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Social media another tool for police departments Walter Bird Jr.

ne of these things is not like the others: guns, radar, police cruisers, Facebook. The first three, of course, are recognizable parts of a Police Department’s arsenal when it comes to fighting crime and keeping communities safe. Don’t look now, but Facebook and other social medial formats, such as Twitter, are fast becoming valuable assets to police. From posting routine messages to the public, such as road closings, to getting the word out on a bank robbery suspect, police departments, to varying degrees, are coming to rely on social media as a key communication tool. Among area police departments, Worcester is at the forefront in using popular platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The Department’s Facebook page had 19,759 “likes” as of earlier this week. On Twitter, more than 10,000 users follow @WorcesterPD. Grafton also uses both forums, although to a lesser degree, having just started using Facebook and Twitter in September 2013. As of Monday, March 32, the Department had garnered 1,058 followers on Twitter and 1,240 Facebook “likes.” The

West Boylston Police Department started using Facebook about six months ago and has more than 1,050 likes. The Millbury Police Department does not have a fully-dedicated Facebook page and is not on Twitter, although the town has an account. Auburn police opened a Twitter account about six months ago (just under 600 followers), but does not have a Facebook page. Most of the departments agree social media is a potential ally in connecting with the public, but there are cautions to be heeded as well. While the immediacy of social media has drawn police departments such as Worcester’s to consider it more and more as part of community outreach, it also makes it ripe for abuse. So far, however, those that have started using social media say there have been no real problems. The Worcester Police Department uses Facebook and Twitter for largely informational purposes, but just last week took the first step toward a broader use of social media as an interactive platform with the public. The Department held a question and answer session on both Facebook and Twitter regarding the implementation of its

ShotSpotter technology, which is being used in certain areas of the city to pinpoint the source of gun shots. For about an hour one day last week, a communications specialist joined Capt. Paul Saucier to entertain questions and comments about the new system. According to Police Chief Gary Gemme, there were 99 posts and 40 questions during the forum. He says 9,520 people viewed the forum in progress on Facebook, while 30 people on Twitter either posted Tweets of their own or re-Tweeted comments. “It was really a good day, a good forum,” Gemme says. “It was an opportunity for the public to ask questions.” Expanding the use of social media to more intimately correspond with the public was “on the drawing board a while,” the chief says. He says the Department wanted to pick a topic that would generate a decent amount of attention. ShotSpotter seemed the right conversation to initiate via an online question and answer forum. “I think we hit a home run in using social media in reaching out to a segment of the community that is not always easy to reach,” Gemme says, acknowledging the Department

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Kristin Boudreau, head of the Department of Humanities and Arts at WPI, and a scholar of American literature, has been awarded the Paris Fletcher Distinguished Professorship in the Humanities and Arts. +1

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{ citydesk } Internal Affairs (Bureau of Professional Standards) discussing with the public their rights and responsibilities when it comes to dealing with police. Another could be a quarterly general community forum with the chief and his deputies. “How we look at it,” Gemme says, “is we’re trying to do anything we can to break down barriers, to have a better relationship with the community.” Of course, not every police department has the resources of one in a city the size of Worcester. With two individuals dedicated to public and community affairs, Worcester is in a position many surrounding departments are not. Some area police chiefs also worry about possible abuse of social media platforms. “I don’t really see any drawbacks,” Auburn Police Chief Andrew Sluckis Jr. says of the type of online forum recently held in Worcester. “It’s an interesting concept, because it would allow members of the public to ask questions they normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to do.” But, he adds, social media is not something his department has the staff to dedicate to on a regular basis. Worcester communications department, on the other hand, regularly uploads press releases and other information to Facebook. “It takes time and you really need somebody that oversees it on a daily basis,”

Sluckis says. “I was afraid if someone posted a question and whoever was monitoring the account was on vacation or unavailable. If the question was something important, the person might think the issues was being looked into, when in reality it would have been looked into if they had just called.” Grafton Police Chief Normand Crepeau Jr. says he was concerned about online users potentially making disparaging remarks via sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Still, in the six or so months since taking the plunge into social media, Crepeau says, “It’s been working well.” Like Auburn, his department is not equipped to monitor the sites 24/7. In Grafton’s case, the other issue is demand. Crepeau says what might draw visitors to a police department’s Facebook or Twitter page in one community, may not do the same elsewhere. “You’d be surprised some of the issues people are interested in,” Crepeau says. “Our biggest audience [on Facebook] so far was a photo of eight deer in the middle of the road. We had 5,000 views on that one. Some of the more important issues? Maybe 1,000 views.” Social media as an interactive tool to deal with the public is, he admits, “the way of the future” for police departments. “Actually,” Crepeau says, “the future’s now. It’s just a matter of keeping up with what’s out there.”

And being able to monitor the sites. Like some of his colleagues in neighboring towns, West Boylston Police Chief Dennis Minnich says manpower is the issue when it comes to how frequently social media can be used and to what extent. “I think social media has a place in policing,” he says. “The hissie with my department, even with Facebook, is we don’t have someone who can update it on a regular bases. When we can, we put things out on Facebook. We have two officers who do it when they have time to do it. If I had someone I could assign on a regular basis, I would use it more.” Like many other things in life, however, both police and the public should proceed with caution when it comes to social media, Minnich says. “Think, from my side of it, we could be talking about a topic, any topic, and somebody could jump in and say something pretty harsh,” he says. “Many years ago it was guns, booze and wine that would get you in trouble. Now you have to add social media to the list.” Have a story tip or idea? Call Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 322, or email him at wbird@ worcestermagazine.com. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @walterbirdjr and catch Walter with Paul Westcott every Thursday morning at 8:35 on radio station WTAG 580AM for all things Worcester!

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BUSTED NOT SO NEIGHBORLY: Police brought two men into custody Saturday, March 29 after investigating a reported breaking and entering at 50 Franklin St. Officers went to the building around 9:30 p.m., where a man told them someone had forced entry into his apartment and taken a 62-inch flat screen TV, a disk player, tools and a GPS. After receiving a call around 11:44 p.m. from security personnel at 50 Franklin St. regarding the break. Officers met with security and the victim again and were told that evidence belonging to the STEVEN KING victim was seen outside a neighboring apartment. Officers knocked on the door, and while standing in the doorway speaking to the person who lived there they noticed items inside the apartment matching those that had been allegedly taken from the victim’s apartment. After the resident allowed police to enter the apartment, officers found two other men hiding inside. Norgie Merced, 35, 128 Austin St. and Michael Rinaldo, 40, 50 Franklin St. were arrested and charged with receiving stolen property over $250. The items were returned to the owner. IT HAPPENED IN THREES: Police arrested three men on drug charges during an investigation into street-level drug dealing Thursday, March 27. According to police, members of the Vice Squad pulled a vehicle over on Spurr Street. The driver, 27-yearold Victor Diaz, was in possession of 21 knotted bags of heroin. Executing a search warrant for his apartment at 6 Mott St., officers found 23-year-old Neftali Cruz and 19-year-old Jan Carlos River-Maldonado inside. They discovered 71 knotted bags of heroin weighing approximately 30 grams. Officers also seized $999 cash and paperwork. Diaz was charged with trafficking in heroin, 14-27 grams; possession of a Class A substance with intent to manufacture; distribution of a Class A substance; and conspiracy to violate controlled substance laws. Cruz, 157 Chandler St., Apt. 2, and Rivera-Maldonado, 6 Mott St., Apt. 1, were each charged with trafficking in heroin, 1427 grams; possession of a Class A substance with intent to distribute; and conspiracy to violate the controlled substance laws.

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Tree group hopes effort bears fruit Walter Bird Jr.

ities are often referred to as concrete jungles, a maze of streets and buildings. Across the country, however, some are working hard to change the landscape. Think fruit trees and tree orchards and you have an idea of what some communities see as a way to grow and provide healthy food, while at the same time enjoying all the other benefits of trees – shade, beauty, privacy and air quality to name a few. As more attention turns to sustainability in all forms, however, more and more cities and towns are making food sustainability a focus. In Massachusetts, Worcester has to be considered among the leaders of that effort. Community gardens are being promoted and the city’s signature Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) makes nutrition and food choices a focal point. Inner-city stores have been helped and encouraged to make more healthy foods available, with vegetables and other produce trucked in from area farms and added to shelves in hopes of encouraging folks to ditch the Lays’ potato chips and chocolate in favor of an apple or tomato. One of the more recent steps being taken in trying to ensure the right foods are available for all is the consideration of urban orchards for Worcester. Specifically, the Worcester Tree Initiative (WTI), which has its hands in a number of undertakings around the city, has received a number of requests to plant fruit trees around the city. The WTI partnered with Lutheran Social Services/New Lands Farm, Worcester Common Ground and the Regional Environmental Council (REC) in hosting a forum to gauge public interest in not only launching a tree orchard, but maintaining it. “Realizing that we’re getting a lot of requests, we thought it made sense to get people together to figure out the interest in fruit trees,” WTI Director Peggy Middaugh says. Part of the intent was to make sure folks knew just what goes into properly maintaining a fruit tree and orchard. “It’s different than gardening. It takes a lot of care. You’re maintaining trees a couple years before you get the real product of fruit.” The idea would be to plant several varieties, with about two to 20 trees in an orchard. Middaugh says the crop could include apples, pears, cherries, plums and more. With that, she says, must come an organized plan on just how the fruit will be harvested, not to mention cleaning up the fruit that will fall to the ground long before it has matured.

“One of the questions going in [to the forum held last week] was, ‘Is there an interest in doing this?’ The answer was overwhelmingly yes,” Middaugh says. “People had lot of ideas about harvesting fruit trees, including the fruit trees that are out there now.” There are, she says, a number of fruit

“We want to have the residents of Worcester understand the importance of trees in their lives,” Middaugh says. Neighborhoods like those along Burncoat Street found out the hard way several years back when the city was ravaged by the Asian longhorned beetle. More than 30,000 trees were taken down around the area as a

“We want to have the residents of Worcester understand the importance of trees in their lives.” -Peggy Middaugh, director of Worcester Tree Initiative

trees scattered throughout the city, on both public and private property. The WTI will add to the number on Arbor Day, Friday, April 25, when it plants five fruit trees in Dodge Park. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is assisting that effort. Several cities and communities around the country have planted tree orchards, including Springfield, where the organization ReGreen Springfield has partnered with businesses, educational institutions, community organizations and government agencies to plant new trees. The city held its first of two Tree Care Workshops in January, a meeting that included an effort to recruit and train volunteer “Orchard Tenders” to care for the city’s two new fruit tree orchards. On the West Coast, Community Orchard of West Seattle (COWS) started its 2014 growing season last month. COWS grows food that is distributed to volunteers, neighbors and local food security programs. On a large scale, Community Orchard in Fort Dodge, Iowa provides fruit, lunches, a maze and other attractions aimed at encouraging healthy eating. Philadelphia has its Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP), a community effort that offers assistance in the design of orchards as well as plant materials and training in how to care for an orchard. In Worcester, the fruit tree effort is an extension of WTI’s overall mission to promote the benefits of urban trees, with a five-year goal of planting 30,000 new trees in the city.

result of the devastating damage caused by the beetles. The WTI started in 2009 under US Congressman Jim McGovern and then-Lt. Gov. Tim Murray. “When you’ve lived around trees all the time, you take for granted all the benefits they provide,” Middaugh says. “The fruit stuff was kind of an aside. When people asked for fruit trees, we figured, why not?” Middaugh says the hope is to support the effort to launch fruit tree orchards through grants from organizations such as the Alliance for Community Trees (ACTrees) provided via its Community Groves program. The WTI is in the process of applying for a grant there, she says. The city is a willing partner in the effort to plant more trees and establish tree orchards, according to Assistant Parks Commissioner Rob Antonelli, so long as the locations are deemed viable and there are plans in place to maintain them and keep them clean. “For example,” Antonelli says, “Elm Park is probably not the best location. We’re continuing to seek out locations where this would be a good fit.

It’s not different than an orchard anywhere else. As a tree begins to mature, fruit begins to drop. It is very hard for me to manage [the cleanup and maintenance effort] with the staff I have.” “We want to be partners in this program, but it just has to be in the right place. It is no different than our philosophy on trees in general. Right tree, right location.” That said, Antonelli believes the effort can bear fruit with the proper planning. “I feel like it’s definitely a viable option as long as we get the partners all put together that are going to make this thing work. We look forward to [the WTI] being a frontrunner when it comes to looking at things differently and making things better in the city of Worcester.” For more information about the WTI, visit www.treeworcester.org. Have a story tip or idea? Call Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 322, or email him at wbird@worcestermagazine.com. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @walterbirdjr and catch Walter with Paul Westcott every Thursday morning at 8:35 on radio station WTAG 580AM for all things Worcester!

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SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND â&#x20AC;Ś NEIGHBORHOOD: Things are not quite so Godly in the vicinity of Christ Jubilee International Ministries at 5 Elmwood St. Some neighbors are hopping mad â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and have been for some time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; over what they say is incessant noise and a blatant disregard by the church for the rest of the neighborhood. They complain that resident-only parking spaces are being taken up and that the congregation has grown to numbers that the church was not meant for. Several Elmwood Street residents brought their concerns to the City Council earlier this week. No one from the church was there, but a representative of the church, Momolu Bongay had ďŹ led a request to amend the current resident-only parking on the street to allow parking on Sundays, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., for visitors to the church. Elaine Baskin of Pleasant Street is among the critics, saying the issues at the church have been a problem for years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no concern for neighbors,â&#x20AC;? Baskin says. The matter will be taken up by the councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TrafďŹ c & Parking Committee, but councilors are already calling for action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This issue has been going on for years,â&#x20AC;? At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to really let these folks know how hard I understand it must be to live in a situation like that.â&#x20AC;? Still, Toomey and Atlarge Councilor Konnie Lukes both raised freedom of religion as an issue, with Lukes asking the city to determine just what lines can be crossed when dealing with the church.

