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A ‘miracle baby’ leaves horrifying past behind as she gets ready to ‘soar’ in Worcester Walter Bird Jr.

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t is hard to walk away from Yonetta Harris and not think you have just met someone special. There is a spirit in the Dorchester native, a joie de vivre that does not just emanate from her; rather, it almost leaps off her as if to say, “I’m here world, you better be ready!” It is as if she has grabbed life in a stranglehold with absolutely no intention of letting it go. The same spirit is evident in her mother, Yolanda Harris, who calls her daughter, “a fighter.” Yolanda Harris had to fight just to make sure her daughter got a chance at life, surviving a brutal attack 18 years ago at the hands of her husband, Yonetta’s father. Yolanda Harris was three months pregnant with the girl she calls her “blessed child” and “miracle baby” when her husband threatened to kill her before she was born. Now, on the cusp of turning 19, Yonetta is starting her freshman year at the College of the Holy Cross, where she is attending courtesy of a full, four-year scholarship from a Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship. Her father, Stanley Sr., is dead, passing away last year from cirrhosis of the liver. She and her mother arrived on campus, Aug. 3, and by all accounts made a big splash. “We came out of the car, and she’s like, ‘Alright, come on!’ I’m like, ‘Mom, you’re not going to embarrass me, right?’ She says, ‘No I’m not going to embarrass you,’” Yonetta says with a smile widening on her face. “We walk in and she’s like, ‘I’m Yonetta’s mom!’ and continued on page 5

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she starts dancing, and everybody’s like, ‘Your mom’s amazing.’ I was like, ‘Oh, my God!’” It was an ebullient entrance by a mother and daughter who have refused to give in to all that’s bad in life, and clung fervently onto what is good. Giving up for them is not an option; remaining tied to a violent past is unacceptable. While it is not an anchor around Yonetta’s neck, she is not oblivious to what transpired six months before she was born - an incident she didn’t learn about until she was 12. Her mother spent all those years deciding when the best time would be to tell her daughter that her own father, in a fit of rage, tried to kill them both. “My husband was mad,” Yolanda Harris recalls of one fateful March night in 1995. She was 26. Stanley Sr., she says, was upset that his pastor had left town. Yolanda was in the bathroom, changing out of her clothes, when her husband came into the bathroom. He yelled at her, she says, before running into the kitchen and returning to the bathroom with a knife. “He was hitting me. I fell into the bathtub and he grabbed my leg. When I got up, he started ... yelling that I wasn’t going to have another baby with him. I tried to get out. I went to open the door, because at one point he was just looking in continued on page 6

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NO BOOKWORMS: Police working a foot patrol near the Worcester Public Library on Saturday, Aug. 2 around 6 p.m. saw what they believed to be a drug transaction. According to a press release, they were right. Police say Richard Swift, 42, 200 Vernon St., Apt. 422, was one of two men involved. While one of them took off, Swift was apprehended, but not without a fight. When officers saw a knife sticking out of Swift’s pocket, he allegedly attacked them by trying to push them over a handrail outside the library. He allegedly punched the officers, causing them to fall on the sidewalk, but he was eventually caught. Police say they found cocaine and heroin on Swift when they searched him. Swift was charged with assault and battery on a police officer, carrying a dangerous weapon, possession of a Class A substance with intent to distribute and possession of a Class B substance. GETTING OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT: Foot patrols in Worcester often bring comfort to area residents, who like seeing a man or woman in blue visibly present in their neighborhood. The patrols pay off, too, like on Tuesday, July 29, when police working foot patrol in the Main South area caught Thomas Marnaise, 50, 14 Ericsson St. allegedly breaking into a vehicle. Officers say they saw Marnaise standing on Chatham Street near a blue Nissan, with a rock in his hand. According to police, Marnaise reached through a vent window, opened the door and went through the contents of the vehicle. The small vent window appeared to have been smashed. When approached, Marnaise told police it was his girlfriend’s car and gave them her first name. He was also holding contents that belonged to the vehicle. A registration check on the Nissan came back to a man living out of state. Unable to tell police who actually owned the car, Marnaise was arrested and charged with breaking and entering in to a motor vehicle in the daytime with the intent to commit a felony.

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the mirror yelling. He turned around and said he was going to kill the baby.” Yolanda Harris says she dropped into a corner of the bathroom, curled up and covered her face with her hands, as her husband started slashing at her with the knife. She says he stabbed her eight times in her hands, with her right hand suffering the most damage. At some point during the attack, she says, her husband appeared to snap out of his rage. “All of a sudden, he saw all the blood and started screaming, ‘Oh, mama, I’m sorry! What have I done?’ He ran and called 911,” Yonetta says, explaining that her husband used to call her by a pet name. “I walked out of the bathroom into the living room and left a trail of blood. He wrapped up my hands, like 911 told him. He said, ‘I didn’t mean to do this.’ I said, ‘Go and don’t ever turn back this way again.’” Yonetta’s two older siblings, Yonealya, now 23, and Stanley Jr., now 20, were home at the time, but did not witness the attack. Yolanda survived, and so did her “miracle baby.” Yonetta was born Oct. 5 that year, her father in jail, although according to both mother and daughter, he spent just two years behind bars. Growing up, Yonetta knew nothing of the horrific events that unfolded PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT

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wanted to meet him. I would ask questions and they would sit there with angry faces. They wouldn’t say anything to me. I’m like, ‘What’s the matter? You guys aren’t excited?’ I was clueless.” Unaware of what happened, Yonetta, or “Netta” as her friends and family call her, went about her life, playing baseball - “I hated softball. I’d see little girls and say, ‘You’re too prissy for me,’” she says - and

making friends. Yonetta, it turns out, was quite the athlete – playing three sports, in fact. When she entered middle school, she started winning championships in soccer. She also started playing basketball and softball. She would go on to play all three in high school, where she excelled in both academics and sports. It was not until March 2009 that Yolanda Harris decided it was time to tell her daughter

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the truth. “I had to learn to forgive [my husband],” she says. “It took a long time for me to forgive him. When I learned to, that’s when I started talking about it with Yonetta. It all had to happen at the right time. She kept asking about her father. She wanted to see him, so I let her know the situation.” Yonetta recalls being stunned. She also admits she did not believe her mother.

“My reactions was like, ‘What?’ I mean, something else followed the ‘what,’” she says. “I was like, ‘Mom, are you being serious right now?’” Yolanda Harris was being serious, but it was not until last year, when Yonetta sat with her father at a rehab facility in Hyde Park - he died at his sister’s house last year, according to Yonetta - when she realized her mother had been telling the truth. “He told me, ‘Whatever your mom said to you, she wasn’t lying,’” Yonetta recalls, adding she had also come to learn her father abused drugs and alcohol. “Right at that moment, I was going to ask him. We were watching college basketball, Duke was playing Syracuse, and it was cool. I wanted to ask him.” One of her immediate reactions was feeling

guilty for not having believed her mother’s story. “I was like, ‘I’m sorry, Mom,’” she says. “She didn’t know I didn’t believe her. I finally told her. Here I am thinking he’s perfect. I didn’t know why he wasn’t there [when I was growing up]. But I’m so glad she didn’t tell me when I was younger. I think I would have been a lot different emotionally, a lot worse.” Yonetta did not let the reality of what her father had tried to do to her and her mother deter her from her dreams; she was not about to give in to anger, something she believes her brother and sister have carried with them all these years. “My mom, I’m glad she kept it from me, because I think I would have been as angry as they are and I’m not an angry person,” Yonetta says, adding she has forgiven her father for what happened. “I do, but I’m really sad he doesn’t know it. He died before I could tell him.” If Stanley Harris Sr. is watching from somewhere, it is hard to believe he is not thankful that he did not carry out the mission of his attack so many years ago. In Yonetta, there is a zest for life that is almost infectious. That she is entering college now after all that has happened, she admittedly views it as a miracle of sorts. “Yeah, I would say that,” Yonetta says. “My

mom calls me her miracle baby. I never knew why. Now it’s all tying together. A year is not enough to let it all set in. My whole child, hearing my miracle baby. Now I know why.” At Holy Cross, where she plans to pursue her strong interest in politics, she has an opportunity not everyone gets. She is ready to continue her “miracle” journey and learn more about herself. “I don’t know if I really know myself, yet,” she says when asked to describe herself. “I’m a very outgoing person. I love interacting with people. I just love laughing, too. I can’t see myself getting upset. When I get upset, it has to be a real trigger. That’s how I describe myself. Other than that, I’m still trying to find myself.” One thing Yonetta knows for certain, she is ready for college life and for whatever the future holds. Flashing a smile, she says, “It’s my time to soar.” 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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THE SEARCH IS (NOT) OVER: Ah, that pesky talk of a strong

mayor in Worcester. Is it media-driven? The work of a small, but vocal group of folks? A large, vocal group? Regardless, the search for a city manager to replace Ed Augustus Jr. , whose contract expires Oct. 3, continues. Of 30 applicants, the field has been narrowed to five semifinalists, each of whom will be interviewed in executive session by District 2 City Councilor Phil Palmieri’s Municipal Operations (MO) Committee over two days, Aug. 19 and 20. The city has declined to release the names of those still in the mix (sadly, we hear persistent hopeful William Feegbeh is not among them). City Solicitor David Moore may or may not be in there - he resorts to one of his dead-panned jokes when asked - but Worcesteria hears he has made the final five. The semi-finalists, by the way, made it there after councilors rated 12 candidates recommended to them by Randi Frank Consulting LLC. They did not meet any of them, but went over their resumes. While names have not been made public, Worcesteria does know there were no females among them. We have also been told there was at least one minority candidate. As for the consultant hired for a fee in the mid-$20,000 range to draw candidates, word is some city officials are less than overwhelmed with her efforts. You may recall the error-riddled ad placed online that features gaffes including the wrong name of a college, the absence of another and several other mistakes. Mayor Joe Petty tried to deflect criticism, but the consultant was charged with, among other things, drawing up an advertisement. Petty says it was a case of incompatible software. In any case, the MO Committee, which in addition to Palmieri includes District 1 Councilor Tony Economou and District 3 Councilor George Russell, is expected to bring at least three finalists to the full council early next month.

TIME WINDING DOWN: If, in fact,

Augustus is leaving City Hall - he signed a nine-month contract to replace former City Manager Mike O’Brien - that leaves less than two months on the job. The majority of city councilors, of course, have been vocal in their support of Augustus, and as his brief tenure draws to a close, some are growing more so. Russell, for example, took the opportunity during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Blithewood Playground off Massasoit Road this week to point out that Augustus’ mother was in the crowd. “We’re not going to let you speak unless you can get him to keep the job,” Russell cracked with a laugh. Since we’re on the subject, is there any scenario under which Augustus does stay on? However unlikely, it is not completely implausible. For one thing, Augustus never said he didn’t want the permanent job; he merely made what now looms as the unwise decision to indicate in his contract that he would not apply for the job or be a candidate. He has held true to that promise. Nonetheless, he easily has enough votes to be offered the job. For another thing, word is, with the exception of a few, none of the city manager applicants has councilors’ tongues wagging. That could change once face-to-face interviews start, but if it doesn’t, the Council could make the case it has not found a suitable candidate and ask Augustus to remain. That would mean he kept his word by not being a candidate. Would he accept? We think so. For now, he stands to return to his job at the College of the Holy Cross as director of government and community relations.

