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ike a lot of people who grew up outside of Central Mass., a concert at the Centrum was my first introduction to Worcester. It was Elton John – when he was still cool. Van Halen was even more memorable because we tailgated on the roof of the Outlets garage and ended up in a fight with some jerks sitting behind us. My most recent visits have either been work related or with kids in tow. Things change – but the Centrum, or DCU Center, endures. More accurately, the “DCUentrum” shines on. Our cover story this week details the exciting changes planned for Worcester’s biggest draw. But we also take a look back and fondly recall 30 years of rock, jocks, and other celebrities. I defy someone to read this story and not break out into a smile. It might be from your own Centrum memory or from the tales you didn’t know about. In a city that too often accentuates what doesn’t work, we need to celebrate the “DCUentrum.” It works. It puts Worcester on the map when college basketball fans in Indiana watch the NCAA tournament. It brings world-wide superstars down Major Taylor Boulevard. And it brings visitors who have a chance to discover some small slice of Worcester and want to return. This teenager from Nashua, N.H., missed the encore of that Van Halen show. But I caught one of those Boston shows when they played 137 in a row, and now I catch a Worcester encore every day. Read on. And share your memories with us on the comments tab online, on our Facebook page, or with an Elton John era letter that you mail. - Gareth Charter, Publisher
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test becomes the district’s next state rep. Worcester Mag has kept you up to speed on the goings on in the 15th Worcester Democratic campaign and we’re not stopping now. As you get ready to head to the polls, or maybe you’re already there and you just need a little primer, here is the lineup of candidates: more candidates on page 6
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AGE: 54 ADDRESS: 50 Ideal Rd. OCCUPATION: Vice president of community and external affairs, Autumn Village Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; at-large city councilor POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Two years, Worcester City Council; six years, Worcester School Committee ENDORSEMENTS: National Federation of Independent Businesses, Massachusetts Chapter THREE KEY ISSUES: Economic development, education, transportation
AGE: 52 ADDRESS: 6 King St. OCCUPATION: Apprentice Plumber POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Ran for Sheriff, City Council and State Senate ENDORSEMENTS: Maria’s Kitchen, Rock of Salvation Church THREE KEY ISSUES: Jobs, education,
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Fans fret over future of embattled Tornadoes STEVEN KING
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hristopher Motta sits in the last row of a section at the ballpark. His legs are bent at the knees, his feet pressed up against the empty seat in front of him. There is a ballgame going on, but Motta is the only one in his row. “I’ve been coming here all my life,� the 14-year-old Worcester boy says to a reporter who notices him sitting all by himself. “These guys are awesome. I love them all.� Motta has forged a close relationship with the players on Worcester’s Independent League baseball team, the Tornadoes — he even Tweets back and forth with pitcher Kevin Cooper. He has been coming to games “forever,� and this year started the first job of his young life working for the team as a “shagger.� He chases down the balls that go out of play — or at least the ones he can get to. He doesn’t get paid, but he does get to eat for free. “I don’t mind not getting paid,� says Motta. “I’d do this even if I wasn’t getting free food.� It is a Wednesday night, the last home game of the season for the Tornadoes, who are struggling in more ways than one. Not only has their season been a wash record-wise, their future is in serious doubt amidst the financial struggles of an owner fending off several lawsuits. How bad have things gotten? Players finished out their last few games at home wearing jerseys provided by the Can-Am League, with the nickname “Grays� across the front. They literally had their own shirts taken off their backs as part of a legal attachment last month. For this game, the Tornadoes take the field at Hanover Insurance Park at the
foot of College Hill to a crowd estimated at no more than 200. The sea of empty green seats is a striking sight as the final rays of the afternoon sun bounce off them. Team management is not talking to the press, nor are the players, who according to a spokesman are under direct orders to stay mum on any of the legal issues swirling about the Tornadoes. The owner, Todd Breighner, also is not at the ballpark — not a surprising development, since he has remained mostly out of sight save for a brief appearance before We ♼ Love it Here!
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AGE: 56 ADDRESS: 8 Ventura Rd. OCCUPATION: Assistant Director, Housing Authority Residents Services Department POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Second-term Worcester School Committee ENDORSEMENTS: NAGE Local 495, Massachusetts Teachers Association THREE KEY ISSUES: Education, public safety, local aid
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same legal attachment to recover money allegedly owed to one of the Tornadoes’ many vendors. General Manager Jorg Bassiacos is spied talking to another man, but at the sight of a newsman’s camera he stands up and walks off. While team employees may be on orders not to talk about the future, it is clearly on the minds of fans. Motta is not shy in his opinion. “To be honest, I’m pretty pissed off,” he says of the controversy surrounding his favorite team. He is holding out hope that the Tornadoes will return to the city next year. “I hope to God they are,” says Motta. “It’s been awesome to know these guys. They’re really awesome.” Ashland’s Ioannis Papayannopoulos is at the game with his son, 13-year-old Thanos. They have seats several rows up in the stands behind home plate. They are not diehard fans like Motta; for Ioannis, coming to the games is a chance to share time with his son. “We just come for the fun of it,” Ioannis says. He acknowledges the problems surrounding the team, saying he knows only what his barber, who is from Worcester, has told him. While he may not be a baseball junkie, Ioannis doesn’t want to see the Tornadoes fold and leave Worcester like so many other teams before
{ citydesk } them. “It would disappoint me,” he says. “I’d like to be able to come back next summer. I wish they would control their financial issues.” Sitting together in the right field stands, Rick Sachs and his adult sons, Adam Sachs and Todd Sachs, are munching on snacks before the game. They hit on a theme that has come up often when the subject of Worcester and sports is brought up: fan support. “Obviously,” says Rick Sachs, “they’ve got to put a product on the field that wins and you’re dealing with a city that doesn’t support sports. I have no idea why.” “They don’t support business in general,” Adam Sachs chimes in. Rick Sachs, who is being treated to the game as a Father’s Day gift, is sad to see a team that once played to near capacity on the verge of never again playing in Worcester. “I think it’s a shame that a city that is the second largest city in the state can’t support anything.” Worcester Mag has your ticket to complete coverage of this issue. For more on this developing story be sure to visit worcestermag.com/blogs/dailyworcesteria. Reach out to the writer at wbird@worcestermag.com or call Walter at 508-749-3166, ext. 243.
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TOOMEY’S NUMBER ONE FAN: Outside of her actual family, there may be no bigger Kate Toomey fan on Primary Day than local business owner Stephen Buchalter. Why is that you ask? If Toomey should win the primary and follow it up by defeating Republican Brian O’Malley in November to win the 15th District state representative’s seat, Buchalter would be in line to fill her seat on the city council floor. Buchalter was the next highest vote getter in the last local election, coming up fewer than 400 votes shy of winning a seat and finishing just behind Councilor Mike Germain. Because he is the next highest vote getter, Buchalter would assume Toomey’s seat should she leave. It would come down to a question of whether he’s still interested. “I would very much be interested,” the owner of Enterprise Cleaning tells Worcester Mag. “I am a giant supporter of Kate. I think she would make a good state rep.” It’s safe to say we know for whom Buchalter will be voting (after all, he contributed to Toomey’s campaign). Anyone paying attention knows who Buchalter is – if not as a prior council candidate or businessman, then as one of the first people to file suit against Worcester Tornadoes and Streamlined Sports Inc. owner Todd Breighner. It began a downward spiral for the city’s Can-Am independent baseball team that last week saw Breighner bounced from the league as an owner. Buchalter claimed the Tornadoes owed more than $7,000. That tab has since been paid. There were rumors that Buchalter may have been stirring up trouble to set himself up to buy the team. He hasn’t exactly shot those rumors down, but he does say it is an unlikely scenario. “I think some local business people should step up and buy the team,” says Buchalter. “I think that would be best. I’d be interesting in helping to look for owners, but I don’t think I’d be one of them.” He has no such hesitations about being a councilor and if Buchalter were to end up at City Hall, count on him to revive discussions of trolley service in Worcester. He would also want to talk with members of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium about engaging area college students and finding out what types of services and entertainment they would like to see downtown. Of course, all that is a bit preliminary because first Toomey has to beat back a tough slate of challengers in the primary. Buchalter will be among those wishing the hardest for a win.
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AND THE WINNER IS…: No matter who wins in the 15th Worcester on Primary Day, the biggest winner of all this election season may turn out to be one local business. CampaignsThatWin. com (CTW) raked in more than $4,500 from just three candidates alone. Kate Toomey, Dianna Biancheria and Mary Keefe each did business with the company run by former state Rep. Mark Carron and seasoned printing professional Don Shortman. The CTW provides campaign-related promotional material such as signs and bumper stickers. The biggest customer in the 15th Worcester District race was Keefe, who forked over $3,118.43 to CTW, according to her preprimary report. Next was Biancheria, who shelled out $1,073.14. Toomey spent an even $400. “We did okay,” Carron tells Worcester Mag, adding the company isn’t realizing any profits, yet. “I’m proud that people choose us. We’re about delivering the collateral and we’re local. Those who use us are supporting local business.” Of course, the question is begged: If the name of the company is CampaignsThatWin and three candidates in the same race used it … who’s the winner? “It’s just a name,” Carron says with a laugh. “Some people’s last name is Rich, but that doesn’t mean they are.” OOPS! DID I DO THAT? It happens during every election season, but it doesn’t make it any less embarrassing. Bill LeBeau, who is waging a spirited campaign to unseat longtime state Rep. John Binienda in Worcester’s 17th District, collected a total of $1,100 in donations from a single donor, according to his preprimary report with the Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF). The donor, Tamara Berthiaume of 2 Tracy Place, Leicester, made two separate donations to LeBeau: $100 on May 31 and $1,000 on Aug. 13. Under the law, the cap for political donations is $500. LeBeau did not return multiple phone calls seeking comment, but his opponent wasn’t holding the mistake against him. Binienda was willing to chalk it up to a rookie mistake. OCPF director of public information Jason Tait is not allowed under the law to say whether his office has received a complaint, but said if such a situation were to arise, the candidate would be directed either to return the excess money or hand it over to charity. “It happens every campaign cycle,” says Tait.
