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Bar app lets users Slydde right in Tom Quinn

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n the age of the Internet, it seems like a savvy smartphone user can do anything from his or her mobile device – deposit a check, order a pizza, call a car service or even set up a hot date. In Worcester, Peter Levin and his crew at Slydde are trying to add one more thing to the ever-expanding list, something so simple it will have 20-somethings everywhere asking, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

What if, instead of fighting for the bartender’s attention on a Friday night, you could order drinks on your phone and get a notification when they were ready?

“We’re not creating something revolutionary, by any means,” Levin said.

“Mobile ordering was a technology that was introduced years ago. But it’s a matter of product-market fit. There’s a host of pains that we feel require a simple solution. Our motivation was not to change the world – it’s just to bring convenience to people’s lives.”

Levin is one of the co-founders of Slydde, which has an iOS app already out and an Android version ready to be released soon.

The official launch isn’t until Feb. 19 at Blackstone Tap in the Canal District.

“Our initial motive was to target highvolume bars, but what we’ve learned over the last few months is that the utility isn’t just for volume-driven bars,” Levin said. “It’s for people who are hanging out with their buddies at a table, getting some drinks for the crew, and instead of leaving your friends you order from the convenience of your phone.”

The company has 14 employees spread across a number of areas — programmers in New York and New Delhi, India, a co-founder studying abroad in Spain, another employee

in France — but Levin and the heart of the operation is in Worcester, with office space on Harvard Street. Levin has assembled General Manager Conor Crowley from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Assumption College student Chris Fahey, Holy Cross student Hayley Schneider and Worcester State University student Eugene Duah as a sort of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, bringing tidings of Slydde to their universities. His crew, mostly unpaid interns, all said they needed the course credit or experience but also believed in the app and its potential to upgrade their bar experience.

“Waiting in line at a bar takes away from your fun being at the bar,” Fahey said. “[With Slydde] you don’t have to wait at the bar and take away from time with your friends – there’s really nothing better than that. You’re at the bar to be with your friends, why not stay with them?”

The four universities represented so far — Levin is looking for representatives at other colleges — are the biggest in Worcester, not just in terms of size, Crowley said, but in terms of drinking out on the town – or as he put it, “the ones that have the biggest impact on the bar scene.”

The Slydde crew said they’ve been received enthusiastically, not just by the local bar scene – in addition to Blackstone Tap they have plans to expand to the Perfect Game on Water Street, Leitrim’s Pub on Park Avenue and the upcoming Whiskey on Water on Water Street – but by a student body looking for an upgrade to their weekend. And they’ve found a natural fit for spreading their message on social media.

“I took the basic route, walking up to kids and just pitching the idea,” Duah said. “But I mostly run into freshmen, since the older kids don’t live on campus. But now I hit social

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Slydde co-founder Peter Levin and his crew talk about plans for their APP at their Harvard Street office.

media, that’s a way better platform.”

There are questions that come along with the app, of course. The drinking age is 21, and it would seem intuitively that ordering drinks on a phone would cause problems for checking drivers’ licenses. But in addition to a line in the app’s terms and conditions and a check that verifies a user’s age with Facebook, Crowley said the venues Slydde is partnering with so far check IDs at the door, simplifying the problem.

Another issue is how to monetize the app.

Levin said he is “bootstrapping” right now – Slydde has won some money from grant competitions, but it hasn’t launched yet, and even when it does, how do you make money off something like Slydde? Tacking on a transaction fee is out, since that would

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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

It wasn’t a big turnout, given the weather, but AIDS Project Worcester on a Friday night nonetheless shed light and information on the AIDS crisis in the black community. +3

drive away users, and although there is a setup charge for venues, that’s just to cover the costs of importing the bar’s menu and other expenses. Levin said the key is the information Slydde will get once people start using the app, pinpointing which bars are popular at what times, which menu items do well, and other information that is nearimpossible to parse across locations with the current method of individual record-keeping.

“The data is something that excites us,” Levin said. “We aggregate a host of really cool data — purchase behavior, market trends, social discovery, where people are — we can package this data in really cool ways and then deliver it to these different stakeholders. Big brands, ride-sharing platforms would benefit

Weather also meant the cancellation of the annual Mr. Worcester pageant, which is tentatively rescheduled for Feb. 19. -2

Former School Committee candidate Nick D’Andrea has not disappeared from the public arena. He was recently appointed to the Community Development Advisory Board. +1

Where do you plan on getting married? It shouldn’t be Worcester, according to WalletHub, which ranks the city the fourth worst in which to get married because of high wedding costs and lack of related services. Insert sad face, here. -2

Another budget year, another shortfall, as Worcester faces a reported $2 million gap between its projected fiscal 2017 budget and revenue. -2

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City Council to post more backup materials with agendas after presentation kerfuffle Tom Quinn

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he City Council will change its policies to better adhere to the spirit of the Open Meeting Law, passing a motion to make public any relevant materials for an item on the agenda, after the city solicitor ruled that giving a presentation on a specified topic without including it in the agenda backup materials before the City Council meeting would not technically violate the state transparency law.

The issue was first raised by At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney, who took issue with two items on the Council’s Jan. 26 agenda, one concerning annual crime statistics, another concerning a recent gun buyback program. Neither had any detail beyond a one-sentence advisory that the Worcester Police Department and Division of Public Health, respectively, would be giving a presentation.

Gaffney ended up using his right as a councilor to postpone both items until the next week’s agenda.

“The point of the matter is that we receive these items so we can prepare for Council,” Gaffney said at the most recent meeting. “But now my understanding is we don’t need to receive any of these. That’s kind of silly.”

Gaffney has criticized the City Council on transparency in the past, filing an Open Meeting Law complaint with the state Attorney General in 2014 alleging a violation regarding an item – changing the Board of Health from an advisory board to a regulatory one – he said was voted on without enough prior notice following a Health and Human Services subcommittee meeting held in the middle of a weekday five days prior.

The Attorney General’s office ruled the Council did not violate the Open Meeting Law. The exact items at the center of the debate read “transmitting informational communication relative to a presentation on the 2015 annual crime statistics,” and “transmitting informational communication relative to a presentation on the Gun Buyback Program.” Neither had the PowerPoint presentation included, or any other additional materials.

“It’s bad form, it’s not transparent, it’s not in keeping with our credibility with the public, it’s not good for problem solving,” said AtLarge Councilor Konnie Lukes, who filed an unsuccessful Open Meeting Law complaint of her own with the Attorney General in 2013 when she alleged the other ten councilors deliberated on an item outside the Council chamber. “The better way is to always ensure we have that backup material, whether it’s a presentation or any other item that requires information submitted to explain the item.”

At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey asked for a legal opinion on whether backup materials for a presentation are required prior to a meeting, and the City Solicitor David Moore came back with a clear “no.” In fact, at a point in the opinion he wrote there is no requirement to include in the meeting’s notice “any of the backup documentation associated with any or all agenda items listed on an agenda.”

“I actually take this stuff home and read it before the meeting, I don’t just come into the meeting, open it up and hope to God I can figure out what it is we’re discussing,” Gaffney said. “In order to have an informed Council and an informed public, we need to have the materials. And how much effort was it to produce those and stick those slides into

the agenda?”

Both slideshows were included in the backup materials for the Feb. 2 Council agenda, and the WPD gave its presentation that same week. Dr. Michael Hirsch and the DPH came to the Jan. 26 meeting ready to give their presentation, but due to scheduling conflicts, Hirsch has not made it back to the Council meeting and the gun buyback presentation has not yet been made.

An argument that presentations have always been done that way fell on deaf ears, although District 1 Councilor Tony Economou’s point that the presentations were vetted during public subcommittee meetings was received better. In the future, though. departments looking to give a presentation will be asked to submit backup materials at the same time as the agenda item.

“Regardless of the legal opinion, the better form and the process this Council should follow is that any item that has any documents or attachments or information relevant to the order on the agenda have that provided at the time the agenda is provided,” Lukes said, making the suggestion in the form of a motion that was adopted.

Moore, in his written opinion, cited the Attorney General’s office, saying items only need to “have sufficient specificity to reasonably advise the public of the issues to be discussed at the meeting,” and that a listing was sufficiently specific, “if a reasonable member of the public could read the topic and understand the nature of the discussion to take place.”

Gaffney countered with an order submitted on the Feb. 2 agenda: “Will present proposals regarding the budget.” It’s an example of the kind of vague item that would be allowed

under Moore’s ruling, he said. Although other councilors grudgingly agreed with the thrust of Gaffney’s argument, Toomey made sure to point out that the city did not legally commit any violations, and District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera made a plea for less combativeness when it comes to disagreements.

“What we want to do as we move forward it to try to work together,” said Rivera, who was the chair of the Health and Human Services subcommittee when Gaffney made his 2014 Open Meeting Law complaint. “It’s become a kind of back and forth thing. It’s not a bad idea, it just comes down to the presentation. Just a bit of friendly advice.”

Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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Reports on homelessness, opioid use reveal extent of city’s drug crisis Tom Quinn

The city’s Division of Public Health delivered three reports to the City Council this week on homelessness, sharps disposal and opioid overdoses, three topics councilors and others pointed out are closely related and need to be prioritized by the people who control city and state purse strings.

In a Point in Time count of the homeless population undertaken on Feb. 25 last year, there were 212 homeless households with children in Worcester, or 652 people, but all of them were sheltered. There were 377 households without children sheltered, and 39 unsheltered, and one out of 135 homeless veterans was unsheltered.

According to the report, there were 50 chronically homeless people – defined as someone who has a disability and has been homeless for at least 12 months in the last

four years – living in Worcester, and 14 of those were unsheltered.

“The most chronically homeless are the toughest, they need supportive housing,” Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mattie Castiel said. “Ideally, people will be ready to accept services if they’re sheltered … that’s been a difficult piece.

It doesn’t work as fast with the chronically homeless, and also the wraparound services are not as good as when the program initially started and the funding was there.”

When the report was released, the most recent numbers of homeless residents were not yet out, but Castiel said that as of January 27 of this year there were 31 unsheltered residents counted. Castiel said the city was exploring recommendations regarding solutions to the homeless problem, which she said has been exacerbated in recent years by a an increase in opioid use and a decrease in funding for

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wraparound services such as counseling and mental health treatment.

“I think at some point we consider a resource center for folks that will provide not only the ability to house in a quicker manner, but also to provide an overflow for the winter,” Castiel said.

Although the Triage Center on Queen Street – the only unrestricted shelter in the city – often goes above 100 people in a building with a listed occupancy of 25 beds, the city is working with SMOC, the organization that runs the shelter, to make sure everyone has a place to go in the winter, with Castiel, who said in response to another question she did not support the idea of building more shelters in the city, noting the occupancy drops “markedly” during the fall and summer months.

“Under the building code that building can hold a lot of people,” Building and

Zoning Commissioner John Kelly said. “What happened five years ago with the occupant load, that’s past. We’re dealing with them and the police with periodic inspections just to make sure everyone’s safe.”

District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera referenced Not In My Backyard, or NIMBY, feelings when the Triage Center was first built, calling for a resolution to what she said was a capacity mistake and for residents and officials to treat the shelter issue as a city-wide problem.

“There was so much chaos happening at this time, that when they were building, everyone was trying to appease the public and not looking at the problem itself,” Rivera said. “From the beginning myself and others were saying the design of the triage was unrealistic for the second largest city in New England … the organization that built the triage should have never agreed

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from having this information.”

The app isn’t just a hobby for Levin and the crew — “We’d love to pay ourselves sooner rather than later,” Levin said — and they have big plans for expansion. For now, the plan is to stay in Massachusetts and build a base in Worcester and a few other cities. But Levin has already presented the app at a conference in Kansas City, and he is clear about his plan to reach a “critical mass” of users. That’s what he’s good at, after all – he’s not a tech person, having bounced around interest areas, at one point working as an aide to 17th Worcester state Rep. Kate Campanale. So when he wanted to “roll up his sleeves” with a new start-up, he just found some people who knew about programming to actually make the app.

“I just found a couple guys smarter than me to bring it to life,” Levin said of the development team.

The name “Slydde” was a carefully crafted decision – it had to have five or six letters to be short and sweet and memorable, and people had to be able to use it as a verb. Levin credited his girlfriend with coming up with the name “Slide,” the spelling of which had to be changed when that domain name was taken, and the penguin that is the app’s mascot came naturally from there. Penguins slide along the ice, just like Slydde users can “slide” right in and get their drinks more quickly.

The theme goes deeper than just the name, too. Users can earn points by using the app and completing various tasks, and can cash those points in for rewards, such as skipping (sliding) to the front of the drink order line.

Save up even more points and a Slydde team member will come to your house (or, more likely for the target demographic, your dorm

room) dressed in a penguin suit and deliver a “mystery box.”

The out-of-the-box ideas are part of Slydde’s youthful enthusiasm, as the 22-year-old Levin said he doesn’t want his company to devolve into a “9 to 5” job, giving his crew nearcomplete autonomy to come up with promotions and ideas. Schneider, for example, is working on a “which Worcester bar are you?” quiz reminiscent of Facebook personality quizzes, but with more research and effort put in. And the company’s slogan isn’t something an old-school marketing team would come up with - “Waiting in line f**king sucks,” the website claims (asterisks theirs). Still, Levin certainly doesn’t talk like the average college student.

“There’s so many different places to go at night, all with different profiles, all with different things to offer,” Levin said about Worcester. “And a lot of cool companies launching here. So the network is budding, there’s a lot of people who have access to the angel [investor] networks and [venture capital] networks you need to launch and scale a company like ours.”

Levin, a Worcester native, said he’s not just launching in Worcester because of the nine colleges and the surplus of tech-savvy 20-somethings who tend to be early adopters when it comes to apps like Slydde. The city is his home, and he said he wants to be part of its renaissance.

“The narrative of Worcester having so many different things to offer, but college students constantly leaving to go elsewhere – I want the conversation to change,” Levin said.

Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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to that number, or there should have had simultaneous discussion – I was OK with the number being 25 beds if we were looking at overflow seasonal shelter, housing first, a shelter in another part of the city – [but] it was set up for failure from the beginning.”

Another report focused on the city’s interdepartmental sharps policy and an upcoming public awareness campaign.

Some people use needles to participate in legal drug use, taking diabetes medication or others, but given the rise in the opioid epidemic, Worcester is dealing with dangers to sanitation workers who might prick themselves on a needle clearing out the trash

in addition to dangers to the general public from needles left on the ground. District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen questioned why the city doesn’t expand its “Yellow Box” program – currently residents can dispose of needles at Aids Project Worcester, Worcester Senior Center, Family Health Center, Ethiopian Dream Center and two Edward M Kennedy Center locations – to pharmacies to put a disposal point at the same place people are purchasing needles.

Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

Rewind: 40 Years of News, Entertainment and More

The ‘jewel’ hasn’t lost its shine T he DCU Center we know today looks far different than when it was being constructed in 1981, then under a different name – and a different manager.

Back then, it was the Worcester Civic Center or Centrum. The latter became the more popular name among visitors.

Anthony Tavares was the manager when the inside and outside of the building were mere shells, not yet ready to welcome the public. That would happen in September 1982, when none other than the Chairman of the Board, old blue eyes himself, Frank Sinatra, drew anyone who was someone in and around Worcester to an opening night show.

A lot has happened at the city-owned building since. It has a new manager, SMG. It’s general manager, Sandy Dunn, is widely credited with shepherding the place now known as the DCU Center (the Digital Federal Credit Union bought the naming rights in 2004) through tough times.

Renovations have added seats, amenities and more to the building, which now also houses a retail store and restaurant.

Worcester Magazine writer Felice Freyer wrote about the construction of the Centrum – and the many challenges around it – in a Dec. 1, 1981 story. Here’s some of what she wrote: “Listening to Tony Tavares, you can almost get optimistic.

Listening to the civic center’s manager, incredulous at your own credulity, you can start to believe that Worcester’s debacle really will become its jewel, that the emblem of the city’s second-rate status will become its ticket to prosperity.”

