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s life begins to reappear and grow around us this spring season, Worcester’s cultural spaces will do the same with thoughtprovoking artwork and performances. In this year’s Spring Arts Preview, we present a comprehensive guide to the area’s biggest and smallest art exhibitions, ﬁlm screenings, musical performances, theatrical acts and author talks, in addition to a few outside of Central Mass. From this year’s Latino Film Festival, to a listing of cultural happenings at area colleges, Worcester Magazine’s 2014 Spring Arts Preview is a keeper for everything arts related this season.

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March 27 - April 2, 2014 ■ Volume 39, Number 30

License Commission deﬁes ABCC in denying Price Chopper license Walter Bird Jr.

he denial of a liquor license transfer to Price Chopper earlier this month could land the city in court, but at the very least it has one local liquor store owner crying foul. The License Commission, meanwhile, is defending its decision, which echoed the one it made last year, even though the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) at that time had told the licensing board it did not agree with the outcome. The License Commission, in a 2-1 vote March 20, denied a license to sell hard liquor at Price Chopper’s store on Pullman Street. Chair Karon Shea was joined by member Anthony Salvidio in voting down the request. Member Paul Mullan voted in favor. The move has one man hopping mad and claiming he is in danger of losing everything he owns. Paul Pitro, who owns Hamilton Street Liquors, at 366 Hamilton St., and Millbury Street Liquors, 278 Millbury St. The latter is a store in the basement of a building the city has ordered to be torn down. Pitro had wanted to sell that license to Price Chopper for $235,000. The money, he says, would allow him to tear down the Millbury Street building as well as pay off debts associated with it. He also hoped to make improvements to his Hamilton Street store. “He got screwed,” Lori Puzo, a clerk at Hamilton Street Liquors for the past eight years, says of her boss. “We figured it was pretty much a done deal.”

Pitro describes a License Commission meeting at which the deck was clearly stacked against Price Chopper. He also says past instances make it clear the store was unjustly denied the liquor license. “It was all set before we got there,” says Pitro. “The Price Chopper lawyer, they were beating him up.” Legal actions, says Neil Mooney, the attorney representing Price Chopper, is one avenue being considered.

He got screwed. We ﬁgured it was pretty much a done deal. -Lori Puzo, Hamilton Street Liquors clerk

“It is another step in the process,” he says. “We are disappointed in the decision and we respectfully disagree. We are considering our appeal options.” Price Chopper went before the License Commission last year for a full liquor license, but was denied. Instead, the store, which is located near West Boylston Street and in an area with an estimated 10 or so liquor stores,

was awarded a beer and wine license. Price Chopper appealed the decision, and earlier this year the ABCC informed the License Commission it did not agree with its decision. It did not, however, compel the commission to reverse course. In a Jan. 13 letter to the Commission, the ABCC writes in part: “The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission disapproves of the action of the City of Worcester License Commission in denying the application of Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts Inc. … The matter is remanded to the local board with the recommendation that it grants Price Chopper … [an] all-alcoholic beverages license.” That recommendation, however, did nothing to shake the board’s majority opinion. “I was surprised it came back to us and we were voting on it again,” Shea says. “But they didn’t change my vote. I still sat back and listened to what they were saying. I still don’t feel Price Chopper needs a full liquor license. I was more disappointed with the [ABCC] opinion when it came through. The three of us work hard and research what we’re doing. Then to turn around and say we don’t agree with you [was disappointing].” The contention centers largely on the fact that there are already so many liquor stores in the area. Many of those owners had come out in force at a previous meeting to protest the transfer. They were back at last week’s meeting when it was once again denied. Pitro takes issue with the argument that the West Boylston Street area is saturated with liquor stores as a reason for denial. He

points to what happened last year after the first time Price Chopper was denied. Roughly two weeks later, another liquor store, KJ Baaron’s, which had been operating at Washington Square, was allowed to transfer its all-alcohol license to 730 West Boylston St., not far from Price Chopper, which had been denied. Shea says the reasoning on her part was that KJ Baaron’s offered a “unique” service. “Each commissioner has his or her own vote,” she says. “One of my reasons [for approving KJ Baaron’s] was not for convenience. The need was a different type of need. They have their wine and cheese nights and a social area. Some liquor stores do it, but not quite as different as this.” Shea flatly denies that the name of the owner, Kathryn Krock, of KJ Baaron’s played any role in the approval. The Krock family is a major real estate player in Worcester. Barry Krock was once described in a Worcester Magazine article as “the man who owns downtown Worcester.” Bloodlines, Shea says, played no part in denying Price Chopper and approving KJ Baaron’s. “Do you know all the people on [West Boylston Street] who come in with a name of a family member, a legislator or someone? That name had nothing to do with it. The location was unique. It wasn’t an enormous store. It was small. Also, it had a different appeal.” Following that logic, Mooney sees even continued on page 7

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President Barack Obama to give commencement address for Worcester Technical High School’s Class of 2014. For real. +10

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Some folks take to the comment pages and actually ﬁnd reason to bitch about Obama coming to Worcester. Fore real. -5

Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s student chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society holds its ﬁrst symposium, involving students from six colleges and universities in Massachusetts and Connecticut. +3

The Massachusetts YMCAs sponsor trainings to become advocates for healthy eating and active living policies, with one session already offered in Worcester. +2

The NCAA hockey tournament hits the DCU Center and ices the competition. +3

Hanover Theatre one of seven venues throughout state to reach agreement allowing them to book the same musical acts that appear at Mohegan Sun. Bring on the Boss! +3

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Not that it should have come as a surprise, but if you live in Worcester your water and sewer rates are going up. -3

Two Worcester banks allegedly robbed within a stone’s throw of one another. Not a good week to be a bank teller. -4

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he man who wants to sell one of his liquor licenses to Price Chopper is facing an order to demolish one of his stores – a dilapidated building he claims could be renovated. Paul Pitro owns Hamilton Street Liquors and Millbury Street Liquors. The latter building, at 278 Millbury St., is in danger of collapsing and was the subject of a Jan. 21 order by City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. to be demolished. The store, which is on the first floor of the triple-decker building, has been closed since Dec. 21, according to Pitro. He says he has since appealed the order and has been granted a stay of execution, of sorts. However, with Price Chopper being denied a full liquor license earlier this month, Pitro’s plans to make some dough and comply with the city’s order, as well as pay off bills and make some improvements to his other store, have suffered a blow. “They’re making me close,” Pitro says of the city. He says when he originally bought the Millbury Street building, the former owner had engineers come in and put in a center post in the cellar. “He told me that place would stay up longer than me,” Pitro says. “That’s when we purchased it.” Pitro is listed with Paul Zanca as owner of the building and one of the trustees with Halzan Realty Trust. In his order to demolish, cites a record with the Worcester District Registry of

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BUSTED GUNNING FOR YA: A search warrant for an apartment at 7 Freeland Terrace resulted in the arrest of two men on gun charges. Members of the Worcester Police Vice Squad and Worcester Police Gang unit executed the warrant Thursday, March 21 for 20-year-old Alisa Perdeau and 22-yearold Richard Afutu around 5:15 a.m. After members of the S.W.A.T. team entered the third-ďŹ&#x201A;oor apartment, a search yielded a Smith and Wesson M&P. .22-caliber assault riďŹ&#x201A;e loaded with a large-capacity feeding device that held 16 rounds of ammunition. The serial number of the weapon had been obliterated and it was not stored securely. Both suspects were charged with improperly storing a ďŹ rearm, possession of a large-capacity ďŹ rearm and feeding device, possession of a ďŹ rearm and ammunition without an FIC Card and carrying a ďŹ rearm without a license.

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more reason for Price Chopper to have been granted a full liquor license. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re different, well weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re different as well,â&#x20AC;? he says, adding the company was still awaiting a formal report of the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision before deciding on its next course of action. Another potential wrinkle in the matter involves the testimony of several area liquor store owners who spoke against awarding the license to Price Chopper. The ABCC just recently challenged a decision by the Licensing Board in Chicopee to deny the transfer of a liquor license from a package store to BJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wholesalers. In a March 18 letter, the ABCC notes the applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complaint that sufficient grounds for denial were not offered. The Chicopee board also listened to â&#x20AC;&#x153;several persons, many with competing interests, which should not have been considered.â&#x20AC;? The issue of competition, the ABCC writes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is one that should not be considered when determining whether or not a license should be granted or transferred.â&#x20AC;? Therefore, it continues, â&#x20AC;&#x153;if the local board considered the opinions of licensees who voiced concerns due to competition, it would have done so in error.â&#x20AC;? As it did with the Worcester License Commission, the ABCC disapproved of the decision in Chicopee and recommended the application be granted.

Deeds describing the building to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;burnt, dilapidated or dangerousâ&#x20AC;? and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;nuisance to the neighborhood.â&#x20AC;? Pitro argues that the building, while it may not look structurally sound, is not in immediate danger of collapsing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The building hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shifted any more to this date,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it did, I would have had to close the doors.â&#x20AC;? Pitro says he wants to tear the building down, but has no money. He stands to collect $235,000 for his liquor license if Price Chopper buys it, which he says would allow for the building to be torn down and to pay the outstanding mortgage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to keep the building up as long as I could,â&#x20AC;? Pitro explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was almost going belly up here, paying for lawyers, engineers and all these other things.â&#x20AC;? He says he had planned to remodel the building and not tear it down, saying the city issued him a building permit. He says he was told he had to install a handicap ramp, â&#x20AC;&#x153;which is fine,â&#x20AC;? but just as he had a bank lined up for a loan, a city building inspector ordered extra work to be done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were going to tear down the two top floors and build just one up,â&#x20AC;? Pitro says, noting the store would remain on the first floor and two, one-bedroom units were planned for the second floor. When the city required more work, Pitro says the bank turned down the loan. Asked why he has kept the building in such obvious disrepair for so long, and whether he should be considered a slum lord, Pitro says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a loan from anybody. The city railroaded me. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gotten paid in nearly 12 weeks. [The bank] is going to take my house, my car. No one lived in those apartments for 20-plus years.

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or unfair (Who ever said life, or politics, was fair?) City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. has been pressed almost since he started the job in January on a nine-month contract that stated explicitly that he would not be a final candidate for the position, to either change his mind or repeat what the contract said. Everyone and everybody has chimed in, even when it seemed rather peculiar to do so; the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors delivered a letter to Augustus this week urging him to reconsider and become a candidate – having had to have known, of course, that one of the things causing Augustus to pause were the constant rumors and innuendos that he was being influenced by Tim Murray and Jim McGovern. Murray is the president and CEO of the Chamber. With the five-district city manager listening session “tour” complete, and with the deadline for the Request for Proposals (RFP) for firms to lead the search for a permanent city manager passing March 26, if Augustus was going to make a public pronouncement, the window was closing rapidly. There were strong indications he would do so this week (visit www.worcestermagazine.com to stay in the loop every day), and speculation began to mount that he would indeed return to Holy Cross – where he took a leave of absence to join City Hall – when his contract expires in October. Whatever happens, what has become crystal clear to those working most closely with Augustus or covering him in the press, is that his integrity is of utmost importance. It was being questioned by some critics who mistakenly believe that because a contract says something, it’s ironclad (we can assume these folks never signed a contract and later wanted to renegotiate. It happens all the time.), and if you change your mind, you’ve somehow gone back on your word. Those folks must hate David Ortiz.

NEW YORK STATE OF MIND: Dr. Jack Calareso’s summer will see him starting a new gig as he departs Anna Maria College after seven years as president. Although he had a contract several months ago to head the Paxtonbased college until 2017, Calareso has been hired as the next president of St. Joseph’s College in New York, where he starts July 1. His hiring is notable in that he will be the ﬁrst non-religious leader of St. Joe’s since it was founded in 1916. “I have a strong belief in and commitment to quality higher education in the tradition of private, independent colleges,” Calareso says. “It is clear that St. Joseph’s values and promotes academic excellence, intellectual inquiry, a respect for all people, the search for truth and a commitment to an educational experience that balances liberal education and career preparation.” SPOTTED: The new ShotSpotter system being implemented by the Police Department was expected to go live Wednesday, March, 26. According to previous reports, the system will cover six square miles in the Main South, Grafton Hill and Shrewsbury Street neighborhoods as well as the Canal District. The city has had several shooting incident already this year, including one last weekend involving a man who was allegedly shot in his leg. The day after the system goes operational, Thursday, March 27, Police Capt. Paul Saucier will be online for an hour to answer questions related to ShotSpotter. You can ask questions via Twitter and Facebook – longer questions are suggested for Facebook, since characters are limited on Twitter. To take part, post questions on the Police Department’s Facebook page, www. facebook.com/WorcesterPolice or on Twitter @ WorcesterPD. IN THE RUNNING: Moses Dixon kicked things off at Zorba’s Restaurant this week for his race in the 17th Worcester District. Dixon is hoping to secure the Democratic nomination to replace longtime state Rep. John Binienda, who is retiring because of health complications related to diabetes. Leicester Selectman Doug Belanger is also in the mix and former At-Large City Councilor Mike Germain has said he will also run, although he faces health concerns of his own with a bad back. Dixon is currently the aide to 15th Worcester Democratic state Rep. Mary Keefe.

TIT FOR TAT: Before he pulled nomination papers for a possible run to re-claim his seat in the 16th Worcester District, former state Rep. John Fresolo held a fundraising breakfast many believed was a dipping of the toe into the political waters to gauge the temperature of support among his base. According to some accounts, more than 200 showed up. Last weekend, the

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incumbent state Rep. Dan Donahue held his own breakfast in the district and served up bacon and eggs to an estimated 300-plus. What does it all mean? Nothing, really, except that it shows that both men enjoy solid support; both men are not too far apart in the fundraising department, either. Even in the early rounds, Fresolo/Donahue is shaping up to being akin to Balboa/ Creed.

SAFETY DANCE: She didn’t exactly have to dance, but 16-year-old Liz Otero of Worcester took home the $500 ﬁrst prize as the recent winner of the statewide fourth annual Safe Jobs for Youth poster contest. The competition was sponsored by the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH). She beat out 119 other teens in a contest judged by 36 youths. “I am really excited about winning the poster contest,” says Otero, a student at Worcester Technical High School. “As a student in a technical high school, safety is our number one priority. Safety comes ﬁrst.” Among the honorable mention winners was another Worcester teen, Christa Diaz.

BE AWARE: In the wake of reported incidents involving folks purporting to be representing the Worcester assessor employees peering into the windows of homeowners and others, a word of caution is being issued. Councilors have already weighed in, with some relaying their own experiences and saying some of the individuals have driven cars with out-of-state license plates. The activist group AWARE (Accurate Worcester Assessments on Real Estate) is warning people to be aware of the possible scam and not to let just anyone inside their house or apartment, just because they are toting a name tag and clip board. Property owners are told that if a legitimate employee is showing up, the assessor’s ofﬁce will send out a postcard letting them know in advance.

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March 31. The current members are Diane Mohieldin, John Goggins, David Lapierre, David Wynant and Mary Ann Dube. Dube and Goggins are Democrats, Lapierre and Wynant, Republicans. Mohieldin is un-enrolled. Goggins resigned his seat a couple weeks ago, according to City Manager Ed Augustus Jr., who is charged with appointing commissioners. Wynant is said to want to be reappointed, while Lapierre says he is not interested in being reappointed. Augustus says unless there were some particular issue with a commissioner, he or she would most likely be reappointed if they wanted to be. The appointments would come before City Council for conﬁrmation. The Election Commission must include one member from each of the ﬁve election districts, with two members from each of the two major parties – the city Democratic and Republican committees – selected from a list submitted to the city manager.

GOOD WILL: Students at each elementary school in Worcester will have the opportunity to collect donations for Goodwill, thanks to a partnership between Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries and Worcester Public Schools. It is a chance for kids to give back to their community and help the environment during the spring. Students can collect donations during the ﬁrst series of drives between March 29 and April 13, with the school’s classroom that gathers the most donations winning a gift card for school supplies. The following elementary schools will take part: Flagg Street School, Jacob Hiatt Magnet School, Nelson Place School, Roosevelt School, Thorndyke Road School, Wawecus Road School and West Tatnuck School. Other drives will be held throughout the year. Students will drop their donations off at The Goodwill Store at 25 Park Ave. So step up, Worcester, and donate!

FOREVER CAMELOT: The Worcester Public Library does its part remembering President John F. Kennedy on Sunday, March 30 with a free screening of the short ﬁlm, “A Nation Remembers: A Tribute to John F. Kennedy.” It will be shown at 2:30 p.m. The 45-minute ﬁlm will be screened at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s assassination. Bill Coleman was at this week’s City Council meeting promoting the event.

THE OFFICE: He may not be Michael Scott and it isn’t Dunder Mifflin, but state Rep. Dan Donahue will stage his own version of “The Office” when he holds office hours Thursday, March 27, 12-3 p.m., at the Worcester Senior Center, 128 Providence Can’t get enough Worcesteria? Visit us online at www.worcestermagazine.com for Daily Worcesteria. Have a story tip or idea? Call Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 322, or email him at wbird@worcestermagazine.com. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @walterbirdjr and catch Walter with Paul Westcott every Thursday morning at 8:35 on radio station WTAG 580AM for all things Worcester! MARCH 27, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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Local artist Mark Spencer in his Webster Street studio. Spencer is one of the artists featured in “the [space] between” show at the Sprinkler Factory Gallery set to open in April.