THE GREAT DEBATE: Worcester

Magazine is proud to be part of a debate for candidates in the 17th Worcester District, where four hopefuls are vying to replace outgoing incumbent Democratic state Rep. John Binienda. The three Democratic challengers, who will square off in a Sept. 9 primary, and the lone Republican candidate are invited to take part. The Democrats include state Rep. Mary Keefe’s former legislative aide and Clark University grad Moses Dixon, former At-Large Councilor Mike Germain and Leicester Selectman Doug Belanger. The Republican is Kate Campanale, also of Leicester. The debate is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28 at the Worcester Lodge of Elks 243 at 233 Mill St. The time has not yet been determined. Scheduled panelists are District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen, Worcester Telegram & Gazette columnist Dianne Williamson and Worcester Magazine reporter Walter Bird Jr. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Any changes in plans as well as additional details, will be announced in this space in upcoming weeks.

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GOING LAKE-SIDE: The summer is fading fast, but as the temperatures cool (not yet,

please!) the campaigns of political candidates for a slew of seats and offices in the November general election are heating up. One of them is the race for lieutenant governor, where five Democrats - Steve Kerrigan, Mike Lake, Leland Cheung, Jonathan Edwards and James Arena-DeRosa - and one Republican, Karyn Polito, are vying to replace ex-LG Tim Murray. As you know, Worcester’s favorite son now heads the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. One of the candidates, Lake, will be in Worcester this week - Thursday, Aug. 7. A former Clinton appointee who has received the endorsement of former Gov. Mike Dukakis, Lake will be at Coney Island Hot Dog, 158 Southbridge St., to meet voters from noon to 1 p.m. “I cannot wait to go to Worcester again,” says Lake, who fared quite well at the recent Democratic State Convention held at the DCU Center here. “The people of Worcester have supported me from the start of my campaign.”

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FOOD WARS? When the idea of a cafe on the first floor of City Hall was floated to councilors earlier this year, there was some grumbling that it might steal customers away from downtown businesses already struggling to usher customers through their doors. The elimination of City Hall as the main bus stop, along with ongoing work on sidewalks all around the Common, have impacted business at many of the shops around the Front, Franklin and Main streets area. The concept moved forward, though, and the Seven Hills Cafe is now open for business. Staffed by students of Seven Hills, the cafe sells coffee, juice, nutrition bars, fruit, muffins, yogurt and more. Proceeds support the Seven Hills Foundation, which serves individuals with mental and physical disabilities. Among those who questioned the wisdom of operating a cafe inside City Hall is District 3 Councilor George Russell. “I haven’t seen it yet,” he says. “I’m sure the folks at Seven Hills will do a nice job. I just had concerns about it taking away from other downtown businesses. It brings up a whole sore spot among businesses ... competing with something that was set up by the city.” MIXING IT UP: Charter Communications’ Charter TV3 team has added a new face to its lineup of news guys and gals, announcing the hiring of Erica Ayisi as a general news reporter for Worcester News Tonight. Ayisi joins a staff headed by news supervisor Andy Lacombe. She recently served as an editorial desk assistant for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, and was a broadcast journalist for eTV Ghana and its Prime News. Says Lacombe: “Charter TV3 is fortunate to have Erica Ayisi on our team. She brings an understanding of the region and local information that is important to viewers in Central Massachusetts.” STIRRING UP MEMORIES: Attending the grand opening of the new Blithewood

Playground brought back memories for Friendly House Director Gordon Hargrove. The playground is part of John J. Grasseschi Field, so named in honor of the former Worcester city councilor who died in 1990. The two were students at the former Grafton Street Junior High School, now known as Worcester East Middle School, where Hargrove says he sat behind Grasseschi. “The turbulent years of junior high,” Hargrove joked. “I used to correct the teacher on the pronunciation of [Grasseschi’s] name.” Grasseschi’s widow, Diane, was also on hand for the ribbon cutting this week. “It’s a beautiful park,” she says. “They did a really good job.”

CRUNCH TIME: Sept. 2 is just around the corner, which means so is the scheduled opening

of the new Quinsigamond Community College Healthcare and Workforce Development Center on Franklin Street. Work continues, but it’s all systems go for at least 500 or so students to beat a path through the doors of the new downtown campus this fall. It may be a soft opening, President Gail Carberry says, but when everything is up and running, some 2,000 QCC students will be doing the learning thing downtown - and, city officials hope, hoofing it to surrounding stores and restaurants. The college received a mayoral recognition this week from Mayor Joe Petty for its commitment to downtown. QCC, you may have heard, is setting up shop inside the old Worcester Telegram & Gazette building, which is now under the stewardship of the Worcester Business Development Corporation (WBDC). For now, roughly five or six health programs (QCC has about 17 total) are expected to be ready for the fall. With crews digging up the area around the new campus this week, Carberry figures phone and computer lines are being put in place, which of course are essential to offering classes there. “We’re close,” Carberry says. “We are that close.”

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To realize ambitious academic goals, WPS are supported by many higher education, corporate and community partners. Hanover Insurance Group supports AVID, a program that targets promising young people with average grades and advances them into rigorous honors and advanced placement courses. EMC provides resources and volunteers to spur student interest in STEM fields. Through the Worcester Pipeline Collaborative, AbbVie and UMass Medical Center partner with area colleges to educate, and encourage students to pursue biomedical, biotechnology research, and healthcare professions. WPS faces its share of challenges too. Every public school system is striving to achieve more academically and the economic downturn has been tough on all public education budgets. But transparency helps in difficult times and the WPS administration is open and honest about its academic and fiscal challenges. In fact, the superintendent delivers an annual State of the Schools community address outlining successes, challenges and district action plans. Worcester is a great place to raise a family and the Worcester Public Schools are worth a closer look. As a WPS parent since 1990, I know that the academics are

Kathy Rentsch is a parent of two children educated in the Worcester Public Schools from K-12.

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION HAS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY OVER THE YEARS Corlyn Voorhees

On the surface, the number of students choosing to attend a vocational/technical high school has not changed dramatically over the past decade or so. In 2012, 35,200 students were enrolled in 39 “voc/tech” schools in Massachusetts. Twelve years ago, in 2000, that figure was 33,140, meaning the number has grown by 2,060. Look beyond those numbers, however, and the story is far more telling.

Take, for example, the vocational schools in Blackstone Valley, Charlton and Worcester. According to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), in 1999, about 69 percent of graduates from Blackstone Valley Regional Technical (BVT) High School went straight into the workforce, while approximately 21 percent opted for post-secondary education. Fast-forward to 2012, when almost the exact reverse rang true: 77.2 percent of BVT grads went on to a two- or four-year college or university, while 19 percent took jobs out of high school. At Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School, just 32 percent of graduates in 1999 went on to college, while 48 percent went into the workforce. Thirteen years later, in 2012, the number of grads going to college more than doubled, with 74 percent choosing college, versus 16 percent heading into the workforce. And at Worcester Technical High School, a national Blue Ribbon school that recently welcomed President Barack Obama as its commencement speaker to the Class of 2014, 76.2 percent of graduates in 2012 went on to college, while 17.2 percent opted for employment. That marked a sea change from 2000, when a mere 21 percent continued on to college, and 69 percent entered the workforce. continued on page 12

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Colleges, of course, are seeing their numbers change as well. While not all of them keep track, Worcester State University (WSU) does — and the figures are startling. Since 2010, the school has realized a 31-percent increase in applications from voc/tech students within its region. Among its three primary feeder schools - BVT, Bay Path and Worcester Tech - enrollment is up 90 percent since 2010. From Worcester Tech, alone, WSU has seen enrollment skyrocket from about 48 percent in 2010 to 90 percent currently. As new technologies have emerged, and with trades such as auto repair and plumbing becoming about much more than just oil changes and pipe wrenches, the demands upon job seekers have grown exponentially. It is no surprise, then, that education at the high school level has had to adjust. Traditional and voc/tech schools are not teaching how and what they used to, a difference born largely out of necessity. “I think we finally figured out how to bring academic and career technical training to the same intersection,” Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Melinda Boone says. “Today and tomorrow’s workforce requires not just brawn, but skills.” As such, voc/tech schools are no longer just focused on teaching students trade skills. Academics now play a larger part as students must not only learn a trade, but keep up with the requirements that an average high school student must follow. As the reputations and curriculum of these schools improved with a more challenging education, more vocational students today are attending college than going to work post-graduation. Looking back to the original purpose of vocational/technical education — to prepare students to enter the workforce and to introduce more workers to the industry — one of the main question to be asked is: Has the original purpose of vocational technical education been lost? Or was it inevitable that schools would have to adapt to the everevolving industry and society?

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career technical education was for students who don’t do well in book work and need to learn hands-on,” says Donald Jarvis, executive director of the Massachusetts Vocational Association. “If they can’t do book work, they can do something to be employable. I think that’s completely changed. You need to have the technical skills

and the academic skills.”

Jarvis hits on something that cannot be ignored, however brutal the reality may be: in days gone by, vocational schools were seen largely as a place where “those kids” went. Translation: the smart kids went to traditional high schools; the dummies went to voc schools. BVT grad Taylor Glickman notes how different things were at voc schools when his parents were in school. “... [A vocational high school] was more of a delinquency school,” Glickman says. “It was designated more toward students that needed the workforce experience, because they either didn’t want to go off to college or didn’t really have a good shot at getting into college.” According to BVT Superintendent-Director Michael Fitzpatrick, that view of vocational high schools changed when the state Legislature passed the Education Reform Act of 1993. “[It] specified that a high school graduate would have to pass a rigorous state exam,” Fitzpatrick says. “Technical students have to meet the same standards as regular high school students. You certainly would not want youngsters to come to a vocational technical school without the ability to earn a high school diploma, so they had to upgrade.” In some ways, today’s voc students are attending two schools at once, learning in the traditional classroom setting, while also keeping up in their chosen trade. “You learn at an accelerated pace when you go to a vocational school,” says Alexander Hall, another BVT grad. “You have to learn how to balance all the work you learn in shop and also how to coincide it with your schoolwork, because during your shop week, you have homework from your regular classes. You’re basically learning two different educations in the same school year.” There is no mistaking it — voc/tech schools have come a long way from the days when they were seen as little more than places to hold the delinquents. Laws such as the Vocational Education Act, with its myriad revisions over the years, have redefined what it means to be a voc school.

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known as the National Vocational Education Act.

According to Fitzpatrick, vocational education was originally established to serve the Smith-Hughes Act, which was adopted by the US in 1917 to promote vocational education in high schools across the nation. With the act came the creation of the Federal Board for Vocational Education, whose job was to supervise vocational education in the US and increase federal funding for vocational/technical education programs. The Vocational Education Act, which not only increased federal funding for vocational education, but also provided funding for a variety of programs related for vocational education, was passed into law in 1963. The act was amended in 1968 to create a National Advisory Council on Vocational Education. In 1984, the Vocational Education Act was renamed the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, which kick-started a series of revisions over the years in 1990, 1998 and 2006. With the new name and the continuous revisions, along with the state introducing the Education Reform Act in 1993, the schools’ focus was no longer just on teaching technical skills, but on academics as well. In his article, “Presenting a Practitioner’s

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Response to the 21st Century Skills Debate,” which was published May 2013 in the School Administrator Magazine by the School Superintendents Association, Fitzpatrick writes, “Faced with the prospect of a poor showing on a statewide academic assessment, the state’s career and technical delivery system responded to the call for a greater academic rigor and made sweeping changes within its curricula to promote increased student achievement in academic subject areas.” He says vocational schools were able to link academic learning to practical lessons, without losing focus on learning the technical skills of a trade. According to Jarvis, the blending of academic instruction and handson learning have boosted the effectiveness of a vocational education. “Mostly, vocational schools are projectbased learning,” says Jarvis. “They teach you a theory and they have academic integration. You’re going to learn a skill and you’re going to see it used in an applied manner. When you see these things you’re learning and how it’s applied to real life, that’s when students click and that’s what makes it more successful.”

