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an a neighborhood shed a reputation like a phoenix rising from the ash of an abandoned house? Can a diverse group of local activists, proprietors and citizens focus their energies into one single effort? Can numerous nationalities, cultures and influences unite into a cohesive retail, dining and residential destination? In other words, is the Village of Piedmont the next go-to destination for Worcesterites near and far? These are the questions that writer Brian Goslow has set to discover through his cover story “Rebranding a neighborhood.” From discussions with Paul Collyer – the biggest proponent for the rebranding of Piedmont – to local academic scholars, community leaders, city officials and local businesses as they chime in on what would be needed for this idea to flourish. Are you ready for the rebirth of this district?
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November 11 - 17, 2010 ■ Volume 36, Number 10
Massachusetts Can Marijuana reform finds overwhelming support on Election Day Jeremy Shulkin
Worcester Memorial Auditorium going out for bid. Developers, take a chance on the ol’ girl, please? +1 Chandler vs. Higgins. Higgins vs. Chandler. Now with more Robert Delle. Sit back and enjoy the ride. -1 Tense times among WRTA executives and union workers, who both say a possible strike could start Saturday. We suggest to plan on taking a cab if you have to get anywhere this weekend. -2 Councilor Kate Toomey makes a motion for more bike paths throughout the city. A move we’re always happy to hear. +2 The Hanover’s Brown Bag Concert series starts up again. There’s no better way to spend your lunch break. +1 More details come out about the cost of the Grafton Street School mercury spill, but there’s hope the feds and state could pick up more of the tab. 0 Local activist and filmmaker Matt Feinstein’s award winning “Ciclovida: Lifecycle” to show at Clark Friday, November 11. Go and learn things about biking, South America and farming. +1
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uestions 1, 2 and 3 stole most of the headlines this election season, but in 17 state representative districts and one senatorial district, voters had an additional public-policy question regarding their opinions on either legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana or legalizing the purchase, use and growth of marijuana for medicinal purposes. (Only one precinct, which was in the Boston area, asked both questions.) The results were overwhelmingly in favor of both. Of the nine representative districts polled on legalizing medicinal marijuana, including Worcester’s 13th and 18th districts, 77,552 voters (59 percent of those who gave their opinion) agreed that it should be legal. On the legalization and regulation side, in the eight representative and one senatorial districts polled, 106,940
could see marijuana-reform bills come their way. The thought was that if they saw enough of their constituents vote in favor of reform, then they might be inclined to help push a new bill through. Locally, voters in the 13 Worcester district, which encompasses Paxton and much of the west side, supported seeing marijuana legalized for medicinal purposes with a 58.7 percent margin. In the 18 Worcester district, which just elected Republican Ryan Fattman over four-term Democratic legislator Jennifer Callahan, voters supported medicinal use at 62.2 percent. According to Bill Downing, a spokesman at MassCann, there have been 63 marijuana reform PPQs since the 2000 election, all of them wins for those on the reform side. They definitely see momentum. “If it got to the floor it would pass,” says Downing, regarding legalizing medicinal marijuana. According to
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said marijuana should be legalized and taxed – 61.3 percent of the votes tallied in the area. The public policy question, sponsored by the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (the state’s chapter of National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) and the Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts, used three criteria to decide where they’d place the PPQs. In many cases, it was a matter of where an activist lived who wanted to raise signatures to get it on the ballot. (As was the case in the 13th district, as local ACLU executive director Ronal Madnick helped push for the initiative.) In others, MassCann and the Drug Policy Foundation targeted areas where 2008’s question 2, which decriminalized less than an ounce of marijuana, didn’t pass as safely as in other parts of the state. Thirdly, some areas were chosen because their representative has a high rank on a committee that
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SHAKE UP AT CITY HALL?: With the news that Assistant City Manager Julie Jacobson is a finalist for Auburn Town Manager, someone to keep an eye on is the city’s Director of Economic Development Tim McGourthy. McGourthy is highly regarded by city councilors and administrative higher ups. If Jacobson takes off, McGourthy’s name could start appearing on a lot more projects…So what are Jacobson’s chances of getting the new job? “She’s got the inside track,” says a source that has been following the hiring process closely. “She’s from out of town but knows Auburn from living in the area and working the next town over.” One question still remains: is she using City Manager Michael O’Brien as a reference?
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The wrong path Last week’s cover, Faces of Violence, received a fair amount of positive attention as we focused upon the local police and community groups whose mission is to stop the cycle of violence prevalent among some of the city’s youth. A handful of our readers, however, felt that a source for our story — Terrance Rosario — was inappropriate to use, as his criminal record was more complicated than we realized, and many accusations of his current criminal behavior ran deeper than we had previously been led to believe. Yet don’t lose sight of why we chose Rosario: he is a prime example, worthy to hold up to the troubled youth in our city of what NOT to do. Gang violence, drugs, and a life of crime leading to incarceration are all wrong, but these are nevertheless part of an unnerving reality that some in our community encounter every day. What better way to highlight the poor choices one can make than to find an individual who has walked that path already? Our goal in using Rosario was to illustrate the challenges that at-risk youth, and the community groups and local police who seek to help them, are confronted with each day: the lure of the gang, a substitute family that embraces only to absorb troubled teens into a world they often cannot escape.
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In “Faces of Violence” (WoMag, Nov. 4, 2010), writer Erik Radvon and photographer Steven King paint a compelling picture of teen violence in Worcester and our community’s response. Thank you for giving clear focus to this issue. It’s encouraging to see the developing collaboration between the police, community organizations, and citizens – all focused on breaking the cycle of violence by offering realistic alternatives to gang involvement for at-risk youth. In this regard, the non-profit Center for Nonviolent Solutions has developed a website www. nonviolentsolution.org that links people who want to contribute time, talent, or money with community groups that need help in order to expand their efforts to build nonviolent solutions. The staff and volunteers at community organizations on the front lines of the struggle to engage at-risk youth need our support. As Martin Luther King said over 50 years ago “Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.” Have you tried a nonviolent solution today? Sincerely, J O HN PAUL MARO SY, Worcester Board Member, Center for Nonviolent Solutions
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s director of Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester I would like to add to the conversation started in your article on Immigration in the October 28, 2010 issue. Ironically, for a country of immigrants the issue of immigration in America has always been a hot button issue. As immigrants, we sometimes forget our roots in the passionate debate over who should come, who should go and who should stay. At Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester, an organization dedicated to teaching the basic skill of reading, writing and speaking English, we have the opportunity to see the issue from the perspective of one adult at a time. Imagine coming to a new country, leaving all that is familiar and comforting: your culture, your friends, your family, your roots. You find yourself baffled by a strange and difficult language, one which you know you must master to fulfill your dream of advancing in your adopted homeland. This is the dilemma of the growing number of immigrants who have come to Worcester in search of a better life. For those of us fortunate enough to be born in America we have the opportunity to empower our newest residents to become full participants in our community. Creating a positive spin on immigration can be accomplished simply by helping an eager adult to master speaking English. Many of us descended from immigrants who came to these shores knowing very little English. Too often, immigrants suffered prejudice and discrimination inflicted by those who came before them. But in the past, many newcomers also experienced the kindness of strangers. Today the newly arrived continue to benefit from America’s tradition of campassionate aid at the Worcester Public Library, where Literacy Volunteers has their office.
You, too, could become part of this benevolent tradition of service. If you have as little as an hour or two a week to volunteer, you can have the satisfaction of enabling a grateful, deserving person to add to the best of what we espouse in Worcester. Located at the Worcester Public Library, Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester is one of 13 independent non-profit affiliates throughout the state dedicated to promoting literacy through volunteer tutoring. We offer confidential and student-centered instruction at no cost to the learner. Our mission is to promote the comprehension, speaking, reading and writing of English for those adults who most need this help. The only requirements to be eligible to tutor is that you have a high school diploma, that you be at least 18 years old, and that you be willing to give 2 hours a week of your time. We ask you to participate in six weekly workshops to prepare you. You tell us when you are available and the Literacy Volunteers office sets up the first meeting with your student in a public place such as the Worcester Public Library. Please call 508-754-8056 if you are interested in joining us. Let’s try not to forget our own roots and let us help other newcomers to create their own roots too. Laurie D’Amico, Director Harvey Fenigsohn, Inhouse Language Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester
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hankfully election day is over. And the Massachusetts drivers whose cars sport Boston Red Sox/Jimmy Fund license plates can safely return to the highways. I couldn't have taken any more of the ads and antics of politicians who sacrifice principles in search of power, prestige, pay, perks and pensions. Mark Twain once said, “Politicians are like diapers. They both need changing regularly and for the same reason.” Sure some significant changes were made. But many of the political victors across the country are thankful that the electorate can be so gullible. Yes, I'm cynical. Too many incumbents and challengers run for elective office to serve themselves instead of the people. Today's politicians are so adept at using their own or other's money to take advantage of the ignorance and apathy of their sloganloving constituents. Consider Republican businesswoman Meg Whitman, the fourth wealthiest woman in California with a net worth of $1.3 billion. She self-funded her gubernatorial campaign, spending almost $50 per vote garnered, or about $160 million. Whitman's thirst for political power and prestige, not an obligation to help the residents of that cash-strapped state, motivated her to try to buy that election. In the end she was trumped by the golden state's popular moonbat, Jerry Brown. And how can I not be cynical about arrogant Barney Frank, the individual most responsible for the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage mess that cost taxpayers billions of dollars. Frank needed only the D next to his name on the Massachusetts ballot to trounce the capable and promising Republican, Sean Bielat, a major in the United States Marine Corps Reserve. The always angry and indignant Frank somehow manages to continue to delude the voters of his Fourth Congressional District. And is political hack and auditor-elect Suzanne Bump, who had been receiving residential tax breaks on homes in both Boston and Great Barrington by reporting each as her principal residence, the person that Massachusetts residents need to be our financial
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watchdog? Even worse, Bump beat out an honest, ethical and skilled auditor in Republican Mary Z. Connaughton. Then there's William Higgins, a father, grandfather and a disabled American veteran who shamed himself, his family, friends and supporters in his losing race against highly respected First Worcester District State Senator Harriette Chandler. Higgins had no ideas, platform or vision. His was a media campaign filled with rage and baseless charges that Chandler was dishonest and corrupt. How laughable that this guy's slogan was, “Restore Integrity and Honor.” And so many candidates are just too willing to put politics before principles. Unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker publicly embraced Paul Loscocco, the “Benedict Arnold” running mate of independent gubernatorial candidate Tim Cahill. Then, only days before the election, Baker made a campaign appearance on behalf of Jeff Perry, the Republican candidate in the 10th Congressional District. A former Wareham police sergeant, Perry had been accused in two incidents of ignoring the screams and pleas of teenage girls who were being illegally strip searched by a Wareham police officer. I guess Charlie Baker thought that voters with teenage daughters wouldn't show up at the polls on election day. Finally, it's too bad that the Attorney General's seat is no longer the people's seat. Martha Coakley was re-elected in spite of her incredible statement on WCRN radio that “Technically it's not illegal to be illegal in Massachusetts.” Evidently Massachusetts Democrats have forgiven Coakley for losing the Kennedy Senate seat to Scott Brown. So the Democrats hold the Presidency and a Senate majority while the Republicans now control the House of Representatives. Instead of more cooperation between the two major parties, be prepared for gridlock. How disappointing that will be to the lobbyists, unions, corporations and special interest groups that helped to buy these seats for their candidates. Yes, we all have good reason to be skeptical and cynical.