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Exploring the Space Between or fans of ’90s adult alternative rock, the title of the Sprinkler Factory Gallery’s newest upcoming exhibit, “the [space] between,” might evoke memories of the 2002 Dave Matthews Band hit of the same name. But do not be confused; the former is an exploration of the idea of spaces between people, thoughts, objects and mentalities, while the latter is a song with a music video featuring Jaime Presley. Following an opening reception with live music by Don Prange on Saturday, April 5, from 6-9 p.m., “the [space] between” art show at the Sprinkler Factory at 38 Harlow St., Worcester, Mass., will be on display until April 27, 2014. Created by a multidisciplinary collection of five contemporary artists, “the [space] between” will explore different interpretations of what happens in the space between things like mental states, events, people, objects and more. Christine Croteau, Joanne Holtje, Ted Lilley, Philip Marshall and Mark Spencer are local artists who will interpret the space between when they come together in April for their third show at the Sprinkler Factory. Along with Lynn Simmons, a full-time faculty member at Assumption College who has described her visual art as a “conversation between nature and abstraction, location and desire, and activism and materials,” the above artists collaborated on two previous 2012 exhibits at the Sprinkler Factory. “the Eye is not a Camera,” which featured all six artists, ran during February 2012 and included varying forms of media including painting, sculpture and video. Their second exhibit, “state of play,” ran through the month of May 2012. Lilley has described the group of artists as

a “collective who have been together for four years.” He says that their upcoming show will have a sense of “unity as well as the individuality expressed through each person’s art.” Spencer, who works in ceramics, mixed media, video and other forms he finds fascinating, explains that the exhibition will present “new, experimental works that employ materials and thought processes” that are unlike any other show the Sprinkler Factory has put on. Holtje is excited about having the show at the Sprinkler Factory because of the building’s “physically large, well-lit gallery.” She says the space allows for “exhibiting larger and more experimental pieces.” Holtje has praised the gallery for being “very conducive to creative, innovative work” and believes that, as a group, the five artists “simulate and support one another, even though our media and aesthetic concepts are unique.” The work featured in “the [space] between” show is personal, powerful and conceptual. The exhibition is sure to be a thoughtprovoking, inventive show that Spenser says will show, among others, “expressive paintings, sculptural installations that reveal the daily absurdity of living with Big Pharma” and “dynamic, computer-generated video that offers an alternative process for painterly abstraction.” Holtje will use fragments of discarded journals to create paintings that “explore hope against the odds,” while Lilley, a former professor of materials science, will bring a unique “technological knowledge” to his art. Marshall, who generally creates pieces for outdoor installations, plans to utilize the space inside the Sprinkler Factory to produce indoor installations “big enough to provide an experience from inside the piece of work.” And the Sprinkler Factory itself? The

gallery sits inside a wonderfully old industrial building that once produced sprinkler nozzles invented by Howard Freeman, a 1940 graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The first nozzle, a water-fog nozzle meant to extinguish oil fires using seawater, was commissioned during World War II, which Freeman invented when he was just 22 years old. For years, the nozzles were manufactured inside the Sprinkler Factory art gallery, which now boasts over 3,000 square feet of installation space that is available for rent on a monthly basis. “Worcester should be excited not only by the unique contemporary work presented in ‘the [space] between,’ but also by the unparalleled large, bright and airy exhibition space offered by the Sprinkler Factory,” says Spencer. “ Given the scarcity of venues for the exhibition of art in Worcester, any opening at the Sprinkler Factory should be a highlyanticipated event.” Lilley agrees that the gallery is an “amazing place,” with “high walls” and a beautiful natural light. It is this natural light, says Lilley, that “most art museums would die for.” On Friday, April 25, from 6-9 p.m., the five artists will be at the Sprinkler Factory to speak about their work and answer questions about their art and creative processes. The Sprinkler Factory and its artist studios are part of the Artist Group of the Sprinkler Factory, a registered nonprofit organization that is home to various artist studios including prints, dance, education, workshops and much more. Attend the opening reception for “the [space] between” on Saturday, April 5, from 6-9 p.m. at the Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester., The exhibition will be on display until April 27.

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Art Since the Mid-20th Century Current Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester An exhibition of the museum’s collection of art since the mid-20th century, featuring roughly 50 works displayed in renovated galleries and presented in three thematic installations: The Persistence of Abstraction, Revivals of Figuration and Portraiture, and Cultural Signs.

“Stories They Tell” Current Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St., Worcester Artifacts that reveal public and personal stories from the development of Worcester, from the 16th century to today.

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“[remastered]” Current Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester To celebrate the recent gift of Paolo Veronese’s Venus Disarming Cupid, the exhibition is a reinstallation of the museum’s paintings from the 16th to the 18th centuries, providing a new look at Old Masters.

“In Their Shirtsleeves” Current Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St., Worcester An exhibition that tells the ongoing story of innovators, works and investors who made industry the story of Worcester.

“UFOs: Unidentiﬁed Fascinating Objects” Current Fitchburg Art Museum, 25 Merriam Pkwy., Fitchburg A pop-up exhibition, featuring unfamiliar objects from around the world that are part of the FAM collection. It is the museum’s hope that it will be challenging for visitors to look closely at unfamiliar objects before reading the labels. continued on page 12

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“BODY WORLDS Vital” Current-April 25 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 4 S. Market St., Boston, Mass. Tickets are $22.50 for adults, $15.50 for children ages 3-12 and $18.50 for seniors ages 65+

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Wall at WAM: Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison Current Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester A mural of staged photography, involving performance, sculptural props, elaborate backdrops and digital technology. “Windows to Heaven: Treasures from the Museum of Russian Icons” Current Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., Clinton A traveling exhibition of a grouping of historically significant Russian Icons dating from 1590 to the present. “Art After Clark” Current-April 2 Clark University, Traina Center for the Arts, Schiltkamp Gallery, 92 Downing St., Worcester A Studio Art alumni exhibition “Global Encounters in Early America” Current-April 6 College of the Holy Cross, Irish and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St., Worcester “Global Encounters in Early America” explores the global visual culture that circulated in early America before 1840, and includes maps, atlases, engravings, and book illustrations drawn from the unparalleled collection of the American Antiquarian Society. “Poets who are Artists / Artists who are Poets” Current-April 11 Opening reception: Thursday, March 27 Assumption College, Information Technology Center, second floor lounge, 500 Salisbury St. Worcester Several Worcester-area artist poets exhibit their paintings and during the opening reception will read their poems. Guests are encouraged to bring their own poems to read. “Works in Process: from Proof to Print” Current-April 5 Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester An exhibit examining various printmaking techniques, showcasing sketches, proofs, plates and woodblocks. “Jeffu Warmouth: NO MORE FUNNY STUFF” Current-June 1 Fitchburg Art Museum, 25 Merriam Pkwy., Fitchburg A mid-career retrospective featuring the puns, parody and absurdist humor of this contemporary artist and FSU professor. “damaged. Truncated. Incomplete. continue?” Current-May 18 Clark University, Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons, 950 Main St., Worcester A selection of images generated as a means of theorizing the ontology of glitch by Hugh S. Manon. Images are derived from the abuse of faulty software and from the semi-arbitrary manipulation of the data that comprises various digital photography, like JPEG, BMP and TIFF files.

Jeppson Idea Lab: Michael Benson Current-June 22 Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester A photograph of the Carina Nebula, printed exclusively for the museum. The image represents a unique point of contact between contemporary art and science. “Nature in Translation” Current-June 2014 Hadley Gallery, 657 Main St., Worcester Two ArtsWorcester College Show alums, Anne Harris and Laurie McCrohon, exhibit landscape and nature works. Harris finds inspiration in her daily walks in the woods and the decay and decomposition of certain trees she passes over and over again. McCrohon’s paintings and monoprints are ones of both natural and urban landscapes and the way plants, animals and people interconnect with each other and their surroundings. One Icon Exhibition Series Current-June 2014 Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., Clinton Each month a single icon that commemorates and/or depicts a specific “feast day” or religious celebration on both the Gregorian and Julian calendars is featured. The schedule is as follows: Saint Luke, c. 1520 in March; Icon in Multiple Registers with the Orante Mother of God, c. 1550 in April; The First Nicean Council, c. 1580 in May; Saint Demetrios of Thessaloniki, c. 1550 in June. “Building a Collection: Photography at the Fitchburg Art Museum” Current-Summer Fitchburg Art Museum, 25 Merriam Pkwy., Fitchburg An exhibition that features historically significant photographers and reveals how the museum built its collection of photography over the past three decades. “You Are Here” Current-August 31, 2014 Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester Contemporary artworks that re-imagine the body and its boundaries. “Majicolor” Current-November Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester Neo-pop prints by the Japanese artist Majima Ryoichi in the Chinese Corner Gallery “Enigma” Current-June 30 Franklin Square Salon Gallery in The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester An exhibition of work by abstract painter Janine Schmitt features largescale, deeply-textured and richly colored canvases. Schmitt describes her work as a tension between expressionism and the “mind’s desire for structure and order.”

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Current-August 3 Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress St., Portland, Maine

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“Evolving Traditions” April 8-30 Reception: Friday, April 11, from 3-5 p.m. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster A display of student work “Worcester Treasures” Current-October 4 Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St., Worcester A celebration of the 300th anniversary of Worcester’s permanent settlement with 13 artifacts, one showcased each month, from the museum’s collection. “The Tsars’ Cabinet” March 27-Saturday, May 24 Opening reception: Thursday, March 27 at 6 p.m. Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., Clinton A new exhibition, featuring more than 230 Russian decorative arts objects, highlighting 200 years under the Romanovs, from the time of Peter the Great, to that of Nicholas II. Porcelain, glass, enamel, silver gilt and other materials make up the objects which provide a rare, intimate glimpse into everyday lives of the tsars. The opening reception will feature Nicholas Nicholson, authority on Russian ﬁne and decorative arts. “Knights!” Opening weekend: Friday-Sunday, March 28-30 Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester Arms and armor of the Higgins collection, many of which from Medieval and Renaissance Europe, with additional culture and periods represented as well. The exhibition is displayed in ﬁve separate sections: Courtly Pursuits, The Dance of Love and War, Knights of the Round Table, Triumphal Arch, and The Corridor of Good + Evil. “Guns without Borders in Mexico and Central America” Saturday, March 29-November 9 Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester Twelve projected images by documentary photographers Louie Palu and Carlos Javier Ortiz, and eight chromogenic prints by Dominic Bracco II, this exhibition is a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

“Paintings, Photos, and Friends” Saturday, March 29, from 4-8 p.m. Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester A closing reception for this exhibition will be held with refreshments offered in the Gallery at the Sprinkler Factory. Artwork by painters John Murphrey and Ernest Stonebreaker, and photographer Randy Shore. sprinklerfactory.com. Student Art Exhibition Awards Ceremony Sunday, March 30, from 1-3 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard Middle and high school aged artists appearing in the winter exhibition will be honored and awards for visitor favorites will be presented. “Global Encounters” Gallery Talk Tuesday, April 1 at 12 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College St., Worcester Gallery talk by Global Encounters in Early America curator, Patricia Johnston, professor of art history, Rev. J. Gerard Mears, S.J., Chair in Fine Arts, will highlight the historical maps and books on loan from the American Antiquarian Society and American decorative arts from the Worcester Historical Museum, Old Sturbridge Village, Rhode Island Historical Society and private lenders on view in the exhibition. “Global Encounters” Symposium Opening Lectures Wednesday, April 2, from 4-5 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Center Room 519, 1 College St., Worcester Part of the current exhibition, “Global Encounters,” opening lectures, An Apostolate of Books: Jesuits, Their Publications and Their Travels through Asia and the Americas, presented by Jeremy Clarke, S.J., from Boston College and the Australian Centre for China in the World, Canberra and The Aesthetics of Tea, presented by Romita Ray of Syracuse University. Free and open to the public. A reception will follow at the Cantor Art Gallery, from 5:15-6:15 p.m.

{ artspreview } “Global Encounters” Symposium Friday, April 4 at 1 p.m. at American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester Saturday, April 5, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Center Suites A & B and Cantor Art Gallery An international symposium sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Information on registration at college.holycross.edu/ projects/globalencounters/symposium.html. “the [space] between” April 5-27 Opening reception: Saturday, April 5, from 6-9 p.m. Artist talks: Saturday, April 26, from 3-5 p.m. Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester Contemporary artists, Christine Croteau, Joanne Holtje, Ted Lilley, Phil Marshall and Mark Spencer, explore different aspects of space: between events, between each other, between objects, between mental states.

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May 16-October 13 Meet the Artist: Friday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Conversation with a Curator: Wednesday, June 25 at 1 p.m. deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Rd., Lincoln, Mass.

“ARTeries” April 9-May 30 Opening reception: Wednesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. Fitchburg State University, Sanders Building, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg A juried exhibition showcasing original student work in drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed-media art. Pottery Invitational 2014 Friday-Sunday, April 11-13 Worcester Center for Crafts, The Krikorian Gallery, 25 Sagamore Rd., Worcester The annual Pottery Invitational, featuring handmade pottery by artists from New England and New York. An opening hour preview beneﬁt event will be held 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday. worcester.edu/WCC. “Like It’s 1979” April 11-May 17 Opening reception: April 11, from 6-8 p.m. ArtsWorcester Aurora Gallery, 660 Main St., Worcester To celebrate its 35th anniversary, ArtsWorcester hosts a member exhibition featuring one work per member, inspired by the diverse art work of the late 1970s or work that was made during the time period. “Left of Center: Ceramic Work” April 11-May 17 Artists reception: Friday, April 11, from 6-8 p.m. ArtsWorcester, 660 Main St., Worcester An exhibit of prints and ceramics, inspired party by Art Deco traditions and Hungarian folk art, by artists Sarah Williams. “Bad Food, Guns and Fairy Tales” April 18-May 16 Opening reception: April 18, from 6-9 p.m. The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St., Suite 208, Worcester Artwork by John Buron

Clark Senior Thesis Show April 23-May 18 Opening reception: Wednesday, April 23 at 4:30 p.m. Clark University, Traina Center for the Arts, Schiltkamp Gallery, 92 Downing St., Worcester An exhibition of artwork presented by graduating seniors undertaking a ﬁnal project in Studio Art.

“ONE, Redux” June 6-28 ArtsWorcester Aurora Gallery, 660 Main St., Worcester Following last year’s “ONE” exhibition last spring, this year will similarly feature one piece of art per members, that he or she most wishes to display, without regard to medium or theme. “Katzenjammer Kids” June 6-July 6 Opening reception: June 6, from 6-9 p.m. The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St., Suite 208, Worcester Solo show with artwork by Matthew Foster

Assumption College Senior Art Show Thursday, April 24 at 4:30 p.m. Assumption College, D’alzon Library Worcester State University Student Thesis Art Exhibit April 24-May 8 and May 17 Opening reception: Thursday, April 24, from 5-7 p.m. Worcester State University, Dolphin Gallery, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Visual and Performing Arts students present capstone projects. Free and open to the public. Annual Senior Concentration Seminar Exhibition April 24-May 23 College of the Holy Cross, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, first floor of O’Kane Hall, 1 College St., Worcester The Senior Concentration Seminar provides students with the opportunity to explore issues of artistic professionalism with the encouragement to take risks in developing their ideas. Students work throughout the Seminar towards the development of a cohesive body of work, which culminates in the Annual Senior Concentration Seminar Exhibition. Biennial Student Show April 25-May 17 Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Rd., Worcester Visions 2014 April 30-July 30 Opening events: Wednesday, April 30, from 3:30-9 p.m. Fitchburg State University, various locations, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg A juried honors showcase of the year’s best original student work in the Communications Media department. Opening events include presentation forums, an exhibition featuring photography, graphic design and interactive media, followed by screenings of students’ films and videos.

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QCC Spring Art Show Current-May Quinsigamond Community College, Administration Building, 670 West Boylston St., Worcester An exhibition celebrating QCC’s recommitment to the arts with an annoucement of a new Visual and Performing Arts program to be launched at QCC Fall 2014. The exhibit is a juried show of multiple media formats by QCC faculty, staff, students and alumni. Open to the public Mon.-Fri, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. free of charge.

79th Regional Exhibition of Art & Craft June 22-August 31 Fitchburg Art Museum, 25 Merriam Pkwy., Fitchburg An exhibition of regional art and craft by a variety of artists.

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“Reawakening: Color Returning to the World” May 2014 Opening reception: Sunday, May 4, from 1-4 p.m. Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester Works by Silk Road Art Guild of Central Massachusetts artists that celebrate spring in new England through the simplicity of Asian brushwork. Sprinklerfactory.com.

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Current-May 4 Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St., Hartford, Conn.

“Art in Bloom” May 1-4 Fitchburg Art Museum, 25 Merriam Pkwy., Fitchburg The 16th annual “Art in Bloom” exhibition Recent Graduates from Assumption College June 2014 Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester Artists-in-Residence Exhibit June 5-28 Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Rd., Worcester

‘All About Wood’

he Davis Art Gallery, located inside the Printers Building at 44 Portland St. in Worcester, has put out a call to artists for its upcoming show entitled “All About Wood.” The only stipulation for submitted works is that they all must use wood as the primary focus. This includes sculpture, furniture, utilitarian objects and woodcuts, any of which may be either printed, painted, turned, carved or shaped, and 2 dimensional or 3 dimensional. The deadline for submissions is April 7 at 5 p.m. The “All About Wood” exhibition will run

inside the Davis Art Gallery on Portland Street from May 1-August 15, 2014. From all submitted works, the gallery will select between 35-40 pieces to display as part of the exhibition. The Davis Art Gallery, operated by Davis Publications, opened in 2006. Its mission is to “advocate for the awareness of art in the vibrant Worcester artists’ community,” while promoting artists and providing a “venue for showing their work in downtown Worcester.” Davis Publications, a leader in art education for the past century, created the art gallery to support various local community projects and fundraise for community

groups, organizations and causes through encouraging and supporting the arts. To be eligible for submission, artists must be able to hand deliver and pick up all accepted works to and from the Davis Art Gallery. Works must be installation ready and must have been created within the last two years. If works need specific or special installation, the artist must complete the installation. Artists with accepted pieces will be notified by email on April 10, and must drop off any accepted artwork between April 16 and 18. An opening reception will be held on May 1, from 5-7 pm inside the Davis Art Gallery.

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A Chance to Prove Themselves

“Hello Again”

“Not By Bread Alone”

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he first rendition of the musical “Les Misérables” to ever be performed in Worcester is due to open at The Hanover Theatre next Friday, April 4. It will be presented by Assumption College as part of its Department of Art, Music, and Theatre’s sixth annual spring production. “Les Misérables” follows Jean Valjean, played by Assumption College alumnus Matthew Angelini, after he is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment. Taking place in 19th-century France shortly after the French Revolution, his attempts to reintegrate himself into society are met with disappointing amounts of cynicism and distrust from others. Upon receiving an unexpected act of kindness from a priest, he is inspired to break his parole in hopes of a new start. Valjean’s plans are hindered as he finds himself relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, played by fellow alumnus Michael Gondek, who is

Tuesday and Thursday, April 1 and 3 at 7:30, Wednesday, April 2 at 7 p.m., Saturday, April 5 at 8 p.m., Sunday, April 6 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Emerson/Paramount Center, 559 Washington St., Boston, Mass. For more information, visit artsemerson.org.

“The Book of Mormon” “Les Misérables” will be staged at The Hanover Theatre, from April 4-6.

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dubious of Valjean’s path to redemption. The rights to perform “Les Misérables” off-Broadway have become available for the first time this year, marking Assumption’s production as the first official performance of this play in the Worcester area. This rendering of the show is directed and produced by Brian Tivnan, a visiting instructor of Theater Arts at Assumption. The cast is comprised

story,” he says. “Les Misérables” is the sixth of Assumption’s theater productions to be performed at The Hanover Theatre. Because the college lacks a theater of their own, when The Hanover Theatre sought out a relationship with the nearby Worcester colleges, Assumption chose to pay the theatre in exchange for use of the stage. Previously, the school’s theater productions were held

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Matthew Mariner playing Marius and Kristin Clark playing Eponine during a rehearsal of Les Misérables at Assumption College.

Before working at Assumption College, Tivnan has directed and produced productions for his company, Forum Theatre. His focus was on presenting plays that related to current events in Worcester, and so after a riot in downtown Worcester between the police force and a group of minors, he decided to produce West Side Story with inner city children who were paid a stipend and were taught to sing, dance and act. The experience was covered in a segment of 60 Minutes, which eventually won a Peabody Award in 1996. Tivnan’s personal claim to fame on stage was staring as Archy, “an indestructible

cockroach” in “Archy and Mehitabel.” For those intending to see the show, Tivnan remarks, “I think that we’ve proven that we do good work and that they’ll be very satisfied if they come.” “Les Misérables” will be staged at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester, Mass., on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $27 for general admission and $19 for seniors, children and students. More information can be obtained by calling the box office at (877) 571-7469 or by visiting www.thehanovertheater.org.

