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he immediacy of President Donald Trump’s orders on sanctuary cities and immigration hardly afforded time to digest it all. The latter order, one that put an immediate and temporary halt to the country’s refugee admissions program and placed temporary bans in other cases, resulted in what can best be described as chaos.

Protesters flooded international airports, where there were stories of immigrants being turned away. They were met with support from government officials and others outraged over Trump’s order.

The backlash has been fast and furious. Locally, the impact has been felt as cities and towns react to the new immigration laws. In Worcester, where there are resettlement agencies, colleges and universities and other institutions, there has been a sense of confusion, fear and uncertainty. Add to it a battle on City Council over whether Worcester is or isn’t a sanctuary city, and you’ve got, well, chaos. We tried to touch base with as many different people as possible to gauge just how they are dealing with the fallout. From government officials, to resettlement agencies, to churches, to the public schools, to local colleges and universities – hear from them directly about what Trump’s actions have meant and how they have affected life here in Worcester, a resettlement city. In a word: chaos.

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February 2 - 8, 2017 n Volume 42, Number 23

New water analyst ready to get to work in Worcester

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he city is putting new energy into its “blue spaces,” recognizing the attention paid to parkland could also yield results for the city’s lakes and ponds. Jacqui Burmeister was hired less than three months ago, but is already waiting for the ice to melt and the drought to end so the city can open the floodgates of usable recreational water.

Her hiring came on the heels of a Worcester Magazine story last June examining the city’s waterways and the role they play in the city (“Blue Space: Rediscovering Worcester’s urban waterways,” June 9).

“Worcester has an industrial history, and a lot of the water bodies here are the product of manufacturing in the past,” Burmeister said.

“That’s what has built Worcester to what it is today. And of course, the urbanization. So while we do have these water bodies here, they’re wonderful resources, we can swim or boat in them, there’s room for improvement.”

Burmeister’s official title is “environmental analyst,” according to Worcester’s Director of Water, Sewer & Environmental Systems Phil Director of Water, Sewer and Environmental Systems Phil Guerin with DPW environmental analyst Jacqui Burmeister.

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{ citydesk } Guerin, eschewing the “blue space” language used by Mayor Joe Petty when he called for an increased focus on waterways during his last inaugural address. But that doesn’t mean the position is not focused on water, Guerin said.

“The city’s been doing a lot of work over the years with our storm water program and other functions at DPW to help improve lakes and ponds in the city, but our focus to date has been … not actually dealing with the lake or pond itself,” Guerin said. “So this is a new venture, certainly for DPW, but I think for the city as a whole, to have a staff person in a more concerted effort to deal with the bodies of water and the issues they face.”

Burmeister earned her graduate degree from Clark University, she said, and has been in Worcester nearly four years. She spoke with authority about water chestnuts plaguing Coes Pond, algae afflicting Indian Lake and other problems. One of the first orders of business, she said, will be establishing a “baseline” for water quality in a study spanning multiple lakes.

“Just so we could start assessing, have a pool of data we could use to supplement other research we need to do on water quality problems specific to each lake, but also to see where we are today versus where we need to be,” Burmeister said.

Of course, Worcester is already home to active watershed associations and task forces that have been working on water quality and related issues for years. Burmeister said a key part of her job is coordinating with those groups.

“What we’re looking to achieve with this position is to have a little more coordination between all of those watershed groups and all of those efforts, and to create a cohesive plan with all of them,” Burmeister said. “All of them are in the same watershed and suffer from different but connected problems.”

Indian Lake Watershed Association President Beth Proko said she has met Burmeister already, and was excited for the possibilities of city involvement in what has traditionally been a volunteer-run, caretaking operation.

“I’m so excited, I’m so thrilled,” Proko said.

“We have so many waterways in our city.

They’re such a great asset, they just need a little better oversight and care.”

While Proko’s group has raised thousands of dollars for testing and treatments for algae blooms at Indian Lake, and other waterways have dedicated supporters who have similarly put money and sweat into their causes, there is a limit to what a group of amateur residents can do, no matter how dedicated.

“They’re all band-aids,” Proko said of the ILWA’s efforts, which have mostly staved off closings of the lake after one summer of citymandated closure. “And band-aids are needed because you don’t want the waterway to close again, but we need that master plan.”

In addition to money set aside in the city budget, Guerin said the Department of Public Works is pursuing other grants, including state money, and is in a good situation financially when it comes to the Blue Spaces project.

“We’re in a somewhat unique situation that we’ve actually got money to spend, and we’ve just got to make sure we spend it in the best way we can,” Guerin said. “It doesn’t happen too often.”

And while everyone is excited about future possibilities, even current projects like a study of Ararat Brook’s impact on Indian Lake have been put on hold, while the city deals with drought conditions that affect drinking water and water levels in lakes and ponds.

“We had to delay some projects, studies like that on the drinking water side, some water main rehab,” Guerin said. “The drought is a big burden on the department in many ways.”

But even when the drought – and the winter – lets up, Burmeister won’t be tackling such talked-about water bodies as Curtis Pond or an imagined re-opening of the Blackstone Canal – at least not yet. The focus for now is on recreational bodies of water, and getting Worcester’s existing resources – Coes Reservoir, Bell Pond, Indian Lake and Lake Quinsigamond were specifically named – up to par with residents’ expectations. And community input is key in what form that effort takes, Burmeister said.

“The purpose of this position is to enhance recreational and economic development opportunities, and of course we really want to hear the voices of the people who are using these [waterways], whether it’s the general public or abutters,” Burmeister said.

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HOT MIC, COOL JOE:

Sometimes being physically present at the City Council meeting has advantages, like hearing the little asides councilors make to each other that you don’t catch on the TV live stream. And then there are the times you wish you had been watching it at home. As a (local?) blog pointed out recently, the City of Worcester live stream’s microphones were extra sensitive this week, catching what sounded like Mayor Joe Petty, while waiting for protesters in the hallway to stop yelling so they could start the meeting, mutter “morons,” seemingly in reference to the crowd, and later on asking if they “got that out of their system” and saying people were “not educated at all.” This looks especially bad, as our conservative friends pointed out gleefully, as Petty had just appeared before the crowd at the rally outside, and thanked them for being there, and for participating in the resistance to the anti-sanctuary city resolution everyone was protesting in the first place.

Politicians catch enough flak for calling their opponents deplorable without any friendly fire in that department. Petty ultimately issued an apology for the remarks, calling them “embarrassing,” and saying, “I was wrong.”

SPEAKER STATS: Hopefully, we’ve spilled enough ink over the whole sanctuary cities/ immigration debate that the Council got dragged into this week. It kicked off protests and a whole bunch of speakers in front of the Council, and while their points were often well thought out and emotional, let’s just reduce them to stats. How many speakers were there? A total of 43, which for those who don’t pay close attention to Council, could be spread over 10 meetings easily and councilors would still say it was a busy night.

How many were in favor of Councilor Mike Gaffney’s anti sanctuary cities resolution?

Zero, although two said nice things about Gaffney. Get on a Facebook thread and you’ll see a different story, but there must have been an emergency at the keyboard cowboy ranch, as none of them showed up in person.

What percent of the city’s colleges sent representatives? That would be 100 percent, with all of them expressing worry about their international students, especially if the flow of antiimmigrant executive orders continues, they said. How long did it take? Nearly two hours and 20 minutes, which again for those of you who aren’t Council aficionados, is longer than the average recent Council meeting, let along the normal public speaking section.

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Trump and anti-Muslim resident Robin Rhodes set out to fix that last week, allegedly kicking, threatening and mocking a Delta employee wearing a hijab at JFK Airport in New York. Rhodes was charged with unlawful imprisonment for blocking the employee from leaving her office, assault and a few flavors of hate crime, allegedly telling her “Trump is here now. He will get rid of all of you.” Pretty sure by “all of you” he didn’t mean airline employees, as he later allegedly knelt down to imitate a Muslim prayer and shouted expletives about Islam and ISIS, according to prosecutors. Apparently, Rhodes was coming back to Worcester from Aruba – which, sure, would make anyone irritable, but most of us take out our frustrations on a stress ball or with a sarcastic tweet. The online footprint for a Robin Rhodes in Worcester seems to be exactly what you’d expect – the one that stands out is a Tweet from last month citing CounterJihad(.com) as a source. I don’t want to click on the link and have the NSA flag my computer, but I’m pretty sure that site is a little less mainstream media and a little more conspiracy hate crime forum. Rhodes is facing four years in prison, according to the New York Times.

GET PUMPED: The Worcester Bravehearts will be playing under new extra-inning rules

when summer baseball returns to the city. The Futures Collegiate Baseball League announced last week that if a game is tied after the 10th inning, rather than continuing to play until someone wins, the game will morph into a home run derby, which they liken to professional hockey’s shootout rules. The goal is twofold – protect pitchers and ensure the games end at a reasonable time. The press release announcing the change notes last season there were 26 extra-inning games, with 14 going longer than 10 innings. In a league that prides itself on family-friendliness, this could be a good move. And with a crowd eager to see another I-290 potshot, this could be

{ worcesteria } an extra good move for Worcester. The league is claiming it is the first in the country to adopt a home run derby format for a tiebreaker, and they are probably right. Rules will revert to normal in the playoffs.

WORST TIME OF YEAR: The Worcester Free Tax Service Coalition kicked off its lucky 13th season of free tax prep for low-income households this year. If your household makes less than $54,000, you’re eligible for trained volunteer help getting your tax papers in order. For 2015 – that’s in tax years, so it would be last cycle – WFTSC served nearly 2,000 households and got an average federal refund of $1,849, according to their press release. There are four Volunteer Income Tax Assistance sites this year – Worcester Community Action Council at the Denholm Building, the Main South CDC at 875 Main St., Community Builders/Plumley Village at 16 Laurel St. and Worcester State University.

AUD LANG SYNE: The Memorial Auditorium Board of Trustees approved an agreement giving the Architectural Heritage Foundation an exclusive one-year deal to explore options for re-purposing the Aud, the Telegrampa reported this week. City officials have touted the $250,000 investment AHF is making in a “feasibility study” to determine how and if they can invest further in the historic structure. It all sounds too good to be true – and that’s not just me saying that, that’s Board of Trustees member Todd Salmonsen, who wondered why AHF approached the city, according to the T&G. What, is it so hard to believe that Lincoln Square’s historic buildings are on the rebound? Oh, wait, I see your point. But the worst-case scenario is we go through another year of no developer for the Aud. When asked if the city would ever consider demolishing the structure, which was listed as a “most endangered” structure by Preservation Massachusetts all the way back in 2009, City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. said in no uncertain terms the building was never coming down. “Not as long as I’m the City Manager,” Augustus said. Considering it was built as a war memorial, there are other concerns besides finances at play here. Here’s hoping AHF can find some feasibility somewhere in the building.

JCC UNDER SIEGE: The Worcester Jewish Community Center received its second bomb threat in a month on Jan. 31, evacuating the preschool and parking lot while police swept the building, eventually determining that there was nothing suspicious. This is the third wave of JCC bomb threats this month, according to national media reports, with JCCs in at least 11 states getting called in this latest round. The Anti-Defamation League is involved, the FBI is investigating, and everyone got a stark reminder of how much hatred still exists in the 21st century.

CIVC ENGAGMNT: Sometimes college students in Worcester get knocked for a lack of civic

involvement. They’ll show up to protests and post on Facebook, the logic goes, but when it comes to actually voting the collegiate crowd is missing from the polls. Maybe the Concerned and Informed Voters of Clark – really wish they would have found another “I” word so they could be CIVIC, but whatever – can change that. The group met with representatives from Congressman McGovern’s office recently to discuss “resisting the Trump agenda.” “After being let down by the votes cast by Sens. [Ed] Markey and [Elizabeth] Warren regarding President Trump’s cabinet nominations, it is more important than ever before that citizens insist that their elected officials act in accordance with their stated values,” founder Eliana Stanislawski said.

“CIVC is looking forward to holding Rep. McGovern to his word, and we are very grateful to have such a strong advocate representing us in Congress.”

WHO LOVED THIS BOOK?: For years, School Committee member John Monfredo

has hammered home the “Worcester: the City that Reads” message, to the point where he’s successfully gotten people to remember that cause, and has presumably gotten some people to read as well. Now, Monfredo is trying to extend his branding expertise to “Love a Book Month” in February. It coincides with Valentine’s day, not coincidentally. There are a whole slew of activities planned, including announcements and advertising at schools. As Monfredo would say, and I believe I’ve seen on Worcester bumper stickers, the most important 20 minutes of your day … read with your child.

I CHARGE HOURLY: Oh and hey, we got a shout-out from At-large Councilor Mike Gaffney!

I’ve been lectured by Tom Quinn of Worcester Magazine that I should Google more often, Gaffney said (approximately), so I did. And he found a list of sanctuary cities, proving that it’s a real thing. I consider myself somewhat of an amateur sarcasm enthusiast, and even I can’t tell if you could classify Gaffney’s statement as sarcastic – after all, I did lecture him on Googling, and it appears to be paying dividends. And by the looks of the last Cheers Worcester episode, he even took my advice on buying a lapel microphone, and now the show doesn’t sound like it’s recording in the middle of a sandstorm. Who said political consultation was hard?

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Has a sleeping giant been awakened?

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ayor Joe Petty gives off the public persona of an “aw shucks” kind of guy. Those who deal with him behind closed doors say he can come off much different, but in public the three-term mayor is seen as quiet and reluctant to jump into the fray.

That demeanor has appeared to change ever since the introduction of Mike Gaffney to City Council. The antagonistic and unpredictable style of the man who currently serves as vice chair to Petty’s chair has, at times, appeared to catch the mayor off guard. Petty has on more than one occasion stepped down from his seat — passing uncomfortably by Gaffney, who replaces Petty whenever the latter takes the floor — and railed against an order or action taken by Gaffney.

Lately, however, Petty has become even more publicly outspoken and animated in his opposition to Gaffney, who since his arrival on the political scene has been unafraid to use whichever public forum best suits him at the time to take shots at those with whom he is at odds. Most of the time, it is with “The Machine.” Petty, to Gaffney and other critics, is one of the key cogs in that “machine.” Gaffney has used radio ads, social media, YouTube, his close relationship with the Turtleboy blog — any platform he can find — to criticize the mayor, the city manager, U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (the so-called head of “The Crime Family,” as he has been dubbed by a local radio talk show host), former Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray, et al.

Gaffney ran against Petty for mayor in the last municipal election, and many expect him to do so again this year. Which might explain the rise in hostilities between the two men.

But it is more than that. Petty appears to take some of Gaffney’s positions as a personal affront to his core beliefs. There is no better example than the current kerfuffle involving whether Worcester is, in fact, a “sanctuary city.” The matter has only grown in significance in the wake of President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off federal funding to cities that identify themselves as sanctuary cities. Gaffney put a resolution on the most recent City Council agenda calling for the city to declare it is not a sanctuary city and that it follows federal laws.

Petty has responded in a manner not often associated with how he acts. Instead of privately dismissing Gaffney’s words or actions, he has engaged him through the local media. He accused Gaffney of “playing to the cheap seats,” which the ever opportunistic Gaffney immediately seized upon as an attack on his supporters.

Petty also was front and center in arranging the rally that took place outside City Hall before the last Council meeting. Hundreds were expected to attend. It was unusual for the mayor to so actively participate in organizing such a protest.

Some observers believe Gaffney is goading his rival into lashing out, in hopes that he might then turn around and say, “See? That’s who he really is!” Indeed, Gaffney already has accused Petty of acting in a manner unbecoming of a mayor for using the words “playing to the cheap seats.”

It does appear to be a bit of a political cat-and-mouse game. But who is the cat and who is the mouse? Gaffney may well entice Petty into a gloves-off, no-holds barred election showdown. But there’s an old saying: Be careful what you wish for. The mayor certainly appears to be riled up, right now. Whether that is good news or bad news for Gaffney remains to be seen.

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The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week Janice Harvey

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ne week. That’s all that has passed as I write this column. One week since the installation of real estate mogul and reality TV show host Donald J. Trump as president of the United States of America. You read that right: I don’t consider his oath-taking an inauguration.

Despots are installed. Shucks. I sure am gonna miss democracy.

We must have known it was coming, this all-out assault on everything that matters to us as American citizens, as human beings who care about other human beings. First order of business? Hamstring women who legally seek abortions. Shouldn’t we have steeled ourselves for the Trump Revenge Tour?

