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March 6 - 12, 2014 ■ Volume 39, Number 27
South Worcester Baseball forges ahead, without Little League STEVEN KING
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outh Worcester Baseball is going into its second year at the Harry Sherry Field on Camp Street, and league president Bill Guenette wants to make one thing perfectly clear: “We are not stealing kids from Little League.” It has, he concedes, been a point of contention since the new league started last year. Guenette, who grew up in Worcester, raises his family in Holden, but involves his children in activities in the city he called home, says he wanted to join Little League when he first conceived the idea of reviving baseball in South Worcester, where the former Maranville Little League ultimately failed. He says he was “voted out” and was initially told he could not use the field, which is near the end of Camp Street off of Cambridge Street, because it was for Little League use. In fact, the city owns the field and with what was, by all accounts, a wildly successful inaugural season last year, Guenette says he enjoys the support of city and state officials as he looks to expand the league in 2014. He is doing it without the Little League. “They [Little League officials] needed to vote me into the Little League,” Guenette recalls of his inquiry into the league. He says he spoke with District 4 Administrator Linda McGill, under whose oversight a Little League in South Worcester would fall. “They didn’t want me taking away kids. I’m not taking away kids from Little League, I’m taking kids that are not playing. I heard all kinds
of things, that I couldn’t use the field. It just gave me more passion.” McGill, whose district includes one league in each 12 surrounding towns and 10 leagues in Worcester, says it comes down to the streets throughout the city and which district under whose jurisdiction they fall. When Guenette inquired about joining Little League, McGill says she reached out to the presidents of the various leagues, among whom the streets that had been within the Maranville Little League boundaries, were divided. It was the same process followed years before, when the former O’Brien Little League folded, says McGill, who was in her first year as district administrator last year. The officials she reached out to did not want to relinquish those streets at that time, she says. “The numbers in Little League have been declining over the past few years,” says McGill, citing the different choices kids now have as far as sports. The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and its baseball programs has also put a dent into Little League’s efforts to recruit and retain players. “Our leagues did not want to give up those streets, because they draw players from that area,” she says. As a result, McGill adds, she told Guenette he could not join Little League at that time. “He wasn’t voted out. The area he wants, those areas have already been given to other leagues, so in essence Maranville doesn’t exist, anymore. He just can’t get those streets back.” Ever since that setback, Guenette says he has been “full throttle” in his efforts to
WOO-TOWN INDE X A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester
Luciano’s at Union Station and Nick’s Bar and Restaurant on Millbury Street give the royal treatment to visitors with Oscar night parties in honor of “American Hustle,” the Academy Award-nominated film partially shot in Worcester. +2
Turnout at the first couple city manager listening sessions, with well under 50 people combined at both. Officials should be asking why – and not fear the answer. -3
By all accounts, City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. has settled in nicely after two months on the job and is enjoying rave reviews from those closest to him. But he has refused to say publicly whether he does or does not want the permanent job. -1
Bill Guenette and Tom L’Ecuyer at Maranville Field. start a new league and ensure its long-term viability. He does not do it alone, receiving help from his friend and Vice President Tom L’Ecuyer. The two started the league with $600 from each of their pockets. He is also benefiting from the interest of folks such as Ron Charette, executive director of the South Worcester Neighborhood Center, District 4 City Councilor Sarai Rivera and state Rep. Dan Donahue, as well as others. But even as
recently as last weekend, Guenette says he was still being accused of “stealing” players from Little League. “I got a couple calls over the weekend,” he says, including one from a man he says started the conversation by inquiring as to whether his son, who did not live in the district, could play in the league. “He started out asking if his son could play, and then he continued on page 6
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The school system receives several grants, including $75,000 from the Worcester County Food Bank to buy a second summer food meals truck. +2
Lunenburg rolled the dice on a slots parlor and came up snake eyes, with the state’s only slots parlor license awarded to Penn National Gaming for the Plainville race track – which could fall through anyway if voters approve a November ballot question banning casinos in the state. -2
A belated congratulations to Rick Miller for receiving the 13th annual Caffrey Memorial Award as a result of his commitment to Elm Park and Newton Hill. +2
A man allegedly beaten in a home invasion, a young woman hit by a car while walking her dog – and the car takes off. Enough said. -2
An invitationonly visit by Colin Powell to Hanover Theatre is canceled because of expected bad weather in Washington, D.C. -1
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oards of Health in communities surrounding Worcester are a mix of appointed and elected panels, but all enjoy the regulatory powers being sought by officials here in Worcester. The structure has worked well, according to managers and administrators in those towns, but some say an appointed board is far more preferable than an elected one. The issue has come to the forefront in Worcester, where City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. has proposed a major realignment of the city’s health division, including the appointment of a five-member Board of Health with decision-making powers. The board, which has been defunct since 2010, currently holds an advisory role. The plan does not sit well with one city councilor, who questions the wisdom of awarding regulatory powers to an appointed body. “The people need to know how powerful
an entity the Board of Health is,” At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney says. “Electing the Board of Health is quite common and gives the people the right and ability to help guide the direction and enforcement of public health issues. I see no reason why the board cannot be elected.” Gaffney disagrees with the suggestion that appointing members to the Board of Health would be a more democratic process. “Democracy implies power invested in the people through free elections,” he says. “In this case, an unelected manager would appoint a panel of unelected board members. Public health needs public oversight. It should not be limited to a relatively unaccountable group of appointed bureaucrats.” Gaffney, saying the city would be “jumping out of the frying pan into the fire” by reassembling an appointed Board of Health as a legislative body, points out that some towns do the opposite. “Other communities elect their boards of
health, it’s as simple as that,” he says. Some, but not all. Shrewsbury appoints members to the Board of Health in that community. Members are also appointed to the West Boylston Board of Health. In Millbury and Leicester, however, the boards are elected. All four communities are part of an inter-municipal health agreement with Worcester. Electing the Board of Health would be a mistake, according to Millbury Town Manager Bob Spain. “Absolutely dead wrong,” he says. “You … can’t have a board that’s going off on its own. They have to be on the same sheet of music. At the same time, you need to give them autonomy. I wouldn’t elect it. Then it is political. Once it’s elected, the person running doesn’t have to be qualified. That’s the biggest reason.” One way around the concern of empowering an appointed Board of Health, says Spain, is to change who appoints it. “Me, in their scenario, have the council appoint it, rather than the manager,” he says. “They have to go through the Legislature, anyway. Do it all at once. Personally, I think it should be under the manager.” In Leicester, Town Administrator Kevin Mizikar was not as emphatic as Spain, but he, too, appears in favor of appointing
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asked how I feel about taking kids from Little League. By the time I explained to him that’s not what I’m doing, he seemed to change. He said he would sign his son up. We’ll see.” Little League Baseball is huge in Worcester, with several different leagues throughout the city. At one time there were 12 leagues. Among those still up and running are Jesse Burkett, Joe Schwartz, Ty Cobb and Ted Williams. They attract hundreds of kids every year. Jesse Burkett gained notoriety in 2002 when a team of all-stars made it as far as the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. The squad fell to a team of all-stars from Louisville, Ky. Maranville Little League went through different presidents and organizers and ultimately disbanded. Before Guenette came forward with the idea of a free league – the first year featured 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds playing Tee-Ball – it had been about eight years since organized youth baseball had been played at the Camp Street field. Guenette wanted to provide a free league in an area where financial hardship is common. He and others took to raising money through fundraisers such as spaghetti dinners and online venues such as Facebook. Donations have also helped. The way he sees it, kids who cannot afford what, in some cases, can
cost upwards of $150 to play in Little League, deserve somewhere to play baseball. According to McGill, there is a place for those who are unable to afford to registration cost for Little League. “One of the rules of Little League is … at no time are you to not allow a child to play because they can’t afford it,” she says. “The league can establish a sponsorship to help, but kids are never, ever denied the right to play Little League.” McGill says she has heard no complaints from league presidents about Guenette grabbing players from their teams. “I don’t know where he’s getting kids from and none of the presidents have contacted me with concerns that he’s taking their players,” she says. “If he can get players and volunteers to work with him, I wish him the best of luck. In terms of his being involved in Little League right now, it just isn’t possible.” For now, Guenette is turning his attention to the upcoming season, with Opening Day scheduled for May 3. The league registered 130 players last year and says it is shooting for 150-200 this year. The hope is to expand it to include children ages 7-12. There are a number of initiatives and developments about which Guenette says he is excited, including plans for students from Worcester Technical High School and a group called Working for
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Worcester (WFW), consisting of students at Holy Cross, to rehabilitate the old snack shack. For WFW, the shack is one of 20 sites citywide it is planning for projects. Work is set for April 12. In addition, Guenette says he has spoken with the agent for Major League Baseball All-Star Bryan LaHair, who was born in Worcester. The agent tells him LaHair wants to contribute to the league this year and do even more next year, according to Guenette. The league has been able to buy $3,000 worth of equipment for $60 from the charity organization Pitch in for Baseball, Guenette says. Donahue, who says he has been involved since his days working in Mayor Joe Petty’s office, says the league is about much more than baseball. “It’s been a really ‘It takes a village’ kind of thing,” Donahue says. “It’s not just about baseball, it’s also about that neighborhood. It doesn’t have the cohesiveness a neighborhood should have. To bring people
together like they have is really incredible.” As it works to gain and keep its footing as an independent youth league, South Worcester Baseball certainly faces questions about its future, especially given the track record of baseball in that area. Guenette is optimistic about its chances. “We got the passion for it,” he says. “People ask the question, ‘What’s your plan?’ My plan is the same every year. We’re all going to go door to door, knocking on doors. Nowadays, you have to go to the kids. That’s my 30-year plan. It’s a simple plan, but a lot of people don’t make that extra effort and put in the time and sweat.” Have a story tip or idea? Call Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 322, or email him at wbird@worcestermagazine.com. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @walterbirdjr and catch Walter with Paul Westcott every Thursday morning at 8:35 on radio station WTAG 580AM for all things Worcester!
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members to the Board of Health. “I do find logic in Bob’s comments and statements that he made,” Mizikar says after being told of Spain’s position. “I pretty much agree with him.” Still, he says, it is up to each individual community to establish its own policy, noting there are advantages and disadvantages to both formats. Asked about the differences between having one person in charge of making the appointments versus a popularlyelected board, Mizikar points out he once worked for the town of Grafton, where members are appointed. “I don’t see any difference in the role, accountability or end-product between Grafton and Leicester,” he says. West Boylston Town Administrator Leon Gaumond also favors an appointed Board of Health. “I think having an appointed board makes a lot more sense when you compare it to an elected board,” he says. “[With an appointed board] you can populate it with people that have certain expertise. A lot of times, an election is more of a popularity contest. I lean to less elected folks doing regulatory duties and having those people in those roles.” In Shrewsbury, Town Manager Dan Morgado appoints the Board of Health. He
knows how much authority members of a regulatory panel have. “The portfolio of the Board of Health is quite broad,” says Morgado, who worked with former City Manager Mike O’Brien on establishing a health district. “They deal with anything from food and water on one end to hygiene on the other end. When you look at [what] the Board of Health has responsibility over, it’s a wide range.” That is precisely the point Gaffney has made in his opposition to appointing its members, but Morgado takes it upon himself to make sure the appointments he makes are good ones. “When I make appointments to the Board of Health or other boards it is important to appoint people who are independent of me,” Morgado says. “I don’t look for someone to check in with me.” Morgado is less opposed to the notion of an elected Board of Health than Spain. To him, it is all about who is serving on it. “In my first town, the Board of Selectmen was the Board of Health,” he says. “Each system has worked well. Elected or appointed, advisory or able to make decisions, as long as you have good people with good intentions and proper support, the results will always be good.” It remains to be seen whether the Board of
Health in Worcester will be given regulatory powers – or whether it will be reconvened at all. If it does, one former member is willing to serve again. “I thought it was an effective group,” says Dr. Wayne Glazier, whose term expired in 2010. He was in the third year of a five-year term when the board essentially came to a standstill. “I would welcome returning.” Glazier, a urologist, believes a regulatory board would operate well in Worcester. “It’s how it works in most towns and cities,” he says. “I think people on the board are vetted. They’re usually well-qualified to be on that board. I think it would be a good thing.” What would not be good, according to Glazier, is having members elected to the board. “I think that would scare away a lot of [people],” he says. “I know I wouldn’t run. I suspect the most qualified people.” Glazier acknowledges the concerns of critics such as Gaffney about an appointed body having the sort of broad powers enjoyed by a regulatory Board of Health. “Anything can happen on a board like that,” he says. “Hopefully, you would be vetted with questions like, ‘Would you vote in a dogmatic way against other wishes?’ I guess it’s a concern on any board.”
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Three City Manager listening sessions are in the books, and judging by the turnout the majority of folks in Districts 1 and 3, where the ďŹ rst two were held, either don’t care, didn’t know, ďŹ gure it doesn’t matter, had something else to do – or was it all of the above? Maybe they had their own reasons, but so far turnout to what Mayor Joe Petty promised would be a chance for the public to weigh in on what they’d like to see in the city’s next permanent city manager has been light, to say the least. If district councilors are competing, so far George Russell in District 3 holds the advantage. The hearing in District 1, Councilor Tony Economou’s stomping grounds, drew about 10 people; only half of them actually addressed the Municipal Operations (MO) Committee that is holding the hearings. A session was held Wednesday, March 5 in District 4, which is Councilor Sarai Rivera’s turf. It was after this edition went to print, so we could not include the turnout. The ďŹ nal two will be held in Districts 5 and 2. The one in District 5, home to Councilor Gary Rosen, is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12 at 6 p.m. in the Eager Auditorium of the Sullivan Academic Center at Worcester State University (WSU). The following Wednesday, March 19, MO Chair Phil Palmieri will preside over the hearing in his district at American Legion Post 201. So far, less than 50 people have turned out. Even if 50 people apiece show up at the next three sessions, that’s 200 folks in a city with close to 200,000 residents.