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Nothing really special to be honest with you. I appreciate what they’ve done for the community and the country. But no special observance.
Steven Tucker SHREWSBURY I’m a veteran, I’ll be marching in a parade.
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Rebranding a neighborhood WILL THE “VILLAGE OF PIEDMONT” BECOME THE CITY’S NEXT GO-TO DESTINATION?
Brian Goslow
When Paul Collyer first came to Worcester in the late 1980s as a realestate broker from Boston, he saw a city that needed love. “The urban core was brutal when compared to now,” he says. “Then, you would see one, two, three burnt-out buildings in a row.”
His best memory from that initial visit was the Living Earth health-food market at Chandler and Dewey streets; soon afterwards, Collyer bought and moved into a triple decker in its shadow. He now puts on Paulie’s NOLA Jazz and Blues Festival in his front yard each summer and more recently has been hyping “The Village of Piedmont” as a potential up-and-coming area. The moniker is loosely based on a neighborhood designation listed on the deed for property he owns, and is currently renovating, on Austin Street. “I want us to be an active living neighborhood with people coming home after work, walking their dogs, maybe up to Newton Hill or over to Elm Park, and talking to their neighbors on the way,” says Collyer, who would like to see “The Village of Piedmont” follow the example of other rebranding success stories, from Worcester’s Canal District and Restaurant Row (Shrewsbury Street) to Boston’s South End and Somerville, where he also owns property. For now, Collyer is the loudest advocate of this idea that is still looking for a larger audience of opponents. In September, he and other members of the Chandler Street Business Association discussed their ideas on how the neighborhood could be strengthened — and what kind of help they’d like to receive — at a meeting at Collyer’s home attended by City Manager Michael O’Brien and Congressman Jim McGovern. Collyer still needs to sell it to the neighborhood-atlarge, a district where many of its residents survive paycheck to paycheck and several of its nonprofit
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organizations and community activists are dedicated to helping them in that battle — and have no real interest in seeing it turned into a trendy destination spot.
FOCAL POINT Forward progress of any kind always starts with the breaking of bread. The impending opening of the Firewood Café at 222 Chandler Street, which will specialize in wood-fired brick-oven pizza, has already brought anticipation of being a special kind of eating and social experience that could bring fresh energy — and business — to a neighborhood that already hosts a wide variety of ethnically centric eateries. Owner Vasken Chagaian came to Worcester from Lebanon in 1979 and has lived here ever since (minus the two years he spent going to school in California). He owned the Franklin Street Deli next to the Telegram & Gazette from 1991-1995 before putting his culinary dreams on hold to move into construction. When work-related injuries led to a series of surgeries, the unexpected time off gave Chagaian the opportunity to open his dream eatery. He bought an old market space at 222 Chandler Street, where, since March, he’s poured a “fortune” of money, plus all of his time, into converting the space into what he hopes will become the kind of place you bring your out-of-town visitors. “It was a really tough building,” Chagaian said. “We did everything over.” That included ripping down and rebuilding its outside façade, the cost of which was paid for, in part, through a Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) grant, which is a program created by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to revitalize an area that is, in HUD’s words, “a community’s most distressed.” Chagaian admits, “That was very helpful.” The inside attraction is a beehive-shaped brick oven complemented by carefully restored original walls constructed of Worcester-manufactured bricks complete with antique Worcester postcards and memorabilia. “We want to make it a local Worcester landmark that represents the spirit of Worcester,” Chagaian explains.
“We want it to say: This is how we do things in Worcester. We do it proper.”
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT If you’re a long-time Worcester resident, you’re probably saying to yourself that you’ve heard it all before. Could one business, one like the Firewood Café that’s expected to attract customers from not only inside the city, but the suburbs, actually spark a neighborhood revival? Many burgeoning neighborhoods have gotten their initial jumpstart from a single new business that becomes a must-check-out destination point. “It’s plausible,” says Clark University sociology professor Robert J.S. Ross. “But it’s very rare that the effort of one person is sufficient.” He gives the example of Ann Arbor, Michigan, which used to have an old downtown in a city similar in size to that of Worcester and Providence, with a population of around 110,000 residents plus 22,000 college students. Most of its retail had moved to the suburbs, and it became an unhappy place that turned into a low-rent district. “Ernie Harburg, a guy who had money because of his father, E. Y. “Yip” Harburg, a performer and songwriter who did the lyrics for the Wizard of Oz, bought a bar there — the Del Rio Jazz Bar,” Ross says. “It started to succeed, then a coffee shop opened up next door. Then another bar.” The district became a favorite of grad students. The area saw enough traffic that someone was encouraged to start a farmer’s market on Saturday selling fancy foods and crafts. “Then a state-of-the-art deli opened up,” Ross continues. “That street became restaurant row; 20 years later it was unrecognizable from what it had been and great.” Harburg’s bar was the first to pull a crowd, but Ross points out, “If others didn’t go with him, he would have gone under.” The Chandler Street area already has a wide array of eating options. “It’s like 12 different nationalities in that neighborhood, including Salvadoran, Armenian, Mexican, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Dominican, Brazilian, Italian,
Haitian, Thai, Vietnamese and Ghanaian,” said longtime community organizer Kevin Ksen, who moved into the Pleasant-Piedmont streets neighborhood in 1988. Ksen said it would be beneficial if a brochure could be put together and circulated that marketed the various existing eateries, many of which are mom-and-pop owned and operated, which makes it difficult for them to attend meetings of the Chandler Street Business Association, where ideas for improving and getting the word out about what the area has to offer are discussed. “They’re trying to build their businesses, not rebrand the neighborhood.” Each one has been opened with a different goal in mind; many ethnic restaurants initially serve a specific community. Jennie Germann Holz, a sociology professor at the College of the Holy Cross, says it’s not uncommon for new immigrants coming into a city to find their place in the community by opening or working in an ethnic restaurant. “In some cases, this can provide a venue for cultural exchange, and in that sense it can be very positive,” Holz says. “But one of the problems sociologists have noted about this phenomenon is that it can limit interactions with new immigrants to a service relationship — between servers and customers. This can potentially reproduce an unequal relationship with the host culture in which immigrants are perhaps only valued for the culinary diversity they bring to a community.” When we think about branded neighborhoods in other cities, Holz says, we often think about racial or ethnic enclaves: Little Italy or Chinatown, for instance. That’s not the case here. “Worcester is unique in being a very ethnically diverse city,” she points out. “It’s not an enclave of any particular ethnic group, which is somewhat different to other urban settings in that sense. It’s not a common phenomenon. It’s a special unique convergence of ethnic immigrant cultures.” That, in itself, she says, could be a branding point, suggesting a potential slogan: “Discover your own Worcester.” First, and foremost, Holz says, the neighborhood itself needs to decide what it wants to be, posing the question: does it want to remake itself as a destination to be branded as a tourist destination? “If that’s the way they decide to go, it’s not for them (the neighbors), but other target markets; it’s for new consumers. It would look a lot different if it was to become a destination.” If it went the destination route, Holz says its businesses would have to standardize a clear marketing image while emphasizing their unique differences. “It has to meet certain standards in terms of parking, accessibility and aesthetic. The changes need to appeal to (the needs and abilities of) noncorporate mom-and-pop businesses but help them be a little more robust.” Five years ago, Worcester selected five neighborhoods to participate in the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) program. The Chandler Business District, whose boundaries range from Main Street to Park Avenue and Pleasant Street to May Street, was selected along with the Lower Lincoln Street, Grafton Hill, South Worcester and Beacon Street neighborhoods. According to Worcester assistant city manager Julie Jacobson, each district was appropriated $389,000 to be dispersed over a four-year period, which ends this year. In the Chandler District, much of that money went towards façade improvements to the storefronts of seven businesses and more than a dozen residential locations. “We worked with various property and business owners on signage to make it appeal broadly but keep its ethnic focus,” says director of economic development Timothy J. McGourthy. Driving down Chandler Street today, you’ll see a variety of long-established businesses that include Economy Paints, R & R Plumbing Supply Corp, Barney’s
{ coverstory } Bicycles, Austin Furniture and J. J. Nissen’s Bakery Thrift Store. Then there’s more recent arrivals like the Safari Café and T + T’s Caribbean Market and Pastry, offering Jamaican beef, chicken and veggie patties — and yellow Worcester trash bags. Maranatha Int’l Cuisine was opened two months ago by Natacha Fils-Aime; she came to the United States from Haiti in 1999. “I love to cook, and I love to serve people,” she says. Early customers have loved her red snapper and goat dinners. “We have everybody eating in here, including Kenyans, Jamaicans, Americans.” Not everyone is familiar with Haitian-style cooking, so Fils-Aime makes it a point not to let those who’ve entered her restaurant for the first time leave without giving her a chance to win them over. “They say, ‘I don’t eat that.’ I say, ‘Try it.’ Someone said they don’t eat chicken. I gave them two pieces to sample. They bought $30 worth.” Chandler Street Business Association president Bill Randell, who owns property on Pleasant Street that houses his business, Advantage Benefits, said the neighborhood needs more permanency. “We’re not a stable neighborhood,” he says. “It’s a transient neighborhood. Till you stabilize it with people who live in the neighborhood, the school won’t stabilize, the neighborhood won’t stabilize. “We have to get people into the neighborhood with money,” he says. “You talk to the guys at the local businesses and they’ll say very few customers come from the area.” With the intended goal of stabilizing all of its neighborhoods, the City of Worcester set out to address filling its empty houses with new homeowners through the creation of its Buy Worcester Now program. “We’re working on using state and federal funds for the stabilizing and revitalization of the neighborhoods,” Jacobson says. “We’re looking at foreclosures and preforeclosures and getting them into receivership. We’re helping with rehabilitation of houses and first-time homeowners. We’re encouraging more home ownership. We’re helping them learn to be good landlords and learn what programs are available to them.” (For a detailed rundown of city programs in this area, visit the Economic, Neighborhood and Workforce Development section of the city’s Web site, worcesterma. gov). The NeighborWorks Home Ownership Center, located at 674 Main Street, was created to help current and new owners by providing funds for home improvements through a loan program that can provide between $1,500 and $15,000 at a fixed-interest rate repayable for up to seven years. Many of the qualifying improvements are intended to cut down on home-heating costs, thus making living in one’s own home more affordable. Worcester Common Ground (WCG) was founded in 1988 to address absentee property ownership in the city, as well as the growing cost of housing that was displacing many area families. Executive director Stephen Patton, a former Worcester city councilor, has led the organization since 2003. Many of the 120 apartments it oversees are in the Chandler Street NRSA district; residents pay a price-fixed rental charge of 30 percent of their monthly income. Since starting at WCG, Patton said he’s seen the neighborhood improve and, before Edwis “Goldo” Peña was killed in front of his home on Preston Street on Halloween night, felt it was getting safer. “The feeling of abandonment has almost moved on,” he says. “Maybe it’s because working in it over an extended period of time you get to know the neighborhood better. More people have lived here a lot longer time than you’d think.” Patton credits the Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center (PSNNC) with helping to stabilize the neighborhood through its Pleasant Area Community