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that the demographic of students attending college or entering the workforce after graduation switched. The question is: What brought about the drastic rise of students attending college or pursuing a secondary education?

The answer, according to Fitzpatrick, is the changes in industries. How the work gets done evolved, yielding a change in the demands on the prospective employee. “We had members of the senior class, a class of about 350 students, in cooperative education, and in almost every case, the employer was encouraging their co-op intern to further their education to gain more skills and hopefully stay connected, at least on a part-time basis,” Fitzpatrick says. “Today’s industry looks for a variety of skills that the vocational schools are responding to, but it’s the [industry’s] characteristics and skill sets that have changed dramatically.” To Hall, it is a matter of self-confidence. “I think a lot of students end up going to these schools because they don’t really know what they want to do and they end up saying, ‘I can learn this much in this short time, I’m prepared now for college,’” he says.

“You know you can learn at a much faster pace or learn a wider variety of things in a short period of time so a lot more kids feel like they’re prepared to take on the challenge of secondary education.” How closely the tech schools work with colleges and universities – and to what lengths those schools go to both recruit and prepare students for the next level of education – plays a role as well. To some degree, colleges have long become adapted to an influx of voc/tech students. “I think we’ve had some really good systems in place for many years to get vocational/tech schools to transition to college,” says Kathy Rentsch, the dean for the School of Business, Engineering and Technology at Quinsigamond Community College (QCC). “This type of sophistication has been something that’s really been involved in the past 10-15 years. I think both the industry and the educators have realized that, and really work to try and create as many seamless opportunities for students to get the education that they need to be successful and to be able to get a good start in a job.” Colleges have also become more aggressive in reaching out to prospective voc/tech students. “We’re certainly up on seeking students out,” says Joseph DiCarlo, director of

admissions at WSU, a school he says has always maintained a close relationship with its regional vocational and technical schools. “We focus on them not only getting technical training at the voc/tech level, but getting them prepared to help them be successful at our university. We are more robustly pursuing [voc/tech students].” When they arrive at college, today’s voc/ tech students are as ready as those from traditional schools, according to Renae Lias Claffney, assistant to the president for campus communications at WSU. “If any student does have trouble adjusting, not just voc students, Worcester State has put resources into identifying students who may have a challenge making that transition in those freshmen, sophomore years,” she says. Hall believes a voc/tech background actually feeds colleges students that are more than ready to tackle a new challenge. “I think [vocational/technical education] ends up widening your learning ability,” says Hall, “because when you’re at the school, you’re forced to learn at an accelerated pace. So I think that actually prepares you more for college than a normal school system.”

DEMOLISHING THE STEREOTYPE Even with all the advances

- with the mandates and requirements placed both on traditional and vocational school, and with colleges making sure they are ready to continue students’ success - it is reasonable to ask whether the stereotype remains. Are the kids who choose a voc/ tech school looked at different than, say, the kid next door who goes to a traditional school? Are eyebrows still sometimes raised about just how academically prepared a student will be if he or she goes through a voc/tech school? The short answer is, “yes, to some degree.”

“[Trade schools] were definitely created more toward the fact that people can get a greater work experience out of it and get the experience they need to go right into the workforce than go straight to college,” says Glickman. To this day, even with the increased focus on academics and the greater competition to be accepted into many of these trade schools, some still hold on to the viewpoint that vocational/technical education is something less than traditional high school education.

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Dr. Fitzpatrick says, “There was a misconception about what vocational schools were, but I think that’s changed.” “I am a principal director of a vocational educational school and I have conversations with parents all the time,” says Jarvis. “And it’s not until I bring them in the building and give them a tour and show them what we have to offer that they say, ‘This is completely different from what I expected.’” Bay Path Superintendent John Lafleche says, if negative viewpoints still exist, they likely come from people who grew up and went to school at a time when schools like Bay Path had a less than stellar reputation. “I think there may be some leftover stereotype from 40 years ago,” Lafleche says. “Probably parents have that viewpoint, parents my age who grew up when vocational schools were quite different.” Worcester Tech Principal Sheila Harrity acknowledges that the thinking decades ago was that students went to voc/tech schools if they could not “cut it” in high school. Attending a voc/tech school back then was a “hindrance,” she says, because students “didn’t have the rigor of the academic coursework, so they didn’t have a strong enough transcript to get into college.” These days, Harrity says, “a student that wants to go to a four-year school can certainly earn a transcript to get in.” Fitzpatrick, of course, disagrees entirely with the notion that a voc/tech education is, as he states in his article, “merely an alternative educational path for students with limited academic success who simply need to acquire basic trade skills.” “There was,” Fitzpatrick adds, “a misconception about what vocational schools were, but I think that’s changed.” continued on page 16

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attend a vocational/technical high school, Glickman says, “I thought I’d have more opportunities going to BVT rather than staying at my town school. It’s helped me get out of my comfort zone, meet a lot of new people, and also do what I wanted to do eventually.”

Opportunity is what drove Hall to a voc/ tech school as well. “I chose to go to a vocational high school because it gave me an opportunity to learn trade as well as learning all the normal classes,” he says. “That way, if I ever fall out of work, I always have a trade to fall back on.” With the increased opportunities that voc/tech schools provide, not only to earn certifications for a trade but also college credits, the amount of applicants to these schools has steadily risen, while the spots HC_PrintAd_5x5.025_Layout 1 8/5/14 7:52 PM Page 1 available have not.

Fitzpatrick admits, “There are more applicants now than comprised the entire school population when I started 21 years ago.” As for the increased competition to get into these schools, Fitzpatrick says, “The applicant pool has created that, and the success of our graduates has created a situation where others want to follow in their footsteps. But it is truly sad to turn anyone away.” According to Hall and Glickman, the application process has definitely grown more competitive over the years. “I know quite a few kids that didn’t end up getting in and were extremely disappointed that they had to attend Uxbridge High School instead of BVT,” says Hall. “Every year, there’s a long line of kids who are on the waiting list.” Glickman says he, too, knows a lot of kids who were rejected. He attributes the increase in competition to “more and more people are seeing the better outlook vocational schools have as compared to what they previously had.”

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applicants applying for a limited number of spots, voc/ tech schools appear to have become more selective in whom they enroll.

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“I think, yes, if there’s a higher applicant pool,” says Jarvis. “Every vocational school is supposed to have an admissions policy and it has to go through the state.” According to Jarvis, voc/tech schools in the area have developed a grading criterion to give each applicant a score. It is based on their grades from seventh grade and half of eighth grade when they apply, as well as discipline, a guidance counselor’s recommendation and an interview. “They can’t say, ‘I like you, you get in.’ You’re taking the top 300. It’s based on the score.” There are, says Harrity, no quotas to be met as far as admitting students. “Right now, over 800 students apply for 400 spots,” says Harrity. “It’s a blind application process ... We have students in life skills programs to bilingual education to students that will be taking honors and advanced placement courses.” For Worcester Tech, as Harrity explains, 40 percent of a student’s application is based on their seventh-grade marks and half of their eighth-grade marks for the first two semesters; 20 percent is student attendance; 20 percent is conduct and effort; and the final 20 percent is a guidance counselor’s recommendation. Other area technical schools have similar grading criteria, such as BVT, where grades account for 40 percent of the application, attendance 5 percent, discipline and conduct 15 percent, guidance counselor’s recommendation 15 percent and the interview 25 percent. As for Bay Path, Lafleche says acceptance is first based on the available seats by town. “What makes it a little complicated is that each town has a number of seats assigned to them each year based on their K-12 population,” he says. “It’s not true that only kids with high scores get in. Historically, any students that have applied from Paxton or North Brookfield get a seat because there aren’t as many applicants and there are more seats than applicants. It’s a multifaceted situation.” Outside of that, Bay Path uses a similar grading criterion as the other area voc/tech schools. “In eighth grade, students apply,” says Lafleche. “We review their grades, discipline, attendance, and then they have a personal interview with a guidance counselor and because we have more applications than we have seats, those applicants are given a score. I think that the issue is that when you have more students looking for the same number of seats, there are more students that aren’t able to get in. For Bay Path, it’s difficult to get in, more difficult than 25 years ago, but

standards in place, a greater focus has been put on not only preparing students for the workforce, but readying them for other postgraduation paths, such as attending college.

In his article, Fitzpatrick writes, “While vocational educators still must focus on teaching the specific skills required for a particular career path, they also must provide a more rigorous course of academic preparation to enable students to meet the higher standards awaiting them in the workplace.” It is, says Harrity, all about offering different options to students. “I think it’s awesome to be able to give students choices, so they are equipped with a high school diploma, they have recognized credentials and certifications and they have the potential to earn college credit as well,” says Harrity. “If they choose to go into work, through the cooperative education and internships, they’ve developed the work skills and experiences to enter directly into work. If a student signs up for rigorous coursework and wants to go to a four year school, they can. They’re graduating with so many options.” For Glickman, he had always planned on attending college after graduation. “As much as going to a vocational school would help me in the long run, the shops wouldn’t really give me all that knowledge that could be applied in my job, especially my trade,” he says. “A lot of it was due to the fact that my shop didn’t really have as much outlook into the workforce as I thought and I wanted to explore more with my life and find something I really wanted to do.” With the options open for voc/tech students after graduation, from entering the workforce to pursuing further training to attending college, Fitzpatrick raises the question of whether the main purpose of voc/ tech education has been forgotten. “Have career and technical systems lost sight of their mission? Is the investment in vocational technical education no longer paying the dividends it did when carpenters, machinists and auto mechanics graduated from high school and became immediate, productive additions to the local workforce? I don’t think so,” he writes. “Those of us who work in the field have seen the gradually increasing demands of the informationage workplace and have embraced new approaches to better serve the needs of our students.” Worcester Magazine reporter Walter Bird Jr. contributed to this story

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Almost a month after the end of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, soccer lovers in and around Worcester will be turning their eyes to Foley Stadium for the next big soccer tournament: the Worcester World Cup. No, billions of dollars will not be spent here, Luis Suarez will not bite any opponents here, and millions of fans will not tune in for the threeday tournament; there will be none of the glitz and the glamour that Brazil had to offer. Instead, this will be a distinctly Worcester event. It will be a community gathering, headlined by high-quality, highly competitive soccer, that allows Worcester’s immigrant communities to receive a little bit of positive recognition and the city as a whole to celebrate its diversity. The event started in 2003, as the brainchild of Laura Suroviak, a volunteer coordinator at Cultural Exchange Through Soccer, a neighborhood-based soccer program. The first couple of years, it was a one-day tournament held at Elm Park Community School. Manny Reyes, a member of the Worcester World Cup Organizing Committee, says Suroviak’s idea also included a Saturday morning summer soccer clinic. From the beginning, Laura’s idea was about more than just getting together to play soccer.

Albanian teammates Sem Zaimi and Jorgo Jani practice at Foley Stadium.

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UMass exhibit explores race in Civil War medicine Katie Benoit

The traveling exhibit “Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries” opened earlier this week on August 4 in the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School at 55 North Lake Ave. in Worcester. The exhibition, which runs until September 13, 2014 encompasses six large banners that highlight the medical profession during the Civil War and the different and important roles African Americans played in Civil War medicine. It explores the contributions of African American men and women who served the Union as soldiers, nurses, surgeons, cooks and laborers who challenged mid19th-century perceptions of race and gender and pushed the boundaries of prescribed roles for African-Americans during this time.

employed in white-only and black-only medical facilities the duration of the Civil War. The Contraband Hospital in Washington, DC, for example, was a set of tents and primitive wooden barracks that served as a “black-only facility that treated thousands of former slaves and black soldiers,” described by the exhibition. It also acted as housing

which it sat. The hospital housed over 5,000 beds in approximately 150 buildings and treated 77,000 soldiers from its opening in October 1861 until the war’s end in April 1865. Chimborazo employed few free blacks and mostly relied on enslaved populations hired from their owners off of nearby plantations as nurses, cooks and surgeons.