RUMBLE IN THE WOO: It is looking more and more like John Fresolo was dead serious when he said last year he would run again for the 16th Worcester District seat he resigned amid controversy last year. Fresolo turned in more than the required amount of certiďŹ ed signatures to City Hall this week. If he clears the Secretary of State’s ofďŹ ce, his name would be added to this year’s ballot and it would set up a good ol’-fashioned showdown between a man who had spent 15 years on Beacon Hill before resigning during a House Ethics Committee investigation and the 20-something young buck who replaced him. Dan Donahue, of course, beat four opponents in a Democratic Primary, then knocked off Republican challenger Carol Claros to win the seat. Donahue is among those scheduled to take part in the Mayor’s Breakfast and Political Roast Saturday, March 8, one day before the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. No word on whether Fresolo will make an appearance and show off his pipes – the vocal kind – as he has in the past.
IT WASN’T ME! Speaking of Fresolo, he is now saying the photo of the other Johnny Fresolo he allegedly sent to a Statehouse computer last year – which was, according to sources, part of a complaint made to House Speaker Dan DeLeo – was sent by a girl. He does not name her, but in a series of texts apparently sent by Fresolo to a friend – he ends one of them by saying, “Love ya, John� Fresolo blames a girl for sending a picture from his phone to hers. It ended up on the computer at the Statehouse, apparently, because his phone and the computer are synced for emails. “Just my luck,� he writes. “I don’t know how to take a picture, create an email.� In the texts, Fresolo does not refer to the other allegation sources say was part of the House Ethics Committee investigation that ultimately ended with his resignation. Fresolo allegedly was misrepresenting his per diem reimbursements. Instead, he refers to “my haters,� who he claims will “all look like fools� when the truth comes out. Fresolo also says there is no report as a result of the investigation, contrary to what several sources have said. All of this, of course, begs another question: If he didn’t do anything wrong and there is no report to the contrary, why did he resign?
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in the 1st Worcester District have been turning in theirs. Unlike the 150 certiďŹ ed signatures required to run for state Rep, 300 are needed for a Senate race. Incumbent Democratic state Sen. Harriette Chandler had 147 certiďŹ ed signatures as of Monday, March 3. Local union biggie Sean Maher had 59. Perennial candidate for everything Bill Feegbeh also appears to be taking a shot, submitting 330 certiďŹ ed signatures. Feegbeh also wants to be city manager. Republican Paul Franco is also poised to mount a challenge.
{ worcesteria } ANOTHER FACE IN THE RACE: Over in the 17th Worcester District, Moses Dixon has made it official: He is planning to run for the state Rep’s seat being left vacant when longtime Dean of the Delegation John Binienda retires because of health reasons. Leicester Selectman Doug Belanger says he is in, too, as does former At-Large City Councilor Mike Germain. Dixon is currently the aide to 15th Worcester District state Rep. Mary Keefe.
TIME IS NOT ON HIS SIDE: At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney fought a losing battle at this week’s council meeting when he questioned the scheduled time of a Public Health and Human Services Committee meeting set for Thursday, March 6. The reorganization of the Board of Health is up for discussion. Chair Sarai Rivera set the time for 3 in the afternoon. Gaffney, an attorney who is also a member of the committee, says he will be in trial and unable to make the meeting. He had some support from At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes, who noted she has held committee meetings as early as noon sometimes, mostly when meeting in executive session. Not always, though. On Dec. 23 last year, Lukes was Health Chair for a regular meeting held at 12:07 p.m. It lasted just nine minutes. Gaffney ruffled Rivera’s feathers, who says she felt insulted by the suggestion that the public was not being included. Mayor Joe Petty says it was the first time he could remember that the time of committee meetings was being questioned. The end result? The time was not changed and the meeting is expected to go on as planned. Gaffney also got shot down when he engaged Health Director Derek Brindisi in an exchange over how the current order to reorganize the Board of Health differs from one brought forward under ex-City Manager Mike O’Brien. When Gaffney persisted, Petty said: “We’re not going to have the debate now, Mr. Gaffney.”
HUSTLED: Worcester rolled out the red carpet Sunday, March 2 at two locales in anticipation of the Oscars and a big night for “American Hustle.” Unless you were vacationing on Mars, you know that movie was partially filmed right here in Worcester, with Nick’s on Millbury Street – or more specifically, a table at Nick’s – playing host to big shots like Christian Bale. Both Nick’s and Union Station hosted Oscar night parties. Alas, the film was shut out on Oscar night, winning a total of zero awards. It had been nominated for 10. Is that the Curse of the Woo? Nah, we think it is more the Curse of Big Hype. The night belonged to “12 Years a Slave” and Matthew McConaughey, who snared Best Actor honors for playing an AIDS victim in “Dallas Buyers Club.” His co-star, Jared Leto, won Best Supporting Actor.
STEADY EDDY: District 5 City Councilor Bill Eddy, you may recall, was among two incumbents ousted last November. The other was At-Large Councilor Mike Germain. A third, At-Large Councilor and former Mayor Joe O’Brien did not seek re-election. He is now working with US Congressman Jim McGovern, staying around politics. Germain recently announced he will run for 17th Worcester District state Rep. John Binienda’s seat, because the latter is retiring because of health reasons. So what of the third member of that trio? Is he looking to get back into the game? “I am happy where I am,” says Eddy, whose full-time gig is with the Massachusetts Association of Early Education & Care. He says he is enjoying the extra time with his family and has even gotten to the gym. “I had a good six years,” he says of his time on the Council. “It was never who I was.” As the former chair of the city’s Democratic Committee, it is hard to imagine Eddy too far away from the political arena – he was at Union Station this week for the endorsement of Steve Kerrigan as lieutenant governor – but although “you never say never,” he says he is “very comfortable with my life right now.”
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ver since I was a little kid, I have loved the Oscars. What’s not to love about four hours of glamour, glitter and rampant insincerity? I watched this bloated extravaganza when Bob Hope whined about never winning, and when Bette Davis looked as if she had no idea she was Bette Davis. I watched the Oscars when Marlon Brando sent a Native American woman to reject his statue, and when a streaker flew past a startled and confused David Niven. I love the Oscars because I love live TV, and the entire evening is always one stumble away from disaster. And let’s be honest: the possibility of beautiful people making asses of themselves is tantalizing. Last year I watched Jennifer Lawrence fall down. This year I watched Jennifer Lawrence fall down. This year I was too busy staring at plastic surgery missteps to pay much attention to that lovable klutz. You would think with the money and connections these people have they could find plastic surgeons who don’t double as bricklayers in their spare time. “What the hell happened to _______?” is the question I asked my cat more than once last Sunday. Kim Novak came out to present, and her cheeks were so crammed with whatever they pump in to plump them up that she could barely form words. Hey I’m as vain as the next dame, but what’s wrong with growing old gracefully? When a movie star is over 80 and hasn’t made a film since Eisenhower created the interstate highway system, perhaps the producers of this show should reconsider dragging them up on stage and torturing the co-presenter. Poor Matthew McConaughey – good thing he’s in a perpetual state of grooviness or he might have been flustered. Maybe they were paired up because he has three kids and knows how to handle such situations. If old age is cruel, Hollywood is downright malevolent. It’s sad to see old favorites turn into really old favorites. Actors don’t handle aging with dignity – more like panic and desperation. However, kudos to Bruce Dern for letting himself look like exactly what he is: an old guy. And the same goes for Bill Murray, who never really gave a rat’s butt about his appearance in the first place. John Travolta should take a page out of his book and ditch the deep-pile carpeting he glues to his skull. And while he’s at it, he should take 20
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seconds to learn a person’s name when all the producers gave him was two or three lines of drivel to recite. Vinnie Barbarino could’ve done a better job. Goldie Hawn has Michael Jacksoned herself into an unrecognizable mess. Good Lord! Does she not have a mirror? Or friends? She needs an intervention. I don’t know if Meg Ryan sneaked into the pavilion, but she’s another woman who let some knucklehead carve her up like a Jack O’Lantern. She looks like The Joker, only scarier. Liza Minnelli? No offense Liza, but between the silicone- injected cheeks and the addle-pated manner in which you dodder about dazed and confused, you really should watch these events from the comfort of home. Not YOUR home. The home you were signed into. Every year I wince over the patter penned for presenters – it’s never funny, always awkward, and lands with a thud when the camera pans the audience. You would think the Academy could find a decent writer out there in LaLa land. The jokes are as stale as yesterday’s doughnuts and the presenters look utterly mortified to be part of this canned nonsense. Social media was burning up with burns as the runners-up tried to keep those frozen smiles in place, even as their hopes and dreams melted like wax lips over a sterno. Said one poster the morning after: “It’s a shame how many pairs of Spanx were drunkenly thrown across bedroom/hotel rooms last night.” It must be tough losing in front of a camera. But hey! That’s the real test of an actor’s skill – pretending to be happy for the person who just aced you out of your life’s dream. Kissing on the face the person who gets to parlay that golden statuette into a higher tax bracket and better roles, while you fade into obscurity is Oscar-worthy stuff. Of course, if you are wearing the worst gown ever sewn, you instantly become a “negastar” among megastars, and remember – the only bad publicity is no publicity, even when you fall down, can’t read a name or wander off the stage like a blind man in a mine field. One or two more things: don’t forget to lie and say that you’re honored just to be nominated. And if by some miracle you actually win, don’t forget to thank God. And your mother! Don’t forget to thank your mother. Don’t have one? Rent one. I’m sure there’s a “Moms R Us” in Tinseltown. Ask Jared Leto where he got his.
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WPI HELPS REVITALIZE NATION’S MANUFACTURING The White House recently announced a $148 million initiative aimed at helping to revitalize the nation’s manufacturing capabilities and competitiveness. Playing a key role in the initiative is the Modern Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (LM3I), which includes four academic facilities, one being Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Metal Processing Institute (MPI). One of the largest industry-university consortiums in North America, MPI strives to advance metal processing and materials recovery and recycling. “The pioneering work of WPI researchers in materials science and engineering, and metals processing in particular, is recognized internationally,� David Dyganski, dean of engineering at WPI, states. “I am delighted that our research expertise and leadership can contribute to this important national effort and help make the United States, once again, a center for innovation in manufacturing.� LM3I is expected to create more than 10,000 new metals manufacturing jobs, spur research and development and help train hundreds of engineering professionals and skilled trade workers.
QCC HOSTS ROBOTICS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP This past weekend Quinsigamond Community College played host for the New England Regional VEX Robotics Championships, welcoming middle and high school robotics teams to compete for spots at the VEX Robotics World Championships, held in Anaheim, Calif. this April. QCC professor of Computer Systems Engineering Technology and coordinator of the Computer Systems Engineering Technology Program Betty Laur facilitated the championship. Laur also pioneered and facilitated the Worcester Public Schools Robotics Program. Now in its 11th year, the program is one of the largest robotics consortiums in the country. “I am in awe that we are responsible for incubating robotics teams that can compete on a world-class level,� she says.
HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE STUDIES EVENTS A series of lectures, sponsored by the Strassler’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, will be held this spring at the university. The first, scheduled for Thursday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m., is titled Lies, Truth, and Fiction: The Holocaust in Literature, and will raise questions like whether or not literature can help us understand the truth of atrocity and if memoir is as straightforward and truthful as it seems at first glance. Ruth Franklin, contributing editor for the New Republic and author of “A Thousand Darknesses: Lies and Truth in Holocaust Fiction,� will present the lecture. The lecture is free and open to the public. Clark University, Rose Library in the Cohen-Lasry House, 11 Hawthorne St., Worcester.
WSU PROFESSOR GIVES TALK AT WAM Worcester State University professor Donald Bullens will be a featured speaker as part of Worcester Art Museum’s WAM Talks on Wednesday, March 12, from noon-1 p.m. Bullens, a member of the faculty in the Communications department at the university, will give a talk “Canvas and Camera: Common Ground in Painting and Photography.� The talk is free with museum admission and will be held in the galleries where the current exhibition “[remastered]� is on display. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester. worcesterart.org.