The Centrum, and now DCU, did end up succeeding.

Is it the city’s jewel? Its ticket to prosperity? One thing appears certain: Dunn, her crew and the city aren’t giving up without a fight. With new businesses in tow, a new hockey team coming next year and some big shows on the horizon, that jewel does seem to be shining a little brighter these days.

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Let’s dispel the fiction that Ryan Fattman doesn’t know what he’s doing. He knows exactly what he’s doing. The state senator from the 18th Worcester District got some prime-time airtime on ABC News during the network’s New Hampshire primary coverage, with the young-ish politician getting the chance to show some energy while introducing Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio, who ended up finishing fifth in the state. Before that coverage, he was quoted in the New York Times as saying, “Part of the [Rubio] campaign’s brilliance is not advertising everything it’s doing.” That’s not shady at all. Of course, if Rubio’s Republican debate performance is any indication, he certainly doesn’t want to advertise his plans to activate SkyNet and allow the robots to take over the earth.

In any case, it can be nice in a land where every politician and their cat is stumping for a Democrat higher up the food chain to remember that there are two points of view, and Worcester county can get some exposure on the Right side, even if that R does need to be capitalized for the statement to be true.

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application to be the new superintendent of the Worcester Public Schools system was officially approved last week, and it was sent out to employees of WPS – the only people eligible to apply – last Friday. Most people had it emailed to them – South High School principal Maureen Binienda’s might have been enchanted, Harry Potter style, to follow her around and badger her until she applies.

And current interim superintendent Marco Rodrigues’ might have been sent to the wrong address. Regardless, the application is public record and can still be found pretty easily even if you didn’t get an invitation. And I have a feeling once the School Committee sees my application they’ll be forced to change the rules. Reporters should excel at the essay portion, after all, and we’re just talking about the superintendent of schools here. How hard can it be? “How do your experiences and education best qualify you to serve as Superintendent?” Well, as some people claimed, WPS students ran rampant during Melinda Boone’s tenure, due to rules about how long you can suspend kids for. North High School had more bomb threats last year than snow days this year. Luckily, as someone who didn’t attend or work at Worcester Public Schools, I am unharmed and don’t have PTSD – crucial criteria for overseeing 25,000 students and 4,000 employees. “What is your philosophy of education?” A lot of people are talking smack about the PARCC test, and want to go back to MCAS. Some people don’t like testing at all.

I’m in the latter camp – under my reign, we’ll strike item 31 of the “principal accountabilities” for superintendent – maximizing students’ performance on standardized testing, including MCAS – and grade kids on a lottery system. That’s how charter schools let kids in, and I keep hearing about how that’s the model to follow. Finally, “what do you anticipate your preliminary or initial goals will be as Superintendent?” Probably to get the money the WPS needs to do all the other things the eventual superintendent will say they’re going to do. Repairing schools, hiring more teachers, installing a Jacuzzi at South – those things cost money, and in addition to the state’s foundation budget formula bending Worcester over a barrel, the School Committee heard last week that WPS isn’t getting the charter school reimbursement money it is required by law to get. Now all I need to do is get certified or certifiable as a superintendent in Massachusetts – it’s a shame the committee upgraded that from a “desired qualification” to a requirement. Maybe next time.

BURNING QUESTIONS: Want to sign up to protect and serve the people of Worcester, but don’t want to deal with having to maybe kill anyone and/or get protested by communities of color? The Worcester Fire Department is for you, bucko. The WFD has two open houses coming up at their Training Division on Grove Street – one from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 13 and one from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 17. According to the city’s report, this is part of the effort to build a workforce “reflective of the rich diversity found in Worcester,” and is the first ever Fire Department Open House. There is a written exam to become a firefighter on April 16, and the application deadline is March 1.

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Playground and Park – referred to from here on out as Knife Park to save space – has gotten a lot of press coverage and a lot of public input, as the city has invited residents to weigh in on planned features for the park, designed to accommodate anyone and everyone

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regardless of ability, as well as the move of historic Stearns Tavern, one of the oldest documented buildings in the city, to the site in a quest to save it from the wrecking ball. So what’s another meeting? At 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 22, Knife Park advocates will meet back at the IBEW Local 96 building on Mill Street to hear more testimony, and at its conclusion, a final plan will be developed incorporating design comments.

RAISING THE STAKES: Lost in the discussion about the automatic pay raise for the City Council is the confusion about what exactly is happening. Five members – At-Large Councilors Mike Gaffney, Konnie Lukes, Kate Toomey, Moe Bergman and District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen signed a waiver declining an automatic wage increase tied to the consumer price index that would have increased their salary from $29,000 to $31,444. Mayor Joe Petty, At-Large Councilor Khrystian King, District 1 Councilor Tony Economou, District 2 Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson, District 3 Councilor George Russell and District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera did not sign the waiver and will therefore get the increase, which occurs every even-numbered year. Of course, this is all based on what councilors said in response to questions, since the city says the waivers are personnel records exempt from public records requests. And there seems to be some confusion over the process, even by the people involved. Carlson and King said they were told their salary was $31,444 at their freshman orientation, and didn’t know about any waivers. Rivera, serving her third term, said she didn’t remember ever signing a waiver, although the city said councilor salaries have remained at $29,000 since the ordinance changed in 2008 – a jury-rigged way of saying no one has ever not waived the pay increase. Two things are of note, from multiple politically involved types. One, even if someone declines the pay increase, they might benefit from health insurance or other perks, making the declining or acceptance of the $2,444 raise look like pocket change. Who gets the city’s health insurance? Lukes, Toomey, Rivera and Russell, in case you were wondering. Two, everyone has technically taken a raise. In 2006, when the salary ordinance was voted on (current members Petty and Toomey, voted yes, current members Lukes and Rosen voted no), the Council raised their own salaries from $15,750 to the current $29,000. If you really wanted to make a statement – and if you don’t think this issue is coming up in the next Council election, congrats on being able to read this without a brain – you could decline the $13,000. Hell, write the city a check for the whole thing, if you’re that concerned.

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PUTTING THE SAFETY ON: At-Large City Councilor Moe Bergman’s suggestion to

expand eviction laws to cover illegal guns in a home has been transformed, through the magic of legal legwork, into a Home Rule Petition ready for our state Legislature. The gist of the petition is that, since landlords can already make use of nuisance laws to kick out tenants found with illegal drugs, why not expand the rule to cover illegal firearms and bombs? After all, while drugs bring all sorts of unsavory characters and behaviors to a neighborhood, it’s the guns that actually do the killing (well, the people do the killing, but as Shoot Em Up taught us, guns sure help). City Solicitor David Moore noted illegal guns are already mentioned in one section of the existing ordinance, but expanding them to the other sections would strengthen them and provide an additional law enforcement measure. No one has yet come up with a counterargument, at least not one that’s been presented at a public meeting. Worcester looks like it would be the only community in the Commonwealth to have this law on the books if the higher-ups pass it.

BELMONT STREET HIT AND RUN: Another snowstorm, another vehicle-pedestrian collision on Belmont Street. On Friday, Feb. 5, a 61-year-old woman was trying to cross the notoriously tricky street when she was hit by what witnesses described as a blue Toyota with out of state license plates. The victim sustained a fracture and was treated for non life threatening injuries. The case is being investigated as a hit and run. Back in December of last year, Belmont Street was the scene of another collision, this one between a cyclist and a Volkswagen Beetle. The cyclist later died. In that case, the driver stopped and talked to police, but the fatality had everyone in the city talking about safety on a street that was already the subject of public meetings about pedestrian safety even before the snow started falling.

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here has been some buzz about the automatic pay raises for city councilors, which otherwise probably would not have been generated were it not for one councilor bringing up the issue on Facebook, and addressing it during a Council meeting.

At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney made it clear he would not accept the rather modest pay increase guaranteed to councilors every even-numbered year. The raises are the result of an ordinance adopted by Council several years back.

Now, some might say Gaffney made political what shouldn’t be. Pay raises, while not awarded in every job, are not a foreign concept. Some employees receive merit raises. In the public sector, among unionized employees, salary increases are regularly negotiated.

In this case, councilors, as the result an amended ordinance in 2007, are guaranteed a pay increase tied to the Consumer Price Index. Combined with past salary increases that were waived, councilors this year may earn $31,444 – up from $29,000.

The mayor earns more than his colleagues, $34,000. His new salary would be approximately $36,000.

If councilors don’t want a pay raise, they sign a form waiving it.

Remember: Councilors did not ask for a pay raise this year. If they had, questions and criticisms would hold some validity.

There is another argument to be made. Maybe the process should be questioned.

Why require councilors to sign anything? If it is an automatic increase, give it them.

Councilors could choose to keep it, donate it to charity, or whatever. The case could be made that the City Council salary ordinance is a form of a negotiated contract.

Councilors came up with a salary to be paid, and adopted a formula by which raises would be awarded. Union contracts with the city are typically set for a period of time, after which they are renegotiated. The Council is not a union, but its “negotiation” could be to revisit the ordinance, and either eliminate the increase altogether, or add in language addressing instances where councilors do not want the pay raise.

In fact, At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes has put an order on the next Council agenda to seek the city solicitor’s opinion on what steps are needed to amend the ordinance and do away with the pay raises.

In our opinion, it is a non-issue. If Gaffney wishes to state his intentions on the pay raise, that is his right. It is also his right to put his colleagues on the spot, just as it is their right to rebuke Gaffney for doing so, as At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey did recently.

Councilors that did not take the pay raise should not be looked at any different than those who did, however, because under their own ordinance, they are entitled it. Some councilors rely heavily on that income, others not as much. District 1 Councilor Tony Economou looks at it as a “second full-time job.” He took the raise. So, too, did Mayor Joe Petty and District 3 Councilor George Russell. Newly-elected District 2 Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson also will get the raise. She said she was told after she was elected that was the rate of pay. Why, then, would — or should — she settle for less than what she was told the job paid?

At-Large Councilors Gaffney, Lukes, Toomey and Moe Bergman rejected the raise, as did District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen. It was not immediately known whether District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera or newly-elected Councilor Khrystian King accepted the raises. Rivera has been out of the country, and attempts to reach King were unsuccessful.

Are those who said, “No, thank you” somehow more noble than those who took what they had coming? In our opinion, no. Symbolically, however, rejecting the pay raise may appeal to taxpayers – and voters. But to suggest councilors who accepted the salary increase are doing something wrong, or are somehow less representative of their constituents, would be disingenuous. They are merely doing what they are entitled to.

And the guessing here is many of their constituents also receive pay raises.

Here’s a suggestion, however far-fetched: How about amending the ordinance to base the pay-raises on merit? Have it tied to the city elections, and add a box on the ballot next to each incumbent whether he or she deserves a raise.

In other words, let their bosses decide.

Or, the ordinance can stay as it is, and councilors can take or not take the raise.

Making an issue out of it one way or the other does not change the fact that they are entitled to a raise every other year.

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That’s What They Said

“I was trying to be mindful of the people.”

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- At-Large Worcester City Councilor Kate Toomey, on not accepting a pay raise automatically awarded to councilors this year.

“As dark and disturbing as some of the things I collect and other people collect can be, there is a respect for it. As long as it’s done tastefully and isn’t exploiting someone or something, as long as it’s done with some level of decency, that’s okay for me.”

- Jose Chavez, Our Lady of Reclamation, on the items he collects and sells.

know. All the over-the-top stuff just ain’t for me.”

- Local musician and Worcester Magazine contributing writer Jim Perry, on Facebook about watching the Super Bowl.

“We want to be ambassadors for this city.

We want to go to Alaska, we want to go to Salt Lake City, we want to go to Boise, we want to go to Ft. Meyers and have Worcester on our crest, have Worcester on our shoulder … We want to be ambassadors.”

“It’s been a challenging grant from the beginning, and I think we all knew it would be. It’s a very complicated grant. These other piece, obviously, are very concerning.”

- Karyn Clark, community health chief for Worcester’s Division of Public Health, quoted by the Worcester Sun on a state Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund grant, one of whose recipients, Mosaic Cultural Complex, has come under fire for its management and use of the - Toby O’Brien, president and general manager fund. of the new ECHL hockey team that will start “I just tried to watch the halftime show from playing in Worcester next year. the Super Bowl, and I just couldn’t. I don’t

A CALL TO PERFORMERS, VENUES AND EXHIBITORS

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orcester Magazine’s annual Spring Arts Preview hits the streets Thursday, March 24. While it may seem a while off, it will be here before you know it, and if you want your event to be featured, we encourage early responses.

If you are a band, museum, artist, performance or film venue, theatre, author, bookstore or similar group or individual, we ask you to submit your listings of events happening from March 24 through May 31.

We comb past issues and web sites looking for the most up to date information, but the best source is you!

Your listing should include the name of venue/performer/event/etc, the date and time,

address, web site and social media information and a brief, but explanatory description of the event.

Feel free to include a high-quality, high-res photograph, which we may use if needed. Or you can reach out to our photographer, Steven King, at sking@worcestermagazine.com to arrange a photograph.

All information should be emailed to the editor at wbird@worcestermagazine.com, Subject Line: SPRING ARTS PREVIEW. For more details, call 508-749-3166, ext 322 or email the editor.

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THE GOLDEN YEARS:

Love and Romance After 60

By Joshua Lyford Fun and in love, Chet and Anna Babinski have been married 58 years.

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point for seniors, their Vicky Fontana is 69 families and loved and works part-time at ones. While that dethe Worcester Senior scription might sound Center. She doesn’t have a Valentine this year, but she hasn’t stopped looking. continued from page 13

Not that it occupies all her time. To the contrary, Fontana keeps busy, going to the gym four days a week and working. But the desire for a companion has not faded as the years have ticked away. Fontana would love to find that special someone.

“All I want is to find the last love of my life,” she said. “I want a long-term relationship with someone to go to dinner with, or go on a date. It’s hard.”

Fontana is proof positive that love and longing does not end once you hit those golden years, even if commercially it seems all we see are young, gorgeous-looking couples. Watching TV, especially with Valentine’s Day approaching, there is a fairly significant likelihood you’ll find yourself flipping past television programs rife with romance, love and lust. ‘Tis the season after all, but the entire experience can feel a bit disingenuous, a little washed out, maybe even sterile. How many 18- to 25-year-olds with big doe eyes can a human being watch fall in love before the entire process seems a little stale?

While romantic comedies are, by design, built to be trite, love doesn’t wither and die when you leave college. Nor is a wrinkle on your furrowed brow an indicator that you’ve left the dating pool behind. While there are certainly details that may change along the way, the quest for love, romance, intimacy and companionship doesn’t end when a gray hair sprouts from the top of your head. For the most part, human beings are built with a predilection for love and some form of partnership.

In short, there are infinite ways to express love and there are an incredible number of ways individuals search for and find it. You could speak on the varieties of love for years and never traverse each individual flavor, but for this Valentine’s Day, we discover that the quest doesn’t conveniently dissipate just before your senior years, rather, for some people the journey is only just beginning.

‘THE AGE OF LOVE’

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to connect to others.

“People need people,” said Waters. “Things happen and we lose our spouses or partners.

Many people find senior centers fill some of that void in terms of making new friends or refreshing old ones. For some people, that can

dating, intimacy and sexuality in these individuals’ senior years. The concept of the film began due to the experiences of Loring’s own family. His mother was 70 when his father, her husband, passed away.

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Vicky Fontana looks for love online.

a little stuffy, the truth is it’s a place for people to meet and make friends, enjoy activities, get exercise or have conversation.

“Our primary focus is helping people age with health,” explained director of elder affairs Amy Vogel Waters. “This means, generally, staying active. We have participants from young to old really. From the new baby boomers to people celebrating their 100th birthday.”

Being healthy doesn’t necessarily just mean staying active, though that is certainly an important piece of the puzzle; it is also important to the mental health of individuals

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become a loving relationship. That is also part of being healthy.”

It is the job of Senior Center program coordinator Suki Lapin to have fun, interesting and engaging activities available to seniors, but it is also important for those utilizing the facilities to be connected with others with similar interests, whether that is to a potentially romantic end, or just to create a new friendship.

