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n many ways, 2014 is one of the most important years in Worcester’s history. The phrase may be used often, but the city truly is at a crossroads. It starts off the New Year with the departure of a longtime city manager, a highly-regarded commissioner of public works, a much-heralded chief economic development officer and a city auditor who toiled largely in the background, but was no less an important part of the city government machine. CitySquare is poised for significant advancement, with two new hotels and an underground parking garage slated to be developed. Lest we forget, the city manager is being replaced by someone who will serve for just nine months, meaning the City Council will be making the all-important decision on hiring a permanent chief executive. That, in and of itself, will have a lasting impact on the city. There are many other areas, however where work remains to be done. Whether it is simply keeping the ball rolling on efforts that are already underway, or undertaking some new endeavors – 14 years into the 21st century, the vehicle that is Worcester is moving ever purposefully ahead. In this, our first issue of the New Year, Worcester Magazine offers up 14 things we believe the city must do in 2014. -Walter Bird Jr., Senior writer

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Shared Institutional Knowledge Brittany Durgin

esources abound in the Worcester area and no two groups may know that better than the region’s colleges and universities and its cultural venues. Outside of the classroom, students and professors are reﬁning their studies and applying their knowledge to real-life projects by way of partnering with institutions such as the EcoTarium and the Worcester Historical Museum. Others have played host to educational opportunities for college students including Worcester Art Museum and ArtsWorcester, which every year gives students the opportunity to submit, prepare and exhibit work in a professional gallery in its College Show. At one point or another, over the course of the EcoTarium’s 188-year history, it has partnered with every college in Worcester, according to Julieane Frost, manager of communications and marketing at the EcoTarium. The science center has collaborated with the University of

Becker College student Rosalind Ford presents her design of a repurposed Salisbury Mansion.

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Massachusetts Medical School to organize and run Women in Science, a daylong conference for under-served Worcester Public Middle School girls. Students from the Medical School and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University present science discovery programs in the EcoTarium’s new Science + You exhibit. Like the EcoTarium, Worcester Historical Museum has partnered with area colleges over the years, including Becker College, Clark University, Worcester State University,

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the College of the Holy Cross and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The museum, just last spring, partnered with Becker College’s Design Department to reinvent Salisbury Mansion – property of the

museum – to create a contemporary design. The idea was to create a floor plan and décor that would be appealing to a modern family. The students fully adopted the project with measurements of the building, sketches and were required to incorporate pieces of the original furniture and patterns used in the carpeting, upholstery and other fabrics into the new design. Chad Sirois, communications manager at the Worcester Historical Museum, says this was the first collaboration with Becker and hopes there will be more in the future. Sirois says it is a “bit of both” when it comes to whether the museum or the colleges are the first to reach out about partnering on projects. “We reach out to WPI to do certain things … in other cases the professors or students have an interest, like Janette Greenwood (at Clark).” Greenwood Ph.D., Clark University professor, initiated a conversation with the museum that would eventually lead to Clark and the museum working together on research focused on

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rounded educational experience. It is not just the museum’s resources that are valuable to students, it is also the resources of the higher ed. institutions that are valuable to the museum. Worcester State played an integral role in the development of the museum’s Alden Family Gallery; the museum worked with professors in the education department to create a gallery that relates to the mass curriculum used at the school. “We were reaching out for the expertise of the area colleges,” Sirois says. Many of the collaborations between cultural venues and colleges in the Worcester area benefit Central Mass. as a whole. A recent project conducted by four WPI students with the help of the Worcester Historical Museum, once complete, will mean community members can COURTESY OF WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM learn about Worcester’s history while playing a round of mini-golf. The students recently spent a semester researching mini golf, local history and discovering what children found most interesting in the museum, which resulted in the design of several portable puttputt courses that once tested and fabricated, the Historical Museum will be able to set up at community events. A new group of WPI students will join with the Becker College student Caitlin Machado presents her museum next semester design of a repurposed Salisbury Mansion. to implement new, more interactive technology into the museum’s current exhibitions. education institution, we work hard to ensure Similarly, the EcoTarium is currently the relationship is mutually beneficial.” working with several area schools to better The EcoTarium’s higher ed. partnerships the public’s experience while visiting the reach far beyond Worcester’s city limits. science center. “Several Holy Cross math In fact, thanks to a recently-awarded and statistics classes have done EcoTarium $250,000 National Science Foundation grant visitor surveys, as well as the statistical to develop a new City Science exhibit, it analyses,” Frost says. “One of the surveys will partner with schools as close to home influenced the design of our new Upper as Clark University, nearby University of Level exhibit The Arctic Next Door. The Massachusetts Amherst and as far as Loyola new glass balcony overlooking the rest of Marymount University in Los Angeles. the museum is a direct result of that Holy The Worcester Historical Museum, like Cross student project,” Frost tells. Numerous many nonprofits, operates on a limited Interdisciplinary Qualifying Projects (IQP) by budget. By partnering with area schools, WPI students have advanced the EcoTarium’s Sirois explains, the museum is freed in a way community involvement, including energy from limitations unknown to students. Many, audits, an analysis of the EcoTarium’s cohaving not yet had to manage a budget for generation power plant, exhibit prototyping an institution such as the museum, Sirois and developing, one of which named “City says, “These students push the boundaries of Soundscapes,” created for the future City what we can do because [their ideas are] not Science exhibit, is currently being used by limited [by] budgets; we’re able to be more EcoTarium visitors, Frost says. playful and more experimental in what we “We benefit immeasurably from these do.” student resources that enhance our exhibits, “The students get something really great programs, services and visitor experience,” to put on their resume that will really help Frost says. “In many cases, the benefits are them,” Sirois says, adding that as they begin the result of state-of-the-art, cutting-edge to learn about project management in the research and information, which we would classroom, the hands-on practice gained not have been able to access if not for these by working with the museum creates for a educational partnerships.” SHARED KNOWLEDGE continued from page 4

19-century baseball in the Blackstone Valley. At the EcoTarium, Frost says, “We are working with Worcester State University, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester Public Schools and Broadmeadow Brook Sanctuary on a Massachusetts Department of Education grant for Improving Teacher Quality.” Frost says this partnership will “develop a physical science curriculum unit for grades Pre-K through 2 and will teach it to graduate education students this spring.” “We place a high level of emphasis on collaboration, connecting with and working with educators and researchers, to achieve our mission of inspiring a passion for science and nature,” Frost says. “Whether collaborative relationships are initiated by us or by the

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Internships: Paid vs. Unpaid

Jacleen Charbonneau

he idea of a college internship is a debatable subject. Whether it’s paid or unpaid, students of all majors are able to enter a potential future work environment and earn valuable hands-on experience in his or her field. Most students usually work between 10 and 40 hours a week, usually for a specified chunk of time that is determined upon interview and acceptance on the site. Many internships take place during a college semester, where the college will actually issue credits towards the student’s degree, making the internship an educational focus. This will not only bring the students to a deeper understanding of their fields, but they will be able to determine by the end of the internship, usually, whether or not to continue pursuing such a career. What is beneficial about having an internship during college, especially during a normal semester and not after graduation, is that students are able to change their majors before graduating if they decide they don’t want to pursue the field any longer. The idea of an internship with credit from the college is outstanding, but what about companies who are taking on interns and using them in place of regular employees? Normally, a company is not supposed to take on an intern in place of an employee. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) — a federal statute that protects employees, such as by declaring the minimum wage and promising time and a half to some jobs — there is a list of factors that help determine whether or not an intern is legally considered an employee. Such factors include whether or not both employee and intern decide that the intern will not be paid, along with the the intern’s hours within a work week, which should never be over 40 hours. Additionally, the intern must benefit from the experience, ideally that the intern is receiving actual training of his or her specific field. Therefore, a company should not expect an intern to be at the same level of supervision as an employee in the office; it must expect that there will be close supervision with the intern’s attendance and understand that there will be bumps in the road that may set the company back in it’s schedule. According to the same act, an intern must not be promised potential employment upon the start of the internship. If this is the case, the intern will be viewed as an employee of the company in the eyes of the FLSA. Despite these broad factors, which could potentially be argued in many ways, does it really matter if an internship comes with pay? According to Pamela Ahearn, director of the Summer Internship Program at the College of the Holy Cross, there is much differentiation between an unpaid and a paid internship. Ahearn, who has worked with the college since 2002, mentions that an unpaid internship during a college semester helps a student keep the summer open to work elsewhere for pay. This situation may better fit students who are unable to afford working an unpaid internship during college vacations. Additionally, the student will be able to work closely with a faculty member during the college semester, who will help veer the student in the best direction possible. Despite this, a paid internship is ideal, for both semesters and summer vacation alike. “Many times, if an internship is paid, the employer is more invested in the experience of the student because the organization is devoting resources to that intern ... the work of the intern may be more substantive and responsibilities more well-defined,” states Ahearn.

So why don’t all for-profit companies pay their interns? It seems as though that if the intern’s responsibilities are more well-defined, both company and intern will benefit more greatly than that of the average unpaid internship position, where students are more likely to do scrap work, such as shadowing and filing papers. “Many times unpaid intern[ships]...are really just “work” that is unpaid... [whereas] paid internships usually don’t have any significant fallbacks,” Ahearn continues. On the other hand, there is the argument made by some colleges and universities that once a student is paid for their time and work, the school loses its ability to ensure the internship is beneficial. This especially is a concern for schools offering credit to students for their internships. Whether grounded or not, a fear is held by some that once payment is offered, it becomes difficult for a school to

with a guaranteed attentive mentor, he or she will more likely be more comfortable in asking questions and performing trial-and-error, which would help one get the most out of the experience. And depending upon the level of comfort of the relationship, perhaps students could adjust their schedules around a paying side job – that is if the company hosting the internship is unable to pay the intern. If students are unable to work with personal connections, however, they shouldn’t avoid an unpaid internship all together. Although these have a reputation of being nothing but busy work, effort does not go unnoticed. Ahearn states that a college resume is strengthened indeﬁnitely with an internship listed under the student’s work experience, paid or not: “If given two candidates that are otherwise identical in terms of coursework, GPA, co-curriculars and leadership, most likely the candidate with the internship will get hired over the

When an unpaid internship with a for-proﬁt business is OK, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division: The internship, even though it includes actual operation of the facilities of the employer, is similar to training which would be given in an educational environment; The internship experience is for the beneﬁt of the intern; The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff; The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded; The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship; and The employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship.

step in and require a company to offer the student a more educational experience than he or she may be receiving. With the constant argument of paid and unpaid internships, the answer of what the ideal situation is can be tricky. In situations where students are able to work with those they know personally, it could help lower the risks of an unpaid internship. Ahearn loves the idea of parents and alumni setting up internships within their companies – these personal connections as contenders for outstanding mentors. “Because alumni and parents have a vested interest in the learning and growth of the student, it is usually a mutuallybeneﬁcial experience,” she explains. And it makes perfect sense: For an intern to engage in a working environment

one who does not.” What once was unpaid labor will likely turn into a paid position in the future by a different employer. Moreover, one should not immediately categorize every unpaid internship as mere busy work. There are some exceptions, especially with independent businesses, that will offer the student more than just organizing desks and making the daily coffee runs. Perhaps the question isn’t necessarily whether or not a student should be paid monetarily, but perhaps if a student can ﬁnd such a place that will repay in rich training, attentiveness, and care – something that, in the long run, will far exceed minimum wage that some paid internships offer. JANUARY 2, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

Spiral Bound

Brittany Durgin

CALL FOR ART

ArtsWorcester is gearing up for its annual College Show with a call to artists. The juried exhibition features artwork by students of all levels from Worcester-area colleges and universities, regardless of major or degree program. Artists of work chosen for display will be featured in ArtsWorcester’s professional gallery and as part of the opening reception on Friday, February 7, from 6-8 p.m. Participating artists will also have a chance to win ﬁrst, second, third or up to four honorable mention cash prizes. To submit artwork, students must be currently enrolled at Anna Maria College, Assumption College, Becker College, College of the Holy Cross, Clark University, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute or Worcester State University. Students attending a college not aforementioned must join ArtsWorcester as a member at its student rate of $20 a year. Nick Capasso, director of the Fitchburg Art Museum, is this year’s guest juror. Deadline for submissions is Friday, January 24 at 4 p.m. Students will be notiﬁed by Thursday, January 30. For more details on how to submit to ArtsWorcester’s 2014 College Show, visit artsworcester.org/calls-grants/. ArtsWorcester, 660 Main St., Worcester.

