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App-based bike share program coming to Worcester

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n a few weeks, you might notice bright yellow bikes scattered around the city. Know that you can unlock them with an app, ride for $1 an hour, and leave them pretty much wherever you end up.

Ofo, a Chinese bike share company, will launch its Worcester program on Thursday, September 14, bringing 400 rentable bikes into the city.

If, for example, you needed to catch a train at Union Station, you could find a bike in your neighborhood via a map within the app, ride it to the station, and leave it there. Someone looking to bike home from Union Station could then pick it up, ride it back to their neighborhood, and leave it there.

As bike shares have become a more common feature in metropolitan areas around the country, Worcester is one of only three U.S. cities in which ofo has launched. The app-based nature of the company is unique and much heralded in technology circles.

The program will launch at City Hall Common next Thursday with a 3-mile bike ride through the city.

“We think it’s an exciting new model that’s

worth getting behind,” said Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce President Tim Murray.

Unlike other bike share programs, ofo does not employ a kiosk or membership-style system. Ofo is dockless. Users access the bikes via a GPS-based app. When the user is finished with the bike, he or she locks it in an accessible space, where the next rider can unlock and use it. The locks are unlocked with the app, using a QR code. Every day, ofo representatives will redistribute the bikes so they’re available where most often used. College students will be afforded a 50 cent per hour discount.

Murray called the price point an important factor in courting the business. The service has appeal for low income or otherwise carless residents looking to get to work, for college students and for commuters looking for a connection between the bus or train and destination.

“The Chamber took the lead on this effort because of the many tangible benefits of a bike share program – from the economic to the position of the city as a innovation hub, to the health benefits, this program will help Worcester appeal to a broad range of businesses and residents alike,” stated Murray.

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

Well, the city got a whole lot prettier last week with the murals throughout the city. Let’s cross our fingers for year three. +3

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Overwhelming support from residents and councilors for banning gay conversion therapy?

It’s nice to see folks agreeing on outlawing the draconian policy. +3

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A new playground opens at Coes Park. Keep beautifying our parks, Worcester. +1

Gas prices rising, in some places up to 60 percent. That’s a tough pill to swallow.

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Our hearts go out to those dealing with the effects of Hurricane Harvey. -3

23-year-old man fatally stabbed by brother. Be safe out there everyone.

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Athol hit by small, 1.7-magnitude earthquake. No damage or injuries reported as of the time of this writing, which is a nice plus.

Still, must have been a terrifying experience for area residents. -1

Railers single game tickets are available now. News? Kind of, but it does mean puck drop is quickly approaching. +1

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Council backs statewide gay conversion therapy ban

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he City Council and residents came out overwhelmingly in support Tuesday of a resolution to back a statewide effort to ban gay conversion therapy.

The council voted 11-0 to support the resolution, filed by Mayor Joe Petty, after more than a dozen speakers, some speaking from personal experience, decried the practice.

Nathan Manna, a Holy Cross student and chairperson of Worcester Youth Pride, gave perhaps the most poignant testimony of the night. He himself was subject to gay conversion therapy at the hands of a pastor, and the practice resulted in Manna attempting suicide four times. The pastor, he said, asked if he was molested, and asked him if he knew what gay sex entailed, among other questions.

He said this type of conversion therapy, through intense personal questioning, was less intense than others. But still, the effect lingered.

“After experiencing conversion therapy, it took years for me to regain my selfconfidence and love of myself, and my sexuality. I thought I was wrong and had issues, but instead it was the pastor.”

He pushed the connection between conversion therapy and suicide, saying gay children who undergo conversion therapy are 24 times more likely to commit suicide than the average person.

“If I could go back to myself during that terrible period, I would tell him it would get

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The bikes, of which there will be 400, are bright yellow with sloped handlebars and the sort of low swooping top tube customary on many rideshare bicycles.

Though its presence in the U.S. is small, the company itself is massive. Launched in 2015, there are 20 million active users and bikes are stationed in about 150 cities and 200 campuses across the world.

Ofo first launched in the U.S. in Seattle, where there are currently at least three competing bike share companies. Earlier, it

ran a trial program in Silicon Valley. Murray said it speaks to Worcester’s growing brand awareness that the company would seek it out among myriad East Coast options.

At City Council Tuesday night, an ofo representative, Cedric Pan, said he’s excited to launch in Worcester, adding that the company will roll out awareness and promotion campaigns in the next several weeks.

Among the potential benefits of bike sharing are more coverage of the city via alternative transportation, a zero-emissions transportation option, and a positive impact

on property values through the perception of a more green and accessible city, said Murray.

“We can’t wait until we see their bright yellow bikes on Worcester streets.”

For about a year, the WRCC and others have sought to bring a bike share program to Worcester. The idea started, Murray said, as a way for the city to attract and retain recent college graduates and other young people to live and work in Worcester.

“Part of that effort is the amenities offered in the community,” he said, adding that the bikes will afford people a different way of

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accessing the growing bar, restaurant and arts scene in the city.

Though it has some bike lanes, Worcester does not have the massive bike infrastructure – protected lanes, paths and other amenities – that keep cyclists safe in other cities. While it isn’t there yet, officials have promised to address it via a plan to improve pedestrian safety and expand “Complete Streets” policies intended to make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Additionally, City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. said data from the bike share will help inform the master planning process.

“As our city becomes increasingly bikefriendly, the rider data ofo will share with us can help inform our city’s master plan and our bike/pedestrian plan. We think this can be a great program not just as alternative transportation, but a way to keep active and enjoy our city,” he said in a statement.

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority, Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Council, Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts, the city of Worcester’s planning office, and the city manager’s office were also involved in bringing the company to Worcester.

Additionally, Murray credited a student who was interning at the chamber office last year, Mike Breen, with putting together an initial report that led to a meeting on the subject.

Breen, he said, is of a demographic the chamber hopes will find the service useful.

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better. If you had to face me at that time, a 12-year-old boy, scared, alone, and with no one to turn to, how could you defend not putting this ban in place?”

The bill, called an Act Relative to Abusive Practices to Change Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Minors, was submitted in the House of Representatives by Newton rep. Kay Khan and Sen. Mark Montigny in the senate, moved to the stage of committee review in both the house and senate. The bill would prohibit state-licensed mental health professionals from engaging in any practice aimed at changing a minor’s sexual orientation.

Similar bills have been passed into law in at least California, Oregon, New Jersey, Illinois, Vermont and New Mexico.

Councilor At-large Khrystian King also shared a personal story. His eldest brother was subject to conversion therapy as a child.

“I spoke to him this evening and he still thinks about it. He wanted me to share that this is abusive.”

The practice, he said, promotes discrimination and social bias, and deeply impacts the people affected by it.

“There’s no place for it in the City of Worcester. No place for it in our state and there’s no place for it in our society.”

After the meeting, he said it was important to stress that minors are almost always subject to the therapy without their consent, advised either by family, therapists or clergy.

King is a licensed clinician and social worker, and said the practice is widely condemned in his profession.

District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera, herself a social worker and pastor, said she stands with King.

“This is not Christianity, this is cruelty.

This is a direct attack on humanity and human rights.”

Councilor At-large Kate Toomey called the practice horrific and inhumane.

“Frankly, it should be unconstitutional,”

she said.

Mayor Joe Petty said the issue is a serious one that still goes on, in Massachusetts, today.

“Hopefully it doesn’t go on in Massachusetts any longer.”

Doug Arbetter, candidate for District 5 City Council, urged the council to pass the resolution.

“As an openly gay candidate, I ask that you support the resolution against gay conversion therapy. It’s really affected many of my LGBT brothers and sisters and it can’t continue.”

Similarly, Ed Robinson, chair of the Human Rights Commission, pushed the council to act.

In the roughly 40 minutes spent on the issue, no one spoke against the resolution.

The practice is most often supported and carried out by fundamentalist Christian groups, and is sometimes called “reparative therapy.” A group called the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality openly touts the practice and partners with some Christian and Jewish groups.

In Massachusetts, little has been written about individual groups that support the practice, but, at a hearing in June reported by the State House News Service, people testified undergoing conversion therapy including harsh mental and physical treatment in Massachusetts. Two dozen supporters of the bill testified over two hours, though some argued a ban would make issues of gender too touchy and others argued people who want conversion therapy should be able to seek it out.

No such sentiment was on display in Worcester Tuesday night, as the council seemed to agree both with itself and with the residents in attendance that the practice is one worth ending.

Bill Shaner can be reached at 508-7493166 x324 or at wshaner@worcestermag. com. Follow him on Twitter @Bill_Shaner.

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LINGERING ARGUMENT: At-

large Councilor Konnie Lukes finally got the chance to make her case against the resolution to support the city manager making a bid for the Paw Sox to move to Worcester Tuesday night. It came after two votes to stymie discussion on the topic, one in August and one earlier in the meeting. Her main gripe was the commitment within the petition to building a stadium, and she moved to have the city manager make public information about the negotiations. But almost every other councilor spoke out against making such information public, saying it would damage the city’s bargaining position. District 1 Councilor Tony Economou moved to file the item and Councilor At-large Mike Gaffney moved to bring it into a private session so that Lukes could be looped in on some of the details. Neither motion made it to vote, as Lukes withdrew her motion after a lengthy discussion, saying “I’m going to withdraw.

I can count votes.”

DACA: On Tuesday, as I’m sure you’ve heard, President Donald Trump promised to cut the DACA program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) after a six-month grace period. The program, which protects about 800,000 people from deportation who were children when their parents immigrated to the country illegally, has been widely defended in the aftermath. In Massachusetts and in Worcester, higher education officials have come out in full force. According to the Worcester Business Journal, the presidents of all 15 Massachusetts community colleges, including Quinsigamond Community College and Mount Wachusett Community College, have blasted the order in a joint statement, saying it contradicts the nation’s shared values, and said that mass deportation of DACA-status residents threatens the economic well-being of the region and country.

URINEFEST: The North Quabbin Garlic and Arts

Festival is trying something new and innovative this year.

Emphasis on the innovative. Organizers, according to the Telegram, are going to collect all of the urine of all of the festival goers, via special porta-potties, to be used later as fertilizer. After the festival, organizers will dump the urine on the same field the festival will be held. I know what you’re thinking: that’s nasty. But it also kind of makes sense, especially for a festival that prides itself on generating only three bags of trash for a roughly 10,000 person turnout.

The organizers are aiming to collect 1,200 gallons of urine, something one organizer joked would break the world record if such a record existed. Apparently, urine is decent fertilizer. While a lot of this is up for debate, one thing is sure: we should all be thankful this isn’t an asparagus festival.

THE GOLF COURSE: Councilor At-large Konnie

Lukes pointed out on Tuesday – not the first time – that the Green Hill Park Municipal Golf Course was not exactly profitable. And others, including Mayor Joe Petty pointed out – not for the first time – that road work assigned to the golf course’s budget and the fact it is charged for water use are the reason. Though this is tired ground, it didn’t stop a spirited debate. Lukes and Councilor At-large Mike Gaffney railed against having a subsidized golf course, while the rest of the council touted it as one of the city’s best amenities. Mayor Joe Petty went as far as to call it the city’s crown jewel. Lukes, however, vowed that as long as the budget sheet is in the red, she will continue to press the issue.

CRACKDOWN: Commuter Rail riders beware: the MBTA Commuter Rail implemented this week a policy of daily random checks to crack down on fare evasion. According to MassLive, the MBTA will deploy ticket verification agents (cue the Bond theme) to make sure riders on the train have a ticket. The much maligned MBTA claims it loses millions annually to fare evasion and hope the crackdown will plug the hole. But fare evasion agents won’t solve the root issue, which is that it’s really easy to just walk on a train and, if the conductor passes you by, not say anything.

I’d love to see the Framingham Worcester Line improve. I’d love to see trains every half hour instead of hour and a half. But I’m not convinced these agents are the solution.

SOCIALIST BLOG: The Worcester Socialist Alternative has been pumping out a monthly publication for some time, but just recently got it online. Head to their website, worcesterorganizer.wordpress.com, to see what they have brewing for September. Topics include student loan debt, gentrification, capitalism in general, and Councilor At-large Mike Gaffney’s proposal to crack down on WSA leafleting, which the organization again on Tuesday came out to fight.

{ worcesteria } CONDUCTOR MURRAY: A recent edition of the Boston Business Journal had some

pretty striking Woo-themed cover art. Atop a story on new directions taken by some chambers of commerce across the state, there’s Tim Murray, Worcester chamber president, in a tuxedo and holding a conductor’s baton, a crane and the Statehouse behind him. Pretty funny. And, also, good to see the city getting some recognition from our big brother to the east.

JOSHUA HUBERT: In the case of the seven-year-old who was allegedly thrown off the I-290

overpass of Lake Quinsigamond, after being kidnapped and strangled, the man accused of the crimes is maintaining his innocence, though he faces two separate $1 million dollar cash bails and an attempted murder charge. Joshua Hubert’s defense attorney was quoted in the Telegram saying “He wasn’t even with the girl.” There was no dispute, he said, that Hubert was at the cookout where the girl was kidnapped but he “absolutely did not leave with the girl.”

WRTA TO PLAZA: The former WRTA hub on Grove Street will be transformed into a retail,

restaurant and office use center. The development was purchased by Galaxy Grove LLC for $3.8 million last year, and design plans were filed with the Planning Board last week. The Planning Board will take the issue up on Sept. 13. Meanwhile, Councilor At-large Konnie Lukes made her feelings known about the development this week, saying it makes no sense the rear of the building will face Park Ave., an objectively busier street than Grove. She also railed against the poor aesthetic quality of box-style roadside retail development. A 1950s public housing project, she said, has more aesthetic value than these developments. She asked the City Manager’s Office for a legal review of what the city can do to dictate more stringent design standards.

THIS WEEK IN WORCESTER: The city’s newest media outlet, This Week In Worcester,

went live earlier this week with its first batch of stories. The site, run by former Worcester Sun reporter Patrick Sargent, took on the District 1 and District 5 preliminary races, gave extensive coverage to the Washburn House and Anna Maria Rest Home uproar and opined on the situation between Councilor At-large Mike Gaffney and our editor, Walter Bird. While I don’t personally agree with most of the editorial, I appreciate the grit it took to go there, and hope that This Week In Worcester continues to add to the media landscape in Worcester. The more the merrier.

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THE JCC: After 17 years, Emily Holdstein is set to retire from her position as executive

director of the Worcester Jewish Community Center (JCC). As announced Tuesday, she will retire in November after taking the job in 2000. In a release, JCC officials touted her leadership and the direction the organization has taken. They also indicated they’ll start a search process, managed by the JCC Association, a national oversight group.

DISTRICT 3 MOVES: While the District 1 and District 5 races are getting all the modest attention afforded the municipal elections right now, there’s still races for other district council seats. In District 3, both candidates are getting going. Challenger Davis Asare will hold a fundraiser dinner at the Ballot Box, the new and politically themed bar in Kelley Square, on Friday, Sept. 8, from 7-9 p.m. And District 3 Councilor George Russell, the incumbent, will join his friends at Madulka’s Ice Cream in donating a cache of free ice cream to folks at the Worcester Senior Center, today at noon.

ECONOMOU ENDORSEMENT: Outgoing District 1 Councilor Tony Economou has

thrown his weight around in the four-way race for his seat. On Tuesday he endorsed Ed Moynihan, who on the 12th will go up against Sean Rose, Bill Coleman and Gerardo Schiano for one of two seats that advances him to the general election on Nov. 7. In a release, Economou said that Moynihan “has a similar vision and passion that I have in that our parks are the nucleus of our neighborhoods and small business is the backbone of our economy.”

BLOCKED: Councilor At-large Mike Gaffney blocked me on Twitter (first person I know

of). For those who aren’t on the site, it means he made it so that I can’t see or respond to his Tweets. It’s a non-issue. We interacted on the site twice since I took this job and I can still read his Twitter, as it’s public and searchable. While it’s no biggie, it does speak to a fledgling First Amendment problem in this internet age. In July, a federal judge ruled that public figures cannot block users because of their criticism in a case involving a school board in Loudon County, Virginia. Several national outlets, including Slate and the Boston Globe, have picked up the story because blocking critics on Twitter is a move right out of the playbook of President Donald Trump. It’s hardly settled case law, but it’s definitely interesting.

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n less than a week, residents of District 1 and District 5 will have their first shot at deciding who will represent them on the city council. But, if past precedent means anything, only a few thousand residents will decide next Tuesday, Sept. 12, which two candidates from each district go on to the general election.

In the past three preliminaries, district contests have garnered, at most, about 4,500 votes. The 2015 District 2 preliminary, the only one that year, saw a turnout of only 1,375, despite 10,305 coming out to vote in general.

Give or take, there are 90,000 registered voters in this city, making the 10,305 that came out for the 2015 preliminary a dismal 11 percent turnout.

And there’s no reason to believe this year will be any better. In fact, there’s a good case to make that it won’t be.

When 1,375 voters came out for the District 2 primary in 2015, many of them were likely drawn by a stuffed at-large preliminary competition.

In 2007, the last time there was a preliminary for both District 1 and District 5, about 4,500 came out to each, amid a much higher draw for the at-large race (14,274).

This year there’s no preliminary for the at-large/mayor race, meaning there’s nothing to draw a city-wide crowd, and nothing, really, to draw any buzz. In fact, it’s likely most city residents will go through their day Tuesday without knowing there’s an election at all.

