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orcester is a college town with thousands of collegeage students. It is also a drinking city with no shortage of bars and popular restaurants serving as an enticing break from endless hours of studies. It isn’t all fun and games, however. Statistically, the potential for the unsuspecting young adult to consume a drink that has been altered by drugs is astronomical – and that’s just going by the incidents that are reported. So-called date-rape drugs are, unfortunately, a threat that can have tragic consequences. WPI grad Mike Abramson knows about it firsthand, although as a victim of a drugged drink he was lucky not to have been victimized sexually. The experience compelled Abramson, a patent attorney by trade, to create DrinkSavvy, a company that produces cups and straws that will react to potentially dangerous chemicals in a drink by changing color and tipping off the consumer. Worcester Mag sits down with Abramson to learn more about this truly personal invention and how his alma mater is taking part. Talking with Abramson we couldn’t help but wonder what other nifty innovations have originated within Worcester colleges – or at least from a graduate from one of the city’s fine institutions of higher learning. We picked two of the more interesting creations – an electricity-controlling device for hotel rooms and a process for growing vegetables inside shipping freight containers – and talked to the geniuses behind them. Think of this as our issue in salute of the innovative minds being cultivated right here in Worcester.

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December 13 - 19, 2012 ■ Volume 38, Number 15

Willis Center loses state contracts

Walter Bird Jr. South High Community School receives bronze-level Massachusetts n the heels of an online report on School Achievement in Wellness Award. The Worcester Mag’s Daily Worcesteria honor was given by the state Department blog that four state agencies of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the state Department of Public were pulling their contracts from the Henry Lee Willis Community Center Inc., Health. +1 the nonprofit human services agency’s Habitat for Humanity holds dedication executive director has made his first public comments. Carlton Watson did not and volunteer appreciation ceremony return phone calls earlier this week and and opens the doors to a two-bedroom was not in his office at 44 Front St. during home at 16 Fales St., which will be given to a reporter’s visit, but on Tuesday a press a woman and her daughter. +1 release was sent from Solomon McCown & Company in Boston in which Watson According to a report from acting Public Health Commissioner Michael expressed “disappointment” over the Hirsh, opiate and prescription drug use in state’s decision to withdraw its contracts the city remains a huge problem. Opiate and said the organization will continue to and heroin overdoses increased from 37 provide services to its clients. percent to 47 percent from January through The agencies terminating their contracts November 2012. -2 are the state Department of Public Health (DPH), state Department of Children and Jeannie Michelson, staff assistant Families (DCF) and state Department of in the city’s Executive Office of Human Developmental Services (DDS), all within Resources, named employee of the month the state Executive Office of Health and for December. +1 Human Services (EOHHS), as well as the state Department of Housing and The South High food pantry serves Community Development (DHCD) under 85 students and their families each week, the Executive Office of Housing and according to a report given to the School Committee. +1

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we have made real progress.” The Willis Center will “explore if there is any possible alternative to termination,” Watson says, adding, “We are committed to working collaboratively with our state agencies as they put together transition plans to ensure care is uninterrupted for our clients. During this time, it is essential that we continue to provide the highest level of services to people in our care, and we will work as a team to ensure that we help people with the respect, dignity and integrity for which we are known.” The center’s clients will continue to receive services but no new clients will be accepted, according to Watson. In addition, he says employees will continue to be paid while the state contracts are in place for the next 60 days. He does not say what will happen to the employees when the contracts expire. “We are grateful for the talent and passion our employees bring to their work every day,” says Watson. “Their dedication to the people we serve and our agency’s mission to make sure the most vulnerable citizens have the kinds of opportunities

Election flap has outsiders looking in

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) receives $42.54 million in tax-exempt bonds from MassDevelopment. Bond proceeds will be used to build a 250-bed residence hall across from Gateway Park. +1 City sees spike in number of deliverydriver robberies, according to a local media report. -1 Bobby Orr entertains hundreds at a Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the College of the Holy Cross. +1 Gas prices drop again, this time by another seven cents, according to AAA Southern New England. Self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline was averaging $3.47 a gallon. +1 Total for this week: +3

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Economic Development (EOHED). “It is with great pride that we have contracted with the Commonwealth to provide vital services to the Central Massachusetts community for the last 22 years,” Watson writes. “Together we offer a wide variety of social and human services – including access to food, shelter, employment and safety – that improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable members of Central Massachusetts communities, especially the disadvantaged, poor and people of color.” “We have been working cooperatively with these state agencies to address important issues they have identified,” he continues. “With the guidance of our Board of Directors and under the leadership of our senior management team, we have taken a number of steps including instituting programmatic changes and staff reductions over these last months to stabilize our financial situation. We eliminated the deficit and ended the fiscal year June 2012 with a small positive. We are currently running a surplus. We resolved issues we had in January with payroll and since then all staff have been paid on time. We believe

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ity Clerk David Rushford has been at the center of much of the controversy around voting in Worcester, ending up the subject of a recent complaint hearing with the Election Commission that ended more with a whimper than a bang. What has been most peculiar about the attention paid to alleged voter intimidation and the city clerk’s office is where it has come from – outside Worcester. Make no mistake, from the Sept. 6 Primary through the general election last month, folks around here have been talking about whether steps were taken to prevent voters from casting their ballots and whether Rushford lied about conversations he had with the Secretary of State’s (SOS) Elections Division. The intense interest demonstrated by people living outside city limits, however, has added a different dynamic. Start with continued on page 6

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Left to right, election commissioners Bob Winant, Diane Mohieldin, Mary Ann Dube, Dave Lapierre and John Goggins listen as Deb Powers, off camera, speaks during a meeting last week.

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decision to terminate the contracts with the Willis Center was over concerns with financial management and client care. Watson’s statement does not address those issues.

“Based on serious concerns with financial management and client care issues, state agencies have moved to terminate all contracts with the Henry Lee Willis Center,” EOHHS communications director Alec Loftus told Worcester Mag.

“We are working collaboratively with impacted agencies on a plan that will help clients quickly and safely transfer to appropriate providers to ensure that their continued on page 8

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the fact that the Elections Division has written no fewer than two letters of complaint to commissioners in which it has outright accused Rushford of making “misrepresentations” to them about election-related issues. A Framingham woman also became involved. Deb Butler filed a written statement to the SOS office calling for an investigation into alleged voter suppression and intimidation at one polling place during the Sept. 6 Primary. Butler was at the Election Commission’s meeting Thursday, Dec. 6. Others have also been watching with interest, including Len Mead of Westborough. He, too, was in the audience of about 20 at the last commission meeting, where the Rushford complaint came and went with barely a whisper – the city clerk agreed to provide, in writing, answers to a couple questions posed by commissioner Bob Winant, but otherwise said nothing about complaints by the Elections Division that Rushford made false statements to the commission, including information he provided about the rules governing observers at the polls. “I thought Rushford was going to have to explain the bad light he had shown on how to run an election,” says Mead, who says even though he resides elsewhere, the issue generated enough interest to capture his attention. Mead came to the meeting armed with several posters, at least one of which bore a cartoon illustration of Rushford. He never held the signs up, however, because when it came time for the commission to discuss the complaints, only a couple members, Winant and John Goggins, actually spoke in addition to Rushford’s brief remarks. The city clerk declined to answer any questions at the meeting, instead offering to respond to anything put in writing to him. “A number of people thought there should be a little bit of a public showing over these embarrassments, these mistakes,” Mead says, adding he was part of a group of people that brought forward allegations of voting irregularities in Worcester about two years ago. For her part, Butler describes herself as an activist who has been concerned with voting issues in other states, including Florida, mostly by way of her Twitter account. She is affiliated with Occupy Boston and is on the board of directors for the Boston chapter of the League of Women Voters. She learned of the election issues in Worcester through online news articles and contacted a friend in Worcester, who she would not identify.