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day following Worcester’s 1890 St. Patrick’s Day parade and celebration, the Worcester Evening Spy described the city’s March 17 festivities as an “unusually fine parade,” where “streets were filled with brightfaced, well-clad people, many of them from out of town, who sported knots of green ribbon fluttering from their buttonholes.” Save for the 19th century choice of vocabulary, the portrayed scene transcends time, appearing to describe the crowd of parade onlookers that will gather from Mill Street to Highland Street on Sunday, March 9, 2014. Though the St. Patrick’s Day parade is now a tangible effect of Worcester’s Irish immigration, the ethnic group was not always a welcomed addition to the city’s cultural landscape. Worcester’s pre-famine Irish (that is, any Irish immigrant who arrived before the Great Potato Famine in 1845) faced political, social and economic discrimination just as much as their famine and post-famine brethren. Though the earliest Irish settlers were Catholic, most were lowermiddle class from southern Irish counties, and many were English speaking and literate. They were derogatorily called “papists” and were barred from walking on Main Street by Yankees of non-Irish descent. They lived largely in “shantytowns” on Worcester’s east side and though the Irish filled a demand for labor that the late historian Vincent E. “Jake” Powers called an “importation of expertise and ability by America,” they lived in an ethnically polarized town. Worcester historian Morris H. Cohen said in his 1976 work “Bicentennial View of Worcester’s Ethnic Groups,” that the city’s Anglo-leaning prejudice was visible in the form of signs that read, “Rooms For Rent, No Irish Need Apply.” By 1854, in fact, the Know Nothing Party – xenophobic and anti-immigrant political party that rose to prominence in the late 1840s – had swept Worcester’s city hall and 99 percent of the Massachusetts state government. There were petitions to keep Worcester free from “Irishies” and an 1822
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description in the Massachusetts Spy referred to Worcester, which at the time had less than 4,000 inhabitants, as “this Protestant community.” While Worcester’s first Scots-Irish immigrants arrived in 1718, it was not until the building of the Blackstone Canal that its Irish population truly grew. Although talks of building a canal to connect Worcester and Providence, Rhode Island were brewing in the late 18th century, the idea was not put down until 1822. That year, Holmes Hutchinson surveyed the route and Benjamin Wright,
number of immigrants working on building the Blackstone Canal rose to 500 and later to 1,000. In a shire town of about 4,000 in 1826, during the canal-building years, 1 in 20 Worcester citizens were Irish. If the Blackstone Canal helped to turn Worcester into a city, then it could be said that the Irish are the reason Worcester is a city today. And perhaps one of the greatest influences on Worcester’s 19th century ethnic makeup was Tobias “Tobey” Boland, the Irishborn contractor who came to Massachusetts to work for the Blackstone Canal. Boland
Above: Tobias “Tobey” Boland, an Irish-born contrator who worked on the Blackstone Canal. Left: Construction of Worcester’s Blackstone Canal. Photos courtesy of Worcester Historical Museum
chief engineer of the Erie Canal’s middle section, engaged in a topographical survey of the proposed canal area. Providence started construction on the canal in 1824, and after more than a quarter century, the Blackstone Canal was finally coming to fruition. Construction on Worcester’s end of the canal followed two years later. The Irish came on July 4, 1826, and Jake Powers called it “a hell of a day; John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died, it was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and the Irish arrived in Worcester.” Canal contractor Tobias Boland’s crew of 30 young, sturdy Irishmen walked from Uxbridge to Worcester to build the canal on Thomas Street, working 12-18 hour days for $9 or less per month. Between 1826 and 1828, the
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recruited canal workers, almost all of them Irish Catholics who used spades, shovels and wheelbarrows, to build the canal that contributed to considerable economic boom in the area. Francis McAneny, an Irishman and former Erie Canal employee, came to Worcester in August of 1826 as a fellow subcontractor of Boland’s and helped to build some of the first canal barges in Worcester. Michael Burke, another canal-digging Irish immigrant, left his job in road construction to work on the Erie Canal in 1822 with his brother and arrived in Worcester to build the Blackstone Canal in 1826. Edward Powers left Ireland in 1820 to work in New York, and arrived in Worcester with his brothers and cousin to work on the canal in 1825. McAneny, Burke and Powers were just a
handful of hundreds who came to build the canal, but who stayed in Worcester as permanent residents. After the completion of the canal, Worcester’s Irish population continued to have expanded influence. Irish entrepreneurs stimulated the region and still others worked as coal miners, street builders who paved Main Street and others, brickmakers and railroad builders who brought the first railway to Worcester in 1835. Tobey Boland was at the forefront; as a resident of Green St., Boland bought up the land from Franklin Street to Vernon Square and laid out Temple and Winter streets on the site of a former swampland and built tenement homes for Irish families. He opened the Irish continued on next page
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How to Correctly Pour a Pint of Guinness in Six Easy Steps Katie Benoit with photos by Steven King
Before pouring a pint of Guinness, you must get pre-pour ready! Start with Guinness glasses that are clean and free of impurities, proper insulation in lines that run from keg to
NOW YOU’RE READY TO POUR! Glasses should be clean and dry. (That means chilled glasses are 2. POUR totally out of the question and just Pull the tap toward you and allow won’t fly!) the beer to flow freely into the glass. As this process occurs, the Guinness will look brown, 1. PLACEMENT but as the nitrogen and carbon Place the glass away from you at dioxide bubbles, begin surging a 45-degree angle underneath as the beer is poured, a tight the tap without letting the tap white head will begin to appear touch any part of the glass. on top of the beer.
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community’s first store and served as its postmaster. The first Catholic school began in 1831 in his Green Street home as a tuitionfree night school for his Irish employees, later moving to a building on the site of presentday College of the Holy Cross, making Boland the college’s first benefactor. He laid the cornerstone of Christ’s Church, the first Catholic church in Worcester (later rebuilt
tap, and the correct mixture of gases in the lines and the keg to help ensure a successful experience. While the correct gas mixture is up for constant debate, the Grey Hound Pub supports 75 percent nitrogen/25 percent carbon dioxide. Thanks to the Grey Hound Pub for walking Worcester Magazine through the process!
3. STOP! Once the glass is three-quarters full, stop pouring. This is the most important step in the Guinnesspouring process. 4. WAIT Allow the beer to settle for 119.5 seconds. Leaving time for the beer to settle will help the pint to build stability and strength. The bottom of the creamy head should be in line with the bottom of the Harp on the Guinness glass.
and named St. John’s in 1846), and he left his entire estate to St. Paul’s Cathedral. By the 1850s, famine and post-famine Irish came to Worcester in droves, swelling the now-city’s immigrant population. A result of work-seekers, chain migration and whole families leaving Ireland, Worcester’s Irish population rose to one out of every five city residents by 1852. The 1850 census lists 85 Sullivans, 44 Murphys, 43 McGraths and 40 Burkes, including many, many others among
5. TOP OFF THE PINT The Grey Hound Pub proudly uses the Two-Stage Pour technique, which means dividing the pour into two parts – the first three-quarters and the last quarter. Hold the Guinness level up to the tap and, pushing the tap away from you this time, slowly begin to pour the beer into the glass again. This will create the famous Guinness dome, which should always rise proud of the rim.
its ranks. Irish gangs such as the Shamrock Society terrorized the east side while the Jackson Guard, vigilantes and Irish Mexican War veterans, restored order. By 1901, Worcester had elected its first Irish Catholic mayor, Philip J. O’Donnell. The Ancient Order of Hibernians, which moved to Trumbull Street on August 27, 1900, had become a powerful political and social organization. The Irish and Irish-American population of Worcester had reached 41,000
6. SERVE IT OR DRINK IT UP! When presenting a pint to a patron, the label on the glass should always face the customer. When drinking your own Guinness, hold your elbow out so that your forearm and the glass are both horizontal to one another. Finally, take a big sip big enough to break through the foam and taste the beer. This technique will guarantee that the first sip of the black stuff is not too bitter.
– 35.3 percent of the city’s total population of 118,425 – by the turn of the 20th century. Catholic churches, cemeteries, schools, neighborhoods and social organizations reflected and continue to reflect a large immigrant presence in Worcester, an immigrant presence that transformed the agricultural town of Worcester into an industrial and urban powerhouse and one that nearly one-third of city residents still claim ancestry. MARCH 6, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM
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In Step with Tradition
Feis (pronounced “fesh�) comes from a traditional Gaelic word meaning “festival,� but in modern years, and especially in America, it has come to mean “competition.�
In the 1980s ornately embroidered velvet became popular. The festival style differs, styling more towards a simple uniďŹ ed design, representing the school. Irish dance festivals (also called “showsâ€?) have dancers wear their hair either in a wig or down, but it depends on the routine
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he word “feis� may not have much resonance in the American English vocabulary. In fact, most Worcester residents have probably never heard the word before and have no idea how it is pronounced, let alone its meaning. But that is not true for the McInerney family of Central Mass. For the past 30 years, since the late Mary McInerney-Zona, known affectionately as Mary Mac, founded the McInerney School of Irish Step Dance in 1983, Irish dancing has been a family affair and has introduced feis to the local sports lexicon.
The McInerneys and their dance students are no stranger to competition. Decorated Irish dancers in their own right, the McInerney family – siblings Clare, Ann, Sean and their late sister Mary – learned the artistic tradition growing up in the Bronx. Since Mary Mac established the dance school and Clare McInerney-Gentilucci has taken over as director, hundreds of local youth have trained, practiced and danced their way through the years, spreading Irish tradition and enjoyment to many. Many of the McInerney School students compete at feiseanna across the United States and perform at events throughout the Central Mass. region year round, including the Worcester County St. Patrick’s Day Parade and the Worcester Irish Festival, sponsored by the AOH Division 36 in Worcester. The school has been represented at regional, national and world championships throughout the years. This year, six students ranked as World Qualifiers for the 2014 World Irish Dancing Championships in London, and a further 20 students will compete at the North American Irish Dance Championships in Montreal this July. For more than 20 years, the McInerney School has participated in Worcester’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and this year will be no different. Younger students typically walk in the procession, but some accomplished students dance on a flatbed truck in the parade, displaying their fine training and talents for crowds of more than 50,000 onlookers. All McInerney dancers were invited to march in the parade on March 9, and many participated in the Worcester Irish Festival at St. Spyridon Church on Saturday, March 1.
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Irish Eggrolls
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Recipe provided by Fiddler’s Green Pub, 19 Temple St., Worceter. fiddlersgreenworceter.com.
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10 eggroll wraps 1 pound cooked corned beef, chopped 2 large carrots – shredded 1 head cabbage ½ cup apple vinegar 1 egg Grain/spicy mustard to taste CABBAGE: Shred the cabbage and sauté it in a large skillet with salt and pepper. Add ½ cup apple vinegar and cook until tender (about two minutes). Set cabbage in a strainer and place to the side. EGGROLLS: Lay out egg roll wrappers as a triangle on a clean surface. Add 1 ounce corned beef, cabbage, carrots and mustard to taste. Try to keep everything dry while folding the sides of the wrappers inward. Roll. Place a dab of egg wash on the corner and pinch to seal. Fry in 350-degree oil until golden brown. Serve with a sweet & sour sauce or mustard aioli. Eggrolls must be cooked or frozen within 30 minutes. If freezing, place eggrolls on a lined sheet pan and cover in plastic before putting them in the freezer. Fiddler’s Green will be having a St. Patrick’s Day celebration after the parade on Sunday, March 9, and on St. Patrick’s Day from noon-5 p.m. with live music and traditional Irish fare.
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3 tablespoons olive oil 4 lamb shanks (3/4 to 1 pound each) 1 large carrot, diced 1 stalk celery, diced ½ cup dry white wine 14 ounces canned diced tomatoes 4 to 5 sprigs thyme 1 bay leaf 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup water
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1 small turnip, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 carrot, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 parsnip, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 onion quartered 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ butternut squash cut into 1-inch pieces Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Cook the lamb on all sides until browned, about five minutes. Transfer to a Dutch oven or ovenproof casserole dish. Add the diced vegetables to the skillet and cook for five minutes over medium heat or until soft. Add the white wine and stir, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan, and cooking liquid to the Dutch oven or casserole. Add the tomatoes, thyme, bay leaf, garlic, water, salt and pepper to the Dutch oven or casserole dish, cover, and simmer for two hours or until the lamb is fork tender. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the turnip, carrot, parsnip, butternut squash and onion in a single layer in the bottom of a roasting pan. Toss with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring once or twice or until the vegetables are soft and lightly browned. Using a slotted metal spatula, transfer the lamb shanks to a platter, cover and keep warm. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve into a clean saucepan, pressing the vegetables through with the back of a large spoon. Cook over low heat for five minutes, until the sauce is thickened. Set aside and keep warm. To serve, place a lamb shank in the center of each serving plate, spoon the sauce over and surround with the roasted vegetables.
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his Sunday, March 9, the 32nd annual Worcester St. Patrick’s Day Parade will take over Park Ave. Set up by the Worcester County St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, along with numerous volunteers, the parade offers a familyfriendly environment that will “bring you laughter, lift your spirits and perhaps bring out the child in all of you,” the committee states.
According to the Rules and Regulations of the Worcester County St. Patrick’s Parade, the procession is not simply an entertainment event, but also a forum to honor the Patron Saint of Ireland “and to demonstrate its Celtic Culture, heritage and contributions to the United States as a part of its multi-cultural community.” Every year, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Committee honors a member of the community as Grand Marshal of the Parade. The Grand Marshal must be of Irish decent and be a notable contributor to the community. This year, Paul and Helen Foley have been honored for their selfless dedication to their families, friends and community. Paul Foley has maintained his position as the Finance Chairman on the Parade Committee for 28 years and it was during a routine meeting that he and his wife were nominated by fellow committee members as Grand Marshals. “I was not expecting that; a longtime member nominated me,” Paul Foley says. For Helen Foley, it was a pleasant surprise. “ I always felt he deserved the honor. The shock to me was they made us co-Grand Marshals. It’s a wonderful honor.” Roughly 28 years ago, Paul Foley joined the Parade Committee in an attempt to make contacts. “With many things I get involved with I always jump in with both feet,” he tells. From helping out with events to forming fundraisers, Paul Foley has maintained a dominant role in his contribution to the parade. Helen Foley has also provided her fair share of volunteer work
to the parade, often hosting dignitaries from Ireland who travel to the United States for the ceremony. The Foley’s kindness and hard work is also found with their contributions to numerous other organizations around Worcester. Paul, a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and its subsidiary organization, The Worcester Hibernian Cultural Organization, which owns the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Center, has served as the founding President. Helen serves on the Ladies branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The two also belong to The Emerald Club, an organization that raises funds for the Mercy Centere of Worcester. Family has always played an important role in the lives of Helen and Paul Foley. With six kids and eight grandchildren, the two have passed down their love of Irish tradition to their family. All six children, along with their kids will walk with both Paul and Helen Foley in the parade this weekend. “It’s such a wonderful family day,” Helen Foley says of Worcester’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, adding that her favorite part of the event is “to walk the parade route and see the crowds come out, particularly families.”
