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pring is here! At least the calendar says so, and here at Worcester Magazine, we’ve been anticipating spring’s arrival for months. In this issue, you’ll find many ways to enjoy the arts in Worcester County over the next few month. From exhibits to lectures, music events to screenings, we’ve done our best to compile a comprehensive package for you. And what’s a Spring Arts Preview without art? Once again, Worcester Magazine was fortunate to work with Irena Roman’s Freeland Illustration class at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Starting at the begining of February with emails and a visit, 15 students illustrated their ideas of Spring Arts. We are pleased to run all of the students’ work throughout this issue. The cover illustration is by Alyssa Carvara, a visual artist originally from Westport. Carvara grew up in a very small town, an only child who was very close to her family, and has always paid close attention to the influences that shape her and the affect that she can have on others. She enjoys painting people and emotions, always exploring the invisible connection that intertwines all of us. What drives Carvara to create art is the idea that we are all individuals, yet also one large connected mass of people endlessly being pulled between the desire to seek connection and the need to be our own. Creating art truly helps her see and feel this connection.

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Drone company takes flight

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The business had been growing steadily even before the FAA certification in early March, but Aoude sees even bigger things in its lpinax’s Worcester office sits in the future. middle of reminders of the past. It is “This is going to be a big growth year for located in the Salisbury House on Harvard Street, with Salisbury Mansion next door. The us,” he said. Alpinax’s three teams handle a diverse Worcester Memorial Auditorium sits vacant array of clients. They do the airborne videos across the street, alongside the old Worcester that seem to be increasingly popular on County Courthouse. But the small crew at social media. But their true expertise is in Alpinax is blazing a trail in a new industry – drone services, using unmanned aircraft to do the more technical side of things, helping to everything from cinematography for videos to survey land or using point cloud generation to recreate physical land sites – like a model stockpile measurements for mining. they made of Bancroft Tower, visible on the CEO Nassim Aoude said he was company’s website. especially proud of the company’s most “It can be anywhere from the creative recent accomplishment – Federal Aviation advertising agencies ... then you get into Administration clearance to operate in the the more technical processes, which is really tightly-regulated eight-mile area around our forte,” Aoude said. “That would be Logan Airport. They are one of the first land developers, construction companies, companies in the region to be granted the mining companies. Really, what we do there selective certification, and while it will is technical data collection – we’ll use GPS obviously help with gaining new projects in that area, Aoude said it also shows prospective sensors, we’ll use lasers, we’ll use photo sensors, thermal sensors, to collect different clients that the company knows what it is information on sites that is valuable to those doing. clients.” “We’ve had a good number of people His teams cover 10-15 sites per week, contacting us, a lot of companies from that Aoude said, and have performed work in region,” Aoude said. “But we’re also seeing the Philippines and for an Italian company, people saying, ‘These guys aren’t really messing around.’ We want to follow the rules, showing off the appeal the company has in what is still a new industry. But his hometown we’re going to follow the rules. We’ll tell a of Worcester – he grew up off Pleasant Street client we can’t do something if it’s illegal, or – is a good home base of operations. it it’s not safe, even if it is legal.” “It’s also a great, centrally located [city],” Aoude heads up a company of six – a Aoude said. “We can get to Boston in 45 company that started in 2014 while he was minutes, or New York in a couple hours if we still a student at UMass-Amherst, studying mechanical engineering and entrepreneurship. need to.”

Nassim Aoude, CEO of Alpinax, shows off one of the company’s drones.

One big misconception the company is constantly fighting against, Aoude said, is the idea that anyone can run a drone company. While it is true that drones have increased in popularity and ease of use, to the point where people can buy them off the shelf and be flying in minutes, there is a big difference between a “toy” drone and the custom-built, purpose-built aircraft used by Alpinax. “There’s a big differentiation between recreational and commercial, and there’s also a large safety concern that comes hand in hand with that,” Aoude said. “Our pilots have an average experience time of 10 years.

WOO-TOWN INDE X A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

Green Day unleashes all its angst and rage on a sold-out and happily frenzied audience. +1

Office hours for constituents? U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s visit to Worcester was pandering at its highest, proving not just the president is in campaign mode. -2

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The city seriously needs to overhaul its traffic signal system. Seriously. -3

Auburn police recover a stolen puppy. A very, very cute puppy. +1

The WWE stops in Worcester on the Road to Wrestlemania. Yeah, we got excited. +2

U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern and U.S. Sen. Ed Markey at least had the common sense to hold a meeting with Worcester constituents on the weekend, unlike Markey’s colleague, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, whose recent meeting was in the middle of a work day. +1

Everybody we have operating has been doing this for a long time. It’s very easy to become disoriented, it’s very easy to not fully understand the tech, they make them very plug and play … there’s a big misconception as to what an experienced operator might be. You do have to follow the laws for a reason. They’re there for safety purposes. Things happen, whether it’s under your control or not. They’re tools. Tools break.” To be sure, there is a big difference between crashing a lightweight drone from the toy store and crashing one with $25,000 in continued on page 6

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Total for this week:

Several days after the big storm and some sidewalks still haven’t been shoveled. Places where perfectly able-bodied people live. Just sayin’. -2

Worcester gets spared from latest predicted snowstorm. Which is good. See previous entry. +1

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he issue of PCBs in Worcester Public Schools has become so big it should not be contained just to the School Committee, according to some members of the Worcester City Council, which discussed the issue for a good chunk of its meeting this week, ending with a vote to support current efforts to test and remove the chemicals, while holding off final judgment until test results come back in April. Polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, are chemicals commonly used in construction before they were banned by the federal government in 1979. The Environmental Protection Agency says they are “probable human carcinogens,” along with having other adverse health effects. In Worcester, PCBs have been an issue for years, but have grabbed more headlines recently amid legal efforts by the local teachers union to test affected schools and renewed dissatisfaction among teachers, students and parents that school officials are dragging their feet in the process. Former mayor Ray Mariano is one of the driving forces behind the new round of interest in PCBs, calling for action in local media, including his column in the online Worcester Sun. His wife is a teacher at Burncoat High School, which along with Doherty High School, is one of the two schools specifically targeted by the Educational Association of Worcester teachers union. She is among the teachers that have contracted cancer. Mariano laid out his requests for what the city should do. “Admit publicly that there is a potential serious health risk at these schools, and admit that you spent $54 million to clean up the poisons,” Mariano said. “Take the credit, but tell people that you’re on the same page and

Doherty High School, along with Burncoat High School, is being targeted for testing of PCBs, which some believe may be responsible for cancer-related illnesses to some teachers and students.

you’re there to protect their health. Develop a comprehensive plan to test, to remediate and remove the poisons from these two buildings. Put the plan in writing and put it where everyone can see it so everyone can hold you accountable … and reach an agreement with your own teachers relative to testing. Tell them you’ve got nothing to hide.” Mariano’s requests mirrored the order by District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen, who brought the issue to the Council floor with a call for the Council to urge those with jurisdiction

over the matter – Worcester Schools Superintendent Maureen Binienda and the School Committee chief among them – to “follow EPA guidelines” in testing. The school department has blocked EAW legal action to test on their terms, and while there are two tests scheduled in April, Rosen and others said there was a difference between different types of PCB testing, worrying the tests would not accurately assess the problem. Rosen said he questioned the motives of the consulting firm hired by the school department to handle the

PCB situation, recalling people citing scientific literature during debates over cigarettes. “The tobacco industry lined up consultant after consultant, science consultants, political consultants, and they told us there was no threat of nicotine, tobacco smoke,” Rosen said. “Don’t worry about it, keep smoking and smoke some more. Once we realized this was poisonous, we made laws ... I’ve heard this firm doesn’t think that there’s a problem at these schools, that the levels could be harmful. continued on page 6

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stabilization equipment and tens of thousands in camera equipment attached. And when that crash could potentially occur in crowded airspace, it becomes the government’s problem – hence the FAA’s warning that “recreational operations are not permitted in Class B airspace around most major airports without specific air traffic permission and coordination.” It is also why Alpinax spends so much time on preparation, and getting that work certified by the government. “[Crashing] is not an option,” Aoude said, explaining how Alpinax buys components and builds their own specialized aircraft – one with raised propellers out of the way of a video camera, for example, or one that can stay in the air longer. “That’s where the redundancy comes into play, selecting the right flight controllers. We design our power distribution systems in-house. In that sense, we don’t run the risk of short-circuiting or anything like that. We do it in a controlled environment, and everything is inspected regularly.” There are enough Facebook and Instagram videos floating around to show that not everyone is seeking permission before sending drones up around airports. But Aoude hopes doing things “the right way” will yield results. It shows in Alpinax’s current

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That’s not the way you do testing. You never start with a biased opinion.” While that point of view had support, including from a current Doherty High School teacher who spoke during the meeting, it received push-back from others. Mayor Joe Petty, who also chairs the School Committee, said the school department has been in contact with the EPA since the formulation of plans to deal with all 27 schools built in the “PCB time-frame,” and that all the plans, including those at Burncoat and Doherty, were following EPA “best practices.” In addition to the $54 million spent on replacing light ballasts, dealing with window caulking and other measures, he pointed to all the money invested in replacing or building new schools. “I just don’t see any other community doing what we’re doing here,” Petty said. “I don’t see any district in Massachusetts doing what we’re doing. I don’t see any other district in New England doing what we’re doing … you can agree or disagree with the approach, but we’ve done something.” Rosen, a retired chemistry teacher and former member of the School Committee, left his original order on the table, so it could come up at a future meeting. But the encroachment into territory under the School Committee’s purview did not go unnoticed by colleagues, including Petty and At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes, a former School Committee member herself. She also served as as mayor from 2007 to 2009, when the issue was first being dealt with in Worcester. “To assume the School Committees that have dealt with the subject over that nineyear period had no dedication, commitment or any loyalty to the children and to the teachers I think is so wrong,” Lukes said. “We should not be, as a Council, substituting our judgment for the School Committee and the staff at the School Department. It should not be done, it’s a bad precedent … everybody over at the school side has struggled with this for nine years. And for us, after 20 minutes, to substitute our judgment and tell them what to do, is so wrong, both procedurally and politically.” Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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It’s been noted that Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s event at the Worcester Public Library this week was chock-full of supporters, with nary a heckler to be seen. Well, obviously, might be the response. Warren won Worcester by 25 points in 2012, and if you think Donald Trump being in office is going to help out Curt Schilling or whoever her challenger will be in 2018, you’re living in a different world than the rest of us. But Warren does seem to rile her detractors up far more than, say, fellow Sen. Ed Markey, who was also in Worcester over the weekend. That being said, here are a few Warren gems that will either get you excited to nevertheless persist or angry at snowflakes. On Republicans pushing Scott Pruitt into the top Environmental Protection Agency job: “I just want to know what private planet they’re going to live on” when the environment is destroyed. On Trumpcare: “piece of … [audience applause].” On Trump’s cabinet appointments: “There are enough Goldman Sachs bakers in the White House to open up a branch there.” The full speech and Q&A were right on message for the progressive, and more coverage is available online.

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UMass Memorial always seems to have the best stories about life-saving coincidences. Usually, it’s about how one of their nurses happened to be in the right place at the right time to see someone in trouble and save them. This week, there were even more coincidences layered on top of that one. Amy O’Connor was accompanying her daughter, Riley Olander, to watch a gymnastics meet at Shrewsbury High School. O’Connor said she never drinks soda, but for some reason had a craving for a Sprite that day. When she sent Riley to get one from the concession area, the 11-year-old saw an unconscious man on the ground. She ran back to get her mom, who administered CPR. Now, Joe Flak appears to be doing fine, even cracking a few jokes for a gaggle of reporters. “I didn’t know what to say” when he first met O’Connor and her daughter, Flak said. “I asked her if she did mouth to mouth on me, because my wife was there.” Flak had his birthday before press time, and is now 71, and O’Connor and her daughter rightly got their 15 minutes of fame.

THE BEER BEAT: “The great beer around Worcester can sometimes get eclipsed by all the suds pumping out of the Boston area and Western Mass,” according to Boston Magazine. Boo hiss. But that sentiment is just a setup for some good news for people who like to taste the alcohol in their beer – Greater Good Imperial Brewing, which bills itself as “America’s first all Imperial beer brewing company,” is moving to Worcester. The company currently brews and cans in Williamsburg, according to its website, and is looking to open a taproom and brewery at a yet-to-be-determined location in the Heart of the Commonwealth. For those unfamiliar with the world of beer, Greater Good only makes beers with a high alcohol by volume, up to 12 percent. STEP RIGHT UP: It can be hard to predict what will happen on the City Council floor – but

it gets 10 times easier in an election year. When the Human Rights Commission suggested the Citizens Advisory Council change its name so non-citizens feel welcome applying for spots on city boards and commissions, it was pretty easy to predict the backlash. And AtLarge Councilor Konnie Lukes and other opponents didn’t sound too concerned about green card holders or refugees, instead zeroing in on undocumented immigrants – or as Lukes calls them, illegal aliens. “Illegal aliens setting city policy? That basically shakes the foundation of our democracy. It certainly disrupts and logical definition of citizenship and any value of being a citizen,” Lukes said. “... this is probably one of the most dangerous items I’ve ever seen come before the city in terms of impact on government definition of democracy, how this city works, who participates in decisions.” The Citizens Advisory Council recommends candidates for boards and commissions, from the Historical Commission to the Mayor Thomas J. Early Scholarship Committee. And here’s the same case we presented when this topic was first broached: beggars can’t be choosers. There are more than two dozen open spots on city board and commissions right now. You’re never going to convince anyone that illegal immigration is costing citizens opportunities, or that legal citizens are more civically-minded, when people who were born and raised in Worcester can’t be bothered to volunteer. Everyone can pick their own hill to die on, of course, but it seems odd to give an impassioned speech about how only citizens should be allowed to serve on the Off-street Parking Board and then watch as the board atrophies due to vacancy. Prove that citizens actually want to be setting city policy before trying to reserve those spots for them.

{ worcesteria } CAN’T ERR: We thought it was over-ambitious for the city to claim the Worcester Police mounted unit would be ready for action by Memorial Day. I mean, it’s over-ambitious for the government to claim any kind of deadline at this point, but that seemed soon for training four horses to go with the officers assigned to the equestrian unit. The fourth horse is on the way, according to WPD Chief Steve Sargent, but the tentative start date is now July 1, not Memorial Day. Hey, as long as they get here, right?

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UNUSUAL: According to a press release from the Department of Justice, Worcester businessman Kevin Perry may have earned that title through some no-so-savory means. The owners of The Usual on Shrewsbury Street and Blackstone Tap in the Canal District was indicted on “nine counts of money laundering, three counts of aggravated cash structuring, one count of making a false statement on a loan application and one count of distribution of fentanyl.” He used the proceeds from the drug trade to buy nine properties in Worcester County, allegedly. NOMINATION AGGREGATION: The floodgates were opened, but the flood seems to have

slowed to a trickle. After an initial surge of potential candidates grabbing nomination papers, the first step on the road to campaigning and mid-size municipal glory, the flow has tapered off as the early birds fly off to collect the required signatures. Since the last Worcesteria update, only incumbent District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera and perennial candidate Ron O’Clair have pulled papers, both for District 4, which now has a total of four potentials and could be the new crowded race. Candidates have to return 300 signatures for At-large or School Committee runs, while District candidates need only 100. Speaking of, School Committee candidate and prolific press release writer Dante Comparetto has submitted 350 certified signatures, according to the election commission, making him the first candidate for either body to get all the signatures needed to get on the ballot. Here is an updated list of who might be running, with the usual disclaimer that people could decide to pull out or could fail early. City Council At-large: Gary Rosen, William S. Coleman III, Fundador Morales, Ronald O’Clair, Joe Petty, Kate Toomey, Khrystian King, Konnie Lukes, Mike Gaffney, Ed Moynihan, Moe Bergman. City Council District 1: Gerardo Schiano, Tony Economou. City Council District 2: Candy Mero-Carlson, Todd Williams. City Council District 3: George Russell, Davis Asare. City Council District 4: Michael J. Simpson, Coreen Gaffney, Sarai Rivera, Ron O’Clair. City Council District 5: Doug Arbetter, Paul Franco, Mike Germain. School Committee: Dante Comparetto, Jack Foley, Donna Colorio, John Monfredo, Molly McCullough, Brian O’Connell, Dianna Biancheria, Coreen Gaffney, Nick D’Andrea.

OUT OF THE RUNNING: So we have a list of who might be running for Council. How about

a list of who’s not? Ray Mariano announced he was not, even though he has perhaps the highest media profile since he resigned as mayor, due to his involvement with the PCB issue (read more about that in our news section). But District 5 resident Steve Quist, “Q” to those who follow political news, said he is also not running, despite popping up now and then as a potential District 5 candidate, including in the local daily. “I’m unable to commit to full-time, which it deserves,” Quist said of a campaign, citing other commitments. “You never say never. But this year I’m saying never.”

DOWN IN THE MUD: While Coreen Gaffney has not said whether she is running for District 4 City Council or School Committee, we’re going to go forward with the assumption that she has the same flair for the theatrical as her Youtube star husband and guess that her sights are set on District 4 incumbent Sarai Rivera, who At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney often seems to be campaigning against, even though they don’t run against each other. He even got his wife a mention on the Council floor this week, although it was by reading a Worcester Magazine article, so we can’t complain too much. So what does Rivera think of Gaffney’s wife potentially jumping in as her challenger? The “seat belongs to the people,” she said, while wistfully expressing hope that people campaign to make the community a better place and not to score political points. “If they get out there to mud sling, we’ll know what this is really about,” Rivera said. “It’s not about caring about the community.” As she said, we’ll see. BELATED CAPTION: Last week, we published a photo of Bill Coleman in Worcesteria.

Apologies to Tina Zlody, who was kind enough to send a photo in and then saw the cutline credit cut out. Here is the caption: “Bill Coleman waits for the Election Commission to open for business on the first day nomination papers for City Council were available. He was the first to pick up papers. Tina Zlody was in the “right place at the right time” to snap a pic/Submitted photo.” Hope you kept last week’s issue! Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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Editorial Bullish on PCBs

n argument could be made in support of District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen’s order, put forth earlier this week, to “strongly urge the mayor, school superintendent, School Committee and the Worcester Department of Public Health to follow EPA guidelines and direction in immediately authorizing and funding the testing of the air and environment at both Doherty Memorial and Burncoat high schools for dangerously high levels of toxic and carcinogenic polychlorinated biphenyls {PCBs] and to use the test results to determine an appropriate remediation process.” The only problem with Rosen’s order, aside of the fact that councilors are not School Committee members, is school officials have already announced plans to test the air quality at both schools next month. In recent months, a significant amount of cleaning has been done at the schools ahead of the testing. Rosen’s order, then, would seem redundant. Or it could be aimed specifically at a request by the teachers union to conduct independent testing at the two schools. As previously reported by the Telegram & Gazette, a state labor department granted the Education Association of Worcester the right to conduct its own test of PCBs. The School Committee is appealing that decision. The simple question is: Why? What is the harm in having what essentially would amount to a second opinion? Cancer patients get them all the time. If you are told you have a life-threatening disease, you may well seek out another doctor’s opinion. Here, the EAW wants to conduct its own tests. If the school department, which has repeatedly defended its handling of the PCBs, and has acted as though there is no imminent health threat at Burncoat or Doherty, is so confident in how its own test will turn out, why not let the union representing those directly affected conduct its own? Maybe it’s a power play. Maybe it’s the politics of education. If so, that is both disappointing and wrong. If there is even the slightest possible chance that the lives of students and staff at any of Worcester’s schools could be in danger because of poor air quality, who conducts the testing should be the least of our concerns. To be sure, there has been an increasing level of worry over whether PCBs at the two high schools have posed a significant health hazard. There have been stories of past teachers and students contracting, and in the saddest of cases, dying from cancer. There are whispers that some parents have considered removing their students from the two schools in question. Soon, if in fact testing is carried out next month as planned, the city should have an answer as to whether all the fretting has been for naught. What if, however, the tests reveal a clear and present danger? What then? Surely, parents could not be expected to keep their students in a school where they are being exposed on a daily basis to potentially harmful chemicals. That is a scenario school officials should be prepared for, but at the same time there needs to be calm and steady reason. Creating hysteria benefits no one. Neither, too, does ignoring the problem. Since we know there are plans to conduct testing the logical step is to wait for the results. But make no mistake: the school district appears to have moved slowly on this issue. Testing should already have been conducted. And if confidence is so high, battling with the EAW only serves to create a perception among the public that school officials have something to hide. In the meantime, city councilors, who are already in campaign mode, should resist any urge to politicize an issue that has already caused distress among students, staff and family.

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The Education Beat

Chronic absenteeism a priority for any district John Monfredo

he good news coming out of the Worcester Public Schools is that our graduation rate has continued to climb and our dropout rate has been lowered. Our graduation rate for last year is 81.9 percent and our dropout rate is down to 1.9 percent. In addition, through the efforts of Worcester Public School Superintendent Maureen Binienda, exciting programs and partnerships continue to enfold. As a school system, we are moving in the right direction but an area that the district must continue to work on is chronic absenteeism. Even though we, as a district, have a lower rate than our gateway city districts, it’s not low enough, for we are hovering close to 15 percent of our students being chronically absent. Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, states are required to report chronic absenteeism rates and do something about them.

Chronic absenteeism means students have been absent over 10 percent of the school year, and that means that we have students absent at least 18 days or more. The students who are absent the most in our school system are our high school students. On the elementary level, students in the kindergarten and first grade lead the way with chronic absenteeism. Other statistics show that male Hispanics and low-income students have a high rate of chronic absenteeism. All students, but especially students in poverty, benefit the most from being in school. Thus, one of the most effective strategies for providing pathways out of poverty is to do all that it takes to get these students in school every day. This alone, even without improvements in the education system, will drive up achievement, high school graduation and college attainment rates. As a School Committee member, this has been an issue I have continued to bring up year after year. I have

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asked for a committee to be formed, and for the group to come up with bench marks and an action plan for our district. This year, thanks to our superintendent, we have a committee that is working on such a plan. As a member of that committee, we are in the process of coming up with a strategic plan on chronic absenteeism,but the plan has to be ongoing and updated yearly. Research shows that improving student attendance is an essential, cost-effective, but often overlooked strategy for ensuring our students are on track to learn and succeed. Chronic absence is a leading early-warning indicator of academic trouble, and later the student may become a dropout statistic. The data shows truancy and chronic absenteeism can be precursors to school drop-outs, academic failure and juvenile delinquency. In addition, Hedy Chang, executive director of Attendance Works, speaking of children in the early years of school, stated, “This country is founded on the idea that every kid has an equal opportunity to learn and succeed, and if kids can’t get to school when they are 4 or 5 … they are off track for reading by third grade, and most never catch up.” Also, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education, “The repercussions of so many missed days are clear. Children chronically absent in the first years of elementary school are much less likely to read at grade level by age nine and they are four times as likely to drop out of high school.” Also, research by the National Center for Children in Poverty shows that the same risk factors that make students more likely to become chronically absent, such as povertyrelated mobility or an unstable home life, only serve to intensify the problems caused by missing school. The upshot is that students need to attend school regularly to succeed. This may seem obvious, but the overwhelming data about under-performing schools and the failures of the public schools can lead people to believe that missing some school days won’t matter much. But the emerging evidence argues the opposite. Many of our low-performing schools in Worcester are riddled with absenteeism. Absenteeism is not an issue schools can handle on its own. It is a difficult problem requiring a comprehensive approach, for there is no one-size-fits-all solution. There is no silver bullet to the problem, but schools need to uncover the reasons why the student has been absent so much. It is an issue that should to be a priority in any school system and requires the help of the community. Let me talk about a plan the Worcester Public Schools may like to consider, and ideas that I brought to our last chronic absenteeism committee meeting. PREVENTION • As part of that team approach we need a coordinated campaign with partners who have expertise in particular areas, including efforts

to address homelessness, transportation, and health. In addition, partnerships among different agencies (for example, faith-based organizations) that leverage community supports to improve attendance, such as calls home and connections to community resources is needed. Thus, a meeting by the superintendent with the community needs to take place. • Have a rally at each school during that first week back and send home brochures to all parents. Announce at the rally that each month the names of the students with best attendance will be read off during the morning announcements. Also, place the names of those students in the school’s monthly newsletter and see if local businesses could give out raffle prizes on a monthly basis, or perhaps the school could consider an ice cream party at lunch time as a prize. What worked for me as a principal was I cooked a pancake breakfast for the attendance winners. • Establish an “Attendance Pledge” and have groups read it during the school’s morning announcements. • Next our schools need to create a culture of attendance. Increase awareness among parents at such programs as “Countdown to Kindergarten,” Kindergarten registration, Head Start and at the schools “Know your School Night” in September. The discussion must be ongoing for we just cannot have rallies at the beginning of the school year and think that we have done our job. • All schools need to have bench marks and have ways of reducing chronic absenteeism as part of their accountability plan. All staff members need to be on board and know the importance of this undertaking. Principals need to be at the center of efforts to combat chronic absenteeism and use the data at hand. • City-wide participation could be through a poster contest on attendance, and have those posters placed within the community, including the library and the churches. • Talk to parents early and often to share the value of good attendance and let them know that you are there to assist. • As a former principal, I know that incentives work so schools should consider ways of motivating students to want to come to school. It could be in a form of a certificate from McDonald’s or a special event at the school. One Middle School in New York sponsored an” AttenDance” as an incentive for attending at least 95 percent or 45 days in the second quarter and it worked. The principal of the schools stated, “We have learned that steady pressure, teamwork, and an ongoing focus on attendance will produce positive results.” • A whole-school approach should be a school-wide priority from day one and continue that effort throughout the school year. School-wide strategies such as pep rallies, contests and Student Success Summits at each school in the first month of the school year and throughout the rest of the year have also proven to work. In the early grades,

stickers are a big hit with the children too. ACTION PLAN • Principal Leadership. Schools need to start in September monitoring attendance for students who have missed three or more days during the month. Research shows students who miss days in September are 16 times as likely to be chronically absent during the year. • All schools should meet with their community partners early in the fall and see what they can do to assist. This issue needs to be a shared civic priority with sustainability taking place throughout the year. • Every school team should establish goals and benchmarks for the year and use the attendance data on a weekly basis to monitor their progress throughout the year. • Schools need to list those students at each grade level who have a chronic absenteeism history and start putting together an individual educational plan, with the teachers monitoring the progress. Consider a telephone call for every child who is absent . • Mentoring program. Most researchers encourage this approach. Mentors could come from the community – Big Brother/ Big Sister program, church groups, college students, and perhaps on the high school level seniors doing a mentoring community service

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project with ninth-graders on attendance, or even staff within the school could mentor certain students. Research shows students with a history of absenteeism who received a success mentor gained almost two weeks of schooling. The district should establish guidelines for mentoring students. • Research shows that engaging programs before and after school can improve attendance, as community walk to school programs or walking with a buddy. • Wake-up call. Can our district have a wake-up call with an inspirational morning message from a star athlete or movie star? Students in New York signed up to get a morning call and according to parents the wake-up call did work. • Community involvement. A joint plan between the schools, social agencies, alumni,and inner faith groups should take place, with volunteers hitting the streets prepared to talking to parents with advice and resources from alarm clocks to umbrellas to information on immunization or health care centers covering all possible reasons for absences. The end product is that missing school matters a great deal. As a community let’s work on fixing the problem.