BLOOD DRIVE

The holiday season is over, but the spirit of giving still lingers. This month, give something to help others without leaving campus. The American Red Cross will set up a community blood drive at Anna Maria College in Foundress Hall on Sunday, January 26, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. All donors will receive a coupon for a free pound of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee. Make an appointment to donate blood by calling 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood.org. Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Ln., Paxton.

MLK CELEBRATION AT CLARK

Richard Blanco (left), inaugural poet at President Obama’s inauguration last year, visits Clark University on Monday, January 20 as the campus celebrates Martin Luther King Day. Blanco’s presentation, “Journey to the Podium,” considers what it means to “become an American” as a gay Cuban-American immigrant. Gloria Estefan has said, “Blanco’s moving story speaks to the amazing American spirit in all of us.” Blanco is an engineer as well as a poet and lives in Bethel, Maine. The event is free and open to the public. Clark University, Razzo Hall, 950 Main St., Worcester. Clarku.edu.

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SCREWED UP: There was definitely something screwy going on at the Indian Food and Convenience Store at 159 Belmont St. on Friday, Dec. 20, where police responded to a burglar alarm around 9:02 p.m. The first officer on the scene allegedly saw a man standing between the front door and inner door. He appeared to be tampering with the inner door lock with an unknown object. The object, a flat-head screwdriver, was later found under a rug near the suspect. Police arrested Richard Dones, 53, 118 Easter Ave. He was charged with breaking and entering with the intent to commit a felony and possession of burglarious instruments.

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This dude will have egg on his face.” - John Kramer, posting on Republican activist Chris Pinto’s Facebook Page in response to a Tweet sent out by former US Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez, in which Gomez appeared to link Pinto and another man, to the Ku Klux Klan.

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HE DIDN’T HUFF AND PUFF: A Charlton man was arrested after allegedly kicking his way through a door into an apartment on Orient Street on Saturday, Dec. 21. Officers responding to the scene around 12:20 a.m. allegedly observed damage done to the entrance to the apartment. The door appeared to have been kicked in. Inside the apartment, according to police, there was evidence of a recent struggle. The victims, identified as three men, ages 27, 34 and 56, said two other men had forced their way into the apartment. Police say one of the suspects was known to one of the victims. The three victims STEVEN KING were allegedly attacked and beaten. No one was stabbed, but one of the victims received minor scratches and abrasions. Surrounding towns were notified of the incident. Around 10 p.m. Saturday night, Leicester police notified officers in Worcester they had found and arrested Kevin Malvey, 30, 26 South Buffumville Shore Road, Charlton, one of the men believed to be known by one of the victims. Malvey was charged with vandalizing and defacing personal property, home invasion and breaking and entering in the nighttime.

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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

More evidence that crime wasn’t resting for the holidays: Vandals who destroyed property at Federal Square in front of The Hanover Theatre and thieves who broke into St. John’s Church and allegedly stole, among other items, several gold chalices. -2

An empty SUV was pulled from Lake Quinsigamond the day after Christmas, perhaps an unwanted gift? A plus-1 for no one being injured, minus-1 for dumping it in a lake. 0

United Way of Central Massachusetts names Jim Leary, vice chancellor for community and government relations at UMass Medical School, chair-elect. +1

Customers in several states blame delivery services and retailers for failing to send out their gifts in time for Christmas, even though in many cases the gifts were ordered online at the last minute. -2

+1 +1 -2 -2 0 +3 +1 -2 Her dad may be jetting the Bay State for New Hampshire, but Ayla Brown hasn’t forgotten Worcester, showing up to perform for First Night. +1

The Worcester Senior Center rings in the New Year with a blood drive on New Year’s Eve Day. +1

Unfortunately, crime doesn’t take a holiday, as evidenced by two home invasions that took place right before Christmas. -2

AIDS Project Worcester enters its 27th year of assisting individuals and families facing HIV and AIDS. +3

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IN THE NEWS: There were a number of stories that

found their way onto the pages and onto the web of Worcester Magazine in 2013. In this, Worcesteria’s last appearance of the year, here are some of the biggest that grabbed our attention – and yours – over the past 12 months. Almost without question, the biggest news maker of the year was the decision of local funeral parlor director Peter Stefan to care for the body of dead suspected Boston Marathon terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev. There was a media firestorm and an outburst of protests. In the end, much of the public sentiment swung around to Stefan, who was just recently named Worcester Magazine’s Person of the Year. Arguably the next two biggest news makers of the year were JetBlue starting service at Worcester Regional Airport and a proposed slots parlor that ended up never getting past the negotiating table. Worcester Magazine was all over both developments, but there was a lot more to 2013: Under investigation and amid an outburst of angry protest from supporters, the Henry Lee Willis Center closed for good in February. UMass Medical School angered many city officials when, seemingly out of the blue, it announced the purchase of three properties at Massachusetts Biotech Research Park, threatening to take money off the city tax rolls. Food trucks became the focus of discussion once more, as At-Large Councilor Rick Rushton pushed to ease an ordinance restricting where they can set up in Worcester. His push drew an equally strong pushback from restaurant owners and others in the food industry, including the Phantom Gourmet himself, CEO Dave Mandela. In March, the city added a third historic district to its ranks, bestowing the status upon the Crown Hill Neighborhood. Former state Rep. John Fresolo became the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation and ultimately resigned, a big story unto itself. That set up another biggie – the special election campaign that saw a young up-and-comer from Mayor Joe Petty’s office, Dan Donahue, win both the Democratic Primary and the general election, where he defeated Republican Carol Claros. The city learned it was losing several noted leaders – not to death, but either to retirement or other job choices. Public Works and Parks Commissioner Bob Moylan retired, City Auditor Jim DelSignore also retired, City Manager Mike O’Brien announced his departure for a private job, Planner Joel Fontane left for another gig and Economic Development Chief Tim McGourthy announced he is leaving to head the Worcester Research Bureau. A longtime car show at Green Hill Park left the area, replaced by a new one, the Cars of Summer. A new bus hub opened – and chaos almost immediately ensued, as passengers struggled to make sense of new schedules and deal with the loss of their familiar end point in front of City Hall. That had a trickle-down effect, with several businesses along Front Street and elsewhere claiming their businesses suffered dramatically as a result. The Spirit of Knowledge Charter School closed for good, while another school, St. Mary’s, appears to have gained a reprieve after initially announcing it would close. An outpouring of support and donations will keep the school open, for now. The city braced for the introduction of medical marijuana facilities – and continues to do so. A Main South community staple, Stone Soup, reopened after renovations to its King Street building because of a fire. Celebrities descended upon the city for the filming of “American Hustle,” which recently opened. The old Fire Alarm and Telegraph Building was bid adieu as plans for a combination bank/community center were announced in its place. There were plenty of ribbon cuttings, as well, including work on Elm Park and a totally remade entrance and other improvements to the DCU Center. We cannot forget that the return of baseball was also announced. The Worcester Bravehearts will play in the Futures League starting next spring. Oh, and there was this other minor story: Lt. Gov. Tim Murray announced his resignation and set off a media frenzy inside Union Station. It was announced just a short while later that he was

{ worcesteria } taking a $200,000-a-year-job as the new president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. The year ended on a bittersweet note as Higgins Armory, after more than 80 years of entertaining and educating children and adults alike atop a hill on Barber Ave., closed its doors for good (see below for more on the closing).

END OF DAYS: A ďŹ&#x201A;ood of emotion was expected when the doors ďŹ nally closed on Higgins

Armory, which shut its doors for good the afternoon of New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve, Tuesday, Dec. 31. Heading into the ďŹ nal day, museum ofďŹ cials were planning to invite everyone who was at the museum at closing time outside for a photo. The group was expected to include family members of the late John Woodman Higgins, who built the iconic building as ofďŹ ce space for his business, Worcester Pressed Steel Company, and museum space for his collection of medieval antiquities. Dwindling ďŹ nancial resources led museum ofďŹ cials to decide to shutter the museum. The collection is being transferred to its new permanent home at Worcester Art Museum. Among the family members who were expected to be on hand on the ďŹ nal day were granddaughter Clarinda Higgins, great-grandsons Eric Higgins Lutringer and John Pratt, and great-great-grandchildren Navarre, Connor and Jessica Pratt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the last opportunity to thank my grandfather, whose vision inspired generations of young men and women, provided a resource for scholars, and fascinated people of all ages,â&#x20AC;? Clarinda Higgins says in a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, closing the museum means closing the book on an important part of Worcesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s industrial heritage.â&#x20AC;?

Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;OH-MEZ! Former Republican US Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez stepped in it, big time, recently when he took to Twitter in what appeared to be an unprovoked attack against two fellow Republicans, Chris Pinto and Rob Eno. Pinto, of course, is a Worcester operative for the GOP, and Eno is the owner and publisher of Red Mass Group. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Gomez, an Hispanic Republican who had already alienated some in his party with his changed stance on gun control and his views on abortion, Tweeted: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thank God every day for people like Chris Pinto and Rob Eno because they serve as perfect example for my kids of who and what not to be when they group up... the level of ignorance and intolerance exhibited by them and their small â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Klanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; are an embarrassment to our civil society. Merry Christmas.â&#x20AC;? He then took to Boston Herald Radio and refused to apologize â&#x20AC;&#x201C; before turning around hours later and apologizing. It would take a lot to make Pinto respond, a rather outspoken and unapologetic GOPer, a sympathetic ďŹ gure, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s precisely what Gomezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outburst did. Heck, it even got noted activist Steve Quist to come to Pintoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and Quist couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be more different in his political views than Pinto unless he was Jim McGovern.

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sworn in Thursday, Jan. 2 as part of inaugural festivities at Worcester Academy. They will be joined by their colleagues as the city turns the page on 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and on several elected and hired ofďŹ cials who are leaving or have already left for greener pastures. The new councilors will be Mo Bergman and Mike Gaffney in at-large seats and Gary Rosen in District 5. Gone are exAt-Large councilors Joe Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien (who did not seek re-election) and Mike Germain, and Bill Eddy, who represented District 5 for six years before losing to Rosen in November. The School Committee is welcoming Hilda Ramirez, who knocked off incumbent Donna Colorio. Mayor Joe Petty will be sworn into his second term after scoring a convincing Election Day win.

TREED OFF: Christmas is over and, if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t already, you will soon be tossing the old

Christmas tree â&#x20AC;&#x201C; unless, of course, you went the fake route, in which case youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll carefully store it in your attic or basement for another 12 months. In Worcester, it is standard practice to haul your old tree to a local transfer station. This year, you can give yourself a break â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and help out a good cause to boot â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by engaging the services of Boy Scout Troop 84. The Scouts are trying to earn their way to summer camp next year and for $10 they will take your tree and dispose of it. To reserve a time, email the Scouts at T84Event@gmail.com or call 508-8311432.

A FOND FAREWELL: One day after the swearing in of elected ofďŹ cials, 10-year City Manager Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien has his moment in a farewell reception inside City Hall. The public is welcome to make its way to the third ďŹ&#x201A;oor to say goodbye to Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, who is taking a job with WinnCompanies. This is the last day of the work week, but the CMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ cial check out is Sunday evening. Former US Sen. Ed Augustus will take his place Monday, Jan. 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for nine months. Councilors are expected to seek a permanent city manager to take over when Augustus presumably heads back to his current job as head of government and community relations at Holy Cross. Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough Worcesteria? Visit us online at www.worcestermagazine.com for Daily Worcesteria. Have a story tip or idea? Call Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 322, or email him at wbird@worcestermagazine.com. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @walterbirdjr and catch Walter with Paul Westcott every Thursday morning at 8:35 on radio station WTAG 580AM for all things Worcester!