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glorious September! Too lovely a month for endings, despite what the calendar tells us. The aisles at Staples look like I-495 on a Friday afternoon; Target is filled with mothers and their children arguing over clothing (“You can buy it, but I swear I won’t wear it!”); and the Hampton Beach water temperature has finally risen to a point where swimmers only turn blue instead of purple. For teachers, the start of a new school year brings with it a chance to rekindle our desire to educate, the opportunity to reconnect with our coworkers, welcome new staff members – and read memos. Reams of ’em. This year, like every other year, Worcester teachers returned to school two days before students. Those two days were guaranteed to be perfect weather-wise, with cloudless skies and temps hovering in the high 80s. This fact I mention only to let you know that kids aren’t the only ones brought back to school kicking and screaming. At North High, we sat in our yearold auditorium, which so far has not been stained, gouged, carved or marred with graffiti, as far as I can tell. That’s no small claim, if you’ve ever sat in a school auditorium long enough to look around. Our principal, Matt Morse, had full use of our school’s impressive electronics, with PowerPoint presentations replacing what used to be a shout-out. There was a video from Superintendent Boone, but a glitch in it made her message difficult to decipher; I know she wasn’t really hiccupping throughout the filming, or she would’ve asked for a do-over. She did, however, look fetching in a buttercup-yellow suit. Other than that, we were able to sift through the endless sea of mandatory bulletins that we receive every year. We were once again reminded that we are mandated reporters bound by our contracts to report any suspected abuse or neglect. We also read, once again, that smokers have to go to the outskirts of Mongolia to light up, that sexual harassment of one another is no longer considered team-building and that we can’t drink on the job. Go figure. One memo came with stern words regarding bullying, how the Worcester schools will not tolerate it, and how we as teachers must be vigilant regarding any bullying we witness or that is brought to our attention. This is the memo that means more to me than any of the others, the one that I won’t simply slip into my files. I start my school year with a contract I call “Miss Harvey’s 7 & 7” – seven things kids promise to bring to class, and seven things they’ll leave behind. This contract requires the signatures of my students, their
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Gary Rosen’s diatribe against the Research Bureau for advocating that Worcester stop devoting $700,000 of its limited budget to supporting the Senior Center is as illinformed as it is ill-tempered. Rosen never responds to the bureau’s observation that the center’s services duplicate those already available at institutions like the YMCA, the Jewish Community Center and local churches. And he absurdly compares the 39,000 seniors for whom the Senior Center is “available” to the city’s 23,000 public-school students, when school attendance is mandatory for the latter, while only a tiny fraction of seniors ever use the former.
parent or guardian and me. Among the things they will bring to school is a desire to better themselves, while the list of “leave-outs” includes headphones and cell phones. Hurtful, foul or racist language is strictly forbidden. Now, this may sound like a no-brainer, but it’s not as obvious as you’d think. I make a big production over this: I hate bullying. It comes in so many forms and is done stealthily by the children savvy enough to hide their nastiness from adults. Since Socrates first pulled up a few rocks to form a classroom, kids have been belittling one another. As a child who was too uncoordinated for sports, too skinny to capture boys’ attention and too near-sighted to know if any of them were looking at me in the first place, I am particularly sensitive to the pain caused by bullying. And despite all the workshops educators attend, despite all the lessons we teach about the lasting effects of such behavior and the laws signed by politicians prohibiting physical and psychological intimidation, bullying still exists. While visiting Facebook last night, I read a plea from a mom regarding her daughter and how heartbroken she was over being ostracized by a clique. We exchanged ideas about how to best help her daughter through the rejection, how important it is to resist minimizing her heartache by simply dismissing the bullying girls as stupid. I could feel the mother’s anguish in her posts; how could these children not see how the smart, sweet and funny daughter she adores could be a wonderful addition to their group? “Tell her they haven’t yet evolved enough to appreciate her beauty and brains,” I typed. Tell her that some people overlook the penny on the sidewalk thinking it worthless, not realizing that the penny brings with it sweet things, and good luck. Tell her she is a shiny penny. Was it a coincidence that the other thread I followed was one about Mitt Romney’s college “prank?” A long debate materialized over the difference between what is a bully and what is a jokester. I find it inconceivable that some FBers are comfortable with the knowledge that a presidential candidate physically restrained a fellow student perceived as gay and cut off his ponytail. There are many reasons why Romney is a questionable choice to run this country, but to me, this display of sociopathic behavior is numero uno. It’s not easy to drive home the seriousness of bullying and its sometimes deadly ramifications, especially when you have potential leaders who consider it a “youthful prank” to commit a hate crime and terrorize a person seen as “different.” Maybe Mitt didn’t get the memo. As for Rosen’s dismissal of the Research Bureau’s reports, interested readers can go to its website to acquaint themselves with some of its many accomplishments. Suffice it to note here that the bureau’s CEO has received numerous awards for her work, including the Telegram & Gazette’s public-service award and an honorary doctorate from WPI. Meantime, Rosen is best known for distributing pocket combs in his desperate attempts to win re-election to the school committee and city council—thereby enhancing his public pension. It’s unfortunate that Rosen displays no more concern for Worcester’s fiscal health now than when he held those offices. DAV I D L. S CH A E F E R Worcester
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DCU CENTER CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF TALENT – AND PREPARES FOR A FACILITY-WIDE FACELIFT
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The center’s facelift will be eyecatching indeed: major upgrades during the recently announced phase two of a multiyear, multiphase renovation project include architectural changes to the exterior, added interior amenities, and upgrades to the building’s mechanical and electrical systems. “This next phase is key,” says Sandy Dunn, general manager of the DCU Center. “The renovations are going to balance the amenities that fans want with the capacity and the revenue that the building drives.” According to Michael V. O’Brien, city manager, the planned $17.5 million investment is critical to keeping the DCU Center’s status as one of the best venues of its size nationwide. “The Worcester region and the commonwealth as a whole will continue to benefit from the DCU Center as an “It was a big blur, the excitement was economic engine,” he says. unbelievable,” recounts Jim Moughan, Cyrus Mizrahi owns Viva Bene, an assistant general manager, who has been Italian restaurant behind the DCU Center with the arena since the start. It’s been at 144 Commercial Street, and he agrees known as the DCU Center for the past with the need for the arena in downtown eight years since the credit union bought Worcester. the naming rights. “Years ago, the . “Everybody reason we chose talked about it The first person to have officially this location was for so long. Even sung at the DCU Center was not because of the now, people still Ol’ Blue Eyes, but vocalist and DCU events. The come up and tell Auburn resident Jane Morin, who DCU is the center me ‘I was there at opened the inaugural show with of attraction,” he opening night.’” the national anthem. offers. Today, the When a big City of Worcester show hits the area, is jazzing up Viva Bene reaps the benefits, but Mizrahi the DCU Center to the tune of a $17.5 has seen the number of top-flight concerts million facelift that is aimed to catapult decline over the years. “The customer the Arena and Convention Center into a traffic, eight to 10 years ago, was much new era of entertainment capability. And higher, especially with the Democratic they’re doing it their way, one proactive Convention about seven years ago,” he yet prudent phase at a time. Ol’ Blue Eyes says. “That brought a lot of business. In would approve. Trish Reske
On September 2, 1982, Frank Sinatra crooned, “I did it my way” to a packed audience at the Centrum’s inaugural concert. Thirty years later, Worcester’s arena continues to defy the odds and is poised to celebrate its anniversary with a multi-million dollar renovation.
the past two to three years, not as much.” façade complementing Combined revenues from both the the aesthetically pleasing Arena and the Convention Center have Convention Center, which been healthy; in fact, the facility has was completed 15 been in the black for operating income for the past 30 years. years ago and “That’s a huge feat in this has been industry,” Dunn says. described as an The DCU Center is The only “architectural owned by the City gem.” of Worcester and show to have The exterior plaza managed by SMG, a performed every will be redesigned private management and landscaped in a company for year for the past 30 promenade style on public-assembly years: The Harlem the corner of Foster facilities nationwide. Street and Major Renovations will Globetrotters Taylor Boulevard. commence on Coming up that new November 1, 2012, with promenade, patrons will the major improvements be met by the new façade of slated for May 1 through the arena and will enter the newly September 30, 2013, to minimize designed box office. impact on the facilities’ events, including “The promenade is going to be open to the Worcester Sharks AHL 38-game season the street,” says Dunn. “It will draw people and playoffs. from one corner to the next corner.” The exterior redesign is aimed to complement the CitySquare project currently under construction. The exterior changes to the DCU Center, specifically Patrons won’t have to the arena, will unite these major structures look far to see planned into a single aesthetic experience for the improvements to the public. renovated DCU Center. The “The promenade and the new façade of current box office, which is the arena will be looking at CitySquare, situated inside the building while CitySquare will be looking back,” says Amy Peterson, director of marketing at the corner of Foster for the DCU Center. Street and Major Taylor It’s a deliberate gelling of the buildings Boulevard, will become by the city to make the area pedestrianfriendly. “It’s all about reconnecting ticketed space. Patrons the downtown area—bringing people walking toward the DCU downtown, keeping people downtown—
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Frank Sinatra performed five times at the DCU Center.