That’s What They Said “You’re all Massholes!”

- WWE wrestler A.J. Styles, casting a familiar insult to fans at the recent Road to Wrestlemania

show at the DCU Center in Worcester. “I didn’t know what to say. I asked her if she did mouth to mouth on me, because my wife was there.” - Joe Flak of Middleton, who collapsed at a gymnastics event in Shrewsbury and was tended to by off-duty UMass Memorial Medical Center nurse Amy O’Connor, at a press conference at the hospital just days after his life was saved.

“Unfortunately, this is a difficult, but necessary step to take for Ascentria to remain a strong and viable organization.” - Angel Bovill, president and CEO of Ascentria Care Alliance in

Worcester, on layoffs and service cuts at the agency, which are blamed on the president’s immigration policies. “I really hope you take this as a wake-up call.” - Violeta Crisostomo, mother of a young girl and daughter of Doris Arias, both of whom were hit by a SUV driven by Cassandra McAuliffe, in an impact statement read in court, where McAuliffe was sentenced to three years in jail.

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A Couple of Blaguards Saturday, March 25, 8 p.m., Sunday, March 26, 2 p.m. Stageloft Repertory Theatre, 450a Main St., Fiskdale “A Couple of Blaguards,” a two-man show by literary greats Frank and Malachy McCourt, is a bubbling stew of their well-known humor with a dash of poignancy to sharpen the flavor. The story follows the trials of the young McCourts in poverty-stricken Limerick, Ireland, to their journey to the U.S. and Brooklyn, New York. It is a story of immigration, triumph over hardship, and the love between family. Pippin Thursday, March 30 - Sunday, April 2 Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Pippin is a high-flying, death-defying hit Broadway musical. Full of extraordinary acrobatics, wondrous magical feats, and soaring songs from the composer of Wicked, Pippin will lift you up and leave you smiling. Ticket prices start at $39. Discounts are available for members and groups of 10 or more. For more information, please call (877)-571-7469. The Royal Family Thursday, March 30 - Saturday, April 1; Thursday, April 6 - Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m. Fenwick Theatre, Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester Steve Vineberg directs an American comedy classic about three generations of a famous theatrical family – fascinating narcissists whose offstage lives teem with melodrama. The matriarch, Fanny, is preparing to come out of retirement while her celebrated daughter, Julie, and her granddaughter, Gwen, a rising star, struggle with their shared desire to give up the stage for a normal domestic life. Then there’s Julie’s brother, Tony, a whirling dervish who whips in and out of their lives whenever he’s in retreat from his latest scandal.

Certain Women R Wednesday. March 22, 3 p.m., 8 p.m. Seelos Theatre, 1 College St., Worcester The stories of a lawyer challenged with both office sexism and a hostage situation, a mother whose dreams put her against the ideas of her family, and a young law student intersect in small-town America. Starring Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, and Laura Dern. Things to Come NR Wednesday, March 22, 7:30 p.m.; Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 26, 1 p.m., 3:05 p.m.. NOTE: No Tuesday show this week. Friday substitutes. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center Isabelle Huppert (Elle) is a successful philosophy teacher whose comfortable life is taken apart piece by piece, starting with her husband’s surprise announcement that he’s been seeing another woman and is moving out. What do you do when all the anchors of familiar life are cut, and you are left alone and adrift in a void of unwanted freedom? Allied R Friday, March 24 and Saturday March 25, 7 p.m. Seelos Theatre, 1 College St., Worcester During World War II, a Canadian intelligence officer and French Resistance fighter meet each other during a mission behind enemy lines. When returning back to London, their relationship is tested by the war. Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard and Jared Harris. The Barber of Siberia Sunday, March 26, 1-4:30 p.m. The Historic Strand Theatre, 58 High St., Clinton The Barber of Siberia with English subtitles is a 1998 Russian film that re-united the Academy Award-winning team of director Nikita Mikhalkov and Michel Seydoux. Tickets start at $15. A Stray NR Tuesday, March 28 and Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday April 2, 1 p.m., 2:40 p.m. Note: No Saturday show this week. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center A Somali immigrant (Barkhad Abdirahman) temporarily tossed out onto the indifferent streets of Minneapolis picks up an equally outcast fourfooted friend. Nocturnal Animals R Wednesday. March 29, 3 and 8 p.m. showings. The Last Five Years Seelos Theatre, 1 College St., Worcester Friday, March 31 - Sunday, April 2; Friday, April 7 - Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 9, 2 p.m. Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon. A wealthy Stageloft Repertory Theater, 450A Main St., Fiskdale gallery owner is haunted by her husband’s violent thriller, which she Jason Robert Brown’s Drama Desk winner, “The Last Five Years,” has been translated into a handful interprets as a symbolic tale of revenge against her. of languages and was named one of TIME Magazine‘s 10 best shows of 2001. A testament to Nick’s Family (2013) the show’s longevity, and spurred by the show’s regional popularity, “The Last Five Years” enjoyed Friday. March 31, 1 p.m. an Off-Broadway revival at Second Stage in 2013. A film adaptation was released in 2014, Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence St. Worcester starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan. An emotionally powerful and intimate musical about In this documentary, beginning of World War II, a man by the name of two New Yorkers in their 20s who fall in and out of love over the course of five years, the show’s Nicholas Winton rescued 669 children children from Czechoslovakia unconventional structure consists of Cathy, the woman, telling her story backwards while Jamie, were saved, most of them Jewish. It was not until later that this story the man, tells his story chronologically; the two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the was discovered. Today, the descendants of those survivors have grown to middle of the show. more than 6000. After the film, one of the “Winton Children” will speak. Golden Dragon Acrobats Dr. Strange PG-13 Friday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. Friday March 31 and Saturday April 1, 7 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Seelos Theatre, 1 College St., Worcester The Golden Dragon Acrobats represent the best of a time-honored tradition that began more Based on the Marvel comics of the same character, a sorcerer mentors a than 25 centuries ago. World-renowned impresario Danny Chang and choreographer Angela former neurosurgeon to defend the world against evil. Starring Benedict Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rachel McAdams. and contemporary music, and theatrical techniques to present a show of breathtaking skill and JFCM - Latino - Jewish Film Festival spellbinding beauty. Ticket prices start at $26. Discounts are available for members and groups of Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts, 633 Salisbury St., 10 or more. For more information, please call (877)-571-7469. Worcester James and the Giant Peach Jr. Sunday, April 2, 2-7 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 2 p.m. The Music of Strangers PG-13 Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green St., Gardner Monday. April 3, 7 p.m. Roald Dahl’s beloved classic introduces us to one boy, two awful aunts, five larger-than-life insects Rehm Library, Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester and a giant peach. What happens when magic crystals cause a withered old tree to create the Known for his documentaries on musicians, Morgan Neville directs the largest and most magnificent peach ever seen? Luckily, a boy named James and a handful of bugs story of the Silk Road Ensemble, an international collective created by just happen to be nearby. When the peach finally snaps free of its stem, it sweeps them, and the acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and the ever-changing lineup of performers continued on page 14

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Six movies to give you spring fever Jim Keogh

A spring preview? At the movies?

There’s no such thing. Not when “Kong: Skull Island” opens on March 10 and is touted as a “summer” blockbuster. No, spring is now the lost season at the theaters. A combination of an early launch pad for summer tent-pole movies, a cozy harbor for a few classy mid-budget films, and a landfill for pictures nobody wants to acknowledge, especially the embarrassed studios that financed them. So let me take a different tack here and offer you a few viewing options to at least get you in the mood for spring, a time of year that George Costanza poetically describes as “rejuvenation, rebirth, everything’s blooming — all of that crap.” “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter … and Spring” – Cinema 320 featured this one more than 10 years ago and I still haven’t forgotten it. A Buddhist master living in isolation raises a young boy to embrace a life of contemplation and compassion. When the

“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” – The ultimate spring fever movie for anybody who’s ever held a thermometer against a light bulb and claimed a life-threatening illness. Irrepressible Ferris (Matthew Broderick) enlists his best buddy and girlfriend to skip school and join him on a series of increasingly daring adventures in Chicago, from infiltrating a French restaurant to leading a parade crowd in a “Twist and Shout” singalong. Let’s face it, when spring rolls around bored high school students find that every teacher starts to sound like flat-liner Ben Stein (“Anyone? Anyone?”). “Bull Durham” – Yes, I also love Kevin Costner’s gooier baseball movie. Having a catch with his dead father at the end of “Field of Dreams” is an all-time tear trigger for me (followed closely by any episode of “This is Us”). But “Bull Durham” is the real deal, the scruffy saga of aging minor leaguer Crash Davis, whose world-class baseball savvy isn’t enough to compensate for his limited skill set. The film captures the rhythms of the bush leagues, and Tim Robbins kills it as Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh, the hotshot pitcher with a “million-dollar arm and a five-cent head.” “The Sure Thing” – A tragically overlooked road-trip comedy about college freshmen Gib (John Cusack) and Alison (Daphne Zuniga) making a cross-country trek to California during spring break, he to get laid and she to visit her longtime boyfriend. Alison is serious and retentive, while Gib is insecure and flaky. They can’t stand each other, which, of course, means they’re perfect for each other.

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drawn from the group’s 50 composers, arrangers, instrumentalists, vocalists and visual artists. A Q&A with Silk Road Ensemble artists Kinan Azmeh and Kevork Mourad will follow. Lion PG-13 Wednesday. April 5, 3 and 8 p.m. showings. Seelos Theatre, 1 College St. Worcester After losing his brother at a train station, a 5-year-old Indian boy boards one, thinking he might have wandered on, and ends up thousands of kilometers from home, suffering many challenges. Twenty-five years after getting adopted by an Australian couple, he goes back to find out what happened to his family and his brother. Based on a true story. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Rated R Friday April 7 and Saturday April 8, 7 p.m. Seelos Theatre, 1 College St., Worcester After serving in Iraq, 19-year-old Billy Lynn comes back for a victory tour, praised for his service, which causes flashbacks to the realities of war that faced him. After The Storm NR Tuesday. April 11, Wednesday, April 12 and Saturday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 16, 1 p.m. and 3:20 p.m. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center Ryota, a one-hit-wonder of a writer, now slightly dissolute and coasting along in a fallback job as a private detective, tries to re-bond with his young son – that is, if his ex-wife will be just a little more tolerant of his tardy child-support payments. When all three gather at his elderly mother’s apartment, an impending typhoon offers Ryota a second chance

– if he can get it together enough to seize it. Tanna NR Tuesday April 18, Wednesday April 19 and Saturday April 22, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 23, 5:30 p.m. only. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center Young lovers on the lush South Pacific island of Tanna are pressured to forsake their romance for the needs of their tribe, in this exquisitely-told and visually-stunning drama. It has been excellently acted by the native people themselves, who had never even seen a movie before, let alone performed in one. 100 minutes. Subtitles. Jaws (1975) PG Wednesday. April 19, 7 p.m. Kresge Theatre, 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick Directed by Steven Spielberg. A part-time sheriff, marine biologist and old seafarer team up to hunt down a monstrous great white shark after its arrival on a New England beach resort turns bloody, wreaking havoc among swimmers and vacationers. La La Land PG-13 Wednesday. April 19, 3 and 8 p.m. showings. Seelos Theatre, 1 College St. Worcester Starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. A Jazz pianist and aspiring actress fall in love and help the other to pursue their dreams in the harsh world of Los Angeles. Miss Sloane R Friday April 21 and Saturday April 22, 7 p.m. Seelos Theatre, 1 College St. Worcester continued on page 16

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“Enchanted April” – A group of repressed Brits take to the Italian countryside, where the natural gorgeousness exerts its magic. Most of us 99-percenters will never know the experience of spending the month of April in an Italian villa. Fortunately, we’ve got this movie to show us how it’s done.

boy grows into a young man, he responds to the urges of the flesh (girls!) and departs for a life in the modern world, for which he is ill-equipped. Some details are so fixed in my mind — including the monk’s lesson to the boy on showing kindness to a fish — that this was the first film I thought of for this column.

“The Ten Commandments” – Cecil B. DeMille’s perennial cheese fest, broadcast every Easter weekend, seems to run for 40 days and 40 nights, so it’s perfectly legitimate to time your viewing to only the good parts: the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and any piece of dialogue delivered by Edward G. Robinson. When Charlton Heston descends from Mount Sinai and hurls the sacred tablets at the hard-partying blasphemers, obviously enraged that they’d started without him, you know spring has officially arrived. MARCH 23, 2017 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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audience, along a marvelous adventure from the White Cliffs of Dover all the way to the Empire State Building. This “Masterpeach” of a musical will delight the entire family! Tickets are $6. TheatreworksUSA: Miss Nelson is Missing Monday, April 10, 10 a.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester The students in Room 207 were the worst-behaved class in the whole school: spitballs stuck to the ceiling; paper airplanes whizzing through the air – even though they had the sweetest teacher of all, Miss Nelson. But when Miss Nelson unexpectedly does not come to school one day, the class gets the strictest substitute they have ever met: Miss Viola Swamp! The search is on for Miss Nelson, who seems to have vanished. Hopefully the students of Room 207 will find her before it’s too late – for them! This lighthearted musical from Two Beans Productions reminds us all to show appreciation to those that we value! Individual tickets are $14 per person and group tickets are $9.25 per person, with one free chaperone ticket for every 15 paid. Minimum group size is 15. Russian National Ballet: Cinderella Friday, April 14, 8 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Music Worcester presents the timeless classic, “Cinderella,” set to the music of Prokofiev. Founded in the late 1980s in Moscow during a period of dramatic transition, the company prides itself on bringing the tradition of Russian ballet training around the world through annual tours. Ticket prices start at $39. Student tickets are $25, and discounts are available for members and groups of 10 or more. For more information, please call (877)-571-7469. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey presents Circus Xtreme Friday, April 14, 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 15, 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m.; Sunday, April 16, 3 p.m., 7 p.m. DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester It’s time for your family to be amazed by all the X-TRAORDINARY things you know and love about America’s favorite live family entertainment experience. Be astonished by UN-XPECTED

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Love and revenge sit down to eat in “100 Lunches” ELIZABETH BROOKS

Corlyn Voorhees

Sharing meals has always been a way to bring people together, to connect and bond at the table. But can a series of lunches bring together a thriving playwright and a harsh theater critic who can’t seem to get along?

From left: Patrick Bracken, Claire Bertrand and Gwen O’Brien, cast of “100 Lunches.”

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Audiences will find out when Gateway Players Theatre Inc., a Southbridge-based volunteer community theater, presents “100 Lunches” this April. In “100 Lunches,” successful mystery playwright Charlton “Chuck” Reynolds has won the praise of critics with his work except for Charity Starr, who has crucified every show of his in her reviews. But when Starr decides to try her hand on the other side of the curtain and write a

play herself, she approaches none other than Reynolds for help, who sees an opportunity for payback. He agrees to help, providing teaching sessions over lunch with Starr footing the bill at the most expensive restaurants across New York City. After enjoying luxury meals and giving her bad play writing advice, Reynolds will watch as Starr finds out just what it’s like to be a target for the critics when her show hits Broadway. “I think one of the things that’s going to be interesting is that the playwright and the critic are going to be spending lots of lunches together and it’s different restaurants every time, but the actor that’s playing the waiter is the same actor at every restaurant playing a different character,” said Mary Geaghan, the director of the show. “He’s got to really expand himself to play these different roles. That’s going to be fun to develop all those kinds of characters for him.” Among the chaos of the restaurants, and despite their tense history, a relationship starts to blossom between Starr and Reynolds, continued on next page

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much to the despair of Reynolds’ love-struck neighbor who tries to interfere. “It’s a fun, romantic, sweet story and it’s very funny,” said Geaghan. “The cast are having a lot of fun with it.” Rehearsals started in the January for the crew, who have spent two nights a week together preparing in a restored barn in Southbridge, where they also host their shows. With the time they have spent together, the cast has become close, Geaghan says. “I love community theater because in all the ones I’ve been in, you build a family,” she said. “We care about each other, we help each other. We’re friends outside the theater.” The rehearsals take place at night to accommodate the crew members who work during the day, but enjoy pursuing theater in their free time, all on a volunteer basis without compensation. Despite working a full-time job herself, rehearsal nights are her favorite nights of the week, Geaghan says. “I think community theater gives people who enjoy the craft, who make their living doing other things, a creative outlet in their life and do something they really love,” she said. Community theater is a learning experience for everyone involved, says Geaghan, who has been with Gateway Players about 10 years. Not only has she

directed, but she has tried her hand at acting, setting up lights, helping out backstage, working the sound and more. Through the years, she has watched her peers develop their technical skills and their characters, and has always aimed to present the best production she can. “I’ll never be on Broadway doing shows, but it gives us the ability to do what we love in the community setting,” she said. “We still strive to do it at our very best ability. We want a show that’s very well done and we don’t lower our standards because we’re a community theater. We encourage each other.” The restored-barn theater seats about 60, which will provide an intimate performance for attendees, Geaghan says, and with a dynamic cast and a show full of laughs, “100 Lunches” is not one to miss. “They will laugh and they will have a good time,” Geaghan says. “It’ll be a great date night.” “100 Lunches” will take place at 111 Main St., Southbridge, on April 21-22, 28-30. Friday and Saturday performances start at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $14 for adults and $12 for children under 18 and adults over 60. To purchase tickets, call the box office at 508764-4531 or watch for tickets to go on sale on their website at gatewayplayers.org.

Illustration by Shane Williams Williams’ has always leaned toward the traditional style, as he did a few years of traditional art at Mount Wachusett Community College before attending Massart’s Illustration Program. Lately, his work has been more experimental, as he has always loved seeing traces of the artist at work in the work itself. He has always been known to way overthink everything he does, sometimes pushing ideas into a realm no one can undertsand but me. See more of Shane’s mind at shanewilliams.com

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In the intense world of power-brokers, Elizabeth Sloane is the best in D.C, but when up against her biggest rival, she finds the price for success might just be too high. Starring Jessica Chastain, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Mark Strong. Keep Quiet NR Tuesday, April 25, Wednesday, April 26 and Friday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 30, 1 p.m., 2:50 p.m.. Note: No Saturday show this week. Friday substitutes. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center Csanad Szegedi, an anti-Semitic rabble-rouser and fast-rising figure in Hungary’s right wing politics, gets the shock of his young life when a rival informs him that he’s actually Jewish. Expelled in disgrace from the neofascist party he had once helped to lead, Csanad decides to embrace his Jewish identity and atone for his past sins. Unfortunately many people have a hard time believing him. Fences PG-13 Wednesday. April 26, 3 and 8 p.m. showings Seelos Theatre, 1 College St. Worcester A sanitation worker who once dreamed of a professional baseball career, but was too old when the major league started admitting black players, comes to terms with the events in his life while trying to raise a family in the 1950s. Starring Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, and Steven Henderson. The Edge of Seventeen PG-13 Friday April 28 and Saturday April 29, 7 p.m. Seelos Theatre, 1 College St. Worcester

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When her best friend and older brother start dating, Nadine, played by Hailee Steinfeld, finds her life in high school becoming even more unbearable. Silence R Wednesday. May 3, 3 and 8 p.m. showings Seelos Theatre, 1 College St. Worcester Two Christian missionaries travel to Japan, to search for their mentor and spread their beliefs, in a time when their religion is forbidden within the territory. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them PG-13 Friday. May 5 and Saturday May 6, 7 p.m. Seelos Theatre, 1 College St. Worcester Based off of the words of J.K. Rowling in her book of the same title, Eddie Redmayne plays a writer, Newt Scamander, in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards, years before Harry Potter steps foot into Hogwarts. The Cameraman: Silent Film Accompanied by the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ Sunday, May 21, 3 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester In this 1928 classic American silent comedy, Buster Keaton plays a tintype street photographer who tries his hand as a freelance newsreel cameraman in order to win the affections of a girl who works at MGM newsreel. The Cameraman, accompanied by the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ will be shown with one intermission. Tickets are $20 with discounts available for groups of 10 or more. Please contact the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more information.

Natalie Mack grew up in North Reading and uses watercolor and digital painting to create her pieces. Most of the subjects that she focuses on are nature and the human figure. Graduating in the Spring 2017, she hopes to continue in freelance illustration and creating more and better art. You can see more of Natalie’s original work at her Instagram @nmack66.

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Illustration by Karlene Santosuosso Karlene Santosuosso is a senior in illustration, staying at MassArt for another semester to complete a minor in sustainability. She is very passionate about the earth and wish to promote the earth’s well-being through her art. Santosuosso feels people need to start treating the earth better and protecting it from harm.

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circus spectacles you’ve never seen before and that can’t be seen anywhere else but at The Greatest Show On Earth. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit dcucenter.com or call 800-745-3000. WBUR Presents An Evening with David Seratis Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Join David Sedaris for an evening featuring all-new stories and observations with several sneak previews into work that will be published in his newest collection of writing in 2017, as well as an audience Q&A. Ticket prices start at $45. Discounts are available for members and groups of 10 or more. For more information, please call (877)-571-7469. Les Misérables (in concert arrangement) Friday, April 21-Saturday 22, 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m. Sullivan Auditorium, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester This Broadway hit delivers memorable music, now brought to life by WSU students. Tickets are $15 for the general public, $10 for seniors and students available at the door. For more information, email cnigro@ worcester.edu. 100 Lunches Friday, April 21 - Saturday, April 22; Friday, April 28 - Sunday, April 30 (call for times) The Gateway Players Theatre, 111 Main St., Southbridge Out of Order Friday, April 21 - Sunday, April 23; Thursday, April 27 - Sunday, April 30 (call for times) The Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave., Worcester Music Man Presented by Assumption College Friday, April 21 - Saturday, April 22, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester The Assumption College Theatre Department presents Meredith

Wilson’s first Musical, “The Music Man,” one of the most produced American Musicals. “The Music Man” was a Broadway hit, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and the cast album won the first Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Tickets are $28 for adults, $10 for seniors, Assumption students and children with promotional code. Boeing, Boeing by Marc Camoletti. translated by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans Thursday, April 27 - Saturday, April 29, 8 p.m.; Sunday, April 30, 2 p.m. Fuller Theater, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester A faster jet throws off the sexual encounters of a man having an affair with three flight attendants in this hilarious farce. Tickets are $15 for the general public, and $10 for seniors and students. Contact the box office at VPABoxOffice@worcester.edu or (508) 929-8843. One-Act Festival Sunday, May 7, 12 p.m. Fenwick Theater, Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester Student directors are given the opportunity to showcase their work in the round-robin presentation of a series of fully-produced short plays featuring student actors. The One-Act Festival highlights the talents of up and coming young artists on campus. Sesame Street Live: Make a New Friend Friday, May 12, 6 p.m.; Saturday, May 13, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday, May 14, 1 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St, Worcester No matter where you’re from or where you’ve been, everyone is special - so join in! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover’s friend from India, to Sesame Street. Tickets are $20-$38, with limited Sunny Seats at $68. Sesame Street Live supports military families. In honor of your sacrifice, present your Military I.D. at the box office to receive a $5 savings on each ticket continued on page 18

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Poetry a ‘Fine Art’ for local writer Brendan Egan

Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone has an outlet or an audience. We don’t all have a soapbox and a crowd to listen, but some people, like local poet Ron McGilvray, build their own.

