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pioid abuse. It’s all the rage right now among the media. We read story after story after story of the abuse - both by patient and doctor. There may be no more jarring story in Worcester than that of Frank Huntley, who for 15 years depended on opiates to get him through life. The doses started small and went progressively higher. At the peak, Huntley was ingesting unhealthy levels of Oxycodone and methadone. He had lost his job, his marriage and just about everything he cared for. Now, however, he is fighting back — not against the doctors who prescribed him the pills. Huntley suffered a serious injury and endured two surgeries; he needed the medication. No, he is fighting against the ravages the pills took on his body. He is fighting the culture of tossing medicine at every problem. And he is doing so in a most unusual way. A creative type of guy who builds horror creatures, Huntley has created Pill Man. It is the skeletal version of himself, built entirely out of empty pill bottles — the very ones that carried the pills he consumed over 15 years. He is also working with doctors at Hahnemann Hospital in Worcester on a documentary he hopes will reach physicians and those who come to depend on opiates. Inside is more than just this week’s cover story: this is Pill Man’s story.

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Call for vote on police chief’s performance raises questions of Council’s power Walter Bird Jr.

Worcester man’s attempt to file a citizen’s petition seeking a vote of no confidence in the Police Chief has raised the question of how much authority councilors should have when it comes to employees they do not hire or elect. Steve Quist, a well-known activist who frequently comments on the online stories and blogs of local newspapers and often attends and speaks at City Council meetings, wanted councilors to “stand up and be counted” by voicing either support or disapproval of Police Chief Gary Gemme’s job performance. He says he was driven to file his petition with City Clerk David Rushford after the most recent court decision in the years-long legal battle between the Police Department and former officer David Rawlston. Gemme had been trying to keep Rawlston from returning to the force after a 2007 incident in which the then-off-duty officer pointed a gun at three teenagers. A state Appeals Court’s judges’ panel in May upheld previous orders for the city to rehire Rawlston. Gemme, however, has steadfastly maintained he was right in not wanting Rawlston on the force. He wrote a lengthy defense of his actions that was published this month in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. “I don’t think [Gemme] has the temperament to be chief,” Quist says. “I want him fired. He does not belong in that position.” That, says the city, is where Quist is off track. While his petition does not specifically call for the chief to be fired, it does ask for

a vote of no confidence. According to the City Solicitor’s Office, councilors would be violating their own charter by taking a vote. As such, the petition is not being added to the next Council agenda, Tuesday, July 22. In an email, City Solicitor David Moore says, “It would be a violation of section 2-3(a) of the city charter for the City Council to take up this petition because the charter prohibits the City Council to involve itself in

recommendation to remove someone or take some disciplinary action.” The Council hires the city manager and directly appoints two others: the city clerk and city auditor, both of whom are elected by council on a majority vote. The police chief is under the city manager’s employ. Quist contends his petition does not compel councilors to instruct the city manager to discipline or fire the police chief. In a Monday,

The charter prevents the Council from attempting to fire a public employee. It is the charter and I respect as the rule of law. However, I believe the public would be better served if the Council could express an opinion. -At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney any way in the appointment or removal of the appointees of the City Manager.” Any councilor found to be in violation of the charter could incur a $500 fine, and ultimately could be forced to vacate his or her seat. Deputy City Solicitor Mike Traynor says a vote of no confidence “is basically a

July 14 email to Rushford, he says his petition should be brought to the Council. “I do believe in my petition I clearly asked for an opinion from my elected City Council representatives to take a voice vote of confidence or no confidence [in the police chief’s performance],” he writes. “In no way was the petition requesting a removal of the

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chief or in any fashion interfering with the city manager and his duties overseeing the chief of police.” The issue raises the question of whether councilors should possess the right to express confidence or concern in a city employee, regardless of whether they directly oversee the individual. “The charter prevents the Council from attempting to fire a public employee. It is the charter and I respect as the rule of law,” AtLarge Councilor Mike Gaffney says. “However, I believe the public would be better served if the Council could express an opinion.” At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey says she would bring her concerns about any city employee directly to their supervisor, including the city manager. “If I have a concern about somebody or something and the city manager is their immediate supervisor, I’m going to speak to him about it. I have no right legally or anything else, but if I’m concerned I am certainly making a statement.” As for whether she believes councilors should be allowed to take a vote of confidence or no confidence in a city employee not under their charge, Toomey says: “I would have to defer to a legal opinion on that.” For his part, Quist does not see how government is representative of the people if there are particular issues they are not allowed to discuss. “How am I, as a resident, able to seek input from my elected representatives on

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Mandaeans work to lasting community in Worcester Walter Bird Jr.

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here are about 260 Mandaean Iraqi refugees living in Worcester, most coming within the past five to eight years, but while they call the city home, there is something missing. Actually, there are many things missing. A community of people the Mandaeans may be, but they are finding it difficult to assimilate themselves. From conducting baptisms, as is their custom, to filling out the proper tax exemption forms community leaders here are asking for help in truly making Worcester their home. “When we arrived here, they told us you are a free people in a free country,” says Saffaa Mhawi, who runs an organization called Haimnotha, or “the faith,” out of a small office they use for free at Central Las Americas on Sycamore Street. “We want to [do] our baptisms, our ceremonies, everything. We want to do it here.” That is not always easy, however, because of language and other barriers. About 270 Mandaeans, who follow the teachings of John the Baptist, have come to Massachusetts. The majority, about 260, have settled in Worcester since the start of the war in Iraq. The first wave came around 2008. They have families and homes here, but struggle to adapt to other ways of life as well as rules and regulations that can prove problematic as they attempt to practice their faith. For example, baptisms in open water are an important part of the Mandaean faith. In Worcester, Mahawi says, they have encountered problems when trying to conduct them at Lake Quinsigamond. Forms must be filled out, he says. The same problem has popped up as Haimnotha applies for legal, 501 (c)(3) status, which, if granted, would exempt the organization from federal income taxes. The status is available for nonprofits that meet specific criteria, such as being engaged in charitable, religious or educational work. Mhawi and the organization have found filling out the forms to be challenging. “I went to a friend, a lawyer,” Mhawi says. “He says, ‘I will help you, but I’ll need 12-14 hours to fill out the form.’ He says he has a special price for nonprofits, $200 each hour. That’s so huge for us. We don’t’ have any resources, therefore we stop at this point. We still struggle for our dream.” That dream involves building a life in America that proves inviting to all Mandaeans, he says. Given the violence and struggles currently taking place in Iraq, time would seem of essence. The Mandaean population in Iraq has dwindled significantly since before the war, when there were about 50,000 of them. Now, there are roughly 10,000 living in Iraq. Some, says Mahawi

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the City Council floor in regards to issues if, as I read [the law department’s] opinion ... that in no way reflects the intent of my petition?” Quist asks. He questions whether it is time to reconsider the city’s Plan E form of government. There has been an undercurrent of support for a move to a strong mayor in Worcester, doing away with the city manager. To date, the talk has largely taken place behind the scenes. “It really shows a flaw within the Plan E form of government, if this is the case,” Quist says of the law department’s opinion on his petition. “[It could be] all the more reason to revisit the charter if this is, in fact, the case.” As for Gemme, specifically, both the city manager and mayor are standing firmly in his corner.

“I’m in full support of Chief Gemme and believe he has acted in the best interests of the city and the [Worcester Police Department],” City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. says in a statement. Mayor Joe Petty says the Police Department has done “a great job” under Gemme, who has been chief for about a decade. “They’re doing a great job for the city,” Petty says. “[Gemme] has my full faith and confidence ... I think that Worcester is better off because we have him.” Reach Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 322 or by email at wbird@worcestermagazine. com. Follow him on Twitter @walterbirdjr and find him on Facebook. Don’t miss Walter on the Paul Westcott Show on WTAG radio 580AM/94.9FM every Thursday at 8:40 a.m. And be sure to visit www.worcestermagazine. com every day for what’s new in Worcester.

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Where I’m at is, somehow we have to say to kids this is not a video game, this is real.”

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Rhaeem Bader was among the first wave of Madaeans to come to the US. Thaaer Tawfeeq is another. Both serve on the organization’s Board of Directors. The group first opened an office on Main Street, offering services such as transportation and filling out forms for free. “We paid the rent out of our own pockets,” Mhawi says. “There was no help for us. The only man helping us is Juan Gomez. He is giving us this office free as well as use of the main hall.” Gomez is president and CEO of Centro Las Americas. He could not be reached for comment for this story. With many members of the Mandaean community now having been here for five years or more, they are starting to apply for citizenship. Tawfeeq spends two hours every Sunday working with students and they learn the process to attain citizenship. The class is open to members of other Arabic communities as well. Still, they yearn for their own school, a priest to call their own to perform the special baptism and marriage ceremonies so important to Mandaeans and other things many Americans take for granted. As the Mandaeans in Worcester work to develop stronger community ties and

deeper roots, they are being watched by Mandaean communities around the world. Jabbar Sattar Al Hillo, the head of the global Mandaean community visited Worcester in June 2012. He has encouraged Mahawi and the organization to welcome Mandaeans from around the world. “They are calling us, asking us, ‘How is life here? Can we come to America? You are all here,’” Mhawi says. “I say, ‘I encourage you to come to America.’ Sometimes we send letters, brochures about life here.” Life in America, he says, is “terrific. It’s fair and safe. You have specific rights, but you also have specific duties.” Neither Mhawi, Bader nor Tawfeeq have encountered discrimination in America, a country Mahawi admits was hated when he lived in Iraq - not for its people, but its politics. Here, he says, he has encountered the opposite of discrimination and persecution. “I remember something that happened when I arrived here five years ago,” he says. “My father had a heart attack. I took him to the emergency room. I will never forget that day. My father’s name is Abdul Hussein, it’s an Arabic general name. They asked his name and I told them. I was looking in their eyes and I didn’t find any sign [of hatred]. They were so good, so merciful.” While life is good for them here, Mahawi

is hesitant to bring over other Mandaeans without having established a real community that includes all of the things his people need and want. “Let me build something for them,” he says. “I can’t do anything for them, but if I build something here I will make something helpful. When they leave the country they’ll find, wow, you have baptisms, a church, a cultural center, an Arabic school. I think I would be more helpful that way.” That, as he has said, is the ultimate dream: a new place for Mandaeans that does not sacrifice their way of living, raising their families and practicing their faith. Actually, what he really wants is for his daughter to have a place to call home. “I want something for her,” Mhawi says .”I want that she can say, ‘That’s my building. That’s my church.’ I want her to say, ‘I’m a Mandaean and that’s my place.’” Reach Walter Bird Jr. at 508-7493166, ext. 322 or by email at wbird@ worcestermagazine.com. Follow him on Twitter @walterbirdjr and find him on Facebook. Don’t miss Walter on the Paul Westcott Show on WTAG radio 580AM/94.9FM every Thursday at 8:40 a.m. And be sure to visit www.worcestermagazine. com every day for what’s new in Worcester.

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In case youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been on vacation, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a city manager search going on in Worcester. Even if you stayed close to home, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re forgiven if you either forgot or didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know officials are looking for a permanent replacement to former city manager Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because the current City Manager, Ed Augustus Jr., is slated to depart in October and resume his gig at Holy Cross. There has been zero excitement or buzz surrounding the search, however. Zilch. Nada. That sound you hear? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the crickets in full swing. In fact, about the only slightly interesting game has been guessing who inside the City Hall family might toss his or her name in the ring. Councilors will find out Monday, July 21 when they meet for the first of two consecutive days with Randi Frank, who they hired to conduct the search to go over resumes. Will there be a local name - besides William Feegbeh, of course? As far as inside city government, there were loud whispers on deadline day, Wednesday, July 15 that Derek Brindisi, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of Public Health, was close to submitting a resume before time ran out. Brindisi would not confirm it. City Solicitor David Moore is another City Hall type believed to have applied, but he was on vacation this week and unable to be reached. There may be other current city employees who applied, but then again the crickets are awfully loud.

A MAJOR DEAL: Speaking of Brindisi,

in his day job, he is the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of public health. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the only hat he wears. Brindisi is also a member of the Air National Guard. Actual, make that Major Brindisi. He was recently promoted to that rank at Pease Air Force Base in New Hampshire, where he was commissioned as the base public health officer in 2009. Brindisi, who joined the Air Force right out of high school when he was 18, has also done humanitarian missions in Honduras and Guyana.

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around the Woo received phone calls recently as part of an apparent survey on the strong mayor form of government. One of them, At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes says the caller hung up before finishing the survey. So who was behind the survey? There was speculation that former City Councilor Dennis Irish and others might have been involved, given his previously published ties to the movement. Worcesteria and Irish have been playing phone tag, so stay tuned on that. As far as public sentiment on a strong mayor, since there has been no citywide survey, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to tell, but when you mention it to folks like Mayor Joe Petty, he does not dismiss it. At the same time, Petty insists the city is focused on finding a new city manager. There is a school of thought that the strong mayor movement, which interestingly enough has resurfaced while the city manager search is ongoing, is really an attempt to discourage folks from applying - and thereby ensuring Ed Augustus Jr. stays on. Ah, the political machinations of Worcester.

TOUGH TIME: He couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possibly have known it at the time, but opting to withdraw his name as a candidate for Democratic state rep in the 16th Worcester District he actually served until resigning last year just may have been a smart move by John Fresolo for more than one reason. There was widespread speculation that, had he stayed in the race and challenged incumbent Democrat state Rep. Dan Donahue, that Fresolo would have risked having the details of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged wrongdoing by the former lawmaker become public. Things got a lot more serious for Fresolo, however, when his 21-year-old daughter, Francesca Fresolo, was arrested this week and charged in connection with the Monday, July 14 shooting of a 19-year-old Worcester man. The shooting allegedly happened behind American Legion Post 318 at 180 Greenwood St. According to a report in the Telegram & Gazette, she was charged under a joint venture theory with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, armed robbery and armed assault to murder. She pleaded not guilty. According to the report, Francesca Fresolo was charged last year with possession of marijuana and other drug charges. John Fresolo could not be reached for comment. BEST IN SHOW: So who fared best at the first-of-its-kind-in-Massachusetts Create the

Vote gubernatorial debate on arts and culture at The Hanover Theatre this week? Six of the seven candidates for governor showed up: Democrats Don Berwick, Steve Grossman and Martha Coakley, along with United Independent Evan Falchuk, Independent Jeff McCormick and Republican Mark Fisher. So who fared best in the MassCreativesponsored and Joyce Kulhawik-moderated forum on issues related to the arts and culture?