For 30 years the Centrum/DCU Center has been drawing the famous and the fanatical to Worcester. Frank Sinatra, left, opened the arena on Sept. 2, 1982. The Beastie Boys show had the highest attendance in DCU history in 1983, center. Denis Leary and Sen. John Kerry, right, skated for the Worcester 6 firefighter fund. SEPTEMBER 6,2012 • WORCESTERMAG.COM
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planned as well to keep the facility operating smoothly. Improvements will be made to mechanical, electrical, fire protection and security systems. An emergency generator will be added, as well as a new chiller plant.
changing in 1997, when the city opened the attached Convention Center to accommodate demand for convention space for Massachusetts’ second largest city. The complex, with more than 100,000 square feet of exhibit space, has become home for numerous conventions, shows,
FROM AGING TO ICE AGE The recently announced Top: A historic look at the DCU Center. Bottom: City Manager Michael O’Brien, left, and DCU Center General Manager Sandy Dun with Neil Diamond. It’s not only the number of restrooms– it’s the type. Urinals will be phased out completely, and replaced by water closets, so that restroom traffic can be adjusted
according to the demographic needs of events. A nearly 50 percent increase in water-closet capacity will improve fan-especially female fan—experience. Behind-the-scene renovations are
facelift is really no secret. In fact, the $17.5 million upgrade is the second phase in a continuing effort to revamp and improve the facility for event goers — from Worcester Sharks Hockey fans to Carrie Underwood country music lovers. The face of the DCU Center began
The facility has changed its name four times – not two – from “Centrum,� to “Centrum in Worcester,� to “Worcester’s Centrum Centre,� to “DCU Center� in 2004.
conferences and functions over the years. It also freed up the arena for weekend events —namely the AHL Worcester Sharks, who have made the DCU Center their home. “Far and away, The Worcester Sharks are a partner in everything we do,� says
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Dunn. “Their success is absolutely our success.” The popularity and predominance of the Worcester Sharks spurred the bulk of the first phase of renovations to the DCU Center in 2009. That year, the city began the multiyear capital improvement project. The initial phase, completed in The 20 millionth person to attend an event at the DCU Center was for “Dora the Explorer” in May 2006.
the summer of 2009, added redundant power to the facility, replaced Convention Center carpet, and — most important to the AHL Worcester Sharks and devoted hockey fans —the ice hockey floor and supporting systems. While these improvements were a big score for hockey fans, most were not apparent to non-hockey goers. Phase two, however, will be a whole different game. “This next phase of this multiyear capital improvement project is an important one as it will incorporate improved fan and client amenities,” says Dunn. “Our patrons and customers are the spirit of our industry; keeping them happy and returning ensures that the DCU Center remains competitive and sought after by advertisers, promoters and fans.”
FROM CENTRUM TO DCU CENTER: A 30-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE Back in 1982, when Sinatra made his mark on the City of Worcester, there were not many venues like the then-named Centrum around the country. There also weren’t boomertargeted boat, home and garden shows, or Gen Y Wiggles and Dora the Explorer. “The industry has changed dramatically,” says Dunn. “In the 80s, performers would come in and do multiple shows. People would drive from all
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Circus for all but four seasons over the over New England to see those shows. last 30 years. The Centrum was known by everybody “People have always known about the throughout New England, because that’s Centrum. We were putting through an where the performers were.” unbelievably large amount of events in Those performers included an A-list of those days,” rock legends like says Dunn. Ted Nugent, Bruce Mizrahi says Springsteen, Neil The first true performance at the one of the Diamond, Billy Centrum was the Massachusetts best nights at Joel, The Cars Symphony Orchestra on his restaurant and Aerosmith, September 1, 1982. Attendees were was when to name a few. invited for free to listen, and try Andrea Bocelli But it didn’t stop out the new restrooms for what the performed in with the rockers. industry calls “The Royal Flush.” 2000. That Major sports concert became events included the highest professional grossing single event in the history of boxing, Wrestlemania and NCAA Men’s the DCU arena (Frank Sinatra’s opening Basketball in the 80s. The DCU Center show in 1992 ranks second). Mizrahi has also been the Big Top home for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey continued on page 14
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recalls business as booming that night. In addition, he has had the opportunity to host superstar celebrities such as Matt Damon and Celine Dion and “a number of other entertainers.” America has done a lot of growing up over the last 30 years, and with it, the type of entertainment it wants, and the venues it needs. “Baby boomers were driving the 80s market,” says Dunn. “As that age group has become a little grayer, they want to come inside. They want the fan amenities. And their interests have changed. So our industry has changed with them.” Hence, this is why this second phase of the DCU Center renovation will include four new event suites, new and upgraded restrooms, event bar, and an added indoor/outdoor retail area for event-goers. The key, according to Dunn, though, is to balance amenities with capacity. With a 14,500 seating capacity, the DCU Center is a mid-market Boston area venue – the sweet spot in between
the 19,000-plus seats of TD Garden in Boston and the smaller 7,800 seats in the Tsongas Arena in Lowell. That sweet spot can be appealing for a variety of acts wanting to perform in the New England market – one of the most active live entertainment markets in the country. For acts that need a smaller, more intimate space, the arena employs a curtaining system, which effectively The #1 trending way fans are connecting with the DCU Center and its events is through social media outlets Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
turns the nearly 15,000-seat venue into a 6,000-seat venue. On the flip side, entertainers who draw a larger-thanpredicted audience can book more tickets and ask the DCU Center to “raise the curtains.” “In five minutes, we can provide
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DCU CENTER BY THE NUMBERS Total gross revenue to date: $337.5 million Highest grossing single event: Andrea Bocelli, April 2000, $1.88 million Number of people who have attended an arena event over the past 30 years: more than 20 million Number of women’s room stalls: 56; proposed: 103 Highest attendance at a single event: Beastie Boys, 1998, 15,400 Highest grossing single sporting event: Middleweight Wrestlers Marvin Hagler vs. Tony Sibson, 1983, $600K Highest grossing multiple concert: Madonna (4 shows), $6.440 million, 2009 Fastest sellout: American Idol Live, 2006, 2 minutes Number of Olympic-level events held at the DCU center: 6 Number of times the Celtics played at the DCU Center: 12
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thousands of more seats than a smaller venue,” says Dunn. This flexible sweet spot is critical to keeping the DCU Center competitive in an ever-expanding market. When it first opened in 1982, there were six venues in
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the New England area, according to Dunn. Today, there are twelve. And that doesn’t include Fenway Park or Gillette Stadium, which can accommodate mega fans for hot performances. Another aspect of the DCU Center that appeals to Baby Boomers is its location and relative ease of the destination. This plays into the types of show that it attracts – shows like American Idol Live, Dancing with the Stars, and the worldfamous Wiggles (the then-unknown opening act for Barney at the DCU Center in December 2003.) “Boston can be intimidating and expensive for some people, whereas Worcester is a safe, smaller, accessible city,” says Dunn. “It’s convenient, easy to get around, easy to negotiate and valuepriced. So if you’re bringing a family of
four to American Idol or Monster Trucks, all that’s going to make a difference.”
LIFE-LONG FANS Many fans have literally grown up with the DCU Center, from Springsteen first-dates or Phish fests when they were younger to circus shows and Sharks games with their kids. And they keep coming back. continued on page 16
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{ coverstory } shared history with the DCU Center– there’s “I have tickets to see Barry Manilow,” a shared desire to see confesses Westborough resident Gary people continue to Kelley. “And I took my kids [now in their walk through its doors, 20s] for Monster Trucks and Boston Pops. whether with friends, We also love the Worcester Sharks,” he business partners or kids in tow. recalls. Like the baby boomers, the Stories like Kelly’s are common – DCU Center has become a little gray over memorable events threading through the years, according to Dunn. “We had the individual lifecycle, circling back to become kind of the ‘old lady’ of all these the DCU Center. Many of these stories venues. We were feeling pretty tired. It’s are now shared through DCU Center’s time to change that.” social media sites — primarily Facebook (facebook.com/smg.dcucenter) and Twitter (@DCUCenter). Tech-savvy event-goers now can ask questions about seats, post a photo via Instagram, or tweet their status at an event. The DCU Center plans to keep fans engaged in the renovation via social media as well, posting updates and This most recent renovation listening to feedback. is not the end of planned “We’ve embraced social media,” says future improvements. The Peterson. “We’re now on Instagram City of Worcester has sharing photos that fans might not otherwise have a long-term access to seeing. If plan to keep that’s the medium improving the 2003: Cher plays and that our fans are sells out Worcester on her DCU Center to going to use, then Farewell Tour – two months keep it relevant that’s the medium later she returns and that we are going and profitable repeats the performance to use.” for years to There’s not only a come.
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How does it feel to get what you want? Matt Robert
A significant contingent of Worcester’s rock scene has a strong and unabashed attachment to pop. I mean white pop rock. One of the area’s greatest proponents was the late, legendary Scott Ricciuti, who embraced a lot of things, but whose music always kept its foot in the good old hook-laden pop gem.
Hey Now, Morris Fader, comprised originally of drummer Alex Sacco and keyboardist Brooks Milgate, stormed this scene late last decade, playing an ironic, bombastic pop that bore inevitable comparisons to early Ben Folds Five (in no small part due to Brook’s piano chops, though the band cites the band as an influence, too). HNMF was immediately embraced by the scene, and won best new pop act in Worcester Magazine’s 2009 Reader’s Poll. Hey Now, Morris Fader 2012 – Brooks Milgate (keyboard), Alex Sacco (drums), and Justin “Pez” Day (bass) – has a new CD, Good Times Ne’er Forgot, and will celebrate with a party at Ralph’s on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m., featuring Boston band Lights Out; local power pop icons Thinner; Jon Short, Duncan Arsenault, and Jeff Burch electric blues trio, Big-Eyed Rabbit; and New Pilot. “Basically [it’s] just a big party, and we hope everybody comes out,” says Brooks of the event. “Our objective is just a party celebration, so you can expect a good time.” A good time is what the record provides, though the process wasn’t always easy. “We started making this record about a year and a half ago,” says Brooks, of Good Times Ne’er Forgot, which was tracked at a number of studios, including Wooly Mammoth, New Alliance, Hi-n-Dry, and Tremolo Lounge, and, according to their website, mastered three times. The album, he says, evolved out of “a bunch of songs that we just started writing in practice” as a collaborative
method, though, sometimes, he or Alex would “bring in a completed song.” More often, though, Brooks says, “I’ve got a verse and a chorus and I show it to those guys and we kind of piece it together, and there’s probably one or two that were completely written in the studio.” “The second to last song on the record,” he relates, laughing, “we legitimately didn’t even have finished. We had the time booked at the studio, but we finished it right before we recorded it, which was pretty exciting.” Time and money both influenced the making of the record. “Over the next year or so we just kind of – as we had the money to do it, we would try to add a little bit more.” As recording progressed and the band moved from studio to studio and engineer to engineer, a vision began to emerge. They liked the songs and the progress, and “started hearing horn parts and string parts,” Brooks says, and the band “felt like [they] needed to make a bigger production of the record.” Additionally, HNMF wrestled with a philosophical debate familiar to any musician or music fan. “Our last record,” he says, “we were very in the mindset, ‘We don’t want to record anything we can’t do live.’ But the record, we felt, this time around, needed to be something a little more special.” Now that the recording is done, the packaging has been designed, and the CDs have been duplicated, Brooks is enjoying the result and looks back with fondness.
