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Kirk A. Davis President Kathleen Real Publisher x153 Brittany Durgin Editor x155 Steven King Photographer x278 Walter Bird Jr. Senior Writer x243 Brian Goslow, Janice Harvey, Jim Keogh, Josh Lyford, Taylor Nunez, Matt Robert, Gary Rosen, Barbara Taormina, Al Vuona Contributing Writers Colin Burdett Editorial Intern Corey Olivier Photography Intern
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y favorite local 45 RPM record was put out by a group of South High students in the mid-1960s; the magic of Beep Beep & the Roadrunners’ “True Love Knowsâ€? lives on thanks to YouTube and Little Steven’s Underground Garage on Sirius/XM. Each time I hear it I’m thrown back to that Saturday night in 1966 when WORC’s DJ played the record Don Cloutier Production Manager x380 in advance of the group’s performance at Bradlees department store in White City Kimberly Vasseur Art Director/Assistant Production Manager x366 that evening. For me, that record captures the excitement those growing up from Bess Couture x366, Becky Gill x350, the 1950s through 1980s received from their favorite 45 RPM singles and 33 Stephanie Mallard x350, Graphic Artists RPM albums; it had been my inspiration to host a local music show at WCUW from 1977-1983 and help fund the pressing of the “Wormtown ’78â€? to capture my Helen Linnehan Sales Manager x147 Lindsay Chiarilli Account Executive own generation’s moment. Amy O’Brien Sales Coordinator x136 While the vinyl record is no longer the choice outlet for distributing music, it Carrie Arsenault ClassiďŹ ed Manager isn’t dead either, thanks to the efforts of the organizers of Record Store Day, which takes place this Saturday, April 20, and all the local stores such as That’s Worcester Mag is an independent news weekly covering Entertainment, Joe’s Albums, Jelly’s and Newbury Comics, and DJs of area radio Central Massachusetts. We accept no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts. stations and nightclubs devoted to ďŹ nding the most unique of the unique for their The Publisher has the right to refuse any advertisement. listeners. I hope our cover story on their efforts — and the memories longtime area musicians and DJs share of their own favorite Worcester-born vinyl records - will LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES: Please call 978.534.6006, email sales@centralmassclass.com, or mail to Central Mass ClassiďŹ eds, cause you to smile at the recognition of names like The Joneses, Orpheus and Leominster Plaza, 285 Central St., Suite 202B, Leominster, MA 01453 Fate, and kick in some pleasant memories of your own.
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April 18 - 24, 2013 ■ Volume 38, Number 33
Resolve not broken by horrific marathon blasts Walter Bird Jr.
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here were many questions after the Patriot’s Day terrorist act that rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon and claimed at least three lives. While there were no immediate answers to some of them, Worcester residents who either ran or watched the marathon are making one thing clear: They will not cower in the face of adversity. Brian Carroll did not have to hesitate when asked whether he would run in another Boston Marathon – his answer is emphatic. “Absolutely,” the 50-year-old father of three boys says. “The Marathon is a celebration of life. I’m not going to let some bad guys take that away. It’s our hometown race, something we’re all very proud of.” Carroll ran his 12th Boston Marathon on Monday and accomplished something he rarely has – he broke the four-hour mark. He was able to enjoy that for all of five minutes before the first of two explosions in Copley Square turned what he says started as a “miracle day” into a nightmare. “I was standing at the finish line, taking pictures with my wife because it’s sort of a tradition for a picture at the finish line,” Carroll says of the moment he heard the blast. “We did a 180; you can see it in the picture, our heads turned at that second. We heard a big boom. We didn’t know what had gone off. We saw smoke rising and we knew things weren’t good.” About 15 seconds later, he says, the second explosion was heard.
“You knew things went from bad to worse,” says Carroll, adding his wife and their two kids who had accompanied them were unharmed. “We were in a bad situation. It was like a war zone.” Remarkably, says Carroll, things were calm near the back of the finish line. He saw some runners use their shirts to help the wounded. Emergency crews rushed to the aid of victims and police shepherded runners and onlookers to safety. Carroll and his family had been at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. They were taken there after the incident and were allowed to leave Monday night, but had to be escorted out by police. Worcester’s Karen Berni-Giarusso also ran the Marathon as one of about 30-40 members of the Central Mass Striders (CMS), a group of area runners who have participated in myriad competitive races and whose members are a regular presence at the Boston Marathon. Berni-Giarusso was running her eighth Boston Marathon and 15th overall. Her husband was in New York for a work conference when the mayhem unfolded. “I was about a block away getting food and a blanket,” Berni-Giarusso, a nurse, says of when she heard an explosion. She had already finished the race, finishing at a time of 3:55. “It was so loud. I knew it was something bad. I saw smoke. You knew it was a bomb. My friend was after me. It was frightening. It was pretty surreal.” Berni-Giarusso says she started walking toward the Park Plaza Hotel, where the team was staying. “I forgot what street it was on,” she
Boston Marathon runner Brian Carroll of Worcester and his wife, June, took this picture of smoke rising into the air just after the first of two bombs exploded near the Marathon finish line Monday, April 15, Patriot’s Day. says. “I was just standing there and all the ambulances were flying by. It was crazy. Then my friend came by and it was amazing to see her.” While she is unsure whether she will run another Boston Marathon, her uncertainty has more to do with age and nothing to do with the terror unleashed on Monday.
“I don’t think it would deter me,” BerniGiarusso says. “I’m not going to take any crazy risk, but I don’t think I’m going to be afraid to live, either.” No CMS runners were injured by the explosions, according to both BerniGiarusso and Barbara McManus, also continued on page 6
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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester
Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis says his Face2Face drug prevention program, which he brings to area schools, has reached more than 500 students since he started visiting students. +3
Christian Bale, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence show up in Worcester with a Hollywood movie crew to film scenes for an upcoming, as-yet-untitled flick that takes place in the ’70s. Parts of the city transformed from modern day to a time long gone by as onlookers delight in glimpses of movie stars like Renner. +4
The Worcester Education Collaborative holds community briefing on the New Massachusetts Educator Evaluation System, in an effort to discuss implications for teaching and learning in Worcester. +1
The Chandler Street Business Association talks to an urban studies class at Worcester State University (WSU) about its urban renewal efforts for the village of Piedmont over the past 12 years. +1
Swimmer Ana Castellanos eyes the Olympics as she practices six days a week at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). +4
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A local taxpayer accused of falsifying tax returns, according to a news media report. -2
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Worcester man stuck in traffic on Belmont Street recently. The pizza he had bought got cold, he tells Worcester Mag. -1
Worcester police make recent knife arrests, showing guns are not the only weapons used to threaten and injure city residents. -3
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Casino employees say critics espouse job ‘myths’ Walter Bird Jr.
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rish Tuck says one of the biggest myths surrounding the gaming industry is that most of the employment opportunities are low-wage, so-called nowhere jobs. Nothing, she says, could be further from the truth. Although she is the vice president of Human Resources for a full-scale casino, Tuck says even slots parlors, one of which is proposed for Worcester near Kelley Square, offer myriad opportunities to hopeful job seekers. That was the same message delivered by representatives of Mohegan Sun Casino, which recently held a workshop at the DCU Center for prospective employees and vendors at its proposed new casino in Palmer. A player services agent, for example, can earn $13 an hour and that does not
include tips, according to Tuck. There are several other jobs available at a slots parlor, she says, including financial, surveillance, security, IT and procurement, to name a few. Another key position at a slots parlor, she says, is slot technician. “These facilities absolutely have different open positions,� says Tuck, who works at Sugarhouse Casino in Philadelphia. That facility is just one of the gaming businesses operated under Rush Street Gaming (RSG) and Neil Bluhm, who is the developer behind a planned slots-only casino in Worcester. The proposal has generated spirited opposition and one of the concerns raised has been jobs. Just recently, the newly-formed committee Vote No Slots issued a press release in which it took aim at RSG’s claims that it would bring up to 600 “good jobs� to the city. “Slots parlor jobs are mostly low-end service work, with
Representatives from Mohegan Sun Casino held a workshop recently at the DCU Center, where they talked about the types of casino jobs available.
little opportunity for advancement,� the committee states, going on to question the company’s track record of employee treatment. Committee Co-Chair Ed Moynihan says in the press release
residents are taking a stand “in the absence of leadership from our City Council.� The group has a website, votenoslots.com, on which it takes aim at promises of good jobs, quality of life and no increase in criminal activity. On jobs, the group cites a study by Earl Grinois of Baylor University, saying, “A regional continued on page 6
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of Worcester. McManus is the CMS coordinator for its Competitive Women’s Team. “Some people finished very close to the finish line and were stopped. Some had to stop running,” McManus says of when the bombs exploded. “It took a while, two to three hours, for everyone to check in. A couple [runners] ended up in a church, a couple people were together. It’s great to know that people were together.” Still, says McManus, it was a while until all members had checked in. Social media and texting helped with that. McManus did not run in this year’s marathon because she had run 20 miles the day before. She says she went for a run Monday and received a call from her mother relaying the tragic news. “I’d been a runner for 35 years,” McManus says. “I’ve completed three Boston marathons. It never crossed my mind that something like that could occur. It was devastating. It’s such a great day
for runners; people are celebrating, for some people it’s their first marathon. It’s a tragedy to have that taken away from them. The race itself was forgotten because of the tragedy that happened. We are getting affected by violence in places that we never thought would be affected.” Despite the tragedy, McManus believes not only will the act of terror not discourage people from taking part in the Boston Marathon, it will encourage them. “I don’t think the incident will stop anyone from entering again or entering for their first time,” she says. “If anything, what happened gives people a reason to want to run, to show their support for the victims and their families, and show that acts of terrorism aren’t going to stop people from doing what they love to do.” Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com. And don’t miss Walter with Paul Westcott on WTAG 580AM Thursdays at 8:35 a.m.
V E R BATI M You have some host communities saying, ‘I’d like to hold a referendum as soon as I can.’ Some applicants have said there is a value to certainty. ‘If we know as soon as we can that we can move forward, that’s helpful.’”
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– Elaine Driscoll, spokesperson, Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), explaining the commission’s proposed emergency regulation that would provide cities and towns an exemption from the current rules determining when a voter referendum on gaming can be held.
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casino with 80-90 percent local patrons and out-of-state ownership makes it likely that there will be a net loss of area jobs in new casino locations.” Jobs may be just one of the issues discussed if the city moves forward in negotiating a host agreement with RSG. Councilors have held one public meeting geared toward soliciting input on what should be included in the agreement, but most of the 30-plus residents who spoke at a meeting earlier this month talked only of their opposition to the slots parlor. A planned second public meeting for Wednesday, April 17 was postponed until Wednesday, April 24 – one night after councilors are expected to vote whether to authorize City Manager Mike O’Brien to negotiate a host agreement. In addition, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC), which is in charge of awarding three resort casino licenses and one slots parlor license, is voting Thursday, April 18 on an emergency regulation that would provide host communities, such as Worcester, an exemption from the current policy that stipulates a voter referendum on gaming can only be held after the commission determines an applicant’s suitability. While there are other concerns over the proposed slots parlor, such as economic spin-off and sustainability, Tuck says worries about jobs are unfounded. “As an HR professional I couldn’t work for an organization that truly cares about its team members more [than RSG],” she says. “Yes, there actually are entry-level positions, but one thing we do very well is promote from within.” Tuck points out that a player services agent’s position is high-demand, but it does not require a college degree. At
Sugarhouse Casino, Tuck says the majority of shift managers started as player services agents. “It absolutely is a myth,” Tuck says of the notion that slots parlor jobs are menial labor and low-wage. “Slots are no different than table gaming in that regard.” Tuck also says her casino prefers fulltime employees to part-time, and says the benefits package is competitive with, if not better in some cases than, other jobs. The biggest perk, one Tuck says separates RSG from other companies, is benefits for domestic partners. The 401K program has a dollar-for-dollar match for the first 3 percent and a 50-cent match for the next 2 percent. Employees are immediately vested upon signing up for the 401K. Team members are also eligible for $5,000 in annual tuition reimbursement and quarterly bonuses. Tuck says the package would be “very similar” for the slots parlor. Maria Echevarria started at Mohegan Sun Casino when it opened in 1996. She says she took the job to help with college expenses. She was hired at $8 an hour and was promoted to supervisor after a year. Sixteen years later, Echevarria is still with Mohegan. She won’t say how much she earns now, but says it is “a lot more than $8 an hour.” “I disagree that they are nowhere jobs,” she says. “Even the entry-level is very competitive. Cashiers get paid just as much as a bank teller and I worked at a bank. The room to advance wasn’t as big as it is here. You can move up quickly. There are so many avenues.” Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com. And don’t miss Walter with Paul Westcott on WTAG 580AM Thursdays at 8:35 a.m.
GANGED UP: An 18-year-old known gang member didn’t get to enjoy his weekend after being arrested early Friday morning in connection with a stabbing/slashing at the Washington Heights apartment complex. Police say Deondre Matthews of 8 Seward St. was one of two suspects in an incident that took place Thursday, April 11. He was arrested on a warrant around 9 a.m. Friday, April 12. The warrant was for assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), armed robbery and mayhem. Police were still looking for a second suspect earlier this week. Anyone with information about this or other alleged crimes can send an anonymous text to 274637 TIPWPD or send an anonymous web-based messaged to worcesterma.gov/police. Calls can be made to the Worcester Police Detectives Bureau at 508-799-8651.
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As of March 26, the percentage of slot payback at MGM Grand and Foxwoods Casino on 25-cent slots. It reflects the total percentage returned by 25-cent slot machines from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
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‘Different standard’ keeps city behind in municipal diversity Walter Bird Jr. At left, Chris Robarge, and below, Keesha LaTulippe talk about diversity in municipal government at a recent forum at the Worcester Public Library.
