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January 30 - February 5, 2014 ■ Volume 39, Number 22

A controversy erupts in Worcester: All eyes on Smart Grid plan Walter Bird Jr.

ZBA meeting, zoning ofﬁcials were not satisﬁed that National Grid had made a genuine effort in that regard. Where to put the tower is only part of what has mushroomed into a mighty struggle between critics and National Grid. Privacy, security and health worries have leaped to the forefront and both sides have traded back-and-forths when it comes to studies, statistics and expert opinion on whether the technology is safe.

t came in with a whisper, but all signs point toward an ending with one loud bang. Whether National Grid’s proposal to build a 90-foot tower on Worcester’s west side as part of its so-called Smart Grid pilot gets the green light or not, a quiet ending to what has become a full-blown controversy is unlikely. A quick ending, too, does not appear in the cards. After several delays and continuations, hearings with the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) on a plan to erect a communications tower in one of two spots in the Tatnuck Square area have once more been put on hold. The next hearing was scheduled for Monday, Feb. 3, a continuation from a Jan. 13 hearing during which zoning board ofﬁcials put off a decision and instead asked for the city’s legal department to weigh in. Now, National Grid has sent a letter to the ZBA saying they will not be back for the next meeting. “Working with the neighbors means delays,” says Ed White, vice president of customer and business strategy for National Grid. “If we were just to go do it, that would mean one thing. But the neighbors and ZBA asked us to explore other locations. It doesn’t happen overnight. We’re being honest, we’re being open that we’re trying to ﬁnd the best solution. In some cases that’s not the best solution for everyone.” Some critics and opponents of National

GET SMART? At issue is National Grid’s Smart Grid

Grid’s plans would say the company is only exploring other options because public pressure has grown. The company ﬁrst planned to build the tower at the Cooks Pond substation on Tory Fort Lane. When neighbors and activists rose up in opposition, National Grid then identiﬁed a site at 597 Mill St. as an alternative. Company representatives were asked whether other locations had been considered. At the last

program, also referred to as Smart Energy Solutions. It is a two-pronged initiative that National Grid says is aimed both at improving an aging electrical infrastructure and empowering customers to more closely monitor their energy consumption. The company says it would also improve response times during power outages. As part of the pilot program, roughly 15,000 “smart meters” have been installed inside of a target area in Worcester. The program was approved by the state Department of Public Utilities in 2012 and National Grid had hoped to fully launch the pilot early this year. Customers have the option of “opting out” if they choose. In a far-ranging interview with Worcester Magazine, White and Debbie Drew, National Grid’s manager of New England Media Relations, say a little more than 5 percent of pilot customers have opted out, so far.

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HEALTH CONCERNS One of the biggest concerns about the

program centers on the smart meters and any potential health hazards. Critics – many of whom have come from outside Worcester and have attended ZBA and City Council meetings – have disseminated a wealth of information, including doctors’ reports, statistics and other data they claim substantiate their concerns. The health worries center on RF, or radio frequency, emissions and whether the levels given off by smart meters are cause for concern. According to National Grid, the level emitted by smart meters is only slightly higher than that from an FM radio or TV broadcast signal and safer than the levels continued on page 6

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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

Two bands with local roots, Nemes and Tall Heights, up for Best in State: Massachusetts at the New England Music Awards. +2

White says there is no minimum number of participants required to implement the program. “We sized the pilot knowing there would be some number opting out,” he says, adding the number of opt-outs falls within the company’s expectations. “Some of the early opt-outs were because we hadn’t sent enough communications out.” That seems to counter National Grid’s claims that it sent out sufficient notification; still, city officials acknowledge that several fliers and informational pamphlets were distributed. The local media was also writing about the program back in 2012 when it was being discussed.

After going over Net School Spending requirements for the ﬁrst time in several years, the city falls back under by $2.3 million, according to school ofﬁcials. -2.3

Sara Sterling, a second-year fellow at the Nativity School of Worcester, is accepted into the National Science Teachers Association New Science Teacher Academy Fellowship Program. +2

JetBlue earns praise from brandchannel.com for its communication with customers while having to cancel 475 ﬂights in the Northeast earlier this month. +1

+1 +2 -3 +2 +1 -2.3 +2 +1 Becker College hosts Global Game Jam (GGJ), welcoming more than 52 game “jammers.” +1

ArtsWorcester awards $7,500 in Material Needs Grants to seven recipients in Worcester County. +2

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One young man suspected of “tagging” Worcester properties lands back in jail on an OUI charge. -3

Worcester Polytechnic Institute hosts the Jim Odgren Quartet, featuring two Berklee students. +1

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City’s parking garages could become taxpayers’ dilemma

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roperty taxes. Water and sewer rates. Garage levy? Don’t scoff, because if something is not done about the city’s four parking garages, which are running a combined debt of more than $476,000, the tax man could soon come calling. That is the bad news. The good news is it can be avoided. “It is true that if things do not change … eventually the taxpayer will be underwriting the parking facilities,” Public Works Commissioner Paul Moosey says. “I don’t think it has to happen that way.” The problem stems from three of the city’s four parking garages that are consistently running in the red and putting the burden on one of them to pick up the slack. The worst offender is the Union Station garage, which in 2012 had a deficit of almost $697,000. The Federal Plaza Garage had a deficit of $230,438 that year, while the Major Taylor Garage was $192,281 in the red. The deficits are a combination of expenses and debt service obligations. The only garage turning a profit is Pearl-Elm, which generated $643,293 in 2012 and has basically been paying the freight for the other three. That model, Moosey has told city councilors, is not sustainable and could mean that taxpayers might have to foot the bill in a few years. “If things go unchanged,” Moosey says, “we’ll be supporting these garages with other revenues.” Why are the garages operating at such a loss? For one thing, there have been “substantial deals” done in the past with long-term customers of the garages. “We’ve put large groups into the garages at extremely low rates,” Moosey says. “We can give discounts, but it has to be reasonable.” That will be addressed as the contracts for existing customers come up for renewal, he says, adding there will be “substantial increases” when those contracts expire. He cites 1 Chestnut Place as an example of a contract that is about to expire. That contract is for the Pearl-Elm Garage. The fact that most of the garages are hemorrhaging money is not news to officials. A 2012 report from the Department of Public Works & Parks on Worcester’s parking system examined all aspects of parking in the city, including on- and off-street parking. The report noted an overall parking program

deficit in 2012 of $381,380.36 between municipal parking garages, surface lots and on-street meters. Of those three programs, only the garages were operating with a deficit, although the profitability of the lots and on-street meters was relatively minor (a combined $95,037.11). “The overall parking system has run a substantial deficit in two of the last three fiscal years,” the report states. “FY2010 was clearly a difficult year as the economy bottomed out, substantially impacting revenues across the board. It was also the first full year of bond debt repayment on the newly opened Union Station Garage. In FY2011, the garages rebounded nicely but this was due in large part to a $382,900 payment from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences for 100 spaces in Union Station over a 5 year period. Surface lots showed surplus revenue all 3 years.” At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney believes the city bit off more than it could chew with the Union Station garage. “We paid too much on that garage to begin with,” he says. “We spent a ton of money on a garage we didn’t need.” Moosey contends the opposite, saying the numbers the city is seeing with the garage are “consistent with what we anticipated” before it was built. He says the DPW had parking analyzed to judge the demand for a garage at Union Station. “It was known it would take time before [the garage would] turn the corner financially,” Moosey says, noting the garage is currently running at about 45-percent occupancy. “Hopefully, with more trains, express trains, that will change. It think it’s on track.” Gaffney points out a major issue with one of the other issues, the Major Taylor Boulevard Garage. The city and the Hilton Garden Inn have been locked in a legal dispute over more than $700,000 the city says the hotel owes in parking fees for its use of the Major Taylor Boulevard Garage. The Hilton, meanwhile, has accused the city of failing to deliver on its promise to build a sky bridge connecting the hotel to the convention center that is attached to the DCU Center. Former City Manager Mike O’Brien nixed the project because of prohibitive costs he says made the project unreasonable when there continued on page 7

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emitted by cell phones, laptop computers, cyber cafes, walkie-talkies and microwaves. Folks such as Claire Donegan, Patricia Burke and others, who have risen as fierce critics of smart meters, insist the data put forth by National Grid is either outdated or inaccurate. They also dismiss reports on similar programs in states such as Texas and California, which reached positive conclusions about smart meters. In an April 2011 report titled “Health Impacts of Radio Frequency Exposure from Smart Meters,” the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) weighs in on a program run by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The CCST concludes: “The FCC standard provides a currently accepted factor of safety against known thermallyinduced health impacts of smart meters and other electronic devices in the same range of RF emissions. Exposure levels from smart meters are well below the thresholds for such effects.” Additionally, according to the CCST report, “There is no evidence that additional standards are needed to protect the public from smart meters.” A 2012 report on a similar program in Texas concludes, in part: “Decades of scientific research have not provided any proven or unambiguous biological effects from exposure to low-level radio frequency signals.” The report also suggests that people who are ill “are highly receptive to negative suggestion and may demonstrate a ‘nocebo response’ as a result of these suggestions” concerning a link between electric and magnetic fields (EMF) and illnesses such as electromagnetic hypersensitivity. According to the World Health Organization, “... To date, research does not suggest any consistent evidence of adverse health effects from exposure to radio frequency fields at levels below those that cause tissue heating.” To White, the many reports and opinions come down to a conversation about which doctor is smarter. “When it gets down to a disagreement between this report says this, this report says that, there’s not much we can do,” he says. “We want everyone to be reasonable about the conversation. Their concerns are much greater than smart meters, smart grid. They’re related to RF. We’re not the overseer of all radio frequencies. I don’t believe National Grid is in a position to say the FCC is wrong. We’re well below the regulations. We’re trying to walk the fine line of being respectful to those with different opinions.”

AAll MORATORIUM? the different reports appear to have

done little to stem the tide of concern over potential health risks. Thea Fournier of Andover, who has a wellness practice and is a member of the Academy of Environmental Medicine, says the “burden of proof is on the utility company to provide evidence

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that smart meters are safe.” Fournier says the American Academy of Environmental Medicine has “upgraded its position form a call for caution to a recommendation for a full moratorium based on the acute onset or intensiﬁcation of illnesses associated with smart meter installations.” There is some support among city councilors for a moratorium. At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney says he would be in favor of one and would like to see the ZBA hold off on any ﬁnal decision until the council is able to receive and review information it has requested from its legal and health departments. District 2 Councilor Tony Economou says he, too, would support a moratorium. The city’s Department of Public Health is still in conversation with experts on RF energy, according to a spokesperson, and has not reached any conclusions, yet. At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes says she does not want a moratorium, but only because “that’s just spinning wheels and avoiding a decision.” She outright wants National Grid’s proposal to be denied. “Councilors should, at the very least, have a resolution in opposition,” Lukes says.

PRIVATE EYES Privacy concerns have also been raised, and

for Gaffney that is a key issue. “I look at it and say they don’t need to know every appliance I have on,” he says. Asked about privacy concerns, White says National Grid watches its grid 24 hours a day. He says part of the new technology is driven by customer complaints that the company does not respond quickly enough to outages. “There’s so much misinformation out there, so much distrust, so many conspiracy theories,” White says. “We’re missing the facts. The fact is this is a meter that’s going to continued on next page

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record how much energy your home is using or your business, just like the meters before. With regard to what devices are being used in you home, quiet honestly we don’t care. We want to provide more information in real time as to how you’re using energy.” For the record, both White and Drew say they would not hesitate in taking part in the Smart Grid Pilot. “Absolutely,” White says when asked. “I have four young kids. I would never put their lives in jeopardy. We have more electronic devices in our house than you can believe. I look at it as this is how we are wired or not wired.” In addition to health and privacy concerns, some critics have also questioned just how National Grid has spent the $3 million it designated for public outreach. According to Drew, the outreach budget includes, but is not limited to, direct customer mailings, collateral or brochures, customer communications materials such as door hangers, newsletters and video as well as materials for the company’s new Sustainability Hub in Worcester near Clark University. As for their recent media appearances PARKING continued from page 5

were so many other priorities in the city. “I think it’s going to be resolved in a couple years,” Gaffney says of that issue, adding the Federal Plaza Garage should benefit from more activity in the arts district around Hanover Theatre. In the absence of an immediate turnaround in the financial fortunes of the garages, one of the ways to keep the burden off taxpayers’ shoulders is to create one system that incorporates all on- and off-street parking into one system, Moosey says. Right now, off-street parking falls under the purview of the Off-street Parking Board, while onstreet parking is under the jurisdiction of city councilors. Ticketing and revenue involves the DPW, city treasury and police. “We can have a system that will keep and maintain [parking] in decent order,” Moosey says. While the quality of parking in Worcester could be improved with “significant” price increases for parking, Moosey says the biggest problem is operating it as one, cohesive system. District 1 Councilor Tony Economou, who was chair of the City Council’s Traffic

(both White and Drew appeared with Jordan Levy on his WTAG afternoon talk show the day before meeting with Worcester Magazine), White says they are not on a media tour. “We’re trying to be responsive to the situation,” he says. “We’ve tried to keep the conversation going, but until we’re ready to actually make decisions on programs and technology, there was not a heck of a lot to say.” He says the criticism and accusations do get to him, sometimes. “It does bother us when some customers think Deb Drew and Ed White are conspiring to do this bad thing,” White says. “Our whole existence is based on serving our customers.” 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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AUGUST-ERIA:

Ever since Worcesteria reported there were folks inside and outside City Hall who think City Manager Ed Augustus should be given a long-term contract, it has become the topic du jour. It would, in fact, appear that any grace period Augustus was afforded when handed the keys to the city (the real deal, not those symbolic, cheap imitations given out like candy) has officially ended. Now he is having his integrity questioned for not flat-out saying he is not interested in the permanent job. It is true, the contract Augustus signed includes language that would seemingly preclude him from applying for the permanent job. The problem is this: A contract is a contract as drawn up at that time. It can be rewritten, changed, altered, discontinued, extended, etc. at any time so long as all sides agree. If Augustus decides, for example, “Gee, I kind of like this gig,” and the council feels the same, a new contract could be drafted. It happens in sports all the time. How many “contracts” are signed and then resigned, reconfigured, whatever, before they expire? A lot. On the heels of his most recent two-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz is already saying he wants a new one. Before agreeing to succeed former CM Mike O’Brien, Augustus apparently tried to kill any controversy before it arose by removing his name from consideration for the permanent job. In doing so, however, he unwittingly created a controversy because, really, how could he have possibly known whether he’d want the job before he even started? How to fix it? Well, that’s the rub. If he or the council decides Augustus should keep the job, they will be accused of having consummated a “back room deal.” If he stays true to the contract and does not put his name forward for consideration, the city could potentially lose the right guy for the job. In the end, isn’t that what the city and its people should really want: the right guy for the job?