TAXED TO THE MAX? In a press release this week, the Coalition for Accurate Worcester Assessment on Real Estate (AWARE) notes that, for ďŹ scal 2014, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s percentage of tax-exempt properties went up in value by 11 percent. In ďŹ scal 2014, 31 percent of Worcesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s properties were tax exempt, while 69 percent were taxable. The way AWARE sees it, the issue is one of fairness, noting that while some tax-exempt entities contribute so-called PILOT (Payment In Lieu Of Taxes) payments, it does not come close to making up for what the city loses in tax revenue. PILOTs also are not mandatory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Worcester is primarily dependent on property tax revenues to fund the delivery of services [police and ďŹ re protection, emergency medical services and maintenance of roads and sidewalks],â&#x20AC;? AWARE says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These entities enjoy the same level of service the rest of the residents of city enjoy. PILOT contributions would help offset some of these costs and ease the strain on local budgets â&#x20AC;Ś Some institution are currently making PILOT contributions, but as the number of non-taxable entities increase in the city, additional revenue should be voluntarily provided by entities that are not making any payments.â&#x20AC;? THE FIELD EXPANDS: Given that the state representativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat in the 17th Worcester District is opening up after being occupied for 30 years by John Binienda, it should be no surprise that the potential ďŹ eld of candidates continues to grow. Leicester Selectman Doug Belanger and Worcesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Moses Dixon, currently an aide to 15th Worcester District state Rep. Mary Keefe, have pulled papers, as has another Leicesterite, Michael Harper. Former Worcester At-Large Councilor Mike Germain also has nomination papers in hands. All would run as Democrats. A potential Republican challenger is also emerging. Kate Campanale, who like Balanger and Harper hails from Leicester, pulled papers in Boston last month. A Republican since â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was 18,â&#x20AC;? the 28-year-old Campanale says she will stage a former kick-off May 5. AUGUST OR BUST: You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fault â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em for

trying. Councilors Gary Rosen and Sarai Rivera had an order on this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s council agenda to renegotiate City Manager Ed Augustus Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nine-month contract. Rosen ended up ďŹ ling it. Augustus, of course, had already said last week that he will indeed return to his job at the College of the Holy Cross when his contract expires. The order just gave Rosen and Rivera a chance to say publicly that they liked the job Augustus was doing and that they thought he would be a good permanent manager. Rosen was especially emphatic, taking a shot at some of the media and public questions about Augustusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; integrity and character. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is a man of his word. He has character and integrity,â&#x20AC;? Rosen says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just discover character and integrity a couple days ago, like some people think.â&#x20AC;?

SOMETHING NEW (AND OLD): City Hall says goodbye to another employee Friday, April 4 when communications specialist Amanda Riik works her last day. She is heading back to where she came from, rejoining Veterans Inc., where she will serve as senior manager of communications and events. Riik joined the City Hall team last June.

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ane Raabis was at Mile 25.7 when blasts ripped through the heart of Boston on April 15, 2013. Raabis was one half-mile away from completing the Boston Marathon; the then 56-year-old Worcester Public Schools science teacher had trained all winter long, and despite her athletic physique and a 30-year history as a runner, the preparation had been grueling. But Raabis was buoyed

by the unconditional support of her friends and family, and her dream of completing the marathon would soon be realized – or at least, she thought so, only moments before the explosions that changed the race forever. Chaos reigned as Raabis tried to absorb what was taking place, even as her body absorbed the shock of being abruptly halted after 4:09 hours of running. Somewhere out there was her husband, waiting to cheer her past the finish line. Panic subsided only a fraction once they located one another, but the already-drained runner now faced walking out of the city, since access to cars parked in garages near the bomb site was denied. Grief, outrage and deep disappointment followed, as Raabis, along with the rest of the world, watched the unthinkable unfold.

Raabis wasn’t running simply as a personal challenge. The driving force behind her commitment to cross that finish line was the nonprofit organization called Tenacity, Inc. a tennis and reading program begun in Boston back in 1999. Since its inception the program has branched out to include Worcester, and currently serves over 500 students here in a summer program. The organization’s aim is to “ improve the scholastic, character and physical development of urban youth,” through tennis instruction, academic support and emphasis on life skills. Raabis ran last April as a member of the Tenacity Marathon Charity Team, with a goal of raising $5,000. “I was running for a higher purpose,” says North High’s Science Department Chair. “Supporting at-risk youth. It’s the demographic I’ve been teaching in my

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classroom for the past 21 years.” Raising money for Tenacity became the push she needed to face the cold, raw training runs required of a serious marathoner. According to Raabis, the program helps stem summer learning loss, while keeping kids ages 6-16 active and safe. Currently, Tenacity serves Worcester in three locations: Newton Square, Clark University, and Crompton Park, with plans to add more sites in the coming years. The program introduces tennis to city kids who might never have a chance to hold a racket in their hands otherwise, and keeps the academic juices flowing by offering 30 minutes of daily reading curriculum. 30 minutes of fitness activities, along with story time, silent reading and two hours of daily tennis instruction round out the day. Raabis shares her enthusiasm for the program with Tenacity Board member Caroline Lane and Ellen Barry, member of the Tenacity/Worcester Advisory Committee. All three women work tirelessly to promote the organization, and believe sincerely in its benefits physically, academically and socially. ‘Tennis is a polite person’s game,” says Barry. “Kids will shake hands and exhibit good manners. It promotes self-esteem, and self- control.” On April 21, 2014, the sinewy Raabis will once again set her sights on that famous yellow line. Runners who were stopped before crossing last year have been invited back, and among those accepting the invitation is Jane Raabis, one year older, but no less determined. This year, she again hopes to pull in $5,000 for Tenacity and the kids it serves. Jane Raabis was never surprised by Boston’s rock-solid response to the bombings. She says Boston really is and always has been strong. When asked if she’s apprehensive about running the race again after the trauma of last year’s attacks, she replies: “I’m not at all fearful of returning to the marathon route. In fact, I feel grateful to have the opportunity to run again.” Only this time, she’ll drive out of the city. Contributions can be made at www.razoo. com/story/Tenacity-Runraabis-2014

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‘MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING’ AT FSU Fitchburg State University Communications Media and Industrial Technology departments present the Shakespeare play “Much Ado about Nothing,” from Tuesday-Sunday, April 8-13 at the Wallace Theater for the Performing Arts. The play highlights both comedy and more serious topics, such as honor and shame. Kelly Morgan, FSU faculty member and director of the play, says his adaptation features twists that are not in the original work. Admission is free; donations will be accepted at the door. Catch a live performance of “Much Ado about Nothing” when it’s presented Tuesday-Wednesday, April 8-9 at 6 p.m.; ThursdaySaturday, April 10-12 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m. at the Wallace Theater for the Performing Arts, McKay Complex, 67 Rindge Rd., Fitchburg.

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BIG dreams, tiny house COURTESY OF DAVE ST. GERMAIN

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On a late March day, as winter melts into spring, to get to Ian Anderson’s dream house, you’ve got to trek over muddy paths and the remains of winter’s snow, through hillsides and country ﬁelds, cross a stone wall and endure being serenaded by a running brook surrounded by pine trees and rhododendron bushes. A coffee percolator and French press in the window beckons you inside, where containers of Mexican Altura Jaltenango coffee and Russian Caravan Tea from Grace Rare Tea — plus Walt’s Swarmbustin’ Honey — serve as the makings of a warm drink as the heat from the morning’s wood stove fillings greet you. Surveying this small, but instantly cozy space, you realize it has everything someone looking to escape the rush and noise of the city would need. Right: Dave St. Germain And the whole place is only 100 square feet. Below: Brad Allain STEVEN KING

Less Is More

Inspired by the Tiny House Movement, a growing number of people nationwide who have rejected the idea of bigger is better to its fullest extreme — building or purchasing homes that have the bare minimum of what is needed to live a comfortable life — Anderson has spent the past ﬁ ve plus years constructing a house that would contain everything – but not one item more – a person would need to live comfortable. According to The Tiny Life website (thetinylife.com), one of dozens that have popped up to promote the movement, it serves as “a resource for those seeking information on tiny living which encompasses simple living, tiny houses, and environmentally responsible lifestyles.” A typical tiny house runs 100-400 square feet, as opposed to the average American home which runs 2,600 square feet. The Tiny House Movement covers a lot of territory and almost every homebuilder approaches their project from a different perspective, be it a desire to live off the grid and practice environmentalism in as pure a lifestyle as possible, to live within one’s own means without accumulating the high debt and stress a huge home encourages, to recycle as much discarded materials as possible and to practice the teachings of Thoreau and fully engage the spirit of DIY

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{ coverstory } and individualism, amongst them. While many people draw up their own plans and gather the parts for their future home on their own, two companies serve as the main provider of materials and support for those specifically looking to build a tiny home. The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company in Sonoma, Calif. offers both readymade and do-it-yourself homes and the book “Tiny Houses: Simple Shelter” by Whole Earth Catalog guru Lloyd Kahn, which the company calls the “Tiny Homes Bible.” Acknowledging the high amount of housing foreclosures and failed mortgages that have struck the country in recent years, its ad notes, making the case for building a tiny home, “Today in America, 1 in 5 homeowners owe more money than what their home is worth.” The Four Lights Tiny House Company of Cotati, Calif. sells the sketches of building plans for compact furnishings (as well as provides the estimated cost of the materials) — including a kitchenette ($800), washroom ($1,600-$1,700), Tansu storage steps ($130), Ofuro tub for a washroom or kitchen ($190) and an “exploding table” ($50). The plans are the work of Jay Shafer, the company’s president, an early champion of the tiny house movement and author of “The Small House Book” — aka “The book that inspired a movement.”

The heart of the tiny house community is its shared stories and experiences on how each member approached building their home, the trials and tribulations they endured, the challenges in finding a place to “park” their home (a good amount of tiny houses are built on trailers, which avoids having to meet the strict codes that go along with foundation-based homes) and the new life experiences and discoveries one gets when their main entertainment comes from surrounding nature and wildlife, as opposed to being constantly barraged by sights and sounds generated by electronic gadgetry. “It keeps things simpler — my goals were to have a place to be able to hang out, read a book, cook food, sleep,” says Anderson, who started dreaming about his tiny house during his senior year at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), developing his ideas for its construction on CAD software. After graduating in May 2008, he attended a two-week workshop on post and beam — or timber grain — building, where he learned the basics on how to build timber grain houses. When he returned to Worcester, he found work as a timber graver in Hardwick, and began collecting potential materials for construction. Anderson started work on his tiny house in December 2008. For the next year, he slowly put together the outline of the house inside

The Firehouse, off of Belmont Street, where he shared living space with friends. “I was starting to accumulate the skills and the stuff to do it,” he tells. “I’d find a window here, or a door there, and before I knew it, I had started piling up parts for this house.” He ordered the timber for the frame and once the house was weather-tight, with the help of friends and volunteers, it was carefully loaded onto a flatbed trailer. Then came the great uncertainly of what would happen when it came time to take a sharp turn onto the steep incline of Belmont Street.

“That was a terrifying moment for me, seeing it, perched that way,” Anderson remembers. “I had visions of that thing tipping over on the first turn — but we made it.” For a year, he lived in the partially unfinished house on the city’s West Side, with the knowledge whatever essentials he needed were easily accessible in the adjoining house. It was then moved to a new location off of Webster Street, where work on the house took a backseat to a demand for Anderson’s continued on page 15

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Dave St. Germainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tiny house, in Northwest Worcester County, was built after he attended a tiny house building workshop and St. Germain was frusterated after being forced to vacat his apartment in Somerville in the summer of 2012.

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{ coverstory } year to pay your debt or pay your mortgage,” he says. “I’d rather have a tiny house and work less and not have tons of materialistic goods that are useless and have and spend more time with my loved ones and friends.” Allain has never owned a credit card. “I’m paying this whole house off in cash,” he says, adding that he has spent the past year and a half methodically buying materials little by little. “It’s come to a point now where I have everything. I just have to put it together like a puzzle.” While many in the tiny house movement like to utilize recycled materials when possible, almost everything that will go into Allain’s house has been purchased brand new. Not only does he intend for it to serve as his home for an extended period of time, he also sees it as a long-term investment. “If I live in it for five years, I can resell it for a decent profit easier than if I used reclaimed materials and recycled goods,” he says. His checklist of ordered parts includes a skylight, windows, bamboo flooring, standup shower unit and a composting toilet made for marine use with sailboats. “The house is going to be made to be off-grid, so it runs off propane and solar,” Allain says. “The electricity is going to be solar and the cook top, hot water heater, fireplace and the refrigerator will run off the propane.” His uncle, a local contractor who runs his own business and has been building houses for 35 years, will help him build the house, along with family and friends. He expects to finish by mid-summer. Its foundation will be a brand new flatbed trailer, rated for 10,000 pounds. It follows his ideology that for his situation, new is best. “The foundation of your house is the trailer. I don’t want to use something that could be damaged or the axel may be broke. I need the reliability of new items, and that’s where I differ from a lot of people who build tiny houses.” Allain earned a bachelor’s degree in mountain recreation management from Lyndon State College in Vermont; having a home on a trailer will allow him to move easily from job to job. “Within the field of adventure recreation, it’s very seasonal,” he says. “I’ll go where my job takes me. If I’m a whitewater rafting guy half the year and the other half I’m at a ski resort, I’ll be happy with that and just move my house with me. It’s great to have that freedom.” As he plans to build the house outside, he hopes to build its exterior as fast and as water tight as possible, then work inside at a slower pace. “In terms of interior fabrication, it’ll take a little bit longer than normal, because it’s not a cookie cutter home; the shelving, the cabinets, the doors — everything — it’s all custom-made.”