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t is hard to dispute the numbers when they stare at you in black and white. When it comes to membership on Worcester’s boards and commissions, women lag behind men and minorities are not on the same playing field with whites. Men make up 69 percent of the membership on municipal boards and commissions this year, while women comprise 31 percent. That is down 6 percent from 2007 and slightly behind last year. Of the men, 13 percent are identified as minorities, while 7 percent of the women are minorities. Both represent decreases from last year. Despite efforts to become more diverse, some observers believe the city has made little progress. That was the general message delivered at a recent forum of the City Manager’s Community Coalition Against Bias & Hate, where civic engagement was the topic du jour. “We are held to a different standard,” District 4 City Councilor Sarai Rivera says candidly. She ran for council the first time two years ago and as a Latina, she says her race and gender absolutely played a part in how she campaigned. “It mattered what I looked like, what my hair looked like, that I didn’t look too dark. All these little things really mattered a lot. I never walked out of the house with shorts or jeans. A white counterpart could get away with certain things that weren’t going to work for me. My education was called into question.” During one door-knocking episode, Rivera says the person she spoke with said, “It would be nice if you had an extensive education.” Rivera says she instructed the person to turn the pamphlet over and read the back. A mother, minister and wife, Rivera holds a Master’s degree in social work and a Doctorate in urban ministries. “It was almost like, ‘Yeah, I can read master,’” Rivera says of the experience. “It was crazy.” Of the city’s state representatives, councilors and School Committee members, Rivera is the only minority. On the 11-member council, she is one of three women. Mable Millner is among those who not only believe the city has made little progress in enhancing the diversity of its municipal government – she believes the opposite is true. We have heard criticism about the lack
of racial and cultural diversity on boards,” says Millner, who chairs the coalition. “We have not made progress. In fact, we are going backward. In a time our city needs to be moving ahead, we need to be moving ahead with the collective voices of all our citizens. “As Worcester grows and thrives,” she continues, “our city is becoming more diverse, but this diversity isn’t reflected among citizens holding public office and membership on boards and commissions. The decisions about the current and future direction of the city are then based upon a select few who have chosen to be involved via the electoral process or by appointment.” There are myriad reasons why more minorities are not involved in the local governing and decision-making process, including cultural and language barriers, a lack of understanding about how to become involved and, some think, a lack of real effort on the city’s part to encourage participation. Dante Comparetto is an area activist who over the past decade has taken part in various boards, commissions and task forces. He says he does not see a city dedicated to enhancing civic engagement. “The city really has a long way to go in encouraging civic participation,” Comparetto says. “I feel like way too often the city isn’t taking seriously a lot of the things we talk about or discuss. Problems or items that are not politically safe to talk about are often put onto boards and commissions. In a way it’s a lot of the grunt work. We get little to no recognition. It’s not like we do this for any recognition, but certainly it seems like the city does more to discourage folks like myself from being engaged.” Comparetto says he has even seen
instances where an initiative that a group is working on has been taken out of its hands because it is of a sensitive nature. “I really think the city needs to address these things before it can really take seriously getting more people involved,” he says. “Studies show communities with an engaged citizenry are healthier communities.” Rev. Jose Encarnacion, who is Rivera’s husband, also questions the seriousness of efforts to recruit new municipal volunteers. “Is there a genuine attempt at recruitment? Some other methods being used are not a genuine active form of recruiting for these boards and commission,” Encarnacion says. “Is there really going to be a genuine attempt to say we’ve got to move beyond just some form of advertising or saying the process is open, but to do an active recruitment to bring in people we are quite capable to serve?” One of the attempts made to enlighten area residents comes from Chris Robarge and the Citizens Advisory Council (CAC), on which he serves as a representative of District 4. That panel, which itself
is currently under-staffed, takes part in the appointments for 29 boards and commissions in three classified categories: advisory boards, such as the Affirmative Action Committee; executive boards and commissions that set policy, including the Historical Commission and Off-Street Parking Board; and regulatory boards that interpret and enforce policy, such as the Conservation Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals. To apply for a board or commission, people can approach a member of the CAC or fill out an application on the city’s website. There are quarterly selection meetings, where candidates are interviewed one by one and decisions are made on the spot. “It’s like having a job interview,” says Robarge. “I understand it can be a little uncomfortable for people. You have to get six votes to move forward. You either get your six votes or you don’t. Some people don’t. We always encourage people to apply again.” If you receive six votes, you will be called in for a second, more formal interview, typically with a liaison from the board or commission to which you are applying, a representative from Human Resources and someone from the City Manager’s office. Many of the appointments require council approval. After that, you are sworn in by the City Clerk. “We have a responsibility to do a better job finding people,” Robarge says, “but people who are sort of on the fence have a responsibility to give to the city as well. I encourage anyone thinking about running, just do it. Just apply.”
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Paul Franco and his 10-year-old son took in the Boston Red Sox’ traditional Patriot’s Day matinee game Monday, April 15. After, they were to meet his wife and 26-year-old daughter at 855 Boylston St., where they would wait for their daughter’s boyfriend to finish the Boston Marathon. As we all know by now, things did not exactly work out that way for many families. “It was,” Franco says, “really, crazy. Just crazy.” Franco, who says he is a military veteran with 31 years of experience, calls the terrorist blasts in Boston “the first time I ever felt I was in a fire zone.” After his son and he made the walk from Fenway Park to Boylston Street, it was about another 20 minutes before they heard what Franco describes as a “huge sound.” Then came the second blast. Onlookers were directed out of the area and Franco and his family went in search of his daughter’s boyfriend, he says. It took them one and half hours to do so because the runners who had not finished the race kept being redirected by officials, Franco says. They finally ran into him on Commonwealth Ave. From there, they walked all the way to his home in Brighton. Their daughter drove them home later. “It was very strange, a surreal-like environment,” Franco says of the incident, adding he also saw acts of kindness and a well-coordinated emergency response effort. “People really came together,” he says. “They were bewildered, but very helpful.” Some college students, he says, even offered use of their bathroom as the family made its way through the city.
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BACK AND FORTH: Richie Curren gets kicked off the Exit 14 off-ramp onto Harrison Street all the time. Under the city’s panhandling ordinance, you see, he is restricted from soliciting money from passersby at that location. But he always comes back. He says he has no choice. “I live up the street,” he says. “I’m disabled and my rent is $850. I make $740 a month on disability. Right off the bat, I don’t have enough for rent. They said I could work 20 hours a week, if I could get a job.” Curren says he could work, but he has a criminal record from past B&Es and an armed robbery. He says he spent time at MCI-Concord. Curren insists he does not do drugs and no longer drinks – “I wouldn’t go near it if you paid me,” he says. “It changes you from good to the devil.” He says he is always polite when police tell him to move on, but always returns. “I try not to bug people,” he says. “I’m not aggressive.” Curren says he is no fan of the panhandling ordinance and believes it has contributed to more car break-ins and thefts. “When I go to St. John’s [on Temple Street] in the morning for food and clothes and stuff like that, ever since it became illegal people are stealing copper and breaking into cars. A lot of these guys are junkies and drunk and they need a fix. If they can’t sign what else are they going to do?”
THE $PENDING CANDIDATE$:
Candidates for state office in 2012 spent a total of $11.9 million, some for a losing cause. It was almost $5 million less than in 2010, although there were nearly 100 fewer candidates last year. In 2010, 433 candidates were on the ballot, according to the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance (OCPF). In the Senate, 72 candidates for 40 seats averaged about $63,000 in expenses, down from $77,081 in 2010. On the House side, 274 candidates vying for 160 seats spent $26,791 on average, a slight drop from 2010 ($28,255) and a more pronounced decline from 2008 ($32,439). Who spent the most? Plymouth’s Therese Murray, the Senate president, managed to break the record she had set in 2004 by spending $513,164. She spent $474,095 in 2004. House Speaker Bob DeLeo spent the most ever reported by a state rep candidate, $526,808. Former House Speaker Sal DiMasi held the previous record of $475,984 in ’08. Worth noting is that, according to the OCPF, fundraising in both the Senate and House was down in 2012 from 2010. Senate candidates raised $4.4 million – or $60,946 per candidate. The average in 2010 was $63,863. Fundraising for House candidates fell to $7,146,193 in 2012 from $8,926,996 in 2010. The average expense for state rep hopefuls was $26,080. Oh, and according to the OCPF, winners outspent losers: $84,368 to $37,084.
TRADING THEIR SPOT IN THE DRAFT: Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern is never a bad place to be, but on Thursday, May 2 there’s a very good reason to make your way to the bar inside the restaurant on Park Ave. New England Patriots’ Defensive End Chandler Jones will grace Matt Olivari’s establishment as a special guest celebrity bartender. The original plan was for a Draft Day appearance by the Pats’ Rob Ninkovich on April 25, but that fell through. The event is open to the public, but $35 will get you a photo with Jones and the chance to get up to two items autographed in a private setting. And who knows, maybe you’ll get the chance to “grille” him about the team losing Wes Welker.
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Jeffrey Reppucci, Holy Cross class of 2014 student and defenseman for the school’s men’s ice hockey team, has been awarded with the high honor of being a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholar, which provides $30,000 for graduate study and priority admission and supplemental financial aid at select graduate institutions, and other growth opportunities including internships with the federal government. Reppucci is one of 62 college juniors in the United States that was selected out of 629 candidates who were nominated by 293 colleges and universities. Holy Cross Vice President for Academic Affairs, Timothy Austin, provides the sentiments, “[Jeff] displays a quiet confidence and always has a cheerful smile, but nobody should doubt either his energy or his commitment to finding solutions to the challenges that he identifies – whether they’re halfway across the globe or right here in Central Massachusetts.” Locally, Reppucci is the founder and CEO of the project Working for Worcester, an initiative designed to provide infrastructure improvements to Worcester’s recreational spaces. Globally, he is the founder and president of the 501(c)3 nonprofit Students Helping Children Across Borders, and in 2012 he established a community building project in rural Russia focused on promoting community wellness for children through sports and anti-alcohol education, called Playing for Peace. Before being selected as a Truman Scholar, in 2012 Reppucci was awarded a Fellowship for the Study of Critical Languages, which is given to students who demonstrate potential for promoting peace on an international scale. He was also awarded a $10,000 Davis 100 Projects for Peace Grant for a service project that promotes peace. WORK BY AL
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Anna Maria College is the place to be on Thursday, April 18. Bringing domestic violence front and center, students under the guidance of Professor Tracy Casey present “Every Shoe Tells a Story, Breaking the Silence to End Child Abuse” on Thursday. The event will include symbolically-worn children’s shoes amongst thought-provoking images, facts and statistics along the heavily-used pedestrian campus rotary. Also, a resource table with information on issues ranging from child abuse and sexual assault, to LGBTQ discrimination and domestic violence will be set up in the Bishiop Flanagan Campus Center from 9 a.m.4 p.m. Students will also be participating in activities regarding prevention and conflict management skills, virtues of good citizenship, civility and nonviolence. The symposium “The Emergency Services of the Future” brings together five leaders in the emergency services industry to speak at the college in the Zecco Performing Arts Center. The Symposium begins with registration at 7:30 a.m., followed by the program beginning at 8:30 a.m. and running through to 4:30 p.m. The symposium is $50 and includes lunch and snacks. The artwork of 11 faculty associated with Anna Maria’s School of Visual and Performing Arts is on display as the Annual Faculty Exhibition in the art gallery in Miriam Hall now through April 23. For more information on the exhibit, call 508-849-3442.
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Better access needed I just read the column about JetBlue. I think it is great that they are coming to Worcester. My whole family uses JetBlue if at all possible. Even though they say signs and local improvements will be done, in my opinion we will still have a major problem with access. People that are close to Worcester will find the airport, but people in the further suburbs will have trouble. I wonder if anyone has thought of actually allowing a casino in Worcester. It would not only drastically improve the economy and provide many jobs; it might possibly create a situation where business would bring in larger conventions etc. and increase the use of the airport. Maybe the airport would actually flourish and make money instead of losing millions every year. There is a lot of land off Route 56 in Leicester. Some of it is already owned by the airport. The old Leicester airport is still undeveloped and is adjacent to airport property. In my opinion all of this land could be put together and route 56 depressed to allow for a very large future expansion of the airport so that it could compete with the other airports. There are a lot of people in this area who are sick of having to go to Logan, T.F. Green, Bradley and Manchester. There is no doubt in my mind that people would use Worcester if there was major access from the Mass. Pike or Route 290. A side perk for having a casino might also be to have them actually build a better access route to the airport and have the casino pay for it. I know nobody will ever do any of this work that might possibly make Worcester a city that people from out of state would actually want to visit, but I had to write it anyway. J OE SULLIVAN , citizen and businessman Auburn
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In this election year, stance on slots could cost some city councilors their seat Gary Rosen
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ome members of Worcester’s newest advocacy group, Vote No Slots, are quite politically naive. In an election year, they expect our city councilors, who seldom have been accused of being profiles in courage, to take a clear public stand on the proposed slots parlor. Why, just a few months ago, our often scheming and maneuvering councilors voted to protect their district and at-large council seats by shortening the window of time that candidates have to gather and submit their nomination signatures. With their typical cavalier attitude, they decreed that newcomers would no longer have the opportunity to hear the council’s budget deliberations or evaluations of the City Manager before deciding whether to run. Put-up-or-shut-up time is now earlier than in any previous Worcester municipal election. Sure, the council’s action did bring our election calendar in line with those of many other Massachusetts cities and towns. But I always thought that Worcester deserved credit for encouraging people to run for municipal office by allowing them plenty of time and giving them needed support each step of the way.
In any case, the deadline for submitting nomination papers is now May 21, mere weeks instead of a few months away. A handful of smart and capable candidates already have stepped forward to challenge the incumbents on the major economic, public safety, education and development issues facing our city. But don’t be surprised if a few additional candidates soon announce a run for city council on an anti-slots parlor platform. That divisive issue alone might not be enough to propel them to victory, but it certainly has a few of the weaker vote-getters on the council worried. A candidate who is not afraid to speak out against the proposed slots parlor can count on the support of all city residents and voters who are jumping on the Vote No Slots bandwagon. If the members of that new advocacy group are astute enough to show up at the polls in November, they could wield considerable influence on the district and at-large council races. A problem for the incumbents is that their constituents really want to know whether they support a palatial slots parlor on Wyman Gordon’s hazardous waste cesspool near Kelley Square. However, with the exception of slots opponent Konnie Lukes, our spineless city councilors hem, haw and refuse to tell us where they stand on the issue. That lack of conviction on the council’s part frustrates and incenses the mounting number of antigambling activists in the city. They believe that the $240 million and accompanying hotel being dangled in front of gullible city officials by a slick snake oil salesmen from Chicago will do irreparable damage to the vitality of our city, its poor, senior citizens and families. The divisive slots issue is too much of a political hot potato for our councilors during an election year. But slots opponents sense that the council sees dollars signs while wearing blinders when it comes to the pain and suffering that one-armed bandits bring to a community. Surely anti-gaming activists realize that the final decision on CitySquare’s new neighbor, SlotsSquare, will be made by the voters, not by the city council. But at this stage of the game, they simply want their elected officials to state whether slots are part of their vision for our city. So it will be interesting to see whether Vote No Slots flexes its political muscle and runs an antigaming candidate or two against the incumbents. But time is of the essence. Our wily city councilors sure knew what they were doing when they moved the final date to submit nomination papers several months ahead of what it always had been.
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Joe Demers hadn’t visited his record collection for years, having been getting his music fix from the 15,000 songs he had amassed on his iPod. Then, bored one day four winters ago, he went down to his basement and pulled out his old record collection. “I fell in love again,” he says. Last August, Demers took the love affair a step further by opening his own record store, Joe’s Albums, in Worcester’s Tatnuck Square, after the websiteonly store he had launched two years earlier had gotten too big for his house. Currently, he has approximately 8,500 records priced and on the shelves with another 3,000 waiting to be processed. “The business grew to where I couldn’t stand having it in the house anymore,” Demers says. If you go by the store when it’s open on Saturday and Sunday, it is likely you’ll see people exiting with red bags filled with newly bought vinyl treasures. “The biggest sellers are classic rock — Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles, always,” Demers says. “For people in their 40s, the ‘80s are still big. I sell a lot of Cars albums.” He’s got one 12-year-old customer who scoops up vintage Muddy Waters and Jelly Roll
Morton albums. “People think young consumers only want the pop releases but it’s really not true. He plays guitar, so he’s immersed in learning jazz riffs [from the albums].” The store is more than a nostalgiafest. New artists have also sold well, especially Adele and Mumford & Sons, to customers that include students from all of the city’s colleges and universities. “At first, I wasn’t sure how that would go,” Demers says, “but just like we did, they like holding the physical album in their hands.” Ah, the magic that many of us grew up with, waiting for the day a new album or 45 RPM record came out, not just for the music on the vinyl, but the cover artwork and accompanying liner notes. In turn, every musician or performer hoped for the day they could go down to the local record shop and see their own record in the sale racks and turn on their local stations to hear it on the radio. Then, in the 1990s, the CD did what 8-track and cassette tapes couldn’t — it made vinyl records, for the most part, obsolete. Even indie artists, who had held onto the 45 as a calling card into the late ‘90s, began selling or giving away their music digitally online or burning their music into cheaply made and distributed CDs to build their fan base. But, just as it looked as if the record would become an item younger generations would look at like a confused dog, a handful of major recording artists began to insist their companies press a small amount of albums of their latest releases to keep the format alive. In 2007, a group of vinyl devotees created Record Store Day to celebrate their unique culture (think Nick Hornsby’s “High Fidelity” in both its book and movie version).