{ worcesteria } We’ll go with the four amazing instrumentalists who banged the bongos and other instruments before the forum started. No offense to the candidates, but once the music stopped a good rhythm was hard to find. That said, Falchuk may have done himself the biggest favor with a passionate performance, while Fisher was a game participant in front of an expected crowd of 500 art lovers - almost all of whom most likely will not be filling in the Republican circle on the ballot come November. Berwick, Coakley and Grossman did not hurt themselves, nor did they separate themselves from each other - agreeing on some of the same initiatives to bolster the arts community in Massachusetts. McCormick is a businessman who tried to tie his experience as an executive in with the arts - an unlikely alliance that may not win him many voters.

HALF BAKED? OK, so Charlie Baker probably would have won no votes even if he had

shown up for the Create the Vote arts forum. Still it was quite notable that he was not there, especially with his Republican primary challenger, Mark Fisher, sucking it up and taking one for the team by appearing before a decidedly liberal-leaning crowd. Perhaps the best line of the night came from Evan Falchuk, who at least spoke the truth when he said the “establishment” doesn’t really take the arts seriously. He took the chance to land a solid jab at the absent Baker: “Look, one of the candidates for governor, I forget his name, isn’t here.” Ouch!

ARTSY TYPES: There were a number of recognizable faces in the crowd for the arts forum at

The Hanover Theatre, including At-Large City Councilor Kate Toomey, state Sen. Harriette Chandler and former gubernatorial candidate Grace Ross. Worcester East Middle School teacher Stacy Lord was there, as was stART on the Street coordinator Tina Zlody. Lord actually got to ask one of the questions to the candidates. Speaking of schools, Len Zalauskas, president of the Education Association of Worcester (EAW), was among the audience. Troy Siebels, executive director of The Hanover Theatre, was there, and greeted the crowd before the forum started. Mass Creative Executive Director Matt Wilson was on hand, along with senior campaign organizer Tracie Konopinski. Register of Probate Steve Abraham, who is being challenged this year by Republican Stephanie Fattman, was spotted mingling in the crowd. Ditto Maura Healey, a Democratic candidate for attorney general who is running against fellow Democrat Warren Tolman. Local activist Martha Assefa was there as well - Worcesteria thanks her for the introduction to Healey.

OUT OF THE WATER: The closing of Indian Lake because of high levels of algae had an impact on the Wheels to Water & Beyond program. Friendly House Director Gordon Hargrove helps oversee the program, which includes a swimming component, and had to scramble to relocate more than 200 kids mid-program when they were told not to go into the water. Things worked out well, though, since there was staff at other locations, including East Park and Greenwood Park, where there are spray parks. The kids were transferred to those spots. As for the contaminated lake: “As soon as we heard about it, we had the kids not in the water,” Hargrove says.

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MONKEY SEE ... : No doubt they had plans in the works for a while, but Shrewsbury officials just may have taken a cue from Worcester, where an expanded Wheels to Water & Beyond program is drawing families and their kids to parks and other spots around the city. The city across the bridge is poised to give its own residents some free fun, courtesy of the Shrewsbury Public Library and the “Outside the Box” program. The library is partnering with the town’s Parks and Recreation Department, SELCO and the Lakeway Business District Association to create family fun. The library was chosen to take part in the program, partnering with Redbox, Project for Public Spaces and OCLC to develop a public space for community events. Among the programs: “Build a Better Lunch,” which will be hosted Saturday, Aug. 9 at 11 a.m. by healthy eating specialist Dawn Berthelette from Whole Foods in Bellingham, and a Pete Seeger Songfest by Jim Scott. The latter event is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. on the town common. DOG DAYS: Pet lovers can do something to help their canine friends this summer by donating

supplies to the Worcester Animal Rescue League (WARL) at its Bow Wow Luau, a “supply raiser” being held Saturday, July 26, noon to 2 p.m. at WARL, 139 Holden St. What supplies might a dog need, you ask? WARL encourages martingale collars and toys, but most of all the dogs at WARL need homes. No, you don’t have to actually bring your house to them. But you could end up taking a four-legged friend home with you. So head on down to WARL, say hi to Executive Director Allie Tellier, who just may be a dog’s best friend, and have a little tropical fun - the Wooberry frozen yogurt truck will be there - while helping out a dog in need. Can’t get enough Worcesteria? You can catch Daily Worcesteria online - every day! Have an item for Worcesteria? Reach Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 322 or by email at wbird@ worcestermagazine.com. Follow him on Twitter @walterbirdjr and find him on Facebook. Don’t miss Walter on the Paul Westcott Show on WTAG radio 580AM/94.9FM every Thursday at 8:40 a.m. And be sure to visit www.worcestermagazine.com every day for what’s new in Worcester.

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am a fortunate woman; I have two great kids who get my jokes, a grandchild who thinks I’m the best thing since the invention of mac ‘n’ cheese, three siblings whose company I actually enjoy (and not just on holidays) and a circle of friends without whom I could not function. Some of those friends are single, some are married. Some are gay, some are straight. Some voted for Bush – twice – and I still love them. Some may have voted for Romney – that’s the sort of thing one doesn’t readily admit without copious amounts of alcohol under the belt, so I can’t be certain. Among these friends are the work pals, the “lifers” I’ve known for over 40 years and the people I’ve met recently and liked right away. I spend as much time as possible with them all, but it seems most often I’m making plans with other singles. It’s only natural. Of these single friends, I tend to spend most of my spare time with Rick. We work together as teachers, which helped the friendship take root. We share expenses when we travel, and we share tabs in restaurants. We joined the Worcester Art Museum and took a course together; we take spontaneous road trips to places we’ve never been. We’re in search of the best mojito, and know the menus of Worcester’s best restaurants better than the words to the National Anthem. (Hence our collective weight gain.) Rick buys the show package at the Hanover and takes me to most of the plays. I pay for dinner. It’s a system that works well and never causes a problem, unless you count the last day of school when we picked up each other’s debit card without noticing. Not until Rick tried to use my card the next day with his PIN number – three times – was the mistake noticed. (Three is the magic number when it comes to debit cards, FYI. Your account is slammed shut until further notice just in case some cretin is trying to use your card without authorization.) That WAS a problem since it was a weekend and nothing could be done.

Moral of the story: don’t go out with teachers on the last day of school. I speak of this because recently an odd thing happened during one of our mini-road trips. “Let’s go to Tower Hill,” he suggested. “We can grab lunch there, and use our MTA (Massachusetts Teachers Association) membership cards for free admission or at least a discount.” This sounded like a solid plan. I rooted around to no avail for my MTA card which I’m pretty sure is either stuffed in a handbag, crumpled in a bathrobe pocket or shredded in the washing machine. Take your pick. I brought with me my Worcester Public Schools ID 2013-2014 and my license, figuring it’s a rare bird who teaches without union membership, and I’m not that bird. At the gate to the botanical gardens in Boylston, we were greeted by Cindy. The sign read: “Admission: $12.00.” That’s when it got weird. “That’ll be 12 dollars. It’s two for one,” She told us. “But we both have MTA memberships, though she doesn’t have her card.” “Then it’s free for you. She pays $12. It’s two for one.” She repeated. “But what if I came here alone with my MTA card?” Rick asked. “Then you pay full price. There’s only a discount for two.” What? At this point, I was dizzy. Now, I’m not sure that Cindy was clear on the concept or if the Tower Hill Botanical Gardens has a grudge against singles. I suspect Cindy was confused, but maybe not. I know I was. I paid $12.00. The Botanical Gardens were stunning. Lunch was just okay. After we strolled the grounds for a few hours, we decided that we’d had enough of this highbrow field trip and decided to blue-collar the afternoon with a visit to Simple Man Saloon

in Clinton. “Jaws 3” was on the gigantic screen behind the bar. We ordered two beers, and as we lifted our glasses to Lou Gossett Jr. And Dennis Quaid in the worst sequel ever made, I said: “This one’s on you. You owe me six bucks.”

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On Saturday, March 2 the first trenches will be dug for a war of the beards, a sort of battleground, where beard-growing gentlemen and aficionados can come together in mutual, furry respect. That’s right Worcester, be prepared to enjoy the “Whiskered Wonderland” bearding competition at Ralph’s Diner. A congenial head nod to a well-bearded stranger is nothing new; in fact, very few can resist the might and respect of a well-grown and well-kept beard. “Bearding” as a stand-up, take-down, competition, while already well established in Europe, is just now beginning to take up national interest. Which, is fantastic for Worcester. Why? Walk across Kelley Square or down Highland street and you’ll be hard pressed not to find some fantastic facial hair. Walk into any bar in the city and you will be greeted by twitching mustaches and dangling beards, sweeping out over a sea of flannel. Brad Petrinec is no stranger to the might of a well-groomed beard. He competes in bearding competitions himself and has even won some of these with his immaculate facial hair. Petrinec originally hails from Detroit, Michigan and upon visiting his brother, in residency at UMass Medical, enjoyed himself so much that he decided he would stake his own claim in central Massachusetts. “I started off growing a handlebar mustache,” Petrinec recalls over coffee at NU Café on Chandler Street. “I worked in a restaurant and I couldn’t have a full beard. I’ve had sideburns since I was 15 and I just always liked facial hair.” He enjoyed the bearding events so much that he decided that it was time to set something up in Worcester. “I’m just trying to bring

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the community together, do something good and have fun,” says Petrinec. “Mainly, just trying to throw a fun event.” Petrinec met with the Boston Beard Bureau and the wheels were in motion. “It’s fun to get on stage and have people cheer for you,” Petrinec says of the bearding events. “I found something where I can step on stage in front of people and have a great time.” AG.COM Categories for the Whiskered Wonderland bearding WORCESTERM 0 1 3 • events: 1 , 2natural competition include both B R U A R Y 2and F Efreestyle “freestyle” relishing the grandiose and even eccentric vision of the beardee and “natural” celebrating the mesmerizing glamour of an impressive (and natural) beard. There are categories representing full beards, partial beards and mustaches. Ladies, don’t worry, there is even a category for fake beards and mustaches. This will truly be a night of facial hair celebration to remember. There will be prizes for the winners of each category, as well as an awesome raffle with great prizes and some amazing surprises. Not enticed enough by the beards alone? Well, luckily, there are plenty of other great reasons to swing by the event. Worcester’s own (and often bearded) Sawmill band will be performing its brand of punk-influenced bluesyfolk music. Henry’s Rifle will also be performing its country-folk infusion by way of Albany, New York. Shaun Connolly will be playing host to the evening and if you have ever seen Shaun’s stand-up, you know his hilarious and oftconfrontational comedy style is one-of-a-kind. If all of that wasn’t enough to convince you that this will be the best beard-centric night of your entire life, keep in mind that this is all for a good cause. All proceeds are being donated to the Child Life Fund at the UMass Memorial Children’s Healthcare Center. “We bring fun into the medical center, as well as help children and families understand and cope with healthcare experiences,” says Rob Wing, director of the Child Life Department. “We rely on donors like Brad to help us provide our services. Without these types of events we would not be able to provide the services we provide to children.” So, head to Ralph’s, 148 Grove St. on March 2 for a chance to bow to the beard, enjoy some great bands and have an amazing time, all for charity. To quote the late J.R.R. Tolkien - “May your beard grow ever longer!”

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Walter Bird Jr.

STEVEN KING

Frank Huntley sits in a chair inside his sparsely furnished Worcester apartment, one hand resting under his chin as he looks at the skeleton standing a few feet away from him. He has been sitting in silence for several seconds, almost pensively, his weary-looking eyes filling with tears. It is not a real skeleton he is looking at, but he believes it represents the real him. He has stripped down one of the Halloween creatures he created several years ago, a replica of Frankenstein’s monster, and rebuilt it using empty prescription pill bottles. They still bear the labels describing what ended up going into Huntley’s body for 15 years: Percocet, Oxycontin, methadone - literally hundreds upon hundreds of pills he started taking after an injury to his neck and shoulder left him in chronic pain. Well over 200 bottles make up the skeleton’s legs, torso, arms and insides. The head is a skull — and when the model is plugged in, and an iPod with a pre-recorded message attached, he will tell you his story. Huntley’s story. Meet Pill Man. continued on page 12

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When you look at him, in many ways you are looking at Huntley, a 46-year-old father of two who only just recently stopped taking the drugs that were originally prescribed to save him from pain. Instead, he says, they robbed him of everything. He started out on 10 milligrams of Percocet a couple times a day. Fifteen years later, Huntley was consuming 120 milligrams of methadone a day and 90 milligrams of Oxycodone every four-six hours. To say the doses were high is an understatement. As one local health professional who has been working with Huntley puts it, he was living under “a cloud of opiates.” Another physician says Huntley’s mind was “hijacked” by opiates. “This is me, I am pill man," says Huntley, who during a roughly hour-and-a-half interview at his home rubs his legs frequently, massaging them and saying they are a source of constant pain. He stops often in midspeech, forgetting what he was saying. When he talks, it is with a passion seemingly fueled by anger, frustration and of course pain. “Fifteen years. They're talking about how

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Center. Earlier this year, he told his story to about 15 UMass physicians and introduced them to Pill Man. According to Blount, the movie, a documentary of sorts, will feature an interview with Huntley, along with an area primary care physician. The result is intended to be a training video for physicians and a learning tool for people in general. “People were very impressed," Blount says of Pill Man and Huntley's story at the initial meeting. “His message that you can take control of your life is a powerful message. We will promote it as something people can access for the sake of learning about behavioral issues with pain and medical issues."