“We just got our CDs in the other day. I’ve never done a record that was that big of a production,” he says. “It’s a great feeling when you hear it back and it’s that huge.” The band has high ambitions for the record and has hired Powderfinger
“We’re not really expecting anything,” he laughs. “We’re hoping it helps us get the word out, but we’re not really hoping to become millionaires.”
Promotions in Framingham to manage them. “We’re doing two campaigns,” Brooks says. “The first is just to get it reviewed in different magazines and blogs, and after we release the record, next month we’re going to do a six-week [campaign] targeting college radio, and see if anything sticks to the wall.”
Check out Hey Now, Morris Fader at Ralph’s on September 8th, on Facebook or Myspace, and at heynowmorrisfader. bandzoogle.com. Pick up Good Times Ne’er Forgot at Bandcamp.com.
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On Saturday, Sept. 8, Worcester will celebrate the historic waterway that runs beneath the city’s most vigorously developing neighborhood with the seventh annual Canalfest. This year, Canalfest takes center stage in Kelley Square and promises to bring with it everything that makes it one of Worcester’s most anticipated annual street festivals.
Since the renovation of Union station and its reopening in 2000, The Canal District has seen a resurgence of activity and community improvements. One such undertaking is the proposed Blackstone Valley Replication Project, which would recreate a portion of the canal to add a centerpiece to the already flourishing
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In the early 1800s, the Blackstone Canal was a thriving waterway that connected Worcester to the sea by way of Providence, R.I. Even though much of the canal was concealed during the 1890s, the waterway still exists beneath Harding Street and has served as the central location of the festival in past years. Today, this neighborhood is fondly referred to as The Canal District and is home to many types of businesses including but not limited to restaurants, bars, retail stores, and additionally, is now able to offer new residential options.
neighborhood as proposed by the Canal District Alliance. “The idea is simple,” explains Bob Largess, owner of the Hotel Vernon and member of the Canal District Alliance. “We will recreate Lock 48, just out of Kelley Square, and we will rewater Harding Street; it’s the concept of recreating it and stimulating something creative and different, to show Worcester continued on page 19
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and beyond including Lionize, from Washington, D.C., who headlines the main stage at Open Road as part of their four-month east coast tour. The green-minded organizers of Open Road are matching all electricity used by bands and vendors
MAIN STAGE 11:15-11:45 a.m. New Pilot 12-12:30 p.m. Nemes 12:45-1:15 p.m. Jazz Trane 1:30-2 p.m. The Jauntee 2:15-2:45 p.m. Ross Livermore Band 3-3:30 p.m. The Great Whiskey Rebellion 3:45-4:15 p.m. Orange Television 4:30-5 p.m. William Thompson Funk Experiment 5:20-6:20 p.m. Sophistafunk 6:50-7:50 Lionize SIDE STAGE 11-11:15 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.-12 p.m. Seth Newton 12:30-12:45 p.m. and 1:15-1:30 p.m. Marc Pinansky 2-2:15 p.m. and 2:45-3 p.m. Cara Brindisi 3:30-3:45 and 4:15-4:30 p.m. Iza Jane CANALFEST continued from previous page
what happens when water is introduced to an old neighborhood.” In the meantime, the Canal District Alliance began discussing the possibility of celebrating the canal with a festival. “The idea was to keep the idea of the canal alive, but also promote the idea that there could be life on the street in Worcester,” explains Allen Fletcher, member of the Canal District Alliance. Canalfest offers a little bit of something for the entire family. Street performers entertain festivalgoers throughout the day, while children can participate in age-appropriate arts-and-crafts projects, and the whole family can take a journey out through the district on a horse-and-wagon ride, where you’ll learn much about the neighborhood’s history while traveling the streets surrounding the Kelley Square festival site. The main attraction, as in years past, will be the 75-foot long segment of the canal that is recreated and filled with more than 4,500 gallons of water. Kayak rides will also be offered along the canal reformation. The Hanover Insurance Company, who is an active promoter of the Worcester community, will be one of the
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A few of the many participating vendors: Acoustic Java Clark Thrift Store Olé Mexican Taqueria SJC Custom Drums Trunk & Disorderly consignment shop VegWorcester YaMON Jamacian Jerk Hut Check out Open Road Festival on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. at Institute Park, off of Salisbury Street, Worcester. Purchase tickets online for $10 or pay with cash or credit at the gate on the day of the event for $15. Those who show their WOO Card at the gate receive $5 off. STEVEN KING
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participating sponsors this year. “The Hanover proudly supports Canalfest, sharing the commitment of the Canal District Alliance to this vibrant Worcester neighborhood,” says Jennifer Luisa, assistant vice president of community relations. “The Canal District represents the exciting vitality that characterizes the City of Worcester, and we are pleased to take part in this cultural event.” On hand throughout the day at various booths and tables will be The Ecotarium, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Historical Museum, Worcester Cultural Coalition, Worcester Earn-A-Bike and VegWorcester. Ziti’s Italian Trattoria on Harding Street will provide outdoor seating and some of the restaurants that you can expect to see serving up food that day will include Gumbo, Bocado Tapas, and Wings Over Worcester, among many other local favorites. The Canal District’s strides to become a destination within Worcester have become more successful each year, and Canalfest helps to achieve this. This rain-or-shine festival is free to the public and parking is available for one dollar at the Union Station parking garage. For more information, visit blackstonecanalfest.org. SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 • WORCESTERMAG.COM
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The idea of a nerdcore show might arouse in you similar feelings to the announcement of Comic-Con coming around, the release of “Big Bang Theory� to Blu-Ray, or a Steam Punk gathering at the local parking lot. It might conjure images of Weird Al Yankovic’s rap parody “White and Nerdy,� or pseudo-rap being emceed by insecure, Sheldon Cooper types.
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together some of the top names in nerdcore from around the country (and beyond) for a first-rate show – though, yes, one featuring a peculiar (and maybe geeky) strain of rap. The self-deprecating sobriquet attached to the music these guys perform is geeky the way The Beastie Boys made hip-hop geeky or the way Talking Heads made punk geeky. That is, it is smart, it is hip, it is tense and intense. Mostly, however, it is rap that replaces the stuff of inner-city grit, poverty and gang life with middle-class concerns and traditional break-beat material with less typical sounds— hoedown fiddles, for example, and dialogue snippets from the TV series Firefly. Its edge stems from its lack of commercial viability, its rejection of vapid, club-type mainstream rap. Because it throws open the parameters of acceptable topics and sounds, and because its
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of cool, a person who openly expresses an ardent interest in things without affectation? These artists tend not to posture in apathy like their rap counterparts. Adam Warrock, for instance, whose self-produced raps have been critically acclaimed by major publications across the globe, and who has performed at the SxSW Festival, in Austin, Texas, loves comic books and the NBC series “Parks and Recreation.� And that’s what he raps about. The attorney turned independent artist has a fun and upbeat EP devoted to the show, built on beats from current artists, like John Legend and Lil’ Wayne. Does this sound nerdy? Okay, so it is a little nerdy. Mikal KHill’s website, for example, opens as a fully operational Windows 95 desktop, with the content available in folders and Notepad windows, which offer a deep look into KHill’s mind via endless deep dispatches on the world around him, as well as up-to-the-minute news, and a
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string of sound clips. And geeky though it may be, it’s not the polite stuff of a grade-school brown-noser. KHill’s raps are profanity laced and edgy, and though he makes no bones about his nerdiness (his Facebook page cites him, first, as a rapper, and, second, as a Nintendo player), I suspect his physics teacher would blush at a few of these tunes. One tune, based on colleague Jesse Dangerously’s “Aww Shucks,” called “Awwwwwwwww Fuck,” takes a ’60s cop-show soundtrack (think Austin Powers) and delivers a slick, angry rap akin to late ’80s Digital Underground. The community between these guys is one of the most compelling aspects of their scene. They routinely reuse the material
of their friends and build new tunes by deconstructing the beats and altering the themes. Jesse Dangerously’s beat, “Pauly Shore,” for instance, takes Tribe One and Adam Warrock’s “Battle (Finale)” and turns it into a speed-rap lambasting of the MTV star, with scatological references that hit faster than your brain can grasp them. The star-studded bill hits about 30 cities throughout the Midwest, New England, and down the east coast, and the local stop includes area artists Shane Hall and Danny Fantom, both who have made their mark on local music. No Friends Tour on Thursday Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at That’s Entertainment, 244 Park Ave., Worcester.
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n “Sounds the Same,” from their new independent release, Good Times Ne’er Forgot, Hey Now, Morris Fader asks if the muse is gone away for good. This dire existential dilemma hits like a mid-life crisis, signaling the maturing of the group and its members. Good Times Ne’er Forgot is the result of growing up, facing life’s growing complications, and, sonically, it stems from recent outside musical pursuits of the band members. Brooks, for example, has become a mainstay on the local scene, providing his virtuoso chops to a variety of lineups based out of Green Street’s Dive Bar, and Pez plays with uber-pop locals, The Luxury. The good news is, as this record testifies, the muse isn’t gone, at least not for this band. The record teems with ideas steeped in pop, with Brooks Milgate’s piano playing - as the lead instrument - defining the band’s sound, while his potent arsenal of blues and jazz chops have infused HNMF’s music with some historic presence, and elevated its appeal much the way superlative playing elevates the pop of Ben Folds or Phish. The new tunes present the usual topics –social and relationship critiques – but often from less obvious vantage points, and with subtle suggestions of broader meanings. “Sounds the Same” finds the singer questioning his own creative sense (“Is anybody with me in thinking that the muse is gone away for good? It all sounds the same”) while seeming to call the state of all current music into question. Similarly, hidden beneath the bright, up-tempo, RnB/jazz-style piano hammering and blaring trumpet of “Not for You Anymore,” the band delivers the artist’s manifesto to create for the self rather than pandering to audiences. (“It’s not for you anymore, and it never will be again. “I won’t write your song and I won’t sing along.”). Or, perhaps it’s all just directed at a former lover. Most of the songs presented on Good Times Ne’er Forgot are pop, and move in unpredictable ways that are hard to pin to one genre or another. Some, though, incorporate well used tropes to positive effect, like “Suits,” a condemnation of phonies (“A crooked smile, insincere and smug, you’ve got all new scams to pull”) with its Ray Charles-like Rhodes riff and bluesy right-hand trills (as well as a great Rhodes solo and a barrelhouse piano bridge); and “Two Weeks Notice,” a five-minute soul/blues revue that would be right at home on Joe Cocker’s Leon Russell-led Mad Dogs and Englishmen, borrowing chord changes from Ray Charles hits, like “A Song for You” and “Let’s Go Get Stoned.” The tune is big and bluesy, with tasteful lead guitar and a scorching solo courtesy of Troy Gonyea (The Howl, Booker T. and the MG’s), who also delivers some sweet slide guitar work ala Derek Trucks on the opening track, “The Blues and Alcohol.” The work hangs together and makes good use of musical friendships developed by the band members. In addition to Troy Gonyea’s fine guitar work throughout the record, track four (“Gone for Good”) features strings by Boston guitar ace Ian Kennedy (Reverse, Groovasaurus), and track five (“Cop Show”) features Dana Colley (Morphine, Twinemen, Hi-n-Dry studios) on saxophone. Overall, the record stays true to the band’s belief in having a good time. So, while the themes can be bleak, critical, and sometimes anxious, the mood is carried by the arrangements and production, which are driving, up-tempo, and slick, making the overriding vibe light and fun.