THE OTHER HALF: At a roundtable discussion of unemployment benefits earlier this month, Tony Caramello spoke of being among the unemployed before once again finding employment. His audience of about 20 included US Sen. Elizabeth Warren and US Congressman Jim McGovern, two of the state’s Democratic leaders, and many other local and state Democratic officials. He recalled being called into a conference room and being told he was no longer needed. He ended up being out of work eight months – longer than he expected, but far less than so many others. Caramello admitted he was one of the lucky ones. He was one of two constituents at the table. The other was an Auburn man whose long-term unemployment benefits have run out. There is, it turns out, more to Caramello’s story. Although he was out of work for several months, his wife, Maureen, was not. She is a Worcester teacher who earns close to $80,000 a year. Reached by phone, Caramello admits he wasn’t exactly living a hard-knock life during his unemployment. He didn’t have to rely on food stamps or SNAP, but Caramello says his story was not disingenuous. “Is it skid row? No, but go out and pay for oil at $800 a pop,” he says. “It’s tough. I was lucky, I said that up front.” That’s true, he did. But the question is begged: At a meeting about the unfortunate – where were the truly unfortunate? Even the man from Auburn, Phil Joinville, admitted he could retire now if he had to. AN ALARMING TREND: The number of

students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the school system has risen dramatically over the past four years, according to a report from Kay Seale, manager of the Department of Special Education for Worcester. In 2010 there were 302 students whose primary disability was autism. By 2013 that number was 440, an increase of 46 percent. The overall number of students with disabilities (SWD) has gone up dramatically as well, and in a much shorter period of time. In February last year, there the district had 594 SWD. Just 10 months later, by December, there were 722, an increase of 128. Part of the increase is attributed to the number of SWD, 161, who have moved into the district. Also contributing to the rise, could be that Asperger Syndrome is now diagnosed in the same category as autism, when before it was its own subcategory.

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM: it is a matter of time before the proposed ordinance that

would ban exotic animals for entertainment purposes in Worcester comes up for a vote. The item is aimed at circus animals and, if passed, would spell the end of the annual visit to the city by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. Of course, as worded, all exotic animals used

{ worcesteria } for entertainment purposes in the city would be banned, including alpacas and other exotic species. Whether a vote is actually taken remains to be seen. At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney has promised to make a motion to ďŹ le the item. A motion to ďŹ le is essentially a death sentence for a City Council agenda item. If it does get put to a vote there appear to be just three votes in favor (weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll keep you in suspense and not say which councilors might side with the elephants). Several people â&#x20AC;&#x201C; mostly from outside Worcester â&#x20AC;&#x201C; spoke in favor of the ordinance at this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s council meeting. No action was taken because the council wanted to give the city administration more time to respond to questions and requests for information that were made earlier this month.

HOME SWEET HOME: The Neighborworks Homeownership Center of Central

Massachusetts has a new home, and despite a housing market that shows signs of improving, Esmerelda Thornton says there is still a need for the services provided by the Center. Thornton is director of Neighborworks, which is run under the oversight of the Oak Hill Community Development Corporation and Executive Director Mullen Sawyer. It moved late last year from its previous location on Main Street to its new digs inside Crompton Place at 138 Green St. The organization helps folks become ďŹ rst-time homeowners, works with existing homeowners to keep their homes and advocates for people struggling with foreclosure. The need for such a service is particularly acute in the Union Hill neighborhood, where the Oak Hill CDC sets up shop, and where just 20 percent of residents own their own home. With the housing market on the upswing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but by no means free of dangers for homeowners â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Thornton says the Neighborworksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mission has changed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to look not at people that might have had hardships with the last property and are now looking into purchasing homes again,â&#x20AC;? Thornton says, noting that classes that once drew 30-35 people at a time now serve between 12-20. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They may need assistance rebuilding their credit.â&#x20AC;? To that end, Neighborworks, which is staffed by seven employees, has piloted a Financial Capability Program designed for those that had been devastated by the housing market crisis and helping them get back into home ownership. The Center has taken part in the program started by the Attorney Generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce in 2012 and, since Feb. 1, has been taking part in the pilot started by Neighborworks America as well. For more information on Neighborworks, call 508-791-2170 or visit www. hocw.net.

TO PARK OR NOT TO PARK: Things are heating up around Worcester State University

(WSU), where parking is at a premium for residents, largely because of a growing student population that is hogging up much of the available parking real estate. Even a 500-space lot the school added to help alleviate the problem has done little. District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen says about 300 of those spots are not being used. Councilors arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in sync on how to address the issue. Rosen wants cops to ticket the kids like crazy. At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes is encouraging residents to request residential-only parking, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to vote for every single one of them.â&#x20AC;?

FIVE-STAR TREATMENT: A big Worcesteria congratulations to Autumn Village Skilled

Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 25 Oriol Drive, which has received a Five Star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It is the highest rating a skilled nursing facility can receive. In assessing the rating, CMS focused on three areas: health inspection, stafďŹ ng and quality measures. Nursing homes are awarded stars in each category before being given an overall rating based on a CMS calculation. The Five Star rating puts Autumn Village in truly rare company; there are about 420 skilled nursing facilities in the state. Only 18.7 percent of them have earned the Five Star rating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our staff are highly-trained and receive continued professional development,â&#x20AC;? says Autumn Village Administrator Jerry Shaffer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our hiring process is rigorous and identiďŹ es those who work well in a team setting. In our shortand long-term rehabilitation ďŹ&#x201A;oors, the effort is to ensure that the patients rehabilitate quickly, but also safely, for those who are able to return home. Members of those teams have been recognized nationally, speciďŹ cally for reducing re-hospitalizations.

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pancake breakfast Saturday, Feb. 1, from 9-11 a.m. Proceeds will support the Worcester Crew Booster Club for crew activities, including the purchase of varsity jackets for athletes that cannot afford them. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, juice, coffee and any two slices of meet. Tickets are $10 at the door, $5 for children under 10. 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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ow and then, people amaze me by just being nice. Or kind. Or thoughtful. Pointing out the miserable, lowdown dirties we do to one another is easy –insert the word “Congress” here - since crud-covered examples of pettiness and downright meanness abound. For a change, I thought I’d shine a light on a good deed – and not just any good deed, but one committed by, of all things, a lawyer. That’s right: you heard it here. One of the most dreaded of all creatures, from the species everyone loves to hate – until they need one – has regularly, quietly and without fanfare been giving back to the community. Go figure. My encounter with this rare animal began via Facebook, everyone’s favorite place for grumbling, whining, complaining, bitching, moaning, ranting, spewing outrage and sharing photos of food and babies. After handing out approximately ten million pencils to students (a conservative estimate, purchased with my own money because, heck, there’s just so much left over in the school budget after paying administration!) I squawked on FB about the cost and the frustration of supplying kids with the basics out-of-pocket. Mind you, every licensed teacher I know has the same issues; I can’t think of another job where the employee constantly purchases the materials to do the job without reimbursement. Do the guys collecting my trash buy those neon vests? Do police officers buy their own bullets? That’s pretty much how my grousing went. One of the FB browsers catching my whine was Wendy Jane Rickles, a prominent Worcester attorney. Her comment? “What else do you need besides pencils?” Since that first “shipment” of pencils arrived on my door, Rickles has kept my classroom amply supplied with white board markers, erasers, rulers, crayons and anything else she thinks I might find useful. During the holiday season, a package arrived with pencils and chocolates and a Christmas card. I’ve since found that some very generous people hang out in cyberspace. Recently I began preparing my kids for a reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” We watched videos on the Roaring Twenties, created an author board and read one of Fitzgerald’s earlier short stories so that they might see the direction in which he was heading regarding the wealthy and their errant ways. Leave it to me to wait until the last gong to check the English department book room. That’s when I discovered that only 12 ratty copies of the book have survived years of study – some with pages missing, others with covers torn and busted spines. I had to tell the kids that we might not be able to read the book I’d been touting as a favorite of mine, and the accompanying film version – the 1974 movie, with Redford and Farrow – would probably not be viewed either. A collective groan arose. Out of sheer frustration, I mentioned this on Facebook. “I need 30 copies of ‘The Great Gatsby’….any lenders out there?”

Within an hour, enough cash donations had been pledged to buy the first 14 copies plus shipping. By days’ end, the other 16 were ordered and I still had enough money to put toward a new set of Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.” I was flabbergasted. Offers from Worcester school teachers came pouring in, but some came from places as far away as California. Earlier this week I had the pleasure of telling my kids that strangers they’ve never met care so much about their education that they sent their own money to make sure they’ll have the chance to experience a story that they enjoyed as students themselves. The smiles and whoops were something I wanted to share with the generous Facebook community – and community, I told my kids, is what it’s all about. And it goes without saying that Wendy Jane Rickles was one of the first donors - proof that some sharks can swim in a school without biting the fish.

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In a one-week period, two new exhibitions will open on the Fitchburg State University campus. The ﬁrst, now on display through March 26, in the Sanders Administration Building gallery, features photography, sculpture, design, drawing, ﬁlm, video and mixed media by FSU faculty. Opening Wednesday, Feb. 5, in the Hammond Hall Art Gallery, and running through March 28, “Seeing Pink” features the work of photographer Lisa Kessler. The exhibit explores the color pink and its assorted connotations in American life through documentary-style imagery. Kessler says, “Pink is the color of love and sweetness and vulnerability, but also of power, eccentricity and pornography.” Hear more from Kessler at the exhibit’s opening and artist talk Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 5 p.m. Admission is free. Fitchburg State University, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. Fitchburgstate.edu/cultural.

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Beginning this week, Clark University Higgins School of Humanities kicks off its spring dialogue symposium, themed “Embracing Failure.” This semester-long exploration of failure and its boundaries and possibilities will feature events that are free and open to the public. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m., in Tilton Hall in the Higgins University Center, professor Daniel Schrag will present a lecture “The Anthropocene and Its Discontents: Climate Change and the Future of the Earth System.” Schrag will discuss climate challenges and the question of timescale in which they are occurring. This talk will double as a launch of the Council on the Uncertain Human Future, a year-long conversation among 13 women on the implications of climate change. Following this lecture will be an opening reception for the exhibition, “damaged. truncated. incomplete. continue?” on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 4 p.m., in the Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons. Images by artist and associate professor and director of the Screen Studies Program at Clark Hugh S. Manon have been derived from the abuse of faulty software, including a ﬂaw in early versions of Photoshop, and from semi-arbitrary manipulations of data that comprises various digital photography formats, such as JPEG and TIFF ﬁles. The exhibit runs Feb. 13-May 18, 2014.

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Jackie Penny, who works with rights and reproductions at the American Antiquarian Society, looks at historic Valentines stored in the climate-controlled book vault.

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It’s that immaculate mansionlike brick building with large white pillars at the corner of Park Ave. and Salisbury Street that most Worcester residents have wondered about all their lives but have never been inside.

It’s a pity, because much of the documented early history of the United States resides there — in fact, six out of 10 paper items printed in the country’s first 100 years can be found in its enormous collection that includes letters, booklets and pamphlets by our founding fathers. And it’s not because you’re not invited that you haven’t visited. There’s a lot to look at; its 25 miles of shelves hold over four million items amassed since the Society was founded in 1812 by Revolutionary War patriot and printer Isaiah Thomas. Both a library and a learned society, its mission is to “collect, preserve and make available the printed record of what is now the United States from 1640 through 1876” — or, as its orientation film states, “From the first European settlement to the end of the Reconstruction.” That includes books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, periodicals, sheet music and graphic arts materials. A few of the Society’s most valued materials include a firstedition copy of Lewis and Clark’s journals, printed in the early 1800s; the first printed Bible in British North America, released in 1663; the only known copy of the famous English book “Pamela,” which was the first book printed in the United States, published and sold by Benjamin Franklin; and the only known original copy of the political cartoon “The Philosophic Cock,” which was an early slam of Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings, depicting Jefferson as a rooster and Hemings as one of his hens. At the end of last year, one of the few remaining copies of the first book ever written and printed in British North America, in 1640, the Bay Psalm Book, sold at auction for $14.2 million – the American Antiquarian Society just so happens to also have an original copy of the book.

OPEN TO ALL The Society invites the public to visit them and its collection every

Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. for a complimentary walking tour through the country’s early history that includes stops at Thomas’ printing press, a small container of tea from the Boston Tea Party, Massachusetts Governor John Hancock’s clock and Puritan minister Cotton Mather’s childhood high chair. That’s followed by a walk through its newspaper stacks of over 15,000 titles and a huge collection of books, letters and manuscripts — it’s a tease to see all the famous names that catch your eye, knowing their personal papers are right in front of you and not being able to scour over them — and through its conservation and digitalization area before ending up in the reading room, which is open to serious researchers, free of charge, every weekday, minus holidays. Many ﬁrst time visitors ﬁnd themselves catching their breath in awe of the area and the picturesque dome over the room and its surrounding balcony. “We get all kinds of people,” says Director of Outreach James David Moran. “There are a lot of people who give us the classic line of, when they walk in the door, ‘I’ve lived in Worcester all my life’ or ‘I commute down the street everyday — but I’ve never been inside this building. I don’t know what you do and I want to know more about it.’” continued on page 14 JANUARY 30, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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Because of its importance as home to one of the country’s most valued collections of historical documents, there is the misconception that its doors are closed to all but the highly acclaimed or academically gifted. That’s simply not true. “We have a variety of people who work in the library at any given time,” Moran says, adding that many of them come from different disciplines. “They can be historians, they can be literary people — they’re all interested in pre-20th century American history and culture.” Creative artists are encouraged to utilize the AAS collection, along with journalists, poets and dancers — “people whose work is intended for a general rather than an academic audience,” as well as those researching their family’s genealogy, AAS President Ellen Dunlap says.

A COLLECTION OF UPMOST IMPORTANCE One thing the Antiquarian Society isn’t is

a museum. “We don’t interpret things for people,” says Dunlap. “We don’t tell people what to think about the objects that we have.