That’s a real shame, because the D1 and D5 races this year are good races. For two open seats, we have the choice of eight candidates, many of whom are new faces in Worcester politics, bringing fresh vision and experience to the council.

There are great storylines. Bill Coleman, after running for mayor and council repeatedly for decades, has a real shot at taking the open District 1 seat. Paul Franco, District 5 candidate, has likely the harshest criticism of the muchlauded city manager, and is running his campaign on a need to focus more attention to the neighborhoods. Doug Arbetter, District 5 candidate, is only 26 and offers a voice far to the left of the City Council consensus. He wants to start a conversation on a municipally-run supervised injection site for heroin addicts.

Ed Moynihan, District 1, and Matt Wally, District 5, are both scholars of urban design and planning, and would be useful in setting a strategic direction for the city.

Gerardo Schiano, District 1, is asking questions about downtown infrastructure no one else is.

Sean Rose, District 1, has five children in the school system and manages more than 1,500 employees, giving him the vested interest and the experience to be an effective advocate for school funding.

Two of these seven men will be on the City Council come 2018, and all signs show they’ll be chosen by only a small handful of the district’s residents.

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Free Speech? An ironic, and now unfortunately hypocritical term, being cited and misused by those it was initially meant to censure. Any proclamation depriving innocent citizens of their general well-being cannot be classed as free speech, nor can racist or neo-Nazi epithets be accepted as communication freedom. We cannot be blinded by objective right-to-opinion affirmations in such situations, aggravating the hypocrisy, since these irrational beliefs are propaganda at best, not opinions.

At the totally unnecessary shout-fest in our great state capital a few weekends back, our local cooler heads basically prevailed, essentially putting the unwelcome interlopers to shame by not returning the confrontational unrest the latter so much thrives on. As WBZ’s John Keller and Boston Mayor Walsh indicated, disregard is the most effective renunciation.

Why the recent upswing of this absurdity? A friend recently showed me a social media item demonstrating that both the Commander-in-Chief’s parents were card-carrying members of the Ku Klux Klan. Enough to bring worms to the surface when known about, but also the type of tidbit that is deliberately shielded from the general public.

Supremacy in any form, cultural or economic, is a crime and should be handled as such. Some mentalities appear to be expert in such suppositions while comprehending little else.

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Pick-Your-Own Farms and Orchards Apple Lane Farm

Bolton Orchards

2393 Main St., Lancaster 617-510-8663 applelanefarm.com Apple Lane’s orchard is available for pickyour-own by appointment only. The orchard is available to small groups, and specializes in hosting young children and those with special needs. The orchard primarily features McIntosh and Cortland apples as well as several antique varieties including Gravenstein, Golden Russet, and Smokehouse apples.

125 Still River Road, Bolton 978-779-2733 boltonorchards.co Bolton Orchards is open daily 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and features a number of services, treats and activities including a café and daily serving coffee and lunch specials daily, as well as an extensive array of produce, baked goods and specialty items available for purchase. The orchard’s ice cream window is open year round from noon to close, and a harvest schedule is available online with information about the orchard’s apples, peaches and plums available for picking. ­

Berlin Orchards

310 Sawyer Hill Road, Berlin 978-838-2400 berlinorchards.com Berlin Orchards is open daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. through the end of October. The orchard charges by the bag at $20 for a peck (approx.

10 lbs.) and $30 for a half-bushel (approx. 20 lbs.), with a hay wagon ride included with the cost of a bag. The orchard also offers weekend pumpkin painting for $4.

Breezeland Orchards

1791 Southbridge Road, Warren 413-436-7122 breezelandorchards.com Open through Thanksgiving, family-owned Breezeland Orchards offers a family-friendly apple-picking experience, complete with orchard tours, hayrides and a store and farm stand, featuring fresh fruit and baked goods as well as specialty items. Open daily 10 a.m.

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12 Lincoln Road, North Brookfield 508-867-6858 brookfieldorchardsonline.com Open year-round from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Brookfield Orchards offers 15 varieties of apples for picking along with tractor rides and picnic areas. Brookfield Orchards also features a country store with baked goods, candies and specialty items, as well as a snack bar serving the orchard’s celebrated apple dumplings and ice cream year-round.

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Carlson Orchards

115 Oak Hill Road, Harvard 800-286-3916 carlsonorchards.com Founded in 1936 as a diversified farm, Carlson Orchards now specializes in fruit. Grown on 140 acres, today the Orchard produces 60,000 bushels of apples, 5,000 baskets of peaches and nectarines, and annually over 500,000 gallons of apple cider. Retail hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and on the weekends from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The orchard is open daily from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. for families and groups to pick from their wide variety of fruit crops.

Charlton Orchards Farm

44 Old Worcester Road, Charlton

508-248-7820 charltonorchards.com Open June through November, Charlton Orchards Farm features a variety of in-season fruits for pick-your-own enjoyment. Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays, the farm and store are closed Tuesdays and Wednesday. The store features produce, apple cider, jams and baked goods made on-site.

Cook’s Farm Orchard

106 Hayne’s Hill Road, Brimfield 413-245-3241 cooksfarmorchard.com Open through Thanksgiving, the Brimfield orchard has pick-your-own apples daily from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. as well as a bakery selling pies, cider and other baked goods. The bakery remains open weekends only through Christmas.

Clearview Farm

4 Kendall Hill Road, Sterling 978-422-6442 clearviewfarmstand.com Clearview Farm offers pick-your-own opportunities through October from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily. Mid-September through Columbus Day, the farm hosts events and festivals featuring hayrides and live music, as well as pizza,

cider and bakery items for sale. The farm also hosts groups for birthdays, reunions and other events and features a number of family-friendly activities including ciderpressing demos. The farm is also offering family portraits. For information on how to sign up for a portrait session, call or visit the website.

Davis Farmland

145 Redstone Hill, Sterling 978-422-8888 davisfarmland.com Open Thursday - Sunday through Oct. 15 and Saturday and Sunday only Oct. 21 - 29, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. The popular farm features a kid’s village and play place, a pick-your-own orchard and pumpkin patch and the notorious Davis Mega Maze. Opening in September, the orchard features McIntosh and Cortland apples for picking. Tickets are $29.95 for adults and children 2 and older and $17.95 for seniors 60 and older.

Doe Orchards

327 Ayer Road, Harvard 978-772-4139 doeorchards.com Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for apple picking through October, the farm stand remains open through November, 10 a.m. to 4:30

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{ coverstory } p.m. The orchard allows leashed dogs during the fall picking season. The farm also offers Christmas tree cutting beginning the Friday after Thanksgiving, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekends only.

Fay Mountain Farm

12 Cemetery Road, Charlton 508-248-7237 Open daily 12-7 p.m. and weekends 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The farm offers pick-your-own apples and hiking, as well as a farm stand with food and produce for sale. Under new management as of 2015, the farm has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years as a family-friendly destination.

George Hill Orchards

582 George Hill Road, Lancaster 978-365-4331 yourfavoritefarm.com Open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30. The farm is always closed Monday and Saturday. The family-owned farm offers pick your own apples and pumpkins as well as a farm stand with other seasonal produce for sale. Pies and cider donuts are available from the bakery starting in September, with the Farm House Grille opening later in the month and serving burgers and hot dogs.

Lanni Orchards

294 Chase Road, Lunenberg 978-582-6246 lanniorchards.com Open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with pickyour-own hours ending at 5:30 p.m., the Lanni Orchards farm stand is open year-round, selling seasonal produce, fresh baked breads and other baked goods, as well as honey, cheese, maple syrup, vinegars and oils. The orchard hosts monthly “Taste of Local” events with free samples of farm stand products.

Meadowbrook Orchards

209 Chace Hill Road, Sterling 978-365-7617 meadowbrookorchards.com Meadowbrook Orchards is open year round, featuring a bakery, restaurant and farm store, as well as seasonal pick-your-own opportunities. The store is open daily, Monday-Friday 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Apple picking is available daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October. The restaurant serves breakfast and lunch daily, as well as Thursday night barbecues 5-8 p.m. through September.

340 Marshall Road, Fitchburg 978-696-3130 hollishillsfarm.com Hollis Hills Farm offers pick-your-own apples and pumpkins through late October. Open Wednesday - Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The farm features a country store selling baked goods, fresh cheese, honey and eggs, as well as locally made soaps and gifts. The farm’s annual Fall Harvest Festival is scheduled for Columbus Day weekend.

Hyland Orchard and Brewery

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199 Arnold Road, Sturbridge 508-347-7500 hylandorchard.com In addition to apple picking, hayrides and live music, the orchard also features a stateof-the-art brewery operated by Rapscallion Brewery. The fall schedule is as follows: Outdoor farm: Fridays 6-10 p.m., weekends 12-6 p.m.; Indoor Brewer: Tuesday-Friday 3-10 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 12-9 p.m. The orchard hosts different events each months, with updates on the website.

Keown Orchards Farmstand

9 McClellan Road, Sutton 508-865-6706 Keown orchards has pick-your-own apples on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The farm stand features apples, pumpkins, fresh produce and more.

Red Apple Farm

455 Highland Ave., Phillipston 800-628-4851 redapplefarm.com Over 100 years old, this farm boasts a unique location at 1,250 feet above sea level. Open year-round, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, the farm features pick-your-own apples and pumpkins as well as other seasonal fruits and vegetables through October. The farm also features hay wagon rides, weekend barbecues and farm animals.

Sholan Farms

1125 Pleasant St., Leominster 978-840-3276 sholanfarms.com The farm offers pick-your-own apples 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. daily through October. The

This year, the farm is introducing a second orchard filled with several different apple varieties, including Candy Crisp, Jona Gold, and Fuji apples. The new orchard will be open for picking two weekends only: September 15 -16 and September 22-23. The orchard also features a country store, an outdoor barbecue and “saloon,” and fun activities for kids.

Tougas Family Farm

234 Ball St., Northborough 508-393-6406 tougasfamilyfarm.com The farm offers pick-your-own apples and pumpkins through October. Price and admission varies depending on crop and season, so check the website for the most up-to-date information on pricing and hours. The farm also offers hay wagon rides, a refreshment stand and picnic area.

Nashoba Valley Winery

100 Wattaquadock Hill Road, Bolton 978-779-5521 nashobawinery.com The popular winery features pick-your-own fruit, with the orchard open daily 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. $25 purchase of a 10 pound bag admits two people into the orchard, and a $35 purchase of a 20 pound bag admits four. The winery also features J’s Restaurant, open Wednesday - Sunday.

Hollis Hills Farm

orchard’s country store remains open through January, selling locally made pies, dumplings and cider, as well as fruits.

116 Sawyer Road, Bolton 978-779-6423 nicewiczfarm.com Nicewicz Family Farm offers pick-your-own apples as well as a farm stand with other fresh fruits and vegetables for sale, both open through late October. Open Monday - Friday 12-6 p.m. and weekends 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., the orchard boasts a wide variety of both eating and cooking apples for pick-your-own enjoyment.

Ragged Hill Orchard

94 John Gilbert Road, West Brookfield 508-867-2187 raggedhill.com Open daily 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., the orchard features pick-your-own apples and other seasonal fruits through late October. The

farm also features scheduled events, like the monthly Twilight Hike series, which runs the second Friday of every month. Check out the website’s calendar for a full schedule of fall events, and don’t miss the Columbus Day weekend Harvest Festival.

Stowe Farm

15 Stowe Road, Millbury 508-865-9860 stowefarm.com Opening for the season September 9, Stowe Farm offers pick-your-own apples and pumpkins Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Westward Orchards

178 Mass. Ave., Harvard 978-456-8363 westwardorchards.com Open daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Westward Orchards features pick-your-own apples September 4 - October 9, with bags for sale until 4 p.m.

The orchard will be running wagon rides to the pick-your-own pumpkin patch September 23 - October 15, weekends only, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The country store sells breakfast and lunch items to go, and the orchard also often features live music on weekends.

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Fairs, Festivals & Oktoberfests

Hebert Candy Mansion, 575 Hartford Turnpike, Shrewsbury. Sept. 7 and a closeout party on Sept. 14. Check out some cars.

KING RICHARD’S FAIRE

MATTOON STREET ARTS FESTIVAL

Mattoon St., Springfield. Sept. 9-10. mattoonfestival.org In its 45th year, the Mattoon Street Arts Festival is the longest-running street arts show in the Pioneer Valley. The festival features exhibits, food vendors, traveling musicians and more.

235 Main St., Carver through Oct. 22, weekends 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. kingrichardsfaire. net Enjoy a royal meal down at King Richards PET ROCK FEST Faire. This renaissance-themed attraction Wyman Gordon, North Grafton. Sept. 10, 12–5 features live performances from acrobats, p.m. petrockfest.org First on the schedule is aerialists, fire-eaters, and more. The immersive experience will leave you feeling like a king.

BRIMFIELD ANTIQUE FLEA MARKET

Route 20, Brimfield. Through Sept. 10. brimfieldshow.org & brimfieldantiquefleamarket. com Boasting more than 20,000 dealers and 230,000 visitors at last year’s market, the Brimfield Antique Show is one of the largest in the world. For directions and vendor hours visit brimfieldshow.org/directions.php

FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR

89 Wisdom Way, Greenfield. Sept. 9, 10. fcas.com Named one of the “10 Great New England Fairs” by Globe Magazine in 2015, the 169th annual Franklin County Fair has something for everyone. A baby barnyard for the kids, a midway for fair-ride lovers, a talent show on Saturday for the brave (with a $500 grand prize) and a parade on Thursday for the whole family.

STERLING FAIR

Sterling Airport, 121 Greenland Road, Sterling. Sept. 8-10 sterlingfair.org The Sterling Fair is a two-and-a-half day event filled with agricultural showcases and musical performances. Admission and parking are free, thanks to participant donations and merchandise sales. Hours and performance schedules can be found on the Sterling Fair website.

DARTMOUTH GRANGE FAIR

Patrons Hall, 1133 Fisher Road, Dartmouth.

Sept. 8, 9. dartmouthgrange.org Admission and entertainment is free. Activities include carnival games, judged exhibits, live animals, and more. For more information, email info@ dartmouthgrange.org

CLINTON OLDE HOME DAY

Central Park, Clinton. Sept. 8, 9. 5–10 p.m.

Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday oldehomeday.com Founded 16 years ago to mark the 150th anniversary of Clinton’s founding, Olde Home Day in the Park is a celebration for all ages. Friday night activities include Night at the Museum, sponsored by Wachusett Brewery and Apple Country. This year’s celebration will feature a new pop-up art show. Details can be found on the Olde Home Day website.

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Sept. 23-24 10a.m.-5p.m. wachusett.com Door: $14 adults, $10 Children ages 3-12. Buy in advance for discount. Two days of music, food and fun for the whole family.

available for purchase on September 7 at 7p.m. via Eventbrite for $65 plus fees, and include a 6 oz. poor of Zwanze, commemorative glassware, and access to oyster bar, cheese, charcuterie and waffles. Rare brews including Cantillon Fou’ Foune will also be available for purchase inside the tent.

NORTH QUABBIN GARLIC & ARTS FESTIVAL

DOUGLAS OCTOBERFEST

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KIDSFEST AT WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN

Foster’s Farm, 60 Chestnut Hill Road, Orange.

Sept. 23-24 garlicandarts.org. The festival that never gets old.

The Garlic and Arts Festival will feature over 100 booths, a main and spoken word stage, and cooking with garlic demonstrations. This festival is also wastefree, with most of the waste produced being recycled or turned into compost for local gardens.

SHREWSBURY TOWN EXPO

an adoptable pet parade, followed by several pet shows. This festival, aimed at raising awareness regarding animal cruelty, will also feature live music and a raffle.

Oak Middle School Lawn, 45 Oak St., Shrewsbury. Sept. 23, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. spiritofshrewsbury.org/events.html The Shrewsbury Town Expo is a celebration of the Shrewsbury nonprofit organizations and businesses.

Douglas Oct. 7douglasoctoberfest.com/ Not your typical Oktoberfest. This festival is Douglas’ most popular street fair with live entertainment, games, and vendor booths. The fun keeps rolling until the sun goes down at this festival.

GLOBAL HARVEST FESTIVAL

Heifer Farm, Rutland. Oct. 3, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. heifer.org This internationally-themed festival will feature crafts, games and delicious food in the Global Village. You can also take a hay ride to a pick-your-own pumpkin patch and enjoy a farm-to-table meal in the Global Café.

The price per vehicle is $20, so pile in.

MARLBOROUGH HERITAGE FESTIVAL

Main St., Marlborough Sept. 15-17. marlboroughheritagefestival.com/marlboroughheritage-festival/ Downtown Main Street in Marlborough will be turned into a pedestrian paradise for the day. Attendees of the 22st annual Heritage Festival will be able to sample ethnic foods, listen to live local bands, and watch live performances all day.

WORCESTER WINE FESTIVAL

Downtown Haverhill Sept. 23, 12–8 p.m. teamhaverhill.org/ Formally known as the “River Ruckus Festival,” downtown Haverhill will shut down for the day for an afternoon of classic cars, live music, fireworks and a beer garden. Stay tuned to the festival’s website for a full band lineup.

Worcester. Oct. 6-8 The 1st Worcester Wine Festival is designed to expand palates, educate attendees and entertain. A Grand Tasting at Union Station will include over 400 fine wines from around the world. Wine dinners, brunches, tastings, and auctions are planned at a variety of establishments including: Lock50, The Pint, The People’s Kitchen, Altea’s and Bocado.