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April 10-12, from 7:30-10 p.m. Fitchburg State University, McKay Auditorium, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg FSU Communications/Media and Industrial Technology students present the Shakespeare story of a bachelor and bachelorette who proclaim publicly that they have no interest in each other, no interest in marriage and no need for love, but eventually eat their words. The performances are free and open to the public.

“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” Fri-Sat., March 28-29 at 7:30 p.m.; Sun., March 30 at 2 p.m. Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre A light-hearted musical that tells the story of J. Pierrepont Finch, who follows the advice published in a popular – yet silly – handbook about how to become a top CEO. As Finch climbs the corporate ladder, he ﬁnds true love. Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors and students and $9 for children. For reservations and more information, visit barreplayerstheater.com. “Habeas Corpus” Friday-Saturday, March 28-29, April 4-5 at 8 p.m. Stratton Players, First Parish Unitarian Church, 923 Main St., Fitchburg A raucous comedy that takes place as an aging general practitioner plies his trade with roving eyes and hands. He is joined in the chase by his wife who lusts after a local nobleman, who, ironically, is the father of the young object of Dr. Wicksteed’s affections. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased at strattonplayers.com. “Antigone” Thursday-Saturday, April 3-5 and 10-12 at 8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Fenwick Theatre, 1 College St., Worcester Shana Gozansky directs this famous Sophocles work.

of a diverse group of around 65 people, whom are both students and alumni from the college, as well as others from the Worcester community, ranging in age from 8-85. Despite the ubiquity of the play and its storyline, Tivnan notes that there will be slight differences to the Broadway production for those who have seen it before, mainly in regards to the set and mobility of the barricade, as well as the placement of the iconic song, “I Dreamed a Dream” in the play. He has also chosen to forgo blackouts between scenes, minorly cutting the total length of the play down to about 2 and a half hours, with an intermission, and allowing the show to maintain a high-paced momentum. However, the high dramatics and revolutionary themes of the tale are such that Tivnan believes the play to be appealing enough as it is to incentivize people to watch it again. Ultimately, “you just have to tell the

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inside the school’s gymnasium. Tivnan is the only staffed member working on the spring production, and so much of the costuming and set-building is largely relegated to professionals. The actors themselves work for about 11-12 hours a week, fostering a very high quality production. As their director, Tivnan treats the students as if they are part of a real theater troupe, having owned and operated his own theatre company, Forum Theatre, for 15 years before working with Assumption. Overall, this adherence to professionalism has produced a show that he assures is of the high caliber that can be expected at The Hanover Theatre. It certainly helps that for Tivnan, “this is the most talented cast we’ve ever had,” containing anyone from veteran children in their sixth year to recentlyconverted football players, who grew to love acting after taking Tivnan’s drama class in an attempt to score an easy A.

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“Cheaper by the Dozen” Friday-Saturday, April 4-5 and 11-12 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m. Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge The family comedy, “Cheaper by the Dozen,” tells the story of the Gilbreth family: mother, father and 12 children. When the girls become interested in boys, some of the father’s efforts to bring time-management practices from business to running the family are challenged. Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for those under 18 and over 60. Purchase tickets by April 3 and receive a $2 discount. “Les Miserables” Friday-Saturday, April 4-5 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m. The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Assumption College alumni and students present the popular musical, set in 19th-century France. Tickets are $27; discounts are available to students and seniors. thehanovertheatre.org. “Wait Until Dark” Friday-Saturday, April 4-5 and 11-12, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Southgate Retirement Community, 30 Julio Dr., Shrewsbury “Much Ado About Nothing” Tuesday-Wednesday, April 8-9, from 6-8:30 p.m., Thursday-Saturday,

“New Voices 32” Wednesday-Saturday, April 16-19 at 7 p.m. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, The Little Theatre, 100 Institute Rd., Worcester A collection of plays performed over four days. More information at users.wpi.edu/~theatre/new-voices/ “Sleeping Beauty” Performed by Moscow Festival Ballet Friday, April 18, from 8-10 p.m. The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty” performed with stunning stage sets and costumes. All ages. Tickets $55-$125. “Disney’s My Son Pinocchio” Saturday, April 19 at 2 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green St., Gardner In this musical, Pinocchio must prove himself brave, truthful and unselﬁsh. Raising a perfect child might not be as easy as it looks. Tickets $6. mwcc. edu/tam. “Like Sisters” Tuesday-Sunday, April 22-27 at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 23 and Saturday, April 26 at 2 p.m. Clark University, Michelson Theater, Little Center, 950 Main St., Worcester A performance poem about the end of empire. Tickets are $5 and free for those with college ID. “Twelfth Night” Thursday-Saturday, April 24-26 at 8 p.m., Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m. Worcester State University, Fuller Theatre, 486 Chandler St., Worcester A Shakespeare comical love story, with love triangles and mistaken identities, set in the early 19th century. Tickets are $14, $10 for seniors and $7 for students. WOO Card holders receive discounted admission. Purchase tickets by calling 508-929-8843 or at the Full Theater box ofﬁce in advance or at the door on the day of the show. “The Rocky Horror Show” Friday-Saturday, April 25-26 May 2-3 and 9-10 at 8 p.m., Sundays, April 27, May 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave., Worcester Worcester County Light Opera presents the unique rock musical that involves audience participation throughout. It tells the story of two young kids who, on their way to visit an old college professor, run into tire trouble and seek help at the castle of Dr. Frnak N. Furter, who is in the midst of his maniacal experiments.

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“Luma: Art in Darkness” Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m. The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Performers utilize images of color and motion on a darkened stage with tapestry of illuminated illusions hang. Tickets are $22-$32. thehanovertheatre.org.

The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester The new Broadway musical brings the Oscar-winning movie “Ghost” to stage with an original pop score. Tickets are $42-$72. thehanovertheatre. org.

“Hair” Tuesday-Wednesday, May 6-7 at 7:30 p.m. The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester The rock musical is back with all original hits and new songs rediscovered from the original production, all played live by The Tribe. thehanovertheatre.org.

“Out of Order” Friday-Saturday, June 6-7 and 13-14 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, June 8 and 15 at 2 p.m. Charlton Community Arts & Activities Center, 4 Dresser Hill Rd., Charlton Pasture Prime Players presents the farce play of a man who has to lie his way out of an embarrassing situation with the help of an innocent sidekick, who gets more and more embroiled in the tangled tale improvised by the man. Tickets are $12 and $10 for seniors and students.

“A Couple of Blaguards” Friday-Saturday, May 9-10 and 16-17 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18 at 2 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St., Worcester An Irish comedy by Frank and Malachy McCourt, authors of “Angela’s Ashes” and “A Monk Swimming.” Tickets are $15 and $12 for groups of 10 or more. Reservations can be made by calling 508-296-0797 or by email pilgrimsoulproductions@gmail.com.

“All Play and No Work” Thursday, June 12, Friday-Saturday, June 13-14 and 20-21 at 7:30 p.m. Calliope Production, 150 Main St. (Route 70), Boylston A comedy that tells the story of an ordinary day at the ofﬁce that turns to cut-throat chaos when the boss announces he will be promoting one of his employees by the end of the day. Tickets are $18 and $15 for students and seniors. calliopeproductions.org.

“A Grand Night for Singing” Friday-Saturday, May 16-17 and 23-24 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18 and 25 at 2 p.m. Calliope Productions, 150 Main St. (Route 70), Boylston A musical revue showcasing the music of Richard Rodgers and lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II. Featured songs include Allegro, Me and Juliet, State Fair and Pipe Dream. Tickets are $18 and $15 for students and seniors.

“Welcome Home” Saturday, May 17 Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge A potluck supper followed by a one-act play with lines read by actors, rather than memorizing them. A night of food and theater that is suitable for families. “Drinking Habits” Friday-Saturday, May 30-31 and June 6-7, Sunday, June 8 Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge A comedy about nuns, wine, mistaken identities and romance. “Ghost The Musical” Thursday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 6 at 8 p.m., Saturday, June 7 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday, June 8 at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

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Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 2 at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday, May 4 at 3 p.m. Citi Wang Theatre, 270 Tremont St., Boston, Mass. Tickets $35-$85

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“The Fox on the Fairway” Friday-Saturday, June 13-14 and 20-22, from 8-10:30 p.m., Sunday, June 22 at 2 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green St., Gardner A tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, the play takes audiences on a comedic romp, which pulls the rug out from under the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Tickets are $20 for evening shows, $15 for the matinee and $10 for those 17 and younger. mwcc. edu/tam.

Thursday-Saturday, May 1-3 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 4 at 2 p.m. Academy of Music Theater, 274 Main St., Northampton Advance tickets are $21 for adults, $15 for seniors and military and $9 for students. A the door, adults are $23, seniors and military are $17 and students are $11

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ages 6-12 and may be purchased by calling the church ofﬁce at 508764-8058. The event is a fundraiser for the Women’s Fellowship group. Facebook.com/ElmStreetChurch.

Holy Cross Chamber Players Thursday, March 27 at 8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester Concert featuring Randall Hodgkinson, piano; Carol Lieberman, violin; Marcus Thompson, viola; Jan Muller-Szeraws, cello. Glitch & Live Coding Friday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. Clark University, Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St., Worcester Nasty and unpleasant electronic sounds and images performed live. The grand ﬁnale will be an open performance of Terry Riley’s “In C” for laptop orchestra. Guests are encouraged to bring their own computer to the concert and join in. Indian Hill Big Band Friday, March 28 at 8 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green St., Gardner Let by trumpeter, composer and educator Jerry Sabatini, the Indian Hill Big Band will present a free jazz concert. MWCC audio engineering students will record sound and later mix the raw recordings, which will be synchronized with multi-camera records by video/ﬁlm students. Photography students will take photos at the event, which will be used by graphic design students to create a DVD package design. A concert DVD will be produced, as well as a cable television program. mwcc.edu.

Steep Canyon Rangers Saturday, March 29 at 8 p.m. Fitchburg State University, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg Grammy-winning band Steep Canyon Rangers performs at the college, along with Boston-based, all-female alternative-bluegrass group Della Mae. Tickets are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, $7 for students and can be purchased at the Weston box ofﬁce or by calling 978-665-3347.

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The Peacemakers Sunday, March 30 at 4 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Master Sings of Worcester and American Guild of Organists Worcester Chapter present a musical celebration of peace by Karl Jenkins, a Welsh composer. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors and students and available at mechanicshall.org. Hip Hop Tuesdays Tuesdays, April 1-May 27, from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St., Worcester Visit facebook.com/ElectricHaze for information on performances. Brown Bag Concert Wednesday, April 2 at noon Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Harvard University Jazz Bands perform the last show of the spring 2014 Brown Bag Concert Series. Conducted by Don Braden and Mark Olson, the band will perform the music of famed pianist/composer Herbie Hancock. mechanicshall.org.

Disney Through the Ages Saturday, March 29, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Elm Street Congregational Church, 61 Elm St., Southbridge A musical review of Disney songs, performed by Gateway Players of Southbridge. Tickets $14 for adults, $10 for seniors and $6 for children

F#ck The Message Tour Featuring Stick To Your Guns Thursday, April 3 at 6 p.m. The Palladium, upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Stick To Your Guns plays with special guests Terror, Hundredth, Counterparts, Strike Hard and Expire. thepalladium.net

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Bay State Blues Summit with special guest John Hammond

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Orpheus: The Homecoming with the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra Ensemble

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Actor Observer Saturday, March 29 at 6 p.m. The Palladium, upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Actor Observer plays with guests Wolves at Bay, AMNLS, In Armistice, Just My Luck and Trophy Wives. thepalladium.net

My Poland; My Love. The Music of Chopin Saturday, March 29 at 3:30 p.m. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St., Worcester Pakachoag faculty member Vladimir Odinokikh will play a few of his favorite selections by Chopin from throughout his career as an awardwinning pianist and teachers. Free. For more information, call Pakachoag Music School at 508-791-8159.

Born Low at this year’s New England Metal and Hardcore Festival

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his year marks the 16th annual New England Metal and Hardcore (NEMHC) Fest at Worcester’s Palladium. The threeday festival presents some of the best heavy music out there today. It never fails to bring out some phenomenal acts and this year is no different. Leading up to the festival, Worcester Magazine will showcase some of the great bands that will be playing. For the first edition, we check out Albany New York’s Born Low, who will be playing on Friday, April 18. Born Low recently released “Refuse to Beg,” a six-song 7-inch on Reaper Records and it does a phenomenal job of showcasing the band’s intense New York Hardcore sound, with fierce riffs, headbanging rhythm and vocals that more than do justice to the music it accompanies. The record was recorded by Dean Baltulonis at the Wild Arctic in Portsmouth, NH. “We started writing with the intent of doing a full-length,” says guitarist Joseph Cammarere. “But, when the offer came from Patrick [Kitzel, Reaper Record’s owner] to do a 7-inch with Reaper, it just made the most sense. We picked the songs we thought were the best and most complete from the ones we had and recorded. We love these songs and can’t wait for everyone to hear them.” This will mark the third NEMHC fest for Born Low and the band has made it to Massachusetts quite a few times over the years, playing Haverhill, Holyoke and Worcester. They stay busy and travel often, having just ended a West Coast run with Madball and Twitching

Tongues, however, like many bands, they have to balance touring with reality. “We are ‘Weekend Warriors’ or whatever you can call us,” says Cammarere. “Obviously, I wish we had the ability to hit the road more than we can at this point, but it is what it is. Real life will always take precedence over this band, but we do whatever we can, whenever it is possible.” Given the band’s close proximity to Massachusetts in New York, the fest will be one-off for Born Low. However, they will be playing North Carolina’s BreastFest, which benefits breast cancer as well as doing several weekend trips throughout the summer. With a fest like NEMHC, which represents a vast swathe of heavy music genres, you are granted the opportunity to see a multitude of bands. This can give bands the opportunity to play for people that they may not be able to otherwise. “It being a mixed bill is always interesting, but with the way it is separated between the rooms it usually equates into like-minded people seeing the bands that are offered to them,” says Cammarere. “One way or another we end up playing in front of people who have heard of us before, as well as a new crowd. Whatever it ends up being is always good in our eyes.” Check out Born Low for yourself on Friday, April 18 at New England Metal and Hardcore Fest at The Palladium, 261 Main St., Worcester or pick up a record at Reaper-records.com and find the band on Facebook.

{ artspreview } Metal Thursdays Every other Thursday, April 3-ongoing, from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Rock Diner, 148 Grove St., Worcester A new lineup of metal bands every other week upstairs at Ralph’s. Visit ralphsrockdiner.com for more details or ﬁnd them on Facebook.

Texas Hippie Coalition Sunday, April 6 at 6 p.m. The Palladium, upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Texas Hippie Coalition plays with special guests Red Sky Mary, Anti Mortem, Heavy Necker and Yeltsin’s Twelfth Liver. thepalladium.net.

Alesana Friday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. The Palladium, upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Alesana plays with special guests Get Scared, Hearts & Hands, Farewell, My Love, Burn Lexington, Downfall, Megosh, Fight To Survive and PostExsistence. thepalladium.net.

JJ’s/15-40 Annual Cancer Awareness Benefit Sunday, April 6, from 12 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough The second annual cancer awareness benefit event with performances by local bands, including Probable Cause, as well as raffles, prizes and more.

“Enchanted Music” Friday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 5, at 8 p.m. Grafton Congregational Church, 30 Grafton Common, Grafton on Friday Tuckerman Hall, 10 Tuckerman St., Worcester on Saturday Worcester Chamber Music Society, in collaboration with Music Worcester, will perform with New England Conservatory faculty member Randall Hodgkinson. A pre-concert talk given by violinist Rohan Gregory will occur at 7 p.m. on Friday and 7:30 on Saturday. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for seniors, $8 for students with a WOO Card and free for children younger than 17. musicworcester.org.

One Night of Queen Performed by Gary Mullen & The Works Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Gary Mullen & The Works have performed throughout the UK, USA, Europe, South Africa and New Zealand to sold-out audiences. Tickets are $27-$45. thehanovertheatre.org.

Holy Cross College Choir & Chamber Singers Friday, April 4 at 8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester Young Women’s Choral Festival Saturday, April 5, from 4-5 p.m. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Alden Memorial, Great Hall, 100 Institute Rd., Worcester Alden Voices and Technichords perform a concert that is free and open to the public. Bayside Saturday, April 5 at 6:30 p.m. The Palladium, downstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Bayside plays with special guests Four Year Strong, Daylight, Mixtapes and American Verse. thepalladium.net. United States Army Field Band & Soldiers’ Chorus Sunday, April 6 at 3 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester The military’s most traveled musicians and musical ambassadors of the US Army in Washington DC will perform as part of their Northeast tour. Admission is free, but tickets are required and may be obtained at mechanicshall.org.

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Assumption College String Camerata Thursday, April 10 at 3 p.m. Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester Spring Bands and Ensembles Concert Thursday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. Fitchburg State University, Weston Auditorium, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg FSU bands and ensembles perform their end of semester concert.

April 19-27 School Vacation Week Get outside and enjoy the spring weather at OSV. Be sure to check out the baby animals too!

Headbang for the Highway Competition Thursday, April 10 at 5 p.m. The Palladium, upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Ten bands compete for a slot opening a regional date of the All Stars Tour this summer. thepalladium.net.

Special April School Vacation Family Fun Packages are available during school vacation week featuring a one night stay at the Reeder Family Lodges, admission, hands-on crafts for the kids, and cookies and cocoa in Village-made mugs. Pricing starts at $139 for 2 adults and 2 children.

WPI Jazz Weekend Thursday, April 10, Friday April 11 and Sunday, April 13 Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Alden Memorial, 100 Institute Rd., Worcester A weekend of jazz beginning with a clinic at 8 p.m. on Thursday. Dave Pietro, saxophonist, woodwind artist, bandleader, sideman, composer and educator, will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday. A symposium on the life and music of Jaki Byard – once a jazz pianist, educator, composer and arranger who also played tenor and alto saxophone – will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, followed by a concert by the Jaki Byard Project: Yard Byard and a CD release of their latest recordings at 8 p.m. continued on page 20

April 20 Easter Brunch Enjoy a sumptuous Easter meal at the Oliver Wight Tavern at Old Sturbridge Village. April 21 Patriots’ Day Celebrate the legacy of the New England patriots and their role in our nation’s birth with ﬁfe music and drums accompanied by cracks of musket ﬁre. April 26 Overseers’ Distinguished Speaker Series: Linda Lefko Author and historic decorative painter Linda Lefko discusses acclaimed painter Rufus Porter (1792-1884) and demonstrates wall mural art.

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Sunday Brunch Every Sunday at the Oliver Wight Tavern from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Jerusalem String Quartet Saturday, March 29, from 8-10 p.m. Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston, Mass. Tickets $35-$75

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The second annual WCUW Blues Department Fundraiser will feature live music from local artists, including Mark Laferriere, Tony Soul and others.