We present the evidence and people can come to their own conclusions.” At one time, when its two original facilities were located at Lincoln Square, it was in part, a museum, but when it moved to its current location in 1910, most of its object items were given to the Worcester Art Museum or Smithsonian Institution. “But we kept some things for decorative value — the portraits and some things that were just useful to have — this table in front of us was made in 1725,” Dunlap says. The AAS has approximately 60 percent of the books printed in the US prior to 1820. “Of the 40 percent we don’t have, we get new ones all the time, and some of those were not even known before we get them; they’re not recorded, as we say, in the genealogy world,” Dunlap says. It has roughly half the books printed between 1820-1876. “There are certain things we don’t collect, like law books after 1820 because they’re repetitious,” Dunlap says. “We now collect more school books than our predecessors did. There are things that we just have to be selective with, like ephemera and trade cards and bill heads and watch papers; we have great collections, but we don’t have an example of every last thing that was done.” Moran says even those people aware of the AAS don’t realize the breadth of its collection. “We have all of this ephemera;

all kinds of graphic imagery, lithographs, engravings and sheet music,” which are joined by maps, bookplates, stereo cards and postcards. “When it comes to the manuscripts material, the handwritten material, we are hyper-selective,” Dunlap says. “We collect things familiar to our own history; we collect things related to New England families — but most often, not your big Boston Brahmin families.”

KEEPERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY Dunlap oversees a 45-person staff. “Some

of these people have been here for 40 years and some just got appointed yesterday,” she says. “All will express a great understanding and admiration for what we’re doing because everybody here believes that what we’re doing is bigger than any one of us is.”

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Above: Block type spell out Press of Isaiah Thomas. Below: Mike Soltys, an employee of Innovative Document Imaging of New Jersey, digitizes historic books with a Kirtas Robotic Scanner at the American Antiquarian Society. Soltys can scan 1600 pages at 400 DPI per hour. Left: Climate-controlled rooms, known at the AAS as stacks, help preserve historic documents.

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Jackie Penny, who works with rights and reproductions at the American Antiquarian Society, holds a historic Valentine made in Worcester by Ester Howland’s Valentine company.

and Nathaniel Philbrick (‘Mayﬂower’ and ‘Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution’) and others, which have sparked a lot of interest in us and our programming,” Moran says. One of the country’s best known historians, Doris Kearns Goodwin, is an AAS member and Jill Lepore’s “The Name of War: King Philip’s War and the Origins of American Identity” was an AAS fellowship project, and her recently published “Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin” was researched here in Worcester. “Thomas Jefferson: A Film by Ken Burns” was inspired by an AAS symposium and enchanted by AAS images, as was his PBS “The West” and “Baseball” series.

Dunlap has been the AAS president since 1992, coming to Worcester from the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia, where she was director. Born in Texas, Dunlap conducted her own family research in its huge newspaper stacks early in her AAS stay. “My father came from the little town of Belton, Texas, and his grandfather was the Baptist minister there named Martin Van Buren Smith,” she says. “I had learned that his father was named John Smith, but had told myself, I’ll never know any more than that.” As luck would have it, the AAS only had a couple of issues of Belton newspapers, but one of them had the obituary for her greatgrandfather, which held important clues to her family’s past. “Knowing where he lived was the key that unlocked my research on John Smith and his family,” Dunlap says. “He gave distinctive names to all of his children, including a daughter named Cinderella.” Many area residents are unaware that some of their favorite history-themed TV programs and books owe a great deal to the AAS collection. “In the last maybe 20 years, there’s been this resurgence of interest in history from Ken Burns’ PBS ‘The Civil War’ series, The History Channel, from best selling books by David McCullough (‘John Adams, 1776’)

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Studies at the University of Michigan. The position is awarded to a senior academic the AAS expects will be a great mentor to the younger scholars who come through its doors. “Mary has been a fellow here many times and has seen the evolution of the institution,” Dunlap says. “She’s an academic but she’s worked in a lot of libraries and she understands the difference. Many of the people who are non-academics who use this library are genealogists. There are a lot of research libraries who take a dim view of genealogists and we never have.” Many of the out-of-town fellows stay in the AAS’s Fellows Residence, on adjoining Regent Street. They can spend a few days there or stay for months on end; they quickly become friends, adding to the sense of community that exists between the fellows and the AAS staff. “Everybody speaks the same language; you’ve got people that are interested in doing the hard work of finding the facts and finding the evidence,” Dunlap says. “They’re always feeding off of each other and they’re always finding things for each other.” Their dedication to their craft is second to none. “All of these people are here by choice. They have left their families, they have gone to the trouble to come to Worcester in the winter,” Dunlap says. “They’ve set aside their tenured travails, or whatever they do for a living, to come to a place where everybody’s interested in American history and culture before 1876.” Mornings at the Fellows House play an important role in their research process. “You’re just sort of eating cereal and talking about Isaiah Thomas — in a very organic way. It’s not stilted or forced,” says Molly O’Hagan Hardy, AAS’s digital humanities curator and American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Public Fellow, who first came to the Society from the University of Texas in Austin as a one-month visiting fellow to do PhD dissertation research on 18th-century copyright law in England, Ireland and the United States. “You’re in your element and it’s wonderful to be surrounded with a community of people who you can bounce ideas off of or ask questions to.”

THE NEXT GENERATION OF HISTORIANS The Antiquarian Society has numerous programs intended to encourage younger generations to fall in love with studying history as well through their personal interaction with the documents that back the facts found in their school books. Its K-12 programming allows teachers and students to investigate the primary source of that material. “What sparks their interest is the object,

Top: Original letters to Charles Slack in regards to a speaking engagement set to happen in Boston in 1859. From left: Frederick Douglas writing that he could not attend, the next from Ralph Waldo Emerson writing that because Douglas could not speak, he knew of someone who would be a great replacement, that person being Henry David Thoreau; the ﬁnal letter from Thoreau accepting the opportunity to speak. Center: “Pamela,” the ﬁrst book published in the United Sates; it was sold by Benjamin Franklin.

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the document,” Moran says. “Students respond very positively because it’s not somebody droning on about what happened — they’re actually seeing the real thing and that’s a transformative kind of experience, for a lot of people. It’s a physically-direct connection to the past.” Many local students utilize AAS for National History Day projects; the national competition for elementary and secondary school students starts local, then move onto the state level before winners moving onto nationwide competition. “The way in which students interrogate that material is very engaging to them, intellectually,” Moran says. “They’re asking the questions, they’re ﬁnding the evidence and compiling their own understanding of that evidence.” Many area college professors encourage their students to take advantage of AAS as a resource. “I’m often part of visits where 15 or 20 students from a class will come with their professors and look at materials and maybe not all 20 students are really interested in the Civil War — or history at all, but it’s really great when you see those three or four or ﬁve students really latch onto something like a copy of (abolitionist newspaper) ‘The Liberator’ and they realize the impact of that and that they’re looking at a copy that maybe belonged to (William Lloyd) Garrison himself,” Hardy says. Just last year, two students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute spent time at the AAS researching Elm Park’s historic bridge that will soon be remodeled. The students were provided access to glass plate negatives from the 1880s showing Worcester’s street views, stereographic views taken in the late 19th century and books of Worcester’s history, to give the students an idea of the bridge’s original placement and what it looked like in relation to the landscape at the time. Since the advent of the 24-hour news cycle, events that would have been covered for weeks are now sometimes gone and forgotten within days; it leaves you wondering what’s in store for the future of historical documentation and what will be preserved. Certain shifts in intellectual trends in the last 20 years have led to a growing effort to tell history’s story through the perspective of the working-class woman or the enslaved African-American or these perspectives that, in many ways, have gotten lost in past master narratives of history. “In order to do that, you have to have an archive — you need diaries, you need log books, you need letters,” Hardy says, noting that more and more younger people are looking to those things to use in sorting out the truth on some of the lessons we might have learned about history as young students coming up but might not be entirely accurate. “The American Antiquarian Society, and archives like it, play a key role in that,” Hardy says.

Bottom: Robert Fotherby’s whaling voyage diary from 1613, complete with watercolor illustracontinued on page 18 tions, is one of the rare English pieces housed in the American Antiquarian Society’s book vault. J A N U A R Y 3 0 , 2 0 1 4 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M 17

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ENGAGING SOCIAL MEDIA, AAS FINDS NEW AUDIENCES The American Antiquarian Society has a huge online social media presence that has helped open its doors to new audiences. Along with its own Facebook page, it has one for founder Isaiah Thomas, compelled by education coordinator Kayla Haveles, who posts entries from Thomas’ diary. (One example: November 26, 1813. “Sent my resignation as a Director of the Worcester Turnpike Corporation, in which capacity I have served ever since the Corporation commenced.”) AAS is also on Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and YouTube. And they have their own blog, highly recommended for lovers of American history. “For us, it’s fairly easy, because we do so much in-house digitization, especially of our graphic arts collection,” says Molly O’Hagan Hardy, AAS’ digital humanities curator and American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Public Fellow. “So basically, when we take a picture of something cool, we’ll put it online with a short description of what it is — it’s like an eye into what we’re doing here.” Recent Facebook posts have included pictures and details on an 1867 map of “Seward’s Folly” issued after Alaska was purchased that had been catalogued by AAS that morning; a collection of 19th-century puzzle newspapers; and a picture of chief conservator Babette Gehnrich preparing a 1788 Pomfret, Conn.-printed map of the world for the upcoming “Global Encounters in Early America” exhibition at the College of the Holy Cross’ Cantor Gallery. The regularly-updated AAS blog — “Past is Present” (pastispresent.org) — not only focuses on items in the collection but current AAS programs and staff projects. “We wanted to do it to give our staff an opportunity to voice the odd things that come up in the course of a day and some of the interesting things that have happened and some of the discoveries they’ve come across,” AAS president Ellen S. Dunlap says.

WORLDWIDE DIGITAL ACCESS That process is being made easier as the AAS, who

along with a number of leading publishers in the library digitalization field, are creating full-text searchable databases of its collections — a “massive amount of material,” Dunlap says, creating access, which is then sold to other libraries and universities; the AAS gets a share of the revenue from those sales and access to non-AAS materials. The end result, she says, is “kind of like Google books — but better.” Having such a huge payload of the country’s past available online is a bonanza for researchers worldwide. “Many more people can see the actual — what we would call the primary source or the historical record as it existed in the moment of history that we’re studying,” Hardy says. “So, in many ways, it’s opened up the archive incredibly. You don’t have to come to Worcester; you don’t have to go to London. You don’t have to be in the place where the history was made in order to see that historical record.” However, while being able to access AAS resources worldwide is a bonus to historians unable to travel here, those doing serious research miss out on working with its staff, fellows and others visiting researchers and their combined knowledge. “A lot of them are using our collections without our ever even knowing it or what they are trying to do, and they might be doing it in not-so-smart a way,” Dunlap says. “There’s material you would have never have known to look for.” For example, while everybody comments on the amazing breadth of the AAS collection and “knew we were going to have X,” Dunlap says, “they had no idea we had Y or we had all this over here that they didn’t even know was relevant to their inquiry until somebody on the staff pointed out, ‘Have you considered looking at almanacs or children’s literature or whatever.’” “Think of a magazine; it’s material put together for a particular audience and it’s often miscellaneous what’s in it. Now that we’ve digitized all the 19th-century periodicals, you can find things, for instance, on religion in a magazine about cattle farming that you would have never thought to look for because it’s audience-specific.” AAS reading room manager Kimberly Pelky says the experience of interacting with an item you’re researching in-person is irreplaceable, as is being able to speak with the person who may have initially come across the material, in their own research.

LOCAL DISCOVERIES The access to AAS research materials online

(americanantiquarian.org) has alerted a greater number of local residents to what resources it has to offer. “People will come in and say, ‘I was home and I was looking online and I saw some little footnote that said this thing that I was looking for was at the Antiquarian Society — and I live down the street and I had no idea,’” Pelky says. Bob Potvin, 71, of West Brookfield, first contacted the AAS to see if it had any material on one of North Brookfield pioneer developers, whose life he was researching. “Soon afterwards, Elizabeth Watts Pope (AAS’s curator of books) called me and she said, ‘I’ve got 212 hits on Theodore Cornelius Bates.’”

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Amongst the recent entries:

From top: Kimberly Pelkey, reading room manager at the American Antiquarian Society, talks with longterm fellow Sari Altschuler. Jim Moran Director of Outreach at the American Antiquarian Society stands next to Isaiah Thomas’s printing press. The American Antiquarian Society reading room. Potvin’s response was a loud, “Wow!” — not only because of the large number of unexpected findings, but the empathy he had been shown by the institution. “I didn’t have any credentials, other than life — but from then on, anything in the institution became mine for the digging.” Amongst his many studies, Potvin, a Vietnam War vet, local historian and community blogger who contributes regularly to telegram.com, has researched Captain John Potter, a North Brookfield clockmaker and craftsman who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War (“They have awesome documents from 1803 featuring his ‘Tornado’ signature,” he says); early baseball — especially Connie Mack, baseball’s winningest manager born in 1862 in East Brookfield; and early Cape Cod, his interest sparked from his time as a ranger in Truro. “I love the early photography and early postcards,” he says. “I really feel welcomed and have never stopped embracing the AAS because as a historian, I know it’s the real deal.”

North American Imprints Program cataloger Amy Tims recently became the latest ASS staffer to handle an item two centuries old. “Many people have touched these books over their 200-year lifespan, and some of them leave traces of their presence and lives when books pass through their hands,” she writes. Curator of books Elizabeth Watts Pope reports on the acquisition of the “Constitution and By-Laws of the Hook and Ladder Company” of Cleveland, a previously unrecorded pamphlet printed by Rice & Penniman of Cleveland documenting early 19th-century fire fighting procedures. Curator of newspapers and periodicals Vincent Golden writes on the acquisition of “Tippecanoe Banner and the Spirit of Democracy,” an 1840 presidential campaign newspaper supporting the election of William Henry Harrison published by the New-Albany Gazette of Indiana. Library Assistant Ashley Cataldo enthusiastically explores the differences between the AAS’ two copies of the first American edition of Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” and other books published by Harper’s in 1851. Reading Room Manager Kimberly Pelkey says social media has allowed AAS to interact with people it hadn’t in the past. “We have a Facebook page for (AAS founder) Isaiah Thomas where we post entries from his diary. One time he had written about something going on at Chandler’s Hill and there was a discussion in the comments about where it was. Education coordinator Kayla Haveles asked me to find out where it was, and it’s now known as Bell Hill.”

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The Worcester Center for Crafts (WCC), on Sagamore Road, has for years quietly gone about the business of teaching, displaying and selling the craftwork of area artists. As of January 28, though, the Center will be transformed into a white-hot exhibition center for ¡Carnaval!, a month-anda-half-long celebration of the global pre-Lenten party.