“I like to write and I always found that as a good outlet for my imagination. Poetry sort of fit the bill for my short attention span,” said McGilvray in a recent interview. Writing is in McGilvray’s blood. His first published poem was in Worcester Magazine in the 1980s, and another of his poems, “The Urchin,” became the basis for a short story for which he won the Kathleen Downey Short Fiction Award. Though a prolific poet — he says he has penned hundreds of poems — who has been writing for a good portion of his life, it’s only relatively recently that McGilvray has started publishing. His biggest published catalog comes from his years as a journalist. McGilvray,

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a former newspaper reporter and editor, likened journalism and poetry, connecting their appeal with his penchant for brevity. “Journalism does the same thing,” he said. “You try and say as much as you can in as few words as you can.” McGilvray’s writing career changed venues several times, mirroring area newspapers and their ownership shuffling in the early 1990s and 2000s. His foray into professional writing started with a relatively brief, part-time stint at the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. But he was looking for something a little more permanent and Auburn News was looking for a reporter. He ended up editing the Auburn News for 10 years, mentoring Worcester Magazine editor Walter Bird Jr. as a young reporter. Eventually, he moved on to edit the Spencer New Leader. McGilvray’s journalism days still tie into his thoughts about poetry. “I had some good reporters,” he said. “They knew enough to know how to put a story together so that it says enough and not too much. And I think that’s what poetry is about. The shorter the better, but you make it a good short. Something really enjoyable to read and, hopefully, understandable.” McGilvray has sought to really focus

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Ron McGilvray and get his material out there. “People say the only way you’re going to get any kind of publicity is to enter contests and stuff like that,” he said. “I did a few times, and you never hear back about everything, and it was a little frustrating. So I figured, ‘Hell I’m just gonna do it on my own.’” Online self-publishing was the only way to go. His first book of poetry, “Secrets, Scrawls and Strays,” came out in December 2016. He quickly followed it up with “The Thistle Diaries” in February, and a third book right behind that, “Fine Art.” “I’m self-published,” McGilvray said. “These days it is very hard, especially poetry. It’s very hard to find someone to represent you as an agent. It’s like musicians these days, they all do their own thing and they self-promote and that’s how they finally break in.” Before the manuscripts go off to be published, Sandra, McGilvray’s wife of 23 years, goes over them with an editor’s eye. “It cost me practically nothing,” said McGilvray of “Secrets, Scrawls and Strays.” “The only thing that cost me on this was the illustrations. She did her own style and put it to the poems.” “She” is German tattoo artist and illustrator Simoni Gruber, whose pen and ink style complement and enhances the collection’s words. They met up over the internet and each thought the other’s art was a match for their own. McGilvray’s books are a few steps above the handmade chapbooks you might find local poets slinging at a reading or open mic. They look like books you would pick up at your local bookstore - bound professionally and accompanied with fullcolor artwork, complete with ISBN numbers.

McGilvray’s poems never run too long and the poetry in each book is accompanied by artwork either inspired by or inspirational to his poems. “With a book of just poetry, some people just won’t have an interest. I was always very visual anyway, and I thought it was a good mix,” he said. His second book contains both McGilvray’s photography as well as his poetry. He said it was his way to create and acknowledge his Scottish heritage. He said he feels the Scottish culture and Gaelic language are fading. “This is my little effort to keep it alive,” he said. “Fine Art” showcases some of McGilvray’s favorite artists and art, as well as the poems that those pieces brought out of him. Though he’s not moving anywhere tropical anytime soon on his earnings, McGilvray seems proud of the following he has built up on social media and around his books. His first book has sold enough copies to pay for itself and spawn more books. When asked whether he had any plans for the big stuff — more short stories and novels — it sounded like poetry is home to McGilvray. His style is his own; McGilvray doesn’t read a lot of other poetry for fear of the work being too influential. Self-publishing has given McGilvray the voice he needs to leave his mark on the community, and the freedom to do it on his own terms. “[Poetry] is like riding a motorcycle,” he said. “A novel would be the Cadillac. I like speeding down the road, and to me that’s what a poem is.”

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Shrewsbury Readers Book group Thursday, April 6, 7-8:30 p.m. Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St., Shrewsbury Contemporary Russian Literature Book Group: 2017 This group is about a good book and a good discussion. New Sunday, March 26, 1-3 p.m. members are welcome. For more information contact Priya Rathnam Museum of Russian Icons, 203 St., Clinton at 508-841-8531. In March, our book group will discuss 2017, a novel by Olga Slavnikova. Il Latin American Book Fair of Worcester/Il Feria Winner of the 2007 Russian Booker Prize for Literature, 2017 is a witty, Latinoamericana del libro engaging, and remarkable tale of love, obsession, murder, and the lengths Saturday-Sunday, April 8-9, 11 a.m. to 7:39 p.m. people will go to get what they want. Cost is free. For more information, Woodland Academy, second floor gym, Worcester please call 978-598-5000 x115. Enjoy a stage production of the novel “Mariposas,” presented in Spanish, Reading by Lily Hoang during the Latina American Book Fair. Free. Call 508-847-1953. Thursday, March 30, 7:30-9 p.m. Rainbow Readers of Massachusetts Carol and Park B. Smith Hall Rehm Library, College of the Holy Cross, 1 Monday, April 10, 6-8 p.m. College St., Worcester Annie’s Book Stop, 65 Stafford St., Worcester Open to the public. Sarah Slocum hosts a monthly book club dedicated to reading all things Q & A on the Writer’s Craft Queer and LGBTQIA, with the intention of exploring in literature all Thursday, March 30, 3:30-4:30 p.m. sexualities and identities in both fiction, nonfiction and all the sub-genres Fenwick Hall 330, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester in between. This month’s selection is Winter Oranges by Marie Sexton, For more information contact Stephanie Reents at sreents@holycross. and is available for purchase at Annie’s Book Stop. Please RSVP on the edu or 508-793-2709. Rainbow Readers’ Facebook page. Stuffed Animal Storytime Self-Help Spirituality Book Club Ongoing, through Wednesday, April 26, Wednesdays, 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester Bring your fluffiest friend to the library for books, songs, play, and A book club for people seeking direction on the road of life. All are parachute fun! Ideal for ages 1.5-3 years old. Cost is free. welcome. Cost is free. Baby Bounce Theologian, author and activist Joerg Rieger to speak Ongoing, through Friday, April 28, Fridays, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester Carol and Park B. Smith Hall Rehm Library, College of the Holy Cross, 1 Get your baby bouncing and singing in this story time just for babies! College St., Worcester We read board books, sing songs, and play! Ages birth to 24 months. Joerg Rieger, the Cal Turner Chancellor’s Chair in Wesleyan Studies and Cost is free. Distinguished Professor of Theology at Vanderbilt University, will give a Great Books! Discussion Group talk titled, “What Does Jesus Have to Do with Wall Street?” Rieger will Wednesday, April 5, 7-9 p.m. consider how the structures of dominant economies influence religion Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester and what contributions might religion make in turn. Open to the public. Join us in a discussion of classics. Reserve your copy today! Cost is free. Illustration by Kieu Vo Kieu Vo is a Bostonbased illustrator who works primarily digitally, with focus on the human figure, colors and dynamic lighting. In life, as in her work, she is inspired by nature, psychological conditions and documentaries about sushi. To see more of her work, visit behance.net/kieuvo

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Stone Angels Book Signing Saturday, April 22, 12 p.m. Barnes and Noble, Lincoln Plaza, 541 D Lincoln St., Worcester Michael Hartigan is the award-winning author of Stone Angels, a gritty and fast-paced work of literary fiction that drops the reader into the mind of a young man at war with a guilty conscience. Stone Angels was awarded the 2015 Outstanding Writer Award by Merrimack Media. Hallie Ephron Sunday, April 30, Greater Worcester Chapter of Hadassah, 1320 Center St., Suite 206, Newton Center An Edgar Award finalist and four-time finalist for the Mary Higgins Clark Award, Ephron writes suspense novels. She will talk about her latest book, “Night Night, Sleep Tight,” recipient of a Publisher’s Weekly starred review. The author takes her experiences growing up in Beverly Hills in a family of prominent writers, and weaves them into a suspense novel with echoes of a scandalous true crime. Cost of the event is $60 per person and includes a plated luncheon. Proceeds from the event will support Hadassah’s three villages for at-risk and abused children. Contemporary Book Group Ongoing, first Tuesday of every month, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. For its April 2017 meeting, the Contemporary Book Group has chosen “Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands” by Chris Bohjalian. For its May 2017 meeting, the Contemporary Book Group has chosen “The Boston Girl” by Anita Damiant. Everyone is welcome. Writer’s Group Ongoing, second Wednesday of every month, 5-7 p.m. Booklovers Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster For more information visit Booklovers Gourmet’s website at er3.com/book. Eclectic Browsers’ Book Group Ongoing, third Wednesday of the month, 10-11 a.m. Shrewsbury Public Library, 609 Main St., Shrewsbury All are welcome. Refreshments are provided. Books are available at the main desk of the library about one month prior to the date of the meeting.

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For more information contact Dean Gillam at 508-795-1224. Classics Book Group Ongoing, first Thursday of every month, 6:30-7:45 p.m. For its April meeting, the Classics Book Group will read Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmund Rostand. For its May 2017 meeting, the Classics Book Group will read “Big Blond,” “The Lovely Leave,” and “Men I’m Not Married To” - short stories by Dorothy Parker. Everyone is welcome! Evening Book Discussion Group Ongoing, second Thursday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m. Auburn Public Library, 369 Southbridge St., Auburn For more information, contact Jean Collins at 508-832-7790. Grafton Writers Group Ongoing, third Thursday of every month, 7-8:30 p.m. Grafton Public Library, 35 Grafton Common, Grafton Poets, essayists, blogs, diarists, memoir ghostwriters, short or long fiction ... it’s all good. Workshop your writing, try some un-blockers, celebrate our publishing successes and share resources! Open to adults ages 18 and up and meets on the third Thursday of the month. For more information please call 508-839-4649 or email info@graftonlibrary.org. Preschool Storytime Ongoing, every Wednesday, 10-10:30 a.m. Gale Free Library, 23 Highland St., Holden Ideal for children 3 1/2 to 5 years old. Children listen to four to five stories, then create an artistic project inspired by the readings. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please stop by the Children’s Room Desk or call 508-210-5564. Lapist Storytime Ongoing, every Friday, 10-10:30 a.m. Gale Free Library, 23 Highland St., Holden Ideal for for infants through age 3 1/2 with parent or caregiver. Lapsit Storytime introduces children to the world of books and the joy of reading together. Registration for Lapsit Storytime sessions is required. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please stop by the Children’s Room Desk or call 508.210.5564.

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The Museum of Russian Icons may seem, at first glance, to cater to a very specific group of people. But the museum draws all types of interested parties, and the staff is hoping to draw even more with the “Pondering Mary: Her Story Through Icons” exhibit, giving a rare look at the mother of Jesus Christ by using rare icons that first-time visitors and returning members should be interested in. The museum has more than 1,000 icons and artifacts, Registrar Laura Garrity-Arquitt said, but only 250 at most are on display at any given moment. “Pondering Mary” will feature 38 icons, some from the 1500s, that are rarely on display, including two from outside collections.

“For our members and our repeat visitors, they’ll have a different angle on the icons,” Garrity-Arquitt said. “And I’m hoping people who haven’t yet come to visit might be intrigued by, who is the mother of God, who is Mary, and exploring that through the exhibit.” Visitors – at least those who don’t belong to the Orthodox Church – will see Mary portrayed differently than in the familiar pictures on church walls or leaflets. “The biggest difference between the Orthodox Church and western churches is that the Orthodox Church is orthodox,” Garrity-Arquitt said. “They have tradition with a capital T, where in the West the art adapts to the culture. You see the face of Jesus change through each country it spreads through. What we know in the West, the blonde-haired blue-eyed Jesus, that doesn’t happen in the East because they are constantly looking back at what has gone before.” “In the East they call themselves iconographers,” she continued. “In the West they call themselves artists.” A museum dedicated to iconography is always going to have a religious bent – icons are sacred works of art in the Eastern Orthodox Church – and an exhibit focusing on the Virgin Mary is even more religiously-focused. But Garrity-Arquitt said it should prove interesting for people from all walks of life.

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“We have a very diverse audience,” Garrity-Arquitt said. “We have the very religious, the very faithful, but that is a small part of it. We have families, people who are fascinated with Russia, we have history buffs come through … and we have people who are just out and about looking for an interesting discovery, and that’s what we provide here.”

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{ SpringARTS } In Their Shirtsleeves Ongoing, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; fourth Thursdays of the month, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St., Worcester This exhibit tells the ongoing story of the innovators, workers and investors who made industry the story of Worcester. It reflects more than 100 years of collecting by the Worcester Historical Museum, founded in 1875 as the Worcester Society of Antiquity. A Feast of Beasts Ongoing, Friday-Wednesday, 12 - 4 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm St., Fitchburg A Curious Nature Ongoing, Friday-Wednesday, 12- 4 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm St., Fitchburg Enjoy the paintings of Shelley Reed. Explore the Nature Museum Ongoing, every Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Nature Museum, 186 Townshend Road, Grafton Visit the museum and explore their curated collection of hands-on exhibits. After, head outside and take a walk in the woods behind the museum or on one of three Village Park trails. four•sight - Explorations of Four Contemporary Realists Saturday, March 4 - Sunday, April 2 Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester Enjoy the works of a rtists Janet Schwartz, Dave Kaphammer, Renee Caouette, and Diane Reed Sawyer Highest Heaven: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Roberta and Richard Huber Collection Ongoing, Saturday, March 11 - Sunday, July 9; Wednesday-Friday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; third Thursday of every month, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St, Worcester Highest Heaven explores the cultural and religious world of the Spanish Colonial possessions of the Altiplano (high plains) of South America. Through approximately 100 paintings, sculptures, ivories, objects in silver and furniture, the exhibition traces the development and spread of the Catholic faith through the creation and usage of religious art for devotion and instruction. Peter Marcus: The New American Family Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 15, 5-7 p.m., ongoing through Wednesday, April 19 Anna Maria College School of Visual & Performing Arts, Art Center Gallery, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton The exhibit features the large-scale work of American print maker Peter Marcus. Marcus creates a specialized type of print called a collagraph, which employs elements of collage, etching, and relief printing. Unique to the method in The New American Family series are his use of largeformat ink-jet prints and the application of the resulting work to canvas. Present Tense Prize Winner Exhibition along with “Order Out of Chaos” by James Buxton and “Drawn From Beauty” by Patricia Paxson Ongoing, Friday, March 17-Friday, April 7; Wednesday-Saturday, 12-4 p.m. ArtsWorcester, 660 Main St., Worcester ArtsWorcester presents “Just Desserts” by Leslie Graff. This exhibition is on view March 1 - June 28. After the opening, the gallery is by appointment only. Please call or e-mail the gallery to make an appointment. For more information, e-mail info@artsworcester.org. Definite: Indefinite Ongoing, Thursday, March 30 - Saturday, April 29; Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester Definite: Indefinite is an exhibition featuring the work of Kat O’Connor and Michael Hachey. Shared Scholarship lecture will take place April 19, 2-3 p.m. An Artist’s Talk will be given April 20 at 5:30 p.m. Marylou Hannon of Art Matters presents Women Artists, Part 1 Friday, March 31, 2 p.m.

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Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester Women artists, capable of the art of creation as well as the creation of art, have historically proved threatening to the dominant male establishment. . Join for a look and a discussion about the women who have defied convention to make art from the Renaissance through the 19th century. Free and open to the public. Mary Cassatt Ongoing through Sunday, April 2; Wednesday-Friday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; third Thursday of every month, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St, Worcester Mary Cassatt’s 1901 pastel Simone in a White Bonnet, on loan from a private collection, will be on view at the Worcester Art Museum as part of a small, focused installation. As this work reveals, the medium of pastel was exceptionally well suited to Cassatt’s Impressionist predilections for indistinct outlines and luminous color. Jeppson Idea Lab: Master Vases from Ancient Greece Ongoing, Wednesday, April 5 - Sunday, Oct. 1; Wednesday-Friday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; third Thursday of every month, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St, Worcester This exhibition will feature three of WAM’s best ancient Greek vases: the Herakles amphora by the Leagros Painter (1966.63), the Thetis stamnos by the the Tyszkiewicz Painter (1953.92) and the lekythos depicting Two Women Carrying Offerings to the Dead by the Achilles Painter (1900.65). Preschool Art Show Saturday, April 1, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Spyridon Preschool, 102 Russell St., Worcester Soon the students at St. Spyridon Preschool are beginning their monthlong study of famous works of art. The art show transforms the preschool into an art museum of the work of all of the children. Tour of the Month: Art of Couples Saturday, April 1, 2-3 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester The Worcester Art Museum collection is home to a variety of couples, including Mr. and Mrs. John Freake and Mr. and Mrs. William Hogarth. Tour the museum galleries, meet these couples and hear their interesting, and sometimes untold stories behind them. Ron Rosenstock’s Photography Group Saturday, April 8 - Sunday, April 30 Enjoy the works of artists Karen Clickner, Norm Eggert, Paul Goodwin, Anne Greene, Anne Hendrickson, James Hunt, Rich Lapping, Dorothy Magadieu, Doris O’Keefe, Rick Breem, Ron Rosenstock, Sue Sedgwick and Joanne Shapiro. Kahbahblooom: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley Ongoing through Sunday, April 9; Wednesday-Friday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; third Thursday of every month, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St, Worcester The exhibition draws on the Massachusetts-based artist’s personal archive of original hand-drawn sketches, woodblock prints, final proofs, and first edition books to survey his career and examine his influence on generations of readers and nascent artists. Alan Betts: “The Climate Change Deepens” Wednesday, April 12, 7-9 p.m. The Nature Museum, 186 Townshend Road., Grafton Super storms? Seasonal shifts? Understanding our changing weather is a real challenge. Join us for the evening program presented by atmospheric scientist Dr. Alan K. Betts; he will explain how global climate change is bringing more extreme weather to New England, and raising greater challenges for society, despite the 2015 Paris agreement. Last Frontier/Última Frontera: La Subjetividad del Territorio Ongoing through Friday, April 14; Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 12-5 p.m. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Holy Cross College, 1 College St., Worcester The Last Frontier presents the work of contemporary Latin American artists from a diverse array of perspectives and geographies exploring the border/frontier as a dividing line between states; the reality of lived

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Illustration by Brianna Florio. Brianna Florio will graduate in May from MassArt with an Illustration Degree. She loves art making and Illustration because of the narrative underneath the imagery. Every piece is different and it is exciting to go into a project not knowing the end result. However, the process of discovering a piece is what excites Florio most and drives her forward to continuously create.

experience vs. what is portrayed in the media; the dissolution of borders through globalization; borders as an experience of us vs. them; and the blurring lines between virtual and natural spaces. Kindred Spirits: Animal Dating in the Natural World Saturday, April 15, 10-11:30 a.m. The Nature Museum, 186 Townshend Road, Grafton All you need is love; and evidently the same is true for many in the animal kingdom! Animals dance, flirt, perform, sing and compete hard to find a mate just to be turned away or thwarted by a better looking or bigger competitor. Dating is not as easy as it seems in the animal kingdom. Join us for this fascinating program and learn about what animals are willing to do to find partner. Cybersecurity, Design & Innovation Saturday, April 15 - Sunday, May 7 Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester An interactive learning exhibition curated by Marc Blackmer. Facing the World: Modernization and Splendor in Meiji Japan Ongoing through Sunday, April 16; Wednesday-Friday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; third Thursday of every month, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St, Worcester Facing the World features magnificent lacquerware that represented Japan at international expositions in Paris and San Francisco as well as prints reflecting Japan’s accelerated growth at home and abroad. El Greco: A Master Ahead of His Time Monday, April 17, 2 p.m. Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester James A. Welu, Director Emeritus, Worcester Art Museum presents El Greco: A Master Ahead of His Time. El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos, 1541-1614) is one of the most expressionistic painters in western art. A native of Crete, where he began his career painting icons in the post-Byzantine tradition, El Greco eventually worked in Venice and Rome before settling in Toledo, Spain, where he developed his unique Mannerist style. This lecture explores El Greco’s early career, focusing on the Worcester Art Museum’s Repentant Magdalen, an acquisition that offers insight into the modern world’s appreciation of the master’s unusual

style. Cost is free and open to the public. Blabbing About Birds, Talking About Turkeys Wednesday, April 19, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Nature Museum, 186 Townshend Road, Grafton Discover what bird anatomy tells us about bird behavior and feeding habits. Activities with beaks, feet and feathers help students learn about our avian friends before we venture outside with binoculars to discover who lives nearby. 2017 Student Thesis Exhibit Opening reception, Thursday, April 20, Gallery hours through Thursday, May 4, Tuesday-Friday, 5-7 p.m., Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Graduating VPA majors, concentrating in art, exhibit the culmination of their four years of studies. Admission is free. Parallels: Lowell Artists Ongoing through Thursday, April 20; Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Davis Art Gallery, 44 Portland St., Worcester Lowell and Worcester are parallel universes of possibility, places where outsiders and nonconformists are welcome to be themselves and create their own trajectories. Although they have so much in common, they do not know each other well. The purpose of this exhibition is to introduce these cities to each other, specifically through their visual art scenes. Earth Day Party Saturday, April 22 The Nature Museum, 186 Townshend Road, Grafton This beautiful planet deserves recognition each day, but we wouldn’t dream of missing an official opportunity to celebrate the big blue marble. Enjoy a special soiree for youth and families in honor of Earth Day. Marylou Hannon of Art Matters presents Women Artists, Part 2 Friday, April 28, 2 p.m. Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester Women artists, capable of the art of creation as well as the creation of art, have historically proved threatening to the dominant male

{ SpringARTS } establishment. In more modern times, our ability to create art was less openly inhibited, but new, modern obstacles arose. Join us for a new look and a discussion about the women and their struggle to make art in the 20th Century. Cost is free and open to the public. Sid Solomon Looks Both Ways Monday, May 1-Saturday, June 3; Opening Reception, Sunday May 7, 2-4 p.m. Gallery 372, 372 Chandler St., Worcester Sid Solomon’s work contrasts western and oriental paintings. Don’t miss the free public reception Sunday Mary 7, 2-4 p.m. For more information, call 508-852-8860. The Seventeenth ArtsWorcester Biennial Opening reception, Friday, May 5, 6-8 p.m., Gallery hours through June 2: Thursday-Saturday, 12-4 p.m. and by appointment ArtsWorcester, 660 Main St., Worcester Seventeenth ArtsWorcester Biennial exhibition opening. Free. Pottery Invitational Friday, May 5 - Sunday, May 9 Worcester Center For Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester The 2017 Invitational is being curated by Aysha Peltz and Todd Wahlstrom, two master potters. Turtle Travels Ongoing, through Sunday, May 7; Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Ecotarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester If you think you know all about turtles, you’ve got plenty to learn at Turtle Travels, a fun-filled, interactive exhibit that provides a turtle’s-eye view of life in the “slow lane.” Come learn how a turtle’s body is adapted to its particular habitats, why it needs a shell, what sorts of hazards they encounter, why turtles are important to many cultures, and more. Fireworks Clay Studio Spring Open House Friday, May 12, 4-8 p.m.; Saturday, May 13, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fireworks Clay Studio, 38 Harlow St., Worcester. Admission is free. WSU Alumni Exhibition Opening reception, Friday, May 19, 7 p.m. Gallery hours through Friday, June 9, Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester WSU Alumni join together in this annual exhibition of their artistic works. Exhibition: Student Show Ongoing, Friday, May 19-Saturday, June 3; Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Worcester Center For Crafts, Krikorian Gallery, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester Cost is free. For more information, e-mail wccregistration@worcester. edu or call 508-753-8183, ext. 301. Kindred Spirits: Summer Solstice Party Celebrating Pollination Saturday, June 17, 10-11:30 a.m. Did you know that most of the bees in a hive are female or that bees dance to tell their co-workers where to find a patch of flowers? Come celebrate the summer solstice with us and learn about bees and pollinators. A Midsummer Night ArtRaiser 2017 Saturday, June 24, 6-10 p.m. The Sprinkler Factory Artist Group, 38 Harlow St., Worcester Theme is pagan chic. For more information, visit sprinklerfactory.com. “Just Desserts” by Leslie Graff Ongoing through, Tuesday, June 27, Monday-Friday, 12-4 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester ArtsWorcester presents “Just Desserts” by Leslie Graff. The gallery is by appointment only. Please call or email the gallery to make an appointment. For more information, e-mail info@artsworcester.org. Free. Plot Ongoing, May-August, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Davis Art Gallery, 44 Portland St., Worcester A garden memory installation, guest curated by Heather Adeles. John O’Reilly: A Studio Odyssey Ongoing, Saturday, May 13 through Sunday, Aug. 13; Wednesday-Friday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; third Thursday of every month, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