Clark University Concert Choir Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. St. Peter’s Church, 929 Main St., Worcester Holy Cross Senior Recital Saturday, April 12 at 3 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester Featuring Kateri Thekaekara, soprano, ’14 and Kara Valliere, flute, ’14 Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Salisbury Singers celebrates its 40th anniversary with this performance. The Singers will join voices with the Assumption College Chorale and critically acclaimed soloists and orchestra. Tickets are $35 for adults, $30 for seniors, AAA members receive 20 percent discount and can be purchased at mechanicshall.org. Roger Salloom Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m. NU Cafe, 335 Chandler St., Worcester Singer-songwriter Roger Salloom and his band will perform at the first show of the new NU Cafe Concert Series. Also appearing will be Lydia Fortune & Phil Nigro of Lydia & Phil, a singer-songwriter folk duo. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased in advance at rogersalloom.com or on the night of the show. WCUW Blues Benefit Saturday, April 12, from 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough

John Nemeth & the Bo-Keys featuring Percy Wiggins Saturday, April 12 Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Rd., Shirley A nine-piece Stax/soul revue. John Nemeth received ﬁve Blues Music Award nominations in 2012 and two in 2013, including the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award. tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. An Evening with Larry Carlton Sunday, April 13 Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Rd., Shirley Nineteen-time Grammy nominee and four-time Grammy winner Larry Carlton performs. tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. The Wonder Years Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m. The Palladium, downstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester The Wonder Years play with special guests Citizen, Real Friends, Modern Baseball and Fireworks. thepalladium.net. Chiodos Wednesday, April 16 at 6 p.m. The Palladium, downstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Chiodos plays with special guests Emarosa, Our Last Night and ‘68. thepalladium.net. Huey Mack Pretending Perfection Tour Wednesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. The Palladium, upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester With special guest Colette Carr. thepalladium.net.

New England Metal and Hardcore Fest XVI Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18 The Palladium, 261 Main St., Worcester This year’s lineup includes All That Remains, Bleeding Through, Broken Hope and others performing upstairs and downstairs. For more information on times and ticket pricing, visit thepalladium.net. Jumpin’ Juba Thursday, April 17, from 6-7:15 p.m. Pearle L. Crawford Memorial Library, 40 Schoﬁeld Ave., Dudley Jumpin’ Juba mixes regional blues from Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans with rootsy rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, calypso and Latin ﬂavors. An Evening With Jonathan Edwards Thursday, April 17 at 8 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester After four decades of a successful musical career, Jonathan Edwards continues to perform songs of passion, insight and humor. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at mechanicshall.org. Record Store Day at That’s E! Saturday, April 19, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. That’s Entertainment, 244 Park Ave., Worcester That’s Entertainment celebrates record store day with live performances by James Keyes at 10:30 a.m., Niki Luparelli at 11:30 a.m., Cara Brindisi at 12:30 p.m. and Grade “A” Fancy at 1:30 p.m. thatse.com. Clark Sinfonia Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Clark University, Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St., Worcester

Chamber Music Wednesday, April 23 at 12 p.m. Clark University, Dana Commons, second ﬂoor, 950 Main St., Worcester Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra Wednesday, April 23 at 8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester Cage and Cardew Society preform Treatise Wednesday, April 23 at 8 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restasurant, 124 Millbury St., Worcester The Cage and Cardew Society, an organization celebrating 20th-century avant-garde art music, perform Treatise, the graphic score master work by Cornelius Cardew. The society invites any and all performers of any instrument or ability to take part in the performance. The event is free. FOr more information, contact Michael Thibodeau at beeskneesmusic@ yahoo.com or 978-273-9508. Clark University Concert Band Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. Clark University, Tilton Hall, Higgins University Center, 950 Main St., Worcester Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble Thursday, April 24 at 8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester Clark Student Recital Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. Clark University, Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St., Worcester

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The WCMS Music Camp is a fun, innovative classical chamber music camp for strings, woodwinds and pianists, age 12 through adult. We create a non-competitive atmosphere that nurtures talents of all levels through a combination of coaching sessions, workshops and concerts given by WCMS’s world-class musicians.

Information and application available online at worcesterchambermusic.org. To request an application by mail, call 508.217.4450 Ext. 2 or email krista@worcesterchambermusic.org.

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{ artspreview } DuruďŹ&#x201A;e Requiem Saturday, April 26, from 3-6 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Five Worcester-area colleges perform the DuruďŹ&#x201A;e Requiem for soli, chorus, orchestra and organ. The concert includes voices from Worcester State University, Assumption College, Clark University, Holy Cross and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Tickets are $15 and $10 for students and seniors. mechanicshall.org. Holy Cross Senior Recital Saturday, April 26 at 7 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester Senior recital by Brooks Scholar Natalya Krykova, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14, piano. Clark University Jazz Workshop and Combo Third Annual Jazz Festival Sunday, April 27, from 12-6 p.m. Clark University, Campus Green (rain location: Higgins University Center, The Grind), 950 Main St., Worcester Jazz ensembles from local high schools and colleges will perform in a daylong outdoor festival open to all. The event will include music clinics for area musicians and will showcase the young jazz scene in the Worcester area. Holy Cross Chapel Artist Series Sunday, April 27 at 3 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, 1 College St., Worcester The ďŹ nal concert in the Chapel Artist Series features organist Phillip Christ. Tech N9ne Sunday, April 27 at 7 p.m. The Palladium, downstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Tech N9ne with special guests Freddie Gibbs, Jarren Benton, Psych Ward Druggies and Lewn. thepalladium.net. WSU String Ensemble Tuesday, April 29, from 12-1 p.m. Worcester State University, CafĂŠ/Student Center, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Holy Cross Chamber Music Festival Tuesday, April 29 at 4 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester Community Chamber Orchestra Spring Concert Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. Fitchburg State University, Kent Recital Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg Professor Hildy Schilling will lead members of the Community Chamber Orchestra in a mixed program, ranging from classical to pop songs. The event is free. An Evening of Guitar Wednesday, April 30 at 7 p.m. Assumption College, Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester WSU Jazz Band Thursday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. Worcester State University, Student Center Exhibit Area, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Artery Across The Nation Tour Featuring Upon This Dawning Thursday, May 1 at 6 p.m. The Palladium, upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Upon This Dawning play with special guests The Browning, Adestria, Phinehas, Dayseeker, Letting Go and In Honor Of. thepalladium.net.

WSU Capstone Performances Thursday, May 1 at 7 p.m. Worcester State University, Fuller Theater, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Three musical performances, four 10-minute plays and one ensemble music performance. Songs of Exile, Mourning & Resistance Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, St. Joseph Memorial Chapel, 1 College St., Worcester Performance by the Holy Cross College Choir Colloquium, directed by Adrian Fekula â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14.

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Assumption College Jazz Ensemble Sunday, May 4 at 5 p.m. Assumption College, Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Patio (rain location inside Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s), 500 Salisbury St., Worcester Spring Choral Arts Spring Gala Concert Monday, May 5 at 7:30 p.m. Fitchburg State University, Weston Auditorium, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg Performance by the FSU Choir, Chamber Singers and student-led a cappella group Harmonic Velocity. WSU Spring Student Recital Tuesday, May 6, from 7-9 p.m. Worcester State University, Sullivan Auditorium, 486 Chandler St., Worcester

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Revolver Golden Gods Tour Featuring Black Label Society Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. The Palladium, downstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Black Label Society plays with special guests Down, Devil You Know and Butcher Babies. thepalladium.net. Hunter Hayes 24 Hour Road Race to End Child Hunger Friday, May 9 at 11:30 a.m. The Palladium, upstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Grammy-nominee Hunter Hayes has teamed up with ConAgra Foods to ďŹ ght child hunger while attempting to break the Guinness World Records record for most concerts played in multiple cities in a 24-hour period. Tickets are $10. Orpheus: The Homecoming Friday, May 9 at 8 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Orpheus returns to its Worcester roots to perform with the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra Ensemble. Tickets are available at symplyfargone. com. John Pizzarelli â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The New JPQ Saturday, May 10 at 8 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester John Pizzarelli returns to Worcester with his quartet for an evening of American songbook standards. Tickets are $49 for adults, $15 for students and $5 for youth. mechanicshall.org. Cara Brindisi CD Release Showcase Friday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. Worcester County Light Opera Club Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave., Worcester A celebration of Worcesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cara Brindisi and the release of her ďŹ rst album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until Tomorrow.â&#x20AC;? In addition to an evening of music and entertainment, this event will showcase local artists, artisans and food vendors from the community, including Liviaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dish. Mastodon Friday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. The Palladium, downstairs, 261 Main St., Worcester Mastodon plays with special guests Gorjira and Kvelertak. thepalladium.net. Around the World in 80 Minutes: Wine and Song Recital Saturday, May 17, from 7:30-9 p.m.

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traditional Irish anthems and pop standards, featuring the Aontas Choir, championship Irish dancers, bagpipers, drums and the voices of Celtic Woman. Tickets are $45-$105. thehanovertheatre.org.

Jamey Johnson Sunday, June 29 at 2 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Rd., Webster Singer/songwriter Jamey Johnston returns to the stage at Indian Ranch on the strength of his most recent album, a duet tribute album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran.â&#x20AC;? Tickets may be purchased at ticketmaster.com, the Indian Ranch box ofďŹ ce, Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

An Evening with John Legend: The All of Me Tour Monday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m. The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester Nine-time Grammy award-winning R&B singer-songwriter, John Legend, performs an intimate acoustic set. Tickets are $50-$70. thehanovertheatre.org.

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ll cultures have their own stories: sets of heroes, villains and battles that help establish a national (or at least regional) identity. For example, America has its cowboys and tall

tales and war heroes, and every story about Davy Crockett and the Alamo, or Pecos Bill or even Rambo displays our country’s spirit of independence, rugged individualism and thirst for adventure. But sometimes – as evidenced by the above list – there’s some disconnect

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don’t vote for it?” Well, for one, the stories are entertaining. They have “300”-esq plot lines of heroic figures who die fighting, fictional towns created just to be annihilated by Spanish or American troops, stories set among the island’s lush jungle or among the traffic jams and other signs of a difficult modernday economic landscape. Sometimes the characters are modern day Puerto Ricans, sometimes they’re Taíno – the indigenous race of people who lived on STEVEN KING the island until they were wiped out by Europeans in the 1600s. “Independence gives you this je ne sais quoi, this allure of being a fighter on the fringes,” Acosta Cruz says. “You never want to be at the center. You never want to be the fat cat.” These stories are rivaled only by the biographies of the real life figures who once led the independence movement and have now become legends on the island. Every culture needs their own Founding Father or Pancho Villa. In Puerto Rico, Pedro Albizu Campos, a fixture of the independence movement, has his face plastered everywhere, even for commercial causes. Lolita LeBron, who was part of a plot that fired 29 shots into the US House of Representatives chambers in 1954, striking five congressmen (all survived). In her Washington Post obituary, the paper conceded that she was known as “a nearmythic freedom fighter” to many on the island. For Acosta Cruz, who coincidentally learned English in Worcester while her dad went to school at WPI for a year during her childhood and then found her way back when she accepted a job at Clark in 1986, writing the book was a labor of love, describing it as something she’s wanted to study since her teenage years. “The same story gets told over and over, placed in different timelines,” she says. “These stories are never going to go away. Lucky us.” “Dream Nation: Puerto Rican Culture and the Fictions of Independence” is published by Rutgers University Press and is available for purchase from online retailers.

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The Age of Obama in Post Racial America: Trayvon Martin Thursday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m. Worcester State University, Blue Lounge, 486 Chandler St., Worcester A lecture presented by author and commentator Roland Martin. The event is free and open to the public. Authors Tom Ingrassia and Jared Chrudimsky Thursday, March 27, from 7-8 p.m. Sweets & Java, 1207 Main St., Holden The Holden authors will read from and sign copies of their book, “One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams.” The book tells the inspirational stories of 16 people who have triumphed over obstacles to achieve their dreams. New York Times Columnist to give annual Jenks Chair Lecture Thursday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Rehm Library, 1 College St., Worcester Samuel G. Freedman, an award-winning author, columnist, and professor, will read from his book on college football and civil rights as part of the Working Writers Series. Freedman has written seven books, most recently “Breaking The Line: The Season in Black College Football That Transformed the Game and Changed the Course of Civil Rights. Author Rebecca Carenzo Saturday, March 29, from 2-4 p.m. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster Author Rebecca Carenzo will meet with guests and sign copies of her new coming of age novel “This Space Between Us.” The book tells the story of Sam Davis, who anxiously awaits the day his best friend will get his diver’s license and falls for a new girl in town. Before he can tell Sara his feelings, he leaves on a vacation and upon his return, finds out his best friend is dating her. The story is one of self-inflicted loneliness, love and blending the everyday with the extraordinary. Antisemitism and Catholicism in Postwar Poland Wednesday, April 2 at 4:15 p.m. Clark University, Rose Library, Cohen-Lasry House, 11 Hawthorne St., Worcester University of Michigan professor Brian Porter-Szucs, author of the book “Poland in the Modern World: Beyond Martydom,” will discuss Polish antisemitism after 1945. Garland Press Book Launch Party Wednesday, April 2, from 7-9 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, second floor conference room, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester Author Brian McKeown will read from and discuss his new novel “Hannah’s Left Hook.” The book is set in Northwest England and tells the story of a poor washerwoman who develops a devastating left hook through countless scrubbings of St. Lawrences Church floor. As Birkenhead Shipyard’s first female laborer, she begins her transformation into a workingclass legend. The event is free and open to the public.

White Privilege Meets Interracial Adoption: Comments and Conversation Thursday, April 3 at 4 p.m. Clark University, Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons, 950 Main St., Worcester Clark Professors and authors of the book “The Interracial Adoption Option: Creating a Family Across Race” Fern Johnson and Marlene Fine will talk about their perspectives on white privilege as white parents of two adopted African American children. Author Chris Matthews Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Hogan Campus Center Ballroom, 1 College St., Worcester Chris Matthews ‘67 will speak on campus about his latest book “Tip and the Gipper: When Politics Worked.” After his lecture, there will be Q&A, as well as a book signing. Books will be available for purchase through the Holy Cross Bookstore. Author and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman Tuesday, April 8, from 6-7:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Author of “The World Is Flat” and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman will speak as part of Becker College’s Presidential Speaker series. Author Nancy Thayer’s Nantucket Notes Wednesday, April 9, from 7-8:45 p.m. Milford Town Library, Granite Quarry Program Room, 80 Spruce St., Milford New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer speaks about how life on an island has inspired her books, including “Summer House,” “The Hot Flash Club,” “Beachcombers,” “Summer Breeze,” “Island Girls,” “A Nantucket Christmas” and “Nantucket Sisters,” the latter released in 2013. Questions from the audience will be taken following Thayer’s talk. Milfordtownlibrary.org. “The Incredible Journey of Franklin’s ‘Way to Wealth’” Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester Benjamin Franklin’s “Way to Wealth” began its existence in Philadelphia as an untitled preface to Poor Richard’s Almanac for 1758. Despite not having a formal title or author’s name, it spread around the world and was published in 26 languages. This lecture will explain how Franklin’s anonymous text spread widely and deeply into the Western world. Vocation of the Writer Thursday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Rehm Library, 1 College St., Worcester Siri Hustvedt, a novelist, poet, and essayist, will give a talk on what it means to be a writer as part of the Working Writers Series. Hustvedt is the author of internationally bestselling novels “What I Loved” and “The Summer Without Men.” She is the recipient of the 2012 International Gabarron Prize for Thought and Humanities. Book signing and talk with author Bette Johnson Saturday, April 12, from 2-4 p.m. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster Johnson will talk about “Admission Lottery,” a novel about the college admission process, read passages from the book and sign copies.

Book Talk and Author Signing with James Dempsey Tuesday, April 15, from 4-6 p.m. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Gordon Library, third floor, 100 Institute Rd., Worcester WPI Instructor and author of the recently-published book “The Tortured Life of Scofield Thayer,” James Dempsey, will talk about and sign copies of the book. An informal reception and light refreshments to follow. Stigmata on the Hudson – The Strange Tale of Sister Thorn Tuesday, April 22 at 4:30 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Rehm Library, 1 College St., Worcester Paula Kane ’80 and a former Holy Cross trustee, is Marous Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. She will speak on her new book “Sister Thorn and Catholic Mysticism in Modern America” (2013). “Dreaming up a Nation Forever on the Move: The Strange Quest for the ‘Great American Novel’” Tuesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester Lawrence Buell presents this lecture, based on his recently-published book “The Dream of the Great American Novel,” in which he charts the history of the quest to write the Great American Novel and uses history as a platform for exploring some of the characteristic ways that novel candidates have acted as explorations and reference points for imagining a national identity. Author Leah Hager Cohen Thursday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Rehm Library, 1 College St., Worcester Acclaimed non-fiction writer and novelist, Leah Hager Cohen, has been appointed Distinguished Writer In Residence at the College of the Holy Cross, beginning this July. Cohen will give a reading from her book “No Book but the World,” which is set to be released April 3. Senator Elizabeth Warren Book Talk and Signing Friday, April 25 at 2 p.m. Worcester State University, Sullivan Auditorium, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Senator Warren will speak about her new book, “A Fighting Chance,” set to publish April 22. The event is free and open to the public. Author Linda Lefko Saturday, April 26, beginning at 12 p.m. (doors at 11:30 a.m.) Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge Author and historic decorative painter Linda Lefko, co-author of “Folk Art Murals of the Rufus Porter School: New England Landscapes 18251845,” will give a talk “Painted Walls of New England,” giving guests an in-depth look at the works of acclaimed itinerant painter Rufus Porter (1792-1884). Having recently helped repair the Rufus Porter murals in Old Sturbridge Village’s Oliver Wight House, Lefko will demonstrate wall mural art. Following the talk and demonstration, a tour of the Oliver Wight House will be provided, as well as a visit to a private home on Sturbridge Common to view another Porter mural. The program is $45 per person or $40 for OSV members. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge. Osv.org/event/speaker-series/speaker-series-linda-lefko. Forrest Gander and Christina Davis Craft Talk Tuesday, April 29, from 3-4:15 p.m. Worcester State University, Sullivan Auditorium, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Gander and Davis will discuss poetry, translation and the writing life. The event will include a short reading by this year’s winner of the Barbara Pilon Poetry Contest, honors student Sarah Leihold. Author Nathaniel Philbrick Monday, May 5, beginning at 7 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.) Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge Nathaniel Philbrick visits Old Sturbridge Village to discuss his latest book, “Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution.” The book tells the story of the

bloodiest battle of the Revolution, Battle of Bunker Hill, and the point of no return for the rebellious colonists. An award-winning historical nonﬁction writer, Philbrick is a New York Times bestselling author and has authored several other books. The talk is $15 per person or $13 for OSV members. A cash bar will be available. Signed books may be pre-ordered through the OSV bookstore. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge. Osv.org/event/speaker-series/speaker-seriesnathaniel-philbrick. “‘Slavery in the Bowels of a free & Christian Country’: People of Color and the Struggle for Freedom in Revolutionary Massachusetts” Tuesday, May 13 at 7 p.m. American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester A presentation by Thomas Doughton, senior lecturer at the Center for Interdisciplinary and Special Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, will explore the relationships of people of color in central New England as to an emerging political discourse of revolutionary freedom and racial equality in rural Massachusetts. This presentation is part of the Worcester Revolution of 1774 project. revolution1774.org. “Sifting the Uneven Archive: Researching The Forage House” Thursday, May 29 at 7 p.m. American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester Poet Tess Taylor recounts how a residency at the AAS helped her as she researched and wrote her latest book of poems, “The Forage House.” Her poems include oral histories, documents and folksongs to craft an exploration of her ancestors. “On the Trail of the ‘Heathen School’: Local History, American History, and World History” Tuesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., Worcester John Demos will present this lecture based on his newly published book, which unravels the forgotten story of a school for heathen youth, brought to New England in the early 19th century. This institution, located in Cornwall, Conn., embodied an early version of what is now known as American exceptionalism. “Farmstead Egg Guide and Cookbook” Talk and Book Signing Wednesday, June 11, from 7-8 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Dr., Boylston Author Terry Golson will recd from her book “The Farmstead Egg Guide and Cookbook” and talk about all things related to chickens and eggs. Golson will bring one of her hens to the program. Books will be available for purchase at the event. Towerhillbg.org.