The Center has acquired a traveling exhibit from New Mexico’s International Museum of Folk Art, until March 6, for a “multi-sensory, multicultural” exhibit that will feature, not only crafts, but also lectures, a masquerade ball, craft instruction and a load of interactive activities geared toward a wide range of audiences. On a recent, cold and snowy Monday morning, Worcester Center for Crafts Executive Director Honee Hesse tells, “Two trucks showed up with 15 crates weighing 5,000 pounds,” carrying the walls, text, videos and the objects, she says, “that will go into turning our gallery into the exhibition called 'Carnaval.'” In America, of course, when we think about Carnaval, we think of New Orleans and Mardi Gras. Hesse says that the WCC deliberately chose the Portuguese spelling, Carnaval, though, “denoting that it is a worldwide celebration.” In fact, most every nation with practicing Catholics has their version of the Dionysian throwdown that precedes the austerity of Lent. Perhaps many Americans are familiar with the very colorful Rio, Brazil, Carnaval, the world’s biggest; fewer may know that Quebec, Canada, holds the world’s third biggest version (New Orleans is second), complete with an ice palace and ice hotels, and more. In the exhibit, says Hesse, visitors will learn about those traditions through photography, video, objects (such as masks, “throws,” costumes, etc.), as well as “interactives,” which, she says, would “help you to imagine what you would look like in a costume or ask you to think about ways that your own community participates in something that might be thought of as community play and creative play.” One highlight of the exhibit will be a traditional masquerade party on Saturday, February 1 at 7:30 p.m. Hesse says that during the masquerade, participants can create costumes or masks, for which they can win prizes. The Center will serve Carnaval foods, such as king

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cake (popular in New Orleans, as well as the traditions of a number of other countries), which will be made by Worcester’s Widoff’s Bakery, on Water Street. Additionally, the masquerade will feature, of course, music, which, says Hesse, “is a very important part of many Carnaval traditions.” Performances will be given by the Joy of Music Program’s jazz band, as well as the Caribbean band Five Star Rhythm Band, featuring steel drums and other percussion. “It will be a multi-sensory experience of a multicultural idea called Carnaval,” says Hesse. On Saturday, February 15, from 1 to 4 p.m., the Center will host a workshop, “Carnival of Masks,” during which participants will learn about mask-making traditions and make their own clay masks. On March 1, WCC will conduct a family-friendly event, “Carnival Day,” to introduce people to the exhibit, with hands-on activities, such as shoebox float making in the style that children in New Orleans still take part. As part of outreach to the Worcester community, the WCC is working with the Worcester Public Library, where they will display objects that “represent traditions of people who live in Worcester, but who aren’t necessarily represented in the exhibition.” Additionally, the Friends of the Library is hosting a film series in February, screening films that are about Carnaval, or set in places during Carnaval. On Saturday, February 8, at 2p.m., WCC will present a free lecture, “From the Backstreets to Main Street: The Transition of Mardi Gras Indians from Street Performers to Afrocentric Artists,” by New Orleans native and Boston University scholar Cynthia Becker. Another lecture, on February 22, called “Venice Incognito,” by BU history professor James Johnson, will focus on mask-making traditions in Venice, Italy. The exhibition, says Hesse, “is a little different for the Craft Center, because it’s less artists-focused and more focused on the idea of Carnaval and having visitors experience and learn about the multicultural dimensions

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Above: Kevin Bird of Birdhill Design unpacks masks from wooden crates in the Krikorian Gallery. Left: Ashley Bird of Birdhill Design adjusts a headpiece from Trinidad. a collection of “throws” (beaded necklaces and such) date from the 1940s. In any cases, the exhibit will feature actual relics from New Orleans, Brazil, Spain, Mexico and Venice, among other places. The Crafts Center’s mission, says Hesse, “is to sustain crafts as an important part of the community and society.” As such, the gallery store, which represents over 200 artists and craftspeople, will still be operating during this exhibition, though it will not exclusively feature Carnaval-inspired works. Hesse, who says that her own experiences include growing up in New Orleans and being familiar with the area’s traditions, says that all Carnaval traditions are “based on something that is not real life,” which allows us to “become something else and to entertain the masses at the same time.” This exhibit, she says, “is an opportunity for the Crafts Center to reach out and to try to draw in people across the community around this fun idea.” “We all want to have fun,” she says. Don’t miss the Masquerade Party this Saturday, Feb. 1, from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance or $35 at the door. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Rd., Worcester. Find a full listing of Carnavalrelated events at worcestercraftcenter.org.

of Carnaval throughout the world.” While the exhibit, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, was planned before Hesse’s appointment as executive director of WCC, she assembled a group of community volunteers, who started looking at the show and how it could be used to shed light on this really fun tradition, to help people understand its multicultural nature and how creative play is part of building community. “That’s one of the things that happens in all of these cultures that have a Carnaval tradition,” she says. Hesse says that, though the Carnaval traditions are old (it is suspected that the festival pre-dates even Christianity itself, with roots in Saturnalia and even older Dionysian festivals), the trinkets that signify the event tend to be “transitory.” As such, objects on display may not be really old, though some, such as JANUARY 30, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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“The historical museums are very interested in promoting the history, the art museums are interested in promoting the artwork, and the historical societies are interested in developing their organizations in their own towns,” explains Michael Fishbein, the committee chairperson of the Worcester consortium. Forming roughly 18 months ago, the Worcester consortium gathered together multiple times to create a proposal, which was approved by the city of Worcester last summer. This proposal included a multitude of city events, which will come to fruition this year, involving a heavy focus on a piece of history that is silenced in history books: the Worcester Revolution of 1774. Many have not heard of this revolution, but this underexposed piece of history is something that the consortium believes Worcester should be proud of. When the British government began declaring laws in the early 1700s, New England towns could no longer live harmoniously. But circumstances suddenly became worse after the French and Indian Wars. The British government became bombarded with debt (also from the Boston Tea Party expenses), so it started to crack down on Massachusetts, forcing community members to pay higher taxes – an example including the Stamp Act. “Eventually, [British authority] came to pull the Massachusetts Charter, which was the governing documents that had been established in 1591 to govern Massachusetts … which is very much like pulling away the Constitution of the United States and instituting Marshal Law … which is essentially “One of the most important things is what they did,” explains Fishbein. “This resulted involving the 37 communities in these in a series of events that spread from Western activities, because we all did this and Massachusetts … and into we all have something to celebrate.” Worcester ﬁnally, which was not a town event, but a county-wide event.” -Michael Fishbein, Many know that The Worcester Consortium chairperson Battle of Lexington and Concord later followed, but the piece of history missing in between was when Worcester and its 37 surrounding communities shined. In the late summer of 1774, about eight months prior to the famous Lexington and Concord battle, nearly 5,000 men invaded Main Street in Worcester and made their voices heard again. An important stop was at the Crown courthouse, which had successfully been closed down. However, the

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Worcester is known for its undeniable sense of community, but with the addition of its consortium, Worcester Revolution of 1774, Inc., community has been taken to a whole new level. Made up of a multitude of historical, cultural and civic organizations – the American Antiquarian Society, Assumption College, Congress of American Revolution Round Table, Daughters of the American Revolution Massachusetts Society, Old Sturbridge Village, Preservation Worcester, Sons of the American Revolution Massachusetts Society, Tenth Regiment of

Foot, Worcester Historical Museum, and Worcester Public Schools – this group aims to preserve and teach Worcester’s early history to the general public, each in it’s own way. 20

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Electric Haze, in its unique hookah bar-meets-gallery setting, will feature upcoming artist Erin Potter on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Potter’s show will focus on the current state of the human beings’ relationship with its habitat.

Having grown up in the woods of Berkshire county, Potter’s identity and artistic voice are forever entwined with the forest, like the branches and roots so heavily featured in her work. The great wild expanse is revealed in parts throughout her artwork, her romance with nature ever-evident. For Potter, art is about describing and conveying the beauty already around us, too often unnoticed. “I am always chasing a feeling when I paint. The feeling you get when the sun shines through the trees in just the right way, that you can see the fairies. Or when the moon casts its blue light over a foggy meadow. The smell of the mud in springtime when we start to see color again, or a fresh snowfall

when the world sparkles, covered in frost,” Potter explains. With impressive breadth, Potter dabbles and displays talent in a variety of media, including painting and photography, clothing, jewelry and headdress design, and performance art. “Art is

“The creatures I create are my interpretation of the forests’ many spirits, moods and transformations, as well as our own connection to the natural world.” -Erin Potter

in everything we do,” Potter says, “whether it is cooking, dancing, making a campﬁre, growing a garden—I am inspired by life, and the world around me, so I grew to express myself in many ways.” She describes her different artistic outlets almost like the different chakras, with each contributing something particular to the larger spirituality of her artwork and herself as an artist. “I love nature

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photography because I get to run around the woods,” Potter says. “Fire spinning allows me to let go, to use my whole body and portray a feeling, to stretch out and sacrifice myself to the fire … Painting keeps me curious. Cycling through different outlets keeps things fresh, exciting.” Her paintings are ethereal and dreamy, whistling colors off into a landscape devoid of human societal trappings and industry. Particularly in her nature paintings, her colors and forms blend together, releasing the tension of expectation, of realism and representation, and freeing the mind to escape into their language-less narratives. Light filters through forms or rushes through air filling sublime, but familiar atmospheres, reminding the viewer how surprising nature’s beauty can be. While her scenes are primarily innocuous and adventurous, ever present is the understanding that all things exist together, light with dark, life with death. A Dire Wolf series, rendered entirely in variations of black and white, conveys a placid violence, resting just below the otherwise peaceful surface, whimsically portrayed through an array of splash-like strokes, harsh but flowing dark lines, and vague shadows. Her paintings dealing with mandalas and anthropomorphic woodland creatures have palettes that are either bright and bold or dark and mysterious. The mandala, an ancient Hindu symbol for the interrelatedness of all things, is significant to Potter, for whom it is an outlet, a release of energy, she says. “The repetitive patterns are meditative and remind me of the fractal patterns in nature.” Likewise, her creatures are therapeutic, emanating the emotions of the forest. Often sprite-like but dissimilar to the popular Victorian image of a quaint miniature winged pixie, Potter’s fairies range from deer-skulled seraphims to a cycloptic snake-mammal with an intimidating multihorned, sinewy body and spiked tail, but a vulnerable, begging look in its moonlit eye. For Potter these creatures are not merely inhabitants of a mythical wooded world, but physical representations of our own natural world. “The creatures I create are my interpretation of the forests’ many spirits, moods and transformations, as well as our own connection to the natural world. I draw inspiration from the many animals I see often as a person living in the country. Deer, coyotes, bears, owls, foxes, songbirds, hawks, chipmunks, squirrels. Animals have important lessons to teach us, if we would only pay more attention,” Potter says. It is clear that in all of her art, Potter advocates respect for the natural world around us. Rather than promoting herself as an artist, Potter comes across as an interpreter, a mere mortal vessel through which the true beauty of existence may humbly pass. “My biggest aspiration would

be to live as sustainably as possible, growing and hunting my own food, while always continuing to paint and make work. I’d like to have a family someday, live in a community, and touch the world in a positive way.” For her upcoming exhibition at Electric Haze, Potter seeks to thematically spread awareness of our dissociation from nature, something lingering on so many minds but still far beyond societally reconciled. “This work is about our connection/lack of connection to nature. The more we separate ourselves from nature, the more we separate from each other. Our sense of community, of belonging, of connection, grows distant as consumer culture teaches us that success is based on how much stuff you own, that you have to get to the top, no matter who you step on to get there. Indigenous cultures have held onto something we’ve forgotten. How to live in harmony with the earth, and in harmony with each other.” To view Erin Potter’s work, head to Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St., Worcester on Wed., Feb. 5. You can also visit www.erincpotter.com or her Etsy store, Tiny Lion Creations at www.etsy. com/shop/TinyLionCreations where she sells jewelry, headdresses, and clothing fashioned with feathers, bones, crystals and more.

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group’s biggest victory was on September 6, 1774 when it ﬁnally overthrew British authority without the involvement of violence. “This is the event where they took 24 court ofﬁcials and publicly forced them to denounce their allegiance to the crown and [also] the illegal laws that the British put in. They really threw the British out of Massachusetts,” says Fishbein. Ultimately, Massachusetts has been free of British authority since 1774. To raise awareness and celebrate this victory, the Worcester consortium has planned a year’s worth of events. Its most anticipated event is set to take place September 7 that will include a full day packed with activities. Accomplished professionals, such as local writers, thespians, militiamen, and historians, will perform in a communityfocused theatrical work that will illustrate the events leading up to Worcester’s victory. Attendees can also enjoy an authentic 18th-century environment, where those in period-appropriate dress will demonstrate colonial living. Prior to September 7, exciting events will be taking place to make 18th-century living a reality for community members. Students in public schools will become aware of Worcester’s incredible history through rich

lessons (given to teachers at local historyfocused seminars), along with classroom visits of authentically-dressed actors. For the general public, the consortium has a variety of events up its sleeve. “We are working with the Mass Library Association and the Worcester Public Library to have a countywide read of Ray Raphael’s book [“First American Revolution”],” says Fishbein. This reading is set to take place March 10 at the Worcester Historical Museum. In addition, local newspapers will be publishing material that mimics stories of such a time period in Worcester. There will also be presentations and tours of relevant artifacts. “One of the most important things is involving the 37 communities in these activities,” mentions Fishbein, “because we all did this and we all have something to celebrate.” So get ready to take a trip into history. Whether attending one event or all, keep an eye out for dates and locations on the consortium’s website (dedicated to the Worcester Revolution of 1774) at www. revolution1774.org. What one will learn about his or her community could be limitless!

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Alexander Payne loves making ﬁlms about unmoored men who look at their unkempt lives and decide they can do better, because they certainly couldn’t do worse. In “Sideways,” “About Schmidt” and “The Descendants” his characters battled their desperation in different ways: by making a wine-tasting excursion to Napa Valley to forget a failed writing career, embarking cross country in an RV to reconnect with an estranged daughter, confronting the man with whom his now-comatose wife had an affair.