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THINGS WORCESTER SHOULD ACCOMPLISH IN 2014

Without the luxury of having a crystal ball, it is impossible to know just what will unfold in and around Worcester over the next 12 months. Will the year be defined by one particular cause or issue? Will a single personality or development rise above all others? The unknown cannot be predicted. With that in mind, Worcester Magazine offers 14 things the city should accomplish in 2014. From hiring a city manager to electing a new governor and other state officials, there is a lot the city’s officials and residents can, and should do, to help keep things moving in the right direction for the second largest city in New England. Here are some of the things we believe should be high up on the “To Do” list in 2014. 12

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We’ll start with the obvious: The city needs a NEW CITY MANAGER.

Duh. Mayor Joe Petty and the City Council raised eyebrows when less than a week after Mike O’Brien announced he was leaving, they picked Ed Augustus, the former state Senator and current Holy Cross government and community relations chief, to fill his seat. What really caused a hubbub, however, was the process. Since the Charter stipulates that an acting manager must be a city official or administrative officer, the council could not go that route with Augustus. So they hired him. Wait? You mean we already have a permanent replacement? Well, not exactly, sort of, maybe. Augustus was hired for nine months and he has taken himself out of consideration for the long-term job. How long will the search take and who will end up with the unenviable FILE PHOTO/STEVEN KING task of permanently filling Mike O’Brien’s shoes? Those are questions that remain unanswered. It is safe to say the City Council would love someone with the same passion and obvious love for the city – and living in Worcester is a must. If you want to be Worcester’s next city manager and you don’t live here, you may want to get a real estate agent and start looking. The city has gone through transition before, but the change going on here right now is absolutely dizzying. A city manager leaving. A public works commissioner retiring. Same for the auditor. A planning whiz recently left. A former mayor and lieutenant governor has taken the reigns at the Chamber of Commerce. And at one corner of City Common, the library is once again looking for a head librarian. Rather than be frightened by it all, however, folks should embrace this as a terrific opportunity for a new group of professionals to all come on board together and, while continuing the great work O’Brien and others started, forge their own bonds and start charting a course for the future. When it comes to the city manager, officials must be careful not to politicize the office. They should bring in a team builder, a visionary and someone who can check his or her ego at the door and is wholly unafraid to roll up their sleeves and get things done. And might we offer this: Don’t just say you want diversity. Seek it, dig for it, cultivate it. There should be an absolute commitment to bringing in female candidates and minority candidates – qualified, of course. They are out there. The city needs to find them. That’s your job councilors – or the job of a search firm if you choose to go that route. Either way, this is a time of terrific opportunity. We’ll put it bluntly: Don’t blow it.

{ coverstory } “Change” is the buzzword right now in Worcester. It seems the perfect time for the city to create a TRUE MASTER PLAN – one that considers the city as a whole and each and every aspect of planning. What, for example, does Worcester really want to be? Is it a college town? A transportation hub? A medical mecca? All of that and more? There needs to be a unified effort to create a plan that takes into consideration the entire city, rather than a project here and there while focusing what appears to be the bulk of its attention on CitySquare. The city’s outgoing Chief Economic Development Officer says, “It’s important,” McGourthy says of the ongoing CitySquare project, “but it doesn’t mean it’s the most important one.” That is true. There have been advances made with Union Station, Gateway Park, MCPHS University and other projects. Still, there seems to be uneven, at best, progress in other places, like the South Worcester Industrial Park. And with the city administration an apparent fan of overlay districts, why not take a look at the city as a whole to see whether it may not benefit from overlays in places you may not typically consider one. A master plan effort would be the ultimate opportunity to truly involve the public in the long-term planning of the city, versus the collaboration of city offices and a local organization or business or two. The Theatre District Master Plan is a good example of a process that probably would have gone much smoother had public input been sought earlier on. Support appears to be building, but in Worcester, folks do not like feeling like an afterthought. Public involvement is a must.

At some point TAXES are going to become an unavoidable issue, not just something to address once a year at a tax classification hearing. Maybe this year is the year. The STEVEN KING fiscal 2014 rates - $19.53 per $1,000 assessed value for residential, $30.83 for commercial – are not exactly sitting well with homeowners, not to mention those who run apartments and condo units. At the same time, business owners cannot continue to fork over what, in some instances, is well above what those in surrounding towns are paying in commercial taxes. All is well and good now, but what about when, say, a business like Saint-Gobain, decides it’s cheaper to do business in a town like Westborough? Say goodbye to that tax base and to the jobs it provides. So what can be done? It is impossible to make all the people happy all the time, but we urge the city to take the bold, and perhaps impossibleseeming, step of trying to stop what is starting to look like one land-taking after another by nonprofits. The city itself owns the most tax-free land, but not all of it can be developed, either. Nonprofits like UMass Medical Center and Community Healthlink are acquiring land that could otherwise be on the tax rolls. Residents and businesses can only be taxed long enough before they do more than just complain at public hearings. Is it time to revisit the “Dover Amendment?” This amendment to state zoning laws, which allows some nonprofits to circumvent zoning regulations, is among the more controversial laws and earns a heavy dose of criticism from people who, well, are sick and tired of being taxed to death while hospitals, colleges and universities and other exempt entities gobble up more and more land. The city has worked where it can to reach compromises with companies that might otherwise not pay taxes on certain properties. The fact is, that however noble the law may be it has left some cities and towns at the mercy of wellintentioned nonprofits. And it puts city leaders in an awkward position; after all, which city manager wants to do battle with an organization that’s there to help people and risk looking like a miser? City Manager Mike O’Brien had to do it with UMass Medical when it surprised everyone by gobbling up three buildings at Worcester’s biotech park earlier this year. In one fell swoop, the hospital took the property right off the tax rolls. The city and hospital ultimately agreed on a deal that saw UMass provide some monetary relief. Still, it underscored the unintended consequences of the “Dover Amendment.” District 1 City Councilor Tony Economou appears willing to take on the elephant in the room. It may not be the ultimate solution, but it is at least a step taken. Again, collaboration is the name of the game. Bringing together the business community and residential advocates could go a long way and the city has something going for it in Tim Murray. The new president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce may be there to represent businesses, but he is also quite adept at bringing others to the table. JANUARY 2, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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It would appear, with Augustus occupying the city manager’s chair for much of the

Santa did not wait for Christmas to deliver on the city’s No. 1 Christmas wish: airline service at WORCESTER REGIONAL AIRPORT. Now that JetBlue has taken the plunge – not to mention a huge gamble – on flying out of Airport Hill, Worcester has to do its part to see to it the popular airline does not go the way of others before it. Initial signs were great: much fanfare surrounded the inaugural flight to Fort Lauderdale and JetBlue says most seats for the first several flights were gobbled up. The No. 1 concern about planes flying in and out of Worcester, however, has always been the weather and nothing has changed in that regard. Massport, which owns the airport, is investing in a CAT III landing system that promises to eliminate most, if not all, the problems associated with flying into the heavy fog that frequently blankets the airport. But that system is a ways oﬀ. So far, JetBlue has had to either cancel or divert several inbound and outbound flights because of inclement weather (As of Monday, Dec. 23 there had been a total of 21 cancellations STEVEN KING

and six diversions since service started Nov. 7). What is troubling, if not downright disturbing, is that JetBlue appears surprised at the number of weather-related disruptions. This, as you recall, was not a ﬂy-by-night courtship. CEO Dave Barger had to be wooed by marching bands, standing ovations and everything but a written order from the president of the United States before committing to Worcester. Did someone at JetBlue not get that it snows an awful lot here? Or that their newest home is atop a giant hill? There is also the cost. Despite the availability of some relatively inexpensive fares, tickets are decidedly more expensive here than at other JetBlue locales. Marketing figures to be a huge factor in whether JetBlue truly does soar when others have not. Grants have been awarded and city oﬃcials have done everything but tattoo “JetBlue” across their foreheads to promote the airline. More is needed. Massport, JetBlue and the city must remain in tight concert when it comes to ensuring the long-term success of commercial service at the airport. And by city, we also mean customers – and not just Worcester. Surrounding towns must step up to the plate as well. A marketing campaign that includes towns like Shrewsbury and Millbury, whose residents might otherwise hop onto routes 20 and 9 to head into Logan, seems to make sense. Given a recent report that the airport could generate $369 million in economic activity over the next decade, the forward momentum gained must not stall in 2014.

DIVERSITY IS NOT JUST A WORD to be trotted out on

special occasions, like elections. Over his next nine months as city manager, Augustus has a chance to continue the work started by his predecessor by ensuring an open and welcoming city workforce and making sure the various FILE PHOTO/STEVEN KING volunteer organizations and boards truly reflect their surrounding environment. We know that municipal jobs are not exactly swimming in a sea of color. When a black man is promoted to lieutenant on the Police Department and it becomes major news because he is the first such promotion is several years, that is not exactly a ringing endorsement on the city’s hiring practices. There are, of course, a number of factors that determine just why there have been so few minorities hired and/ or promoted within the city. On the police force, for example, a budget crunch made it

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next year, EDUCATION will be a huge priority for the city. That is not to slight any of the work and gains made under the previous administration, but Augustus’ background is rich with educational pursuits. He is a former School Committee member here and worked for the US Department of Education under Bill Clinton. This year the city went above its required Net School Spending for the first time in several years, a dubious distinction to be sure. With Augustus now charged with crafting the next fiscal budget, you can FILE PHOTO/STEVEN KING bet all eyes – at least within the school administration – will be on him when it comes to how much he recommends for school funding, above and beyond what is mandated. One city official believes it will be a lot, suggesting the school department will be akin to “kids in a candy store,” now that a school-friendly city manager is in place. It may not be that bad. After all, they are not the only ones holding out their plates for a piece of the pie. And there are many other areas where Augustus must train his vision. Still, despite the many notable and praise-worthy gains that have been made in public education here, there remains a long ways to go. Efforts such as One City, One Library – of which Augustus was a big part – are focused on one aspect of learning by trying to boost third grade reading levels. School Superintendent Melinda Boone and the School Committee have made technology a priority, too, knowing that to do otherwise would put their students at a distinct disadvantage when they enter the job market. Let this be known: Money is not the be all and end all when it comes to providing a top-notch education; how it is spent is as important, if not more so, than how much you have. With a fiscal 2014 budget in excess of $340 million you do not have to look far to find those who believe the schools are getting a healthy sum of money. At the same time, you will find few folks arguing that the city should not do more than meet its base-line expectations for school funding. In that regard, if there is to be a continued increase in Net School Spending, it will require a strong commitment on the part of the city manager and city councilors and an even bigger effort to ensure that it is not done at the expense of other, equally-important areas of the budget. No small task, but if children truly are our future, we must do whatever is financially reasonable to make their future a bright one. hard to fatten up the patrolman’s ranks, which in turn made it nearly impossible to add minorities to the potential pool of candidates for promotions. It must also be noted that when one round of promotions was frozen, it was not just minorities that were shut out. Still, the fact that there has to be such a determined push to hire more minorities throughout the city is an indictment on past oversights. Let us not forget, also, that women have not fared much better when it comes to city jobs. Female supervisors in municipal positions are far outweighed by their male counterparts. Taking advantage of the diversity that makes Worcester such an inviting place to both live and work, Augustus could begin efforts beyond simply holding one or two trainings sessions here and there. We suggest reaching out to the dozens of churches in neighborhoods where many residents flock; not everyone is comfortable coming to City Hall or going to the library. Go to them. Make them feel wanted. There needs to be much more than lip service paid to increasing diversity. There have been many gains made, but a city on the move like Worcester should do absolutely everything within its power to make sure people are not left behind.