“When people come into the senior center, I immediately ask them about their hobbies and interests,” said Lapin. “I try to connect them immediately, so they feel comfortable.”

As part of the engagement aspect of what the Senior Center offers, it will be showcasing a film called, “The Age of Love,” by filmmaker Steven Loring. The film follows a group of seniors involved in a speed dating event in Rochester, New York, and is both humorous and honest in its depiction of love, romance,

dressing in making this film is, ‘Do our hearts and desires change over a lifetime?’” said Loring. “I think that is a fair way to put it. The movie was made as a part of my own journey.

[My mother] was just alone quite profoundly for the first time in her life. The touch of sharing a meal, having a warm body in bed, the basic things she had come to understand about life and love dramatically changed.”

To further his interest in the topic, Loring had an uncle who had never been on a date in his life until in his senior years, when he began dating a woman who was in her 80s.

While the common view tends to assume seniors may slow things down or lack sexuality in their golden years, he found the reality was significantly different.

“They locked the doors and were like teenagers again,” said Loring. “The media tells us that at a certain age, you’re kind of beyond that or it isn’t real or important. I could see

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Suki Lapin, senior center program coordinator, and Amy Waters, senior center director

remain independent when they can.

“I’m always interested in seniors aging well and having meaning in their life,” said Fins. “I was interested in that from watching my own mom and her friends and in-laws age, as well as clients of mine, that led fulfilling lives. This is sort of along those lines.”

“People don’t stop wanting to be touched, they don’t stop wanting to have a meaningful relationship. I think loneliness is the hardest part for some of our seniors. There are reports coming out now that loneliness is actually a public health issue.”

LOOKING FOR LOVE To think an increasing nu-

meral denoting someone’s age would be any sort of indicator as to their interest in intimacy, sexuality and companionship in particular, begins to feel a bit silly when it’s broken down.

If you continued on page 16 that these were people in that older age group that were dealing with those things that every age group deals with: searching, losing, finding love.”

So, Loring created his film. It has since screened all over North America. Of course, he has shown it to seniors at senior centers, but it has also been shown to younger audiences in high schools, sometimes in tandem.

“Those generations don’t talk much at all, let alone what’s in their hearts,” said Loring.

“After a screening a 16-year-old said, ‘I was shocked by this movie, these are old people looking for dates.’ An older woman yelled back, ‘Get used to it honey,’ from the back of the room. It made it clear, we don’t have any sense of what older people are feeling or l!ial! pec ermSerpec why.”

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That disconnect is an interesting point and there are a number of hypotheses as to why put forward by those interviewed for this story. It could be an indicator of a larger societal shift away from the interests of the elderly, or it could be a simple extension of the “ick factor” in considering the sex life of one’s own parents. Whatever the reason, it’s worth discussing and understanding.

Deborah Fins played a key component in facilitating the screening and accompanying discussion on “The Age of Love” at the Worcester Senior Center. Fins has worked with seniors the past 36 years, beginning with a home care agency and counseling, and later an elder guardianship program. Nowadays, Fins operates Fins Elder Care and works with seniors and their family to “age well” and Over Over 40 COlOrs 40 COlOrs On sale On sale

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think about what an incredible accomplishment it is to even survive past your 20s, 30s, 40s, or 50s, of course these would be individuals well-suited for a continuing spice and while the media likes us to look at the seniors in our lives as technologically incapable, these are individuals who have lived through a variety of technological developments.

So, when it comes to dating, of course these same folks would be more than adept enough to try new things.

Take Fontana. She is an enjoyable conversationalist and has an infectious laugh. The issues she has found in dating are very similar to the issues facing the current generation of millennials.

“I never have time to meet anybody,” she said. “My weeks are busy, Monday through Friday I work part time and I hit the gym four days a week. I’m trying to learn the computer, Saturday I clean the apartment. I visit my four grand-cats.”

Fontana turned to online dating to expedite the process. She signed up for PlentyOfFish, an online dating service that claims to host over three million active daily users, but was not impressed with the standard of men she found.

“PlenyOfFish is okay, but there are plenty of idiots,” explained Fontana. “They want a one night stand or a booty call or they want to scam you out of money.”

Fontana had a number of horror stories, though she is astute enough to send these unsavory suitors packing. From men posing as members of the military (complete with stolen photos from actual military members), to a man claiming to be a mole for the government used to catch drug dealers, who found himself in murky waters.

“He said he could get out of it if I called his supervisor and paid like $600,” she said. “I told him to go to hell.”

Another time, she spoke with a man from New York with a mother in Italy. Fontana said he sounded “terrific,” only to be let down again.

“He texted me that he lost his wallet and cell phone,” she explained. “I thought nothing of it, then he took care of his mother and someone stole his ID. I don’t know. It was all baloney. He said he needed $1,500 to come and see me. He said you’re a stupid woman and you don’t take care of your man. I told him to go to hell.”

Regardless of the disappointments, Fontana refuses to give up. She knows there is someone out there for her, and is currently speaking with someone who “sounds nice.”

She is looking for someone honest, trustwor-

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thy, around her age and likes pets. A pretty straightforward desire, really.

“I always ask if you got along good with your mother, because if you didn’t, then you probably don’t get along well with women,” said Fontana. “They don’t have to be Mr. America. Let’s face it, you don’t want that. If you do find someone like that, they’re probably high-maintenance.”

Fontana is realistic in what she is looking for, but she is also unwilling to settle on someone who won’t treat her right. It hasn’t been an easy quest, but she is determined to find that person.

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ski have been married 58 years. They are fun and in love. They were introduced by some mutual friends and started dating shortly after the introduction.

Chet Babinski has a knack for boiling down what has made them work for so long.

“We hit it off right from the start and we

have the same likes and dislikes,” he said. “It was just a really nice relationship. I think the fact that we have a mutual interest in things helps. She likes to play golf. When I’d play with the guys, I’d play with her. We traveled quite a bit in Europe, Canada and the United States. We had a lot of mutual things to keep things busy over the years. That’s a big thing.”

The couple’s golfing days are unfortunately behind them, said Babinski, but he also explained that family and mutual goals have been a huge component in their longevity.

“We’ve got three kids and we wanted to get them through college,” Babinski said. “You just have a nice family and a relationship with the kids, that keeps you happy together. That’s a great bond.” continued on page 18

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helps a whole lot. We match each other in our desires: keep the family together, put the kids through school and enjoy life a little bit.”

The Babinskis have made it work for a long time, but sometimes life doesn’t quite take to the first stab at love and sometimes it’s a bit more cruel. Divorce, death, separation - there are a number of reasons why someone might find themselves alone further on in their lives, but that doesn’t mean the ride is over.

Rodney Carlson met his girlfriend, Susan, 35 years ago. Both had been married previously, Carlson worked in finance and Susan was an employment councilor.

They started off having lunch together and as the years went on, they would get together more and more often.

Carlson retired at 55 and the pair hopped on a sailboat and began traveling the world.

“For the next 18 years we sailed over 85,000 miles,” said Carlson. “We came back because of health reasons, not dramatic health reasons. We would be in one place, have an ailment, move on and have to stop again.”

The pair have incredible stories from their time sailing the world, from the people they met along the way, to problems they had to solve. While their world-sailing days are behind them, they loved the experience. They are a far cry from the media vision of the “docile elderly couple.”

“We’re inseparable, we’re together every minute of every hour of every day with the exception of being away here and there,” said Carlson. “When you’re together all the time, you see everything together, you experience things together.”

Carlson said one of the main differences between dat-

ing as, say, a teen or 20-something, versus dating later in life is that your goals are different.

“Your whole being is what happens today or tomorrow.

You’re looking with anxiety, strength, desire-to become the manager, following your goals, that is your focus,” Carlson said. “You look at your mate when you come home and say, ‘Let’s go to bed honey.’ You say, ‘You’re tired? Let’s go out.’

When you get to be retired you don’t think along those lines.

You think, I hope I get to live another day or another week.

Jesus, Adam has cancer? What stage is it? It’s a whole different program. At 79, I’m in my nice warm house just enjoying whatever the hell I’m doing.”

Barbara Germain and Frank Buffone Jr. met 12 years ago.

They both had lost their spouses and were introduced through family. Both are over 65 and Germain has danced for much of her life, Buffone learned ballroom dancing at the Boys and Girls Club. They both dance together at the Senior Center as often as possible.

“We met at Friendly’s on Grafton Street,” said Germain. “We had a destination date with my friends. That was great. My friend said Frank was very interested in ballroom dancing and that’s my only hobby. We have a lot in common. I think that’s important, I think some people don’t think that it is. When you have the same interests and interests in food, Italian food, that’s important. That’s probably why we got along so well. I was lonely, too.”

Germain and Buffone don’t live together, and Germain said she thinks it’s important to have space and that it also makes their time together special.

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“Hank and Walter on Worcester,” featuring WCRN radio personality Hank Stolz and Worcester Magazine editor Walter Bird Jr., will talk all things Worcester, and maybe even a little beyond. You can bet they will hit on the politics, the shenanigans and latest events. Special guests will also make an appearance.

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{ coverstory } Germain and Buffone don’t live together, and Germain said she thinks it’s important to have space and that it also makes their time together special.

“We always have our activities together, we do everything together. I think that’s very important,” she said. “We have similar interests in friends as well. All of our friends get along together and there’s no bickering.”

Germain said romance is critical in a long-term relationship as well. In their case, they have found that romance in ballroom dancing.

“You get dressed and you look great and you’re dancing and you’re looking into each others’ eyes,” she said. “It’s not like bowling or something, there’s physical contact. It’s very romantic and it draws people together.

I match Frank’s outfit to mine. If I wear red, he wears red. I made sure of that when I met him, when I bought a new outfit, I bought one for him in the same color.”

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component to longterm happiness and enjoyment in intimacy and romance doesn’t disappear as the clock ticks forward. It is unfortunate the general media representation of the tried-and-true love story tends to fall off just after the 20-somethings, but there are plenty of amazing tales being told right in our own backyard.

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.

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While most can instantly recognize a particular look or aesthetic as appealing, seeking out and finding items or objects that satisfy or compliment that aesthetic can be surprisingly difficult. Luckily, when it comes to an appreciation of curios, oddities, or iconography, Jose Chavez and Our Lady of Reclamation have the eye.

While Our Lady of Reclamation falls under the vast umbrella categorization of antique and vintage store, Chavez’s fine religious articles, entomology, medical equipment taxidermy, rarities, furniture and unique items are in a league of their own.

“I hate to be the guy that says I look for things other people don’t have, but that’s really what you have to do,” Chavez says from the living room cum work space of his Worcester home. It is mid-afternoon. and

the sun shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows and casts bright beam through the boughs of numerous hanging plants.

“You’ve got to stay on top of things,” he adds.

Chavez is not a cocky individual; he speaks softly, but with authority on the subject of the staggering numbers of items (mostly for sale through his shop, though some not) throughout his home.

“I try to do stuff that is kind of cutting edge as far as what people are looking for,” he said, while his eye wanders from taxidermy raccoon, to goat, to deer, to pheasant.

Chavez, who has a thick beard and numerous tattoos creeping out from beneath his flannel shirt, said he started collecting his oddities the better part of a decade ago, originally as a personal interest. That personal interest swelled, and he found himself with enough of a collection to begin a sort of fluid e-store, selling to others interested in the beautiful - if somewhat bizarre.

“I was flea marketing all the time,” says Chavez. “I was Craigslisting and going to estate sales and I kind of went for it at that

point and it seemed to work out.”

He made the leap into actual sales about three years ago, though things have grown since then. When Worcester Magazine caught up with him at his Grove Street home, he was preparing a move to a much larger location across town. Finally, he said, he will have a dedicated work area.

Before getting into the sort of work Chavez does, it should be noted that one of the most eye-catching components of his collections, as well as of the items he has for sale, is the extensive religious iconography. Gorgeous paintings, crucifixes and candles adorn his apartment in tightly packed, but well thoughtout, layouts.

“I’ve always been drawn to religious art and I’ve always liked the appeal of that,” Chavez said, leaning forward beneath the trotting remains of a dik-dik (a tiny African antelope). “I’ve always loved it. I was raised really strict Catholic. All the beautiful stained glass and things like that, I was always drawn to it. Once I realized those things were obtainable outside of the church, I went for it.”

Chavez admitted, while many people love

the imagery, there are some who believe it is taboo if it is not housed within a church or sold for charity.

“It’s split down the middle,” says Chavez.

“There are people who love it and people who think it’s offensive, but if I didn’t collect it, a lot of it would end up in a dumpster.”

While there is some controversy in the types of items Chavez collects and sells, there is just as much interest and support. While the religious art and taxidermy may be the most immediately eye-catching items in his home and in his store, once settled in, the entomological (insect) artifacts, skeletal remains and hand-orchestrated fallen animals begin to show themselves.

“As dark and disturbing as some of the things I collect and other people collect can be, there is a respect for it,” Chavez explains. “As long as it’s done tastefully and isn’t exploiting someone or something, as long as it’s done with some level of decency, that’s okay for me.”

That point is crucial to note, as Chavez only utilizes pieces that have been ethically obtained.

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ment rests on a wall above various pinned beetles and the skull of a very small creature. naturally or were roadkill. There is no putting “The weirder the better with the medical these creatures to death for artistic gain. stuff,” said Chavez. “Anything that has to “I’ve always had an artistic eye,” said do with deformity, disease or uncomfortable Chavez as he pointed out different hand-laid surgery. all of that stuff.” pieces in an “exploded” possum skull held in Chavez said the typical customer base for three dimensional brass under a glass cover. the medical-themed collections are medical “There’s a method to the madness, as to where things are and how things go. There are things students or those who work in the field.

While Our Lady of Reclamation doesn’t planned out, but also some things just fall have a brick and mortar store (not yet, at together.”

In addition to some of his other collections, least), Chavez has a social media presence and he vends his wares whenever possible. He has Chavez tracks down medical equipment and oddities. A framed set of ancient dental equip- sold at Rock and Shock, Mill #5 in Lowell and continued from page 23

Central Square in Cambridge. While the online presence is a necessity, face-to-face sales are more consistent overall, he says.

On a small table under a television in his living room/work space, there is a tiny spine being rebuilt meticulously along a copper wire. The sterility of the tiny pieces is astonishing and the tools and pieces are impossibly small.

“You get to learn while you’re doing these things,” says Chavez. “It’s like a high school anatomy lesson over and over again.”

For the time being, your best bet is to find Chavez’s wares via social media, on Facebook

by searching Our Lady of Reclamation, but particularly via Instagram @Our_Lady_Of_ Reclamation. If you are looking for something specific, or to outfit a particular aesthetic, email Chavez at Ourladyofreclamation@ gmail.com. A full web roll-out is coming soon at Ourladyofreclamation.com. Until then, Chavez regularly posts about upcoming events he will bring his wares.

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.

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HOCKEY! HOCKEY! HOCKEY!: Woo! Oh, thank you hockey

gods. You have shone upon us once again. I try not to express my excitement with certain things. There is a certain level of decorum expected from reporters (yes, even arts and entertainment reporters, though, admittedly, it would seem a bit odd to catch Tom Quinn slamming whiskey and singing Motorhead at official events), but I am going to put that all to rest right now. I am ecstatic. I love hockey. I am a Massachusetts guy, so of course I am a Bruins fan first, but I love it all. From watching the glorious post-injury return of Connor McDavid, to the pure wizardry (in spite of what’s happening in front of him) of Cory Schneider, there’s just nothing like it. While you’ll often hear me reference fantasy novels, video games or dragons in this column, it’s only because there are far fewer ways to reference ice hockey. I grew too comfortable with the trips to the DCU Center to watch the AHL Sharks play. When they announced their departure, it pulled the carpet out from under me. Pro hockey in our own backyard? There’s nothing like it.

While I was too young to really appreciate the IceCats, we have a long history of pro hockey downtown, 20 years in fact. The announcement that came Monday, Feb. 8 was simply rocking. I mean, boy, that’s really something. Pro hockey is back!