In Payne’s newest, “Nebraska,” his main protagonist, Woody Grant (Bruce Dern), suffers from a combination of dementia (which seems to come and go), depression, alcoholism and self-delusion (all of which are more or less perpetual) that make him vulnerable to the marketing ploy of a sweepstakes company whose junk-mail letter informs Woody he may have won a million dollars. Woody vows he’ll make the trip from his home in Billings, Montana, to the company’s Nebraska headquarters even if he has to walk there, which he attempts to do before being picked up by the police. Woody’s son, David (Will Forte), eventually agrees to drive the old man to Nebraska, for no other reason than to prove the letter is a scam. Along the way, they have a stopover in Woody’s hometown, where family and friends catch a whiff of his “windfall” and begin treating him first with deference and then with envy. Never underestimate the ability of people to resent another’s good fortune. Payne does something difficult here, and he’s mostly successful. In Woody and David he presents three-dimensional characters who are grasping at reasons to keep moving forward — Woody’s approaching senility amplifies the fact that he’s grown disillusioned with his life, and David simply can’t seem to get his on track — and thrusts them into situations populated by twodimensional small-town yahoos. The men are either beer-pounding lunks or mummified stoics, the women chattering gossips who don’t stray far from the kitchen. When Payne’s observational satire works it’s a deadpan delight. When it misses, you’re instantly reminded why the middle states are derided as “fly-over country.” By now you know that Bruce Dern and

June Squibb, who plays Woody’s wife, Kate, have been nominated for Academy Awards for performances that couldn’t be any more different. Dern’s Woody is lost inside his own head, at times barely coherent, while Squibb’s Kate voices every thought fired off in her brain like she’s getting paid by the word. In one hilarious sequence she visits the hometown graveyard with Woody and David and spills every vicious little secret about the family members buried there. Among the passive males in her household, she is the truth-teller, the trash-talker, the id. The film is at its best when Woody and David are alone together. As with any road-trip movie, some sort of lesson must be learned by the end of the journey, but “Nebraska” doesn’t offer the cheap epiphany. Instead, the film is about the gradual accumulation of detail, some of it unflattering, that humanizes the father in his son’s eyes. In this regard, Will Forte is the film’s glue — David is forced to play straight man to his eccentric dad, an unforgiving role, and Forte underplays beautifully. We watch him evolve over the course of the film, while those around him, Woody included, are beyond change. Payne’s wisely decided to film “Nebraska” in black and white. The lack of color lends the shots an elegiac tenderness, and the gorgeous rural images filling the screen are so rich and textured that rather than fly over you’re tempted to parachute in.

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FOOD â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; AMBIENCE â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; SERVICE â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026; VALUE â&#x2DC;&#x2026;â&#x2DC;&#x2026;1/2 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area â&#x20AC;˘ 499 Mountain Rd., Princeton â&#x20AC;˘ 978-464-2300 â&#x20AC;˘ wachusett.com

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Wachusett Mountain was recently ranked No. 5 for OnMountain Food on the East Coast by readers in the 2014 SKI Magazine annual Resort Guide. Such praise calls for a timely review of Wachusettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most formal sit-down dining option, its Black Diamond Restaurant. Though located at the base of Princetonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ski mountain, the restaurant welcomes all â&#x20AC;&#x201C; skiers, snowboarders and those simply looking to warm up on a cold winter afternoon or evening.

Black Diamond Restaurant is located on the second ďŹ&#x201A;oor of the lodge at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area. To enter the dining area,

guests will stroll past a bustling crowd of skiers and snowboarders dressed in winter gear, a retail store and small coffee and snack counters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an unusual entrance to a restaurant, however, common at any ski area. Guests choose where they would like to sit within the restaurant with options ranging from bar stools, to tables in the center of the dining area, to booths next to large windows providing views of the ski slopes. The atmosphere is casual, warm and cozy. The menu at Black Diamond Restaurant goes above and beyond what many other eateries at ski mountains offer. In addition to nachos and burgers, it features healthy options: a hummus platter and a variety of salads, speciality entrees: Maple Teriyaki Salmon and Ski (Steak) Tips, and for dessert: Look Mom Brownie Sundae (named after one of the mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ski trails) and other layered sweet treats. Max and I began our dinner by sharing the Hubbardston Salad (named after one of the Mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighboring towns). A large fresh bed of mixed greens with arugula providing a zesty ďŹ&#x201A;avor was topped with tiny crumbles of goat cheese, which the menu boasted was sourced from Hubbardston, cinnamon-ďŹ&#x201A;avored candied walnuts and

dried cranberries. The restaurant wisely tossed the mix with a light vinaigrette, leaving the base ďŹ&#x201A;avors to be enjoyed. Most ski area offers a variety of sandwiches and Wachusett is no exception. Opting for the vegetarian option, I had high expectations for the Tuscan Panini. Served in a plastic basket, the sandwich was thin, yet ďŹ&#x201A;avorful. Soft herb bread with a buttery ďŹ&#x201A;avor held together grilled portobello mushrooms, an unsparing spread of pesto, stringy buffalo mozzarella and smokey roasted red peppers. It was satisfying, however, did not stand out from similar sandwiches Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had before. A generous portion of thick-cut, crispy French fries and a dill pickle were served on the side. Max ordered the Ski Tips (steak tips) from the Speciality items section of the menu as medium rare. The tips were served with button mushrooms and pearl onions in a thick bourbon sauce. Though the middle of the steak tips were sufďŹ ciently pink, Max commented that the meat was chewy, and

eating was slightly laborious, rather than enjoyable. The sauce was a little too sweet for Max, did not complement the steak very well, and instead overpowered the ďŹ&#x201A;avor of the meat. The tiny button mushrooms were delicious and plentiful and provided a freshness otherwise missing. French fries accompanied this dish, too. The Black Diamond Restaurant offers a tempting selection of desserts, which Max and I could not resist. Our server presented us with a goblet of sliced and warmed apples mixed with cinnamon clumps, topped with cold vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and sticky caramel syrup. Every bite was delicious and by the end, Max and I agreed that next time we would consider ordering dessert as our main dish. A reasonable list of draught beer and winter warmer cocktails are offered to the 21plus crowd. Menu prices seem steep at Black Diamond Restaurant for such a casual setting, including the $6 Wachusett draughts, but this is not unordinary for a ski mountain lodge and with friendly service and great views of those enjoying the snow outside, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fair price to pay.

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MEZCAL OPENS AT NEW LOCATION Mezcal Tequila Cantina, Niche Hospitality Group’s

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Situated on Pleasant Street amongst Westside Steak and BBQ, Espress Yourself Coffee, Pleasant Market and Moscow Nights International Deli, The Corner Grille is for many the centerpiece of the city’s unique little eatery-dominated Tronic Square. Offering the traditional favorites of a pizza place but with an artisanal, homegrilled atmosphere, The Corner Grille has been drawing customers since 1998 with its welcoming appeal.

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Known for its pizza and wraps, The Corner Grille also provides a selection of Mediterranean meze favorites, including hummus, tabbouleh, fattoush salad and stuffed grape leaves. On a recent visit, the grape leaves, pre-packaged, were part of the deli. Their $7 price tag was above average for the small appetizer, but when I saw the serving was comprised of eight rolls, I initially withdrew my price-inspired displeasure. Unfortunately, the relief was short-lived, as my first bite told me the money was not well spent after all. First, in retrospect of my initial approval of the number of rolls, I realized that eight is in fact an excess amount as an appetizer. Four to six rolls is more reasonable, and suitable for the purpose of the grape leaves, meant to be appreciated as a part of a larger meal. And eight was certainly too many of these particular stuffed grape leaves, for which “too much” seemed to be the dominant description across the board. Too much leaf, too much oil, too much tanginess, too sour. The leaves, already too thick, were wrapped so gratuitously I had to remove a full layer before biting in completely, and even then the leaf seemed to coat my mouth like a tarp, expelling the stuffings from my taste buds. But once I got through to the inside, I found some longing for the protection the leaf had provided, so overwhelmed with herbs and sharp, poorly mingled flavors was the rice enclosed. The leaves were soggy throughout; oil with possibly a hint of lemon juice drenched their outsides, while an indecipherable minced herb paste clumped together the rice inside. The Corner Grille has crispy pizzas with a variety and flexibility of toppings, and an environment that makes Pleasant Street feel like Brooklyn. But their expertise does not extend to the little Mediterranean delight, stuffed grape leaves.

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anyone who waits longer than 15 minutes to be seated. Word on the street is that the former Mezcal location on Shrewsbury Street will be transformed into a burger bar with hand-crafted artisan burgers and an extensive list of spirits and cocktails, including tap root beer and spiked milkshakes. This new venture is expected to open spring 2014. Visit Mezcal at its new location at 30 Major Taylor Blvd., Worcester. mezcalcantina.com.

TASTEFULLY TED Treat yourself to decadent desserts and

music, while helping to support the Tantasqua Education Foundation (Ted.) at the annual Tastefully Ted. Event at the Publick House in Sturbridge, on Friday, Jan. 31, from 7-10 p.m. The pre-

Valentine’s celebration will feature desserts prepared by local restaurants and a silent auction will give guests the opportunity to bid on items such as sporting event tickets, gift baskets, a catered lunch for two students with the Burgess Elementary Principal Dan Carlson, basketball parties and gift certiﬁcates to area restaurants and businesses. Music will be performed by one of the Tantasqua Regional School bands. Tickets are $20 per person when purchased in advance at

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tedfound.org/events or $25 per person at the door and benefit Ted, a communitysponsored, nonprofit organization that provides financial support through a grant application process for teacher-initiated projects. Learn more at TedFound.org. Publick House, 277 Main St., Sturbridge.

PAINT NITE COMES TO PEPPERCORN’S Paint Nite, an evening to gather over a drink

and create a painting alongside others, comes to Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern on Tuesday, February 4, from 7-9 p.m. This ﬁrst evening is sold out, however, tickets are now on sale for Paint Nites hosted Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Tuesday, Feb. 18, both from 7-9 p.m. Even if you have never painted before, instructor April Kennedy will guide the group through the process of creating a beautiful painting that guests will be able to take home with them at the end of the night. For just $45, everything is provided: canvas, paints, brushes, a smock. Purchase tickets at paintnite.com/boston/buytickets/816910. Peppercorn’s, 455 Park Ave., Worcester. epeppercorns.com.

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST TO BENEFIT CREW TEAM The Worcester High Schools’ Crew Team will host a

beneﬁt pancake breakfast Saturday, Feb. 1, from 1-11 a.m. at St. George’s Church. Menu items will include all-you-caneat pancakes, juice, coffee and two slices of meat. Tickets are $10 or $5 for children and may be purchased at the door. Proceeds from the event will support the

Worcester Crew Booster Club for crew activities, including the

purchasing of varsity jackets for the athletes that cannot afford them. St. George’s Church, 40 Brattle St., Worcester.

KOREAN MEAL AND CULTURE EVENT

The Northborough Free Library hosts a Korean cultural event on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 1-3 p.m.

The Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project, a nonproﬁt organization dedicated to providing education about Korea’s history and culture, will show documentary ﬁlms on Korea’s cultural heritage and recent industrial developments, a traditional Korean meal and refreshments and a fully-costumed reenactment of a traditional Korean wedding. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required and must be made by Friday, Jan. 24 by emailing library@town. northborough.ma.us or calling 508-393-5025. Northborough Free Library, 34 Main St., Northborough.

FORK IT OVER Love Girl Scout Cookies? If so, don’t miss Fork It

Over at Coral Seafood on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 5-7 p.m. Central Mass. chefs from Monty Tech High, Simply Delicious Catering, Goddard House, The Overlook, The Publick House, SAVOR...Catering by SMG, 7Nana, Vintage Bar & Grille, Maxwell Silverman’s and Niche Hospitality will be serving

samples of savory appetizers and desserts inspired by Girl Scout Cookies. The event doubles as a competition – with people’s choice – and a fundraiser, beneﬁting local Girl Scout leadership programs. Tickets are $30 or two for $50 and can be purchased at YourTimeWellSpent.org or by calling 800462-9100.

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Al Vuona K I admit it: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m bias about certain things. I love natural ďŹ ber clothing, jazz music, black and white movies and cabernet sauvignon. Before you get the wrong idea, let me explain. I love all wines but there is a special place in my heart for cabernet. It tends to be a bold, rich wine with intense ďŹ&#x201A;avors. Grown across the globe and among a diverse spectrum of climates, cabernet is often referred to as the king of wines. Of course a lot has to do with the producer and in that department there are no shortages. Here in the US, both California and Washington State produce wonderful cabernets. The key is to look for producers who, year after year, consistently make great wine. There are several that I have a high regard for. Take Caymus vineyards, their Special Selection is among Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best. The 2011 is a big wine with abundant cocoa, cassis and vanilla ďŹ&#x201A;avors. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a must-try wine selling for about $125. Whitehall Lane has been making terriďŹ c wine for years. Their 2010 Napa Valley Cab is loaded with bright, vibrant fruit and a smooth supple ďŹ nish. It retails for about $40. Another consistent wine is the Louis Martini Napa Valley, which sells for about $35. The 2010 is full bodied with chocolate and berry ďŹ&#x201A;avors. Another gem from the gold rush state is Chateau Montelena. Their 2010 Cabernet is plush with layers of blackberry and cherry and sells for about $50. A diamond in the rough and a critics choice is the Obsidian Ridge 2010 Cabernet. This is a lot of wine for the money. Dark fruits and a long lasting ďŹ nish. At $28 itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bargain. Travel to Washington State and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd Tamarack Cellars. Their 2010 Columbia Valley Cabernet is a fullbodied wine with black currant, jam and black pepper. This wine is a great buy at $25. Another Washington State winery making waves is Hedges. Their Red Mountain OF THE WEEK Cabernet is delicious. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blended with merlot and displays Lewis Cellars dense color, ďŹ rm tannins, and well-deďŹ ned acidity. The wineries mentioned here have a long history of excellence. Cabernet Sauvignons, So as I say, the secret is to always look for producers who 2011 California $90 have a way with cabernet.

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Assumption College HumanArts Event: Bach Consort of Worcester. This year, the Bach Consort of Worcester will continue their series of Concerti Grossi of Baroque composers Corelli and Handel, as well as solo concertos of J. S. Bach. The Bach Consort of Worcester is a group dedicated to the performance of the music of J. S. Bach and other composers of the Baroque period. The impetus for the ensemble came about from a series of recitals featuring the music of Bach, performed in 2010 by Michelle Graveline on the harpsichord and Peter Sulski on the violin. Noon-1 p.m. Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury St. assumption.edu/humanarts. 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. Singer Dale LePage at Ceres Bistro. Free. 6-9 p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508-754-2000. Karaoke. 7:30 p.m.-midnight. Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700. Jay Graham. 8-11:30 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. 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. Our ever-capable host Ed Sheridan plays host to this classic event. Advance registration not required. Come share your gift! No Cover. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Brian Chaffee. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Great tunes by HOT LETTER!, 80’s hits with THE COSBY SWEATERS! FUNK FOR 3 and Luke Jarret. (facebook.com/cosby.sweaters) (facebook.com/HotLetter) Hot Letter’s shows run the gamut of classic rock hits to tight and inspiring original music. The bands live energy lights up any room and frequently has the crowd on their feet all night long! FUNK FOR 3= FUNK FOR NOW-1 (facebook.com/funkfornow) (facebook.com/ LukeJarretMusic) $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Brie Cecil. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury

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St. 508-753-4030. 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. 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 Just plug in and play. 9-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Reggae Thursdays with Dub Apocalypse. There are all-star collaborations and then there are ALL-STAR collaborations! Dub Apocalypse is Boston’s heavy weight champs of the live dub reggae scene. Doors open at 6 p.m. Music at 10 p.m. 21+ $10 cover $10. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or facebook.com/events/434261976673364. Jim Devlin. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Thirsty Thursday with DJ Matty J. DJ Matty J helps you get the weekend started early with old school jams, club remixes, HD videos and Karaoke! No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597.