This exhibition examines the close affinity O’Reilly has with the literary works of Jean Genet, Constantine Cavafy and Henry James. The presentation is a visual journey through these identifications, as they reflect time, freedom and order. It also explores the way he uses art historical references to enhance the depth of his self-expression. Travels: New England and Beyond Ongoing, through Thursday, May 4 The Gallery At Briarwood, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester The Briarwood Community is pleased to announce the second public art exhibit in a series of six for 2017. B. Eugene McCarthy’s exhibit of watercolor landscape and still life will be on display. Elizabeth Corkery “Ruin Sequence” Ongoing, through May, Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tower Hill Botanical Gardens, 11 French Drive, Boylston Elizabeth Corkery’s current practice focuses on constructed garden environments and their complex relationship to the passage of time. Tour of the Month: Benjamin West and His Students Saturday, May 6 and Saturday, May 20, 2-3 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester Benjamin West was an important American painter who spent time in London as president of the Royal Academy. This tour will highlight works in our American collection by West and several his students including Ralph Earl, Samuel Morse, and Gilbert Stuart, among others. Tour begins in the Lancaster Welcome Center. Bubbles! Ongoing, Tuesday, May 9 - Sunday, Oct. 1; Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 12 - 5 p.m. Ecotarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester The EcoTarium’s seasonal outdoor exhibit gives kids of all ages a chance to investigate the science behind the suds. Experiment with how bubbles are formed, the colors they produce, and their amazing properties. And, while you’re having fun making all those bubbles, you’ll learn about surface tension, evaporation and light reflection. 19th Annual Art in the City Gala Friday, May 12, 6-8 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Art in the City is an evening of art and entertainment featuring a fabulous selection of original artwork created by dozens of local artists. Whether you are new to the arts, an avid collector, or just out for a night of fun, don’t miss this celebration of the arts! Renaissance Woman in Asia: Florance Waterbury and Her Gifts of Asian Art Ongoing, Saturday, May 13 - Sunday, Aug. 20; Wednesday-Friday, Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; third Thursday of every month, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St, Worcester Painter, world traveler, collector and noted Chinese art scholar describe the diverse roles and interests of Florance Waterbury. Two Imperial Icons Ongoing through Sunday, May 14; Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; first Thursday of the month, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St, Clinton These two important Imperial Presentation icons by Faberge and Kurliukov, were created as gifts for the 1908 wedding of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna the Younger (1890-1958) to Prince Willem of Sweden, Duke of Sodermanland. Did Dinosaurs Poop? Ongoing, Saturday, May 20 - Thursday, Jan. 7, 2018; Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 12 - 5 p.m. Ecotarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester Visitors will take a digestion journey, traveling as dinosaur “food” from tooth to tush and will discover how poop can become a fossil. Pondering Mary: Her Life Through Icons Ongoing through Sunday, May 21; Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; first Thursday of the month, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St, Clinton This exhibit will explore Mary’s life as portrayed in icons, how her

relationship with her Son has defined her and how the Russians have viewed her complex role in salvation. Reusable Universes: Shih Chieh Huang Ongoing, Saturday, June 24-Saturday, Nov. 11; Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester Reusable Universes: Shih Chieh Huang features the work of Shih Chieh Huang, who combines his longstanding fascination with technology and the materials of modern life to transform mundane manufactured objects into novel and remarkably complex sculptural forms. Huang elevates circuit building, transistor rewiring and other hardware operations into art. Worcester Center For Crafts’ Artist In Residence Show Opening reception, Saturday, June 15, 5:30-7:30 p.m.; Gallery hours through July 15, Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester Cost is free. For more information, e-mail wccregistration@worcester. edu or call 508-753-8183 x301. The Fifth Annual “One” Members’ Exhibition Opening reception, Friday, June 16, 6-8 p.m.; Gallery hours through July 15, Thursday-Saturday, 12-5 p.m. ArtsWorcester, 660 Main St., Worcester Sue Dion, Beauty and the Edge Opening Reception: Thursday, June 29, 6-8 p.m. An ArtsWorcester exhibition held at the Hanover Theatre for Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester After the opening, viewings are free and by appointment only. Please call 508-755-5142 or email info@artsworcester.org to arrange a viewing. “Dresses: Fight or Flight” by Alicia Dwyer Ongoing, through Saturday, July 15, Wednesday-Saturday ArtsWorcester, 660 Main St., Worcester Alicia Dwyer is inspired by classical armor from around the world, and its protection from emotional and social attacks. The forms in these paintings, created by merging armor with flowing feminine drapery, call to mind women protecting their bodies and selves in the world. Shaped by a dramatically lit black-and-white palette, they are both ethereal and indestructible as they fly through a mysterious atmosphere. Helmutt on the Move Ongoing through Thursday, Aug. 31; Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester Helmutt is an armor-wearing boar hound statue. His armor is based on the plate dog armor of a hunting hound of Emperor Charles V. Leonard Heinrich, who was the armorer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, made Helmutt’s armor as a gift to John Woodman Higgins in 1942. STICKWORK: Just Off the Beaten Track Ongoing through Sunday, Dec. 31, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Arts Transcending Borders at College of the Holy Cross, Linden Lane Lawn, 1 College St., Worcester In September 2016, Arts Transcending Borders (ATB), in association with the Cantor Art Gallery, Environmental Studies Program and the Department of Visual Arts, hosted environmental artist Patrick Dougherty as Fall 16 artist-in-residence at the College of the Holy Cross. For the past 30 years, Dougherty has combined elemental building techniques and a deep knowledge of nature to create his organic sculptures. As part of his residency, Dougherty created “Just Off the Beaten Track” with the help of over three hundred volunteers on the lawn by Linden Lane. City Science: The Science You Live Ongoing through Sunday, Dec. 31; Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Ecotarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester Discover the hidden science stories all around us at the EcoTarium’s newest, hands-on interactive exhibit, City Science. Located on the middle level of the museum, this immersive exploration of the modern city allows visitors to investigate the science we encounter every day, but rarely stop to consider.

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The exhibit is being curated by Chris Visminas, an Episcopal minister who has been working on it for three years, and was even able to identify two icons in the collection that were incorrectly labeled. She joined an associate professor of Russian from the College of the Holy Cross and a professor of Religion from Smith College for an opening symposium explaining different aspects of the exhibit on March 18.

“Over the centuries, as Western devotion to her grew, Mary was depicted as a slim young woman with flowing hair, who was both sweet and compassionate with demure humility,” Visminas said. “In the East, however, she was portrayed as one who is in full possession of her powers. She is a woman who has born life and death, seen joy and grief and has ‘pondered all these things in her heart.’” A guest curator is an anomaly at the museum. Although outside curators have done exhibits in the past, Visminas had more control than past curators in setting up the show. It’s something the museum might start doing more of in the future, including with an upcoming Russian Jewish exhibit. “We’ve never done anything like this … this is the first time we’ve had a guest curator come in and really soup-to-nuts, run the whole show,” Garrity-Arquitt said. “It definitely is something we want to do in the future. We want to bring in more experts, bring in more people with different points of view, and have them either use our collection or other collections to tell their own story.” “Pondering Mary” runs through May 21. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults. The Museum of Russian Icons is located at 203 Union St. in Clinton. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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Frank Arkage is an illustrator and writer working primarily in digital applications and living in Boston. For this piece, Arkage wanted to embody the arts and liken its rejuvenating power to spring. See more at frankarkage.com

Local H and Gnärds ready to rock Joshua Lyford

When Ralph’s Diner, 148 Grove St., announced that Local H would be performing back in January of this year, it didn’t take long for pre-sale tickets to sell out. With just a two-band bill, including Worcester’s own Gnärds, the show, falling on Friday, May 5, is sure to be an event to remember.

Worcester Magazine spoke with Local H and Gnärds on the upcoming show and what music means to them. Local H got its start in Illinois with its first studio release, “Ham Fisted,” debuting in 1995. Although the band has weathered several lineup changes over the years, Local H has been an actively touring and recording Local H band ever since. “There’s a thing that will happen. You’ll be home for a bit and say, ‘I gotta get back out there,’” vocalist and guitarist Scott Lucas explained. “Some people get addicted. There’s a thing where you’re sitting around and you’re like, ‘I’m wasting too much time, I gotta do something.’ Sometimes, you have to tell yourself, ‘Look you’ve been out for a good portion of the year, and you have to tell yourself to relax a little bit. You’re not missing anything. Just relax. “Like with everything, you have to charge your batteries. I wouldn’t want to be in the studio all the time, I wouldn’t want to be on

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the road all the time and I wouldn’t want to be at home all the time. You just have to find different things to charge the other parts. It’s a trade. If you find a balance, you can keep things going. On the other hand, I don’t really know what the [expletive deleted] I’m talking about, so, it sounds like I know what I’m saying, but I don’t know if that’s real.” To have a show sell out so rapidly in the Northeast means a lot. Local H and the group don’t want to forget why they began playing music in the first place. Not going through the motions and “looking like we want to hang it up” is something the band takes seriously. “I’m grateful. It means a lot to us,” Lucas said. “It’s the kind of thing, I don’t want to take any of it for granted. When you go out there and play, we get upset when a band is going through the motions. We work really hard to not do that. I don’t know if that transPHOTO SUBMITTED

lates to people or not, but that’s definitely the way we feel. Nobody wants to see the band that wants to hang it up.” “There are different emotions and different levels of real,” Lucas continued. “A band can come out and they’re smiling and happy, that can affect you in a certain way, and you’re happy to be there. Another band can come in and want to just destroy the place and tear the place apart and that affects you. They’re both equally valid ways to play a show, but the important part is, you need to be equally plugged in. For as long as I feel the band is

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Open Mic Ongoing, every second, fourth Friday, 6:30-10 p.m. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester Open mic is in the Bancroft/Dining Rooms for Open Mic. Share your musical talents, invite your friends, have some fun! Performers, audience members $2.00. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. Break Thru Music Presents: Battle for Metal Fest 2017 - Round 6 Friday, March 27, 6:30 p.m. The Palladium Upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Tickets are $12. Doors open at 6. Clark University Geller Jazz Concert 2017: Ravi Coltrane with Joe Lovano Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, Clark University, 92 Downing St., Worcester Critically-acclaimed saxophonist, bandleader, and composer Ravi Coltrane is the featured artist for the 2017 Geller Jazz Concert and recipient of the 2017 Selma B. Geller Foundations of Jazz award. This year’s concert will feature the Ravi Coltrane Quartet, with special guest Joe Lovano plus the Ravi Coltrane Sextet. Tickets start at $10. Vuelo - A Crocodile River Music Ensemble Wednesday, March 29, 12 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Ron Murray & Vuelo is a bossa-flamenco jazz quartet with African overtones. Ron is a master of the Brazilian-style, seven-string guitar, has studied classical, flamenco and jazz with the best in the world and is a Whaling City Sound recording artist. Vuelo repertoire ranges from Brazilian and Latin classics to American standards, along with some original compositions. Performers include Thierno Camara, bassist, from Senegal; Tanzanian Antoinette Mutuyimana, percussion and vocals; and Zach Combs, percussion. Admission is free. Bring your own “brown bag” lunch or purchase one at the Hall while they last! Break Thru Music Presents: Battle for Metal Fest 2017 - Finals Friday, March 31, 6:30 p.m.

The Palladium Upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Tickets are $12. Doors open at 6. Olivia Frances Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St., Worcester Olivia Frances is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter and musician with a sunny disposition. For more information visit oliviafrancesmusic.com or Bull Mansion’s Facebook page. Affairs of the Heart & Honor: A Musical of Tenors and Baritones Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Presented by Talents of the World in collaboration with Greater Worcester Opera. Souled Out Show Band Friday, March 31, 8 p.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St., Worcester A great night of music, dancing and shaking off the Winter Blues, so come on out. Must be 21-plus. Desolate Highway Friday, March 31, 9 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St., Worcester Influenced by southern rock, blues & classic rock n’ roll, they play tunes that are fun to play and dance to! Come check them out and spread the word! For more information, visit greendalespub.com. Too Tight Jug Band Saturday, April 1, 6-9 p.m. 3cross Brewery, 26 Cambridge St., Worcester Jug band music evolved in the 1920s and 30s, and was designed from the beginning to attract crowds at medicine shows and street corners. It is still some of the most engaging music you could hope to hear. Seth Cook Saturday, April 1, 7 p.m. Plourde Recreation Center, Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester Seth Cook is a singer, a songwriter, a musician, but most importantly, he’s an entertainer. For more information go to sethcookmusic.com

Master Singers of Worcester, A 40th Anniversary Gala Concert and Farewell to Malcolm Halliday Saturday April 1, 7 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester The Master Singers will be joined by the Salisbury Singers, the Worcester Children’s Chorus, the WPI Orchestra, the Shrewsbury Ringers and pianist Olga Rogach. Tickets: $35 for adults and $30 for seniors and students. Retro Stew Saturday, April 1, 8 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster Retro Stew is a quartet known for tight three- and four-part harmony, interesting arrangements and signature wit. They play covers and originals. mystic vibe Saturday, April 1, 8 p.m. Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton Mystic Vibe is a three- (sometimes four-) piece classic rock band that covers a wide variety of music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. 21-plus. Sturdy Moss Saturday, April 1, 9 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner Sturdy Moss is a blend of blues-infused rock with a touch of soul. Generally mellow, sometimes jammy, sometimes trippy, usually funky. The Road Owls Saturday, April 1, 9 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave., Worcester The Road Owls are eight-piece rhythm and blues blues classic rock horn band. Cost is $5. Auntie Trainwreck’s April Fool’s Fling Saturday, April 1, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff, Worcester Don’t be a fool, join your favorite auntie as they return to rock the KasBar on April Fool’s Day. 21-plus, no cover. Latitude 41 Piano Trio Saturday, April 1, 8-10:30 p.m. Joy of Music Program, The new Shapiro Concert Hall, 1 Gorham St., Worcester Violinist Livia Sohn, cellist Luigi Piovano, and pianist Bernadene Blaha came together to form Latitude 41. Since their formation they have appeared globally, to high acclaim. Tickets: $49, adults, $17.50, students, and $7.50, youth. Information and tickets, musicworcester.org. Connecticut Transit Authority - Chicago Tribute Band Saturday, April 1, 8-11 p.m. The Barn at Wight Farm, 420 Main St., Sturbridge Connecticut Transit Authority faithfully recreates the music of one of the greatest American bands ever, Chicago. Tickets are $25, purchase them at musictributeproductions.com. Architects Sunday, April 2, 7:30 p.m. The Palladium Upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester With special guests Stray From The Path, and Make Them Suffer. Tickets start at $20. Doors open at 7 p.m. Assumption College Jazz Ensemble Performance Sunday, April 2, 7-9 p.m. Assumption College, Hagan Hall, Charlie’s, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester The Jazz Ensemble will be performing music from a wide range of jazz styles and encompassing a broad spectrum of jazz history from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, and original arrangements. This ensemble features 13 instrumentalists and vocalists from the Assumption College community (students, teachers, and their guests). The ensemble is led by David N. Jost. Admission is free. Landscapes Hidden and Seen Sunday, April 2, 4 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester A fantastic musical montage, running from the joyful and diverting side of Beethoven in his Serenade for flute, violin and viola, to our own Mark Berger’s exploration of sonic possibilities in his Landscapes for piano quartet. Tickets: $29, adults, $10, students, 17 and under, free. Mechanics Hall Concerts for Kids: Conversations in Jazz Monday, April 3, 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

{ SpringARTS } Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester For grades 3-6. Reservations required. Called the first truly American Music, the evolution of Jazz is an intriguing story.The program is fastpaced and exciting, designed specifically for a young audience. One Night of Queen performed by Gary Mullen and The Works Tuesday, April 4, 8 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester One Night of Queen is a spectacular live concert, recreating the look, sound, pomp and showmanship of arguably the greatest rock band of all time. Ticket prices start at $38. Discounts are available for members and groups of 10 or more. For more information, please call (877)-571-7469. The Youth Ensemble of New England Tuesday, April 4, 7 p.m. Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester The Youth Ensemble of New England is an orchestra of about thirty young people, age 10 through college. The concert repertoire includes music from the Baroque to the modern and features members of the ensemble as soloists. Cost is free and open to the public. Ball in the House Wednesday, April 5, 12-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Following in the path of classic harmony groups like Boyz II Men, The Temptations and Take 6, while incorporating the pop and neo-soul influence of artists like Bruno Mars, Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams, fivemember veteran vocal band Ball in the House will move audiences. Bring your own “brown bag” lunch or purchase one at the Hall while they last. Lui Collins in Concert Thursday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. Hezekiah Stone’s Coffeehouse at Christ Episcopal Church, 1089 Stafford St., Leicester Folk singer/songwriter Lui Collins has been performing, writing and recording since the 1970s, earning international acclaim for her music. Tickets are $15. For tickets, please visit brownpapertickets.com Vanilla Fudge Thursday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley Vanilla Fudge rocked the world with a new sound, influencing a generation of musicians and creating a legion of loyal fans. They were “one of the few American links between psychedelia and what soon became heavy metal.” Tickets are $42. Mackenzie Melemed Friday, April 7, 1 p.m. Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester Melemed is both a fourth-year undergraduate and first-year master student at The Juilliard School, studying with Robert McDonald. Free and open to the public. Tequila Bonfire Friday, April 7, 9 p.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St., Worcester Tequila Bonfire is Central MA’s hottest country-rock band covering the latest country hits by the biggest country stars and has been writing for their debut album. Must be 21-plus. Good Question Band Friday, April 7, 9 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave., Worcester Come rock out with this house favorite. Playing anything from blues standards and rock and roll to classic alternative and jam music, this is just one good time. Cost is $5. Mike Girard’s Big Swinging Thing Friday, April 7, 8 p.m. The Cannery Music Hall, 12 Crane St., Southbridge Expect to hear diverse covers by The Stones, AC/DC, The Animals, Green Day, Johnny Cash & Tom Jones … plus some great Fools classics! Lara St. John & Matt Herskowitz Friday, April 7, 8-10:30 p.m. Brooks Concert Hall, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester

Fiery violinist Lara St. John will perform with pianist Matt Herskowitz featuring works from their new album Shiksa/Lavuta. Tickets are $49 for adults, $17.50 for students, $7.50 for youth. For more information, visit musicworcester.org. Jonathan Edwards Trio Friday, April 7, 8 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley Jonathan Edwards has one of the most beautiful and memorable voices in the business and is still a vibrant, energetic performer who has measured his success by his ability to attract and take good care of an audience for four decades. Tickets are $30. The Curtis Mayflower Friday, April 7, 8 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St., Worcester With guest Fire in the Field. For more information visit thehaze.com Olivia Frances Saturday, April 8, 7 p.m. Fiddler’s Green, 19 Temple St., Worcester Olivia Frances is a 20-year-old singer-songwriter and musician with a sunny disposition. oliviafrancesmusic.com or fiddlersgreenworcester.com Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection Saturday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. Grass Roots Coffeehouse, Rockdale Congregational Church, 42 Fowler Road, Northbridge Playing and singing traditional and original Bluegrass music with Erica Brown on the fiddle, Steve Roy on the mandolin, Matt Shipman on the guitar, Read McNamara on the banjo and Ken Taylor on the bass. Admission is $15/$10 seniors 60-plus & members/$5 full-time students/under 5 free. Rust Never Sleeps - A Live Neil Young Retrospective Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley Rust Never Sleeps is a unique, live rock show that celebrates the music, and musical career of Neil Young. Capturing the spirit, the sound, and the feel of what can best be described as a “dream come true” concert

experience. Tickets are $18. Hittin’ the Note Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m. The Cannery Music Hall, 12 Crane St., Southbridge Hittin’ the Note is dedicated to capturing the live experience of the Allman Brothers band. WEC’appella: Worcester’s Premier a Cappella Competition Saturday, April 8, Doors: 6:45 p.m., Concert: 7:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester WEC is presenting its signature fundraiser -- the Second Annual WEC’appella - Worcester’s premier a cappella competition! Four high schools and five colleges will put their best a cappella groups forward to sing-off for trophies and bragging rights as the best a cappella group in the city! Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and under. Tony Bennett Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m. Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester A one-night only performance. Generously Sponsored by WinnDevelopment. Tickets start at $63.50. Bill Staines Saturday, April 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church, John Henry’s Hammer Coffeehouse, 90 Main St., Worcester The American landscape has been a major theme for New Hampshirebased singer/songwriter Bill Staines. His songs have captured the beauty of rivers, mountains and the open space of the American West. $20 at the door or go to brownpapertickets.com Music at Trinity: Passio by Arvo Pärt Sunday, April 9, 4-5:30 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster St, Worcester Arvo Pärt’s monumental setting of the Passion of Jesus Christ according to the gospel of John, Passio, is presented in concert on the Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday in the western church calendar. The

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plugged in, they can do whatever they want. As long as I feel like there’s really something happening.” Local H is a two-piece band and has made a career out of intense live show. Still, writing and recording as a duo has its own set of strengths and weaknesses. “You have to be more inventive,” said Lucas. “You have to figure out ways around things. If you look at the first ‘Evil Dead’ movie, which was made for a shoestring and a hundred bucks and then you look at the remake, the first one is infinitely more interesting. You’re looking at more inventiveness. They had to cover up the fact that they don’t have any money. When you have all the money and resources, you don’t have to work as hard. There’s something about taking something away, it fires up a little more to get the results you want.” Gnärds got its start in 2013. The brainchild of Peter Camerato, Abdul Sherzai and Jamie Buckmaster, the band met in high school and has a long history of playing music in the area. With Gnärds, the members were looking for a way to achieve their specific goals. “I wanted to be in a band with people who wanted to travel and were patient and were down for the whole process,” said Camerato from the Ralph’s patio. “I think from the start, we were all about staying motivated and

playing and doing some travel and push each other. Our lives kind of slowed down a few years into it, but now we’re ramping it back up again. We all have pretty heavy lives, but we’ve toured, 10 days, 13 days, things like that. We’ll do more stuff in the future.” It wasn’t just the mentality that was specific to the band, it was the music they set out to create. “I think mostly we’re all trying to come at it from oblique angles and come up with interesting stuff that hopefully hasn’t been beaten to death,” said Buckmaster. “It can be three chord rock, or some sort of weird jazz breakdown in other parts. I feel like it’s kind of a nice mishmash of genres and concepts.” The three members of Gnärds have lived in collective spaces, and have plenty of experience booking shows and performing in DIY spaces. “We do a lot of playing last at midnight at DIY shows to make money for touring bands and they help us when we travel,” said Camerato. “We do a lot of that. We’re used to it at this point. It’s clockwork for us. If they have to borrow our gear, they borrow our gear, and we make them $50-$100, hopefully.” Something both bands have in common is giving their all in their live performances, though that can mean different things on different nights. “For me, with this band, I always give my

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Chelsea Grin - Self Inflicted Tour Wednesday, April 12, 6:30 p.m. 70-minute work for choir, bass (Jesus), tenor (Pilate), vocal and The Palladium Upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester instrumental octet (Evangelist) of four singers and four instrumentalists With special guests Ice Nine Kills, Gideon and Enterprise Earth. Tickets and organ was first performed in 1989. Cantor Mark Mummert conducts start at $18. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the Trinity Choir, Samuel Schultz as Jesus and Kyle Burke as Pilate. Worcester Organ Concert featuring Leonardo Ciampa The concert is free; an offering will be taken. Childcare will be provided. Wednesday, April 12, 12-1 p.m. 18th Annual Gold Medal Honors Showcase, MA Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Instrumental and Choral Conductors Association Program: Bach, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Saint-Saens and a worldSunday, April 9 premiere of a composition by Ciampa. Free admission. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Psych Asylum and Sinners Inc A compact disc recording of each group will be created and distributed to Friday, April 14, 8 p.m. the director immediately following their group’s performance. Free. The Cannery Music Hall, 12 Crane St., Southbridge The Subdudes With special guest, Holding On To Nothing. Sunday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. Dan Kirouac - solo/acoustic Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley Friday, April 14, 8-10:30 p.m. The Subdudes are a true legend in American music. Tickets, $48. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland music listings continued from page 27

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I-Heung Lee Tuesday, April 11, 2 p.m. Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester. Gifted classical pianist, I-Heung Lee, will perform Czerny, Ravel, Chopin, Mozart as well as others. Free and open to the public. Holy Week Concert (All Ensembles) Tuesday, April 11, 7-9 p.m. St. Mary of the Hills, 630 Cross St., Boylston Celtic Woman: Voices of Angels Tuesday, April 11, 7 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester The unique musical ensemble known as Celtic Woman is back by popular demand, combining traditional Irish music with spectacular production and staging. Ticket prices start at $45. For more information, please call 877-571-7469.

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Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. More information at dankirouac.com. Admission is free. Wild Heart - A Tribute To Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m. The Cannery Music Hall, 12 Crane St., Southbridge Wild Heart - A Tribute To Stevie Nicks & Fleetwood Mac is a highlyreverent tribute to one of the most legendary bands and it’s near-mythical and storied leading lady, Stevie Nicks. Clark University Sinfonia Saturday, April 15, 7:30-9 p.m. Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, Clark University, 92 Downing St., Worcester Directed by Peter Sulski. Free and open to the public. For more information, e-mail clarkarts@clarku.edu or call 508-793-7356. Carolyn Wonderland Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m.