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Pete Beaudoin, assistant manager and record buyer at That’s Entertainment, holds the two best selling albums he stocks, Modest Mouse, “Good News For People Who Love Bad News” and Mumford & Sons, “Sigh No More.”
LIMITED EDITION RELEASES THIS SATURDAY
The sixth annual Record Store Day takes place this Saturday, April 20. The event’s main attraction is the release of hundreds of vinyl-only limited edition releases; you can see a list of this year’s offerings at recordstoreday.com/ SpecialReleases. If you find yourself salivating at the selection, remember
there’s a limited amount of the records listed, and they’re scattered around the world. The employees of participating venues tend to arrive at work to waiting customers. There are more than 900 stores participating throughout the United States with at least a thousand more worldwide. One of them is That’s Entertainment in Worcester. “In past years, I’ve come in around 8:30 [a.m.] to set up — we don’t open till 10 a.m. — and there’s already people lined up out front to get in,” says assistant manager and record buyer Pete Beaudoin. “When the doors open, everyone runs in.”
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Three years ago, the attraction was Jimi Hendrix’s 1968 concert at Clark University; the store went through its allotment of 50 copies by the end of the day. Each participating RSD store requests a “wish list” of records from its distributors; Beaudoin asks regular customers in advance if they’re looking for any specific discs and tries to make sure each gets one of their choices. Two 12” Avenged Sevenfold releases are amongst this year’s most requested desirables, along with Billy Bragg’s “No One Knows Nothing Anymore”/”Song of the Iceberg” 45. STEVEN KING
Dylan, The Velvet Underground and The Clash. “These are safe bets when people ask which records we buy because I know I can pay them more if it’s in good condition,” Beaudoin said. He got the job as That’s Entertainment’s record buyer because he was one of the few people on its staff who grew up in the vinyl era; the Psychedelic Furs and The Police were his earliest purchases. “I got back into records when I started handling them for the store,” he says. That’s Entertainment, widely known for its huge stock of comics, graphic novels, sports cards and video game accessories, sees carrying records as a good marketing tool for getting new customers into the
REMEMBERING WORCESTER’S CLASSIC VINYL HITS Thanks to YouTube, many of the Worcester area’s vinyl releases of decades past can still be heard online, including lasting classics including “I Love My Baby” by The Phaetons, “Pretty Girl” by The Bugs and “I Believe in the USA” by Albatross, as well as many of the releases fondly recalled here by longtime contributors to the region’s music scene:
Dave O’Gara was a teenager when he started DJing at the radio station WORC in the late 1960s; he keeps the spirit of those golden days alive today as the midday host on 98.9 WORC-FM. “If we count Orpheus as a Worcester group, I think their first album with ‘Can’t Find The Time’ (which made the national charts) would be my LP choice,” he says. “As for 45s, as a teenager, I was pretty impressed by ‘True Love Knows’ by Beep Beep & Road Runners (Vincent Records). “Once I got into radio, ‘Baby’ by The Joneses (MGM) was another favorite. Later, when they became Mad Angel, ‘Sweet Sleep, Sleep Sweet’ (BASF) really impressed me. I think that song holds up well today. Too bad it didn’t have wider WCUW DJs Andy Cimino and Seamus Williams organize music for exposure. Fate was a talented group that their shows in the Record Library. had several enjoyable singles on Rocky Coast Records including their covers of ‘Darlin’ and ‘Suzi Girl.’” O’Gara gives store. Similarly, once they learn of the honorable mention to Roger Salloom’s opportunity, anyone with an old pile of vinyl hopes they’ll be able to convert their classic, “Out of Worcester.” Beaudoin has seen That’s Erik “The Snake” Gulliksen regularly own collection into gold. Entertainment’s vinyl There’s usually one big problem — any performs with Orpheus cohort Stephen collection that’s sat idly for decades might B. Martin (who wrote “Congress Alley,” record sales steadily his tribute to the late 1960s creative not be in sellable condition. “The worst increase over the last 10 community, one of the debut Orpheus thing is mildew; you can’t do anything years. “More and more with them. Or they’ve been chewed on by album’s highlights) as Stephen & the people who were once into rats and mice,” Beaudoin explains. Snake. He’s a major contributor to the city’s vinyl history. it are revisiting vinyl,” As someone who grew up with a “I did a fair amount myself between deep emotional attachment to his vinyl he says, “while younger Orpheus (on MGM), the Blue Echoes (on collection, Joe’s Records’ Demers is people who grew up on CDs sympathetic to those customers looking my own Bristol and BEP Labels, plus are looking for something to cash them in. “Sometimes it’s someone Lawn) and a folk trio called (variously) more personal than CDs or the Wanderers, the Minute Men (on Strand whose wife has said, ‘Get that out of and Gladwynne) and the College Boys (on digital downloads.” here!’” he says. “If someone had 500 Swan),” Gulliksen says. “Tom Zagryn and Many new releases cost $20; Modest albums, you know they were a huge I also produced a Gardner group called Mouse and Mumford & Sons are the most listener at one time. You can see the Kenny & the Night Riders on our Bristol popular at That’s Entertainment. A few emotional pain on their face as they say, label. Their record called ‘Andromeda’ is of the new pressings are in the $30-$45 ‘It’s time to do it.’” range; with a limited amount of each In naming a price, Demers tries to take one of my local favorites, as is the Minute Men’s recording of ‘Old Man Of The Sea.’ record made, the initial production costs the emotional value of a collection into “There was a lot of great Worcester vinyl can result in the higher price. consideration; many of them have ties to — I think one of the best (although very Among used records, the store’s most when the potential seller was a teenager. consistent sellers are Led Zeppelin, Pink “When I’m going through their collection early) was Paul Chaplain and the Emeralds’ recording of ‘Shortnin’ Bread,’” Gulliksen Floyd, The Beatles, Talking Heads, Bob and they see certain records, I can see adds. “They broke new ground. Another 12 W O R C E S T E R M A G . C O M • A P R I L 1 8 , 2 0 1 3
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one of the best was from the fourth Orpheus album — after I’d left — called ‘Tomorrow Man.’ That’s an extraordinary piece.” Bob Jordan, also known as “Retroman,” host of WCUW’s Tuesday Jukebox, notes the Armenian-American musical groups who played and partied late at Worcester's El Morocco on weekends have been criminally neglected in retrospectives of the city’s musical history. “George Abdo and His Flames of Araby Orchestra put out several great belly dance records, my favorite being ‘Vina,’ with Vina Haddad on the cover; that was recorded in Worcester,” Jordan says. “It’s one of at least eight LPs in the series which can still be found at thrift shops everywhere. There were dozens of these bands, many which recorded at Hills Sound, like Whitinsvile's N.E. Ararat Orchestra, with a luscious spread of Middle-Eastern food on its album cover. ‘Soul of the East’ was the best record of this type, made by Lowell's Buddy Sarkesian and his group, who would stop in after their gigs throughout New England at the El.” Also of note is Clean Living, who started as a Worcester band led by Norman Schell. After relocating To Amherst, they expanded the group and made two early ‘70s LPs for Vanguard (the first included their take on “In Heaven There is No Beer,” an AM radio hit). Bob’s brother, John Jordan, produced the “Wormtown ‘78” LP (for which this writer was the executive producer), which William “Captain PJ” LeBlanc, who has been playing local bands on WCUW for three decades, calls his all-time favorite record because of the influence it had on those who followed. “If it wasn’t for that, it would have taken much more time for the local scene to pick up,” LeBlanc says. “My favorite track is ‘You Ain’t My Mama’ by Crazy Jack and the Heart Attacks.” Lenny “L.B. Worm” Saarinen, who gave Worcester its Wormtown moniker in 1978, an event that will be celebrated with a 35th anniversary celebration at Ralph’s on May 11, stuck with releases from the early days of the city’s underground scene. Most were on the Beast Records label, whose Blue Moon Band’s “Why Don’t You Go Away”/”Main Street Rag” was the starting point in early 1977. It also released records by The Performers, The Commandos and Crazy Jack and the Automatics. The Nebulas’ “More Than Mystified”/”Escapade in Ink” 45 proved “the new wave of music in town was quite diversified,” says Saarinen, while The Odds’ “I’ll Make You Sorry” on the Battle of the Garages, Vol. 2 (Voxx) took “the area’s
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Despite their rich history, vinyl releases from Worcester acts is becoming a rare occurrence. “I’ve only received one record in the past five years,” says William “Captain PJ” LeBlanc, who hosts “The Rockin’ Revolution” on WCUW. “The last one was from Kermit’s Finger. Other then that, I haven’t seen one for a long time.” There have been a few others, including the Clark University-born Prefab Messiahs, who released both an continued on page 16
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Cheryle Crane, bartender and hostess of Turntable Tuesdays at the Hotel Vernon. they’re falling in love with them again. I ask them, ‘Do you really want to sell this one?’ There’s always two or three records where I tell them, ‘Take it.’”
BROADCASTING VINYL
Few places preserve the culture of the vinyl record as Worcester’s WCUW (91.3 FM) does. While most radio stations that play music do so digitally, station manager Troy Tyree estimates 5 or 6 percent of the music played on the community broadcaster
is preserved on vinyl and played on the station’s two turntables. Seamus R. Williams, 30, co-host of “Music Under the Moon,” a “freeform vista of found audio detritus, experimental, techno, ambient, industrial and strange sounds from strange lands,” which airs Tuesday evenings on WCUW, estimates that three-quarters of the music he airs is vinyl or digitally recorded from vinyl. Williams enjoys digging through WCUW’s huge collection of vinyl releases amassed throughout the history of the station, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. “The best part is flipping through stacks of uncategorized records and telling yourself, ‘I know if I stop I will miss out on the one good record here,’” Williams says. You end
up seeing a lot of bad cover art and old design that is actually inspiring; even if the music isn’t the greatest, you experience something that was culturally significant. Even some bad albums belong in museums.” Bob “Retroman” Jordan, who hosts WCUW’s “Tuesday Morning Jukebox,” sees the resurgence of vinyl as part of a movement away from digital media. “The CD may be going the way of the 8-track tape, as those who do want their music in digital form prefer MP3s and iPods,” he says. “On a recent trip to Portland, Oregon, I saw several indie record stores — they have 20 — which sold no CDs, only vinyl and cassettes.”
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most popular band of the ‘80s” national with their ferocious cover of the Shadows Of Knight classic, Saarinen says. Other noted releases of the period were The Unattached’s 1984 EP (Throbbing Lobster), longtime Worcester music promoter and writer Deborah Beaudry’s favorite vinyl release, and Fragile and the Eggs’ “If You See Kay” which was a huge WBCN hit. “It’s a great pop song,” says former WICN DJ Mike Marley, who now can be heard online as a “Radio Soulwax” contributor. It was released on the Long View label (as was The Lynch Mob’s “Pick of the Litter”/”Naughty Girl” 45). Online nominees for all-time local vinyl releases included albums by American Standard, Zonkaraz and Joanna Connor’s “Believe It” (Blind Pig) as well as Joanne Barnard’s “Substitute” 45. The 1990s saw a series of 45 releases by The Curtain Society, Puddle and Black Rose Garden that coincided with a revival of the city’s original music scene. Rich “Amazing Dick” Leufstedt cherishes his copy of Bane’s Holding This Moment LP, a 1998 release that compiled the group’s earlier recordings. “I remember putting this record on my turntable and feeling the energy and excitement of hearing ‘Superhero’ for the first time,” Leufstedt says. “I wore that LP out!” Any collection of local releases would be incomplete without the internationally acclaimed recordings made by Worcesterborn jazz artists. Chet Williamson, host of WICN’s Jazz Matinee and author of the “Jazz Worcester Real Book” shares five memorable discs: Don Fagerquist Octet: Music to Fill a Void (V.S.O.P., 1957): After touring with Gene Krupa, Woody Herman and Les Brown, the Worcester-born Fagerquist
became an in-demand trumpeter in Hollywood. While he appears on LPs by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and Harry Belafonte, among others, this masterful release was his chance to play what he wanted and it shows. Jaki Byard: Out Front! (Prestige, 1961): Worcester’s legendary pianist offers a surprising straight-ahead set of material. His reading of Billy Strayhorn’s “Lush Life” alone is worth the price of admission. Add in the fact that saxophonist Booker Ervin and trumpeter Richard Williams share the front line and you’re sold. José Curbelo, featuring the Betty Sheppard Trio: Cha Cha Cha in Blue (Fiesta, 1955): In the late 1940s, pianist and bandleader Curbelo helped to popularize the mambo and the cha-cha. In 1955, he asked Worcester-born singer Sheppard to record this album with his band. The title track is said to be the first cha-cha on record to be sung in English and was a jukebox hit as a 45. Tony Zano: The Gathering Place (Balmore, 1960): Billed with the subhead of “contemporary big band sounds,” this album showcases the Worcester-born pianist’s compositional, conducting and arranging prowess. Recorded in New York City, this collector’s item features such heavyweights as Charlie Mariano, Curtis Fuller, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers and Charlie Persip. Frank Capp/Nat Pierce: Juggernaut (Concord Jazz, 1976): Worcester drummer Capp co-led this band with pianist Nat Pierce for decades. It was big band jazz at its best. Recorded live at King Arthur’s in Hollywood, the album’s material ranges from warhorses such as “Moten Swing,” and “Take the A Train,” to “Wee Baby, Blues” with the great Ernie Andrews on vocals.
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Central Mass. Record Store Day locations Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 20. Here are the participating Central Mass. stores. Unless noted, doors open at 10 a.m.: Jelly’s Disc, 246 Park Ave., Worcester. Joe’s Albums, 1124 Pleasant St., Worcester 9:30 a.m. Doors open, music by: 2 p.m. Tom Hurley 3:30 p.m Andy Cummings Newbury Comics, 31 Sack Blvd., Leominster Music by: 3 p.m. Opeth Newbury Comics, Solomon Pond, Marlborough Music by: 1 p.m. Ghost Ocean 2 p.m. Herra Terra
Newbury Comics, Route 9, Shrewsbury Music by: 3 p.m. Pillow Man That’s Entertainment, 244 Park Ave., Worcester Music by: 10 a.m. Eye Witness 11 a.m. James Keyes 12 p.m. Cara Brindisi
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LP, “Peace, Love & Alienation,” and 45, “Franz Kafka”/”Prefab Sun,” to sell on their 30th anniversary tour last summer; tour counterpart Bobb Trimble, originally from Northborough, had his third album, “The Crippled Dog Band,” released by Yoga Records in 2011, joining reissues of his earlier albums on Secretly Canadian in 2007. Worcester’s Herra Terra released their 2010 album “Quiet Geist” on vinyl while The Terribles and Bone Zone teamed up to put out a 45 in 2009. While no longer the major distribution option, some musicians still see putting out a record as a form of confirmation that they’ve reached a level of legitimacy. “I’ve seen people beginning to put more credence in vinyl,” says Goddard guitarist/ vocalist Jason Karby. “When we’re selling CDs at shows, more people have been asking whether we have our recordings on vinyl.” He will be able to say yes next month when the Worcester-based indie rockers release a 10-inch record featuring two tracks (“Midwest ‘95” and “Thrushes”) Goddard recorded with Steve Albini, whose producing credits include Nirvana and The Pixies, at Electrical Audio Studio in Chicago last fall during its Midwest tour. “We’ve been sitting on them until this release,” Karby says. Goddard originally intended to release them as a traditional 7” 45 RPM record, but their song-length was too long for a quality pressing in
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Whether or not music sounds better on vinyl than CD has been debated since the first CD hit the streets. “It’s a taste thing to me,” Karby said. “It definitely sounds different because it’s got to have a high EQ circuit, a special process for producing vinyl. It adds a definition of warmth you hear when you’re putting the needle down.”