“I just felt there should be an investigation,” Butler says. Not living in Worcester, she adds, does not preclude her from showing an interest. “The votes in Worcester affect me and the outcome of elections.” At the meeting, commissioners took Butler to task for several inaccuracies in her statement and took no action. Chairperson Diane Mohieldin pointed out to Butler she had been reluctant to even include the item on the agenda in first place. Among the factual inaccuracies in her statement was the time Butler gave for a commission meeting held Sept. 10, four days after the primary, as well as the location of a poll warden, Tina Hood, that Butler had sought to exclude from the Nov. 6 election. Butler had to correct herself several times at the meeting. At one point, commissioner Mary Ann Dube chastised Butler for the mistakes in her statement. “Most of what I read [in the complaint] is about Murray Ave., but Miss Hood was at Belmont Towers, a totally different polling location,” Dube said. “You brought up her name in this complaint and yet she wasn’t even there. She was warden at Belmont Towers. Butler’s response was icy. “If you want to go with substance over form, that’s fine,” she said. “I do stand by this request.” Butler says she is concerned with voters’ rights and that she remains committed to making sure an investigation is conducted. “I’ve been involved in other places, like Wisconsin. I’ve mobilized people to become election observes,” she says. Winant says there are many reasons people from outside the city have chosen to focus on the political process here. “I think, obviously, some people have certain interests they are involved in and they associate the activities in Worcester with those interests. They are trying to advance whatever cause or thing they’re involved in. Obviously, Worcester being the second largest city in the commonwealth, it does have some kind of impact in the state. That may be why they come to focus on the issues in Worcester.” Goggins, Winant’s colleague, sees any involvement in the election process as a good thing, regardless of where people are from. “I think Worcester is such an open and diverse city, we welcome anybody who wants to participate in the democratic process. I think it’s great.” Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.

V E R BATI M To me this is just uncalled for and unnecessary.” – School Committee member Dianna Biancheria, when told at least one Worcester school had run out of toilet paper and had to borrow some. It was later learned some teachers went out on their own and bought some toilet paper when supplies ran out.

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and total expenses of $11,248,302. According to the report, the center provided 1,500 Thanksgiving Day meals in 2009 and distributed 428 toys to children during the December holidays. A spokesperson for US Congressman Jim McGovern says the representative is intent on determining why the contracts were terminated. “First and foremost, Congressman McGovern’s primary concern is to ensure clients of the Henry Less Willis Center suffer no interruption of services, including through utilization of other local providers that can meet their needs,â€? District Press Secretary Scott Zoback says. “He has met with management of the Henry Lee Willis Center to discuss the situation, and has asked the Massachusetts EOHHS for a detailed brieďŹ ng on the reasons behind the termination of contracts.â€? Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.

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You almost have to feel bad for Jason Beaudreau. Almost. The 27-year-old allegedly tried to rip the billfold out of a customer’s hands at Ciao Bella Sunday. Unfortunately for Beaudreau, that customer was District Attorney Joe Early and he wasn’t about to let someone make off with his money. Early was in line picking up a pizza on his wife’s orders when Beaudreau suddenly lurched forward and grabbed the billfold. “My initial reaction was I grabbed it,” says Early, the crime fighter who insists he won’t start wearing a mask and cape. “I put my shoulder down and pushed him right into the door jam, but he wouldn’t let go. I turned to a woman and said, ‘I’m being robbed. I need help.’” What happened next might make for a good WWE match. An off-duty court officer and what turned out to be a retired Cuban police officer jumped into action and helped Early drag the suspect outside, where Early waited for police and identified the suspect. “It was something surreal, something you’d never expect at Ciao Bella,” says Early, taking pains to stress the restaurant is a safe place to visit. “I’ll definitely go back again.” Yeah, but will Beaudreau? By the way, he was charged with assault and battery and unarmed robbery.

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Maybe there was something in the water Monday, but police in the span of about 10 minutes had to deal with three separate incidents, one of which left a cop with a broken leg in two places and said to be out of work for several weeks. On Monday, shortly after 2 p.m., a 15-year-old boy walked by police and started to swear at them. Two police approached him and shortly after a crowd of about 40 to 50 teens surrounded the officers. As the teens continued to close in, the officers called for backup. Reinforcements arrived, but the trouble didn’t end. One boy, 18-year-old Emmanuel Natal, punched a cop in the chest and another jumped on the back of another officer. Two officers wrestled with that teen, 17-year-old John Clough, and one fell to the ground, breaking his leg. He was treated at the hospital and has been released, according to a police spokesperson. The incident reportedly was precipitated by one on Friday when officers intervened after seeing kids kicking and punching someone on the ground. Also on Monday, around 1:50 p.m., a man was stabbed during an incident near City Hall. And right around the same time as the melee near North High, police responded to reported gunfire near 34 Beacon St., where two vehicles were found to have been struck by bullets. The incidents remain under investigation.

GRAND POOBAH: Lt. Gov. Tim Murray is the first-ever grand marshal of First Night Worcester (FNW). “Tim is a Worcester native, and his unfailing dedication to the city has left positive marks all over town. We think that deserves recognition,” says FNW executive director Howard McGinn. Murray is a former three-term Worcester mayor and councilor. He has been widely praised for his advocacy for life sciences, higher education and the ongoing CitySquare development. Murray has been particularly associated with the multimillion-dollar CSX rail expansion project and has made transportation a priority (trains, not government cars). If you want to catch the LG as GM, you can catch the procession as it kicks off on New Year’s Eve at 7 p.m. in front of City Hall. After circling the common, Murray will return to City Hall Plaza, where he will receive an award and speak to the crowd. We’re not sure whether he will be given a black box as a gift. WSRSCHRISTMAS: Heidi, of the Greg and Heidi morning show on WSRS 96.1 FM, called Worcester Mag recently to tell us that WSRS, the city’s official holiday music station, has been picking up friends on its Facebook page since she and her co-host appeared on Fox25 News last week. The appearance had an unanticipated consequence: The next day, according to Heidi, WMJX 106.7, started playing, you guessed it, all holiday music. Well, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. BIG BAD WALMART: These aren’t great times when it comes to good publicity for

Walmart. A tragic fire in a Bangladesh factory killed more than 100 workers, not exactly covering the retail giant in glory. Even on a good day, Walmart is often the subject of anti-corporate venom. Chris Buchanan doesn’t get it. As director of public affairs and government relations for Walmart, Buchanan says he gets mostly positive vibes when he’s out and about. Monday night was one of those times. Buchanan was in Worcester announcing another $50,000 from Walmart toward the Worcester Tree Initiative. It brings the total amount donated by the discount chain to the effort to $200,000. “I don’t see the misperceptions,” says Buchanan.”I think once folks are aware of us as a company they see us as a great corporate partner. This is a good example, where you have a private-public partnership. You name the event and we’re there helping out the community.”