“[Opiates] suck your brain away. They suck everything away. I had everything. My company was going big. I had everything with my ex-wife. It was amazing. And it just went away. I was weak, I was in pain.” — Frank Huntley it's an epidemic now? Epidemic? Fifteen years I was taking those things. Fifteen years." Pill Man is one man's creation; some might call it a robot because of the automated voice feature, one person who saw it referred to it as a sculpture. Call it what you will, but Pill Man is very much a part of the therapy Huntley has been going through the past several months as he struggles to maintain a life free of the pills he consumed every single day for much of his adult life. As it turns out, they consumed him. He is off the pills now and working with a team of physicians at Hahnemann Family Health Center. He has built Pill Man and, ready or not, he wants the world to meet him, to learn what years of prescription medicine use did to him. He wants doctors to realize there are other methods of treating chronic pain besides simply filling out a prescription and showing their patients the door. On Aug. 26 he will shoot a movie with Dr. Alexander Blount, director of the Center for Integrated Primary Care with UMass Memorial Health Care and UMass Medical

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A DESCENT INTO DEPENDENCY Pill Man is the visual

that drives home Huntley's story, one that started about 15 years ago on Salisbury Street.

At the time, Huntley had his own business, Frank's Painting and Wallpapering. He also did work for the Key Program, a program for at-risk kids that started in 1974. He had a wife - “She was my heart, she really was" - and two kids, one of whom, his son, has cerebral palsy. Huntley also enjoyed putting on Halloween parties for the neighborhood kids. He had a talent for building life-like models of horror movie staples such as Pinhead, Hannibal Lecter, Jason, Michael Myers, Bride of Frankenstein, and of course Frankenstein's monster. His descent into an addiction to painkillers threatened to take away all of what he held most dear. It was, in large part, successful. “I was driving down Salisbury Street and my arm jumped out of its socket," Huntley recalls. He does not remember the exact

date, only that it was the late '90s, around 1998. As a painter, he relied on his arms and upper body for work. Not unlike a pitcher in baseball, he had gotten years of use out of them. "I don't know what I hit, but my arm felt like it came right out of its socket. My arm just popped and never went back." The injury led to two major surgeries, one of which left a noticeable scar on the back of his neck. In one of the surgeries, doctors used a piece of his hip to replace what had been damaged in his neck. He still has a metal plate there also from the surgeries. His primary care physician at the time, whose name Huntley did not want to share, started him on Percocet. “My doctor called me one day. I was working and I was still hurt," Huntley says. “He says, ‘Frank, I want to stop Percocet and start a new drug called Oxycontin, it just came out. Percocet is going to eat your liver. This is a time capsule and you only have to take a couple a day because it will last like 12 hours.' So that's how we started." As time went on, Huntley says, his body grew accustomed to the pills. As can often happen with medications, he was developing a tolerance for them. That led to more pills being prescribed. “At first, I was given a couple 20 milligram pills in the morning," Huntley says, "but then STEVEN KING

{ coverstory } [my doctor] said we have to do a substitute because we don't want to give you too many Oxys. He says, ‘Have you ever heard of methadone?' So then I was on Oxy in the morning and methadone at night." The medication did its part, easing the pain while he was on it. When the pain would come, however, it was bad. While it is unclear whether Huntley developed it, there is a condition known as OpioidInduced hyperalgesia, a condition through which some people taking opioids develop an increased sensitivity to pain. In short, the pills can end up having the reverse effect of actually alleviating the pain.

WHAT HE LOST Married around 1990,

Huntley ended up getting divorced. He blames it on the pills. He stopped working in 2004, his business gone, unable to work because of what he says became a reliance on the medication. The pills, he says, ravaged

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patients and those who were in chronic pain. “They ended up writing it for everything," he says of some doctors. “They'd write it for knee pain, for everything." While he thought at the time he was taking the medicine it was helping him, Huntley says he knows now that is not true. “The medicine's not helping people, it's really not," he says. “It's hurting people. I was 125 pounds when I came off this medicine. Now I'm 170." Huntley says he realized he was addicted only when he got divorced. He says he had tried to live as normal a life as possible. Last year, he helped out at the Factory of Terror in Worcester, a haunted attraction popular during Halloween. More often than not, however, he says he would lie in bed, unable to muster up any energy. “They suck your brain away," tin n o c he says of opiates. “They suck y x O to s e reaction ers, everything away. I had everything. Some advers gastrointestinal disord , My company was going big. I had d: ing have include fever, anorexia, twitch , rash, everything with my ex-wife. It was d ia n n som in chills a , amazing. And it just went away. I ty ie x n a , ams tion, was weak, I was in pain." abnormal drebnormal vision, dehydraice Huntley, who admits to using tinnitus, a urinary retention, vo and quitting cocaine many years agitation, on and dry skin ago, long before his injury and use alterati tion.org of opiates, ended up moving in Source: odpreven “This medicine made me tired, made me moody, made me sick, oh my God, sick," he says. “I wouldn't go to the bathroom for a week because of this medicine, and then I'd have to go after a week. Do you know what that's like? When I first started taking the medicine I couldn't take a piss. I'd be in the bathroom for an hour and a half. This medicine has very serious side effects." That led his doctor to prescribe different medications to deal with the side effects. “I wouldn't fuss about it because the medicine was helping me. It never takes all the pain away, but it helped." Huntley laments that when Oxycontin and similar drugs first hit the market they were initially aimed at cancer

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with his mother in Maine for a while after his divorce. Throughout the course of his use of opiates, Huntley would see different doctors, depending upon where he lived. He did not, he says, shop around from doctor to doctor, rather he went to a primary care physician where he lived.

TURNING POINT Things came to a head in

2012, when Huntley tried to go back to his old physician. He was told the doctor was no longer with that practice. The doctor's partner would not prescribe the same levels of medication to Huntley, instead telling him to visit the emergency room. Doctors there prescribed 10 pills, Huntley says, and sent him back to the doctor.

“They say, ‘what are you up here for' and I say, ‘because I'm Jonesing. I need my medication.'" Huntley says, adding the doctor once again refused him. On Nov. 6, Huntley went to the Hahnemann, home to an integrated primary care clinic that marries service by medical

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providers with same-day access to behavioral health providers. According to Dr. Christine Runyan, a clinical health psychologist at Hahnemann, Huntley was assigned a primary care provider, Dr. Christine Currington. “She was astounded at the amount of medicine he was on and was unwilling to provide that dose," Runyan says of Currington. “She wanted to work on gradually cutting down at the dosage. At the time, [Huntley] was not supportive of that decision. [Currington] also wanted him to go through our Chronic Pain Management group." First, however, Currington took the drastic step of dramatically cutting back Huntley's medication. For health reasons, she, like the previous doctor's partner, refused to prescribe the high doses of medicine to which Huntley was now addicted. Instead, she wrote a

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prescription for 10 milligrams of methadone, twice a day. Not long after that, she reduced it to 5 milligrams. “It was an incredible shock to his system," Runyan acknowledges. “He immediately went in withdrawal. Being on that medicine, it can change your pain threshold and sensitivity. My guess is, at the time, his head was not clear. It was being hijacked by this medicine."

MOVE TOWARD RECOVERY Off the pills now for nearly eight months, Huntley says the pain is at times unbearable. He does not have a car, so when he goes somewhere he gets there either by the offer of a ride

or on foot. If he walks, he says he must stop several times before reaching his destination because the pain gets so bad.

“The pain," Huntley says as he sits in his apartment, “is really bad. So much pain. Just talking to you. It's in the legs more than anything." It is not unexpected, Runyan says, because the pills Huntley was on likely served as a mask. “I think his pain now is legitimate chronic pain," she says. “He's in more pain now because he's not on the medicine." Despite being cut off the pills (his last prescription was late last year), having the pain come back even worse and initially balking at alternative treatment, Huntley relented. The Chronic Pain Management program involves eight sessions, with participants working with behavioral health providers on using other strategies besides medication to deal with chronic pain. Runyan runs the group with Dr. Jeanna Stannring, a postdoctoral fellow at the Health Center. They stress relaxation and meditation techniques. Huntley, Runyan says, was not initially enthusiastic about the idea. continued on page 16

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“He was very angry about being taken off the medication," she says. “He was just angry." That anger began to dissipate. In its place came acceptance. Runyan, who also works individually with Huntley as his therapist, started seeing an obvious change in his behavior. “He really transitioned from someone who was angry at the system to his head clearing and being a strong proponent for wanting to educate the public and educate physicians that increasing the doses of these medicines often times is not good medicine," Runyan says. Huntley says he has benefited from the group. Where just several months ago he would pop a pill, now he uses other methods, such as visualization. For Huntley, that is easy. One instance involving his daughter sticks out in his mind from when he lived in Maine. He used to travel by bus to pick up his children and bring them there. Along the way, there was a farm with cows. It proved a strong lure to his daughter. “This one time, she said, ‘Daddy, Daddy, can we see the cows?' So two hours later we're there and we see the cows," Huntley says. A smile starts creeping across his face. “We go up to the cows and she says, ‘Daddy,

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about Huntley's ordeal leads to a question about the way his medicine was prescribed in the first place. He does not believe the physician harbored any ulterior motives.

it to you doesn't mean you may not want to exercise your own judgment." Dr. Dan Alford is leading efforts to help educate doctors on better ways to prescribe opiates. The director of the Safe and Competent Opioid Prescribing Education (SCOPE of Pain) program, as well as director of the Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit at Boston Medical Center, Alford just last month led a session at UMass Medical School's Albert Sherman Center aimed at helping doctors deal with patients on opiates and other opioid medications as well as suggesting other methods of treatment. “I think in the past, physicians were more

willing to increase dosages," Alford says. “I think there's a real push to minimize the doses and re-evaluate whether opioid use should continue. The tricky point is to sort out who's benefiting, who's addicted and who isn't quite benefiting enough, or is being harmed a little bit." Huntley, it turns out, was one of those people being harmed. He does not, however, blame the doctor that started him on the path to addiction. “I tell people, ‘How could I be mad at my doctor? Fifteen years he never put me a day in pain,'" Huntley says. “And then I look at the effects. Yeah, he knew I was addicted. He said I would die on this medication, but he just wanted to take care of my pain. And he did."

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“I would like to get my body back," he says. “I've seen people come back from broken backs. I've seen people come back from amazing things. I'm going to keep fighting. I'm going to keep getting up and if people want to hear my story, there's a lot more to go with that. There's so much more that I want to tell and it really needs to be heard, man. “This drug doesn't discriminate. It takes every color, every race, it takes everybody it gets hold of. If you're in pain and this helps, God bless you, but you've got to be careful. And if it gets hold of you and if you want [recovery], you will get it. You just have to have the power within, and I'm still trying to find it. I'm fighting every day." 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 friend Walter on Facebook. Catch Walter with Paul Westcott every Thursday morning at 8:35 on radio station WTAG 580AM for all things Worcester!

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On Friday, July 25, the Prints and the Potter Gallery, one of Worcester’s premiere custom picture framing services, will debut its exhibit “Then…and Now!” The exhibit kicks off the gallery’s 40th anniversary celebration and will be a retrospective look at the works of owner Norman H. Ringdahl and fellow artist J.R. Ringdahl, potters Jim and Linda Winegar, and other artists who have previously had their work on display at the gallery. An opening reception featuring the Ringdahls and Winegars, George Stadnik, Ric Lamore, Michel Duncan Merle, Julianne Morin, Don McCabe and Bill Gangi will be held inside the Prints and the Potter on Friday, July 25, from 5-8 p.m. The exhibition will run through August 23, 2014.

Combining many different media types, the “Then…and Now!” exhibit will be a showcase of art from talented artists whose work was associated with the gallery’s earlier years. Although firmly planted on Highland Street for the past three decades, the Prints and the Potter Gallery got its start on Chandler Street before moving to a new location on Park Ave. and, ultimately, its current home near the Sole Proprietor and Wooberry. Originally opened as Chandler Street Crafts, owner Norman Ringdahl describes the former shop as a “small, hole-in-the-wall place” with a ceramics studio that was a “loose cooperative.” The Winegars, potters in the first studio at Chandler Street Crafts, and their occupation helped inspire the shop’s new name upon its move to Highland Street. “I ended up coming up with the name the Prints and the Potter, which was kind of a play on ‘The Prince and the Pauper,’” says Norman Ringdahl. “Then…and Now!” will showcase the works of painters Ringdahl, McCabe and Merle,

distinctly unique pottery and sculptures by the Winegars and Lamore, cut gemstones by Gangi and light sculpture by Stadnik. Stadnik, who will present the piece, “Opus 3, Reliquary of Time,” has been inspired by the art of Lumia since 1968. Thomas Wilfred, a 20th-century artist from Denmark who had been experimenting with light as an art form since childhood, conceived the term “lumia” to describe the use of fluid light as an audiovisual display. In 1998, Stadnik’s work went digital and he began creating lumia pieces using optical simulation algorithms and software to “construct optical machines inside a computer.” Though the intent of “Opus 3” was not specifically for the Prints and the Potter, the piece was already underway when Stadnik decided to contact Winegar on Facebook. “He suggested I get in touch with Norman (Ringdahl), saying Norman was thinking about a show of artists who were involved with Prints and Potter at the beginning,” says Stadnik. According to Stadnik, whose pieces have been featured in private and corporate collections worldwide, “Opus 3” is an “analog, opto-mechanical Lumia light box” that has a run time of approximately 90 minutes. This means that the work is essentially a moving window into imagination. “The viewer or participant creates the narrative from the abstract moving shapes, color and texture. Because my pieces are silent, the viewer hears their own music or sounds that coincide with the images they are seeing,” says Stadnik. “The constructions of light imagery trigger the mind to create sound, flavor, texture and feeling.” Although “Opus 3” might prove to be the most technologically intuitive work in the “Then…and Now!” exhibit, each piece – pottery, paintings and prints – in the gallery has been expertly-crafted and meticulously-created to showcase each artist’s individual talents and inspirations. Attend the opening reception for “Then...and Now!” at the Prints and the Potter Gallery, 142 Highland St., Worcester on Friday, July 25, from 5-8 p.m.

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Lettuce Be Local, an organization looking to connect Central Massachusetts farms with restaurants and consumers, welcomes a mix of community members, from farmers to politicians, to unite over dinner in an effort to raise awareness of local farmers and raise funds to support the organization. Held at Mesa Farm in Rutland on Sunday, July 20, the dinner fundraiser will showcase food from local farmers.