Now I’ve heard some murmurings that it is a step backwards from the AHL. I would beg to differ. The ECHL is AA hockey, this isn’t my buddies and I struggling to stay upright at Elm Park, this is the real deal. Besides, it got a bit tiresome having to interact with San Jose to get an interview going for a feature. Loved them to death, but that administration wasn’t Worcester folk. Neither were the IceCats (largely) before them. This will be from-the-ground-up Worcester hockey. Massachusetts based ownership willing to relocate his family to Worcester? Check. Local sponsors? Check and they’re working on it. ECHL teams occasionally hold open tryouts.

Will they here? I’m not sure, but it’s certainly possible. It’s not like we don’t have the skill and interest base to back it up, a number of the area colleges have serious ice hockey programs and imagine having some actual Worcester shredders on the team? Cheer for the guy from your neighborhood? I would love it. They’ve even announced they’re approaching the season ticket base like a soccer club, which may prove to be interesting (Founder/ FC information online at Worcesterprohockey. com, definitely worth looking into). In celebration of Worcester Pro Hockey owner Cliff Rucker bringing a fresh team to our fair city, to Toby O’Brien for being tapped as president and general manager and to Brian McKenna, commissioner of the ECHL, and the ECHL board of governors voting in the new expansion

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Affordability: I don’t know the exact pricing structure that will go into play in the 2017-18

season, but if the Sharks were any indication, it will likely be quite affordable. I really missed buying a couple tall boys, a slice and a ticket for the type of money my friends and I could actually afford.

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Up Close Skill: Oh yes, oh yes, it’s true. There’s nothing like seeing a solid hit in person. Seri-

ously, nothing like it. The sound, the crowd, it’s amazing. The feeling of seeing a game tied up late in the third by a top-shelf wrister just beating a guy? Bring me to this.

Having a weird mascot: This is a weird one, but, I kind of enjoyed Finz’ weird gyrating dances

and the six pack abs he hid under his Sharks sweater. I already put it forward via social media, but I’m pulling for Pinty the Worcester Pond Possum to have a jiggling beer gut instead.

Fun: Usually, when I go out to citywide events, I am expected to behave myself and that’s fine.

I’m an adult. Still, I like to let loose as much as the next local lunatic and with hockey, if you’re not amped up, you aren’t doing it right. I can’t wait to flip the hell out and crank Yuenglings will a whole stadium full of people who, maybe just for one game, are my buds.

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, by taking your A-rated frame shift drive equipped space exploration craft to the edge of a black hole in an outer rim galaxy and waiting for your skin to begin to stretch and your eyes to begin to blur before sending out an impossibly eerie distress signal and hoping for the best, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine. com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.

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The arrival of a fresh Coen brothers movie is an event, a cause for celebration much the way a new Woody Allen release once was. It’s been so ever since their 1984 debut “Blood Simple” surprised audience and critics with its intelligent scripting, introduced the world to Frances McDormand and oxygenated the career of scruffy character actor M. Emmet Walsh.

“Hail, Caesar!” opened with a similar sense of anticipation, driven by a trailer promising a screwball comedy that features George Clooney lampooning his leading man credentials and a host of top-name actors like Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum tweaking the favorite personalities of Old Hollywood. There are laughs, though not enough, and the nagging sense that the Coens made this film largely to amuse themselves.

In their pantheon, it ranks in the lower third.

The movie starts promisingly, establishing the calm competence of Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), as a 1950s studio fixer, the guy whose job veers from putting out fires to igniting them — whether that means explaining away the illegitimate child of his top female star, or engineering the dating lives of starlets and actors to get tongues wagging. As good as he is at all this, Eddie is considering a job offer from Lockheed that promises more money, regular hours, and freedom from having to deal with the viperous twin gossip columnists, Thora and Thessaly Thacker (both played by Tilda Swinton).

His studio, Capital Pictures, is in production on a biblical epic starring Baird Whitlock (Clooney) as a Roman centurion overseeing the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

While on the set, Whitlock is drugged and whisked away to a Malibu beach house by a group of blacklisted screenwriters calling

themselves The Future (technically Baird has been kidnapped but the guys holding him captive are as threatening as an orchestra string section). It’s up to Eddie to negotiate Baird’s release and fend off the Thackers, who have caught wind of the actor’s unexplained disappearance.

The Coens have fun paying homage to the likes of Esther Williams (Johansson, doing water duty), Gene Kelly (Tatum as a singing-dancing sailor), and all those crooning cowboys who would lose regular employment once the Western rode into the sunset (epitomized by Alden Ehrenreich, who steals the show as a Roy Rogers-type forced to transition into straight drama).

The production numbers, especially Tatum’s routine inside a sound stage barroom, are appropriately lavish, though they begin to feel like padding when you realize the actors performing them won’t be developed much beyond what you’re witnessing.

Tatum’s character, Burt Gurney, in particular is critical, yet speaks only a couple of lines, leaving most of the talking to The Future, whose conversations take on the personality of a vaguely numbing college symposium.

How much more engaging these scenes could have been had the disenfranchised writers revealed some of their personal struggles, a al “Trumbo,” rather than regale Baird with the mechanics of Leninism.

As Eddie, Brolin is typically excellent playing the hard-boiled functionary with his finger on every available pulse within the studio. With three of their movies under his belt (“No Country for Old Men” and “True Grit” are the other two), he’s joined Clooney as a Coen favorite. In fact a scene in which Eddie slaps sense into the feckless Baird is one of the movies rare highlights — I’d love to have seen more of them together.

“Hail, Caesar!” is no biting satire — indeed, more mean-spiritedness would have been welcome — as much as it’s a valentine to the fading studio system. Documentaries on Turner Classic Movies accomplish much the same thing. This is very soft and not very funny.

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smoky, maintaining a tropical sweetness that set it apart from the other textured soy dishes.

The curry was compelling, marked by pungent notes of ginger and garlic. The pepper steak came in large, hearty chunks more closely imitating the qualities of real meat than any other dish on the menu. The sweet and sour plate was both sticky and addictive, rivaled only as our favorite by the Mac and Cheese – a rich, bloomy bowl of irresistible comfort food.

Steve left on a delivery mid-meal and thanked us again for coming in. It’s not often restaurant owners have the opportunity to remain so cheerfully visible, but this is one of the ways Belmont Vegetarian has developed a reputation as a truly unique establishment in our city.

Patrons who opt for takeout can just as easily enjoy each Jamaican inspired dish at home.

Doors open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, but I recommend you call ahead at 508-798-8898, as the hours of a small operation like Belmont Each plate came with a helping of vegetable Vegetarian can sometimes be ambiguous. rice, brown rice, or rice with peas. The BBQ, All four of us ate our fill and brought home curry, pepper steak and sweet and sour an entire container of leftovers for a total of dishes all consisted of textured soy protein $73.89. painstakingly prepared to differentiate one from the next. The BBQ was both moist and

two small booths occupying the restaurant floor, and I approached the window to place our order with Steve Jones, the owner..

I began by requesting a small container of each of the six “all vegan” dishes available on the menu board. This included: BBQ, Steamed Veggie, Mac and Cheese, STEVEN KING Pepper Steak, Curry and Sandra Rain Sweet and Sour.

Steve smiled at me and pulled out his phone. He Eight-year-old Rashara’s letter was the first thing that caught my navigated to Instagram, off vibrant eye when I walked into Belmont showing photos of the metal tins Vegetarian. It reads, “Are you sick packed with various of wasting your money on foods combinations of the dishes you waste your money on? Then listed on the chalkboard.

“This is how people come on down to the Belmont usually order,” he said.

Vegetarian Restaurant.”

“We all promised Belmont Vegetarian is part of a wave of our roommates some restaurants that have cropped up in Worcester leftovers,” I explained. over the last half-decade that owe their “We’ll take a full order of success to abiding by a personal philosophy. each!”

The ethos is strong at 157 Belmont Street: He laughed and “Passion over profit.” shrugged his shoulders, A chalkboard detailing the daily menu is passing a stack of mounted on the wall adjacent the glass-plated Styrofoam cups through window through which one places his or her the glass so we could order. Two metal tins hang behind the counter enjoy a growler from to model small and large portion sizes.

Fieldwork Brewing that one of my friends had A breathtaking sunset took me by surprise toted all the way home from San Francisco. through the restaurant’s ceiling-length We toasted to proper glassware and soaked windows overlooking Belmont Street; Belmont in the delicious aromas emerging from the Vegetarian possesses an ambiance all its own. kitchen.

Three of my friends sat down at one of the Within 20 minutes, Steve was pushing tray

upon tray through the opening in the glass window.

“You want plates?” he asked.

“We’ll just share,” my friend told him, and Steve beamed again, handing her a fist full of plastic forks.

It’s a little embarrassing how much I enjoy nodding “yes” when people ask me if I ski, as if this affirmation will compel them to place me on some sort of culturally elite squad. The truth is, I have only ever skied at Wachusett Mountain. where my squad membership amounted to nothing more than the Flagg Street School Ski Club.

Cold, wet, and exhausted, I forked over my The girl behind the counter looked rental skis and we went inside to the Black skeptical. In retrospect, I think it was my decision to wear leggings in lieu of snow Diamond Restaurant. We both ordered the Conifer pants that gave me away.

Burger: a vegetable patty topped with salsa, “What level would you say you are?” she chipotle mayo, and cheddar cheese. (The perils asked. of inviting a vegetarian out on the town…)

I made the kind of face you make when the Steaming French fries and fresh burgers teacher cold arrived in short order, and we devoured every calls you in morsel on our plates. class.

When asked for a recommendation for our A boy next date night, the bartender instructed us emerged from to go dancing on Water Street. Here’s hoping the tower of boots and said, “Like, what trails Whiskey on Water opens its doors before the do you ski when you come here?” next installment of this column on Feb. 25 Nonchalantly, I sat down on a waisthigh figurine of a polar bear and answered, Your date prefers street art to snowflakes?

“Ralph’s Run?” Head downtown: “That’s cool,” he said. The girl shrugged and grabbed me a pair of yellow skis. Squad • Walk the walls of Worcide DIY Skate park membership in tact, we headed for the located under the train tracks at the end of chairlift.

Washington Street.

I forced my date to start on Monadnock, • Explore the works of internationally the response to which went something like, acclaimed artists Caleb Neelson and Damien “Bunny lift? You’re kidding me.” But, soon I Mitchell located on the Denholm Building and was flying down Ralph’s, and by gosh, even the Hanover Theatre, respectively, in downtown Conifer.

Worcester.

Note to self: Dates at the mountain are not • Check out the commission free gallery at The fashion shows; snow pants are clutch. In the Muse on Main Street featuring our city’s local vein of Kate Moss, I proudly assert that cute artists and photographers. never looks as magnificent as warmth feels.

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The moment we walked through the doors of the lodge on a recent Friday, I was whisked back to 1998. (To be fair, I did inflict the “Baby One More Time” Pandora station on my date for the duration of our ride to Princeton, so that may have played a small yet evocative role in my nostalgia.)

You’ll be happy to learn Ski Club is still very much a thing. Plan to arrive at 7 p.m., if

at Wachusett Mountain

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you and your date are hoping to catch the change over and avoid the under-12 crowd.

I should clarify that while I know how to

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ski, I am by no means a “skier.” To r Sa h prepare for t i w the occasion, I bought an adorable jacket from Concrete Wave in hopes of looking the part. Still, I had to stop at the rental building for some essentials to complete my look before hitting the slopes.

I answered a few questions at a kiosk and a strip of paper shot out of the machine. I was pretty sure I had gotten my boot size correct. but I may have embellished a bit when it came to my “ski level.” There was no button for “she slayed sixth grade ski club,” so I went with “intermediate.”

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Maybe you still get a hunger for some frozen yogurt. Well, if Wooberry Frozen Yogurt, 141 Highland St., Worcester, you’re in luck. Owner Ted Domville’s store reopened Feb. 5 after a period of respite. Operations stopped Dec. 23, allowing for some “well-deserved rest and planning,” Domville told Worcester Magazine. The popular spot, which also operates the Wooberry Truck, celebrated its fourth anniversary last year. The truck enjoyed its third season. With doors back open, Domville and friends are ready for the busy time of April-October. So dig in, and tell 'em Worcester Magazine sent you!

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El Patron Restaurant, 192 Harding St., Worcester, has enjoyed strong support from customers, some of whom have even taken to the Internet to voice their approval: “Delicious, authentic Mexican food, fresh

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and loaded with flavor,” reads one such endorsement. We’re sure the $2 tacos helps, but customers also comment on how fresh the food is. Worcester has some nice Mexicanthemed restaurants. Try them all, and when you hit El Patron, tell ’em Worcester Magazine sent you!

IN THE WORKS

Wondering what’s going on at the old Ritual and Tweed’s Pub restaurants in Worcester? Here’s the scoop: Ritual, 281 Main St., closed last year, as you know.

In its place will be Deadhorse Hill. Work is ongoing. You may recall the restaurant was going to set up on Franklin Street, but sources say that deal fell through. Over at the old Tweed’s spot, 229 Grove St., work is in progress on the new Oak Barrel Tavern.

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Live Music with the Road Dawgs. C’mon out ‘n dance to Classic Rock, Southern Rock, Pop, Country and Funk. No Cover Free.

7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Firefly’s / Dante’s, 350 East Main St., Marlborough. >Thursday 11 508-357-8883.

Mizz Kistune Electro Fusion. 21+ with proper ID Electric A Ton of Blues. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

The Music Club of Worcester. The Music Club of Worcester Belit. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West presents a varied program of piano, violin, voice and sing-along. This Boylston. 774-261-8585. talented group of musicians returns to Briarwood every year to share Dan Cormier & Ethan Caouette. 8 p.m.their talents. Free. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement 1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, That’s Entertainment, 244 Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle.

Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Park Ave., Worcester, celebrates the Teen Night at The 2016 College Show. On February 11, Drunken Uncles Fri 8PM. No Cost. 8-11 50th anniversary of Insect 2016, join other teen students and young art enthusiasts for an p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508Man Saturday, Feb. 13, evening of exploring ArtsWorcester to view the 2016 College Show.

796-5177. noon to 2 p.m.

Owner Paul Howley Meet other Worcester High School artists and talk to college students Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Billy’s Pub, 81 Clinton has announced the publication about expectations of a college student artist. At 6PM former College St., Shrewsbury. 508-425-3353. of a 50th-anniversary edition of Show artists will introduce themselves, and discuss their artist Ray Bryant Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post his comic book, “Insect Man.” A experiences in Worcester. This event, 5 PM - 7 PM, is free and open Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839signed, limited edition of to all teens and families. No RSVP, just show up! Enjoy art, music, 6106. the comic will be available refreshments, and good company. Free. 5-7 p.m. ArtsWorcester, 660 The Polish Baltic Philharmonic for a limited time.

The event Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Orchestra, Ernst van Tiel, Conductor, is free. For more information, visit Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check with Marcin Koziak, Piano. Music Worcester the store’ s Facebook page, email the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World presents an evening of magnificent symphonic sorana@thatse.com or call 508on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is repertoire only possible with an orchestra such 755-4207. your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to as the Polish Phil...conducted by Ernst van Tiel, reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” with piano soloist Marcin Koziak, performing the in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”, as sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are well as Wagner’s Flying Dutchman Overture and friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed Jim Devlin. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place.

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5. Founded in 1945 on the heels of recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly postwar Polish independence, The Polish Baltic Philharmonic is 508-459-9035. gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. the largest music institution in northern Poland. The orchestra is owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To visited not only by local music-lovers but by cosmopolitan Polish 978-345-5051. check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 and international patrons alike. This is the place for those who enjoy as “open” usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. art of the highest quality. The Philharmonic organizes symphonic 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438.

DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, concerts, recitals, and chamber music soirées performed by the most Mike Melendez. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston prominent Polish musicians as well as by many world-famous artists.