The Women’s March, held within 24 hours of the swearing-in, was enough to send the thin-skinned vulgarian into orbit. We not only rained on his parade, we didn’t even show up for it, and held our own instead.

If Trump didn’t already hate women for having the wrong plumbing, the aerial photos comparing crowd sizes cemented his loathing. Perhaps the only thing worth taking from DJT’s ghost-written books is the understanding that his fervent belief in getting even is real. This is a person who will never warble Disney’s “Let It Go” in the shower.

As a skeptic born with one eyebrow permanently raised, I should have been able to handle the week’s events. But with every executive order Trump crayoned, my shoulders bent a little, until finally, by Wednesday — only halfway through the Week That Was — I broke. When a co-worker innocently asked: “How are you?” I began to weep. No words came out. At least, nothing intelligible.

By Saturday, when crowds were gathering to protest the Muslim ban Trump signed into effect on Friday, I realized lying curled up in the fetal position was no way for me to go through the next four years. I tried mightily to shake from my back the 260-pound nightmare, if only for a few hours. I strolled the “Flora in Winter” exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum, admiring the creativity and

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imagination I found in the floral interpretations, revisiting the magnificent collections gracing the museum walls.

How long had it been since I visited the WAM? How long since I truly appreciated the works of Cézanne, Renoir and Monet? Even as I tried to immerse myself in their work, I was reminded of the new president’s desire to defund the arts. There was no escaping reality; I stared into the eyes of Gauguin’s brooding woman, wondering if she had any answers for me. If she did, she was keeping them to herself.

Later that day, I tried again to dodge the world’s miseries by attending a screening of “La La Land,” the much-ballyhooed musical nominated for 14 Oscars. It’s been my experience that there is no better suspension of reality than the American musical; bursting into song and dance for no apparent reason has always appealed to me.

And while I enjoyed the film (14 Oscars? That’s another column entirely), I found myself wondering if that Los Angeles skyline would once again be blanketed in dense smog, thanks to the dismantling of the EPA. So much for escapism.

Perhaps the most difficult moment of this terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week came when my daughter sought me out for reassurance. Over the years, as a single parent, I’ve become a living, breathing Ask.com when it comes to everything from recipes to appropriate outerwear to mysterious medical conditions. As the mother of two, she needed to hear from me that everything will be okay, that nuclear proliferation will not be our fate at the hands of a madman. She needed her mom to fix stuff – that’s what I do, what I’ve always done. How could I tell her that I’m coming up empty? I did what all parents do, no matter how old their kids are: I downplayed, sugar-coated and malarkey-ed my way through it. I offered my father’s words: “This too shall pass.”

The question is, can I now convince myself? When I promised my daughter saner heads will prevail, that our freedoms will remain intact, that her babies will still benefit from quality public education and clean air, did I believe it - or am I the one residing in La La Land?

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Same standards not applied to all at Council meetings Virginia Ryan

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ayor Joe Petty has done a great job as mayor of Worcester working long hours and visible at many events. He is a very personable and a decent person and I like him.

At every City Council meeting I have attended or watched, Mayor Petty has always strictly adhered to the time limit for each petitioner and anyone wanting to speak on a petition or item on the Council’s agenda. Indeed, the rules for speaking are clearly printed on every agenda; namely, a petitioner can only speak for three minutes, and anyone who wants to speak on an agenda item can only speak for two minutes.

Mayor Petty, until the Dec. 13 Council meeting, has never allowed anyone to speak more than their allotted time. Indeed, I have heard him numerous times telling a speaker to wrap it up. As a teacher, I always taught students “rules were rules,” and had to be followed, just as Mayor Petty did until that meeting.

I was in the City Council chamber on Dec. 13 because the tax rates were going to be set.

Tim Murray, Chamber of Commerce president, started speaking, and went on and on never asked by Mayor Petty to wrap it up. When I realized he must be talking much longer than two minutes, I started to watch the clock in the City Council chamber, and it was up to

three minutes before he stopped talking. So I had to review the video of this meeting on the city’s website and time Tim. He spoke just two seconds shy of nine minutes. Five business owners and members of the Chamber spoke and kept to their two-minute time allotment.

The tax rate wasn’t decided at that meeting, but was postponed to Dec. 20. District 3 Councilor George Russell came prepared that evening with information of what the Chamber spent, including a 16-page

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newsletter to many city residents, a full-page ad, radio ads and postcards sent to local businesses advocating to narrow the gap.

Tim Murray, playing hardball, sent negative postcards after this meeting to businesses in Councilor Russell’s district. Obviously, it didn’t work, because George is respected in his district.

On Dec. 20 Tim Murray did not speak again.

However, the same five business owners spoke again, and Mayor Petty let them, even though the Council rule is you can’t speak to the same item more than once. The next day the Chamber, in an email to its members, included this paragraph: “And finally, thank you to the following Chamber members who testified at both hearings: Eurayshia Williams

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“If we aren’t going to protect our immigrants, then you may as well take the Statue of Liberty, pack it up and send it back to France.”

- Worcester Mayor Joe Petty, as quoted by the Telegram & Gazette about a resolution one of his colleagues, Mike Gaffney, as to whether Worcester is a sanctuary city.

“It is unfortunate for our lawful immigrants, refugees and native-born Americans that Mayor Petty doesn’t have their back when it comes to ensure our city is safe. His callous disregard for the potential loss of federal monies

Reed, Shi-Shi’s Lounge, Harry Kokkinis, Table Talk Pies, Mike Covino, Niche Hospitality, Eric Torkornoo, TD Bank and Dan Bonnette, RSM.” Strike two for Mayor Petty for not stopping these five business people from speaking twice. Rules are rules.

At the Dec. 20 meeting the tax rates were set by a 7-4 vote, with councilors Bergman, Gaffney, King, Lukes, Mero-Carlson, Russell and Rosen voting for the recommendation of the AWARE coalition. Mayor Petty and councilors Toomey and Economou voted for the Chamber’s recommendation. Councilor Rivera submitted another tax line closer to the Chamber’s recommendation.

The transformation of Tim Murray from being first elected a city councilor in 1997 is like night and day. He was elected mayor, and then resigned in 2007 and ran successfully for lieutenant governor. I even made phone calls for him in that election. As a city councilor and mayor he supported the lower residential tax rates. One can check this out by visiting the City Council journal archives (available from 1999 to present day).

In 2013, Tim resigned as lieutenant governor, and became CEO and president of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Since that time, he has been promoting that the gap between the residential and commercial tax rates be narrowed. Indeed, he made the claim in his nine-minute presentation to the Council that 540 businesses have left Worcester since the dual tax rate was established in 1983. I would love to see that list.

that will disproportionately harm the neediest and most vulnerable among us is unacceptable.”

- At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney, after Mayor Joe Petty accused him of playing to the “cheap seats” by drumming up fear of that some ‘immigrants might be deported.

Property taxes are a regressive tax, and especially hit seniors with limited incomes the most. Massachusetts passed Proposition 2 ½ in 1980 because residents were fed up with the increasing property tax bills year after year. As a result, city services were cut.

The school department budget took the brunt of the cuts. Courses like art, music and other enrichments were cut. Sports programs, too, were heavily impacted. Many teachers lost their jobs. The ones who suffered the most were the students. I got involved for the first time in the teachers union, and we fought for an override but the voters said “No.” Nine years later, the city would have an override, and the schools benefitted from this partial override.

Why a dual tax classification makes sense: My father owned and operated a diner in Worcester. When the price of hamburg went up he passed it on to his customers.

Some complained, but most knew he had an increase in the price. Businesses have the ability to pass on any increase to their customers. Residents cannot pass on any increase. Indeed, many low-income homeowners have to work two or three jobs to maintain their homes. Residents have to remain vigilant, and let those councilors know at this year’s election with their votes.

Virginia Ryan of Worcester is a retired teacher. She has run for City Council in the past, and is an outspoken advocate on issues such as taxes and healthcare.

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“America has always been a beacon of hope to the world. Trump’s #MuslimBan and GOP silence is shameful.”

- U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern, on Twitter about the president’s executive orders temporarily banning or restricting travel to the country by some immigrants.

“Do you really have to ask this question?”

- Mike Ducasse, answering a question on Worcester Magazine’s Facebook page concerning the proposed legislative pay hikes and Gov. Charlie Baker’s resulting veto.

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BACKLASH Dealing with Trump’s orders Walter Bird Jr.

“Chaos.”

That one word may well sum up the immediate fallout of President Donald Trump’s vow to take action against so-called “sanctuary cities,” and the reaction to his subsequent executive orders directed at immigration.

Mass protests broke out at international airports around the country, including Boston’s Logan Airport, where a number of state officials joined crowds in shouting down Trump’s orders. Protesters gathered outside the White House. Social media was ablaze with opinions, commentary, blame, facts and figures — and likely no small amount of fiction — as the country dealt with the president’s swift action on immigration.

In Worcester, where so many refugees and immigrants have made their home, the overwhelming voice on the push against sanctuary cities and immigration has been one of opposition. Because it has been the loudest, however, does not mean it has been the only one. At least one city councilor was poised this week to take on the city’s apparent reluctance to call itself a sanctuary city, even though its policies mirror those that have. And plenty of folks took to social media and newspaper comment pages to have their say.

As critics and supporters wage their online battle of words over whether Trump is banning Muslims; as confusion and uncertainty invade just about every level of Worcester, from seasoned politicos to colleges and universities, to the agencies that work with immigrants and refugees, to wary residents unsure of what it all means; as debate is had over whether Worcester is or is not a sanctuary city; and as the country comes to grips with a new way of dealing with immigrants – amid all this, one clear message has emerged in a city that has never been afraid of a fight: refugees and immigrants are welcome here.

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FEARFUL

“It just seems so crazy, what was happening over the weekend,” said Monsignor Francis Scollen of St. Peter’s Church in Worcester. “It was, like, bizarre.”

Services at Scollen’s church over the past weekend carried with them the new reality of Trump’s orders. While the White House has said only a small number of international travelers were actually detained, the speculation and confusion among so many others could be gleaned from social media posts, news stories, photos of rallies that broke out in cities around the country.

Closer to home, the reaction was fast and, for the most part, furious.

People are very fearful,” Scollen said of his parishioners.

“The people know what’s going on. To me, it’s so confusing.

It’s happening so fast. It just doesn’t make sense. It’s mindboggling.”

Scollen, whose parish is comprised of many immigrants and refugees, said the church will likely hold a meeting soon.

“How we as a church need to deal with this,” he said of what would be discussed. “How we can respond, either politically or supporting the people in the church. People are safe here.”

Mayor Joe Petty, already fuming over a resolution one of his colleagues, At-Large Councilor and Vice Chair Mike Gaffney, placed on the agenda for the Council’s meeting earlier this week, was further enraged at the executive orders.

“You can’t create an atmosphere of fear,” he said. “There are a number of refugees in the city who are nervous, people who have been here for years who are afraid to go abroad, because they’re worried they won’t be allowed back in.”

Petty painted a picture of students in the city’s public schools, “crying and panicking.”

“I have kids crying in Worcester Public Schools,” Petty said. “It’s unfair to live in fear in the United States of America.”

School Superintendent Maureen Binienda confirmed the mayor’s portrayal of her students.

“We have students crying, yes,” she said.

“Children are worried they’re going to be sent back to their other country, that their families are going to be broken apart … That’s the uneasiness.

The place they felt was going to save them and their families, are they going to be able to stay here?”

There is fear as well among some of the foreign students at Worcester’s colleges and universities.

At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one Iranian student, who feared repercussions if she gave her name, said she just might consider leaving the country.

“There are people with green cards who are basically U.S. residents,” she said, adding Iranian students have created a Google Doc to track friends that were detained in or returned to other countries. “They have their homes and their lives here, and they can’t get in.”

“The scale of this change was just so much, we were just in survival mode,” the student

to deal with Gaffney’s order, which essentially sought the city to clarify that it does not identify as a sanctuary city and that it follows and enforces federal laws.

The Council ultimately voted down the resolution, along with a related order from AtLarge Councilor Konnie Lukes, by a 9-2 vote, with only Gaffney and Lukes in favor.

Gaffney, who did not respond to a request for comment, explained his order in a story by FILE PHOTO

Children are worried they’re going to be sent back to their other country, that their families are going to be broken apart … That’s the uneasiness. The place they felt was going to save them and their families, are they going to be able to stay here?

– School Superintendent Maureen Binienda

continued. “If it gets so bad that we are not welcome here, we would consider leaving.”

Both WPI and Clark University said they had students that were directly affected by the immigration ban, not being allowed to return to the country. Clark University president David Angel said his school joins other schools, groups and organizations in condemning the order.

“These restrictions,” Angel said, “negatively impact our core mission of scholarship and teaching, and undermine our capacity to learn from each other within a diverse and global community.”

Both Scollen and Petty acknowledged the fear and confusion over the president’s immigration orders. Scollen admitted he had not read them.

Petty did not say whether he had read them, but focused his concern locally.

“I’m only interested in the people of Worcester and their reaction,” he said. “The country has created a climate of fear.”

SANCTUARY

On the local level, Petty and other councilors this week had

Telegram & Gazette writer Nick Kotsopoulos, taking Petty to task for, “... basically saying he will not enforce federal law.”

That stance, said Gaffney, could jeopardize federal funding to the city.

Prior to signing his executive order on immigration, Trump issued an order seeking a determination on what federal money could be withheld from sanctuary cities. The term is used for communities whose policies do not include detaining illegal or undocumented immigrants or questioning their residency status by police.

There is concern that cities that fail to comply with federal immigration enforcement could be sued by the U.S. government. Perhaps a more immediate threat would be the loss of federal grants for some programs.

“Violating federal law may bring financial repercussions that would harm our lawful residents, both immigrant and native born, in particular the neediest and most vulnerable among us,” Gaffney was quoted as saying in the T&G. The councilor also took a jab at Petty’s seeming reluctance to identify Worcester as a sanctuary city. The mayor, meanwhile, sees no need to change what has been in place for years. He ties the decision not to label Worcester a sanctuary FEBRUARY 2, 2017 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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“There’s no reason to enforce immigration laws,” said Petty, who on Sunday night ended up at a rally outside the White House. He said he had gone to Washington on business.

“Why not enforce IRS laws? We put the policy in place because police needed those relationships in the community. Of course, we follow the rules. If someone in the community commits a felony, we work with the federal government.”

“We don’t have to be labeled a sanctuary city to protect our citizens,” Petty continued.

“We don’t even know what the rules are, yet. I think, right now, with community policing in the city, we’re not going to jeopardize that.”

City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. pointed to the questions raised by Trump’s order on sanctuary cities.

“I know we’re not a declared sanctuary city,” Augustus said, “but does the policy we’ve been operating under qualify us as a sanctuary city? There’s questions we just don’t know the answers to right now.

“Once you’re in custody, do we need to ask did you fill out your federal tax returns?”

Other federal laws? Is this an unfunded mandate? … Doesn’t the Worcester Police Department have enough things that are in their primary jurisdiction without asking them

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We don’t have to be labeled a sanctuary city to protect our citizens.

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to do the federal government’s job?”

That does not mean, Augustus said, the city wants violent immigrants – or any violent individuals – in the city. Whose job it is to determine who is documented and who is not, however, is something the city manager said should be considered. “ … to say to everybody at the police

department, I want to add another layer to your job, before you let this person go you have to do several more steps, to notify the federal government,” Augustus said.

“And then if they want him, we have the responsibility to keep them until they pick them up, and house them and feed them and do all of that. That sounds like a big burden, and I don’t think the executive order says they’re going to reimburse communities for doing this.”

Local resident and advocate John Slinn, for one, is glad Gaffney put the issue on the Council agenda.

“It got the job done, in a roundabout way,” said Slinn, who started a petition a few months ago asking Worcester to be declared a sanctuary city. He said he gathered 800 signatures. “I would really be upset if they voted in favor of [of Gaffney’s resolution]. At the very least, filing it would be something.”

“I think the symbolism is important to put people’s minds at ease,” Slinn continued.

“But I also understand the flip side of it [with losing federal money]. Getting rid of those policies shouldn’t be an option, but

I understand if we can’t formally declare ourselves a sanctuary city.”

Whether Worcester declared itself a sanctuary city is one thing. The idea of Massachusetts becoming a sanctuary state, as California is attempting, is a larger issue, one state Sen. Harriette Chandler would not support.