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Rick Porter unplugged. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 WATER ST., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. BILL McCARTHY @ PERFECT GAME. I’ll be playing all your favorite Classic & Contemporary Acoustic and Not-So-Acoustic Rock Hits! Free. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Dana Lewis Live! The Greatest Hits from the 50’S to the 80’s. “The sound track of your youth” 5:30-8 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com/tﬁdn. 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. Chris Jensen. Chris is a gifted singer, songwriter and guitar player. His style is contemporary with a little rock and folk mixed in. He started playing open mics at the Mill and has since been booked at several coffeehouses in Mass and RI. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508-865-1517 or millchurch.org.

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nspired by professional wrestling, Ethan White of Worcester is bringing maskwearing, quick-to-the-punch writers to the stage at Ralph’s Diner for a new kind of competition he has dubbed Lucha Libro. The event’s title, with equivocalness to lucha libre – a term used by Spanishspeaking countries meaning free wrestling – says it all: This is a fight for the story. Lucha Libro events will invite 16 or so masked Luchadors (Edwardo The Gender Neutralizer will be in attendance at the first event) to the stage to go head to head in a bracketed-style tournament, which White assimilates to how Final Four in the NCAA is run. At the start of each round, two competitors, each presenting themselves with a fake persona, wearing masks, will have the opportunity to take the stage to a song of choice and trash-talk his or her opponent. Once seated with weapons of choice (laptop, notepad, cocktail napkin, pen or pencil), writers will be given three words and 5 minutes to write and complete a story using the words. At the end of the 5 minutes, writers will read their stories aloud. The audience will decide winners by raising either the red- or bluecolored side of cards handed to them at the door. The loser of the final match will be faced with the shame of unmasking him or herself, revealing their true identity. “Really anyone can do it,” White says, adding that of those signed up to compete

in the first event, which will be held Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 9 p.m., “one of the guys is a playwright, another writes on the fly.” White, somewhat of a writer himself, went to school for english literature and has been telling stories on paper since he could pick up a pen. Drawn to both wrestling and writing, White explains this seems like a fun way to combine the two, and in addition, he says, “It seems like a lot of fun for writers to hone their skills,” and jokes, “I think its going to turn into a litmus test.” White is hopeful Lucha Libro will engage local writers and offer fun, and (at times) friendly competition. “This will be like a beta test,” says White of the first Feb. 5 event. He hopes to make Lucha Libro a biweekly event and, if everything goes well, offer bigger and better prizes to winners. Being a wrestlinginspired event and with White having a friend who is a leatherworker, the possibilities are appealing. Get to Ralph’s, 148 Grove St., Worcester on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 9 p.m. to catch and even compete in the first Lucha Libro tournament. Lucha Libro events are free and all are welcome.

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Black Mountain Symphony. 21+. Doors open at 6 p.m. $6. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Catie Curtis. Catie Curtis is a veteran of the singer/songwriter folk scene, touring throughout the US for 20 years and releasing 13 CDs. She has been called a “folk-rock goddess” by the New Yorker, and has performed at the White House several times. Her new CD, “Flying Dream” is recorded, mixed and on its way to being mastered! $20 advance; $24 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. 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. Brian & Captain. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. The Moulten Llama w/ Influenza, Motion Radio Receiver, More! (facebook.com/TheMoultenLlama) (facebook. com/INFLUENZATHEBAND) Influenza is a 3-piece rock band that is passionate about creating and playing energetic and original music. (facebook.com/motionradioreceiver) Motion Radio Receiver is an Indie Rock Alternative band from Eastern CT featuring Matt Hamilton on Vocals and Guitar, and Bryan Briggs on Drums. MRR has a sound that tips their hat to such influences as The Beatles, Led Zepplin, and The White Stripes with catchy melodies and a high energy sound. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/INFLUENZATHEBAND. “How Bizarre!” 90’s Tribute Band! w/Phaticus! 9 p.m.-2

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The Museum of Russian Icons hosts a concert featuring the favorite music of the Romanov Dynasty with Georges Devdariani, clarinet, and Maria Layudko, soprano, on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. (Snow date is Saturday, Feb. 8 at 4 p.m.) On the 400th anniversary of the Russian Empire Family, this concert will include ancient Russian Church chants, Peter the Great’s and Catherine the Great’s chants, romances and music by Italian and French composers. Tickets are $15 for members and $18 for nonmembers. WOO Card holders receive $2 discount. Advance purchase can be made by calling 978-598-5000. Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., Clinton. museumofrussianicons.org. a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Dj Nathan Cantino. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” performed start to ﬁnish! Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” performed start to ﬁnish with other Miles’ Davis music of the era performed by the Don Kirby Project, featuring Don Kirby, Bob Simonelli, Joe Mazzarella and Tony D’Aveni. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Sluggo. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. The Ramm Jamm. Local DJ plays the classics and requests at local bar. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. The Usual Suspects. Classic rock as well as hits old and new, and much more! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Take Two. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Traditional Irish music with The Auld Locals. 9:30 p.m.12:30 a.m. The Grey Hound Pub, 139 Water St. 508-754-6100. Andy Cummings and The Swingabilly Lounge. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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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. 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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Hope Road - Bob Marley Tribute. 21+. (facebook.com/ hope.road.1) $10 ticket - door sales only. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Valvatross! Valvatross - New England’s premier horn band! An evening of original R&B, Soul, Funk, & good ol’ Rock n’ roll! $5. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookﬁeld

Road, North Brookﬁeld. 508-867-2494. A Winter Warming Faculty Recital - Classical Concert. Come warm your toes as we ﬁll the Great Hall at Pakachoag with Music. We’ll be featuring strings and winds playing music by Bach, Schumann, Ravel, Bartok, and Arutunian. This program features something for everyone, from Baroque to Contemporary; with an array of instruments including Cello, Flute, Flugel Horn, the Dobson Pipe Organ, and Piano. Refreshments following the program. Free. Donations Welcome.. 2-4 p.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, The Great Hall, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-8424135 or pakmusic.org. Favorite Music of the Romanov Dynasty with Georges Devdariani, clarinet, and Maria Lyudko, soprano. On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the Russian Empire Family, Georges Devdariani and Maria Lyudko return to the Museum to present a concert that includes ancient Russian Church chants; Peter the Great_s and Catherine the Great_s chants; romances by Glinka, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff, and music by Italian and French composers. Tickets (includes Museum admission): $15 for Museum members, $18 for nonmembers. 4-5:30 p.m. Museum of Russian Icons, Auditorium, on the Lower Level, 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or museumofrussianicons.org. Dana Lewis LIVE! Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing & singing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The soundtrack of your youth” Free. 7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. Blue Cat Groove. Blues Rock / Jazz - Blue Cat Groove hits all

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the cool notes! Come get your Groove on! Suggested donation $4. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, !Cafe con Dios!, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-832-5044. Café con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. RockHouse! RockHouse is a power trio that plays classic rock hits from 60s-80s! Come down and have a great time with us! Free! 7:30-11:30 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Wachusett Music Series Presents: David Roth with special guests Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli. David Roth strikes many chords, hearts, and minds with his unique songs, offbeat observations, moving stories, sense of the hilarious, and powerful singing and subject matter. As singer, songwriter, recording artist, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and instructor, David has earned top honors at premier songwriter competitions - Kerrville (TX) and Falcon Ridge (NY) - and taken his music, experience, and expertise to a wide variety of venues in this and other countries full-time for more than two decades. $20 in advance $25 day of show. 7:30-10 p.m. First Church of Christ Unitarian, 725 Main St., Lancaster. 978-365-2043 or soundsofwachusett.com. BLUES: The Hillary Reynolds Band. The Hillary Reynolds Band, fronted by award-winning songwriter Hillary Reynolds, is a pinnacle of innovation in today’s pop music. The powerhouse foursome makes its’ trademark sound by fusing tight vocal harmonies, the flash & polish of cutting-edge production technique, and traditional acoustic instruments for a diversity of sound achievable in other realms. $18 general public; students & seniors $17; members $15; children under 12 $9. 8-11 p.m. Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. 508-405-2787 or amazingthings.org. Dan Kirouac - acoustic. Dan Kirouac has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 60_s to today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 contemporary and oldie rock and pop songs. More information at dankirouac.com. Free. 8-11 p.m. South Side Grille and Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway (route 2A), Gardner. 978-632-1057. Johnny A. Johnny A is widely regarded as one of America’s finest contemporary guitarists. Open: Delta Generators - Nominated for

Worcester Historical Museum hosts a craft fair in its Fletcher Auditorium, featuring more than 20 local artisans and vendors selling handmade soaps, candles, winter apparel, Girl Scout cookies and more, on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St., Worcester. Worcesterhistory.org. “2011 Blues Artist of the Year” Boston Music Awards - Nominated “2010 Best Blues/RnB Band” - Boston Phoenix - “Best Blues Band 2009 in Worcester, MA”-Worcester Magazine 2009 - “International Blues Challenge Finalists” - 2009 - 1st Album” Devil in the Rhythm” Blues Album of the Year 2008/2009” - Independent Music Awards - “Boston’s Best Blues Band-2008” - Boston Blues Society The Bull Run is a full-service, farm-to-table restaurant located about 35 miles NW of Boston with plenty of Free parking and old-world charm. See our menus at: bullrunrestaurant.com/Menus.html . $22 advance; $25 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com. JON BUTCHER AXIS Celebrates JIMI HENDRIX. The Boston Rock Power Trio the JON BUTCHER AXIS will be Celebrating The Music of Jimi Hendrix, featuring the original AXIS Bassist Chris Martin and Drummer John Anthony. The concert will be presented in two performances, with a half hour intermission for autograph signing and a photo opportunity. JON BUTCHER AXIS fans will be treated to material from just released _AXIS 3_ and “WISHES” (Recorded 1987 Hollywood CA), plus new material from the upcoming soundtrack for “KISS THE SKY” (tm), a NEW Theatrical Stage Play starring JON BUTCHER. JON BUTCHER AXIS (jonbutcher.com) (facebook.com/jon.butcher.311) Tickets $25 public / $20 members. 8-10:30 p.m. Center for the Arts in Natick, 14 Summer St., Natick. 508-647-0097 or facebook.com/ events/480729558702485. Justin & Erica. 8-11:30 p.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Little Sugar and The Big Spoonful. Little Sugar and the Big Spoonful is an electric original blues band that sounds like a mix between soul, rock and blues. Come down off the slopes and put your blues shoes on! no cover. 8-10 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/ Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300. Tom Yates & The Workingman’s Band. Tom Yates - guitar &

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vocals, Rick Maida - bass, Rick Forzese - drums. Pop-rock, psychrock, surf-rock, folk-rock, country-rock, blues-rock. Beatles, Stones, Kinks, Yardbirds, Hendrix, Clapton, Dylan, Donovan, Rivers, Berry, Hollies, Byrds. No Cover. 8-11:30 p.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991. BILL McCARTHY @ STAKE’S PUB. I’ll be playing all your favorite Classic & Contemporary Acoustic and Not-So-Acoustic Rock Hits! Catch Bill playing a large variety of classic & contemporary acoustic rock: Beatles, Who, Dead, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, C.C.R., Elvis Presley, Stones, James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, The Cars, and much more! Free. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Stake’s Sports Pub, 1281 Pleasant St. 508-755-2925. Fivehole. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. FUEL OF WAR Back for ONE night ONLY! w/ Death Rattle, A King In Wait & End Time Illusion. Due to the alarming push from you fans after a year hiatus and still rebuilding the boys are back for ONE NIGHT ONLY Featuring the 2011-2013 lineup of FOW. Good friends and maybe a few surprises. (facebook. com/fuelofwarband) _A testosterone ﬁlled kick in the teeth,_ with machine gun riffs, thunderous drums and plenty of Attitude. Fuel of War sets themselves apart from today_s typical Metal/ Hard Rock band with a voice that sends the message: WE ARE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH! $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ events/226547614190028.

Every Sunday in February, beginning Feb. 2, Lucky Dog Music Hall will host game night with board games, dominoes, cornhole and more, from 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St., Worcester. Theluckydogmusichall.com.

Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Neon Alley. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Auntie Trainwreck. Join Auntie Trainwreck as we make our return to the Wheelock Inn in Millbury on Saturday, February 1st, 2014! Our first appearance at the Wheelock since 2010 back in November was a huge success, so let’s make this another memorable night. Come enjoy our unique blend of Classic Rock, Blues, Alt Rock and Party favorites, and maybe some tunes you may not have heard from us before. Plus, AT T-Shirts are available for only $10, or try to win our AT CD or DVD by answering our challenging trivia questions. Let’s show everyone who Millbury’s favorite Auntie is- 21+, no cover. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Wheelock Inn, 82 Wheelock Ave., Millbury. facebook.com/events/444921255613021. Ed & Da Ve. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Flock of Assholes. The awesome 80’s come back to JJ’s! Party with the Worcester area’s best 80’s tribute band! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Live Music. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991. Live Music. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Union Tavern, 65 Green St. VALVATROSS. Come dance & party with New England’s hottest original R&B, Funk, Blues, Soul plus Good ol’ Rock n’ Roll horn band! $5 cover. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. 508-867-2494. Wolf Hongos, Tailight Rebellion. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Three of a Kind. 9:30 p.m.-2 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. Russo Bros Jazz Quintet. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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Sunday Brunch w/Chet Williamson. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. 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: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is Your Host at another great Open Mic Night! Free! 6:30-10:30 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Funky Jazz Sundays. 21 plus doors at 6pm Every ﬁrst and third sunday Free. 8 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Sunday Funday Karaoke with DJ Matty J. No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508438-0597.