“For me, it’s always been fun putting the whole thing on, putting it together, the work that’s involved, working with all the people,” says Paul Foley. Head to Park Ave. on Sunday, March 9 for the 32nd annual Worcester St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The procession will begin at 12 p.m. at the intersection of Park Ave. and Mill Street and follow Park Ave. to the intersection at Highland Street. For a parade lineup and more information on the event, visit stpatsparade.com.
St. Patrick’s Day breakfast for the thick skinned Walter Bird Jr.
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olitical roasts go back a long way. Here in Worcester, the St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast and Roast has been a tradition since 1994, when then-School Committee member Gary Rosen and then-At Large City Councilor Tim Cooney teamed up with others to hold the first at South High. It has change locations more than once since then, and even changed names a couple times – the 2014 version is being billed as the Mayor’s St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast and Political Roast. What hasn’t changed is the need for thick skin. If you take yourself too seriously, if you don’t like being made fun of in front of hundreds of people with mouths full of eggs and bacon, chances are you should not volunteer to take part in the roast.
“Not at all, not at all,” Mary Anne Dube says of how seriously participants should take the roast. Dube has been planning the logistics of the annual political yuck fest for the past three years. “If you’re a politician and you can’t take a joke, you shouldn’t be a politician. You need to grow a thick skin.” There have been a number of roasters and roastees over the years – you are not spared of being the butt of jokes, even if you are dishing them out. In fact, you can be fairly certain if you are part of the political fabric of Worcester and Massachusetts, you will be needled, ribbed or zinged. Some, of course, are better at dishing them out than others. State Rep. Jim O’Day delivered a rather offcolor joke last year that had people cringing and laughing at once. As he noted then, that is the point of a roast. Mayor Joe Petty, who along with state Rep. John Mahoney, is hosting this year’s breakfast and roast, is usually good for laughs. He was accompanied last year by some props. At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey adopted an Irish brogue last year to deliver a couple jokes. Former state Rep. John Fresolo has, in the past, earned applause for his rather impressive vocal chops. Alas, there will be no “Danny Boy” from Fresolo this year – Dube says he did not respond to notices that went out to past participants. Rosen, who hosted last year, chose Republican Jen Caisse to join him,
a move that may have rubbed some of the city’s very liberal Democrats the wrong way, but she is back in the lineup this year, according to a press release from the mayor. Freshman state Rep. Dan Donahue is also on the docket, and O’Day will be back as well. The event, being held Saturday, March 8 at the Armenian Church of Our Savior Cultural Center, raises money for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade, which will be held the day after the roast, Sunday, March 9. Some 300 or so folks are expected to scoff down breakfast and enjoy the jokes, according to Dube, which, with tickets at $25 apiece, should generate quite a bit of money toward the parade, which costs upwards of $35,000 to pull off. The yearly event did not start off as a parade fundraiser, however. According to Rosen, the original intent was to generate funding for the Worcester Public Schools’ marching band. “We had a teacher from Doherty who was in charge of the band,” Rosen recalls. “I got my friend, Pat Barry-Mooney, she was the head cafeteria worker. She and her cafeteria friends cooked the meals at South High.” The event was moved to Sullivan Middle School and the group continued to cook its own food. Rosen says he and Cooney stopped organizing the event in 2001, when it was taken over by former state Rep. Bob Spellane.
Rosen recalls when the roast was covered live by Charter TV 3. It was also covered live “once or twice” by WCRN radio. There have been some memorable roasts over the years. Rosen remembers 1996, the year former Republican Gov. Bill Weld and then Democratic US Sen. John Kerry took part. That year’s event was held at the DCU Center. “They were great,” Rosen says. “Bill Weld was a little funnier than Kerry.” Other past roasters have included Julie Tremmel, the former local news gal who ended up in Providence and was recently fired, allegedly for doing a handstand during an on-air newscast, as well as Worcester Telegram & Gazette columnist Dianne Williamson, who once teamed up with her counterpart at Worcester Magazine, Janice Harvey. Former mayors Jordan Levy and Ray Mariano have also done the honors. For Rosen’s money, however, among the best roasters were restaurant owner Brendan O’Connor and former Deputy Superintendent Steve Mills. He gives a nod to Fresolo for having “always been a good part of the breakfast.” Tickets to the Mayor’s St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast and Political Roast may be purchased by mailing a check payable to Worcester County St. Patrick’s Day Committee to Mary Anne Dube, 40 Oakwood Lane, Worcester, MA 01604. MARCH 6, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM
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Gently from the East Laurence Levey
Simplicity is the touchstone in “Harbingers of Spring,” the latest exhibit by the Silk Road Art Guild of Central Massachusetts, showing through April 29 at the recently-opened Gallery at Briarwood in Worcester.
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The Guild formed in 2011, led by Sharon Smith Viles, who has been teaching Asian brush painting at Worcester Art Museum (WAM) for 15 years. Smith Viles took a class in the subject in 1992, then followed up with classes and workshops over the next several years. Though she continues to practice other art forms, she finds Asian brush painting “such a freeing technique, a meditative style of art.” About two-thirds of the current Guild members have taken classes with Smith Viles. The group meets monthly, except in summer, and has had previous exhibits at the Worcester Public Library, the Davis Gallery, the Bancroft School and elsewhere. The historical Silk Road trade routes encompassed many cultures, spanning from the Mediterranean to
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Once Told Tales of Worcester Matt Robert
Living in Worcester can feel a little like living just off the edge of the map. And when media attention is cast upon us, we can get pretty excited, even if it’s bad news on the daily Boston channel report.
easternmost Asia. The Silk Road Guild features practitioners of art forms deriving from several different traditions along the routes, such as: calligraphy; sumi-e, or Japanese ink painting; warli, an Indian style of painting; and saori, Japanese weaving. All incorporate an Asian perspective, a simplified, sometimes minimalist style, an “impressionistic, rather than realistic style,” according to Smith Viles. The Guild members echo Smith Viles’s appreciation for the techniques. Almut Wirtz, who describes herself as having been artistic “back in high school,” started about four years ago. Her husband had spent time in Japan and Wirtz found that she liked Japanese wood block art. She refers to the “Zen quality” of the Guild’s practices, finding them “inspirational, elegant and simple.” Diane Senge has been painting for years, off and on, including as an assistant art teacher at her children’s schools. She was a graphic artist at MIT for 15 years, but always loved Asian art, and did calligraphy at a Zen center. She values the “simplicity and connection with nature” which her work with the Guild provides. “I get more quiet,” she says. “There is a stillness; you’re not trying to put down a lot of information.” Grace Hoffmann took up the brush in 2002, when, after her youngest child left for college, she saw a catalogue and was drawn to Smith Viles’s course because it was “different.” “It’s a simple art form,” she says. “You don’t have to worry about light and distance.” Bayda Asbridge, from Syria, has been taking classes with Smith Viles since '09 and now substitute teaches Chinese art for her at WAM, in addition to teaching youth art. Asbridge combines “Middle Eastern and Asian in a minimalist style,” she says,
enjoying the “focus on nature and the spirit of the natural world,” where there’s “always a gap for the eye to rest.” In addition to brush painting, she does calligraphy and started saori weaving two years ago. “Now I love weaving,” she says. Asbridge has a concurrent exhibit running through March 14 at Assumption College’s Information Technology Center. The differing philosophies behind Western and Eastern art show up both in the techniques and in the artists’ experiences of the techniques. “There are different ways of holding the brush and mixing paint on the brush,” says Smith Viles. All the necessary brushstrokes can be found in what are known as the “Four Gentlemen,” or the “Four Noble Ones”: the Bamboo, Plum Blossom, Chrysanthemum and Orchid. Smith Viles says her role is “to help people do what they’re doing more effectively. You allow things to be and they occur.” “Everybody is so supportive,” Hoffmann says. Adds Senge, “It’s very non-competitive. It’s a community. You hear and see the struggles of the other artists.” “It’s a very collaborative effort,” agrees Smith Viles. Other Guild artists are: Lynn Andrews, Eleanor Beatty, Mary Linda O’Reilly, Rashmi Pitre, Romina Sarreal Ford, Helen Seale, Sidney Solomon and Patti Kelly Bernhard. Most of the show’s 40 or so pieces are for sale. Come see East meet West, and let nature take its course. View the exhibition “Harbingers of Spring” with works by the Silk Road Art Guild of Central Massachusetts at the Gallery at Briarwood, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester, now through April 29. For more information, contact Anita Thomas by calling 508-852-9007 or email her at amthomas@briarwoodsl.com.
Take the recent film “American Hustle,” for example. It has received huge accolades, the writers and star-studded cast are up for a bunch of awards and people are reporting lots of good things about it. I wouldn’t know. Most of my attention during the movie was spent playing “Where’s Worcester,” trying to locate all the local shoots. The latest book by former Worcester resident Michael F. Bisceglia, Jr., titled “Gaelic and Garlic,” is a bit like that. The book, a series of recollections about growing up in Main South as a member of a very large Irish (gaelic) and Italian (garlic) family, makes note of several local landmarks that should be familiar to longtime city residents, and especially to that neighborhood’s present and former tenants. Bisceglia walks us through the cemeteries, streets, schools, stores and even the trademark weather patterns of this place we call home. Don’t let this fact distract you too much, though. Bisceglia is a born raconteur, and no doubt the funny storyteller in his family. His lighthearted memoir relates each episode with a pleasant nostalgic tone, the intervening years having stripped away the rough spots, though many of the anecdotes included here no doubt aroused some fear, anxiety and unpleasantness at the time. As you might expect, growing up in this particular gritty working class section of the city involved a fair share of standing up for oneself on the streets and making one’s way against some odds. Bisceglia includes these stories, but does so in a humorous way, so that, be it a funeral or a street fight, times were good. The author is dyed-in-the-wool, having started his writing in the Happy Times Page section of the Sunday Telegram (he also held a paper route for them) and attended St. Peter’s High School and Quinsigamond Community College (before attending McPherson College, in Kansas, and taking a Masters of Education of University of Massachusetts, Amherst). Along the way, he
taught in Worcester (1969-1975) at Woodland Street and Adams Street School, and later at the Worcester County House of Correction. The material in “Gaelic and Garlic” is essentially true, Bisceglia says, though some details and names have been changed to protect the many characters populating the book who may still be around to read the tales. Bisceglia, instead, adopts the fictional name Mangossi (his father was Italian) and refers to the larger clan as Brosnihan. Still, Worcester folk, especially those of Italian or Irish descent, will enjoy the threedecker Worcester life Bisceglia uncovers, and members of good-size families and even bigger clans should recognize the intricate interpersonal involvement of Bisceglia’s 63 first cousins and 28 aunts and uncles. Bisceglia did escape Worcester, however, and worked 25 years as an educator in Texas and then Las Vegas, before retiring to Hampton, New Hampshire, where he currently resides. Along the way, he began to write and has published numerous articles for publications like Seacoast Scene and One New England Online. He has also ghost authored two contract books, Evelyn Thornton’s “To Walk with My Brother” and Marc Siegel’s “Insatiable.” The material Bisceglia has culled from a long life, much of it lived around here, has led to a second book, his upcoming “Room 600,” which he says is a “roller coaster ride of emotions” that delves into some rich episodes in his life, including the difficulties of teaching special education and his introduction to his wife. Bisceglia suspects that he has enough for even a third book, which he says he may tackle later. So, whether you’re looking for a stroll down memory lane along Worcester’s side streets or simply enjoy the easy banter of a charismatic storyteller, you’re sure to enjoy “Gaelic and Garlic.” Bisceglia will appear at Worcester’s Hibernian Club, on Friday, March 14 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, March 16 at 4 p.m. as part of a short tour of appearances for “Gaelic and Garlic.”
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Man, woman, and another man Jim Keogh
I once worked with a man who came out as gay after 20 years of marriage and two children. Accepting his true self, and then revealing it to the rest of the world, was a struggle for him; he was raised at a time when homosexual men and women were made to believe that their very existence was a slap in the face to the natural order. Many stayed in the closet, conformed as best they could, and the result was a lot of unhappy marriages.
of a heartbroken woman devouring a pint of Ben and Jerry’s is a heartbroken woman devouring a giant box of noodles.) The most intriguing character by far is Feng. It’s a rare kind of film that gives equal weight to the tribulations of the unknowing spouse, who pays a heavy emotional price for her husband’s secret. Mavis Fan does a wonderful job of portraying a woman who is quietly angry and frustrated with her husband yet also desires to understand what is going on with him (Weichung is such a blank slate he veers between enigma and annoyance). A scene in which she drunkenly performs karaoke could have been a hopeless cliché. Instead, she turns it into a moment of yearning — for love and for answers. As I watched the film there were times when I grew impatient with Weichung. “Just speak the truth,” I thought, “and put yourself and your wife out of your respective misery.” But the memory of my former coworker reminded me that the truth can be a hell of a lot more traumatic to reveal than a secret is to conceal. “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, and at 1 and 3:05 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.