1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield. Sept.

15-Oct. 1, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. thebige.com The Big E is the largest fair in the Northeast, offering rides, games, contests, parades, live entertainment and more. Active and retired veterans get in free with proper identification. Go to the Big E website to reserve your tickets today.

ARTS IN COMMON

NANTUCKET CRANBERRY FESTIVAL

MASS FERMENTATIONAL

ZWANZE DAY

AMHERST POETRY FESTIVAL AND EMILY DICKINSON POETRY MARATHON

Emily Dickinson Museum, 280 Main St., Amherst Sept. 14–17. emilydickinsonmuseum. org/amherstpoetryfestival Hear Emily Dickinson’s poetry and more contemporary work at this festival.

EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION (THE BIG E)

Worcester Common Oval, Worcester. Sept. 16 The Mass Brewers Guild will hold its first festival in Worcester. The event, which typically draws 2,500 patrons to The World Trade Center in Boston will be held at the Worcester Oval this year. Brewers include Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing, Foundation Brewing Co., Honest Weight Artisan Beer, and Tree House Brewing

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TEAM HAVERHILL’S RIVER RUCKUS

34 W. Main St., Westborough. Sept. 23 westboroughculturalcouncil.org Created by the Westborough Cultural Council, Arts in Common invites artists, performers and neighbors to celebrate the community through the arts.

144 Main Street, Worcester. Sept. 23 Zwanze Day marks the most highly anticipated beer release on the planet. Cantillon’s Jean van Roy handpicked just 70 bars worldwide for a simultap of this year’s Zwanze, a Lambic-tea blend. Armsby Abbey’s exclusive Zwanze Day event will be held in a private tent adjacent to the restaurant. Tickets are

Milestone Cranberry Bog, Nantucket Oct. 7, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. nantucketconservation.org/ Celebrate Massachusetts most famous fruit— the cranberry. There will be live music, a petting zoo, and a raffle. Oh, and there will be plenty to eat, including barbecue and of course everything cranberry.

RIVERSIDE BLUES AND BARBECUE FESTIVAL

Beacon Field, Greenfield Oct. 7, Noon–5 p.m. riversidebluesandbbq.com Blues, brews, and barbecue are guaranteed at this sixth annual Riverside Blues and Barbecue Fest.

APPLEFEST AT WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN

Wachusett Mountain Oct. 14, 15, 10 a.m. – 5

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GREAT PUMPKIN FEST

Ecotarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester Oct. 19-22. ecotarium.org/ More than 1,000 carved pumpkins will be on display at the 14th annual Great Pumpkin Fest. Bring the kids as there will also be trick-or-treating and live entertainment.

STURBRIDGE HARVEST FESTIVAL

Sturbridge Town Common Oct. 14 – 15, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sunday cmschamber.ning.com/ The 28th annual Harvest Festival in Sturbridge will host over 50 crafters, live music, and even a magic show. A juried scarecrow contest will feature cash prizes for first place.

SALEM HARVEST FEST

Knights of Columbus, 94 Washington Square, Salem Oct. 21. ’Tis the season for Wine and Beer in Salem. This harvest fest is a little light on the harvest and a bit heavier on the fest.

Several craft beers, wines and ciders will be available for enjoyment as well as live entertainment.

FRANKLIN COUNTY CIDER DAYS

DEERFIELD CRAFT FAIR

METROWEST HUMANE SOCIETY CRAFT FAIR

stART ON THE STREET

Nov. 3-5 ciderdays.org The 22nd annual Cider Days in Franklin County will feature everything cider—from mulled to barrel, even some hard. Orchards will also be open if you’re just interested in taking a ride through or tasting some local artisan foods.

Framingham Center Common, Edgell Road, Framingham Sept. 16, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. metrowesthumanesociety.org/events.html Over 60 local crafters and artisans will be presenting their work at this fair. Admission is free and vendor entry fees will be used to support and care for sheltered animals.

FALL ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR

Town Common, Junction of Route 119 and 13, Townsend Sept. 16 -17, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday townsendhistoricalsociety.org/fallfairnews.html The 36th annual Arts and Crafts Fair presented by the Townsend Historical Society will feature not only juried craft events, but music and demonstrations too. The fair will take place rain or shine.

Take a ride to The Purple Onion originated in the summer of 1989 as a roadside vegetable stand and now offers a creative approach to gifts, garden and home decor.

10 Memorial St., Deerfield Sept. 23-24 deerfield-craft.org/ This juried event will feature woodworking, pottery, paintings, photography, food and much more. The fair will benefit the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association.

Park Ave., Worcester Sept. 18 startonthestreet. org Worcester’s Park Ave. plays host to Massachusetts’ largest art, music and performance festival—with over 200 artists. Between perusing the vendors and the vegan food options, watch as local artists create works of art right on the street. Admission is free.

SHREWSBURY CRAFT FAIR

Oak Middle School, 45 Oak St., Shrewsbury Sept. 23, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. spiritofshrewsbury. org/ Up to 75 artists will be showcasing and selling their work at this year’s Shrewsbury craft fair.

Tuesday Saturday 10am-5pm; Saturday 10am-5pm; Sunday 12-5pm

LOWELL OKTOBERFEST

City Hall Plaza, Lowell Sept. 30 – Oct. 14, 5–10 p.m. Friday, Noon – 10 p.m. Saturday lowelloktoberfest.com. German food, German beer and a beer garden. Nail the essentials with Lowell’s take on the classic tradition.

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Road Races

CENTRAL MASS. STRIDERS 52-WEEK 5K SERIES

Every Saturday morning, Room 126, Sullivan Academic Building, Worcester State University, Worcester. Corner of Hamill and 280 May St. 9 a.m. $5 entry fee. No applications, no entry forms, no awards, no trophies. Randomprize draw and refreshments after race. All skill levels welcome.

APPLEFEST 5K

Saturday, Sept. 17, 33 Howard St., Northborough 10 a.m. $25 registration pre-Sept. 9, $27 after Sept. 9.

KAREN’S CLOSET 5K

Saturday, Sept. 17, 45 Stearns Ave., Leominster 9 a.m., $30 in-person registration. In memory of Karen Mary DeCisero. Proceeds benefit Karen’s Closet, giving winter coats to children-in-need in Leominster.

BE LIKE BRIT 5K WALK

Saturday, Sept. 16, Elm Park, Worcester 9 a.m. $19 per participant, deals for families of five or more. Proceeds go to the Be Like Brit Foundation, a 501c3 operating a 19,000-squarefoot earthquake-proof orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti.

CANAL DIGGERS 5K ROAD RACE

Saturday, Sept. 9, 19 Temple St., Worcester 11 a.m. $32, registration ends Sept. 9. Run on a historic course with live entertainment and BBQ after.

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MILFORD 5K ROAD RACE KISSES 4 KAYLA 5K AND FAMILY FUN DAY

Sunday, Sept. 10, 4 Maple St, Oxford 9 a.m. $25 individual registration in memory of Kayla Milette. Proceeds go to Kayla Milette Memorial Foundation. There will be music, food and family fun after the race.

ST. MARY’S FAMILY FESTIVAL 5K ROAD RACE & FITNESS WALK

Saturday, Sept. 9, West Hill Park, Northbridge, Saturday, Sept. 9, 16 Summer St., Shrewsbury 10 a.m. $20 Part of St. Mary’s Parish Family 10 a.m. Benefits The Faustman Lab-Cure Diabetes Now Fund. Pre-registration $15, Reg- Festival. istration on day of run $20. Register online via active.com

SMOKIN’ HOT EMBERS 5K

Sunday, Sept. 17, Embers Pizzeria, 84 Lakefront St., Lunenburg. $20 to register, pizza for all after race.

RACE TO THE SUMMIT

Saturday, Sept. 30. Inaugural Race to the Summit at Wachusett Mountain. Both the half marathon and 5K courses race along the scenic New England roads of Princeton and Westminster, ending at the summit of Wachusett Mountain. 10am, $90 Half Marathon 13.1miles, $45 5km.

Saturday, Sept. 23, Milford High School Gym Parking Lot 9 a.m., $20 pre-entry, $25 postentry.

HOME RUN 5K

Sunday, Sept. 18, Jewish Healthcare Center, 629 Salisbury St., Worcester. 10 a.m. $20 registration before Sept. 16, $25 after, free for ages 70-plus. Proceeds benefit Jewish Healthcare Center.

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Registered dogs receive personalized doggie gift bag. Proceeds support community grants made by Reliant Medical Group Foundation to local nonprofits working to battle childhood obesity. Race kicks off three-race series that includes Boroughs Family YMCA Spooktacular and Community Harvest Project 5k. Overall series finisher wins Triple Threat Medal. For more information about the Reliant 5K or the Fall Fitness 5K Series, to register or to inquire about sponsorship opportunities, visit reliantfoundation.org/5k or call 508-368-5498.

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Thursday, Nov. 23 Big Y Parking, 160 Reservoir Street, Holden. 8 a.m. Course begins in Big Y parking lot. Register to run at holdenroadrace.com.

Thursday, Nov. 23 Gardner City Hall, Gardner.

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Saturday, Oct. 22, 8 South St., Westminster.

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Saturday, Oct. 14, The Eagles, Litchfield Street, Leominster. 9 a.m. day of registration, 10 a.m. start, $25. Proceeds benefit those affected by mental illness.

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Saturday, Nov. 4, Brookfield Apple Orchard, 12 Lincoln Road, North Brookfield. 10 a.m. $22 pre-registration, $27 race-day registration.

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Sunday, Oct. 15, Grafton Community Harvest Farm, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton. 10 a.m. Race day registration 8-9:30 a.m. in community barn, $25. Proceeds benefit the Craig LeClaire/Rich Vacca scholarship for collegebound athletes, the Grafton Land Trust and Grafton Community Harvest Project.

Sunday, Oct. 2, 351 Bullard St, Holden. Day of registration begins 8 a.m. $25 for race, $10 for fun run. Benefiting the children of the Mayo Elementary School.

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HALLOWEEN HIKE AT BOO MEADOW BROOK

Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Oct. 20, 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $6 members, $7 non-members. Meet the resident spirits of Broad Meadow Brook during a guided tour through the woods on trails lit by luminaria. For more information and to register, call 508-753-6087.

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CENTURY SPORTSMAN’S CLUB HAUNTED HAYRIDE AND SPOOKY WALK

531 Rochdale St., Auburn. Friday and Saturday nights in October, 6:30 p.m. Frightening fun for the whole family at the Century Sportsman’s club, members-and-non-members alike are invited. Admission is $18 per person, with a $5 discount for canned goods donations to the Worcester County Food Bank.

ESCAPE GAMES WORCESTER

108 Grove St., Worcester. Open for booking Wednesday through Sunday. Real-life escape rooms in Worcester bring thrills to the skilled. Escape Games involve you and your teammates locked in a room, tasked with solving a mystery and escaping within the allotted time frame. The five available rooms take you from the sick mind-games of a psychologist, to the death of a young starlet in 1960’s Los Angeles. Book online at escapegamesworcester.com

FACTORY OF TERROR WORCESTER

201 Grafton St., Worcester. Not for the faint of heart, this is a Spooktacular celebration of the season. Five rooms at the Worcester location. Opened Fridays-Sundays in October, hours vary. Visit factoryofterror.com/worcester for more information. $25 adult admission at the door.

GREAT PUMPKIN FEST

Ecotarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester. Oct. 19-22, 2629. Fun for the whole family, with over 1,000 wacky carved pumpkins lit up and on display, plus trick-or-treating and more. $16 for the general public, $12 for members.

HAUNTED WOODS HAYRIDE: TALES FROM THE ASYLUM

68 Brigham Hill Road, Grafton. Friday Oct. 20-21, 6:30-10:30 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 29, 6:30-10:30 p.m., rain date Sunday, Oct. 30. Your nightmares are on the prowl in Grafton, and you’ll be taken on a ride through ghosts and ghouls, freaks and fiends.

Admission is $12 for adults, $7 for children under 10. Proceeds go to Grafton Lions Charities International, Inc.

LIVE ACTION ESCAPES WORCESTER

1 Exchange St., Worcester. Enjoy one of five escape rooms that will put your wits to the test. Cost is $20 per person.

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THE SLEEPY HOLLOW EXPERIENCE

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. Shows from Sept. 27-Oct. 29. Shows at 7:30. A unique outdoor theater experience in partnership with Georgia’s Serenbe Playhouse. Enjoy an incredible and scary re-telling of the classic Washington Irving tale. Performances are rain or shine, and include standing and walking. Show may be too frightening for children under 10.

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Bull Mansion. 55 Pearl St., Worcester. Oct. 27, 28. Join Niki Luparelli for a prohibition era night of drinking and dancing, with a tour through the building during its final fateful Halloween party before the end of prohibition. $25-50.

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I, Dikeptor, King of Sonic Doom, declare Josh Lyford, first of his name, only Massachusetts-born Lyford, The Crimson Knight of the Fox. May your sword be legendary and your mind be impenetrable. All hail never-ending ale.

All hail, the Crimson Fox will never fail.

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“Kevin Fitzgerald and Mike Bonetti on stage, while a broadsword stands upright in the background.”

The original plan was to join the band on The words echoed through the the entirety of their 10-day East Coast tour. narrow South Philly streets and High Command is Worcester’s newest and bounced off the high stone walls perhaps most promising metal band, and the of a massive church nearby as tour was the first time they’d taken their act on the road. But with limited resources, we a massive broadsword plunged through the black rubber roofing decided to accompany them to New York City Philadelphia, returning to the office as material. Modern variants of me- and they continued southward. dieval songs permeated the cool evening air as Dikeptor, otherALPHAVILLE, NYC, NY wise known as Kevin Fitzgerald, We met up with guitarists Ryan McArdle vocalist of Worcester crossoverand Mike “Razzle” Bonetti as well as bass thrash act High Command, pulled player Chris Berg at their Webster Street his broadsword – modeled after practice space directly after work on Friday, Highlander’s or Gandalf’s, deAug. 25.

“Drink for five hours, sleep for three. I’m pending on who you ask – from the roofing and touched the blade feeling wonderful,” said Berg, carrying his bass guitar toward the Green Van that would to each of my shoulders. serve as the mobile accommodations for the

In Secartha, the universe in which High Command lyrics are set, Dikeptor is the protagonist. He’s a brute of a warrior who, after long lurking in the shadows, has descended on the capital to unseat Tytericon, the most sinister ruler in Secartha’s history.

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journey. Berg wore a sleeveless red flannel, a matching bandanna and mirrored sunglasses.

A few parking spaces away, Razzle emptied gear from his car. He tore open a cardboard box containing a guitar head case. He walked toward the van, opening his hands to reveal sunglasses, a receipt and an oversized nip of whiskey. continued on page 24 Worcester Magazine 07-13-17_09-07-17.indd 1

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Razzle’s guitar rang out as the fog crept past his tactical gear and ski mask, tightly framing Fitzgerald as he plunged his sword into the wooden stage.

Before we knew it, the set was over and we were back in the van, headed to stay at the house of an acquaintance where a rooftop filled with beer, overlooking Brooklyn, was waiting.

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“This is all I brought,” he laughed, before adding, “I did bring my D&D books.”

Traffic was heavy between Worcester and Providence, where we met drummer Ryan Pitz and vocalist Fitzgerald. In the front seat, Razzle hung up his phone and stated with a hint of relief, “K Fresh [Fitzgerald] has an aux cable and the sword.”

Fitzgerald and Pitz got in the van after completion of the ever-evolving Tetris game that is loading gear finished and the band made its way toward New York City.

There was no time for a meal. Truck stop snacks served for now and it wasn’t long before we left the world of Honey Farms behind and passed a Duchess fast food restaurant.

“We’re entering foreign fast food territory,” said Razzle.

“I can feel it,” a shirtless McArdle responded from a bench seat.

When we arrived at Brooklyn’s Alphaville, we were forced to park the van overhanging a busy intersection. Parking in the area was at a premium. As we loaded the gear from van to venue, Fitzgerald walked down Wilson Avenue carrying his massive broadsword, silhouetted by the neon lights of Brooklyn Bubbles laundromat.

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Pitz, Razzle, McArdle, Fitzgerald and Berg just after gear load out in Providence.

The venue sits just behind its corresponding bar area, the band met up with friends from the area, including photographer Jonnie Coutu, who provided Worcester Magazine with pictures from the evening.

The evening included bands Chain, Narcoleptics and Flesh Prison. The room filled with

50-60 people and the fog machine went into overdrive as High Command began their set.

The set was solid. The band was tight and, barring technical difficulties with McArdle’s guitar head, it went off as devastatingly as one could hope. “The punishing music — think Slayer meets Cro-Mags — was appropriately

In the morning, half the band left to get Mexican food, the other half for bodega egg and cheese sandwiches. After recovering from the previous night on the Brooklyn apartment stoop, the van left for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

McArdle asked how accurate my notes of the tour can be.

“Kevin’s dead, Chris is dead, Josh is dead and Bill looks like he’s lost his mind,” before adding, “All the heavy lifting and physical challenges I did last night hurt me more than the drinking.”

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Avenue to fix the issue with McArdle’s amp, and then to get coffee and relax on a small patio overlooking Catherine Street and its passersby.

“I still can’t believe Essence of Chicken,” McArdle said, recalling a truck advertising the product just outside of New York City.