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Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley A musical force equipped with the soulful vocals of Janis and the guitar slinging skills of Stevie Ray, Carolyn Wonderland reaches into the depths of the Texas blues tradition with the wit of a poet. Tickets are $18. Sergey Antonov: Bach Cello Suites Thursday, April 20, 7:30-10 p.m. American Antiquarian Society, Antiquarian Hall, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester Cellist Sergey Antonov enjoys a versatile career as a soloist and chamber musician. Critics throughout the world have hailed him as destined for cello super stardom. Tickets are $49 for adults, $17.50 for students, and $7.50 for youth. For more information, visit musicworcester.org. Trace Adkins Friday, April 21, 8 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Trace Adkins’ trademark baritone has powered countless hits to the top of the charts and sold over 10 million albums, cumulatively. Tickets start at $49. Doors open at 7. Pamela Frank and Christian Tetzlaff, Violins Friday, April 21 8-10:30 p.m. Tuckerman Hall, 10 Tuckerman St., Worcester Masters of violin Pamela Frank and Christian Tetzlaff will headline the second of four performances in this year’s Bach Festival held in several venues throughout Worcester’s Salisbury Cultural District. Tickets: $49, adults, $17.50, students, and $7.50, youth. Visit musicworcester.org. Auntie Trainwreck: Rockin’ The Dale! Friday, April 21, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St., Worcester Join your favorite Auntie as they return to rock Greendale’s Pub! Rip up the dance floor with Auntie Trainwreck as they play all the best classic rock, blues, alternative and party favorites. $5 cover, 21-plus. Clark University Concert Choir Friday, April 21, 7:30-9 p.m. Atwood Hall, Daniel’s Theater, Clark University, Woodland Street, Worcester Directed by Emily Isaacson. Free and open to the public. For more information, email clarkarts@clarku.edu. Hamburger Midnight Friday, April 21, 9 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave., Worcester Worcester’s one and only “Little Feat Tribute Band.” Cost is $5. New England Metal and Hardcore Festival Friday, April 21, 3 p.m., Saturday, April 22, 1 p.m. The Palladium, 261 Main St., Worcester With special guests Testament, Sepultura, Prong, HammerFall, Amorphis and more. One-day pass tickets start at $45 and two day pass tickets start at $75. Testament meet and greet package also available for $134.06. Amanda Fava Voice Recital Saturday, April 22, 1:30 p.m. Payer Hall, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton Lespecial Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St., Worcester With special guest Vibe & Direct. For more information at thehaze.com Tequila Bonfire Saturday, April 22 Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange St., Worcester Tequila Bonfire is Central MA’s hottest country rock band covering the latest country hits by the biggest country stars and has been writing for their debut album. 21-plus. The Doors Experience Saturday, April 22, 9 p.m. Simple Man Saloon, 119 High St., Clinton Recreating the sights, sounds and vibes of The Doors. One of the most influential bands in rock music. Visit simplemansaloon.com. Mullett Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m. Cannery Music Hall, 12 Crane St., Sturbridge By delivering the best of the 1980s in Big Hair and faithful renditions,

Mullett recreates the vibe of those times with unrivaled conviction. Ilya Yakushev, Piano Recital Saturday, April 22, 8-10:30 p.m. Tuckerman Hall, 10 Tuckerman St., Worcester Ilya Yakushev will take the stage at Tuckerman Hall for a solo recital as part of our Bach Festival in Worcester’s Salisbury Cultural District, performing works by Bach, Beethoven and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Tickets are $49 for adults, $17.50 for students, and $7.50 for youth. For more information, visit musicworcester.org. David Moulton Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m. Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester Many enjoyed our Sunday Hymn Sing with David Moulton and asked that Briarwood do it again. David will return with vocalist Maria Puliafico, who will lead us in your favorite old time hymns. Free and open to the public. John Pizzarelli Quartet Sunday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley John Pizzarelli has had a multi-faceted career as a jazz guitarist, vocalist and bandleader. Tickets are $62. Concora and Worcester Chorus Sing Bach Sunday, April 23, 6-8:30 p.m. WamsWorks, 6 Institute Road, Worcester Worcester Chorus Artistic Director Chris Shepard brings to Worcester another esteemed ensemble he directs, the Concora choir of Hartford, CT. Maestro Shepard returns to the composer with whom he’s most associated, J.S. Bach, with a selection of works for the combined choirs to perform. Tickets are $49 for adults, $17.50 for students, and $7.50 for youth. For more information, visit musicworcester.org. Leslie Lee and Steve Gretz Tuesday, April 25, 2 p.m. Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community, 65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester Leslie Lee and Steve Gretz were married in 2000, and began performing and recording music together in 2003. The songs they write and sing are influenced by a variety of genres including folk, gospel, Americana, and contemporary singer-songwriter. Cost is free and open to the public. Clark University Concert Band Thursday, April 27, 7:30-9 p.m. Higgins University Center, Tilton Hall, Clark University Directed by Samantha McGill. Free and open to the public. For more information, email clarkarts@clarku.edu. Eilen Jewell Band Friday, April 28, 8 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley As hard as it is to categorize Eilen Jewell’s music - terms like alt-country, roots-rock, country-noir and Americana get used a lot - it’s even harder not to become thoroughly enraptured by the singer/songwriter’s powerful versatility, musical stories and images. Tickets are $20. WXLO Awesome 80s Prom Friday, April 28, 7 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Relive the best days of your life! Come dressed in your best 80s attire, dance the night away to your favorite hits from the 80s, sing karaoke, and win some prizes. 21-plus Event. The Grand Central Friday, April 28, 9 p.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St., Worcester The Grand Central, a young four-piece country band influenced by the traditional hard-driving country and by the polished contemporary sounds coming out of Music City. Must be 21-plus. Olivia Frances Saturday, April 29, 7 p.m. Chaibo Coffee & Tea House, 37 Boulder Drive, Fitchburg Olivia Frances gives a special performance to promote her newest album, “Evergreen.” Worcester Schubertiad Saturday, April 29, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester Highway’s End Wednesday, April 29, 6-9 p.m. 3cross Brewery, 26 Cambridge St., Worcester Highway’s End is an acoustic band based in Rhode Island. Their songs mix country music storytelling with the flash and musicianship of bluegrass and heavy metal guitar heroes. Jackson Browne and Sara & Sean Watkins (Pretty Much Acoustic) Thursday, April 30, 7:30 p.m.

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Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester One of the true legends of the 20th-century American singer-songwriter movement, the great Jackson Browne has been producing soulful, catchy music for over 40 productive years. Tickets start at $49.50 and discounts are available for members and groups of 10 or more. Clark University Student Recital Sunday, April 30, 3 p.m. Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, Clark University, 92 Downing St., Worcester Clark student musicians accompanied by pianist Sima Kustanovich, will showcase their talents as they perform works ranging from classical sonatas, to modern compositions, classic songs and jazz standards. Free and open to the public. For more information, email clarkarts@clarku. edu. Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds - The Final Performances with special guests Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin Sunday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Music legend Brian Wilson hits the road world tour to celebrate and perform the iconic album Pet Sounds for a final time, in honor of its 50th anniversary. Geoff Muldaur in Concert Monday, May 1, 7:30-9:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church, John Henry’s Hammer Coffeehouse, 90 Main St., Worcester Geoff Muldaur is one of the great voices and musical forces to emerge from the folk, blues and folk-rock scenes centered in Cambridge and Woodstock, NY. Tickets: $20 at the door or go to brownpapertickets.com Spring Mosaic Tuesday, May 2, 7 p.m. Fuller Theater, Worcester State University, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Talented students in VPA’s music program deliver both instrumental and vocal performances filled with a variety of musical styles. The event is free. Yefim Bronfman Piano Recital Tuesday, May 2, 7:30-10 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester

Internationally recognized as one of today’s most acclaimed and admired pianists, Yefim Bronfman stands among a handful of artists regularly sought by festivals, orchestras, conductors and recital series. Tickets: $49, adults, $17.50, students, and $7.50, youth. Visit musicworcester.org. Cosy Sheridan in Concert Thursday, May 4, 7:30-9 p.m. Hezekiah Stone’s Coffeehouse @ Christ Episcopal Church, 1089 Stafford St., Leicester Cosy Sheridan has been called “one of the era’s finest and most thoughtful singer/songwriters.” Tickets are $15. DeadBeat Friday, May 5, 8 p.m. Cannery Music Hall, 12 Crane St., Sturbridge Grateful Dead Tribute Band in MetroWest Boston playing your favorites from the Dead & JGB, and a handful of others for the dead-head crowd. ” LOCAL H w/ GNäRDS Friday, May 5, 8-11:45 p.m. Ralph’s Rock Diner, 148 Grove St., Worcester Local H is an American grunge band, best known for their radio hit “Bound for the Floor.” Tickets $15 pre-sale online, and $18 day of at the door. Event is 21-plus. To buy tickets go to ralphsdiner.ticketleap.com/localh. Gamelan Gita Sari Concert Friday, May 5, 7 p.m. Fenwick Hall, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester One of Bali’s most renowned master artists of traditional dance/theatre, Catra specializes in the Kecak monkey dance and masked temple performances known as Topeng. Westborough Community Chorus Friday and Saturday, May 5-6, 8 p.m., Sunday, May 7, 2 p.m. Mill Pond School, 6 Olde Hickory Path, Westborough Come and support the middle and high school students music scholarship program. Tickets are $12 for adults and $9 for children and seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the door or from any chorus member. The Cardiff Brothers Saturday, May 6, 7 p.m. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St., Worcester Cardiff Brothers consists of Jake and John Cardiff, two kids from Warwick, Rhode Island. There is no genre to define them or their music, they make what they feel like making. Bon Voyage Concert Saturday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Angels Church, 1222 Main St., Worcester The Worcester State University Chorale offers a sneak peak into the performance it will deliver during its concert tour of Sicily, Italy. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for seniors and students. For more information, please contact cnigro@worcester.edu. Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Saturday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. Grass Roots Coffeehouse, Rockdale Congregational Church, 42 Fowler Road, Northbridge Come check out Blackstone Valley Bluegrass to hear some great bluegrass music, smooth harmonies, fast but tasteful pickin’, and most importantly, to have a great time! Admission is $15/$10 seniors 60-plus & members/$5 full-time students/under 5 free. Gilmour’s Breakfast - A Tribute to Pink Floyd Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m. Cannery Music Hall, 12 Crane St., Sturbridge Fellowship of the King Saturday, May 6, 9 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave., Worcester Fellowship of The King is a tribute band based out of Massachusetts formed in 2014. They cover music from Elvis Presley’s entire career between 1954-1977. Cost is $5. 2-Piano Concert Saturday, May 6, 7-8 p.m. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St., Worcester The Everly Brothers Experience: with The Bird Dogs Saturday, May 6, 8 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Worcester

The Bird Dogs, Dylan and Zachary Zmed, bring a genuine and youthful Everly Brothers experience to the stage, celebrating the genetic intimacy so ever present in the harmonies of Don and Phil. Tickets are $30. Kat Kennedy Saturday, May 6, 6-9 p.m. 3cross Brewery, 26 Cambridge St., Worcester Kat Kennedy began performing around her home state of Connecticut at the age of 7. Since then she has performed at venues across the country, sparking a love of music and performance that led her to Berklee College of Music in Boston. It was there that she found her current singer/ songwriter, pop folk style. Chamber Music Concert (Instrumental Ensembles) Sunday, May 7, 3 p.m. Payer Hall, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton Shir Joy in the Communities Of Song Friday, May 7, 7 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main St., Worcester Shir Joy, an adult community chorus, dedicated to learning, sharing, and performing Jewish music from the rich and varied Judaic cultures of Israel and the Jewish Diaspora, will be performing in the Communities of Song. 10,000 Maniacs Sunday, May 7, 7:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley 10,000 Maniacs is a 30-year collaboration of Jerome Augustyniak, Steven Gustafson and Dennis Drew, joined by vocalist/violinist/songwriter Mary Ramsey, and in 1993 guitarist Jeff Erickson. Tickets are $56. I Love the 90s: The Party Continues Friday, May 12, 7:30-11 p.m. DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester Due to overwhelming demand, I Love The 90s returns to the DCU Center. I Love The 90s Tour - The Party Continues, comes to Worcester with an all-new lineup, featuring The 90’s most popular Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop and Dance Icons, all on one stage for a night full of hits! Tickets start at $41 and are on sale now at the DCU Center Box office, Ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 800-745-3000. Bayside/Say Anything Friday, May 12, 6:30 p.m. The Palladium, 261 Main St., Worcester With special guest Reggie & the Full Effect. Tickets start at $24. Tech N9ne Saturday, May 13, 7 p.m. The Palladium, 261 Main St., Worcester With special guests Brotha Lynch Hung, Krizz Kaliko, Stevie Stone, and Ces Cru. Tickets start at $35. Joy of Music Program (JOMP) Annual Spring Gala Wednesday, May 17, 7 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Worcester Chamber Music Society: Music on Main Friday, May 19, 5:30 p.m. Straight Up Cafe, 795 Main St., Worcester Music on Main is a new community concert series featuring musicians and friends of the Worcester Chamber Music Society in non-traditional neighborhood venues. The one-hour concerts are free, informal, and focus on the Main South community. For more information visit worcesterchambermusic.org. Retro Stew Saturday, May 20, 7 p.m. JK Crossroads, 119 Patriots Road, Gardner Retro Stew is a quartet known for tight three and four part harmony, interesting arrangements, and signature wit. Jim Trick Saturday, May 20, 7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church, John Henry’s Hammer Coffeehouse, 90 Main St., Worcester One of the brightest songwriters and storytellers coming out of the north east these days is a man named Jim Trick. Local Worcester singer/ songwriter, Bob Moon, will open for Jim. $18 at the door or go to brownpapertickets.com.

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Worcester Youth Orchestras 69th Season Finale Gala Saturday, May 21, 4 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Featuring Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic & String Orchestra Wind Ensemble, Big Band & Jazz Combos, Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir. Dan Kirouac Friday, May 26, 6 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave., Worcester Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. More information at www.dankirouac.com. Free. No Alibi Saturday, May 27, 9 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough No Alibi is a popular party cover band based in central Massachusetts. James Keyes Saturday, May 27, 6-9 p.m. 3cross Brewery, 26 Cambridge St., Worcester James Keyes’ music is a modern version of an old tradition steeped in folk and blues, and on hearing his songs you’ll be taken to another time in American history when songwriters traveled the country by thumbing rides and hopping trains, playing for beers and whatever folks could afford to throw in the hat. Peter Mulvey Thursday, June 1, 7:30 p.m. Hezekiah Stone’s Coffeehouse at Christ Episcopal Church 1089 Stafford St., Leicester Mulvey is the real deal who continues to come into his own. Tickets are $20. For tickets, please visit brownpaperticket.com Worcester Chamber Music Society: Fiesta! Celebrating Five Years of Neighborhood Strings Friday, June 2, 5:30 p.m. Tilton Hall, Clark University, Worcester Tickets are $65. All proceeds benefit Worcester Chamber Music Society’s Neighborhood Strings youth music program. For tickets and information visit worcesterchambermusic.org or call 508-217-4450, ext. 1. Naked Sunday Friday, June 9, 8 p.m. The Cannery Music Hall, 12 Crane St., Southbridge Naked Sunday is Connecticut’s only Stone Temple Pilots Tribute band. Retro Stew Saturday, June 10, 8 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster Retro Stew is a quartet known for tight three- and four-part harmony, interesting arrangements, and signature wit. Shir Joy Chorus Spring Concert Sunday, June 11, 7 p.m. B’nai Shalom, 117 E Main St., Westborough Shir Joy Chorus is an adult community chorus, dedicated to learning, sharing, and performing Jewish music from the rich and varied Judaic cultures of Israel and the Jewish Diaspora. The Chorus performs music in English, Yiddish, Hebrew, and Ladino. Shir Joy is a musical organization dedicated to raising awareness and appreciation of the breadth and beauty of Jewish culture through performances and related activities. Coptic Orthodox Diocese of New York & New England Clergy Choral Concert Sunday, June 18 Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Journey with special guest Asia Monday, June 19, 7:30 p.m. DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester Journey is one of the most popular American rock bands of all time, creating some of the best-known songs in modern music. Legendary British band ASIA will join Journey as special guest on the tour. Tickets start at $39.50. The Marshall Tucker Band Sunday, June 25, 2 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster Doors Open: 12 p.m. Corral Stage performance begins at 12:30 p.m.

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Melissa Etheridge is an American singer-songwriter that needs little introduction. With multiple Grammy Awards and nominations, an Academy Award, multiple other prestigious awards and hitting multi-platinum status for her 1993 runaway hit record, “Yes I Am,” Etheridge has seen her share of success. Her story begins long before the popular culture achievements, however. A vocal LGBTQ advocate and breast cancer survivor, Etheridge’s dossier is filled to the brim with triumph and tribulation and on Friday, April, 28, she will perform live at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St.

Etheridge started playing guitar at the age of 8, and while it would have been impossible to forecast her future rock icon status, her path was never unclear. “That’s what I wanted. That was the dream,” said Etheridge. “That was always the dream. Of course, it looked very different than this. There was much more money and more solving of my problems, but now that’s my life’s work and it’s still the gist of what I was dreaming as a child.” That it looked different is unlikely a surprise, though the singer-songwriter worked diligently to make that dream a reality. “I think I was sort of single-minded,” Etheridge said. “It was something that I loved to do and I think that’s the key. Do what you love and do what drives you. Do what you want to do or you can’t live. I’m going to do this whether I get paid for or not. I’m really grateful that I’ve been able to maintain that. Every step I took along the way, I knew I had to stay true. I had to stay real.” Etheridge has released 14 studio albums over the span of her career, with her first selftitled release coming in 1988. That first album would achieve double platinum status, and her “Yes I Am” release in 1993 solidifying her as a bonafide icon. In concert, she performs a selection of songs written throughout the course of her career, though the singer stated that no matter how many times she has performed singles such as “Come to My Window,” there is always something to take away from each and every performance. “‘Come to My Window,’ I’ve played that a few hundred million times,” Etheridge laughed. “But every time I play that song, all I have to do is look into the audience, and see how people are enjoying it, and see what it means to them. Yes, this may be the hundred millionth time I’ve sang it, but it’s the first time they’ve heard me sing it. That always inspires me. I don’t ever grow tired of it. That’s the best part of sharing songs, seeing what it means to other people. I love that. I know what that meant to me when I was growing up.” In 2004, Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent chemotherapy, an experience she said, “changed her dramatically.” “It was one of the biggest impacts ever,” she recalled. “It changed me. It changed how I look at life. It changed my whole purpose every day and my priorities. My health is the most important thing. My health has so much to do with how I feel about myself and my own thoughts and my own emotional state and what I eat. It affects everything. That, in turn, of course, feeds into my music. I think

you can see from ‘Lucky’ [2004 studio release] to the ‘Awakening’ [2007 studio release], it was a big change. That’s where it came from.” “I was no longer just wanting to write about heartbreak,” she continued. “I wanted to write about, how can I get out of this heartbreak-hole? What can I do? How can I say I’m in charge of me and responsible for me? My own responsibility was a big jump for me.” Etheridge takes her music and the lyrics fans soak in very seriously, calling it a “responsibility.” Her years of vocal advocacy, for both LGBTQ rights and other topical issues across the nation, were not a purposeful step. They were a part of what she calls “speaking her own truth.” “I try to sort of rise above a little bit and take a look at where we’ve been and where we’re going,” the singer said. “I can see this time in our life. I can see people choosing to stand up and go meet hundreds of thousands of other people to say ‘Hey, I feel this, I believe this, I believe in moving forward and not backwards.’ I think that’s extremely important. I think we can get kind of comfy and complacent, and it’s good for us to be jostled and go, ‘Whoa, these are rights where if we don’t take care of them, they can be led the other way.’ “I think what we’re seeing is a very old, old paradigm, a fossil fuel paradigm. That’s the last century trying to pull us back into that. I think we’re smarter than that now. I think the generation that has come up and grown voting age and is listening and seeing older white men trying to regain the throne again, that doesn’t work. I think this will be the definitive end of that, but we certainly have to go through it and keep vigilant about what we do believe our future is and that’s a future of strength through diversity and this amazing American dream that we are living in, and partaking in, and feeling the great gifts that it gives us every day.” Melissa Etheridge will be performing live at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., on her M.E. Live tour Friday, April, 28. at 8 p.m. Tickets for the show are $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50. For more information on upcoming Hanover Theatre shows, or to purchase tickets, head to Thehanovertheatre.org. For more information on Etheridge and tour dates, head to Melissaetheridge.com. Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford.

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A LONG, RAMBLING ROAD:

As Worcester Magazine’s resident run-on sentence aficionado, I tend to get carried away with rambling blocks of text. For this column, you’ll probably notice there are only four blocks of text, but that’s just the way it goes sometimes. Plus, this week focuses on a few of my favorite things: wrestling, hockey, art and skating. It will be a return to form next time around, but grab a beer (or coffee if it’s early morning, either way I won’t judge) and enjoy.

CONCRETE, CRAFTS AND CANVAS: One of the first cover stories I ever wrote was about

the Worcide DIY Skatepark here in Worcester. That was back in 2014, when I was just a spry 29. Quite a bit has changed since then, I cut my JUNE 19 - 25, 2014 WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM NEWS • ARTS • DINING • NIGHTLIFE I got some grays in my news Bravehearts FREE hair, inside Bravehearts get down Player of the week beard and added “-ua” to my byto the business of baseball stories in Worcester Page 4 Page 32 line, because I figured Joshua was fancier than Josh (still, I occasionally wish I had swapped to J. B. Lyford, but hey). Since then Worcide has changed too, for the better. With more ramps (I’m not going into detail on quarters, vert walls, etc. The emails asking me to describe each were just too damn much to handle) and plans coming together, this year is shaking up to be a big one. Of course, Worcide is all DIY and volunteer driven and concrete expenses add up quickly. In light of that, WORCESTER DIY SKATEPARK Worcide is holding an art show ASKS FOR CITY SUPPORT at Nine Dot Gallery, 763 Main St., on Sunday, March 26, Move like an Action Hero! 6-8 p.m. It features communityExhibit now open ecotarium.org sourced art, with all proceeds from submissions donated directly to the park. If you’ve never been to Nine Dot, this is a great chance to check it out for a great local cause. If you’ve wanted to give to Worcide but didn’t know how, here’s a way to do so without wheelbarrowing Quikrete all over the city.

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IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR: You guessed it, it’s WrestleMania time. For those of you unable to travel to the unfortunately named “Camping World Stadium” in Orlando, Florida to see the event live, i.e.: most of you, if you’re going to choose a year to splurge on a trip to WrestleMania, I can’t imagine choosing for it to be the year it returns to Orlando, there is a local alternative. Ralph’s Diner, 148 Grove St., will once again play host to a WrestleMania viewing party. As a side note, I hate the term viewing party, but I’m also up against deadline and can’t think of an alternative. Onward we go. Taking place Sunday, April, 2, I can’t stress enough that WrestleMania at Ralph’s is really the next best thing to seeing it live, and this isn’t “guy that has to fill column space” talking. I have gone for the last few years, and I always enjoy myself, probably too much. I would suggest trying to get there early, however, as it’s pretty easy to find yourself without a decent seat if you arrive right at 7 p.m.. Otherwise, it’s always

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A LITTLE RUSTY, BUT THESE BLADES STILL CUT THE ICE: This was the headline of one of my favorite stories I’ve had the opportunity to write. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one who enjoyed it, as the story won “Sports Story of the Year” at the 2015 NENPA Awards (and was nominated for a NESNE, but ya can’t win ‘em all). Was that gratuitous? Yes, yes, it was. But you made it this far down the page, so I bet you can hang. Moving on, The Rusty Blades senior hockey league is hosting its fourth annual benefit hockey game at the Buffone Arena, 284 Lake Ave., Saturday, May 6. The game raises money for Relay for Life and the American Cancer Society, and there are always a ton of great raffles. The game is a lot of fun and their guests (which haven’t been announced yet) are always great as well. That’s all for now, but look out for a full story coming up in the next month or so. SO IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY?: There’s

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“Things to Come” is a film about a woman who experiences a series of mid-life indignities, then muddles through. Keep calm and carry on. The end. There’s a bit more to it than that, but this story essentially is an exercise in watching someone quietly persevere, which, unsurprisingly, makes for a ponderous night at the movies. The lone saving grace is that the central character, a Parisian philosophy professor named Nathalie, is played by the redoubtable Isabelle Huppert, as strong and tensile as ever. In a ridiculously short period of time, Nathalie finds herself untethered from the things that had most mattered. Her husband of 24 years announces he’s leaving for another (younger) woman. Her kids are grown and out of the house. Her publisher has discontinued her once-popular textbook, and urges her to dumb-down future writings to make them more accessible for a restless generation. Her elderly mother is failing. The lone glimmer of light arrives in the form of a brilliant, but bland former student, Fabien (Roman Kolinka), who relies on Nathalie’s mentorship to inform his own work. The film remains vague about the direction of their friendship — could it veer into flirtation, or even outright surrender? I found myself sincerely hoping it wouldn’t. Once Fabien moves to the countryside to till the soil, smoke weed, engage in serious social-justice discussions and write what are clearly Very Important Books, his pretentiousness level soars to Defcon 5. He is no longer “le Auteur,” he is “le Tool.” If movies are “empathy machines,” as Roger Ebert famously described them, then films that unpeel the circumstances of a

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single troubled character are NASA-grade Apollo missions of empathy. We certainly feel for Nathalie; not to denounce the things that are happening to her would be inhuman. Her grace is commendable; she never questions her relevance, even when others do. But once writer-director Mia HansenLove establishes empathy, she declines to build a compelling story line around it. The film could have more fully addressed the challenges of having “freedom” thrust upon Nathalie, leaving her to navigate her remaining journey through unfamiliar waters. “Things to Come” never strides; it always lets a foot hover before taking a tentative step. As such the entire movie feels oddly momentumfree. The scenes that moved me most involved Nathalie’s struggles to care for her mother. Anyone who has tended to an ailing parent, particularly one suffering from dementia, has felt sadness, guilt and frustration tear at the cloak of unconditional love. Huppert’s face beautifully registers these competing forces. I haven’t seen her in anything since 2012’s “Amour,” a rumination on aging, incapacitation and death, and her role in that one as the adult daughter of a declining mother was marked by a certain iciness. She is all warmth here, as though her character is now painfully aware — as she was at no other period in her life — that the things to come can always be worse. A final note: I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but the first three Cinema 320 movies on the spring schedule have featured abandoned cats in significant roles. Dog lovers need not despair. The next film on the docket, “A Stray,” is pure canine. “Things to Come” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 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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A colleague and I visited Grafton Grill on a recent Thursday evening for an early dinner. The interior of the restaurant offered a sleek marble bar, monochromatic signage, framed black and white photos, and stylish Edison light bulbs that dangled from the ceiling. Someone clearly did their research on Pinterest. The space was both stylish and functional. I admired the industrial black stools at the bar, though it was brought to my attention the petite seats might not suit larger guests.