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Country Music Mondays-Pete Towler. Free. 7:30-10:30 a.m. Travel Destination 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 at The Electric Haze every Monday night. Sign-up for slots starts at the venue at 8 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, $2 PBRs. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or facebook.com/electrichaze. 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.

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TUESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ GREENDALE’S PUB with Bill McCarthy LOCAL MUSICIANS SHOWCASE! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is Your Host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:3011:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=bookma rk&__user=578549000. 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. ELECTRIC TUESDAYS are back at The Lucky Dog (always 21+). Worcester, MA’s longest running DJ & live electronic night, bringing you the biggest names and the deepest bass week after week! WOMP. Free! before 11 p.m. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook. com/electrictuesdays. Karaoke. Karaoke by First Choice Entertainment, hosted by Curtis Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 774696-4845. Karaoke Tuesdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Union Tavern, 65 Green St. Tuesday Blues. 21 plus $3. 9 p.m.-midnight. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

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Assumption College HumanArts Event: CochranWrenn Duo. The Cochran-Wrenn Duo presents diverse and engaging programs from the vast repertoire for ﬂute and guitar. From Bach to the Tango as well as the players’ original compositions and arrangements, this ensemble strives not only to entertain, but also to challenge the musical expectations of their audience. Through their diligence and thoughtful programming, the CochranWrenn duo maintains high standards of excellence with each new performance. Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury St. assumption.edu/humanarts. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC/LOCAL MUSICIANS’ SHOWCASE w/ BILL McCARTHY @ GUISEPPE’S. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is Your Host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free! 7:3010:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref =bookmark&__user=578549000. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-midnight Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100. Wacky Wednesday Open mic Jam with Mark. Come down and sign up to jam with Mark 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Wednesday: Karaoke night let your inner star out starting at 8 p.m.! 8-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. 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. Complementary tortilla chips with salsa, vegetable crudities, and chocolate fountain with fresh fruit! Ladies also play pool for Free and receive a $5 game card for the arcade! Free. 8:30-1:30 p.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Hit the Bus. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic. com/Index.htm. ArtsWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Fre. 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. Booklovers’ Gourmet, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com/ book. Clark 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, Nov. 7 - 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, Animals Without Passports, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 4; Science + You, Through April 27; Saturday Nature Play: Sticks and Stones, 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 adults; $8 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, Are you ready and eligible to become a US citizen? Find out by attending a citizenship class at St. Joan of Arc or Catholic Charities now through February. Catholic Charities are offering classes Mondays, from 6-8 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc, 570 Lincoln St., Worcester; Thursday, from 6-8 p.m. and Fridays, from 9-11 a.m. at Catholic Charities, 10 Hammond St., Worcester. For more information, call Maddy Hennessy at 508-860-2261 or email mhennessy@ccworc.org.

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, Lisa Kessler: Seeing Pink, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Feb. 5 - March 28. 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu. Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or wwwframedintatnuck.com. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978456-3924 or fruitlands.org. 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. Higgins Armory Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: General Admission: $12 for Adults, $10 for Seniors (age 60+), $8 for Children (age 4-16), Children 3 and under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-853-6015 or higgins.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, Secret Symbolism: Decoding Color in Russian Icons, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through March 1; 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.

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Bring the kids to Old Sturbridge Village this weekend for free! The living history museum is now offering free admission to children ages 17 and younger every weekend through March 30, when accompanied by one paying adult. The offer does not apply to evening events or to educational groups of 10 or more. Don’t miss the Antique Sleigh Rally on Saturday, Feb. 1. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge. osv.org. 5 - Saturday, December 13. 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. FRANK FOLEY’S COMEDY SAFARI - Saturdays. Shows every Sat night. Free parking. Full menu before or during show. $20 Per Ticket. 8-9:45 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, 144 Commercial St. Call 774-452-1131 or visit Frankfoleyscomedysafari.com. Jersey Boys - Tuesday, January 21 - Sunday, February 2. “TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide - all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and most recently, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” The show contains smoke, gun shots, strobe lights, drug references, sexual situations and profane _authentic Jersey language._ $40, $50, $60, $70, $80 and $127. 10% discount available for groups of 10 or more. 15% discount available for groups of 50 or more.. 7:30-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org. Auditions - Shakespeare, a la carte - Thursday, January

30. Student auditions for Shakespeare, al la carte will be held in the MWCC Theatre on January 28 and January 30 at 12:30 p.m. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. For more information, contact Professor Gail Steele at g_steele@mwcc. mass.edu 12:30-1:30 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Theatre, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9162. MW Repertory Theatre Presents The 39 Steps Thursday, January 30 - Saturday, February 1. MW Repertory Theatre along with the Humanities and Arts Department will be putting on The 39 Steps this month. Based on the Alfred Hitchcock ﬁlm and John Buchan novel, The 39 Steps tells a story of a man named Richard Hannay and his adventures after discovering a spy conspiracy. With a cast of only four actors, Hannay discovers romance, action, and comedy. WARNING: Flashing lights will be used in the show along with gunshot noises and actors crawling through the audience. $5 per ticket. 7-10 p.m. WPI: Little Theatre, 100 Institute Road. Visit facebook.com/events/710204322358113/?ref_dashboard_ ﬁlter=upcoming&source=1. Rabbit Hole - Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, January 31 - Sunday, February 16. Winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama -Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) WINS 2006 TONY FOR BEST ACTRESS -IN 2010 THE FILM _RABBIT HOLE_ was released starring NICOLE KIDMAN (also credited as Producer), AARON ECKHART, DIANNE WIEST and SANDRA OH RABBIT HOLE by David Lindsay-Abaire, tells the story of Becca and Howie Corbett.they have everything a

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Color Consulting & Decorating Interior, exterior paint colors, designing window treatments & furniture layouts. Melissa Ruttle (978)464-5640. www.colorsconsulting.com

Ambitious Electrician Established 1989, fully insured. Master license #A14758. Call David Sachs 508-254-6305 or 508-886-0077

DISCOUNT OIL Midnight Oil 508-853-2539 MidnightOilService.com Lowest Possible Pricing Standard and Deluxe Burner Service Contracts

Kurt Smollin, Electrician All your electrical needs. Additions, pools, spas, service upgrades. 28 yrs exp. Quality work. Masters Lic. 20050A Insured. Call (508)829-5134.

EXCAVATION

OLD MAN OIL Why Pay More? Serving Wachusett Region. Scott Landgren 508-886-8998 24 hour service (774-234-0306 service only) Visa, MC, Discover, Cash. www.oldmanoil.com 508-886-8998

BBC EXCAVATING Site work for new homes. Septic system installation repair. Driveway maintenance/repair. Drainage/grading. Sewer/water connections. Stump removal. Snow Plowing. Sanding/Salting. 14 Years in Business. NO JOB TOO LARGE OR small. Brian Cheney 978-464-2345

LANDSCAPING

Virtue’s Cleaning Cleaning is a virtue. Meticulous, reasonable, reliable. Call me at 508-925-5575

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REFLEXOLOGY

Therapeutic Foot Reﬂexology Session! Time to relieve the stress that the holidays may have placed on you! Start the New Year with a Reﬂexology session. Book a session at the regular price of $35 and receive another session at the discounted price of $15 *Offer expires 1/31/14.

MASSAGE Give the Gift of Stress Relief Today! Are you Stressed? Have Anxiety or Depression? Pain from Work & Traveling? Get a massage today with Helen Nguyen for only $39 (reg $55)

Massage and Prenatal Therapy 500 West Boylston Street Worcester, MA 01606

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As always when you book ﬁve sessions you will receive a free session with your rewards card. Call 774-312-6535 for appointment.

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24 Hours Everyday Full landscaping service & so much more! Full Lawn Planting & Maintenance Ponds built & maintained Clean-ups • Mum Installation Pond Closings • Fall Pruning & Shearing Waterfalls • Walls | Patios & Walkways House Cleanout, Attics, Cellars Bobcat Work | Backhoe Work | Gutter Cleaning

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Commonwealth Fence & Stone Your Complete Fence & Stone Company. All fence typesCedar, Vinyl, Chain Link, Post & Rail, Ornamental, Pool. Hardscapes- Stone Wall, Walkways, Patios. For a free estimate contact: 508-835-1644

Creative Floors, Inc. Ceramic-Carpet-Vinyl Marble- Granite- Laminate Wallpaper Pre-finished Hardwood Sales-Design- Installation Residential & Commercial Free Estimates. Carpet Binding Financing Available Come visit our showroom! 508-829-7444 www.creativefloorsinc.com

Chaffins Plumbing & Heating Residential & Commercial Service. Serving the Wachusett Area for 25 Years. Boiler Installations, Gas Piping Service. Fully Insured. M.P.L. #9372 508-829-4466

FLOORING/CARPETING FURNITURE RESTORATION C & S Carpet Mills Carpet & Linoleum 30 Sq. Yds. $589 Installed with Pad. Free Metal Incl’d. Berber, Plush or Commercial. Call Tom: 800-861-5445 or 508-886-2624

Paul G. Hanson Refinishing, repairing, veneering and chair regluing. A full service shop. Pick-up & delivery. Call Paul (978)464-5800 GARAGE DOORS Allied Services Garage doors & electric operators. Bulkheads. Installed & repaired, residential. Call 508-829-3226

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SCOTT BOSTEK PLUMBING & HEATING Small Jobs Is What We Do Residential Repair Specialist Water Heaters-DisposalsFrozen Pipes-Remodels & AdditionsDrain Cleaning-Faucets Ins. MPL 11965 Free Estimates 25 yrs Exp. Reliable 774-696-6078

Rutland Heating & A/C Heating System Tune-up Special $130.00. Winter Special, 1 Zone Tankless Boiler Starting at $5,500. Call 774-234-0306

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HOME IMPROVEMENT C&R, Remodeling, additions, & all home improvements, 25yrs exp. new & historic, David, 508-829-4581 Johanson Home Improvement Reliable & Dependable Licensed & Insured Custom Carpentry * Painting Bathroom Remodel and Repair Door & Window Install AND MUCH MORE! No Job Too Small Chad (508) 963-8155 www.johansonhomeimprovemt .com HOME REPAIR/ RESTORATION Need it Fixed? General Home & Small Business Repairs Light Construction No Job Too Small Call Bob at 978-422-8632 or 978-790-8727 CELL email: fixit@callbobhill.com www.callbobhill.com PAINT/WALLPAPER Interior Painting Only $149 average 12x16 room. Prompt service. Reliable. Refs. Dutch Touch Painting 508-867-2550 PAINTING/REPAIRS Painting Unlimited Services Skilled, Reliable, Reasonable. Meticulous prep & workmanship. Interior/Exterior Painting/Staining, Powerwashing. Free Estimates. Fully Insured. HIC #163882 Call Tim: 508-340-8707

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RUBBISH REMOVAL Lee Skoglund Services 10, 15, 20-yard container service. Yard & building materials. Office equipment & materials. Attics, cellars & estates cleaned, guaranteed by your closing date! Free estimates. Lee Skoglund 508-757-4209 TOTAL DISPOSAL Dumpster Specials 10yd. $250, 15yd $300. Home Clean-outs Landscape Clean-ups Demo Rubbish, Appliances. Give us a call and we’ll talk trash. 508-864-7755

Ross A. McGinnes Tree work, Stump removal, pruning & removals. Free estimates. Fully insured. Call 508-829-6497

LAWN & GARDEN LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE Burnham Maintenance Snowplowing. Bark Mulch, Screened Loam & Compost. Small Tree & Brush Chipping & Clean-Up. Landscape Maintenance. Fertilization Programs. Please call 508-829-3809 Dave’s Tree & Landscaping Enhancing the view from your home. Call for consultation & free estimate. (508)829-6803. MULCH & LOAM Sterling Peat Inc. Quality Screened Loam & Mulches Compost- w/Loam Mix 2"-Gravel, Fill, Stone 978-422-8294

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Retail Sales. Looking for selfmotivated, enthusiastic, outgoing person to join our team at our family owned Alternative Energy store. Sell wood, pellet, and gas stoves, solar etc. Knowledge in green energy a plus. We will train in product knowledge. Weekends a must. FT/PT Higgins Energy Alternatives, 978-355-6343 Ext. 224 or ron@higginsenergy.com

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Town of Hubbardston Full-Time DPW Truck Driver/Laborer Applicant must possess excellent driving record, current Class B CDL with air brakes and hoisting license. Excellent benefit package. Union position. Starting wage at $16.97/ hr. Job description and employment applications are available in the Slade Building or online at http://www.hubbardstonma.us. Send application and a copy of your driving record to Town Administrator, 7 Main St., Unit #3, Hubbardston, MA 01452. Position will remain open until filled. Review of apps begins immediately. EOE

Fireplace tool set. excellent condition, 5 piece set black and brass with a pyramid base. only $20.00 call 508 853-3444

GRAFTON & MILLBURY 1 & 2BD Apts. starting at $795 & up. Some incl’d heat & hot water. New paint, off st. prkg., onsite laundry. 1st/sec. 508-839-5775

Toro grass trimmer Corded electric, 8" Good condition, box $20. 508-829-6566 08-829-6566 Total Gym 1500 Hardware & manuals $115 or trade for guitar, horn or accordion Gary 978-7284284 after 7 WORCESTER FIRST NIGHT BUTTONS 1983 - 2014 1 OF EACH YEAR $1200 508.949.1337

RUTLAND 1BD FREE HEAT Ldry, RR. 1st/last/sec. Lease. Price reduced from $700. $600 to June. No pets/No smoking. 508-886-4864 RUTLAND-3BD Townhouse 1.5 BA, Fully appl’d incl. w/d. Deck & yard. Prkg for 2. No pets/no smoking. Avail Feb. 1st. $1250/m. 508-250-1376 Worcester Spacious 2BR Townhouse garage/deck $1,195.00 508-853-6001

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NEW QUEEN PILLOWTOP Mattress with box - $149

New in plastic, Can deliver, Call Luke 774-823-6692

2250square foot shop/ garage in Sterling Ma, propane heat, bathroom, 2 12x14 Garage overhead doors. 978-422-6270 Space for Rent: HOLDEN 1105 Main St approx 1000 sq feet available 1-1-2014 call Sue at 508-829-4333 x301

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GARDNER Large 1BD w/foyer, office. Washer/dryer in unit. Open floor plan. Off street parking. Heat & Hot Water included. 1st/last. $775.00/m. Avail March 1st. 978-630-1754 leave message if no answer.