Fitzgerald investigated, finding the product claiming to be “an easily digestible fine quality chicken drink” via an online retailer.

“So, is it essence of what a chicken drank?” asked Berg as the band headed to Abner’s Cheesesteaks.

“I’m considerably sweatier than when I came in here,” said McArdle over the remains of his meal. “I need like, a walk-in cooler to eat these things.”

Philadelphia’s Lave Space on Lancaster Ave. was packed with people. The room was warm even as the bands set up.

With a significant chunk of time before the show began, High Command and company enjoyed beer near the van. A man tried to sell us a $15 mystery duffle bag. Another with a plate of scrambled eggs approached news reporter Bill Shaner, who played photographer for the weekend, for a dollar. Sadly, the offer

McArdle, Fitzgerald and Razzle in NYC. for the bag was not accepted and the puzzle of the Night Eggs was never solved.

Incisor, Crazy Bull and Narrow Grave rounded out the evening’s lineup at Lava Space, a function hall as well as a community organization location, a fundraising post for

various causes and a library. A cascade of soft white holiday lights fell behind the members of High Command and packed book shelves lined the room.

The show was significantly rowdier than the prior evening and both people and the

content of their beer cans splashed across the room.

After the show, the band and friends headed to the South Philly Taproom until last call was heard and we ate at a nearby diner.

“Get a job, get a wife, stay in the cubicle,” Berg said at the diner bar. “I don’t fucking want that. I don’t need that. I need that experience. That’s what I need.”

He was cut short by McArdle.

“That’s a classic Philly pigtail,” he said pointing to a man across the room.

Everyone nodded, if not with approval, then at least understanding.

After a few more rooftop beers, a knighting ceremony and a few brief hours of sleep, it was time for High Command to continue on their tour and for Shaner and I to make the 10 hour Greyhound bus voyage back to Worcester.

Even after just two days, it was difficult to leave the van behind. As we looked up bus departure times, the band chided us with what we’d miss by leaving the tour.

“We’re playing a burrito place tomorrow,” McArdle said as we made our goodbyes, “and I heard that DC gives you free hot dogs.”

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To get primed, I’ve been revisiting some of my favorite football movies over the last few weeks. Here are a few that broke out of the huddle:

“Remember the Titans” (2000) – Denzel Washington plays Herman Boone, who coached his newly integrated Virginia football team to an undefeated season in the early ’70s. This one hits all the appropriate emotional chords, and then some. Hayden Panettiere, Kate Bosworth and Ryan Gosling were still in the embryonic stages of stardom. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” played over the final credits is a great touch.

“The Longest Yard” (1974) – Burt Reynolds, in all his swingin’ ’70s glory, plays a disgraced former pro quarterback-turned-inmate who captains a team of convicts in a game against the guards. A classic of its day that still holds up. Forget the 2005 remake with Adam Sandler — he couldn’t hold Reynolds’ chesthair comb.

“Brian’s Song” (1971) - Chicago Bears’ star running back Gale Sayers (Billy Dee Williams) and scrappy overachiever Brian Piccolo (James Caan) transcend racial and social barriers to bond off the field. They are ebonyand-ivory perfection, especially in the way Brian helps Gayle rehab a devastating knee injury. Then Brian coughs … and can’t stop coughing. Break out the hankies.

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“Invincible” (2006) – It’s fashionable to bust on Mark Wahlberg these days, with some justification — he’s made a bunch of awful movies. This is one of his good ones.

Wahlberg portray true-life underdog Vince

Papale, a 30-year-old Philly bartender who earns a spot on the Eagles roster in defiance of all the natural laws of professional athletics. Many prefer “Rudy” as a source of inspiration. I’ll take “Invincible.”

“The Replacements” (2000) – Quarterback Keanu Reeves and Coach Gene Hackman lead a band of misfits onto the field during an NFL players’ strike, and they do what all misfits in sports movies do: they win. (Hope I didn’t spoil anything there.) Side note: Is Brooke Langton, who plays the head cheerleader, still acting?

Asking for a friend.

“MASH” (1970) – Yes, of course it’s not a football movie, but “MASH” concludes with a memorable game between the 4077th and a rival Army camp, notable for its liberal application of sedatives (to incapacitate the rival running back) and audacious use of the hidden-ball trick. The opposing team was stacked with current and former NFL players, including then-Patriots quarterback Joe Kapp.

“Friday Night Lights” (2004) – The film was eclipsed by the popular TV series of the same name, so it’s easy to forget this is actually a very solid football movie. Based on H. G. Bissinger’s best-seller about the Permian High football team in Odessa, Texas, FNL stars Billy Bob Thornton as the quietly capable coach who steers his over-achieving squad to the state championship. Connie Britton reprised her coach’s wife role opposite Kyle Chandler in the series, forming television’s most sadistically adorable couple.

“Big Fan” (2009) – Patton Oswald plays a rabid fan of the New York Giants (though you can insert your team of choice here), who struggles to regain his equilibrium after he’s beaten up by his favorite player. The film exposes ugly truths about the intersection of professional athletes with their most ardent supporters, as well as the mutual hatred ignited when Giants and Eagles fans get within punching distance of one another.

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Anh Thu Restaurant 2 is #1 for Banh Mis

I visited Anh Thu on Stafford Street twice last week for a quick lunch. On my first visit, they were out of the banh mi Sandra Rain by the time I arrived, so I sat Buzz about Anh Thu Restaurant at the counter and ordered 2 reached me last spring, when Hoanh Thanh the chatter of local influencers ($6.95), declared it the home of our city’s Soup Goi Cuon Cay finest banh mi. Their secret comes ($6.95), and in the way of fresh Vietnamese a Taro Root Boba Smoothie baguettes, toasted to order for ($4.75). A jade a satisfying crackle with every and a bite. If you walk in at lunch time, statue fake leafy plant Assorted Pastries, Mu��ns, Bagels, they'll assume you want takeout sat to my right Station, from their complex assembly line Omelette and a complex pyramid of and they're probably right. What Carving Station canned produce stood directly in front of me. happened to Anh Thu Restaurant Fresh The Selection of Chicken, felt stool upholstery was watermarked, 1? This reporter may never know, but comfortable.

Ornate curtains kept out the Seafood & Italian but rest assured it gave rise to one natural light. Dishes AndMyMuch savage sandwich.

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a big straw to suck up bulbous rounds that tasted like the center of a Fig Newton. The liquid itself was the shade of periwinkle, and wildly creamy with soft notes of vanilla.

The rest of my lunch appeared within moments along with a tall glass of ice water.

The Hoanh Thanh Soup contained sumptuous dumplings prepared fresh with shrimp and pork. The homemade chicken broth exercised great depth, punctuated by fresh scallions and morsels of fried ground pork. The Goi Cuon Cay, vegetarian spring rolls were packed with dense slabs of tofu, vermicelli, basil, and lettuce rolled tight in fresh rice paper.

Slathered with hoisin sauce, the rolls were tasty. Still, smaller cubes of tofu with proper seasoning would have elevated the dish’s rightful integrity.

I returned a few days later during my lunch break right at noon. This time, I accepted the staff’s takeout proposal and queued up by a glass shrouded workstation filled with hotel pans. I asked for a Bahn Mi Bi, the shredded pork. The woman behind the counter suggested instead the Bahn Mi Nem Nuong, barbecue pork ($4.25). I happily obliged and added an Avocado Boba Smoothie to my order. She informed me they had run out of Boba, but the avocados were plenty ripe.

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against one another in a highly-competitive showdown in which attendees determine the winner. Tickets are available on Eventbrite for $25.

Later that evening, guests can enjoy Salsa Under the Stars on the patio featuring live Latin music and a light buffet. Tickets available on Eventbrite for just $10.

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On September 9, you can finally bring your favorite doggo to the bar. Vintage Grille welcomes you and Lock50 has a slew of events in store over the next your pet from 1-5p.m. to benefit Worcester Vest a week, beginning with an End of Summer Party on 7 days Dog. Worcester Police Department will be on hand with Open September 7 that includes a complimentary pig their canine booth for demonstrations. A $15 Mon - Sat 11am - Close roast, prizes for best tiki attire, and tasty tiki ticket guarantees you a free pint, a doggie goodie 10 - Close drinks by Rhum Clement. On September 10,Sunday the Dueling

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bag, and a professional photo with your furry friend. You don’t have to be a pet owner to attend; all pupper enthusiasts welcome.

Raise a Glass to UMASS

Owners of Armsby Abbey, Alec Lopez and Sherri Sadowski have amassed an unbelievable collection of exclusive glassware over the course of their extensive beer travels. On September 9, The Dive Bar will host a glassware sale from 12-6 p.m. in the beer garden at 34 Green Street. All proceeds will benefit the UMASS Cancer Walk.

The Mama Roux truck will be open for business. Rumors are circulating that a dunk tank will be on site for guests who wish to sink a few local celebrities.

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The Worcester Pride Parade sets out on September 9 at 11 a.m., marching from Institute Park to the Worcester Common Oval. Vendors, entertainment, and exhibitors will rock the common from noon to 5 p.m. The celebration will continue at MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St., the oldest

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second food truck on the road. The new addition to her fleet was initially intended to double the amount of events Say Cheese could attend on a single day, but she has made a game time decision to pilot a brand new concept at Brimfield Antique Flea Market this week: The Rice Truck. The Rice Truck will sell fried rice bowls inspired by Goulette’s mother’s recipe. All hands are on deck, including her eleven-year-old son, Jack, who has played an integral part in hatching the new project as the official taste tester.

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performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! >Thursday 7 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling.

Josh Briggs Live Music Acoustic on the Deck. 9-11 a.m., 978-422-8438.

5-7 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. JJ’s Sports Open Mic @ The Blue Plate. Show off your musical talents, Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420 or collaborate, or just listen to some cool tunes in a laid back atmosphere. jjsnorthboro.com Most Thursdays. PA provided. Free. 7-10 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 P.E. James at the Grill on the Hill! Come out and enjoy a dinner Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. and/or an adult beverage while listening to your favorite acoustic rock Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 classics from the 50s, 60s, and 70s! P.E. James performs on the patio Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. (weather permitting!) with the best sunset view of Worcester every Open Mic Night With David Bazin. Acoustic Style, bring your Thursday and Saturday night from the clubhouse at the Green Hill Golf acoustic instrument down and or sing and share your talent! No Cover.

Course. Just off Belmont Street, past the new Technical High School.

8-11 p.m. Belfont Hotel, 11 South Main St., Millbury. 508-917-8128.

Free! 5:30-8 p.m. Grill on the Hill at Green Hill Golf Course, Skyline Drive. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., pejamesmusic.com Gardner. 978-669-0122.

2017 Music Series Presents The Russo Brothers. Enjoy the Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club warm weather on the outdoor patio at CERES listening to the cool jazz KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. rhythms of The Russo Brothers. Savor delicious appetizers perfect for Latin Night with Shawn and Henry. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, sharing and fresh, locally-sourced entrees during the performance. 6-9 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com p.m. CERES Bistro at Beechwood Hotel, 363 Plantation St. 508-754-2000. Padavano’s Idol Karaoke Contest with Matty J! $500 Open Mic Night/Local Musicians Showcase at KBC Cash Prize. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. Brewery Every 3rd Thursday! To check the schedules and open 774-823-3022. slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy DJ Cuzn Kev. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net listening and dancing pleasure! (Thursday is college night @ the (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Canal ) N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my St. 508-926-8353. open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s >Friday 8 * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording Josh Briggs Live Music Acoustic on the Deck. 9-11 a.m., studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To 5-7 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. JJ’s Sports check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420 or “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Kretschmann Brewing Co (KBC Brewing) jjsnorthboro.com - Brewery and Beer Garden, 9 Frederick St., Webster.

Dana Lewis Live and Well! Enjoy a cool beverage on a summer Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check evening out on the deck at “Worcester’s Best Kept Secret” Great New the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Menu, Full Bar, Gorgeous vistas, Spectacular Sunsets and me playing Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your Live, acoustic Music from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The Sound Track of your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve Youth” Grill on the Hill, 1929 Skyline Drive, off Belmont Street at Green it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the Hill Park. No cover, be There! (weather permitting) Free! 5:30-8 p.m. Grill email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different on the Hill, 1929 Skyline Drive. 508-854-1704 or find them on Facebook. musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and Dan Kirouac. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording years. When not busy with the tribute band Beatles For Sale, his solo artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paidperformances showcase vocals accompanied by a six-string acoustic

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6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. Free!

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The Carlos Odria Trio. Free. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Basil n’ Spice, Thai Cuisine, 299 Shrewsbury S. 774-317-9986 or basilnspice.com John Henry’s Hammer Open Mic. John Henry’s Hammer (JHH) Open Mic resumes every 2nd & 4th Friday of the month through July, 2018. One of Worcester’s best ‘Listening Rooms’ for an open mic venue.

By artist’s choice, videos of performances are made and uploaded to JHH’s YouTube Page. Check out our warm, friendly and supportive environment. $3 Donation. 7-10:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St. 508-757-2708 or find them on Facebook.

Lisa Marie & Johnny Juxo. Lisa Marie & Johnny Juxo. Lisa Marie is a versatile singer and songwriter & Johnny Juxo is a very talented musician and singer. Together playing a mix of R&B, rock, blues, folk, soul and jazz to name a few... these two will have you dancing in your seat! N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar/Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

Karaoke. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Foodworks, Route 20. 508-752-0938.

Auntie Trainwreck. Join Auntie Trainwreck as we head back to Liz’s Diamond Bar & Grille on Friday, September 8th, 2017! This is the perfect opportunity for all our friends and fans in the Milford/Franklin area to come out and check out a Trainwreck show, especially if you have never seen us play live before. Liz’s Diamond is located at the Hopedale Airport, and is known for it’s live music and fantastic food so make sure you come early to grab a bite from Liz’s extensive menu, which features apps, sandwiches, pizza, burgers, seafood, and plenty of delicious full size dinner entrees. After dinner, hang out and get ready to dance to all the Classic Rock, Blues, Alternative and Party Favorites you can handle courtesy of your favorite Auntie! 21+, $5 cover, music starts promptly at 9 pm! $5. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Liz’s DiamondGrill, 1 Menfi Way, Hopedale.

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Drunken Uncles. 9 p.m.-midnight Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Every Friday - Original Rock Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314.

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Guest and House DJ’S. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051.

Karaoke Fridays at Three G’s Sportsbar. Join Magic Mike Entertainment every Friday night for Karaoke! Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Three G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. magicmikeentertainment.com Karaoke with DJ Bruce. Free. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Meiji Asian Cuisine, 24 Leicester St., North Oxford. 508-731-0120.

Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! (Thursday is college night @ the Canal ) N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-9268353.

Safe House Radio Show. This is a live radio broadcast with 2 living DJs hoping to drag you out of your lonely IPods and phone apps to hear the local & national metal, thrash, screamo, punk and alternative you wont hear on mainstream radio. Tune into WCUW 91.3FM in the Worcester and surrounding areas. Or stream live on wcuw.org (hit the listen live button in the upper left corner of screen) Join your DJs Summi and Momma Bear for an hour of metal, thrash, screamo, punk & alternative. You’re not alone in your digital world. Were out here live! Call in to let us know your listening @ (508)753-2284 after 11pm. Hope you tune in to hear local and national metal and more! 91.3fm or wcuw.org It’s your community radio! So enjoy it already! Sheesh! 11 p.m.-midnight WCUW Studios, 910 Main St. 508-753-2284 or find them on Facebook.

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Josh Briggs Live Music Acoustic on the Deck. 9-11 a.m., 5-7 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420 or jjsnorthboro.com Art + Market with Dick’s Market Garden. Your produce needs are covered this summer with our perennial favorite, Dick’s Market Garden. Starting this year in early June with strawberries, peas, greens, and early vegetables, the Market Garden then transitions to the cool

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Bob Moon. Bob Moon will be playing some of our favorite classic rock hits! Come on in and sing along. N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar/Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Jon McAuliffe w/ Arny Spielberg. Join JHH in welcoming these weather flowers, apples, and gourds towards the fall. All of the items sold two great performers! “McAuliffe has a rock vibe, but influences in are locally grown (Lunenburg, MA). Enjoy the museum galleries before or country, folk and jazz are apparent in the work as well. At his best, Jon after your market visit! Market runs Saturdays, June 17, 2017 - October McAuliffe is a great story teller “Tear Down Every Wall” has a great gospel 21, 2017, and does not operate during anticipated lightning. Visiting feel to it and again highlights McAuliffe’s talents as a writer and vocalist. market is free! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Salisbury Christopher Brant Anderson - victorymusic.org Arny Spielberg serves up a Parking Lot, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406. musical gumbo based in blues and seasoned with love for R&B, country, Charlie Daniels Band. From his Dove Award winning gospel folk, and classic rock. In addition to occasional solo performances, albums to his genre-defining Southern rock anthems and his CMA Arny plays in The Lester Rawson Band. And, together with his wife, Award-winning country hits, few artists have left a more indelible mark Pam, he produces an annual benefit concert called Without A Net, on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. An outspoken where many of the region’s most talented musicians come together to patriot, beloved mentor to young artists and still a road warrior at age support the UMass Memorial Cancer Center. Arny and Pam live in Barre, 80, Charlie has parlayed his passion for music into a multi-platinum Massachusetts. $18 - $10/Students w I.D.. 7-9:30 p.m. First Unitarian career and a platform to support the military, underprivileged children Church, John Henry’s Hammer Coffeehouse, 90 Main St. 508-757-2708 and others in need. After moving to Nashville in 1967, he began making or find them on Facebook. a name for himself as a songwriter, session musician and producer.