Lettuce Be Local found its legs in 2012, “basically, out of a necessity,” says Holden resident Lynn Stromberg, who founded the organization with her husband Lee Stromberg. “We felt that there’s a huge disconnect between farmers and chefs alike.” According to the Holden Agricultural Commission, the Strombergs currently pick up produce from 30 farms, a number that is “constantly rising.” The goal is to one day have farmers dropping this produce off at a central hub where members of the restaurant and brewery communities can pick up desired ingredients. Neil Rogers, executive chef at Volturno and guest chef at the event on Sunday, says he’s excited about the Lettuce Be Local mission. “I think it’s a fantastic idea because Massachusetts is a little behind in the farmers industry and promoting local farms and producers. Our neighboring states are really advanced, like Rhode Island. If [products are] a little more accessible, then more people will start buying local.” Tickets to the dinner are being sold for $93 apiece and proceeds will go toward the creation of a food infrastructure warehouse, which will be located in Holden. “[The warehouse] will allow us to more efficiently aggregate between all the farms,” says Lynn Stromberg. “The warehouse is multifaceted. Initially, it will aid us through the season into the winter with different storage capacities so that we can store properly for the winter season, but also to enable the farmers to bring their products to us versus me driving out and picking up the products all in one day and delivering it in the same day, which is extremely inefficient.” According to Lynn Stromberg, the goal is to raise $10,000 from the dinner, but with a lower turnout than expected, with an estimated 100 attendees out of an initially

expected 150, she is just hoping to get some movement forward with the project. While this is the first and only fundraiser dinner that Lettuce Be Local is holding this year, the event marks the launch of the The Local Farmer Dinner Series. PHOTO SUBMITTED

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“Many of our farmers are actually coming in off the fields for us, which is very exciting,” says Lynn Stromberg. “I think it’s going to be really amazing for them to see how creative Neil (Rogers) is with their food and enjoying their own food in this environment.” Other attendees will consist of people in the restaurant industry, consumers and supporters of local agriculture. Rogers, who is preparing all the food for the event, is no stranger to buying local. At Volturno, Rogers says, the produce is 100 percent local. The restaurant is donating a majority of the food for the event to support Lettuce Be Local. “[The fundraising dinner] is probably one of the best choices to make because today, it’s a way to get the community together,” he says. “It can become a lot bigger than it is right now.” Tickets to the event may be purchased in advance by emailing lynn@lettucebelocal.com or by calling 860-428-5260.

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Beatnik’s finds its new groove Joshua Lyford

Beatnik’s, at 433 Park Ave., has made itself a bit of a Worcester institution since Niki Brouillette opened the bar back in 2009. Now under new ownership, regulars and fans of the bar should not be worried.

“We’re not trying to change the world over night by any means,” says new owner Dave Gerry. “They were doing so many cool things already. We tried to really keep that and we’re doing some new stuff.” The bar has maintained the weekly and monthly events that have become staples of Beatnik’s, including monthly performances by Zack Slik, Ukulele Nights and Indy Art Market nights. Some changes have been made, however, which encompass both the cosmetic and the necessary; much of the bar has been repainted, including the murals in the back that had become covered in graffiti tags ruining the original piece of art, the fence surrounding the outside back patio has been re-secured and extensive electrical work has been done to the building. The biggest

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Farmers' markets have been the buzz of Worcester as of late. This past weekend marked the first Art + Market, organized by Worcester Art Museum. In its wake came opposing opinions via social media on what another farmers' market would mean for existing markets, while local media outlets broadcast and published, what seemed to be, pointed flattering reports of select market(s). With all the chatter that sounds a little like “this town ain't big enough for the three of us,” and being a resident who appreciates the opportunity to buy local (or #ShopWOO), I took it upon myself to visit all three Saturday farmers' markets this weekend. This is what I found. CANAL DISTRICT FARMERS' MARKET

The Canal District market is the first to open on Saturdays in Worcester at 9 a.m. Appropriately, a stand serving coffee sideby-side with another offering a variety of breads, pastries and other home-baked goods, welcome visitors. Lining a portion of the outside of Crompton Place, vendors range from traditional farmers selling produce and

meats, to Shrewsbury winery Zoll Cellars offering samples and selling bottles of wine and hard cider, to handmade bags sold by a woman who is eager to meet your leashed dog. Flash frozen pasta and seafood suggest weeknight dinner options, while individual BRITTANY DURGIN

Community is the essence of a good farmers’ market, and while I felt right at home at my first stop (even though I don't live in the Canal District) there was a prevailing sense of welcomeness here. Maybe it is the open, grassy area with plenty of space between vendors, or maybe it's the young adults choosing their favorite hip hop song to play over the speakers near the entrance. More than one local farm sells its produce, a booth offers face painting, and other REC-run programs, like YouthGROW, are represented. The vibrant Main South atmosphere surrounds the market.

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Utilizing the Trinity Lutheran Church parking lot across the street from the museum, Art + Market takes on a little more of a festival feel than a traditional buy-from-your-localfarmer market. Roughly one half of vendors, at least on opening day of the market, are artists selling their work. Wooberry Frozen Yogurt food truck serves cold treats on Lancaster Street and adults can purchase

bottles of wine on the sidewalk closest to the museum. A small cart filled with two dozen or so books gives visitors the opportunity to give a book, take a book. The market also has the old standbys: lettuce, tomatoes and other freshly-picked items. Shoppers are encouraged to visit the museum while in the area by receiving $1-off-admission coupons at six different vendor tables. Each market focuses on offering what its neighborhood may need and enjoy on a Saturday morning and early afternoon. That is not to say there is no space for cross-pollination. Worcester is a diverse city with diverse cultures demanding different offerings to improve quality of life. There is something to be said for being loyal, however, discovering and supporting the unique elements of each market can only help our city grow together. Learn more about each market by visiting canaldistrictfarmersmarket.com, recworcester.org/what-we-do/food-justice-2/ rec-community-farmers-markets/ and worcesterart.org/Events/art+market/.

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In anticipation of the release of “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” the Syfy channel last week broadcast the “Apes” movies of the ’60s and ’70s, beginning with the Charlton Heston original and running through a series of less inspired sequels (though I profess affection for “Beneath the Planet of the Apes” and its vision of the apocalypse taking place in and around the New York subway system).

Watching pieces of these films, I was struck by the staying power of their themes: the arrogance of man, the fear of “otherness,” the rejection of scientific inquiry in favor of personal beliefs. It’s been 46 years since Heston raged at the sight of Lady Liberty buried to her waist on a lonely beach, yet the prospect of reverse evolution, perhaps triggered by some cataclysm, proves irresistible. It’s why Tim Burton tried, though failed, to reboot the franchise in 2001, and why the concept was stripped down and then rebuilt in 2011’s vastly more entertaining “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” which showcased an epic confrontation between monkey and man on the Gold Gate Bridge. “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” picks up 10 years later. The “simian flu” has wiped out much of the human race and a colony of genetically-enhanced apes lives in Muir Woods outside of San Francisco, where they communicate with a sophisticated system of signing and some rudimentary speech. Caesar is the alpha-chimp, a leader of such thoughtfulness and prevailing sense of justice that he’s devised a set of commandments for his tribe; chief among them is “Ape not kill ape.” The peace is shattered when a group of surviving humans led by scientists Malcolm and Ellie (Jason Clarke and Keri Russell) makes the trek from devastated San Francisco (poor San Fran, crushed by Godzilla earlier this year and now laid low by disease) to seek the apes’ permission to rehab an abandoned dam and restore power to the city. The apes are suspicious of the humans’ intent, with the particularly hostile Koba pointing to the various disfigurements on his body from his days as a lab experiment and voicing the words, “Human work.” An uneasy accord is reached that allows the humans access to the dam, but things fall apart when Koba stages a mutiny against Caesar

and leads an attack on the city. Koba astride a galloping horse, firing automatic weapons from each paw while San Francisco burns around him, is a hellish image for the ages. Director Matt Reeves does an outstanding job of fusing the story’s “humanity” with thrilling action sequences, though for much of that he must thank Andy Serkis. As you no doubt know, Serkis is the maestro of the motion capture technique, supplying

the movements and facial expressions for characters ranging from Gollum to King Kong. Caesar may be his masterpiece. Consider the challenge of mastering the gait of an ape while also conveying an array of emotions that evoke empathy, fear, anger, even intelligence projected through layers of computer imaging. In the past there have been pockets of support for Serkis to be included among the Academy Award nominees for best actor, despite the fact that his face never actually appears on screen. I am firmly in his corner. “Dawn” is great summer movie that expertly links the best of today’s technology with all those grand philosophical arguments posed by the film’s predecessors. CGI gets rapped when it overwhelms a movie, but I love the use of it here. The simian stars of this “Planet of the Apes” make their forebears — all those actors grinding away in rubber gorilla costumes — look as though they were performing in a string-less puppet show.

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DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES 3D (PG-13) Blackstone (reserved seating) Thurs: 9:45, 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45

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GOLDFINGER (1964) (PG) Strand Mon: 7 GRATEFUL DEAD MEET UP 2014 (NR) Blackstone Thurs: 7:30 Cinemagic Thurs: 7:30 Solomon Pond Thurs: 7:30 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 9:40, 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7, FriWed: 9:55, 12:25, 2:50, 5:15

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MALEFICENT (PG) Blackstone Thurs-Wed: 9:35, 11:55, 2:15, 4:35, 6:55, (9:20 Thurs only)

Cinemagic Thurs: 11:20, 1:50 Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:45, 2:05, 4:25, 6:55,

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MILLION DOLLAR ARM (PG) Elm Thurs: 7:30 NEIGHBORS (R) Worcester North Thurs: 4:40 PERSECUTED (PG-13) Solomon Pond Fri-Wed: 12:50, 4:05, 7:05, 9:45 Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12, 2:15, 4:30, 7:10,

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PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE 3D (PG) Blackstone Fri-Wed: 9:30 a.m., 9, 11:15 p.m. Cinemagic Fri-Wed: 9:10 p.m. Solomon Pond Fri-Wed: 11:30, 4:10, 9:10 Westborough Thurs: 7, 9:15, Fri-Wed: 4:30 Worcester North Thurs: 7, 9:15, Fri-Wed: 12:10,

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Blackstone Fri-Wed: 9:50, 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 10, 12:20 a.m.

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TAMMY (R) Blackstone (reserved seating) Thurs: 11:50, 2:10, 4:40, 10

Blackstone Thurs: 9:55, 12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:55,

10:30, Fri-Wed: 9:55, 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:30, 10:05, 12:25 a.m. Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 11:40, 2:15, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30 Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:40, 2:10, 4:40, 7:35, 10:05, Fri-Wed: 12:45, 3:50, 7:15, 10:15 Westborough Thurs: 1, 4, 7:10, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 12:50, 4:20, 7:40, 10:10 Worcester North Thurs: 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:50, 10:20, Fri-Wed: 12:20, 2:40, 5:10, 7:35, 10:20

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2 (PG-13) Strand Thurs: 7 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (PG-13) Worcester North Thurs: 1:25 p.m. THE PURGE: ANARCHY (R) Blackstone (reserved seating) Fri-Wed: 11:35, 2:10,

4:40, 7:10, 9:40, 12 a.m. Blackstone Fri-Wed: 9:40, 12:05, 2:40, 5:10, 7:40, 10:10, 12:30 a.m. Cinemagic Thurs: 9:30 p.m., Fri-Wed: 11:20, 1:45, 4:10, 7, 9:20 Solomon Pond Thurs: 8, 10:30, Fri-Wed: 11:40, 2:10, 4:50, 7:20, 8, 10, 10:30 Westborough Thurs: 8, 10:30, Fri-Wed: 1:05, 4:25, 7:20, 9:50 Worcester North Thurs: 8, 10:30, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 2:45, 5:05, 7:30, 10:10

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TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 9:30, 12, 1, 3:30, 4:30, 8, FriWed: 11, 2:25, 6:15, 9:50

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TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION 3D (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 7:30 Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:25, 3:10, 6:45, 9:40 Worcester North Thurs: 12, 3:30, 7, 9:50 VELAI ILLA PATTAHARI (NR) Westborough Fri-Wed: 7:50 Looking for your favorite theater and don’t see it listed? Email editor@worcestermag. com and we’ll do our best to include it in the coming weeks.

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

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The Eggroll Lady and Fish Shack hides in plain site on 609 West Boylston St. in Worcester, a stone’s throw from Quinsigamond Community College and minutes from I-190. Despite its inauspicious exterior and tiny interior, the Eggroll Lady fries up incredible Vietnamese-style egg rolls, delicious crab rangoons and has a full menu of fried fish cooked on the spot for beyond affordable prices. Visiting the Eggroll Lady can be a challenge. First, the restaurant can be easy to miss even despite its adorable sign, as the tiny aquamarine building is sandwiched between a used car lot and a Worcester

townie bar. Second, given that it’s owned and operated entirely by family (with most of the items being prepared by Phuong Lam, the eponymous Eggroll Lady, and her immediate family), it is only open for limited hours each week, just Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoons and evenings. Undeterred, Lillian, Jak and I visited late on a Friday night. We entered the tiny restaurant and were welcomed warmly by Lam’s daughter who immediately took our orders at the counter nestled tightly into one corner of the building. The three of us decided to split an order of eggrolls (five for $6) and an order of crab rangoons (six for $3), while Lillian ordered boneless buffalo strips, Jak opted for a plate of fried whole-belly clams ($15), and I went for the clam roll made with clam strips ($7.50). With the cramped interior of the restaurant only having room for about a half-dozen people, we nabbed one of the picnic tables just outside the front door. The Eggroll Lady is primarily a takeout restaurant, so the ambiance is expectedly lacking: the sights and sounds of our meal were mostly of jaunty revelers spilling in and out of the bar next door and of mechanics closing up shop for the week at the auto body shop across the street. It goes without

saying that if guests are to visit the Eggroll Lady, they should not do so for the view, but rather for the food – and thankfully, it is incredible. Our perfectly-crafted hand-rolled eggrolls arrived first. These crispy, lightly-fried egg rolls are stuffed with chicken and shredded vegetables, with a strong garlic aroma packing a punch, though perfectly balanced with a sweet and delightfully gooey cinnamon duck sauce. Similarly, the crab rangoons are sweet and tangy, with the coin purse-shaped, deep-fried crunchy golden shell being packed with warm, delicious cream cheese and real crab filling. Loading up on appetizers we were nearly beside ourselves when our enormous entrees arrived. Lillian’s buffalo wings were hot and

spicy, making a great snack for dinner and turned into an excellent salad topping the next day. Jak – a native of Ipswich and an expert on clams – found great satisfaction in his enormous plate of whole-belly fried clams, with a heavy batter but not one that dominated the seafood. My clam strip roll was, in fact, two doughy hot dog buns with a bed of lettuce in each serving host to a whopping crown of clam strips. While the strips themselves were hot and freshly fried, the show-stopper was the delicious and pickly tartar sauce that made each bite a sweet surprise. While the restaurant primarily serves as takeout, service at the Eggroll Lady is unmatched. Each course of our meal was brought out at just the right cadence, and the experience was made unforgettable when the Eggroll Lady herself came out to personally welcome us to the restaurant, treating us as if we were her own family and joyfully explaining that while the restaurant is a lot of work, it is her passion. The dedication of Lam and her entire family comes through with every delicious bite that diners take. For some of the best affordable seafood in Worcester, and undoubtedly the best eggrolls in the city, look no further than the Eggroll Lady and Fish Shack.