Announcing the Inauguration of Barry M. Maloney As Eleventh President of Worcester State University
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Barry M. Maloney will be sworn in as president Friday, September 21, 2012. Worcester State University is proud to welcome the public to a series of forums and lectures which precede the inauguration ceremony. Two examples are below; for a full schedule, please visit www.worcester.edu/inauguration.
PRESIDENTIAL LECTURE Brian Skerry ’84 National Geographic Underwater Photojournalist “Ocean Soul” 4 p.m., Thursday, September 20 Helen G. Shaughnessy Administration Building – Fuller Theater
OPENING LECTURE Mattias Waschek Director, Worcester Art Museum “The University and the Museum: A Dynamic Relationship” 2 p.m., Wednesday, September 19 Ghosh Science and Technology Center – Multi Media Auditorium Building on the strong ties with local colleges and universities, Mattias Waschek plans to make the museum an urban player in Worcester, strengthening an already existing culture of creativity, innovation, and cohesion.
Brian Skerry ’84 is a world-renowned photojournalist for National Geographic, covering marine wildlife and underwater environments, whose award-winning images have also been featured in countless publications worldwide. With Ocean Soul, he provides a gripping portrait of the ocean as a place of beauty and mystery, a place in trouble, and ultimately, a place of hope that will rebound with the proper attention and care.
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The faded Pepsi sign sticking out from the rooftop is a signal that you’ve found Jake’s Diner at 235 West Boylston St. in West Boylston. The other sure sign is a parking lot that is, more often than not, full. There’s a good reason for that: The prices here aren’t just reasonable — they are tailormade for recession-recovering folks that want good food, but don’t want to mortgage their house to get it. My friend and I chose to visit late on a recent Thursday morning, with visions of mixing a bit of breakfast with an early lunch. The diner does not serve dinner. There are 14 booths and several stools
for bar seating. Save for the corner booths, you have a bird’s eye view of the kitchen, which produces its orders in quick fashion. A portable stereo sits on a table against the back wall, but conversation is really the only noise a good diner needs and as more people arrived for lunch, the din reached a comfortable level. Décor is old-fashioned and leans toward sports. Our booth was directly under a 2004 Red Sox World Championship banner. We were immediately greeted by a waitress who took our simple drink order of two diet Cokes. As you might expect, the menu is traditional diner fare — no big surprises, but an ample sampling of the regular choices. On the breakfast side, omelets are well represented in the typical variety — veggie, western, ham and cheese and the like. There are a number of eggbased dishes, pancakes and breakfast sandwiches. For lunch, sandwiches rule the day — from corned beef and BLTs to hamburgers and hot dogs — they are front and center. But Jake’s also offers pasta dishes and, its priciest option, an opensteak dinner ($7.50). My companion kept it simple: a Reuben and chips ($5.75). You can go one of two
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ways when ordering a Reuben at a diner — really good and really, really bad. My companion proudly put his in the former category. Fearing it might be dry, he was happy to get a sandwich that, while cooked well, trapped in the moisture. The sauce dripped off the sandwich and did what it was supposed to — make you want to keep taking another bite. I wanted to try both breakfast and lunch, so I started with a ham and cheese omelet with home fries and a side of wheat toast ($5.25). For lunch I figured why not go with what a diner should do best for lunch — a hamburger. I settled on a cheeseburger with onion rings ($4.50). Wanting a vegetable with my meal, I also ordered a side salad. The clear winner in the battle between breakfast and lunch on this day was breakfast. The omelet oozed melted cheese and diced ham was plentiful in each bite. The eggs were browned, not burned, and when I was done and turned my attention to lunch, my enthusiasm dimmed a bit.
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This month Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern kicks off its fall madness with weekday deals. If the New England Patriot’s win a Sunday game, kids eat free (one adult per child and up to four children per party) on Monday. Also on Mondays, 4 p.m.-close, are $5 appetizers, $6 large cheese pizzas, $10 pitchers of 7Hills beer along with other drink specials. Tuesdays, order any two dinner entrées for $14.99 or more and receive $10 off the bill. Wednesdays, an all-you-can-eat dinner buffet from 5-8 p.m. is offered for $13.99 followed by Stump Trivia Nite with Kevin Barbare from 8-10 p.m. And on Fridays, an all-you-caneat lunch buffet from 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. is offered for $9.99. epeppercorns.com
The Edge diner at 51 Hartford Turnpike (Rt.20) in Shrewsbury now offers its very own homemade root beer — as a simple delicious drink or with ice cream as a root beer float. It took brothers Chris and Dave Kupstas 43 attempts before they came up with what’s now offered — Olde No.43. Currently 13 restaurants offer Olde No.43 including Smokestack Urban Barbecue and The Ugly Sub in Worcester, and Bentley Pub, Chuck’s Steakhouse and Crystal Caves in Auburn. Visit The Edge to try the locally made drink where it’s poured out of an old-fashioned oak whiskey barrel into a frosty mug.
Jose Murphy’s on Water Street in Worcester has begun an extensive interior renovation that will feature exposing the area’s wood floors and walls. The Canal District restaurant remains open during the first phase. Val’s Restaurant at 75 Reservoir St. in Holden recently got the okay from Holden town officials to begin construction on a 3,800-square-foot expansion, which will include a 200-seat function room.
Pedroncelli Winery makes a special visit to Julio’s Liquors for a wine tasting and bottle signing on Thursday, Sept. 6, from 7-8:30 p.m. Vice president of marketing for the winery, Julie Pedroncelli St. John, will be at the free event. Julio’s Liquors in the Metro Station, 140 Turnpike Rd. (Rt. 9 East), Westborough. juliosliquors.com
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The show, part of B-boy/Hip Hop. 18+ $2. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. London the nationwide Firepower Records Tour, brings a DJ performance booth Billiards / Club Oasis, 70 James St. 508-799-7655 or with real-time 3D mapping that’s said to “push the evolution of custom facebook.com/Foundationz. Jim Devlin. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 visuals and mind-altering effects.” The combination of music and visuals Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. will create a loose narrative with the theme of space, optical art, machines, Latin Heat Thursdays @ Bocados Tapas robots and firepower. Tickets $22.50 in advance, $25 day of show. Bar. 9-11:30 p.m. Bocado Tapas Wine Bar, 82 Winter massconcerts.com. St. 508-797-1011. Thirsty Thursday ALL Request DJ. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Days End Tavern, Main Level, 287 Main Bass Nation New England NV Concepts & MASS EDMC St., Oxford. 508-987-1006 or daysendtavern.com. Present The Firepower Tour DATSIK. Delta Heavy / Bare Dan Burke. No Cover. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, Noize / AFK Tickets $22 adv., $25 day. 7-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Main St. 508-797-9696. FoundationZ Thursdays. Resident Crew: Top Rock United KARAOKE. Karaoke, Dance Music, and Music Videos on our new featuring Dubstep / Drum & Bass in the back room and Hiphop / Hi-Def Projection TV. DJ Mark plays your favorites from his huge Dancehall / Breaks / NewJack in the front 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 collection. Free. 7-11 p.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Water St. 508-756-2100. Millbury St. 508-754-3516. TWISTED THURSDAYS WITH DJ WHITEBOI. Stop on down Mike Tarara. 7-11 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North and enjoy the evening listening to your favorite music from the by gone Grafton. 508-839-6106. days...great sounds to heard by all...DJ Whiteboi spins your favorite Ricky Duran. 7-10 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755tunes... TWISTED Thursdays are here at Club Remix in Worcester... 0879. Watch for “So You Think You Can Drag” contests to be held every other Stephen Beckwith. With an authentically rustic voice, Steve Thursday SOOOON 10-11:59 p.m. Mixers Cocktail Lounge, 105 Water Beckwith is a live revitalization of good Ol’ American Roots music. An St. 508-756-2227 or remixworcester.com. impressive mix of folk, rick, country and Americana. No Cover Charge. Donations Welcome. 7-8 p.m. Coffeelands World Gifts Espresso Cafe, 50 High St., Clinton. 978-733-4277 or worldgiftscafe.org. Tower Hill Botanic Garden rounds out its Summer Summer Music Series--Jon Hendricks. 7-9 Concert Series with a cabaret-style show with Jan Peters on p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Friday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m. Peters draws her music from Northborough. 508-842-8420. Broadway, standard songs and promising new songwriters. Her album Night Train (Roots/Blues, LIVE MUSIC). No “Somebody Come and Play” was reviewed by the Boston Herald as “an Cover. 7:15-9:45 p.m. The Mill at 185 West Boylston excellent debut.” Tickets are $22 per person, $20 members, and $16 Street, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. themill185. students. A cash bar and light snacks available for purchase. 11 French com. Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, towerhillbg.org. Dan Kirouac & Dorette Weld. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Black & White Grille & Pizzeria, 206 North Spencer Road, Spencer. 508-885-5018. blackandwhitegrille.com Irish Music Session. Each week, a traditional Irish >Friday 7 music session is held at Mulligan’s Taverne. The public are welcome Brett Brumby. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. to join in music, song, and camaraderie. No cover charge, all ages Out to Lunch Summer Concert Series. September 7th - Dale and talent levels welcome. Listeners welcome, too! No Charge. LePage and the Manhattans (swing with soul) Free and open to the 7:30-10 p.m. Mulligans Taverne-on-the-Green, 121 West Main St., public. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Worcester City Hall Common, Front St. 508Westborough. 508-344-4932 or westboroughsession.com. 799-1400, ext. 244 or worcestermass.org/arts-culture-entertainment/ Audio Wasabi with host Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. arts-culture/out-to-lunch-concerts-on-the-common. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Open Mic Night. Every Friday night we have an open mic hosted Night Train. 8-11 p.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West by Patrick McCarthy. Come in and show us your talents or enjoy great Boylston. Vultures,Back And Forth,House Arrest,Neighbors,My Soul My Surrender. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or facebook.com/events/420092834694279. HELP! Beatles Tribute Band in concert. Free concert. Bring a lawn chair. Food and refreshments available. 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performances by local artists! Our menu features craft beer and wine as well as great food options sure to please :). No Cost. 6:30-9:30 p.m. NU Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com. DJ Roberta. 7-11 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Fiddle Jam Drop In . All fiddlers/violinists are welcome to join alongside other fiddlers and play your favorite fiddle tunes. Join Pakachoag faculty member (strings; Suzuki Program Coordinator) Amy Matherly and husband Chris as they lead a fiddle fest jam session. Please email Amy to sign up. $10 at door. 7-8 p.m. Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, Education Wing, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. 508-791-8159.