“I think we need to re-assert who we are,” Chandler said. “To become a sanctuary state at this time would divide us. If we have some states saying they would become a sanctuary state and others that aren’t, I think that’s divisive.”

As for retaliation against sanctuary cities, Attorney General Maura Healey indicated she would resist efforts to curtail federal funding.

“Strong, independently-governed communities are part of what makes Massachusetts great,” Healey said in a press release. “The president’s executive order is an irresponsible attempt to coerce our communities into conducting his mass deportations, and would impact all residents by stripping federal funding for roads, schools, police, health care, the elderly and

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IMMIGRATION ORDER

The turmoil surrounding Trump’s immigration order has only exacerbated people’s concerns.

The president’s order has multiple layers: First, all refugee admissions are halted for 120 days, to allow for what Trump said is improvement to the vetting process.

Refugee admissions are capped at 50,000 per year.

Second, the order puts in place a 90-day ban on people entering the country from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen – all countries that have been identified as either hotbeds of terrorism or being run by hostile governments. Some critics have noted Saudi Arabia is not on the list, raising questions about whether Trump is protecting his business interests there.

In addition, the orders call for an indefinite hold on admission of Syrian refugees to the U.S. The National Review points out that, under former President Barack Obama, the country was not exactly opening its doors to Syrian refugees until last year, when Obama admitted more than 13,000. The year before, fewer than 2,000 refugees were admitted.

“Violating federal law may bring financial repercussions that would harm our lawful residents, both immigrant and native born, in particular the neediest and most vulnerable among us,” Gaffney (right) was quoted as saying in the T&G.

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Just whether the country’s refugee admissions program needs the type of review Trump has called for has sparked debate.

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Although she last did that work in 2010, Campbell wholeheartedly vouched for the vetting of refugees, a process Trump’s order called into question.

“As refugee officers, we created, week by week, sometimes day by day, a biography of every male applicant who came before us,” Campbell said. “If that was not completed, they were not admitted into the U.S. The burden to establish their whereabouts, where they are from, is extremely high. People had to have documents in order to be processed, except in some very rare cases.

“The vetting process is as rigorous as any to get into the U.S. I have the utmost confidence in this system. I have no doubt national security is the overriding and underlying concern of refugee officers when admitting refugees into the U.S.” Meredith Walsh, director of the Worcester Refugee Assistance Project, agrees.

“The vetting process in the United States is extremely strict,” Walsh said, noting the process can stretch from 18-24 months.

She noted there have been no terror attacks carried out by refugees in recent memory – since 1980, according to the Cato Institute – and said crime rates are not higher among refugees.

“In fact,” Walsh said, “they’re the least

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likely, because they’ve gone through that [vetting] process, as opposed to other immigrants.”

The way Campbell sees it, the move to suspend all resettlement was political.

“Just by virtue of the chaos created by the move,” she said, adding she has read the order, but does not understand all of its implications. “This wasn’t vetted by a national

I know we’re not a declared sanctuary city, but does the policy we’ve been operating under qualify us as a sanctuary city?

– City Manager Ed Augustus security agency. It was vetted by security advisers.”

Campbell believes the order threatens, and does not protect, the country’s national security by, “feeding into the rhetoric of some of our enemies.”

“This,” she said of the immigration order, “has not helped.”

It also has not helped the agencies whose job it is to resettle refugees, according to

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Campbell.

“I’ve been talking a lot to the resettlement agencies in Worcester,” she said. “The funding stream for new arrivals, the landscape is changing. It’s not clear how.”

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One unintended and unexpected consequence could be the loss of jobs.

The temporary ban on refugees, as well as the ban on Syrian immigrants until further notice, mean less work for employees at agencies that deal with refugees. Locally, that could affect Ascentria Care Alliance at 14 East Worcester St., Catholic Charities at 10 Hammond St. and the Refugee & Immigrant Assistance Program at 340 Main St. Those are the three resettlement agencies in Worcester. Ascentria is the largest in Massachusetts.

“On the business side, we have the operation infrastructure built to do certain things,” Ascentria president and CEO Angela Bovill said. “The staff speaks 25-26 languages. It takes a long time to build that kind of knowledge. Most of the people working for us are refugees, or former refugees.

Hundreds turned out for a massive protest outside City Hall in Worcester Tuesday night, Jan. 31.

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“If, suddenly, that whole business stops, imagine if you don’t get a paycheck for four months.”

Business is almost sure to be affected in some way, she said.

Two of the largest communities Ascentria serves in Worcester are also on the list of banned countries: Iraq and Syria. Bovill said Iraqis make up the largest resettlement community in Worcester.

The 120-day suspension of the nation’s refugee program levels one hit. The other comes from the reduced cap of 50,000 from 100,000 refugees a year accepted into the U.S. Bovill said 37,000 refugees have already come in, leaving just 13,000 more allowed between now and the end of the federal fiscal year (Sept. 30).

As established by the State Department, Ascentria was expected to resettle 300 immigrants and refugees this year. So far, the agency has resettled 103.

“It will be dramatically lower [than we expected],” Bovill said.

In addition, 144 departures of immigrants and refugees that would have come to Massachusetts were canceled when the ban went into effect.

Employees, Bovill said, are understandably unsettled and nervous. So, too, are their clients, many of whom have been calling staff in the days since the new law went into effect.

“This order created such mass confusion,” Bovill said. “There’s absolutely chaos. It came from a car crash, a sideswipe. There was no communication to the [resettlement] network as of a week ago. I met early last week with [U.S. Congressman] Jim McGovern.

far-reaching immigration and refugee bans, messages of hope are being delivered in Worcester. Some, who have experienced similar crises, are offering support to those who are overwhelmed by fear and certainty.

Protesters jammed the plaza in front of City Hall on Main Street, before filing inside and causing a delay to the start of the City Council meeting Tuesday night, Jan. 31.

This wasn’t on his radar. No one expected the whole program to be sideswiped. No one expected several countries to be banned.

“There was a lack of communication, lack of clarification about what we’re supposed to do. It’s chaos. It didn’t have to be this way.”

As for layoffs, Bovill said local agencies are talking with each other and attempting to get through the ban with as little employee impact as possible. An agency such as Ascentria, she said, has an advantage in that it offers several different services, which could allow for some shuffling of employees.

“We are staffed to do a certain amount

of work,” Bovill said. “If that work stops, it puts us under extreme fiscal duress. The entire resettlement network, it is very likely we won’t be able to retain that level of staff.

We’re doing our best to evaluate whether we can redeploy.”

REASSURANCE

While the debate over sanctuary cities rages, and the dust settles on Trump’s

“I experienced firsthand what these guys are going through now, with the [Iranian] hostage crisis [in 1979],” Sia Najafi, executive director of academic and research computing at WPI, said.

Najafi, who arrived in the U.S. in 1978, said he had to go to Boston to be fingerprinted.

He said he also lost and regained his student status. WPI, he said, “adopted” him during that time.

“We didn’t know what would happen,” Najafi said. “There was nowhere for us to go.

It was here or the war zone.”

Foreign students, he said, are “voiceless,” leaving it to people with power and a vote to fight for them.

“I’m hoping things will smooth themselves out,” Najafi said. “I still believe in the decency of Americans.”

Worcester Magazine reporter Tom Quinn contributed to this story.

Walter Bird Jr. is editor of Worcester Magazine. He can be reached at 508-7493166, ext. 322, or by email at wbird@ worcestermag.com. You can follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/walterbirdjr and Twitter @walterbirdjr. Find Walter Bird Jr on Snapchat.

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and Iris Lyons knew they wanted to do something a little bit different, and while the steps were already being taken to update the shop, they’ve thrown in something a little different: art gallery space and a brand new interior mural.

For the gallery space kickoff, WooBerry is featuring the work of Worcester artist John Trobaugh.

“John [Trobaugh] just made sense,” said Melican. “He’s a neighborhood guy. I met him not long after he came to Worcester and he’s a good friend. I figured he’d be the perfect person to kick off with here, in terms of

“My wife and I met in high school and reconnected in the music scene 15 years ago,” recalled Melican. “From that point, we were both very involved. I was chair of the Worcester Cultural Commission for awhile. Other than dabbling in music, I never considered myself an artist. I’m just a huge fan of anyone that has the balls to do that themselves. It had been recurring conversations over the last 10 years and working out the viability of gallery space as a standalone business in Worcester. With some of the spaces being what they were, this seemed like the perfect way to, one, get back into the service industry, but also using that functional business as a formal gallery space and not taking an even crazier risk of starting an art gallery from scratch.”

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Paintings by John Trobaugh hang along the wall at WooBerry Frozen Yogurt & Ice Cream The space is now spilling over with visual appeal. The interior has been shifted, with couch seating and a focus on comfort and customer longevity. Along a full interior store wall, Trobaugh’s art is hung with museum-quality fixtures, and the back wall now features a 6-foot tall mural of the Hindu goddess Kali – with some slight, WooBerryfocused, alterations. Namely, swapping out Kali’s usual sword and severed head accouterments with smoothies, spoons and bowls of ice cream. The mural was painted by Providence artist and author Heather Rigney.

“She proposed this to us,” said Melican.

“It was her design and vision. I love to use this space. Not just in terms of gallery space, which we will be doing formal openings for, but also book readings and things like that. This made perfect sense. I think it hits everybody in a meaningful way. Adults were watching her work, but also kids. Every kid has a taken a marker or crayon to the wall and been reprimanded and we invited an adult in to do just that.”

WooBerry hosted Rigney Saturday, Jan. 28 while she painted her mural ,and the author additionally brought her novels, “Waking the Merrow” and “Hunting the Merrow,” books one and two in a trilogy focused on Narragansett Bay mermaids. A mix of modern fantasy, horror and fun, Rigney said she was inspired to ask, “What would a mermaid be like in today’s age?” Apparently, carnivorous.

Rigney and Trobaugh’s art join a mural of Eamon Gillen, artist and tattooer at Worcester’s Crown of Thorns Tattoo, which was added to the exterior of the building last November.

“Not every project needs to be local, but this one should be,” said Melican. “The reason we had Eamon [Gillen] put up that mural on the West Street side was hoping that somebody just walking by the business stops for a second to look at the art on the outside of the building. For me, that’s a win. We’re not going to pretend everyone that drives or walks by is a potential customer, but if we can make that brief interaction meaningful, that’s a win for me.”

That local focus extends to WooBerry’s large chalkboard menu, which was designed

by Worcester local Lukas Therien.

“He’s a Worcester guy and loves doing font work,” said Melican. “He didn’t have an opportunity to do something real big before.

I was thrilled to be able to throw this at him.

It adds to the business. This is what makes the city great in my opinion.”

The gallery is being curated by Tina Zlody and will feature new artists every three months.

You can check out WooBerry, the new mural and gallery at 141 Highland St., or you can find them online at Wooberryyogurt.com. If you are interested in being featured in the gallery space, email info@ wooberryyogurt.com. WooBerry is open Monday-Thursday, noon to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon to 10 p.m.;and Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford.

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The cities of Lowell and Worcester have plenty in common: post-industrial, massive brick buildings, canals (well, sort of, anyway). More importantly, each has something bubbling under its surface. Each has a burgeoning art scene and each has an enthusiastic core of artists.

In a pair of art exhibitions, artists Robb Sandagata and Tom Fiorelli, seek to bring the two communities of artists together. “Parallels: Lowell Artists” is on display at the Davis Art Gallery, 44 Portland St., through April 20.

This summer, “Parallels: Worcester Artists” will hit Lowell.

“We had this idea of trying to introduce Worcester and Lowell to each other through their art scenes,” Sandagata said. “There are a lot of similarities between the two cities.

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they’re making could depend on who you ask, but something is happening. The art scene in Worcester has really exploded. something has definitely happened in the last five years.

Lowell also has a ton of artists. Artists that were getting priced out of Boston and other parts of that city started moving to Lowell.”

“Most people who are from Lowell don’t know much about Worcester, or will say something like, ‘Oh, I’ve been meaning to get down there,’” he continued “People from Worcester will say the same thing. There was some kind of opportunity there.”

To combat the lack of mutual awareness, Fiorelli and Sandagata started planning Parallels last year, and focused on including artists from a vast array of social groups, rather than a single group of artists that tend to show at a particular gallery space. Both Fiorelli and Sandagata were Worcester residents that moved to Lowell.

“Different galleries have different followings,” said Fiorelli. “It’s like any place, they tend to show the same people.”

Another interesting twist in the pair’s plan is they personally visited the studio space of each involved artists.

“We went to 23-some-odd studios,” said Fiorelli. “We looked over the work and the first questions was, ‘What’s your newest work? What are you passionate about?’ We sort of went backwards from there. We’d look at older stuff and say, ‘What got you to that point?’ Working through your career, there are high points. The things that drove you to make your work better. We put some of the people’s older work in, that maybe they weren’t quite as passionate about, but we saw as a high point.”

Working with nearly 100 individual pieces presented an interesting challenge of arrangement for the pair, though when strolling through the Davis Gallery it is clear it was done with care.

“It’s like a massive puzzle,” said Sandagata.

“There are 90 pieces. We started laying things out, a couple of the larger pieces we placed first because there are only a couple of spots that fit that need. They asked for larger pieces.

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Robb Sandagata and Tom Fiorelli at their “Parallels: Lowell Artists” gallery in the Davis Building.

We did those first and started laying stuff out around the walls.”

“The pieces are the words and the song is the way we put it together,” added Fiorelli.

“They’d give us four or five pieces, but they weren’t all going to be together for the most part. Some of them are, but they’re going to be spread out. We tried to make it coherent for us and to put ourselves into the show as well.

We were creating a work of art in this. Our creative thoughts are in that. The things that connected, connected right in front of us.”

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The opening reception for the show was held last month, and had Worcester and Lowell artists interacting, most for the first time.

“It can be tricky with artists because a fair amount of artists can be a bit introverted,” Sandagata said. “But we definitely had a lot of interactions happening. It was good. What I’m hoping is that when we do the follow up show in August, all the artists at this show will go to meet the Worcester artists.”

“Parallels” is on view through Thursday, April 20 at the Davis Art Gallery, 44 Portland

St. The Davis Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can find out more information on the Davis Art Gallery online at Davisartgallery.com. “Parallels: Worcester artists”will be held in Lowell this summer.

Worcester Magazine will update accordingly.

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford.

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Dining in Dianna’s ’hood Sandra Rain

I visited Dianna’s Neighborhood Bistro on a recent Wednesday evening for dinner with my father. I was surprised to find the sleepy corner of June and Chandler so alive. Eight of the dining room’s tables were full upon our arrival. The lone server told us we could seat ourselves, and we selected a quiet table for two by the window. My father and I were the youngest duo in the room, which consisted primarily of senior citizens toting their own bottles of wine. One of the many country primitive signs

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hanging above us read, “We only serve the finest wine. Did you bring any?” Alas, we had forgotten.

Our served greeted us immediately, delivering a basket of moist, homemade bread and setting a jug of water on the table aside a flower vase filled with an ambiguous pink substance. He dropped off the specials menu, which turned out to be a greasy sheet of wrinkled computer paper marked up with a Sharpie to indicate items on a count. Paper lanterns fully illuminated the space, rendering the extensive menu easy on the eyes.

We ordered the “Spicy Habanera Chicken Breast Strips XXX” ($7.50), mostly because the conspicuous red font and the promise of a “free glass of milk” seemed to pose a challenge for diners left thumbing through more than 50 menu items. Boneless marinated chicken arrived, sauteed in a spicy “habanero” sauce served with celery and carrot sticks alongside buttermilk ranch dressing. The strips were definitely fresh, and the considerable heat of the marinade built slowly rather than assaulting our taste buds all at once. The dish offered all of the benefits of boneless wings without any of the mess.

We both selected entrees off the specials menu, opting for “Spicy Caribbean Shrimp Gardinere” ($23) and “A Nice Pair: New England Haddock and Horseradish Dijon Encrusted Salmon” ($25). My wild Mexican

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The “Nice Pair” consisted of a 5-ounce portion of New England style baked haddock prepared with white wine, lemon and butter, then topped with seasoned cracker crumbs, paired with a 5-ounce hidden fjord Salmon filet encrusted with horseradish Dijon. Both fish were served over angel hair pasta with sweet onions, grape tomatoes and a lemon wedge tied up in a mesh bag for easy squeezing. My father enjoyed every bite, saying, “This place has nice, regular cooking. No surprises.” A sincere endorsement by any standard.