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Last week I checked out Meola’s Wayside Ice Cream in Sterling, so I thought it was only fair to visit the other Sterling hot spot, Rota-Spring Farm, this week. I think it is fairly safe to say there is a new champion in the quaint Worcester suburb.

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Rota-Spring has 50 flavors of homemade ice cream, made right on site at the Rota-Spring dairy farm and it is phenomenal. They also have a limited menu of other standard ice cream stand-style foods, like chili dogs and a few grinders. They have everything you would expect from this type of location, but where Rota-Spring really shines is in the atmosphere department. After grasping your mountainous cone (or sundae, or whatever your weapon of choice may be), you head off to their great picnic table layout that overlooks the fields and pond that the farm animals frequent. It is lush and green and lovely and if that isn’t enough to satisfy you, you can always party with the goat family that hangs loose and frolics just behind the stand. After spending some time with the goats and geese that call the area home, I decided I never wanted to leave the farm. I looked into what sort of education would be required to become a goat myself, but alas there were no scholarships available. The portions were large and the prices were reasonable, I didn’t find myself wanting more and I was amply satisfied with that frigid ice cream flavor. Service, however, is the one area I found Rota-Spring Farm to be lacking. The staff was friendly and the orders were on point, the main issue was the amount of time it took to get the food. With only a few other groups in line, I was shocked that it took nearly 20 minutes to have our order received. Still, spending time with the goats more than made up for the laid-back service. I highly recommend Rota-Spring Farm and will absolutely be returning again as soon as possible.

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MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER Salem Cross Inn hosts a Murder Mystery Dinner

WORMTOWN TAKES THE GOLD Worcester’s very

Theater on Friday, July 18, from 6:30-9 p.m. A dinner of tossed salad, rustic boneless breast of chicken with supreme sauce, seasonal vegetable and starch, homemade rolls, ice cream cake balls with homemade hot fudge and brewed coffee or tea will accompany a screening of “Flower Power and the Hippie Revolution.” Cost $55 per person, includes tax and gratuity. Salem Cross Inn, 260 W. Main St., West Brookfield. Salemcrossinn.com.

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Wormtown was awarded three gold medals: Best Imperial IPA for its Hopulence beer, Best American IPA for its Be Hoppier beer, and Best French/Begian Ale for its Biere de Miele beer. Wormtown was also awarded a silver medal in the French/Belgian Sasion category for its ALS Farmhouse Fundraiser beer. Winner of four medals, Wormtown Brewery was named Grand National Champion. More than 3,000 beers from all over the world were entered in this year’s US Beer Open. Congratulations, Wormtown! Learn more about the competition at usopenbeer.com.

DINNER AND CONCERT SPECIAL Symply Fargone Productions, in partnership with Viva Bene restaurant, is offering a discounted

dinner, parking and show package the evening it presents “The 80s Called and They Want Their Music Back” on July 25. For $60 per person, guests will receive a ticket to the show, dinner at Viva Bene and covered parking at Viva Bene, which is less than a block from Mechanics Hall, where the show is being held. Make a reservation by calling Viva Bene at 508-799-9999. symplyfargone.com.

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been sold and is now under new ownership. While some things will stay the same, others will not, including menu items. Each week throughout the summer, Beatnik’s will offer new and eclectic specials as it works to develop a menu that will please both beer drinkers and wine enthusiasts. Customer requests are welcome and will be made to order as long as the ingredients are on hand. Recommendations may even end up on the menu. The restaurant has partnered with local farms to offer fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables and are in the process of working toward serving all grass-fed beef. Visit Beatnik’s at 433 Park Ave., Worcester, Tuesday-Saturday, 4 p.m.-close. Beatniksbeyou.com.

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Al Vuona he Robert Mondavi Winery was established in 1966. Mondavi, himself, died in 2008 at the age of 94. His true legacy, though, is the contribution he made to the wine industry. Considered by many to be an innovator and a marketing whiz, Mondavi helped to introduce California wine to the rest of the world. Mondavi was the man who championed the idea of labeling wine by varietal as opposed to generically. Perhaps his greatest marketing strategy was coming up with the name “Fume Blanc.” The wine is actually a sauvignon blanc but seeing how deep and smoky the wines were and how unreceptive consumers were to this grape, Mondavi decided to give it a new name thus creating strong interest among wine lovers. In fact, it became an accepted synonym for sauvignon blanc. Mondavi believed that premium wines would always be in demand and he remained steadfast in this belief throughout his life. I recently sampled the 2010 Mondavi Reserve Cabernet and found it to be big and bold; this wine features cherry, raspberry and spice flavors with subtle oak influence. The fine-grained tannins give the wine both structure and backbone while imparting an accent of herbs. Good acidity and a long finish are hallmarks of this cabernet. The wine can be cellared for up to 10 years and retails for about $125. In addition to the Reserve Cabernet, Mondavi continues to produce a wide array of wine at various levels. For the better part of 30 years, Mondavi became one of the most celebrated personalities in the wine world. Along with his wife, Margrit, he embarked on a philanthropic OF THE WEEK mission that helped to fund the Mondavi Center at the Caricature, “Red Blend” University of California at Davis. In addition, the two were California. (Cabernet major benefactors behind The American Center for Food, and Zinfandel with ripe Wine and the Arts. He was indeed wine’s goodwill ambassador. I think if he cherry and berry flavors were here today Mondavi would continue to give back and and a hint of spice on to be thankful for all his success. It was, after all, part of the the finish.) $17 Mondavi mindset.

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p.m. for those who wish to picnic.) $15 per car ($10 for Fruitlands Museum members). 7:15-8:30 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-897-9969 or concordband.org. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 7:30 p.m.-midnight

of Variety Comedy and Antics! Magic by “Alexandria The Great”, Music by “Curtain Call”. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Sabrina Jones & Johnny Romance. Sabrina Jones & Johnny Romance’s smooth styles are sure to please! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Primetime pub, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. Loveshackmusic.com. The Russo Brothers. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. DJ Cuz’N Kev. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-7924263. Mystic River Band. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

Karaoke. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Out to Lunch Concert Series Hosts Jubilee Gardens. Farmers Market, Food Vendors & Artisan Vendors open at 11 a.m. Main stage concert runs noon - 2 p.m. with a brief intermission. An all original eclectic mix of rock, pop, folk & world music, with an ensemble cast of talented players and varied instruments. A band with so much music, they self-produced four CD’s in the time they’ve been together, and continue to produce great music and exciting shows, keeping the audience dancing and having fun with them >Friday 18 Free and open to all. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Worcester Peanut Butter & Jam in the Park - We & Common Oval, 455 Main St. 508-799-1400, ext. Mrs. Jones. This new band taking Worcester by 244. storm was born right here on our PB&J stage last Free Live Acoustic Original Reggae summer! Playing vintage garage r&b, soul, and pop Old Sturbridge Village celebrates with Fire & Ice Day on Saturday, July 19. This old and Jamaican Buffet at One Love rock with vocalists Maddie Jones & Brian Martin fashioned fireman’s muster features antique fire engines, early hand-pumpers, pumpkin contests and Cafe. Call 774-272-3969 for reservations. $10 and our dear friends Gail and Dan Hunt of the Red bucket brigade competitions. Old Sturbridge Village food historians will demonstrate 18th- and 19-century per person Buffett. 5-10 p.m. OneLove Cafe, Riders on guitar and bass. Bring a blanket or chair, ice cream making, and guests will have the opportunity to help judge the Best Chili in History 800 Main St. 508-753-8663 or facebook.com/ and your lunch. Free. noon-1:15 p.m. Millbury Contest with entries from area restaurants. The living museum is offering half-price admission for all events/164007660454055. Town Common, Main St and Elm St., Millbury. firefighters on this day. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Rd., Sturbridge. osv.org. Beatles For Sale the Tribute. Bring your 508-865-3477. lawn chairs and blankets. Hear all your favorite Thank Friday it’s Nat at 5:30 p.m.; then Beatles hits, b-sides and deep cuts performed Jennifer Antkowiak and Tom Lamark completely LIVE by New England’s own BEATLES “Open Mic Cabaret at 9 p.m. 5:30 p.m.-2 Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700. FOR SALE the Tribute! In the event of bad weather, the concert will be a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Tony Soul Project Curbside Jam Session at CENTER moved indoors to the Holden Senior Center, 1130 Main Street, Holden, P.E. James at the Grill on the Hill! Your favorite acoustic tunes BAR & GRILL. Tony Soul Project is honored and excited to be MA. Concert starts at 6 p.m. Free. 6-6:45 p.m. Gale Free Library, 23 hosting a THIRD THURSDAY Curbside Jam Session beginning July 17 Highland St., Holden. 508-829-0230 or galeFreelibrary.org/gale. and running once a month. This jam starts at 7:30 sharp. TSP will do Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing Acoustic Classic Rock, Folk & Country 2 tunes and then open it up to the jam folk and let the good times roll. music. No Cover. 6-8 p.m. Grille on the HILL, grillonthehill.net. No cover, special guests. 7:30-11 p.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green Live Jazz. Live Jazz Performances on the Patio at the Ceres Bistro St. 508-438-0597 or tonysoulproject.com. every Thursday. 6-9 p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Open Mic Night! Musicians welcome to perform Just plug in. Plantation St. 508-754-2000. 8-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., 65 Water St. 508ew Menu - Great N rs ne w Live Music. 6-9 p.m. LaScala Restaurant, 183 Shrewsbury St. O ew N 926-8353. 508-753-9912. Rocky and the Pressers. 21 plus. Doors at 6 p.m. $6. 8 p.m.-1 Niki Luparelli and Dapper Dan Burke. Join Tricky Niki, Dapper a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Dan, and Kurt on Drums for some live jazz and vintage pop from the THIRSTY THURSDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ DARK 20s to the early 60s. No Cover. 6-9 p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood HORSE TAVERN with Mark & Wibble. *Calling all fellow Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508-754-2000. musicians & artists alike!* Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring Walk & Rock with Chris Reddy. 6-9 p.m. LaScala Restaurant, your Guitars, Banjos, Mandolins, Trumpets & Xylophones & let’s have 183 shrewsbury st. 508-753-9912. some fun. Showcasing REAL live local music & talent! To RSVP a time Give My Regards to Broadway by CJMusic. Sit back, slot in advance please send your name/time slot you’d like and e-mail relax, and even sing along as Jonathan Costello performs the music of (optional) to darkhorseopenmic@yahoo.com. To all other players that Broadway featuring the works of Richard Rodgers. Jon is joined by his want to come up to jam and don’t want to RSVP. there will be a sign-up mom and pianist, Chris Costello, in some favorite duets from musical sheet. Free. 8-11 p.m. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. theater. From the early theater stages to the more modern productions 508-764-1100 or facebook.com/groups/darkhorseopenmic. of Sondheim and Schoenberg, join Jonathan as he Gives his Regards Worcester Chamber Music Society Summer Festival to Broadway. Free. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Jacob Edwards Library, Reading - A Quartet of Nations.This week features, Russia. BORODIN Room, 236 Main St., Southbridge. 508-764-5426 or cjaymusic.com. String Quartet in D Major TCHEREPNIN Trio for flute, violin and Ludwig and Auntie Hilda celebrate Julytoberfest. Lou cello TCHAIKOVSKY Souvenir de Florence. Adults $30, Seniors $25, and Jan Borelli AKA Ludwig and Auntie Hilda play for Julytoberfest Participant Families $15, Students $8, Free for children under 17. (Oktoberfest in July). We’ll have a Stein Hoist, do some yodeling, 8-10 p.m. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 teach the audience a German Dance and a few German words. Bring Downing St. 508-217-4450 or worcesterchambermusic.org. a blanket or some lawn chairs, the kids and grand children. Free. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., 6:30-8:30 p.m. Paxton Center School Bandstand, 19 West St., Paxton. Gardner. 978-669-0122. 508-752-6213. The Dirty Salesmen, The Rusty Shovels and more. Our The Bubbleheads’ Annual “Walk & Rock” Bash! We’d love new Thursday local night sensation “The Dirty Salesmen”, along with to see ya again back down @ Ralph’s Tavern for our annual “Walk fellow Worcesterites Dirty Shovels formerly of Das Happening and & Rock” bash on Shoobey St. Special guests, friends and music Necktie Party. $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green “Guaranteed” Free. 7-11 p.m. Ralph’s Tavern, 113 Shrewsbury St. St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/theluckydogmusichall. Concord Band at Fruitlands Museum. Flying High. 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Do you have a favorite restaurant in Worcester? There are a lot of good ones. I’d have to say Blue Jeans Pizza. Where is your favorite place to be at Fitton Field? I don’t really have a favorite place. Being a pitcher, we have a lot of time to kill before games, so me and some of the guys play Fungo golf (golf with baseballs and wooden bats). The baseball field is right next to the Holy Cross football field, so we incorporate that into the game. What do you do in your off time? I am an intern with Massport [at Logan Airport]. Massport owns about 80 percent of the airport and we are in charge of, and control that. What are your feelings on Jake the Lion? He is a good guy. He has snubbed me a few times on high fives this year. If we work that out, we’ll be OK. What are your plans for after college? I have a good idea of what I’m doing. I want to play baseball as long as I can. I got a plan B, too. I want to work at Logan as an air traffic controller or an operations manager. Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Blackout. DJ Blackout bringin’ the energy to get the party poppin’ all night long. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508438-0597.