H. Rapier, Jr. was acting assistant surgeon in the Freedman’s Hospital from 1864-1865. Susie King Taylor wrote what are believed to be the only known published memoirs of life as an African American nurse during the Civil War. Charlotte Forten, a teacher, served as a volunteer nurse who cared for the 54th Massachusetts Regiment of the United

The running of this extensive convalescent hospital would have been completely impossible without the hundreds of African American nurses and matrons who enabled the military hospital to function in the capacity of a small city. Alongside the histories, photographs, lithographs and diagrams on “Binding Wounds,” six red, yellow and blue banners tell the stories of the black nurses and soldiers who were catalysts for change during this pivotal point in American history. John

States Colored Infantry in 1863. These are only a few of the narratives on display at the “Binding Wounds” exhibition and certainly just a small sample of the histories of black Civil War soldiers and medical workers.

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Developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in collaboration with research assistance from The Historical Society of Washington, DC, “Binding Wounds” has traveled extensively across the United States and beyond. It is already booked non-stop for national and international travel now through midFebruary 2018. Curator Jill L. Newmark works as an exhibition specialist in the History of Medicine Division at the NLM, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, and has curated numerous other medical exhibitions as well as authored several articles on African Americans in Civil War medicine. The six-banner exhibit is bright, colorful and its information and presentation are for fugitive slaves. The hospital’s nurses were easily accessible for history and medical mostly from populations of fugitive slaves enthusiasts of all ages. Visitors to the Lamar and it “employed the largest number of black Soutter Library will learn of the significant surgeons among US military hospitals.” responsibilities African Americans held on Just over 100 miles south of the the medical and combative fronts of the war Contraband Hotel, the Chimborazo effort as they read through stories of nursing Hospital was the largest medical facility the wounded and working for freedom in the in the Confederacy. Not coincidentally, the turbulent and dangerous environment of a Chimborazo Hospital, known as the “hospital divided nation in the 1860s. Although the on the hill,” was located in Richmond, VA, hospitals themselves were often segregated the second capital of the Confederate States on the basis of race, African American of America and was named for the hill upon surgeons and acting medical staff were 20 W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M • A U G U S T 7 , 2 0 1 4

“Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries” is now on view through September 13, 2014 at the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 North Lake Ave., Worcester. Admission is free and the exhibit is open to the public.

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“Laura started it to help mostly immigrant kids connect through the game, learn how to be leaders, and to teach them life lessons,” says Worcester World Cup Organizing Committee member Martha Kebeh. “[Soccer is a great background] to meet other people and to have an impact on your community.” People immediately began taking notice of the Worcester World Cup and, as interest in the tournament grew, it was moved to Foley Stadium in 2008. Now, the tournament is one of Worcester’s most exciting athletic and cultural events. The Worcester World Cup is a three-day tournament, starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 8, with the opening round games for the men’s bracket and ending at 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 10, with an awards ceremony following the men’s and women’s championship games. Reyes says 20 teams - 16 on the men’s side and four on the women’s side – will participate in the singleelimination tournament, a total of 18 games. At noon on Saturday, August 9, there will also be a youth exhibition game. Even beyond the excitement of the games – and there is always plenty of excitement: last year’s men’s championship game between Brazil and Ghana was decided by

penalty kicks – the Worcester World Cup shows off the diversity the city has to offer, which everyone knows about, but does not always take center stage. In order to register a team for the tournament, at least half of the players must be of one nationality. Competing this year on the men’s side are teams representing Ghana, Nigeria, Brazil, Honduras, Togo, Albania, Liberia, Kenya, USA, El Salvador, Ecuador, Iraq, Greece, Burma, Jamaica and, on the women’s side, Ecuador, USA, Portugal and El Salvador. The diversity is not limited to the field. Authentic food vendors from Liberia, Mexico, China, Vietnam, Kenya and Ecuador will set up in the ticket window lobby and international music will be played throughout the tournament. True to its roots, the event will include a Kid Zone, where youngsters can work on their soccer skills, play games, get their faces painted and enjoy a moon bounce. While the event brings out fierce ethnic loyalties – Kebeh says the tournament gets “very intense” and fans always cheer loudly, blow their vuvuzelas and wave their country’s flag – it is a time for the community to come together. Reyes recalls sitting at the scorers’ table during last year’s tournament, looking up at

the crowd and watching the stands fill up quickly, even at midday. “The event brings everyone together,” he says. “Everybody is talking to everybody else. People are always really outgoing. Fans make the Worcester World Cup come alive.” “There is a real sense of community,” says Kebeh. “It is a great atmosphere.” Sotir Roba, who is playing for team Albania, says that the opportunity to be a part of such a diverse, yet unifying event was a large part of his decision to play. “It is a fun way to connect with [people from other cultures],” says Roba. “It is always lively and energetic.” Furthermore, Roba says, for the Albanian community, the event is a great time to gather and mingle with other Albanians, as well as people from other ethnic communities. This year’s tournament will offer plenty of chances for spectators to mingle with one another; it promises to be one of the best attended yet as a result of the FIFA World Cup. “It was a good World Cup, so people will be likely to check out the Worcester World Cup,” says Reyes. Of course, for the organizers of the event, the hope is the influx of people this year will

open the city’s eyes to the power of soccer. “We hope that this event will help the city to recognize that soccer is an integral sport (especially among the immigrant communities) and that it helps to connect people,” says Kebeh. Even as soccer’s popularity continues to grow drastically in the United States, as highlighted by the FIFA World Cup, it is not for everyone. Reyes and Kebeh say that is no reason at all to steer clear of Foley Stadium from August 8-10. “Even if you do not play soccer, it is a lot of fun,” says Reyes. “The cheering and the happiness produce a good vibe.” “There is great food and music,” Kebeh points out for people who might not be soccer fans. “There is a lot to get out of the experience [of going to the tournament].” It might not be the food or the music or the Kid Zone, it might not even be the soccer, but there is something about the Worcester World Cup that draws people together in a Worcester sort of way. The Worcester World Cup is set to run Friday, August 8, from 5-9 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, August 10 and 11, from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. A weekend pass is $6 and admission for kids under 18 is free. Foley Stadium is located at 305 Chandler St.

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I will confess at the outset that I did not watch “Boyhood” with clear eyes. I couldn’t. Ellar Coltrane, the film’s star, is my son’s age, and as I observed him grow and evolve I was transported to places within my own memory. This movie wasn’t just about the boy on the screen, it was about the boy I’d raised, the boy I was, and the unsteady path we all walk from childhood to adulthood.

With “Boyhood,” writer-director Richard Linklater has created that rarest of things: an intimate epic. And he’s managed to do it through the audacious act of shooting incrementally over the course of 12 years, allowing him to chronicle the character from ages 6 to 18 without having to resort to the typical crutch of using different actors at various life stages. Coltrane and his costars, including Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette as his divorced parents and Lorelei Linklater (the director’s daughter) as his sister, also reprised their roles during that same span; their astounding commitment is measurable by the calendar yet timeless in its impact. We witness the progress of this family in such familiar terms that every scene contains flashes of recognition even if the details don’t jibe with our own. Mason (Coltrane) is the sweet child we first see lolling on the grass outside of his school waiting for his mother to pick him up. Even as a kid he seems preternaturally introspective, absorbing the world around him. Mason’s home life is resolutely imperfect. Mom Olivia (Arquette) is responsible and harried. She works low-paying jobs and dreams of returning to college, but the best she can do in the short term is make sure there’s syrup on the table for the pancakes. Their father, Mason Sr. (Hawke), is out of the picture most of the time, flitting between menial jobs while insisting he’s a working musician. When he does come by, he’s the playmate, the good cop, the ice cream sundae — always “on,” always eager to bring his son and daughter bowling and chow French fries with them, then leave the grunt work of actual child-rearing to mom. The brilliance of “Boyhood” is that nothing is static, especially the people. For instance, the Hawke character could have been an awful cliché (the Absent Father!) were it not for the fact that he eventually realizes personal maturity is inevitable even if it means paying the ultimate price: wearing

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Cinemagic Thurs: 11:45, 1:50, 7:10, Fri-Wed:

11:45, 1:50, 4 Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:50, 2:15, 4:35, Fri-Wed: 11:50, 2:20 Westborough Thurs: 12:35, 2:55, Fri-Wed: 12:15, 2:30, 4:40 Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12:10, 2:20, 4:35

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TAMMY (R) Blackstone Thurs: 4:10, 9:10 Cinemagic Thurs: 11:30, 4:20, 7, Fri-Wed: 4:20 Solomon Pond Thurs: 10:15 p.m. Worcester North Thurs: 9:45 p.m. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (PG-13) Blackstone Fri-Wed: 9:30, 11:30, 12, 2, 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:55, 12:20 a.m.

Cinemagic Thurs: 7, 9:20, Fri-Wed: 11:30, 4:45, 7 Solomon Pond Thurs: 7:30, 10, Fri-Wed: 12, 2,

2:30, 5, 7, 7:30, 10 Westborough Thurs: 7:15, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 12, 2:25, 2:55, 4:50, 7:15, 7:45 Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12:15, 12:45, 2:40, 3:10, 5:05, 7:30, 9:55, 10:25

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES 3D (PG-13) Blackstone Fri-Wed: 4:25, 6:55 Cinemagic Fri-Wed: 2:10, 9:20 Solomon Pond Thurs: 7, 9:30, Fri-Wed: 11:30,

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Westborough Thurs: 7, 10:05, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 5:20, 9:40, 10:15 THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (PG) Blackstone Fri-Wed: 9:55, 12:55, 3:45, 6:45, 9:30, 12:10 a.m.

Cinemagic Fri-Wed: 11:20, 2, 4:40, 7:20, 10 Solomon Pond Thurs: 7, 10, Fri-Wed: 12:20,

3:30, 7:05, 9:55 Westborough Thurs: 7:30, 9:30, Fri-Wed: 1, 4, 7:30, 9:30 Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12:50, 3:50, 6:55, 9:50

THE PURGE: ANARCHY (R) Blackstone Thurs: 9:45, 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:40,

SEX TAPE (R) Blackstone Thurs: 9:40, 12:05, 2:40, 5:10, 7:35,

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

Cinemagic Thurs: 4 Solomon Pond Thurs: 10:25 p.m. Worcester North Thurs: 9:15 p.m.

TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION (PG-13) Solomon Pond Thurs: 9:50 p.m. Westborough Thurs: 12:55

STEP UP ALL IN (PG-13) Blackstone Fri-Wed: 10:50, 1:30, 4:05, 7:05 Solomon Pond Fri-Wed: 4:55, 10:25 Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12:05, 2:45, 5:20, 7:50

WISH I WAS HERE (NR) Worcester North Thurs: 4:15, 10:10

PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE 3D (PG) Worcester North: 12:10, 2:30, 4:40, 7

10, Fri-Wed: 9:40, 11:55 p.m.

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (PG-13) Strand Fri-Sun, Tues, Wed: 7

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FOOD HHH

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51 Thompson Rd., Webster • 508-943-4600

Slow to Score Emma Smith

Formerly the All Star Pub, the name Scores Sports Pub caught Alex and I a bit off-guard as we were looking for a bite to eat early on a Saturday evening. Scores is connected to Webster’s candlepin bowling center Mohegan Bowl, a bright building that is hard to miss heading down a main road.