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We told our server we would like to share the Veggie Noodles with Shrimp ($19) as our final course, and the chef was so kind as to split the dish into two bowls. I had been expecting vegetables in my noodles, but I did not anticipate the noodles themselves would be constructed from zucchini, yellow squash and carrots. The menu had been beautifully executed in its design, but the beauty of simplicity fell short regarding this particular dish’s description. Our noodles were fun, vibrant and healthy, but despite being sauteed in garlic oil and served over vegetable broth, they lacked the satiating fulfillment of real pasta. Still, the grilled shrimp was unequivocally fresh and well-seasoned (And the dish was so healthy that we didn’t feel guilty about our ultimate decision to order dessert.). I intended to merely look at a dessert menu, but as soon as I saw that the Brownie Sundae ($8) hailed from Queens Cups, I couldn’t resist a sweet conclusion to my meal. The sundae arrived in a hot skillet and offered the deep,

dark profundity of baking chocolate that only a homemade dessert can provide. Our server applauded our choices and encouraged us to return in the warm weather, when the owners hope the patio would be open for business. Grafton Grill is a suburban gem. They urge you to eat, drink and gather with friends (but if you just want to gather cute design ideas for your kitchen at home, that’s okay too.). Our total came to $95.76.

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will play a selection of polkas and slides which are native to County Kerry, a selection of jigs and reels that can be heard throughout the length and breadth of Ireland, and a few select songs (some in the >Thursday 23 Irish language) that best express the sentiment of The Moonlighters. Worcester Arts Council 2017 Grant Reception. The Sponsored by the Friends of the Milford Town Library, this event is Worcester Arts Council invites the community to our annual Grant free and open to the public. Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Milford Town Library, Reception, honoring our 2017 grant recipients and fellows. Come Granite and Quarry Rooms, 80 Spruce St., Milford. 508-473-2145 or and enjoy live music, networking, and appetizers at the historic Bull milfordtownlibrary.org Mansion. Free and open to the public. Cash bar available. Free. 5:30The Weight Band. Featuring members of The Band, Levon Helm 7:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, Second Floor, 55 Pearl St. Band & The Rick Danko Group Performing songs of The Band, The Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of Weight Band is keeping the spirit and the music alive that helped the 50’s to the 80’s in the lounge “The sound track of your Youth” define an era. All of the members of The Weight were either actual Best Wood fired Pizza’s, Italian Food, Full Bar, Lottery & Me! No members in The Band, or are directly and deeply connected to their Cover. Come on out! Free! 6-9 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., legacy. The group features Jim Weider and Randy Ciarlante from The Milford. 508-478-7818 or find them on Facebook. Band, Brian Mitchell of the Levon Helm Band, Marty Grebb, who wrote Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check for The Band and worked with Rick Danko and Richard Manuel, as the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World well as Albert Rogers who played with Levon Helm and Garth Hudson. on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is Prepare for an unforgettable performance and enjoy timeless hits like your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to “The Weight”, “Up On Cripple Creek”, “Ophelia”, “The Night They Drove reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” Old Dixie Down”, “Rag Mama Rag” and so many others. Hear the in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots most authentic presentation of The Band’s music performed on stage, visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 and see why the Chicago Sun Times proclaimed “The Weight carries p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978on where The Band left off.” $38 advance; $42 day of show. 7:30422-8438. 10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Acoustics with Sean Riley. 7-10 p.m. The Ballot Box, 11-17 Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Kelly Square. 774-243-1606. Brian Twohey. 8-11 p.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. Chad Clements. 7-11 p.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., 508-459-2025. West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Dan Cormier. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Open Mic. Attention Performers- Amateurs and Experts! Do Leominster. 978-534-5900. you sing or play an instrument? Are you looking for a crowd that Peter HIFI Ward & electric blues. George Dellomo and Bob will appreciate your incredible sense of humor? Maybe you have Berry join Peter Ward playing the blues and some country too. No some secret talent that you’re ready to share with the world (or at cover. 8-10 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield. least your local coffee house). Drop in for Open Mic! Full Sandwich Sam James Performs at Loft, Thurs at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft Menu Desserts Coffee & Espresso BYOB beer & wine only $0. 7-10 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. p.m. Cake Shop Cafe, 22A West St., Millbury. 508-865-9866 or Strange Creek Battle of the Bands. 21+ with proper ID 8 cakeshopcafe.com p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Open Mic @ The Blue Plate. Show off your musical Subterra. The Best in House, Breaks, Electro, and Drum & talents, collaborate, or just listen to some cool tunes in a laid back Bass every Thursday night! Resident DJ’s- Sneaker & the Dryer, atmosphere. Most Thursday’s. PA provided. Free. 7-10 p.m. Blue Plate Toreba Spacedrift, DJ Ray, Massappeal, & The Ark with guest DJ’s Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. weekly 21+ Doors at 8pm Cover varies based on Guest DJ’s. 8 PFLAG Fundraiser. No Cover. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and p.m.-2 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. thecovemusichall.com The Moonlighters - an Evening of Celtic Music. The Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker Moonlighters is a vibrant traditional group which focuses on the St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. music of the South West of Ireland. For their first album, On the Quiet, Sean Fullerton and his Mad Loops Laboratory. Sean the band returned to their roots with a unique approach which brings Fullerton specializes in Acoustic Blues, Rock, Folk, Memphis Soul a new fire to the hearth of Irish Music. 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New England year-round as a solo musician, as well as with Creeque Alley, an Acoustic duo tribute to the Americana Folk Revival and Feel Great music of the 60’s, covering Traditional Folk, Folk/Rock and ‘Flower Power’ pop hits from 1965-1969, featuring Sean and Dan Kirouac. Dinner, Drinks, Music and Fun. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-6685580 or seanfullertonmusic.net Afterlife Garage, Sparkeater & Shannon Pittsinger. Blues, Rock, Funk, Garage Rock, Maritime Rock...Welcome EMT’s! Free entry with EMT ID $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Guliano D’Orazio. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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7:30-8:30 p.m. Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury St. Shh... Sh... Sch... A Concert for Viola and Piano. Dmitry Kustanovich on viola and Pavel Nerssesian on piano performing Shubert, Schostakovich and more. Free and open to the public. >Friday 24 7:30-9 p.m. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, Exhibited Artist. 5-7 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, Art 92 Downing Street Worcester, MA, 92 Downing St. Center Gallery, 50 Sunset Lane. 508-849-3442. Belit. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Thank Friday it’s Nat 5:30 to 7:30; then The Boylston. 774-261-8585. Mudchuckers at 9pm. $5 Cover. 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. Leominster. 978-534-5900. Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8-11:30 p.m. North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. Beemer’s Pub, 310 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2100. Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Dana Lewis Live! Great Food, Full Bar, Lottery, Flat Screens and me! Playing your favorite hits from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound Sterling. 978-422-8438. track to your Youth” Free! 8-11 p.m. Barber’s Crossing Road House, Brian Richard. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508861 Main St., Leicester. 508-892-7575. 304-6044. Dave Andrews. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Chris Houston. N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar/ Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Hitchcock Blondes. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Dan Kirouac - with special guest guitarist Glenn Central St., Leominster. Jackson. Free. 7:30 p.m.-10 a.m. William’s Restaurant & Tavern, Jay Graham Performs at Loft, Friday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. 184 Pearson Blvd, Gardner. 978-632-7794. Organ Recital by Loreto Aramendi-Main organist of the Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Cavaillé-Coll organ (1863) of the Santa Maria Basilica, John Sebastian. The songs of John Sebastian have become a permanent part of our American musical fabric. His group The Lovin’ San Sebastián, Spain. The Assumption College HumanArts Spoonful played a major role in the mid-’60s rock revolution... You series presents Loreto Aramendi. Aramendi will play a program of know the songs by heart: “Do You Believe In Magic?” “You Didn’t Spanish organ music and transcriptions of famous classical works Have To Be So Nice.” “Daydream.” “Younger Girl.” “Did You Ever Have in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, Assumption College campus. This To Make Up Your Mind?” “Summer In The City.” “Rain On The Roof.” event is free and open to the public. Please join us following the performance for a reception in the Lauring Community Room located “Nashville Cats.” “Six O’Clock.” “Darling Be Home Soon.” “Younger Generation.” $45 advance; $50 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run in Tinsley Community Center, Campus ministry building. Free. Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311

or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Nicholas Earl Davis Record Release and Birthday Bash. Nicholas Earl Davis, local poet, performance artist, host, and scoundrel, celebrates his birthday with a record release jamboree! He’s invited local bands and poets to help him celebrate including emcees Shane Hall and Ashley Deyj. Also playing will be Americana powerhouse Eye Witness. There will also be a set by the band Nicholas recorded his album with, Deadstick and Hambone before he joins them for a full performance of the new record! All that plus a handful of some of the best local poets! So much show!! $7. 8 p.m.1:45 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Nicholas Earl Davis with Dead Stick and Hambone Album Release Jamboree. 21+ with proper ID 8 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. The Drunken Uncles - Acoustic Covers. None. 8-11 p.m. The Ballot Box, 11-17 Kelly Square. 774-243-1606. The Worcester Chorus Sings Beethoven. Beethoven Mass in C Major, Op. 86 and Mozart Regina Coeli - The Worcester Chorus of Music Worcester, Dr. Chris Shepard, Artistic Director, with orchestra and soloists. Please join us for a free pre-concert lecture in Washburn Hall at 7pm, open to all ticket holders. In line with our recent spring programs, Chris Shepard will lead The Worcester Chorus of Music Worcester in the performances of another set of classical-era choral masterpieces. No strangers to Beethoven, The Worcester Chorus will perform his Mass in C major, as well as Mozart’s Regina Coeli, in historic Mechanics Hall. Subscription tickets start 6/18/16. Single ticket sales at MusicWorcester.org on or before July 1. $49 adult, $17.50 students, $7.50 youth. 8-10:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or musicworcester.org Zack Slik. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. 978-466-3433. Every Friday Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty and

Yankee Grill, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. 508-829-2188. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Every Friday - Original Rock Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314. Hit the Bus. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Infinite Groove. Fusion of Rock, Funk, Blues, Jazz. A very versatile group with a wide selection of material, professional and experienced members, and a refreshing approach to everything they play. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Windfall - Classic Rock. Windfall is a high energy classic rock band that has performed throughout New England. Check us out at windfallrock.com 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com Take Two - Interactive band. 9:30-12:30 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. DJ TecThreat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-3046044. Heartland Radio. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Sip & Stitch. No Cover. 1-5 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Adrianna Bridge Voice Recital (Student). 1:30-2:30 p.m. Anna Maria College, Payer Hall, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300. Fiddles, Accordions and Triangles: Cajun Music! Please join us as faculty member Betsy Bronstein and guest artist Sam Politz take us on a musical trip through the rich Louisiana musical culture as we explore Cajun music! The concert is free, but we do ask that you reserve a seat by March 20 if you’d like to attend as space is limited. Reservations can be made by emailing or calling Sarah at sarah@worcestermusicacademy.com or 508-635-6900. We hope you can join us! Please note, address is 9 Irving St, not 11 Irving St. Free, Donations Appreciated. 3-4 p.m. Worcester Music Academy, 11 Irving St. 508-635-6900 or find them on Facebook. Bread, Beer & Blues Fest to support the Barre Food Pantry. Stone Cow Brewery will host a food drive for the Barre Food Pantry on Saturday, March 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. Admission to the “Bread, Beer and Blues Fest” is free-but attendees are encouraged to bring donations of non-perishable food items to support the Barre Food Pantry. The Bread, Beer and Blues Fest will feature The Lester Rawson Band. Free with donation of non-perishable food item. 4-7 p.m. Stone Cow Brewery and Tasting Room, 500 West St., Barre. Find them on Facebook. Exhibited Artist. 5-7 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, Art Center Gallery, 50 Sunset Lane. 508-849-3442. Back in Blues. Keeping the Blues alive with Bruce Darcy...Early show, bar side. 6:00 - 9:00...All in connection with a special Pop Up Dinner Event...See our website for details. 6-9 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Dana Lewis Live! Every Saturday night. Live, acoustic music, Family food, Full Bar, Lottery and Me! Playing the Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound Track of your Youth” No Cover. Be There! Free! 6-9 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901 or find them on Facebook. Alias Draleaus Talented classic rock duo. We have the very talented and engaging classic rock duo of Alias! If a fun night out in a cool atmosphere is what you’re looking for then come on down! If great food, drinks, and music is what you’re looking for, join us for a night to remember! N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar/ Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. An eclectic evening of sound, sight and mindset. WCUW 91.3 FM Worcester presents an eclectic evening of sound, sight and mindset, as a Thank You to our membership for your support of community radio. Free to WCUW Members plus guest. $15 Advance ~ $20 at Door. A different kind of event that brings together WCUW and long-time sponsor, the Hibernian Cultural Centre/Fiddlers Green Pub! From the opening song of Duet Town, to the last note from Blackstone Cúil, the evening will serve well when remembering back on the amazing talent that calls our region home! Saturday March 25th ~ 7 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Fiddlers Green Hibernian Cultural Centre 19 Temple Street, Worcester, MA Preforming: Duet Town 7:30 Comanchero 7:55 8:45 Silver Moon Gypsies 8:45 9:10 Blackstone Cúil 9:30 Duet Town: Featuring the famed and legendary icons Sally “Show Biz” Horowitz and Eric “James” Yankus-Franco. http://blackstonecuil.com/ WCUW 91.3 FM - wcuw.org - 508-7531012 $15 Advance / $20 at Door. 7-10:30 p.m. Fiddlers Green, 19 Temple St. Outrageous Greg’s Crazy Karaoke. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Martys pub, 225 Canterbury Street. 508-373-2503. Rod Picott (Ballroom). It’s been 15 years since Rod Picott laid down his work belt, picked up an acoustic guitar and put a permanent end to his gig as a sheet rock hanger. He’d been writing music in private for years, but it was 2001’s “Tiger Tom Dixon’s Blues” - a debut album that bridged the gap between between folk and Americana - that officially introduced him as a singer/songwriter, kick-starting one of the more acclaimed careers in modern-day roots

music. $15 advance; $20 day of show. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Ballroom, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Bill McCarthy. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. DJ Karaoke with DJ Fenton. None. 8 p.m.-midnight The Ballot Box, 11-17 Kelly Square. 774-243-1606. Invisible Sun - A Tribute to the music of The Police. Invisible Sun started 4 years ago when Scott Babineau, Brian Chaffee, and Chris Reddy decided to play some songs by The Police at a jam session. That session turned into an annual event and with the addition last year of drummer Roger Stebbins, Invisible Sun has become one of the premier Police cover bands around. They cover 25 songs from The Police, spanning all of their recorded work, with special attention to the detail and stylings of the originals. $15 advance; $17 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com Justin Brideau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster. Ken Macy. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. 978-466-3433. L & M Rythym Kings. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Niki Luparelli & The Gold Diggers. Niki Luparelli & The Gold Diggers nikiluparelli.com/ $10 21+ Doors at 8pm $10 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. Ricky Booth Performs at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. She’s Busy. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Jennifer Lee Band. Rock, Alternative...The Jennifer Lee Band has morphed over the years with roots beginning back in 1995, 1996 where Obsession was recorded over an analog phone line. The rest is history! $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook. Live Band “Petty Larceny Band.” No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty and Yankee Grill, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. 508-829-2188. Lost Artifacts. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Mike Melendez. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Silverbacks. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-420-2253. The Russo Brothers. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Hot Letter Band. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com DJ TecThreat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. Tequila Bonfire. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

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Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy have been thinking – and that could be dangerous. Don’t miss the two popular comedians for their “We’ve Been Thinking” tour Friday, March 24, 7:30 p.m., at the DCU Center, 50 Foster St.., Worcester. You’ll get all the laughs you can handle. And if you show up at the show wearing overalls and stingray boots, you might be a redneck! Tickets are $59.50. VIP tickets are $199. For tickets visit ticketmaster.com.

Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. The Sunday Jam with feature artist Tony Soul! Mikey Lynch’s Sunday Jam with a great feature artist each week and open jam session. All are welcome. No cover. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Almost Acoustic Sundays. 21+ with proper ID 8 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Sunday Live Music. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

>Monday 27 Blue Plate Sunday Jam featuring Ravin Blue. Come on down, bring your guitar, bass, sticks, harp, sax, voice, or whatever instrument you’d like and join in on the jam. Each week a local band from the area will host the event, providing a full band set-up (PA, Drums, amps, microphones). All types of music are welcome. This week’s feature band is Ravin Blue. 3-7 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Wildflower. Wildflower is the new music project from Worcester Pianist and Composer Martin Gohary. Schooled in the harmonic freedom of Wayne Shorter and the rhythms of J Dilla, the quartet plays music to groove to. 3-5 p.m. Medusa Brewing Co, 111 Main St. Hudson MA, Hudson. 978-310-1933 or martingohary.com Winter Concert Series. Space is limited; pre-registration required. Member $7, Non-Member $18, including admission. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-8696111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Exhibited Artist. 5-7 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, Art Center Gallery, 50 Sunset Lane. 508-849-3442. Hangover Hour 5pm; then Andy Cummings 8:30pm. No Cover. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Spring Street Sound - Dan Hogan Duo. 5-8 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Worcester Chamber Music Society - A Very Open Rehearsal. A VOR is a fascinating opportunity to watch WCMS at work and see how a piece of music is shaped and polished by the musicians. They are performed in private homes and other venues and include a light dinner following the rehearsal. It is truly an engaging and enlightening experience. Cost $75 per person, proceeds fund Neighborhood Strings and other community programs. Sunday, March 26, 2017 5:00-7:30 PM A private home Program Beethoven Serenade for flute, violin and viola $75 per person. 5-7:30 p.m. To Be Determined worcesterchambermusic.org Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s in the lounge “The sound track of your Youth” Best Wood fired Pizza’s, Italian Food, Full Bar, Lottery & Me! No Cover. Come on out! Free! 6-9 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818 or find them on Facebook. Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook.

Open Mic/ Open Decks. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Exhibited Artist. 5-7 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, Art Center Gallery, 50 Sunset Lane. 508-849-3442. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. All Bass. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

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Twister Tuesday. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Exhibited Artist. 5-7 p.m. Anna Maria College: Miriam Hall, Art Center Gallery, 50 Sunset Lane. 508-849-3442. Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook. Patrick Murphy. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Boogie Chillin’. Bluesy, bluegrassy, acoustic band with a twist. Jon Bonner - Guitar & Vocals Fernando Perez - Percussion Zack Slik - Mandolin & Vocals Dan Villani - Violin/fiddle Rose Villani - Bass Free! 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or find them on Facebook. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

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Chris Shepard leads the Worcester Chorus of Music Worcester as they sing Beethoven Friday, March 24, 8-10:30 p.m., at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester. Enjoy a pre-concert lecture in Washburn Hall at 7 p.m., open

to all ticket holders. Tickets are $49 for adults, $17.50 for students, $7.50 for youth. For tickets and more information, visit musicworcester.org or email ethan@musicworcester.org. or simply get some stage time. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. A Celebration of Ravi Coltrane Featuring Ravi Coltrane Quartet with special guest Joe Lovano Plus the Ravi Coltrane Sextet. Critically acclaimed saxophonist, bandleader, and composer Ravi Coltrane is the featured artist for the 2017 Geller Jazz Concert and recipient of the 2017 Selma B. Geller Foundations of Jazz award. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has established a stellar reputation as a both a headliner and sideman to many, and founded a prominent independent record label, RKM. This year’s concert will feature the Ravi Coltrane Quartet with special guest Joe Lovano plus the Ravi Coltrane Sextet. General Admission - $25 With a Clark ID - $10. 7:30-9 p.m. Clark University:

Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St. 508-793-7356 or eventbrite.com Brian Twohey. 8-11 p.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025. AriBand. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Jim Devlin. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St.

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ArtsWorcester, “Dresses: Fight or Flight” by Alicia Dwyer, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through July 15; Present Tense Prize Winner Exhibition along with “Order Out of Chaos” by James Buxton and “Drawn From Beauty” by Patricia Paxson, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 7. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or bookloversgourmet.com

Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Last Frontier / Última Frontera: La Subjetividad del Territorio, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 13. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org EcoTarium, Turtle Travels, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sept. 17 - May 7. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $15.00 adults; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with ID & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special event. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m.

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to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 or fruitlands.org Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978598-5000 or 978-598-5000 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. Admission: $28 Adults, $26 Seniors (55+), $14 Youths (4-17), free for Children 3 & Under, $14 College Students with valid college ID. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-

3362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909. Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-7522170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, Renewal. Worcester Visual Art Teacher Show 2017 - Open Gallery, Sundays, Saturdays, through March 26. Admission: free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5

p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Facing the World: Modernization and Splendor in Meiji Japan, Through April 16; Helmutt on the Move, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sept. 1 - Aug. 31; Highest Heaven: Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Art from the Roberta and Richard Huber Collection, Through July 9; Jeppson Idea Lab: Renoir’s The Jewish Wedding, Through March 26; KAHBAHBLOOOM: The Art and Storytelling of Ed Emberley, Through Sept. 9; Mary Cassatt, Through April 2; Art Carts: Family Fun - Roman Empire, Friday; Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor, Saturdays, March 25 - April 1; Zip Tour: Thomas Smith, Saturday; Art Carts: Family Fun - Eastern and Western Tea, Sunday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults,

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$12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Hours: closed Sunday Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org Worcester Public Library, Freedom’s Agenda: African American Petitions to the Massachusetts Government 1600-1900, Through March 31. Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu

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Sequel to the story “Someday” and “Only Drunks and Children tell the Truth.” Told through fictional characters and full of Taylor’s distinctive wit and humor, 400 Kilometers is based on the real-life tragedies suffered by many Native Canadian families. Strong adult language. Tickets: $15, $13 seniors. Reservations: (508) 875-1463 (VM) shadweagle@gmail.com or credit card payment at: EventsNearHere. com/400Kilometers Produced by Special Arrangement with Drew Hayden Taylor $15, $13 seniors. 7:30-9 p.m. Alternatives Whitin Mill Complex: GB and Lexi Singh Performance Center, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-875-1463 or visit alternativesnet.org

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Boston Ballet presents: Kylian/Wings of Wax. Boston Ballet’s spring season continues with Kylián/Wings of Wax, a trio of ballets by three choreographic masters. The program opens with George Balanchine’s charming and spirited Donizetti Variations set to excerpts from the composer’s final opera Don Sebastian, followed by Ji’í Kylián’s hauntingly beautiful Wings of Wax with a score of musical selections by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, John Cage, Philip Glass, and Check out piercing and tattoo artists. Get some work done of your J.S. Bach. Alexander Ekman’s delightful and witty Cacti closes the own. For more information, including times, visit matattoofestival. program accompanied by a collage of orchestral music performed com or email irene.zazaink@gmail.com. Tickets are $20 per by the Boston Ballet Orchestra and a string quartet. Kylián/Wings day, $45 for the weekend. of Wax runs March 23-April 2 at the Boston Opera House. Starting at $35. 1-3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Boston of iconic artists like Pandit Chitresh Das, Jimmy Slide and James Opera House, 539 Washington St., Boston. 617-259-3400 or Buster Brown, while bringing to the forefront the voices of a new bostonballet.org generation of female artists. Serving as the bridge between tradition and innovation, history and progress, Rina Mehta, Rachna Nivas, and >Saturday 25 Jazziak Dance Team Performance. The Jazziak Dance Team Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards create nothing short of magic on the will wow you with their incredible jazz dance performance. Really, you stage. Joined by leading Indian classical and jazz musicians, Speak promises to thrill, provoke and move your spirit. Free. 8-10 p.m. won’t want to miss them! They are the talk of Briarwood every year they perform! Free and Open to the Public. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Briarwood College of the Holy Cross: Hogan Campus Center, Hogan Ballroom ( 3rd floor), 1 College St. 508-793-3835 or holycross.edu Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. 508-852-9007.