Small Solution Allain sees the tiny house

movement as something that can help solve some of the housing and economic struggles many Americans are facing these days. He sees it as being appealing to a wide variety of people from elderly folks on fi xed incomes or whose Social Security income isn’t enough, to recent college graduates who’ve amassed a lot of debt and who might not be able to fi nd a job in a tough economy, to people in tough fi nancial straights who can’t afford a mortgage or whose house has been foreclosed on or someone in the middle of a divorce. Homeless advocates are also looking to tiny houses to provide affordable housing for their clients. The Austin, Texas-based Mobile Loaves & Fishes social outreach ministry hopes to break ground on its proposed Community First! Village of tiny houses that would provide housing for 200 homeless residents later this year. New York’s Rochester Greenovation is working on a prototype tiny house that would utilize “reusable construction and demolition waste items, freight packaging and other easily discarded material.” Smaller projects have already taken off in Madison, Wisc.; Olympia, Wash.; and Portland, Ore. Up until now, media attention to the tiny house movement has been more of a curiosity, with owners appearing on cable talk shows or episodes of home building programs and one-off newspaper features. That may change when “a major network TV show” is scheduled to begin airing a reality show based around life in a tiny house in July on a yet-unnamed channel (its producer is currently signed to secrecy).

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Dave St. Germain, who currently lives in a tiny house in Northwest Worcester County, decided to build his own home after being frustrated at being forced to move out of his apartment in Somerville in the summer of 2012. “I basically refused to look for another apartment and new roommates,” he says. “I felt like I needed to re-evaluate what ‘home’ means to me.”

That included studying the things that go into making a house a home that many people take for granted — including its architecture, size and craftsmanship. “In order to clear the slate and try to understand what I had been missing, I decided to build my own house,” St. Germain says. Because he had no idea where he wanted to settle down — and if he even wanted to do so permanently, after exploring his housing options, St. Germain found that the size and cost of building a tiny, mobile house was his most practical and manageable option. Having never built anything in the past, he attended a tiny house building workshop, which gave him the confidence he needed to comfortably start preparing to build a home of his own. In searching for a workplace to construct the home, he met Anderson, which led to him finding temporary accommodations in Worcester. “Worcester was a great place to build the house because there were so many knowledgeable people, resources and hardware stores nearby,” St. Germain says. Needing an immediate place to live, he bought most of his construction materials new, supplementing them with items from the Habitat for Humanity’s Worcester ReStore. The construction process took nine months, though, he says, “in reality, construction is never done.” The end result is beautiful, looking like a cozy ski resort chalet, with a compact kitchen, outlined with ceramic tiles and a beautiful view of open land. One end of the loft holds an upstairs bed, the other, storage space. He found his current location, the second for his tiny house, by postering flyers with the hope someone with extra space in their yard or on their farmland would respond. “I learned that it’s very difficult to find that sort of space in Massachusetts, probably because

people aren’t used to the idea, and because towns generally make living in tiny houses illegal or discouraged,” he says. St. Germain hopes growing interest in the tiny house movement will lead to demand for legislation that would encourage their wider use as housing options. “I think that zoning regulations should allow for alternative, or at least smaller, living arrangements.” While St. Germain’s home was built on wheels, it’s less mobile than a camper. “I can’t just move it whenever I want,” he says. The best thing about living in his tiny 135-square-foot house, St. Germain says, is the fact he made it with his own hands. ”I wanted to get in touch with the meaning of home, and what better way to do that than by diving into every facet of the process?” St. Germain says. “I was living in the house before it had a roof, so it has grown around me over the past year and a half, for better or worse.” He’s certainly gotten the education he wanted on what goes into a home. “The worst thing about living in my house is having to solve every aspect that I had previously taken for granted in a home — running water, electricity, bathroom, heat, water leaks, ventilation. There’s always some new challenge to engineer or sacrifice.” He has had to learn to live without the little things — like having ice cream whenever he would like because he doesn’t have enough solar power to run a refrigerator, let alone a freezer. “But ultimately, I don’t look at those challenges as being onerous — they’re just different,” St. Germain says. “I believe that people are very resilient and get used to pretty much anything — such as living in a 135-square-foot house without a lot of the conveniences of most typical homes.” And you can’t beat the view.

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Worcester’s VegFest 2014 Britney Smith

On Sunday, April 5, Worcester’s VegFest returns with more than 100 presenters, including bestselling authors, a champion athlete and – always popular – food vendors. The event has grown in popularity and size over its five-year history, so much so that this year it will be held at Worcester’s largest arena, the DCU Center, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Worcester VegFest is made possible by the contribution of time and effort from the local organization VegWorcester, which prides itself in being a “not-for-profit, community organization that advocates vegetarian living to the population of Central Massachusetts.” VegWorcester organizes events and awareness on topics that include the environmental impact of meat production, animal rights and veganism. Its aim is to “create a more peaceful world by encouraging people to think twice about the suffering inherent in eating animals.” Last year’s VegFest, which was held at the Worcester Airport, drew in thousands of guests and hosted big name presenters, including Annie & Dan Shannon, bloggers and authors of “Betty Goes Vegan” cookbook, Paul Shapiro, vice president of Farm Animal Protection for the Humane Society of the United States, and Founder of Compassion Over Killing; Terry Hope

Romero, author of several popular vegan cookbooks including “Vegan Eats World,” “Veganomicon,” “Viva Vegan” and “Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World” and Rich Roll, ultra-endurance vegan athlete and plant-based nutrition wellness advocate. The 2014 VegFest welcomes new faces, like Victoria Moran, an obesity survivor and bestselling author of 11 books that include: “Creating a Charmed Life” and “The Love-Powered Diet.” She is also a certified holistic health counselor. All featured at this year’s event will be Erica Meier, a graduate of Clark University and executive director for Compassion Over Killing since 2005. Meier’s long list of accomplishments include ending the egg industry’s use of the term “Animal Care Certified” and successfully persuading BOCA foods to stop using eggs in their food products, which include veggie burgers, chik’n and other faux meats. A walking example of a healthy vegan lifestyle will be Robert Cheeke, a two-time natural bodybuilding champion, who is considered one of VegNews Magazine’s Most Influential Vegan Athletes. Cheeke is the author of the bestselling book “Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness – The Complete Guide to Building Your Body on a Plant-Based Diet.” “We try to have a good diversity of exhibitors,” says Greg Opperman, treasurer for VegWorcester, whose responsibilities for VegFest include promotion, logistics and accounting. With more than 100 exhibitors and around 30

to 40 volunteers, securing the venue and hosting nationallyknown speakers, “It’s a lot of work,” Opperman admits. But having grown as it has over the years, the event has become a staple in the Central Mass. community. According to Opperman and apparent at previous VegFests, the restaurant and bakery areas, which this year will include Belmont Vegetarian Restaurant, Vegan Treats from Philadelphia and a vegan ice cream truck, among others, are the most popular of the event. In addition to food vendors, VegFest will also showcase exhibitors who make t-shirts, sell vegan cosmetics and other nonprofit organizations, such as Compassion Over Killing (COK) and the Humane Society. “We try to have a good mix between the nonprofit, the food and the vegan businesses,” Opperman says. For those unfamiliar with a vegan lifestyle, Worcester’s VegFest is still a great place to bring the family. “Judging from our survey, a lot of people come who are not actually vegan or vegetarian,” Opperman says. “It’s just a great event with family activities; kid activities and the speakers are always engaging. It’s a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon and is one of the best cultural events that goes on in Worcester, in my opinion.” Attend Worcester VegFest 2014 on Sunday, April 6 at the DCU Center, 50 Foster St., from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit worcestervegfest.com.

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Turkuaz brings their big sound to Electric Haze Jeremy Shulkin

Brooklyn-based band Turkuaz (pronounced “Tur-kwas”) was one of those happy accidents. Initially just a fun funk/disco project between guitarist and vocalist Dave Brandwein and bassist Taylor Shell while the two studied at the Berklee School of Music in 2008, a friend ended up submitting their demos to the school’s label, Heavy Rotation Records, who asked the band to play their annual showcase. “Of course, we didn’t have a band yet,” Brandwein laughs. In fact, they hardly had a name – the name Turkuaz comes from the store across from their apartment. It would be an understatement to say the band has come a long way. In the nearly six years since their 2008 demos “leaked,” Turkuaz has fleshed out its membership (five of the band’s nine members played in that first showcase concert six years ago), refined their sound and become road warriors, with a goal of playing 180 shows this year. The band’s sense of style – usually featuring matching jumpsuits, jackets and bowties or other coordinated looks – has remained consistent since the beginning, however. Turkuaz’s tour has them coming to Worcester’s Electric 18 W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M • A P R I L 3 , 2 0 1 4

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Haze in support of their third studio album “Future 86,” an 11-song effort in which the band name-checks Parliament/ Funkadelic, Talking Heads, Rick James and other classic funk, soul and R&B artists. “This album, in some ways, was really made as we were becoming much more of a live band,” Brandwein says. “We’ve become tighter,” he adds. “It definitely does have a different sound.” Part of that different sound comes from many members’ love of classic rock. Despite the band’s funk leanings (and arrangements), Brandwein says, “A lot of us in the band really come from a classic rock kind of background,” which has transferred to “Future 86.” Turkuaz may be familiar to Worcester music fans. The band played at former music mainstay Tammany Hall and has already played Electric Haze once before. (Actually, the band was slated to play the venue’s original opening night before the date was pushed back.) “The New England area is where we kind of started seeing success,” Brandwein says. According to Brandwein, the band’s live show is best described as “really, really fun music that doesn’t take itself too seriously.” But what other way is there to describe a funk band in matching outfits that started off as just two guys goofing around? Turkuaz will play a CD release party on Saturday, April 12 at Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. in Worcester. The event is 21+. For more info about the band, visit turkuazband.com.

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Wes Anderson’s room service Jim Keogh

A friend of mine once said that Wes Anderson’s films are an acquired taste, like broccoli. I’m not entirely convinced that’s true. I think the pro-Anderson/ anti-Anderson camps are pretty well established (like Woody Allen’s were a generation earlier), and the cross-over between the two is negligible. One doesn’t typically come around to the Anderson world view — mannered, quirky, just this side of precious — unless one is predisposed to want to visit his universe, if only as an interested observer. That said, even those who enjoy Anderson’s eccentric concoctions find themselves at odds over which of his movies work and which don’t. For instance, I’m a “Rushmore,” “The Royal Tennenbaums” and “Moonrise Kingdom” guy, but I found more entertainment value in the Worcester city manager listening sessions that I did in “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou” or “The Darjeeling Limited.” I’m adding “The Grand Budapest Hotel” onto my “good” Wes Anderson list, for several reasons, not the least is Ralph Fiennes’ insanely goofy performance as the concierge of the lavish hotel located high in the mountains of the fictional Eastern European nation of Zubrowka. Fiennes funny? Who knew? The vast majority of his career has been marked by suffering, both given and received, from “Schindler’s List” to “The Invisible Woman.” This is not Mr. Giggles; this is Voldemort, for Christ’s sake. Ah, but Fiennes knows he’s in a Wes Anderson movie, and with that comes the great responsibility to be as silly as your conscience will allow. His character, M. Gustave, is hopelessly vain, terribly fussy and absolutely discriminating about his love life — he beds only wealthy elderly women. One of them, 84-year-old Madame D. (Tilda Swinton) has died under suspicious

circumstances, and left Gustave a valuable painting that her greedy family, including a pair of homicidal sons Dimitri and Jopling (Adrien Brody and Willem Dafoe), will do anything to retrieve, even frame Gustave for her murder. “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is told as a story-inside-a-story from the perspective the hotel’s lobby boy, Zero (played in his youth by Tony Revolori and in old age by F. Murray Abraham), who joins the staff in 1932 and quickly earns Gustave’s trust. Much of the film has the feel of a children’s tale reconstructed from memory with the kind of whimsical flourishes and improbable twists that get embellished over time. The language is a delightful mix of formal rhetoric spiced with some perfectly timed cursing. And nobody even attempts to put on an accent that’s outside their comfort zone — Harvey Keitel is pure Brooklyn, Fiennes all England, and the fact that they share a jail cell somehow conforms to Andersonian logic. Aside from “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” this is Anderson’s most cartoonish movie, the aim to be as broadly comic as possible. The most thoughtful character is F. Murray Abraham’s Zero, who recalls not only his great adventures but also his first love, a kind-hearted baker named Amanda (Saoirse Ronan), whose beauty is marred by a Mexico-shaped birthmark on her right cheek. It is the adult Zero’s nostalgiatinged memory — foggy as it may be — that produces the only warmth in this screwball epic. Anderson enlists his regular roster of players for cameos of varying consequence. Edward Norton as a military officer and Swinton get to have some meaty fun. Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Bob Balaban as fellow concierges, on the other hand, have blink-and-you’ll-miss-them roles. (Though the notion of a secret society of hotel concierges is pretty funny in itself.) “The Grand Budapest Hotel” skips around in time from 1985, to 1968, to 1932 when the bulk of the plot takes place. In its later years the faded hotel is an “enchanted old ruin,” well past its glory days, yet still very much worth visiting.