Brethren. Acoustic Rock! Brethren is always a favorite at Cafe! $5 His own unique voice as an artist emerged as Charlie recorded his donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., self-titled solo album in 1970 for Capitol Records. Two years later he Auburn. 508-579-6722. formed the Charlie Daniels Band and the group scored its first hit with Joanna Connor Band- Recording Blues guitarist from the top ten Uneasy Rider. Since then the CDB has populated radio Chicago House of Blues. Joanna Connor - Queen of the Blues, with such memorable hits as Long Haired Country Boy, The South’s as seen in Guitar Magazine, at the legendary Chicago House of Blues Gonna Do It Again, In America, The Legend of Wooley Swamp and of and even having her own “night” at the Kingston Mines, is making a course, his signature song, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, which one time Worcester appearance. Don’t miss it check her out on the won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal performance by a Duo or Group web joannaconnor.com or on facebook joannaconnorband all welcome in 1979 as well as single of the year at the Country Music Association No cover. 8-11 p.m. U.S Marine Club- Marine Corps League Worcester Awards. In early 2016 it was announced that he would become the Detachment, 181 Lake Ave. 508-612-5639. newest inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame, along with Randy Let it Bleed-Rolling Stones Tribute playing the Entire Travis and Fred Foster. Indian Ranch offers music lovers a chance to see 1981 set! Let it Bleed-Rolling Stones Tribute are coming to the Cove to some of the greatest country, classic rock and pop bands steps from play the entire set the Stones played in 1981 in this very building! This Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. Nestled will be one not to miss! $10 at the Door 21+ Doors at 8pm $10 at the between pine trees, the amphitheater offers the ability to see the stage door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or from anywhere in the audience. $21 - 49.50. 2-5 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 find them on Facebook.

Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871 or indianranch.com Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 P.E. James at the Grill on the Hill! Come out and enjoy a dinner Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. and/or an adult beverage while listening to your favorite acoustic rock Guest and House DJ’S. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. classics from the 50s, 60s, and 70s! P.E. James performs on the patio 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com (weather permitting!) with the best sunset view of Worcester every Karaoke-DJ Fenton with Music and Dancing. A great fun, Thursday and Saturday night from the clubhouse at the Green Hill Golf and exciting social gathering that allows you to be relaxed, sing your Course. Just off Belmont Street, past the new Technical High School. heart out or just sing along with those who love to take the mic and belt Free! 5:30-8 p.m. Grill on the Hill at Green Hill Golf Course, Skyline Drive. one out. Also, enjoy warm, efficient servers who will get to know your pejamesmusic.com name and have your drink request before you ask for it. Take a tour of Dan Kirouac. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty political memory lane of photos, bumper stickers and artifacts that line years. When not busy with the tribute band Beatles For Sale, his solo the wall...if walls could speak! But proprietor Guy Glodis states...leave the performances showcase vocals accompanied by a six-string acoustic politics at the door and come in enjoy an evening of friends, music and guitar. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 1960s to cocktails or beer. Drinks are also very reasonable...a top shelf straight today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 up martini is priced way under $10...other places have them over $10.. contemporary and oldie songs. More information at dankirouac.com. Free.

Shaken not Stirred! Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The Ballot Box, 11-17 Kelly 6:30-9:30 p.m. The International Golf Club and Resort, Fireplace Room, Square. 774-243-1606 or find them on Facebook.

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Riff Raff Plays Frank’s. Come on down to our debut as Riff-Raff as we rock Frank’s on Shrewsbury Street. Ed Fortier, Jim Provencher, Steve Kirouac, and Pat McGreal. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Frank’s 274 Shrewsbury St. Worcester.

Karen Grenier - Solo Acoustic. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! (Thursday is college night @ the Canal ) N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-9268353.

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Padavano’s Place 3 Year Anniversary Parking Lot Bash featuring music by Take Two! 3-6 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

Worcester Chamber Music Society A Very Open Rehearsal. A VOR is a fascinating opportunity to watch WCMS at work, and see how a piece of music is shaped and polished. They are performed in private homes and include dinner and wine following the rehearsal. It is truly an engaging and enlightening experience.

Proceeds fund WCMS Neighborhood Strings and other community programs. Tickets: $80 per person Reserve by email: tracy@ worcesterchambermusic.org Reserve by phone: 508-217-4450 Ext 1 Address will be sent after reservation is made $80 per person. 5-7:30 p.m. To Be Determined worcesterchambermusic.org Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s in the lounge “The sound track of your Youth” Best Wood fired Pizza’s, Italian Food, Full Bar, Lottery & Me! No Cover. Come on out!

Free! 6-9 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818 or find them on Facebook.

Open Mic Sundays @ Park Grill & Spirits. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paidperformers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club

KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051.

Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St.

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Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7-11 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

3 Open Rehearsals. Assabet Valley Mastersingers & Artistic Director Robert P. Eaton will welcome potential new members at 3 Open Rehearsals: Mon., Aug. 28; Tues., Sept. 5; & Mon., Sept. 11. 70-75 members in 39th season of musical excellence & unusual programs.

Preparation for concert with orchestra on 11-11-2017 (Handel & Charpentier). Opportunity for small group Chambersingers or High School Student Apprentice Program. $75 membership dues & music purchase.

7:30-9:45 p.m. Church of the Nativity, 45 Howard St., Northborough.

978-562-9838 or AVMsingers.org Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385.

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Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook.

Boogie Chillin’. Bluesy, bluegrassy, acoustic band with a twist. Jon Bonner - Guitar & Vocals Fernando Perez - Percussion Zack Slik Mandolin & Vocals Dan Villani - Violin/fiddle Rose Villani - Bass Free! 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or find them on Facebook.

Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385.

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The Motown Jukebox. Join “Motown Tom” Ingrassia--Worcester’s very own Agent Double-O Soul--every Wednesday morning from 9 am to noon for The Motown Jukebox on WCUW 91.3FM for 3 hours of Motown music and the stories behind the hits. “Motown Tom” is a Motown historian and author. His current book--Reflections Of A Love Supreme: Motown Through The Eyes Of Fans was named the Best Music Book of 2016 by the National Indie Excellence Awards. “Motown Tom” has twice been named Best Radio Personality in local media polls. WCUW streams live online at wcuw.org. 9 a.m.-noon WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio Station, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012 or wcuw.org Open Mic Wednesdays at CJ’s Steak Loft in Northborough. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn.

Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/ operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. CJs Steakloft, 369 W. Main St. (route 20), Northborough. 508-393-8134 or find them on Facebook.

Jazzed Up featuring vocalist/pianist Mauro DePasquale. A perfect blend of jazz classics, American songbook favorites, and farm to table dinning. If you like Sinatra, Connick Jr., Buble’, Bennett you will love Jazzed Up. If you love great food and service you will love Bull Mansion!

No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. ` Toast Masters. Speak before a group, develop speaking skills 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St . (Grotto), 65 Water St. 508926-8353.

Open Mic. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051.

Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Karaoke with Mikey Mic’s. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521.

in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. $75 WorcShop Members / $90 Non-Members. 6-9:30 p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 413-272-9550 or eventbrite.com Paint Night on the Plaza. Join 3 Sisters Art Studio as they teach the final Paint Night on the Plaza! This evening’s event will help raise money for new mirrors at their studio Flamenco Worcester. Have you been hesitant to take a class? Well, fear not! This class will feature presketched paintings. All you need to do is fill in the spaces. Easy enough, right? More details to come for food and drink! Reserve your spot today!

6-8 p.m. Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main St. 508-929-0777 or squareup.com

>Thursday 7 – October 12

Microsoft Word. An introductory class in the basics of Microsoft Word. Learn to create, edit, and format text and paragraphs, and save documents. Basic knowledge of computers and a valid email address is required to participate in these sessions. Register online at mywpl.org or call 508-799-1655 x3. Part of the Fall Computer Class Series. Free. 9:1510:45 a.m. Worcester Public Library, 3rd floor computer lab, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

Gardener’s Emporium. One-day sale highlighting an extraordinary diversity of plants featuring some of the regions most exclusive plant societies and nurseries along with interesting accessories together in one place. Free with Admission. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org

Knitting Circle. Knit along with us on a themed project, knit for charity, or feel free to bring something you are working on already!

Knitters of all skill levels and other needlecraft enthusiasts are welcome to join us. Bring your own supplies. Check online calendar for supplies needed to knit along. If you want to learn to knit, join us and bring the following supplies: size 7 or 8 straight knitting needles and a skein of worsted weight yarn. Themed projects: September: Blanket/afghan squares October: Hats November: Scarves December: Holiday January: Slippers February: Illusion March: Beads April: Toys May: T-shirt/plastic bag yarn free. 3-4 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Food for Thought Cafe, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

Tween Botanic Printmaking Class. Instructor: Suzanne Hauerstein Use a pasta machine as a printing press! Use foam sheets, tempera paint and botanicals to create one of a kind monoprints. Ages 10+ Pre-registration required, max 12 Member: $16 per session, Nonmember: $26 per session, includes cost of admission per child.

10:30 a.m.-noon Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston.

508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Hand Lettering Make-and-Takes with Artist C.J. Kennedy.

In each workshop, learn to letter a decorative alphabet, and then use your new skill to create a seasonal themed craft you can take home. Space is limited and registration is recommended. Register online at mywpl. org or call 508-799-1655 ext 3. Hand Lettering Crafts include: Saturday, September 9: Decorated Initials/Back-to-School Bookmarks Saturday, September 30: Autumn Door Hanger Saturday, October 14: Spooky Lettering Halloween Goodie Bag Saturday, October 28: Thanksgiving Card Saturday, November 4: Thanksgiving Place Cards Saturday, November 18: Holiday Gift Tags This program is administered by the Worcester Arts Council, for the Local Cultural Council - an agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Free. 2-4 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

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>Saturday 9 - November 18

Coding Club. Try your hand at coding! Learn basic coding concepts, sequencing, and computational thinking by playing different coding apps.

Also play with our fully programmable Code n Go mice, and see your code come to life! *Limited iPads available. Ages 7-12. Free. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Burncoat Branch - Worcester Public Library, 526 Burncoat St. 508-799-8328.

>Thursday 7 – November 30

Postcards from Heaven with Spirit Medium Maureen Hancock. VIP tix receive up front sections of seating and a post-show Q&A with Maureen Hancock Back by popular demand! Internationally renowned Spirit Medium Maureen Hancock returns to Mechanics Hall for the first time in 2 years! Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the most unique family reunion ever witnessed as Maureen delivers “Postcards from Heaven.” Maureen delivers healing messages using light-hearted humor to relax audience members and raise the vibration for her connections. Combining her gift of spirit communication with her witty >Thursday 7 sense of humor, Maureen’s mind-blowing connections bring her audience Children’s Gardening Hour. Instructor: Alice Puccio Join us for members from tears to laughter. Come see why shows are selling out hands on time in the youth garden learning about the plants that grow across the country! Please note that not everyone will receive a reading. there and how to care for plants at home. Activities will vary week to week depending on what needs to be done, but will include simple tasks Appropriate for ages 14+, no infants please. Please purchase carefully, such as weeding, watering and planting. We will also harvest vegetables there are no refunds and tickets once purchased are non transferable.

Buy Tickets Now! Maureen Hancock is an internationally renowned Spirit that we grow, and eat the produce from the garden. Appropriate for Medium, intuitive, teacher, lecturer, Holistic Healer, and author of the children 6 + Pre-registration required, max 12 people Member: $5 per bestselling book, “The Medium Next Door: Adventures of a Real-Life child-adult pair, Nonmember: $12 per child-adult pair, includes cost of Ghost Whisperer.” She is the star of the Style Network documentary, admission. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Psychic in Suburbia. Style Network along with ABC Media Productions, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org and the producers of The Ghost Whisperer (Sander/Moses Productions Forge a Railroad Spike Knife with Jason Scott. In this 3.5and Slam Internet Co.) worked together to present this inspirational, hour class, students will learn the basic techniques of making a blade, “out of this world” special presentation. Hancock has been interviewed using a railroad spike. The importance and safety aspects of being able by national television, radio, and print publications, including CNN, to properly hold onto hot metal will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to make one knife of their own, as well as gain the knowledge Associated Press, VH1, Martha Stewart Living magazine & radio, The Boston Globe, Coast-to-Coast radio, WROR with Loren & Wally, several of modifying and making more in the future. Minimum of 2 students required to run the class & a maximum of 4. If the class does not reach Town Square Media radio stations across the country (FUN107 locally), ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX Television programs all over the country. Join minimum enrollment 3 days prior, it will be canceled. Students will Maureen Hancock for the most unique family reunion ever witnessed. have the option of transferring their ticket to another class or receiving “Postcards from Heaven” will leave you with hope, and the knowledge a refund. Please provide us with both a contact number & email to ensure you are properly notified of course changes. Class Requirements: that our loved ones in Heaven are still with us. Doors open at 6 p.m. for seating Event is 7-9 p.m. VIP and Gen. tix available. -! $35, $50. 7-9 p.m.

Appropriate shop clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long sleeves/ jeans is the typical minimum recommended) closed toe shoes (leather steel toe Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or mechanicshall.org boots recommended). No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn

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Zumba. Join us! Zumba classes are for ages 12 and older. Wearing work-out clothes and sneakers is recommended. And remember to bring water! Zumba is an hour-long, high energy, calorie-burning fitness class that uses pop and Latin music to create a dance-party atmosphere.

Low-intensity and high-intensity moves are easy to follow for all level participants who can set their own pace. It is an effective and fun cardio workout that melts fat, strengthens core, and improves flexibility. Alina Khaspekov is a certified Zumba instructor with over 3 years experience teaching Zumba and Zumba Tone classes. She loves music and dancing.

Her greatest reward is seeing smiling faces after each class, and watching everyone learning the moves and having fun! Sponsored by the Friends of the Worcester Public Library Please call 508-799-1655 ext. 3 or visit mywpl.org to register. Free. 10-11 a.m. Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

>Saturday 9 – December 23

Mommy + Me - Creative Movement & Dance. My Mommy & Me | Walking to 2.5 years An introductory dance and creative movement program, specifically catered to our youngest students! Students will learn rhythmic movements; hand-eye coordination; counting music; stretching; and basic pre-dance techniques. Our Mommy & Me classes offer a chance for parents to spend extra “special” time with their child, as well as meet other parents & their children in a comfortable group setting. Our goal of one-on-one quality instruction is essential for our students’ development of self-esteem and sense of personal achievements. Open to girls and boys, ages 20 months - 2.5 years.

Dress Code: Dancers should dress comfortably in clothing that is easy to move in; female dancers are welcome to dress like a “ballet dancer” (pink tights, pink leotard, pink skirt), but not required. Ballet shoes or bare feet are recommended for all dancers (no socks, please).

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group. Now meets on Mondays! Grandparents raising Grandchildren- includes other kin. The support group meets with a Social Worker from Childrens Friend, Inc. This event is made possible through AoA and the Executive Office of Elder Affairs. No cost . 6-8 p.m. YWCA of Central Massachusetts, 1 Salem Square. 508-756-1545 or eswa.org Next Step Surviving the Loss from Addiction-Worcester.

Meets the first Monday of every month. We are a community of those who have lost a loved one to addiction; we understand the isolation, the stigma, the special kind of pain that accompanies this loss. We are here.

We are walking the same path. Take our hand. And we will walk together.

No cost. 7-8:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Angels Church, 1222 Main St. 508-752-5609.

>Monday 11 - Monday 25

3 Week Beginner Yoga Series. 3 Week Beginner Series with Lucy Mondays, September 11, 18 & 25th 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm Cost: Class Series Only Pre-Registration is required; your series will be charged 3 classes upon sign up Please select “Enroll as Unpaid” -Payment via class series will be collected as soon as you signup on the workshop page.

Every “body” is perfect for yoga! Take the guesswork out of yoga with this introduction series. This 3 Week Introduction Series is for people who have never done yoga before or those looking to review the basics.