65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Adults $49, Students $17.50, Youth $7.50. Ticket fees apply. Series DJ Tec Threat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Ukulele Thursday. Ukulele Thursday...Back by popular demand, and other discounts apply. 8-10 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

Amazing Dick and Friends. Join us for a great night of music and 508-752-0888 or musicworcester.org DJ 21+Canal. Closed 1/23/2016 N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. fun plus some no doubt memorable love songs for you and your Tim Rollo. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. McNally’s Grille & Pub, 88 Sargent Road, Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Valentine. Bring your Uke down and join in. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Westminster. 978-874-1444.

Park Ave. 508-926-8877. >Friday 12 Working Man’s Band. 8-11 p.m. The Westender, 493 Boston An Evening with Jim Brickman. The Platinum Tour Tiny Tumblers - Intro to Acro Ages 5-7, 6-wk session.

Post Road West, Marlborough. 508-485-1185.

“Celebrating 20 Years” is an experience of emotion, intimacy, warmth Introduction to Acro/Tumbling for boys & girls ages 5-7. No Live Bands. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., and humor that’s fused together with hits like “Valentine,” “Rocket experience necessary. Students are asked to dress in comfortable, Gardner. 978-669-0122. to the Moon,” “Love of My Life” and “If You Believe.” Brickman takes athletic clothing with bare feet & long hair off the face/neck. Open to Andy Cummings. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange the audience on a musical journey with his romantic piano melodies the public - Contact us to register! 508.949.1508 or dancers-sole@ Place. 508-459-9035. and engaging wit, making this concert event the must see of the yahoo.com $50 for 6-week session, or drop-in for $10 per class.

Auntie Trainwreck. Join your favorite Auntie as we return to rock season! Full price tickets start at $35. 10% discounts are available 4-4:45 p.m. The Dancer’s Sole, Studio II, 6 Main St., Webster. 508Greendale’s Pub for the first time in 2016 on Friday, February 12th! for members, groups of 10+ and WOO Card holders. 7:30-9:30 p.m. 949-1508.

Since you last saw us at Greendales in December of 2015, we’ve Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571- Thank Friday it’s Nat 5:30 to 7:30, then Isabel Stover at been slaving away in the band room and have a bunch of brand 7469 or tickets.thehanovertheatre.org 9pm! 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. new tunes ready to go, so come out and tear up the dance floor as Joe Macey. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Flip Flops, 680 Main St., Holden.

508-753-4030.

Auntie Trainwreck plays all the best Classic Rock, Blues, Alternative joemacey.com Cats Under the Stars. 21+ // $10 // Doors at 6pm // Music and Party favorites. Jason and Rema will be behind the bar, ready Brett Brumby. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., at 9pm Cats Under The Stars returns to Electric Haze for an exciting to serve you your favorite drink as you dance the night away. Come North Grafton. 508-839-6106. night of Jerry jams, good vibes, great drinks, and smooth hookah. out and have some fun and let Kenny know how much you love Cactus Tommy D. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Let’s start the weekend off right. Meow. Cats Under The Stars Greendale’s Pub and Auntie Trainwreck- see you there! $5 cover, Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. brings you the tunes of the Jerry Garcia Band with authenticity. Our 21+, music starts around 9 pm! $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, Sam James, Thurs 8PM. 8-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, intentions, pure and simple, are to create good times, dancing, great 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook.

266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. music, and an experience you will not soon forget. $10. 6 p.m.-2 Dirty Deeds - ACDC Tribute. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Breakaway Sean Fullerton. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Billiards, 104 Sterling St., Clinton. 978-365-6105.

Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

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DJ DBBLD & DJ Scotty P. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, Thursday Open Mic Night. Now the frost is on the pumpkin, Hit The Bus. Acoustic duo playing an eclectic mix of songs from 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. it’s the time for guitar plunkin...Join a decades old tradition of sharing the 50s through today’s hits. Free. 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, Bar, Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508and musical camaraderie in an old-fashioned fun roadhouse! P.A. 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995.

792-1078. and support of all sorts provided, be part of the fun....Hosted by Ed Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. Heather Ralston & Joe Macey. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sheridan. 00. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden.

Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster.

508-829-4566.

North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. How Bizarre. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, 508-793-0900.

Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Sterling. 978-422-8438.

Jack Rabbit Slim. High energy band covering all your favorite Roberto Morboili with Hothouse. $5. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

The Annie & Gags Show featuring Pamela Hines! 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

College Night w/DJ XTC & DJ Scotty P. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

DJ/KARAOKE Dancing. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

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classic rock, alt rock and top 40 hits $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook.

Karaoke. Karaoke by DJ Nancy of Star Sound Entertainment 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Danger Zone Saloon, 948 Main St., Warren. 413436-7115.

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

978-345-5051.

Macey and Ralston. 9-11:59 p.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster. 5088473441 or joemacey.com Windfall. Windfall has performed through NE bringing high energy performances and fun! Check us out at windfallrock.com 9 p.m.-1 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough.

508-842-8420.

Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com The Josh Briggs Duo - Acoustic Rock. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022.

DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

DJ One 3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

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HumanArts Concert: Worcester Chamber Music Society. Bows will surely draw Cupid’s romantic arrows in an evening designed to carry you away from Winter’s woes. The flute, harp and strings sing of love through the likes of Saint-Saens and Brahms, heavenly voices filled with enough yearning, charm and passion to warm even the coldest of nights and hearts. Guest: Franziska Huhn, harp Program: Epstein Nachtivoll for flute, viola and harp Saint-Saens Fantasie for violin and harp, Op. 124 Beach Theme and Variations for flute and string quartet Brahms String Quintet in F major, Op. 88 Snow Date 2/20/2016- Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

7:30pm Free and open to the public. Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7304.

Concert - 2Birds, Emerging Musicians from Berklee College of Music. 2Birds is a sound that has never been heard before. Standing on the shoulders of both rock stars and jazz giants, they have revolutionized the role of the violin. Fusing their classical traditions with modern style, their sound is both cultured and groovy.

Gabe Bird, violin Tony Bird, violin George Crotty, cello Gianluca Girard, Bass Marc Dogin, Percussion free with admission. 3:30-4:30 p.m.

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

Dan Burke and the Royal Treatment. 21 plus Doors at 6pm Music Starts at 9pm $10 A Night of Soul and R&B! $10. 6 p.m.-2 a.m.

Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook.

Joe Macey. 6-9 p.m. Val’s Restaurant, 75 Reservoir St., Holden.

5088473441 or joemacey.com Jon Short. Local Worcester musician Big Jon Short joins us for an evening of live music in the taproom! Stop by, grab a beer and get your feet stompin’ along to the Blues! Armed with foot percussion, a National Reso-phonic Guitar and Lowebow cigar-box reso-hillharp, Big Jon Short’s high energy solo performances bring a foot-stomping show that taps into the heart of the songs, regional styles, and folklore of the Blues and its importance to American music. 6-9 p.m.

3cross Brewing Company, 26 Cambridge St. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Dan Kirouac solo/acoustic. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 1960s to today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 contemporary and oldie songs.

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Harvest Grille, 1 Princeton St., Jefferson. 774-345-4058.

Jazzed Up Featuring Mauro DePasquale. Jazzed Up Trio featuring Mauro DePasquale performs “The Sweetest Music This Side of Heaven” a romantic blend of jazz classics and American Songbook Favorites. If you like Sinatra, Bennett, Buble’, and Connick Jr., you will Love Jazzed Up! At 7-10 Fish Restaurant and Wine Bar, Marlboro MA No Cover. 7-10 p.m. Fish, 29 South Bolton St., Marlborough.

508-460-3474.

Tribute Concert for David Greene. Music Series Benefit Planned for February 13 to Feature Boston-Metrowest Area Musicians and Poets in Honor of Friend Who Supported the Jimmy Fund Boston/Metrowest area musicians and poets will hold a concert fundraiser for the Jimmy Fund jimmyfund.org Saturday, Feb. 13, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., at the First Church in Sterling 6 Meetinghouse Hill Road, Sterling, Mass. The event is part of the Wachusett Music Series and is being presented by its organizers. The cost for admission is a suggested donation of $20.

Tickets can be purchased through the www.wachusettmusic.net or by calling 978-365-2043, or at the door. Artists are coming together to pay tribute to David Greene of Maynard, who recently lost his battle with cancer. Greene was a friend and supporter of the arts, the husband of singer-songwriter Perry Desmond-Davies, an avid baseball fan, and a longtime supporter of the Jimmy Fund. The concert will feature a diverse lineup Ruthann Baler Marc Bridge Dan Cloutier Seth Connelly Perry Desmond-Davies Kim Jennings LDFA (Lori Diamond and Fred Abatelli) Kieran McNally Suggested donation of $20. 7-10 p.m. First Church of Sterling, 6 Meetinghouse Road, Sterling. 978-365-2043 or wachusettmusic.net Assumption College HumanArts Concert: Worcester Chamber Music Society. Bows will surely draw Cupid’s romantic arrows in an evening designed to carry you away from Winter’s woes. The flute, harp and strings sing of love through the likes of Saint-Saens and Brahms, heavenly voices filled with enough yearning, charm and passion to warm even the coldest of nights and hearts. Guest: Franziska Huhn, harp Program Epstein Nachtivoll for flute, viola and harp Saint-Saens Fantasie for violin and harp, Op. 124 Beach Theme and Variations for flute and string quartet Brahms String Quintet in F major, Op. 88 Snow Date 2/20/2016-Assumption College, Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 7:30pm Free. 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury St. assumption.edu Wilbur & The Dukes. Hard driving, brass kickin’ rhythm & blues that will keep you movin’ $10. 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Firefly’s / Dante’s, 350 East Main St., Marlborough. 508-357-8883.

Patrick DeStoop & Sons. Christian Rock Band! $5 Donation.

7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn.

508-579-6722.

Chad Clements. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Dezi Garcia 8-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

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

JC/DC. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., Ashburnham.

978-827-1272.

Josh Briggs. 8-11 p.m. The Westender, 493 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough. 508-485-1185.

Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Billy’s Pub, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury.

508-425-3353.

Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Toak. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton.

508-839-6106.

Hitchcock Blondes. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster.

Live Bands. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

DJ DBBLD & DJ Scotty P. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508792-1078.

Ed Sullivans. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston

St. 508-853-1350.

Flock of Assholes. The awesome 80’s are back! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough.

508-842-8420.

Karaoke. shangrilarestaurant.net Chinese & Japanese Restaurant 9 p.m.-midnight Shangri La, 50 Front St. 508-798-0888.

Madison Avenue. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Mark Marquis. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051.

flutists who strive to bring an infinite variety of musical genres to life through their arrangements and performances of new music for their non-traditional chamber group. They perform on piccolo, concert, alto, and bass flutes, and can also be found beatboxing! In Radiance helps create new repertoire for their unique instrumentation through commissions and often do many arrangements themselves. They have been performing together since 2014 and are at home in every kind of venue, from Pickman Hall in Cambridge, MA to intimate house concerts with GroupMuse. Free with admission. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111.

The Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra performs at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Worcester Friday, Feb. 12, 8-10 p.m. Enjoy an evening presented by Music Worcester, with music conducted

by Ernst van Tiel and piano soloist Marcin Koziak performing the Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor,” along with Wagner’s Flying Dutchman Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. The cost is $49 for adults, $17.50 for youth. For more information, visit musicworcester.org or email music@musicworcetser.org.

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7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Valentines Day with DJ Soup. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

What We Do Productions & DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

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G-Nome Project. Special Monday night throw down with G-Nome Project! 21+ $8 in advance $10 at the door 6pm doors open 9pm music No Opener = 2 long sets of G-Nome Project Advance Ticket Link: electrichaze.bigcartel.com/product/g-nome-project-february15th $8 advanced $10 at the door. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook.

Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

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Chillin Tuesday & Wild Wednesday. It’s all about you! …

Tuesdays tend to be more chill and Wednesday’s more wild, but you never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, Worcester Symphonic Project 2016. Music Worcester Ottomatic Slim Bring the Eighth “O back to The 7 O’s Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. Make our place your presents the third annual Symphonic Project. Under the artistic Music Bar”. The Eighth O - Ottomatic Slim Brings The Rocking direction of Peter Sulski, the Worcester Symphonic Project combines place. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Blues Back to the O’s (Previously The Seven O’s) Sunderland, MA the wealth of musical talent in the Worcester area college community Vertigo Trivia Night. Free to play and great prizes! Free. 7-10 will be hosting an “extra O”, Ottomatic Slim to provide You with Live with ensembles from Clark University, The College of the Holy Cross, p.m. Vintage Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-752-0558.

Rocking Blues & Soul! On Saturday February 13th! A great stage, Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with pool, comfortable tables, a Great Bar, a dance-floor just right for You and Worcester Polytechnic Institute. College student musicians, and Your dancing shoes! You bring it to the audience and we’ll bring talented younger students, and adult amateur musicians rehearse and Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on perform with regional professional musicians, creating Worcester’s it to the stage! You could be catching Smokey Robinson, Jimmy Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your only consortium orchestra of its kind. Program: Beethoven’s Vaughn, Little Richard, J. Geils, Little Walter and more more more! host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve We’ll see you there! ottomaticslim.com facebook.com/ottomaticslim Symphony No.1 and Schubert’s Mass in C. For information and it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the the-os-bar.com Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The O’s Music Bar, 330 Amherst application to be part of this unique symphony orchestra, contact email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty Music Worcester. Adults $15, Students $10, Youth $5. 3-5 p.m.

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Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or musicworcester.org different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are Piano by Vincent Liou. 18+ Come enjoy a relaxing night of live music at Spiritual Haze :) soundcloud.com/vincentliou Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Big Jon Short. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Dale LePage and The Spiritual Haze, 482 Park Ave. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook. gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio Manhattans featuring special guest Andy Cummings.

Synergy. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508owner/operators * Combinations or any and/or all of the above. To 5:30pm Buffet Dinner. Dale LePage Show at 7pm. Tickets include 793-0900. check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked full gourmet dinner buffet, show and parking. $75 preferred (first The Issues at Wong Dynasty. Top 40, Disco, Rock and Pop 9 as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W two rows) reserved seating per person * $65 standard reserved p.m.-1 a.m. Wong Dynasty, Holden, 176 Reservior Road (Route31), Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook. seating per person* Online and at door sales only. * plus e-ticket Holden. 508-829-2188.

Open Mic Tuesday w/ Key Performance. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Rusty Mikes. The Rusty Mikes play in a style you would hear fee for advance sales $65 and $75 per person. 5:30-9 p.m. Cyprian Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Keyes Golf Club, 284 East Temple St., Boylston. 978-833-9698 or in a back alley cafe or a juke joint honoring such great musicians symplyfargone.com as Howlin’ Wolf, Big Mamma Thornton, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, >Wednesday 17 Desert Rain with Ed Mann. Desert Rain with Ed Mann back Walter Horton, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Jimmy Reed, B.B King, Slim Harpo, and Doc Watson. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park for another Dead Sunday at Electric Haze! Valentine edition. $5 8:30 “Diamonds and Toads”- an opera for families. Join Ave. 508-926-8877 or rustymikes.com pm Lights, music, and hookah. Come hang! $5. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Greater Worcester Opera for a rare public performance of our touring opera for students. Bring the kids during February vacation to Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on Facebook.

Briarwood, to see this musical tale of kindness, featuring the music DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 Jim’s Sunday Blues Jam. Every week, Jim Perry hosts the best p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. blues jam around, and brings in very special guest performers. No cover. of Mozart. One performance only, on Wednesday February 17 at 2:00 PM (65 Briarwood Circle, Worcester). Featuring Sandra Fritze magicmikeentertainment.com 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Ricky Duran - Acoustic Rock. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules as the Fairy, Christine Petkus as Rose, and Elaine Crane as Grace.

Accompanied by Olga Rogach. (This program is supported in part by Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook a grant from the Worcester Cultural Council, a local agency which is DJ (21+) Canal. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.)

Water St. 508-926-8353. another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: DJ Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s $5 per person ($20 max per family). 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Community Center, Birches Auditorium, Briarwood Circle. 508-930-7062 or Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different greaterworcesteropera.org DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and Amanda Cote. 5-7:30 p.m. The Westender, 493 Boston Post Road Hot Letter. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording West, Marlborough. 508-485-1185.

