Mixed Media Show 2011, through March 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com. Worcester Art Museum, Edouard Manet’s The Dead Toreador, Sept. 25 - March 31; Goya and the Bullﬁght, Dec. 18 - April 17; Sunday Public Tour, Sundays, Sept. 12 - May 22. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $10 adults, $8 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all Saturdays, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org. WPI: George C. Gordon Library, A Well-Documented Life : The Theo Brown Diaries, Through June 15; Benjamin Franklin : In Search of a Better World, Through April 22. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.

classes/ workshops >Thursday 31 Using Social Media in Your Job Search. Learn the ways social media can help you in your job search or meeting career goals. Guest speaker Matt Ward from in Concert Web Solutions will discuss ways to maximize Facebook, tips on using Twitter and LinkedIn, why businesses should blog and suggestions to use your social media accounts successfully. Free. 3:30-5 p.m. Fitchburg State University: Thompson Hall, Room 111, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. Pate a Choux Fete. This classic French pastry - the basis of every cream puff, éclair, and gougere - is so easy and so versatile, you must master it. $75. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Culinary Underground School for Home Cooks, 21 Turnpike Road, Southborough. 508904-6589.

>Friday 1 Friday Night Fun with Glassblowing: Floppy Bowls. Get a taste of the ancient art of glassblowing in this fun one night course. To register visit our website or call 508-753-8183. Student Fee: $80. 6:30-9:30 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Together - A Mediumship Experience. Join together with Diane as she brings forth messages from your loved ones. In this extraordinary event Diane bridges the gap and gently delivers messages from those on the other side. As she opens the door connecting to Spirit to share information both recent and past, you will be engaged in a truly remarkable experience. You are invited to bring objects of loved ones if desired, but Diane assures you it’s not necessary. $50. 7-9 p.m. Generations Healing Center, 250 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-3310 or dianelewis.us.com.

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The Education & Workforce Pipeline in Greater Worcester: Challenges & Opportunities - Breakfast with Jane Oates. Jane Oates, asst. sec. for employment and training, US Dept. of Labor , and others will explore the relationship among K-12, higher education, workforce development and employers at this fundraising breakfast to benefit the Colleges of Worcester Consortium. $45/person, $400/table of 10; Public - $50/person; $500/table of 10. 7:15-9 a.m. College of the Holy Cross: Hogan Campus Center, Ballroom, 1 College St. 508-754-6829, ext. 3001 or cowc.org/news-events/4/4/11-janeoates-breakfast. Talking Non Fiction. Do you enjoy reading nonfiction? Would you like to meet with others to discover, read, and discuss exciting, award-winning nonfiction titles? Join us on the first Monday of every month for Talking Nonfiction, a book discussion group focused entirely on prose accounts of real people, places, ideas, objects, or events. For more information, contact John Kenower at 401-751-6161 or johnkenower@cox.net FREE!. 7-8 p.m. Rochambeau Library, Providence Community Library, 708 Hope St., Providence. 401-751-6161. REDI Public Research Forum. The Regional Economic Development Institute (REDI) at Fitchburg State is hosting a public research forum entitled “Conceptualizing an Advanced Polymer Training and Manufacturing Center for North Central Massachusetts: A REDI Feasibility Study on the old Harper’s Furniture Building in cooperation with the North Central Chamber of Commerce.” This forum will share work done by Assistant Professor Keith Chenot and his architectural design students as they envisioned new use for a major property in downtown Fitchburg. Free. 7:30-9 p.m. Fitchburg State University: Hammond Campus Center, Ellis White Lecture Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg.