Team (PACT) that identifies potential problem properties and brings them to the attention of the city. Earlier this fall, PACT forwarded a list of 30 potential problem sites to the city’s code department. “We went back the next month and all the things were gone,” said PSNNC executive director Mary Keefe. But, as if to underline the need for constant monitoring, prior to its most recent meeting, it found new bags of trash, an abandoned couch, and other items had been left out on local sidewalks. It wants to avoid a message of indifference that leads to further dumping originating both in and outside the neighborhood. “If you don’t have eyes on the ground level, the problem gets out of hand,” McGourthy says. “It’s the broken-window syndrome. If we get info, we can act on it. The community’s involvement is essential.” McGourthy says those clean-up efforts are complemented by the city’s problem property team, which looks at properties with high incidents of crime activity and code violations. “We get in there at an early stage, so it doesn’t become a bigger problem,” he explains. When someone lives in a home that they own or have resided in over an extended period, the expectation is that they’re going to be more heavily invested in the neighborhood than if they only see it as a temporary stop. Nat and Mihoko Needle recently purchased a property on Winslow Street to raise sons Asa and Nori and base their business, Saori Worcester. The family was a key energy force of the East Highland Area Neighborhood Association. Former Massachusetts gubernatorial (and Worcester City Council) candidate Grace Ross also lives in the area and holds Worcester Anti-Foreclosure Team meetings at the PSNNC. All bring a vital energy. With all the individual and organizational efforts going on in the Chandler-Piedmont-Pleasant Streets area — an equally daunting challenge might be bringing the various parts together. “We’re all doing our own thing,” CSBA’s Randell says. “Maybe the city’s Executive Office of Neighborhood Services could sit down with us and coordinate and tie the business and neighborhood groups together and help us come up with a coordinated game plan.” Mary Keefe, executive director of the Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center, which opened in fall 1999, said prior to that time, it took four years to get neighborhood groups together to just meet, talk and get over stereotypes of one another before they could begin to discuss what their shared goals were. “It can be hard to know how to move forward and keep that trust,” she says. “Getting and working together is real hard. It’s about treating each other with respect even with different opinions. It’s accepting there are times we won’t be on the same page (but continue to work together).” She said the last time the neighborhood got together to discuss the dispersal of NRSA funds, it felt like a power struggle. “We are a big part of moving the neighborhood forward,” Keefe says. If the neighborhood was to grow in a direction encouraged by Collyer’s “Village of Piedmont” model, Clark University’s Ross says it would need multiple decision makers to get greater neighborhood convergence. “There has to be some mechanism so neighborhood voices can be articulated to find out what needs doing: are there gangs to be worried about, problems of local ownership, tax breaks that can be picked up? There needs to be a relationship with local leaders for a free flow of ideas for you and them,” he explains. For long-time area residents, “Piedmont” conjures up images of the 1970s and 1980s, when Piedmont Street was a well-known haven for prostitutes and Hepatitis B. Ross said it’s not easy to erase those memories. “It’s easy to get a bad reputation that lasts long after the bad actors leave,” Ross says.
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The Safari Café opened at 215 Chandler St. in February 2009. Kenyan-born owner Jane Ndegwa came here after first living in Indiana, where she heard good stories about Worcester through a family friend. Her customers have taken a liking to everything on her menu of East African cuisine: samosas, beef patties, fried doughs and collard greens. “I do all the cooking,” Ndegwa says. “I make it all myself because I want to know what is in what.” Her $9.99 buffet-style restaurant is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Those who want takeout pay by the pound. One of those loyal customers is Collyer, who promotes the restaurant and others
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in the neighborhood through his at-timesnerve-striking online blog, “Paulie’s Point of View.” For better, or worse, few people are neutral on it. It’s either seen as a valuable view into the neighborhood’s going-ons (from, of course, his point of view) or avoided by those who felt his wrath. Along with overseeing his four Worcester properties, Collyer runs B.A. Event Promotions, a for-profit organization that organizes and promotes fundraising road-race events for nonprofit organizations, mainly in the greater Boston and Cape Cod regions. Many of his race participants originally lived or went to school here. “There are tons of former Worcester kids who live in Boston and kids who went to WPI or Clark who moved to Boston because they want an urban environment,” Collyer says.
More importantly, he notes, they want good housing, something that can be hard to find in the city’s urban core; that’s something he’s also heard from owners of the district’s anchor restaurants, Evo and Baba Sushi, some of whose employees are looking for family-friendly housing nearby. Collyer’s doing his small part by fully renovating the Azel Drake House on Austin Street. He points out its newly installed plumbing pipes and the centralheating system that will also cool its three two-bedroom apartments during hot Worcester summers. “You won’t get rich doing what I’m doing, but I get a lot of personal satisfaction from it,” Collyer rationalizes. “I’m happy doing what I do; I hope it will inspire others to do the same.”
So will “Village of Piedmont” catch on, as a new name for an old neighborhood, and subsequently see new growth and activity? One never knows how a marketing campaign of any size will work out. For now, McGourthy said it’s a great example of how a neighborhood can be rebranded, and he sounds encouraged by the efforts of Collyer and the Chandler Street Business Association. “They recognized the direction they wanted to go, renamed it (their neighborhood) and bring consistency in their message,” McGourthy says.
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Vibrant Vignettes of Worcester Paul Grignon
How can one possibly distill a year’s worth of painting into a single show? One only needs to witness the light captured on canvas to appreciate the splendor of Sumiyo Toribe’s “Worcester Sketchbook” watercolors. Painted every day, for 365 consecutive days, her vivid cityscapes depict Worcester in all its sundry guises, replete with street scenes as well as contemplative moments throughout the area. Thirty-three works of her art grace the walls of the Franklin Square Society Salon, located in the Hanover Theater on Southbridge Street. Within these lavishly refurbished rooms, a patron can leisurely peruse Toribe’s exceptional paintings. Standing before each beautifully framed painting, one can easily recall a snapshot of their foray into the depths of the city, as Toribe encapsulates that brief window within her own take on Worcester’s offerings. Over the course of a year, she drove around the city with her husband, taking an abundance of reference photos. “I started to appreciate the beautiful architecture and energy of city scenes,” she says, adding, “There are particular features unique to New England and specific to Central Massachusetts.” With three small children at home, she managed to create these watercolors when she “had peace of mind and quiet in the house.” At times, her creations echo both Monet and Van Gogh in her varied and sumptuous approach, the influence of Impressionism apparent in her art work. “Pond at Elm Park” and “Cook Pond, Olean Street” certainly nod to the influence of Monet, as the former hints of his “Water Lily
Series,” but with her own interpretation of a Japanese bridge. The latter is an entirely different rendition of Monet’s “Morning on the Seine.” Here, Toribe depicts Cook Pond with an eye toward the use of the paper, leaving passages exposed, allowing the viewer to observe
nature in repose, a quiet tranquil moment. Both canvases utilize the ‘white’ of the paper magnificently; the observer, transfixed, imagines for herself the atmosphere and time of day, transporting their harried city soul instead to a place enveloped in quietude. “Main Street, Winter Night” nods at Van Gogh’s “Starry Night on the Rhone,” with diffused streetlights mimicking the twinkling heavens in Vincent’s canvas. Toribe demonstrates her superb technique of capturing the nocturne and one can instantly visualize a time traversing the frigid byways of Worcester, huddled against the brumal grip of a December night. Toribe employs a myriad of approaches to her craft. Some paintings appear rather spontaneous, with only mere suggestions of a landscape, both foliage and sky diffused in haze, the use of sfumato most evident. Scenes such as “Grafton Street at 290” and “Holy Cross, View from Church” depict exquisite atmospheric conditions, leaving one to ponder vistas so malleable in nature. Others appear more controlled, exacting in construction, attention to details most visible. Both “City Hall” and “Notre Dame” come to mind, as the two contain minutiae of architecture, leaving no doubt to the actual structure. Toribe leaves traces of pencil marks, a veritable pentimento reminder of her previous attempts to portray these edifices in supreme accuracy. Toribe received a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, and used the $1,500 to develop her sketchbook series. “Understanding that you dwell in a beautiful place and seeing the beauty around you is central to why I wanted to do this project,” she says. The opening reception to her show is on November 16 from 5:30-7 p.m., and all are welcome. Toribe will also have 50 to 100 more works available from “Worcester Sketchbook” during the reception. ARTSWorcester presents Worcester Sketchbook, Watercolors by Sumiyo Toribe through January 6, 2011 at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Worcester. artsworcester.org.