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Tuesday, April 1, from 7-8:30 p.m. Boston College, Gasson Hall, Room 100, 100 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, Mass. The event is free.

Author Nick Trout

Thursday, April 17 at 7 p.m. Concord Bookshop, 65 Main St., Concord, Mass.

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Latino Film Festival features guests galore

n 2011 photographer and New Jersey community college professor Joe Guerriero raised $9,000 through the fundraising website Kickstarter, then picked up his digital SLR and an audio recorder and headed to Cuba. His documentary, “Curtain of Water,” examines the effects the United States’ 50-year-old trade embargo has had on the island, and while it’s since aired on PBS channels in New York City, Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey, it will also be featured at this year’s 19 Annual Worcester Latino Film Festival along with a question and answer period with Guerriero. “I always thought about the embargo and what it was doing to people there,” Guerriero says. “A lot of people wanted to know more about it. They wanted to know more from the people here, the other side of the argument.” Guerriero wasn’t a stranger to Cuba when he began filming “Curtain of Water” – he’d already spent over a decade traveling there for various photography workshops and projects, and he made his first feature documentary in 2003 on Cuban Santeria – but this project did require some artistic and logistical stretching. First, Guerriero, who has strong views on the embargo, made an effort to speak with Cuban Americans who still support the economic blockade (“I’m sure people watching the film will get my leanings,” he says) and second, he opted to circumvent the Cuban government. While that meant no access to Cuban government officials he says it helped him do his own “sort of quiet filmmaking” that allowed him to get past any initial hesitance from interview subjects. Guerriero then met Worcester Latino Film Festival organizer Dolly Vasquez, who thought his documentary fit in well with this year’s movie lineup. “It’s a cultural event,” she explains. “We want to show movies that talk well about the culture they represent.” Vasquez is excited about a lot of aspects of year 19 of the festival. For one, six local colleges are on board this year, more than ever before (“If it wasn’t for the colleges we wouldn’t have this festival,” she says) and the five films represent Argentina, Paraguay, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Also, this year’s festival features three other guests: the director, editor and producer of the Puerto

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“The Great Beauty” Thursday, March 27 and Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 30 at 1 and 3:40 p.m. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, 3rd ﬂoor, 950 Main St., Worcester A 21st Century reboot of “La Dolce Vita,” with a jaded high society writer, who is the audience’s tour guide through the kaleidoscopic decadence of modern Rome. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Friday-Saturday, March 28-29 at 7 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St., Worcester In the second installment of “The Hunger Games” trilogy, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, and other former Hunger Games winners have to ﬁght to the death in the 75th Hunger Games. “Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser” Saturday, March 29, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Sq., Worcester A documentary about the life and music of pianist and jazz great, Thelonious Monk. The event is free and open to the public. Following the screening, JOMP Jazz Ensemble will perform at 2 p.m. continued on page 28

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Rican romance comedy “200 Cartas” (200 Letters). Vasquez says the goal of the festival is to screen “good movies from Latin countries with English subtitles that people can’t see in theaters.” By her estimation, the past 19 years have done this successfully, as the festival draws about 800 to 900 patrons annually and she doesn’t expect this year to be any different. “It’s pretty well balanced,” she says about the types of movies chosen. If “Curtain of Water” is any indication, they’ll have a lot to say too.

The Worcester Latino Film Festival begins with Argentina’s “Un Amor” on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m., followed by “7 Cajas” (Paraguay) on Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m., “Broche de Oro” (Puerto Rico) Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m., and “Curtain of Water” (USA/Cuba) and “200 Cartas” on Sunday, April 6 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. respectively. All movies will be screened in room 320 of the Jefferson Academic Saturday, April 12 Center at Clark University. Tickets are $6 for Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St., #1, Hartford, Conn. the general public and $4 for students. Visit realartways.org for more information and times

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Nightmare on Elm Street 1, 2 and 3 Monday, March 31, from 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St., Worcester A screening of the first of nine Nightmare on Elm Street American horror films, based on the fictional character Freddy Krueger, who stalks teenagers in their dreams and kills them. Admission is free.

“Stories We Tell” Monday, March 31 at 3:30 p.m. Fitchburg State University, Hammond Hall, Ellis White Lecture Hall, 160 Pearl St. A documentary featuring actor/ﬁlmmaker Sarah Polley as she investigates her parents’ past, hoping for closure, but her discoveries call all of her relationships into question. Faculty members Mary Baker (Communications Media) and Joseph Moser (English Studies) will introduce the ﬁlm.

“Un Amor” Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, 3rd ﬂoor, 950 Main St., Worcester Childhood friends Bruno and Lalo are inseparable until Lisa enters their lives. Ahe turns both their heads, igniting a passionate – yet heartbreaking love triangle – before suddenly leaving town. Some 30 odd years later, Lisa resurfaces and reunites the group and old feelings are stirred.

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“The Tourist” Wednesday, April 2 at 3:30 and 7 p.m. Fitchburg State University, Ellis White Lecture Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg A story of mysterious identities, starring Johnny Depp and Angelia Jolie. “Her” Wednesday, April 2 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Seelos Theater, 1 College St., Worcester Set in the future, writer Theodore Twombly develops an interesting relationship with a newly purchased operating system. Mister Smartass Theater Wednesday, April 2 (and the first Wednesday of every month), from 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. (Film starts at 9:30 p.m.) Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St., Worcester Every month a different cheesy public domain film is screened on stage as local funny guys provide a soundtrack filled with puns, dirty jokes, sound effects and more. Guests are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. The event is free. “7 Cajas” (7 Boxes) Thursday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, 3rd floor, 950 Main St., Worcester Victor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow delivery boy in Paraguay, is offered a chance to deliver seven boxes with unknown contents in exchange for US$100. What sounds like an easy job turns complicated. Victor and his pursuers find themselves caught up in a crime they know nothing about.

Premiere Screening Event: “Farmland” Sunday, May 4 at 7 p.m. Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St., Arlington, Mass. Tickets $8 in advance or $10 day of screening

“200 Cartas” (200 Letters) Saturday, April 5 at 1 p.m. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, 3rd ﬂoor, 950 Main St., Worcester A Nuyorican comic book artist travels to Puerto Rico with his smoothtalking friend in search of the woman he fell in love with during a night out, but lost in the chaos of a nightclub brawl. With over 200 Marias in the phone book, the romance-seeking duo has their work cut out for them. The director, producer and editor of the movie will be available for a Q&A with guests following the screening. “‘Round Midnight” Saturday, April 5 at 3:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Banxe Room, 3 Salem Sq., Worcester Moving portrait of a struggling saxophonist, played by real-life jazz great Dexter Gordon, in the 1950s in New York and Paris.

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“200 Cartas” (200 Letters) Sunday, April 6 at 4 p.m. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, 3rd floor, 950 Main St., Worcester A Nuyorican comic book artist travels to Puerto Rico with his smoothtalking friend in search of the woman he fell in love with during a night out, but lost in the chaos of a nightclub brawl. With over 200 Marias in the phone book, the romance-seeking duo has their work cut out for them. Filmmaker Eriberto Gualinga Tuesday, April 8 at 1 p.m. Worcester State University, Blue Lounge, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Filmmaker Eriberto Gualinga will present a talk and film clips. The event is free. “Broken Circle Breakdown” Tuesday, April 8, Thursday, April 10 and Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, 3rd floor, 950 Main St., Worcester The story of love and marriage, an emotional roller coaster played out to the music of a Belgian bluegrass band in which the man and woman are lead performers. Filmmaker Eriberto Gualinga on Traditional Healthcare in the Amazon Wednesday, April 9, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Worcester State University, Ghosh Science & Technology Center, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Eriberto Gualinga, videographer and spokesperson for the indigenous people in the Amazon, presents a lecture that is free and open to the public. “American Hustle” Wednesday, April 9 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Seelos Theater, 1 College St., Worcester Con man Irving Rosenfield and his partner, seductive Sydney Prosser, are forced to collaborate with FBI agent Richie DiMaso. “Saving Mr. Banks” Friday-Saturday, April 11-12 at 7 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Seelos Theater, 1 College St., Worcester After promising his daughters to make a film of their favorite novel “Mrs. Poppins,” Walt Disney befriends author P.L. Travers during production. “The Rocket” Tuesday, April 15, Thursday, April 17 and Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 20 at 1 and 3 p.m. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, 3rd floor, 950 Main St., Worcester

Amid a war-ruined jungle landscape that is rapidly being carved up and submerged by multinational corporations, a 10-year-old Laotian boy thought to be cursed gets a chance to redeem himself in a local rocketlaunching contest. “The Waiting Room” Wednesday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. Worcester State University, Ghosh Science & Technology Center, 486 Chandler St., Worcester Film screening followed by panel discussion. Free and open to the public. “Scenes from a Parish” Thursday, April 17 at 4 p.m. Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main St., Fitchburg FSU Communications Media faculty member Kevin McCarty presents this ﬁlm, which explores the personal stories of a Catholic parish struggling to reconcile the ideals of faith with the cultural realities of a globalized United States. An informal discussion will follow the screening. Free. “Gloria” Tuesday, April 22, Thursday, April 24 and Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 27 at 1 and 3:10 p.m. Cinema 320, Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, 3rd ﬂoor, 950 Main St., Worcester A 50-something divorcee keeps her hopes high in the dating scene, never abandoning her dreams of love or her effervescent spirit. Her destiny turns when she meets Rodolfo, but will his emotional baggage sabotage their budding romance? “Nebraska” Wednesday, April 23 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Seelos Theater, 1 College St., Worcester After thinking he won the million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize, Woody Grant makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with estranged son David to collect his winnings.

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Central Massachusetts Tattoo Festival Joshua Lyford

he Massachusetts tattoo scene has grown in leaps and bounds since its legalization in 2000 and Zaza Ink, located at 287 West Boylston St. in West Boylston, has been doing their part to bring artists and enthusiasts together with the Massachusetts Tattoo and Art Festival, now in its eighth year. The festival is held at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, from March 28-30, where it has been located the last few years. Initially, the town was wary of allowing the festival, however, the event brought some serious business into Sturbridge and Zaza Ink and its festival has since developed a positive relationship with the town. “They don’t dislike us anymore,” says Joe “Zaza” Peterson, owner of Zaza Ink and the chief organizer of the festival. “We had to show them that tattooing isn’t this devil some people think it is.” Zaza Ink opened in 2001 and became the first tattoo shop in West Boylston, moving around town several times before settling in at its current West Boylston Street location. Peterson finally had the shop layout he had always dreamed of, setting it up to his specifications. The owner has had almost 20 years of experience as a tattooer and often travels to tattoo as a guest artist in new locations.

“I’ve been in the business for a long time,” says Peterson. “I’ve seen it go from that quiet thing in the back of the room to this big pop culture thing.” Peterson felt that Central Massachusetts needed a festival of its own, to feature great work, great art and as a showcase to area fans. It is also a fun way for artists to meet one another and swap tricks and tips of the

trade. While he had been to festivals before and met promoters who could offer some advice, running a festival of his own was still a huge step. However, the years have tightened the ship considerably and allowed for more manageable risks. “There is still that stepping off into the unknown aspect of it,” says Peterson. “It’s a risk, we still take those but they are more calculated, we have a formula.” This year, the festival includes more than just incredible tattooers and artists (of which there will be nearly 150), it is a catch-all for interesting alternative craft and entertainment. Some of the standout features this year are the cast of Spike TV’s Ink Master, street performances, fire breathing, sword swallowing, a burlesque show, a musical performance from Iowa’s Goddamn Gallows, local artisans, traditional Japanese hand poke tattoos and movie screenings. “I’m big into evolution,” says Peterson of this years entertainment. “We want to evolve the event. You have to keep progressing or else you’ve just stopped.” Be sure to check out the eighth annual Massachusetts Tattoo and Art Festival at the Sturbridge Host Hotel in Sturbridge, from March 28-30. Find more information online at MATattoofestival.com. You can also find Zaza Ink on Facebook or at ZazaInk.com.

Art in the City Katie Benoit

he Family Health Center of Worcester will present the Art in the City event on Friday, May 9 at the Washburn Hall inside Worcester’s historic Mechanics Hall located at 321 Main St. A showcase of original artwork crafted and produced by local Worcester-area artists is the main event of the evening, along with live music provided by the Kallin Johnson Trio with vocalist Dale LePage. Jen Carter, weekday morning radio host for Worcester’s WXLO radio station, will host a live auction. Proceeds of the event will help to provide dental and social services to low-income and uninsured patients at the Family Health Center of Worcester. Dale LePage, guest vocalist for the Kallin Johnson Trio, was nominated “Best Vocalist of the Year” at the New England Music Awards, and has won Entertainer of the Year three times. For the past five years, LePage has performed in clubs up and down the East

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“The Wolf of Wall Street” Friday-Saturday, April 25-26 at 7 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Seelos Theater, 1 College St., Worcester Based on a true story, the film follows Jordan Belfort throughout his rise as a wealthy stockbroker and his fall. “Philomena” Wednesday, April 30 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Seelos Theater, 1 College St., Worcester Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, “The Lost Child of Philomena Lee,” the film recounts the story a woman searching for her son after he was taken from her and she was forced into a convent. “The Counselor” Friday-Saturday, May 2-3 at 7 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, Seelos Theater, 1 College St., Worcester A one-time drug deal by a lawyer spirals out of control. “Waste Land” Thursday, May 8 at 4 p.m. Fitchburg Public Library, 610 Main St., Fitchburg FSU Economics, History and Political Science faculty member Eric Budd presents this 2010 uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit as contemporary artists Vik Muniz takes his audience on an journey from the world’s largest landfill to the heights of international art stardom. An informal discussion will follow the screening. “Steamboat Bill Jr.” accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Sunday, May 11, from 2-3:30 p.m. The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester The 1928 silent film “Steamboat Bill Jr.,” featuring Buster Keaton, will be screened as Clark Wilson performs live music on the Mighty Wurlitzer. Tickets are $20 with discounts available. thehanovertheatre.org. “The New Black” Tuesday, May 13, from 6:45-9 p.m. Clark University, Jefferson 218, 950 Main St., Worcester A documentary that tells the story of how the African American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights. The screening is free. Movies on the Common Thursday, June 19 Worcester Common, 455 Main St., Worcester Worcester Film Works once again presents Movies on the Common the third Thursday of June, July and August 2014. Films TBA. All events are free and open to the public.

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“The Great Beauty” opens with a madcap party that Jay Gatsby would have been proud to host and Federico Fellini would have loved to film: beautiful drunken people dancing wildly, behaving badly, striving a little too vaingloriously to be the enemy of the ordinary. But once an inebriated dwarf presents herself, Fellini — the maestro of circuses maximi — might have been tempted to sue for creative infringement. Or maybe he’d have simply interpreted the film as pure homage, especially when the cynical intellectuals, pretentious artists, pious nuns, big-hearted/big-breasted strippers, and one lonely giraffe make the scene. “The Great Beauty” is Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” for a 21st-century audience, a pulling back of the curtain on the hollowed-out life of an aging writer who haunts a city where dreams and despair lock arms. Toni Servillo plays celebrity journalist Jep Gambardella, who wrote one bestselling novel 40 years earlier that made him a fixture in Rome’s social circles. He’s milked his slender share of notoriety all the way to his 65th birthday, confessing that his goal was always to be “king of the high life.” Like him, his clique of fellow intellectuals is fading. They scarcely work, drink too much, and pine for the glory days. Nostalgia will kill you before the bottle ever does. Jep is shaken when he learns that his first love has died. She’d long ago married another man, yet her diary reveals that it was always Jep who filled her heart. The information sends the writer on a journey into his own soul, where he’s faced with profound questions about his life and career, questions that insist on answers — in between parties, of course. Writer-director Paolo Sorrentino does an awful lot in this movie, much if it very well. As an elegiac tale of a man taking stock, “The Great Beauty” hits its marks. Despite the boisterous lavishness occupying the screen, there is a palpable sense of desperation at the fringes; Servillo possesses a wonderful Buster Keaton-like face that betrays an inner sadness even when he’s seemingly at his most buoyant. At one social gathering, Jep brilliantly dissects the shallowness of a friend’s life, eviscerating her sense of superiority with harsh, but true, words, before concluding with a shrug, “We’re all on the brink of despair.”

Still, at nearly two and a half hours, the movie is overstuffed with side plots about Servillo’s relationship with a stripper, a Catholic cardinal who only wants to chat about recipes, and a nearly catatonic 104-year-old nun whose life of selfsacrifice on behalf of the poor stands as a rebuke to Jep’s hedonism. (She also asks him that dreaded question, “Why did you never write another book?”) Any of this

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would have been more interesting if the stripper’s circumstances weren’t handled so ambiguously, and if the Catholic stuff was treated as anything more than parody. Sorrentino nicely captures the absurdity of Rome’s nightlife, populated as it is with hangers-on and bit players who, like vampires, awaken each evening to re-enact their rituals. The festivities typically occur high above the city, on rooftops and terraces, while at street level, Rome appears almost comically deserted whenever Jep ventures out. He’s like the Omega Man, the last human on earth with no real companion other than his own mortality. When Jep breaks away from the adoring crowd, a little weary and a little creaky, to wander through Rome, he is perfectly ordinary. What a horrible fate. “The Great Beauty” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, and at 1 and 3:40 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.