508-459-9035. artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/ Take Down The Wall Cafe February 2016. Monthly 3rd >Sunday 14 operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the Wednesdays Open Mike bringing people with & without disabilities Concert - In Radiance, Emerging Musicians from schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” together to share creativity. All performing arts welcome. Free refreshments. Sign up to perform at the door with Emcee Nat Needle.

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Tuesdays tend to be more chill and Wednesday’s more wild, but you never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. Make our place your place. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Wednesday Night Open Mic/Local Musicians’ Showcase w/ Bill McCarthy @ Guiseppe’s. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published Songwriters * Recording Studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-3934405 or find them on Facebook.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044.

Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Ladies Night w DJ Shaboo & Hustle Squad. 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

Monster Jam roars back into Worcester for shows at the DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester Friday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 14. You’ll see Gravedigger, Higher Education, Carolina Crusher and more – thousands of pounds of customer-designed machines. Shows are all three days, 2-4 p.m. and 7:30-9:30 p.m. Seats start at $15. For more information, visit monsterjam.com. Or email mmckay@regancomm.com.

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Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu ArtsWorcester, ArtsWorcester 12th Annual College Show, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Feb. 26. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, “Winter Palette” Group Art Show, Through Feb. 27. 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 Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for 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, Grammar: Recent Works by Matthew Gamber, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Feb. 27. 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

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 EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14.00 adults; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens.

Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special program. 222 Harrington Way. 508-9292700 or ecotarium.org Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham.

978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, Lalla Essaydi Art Exhibit, Through April 13. 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 or fruitlands.org Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, Free.

203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Presidents Day, Monday. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.

Post Road Art Center, Opening Reception: It’s in the Bag Exhibit 2016, Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-4852580 or postroadartcenter.com Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-7522170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Building, 670 West Boylston St. qcc.edu Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free.

633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-753-

Assumption College hosts the HumanArts Concert: Worcester Chamber Music Society Saturday, Feb. 13, 7:40-9:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. The snow date is Saturday, Feb. 20. For more information, visit assumption.edu or email jchlapowski@assumption.edu.

8278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, Admission: Free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.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 Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period, Through April 24; Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars, Through March 6; Nude Drawing in the Galleries, Thursdays, through Feb. 25; Pierre Bonnard, Dining Room in the Country, Through June 19; Veiled Aleppo, Through June 5; Art + Visual Culture 14-17 Years, Saturdays, through March 19; Horses Around the World, Saturdays, through March 19; In the Style of Great Artists 11-13 Years, Saturdays, through March 24; Sculpture FUNdamentals 8-10 Years, Saturdays, through March 19; Winter Blues 5-7 Years, Saturdays, through March 19; Zip Tour: E.S. Field: The Cowles Family, Saturday; Arms and Armor: Onna-Bugeisha: Women of the Samurai, Sunday; Tour of the Month: Social Messages, Wednesday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Exhibition: Bandits and Heros, Through March 16; Exhibition: Culinary Imaginings: Donna Dufault, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, through Feb. 22. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Students Reflect on MLK Jr.: 2016 Art Contest Winners, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Feb. 27. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-7991655 or worcpublib.org

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10:30 a.m.-noon Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org

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Preschool Story and Nature Hour - Red in Winter. : Enjoy an hour of nature-themed fun with your youngster. We’ll read an engaging storybook, make a craft to take home, and go for a walk on one of the sanctuary’s beautiful trails with lead educator Chris Eaton. Participants are invited to stay for an additional half hour for free play in the classroom or play yard and socialization. For ages 2.5 to 5 yrs. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712.

Free for adults, $2 child members, $3 child nonmembers . 10:3011:30 a.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org Homeschool - Continents, Countries, and Cultures Colombia. : Learn about the physical and cultural geography of Colombia, including architecture, art, music, languages, traditions, and values. Diana Wood, a native of Colombia, will share artifacts and experiences of her homeland. Open to all ages, but recommended for ages 6 and up. Leaders: Chris Eaton, Lead Educator, and Pam Chevalier, retired teacher and geography enthusiast. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712. Free for adults, $8 child members, $12 child nonmembers. 1-3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org

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Winter Birding at Plum Island. Search for winter ducks and raptors along the coast. We’ll head for Salisbury Beach, then Joppa Flats for lunch, and Parker River National Wildlife Refuge until mid-afternoon. The van leaves Broad Meadow Brook Visitor Center at 9 am, returning by 5. Snowy owls, northern harriers, and northern pintail are typical sightings this time of year. Bring a lunch, drink, and heavy snacks. Dress warmly in layers for moderate walking.

Binoculars and your favorite field guide are recommended; we will have loaners and a scope. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. $37 Adult members, $42 Adult nonmembers. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Third Week Wonders Preschool Series: Groundhog’s Shadow. If you are between the ages of 3 and 5, bring your favorite adult for a thematic hour of a story, an activity, and a naturalist-led walk. Choose from the third Wednesday, Thursday, or Saturday of each month. Be prepared to go outside. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087 $3 Child Members, $4 Child Nonmembers. 10-11 a.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Here Comes the Sun: Paint a Sunflower in Winter. Beat the winter blues. Create your own sunflower painting with Prisma colored pencils. All materials provided. No drawing skills needed.

Learn fun facts about sunflowers. At the end of this class, you’ll walk away with an intricate sunflower painting on canvas and potted sunflower seeds to help you dream about spring! Open to adults and adult child/pairs. Leader: Laurie Bebick, Artist/Naturalist. Materials Fee: $15 per sunflower For more information and to register, call >Thursday 11 Nature Walks for Adults -Animal Tracking. Come and enjoy 978.464.2712. : $4 Adult Members, $6 Adult Nonmembers, $2 Child Members, $3 Child Nonmembers. 1-3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow’s beautiful trails in these varied, relaxed-pace Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, walks. Participants are invited to bring a bag lunch and picnic with Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org us after the hike (indoor and outdoor space is available). Leaders: Sanctuary Staff and Volunteers. For more information and to register, Winter in Bloom - Ice Sculpture Demonstration. call 978.464.2712. Snowshoes are available to rent for an additional Demonstration by Brilliant Ice Sculpture, sculptors for First Night Boston free with admission. 1 p.m.-2 a.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, $2 per hour for members; $4 per hour for nonmembers. Free for

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Winter Tracking Walk. Join Tower Hill’s Education Director, Ann Marie Pilch, and wander our gardens and trails looking for animal tracks.

Included with admission. Free for members. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124.

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Adult Snowshoe Walk or Winter Hike. We’ll travel over deep snow to areas of the sanctuary little visited in winter to observe tracks, evergreen plants, kinglet flocks, and the stillness of the winter woods. We will either hike or snowshoe, depending on conditions. Leaders: Sanctuary Staff. For more information and to register, call 978.464-2712. Snowshoes are available to rent for an additional $2 per hour for members; $4 per hour for nonmembers. $6 adult members, $8 Adult nonmembers. 1-3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org Happy Valentine’s Day Mother Nature. Make homemade valentines for feathered friends, including a nesting ball and bird feeder. Create a card from natural objects to give to a special someone, then make and enjoy a Valentine’s Day snack. Member: $5, Non-member: $8. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. thankyou4caring.org

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February School Vacation Days at Wachusett Meadow.

Come spend your vacation with us and explore what is happening in winter at the sanctuary. We’ll play games, hike, do craft activities, and learn more about plants, insects, and animals in winter. Choose to come 1, 2, 3, or all 4 days. Each day will have a different theme.

Please bring 2 snacks and lunch, and dress appropriately for the weather. We will be outside most of the day. For ages 5 - 11yrs.

Leader: Chris Eaton, Lead Educator. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712. Sign up for all 4 days and receive a discount. Child Members: $45 per day, Child Nonmembers: $55 per day. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, September 17 - Monday, December 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits 257 Park Ave Worcester MA Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/ Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & Sat Feb 12th & 13th Dan Boulger Ryan Donahue and friends Special Show-Valentine’s Day! Sun Feb 14th @ 8pm Amy Tee Dick Doherty and friends Fri & Sat Feb 19th & 20th Mike McCarthy Jason Cordova and friends Fri & Sat Feb 26th & 27th Steve Bjork Dave Lamb and friends Fri March 4th-Special Event! Operation Friendship Fundraiser Tix @ $25pp Joe Larson Sean Sullivan and friends Sat March 5th Joe Larson Sean Sullivan and friends Fri & Sat March 11th & 12th Dick Doherty Stacy Kendro and friends Fri & Sat March 18th & 19th Robbie Printz Pete Costello and friends Fri & Sat March 25th & 26th Al Park Scott Higgins and friends Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at beantowncomedy.com. $20 per person except special events. 6 p.m.-midnight Park Grill and Spirits, Comedy Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit beantowncomedy. com Tribes - Thursday, February 11. 8-10:15 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, February 5 - Friday, February 13. 8-10:15 p.m.; Sunday, February

7 - Sunday, February 14. 2 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-753-4383 or visit edmondsavagejr@ gmail.com Moby Dick - Friday, February 12. A stunning display of circus arts featuring trapezists, jugglers, contortionists and more! Featuring an award winning cast whose resumes include Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Eloize and the Big Apple Circus, this show is perfect for the family and special enough for a date night out! “The Nimble Arts Troupe. . . is not. . . just a bunch of jerks tossing themselves around on ropes & such, but rather a bunch of seriously excellent performers tossing themselves around on ropes & such.”~ The Valley Advocate $27 adult $24 child/senior. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Cultural Center at Eagle Hill, 242 Old Petersham Road, Hardwick. Call 413-477-6746.

Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live! - Saturday, February 13. The legacy of the beloved “Mister Rogers” lives on with the hit television series, “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” from The Fred Rogers Company and airing daily on PBS Kids. Donning his iconic red sweater, Daniel takes the audience on an interactive musical adventure as he and his friends explore the vibrant world of their much-loved Neighborhood of Make-Believe, sharing stories of friendship, helping others, and celebrating new experiences. Full price tickets start at $29. VIP meet and greet tickets are available for $49. 10% discounts are available for members, groups of 10+ and WOO Card holders. 1-3 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit tickets.thehanovertheatre.org Disney’s The Little Mermaid, JR - Friday, February 12. $15 Adults, $10 Youth 12 and under, $10 Seniors 60 plus. 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday, February 13. $15 Adults, $10 Youth 12 and under, $10 Seniors 60 plus. 11 a.m.-12:30, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, February 14. 2-3:30 p.m. Stageloft Repertory Theater, 450A Main St., Fiskdale. Call 508-347-9005.

Joseph’s Dream - Wednesdays, Thursdays, Wednesday, February 17 - Thursday, February 18. Joseph’s Dream© is a story about a vision of choice! Costumes, 3-D mapping & projection technology, dance, amazing stages with water, a haunting soundtrack and more are all combined to bring you an experience you won’t soon forget!

What would you do if something unknown appeared out of the sky and showed you your future? A lowly carpenter from Jerusalem named Joseph had just that kind of encounter, giving him the power to see what the future would bring-his Son, a newborn King. The story is about a dream-a very special dream that challenged all mankind.

Set 2000 years ago, the setting replicates the largest trade market of the historical old city of Jerusalem. Join us for this powerful thoughtprovoking and entertaining experience! $45. 7-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 508-721-9600 or visit josephsdream.net

college sports

basketball Men’s

Holy Cross Feb. 15 @ Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 17 @ United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, 7 p.m.

Worcester State Feb. 13 @ Bridgewater State, Bridgewater, 3 p.m.

Feb. 17 @ Framingham State, Framingham, 8 p.m.

Clark Feb. 13 @ Babson College, Babson Park, 2 p.m.

Feb. 17 Home vs. Springfield College, 7p.m.

Assumption Feb. 13 @ Stonehill College, Easton, 3:30 p.m.

Feb. 17 Home vs. Merrimack Collage, 7:30 WPI Feb. 13 Home vs. Coast Guard, 2 p.m.

Feb. 17 Home vs. Wheaton, 7:30 p.m.

Becker Feb. 16 Home vs. Wheelock, 7 p.m.

Nichols Feb. 13 Home vs. Curry College, 12 p.m.

See an exhibit of the best work from student submissions Saturday, Feb. 13, 1-5 p.m., in The Gallery, Ghosh Center, Worcester State University. The exhibit continues through March 10, and is open during regular gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit worcester.edu, email Gallery@ worcester.edu or call 508-939-8651.

Admission is free.

Holy Cross Feb. 13 Home vs. Lehigh University, 1:05 p.m.

Feb. 17 Home vs. United States Military Academy, 7:05 p.m.

Worcester State Feb. 13 @ Bridgewater State, Bridgewater, 1 p.m.

Feb. 17 @ Framingham State, Framingham, 6 p.m.

Clark Feb. 13 @ Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT, 1 p.m.

Assumption Feb. 13 @ Stonehill College, Easton, 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 17 Home vs. Merrimack, 5:30 p.m.

WPI Feb. 13 @ Wheaton College, Norton, 3 p.m.

Feb. 17 Home vs. Coast Guard, 5:30 p.m.

Becker Feb. 13 @ Holyoke Community College, Holyoke vs. Bay Path, 1 p.m.

Nichols Feb. 13 Home vs. Curry College, 2 p.m.

Feb. 16 @ Gordon College, Wenham, 7:30 p.m.

QCC Feb. 13 Home vs. Bunker Hill Community College, 12 p.m.

Feb. 16 @ Roxbury Community College, Boston, 6 p.m.

ice hockey Men’s

Holy Cross Feb. 12 Home vs. Air Force, 7:05 p.m.

Feb. 13 Home vs. Air Force, 7:05 p.m.

Worcester State Feb. 11 Home vs. Fitchburg State, 8:30 p.m.

Feb. 13 @ Westfield State, Westfield, 5:35 p.m.

Feb. 16 Home vs. Assumption, 8:30 p.m.

Assumption Feb. 12 @ Franklin Pierce University, Ridge, NH, 7 p.m.

Feb. 13 Home vs. Franklin Pierce University, 4:35 p.m.

Feb. 16 @Worcester State, 8:30 p.m.

Becker Feb. 13 @ Suffolk University, Boston, 7 p.m.

Feb. 16 Home vs. Wentworth, 4:30 p.m.

Nichols Feb. 13 Home vs. Wentworth, 8:10 p.m.

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Feb. 13 @ Salem State, Salem, 5 p.m.

Nichols Feb. 12 @ Salve Regina, Middletown, RI, 7 p.m.

Feb. 13 Home vs. Saint Michaels, 4:40 p.m.

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Feb. 16 @ Gordon College, Wenham, 5:30 p.m.

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Feb. 12 NEWMAC Championships, 10 a.m.

Feb. 13 NEWMAC Championships, 10 a.m.

Feb. 14 NEWMAC Championships, 10 a.m.

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Clark Feb. 11 NEWMAC Championships, 4 p.m.

Feb. 12 NEWMAC Championships, 10 a.m.

Feb. 13 NEWMAC Championships, 10 a.m.

Feb. 14 NEWMAC Championships, 10 a.m.

Assumption Feb. 11 NCAA Division II Championships @ University of Indianapolis Feb. 12 NCAA Division II Championships @ University of Indianapolis

track & field Men’s

Holy Cross Feb. 13 @ Valentine Invitational, Boston, 1 p.m.

Worcester State Feb. 13 @ Plymouth State MASCAC/Alliance Championship Assumption Feb. 13 @ MIT, Boston, Gordon Kelly Invitational, 12 p.m.

Feb. 13 @ Boston University, Boston, David Hemery Valentine Invitational, 12 p.m.

WPI Feb. 13 @ Boston University, Boston, David Hemery Valentine Invitational, 10 a.m.

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Feb. 13 @ Boston University, Boston, David Hemery Valentine Invitational, 12 p.m.

WPI Feb. 12 @ Boston University, Boston, David Hemery Valentine Invitational, 2 p.m.

wrestling WPI

Feb. 13 @ Springfield College, Springfield vs. Williams College, 3 p.m.