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Sick of genetically modified, waxy cucumbers? Of oversized, tasteless strawberries? Of hormone-injected meat products? Then think about trying a CSA this summer and fall…because nothing beats homegrown, local and fresh.

What is a CSA? CSA is an acronym for Community Supported Agriculture. This means that consumers can purchase a crop “share” from local farms that offer a CSA program. For an upfront sum, shareholders receive a boxed selection of fruits and vegetables each week from June-October. CSAs are not restricted to produce, and in fact, many offer fresh meats, cheeses, flowers and more. Julie Rawson of Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Mass. has describes CSA as a way to “directly connect consumers and farmers.” Massachusetts isn’t necessarily known for its agribusiness and it doesn’t churn out enough produce, grain or meat to compete with agricultural powerhouse states like California, Iowa or Texas. That does not mean, however, that Massachusetts doesn’t farm, doesn’t know how to farm or doesn’t farm well. In fact, the 2007 USDA Census of Agriculture found that the state’s farm population (7,691 at the time of the census) was on the rise, with nearly 89.5 percent of those farms being considered “family-owned farms.” Within New England, Massachusetts is ranked number one for “direct sales of farm products to consumers.” Astoundingly, Worcester County ranks fourth among all counties in the US for value of direct sales of agricultural products to consumers, according to the 2007 Census. A lifeline that allows direct sales of farm-fresh produce and animal products to consumers are the CSA programs that are cropping up

in many Central and Western Massachusetts counties. For Rawson, turning to a CSA was a way to “have a consistent market for all our produce.” The CSA enables local farms to ensure minimal waste while raising a wide range of fruits, vegetables, animals, herbs and flowers. It also allows consumers access to a direct supply of the freshest, most environmentally and health consciously grown products in Central Massachusetts. “We do the best we can to give folks the best we have,” says Rawson, whose farm is certified organic as a result of environmental and health concerns. Though Amanda Barker of the Nuestro Huerto community farm (which translates to “our garden”) originally intended for the urban garden to grow crops that would be donated to local organizations and residents, the CSA approach has taken off. The garden aims to serve “as a community asset that offers equitable access to healthy produce, educational opportunities and an environment that fosters a diverse, open and intergenerational community.” And Nuestro Huerto is not alone in its goal to offer a farm-to-table approach to local consumers. The farm-to-table approach of the CSA often fosters healthy eating habits and allows shareholders to consume products that are free of media buzzwords like “chemical pesticides” and “genetic engineering.” It also encourages shareholders to sample fruits and vegetables they might not have ever thought to buy while shopping at the grocery store. Unusual produce like kohlrabi, green onions, garlic scapes, beets and pak-choi (Chinese cabbage) are often components of summer CSA boxes. Rawson’s favorite? Beets. They are great in “soups, stews, salad, juices and they are fantastic for the liver,” she says. Many CSA farms offer recipes on their websites and Stillman’s Farm in Lunenberg even has a CSA (The Stillman’s Farm Chef CSA by PerfectBite) where whole meals (10 meals/ week for small shares, 20 meals/week for large shares) are prepared by personal chef Jen Rogers of PerfectBite using Stillman’s fruits, vegetables, meats and eggs.

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Local Farms MANY HANDS ORGANIC FARM Barre, Mass., mhof.net Many Hands has been a certified organic farm focusing on biological agricultural practices since 1987. In addition to 2 tillable acres for fruit and vegetable growth and 100 fruit trees, the Many Hands CSA also raises 500 meat birds, 13 pigs and two meat calves on its surrounding pastures. Large shares equal to about 8 pounds a week, while medium shares are around 4.5 pounds. NUESTRO HUERTO Worcester, Mass., nuestrohuerto.org Amanda Barker, with the help of a few friends, started this volunteer-run community farm, adjacent to the South Worcester Industrial Park, five years ago. Since its inception in 2009, Nuestro Huerto has grown to a quarter acre of raised garden beds and sells produce to CSA shareholders, farmers’ markets and restaurants from June-October. PINEO FAMILY FARM Sterling, Mass., pineofamilyfarm.com The Pineo Family Farm, run by Michael and Amy Pineo and their children, consists of 150 acres of land, 5 of which are dedicated to growing produce. The sprawling property includes 120 acres of managed forest, 20 acres for hay production, a sawmill, a barn, a farm stand and the family home. With a targeted growing season of 20 weeks, an array of vegetables from corn to collard greens is available. NEW LANDS FARM Sutton and West Springfield, Mass., lssne.org/newlandsfarm Launched in 2008 as a way for refugees to stay connected with cultural traditions and to create agricultural opportunities, New Lands Farm offers a CSA

program and allows recent refugees to grow produce for their families and for retail. The New Lands growing season lasts from June 17-October 14 and members can pick up their weekly shares in Worcester, Sutton or West Springﬁeld. THE NOURSE FARM Westborough, Mass., oldenoursefarmgourmet.com Three generations of the Nourse family work industriously throughout the year to ensure fresh products are available to consumers both online and through the Old Nourse Farm Retail Store. With 15 acres of berries, 25 acres of corn and other vegetables, and even a peach orchard, the Nourse Farm CSA allows shareholders to visit their farm market each week and pick their produce from carts located at the back of the store (each item is assigned a point value). Family, two person, and individual shares are available. STILLMAN’S FARM Lunenburg, Mass., stillmansfarm.com Stillman’s Farm, like most farms in Central Massachusetts, is a family-run operation that functions out of two locations – the greenhouse and retail business are located in Lunenburg, while most of the farm’s vegetable production takes place in New Braintree. Over 30 years ago, Glenn Stillman started the farm and since then the business has expanded with two of his children, Kate and Curtis, running agriculture endeavors of their own. Stillman’s produce is pesticide-free and conscientiously grown. The farm offers a weekly produce CSA from June-October, a winter CSA with ﬁve deliveries from October-February and a 6-12 month meat CSA with monthly deliveries of varying meats.

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300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (R) Blackstone Thurs: 7:30, 9:55, Fri-Wed: 12:15 a.m.

Cinemagic Thurs: 4:45, 9:40 Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:25, 4:25 Westborough Thurs: 1:45, 4:25 Worcester North Thurs: 1:55, 4:50, Fri-Wed: 3:15, 9:20

AMERICAN HUSTLE (R) Elm Thurs: 7:30 Holy Cross Wed: 3, 8 Worcester North Thurs: 6:25 BAD WORDS (R) Blackstone Thurs: 12, 12:20, 2:50, 5:15, 7:50, 10:05, Fri-Wed: 12:50, 3:05, 5:20, 7:40, 9:55 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:55, 4:35, 7:40, 10:10, Fri-Wed: 1:20, 4:30, 7:15, 10:25 Worcester North Thurs-Wed: 1, 3:20, 5:30, 7:50, (10:05 Fri-Wed only)

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 8:30, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 1, 3, 4, 4:30, 6:15, 7:15, 7:45, 10:30, 10:45, 12:10 a.m. Cinemagic Thurs: 8, Fri: 11:30, 2:30, 6:45, 9:40 Solomon Pond Thurs: 8:20, Fri-Wed: 11:50, 12:40, 1:30, 3:10, 4:40, 6:30, 7:20, 8:10, 9:40 Westborough Thurs: 8, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 3:40, 7, 10:10 Worcester North Thurs: 8:30, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 12:45, 4, 4:15, 7:15, 7:30, 10:30

CAPTAIN AMERICAN: THE WINTER SOLDER 3D (PG-13) Blackstone (reserved seating) Thurs: 8, Fri-Wed: 12, 3:30, 6:45, 10 Blackstone Thurs: 9, Fri-Wed: 1:30, 5, 8:15, 11:15 Cinemagic: 12, 4, 7, 9:50 Solomon Pond Thurs: 8, Fri-Wed: 11:30, 12:20, 1:10, 3:40, 4:10, 6, 7, 7:50, 9:10, 10:10 Westborough Thurs: 8, Fri-Wed: 1, 4:10, 7:30, 10:40 Worcester North Thurs: 8, Fri-Wed: 12, 12:15, 3:30, 3:45, 6:45, 7, 10, 10:15

FROZEN (PG) Elm Sat: 2, 4:15, Sun: 2:30, 5 GOD’S NOT DEAD (PG) Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 11:20, 1:50, 4:30, 7, 9:30

Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:45, 3:55, 7:05, 9:45, Fri-Wed: 12:55, 4:05, 7:25, 10:15 Westborough Thurs: 1:25, 4:10, 7, 9:45, FriWed: 12:55, 4, 7:25, 10:05 Worcester North Thurs-Wed: 1:05, 4:20, 7:05, (9:45 Fri-Wed only)

JINN (PG-13) Westborough Fri-Wed: 1:05, 4:15, 7:35, 10:15 LONE SURVIVOR (R) Elm Fri, Sat: 7, 9:30, Sun, Tues, Wed: 7:30 Strand Fri-Sun, Tues, Wed: 7 MAIN TERA HERO (NR) Westborough Fri-Wed: 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10 MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 11:35, 1:55, 4:30, Fri-Wed: 12:05, 2:30, 4:50, 7:25

Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 11:30, 2, 4:20, (7 FriWed only)

Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:40, 3:35, 6:55, 10:20, Fri-Wed: 11:35, 2, 4:45, 7:35, 10 Westborough Thurs: 1:20, 4:35, 7:25, 10:15, Fri-Wed: 12:35, 4:40, 7:05, 10:20 Worcester North Thurs: 12, 2:20, 4:55, 7:20, FriWed: 12:05, 2:20, 4:55, 7:20, 9:40 MUPPETS MOST WANTED (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 11:25, 11:55, 2:05, 2:35, 4:40, 5:10, 7:20, 10, Fri-Wed: 11:15, 1:50, 4:25, 6:35, 9:15 Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 11:45, 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:30, 1:10, 3:30, 4:15, 6:40, 7:15, 9:25, 10:05, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 3:50, 6:55, 9:35 Westborough Thurs: 1, 3:55, 6:40, 9:55, FriWed: 12:50, 3:55, 7:10, 9:45 Worcester North Thurs: 1:10, 1:40, 4:10, 4:35, 6:55, Fri-Wed: 1:10, 4:10, 6:55, 9:55

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NEED FOR SPEED 3D (PG-13) Cinemagic Thurs: 11:20 a.m. NOAH (PG-13) Blackstone (reserved seating) Thurs: 12:30, 3:45, Fri-Wed: 12:40, 3:45, 6:50, 9:50 Blackstone Thurs: 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 1:10, 4:15, 7:20, 10:20 Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 12, 3, 6:30, 9:30 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:20, 12:50, 1:20, 3:20, 3:50, 4:30, 6:30, 7, 8, 9:30, 10, Fri-Wed: 11:40, 12:45, 3:30, 4:20, 6:40, 7:40, 9:50 Westborough Thurs: 1, 1:30, 3:50, 4:20, 7, 7:10, 9:25, 9:50, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 1, 3:35, 4:05, 6:45, 7:15, 9:50 Worcester North Thurs: 12:45, 1:15, 3:45, 4:15, 7, 7:30

Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:30, 4:10, 7:25, 9:50, FriWed: 11:45, 2:10, 4:35, 7:30, 9:55 Worcester North Thurs: 12:30, 3, 5:10, 7:40, FriWed: 12:35, 3, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10 THE GREAT BEAUTY (NR) Clark Thursday, Sat: 7:30, Sun: 1, 3:40 THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (PG-13) Holy Cross Fri, Sat: 7

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ROWDY (NR) Westborough Fri-Wed: 9:25 SABOTAGE (R) Blackstone Thurs: 1:30, 4:20, 7:40, 10:25, FriWed: 1:45, 4:20, 7:05, 9:35, 12:05 a.m.

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Blackstone Valley Cinema de Lux 70 Worcester/Providence Turnpike, Millbury 800-315-4000 Cinema 320 at Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center 950 Main St.; Cinemagic, 100 Charlton Rd., Sturbridge 508-347-3609 Elm Draught House Cinema, 35 Elm St., Millbury 508-865-2850 Holy Cross Seelos Theater, 1 College St. 508-793-2455 Regal Solomon Pond Stadium 591 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 508-229-8871 Regal Westborough Stadium 231 Turnpike Rd., Westborough 508-366-6257 Showcase Worcester North, 135 Brooks St. 508-852-2944 The Strand Theatre, 58 High St., Clinton 978-365-5500 Worcester Public Library (WPL) Saxe Room, 3 Salem Sq.