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Ed & Da Ve. $5. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-8531350. Jim Perry R&B Classic Rock Blues.Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water Street, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. The Marshall Tucker Band. With hit singles like “Heard It In a Love Song,” “Fire On The Mountain,” “Can’t You See,” and “Take The Highway,” The Marshall Tucker Band earned seven gold and three platinum albums while they were on the Capricorn Records label. During the 90’s, the MTB scored four hit singles on Billboard’s country chart and one on Billboard’s gospel chart. $20-$37.50. 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871 or

A book release party and meet-the-author event will be held with Larry Spotted Crow Mann at Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster on Saturday, July 19, from 2-4 p.m. Crow Mann, of Webster, is a member of the Nipmuc tribe and has written “The Mourning Road to Thanksgiving” about the struggle of a Native American man to let go of his anger about the treatment of his people. The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Call 508-949-6232. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster.

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Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Windfall at Sakura Tokyo. Windfall is a classic rock cover band, originating from Worcester. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078. Andy Cummings & Swingabilly Lounge. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

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indianranch.com. Nipmuc Woodstock to Benefit “Why Me Foundation” and “Sherrys House” to Fight Childhood Cancer. A great afternoon of LIVE music starts. Around 1 p.m. the first band starts making noise and it doesn’t end till 9:30 p.m. The lineup in order is: New Bay Colony Keith King and Damaged Goods Custard Pie Don Oliver & Friends Jeff Mason Band Peacheaters Free but donations are greatly appreciated and all go to the 2 charities. Noon-9:30 p.m. Rose Garden Restaurant and Pub, 16 Milford St., Upton. 508-529-7776 or facebook.com/events/1432181720328647. Free BUTCH BAZILLION Show at Kimball Farm. Every

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Saturday and Sunday (Weather Permitting) ~ 1-5 p.m. Butch Bazillion Show Plays All Your Favorite Rock & Pop Hits. Free. 1-5 p.m., 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Road, Westford. 978-486-3891 or facebook.com/events/456013414533032. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. P.E. James at the Grill on the Hill! Come enjoy your favorite “Boomer Ballads” at the restaurant with Worcester’s best sunset view! Acoustic classic songs from the 50s, 60s, and 70s with terrific food, and a romantic outdoor atmosphere! Free. 6-8:30 p.m. Grill on the Hill at Green Hill Golf Course, Skyline Drive. grill-on-the-hill.com. Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing & singing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The soundtrack of your youth” Great Food, Full Bar, Lottery & me. Free. 7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. Fennario - Grateful Dead Tribute. 21 plus. $10. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. James Keyes. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Live Music. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Prime Time Pub, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. 978-400-7727. Magic Dick & Shun Ng. Magic Dick, the legendary harmonica player for the J. Geils Band has recently partnered up with guitar sensation, Shun Ng to create one of the most amazing musical acts to come out of Boston in a long time. The music is soulful blues, rockin’ yet thoughtful. Performed by arguably two of the top musicians at their respective instruments, this show is dynamic and unique. $25 advance; $28 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Ballroom, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant. com. The ROLLING STONES tribute band “LET IT BLEED” with special guests The Midnight Mystics. The dirty stones tribute from the WOO! Openers Midnight Mysitcs featuring exRiggaGoo members (9-10:15 p.m.) Stones the rest of the night! $10. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888. Tigerlilly. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St.,

Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Cosmic Slim & His Intergalactic Plowboys. Jug-bandy, rhythm-and-bluesy, country-rocky, jam-bandy eclectic electric music expressly designed for toe-tapping and rug-cutting. From the Mississippi Sheiks to Buck Owens, Burrito Brothers to Nat King Cole, Slim’s roots run deep and wide, guaranteeing a good time to be had by all. $5 cover $5. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Linda Dagnello Jazz Quintet. 8:30 p.m.-midnight. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Andy Cummings and Swingabilly Lounge Featuring The Wortown Bombshells Burlesque Troupe! w/Ken Macy, and The Johnny Romance Band! $10 Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Hip Swayers Deluxe. Share a summer Saturday evening with the Hip Swayers Deluxe when we return to our favorite local watering hole! Free! 9-11:59 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. The Issues. Roberta and the gang are back at JJ’s playing classic rock and current hits all night! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. The SGS Project Featuring Ron Stacy-Jeff GouletJesse and Glenn Sargent~Dance Rock Classics. 9-12:30 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Windfall at Sakura Tokyo. Windfall is a classic rock cover band, originating from Worcester. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078. Dj Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Saturday Nights with DJ E-Class. DJ E-Class bringing the R&B remixes to get you out on the dance floor all night long. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597.

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Karaoke. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Jazz Brunch. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Free BUTCH BAZILLION Show at Kimball Farm. Every Saturday and Sunday (Weather Permitting) ~ 1-5 p.m. Butch Bazillion Show Plays All Your Favorite Rock & Pop Hits. Free. 1-5 p.m., 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Road, Westford. 978-486-3891 or facebook.com/events/456013414533032. Pan Mass Challenge Fundraiser Event with The NicO-Tines at 1 p.m; then Andy Cummings at 8:30pm. $10 Cover (Afternoon Show). 1 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Barenaked Ladies. Barenaked Ladies, whose fusion of hooks and yuks has resulted in more than 14 million albums sold, return to Indian Ranch. The Canadian-born band is best known for their hit singles, “One Week”, “The Old Apartment,” and the theme song for the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. Their light-hearted and humorous banter between songs, and improvised raps/songs are staples at virtually every concert. $42-$59.50. 2-7 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871 or indianranch.com. Wormtown Ska Promotions Presents: El Grande, Mr. Furious, Threat Level Burgundy, & Sonic Libido! Wormtown Ska Promotions brings another great all ages Ska show to The Raven Music Venue! With: El Grande (ME) (facebook.com/pages/ El-Grande/113935868624121) Mr. Furious (Boston) (facebook.com/ MrFuriousSka) Threat Level Burgundy (Billerica, MA) (facebook.com/ ThreatLevelBurgundy) Sonic Libido (ME) (facebook.com/soniclibido) DIY Wormtown Ska Promotions, a not-for-profit project. $8. 3-7 p.m. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or facebook.com/ events/1445789242345392. Car & Bike Show with Music by Dianne Redstone & Art Caponi. 4-9 p.m. Prime Time Pub, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. 978-400-7727. Grille 57 Summer Party with “Throwback to the 60s Band!”. Grille 57 is having a HUGE summer party with great food and fantastic music from “Throwback to the 60s Band!” The party starts at 4 p.m. and music from 6-9 p.m.. Come down and say hi to Attend the next Science Cafe Woo lecture, Bioinformatics: the next generation of medical diagnostics, on Monday, July 21, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at NU Cafe. The discussion with Kryngle Daly, Ph.D., founder of KbioBox, will revolve around how genetic information aids medical diagnostics and preventative medicine, and can reduce the cost of patient treatment. NU Cafe, 335 Chandler St., Worcester. sciencecafewoo.com.

the staff and band. It will be a fun way to end the weekend! Free live entertainment! 4-10 p.m. Grille 57, 57 Highland St. 508-798-2000. The Nudie Suits. 4-8 p.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s out on the Patio. Best Pizza’s & Italian Food, Full Bar, Lottery & me. No Cover. Come on out! Free! 5-8 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818. 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. Massachustts Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert. The Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alton Baggett,

will present a concert of Disney music, including selections from the TUESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ GREENDALE’S PUB Disney blockbuster “Frozen.” Vocal soloists will be Karen Hastie-Wilson with Bill McCarthy LOCAL MUSICIANS SHOWCASE! and Scott Wilson. The concert announcer will be Bobbie Chase. The To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic rain date is July 27. Free but donations accepted. 7-9 p.m. Institute World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at OPENMCC@ Park, Salisbury St. and Park Ave. 508-754-1234. VERIZON.NET (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject OPEN MIC SUNDAYS AT SNOW’S RESTAURANT WITH box”) Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508BILL McCARTHY. To check the schedules and open slots visit 853-1350 or m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=book Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy mark&__user=578549000. to reserve it at OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET (make sure you put Songwriters’ Open Forum. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Free. 7-10:30 p.m. Snow’s Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Restaurant & Pub, 321 West Boylston St. Tantra Tuesdays “Fetish Night” Every Tuesday with Trampled Under Foot. This is the real deal Blues family band Master Squirrel. Free. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 and here’s your second chance to see them here. Waters Farm in West Sutton hosts its 12th annual Donkey & Mule Show on Siblings Danielle and Nick Saturday, July 19, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The event features miniature, standard and rare mammoth Schnebelen have a life-long donkeys, mules, in-hand classes, costume classes, gymkhana classes, riding classes, driving classes and connection with the blues. coon jumping. Food and drink will be available. Admission is $5 per carload. For more information, call Growing up in Kansas City, the farm at 508-865-0101. Waters Farm, 53 Waters Rd., West Sutton. watersfarm.com. MO, they soaked up the music of their parents, who were active in the thriving blues scene. Trampled Under Foot was originally formed as Green St. 508-363-1888. a family band consisting of Danielle, Nick and Kris Schnebelen. $20 C.U.Next Tuesday! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke advance; $25 day of show. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night! No cover. Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753bullrunrestaurant.com. 9543. Funky Jazz Sundays. 21 plus. Doors at 6 p.m. Every first and Hip Hop Tuesdays. Hosted by Ace of Blaze & Elijah Divine (Open) third sunday. Free. 8 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. End of the night cypher. DJ Showcase (Rotating Turntablist) Resident 508-799-0629. Bboys (Top Rock) Different artists every week! 21+ $5 cover $5. 9 Sunday Funday Karaoke with DJ Matty J. End the weekend p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. right with DJ Matty J, Karaoke, HD videos and old school jams. Early Karaoke. Karaoke by First Choice Entertainment, hosted by Curtis start at 8 p.m. Come down for a little while or party all night. No cover Note that you must be 21+ years of age. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight. Loft charge. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 774-696-4845. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. Karaoke. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Grille 57, 57 Highland St. 508-798-2000 978-345-5051. or grille57.com. The SGS Project Featuring Ron Stacy-Jeff Goulet-Jesse >Wednesday 23 and Glenn Sargent~Dance Rock Classics. 9-12:30 p.m. Karaoke. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508Chris Reddy - Sponsored by Narragansett. 5-7 p.m. Sunset 842-8420. Tiki Bar, 79 Powers Road, Westford. 978-692-5700. David Ropar - Twilight at Twigs Cafe. A native of Ohio, >Monday 21 David Ropar has been playing piano and writing songs for more than Driftin’ Sam Politz and Friends! No Cover. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s 40 years. In 2001, he released his first CD featuring songs he had Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. composed and is currently working on his second CD “Drifting.” David Open: Worcester. 21 plus, Free Free HOOKAH SHARE! Open has written radio jingles and taught piano at Mockingbird Studios Mic 8-10 p.m. Open Decks 10-1 a.m. Sign-up for slots starts at the located in Mansfield, MA. He enjoys playing his original songs, as venue at 7 p.m. and is first come first serve. House equipment for well as traditional and classic hits, at weddings, fundraisers and other DJs: Pioneer DJM900NXS Mixer 2x CDJ 2000s 2x Technics 1200s public events. Free with regular admission. 6-8 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic All music welcome! Collaboration is encouraged! 21+, Free Entry, Garden, Twigs Cafe, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. $2 PBRs. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799Lancaster Summer Concert Series - Lori Diamond and 0629. Fred Abatelli. Emote, Create, Inspire, Connect, Expand, Soothe, Texas Honky Tonk Rockabilly show with LUCKY TUBB Uplift. These intentions are the basis of their music. Lori Diamond & & The New Troubadours. Special guests Slim Francis, Fred Abatelli skillfully combine thoughtful, provocative lyrics with soulful Swamp and more. (facebook.com/events/726917810714761) vocals and seasoned musicianship. They playfully refer to their original Honky Tonk with “Tennessee Ernie” Tubb’s nephew “Lucky” and his band. A foot stompin’ time indeed. $10. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Lucky Dog Music style as “a gentle but passionate exploration of Folk, Soul, Blues, Jazz and Pop”. If you appreciate meaningful music with eloquence, Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/Lucky.Tubb.MDT. Blue Monday - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, substance and style then look no further. Free. 6:30-7:30 p.m. First Church of Christ Unitarian, 725 Main St., Lancaster. 978-365-2043 or 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Organ Quartet soundsofwachusett.com. West Boylston Ukulele Club. Jim Webster of Nashua River grooves every Monday night at the Dive. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Dive Instruments and Rich “Amazing Dick” Leufstedt lead ukulele songs, Bar, 34 Green St. facebook.com/BopNPopJazzOrganization. tunes, and lessons. All ages and abilities welcome. Pre-registration >Tuesday 22 is not required, just show up and play! Please bring your own chair. Karaoke. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Sponsored by the West Boylston Arts Foundation in support of Two Left - Blues Jam. Brian Degon (Vocals, Guitar) and Fr. school arts & music. Free (donations to support school arts & music Gregory Christakos (Bass)Jam original and favorite blues tunes. Free. welcome). 6:30-8 p.m. Pinecroft Dairy, 555 Prospect St., West 7-10 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995. Boylston. 508-853-0717.