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Call Today! 774-364-0938 HEATING & PLUMBING SCOTT BOSTEK PLUMBING & HEATING Small Jobs Is What We Do Residential Repair Specialist Water Heaters-DisposalsFrozen Pipes-Remodels & AdditionsDrain Cleaning-Faucets Ins. MPL 11965 Free Estimates 25 yrs Exp. Reliable 774-696-6078

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~ Since 1965 ~

SNOW PLOWING TREE TRIMMING BRUSH CHIPPING Residential & Commercial SERVING THE HOLDEN AREA

508.829.3809

HEATING/ AIR CONDITIONING Rutland Heating & A/C SERVICE & INSTALLATION "We cater to the independent oil customer!"

Rutland, MA Call 774-234-0306 HOME IMPROVEMENT C&R, Remodeling, additions, & all home improvements, 25 yrs exp. new & historic, David, 508-829-4581 HOME REPAIR/ RESTORATION Need it Fixed?

General Home & Small Business Repairs Light Construction No Job Too Small Call Bob at 978-422-8632 or 978-790-8727 CELL email: fixit@callbobhill.com www.callbobhill.com PAINT/WALLPAPER Interior Painting Only $149 Average 12x16 room. Prompt service. Reliable. Refs. Dutch Touch Painting 508-867-2550 Wachusett Painting Co. Let our skilled painters complete your painting needs.

Exteriors & Interiors Competitive prices.

Call or email today for an appointment for your free estimate.

508-479-6760 Email: wachupainting@gmail.com Credit Cards Accepted PLUMBING JOSH SHEA PLUMBING

Specializing in plumbing service and repairs.18+ years of experience. Licensed & Insured Master Plumber #13680 joshsheaplumbing.com 508868-5730

ROOFING

MULCH & LOAM

Mark R. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell, Inc. Roofing Experts Licensed & Insured Residential, Commercial & Industrial Specialize in Shingle, Flat Rubber & Metal Roofs Prices as Low as $2 per Square Foot!

Free Estimates 978-534-3307 modonnell@mrogc.com www.mrogc.com

Sterling Peat Inc. Quality Screened Loam.

Mulches.

Compost- w/Loam Mix. 2"-Gravel, Fill. Fieldstone.

978-422-8294

TREE SERVICES DiVirgilio Services

Tree and Landscape Tree trimming, Removal Stump Grinding Insured 978-870-6837 WELLS NO WATER? Stop wishing for it!

A&W Welltech Corp.

WELL & PUMP Installation & Filtration Service 978-422-7471 24hr Emergency Service 877-816-2642 Mobile 978-815-3188

LAWN & GARDEN LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tree & Landscaping Enhancing the view from your home.

Custom & Ornamental Pruning.

Mulching. Planting. Lawn Mowing. Tree Removal.

Certified Arborist.

Call for consultation & free estimate.

(508)829-6803. davestreeandlandscaping.com Burnham Maintenance Clean-ups.

Lawn Maintenance.

Shrub Pruning. Bark Mulch, Screened Loam & Compost.

Patios & Walkways.

Fertilization Programs.

Deliveries Available.

Please call 508-829-3809

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FOSTER PARENTS

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Church Needs Sexton Someone needed to take care of our church. $15.06/hour, 10 hrs/ wk. 978-422-6657 Tolerance Health Care Aid Is Needed ASAP!!! Experience healthcare aid is needed urgently to take care of elderly people CNA optional, $970 per week, Send resume to behrendsroxanne@yahoo.com for details. 866-339-6589 HELP WANTED LOCAL Security Officer Part Time Day Shifts Worc. area, PT, 1st shift, Mon.-Wed. 6:45am-2:45 pm. $12.00+.

Retirees welcomed. info@central securityguards.com School bus driver wanted Sutton Public Schools. Immediate opening. Will train to get license. Call Susan Rothermich 508-581-1651.

FT Foreman & Laborers Seasonal Drivers (Apr-July) Retirees & Others Welcome MikeLynchEnterprises.com 774-535-1470 Doggy Daycare & Kennel Kennel/Experienced Groomer Apply in person to 154 Riverlin St., Millbury. Must be reliable, some nights & weekends.

Holidays a must.

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Worcester, MA. MD Pediatrics.

Provide comprehensive & continuous med. services to pediatric patients. Req. MD + completion of Pediatrics Residency Prgrm. Req. license to practice medicine in MA. Submit by resume to: Christy LoVerme, christy.loverme@kennedychc.org

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

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CEMETERY PLOTS

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

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

Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA 2 lots in Heritage II w/vaults. $2,500.00 for both. Call Rick at 508-450-7470 Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Grave sites. 2 lots, Good Shepherd. Plot 147, graves 3 & 4. $5000.00 each.

B/O Call Kris 508-735-9996

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Premier Location, Must sell Value $5250 Asking $4000 OBO 508-799-5678

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Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064

NEW-King Bedspread Beautiful Print Design. Fitted Corners. Blue, Red, Yellow Colors.$90/B.O. 508-754-1827

Couch & Loveseat Sage green, good condition. Clean. $200. 508-756-1315

Corner Hutch Solid pine - 4 doors - 48" x 76". Accommodates 42" television. $250.

Photo available. 508-829-6792

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Blessed Mother Novena Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven.

Oh, Blessed Mother of the Son of God; Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity.

Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me you are my Mother.

Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity.

(Mention your request here) There are none that can withstand your power.

Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (say three times).

Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands. (say three times).

Amen.

Thank you Blessed Mother SKP

Ceramic Wall Tiles 4 1/4" X 4 1/4", Light Blue. Many Uses.

Over 700 Pieces. $200.00/ B.O. 508-791-0531

FOR SALE

Lowrey electric organ Jubilee, Magic Genie guide books, bench. $850. New $4000. 774-262-7714

Knee Scooter - Like New Tierod steering and brake. Metal basket. $175 OBO. 978-6977964.

New White American Standard Elite whirlpool corner tub. $650. 978-422-8084

Frost Free Frigidaire Upright Freezer 9 cubic FT. 30"w, 30"d, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;w. Excellent condition. $150. 978-537-9633

70 Gal Fish Tank Filter, heater w/extras. $135. Wor. 508-3732317 11AM-3PM

Barney tapes, 41 VHS, 4 DVD, 1 book, 1 lunchbox. $20. Call 508-853-4549

Motobecane Champion Road Bike 25" 531 Frame $750. For more info call 978-422-8084 Piano Mohogany, upright, w/ bench. 1st flr., easy move.

Perfect for aspiring musicians. $300 OBO 508-865-4032 Golf clubs, bag, cart (used) Asking $250. 508-865-5726*

Dear Heart of Jesus in the past i have asked for favors, this time i ask this special one, (mention request) ...take it dear heart of Jesus and place it within your own broken heart where your father sees it. Then in his merciful eyes it becomes your favor not mine. Amen. Say this prayer for three (3) days, promise publication and favor will be granted. Never known to fail. In grateful thanks I will never stop trusting in God and his power.

CM

EDUCATION MUSIC INSTRUCTION Instrumental, Vocal, Jazz Improv Lessons available on most instruments 508-7526213

PETS & ANIMALS FURNITURE CATS/KITTENS FOR SALE Brand New Sleeper Sofa Light brown, beautiful fabric.

Call 508-461-7206 Leave message, Webster MA. Comes apart for easy transport. Asking $300.00

Ragdoll cat Beautiful markings, male, neutered. Born 12/14. $450.

508-797-6068

Our Adopt-A-Paws feature runs the second full week of each month. With the support of our sponsors, we feature animals available for adoption at local nonproďŹ t shelters.

TO SEE ALL THE ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION CHECK OUT THEIR WEB SITES:

Female/2yrs old Great Dane/Mixed Large

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Creative Floors, Inc.

Wednesday Nights Perfect opportunity to learn a craft or make a gift!

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LaDonna Female/1 yr Domestic/Medium Hair Mix

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Nanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stained Glass

Benson Male/1 yr Domestic/Medium Hair mix

441 Marshall Street, Leicester MA 01524 508 - 892 - 0369

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Female/5 mo.

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Medium

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Thank you for supporting our local shelters and rescue groups!

Let me help YOU ďŹ nd a new home this year.

Buying, selling, or listing your property for rent, it would be my pleasure to represent you.

Adopt from a shelter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; gain a best friend!

Rayo/6.5 yrs.

Male/Chihuahua Small/Neutered

Shamrock Dog Collars

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Lisa Hugo Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 6 Park Avenue Worcester, MA (508) 723-4029

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Prayer to St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adorned, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us.

Say this prayer 9 times per day for 9 days, by the 9th day your prayers will be answered even if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe. This novena has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised.

Thank you St. Jude!

L.E.

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT FOR RENT RUTLAND - 3 BDRM 1.5 BA, fully applianced, inc. w/d, private yard w/deck, pkg for 2, no pets, no smkg. $1250/mo. Avail 3/1.

Call 508-250-1376.

Publisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Notice All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachusetts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston & Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, veterans status or source of income or any intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

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

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

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

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

Waterfront 3 Family Home 3 apts on .7 acre lot, off street parking. 47 East St., North Grafton. 508-865-0114 $325,000.

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

AUTOMOTIVE AUTO/MOTORCYCLE 2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500cc, showroom condition, lots of chrome, Vehix pipes. $4000.

Call John at 978-466-6043.

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

Always stored in room temperature. $13,000 obo 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell 978 -464-5525 2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond.

469 miles. Asking $1650.00.

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

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2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond.

57K miles. $14,999.00 508-829-2907

budgetautosales1.com AUTOS 1988 MercedesBenz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777

AUTOS 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Roadster V8 327ci/300hp engine and automatic transmission $16,000, contact info: kfacey77@gmail.com 617-766-5445

2009 Mazda CX-7 Blackcherry with gray & black interior.

48,000 miles $9,500. 774-8230466

2003 Cadillac DeVille Tan/Tan Leather Int, 47 Orig Miles. Elderly Owned. Alloy Wheels New Tires And Brakes Loaded with All Options Must See $4,850 Call 774-239-0800 2008 Lincoln MKZ Silver/gray, full pwr seats, win, SR, CD/ MP3 ready, leather, heat/cool seats, new tires/brakes. Must see. 508-853-3085 or lawtonspecs@yahoo.com 2002 Chevrolet Corvette 39,000 miles Red with black interior.

Car is in excellent condition! $26,000 or best offer.

Call: 774-823-0466.

2008 Ford Mustang 8 cyl, 300HP. 21K miles. Never driven during winter. Always garaged. Perfect cond. $21,900 negotiable.

508-865-3528 after 3pm.

Paula K. Aberman Associates, Inc.

Paula Savard

Gail Lent

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Sandra Mark Gerber Tracy Page Tracy Sladen John Keefe DeRienzo (857)Â 891-0502Â (978)-413-0118 (978)Â 870-7572 (508)-259-3998 ABR, GRI

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(978) t (800) 924-8666 *DUGQHU Live on lovely Kendall Pond and enjoy walking out your front door right to the water and your own private beach area! Enjoy swimming, canoeing, ďŹ shing and the beauty of a sunset--summer is coming! This adorable 2 bedroom bungalow is waiting for you with a great yard ~ perfect for a garden (complete with mature blueberry bushes!) Hot water tank, electric baseboards and pellet stove all within last 2 years ~ close and convenient to Rt 2 ~ donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on this darling waterfront property! As-Is. Aberman Assoc Inc Tracy Sladen 978-537-4971 x17

/HRPLQVWHU LENDER APPROVED SHORT SALE. LIST PRICE BASED ON APPRAISED VALUE. HIGHEST AND BEST OFFERS ONLY PLEASE. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF CONDO FEE FOR REMAINDER OF 2016. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT - CONDO FEE INCREASED TO $500.00 MONTH FOR 2016. BUILDING NEWLY SIDED, ROOF AND WINDOWS. Small Complex just off the center of Town. Large living/dining area. Updated kitchen and baths. Private patio. Central vac. Fully applianced. Garage under and off street parking.

Very nice condition. Short sale subject to lender approval. Seller is represented by a Attorney. Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

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Short Sale Approved! Quick Closing Possible! 3 Level well maintained Condo/ Townhouse! Â Kitchen has an island, breakfast bar, along with stainless steel appliances, and opens into the DR and LR. The Master has a Large Walk in Closet. Basement has a new Water heater, plenty of space for a family room, includes a Wet Bar and Mini fridge. Subject to third party approval. Lender has approved listing price! Property sold â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS-ISâ&#x20AC;?/AS-SEENâ&#x20AC;?. Seller makes no representations or warranties whatsoever. Buyer responsible for performing their own due diligence. Subject to seller`s addendums.

Aberman Assoc Inc John Keefe 978-537-4971 x64

*DUGQHU Amazing income opportunity. This multifamily home generates $ 35,400.00 Gross income and is centrally located in Gardner, less than 1/2 mile from route 2. This would be a great initial property for a upcoming real estate investor. Aberman Assoc Inc. Mark Gerber 978-537-4971 x 63

Hannah Meyer

2086 Main Street, Lancaster www.paulasavard.com

Tara Yasmin Loft Anna Mary Moises Cosme (706)Â 870-4000 Kraemer CRS (978)Â 502-7309 Sullivan

Conference Center 486 Chestnut Street, Suite 11 Gardner MA 01440

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Great central business district property with two ďŹ rst-ďŹ&#x201A;oor commercial units and a lovely three-bedroom apartment upstairs. Large basement with several rooms. Double garage and parking area in rear. Ideal opportunity to live and work or rent out apartment for extra income.

Buyer due diligence to include veriďŹ cation of property details, condition, and allowable uses by the City of Gardner. Contact listing agents for information regarding Seller improvements.

Aberman Assoc Inc Peter Haley 978-537-4971 x69

)LWFKEXUJ Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait ! This building shows the pride of ownership. Commercially Zone business C&A with special permit can easily have many different uses. Gas service with 2 gas heating systems.There is a good size ofďŹ ce, nice open space, bathroom with a stand up shower, Plenty of parking and Drive in garage door, Great Businesses Opportunity!!!Aberman Assoc Inc Moises Cosme 978-537-4971 x 23

7HPSOHWRQ Move right in to this lovingly maintained home on a large corner lot in an established Baldwinville neighborhood. Newer furnace, roof, refrigerator and carpets. Bathroom recently redone. Replacement windows and natural woodwork. Otter River Forest and Lake Dennison Recreation Area nearby. Very clean.Aberman Assoc. Inc Tracy Page 978-537-4971 x 65

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Linda Barry

Sherry Crocker

Robin Dunbar Bain

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/DQFDVWHU 4br 2 1/2 bath colonial. 4 bedroom colonial back to front livingroom large enough for grand piano with ďŹ replace. Hardwood ďŹ&#x201A;oors throughout. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

6WHUOLQJ 4 br 1 1/2 bath colonial, In town turn of the 20th century colonial. 8 rooms, 4 bedrooms with two additional rooms in the walkout basement. Garage workshop has full storage loft above Dog kennels, paddocks not included. Sterling town beach for residents only. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com

/XQHQEXUJ Tudor Ranch Home Sits on Level 3/4 Acre Lot w/ Private Backyard! Newer Addition and Recently Remodeled, New Roof! 2-1/2 Baths, 2 Fireplaces. Fireplace in Family Room Reaches the Ceiling. Leaded glass windows. Cathedral Ceilings with Exposed Beams.

Radiant heat in master! Gourmet Kitchen with Granite Countertops, Custom Cabinets, and much more. New Septic System has been Designed and Approved with an appraised cost of $30000 Which Seller will Leave in Escrow For Seller to complete septic!

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Beautiful well maintained house built in 1993.Qualify for 100% ďŹ nancing with USDA Loan. Move in Ready! Great size yard with paved driveway. Open kitchen with dinning room area with a slider to the deck. 3 Brâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total 2 on the main level and large master bedroom on the lower level plus 2 full bath.

Good location to Downtown and a short drive to Lake Dennison State Park.