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Few things have a more direct impact on your everyday life than ELECTIONS. Think about it. How often do you complain about taxes, or the price of gas, or a particular law you don’t agree with,

or maybe one you would like to see in place? Elections offer one of the only times you have a direct say on what happens around you. In 2014, voters will be asked to elect a new governor as well as send state lawmakers to Boston – either on a return trip or for the first time. It is a privilege and duty that should be taken seriously and exercised with pride. It is also something that should be done only after careful consideration and a full vetting of the candidates. Whether you are Democrat, Republican, Green, undeclared or whatever else you stand for politically, going to the polls this year is important. For one thing, Gov. Deval Patrick is not running, so the state will have a new leader at the start of 2015. On the Republican side, Charlie Baker and Karyn Polito have joined forces and hope to hand Republicans a much-hoped-for win. For Democrats, Martha Coakley has announced her candidacy. It will be quite interesting to see how voters – especially those in and around Worcester – feel toward the governor’s oﬃce after so much controversy surrounding President Barack Obama. Will there be backlash against Democrats? That is your call as a voter. Not to be forgotten is US Sen. Ed Markey, who must run for a full term. Here in Worcester, state lawmakers will be out to retain their seats, including Dan Donahue, who just won a seat in the 16th Worcester District. Like Markey’s, his was a special election, so Donahue must run again. For the Week of The 15th Worcester District seat won last year by January 2nd -January 8th Mary Keefe will also be up for grabs, along with those of other Worcester-area reps and senators. For more information Turnout for non-presidential elections in these call 978.464.2300 or parts is, historically, downright paltry. Only the visit www.wachusett.com voters themselves can change that, and 2014 oﬀers a chance to shape their state and federal government for at least the next couple years. Thursday It is no small responsibility and in whatever ways possible, a healthy Live Liv ve In the Coppertop showing at the polls this year should (8:00pm-10:00pm) Come listen to the sweet sounds be encouraged. of Matt Robert, live in the Coppertop Lounge, and treat

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benefits, or OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OPEB), threaten to put a financial stranglehold on the city. As of this year, the city is on the hook for $65 million in benefits – and that number will continue to grow. In fact, OPEB could account for one-third the city’s entire budget within a decade. O’Brien wisely kept the issue front and center among the city council’s collective conscious, and crafted a plan to pay down the debt. The OPEB Trust Fund has a current balance of $6.9 million. This year’s deposit was delayed, but $4.35 million has since been added to the fund. Augustus will be challenged to maintain a sense of urgency on the part of elected oﬃcials, including the local, state and federal delegations and remain committed to taming the beast that is OPEB. He will not be starting from scratch, and can surely benefit from O’Brien’s advice and guidance. It is highly unlikely that Augustus will have the good fortune of seeing OPEBs eliminated in their entirety. As a report earlier this year by the Worcester Regional Research Bureau noted, while one study showed the elimination of OPEB might be feasible, it is, at this point in time, illegal to do in Massachusetts. The city is faced with a potentially financially crippling problem that cannot be surmounted by adopting a “We’ll Cross That Bridge When We Get To It” attitude. The bridge is here, it is steep and the toll is staggering.

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{ coverstory } This comes as no surprise to those who really know Worcester, but the city is teeming with ARTISTS of all kinds. Whether they ply their trade with a musical

instrument, a paint brush or some other medium, there is a vibrant, thriving uber-talented community of artists who love their city as much as they love their art. This is something to be capitalized on; something to nurture, to cherish and to grow. One need look no further than the immensely successful stART on the Street, which seems to grow leaps and bounds year after year. The spring edition is in June, followed by another in the fall and one in winter called stART at the Station, which appropriately enough, is held inside Union Station. There is, perhaps, no bigger example of the artistic and creative spirit that pervades the city than this all-volunteer run eﬀort. It is something of which the city is, and should be, immensely proud. Pride alone will not sustain the arts. If the city is looking for its own, unique identity, arts must be a part. While those within the arts community are never shy about promoting the talent that lives and breathes here, they could use more outside support. On City Council, there has been no more vocal advocate for the arts than At-Large Councilor Rick Rushton, who sees the display of public art as yet another part of the fabric of Worcester. There are many eﬀorts afoot to not just keep art alive, but to bust it wide open in the public, including murals on the sides of buildings. Of course, focus as we might on the painted or printed art, we cannot ignore the amazing musical history that has been etched right here in the Woo. Just look at some of the historic music venues in our midst: The Lucky Dog, which in its previous incarnation as Sir Morgan’s Cove once famously hosted the Rolling Stones, is one. And then there’s Ralph’s, which is among the most unique bars you will find just about anywhere. Over the course of time, the city has lost some mainstays such as Tammany Hall, and while the local music scene still bustles in places, there is a distinct void left by the extinction of venues

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presents a number of obstacles and challenges and doesn’t necessarily enjoy unilateral support, but a RECREATED BLACKSTONE CANAL, besides being really cool, would also go a long way to making Worcester the destination officials think it should be. Let’s face it, the state and federal governments hand out grants like Halloween candy. No one will convince us there is no financial support for a project like this that would have such a far-reaching impact on the city and beyond. We’re talking economically, socially and in just about any other way you can think of. CitySquare may well be the hub of Worcester, and we also find the Theatre District Master Plan more than intriguing, but the prospect of a Blackstone Canal reopened and flowing through the Canal District really gets us going. We don’t know if every aspect of the 20-03 Blackstone Canal Feasibility Study is, well, feasible, but the longest of journeys begin with the smallest of steps. We would also like to see At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey’s idea of an international marketplace incorporated into the canal plan. It seems fitting to us that the man who was mayor at the time of the 2003 study is back in Worcester, heading up the Chamber of Commerce. Tim Murray, if anything, is a “can do” kind of guy. By pulling together member businesses and generating support in the private sector, while also leveraging his friendships and partnerships at the state and federal levels, Murray could be the key to making what has long been a dream for some in the Canal District a reality. This effort, however, truly will take a collaborative effort. CitySquare stands as a testament to what public/private partnerships can accomplish; a recreated Canal is not as far-fetched as you might think. Picture a lazy summer afternoon spent taking a stroll around the District, enjoying an international marketplace and topping it off with a boat ride right near Kelley Square. The potential economic spinoff from this project is immeasurable, perhaps matched only by the measure of pride the city could take in literally taking a step back in time and recreating history. It won’t be finished in 2014, but those baby steps should start now.

Worcester does not have to wait for a comprehensive, citywide master plan to engage in an aggressive MARKETING CAMPAIGN that truly capitalizes on all the city has to offer. Come

up with a snazzy logo, or use the one you already have, whip up a few snappy catch-phrases and plaster them everywhere. Tout the positives – and there are many: parks, culture, ethnic flare and whole lot more. Destination Worcester is a gem for the city. Working in close partnership with city officials, the Chamber of Commerce and other like-minded groups and organizations, there could, and should, be a cohesive marketing plan that strips away any of the insecurities and inferiority complexes that still exist here and replaces them with a confidence, a boldness and an in-yourface pitch that visitors cannot ignore. Something like “Worcester: Love It. Work It. Live It.” There are so many wonderful things in and about Worcester: a Main South neighborhood that is so much more than the crime you so often read about, a school system that continues to make gains and graduate students to some of the best colleges in the nation, a museum that will now boast the former Higgins Armory collection, streets lined with top-notch restaurants. Those are but some of the sources of pride we all should share. Add to that the variety of colleges and universities right here in our backyard and there is a whole lot for Worcester to feel good about. Feeling good and acting on it, however, are two different things. There needs to be a very public push to promote, market and, yes, sell this city as a place others want to be.

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{ coverstory } Doggone it, it’s about time Worcester has an ofﬁcial, dedicated DOG PARK. Sure, you

can take your pooch(es) to Elm Park, or even up to the “unoﬃcial” canine stomping grounds at Boynton Park. Seriously, though, Elm Park is for humans. And Boynton Park may or may not even be Worcester’s park, depending on who you ask. The bottom line is, with the city working on its Open Space and Recreation Plan – and in a city with roughly 10,400 dog licenses currently issued – dog parks should be included. Yes, that’s plural, as in more than one. Here’s why: It’s no secret that there an awful lot of pit bulls ADAM METTERVILLE

The city went ahead and adopted a controversial Responsible Employer Ordinance (REO). We suggest it craft a truly responsible FOOD

TRUCK ORDINANCE that does not leave restaurant owners feeling the burn. The idea of being able to run out for a quick, affordable bite for lunch to a nearby food truck appeals to us. With no disrespect intended to the myriad full-service restaurants, diners and pizza shops throughout the city, sometimes variety is nice. Food trucks add a sort of appeal and charm to cities and towns that you simply don’t get with your standard brick and mortar variety eatery. The annual Food Truck Festivals are highly popular and what few food trucks and carts there are in the city – hello, The Dogfather – do good business. With so many great business minds in Worcester, we find it hard to believe the food truck and fixedplace restaurant cannot live in some sort of harmony. Regulation and enforcement will be key. We have heard the concerns and complaints of some in the restaurant business and city oﬃcials would be wise not to snub their collective noses at them. At the same time, adding food trucks into the mix should not sound

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and other large dogs in Worcester, although we don’t have an exact count. But we believe mixing smaller, more timid and potentially vulnerable pooches with larger, perhaps more aggressive dogs is a recipe for – well, if not disaster, at least some unfortunate incidents. This isn’t about segregation of dogs, it’s about safety. It’s also about the owners feeling comfortable. Giving large dog owners a place to call their own makes sense. So, too, does it make sense for other dog lovers to have a place speciﬁcally tailored to their four-legged, best friends. Where to put them? One idea might be Elm Park. Sectioning oﬀ a part of one of the city’s most popular parks might not be a bad idea. Ditto for Green Hill Park. Again, there are places you can take your pets in Worcester, but how truly pet-friendly are they? Of course, such an endeavor would come with a price tag. We don’t know how many “doggie grants” there are, but surely a city that has raised money for just about every other cause can find a way to drum up financial support for something that would benefit so many folks.

a death knell for established restaurants. Concerns about the smaller, mom and pop places are valid, and again with the right planning, accommodations can be made. Maybe Tim McGourthy can commission as the first report under his stewardship at the Research Bureau a study on how food trucks could work in Worcester. Seriously, giving full weight to the legitimate worries and concerns of restaurant owners, we would like to see, in 2014, a sensible food truck ordinance that strikes a balance between protecting the integrity of the brick and mortar establishment and welcoming responsible food truck operators inside city limits.

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Talk of moving to a STRONG MAYOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT has kept the rumor mill in Worcester churning for years. It went into warp speed when City Manager Mike O’Brien

announced he was leaving. Pundits, analysts and conspiracy theorists almost immediately leapt to the conclusion that this was merely the catalyst needed to dump the current form of government and say goodbye to the city manager’s office once and for all. The even more die-hard conspiracy theorists – and, yes, that included some in the media as well – theorized that the man who had just moved into his new office across the street from City Hall with the Chamber of Commerce, would find it too hard to resist to take on the role of City Manager and wait for either voters or the state Legislature to approve a strong mayor form of government. Then, presto! He could run for that office and likely win, given his local popularity and political clout. Alas, that appears to have been more of a rumor mill’s dream than reality, although you can never say never. But that man, Tim Murray, made the smart move of coming out and saying he had no interest in the city manager job – for now. Ed Augusts has since been hired to a nine month contract. That gives time either for the City Council to find a permanent replacement or - conspiracy theorists unite! - work toward a strong mayor form of government. One way or the other, an answer must be given this year in order to ensure the city continues to move in the right direction. Either the city wants a strong mayor or, no, it doesn’t want to risk a potentially one-dimensional form of government. City officials can either give legs to the rumor or put it to bed, permanently. Given the upheaval that marked the end of 2013, there should be an intense focus on stability and smooth sailing through 2014. However city officials plan to address the city’s long-term governance – whether through Plan E or by a move toward a Plan A, strong mayor form of government, it is incumbent upon Worcester’s leaders to be up front with its populace and include them in the discussion. If strong mayor is the desire, let the people decide. If not, put it to rest, hire the most capable city manager possible and move full steam ahead.

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Area promoters hope to make Mechanics Hall major tour stop for blues, folk and rock

COURTESY OF GLEN GARDNER

Brian Goslow

As high school students and 20-somethings, Glen Gardner and Philippe Gut received quite a major musical indoctrination on the college campuses of Worcester — and at two of its most famous concerts.