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HOLDEN - HUGE, bright, open concept, one level, 2BD/2BA condo w/walk-in closets, lge windows & high ceilings. W/D hkups. $1700/m incl’s heat. Also, 2BD townhouse. $1500/m incl’s heat. 508-667-7434

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Van Driver The Town of Sterling, MA Council on Aging Department is seeking to fill the part-time position of Van Driver to transport elders and handicapped residents of the Town to local area destinations. The work schedule is Fridays only from 8:00 AM to 4:00 P.M.. Must be CORI certified and have a valid Massachusetts Driver’s License conditions of employment. Effective July 1, 2013, the starting salary for is $12.89 per hour. Resumes are to be sent to the office of the Human Resource Administrator, 1 Park Street, Sterling, MA 01564 or via email to djacobs@sterlingma.gov. The position will remain open until filled. Please contact the Sterling Senior Center at (978) 422-3032.

Brand New Queen Mattress Set- still in plastic w/ matching box spring. $145 can help with delivery if needed. Call 781281-9801 if interested.

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LAND. 4.87 acres - Land can be subdivided. Wooded quite street, close to major highways. Aberman Assoc Inc Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25

Leominster $160,000

Leominster $179,900

5 br 2 bath antique. Motivate Seller !! Beautiful single family home blocks from downtown. Close to shopping, and just minutes to highway access. The property offer an update kitchen done 2013, update electrical, Front porch, deck off the 2nd ﬂoor. Tons of space!! Aberman Assoc. Inc Moises R. Cosme 978-537-4971 x2

Modern 3 bedroom ranch with updated features. Extra Large Mas Br on first floor was originally 2 room. 3rd bedroom lower level or convert 1st floor back. Lower level workshop, playroom . Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Littleton $199,900 Easy highway access.Open concept ranch style starter home with additional living area in lower level. New Septic installed September 2013. Aberman Assoc. Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Clinton $219,000 2 Family, 2 units side by side. Unit 1 has 3 br and 1 full bath. Unit 2 has 2 br and 1 full bath. Aberman Assoc Inc. Mark Gerber 978-537-4971 x 63

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Ashby $189,900 4 br multi level. Needs updating. 3 ﬁreplaces, 4 bathrooms. Great family home with space for everyone’s projects. Paula Savard AbermanAssoc Inc. 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Petersham $225,00 Antique farmhouse turned into country contemporary. 1000 s.f inlaw over 2 car attached garage, decks, enclosed porches and breezeways add to farmlike setting. 2 plus acres, circular drive. 1/2 mile from Rt 101 and Rt 32. 1/2 hour from downtown Leominster or Amherst. Floorplan for main house 1 1/2 story 3 bedrooms 2 full baths ﬁrst ﬂoor laundry. Inlaw has 1 bedroom 1 full bath and laundry. Separate side entrance. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com

Lunenburg $239,900

Templeton $225,000

Leominster $280,000

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TOWN OF SUTTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 7:20PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA.The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Alan Murray, Sutton, MA. The project consists of demolition of an existing building, construction of a single family house, requisite grading, utilities and septic system expansion on Map15, Parcels 66, 132 & 140, on 26 Mallard Way, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands and Riverfront District Administration Bylaw. 1/30/2014 MS

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TOWN OF MILLBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 7:15 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Brennan Salo for removal of existing house & construction of a new single family house with associated site work at 9 Pond Terrace. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 1/30/2014 MS TOWN OF MILLBURY BOARD OF SELECTMEN The Board of Selectmen in the TOWN OF MILLBURY will hold a Public Hearing on, February 11, 2014, 7:15 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act upon the Petition of National Grid to construct a line of underground electric conduits, including the necessary sustaining and protecting fixtures, under and across the public way on Riverlin Street. 1/30/2014 MS

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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 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO14P0141EA Estate of: Kenneth Donald Manning Date of Death: 09/24/2013 To all interested persons: A Petition has been filed by: Robert D Manning of Worcester MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that: Robert D Manning of Worcester MA and Lynn M. Rieth of Lancaster MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond. You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on 02/11/2014. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you. The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 16, 2014 Stephen G. Abraham, Register of Probate 1/30/2014 MS

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester MA 01608 Tel: (508) 831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Estate of: Steven F. Funari Date of Death: 12/17/2013 To all interested persons: A Petition has been filed by: Lori J. Funari of Sutton, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition and also requesting that Lori J. Funari of Sutton, MA be appointed as Personal Representative of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond. You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before 10:00 a.m. on February 18, 2014. This is not a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you. The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Witness, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Stephen G. Abraham, Register of Probate. January 16, 2014 1/30/2014 MS

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING Project File No. 606888 A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed Harding Street Resurfacing & Streetscape project in Worcester, MA. WHERE: Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission 2 Washington Square, Union Station Worcester, MA 01604 WHEN: Tuesday, February 4, 2014 @ 7:00 PM PURPOSE: The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Harding Street Resurfacing & Streetscape project. All views and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible. PROPOSAL:The proposed project consists of pavement resurfacing, reconstructed concrete sidewalks, resetting of existing granite curbing, new signing and striping, minor utility adjustments and streetscape amenities, including new street lights, street trees and landscaping, benches, and enhanced crosswalks, to comple ment the improvements previously constructed within the City’s Blackstone Canal District. Bicycle accom modations, consisting of a bicycle lane on one side of the roadway, will also be provided in accordance with applicable design guides. A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The City of Worcester is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be discussed at this hearing. Written views received by MassDOT subsequent to the date of this notice and up to five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing shall be displayed for public inspection and copying at the time and date listed above. Plans will be on display one-half hour before the hearing begins, with an engineer in attendance to answer questions regarding this project. A project handout will be made available on the MassDOT website listed below. Written statements and other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, oral statements made at the Public Hearing regarding the proposed undertaking are to be submitted to Patricia A. Leavenworth, P.E., Chief Engineer, MassDOT, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Roadway Project Management, Project File No. 606888. Such submissions will also be accepted at the hearing. Mailed statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be postmarked within ten (10) business days of this Public Hearing. Project inquiries may be emailed to dot. feedback.highway@state.ma.us This location is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857-368-8580), fax (857-368-0602), TTD/TTY (857-368-0603) or by email (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us). Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten (10) business days before the meeting. In case of inclement weather, hearing cancellation announcements will be posted on the internet at http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/ FRANCIS A. DEPAOLA, P.E. PATRICIA A. LEAVENWORTH, P.E. HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR CHIEF ENGINEER

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Division 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2000 INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Docket No. WO14P0203EA Estate of: Frances Ethel Messier Date of Death: December 9, 2013 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Marilyn J. Bachman of Amherst NH Petitioner. A Will has been admitted to informal probate. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be ﬁled with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. 1/30/2014 MS

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 February 6, 2014 at 7:30pm on the petition of Arthur and Debra Remillard. The petitioners request a variance from III(B)(3)( Table II) of the town’s zoning bylaws for front lot line setback relief in order to place additions on the existing residence. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 9 Point Way, Sutton MA on Assessors Map #9, Parcel #103. The property 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 1/23, 1/30/2014

Father Dominic Whedbee Father Dominic Whedbee is the Prior, second superior, at St. Joseph’s Abbey in Spencer, where members of the monastery recently began brewing beer. Whedbee grew up in Maryland on a small farm north of Baltimore, attended Standford University in California where he majored in Psychology and German, but near the end of his education, became most interested in religious studies. Whedbee arrived at St. Joseph’s Abbey in 1983, at which time he says he felt like he had just come home. Whedbee spent a few minutes with Worcester Magazine at the Abbey in Spencer talking about its newest venture: brewing Trappist beer. Where did the idea come from for the Abbey to begin brewing beer? Initially, it came

from one of the younger monks who knew a little bit about brewing and beer before he entered, and he always thought, “Gee, jams and jellies are a little boring for a modern person, couldn’t we do beer?” And everybody said no, no. But he brewed [at Christmas time as a gift to give our advisors]…a few bottles and put beautiful medieval labels (on)…and they were so pleased with the taste that they told the Abbott, “Thank you for this wonderful gift.” So that’s where it initially started as well, maybe this is something we could do. They kind of encouraged us.

How was it decided that your ﬁrst beer would be Belgium Ale? First we thought of

a craft brew and a craft brewery because that’s kind of the culture and what’s going on, but that meant we’d have to start very small and try a lot of experimental and different things, and when we took the long view, we didn’t see that as solving our problem. It would be risky and iffy and get us into a whole commercial thing that we can’t do. But because we had a tradition of a Belgian Trappist kind of niche in the market and people who knew how to do it, we consulted our monasteries in Belgium and they said they would help us, help train our monks, help us with the recipe for a distinctive beer because we wouldn’t imitate anybody else, but they had a few requirements. One requirement is you have to build a state-of-the-art brewery because everything depends on the quality and the consistency. And they said, “Please do only one beer at the beginning; it has to be perfect and sustainable.” We needed that seal, Authentic Trappist Product from the International Trappist Association, so we worked very hard to meet all the requirements. They tested it, they had

a formal test and vote in Brussels in December – December 10 or 11, so Father Isaac ﬂew to Brussels…with the beer and the glass in his bags, and they had a meeting and had a tasting and then had a few comments. Then, they had a formal vote because you had to pass in order to be certiﬁed. They voted unanimously and actually applauded, which monks don’t often get up and applaud.

Has beer become part of the daily diet of monks? That’s a good question. We

used to, only on very big feast days like Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving; we would have either wine or beer at the main meal together. But it was a very rare thing. Now that we’re a brewery, the Abbott said on Sunday at Sunday suppers in the refectory it’s available. So I think we get the ones that are low-ﬁll and mislabeled…. and not everybody drinks beer, it’s kind of new for us, but it was designed to be what monks would drink.

Had anyone at the Abbey ever brewed beer before? What was the learning process?

Dan Paquette, who was the brewer and owner of Pretty Things brewery, taught [us] and he was pretty good. They said Trappist is different from craft…you have to do a particular thing and it has a certain proﬁle and, you know, it’s just a different piece. That’s why Father Isaac very courageously carried on and he just threw himself into it, and other younger monks became interested – Father William and Brother Jonah – and so the Abbot asked them to go to Belgium…for 6 months.

Is that the modern curfew, about 6 months?

For them, in terms of learning the brewing and having that exposure, but for the whole community it was really, at least, 5 years because the community had to learn what’s beer, what’s the history of

beer, why would monks do it, what do you look for when you taste it… Dan Paquette would come with his wife, we’d get the whole community together, and they’d say, “Well what do you taste and what do you smell?” And it was to educate us, you know, because we’re not out there. So there was a whole education thing because the community had to be behind it and accept it as ours together – that’s how we work. They put it to a vote in the community when we were ready, and it was 85 or 87 percent of the community in favor of it and that then let us proceed. Then when it came time, well what kind of brewery are you going to build? We wanted something that was Cistercian, so years ago we got an architect from MIT who called the Abbey and asked if anybody could help her with Cistercian architecture because I have this “mission impossible” to fulﬁll in order to get my degree. So it happened to be Father Isaac – he used to be a theology professor – he helped her, so he remembered her [when it came time to build the brewery].

How was the price set for this beer? The price was set by the retailers and we have no control over that. How far does the distribution reach?

Right now, it should be everywhere in Massachusetts because the ﬁve distributors all got it at once and they had their own accounts and things were pre-ordered, but we heard, in many places, it was sold out the same day they got it or within two hours. Two hours, 50 cases, which is good because we hope that they want to buy again and we’ve been working really hard to make sure it’s available. So eventually, maybe later in the year, it will go more into New England and then down the East Coast. It’s expected to go…nationally in the next ﬁve years. Fifty-thousand barrels is kind of the annual thing that we hope to put out. This year was 40,000 barrels. When Father Isaac went to Belgium, much to his surprise, they said, “We hope you’re thinking of exporting it to Europe, it will help our brand.”

A variety of media outlets have covered the launch of this ale. Has the attention changed anything at the Abbey and for the monks as far as their daily lives and operations? No, not really. Most of us don’t have access to the Internet and we only get what’s in the local paper, so we see that. We see the Telegram. Somebody called me and said, “Did you know Father Isaac’s on the front page?” and I said, “Well we only have two copies in the whole Abbey, I

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hope someone goes into Spencer and gets a few more for the archives.” So it hasn’t changed the mentality – they’re kind of mystiﬁed that people are interested in it.

In the Telegram article, it stated the Belgian monks were concerned that American Trappist beer would be subpar. Do they like it? They do like it! They unanimously

approved it. When we ﬁrst went there they were very cautious. They said, “You’re Americans. You do everything very pragmatically; you’re going to go big, fast and not worry about quality.” I mean, that’s the view of the New World because it’s just a cultural difference just as I might look at some of Europe as backward or whatever. So that was just their apprehension. When we visited each monastery and each brewery and really talked to them, they said, “OK, what will make it work is if you’re at the same quality as we are, and we’ll do everything to help you achieve that. But if you don’t do that, then please don’t do it because you’ll really ruin the brand name.” That was their concern, which was a very legitimate one. They saw we were transparent and we were going to follow their advice through all the steps – we would not do a brewery without the authentic Trappist product certiﬁcation logo and we couldn’t sell it either. We’re an ocean away and we don’t have much communication, but it really made for a closer relationship – they’ve helped us and they’ve seen that we really wanted to do something that’s really within the family and of the same quality. —Steven King, Photographer and writer

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Oscillating Ceramic Heater

LifeSmart®

7”....$4

20” Spinner

Wiper Blades Applies Rain-X water beading treatment

Our reg. $299

Quartz Infrared Fullsize Rolling Mantel

Comp. $15 to $25 ea.

129

4 Element Infrared Quartz Heater

4 position rotary control. Adjustable thermostat .

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Ceramic Heater

Comp. $249

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Comp. $18

Licensed Fleece-lined Hats

Notch collar, button front Assorted prints Comp. $40

Rainx Horizon ®

Reading Glasses

Durable ABS Construction 360 Degree EZ Glide 4 Wheel System

999

Pistachio, 16 oz.........5.99 Blue Diamond Almonds 16 oz.....5.99 Walnuts, 16 oz.......... 5.99 Pecan Pieces, 8 oz ......................2.99 Pecan Halves, 8 oz ....3.99 Dry Roasted Peanuts 16 oz......... 1.99

Our reg: $2.99 ea.

Crewline Hard Sided Luggage

4 Pc Auto Mats

3M thinsulate lined

Mens & Ladies Waterproof Winter Gloves

Comp. $17.99

60%-80% Savings! House & Garden Ceramic Closeout! Selection varies by store 15”....$12

Comp. $42-$52

All Famous Maker

The Pocket Hose 50 Feet

Better Knit Tops Comp. $15-$30