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Speak: Kathak and Tap Unite. Free and open to the public. General seating. Reservation not required but recommended: http://bit.ly/2mtZfPg Rina Mehta, Kathak Rachna Nivas, Kathak Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, Tap Also featuring: Jayant Banerjee, Sitar Debashish Sarkar, Indian Vocals Satyaprakash Mishra, Tabla Allison Miller, Drums Carmen Staaf, Piano Todd Sickafoose, Bass Indian Kathak dance and American tap dance, continents and ages apart, share parallel stories of struggle and perseverance. They come together in this extraordinary collaboration that is rhythm, poetry, storytelling, music and dance. Speak carries forward the legacy

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Volunteer Open House - Community Harvest Project. Join us to learn more about how you can become involved at Community Harvest Project as a volunteer working outdoors within a great community in daily farm activities. We have opportunities for casual volunteers and leadership roles as Team Leaders. If you have always wondered what goes on here, stop by to find out! Info sessions and tours will be on the hour and half hour (with the last session starting at 2:30PM). Community Harvest Project (CHP), a 501(c)3 organization, is dedicated to improving access to healthy

foods through community engagement. Through their volunteer farming, education, and leadership programs they bring thousands of community members together each year to build an engaged and healthier Worcester County. In 2016 they hosted over 10,000 volunteer visits that allowed for nearly 220,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables to be grown and donated through partnerships including the Worcester County Food Bank’s hunger relief network, Community Servings, and the Farm to Health Initiative. They provided over 950,000 servings of fresh produce for individuals and families in need our community who otherwise may not have had access. For more information about their locations, programs, and impact, please visit community-harvest.org. Free. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Community Harvest Project, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton. 7745516544.

family >Thursday 23 – Friday 24

Family Literacy Night “ Llama llama” @ Mill Swan School, 337 Mill St. 01603 Worcester. Come and learn while playing games! The whole family will have lots of fun! Free of charge *Registration Required*. 5:30-7 p.m. Worcester Family Partnership @ Mill Swan School, 337 Mill St. 508-799-3136 or worcesterschools.org

>Friday 24 – Saturday 25

Eric Carle Museum at Worcester Family Partnership, 130 Leeds St. Worcester 01606. The Eric Carle Museum will visit bringing lots of fun ideas for reading and crafts! join us! Free of charge. 9:30-11 a.m. Worcester Family Partnership, 130 Leeds St. 508-799-3136 or worcesterschools.org

>Saturday 25

Arms and Armor: The Viking Age. Barbarians! Pirates! Traders! Explorers! These are terms used to describe the Norse people who, without warning, exploded out of Northern Europe into the consciousness of Christian Europe and beyond. Unifying the royal authority of England on the one hand while weakening that of France, the consequences of this period set the stage for much of the Middle Ages. Explore the world of the Viking Age through their weapons, armor and more. (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Conference Room, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

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Arms and Armor: Aethelflaed: Lady of the Mercians. In the early 10th century, the Anglo-Saxons were fighting against the Vikings over control of Britain. Aethelflaed was the daughter of King Alfred the Great, the first King of the English. Like her father,

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>Tuesday 28 – Wednesday 29

Carrie Rowan at the YWCA 1 Salem Sq.,01609. We sing, dance and play with Carrie and her guitar, join us! Free of charge. 10:15-11:45 a.m. YWCA of Central Massachusetts, 1 Salem Square. 508-767-2505 or worcesterschools.org

fundraisers >Saturday 25

6th Annual Roller SkateAThon. Bring your roller skates or blades, or rent them at Roller Kingdom for $3. 100% of proceeds from this event go to this nonprofit organization, Birthright of HudsonMarlborough, which provides support to local pregnant women, mothers and babies. There will also be karaoke, games, door prizes, raffle prizes, and a 50/50 raffle! We hope that you will be able to join us for this fun event! Donations of any amount accepted at the door. 6-8 p.m. Roller Kingdom, 5 Highland Park Ave., Hudson. 508-4812055 or find them on Facebook.

fairs/ festivals >Friday 24 – Sunday 26

Mass Tattoo & Art Festival. The 11th Massachusetts Tattoo & Art Festival Live tattooing & body piercing. Check the artist listings on our website to book with an artist. Open to the public. Family friendly, but children must be supervised. Daily entertainment, contests, local artisans clothing, etc. 20/day 45/ weekend. 4-10 p.m., 11 a.m.-5 a.m. Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, Hawthorne Exhibit Hall, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. 508-347-7393 or matattoofestival.com 20th Annual Paradise City Arts Festival. 175 master craft designers and fine artists were selected from every corner of America in a rigorous competition to participate in this exciting event on the first weekend of spring. From artists with established reputations to emerging talents fresh on the scene, the show and sale offers a wide range of fine furniture, lighting, glass, landscape-scale and pedestalsize sculpture, art quilts, ceramic dinnerware, wearable art, playful and elegant jewelry and remarkable paintings and photography. With live music, ongoing talks and demonstrations and a themed special exhibit in the Sculpture Café, Paradise City is an experience like no other - beautiful, unique, festive and fun. $14 adult; $12 senior; $8 student; under 12 free; free parking. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center Marlborough, 181 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough. 508-303-1794 or festivals.paradisecityarts.com

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Live. Work. Play. Stay! Internship, Career & Live Local Fair. Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | 3 - 6 pm | Free event Why you should be there: Explore all the Worcester Region has to offer! Discover Internship & Career Opportunities in Massachusetts. Who should be there: All college students looking for career or networking opportunities! What to Bring If you’re looking for career or internship opportunities, bring plenty of resumes and dress professionally. How to Prepare Make an appointment with your career services office in advance for help with your resume and to get tips on working a career fair; Visit employer websites to educate yourself about the employers in attendance. Location: Worcester State University | Wellness Center | Worcester, MA Free Shuttle Schedule online no charge for job seekers/attendees. 3-6 p.m. Worcester State University, Wellness Center, 486 Chandler St. 508-753-2924 or worcesterchamber.org

college sports Men’s Lacrosse

Holy Cross March 25 @ Marist, 1 p.m. Becker March 25 vs. Saint Joseph’s @ Deering Memorial Stadium (Portland), 1 p.m. March 28 vs. Lyndon State, 6 p.m. Nichols March 25 vs. U of New England, 1 p.m. March 28 @ Wentworth, 7 p.m. Clark University March 25 @ Wesleyan, 3 p.m. March 29 vs. Plymouth State, 6 p.m. Assumption March 25 vs. Bentley, 1 p.m. March 29 @ American International, 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse

Holy Cross March 25 @ Navy, 2 p.m. March 29 @ Army West Point, 3 p.m. Becker March 25 vs. Rhode Island College, 1 p.m. March 29 vs.Southern Vermont, 4 p.m. Nichols March 25 vs. U of New England, 4 p.m. March 28 @ Wentworth, 4 p.m. Assumption March 25 @ American International, 6 p.m. March 21 vs. Le Moyne, 4 p.m. Worcester State March 28 vs. Western Conn. State, 7 p.m.

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International Night. Adults 25 children 10. 6-10 p.m. Saint Peter Holy Cross March 25 @ Yale, 2 p.m. Marian Junior Senior High School, 781 Grove St. 774-239-3486. March 25 @ Yale, 4 p.m. March 26 vs. Yale, 1:05 p.m. >Sunday 26 March 26 vs. Yale, 5:05 p.m. Job Fair. Job Fair at Blissful Meadows on Sunday, March 26th March 28 @ Hartford, 3:30 p.m. from 10-2pm. Seeking bartenders, waitstaff, line cooks, dishwashers, March 29 @ Harvard, 3:30 p.m. course maintenance and more. 801 Chocolog Road, Uxbridge, MA. Anna Maria 508.278.6110 free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Blissful Meadows Golf Club, March 26 @ Clark University, 12 p.m. 801 Chockalog Road, Uxbridge. 508-278-6110 or blissfulmeadows. March 26 @ Clark University, 2:30 p.m. com March 28 vs. Fitchburg State @ NEBC (Northborough, Mass.), 2:30 p.m.

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Road, Marlborough. Tickets are $14 adults, $12 seniors, $8 students. Children under 12 are free. Parking is free. For more information, visit festivals.paradisecityarts.com or email lpost@ paradisecityarts.com. Assumption March 23 @ Bridgeport, 3 p.m. March 25 @ American International, 12 p.m. March 25 @ American International, 3 p.m. March 26 @ Molloy, 12 p.m. March 26 @ Molloy, 3 p.m. March 29 @ Stonehill, 3:30 p.m. Worcester State March 23 vs. Elmhurst @ Lake Myrtle 2, Winter Haven, Fla., 10:15 a.m. March 24 vs. Southern Maine @ Lake Myrtle 7, Winter Haven, Fla., 11:30 a.m. March 25 vs. Saint Joseph’s @ Winter Haven Fla., RussMatt Invitational, 2 p.m. March 28 @ Rhode Island College, 3 p.m. Clark University March 23 vs. Fitchburg State, 3:30 p.m. March 25 vs. Emerson, 12 p.m. March 25 vs. Emerson, 3 p.m. March 26 vs. Anna Maria, 12 p.m. March 26 vs. Anna Maria, 2:30 p.m. March 28 vs. Wheaton, 3:30 p.m. WPI March 23 @ Brandeis, 3:30 p.m. March 25 vs. Wheaton, 12 p.m. March 25 vs. Wheaton, 3 p.m. March 28 vs. Emerson, 3:30 p.m. March 29 @ Fitchburg State, 3:30 p.m. Nichols March 24 @ Wheaton, 3:30 p.m. March 25 vs. Roger Williams, 12 p.m. March 25 vs. Roger Williams, 2:30 p.m. March 26 vs. Framingham State, 12 p.m. Becker March 23 @ Coast Guard, 4 p.m. March 25 vs. Elms, 12 p.m. March 25 vs. Elms, 3 p.m. March 26 @ Elms, 12 p.m. March 28 @ Mass. Maritime, 4 p.m. March 29 vs. Rhode Island College, 4 p.m.

Softball

Holy Cross March 25 vs. Brown @ Stony Brook Invitational, 10:30 a.m. March 25 @ Stony Brook @ Stony Brook Invitational, 2:30 p.m. March 26 @ Stony Brook @ Stony Brook Invitational, 12:30 p.m. March 26 @ Brown @ Stony Brook Invitational, 2:30 p.m. March 28 @ Harvard, 4 p.m. Anna Maria March 25 @ Johnson and Wales, 12 p.m. March 25 @ Johnson and Wales, 2 p.m. March 28 vs. Clark University, 3 p.m. March 28 vs. Clark University, 5 p.m.

Becker March 26 @ Lesley, 12 p.m. March 26 @ Lesley, 2 p.m. Clark University March 26 @ Bridgewater State, 12 p.m. March 26 @ Bridgewater State, 2 p.m. March 28 @ Anna Maria, 3 p.m. March 28 @ Anna Maria, 5 p.m. WPI March 24 @ Westfield State, 3:30 p.m. March 24 @ Westfield State, 5:30 p.m. March 25 @ Wheaton, 12 p.m. March 25 @ Wheaton, 2 p.m. March 29 vs. Amherst, 3:30 p.m. March 29 vs. Amherst, 5:30 p.m. Assumption March 25 @ Le Moyne, 12 p.m. March 25 @ Le Moyne, 2 p.m. March 26 @ Saint Rose, 12 p.m. March 26 @ Saint Rose, 2 p.m. March 28 vs. Bentley, 3:30 p.m.

Men’s Tennis

Nichols March 23 vs. Colby Sawyer in Dartmouth College, 4:30 p.m. March 25 vs. Gordon College, 11 a.m. March 28 @ Eastern Nazarene College, 3:30 p.m. Becker March 23 @ Lesley, 7:30 p.m. March 26 @ MCLA, 1 p.m. Assumption March 23 vs. Bentley, 3 p.m. March 25 @ Franklin Pierce, 2:30 p.m. March 29 vs. Adelphi, 3 p.m. Holy Cross March 24 @ Army West Point, 1:30 p.m. March 25 vs. Lafayette @ West Point, N.Y., 8 a.m. March 25 vs. Loyola @ West Point, N.Y., 3:30 p.m. March 26 vs. Bucknell @ West Point, N.Y., 1 p.m. Clark University March 28 vs. Johnson and Wales, 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Tennis

Nichols March 18 @ University of Puerto Rico, TBA Holy Cross March 24 @ Army West Point, 3:30 p.m. March 25 vs. Loyola @ West Point, N.Y., 10:30 a.m. March 26 vs. Lafayette @ West Point, N.Y., 11:30 a.m.

Men’s Rowing

Holy Cross March 25, Murphy Cup @ Philadelphia, P.A., 9 a.m.

Women’s Rowing

Holy Cross March 25, Murphy Cup @ Philadelphia, P.A., 9 a.m.

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- Free Estimates - Fully Insured - Low Rates - Reliable Service - Quality Work - Power Washing - Log Cabin Re-finishing

508-963-8973

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Five Star Painting Interior/Exterior Painting & Staining • Powerwashing Concrete Epoxy Fully Licensed and Insured Grafton Resident

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Be SEEN in Print & Online... Call Sales at 978-728-4302 with any of your questions or to start booking your Classified Ads today!

SIZE PER BLOCK 1.75 X 1.75 8 weeks ........... $33.70/week = $269.60 12 weeks ......... $28.60/week = $334.20 20 weeks ......... $27/week = $540 36 weeks ......... $25.20/week = $907.20 52 weeks ......... $23.70/week = $1232.40 Minimum commitment of 8 weeks.

ASK about double blocks (size 3.75” x 1.75”) and COMBO pricing into our other zone and reach 40,600 households in 26 towns in Central Mass each week. FREE line ad included with each block purchased. Book for 52 weeks and receive a Spotlight Business of the Week! Ask for details!

HOUSE CLEANOUTS/ANTIQUES

MOVING ?DOWNSIZING ? We Buy, Move or Remove Everything! Estate Cleanouts, Junk Removal

LANDSCAPING

COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL FULLY INSURED • FULL SERVICE Property Maintenance Lawn Mowing - Mulching & Planting - Grading

Some Jobs Done for Free Call Peter (978) 835-2601

www.GoRedRooster.Com

Hardscaping • Weekly Maintenance • Winter Maintenance 508-735-5194 or 508-873-1616 www.admiredlandscaping.com

PAINTING SERVICES

WINDOW REPLACEMENT

Mark’s Painting Quality workmanship at affordable rates Interior/ exterior. Commercial /residential Senior and veteran discounts For a free estimate, please call 508-498-5348 or email markadams5348@gmail.com

SNEADE BROS. VINYL SIDING & REPLACEMENT WINDOWS Fully licensed & Insured

Richard Sneade

508-839-1164

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Run your four line ad for FREE for two weeks and then you have to the option to run your ad until it sells for $20! Or you may run your ad from the beginning until it sells for $20 (no refund if the item sells within the two weeks)

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Maximum 4 lines (approx. 28 characters per line). We reserve the right to edit if ads come in that are too long. NO phone orders accepted. See ways to submit above. Merchandise Ads Only- NO autos, snowmobiles, RV’s, trailers, boats, ATV’s, etc. We have a special rate for these ads ($20 till it sells). NO business Ads accepted for this section. If we suspect the ads are being sent in by a business, we reserve the right to refuse. Limit 1 ad per name/address/ phone number every 2 weeks. Free Ads will run for 2 weeks. If you choose to run your ad until it sells for $20, no refund will be given if it sells within the first two weeks. Limit 1 item per ad (group of items OK if one price for all and under $2017). Price must be listed in ad. NO Cemetery Plots.

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Cut, split, and delivered Seasoned or Kiln Dried Firewood. Visit woodbustersfirewood.com for details. Or call Putnam Services 508-886-6688

Classical Restorations Kitchen * Bath * Tile Remodeling * Carpentry Licensed & Insured David 508-829-4581

Interior Painting Only $159 Average 12x16 room. Prompt service. Reliable. Refs. Dutch Touch Painting 508-867-2550

HOME REPAIR/ RESTORATION

Wachusett Painting Co. Let our skilled painters complete your painting needs. Exteriors & Interiors Call or email today for an appointment for your free estimate. 508-479-6760 Email: wachupainting@gmail.com Fully Insured & Registered Accepting Credit Cards www.wachupainting.com

Sneade Brothers VINYL SIDING & REPLACEMENT WINDOWS Fully licensed & Insured Richard Sneade 508-839-1164 www.sneadebrotherswindow andsiding.com

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

Creative Floors, Inc. Ceramic-Carpet-Vinyl Marble- Granite- Laminate Wallpaper Pre-finished Hardwood Sales-Design- Installation Residential & Commercial Free Estimates. Carpet Binding Financing Available Come visit our showroom! 508-829-7444 www.creativefloorsinc.com GARAGE DOORS Allied Services Garage doors & electric operators. Bulkheads. Installed & repaired, residential. Call 508-829-3226

Gary’s Home Repair Experienced building & grounds keeper looking for carpentry & painting projects. Nothing too small. Clean & neat. Holden native with references. Please call 508-274-1809

Johanson Home Improvement Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling - Any Carpentry Needs Over 20 years experience. Chad 508-963-8155 Lic/Ins HIC Registered

GLASS

MASONRY

Central Glass Co. A Complete Line of Glass. Automotive-Residential. Window Glass Repairs, Screen Repairs/Pet Screens, Tub & Shower Glass Enclosures, Table Tops, Mirrors & More. Family Owned Over 50 Years. 127 Mechanic St. Leominster 978-537-3962 M-F 8-4

Cornerstone Masonry Master Stone Masons Brick & Block Stone Walls, Walkways, Patios, Fireplaces. We do repairs. 978-580-4260 30 Years Experience

Ross A. McGinnes Storm Damage, Tree Work, Stump Removals. Free estimates. Call 508-365-9602

PLUMBING

LAWN & GARDEN

JOSH SHEA PLUMBING Master Plumber Lic.13680 Insured & 20 yrs. experience Drain cleaning sinks, tubs, toilets & main drains Credit cards accepted 508-868-5730 Joshsheaplumbing.com

LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE

KITCHEN & BATH

Steven Ryan, Tile Contractor Backsplash Specialist/ Glass & Stone, Porcelain, Ceramic, Marble, Granite, Granite Countertops, Quarry, Slate, Mosaic. Installations & repairs. Fully insured. Free estimates. Est. 1987 N.G. www.stevenpryantile.com 508-839-9845, cell 508-326-0869.

TREE SERVICES

ROOFING

ROOFING SPECIALIST John Hickey Const. Free estimates, call for the best roof at the best price. Fully insured. MA Reg#103286 Shingle or rubber, seamless gutters. 1-800-435-5129 or 978-537-1641 Commercial and Residential jhickey6019@yahoo.com

Roof Problems? Roof Replacements. Repairs, Shingles. Rubber. *Best Prices* 28 Years experience. Licensed, Insured, References. Free estimates. Call Ken. O’Brien Home Services. 508-373-4653

Landscape Design/ Hardscape Maintenance

LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE

HELP WANTED Countryside Landscaping

-Commercial Landscape Maintenance, and Installations. Snow Plowing, Removal, and Ice Management. We Take Pride In Our Work! Michael Ferrelli Owner 508-380-5941 Burnham Maintenance Clean-ups. Lawn Maintenance. Shrub Pruning. Bark Mulch, Screened Loam & Compost. Patios & Walkways. Fertilization Programs. Deliveries Available. Please call 508-829-3809 or 508-400-4263 MULCH & LOAM

Cleanups, Mulching, Lawn Renovation/Irrigation. Walkways and Patios. Bobcat Services and More..508.410.2756 LAWNBZ@GMAIL.com

EMPLOYMENT

Sterling Peat LLC Quality Screened Loam & Compost, Screened Loam/ Compost Mix, Mulches, Screened Gravel. Fill, Fieldstone. 978-422-8294

Complete Spring, Summer & Fall Lawn Care Services Tailored to your needs. Spring is coming, call now. Insured, experienced, with prompt call response. Ask for Rob: 978.833.3827. Coachlace Property Services.

Help Wanted Visit our website to learn more and apply for current clerical and direct care professional openings in our Worcester office and other agency-wide opportunities! www.communityenterprises. com

Front Office Staff Looking for a part to full time office staff member. We are looking for someone who is personable and has good computer skills. Medical office experience is preferred. Duties include phone triage, appointment scheduling and dealing with families. Please email resume to employmentopenings206@ gmail.com

HELP WANTED LOCAL FT Foreman & Laborers Seasonal Drivers (Apr-July) Retirees & Others Welcome MikeLynchEnterprises.com 774-535-1470

Seasonal Mulch/Loam Drivers (Apr-July) Retirees & Others Welcome MikeLynchEnterprises.com 774 535-1470

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

SHARED LIVING

FOSTER CARE HEATING & PLUMBING SCOTT BOSTEK PLUMBING & HEATING Small Jobs Is What We Do Residential Repair Specialist Water Heaters-DisposalsFrozen Pipes-Remodels & AdditionsDrain Cleaning-Faucets Ins. MPL 11955 Free Estimates 25 yrs Exp. Reliable 774-696-6078

FOSTER PARENTS WANTED Therapeutic Foster Care Seeking families throughout Central Massachusetts who are interested in improving a child’s life. Call to inquire about our upcoming foster parent training. $1,000 SIGN ON BONUS Call for Details (Must mention this ad during inquiry)

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CEMETERY PLOTS

Holden Department of Public Works The Department of Public Works Engineering Division is seeking a temporary summer intern to develop a culvert/ road-stream crossing inventory and assessment following the State standards. The inventory will be created using Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping and it will be integrated to the DPW’s electronic infrastructure database platform and document management. The intern shall assist in many other tasks and support other Departments within the Town as assigned. Candidates shall be pursuing a degree (bachelor) in Civil Engineering, GIS, or Information Technology and have a MA Class D driver’s license. This is a paid internship. Apply at the Office of the Town Manager, 1204 Main Street, Holden, MA or visit www.holdenma.gov Employment Opportunities for more information. EOE/AA

Grafton Job Corps Center Now Hiring

FULL AND PART TIME Reliable, skilled small engine technician. Paid holidays, vacation and sick days. Apply in person at Gauvin Supply Co., 225 Main St., South Grafton

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Unit C, section Heritage II, plots 1 and 2. Today’s price is $6500, asking $3500. 508-344-9626

Adams and Associates is a 100% employee owned organization that is singularly committed to the Job Corps program and the students we serve. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, Adams and Associations provides free education and training that helps young people earn a High School Equivalency, learn a career, and assistance in finding, and keeping, successful employment.

Our Readers Make Great Employees! Call Michelle today to place your Help Wanted ad! 508-829-5981 ext.433

HELP WANTED LOCAL

SPRING INTO A NEW OPPORTUNITY! Weekend & Evening Schedules Join our dedicated healthcare team, make a difference in the lives of your patients, and work close to your home! We have exceptional opportunities available for compassionate healthcare professionals in and around towns from Lunenburg to Tyngsboro to Concord.

•RNs & PTs EVENINGS: 12-8p or 12:30-9p

WEEKENDS, saTuRday & suNday: 8a-4:30p, 8a-6p, 8a-8p Highly competitive weekend and evening rates! Qualifications: Licensed to practice in MA; Minimum 1 year in acute care setting or comparable work experience; home care experience preferred. Please apply online:

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Adams & Associates has the following openings for the Grafton Job Corps Center. Our campus is located in North Grafton, MA about 45 miles west of Boston. Property Officer Administrative Assistant (2 F/T) Recreation Specialist - P/T Clinical CNA Instructor Food Services Assistant Safety/Security Advisor (F/T & On-Call) LPN - 10 hours/week Academic Instructor - Math Residential Advisors - On-Call Substitute Instructors - OnCall To apply for any positions please follow the following link: http://recruiting.ultipro.com/AD A1000ADAMS and search for the location NORTH GRAFTON

MERCHANDISE CEMETERY PLOTS

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

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. 2 Lots in the Garden of Faith. $1500.00 for both. Near the feature. Mary 508-886-4334.

Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Grave sites. 2 lots, Good Shepherd. Plot 147, graves 3 & 4. $5000.00 each. B/O Call Kris 508-735-9996 Worc. County Memorial Park, Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, Plot 17, Unit C, Graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost is $8,800 for both. Asking $2950 total for both. Call 978-582-9309

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Serenity Two lots for sale. Present price $3495 for both, will sell for $900 each, totaling $1800. Call 801-294-7514 Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA Garden of Heritage II. 2 Lots w/vaults. Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Premier Location, Must sell Value $5250 Asking $4000 OBO 508-799-5678 Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Today’s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064 Worcester Memorial Park Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, unit B, graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost $8500 for both, asking $4000. Call 910-477-9081 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Two lots, section 511, Garden of Valor. Asking $3500 OBO. 508-754-1188

HELP WANTED LOCAL

NOW HIRING Drivers - CDL-B and Non-CDL Retail Sales - Landscape & Masonry Laborers - Yard Associates and Site Work Experience preferred - BUT, will train the right candidate(s) Please stop in - NO phone calls 390 Electric Ave. (Rte 13) - Lunenburg, MA www.proctorlandscapesupply.com

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Vintage wood rocking chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85. Antique wood chair w/upholstered seat & pillow. $85 508-859-8170

Nintendo Wii Play Station with several items and 25th Anniversary Super Mario. Asking $90. 978-537-8603

Invacare Series 9XT Wheelchair Invacare 9XT High Strength Lightweight Manual Chair. 20" urethane tires, electric red, 18"x18" Jaycare back seating and back support, rear ant tippers, footrests, full length adjustable arm rests. Purchased brand new $2450, used 2 weeks. Asking $1500 OBO. All original paperwork and receipt. 978-314-3270 for more info/ viewing.

Stunning Diamond Engagement Ring Approx. 1.25 carats, centered among 8 smaller diamonds. Replacement cost $6585, asking $4495. 508-829-3363. Kubota Tractor Model 1870, 4WD Diesel with bucket. Only 160 Hrs. $9800. 508-829-5494 1967 D28 Martin Guitar Intricate abalone shell embellishment on neck. Warm, sweet tone one expects from an instrument of this vintage. Hard shell case included. $4500 OBO. 617-527-5201

Student Desk 29"H X 24"W X 47"L. 2 side drawers, one middle drawer. Includes new desk lamp. $40.00 978-422-6073

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

Cannondale Warrior 500 Road Bike exc cond. $200.00 978.464.5877

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

Amana ART104TFDW 14.3 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer, bought new, excellent condition, $375. 978-400-3699

EDUCATION MUSIC INSTRUCTION

HELP WANTED LOCAL

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

YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS INDOOR YARD SALE First Church in Sterling (on the common). Saturday, March 25. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.. Over 25 tables. Free admission. Coffee, pastries, light lunch.

Heavy Duty Prototype PVC Pipes Hammock Frame w/1 cloth & 1 rope material, all accessories. $65 978-537-9925

OTHER

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

Curtis Plow Electric hoist w/ wiring harness. 7.5 ft. Good condition. $500. 774-573-8848 Ask for Steve

Brother HL-2170W Wireless Laser Printer, bought new, very good condition, $50 978400-3699

Publisher’s Notice $1200 Pups come with health certificates, de wormed and first shots. 978-514-5624

Guitar Lessons/ Most Instruments All ages/25 years experience Recreational Dept. Sterling Lou Valentino 860-574-9467 www.yogavisionaries.com Testimonials/Rates

NOVENAS

Prayer To St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be Adored, Glorified, Loved & Preserved throughout the world, now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, please pray for us. Saint Jude, Worker of Miracles, please pray for me. Saint Jude, Helper of the Hopeless, please pray for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day for 9 days, by the 9th day your prayer will be answered even if you don’t believe. This Novena has never been known to fail. publication must be promised. Thank you St. Jude and God. VCB

Yard Sale & Flea Market Directory

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Whitney Square, 40 Spruce Street, Suite 206 Leominster, MA 01453 978-798-1610 barbara.sidilau@expert-staffing.com

Huge 9000 sq. ft. indoor flea market open 6 days a week with over 130 dealers. Yankee Flea Market is the place to shop whether it be antiques, collectibles or just household furnishings. We also buy (and sell) complete or partial estates as well as furniture, gas & oil memorabilia, vintage beer signs and lights and much, much more.

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Vintage Lunchbox - Welcome Back Kotter With Thermos. Excellent Condition $60.00. Mornings 508-856-7124

Dining Room table, 2 leaves, w/6 chairs. Hutch w/buffet. Coffee bean wood. Less than 10 yrs. Old. $700. (508) 981-1941.

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DOGS/PUPPIES FOR SALE

Golf clubs, bag, cart (used) Asking $175. 508-865-5726* Corner Hutch Solid pine - 4 doors - 48" x 76". Accommodates 42" television. $200 OBO. Photo available. 508-829 -6792

Matching Loveseat and Sofas Excellent Condition. Both for $300. Call 508-287-7167. Lv message if no answer.

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All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachusetts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston & Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, veterans status or source of income or any intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-827-5005. For the NE area call HUD at 617-994-8300. The toll free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 or 617-565-5453

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978-423-6529 Pequoig House Apartments 416 Main St., Athol Accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom waiting list Currently 1 bedroom available for elderly

* Rent includes heat & hot water * Elevator * Parking * Laundry *Downtown - close to services * Wall to wall carpet * Well maintained Applicant must must be 62 yrs or older or disabled and meet income guidelines. Rent and utilities are based on 30% of adjusted income.

(978) 249-2622 (978) 777-7700 x201

email: chong@sterling-management.net Professionally managed by Sterling Management, Inc.

APARTMENT FOR RENT Apartment for Rent in Jefferson Small 1 BR, Bath, LR and Kitchen. $650.00 w/o utilities. One year lease required. email Nancy if interested. nmastrototaro943@gmail.com MOBILE HOMES Bigelow Village

55+. New construction prices range from $160,000-200,000 based on size and finishes. Call today! 888-733-7089

AUTOMOTIVE AUTO/MOTORCYCLE

Found at The Cider Mill

2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500cc, showroom condition, lots of chrome, Vehix pipes. $4000. Call John at 978-466-6043. 15 Waushacum Ave., Sterling 978-422-8675 Open 7 Days a Week 11 am to 5 pm Thursdays 11 am to 8 pm

1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $10,000 obo 978-4645525 or 978-549-3670 cell

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2007 Suzuki Boulevard Cruising Motorcycle C90T; 1474cc; 6300 miles, 1 owner, perfect cond. accessories and new battery. Garaged, covered & serviced. $6,000 508-8498635

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JUNK CARS

2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-450-1492.

2013 BMW 128i 7K Orig Miles, Grey, 3.0, Automatic, Fully Loaded, Serviced. $16,900. 774-239-0800

2012 Cadillac CTS AWD, 21,800 miles. Crystal red. Heated black leather seats. Panoramic roof. Dealer maintained. Under warranty. $24,500.00 978-534-8860

3 Horse Trailer 2002 Exiss XT/ 300 Gooseneck. Great condition. All alum. S.S. nose. On craigslist pics. $7,995. Paxton. Call Robert at 508-757-0887*

1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777

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We Buy and PICK UP Your junk or wrecked cars or trucks. We Sell New and Used Parts. Specials on Batteries and Tires. New and Used! Airport Auto Parts, Inc. 56 Crawford St. Leominster, MA 01453 978-534-3137

AUTO/VAN 2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond. 57K miles. $9,999. 508-8292907

1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe, Grey and Black. 50,000 miles. Holden area. $16,000. 407-375-3917 1997 Mercedes-Benz E-420 Sedan, 4 dr., 8 cyl., 214,000 miles. Silver. $2,995 obo. New tires, brakes & more. Good, quiet engine. Purrs like a kitten. 508-865-5372

1932 Ford Coupe Little deuce Coupe, with a Corvette mill and four on the floor. 6,000 aprox. mi. Original hot rod, all steel, show car, looks and sounds great. Holden area. $42,000. 407-375-3917

AUTOS 2006 Lincoln Zephyr

Sedan 160000 miles. grey ext/ black leather int $3,200 All Power, All options, fantastic transportation everything works, many recent repairs. 508-735-6406

1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Original low mileage beauty. Recent 350/325 hp engine. Must see! Trophy winner. 774-437-8717 $6,500

2014 Chevrolet Spark LT2 20K Mi. Silver 1.2 Auto Remote Start 37 Highway Mpg 32 City A/C C-D Heated Leather Cruise Fully Serviced, Fully Loaded 7,950 774-239-0800

18 Ft. Fiberglass Fishing Boat Galvanized roller trailer, 90HP mariner, outboard motor. $1250. Also 14 ft. boat & trailer. $500 508-853-5789. Ask for Stan.

2012 Volvo S60 44,000 mi, one owner, white, auto, leather int., fully loaded, $17,900. 508755-0882

1999 Pontiac Grand Am 6 Cylinder, automatic, needs work or use for parts. 159,903 miles. $675. 978-422-8084

25 HP Suzuki (Like New) with Boat & Trailer Holden area. Pete 407-375-3917 $2,000

AUTOS

Honeymoon, Birthday Party, Anniversary, etc. Cruise Boston to Bermuda $599! (Plus Tax)

All Inclusive Tour Package CANCUN-JAMAICA-PUNTA CANA We also offer CELL PHONE ACTIVATION

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2003 Chevy Corvette Convertable 50th Anniversary Edition 26,000 miles. Automatic, original owner, always garaged, mint cond. $25,000 firm. 774-696-4187

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1978 MG MGB 47,000 mi. Green ext. Very solid car from GA. Good overall condition. $7500. Please call 508-7351845.

2005 Chrysler Pacifica 6 Cyl., AWD, Good Tires, New Sticker, New Brakes. Very clean, runs good. $2000 OBO. MUST SELL. 508-736-7385. Ask for Michael.

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Robert J. LeBlanc Sr. a/k/a Robert J. LeBlanc and Celina P. LeBlanc to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of Indymac Bank, F.S.B., dated May 10, 2006 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 39022, Page 135, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (‘’MERS’’), as nominee for Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC., dated September 25, 2009 and recorded with said Registry on October 5, 2009 at Book 44929, Page 134 and by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Financial Freedom Acquisition LLC., to OneWest Bank, N.A. dated April 6, 2015 and recorded with said Registry on May 7, 2015 at Book 53686, Page 366, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 a.m. on March 31, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 118 Main Street, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: A certain parcel of land situated on the Easterly side of Main Street in the Town of Millbury, being a part of Lot No. 1 of Prospect Hill Lots, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the Southeasterly corner of said lot at the corner of main and orchard streets; Thence Easterly of Northeasterly by said Orchard Street eightysix (86) feet, more or less, to a point at a driveway right (8) feet wide; Thence by said driveway at a right angle with said orchard street seventy-five (75) feet, more or less, to land now or formerly of one caisse; Thence S. 30 degrees 30 minutes w. by said Caisse Land, Eighty-Four and One-Half (84 1/2) feet;, more or less, to Main Street, Thence Southerly of Southeasterly by said Main Street Seventy-Five and One-Half (75 1/2) feet, more or less, to the point of Beginning. For informational purposes only: The APN is shown by the County Assessor as MAP 45 Parcel 58; Source of Title is Book 16673, Page 222 (Recorded 10/31/94) For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 16673, Page 222. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. CIT BANK, N.A. F/K/A ONEWEST BANK N.A. Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201504-0793 – YEL 3/9, 3/16, 3/23/17 MSC

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Public Hearing Notice Sutton Planning Board

In accordance with the provisions of C. 40A §5 , The Sutton Planning Board will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on Monday, April 10, 2016 7:15 P.M. to discuss the following zoning bylaw and/or map changes. 1. To add Section VI.P. - Registered Medical Marijuana Dispensary 2. To add Section IV.D. - Temporary Moratorium on Recreational Marijuana Establishments 3. To add Section V.E. – Village Center Overlay District and Map 4. To amend section III.A.4.Table 1 Section F – Table of Use Regulations to allow the sale of automobiles over 26,000 lbs. in the Industrial (I) Districts. (by petition) 5. To re-zone 6.59 acres of land at 189 Central Turnpike from Rural Residential (R-1) to Business Highway (B-2) (by petition) 6. To create a Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District to allow Large Ground Mounted Solar Installations in an area to the East of Route 146, south of Stone School and Smith Roads, and north of the Sutton/ Northbridge line. (by petition) A full copy of the text of the articles and/or related maps can be viewed in the Office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Scott Paul, Chairman

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By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by James P. Donovan and Susan M. Dolegiewicz to World Savings Bank, FSB, dated January 23, 2007 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 40696, Page 142, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. s/b/m Wachovia Mortgage, FSB f/k/a World Savings Bank, FSB to PROF-2013-S3 Legal Title Trust IV, by U.S. Bank National Association, as Legal Title Trustee dated November 30, 2016 and recorded with said registry on December 15, 2016 at Book 56468 Page 26, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3:00 p.m. on April 11, 2017, on the mortgaged premises located at 11 Benton Street, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: THE LAND KNOWN AS II BENTON STREET, MILLBURY, MASSACHUSEETS IS HEREBY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL 1 THREE (3) CERTAIN LOTS OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED ON BENTON STREET IN MILLBURY, COUNTY OF WORCESTER AND COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, BEING LOTS NUMBERED THERE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX (366), THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN (367) AND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT (368), AS SHOWN ON PLAN OF LOTS AT DOROTHY POND HEIGHTS, PART TWO, BELONGING TO J.W. WILBUR CO., INC., SAID PLAN BEING DRAWN BY ERNEST W. BRANCH, SURVEYOR, DATED JUNE 27, 1923, AND RECORDED WITH WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, PLAN BOOK 39, PLAN. 56. SAID LOTS CERTAIN, IN THE AGGREGATE, APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN THOUSAND FORTY-FIVE (15,045) SQUARE FEET, AND ARE BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: NORTHEASTERLY BY SAID BENTON STREET AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED FORTY (140) FEET; NORTHEASTERLY BY LOT 369 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN (127) FEET; SOUTHEASTERLY BY LAND OF OWNER OR OWNERS UNKNOWN, ONE HUNDRED EIGHT AND 44/100 (108.44) FEET; AND SOUTHWESTERLY BY LOT 365 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED THIRTEEN (113) FEET. TOGETHER WITH THE FEE INSOFAR AS THE SAID GRANTOR HAS THE RIGHT SO TO CONVEY THE SAME, IN ALL THE STREETS AND WAYS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN IN COMMON WITH THE OWNERS OF THE OTHER LOTS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ALL THE SAID LOT OWNERS TO MAKE ANY CUSTOMARY USE OF SAID STREETS AND WAYS. BEING THE SAME PREMISES DESCRIBED AS ‘PARCEL ‘’1’’ IN A DEED OF BOLESLAWN ZAJKOWSHI, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF FRANK STYPULKOWSKI, TO BRONISHAWA DOLONGIEWICZ, DATED OCTOBER 5, 1934 AND RECORDED WITH THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 2622, PAGE 516. PARCEL 2 TWO (2) CERTAIN LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND SITUATED ON BENTON STREET IN MILLBURY, COUNTY OF WORESTER AND COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, BEING LOTS NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE (369) AND THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY (370), AS SHOWN ON PLAN OF LOTS AT DOROTHY POND HEIGHTS, PART TWO, BELONGING TO J.W. WILBUR CO., INC., SAID PLAN BEING DRAWN BY ERNEST W. BRANCH, SURVEYOR, DATED UNE 27, 1923, AND RECORDED WITH THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, PLAN BOOK 39, PLAN 56. SAID LOTS CERTAIN, IN THE AGGREGATE, APPROXIMATELY TEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (10,160) SQUARE FEET, AND ARE BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: SAID LOTS CERTAIN, IN THE AGGREGATE, APPROXIMATELY TEN THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (10,160) SQUARE FEET, AND ARE BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: NORTHWESTERLY BY SAID BENTON STREET AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, EIGHTY (80) FEET; NORTHEASTERLY BY LOT 371 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN (127) FEET; SOUTHEASTERLY BY LAND OF OWNER OR OWNERS UNKNOWN, EIGHTY (80)FEET; AND SOUTHWESTERLY BY LOT 368 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN (127) FEET. TOGETHER WITH THE FEE, INSOFAR AS SAID GRANTOR HAS THE RIGHT TO CONVEY THE SAME, IN ALL THE STREETS AND WAYS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, IN COMMON WITH THE OWNERS OF THE OTHER LOTS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, AND SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ALL SAID LOT OWNERS TO MAKE ANY CUSTOMARY USE OF SAID STREETS AND WAYS. BEING THE SAME PREMISES DESCRIBED IN A DEED OF BOLESLAWN ZAJKOWSKI (FORMERLY BESSIS STYPULEORAKA) TO BRONISLAWN DOLONGIEWICZ, DATED OCTOBER 5, 1934 AND RECORDED WITH WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 2622, PAGE 515. PARCEL 3 A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN MILBURY, COUNTY OF WORCESTER, AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, BEING LOT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED ONE (701) ON THE PLAN OF ‘’DOROTHY MANOR, MILLBURY, WORCESTER CO., MASSACHUSETTS, FOR MALE BY BAY STATE LAND COMPANY, BENTON, MASS., APRIL 1915, ERNEST W. BRANCH, C.E.’’, RECORDED WITH WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, PLAN BOOK 48, PLAN 3, AND DESCRIBED AS PARCEL ‘’3’’ IN THE DEED FROM BOLESLMA ZAJKOWZKI DATED OCTOBER 5, 1934 AND RECORDED IN THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 2622, PAGE 516, AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: SOUTHEASTERLY BY WOODROW ROAD AND SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) FEET; SOUTHWESTERLY BY LOT 702 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE (412) FEET; NORTHWESTERLY BY LAND OR OWNER OR OWNERS UNKNOWN, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY AND 1/10 (120.7) FEET, MORE OR LESS) AND NORTHEASTERLY BY LOTS 700, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309 AND 314 AS SHOWN ON SAID PLAN, FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY (460) FEET; EXCEPTING THAT PORTION OF LOT 701 CONVEYED TO ANTHONY D. GARGOLINSKI AND DESCRIBED IN DEED DATED JANUARY 31, 1949 AND RECORDED IN THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 3115, PAGE 10, AND CORRECTING DEED DATED AUGUST 8, 1955 AND RECORDED IN THE WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 3703, PAGE 478. BEING A PORTION OF THE SAME PREMISES DESCRIBED IN A DEED OF WILLARD WALAH REALTY CO. TO FRANK SYPOTKOSKY, DATED JULY 5, 1928 AND RECORDED WITH WORCESTER DISTRICT REGISTRY OF DEEDS, BOOK 2472, PAGE 284. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: THE APN IS SHOWN BY THE COUNTY ASSESSOR AS 15-75; SOURCE OF TITLE IS BOOK 30203, PAGE 070 (RECORDED 05/29/03) For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 30203, Page 70. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. PROF-2013-S3 LEGAL TITLE TRUST IV, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street, Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201605-0251 – TEA MSC 3/16, 23 & 30/17

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester, ss. SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT CIVIL ACTION No. 17-398 To John E. Miller of the Town of Millbury, County of Worcester AND TO ALL PERSONS ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1940 AS AMENDED: Millbury Federal Credit Union, a banking institution with a usual place of business in Millbury, County of Worcester claiming to be the holder of a mortgage covering property situated 15 Laurel Drive, Millbury, MA given by Millbury Federal Credit Union, dated June 4, 2004 recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 33818, Page 65, has filed with said court a Complaint for authority to foreclose said mortgage in the manner following: by entry on and possession of the premises therein described and by exercise of the power of sale contained in said mortgage. If you are entitled to the benefits of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 as amended, and you object to such foreclosure you or your attorney should file a written appearance and answer in said court at Worcester in said County on or before the twentieth day of April next or you may be forever barred from claiming that such foreclosure is invalid under said Act. Witness, Judith Fabricant, Esquire, Administrative Justice of said Court this tenth day of March 2017 Dennis P. McManus, Clerk 03/23/17 MSC

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TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on April 6, 2017 at 7:35pm on the petition of William M. Gordon, Gordon Orthodontics. The petitioner is requesting a Variance as it pertains to IV§4(a)(b) &(c) of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws for signage. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 27 Galaxy Pass, Building B as shown on Assessors Map #11, Parcel #9. The property is located in the Business - Highway Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated. Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk

TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall on April 6, 2017 at 7:30pm on the petition of Rosalind and Michael Black. The petitioners are requesting a Special Permit as it pertains to III.A.4.C.F of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws to operate a commercial stable for equestrian services. The property that is the subject of this petition is located at 5 Torrey Road as shown on Assessors Map #48, Parcel #31. The property is located in the Residential Zoning District. A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall. Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated. Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk

MILLBURY FINANCE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE in accordance with Section 6-7: Action on the Budget, of the Millbury Charter, the Finance Committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2018 operating budget. The hearing will be held at the Millbury Municipal Office Building on Monday, March 27, 2017 at 7:00PM. Jennifer O’Connell, Chairman

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Roger Nugent Roger Nugent serves as president of the Educational Association of Worcester. Born in Worcester, and a product of the Worcester Public Schools, Nugent has been working for the Worcester Public Schools for 20 years. Before accepting the role as president of the EAW, he worked as a fifth-grade math teacher at Gates Lane Elementary School. He is currently working on negotiating a new contract for the school department and dealing with the polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) issue at Doherty Memorial High School and Burncoat High School.

What does serving as president of the EAW entail? I represent the 2,900 members

of the EAW. And those are assistant principals, teachers, instructional assistants, bus drivers, monitors, occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, just a myriad of different parent liaisons, and my job is to promote health and safety and represent members that need it.

How do you go about doing that? Well, in certain cases if a member has a problem with administration they’ll contact me and they will tell me what the issue is, and then I go with them for a discussion on what the problem is. Very often it’s just a matter of communication, a communication issue between a member and their supervisor, that’s primarily what it is. Other than that, if it’s something more egregious we file a grievance and go through that process. We’ve had some issues that were just taken care of with a phone call and others we’ve been to Boston for department of labor relation hearings. How did you find out about the issue of PCBs at Doherty and Burncoat? Upon taking the

job in July, one of our (Massachusetts Teacher Association) field reps, Mike Sireci, brought it to my attention again and asked me to bring it to the board of directors, so I did call an emergency meeting this summer and put it before the board, and they unanimously decided to reopen it, to look at it again, so, we did. We’ve been working diligently on trying to develop a plan to remediate both schools — bring the levels down to a safer level. This is going to be a long-term plan. And we need something that’s binding,

because I could try for my job again in two and a half years and be successful and stay with it, or not be successful, but whoever comes in to do my job needs to know what the plan is to remediate these buildings, and what that looks like. And same with the other side too. The School Committee members can change as well, and if there’s a binding plan in place then it’s in writing what everyone has to do, the timeline, etc.

How serious is this issue of PCBs at Doherty and Burncoat? It is serious. The district

has done work to remediate. They got rid of fluorescent lighting ballasts that possess the PCB dust and they’ve done a good window replacement project as well. We just want to take it a step further and make sure that it’s being done and done safely, so that when the PCB materials are disturbed, that they’re disposed of properly and the whole environment of the school is being cleaned and taken care of along to the standards of the EPA.

Are the schools currently safe for students and faculty to be in them? It remains to be seen. We’re testing very soon, so, we’ll know.

It seems as if some people are dragging their feet in response to this issue. Is that true?

It seems to be. We’re getting resistance, definitely. The reason for the resistance, in my opinion, is that I think members of the School Committee don’t realize how dangerous PCBs can be. They’ve said there’s no proof that they’re a carcinogen and they cause cancer because you can’t test humans. They can test animals and they’ve shown that it does cause cancer in animals, so, I mean the writing is there.

What will the plan look like? It would

allow ongoing testing to see that as you remediate the levels come down, and that’s number one. Number two, that the areas would be cleaned appropriately by trained people. In other words, I have no problem with Worcester Public School custodians doing this work, I just want them to be trained to do this work. It’s not the same as dry mopping a classroom after school, it’s much more serious, and I want them to be protected as well.

How has the superintendent responded to the situation? She hasn’t given me

any resistance. (Maureen) Binienda’s a reasonable person. I’m sure she wants the students and the teachers and the principals all to be safe. I generally deal with the School Committee on this more than the superintendent.

What are some of the challenges for public schools today? Money. The foundation

budget is not nearly where it needs to be. The Legislature really needs to get on it, it’s serious. Class size. We’re working without a contract currently, the teachers, instructional assistants, all without a contract. Health insurance is a huge issue for us. The district has presented us with a health care design change that can work for many of our members. It’s a little bit less expensive than the current plans we get to choose from; however, the co-pays

are significantly higher. Therefore, it makes it more challenging for anybody with a pre-existing condition, or if you’ve got a sick spouse or child, it kind of hangs them out to dry. So, we’re working on developing some different ideas with administration on that.

In regards to the Legislature, what’s going on? There’s been serious cuts, and with the

new president I don’t think we’re out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, I think we’re probably in the weeds more. It’s been a while since we’ve had any good news come down the trail.

Are you for or against the MCAS and all the testing going on in schools today? Oh,

there’s way too much testing going on in education today, way too much testing. I’m not against all testing, but it’s just continual and ongoing. If you were to add up all the hours and minutes kids are taking one type of assessment or another, it’s like that all comes away from teaching and learning time. It’s just ridiculous. And I understand data-driven results, datadriven decisions, to that end, but at what cost? And then I think the state we’re in about the emphasis on testing, and its results kind of takes away the teacher’s ability to be creative, and do their work as they best know how to do. – Tom Matthews MARCH 23, 2017 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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