Adv. Tix on Sale RIO 2 Adv. Tix on Sale TRANSCENDENCE CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER [CC,DV] (PG-13) No Passes Fri. - Sun.(1150 1240 130 310) 440 630 720 810 940 Mon. - Thu.(1230 130 340) 440 700 800 1000 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLIDER 3D [CC,DV] (PG-13) No Passes Fri. - Sun.(1130 1220 110 340) 410 600 700 750 910 1010 Mon. - Thu.(1200 100 310) 410 630 730 930 NOAH [CC,DV] (PG-13) No Passes Fri.(1140 1245 330) 420 640 740 950 Sat.(1225 330) 640 740 950 Sun.(1140 1245 330) 420 640 740 950 NOAH [CC,DV] (PG-13) Mon. - Wed.(1210 1245 325) 425 640 740 950 Thu.(1210 1245 325) 425 640 950 SABOTAGE [CC,DV] (R) Fri. - Sun.(100) 400 710 945 Mon. - Wed.(1240) 400 710 1010 Thu.(1240 PM) 400 PM 710 PM GOD'S NOT DEAD (PG) Fri. - Thu.(1255) 405 725 1015 DIVERGENT [CC,DV] (PG-13) Fri. - Sun.(1205 320 355) 705 930 1005 Mon. - Thu.(1205 105 320) 415 705 745 1005 MUPPETS MOST WANTED [CC,DV] (PG) Fri.(1230 350) 655 935 Sat. - Sun.(350 PM) 655 PM 935 PM Mon. - Thu.(1220 350) 655 935 BAD WORDS [CC,DV] (R) Fri. - Sun.(120) 430 715 1025 Mon. - Wed.(120) 430 715 1020 Thu.(120 PM) 430 PM THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL [CC,DV] (R) Fri. - Sun.(1145 210) 435 730 955 Mon. - Thu.(110) 420 720 955 MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN [CC,DV] (PG) Fri. - Sun.(1135 200) 445 735 1000 Mon. - Wed.(1235 330) 645 940 Thu.(1235 PM 330 PM) LEGO [CC,DV] (PG) Fri. - Sun.(315 PM) Mon. - Tue.(1250 355) 705 945 Wed. - Thu.(1250 PM 355 PM) MET OPERA: LA BOHEME ENCORE (NR) Wed.630 PM RIO 2 3D [CC,DV] THURSDAY (G) No Passes Thu.800 PM 1020 PM RIO 2 [CC,DV] - THURSDAY (G) No Passes Thu.810 PM 1030 PM MET OPERA: LA BOHEME (NR) Sat.1255 PM OCULUS [CC] THURSDAY (R) Thu.1015 PM DRAFT DAY [CC,DV] THURSDAY (PG-13) Thu.800 PM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE CHEERLEADING Thu.730 PM EVENT (NR)

MAIN TERA HERO (NR) Fri. - Thu.(1245 350) 655 1000 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLIDER 3D [CC,DV] (PG-13) No Passes Fri. - Thu.(100 310) 410 730 940 1040 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER [CC,DV] (PG-13) No Passes Fri. - Thu.(1230 130 340) 630 700 1010 ROWDY (NR)

Fri. - Thu.925 PM

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Fri. - Thu.(105) 415 735 1015

NOAH [CC,DV] (PG-13) No Passes Fri. - Sun.(1230 100 335) 405 645 715 950 NOAH [CC,DV] (PG-13) Mon. - Thu.(1230 100 335) 405 645 715 950 SABOTAGE [CC,DV] (R) Fri. - Thu.720 PM 1000 PM GOD'S NOT DEAD (PG) Fri. - Thu.(1255) 400 725 1005 MUPPETS MOST WANTED [CC,DV] (PG) Fri. - Thu.(1250 355) 710 945 DIVERGENT [CC,DV] (PG-13) Fri. - Thu.(1240 345) 650 955 MR. PEABODY AND SHERMAN [CC,DV] (PG) Fri. - Thu.(1235) 440 705 1020 LEGO [CC,DV] (PG)

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Barbers Crossing Roadhouse

FOOD ★★★ AMBIENCE ★1/2 SERVICE ★★★ VALUE ★★★ 861 Main St., Leicester • 508-892-7575 • barberscrossingrestaurant.com

Homemade cookin’ for a reasonable price Michael Brazell

Mainstays of Central Massachusetts for decades have been the Barbers Crossing restaurants, with one location in Sterling and another in Leicester, Mass. About five minutes west from the Worcester/Leicester town line is Barbers Crossing Roadhouse sitting right on Route 9 near Becker College – 861 Main St. to be exact. The restaurant has been a local favorite for Leicester diners and still features the same friendly hospitality and pub grub that Worcester restaurant-goers have expected from the local chain for years. Dining on a Sunday evening, Emily and I drove the 10 minutes or so from Worcester’s

West Side out to Leicester, arriving just after 5 p.m. The parking lot was mostly bare and we were surprised to be just one of a few groups in the restaurant. We were seated immediately and our server greeted us with a bowl of fresh, salty popcorn, taking our drink orders. Though the restaurant does have a number of special cocktails – like the mouthpuckering Granny Smith Martini and specialty house margaritas – we were disappointed by the sparse beer and wine list, lacking in both categories. Nevertheless, our server brought us our drinks quickly and we put in for a couple of appetizers. Emily started off with an order of “New York style” buffalo wings, which seemingly did not share any characteristics with New York, but nevertheless, the boneless strips were tender and juicy, with a mild buffalo sauce being complemented by cool bleu cheese dressing on the side. I started off with a bowl of chili, a large crock that was served along with a few handfuls of crunchy tortilla chips. This spicy meat and bean chili was topped with a layer of mozzarella cheese, served piping hot, and was the perfect respite from the dreary, drizzly, cold March weather that we left at the door. Our entrees arrived some time after finishing the appetizers. Emily went for one of the evening’s specials, the lobster quesadillas ($11), a fresh take on the

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traditional. A semi-circle of quesadillas dripped with gooey cheese, as tomatoes and green onions held together small, but tasty, chunks of lobster – all held together between two toasted, crunchy flatbreads. I struggled to decide between Barbers Crossings’ house meatloaf or the Maple Stuffed Pork Chop, but was convinced of the pork chop by our server. This large pork chop arrived on the bone, riding atop a maple-sausage stuffing, stuffed with cornmeal. Beneath all of the items was an eighth of an inch thick slurry of homemade maple gravy, with onions and diced apples layered on top. While the chop itself was a bit dry in some places, the cornmeal, sweet maple gravy and sausage stuffing was really delicious – if not a little

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on the sweet side. To round out the meal was a side plate of steamed vegetables that helped bring some semblance of moderation to this decadent and delicious dish. While we were pleased with our entrees, the aesthetic of the restaurant could use a little updating. Two dining rooms packed with booths are divided by a bar, with a beer can and tap handle theme dominating most of the restaurant, a tinge of irony given the sparse draught beer offerings on the menu. Walls are decorated with kitsch bar cliches, as whiskey and guinness signs sit next to caricatures of oversized decorative fish. While the interior could use some updating, each booth is nicely adorned with decorations from various towns around Central Massachusetts accompanied by a short history of the town – who knew that Charlton, incorporated in 1873, was originally part of Oxford? Not us … until visiting Barbers Crossing! Despite lacking in ambiance, Barbers Crossing is still serving up fine homemade meals at very reasonable prices. Service was somewhat slow during our visit, but our server was attentive and friendly, offering suggestions when we couldn’t decide on our orders. If you are passing through Leicester and looking for a good meal, Barbers Crossing Roadhouse should not be on the bottom of your list of restaurants to try.

Espress Yourself Coffee Bottoms up coffee lovers!

2 Richmond Ave., Worcester 508-755-3300

Elle Durkin FOOD ★1/2 his week I got a true European café experience when I opted for Espress Yourself Coffee, located at the intersection AMBIENCE ★★★★★ of Richmond Ave. and Pleasant Street, housed in the old Coffee Kingdom building; a true Worcester coffee house SERVICE ★★★★★ legacy. VALUE ★★ I feel I should preface this review by noting how kind and cordial the proprietor was, with his quick preparation and warm smile, as well as the genuinely communal atmosphere of the café, which thrummed with fusion music and included several tables crowded with groups of men who evidently came there every day to sip espresso and discuss many things. Nowhere else in Worcester have I experienced such an authentic café, reminiscent of an outdoor café in Rome or Athens, where a large part of social interaction takes place in such a setting. My latte, however, did not live up to the standards set by the café. To be honest, I regret drinking it. Maybe it had an unconventionally high caffeine content, but my stomach was flipping all night. To be sure, the latte did not make me sick, but it made me feel very uneasy. I purchased a medium latte, a reasonable price to begin with at $2.95 ($2.60 for a small, $3.20 for a large), but with a $.50 increase for almond or soy milk, mine was bumped up to $3.45. Still no explanation on that. The sweetener section was definitely lacking, looking like it hadn’t been refilled all day, but I will concede that the café was as bustling as could be so maybe the sweetener section was quickly cast astray. Regardless I chose Sugar in the Raw, but even after using two full packets and stirring vigorously, my espresso was very bitter and raw. It even tasted burnt. The taste of the espresso managed to be at once watery and too strong, a surprising combination, but there was a lingering nuttiness to it that I enjoyed during the first part of my beverage. By about halfway through, however, I was no longer able to appreciate any aspect of the taste, so overrun was it with unpleasant bitterness. The foam was thin, but its taste was fine. It disappeared quickly however, and it was missed. The drink was also very hot when I got it, but the hotness faded quickly and was replaced by a nice warmth which lasted the duration of the drink, an accomplishment. I was unable to finish the whole cup, and in retrospect am relieved I did not, considering how affected I was by the amount I did consume. It became my impression, from glancing around at the chattering groups surrounding us, that this café specializes in small, individual shots of espresso. Or, at the very least, the clientele seems to favor this selection, and I imagine the latte is tucked away behind this in the preparer’s mind. Everyone else seemed very pleased with their drinks, and the environment was so captivating I wanted to be too. Life was happening in there, just not in my cup.

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BITES ... nom, nom, nom Brittany Durgin

STOUTFEST RETURNS TO ARMSBY ABBY North Main Street restaurant and bar Armsby Abbey celebrates its ﬁfth annual STOUTFEST with 40 kegs of rare stouts, beginning Saturday, April 5 at noon and running until the barrels kick. The event is first come, first served. A stout-friendly menu will be offered, as well as “some tasty tidbits” made to pair with the stout selection on Saturday. A special STOUTFEST brunch will be served on Sunday, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and a few exclusive and rare stouts will be tapped. Armsby Abbey, 144 Main St., Worcester. armsbyabbey.com.

PULLED PORK DINNER The First Congregational Church of North Brookﬁeld

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.

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.

LENTEN SUPPER FUNDRAISER Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Worcester hosts its 44th annual Lenten Supper for Orphans and Chronically Ill

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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.

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WINE AND CHEESE FESTIVAL The Vin Bin celebrates its first anniversary grand wine and cheese tasting and sale at its Hopkinton store on Saturday, April 12, from 2-6 p.m. Admission is free, but guests must be 21 or older. The Vin Bin, 22 South St., Hopkinton. thevinbin.com.

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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 800-7453000 and at ticketmaster.com. DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester. dcucenter.com.

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 yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 rafďŹ&#x201A;e with round out the eveningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events. Tickets are $50 and may be purchased online in advance. Proceeds beneďŹ t 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.org.

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music >Thursday 3 Tony Soul Black Sheep Party. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484 or tonysoulproject.com. Dan Kirouac - solo/acoustic. More information at dankirouac. com. 6-9 p.m. Oxford Casual Dining, 2 Millbury Blvd, Oxford. 508987-1567 or facebook.com/events/233868423485578. Dueling Pianos hosted by Sunny Lake. 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. Nellie McKay. $20 advance; $25 day of show. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Walter Crockett & The Wannabe Wabbits Concert. Expect a few friends to come along for the ride! $15. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 1089 Stafford St., Rochdale. 617-4800388 or hezstone.com/Zcalendar2014.html. Open Mic Night Just plug in and play. 8-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Open Mic Night w/ Host Ed Sheridan. No Cover. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. College Night Featuring DJ Danny Fly. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Metal Thursday CCXXXVII: Protean Collective, My

Missing Half + 2 TBA. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Sugar Blood Jinx! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Tauk. 21 plus. Doos open at 6 p.m. Show at 9 p.m. $8. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

>Friday 4 Dana Lewis Live! 5:30-8 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Thank Friday it’s Nat! 5:30 to 7:30, then Swingabilly Lounge & Worcester’s own burlesque beauties the ladies of the Wortown Bombshells! 9 p.m! $10 Cover. $10 Cover. 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. 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. Dale Overlock. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508-865-1517 or millchurch.org. ‘Enchanted Music” Randall Hodgkinson and The Worcester Chamber Music Society. Tickets available through both Music Worcester and from Worcester Chamber Music Society for the Friday evening performance. Friday evening performance at 7:30 p.m. in Grafton’s Congregational Church. Saturday evening performance is at Tuckerman Hall in Worcester. Pre-concert Talk one half hour prior to performances. Adult $30, Senior $25. Tuckerman Hall: Adult $35, Student $15, Youth $5. 7:30-9:30 p.m., 8 p.m.-10 p.m. Congregational Church of Grafton, Saturday night at Tuckerman Hall in Worcester, , Grafton. 508-7543231 or musicworcester.org. BILL McCARTHY. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600.

Bob Moon /From the Comoncheros. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Dave Obrien. 8-11 p.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Gale County. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991. Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli with The Firehouse Band. $15. 8-10 p.m. Firehouse Coffeehouse, 19 Foster St., Littleton. 978-742-9957 or fculittle.org/ﬁrehousecoffeehouse. 80’s Party ALL NIGHT LONG with The Flock Of A-Holes! Join them for Mai Tai’s and Skinny Ties. Free. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078. Brian & Captain. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Dustin Brideau. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. TallBoys Band with Damnation, Robert Leather and Snake Oil Caravan. $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Auntie Trainwreck. Stop in to Greendale’s to hear Classic Rock, Blues, Alt Rock and Party favorites from Auntie Trainwreck, and maybe some brand new songs you have not heard from us before. $5 cover, 21+ $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or facebook.com/events/671492042892789. Cosby Sweaters. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Joe Stump, Shadow Eden, Ollocs! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Shotgun Still. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Tony Soul Project @ Kasbar. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385 or tonysoulproject.com. Clam Digger. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove

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St. 508-793-0900. Max Courtney and Matt Glover. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. The Grey Hound Pub, 139 Water St. 508-754-6100. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Blackout. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. Jim Devlin Trio. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Plush Worcester Presents: Mike Kim’s Birthday Bash. Free. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or facebook.com/events/536988663082572. DJ Music Master Matty D. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. >Saturday 5 Open Mic with the Old’school Band. Open Mic Jam 1st Saturday of month with The Old’school Band. Free. 8 a.m.-noon. 3-G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. Saturday BLUES Jam. Hosted by Rick Harrington Band-amps & cords provided-bring your harp, bring your axe, bring your Hammond B3 and sign up to jam the BLUES. Free. 2-5 p.m. Sinni’s Pub, 6 Chase Ave., Dudley. 508-949-2722. Music+Film: A Live Listening, Viewing and Discussion Series Exploring Jazz. Film: ‘Round Midnight Moving portrait of a struggling saxophonist (played by real-life jazz great Dexter Gordon) in 1950s New York, and Paris. Part of : Music+Film: A Live Listening, Viewing and Discussion Series Exploring Jazz Free. 3:305 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room - Main Library, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1684.