The atmosphere at Scores is what you expect in a sports pub and nothing notably different from when it was the All Star Pub. Flat screen TVs, a big horseshoe bar, team jerseys and signs lining the walls and low lighting. As we were walking into the bar area, we were greeted by a server who informed us that it was early enough that we could seat ourselves if we’d like. We choose one of the dozen or so high-top tables surrounding the

bar, rather than one of the open booths. Our server brought over menus and took our drink orders, but then warned it was her first day, and she’d try not to make any errors. As she retrieved our drink orders, a Sierra Mist ($2.00) and a water with lime, we looked over the menu and specials. It didn’t take long to look over the menu though, as it’s very brief. A house and Ceasar salad, a burger with different options, three sandwiches, chicken parmesaen or lasagna, and a pizza menu. The daily specials had a selection of a few sandwiches along with a tempting Mac ’n Cheese — offering chicken and broccoli for an additional charge. There seemed to be more options for appetizers than for meals, but we decided to stick with our usual app — mozarella sticks. For our main meals, Alex wanted to try a personal pizza ($9.95) with bacon, peppers and onions. I went with the House Salad with buffalo chicken ($9.45). The Mozzarella sSticks ($6.99 for an order of seven) came out hot, with a small

side of marinara sauce. The batter wasn’t the usual bread crumb seasoning, but more of a heavy beer-batter. Although good,

they were a bit bland, and likely of the frozen variety. The marinara sauce was also lacking, not only in temperature, but also taste. Not quite as bland as the mozarella

sticks themself, but a close second. Our meals came out not long after we finished our appetizer.. My salad looked delicious. Field greens and iceburg, with diced tomatoes, diced red onions, shredded cheese, black olives and a few cucumber slices and several strips of grilled chicken with a buffalo sauce. The only thing missing ... dressing. When the server came to check on our meals, I mentioned the lack of dressing, which she promptly took care of. The vegetables were fresh, other than the canned black olives, and the chicken (although not freshly grilled) had a nice kick to it. Not too hot, but just enough. Alex’s pizza was larger than the usual personal size, with a thin crust, limited bacon, red peppers and the same diced red onions that my salad sported. Served on a red and white checkered paper, on a disposable plastic plate, which Alex wasn’t overly impressed by. She also wasn’t terribly impressed by the pizza iteself, barely eating half of it. Although we weren’t wowed by Scores as a dining destination, the atmosphere is fun, and between pool, darts and bowling, there are some fun options to enjoy over a beer or two.

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In addition to our 3-course restaurant week menus, we are also offering $23.14 main course lobster dishes at all of our Worcester locations such as lobster paella (Bocado), lobster fajitas, tacos and quesadillas (Mezcal), creamy lobster risotto (The People’s Kitchen), lobster cobb salad and the “Millionaire Burger” with tempura lobster meat (The Fix).

23.14 / August 4–16

wine and drink specials available, view menus at nichehospitality.com

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STEAMERS AT SUNSET The Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts its

annual Steamers at Sunset on Wednesday, August 20, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at Blissful Meadows Golf Club in Uxbridge. The event, an extended Business After Hours, welcomes chamber members and the community to celebrate the end of summer with golf, cocktails, a New England-style lobster bake, raffles, games and live music by steel drummer and percussionist Toby Tobas. A Nine & Dine Tournament will be held at the start of the event, when guests can play nine holes and compete for first and second places prizes. A lobster bake will follow, overlooking the golf course. The event is open to the public, those 21 years and older; advance registration is required. Tickets are priced by meal: $50 for a lobster dinner, $45 for a steak dinner, $40 for a chicken dinner

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WORCESTER RESTAURANT WEEK Worcester Restaurant Week is here! From now

through August 16, area eateries are offering a variety of three-course dinners for $23.14. The event celebrates the “finest restaurants in the Worcester area” by offering a special chef’s menu. Participating restaurants include: 111 Chophouse, A.J. Tomaiolo’s, Amici Trattoria, Armsby Abbey, Billy’s Pub, Bocado Tapas Wine Bar & Restaurant, Brew City, Caffe Espresso Trattoria, Ceres Bistro, Coral Seafood, Draught House Bar & Grill (at the Manor), El Basha, EVO Dining, Flying Rhino, Funky Murphy’s, Il Forno, La Scala, Lakeside Bar & Grille, Leo’s Ristorante, Mare e Monti Trattoria, Mezcal Cantina, Mezé Greek Tapas Bar & Grille, The Mill at 185, Nuovo, O’Connor’s Restaurant & Bar, Park Grill & Spirits, The People’s Kitchen, Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern, Perfect Game, Piccolo’s Italian Restaurant, Ritual, Rosalina’s Kitchen, The Sole Proprietor, The Fix Burger Bar, The Pic Bar &

Grill, Tweed’s Pub Restaurant, VIA Italian Table, Vintage Grille, Volturno Pizza, Willy’s Steakhouse. Learn more at worcesterrestaurantweek.webs.com.

FARM TO TABLE DINNER EVENT Head to Indian Head Farm in Berlin for a special

dinner event on Thursday, Aug. 14, from 5-8 p.m. The event will feature food prepared by Pepper’s Fine Catering, made with local produce and other products from area farms,

accompanied by craft beer. Dinner is $50 per person; seating is limited. Call Pepper’s Fine Catering for reservations at 508-393-6844. Tickets may also be purchased at the farm and are payable by cash or check only. Indian Head Farm, 232 Pleasant St., Berlin.

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NU JUICE MENU NU Cafe has announced its new Fresh Juice

menu. Items include: Mighty Beets, made with

beets, lemon, ginger, carrots and cucumber;

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATER Salem Cross Inn welcomes guests to take a

journey back to a time of gentleness, great music, peace and... murder with “Flower

Power and the Hippie Revolution” on Friday, August 15, from 6:30-

Belly Blis, made with apples, carrots and ginger; Sounds Mint, made with carrot

pineapple, ginger and mint; and others. Each drink is made with fresh, local produce. A 16-ounce is $5.99 and a 24-ounce is $7.99. Try one at NU Cafe, 335 Chandler St., Worcester.

9 p.m. Dinner will be served while the mystery of a murder is solved. Dinner includes tossed garden salad, rustic boneless breast of chicken with supreme sauce, seasonal vegetable and starch, homemade ice cream cake balls with homemade hot fudge and coffee or tea. Cost is $55 per person, including tax and gratuity. Salem Cross Inn, 260 W. Main St., West Brookfield. Salemcrossinn.com

234 Chandler St | Worcester (508) 459-4240 www. EvoDining.com

Worcester’s Best Chef Best Organic & Vegan Best Overall Restaurant Best Place To Meet Family Business Award Top 6 Burger Joint Best Bartender WBC Champion (2013) Iron Chef Winner (2013) Peoples Choice Award (12’,13’,14’) Judges Choice Award (12’,13)

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ENTREES: CHIPOTLE CINNAMON SALMON Roasted chipotle cinnamon salmon over a grilled portabella cap filled with vegetable quinoa and grilled asparagus. Drizzled with peppercorn horseradish aioli FIRECRACKER TUNA Grilled “Code Blue” rubbed tuna with sautéed broccoli, pepperoncini and roaster pepper in a garlic butter broth. Served over jasmine rice and finished with a sweet chili glaze. CHICKEN PUTTANESCA Pan seared chicken breast in a classic puttanesca, served with eggplant ravioli and topped with feta cheese.

GUACAMOLE LOBSTER ROLL Lobster meat with celery & mayonnaise on a brioche roll lined with homemade guacamole & topped with a honey peppercorn abcon. Served with sweet potato fries & coleslaw. BASIL RASPBERRY SALAD Local organic mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers tossed in a Basil Rasperry vinaigrette.Topped with grilled steak tips and gorgonzola cheese. Also available from or dinner menu: Mediterranean Haddock Seafood Trio Espresso Chipotle Steak Desserts: Cheesecake or Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding

Now Offering 20 CRAFT BEERS on Tap! Happy Hour: Mon.-Fri. 3-6:30pm, Lounge only

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collaborative beers from craft breweries across the US, including Allagash, Ballast Point,

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Celebrate our 3 Year Anniversary with us! As a special thank you to our loyal customers, every bottle of house wine is $20* *Exclusions apply

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THE RESTAURANT SHOW Each week your host Ginny talks to restaurateurs from some of the top local eateries to spotlight what they do — their stories, their menus, and what makes the local restaurant scene so great.

This week’s feature:

BLANCHARD’S 101 DINER TUNE IN: Saturday 10am - 11am

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BREWFEST AT INDIAN RANCH Indian Ranch welcomes beer lovers to its Summer Brewfest on Saturday, August 16,

Firestone Walker and Victory. Visit beercamp.

from 2-6 p.m. Tastings will be offered by brewers Wormtown Brewery, Long Trail, KONA Brewing Co., Baxter Brewing Co., Ithaca Beer Co. and more. BT’s Smokehouse will be serving up food and the Stil Burnin band will perform live. Tickets can be purchased at indianranch.com, by calling 1-866-468-7619 and at the box office Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Rd., Webster.

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Raising a glass to wine everywhere

A Signature Grape Al Vuona

t’s a known fact that Italians love wine. Globally they consume more wine per capita than almost any other country. Of course being the second largest producer of wine in the world may have something to do with it. However, what it really comes down to is the farming and fruit used to make the wine. Italy is famous for its viticulture, the science, study and production of grapes. One grape in particular has set a standard that defines Italian wine and that grape is the Sangiovese. Often referred to as Italy’s signature grape, Sangiovese is grown primarily in Central Italy and often displays a distinct flavor profile that includes red cherries, strawberry and a little spiciness. In time it can take on an earthy, oak-laden persona. Wines made from Sangiovese can be medium- to full-body with varying acidity levels. Best of all, Sangiovese is both a versatile and food-friendly grape. I could ramble on all day but why bore you with that. So here are some examples of terrific Italian wines made predominately with Sangiovese. These wines are widely available and reasonably priced. 2011 Avignonesi Rosso Montepulciano opens with aromas of strawberries, raspberries and cranberries. On the palate velvety tannins are balanced by a fresh acidity and a long, spicy finish. This wine retails for about $22. 2010 Frescobaldi Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva has a lovely ruby-red color with berries and cherry along with floral notes. Suggested retail for this wine is about $23. 2010 Arnaldo Caprai Montefalco Rosso, a brilliant rubyred color with intense notes of ripe red fruit and delicate OF THE WEEK hints of vanilla. This wine is rather full-bodied with a Livon, Pinot Grigio long, persistent finish. It sells for around $20. 2010 Perticaia Montefalco Rosso, ripe fruit a little red 2012, Italy. (Fulllicorice and even a hint of perfumed floral notes. The wine bodied with a long, is medium-bodied with sour cherry, wild strawberry and lush finish, notes cranberry flavors. This terrific wine usually sells for less of vanilla and lime, than $20. about $16.) So remember: When shopping for Italian wine look for one with the signature, grape that is.