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Summer Concert- American Songbook (Greater Worcester Opera). Join GWO for their 11th Annual Summer Concert Series. Enjoy a comfortable and air-conditioned atmosphere, while experiencing engaging performances by some of the areas finest singers. The music is exquisite, the price reasonable and the refreshments complimentary- it’s a great way to support the arts while having a wonderful time! Concerts include Broadway Melodies (July 16). $10 general ($5 student). 7:30-9:30 p.m. Cultural Center at Eagle Hill, Birches Auditorium, 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick. 508-9307062 or greaterworcesteropera.org. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC/LOCAL MUSICIANS’ SHOWCASE w/ BILL McCARTHY @ GUISEPPE’S. To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook.Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at OPENMCC@ VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or m.facebook.com/groups/ 209610855806788?ref=bookmark&__user=578549000. Hear Now Productions. 21 plus. Doors at 6 p.m. $5. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-midnight Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100. Open Mic Night. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Prime Time Pub, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. 978-400-7727. Wacky Wednesday Open mic Jam with Mark. Come down and sign up to jam with Mark 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Karaoke. Come down to Jillian’s of Worcester for Karaoke every Wednesday night! Wednesdays at Jillian’s is also Ladies Night which means all ladies, eat and play for Free. Free. 8:30-1:30 p.m. Jillian’s Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. AriBand! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Brett Brumby. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic. com/Index.htm. ArtsWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org. Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org. Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu/dept/Library. Booklovers’ Gourmet, “Visual Symbolism” by artist BG, Through July 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m.

Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/museum.html. Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org. Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu. Funky Stuff, 11am-7pm Tues-Sat. Bringing the funk to Worcester through Fine Art, Jewelry, Clothing, Furniture, Antiques, and Collectables. We support local art, and we think you should too! 97C Webster St., Worcester. 508-755-5463. Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepte. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 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, Darker Shades of Red: Soviet Art from the Cold War Era, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Aug. 2. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3

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. 508The 949-6232 or er3.com/book. Merrimack River Clark University: University Gallery, Feline Rescue Society’s Catmobile comes to Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Worcester Animal Rescue League to offer low-cost spay and - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 neuter services for cats and kittens on Thursday, July 17. The cost p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508for a female cat is $120, $80 for a male cat and $35 for qualified ferals. 793-7349 or 508-793-7113 or clarku.edu. The package includes spay or neuter, rabies vaccination, exam and a nail Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation trim. Microchipping is an extra $20. Drop-off time is 8:30 a.m., pick-up is late Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. afternoon. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 978Admission: Free for galler. 310 High St., Clinton. 978465-1940, email catmobile@mrfrs.org or visit catmobile.com. 549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, As Far As the Eye Can See, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. through Aug. 16; Our Fragile Home, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (59 and over) Thursdays, Fridays, through July 25. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. $5, Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 Free, to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793Groups (any age) $. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 9783356 or holycross.edu/departments/cantor/website. 598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org. Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Old Sturbridge Village, Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 Children under 3 fre. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or 733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org. danforthmuseum.org. Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 EcoTarium, Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action, Sundays, p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 2580 or postroadartcenter.com. 21. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org. EcoTarium members Free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: Free. progra. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com.

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Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org. SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com. The Sprinkler Factory, Language of a Dream by Art Krauss, Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, through July 26; 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, Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Guns without Borders in Mexico and Central America, Through Nov. 9; Majicolor Prints by Majima Ryoichi, Through Nov. 10; Stencil-dyed Japanese Folk Art Calendars, Through Aug. 10; Worcester Art Museum - Blue Star Museums Military Discount, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Aug. 31; You are here, Through Aug. 31; Families @ WAM: Make Art! Drawing Landscapes and Cities, Saturday; Zip tour: Thomas Smith: Self Portrait, Saturday; Arms + Armor Presentation: Boudica, Sunday; Arms + Armor Presentation: Celtic Warrior vs. Roman Soldier, Sunday; Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 28; U-student Wednesdays Free admission to WAM educational institutional members, Wednesdays, Oct. 2 - Dec. 31. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, Free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org. Worcester Center for Crafts, Through A Year Outside: Natural History Photography by Sheila Carroll,Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org. Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31, 2015; Class Picture Day, Through Aug. 16; 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. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org. Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org.

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Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape. Fri & Sat July 18th & 19th Corey Rodrigues and FriendsShowtimes: Friday 9 p.m.-Saturdays 8 p.m. -$20pp. Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events. Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room. Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant. $5 off with College ID and Reservations, 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at beantowncomedy.com. Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Drive-In Movies! Every Sunday Night Outside in the Parking Lot. - Sundays, Sunday, May 13 - Wednesday, December 31. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543 or facebook.com/ralphs.diner. FRANK FOLEY’S COMEDY SAFARI - Saturdays. Free parking. Full menu before or during show. $20 Per Ticket. 8-9:45 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, 144 Commercial St. Call 774-452-1131 or visit Frankfoleyscomedysafari.com. StageTime Comedy Club - Saturdays. StageTime Comedy Club has some of the area’s up and coming comedians. $10. 9-11 p.m.

The Milford Big Jazz Machine Orchestra, a 20-piece swing band, performs Thursday, July 17, at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Elm Park Summer Concert Series, held in Elm Park, Worcester. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. Call 508-826-8496 or visit stagetimecomedyclub.com. The WIZ - Tuesday, July 15 - Saturday, July 19. The Broadway Musical by Charlie Smalls $18 Regular, $15 Student/Senior. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-8696887 or visit calliopeproductions.org/thewiz.php. Bob Marley Comedy - Thursday, July 17. This guy’s not funny, he’s a riot. Celebrating 15 years as a stand-up comic, Bob Marley is one of the hottest and most sought-after comedians in the country. He has been featured in his own special on Comedy Central, and is one of the few comics to do the complete late-night TV circuit: “The Late Show” with David Letterman, “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, “Late Night” with Conan O’Brien and “The Late Late Show” with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn. $25. 7:30-10 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. Call 978-425-4311 or visit tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. The WIZ - Saturday, July 19. The Broadway Musical by Charlie Smalls. $18 Regular, $15 Student/Senior. 2-4 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org/thewiz.php. Estro-Gin & Tonic - Saturday, July 19. Prepare yourself for a night of music and laughter. Vanilla Box Productions is proud to present Estro-Gin & Tonic, a one women show starring Cabaret artist Ida Zecco. Ida is making her way back to Worcester for time in over 10 years with a show that you won’t want to miss! $16. 7-9 p.m. Holy Name High School, Theater, 144 Granite St. Call 774-239-1438 or visit vanillaboxproductions.com. Summer Musical Theater for Young People - Monday, July 21 - Friday, July 25. Open to students entering grades 1, 2 and 3, Go Fish will take us on an ocean adventure with all sorts of fish, sharks and octupi, where everyone is a little out-of-the-ordinary. We have solo and team roles for speaking and singing, something for everyone including: the seven-legged octopus; a blowfish with allergies, a tuna that can’t carry a tune and more. Our setting is the ocean, off Cape Cod. Show time is Friday, July 25th at 6 p.m. Enrollment remains open until the class is filled, but register early to secure your space and, if registering by May 15th, you qualify for a $15 discount. $165 / $150 if registering by May 15. 9-11:30 a.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, Education Wing, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. Call 508-791-8159 or visit pakmusic.org/programs/summer-sessions. Auditions - Les Miserables - Tuesday, July 22 & Thursday July 24th, 6-10 p.m. The long-awaited international sensation sweeps its audience through an epic tale of passion and destruction in revolutionary France. Peasant Jean Valjean is imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread. After his release he breaks paroled and starts life anew, though he is relentlessly pursued by Inspector Javert. As Parisian students revolt against an unjust monarchy, all stories intersect at the barricade one fateful day in 1832. The powerful musical score includes “I Dreamed a Dream”, “On My Own”, and “Bring Him Home.” Director:Peter Landry. Music Director: Joanne Landry. CAST REQUIREMENTS: Looking for a large adult cast (ages 16 and up; plus 3 children). Callbacks for those being considered for specific lead roles Tuesday July 29th, 7-10 p.m. All should prepare a short vocal selection “preferably from the show” that displays vocal range and ability to connect to the music and audience. Please prepare 16 to 32 bars. *Singers should provide sheet music if possible; a show score will also be available at auditions - an accompanist will be provided Performance Dates: October 10, 11, 17, 18 @ 8 p.m.; October 12, 19 @ 2 p.m. Rehearsal Schedule: Sundays 6-9 PM; Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-10 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Main building, room 182, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9162 or visit mwcc.edu/tam.

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Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. 2 Lots in the Garden of Faith. $4000.00 for both. Near the feature. Mary 508-886-4334.

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24 ft. Aluminum Ext. Ladder With Stabilizer. Werner. Excellent condition. $200.00 new, asking $100.00. 508-853-1654 Air Conditioner With Remote. Good Condition. Asking $65.00. Please call 978-874-5970 Ariens ST 524 Snowblower Good condition. $300.00 For appointment call 508-829-5161

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Bike Roof Rack Yakima, 2 bike. Leave wheels on. Last used on 99 Taurus. $150.00. 508-8296544

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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Compass Carriage Stroller Model S300 Excellent Condition! w/manual. Folds compactly. $35.00. 508-829-6284 Country Hutch 2 Piece Country Style, Maple Hutch. Approx. size 71"Hx40"Lx16"W. $100.00 firm. 978-534-0711

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FULL-TIME CASE MANAGER POSITIONS Montachusett Home Care Corp., a growing full social service agency serving elderly and the disabled has openings for full-time Case Managers in its Adult Family Care and State Home Care programs: A Bachelor’s degree in Human Services or related field is required plus one year experience in casework. Eligibility for social work licensure is preferred. Starting salary is $30,300 based upon a 35 hour work week. MHCC offers a friendly work environment, flexible work schedules, generous vacation, sick & holidays. Benefits include health, disability & life insurance, 403B matching, flexible spending etc. Older workers, minorities, and Spanish speaking individuals are encouraged to apply.

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A driver’s license along with a fully registered and insured automobile is required. Computer experience is necessary. Send resume to: Montachusett Home Care Corporation Human Resources Department 680 Mechanic Street Leominster, MA 01453 Or via e-mail: mhcc@mhcc-1.org AA/EOE

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ITEMS UNDER $2,014

Dining Room Table Leaf included. 6 High Back Chairs. Also, hutch. $2000.00. 508-852-8706

Lawnmower Great American reel type push ball bearing 18" wide works well model 2416. $65.00. 508-829-6009

Treadmill Proform XP 580 Trainer. Hardly used. New $650.00 asking $375.00. 508-886-2159

Doors 3 bi-fold doors, 30x78, One full louver-two half panel, half louver. Unfinished. $35.00 each. 339-223-2646 Fitness Equiptment Pro Grade Odyssey Univ. Gym, Tectrix Stair Climber, Star Trac Tread Mill w/ mats. $1400.00 508-865-4961 Generator #1055 5500 watts 120/240V 1 phase. Briggs & Stratton Eng. $500.00. 617-4381018

Metal Clad Door Exterior with window. 36" by 79". $50.00 or Best reasonable offer. 978-5346974 Poulin Chain Saw Like new, 14 inches, with splitting wedge. $65.00. 508-425-1150 Pro Form Treadmill All Features. Perfect Condition. Hardly used. $300.00. 978-855-3779

Grill New Electric Charbroil Grill. Color/Red $90.00. 508-8530397

Pro-Form - Cross Walk Trainer Dual Motion, Model 831.297301. Like New. Original cost $707.99. Price $150.00 508-450-7559

Hospital Bed w/mattress. Good shape, auto control. $75.00 or best offer. 774-262-9657

Singer Serge Sewing Machine Attachments and Extra Thread. $100.00. 978-870-7457

Walkway Lights New. I have 7 light sets and two packages of light bulbs. $75.00. 978-4228906

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Wanted-Any Kind of Bicycles 1-100+ Racing, mountain, old, new, etc. Cash paid. Call Dennis 508-277-7513 Wanted: Rock n Roll records. 50’s, 60’s, 70’s. 45’s & 33’s. Paying fair value. Call Kenny 774-535-2268 Thank you.

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Kayak Yellow Loon 120. Paddle, Spray Skirt, 2 Wheel cart, padded seat PFD. $300.00. 508 -791-8391

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

Our Adopt-A-Paws feature runs the second full week of each month. With the support of our sponsors, we feature dogs and cats available for adoption at local nonproﬁt shelters. TO SEE ALL THE ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION CHECK OUT THEIR WEB SITES:

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Hudson - 2 yrs 3 mos Male/Neutered Retriever, Labrador/Terrier

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Jewelry Belleek Sweaters Giftware

Berdue - 4 years Male/Neutered Domestic Medium Hair/Mix

One of a kind custom pieces. From small sun catchers, cabinet doors to windows. Unique and made to order! Tues-Wed 6:30pm-9pm or Call for Appt.

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Louie DMH 10 years old Domestic Med Hair/Mixed Medium - Senior

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The summer has deﬁnitely arrived! Many of us are taking vacations during these summer months, but so many animals are not able to take a vacation from living in a shelter. That is, until you arrive! Each month we feature just a few of the many animals that need a new home. If you are considering a new pet, please do consider visiting your local animal shelter and adopting/rescuing a very needy animal. If you are not looking or cannot have a pet, please do consider donating time or much needed supplies to a shelter. Thank you to all who donate their time and energies to needy animals! Everyone can make a difference, whether big or small, it all adds up!

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YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS Come to the FLEA at 242 Canterbury St. Worcester MA 01603 Open EVERY Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rain or Shine! We have vintage items, one of a kind items, new items, Building materials, office furniture, records, old books, etc. Dealers welcome - $15.00 per table, set up at 7:00 a.m.

BIG YARD SALE Saturday July 19th 8AM to 1PM 3 Dorothy Lane, Holden Household items, clothes, Jewelry, Christmas Decoration, 12 foot Xmas Tree, Furniture - dining and bed room set, Desks, Chairs, Foosball table, Soccer Net, Car and motorcycle magazines, Assorted Books, Toys & Games, Play Station & Games, Movie CD’s, Surface water pump, tilt trailer PLUS MORE++ Rain Date 7/20

HORSES Stall space available Full board ($300) includes: daily stall cleaning, daily turnout, shaving, hay, and two to three feedings a day. You supply the grain and any supplements the horse needs. Horses are fed 7 a.m., 4 p.m. 8 p.m. PRINCETON Call 508-654-8819 for more information.