WCUW DJ, Seamus Williams selects records that look interesting for his Tuesday night show. It’s all good when Cheryle Crane brings her Crosby portable record player down to the Hotel Vernon in Kelley Square, where she’s the “bartendress,” for “Turntable Tuesdays.” “Basically, I turn off the jukebox and I play records — 45s and LPs — from my personal collection and some from my dad’s personal collection, while still serving up dollar drafts and mixed cocktails,” says Crane, who spins everything from 1950s and ‘60s rock ‘n’ roll, Motown classics and 1970s funk to ‘70s and ‘80s punk and ‘80s pop. She’s especially fond of playing records made by her father, Rick Palmer, who recorded with Ricky & the Rik-a-tones, The Kampus Kids and Rick & the Legends, whose release on the United Artists label has sold
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for as much as $350. Many of the records Crane plays were found through hard earned detective work. “I have a couple places I go for used vinyl — my secret sources — and have been gradually rebuilding my record library,” Crane says. “I check out junk stores, antique co-ops, etc. I have a couple super cheap places I hit up for stuff.” As she’s slowly built a following for Turntable Tuesdays, people have been bringing records in for Crane to play and letting her keep them as a gift. “Most recently I was given a New York Dolls LP (“Lipstick Killers”), The Beach Boys’ “Endless Summer” and a George Carlin comedy record,” she says. “That’s an unexpected bonus.”
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The New England Metal and Hardcore Fest is one of the Northeast’s most anticipated heavy music festivals and for good reason, the weekend is always earmarked by a great mix of bands, fun and extracurricular activities. This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of the event and they have pulled out all the stops with headliners like Anthrax, Hatebreed, Exodus, Municipal Waste, Opeth, Terror, Sick of it All, D.R.I., Trapped Under Ice and Suicidal Tendencies, all of which are mixed in with a who’s who of up and comers like Power Trip, Rude Awakening, Code Orange Kids and Incendiary. continued on page 18
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something for you here. Scott Lee and his team do a fantastic job of keeping the shows eclectic and fun. “It’s a great time, I love it,” says Lee of his fifteen years with the festival. “I think it is an amazing situation. I get to put on a big show and watch it. I’m glad that I can give back to the Metal and Hardcore community.” The sentiment is felt across the board, as many of those who attended the fest themselves in the past now return to perform. “Scott and his team have done an unbelievable job of keeping the lineup incredibly diverse and exciting,” says Brendan Garrone of Incendiary. “As someone who’s been going to shows for a while now, I’ve seen the ‘gentrification,’ so to speak, of heavy music over the years where hardcore bands must play with hardcore bands and metal bands must play with metal bands. It really was never like that in the past and Metal Fest has
and Sarah French as well as author Joe Knetter and artist Christopher Ott. In addition to signings, there will be raffles, merch and giveaways as well. Each night of the festival features some heavy hitters and will be rife with surprises. “The festival has always had a good lineup and they have 15 years experience of organizing it so everything works perfectly for bands and crowd,” says Sami Hinkka of melodic folk metal band Ensiferum. “[I look forward to] all the headliners but like always on festivals, I hope to find some new bands that will blow my mind.” This shouldn’t be too difficult to achieve with the lineup on the weekend of April 19-21, which includes some really special treats. Anthrax will be playing their seminal third studio album, “Among the Living,” in its entirety; this will be one of Trapped Under Ice’s final continued on page 20
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More than 15 towns and cities and 20 colleges throughout the commonwealth will be represented at the third annual Massachusetts Sustainable Communities and Campuses Conference (MASCCC) at the DCU Center on Wednesday, April 24. Formally titled Sustainability: Practices and Possibilities, practices of greenhouse gas emissions, energy reduction, renewability, conservation, food and material management, composting, and recycling will be shared throughout 30 informal sessions led by over 85 government, business, college, and nonprofit environmental experts.
Recently named a green community and awarded a grant by the Green Community Act in 2010, the city of Worcester and its colleges have taken leadership in creating a more sustainable and eco-friendly environment. In addition to Worcester’s strong recycling program, several organizations, including Worcester Department of Public Works (DPW) and Clark University, have moved forward several initiatives toward creating a greener community. Governor Deval Patrick signed the Global Warming Solutions Act in August of 2008, which gave Massachusetts communities the goal to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 10-25 percent under what it was in 1990 by the year 2020. Locally, the Worcester DPW has been working on improving sidewalks, streets, and bicycle lanes. Clark has adopted a secondhand store run by students, sustainable dining initiatives, electric vehicle charging stations, compost programs, and student volunteer crews. MASCCC Director Jen Boudrie chose the DCU Center this year because the 59,000 square-foot exhibit hall should be accommodating for what Boudrie expects to be the event’s biggest turnout ever. Boudrie expects upwards of 500 attendees this year and says, “We have a lot of students coming this year, we had no students when we started, we have high school and college students coming with their teachers. Every year our audience becomes more diverse, we have five or six students presenting proactive student projects. We could have a mayor and a college student sitting next to each other.” The purpose of the conference, says Boudrie, “is for experts to share best practices and resources to move sustainability forward. This conference is partly grassroots, and everyone has a common interest, which is sustainability.” Last year’s conference focused on sustainability and gathered a crowd made up of nine states, 45 campuses, 94 communities, 64 businesses and hundreds of residents throughout Massachusetts. This year, in addition to hundreds of attendees, including state government, city officials, educators, mayors, and town managers, there will be several notable speakers. Massachusetts Department of Utilities Commissioner David Cash, Vice President of National Grid Ed White, Clark University Associate Professor Jennie Stephens, Worcester Action Council Executive Director Jill Dagilis, Principal of Green Economy Kevin Doyle, Northeastern Professor Joan Fitzgerald and UMass Lowell Associate Professor Joel Tickner will be sharing their best sustainability practices
Lyndsay Rose of growmycitygreen.com, an urban farming organization, at the 2012 Green Communities Conference. as the day’s keynote speakers. Stephens will be teaching practices in her research on “Smart Grid” technology in a panel alongside benefactors Cash and White of National Grid. Stephens’ research presentation will be a how-to on “upgrading our electrical systems in lots of different ways. It’s a way of representing multiple different kind of changes. We’ll be speaking on everything from electricity generation to renewable energy, potentially storing electricity, more efficient transportation of electricity such as smart meters. National Grid is investing in Worcester with this project. We are working toward a sustainability hub within the community,” says Stephens. The Smart Grid panel discussion is a partnered talk with National Grid and Clark University. Stephens was responsible for the September 2001 Green to Growth conference which attracted 200 Worcester community residents with the aim to broaden the Smart Grid project. Boudrie says, “The truth is, when I was a young teenage girl, my first interest in environmental education came from watching Jacques Cousteau. He had a show
on television when I was very young. I thought I would have loved protecting environments and the ocean. I was always interested in helping out. I then became an adult, teacher and businesswoman and in 2006 I decided to dedicate my professional skills to the environment.” In October, Boudrie organizes the Mass Green Careers Conference, which helps connect people to green careers. She adds, “I’m happy to organize it, I am working with amazing people who are doing amazing work.” The Massachusetts Sustainable Communities Conference is $75 in advance or $85 on the day of the event. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the event will end around 4:30 p.m. There will be over 30 presentations and roundtable discussions centered around sustainability initiatives. The event is sponsored by National Grid, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Absolute Green Energy, ADI Energy, Casella Resource Solutions, E.L. Harvey, The Environmental Quality Company, Harvard University Extension, Nexamp, and SustainServ. Breakfast and lunch will be served. More information can be found at www.masustainablecommunities.com. A P R I L 1 8 , 2 0 1 3 • W O R C E S T E R M A G . C O M 19
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East Coast shows before their hiatus; Bracewar performs with their original lineup, and of course, Suicidal Tendencies will be a standout. After 30 years as a band, Suicidal Tendencies are back and ready to do big things. They have recently released a new album called, “13,” 13 years after the release of “Free your soul and save my mind” and are currently working
their way through their Slam City tour. “Life happens,” says Suicidal Tendencies vocalist Mike Muir. “So, you focus on you when you feel like that’s the priority.” With the release of the new album and subsequent touring, the band is ready to put that focus back on new music and they have no intention of slowing down all these years later. “Don’t allow people to be nostalgic,” Muir says of their shows. “Go out there and blow [people] away.” As for Sunday’s headlining performance,
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states.” This combination means that there is something for everyone and even the bands get excited about the lineup. Zach Dear of Expire has no problem deciding who he is most excited to see at NEHCMF, “Easy, Hatebreed. Haven’t seen them since I was in high school. Very excited to see what type of set they play for this fest. I’m hoping they play lots of old stuff for all us hardcore kids. Oh, and Suicidal Tendencies of course. I’ve never seen them before, so I am psyched for that.” “It gives us a sense of privilege to be involved in a historic event,” says Henri Joensen of heavy metal band Tyr from the Faroe Islands. “Let’s hope this also turns out to be one. We’ll definitely do our part to make that happen.” When all of the bands playing are this excited to be a part of the event, it is certain that New England Metal and Hardcore Fest will not disappoint. So, get there early and stay late on the weekend of April 18-21. You can buy tickets online at the Palladium box office or at Metalandhardcorefest.com and enjoy what could be the most eclectic heavy music festival on the East Coast.
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One of the most jarring images in “Lore” hangs on a wall in a living room of an old German woman who has just watched the Allied troops sweep through her defeated country. It’s a portrait of Adolph Hitler, looking benevolently upon her. The Fuhrer gets a bad rap, the woman insists. There’s no chance he was as bad as they say. All those photos of emaciated bodies piled up in death camps? Staged. The visual takes a second to register, but then it dawns on you that, of course, Hitler’s photo appeared on walls all across Germany. His portrait was likely as ubiquitous as that of JFK’s or the pope’s in Irish-Catholic homes in the early ’60s, or Mao’s in China. And just as those figureheads inspired devotion, so too did the world’s most notorious mass murderer hold his followers in a sort of thrall that bordered on the religious, even, for a time, after his death. Gone but not forgotten. Certainly not for Hannalore, a German teenager, and her four younger siblings. Their father is a Nazi lieutenant who flees from the Allied occupation; their mother is a collaborator who turns herself into the Americans. Before she disappears from her family’s lives, she instructs Hannalore to lead her three brothers (including a baby) and sister to their grandmother’s home in Hamburg, a journey covering hundreds of miles that seethe with hostility and lawlessness. The odyssey is as rough as one would expect, with Hannalore and her siblings scrounging for scraps of food in an unforgiving landscape dotted with the still-bleeding bodies of the dead (it’s clear the Black Forest is accurately named). In an abandoned house they encounter a quiet young man named Thomas whose intentions are murky — is he protector or predator? Thomas follows Hannalore’s family at a respectable distance, but when it becomes clear he possesses the resourcefulness to help them through military checkpoints, he is made an ally, albeit one whom Hannalore regards warily. War may be planned and fought by men, but children take a beating. So Hannalore finds herself trying to shield her siblings from the horrors lurking behind the trees, absorbing the ugly truths for them even though she herself is barely out of adolescence. As a result, the children are exposed to a strange paradox
where, despite the physical hardships, they experience moments of play and wonder (though not as artificially constructed as Roberto Benigni’s death-camp amusements in “Life is Beautiful”). Hannalore, played with a tensile strength by Saskia Rosendahl, is as complicated as the post-War World through which she shepherds her siblings. Before our eyes she evolves from innocent child to wily survivor to a woman wrestling with her awakening sexuality. More so, as her horizon expands, Hannalore’s indoctrinated beliefs — about Jews, Hitler and Naziism — are challenged by the presence of Thomas,
whose identification papers are branded with the Star of David. This trek alongside the “enemy” is her detoxification; rather than being lost in the wilderness, she’s emerging from it. The film at times seems disjointed, which is perhaps reflective of the characters’ chaotic circumstances. I was intrigued by the narrative but not as moved as I have been with other films about children in war, particularly the transcendent 1985 saga “Come and See.” The critical lesson of “Lore” is that much of a nation was left stepping over the shards of Hitler’s fascist nightmare, and many of those making the treacherous journey were boys and girls. “Lore” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, and at 1 and 3:10 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.
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Solomon Pond Thurs: 1, 4:20, 7:25, 10:10, Fri-Wed: 1, 4:05, 7:20, 10:10 Westborough Thurs: 1:20, 4:15, 7:10, 9:50, Fri-Wed: 1:20, 4:15, 7:20, 10:05 Worcester North Thurs-Wed: 12:50, 3:50, 6:35, 9:20
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 12:50, 3:55, 7:05, 9:55, Fri-Wed: 12:40, 3:45, 6:35, 9:25
Cinemagic Thurs: 12, 2:50, 6:50, 9:40, FriWed: 12, 2:50
Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:55, 4:10, 7:15, 9:25, Fri-Wed: 12:25, 6:45 Westborough Thurs: 12:50, 6:50, Fri-Wed: 1:05, 6:45 Worcester North Thurs: 1, 4, 7, 10, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL 3D (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 12:20, 3:20, 6:35, 9:25 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:25, 3:35, 6:40, 9:50, Fri-Wed: 3:35, 9:55 Westborough Thurs: 3:50, 9:45
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QUARTET (PG-13) Worcester North Thurs-Wed: 1:45, 4:05, 6:30, 9
RUBY SPARKS (R) Holy Cross Fri, Sat: 7 SADDA HAQ (NR) Westborough Fri-Wed: 12:45, 3:40, 6:35, 9:30
SAFE HAVEN (PG-13) Elm Thurs: 7:30 SCARY MOVIE 5 (PG-13) Blackstone (reserved seating) Thurs: 11:35, 1:50, 4:10, 6:50, 9:05, Fri-Wed: 11:35, 2:05, 4:20, 6:40, 9 Blackstone Thurs: 12:05, 2:20, 4:40, 7:20, 9:35, Fri-Wed: 12:05, 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:30 Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 12:10, 2:30, 4:40, 7:15, 9:15 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:10, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Westborough Thurs: 12:40, 2:55, 5, 7:05, 7:35, 9:20, Fri-Wed: 12:35, 2:50, 5, 7:15, 9:25 Worcester North Thurs: 12:20, 2:45, 5, 7:20, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 1:55, 4:40, 7:20, 9:40
Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:45, 3:55, 6:55, 10:15, Fri-Wed: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:35, 10:05 Westborough Thurs: 1:15, 4:05, 6:30, 9:15, Fri-Wed: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25, 9:50 Worcester North Thurs: 12:45, 3:05, 5:30, 7:45, 10:05, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:50 THE CROODS 3D (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 11:30, 2, 4:20 Cinemagic Thurs: 4:30, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 11:50, 4:30
Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45, Fri-Wed: 12:35 Westborough Thurs: 12:30, 2:50, 5:15, 7:35, 9:55 Worcester North Thurs: 12:15, 2:35, 4:55, 7:15 THE HOST (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 12:35, 3:45, 6:30, FriWed: 9:15, 12
Sat., April 27 at 8 p.m. WESTON AUDITORIUM
Kicking off the evening—
university and high school sing ers compete for spots in the sho w! And the audience is the judg e!
Be part of the excitement!
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Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:10, 4:30, 6:50, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 12:45, 6:40 Westborough Thurs: 1, 4, 7:15 10:05 Worcester North Thurs: 9:55
THE LORDS OF SALEM (R) Worcester North Fri-Wed: 1:50, 4:50, 7:50,
INFORMATION online at: www.fitchburgstate.edu/cultural (978) 665-3347 Th–F: 12:30–3:30 p.m.