Dianna’s attracts swarms of senior citizens and folks from the neighborhood. What one saves in beverage costs, Dianna’s recoups in pricey specials. Our meal for two took more than 90 minutes, so be sure to carve out a whole evening if you decide to give this bistro a shot.

The total came to $59.39.

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Chefs from restaurants throughout Central Mass strutted their stuff and cooked up the best they had to offer for Worcester’s 2017 Best Chef Competition. In the end, only one could lay claim to Iron Chef, and that honor went to William Nemeroff of The International.

If his name sounds familiar, it’s because

Nemeroff also won the competition, which is held at Mechanics Hall, last year. This year’s event was held Sunday, Jan. 29.

Other winners included: Judge’s Choice: Chris O’Harra of Flying Rhino (runners-up: Nemeroff and Allen Granberg of Bella’s Bistro) The People’s Choice Awards: Adam Hicks of Depot Street Tavern (first place), O’Harra (second) and Brian Treitman of BT’s Smokehouse Dessert: Tantasqua Regional High School (first place), Worcester Technical High School (second) and Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School (third) TV3 Student Dessert Winner: Bay Path

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ARTS • LITERATURE THEATER • MUSIC • FILM A CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Worcester Magazine will publish Sprint Arts Preview 2017 on March 23. To make sure you’re not on the outside looking in, be sure to let us know now what you have going on this spring. This very special annual issue will feature museum exhibits, arts galleries, book signings, local film screenings and concerts in and around Central Mass. We will include listings and stories highlighting what is going on in the arts community.

The listings will run through June 21. If you have an event within the Central Mass arts community, let us know by emailing the editor at wbird@worcestermag.com. You may also Direct Message us on Worcester Magazine’s Facebook Page.

Your submission should include all relevant information (think Who, What, When and Where). A person of contact should also be included, and if you have high- and low-res, high-quality images, feel free to include. Small images will not be accepted.

Please send in all submissions by Jan. 31, or notify the editor if special accommodation is required.

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If “Gold” came with a subtitle, it would be: “Fat, Sweaty Guy Makes Bad Business Decisions.”

That the movie was even made has everything to do with the novelty of Matthew McConaughey playing the fat, sweaty guy.

McConaughey gained 40 pounds and restyled his hair with a male-pattern-baldness vibe, the kind of anti-glam look Hollywood loves to see its stars adopt; he’s Christian Bale in “American Hustle” without the aviator shades. If you say “My god, McConaughey looks terrible,” then he’s won.

It takes stamina to stick with McConaughey’s character, Kenny Wells, the chairman of a Reno-based mining company who’s perpetually on the hunt for one big strike.

Kenny is as much huckster as he is prospector, a frayed nerve ending who stabs his fingers into the air when he pitches a deal, which he does incessantly to one disinterested would-be investor after another.

He’s desperate for a win that seems forever out of reach of those jabbing fingertips.

At least Kenny’s employees are loyal, and so is his waitress girlfriend, Kay (Bryce Dallas Howard), who senses a good heart beating beneath the polyester shirts and tooshort neckties that rest atop his belly (Did I mention McConaughey really packed it on?

I guess I did.). She even overlooks Kenny’s drinking — he pounds scotch like he believes it’s protecting his liver. Kenny can sell himself on anything.

Kenny’s ship finally comes in when he partners with geologist Michael Acosta (Edgar Ramirez) to develop a mine in the Indonesian jungle. The gold he’d always dreams about it is discovered, and soon investors are beating a path to Kenny’s door, offering to take his

company public. Talk of millions turns into the prospect of billions. Everybody wants in.

Inevitably, Kenny Wells will screw up his good thing. There will be snafus with the feds, both foreign and domestic; accusations of fraud and a surrendering to temptation. Passion will evolve into greed, then into arrogance, and finally into an air of invulnerability.

We’ve seen it before. Gold makes people crazy. Humphrey Bogart and crew were ready to slash each other’s throats over it in “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.” Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach had a Mexican standoff over bags of it in “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.” Kenny is just following the script. When he stands up at the podium after receiving The Golden Pickax Award, he tearfully recounts the joys of mining the way a father reminisces about playing catch with his son (In truth, most of the movie’s action takes place in boardrooms and hotel lounges, where the only precious metal is in the bankers’ Rolexes.).

It’s easy to appreciate the technical wonders of McConaughey’s performance. He’s very good, in the kind of squirmy man-onthe-edge role he’s come to master. That said, there’s little joy in watching a man slowly self-destruct. Kenny reminds me of Denzel Washington’s character of Troy in “Fences,” a guy who sucks the oxygen out of the room with his big personality, but whom you’ve got to part ways with to retain your equilibrium.

“Gold” is “inspired by true events” — the story’s bones are from an actual case involving a professional prospector who defrauded major investors into believing he was sitting on a literal goldmine. From what I’ve read, Kenny Wells isn’t too far off from the real thing. However, I have no visual confirmation that Kenny’s inspiration was also fat and sweaty.

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Jazzed Up Trio featuring Mauro DePasquale. Worcester’s own Jazzed Up Trio featuring vocalist / Pianist Mauro DePasquale presents “The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven”. The perfect Thursday escape. Every first Thursday of the month. No Cover. Basil n’ Spice, Thai Cuisine, 299 Shrewsbury S. 774-317-9986.

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Safe Homes Glee Chorus. A brand new program for Greater Worcester LGBTQ youth (ages 14-23) and their straight allies to explore their musical, artistic, and social self-expression through choral performance in an inclusive, supportive, and nurturing environment. No experience necessary ~ open to new and experienced singers of all abilities Free. 6:30-9 p.m. Safe Homes Worcester, 4 Mann St. 774-239-8563 or safehomesma.org Carlos Odria - Jazz and World Music Guitar. Solo guitar instrumental music. Original compositions and jazz standards arranged by Peruvian-born guitarist Carlos Odria (Ph.D. Musicology). Odria has done extensive research on different world music traditions and developed a unique blend of styles including flamenco, jazz, samba, Cuban, and AfroPeruvian genres. He has been a featured artist at national music festivals and has performed at concert halls and universities across the east coast.

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Music Hall by Kick It Recordings and The Cove Music Hall Deformaty DJ/Producer [Breaks, House, Drum and Bass] “Deformaty is one of the hottest USA Breaks/Electro House producers of the modern electronic scene with awesome phat and energetic sound, chart success, and hot releases for labels such as Kick It Recordings, Diablo Loco Records, V.I.M. Breaks, Lizplay Records and more!” - VIM Please be on your best behavior. Poi and Hoop Friendly $10 Cover 21+ w/ Proper ID Open: 8PM-2AM Want to work with the Subterra family? Find out how you can offer your unique talents by messaging the Subterra at The Cove Music Hall page and we’ll get back to you ASAP. Feel the Bass! $10 at the door- Ladies free until 10pm. 8 p.m.2 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888.

Troy Gonyea’s Back Home Blues & BBQ with Special Guest Jon Short. Bull Mansion brings the sounds of yet another Worcester Legend alive in its historic halls. Join us for Blues & BBQ every Thursday! 18+ to Attend/ 21+ to Drink Bull Mansion Lincoln Ballroom 55 Pearl Street Downtown Worcester Advance and Door Tickets Available “Back Home Blues” featuring guitarist Troy Gonyea and Special Guest Jon Short. Different regional BBQ dishes each week by Chef Gary Ankin, former Asst Pit Boss at locally acclaimed B.T.’s Smokehouse in Sturbridge, MA. Three sets nightly: 8:00, 9:30 & 10:30PM (Ticket gains entry to venue, guests may stay for as long as they’d like.) BBQ menu available for an additional upcharge night of event. Complimentary parking available in our Chestnut Street lot after 530PM. Advance and at the Door Tickets: $10 http:// bullmansion.bigcartel.com/product/blues-bbq-thursdays-with-troygonyea-1-19 *Please note, all tickets are “will-call” and no paper tickets are issued. Please produce ID with proof of purchase (printed or on smart phone) to gain entry at door. “Shipping Fee” is actually a website service fee. $10 for show, $10 for buffet. 8-11:59 p.m.

GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, Lincoln Ballroom, 55 Pearl St. bullmansion. bigcartel.com Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Matt Robert. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

DJ/Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Karaoke Party with DJ Matt! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

DJ XKALIBER Performs at Loft, Thurs at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

will appreciate your incredible sense of humor? Maybe you have some secret talent that you’re ready to share with the world (or at least your local coffee house). Drop in for Open Mic! Full Sandwich Menu Desserts Coffee & Espresso BYOB beer & wine only $0. 7-10 p.m. Cake Shop Cafe, 22A West St., Millbury. 508-865-9866 or cakeshopcafe.com Open Mic @ The Blue Plate. Show off your musical talents, collaborate, or just listen to some cool tunes in a laid back atmosphere. Most Thursdays. PA provided. Free. 7-10 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566.

Piano Recital. Kristjon Imperio (Faculty) 7-8 p.m. Anna Maria College, Payer Hall, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300.

Bob Moon & Friends. “There will be many musical guests joining Bob to play the greatest hits from the 50’s 60’s 70”s 80’s and 90’s. Rock, Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Americana and Jazz. Come on down and relive all your favorites, Thursday Feb 2nd and Feb 16th.” $5. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster.

978-668-5580.

Jon Short. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Open Mic hosted by Michael Rivelis. 8-11 p.m. Mr. Dooley’s Olde Irish Country Pub, 303 Shears St., Wrentham.

Peter HIFI Ward & electric blues. George Dellomo and Bob Berry join Peter Ward playing the blues and some country too. No cover. 8-10 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield. >Friday 3 Sam James Performs at Loft, Thurs at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft Bob Marley’s Birthday Bash/ Duppy Conquerors. 21+ 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Subterra 1 Year anniversary. Welcome to Subterra at The Cove Music Together at Pakachoag - winter session, week

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1. Music Together at Pakachoag Music School Open registration begins December 1st. Winter session classes in Auburn on Fridays begin January 13th. Classes also available in Sterling, Sturbridge, West Boylston, and Worcester. Ages birth-5, and big kids 5-7.

For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@ pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159. 175. 9:30-10:15 a.m.

Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org Thank Friday it’s Nat! 5:30 to 7:30; then The Resistors 9pm. No Cover. 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North.

Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info.

Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

Renee Legendre with Pamela Hines. 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. bullmansion.com Jay Graham. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508304-6044.

Round Midnight, soulful jazz and blues. Round Midnight are incredibly talented, with a soft soothing sound. They play mostly jazz, blues, and r&b with their own special twist on it that will leave you pleasantly surprised. Come on down and have some dinner and a couple of cocktails. You won’t be disappointed. N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar / Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Hip Swayers Trio - 1st Friday Series. Enjoy a “listening room” style trio show in this new art gallery - gift shop space refreshments served and hips will sway! 7:30-9:30 p.m. The Creative Underground, 43 Broad St., Hudson. 978-562-0888.

Annie Brobst Trio. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

City Boys. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. 978-466-3433.

Danielle Lessard. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Ken Macy Performs at Loft, Friday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Left Right. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster.

Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Blacksheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-0255.

The Afternoon Delight 70’s cover band at the Cove!

The Afternoon Delight 70’s tribute all night long! 21+ $7 at the door Doors at 8pm $7 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89

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Princesses provided by SkyRise Theatre

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Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

Topher Brew. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057.

Dan Kirouac- acoustic rock. dankirouac.com free. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., Ashburnham. 978-827-1272.

Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Foodworks, Route 20. 508-7520938.

Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Blue Light Bandits. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-420-2253.

Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900.

Hit the Bus. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

978-345-5051.

Kevin Shields. 9 p.m.-noon Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

Kings Left. Indie Folk Rock $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Windfall - Classic Rock. Windfall is a high energy classic rock band that has performed throughout New England. Check us out at windfallrock.com free admission. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster.

Jim Perry & Amanda Cote Acoustic Duo. 9:30-12:30 p.m.

Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879.

DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

Spaceout - Live Rock Show! Spaceout: A trio of musicians crafted from bands of Worcester past, such as Public Works, Runaway Brain & HotHead. Now bringing a great mix of favorites from various times & genres, peppered with some new upbeat originals for your listening & dancing pleasure. None. 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

Take part in the Be Our Valentine Workshop Friday, Feb. 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m., at Roosevelt Elementary School, 1006 Grafton St., Worcester. Create an original valentine in the city where local legend has it the first Valentines were commercially sold. For more information, email info@worcesterhistory.net.

DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

DJ Joe T Performs at Loft, Friday at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

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The Z3. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508799-0629.

Peter HIFI Ward & electric blues. HiFi Ward brings his electric blues and country tunes to the bakery. No cover. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. BirchTree Bread Co., 138 Green St. 774-243-6944.

Sip & Stitch! No Cover. 1-5 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Francis Street Coffeehouse. A few times a year, Cana Community Church puts on a coffeehouse at Greendale People’s Church. It’s a fun, casual time to listen to some live music and enjoy

great coffee. We also sell small desserts and other food items in order to fight hunger in Worcester by donating all proceeds directly to the Greendale People’s Church Food Pantry. All are welcome! 5:30-9 p.m. Greendale People’s Church: Fisher Hall, 25 Francis St. Find them on Facebook.

Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Secret Evil Plan at KBC Brewery Beer Garden. Free! 6-9 p.m. Kretschmann Brewing Co (KBC Brewing) - Brewery and Beer Garden, 9 Frederick St., Webster.

Dan Kirouac. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. When not busy with the tribute band Beatles For Sale, his solo performances showcase vocals accompanied by a six-string acoustic guitar. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 1960s to today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 contemporary and oldie songs. More information at dankirouac.com. Free. 6:30-9:30 p.m. The International Golf Club and Resort, Fireplace Room, 159 Ballville Road, Bolton. 978-779-6911.

Lisa Marie & All Shook Up with Johnny Juxo. Lisa Marie is a versatile singer and songwriter & Johnny Juxo is a very talented musician and singer. Together playing a mix of R&B, rock, blues, folk, soul and jazz to name a few... with these two you’ll never see the same show twice. Why not reserve a seat and enjoy dinner and drinks during the show! N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar / Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Outrageous Greg’s Crazy Karaoke. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Martys pub, 225 Canterbury Street, . 508-373-2503.

Vintage 2, Victor Infante Hosts as dozens of performers to help celebrate his birthday! 7pm Free.

Free. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508753-4030.

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Good Acoustics - Simon & Garfunkel/James Taylor Tribute. Good Acoustics - An Acoustic Tribute to Simon & Garfunkel and James Taylor Come along and listen to the songs of James Taylor and Simon and Garfunkel faithfully recreated by Good Acoustics.

These are the songs that defined more than three decades of chart topping hits that bring you back to simpler times in the relaxing and beautiful atmosphere of The Barn at Wight Farm. This show is comprised of a rock solid trio that have been performing all over the east coast for over 30 years. This show will simply amaze you at the harmony displayed by these very talented musicians. As with our other shows, we will be offering an optional buffet dinner. Show only tickets are also available for those who would just like to come and hear your favorite hits faithfully recreated in our comfortable Barn venue. Before the concert, The Barn will provide an optional buffet for $19.95. Doors open at 6:30pm. Tickets for this special evening of music are only $20 (show only) and can be purchased through Eventbrite. Please call Danielle Green at 774-241-8450 for questions or dinner reservations. 7:30-10:30 p.m. The Barn at Wight Farm, 420 Main St., Sturbridge. musictributeproductions.com Nancy Tutunjian Berger. Nancy is a gifted songwriter and vocalist! $5 Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. 508-579-6722.

Auntie Trainwreck returns the Cove! Auntie Trainwreck return to Cove! auntietrainwreck.weebly.com/ All your favorite rock and blues covers! $7 at the door 21+ Doors at 8pm $7 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

Dave Harrington. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main

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Dezi Garcia Performs at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m.

Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

Jim Weeks. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster.

Josh Briggs Duo. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Blacksheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-0255.

Neon Alley. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057.

Terryrifics. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. 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.

Auntie Trainwreck. Join your favorite Auntie, Auntie Trainwreck as we make our return appearance at The Cove Music Hall on Green St. in Worcester on Saturday, February 4th, 2016! Come enjoy a great variety of beers on tap, or maybe grab a Lemmy while you enjoy the amazing sound system! Auntie Trainwreck will rock you all night long, playing Classic Rock, Blues, Alternative and Party favorites guaranteed to get you on The Cove’s spacious dance floor. Plenty of music and fun all night. 21+, $7 Cover, music starts around 9 pm. $7. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

Blue Switch. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774420-2253.