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One such marriage lies at the center of the Taiwanese film “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,” which opens Cinema 320’s spring schedule. Weichung (Richie Ren) is a 30-something optician; his wife Feng (Mavis Fan), is an office worker. They have been married for nine years, and have a six-year-old son. That description of their relationship may sound cold and bloodless; it is unfortunately accurate. The couple shares little in the way of conversation other than deciding who will pick up their boy at school. They share a bed, for sleep only. Feng expresses a desire to have another child; Weichung seems fine with the idea … if only the whole impregnation thing can be accomplished via immaculate conception. It soon becomes clear that Weichung is waging an agonizing war within himself. He’d been openly gay in his younger years, but had thought marrying a woman would “change” him. When a handsome, young, and gay flight attendant walks into his store seeking a new pair of glasses, Weichung is smitten. He’s also conflicted. How can he pursue his feelings for this man without bringing shame and pain to his wife? Oddly, “Will You Still Love Me” is billed as a romantic comedy, when in fact it’s a thoughtful, touching glimpse into the sad consequences of self-repression — with some moments of humor. Most of the jokey stuff is supplied in the subplot involving Weichung’s sister, Mandy, who gets cold feet just before her wedding to the earnest, if dull, San-San. To win Mandy back, San-San enlists a group of gay men to teach him the secrets of romance in a series of scenes that seem extracted from a bad Lifetime movie then forced into the narrative to lighten the mood. (Apparently, the Taiwanese equivalent
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Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12:40, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:15
MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN 3D (PG) Blackstone Fri-Wed: 12:25, 3, 5:25 Cinemagic Fri-Wed: 12, 2:30, 7:20 Solomon Pond Fri-Wed: 12:50, 3:30, 6:50, 9:25 Westborough Fri-Wed: 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:15 Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12:10, 2:30, 4:55,
ABOUT LAST NIGHT (R) Blackstone Thurs: 12:15, 2:45, 5:10, 7:45,
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Worcester North Thurs: 12:15, 2:50, 5:15
NON-STOP (PG-13) Blackstone (reserved seating) Thurs: 11:30, 2 Blackstone Thurs: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:50, 10:25, Fri-
ALL ON A MARDI GRAS DAY (2003) AND INDIANS! ZULUS! BABY DOLLS! SKELETONS! (1978) WPL Sat: 2
Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 11:40, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20,
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Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:50, 1:30, 3:50, 4:40, 7:20, 7:50, 10:05, 10:30, Fri-Wed: 12:55, 1:30, 3:40, 4:30, 6:55, 7:40, 9:30, 10:20 Westborough Thurs: 1:50, 4:30, 7:30, 10:10, FriWed: 12:30, 4:55, 7:35, 10:15 Worcester North Thurs: 1:15, 4:15, 7:10, FriWed: 1:15, 4:15, 7:05, 10:05
PHILOMENA (PG-13) Cinemagic Thurs: 2:10, 7, Fri-Wed: 11:40, 4:30 Elm Thurs: 7:30 Worcester North Thurs: 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, FriWed: 1:45, 4:40, 7:35, 10:25
POMPEII (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 1:30, 4:10, Fri-Wed: 9:35, 12:05 a.m.
Cinemagic Thurs: 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:10, 9:45, Fri-Wed: 4:50, 10 Solomon Pond Thurs: 4:35, 10:15, Fri-Wed: 10:25 p.m. Westborough Thurs: 4:35, 10:15 Worcester North Thurs: 1:05, 4:35, Fri-Wed: 9:35 p.m.
POMPEII 3D (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 6:55, 9:25 Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:20, 7:45 Westborough Thurs: 1:45, 7:35 Worcester North Thurs: 7:05 RIDE ALONG (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 12:10, 2:40, 5:05, 7:35, 10, Fri-Wed: 12:05, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:15, 12:30 a.m. Worcester North Thurs: 3:50
ROBOCOP (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 1:10, 3:55, 9:30, Fri-Wed: 1:10, 3:55, 6:50, 9:30, 12:10 a.m.
Cinemagic Thurs: 11:25 a.m. Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:25, 4:10 Westborough Thurs: 1:10 p.m. Worcester North Thurs: 12:25, 3:55 SHAADI KE SIDE EFFECTS (G) Westborough Thurs: 1:35, 4:45, 7:55, Fri-Wed: 12:10, 3:25, 6:35, 9:45
SON OF GOD (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 12:30, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45, FriWed: 12:30, 3:35, 6:45, 9:50 Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 12, 3, 6:45, 9:40 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:40, 1:10, 3:40, 4:20, 7:10, 7:40, 10, Fri-Wed: 12:35, 1:05, 3:25, 4:05, 6:45, 7:25, 9:50 Westborough Thurs: 1, 4:10, 7:40, Fri-Wed: 12:35, 3:50, 6:55, 10 Worcester North Thurs: 12:30, 3:45, 7, Fri-Wed: 12:25, 3:45, 7, 10
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THAT AWKWARD MOMENT (R) Blackstone Thurs: 4:55, 10:10 Solomon Pond Thurs: 9:40 p.m.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ON SATURDAYS
3/8 - Windfall 3/15 - Moonshine
THE BOOK THIEF (PG-13) Strand Thurs: 7 THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE (PG-13) Worcester North Thurs: 4:05 THE LEGO MOVIE (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 11:50, 12:20, 2:20, 2:50, 4:45, 5:15, 6:40, 7:10, 7:40, 9:05, 9:35, FriWed: 11:45, 12:15, 2:15, 2:45, 4:45, 5:15, 7:15, 7:45, 10:10 Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 11:30, 2, 4:30, 4:45, 7, 9:20 Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:05, 1:40, 3:55, 4:25, 7:15, 9:50, Fri-Wed: 1, 3:55, 7:15, 9:45 Westborough Thurs: 1:25, 4:20, 6:50, 9:30, Fri-Wed: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 6:45, 9:20 Worcester North Thurs: 12, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25, FriWed: 12:05, 2:20, 5, 7:25, 9:50
THE LEGO MOVIE 3D (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 11:20, 1:50, 4:15 Cinemagic Thurs: 2:15 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:35, 3:25, 6:45, Fri-Wed: 12:35 p.m. Westborough Thurs: 1:55, 4:50, 7:25 Worcester North Thurs: 1:55, 4:25, Fri-Wed: 1:55, 4:25, 6:55
THE MONUMENTS MEN (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs-Wed: 12:45, 3:45, 6:35, (9:20 Fri-Wed only) Cinemagic Thurs: 11:40, 2:15, 4:50, 7:25, 10, Fri-Wed: 11:30, 2:15, 7:20
Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:45, 3:45, 7:05, 9:45, Fri-Wed: 12:45, 4, 7:05, 10:10 Westborough Thurs: 1:30, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05, Fri-Wed: 12:55, 4, 7:10, 10:05 Worcester North ThursWed: 12:45, 3:40, 6:40, (9:25 Fri-Wed only)
THE NUT JOB (PG) Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:55 THE WIND RISES (KAZETACHINU) (PG-13) Solomon Pond Thurs: 1, 3:30, 7, 9:55, Fri-Wed: 12:55, 3:35, 7:15, 10:10 Worcester North Thurs-Wed: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, (10:20 Fri-Wed only)
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (R) Worcester North Thurs: 12:40, 4:20, 8, Fri-Wed: 12:35, 4:20, 8
WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME TOMORROW? (NR) Clark Thurs, Sat: 7:30, Sun: 1, 3:05 Looking for your favorite theater and don’t see it listed? Email editor@worcestermag.com and we’ll do our best to include it in the coming weeks.
Blackstone Valley Cinema de Lux 70 Worcester/Providence Turnpike, Millbury 800-315-4000 Cinema 320 at Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center 950 Main St.; Cinemagic, 100 Charlton Rd., Sturbridge 508-347-3609 Elm Draught House Cinema, 35 Elm St., Millbury 508-865-2850 Holy Cross Seelos Theater, 1 College St. 508-793-2455 Regal Solomon Pond Stadium 591 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 508-229-8871 Regal Westborough Stadium 231 Turnpike Rd., Westborough 508-366-6257 Showcase Worcester North, 135 Brooks St. 508-852-2944 The Strand Theatre, 58 High St., Clinton 978-365-5500 Worcester Public Library (WPL) Saxe Room, 3 Salem Sq.
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Blackstone Valley 14: Cinema de Lux 70 Worcester/Providence Turnpike, Millbury, MA 01527 www.showcasecinemas.com Showtimes for 3/7- 3/13. Subject to change. 3 Days to Kill (PG-13) 1 hr 57 min 9:10pm 11:50pm 300: Rise of an Empire (R) 1 hr 42 min 12:10pm 1:35pm 2:35pm 4:05pm 5:05pm 7:30pm 10:00pm 12:25am 300: Rise of an Empire 3D (R) REAL D 3D; 1 hr 42 min 8:00pm 10:30pm 300: Rise of an Empire 3D (R) Reserved Seating; XPLUS - DOLBY ATMOS - REAL D 3D; 1 hr 42 min 11:40am 2:05pm 4:35pm 7:00pm 9:30pm 11:55pm About Last Night (R) CC/DVS; 1 hr 40 min 9:45pm 12:10am Frozen (PG) 1 hr 48 min 11:30am 2:00pm 4:30pm 7:05pm Mr. Peabody & Sherman (PG) 1 hr 30 min 11:55am 2:30pm 4:55pm 6:50pm 7:35pm 10:05pm 12:15am Mr. Peabody & Sherman 3D (PG) REAL D 3D; 1 hr 30 min 12:25pm 3:00pm 5:25pm Non-Stop (PG-13) DIRECTOR'S HALL;Reserved Seating; 1 hr 50 min 1:50pm 4:20pm 7:20pm 9:55pm Non-Stop (PG-13) DIRECTOR'S HALL; 1 hr 50 min 12:20am Non-Stop (PG-13) 1 hr 50 min 11:50am 2:20pm 4:50pm 7:50pm 10:25pm Pompeii (PG-13) 1 hr 38 min 9:35pm 12:05am Ride Along (PG-13) 1 hr 40 min 12:05pm 2:40pm 5:10pm 7:40pm 10:15pm 12:30am RoboCop (PG-13) 1 hr 48 min 1:10pm 3:55pm 6:50pm 9:30pm 12:10am Son of God (PG-13) 2 hr 18 min 12:30pm 3:35pm 6:45pm 9:50pm The Lego Movie (PG) 1 hr 40 min 12:15pm 2:45pm 5:15pm 7:45pm 10:10pm The Lego Movie (PG) CC/DVS; 1 hr 40 min 11:45am 2:15pm 4:45pm 7:15pm The Monuments Men (PG-13) 1 hr 50 min 12:45pm 3:45pm 6:35pm 9:20pm
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Japanese fusion Sebastian Samsara
Kaizen Sushi Bar and Grill offers patrons wonderfully prepared sushi dishes and pleasantly unique spins on familiar favorites. Kaizen features a wide variety of menu options to please enthusiasts and strangers to the delights of sushi alike. Michael and I arrived at Kaizen at 5:30 p.m. on a Friday night with no reservation, but were seated promptly by a friendly hostess to a table for two in the heart of an already bustling scene. The restaurant dining area is split between two rooms, a main dining room that includes the fully-stocked drink bar and sushi bar and a smaller room in back with additional seating. The main dining room was lit well, impeccably clean, and full of life, as servers zipped past our table to and from the kitchen and sushi bar. A busy and exciting atmosphere, but by no means loud enough to prevent conversation. After only a few moments at our table, we were greeted by a confident and sociable waiter who was quick to offer his knowledge of the enticing sake selection that includes sparkling, filtered, unfiltered and organic choices with prices ranging from $4.50-$30 per bottle. Per his suggestion, we happily chose the organic Nama Sake ($12 per 300mL bottle), full and dry with a light fruity taste and soft in texture. The wine menu is excellent and has many recognizable moderately-priced bottles of red and white ($21-$70 per bottle/$6-$10 per glass), while
also including less common bottles such as the riesling Kungfu Girl ($33 per bottle/$9 per glass). Unique to the beer list, are the three Japanese beers: Asahi, Kirin and Sapporo ($3.25-$7 per bottle/can). We were equally impressed by our waiter’s ability to recall relatable and not overly complicated flavor and taste descriptions of every item we inquired about on the menu. His descriptions of menu items were very helpful in making choices for each course.
The Kaizen dinner menu is extensive and includes a long list of appetizer choices such as the Chicken Tempura ($5.50), Crab Rangoon ($4.95) and Agedashidofu ($4.95 – deep fried tofu in tempura sauce). For our first appetizer, we chose the Gyoza ($5.75), five pork and chicken dumplings pan-fried to crispy perfection accompanied by soy sauce. For a second starter we chose the Edamame ($3.95), a medium-sized bowl of salt-dusted steamed soybeans served in pod. For our next dish, we ordered the special item maki roll offered that evening, the G Roll ($17.95), a savory marriage of surf and turf. Subtly seasoned and tender seared filet mignon, buttery steamed lobster chunks in a
light spicy mayonnaise sauce, ripe avocado, cucumber and crispy Panko breadcrumbs, encased in white rice and a pink soy wrap and topped with even more shredded lobster. This divine roll invented for the gods, but prepared and served at Kaizen, melts in your mouth and will have you singing to the tune of sweet bliss with each bite. Our waiter informed us that this roll was one of many that Kaizen rotates on an unofficial special roll menu. For the main course, we ordered an assortment of sashimi and maki rolls a la carte, which came to our table all at once on a large platter garnished with purple flowers, palm leaves, white ginger and wasabi. Of the sashimi we ordered, the best by far was the Black Marlin ($7), a mild and velvety soft white fish that is simply marvelous when paired with the salty tang of soy sauce. The Maguro ($6.45) was also very good and especially fresh, a delicate cut of tuna with rich buttery texture. The Hotate sashimi ($7.25), scallop with salmon roe served in a carved out lemon, was refreshing and sweet. The Unagi ($7), eel Edo style, was light, fluffy, flaky and sweet, but slightly over charred. Otherwise, very good, the flavor of the eel sauce was delightful. Our final sashimi, the Hamachi ($6.75) was full of rich clear oil notes with a sweet and bold aftertaste. The maki list is moderately priced and ranges from $4.50 per roll for familiar favorites such as the Sake Maki, to $13.50 per roll for Kaizen special rolls such as the Lobster Maki. We ordered the Alaskan ($7.50), Spicy Salmon ($7.25), California ($5.50), and Caterpillar ($8.95). Our favorite was the Caterpillar roll, a flavorsome medley of crunchy cucumber and exquisitely prepared eel in a light eel sauce with firm rice
and buttery avocado on the perimeter. The Alaskan roll, combined subtly smoked salmon and crunchy cucumber, complemented by cream cheese. Although very typical, the Spicy Salmon was an excellent balance of rice, cucumber, salmon and spicy mayonnaise. Similarly, the California was good, but characteristic of what you would find at any decent sushi bar, stuffed with fresh thinly cut cucumber, mildly salty tobiko and tender crabmeat. The maki at Kaizen was well portioned, crafted with noticeably fresh and quality ingredients, accented lightly with delicate sauces and beautifully plated. The Kaizen menu also has many entrée, salad and side order options that would appeal to those not interested in trying sushi. For desert, we had Green Tea Fried Ice Cream, which was a perfect closer to a memorable and enjoyable meal. The green tea ice cream was not overly sweet, allowing the subtle flavor of the green tea to shine through the reasonable layer of light as air deep-fired tempura batter. The dish was accented with whipped cream on top and sparsely drizzled strawberry sauce. Though the desert was remarkably tasteful, it was difficult to eat on the flat plate it was served on. It would have been even more enjoyable if served in a deep-welled bowl or large cup, making it easier to spoon up. The fusion Japanese style of sushi at Kaizen Sushi Bar and Grill is a fantastic blend of traditionally-prepared dishes and newer conceptions of sushi that has become popular in America. When planning a visit you should expect to spend at least $30.00 per person for a three-course meal, excluding drinks and upwards of $50.00 per person if you choose more extravagant expensive rolls or entrees.