10:15
SIDE EFFECTS (R) Solomon Pond Fri-Wed: 12:25, 6:55 SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (R) Holy Cross Wed: 3, 8 Solomon Pond Fri-Wed: 3:45, 10:25 Worcester North Thurs: 1, 3:55, 6:50, 9:50, Fri-Wed: 1:05, 3:55, 6:50, 9:55
SPRING BREAKERS (R) Worcester North Thurs: 12:20, 2:45, 5:10,
THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES (R) Blackstone Fri-Wed: 12:20, 3:50, 7:05, 10:10, 11:55
Cinemagic Fri-Wed: 12:30, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:15, 3:30, 7:10, 9:55, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 3:55, 7:15, 9:40 Westborough Fri-Wed: 12:40, 3:45, 6:50, 9:55 Worcester North Thurs: 1:20, 4:20, 7:30, 10:30, Fri-Wed: 1:20, 4:20, 7:25, 10:30
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STOKER (R) Worcester North Thurs: 5:30 SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) Strand Mon: 7 (Doors at 6:15) THE CALL (R) Blackstone Thurs: 9:15 Worcester North Thurs: 12:35, 2:50, 5:20,
TRANCE (R) Worcester North Thurs: 12:25, 3, 5:25, 7:50, 10:25, Fri-Wed: 1:40, 4:35, 7, 9:25
TYLER PERRY’S TEMPTATION (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 1:10, 4, 6:45, 9:20 Solomon Pond Thurs: 1:15, 4, 7:40, 10:20 Worcester North Thurs: 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45, Fri-Wed: 1:25, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45
7:55, 10:15, Fri-Wed: 1:!5, 6:55
THE CROODS (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 12, 2:30, 4:50, 7:15, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 11:30, 12, 2, 2:30, 4:25, 4:55,
Looking for your favorite theater and don’t see it listed? Email editor@worcestermag. com and we’ll do our best to include it in the coming weeks.
Blackstone Valley Cinema de Lux, 70 Worcester/Providence Turnpike, Millbury 800-3154000; Cinema 320 at Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center, 950 Main St.; Cinemagic, 100 Charlton Rd., Sturbridge 508-347-3609; Elm Draught House Cinema, 35 Elm St., Millbury 508-865-2850; Holy Cross Seelos Theater, 1 College St. 508-793-2455; Regal Solomon Pond Stadium, 591 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 508-229-8871; Regal Westborough Stadium, 231 Turnpike Rd., Westborough 508-366-6257; Showcase Worcester North, 135 Brooks St. 508-852-2944; The Strand Theatre, 58 High St., Clinton 978-3655500; Worcester Public Library (WPL) Saxe Room, 3 Salem Sq. APRIL 18, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM
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FOOD ★★★ AMBIENCE ★★1/2 SERVICE ★★★★ VALUE ★★★1/2 206 North Spencer Rd., Spencer • 508-885-5018 • blackandwhitegrille.com
Casual dining in Spencer Zoe Dee
Black & White Grille is just what it claims to be, “Casual dining in Spencer, MA.” Country music and simple décor welcome guests looking for friendly service, large portions and homestyle cooking. Max and I arrived at the restaurant, located on a quiet part of Route 31 as the sun was going down on a Monday night. While we didn’t have to wait to be seated, signs in the entranceway promoting upcoming events and suggesting guests make reservations to avoid waiting
to be seated hinted that the restaurant is hopping on weekends and holidays. Max and I, seated at a booth in the dining room, started our evening with an order of the Stuffed Mushrooms ($7.49) and we each ordered 23-ounce Steel Rail draught beers. In addition to beer, a full bar offers specialty drinks including an alcoholic Black & White lemonade, as well as martinis. The mushrooms came served in a deep dish with fresh garlic in olive oil at the bottom. Golden-brown melted cheese topped each white cap mushroom, stuffed with herbs, diced onions, cheese and bread crumbs. Even without the traditional crabmeat stuffing, the vegetarian mushrooms were flavorful and filling as an appetizer. A full-page list of pizzas and calzones with vegetable, meat and a variety of cheese toppings offered was tantalizing enough for me to order one of the speciality pizzas. The Athena pizza ($10.99/$15.99) is good, and while its toppings suggest a Mediterranean-style, black olives — rather than Greek — and more mozzarella than feta cheese make it a very American-style pie. The crust is
be a large enough portion to take half of it home. Our waitress, who I must mention as being very attentive and friendly, had already brought us packaging for our leftover mushrooms, pizza and fish, but somehow still convinced us that the restaurant’s desserts should not be overlooked. A two-page menu listed molten chocolate cake, ice cream sundaes and other confectionary treats. Max had his heart set on the Flourless Chocolate Torte that proved to be just what our waitress described it as being: decadent. The generous slice, served next to chilled whip cream, was rich with a milk chocolate flavor and the consistency of a dense brownie that slowly melted in our mouths. As we left Black & White Grille with full stomaches and a stack of take-home containers, Max and I agreed that for casual dining outside of the city, Black & White Grille is an affordable way to escape the kitchen, and be served the same comfort food of home by a friendly staff.
not deep dish-style, nor is it paper thin, and its outer edges are perfectly crunchy with a soft middle and warmed to a golden color. Diners have the option to build their own pizza or choose from several creative combinations, including the Cowboy with barbecue sauce, American cheese, hamburg, friend onions and bacon. Much of the menu at Black & White Grille is comfort food, but a decent selection of salads can be found, as well as baked and grilled seafood, rather than fried filets. The grilled Mediterranean Swordfish ($16.29) caught Max’s eye, not being a common dish at area restaurants. The entrée is a grilled swordfish steak topped with sautéed spinach, tomatoes and feta cheese – all of which, especially large pieces of feta, end up overpowering the swordfish itself. The middle of the steak was cooked the right amount, however, the edges leaned on the side of being rubbery. Overall, the fish had a good flavor and with fresh, cooked broccoli and tasty french fries as sides, it proved to
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BITES ... nom, nom, nom A tasting of wines from around the world, along with snacks and desserts will be offered at a silent auction at Pakachoag UCC Church on Saturday, April 20 from 7-9 p.m. The auction give guests the opportunity to bid on original works of art, overnight vacation stays, movie, concerts and sporting event tickets, museum passes, restaurant gift cards, organizational memberships, gift baskets and CDs. Master Sings To Go and Malcolm Halliday will perform throughout the evening. Tickets $25. Pakachoag UCC Church, 203 Pakachoag St., Auburn. mswma.org.
RUSSIAN VODKA LECTURE The Museum of Russian Icons hosts a lecture on North America’s embrace of vodka, how it’s overtaken American’s own native drink, bourbon, and why vodka has become so popular globally, despite being blamed for Russia’s soaring death rates. Patricia Herliby, professor of Emerita of History at Brown University will conduct the lecture on Saturday, April 20 at 3 p.m. Admission is $7 for museum members and $10 for nonmembers. WOO Card holders receive $1 off admission. The Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., Clinton. museumofrussianicons.org.
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MEXICALI GIVES TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS Mexicali Fresh Mex Grill, formerly Playa del Carmen, of Holden will donate 10 percent of its sales made Monday through Thursday, now through May 23, to three local organizations: Wachusett Youth Lacrosse, Wachusett Independent Scholastic Endowment, Inc. and Wachusett Girls Youth Lacrosse. Mexicali Fresh Mex Grill,
10:30am-2pm
Visit www.ourmanor.com to view our full menu
Adults $28.95 Children (3-11) $14.95 7% Sales Tax & 18% Gratuity will be included in bill
700 Main St., Holden. mexicalisfreshmex. com.
WINE VINE CELEBRATES SEVEN YEARS The Wine Vine celebrates seven years of business with a grand tasting event that will feature performances by the Worcester Youth Orchestra on Saturday, May 4 from 3-6 p.m. Dozens of wine will be available to sample and light hors d’oeuvres, including freshcut cheeses, artisan breads and liquor cakes will be offered. Wine and gift basket raffles will be held with sales benefitting the Worcester Youth Orchestra. The event is free and open to the public. The Wine Vine, 142 Highland St. winevine.org.
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ancis Robinson is a world renowned British wine critic and author. She holds the very coveted title of Master of Wine, a qualification that is regarded in the wine industry as one of the highest standards of professional knowledge. She is the wine consultant to Queen Elizabeth and the royal wine cellar. She was recently here in America to promote her new book, “American Wine.” During a most enjoyable conversation I found her to be warm, open and of course very knowledgeable. I asked Jancis why she felt Americans have such a love affair with wine. Her reply, “because it’s delicious, interesting and most important of all sociable. The social aspect has indeed helped to slow the pace of our hectic lives.” I couldn’t agree more. Jancis feels that sitting down with friends and family while enjoying a good bottle of wine is one way to reconnect. You might think her palate is conditioned to love European wines, and she does. However, she has high regard for American wine and winemaking and sees it only getting better over time. I then asked her what region of this country she felt was on the verge of discovery when it comes to great wine. She answered, Northern Michigan. “Fennville, Lake Michigan Shore and Leelanau Peninsula are making superb rieslings” she said. Obviously she too loves wines from California, Washington and Oregon as most of us do. But her research and experience has led to areas of new promise. She reminded me that wine lovers must be pro-active and continue to learn and seek out new sources and styles. Jancis believes that over the years wine and winemaking will continue to improve and that wine lovers will reap the benefits. The last question was the one I held my breath on. Why have so many women become interested in wine? With her soft British accent she replied, “because we OF THE WEEK had to.” She continued, “Woman are smart, articulate and most of all we have a heightened sense of smell Ghost Pines and taste that lends itself to wine appreciation.” I 2010 Merlot, wasn’t going to argue with her. After all, she is the California $20. wonder woman of wine.
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Peppercorn’s Grille and Tavern is offering a
special Mother’s Day promotion this spring. A complimentary $15 gift card to Jeffery Robert Salon will be included with all purchases of $50 gift cards to Peppercorn’s now through Mother’s Day. Purchase at Peppercorn’s, 455 Park Ave. epeppercorns.com.
WEEKNIGHTS AT PEPPERCORN’S Peppercorn’s offers entertainment on the evenings of Monday through Wednesday with the week kicking
off with Guest Appreciation Nite from 4 p.m. to close every Monday. During this time the restaurant offers $5 appetizers, large cheese pizzas for $6 each, $10 for a pitcher of 7 Hills Wormtown beer, $5 for a glass of Estrella and $5 Swedish Fish martinis. On Tuesdays from 8-11 p.m., a new game night called “The Board Room” invites guests to come with friends to play board games in the lounge. Games include: Apples to Apples, Battleship, Trivial Pursuit, Jenga, and others. Wednesdays is Stump Trivia with Kevin Barbare from 8-10 p.m. Winners of trivia receive a $25 gift certificate for first place and a $15 gift certificate for second place. Peppercorn’s Grille and Tavern, 455 Park Ave. epeppercorns.com.
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EVO Dining has announced Rain Organics is now its house vodka. Rain Organics comes in several flavors and is 100-percent organic. Through the rest of April, EVO will be promoting the vodka in spring cocktails: Mint-Tini with cucumber lime vodka, fresh lime juice, basil mint simple syrup, garnished with a cucumber slice; Misty Rain with lavender lemonade vodka, basil mint syrup, sour mix, soda water, served over ice and garnished with a lime; Fuzzy Rain with vodka, peach schnapps, orange juice, served over ice and garnished with orange juice and cherry; Rain Mango Tango with honey mango melon vodka, orange juice, cranberry juice, served over ice and garnished with a lime; Singing in the Rain with red grape hibiscus vodka, cherry juice, a splash of 7Up, served over ice and garnished with a cherry. Giveaways and sample tastings will be offered on select nights. EVO Dining, 234 Chandler St. evodining.com.
FARMERS MARKETS AROUND THE CORNER
younger than 5-years-old. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Dr., Boylston.
The Regional Environmental Council’s (REC)
PICK EVO’S NEW MENU ITEMS
community farmers markets begin June 15.
MOTHERS DAY AT TOWER HILL A special Mother’s Day brunch will be served at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Twigs Café on Sunday, May 12 with the first seating at 11:30 a.m. followed by the second at 1:45 p.m. The brunch is $31.95 per person, excluding tax and gratuity; $13.95 for those under 10 and $6.95 for those
EVO Dining’s chef Albert Maykel III is asking Worcesterites to submit dish and food suggestions to him before he completes a new menu that will be released at the end of this summer. Suggestions should be submitted through EVO’s Facebook page or via email infor@evodining.com.
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Sakura Tokyo 640 Park Ave., Worcester (508) 792-1068 sakuratokyo.org FOOD ★★★★ AMBIENCE ★★★★ SERVICE ★★★★ VALUE ★★★★1/2
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Sakura Tokyo’s versatility makes it easy to enjoy. It can be hopping with live music one night, on fire with hibachi another night or just kicking out sushi roll after sushi roll on another. For a restaurant with such a vast menu, they haven’t slacked on the quality of their sushi rolls. I enjoyed a California roll while I was there. It came out on a fancy plate with ginger and wasabi, and was made with crab stick, tobiko, cucumber and avocado.
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I enjoyed that they rolled the maki in sesame seeds because their sticky rice is exceptionally sticky — in a good way. I was also really satisfied with the fact that this roll was generously packed-full with ingredients . The crab stick was sweet and juicy, the cucumbers fresh and crisp, and the avocado smooth and balancing. For someone like me who particularly enjoys the texture of tobiko it’s convenient that they roll the fish roe into the maki instead of piling it on top. You get more tobiko and it doesn’t wind up all over the plate. The California roll will get you six pieces for $6. It’s a fantastic value for the generous portion of ingredients. With all the options Sakura Tokyo offer in ambiance, experience and food, there are plenty of reasons to stop by and try something new each time.
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music >Thursday 18 Reality. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or facebook.com/EnterThisReality. Fitchburg State welcomes Michael Bresler. The festive and heartwarming music of Michael Bresler - also known as Fishel Bresler - will be available for audiences ages 5 to 100 when the performer, best known for his beautiful Jewish music of the klezmer and hassidic music ensemble, performs at Fitchburg State. Bresler, who will be joined at Fitchburg State by Moshe Feldman on piano, makes music that laughs and cries, dances, soars and dives to reach the hearts and souls of his audiences. Free. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Fitchburg State University: Conlon Fine Arts, Kent Recital Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. Blue House. 7-10 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Night Train (Roots/Blues, LIVE MUSIC). No Cover. 7:15-9:45 p.m. The Mill at 185 West Boylston Street, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. themill185.com. Dan Kirouac and Sarah Gengel. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Black & White Grille & Pizzeria, 206 North Spencer Road, Spencer. 508-885-5018. Havana Night Live Latin Jazz. Live band playing/ singing classic latin rhythms/ jazz/ samba and bossa nova. No cover. Guest collaborations may be arranged. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Cantina Bar & Grill, United States, 385 Main St. 508-579-8949 or facebook.com/cantinabar. Janiva Magness. Janiva Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today, possessing an earthy, raw honesty born from her life experience. To come earlier or eat in our main restaurant, please call toll-Free 877-536-7190 to make a reservation. . . $20 advance; $24 day of show.. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com. Open Mic Thursdays with Bill Mccarthy. Visit myspace.com/openmicworld for info and the latest signup schedules. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at Openmcc@verizon. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld. The Clark Concert Band Spring Concert. Come join the Clark University Concert Band for our Spring 2013 Concert in Tilton Hall! 7:30-9:30 p.m. University Center/Tilton Hall, 950 Main St. Acoustic Thursdays. 8-11 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Audio Wasabi with host Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Blues Jam. Every Thursday. Host by “BlueSwitch” Free. 8 p.m.-midnight Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774243-1100. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8-11:30 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-5345900. Open Mic hosted by Ed Sheridan. Come on down to the Blue Plate Lounge for our weekly Open Mic night. Hosted by the very talented Ed Sheridan. Share your gift! Free. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Greatest Hits from the 50’s to the 80’s. “The soundtrack of your youth” Free! 8:30-10:30 p.m. Grafton Inn, The, 25 Grafton Cmn, Grafton. 508-839-5931. Karaoke Thursdays! Every Thursday Night! Hosted by DJ Fast Track! 18+ NO COVER! Come Rock the Mic Every Thursday Night at Karaoke! 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. the 80’s tribute band The Flock Of A-Holes with VERY special guests THE FAUX FIGHTERS (Foo Fighters tribute) and Polluted Remains. Worcester’s favorite 80’s cover band playing you all the hits. The winner’s of several awards for best cover band in Worcester. Many years in a row! Sign up on the new FLOCK “group” page and get all
the info you need! $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/pages/Flock-ofAholes/127019150125. Cara Brindisi and the Feather Merchants. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Metal Thursday CXCIX: Nocuous, Closed Casket, Scourge, Necris. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Jon Bowser. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Thirsty Thursday with DJ Matty J. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-4380597.