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Kelly’s Heroes grin suddenly found herself with an empty nest. We sat in Panera’s recently, Kelly and I, and she spoke with tremendous pride about her sons’ should have guessed that Jaime Bazydlo would determination to serve their country. Craig, she end up in a soldier’s uniform when I heard suspects, will make a career out of soldiering; he’s him sing in the shower. The walls between our taken to it so easily and with such focus. Jaime will apartments weren’t thick enough to drown him out. use the Reserves as a gateway “Oh! Say can you seeeee! to college and eventually a By the dawn’s early light!!!!” career in criminal justice. As he’d screech over the water, a member of Alpha Company and his aggravated brother 219 Infantry, Craig has been would bark back: stationed at Fort Benning, “SHUUUT UUUP!!” Georgia, since August. On I moved into a BurncoatDec. 7, he graduated and area duplex seven years ago, headed for his duty station when Jaime was 11 years old in Fort Knox, Kentucky. and his brother Craig was 12, Jaime has been stationed and they, along with their at Fort Leonard Wood in Husky pup Morgan, three cats Missouri since early October named Roasty, Toasty and as part of Charlie Company Mr. Boots and a couple of 2-10 Infantry Regiment. He ferrets whose names escape graduates on December 18. me, made plenty of noise. Despite being employed But it was the kind of racket in the nursing department of you learn to love if you’ve the Worcester Rehabilitation lived in multifamily dwellings & Healthcare Center, money most of your adult life, as I is tight for Kelly. She couldn’t have. Three years later, they afford the airfare to see Craig moved into a bigger place, graduate last week, but his and I was sad to see them Uncle Jeff attended. The go. They were always at the boys’ maternal granddad, ready with snow shovels to Above: Jaime Bazydlo, Army Reserves after whom Craig is named, dig me out after a storm, and Below: Craig Bazydlo, US Army drove to see Jaime complete more than once I sat with his training. Instead of using Craig as he struggled with her cash to watch Jaime homework. They were good graduate, Kelly bought her boys, brought up by their youngest a plane ticket home single mom Kelly Letourneau for the holidays. Through to respect their elders and all her brave talk, I could mind their manners. That’s tell that Kelly was feigning why, from the beginning, confidence about these they called me “Miss Janice.” enormous changes. She has This proved embarrassing for been a mom for so long, Craig when, on the first day and so singularly focused on of 9th grade at Worcester raising good boys to be fine Technical High School where men – what now? I was hired as a long-term “Miss Janice,” she said, sub, he spotted me and tears spilling out suddenly, shouted out “Hi Miss Janice!” “I miss them so much, I in front of a full corridor can’t tell you.” The abrupt of kids. They stared at him emptying of her nest has until his face flushed, and been a challenge for her, she he buried it in his hands. I tells me, but watching her was “Miss Harvey” from that rapidly rein in her emotions, moment on – but only at I can see the origins of the school. boys’ strength and selfCraig graduated from assurance — she believes in Worcester Tech in 2011, not them. To ease the ache, Jaime completely certain that the will be flying home on the 20th, and staying until culinary arts were still his heart’s desire, despite January 3, 2013. acceptance to Johnson & Wales. He surprised his “Morgan will be so excited to see him,” she mother with his announcement to join the U.S. smiles, instinctively touching her sons’ dog tags Army instead, a decision she says nearly bowled her that dangle from the chain she wears around her over. Imagine her shock when Jaime made a similar neck. Somehow, I suspect Morgan won’t be the choice and signed up for the Army Reserves upon only one happy to have at least one of the Bazydlo graduation from Doherty Memorial High School last soldiers home for the holidays. June. The petite 41-year-old blond with the toothy Janice Harvey

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Mike Abramson could have ended up another statistic, but he was lucky. He was with a friend at a Boston nightclub when he inadvertently gulped down a drink that had been drugged. The only reason he knew something had been surreptitiously slipped into the drink is because it was his first of the night. It ended up being his last. When the graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) came to the next morning, he was slumped over at the top of the stairs leading to his apartment. That was three years ago, but the experience started the 30-year-old Abramson, a patent attorney by trade, on a quest that could end up saving thousands of others from becoming victims of what are commonly known as so-called date-rape drugs.

{ coverstory } Worcester grad stirs up a way to know what’s in your drink.

Working with his alma mater, Abramson is close to perfecting technology that would turn cups and straws into their own drug-testing kits. The cups and straws would change color if they come into contact with chemicals like those in Rohypnol (or “roofies”), GHB (Liquid Z) and Ketamine – the three most common types of date-rape drugs. They are especially dangerous because they are colorless, odorless and tasteless – undetectable to the human mouth and eye. WPI awarded Abramson $12,000 to help develop his invention. He is working closely with WPI personnel, including chemistry and biochemistry Associate Professor John MacDonald, whose charge it is to help perfect the science behind the idea.

SOMETHING IN MY DRINK

Abramson knows he is lucky where so many others have not been; the fact that things could have turned out much different is not lost on him. “I don’t remember much about that night,” he says, although he does know it was the first drink he had ordered. “Halfway through, I just started feeling like it was my fifteenth drink. I remember being shuffled out by my friends. The feeling is kind of surreal. All of a sudden, I woke up at the top of my stairway to what must have been a government-manufactured hangover.”

He had a “massive” headache and was incredibly nauseous. “I couldn’t eat or get out of bed all day. After that experience, I wouldn’t drink when I went out, not even water.” Abramson dismisses the suggestion that he had fallen ill to something other than a drug. “I only had one drink, so unless I had some new allergic reaction to alcohol, that’s all it could have been,” he says. “I picked up my drink from the bar and never put it down. It’s scary because it makes me think the bartender could have had something to do it.” When he finally decided to start drinking out in bars again, Abramson was not taking any chances. “I had done some research and found these test strips that you could put into your drink and they would react if there were drugs in it. I thought that was kind of neat. I wanted to try it,” he says. “I took them out and people are looking at me. You drop it in your drink and then you throw it out. It’s awkward to use. It’s kind of onerous on the user because they have to pull it out and put in the drink. It’s not continuous, either. It was that kind of ‘aha’ moment. I realized there had to be something practical.” continued on page 12

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Abramson figured he was in the perfect position to do something about it. “I’m a patent attorney by trade. My whole area is based on ideas,” he says. In addition to being driven by his own experience, Abramson had three friends who had also been the victims of drugs in their drinks. He also knew that, statistically, instances of drinks being drugged are rampant. It is hard to Mike Abramson, a patent attorney and WPI graduate, is close to perfecting technology that would turn cups and straws into their own drug-testing kits.

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put an actual number to it, because as Abramson notes, less than 5 percent of such cases actually get reported. It is also difficult because date-rape drugs can exit your system in about 24 hours. It is estimated that more than 400,000 instances occur each year in the United States – and those are just the ones that are reported. Of them about 100,000 involve college-aged victims. It is important to note that not every case involves sexual continued on page 13

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hen a new hotel opens in Worcester, management may want to give Jon Morgan and three other recent WPI grads a call. As partners in the energy management company, Si devices, they are developing a product for hotel use that could save up to $1,100 in energy costs – per room – annually. Morgan, a 2011 WPI grad, is the CEO and his partners include 2012 graduates Dan Pierson, CFO; Michael Audi, chief technology officer; and Jon Manero, chief information officer. “Si” stands for “simply integrated” and the product is called an Intelligent Puck Controller (IPC). Simply put, it would be installed in hotel rooms and used to monitor and control electrical use for each room. It essentially creates a network of nodes that control the “on” and “off” states of the electrical devices in the room. When someone is in the room, for example, there is full access to all devices. When the room is empty the HVAC unit “goes to sleep,” according to Morgan, and all power is cut off. What that means is that even if you have left your laptop or other device plugged in, the actual power to the room is turned off and no energy is being drawn. As Morgan notes, even when you turn off your laptop if it is plugged in power is still being used. “It’s called ghost energy,” he says. “It’s actually drawing energy even when it’s off, not a huge amount, but take a plasma TV, for example. In its off state, it is still drawing 50-75 percent of the power it would use when it is on.” “We monitor energy usage in each circuit,” Morgan continues. “When you leave the room all the devices will go off. When you return, everything powers back on.” The immediate plan is for the company to go out between January and March and secure the first round of investment before obtaining approval from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a safety consulting and certification company. Morgan and his group already have one hotel lined up as a test site and two other hotels have expressed an interest, he says. Si is working with different advisory panels, including one that features a WPI professor, hotel owner and electrical engineer. Another panel includes the WPI Tech Advisory Program. Morgan and his friends are ready to enjoy the next phase of product development. “We’re really excited. We’re happy,” he says, “because this summer we’ll just be selling.” Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.