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ArtsWorcester holds the opening reception of the 13th annual College Show Friday, Feb. 3, 6-8 .m., at the Aurora Gallery, 660 Main St., Worcester. The show is a juried exhibit of the best art from Worcester’s colleges and universities, with work from students at Anna Maria, Assumption, Becker, Clark University, Holy Cross, Quinsigamond Community College, WPI and Worcester State University. For more information, email info@artsworcester.org.

Chris Houston - Solo Acoustic Rock. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Doctor Robert. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com Sean Daley & The Hooligans. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051.

DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879.

DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

DJ Joe T Performs at Loft, Friday at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

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monthly show at Sahara, always a good time! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181.

Sam James. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

Synergy. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508793-0900.

Tequila Bonfire. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. The Cogs. Rock band No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty and Yankee Grill, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. 508-829-2188.

Ton of Blues. 9 p.m.-midnight U.S Marine Club- Marine Corps

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Constellations: Music for Voice and Piano. Lisa Lynch, Soprano & Sima Kustanovich, Piano Works by: Joseph Canteloube, Sergei Prokofiev, Jason Sabol & Manuel de Falla. Free and open to League Worcester Detachment, 181 Lake Ave. 508-612-5639. the public. 3 p.m.-4:30 a.m. Clark University: Traina Center for the Windfall - Classic Rock. Windfall is a classic rock band that has performed throughout New England. Check us out at windfallrock. Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St. 508-793-7356. com free admission. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Commercial Road, Leominster.

Wooing Dorothy. Wooing Dorothy is a 4 piece band playing tunes Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: ranging from classics like “Ain’t Got You” (Yardbirds) and “Come Together”(Beatles) right through to modern tunes like “Kryptonite”(3 openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s Doors Down) and “Oh Love”(Green Day) with lots of fun in between... “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

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supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/ operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Superbowl Party! 6pm Free Food! Followed by Andy Cummings. No Cover. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

978-345-5051.

Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. John Brazile. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

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Open Mic/ Open Decks. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Music Together at Pakachoag in Sterling - winter session, week 1. Music Together at Pakachoag Music School Open registration begins December 1st. Winter session classes in Sterling begin January 9th. Classes also available in Auburn, Sturbridge, West Boylston, and Worcester. Ages birth-5, and big kids 5-7. For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@ pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159. $175. 10-10:45 a.m. 1835 Old Town Hall, 31 Main St., Sterling. pakmusic.org Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

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Music Together at Pakachoag in W Boylston - winter session, week 1. Music Together at Pakachoag Music School Open registration begins December 1st. Winter session classes in West Boylston begin January 10th. Classes also available in Auburn, Sterling, Sturbridge, and Worcester. Ages birth-5, and big kids 5-7. For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159. 175. 9:30-10:15 a.m.

First Congregational Church of West Boylston, 26 Central St., West Boylston. 508-835-4462 or pakmusic.org Honky Tonk Piano with Gary Landgren. Pull out the red carpet! Gary Landgren returns with his Honky-Tonk Piano! He will share his musical talent along with his lovable slap-stick humor.

Free and Open to the Public. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle.

508-852-9007 or briarwoodretirement.com First Tuesday Night Live w/ Grade “A” Fancy ~ The Marshall Pass (Phantom Train) - Patrick Coman. About Patrick Coman: “It’s true, I’m a long way from home,” Patrick Coman says with a faint twang that remains the most enduring clue to his beginnings south of the Mason-Dixon line. A fixture of Boston’s vibrant roots music scene as a performer, organizer of the New England Americana Festival and the For the Sake of the Song series, and as the host of Local Folk on Boston’s Americana radio station WUMB, Coman has made much of his five years in the Northeast, but it doesn’t quite yet feel like home. Stop in tonight and help Patrick feel at home! About Grade “A” Fancy: Providing some of the finest back porch, road house, foot stomping music in Central Massachusetts today. The Marshall Pass: Phantom Train, explores textures of folk music through a sonica space that echoes through a warm and serene space, employing small samples, reverbs, and vocals that seem to perfectly reflect the duo’s loss and creative rebirth. It’s an absolute must listen, as it transports the listener to

another place with poignant songwriting and tenderly played music that has a warm inviting feel that introduce you to a serenity that is unparalleled. Rawding’s voice teeters right on the edge between gritty and refined but feels just right for the musical accompaniments from Arsenault as he seems to mix in everything but the kitchen sink bringing in guitars, banjos, slide, bass, piano and percussions that are so tastefully delightful you’ll go back and hear different layers that you may have missed on the first few listens. Donations. 7-9 p.m.

Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

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 (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook.

Dam Chick Singer. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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Boogie Chillin’. Bluesy, bluegrassy, acoustic band with a twist.

Jon Bonner - Guitar & Vocals Fernando Perez - Percussion Zack Slik - Mandolin & Vocals Dan Villani - Violin/fiddle Rose Villani - Bass Free! 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or find them on Facebook.

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

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Friendship: A Human Male. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze,

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26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Mauro Depasquale. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, In Bistro, 55 Pearl St. Music Together at Pakachoag - winter session, week 1. Music Together at Pakachoag Music School Open registration begins December 1st. Winter session classes in Auburn on Wednesdays begin January 11th. Classes also available in Sterling, Sturbridge, West Boylston, and Worcester. Ages birth-5, and big kids 5-7. For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@ pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159. 175. 9:30-10:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159 or pakmusic.org Music Together at Pakachoag in Sturbridge - winter session, week 1. Music Together at Pakachoag Music School Open registration begins December 1st. Winter session classes in Sturbridge begin January 11th. Classes also available in Auburn, Sterling, West Boylston, and Worcester. Ages birth-5, and big kids 5-7. For complete information visit us at pakmusic.org, email info@ pakmusic.org, or call 508-791-8159. 175. 9:30-10:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Federated Church of Sturbridge & Fiskdale, 8 Maple St., Sturbridge. pakmusic.org Open Mic Wednesdays at CJ’s Steak Loft in Northborough. 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 (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m.

CJs Steakloft, 369 W. Main St. (route 20), Northborough. 508-3938134 or find them on Facebook.

Mauro DePasquale vocalist/pianist and guest.

Worcester’s own pianist/vocalist Mauro DePasquale and guest offer a delicious blend of American song book favorites to relax with in fine style. No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

Chris Reddy. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025.

Nick’s Jazz Jam. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Trivia Night. 8:30-11 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508755-0879.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

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Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Wednesday Night Mayhem. Mayhem Entertainment, The Twisted Minds Behind the FBW present a completely ridiculous writing tournament with lots of audience participation. Learn more at thefbw.com Doors open at 5pm, show starts at 9 pm. A bracketed style tournament designed to push burgeoning writers to their limits. The wrestling-themed, dance partyinfused, bracketed improv writing competition you know and love is back!

And now you can be the star! $5. 9 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or thefbw.com

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Margaret Gray, associate professor of political science at Adelphi University and author of “Labor and the Locavore: The Making of a Comprehensive Food Ethic,” asks: “Forgotten by the Food Movement?” in a lecture at Holy Cross, Smith Hall Rehm Library, 1 College St., Worcester Thursday, Feb. 2, 7:30-9 p.m. For more information, email crec@holycross.edu or call 508-793-3869.

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through July 15; “Dresses: Fight or Flight” by Alicia Dwyer - Opening Reception, Friday; “Monday Mosh Monsters” by Adam Cutler and “Faces All Around”

by Tim Evans, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Feb. 3 March 3; The 13th Annual College Show Opening, Friday; The 13th Annual College Show, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Feb. 4 - March 3. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, “Winter Palette” annual group art show, Through Feb. 28. Hours: closed Sunday - 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 bookloversgourmet.com 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 gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Last Frontier / Última Frontera: La Subjetividad del Territorio, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 13. 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 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 EcoTarium, Turtle Travels, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sept. 17 - May 7. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday.

Admission: $15.00 adults; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with ID & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special event.

222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org

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Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham.

978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu 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 framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 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 accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978598-5000 or 978-598-5000 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday.

Admission: $14 - $28 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.

Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-7522170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free.

633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, Admission: free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com

Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Facing the World: Modernization and Splendor in Meiji Japan, Through April 16; Helmutt on the Move, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sept. 1 - Aug. 31; Jeppson Idea Lab: Renoir’s The Jewish Wedding, Through March 26; KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley, Through Sept. 9; Picket Fence to Picket Line: Visions of American Citizenship, Through Feb. 5; Zip Tour: van Haarlem: The Wedding of Peleus & Thetis, Saturday; Mary Cassatt, Wednesday - Sunday.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-7994406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Exhibition: Bandits and Heros, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through March 11. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Hours: closed Sunday Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-7991655 or worcpublib.org WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits - Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Tuesday, December 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits 257 Park Ave Worcester MA 01609 Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat Feb 3rd & 4th Tim McIntire David Lamb and Friends Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at dickdoherty.com Once The Musical - Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Once is a truly original Broadway experience.

Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, Once tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights... but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance. Emotionally captivating and theatrically breathtaking, Once draws you in from the very first note and never lets go. It’s an unforgettable story about going for your dreams... not living in fear... and the power of music to connect all of us. thehanovertheatre.org/subscriptions.php. Thursday, February 2, 7:30-10 p.m.; Friday, February 3, 8-10:30 p.m.; Saturday, February 4, 2-4:30 p.m. & 8-10:30 p.m.; Sunday, February 5, 1-3:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org Helen’s Most Favorite Day - Friday, February 3. By Mark Dunn Director by Christie Brady Presented by Braid Productions

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February 3,4, 10 & 11 at 7:30 PM February 12 at 2:00 PM Love at “second sight” and a magic wish doom Helen to repeat the best day of her life ad infinitum. The only way out is to be rescued by those nearest and dearest to her in this romantic fantasy about love in three tenses and dreams fulfilled and un. It’s gentle comedy wrapped in a beat-the-clock rollick, as science and logic take a back seat to the directives of the human heart. Tickets: $20, $18 seniors (65+), $10 for 15 and under, $16 for groups of 10 or more. Braidproductions.brownpapertickets.com Reservations: 774243-0260 braidproductions@gmail.com For more information: BraidProductions.wix.com/Braid Produced by Special Arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. $20, $18 seniors (65+), $10 for 15 and under, $16 for groups of 10 or more.. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. & Whitin Mill Complex, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-234-6232 or visit alternativesnet.org “It’s-a-Grandview-Night-for-Singing-II” - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, February 3 - Saturday, February 11.

8-10:15 p.m. Worcester County Light Opera Company, TheGrandview-Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-753-4383.

Auditions - James and the Giant Peach, Jr. - Saturday, February 4. Mount Wachusett Community College’s Theatre at the Mount in Gardner announces auditions for the classic children’s musical James and the Giant Peach, Jr. Director Emily Smith, music director Katrina Baer and choreographer Nicole Skorb are looking for a large ensemble of children and teens (age 8 - 18) with singing, dancing and acting ability. Auditions will be held by appointment only on Saturday, February 4 at 10AM or 11AM for ages 8 - 12 and 1PM for ages 13 - 18. To schedule an appointment call the Theatre at the Mount Box-office at 978 630-9388, or e-mail your appointment request to box-office@mwcc.mass.edu. Auditions will be held in room 182. Auditions will consist of singing and dancing auditions.

Vocal selection and dance combination will both be taught at the audition. Some performers will also be asked to do cold-readings from the script. Performances of James and the Giant Peach are April 10 at 9:30AM, April 11, 12, 13 at 9:30AM and 12 noon (for school groups); April 9 at 2PM (for the general public.) Tentative rehearsal schedule is Sunday afternoons, Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning February 12. For more information contact Professor Gail Steele at 978 630-9162 or visit the Theatre at the Mount web site at mwcc.edu/tam 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Main building, Room 182, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978630-9388 or visit mwcc.edu Once The Musical - . Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Once is a truly original Broadway experience.

Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, Once tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights... but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance. Emotionally captivating and theatrically breathtaking, Once draws you in from the very first note and never lets go. It’s an unforgettable story about going for your dreams... not living in fear... and the power of music to connect all of us. thehanovertheatre.org/subscriptions.php. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org It’s a Grandview Night for Singing - Sundays, Sunday, February 5 - Sunday, February 12. General Admission $22 / Seniors/ Students $18. 2-4:30 p.m. Worcester County Light Opera Company, The Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-753-4383.

Barron’s Italian Dining Open Mic Comedy Night Monday, February 6. No Cover. 7:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. Call 508-753-4030.

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Be Our Valentine Workshop. Create an original valentine and be part of Worcester’s historic valentine-making tradition. Celebrate Worcester with Worcester Historical Museum! In partnership with Worcester Reads and Worcester Public Library. For more information on the Museum’s 39th annual Valentine Contest, visit worcesterhistory.org. Free. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tatnuck Magnet Elementary School, 1083 Pleasant St. 508-799-3554.

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Friday Morning Birds. Enjoy a leisurely birding experience and help document the sanctuary birds over the season. This weekly walk helps us confirm which birds are migrating and which are year-round residents. We’ll explore different corners of the sanctuary each week - you never know what we will find. Birders of all levels are invited. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. Free for Mass Audubon Adult Members, $5 Adult Non-members. 7:30-9 a.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Be Our Valentine Workshop. Create an original valentine and be part of Worcester’s historic valentine-making tradition. Celebrate Worcester with Worcester Historical Museum! In partnership with Worcester Reads and Worcester Public Library. For more information on the Museum’s 39th annual Valentine Contest, visit worcesterhistory.org. Free. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Roosevelt Elementary School, 1006 Grafton St. Glassblowing Colorful Cups. Get a taste of the ancient of glassblowing in this fun one-night course. In one evening, you will learn about the history and process behind creating beautiful blown glass at the New Street Glass Studio. After learning the safety and studio etiquette rules, students will watch a brief demonstration of this 2000-year-old art before diving in and making their very own cup from glass gathered out of a 2100-degree furnace. Students will choose their own colors and instructors will guide the class through the steps from gathering to blowing up the bubble and shaping a cylinder to create each unique and colorful cup. No experience is necessary; all materials are included. Fee Breakdown: Student Fee: $85 Materials Fee: $5 $90. 6:30-9:30 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, Hot Glass, 35B New St. 508-753-8183, ext. 301 or register. worcestercraftcenter.org

>Saturday 4

First Saturday of the Month Volunteer Days at Broad Meadow Brook. Maintaining habitat and monitoring populations are part of managing the largest urban wildlife sanctuary in New England. Spring through early fall we look for butterflies and dragonflies, take care of bird feeders, and battle invasive plants.

Open to adults and families with children ages 8 and older. For more information call 508.753.6087. Free. 9 a.m.-noon Mass Audubon: Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Polar Spring Road, Spencer.

WPL Resources for Genealogy with Joy Hennig. The February meeting for the Worcester Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. will be held the first Saturday (Contact: Conference Department at 508-799-1655 or mywpl.org). The morning will begin with a short business meeting followed by the presentation

by Joy Hennig a member of the Worcester Public Library 3rd floor staff.

Joy will be detailing available onsite library resources for genealogical researching purposes. The Library holds a strong collection of materials available to assist genealogists and local historians in doing research.

We collect printed items, including books and periodicals, as well as microforms. In addition, we subscribe to the Ancestry, HeritageQuest, and American Ancestors databases which enhance the value and usefulness of our resources exponentially. Many items are located on the open shelves in the Local History and Genealogy area on the 3rd floor. Items that are particularly fragile, or valuable, as well as duplicates are kept in the Worcester Room, also on the 3rd floor. The meeting is open to anyone interested in this presentation. Attendees are

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encouraged to bring along a friend(s), as well as your own non-alcoholic beverage, munchies will be provided. Anyone bringing goodies to share will receive an extra door prize ticket. Membership is encouraged for anyone pursuing the hobby, passion, or profession of Genealogy. Yearly membership is only $25.00 for an individual and $30.00 for a family living in the same household. Please note that parking isn’t allowed in the “green” areas (further from the door). Note your space number and pay for parking at the outdoor kiosk (cash or credit cards accepted) before entering the library. Questions? Contact: Nancy Schultzberg, Publicity Chairperson, at 774-573-9529. For more information about the Worcester Chapter of the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, visit our website: massachusettssocietyofgenealogists.org -or- msoginc. org Free. 10 a.m.-noon Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655.