This series is an excellent way to begin your journey into yoga. Lucy will teach you the basics of Hatha Yoga by gently introducing you to the yoga postures, the breath work and the philosophy of yoga. Week One - Essential Themes of Hatha Yoga and Introduction to Breathwork Week Two -Yoga postures & Alignment Week Three - Increasing Flexibility and Strength, Continuing your Practice Class Series Only. 7-8:15 p.m. Central Mass Yoga and Wellness, 45 Sterling St., West Boylston. 508-835-1176 or centralmassyoga.com

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Crowdfunding: Alternative Funding for Your Business. Are you looking for an alternative way to finance your startup? This session will teach you how to use your personal and professional networks to gain capital to start your business. This class will cover what Crowdfunding is, its advantages and limitations; the various online Crowdfunding platforms; how to best plan a Crowdfunding campaign; and keys to a successful and popular Crowdfunding campaign. Presented by Jerry Johnson and the Center for Women & Enterprise. Register online at mywpl.org/businessworkshops or call 508-799-1655 ext. 3. Free. 1-3 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

Forge a Railroad Spike Knife with Jason Scott. In this 3.5hour class, students will learn the basic techniques of making a blade, using a railroad spike. The importance and safety aspects of being able to properly hold onto hot metal will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to make one knife of their own, as well as gain the knowledge of modifying and making more in the future. Minimum of 2 students required to run the class & a maximum of 4. If the class does not reach minimum enrollment 3 days prior, it will be canceled. Students will have the option of transferring their ticket to another class or receiving a refund. Please provide us with both a contact number & email to ensure you are properly notified of course changes. Class Requirements: Appropriate shop clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long sleeves/ jeans is the typical minimum recommended) closed toe shoes (leather steel toe boots recommended). No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue

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6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 or fruitlands.org awning. $75 WorcShop Members / $90 Non-Members. 6-9:30 p.m. The Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 413-272-9550 or eventbrite.com p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations >Tuesday 12 – October 31 accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or MBSR: Mindful Based Stress Reduction. Eight-Week galleryofafricanart.org Program Plus Orientation and Retreat Mindfulness facilitator Ginny Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Wholley was trained by the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center for Mindfulness, in the world-renowned MBSR program, founded Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday,

by Jon Kabat-Zinn. The program consists of: Instruction on formal and closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit informal mindfulness practices - Guided meditations - Exercises directed Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org at developing awareness - Dialogue and group discussions - Mindful Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, movement: gentle yoga, stretching and walking (All movement can be closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. adapted for abilities at any level) - Home practice Orientation: Tuesday, Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; August 8 or Tuesday, September 5 6 to 8 p.m., Saxe Room in the Main Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598Library Eight Classes: Tuesdays, September 12, 19, 26 and October 3, 5000 or 978-598-5000 or museumofrussianicons.org 10, 17, 24, 31 6 to 8:30 p.m., Saxe Room in the Main Library Full Day Old Sturbridge Village, Cabinet Making in Early 19th Century New Silent Retreat: Saturday, October 28, 9:30 to 5 p.m., Saxe Room in the England, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Main Library Bring your own mat. To receive maximum benefit you are ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Dec. 31; Make No Little Plans, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, encouraged to attend all sessions. Register online today at mywpl.org or Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic.com Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, call 508-799-1655 ext. 3. Free. 6-8:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or closed Monday - Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday.

Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3. annamaria.edu Admission: $28 Adults, $26 Seniors (55+), $14 Youths (4-17), free for ArtsWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Children 3 & Under, $14 College Students with valid college ID. 1 Old >Wednesday 13 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 Kid’s Garden Discovery. Explore the season through crafts, Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org or osv.org storytelling and a short walk. Recommended for ages 3-5; accompanied Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday by adult. Pre-registration required Free with Admission. 10:30-11:30 a.m.

123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.

Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext.

Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485Rainbow Lunch Club. The Rainbow Lunch Club meets the 2nd & Booklovers’ Gourmet, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 2580 or postroadartcenter.com 4th Wednesdays of each month and offers LGBTIQA seniors age 60+ 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. a nutritious meal and an opportunity to socialize with friends and enjoy Webster. 508-949-6232 or bookloversgourmet.com Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or various activities including programs, entertainment and educational Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. preservationworcester.org series. September 13th,lunch served at 12pm followed by:Worcester Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Shubertiade Executive Director Stanley Wilson performing The Cole Porter Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-793-7113 or Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, Songbook. Free admission. Advance reservations are required. Please call clarku.edu 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, or email by the previous Wednesday: (508)756-1545 ext.404 or wlen@ Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or eswa.org All are Welcome: LGBTIQA 60 years old and older; younger p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. printsandpotter.com partners, friends, and allies! Entertainment supported in part by a grant 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. $2.50 suggested Gallery, Gabrielle Thierry: The Musicality of the Water Lilies La Musicalité p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org donation for those age 60+; the fee for younger individuals is $5.50. des Nymphéas, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Noon-2 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, 90 Holden St. Saturdays, through Oct. 7. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Building, 670 West Boylston St. qcc.edu 508-756-1545 or meetup.com Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday K-12 Educator Open House. Free for K-12 educators; space is holycross.edu Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. 633 limited; pre-registration required Start the new school year with a visit to Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Tower Hill and learn about programs and resources you and your students Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 can use throughout the school year. Presentations and printed materials p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-753will be available to provide information about school and homeschool field danforthmuseum.org 8278 or worcesterhistory.org trips, scout visits and customizable programs for groups to learn in our EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. gardens. Free for K-12 Educators. 4-8 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $15.00 adults; $10 for children 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org ages 2-18, college students with ID & senior citizens. Children under 2 Sprinkler Factory, Admission: free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.

Fun at Five Networking. Join the Chamber of Central Mass & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy com South for networking at Bogey Lanes... where the fun is! September’s Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fun at Five will be held at a venue built for fun! Mingle and network event. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to with a terrific crowd, enjoy tasty appetizers and chances to win great Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham.

7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508prizes! Bring your business cards and your playful spirit as we partake 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu 853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com in all the fun activities that Bogey Lanes has to offer - Free Candlepin Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.

Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Bowling (includes shoe rental), free Billiards, free Mini-Golf, and more to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 18 Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, fantastic amusements! Enjoy a refreshing beverage, beer and wine will be Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org available! Sample food and more tasty treats from Moosey’s Muddy Brook Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.

Cafe! Thank you to our Fun at Five sponsor! River-Air HVAC, Brimfield, MA com p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, closed Thursday $10 for registered Members, $15 at the door or $20 for non-Members.

Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, - Saturday. Admission: Free. 781 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or 5-7 p.m. Bogey Lanes, 199 North Brookfield Road, East Brookfield. 508closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard fitchburghistoricalsociety.org 347-2761 or cmschamber.ning.com St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Figure in Context #27. 3-hour figure workshop held by Void’s Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Creations at The WorcShop Featured model: TBA Set design: TBA This closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to is not just your average nude model on a stand, we will be staging an environment for the model to pose in (local artists are welcome to volunteer to bring to life a different creative setting each session) The event will be recurring bi-weekly on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm starting May 25th. 6-630 pm gesture 6:30-9 pm long pose All mediums are welcome, please bring your own easels and supplies. If you intend to use messy media please bring a drop cloth as well. No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. $15 General Admission / $20 with Reference Photos. 6-9 p.m. The WorcShop, Classroom Side B, 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or eventbrite.com Mindful Meditation. These guided meditations for relaxation and healing are intended to assist you in releasing your stress and anxiety.

By relaxing the body and the mind you can improve your overall sense of well-being. Free for Cancer Patients, survivors and their families. Open to all. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Generations Healing Center, 250 Main St., Oxford.

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Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 Worcester Art Museum, Jeppson Idea Lab: Master Vases from Ancient Greece, Through Oct. 1; Reusable Universes: Shih Chieh Huang, Through Nov. 12; Art + Market with Dick’s Market Garden, Saturdays, through Oct. 21; Sunday Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 17. 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, Exhibition: spärk, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 16. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits - Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Tuesday, December 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits 257 Park Ave Worcester MA 01609 Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat Sept 8th & 9th Kyle Crawford Maya Manion and Friends Fri & Sat Sept 15th & 16th Stacy Kendro Drew Dunn and Friends Fri & Sat Sept 22nd & 23rd Mitch Stinson Steve Halligan and Friends Fri & Sat Sept 29th & 30th Joe Larson Steve Scarfo and Friends Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800401-2221 or online at dickdoherty.com Comedy Open Mic in the Cabaret! - Mondays, Monday, May 15 - Monday, December 18. The 1st and 3rd Monday of every month! Sign ups are at 7:30 and the show starts at 8:00! Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. Call 508-753-4030.

The Country House - Friday, September 8. By Donald Margulies Directed by Matthew J. Carr Presented by Pilgrim Soul Productions September 8,9, 15 & 16 at 7:30 PM September 17 at 2:00 PM Both witty and compelling, a comedy/drama that provides a piercing look at a family of performers coming to terms with the roles they play in each other’s lives. “A valentine to the artists of the stage.” -NY Times Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc. $20, $18 under 18/over 64, $16 for groups of 10 or more. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Alternatives Whitin Mill Complex: GB and Lexi Singh Performance Center, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-296-0797 or visit PilgramSoulProductions.com Holiday Spectacular - Sunday, September 10. Come join the newest holiday tradition in Worcester! Showcasing Worcester County’s finest!

Dancers: Ages 3 & 4 12:00 - 12:45pm Ages 5 & 6 12:45 - 1:30pm Ages 7-9. 1:30 - 2:30pm Ages 10 & 12 2:30 - 3:30pm Ages 13 & up 3:30 - 4:30pm Vocalists: Vocalists should prepare to sing one or two Christmas songs. Ages 10-13 11:30 - 12:30pm Ages 14-17 12:30 - 1:30pm Ages 18 & up 1:30 - 2:30pm $15. Hanover Theater for the Performing Arts, . Call 508-835-2678 or visit Dianekelleydance.com

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Welcome to Subterra - Worcester’s Number One Weekly Underground Dance Party - Every Thursday Night at The Cove Music Hall! f $10 Presale / $15 @ Door 21+ w/ Proper ID Open: 9PM-2AM 89 Green St. Worcester, MA Want to work with Subterra? Find out how you can offer your unique talents by messaging the Subterra Inc. page and we’ll get back to you ASAP. Feel the Bass! $10 in advance $15 at the door.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

>Friday 8

Just Dance! Turn down for what?! We’re back in school with all our friends and that’s cause for celebration. Join us for a back-to-school Dance Party! Free. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Goddard Branch - Worcester Public Library, 14 Richards St. 508-799-8330.

>Saturday 9 – Sunday 10

Worcester Pride After Party @ MB Lounge. $10. 3 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com

>Saturday 9 – December 23

Mommy + Me - Creative Movement & Dance. My Mommy & Me | Walking to 2.5 years An introductory dance and creative movement program, specifically catered to our youngest students! Students will learn rhythmic movements; hand-eye coordination; counting music; stretching; and basic pre-dance techniques. Our Mommy & Me classes offer a chance for parents to spend extra “special” time with their child, as well as meet other parents & their children in a comfortable group setting. Our goal of one-on-one quality instruction is essential for our students’ development of self-esteem and sense of personal achievements. Open to girls and boys, ages 20 months - 2.5 years.

Dress Code: Dancers should dress comfortably in clothing that is easy to move in; female dancers are welcome to dress like a “ballet dancer” (pink tights, pink leotard, pink skirt), but not required. Ballet

shoes or bare feet are recommended for all dancers (no socks, please).

[Parents - please wear comfortable clothing. Absolutely no street shoes are allowed on the dance floor at any time.] Tuition: $10 per student (includes accompanying parent); drop-in class. Credit card payments are not accepted for this class. $10 drop-in per dancer, per week. 8:45-9:30 a.m. The Dancer’s Sole, Studio II, Main St. and River Court, Webster.

509-949-1508.

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Storytime in the Conservatories. Join us every Friday morning in the conservatories to hear stories about plants, the seasons and the natural world around us. Free for members and with admission. 11:30 a.m.-noon Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508869-6111, ext. 124.

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Vegetable Garden Tours. Leader: Dawn Davies, Staff Horticulturist This year we celebrate Worcester County Horticultural Society’s history through vegetables! Free with Admission. 5-6 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org

family >Saturday 9

Carnivorous Plant Show. Carnivorous Plant Show Presented by the New England Carnivorous Plant Society Saturday, September 9, 10am-5pm Sunday, September 10, 10am-4pm Free with Admission Plant lovers and all those who enjoy something different will be able to get up close to hundreds of carnivorous plants exhibited by the members of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society. Most people

would say carnivorous plants are unique, different, or even strange, but all would agree they are interesting and intriguing. Some are native to New England, and others are from as far away as Africa, South America or Australia, but these plants all share a common bond: they are carnivorous, which means they survive by catching and consuming other living things - in most cases, insects. More than 300 of these plants will be on display where visitors can see first-hand these unusual plants, and will have a chance to purchase their own from top vendors from the area.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston.

508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org

>Sunday 10

Carnivorous Plant Show. Carnivorous Plant Show Presented by the New England Carnivorous Plant Society Saturday, September 9, 10am-5pm Sunday, September 10, 10am-4pm Free with Admission Plant lovers and all those who enjoy something different will be able to get up close to hundreds of carnivorous plants exhibited by the members of the New England Carnivorous Plant Society. Most people would say carnivorous plants are unique, different, or even strange, but all would agree they are interesting and intriguing. Some are native to New England, and others are from as far away as Africa, South America or Australia, but these plants all share a common bond: they are carnivorous, which means they survive by catching and consuming other living things - in most cases, insects. More than 300 of these plants will be on display where visitors can see first-hand these unusual plants, and will have a chance to purchase their own from top vendors from the area.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston.

508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org

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Klem’s Fall Fest + Tent Sale. Shop The Tent Sale! 3 Days Only ...

Closeout, Clearance & Discounted Items Up to 90% OFF Retail! Come Early For The Best Selection! While Supplies Last! Tent Sale Hours: Friday 12pm-7pm, Saturday 9am-7pm and Sunday 9am-5pm Saturday & Sunday: Kids Bounce House, Free Cotton Candy and Sno-Cones! On Saturday Meet & Greet with Dan Kenney from Go Fish! We’ll Also Have Gourmet Food Tasting! Free to attend. Noon-7 p.m. Klem’s, Field, 117 W Main St., Spencer. 508-885-2708 or klemsonline.com

>Saturday 9

Celebrate Lake Quinsig Day. Classic and Wooden Boat Show from 9:00 to noon. Live bands from 12-2 and 3-5. Brick oven pizza truck, beer, wine and soda from noon til 6:00 Boat Parade from 2:00 to 3:00. Enter to win great prizes. Raffles Free. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Regatta Point Community Sailing, 10 North Lake Ave. 508-757-2140 or lqwa.org Art and Music Makers Festival -2nd Annual. This is not your average craft fair! Live Music ~ Art Demonstrations ~ Crafts ~ Food Trucks Free Admission! Saturday, September 9 from 10AM - 3PM (Rain date September 16, vendors must commit to both dates) Alternatives Whitin Mill 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville, MA Call for artists and music makers! Painters, potters, wood workers, artisans of all disciplines - we want you! Exhibit and sell your work, demonstrate your craft, and enjoy a day in celebration of our creative community. Space is limited, so get in on the excitement now before all the booths are gone! For more

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Since Pet Rock Fest lost its venue at Quinsigamond Community College four years ago, the organization has been searching for a site that is centrally located and easy to access, with plenty of onsite parking.

“Although Becker College has been generous with their cooperation, the information, contact Cristi Collari Cristi.Collari@AlternativesNet.org or partnership was a good fit, and the entire town, including the Leicester (508) 234-6232. Free! 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. & Police Department, could not have been more welcoming and hardWhitin Mill Complex, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. 508-234-6232 or working, the area just did not work out,” said Founding Partner Jeannie alternativesnet.org Hebert. “The feedback we received from the public was overwhelming that the parking situation was causing us to lose attendees.” “We had >Saturday 9 – Sunday 10 been diligently seeking a permanent home since losing our home at 3rd Annual Farm Fresh Festival. Join us for a Celebration of the QCC,” echoed Founding Partner Charlene Arsenault, “and we couldn’t Massachusetts’ Agricultural & Specialty Food community featuring locally be more excited about this move. With its location, size, parking and grown and produced foods! Enjoy a huge farmers’ market filled with amenities, it’ll allow us to expand Pet Rock Fest in the way in which we locally-grown produce, animal products, crafts and much more! Taste always envisioned. This shift should easily complement growth for our samples from local wineries, enjoy cooking demonstrations, take in some nonprofit organization, which ultimately results in being able to help live music and let the kids have fun in our petting zoo and pony rides! many more animals.” There is plenty of space, and beyond, to bring back 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, all of our attractions, including K9 demos, an agility course, the Frisbee Princeton. 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com dog team, live music, the Adoptable Pet Parade, Amateur Dog Contest, vegetarian vendors and our wonderful sponsors and animal welfare >Sunday 10 organizations. “At the end of the day, we created Pet Rock to generate 19th Annual Pet Rock Festival. With a move to this centrallyfunding for animal welfare organizations,” agreed Hebert. “If, with all the located and expansive venue, the event is sure to expand in numerous efforts, Charlene and I and the amazing team of volunteers put into the ways, drawing more attendees and participants. The event features all production of the festival are not going to reach that goal, we have to look of the popular attractions, but will include additions to our offerings: elsewhere. After much searching and negotiating, we really believe we from food to vendors to events to nonprofit participation. And, of course, have finally found it. We applaud the team at Wyman-Gordon, especially Pet Rock Fest continues to put the spotlight on the animal welfare Ronnie Brooks and Roberto Tedesco, for listening to us and realizing organizations of New England that work hard to promote kindness to the good work accomplished over the years at the Pet Rock Festival animals. Wyman-Gordon is eager to host the fest, and is welcoming Pet and allowing us to hold the event here so we can grow to provide even Rock Fest enthusiastically, as is the town of Grafton. Located conveniently more funding to support the animals.” Pet Rock Fest will send updates to the Mass. Pike, Route 30, Route 146 and Route 122, the venue is soon with event schedules, attractions and this year’s sponsors. Pet super accessible from points east, west, north and south. Also, the venue Rock Fest features live music, with the lineup featuring August First, My offers a large, grassy, fenced-in event area, and thousands of parking Silent Bravery, The Flock and James Keyes. There are also performances spaces right on the premises. It is ideal for both people and animals. and games for kids, author signings, Pups in the Air Frisbee Dog Team,

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doggie massages, photos of your pets, animal mascots, vegetarian food court, games for kids, contests for dogs, a cat photo contest, doggie massages, a doggie water park, demonstrations, exhibits, vendors and, most importantly, hundreds of nonprofit groups devoted to animal welfare causes. All animals. Pet Rock Fest gives its proceeds to worthy animal related charities that support a variety of causes, from shelters to law reform to farm animal sanctuaries. For updates on the plans for the day, groups signed up to attend, and other official or not so official news, visit petrockfest.org or check us out on Facebook and on Twitter @Petrockfestival. Celebrating more than 18 years, Pet Rock Fest is the largest event of its kind in the Northeast, an annual festival that promotes kindness to animals and responsible pet ownership. Pet Rock Fest, held in September each year, is a family festival that features guest speakers, vegetarian food, live music, games, events, a raffle, vendors, and hundreds of area animal welfare organizations. Pet Rock is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Donations are tax deductible. Noon-5 p.m. Field At Wyman Gordon , 144 Worcester St. , North Grafton. 508-832-8918 or petrockfest.org

lectures >Thursday 7

High Frequency, Realtime Sensor Networks to Improve Agricultural and Food Security Monitoring - Lyndon Estes, Clark University. Seminars are open to all in the Clark community. The format is a 40-45 minute presentation followed by 15-20 minutes of questions and discussion. Interaction with speakers is encouraged. Light refreshments will be provided. Please feel free to bring your own brown-bag lunch if desired. Free. 12:15-1:15 p.m. Clark University: Higgins University Center, Lurie Conference Room, 950 Main St. 508-751-4619 or clarku.edu

>Wednesday 13

2nd International Conference on Pancreatic Disorders & Treatment. Pancreas 2017 Scientific Committee is honored to invite you all at “2nd International Conference on Pancreatic Disorders and Treatment” (Pancreas 2017) to be held in the beautiful city Dallas, USA during September 13-14, 2017. The conference is a CME and CPD accredited and the proceedings will include seminars, symposiums and workshops on the latest treatment innovations of various pancreatic diseases, speeches delivered by eminent Surgeons, Gastroenterologists, Endocrinologists, Faculties and many enthusiastic young researchers.