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In the name of the father Jim Keogh
If you ever doubted that Benito Mussolini was a madman, just watch him make love. In the film Vincere, the young fascist-to-be and a beautiful salon owner named Ida Dalser fall hard for each other and share a night of passion. But while Ida moans his name during the act, Benito stares glassy-eyed into space. Is he having sex or is he detoxing?
No matter, Ida’s heart wants what it wants. She sticks with Benito, even sells her belongings to help him launch a newspaper. Later she’ll insist they were married, though no marriage certificate is produced. When Ida informs Benito she’s pregnant, well, he doesn’t exactly glow with happiness, though he does acknowledge the child is his. As he accrues power and influence in Italy’s government, Mussolini wages a furtive campaign to keep Ida away from another woman that he’s married and
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their children. To muffle Ida, he engineers her placement into a series of insane asylums where the louder she declares that she’s Mussolini’s wife, the madder she’s assumed to be. He (assumedly) orders their son, Benito Albino, removed from her custody and placed in a boarding school. Vincere presents Ida as a tragically proud figure whose refusal to deny the truth about her relationship with Mussolini destroyed her life. Giovanna Mezzogiorno effectively captures Ida’s utter indignance with the Italian authorities, and her fighting spirit, including in one beautifully shot scene where she scales the asylum fence during a snowfall and flings letters that she’s written to her son. (One quibble about the physical depiction of Ida: she never seems to age over the course of several decades.) Director Marco Bellocchio uses actor Filippo Timi to portray the early Mussolini, but once Benito severs ties to Ida, Timi disappears from the film and Bellocchio employs vintage newsreels of the real Il Duce from then on. The effect serves to widen the gulf between Benito and Ida — he’s making realworld history, while she’s mired in an
Vincere will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, and at 1 and 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University as part of the Cinema 320 series. seething political cauldron from the earlyunchanging nightmare — yet also acts 20th century to the dawn of World War as a foreshadowing of his eventual fate. II. Before watching the film, you might Watching the grainy footage of Mussolini want to hit up Wikipedia for some details delivering his vainglorious speeches, preening at the mic and contorting his about Mussolini and Ida. I confess to being face as he compares himself to Rome’s confused at several points during the movie great emperors, he seems devoid of even as Bellocchio skips the story through time, a shred of the charisma that drew people and introduces settings and characters whose to him. He’s turned himself into a prime significance is difficult to immediately divine, target for a revolt. often aiming for stylistic flourishes that Vincere is no classroom lesson; it’s a threaten the narrative’s coherence. In short, human drama told in the context of Italy’s do your homework.
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Unstoppable is “based onâ€? an actual event in which a train in Pennsylvania ran unattended for about two hours. Oh my! Then again, Inglorious Bastards was “based onâ€? WWII. Yet Tarantino’s film embraced implausibility to the point it turned into something artfully ludicrous, risky, crazy and fun – a true thrill ride. Unstoppable bends the truth in the name of profit and to up the ante of dire plot developments, all for the predictable, single-minded purpose of trying to disguise a dull story as something entertaining. Director Tony Scott should have known better than to let his desperation show like this. The script is a catchall collection of shallow, clichĂŠd characters brought together by a looming menace. Sort of like if Irwin Allen had been responsible for Jaws, with the shark being played by a freight train. Scott lays it on thick in his attempts to personify this unhinged loco locomotive. Dark, portentous music and deep assrumbling subsonic sounds fill the air, its implacable steel face and ominous blackened windshield shot from low angles like that murderous truck in Duel.
Sorry, Tony, though characters describe it as “a missile the size of the Chrysler building,â€? it’s still just a goddamn train. Give it a rest. The humans don’t fare much better. We’re supposed to allow ourselves to be blandly manipulated into caring about two railroad workers, single dad Denzel Washington and his pair of cute daughters that work at Hooters, and grumbling Chris Pine with his wife’s restraining order. Why? Because it’s all true! Sort of. Maybe a little. But I doubt it. The two are thrown together, driving that train and high on cocaine. Wait, no that didn’t happen, unfortunately. But when your film is less interesting than a Grateful Dead song you know you are in trouble. Anyway, Pine (who was great as Kirk in Star Trek but here is upstaged by the shark, er, train) supposedly having his first turn as a conductor and Denzel the old dude near retirement who still possesses a spark of civility and human grace. Anyway, some doofuses from central manages to not connect the air brakes and then set the throttle and jump out of a train armed with toxic explosive chemicals. Oh yes, I believe that. The unreasonably hot babe who works in the dispatching office (Rosario Dawson), and who utters the tag line about the Chrysler building, is all up in arms when she finds out. Seems there a car full of stupidly cheerful kids (no, not orphans, but close enough) on another train headed directly for the out of control one. Turns out they’re safe on a different track, but never mind. Oh, the missile of death on rails is headed toward the town where Denzel’s kids are. Yawn. They attempt to set a guy down from a helicopter, but there’s some freak problem at first attempt, so they never bother to try again. This would have ended the movie after forty minutes. Instead we wait for our heroes to chase after it until Pine jumps on the locomotive from a speeding car on a nearby highway, which is so much more a reasonable and likely way to stop a train. Anyway, I’m running out of space but building crazy momentum, and I want to talk about the evil corporate guys who make nothing but bad decisions because they are evil and the silly elaborate computer models that the TV channels somehow put together in like five minutes and oh no help, I’m like an out of control train of virulent criticism rushing forward and the only thing that will stop me is‌ the end.
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Opening in 2006, Joey’s Bar & Grill filled two vacancies for Worcester’s west side: first, taking over the empty 224 Mill St. location that was previously home to the long-standing Coe’s CafÊ, and second, establishing a solid Worcester restaurant west of Park Avenue. While most diners may turn to Shrewsbury Street, Park Ave., or the Canal District for high-quality, casual dining in Worcester, Joey’s has succeeded in delivering excellent meals and good service in a section of the city that lacks many other options.
Your first impression of Joey’s should surprise you. By the name and location you may be expecting mismatched plates, flickering neon lights, and a greasy-spoon menu, but as you walk into Joey’s you will first notice a long, modern bar, with flat-panel TVs on opposite walls, and tightly packed tables. The restaurant is not large, so expect waits exceeding 45 minutes on weekends, even during the warmer months when the outdoor patio is open (reservations are accepted). Meals at Joey’s begin with a basket of warm bread accompanied by a plate of oil. Beer lovers may be disappointed by sparse draught offerings, but this is offset by several unique martinis and seasonally red or white sangria. Appetizers and lighter fare range between $8 - $14, with the BBQ pulled-pork quesadilla and the teriyaki wings standing out as favorites. “Joey’s Favorite Salad,� an iceberg wedge topped with strips of roasted red peppers, gorgonzola cheese, and a bacon vinaigrette dressing runs $7, while a creamy and clam-filled cup of clam chowder was listed at $2.50. This section of the menu also features sandwiches and
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a burger, which Joey’s claims is “the best on Mill Street,â€? a description that could probably be expanded to be one of the best burgers offered at a traditional dinein Worcester restaurant. Dinner entrĂŠes are large, but priced higher than most other restaurants on the west side. The $21 flat-iron steak, served with asparagus and mushrooms, was cooked perfectly and served over generous portions of whipped potatoes. Another favorite is the pepperoni chicken, a diversion from typical chicken parmesan, as sliced pepperoni is slipped into what would otherwise be a fairly traditional meal. This theme of modifying a common item with a unique twist is what typifies Joey’s dinner menu. By the time you finish your bread, salad, appetizer, and entrĂŠe, few will have the digestive fortitude to even glance at the dessert tray,
but that would be a true loss: the desserts at Joey’s are delicious and huge, albeit more or less predictable. A ramekin of crème brÝlÊe tasted like cappuccino mouse, with a hint of pumpkin accenting the coffee-like flavor, while the apple crisp was what you would expect from apple crisp: very good, but nothing incredible. Service at Joey’s is top notch, with a staff that – if anything – may be too friendly. Never the less, large crowds are handled with ease, orders come out with the right timing, and Joey can always be found checking in with tables to make sure that everything is right. For four people, ordering drinks, appetizers, entrees and dessert, the bill totaled $114. Joey’s stands alone as Worcester’s best west-side restaurant, a testament to the fact that new restaurants can survive in areas other than downtown, Shrewsbury Street, or the Canal District. If anything, Joey’s Bar & Grill is surprising – a modern restaurant in a residential neighborhood with an atypical menu and a vibrant bar – at Joey’s it is easy to forget where you are dining.