Cook Your Way to Better Health : Early Spring Recipes for Seasonal Change. Moving from winter to spring means a changeover in the way we eat. it’s time to lighten up the diet and begin a different way of eating. Tasha Halpert has taught cooking both formally and informally for many years, both in her own kitchen and others, and even in a TV studio. Join her as she presents a complete menu (see our website for menu details). Non-Members $40, Members $35. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124. Free Pond Seminar. Questions and Answers from 5pm-6pm Do-It-Yourself techniques on how to build and maintain a backyard pond! In store specials! Give-a-ways! For more information contact Mary. Free. 5-7 p.m. Klem’s, Greenhouse, 117 W Main St., Spencer. 508-885-2708 or klemsonline.com. Business Basics: 10 Steps to Starting a Business. If you are thinking about owning a business are in the early stages of starting one, then this workshop is for you. Register for this class to: Develop your business ideas and planning. Consider your legal structure. Discuss choosing a name and entity * Learn how to obtain an employer identiﬁcation number, licenses, permits and insurance. Leave the session with an A to Z overview and speciﬁc tools and tips that will help you get started quickly. $35/class (2 hours). Registration is required. Partial scholarships available to those who qualify.. 6-8 p.m. Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) Central Massachusetts, 2nd Floor, 50 Elm St. 508-363-2300 or cweonline.org/content/view/406. Multi-Level Photography - a mixed-level class. Instructor: Paul Dumanoski Tuesdays from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM 04/05/2011 - 05/10/2011, 6 classes / Tuition and Fees: Student Fee: $199.00 Studio Fee: $15.00 (Required) This afternoon class is open to teens (13+) and adults. To register visit our website

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>Wednesday 6 Spring Woodcock Watches. Please join us weekly at sunset from this date to the third Wednesday in April. Woodcocks put on incredible courtship ﬂight displays, spiraling 200 feet into the air before descending rapidly to almost the same “launch site” on the ground! Bring binoculars if you have them. Free. 7:15-8:15 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712. Independent Study in Glassblowing. Independent Study in Glassblowing 117GA225A Instructor: Wednesdays from 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 04/06/2011 - 05/11/2011, 6 classes / New Street Glass Studio Hot Glass Tuition and Fees: Student Fee: $450. $450. New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Enameling. Enameling 117MA420B enameling Instructor: Judith Daner Wednesdays from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 04/06/2011 - 05/11/2011, 6 classes All Levels / Tuition and Fees: Student Fee: $199.00 Firing Fee: $15. Student Fee: $199 Studio Fee: $15 (Required). 1-4 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org.

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Come join our results driven, high performance maintenance team, where safety, quality and excellence are a top priority and our cutting edge Preventative Maintenance program is what keeps us ahead of our competition. Previous manufacturing experience is required. Responsibilities include maintaining and repairing a wide variety of manufacturing and packaging equipment, diagnosing equipment malfunctions, and debugging automated machinery. Qualifications include a solid, proven mechanical background as well as a basic understanding of electrical control circuits in a manufacturing environment. Prior experience with any â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Computerized Maintenance Management Systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; [MP2, PMC etc.] is a plus. Previous maintenance experience in a bottling or food plant is an added plus. Individuals must provide their own set of tools and be willing to work overtime as needed. CPF is pleased to offer an excellent benefit package and competitive wage scale. Interested applicants may apply by stopping by our main lobby during normal business hours and completing an application at: 25 Copeland Drive, Ayer, MA. Resumes may also be e-mailed to reception@cpf-nehf.com.

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KLIPSCH KG4 LOUDSPEAKERS Excellent condition, asking $250. 508-886-8803.

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Leather Livingroom 3 piece color tan, sofa, loveseat, chair. Like new, pd $2600. $1000 firm. 508-852-1647. Mink Stole Excellent Condition $60.00 Call 508-829-6877 evenings New Washer/Dryer 110 volts, stackable. Apt size Both $350. Call Joanne 508-799-7858 Nichols & Stone Round Table, circ. 4.5 feet w/ 5 chairs & extra leaf. $575 o/b/o 978-534-8214 Older Kitchenaide Mixer $75.00. Call 508-795-0153.

7am - 4pm HOLDEN 371 Bullard St. Sat. April 2nd, 9am-3pm. Estate Sale. Entire contents of old family homestead. Antiques, furniture, grandfather clock, dishes, old books, vintage garden tools, and much more. All must go! Cash only.