Pancreas 2017 goes for social event and building a universal and creative discussion for gastroenterologists, remedial oncologists, endocrinologists, surgeons, internists, patients, faculties and basic care specialists, students and delegates to accumulate and trade thoughts. The gathering endeavors to give important scope on logical points of view for a superior vision and to pioneer advancements in treatment of pancreatic diseases.

The target of this meeting is to gather researchers and specialist professionals from differing disciplines. The wide degree of this meeting is to reinforce the progression of a multidisciplinary ask about gathering tending to remedial, common, manufactured and pharmacological subjects related to the distinctions and multifaceted design of pancreatic sicknesses. $799 USD. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Park Central, Dallas. 888-843-8169 or pancreas.conferenceseries.com Massachusetts Society of Genealogists Presents: Discovering Cousins Using DNA: Tools and Case Studies for Exploring Your Autosomal DNA. “Discovering Cousins Using DNA: Tools and Case Studies for Exploring Your Autosomal DNA” with Genealogist Pam Holland Worcester Chapter of Massachusetts Society of Genealogists, Inc. gathers monthly for a business meeting, networking, and a presentation. Attendance is open to anyone interested. Membership is encouraged for anyone pursuing the hobby, passion, or profession of Genealogy. Free. 7-8:45 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-79-1655, ext. 3.

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Town of Rutland, MA Employment Opportunity Part-Time Secretary Finance Committee, Town Administrator and Board of Selectmen Part-time, non-benefited position to perform general secretarial work for the Town Administrator and Selectboard under the Town Administrator’s supervision in support of dayto-day operations, and additional secretarial work for the Finance Committee under the direction of the Committee Chair. Attends all Finance Committee meetings and takes and transcribes minutes for Committee approval. Attends and takes minutes at Selectboard meetings on occasion, and transcribes minutes for Board approval. Regular work schedule: Mon-Thurs 12PM4PM (total 16 hours) plus additional evening hours as required to attend Finance Committee meetings. OAD 3/ 1 with a starting hourly rate of $14.73. Administrative support skills, strong interpersonal and communication skills, proficiency with MS Office desired.

Associate’s Degree in business and/or several years of experience in a fast paced office environment, preferably in a municipal setting.

Job description and application form are available at www.townofrutland.org. Send completed job application, cover letter and resume to Board of Selectmen, 246 Main St., Rutland, MA 01543, or email packet to selectmen@townofrutland.org

by September 13, 2017.

Position will remain open until filled. AA/EOE

FOSTER PARENTS WANTED

Whitney & Son has several temp to hire full time laborers.

Fast paced environment with inside and outside work year round. Fork truck operation and heavy lifting required. Will train the right candidate. Competitive salary and benefits upon hire. Interested candidates apply in person at: 95 Kelley Ave., Fitchburg MA 978-3436353

HELP WANTED LOCAL Design Librarian /Part Time Maintains required materials supporting the sales & design team to successfully carry out their roles.

Small Office /Flexible hours Located in Worcester e-mail crusso@wprltd.com

Local Storage Facility Seeking asst. mgr. to work Sats., 8:30am - 5pm. Email: strg4u@yahoo.com Millbury Public Schools FOOD SERVICES Cook Manager Experience A Plus Substitute Cafeteria Workers 3 Hours A Day Send email to: mleslie@millburyschools.org Our Readers Make Great Employees!

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508-829-5981 ext.433

Therapeutic Foster Care Seeking families throughout Central Massachusetts who are interested in improving a child’s life. $1,000 SIGN ON BONUS

688 Main Street, Holden, MA Toll Free (877) 446-3305

Classroom teacher needed to teach students on the autism spectrum pre-academic and vocational skills.

Classes are small and energy levels are high. Full time/year round position with 8 weeks paid vacation, health and dental benefits.

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CEMETERY PLOTS

Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Today’s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064

Cemetery Plots Two cemetery plots at Worcester County Memorial Park for sale. I am a 1968 Wachusett grad. Please call (713) 557-8659 and ask for Anne Heil.

Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA Garden of Heritage II. 2 Lots w/vaults.

Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Faith, 2 grave plot. Today’s cost $4600, asking $1100.

508-278-7777 Cemetery Plots Two cemetery plots at Worcester County Memorial Park for sale. I am a 1968 Wachusett grad. Please call (713) 557-8659 and ask for Anne Heil.

Instructor needed to teach activities of daily living and social skills.

Part time hours: 2nd and 3rd shifts Monday-Friday 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts on Saturday and Sunday Starting pay: $13.50/hour

Please send resume and letter of interest to APPLY: ARCHway, Inc. • 77 Mulberry Street, Leicester, MA 01524 Fax: 508-892-0259 - Email: scombs@archwayinc.org

ORIOL HEALTH CARE HOLDEN REHABILITATION & SKILLED NURSING CENTER

Is currently accepting resumes for an

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Two lots, section 511, Garden of Valor. Asking $1500 OBO. 508-754-1188

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

Residential Instructor

HELP WANTED

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Serenity Two lots for sale.

Present price $3495 for both, will sell for $900 each, totaling $1800. Call 801-294-7514

CEMETERY PLOTS

Worc. County Memorial Park, Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, Plot 17, Unit C, Graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost is $8,800 for both. Asking $2950 total for both. Call 978-582-9309 978582-9309

Special Education Teacher (BA/M.Ed) Severe Disabilities: All levels

Call for Details (Must mention this ad during inquiry)

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

MERCHANDISE

ARCHway, Inc. An agency serving adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum is seeking energetic and creative people to fill the following positions:

Call to inquire about our upcoming foster parent training.

Assistant Director of Nursing Rare Opportunity!

We are looking for a dynamic ADON to join our leadership team.

The desired candidate will have strong managerial, interpersonal and teambuilding skills.

Prior experience required; Ventilator experience preferred.

40 hours per week M-F, MA RN license required.

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply at: www.oriolhealthcare.com under the Careers tab or forward your resume to WM-0000323222-01

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Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Faith, Double Lot , Current Price $4600. Asking $2300 OBO. 239-450-6553

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Must sell now moving! Unselected section. 2 plots. Asking $2000. 508-3930252

Electric Hoyer Lift Battery charger, extra battery and canvas carriers. $400. Call 508829-0468

Trees Evergreens, Hemlocks Spruce, Pine (3’ to 4’ tall) 5 for $99 Fieldstone Round/Flat $28/ton 508-278-5762

Heavy Duty Prototype PVC Pipes Hammock Frame w/1 cloth & 1 rope material, all accessories. $50 978-537-9925

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

New Howard Cemetery Sutton, Mass 1 lot for sale. Present price $500.00, will sell for $350.00.

Call 508-579-0587

YARD SALE & FLEA MARKET DIRECTORY GRAFTON FLEA MARKET, INC. OPEN EVERY SUNDAY OUTDOOR/INDOOR

6am - 4pm • Acres of Bargains • Hundreds of Vendors • Thousands of Buyers • 48th Season OUTDOOR BEER & WINE GARDEN

Rte. 140, Grafton/ Upton town line Grafton Flea is the Place to be!

Selling Space 508-839-2217 www.graftonflea.com

Rutland - 9/9/17 101 Maple Ave - 8am-2pm Multi-Family Yard Sale Vintage items, household items, exercise equip, and more!

Grafton - Saturday, 9/9 136 Magill Drive, 9-3 (Off of 122) GIANT GARAGE SALE! Furniture, clothes, child’s golf clubs, xmas decor, country decor, kit appliances...so much stuff! For info call 508-8396461 Come to the FLEA!

Elegant Diamond Engagement Ring Approx. 2 carats set in white gold. Replacement cost $6585, asking $4495.

508-829-3363 Antique Horse Drawn Doctor’s Carriage $600. Antique cooking stove with stove pipe, $500. 508-735-9568 Approx. 25 Bales of Hay Suitable for mulch. $3/bale. 978464-2978. If no answer leave number, will call back.

TV, etc. Exc cond, JVC 21" color TV, Apex DVD, NEC VHS players & maple stand. $120 508-8866275 Can buy sep.

Dog Crate and Bed Crate 20"x 21"x 28". $60. Bed is memory foam, 29" long by 25" wide. $20. 978-464-5953 Heavy Duty Aluminium Ramps 12 ft long x 12 inches wide. $175. Phone 508-898-3191.

Guide to

Yard Sale Sat Sep-9 & Sun Sep-10 9am - 3pm Small kitchen appliances, dishes, & more 8 Old Princeton Rd East Sterling, MA

Come to the FLEA! 242 Canterbury St. Worcester Every Saturday during the summer. 8 am - 2 pm. Giant Yard Sale. Vintage, Building and Office Items. LITTLE STORE is also open for clothing! Tables avail. $15.

7 am set up.

Antiques & Collectibles

“Oh My Gosh” Antiques & Collectibles Found at The Cider Mill

kee Flea Market Yan1311 Park Street (rt. 20) 2 miles off exit 8 Mass Turnpike Palmer, MA • 413-283-4910

Huge 10,000 sq. ft. indoor flea market open 6 days a week with over 165 dealers. Yankee Flea Market is the place to shop whether it be antiques, collectibles or just household furnishings. We also buy (and sell) complete or partial estates as well as furniture, gas & oil memorabilia, vintage beer signs and lights and much, much more.

Open Tuesday-Saturday: 10-5, Sunday 11-5, FRE E Parkin g

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

978-314-3270 for more info/ viewing.

Bedroom Set - 3 Piece Pennsylvania House Queen bed, dresser w/ 8 drawers & large mirror, and 6 drawer bureau. Asking $800. Also mahogany hutch, asking $400.

Call 508-798-1879

2006 Buick Lucerne Interior & Exterior in excellent condition.

Runs Good. $1,100 Call 978-464-2927

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

MISCELLANEOUS Green Day Recycling FREE ELECTRONIC REMOVAL Businesses/Schools Computers, Towers, Monitors, UPS, Cables, Printers & More Minimum 25 items Dennis Wood 508-277-7513 denwaynewood@yahoo.com

REAL ESTATE We Pay Top Cash For Houses and Land.

Any Condition.

No Hassle, Fast Closing.

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2007 Harley Davidson Street Glide 29,400 miles. Excellent condition.

Denim Silver. $10,500.00 508-340-2658

All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachusetts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston & Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, veterans status or source of income or any intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list.

Always stored in room temperature. $10,000 obo 978-4645525 or 978-549-3670 cell

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-827-5005.

For the NE area call HUD at 617-994-8300. The toll free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 or 617-565-5453

2012 Yamaha Zoomer 49cc scooter. Great condition, rode once. 4 miles. $2300 neg.

Must be seen, serious inquiries only. 508-770-1797 $2,300

OUT-OF-STATE PROPERTIES Adirondack Park New York 98 Acres Private, & two unit farmhouse. Barns, fields, timber, hunt, fish, ski. Sub-dividable. Near Lake Champlain Lake Placid, Schroon Lake.

Country getaway in nature’s beauty. Just 4 hours away. $199k Mike 774-239 4010

2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500cc, showroom condition, lots of chrome, Vehix pipes. $2900.

Call John at 978-466-6043.

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

2012 Yamaha Zoomer 49cc scooter. Great condition, rode once. 4 miles. $2300 neg.

Must be seen, serious inquiries only. 508-770-1797 2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond.

469 miles. Asking $1650.00.

Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-450-1492.

AUTOS

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• Foreign & Domestic • Early & Late Model • Engines • Transmissions • New Radiators • Gas Tanks • Wheels • Tires • Balancers • Exhaust Manifolds • Window Motors

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Toll Free1-800-992-0441 Fax 508-882-5202 Off Rte 122 • 358 Coldbrook Rd., Oakham, MA www.amherstoakhamauto.com

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2013 PleasureWay Sprinter RV

2006 GMC Sierra 1500 V8, Power everything, 1 owner. Trailer pkg, track rack, 84K mi.

Chrome steps, Rhyno bed. Mint.

Remote start. 10,000 OBO 508735-1218

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

2008 Audi A3 60K Original mi.

4 DR hatchback, black w/charcoal cloth, Ac, cd, all pwr options. Fully serviced. Like new. $6999. 774-239-0800

2004 Chevrolet Impala Great shape, clean, power everything, recent sticker, runs great, front wheel drive, good tires, 130k highway miles, $1,200 OBO. 774-364-4636

25 HP Suzuki (Like New) with Boat & Trailer Holden area.

Pete 407-375-3917 $2,000

Mercedes diesel engine, low miles, well maintained, extras.

Serious inquiries only. $79,000.00 508-839-7362

AUTO/SUV 2003 Chevrolet Blazer 4 dr, LT, 207k mi, engine 4.2 lt, needs work. Asking $1600 OBO. 508-736-7385 Ask for Michael

AUTO/TRUCK 2006 Honda Ridgeline 188K mi, runs like new, remote start, ice cold air, good tires, no leaks. $5600. 508-735-3012

AUTOS 1932 Ford Coupe Little deuce Coupe, with a Corvette mill and four on the floor. 6,000 aprox. mi. Original hot rod, all steel, show car, looks and sounds great. Holden area. $47,000. 407-375-3917

1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe, Grey and Black.

50,000 miles. Holden area. $16,500. 407-375-3917

1978 MG MGB 47,000 mi.

Green ext. Very solid car from GA. Good overall condition. $7500. Please call 508-7351845.

1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Original low mileage beauty. Recent 350/ 325 hp engine. Must see! Trophy winner.

774-437-8717 $6,500 1987 Mazda RX-7 Coupe, 50,000 mi, red, power sunroof, all original, 5 spd, sharp, fast car. Excellent cond., smells new, very clean. $8500 or make offer. Ken 978-534-1505

2012 Cadillac CTS AWD, 21,800 miles. Crystal red.

Heated black leather seats.

Panoramic roof. Dealer maintained. Under warranty. $24,500.00 978-534-8860

CAMPERS/TRAILERS Mer. Benz 260 E (6) Sedan, 1989. Ex. green (G.M.) & tan int. Starts 1st time, runs + drives exc. Auto trans. No stall/overheat/alarm. 244K mi.

Asking $700. 978-660-8034 1985 Nissan 300ZX Original owner, 96K mi, black, auto, digital dash, 6 CD, stored winters. $4950. Call Bruce at 978537-6646.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!

• Class A, B, C Motor Homes • Trailers Parts • Propane • Service Transportation • Temporary Housing

Fuller RV Rentals & Sales 150 Shrewsbury St., Boylston 508-869-2905 www.fullerrv.com

JUNK CARS We Buy and PICK UP Your junk or wrecked cars or trucks.

We Sell New and Used Parts.

Specials on Batteries and Tires.

New and Used!

Airport Auto Parts, Inc. 56 Crawford St. Leominster, MA 01453 978-534-3137

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Invitation For Bids The Worcester Housing Authority invites sealed bids for Entry Door Replacements at MA 12-06 Wellington Street Apartments in accordance with the documents prepared by Worcester Housing Authority. The work is estimated to cost $62,000.00. Project consists of but is not limited to: replacing entry doors and frames at two locations General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 in the first floor lobby at 30 Wellington Street, Worcester, MA 01610 at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site(s) with the a Worcester Housing Authority representative. Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms. Bids are subject to M.G.L c149 §44A-J and Davis Bacon wage rates as well as other applicable laws. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid price in the form of a Bid Bond, issued by a responsible surety company licensed to do business in Massachusetts, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority by bidders for the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates). Bid forms and Contract Documents will be made available on the Worcester Housing Authority website (http://worcester-housing. com/purchasing.html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available on August 30, 2017 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P. M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contract documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs.