>Friday 19 DJ Roberta. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. theRoadKill Orchestra Invades PUTNAM! We LOVE the Stomping Ground (and you should too). Stop on in for an intimate night of music/food/drinks with some friends (or just stop by and meet some new ones!). All the best! 8:01 a.m. to 11 p.m. the Stomping Ground, 132 Main St., Putnam CT, Putnam. 860-928-7900 or reverbnation.com/show/9552745. Worcester Children’s Chorus 2013/2014 Season Auditions. Auditions for the 2013-2014 Season will begin on April 19, 2013! WCC is looking for boys and girls ages 8-18 for placement in one of five ensembles. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact the WCC office at wccprogram@gmail.com or 508-767-7077. $5. noon-6 p.m. Assumption College, Kennedy 105, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7077. Dana Lewis LIVE! Classic Radio Hits from the 50’s to the 80’s “The Soundtrack of your Youth” Free! 5-8 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. No cover charge = tips appreciated! 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, Cabaret Room or Outdoor Patio, 124 Millbury St. 508-579-5997 or facebook.com/events/157775224387459/?fref=ts. Bill Mccarthy @ Park Grill & Spirits. Classic & Contemporary Acoustic and Not-So-Acoustic Rock! Free. 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Patrick McCarthy. 6:30-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. Mark Bishop Evans. Anointed, called and dedicated to lead the People of God, deep into His presence so they may experience His joy, His peace, His rest, His healing and His love. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508-865-1517. Tim Pacific. 7-10 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Auntie Trainwreck. A Great Band! $5. 8-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Brian & Captain. 8 p.m.-11:30 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. FLOCK OF A-HOLES play CHOPSTICKS in Leominster on Friday AND Saturday night! Another weekend at Chopsticks! Great Mai Tais, food and danceable 80’s tunes. Join their group here! facebook.com/groups/ TheFlockOfAssholes/ Free to get in! 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. chopsticksleominster.com. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. 508-867-2494. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Livingston Taylor. Livingston Taylor picked up his first guitar at the age of thirteen, beginning a forty-year career that has encompassed performance, songwriting and teaching. Dinner served in the concert room from 6 til show. To come earlier or eat in our main restaurant, please call toll-Free 877-536-7190 to make a reservation. $35 advance; $40 day of show.. 8-11
p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Steve Foley. 8-11 p.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Dan Kirouac - solo/acoustic. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for over twenty-five years. When not busy with tribute band BEATLES FOR SALE, solo performances showcase vocals accompanied by a six-string acoustic guitar. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 50’s to today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 contemporary and oldie rock and pop songs. More information at dankirouac.com. townsendvfw.org Free. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Veterans Of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6538 Townsend, 491 Main St., West Townsend. 978-597-5644. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Sadie Sloe Gin with special guests The Luxury
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Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. The Lyres! Classic Ruins, and Tsunami of Sound! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. The Salty Johnson Band. The Salty Johnson Band is back at JJ’s! Playing your favorite hits from various genres, these guys will keep you dancing all night! No cover! 9 p.m.12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Top 40 Dance Party. Our Top 40 Dance Party returns to Speakers! 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. 508-4808222 or speakersnightclub.net. Bass Kebab Free EDM. Worcester Newest Night For PHOTO SUBMITTED
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and Ali McGuirk & Friends. facebook.com/theluxury. Boston’s The Luxury have shared stages with the likes of Coldplay, Wheat, Nicole Atkins, Mando Daio, Atomic Tom and more. The band’s huge, epic sound has led to heavy critical acclaim and accolades galore in Boston and beyond, described as “purveyors of anthemic rock with big, stadium-sized hooks and an eye toward UK indie style” by Dig Magazine. $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/sadiesloegin. Auntie Trainwreck. Join your favorite Auntie as we return to rock Greendale’s Pub on Friday, 4/19/13! Stop in to Greendale’s to hear Classic Rock, Blues, Alt Rock and Party favorites from Auntie Trainwreck, and maybe some brand new songs you have not heard from us before. We’ll be giving away copies of our Auntie Trainwreck Demo CD, our AT DVD, and our infamous AT T-shirts will be available for purchase while supplies last! Come out and have some fun and let Kenny know how much you love Greendale’s Pub and Auntie Trainwrecksee you there! $5 cover, 21+ $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or facebook.com/ events/558266564185416. NEW! “High Voltage Friday’s” High Energy Hardcore with DJ Chananagains! Every Friday Night! 18+ $10, 21+ $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. The Lovely Jennifer Antkowiak! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.
EDM Featuring the hottest DJ’s every week from all over New England. Like us on Facebook for the week update on whos’s playing! Free. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or facebook.com/ BassKebab?ref=ts&fref=ts. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Karaoke. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Pho Dakao, 593 Park Ave. 508756-7555. Supernova Friday. The Supernova has arrived Worcester! Come out every Friday to Worcester’s hottest new nightclub, Bar FX, and be a part of Worcester’s growing EDM scene. Resident DJ’s Frankie Feingold & Goofy Bootz hit you with the hardest house in the city every Friday night. $10 (18+). 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Bar FX, 90 Commercial St. 774-823-3555 or facebook.com/ barfx.worcester.3.
>Saturday 20 manny marz,Jphreek,mc motion,T N D,nu element,brian bernier,impervious,epenero & laz. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or facebook.com/ events/126592444192679. Record Store Day Performances: Andy Cummings, Tom Hurley. RECORD STORE DAY 2013! We will have APRIL 18, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM
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hundreds of special RSD limited release titles to choose from and Swag Bags to carry them home in. In-Store Performances: Andy Cummings: 3:30-5 p.m. Worcester’s hardest working performer, fresh off being recognized as Worcester’s Best Solo Act & Best CD (Backyard Superhero) at The Pulse’, Worcester Music Awards! Andy is also known as the Human Jukebox. Stop by and shout out a request to see if he can pull it off. Tom Hurley: 2-3:30 p.m. One of Worcester’s longest running musical talents. Long history of singing and songwriting includes time leading Joe Rockhead, The Drunken Uncles and singing with The Heavy Horses. Come see Tom and get him to pull out some old “Rockhead” songs. Free. 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Joe’s Albums, 1124 Pleasant St. 508-796-5352 or joesalbums.com. Record Store Day - 2013 - That’s Entertainment - Cara Brindisi, James Keyes & Eye Witness. Press Release “Record Store Day” at That’s Entertainment to feature limited-release vinyl and live music On Saturday, April 20, 2013, That’s Entertainment of Worcester will celebrate the sixth annual edition of Record Store Day by unveiling a selection of limited release vinyl records and by presenting live performances by some of the top area musicians. Special vinyl releases for Record Store Day will include popular music from different eras and genres. Open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., 7 days a week. That’s Entertainment, 244 Park Ave. 508-7554207 or thatse.com. April Friends Film Series: Jodi Foster. April Friends Film Series: Jodi Foster April 13: Freaky Friday April 20: Little Man Tate April 27: Inside Man Free. 2-4 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655. Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis, Playing the greatest Hits from the 50’S to the 80’s. “The sound track of your youth” 7-10
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p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. Clark University Concert Choir. Out of Darkness, Light Music by Mozart, Lauridsen, Whitacre Medley from Les Misérables Christine Noel, Conductor Sima Kustanovich, Piano Free and open to the public. 7:30-9 p.m. St. Peter’s Church, 929 Main St. True North. Christian rock/hard rock/old school metal Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Cafe con Dios, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-832-5044. Ana Popovic. Two weeks after this show, Ana & band will be playing at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, one of the biggest festivals worldwide. Yugoslavian-born blues rocker Ana Popovic, drawing from her impressive proficiency in a diversity of techniques and styles, has won fans the world over. Her blend of smoking electric funk slide guitar, jazzy instrumentals, tight blues groove, soulful feminine vocals and incredible stage presence makes her an irresistible force in the music world. Her career has been meteoric, and shows no signs of slowing down. Dinner served in the concert room from 5:30 til show. To come earlier or eat in our main restaurant, please call toll-Free 877-536-7190 to make a reservation. $25. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-4254311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. FLOCK OF A-HOLES play CHOPSTICKS in Leominster on Friday AND Saturday night! Another weekend at Chopsticks! Great Mai Tais, food and danceable 80’s tunes. Join their group here! facebook.com/groups/ TheFlockOfAssholes/ Free! 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. chopsticksleominster. com.
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Blues and R&B singer Janiva Magness performs at the Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Rd. (Rt. 2), Shirley on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 for dinner. Tickets $20. bullrunrestaurant.com. Gary Bernath. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Karaoke Dance Party With CJ/DJ @ Eller’s Restaurant. Hey Everyone Come Down and Join CJ/DJ at Eller’s Restaurant Lounge for a Karaoke Dance Party. We will have a blast singing songs from yesterday and today and maybe some dancing too. No Cover! 8-11 p.m. Eller’s Restaurant, Lounge, 190 Main St., Cherry Valley. 508-868-7382 or ellersrestaurant.com. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Phaticus. Phaticus is a local, high energy, top 40 dance band. They are bold and beautiful. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cannery @12 Crane Street, Southbridge, MA 01550, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. Phyllis Fallon & Tad Hitchcock with the Workingman’s Jazz Band. Jazz standards from the Great American Songbook with Phyllis Fallon - vocals, Tad Hitchcock - guitar, Rick Maida - bass, Dave Hurst - drums. $5. 8-11 p.m. Concord’s Colonial Inn, Village Forge Tavern, 48 Monument Square, Concord. 978-369-2373 or myspace.com/ workingmansjazz. Scott Babineau. 8-11:30 p.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 4:20 show with SPIRITUAL REZ! and The Satellite Rockers. Reserve Your Advance Tix Here: ticketf.ly/W1Sshl facebook.com/spiritualrez The craziest Reggae dance party
you’ll ever be a part of. The Spiritual Rez reggae dance experience is an unabashed display of musical virtuosity. When paired with a deep, sub-sonic groove and powerful heart felt vocalization; crowds are left dancing and screaming for more. Rooted in rock, reggae, and funk; their diversity exemplifies their love and desire to put on a live experience that will not only cut to your core, but also ignite the inner flame that exists in us all. $10. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ events/259053530895635. Linda Dagnello Jazz Quintet. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. 19. A Great Band! $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. BILL McCARTHY @ T.J. O’BRIEN’S. Classic & Contemporary Acoustic and Not-So-Acoustic Rock! Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Admiral T. J. O’Briens, 407 Main St., Sturbridge. 508-347-2838. Ghosts of Jupiter, Orange Television, Big Eyed Rabbit! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. SEAN FULLERTON: Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll & Fingerstyle Guitar. Sean Fullerton has been a successful professional musician, singer/songwriter, recording engineer and producer since 1995. Specializing in Acoustic Blues, Rock
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‘n’ Roll and Fingerstyle Guitar using 6 & 12 String guitars, a Dobro for slide guitar, various Harmonicas, stomp box guitar effects, live guitar looping and a vocal harmonizer. Dinner, Drinks, Music & Fun. 9 p.m.-midnight Cabby Shack Restaurant, 30 Town Wharf, Plymouth. 508-746-5354 or cabbyshack.com. The Usual Suspects. JJ’s welcomes back the Usual Suspects Band! Playing your favorite rock hits from the 70’s, 80’s and more! No cover! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. “Tantrum Saturdays” Dance Party Every Saturday Night with DJ Tony T. Get ready Worcester for some great dancing to the beats of Tony T. He has been known to get the dance floor bouncing. Watch for the surprise contest each week. 18+ only $10 21+ only $5. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or remixworcester.com. Andy Cummings Trio. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Karaoke. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Pho Dakao, 593 Park Ave. 508756-7555. Saturday Nights with DJ E-Class. DJ E-Class bringing the R & B remixes to get you out on the dance floor all night long! No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597.
>Sunday 21 Revolution Sunday’s! Drag Show Extravaganza Hosted by Lady Sabrina and Bootz! Featuring The Remix Girls, Special Guests, and DJ Whiteboi Spinning Beats! 18+ $8, 21+ $5. midnight-1:30 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. Jazz Brunch with Chet Williamson. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Bah Jam Open Mic with A Ton of Blues. 2-7 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-4228484. Meat Raffle. That’s right come on down and win some MEAT! Steak, Chicken, Ham, etc. Stay for the Blues Jam with Jim Perry and guests afterward! Free except for raffles you want to buy. 2-5 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. From Broadway to the Met! Benefit Concert for Haiti. This Benefit Concert for Haiti will include an exciting mix of Broadway and Classical music to lift your spirits! Nationally renowned soprano Rochelle Bard and her sister Nicole Lian, along with a Children’s Choir, will sing songs from Wicked, The Sound of Music, La Boheme, Annie, Company, Hansel & Gretel and much more! Tickets can be purchased on the Spirit of Hope Haiti website below. $20 Adults, $10 Seniors, $5 Children. 3-4:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, 111 Park Ave., Worcester MA. spiritofhopehaiti.org/?p=275. Saint Mary of the Assumption Pipe Organ Benefit Concert. Saint Mary of the Assumption Pipe Organ Benefit Concert Featuring: The Choir of Saint Mary of the Assumption Kyle Bertulli, Milford Organist Terrance Kerr, Former Assistant Organist Robert Blake, Organist and Music Director. This concert will feature compositions by J.S. Bach, Billings, Byrd, Mozart, Palistrina, Stainer and others. All proceeds will go towards the cost of the repair of the Pipe Organ of Saint Mary’s Free. Free admission / $20 Suggested Donation. 3-4:30 p.m. Saint Mary of the Assumption, 17 Winter St., Milford. 508473-2000. Worcester Chamber Music Society: With Breath and Bow. There will be a pre-concert talk at 3:30 pm. Please contact Concerts @ the Common for tickets to this concert. Eleanor Toth: 978-779-2876 or eltoth@verizon.net. Adults $30, Seniors $25 Children under 17, Free admission Student Rush $8 with a WOO card (door sales only). 4-6 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church, Harvard MA, 9 Ayer Road, Harvard. 978779-2876 or worcesterchambermusic.org/main-season-2. Open Mic Night with Dani Red and Friends. Sign up for the open mic is 4:30pm. There is a different feature every
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Two Holy Cross alumni visit the college to screen their independent film “Detour” on Wednesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fenwick Theatre at the college. Director William Dickerson, ‘01 and actor Neil Hopkins, ‘99 will participate in a Q&A session following the screening. week! Come on down to enjoy good food, good music, and talented musicians! Free. 4:30-9 p.m. cafe neo bar and grille, 97 millbury St. 508-615-7311. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. Weekly Blues jam with special guests Donations. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Open Mic Sundays at Perfect Game With Bill McCarthy. Book your half-hour set in advance at myspace. com/openmicworld. Email Bill McCarthy to a spot at openmcc@verizon.net. Free. 6-10 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263 or MySpace. com/OpenMicWorld. MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Andy Cummings! No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. 9 teen. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Sunday Funday Karaoke with DJ Matty J. No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. The 90’s PARTY BAND “HOW BIZARRE” featuring members of The Flock, The Vig, Squeezer and more.. HOW BIZARRE! THE up and coming 90s tribute band from Worcester MA, specializing in mostly Top 40 hits (pop, rock, alternative, dance, etc) from the 90s, including songs by acts such as Chumbawumba, Deee-Lite, No Doubt, STP, Weezer, OMC, Cardigans, Nirvana, EMF, B-52s, Ace of Base, Digital Underground, and TONS more! $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ pages/How-Bizarre/451955381512926.