John Polce. Free. 7-9 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St., Millbury. 508-864-5658. Bring your paint brush and crayons to Sip&Sketch on Tuesday Sept. 11 Live Music Every Friday. Live Music Every at Still & Stir to create art with friends and help raise funds for Friday night at the Eastside Grill at Marlborough organizations Why Me & Sherry’s House who help provide for families Country Club! Outside on our deck overlooking with childhood cancer. A silent auction of local art will be the kick the golf course, join us for dinner, drinks and off to the night. Still & Stir, 120 Commercial St., Worcester. great music with local artists! Free Event for All facebook.com/sipandsketch. Ages. 7-9 p.m. Marlborough Country Club, 200 Concord Road, Marlborough. 508-485-1660 or marlboroughcountryclub.com. Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 135 Sean Ryan. 7-11 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), Downstairs Lounge, or towerhillbg.org. 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. Bill McCarthy LIVE. No Cover. Bill McCarthy & His Guitar Free. Jan Peters Cabaret Concert. $22 Nonmember, $20 Member, 8-11 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. $16 Student, General admission. There is a $3 surcharge for all Live Acoustic. 8-11 p.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West tickets purchased the day of the show. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tower Hill Boylston.
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a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Ladies Night - Top 40 Dance Party. Ladies (and Gent’s) come in and dance the night away with the hottest DJ in the MetroWest Area DJ Norm. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222 or speakersnightclub.net. Shakedown Street. Come down and shake your bones with The Blue Plate Lounge’s favorite Dead cover band. $5 cover $5. 9 p.m.midnight Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Still Aggravated. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Swingabilly Lounge. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. XRB...The Xtreme Riders Band ALL NIGHT. Started in the Summer of 2009, XRB has won their way into the hearts of many with their stage antics and witty banter. $7. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/XRBand. Auntie Trainwreck. $5. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Funky Fridays with DJ Tony T. 18+ only $10 21+ only $5. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Mixers Cocktail Lounge, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or remixworcester.com. Gov’t Surplus. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508926-8877.
Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. SEAN FULLERTON: Solo Acoustic. Dinner, Drinks, Music & Fun!. 8-11:30 p.m. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, 454 Main St., Melrose. 781-620-0940. The Drunken Uncles LIVE. Worcester Fitness and MacDonald’s Tavern presents an evening of live music with The Drunken Uncles. Jazz, Rock, Blues, Funk, Folk, the list goes on and on. The guy is like a human juke box. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Worcester Fitness, MacDonald’s >Saturday 8 Tavern, 444 Grove St. 508-852-8209. Hired Guns. Legends, Airport Road - Fitchburg Ma, Fitchburg. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., 978-342-6500. Gardner. 978-669-0122. The Mystics. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Back to naughty School-girl Night! w/Thurkills Vision, North American Teutonic Terror Attack 2012 KREATOR 18 Wheels of Justice, A King in Wait, and Fathom A.D.. / ACCEPT with Swallow The Sun. Tickets $25 adv., $28 day. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 5087-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. 753-9543. Cheryl Arena & Tom Yates with the Workingman’s Blues Brazilian Night. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Legends, Airport Road - Fitchburg Band. Cheryl Arena - vocals and harmonica, Tom Yates - guitar Ma, Fitchburg. 978-342-6500. & vocals, Rick Miada - bass, Mike Avery - drums. DJ. Classic rock to the Blues. Large dance floor to shake it. Come Performing Texas blues. no cover. 8-11 p.m. see this Worcester classic. Full bar reasonably priced. Ice cold beer. Concord’s Colonial Inn, Village Forge Tavern, 48 Friendly service. Keno Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Monument Square, Concord. 978-369-2373. Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury Dan Kirouac & Dorette Weld. facebook. St. 508-754-3516. com/DanandDorette. Free. 8-11 p.m. Stake’s DJ HappyDaze Spinnin All the Sports Pub, 1281 Pleasant St. 508-755-2925. Hottest Dance Mixes. No Cover. 9 Four on the Floor. 8 p.m.-1 p.m.-2 a.m. Days End Tavern, UPSTAIRS, a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 287 Main St., Oxford. 508Ray St., North Grafton. 508987-1006. 839-6106. Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-1 Hey Now Morris Fader a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park CD Release Show w/ Ave. 508-792-1078. Big-Eyed Rabbit, FRIDAY FRENZY The Lights Out, with Blurry Nights Thinner, and New Help raise awareness for being kind to animals by bringing your pet to the & DJ SOUP - DJ Pilot. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. 14th annual Pet Rock Fest this Sunday, Sept. 9, from noon-5 p.m. at B-LO. Lounge Ralph’s Chadwick Quinsigamond Community College. Live music, vendors, a food court, opens at 9:00 pm Square Diner, 148 games, raffles and rides are just a few of the reasons why it’s one of the most - Dance Club opens Grove St. 508-753popular events of the year. Tickets are $13 adults, $5 kids. QCC, 670 West at 10:30 pm. Coat 9543. Room available with Boylston St., Worcester. facebook.com/petrockfest. Live Acoustic. 8-11 attendant. 9 p.m.-2 p.m. The Mill, 185
Upload your listings at worcestermag.com. Click the Night & Day toolbar, then choose Calendar to place your event listing in both our print and online weekly calendar. West Boylston St., West Boylston. Big Jon Short. bigjonshort.com 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., St. 508-752-9439. Gardner. 978-669-0122. Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. Blues Jam with special guests weekly The Brendan Kelley Sextet, Airport, SoulSistahMel. $7. Free. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 Andy Cummings. No Cover. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and or facebook.com/brendankelleyofficial. Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Benny Sharoni Quartet. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and OPEN MIC SUNDAYS AT RIVALRY WITH BILL Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. McCARTHY. To check the schedules and open slots visit: MySpace. Bill McCarthy LIVE. MySpace.com/BadClownProductions. No com/OpenMicWorld Email Bill McCarthy at: openmcc@verizon. Cover. Bill McCarthy & His Guitar Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Rivalry’s Sports net. Free. 8 p.m.-midnight Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. 774-243-1100. Caves on Mars. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., KARAOKE 7 NIGHTS a week. Free. 9 p.m.Leominster. 978-537-7750. 2 a.m. cafe neo bar and grille, 97 Millbury St. DJ HappyDaze Playin the Hottest Dance Mixes. No Cover. 508-615-7311. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Days End Tavern, UPSTAIRS, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508The SUNDAY NIGHT Hang w/ 987-1006 or happydazedj.com. Ronnie Sugar Bear.. Free. 9 p.m.-1:45 Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 792-1078. 508-363-1888 or luckydogmusic.com. Fennario, a Tribute to the Grateful Dead. Fennario of New REGGAE FUSION SUNDAYS with England launches the re-opening of this fantastic music hall with their DJ Nick. Worcester’s longest running tribute to The Grateful Dead. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. The Cannery. 12 Crane REGGAE night hosted by DJ Nick and Guest Street, Southbridge. DJ’s spinning the HOTTTEST Reggae, Hip SPINSUITE SATURDAYS - Top 40. SPINSUITE SATURDAYS Hop and Top 40 every Sunday. 10 p.m.-2 - DJ SOUP - DJ NICK - DJ B-LO spin your favorite Dance, Mash Ups a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. & Top 40 Tracks. Fusion’s Lounge opens at 9:00 pm and Dance Club opens at 10:30pm. Coat room with attendant available. No Cover >Monday 10 Charge. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Driftin’ Sam Politz 7pm to 9pm, Spitshine. $5. 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove then Trivia at 9:30-11:30 1st prize St. 508-793-0900. wins a $50 Bar Tab!, then Big Tantrum Saturdays with DJ Tony T. 18+ only $10 21+ only Game Karaoke at 11:30 to close. No $5. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Mixers Cocktail Lounge, 105 Water St. 508Cover. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 756-2227 or remixworcester.com. 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. The Ed Melikian Ensemble at the Sahara. Come early and Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. enjoy a great Middle Eastern dinner, then sit back with your favorite Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. beverage and enjoy the rockin’ Middle Eastern sound of the Ensemble, Open Mic Night. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Krazy Horse Bar & Grill, 287 featuring John Mitaras on bouzoukee, Dave Ansbigian on guitar and Main St. Worcester. 774-696-0886. vocals, Leon Manoogian on dumbeg and Ed Melikian on oud and KARAOKE Every Nite. Free. 9 p.m.-1:45 a.m. cafe neo bar and vocals. Reservations are recommended at (508)798-2181. 10 p.m.grille, 97 Millbury St. 508-615-7311. 1:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or >Tuesday 11 Opening reception for the group art show edmelikianensemble.com. Malcolm Haliday. Pianist, Expanding Continuum at the Sprinkler TT Powertrip. No Cover. 10 organist and conductor Malcolm Factory is held Saturday, Sept. 8, from p.m.-1:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, Halliday is Minister of Music at 7-11 p.m. Paintings and sculptures will be Main Level, 287 Main St., Oxford. the First Congregational Church in on display. A small work sale will be available. 508-987-1006. Shrewsbury (UCC), where he leads Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester. one of the largest mainline church >Sunday 9 sprinklerfactory.com. music ministries in Massachusetts. no Drag Shows. 18+ $8 21+ $5. cost. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing midnight-1:30 a.m. Mixers Cocktail Care Retirement Community: Birches Lounge, 105 Water St. 508-762Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. 5089499. 826-8075 or briarwoodretirement.com. Jazz Brunch with Chet Williamson. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gardner Open Mic Night w /Bill McCarthy. To check the schedules Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. and open slots visit: MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld Bill McCarthy Acoustic Open Mic/WARL Charity Event. Celtic/Acoustic (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is Your Host at another great Open music and an ongoing charity event for the Worcester Animal Rescue Mic Night! Any slot marked as “open” usually is. Email Bill McCarthy to League No Cover. 5-9 p.m. Jak’s Pub, 536 Main St. 508-757-5257. reserve it at: openmcc@verizon. Free. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404
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DZian Gallery, Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. 65 Water St. 508831-1106 or or dzian.net. EcoTarium, Bubbles!, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 11; Budding Scientists: In the Cranberry Bog, Thursday; Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 2; Playing Together: Games, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 9; Preschool and Toddler Wednesdays, Wednesdays, through Dec. 19. Hours: noon-5 Artist Jan Blencowe is the spotlight of The Massasoit Art p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s September meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Blencowe will Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14.00 adults; introduce concepts and historical background of American Tonalism, while $8.00 for children ages 2-18, $10 college contrasting it to impressionism and explain it as a precursor to modernism. students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also share how American tonalist painters inďŹ&#x201A;uence her own art charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer and what materials she uses for her paintings. Blencowe will demonstrate Express Train, planetarium programs & other her work as she begins a new painting during the meeting. Refreshments special progra. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929free of charge will be provided. $5 general public, $2 members. East 2700 or ecotarium.org. BrookďŹ eld Senior Center, 110 Pleasant St., East BrookďŹ eld. 508-885-4462, Higgins Armory Museum, WOO Card massasoitartguild.com. good at Higgins Armory Museum, Through Dec. 31; Star Wars Day, Saturday. Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Salisbury Mansion, Salisbury Mansion Tours, Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: General Admission: $12 for Adults, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: $9 for Seniors (age 60+), $7 for Children (age 4-16), Children 3 and closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-853-6015 or higgins.org. p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-753-8278 or Museum of Russian Icons, Palekh Icons: The Enchantment worcesterhistory.org of Russian Painting, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Taproot Bookstore, Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, through Oct. 1. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (59 and over) $5, Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 Free, Groups 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com.