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“My wife and I talk often about the shows we saw at Assumption — like Dr. John and B.B. King,” Gardner says. “I saw Tower of Power at Clark; I saw Blood, Sweat & Tears at Worcester State. Orpheus everywhere. And the ones lots of people remember: the (Rolling) Stones at Sir Morgan’s Cove, and Bob Dylan at the Worcester Auditorium, when he did that Rolling Thunder Revue.” Meanwile, Gut saw B.B. King, Johnny Winter, Joan Baez and Ravi Shankar on local campuses before he attended UMass Amherst, where his “musical emergence” coincided with seeing James Cotton, James Montgomery, Ellis Hall and NRBQ, amongst many other great acts. Now, four decades later, the two Doherty Memorial High School Class of ’74 grads (this writer is a third) hope to pay the area back under the moniker of Symply Fargone Productions, which will begin presenting classic rock, blues and folk music at Mechanics Hall on February 8. The opening show will feature Maria Muldaur backed by members of the late Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble band. That show will be followed by appearances by Tom Rush on February 27 and American Idol finalist Crystal Bowersox on March 20. Gardner is no stranger to the music business; he spent decades in the Midwest as a music promoter as well as owning his own radio station. “I had done a lot of this in other places and I was kind of surprised that given the demographics of Worcester, and also its proximity to the western suburbs of Boston, that there really wasn’t much going on in that type of a concert venue,” he says. He began thinking of the possibilities for the Main Street landmark just after he returned to the area and attended a concert there by jazz guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli. “When I saw Mechanics Hall — it’s such a beautiful place and perfect — I was kind of surprised it wasn’t being utilized more in that way. I was blown away just how good the venue is as far as its acoustics and sightlines go and also, given Worcester’s location, its availability to lots of other places.” Gardner and Gut plan to use both of the facility’s performance spaces; while many people first think of its grand hall, which can hold approximately 1,500 people for concerts, the first series of shows will be held in the smaller downstairs hall. “We think there’s a lot of potential in the 300-seat venue because it lets you do some things, again, that are bypassing Worcester altogether,” Gardner said. “When you can see an artist in an intimate setting, it’s a whole different experience.” While he wasn’t ready to reveal the acts that’ll follow

Glen Gardner (left) and Philippe Gut of Symply Fargone Productions. Left: Washburn Hall at Mechanics Hall. those ﬁrst three shows (“The agents hate when you do that”), Gardner says they’re working on unique, special nontraditional performances that would provide the chance for oncein-a-lifetime concert experiences. “Some of the artists that we’re working with, we’re encouraging them to do a stripped-down version of what they do, if they can,” he explains, “because we think that seeing someone with a guitar that you’re used to hearing with a full band, or someone just with a piano, is an awesome way to see an artist. It’s a much more interactive experience where they’re answering questions. I’ve done a lot of those shows and I think those are just really special kinds of shows.” While Gardner approaches each booking from a ﬁnancially feasible standpoint, Gut is a dreamer when it comes to shows he’d like to present. “I am very excited to bring our generation’s music to Mechanics Hall,” he says. “I think it is a grand dame that needs an infusion for ‘My Generation’ — to steal a line from The Who; I’d love to get Pete Townshend to play acoustic upstairs.” Who else is on his wish list? “There are many acts whom I’d like to bring to Worcester,” Gut says. “James Montgomery, Jeff Pitchell, Buddy Guy, Little Feat, Enter the Haggis, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — or any part of them, Edgar and or Johnny Winter, Rick Derringer, Joe Walsh — the list is endless.” While the city’s seen its fair share of promoters come and go, Gardner’s decades of experiences allows him to bring a healthy realism to the business side of things. He frequently

brings up the “cost structure” of putting on a show. “We kind of think a $35 ticket, something like that, makes a lot more sense – if you can do it,” he says. “A lot of it has to do is what the entertainer is asking for.” Their initial shows won’t just be a test of the current market for the music they’re bringing in; they’re hoping they’ll serve to get the word out to agents of established acts around the country that the option of playing Mechanics Hall is now available to them. “If we do a few shows and we lose money or break even, that’s fine. That’s part of building the venue,” Gardner says. “Then the agents will actually start calling us and saying, ‘Hey, how would you like to put such and such artist on at your venue?’” He says Worcester’s central location between Boston, Hartford, Albany, Montreal and New York makes it attractive to national touring acts looking to fill dates in their performance schedule, “so we might get something on a Wednesday that New York is going to get on a Saturday.” If they succeed, Worcester will regularly be host to some of the greatest musical storytellers of our lifetime. Which leads to another pressing question: What’s the story behind their company’s name? “The name ‘Symply Fargone’ goes back to my years at UMass,” Gut says. “It was a cartoon/comic figure created by friends of mine in college and eventually became a nickname applied to me. I always liked the sound of the name and thought that if ever I owned a company I would name it Symply Fargone — and for this venture it seems like there was a synergy.” Gardner agreed. “I just sort of thought it was a cool name,” he says. “It sort of evokes that ’70s feel — and that’s where we think our sweet spot is – not that we won’t have any current – but it’s got to make sense for an adult audience.” For information on Symply Fargone Productions’ upcoming concerts, visit simplyfargone.com. JANUARY 2, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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Shoe City Records stocks Worcester stores with vinyl, CDs and tapes BRITTANY DURGIN

Joshua Lyford

Central Massachusetts has a long history of solid punk and hardcore, with regular ups and downs like any music scene, but there has been a hearty resilience that has kept that ﬁre from dying out. Since early 2011, Shoe City Records has been doing more than its fair share of heavy lifting to help Massachusetts stay on top and now it is getting some proper distribution in Worcester by way of That’s Entertainment and Trunk & Disorderly consignment shop.

“None of us knew about anything,” laughs Phil Lorrain, the man behind Shoe City, over a drink too fancy for the wobbly Hotel Vernon table, where he sits while recalling his introductory days to hardcore music. “A lot of the dudes I’ve talked to got into it through their older brothers or their cousins. None of us had any of that; once we started going to shows and meeting people, it was like, oh man, there is this whole punk scene and they don’t give a shit about anything, and we didn’t give a shit about anything either.” Lorrain and his group of friends got more into the music and more involved in the

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Phil Lorrain, the man behind Shoe City Records, at That’s Entertainment in Worcester where he recently started supplying merch. gave him a box filled with Shoe City business scene over the years. Eventually, a time cards and a logo based on an older descripwould come when their bands were playtion provided by Lorrain. ing shows themselves, recording albums and “This was the first stamp on Shoe City that looking for labels to help with their releases. this was a real thing,” Lorrain says. “I always While there wasn’t much of an interest from had those cards on me and I’d always hand these outside labels, having to look inward them out. It went on and on, but that was the into their scene would prove to be a pivotal defining moment.” action. Shoe City’s first release would be Lorrain’s “No one would put us out,” Lorrain states own band, Villain, and their release “Trouble matter-of-factly. “At a certain point, we hit at Home.” this breaking point where it was like, alright Lorrain credits Johnny Limit and Mancheslook – we’re just going to have our own label ter, New Hampshire’s Arrest Records for makand do our own designs. We won’t give a ing this first release a success. “He showed fuck about what everyone else was doing, if me everything he did, the places he uses and they liked it, that’s cool, if they don’t like it, the places he goes for each step,” says Lorthat’s even better.” rain. “He walked me through it step by step Following a 20 minute dialogue with a while putting out trouble at home. Really, it’s man professing to be the Mayor of Millbury Shoe City’s first release but he pretty much Street and his adventures at Cicero’s bar, the did all of the leg work.” owner of Shoe City Records gets back on The ball was rolling for Shoe City. Shortly topic, telling the origins of Shoe City. after releasing “Trouble at Home,” the label “Marlborough was known as the shoe city of Central Mass. back in the day, so I was like would release the popular “Street Sweeper” 7-inch in early 2011, and have continued to oh yes, I am from Marlborough and this is release great hardcore bands from the area, cool,” Lorrain remembers. “It was a conneclike Raw Law, Suffer on Acid, Immolate, tion to Marlborough; when we went to shows Abomination, Darkwoods, Immolate, Brimwe were known as the Marlborough kids, it stone and Sex Scene ever since. just stuck with me.” “The thing about Shoe City that can be Around this time, in late 2010, a friend

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restrictive is that I don’t do anything with anyone I don’t know,” Lorrain says of the selection process for Shoe City bands. “I have to know you and I have to like you. That is the criteria to pass.” As for the current state of local hardcore and punk, Lorrain says, “The scene in Central Mass. is good, it’s strong right now. There was a time when there wasn’t so much going on, but right now it is really good. The worst thing that can happen to a scene is when there is a drop-off and there is no oral tradition, or whatever you want to call it, being passed down.” Putting shows on himself, Lorrain takes pride in going the extra mile promoting each, which is a breath of fresh air in a digital age that can err on lackadaisical. “Every single show I do, every single thing I do, there is some invested part of me in it,” Lorrain says. “I’ll go hang ﬂyers or pass them out, things that are standard, you can’t forget that stuff.” Shoe City has always had a strong presence at shows in the area, but the physical addition of its music in Worcester’s stores is a big step in stabilizing its presence. That’s Entertainment makes for a perfect location, with its record collection and alternative environment. “I found myself going out there all the time to check out records and various other things,” Lorrain says. “If you have stuff in a place like that, it’s great; stuff that is ‘Central Mass.’ is there and is being represented there – I picked out Central Mass. records in there all the time.” Shoe City has plans for the future, but they will come as they will. For now, Lorrain is content to keep putting on great shows, put out great releases, look for new bands that he feels need to be well-represented and picking up a van for bands to tour in. He is happy in Marlborough, living with his girlfriend Taylor (who runs the That’s What She Said zine), his brother, his friend and a dog named Layla “I want to do right by the bands that I put out,” Lorrain says of his Shoe City aspirations as closing time at the bar looms. “I want to do right by myself and the people that I work with, and I want to see how far we can go and see what we can do. If it ever gets ‘unfun’ and it loses that sweet taste or whatever, then I’ll stop.” Find Shoe City at That’s Entertainment, 244 Park Ave. and Trunk & Disorderly, 122 Main St. or online at Shoecityrecords.bandcamp.com and Shoecityrecords.bigcartel.com.

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{ ﬁlm } That Worcester movie Jim Keogh

We’ve been claiming “American Hustle” as our own since director David O. Russell brought his good friends Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence to town in April, commandeered Main Street, Union Station and Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, and made a movie. Yes, we’ll overlook Russell’s left-handed compliment that Worcester is a “gold mine” for period ﬁlmmaking because so much of the city appears frozen in the ’70s, and just say “Thank you” for including a shot of the Midtown Mall in the ﬁnal cut.

“American Hustle” is a twisty, delightfully unkempt picture loosely based on the ABSCAM corruption sting of the late 1970s/early 1980s in which FBI agents, posing as Arab sheikhs, bribed members of Congress in return for political favors. Russell isn’t concerned with the details (the ﬁlm opens with the disclaimer “Some of this actually happened”); the ABSCAM stuff is simply a framing device for his four leads to conduct a master’s acting class for lesser mortals as they craft characters of polluted ethics and confused motivations inside a culture that doesn’t give a shit how the bottom line is achieved so long as somebody else gets hurt. Christian Bale opens the movie standing in front of a mirror (the perfect setting for a member of the Me Generation) painstakingly adjusting a comb-over so audacious that it’s practically a piece of modern art — with a protruding belly and that swirly mane, Bale is as unrecognizable playing small-time conman Irving Rosenfeld as he was inside the bat suit. Irving and his mistress, Sydney (Amy Adams), have been coerced by manic FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper, wearing a tighter perm than a French poodle) into aiding the feds’ efforts to entrap the

squeaky-clean mayor of Camden, New Jersey, Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner, very good here), in a pay-for-play scheme to bring casinos to Atlantic City. The double-dealing, power-tripping, tough-guy posturing and an appropriately intimidating cameo by Robert De Niro, all played out to a vintage soundtrack, evokes Martin Scorsese’s “Good Fellas” crossed with a hint of “Casino.” Russell’s film is all about re-invention American style. Former stripper Sydney assumes a British accent to pull off her scams with Irving, who believes the ladder of success can be climbed by the guy who talks the best game. Richie is so hungry for public recognition he terrorizes his boss (Louis C.K.) into funding the elaborate ruse to nail the politicians and threatens Irving and Sydney to participate. The wild card, and scene stealer, is Irving’s wife Rosalyn, played with typical unfiltered abandon by Lawrence, who can do no wrong these days. Rosalyn is blissfully agenda free; she just wants to get out of the house once in a while. When Irving reluctantly takes her to dinner with Carmine and his wife, Rosalyn promptly gets tipsy and insists everyone at the table take a whiff of her fingernail polish, whose scent she describes as a mix of flowers and garbage. Russell piles on the backstory before getting to the actual sting operation, and there are times you wish he would, well, hustle things up. His actors are so talented you’re left waiting for the plot to catch up with them. When it eventually does, in the movie’s final third, “American Hustle” rewards the audience with gobs of sly humor and a surprise or two. Of course, the Worcester watching will be a big draw for local audiences, and in that regard “American Hustle” is our own home movie. Part of the fun is picking out the locales where the scenes unfold and taking pride in our gold mine.