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NOAH [CC,DV] (PG-13) No Passes Fri. - Sun.(100 130 350) 420 440 645 710 745 925 950 Mon. - Wed.(100 350) 700 950 CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER [CC,DV] - THURSDAY (PG-13) No Passes Thu.800 PM GOD'S NOT DEAD (PG) Fri. - Sun.(125) 410 700 945 DIVERGENT [CC,DV] (PG-13) No Passes Fri. - Sun.(105 135) 400 445 650 755 945

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Have you ever noticed that many Indian restaurants have similar menus? Not just the items, but often the categories and even the descriptions of each dish can be identical from place to place. I’ve searched to see if there’s a “kit” you can buy, or some urrestaurant inspiring all others, but have come up empty-handed. I’ve been to India, and there’s plenty of cuisine to choose from there. It’s a puzzlement. Nonetheless, there are important differences between seemingly similar restaurants – the quality of the food, of course, as well as service and value. In a strip mall overlooking Park Ave., just a bit north of Webster Square, you’ll find New House of India. The menu

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curries, but lemon rice, mildly flavored with mustard seeds and curry leaves, is a nice option. Both are fluffy and fragrant. Chana masala is a mild chickpea dish, good over rice, as is dal tadka, yellow lentils in a turmeric-flavored sauce. However, it’s two

more highly-flavored vegetarian dishes that get us coming back for more. Shaahi bhindi is stir-fry of okra with onions, ginger and spices. The okra is pleasantly chewy, and appealingly spicy if a bit oversalted. Vegetable vindaloo, predictably billed “for the brave at heart – very spicy, very special,” is a nicely-balanced blend of cauliflower, potatoes and other vegetables

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in a sharp, vinegary sauce. The heat of spicier dishes can be tempered with a dollop of cooling raita, a yogurt sauce with bits of cucumber and herbs. Perfectly fresh cucumbers, tomatoes and onions are available to construct a salad with a squeeze of lemon. Dessert on the buffet takes the form of kheer, an Indian rice pudding. Generously flavored with cardamom and almonds, it’s a cool and pleasant end to the meal, as is a cup of mildly-spiced Indian chai tea. The dinner menu features many more options, including fish and shrimp dishes and some interesting appetizers, and is wellpriced with most main courses between $9 and $14. The lunch buffet, by the way, is available for take-out at $5.50/pound. Either way, the service is attentive and welcoming. The hostess mentions that her application for an alcohol license has been approved, but assures us that BYOB diners will be welcomed until the license is in hand. The commonality of menu listings among Indian restaurants remains a mystery to me. However, I’m pleased to report that New House of India is an uncommonly friendly place with good food served at fair prices – attributes that can help it rise above the crowd.

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n 1972 Joe Donelan graduated from the College of the Holy Cross here in Worcester. He then spent many years in corporate America before being bitten by the wine bug. Today he is the founder and proprietor of Donelan Wines in Santa Rosa, Calif. Aspiring to be a winemaker was not part of Donelan’s plan, but his love of fine wine led him down that path. Since that time, Donelan and his sons, Trip and Cushing, have been busy overseeing the daily operation of the winery. As Joe Donelan tells it, “We are a small boutique winery in Sonoma County producing distinct, world class chardonnay, pinot noir, syrah and grenache.” Donelan’s philosophy is simple. The wines must be an extension of the place from where the grapes are grown. To wine aficionados this is known as terroir, the combination of soil, climate and environment, which gives a wine its distinctive character. Donelan’s love of people and his direct contact with customers makes the wine buying experience quite gratifying. As Joe says, “I want to hear from the people who buy my wines. I want them to share their likes and dislikes.” With an unrelenting zeal for quality, Donelan wines are now gaining recognition across America. I recently had the opportunity to sample a few of the wines. The 2011 Cuvee Christine is 100 percent syrah, deep in color with blackberry, blueberry and espresso flavors. It is a bold wine with hints of toasty oak and persistent finish. The 2011 Two Brother Pinot Noir is on the elegant side with black cherry and raspberry flavors. The wine, with notes of brown sugar and spice, has a silky-smooth finish. It’s a seductive wine that pairs nicely with a mild stilton cheese. The 2011 Nancie Chardonnay, named for Joe’s daughter, is a clean wine with mineral, honey and melon flavors. It is medium-bodied with a persistent finish and more European OF THE WEEK in style with less oak influence. Donelan sums it up this way: “Wine is a journey, not a La Follette Sandestination.” A journey from Worcester to wine country. giacomo Pinot Noir,

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of cassoulet of pork loin and duck confit and 2011 petite sirah. A third course will consist of a spice-rubbed grilled sirloin steak and parsnip-potato puree and a 2011 cabernet sauvignon. The fourth course will offer guests a selection of cheeses and a 2011 zinfandel, followed by the fifth and final course of molten chocolate cake and raspberry compote with a 2011 malbec. Victor Hugo Vineyards is an award-winning, family-owned and operated winery. Tickets are $70 per person. Chloe, 23 Main St., Hudson. chloebistro.com.

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Chloe An American Bistro in Hudson will host a wine dinner with owner and winemaker Vic Roberts of Victor Hugo Vineyard on Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m. Dinner includes a first course with pan-seared sea scallops, baby arugula, citrus vinaigrette and 2012 Chardonnay, followed by a second course

will host a pulled pork dinner on Saturday, April 5, from 5-7 p.m. Dinner includes homemade pulled pork, barbecue beans, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, fresh bread and dessert. Cost is $10 for adults, $6 for children ages 3-15 and free for those younger than 3. Family cap is $30. Proceeds help fund all-day music One Way Jam every August. For reservations, email onewaycafenb@ gmail.com. First Congregational Church of North Brookfield, 144 N. Main St., North Brookfield. continued on page 38

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SAFE HOMES SPRING GALA The Safe Homes Spring Gala, benefitting the Safe Homes program of The Bridge of Central Massachusetts, happens Friday, April 25 at Wachusett Country Club. For $50 per person, the public is invited to this special event, which will feature the presentation of this

year’s People of Courage Awards. The evening begins with a cocktail hour with cash bar, from 6-7 p.m., followed by a buffet dinner, from 7-7:45 p.m. Presentation of awards will happen from 7:45-8:15, dancing will follow from 8:15-10 p.m. and an auction and rafﬂe with round out the evening’s events. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased online in advance. Proceeds benefit Safe Homes and helping to raise funds to support lesbian, gay,

bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Wachusett Country Club, 187 Prospect St., West Boylston. safehomesma.og.

LENTEN SUPPER FUNDRAISER Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Worcester hosts its 44th annual Lenten Supper for Orphans and Chronically Ill children in Lebanon on Friday, April 11, from 7-9 p.m. A donation of $20 is suggested and includes a full-course ﬁsh dinner with vegan appetizers. Reservations must be made and paid for in advance. Reservation forms are available by visiting worcestermagazine. com/calendar, clicking the April 11 date and clicking the event for the supper. For more information, email olphworc@att.net.

DINNER PARTY FUNDRAISER Friends of the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester will host a fundraiser dinner party to benefit the organization for Worcester youth on Monday, April 7 at Ritual on Main Street. Tickets are $75 per person for the buffet dinner. Questions? Contact Brian by calling 774-633-0214 or brian@ wcmp.org. Ritual, 281 Main St., Worcester.

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Brew Woo, a craft beer festival, returns to the DCU Center on Saturday, April 19 with two sessions: the first from 1-4 p.m., followed by another from 6-9 p.m. The event will feature breweries with craft beer and local brews, as well as live music and vendors. Tickets are $35 at the door or $30 in advance and include a souvenir glass. The event is strictly 21+. Tickets may be purchased at the DCU Center box office, Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 and at ticketmaster.com. DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester. dcucenter.com.

EAT! POP-UP DINING FUNDRAISER EAT!, a pop-up dining fundraiser comes to 30 Pullman St. in Worcester, the site of the future second largest ﬁlm studio in the country, on Saturday, April 26, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Entrees from restaurants including the Boynton, BT’s

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Smokehouse, Volturno, Ceres and others will be served, there will be live music, a silent auction, door prizes and a cash bar. Tickets are $75 and $50 per person for groups of two or more. Proceeds beneﬁt the Worcester County Food Bank. Mass Studios, 30 Pullman St., Worcester.

NUESTRO HUERTO CSA MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE Nuestro Huerto is now accepting CSA memberships for its 2014 season. If you don’t know, a CSA is a system of payment and a philosophy whereby members purchase their share of vegetables at the beginning of the season, providing farmers the capital they need to get started each season, and each week members receive a share of a wide variety of vegetables and herbs from the farm. Nuestro Huerto, located on Southgate Street in Worcester, offers full share (enough for four people), half share (enough for two people) and work share (same as full share but paid in “sweat equity” - five hours per week) memberships. Full and half share memberships vary in price and include arugula, beets, broccoli, eggplant, green beans, herbs, melons, onions, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes and more. Learn more about Nuestro Huerto’s CSA and how to enroll at nuestrohuerto.org.

NEW LANDS FARM CSA MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE New Lands Farm, a program of Lutheran Social Services and a collective of new American farmers who have resettled in Worcester from around the world, is also now accepting CSA memberships for 2014. Members will receive weekly shares of fresh produce from June through October and will be available for pick-up at the farm in Sutton on Tuesdays, from 4-7 p.m. or in downtown Worcester at the YMCA Central Branch on Wednesdays, from 4-7 p.m. Shares will include tomatoes, peppers, squash, beans and lettuce. Not-so-familiar vegetables, such as mchicha and African eggplants – each accompanied by a traditional recipe from the farmer’s home – will be included, every so often as well. To sign up for New Lands Farm’s CSA, visit newlandsfarm.org to download a membership form.

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music >Thursday 27 Free Live Acoustic Original Reggae and Jamaican Buffet at One Love Cafe. Both meat and vegetarian entrees. Call 774-272-3969 for reservations. $10 per person Buffett. 5-10 p.m. OneLove Cafe, 800 Main St. 508-753-8663 or facebook.com/ events/164007660454055. Monthly Union Uke Club Meeting. What we do is have a brief ukulele lesson, learn some chords and positions for them, work on our “strum”, and then play some 3 chord (easy) songs together. After that we have a chance for individuals to perform a song for the group, and then to socialize and talk about ukuleles. Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Union Music, Performance Center, 142 Southbridge St. 508753-3702 or unionmusic.com/events.htm. Dueling Pianos hosted by Sunny Lake. Sunny Lake hosts Dueling Pianos at the Center Bar and Grill. Different guest performers every week, join us for dinner, drinks and a great time! No cover charge. 7:30 p.m.-midnight. Center Bar & Grill, 106, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 7:30 p.m.midnight Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700. Jay Graham. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Open Mic Night Just plug in and play. 8-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Thursday Open Mic W/ Ed Sheridan. Free! 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Ethan Caouette. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. College Night Featuring DJ Danny Fly. Come and experience Worcester’s HOTTEST College Dance Party! DJ Danny Fly will be spinning your favorite Top 40, Dance, Hip Hop! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Heavy Petals, Bent Shapes, Onslo, Gnards of Worcester! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Karaoke Thursdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. PARDON ME DOUG, the most authentic PHISH Experience aside from the real thing. Amazing band / Light Show. Pardon Me, Doug is a premier Phish tribute band formed in the fall of 2012 by Portland, Maine music scene veterans, Benny St. Clair, Kevin Roper, Chris Chasse and Cameron Gray. They have quickly amounted a loyal following of their own fellow Phish fans, who like themselves, need their ﬁx when Phish isn’t on tour. With a catalogue of over 100 Phish songs, no Pardon Me, Doug show is the same and the jams are a perfect blend of years of Phish inﬂuence and their own takes on the high energy improvisation that Phish is so well known for. A Pardon Me, Doug show is not just a concert. It is an experience! Close your eyes and you just may think you’re at the real thing! $10. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or pardonmedoug.com. The Russo Brothers! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Aunt Judy. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

>Friday 28 Heather Marie. Mix Jandra 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Dana Lewis Live! 5:30-8 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and

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instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! Ask about Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat (TFIDN) menu bargains in the cabaret room! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com/tfidn. Clark 20 | 21 Presents: Glitch & Live Coding. A concert of nasty and unpleasant electronic sounds and images performed live! The grande finale will be an open performance of Terry Riley’s “In C” for laptop orchestra. Participate in the first performance by the Clark Laptop Orchestra (ClOrk) Terry Riley’s “In C” for laptop orchestra played by the audience Download the software, follow the simple instructions & bring your laptop to the concert Pizza & Tech Support starting at 6 p.m. in the Melville Lobby Music by Fenn Macon, Jasper Boyd, Scott Barton & Terry Riley For more information about the event, call our Estabrook office at 508-793-7356. Also, subscribe to our facebook page (facebook.com/clarkarts) and follow us on twitter @ClarkArts for status updates on all upcoming events! Free. 6-9:30 p.m., 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St. Free Butch Bazillion Show at The Franco. Butch Bazillion will Perform Live and DJ playing Your Favorite Rock & Pop Hits. Free. 6:30-11 p.m. Franco American War Vets, 300 Water St., Leominster. 978-534-6409 or facebook.com/events/1512071532352624. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Patrick McCarthy. 6:30-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. Dan Kirouac - solo. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. When not busy with the tribute band BEATLES FOR SALE, his solo performances showcase versatile vocals accompanied by his 6-string guitar. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 50s to today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 contemporary and oldie songs. More information at dankirouac.com. Free. 7-10 p.m. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600. Tom Roso. Uplifting, energetic, enthusiastic, spirit-filled.. That is only part of what describes the worship and ministry of Rev. Tom Roso. You don’t want to miss this night! Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508-865-1517 or millchurch.org. Belit. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. BILL McCARTHY @ SNOW’S. I’ll be playing all your favorite Classic & Contemporary Acoustic and Not-So-Acoustic Rock Hits! Free. 8-11 p.m. Snow’s Restaurant & Pub, 321 West Boylston St. Farrenheit. Charlie Farren and David Hull met when both were with The Joe Perry Project in 1980. $25 advance; $30 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 917-674-6181 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. 508-867-2494. Karaoke. DJ & Dancing. 12:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Free. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-4808222. L & M Rhythm Kings. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Gov’t Surplus (Gov’t Mule tribute) with special guests GRIDLOCK (formerly known as The Last Call Band) and openers the Tom Petty tribute PETTY LARCENY. (GOVTSURPLUSBAND.COM) (facebook. com/govt.surplus.band) (facebook.com/pages/Grid-Lock-BandWorcester/672894626086829) (facebook.com/PettyLarcenyBand) $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-3631888. Scott Babineau. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. 80’s Party ALL NIGHT LONG with The Flock Of A-Holes! Yeah! From Asia to Z. Cavaricci. The Flock has your 80’s covered! Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant &

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Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. facebook.com/proﬁle. php?id=127019150125. Auntie Trainwreck. Come enjoy our unique blend of Classic Rock, Blues, Alt Rock and Party favorites. 21+, no cover. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Wheelock Inn, 82 Wheelock Ave., Millbury. facebook.com/ events/581317355275204. East Coast Runaways! Jake McKlevie and The Countertops, Spanish for Hichhiking, and Prying Eyes! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508753-9543. Esmerelda. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Thank Friday it’s Nat 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. then Miss Tess and the Talkbacks at 9 p.m.! $5. $5 Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. The Ric Porter Band. North-Eastern high-lonesome, country, roots-rock led by legendary singer songwriter, Ric Porter. Come watch Ric and his band rock the Plate like no other! $5. 9 p.m.midnight Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Doctor Robert. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. The Ofﬁce Party Band. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Blackout. DJ Blackout bringin’ the energy to get the party poppin’ all night long. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508438-0597. DJ Music Master Matty D. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

>Saturday 29 Henry’s Wine. Female fronted vintage rock done with soul No Cover. 9-12:30 a.m. Tal’s Place, 138 Lake St., Webster. 508-9496559. Music+Film: A Live Listening, Viewing and Discussion Series Exploring Jazz. This series is full of live performances, discussions, and movies celebrating jazz music. Saturday, March 29, 2014 Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser A documentary about the life and music of pianist and jazz great, Thelonious Monk. A Great Day in Harlem 3:30 p.m. A documentary about a photo shoot in 1958 gathering many of the most famous jazz musicians playing in NYC. JOMP Jazz Ensemble 2 p.m. Free. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room - Main Library, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1684. “Old Farts Day Show at The Lucky Dog” featuring Heavy Neckers, Our Former Selves, Belit and Molly & The Adams. We wanted to get the folks that just can’t get out late to come out early for a fun day show put together by one of the biggest old farts you’ll know, Wayno! First act is Molly & The Adams, (facebook.com/pages/Molly-The-Adams/343140805783726) 2nd is Bêlit, (facebook.com/belit.acoustic.rock) Next is Our Former Selves (facebook.com/OurFormerSelves) & 4th is Heavy Necker! (facebook.com/HeavyNecker) There will be 50/50 rafﬂes and this event is 21+. Doors open at 1 p.m. $7 cover! Bands start at 2 p.m.! DOORS @ 1 p.m. Bands start at 2 p.m. till 6pmish! $7. 1-6 p.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook. com/events/1478028289083911. Seven Hills, One History-A Celebration of Worcester’s History through the Arts. Free to SHCPS Staff and Families. 1-3 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278. Beatles For Sale the Tribute. BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Join us as we take you on a Magical Mystery trip back to the 1960s at the height of Beatlemainia. Beatles For Sale the Tribute has been entertaining audiences for over 7 years with their live Beatles Tribute show. Hear all your favorite Beatle hits and deep cuts performed completely live. A splendid time IS guaranteed for all’ This concert is Free and open to the public. “This program is supported in part by

a grant from the Charlton Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.” Free. 3-4:30 p.m. Overlook Performing Arts Center at the Masonic Home, 88 Masonic Home Road, Charlton. 508-434-2281. My Poland; My Love: The music of Chopin. Piano recital by Vladimir Odinokikh. The Russian pianist, international concert artist, and faculty member of Pakachoag Music School, Vladimir Odinokikh,will perform works by the Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. A perfect way to spend a spring afternoon! vladimirodinokikh.com. Free. 3:30-5 p.m. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St. 508-752-3766. Zulal. Zulal Armenian a capella folk trio aims to create music that is like clear water—fluid, clean and unconfined. The group takes Armenia’s village folk melodies and weaves intricate arrangements that pay tribute to the rural roots of the music while introducing a sophisticated lyricism and energy. $30. 4-5:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, Sanctuary, 635 Grove St. 508-8522414. Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing & singing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The soundtrack of your youth” Great Food, Full Bar, Lottery & Me! No Cover. Free. 7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. LIVE MUSIC! One For The Road W/ Good Question, Nick Camillo, Cody Curelop. Come on down and Listen to some great music by some talented musicians. Music starts at 7 p.m. and goes all night. You will not want to miss this event! $5 Cover. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. London Billiards / Club Oasis, 70 James St. 781-264-6219 or facebook.com/one4road. The Burt Bachrach Songbook starring Dale Lepage! Two Shows! First at 7 p.m. and again at 9 p.m.! One night Only! $10. $10 Cover. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. “Disney Through the Ages” - Musical Review and Dessert. The Women’s Fellowship Of Elm Street Congregational Church presents “Disney Through the Ages”, a musical review of some of your favorite Disney songs, performed by Gateway Players of Southbridge. Tickets are $14 for adults, $10 for seniors, and $6 for children ages 6-12. During intermission of the show, desserts and refreshments will be served. This is a fundraiser for the Women’s Fellowship group. Come out and join us for a fun evening of music and fellowship. To order tickets, call the church office at (508) 7648058. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Elm Street Congregational Church, Fellowship Hall, 61 Elm St., Southbridge. 508-764-8058 or facebook.com/ ElmStreetChurch. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. Never Forgotten. Christian Rock $4 Donation Suggested. 7:3010 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, !Cafe con Dios!, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-832-5044. RON JONES. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. BLUEGRASS! Steep Canyon Rangers with Della Mae. Bluegrass is American roots music, drawing from the Scot-Irish immigrants in Appalachia. Opening for SCR, is another hot bluegrass sensation, Della Mae commands a powerful collective chemistry with vocal, instrumental, and songwriting talent to spare. Community co-sponsor: Enterprise Bank with support from Slattery’s Restaurant adults: $35/seniors: $30/students 17 & under: $7. 8-12:30 p.m. Fitchburg State University: Weston Auditorium, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. 978-665-3347 or fitchburgstate.edu. Country Night with Mychael David. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Invisible Sun - Police Tribute. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Rust Never Sleeps - A Live Neil Young Retrospective. RUST NEVER SLEEPS is a unique, live rock show that celebrates the music, and musical career of Neil Young. More info: rustneversleeps.