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2 br 1.5 bath townhouse. End unit features Fireplace LR, HW flooring, upgraded slider doors to 2nd level deck. Dining rm w/ HW flooring leads to applianced galley kitchen w/corian countertops, ceramic tile flooring. Convenient 1st floor 1/2 bath. 2nd level features 2 bedrooms & full bath. Lower level finished family rm offers atrium doors leading to patio for summer BBQ. Convenient location to shopping, Rte 2 &190 but tucked away from the hustle & bustle and noise of traffic. Aberman Assoc Inc Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42
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3 br 2 1/2 bath colonial. Sparkling, young hillside colonial. New granite kitchen upgrade 2009. Farmer’s porch. Deck, two car garage. Aberman Assoc Inc. 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com
Gracious Victorian home situated on corner lot on West side. From the wrap around front/side porch, enter into foyer leading to 14x28 living rm w/decorative HW flooring, stained glass window and grand fireplace with side built in bookshelves and bay window. Formal dining RM w/ built in china cabinet. Applianced, eat in kitchen w/ gas range, laundry/ pantry & 1/2 bath on first level. 4 bedrooms & full bath on 2nd level. Walk up to spacious attic w/ high ceiling, possible family/ game & sm rm. Aberman Assoc Inc Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42
3 br 1 1/2 bath colonial. Spacious young Country Colonial sets back on 1.58 level acres. 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, 28 x 28 cathedral ceiling family room, fireplace in living room has wood burning stove insert negotiable for alternative heat. Applianced stay kitchen. Master bedroom with large walk in closet. Wall to wall carpeting throughout. Oversized 2 car garage, additional storage space, full walk out basement. Two large attaching decks overlook oval above ground pool, backup generator hardwired to house. Aberman Assoicates, Inc. Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x www.annamarykraemer.com
Charlton $334,900
3 Br 2 Bath Colonial. WATERFRONT GLEN ECHO LAKE - Updated home features spacious Master Bedroom with vaulted ceiling and paladium window facing the water. Living room with double sliders to decks overlooking aproximately 60’ of waterfont. Large updated kitchen with stainless appliances and wood floor. First floor laundry. Quick closing possible. Ready for you to enjoy this spring. Water skining, jet skiing, fishing just outside your door. Double docks can accomodate up to 4 boats Aberman Assoc. Inc. Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com
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Sterling $399,900 4 br 2 1/2 bath antique colonial. Stately Brick Federalist colonial update and cozy. Laundry Atrium off kitchen is not in room count from the town. 3rd story 4th bedroom and bath also not in town records. Title V in process. Inground pool opened 2011. Can be open before closing. Aberman Associates Inc. Paula K. Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com
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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO06P1659GR1 CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF A GUARDIAN OF AN INCAPACITATED PERSON In the interests of: Christopher R Westerberg RESPONDENT Incapacitated Person/Protected Person Of: Auburn, MA To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Dept of Developmental Services of Shrewsbury, MA in the above captioned matter requesting that the Court: Remove the Guardian. The petition asks the court to make a determination that the Guardian and/or Conservator should be allowed to resign; or should be removed for good cause; or that the Guardian and/or Conservatorship is no longer necessary and therefore should be terminated. The original petition is on file with the Court. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 09/18/2012. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the abovenamed person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: August 21st, 2012 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 09/06/2012
Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of Section VI.H.- Retreat Lots of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the applications of Dana Gravison Inc., Sutton, MA to permit a 4.02 acre, 74.46’ frontage retreat lot at 35 Quabbin Path and a 9.2 acre, 50.05’ frontage retreat lot at 19 Quabbin Path. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, September 24, 2012 at 7:30 P.M. A copy of the plans and applications can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Scott Paul, Chairman 9/6 & 9/13
Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 87§3 - Public Shade Tree Law, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Scott Mackie of 24 Quabbin Path. The application request relocation of one 3” dbh maple approximately 20 feet east in the public right of way in front of 24 Quabbin Path. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, September 24, 2012 at 7:15 P.M. A copy of the plans and applications can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Scott Paul, Chairman 9/6 & 9/13
PUBLIC NOTICE TOWN OF MILLBURY PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT MARTHA COAKLEY, STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, HAS RETURNED WITH APPROVAL DATED AUGUST 21, 2012 THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF MILLBURY’S GENERAL BYLAWS AND ZONING BYLAWS ADOPTED UNDER WARRANT ARTICLE #30 (GENERAL) AND #23,24,25 and #26 (ZONING) ACCEPTED AT THE MAY 1, 2012 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING. A TOWN BULLETIN WITH THE BYLAW AMENDMENTS IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE, 127 ELM STREET AND WILL BE POSTED IN PUBLIC PLACES IN TOWN. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY. TUESDAYS THE OFFICE REMAINS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 P.M.. QUESTIONS, CALL 508-865-9110, MILLBURY TOWN CLERK 08/30/2012, 09/06/2012 & 09/13/2012
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Two minutes with... There are few athletes who can say they changed the way the game is played. Bob Cousy is one of those athletes. The Hall of Fame point guard for the Boston Celtics changed how basketball players handle the ball. He did so much for dribbling and passing during the 1950s that he became known to the Boston Garden faithful as “Mr. Basketball.” He’s also known as a neighbor and friend to many in Worcester. His legendary career at Holy Cross from 1946-1950 planted permanent roots for him in Woo-town, and not just the bronze statue in front of the Hart Center. He’s never left — even while playing 11 seasons with the Boston Celtics; even while coaching at Boston College. Cousy spent a few minutes talking with Worcester Mag about the city and why he’s stuck around for so long.
What did you know about Worcester before attending Holy Cross? Not a
thing. I had to look it up on a map. I knew where Boston was; I managed to get there once, but that was the extent of my exposure to the New England area. I lived a rather stupid life. I was fabricated in France and born like six months after the boat landed in Ellis Island in New York. I lived in that terrible ghetto on the east side for the first 13 years and finally got out through a place called Saint Albans in Long Island, where there was some fresh air and hoops. And so by the time I got to Worcester, I was 17 and hadn’t been kissed and hadn’t traveled anywhere.
What was it like your first week, first year? I don’t know if I thought much
about it at that point. I got off the train and it was a very dreary, rainy type of day, and I obviously didn’t have transportation. In those days, hot-shot basketball players or any other athletes weren’t quite given the treatment that colleges today give them when they recruit them. So I guess I had enough money to take a cab up to Holy Cross, got myself situated and was more concerned with forming an impression with the school than I was about thinking about my environment. That all changed when I graduated because after being brought up in that jungle in New York for 17 years, I was a socially retarded, very shy ghetto kid. My first language was French, so I learned English in the streets, and I wasn’t very sure of myself in that regard. So a nice, laid-back New England town looked a lot better to me than, as I said, a jungle in New York. I graduated in 1950, rolled out of my dorm, got married in
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Bob Cousy December, got settled in Worcester, and I’ve been here ever since.
What made you settle here instead of Boston? People have asked me over the years, “Why, if I worked in Boston for 15 years or actually 52 years, why would I take that long ride?” And in those days it was a long ride, there was no Mass Pike. I think it was Route 9 and lights at every quartermile. When I got into the action and became high-profile, I was willing to pay the price of the inconvenience of driving 40 miles into Boston in order to get back and get into the privacy of my home and take the phone off the hook and let the world go by and not interrupt my lifestyle. From the standpoint of Worcester as I say, the intimacy, for the small town in the sense of everyone you deal with you kind of know on a first-name basis, which is somewhat nonexistent in a big-city atmosphere. The fact that to this day every service we require is within 10 or 12 minutes, I think if there is traffic it takes 15 minutes to get to UMass [Medical], but that’s about as far as I go for any service I require. Again, that was a tremendous perk or advantage of living in a community like Worcester instead of New York, where living on Long Island I would have to drive an hour if the services were in the city itself, never mind the traffic jams. Occasionally we get one in Worcester but they’re nowhere near the type of congestion you find in the big city. Everything is just much easier living. The relationships with the people you deal with, as I said earlier, are more intimate, and it’s a friendlier atmosphere than big-city living. Everything about it appealed to my personality. I understand today’s jock
needs, quote, “the action,”’ whatever that constitutes. So the big lights of the big city are more exciting. I never felt that way.