Junior Badge Workshop - Detective. Broad Meadow Brook offers workshops for Junior badges and journeys. This program meets at the Visitor Center and includes indoor and outside trail activities. Come explore the Sensory Trail as you work on your badge! For ages 9 to 11. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. $8 Members and Nonmembers. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org All About Electric Kilns. If you own, operate or are considering the purchase of an electric kiln, this one day class is designed for you to further your understanding of the use and operation of these kilns.

From firing schedules for manual and computerized kilns, to how to load ware and to perform basic upkeep, the instructor will work hands on with students to develop their understanding and confidence in using electric kilns. Limited to 12 students $49. 1-5 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183, ext. 301 or register.worcestercraftcenter.org Snowshoeing For Families. If you can walk, you can snowshoe! We’ll teach you how to use snowshoes and practice in our field before heading out onto the trails. We will teach you how to look for signs of wildlife as we enjoy the beauty of the sanctuary in winter!

If Mother Nature does not provide us with enough snow, we will go for a hike. Bring your own snowshoes or rent them for an additional $2 per pair. Please wear boots and other clothing appropriate for winter. Hot chocolate and coffee will be available. For ages 5 and older. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. $8 Mass Audubon Adult Members, $10 Adult Non-members, $4 Child Members, $6 Child Non-members. 1-3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org

>Saturday 4 – Sunday 5

Intro to Forging Damascus Steel. Learn how to forge weld 2 (or more) types of steel into one solid piece of patterned steel in this 2 day course. The importance and safety aspects of being able to properly hold on to hot metal will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to make one billet of Damascus, (that can later be refined into as finished item) as well as gain the knowledge of modifying and making more in the future. 10 am to 4:30 pm (½ hour lunch break) Limit 4 students. Minimum enrollment 2 students. If your class does not reach minimum enrollment 3 days prior, your class will be rescheduled. Students will have the option of transferring their ticket to another class or receiving a refund. Please provide us with both a contact number & email to ensure you are properly notified of course changes. Class Requirements: Appropriate shop clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long sleeves/ jeans is typical minimum recommended) closed toe shoes (leather steel toe boots recommended). No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. $120 WorcShop Members / $140 Non-Members. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or eventbrite.com

>Saturday 4 – March 5

Winter in Bloom. A month of flowers As New England braces for some of the coldest days of the winter, Tower Hill Botanic Garden will be hosting Winter In Bloom: A Month of Flowers. Last winter, more visitors than ever discovered there is no better place in February to escape the cold weather and to be inspired than Tower Hill.

Throughout the month - with activities planned each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of February - there will be expert guest speakers, hands-on workshops, live music, flower shows, displays by leading floral designers, and activities geared to all ages. The rich colors and fragrances offer stimulation for the senses not only for flower lovers, but for all those seeking a break from chilly temperatures and a reminder that spring’s beauty will return once again. Plant and flower inspired, kid-friendly activities take center stage during February’s school vacation week offering an educational and fun day-trip that multiple generations can enjoy together. Daily vacation activities will include story walks, scavenger hunts, crafts, library programs, story time, and more. The week leading up to and following Valentine’s Day is another popular time to visit, as fresh flowers and the holiday go hand in hand. In addition, Tower Hill’s towering, lush conservatories - filled with subtropical plants - will be open for the public to enjoy.

Included with admission. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 101.

>Sunday 5

Cancelled: Blooming Monograms. Instructor: Alice Puccio 1-2:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston.

508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Collage 101A - Piecing and Placing. In this collage workshop with Sou MacMillan, you will learn how to work with pieces to construct larger images. You’ll also work with repeating shapes and designs, cutting techniques, and some paper treatments. No experience required, just bring yourself and some old magazines.

There is a minimum of 5 students to run this class, and a maximum of 10 students. $30 WorcShop Members / $40 Non-Members. 1-3 p.m. The WorcShop, Classroom Side B, 243 Stafford St. 774-5450720 or eventbrite.com

>Monday 6

Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing. Meets the first Monday of every month. Grasp was created to help provide resources of help, compassion and most of all understanding for families who have had a loved one die through drug use. We are a community of those who have lost a loved one to addiction. And we understand the isolation, the stigma, the special kind of pain that accompanies this loss. We are here. We are walking the same path. Take our hand. And we will walk together. No cost - free. 7-8:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Angels Church, 1222 Main St. graspohelp.org

>Monday 6 – Monday 20

Spinning Yarns. Spinning Yarns: Crafty Creations Meet Tales That Span Time and Space Monday nights starting at 7pm. Bring your textile craft, your drawing pad, your journal, or your laptop to this weekly social event where we listen to audiobooks, audio dramas, and radio plays while devoting time to our various works in progress.

Everyone is welcome! Free. 7-8 p.m. Annie’s Book Stop, 65 James St. 508-796-5613.

>Tuesday 7

Steps to Starting a Business with Lori Allen. If you are planning to start a business or are in the early stages of launching one, then this workshop is for you. In this workshop, you will learn to: Develop your business ideas and planning; consider your legal structure; discuss choosing a name and entity; learn how to obtain an employer identification number, licenses, permits and insurance.

Leave the session with an A-to-Z overview and specific tools and tips that will help you get started quickly. Presented by the Center for Women and Enterprise. Register online at tinyurl.com/j5vphy5 free.

1-2:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square.

508-799-1655, ext. 3.

Applied Behavior Analysis Information Session. 5-6:30 p.m. Assumption College: Carriage House, 500 Salisbury St. graduate. assumption.edu February Fun at Five. Mingle and network with a terrific crowd, enjoy delicious appetizers and chances to win great prizes! Warm up by the fire and relax in the ambience of a restored 1705 farmhouse and one of the finest examples of colonial restoration in the country, Salem Cross Inn. Bring your sweetheart, take home some sweet treats and start the celebration early at this delightful Valentine’s themed event! You could WIN a brand new GoPro Hero+ and take home more “sweet” giveaways courtesy of our event sponsor, North Brookfield Savings Bank! $10 for pre-registered Members, $15 at the door, or $20 for non-Members. 5-7 p.m. Salem Cross Inn, 260 W. Main St., West Brookfield. 508-347-2761 or cmschamber.ning.com Rainbow Supper Club. The Rainbow Supper Club meets the 1st Tuesday of each month and offers LGBTIQA seniors age 60+ a nutritious meal and an opportunity to socialize with friends. Advance reservations are required. Please call or email by the previous Tuesday: (508)756-1545 ext.404 or wlen@eswa.org All are Welcome: LGBTIQA 60 years old and older; younger partners, friends, and allies! $2.50 suggested donation for those age 60+; the fee for younger individuals is $5.50. 6-8 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, 90 Holden St. 508-756-1545 or meetup.com

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p.m. The WorcShop, Classroom Side B, 243 Stafford St. 774-5450720 or eventbrite.com Self Help Spirituality Book Club. A book club for people seeking direction on the road of life. Read, learn, and share with others as books encompassing various traditions and approaches are discussed. All are welcome. Titles: Dec. 14: Help, Thanks, Wow Anne Lamott: Jan. 11: The Prophet - Khalil Gibran, Feb. 8: We are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For - Alice Walker. Call to reserve your copy, or pick one up at the Main Library. Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the Month free. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Talking Books Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

lectures >Thursday 2

Lecture: Margaret Gray, “Forgotten by the Food Movement?” Margaret Gray, associate professor of political science at Adelphi University, is author of “Labor and the Locavore: The Making of a Comprehensive Food Ethic.” The “locavore” movement makes a moral argument that locally-sourced food is healthier, more environmentally sustainable, kinder to animals, >Wednesday 8 and saving local farms. But whether you buy your food from a Shinrin-Yoku in the Conservatories. Instructor: Nadine Mazzola Reset the stress button and experience the Winter grandeur supermarket or the local farmer’s market, Gray argues, predominately of the conservatories in a whole new way with the practice of Shinrin- low-wage and non-citizen workers grew it. These workers lack Yoku. We will use our senses to meet and develop a connection with protection of labor laws, are discouraged from assimilating in their communities, and are often afraid to speak out about their conditions. the living-residents (the plants) of this special space as we explore Gray asserts that by romanticizing agrarian values in local farming, with our senses their flowers and fragrance, outstanding foliage food critics and local food advocates are ignoring the “institutional and enticing fruit. This simple yet profound practice draws from marginalization” of farmworkers. Her conclusions are based on 10 mindfulness, sensory awareness and nature. You’ll engage all your years of field research in the Hudson Valley, where the farms supply senses through a series of invitations to bring you to the present New York’s upscale restaurants and farmer’s markets. Free and open moment. We will conclude with a Shinrin Yoku Tea ceremony and a to the public. 7:30-9 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: Smith Hall, snack next to the conservatory. Shinrin Yoku is based on the idea Rehm Library, 1 College St. 508-793-3869. that the natural world is the balancing factors to our stressed lives.

Member $10, Non-member $25 per class. 10-11:30 a.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 >Saturday 4 Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Present: WPL or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Resources for Genealogy with Joy Hennig. Worcester Rainbow Lunch Club. The Rainbow Lunch Club meets the 2nd Chapter of Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. gathers for a & 4th Wednesdays of each month and offers LGBTIQA seniors age business meeting, networking, and presentation. Attendance is open 60+ a nutritious meal and an opportunity to socialize with friends to anyone interested in the presentation. Membership is encouraged and enjoy various activities including programs, entertainment and for anyone pursuing the hobby, passion, or profession of Genealogy. educational series. Advance reservations are required. Please call 10 a.m.-noon Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. or email by the previous Wednesday: (508)756-1545 ext.404 or wlen@eswa.org All are Welcome: LGBTIQA 60 years old and older; 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

In Bloom: Creating and Living with Flowers - Talk & younger partners, friends, and allies! $2.50 suggested donation for those age 60+; the fee for younger individuals is $5.50. Noon-2 p.m. Book-Signing. Presenter: Ngoc Minh Ngo Inspiring new ways to connect with the beauty of flowers in everyday life. Like the author’s Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, 90 Holden St. 508-756exquisite first book, Bringing Nature Home, this much-awaited 1545 or meetup.com follow-up title presents stunning arrangements and ideas for interiors Rehabilitation Counseling Information Session. Join inspired by the beauty of flowers. Ngoc Minh Ngo has recorded the Program Director Nicholas Cioe, Ph.D., CRC., who will discuss key work of artists, designers, and tastemakers who demonstrate the benefits of the Rehabilitation Counseling program. 5:30-7 p.m. many ways that flowers can enhance our homes and work spaces.

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Each chapter focuses on a unique way to incorporate floral designs assumption.edu into interiors, from flower arrangements made from foraged greenery Figure in Context #17. 3 hour figure workshop held by Void’s Creations at The WorcShop Featured model: tba Set design: tba This to wall painting evoking Monet’s water lilies to paper flowers that never lose their vibrancy. Renowned photographer Oberto Gili fills his is not just your average nude model on a stand, we will be staging an environment for the model to pose in (local artists are welcome to house in Italy with treasures from his bountiful garden that inspire volunteer to bring to life a different creative setting each session) The his work, and landscape designer Miranda Brooks puts to use her event will be recurring biweekly on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm passion for all things botanical in the decoration of her beautiful Brooklyn home. With exceptional photography that captures the starting May 25th. 6-630 pm gesture 6:30-9 pm long pose All beauty of these flower-inspired homes and text that shares how mediums are welcome, please bring your own easels and supplies. these imaginative artists and designers achieved their botanical If you intend to use messy media please bring a drop cloth as well. creations, this is an irresistible book for flower lovers, decorators, No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive and homeowners. Free with Admission. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. $15 general admission / $20 g.a. + reference pictures . 6-9 FEBRUARY 2, 2017 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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>Sunday 5

Saint Vartan’s Day. The program features presentations by members of the A.C.Y.O.A. (Armenian Church Youth Organization Of America) describing the history of Saint Vartan’s Day including Vartan Mamigonian and the Battle of Avarayr. An Armenian nobleman, a devoted Christian, and a courageous military general, Vartan led 66,000 poorly equipped Armenians against a trained Persian army of 300,000 in the Battle of Avarayr in 451 AD. A reception with Armenian appetizers and pastries follows the program. Free. Noon1:30 p.m. Armenian Church of Our Saviour, Church Hall, 87 Salisbury St. 508-963-2076.

Late Bloomer: How to Garden with Comfort, Ease and Simplicity in the Second Half of Life: Talk & BookSigning. Presenter: Jan Coppola Bills Late Bloomer is part garden philosophy and part on-the-ground strategies and tips from the author and expert gardeners across the U.S. With color photos on almost every page, this inviting and practical book is organized around the four tenets of the Late Bloomer philosophy: Simplicity.

Beauty and Harmony. Comfort and Ease. Relaxation and Letting Go. Free with Admission. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. thankyou4caring.org

>Monday 6

Printmaker Randy LeSage at Artist Guild of Shrewsbury. The Artist Guild of Shrewsbury would like to invite you to their February 6 meeting featuring printmaker and teacher Randy LeSage. Randy will provide a discussion/demonstration of printmaking and will display a selection of his prints handled in various printmaking methods, including relief, intaglio, lithography and monotype. He will be demonstrating monotype printing without a press, using ‘gelli’ plates. Inking with rollers, brushes and other materials, he will use water-based “akua kolor” inks on these reusable gelli plates, printed easily and literally, by hand.” Randy LeSage enjoys teaching in various media including Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, and has been teaching at Worcester Art Museum for over 20 years. He’s also taught at various institutions since 1982, including Framingham State College, Clark University, Worcester State College, the Danforth Museum in Framingham. He’s also a librarian at the Goodnow Library in Sudbury. He values the written word as well as a wide range of exploration to inform one’s creativity.

Randy enjoys creating in various visual media and also enjoys writing and going outdoors to draw and paint. While appreciative of various ways to make art, he considers the use of and hand and eye coordination in artmaking a vital aspect. Members free; guests 5. 7-9 p.m. Southgate Living Center, Community Room, Julio Drive, Shrewsbury. artistguildshrewsbury.com Lecture: Homeboy Industries Founder Fr. Boyle to Speak on Gang Intervention. Rev. Gregory Boyle, S.J., founder and executive director of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the world, will give a talk titled, “Lessons from the Field: Kinship as an Intervention.”

Homeboy Industries began in 1988, when Fr. Boyle and members of his parish at the Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles identified a few employers willing to hire 70 former gang members. A few years later, after the Los Angeles riots, they opened Homeboy Bakery as a training ground for former gang members to achieve gainful employment. Today, Homeboy Industries serves nearly 10,000 people a year, providing job training and placement along with education, therapy, tattoo removal, substance abuse treatment, and legal assistance. The organization operates a number of social enterprise businesses, including the original Homeboy Bakery, Homegirl Café & Catering, Homeboy Merchandise, and Homeboy Silkscreen and Embroidery. The program serves as a model for more than 70 partner organizations in cities all over the world. Fr. Boyle is author of the memoir, “Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion”

(Free Press, 2010). He will visit Holy Cross with two trainees, or “homies,” Ruben Ruiz and David Vasquez, who will speak about their experiences. Free and open to the public. 7:30-9 p.m. Seelos Theatre, College of the Holy Cross. 508-793-3869.

>Tuesday 7

Cartooning: Sense, Nonsense, Applications. As an art form, comics have blossomed since the beginning of this century.

And yet the power of this unparalleled communication tool remains underutilized. In this talk, cartoonists James Sturm and Caleb Brown will look beyond graphic novels and iconic characters to emphasize cartooning’s ability to communicate complex information quickly and effectively, share powerful and precise visual narratives, and engage readers of all ages, nationalities, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Sturm, cofounder of The Center for Cartoon Studies, will curate an accompanying exhibit on “applied cartooning.” The selected images will highlight the ways the medium itself is being used to innovate and problem-solve in medicine, business, education, and other fields.

The exhibition will be on display through May 22. Image Credit: The World is Made of Cheese by Marek Bennet and James Sturm Free.

4-5:30 p.m. Clark University: Dana Commons, Higgins Lounge, Second Floor, 950 Main St. 508-793-7479.

family >Thursday 2 – Thursday 9

Art Carts: Family Fun - Antioch, the Hunt Mosaic & WAM. Ever wonder how our wonderful collection of mosaics got here? How they were made? Where they came from? Where is Antioch? Learn about all this and try your hand at making a mosaic!

(Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission.

2:30-3:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Renaissance Court, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Thursday 2 – Thursday 23

Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor. Knightly armor is nice and shiny, but how does it feel? How heavy is the armor?