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Karaoke. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-5377750. Out to Lunch Concert Series Hosts Throwback to the 1960s. Farmers Market, Food Vendors & Artisan Vendors open at 11 a.m. Main stage concert runs 12 noon - 2 p.m. with a brief intermission. Throwback to the 1960s is a show band performing the great music of the 60’s, reliving the mood with an authentic period stage setup, costume changes and amazing vocal harmonies so prevalent from the Hollies, DC-5, Byrds, Paul Revere & The Raiders, and many others. Free and open to all. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main St. 508-799-1400, ext. 244. Free Live Acoustic Original Reggae and Jamaican Buffet at One Love Cafe. Both meat and vegetarian entrees. Call 774-272-3969 for reservations. $10 per person Buffett. 5-10 p.m. OneLove Cafe, 800 Main St. 508-753-8663 or facebook.com/ events/164007660454055. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 6-9 p.m. LaScala Restaurant, 183 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-9912. Chuck & Mud and the Hole in the Dam Band. Another FREE summer concert on the Plaza. Bring a lawn chair, food available. In case of weather, the concert moves indoors. Free. 6-8 p.m. Alternatives Community Plaza, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. 508-234-6232 or alternativesnet.org. Dana Lewis LIVE! EVERY Thursday (weather permitting) Live Music, Cool breezes Georgeous sunsets out on the deck. Great Food, Full Bar & Me! Playing Acoustic Classic Rock, Folk & Country music.

“The sound track of your youth” No Cover. 6-8 p.m. Grille on the HILL,grillonthehill.net. Live Jazz. Live Jazz Performances on the Patio at the Ceres Bistro every Thursday. 6-9 p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508-754-2000. Southborough Summer Concert Series Raw Dawgs concert. Join us for our 4th concert at this year’s Southborough

rare bass VI, Black Marmot is bound to cast a spell over one and all. Bring your picnic and blankets and chairs for a summertime treat. $10/car Museum Members, $15/car Nonmembers. 7:15-9 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924, ext. 292 or fruitlands.org/summerconcerts. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 7:30 p.m.midnight. Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700. New Riders of the Purple Sage. The long-awaited return of The New Booklovers’ Gourmet hosts author Suzanne Palmieri on Saturday, August Riders of the Purple Sage has fans 9, from 3:30-5 p.m. Palmieri is the author of two novels, “The Witch of Little Italy” in a psychedelic/country head spin. and her latest, “The Witch of Belladonna Bay.” The latter is a story of whether or Guitarist David Nelson and pedal steel not love and magic are enough to bring a broken family back together. The event is free wizard Buddy Cage will represent the and open to the public. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster. More information NRPS catalog along with Michael on the author can be found at suzannepalmieri.com. Falzarano (guitar, mandolin and vocals), Johnny Markowski (drums and vocals) and Ron Penque (bass and vocals). You may recognize Falzarano from Hot Summer Concert Series featuring the Southborough-based band, Tuna, Markowski from Stir Fried and Penque from Melvin Seals and Raw Dawgs. The rain date for this concert is on Thursday, August JGB. $25 advance; $30 day of show. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run 14th from 6-8 p.m. at Neary. Friends of the Southborough Youth Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 Commission will be selling pizza, hotdogs, popcorn, ice cream from or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Cold Stone Creamery, snacks, candy, drinks and more to benefit Kevin Shields. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument the Send a Kid to Camp program. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. dancing shoes, appetite and family for a great everning! free and Open Mic Night! Thursday: Open Mic Night. Musicians welcome open to the public. 6-8 p.m. Neary Elementary School, 53 Parkerville to perform. Just plug in. 8-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Road, Southborough. 508-481-5676, ext. 2. Water St.,508-926-8353. Summer Concert Series presents Black Marmot. Delight THIRSTY THURSDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ DARK in the infectious folk rock tunes of Black Marmot! Experimenting HORSE TAVERN with Mark & Wibble. *Calling all fellow with ukulele, complicated harmonies, and even the addition of the musicians & artists alike!* Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring

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Free Lunch Time Concert. Free lunch time concert at the New England Dream Center with SHEEZ LATE! Grab a lunch, come in, and enjoy high energy sounds of one of central Massachusetts premier

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acoustic folk rock bands! noon-1 p.m. New England Dream Center, 5 Chestnut St. 508-757-3333. Peanut Butter & Jam in the Park - Pendragon. Pendragon is back! The Celtic troubadours of the Blackstone Valley: their music celebrates the lives and lore of generations of New Englanders who brought traditions from Ireland, Scotland, French Canada and other distant shores to the banks of the Blackstone River. Bring a blanket or chair, and your lunch. Rain location: Elm Draught House Cinema, 35 Elm Street. Free. Noon-1:15 p.m. Millbury Town Common, Main St and Elm St., Millbury. 508-8654710. SEAN FULLERTON: Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll and Fingerstyle Guitar. *Market opens at 3 p.m. I perform 5-6:30pm. 6 String/12 String/Resonator Guitars - Harmonicas Live Guitar Looping - BOSE & UltraSound Sound Systems Farmer Vendors. 3-6:30 p.m. WESTMINSTER FARMERS MARKET, Academy Hill Road, Westminster. seanfullertonmusic.net. Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! Ask about Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat (TFIDN) menu bargains in the cabaret room! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com/tfidn. Contra Dance at Willard House and Clock Musuem. Join legendary fiddler, Myra MacLeod for a fun, exciting Contra Dance. The dance will be held in the barn at the museum. Everyone is encouraged to kick up their heels and dance the night away. “Fiddling is an historic craft. $5 suggested donation. 6-8:30 p.m. Willard House and Clock Museum, 11 Willard St., North Grafton. 508-839-4286 or willardhouse.org. PE James at the Grill on the Hill! Sing along to your favorite acoustic classics from the 50s, 60s, and 70s at Worcester’s favorite outdoor setting! Good food, great music, and a wonderful view of the city at sunset! Free. 6-8:30 p.m. Grill on the Hill at Green Hill Golf Course, Skyline Drive. grill-on-the-hill.com. The Bruce Marshall Group at The 132nd Bolton Fair 2014. Rain or shine, if it rains they will be inside the large Pavilion Tent. One admission ticket is good for any day and includes the nightly concert. Bruce Marshall Group has been performing and recording steadily throughout the US since 1991. Bruce has shared the stage with over 200 national acts, was a former member of The Toy Caldwell Band (formed from members of Marshall Tucker) and toured with Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Outlaws and Charlie Daniels. The 4-piece band takes its listeners on a soaring ride through their 6 CD’s in addition to putting out a healthy dose of Toy Caldwell songs from the Marshall Tucker catalog.( facebook.com/ TheBruceMarshallGroup) Advance tickets $4 to $15. 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Fairgrounds at Lancaster (Bolton Fair, Inc), 318 Seven Bridge Road, Lancaster. 978-365-7206 or boltonfair.org/tickets.html. Dan Kirouac - solo. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. When not busy with the tribute band BEATLES FOR SALE, his solo performances showcase versatile vocals accompanied by his 6-string guitar. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 1960s to today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 contemporary and oldie songs. More information at dankirouac.com. Free. 7-10 p.m. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600. Ric Porter. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Throwback to the 60s. Flashback to the 60s with “Throwback

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Do you have a favorite restaurant in Worcester? This is going to sound plain and boring, but Texas Roadhouse is probably my favorite. Or Wings Over Worcester; I’ve tried that place a few times and it’s really good.

Where is your favorite place to be at Fitton Field? A lot of times I hang out on the football field or in the clubhouse with my music on to clear my head. What do you do in your off time? Sometimes I go to Worcester Fitness [to work out]. Otherwise I have gone to Newport Beach and hung out a lot with the other guys on the team. What are your feelings on Jake the Lion? I think he’s really cool. I think he’s the best mascot in the league, with the way that he interacts with the fans and the players. Plus, he’s the best looking mascot in the league. What are your plans for after college? The dream is obviously to play baseball at the next level. Otherwise, I’d like to become a coach or to work with kids with baseball, as an instructor or something. -Anthony Rentsch

to the 60s!” band at the Sturbridge Host Hotel/Oxhead Tavern summer concert series where TB returns. Great showband that plays all 60s hits and will keep you dancing and singing all night long. It will be a “groovy” time. Free. 7-11 p.m. Oxhead Tavern, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. 508-347-7393. Andy Cummings Swingabilly Lounge. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Dave O’Brien. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Dirty Deeds. AC/DC Tribute 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. John Ford Coley & Terry Sylvester in Concert. Songs like “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight,” “Nights Are Forever Without You” and “Love Is The Answer” have that kind of effect on people. Those songs and numerous others have made John Ford Coley a singing legend. He has spent decades touring, writing, recording, and producing. John is most revered as half of the Grammy nominated duo England Dan and John Ford Coley. $40. 8-10 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or mechanicshall.org. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. 508-867-2494. Karaoke. DJ & Dancing. 12:30 a.m.-2 a.m. Free. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-4808222. Ron Robuccio. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Cornerstone’s Restaurant, 616 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-1991. Tinsley Ellis. “In the last five years, no one has released more consistently excellent blues albums than Atlanta’s Tinsley Ellis.” - Philip Van Vleck, Hard-rocking blues-soaked guitarist/vocalist/ song-writer Tinsley Ellis sings and plays with the energy and soul of all the great Southern musicians who have come before him. Ellis attacks his music with rock power and blues feeling, following in the tradition of Deep South musical heroes Duane Allman, Freddie King, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes. $18 advance; $22 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 917-674-6181 or bullrunrestaurant.com.

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Carl Ayotte. 8:30 p.m.-noon. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Members of Fear Nuttin Band and D.P.R. “THE PART TIME REGULARS” and special guests SpaceOut. Part Time Regulars is an Acoustic/Reggae/Soul/Rock group from Western Mass. This group is a union of talented musicians who love to entertain and simply love to play. You will hear many re-imagined classic cover songs along side great originals! $8. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook. com/parttimeregulars. DJ Jay Senior. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. PiNZ Entertainment / Blue Dog Sports Bar & Grille, 110 So Main St., Milford. 508-473-6611. Freak Out Friday w/ TRIBE. Our monthly tradition is back again. Freak Out Friday is a celebration of all things strange & excellent. We boast a great rotation of musicians playing a variety of musical stylings over the course of the evening. As always, there is no charge for this event, and the audience is encouraged to participate. Bring percussion instruments and funny hats/attire. Let your freak-flag fly! No Cover. 9 p.m.-midnight. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Live Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. No Fucking Chance, Scars of Deceit, Honest John, Neighborhood Shit, and Creeps. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. One for the Road. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. The City Boys with Johnny Romance & The Captain. Check out the rockin Styles of Johnny Romance and the Captain! No cover. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Toy Town Pub, 28 Railroad St, Winchendon MA, Winchendon. 978-297-9889. The Groove Street Band. Great funk, soul and more all night long! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest

Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Wildcat. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. The Plagerists. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. 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. Girls on Girls. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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Open Mic with the Old’school Band. Open Mic Jam 1st Saturday of month with The Old’school Band. Free. 8 a.m.-noon. 3-G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. “Second Saturday Open Mic” hosted by TJ Peavey. Come celebrate the newly renovated Performance Center at Union Music for the “Second Saturday Open Mic” hosted by TJ Peavey, sure to be a fun and lively musical event. All musicians of all levels are invited to come and sign up for a slot on the schedule. 1-3 p.m. Union Music, Performance Center, 142 Southbridge St. 508-7533702 or unionmusic.com/events. AUGUSTFEST with The Johnny Romance Band. Please join us for our Annual Augustfest summer bash featuring great food and lots of fun and games for the whole family. Live Music will be provided by The Johnny Romance Band from 1-5 p.m. We’ll be holding raffles throughout the day for a variety of prizes - including a giant lobster - the exact size of which will be determined at time of purchase; but trust us, the thing will be huge! We typically run out of lobster, so advanced ticket purchase is strongly suggested. For more info or to buy a ticket, contact Rodney Huff at 978-6608309. 1-5 p.m. Shirley Rod and Gun, Kittredge Road, Shirley. shirleyrodandgunclub.com/augustfest.html. 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