Boy Scout Troop 54 Sat. April 9, 8 am-1 pm. Rain or shine. Immaculate Conception Church, 353 Grove St. Worcester. ( F Connors Ctr.)

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Patio set 6 cushions with matching large umbrella. Asking $25. 508-829-9240 after 5:00 pm. Samsung’s 46” DLP HDTV. TV barely used, only a year old. Remote incl. $400 o/b/o. Call 978-660-5635

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The Holistic Center Your local health products, herbal & homeopathic apothecary & wellness center. 53 East Main Street, W. Brookfield 508-867-3409 www.TheHolisticCenter. net PETS STRAIN FAMILY HORSE FARM 50 horses, take tradeins, 3-week exchange guarantee. Supplying horses to East Coast www.strainfamilyhorsefarm.com 860-653-3275*

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SOUTH GRAFTON 2 BR, includes all appliances & upright washer/dryer. Off street parking, close to major routes. Non Smoking. $750/ mo. plus utilities. 1st/last/sec. 508-865-2993 COMMERCIAL Building 30x42. Great location for small business. Rt. 140, West Boylston. $1100.00/m 978-771-6620 LAND FOR SALE ARIZONA BIG BEAUTIFUL LOTS, $99/mo., $0-down, $0-interest. Golf Course, Nat?l Parks. 1 hour from Tucson Int?l Airport. Guaranteed Financing. NO CREDIT CHECK! (800) 631-8164 Code 4054 www.sunsiteslandrush.com ^

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NOTICE OF PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL Docket No. WO11P0787EA In the Estate of: Ronald C Chase Late of Sutton, MA 01590 Date of Death: 01/19/2011 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that a document purporting to be the last will of said decedent be proved and allowed and that Lissa L Gauthier of Sutton, MA be appointed executor/trix, named in the will to serve Without Surety. IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 04/05/2011. In addition, you must file a written affidavit of objections to the petition, stating specific facts and grounds upon which the objection is based, within (30) days after the return day (or such other time as the court, on motion with notice to the petitioner, may allow) in accordance with Probate Rule 16. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 11, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 3/17/11

WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY PUBLIC NOTICE Electrical Contractor Services 12-1 Great Brook Valley New Site Lights & Repairs, Worcester, MA The Worcester Housing Authority (WHA) invites sealed bids from Electrical Contractors for 12-1 Great Brook Valley New Site Lights & Repairs, Worcester, Massachusetts at Great Brook Valley Apartments, Worcester, MA. This project consists of: furnish and install 12 new exterior lighting fixtures, repair and re-energize 55 exterior building light fixtures using - if necessary ballast repair kits, lamps, contactor coils, photocells, as part of the scope of work. The construction budget is $30,000.00 Scope of work and specifications will be available on March 24, 2011 at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 (508)-635-3302. Plan deposit of $50 per set (refundable), $50 for each additional set (non-refundable). Mailing fee is $25 per set (non-refundable). A pre-bid conference will be held at the site, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester MA 01605 on April 6, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. General bids will be received at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 up to 2:00 p.m. on April 21, 2011. 3/24/11, 3/31/11

Docket No. WO11D0209DR William Castro vs. Delores Castro Upon motion of plaintiff for an order directing the defendant, to appear, plead, or answer, in accordance with Mass.R.Civ.P./Mass.R.Dom.Rel.P.Rule4, it appearing to the court that this is an action for Divorce 1B. Pursuant to Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411, an Automatic Restraining Order has been entered against the above named parties. Defendant cannot be found within the Commonwealth and his/her present whereabouts are unknown. Personal service on defendant is therefore not practicable, and defendant has not voluntarily appeared in this action. It is Ordered that defendant is directed to appear, plead, answer, or otherwise move with respect to the complaint herein on or before April 21, 2011. If you fail to do so, this Court will proceed to a hearing and adjudication of this matter. Witness, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, Justice of Probate and Family Court Date: February 03, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate Court 3/31/11 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Worcester, §§. PROBATE COURT WO11P0830GD To the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation of said Commonwealth, and all persons interested in the estate of Mildred Marier of Lebanon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, a mentally ill person. A petition has been presented to said Court by Dianne Willitts and Robert Willitts appointed guardian of Mildred Marier of Lebanon in the State of New Hampshire by the N.H. Judicial Branch Court for the County of Grafton in the State of New Hampshire for license to receive or to sell by public or private sale and to transfer and convey certain real estate. If you desire to object thereto you or your attorney should file a written appearance in said Court at Worcester before ten o’clock in the forenoon on the nineteenth day of April 2011, the return day of this citation. Witness, DENISE MEAGHER, Esquire, First Judge of said Court, this twenty-first day of March in the year two thousand and eleven. Stephan G. Abraham Register of Probate 3/31/2011