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Situated on Shrewsbury Street amidst a multitude of restaurants serving everything from Afghani cuisine to Brazilian breads, Coral Seafood is traditional in its setting and service, while its creations from the kitchen are above-par.

Dining on a recent weekday evening, Max and I were greeted by a well-dressed waitress who kindly welcomed us into the dining room with, “Come on in.” Over-sized booths and tables dot the ﬂoor beneath a ceiling that features colors and décor akin to ocean coral. Soft lounge music and a candle on each table creates a calm, somewhat romantic atmosphere. Coral Seafood offers nightly specials in addition to its regular food menu. A drink menu offers a limited number of draught beers and a large number of red, white,

sparkling and dessert wines, by the bottle or glass. A basket of warm bread and butter was brought to us while we dove into the menu. The appetizers at Coral Seafood are enticing with names like Sesame Coated pan Seared Tuna Sashimi and Homemade Crab Cakes and all priced less than $11. Beginning with the Oysters Rockefeller and the Bacon-Wrapped Scallops, Max and I were pleased with the presentation of half a dozen oysters on the half shell, topped with spinach, onion, garlic, Parmesan and feta cheese, and the bacon-wrapped scallops appeared as mouth-watering as they sound. The combination of flavors arranged with the oysters was brilliant and the cheese baked on the shell gave a warm, creamy yet breadlike texture to the juicy oysters. The scallops were large and cooked perfectly, and wrapped in double layers of crisp bacon. Their nearoverwhelming richness was offset by a bed of greens tossed in a balsamic vinegar dressing. Following the appetizers, Max ordered the Swordfish Steak from the specials menu. Served alongside asparagus and brown rice, the steak itself was topped with a deliciouslyfresh salsa. The swordfish was cooked and seasoned well without being tough, and was flaky and juicy. However, it was really the

salsa that set the whole dish apart and allowed Max to ignore the wilted disappointment that was the asparagus. The salsa complemented the fish perfectly, never overwhelming its flavor, while offering a unique flavor to the otherwise traditional serving of swordfish. My order of the tuna steak was divided into two triangles, cooked rare as requested with the slightest of seared edges and a completely raw middle, encrusted in black and white sesame seeds, giving a diverse texture throughout. A drizzled line of thick soy sauce topped each steak. A side of steamed vegetables was fresh and glazed with a light soy sauce-like dressing. Crunchy pea pods and roasted red peppers paired well with the Asian theme of the dish, while roasted summer squash and mushrooms added a diversity to the flavor palette. A heaping portion of creamy, salty, rich risotto

ﬁlled the middle of the dish. The risotto was a welcome alternative to the traditional white or brown rice served with many Asian meals. Our waitress cleverly placed a folded dessert menu between Max and I when she returned with our boxed-up leftovers. Once we realized it was not the check, we couldn’t help but take a look at what the restaurant offered for sweets. Several chocolate items, including a molten lava cake, caught our eyes, however, we decided on the New York Cheesecake with strawberries and whip cream. We were told the cheesecake came from the chain restaurant The Cheesecake Factory, but were assured we would be pleased with our decision – and we were. The cheesecake, rich and creamy like most, was topped with freshly-sliced strawberries, while two dollops of whip cream dressed each side of the cake. After tip, our bill came to $100 even. Coral Seafood is a treat, a delightful indulgence worth every penny.

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NEW CHEF AT GREY HOUND PUB The Grey Hound Pub, which just last year

moved up the street from Kelley Square to 139 Water St., is boasting its new chef Michael. The Irish restaurant and bar is open for dinner Wednesday-Saturday, from 4 p.m.-close. Traditional Irish Music will be performed by Max Courtney on Friday, Jan. 3. The Grey Hound Pub, 139 Water St., Worcester. thegreyhoundworcester.com.

STEAK ’N’ ALE NIGHT Bentley Pub in Auburn is offering a

new special all day on Sundays: Order a 10-ounce New York Sirloin Steak with choice of potato with any 16-ounce draft beer and get both for $11.99. Bentley Pub, 602 Southbridge St., Auburn. bentleypub. com.

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The Master Singers of Worcester will perform at a wine tasting and silent auction

event at Pakachoag UCC Church on Friday, Feb. 7, from 7-9:30 p.m. Savory treats, fancy desserts and a selection of ﬁne wines from around the world will be offered. Checks or cash will be accepted, as well as credit cards subject to a service fee. Pakachoag UCC Church, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn.

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collaboration with Autocrat Coffee, another Rhode Island-based company, to release a limited-edition Autocrat Coffee Milk Stout. According to Narragansett, “The full-bodied milk stout is enriched with the robust flavor of Autocrat Coffee to achieve an extraordinary taste experience.” Further, the stout “delivers a flavorful, smooth, dark brew with notes of roasted barley, chocolate malt and rich crystal malt. The exacting touch of hops provides just the right amount of bitterness to balance the sweet notes of the malts and milk sugar.” To find a local retailer carrying the Autocrat Coffee Milk Stout, visit narragansettbeer.com.

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El Basha, with three locations in Worcester and Westborough, is known for its gourmet, but still affordable approach to Middle Eastern dishes. A Lebanese restaurant, El Basha serves a variety of traditional appetizers and entrees, catering to the communal-style of eating known as mezze that is popular in Middle Eastern cultures with assorted platters and group meals available.

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Free Live Acoustic Original Reggae and Jamaican Buffet at One Love Cafe. Both meat and vegetarian entrees. Call (774)272-3969 for reservations. $10 per person Buffett. 5-10 p.m. OneLove Cafe, 800 Main St. 508-753-8663 or facebook.com/ events/164007660454055. Hookah Social; Reggae Night. $5 at the door, and everyone gets unlimited hookah all night long! We will have 10+ different hookah flavors blazing all night, try em all and meet new people. We’ll play some great Reggae music, and of course lots of great beer and cocktails! $5. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508799-0629 or facebook.com/events/1404007596504032. Bridge and Davies - Intelligent Originals and Covers you Love. Marc Bridge and Perry Desmond-Davies’ music pulls from a variety of genres and leans in the direction of folk, Americana, country and rock. A recently formed duo, they have just released their first CD and will be performing some originals, some favorites and some seasonal offerings. Included with Regular Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors (65+), $7 Youth (6-18), Free to Members & Children under 6. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Stoddard Education and Visitors Center, 11 French Drive, Boylston. Open Mic Thursdays at Jillian’s. To check the schedules and open slots visit: m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref =bookmark&__user=578549000. Free. 7:30-11 p.m. Jillian’s Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Open Mic Night w/ Host Ed Sheridan. Our weekly Open Mic Night is back for the winter/spring! Musicians of all kinds are encouraged to attend and participate. Advance registration not required. No Cover. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. The Tony Soul Party @ Kokes Black Sheep Tavern in Sterling. OK, fasten your seat belts & make sure your trays are in the upright & locked position. This is going to be a riot. The first in a series of “FIRST THURSDAY” nights with Kokes & Sterling Nation. 8 p.m.-midnight Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484 or tonysoulproject.com. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Sean Fullerton. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. College Night Featuring DJ Danny Fly. Come and experience Worcester’s HOTTEST College Dance Party! DJ Danny Fly will be spinning your favorite Top 40, Dance, Hip Hop! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Day #2 of 2014 with our friends The Riff Raffs and more. $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508363-1888 or facebook.com/rayriff. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Metal Thursday! metalthursday.com. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Open Mic Night! 9-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Patrick McCarthy. 6:30-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. Ken Totushek. Ken is a singer, songwriter and acoustic instrumentalist on guitar, lapsteel and dobro. He has been writing and performing most of his life. Ken’s overarching theme has to

Bluegrass and rock band Rusted Root performs at Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley on Friday, Jan. 3 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. for dinner and seating. Bull Run, 215 Great Rd., Shirley. do with real life stuff, love and success, truth and commitment, heartbreak and loss, etc. He values highly his faith and his family. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508-865-1517 or millchurch.org. *LIVE MUSIC* Fire Lake & Drunken Uncles. Live music all night starting at 7:30 p.m.! Opening: Drunken Uncles. Headliner: Fire Lake- A Bob Segar Tribute band! 18+ after 9 p.m.! $5. 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Tom Revane. 7:30-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Get Down. 21+ Doors at 6 p.m. DeepDown Recordings, 11onenine, and Awesome invite you to GET DOWN on the first Friday of every month! Nothing but upbeat House Vibes to help you dance your way into the weekend! $5 before 11, $7 after. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. 508-867-2494. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Rusted Root. The quintessential live band, Pittsburgh’s Rusted Root celebrates their 20th anniversary this year and has a brand new album, “The Movement” coming out in October. Formed in the early 90’s by singer/guitarist Michael Glabicki, Rusted Root’s worldly style quickly charmed fans of roots music and world rock. $46 advance; $50 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Scott Babineau. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Tom Yates & The Workingman’s Band. The band features guitarist/vocalist Tom Yates who was winner of the Guitar Center King of the Blues Competition for New England. Performing Classic

Songs from early rock to Woodstock: Pop-rock, psych-rock, surfrock, folk-rock, country-rock, blues-rock. Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Hendrix, Clapton, Dylan and myspace.com/workingmansband. No Cover Charge. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991. 80’s party with The Flock Of A-Holes. Start the new year off right with the ﬁrst show of 2014 for the Flock. $7. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook. com/groups/TheFlockOfAssholes. Elsewhere, Day One. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Evenspeak. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Graceful Mayhem. Join us as Graceful Mayhem debuts at JJ’s! Classic rock all night! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. The Ramm Jamm. Local DJ plays the classics and requests at local bar. Cold beer, reasonable prices make this a great start for the Canal District Friday Nights. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. Windfall Classic Rock. Windfall is a classic rock originating from Worcester, MA. (windfallrock.com) 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Singapore Restaurant, 170 Whalon St., Fitchburg. 978-345-0132. Chad Clements. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Max Courtney. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. The Grey Hound Pub, 139 Water St. 508-754-6100. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Blackout. DJ Blackout bringin’ the energy to get the party poppin’ all night long. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508438-0597. Jim Devlin Trio. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Supernova Friday. The Supernova has arrived Worcester! Come out every Friday to Worcester’s hottest new nightclub, Bar FX, and be a part of Worcester’s growing EDM scene. Resident DJ’s Frankie Feingold & Goofy Bootz hit you with the hardest house in the city every Friday night. $10 (18+). 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Bar FX, 90 Commercial St. 774-823-3555 or facebook.com/barfx.worcester.3. DJ Music & Dancing. 11 p.m.-2 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Onward, The Royal Twenties, ATS, Timmy Hadlock, Leon Legacy. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or facebook.com/events/466728316769693/?previousaction=join& source=1. Russo Brothers. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508459-9035.