Is it comfortable? How and why did they decorate it? Discover the answers to these questions and more with our hands-on armor activity! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 1-2 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Medieval Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Friday 3

Art Carts: Family Fun - Eastern and Western Tea. England and Japan are both known for their tea service: England for the beautifully formal tea parties, and Japan for the elaborately choreographed cha-no-yu ceremony. Discover the differences (and similarities!) between these ways of making and serving tea while getting a hands-on look at both tea sets. (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 1-2 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Asian Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Art Carts: Family Fun - Fun and Games. Discover the past by playing games! Learn to play chess medieval style, checkers with no kings, plus classic games such as Nine Men’s Morris and Mancala!

(Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission.

2:30-3:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Renaissance Court Balcony, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Saturday 4

Arms and Armor: Company of the Wolfe Argent.

Representing a company of 15th century Burgundian men-atarms, this group employs period clothing and weaponry to offer a lively glimpse of arms and armor, society, and daily life in the late Middle Ages. (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Conference Room, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Family Winter Tree ID Walk. Instructor: Alice Puccio Trees are most commonly identified by their leaves, but there are other clues that can help identify type of tree. Learn how to identify trees in the

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winter time on a family friendly walk through the woods. Member: $15/family, Nonmember: $20/family plus cost of admission. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-8696111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Tour of the Month - The Psychology Behind the Art. Looking at art spanning the Renaissance to Impressionism, and explore how the artist was influenced by the times, the people, their surroundings, and their contemporaries. Tour begins in the Lancaster Welcome Center. Free with Museum admission. 2-3 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Saturday 4 – Saturday 11

Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor. Knightly armor is nice and shiny, but how does it feel? How heavy is the armor?

Is it comfortable? How and why did they decorate it? Discover the answers to these questions and more with our hands-on armor activity! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 2-3 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Medieval Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

>Saturday 4 – Sunday 19

Midwinter Mischief. This February, Old Sturbridge Village is introducing an interactive and intimate way of experiencing the Village. Midwinter Mischief combines theatrical storytelling, historical interpretation and period dining to offer guests a daytime winter adventure. Imagine the tale of a Yankee peddler passing through the village who decides to settle down at the Bullard Tavern on a cold winter’s night. There the peddler spends every dollar he has earned on food and drink, racking up a tab far beyond his means.

After being confronted over his debt, the peddler fills up his cup with ashes from the hearth and promises the tavern owner that he will return with a cup overflowing of gold. From the Bullard Tavern, costumed storytellers, artisans and villagers will entice tavern guests to wander deep into the village where they will find evidence of the peddler’s adventures and schemes. Admission to a Midwinter Mischief includes the one-hour and 45-minute outdoor/indoor experience and a period-inspired lunch in the Village’s Bullard Tavern where guests can enjoy live music, demonstrations, and a cash bar featuring hot beverages and 1830s-inspired libations. Each day, the first experience departs the Bullard Tavern at 9:30 am and the last at 3:00 pm, with experiences beginning every 15 minutes. The Bullard Tap Room opens at 9:00 am where guests can purchase hot and cold beverages and breakfast pastries. At 11:00 am the Bullard Great Room opens for the inclusive 19th-century inspired lunch and a cash bar. Midwinter Mischief was written and directed by P.J. Griffith. Timed tickets must be purchased in advance - either online or at the museum’s Visitor Center. Old Sturbridge Village will be closed for regular, daytime visitation from February 1-19. The general public and museum members will be required to purchase a ticket to Midwinter Mischief during this period. Non-members: $30 Adult | $20 Youth; OSV Members: $20 Adult | $10 Youth. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge.

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St. 508-799-4406.

Art Carts: Family Fun - Eastern and Western Tea. England and Japan are both known for their tea service: England for the beautifully formal tea parties, and Japan for the elaborately choreographed cha-no-yu ceremony. Discover the differences (and similarities!) between these ways of making and serving tea while getting a hands-on look at both tea sets. (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 2-3 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Asian Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Helmutt’s Drop In Studio. Add to your museum visit experience by participating in Helmutt’s Drop-In Studio, offered in conjunction with the exhibition, “KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley.” Try your hand at some of the techniques Ed uses to create his colorful picture books, like thumbprint drawing, printmaking, and making pictures with color block shapes. New art-making activities weekly. Feb 1, 2, 3, & 5 - Spring Fun Bean People & A Ground Hog Day activity! Open hours: Wednesdays-Fridays, 11am-12noon, and 1-3pm; Sundays 2-4:45pm. Suitable for all ages; Helmutt’s Drop-In Studio is available on a first-come, first-served basis.(All programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission.

2-4:45 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Studio 100, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

The Fraternal Order of Eagles 4311, 53 Norfolk St., Worcester, holds a Cornhole Tournament fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 4, 1-4 p.m. The cost is $20 for a team of two. For more information, email mattressd@charter.net.

Kheyma Night. The monthly event features a menu of kheyma (Armenian style uncooked ground beef mixed with bulgur - cracked wheat- , tomato sauce and spices), peta bread, salad, dessert.

Takeouts are available and a cash bar is open to all of legal age.

Reservations required. See flyer. $10 per person. 6-8 p.m. Suney’s Pub & Family Restaurant, 216 B Chandler St. 774-261-0108.

Assumption Feb. 4 vs. Stonehill, Senior Day, 6:35 p.m.

Feb. 7 @ Saint Anselm, 7:30 p.m.

Nichols Feb. 2 @ St. Joseph (Connecticut), 7 p.m.

Feb. 4 @ Curry, 3 p.m.

Feb. 8 vs. Endicott, 7:30 p.m.

WPI Feb.4 vs. Babson, 2 p.m.

Feb. 8 vs. MIT, 7 p.m.

Becker Feb. 2 vs. Elms, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 4 vs. Lesley, 1 p.m.

Feb. 6 @ Southern Vermont, 5 p.m.

Feb. 8 vs. Southern Vermont, 5:30 p.m.

Worcester State Feb. 6 vs. Fisher, 7 p.m.

Feb. 8 vs. Fitchburg State, 5:30 p.m.

Clark University Feb. 4 vs. Emerson College, 1 p.m.

Feb. 8 vs. Wheaton College, 7 p.m Anna Maria Feb. 4 vs. Norwich, 3 p.m.

Feb. 7 @ Johnson & Wales (Rhode Island), 7 p.m.

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Holy Cross Feb. 4 vs. Bucknell, 12:05 p.m.

Feb. 8 vs. Lafayette, 7:05 p.m.

Assumption Feb. 4 vs. Bentley, Catholic Relief Services Day, 1 p.m.

Feb. 7 @ Saine Anselm, 5:30 p.m.

Nichols Feb. 4 @ Curry, 1 p.m.

Feb. 8 vs. Endicott, 5:30 p.m.

WPI Feb. 4 @ Coast Guard, 2 p.m.

Feb. 8 @ Springfield, 7 p.m.

Becker Feb. 2 vs. Elms, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 4 @ Lesley, 1 p.m.

Feb. 6 vs. Fitchburg State, 6 p.m. >Wednesday 8 – Friday 10 Helmutt’s Drop In Studio. Add to your museum visit experience Feb. 8 @ Regis (Mass), 6 p.m.

Worcester State by participating in Helmutt’s Drop-In Studio, offered in conjunction with the exhibition, “KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Feb. 8 vs. Fitchburg State, 7:30 p.m.

Emberley.” Try your hand at some of the techniques Ed uses to create Clark University his colorful picture books, like thumbprint drawing, printmaking, and Feb. 4 @ Babson, 1 p.m.

Feb. 8 @ MIT, 7 p.m. making pictures with color block shapes. New art-making activities Anna Maria >Sunday 5 weekly. Feb 8, 9, 10, & 12 - Winter Fun Bean People & Make Your Feb. 2 @ Johnson & Wales (Rhode Island), 7 p.m.

Assemble Superheroes for Superbowl Sunday. Annie’s Book own Button Pin activity! Open hours: Wednesdays-Fridays, 11amFeb. 4 vs. Norwich, 1 p.m.

Stop of Worcester invites you Assemble Superheroes for Superbowl 12noon, and 1-3pm; Sundays 2-4:45pm. Suitable for all ages; Feb. 7 @ Lasell, 7 p.m.

Sunday, a drop-in craft and activity day! From 11:00 AM - 3:00 Helmutt’s Drop-In Studio is available on a first-come, first-served PM, on February 5, we’ll be offering superhero and comic crafts and basis. (All programming subject to change) Free with Museum Men’s Ice Hockey coloring pages for children of all ages and parents. Children must be admission. 11 a.m.-noon Worcester Art Museum, Studio 100, 55 Holy Cross accompanied by parent at all times. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Annie’s Book Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Feb. 2 @ American International, 7:05 p.m.

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Feb. 3 vs. American International, 7:05 p.m.

Arms and Armor: Onna-Bugeisha: Women of the Nichols Samurai. The official title of a Samurai’s wife was, “The One who Feb. 4 vs. Western New England, 3:40 p.m. remains in the Home.” But what did these women really do while the Feb. 8 @ Salve Regina, 7:05 p.m. men were away? From warriors to poets, manning catapults to writing Men’s Basketball Becker laws, no two lives are quite the same. Come and learn the stories of Holy Cross Feb. 4 @ Salve Regina, 5:05 p.m. a few outstanding women from the age of Samurai! (Programming Feb. 6 @ Bucknell Worcester State subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 11:30 a.m. to Feb. 8 @ Lafayette Feb. 2 vs. Umass-Dartmouth, 7:30 p.m.

12:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Conference Room, 55 Salisbury Feb. 4 vs. Framingham State, 3 p.m.

Art Carts: Family Fun - Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Ever wanted to read hieroglyphs? Take a look at our three Egyptian inscriptions.

Learn how to recognize words and names and how Egyptian writing is different from our alphabet. Then, write your own name in hieroglyphs to take home! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 1-2 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Egyptian Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor. Knightly armor is nice and shiny, but how does it feel? How heavy is the armor?

Is it comfortable? How and why did they decorate it? Discover the answers to these questions and more with our hands-on armor activity! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 2:30-3:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Medieval Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

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Women’s Ice Hockey Holy Cross Feb. 2 vs Nichols, 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 4 vs. Norwich, 2:05 p.m.

Nichols Feb. 2 @ Holy Cross, 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 4 @ Plymouth State, 2 p.m.

Becker Feb. 4 @ SUNY Canton, 7 p.m.

Feb. 4 @ SUNY Canton, 2 p.m.

Wrestling

WPI Feb. 4 @ Bridgewater State, 12 p.m. vs. Coast Guard @ Bridgewater State vs. NYU @ Bridgewater State

Men’s Indoor Track & Field

Holy Cross Feb. 3 @ Maine, 11 a.m.

Assumption Feb. 4 @ Dartmough Classic, Dartmough College, Hanover, New Hampshire WPI Feb. 4 @ Tufts Cupid Invitational, 10 a.m.

Women’s Indoor Track & Field

Holy Cross Feb. 4 @ Scarlet & White Invitational, TBA @ Rhode Island Coaches Invitational, 11 a.m.

Assumption Feb. 4 @ Dartmouth Classic, Dartmough College, Hanover, New Hampshire Worcester State Feb. 4 @ Wesleyan Invitational II WPI Feb. 4 @ Tufts Cupid Invitational, 10 a.m.

Worcester State Feb. 4 @ Wesleyan Invitational II

Mens Swimming & Diving Holy Cross Feb. 3 vs. Springfield, 6 p.m.

WPI Feb. 4 vs. Cougar Invitational @ Clark, 2 p.m.

Clark Feb. 4 vs. Cougar Invitational, 2 p.m.

Women’s Swimming & Diving Holy Cross Feb. 3 vs. Springfield, 6 p.m. .

WPI Feb. 4 vs. Cougar Invitational @ Clark, 2 p.m.

Clark Feb. 4 vs. Cougar Invitational, 2 p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse

Holy Cross Feb. 4 vs. Sacred Heart (scrimmage), 1:30 p.m. vs. Merrimack (scrimmage), 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse Holy Cross Feb. 4 vs. Boston College

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Worc. County Memorial Park, Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, Plot 17, Unit C, Graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost is $8,800 for both. Asking $2950 total for both. Call 978-582-9309 OTS Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Serenity Two lots for sale.

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Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Premier Location, Must sell Value $5250 Asking $4000 OBO 508-799-5678 Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Today’s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064

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Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Grave sites. 2 lots, Good Shepherd. Plot 147, graves 3 & 4. $5000.00 each.

B/O Call Kris 508-735-9996

Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA Garden of Heritage II. 2 Lots w/vaults.

Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107

Administrative Assistant Looking for a full-time administrative assistant for Worcester Kids’ Dentist. The ideal candidate must be personable and have good computer skills. This is a great position for someone that loves to laugh and is looking for an open, friendly working environment.

Please email resume to pedsjob366@gmail.com or call 203-915-6328 for more information.

Millbury Public Schools Substitute Cafeteria Workers 3 Hours a day call Mary Leslie, Food Service Director @ 508-865-2929

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Worcester Memorial Park Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, unit B, graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost $8500 for both, asking $4000. Call 910-477-9081 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Two lots, section 511, Garden of Valor. Asking $3500 OBO. 508-754-1188

WINTER BULLE TIN BOA RD ONLINE AUCTION Surplus property of Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School (Fitchburg, MA) Over 50 assorted lots for bid including: Ford 545 Backhoe & Loader, Tilman Dump Trailer, Jockey Pallet Lift, Ditchwich, Fisher 8ft Plow, Modine Heaters, Stainless Steel Commercial Freezer, Mac Computers and more!

To see full listing or to bid, go online to: www.AuctionByEmail.com Bids close on Feb. 11th at Noon For more info call Fred Tousignant, MA Lic #309 978-407-4452

FOR SALE Stiffel lamp, cream-colored, white shade, 30" tall, $75. Call Rich at 508-212-0178 2 Complete bathroom sets Matching rugs, towels, shower curtain, etc. Light blue, Like new. $75. 508 829-9240 Invacare Series 9XT Wheelchair Invacare 9XT High Strength Lightweight Manual Chair. 20" urethane tires, electric red, 18"x18" Jaycare back seating and back support, rear ant tippers, footrests, full length adjustable arm rests. Purchased brand new $2450, used 2 weeks. Asking $1500 OBO. All original paperwork and receipt.

978-314-3270 for more info/ viewing.

50+ Gallon Barrel w/lockablebail lid. Used for storage, rain barrel, etc. $45 508-859-8170

FOR SALE CEMETERY PLOTS Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is over $10,000 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $3,000.00 or B/O 508-3750080

Vintage wood rocking chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85. Antique wood chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85 508-859-8170 Brother Sewing Machine w/ cover. Never used. $75. 978870-7133

Amana ART104TFDW 14.3 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer, bought new, excellent condition, $375. 508-640-5888 Brother HL-2170W Wireless Laser Printer, bought new, very good condition, $50 508640-5888

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Oak Children’s Bed & Desk Set Wooden chest, oak table, marble top table. Good condition. Price is negotiable. 774276-1047

C-13 Zeppelin Stamp Flag Cancelled $200. Got Stamp Questions? Call Ron at 413896-3324

Maytag Washer & Dryer 3 months old. Paid $649 each.

Moving, must sell. Asking $1000. 508-886-6968

Radiators Cast iron - 8"x 20 x 36 (H); 5" x 10 x 24 (H); 5" x 10 x 36 (H) all 3 for $100. Baseboard Weil Mclain radiators - 2" x 9" x 24" - 2 pcs - $50. 508-847-4531

Heavy Duty Prototype PVC Pipes Hammock Frame w/1 cloth & 1 rope material, all accessories. $75 978-537-9925

Corn Hole Game College size, 4 bags. $65. 978-798-1475

Golf clubs, bag, cart (used) Asking $250. 508-865-5726*

U.S. C14 Zeppelin Stamp (U) Flag cncl. $175. Stamp questions? Ron 413-896-3324

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Corner Hutch Solid pine - 4 doors - 48" x 76". Accommodates 42" television. $250.

Photo available. 508-829-6792 WANTED TO BUY

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COMMUNITY

All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachusetts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston & Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, veterans status or source of income or any intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

FLYING FIELD WANTED Local RC club is looking for a field to fly quiet, electric-only model planes. Land owners who are willing to share their space with hobbyists should contact 508-641-3787.

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-827-5005.