Did your teammates at the time ever give you flack for living outside of Boston? Not really because, just in terms of my Holy Cross teammates, [Tommy] Heinsohn and Togo Palazzi, who (both) played with the Celtics … they both lived in Worcester and commuted in with me. We commuted together, and Tommy when he eventually did move out of Worcester, he moved to Natick for a while. They were both from New Jersey, and we never actually discussed it, but I don’t know if they didn’t feel the same way about this area—as opposed to big-city living.
What was it like driving in with Tommy Heinsohn? It was the usual stuff that jocks talk about. It wasn’t profound. We weren’t solving the world’s problems. I guess we knew who the president and the governor were, but jocks are generally not politically motivated, so you talk about jock stuff. But I remember we use to rotate taking cars and as to who would drive, but we wouldn’t let Togo drive. I shouldn’t say that. Togo was a danger to himself and everyone when he was on the road. Even when he picked us up in his car we’d say move over, he’d move to the passenger side because he knew we wouldn’t even let him drive his own car. Togo didn’t share the driving responsibilities that Tommy and I did. Anyway, they were good years.
Worcester in terms of my kids growing up here, the last 47 years we’ve lived next to Notre Dame Academy and my one daughter went and she just had to walk through the bushes. Again, in my judgment, it’s a much safer and beneficial environment to bring up kids than the big-city problems.
How have you seen the city and Holy Cross change over the years? There has been tremendous change in the city. It was pretty much a textile town in 1950; there were still a lot of the mills around. Now, it’s kind of hightech. Look at what we have on the drawing board: a new $600 million downtown we’re going to get. That gateway project is exceptional. We’ve always been known as the city with the most colleges per capita. Our hospital system has had tremendous growth, look at Saint Vincent’s. The DCU Center. I was told a while ago, and I’m aware most entertainment buildings don’t make money and that we’re an exception here in Worcester in terms of supporting the center and the acts that come in there. It’s become very vibrant. I kid all the time when people ask me where I come from and I say, “Worcester, the second largest city in New England that no one has heard of.” The airline crews still haven’t learned to pronounce it properly. They still call it Warchester, Wooster, whatever it is they just can’t pronounce it. I think we’re a little gem hidden away here that no one knows about. —Kevin Koczwara
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Twin
35 Full
Comp $70
50
$
All Sizes
King Twin Controls
10
$
Comp $100
Luxurious Synthetic Lambswool Blankets
Microfiber 6 Piece Sheet Sets 60 Grams - Solids & stripes
Sure Fit®
Slip Cover Closeout at 70% savings!
8
$
50”x 60” Lambswool Throw 100% Synthetic
15
$
Twin
Sofa or Loveseat
20
Full/Queen
4 5
Premium PVC - lifetime warranty $ 59”.................Comp. $40..... 19 $ 68”.................Comp. $40..... 19
6
$
81”x27”x20” Comp. $15..............
29
99
22
$
King
SAVE
28” Hard Sided Spinner $ Comp. $120 .............................................. 24” Hard Sided Spinner $ Comp. $100 .............................................. 20” Hard Sided Spinner $ Comp. $90 .................................................
59 49 39
SUPER LOW PRICES!
School Supplies!
Comp. $24
6
Boxers....Comp. $14.............
6 for$10
4
$
Compare $8-$20
Upright Windtunnel With attachments
Your Choice
69
$
Comp. $169
Durable Durable ABS ABS Construction Construction with with Poly Poly Carbonate Carbonate Shell Shell
Canister Vac
With power brush & attachments
Remanufactured
50
$
GREAT SELECTION!
LATEX-ITE®
40
$
1999
Optimum Pro (8 Yr Wnty)................................... 24.99 $ Airport Grade (4 Yr Wnty)................................. 19.99 $ Driveway Crack Filler (1 Gal)............................ 10 $ Driveway Trowel Patch (1 Gal)........................ 10 $
8’ Outdoor Log Rack Holds full face cord of wood
COMMERCIAL GRADE
Comp. $10 Your Choice
100
Magnum 12’x12’ Gazebo Compare $139.99
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Compare $106
Driveway Sealers
Desk or Clip Lamp
$
Self-inflating Highrise Queen Size Air Mattress
Built in pump,18” off the ground
600 items to choose from! Pens, Pencils, Notebooks, Binders, Markers, Bookcovers, Rulers, Protractors, Tape, Glue, Scissors, Crayons, Copy paper & more!
Compare $39-$79
100 SQ FT OF SHADE
Men’s & Ladies Graphic Ts
$
Hoover®
50%
8
$
Check the grommet for your favorite brand!
Novelty Print Loungewear Pants
Flannel Lined $ 53”.................Comp. $20..... 10 $ 59”.................Comp. $20..... 10 $ 68”.................Comp. $20..... 10 Deluxe Flannel Lined $ 59”.................Comp. $30..... 18 $ 68”.................Comp. $30..... 18
Chair
Compare $59-$149
$
Grill Covers
Expandable w/ 360 EZ glide 4 wheel system
Comp $80
30
7
Hard Sided Luggage
Queen Twin Controls
5
$
42 gal - 3 Mil - 20 Ct
$
$
with labels removed Comp. $20-$30
Comp. $15
Heavy duty vinyl construction
33”x27”x35” Comp. $12..............
Chaise Cover
Thermal henleys or crew. Solids & stripes
Contractor Heavyduty Trash Bags Our Reg. $8.99
$
Famous Maker Jeans
Waffle Tops
Or 40¢ each
Travelers Club®
$
Comp $60
1
3/$
Vinyl Covers $ 68” Std..........Comp. $12........ 6
Stack Chair Cover Comp. $9.... Over Sized Chair Cover
7
$
7
$
Lawn & Leaf Bags
5 $ 2
Furniture Furniture Covers Covers
NEW SHIPMENT OF BERMUDAS!
4000 starting watts, 12 running hours at 50% load
$
2’x4’.................. 15 $ 2’2”x7’7”......... 30 $ 3’3”x4’11”....... 30 $ 5’5”x7’7”......... 75 $ 7’9”x11’2”... 135
$
299
Wasp & Hornet Killer
Twin ................................................69.99 Full...................................................79.99 Queen ............................................99.99 King ................................................99.99
Comp. $25 & more Your Choice
Comp. $12-$20
3500W Generator
$
2 1/2”- Premium 4 lb Density
waffle or wicking
Knit Bottoms
$
4000W XLT Generator
Premium Memory Foam Toppers
$
$
$
*Electric start - Battery included! Compare $490
Full, Queen or King
Men’s Tops
Choose from henley or crews; jersey,
5
•7 HP, 208 cc •OVH motor •No flat tires
Mattress Protection
$
7
$
$
40 369
$
Sold nationally for $3,450
$
$
Comp. $20
$
Comp. $15-$30
• 1350 watts • 3 heat settings • Thermostat
SAVE $1,450
Twin ................ 18 $ Full.................. 20 $ Queen ............ 22 $ King................ 24
Tees
Comp. $40
Oil Filled Radiator
Model # MF3800 2,200 sq ft. Pellet/Multifuel Burning Stove
Waterproof
7
$
Long or Short Sleeve Tops
5 Star HVAC Rating
Waterproof
Comp. $15 & more Your Choice
Your Choice
• Heat up to 2,200 sq. ft.• Produces up to 45,000 BTU/HR
Bed bug & dust mite proof
•Premium cotton •Crewnecks, scoopnecks, mocks
Comp. $16.99
Cumberland Stove Works®
Mattress Protector
Dept. Store Label Better Tees
Zip Front Hoody 0r Pull-On Pant 80% Cotton /20% Polyester
Anti-Freeze
$
10
$
Velour Separates
2
1 Gallon
Comp. $36
10
$
99
Winterizer
47.5”x16”x32.5”
S-XL Lots of colors!
Comp. $40 & up
1 Gallon Liquid or Powdered Shock
10,000 Gallon..................8.99 20,000 Gallon...............14.99 30,000 Gallon...............19.99
Dept. Store Label Winter Fleece Jackets
Famous Outdoor Retailer Womens Fleece Tops
4’x5’ ...................................7.99 4’x8’ Heavy duty ......13.99
Winterizing Chemical Kits
Fireplace TV Entertainment Center
20
$
•Distributes heat evenly for optimal brewing •Fully enemeled interior •Includes stainless steel infuser
8
Ice Equalizers Pool Pillows
1’x4’ Single .................3.49 1’x8’ Double ...............5.99 1’x10’ Double ............6.99
$
your choice
4 Styles to Choose From
$
12'x24...................................................39.99 16'x24'..................................................54.99 16'x32'..................................................64.99 16'x36'..................................................69.99 18'x36'..................................................79.99 20'x40'..................................................99.99 25'x45'...............................................129.99 30'x50'...............................................159.99
Deluxe Water Tubes
20”x10.75”x23” Compare $100
Zippered Mattress Encasement
Your Choice
20 Lbs Country Blend Wild Bird Food
In Ground Pool Covers
Above Ground Pool Covers 15' Round ...............................................29.99 18' Round ...............................................39.99 21' Round ...............................................59.99
Comp. $34-$35
2999
Commercial Commercial Grade Grade Winter Winter Pool Pool Covers Covers
6-Element Infrared Heater
Cast Iron Teapots
50 Lbs Black Oil Sunflower Seed
JOB LOT
48” Reflective Fiberglass Driveway Stakes
12 in 1 kitchen tool
STORE HOURS: Mon-Sat 8am-9pm; Sun 9am-8pm
Ocean State
130
$
5
$ Express II 10’x10’ Gazebo Compare $200
WE RARELY LIMIT QUANTITIES!
LOOK FOR MANAGER’S UNADVERTISED SPECIALS IN ALL OUR STORES EVERY WEEK!
Cross-Cut Document & CD Shredder Comp. $49
30
$
We now accept Cash Benefit EBT Cards & All Major Credit Cards
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