>Monday 22 theRoadKill Orchestra Monday Night Blues Session. It’s Earth Day! Come get Green with theRoadKill Orchestra at the Gardner Alehouse. Dinner? check. Fresh Brew? check. Musical mayhem? (we’ll bring it) 7-10 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122 or reverbnation. com/show/9552745. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. London Billiards / Club Oasis, 70 James St. 508-7997655. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Organ Quartet grooves every Monday night at the Dive.
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>Tuesday 23 Open Mic With Bill McCarthy. Open mic with Bill newcomers welcome Free. 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Stephen Beckwith in Sterling MA. Luthier (guitar builder) Stephen Beckwith brings his handmade guitars and American Roots based music to the Harvest Grille every Tuesday night. Tuesdays are “Fajita & ‘Rita” nights so stop in for some great food and music in a relaxed atmosphere! 6-9 p.m. The Harvest Grille, 27 Main St., Sterling. 978-422-6020 or theharvestgrille.com. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Terry Brennan. 8-11 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879. “See You Next Tuesday” with DJ Poke Smot! Downstairs! Guest DJ’s and Bands each week! No Cover! Check our Facebook page {facebook.com/ ralphs.diner} for guests each week. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Denise Cascione and Joe D’Angelo, and Pete Premo! “Dam Chick Singer”. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Jon Bonner. 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.
>Wednesday 24 Open Jam w/Sean Ryan. Open Jam Free. 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Live Music with Matt Robert. Matt Robert’s solo Wednesday night shows present a loose, rambling trip through the songbook he’s developed over thirty years of performing. The Worcester-based guitarist plays a blend of rootsy originals and interpretations of ancient folk, blues, and jazz, as well as current roots and rock tunes. Incorporating a wide range of guitar styles, including open tunings and slide, as well as mandolin and harmonica, Matt ties a thread between all types of seemingly disparate musical genres all with a sound of his own. All donations to the Worcester County Food Bank. facebook.com/mattrobertmusic. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. Open Mic w/ Feature Act. This Open Mic has been running for a year now. A great sounding room for acoustic performance. SongWriter’s Night the first Wednesday of every month. Great food and friendly staff. Hosted by Brett Brumby, all mics and cables supplied, just bring your instrument and love of music! Free. 7:30-11 p.m. Route 56 Roadside Bar
& Grill, 24 Leicester St., North Oxford. 508-987-8669 or 56barandgrill.com. Wednesday Night Open Mic/local Musicians’ Showcase w/ Bill Mccarthy @ Guiseppe’s. Visit myspace.com/openmicworld for info and the latest sign-up schedules. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at Openmcc@verizon. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405. “Krazy Wednesday Jam Session” with The “Get On Up Band”. The music is hot motown/funk/swing/blues style. We offer a drum kit, bass rig and a full PA system for all to use, so bring what you play and “ get on up” Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Krazy Horse Bar & Grill, 287 Main St. Worcester. 1-774-823-3131. Open Jam with Sean Ryan. Open Jam welcome to newcomers also Free. 8:30 p.m.-noon Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Wacky Wednesday Night Jam @JJ’s Sport Bar. Open mic jam session, all are welcome. we offer a drum kit. bass rig and a full PA system for all to use. guitar players please bring your own amp, great club, great food, great drinks and great music. Free. 8:30-12:30 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Hit The Bus. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Ladies Night with DJ Blackout. No cover charge. 101:30 p.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597.
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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic.com/Index.htm. ARTSWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: . 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org. Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour, $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org. Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, Senior Studio Art Exhbiti, Thursday. 500 Salisbury St. 508-7677272 or assumption.edu/dept/Library. Booklovers’ Gourmet, AP Studio Art exhibit by Bartlett High School students, Through April 30. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com/book Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: Noon5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, Noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, Noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-793-7113 or clarku.edu. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/departments/cantor/website. Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, Noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org. Dark World Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 179 Grafton St. darkworldgallery.com. 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. 508-831-1106 or dzian.net. EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; APRIL 18, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM
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Friday, closed Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Game On!, Through May 18; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org. Worcester Public Library, Art is 4 Every1 Spring Student show, Through April 28; Artist Reception-Wandering in the Woods: Art by Elaine Griffith, Saturday. Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org. WPI: George C. Gordon Library, Invented - WPI Patents Past & Present, Through Oct. 31; when 4x4 = 8, Friday; when 4x4 = eight, Friday - Sunday. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.
Storytellers Bonnie Marshall and Kira Van Deusen present a performance of Siberian stories from their book “Far North Tales: Stories from the Peoples of the Arctic Circle” on Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m.-noon at the Museum of Russian Icons. Free with Museum admission. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org. rollstoneartists.com. Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester style Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com. Taproot Bookstore, Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com. The Sprinkler Factory, A Dream Within a Dream, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, through April 25; Fridays in a Dream, Friday. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, African Violet Show: “Violets on the Midway”, Saturday; Guided Garden Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 30. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $10 Adults, $7 Seniors & $5 Youth, Free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org. Westboro Gallery, Westboro Gallery Art Opening, Through April 21. Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. 8 West Main St., Westborough. 508-870-0110 or westborogallery.com. Worcester Art Museum,Adult Student Exhibition Reception, Thursday; Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a Generation, Through June 9; Looking at the Stars: Prints by Imamura Yoshio, Through May 30; The Allure of Blanc de Chine, Through Aug. 31; Family Discovery Tour, Saturdays, through April 13; Zip Tour: “Earth Mother”, Saturday; Public Tour, Sundays, through April 28. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, Free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, The Journey of Two Collectors: Barrett & Mahroo Morgan Collection, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, April 18 - May 11; Collector’s Talk by Barry Morgan, Saturday. Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape -Fri & Sat April 19th & 20th Mike McCarthy Taylor Connelly and Friends. Showtimes: Fridays 9 p.m. and Saturdays 8 p.m. Make Reservations Early. $20 per person except special events. 8 p.m.-midnight Park Grill and Spirits, Comedy Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit beantowncomedy.com. Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Movies every Sunday Night! - Facebook: Ralphs Diner Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508753-9543. StageTime Comedy Club - Saturdays featuring Worcester’s premiere comics from New York, Boston and LA! Only $5, because TALK is CHEAP. 18+. $5. 8-10 p.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 97-103 Water St. Call 508-792-0900 or visit stagetimecomedyclub.com. Laffing Room Only - Fridays & Saturdays. $12 seniors/ students, $10 seniors, Matinee-$10 everyone. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Southgate Retirement Community, 30 Julio Drive, Shrewsbury. Call 508-842-0867. THE WILD DUCK, by Henrik Ibsen - Thursday, April 18 - Saturday, April 20. Is it always wise to reveal the truth? In Ibsen’s complex, unsettling play, a prodigal son returns to confront his wealthy father with his moral failings and to enlighten the childhood friend whose family, he believes, have been grievously injured by them. But his mission - to bring into the light of truth those who live in the darkness, deluded by lies - brings disastrous results. Steve Vineberg directs a seldom-revived masterpiece of nineteenth-century realism. $10 General Public / $7 HC Community. 8-10 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: O’Kane Hall, Fenwick Theatre - 2nd Floor, 1 College St. Call 508-793-2496. Worcester State Theatre presents “War Children” - Thursday, April 18 - Saturday, April 20. Worcester State Theatre will present an original play created by the faculty and students of WSU from April 18-21, 2013. This devised piece, with the working title “War Children” was inspired by the visit of Emmanuel Jal to campus last fall, and will explore the difficult world of children drawn into the national and international conflicts that ravage their countries. 8-10 p.m. Worcester State University, Administration Building, Fuller Theater, A-262, 486 Chandler St. Call 508-929-8843. The Tempest - Thursday, April 18 - Saturday, April 27. By William Shakespeare Directed By Danny Balel The Tempest- set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and skilful manipulation. He conjures up a storm, the eponymous tempest, to lure his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King Alonso of Naples to the island. There, his machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio’s low nature, the redemption of the King, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso’s son, Ferdinand. $5, Free with College ID. 7:30-9:30
p.m. Clark University: Little Center, Michelson Theatre, 950 Main St. Call 508-793-7356. Bob Marley Comedy Show - Friday, April 19. FB Productions presents Comedian Bob Marley with special guest Krazy Jake Celebrating 15 years as a stand-up comic, Bob Marley is one of the hottest and most sought-after comedians in the country. He has been featured in his own special on Comedy Central, and is one of the few comics to do the complete late night TV circuit. Marley was named one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch,” Marley has also appeared in several films, including the cult favorite, “Boondock Saints.” The peripatetic Marley works nonstop throughout the country, in such cities as Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Boston, New York and Denver. $27.50. 7-9 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. Call 508-752-0888 or visit mechanicshall.org. Worcester State Theatre presents “War Children” - Sunday, April 21. Worcester State Theatre will present an original play created by the faculty and students of WSU from April 18-21, 2013. This devised piece, with the working title “War Children” was inspired by the visit of Emmanuel Jal to campus last fall, and will explore the difficult world of children drawn into the national and international conflicts that ravage their countries. For reservations and information call 508-929-8843. 2-4 p.m. Worcester State University, Administration Building, Fuller Theater A-262, 486 Chandler St. Call 508-929-8843.
poetry >Thursday 18 Poetry Reading from Cross-Fluence by Stephen Campiglio. In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Jacob Edwards Library will present Stephen Campiglio, poet, organizer of the successful Mishi-maya-gat Spoken Word & Music Series, at Manchester Community College, CT. Stephen will be reading from his new book of poetry, Cross-Fluence published by Soft Spur Press in Missoula, Montana and followed by a books signing. A book signing will follow the reading. Free. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Jacob Edwards Library, Reading Room, 236 Main St., Southbridge. 508-764-5426.
>Friday 19 An Evening of Horror Poetry. As T.S. Eliot wrote in The Waste Land, “April is the Cruelest Month,” and Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester agrees: It’s a pretty harsh time of year. So, why not turn it into a celebration? Listen to the beautiful and disturbing, the musical and fearsome, and get to meet the authors who explore fear through the art of the poem. Confirmed poets include: Victor Infante, Kurt Newton, K.A. Laity, Dave Macpherson, and Trisha Wooldridge. Free. 7-9 p.m. Annie’s Book Stop, 65 James St. 508-796-5613.
>Saturday 20 Open Mic Poetry Reading Featuring Angel W. Vazquez. Celebrate National Poetry Month with us! Angel will read from his new collection of verse titled “Strate in the Hart: My Poetry”. Please join us for this open mic reading and bring your own poems to share. Free and open to the public. Free. 2-4 p.m. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232.
>Sunday 21 5th Annual WCPA College Poetry Competition Finals. Join us and the students who are selected by various participating colleges in Worcester Country as we host this College Poetry Competition Finals. This year’s esteemed poetry judges are Judith Ferrara, Ph.D, author, poet and scholar, and Dan Lewis, recently the First Prize recipient of the WCPA 2012 Annual Poetry Competition: The Frank O’Hara Prize, as well as author and poet. Come hear each of the finalist’s perform from the manuscript they have submitted and hear the judges reactions as well as get live results of the manuscript and performance prizes. Free and open to the public. 2-4 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe Room, 3 Salem Square. 508479-7574 or wcpa.homestead.com.