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assault, but one of the most startling statistics that Abramson came across was one where two-thirds of men polled admitted they would commit rape if they knew they would get away with it.

Abramson knew if he was going to come up with another way to test drinks for substances like date-rape drugs, it had to have several qualities. Most important, it needed to be discreet, effortless and continuous. Unlike a test strip it needed to be something that remained in constant contact with the drink. The idea didn’t come overnight, but about two years ago Abramson came up with the notion of making the container the indicator. In other words, the cup or straw could be the test application. So long as there was a drink in the cup, it would constantly be tested. If your drink became unsafe, red vertical lines would appear on the cup. The idea was almost the same for a straw – if you kept your straw in the drink it would detect any change and would change from clear to red in color. He came up with a name: DrinkSavvy. The first step for Abramson was to submit a patent application. He reached out to MacDonald at WPI. “He said it was a great idea,” Abramson recalls. “We drafted up a couple patent applications.”

WPI GETS INVOLVED

MacDonald became involved about a year and a half back. “My research

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The basic way the invention works, according to MacDonald, is to have some sort of indicator either attached to the surface of the cup or straw or imbedded within the material so that it would not contaminate the drink. When a drug is introduced to the beverage it would come in contact with the indicator and result in a color change. “I love the idea,” says MacDonald. “Having an indicator built into the cup, you get continuous monitoring. If the sensor is built into the cup, introducing a drug, the cup will only react to the presence of that drug. As a chemist I’m interested in not just known science. The thing that caught my interest with this is how do you take an indicator and attach it to the material in a way that it will only recognize the drug and not recognize other components?” The professor concedes it is possible someone might try to modify the drug to slip it by the indicator, but “the nice thing about surface chemistry and recognition by indicators is it’s very difficult to fool. They’d have to do something drastic in changing the drug.” WPI professor John MacDonald holds a prototype with sensors that change in the presence of the BHP drug.

focuses on materials, so this was interesting to me,” he says. “I’ve worked on sensors for things like irons before. This idea appealed to me. I envisioned the cup as the surface that would interact with the drug.”

FUNDING THE IDEA

Understandably, Abramson is reluctant to discuss every little detail surrounding his invention. He currently has U.S. and foreign rights pending. He says he is about two to continued on page 16

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three months away from receiving the first patent for the cups and straws themselves. There are other patents pending related to the material used on the drink ware. Of course, bringing the concept from idea stage to fruition takes money and that is where Abramson has been lacking. “It has been a slow trickle of forward progress,” he says. That could be changing. Abramson recently launched a crowd funding campaign at indiegogo.com/drinksavvy. He is relying on donations to reach a goal of $50,000. The fundraising effort started out slow – after about a week and a half, Abramson had raised $2,500. For whatever reason, the campaign exploded about two Sundays ago and within a couple days had raised almost $17,000. That number had risen to more than $23,000 as of Wednesday. The money will be used to develop a prototype – at WPI, of course. “I really do want to involve WPI in this,” says Abramson. “They are such a big part of this and I certainly wouldn’t be here without them.” The initial product will likely be sold exclusively online, he says. The ultimate goal is to make his drink ware “the new safety standard.” If DrinkSavvy is universally adapted, “you can virtually eliminate the problem,” Abramson says. “I’ve had a lot of people approach me want to invest and distribute the product.”

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plan, Abramson wants to get them into bars and restaurants. That part could prove tricky. “I think initially there might be resistance,” he says. “They might be worried about liability. I’m also aware of the possibility that there’s a stigma attached, that if customers see you carrying cups like that they might think things like that happen there. My sense is once one bar adopts it, it would seem odd that the bar next door doesn’t have them. I want to make it as easy as possible for bars to use this. I want to make manufacturing costs comparable to what they already use.”

The idea was well-received by a couple area bar and restaurant owners, but the issues Abrahamson mentioned were not ignored. “I like the idea, but it’s more of a nightclub setting thing,” says Tom Oliveri, owner of Peppercorn’s Grille and Bar on Park Avenue. “I’d be more apt not to try it. I love the idea, though. But when you’re doing something new, you have to worry if it’s cost prohibitive. And if you have the product in your facility then you have that stigma. I would be concerned. If I was a nightclub setting, I don’t know if I’d have a different opinion.” Erick Godin, who owns and operates The Lucky Dog on Green Street, also cites the cost factor and, like Oliveri, sees a market in other establishments, not necessarily his own. “I can’t speak on behalf of other dancier types of clubs, but if it makes people feel safer knowing their drink, when left unattended, can now spot a perp so they don’t have to pay attention to it, that’s okay. We obviously want to keep everyone safe, so if the market suggests to put these [drink wares] in here, we’d do it. I hope he finds a way to make them affordable for club owners. That may prevent them from taking the plunge.” Abramson knows he must overcome financial and other challenges, but he is driven by a personal commitment to seeing this invention through. “This is the first thing I’ve actively pursued,” he says. “It is the only thing that really gave me a motivation and purpose to move forward and make sure it comes to fruition.” Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.

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remodel, which might surprise Nick’s regulars, includes “lots of plastic light-up decorations and things you would never normally see on the Nick’s stage.â€? The set will provide the backdrop for Nick’s Very Merry Camped-up Christmas Show, at 9 p.m., on Thursday night, December 13, at Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury Street in Worcester. The event, what Watson calls “sort of a John Waters Christmas,â€? is a holiday revue done Nick’s style. “We just want it really campy and really cheesy, kind of cheap,â€? she says. “It’ll be a lot of fun.â€? Besides campy mayhem, the show will feature the usual roster of high quality talent Nick’s is known for. Watson says there will be “countless performers,â€? including the likes of Clayton Willoughby, Geoffrey WatsonOehling, Aimee Kewley, Jen Antkowiak, Joan Cleary, Michael Gondeck, Monica Hamilton and Patrice Peris, along with musical directors, singers Lisa Hall and pianist Tom LaMark interspersed with short comedy sets by Shaun Connolly. Watson herself has “a few songs [she’ll] perform with Tom LaMark,â€? as well. “We have an overly ambitious schedule for this,â€? she says of the event, which is more than just an ambitious send-up of Christmas cheer. “We also have a Santa who will be visiting – people can have their pictures taken. He’s a little irreverent. Santa will be handing out some gifts, as well.â€? But that’s not all, folks! “There’s going to be some trivia, and we have prizes for the trivia,â€? she adds. Prior to the party, Nick’s ďŹ xture Cocktail Bob will host a 7 p.m. presentation of a aming punch, cherished by Charles Dickens and famous during the Victorian era. “Cocktail Bob has done a couple different presentations for us. What he’s doing right now is a aming Dickens punch to celebrate the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens,â€? says Watson. “He’s going to do a little demonstration, give the history of it, talk about Dickens for a few minutes and then have a tasting. It’s a 200-year-old – or even older – recipe for Dickens’ favorite punch. That’ll be what the sampling is.â€? Once revelers get a little of this in the belly for warmth, “that leads to caroling, which will be at 8 o’clockâ€? on the Nick’s patio. “I’ve got some singers that I know that are going to get things started,â€? says Watson. “We’re going to give free cocoa and cookies to carolers out there and that’ll be probably about 45 minutes long. And that’s free to the public. Children could be involved in that, unlike the punch thing and the naughty Christmas show.â€?