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net/ $12 advance; $16 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 917-674-6181 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com. Live Music. Far From Eden w/ Down Right Country. Far From Eden is back at the Wheelock Inn for another great night of rock and roll! Come party to the full gamut of tunes from Adele to Zeppelin! Down Right Country will kick the show off with a set of upbeat country favorites starting around 8:30 PM, so wear your hat and boots if you got ‘em. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Wheelock Inn, 82 Wheelock Ave., Millbury. facebook.com/ events/658443460919021. BOBBY MORIN with Gladstone the 90’s tribute band, DC Wonder and Hazzard Hawk. Bobby Morin is an amazing singer/songwriter and piano man! $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ gladstonerockmusic. Total Domination. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. 80’s Party ALL NIGHT LONG with The Flock Of A-Holes! Yeah! From Asia to Z. Cavaricci. The Flock has your 80’s covered! Come join their “private” group here-facebook.com/ profile.php?id=490988800941616 Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. facebook.com/ profile.php?id=127019150125. Burt Bacharach Songbook Show with Dale LePage. One night only! 2 shows. Dale LePage James Dower, Pete Premo, 2 shows 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. $10 admission. 9-10 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. KING PARROT [AUSTRALIA]) w/ VATTNET VISKAR, VAPORIZER +TBA. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Live Bullet (Bob Seger Tribute). The ultimate Bob Seger tribute is back at JJ’s! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. ROCKHOUSE! At Breakaway Billiards. RockHouse will be rocking Breakaway Billiard in Clinton from 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Great huge stage, which means more cool amps and lights! Stop by to see a great show and stage setup and hear cool classic rock songs. Always a great place to see a live band and play some pool! Free. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Breakaway Billiards, 104 Sterling St., Clinton. 978-365-6105. Silverbacks. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. The ISSUES (Top 40, dance & rock covers). Join us for our first appearance at Wong Dynasty and Yankee Grill. We’ll be covering all of your favorite classic rock, 80’s, blues, old school and current Top 40 hits! Come early and grab some grub! Wong Dynasty has delicious traditional Chinese food AND sushi! Yum! We hope to see you all there! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty, Holden, MA, 176 Reservior Road (Route31), Holden. 508-829-2188. Drunken Uncles. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Brett & Lisa Brumby. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Center Bar Saturday Nights. DJ E-Class and Mike DJ Kartier take turns bringing the beats to make you move every Saturday Night! No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. Dj Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. DJ Music Master Matty D. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

>Sunday 30 Bo and the Highlanders. 4-8 p.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. The Peacemakers. This new work by the Welsh composer, Karl Jenkins, was ﬁrst premiered at Carnegie Hall in March 2012. The Master Singers is proud to perform the New England premiere,

joined by other area choirs, the Worcester Children’s Chorus, and the WPI Orchestra. The concert also features the Hook Organ, celebrating its 150th year at Mechanics Hall. Supported in part by an Alfred Nash Patterson Grant from Choral Arts New England and by Greater Worcester Community Foundation. $25 general admission, $20 for seniors and students. 4-6 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or mswma.org. The Peacemakers: A musical celebration of peace by Karl Jenkins. This premiere performance will include combined local choirs, the Worcester Children’s Chorus, orchestra, third world instruments and the famous Mechanics Hall organ (celebrating its 150th year). $25 (general admission); $20 (students & seniors). 4-6 p.m. Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA, Main St, Worcester, MA. 774-641-1566. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. 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 include a light dinner following the rehearsal. It is truly an engaging and enlightening experience. Proceeds fund WCMS Neighborhood Strings program. Locations will be disclosed after receipt of your reservation. Seating is limited to 40. $60. 5-8 p.m. To Be Determined 508-217-4450 or worcesterchambermusic.org. Jim’s Blues Jam at Greendales. Each week has a ﬁrst rate feature performer, followed by an open mike segment. Host Jim Perry keeps things rolling. No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. LIVE MUSIC! One For The Road W/ Good Question, Nick Camillo, Cody Curelop. Come on down and Listen to some great music by some talented musicians. Music starts at 7 p.m. and goes all night. You will not want to miss this event! $5 Cover. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. London Billiards / Club Oasis, 70 James St. 781-264-6219 or facebook.com/one4road. OPEN MIC SUNDAYS AT SNOW’S RESTAURANT WITH BILL McCARTHY. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7-10:30 p.m. Snow’s Restaurant & Pub, 321 West Boylston St. Andy Cummings! No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Sunday Funday Karaoke with DJ Matty J. No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508438-0597.

>Monday 31 Driftin’ Sam Poliz 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., then Karaoke 9 p.m. till Close! No Cover. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. LOFT-Country Music Mondays-Pete Towler. Live Acoustic music. Loft, 266 Park Ave. No Cover! Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Travel Destination Open: Worcester. 21+. Doors open at 6 p.m. show at 8 p.m. Open mic, and open decks. Sign up a 8 p.m., anything goes from 8-10, then 10-1 is open decks! Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Organ Quartet grooves every Monday night at the Dive. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Dive Bar, 34 Green St. facebook.com/ BopNPopJazzOrganization.

>Tuesday 1 100 Years of Jazz in Worcester. Local Jazz Historian Chet Williamson will present a 100 years of jazz history in Worcester and proﬁling such artists as Jaki Byard, Wendell Culley, Barbara Carroll, Don Asher, Emil Haddad, Don Fagerquist, Tony Zano and others. Part of - Music+Film: A Live Listening, Viewing and Discussion Series Exploring Jazz For two weeks in March and April, we will have “Music+Film,” a listening, viewing and discussion series exploring

jazz. This series is full of live performances, discussions, and movies celebrating jazz music. Free.. 7-8 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room - Main Library, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1684. 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. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: OPENMCC@ VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855 806788?ref=bookmark&__user=578549000. C.U.Next Tuesday! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night! No cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Hip Hop Tuesdays. 21+. Doors open at 6pm. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke Singing Contest - $500 prize. Karaoke contest is open to solo singers 21 years or older. Two singers selected each week to compete in karaoke contest finals which will begin on April 15 and run for 3 weeks. 18 singers total will compete in finals week 1. Those 18 will be narrowed down to 12 singers for finals week 2. Those 12 will be narrowed down to 6 singers for finals week 3. At the end of week 3 finals, 1 singer will win the Grand Prize of $500. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 774696-4845. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Grille 57, 57 Highland St. 508-798-2000 or grille57.com. Gohary-Hetu Quartet! 8:30 pm-2 am Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. No Cover.

>Wednesday 2 Brown Bag Concert: Harvard University Jazz Bands. In homage to famed pianist/composer Herbie Hancock, Harvard University Jazz Bands will perform music from Hancock’s early career and later years. The Monday Jazz Band is led by Don Braden--a legend in his own right. The Sunday Jazz Band is led by the highly accomplished Mark Olson. This is a do-not-miss music experience. Brown Bag Concerts begin at noon and admission is Free. Bring you lunch or buy one at the Hall while they last. Concerts are broadcast live at 90.5FM and on the web at wicn.org Free Admission. noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-7525608 or mechanicshall.org/tickets/brownbag.html. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC/LOCAL MUSICIANS’ SHOWCASE w/ BILL McCARTHY @ GUISEPPE’S. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at: OPENMCC@ VERIZON.NET. Free! 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or m.facebook.com/group s/209610855806788?ref=bookmark&__user=578549000. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 8 p.m.-midnight Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100. Wacky Wednesday Open mic Jam with Mark. Come down and sign up to jam with Mark. 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Karaoke. Come down to Jillian’s of Worcester for Karaoke every Wednesday night! Wednesdays at Jillian’s is also Ladies Night which means all ladies, eat and play for Free. Complementary tortilla chips with salsa, vegetable crudities, and chocolate fountain with fresh fruit! Ladies also play pool for Free and receive a $5 game card for the arcade! Free. 8:30-1:30 p.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Mister Smarta** Theater’s LIVE comedy take on a really terrible film. MOVIE - TBA. Mr. Smartass Theater is a live homage to the classic television program Mystery Science Theater 3000. A cheesy public domain film is projected onto the Lucky Dog’s lovely movie screen. Three of Worcester’s most notorious smart-alecs give the film a new soundtrack laced with puns, dirty jokes, sound effects, pop culture references, and even a few facts thrown in for good measure. So stick around and you just

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might learn something. Every show is unique, every show starts at 9:30, and it’s always Free to get in. Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ mrsmartasstheatre. Stu’s Speakeasy Sessions! Open Mic. 7 pm-2 am Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. LUCHA LIBRO Returns for Round 5! Downstairs at Ralph! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic. com/Index.htm. ArtsWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Fre. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org. Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org. Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu/dept/Library. Booklovers’ Gourmet, Musings from a Happy Wren, watercolor prints by Linda Dixon, Through March 29. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com/book. Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for galler. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Global Encounters in Early America, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 6. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/ departments/cantor/website. Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org. Dark World Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 179 Grafton St. darkworldgallery.com. EcoTarium, Animals Without Passports, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 4; Science + You, Through April 27. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special program. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org. Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/museum.html. Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or ﬁtchburgartmuseum.org. Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight. Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or ﬁtchburghistory.fsc.edu. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978456-3924 or fruitlands.org. Funky Stuff, 11am-7pm Tues-Sat. Bringing the funk to Worcester

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through Fine Art, Jewelry, Clothing, Furniture, Antiques, and Collectables. We support local art, and we think you should too! 97C Webster St., Worcester. 508-755-5463. Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepte. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-5985000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org. Museum of Russian Icons, Series of One Icon Exhibits, Through June 20; The Tsars’ Cabinet: 200 Years of Russian Decorative Arts Under the Romanovs, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, March 27 - May 24. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (59 and over) $5, Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 Free, Groups (any age) $. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org. Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 fre. 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, Abstract Show 2014: Call to Artists, Through March 27. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-4852580 or postroadartcenter.com. Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org. Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: fre. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com. SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com. The Sprinkler Factory, Closing Reception: Art & Photography by John Murphrey, Randy Shore & Ernest Stonebreaker, Saturday. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com. Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, Free to Members & Children

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under . 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org. Worcester Art Museum, Carina Nebula: Michael Benson, Through June 22; Works in Process: from Print to Proof, Through April 15; You are here, Through Aug. 31; Children’s Story time, Fridays, through March 28; Knights! Opening Party, Friday; Meditation in the Galleries, Fridays, through March 28; Families @ WAM Tour, Saturdays, through March 29; Knights! Renaissance Faire, Saturday; Knights! Community Day Renaissance Faire, Sunday; Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 28; Wednesday; Drawing Club, Wednesdays, April 2 - April 30; Garland Press Book Launch Party, Wednesday; U-student Wednesdays Free admission to WAM educational institutional members, Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - Dec. 31. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, Free for youth 17 and under. Free for all ﬁrst Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org. Worcester Center for Crafts, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31, 2015; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Worcester Treasures, Through Oct. 31. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org. Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-7991655 or worcpublib.org.

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Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Every Sunday Night in the Diner! - Sundays, Sunday, May 13 - Wednesday, December 31. Facebook: Ralphs Diner Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543 or facebook.com/ ralphs.diner. FRANK FOLEY’S COMEDY SAFARI - Saturdays. Free parking. Full menu before or during show. $20 Per Ticket. 8-9:45 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, 144 Commercial St. Call 774-4521131 or visit Frankfoleyscomedysafari.com. StageTime Comedy Club - Saturdays. StageTime Comedy Club has some of the area’s up and coming comedians. $10. 9-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. Call 508-826-8496 or visit stagetimecomedyclub.com. The Seafarer - Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29. The Seafarer is a 2006 play by Irish playwright Conor McPherson. It is set on Christmas Eve in Baldoyle, a coastal suburb north of Dublin city. The play centers on James “Sharky” Harkin, an alcoholic who has recently returned to live with his blind, aging brother, Richard

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Harkin. As Sharky attempts to stay off the bottle during the holidays, he contends with the hard-drinking, irascible Richard and his own haunted conscience, and an old mysterious visitor. $15/Adult, $13 Seniors. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Alternatives Whitin Mill Complex: GB and Lexi Singh Performance Center, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-272-0111. All Play and No Work - Thursday, March 27. A world premiere comedy by Matthew Cory. 7-9 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions. org/auditions.php. 2nd Annual Cabin Fever Comedy Night for Troops - Friday, March 28. A night of comedy to benefit local injured military, Veterans and their families. Last year’s event was a blast and sold out quickly, so get your tickets now! Appetizers and cash bar available. Get a drink downstairs at the Park Grille and Spirits before the show. 50/50 raffle during the show. Come on out and support your Nation’s men and women who have served your Nation so faithfully and need your assistance. $25. 8-10:30 p.m. Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape, Upstairs, 257 Park Ave., Millis. Call 508244-9950 or visit facebook.com/events/1384063121848389. Open Auditions for “Out of Order” by Ray Cooney Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30. Pasture Prime Players, Inc. is proud to announce open auditions for “Out of Order” by Ray Cooney and directed by Carole Hayes. Performances will be held June 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 & 15. When Richard Willey, a government junior minister, plans to spend the evening with Jane Worthington, one of the opposition’s typists, things go disastrously wrong in this hilarious Ray Cooney farce. There are roles for 6 men; 20s-60s and 4 women 20’s - 50’s. Auditions will be cold readings from the script. Sat., 1-3 p.m. Sun., 6-9 p.m.Charlton Arts and Activities Center, 4 Dresser Hill Road, Charlton. Call 508-764-1450. All Play and No Work - Sunday, March 30. A world premiere comedy by Matthew Cory. 2-4 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions. org/auditions.php. This Old Hat, Leading Ladies - Famous Women of American History - Tuesday, April 1. “This Old Hat, Leading Ladies” is Volume II in Connecticut Family Theatre’s ‘Famous Women of American History’ programs. Conceived of and written by Patty Carver, Leading Ladies is an original tour de force musical that features five noted American Women who were all the “first” to do something: Dolly Madison, Elizabeth Blackwell, Nellie Bly, and Belva Lockwood. Free. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle.

poetry >Tuesday 1 The WCPA Annual Poetry Contest: The Frank O’Hara Prize. No April Fool’s Joke here. The WCPA Annual Poetry Contest deadline is today. Contest is open to residents of Worcester County, or WCPA Members in good standing, or students or employees of

institutions within Worcester County. Entrants may submit no more than Three(3) poems in any form typed on 8 1/2 x 11 white bond paper. All poems must be in English and be the original work of the entrant and not previously published. First Prize $100, Second Prize $50, Third Prize $25 and Honorable Mentions as the Judge deems worthy. This year’s judge is BJ Ward. Winning poems will be published in the next edition of The Worcester Review and the winners will be announced in June 2014. A Winners’ Reading and Reception will be held in September 2014. All poems are seen by the judge, the WCPA does not pre-select poems. For the ﬁrst time we are accepting online submissions as well. For more information on these submissions visit our website worcestercountypoetry. org/2014 Poetry Contest/ Good Luck to You All! No entry fee for WCPA members in good standing, Non-members fee is $5. WCPA Headquarters- Vasa Hall, 1 Ekman St., Worcester, MA. 508-7974770 or worcestercountypoetry.org.

class/ workshop >Thursday 27 Homework Help featuring Tutor.com. The library is excited to introduce a new, Free resource, Tutor.com, which gives Free homework help from home from a live tutor. All you need is your tablet or personal computer! However, this is just one of the many resources for students the library offers. Stop by this workshop to learn more. Free. 4-5 p.m. Worcester Public Library Tatnuck Branch, 1083 Pleasant St. 508-799-8329. Blow Out Class w/ Salon Exquisite. 6-8 p.m. Crompton Collective, 138 Green St. 5087537303 or facebook.com/ events/659297304106369. Your Health - How to increase your overall health. Your health is more important than ever today and becoming MORE and MORE expensive! Find out how you can take a cost effective approach to your healthcare and feel better about your health and the expense of healthcare. Here at Healthsource of Auburn we take a overall approach to your health through many different natural ways including Diet, Physical well being. We have over 400 facilities in 43 states and have helped thousands of people get their health back along with Health wellness programs. $10 - All proceeds go towards our favorite charity. 6:30-7:30 p.m. HealthSource of Auburn, 19 Midstate Drive, Auburn. 508-832-5050.

>Friday 28 “Show Me A Story” Parent and Child Workshop with Author Emily K. Neuburger. Author Emily K. Neuburger will help you make storytelling props to use with your child! Please call to register, seating is limited. Free. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Worcester Family Partnership, 130 Leeds St. 508-799-3136 or wfcp. worcesterschools.org. Friday Night Fun with Glassblowing: Colorful Cups. Get a taste of the ancient of of glassblowing in this fun one night course.