The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 2. F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3. Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092 4. Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950 Attention is called to the following: 1. Provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity; 2. Provisions for payment of not less than the minimum wages as set forth in the Specifications; 3. Provisions of Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, Imposing a Temporary Sales Tax, Section 1, Subsection 6 (d) and (k) exempting the Authority from the operation of such a chapter; 4. Requirement to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond as set forth in the specifications, 5. Insurance certificate indicating coverage for public liability, property damage and workers compensation, in accordance with the contract requirements, must be filed by the successful bidder upon signing of the contract.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder with the lowest proposed contract price including the dollar amount of all accepted alternates. Questions regarding this project shall be submitted in writing 72 hours prior to opening and emailed to Mod-Bids@worcester-housing.com. Reference the WHA Job Number only in the subject line.

Worcester Housing Authority Joseph P. Carlson, Chairman DATE: August 2017 END OF INVITATION FOR BIDS

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS Millbury Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 81-T, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 25th, 2017 at 8:00 p.m. in the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on the application of Jacques Leblanc, properties located at 1 and 7 Leblanc Drive, Millbury, MA for a Definitive Subdivision Plan to move a lot line. One lot has less than the minimum required frontage. The plan is available for inspection in the Planning Board office during normal business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.

Published on 9/7 and 9/14 Richard Gosselin Chairman

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, September 25, 2017, at 7:30 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Nature’s Remedy of Massachusetts, Inc., property located at 266 North Main Street Extension, Millbury, MA, for a Route 146 Highway Corridor Overlay District Special Permit under Article 4, Section 48 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaws, a Special Permit for a Registered Marijuana Dispensary under Article 4, Section 52 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaws, and for a Post-Construction Stormwater Management Permit under Chapter 16, Section 16-3 of the Millbury General Bylaws. Said application is to construct a 3,700 square foot building, 16 parking spaces and associated improvements at depicted on the Plan entitled “266 North Main Street Extension, Site Plan in the Town of Millbury, Massachusetts”, dated August 11, 2017, prepared by Heritage Design Group, One Main Street, Whitinsville, MA. Application is available for review in the Planning Department during normal business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place specified above.

Richard Gosselin Chairman

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 17 SM 004321 ORDER OF NOTICE To: Christine E. Cassino and Joshua M. Dube and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. §3901 et seq.: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust claiming to have an interest in a mortgage covering real property in Millbury, numbered 55 Lexington Road, given by: Christine E. Cassino and Joshua M. Dube to Household Finance Corporation II, dated May 18, 2005, and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 36356, Page 197, and now held by Plaintiff by assignment, has/ have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/ Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before October 2, 2017 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of said Court on August 2, 2017 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 54015 (DUBE) FEI # 1078.02329 09/07/2017 MSC

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO17C0341CA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the matter of: Bella Marie Travers Of Sutton, MA. To all persons interested in petition described: A petition has been presented by Jeffrey Travers requesting that: Bella Marie Travers be allowed to change his/her/their name as follows: Bologna Marie Travers IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 09/26/2017 WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy First Justice of this Court.

Date: August 29, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman Register of Probate 09/07/17 MSC

MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Terry W. Jernberg and Linda P. Jernberg to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for, Marathon Mortgage Company, Inc., its successors and assigns, dated November 24, 2003 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 32307, Page 78, as affected by Loan Modification recorded with said Registry of Deeds in Book 56337, Page 1 subsequently assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc. by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 48918, Page 234 and subsequently assigned to Federal National Mortgage Association by CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 52908, Page 314; of which Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 3:00 PM on September 28, 2017 at 21 Quabbin Path, Sutton, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: The land with the building thereon in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts shown as Lot 5 on a Plan of Land entitled “Definitive Subdivision Plan of Land for New State Acres in Sutton, Mass., Scale 1” = 40’, Date: February 23, 2000, prepared by Guerriere and Halnon, Inc., Engineering & Land Surveying, 1031 Providence Road, Whitinsville, Mass. 01588” as revised, which plan is recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 758, Plan 21, for which a more particular description can be found.

Said Lot containing 50,888 square feet of land, more or less, as shown on said plan. Together with and subject to the rights of others to use the roads and ways as shown on said plan as roads as typically are used in the Town of Sutton by expressly reserving the fee in the road to the grantor. Being the same premises conveyed to the herein named mortgagor (s) by deed recorded with Worcester Worcester District Registry of Deeds herewith. 32307-76 The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale. Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, ORLANS PC, PO Box 540540 Waltham, MA 02454 Phone: (781) 790-7800 16-008540 09/07, 09/14, 09/21/17

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Debra Couture, to Millbury Federal Credit Union, dated May 9, 2006, recorded in Worcester County Registry of Deeds in Book 38941, Page 381, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 10 o’clock A.M. on the 3rd day of October, 2017, 38 Lackey Road, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage. To wit: The land in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts on the Westerly line of Lackey Road, and which is more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a drill hole located at the northeasterly corner of the premises to be conveyed in the westerly line of Lackey Road at a corner of stone walls on the southeasterly side of a barway at a point southerly measured by the stone wall marking at the westerly line of Lackey Road, a distance of four hundred eighteen and forty-eight hundredths (418.48) feet, more or less, from the corner of stone walls forming the boundary of the north line of my farm and the southerly line of land now or formerly of one Bishop; THENCE S. 7º 28’ 50” West by a stone wall by the westerly line of Lackey Road one hundred thirty-nine and fifty hundredths (139.50) feet to a drill hole still on said Lackey Road; THENCE S. 13º 13’ 30” West still by a stone wall by the westerly line of Lackey Road thirty-eight and forty-two hundredths (38.42) feet to a drill hole at land now or formerly of Edgar D. Leonard; THENCE N. 80º 23’ W. by land now or formerly of Edgar D. Leonard two hundred forty-five and forty-five hundredths (245.45) feet to an iron pin at other land now or formerly of Edgar D. Leonard; THENCE N. 1º 09’ 40” East still by land now or formerly of Edgar D. Leonard one hundred seventy-five and no hundredths (175.00) feet to a drill hole in a stone wall; THENCE S. 86º 10’ 10” East by a stone wall by land now or formerly of Edgar D. Leonard two hundred nine and ten hundredths (209.10) feet to a drill hole still at other land nor or formerly of Edgar D. Leonard; THENCE S. 65º 09’ East by land now or formerly of Edgar D. Leonard sixty-two and fifty-six hundredths (62.56) feet to the point of beginning.

BEING the same shown on a plan entitled “Plan to show property in Sutton, Mass., owned by Edgar Leonard,” dated May 30, 1969 by Kenneth Shaw, Registered Land Surveyor, filed in Worcester District Deeds, Plan Book 329, Plan 36. CONTAINING according to said plan 1.11 acres of land, more or less, all of said courses and distances being more or less. Being the same premises as conveyed in a deed from Edward D. Leonard to Steven J. Couture and Debra Couture, dated December 21, 1977 and recorded with Worcester County Registry of Deeds in Book 6370, Page 231. A deposit of $5,000.00 for the entire mortgage premises being sold, is to be paid by certified check or bank check by the purchaser at the time and place of the sale. The Mortgagee also reserves the right to alter the order of sale on the date of the auction. The balance is payable at the closing. The closing will occur within thirty (30) days after the date of the sale at the Law Offices of Melia & Osol, 16 Harvard Street, Worcester, MA 01609. Other terms to be announced at the sale.

The Mortgagee reserves the right to continue the sale from time to time by public announcement at the time and date of the original or any continued sale. If the highest bidder fails to complete the purchase of the mortgage premises on the terms provided in this notice and in the Memorandum of Sale signed following the auction, then the mortgagee reserves the right to convey the mortgage premises to the second highest bidder at the auction. If the mortgagee exercises that right it will notify the second highest bidder who will then have three (3) days to deliver the deposit specified above to the Mortgagee’s attorney, Law Offices of Melia & Osol, 16 Harvard Street, Worcester, MA 01609, and agree upon a date for delivery of the deed. Premises to be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed.

Millbury Federal Credit Union Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, Law Offices of Melia & Osol, 16 Harvard Street, Worcester, MA 01609 9/7, 9/14, 9/21/17 MSC

www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES TOWN OF SUTTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Sutton Finance & Warrant Advisory Committee will hold public hearing on Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 6:30 pm at the Sutton Town Hall regarding the warrant articles for the Fall Town Meeting, Monday, October 16, 2017. Any citizen interested is invited to attend this public hearing.

PUBLIC AUCTION Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of M.L.C 225 sec 39A the following vehicles will be sold Sept. 23,2017 at a sale to satisfy our garage lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notice: 2008 Subaru Legacy VIN#4S3BL616287209412 2013 Subaru Legacy VIN#4S3BMBA60D3009166 The sale will be held at Early’s on Park Ave. 536 Park Ave. Worcester Ma 01603

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 17 SM 004469 ORDER OF NOTICE To: Mary Ellen Trenta and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C.c. 50 §3901 (et seq): Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2015-5, U.S. Bank National Association as Indenture Trustee, claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Sutton, numbered 101 Central Turnpike, given by Alexander Trenta and Mary Ellen Trenta to Chase Bank USA, N.A., dated March 17, 2006, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 38604, Page 1, and now held by plaintiff by assignment has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/ Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before October 9, 2017 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of said Court on August 28, 2017 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder (17-004290 Orlans) 09/07/2017 MSC

September 7, 2017 SEALED BIDS shall be received at the Purchasing Office, 69 Tacoma Street., Worcester, MA 01605 IFBs may be picked up at the location above or may be downloaded from our website: www.worcester-housing.com/purchasing, or call (508) 635-3203, TDD (508) 798-4530. Bidders are responsible for ensuring they have received any/all addenda prior to submitting a bid.

Separate awards will be made for each IFB. WHA reserves the right to reject any or all responses, in whole or in part, deemed to be in their best interest. Award of all contracts is subject to the approval of the WHA Executive Director or Board of Commissioners. The Operating Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the WHA and its officers or agents from any and all third party claims arising from activities under these Agreements as set forth in MGL c.258, section 2 as amended.

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LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Francis C. Mateer and Geraldine F. Audette to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for First National Bank of Arizona, dated March 21, 2005 and recorded in Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 35941, Page 230 of which mortgage Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-QA7 is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Services Inc. to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Trustee for RALI 2005QA7 dated August 13, 2009 recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 44734, Page 305; assignment from Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Trustee for RALI 2005QA7 to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-QA6 dated June 26, 2013 recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 52066, Page 36 and assignment from Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-QA6 to Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-QA7 dated October 14, 2015 recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 54427, Page 100, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 518 Mendon Road, Sutton, MA 01590 will be sold at a Public Auction at 10:00 AM on October 3, 2017, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: A parcel of land in the southeasterly part of Sutton shown as Lot 10 on a plan entitled “Deer Park Estates” Definitive Subdivision Plan of Land in Sutton, Massachusetts, dated August 8, 1988 by Dunn Engineering Co., Inc., and recorded in Plan Book 614, Plan 19. Beginning at a point on the southerly sideline of Mendon Road at the northeasterly corner of land of Dana Gravison, Inc. shown as Lot 1 on a plan entitled “Plan of Land in Sutton, Massachusetts” dated August 10, 1987 by Andrews Survey & Engineering Inc., said point also being 153.73 feet easterly from the corner of the intersection of the easterly sideline of Bartlett Road and the southerly sideline of Mendon Road, said point also being the northwesterly corner of the parcel of herein described and running; S 82° 29’ 55” E. along the southerly sideline of Mendon Road 9.07 feet to a point; thence S 85° 42’ 29” E along the southerly sideline of Mendon Road 58.59 feet to a point: thence S 85° 41’ 09” E along the southerly sideline of Mendon Road 97.85 feet to a point: thence S 75° 41’ 08” E along the remains of a stone wall and said southerly sideline of Mendon Road 72.00 feet to a point; thence SOUTHEASTERLY along the arc of a curve on the westerly sideline of the proposed Gunstock Road as shown in said “Deer Park Estate” plan having a radius of 30.00 feet of length of 22.68 feet to a point; thence S 57° 37’ 48” W along the northerly side of Lot 11 as shown on said “Deer Park Estates” plan 25.00 feet to a point; thence N 78° 22’ 57” W. along the northerly side of said Lot 11, 99.00 feet to a point: thence S 28° 38’ 31” W. along the westerly side of said Lot 11, 142.80 feet to a point on the northerly line of Lot 12 shown on said definitive plan; thence N 79° 00’ 58” W. along the northerly side of said Lot 12, 99.09 feet to a point at the southeasterly corner of said Lot 1 and the southwesterly corner of the herein described parcel: thence N 13° 00’ 00” E along the easterly side of said Lot 1 shown on said plan of land by Andrews Survey & Engineering, Inc. 138.41 feet to the point of beginning. For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 32949, Page 176. See also deed recorded in said Registry of Deeds in Book 47758, Page 60. The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession. Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee’s attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA 01851 or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication. Other terms to be announced at the sale. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-QA7 Korde & Associates, P.C., 900 Chelmsford Street, Suite 3102, Lowell, MA 01851 (978) 256-1500 Mateer, Francis C., 16-027669, September 7, 2017, September 14, 2017, September 21, 2017

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Jorge Santos Jr. is an Assistant Professor at College of the Holy Cross. Santos hails from Houston, Texas, a city which has just experienced devastating flooding as a result of Hurricane Harvey. He asks our readers to donate anything they can to help his “beloved Houston.” Santos’ passion for graphic novels sets him apart from traditional English professors; he sees graphic narratives as a powerful tool for exploring marginalized identities. His academic focus centers around Latin American literature, immigrant/migrant literature, ethnic studies, American cultural studies, and graphic narrative.

Can you describe your career trajectory?

I began as an English Language Learner (ELL) instructor in Houston, TX., teaching classes for a non-profit community center serving the local immigrant community.

I was getting a Master’s degree in English Literature at night at Texas Southern University, a local historically black university (HBCU), which took about three years. Afterwards, my academic adviser thought I should apply to PhD programs, as she thought I might be talented enough to get a full scholarship – which I did!

I then spent six years at the University of Connecticut specializing in multiethnic literature (with specialties in Asian American literature and Latinx literature) and graphic novels. After successfully defending my dissertation in 2013 on the relationship between racial and religious identity in multiethnic literature, I was hired by Holy Cross as their Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS) professor in 2014. Currently, I work more with historical graphic novels, but I teach both comics and American ethnic lit at the College of the Holy Cross.

What is your history with the city of Worcester? I have lived here since 2014,

always near downtown. Currently, I live off Elm Park, which has fueled something of a love affair with the city. I feel like I am in the hub of the city at a very exciting time in its cultural development!

What is the difference between a comic book and a graphic novel? Honestly, very

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particular titles from the phrase “comic book,” which was derisively thought as being for kids. Generally speaking, the graphic novel signals something more serious, or for adults. These days, graphic novels usually mean a standalone narrative, while comic books imply a serialized continuous narrative – kind of like the difference between a film or a television series. Like film and television, comic books and graphic novels function under nearly identical narrative and formalistic rules. One simply carries more intellectual respect than the other, for really no reason.

What makes graphic novels such a great entry point for cultural studies? The visual

aspects of the medium allow for people to interrogate the way particular images shape our perceptions of ourselves and of those around us. Because of its status as a marginal literature, it was often embraced by people of identities that represent alternatives to the mainstream. So there is a marvelously rich body of underground or overlooked literature exploring these pushed aside identities – from queer literature to Latinx experimentation to alternative or counterhistories. However, I think the magic of the medium itself is the most important thing. Think about it – comic books manage to create cohesive narratives from essentially a series of unlinked fragments. The reader has to create the continuous action in their own mind. This mirrors the way history is written, and the way we experience the world. So, comics creates a sort of active readership that makes a person more aware of the actual process of narrative.

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In regards to cultural studies, this opens all kinds of doors for actively reading the world around us, and the forces around that shape that world.

Is there a stigma around graphic narratives?

Well, if you use the word comic book, you still get some snickers. And in certain academic circles, graphic narratives are still looked down upon as inferior or easy literature (often from people who forget that hundreds of years ago, prose novels faced the same prejudice). However, this is rapidly dissipating, as more and more academic institutions have embraced the graphic novel. Some places are even allowing majors and minors specifically for comics! We still have a ways to go, but comics are rapidly achieving canonization in academia.

Can you share an anecdote to illustrate your unique experience as a professor at Holy Cross? Honestly, the most important experience for me occurred away from campus. This past winter Holy Cross bussed students down to City Hall to protest Trump’s immigrant ban. Holy Cross has a reputation for keeping its

distance from the City of Worcester – something I am constantly pushing my students to reject. ‘Get down to the city,’ I tell them, ‘there’s lots to see and do!’ In addition, I am also the son of two Latinx immigrants (via El Salvador and Ecuador), so immigrant rights hit very close to home for me. Seeing students, professors, and administrators leave the hill on a snowy night to protest for people who look like me warmed my heart in a way few things in my life have.

What is the biggest difference between Worcester and your hometown? You mean

other than the fact that one of them is currently underwater? I would actually say the cities are remarkably similar – both have a previous history of being overshadowed by a state rival (Dallas/ Boston), both have seen a recent rise in town pride, and both are incredibly diverse. Also, both towns love their food and local beer! Really, the biggest difference is just size, since Houston has more than ten times as many people.

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