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LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE Jack Longone Landscape Contractor Specialists in Lawn Maintenance Clean-ups Pruning Planting 508-791-2668 or CELL 508-826-2338 Lawn Boyz Landscaping **Book Now & Save** D e s i g n s /M a i n t e n a n c e / P r u n i n g . . Wa l k w a y s / Patios..more..Bobcat Services Available ***(508)410 -2756 Lawnbz@gmail.com Le’s Professional Landscaping Commercial & residential. Spring clean up, complete lawn maintenance, aerating, thatching, sprinkler systems, rock gardens, decks, fences, steps, lighting. FREE estimates. We do it all. All work guaranteed. 508-865-4248 Mr. Le Landscaping Complete Lawn Maintenance Mowing-Weeding-FetilizingAerating-Thatching4 Season Clean-ups-Rock Gardens-Steps-Retaining Wall-Flagstone-PavestoneBrick-Decking & FencingPatio-Trimming-Garden Lights-Walkway-Trees www.mrleservices.webs.com canlelandscaping@ yahoo.com 774-823-3029
LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE PERRONE LANDSCAPING Mulch Sales & Delivery. Mowing. Parking lot sweeping. Planting & Design. Walkways/Retaining Walls. Residential & Commercial. Free Estimates. Fully Insured. PerroneLandscaping.com 508-735-9814
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Maximum 4 lines (approx. 20 characters per line). We reserve the right to edit if ads come in that are too long. NO phone orders accepted. See ways to submit above. Merchandise Ads Only - NO autos, snowmobiles, RV’s, trailers, boats, ATV’s, etc. We have a special rate for these ads ($20 till it sells). NO business Ads accepted for this section. If we suspect the ads are being sent in by a business, we reserve the right to refuse. Limit 1 ad per name/address/phone number every 2 weeks. Ads will run for 2 weeks. Limit 1 item per ad (group of items OK if one price for all and under $2013) Price must be listed in ad. NO Cemetery Plots
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at healthcare & community centers. Worcester Training May18-20. signup at www.Artis4Every1.com 508-882-3947
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Loam-Crushed Stone Stone dust-Driveway gravel. Delivered, small amounts. 1-6 yd. Loads. Call 508-865-3496 or 508615-8928
Wellness/Wt Loss Coaches Needed $6 B Co. hits Worc. area! Join our Team of coaches for FIT CAMPS, Wt Loss Challenges, and moreMust enjoy helping others and yourself! PT/FT full training 774-275-0646
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where Quality still Matters. Valet Parking Attendants Needed. Work @ various locations in the Worcester Area. Full-time and Part-time positions available. Benefits included for Full-time including medical and dental. Fun outdoor work with potential for advancement! Customer Service experience is a plus. Between base+tips valets earn $11+ per hour. www.valetparkofamerica.com/ employment
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New Material, Stripes Brown & Red 54" Wide by 9.33 yards. $10.00 978-534-4373
1960 Westinghouse Sewing Machine 10 Auto zigzag. Model 803A. $100 Cash. You pick up. 508-829-9892 Help build a better life for a foster child with Massachusetts MENTOR. As a foster parent you will receive a $350 tax free weekly stipend per child, 24/7 support, & ongoing Skill Development Opportunities. Foster Children have their own health insurance & additional money is provided for quarterly clothing allowances, birthdays, & holidays. Please call MENTOR today at 508-368-2710 or visit www.makeadifference athome.com
Beautiful Din Set Glass Top Table w/6 Chairs 2 w/arms $400 call 508-853-8857 Crib set-Like new Solid Oak-honey finish Crib, dresser & bureau $450 774-253-3105 Den set sofa, two chairs, Asking $100.00. Will deliver locally. 508 829-9240. Elliptical Trainer Nordic Track X925 Ex. cond. Not used much. $450.00 508756-1315 Elliptical Trainer Ex. Cond. Not used much. $450.00 508 -756-1315 Four 5 ft. tie downs with ratchet straps $85.00 or BO 508-842-0858 Frigidaire Freezer Excellent Buy. Like new. $190.00 or B/O. Call 508-829-7074
SEARS CRAFTSMAN 10’ Table Saw Ex Cond Cast Iron Table $200 Call 978-464 -2970 Small Wicker Couch w/ 2 chairs, pillows & pads. Good Condition. $50.00/BO 508836-4809 Sony Cybershot Digital Camera W150, 8.1 pixels, 5x zoom, paid $350, Asking $75 978-840-4345 T.V. Console Ornate wood cabinet. Make great projects t.v. not working $100.00 508 -754-1827 FURNITURE BRAND NEW Queen Pillow Top Mattress Set $150.00 508-410-7050 Mattress Set Brand New Queen Pillow Top Mattress Set $149 Still in Plastic. 774-823-6692
Luggage maroon 4 pc set. not all have wheels. spacious $50.00 for all 508-7910531
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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Notice is hereby given pursuant to the provision of M.G.L c.255, sec. 39A that on May 3, 2013 the following vehicles will be sold at private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereon for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notices. Vehicle 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY vin 4T1BE32K86U686327; OWNER LUC TRAN 3284 CENTER ST SALEM, OR 97301-4668 Vehicle 2011 HONDA CIVIC vin 2HGFA1F53BH547764; OWNER MICHAEL HORNE 52 OUTLOOK DR WORCESTER, MA 01602 Vehicle 1999 CHEVY EXPRESS vin 1GCHG39R3X1022340; OWNER ERIC KWABENA MENSA 37 BARBER AVE #8 WORCESTER, MA 01606 To be sold at Central Auto Works 78 Canterbury St Worcester, MA 4/18, 4/25, 5/2/2013 WM
TOWN OF MILLBURY A PUBLIC HEARING MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Law and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 At: 7:00 p.m. To act on a petition from: Jennifer Dufresne, 276 Turnpike Rd., Sutie 221, Westboro, MA For a Variance in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to: frontage in order to subdivide parcel at 25 Upton St., Millbury, MA and create a second buildable single-family home lot similar to existing lots and homes in the area. All interested parties are invited to attend. Richard P. Valentino, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals 4/11, 4/18/2013 MS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO13P1134EA Estate of: Edward A Taylor Date of Death: 02/07/2013 To all interested persons: A Petition has been filed by: Steven M Taylor of Millbury MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order of testacy and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. And also requesting that: Steven M Taylor of Millbury MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond. You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on 05/07/2013. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you. The estate is being administered under formal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be filed with the Court, but recipients are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: April 08, 2013 Stephen G. Abraham, Register of Probate 04/18/2013 MS
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LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Shawn R. Conley and Susan M. Conley to American General Financial Services, Inc., dated May 22, 2007 and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 41202, Page 287 of which mortgage Springleaf Financial Services of Massachusetts, Inc., formerly known as American General Financial Services, Inc. is the present holder for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 295 Manchaug Road, Manchaug (Sutton), MA 01526 will be sold at a Public Auction at 4:00 PM on April 29, 2013, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: The land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated on Manchaug Road in the Town of Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and being shown as Parcel A on a plan of land entitled: “Plan of Property Manchaug Road, Sutton, Massachusetts owned by Shawn R. Conley and Susan M. Conley Scale 1” = 60’ dated July 10,2003”, which plan is recorded with the Worcester Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 799, Plan 122, and to which plan reference is made for a more particular description. Subject to and with the benefits of any and/or all rights, restrictions, covenants and easements of record insofar as the same may be in force and applicable. Map 48, Lot 44 For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 21977, Page 66. Excepting Parcel B that was conveyed in deed recorded at said Registry of Deeds in Book 43429, Page 364. The premises will be sold subject to any and all unpaid taxes and other municipal assessments and liens, and subject to prior liens or other enforceable encumbrances of record entitled to precedence over this mortgage, and subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, reservations and conditions of record and subject to all tenancies and/or rights of parties in possession Terms of the Sale: Cash, cashier’s or certified check in the sum of $5,000.00 as a deposit must be shown at the time and place of the sale in order to qualify as a bidder (the mortgage holder and its designee(s) are exempt from this requirement); high bidder to sign written Memorandum of Sale upon acceptance of bid; balance of purchase price payable in cash or by certified check in thirty (30) days from the date of the sale at the offices of mortgagee’s attorney, Korde & Associates, P.C., 321 Billerica Road, Suite 210, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 or such other time as may be designated by mortgagee. The description for the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of a typographical error in this publication.” Other terms to be announced at the sale. Springleaf Financial Services of Massachusetts, Inc., formerly known as American General Financial Services, Inc. Korde & Associates, P.C. 321 Billerica Road Suite 210 Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 (978) 256-1500 (12-007307-FC01/Conley)(04-04-13, 04-11-13, 04-18-13)(298117) MS
Notice is hereby given by Pat’s Service Center of 5 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA, pursuant to the provisions of Mass G.L c. 255, Section 39A, that they will sell the following vehicles on or after April 19, 2013 by private sale to satisfy their garage keeper’s lien for towing, storage, and notices of sale:
TOWN OF SUTTON Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of Section VI.L of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw – Accessory Apartment Bylaw, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of William and Gloria Lavallee of 16 Mumford Road to construct a detached 900 s.f. +/- accessory apartment above a 2 car garage at this location. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 7:10 P.M. A copy of the plans and application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Wayne Whittier, Chairman 4/18, 4/25/18 MS
2001 Hyundai Santa Fe VIN# KM8SC83D71U071909 1997 Dodge Dakota VIN# 1B7GG23X5VS283022 2003 Toyota Camry VIN# 4T1BE32K23U217293 2000 Ford Taurus VIN# 1FAFP55UXYA270802 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer VIN# 1GNDT13S872187568 2005 Honda Odyssey VIN# 5FNRL38735B000679 2004 Toyota Sienna VIN# 5TDBA22C24S014462
To place your legal ad in Central Mass Classifieds, please call Carrie at 978-728-4302 or email sales@centralmassclass.com
2010 Nissan Rogue VIN# JN8AS5MV7AW609185 Signed, Pat Santa Maria, owner Pat’s Service Center 4/4, 4/11, 4/18
Deadline is Monday at noon.
WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS April 18, 2013 SEALED BIDS shall be received at the Purchasing Office, 69 Tacoma St., Worceseter, MA 01605 IFBs maybe picked up at the location above or will be mailed/emailed to you . Please email purchasing@ worcester-housing.com or call (508) 695-3203, TDD (508) 798-4530. Bidders are responsible for ensuring they have received any/all addenda prior to submitting a bid. Separate awards will be made for each IFB. WHA reserves the right to reject any all responses, in whole or in part, deemed to be in their best interest. Award of all contracts is subject to the approval of the WHA Executive Director or Board of Commissioners. The Operating Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the WHA and its officers or agents from any and all third party claims arising from activities under these Agreements as set fort in MGL c.258, section 2 as amended. Bid No. Release Date Project Title Bid Surety Bid Opening 13-12 4/18/2013 RFP - Summer Educational Programs N/A 2:00 p.m., May 9, 2013 Re Cappoli Chief Procurement Officer
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SIZE PER BLOCK 1.75 X 1.75 8 weeks ........... $31.50/week = $252 12 weeks ......... $26.75/week = $321 20 weeks ......... $25.20/week = $504 36 weeks ......... $23.60/week = $850 52 weeks ......... $22/week = $1144 Minimum commitment of 8 weeks.
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True Mini Pet Pigs $1,000
2005 Suzuki King Quad 700 Less than 1400 miles. Mint condition. Has winch and plow. $4500.00 508-987-1109
2008 Ford Escape 92K miles. 4 WD. Red. Well maintained. $8,900.00 Call 508-254-6292
2003 Acura 3.2 TL Excellent Condition, leather, moonroof, complete care record available, 105K miles, $7,490 508-7999347 and 508-754-6344 508-799-9347
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REAL ESTATE APARTMENT FOR RENT BURNCOAT/GREENDALE 1 BD, laundry, appl’s & off st. park. HT/HW incl’d. From $775.00. 508-852-6001 CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE Holden- Village at Westminster Place 2 Units available now. One floor living 2 bed 2 bath 2 car gar, full basement, hardwood floor, granite countertops, stainless appliances $319,990 & 3 bed single family 2 car gar $349,990. Only one member of the household need be over 55. Call today for showing 508-881-6662 Fafard Real Estate
AUTO/MOTORCYCLE 2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-4501492.
AUTO/TRUCK 1990 Chevrolet 2500 8 ft bed, reg cab, standard, 350 motor, 4x4, 107K miles, new clutch & many new parts, exhaust, brakes & brake lines, runs good, 31" tires $2,700 978-8400058
2008 Suzuki GSX 650/K8. All black with silver and red trim. Less than 850 miles. Cover, new battery, and lock. $5500.00 508-7926080
2003 Ford F350 One ton dump truck. Automatic. Diesel, 4wd, 9ft. Fisher plow. Chrome wheels, bumper & set-up w/ trailer hitch. 47k orig. $17,950.00 774-696-5696
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1998 Ford Explorer Recent 6 cyl motor, tires. Brakes and Exhaust. Has AC, tilt, cruise, AM/FM CD. Runs & drives exc. Must see. $2900.00 or BO. 508829-6499
1993 Honda Accord New rebuilt 3k engine, clutch, tires, batt, new glass, full power. Must Sell! $2500 978-874-0546 or cell 978-602-6841.
2002 Ford Explorer XLT 4dr, 4wd. Auto. Dark green. Second adult owner. Always maintained. Many recent updates. Call for details. $4200.00 508-9491320
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Silver, 4 cyl, 4 door. JUST 42,550 miles. Auto, air. $7,200.00 508-829-0377 2008 Ford Fusion V-6 Sedan 28000 miles. Red ext/ $14,000 - 508-6889132 for appt. (Rutland) 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Metallic Red ext, Coupe, 438 HP, 6 speed manual, 5,200 miles, Adult owned. Perfect condition. $39,000 or B.O. 413-230-8470
2001 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe, Rare car, loaded, mint condition. $7,995 508-875-7400
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Living the Classifieds’ Lifestyle! Now that the snow is gone, we can truly see what needs to be cleaned-up. My yard is quite the mess after this winter. Fortunately, so many of the landscapers in our Service Directory offer quality service when it comes to yard clean-ups at reasonable rates. Every year I say I am going to plant a flower garden and this year I mean it! I am starting something new this spring in our Classifieds. We are going to have the Biggest Yard Sale Ever! Please do join us! It is going to happen May 25th and 26th. Have your yard sale on one day or both and if you advertise with us you will receive a spot on the map that will be published in all four of our weekly papers, so that our faithful “Yard Salers” can plan their route to hit all of the yard sales listed. We cover 24 towns and cities in Central Mass, so that should make quite the Biggest Yard Sale Ever! Also, for the first 30 people to place their ad, you will receive a Yard Sale kit for FREE!! Signs, tips and stickers included! Do you have a special event coming up? Crown Bakery of Worcester makes awesome cakes and sweets! And Toomey Rentals of Worcester has everything from table linens, plates to large tents and everything in between for your special event. Check out our Wedding and Events Directory for their info. Next week we have our North Central/Worcester South monthly Real Estate feature. Please do look for it. There are going to be some great homes listed for sale and some interesting articles by our local Real Estate agents. Every week please do check out the Apartments for Rent if you are looking for a quality new place. Also, for your move there are some great items for sale under Items Under $2013.00 for unbelievable prices. Don’t forget to send in your Spring Photos for our Spring Reader Photo Feature! Thank you all for letting me know how much you enjoy Central Mass Classifieds! Keep It Classy!
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Call 978-728-4302 or email sales@centralmassclass.com Deadline to book your ad for map placement is Friday, May 17th. Publication date is May 23rd/24th 2013
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Brian Skerry For the past 30 years, National Geographic photojournalist and Uxbridge native Brian Skerry has spent over 10,000 hours under the sea. Skerry has had a love for nature and the sea since he was 15 years old, and on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m., Skerry, along with the Metacomet Land Trust, will be visiting Uxbridge High School to promote environmental conservation as a free lecture open to the public. Worcester Mag spoke with Skerry recently and found that the big, deep, blue ocean is pretty Skerry after all. How did you become interested in photography and/ or nature? I was a diver since I was 15. I always had
a love of nature, especially the ocean. I attended a diving conference in Boston and saw these divers who also used cameras when they were diving, then I had an epiphany. I knew that doing this would be the perfect job for me.
What kind of photo equipment do you use? I’ve always used basic 35mm SLRs and Nikons. I just upgraded to a Nikon D4 and a whole suite of lenses. How many countries have you been to? (Laughs) That’s a great question. I don’t know exactly. I would say dozens, but I don’t keep track. I’ve been around. I’ve been to most continents including Antarctica, and some of the most remote places on the planet. I’ve been to places most people have never even heard of. I once went to this island that was a six day boat ride from Fiji.
What is the most dangerous shoot you have done? It’s
nine months a year but I love coming back to see my family in Uxbridge, it’s a great town.
How do you keep yourself entertained in your spare time? (Laughs) Honestly I don’t have much free time; my work occupies all of my time. I’m always busy, I work seven days a week. If I found some spare time, I’d love to go kayaking or play tennis. The last vacation I took was in 1993 at the Grand Canyon, and of course I took some photos.
What will you be doing at Uxbridge High? I will be speaking on behalf of the Metacomet Land Trust, they are working to preserve land in Worcester county. I will be talking about my work and the importance of conservation. I have stories to share about places that I’ve photographed and experiences that I’ve had. Why do you choose eco and marine life as opposed to other subjects? I love the ocean. If I didn’t do this
for a living, I’d still be diving as a hobby. Working underwater always has the potential for great discovery, it’s a whole other world. With every dive I find something new and magnificent.
When you were a kid, did you ever think you would see yourself where you are now? I certainly dreamed about it. Being a photographer for National Geographic was a lofty dream. I was just a little kid from the town of Uxbridge. I read National Geographic all the time as a kid. I didn’t think I’d have much of a chance of being at Nat Geo. I never had the money or the resources and Nat Geo is definitely one of the biggest and best. My first photo was actually a piece on a shipwreck in Cape Cod. The photographer for Nat Geo at the time saw some of my work and he didn’t want to do it himself because he said there was a 98-percent chance of failure. He told me I might want to wait for a better opportunity. I took the risk, I worked hard, and I did it. I have now been working for Nat Geo for 15 years and my 21st story will be ready by February 2014. Dreams do come true.
Being a photographer of the skies, land, and sea, do you enjoy extreme sports like surfing, hang gliding, and skydiving? No, I don’t really do any of those things. I’ve thought about it. After doing this work, I’ve sort of developed a fear of heights. I’m not fond of hanging out of helicopters and hanging out of aircrafts with the doors busted open. There is also a great fear attached to sharks and people are always on alert about them. The truth is sharks are not really as bad as they are portrayed to be, they are wonderful.
—Colin Burdett, Intern
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all relative but if I had to pick, I would say some of the stuff I do under polar ice caps. I’m 25 feet deep in 28.5 degree polar caps. We’re not using lines, we are going under a hole which sometimes closes and we have to find another way out.
What is your favorite photo you’ve taken? I’m going to cheat on this one and say I have two favorite photos. One is a photo I made of my assistant next to a southern right whale; it’s my favorite because it’s a celebratory moment in the ocean. It’s an amazing encounter between humans and whales. The second one is a picture of a dead shark, it’s called shark crucifixion. The shark is trapped in a gill net, it’s gruesome but it really speaks to the problems of environmental issues. One-hundred million sharks are killed every year, partly due to over-fishing. If you could shoot photos one place in the entire world, where would it be and how would you do it? I haven’t
worked in Africa yet. I’ve long since wanted to go. I’m interested in many places but I would love to do a shark story in South Africa.
Do you consider Uxbridge your home? Yes. I was born and raised here, I travel for eight or
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Brian Skerry photographing a large Tiger Shark in the Bahamas.
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