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Musta Got Lost, Love Stinks, Whamma Jamma, Lookin For Love, First I Look at the Purse. and the list goes on and on! (facebook.com/ pages/Danny-Kleins-Full-House/170231391950) Advance tickets $4 to $15. 6:30-9:30 p.m. The Fairgrounds at Lancaster (Bolton Fair, Inc), 318 Seven Bridge Road, Lancaster. 978-365-7206 or boltonfair.org/tickets.html. Dana Lewis LIVE. Playing & singing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The soundtrack of your youth” Great Food, Full Bar, Lottery & Me! No Cover. 7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. Live Blues and Roots-rock: Free outdoor concert with Jumpin� Juba. Outdoor concert: Jumpin’ Juba mixes blues from Chicago, Memphis and New Orleans with roots-y rock & roll, jazz, calypso,& Latin flavors. Steve Hurl’s guitar playing draws from great blues, & early rock & roll. Bruce Ward’s piano work recalls such greats as Prof. Longhair & Albert Ammons. Drummer Alan Waters knocks out a solid beat. Slap Happy is their 2nd CD offering of upbeat, varied blues/roots tunes. (stevehurl.com) (reverbnation. com/jumpinjuba) Indoors at the main lounge if rain. No cover charge. 7-11 p.m. Oxhead Tavern, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. 508347-7393 or sturbridgehosthotel.com. Patsy Cline Tribute show with Niki Luparelli and the Gold Diggers. All your favorite Patsy Cline songs! Including “Crazy”, “Walkin’ After Midnight,” “Faded Love,” “Back in Baby’s Arms,” and “Always.” It’s Crazy to go Walkin after Midnight, and you’d be crazy to miss this show! TWO SHOWS/SEATINGS 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Call 508 753 4030 to reserve your table now. Only about 40 tix available for each show! Tricky Niki: Vocals/Sass Dapper Dan Burke: Piano/Vocals Kurt Dyrli: Drums Joe BentleyUpright Bass Check out this Article Reviewing this show in NYC in

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the Times Square Chronicles! t2conline.com/niki-luparelli-salutespatsy-cline/ “Try to imagine a performer with Cline’s emotional, contralto voice, Marilyn Monroe’s looks and Mae West’s outrageous jokes. Add in a touch of the Marx Brothers and you have Niki Luparelli.” -Times Square Chronicles. $10. 7-9 p.m., 9:30 p.m.11:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-7534030 or facebook.com/events/322746667889114. Tom Revane. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Visit Worcester Art Museum for free! Admission and a variety of activities are free for all visitors the entire month of August. Visit worcestermagazine.com/category/ night-day for details. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester. Worcesterart.org.

Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. Hannah O’Niel. Don’t miss this young artist! Amazingly talanted! $4 donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Mail hall, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. Andy Cummings. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Brazilian Dance Band. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Brian & Captain. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Leon Russell. Leon Russell has played on, arranged, wrote or produced some of rock and roll’s most important records. He’s released four Gold Albums himself. He penned “Delta Lady” that gave Joe Cocker his huge hit, “A Song for You” for Ray Charles. “Roll Away the Stone” for Mott the Hoople.” George Benson’s cover of Leon’s “This Masquerade” was the first song in music history to occupy the number one spot on the jazz, pop, and R&B charts and won “Record of the Year” and a Grammy in 1976. Most recently he and Elton John recorded a duet album produced by TBone Burnett, “The Union,” which was released October 19, 2010. The single, “If It Wasn’t For Bad” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. $46 advance; $50 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 917674-6181 or bullrunrestaurant.com. Rod MacDonald. Rod MacDonald is an ingenious songwriter who has recorded nine critically lauded albums over the past 15 years or so. During the ‘80s he was at the forefront of a Greenwich Village music scene known as Fast Folk, which, produced hugely successful artists such as Shawn Colvin and Suzanne Vega. The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings have made available the entire Fast Folk collection - more than 100 albums - on compact disc and MacDonald is one of the most heavily represented artists on the recordings with 29 songs. $16 advance; $19 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Ballroom, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 917-6746181 or bullrunrestaurant.com. CLASSIC ROCK with the ADRENALINE band and more. Formed in 2013, Adrenaline is a cover band catering to

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the audiences who enjoy classic rock, contemporary rock, blues, jazz, jam bands and much more. Adrenaline works to bring you the best songs, the most fun, and wants you to join the fan club. (facebook.com/theadrenalineband) Check out the web site at theadrenalineband.com and follow us on Twitter @adrenalineband1. $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-3631888 or facebook.com/events/1453302654922591. Dustin Brideau. 8:30 p.m.-noon. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. The Dinosaurs Return! “All things old are new again.” Whoever coined that statement appreciated the comfort of old friends, familiar music, and the kind of good time that’s hard to find these days. $5. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Blueplate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-8294566. 9Teen. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. PiNZ Entertainment / Blue Dog Sports Bar & Grille, 110 So Main St., Milford. 508-473-6611. Levity returns to Ralphs! w/Ruin, and Sweet Eve. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508753-9543. the Jailbreak Band. Breakout classic rock with the PACC house Band! The newly remodeled PACC is now open, and under new management. Stop by and check the place out! No cover charge. 9 p.m.-midnight. Polish American Citizens Club (PACC), 37 Harris St., Webster. 508-461-6795. The Sage Project. Classics with a twist by a group of young area musicians. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Voodoo Sky. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Flock of Assholes. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900.

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Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Jazz Brunch. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Organ Quartet grooves every Monday night at the Dive. Free. Gardner. 978-669-0122. Sunday Brunch w/Zach Slik. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 9 p.m.-midnight. Dive Bar, 34 Green St. facebook.com/ BopNPopJazzOrganization. 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Free BUTCH BAZILLION Show at Kimball Farm. Every Saturday and Sunday (Weather Permitting) ~ 1-5 Mass Audubon’s Broad Meadow Brook hosts the seventh p.m. Butch Bazillion Show annual Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival on Saturday, Plays All Your Favorite Rock August 9, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The event features butterflies & Pop Hits. Free. 1-5 p.m., 1 freely flying in their natural habitats, naturalist-led walks and workshops, p.m.-5 p.m. Kimball Farm, 400 performances, live caterpillars, butterfly art, face painting, children’s activities, butterfly Littleton Road, Westford. 978garden tours, butterfly garden plant sales and food. Those who come in costume 486-3891 or facebook.com/ receive a prize. Rain date is August 10. events/456013414533032. Lou Borelli Octet Plays a Jazz Concert for the Jazz on the Patio >Tuesday 12 Series. Lou Borelli Octet plays West Coast Jazz from the Dave Pell Two Left - Blues Jam. Brian Degon (Vocals, Guitar) and Fr. Book. Come and relax to some cool jazz while you enjoy a delicious Gregory Christakos (Bass)Jam original and favorite blues tunes. meal on the patio overlooking the lake. If the weather is inclement, Free. 7-10 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995. we will play in the dining room, also lovely. Free. 3-7 p.m. Castle TUESDAY OPEN MIC NIGHT @ GREENDALE’S PUB Restaurant, 1230 Main St., Leicester. 508-752-6213. with Bill McCarthy LOCAL MUSICIANS SHOWCASE. Free Colorway Concert. Come down to the beautiful, To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open wide open, fun and family-friendly Hyland Orchard in Fiskdale Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at (Sturbridge), MA for a whole afternoon/evening of music. Colorway OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, will play two long sets for you all starting at 4:30 p.m. It’s outdoor 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or m.facebook.com/groups/209 and under a permanent covered pavilion with plenty of picnic tables 610855806788?ref=bookmark&__user=578549000. and chairs. The Hyland Orchard is famous for its beer (Pioneer C.U.Next Tuesday! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke Brewing), first and foremost, but there’s so much more to see and Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night! No do. There’s a petting zoo, wagon rides, locally made food products cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. and just a beautiful atmosphere to spend the afternoon. There 508-753-9543. will be music starting at 1 p.m. with The Gypsy Cowboys then Karaoke. Karaoke by First Choice Entertainment, hosted by Curtis Colorway at 4:30 p.m. Free to get in, free to listen, and free parking! Note that you must be 21+ years of age. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Loft 4:30-7:30 p.m. 199 Arnold Road, Sturbridge or facebook.com/ 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 774-696-4845. events/1436358199980168. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 Grille 57, 57 Highland St. 508-798-2000 or grille57.com. p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Beatles For Sale the Tribute. Beatles For Sale brings it live Beatles Tribute show to Southbridge for the first time. Take a Magical >Wednesday 13 Karaoke. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537Mystery trip with us back in time to the 1960’s. Hear all your 7750. favorite Beatle hits and Beatle B-sides performed completely live Worcester Organ Concert featuring Grant Wareham. by New England’s own, BEATLES FOR SALE the Tribute! A splendid The second Youth Showcase Worcester Organ Concert features time IS guaranteed for all. 6-8 p.m. Southbridge Town Common, Grant Wareham. Free Admission to this Year of the Organ. Free Southbridge. Admission. Noon-1 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752Jim’s Blues Jam at Greendales. Each week has a first rate 5608 or mechanicshall.org. feature performer, followed by an open mike segment. Host Jim Perry keeps things rolling. No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 Chris Reddy - Sponsored by Narragansett. 5-7 p.m. Sunset Tiki Bar, 79 Powers Road, Westford. 978-692-5700. W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. OPEN MIC SUNDAYS AT SNOW’S RESTAURANT WITH Joseph Blanchard - Twilight at Twigs Cafe. A long-time Sunday favorite here at Tower Hill, Joseph Blanchard, is a self-taught BILL McCARTHY. To check the schedules and open slots visit: pianist and composer. Free with regular admission. 6-8 p.m. Tower Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to Hill Botanic Garden, Twigs Cafe, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508reserve it at OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7-10:30 p.m. Snow’s 869-6111. Restaurant & Pub, 321 West Boylston St. OPEN MIC Night with Sean Fullerton. Come, listen and Sunday Funday Karaoke with DJ Matty J. End the experience Open Mic Night as talented local artists perform with weekend right with DJ Matty J, Karaoke, HD videos and old school host Sean Fullerton. Musicians welcome! Sean’s live shows are fun, jams. Early start at 8 p.m. Come down for a little while or party all night! Patio open weather permitting. No cover charge. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. exciting, and audience participation is always encouraged! Free with Suggested “Pass The Hat” donation. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Coffeelands Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. World Gifts Espresso Cafe, 50 High St., Clinton. 978-360-3291 or Country Night. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. PiNZ Entertainment / Blue Dog coffeelandscafe.org. Sports Bar & Grille, 110 So Main St., Milford. 508-473-6611. WEDNESDAY NIGHT OPEN MIC/LOCAL MUSICIANS’ Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. SHOWCASE w/ BILL McCARTHY @ GUISEPPE’S. 978-345-5051. To check the schedules and open slots visit Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at >Monday 11 OPENMCC@VERIZON.NET. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Blue Monday - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