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JAZZED UP Trio Live. No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Coral Seafood, 225 Shrewsbury St. 508-755-8331. Dana Lewis LIVE! 7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. Hard Candy Band. No cover charge. 7-11 p.m. Center Bar & Grill, 106 Green St, 102 Green St. 508-282-6527. Hannah O’Neil. $4 Donation Suggested. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, !Cafe con Dios!, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-832-5044. Sean Ryan. 8-11 p.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. The Mark Marquis Group. For the Past 2 YEARS this Annual Concert has SOLD OUT! For reservations call 978-425-4311 or 877536-7190 or Purchase Tickets Online at tickets.bullrunrestaurant. com. $12 in Advance or $14 at the Door. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or facebook. com/events/649007331801766. The Workingman’s Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991. 80’s Party ALL NIGHT LONG with The Flock Of A-Holes! Join them for Mai Tai’s and Skinny Ties. Free. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078 or facebook.com/ pages/Flock-of-Aholes/127019150125. Professor Harp. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Rockabilly. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. The amazing TOOL tribute SCHISM returns. With special guests LEVITY. $10. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/SCHISMNYC. BILL McCARTHY. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight. Admiral T. J. O’Briens, 407 Main St., Sturbridge. 508-347-2838. Ed & Da ve. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Hot Letter’s Springfest featuring Henry’s Wine! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Hothouse. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Jazz Duo: Pamela Hines with vocalist Suzanne Cabot! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Motown, Soul and Blues w/ Groove Street. 8-piece, horn driven, powerhouse vocals bringing you the best of 60s and 70s Motown, Soul, and R&B $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. No Alibi. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Original Acoustic Music at Vincent’s. An evening of original, acoustic music. Featuring: Michael Thibodeau, Duncan Arsenault, Paul Dagnello, Jeff Burch, Neil Lucey, Greg Passler. 21+. Get there early, seating is limited. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or facebook.com/ events/629641273771188. Henry’s Wine. Female fronted vintage rock done with soul, opening for Hot Letter. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543 or henryswine.com. Jubilee Gardens. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181. Remuck Brothers. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Dj Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. House / EDM Dance Party with DJ Kartier. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508438-0597. Russo Bros. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ Music Master Sound. 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant

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Jazz Brunch. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. JJ’s/15-40 Connection 2nd Annual Cancer Awareness Benefit. We’re doing it again! The 2nd Annual Cancer Awareness Benefit sponsored by the 15-40 Connection is being held at JJ’s, with a great lineup of amazing local area bands, such as Probable Cause (full list coming soon!), to get you dancing and enjoying a fun afternoon, all for a great cause! Raffles, prizes, and much more, plus great fun for the whole family-don’t miss this event! noon-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. New England Country Music Club Jamboree. Host Band: RACHEL & WESTERN PARTNERS! Doors open at 12:30. NECMC members $5 Non members $7. The VFW is a large hardwood dance hall- ground level building is equipped with a handicap ramp. Bring a canned, boxed non-perishable food item or paper product for the People First Food Pantry and be entered to win a $30 Prize package! 1-5 p.m. Veterans Of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1385 Uxbridge, 13 Cross Road, Uxbridge. 207-277-3277 or durangomango.com/ NECMCNEWS.HTML. Spring Concert. Concert Band and Orchestra featuring student soloists and arrangers. Association alumni are encouraged to bring their instruments and sit in with the ensembles. Free and open to all. 3-4:30 p.m. WPI: Alden Memorial, Alden Hall, 100 Institute Road. United States Army Field Band & Soldiers Chorus. The military’s most traveled musicians and musical ambassadors of the U.S. Army in Washington D.C. will perform in Mechanics Hall on their tour of the Northeast. Reserve Free Tickets in Advance. 3-5 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or mechanicshall.org/ tickets/concertdetail/army04062014.html. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Organ recital by John Robinson. Ron Stalford Memorial Organ Recital. When John Robinson, organist of St. Paul’s Harvard Square (and formerly of St. John’s Cambridge, England) comes to command the famous All Saints organ, the results are sure to be spectacular. Works by Duruflé, Messiaen, Bach and Franck. Free. 5-6 p.m. All Saints Church, 10 Irving St. 508-752-3766. The Hangover Hour Spoken Word Salon at 5pm followed by the Incredible Sestina Anthology; then Andy Cummings 8pm! 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. “Vinyl Siding” A group gathering for fans of VINYL, DJ’s and Turntables. Bring headphones and vinyl. Free. 6-9 p.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook. com/profile.php?id=607748959308496. Jim’s Blues Jam at Greendales. Each week has a first rate feature performer, followed by an open mike segment. Host Jim Perry keeps things rolling. No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. OPEN MIC 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. Ana Popovic. $25. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com. Jazz Jam. 21+, 18+ to play. Doors at 6 p.m.- music starts at 7:30 The first and third sunday of every month! Free! 8-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

>Monday 7 Driftin’ Sam Politz. No Cover. 7-9 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Open : Worcester. 21 plus. Open: Worcester is an open mic and open decks event. Open Mic 8-10, Open Decks 10-1. Sign-up for slots starts at the venue at 8 and is ﬁrst come ﬁrst serve. House

equipment for DJs: Pioneer DJM900NXS Mixer 2x CDJ 2000s 2x Technics 2000s. All music welcome! Collaboration is encouraged! 21+, Free Entry, Free HOOKAH SHARE, $2 PBRs. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or facebook.com/ electrichaze. Blue Monday - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. 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 8 OPEN MIC NIGHT! 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. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or m.facebook.com/groups/209 610855806788?ref=bookmark&__user=578549000. Dam Chick Singer! No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. 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 plus. Doors open at 6 p.m. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke. Karaoke by First Choice Entertainment, hosted by Curtis Note that you must be 21+ years of age. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 774-696-4845.

>Wednesday 9 Worcester Organ Concert Series: Peter Stolzfus Berton. Mechanics Hall is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Hook Organ, aka The Worcester Organ, this year. Today’s program of Bach, Haydn, Gigout, Gershwin, and others played by Peter Stoltzfus. Berton will be a beautiful demonstration of the organ’s voices and magnitude. Free Admission. Noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-5608 or mechanicshall.org/eventbooking/hook.html. OPEN MIC/LOCAL MUSICIANS’ SHOWCASE. 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! 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405. 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. Hit the Bus. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Mizz Kitsune - Electro Swing Night. 21 plus. Doors open at 6 p.m. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-7990629. Thomas Cadrin and Ricky Duran. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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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’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for galler. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Global Encounters in Early America, Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through April 6. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/ departments/cantor/website. Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed

Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org. EcoTarium, Animals Without Passports, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 4; Science + You, Through April 27. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special program. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org. Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepte. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-5985000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org. 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. 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. Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org. The Sprinkler Factory, Closing Reception: Art & Photography by John Murphrey, Randy Shore & Ernest Stonebreaker, Saturday. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, Free to Members & Children under . 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org. 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; CANCELED - Familes @ WAM: Make Art, Saturday; Families @ WAM Tour, Saturdays, through March 29; Knights! Renaissance Faire, Saturday; Knights! Community Day Renaissance Faire, Sunday; Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 28; CANCELED - WAM Talk with Stacey Lanier of Epworth United Methodist Church discussing “Reﬂections on Crafts and Decorative Arts”, 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 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.

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Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Every Sunday Night in the Diner! - Sundays. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543 or facebook.com/ ralphs.diner. Mr. Smartass Theatre - FIRST WEDNESDAY of every MONTH. Mr. Smartass Theater is a live homage to the classic television program Mystery Science Theater 3000, Featuring Shaun Connolly, Michael Szymczak and Derek Ring. Every show is unique, every show starts at 9:30, and it’s always Free to get in. 9:30-11:30 p.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. Call 508-363-1888 or visit facebook.com/mrsmartasstheatre. The Sort Of Late Show with Shaun Connolly and the Over-Qualified Band - Thursdays. The only show of its kind here in sunny, sunny Worcester. Free. 8-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. Call 508-926-8877 or visit facebook.com/sortoflateshow. 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 every Saturday @ 9 p.m. $10. 65 Water St. Canal Restaurant and Bar. $10. 9-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. Call 508-826-8496 or visit stagetimecomedyclub.com. A Live Comedy Fundraiser for Rutland Schools! Friday, April 4. Central Tree and Glenwood Elementary PTOs are proud to present the 1st Annual Night of Laughs to Support our Schools. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for appetizers and raffle ticket purchases. $25. 8-9:30 p.m. Rutland Sportsman’s Club, 57 Pleasantdale Road, Rutland. Call 508-886-6833. “Cheaper by the Dozen” - Friday, April 4 - Saturday, April 12. Gateway Players Theatre, Inc. presents the family comedy, “Cheaper by the Dozen”, adapted by Christopher Sergel from the book by Frank Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. Performance dates are April 4,5,11,12,13. The story is about the Gilbreth family: mother, father and 12 children. The story centers on dad’s efforts to bring his time-management practices from business to the running of the family. When the girls become interested in “boys”, some of his systems are challenged. This sweet, poignant and funny story is suitable for all ages. Tickets are $13 for adults, $11 for under 18 and over 60.. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m., the Sunday matinee is at 2 p.m. Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. Call 508-764-4531. Wait Until Dark - Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, April 4 - Saturday, April 12. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Southgate Retirement Community, 30 Julio Drive, Shrewsbury. Call 508-842-0867. Les Misérables Presented by Assumption College Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, April 4 - Sunday, April 6. This international smash-hit may be the most popular musical in the world. In 19th century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a life-long struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe Valjean can change his ways. Finally, during the Paris student uprising of 1832, Javert must confront his ideals after Valjean spares his life and saves that of the student revolutionary who has captured the heart of Valjean’s adopted daughter. His world-view shattered, Javert commits suicide, and Valjean at last attains the peace he has sought for so long. Full price tickets are $27, and discounts are available for students and seniors. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org/showinfo.php?id=92. Auditions - The Fox on the Fairway - Tuesday, April 8 and Thursday, April 10. A tribute to the great English farces of the 1920’s and 1940’s, The Fox on the Fairway takes audiences on a hilarious

romp which pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and over-the-top romantic shenanigans, it’s a furiously paced comedy that recalls the Marx Brothers classics. A charmingly madcap adventure about life, love, and man’s eternal love affair with - golf. Director-Rob Houle. CAST REQUIREMENTS - 3 men, 3 women (see character descriptions below) Audition will consist of cold readings from the script. Performance Dates: June 13, 14, 20, 21 @ 8 p.m., and June 22 @ 2 p.m. Tentative Rehearsal Schedule: Sundays 6-9 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-10 p.m.; beginning April 15. For more information contact Professor Gail Steele at 978 630-9162 or at g_steele@mwcc.mass.edu. 7-9 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Main building, Room 182, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9162 or visit mwcc.edu/tam. Much Ado About Nothing - Tuesday, April 8 - Wednesday, April 9. What is more hilarious and sexy than a witty bachelor and bachelorette proclaim publicly that that have no interest in each other, no interest in marriage and no need for love? The answer is: Watching them eat their words! Villains, young lovers, gossips, a hero and clownish keepers of the peace guide us through this fantastic romantic romp from the world’s greatest poet. A great way to usher in springtime! Free. 6-8:30 p.m. Fitchburg State University, McKay Auditorium, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. Call 978-665-3347 or visit ﬁtchburgstate.edu.

dance >Sunday 6 Joanne Highland presents the “Dancers of Central Mass”. This multi-talented, non-proﬁt dance group will be performing a spectacular Ballroom Dance Performance. Free. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. Two Great Bands Tonight, Swing Dance Lesson & Pizza. The Party Band & Swing Cafe. Beginner Jitterbug Group Swing Dance Lesson 7:30 p.m ~ Two Great Bands Admission $14. Singles and Couples always Welcome. All Dance2Swing Events Are Always A Mixture of Singles & Couples. $14. 6:30-10:30 p.m. Leominster Elks Lodge 1237, 134 N. Main St., Leominster. 978-2637220 or dance2swing.com.

poetry >Sunday 6 6th Annual WCPA College Poetry Competition Finals & Award Ceremony. Please join us for this special afternoon to highlight new and emerging voices in poetry among the ﬁnalists of Worcester’s area colleges. The program includes a performance by each of the poets and immediate judging of the performance by this year’s esteemed judges: Poet, author and teacher, Mark G. Wagner, Ph.D, and Ballard Street Poetry Journal editor, awardwinning performance poet, Jenith Charpentier. An award ceremony will include recognitions for a pre-judged manuscript prize and a performance prize. This year’s Contest Chairperson is WPI teacher, poet and author Jim Cocola. Free and open to the public, refreshments included. 2-4 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-797-4770 or worcestercountypoetry. org.

fairs/ festivals >Saturday 5 New England Mindful Kids Yogathon by Ivy Child International. Every child is a superhero. That is what Ivy Child believes and fosters through educational programs steeped in mindfulness, yoga, art and music. We cultivate the magic powers of conﬁdence, self-esteem, balance and a perspective that this moment counts. Want to ﬂex your child’s superhero muscles while making it possible for other children to do the same? We aim to

educate, motivate and empower children and our community-atlarge to combat bullying and violence, develop constructive outlets for stress, and build healthy habits for life. Children and youth who participate will learn about the beneﬁts yoga and mindfulness in coping with challenging circumstances and enacting positive social change. Through multicultural programs and workshops throughout the day, participants will have a chance to learn different yoga styles through a YOGA-DVENTURE AROUND THE WORLD. This is a family event and may also be of special interest to health professionals, educators and political leaders looking to support programs aimed at addressing bullying, and violence and stress reduction. Sponsorships and Vendor Opportunities Available. $25 Minimum pledge per participant. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, United States, 65 Tainter St. 508-299-7905 or ivychild. org/events/yogathon. International Table Top Day 2014. Come into That’s Entertainment for our second annual International Table Top Day. Play board games, role-playing games, and card games for Free! We will have some special giveaways, a Free rafﬂe, refreshments, and lots of friends to be made. All ages are welcome. What is International Table Top Day? It is a day where people all over the world celebrate tabletop gaming by joining together and playing board games and card games at various participating locations across the globe. To celebrate this exciting event we are offering our gaming room to all tabletop gamers, advanced and beginners. We will have lots of games and table space to go around. 2-7 p.m. That’s Entertainment, 244 Park Ave. 508-755-4207 or thatse.com.