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>Saturday 29 Anger Management. An opportunity to survey the underlying causes of anger and the effects of anger on our wellbeing and relationships. This session gives practical solutions for controlling anger, healing the wounds and learning to live in peace again. ADMISSION Free. All are welcome. Organized by Brahma Kumaris, Shrewsbury Free. 9:30-11 a.m. ATFS Center,, 433 South St., Shrewsbury. 978-577-5021. Healthy Lawns and Lawn Alternatives. Instructor: Betty Sanders How much lawn to do you use? Do you need? What can you do with the rest of your property? You can care for your lawn with minimal environmental impact without breaking the bank. Finally we examine lower maintenance alternatives to our lawns. Myths, rumors and lawn service industry propaganda debunked. Member: $15, Non-member: $25. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org. Make Your Own Decorative Flower Pot. Spring is coming, spring is coming! Why not prepare your garden, green your home or start your seedlings in a handmade flower pot. Using techniques that you are familiar with, and some that you might not be, we will make terracotta flowerpots that will be bisque fired, but not glazed. After class you can come back to find a pot that’s ready to get dirty! $59. 1-4 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-7538183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Raw Foods Non-Cooking Class - Mexican. Instructors: Paula Denoncourt and June House. Think a Raw Food Diet is just carrot sticks and celery? These raw food recipes will change your mind. Recipes may include everything from vegetarian sushi, raw tacos, raw lasagna, spaghetti, manicotti to Mexican chocolate chia pudding and much more. You will also learn the benefits of a Raw Food diet and how it can contribute to weight loss, more energy, improved mood, and resistance to illness. These classes will be hands on and will include recipes and handouts. Member: $30., Non-member: $45.. 2-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org. “Suffragists, Teetotalers, and Abolitionists: Social Reform in the Nineteenth Century.” In this workshop, participants will learn about the wide array of social reform movements that were so integral to nineteenth-century society with a special focus on temperance, abolition, and women’s rights. These three movements affected wide swaths of the American population, and while remaining distinct, often intersected in interesting ways. Thomas Augst, a current AAS-NEH long-term fellow, will join us for this workshop. He will discuss his latest work on temperance lecturer John B. Gough and how nineteenth-century mass media impacted reformers and their causes. Gough, one of the most famous reformers of the nineteenth century, first took the pledge in Worcester and later resided in Boylston. This workshop will also feature materials by and about Abby Kelley Foster. Foster, also a resident of Worcester, was an extremely influential figure in both the antislavery and women’s rights movements. She was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2011. The American Antiquarian Society holds a significant collection of Kelley’s correspondence and papers and these, along with a collection from the Worcester Historical Museum, have now been digitized. These materials are available through AAS’s digital image archive, GIGI, at gigi.mwa.org/res/sites/AKFoster. Thomas Augst is associate professor of English at New York University where he

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will take place in good weather. Member: $10, Non-member: $17. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-8696111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org.

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Taking Better Pictures With Your Digital Camera: A Beginner’s Class. Instructor: Steve McGrath. Are you still getting to know your digital camera and its features? Bring your camera and learn when and how to use its special features, such as program mode, manual mode, aperture priority and shutter priority. We’ll also cover basic composition and best use of light for different situations. Member: $60, Non-member: $75. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org. The Visual Journal with Ralph Masiello. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, Illustration, 1985), Ralph has illustrated for magazines, newspapers and books, created posters and prints, and shown his ﬁne art paintings in galleries throughout the world. Beginning with The Icky Bug Alphabet Book in 1986, Ralph has has become internationally known for the children’s books he’s written and illustrated. $125 Members $150 NonMembers. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-7934333 or worcesterart.org. Youth Gardening Program, grades K-2. Imagine planting your own garden - and eating it, too! Join us for this exciting, hands-on opportunity. Students plant, grow and harvest their own vegetables,herbs and ﬂowers. Cooking and crafts are favorite rainy day activities. Enjoy the natural beauty of Tower Hill Botanic Garden and get dirty, too! (Please note: no class on May 31) Member $170, Non-member $220. 9-10:30 a.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org.

The Art of Mindful Living. Instructor: Rebecca D’Onofrio. This 6 week series focuses on cultivating mindfulness-awareness practices that will help you to calm and stabilize your mind, wake up to your sense perceptions, and arrive in each moment presently and fully. This meditation series is open to beginners as well as seasoned practitioners. Member: $60., Non-member: $100.. 9-10:30 a.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-8696111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org.

>Sunday 30 Garden Design 101. Presenter: Kerry Mendez, Perennially Yours. Learn easy- to-implement steps for creating ever-blooming gardens that are also less maintenance. Topics include site assessment, plant selection, design principles, and more. Member: $15, Non-member: $25.. 1-2:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org. Learn the ancient tradion of henna. Learn the ancient tradition of henna body art. Class includes, history, how to mix your own henna paste, and plenty of henna to do several designs. email kelli@myhandsofhenna.com or text message to 978-855-2324 if interested. myhandsofhenna.com $40 pp $70 for two. 1-3 p.m. Terrapin Traders, 394 West Boylston St. 978-855-2324. Hellstrip Gardening. Presenter: Kerry Mendez, Perennially Yours. Discover some of best and beautiful plants for those tough to garden areas, including shade, slopes, poorly drained areas, and hot, baking sites. Member: $15, Non-member: $25.. 3-4:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org.

>Tuesday 1 Small Business Counseling. A SCORE counselor will be offering assistance to anyone thinking about or planning to start a business. The counselor will be in the library for three one hour sessions. You must register to make an appointment. Free. 5:308:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Third Floor Study Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655.

>Wednesday 2 Yoga by Nature. Instructor: Lynsey Smith. Experience the practice of yoga surrounded by the gardens of Tower Hill. Yoga by Nature classes place emphasis on the integration of breath and movement in a gentle to moderate flow. Member: $10, Nonmember: $17. 6-7:15 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org. Business Planning 12 week Course. The next step involves getting your business concept on the right track! In this second phase, you will: Determine the feasibility of your business concept“Work with other business owners and CWE experts to prepare a viable, fund-ready business plan Find options for financing your business and understand and organize your financial documents Learn how to market yourself and your business to target costumers Identify solutions to typical start-up problems and challenges Learn step-by-step how to start and operate your own business efficiently and effectively *Access to a computer and knowledge of MS Word and Excel is recommended. 650 scholarships available if qualify. 6-9 p.m. Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) Central Massachusetts, 2nd floor, 50 Elm St. 508-363-2300 or eventbrite.com/e/cwe-worcester-communityentrepreneur-program-phase-two-business-planning-12-weekstickets-10532169001.

>Friday 4 Yoga By Nature. Instructor: Lynsey Smith. For beginner and experienced yogis - practice gentle - to moderate yoga ﬂow. Classes

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lectures >Thursday 27 Courageous Conversation: Roland Martin: The Age of Obama in Post Racial America: Trayvon Martin. Roland Martin is an award-winning CNN chief political analyst who received the prestigious award of “Journalist of the Year in 2013” by the National Association of Black Journalists and the 2008 President’s Award for his work in multiple media platforms. His lecture will address the issues surrounding Trayvon Martin’s death and how it has awakened the inner consciousness of our American society. Free AND OPEN TO PUBLIC. For more information or to R.S.V.P. large groups, please email kannucci@worcester.edu or call 508-9298049. Free. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Worcester State University: Student Center, Blue Lounge, 486 Chandler St. “Technology, Memory, and the Narrative of the Self” presented by speculative fiction writer Ted Chiang. In the very near future, it will become practical to keep a video recording of every moment of your waking life. There’s an ongoing discussion about the etiquette of wearable computers like Google Glass, but there are also long-term implications of using such devices that are completely separate from questions of privacy. As we make greater use of computers to record our personal lives, science fiction writer Ted Chiang suggests our cognitive habits are likely to shift away from relying on our own recollection of events and toward consulting digital video. How will this affect our sense of ourselves? Will it change the way we understand our pasts? Free. 5-7 p.m. Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons, Clark University, 950 Main St. 508-793-7479. Abby Kelley Foster: The Unsung Hero of Abolition. A proponent of women’s rights and radical social reformer, Abby Kelley Foster, was also a staunch abolitionist and heavily active in the movement between the 1830s through the 1870s. She was fundraiser, lecturer and committee organizer for the influential American Anti-Slavery Society, where she worked closely with William Lloyd Garrison and other radicals. Join Dr. William Casey King for a discussion on Foster’s place in the larger national narrative of the nineteenth century social reform movements in

America. This lecture is part of a larger series called Abby Goes Digital to announce the newly digitized letters of Abbey Kelley Foster in the collections of the American Antiquarian Society and Worcester Historical Museum and is a partnership between American Antiquarian Society, Mechanics Hall, Worcester Historical Museum and the Worcester Women’s History Project. Free with Museum admission. 7-8 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, Fletcher Auditorium, 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278. Assumption College HumanArts/AIA lecture: Beth Alpert Nakhai “Rethinking Israelite Women: What Does Archaeology Teach Us? The Hebrew Bible is ﬁlled with stories about women, but no single story provides a complete picture of women’s lives - nor can any biblical woman be considered typical of all Israelite women. Archaeology provides an alternate resource, one that allows us to go beyond the Bible and examine day-to-day life in Iron Age Israel. It brings us into villages and homes, and shows us dishes and tools, shrines and ﬁgurines, workplaces and tombs. This presentation uses archaeological resources to explore the lives of Israelite women, helping us place the biblical narratives into their ancient setting. This event is sponsored by the Assumption College HUMANARTS series and The Archaeological Institute of American. Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Assumption College Kennedy Building, K112, Kennedy Building K 112, 500 Salisbury St. assumption.edu/humanarts.

>Saturday 29 Fruit for Worcester: Discussing Urban Orchard Potential. Worcester Tree Initiative has received many requests for fruit trees from individuals and groups in the past few years. With this meeting we are hoping to: 1. Understand the level of community interest in growing fruit trees in Worcester. 2. Identify possible locations in the city where small orchards could be established (220 fruit or nut trees). 3. Identify potential partners and stakeholders and their roles. 4. Determine most useful topics for skills building workshops (to be provided by Worcester Tree Initiative). 5. Discuss what kinds of fruit people want to grow. 6.Identify any other opportunities and challenges. Noon-2 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-752-1980.

>Wednesday 2 6th Annual Complementary & Integrative Therapies Expo & Lecture Series. Speak with local practitioners and receive personal complementary treatments to experience the therapies that are becoming increasingly integrated into modern medicine. Free. 3-6 p.m. UMass Medical School Faculty Conference Room, 55 Lake Ave. North. 508-856-8786. Global Encounters Symposium Opening Lectures. Opening lectures for the Global Encounters in Early America international symposium, “An Apostolate of Books: Jesuits, Their Publications and Their Travels through Asia and the Americas” presented by Jeremy Clarke, S.J., Boston College and the Australian Centre for China in the World, Canberra and “The Aesthetics of Tea” by Romita Ray, Syracuse University. Hogan Center 519, 4 -5 p.m., reception following at Cantor Art Gallery, 5:15- 6:15 p.m. No cost, open to the public. 4-5 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or college.holycross.edu/projects/globalencounters.

fairs/ festivals >Friday 28 Massachusetts Tattoo & Art Festival. Three days of live tattooing, open to the public or contact an artist off the website. Entertainment, sideshows and contests. Vendors for clothing and tattoo related items. $15/ day, $35/ weekend. Noon-6, noon-6 p.m., 4 p.m.10 p.m. Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, Exhibit hall, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. 508-835-6559 or matattoofestival.com.

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HOUSE FOR SALE Holden 340 Bailey Rd $259,900 3bd/2bth 1416 sqft 1.33 acre lot w/privacy. For sale by owner 978-549-4791 Home for Sale by Owner, Holden, MA 20 Boyden Road, circa 1840, 3 bed/2 bath, full basement, 2 car external garage and garden shed, fenced yard, Well on property. Located center of Town in Historic district. $149,000 owner will pay closing cost. Call 904430-3004 for further details. 904-430-3004 LAND FOR SALE Holden 65 Acres/35 Acres Buildable 1500 ft road frontage R-40 Zone 508-829-9585

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Senior Living... A Changing Lifestyle When you are five years old, and the prediction of 12” of snow is forecast, you are excited and wait with anticipation of sledding and canceled school. However, when you reach a more mature age, there is not excitement for a winter frolic; there are thoughts of shoveling and hoping your roof can bear the weight of 12” of snow. It is at this stage that active seniors begin thinking of down sizing, moving to warmer climates, or consider

a move to a Senior Community. Thoughts of a less stressful life, caused by home maintenance, are replaced with the desire to enjoy one’s free time. The search begins to understand the mechanics of an Active Adult Community; costs, amenities, and restrictions are just a few. Typical house inventory may contain a blend of housing styles that may be built by traditional methods, manufactured or within

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

Sterling $244,900 3br 1 bath cape. Sterling town beach, residents only is 2 miles, spacious 8 room cape with detached garage. Aberman Assoc. Inc Paula Savard 978-5374971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

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

4 br 2.5 bath colonial. Eat in kitchen with breakfast bar, atrium door to deck area. Formal dining formal living with crown molding, mellow hardwood floors. easy access to Rt 2 at exit 20 2 1/2 ceramic tile bathrooms, laundry on first floor. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com

Lunenburg $229,900 3 br 1 bath Cape. Large eat in kitchen with gas fireplace. Spacious living room with working fireplace. Two bedrooms (one up and one on main floor). Additional room upstairs used as a third bedroom and living room currently used as a fourth bedroom. Beautiful level lot, partially wooded. Storage room on back side of two car garage. Room sizes are approximate. Aberman Assoc Inc Yasmin Loft 978-537-4971 x 61

Bellingham $255,000 2 br 1 bath bungalow. This home is a the end of a cul de sac adjacent to Turbesi Park, no traffic nice woods behind the house. The bathroom was completely renovated from floor to ceiling with new plumbing, the house has an updated electric wiring, the attick is big enough for a master bedroom, it already has electic wiring. New Dining room, flooring, hardwood and rugs. Aberman Assoc. Inc Mark Gerber 978-537-4971 x 63

Sterling $234,900 4 br 1 bath multi-level. Stately front to back multi level split with gable facade. Title V for 4 bedrooms. Ideal is 2 bedrooms main level. Upper level 2 room master suite. Family room with wood stove. One family owned. Permit for garden stand transferable. Easy highway access to 140,62 and I 190. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Sterling $399,900 4 bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths, 2 car attached garage, walkout basement with two overhead doors for boat or hobby. 1/2 mile from town beach at Lake Waushacum. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com

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Every housing decision involves complex factors; but moving to an adult community involves several unique decisions. An SRES designated agent can help sort through these and other factors when deciding your next home. Submitted by Jo-Ann Szymczak CRS, GRI, SRES, ASP cell: 774-230-5044 and Diane Luong CBR, SRES, MBA cell: 774239-2937. Both Realtors with RE/MAX Advantage I, 179 Shrewsbury St. Worcester, MA

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AUTOMOTIVE AUTO/MOTORCYCLE 1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $15,000.00 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell 2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207289-9362 OR 207-450-1492.

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2000 Ford F150 Flareside Pickup Showroom condition inside and out. 100K miles. All power, needs nothing. $8500.00 Call 978-466-6043 AUTO/VAN 2002 Kia Sedona 160K miles. Moon roof, AC, power front seat. Runs well. $2,500.00. 978-400-6232

1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Sedan. 79k miles. Grey exterior and interior. $6500.00 or B/O 774-242-2370 badday1123@gmail.com 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3500.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777

2000 Mercury Sable Wagon. 131K miles. Exc. cond. inside & out. Asking $2,200.00 Call Kathy 978-728-4702

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24 ft Light Weight 2004 Terry Dakota Travel Trailer Sleeps 7, bunk beds & full bed, 16ft awning, A/C, Central heat, microwave & 3 burner stove. Dual powered fridge/freezer. Loads of storage, outdoor shower. 2 batteries, travel septic. Like new. $8,500.00 508-579-6622

Utility Trailer. Made from a 1970 Chevy short bed pickup body. $225.00 Call Larry 508-886-6082 Rutland MA.

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

Utility Trailer 5’ X 8’. Floor, sides and gate are 3/4" pt. Removable fold down gate in rear. $1400 invested, asking $800 firm. Can be seen in Holden. 508-791-6444

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Utility Trailer, Heavy Duty 15" wheels, with removable sides. 6’X 8’. Located in Sutton, MA $650.00 774-287-0777

Wheelchair Lift for Handicap Van Excellent condition. Can demonstrate. $1600.00 or B/O 978-840-2662

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Travis Simpkins

STEVEN KING

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Unlike in the Night At The Museum movies, the objects at the Worcester Art Museum do not come to life after the last light flicks off. But for Travis Simpkins, they don’t need to; they’re easier to sketch when they’re standing still. A fulltime illustrator and portraitist by trade, Simpkins divides his time between his studio and the Worcester Art Museum working as a security guard. Steeped in the finest art in the city, Simpkins draws what he sees and has created more than 100 detailed pencil sketches from the museum’s collection, from Peruvian portrait vessels to marble statues and more recently Batman’s armor. Tell us about your job at the Worcester Art Museum. I’ve been associated with the museum, I’ve had one job or another for 16 years. I started off as a teacher’s assistant in the education wing and then I became a part-time guard then later on became a full-time guard. During all that time here I’ve also been a professional artist since 1999. There were two years where I worked as a restoration assistant. For 16 years I’ve had one job or another.

While keeping watch over galleries and collections you photograph and sketch. You chronicle changes in the museum’s interior design and new acquisitions. Why? Art, for me, in many ways is just a series of connections. Doing a portrait is a connection between people; landscape is a connection with nature. Stuff in a museum is still a connection but it’s a connection with other artists, a connection with history. There is something very humbling about looking at a sculpted face that was there 2,000 years ago and will be there long after I’m gone. It ties into a long artistic tradition that I’m just one link in the chain.

What was the genesis of “Then and Now”? I would see all these old pictures in the museum; this place has changed so much over the years. I’d look at the photos; I have a very good memory and I’d keep the photo in my mind as I walked around

the museum. I would spot the familiar corner, recognize it as being something that was there but has changed drastically, then look back at the old photos and figure out where it was taken and for a reference, a visual standpoint, I would do side-by-side comparisons. I send out emails with the photo comparisons, they’re sent to mostly museum staff but there are some other people on the list. More and more people started to like them and asked that I email when I had new photos and the list grew from there. The emails go out once a week, every Monday. Usually it’s two photos and one sketch. If I feel compelled to add more I will.

Have there been changes at the museum that you haven’t documented? I’ve been holding off on changes in the second Hiatt because of the “Knights” exhibit hasn’t opened yet. I have some photos that I’ve been saving. That’s the area that’s seen the most change. Up until recently that space has changed two or three times a year. It’s an L-shaped room, there are only so many changes you can make but some of them have been pretty drastic. The Steven Salisbury Hall has changed drastically from what it was before. It was kind of a memorial to the Salisburys; now there’s this blue color and a knight on horseback.

Your love and dedication to the museum is evident. Do you use your artistic abilities outside of the museum? I have two full-time jobs, one here and the other as a full-time artist. I’m an illustrator and a portraitist. I do illustrations for album covers; mostly it’s private commissions for portraiture. Especially with the Internet, it’s a worldwide market. I don’t do much local. It seems like the demand for my work is from the Midwest, some in Europe.

How many sketches have you done over the course of your career? Maybe a hundred or so.

Do you have plans for them? The sketches I do here are just for myself. In some ways it’s like meditation, you stand there and feel that connection. The only person besides me that would spend that much time with a piece of artwork would be a curator or a conservator. When you spend an hour or two looking at something

you really get to know it. I like that connection.

What’s your favorite piece housed in the museum? I’d say it’s more of a collection of objects, it’s not necessarily my favorite gallery but my favorite collection of objects is the pre-Columbian assortment. I find the culture very interesting. They’re Mayan and Aztec ceramics, portrait vessels, carved figures and a lot of crazy looking animals. With my work I deal in likeness all the time and with stuff like that it frees me up a little, I can get a little wild.

Tell us about some of your favorite shows that have passed trough the museum over the years. The biggest production I’ve seen is the Antioch show in 2000, 2001, that was pretty impressive. In 1998 they had an Alphonse Mucha show and I think that was my favorite. That big show about Mucha, that was really incredible. -Steven King, Writer and Photographer MARCH 27, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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