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Elle Durkin
Urban in its design, Kai Sushi in Webster Square relies on dark red and black accents with natural light, wood grain and black furniture dressed neatly for dinner. Though small, the inclusion of a large mirror doubles the feel of the restaurant, and its long bar and separate small sushi bar lend some gravitas.
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The waiter was very polite and efficient in delivering my sweet potato tempura roll, termed an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ohio rollâ&#x20AC;? hereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;six rolls for $3.75. At first glance, the rolls lacked appeal. They were small and the excess of tempura was visible. But my first bite, while a mouthful plus, was as rich as fried dough, and as with that treat, I felt an instant desire to eat more and more. Instead, I allowed myself a moment to assess, before the mirage of sweetness could further lure me in. I found that the rolls were a bit too thick to pleasurably consume whole, this was the fault of the rice. The nori was tasteless, thin and remotely rubbery; together with the clumped sticky rice it entrapped the rollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contents. The sweet potato was even deeper imprisoned within the dense crispy tempura, an attribute only the individual consumer can evaluate. Personally, I find an excess of tempura to be almost a cheat; it makes the rolls inherently tastier, more decadent, but then that is the result of frying any food. It also inhibits the natural sweet and wholesome flavor of the sweet potato. To be sure, there was an intangible joy to be found in biting directly into these dense, crispy little treats, but after two rolls, a break was necessary, if not a full stop on consumption. Missing were appropriate accompaniments. The rolls were given no sauce, which only enhanced the unwelcome ringing in my taste buds of that overabundant rice. The ginger was definitively bad. The one roll I placed ginger atop ended in a mess on my plate because I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep the alkaline taste of the ginger in my mouth long enough to swallow the roll. These were mostly balls of rice and tempura, with lonely pieces of sweet potato struggling to be noticed. Great service though!
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St. Patrick’s Day Parade with sidewalk specials that include sausage, peppers and onions, individual plain pizza, cheeseburger, turkey wrap, hot dog, homemade chili, chips, brownies, soda and water – all for under $6 each. Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern, 455 Park Ave., Worcester. epeppercorns.com.
NUESTRO HUERTO CSA MEMBERSHIPS Nuestro Huerto is now accepting CSA memberships for its 2014 season. If you don’t know, a CSA is a system of payment and a philosophy whereby members purchase their share of vegetables at the beginning of the season, providing farmers the capital they need to get started each season, and each week members receive a share of a wide variety of vegetables and herbs from the farm. Nuestro Huerto, located on Southgate Street in Worcester, offers full share (enough for four people), half share (enough for two people) and work share (same as full share but paid in “sweat
equity” - five hours per week) memberships. Full and half share memberships vary in price and include arugula, beets, broccoli, eggplant, green beans, herbs, melons, onions, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes and more. Learn more about Nuestro Huerto’s CSA and how to enroll at nuestrohuerto.org.
NEW LANDS FARM CSA MEMBERSHIPS New Lands Farm, a program of Lutheran Social Services and a collective of new American farmers who have resettled in Worcester from around the world, is also now accepting CSA memberships for 2014. Members will receive weekly shares of fresh produce from June through October and will be available for pickup at the farm in Sutton on Tuesdays, from 4-7 p.m. or in downtown Worcester at the YMCA Central Branch on Wednesdays, from 4-7 p.m. Shares will include tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans and lettuce. Not-so-familiar vegetables, such as mchicha and African eggplants – each accompanied by a traditional recipe from the farmer’s home – will be included, every so often as well. To sign up for New Lands Farm’s CSA, visit newlandsfarm. org to download a membership form.
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music >Thursday 6 Free Live Acoustic Original Reggae and Jamaican Buffet at One Love Cafe. Both meat and vegetarian entrees. Call 774-272-3969 for reservations. $10 per person Buffett. 5-10 p.m. OneLove Cafe, 800 Main St. 508-753-8663 or facebook.com/ events/164007660454055. Imagine Dragons: INTO THE NIGHT TOUR. Alternative rockers The Naked And Famous will join the INTO THE NIGHT TOUR as special guests. Also appearing on this date during the tour will be Los Angeles indie music artists, Nico Vega. Tickets are on sale now at the DCU Center Box Office, Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com. $54.50(GA Floor), $54.50, $39.50, $29.50 All tickets subject to applicable handling, convenience and facility fees. 7-11 p.m. DCU Center- Arena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. 508-755-6800 or dcucenter.com. Dueling Pianos hosted by Sunny Lake. Sunny Lake hosts Dueling Pianos. Different guest performers every week, join us for dinner, drinks and a great time! No cover charge. 7:30 p.m.midnight Center Bar & Grill, 106, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. Karaoke. 7:30 p.m.-midnight. Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700. The Nields Concert. For 20 years now this folk rock sister duo has excited audiences throughout New England and around the country . Favorites at The Old Vienna - it is a pleasure to welcome them to our intimate stage. $15. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 1089 Stafford St., Rochdale. 617-480-0388 or hezstone. com/Zcalendar2014.html. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Jubilee Gardens at Copper Top Lounge. join us at the ski lodge! 8-10 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300. Lamb of God’s As the Palaces Burn. A feature-length documentary that originally sought to follow the band and their fans throughout the world, to demonstrate how music ties us together when we can’t find any other common bond. However, during the filming process in 2012, the story abruptly took a dramatic turn, bringing the band into a Kafkaesque nightmare, when lead singer Randy Blythe was arrested on charges of manslaughter, blamed for the death of one of their young fans in the Czech Republic. What followed was a heart-wrenching courtroom drama that left fans, friends, and curious onlookers around the world on the edge of their seats. $13.50. 8-10 p.m. Showcase Cinemas Worcester North, 135 Brooks St. 508-853-4000 or showcasecinemas.com/event-cinema. Open Mic Night Just plug in and play. 8-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Open Mic Night w/ Host Ed Sheridan. Our weekly Open Mic Night is back for the winter/spring! Musicians of all kinds are encouraged to attend and participate. Our ever-capable host Ed Sheridan plays host to this classic event. Advance registration not required. Come share your gift! No Cover. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Thursday Open Mic W/ Ed Sheridan. Free!. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Tony Soul Project Black Sheep Party. 8 p.m.-midnight. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484 or tonysoulproject.com. HOT LETTER, FUNK FOR NOW, Phases & Luke Jarret. Hot Letter’s shows run the gamut of classic rock hits to tight and inspiring original music. The bands live energy lights up any room and frequently has the crowd on their feet all night long! (facebook.com/HotLetter.) Funk for Now is a high energy funk/ rock fusion band, with a versatile sound, playing both covers and originals. (facebook.com/funkfornow) Luke Jarret )facebook.com/ LukeJarretMusic) $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/funkfornow. Scott Babineau. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar &
Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. College Night Featuring DJ Danny Fly. Come and experience Worcester’s HOTTEST College Dance Party! DJ Danny Fly will be spinning your favorite Top 40, Dance, Hip Hop! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Jeff Galindo and Special Guests! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Karaoke Thursdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Dave B and the Hotshots. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Metal Thursday CCXXXV: Immortal Bird [Chicago, IL], Obsidian Tongue, Cryostasim, Grue. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St., Worcester.
>Friday 7 Dana Lewis Live!. Dana Lewis Live! Every Friday evening. The Greatest Hits from the 50’S to the 80’s. “The sound track of your youth” 5:30-8 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508757-7208.
$19; members $17; children under 12 $10. 8-11 p.m. Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. 508-405-2787 or amazingthings.org. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. 508-867-2494. Karaoke. DJ & Dancing 12:30am - 2am Free. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Rossini: Petite messe solennelle - Worcester Chorus. An exciting performance that will offer the chance to hear The Worcester Chorus in this mass that sounds like an opera! This is vintage Rossini, full of wonderful melodies, and will feature the performance on the newly restored Hook organ of Mechanics Hall. Program Gioachino Antonio Rossini was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as sacred music, chamber music, songs, and some instrumental and piano pieces. The Petite messe is part of a group of works that Rossini himself called “sins of my old age”, and it was written only a few years before his death. Adults $40,
Brown Bag Concerts returns for its spring 2014 edition on Wednesday, March 12 at Mechanics Hall, beginning at noon. The United States Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble, one of 13 official Navy bands, will perform this first concert of the year. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester. mechanicshall.org.
Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! Ask about Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat (TFIDN) menu bargains in the cabaret room! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com/tfidn. Jay Graham. 6-9 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Patrick McCarthy. 6:30-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. Paul L’Esperance & Family. A few years ago, The Mill Church’s worship leader, Paul L’Esperance and his brother Joe played a Keith Green tribute at the Cafe. It was a big hit! Paul is one of 15 siblings. They are all musically gifted and on this special night, we are going to be privileged to witness a blend of beautiful worship music of the present and past. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508-865-1517 or millchurch.org. *LIVE COUNTRY MUSIC* Bob Hogan & Sugar Creek and Rattlesnake Alley. $5. 7:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Jillian’s Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Jim Perry. R&B Classic Rock Blues 7:30-10:30 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. BILL McCARTHY @ PEPE’S BRICK OVEN. I’ll be playing all your favorite Classic & Contemporary Acoustic and Not-SoAcoustic Rock! Catch Bill playing a large variety of classic & contemporary acoustic rock: Beatles, Who, Dead, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, and much more! Free. 8-11 p.m. Pepe’s Brick Oven, 274 Franklin St. 508-755-1978. Blues Duo. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. FOLK / ACOUSTIC: Peter Mulvey. Amazing Things Arts Center welcomes Folk artist Peter Mulvey. THE GOOD STUFF, Peter Mulvey’s fifteenth record, is a collection of standards which promptly rejects the accepted definition of “Standard” in favor of a more vivid, open approach. The music of Tom Waits is right there with Duke Ellington; Willie Nelson next to Thelonious Monk; Jolie Holland juxtaposed with Bill Frisell. Mulvey (along with his band, the Crumbling Beauties) address each tune with a true artist’s touch. (petermulvey.com) $20 general public; students & seniors
students $15, Youth $5. 8-10 p.m. Mechanics Hall, Great Hall, 321 Main St. 508-754-3231 or musicworcester.org. Hitchcock Blondes. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. The ALCHEMYSTICS, 8Ft Tall Band, Day One. facebook. com/events/266676616821493/ Woo-Fam Clan! Let’s get it! We’re back at THe Lucky Dog once more for a night of musical mischief! Do come out and play! We will be joining forces with our pals 8 Feet Tall so expect some awesome antics. Day One from Worcester will be on first. $10. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/alchemystics. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 9 p.m.-noon The Outlook Restaurant, 79 Powers Road, Westford. Clam Diggers. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. One Time Mountain, Burning Heat, Theory 13, Karsyn! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508753-9543. The Shakers. All Classic.Motown, Rock, Soul, Funk & Blues $5. 9 p.m.-midnight Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-8294566. Usual Suspects. Classic rock, modern rock and more all night long! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Cosby Sweaters. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Doneglen. Traditional Irish Music with Doneglen. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. The Grey Hound Pub, 139 Water St. 508-754-6100. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Blackout. DJ Blackout bringin’ the energy to get the party poppin’ all night long. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508438-0597. Jim Devlin. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Supernova Friday. The Supernova has arrived Worcester! Come out every Friday to Worcester’s hottest new nightclub, Bar FX, and be a part of Worcester’s growing EDM scene. Resident DJ’s Frankie Feingold & Goofy Bootz hit you with the hardest house in the city every Friday night. $10 (18+). 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Bar FX, 90 Commercial St. 774-823-3555 or facebook.com/barfx.worcester.3. DJ Music Master Matty D. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal
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>Saturday 8 JAZZED UP Trio Live. JAZZED UP Trio: Romantic, smooth, cool, and refined jazz featuring singer/pianist Mauro DePasquale. If you like Sinatra, Bennett, Connick Jr. Buble’ you will love JAZZED UP. Every other Saturday at Coral Seafood. No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Coral Seafood, 225 Shrewsbury St. 508-755-8331. Dana Lewis LIVE!. Playing & singing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The soundtrack of your youth.” No Cover. 7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. Desolate Highway Band 70s and Southern Rock. Join us for an evening with Desolate Highway and some 70’s Southern Rock from 7 to 11 p.m. Center Bar & Grill, 106 Green Street, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597 or facebook.com/events/449136648546 813/?ref=22. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. The Ten Tenors: Broadway’s Greatest Hits. This performance includes live music on the Mighty Wurlitzer before the show! The producers of THE TEN TENORS have put together
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a special treat for Broadway fans for the 2014 season. This will be a limited run opportunity to present a wonderful collection of Broadway’s greatest hits sung by ten of Australia’s hottest tenors. Full price tickets are $39, $49, $59 and $69, depending on seating location. 10% discount available for members, groups of 10 or more, corporate partners and WOO Card holders. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org. BILL McCARTHY @ WESTBORO HOUSE of PIZZA. I’ll be playing all your favorite Classic & Contemporary Acoustic and Not-So-Acoustic Rock Hits! Catch Bill playing a large variety of classic & contemporary acoustic rock: Beatles, Who, Dead, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, C.C.R., Elvis Presley, Stones, James Taylor, and much more! Free. 8-11 p.m. WESTBORO HOUSE OF PIZZA, 36 E Main St. Westborough, MA. 01581, Westborough. 508-366-1500. Brian Chaffee & The Players. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Josh Briggs. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Niamh Ni Charra. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Bad Reputation. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Worcester’s premier Alice In Chains tribute ANGRY CHAIR with guests MUYA (the classic metal tribute) and Safecide. Bob Melnik on bass, Jess Auffhauser on guitar & vox, Paul Interlande on drums and Erick Godin on lead vox. Fans of A.I.C. were always treated to a ‘spot on sludge-fest’. Hitting all the notes, from the hits to the devilishly dark side of this incredibly influential band. These musicians want to give it to you one more time. MUYA IS…METAL! playing old school metal music. Priest, Maiden, Megadeath, Metallica, Slayer, Motorhead, - facebook.com/ MUYAMetal Safecide is a new Western Mass hard rock band that has several genre influences. (facebook.com/safecide) $8. 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/groups/105047262868927. Auntie Trainwreck. We’ll be playing Classic Rock, Blues, Alt Rock and Party favorites all night long, and maybe some brand new songs you have not heard from us before. We’ll be giving away copies of our Auntie Trainwreck Demo CD, our brand new AT DVD, and our infamous AT T-shirts will be available for purchase for only $10 while supplies last! Please help us show the Simple Man and its patrons what another great night with Auntie Trainwreck is all about, and let’s help Clinton decide who their favorite Auntie is! 21+, No cover! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Simple Man Saloon, High St., Clinton. facebook.com/events/1432682333613485. The Band 9Teen. JJ’s welcomes 9Teen back to the stage! Steely Dan and much much more! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Valvatross. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Windfall at the Wong Dynasty. Windfall is a classic rock cover band originating from Worcester, MA. 9 p.m.-midnight. Wong Dynasty, Holden, MA, 176 Reservior Road (Route31), Holden. 508829-2188. The Randy and Dave Show. 9:30 p.m.-3 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Center Bar Saturday Nights. DJ E-Class and Mike DJ Kartier take turns bringing the beats to make you move every Saturday Night! Check online weekly for updates! No cover charge. 10 p.m.1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. Dj Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Hit the Bus. 10 p.m.-3 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange
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grooves every Monday night at the Dive. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Dive Bar, 34 Green St. facebook.com/BopNPopJazzOrganization. Driftin’ Sam Poliz 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., then Karaoke 9 p.m. to close! 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St., Worcester
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Head to Old Sturbridge Village this weekend or any weekend in the month of March as costumed historians demonstrate the maple sugaring process of the early 19th century at a working sugar camp and discover how maple sugaring has changed over the years through a scavenger hunt. Kids get in free on weekends this month with an adult paying full price. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge. osv.org. Place. 508-459-9035. House / EDM Dance Party with DJ Kartier. Mike DJ Kartier Perrone gets you movin’ with House / EDM remixes all night long. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. DJ Music Master Matty D. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Desolate Highway Band 70s and Southern Rock. Join us for an evening with Desolate Highway and some 70’s Southern Rock from 7 to 11pm. Kitchen open until 10pm. Center Bar & Grill, 106 Green St., Worcester. The Golden Road Band. The areas best country, southern and classic rock band. C’mon down and check them out! 8 p.m.-12 a.m. $5 Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. Dick Odgren Trio! 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St., Worcester House/EDM Dance Party with DJ Kartier. Mike DJ Kartier Perrone gets you movin’ with House / EDM remixes all night long. Free. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St., Worcester
>Sunday 9 Stout & Slik Brunch. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Jolly Beggars. 3-7 p.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Post Parade Bash w/Chris Reddy. 3-7 p.m. Press Box, 536 Lincoln St. 508-856-9255. Petite Messe Solennelle. AVM under the baton of Artistic Director Robert P. Eaton performs original 1863 version for 2 pianos (Judy Yauckoes & Mark Bartlett), Kevin Galie with unique sound of harmonium, chorus & soloists (Andrea Matthews, Krista River, Charles Blandy & Thomas Jones). Eclectic in style from Renaissance polyphony to Romantic Art Song and illustrative of Rossini’s wellknown humor. $25; $20 senior/student; $3 advance discount or $3 WGBH discount at door. 3:30-5:30 p.m. St. Mark’s School, Class of 1945 Auditorium, 25 Marlboro Road, Southborough. 978-562-9838 or avmsingers.org. Clamdigger. 4-8 p.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.
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Jim’s Blues Jam at Greendales. Each week has a first rate feature performer, followed by an open mike segment. Host Jim Perry keeps things rolling. No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. OPEN MIC SUNDAYS AT SNOW’S RESTAURANT WITH BILL McCARTHY. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Free. 7-10:30 p.m. Snow’s Restaurant & Pub, 321 West Boylston St. Sunday Funday Karaoke with DJ Matty J. No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508438-0597. The Hangover Hour Spoken Word Salon! 5 p.m., then Any Cummings at 8:30 p.m.! 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St., Worcester Los Lobos Disconnected: 40th Anniversary Tour. Four decades have passed since Los Lobos released their debut album, Just Another Band from East L.A. Since then they’ve repeatedly disproven that title - Los Lobos isn’t “just another” anything, but rather a band that has consistently evolved artistically while never losing sight of their humble roots. These triple-Grammy winners have been influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Rd., Shirley.
>Monday 10 Joy of Music Sinfonietta Concert. The JOMP Youth Sinfonietta, an ensemble for strings and winds directed by Ralph Metcalf, will perform works by Haydn, Offenbach, Strauss and Bizet. Free Admission. 7:15-8 p.m. Joy of Music Program, Recital Hall, 1 Gorham St. 508-856-9541 or jomp.org/node/347. LOFT-Country Music Mondays-Pete Towler. Country Music Mondays! With Pete Towler. Loft, 266 Park Ave. No Cover! 7:30-10:30 p.m. Travel Destination Hip Swayers Deluxe. Hip sway your way over to Vincent’s great way to start your week! No Cover - bring $ to tip band and bartenders. 8-11:30 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-7232067. Open: Worcester. 21 plus. Doors at 6 p.m. Open mic, and open decks. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Organ Quartet
Two Left at Park Grill and Spirits. Come on down for some rock/pop/blues/folk music by electro-acoustic trio Two Left. Enjoy a great meal and tasty drinks while you’re there! Free. 7-10 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. facebook.com/pages/TwoLeft/276558542494116. TUESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ GREENDALE’S PUB with Bill McCarthy LOCAL MUSICIANS SHOWCASE! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s. Email him at: OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET to reserve it! Free. 7:3011:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=bookma rk&__user=578549000. C.U.Next Tuesday! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night! No cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Dam Chick Singer! Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St., Worcester Karaoke. Karaoke by First Choice Entertainment, hosted by Curtis Note that you must be 21+ years of age. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 774-696-4845. Karaoke Singing Contest - $500 prize. Karaoke contest is open to solo singers 21 years or older. Two singers selected each week to compete in karaoke contest finals which will begin on April 15 and run for 3 weeks. 18 singers total will compete in finals week 1. Those 18 will be narrowed down to 12 singers for finals week 2. Those 12 will be narrowed down to 6 singers for finals week 3. At the end of week 3 finals, 1 singer will win the Grand Prize of $500. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 774696-4845.
>Wednesday 12 Brown Bag Concert: US Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble. Navy Band Northeast Pops Ensemble kick off the Spring Brown Bag Concerts - celebrating 30 years! The Band is under the direction of Lieutenant Commander Carl J. Gerhard and is attached to the Naval War College on board Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. One of 13 official Navy bands, it serves military and civilian communities throughout the Northeastern United States, providing a wide spectrum of musical entertainment including traditional sounds of a military marching band, the swing of jazz, chamber music, or the contemporary and popular music. Brown Bag Concerts are broadcast on WICN 90.5fm and on the web at wicn.org. Bring your lunch or buy one while they last! Free Admission. noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-5608 or mechanicshall. org/tickets/brownbag.html. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC/LOCAL MUSICIANS’ SHOWCASE w/ BILL McCARTHY @ GUISEPPE’S. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it! at OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=bookma rk&__user=578549000. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 8 p.m.-midnight. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100. Wacky Wednesday Open mic Jam with Mark. Come down and sign up to jam with Mark 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Wednesday: Karaoke night let your inner star out starting at 8 p.m.! 8-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Karaoke. Come down to Jillian’s of Worcester for Karaoke every
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Upload your listings at worcestermagazine.com. Click the Night & Day toolbar, then choose Calendar to place your event listing in both our print and online weekly calendar. Wednesday night! Wednesdays at Jillian’s is also Ladies Night which means all ladies, eat and play for Free. Complementary tortilla chips with salsa, vegetable crudities, and chocolate fountain with fresh fruit! Ladies also play pool for Free and receive a $5 game card for the arcade! Free. 8:30-1:30 p.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Clayton Willoughby’s Birthday Show!!! Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St., Worcester Jon Bowser. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place, Worcester.
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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic. com/Index.htm. ArtsWorcester, Nature In Translation: Recent Works by Anne Harris and Laurie McCrohon, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through March 15; Tenth Annual College Show Opening Reception, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through March 15. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Fre. 660 Main St. 508-7555142 or artsworcester.org. Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org. Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu/dept/Library. Booklovers’ Gourmet, Musings from a Happy Wren, watercolor prints by Linda Dixon, Through March 29. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com/book. Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for galler. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Global Encounters in Early America, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 6. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/ departments/cantor/website. Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org. EcoTarium, Animals Without Passports, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 4; Science + You, Through April 27. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special progra. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org. Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/museum.html. Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org. Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu. Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, Lisa Kessler: Seeing Pink, Mondays, through March 28. 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu.
Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or wwwframedintatnuck.com. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978456-3924 or fruitlands.org. Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepte. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-5985000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org. Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup. com. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org. Museum of Russian Icons, Series of One Icon Exhibits, Through June 20. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (59 and over) $5, Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 Free, Groups (any age) $. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org. Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org. Post Road Art Center, Opening Reception for the Seasons Show 2014, Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-4852580 or postroadartcenter.com. Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org. Prints and Potter Gallery, American Contemporary Art & Craft Gallery, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10-5:30 a.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10-7 a.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10-5:30 a.m. Friday, 10-5 a.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 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. 508-3463341 or qvcah.org. Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: 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. 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. Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, Free to Members & Children under . 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org. Westboro Gallery, Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. 8 West Main St., Westborough. 508-870-0110 or westborogallery.com. Worcester Art Museum, Carina Nebula: Michael Benson, Through June 22; Nude Drawing in the Gallery, Thursdays, March 6 - March 27; Works in Process: from Print to Proof, Through April 15; You are here, Through Aug. 31; Art & Books -Sparkling
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Jeff Mendoza performs at Coffeelands Cafe in Clinton on Thursday, March 6, from 7-8:30 p.m. His songs are filled with themes from the Dust Bowl, to Detroit; a collection of folk songs, work songs, folk legends and tall tales. Coffeelands Cafe, 50 High St., Clinton.