Aberman Associates Inc. Moises R. Cosme 978-537-4971 x 23

Handsomely built Chateau sited on 222 Acres. Offers about 1/2 mile of waterfront on Secret Lake. Commanding Views for miles. Custom crafted post and beam. Stone and brick exterior.

Soaring ceilings with open concept living areas accented with cozy corners and warm gas or wood stoves. Uniquely built to be self sufďŹ cient with active solar producing electricity. Massive stone ďŹ replace. Multiple baths and 4 bedrooms. Double kitchens and walk in pantry. Private beach area. Oversized detached garage for storage cars, rec. vehicles, boat etc. Off the Grid but easily accessible with Rt. 2 East and West nearby. Aberman Assoc Inc.  Gail Lent 978-5374971 x 15 www.gaillent.com

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2010 Honda Civic 32K miles, very good cond. Front wheel drive. Automatic. A/C, power s t e e r i n g /b r a k e s /w i n d o w s / locks. $9,950 Hubbardston, MA 978-870-3291

2002 Ford Taurus Wagon SEL Auto., 6 cyl., leather seats, clean. 70,800 miles. $2195 OBO. 508-243-8399.

25 HP Suzuki (Like New) with Boat & Trailer with Bonus 2 Free Air Tickets to Orlando and 5 star condo for a week. Disney anyone? Pete 407-3753917 $4,000

2001 Layton 40 Ft. Park Model Trailer. Bedroom has over sized bed. Kitchen complete with stove, refrigerator, and dining set. Living room area has two sleep sofas. Full attached deck, with screen room and hard top roof. Trailer is located in Wells, ME. Must be removed from site. Reason for selling moving to Florida. Price $5,000. Call 413-433-3646

1985 Cadillac Eldorado 74K miles. Never been in snow.

Mint condition. Gray w/landau top. Bonus 2 Free Air tickets & 5 star condo for a week in FL. $5,000.00 Oakham 407-3753917

2003 Volkswagen Beetle One owner. Dark blue. 102,000 miles. Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manual. Excellent condition. 5 speed, disc music, title. Call 508-829-3752 $3,500 2006 Toyota Corolla 84K miles. Good condition. Light green. $5,000.00 Leominster 978-257-3299 / 978-227-5111

1999 Pontiac Grand Am 6 Cylinder, automatic, needs work or use for parts. 159,903 miles. $675. 978-422-8084 2012 Cadillac CTS AWD, 21,800 miles. Crystal red.

Heated black leather seats.

Panoramic roof. Dealer maintained. Under warranty. $24,500.00 978-534-8860 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Well maintained, 219K miles, 4 new tires & recent repairs. $2500. Princeton.

Call 774-261-0641.

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CentralMassClass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO16P0289EA Estate of: Paul I Lavoie Also known as: Paul I J Lavoie Date of Death: 10/22/2015 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by: Diane M Lavoie of Sutton, MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Diane M Lavoie of Sutton, MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. 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 the return day of 03/01/2016. 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 day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court.

Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 28, 2016 Stephanie K. Fattman, Register of Probate 02/11/16 MS

The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 7:30 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Baggy M. Realty Trust for construction of a stormwater basin and associated clearing and earthwork for a residential subdivision located at Jessica J Drive, Millbury, MA 01527. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40.

Donald Flynn Chairman Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of MGL, C. 87 §3 – Public Shade Tree Law the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Stephen and Charla Kroll, P.O. Box 141, Sterling, MA. The applicant requests permission to remove several trees within the Town’s right of way in front of 78 Torrey Road. Additionally, they are requesting permission to relocate a portion of stone wall that marks the shared boundary line between the Town’s right of way and their property at this location. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 7:15 p.m. A copy of the plans and applications can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.

Miriam Sanderson, Chair Published 2/4 & 2/11, 2016 Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. c. 87§3 - Public Shade Tree Law and Article 15 of the Sutton General Bylaw – Scenic Roadways, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Tracy Kinne, 28 Manchaug Road, Sutton, MA. The applicant is requesting to remove one (1) tree at the above location that leans outwards from mailbox to road, blocking visibility to all cars pulling in and out of driveway to oncoming traffic. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 7:25 P.M. A copy of the plans and applications can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.

Miriam Sanderson, Chair Published 2/4 & 2/11, 2016

Town of Sutton Conservation Commission The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 7:00PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA.The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission

by Pina Conte, Worcester, MA. The project consists of a definitive subdivision with a private road, two lots and one single family home on each lot on Map 48, Parcels 44, on 295 Manchaug Road, Sutton, MA. This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands Protection Bylaw.

MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, Section 81W of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 22, 2016 at 7:15 p.m., in the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, to consider a modification of the definitive plan approval, specifically to extend the construction deadline for completion of the roads and associated infrastructure for the 4-lot subdivision entitled “Hilltop Estates”, property located at the former terminus of Hilltop Drive.

Application is available for review in the Planning Department during normal business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this matter should appear at the time and place specified above.

Richard Gosselin Chairman 2/04/16 and 2/11/16

MILLBURY BOARD OF APPEALS In accordance with Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Zoning Ordinances of the Town of Millbury, a public hearing will be held in the hearing room of the Municipal Office Building, 127Elm Street, Millbury, MA on: Wednesday, February, 24, 2016 At: 7:00 p.m. To act on a petition from: Michael P. Hopkins, 8 Walters Dr., Millbury, MA For a Variance in the Millbury Zoning Ordinance relative to: property at 36 Stone Rd., Millbury, MA – Map# 66 Lot# 23 Millbury, Ma to convert a 2 car garage upstairs for an In-Law apartment. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Paul Nigosian, Chairman Millbury Board of Appeals February 11, 2016 February 18, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Anthony Mattero to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for First Ohio Banc & Lending, dated October 6, 2006 and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 39952, Page 259 of which mortgage Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Harborview 2006-14 is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for First Ohio Banc & Lending to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Harborview 2006-14 dated June 25, 2010 recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 46026, Page 349, for breach of conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the mortgaged premises located at 163 Armsby Road, Sutton, MA 01590 will be sold at a Public Auction at 12:00PM on February 29, 2016, at the mortgaged premises, more particularly described below, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, to wit: The Land in Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts on the northerly side of Armsby Road, with the buildings thereon, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point at the southwesterly corner of the tract to be conveyed at a point 40 feet easterly of the easterly line extended of land of one John Henn et ux, as shown on plan referred to below; THENCE North 22° 32’ West by the northeasterly side of the land of Francis H. King et al 180.10 feet to a stake; THENCE North 87° 52’ 30” East by land of Francis H. King et al 280.42 feet to a stake; THENCE South 1° 49’ West by land of Francis H. King et al 210.54 feet to a drill hole in the north line of Armsby Road; THENCE North 77° 11’ West by the northerly line of Armsby Road 120.87 feet to a drill hole and a rock still on said road; THENCE North 89° 34’ 30” West still by the northerly line of said Armsby Road 77.48 Feet to a point; THENCE westerly and northerly by a curve to the right having a radius of 10 feet a distance of 11 feet to a point of beginning. Being the same premises shown on a plan entitled “Plan to show property in Sutton, Massachusetts owned by Bessie P. King, being part of the Newell Wedge Farm, so-called, dated June 1963, by Kenneth Shaw” and recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 272, Plan 107. For mortgagor’s title see deed recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 6560, Page 56. 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. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Harborview 2006-14 Korde & Associates, P.C. 321 Billerica Road Suite 210 Chelmsford, MA 01824-4100 (978) 256-1500 Mattero, Anthony, 15-022703, February 4, 2016, February 11, 2016, February 18, 2016

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The Worcester Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids from General Contractors for the Door and Intercom Installation at 200-2 Curtis Apartments (WHA Job No. 2015-08) of Housing for the Worcester Housing Authority in Worcester, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by GAROFALO DESIGN ASSOCIATES, INC.: The work of the project consists of installing intercom systems and replacing front entrance doors at nine (9) locations. The work is estimated to cost $139,000.00 Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.l49 §§26 to 27H inclusive. General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the category of General Building Construction. A pre-bid conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA) at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site with a Worcester Housing Authority representative. General Bids will be received until 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2016 and publicly opened, forthwith. Filed sub-bids for the trades listed below will be received until 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 24, 2016 and opened forthwith. Filed sub-bidders must be DCAMM certified for the trades listed below and bidders must include a current DCAMM Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility and a signed DCAM Sub-Bidder’s Update Statement.

SUBTRADES Section 26 00 00 Electrical All Bids should be delivered to: Worcester Housing Authority 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and received no later than the date & time specified above. General bids and sub-bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority. Bid forms and Contract Documents will be made available on the Worcester Housing Authority website (http://worcester-housing.com/purchasing.html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P.M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each persons who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good conditions within (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contract documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs. General bidders must agree to contract with minority and women business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), formerly known as SOMWBA. The combined participation goal reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 10.4% of the final contract price including accepted alternates. See Contract Documents - Article 3 of the Instructions to Bidders.

The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605.

2. F.W. Dodge, 23 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3. Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092 4. Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950 www.projectdog.com The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder with the lowest proposed contract price.

Questions regarding this project shall be submitted in writing 72 hours prior to opening and emailed to Mod-Bids@ worcester-housing.com. Reference the WHA Job Number only in the subject line.

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Invitation For Bids The Worcester Housing Authority invites sealed bids for Phase II at MA 12-01 Great Brook Valley Gardens in accordance with the documents prepared by BSC Group, Inc. The work is estimated to cost $800,000, including alternates. Project consists of but is not limited to: building and landscape improvements to the Phase II area consisting of 56 units in nine (9) buildings and associated landscape areas. General Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 24, 2016 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Filed Sub-Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 17, 2016, and publicly opened and read aloud at the same address. Filed sub-bids will be taken for the following portions of the work: Masonry Work: (Combined Sections 04 21 10 Brick Masonry & 04 22 00 Concrete Masonry Work) Electrical: Section 26 00 00: Electrical.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 10, 2016 at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester. at which time bidders will be invited to visit the project site(s) with the a Worcester Housing Authority representative.

Failure to attend or visit the premises shall be no defense in failure to perform contract terms. Bids are subject to M.G.L c149 §44A-J and Davis Bacon wage rates as well as other applicable laws. General Bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category(ies) of work: General Building Construction. Filed Sub-Bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) in the following category(ies) of work: Masonry Work and Electrical. Each bid shall be accompanied by a bid deposit in the amount of 5% of the bid price in the form of a Bid Bond, issued by a responsible surety company licensed to do business in Massachusetts, or a certified check, or a treasurer’s or cashier’s check issued by a responsible bank or trust company, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority by bidders for the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates). Bid forms and Contract Documents will be made available on the Worcester Housing Authority website (http://worcester-housing.com/purchasing.html) at no cost. Hard copies will be made available on Wednesday February 3, 2016 at the Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 and thereafter, Monday thru Friday 8:00 A.M. through 4:30 P. M. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by depositing $50.00 in the form of a company check, made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, for each set of documents so obtained. The amount of the deposit will be refunded to each person who returns the plans, specifications and other documents in good condition within ten (10) days after bid opening. Bidders requesting contact documents to be mailed to them should include a separate check in the amount of $40.00 for each set payable to the Worcester Housing Authority to cover mailing and handling costs. The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at: 1. Worcester Housing Authority, Department of Modernization, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 2. F.W. Dodge, 24 Hartwell Ave., Lexington, MA 02173 3. Reed Construction Data, 30 Technology Parkway South, Norcross, GA 30092 4. Project Dog, 18 Graf Road Unit #8 Plan Room, Newburyport, MA 01950 Attention is called to the following: 1. Provisions of Equal Employment Opportunity; 2. Provisions for payment of not less than the minimum wages as set forth in the Specifications; 3. Provisions of Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, Imposing a Temporary Sales Tax, Section 1, Subsection 6 (d) and (k) exempting the Authority from the operation of such a chapter; 4. Requirement to furnish and pay for a Performance Bond and a Labor and Materials Bond as set forth in the specifications, 5. Insurance certificate indicating coverage for public liability, property damage and workers compensation, in accordance with the contract requirements, must be filed by the successful bidder upon signing of the contract.

The contract will be awarded to the responsible and eligible bidder with the lowest contract price including the dollar amount of all accepted alternates. The Worcester Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids, in whole or in part, or to waive any informalities in the bidding if it be in the public interest to do so. No bid of a General Bidder shall be withdrawn, after opening thereof, prior to thirty (30) days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays excluded, without the consent of the Worcester Housing Authority. No bid of a Sub-Bidder shall be withdrawn, excluded, after award of the contract to the General Contractor without the consent of the Worcester Housing Authority. Questions regarding this project shall be submitted in writing 72 hours prior to opening and emailed to Mod-Bids@worcesterhousing.com. Reference the WHA Job Number only in the subject line.

Worcester Housing Authority Dennis L. Irish, Chairperson DATE: February 2016

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For most, the image may be something along the lines of a man, lungs the size of elephants, whizzing out a thousand words a minute. Meet Worcester native Ron D’Auteuil. He graduated from the Yankee School of Auctioneering and is the head auctioneer and appraiser at Olde Tyme Stuffe, probably the only place in Worcester where vintage Topps Baseball cards and World War I helmets are under the same roof. The business is a family affair, with D’Auteuil’s daughter, Denise, serving as CEO. I talked with D’Auteuil recently on the inner workings of what auctioning really is.

Do you like working with family? Yeah. It’s al-

you’re never gonna see in your daily life. ways nice to have family involved. The fact that there is a vested interest, and obviously Is there anything you can’t auction? Yeah, we can’t auction firearms, certain ivory items, you know each other so well that it makes and taxidermy of endangered species, but communication far simpler. that’s about it. For the most part, it’s kinda wide open.

What made you decide to be an auctioneer?

I’ve been an auctioneer now for over 15 How is the Massachusetts auction business years. It basically came about as a love doing? Right now, in all honesty, it’s a of the antiques and collectibles business. more difficult business because the younger The more deeply involved I became, and started attending auctions, I felt that this is generation doesn’t gravitate toward the antiques, particularly in the areas of furnisomething I would like to do and felt that ture, glass and china as much as the older I would probably be good at it, and so far, age group does. So the auction business so good! now has become far more collectible-oriented and is in great need of educating the What’s the most interesting thing you’ve auctioned? That’s a tough question, believe younger generation. it or not. There’s been countless things.

Were you always an auctioneer? I was alThe things that really bring in serious ways in sales and marketing. I worked for money are not zany. They’re usually pieces four or five different Fortune 500 compaof art. In this business, one person’s idea nies, but always in sales and marketing. of zany or weird is perfectly normal for And that’s what this business really is, sales another. Everybody has different likes and and marketing. dislikes. Some of the more “interesting” things, obviously World War II collectibles, What do you specialize in? We specialize because of its historical nature. We also do a lot of early advertising, for instance, such predominantly in advertising signage, collectibles, military [items], vintage toys and as porcelain signs. The great part about early paper items. advertising is it actually traces the whole American culture all the way back from the What’s the biggest bidding war you’ve had 18th century on, because the signage has at an event? We had a painting one night always been there. In other words, you’ve that started out at $500 and ended up always had tradesman, you’ve always had craftsman, so as a result, there’s been many at $26,000. It was a turn-of-the-century painting done by Mary Elizabeth Price, who odd sights that have come through. I once happened to be part of this Philadelphia had a giant toothbrush sample, a 6-foot Ten Art Colony, which turned out to be toothbrush, that brought almost $1,000 very valuable. because somebody wanted it. Who would pay $1,000 for a tooth brush? That’s what Can you walk me through the atmosphere of makes the allure of an auction exciting, the fact that you’re going to see things that an auction? First of all, even though it’s a

fast-paced type of atmosphere, the idea of an auction is you would preview it first, in other words to see what’s up for sale, to see if anything would interest you. But the education of seeing something that you see in your grandmother’s house all of a sudden goes up for auction, and you see that, “My goodness, there’s a lot more value to it than I realized” versus other things that you think are rare, you find that they’re actually quite common. That’s what an auction

actually does. But it’s a great place to not only gain some historical insight, as are the worth of older items, but it’s a great place for people watching as well.

– Ben Kammer, Worcester Magazine intern

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