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Bobby Brazo. 7:30-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. Black Eskimo - Dark City Agent. 21 plus doors at 6 p.m., show at 8 p.m. Black Eskimo is Ingrid Chavez and Marco Valentin. Putting New Hampshire on the map with their unique blend of down-tempo Chicago beats and spoken word. (soundcloud.com/ blackeskimo Dark City Agent) (facebook.com/DarkCityAgent.) Dark City Agent is collaboration between Boston Based producers Robert DelPrete and Michael McCarthy. Robert DJs under the pseudonym Flylosophy and Michael is the keyboard player and mastermind of the band Wobblesauce. Together the two have come together to fuse live instrumentation with beats from the studio ranging from hip hop and house music to dubstep and trap. $6. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or facebook.com/ events/339699549505259. Invisible Sun featuring The Music of the Police with Chris Reddy, Scott Babineau, Bran Chaffee & Roger Stebbins. Proceeds to fund Wounded Warrior & The Westminster Police Department. $10. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Chocksett Inn, 59 Laurelwood Road, Sterling. 978-422-3355. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Sean Ryan. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Prying Eyes, Build & Bind & Oh Hey Bear. (facebook. com/buildandbind) (buildandbind.bandcamp.com) (facebook.com/ ohheybear.) Oh Hey Bear covers songs spanning many different generes and decades, and strives to make each show unique. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/pages/Prying-Eyes/195998700458979. Total Domination. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Shred of Salvation. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. The Sage Project. Local area artists The Sage Project comes back to JJ’s! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. The Sage Project. Local area artists The Sage Project comes back to JJ’s! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Trigger. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Windfall Classic Rock. Windfall is a classic rock originating from Worcester, MA. (windfallrock.com) 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Singapore Restaurant, 170 Whalon St., Fitchburg. 978-345-0132. Jubilee Gardens show! Join Jubilee Gardens for a late New Years Eve party, always a lot of love in the room, dancing, friends, fun! 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or jubileegardens.com. The Ofﬁce Party Band. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Dj Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. DJ Music & Dancing. 11 p.m.-2 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Rapscallion Beer hosts a winter-themed festival at its brewery location, Hyland Orchard & Brewery, on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 4-5, from 12-9 p.m. The festival will feature food, live music by Big Jon Short, Livestock and Scott Hall of Drunk Stuntman, and the launch of Rapscallion’s seasonal Winterfest ale. The festival is free and open to the public. Hyland Orchad & Brewery, 199 Arnold Rd., Sturbridge. and More The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. Sunday Brunch w/Chet Williamson. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Sunday Blues Jam with Da Funk. Blues Jam and More! Hosts: Da Funk House Band. Bring your instruments, drumsticks or voice to one of the most fun, versatile jams in the area! Always something new! It’s happening at Chooch’s! Come get down, dance and groove to the tunes. 3-7 p.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. 508-867-2494. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Open Mic Sundays at Perfect Game With Bill Mccarthy. To check the schedules and open slots visit: m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=bookmark&__ user=578549000. Free. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263 or m.facebook.com/groups /209610855806788?ref=bookmark&__user=578549000. Fusion Jazz Sundays. 21+ Doors at 6 p.m. The first and third sunday of every month! Bring your instruments, this is going to be a jam session style event. There will be a sign up list. There are so many Jazz Jams these days but how many places host a fusion jam? That’s right, get your Miles. Herbie, Cobham, Corea, Medeski, Scofield and everything else in between and the outside on! $5 to play and Free to the general public. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or facebook.com/ events/239719272853467. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

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Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7-10 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Open: Worcester. Open: Worcester is an open mic and open decks event every Monday night. Open Mic 8-10 p.m. Open Decks 10 p.m.-1a.m. Sign-up for slots starts at the venue at 8 p.m. and is ﬁrst come ﬁrst serve. House equipment for DJs: Pioneer DJM900NXS Mixer 2x CDJ 2000s 2x Technics 2000s. All music welcome! Collaboration is encouraged! 21+, Free Entry. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or facebook.com/ electrichaze. Lucky Dog Monday Night Open Mike Jam. Hosted by Mike G. 9 p.m.? Bring Axe, Stix, Voice. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or theluckydogmusichall. com. 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.

>Tuesday 7

Silient movie pianist Richard Hughes. Silent movie pianist Richard Hughes takes us on a “trip into the past” when ﬁlms ﬂickered in black and white and people listened to the upright piano play the exciting “Mood Music.” This month’s feature is the 1924 movie Peter Pan with Betty Bronson. Length: 1.5 hours. 2-3:30

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p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. Open Mic Tuesdays/Local Musicians Showcase @ Greendale’s Pub With Bill Mccarthy. To check the schedules and open slots visit: MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-8531350 or MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld. C.U.Next Tuesday! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night! No cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Hip Hop/Blues every Tuesday Night. Doors at 6 p.m., music at 9 p.m. Different Artists each week. Hip Hop/R&B nights, every other Tuesday night hosted by the Ace of Blaze Blues Nights, every other Tuesday hosted by Jon Short 21. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or facebook.com/events/5652 34340213458/?previousaction=join&source=1. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

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Open Mic Night. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or theravenrockclub.com. Live Music with Matt Robert. Matt Robert’s solo Wednesday night shows present a loose, rambling trip through the songbook he’s developed over thirty years of performing. The Worcester-based guitarist plays a blend of rootsy originals and interpretations of ancient folk, blues, and jazz, as well as current roots and rock tunes. (facebook.com/mattrobertmusic) 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. Wednesday Night Open Mic/Local Musicians’ Showcase W/ Bill Mccarthy @ Guiseppe’s. To check the schedules and open slots visit: m.facebook.com/groups/20961085 Electric Haze hosts an opening for its newest featured gallery artists, Mary Murph, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 6:30-8 p.m. Free wine and snacks will be provided. No cover charge. Music by Chris Carchedi will begin at 8 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St., Worcester.

5806788?ref=bookmark&__user=578549000. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508393-4405 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=boo kmark&__user=578549000. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 8 p.m.-midnight. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100. Karaoke. Come down to Jillian’s of Worcester for Karaoke every Wednesday night! Wednesdays at Jillian’s is also Ladies Night which means all ladies, eat and play for Free. Free. 8:30-1:30 p.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Wacky Wednesday Night Jam @JJ’s Sport Bar. Open mic jam session, all are welcome. We offer a drum kit, bass rig and a full PA system for all to use. Guitar players please bring your own amp, great club, great food, great drinks and great music. Free. 8:30-12:30 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Woo Town Wednesdays. Free show with Musical Manslaughter and more. Free SHOW every Wednesday Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/pages/Prying-Eyes/195998700458979. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic. com/Index.htm. Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu. ArtsWorcester, Creatures, Real and Imagined, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Dec. 7 - Jan. 11. 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. Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org. Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu/dept/Library. Booklovers’ Gourmet, Woodland Legend: A Journey Through Nature, artwork by Wayne J. Yacino, Thursday - Friday. 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. 508949-6232 or er3.com/book. Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for galler. 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, reThink INK: 25 Years at Mixit Print Studio, Part II, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Jan. 31. 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. Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org. Dark World Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 179 Grafton St. darkworldgallery.com. EcoTarium, Science + You, Through April 27; Saturday Nature Play: Playing in the Snow Kitchen, Saturday; Science Saturdays, Saturdays, Dec. 14 - Feb. 8. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14.00 adults; $8.00 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special progra. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org. Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/museum.html. Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org. Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight. Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu. Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978456-3924 or fruitlands.org.

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Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepte. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-5985000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org. Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup. com. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org. Museum of Russian Icons, Series of One Icon Exhibits, Through June 20. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (59 and over) $5, Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 FREE, Groups (any age) $. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org. Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 Free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org. Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909. Post Road Art Center,Call to Artists: OPEN SHOW 2014, Thursday - Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-4852580 or postroadartcenter.com. Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org. Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-3463341 or qvcah.org. Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: fre. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com. Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org. SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com. Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com. Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck. com. The Sprinkler Factory, Indoor Games, Saturdays, through Jan. 18. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com. Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, FREE to Members & Children under . 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org. Westboro Gallery, Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. 8 West Main St., Westborough. 508-870-0110 or westborogallery.com. Worcester Art Museum, Works in Process: from Print to Proof,

Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Dec. 7 April 15; You are here, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Dec. 21 - Aug. 31; Families @ WAM Tour, Saturdays, May 4 - April 13; Families @ WAM: Make Art!, Saturdays, May 4 - May 4; Sunday Sermon: Martha B. McKenna, Provost at Lesley University, discusses “Americans in Paris: Mary Cassatt and Faith Ringgold”, Sunday; U-student Wednesdays FREE admission to COWC students, Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - Dec. 31. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all ﬁrst Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org. Worcester Center for Crafts, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31, 2015; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31; Worcester in the 1960s, Through Feb. 8, 2014. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday -

turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look - a convent! 7:30-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-5717469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org/showinfo.php?id=37.

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African Drum Class. Michael Rinker will introduce participants of all ages and abilities to djembe and dunun drums, the shekere, and other percussion instruments as well as traditional call and response songs. African Drums and instruments are provided. Preregistration is required. To register, please contact Mark Baldi at 508-835-6489 or arts@wbaf.org. $15. 10:30 a.m.-noon Beaman Memorial Public Library, Stiles Room, 8 Newton St., West Boylston. 508-835-3711.

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New Year, New You: Introduction To Whole Body Nourishment.We all know that eating well requires time and effort, but it’s NOT impossible. Without optimal nutrition and

A new exhibition, “Electric Eclectic,” features four artists – Bayda Asbridge, Laura Calahane, Jim Curran and Patti Kelly – with four unique visions at the Worcester Public Library. An artists’ reception will be held Sunday, Jan. 5, from 2-4 p.m. with light refreshments and live music by Tom Ewart on guitar. The event is free and open to the public. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Sq. Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org. Worcester Public Library, Electric-Eclectic Artist Exhibit & Artist Reception, Sunday. Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org.

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Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Every Sunday Night in the Diner! - Sundays. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543 or facebook.com/ ralphs.diner. Mr. Smartass Theatre - FIRST WEDNESDAY of every MONTH. Mr. Smartass Theater is a live homage to the classic television program Mystery Science Theater 3000, Featuring Shaun Connolly, Michael Szymczak and Derek Ring. Every show is unique, every show starts at 9:30. Free. 9:30-11:30 p.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. Call 508-363-1888 or visit facebook.com/ mrsmartasstheatre. StageTime Comedy Club - Saturdays. Worcester’s Alternative to Comedy. $10. 8-10 p.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 97-103 Water St. Call 508-792-0900 or visit stagetimecomedyclub.com. The Sort Of Late Show with Shaun Connolly and the Over-Qualiﬁed Band - Thursdays. The only show of its kind here in Worcester. Free. 8-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. Call 508-926-8877 or visit facebook.com/sortoﬂateshow.. Sister Act - Sundays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Thursday, January 2 - Sunday, January 5. ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES: 01/03 (8 p.m.) 01/04 (2 p.m., 8 p.m.) 01/05 (1 p.m., 6:30 p.m.) SISTER ACT is Broadway’s feel-amazing musical comedy smash! The New York Post calls it “ridiculously fun, and audiences are jumping to their feet in total agreement! SISTER ACT tells the story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising

exercise, our bodies carry extra weight, age faster, and we spend more time sick and tired. Tonight, Certified Nutritionist Regina Doucino will give an introduction to simple, common-sense tools to achieve sensible weight loss, improved energy, and glowing good health for the entire family. Free and open to the public. Call our office to reserve your seat! Free. 6:30-7:30 p.m. HealthSource of Auburn, 19 Midstate Drive, Auburn. 508-832-5050. Glassblowing I. Learn the fundamentals of an art form that has remained unchanged for over 2,000 years as you practice gathering, shaping, and blowing molten glass in this introductory course. The instructor will guide students through each step of the process, providing hands-on instruction and individual assistance. Students will gain practical skills in the art of glassblowing while addressing projects including paperweights, drinking glasses, bowls and small sculptures. Safety and studio etiquette will be covered in depth. Materials: All materials are included. $450. 6:30-9:30 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Wheel I: Introduction To Wheelthrowing. This fun, fast paced class will help you tap into your creativity while learning the basic skills of clay-working. From throwing to decorating with hightemperature stains, slips and glazes, this class will help you develop the skills needed to form and finish your very own pottery. Beginner students are welcome in all sections. $199. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org.