Splendor/Gold Leaf in Art, Saturday; Zip Tour: Courbet’s “Woman with a Cat”, Saturday; Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 28; The Monuments Men:Lecture #2 - A Closer Look, Sunday; Drawing Club, Wednesdays, through March 26; U-student Wednesdays Free admission to WAM educational institutional members, Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - Dec. 31; WAM Talk with Donald Bullens, Professor at Worcester State University discussing “Canvas and Camera: Common Ground in Painting and Photography”, Wednesday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, Free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org. Worcester Center for Crafts, ¡Carnaval! Tours, Saturdays, through March 15. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31, 2015; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Worcester Treasures, Through Oct. 31. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 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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Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543 or facebook.com/ ralphs.diner. Mr. Smartass Theatre - Wednesdays. FIRST WEDNESDAY of every MONTH. Mr. Smartass Theater is a live homage to the classic television program Mystery Science Theater 3000, Featuring Shaun Connolly, Michael Szymczak and Derek Ring. Every show is unique, every show starts at 9:30, and it’s always Free to get in. And it’s especially Free if you’re wearing a tube top. Ladies? Free. 9:3011:30 p.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. Call 508-363-1888 or visit facebook.com/mrsmartasstheatre. The Sort Of Late Show with Shaun Connolly and the Over-Qualified Band - Thursdays. The only show of its kind here in sunny, sunny Worcester. Free! Come see the show that has everyone talking on the THIRD THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. Free. 8-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. Call 508-926-8877 or visit facebook.com/sortoflateshow. FRANK FOLEY’S COMEDY SAFARI - Saturdays. Shows every Sat night. Free parking. Full menu before or during show. $20 Per Ticket. 8-9:45 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, 144 Commercial St. Call 774-452-1131 or visit Frankfoleyscomedysafari.com. StageTime Comedy Club - Saturdays. StageTime Comedy Club has some of the area’s up and coming comedians every Saturday @ 9 p.m. $10. 65 Water St. Canal Restaurant and Bar. $10. 9-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. Call 508-826-8496 or visit stagetimecomedyclub.com. Pilgrim Soul Productions - Collected Stories - Fridays, Saturdays. Collected Stories by Donald Margulies, Directed by Matthew J. Carr. Featuring Carol Vancil and Marla Jane Caram. Complimentary Opening Night Reception: February 28, 6-7:15 p.m. Performances: March 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at 2 p.m. Synopsis: The conflict between the established artist and the adulatory fan who becomes a protégé, disciple, colleague and friend - and finally threatening rival - is one of those great topics. It resurfaces in Donald Margulies’ provocative play, which confronts the prominent short-story writer Ruth Steiner with her student turned confidante turned competitor Lisa Morrison. $15 (Groups of 10 or more $12). 7:30-10 p.m. Alternatives Whitin Mill Complex: GB and Lexi Singh Performance Center, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-296-0797. Chicago - Friday, March 7-Sunday, March 9. The 1920’s are roaring with hot jazz and cold-blooded killers in this drop-dead musical, nominated for 8 Tony Awards. Chicago is a sexy musical extravaganza that tells the story of Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly who murder their faithless lovers and go on to fame, fortune, and “all that jazz!” $20 evenings; $15 matinees; $10 children 17 and under. Fri & Sat 8-10:30 p.m. Sun. 2-4:30 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Theatre, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9388 or visit mwcc.edu/tam. Mamma Mia! - Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Tuesday, March 11 - Thursday, March 13. A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads. And a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget! Over 50 million people all around the world have fallen in love with the characters, the story and the music that make MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good show! Writer Catherine Johnson’s sunny, funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings 3 men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, and every night everyone’s having the time of their lives! Available exclusively to subscribers until future notice. 7:30-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org.
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CLASS IT UP! Living the Classifieds’ Lifestyle! I don’t come from a large family. I have no brothers or sisters, but I feel very fortunate since I am very close with my mother. I am very lucky to still have her around since she has survived two types of cancers, one of which is usually a very fatal type that she had over twelve years ago. Even though I don’t have a large blood family, I feel grateful to have an extended “friends” family with people who I have known for most of my life and newer friends who have become like family. And through it all, I am continually amazed at how closely connected we all are in this world. Social media has definitely shown that to be true and when we can go online and see who knows who and that you know them as well, it’s incredible sometimes. Those six degrees of separation are getting lesser. Over the years here in Classifieds, I have gotten to know some really great people. These people are those who have businesses to advertise, items to sell or our readers. One of my most favorite parts of this job is connecting people when they need something and I know someone who can provide it. I love the calls that I get from readers looking for a phone number for someone that they saw in this section. This always makes me feel great. Another different kind of fun aspect is this month’s reader photo page. I am so thankful to the readers who sent in pictures of their pets enjoying this winter weather. I hope that you enjoy looking at the pictures. It makes me feel warmer inside and I hope that it does the same for you too! Keep on the lookout for more fun page in the future! Always grateful…
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Carrie Arsenault
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CLEANING
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8 weeks ........... $31.50/week = $252 12 weeks ......... $26.75/week = $321 20 weeks ......... $25.20/week = $504 36 weeks ......... $23.60/week = $850 52 weeks ......... $22/week = $1144 Minimum commitment of 8 weeks.
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*References available upon request Fully Insured
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TOWN OF SUTTON HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/LABORER The Town of Sutton is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Highway Department Equipment Operator/Laborer. Complete position description and application forms are available from the Town Administrator’s office. Successful candidate must have a high school diploma, minimum of two years experience in public works construction and maintenance programs with experience in heavy equipment operation. Position also requires Class B Commercial Driver’s License or higher and hoisting license. Starting wage is currently $20.67/hour plus benefits. Interested applicants shall submit completed application to: Town Administrator, Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA 01590 no later than March 19, 2014 at 12:00noon. The Town of Sutton is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Luggage 4 piece set-burgundy spacious. Not all with wheels. $50.00/all 508-791-0531
Sofa, brown/off white. 7’6" x 3’ Good cond, can deliver if local. $50.00 978-355-0185
Mens Swiss Art Sea pearl Watch Brand new $250 Asking $150. 2 extra water resistant straps. 508-886-2596
TV stand-holds 50’-60’ tv, expresso color with double glass doors, great condition. $100.00 call Diane (508) 981-1941
New Paper Shredder $25.00 508-892-3676
Vintage Lamp beautiful ceramic base lamp. Cloth pleated shade. Mint condition. $40.00 508-7541827
Nordictrack Elite 14.7 Elliptical 1 yr old mint. Paid $1399 move it away yourself for $400. You pickup. 774-239-4966 Karen
Oak 3 door Ice Box 18" deep 34" wide 45" tall. $125.00 Ed 978-386-6833 Piano with bench. Exc. cond. $350.00. You move. Have original sales slip. 978-466-7703 Princess China Bridal Wreath pattern. Service for 6 with platter, sugar & creamer. $150.00 508-829-3464 Rubber winter car mats & trunk liner - Full genuine set for a Mazda CX7. $50. 508-320-5654
Snowblower Toro Heavy duty 2 stage 8 hp. 24 inches wide garaged well maintained needs nothing $325 del 508-829-6009
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Wall to Wall Carpet 14’x26’ Green. Exc. cond. Asking $200.00 508-331-8262
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Wheelchair Lift for Handicap Van Exc. cond. Can demonstrate. $1600.00 or B/O 978-840 -2662
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Conveniently located at 260 Grove Street in Paxton, Massachusetts
YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS Indoor Flea Market March 8th. Worcester Elks. 233 Mill St. Worcester, MA. 8AM-1PM. Worcester-Auburn Emblem. Free Admission. Snack bar, bake table. For table rentals call 508-892-3788
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$896 One Bedroom $1,071 Two Bedroom
Rent Includes: * Professionally Managed-Elevator Bldg. * Maintenance Free Living * Heat and Hot Water Included * Community Center * Fitness Room * Walking Trails * Patio and Resident Garden
* Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Floor Plans * Pet Friendly * Ample Closet Space * Additional Resident Storage * Designer Finishes * Smokefree building
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Maximum income limits, per household size, not to exceed 60% of AMI (gross income) 1 Persons 2 Persons $36,840 $42,120 Minimum income limits apply (please inquire for details) ‘Head of household must be 62 years of age or older. Other household members must be at least 55 years of age.
For Information or an application please contact S-C Management Corp. at 508-799-3990, TTD 711 or email us at thehillsatpaxtonvillage@gmail.com or visit us at thehillsatpaxtonvillage.com.
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HOLDEN 2BR w/skylight, beams, master suite. No lease. $1100 inc. heat/hot water. Owner/broker: M. Hopkins 508-868-3538
PAXTON-7 Camelot Dr. Saturday 12pm-2pm. Like new cont. colonial. 3500 sq.ft. plus finished LL. Lge master w/fireplace. Updated granite kitchen and baths. Huge great room w/bar, pool table, hot tub. Heated fenced pool. A lot of home for $429,900.00 O/B M. Hopkins 508-868-3538
Worcester Spacious 2BR Townhouse garage/deck $1,195.00 508-852-6001
LAND FOR SALE PAXTON 16 ACRE WOODED ESTATE LOT Horses allowed. Surrounded by high end homes. Great perk rate. Ready to build your dream home. Reduced for quick sale $109,900.00 M. Hopkins O/B 508-868-3538
VACATION PROPERTY FOR RENT South Yarmouth Base River Year Round 3BD, 2BA, Lge family rm plus 20x12 3 season rm. 500ft. to ocean beach. Lge yard. Last house on dead end street. W/D, D/W. Nicely furnished. Avail. weekly: 6/15th-28th, 8/9th-29th. 508-853-3085 or 508-829-7285
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO14P0550EA Estate of: Kevin J Hayden Date of Death: 11/30/2013 To all interested persons: A Petition has been filed by: Richard A Jacobson of Millbury MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that: Richard A Jacobson of Millbury MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond. You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on 03/18/2014. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you. The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: February 21, 2014 Stephen G. Abraham, Register of Probate 03/06/2014 MS
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Two minutes with... Ray Raphael is a historian, living on a river in the redwood region of California. His early work was primarily regional, but 20 years ago he entered the world of Revolutionary America and has never fully returned to life in the 21st century. His eight books in this field include “A People’s History of the American Revolution,” “Founding Myths” and most recently, books on the origins of the presidency and the Constitution. By invitation, for beginners, he also wrote “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Founding Fathers and the Birth of Our Nation.” Raphael will visit Worcester Historical Museum to give a talk on Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m. as part of Worcester Revolution of 1774, Inc.’s programming, which aims to preserve and teach the city’s early history. The talk is free and open to the public. You’re giving a lecture on the 1774 Revolution at the Worcester Historical Museum on March 13. Can you tell us a little about the history of the revolution? In the wake of the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed various punitive acts. We hear most that they closed the port of Boston, but that was not the worst of it. In the Massachusetts Government Act, it unilaterally revoked key provisions of the 1691 Charter, effectively disenfranchising the citizenry. But the people said, “No way!” In Worcester, on September 6, 1774, 4,622 militiamen from 37 towns – literally half the adult males of the entire county showed up to shut down the government at the local level. They did so in dramatic fashion, as has been described previously in Worcester Magazine. Other “shiretowns” (county seats) staged similar events, but Worcester’s was special for two reasons: it was the largest, and this is where General Gage, military governor of Massachusetts, had vowed to draw the line – but didn’t! After that momentous day, it was clear that British authorities had lost complete control over all of Massachusetts outside of Boston.
Was there any retaliation from the British authority? King George III declared the province to be in a state of rebellion, but he could do nothing about it because he lacked the military power. Not until London sent more troops, Gage wrote back to Boston, could he try to reinstate British rule.
How much of an occupation did Britain have in Worcester County? We need to remember that Worcester County was British at that point in time. The only
official presence, though, was through the courts, which patriots shut down.
Did these events affect what happened the following year at Lexington and Concord? Absolutely. There would have been no attack on Lexington and Concord if patriots had not previously overturned British rule. In that sense, Lexington and Concord marked the beginning of a counter-revolutionary military assault. The actual revolution, meaning the transfer of political and military authority from one group to another, had happened in 1774. It’s interesting to note that when Gage sent out spies to see where he should stage his assault, they told him not to go after Worcester, the heart of resistance. Patriots there were too strong and well organized, and his troops would be attacked along the road before they ever got there.
This seems like an overlooked episode in early American history, why? Many reasons, all having to do with how we tell history. “If it bleeds it leads,” but this revolution was bloodless. There was no particular hero, and purposely so: this revolution was absolutely democratic, more so than at any other time in American history. It was also in the countryside, not in Boston, which has always garnered all the attention. The list goes on. If Paul Revere, a lone rider from Boston, woke up the sleepy-eyed farmers, how could those farmers have already cast off British rule? If the “shot heard ’round the world” started the American Revolution, how could there have been a revolution before the Revolution? If Sam Adams, the alleged rabble-rouser, was responsible for
all revolutionary events, how could the people have risen up and rebelled when he was off at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia? Interestingly, early histories of the revolution, before mythologies congealed, did include the story of the 1774 Revolution. Mercy Otis Warren called it “one of the most extraordinary” events in history.
How did you begin your research? I discovered this story while researching for “People’s History of the American Revolution.” Secondary sources referred briefly to “crowd actions” and “rural unrest” in western Massachusetts. When I hunted down the primary sources, I could hardly believe what I discovered. These were not unruly “crowds” but organized militiamen. When one group seizes authority and never relinquishes it, that is far more than “unrest.”
How much material did you find on this subject and where did you research? The best single depository is right here in Worcester, the American Antiquarian Society. This houses the Ebenezer Parkman diary, which reveals how many militiamen showed up from each of the 37 towns, and also the minutes of Worcester’s own revolutionary caucus, the American Political Society. These and other key documents can now be viewed on the document page of my website, rayraphael. com, and on the website for the group organizing the reenactment this coming September, revolution1774.org.
Your book on the revolution, “The First American Revolution: Before Lexington
and Concord,” how does it reshape the national narrative and our understanding of the beginning of the Revolutionary War? It rewrites it entirely. The traditional narrative of the critical 16 months between the Boston Tea Party and Lexington and Concord does not adequately explain how the Revolution began. Parliament closed Boston’s port, and other colonists came to Boston’s aid. Delegates in Philadelphia petitioned London, but to no avail. These things happened, but acts of charity and unanswered petitions do not tell us why the British attacked Lexington and Concord. Only by understanding that patriots had already seized authority throughout Massachusetts, and that British authorities were trying to reassert some sort of control over a province they had already lost, can we begin to understand the immediate origins of the Revolutionary War.
What can people attending your lecture expect? By now, many people in Worcester know the basic story I told in “The First American Revolution.” In this talk, I hope to place that story in its larger perspective, to see how it fits within the grand narrative of the Revolution. Also, in anticipation of the first-ever reenactment of the Worcester Revolution scheduled for September 7, I want this to be an opportunity for people to ask questions. This is a marvelous opportunity for an entire community to engage in active historical inquiry.
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