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Below, then, is a list of some favorite BYOB spots in the Woo, complete with suggestions for a little something you might bring to match the dining experience. The splendid pizza at Flats (75 Maywood St.; 508.752.1701) is as “sustainable, local, and organicâ€? as they can make it, so a local beverage seems in order. Grab a growler of Seven Hills Pale Ale at Wormtown Brewing Company (455 Park Avenue; 774.239.1555) just around the corner, and pair it with either a melanzane or cubano pie for a not-so-little slice of heaven. There are wine bottles on just about every table at CafĂŠ Espresso Trattoria (19 Wall
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bright and citrusy with a nice hoppy bite. For an autumnal treat, match Smuttynose Pumpkin Ale to a Harvest Moon pie. Just across the street, West Side Steak & BBQ (2 Richmond Avenue; 508.765.6328) specializes in housesmoked ribs, chicken, pork and brisket, and features very friendly service. A Petite Syrah or Cote du Rhone might be a nice match to a pulled pork or brisket sandwich with sweet potato fries, and you won’t go wrong pairing Cisco Whale’s Tale Pale Ale from Nantucket with a slab of smoky ribs. virtual map of these and more BYOB dining opportunities
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punk theater
Join Clark University for the production of punkplay when the curtain rises on November 11. What is punkplay? It’s a survey of the music, writing, politics and more all rolled into a coming-of-age story on wheels. Written by Gregory Moss, directed by Raymond Munro. Starts each night at 8:15 p.m. with local music preceding at 7:30 p.m. Runs Nov. 11 through 13 (Nov. 14 at 3 p.m., no bands) then Nov. 18 thru 20 at the Michelson Theater, 950 Main Street, Worcester. $5 (free with college ID). Meet the playwright on opening night, Thursday, November 11. 508-793-7356 for confirmation of times or reservations.
performances, dancing, healthy food, and special kids’ area. Funded in part by a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation. Free. 6:3010 p.m. Worcester Youth Center, 326 Chandler St. 508-767-2505, ext. 3003.
zip trip
On Saturday, November 13 the Worcester Art Museum presents Zip Trip: The Portraiture of Rembrandt, Del Sarto, and Sargent. Art is on the fast track, as the Museum invites visitors to take part in fast-paced docentled gallery talks designed to offer a short
vintage veterans
To celebrate Veteran’s Day, Old Sturbridge Village will offer special activities celebrating the nation’s military history. Members of the colorful Sturbridge Militia will drill 1830s style, meet with visitors, and invite them to take part in the drilling exercises. Veterans and active-duty service members, including those serving in the National Guard, receive a 50% discount on OSV admission! $20 adults; $18 seniors (65+); $7 youths (3-17); free under 3. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830, osv.org.
Latino fest
You are invited to the PASA Coalition Fiesta de Baile, a celebration of Latino culture and healthy living on Friday, November 12. Featuring a live DJ, Latin music,
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but in-depth view of the portraiture of Rembrandt, Del Sarto, and Sargent. Free with museum admission. noon-12:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406, wam.org
military dress
This Veterans Day, get out the black ties and cocktail dresses for the Gala Military Ball held on Saturday, November 13. Cocktail and hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dancing to the Ron Stone Band, and entertainment. Military - mess dress; civilian - black tie. Proceeds benefit Veterans Inc. (formerly Massachusetts Veterans Inc.) and its programs for veterans in need. Sponsorships available at many price levels. $100 per person, $1,000 per table (includes ad). 6-11 p.m. Massachusetts National Guard Military Museum and Archives, 44 Salisbury St. 508-791-1213.
70s Reunion
Dance and thrill to the powerhouse rock ‘n’ roll band that captured the hearts of Worcester music lovers like no other band ever could, as Zonkaraz reunite at The Hanover Theatre on Saturday, November 13. Zonkaraz ruled the stage in the 1970s, teaching a generation of music fans to dance and sing along to the original songs of Joanne Barnard List, Ric Porter, and Paul Vuona. $30. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469, thehanovertheatre.org.
Tatnuckcracker
Come meet Clara and friends for a special
book signing of the Nutcracker story and enjoy a mini performance of excerpts from the ballet, by the Youth Ballet of Worcester/Ballet Arts Worcester, when Tatnuck Bookseller presents The Nutcracker event on Sunday, November 14. Free from noon-3 p.m. Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-3664959, tatnuck.com.
the black arts
Internationally renowned and multiple award-winning African American poet, activist, professor and lecturer Sonia Sanchez visits Clark University for one night only on Tuesday, November 16. “From Black Arts to Hip Hop” will feature the dynamic lyricism of Sanchez’s poetry as she reads from her recent work and lectures about the evolution of revolutionary black art and politics. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Auditorium, Clark University, 92 Downing St. 508-793-7141.
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Drive through Sherry’s House parking lot on Saturday November 13 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and drop off nonperishable food to help fill their pantry during the Why Me & Sherry’s House Food Drive. Sherry’s House will do all the unloading; you’ll never have to leave your car! Wish-list items include nonperishable canned foods, macaroni and cheese, pasta, sauces, Beefaroni, peanut butter and marshmallow fluff, juice boxes, paper goods such as paper plates, towels, napkins, cups and toilet paper. Sherry’s House, 1152 Pleasant St. 508-757-7734, whyme.org.
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music >Thursday 11 Music Guild presents a “Music To Go Informance Brass Trio” at The Willows at Worcester. $15. 1-2:30 p.m. The Willows at Worcester, The Great Room, 101 Barry Road. 508-987-0313 or musicworcester.org. Crazy Dave and Farley!. Downstairs Bar at Ralph’s. Twice a week, every week. Don’t miss it! 4-8 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Hit The Bus. 7-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Open Mic Night W/ Bill McCarthy 7:30-11:30 p.m. Junior’s Pizza Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-459-5800. Audio Wasabi - Hosted by Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8-11:30 p.m. Flip Flops, 680 Main St., Holden. Flock Of A-holes, w/ BJ Snowden, Tony Jones & The Cretin 3 and The Headcutters!. $5 throwback. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Harvest Cafe presents Mike Keymont, vocalist. Mike and his friends play great instrumental funk, R&B and rock combined with his great vocals. harvestcafeonline.com. 8-10 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948. Pregame Thursdays. 8 p.m.-noon Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247. Rob Benton. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879. 18+ College Thursdays. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-7562100. Bovachevo & MAAR. Bovachevo MAAR unknown. 9 p.m.midnight Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-7539543 or myspace.com/maarband. Dive Bar Thursdays. Duncan Arsenault hosts this weekly music series at The Dive Bar, featuring musicians from all genres. There is never a cover charge, music starts at 9:00pm and goes all night. Check out The Dive’s incredible selection of American craft beer and enjoy some music. Free. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Dive Bar, 34 Green St. thedivebarworcester.com. Jim Devlin Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Lisa Marie w/ pianist Matt McCabe!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Ton of Blues open mic. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. 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 12 Darkest Hour @ The Palladium (upstairs). with Veil Of Maya / Periphery / Desiccation / In The Direction Of The Sun Tickets $15. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Crazy Dave and Farley Downstairs Bar at Ralph’s. Twice a week, Every week. Don’t miss it! 4-8 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Captain & Brian. 6-10 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Bill McCarthy. Band Free. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Dri. $15 adv. / $17 day. 7 p.m.-midnight Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. JOMP Faculty Recital: Sonic Explorers. Trumpeter and band leader Jerry Sabatini leads this sextet in his original compositions exploring jazz, Latin, east European and klezmer rhythms and harmonies. Suggested Donation: $10; $7 students & seniors. 7:30-9 p.m. Joy of Music Program, Recital Hall, 1 Gorham St. 508-856-9541. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tailgaters, 521 Main St., Clinton. 978-368-1122. Jim Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur. As founding members
of the nationally popular ‘60s group, Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band, they helped create a new style in the American musical scene. When it comes to acoustic folk, blues, and ragtime, Jim Kweskin and Geoff Muldaur are unparalleled exponents of the best aspects of American music. $25 advance, $30 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Orange Diesel & Gorilla Radio. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373. Sean Ryan. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. The Kopelman String Quartet. The Kopelman Quartet bears an extraordinary legacy in chamber music. Founded by remarkable musicians steeped in the standards and style of the classic Russian school, the group carries forward a rich inheritance of technical excellence, lyricism, grace and musical integrity. Mikhail Kopelman and Boris Kuschnir on violin, Igor Sulyga on viola, and Mikhail Milman on cello. $39, $36, students $20/at door $15. WOO cards at door. WGBH, WICN, & all other discounts, call in advance for discount. Please note: Tuckerman Hall no credit cards at door.. 8-10:30 p.m. Tuckerman Hall, 10 Tuckerman St. 508-754-3231 or musicworcester.org. Sean Fullerton Live Acoustic Blues, Rock, & Fingerstyle Guitar!. With 6 & 12 String guitars including a Dobro, percussive guitar style, Blues harmonica, live looping, and burnished vocals, Singer/Songwriter and 2010 Worcester Music Awards winner for “Best Solo Act” Sean Fullerton plays Acoustic Blues, Rock, Fingerstyle Guitar, and his original songs. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Firehouse Pub, 3 Central St., Ashburnham. 978-827-5782 or firehousepubofashburnham.com. Six To Midnight (Dave Rivers Group) with The Pale Nephews, Squeezer~The WEEZER tribute and 1 more. 1st tba, 2nd is the Weezer band (10pm) 6toM last $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or myspace.com/luckydogmusichall. Another Soldier Down. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. 508-363-3507. Constellation Edzo Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ Pete the Polock. Classic rock to the Blues. Large dance floor to shake it. Come see this Worcester legend. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508754-3516. DJ T-Rich. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 114 River St., Fitchburg. 978-343-3148. Fran Dagostino Band. 9 p.m.-noon Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277. Friday Night Frenzy w/DJ Reckless. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247. Guy Bergeron acoustic show. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Irish Times / Rehab, 244 Main St. 508-797-9599. Jon Lacouture. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Art’s Diner, West Boylston st. KT & The Fuse. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. 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 BOBBY B!!! FREE. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222 or speakersnightclub.net. Mr J. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. MT Booking Presents: Fires of Old, Faces of Bayon, Despoilment, Sauriel, Orim. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Pete the Polak, DJ. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. Phantasia Fridays At Fusion. No Cover Charge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Some Wester Swing!!! w/ Savoy Station!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-7534030. Tragically Happy. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.