>Sunday 6 Worcester VegFest 2014. 5th Annual Worcester VegFest. The Worcester VegFest is a Free festival that brings together Worcesterites to celebrate vegetarianism, animal-friendly, environmentally sustainable, and healthy lifestyle. Our event features socially responsible businesses, national inspiring speakers, Free samples of tasty vegan food, and a vegan food court. Follow us on FB for updates: facebook.com/vegworcester Free. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. DCU Center- Arena and Convention Center, 50 Foster St. 508-7556800 or worcestervegfest.com.

lectures >Thursday 3 “White Privilege Meets Interracial Adoption: Comments and Conversation” presented by Fern Johnson and Marlene Fine. Professors Fern Johnson (English, Clark University) and Marlene Fine (Communications, Simmons College) will talk about their perspectives on white privilege as the white parents of two adopted African American children. They are the authors of “The Interracial Adoption Option: Creating a Family Across Race” (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013). The book provides a beginning point for the white person who is contemplating or already has adopted a child of another race, but it is also a commentary on how blinded white persons even those who have studied race can be to the everyday realities of race. The topic of interracial adoption remains charged, but it is taking on new meanings as our society becomes more multi-racial. Free. 4-6 p.m. Higgins Lounge at Dana Commons, Clark University, 950 Main St. 508-793-7479. History of the Rollstone Boulder. Free. 6-7 p.m. Fitchburg Historical Society, 781 Main St., Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg. 978345-1157.

>Saturday 5 Global Encounters in Early America International Symposium. Sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Friday sessions at the American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, with Saturday sessions at the Hogan Center Suites A & B and Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross. Speakers will include Jennifer Anderson, Stony Brook University; Judy Bullington, Belmont University; Dennis Carr, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Kee Il Choi;

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Jeffrey Cohen, Bryn Mawr College; Caroline Frank, Brown University; Kirsten Hammerstrom, Rhode Island Historical Society; Holly Izard, Worcester Historical Museum; Yinghe Jiang, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Min Kyung Lee, College of the Holy Cross; Gwenn Miller, College of the Holy Cross; Emily Murphy, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, National Park Service; Marina Moskowitz, University of Glasgow; Simon Newman, University of Glasgow; Madelyn Shaw; Karen Turner, College of the Holy Cross, Alan Wallach, College of William and Mary, Emeritus and James Welu, Worcester Art Museum, Director Emeritus. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or college.holycross. edu/projects/globalencounters.

>Sunday 6 The Salisbury Gardens and Greenhouses. An illustrated talk by James A. Welu, Director Emeritus, Worcester Art Museum Reception to follow Standing next to one another on Highland Street, the 1772 Salisbury Mansion and the 1838 Salisbury House are surrounded today by a large asphalt parking lot. Of course, this was not always the case. Gardens and greenhouses once graced the grounds of the Salisbury House, which stood alone on this site until 1929, when the Salisbury Mansion was moved here from its original location at Lincoln Square. The Worcester Art Museum recently came into possession of photographs taken by Frederick K. Coulson, the son of Salisbury head gardener, John Coulson. Illustrated with these period photographs, Mr. Welu’s talk will bring to life late-19th century ﬂoriculture on the Salisbury estate’ during its occupancy by Stephen Salisbury III. Free with Preservation Worcester Member Card and Free with admission to Tower Hill Botanic Garden. 2-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org/pages/events.html.

>Tuesday 8 Medical Innovation - Combating Obesity. Innovation in the medical device space has increased recently as there are many opportunities to capitalize on, however, it also presents unique challenges to entrepreneurs. Come hear how these challenges are being addressed. Speakers include David Erani, MD, a wellknown endocrinologist from the Joslin Diabetes Center, and Jamie Hammond, an award-winning producer who produces Second Opinion to help viewers take charge of their health and BizKid$ that educates children on business. Register Online Clark students/ faculty/staff/employees. Free; Other Students $10; Non-Members $35; TVF Members Free. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Clark University: Higgins University Center, Tilton Hall, 950 Main St. theventureforum.org. Becker College Presidential Speaker Series: Thomas L. Friedman. The Becker College Ofﬁce of the President welcomes internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist, Thomas L. Friedman as the keynote speaker for the inaugural Becker College Presidential Speaker Series. The Series invites speakers of prominence to engage in meaningful discourse about the future of the world as it pertains to education, health, sustainability, globalization, and the economy. It reﬂects the College’s focus on preparing students to be world-ready for the challenges and entrepreneurial opportunities of the 21st century. Thomas L. Friedman is the bestselling author of The World is Flat and a columnist for The New York Times. He is renowned for his direct reporting and sophisticated analysis of complex issues facing the modern world. According to Foreign Policy magazine, “Friedman doesn’t just report on events; he helps shape them.” Winner of three Pulitzer Prizes, he has covered monumental stories from around the globe for The New York Times since 1981. Vanity Fair called him “the country’s best newspaper columnist.” Tickets Required: Free General Admission. 6-7:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508752-0888 or mechanicshall.org. APRIL 3, 2014 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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Total Market Coverage Specials for The Landmark, every home and business in Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland and Sterling will get at copy by mail. An extra 12,200 copies! 52,800 total for all four publications that week!

Help Wanted-Special Feature Page It’s a Things Are Looking UP Inspiring Hiring Special! 2x2 (3.2845”wide x 2”high) ad for $63.00 (Reg. $126.00) Add full color for just $50.00.

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Kids’ Spring Coloring Contest Lots of eyes on this page. One of our most popular features each year! Sponsorship ad $56.00 for a 2x2 (3.2845”w x 2”h) Double blocks available! Add full color for just $50.00.

Your Central Mass Home A cutaway picture of a home with bursts of contact information over a speciﬁc area of the home! One business per category! $75.00 for the exclusive spot!

Publication date is April 10th. Deadline is Friday, April 4th at noon.

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LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE

Dave’s Tree & Landscaping Enhancing the view from your home. Call for consultation & free estimate. (508)829-6803.

Le’s Professional Landscaping Commercial & residential. Spring & Fall clean ups, complete lawn maintenance, aerating, thatching, sprinkler systems, rock gardens, decks, fences, steps, lighting. FREE estimates. We do it all. All work guaranteed. 508-865-4248

Gass Hopper Yard Grooming Complete Commercial & Residential Yard Maintenance. Lic/Ins Since 1996 978-928-1125 jim.grasshopper@gmail.com

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TREE SERVICES

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FREE MOWING OFFER! Jack Longone Landscape Contractor Spring Clean up, Weekly lawn care. Quality & Reliable Service. Fully Ins. 508-826-2338

LAWN & GARDEN

KCR Landscping and Lawn Care Mowing, Spring/Fall Clean ups, Mulching, Garden Creations, Edging, Fertilization, Shrub Trimming, Stone Work, Snow Removal. Fully Insured With Free Estimates Commercial And Residential. Veteran And Referral Discounts 774-272-1520

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FOSTER PARENTS

FOSTER PARENTS WANTED Seeking families throughout Central Massachusetts who are interested in improving a child’s life. Call to inquire about our upcoming foster parent training. $1,000 BONUS

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Holden Nursery School is looking for a certified DEEC Infant Teacher. 35 hours per week. Paid holidays,sick and vacation time, Health insurance available. Please send resume to: ilnsholden@yahoo.com or call 508-829-5391.

HHA/CNA in-home, Paxton Immediate openings: 7PM-7AM Awake overnight & 7AM-7PM. Apply: SeniorComfortServices.com

Looking for person with pizza experience. Must work Friday and weekends. Full or PT. Good pay. Call Victor 508-2435755 Princeton

CEMETERY PLOTS

Multiple Positions. Mason Landscape Designer Irrigation Tech - Landscaper Driver’s License & Experience Required Apply in Person Mon-Fri Busy Bee Nursery, 57 Broad St Jefferson (Holden) Kennel Help Exp. preferredbut will train. 15-20 hrs. Valid MA drivers license, able to lift 70lbs. Send resume to info@neads.org Recording Secretary for Holden Board of Selectmen. Part time. Attend evening meetings of Board and record minutes. $14.93 per hour. Apply at Office of Town Manager, 508-210-5501 or visit www.holdenma.gov Employment Opportunities. EOE. Rutland Nurseries is expanding, experienced Landscape Laborers needed, apply in person 82 Emerald Road, Rutland, MA (508) 886-2982.

MERCHANDISE

Worcester Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of the Cross. 1-4 nicely located burial plots. Plots adjacent to each other. Would provide a lovely resting place for your loved one. $3500.00 each (original price $4800.00 ea). Cathy 203-315-9291 ITEMS UNDER $2,014 Amana Washer, Kenmore Dryer Excellent condition. $350.00 508-331-8262 Ariens ST 524 Snowblower Good condition. $300.00 For appointment call 508-829-5161 Cast Iron Radiator 25 1/2"w X 20"high X 6"deep 12 fins. Works perfect Excellent condition. $150.00 508-791-0531 Craftsman Snowblower 8.5 Briggs & Stratton motor. Runs good. Elec. start. Needs some items. $100.00 978-466-6160 G.E. Box Freezer White. 37x22x32h. Couple yrs old. Works great. $80.00 978-537-8603 GE Profile top loader washing machine $100.00 in great condition Call Ann Marie (508) 7137034

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CLEANING

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CHIMNEY CLEANING

$99

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NEW ROOFS

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COMPLETE LAWN MAINTENANCE Mowing • Weeding • Fertilizing • Trimming Aerating • Thatching Spring & Fall Cleanup Auto Sprinklers & Drip Systems • Sod & Seeding New Mulch (Bark, Hemlock & Pine) • Rock Gardens Steps • Retaining Wall • Flagstone • Pavestone Brick • Decking & Fencing • Patio FREE ESTIMATES ALL WORK GUARANTEED

508-835-1644 for free estimate

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TRAVEL & CELL PHONES

TREE SERVICES

C&S YOUR COMPLETE FENCE & STONE WORK COMPANY

• CONCRETE SPECIALISTS - Walkways, Patios, Sidewalks & Pool Patios... • FENCE ALL TYPES - Vinyl, Chain link, Ornamental & Wood... • STONE HARDSCAPES - Patios, Stone Walls, Pavers, Walkways & Pool Patios...

Carpet Mills CARPET & LINOLEUM 30 Sq. Yds. $585 Installed with Pad Berber, Plush or Commercial

Massage Therapy Therapeutic Massage is a natural holistic way to care for your body so you can stay feeling pain and stress free to continue with your everyday routines.

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

CARIBBEAN TRAVEL & TOUR 508-767-0172

We take the PAIN out of Painting

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10 yd. - $250 • 15 yd. - $300

Power Washing Available Insured | References

Home Clean-outs Landscape Clean-ups Demo Rubbish • Appliances “Give us a call & we’ll talk trash.”

978-502-2821

CRUISES - GIFTS - CELL PHONES ACTIVATION “ALL INCLUSIVE TOURS” Meal & Drinks *Group Tours *Honeymoons *Anniversary *Family Reunion *International Tickets *Fun Cruises T-Mobile-Simple Mobile - Ultra Mobile-H20 Pay your cell bill & Buy Cell online: www.caribbeanideaclub.com 1A-Rice Sq Worcester MA 01604

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Tree Removal Bobcat Work Firewood Lot Clearing Storm Work Furnace Wood Wood Chips Stump Grinding

Home: 508-867-6119 Cell: 413-324-6977

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Do you have a real estate or home services business? April 24th/25th is our next monthly

Central Mass Homes and Services, Real Estate and Home Services feature With some UNREAL pricing!! Ads starting at $95.00 for an 1/8th of a page. Great ad value! Reach over 90,000 readers in print and online! Ads appear in all FOUR of our weekly publications!

Call us today to schedule your Spring/Summer advertising!