“9 p.m. is when the Camped-up Christmas Show begins,â€? she says. “Lisa will be the hostâ€? and “she’s performing,â€? as well, says Watson. The cabaret singer, she says, “sings on a fairly regular basis at Nick’s,â€? is “sort of a Nick’s favorite and‌has a lot of charisma.â€? “So, I went to her and asked her if she was interested in sort of organizing the performers and being the host.â€? The result, says Watson, is that “she’s been doing a lot of the hard work, getting the musical acts together, while I sit around wrapping the presents.â€? This year’s event is a ďŹ rst, Watson says, though it has its roots in last year’s Christmas celebration. “Last year when we had a Christmas show, it was just remarkable to me how many people wanted to be involved and sing along. We had a variety show that was similar last year, but not to this epic proportion.â€? “I was really encouraged by it, because I wasn’t really sure how well a holiday show would go over,â€? she says. “You know, during the holiday season people can get kind of burned out, but people seemed to really enjoy it. I think the laid-back, campy theme will be pretty hilarious. I can say this honestly as we’re building a trailer that’s going to live onstage right now.â€? According to Watson, they’ve been working on the show for a couple of months. “We’ve been meeting pretty much every week, discussing ideas, what the set lists are, what the songs are.â€? And what exactly can we expect to hear at a Nick’s Christmas show? “Anything from ‘Santa Baby’ to ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ to pretty much everything in between,â€? says Watson. “One of the performers is going to be doing ‘You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.’ Clayton Willoughby has a fantastic set of Hawaiian Christmas songs that he’ll be doing.â€? “I think a lot of them will be pretty familiar, but there will be some interesting stuff thrown in there as well,â€? she says. “For example, the Hawaiian songs and some other stuff out of the American songbook – more winter songs are being performed as well,â€? Watson says, to assure that it won’t, as she says, “necessarily all [be] Christmas songs,â€? adding, “we’re not [going to] drive everyone crazy with a constant barrage of Christmas music.â€? “It’s deďŹ nitely more of a party atmosphere. It’s not scripted. Obviously the musical numbers are all worked out, but people can sing along.â€? “We’re looking forward to it,â€? says Watson. “Tom LaMark is such a great pianist, and some of the silly and more suggestive numbers – it deďŹ nitely won’t be like a walk in the mall.â€?

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Josh Lyford

This holiday season marks the return of the 4th annual Santapalooza show and benefit at the Lucky Dog Music Hall. The good-natured event seamlessly melds some of Worcester’s strengths, those being selfless giving and hard partying.

The evening pairs some great bands: One Hot Minute, Six to Midnite, Hey Now, Morris Fader, Day One and Eric French, with a great cause: Toys for Tots. One of the coolest aspects of Santapalooza is the price of admission; in place of the standard door fee, participants are asked to bring an unwrapped and unopened gift for less fortunate children. Don’t worry though, if you don’t have a gift you can make a $10 donation to Toys

for Tots instead. “A lot of us are lucky and always had toys under the tree to open,” says Santapalooza organizer Andy Caplan. “But, unfortunately, too many children aren’t able to experience the Holiday season in such a joyous way. With Toys for Tots, we can help brighten this time of year for these kids.” Which is precisely what the night is all about. Partying for a cause is something that anyone can get behind and is not to be taken lightly at Santapalooza. People are encouraged to wear their finest and most awful holiday sweaters as there will be an ugliest-sweater winner picked at the end of the night. There will also be an impressive raffle table set up with awesome gift cards, sports memorabilia, beer paraphernalia and other unique gifts. In addition there is a 50/50 raffle and some surprises. Feeling the holiday cheer and looking for a great way to capture the moment?

Don’t worry, Santa himself will be in attendance, although word on the street is that he may be indulging in more than just milk and cookies. Catch him between drinks to snap a photo. And you can’t forget about all of the amazing bands that will be playing: opening up the night is Eric French, a talented acoustic solo artist. He will be followed by Day One, a band that blends hip-hop and rock. Next up will be indie rock band Hey Now, Morris Fader. Then there is Six to Midnite, Caplan’s own straightforward rock band. They have a bunch of new material and this will be a last show of sorts for the band, at least for a bit. Rounding out the night is Red Hot Chili Peppers cover band, One Hot Minute. If you are a fan of RHCP, you should have plenty to enjoy. “We expect the event to be the biggest to date!” Caplan exclaims. “We have some amazing bands, which help bring

the people in the door; however we have also been able to build some really strong buzz over the last three years. Everyone knows that Santapalooza is not just another night at a music club. It’s different. It’s all about giving and having fun.” Fear not though, as Caplan says, “Of course, it’s all for the kids… BUT, this ain’t no kids show! There is plenty of debauchery to be had!” So, make sure you have established a designated reindeer to get you home (watch out for Rudolph, that old drunk’s nose is redder than Santa’s cap) from the 4th annual Santapalooza at The Lucky Dog Music Hall on Green Street on Saturday, Dec. 15. The event kicks off at 8p.m. Bring an unopened, unwrapped gift for the Toys for Tots program and have some fun!

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Sean Connery. Barring that, maybe an enterprising director would have found a way to take advantage of his more than passable singing voice (after all, he did play the title character in the 2004 ďŹ lm version of the hit musical “Phantom of the Operaâ€?), perhaps casting him as the obsessive cop Javert in “Les MisĂŠrables.â€? Ah, but while Daniel Craig and Russell Crowe were putting their stamp on those roles, Butler took another route, churning out the likes of “P.S. I Love You,â€? “The Ugly Truth,â€? “The Bounty Hunterâ€? and “Chasing Mavericks,â€? most of them autopilot romantic comedies that collectively have been a career-killing dirty bomb. He’s now starring in “Playing for Keeps,â€? which is less a feature ďŹ lm than it is a cinematic intervention. It’s as though a group of Butler’s mates, male

and female, decided to get together, make a bad movie, and then show it to their pal to convince him how truly far he’s plummeted. Gerry, open your eyes. Force yourself to watch this. And then get help! Butler plays George, a retired international soccer star who moves to suburban Virginia to be near his young son, who lives with George’s ex, Stacie, and her ďŹ ancĂŠ. George is broke, the consequence of lousy business deals, but he’s retained enough of the boyish charm to attract the ladies (the attribute that also likely led to the dissolution of his marriage). When George agrees to coach his son’s youth soccer team, the stands are suddenly swarming with adoring mothers, their eyes ďŹ xed not on their little darlings but on the big darling roaming the sidelines. Two of those panting soccer moms are played by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Uma Thurman, and, well, how did they ever get recruited to appear in this junk? Thurman in particular seems unhinged as the wife of a loudmouth businessman (Dennis Quaid). I don’t say this ironically: Thurman’s character behaves so erratically that she appears to be suffering from some undiagnosed form of mental illness. So, too, does another mother, who bursts into tears every time George so much as looks at her — except when she shows up at his apartment and executes one of the most awkward seduction attempts ever committed onscreen. Who knew that uncontrollable weeping could be less uncomfortable than having an unbalanced woman ďŹ re up the laptop to show you her Match.com proďŹ le? Jessica Biel plays ex-wife Stacie as the grownup in this bunch. We know this because her mouth is set in a grim line of perpetual disapproval when she considers George’s antics. On the rare occasions when she does allow herself a smile, she bares her teeth like an angered chimpanzee that’s getting ready to rip out his eyeballs. She will, ultimately, ignore his most loser-ish tendencies and fall back in love with the lug. The only person I had any sympathy for in this train wreck is Stacie’s ďŹ ancĂŠ. He’s a nice guy — you can tell by his sweaters — who clearly wants to speak his mind, if the words didn’t keep getting crammed back down his gullet by the force of George’s personality. Poor bastard. Never stood a chance.