For the NE area call HUD at 617-994-8300. The toll free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 or 617-565-5453

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LEGALS/ PUBLIC NOTICES TOWN OF MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm St, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 at: 7:25 p.m. To act on a petition from: Carla Rodrigues, 32 Pleasant Lane, Boylston, MA 01505 For a Special Permit for twelve (12) stall kennel in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to; Property at Lot 2 Plan Book 919 Plan 125 McCracken Rd., Millbury, MA; Map# 34, Lot# 30, Book# 55550, Page# 188, Suburban-1.

To construct a kennel that will house up to twelve (12) dogs. The kennel is to house the petitioners own dogs and the kennel will not be used for the boarding of dogs for the general public, (commercial use). The proposed use is allowed use in a Suburban I Zone by a Special Permit. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Paul Nigosian, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals

www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR Docket No. WO17P0194EA Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 In the estate of: Gilbert F Anderson Late of: Millbury, MA 01527 Date of Death: 09/01/2012 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, a petition has been presented requesting that Vincent A. Vilkas of Shrewsbury, MA or some other suitable person be appointed administrator of said estate to serve With Personal Surety. If you desire to object thereto, you or your attorney must file a written appearance in said court at: Worcester on or before ten o’clock in the morning (10:00 AM) on: 02/21/2017.

Witness, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court.

Date: January 20, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman Register of Probate 2/02/2017 MS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO16C0449CA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the matter of : Alexis Lea Warnajtys Of Millbury, MA To all persons interested in petition described: A petition has been presented by Alexis L Warnajtys requesting that: Alexis Lea Warnajtys be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows: Alexis Lea Frankian-Warnajtys IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 02/21/2017 WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy First Justice of this Court.

Date: January 13, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman Register of Probate 01/26/17 MSC

MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Sections 81-T and 81-W, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 13, at 7:15 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Paine Realty Trust c/o Roger B. Leland, for modification of the Definitive Plan Decision for Longwood Farm Estates, property located on McGrath Road Millbury, MA, so as to extend the construction deadline for completion of roads and associated infrastructure. Application is available for inspection in the Planning Department, Municipal Office Building during regular business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.

Richard Gosselin Chairman 1/26/2017 & 2/02/2017

TOWN OF MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm St, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 at: 8:00 p.m. To act on a petition from: Clearview Country Club, 66 Park Hill Ave., Millbury, MA 01527, For an appeal of the decision by the Town of Millbury Building Inspector dated November 9 and December 1, 2016 to install netting and signage or close the golf course; deed is recorded at the Worcester Registry of Deeds in Book 15071; Page 393, 66 Park Hill Rd., Millbury, MA; Maps: 21, 22 & 28; Lots: 36 -39, 41 – 74, 58 – 82 & 98; Suburban-4. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Paul Nigosian, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals

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. WO17P0196EA Estate of: Ann O Kuczinski Date of Death: 12/09/2016 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by: Roy J Mahoney of Grafton MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Roy J Mahoney of Grafton MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE 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 the return day of 02/21/2017. 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 day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 20, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman, Register of Probate 02/02/2017 MSC

PUBLIC NOTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROJECT: Merrill Pond Wildlife Management Area Dam Removal & Rehabilitation Project LOCATION: West Sutton Road, Sutton, MA PROPONENT: Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game, Division of Fisheries & Wildlife The undersigned is submitting an Expanded Environmental Notification Form (“EENF”) to the Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs on or before: January 31, 2017 This will initiate review of the above project pursuant to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (“MEPA”, M.G.L. c. 30, s.s. 6162I). Copies of the EENF may be obtained from: Tracy J. Adamski, AICP Tighe & Bond 53 Southampton Rd, Westfield, MA 01085 413-572-3256 TJAdamski@TigheBond.com Copies of the EENF are also being sent to the Conservation Commission and Planning Board of Sutton where they may be inspected.

The Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs will publish notice of the EENF in the Environmental Monitor, will receive public comments on the project for 30 days, and will then decide, within seven days, if an Environmental Impact Report is needed. A site visit and consultation session on the project may also be scheduled. All persons wishing to comment on the project, or to be notified of a site visit or consultation session, should write to the Secretary of Energy & Environmental Affairs, 100 Cambridge St., Suite 900, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, Attention: MEPA Office, referencing the above project.

By: Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game, Division of Fisheries & Wildlife

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO15P0763GD CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION TO EXPAND THE POWERS OF A GUARDIAN In the Interests of: Inna Shnitkin of: Shrewsbury, MA RESPONDENT Incapacitated Person/Protected Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Dept of Developmental Services of Worcester, MA in the above captioned matter requesting that the court: Expand the powers of a Guardian of the Respondent. The petition asks the court to make a determination that the powers of the Guardian and/or Conservator should be expanded, modified, or limited since the time of the appointment. The original petition is on file with the court. You have the right to object to this proceeding.

If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 02/28/2017. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance, you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date.

IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense.

WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court.

Date: January 23, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman, Register of Probate 02/02/2017 WM

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TOWN OF MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm St, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at: 7:05 p.m. To act on a petition from: Ronald & Martha Boudreau, 32 Autumn Gate Circle, Millbury, MA For a Variance for frontage in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to; Property at 32 Autumn Gate Circle, Millbury, MA formerly known as 118 Grafton St also know as Lot A and B on a plan entitled “A Definitive Subdivision Plan” located in Millbury; Map# 48, Lot# 88, 30 Autumn Gate Circle and Map #48, Lot #16 & 32 Autumn Gate Circle, duly Recorded at the Worcester Registry of Deeds Book# 22117, Page# 268.

Both Lots A and B fail to meet the minimum standards for zoning and frontage as required by Section 23.33 of the Zoning By-laws for property located within an S-3 zone. 150 feet of frontage is required by the By-laws, Lot A has 146.70 feet frontage the difference is less than 3.30 feet.

The proposed Lot B contains 35.30 feet of frontage, 114.70 feet short of the required minimum frontage.

Petitioner requires a variance to create two non-conforming lots.

Petitioner had a variance granted on November 2nd, 2005, which lapsed. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Paul Nigosian, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Harold J. Konkol and Joyce A. Demers to Mortgage Electronic Registation Systems, Inc., dated April 14, 2006 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 38787, Page 336, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P. dated March 18, 2009 and recorded with said registry on March 24, 2009 at Book 43978 Page 131 and by assignment from Bank of America, N.A. successor by merger to Countrywde Home Loans Servicing, L.P. to TH TRS Corp. dated August 7, 2014 and recorded with said registry on October 20, 2014 at Book 52937 Page 72 and by assignment from TH TRS Corp. to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for CMLTI Asset Trust dated August 18, 2014 and recorded with said registry on October 20, 2014 at Book 52937 Page 76 and by assignment from Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for CMLTI Asset Trust to ZFC Legal Title Trust I, U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee dated September 11, 2014 and recorded with said registry on October 20, 2014 at Book 52937 Page 80 and by assignment from U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee of ZFC Legal Title Trust I to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for CMLTI Asset Trust dated November 9, 2016 and recorded with said registry on November 25, 2016 at Book 56364 Page 349, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3:00 p.m. on February 17, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 32 Hough Road, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land in that part of Sutton known as South Sutton and being on the westerly side of Hough Road, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at the northwest comer of the granted premises at an iron pipe in the westerly line of said Hough Road at land now or formerly of Eino Johnson; THENCE S. 14 degrees 47’ W. by the westerly line of said Hough Road one hundred (100) feet to an iron pipe; THENCE N. 72 degrees 20’ W. by land now or formerly of Anna Nedoroscik two hundred (200) feet to an iron pipe; THENCE N. 14 degrees 57’ E. by land of said Nedoroscik one hundred (100) feet to a drill hole in a stone wall; THENCE S. 72 degrees 20’ E. by land of said Eino Johnson and following a wall two hundred (200) feet to the point of beginning. Containing 19,800 square feet, more or less. For title reference, see deed in Book 27677, Page 277. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 24417, Page 340. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR CMLTI ASSET TRUST Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201504-0348 - TEA

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 16 SM 011482 ORDER OF NOTICE To: ANGELA GARDNER, A/K/A ANGELA GASCO, AND WAYNE M. GASCO, and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. 50 App. §3901 et seq: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Millbury, numbered 23 WEST STREET, given by: ANGELA GARDNER, A/K/A ANGELA GASCO, AND WAYNE M. GASCO to Household Finance Corporation II, dated July 26, 1997, and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 19029, Page 158, and now held by Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before February 27, 2017 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of this Court on January 11, 2017 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 53281 (GASCO) FEI # 1078.02041 02/02/2017 MSC

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Daniel W. Boire and Pamella J. Boire a/k/a Pamella J. Lapierre to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated May 28, 2004 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 33784, Page 188, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP dated June 22, 2010 and recorded with said registry on June 24, 2010 at Book 45952 Page 237 and by assignment from Bank of America, N.A. to Green Tree Servicing LLC dated November 9, 2012 and recorded with said registry on November 16, 2012 at Book 49970 Page 58 and by assignment from Ditech Financial, LLC, successor by merger to Green Tree Servicing, LLC to MTGLQ Investors, L.P. dated September 15, 2016 and recorded with said registry on October 27, 2016 at Book 56205 Page 285 and by corrective assignment from Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP to Green Tree Servicing, LLC dated October 15, 2016 and recorded with said registry on October 27, 2016 at Book 56205 Page 281, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 4:00 p.m. on February 17, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 27R Lincoln Avenue Extension, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land in Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts situated on Lincoln Avenue Extension and being the premises shown as lots numbered 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 471, 472, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, and 490 on that plan entitled ‘’Morse Terrace #2 Millbury, Mass.’’ formerly belonging to the Morse Land Company of Providence, R.I. Survey drawn by Edward E. Goff, May 1919 and recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Plan Book 32, Plan 62. Being remaining portion of the premises conveyed to the grantors by deeds of Antoinette A. Burl recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 4876, Page 490 and Book 4995, Page 85. For title see Book 23638, Page 350. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 23638, Page 350. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication.

Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale.

MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201502-0390 - TEA

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester, ss. SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT CIVIL ACTION No.: 16-1561B JEFFREY KOSTRZEBA, Plaintiff VS MICHAEL DUVAL, Defendant ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Upon Motion of Plaintiff for an order directing Michael Duval the defendant herein, to appear, plead or answer, in accordance with Mass. R. Civ. P. 4, it appearing to the Court that this is an action for personal injury complaint.

That the said Defendant cannot be found and that is present whereabouts are unknown; that personal service on said Defendant is therefore not practicable; and that said Defendant has not voluntarily appeared in this action. It is Ordered that said Defendant is directed to appear, plead, answer or otherwise move with respect to the complaint herein on or before February 1, 2017. If you fail to do so this court will proceed to a hearing and adjudication of this matter. It is further Ordered that the accompanying summons be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Worcester Magazine, a newspaper published in Worcester. By the court (Ricciardone, J.) Attest: Corinne L. Gorman, First Assistant Clerk 01/19/2017 WM

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The Queens Cups Renee King, owner of The Queens Cups, graduated from Millbury High School in 2007, attended Worcester State University and graduated in 2012 with a degree in psychology, all the while not knowing she would become a business owner just a few years later. During her senior year at Worcester State she frequently watched the Food Network, and that was enough to pique her interest in baking. Then Instagram came out, and the rest was history. People started to ask her to bake for them, she did, and soon enough she realized she could make a business out of it, so she did just that. She opened a shop in her hometown of Millbury, and now, five years later, will be moving into the old Bucky’s Auto Repair shop at 56 Water St.

So, how did the business come together? I used social media a lot. I would just keep posting. And then I started a Facebook page and I kept posting pictures. I’ve always been a Millbury girl. I grew up there, went to school there, I still coach basketball there. So, I had a lot of support from the town. My dad’s been in the food service since he was 15, so he knew what equipment to buy and everything, and I taught myself to bake from scratch, and it just kept working for the five months before we officially opened. My mom was always helping me, too. We opened and it’s kind of a blur. I cried every day for three weeks. And I really hated it at first, and said, ‘What did I get myself into?’ But then I met so many awesome people along the way, and I just kept working hard, and trying to learn more, and now here we are in our fifth year. Things got better as it went along. I just kept working hard and I started being able to hire people, and they worked hard too. I just got my name out there. I went to local businesses, and I’d give them cupcakes and everything.

Just tried to get my name out there and use social media because that was free advertisement, instead of having to pay for it. I would say maybe in the third year, things just started progressing for us, and now in the fifth year we’re super busy, and we’ve really expanded our menu. So, it was time for a bigger place, which is why I wanted to move.

What do you offer on your menu? In the

beginning we only offered cupcakes. Now,

we do cupcakes, we do a lot of cakes, we do a lot of specialty orders. We use everything with butter cream. Everything free hand. We don’t use fondant or anything. We sell brownies, whoopee pies, lemon squares, Rice Krispy treats, Captain Crunch Krispy treats. So, just things that are kind of unique to us, that traditional bakers don’t always have. We’ve been doing a ton of cakes lately. We used to only be able to do cupcakes, since that would be all we could handle, but now we do a lot more.

can’t do it anymore. I was at pizza night at Birch Tree Bread Company probably like five months ago, and I was sitting with my friend, Amy, who owns Crompton Collective, and Ed Murphy, who’s my How did you learn to bake? At first, when I landlord now of this building (Bucky’s), started baking at home, I would use box and just said, ‘Moving to the Canal mix, but once I realized I was opening a District was a dream of mine because I’m bakery I said, ‘I have to do everything friends with all the owners down here, from scratch.’ I just did a lot of research I’m always down here, and I know it’s just and practiced and made a mess of my booming.’ So, I was just sitting up there parent’s kitchen. I used some of my dad’s with them and talking and I said, ‘I would recipes, and I found recipes. and adapted love to move down here,’ and Ed just them to how I wanted them. And then, looked at me and said, ‘Okay, so what do eventually, we really mastered the recipes we have to do?’ and I didn’t think it could that we had. I just self-taught myself. really happen. And when I left that night I The question everyone always asks nowadays: said, ‘Well, how can I make this happen?’

And I started getting some financial stuff Do you do gluten-free? Yup, we do glutentogether, and he got me in contact with the free on Saturdays, and sometimes during bank he works with, Southbridge Savings, the week people pre-order. And we do and we started working on an SBA loan dairy free now as well, or vegan. We’re after I worked with the Small Business not a gluten-free facility, so we always Development Center at Clark University. let people know that, but we definitely are allergy aware. But it’s such a common And I have a great accountant who helped me with everything. So, we put a whole thing now that we have to offer that. business plan together and presented it to the bank, and three months later they Talk to me a bit about the new space. So, right now we work in 750 square feet, and finally approved it. And then when I first there’s about eight people that work, so we saw this building, I just said, ‘This is it.’

TOM MATTHEWS

It’s such a cool building. It’s a historical building, so we can’t change that much, which is pretty awesome to me because I love it.

What does the timeline look like? I don’t

think we’ll move here ’til May or June.

I just signed the lease last week, and we have to completely renovate it.

Will you be offering anything new once you’re set up at the new location? Well, we don’t

offer coffee, which we will now. We don’t have a sit-down area where we’re working, so that’s going to be a completely new aspect, being able to sit down and have coffee and dessert. We’re going to offer certain things every single day. We want to sell cake by the slice. We’ll always have our cupcakes, because that’s what we’re known for, but then we’ll have whoopee pies and brownies. The brownies are really popular, we sell them to a lot of restaurants … It’s going to be a completely different vibe because we don’t have a space where you can come and hangout.

– Tom Matthews

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Conceived and directed by P.J. Griffith

Experience Old Sturbridge Village Like Never Before

Feb. 4 – 5, 11 – 12 and 18 – 19 This February, Old Sturbridge Village is introducing Midwinter Mischief, an interactive and intimate way of experiencing the Village.

Midwinter Mischief combines theatrical storytelling, historical interpretation and period dining to give guests an all-new, daytime adventure.

Get your tickets today to what is anticipated to be a sellout event!

Tickets Include: 1-hour and 45-minute immersive journey A 19th-century inspired lunch at Bullard Tavern* * Beverages not included – cash bar.

Adventures depart every 15 minutes beginning at 9:30 am.

Midwinter Mischief Tickets: OSV Members: $20 Adult | $10 Youth (ages 5 – 17) Non-members: $30 Adult | $20 Youth (ages 5 – 17) Date and time-specific tickets must be purchased in advance.

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Photo by Cheri Fisher

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