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Deadline for next month is Monday, April 21st at noon. Call or email for pricing or if you have questions. Carrie, Classiﬁed Sales Manager 978-728-4302 • carsenault@centralmassclass.com Real Estate • Jobs • Auto • Services

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PLACE YOUR AD ONLINE ANYTIME, 24/7. www.centralmassclass.com (Excludes free ads, legals & Service Directory ads)

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ITEMS UNDER $2,014

Graco MyRide 65 NEW! Grn & Blk 774-242-4872 $130 OBO

Speakers 15" EAW FR153 Great sound. $695 for pair. 508-949-1337

Kirby Vacuum (G100) Shampooer, attachments. $650 Call after 8PM 978-534-5200 Ex. cond.

Sue Grafton Mystery set complete updated. A TO V, 22 books. $12.00 508-752-7192

New Gateway Computer Black, Intel B960 Pro, DVD, CD. Call Jay 978-868-2985 Asking $300 B/O Queen sz bed Country look White boards Matching side table with 2 drawers. $225.00 978-464-2011 Second Edition Developmental mathematics book. Required for Access to online course Leominster. $25.00 978-466-6160 Shark Pro Steam Pocket Mop Never used. Removable handheld steamer. $100.00 508-2652854 leave message Slate-Many Uses 2 Pcs-61/2"w x 30"long 1 piece 91/4"w x 42 3/ 4" long. 3 pieces solid grey slate. 3/$50.00 508-754-1827

TV stand-holds 50’-60’ tv, expresso color with double glass doors, great condition. $100.00 call Diane (508) 981-1941 Vintage Shoe Cobbler Tools Includes base stand, 5 shoe forms. $80.00 Call 978-5370092 FOR SALE SHEDS 8X8 $1150 8X12 $1650 8X16 $1900 10X16 $2500. Other sizes available. Built on site. 413-427-1562 FURNITURE a NEW QUEEN pillow top mattress set

$149 New in plastic, Can deliver, Call Luke 774-823-6692

YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS Flea Market Sat. April 5th 9 to 1 Greendale People’s Church 25 Francis St. Worcester, MA Free Admission. Snack bar. Wheelchair accessible.

EDUCATION MISCELLANEOUS Salesperson Pre-License Course Starting!

Pets, Pet Supplies, Services & More!

Behavior, Obedience, Modification Classes by certified Master Trainer Norberto Hernandez

508-335-0191

Your Central Mass Homes and Services page and

Take the sales course in the Spring and be selling houses this Summer! Our Pre-License classes are taught by practicing REALTORS.

April is going to be a fun month here at Central Mass Classiﬁeds!

Our next class starts April 5 and runs through May 5. Classes are held each Saturday from 8:00-noon and Mondays from 5:30-9:30 pm. Whether you are just starting a real estate career or are a seasoned professional in need of continuing education, WRAR offers the courses that you need.

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT FOR RENT GRAFTON & MILLBURY 1 & 2BD Apts. starting at $795 & up. Some incl’d heat & hot water. New paint, off st. prkg., onsite laundry. 1st/sec. 508-839-5775 Holden/Jefferson 1BD 1st FL Quiet. Washer/Dryer Hookup. No Pets. $725/month plus utilities. Avail. 5/1 - Call 508-8295380 - Mon-Fri 8-5

Who said nothing in life is free? in the CENTRAL MASS CLASSIFIEDS your ITEMS UNDER $2,014 are listed for FREE!

SUBMIT ITEMS UNDER $2014 FOR FREE!

Here’s all you need to do! 3 ways to submit... 1. Mail completed form to Central Mass Classifieds, P.O. Box 546, Holden, MA 01520 2. OR FAX the completed form to 508-829-0670 3. OR Email the info with name/address/phone number to sales@centralmassclass.com

NO PHONE ORDERS ACCEPTED FOR FREE ADS PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY... We are not liable for misinformation due to ad being illegible:

ITEMS UNDER $2,014 Have you advertised in the Central Mass Classiﬁeds before? Please check one. ___ Yes ___ No Name ____________________________________________________________________________ Address __________________________________________________________________________ Town ______________________________ Zip ______________ Phone _______________________ Email Address (optional) ______________________________________________________________ Ad Text: (approx 20 characters per line includes letters, spaces, numbers, punctuation) _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________

CONDOMINIUM FOR RENT

Call 978-728-4302 to place your ad

Our Kids' Spring Coloring Contest page!

Adopt-A-Paws!

Call the Worcester Regional Association of REALTORS at 508-832-6600 or visit our website at www.wrar.org

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Next Week Look For:

Holden - Spacious 2bdrm townhouse wiith w/d hkup in great location. $1550 including heat. 508-667-7434

DEADLINE FRIDAY 5 PM to begin following week

PLEASE READ SUBMISSION RULES: Maximum 4 lines (approx. 20 characters per line). We reserve the right to edit if ads come in that are too long. NO phone orders accepted. See ways to submit above. Merchandise Ads Only - NO autos, snowmobiles, RV’s, trailers, boats, ATV’s, etc. We have a special rate for these ads ($20 till it sells). NO business Ads accepted for this section. If we suspect the ads are being sent in by a business, we reserve the right to refuse. Limit 1 ad per name/address/phone number every 2 weeks. Ads will run for 2 weeks. Limit 1 item per ad (group of items OK if one price for all and under $2,014). Price must be listed in ad. NO Cemetery Plots

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LAND FOR SALE

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

Holden 340 Bailey Rd $259,900 3bd/2bth 1416 sqft 1.33 acre lot w/privacy. For sale by owner 978-549-4791

Holden 65 Acres/35 Acres Buildable 1500 ft road frontage R-40 Zone 508-829-9585

752 Main St Holden MA 17’ x 14’ with 8’ x 10’ 2nd room Asking $750 per month Heat & Lights included Call Pat at 508-829-0044

PAXTON 16 ACRE WOODED ESTATE LOT Horses allowed. Surrounded by high end homes. Great perk rate. Ready to build your dream home. Reduced for quick sale $109,900.00 M. Hopkins O/B 508-868-3538

OPEN HOUSE

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

Rutland 66 Acres Rte 68 Horses Allowed Surrounded by 400 Acres of Conservation Land $169,900 508-829-9585

PAXTON-7 Camelot Dr. Saturday 12pm-2pm. Like new cont. colonial. 3500 sq.ft. plus finished LL. Lge master w/fireplace. Updated granite kitchen and baths. Huge great room w/bar, pool table, hot tub. Heated fenced pool. A lot of home for $429,900.00 O/B M. Hopkins 508-868-3538

FLEA MARKET & YARD SALE

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Read What Our Residents Are Saying About Living at The Hills At Paxton Village! www.thehillsatpaxtonvillage.com

BRAND NEW AFFORDABLE APARTMENT COMMUNITY FOR SENIORS* 62 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER Conveniently located at 260 Grove Street in Paxton, Massachusetts Rents

$896 One Bedroom $1,071 Two Bedroom

Rent Includes: * Professionally Managed-Elevator Bldg. * Maintenance Free Living * Heat and Hot Water Included * Community Center * Fitness Room * Walking Trails * Patio and Resident Garden

* Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Floor Plans * Pet Friendly * Ample Closet Space * Additional Resident Storage * Designer Finishes * Smokefree building

Open House Saturday, April th 5 11am-1pm Sunday, April 6 th 12pm-2pm

Maximum income limits, per household size, not to exceed 60% of AMI (gross income) 1 Persons 2 Persons $36,840 $42,120 Minimum income limits apply (please inquire for details) ‘Head of household must be 62 years of age or older. Other household members must be at least 55 years of age.

For Information or an application please contact S-C Management Corp. at 508-799-3990, TTD 711 or email us at thehillsatpaxtonvillage@gmail.com or visit us at thehillsatpaxtonvillage.com.

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GRAFTON FLEA MARKET, INC. OPEN EVERY SUNDAY OUTDOOR/INDOOR

Flea Market Sat. April 5th 9 to 1 Greendale People’s Church 25 Francis St. Worcester, MA Free Admission. Snack bar. Wheelchair accessible.

6am - 4pm • Acres of Bargains • Hundreds of Vendors • Thousands of Buyers • 45th Season Rte. 140, Grafton/ Upton town line Grafton Flea is the Place to be! Selling Space 508-839-2217 www.graftonflea.com

It’s that time of year again. Advertise your Yard Sale or Estate Sale with us and you will get a spot on the map! Open to any town or city! Just $20 for a six line ad and map placement! Call 978-728-4302 or email sales@centralmassclass.com (Not available through online booking)

www.centralmassclass.com 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. AUTO/SUV 2004 Chevrolet Trail Blazer Great condition. New transmission. Low miles. 4WD. $4,799.00 Dan 508-641-6839 AUTO/TRUCK 2000 Ford F150 Flareside Pickup Showroom condition inside and out. 100K miles. All power, needs nothing. $8500.00 Call 978-466-6043

AUTO/VAN

AUTOS

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2002 Kia Sedona 160K miles. Moon roof, AC, power front seat. Runs well. $2,500.00. 978-400-6232

2004 Chrysler Sebring Convertible White w/tan top. 110K miles. New tires, battery, struts. Runs excellent. $3,950.00 Firm 508-769-3262

Truck Camper 1985 Bought new in 1991. Real Life brand. Bathroom, shower, self contained. 8ft truck bed. $2900.00 B/O 774-287-0777

Over 40 Acres! Over 3000 Vehicles!

AUTOS 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 1996 Jeep Cherokee 4WD, blk, auto-start, keyless entry, fold-down seats, rims, spare. KBV $4000, asking $2500. 774-234-0214 2000 Mercury Sable Wagon. 131K miles. Exc. cond. inside & out. Asking $2,200.00 Call Kathy 978-728-4702

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Bryan Daniels

STEVEN KING

Drive (noun): an innate, biologically determined urge to attain a goal or satisfy a need. Most of us don’t workout six days a week, four hours a day. We would rather not embrace a lifestyle of discipline and self-punishment, but then most of us are not on the edge of going pro as a heavy weight boxer either. Bryan Daniels is driven. It’s not uncommon to see two little boys buzzing around their soft-spoken father as he works over a heavy bag or skips rope at Camp Get Right, a boxing gym on Millbrook Street in Worcester. Daniels has structured his life around boxing and looks to level up as other Worcester boxers have done as he represents New England in the National Golden Gloves tournament this May. How did you become interested in boxing? I got introduced to a boxing workout by a friend of mine, Mike Rodriguez. I liked it so he brought me to the Boys & Girls Club and that’s where I first me Carlos. Carlos asked me to fight in the Give Kids a Fighting Chance bout. I fell in love with the sport from then on. It’s an isolated sport, you against another person and the amount of effort you put into it, is what you get out.

Over the years, who have been your major inﬂuences around the Worcester gyms? Definitely Carlos Garcia, he molded me into the man I am today. Michael Briggs, who has passed away, he was a friend and a fatherly figure. Rocky Gonzalez, my current trainer; Daniel Ottoman and Kendrick, the owner of Camp Get Right; my gym. They’ve all supported me and been with me helping me progress my career as a fighter.

Tell us about your workout schedule and routine. My workout schedule is very vigorous. I start out at 5 a.m. and run three miles.

I work part time at Workout World on Lincoln Street, there I do a weight-lifting strength and conditioning workout for about two hours. After that shift I head to my other job and work that shift. Then I come here to Camp Get Right. I work with my trainer here, we go through jump ropes, mitts, battle ropes, drills on the heavy bag, really pushing it to the limit every day. I’ve also been running outside doing hills, airport hill, that’s a killer. Anything I can do to push myself to the next level.

What type of commitment does it take to be at the highest level of the amateur boxing class? There’s definitely a mental thing too. Yes, it’s as simple as punches but thinking about how to deflect, how to get inside, how to fight every type of fighter. There’s also the sacrifice you make to the outside world. I don’t enjoy life the way that other people do. Food-wise. I can’t go out for a night on the town, I have to worry about being in top physical shape. Mentally, I can’t take a day off. Everyday counts, it’s helping me progress and get to the

next level. I have to stay focused at all times; my goal is to be a better person and fighter.

What’s going through your head when you step in the ring? It’s the most comfortable feeling in the world for me. I feel in control. I feel comfortable with my plan to impose my will on this other person. It’s up to him whether he’s going to respond. When I get in the ring, my one goal is to let my hands score and not to be touched. I’m not afraid to take a punch, don’t get me wrong. This is one place where I don’t have to let my emotions show.

You’re the New England Golden Gloves champion and you’re heading to the Nationals in May. Are you ready? I am ready right now. I’m in the best physical condition that I’ve been in in a very long time. I feel like I’m training for a pro fight. This is my pro debut and I want to win it all. I’m not going to stop.

Do you have plans to go pro after your Las Vegas debut? I do. It’s something my trainer and me have been talking about. We’re looking at going pro really soon. Lord willing I win this whole tournament, there is a World Golden Gloves that you can advance to and possibly the Pan American Games.

Those will be coming up this year. I’m building my resume and need to get a little more exposure. But I am looking to go pro this year.

Worcester has been home to several boxers with serious promise, why? It’s the community. Carlos has been the foundation for the majority of the fighters. This city is tough; it makes a person tough, not just fighters. A little bit of success is short lived because you’re always looking to get to the next level. That’s what motivates us. I love it, that’s why I never went back home. Being out here by myself has always pushed me.

Let’s talk about your Indiegogo account. We’re raising money so my trainer and me can go to the Golden Gloves National Championship. The tournaments are not 100 percent paid for. We are trying to raise the money so we can have a proper staff while I compete. The money will be used strictly for the expenses of boxing, hotel and equipment. If you would like to donate, please check out our account: indiegogo.com/projects/golden-glovenational-championship.

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