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The restaurant set-up at Ciao Bella is more for take-out or its catering service, but the small seating area with a few tables is comfortable and clean. On a recent visit with friends, our server was quick to seat us and get us drinks, and the staff easily tagged off from behind the counter to keep everything moving quickly.

We started off with the Antipasto Salad, listed very appropriately as a jumbo salad, as all three of us had two servings of it. A mix of field greens, romaine and iceberg made up the plentiful base that was a good a mix of texture and flavor. It included tomatoes, red onions, black olives and pickled peppers for vegetables and was covered with a generous selection of Italian meats and cheese. The dressing

was a house mix of balsamic vinegar and oil—the perfect, simple accompaniment. We also received good Italian bread before dinner, which came with a side of red sauce. The house tomato sauce made here is a sweet, saucier style, which works well for soaking and covering all pasta with little sauce. It went especially well with the mussels marinara that Scott ordered. Scott was especially pleased with the mussels: they were cooked to the perfect texture and nestled into a massive pile of angel hair pasta. Our other dinners were Chicken Carciofi and Northbeach Steak Tips with Carbs, Protein and Iron. Emilie’s chicken carciofi was rich and delicious with a great herbed lemon basil sauce thickened with plenty of mozzarella. The artichoke hearts added a different dimension of acid to keep the cheese and richness from being too heavy, and the chicken was fork tender and flavorful. There were plenty of pieces of chicken and artichokes atop the mountain of pasta. My steak tips dinner was also excellent.

I didn’t see the steak knife provided right away, so I used my butter knife — and it cut through the steak without a problem. The steak was tender; the vegetables still a little crisp, and even the roasted tomatoes — which I usually pick around — were so good I had to eat them. There was plenty of garlic, balsamic vinegar and seasonings that rounded out this scrumptious plate. Each of us packed up half of our meal because we could see the desserts through the display counter. While the cakes and pies came from the Bean Counter, as our server described to us, the baklava and the rice pudding were both made in house. Each of us got a slice of baklava — the size of a slice of cake — and Scott and I

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Of Klezmers and Fiddles: Music of Violin and Accordion. The performance in the Home for the Holidays concert series will be an intimate affair with music that will inspire and touch both lovers of klezmer music and those interested in expanding their sonic horizons. Traditional Yiddish pieces including the dance rhythms of the Freylakh and Hora, the soulful Khosdil and Nign, and the engaging Bulgars, Shers, and Doinas of the Eastern European Jewish culture will be performed. Free with Museum admission. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, Fletcher Auditorium, 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278. “Charles Dickens’ Christmas Punch Event” with “Cocktail” Bob Oborne, Followed by Carolling on the Patio, Followed by A Very, Merry, “CampedUp” Christmas Show with Lisa Hall, Bill Duffy and friends! One cover charge to attend all events. $10. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508753-4030. Dale LePage & Andy Cummings on WICN 90.5 FMNick Noble show. 7-9 p.m. 60 Franklin Street, Worcester, 60 Franklin St. KARAOKE DANCE PARTY With CJ/DJ. No Cover. 7 p.m.-11 a.m. FAT TONY’S PUB, 1051 Main St. Worcester, MA. 508-304-8078. Ricky Duran. 7-10 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508755-0879. Shrewsbury Women’s Chorus. Shrewsbury Women’s Chorus with Director, Michael Lapomardo. Free. 7-8 p.m. Briarwood

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Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. 508-852-9007. Ukulele December Edition with Amazing Dick. 7-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Night Train (Roots/Blues, LIVE MUSIC). No Cover. 7:159:45 p.m. The Mill at 185 West Boylston Street, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. themill185.com. Havana Night Salsa Thursday with Joselito y su Combo. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Cantina Bar & Grill, 385 Main St. 508459-5325. Irish Music Session. Each week, a traditional Irish music session is held at Mulligan’s Taverne. The public are welcome to join in music, song, and camaraderie. No cover charge, all ages and talent levels welcome. Listeners welcome, too! 7:30-10 p.m. Mulligans Taverne-on-the-Green, 121 West Main St., Westborough. 508-344-4932 or westboroughsession.com. Open Mic Thursdays with Bill Mccarthy. Visit myspace. com/openmicworld for info and the latest sign-up schedules. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at 0penmcc@verizon. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. MySpace. com/OpenMicWorld. Audio Wasabi with host Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Thursday Open Mic W/ Ed Sheridan. An unassuming and supportive environment to share your music and build great new relationships to further your playing and singing. Free. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! at the Grafton Inn playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. No Cover. Free. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Grafton Inn, The, 25 Grafton Cmn, Grafton. 508-839-5931. Cara Brindisi and the Feather Merchants. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Jim Devlin. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

Latin Heat Thursdays @ Bocados Tapas Bar. 9-11:30 p.m. Bocado Tapas Wine Bar, 82 Winter St. 508-797-1011. Live Band Karaoke w/ Fingercuff. Live Band Karaoke with Fingercuff. Over 200 Songs to choose from. You get to be the Rock Star! No cover. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Angry Ham’s Garage Restaurant & Pub, 2 Beacon St., Framingham. Metal Thursday! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. The Awesome 80’s party band THE FLOCK OF A-HOLES. Dance party 9 p.m.-10:45 p.m. Students (21+ obviously) that have a college ID are in for free before 10 p.m. $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/pages/Flock-of-Aholes. Thirsty Thursday ALL Request DJ MARKY Karaoke & Music Video Party DJ MARKY. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Days End Tavern, Main Level, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006 or daysendtavern.com. FoundationZ Thursdays. Resident Crew: Top Rock United featuring Dubstep / Drum & Bass in the back room and Hiphop / Dancehall / Breaks / NewJack in the front 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

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Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Classic Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The sound track of your youth”. Great Dinners, Home made desserts, Full Bar, Lottery & ME. No Cover. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Open Mic Night! Every Friday night we have an open mic hosted by Patrick McCarthy. Come in and show us your talents or enjoy great performances by local artists! Our menu features craft beer and wine as well as great food options sure to please. No Cost. 6:30-9:30 p.m. NU Cafe, 335 Chandler St. Worcester, MA. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com. Blackstone Valley Community Chorus presents

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Handel’s MESSIAH with Special Guest Soloists from the Ithaca College School of Music. The BVCC will welcome members from Ithaca College’s reputable vocal performance faculty for a collaborative concert. The evening promises to provide a wonderful opportunity for the community to enjoy a classical work sung by artists who have performed at such famous venues as Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera and local singers of various ages and musical backgrounds, brought together by a love of music. There will be a reception following the concert with complementary refreshments. Free, although donations accepted & appreciated. 7-9 p.m. Saint Mary’s Church, 77 Mendon St., Uxbridge. Dan Kirouac & Dorette DeFade. dankirouac.Freeservers. com. Free. 7-11 p.m. Twohey’s Tavern at King Phillip Restaurant, 35 State Road, Athol. 978-249-6300. Sean Ryan. 7-11 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), Downstairs Lounge, 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. The Invaders. BAND Free. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. The Jesus Project. Come hear the wonderful music of “The Jesus Project” Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508-865-1517. Bret Talbert- Acoustified! Bret Talbert, former Worcester rocker from prominent local bands of the times - Public Works, HotHead - now performs a lively acoutified show, covering a wide variety of rock, pop, and country favorites! Don’t miss. Free! 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600. The Malone Brothers. The Malone Brothers bring together the similar but fantastically different worlds of two of the finest New Orleans rock bands today; The Radiators and The Subdudes. $25 advance; $30 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com.