Kingsley Flood. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Whalebone Farmhouse @ Beatniks. Whalebone Farmhouse covers the emotional checklist, giving you folksy, soul, blues and originals. The divine weight of their songs are timeless. $5. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.
>Saturday 13 UCCM Choir Practice. UCCM Choir Rehearsals with Claudia Acerra The Second and Fourth Saturday of Every Month 10 a.m. to Noon Nothing. 10 a.m.-noon Unity Church of Central Massachusetts, 21 Cedar St. 508-755-6830. A Tribute to Cole Porter at 2pm, Then Niki Luparelli, Dan Burke & The Speakeasy Combo 9pm!. Musical arrangement and Direction by Frank Racette! Featuring: The Bobby Gadoury Trio, Trina Vargas, Dan Burke, Dale LePage, Clayton Willoughby, Charles F. O’Connor III, and Eric John! $15. 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Piano Recital with Inna Muravnik. $12; Nonmembers $15. 3-4:30 p.m. Museum of Russian Icons, Upper Level South Gallery, 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000, ext. 17 or museumofrussianicons.org. Suicidal Tendencies @ The Palladium. with Cro-Mags / DRI / Underdog / Death Before Dishonor Tickets $25 adv., $28 door. 7-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. Salisbury Singers to perform ‘The Brilliance of Bach’. Salisbury Singers’ tribute to Bach commemorates the 325th anniversary year of the Baroque composer’s birth. $25 general admission and $20 seniors ($10 tickets available at the door for students with ID). 7:30-9:30 p.m. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster St. 508-799-3848 or salisburysingers.org. Bill McCarthy & His Guitar - Classic & Contemporary Acoustic Rock! MySpace.com/BadClownProductions. Free. 8-11 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508839-6106. DJs. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Fear Nuttin Band returns! with Doctor Doom Orchestra, The Tokyo Tramps And Wolfman Conspiracy. $8. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ fearnuttinband. Jon Lacouture. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Brook’s Pub, Lincoln st. Mike Moore. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-5371991. Red Onion Turkey Raffle with DJ Swede. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-9397373. Sean Fullerton Live Acoustic Blues, Rock, & Fingerstyle Guitar!. seanfullertonmusic.net. 8-11:30 p.m. Absolutely Fabulous, 454 Main St., Melrose. 781-620-0940 or abfabmelrose.com. Shayne Holland Band. No Cover. 8 p.m.-midnight Whistle Stop Bar & Grill, 85 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-3087 or shayneholland.com. Zonkaraz. Dance and thrill to the powerhouse rock’n’roll band that captured the hearts of Worcester music lovers like no other band ever could. Zonkaraz ruled the stage in the 1970s, teaching a generation of music fans to dance and sing along to the exquisite original songs of Joanne Barnard List, Ric Porter, and Paul Vuona. $30. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org.
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If you’re up for Karaoke tonight, Thursday November 11, there is a stream of places to fish from, including Classic’s Pub, Celtic Tavern, Barbers Crossing, Verona Grille, Applebee’s on Park Ave. as well as Café Neo’s. But if you’d rather listen to professional musicians than pretend to act like one, stop by to see the folk guru of Worcester James Keyes at Vincent’s Bar. Or if acoustic rock is your thing, check out a hottie from Boston named Rob Benton, who sounds a lot like that dude from Creed (but way cuter). Area siren Lisa Marie is at Nick’s Bar accompanied by pianist Matt McCabe. According to their bio on ReverbNation, The Jim Devlin Band performs an extremely diverse blend of classic & contemporary rock covers spanning the decades. They can be found tonight at Cigar Masters. On Friday November 12 Celtic and American folk music fill the pub with tunes with Mulligan’s Fancy. The Luck Dog hosts Six To Midnight (Dave Rivers Group) with The Pale Nephews, Squeezer (Weezer tribute) and more. Another Soldier Down is at the Hotel Vernon, and Ralph’s is on fire with Fires of Old, Faces of Bayon, Despoilment, Sauriel and Orim. Whalebone Farmhouse covers the emotional checklist, giving you folksy, soul, blues and originals over on the Beatnik’s cozy stage. Feed your dark side at The Palladium tonight with Darkest Hour (pictured), who have been combining punk, thrash metal and hardcore since the early 90s. Also on the bill are Veil Of Maya, Periphery, Desiccation and In The Direction Of The Sun. Moving on to Saturday, November 13 you’ll find a double header with the first of two Cole Porter Tributes at Nick’s at 2pm, followed by Niki Luparelli, Dan Burke & The Speakeasy Combo that evening. Old school punk comes back to town with Suicidal Tendencies at the Palladium along with CroMags, DRI, Underdog and Death Before Dishonor. If you simply want to dance your cares away tonight, then make a stop to Beatnik’s to catch the six members of Go Gadget Go! who perform party and dance hits from the last three decades just for your boogie woogie pleasure. Or if dancing is too upbeat for you tonight, stop by Vincent’s and listen between mellow sips to Blue Ribbon Blues Band. Continuing in that vein, the Bluegrass Gospel Festival offers a healthy dose of great Christian bluegrass fellowship featuring Shiloh, Jericho Road and Power Mountian. And if none of those acts hit the spot, try singer songwriter Shayne Holland as he brings his soulful pop to Whistle Stop Bar & Grill in Oxford. G’night Worcester!
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Cabaret with Chanteuse Niki Luparelli, Dan Burke, & the Speakeasy Combo. Worcester’s most critically acclaimed and longest running (well, since the invention of the TV, anyhow) Cabaret is waiting for you to put down the remote and leave your house for a night of vintage entertainment! Chanteuse Niki Luparelli and the Dapper Dan Burke will whisk you back to the golden years of New York Cabaret in the 40s and 50s. No Cover, but it is oh so hip to tip! 8:30 p.m.-12:59 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Guy Bergeron. Acoustic show, blues, classic rock and Guy originals. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Cicero’s Cafe, 17 Suffolk St. 508767-9728. Another Soldier Down. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. 508-363-3507. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Girl Spot Saturdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Club Gallery, 150 Point St., Providence. 401-751-7166 or myspace.com/girlspotri. Hard Drive. Band $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Live bands Every Sat. Night - See below. Live bands perform every Saturday night. The area’s hottest spot for the best bands. Blues to Rock. $3 after 9:30pm (subject to change). 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. No Alibi. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Red in my Head. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Seductive Saturdays with DJ Hydro & DJ Savas- Top 40. No Cover Charge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508756-2100. Sin City. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 114 River St., Fitchburg. 978-343-3148. Songs for Celidh. 9 p.m.-noon Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277. Soulstice. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Spin Suite Saturdays with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247. Sudden Urge. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Tama Girard. $3 after 9:30pm (subject to change). 9 p.m.-2
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a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-4808222. The band “GO” Cd Release Party w/ Atomic Stereo and “Us”!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. The Last Call Band. Winner of the 2010 Worcester Music Awards for Best Rock Band 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Gas Light Cafe, 59 Schofield Ave., Dudley. 508-461-9981 or thelastcallband.com. Flock of A$$Holes. $10 Cover. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. The Days End, 287 Main St., Oxford. Blue Ribbon Blues Band. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Go Gadget Go!. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. The Red Riders. The Red Riders at Sahara Nov 13th jumpin’ & swingin’ ! 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181.
>Sunday 14 A Tribute to Cole Porter at 2pm, Then Andy Cummings at 9pm!. Back by popular demand!!! This is the last of 4 shows. Seating is limited please call for reservations. Musical arrangement and Direction by Frank Racette! Featuring: The Bobby Gadoury Trio, Trina Vargas, Dan Burke, Dale LePage, Clayton Willoughby, Charles F. O’connor III, and Eric John! $15 per person includes program booklet. 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violin, part 1. Part 1 of 4 in a series of the complete sonatas for piano and violin of Ludwig van Beethoven. 3-4:30 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, Sanctuary, 114 Main St. 508-799-4191, ext. 107. Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. Featured artists weekly Donations. 5-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Dana Lewis Live!. Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 60’s to the 80’s. No Cover Charge. BE There! 7-10 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818 or myspace. com/danalewismusic. Open Mic presented by JB Sound. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373. Josh Briggs Live. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995 or facebook.com/ fiveonfriday. Live At Amsterdam Sunday’s. Musicians and poets welcome! 21+ Hookah and Bar! Free!. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Amsterdam Lounge, 27 Pleasant St. 508-615-1735 or find them on facebook. Reggae Fusion Sundays with DJ Nick. Worcester’s longest running Reggae night hosted by DJ Nick and Guest DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.
>Monday 15 Drftin’ Sam Politz at 7pm; Karaoke 9pm to Close!. No Cover!. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. 18+ College Night. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247.
>Tuesday 16 Open Mic Night w /Bill McCarthy Open Mike!. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Worcester Area Earth and Spirit Community Chorus rehearsals. Contact Jim for more information. $5 per rehearsal, $50 per 10-rehearsal session. 7-9 p.m. First Unitarian Church of Worcester, 90 Main St. 508-755-0995 or jimscottmusic.com. “Totally Tuesdays” Rad tunes in the Diner played every Tuesday Night!. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Big Jon Short. Armed with a suitcase kick-drum, National Reso-phonic Guitar and Lowebow cigar-box hillharp, Big Jon Short’s high energy solo performances bring a foot-stomping show that taps into the heart of the songs, regional styles, and folklore of the Blues. bigjonshort.com no cover. 8-10 p.m. Armsby Abbey, 144 North Main St. 508-795-1012 or armsbyabbey.com.