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m.facebook.com/groups/209610855806788?ref=book mark&__user=578549000. Johnny Romance’s Open Mic. Wednesday nights! Bring your instrument, comedy, spoken word,acoustic karaoke with lyrics over 400 songs! 8-11 p.m. Primetime pub, 5 Summer St., Lunenburg. Loveshackmusic.com. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment. 8 p.m.-midnight. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100. Wacky Wednesday Open mic Jam with Mark. Come down and sign up to jam with Mark. 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. ANGWISH (from NC) with Karaoke and guests. 2 man alternative band all the way from Charlotte NC Members Bryan Bielanski-guitars/vocals Steve DeCaro-drums/vocals facebook.com/ events/773262012693020/ Also, we’ll have some KARAOKE, some Dominoes and HOT PEPPA. Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/angwishmusic. Karaoke. Come down to Jillian’s of Worcester for Karaoke every Wednesday night! Wednesdays at Jillian’s is also Ladies Night which means all ladies, eat and play for free. Complementary tortilla chips with salsa, vegetable crudities, and chocolate fountain with fresh fruit! Ladies also play pool for free and receive a $5 game card for the arcade! Free. 8:30-1:30 p.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. FBW! Federation of Belligerent Writers! A Masked Writing Competition! Every other Wednesday Downstairs. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Brett Brumby. 9:30 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. Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu. ArtsWorcester, News from Nowhere: Photographs by Cade Overton, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 19.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, “Expression Now and Then”, an exhibit of pen & ink and charcoal prints by Thomas Savageau, Through Aug. 30. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com/book. Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for galler. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor

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or preservationworcester.org. Prints and Potter Gallery: American Contemporary Arts & Craft Gallery, Then and Now, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Aug. 23. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or printsandpotter. com. Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-3463341 or qvcah.org. Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Building, 670 West Boylston St. qcc.edu. Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: Free. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com. Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org. SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com. Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com. Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck. com. The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com. The Sprinkler Factory, Language of a Dream by Art Krauss, Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, through July 26; Saturday. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com. Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Wilderness Kingdom: Papercut Art - An exhibit by artist Adrienne Ginter, Through Sept. 8. 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. 508-8696111 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, Ambient Folklore, Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Aug. 7 - Sept. 27; SHOW OPENING: Ambient Folklore, Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-7538183 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. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org. Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 Discover the history and architecture of Lincoln Square with Preservation Worcester on Saturday, August 9, from 10-11 a.m. A tour of the area will examine the legacy of the Salisbury family, which was important to the development of parks, residential areas and cultural and educational institutions. Reservations are suggested but not required. Free to Preservation Worcester members and $5 for nonmembers. Meet in the Highland Street parking lot near Salisbury Mansion, 40 Highland St., Worcester. Preservationworcester.org.

a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-7991655 or worcpublib.org. WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.

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When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn’t prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town’s youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend’s rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren’s reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin’ rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, FOOTLOOSE celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind. Additional Performances: 08/15, 7 p.m. 08/16, 2 p.m. 08/16, 7 p.m. $12. 7-9:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org. 42nd Street - Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Thursday, August 7 - Saturday, August 16. “Come and meet those dancing feet” Join us for this timeless classic as we sing and dance our way thru 42nd street. When entering the Holy Name High School driveway heading up the hill Vanilla Box is to your immediate left. Look for our banner outside the theater doors!! Tickets may be purchased on line, as well as at the door. $16 adults $12 students and Seniors. 7-9 p.m. Holy Name High School, Theater, 144 Granite St. Call 774-239-1438 or visit vanillaboxproductions.com. The Regatta Players Theater Group presents “Godspell” - Friday, August 8 - Sunday, August 10. The Regatta Players Theater Group is proud to present its fourth annual summer production, “Godspell.” This talented thirteen-member ensemble boasts talent from all over Central Mass and the Greater Boston areas. The production is directed by Martha Deering with Daniel Monopoli, music directed by Bonnie L. Narcisi, and choreographed by Katie Monopoli. Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, “Godspell” focuses on a small community of people who explore different parables through an eclectic blend of songs and storytelling techniques. Set on a Cape Cod-esque beach, this production will bring a contemporary and sunny spin to this staple piece of American musical theater! $15 General Admission; $12 Students/ Seniors. Fri. 8 p.m.-10 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 2-4 p.m., Southgate at Shrewsbury, Flanagan Theater, 30 Julio Drive, Shrewsbury. Call 508450-2865 or visit www.regattaplayers.com. And Then There Were None - Sundays, Saturdays, Saturday, August 9 - Sunday, August 10. For 2 nights only, come see the FCC theater group perform Agatha Christie’s thrilling masterpiece “And Then There Were None.” Join the cast of the show as they venture to an island home with 9 other strangers for a supposedly fun weekend. Things turn bad however when a tape is played accusing each individual of murder! The plot thickens more when one by one the characters start to die in ways similar to a nursery rhyme thats hung on the wall. Who will survive? Who is killing these people? and Can they be stopped? Join us to find out. The church is accessible to small wheelchairs and all proceeds will be going to support the First Congregational Church! $8 adults (12 and up) $5 kids and senior citizens. Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m. First Congregational Church (UCC) of Oxford, 355 Main St., Oxford. Call 508-987-2211.

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TOWN OF MILLBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Millbury Planning Board In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 11, 2014, at 7:30 p.m., at the Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Thomas and Mildred Stratford, property located off of Burbank Street, Millbury, MA, for a major modiﬁcation of the Open Space Community Special Permit for “Stratford Village”, which was previously granted under Article 1, Section 14.11(f) and Article 4, Section 44 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw. The applicant would like an extension of the period of time to commence substantial construction.. Application is available for inspection in the Planning Department during normal business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin, Chairman 7/31, 8/7/2014 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, August 25, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Millbury National Bank, property located at 18 North Main Street, Millbury, MA, for a Sign Special Permit under Article 1, Section 14.11(m) of the Millbury Zoning Bylaws. Application is available for inspection in the Planning Ofﬁce during regular business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on the application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chairman 8/7, 8/14/2014 MS TOWN OF MILLBURY BOARD OF SELECTIMEN The Board of Selectmen and the Millbury Public Access/Cable TV Advisory Committee will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 7:30 PM in the Selectmen’s Meeting Room, 127 Elm Street, Millbury. The purpose of this hearing is to hear about the transfer from Charter Communications to Comcast and to hear testimony on future cable-related needs and interests of the Millbury community. Interested parties are encouraged to attend and offer testimony on cable-related matters. 8/7/2014 MS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO14P2565PM CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR OR OTHER PROTECTIVE ORDER PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 & §5-405 In the matter of: Nunzio G Faro Of: Worcester, MA RESPONDENT (Person to be Protected/Minor) To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by D.D.S. of Worcester, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Nunzio G Faro is in need of a Conservator and other protective order and requesting that Victor T Sloan of Uxbridge, MA (or some other suitable person) to appointed as Conservator to serve Without Surety on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is disabled, that the appointment of a Conservator is necessary, and that the proposed conservator is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 08/26/2014. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 01, 2014 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 08/07/2014 WM

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Walter and Phyllis Munyon

STEVEN KING

When I arrived at the Munyon’s apartment in Northborough, I was greeted at the door by 97-yearold Walter and his 92-year-old wife, Phyllis. Last week the couple’s seven children, 21 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren came together to celebrate the couple’s 75th wedding anniversary. Phyllis, Walter’s had 75 chances to get you that perfect anniversary gift, how’s he done? Which has been your favorite? Phyllis: Actually, we do not give anniversary gifts; from the first year we said let’s forget it. We just say happy anniversary. There have been a few years we have forgotten our anniversary, probably around the 50th or so. The kids remember and have given us parties but as for each other, oops, it’s gotten old hat.

It’s not uncommon for couples to hire wedding planners or scour magazines and the Internet for ideas while planning a wedding. You married in 1939, tell me about your wedding? Phyllis: Just a small wedding at the Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Hudson, we had family there and a party at my mother’s house after. That was the way we had weddings back then, it was the end of the Depression. We did not spend that kind of money on a wedding the way they do today. If you had money, you bought furniture for your apartment. Otherwise, people gave you furniture. I can remember we took apple boxes, turned them upside down and they were end tables. It was an entirely different culture. I think it was an easier life back then, today it’s too complicated.

Did you go on a honeymoon? Walter: We did go up to New Hampshire. Phyllis: You remember the honeymoon. Walter: Yeah Phyllis: We spent a week up there. What was your old roadster? Walter: An old ’32 Plymouth with a rumble seat. Phyllis: The family put tin cans, tied them to the bumper. We rode away from my mother’s house, we got about a mile down the road when he got out and tore all the cans off, then we took off for New Hampshire. We just had fun up there, we stayed in a motel, had fun, then came home and went back to work.

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As a couple, what’s your recipe for a long marriage? Phyllis: I think it’s being able to give and take. Each of us has said things that have hurt the other. You have to be able to forgive, and then you have to be able to forget. You have to be able to forgive yourself a lot; in the spur of the moment you will say things. You have to remember what’s important and hug each other. Walter: A few weeks ago we had a little argument in the evening. She left, after a bit she called me up on her little phone and said, “I’m coming home.” Phyllis: I said, “OK if I come home?” We have to get away from each other sometimes. Walter: Luckily, we don’t get mad enough to throw things at each other. I think being poor, not having enough money to go anywhere or do anything is a good recipe for a long marriage.

Thinking back, tell me about some of the high points of your relationship together? Phyllis: Do you know how far back that goes? I think it’s the togetherness. I can remember years ago when my daughter, she’s the oldest, she was a teenager and she would have her girlfriends in the house and her friend Nancy said to her, “When your father sits on the couch, your mother comes and sits right close to him, my parents never do that.” She thought it was great that we had this closeness, you have to stay close. I had a friend who said when she had an argument with her husband she didn’t speak to him for a week. I could never do that. People hold grudges, you can’t do that. I remember our old couch with the kids all around watching TV sitting close together, hugging each other. They just accepted the fact that we were close.

How about some of the lows? Phyllis: I’ve looked back and thought that we’ve had more high times than low. Every marriage has times when you can’t stand the sight of each other.

Walter: I liked to work seven days a week, if I could. She wouldn’t let me but I’d do it if I could. Phyllis: I said, “Sunday is the family day.” He was always saying to people, “she wouldn’t let me work Sunday.” He would work half a day Saturday. Sunday we went to church with all the kids, we would come home and have a big meal and sit around in the afternoon and talk and in the evening at six we would go back to church.

have this long pine table with the benches and that’s what we had and I love it because it reminds me our family. You have to have the family times together and we did and I think that’s why our family is close. At our anniversary party we had last Saturday at my son Jim’s place, I watched all the family sitting around the tables laughing and joking and talking to each other and I thought, this is what makes life worth living.

I imagine you’ve been to quite a few weddings over the years. What kind of advice do you have for newlyweds?

Traditional anniversary gifts for the 75th are diamonds, are you expecting any?

Phyllis: Be happy and don’t take everything to heart. Forgive a lot. Enjoy life, you only have one life, you can bicker and go through life hating each other. We know divorced couples and there is such hatred towards the other, my ex did this… The hatred eats you up, it doesn’t hurt the other person but it sure does a job on you. You have to love and you have to forgive, that’s the difficult part.

You’re both in excellent health; what do you attribute that to? Phyllis: I think eating well and walking a lot. For years when we lived in Berlin we walked miles, now they say walking is the healthiest thing. We’re still walking, we don’t walk as far but two or three times a day we go out and walk around town. Eat healthy, don’t just nibble on pizza, have good healthy vegetables or fruit. That was one thing he always insisted on, I cooked. We had big meals. We watch the Walton’s now and they have seven children. They

Phyllis: No. I have one pair of diamond earrings that he gave me I think for our 50th, then I got another pair of earrings that are not diamonds, I forget what the name is but they look like diamonds and I put them together and I can’t tell which is which. I don’t even know where they are. I guess they don’t mean that much to me.

Is there anything else you would like to add? Walter: We’ve lived a dull happy life. Phyllis: When he was a house painter, summers were busy and our times with the kids, we’d go up to New Hampshire and put a tent up and just spend the weekend together. What they do today when they go on trips is amazing. The small fun things, that’s what we did. Too much money is a hindrance, maybe it was the Depression era, we didn’t have money in those days but we always had fun. -Steven King, Writer and Photographer

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