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Italian Language Classes. The Gene J. DeFeudis Italian American Cultural Center Italian Classes: This semester we are offering three levels of classes for adults. Italian for Beginners 1, this class is intended for people who have had no exposure to Italian. A beginner 11 is intended for those who have completed Beginners 1 and are not ready of Intermediate. Intermediate Italian for those that have completed Beginners Italian I and II. Beginners 1 will be offered on Thursday, Intermediate l will be held on Tuesday, Beginners 11

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will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Cost: $120.00 non-members and $90.00 members of The Gene J. DeFeudis Italian American Cultural Center. Classes run for ten weeks and will begin the week of January 7th. For more information email Joan at joan_dargenis@yahoo.com $120. 6:30-8 p.m. Gene J. DeFeudis Italian American Cultural Center, 28 Mulberry St. 508791-6139.

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Successful Small Business Start-up Workshop. Free 2-day workshop offered at the Boylston Public Library and led by the Worcester Regional SCORE organization; a network of business leaders and executives who volunteer as mentors to small business owners. Learn the basic skills for successfully starting and growing your own small business. Registration is required. Please contact Lynn Clermont at the Boylston Public Library during library hours. 6:30-8 p.m. Boylston Public Library, Reference Room, 695 Main St., Boylston. 508-869-2371. Independent Explorations in Clay. Chart your own course with an independent study class that offers you the opportunity to pursue your own ideas in throwing, handbuilding, sculpting, glazing and decorating, while working at a tempo that reflects your creative style and needs. In this self-directed class setting, you’ll work with high-fire clays, slips, and glazes while sharpening your creative thinking, problem-solving, and technical skills through one-on-one direction, instructor demonstration, and group discussion. Chose your way of working, set the pace, and be inspired. This class is best suited for intermediate to advanced level wheel-throwers and/or handbuilders who have taken at least two beginning clay classes at WCC within the last two years. $199. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Enameling. Enameling is an ancient process in which vitreous glass (enamel) is fused and bonded onto metal by the application of heat through kiln firing. The Craft Center is one of the few centers teaching this craft today! The types of metals preferred for enameling are copper, steel for large-scale work, and fine gold or silver for precious jewelry. Traditional techniques including cloisonné, champlevé, limoges, bassé taille and grisaille are taught in this course, as well as more contemporary and experimental techniques suitable for large scale works. Cost of enamels and metal not included. $214. 1-4 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or https://register.worcestercraftcenter.org/ CourseStatus.awp?&course=144MA420B Teen Intro to the Potter’s Wheel. This fun, fast paced class will help you tap into your creativity while learning the basic skills of clay-working. From throwing to decorating with high-temperature stains, slips and glazes, this class will help you develop the skills needed to form and finish your very own pottery. Group instruction, presentation, and one-on-one instruction will be featured. Beginner students are welcome in all sections. Ages 12 to 17. Limited to 10 students. $190. 3:30-6 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or https://register. worcestercraftcenter.org/CourseStatus.awp?&course=144CT103A. Enameling. Enameling is an ancient process in which vitreous glass (enamel) is fused and bonded onto metal by the application of heat through kiln firing. The Craft Center is one of the few centers teaching this craft today! The types of metals preferred for enameling are copper, steel for large-scale work, and fine gold or silver for precious jewelry. Cost of enamels and metal not included. $214. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org.

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AUTO/MOTORCYCLE 1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $15,000.00 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell 2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207289-9362 OR 207-450-1492. 2008 Suzuki GSX 650/K8. All black with silver and red trim. Less than 850 miles. Cover, new battery, and lock. $5500.00 508-792-6080

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1997 Oldsmobile LSS New muffler, brakes & battery. 130 estimated miles. Good cond. $2000.00 firm. Leominster 978-534-1915

2000 Mercury Sable Wagon. 131K miles. Exc. cond. inside & out. Asking $2,200.00 Call Kathy 978-728-4702 2001 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe, Rare car, loaded, mint condition. $7,995 508-875-7400 2006 Honda S2000 ext Black int Brand new top 93oct/synth oil only used Florida car adult owner 59k miles $16,500 508-816-0141

CAMPERS/TRAILERS 1998 Dutchman Pop-up Camper Refrigerator, stove, sink. Heater, port o potty, kitchen table. Sleeps 8. $1700.00. 978840-0782 Ask for Kenny. 24 ft Light Weight 2004 Terry Dakota Travel Trailer Sleeps 7, bunk beds & full bed, 16ft awning, A/C, Central heat, microwave & 3 burner stove. Dual powered fridge/freezer. Loads of storage, outdoor shower. 2 batteries, travel septic. Like new. $8,500.00 508-579-6622

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CAMPERS/TRAILERS Truck Camper 1985 Bought new in 1991. Real Life brand. Bathroom, shower, self contained. 8ft truck bed. $2900.00 B/O 774-287-0777 Utility Trailer, Heavy Duty 15" wheels, with removable sides. 6’X 8’. Located in Sutton, MA $650.00 774-287-0777 Utility Trailer. Made from a 1970 Chevy short bed pickup body. $225.00 Call Larry 508-886-6082 Rutland MA. Utility Trailer 5’ X 8’. Floor, sides and gate are 3/4" pt. Removable fold down gate in rear. $1400 invested, asking $800 firm. Can be seen in Holden. 508-791-6444

Unwanted Cars & Trucks Junk cars. We pick up. Pay top dollar cash, $250 & up. Titles necessary. Girard’s 978-2974883 or 978-790-7110 Open 6 days a week. We also sell used parts. 978-297-0605 We Buy and PICK UP Your junk or wrecked cars or trucks. We Sell New and Used Parts. Airport Auto Parts, Inc. 56 Crawford St. Leominster, MA 01453 978-534-3137

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NEW CONSTRUCTION 260 Grove Street * Paxton, MA 01612 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Available for Fall OCCUPANCY The Hills at Paxton Village is a brand new apartment community in a wooded, peaceful setting offering maintenance-free living to seniors* 62-years of age and older. Our pet friendly and smoke-free community offers (45) one-bedroom and (5) two-bedroom units, a community room and ﬁtness center, walking trails and an exterior terrace with landscaped garden area. The Hills at Paxton Village offers seniors an active lifestyle, including access to area concerts, art exhibits and educational venues, while conveniently located near high-quality medical services. Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of this vibrant new community! Rents Range from;

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO13P4010GD CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of: William M Derusha Of: Leicester, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Department of Developmental Services of Shrewsbury, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that William M Derusha is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Kimberly Derusha of Worcester, MA (or some other suitable person) to appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 01/28/2014. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: December 20, 2013 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 01/02/2014 WM

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TOWN OF MILLBURY BOARD OF SELECTMEN The Millbury Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, January 14, 2013 at 7:15 p.m. in the Conference Room, Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA to act upon the application for an ALTER OF PREMISES at Sixty Elm, Inc. d/b/a A&D Pizza, 60 Elm Street, Millbury, MA. 1/2/2014 MS

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TOWN OF SUTTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall, on January 9, 2014 at 7:30pm on the petition of Karen T. and Michael A. Bronson. The petitioners request variances from Section III.B.3. Table II and III of the town’s zoning bylaws to permit the reconstruction of a non-conforming single family dwelling which will not meet setback and lot coverage requirements. The property that is the subject of this petition is 172 Manchaug Road and is located in the R-1 Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal ofﬁce hours in the Town Clerk’s Ofﬁce located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated. Richard Deschenes Board of Appeals Clerk 12/26/2013, 1/02/2014 MS

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Matt DeDonato, 26, recently returned from Florida with Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Team WRECS and WARNER – a humanoid robot – after competing in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge Trials. DeDonato, as team leader, forged the way to Homestead, Fla. where the WPI team took seventh place at the competition that hosted 16 teams from around the world. DeDonato and Team WRECS now are back in Worcester preparing for the final DARPA Grand Challenge in 2014-2015. Growing up in Southbury, Conn., DeDonato chose WPI for the handson nature of its program, having found he learns best by way of applied knowledge. Now, having lived in Worcester for seven years, earning a Bachelor of Science in Robotics Engineering in 2009 as an undergrad, and a master’s in Robotics Engineering in 2013 (both from WPI), DeDonato has plans to continue pushing the filed of robotics with dreams to one day start his own robotics company. Worcester Magazine was lucky enough to score a few minutes with DeDonato to find out more about the future of robots, what WARNER the humanoid robot is doing between competition and, working with real robots, how he feels about The Terminator. Did you play with robot toys as a child? How did you become interested in them? I

have been intrigued with robots for as long as I can remember. As a child I was always encouraged to tinker and build. My favorite toys were the LEGO Mindstorms, which allowed me to create and program mobile robots. If it didn’t move I wasn’t interested in it. This interest carried on to high school where I joined the FIRST Robotics team. FiRST was what made me think that robotics was a ﬁeld I wanted to pursue.

You’ve just returned from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) competition. What was the scene like and how did the team do? The team did great. We could not have done it without the hard work and ingenuity of nearly two dozen WPI students, professors and staff, as well as nine members from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute. These machines and these challenges were incredibly complicated, and there is no way for us to anticipate everything that could potentially happen during the competition. The team worked long hours and sleepless nights anticipating

and tweaking the code to be as robust as possible. Their hard work paid off in the end, as we were among the top eight teams in the DARPA Challenge.

What will WARNER do now that the competition in Florida is over? As of right

now WARNER is taking a well-deserved nap in his crate in our lab. We will be starting back up mid-January and going full steam ahead towards the Final DARPA Grand Challenge in 2014-2015.

As team leader, did you make any decisions that were ever controversial and if so, what were they? With a team of 30 people and a four-month schedule, every decision comes with a bit of controversy. As the team leader it was my job to take into account the bigger picture and make the tough decisions to ensure that the team functioned properly and was able to meet our goals.

What defines a robot? Was this your first hands-on interaction with one? If not, tell us about the others. It is very difficult to

deﬁne a robot, but the generally accepted deﬁnition is something that senses, computes and acts. I have been working with robots for many years. Everything

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from small educational robots, to space rovers, all the way to the ATLAS robot. This is the ﬁrst time I have seen, let alone worked with, a humanoid robot. It has been a very exciting and educational experience for me and the rest of the team.

Why is the robot at times called ATLAS and at other times WARNER? ATLAS is the

model of the robot that Boston Dynamics came up with. This would be comparable to you or I calling ourselves Humans. WARNER is the robots name given to it by WPI. Warner stands for WPI’s Atlas Robot for Non-conventional Emergency Response.

Boston Dynamics built WARNER. Did you and the team have discussions with this company during the build about desired features? When Boston Dynamics was

ﬁrst developing ATLAS, we had no idea what to expect. We had heard the rumors, but could not in our wildest imaginations have dreamed up ATLAS. With that being said, we have been in close contact with Boston Dynamics since we have started using their robot. They are always interested in our feedback, and are constantly looking to improve both their hardware and software. Boston Dynamics is a great company to work with and we look forward to continuing to work with them in the future.

At competition, WARNER and other teams’ robots had to perform life-saving duties such as remove debris blocking an entryway. How important will robots be in the future when it comes to performing these kinds of

tasks for humans? Robots are perfect for preforming tasks that may pose a danger to humans. Any technology that has the potential to save lives becomes very important to our society. The ability to send in a robot while keeping the driver completely out of harms way is a great advantage. As we continue to advance this technology, I am sure we will see these machines be more relied upon. Will robots one day replace daily human duties? Do they already? If so, how? Robots

are already starting to do the mundane everyday tasks for humans. Currently these robots are designed to preform one task very well. What we are trying to achieve is a robot that can operate in an unknown environment and preform any number of tasks that a human would be able to do. Right now we see only a small piece of what robots will be capable of in the future.

Does Arnold Schwarzenegger give robots a bad name? Robots have gotten a bad rap

from most movies. Although this may be the case, I feel that most people realize the beneﬁts of robots in everyday life, and are very intrigued by them. They understand that the movies are not reality.

If you could be a robot for a day, what would your name be and what types of duties would you perform? R2-D2 is one of my favorite movie robots. He was smart, intuitive and always there when they needed him.

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