Open Mic with Shane Hall. Open Mic hosted by Shane Hall. Never ceases to be interesting! 1 food or drink item purchase. 8-10 p.m. Q Cafe, 362 Chandler St. 508-479-8311. Scott Riccuiti, Michael Thibodeau & John Donovan. 8-11 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Terry Brennan. 8 p.m.-midnight Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879 or terrybmusic.com. Hero Destroyed, Hivesmasher, Iron Thrones, Last Chance To Reason, and Magnamater!. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Open Mic. New Open Mic at the English Social Club in Worcester. All styles, genres and skill levels welcome. Spots are filling fast so email soon for a good time. Located right between Holy Cross and Clark. Free. 8:30 p.m.-noon English Social Club, 29 Camp St. 508-754-3900 or myspace.com/briandolanmusic. James Keyes!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Tony Gahan. 9-11:30 p.m. Grey Hound Pub (An Cu Liath), 11 Kelley Square. 508-754-6100 or thegreyhoundworcester.com. Bass Embassy & Rebirth Tuesdays. Every Tuesday Bass Embassy & ReBirth bring you the best Dubstep ,Jungle and Drum & Bass music in Central Mass. Doors open at 10 PM. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100 or fusionworcester.com.
>Wednesday 17 Brown Bag Concert: Yoko Miwa Trio. Japanese-born pianist Yoko Miwa has earned a reputation as one of the jazz world’s lyrical, melodic, and accessible players. Concerts begin at noon and admission is free. Bring your own lunch or purchase one at the Hall, prepared by Eric’s LaPatisserie Café. Programs are subject to change without notice. Free. noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-5608 or mechanicshall.org. Varis Performing Arts Series -featuring pianist Thomas Stumpf in concert. noon-1 p.m. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Agnes Varis Campus Center Auditorium, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton. 508-8874723 or tufts.edu/vet. The Epic Tour II Blood On The Dance Floor @ The Palladium (upstairs). with Dot Dot Curve / Roxy Cottontail Tickets $12. 6:30-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-7979696. Union Music Hometown Hero Series presents Acoustic Blues artist Marylou Ferrante. 7-9 p.m. Union Music, Union Music Performance Space, 142 Southbridge St. 508-753-3702 or unionmusic.com. Open Mic Night hosted by Sax Player Joe Ferreira. Open Mic hosted by Sax player Joe Ferreira Performances are held in dining room of restaurant with full bar. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Harvest Café, 40 Washington St., Hudson. 978-567-0948. Open Mic Night at Beatnik’s with Bill McCarthy MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld Free!. 7:30-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 Johnny Mercer Birthday Celebration Show! Tonight and Tomorrow Night!. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Sam James. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879. Vincent’s Presents: Tiki Night with Frank & Eric!. Frank and Eric will help you get over the hump every Wednesday with all of your favorite tropical drinks while soaking in special musical guests and movies. 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. FREE Wednesday night Concert series with In Like Lions, The Blues Brats, Metaphor For Everything And Gambiza (on 1st). Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on facebook. Open Mic Night The Raven Music Hall. Open Mic Night 258 Pleasant Street Worcester. Hosted By John Franklin Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Online 978-868-6340 or theravenrox.com. Open Mic Night with Eric Burton. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Breakaway Billiards, 104 Sterling St., Clinton. 978-365-6105. Starving Artist Open Mic- Hosted by Josh Briggs and Tony Yodice. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 97-103
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Murphy’s - Saturdays. A full bar and food menu 508-949-6232 or er3.com/book in the showroom! You’ll see comics that have been College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. on Comedy Central, HBO and all the late night Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Margaret shows. $10. 8-10 p.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 2nd Floor, Lanzetta: Pet the Pretty Tiger, Works 1990 97-103 Water St. Call 508-792-0900 or visit - 2010, through Dec. 15. Hours: closed wisecrackscomedyclub.com. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, Frank Foley’s Comedy Safari Comedy 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793Club - Saturdays, Saturday, October 2 - Saturday, 3356 or holycross.edu November 27. 8-9:45 p.m. Irish Times Main St. Fitchburg Art Museum, Second Worcester, 433 Main St. Worcester. Call 774National Monotype/Monoprint juried 452-1131. exhibition, Through Jan. 2, 2011; Pee Punkplay - Thursday, November 11 - Saturday, Wee Picasso (For ages 2--5 with adult), November 20. punkplay by Gregory Moss Directed Saturdays, through Nov. 20. Hours: noon-4 by Raymond Munro punkplay is punk. writing and Also Appearing p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 is punk. music is punk. performance is punk. p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam punkplay is a survey of the music. punkplay is a Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or coming of age story. punkplay is a political act. fitchburgartmuseum.org punkplay starts each night at 8:15pm. join us Fruitlands Museum, Flights of Discovery starting at 7:30pm for live and local music. 11-11 Exhibition, Through Nov. 15; For the Birds: thru 11-13 11-14 3pm, No Bands 11-18 thru Art from the Mass Audubon Collection, 11-20. $5 free with college ID. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Oh Look! A free place to run your next band/gig/event flyer! Through Nov. 15; Still River Sword Dancing Clark University: Little Center, Michelson Theater, Don’t let this sweet spot get away - send your high Demonstration, Saturday. 102 Prospect Hill 950 Main St. Call 508-793-7356. Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands. HAY FEVER, by Noel Coward Thursday, resolution file to doreen@worcestermagazine.com org November 11 - Saturday, November 13. Hay Fever, at least 10 days before your show. Higgins Armory Museum, Arming is a comedy of bad manners: The story unfolds at a Gothic Knight and a Modern Soldier, the country retreat of the highly unconventional Thursday; Exhibit: Beyond Belief: The Curious Bliss family. $10. 8-10 p.m. College of the Holy Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday Collection of Professor Rufus Excalibur Bell, Through June 20, Cross: O’Kane Hall, Fenwick Theatre - 2nd Floor, 1 College St. - Saturday. 8 West Main St., Westborough. 508-870-0110 or 2011; WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum, Through Dec. 508-793-2496. westborogallery.com 31, 2011; Founder’s Day, Saturday. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Worcester Art Museum, Edouard Manet’s The Dead Toreador, The Doo-Wop Murders Murder Mystery Dinner closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: Theater November 12. Danny “Boom Boom” Divitro is still through March 31; Place as Idea, through Feb. 13; Portrait General Admission: $10 for Adults, $7 for Children (age 4-16), Photographs, through Nov. 28; Artist Talk: Julia Hechtman, Sunday; hosting a high school reunion and fundraiser, but now the plot has Children 3 and under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-853-6015 or thickened a bit. We’ve got new crimes, new suspects, and a new Sunday Public Tour, Sundays, through May 22. Hours: 11 a.m. higgins.org solution to the crimes. Serving tossed garden salad with creamy to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum of Russian Icons, Treasures from Moscow: Italian dressing, rustic boneless breast of chicken with supreme Wednesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free Icons from the Andrey Rublev Museum, through July 25. Hours: sauce, seasonal potato and vegetable, homemade rolls and ice for members, $10 adults, $8 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 Free for all Saturdays, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 cream cakeballs with homemade hot fudge. $52. 6:30-9 p.m. a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Salem Cross Inn, 260 W. Main St., West Brookfield. Call 508-867or worcesterart.org. $5 adults, senior voluntary contribution, student and children 2345 or visit salemcrossinn.com. Worcester Center for Crafts, American Historical Prints free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5005 or Old and New Interpretations, Through Nov. 17; Historial Prints - Fact Five Tellers Dancing in the Rain - Friday, November 12. museumofrussianicons.org. November 5, 6 & 12, 13 @ 7:30p.m. Southern sass, tears and and Fiction, Through Nov. 17. Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 Old Sturbridge Village, Veterans Day, Thursday; An Evening p.m. Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, closed Saturday. charm engage as five bank tellers speak their hearts and brew lots of Illumination, Saturday. $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under of coffee in this comedy by Mark Dunn. (This show is considered 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or WPI: George C. Gordon Library, A Well-Documented Life PG-13). $12 for adults & $10 for seniors and youth (under 18). 508-347-3362 or osv.org 7:30-9:30 p.m. Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., : The Theo Brown Diaries, Through June 15, 2011. 100 Institute Post Road Art Center, Cape Show 2010, through Nov. 23; Southbridge. Call 508-764-4531 or visit gatewayplayers.org. Road. wpi.edu. Art Therapy Presentation, Saturday; Miniature Show 2010; call to DisIllusioned - “Not your kid’s magic show” - Friday, artists, Nov. 17 - Nov. 24. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 November 12. DisIllusioned brings you gold medal magic. We p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508have magic’s 2-time Gold Medal Champion, George Saterial. 485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com DisIllusioned is Worcester’s home for wonder and weirdness. Prints and Potter Gallery, American Craft Gallery, through Remember, we’re an 18+ venue, and college students are only The Sexiest Show in Town - Mondays. Come laugh with Dec. 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10-5:30 a.m. Monday - Tuesday, $5. Join us on Facebook at DisIllusionedMagic.com. See you there! some of the best comics from the Worcester and New England 10-7 a.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10-5:30 a.m. Friday, 10-5 a.m. $12 per person / $5 for students. 8-9:30 p.m. Irish Times / Rehab, area. Hosted by Shaun Connolly. Every 2nd and 4th Monday! FREE. 2nd Floor, 244 Main St. Call 508-797-9599. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or printsandpotter.com. 8-10 p.m. The Center Bar and Grille, 102 Green St. Westboro Gallery, “Transformations”-Westboro Gallery Las Vegas’ Celebrities on Stage: The Edwards Wisecracks Comedy Club @ Wong Dynasty Opening by Shari Fox, Sunday - Monday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Twins - Friday, November 12. Direct from Las Vegas, Starring Water St. 508-792-0900. Way Back Wednesdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Square One Sports Bar & Grille, 139 Green St. 508-752-3471 or squareonesportsbar. com. Wasted Wednesdays with DJ Soup. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247.