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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provision of M.G.L. c.255, sec. 39A that on April 23, 2011 at 10:00 am, the following vehicle will be sold at private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notices. Vehicle 2002 Saturn SL2 Vin# 1G8ZK54792Z193747 To be sold at Belsito Towing, 245 SW Cutoff, Worcester, Ma 01604 03/31, 04/07, 04/14/11 TOWN OF MILLBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Millbury Planning Board In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 11, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Gregory L. McRae, 13 Hayward Glen Drive, Millbury, MA for an Accessory Dwelling Special Permit under Article 1, Section 14.11(e) and Article 4, Section 46.2 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw and Site Plan Review approval under Section 12.4 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw. Plan is available for inspection in the Planning Department during normal business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chair 3/24 & 3/31/2011

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION TO EXPAND THE POWERS OF A GUARDIAN Docket No WO09P1848GD In the Interests of: Samantha J Wickson of Worcester, MA RESPONDENT Incapacitated Person/ Protected Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Department of Developmental Serv of Shrewsbury, MA in the above captioned matter requesting that the court Expand the powers of a Guardian of the Respondent. The petition asks the court to make a determination that the powers of the Guardian and/or Conservator should be expanded, modified, or limited since the time of the appointment. The original petition is on file with the court. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before10:00 A.M. on the return date of 04/19/2011. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court Date: March 23, 2011 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 3/31/2011

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TOWN OF MILLBURY The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 7:30 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Cheryl Kehoe for demolition of existing garage and house addition and construction of attached garage and house addition at 252 Riverlin Street. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 3/31/2011

TOWN OF MILLBURY The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 7:15 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Request for Determination of Applicability from Massachusetts Department of Transportation for a determination of the resource area boundaries, regarding vegetation management along Route 146. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 3/31/2011

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By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Mark E. Hughes and Dianne L. Hughes to Option One Mortgage Corporation, dated July 20, 2005 and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 36885, Page 347 as affected by Interest Only Payment Period Rider at Book 36912 Page 144, of which mortgage U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-OPT1 is the present holder by assignment Recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 46367, Page 329, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 7 Ward Avenue, Millbury, MA 01527 will be sold at a Public Auction at 3:00 PM on April 21, 2011, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: The land in the easterly part of Millbury, in the County of Worcester, on the southerly side of Ward Avenue, together with the buildings thereon bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point on the southerly line of Ward Avenue, which is distant 236-9/10 feet westerly from the intersection of the southerly line of Ward Avenue, with the westerly line of Grafton Street; Thence Southeasterly about one hundred thirty-eight (138) feet by land now or formerly of one Noble; Thence by land now or formerly of James F. Rhodes, S. 33° 6’ W. fifty (50) feet to an iron pipe; Thence N. 53° 34’ W. one hundred and thirty-eight (138) feet by said Rhodes land to said Avenue; Thence by said Avenue N. 36° 26’ E. fifty (50) feet to the point of beginning. For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 21231, Page 359. The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession. Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee’s attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 321 Billerica Road, Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.” Other terms to be announced at the sale. U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Structured Asset Securities Corporation, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-OPT1 Korde & Associates, P.C. 321 Billerica Road Suite 210 Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 (978) 256-1500 (OOM 10-001849 )(Hughes)(03-24-11, 03-31-11, 04-07-11)(267314)

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