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Saturday, December 15th 10am-5pm With: Original Jelly Roll Soul (for their second appearance at The Restore) and The Hip Swayers! Do It Yourself Wormtown Promotions, a not-for-profit project. - “For the artists, the music, and for the community.” 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. MetroWest/Greater Worcester Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 11 Distributor Road. 508-439-7655 or find us on Facebook. Another Christmas Carol! Enjoy a heart warming show for the whole family along with games, face painting, crafts, refreshments & a visit from Mrs. Claus! There will be great raffle items as well as a chance to win a holiday door prize! Receive additional raffle tickets for the door prize for each nonperishable

food item donation to our Milford Food Pantry bin! Call for tickets at 508-473-1684! Seats fill up fast! $7 in Advance $8 at Door. 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Milford Performing Arts Center, 150 Main St., Milford. 508-473-1684 or milfordpac.org. WYO’s Sounds of Season Holiday Concert. WYO’s Sounds of Season Holiday Concert Featuring The Worcester Youth Preparatory Orchestra with members of the Chiron Chamber Orchestra Led by Jorge Soto Great Hall, Pakachaog Church, Auburn 3pm, Admission Free Suggested Donation $15 Reception to follow concert Free, Suggested Donation $15. 3-4 p.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 978391-4941 or worcesteryouthorchestras.org. Concert: St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble. The St. Petersburg Men’s Ensemble was founded in 2003 with the goal

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of popularizing Russian folk songs and secular and ecclesiastic compositions. Its talented members are Sergey Shapinskiy, Vadim Smantser, Kirill Sokolov, and Andrey Volikov. The group’s repertoire encompasses various musical periods and styles - from ancient Russian chants and chorales of Western European to contemporary music. Their program introduces the audience to Russian folk songs, secular and ecclesiastic compositions, modern composers and transpositions of popular melodies. They regularly perform internationally and will be giving their third concert at the Museum of Russian Icons. Tickets: $15 members, $18 nonmembers.. 5-6:30 p.m. Museum of Russian Icons, Lower Level Auditorium, 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000, ext. 17 or museumofrussianicons.org. Fiddlers’ Green, WHCC, AOH / LAOH Christmas Party w/ Terry Brennan. This is Fiddlers’ Green Pub’s Annual Christmas Party, and all patrons as well as AOH / LAOH members are welcome. Terry Brennan will be playing in the Hall. Just come! A wonderful opportunity to take a breather from the Holiday hectics. Stop in to meet your friends and fellow members and have a friendly Christmas drink as well as some scrumptious food. Bring your family, your friends, everyone is welcome. All pot luck dishes are welcome. Free but please bring something for the pot luck meal.. 7-11 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, Both the Pub & the Hall, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Live Acoustic. 8 p.m.-noon The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. SEAN FULLERTON: Solo Acoustic. Sean Fullerton has been a successful professional musician, singer-songwriter, recording engineer and producer since 1995. Specializing in Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Fingerstyle Guitar using 6 & 12 String guitars, a Dobro for slide guitar, various Harmonicas, stomp box guitar effects, live guitar looping and a vocal harmonizer. Dinner, Drinks, Music & Fun! 8-11:30 p.m. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, 454 Main St., Melrose. 781-620-0940. Southside Johnny & the Poor Fools. For more than 35 years, Southside Johnny, aka John Lyon, has delivered a soulsearing brand of raucous blues and R&B that has made he and his Juke’s a seminal force as All-American rock n’ roll song-slingers. $40 advance; $45 day of show.. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com. The 4th annual “SANTAPALOOZA” Toys for Tots benefit show. Featuring: One Hot Minute (Red Hot Chili Peppers Tribute), Six To Midnite, Hey Now Morris Fader, Day One, Eric French. Every year Dave Rivers and co set up this show with the US Marines in hopes to make the holiday a little extra special for children in need of a little help. Please come on down and support this great event. Please bring an unwrapped toy worth $10. (or $10 cover). 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.

com/sixtomidnite. The Dan Kirouac & Dorette DeFade “You Should Come Out to See Us Just In Case Next Week Really Is The End Of The World” Show. facebook.com/ DanandDorette. Free. 8-11 p.m. Stake’s Sports Pub, 1281 Pleasant St. 508-755-2925. Windfall Classic Rock Cover Band. Windfall is a classic rock cover band originating from Worcester, MA, covering songs from the 1960’s to the 1980’s. No Cover. 8 p.m.-midnight Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. The Stymonsters. As one of the longest running bands in the New England area (over 35 years), the Stymonsters play music including the Dead, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dylan, Clapton, and a host of others, along with a ton of originals.$5 cover, be there! $5. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. 19. BAND $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Auntie Trainwreck. Ho Ho Ho...Join Auntie Trainwreck for our return performance at the Mill Towne Tavern in Millbury, MA on Saturday, December 15th, 2012! Join your favorite Auntie for all the Classic Rock, Blues, Alt Rock and party favorites you love to dance to all night long, and maybe even a Christmas song or 2! We’ll be giving away copies of our AT Demo CD throughout the night, or you can buy a brand new double-sided AT T-shirt! So head out to the Mill Towne Tavern on 12/15/12 and come get wrecked with your favorite Auntie, Millbury...it’ll be a Christmas present to yourself! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Mill Towne Tavern, 49 Elm St., Millbury. 508-581-8845 or find us on Facebook. CLUB DEN DJ Jay & Guest DJ’s Playin the Hottest Dance Mixes. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Days End Tavern, UPSTAIRS / CLUB DEN, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. Fran Dagostino Band. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Jennifer Antkowiak with Thaddeus Bell, Geoffrey Watson-Oehling, and Thomas Spears! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. John & Noel Acoustic Duo. Yours and Mine the destination for get acoustc styles every Saturday Night! no cover. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Yours & MIne, 174 Main St., Hudson. 978-562-6868. KARAOKE 7 Nights a week. 9 p.m.-1:45 a.m. cafe neo bar and grille, 97 Millbury St. 508-615-7311. Mindrift. Classic rock, hits old and new and more! Great music all night long with Mindrift! No cover! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. MT Chris’s BDay Show! w/ Shroud of Bereavement, Sonic Pulse, Seren + more. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

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Upload your listings at worcestermag.com. Click the Night & Day toolbar, then choose Calendar to place your event listing in both our print and online weekly calendar. SPINSUITE SATURDAYS - Top 40. DJ SOUP - DJ NICK - DJ B-LO spin your favorite Dance, Mash Ups & Top 40 Tracks. Fusion’s Lounge opens at 9:00 pm and Dance Club opens at 10:30pm. Coat room with attendant available. No Cover Charge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. “Tantrum Saturdays� Dance Party Every Saturday Night with DJ Tony T. Get ready Worcester for some great dancing to the beats of Tony T. Watch for the surprise contest each week. 18+ only $10 21+ only $5. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or remixworcester.com. Chyldz Play. No Cover. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, Main Level, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1006. DJ Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

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Driftin’ Sam Politz 7 p.m.-9 p.m., then Big Game Trivia 9:30 p.m. then Karaoke till Close! 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. London Billiards / Club Oasis, 70 James St. 508-799-7655. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Organ Quartet grooves every Monday night at the Dive. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Dive Bar, 34 Green St. facebook.com/ BopNPopJazzOrganization. KARAOKE 7 Nights a week. 9 p.m.-1:45 a.m. cafe neo bar and grille, 97 Millbury St. 508-615-7311.