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poetry >Thursday 11 Keeping Quiet. “Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still” begins Pablo Neruda’s poem Keeping Quiet. In this call for a “moment without hurry, without locomotives” when “perhaps a great silence would interrupt this sadness, this never understanding ourselves” Neruda longs for a world that does less harm to itself, asking us to walk side-by-side “without doing anything.” Professor Maria Acosta Cruz of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature will facilitate an informal conversation about the poet, the poem, and what it evokes for us in our present circumstances. 4-6 p.m. Clark University: Dana Commons, second floor lounge, 950 Main St. clarku.edu. Street Beat Poetry Thursday. Join host Anne Marie Lucci for this poetry venue every second Thursday of the month. Tonight we welcome author, teacher and poet John Hodgen, who will be reading from his fourth collection of poetry, “Heaven & Earth Holding Company” University of Pittsburgh Press, 2010. Hodgen, who is a visiting Assistant Professor of English at Assumption College, has won numerous prizes for his three first collections of poetry: “In My Father’s House,” “Grace,” and “Bread Without Sorrow.” Please join us as an open mic precedes the feature poet and we always break for homemade baked goods and coffee. Free. 7-9 p.m. Vasa Hall, First Floor Performance Space, 1 Ekman St. 508-479-7574 or wcpa.homestead.com.
>Sunday 14 Free Poetry Reading for Kids 12 and Under. The Rabbit Hole, 805 Main Street, downtown Fitchburg will hold it’s monthly ‘Poetry Reading for Kids 12 and Under’ on Sunday, November 14th from 1-2pm. Featured this month is Ashburnham poet, Patricia Frederick, who is a music director and teacher. She has had published a number of poetry collections. Area writer/artist Sally Cragin will host the monthly poetry readings. Ms. Cragin has taught at Harvard Extension School and Webster University in St. Louis and is a resident artist at Rollstone Studios. Parents/adults need to accompany their child. FREE. Rabbit Hole (bookstore and more), 805 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-0040 or therabbitholeusa.com. The Poets’ Asylum. Join Worcester’s longest running poetry series every Sunday night for an open mic reading followed by a featured poet and/or poetry slam. This week we’ll hold the next open qualifying slam . Slam poetry can be moving, funny and deadly serious, sometimes all in the same poem. A poet comes up and perform their original work for the audience. Five people randomly chosen from the audience before the bout will give each poem a score. We do some math, more poets perform and at the end of the night a winner (or two) is declared. poetsasylum.org. 6-9 p.m. Nu-Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800.
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NOVEMBER IS ADOPTA-SENIOR PET MONTH!
Worcester Animal Rescue League Come meet handsome long-haired Grover. Amazingly, 9-year old Grover and his brother Hendricks were both were abandoned in a cat carrier at the shelter. They needed to be shaved because their hair was very matted. Grover is a nice guy that likes to play, while Hendricks would rather lay next to you on the couch as you watch TV. Stop by WARL and meet these fellas. What’s more, if you are a Senior Citizen too, then you and these boys qualify for WARL’s Seniors for Seniors Program (no adoption fee!). For more info about this pet and the other great dogs and cats at WARL, visit www.worcester-arl.org or call 508-853-0030 WARL is located at 139 Holden St., Worc.
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School Bus Drivers: Wachusett & Blackstone Towns. Will train. $16/hr, benefits available. Home to school and athletics/trips available. Call Jane 800-483-1669
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Grafton Flea is the Place to be! Selling Space 508-839-2217 www.graftonflea.com ITEMS UNDER $2010.00 100% WOOL RUG 5x8, lt color flowers used 2 yrs, exc cond. Sells for $300, asking $150. 978-537-0270. 78 & 33 Records. 54 Records, various artists. $25.00 for all. 978-342-7557 Alloy Wheels set of 4. Silver, 15â&#x20AC;?x7â&#x20AC;?. $100 978-534-8321 barr ydelbove@verizon. net Bantom Military Trailer. Call for description. $100 or B/O. 508-210-0044. BLACK WIRE CRATE for puppy or small dog. $20 508752-7192 leave message Craftsman 10â&#x20AC;? Table Saw, belt drive, large table. Good condition. Asking $100. 508-832-4207. Craftsman 10v cordless drill with 2 battries, charger & carrying case $35.00 508799-6632
Snowmobile Trailer Mint Condition. Ready to go! $350. 508-865-5083. SOFA BED Target brand, â&#x20AC;&#x153;unusedâ&#x20AC;? 9 mo old, black, equal folding to make bed $79. Call 978-407-9558. TWIN BED Solid Cherry Wood $60.00 or B/O 508-7522425.
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AUTOMOTIVE AUTO/SNOWMOBILES Polaris 1997 Indy 500 trail touring. 4.5k mi, 2 up, elec. start, reverse, studded track, hand warmers, helmets. Good cond. $1000 Firm. 978874-1827 AUTO/RV 1999 Wilderness 28â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Single slide 5th wheel travel trailer. Rear kitchen. Queen bed. Sleeps 6. Awning. 1 owner. Exc. cond. Asking $8500.00 508-886-8820 Patriots Tailgate RV 1989 Coachman 57k orig. miles. Good tires, runs well. Painted logos. Perfect for season ticket holders. $3500.00 508723-6258 AUTO/SUV 2002 Nissan Pathfinder LE, SUV, 4 dr, 4WD, fully loaded, leather package, ackage, power pow & heated ated seats, power sun sunroof, new w tires, tow pkg, B Bose stereo, Car Fax avail, clean title, one owner, 102K, bronze ext, black int. great condition, firm $8500. 508-450-0266.
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2008 Chevy Tahoe LT 5 drs. 8cyl. Silver ext., gray cloth int. 39k mi. 4wd. Exc. cond. Auto trans, extras. $26,950.00 508-829-9315 e.clecta@verizon.net AUTO/TRUCK 1997 Ford 250 3/4 ton, 4WD, 85k mi, rear electric lift gate lifts 1250 lbs, new tires, runs good, $4900.00 978343-6546. AUTOS 1971 Buick Skylark 4dr, 350 2bbl, 52K orig miles, new alternator & battery, dual exhaust, mags, solid body, tan, green int, no carpets, decent tires. RUNS GREAT! $1700 OR BO 508-615-6853. 1976 Chrysler Cordoba 39k orig. miles. $4995.00 B/O Call Phil 617-680-0127 1995 Volvo 850 Wagon Great car for a student. Reliable. Sunroof. High mileage. Located in Holden, off Salisbury St. $1800/BO Call Jay 508-245-4162
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AUTOS 1999 Pontiac Bonneville, runs great, 120,000 mi, auto, must be seen. $2000 or B/O. 508-757-9530, 508-4109221. 2001 Toyota Camry 68k miles. 4dr, automatic. White exterior, beige interior A/C, cruise control. Exc. running cond. $6200.00 Call 508829-6764
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(978) 537-4971 • 1-(800) 924-8666 Lancaster $160,900
3 br 1 bath cape. This antique Cape is over 200 yrs old but under $200,000! You would never guess its age walking thru with all the amenities updated and a newer bath and kitchen. Close to Rt 190 or Rt 2, nice private backyard. New septic installed in 2004, windows and roof in 2008. This well maintained home comes with a bonus 2 car garage with a work area to one side.TITLE 5 IN HAND! Aberman Assoc Inc Team Calvano 978-537-4971 x 64 www. teamcalvano.com
Clinton $215,900
Meticulously updated 5 room, 2 large bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath “Radcliffe” townhome in Ridgefield Condos. Updated gourmet kitchen w/granite, stainless appliances, ceramic tile. Updated baths w/ceramic flrs & solid surface vanities.New windows and extra attic insulation. Two large bedrooms and full bath up with second floor laundry. Living room features wall to wall carpeting, bow window, and fireplace. One car attached garage. Inground pool, tennis courts, and walking/jogging trails. Aberman Assoc Inc Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25 www. annamarykraemer.com
Lancaster $219,500
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Spacious center entry Cape with large living room, formal dining, eat-in kitchen, first floor family room and excercise room with sliders to deck to above ground pool and hot tub. Three spacious bedrooms with 2 full baths up. Master bedroom has bath with hot tub. First floor laundry. Exterior stone wall enhances entry with KOI Pond and water fall. One car garage plus detatched unit for car storage. Very private wooded dead-end street. Owners are relocating and looking for a quick sale. Aberman Assoc Inc Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25 www.annamarykraemer.com
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Custom Contp. Split. Very privately set on 3.91 acres with frtg. On Newton Pond.Cathedral ceilings, frml DR, HW Flrs, 3 br’s, 3 baths and fully finished lower level with walk out. 2 car Att. Gar. Pristine views of pond and surrounding woodland. Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x15 www.gaillent.com
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Prime West side cul -de -sac location. Executive ranch with attached two car garage. This spacious three bedroom offers formal living room with beautiful bow window. First floor family room with gas fireplace insert leads to a private patio area and well landscaped private rear yard. Bedrooms have hardwood flooring. Master w/bath. Frml Dining room. Central vac., sprinkler system. Aberman Assoc Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www. gaillent.com
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Tri level home in Leominster’s West side features bright sunny living room with brick fireplace banked on each side with custom built shelving perfect to display family photos or a treasured collection. Kitchen with island separates dining area leading into a cozy sun room perfect for relaxing after a long day. Up a few steps to the next level leads to three bedrooms and full bath or down a few steps to finished area for a small office, laundry area and garage. Basement off laundry area. Aberman Assoc Inc. Sandra DeRienzo 978-5374971 x 42
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BR 3 full bath contemporary colonial. 3 acres with stocked pond Maple kitchen and granitecounters. Master suite with sitting room, Jacuzzi tub 2 story great room, 2 story windows, 2 fireplaces, interiorbalcony, to 3 additional bedrooms. 3 car garage. Three season porch with deck. Separate work room/storage. Professional landscaped with elaborate walkways, stream, waterfall and koipond. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com
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