OTHER NOVENAS Prayer to St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adorned, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day for 9 days, by the 9th day your prayers will be answered even if you don’t believe. This novena has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised. Thank You St. Jude L.E.

A Powerful Prayer to the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, who light all roads so I can attain my goals, you who give me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and you who are in all instances of my life with me, I, in this short prayer want to thank you for all things and confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you, even in spite of all material illusions. I wish you in eternal glory, thank you for your mercy towards me and mine. The person must say this prayer for three consecutive days. After three days the favor requested will be granted, even if it may appear difficult. This prayer must be published immediately after the favor is granted without mentioning the favor. Only your initials shall appear on the bottom. -LN

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT FOR RENT HOLDEN 1st FL LG Modern 2BD. Great for roommates, park near door. No lease. $1,100/m incl’s HT & HW. Avail 9/1 M. Hopkins 508-868-3538 Millbury, 2 bedroom $925, newly renovated includes hot water. Off street parking, on site laundry. 1st and second, 508-839-5775 call for bonus! RUTLAND CENTER 1st fl, 2BD. Modern, recent paint. Hrdwd flrs. Open fl plan. Builtin shelves & cabinets. Refs req’d. No pets/no smoking. $865/m Call Shannon J.M.R. 978-257-0202

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Worcester Catalpa Circle Spacious 2 BR Townhouse $1195 508-852-6001 HOUSE FOR RENT House for Rent

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$896 One Bedroom $1,071 Two Bedroom

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

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

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

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

AUTOMOTIVE

AUTO/TRUCK

AUTO/MOTORCYCLE

1994 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 5.2 V8 Auto, 142K Miles. Regular cab. Black. Cap, hitch. Good shape. $3975.00 978-422-8084

2005 Ford F-350 XLT diesel Super Duty Super Cab pickup 125000 miles. Maroon $13,500 or BO 508-397-8106

1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $14,000.00 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell 2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-450-1492. AUTO/SUV 2007 Mazda CX-7 Very Good Condition, Well Maintained, Clean $7,500 978-464-5306

AUTOS 2000 Ford F150 Flareside Pickup Showroom condition inside and out. 100K miles. All power, needs nothing. $8500.00 Call 978-466-6043 2002 Chevrolet S-10 Low Priced. 22 Woodland Rd. Holden, MA 508-829-2282

1930 Ford Model A Huckster 22 Woodland Rd. Holden, MA 508-829-2282 1976 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Sedan. 79k miles. Grey exterior and interior. Best Reasonable Offer 508-450-1063 badday1123@gmail.com

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1988 MercedesBenz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3500.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777

2008 Cadillac DTS 4DR. White pearl/tan. Excellent condition. 117K miles. Extras. $12,900.00 978-751-1459

AUTOS

2009 Nissan Altima 4DR, 4CYL, Power roof, power seats. Fully loaded. All orig. Blk on blk. Alloys. Fully warrantied. Only 43K miles. One owner. NADA price $15,700.00 Sbrogna’s Special $13,900.00 508-641-5599

2000 Mercury Sable Wagon. 131K miles. Exc. cond. inside & out. Asking $2,200.00 Call Kathy 978-728-4702 2000 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl. Power steering, power brakes, A/C. P.W. P.L. 101K. Michelin tires. $3850.00 Call 508-353-3827

2012 Toyota Camry Black. All power, Bluetooth, snow tires on rims, car cover. 40K highway miles. 34MPG. Excellent condition. Call Patty 508-949-1320 $16,250.00

2001 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe, Silver,loaded w/options. Spring special $5,995.00 or B/O. 508-875-7400

CAMPERS/TRAILERS MUST SELL! 2011 Keystone Bullet 27.8RLS Camper. Tow package incl’d. One slide, bike rack. 2 TV’s, A/C, heater. Full BA. Can be towed by most vehicles. $15,999.00 or B/O 978-602-0099

2006 Honda S2000 Silver exterior Black interior. Florida car new top. Less than 60k miles. $12,900 508-816-0141

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

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

Utility Trailer. Made from a 1970 Chevy short bed pickup body. Price reduced. $150.00 Call Larry 508-886-6082 Rutland MA.

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

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Mark Gerber

Tracy Page

(978) 537-4971 • 1-(800) 924-8666 Leominster $69,900 Re-hab. possibility. Small two bedroom cottage needs renovation. Well located close to shopping and Rt. 2 Sold “AS IS” Will need to be connected to town sewer. Aberman Assoc Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

Tracy Sladen

2086 Main Street, Lancaster www.paulasavard.com

OPEN HOUSE ON DEMAND Our sellers are standing by for short notice showings from 11am -1pm every Sunday. WE ARE NOT ON SITE. Please call us at 978 537 4971 x 0. In most instances, we will call you back in 10 minutes. Properties are listed on www.paulasavard.com

Yasmin Loft

Anna Mary Kraemer CRS

Moises Cosme

Tara Sullivan

Templeton $89,000

Leominster $125,900

Leominster $134,900 Nicely maintained condo unit, glass sliders from living rm, leads to private deck overlooking wooded area, dining rm, galley style kitchen & 1/2 bath off hallway complete the ﬁrst level. 2 spacious bdrms & full bath on 2nd level, Bsmt awaiting a makeover to provide an additional space for entertaining, french doors lead to lower level patio, great for BBQ. Upgraded boiler & water lines replaced. This unit offers move in possibility. Aberman Assoc Inc. Sandra DeRienzo978-537-4971 x 42

Leominster $127,900

Fitchburg $179,900

Leominster $159,900 Ready to move in now. Corner ﬁreplace Fully appliance Kithcen Playroom on lower level . club house and pool. Wood burning ﬁreplace. Now , pay attention. Master bedroom with tub and shower combo, separate jetted tub, enclosed water closet and double vanity.. everyone can get ready at the same time. 1/2 bath on main level for those not invited!! Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Sterling $209,900 4 br 1 bath multi-level. Stately front to back multi level split with gable facade. Title V for 4 bedrooms. Ideal is 2 bedrooms main level. Upper level 2 room master suite. Family room with wood stove. One family owned. Permit for garden stand transferable. Easy highway access to 140,62 and I 190. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Sherry Crocker

2 br 1 1/2 bath townhouse. Estate sale. Spacious open concept first floor. Kitchen, dining area and living room. Large bedrooms with good closet space. Lower level has full walk out. NIce area to finish for future expansion. This is a 55+ unit. Aberman Assoc Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

Easy to show, quick occupancy. New kitchen appliances -- stove, refrigerator, dishwasher. freshly painted. Atrium doors in living rm lead to deck overlooking wooded conservation area, and dining room, galley style kitchen & 1/2 bath complete ﬁrst level, 2nd level features 2 bdrms & full bath. Buyer would have opportunity to ﬁnish bsmt into a family / game room, if desired. Atrium doors lead to private patio for BBQ. Boiler has been upgraded, water lines replaced. Aberman Assoc Inc Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42

2 br 1 1/2 bath condo. Quiet Cul de sac of 40 town homes with easy access to I 190 and Rt 2. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

Linda Barry

Clinton $176,250 1 br, 1 bath garden condo. Nice wooded view, perfect for elderly, person with physical disability or a couple. Aberman Assoc Inc Mark Gerber 978-537-4971 x63

2 family. Just move-in! This is the updated two-family home you’ve been waiting for - a great opportunity for owner-occupants looking for a little extra cash each month and investors. Updates include granite counters, kitchen cabinets, stainless appliances ,hardware, baths, wall to wall carpet, tile ﬂoors, new central heat in both units, new plumbing, electrical and more. Don’t wait! Aberman Assoc Inc. Moises Cosme 978-537-4971 x 23

Fitchburg $249,000

Sterling $399,900

3 br 2 bath ranch. Custom built, one owner, Ranch style home w/ features too numerous to include all. Dream kitchen w/ stainless appliances including dbl ovens, granite countertops, breakfast Island with cook top gas range, cathedral ceiling w/ skylights. Details such as dental molding and custom lighting surround wet bar in spacious living rm w/ skylights, oak beams & atrium door leading to cozy 2nd level deck. Bruce wood ﬂooring in dining rm, 2 bdrms, full bath & laundry. Much more, must see. Aberman Assoc. Inc Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42

In law can be one bedroom or two. Window walls face south for cheery light all on one level. 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. 2 car attached gargage plus walkout basement with two overhead doors for boats or hobby. Two ﬁreplaces, ﬂues for wood stoves, 2 master bedrooms, Home within 1/2 mile of Lake Waushacum and Sterling town beach. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com

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

Wheelchair Lift for Handicap Van Excellent condition. Can demonstrate. $1600.00 or B/O 978-8402662

JUNK CARS

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

Dick’s Auto Body Collision Experts Lifetime Guarantee In Writing On All Collision Repairs. Don’t let your insurance company tell you where you have to have your vehicle repaired. It is your right by law to choose a registered repair shop of your choice. 94 Reservoir St. Holden, MA 508-829-5532/508-886-6230 RS#4474 Visa/MC

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2007 Ford XLT Pickup 4WD 66K ................................ $18,500 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada (FLA Veh) 60K .................... $6,650 2006 ACURA RSX 101K ............................................ $10,288 2009 Toyota Prius 69K ............................................. $15,788 2004 Mercedes Benz C-240 26K!!! ........................... $11,250 2002 Chevrolet S-10 PU 81K ...................................... $3,950 2006 Toyota Corolla 106K .......................................... $8,388 2003 Ford Mustang GT Like New 110K ....................... $7,800

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PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF MILLBURY PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT MARTHA COAKLEY, STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HAS RETURNED WITH APPROVAL DATED JULY 3, 2014 THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF MILLBURY’S ZONING BYLAWS ADOPTED UNDER WARRANT ARTICLE #35-43, ACCEPTED AT THE MAY 6, 2014 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. A TOWN BULLETIN WITH THE BYLAW AMENDMENTS IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE, 127 ELM STREET, AS WELL AS THE WEBSITE FOR THE TOWN AND WILL BE POSTED IN PUBLIC PLACES IN TOWN. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY. TUESDAYS THE OFFICE REMAINS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 P.M. QUESTIONS, CALL 508-865-9110, MILLBURY TOWN CLERK

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Jerome Townsend Jerome Townsend, a resident of Princeton, is known in a wide variety of circles. In the cycling world, he can be found racing professionally all over the US and Europe. Jerome can also be found in the world of academia, studying physics at Clark University, where he is set to graduate this December. A handyman, Jerome says he enjoys working on basically anything that has an engine. He is currently rebuilding a 1980s-era chainsaw, which he will eventually build into a home sawmill for use around his house. In addition to cycling, studying and rebuilding, creative types in the Central Mass. area know Jerome – and his body. Comfortable with his physique, he poses nude at Worcester Art Museum during its Nude Drawing in the Galleries, when visitors are welcome to try their hand at drawing a nude model among artwork on the walls. We caught up with Jerome this week to find out what is required of a nude model.

Is there training involved? I do not train specifically for modeling. However, I am a professional cyclist as well as a model. I raced in the Downtown Worcester Criterium on June 28 and placed fourth in the Pro Men’s race. So, all of my training is done for cycling but yoga, which I use for cross training, lends itself to modeling very well.

Obviously you’re comfortable with your body but was it difficult taking off the robe for the first time? I am comfortable with my

Have you ever been posing and unexpectedly had a person that you know, like a third grade teacher, attend the class? Does it matter? Never a teacher but fellow

This is probably one of the top 10 fears for most people, it was actually a challenge on “Fear Factor,” do you find it empowering or liberating? It is definitely not a top 10 for

me. If I had to choose either empowering or liberating I would choose liberating but honestly comfortable best describes it! No clothes are as comfortable as one’s birthday suit although sometimes it can be a bit chilly in the winter.

What do you think about, besides being naked, while you’re on display? One of the

nicest aspects of modeling in the gallery is being able to look at the different paintings while I am posing. Being surrounded by such masterpieces is inspiring for me and I am sure for the artists as well. Having drawing in the galleries was popular during the Renaissance and it is great that the Worcester Art Museum is bringing it back. Having artists, a model and paintings all in one place is unique and not something that can be experienced in a standard classroom. However, other than thinking about the paintings I do a lot of counting; it helps keep me focused. If I start to think about something else, like working on my car, my mind wanders too much and I usually mess

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Does the size of the class affect you? Is it easier to pose in front of a small group? I

would rather pose for a bigger class, with that there is a larger chance that someone will talk to you which makes the time go by faster. It gets lonely up on the stand!

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body, and I think that part of that comfort comes from years of professional cycling and having to change literally wherever and whenever. So no, taking off the robe for the first time wasn’t hard and my mind was really more on what poses I should do as I hadn’t properly done my homework by looking some up beforehand.

up the pose by moving too much.

How long do you typically hold a pose for?

I would say a typical pose, after the warmup period of short poses, is 20-30 minutes at a time. However, I will often pose for 20 minutes, take a break and stretch, walk around for a couple of minutes and then resume the pose. In this way a pose can last for much longer and I have even done multiple days on one pose.

classmate when I pose at colleges. It doesn’t matter to me but I definitely can tell they think it is awkward.

Is this the type of thing that you would include in a Facebook or LinkedIn profile?

I have included it on my LinkedIn profile!

I’ve heard that people with curves make better models, is it a personal preference or is there an ideal body type for an artist to draw? As a model and not an artist I don’t

really have an answer to that. However, from the artists I talk to variety is most important, drawing the same model or body style over and over gets old. It also doesn’t let them expand their talents or get experience with other figures.

When you accept a job is the intended concept known, like man throwing discus or do you have a go-to pose? When modeling

in the galleries there is no intended concept and I try hard not to have a go-to pose so that the artists don’t get bored. When modeling in a classroom for a teacher the teacher will often have something that the class is working on and I am given guidelines on how to pose. -Steven King, Writer and Photographer

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