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A Christmas Celtic Sojourn. Now entering its 10th year of sold-out audiences in Boston, A CHRISTMAS CELTIC SOJOURN WITH BRIAN O’DONOVAN returns to Worcester for its 5th year! Don’t miss WGBH’s A Celtic Sojourn host Brian O’Donovan’s wildly popular seasonal gathering of singers, musicians, and dancers steeped in Celtic tradition as they perform holiday favorites on the set of “A Christmas Carol.� Full price tickets are $46, $52 and $58 depending on seating location. 10% discount available for members, groups of 10 or more, corporate partners, kids, students and WOO Card holders.. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org. Open Mic Night w /Bill McCarthy Open Mike. Book your half-hour set in advance at myspace.com/openmicworld. Email Bill McCarthy to a spot at openmcc@verizon.net. Free. 7:3011:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. “Totally Tuesdazed!� Tunes in the Diner every Tuesday Night! 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Terry Brennan. 8-11 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879. Denise Cascione and Joe D’Angelo-Dam Chick Singer! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Jon Bonner. 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508752-9439. KARAOKE 7 Nights a week. 9 p.m.-1:45 a.m. cafe neo bar and grille, 97 Millbury St. 508-615-7311.

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ARTSWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org. Booklovers’ Gourmet, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3. com/book Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/departments/cantor/website. EcoTarium, Preschool and Toddler Wednesdays, Wednesdays,

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Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape. Showtimes: Fridays 9 p.m. and Saturdays 8 p.m. Prices: $15 Thurs - $20 Fri/ Sat pp except Special Events. Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room. Full dinner available before show in restaurant. $5 off with College ID 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat Dec 14th & 15th Dan Boulger Taylor Connelly and Tim Messenger. $20 per person except

Special Events. 8 p.m.-midnight. Biagio’s Grille, Comedy Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit beantowncomedy.com. Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Movies every Sunday Night! - Sundays, Sunday, May 13 - Monday, December 31. Facebook: Ralphs Diner. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543. Two for Christmas - Friday, December 14. Well-known actors Susan Nest and Bill Sigalis perform holiday readings of two classic Christmas stories, “A Child’s Christmas in Walesâ€? by Dylan Thomas and “A Christmas Memoryâ€? by Truman Capote Free, donations accepted at the door. 7-9 p.m. Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. & Whitin Mill Complex, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-234-6232. “Parfumerieâ€?, a holiday play - Friday, December 14 Sunday, December 16. Gateway Players Theatre, Inc. will perform “Parfumerieâ€?, a holiday play that winds up Gateway’s 37th season. “Parfumerieâ€?, a play by Hungarian-born author Miklos Laszlo, is the inspiration for three successful movies: “Shop Around the Cornerâ€?, “In the Good Old Summertimeâ€?, and “You’ve Got Mailâ€?. The play is a comedy that follows employee George Horvath, who, just days before Christmas, is ďŹ red by his boss when he mistakenly suspects George of being the lover of his unfaithful wife. Meanwhile, George’s own love life goes awry when he discovers that the stranger he has fallen in love with through a secret correspondence is none other than Amalia Balash, a co-worker with whom he constantly feuds. Only the truth can lead to a happy resolution in this old-fashioned, romantic Christmas tale. $12 adults, $10 seniors & youth under 18. Fri & Sat 7:30-9:30 p.m., Sun 2 p.m. Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. Call 508-764-4531. A Christmas Carol - Saturday, December 15 - Sunday, December 23. “God Bless us, everyone!â€? Continue our family holiday tradition and start getting in the holiday spirit with Troy Siebels’ adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale. You know the story, you love the message of Christmas redemption, and the

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4 bedroom 3 1/2 bath colonial. Extreme privacy surrounds this 3000+ sf Colonial. Just a short distance to Heywood Reservoir, Sholan Farm and the Leominster State Forest. Custom built with two Master Bedrooms one on first floor with full bath and soaking tub. Open concept kitchen family room. Cherry and corian chefs delight kitchen. Family room with fireplace and woodstove insert. Formal dining and living rooms. Beautiful Sun room with paladium window over looking natures wonderland. Aberman Assoc Inc 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

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3 br 1 1/2 bath colonial. Spacious young Country Colonial sets back on 1.58 level acres. 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 28 x 28 cathedral ceiling family room, fireplace in living room has wood burning stove insert negotiable for alternative heat. Applianced stay kitchen. Master bedroom with large walk in closet. Wall to wall carpeting throughout. Oversized 2 car garage, additional storage space, full walk out basement. Two large attaching decks overlook oval above ground pool, backup generator hardwired to house. Aberman Assoicates, Inc. Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25 www.annamarykraemer.com

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It could be said that the most loved man in Worcester is not a man — or is he? Finz, the big, furry, miraculously-lives-out-of-water shark is known by Worcester hockey fans, school kids and from what we hear, by single school teachers. Finz, the Worcester Sharks mascot, has been with the hockey team since its start in 2006. He came to New England for college and now, in his mid-twenties, resides in Worcester. Finz has been a hockey fan his whole life and says there’s no other team he would rather be with than the Worcester Sharks. When Finz isn’t hyping-up the crowd at Sharks games at the DCU Center, he’s involved with the community; in fact, he makes about 250 public appearances each year. We only had a few minutes with Finz for this interview before he was off to make appearances at several Reading is Cool events. Have you ever used your animal charm to get a phone number? Yes. I have

I heard you run down the stairs into the glass? I actually have a sled that

been known to bring home numbers. Giving me a number is very big among school teachers. They’ll drop their number in my Fin pocket. These are the advantages to being a mascot.

I slide down the stairs with. The stairs in the end zones are very steep and are perfect for sledding. It’s my signature move.

It doesn’t hurt? Pain is temporary, pride

Did getting a number ever turn into anything serious? No, unfortunately.

is forever.

Does it take anything special to be Finz?

Do kids ever try to beat you up? No, kids

You have to be in shape. And it takes a definite character to do it. You have to have a little sense of theatrics, be able to sense the mood of the crowd, know when we need more cowbell—you can never have enough cowbell.

love me. Now that we’ve established myself as a character, they usually mob me, so I guess beat up in a good way. We had one of our players visit a group of kids and when I came in, they gave him a piece of humble pie. They showed the player who the real celebrity is.

here in Worcester was in 2009 when we hosted the AHL All-Star Classic game. For this game the players host the players and the mascot hosts the mascots. The mascots get pretty crazy. It’s a pretty wild fraternity. All the mascots were playing hockey on the ice and next thing you know, there were 15 mascots fighting. We had a line brawl. A couple mascots got taken away. We ended up making the Top 10 on Sports Center. That was our crowning moment. The fight wasn’t planned but it’s sort of implied [it will happen].

What’s your favorite food to eat during a game? I like to feed on the players in

the penalty box. My favorite right now is eating Pirates. That would be the Portland Pirates.

What’s the best part about being Finz? Getting everyone fired up, getting everyone into the game and being able to have an alter ego.

What’s the worst part? The sweat; in the summer, the hot appearances can be stifling. Also, cranky babies. They’re always poking at my eyes, pulling at my fin. But, I just give them the finger wave and just horse around with them.

I hear there is a rivalry between mascots? The mascots always try to

outdo each other. It’s all in good fun, it’s competitive. Pucky the Whale is my biggest rival. And Scratch, the former Ice Cat’s mascot, has become a good friend.

Where do you get your dance moves? There’s a lot of hard work. I watch a lot of old movies like “Footloose.” I have some mermaid friends I practice with.

What’s the wildest move you’ve ever made? I think our shining moment

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