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f passengers at Worcester Regional Airport suddenly clamored for a flight to Chicago, they would have to drive to Logan, instead of flying out of ORH. It’s not that Florida isn’t nice (JetBlue currently flies only to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando), but the quest for more destinations has been an ongoing one every since 9/11 and the economy tanked the airport and scared away all the big carriers who made a judgment call that Worcester wasn’t worth the risk. But Massport took over the airport in 2010, and two huge announcements over the last year are laying the groundwork for the airport to get off – and stay off - the ground. Will a private jet terminal and a weather-proof landing system be enough to re-launch Worcester Airport? You can’t say they’re not trying, but only time will tell whether the investment is grounded in reality or if supporters have their heads in the clouds.

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lthough it was a “mystery,” according to some involved in the process, the buyer of the American Legion Post building at 1023 Main St. isn’t keeping his plans under wraps. Samtag Transit’s Truelove Davies said this week he signed the last forms required to purchase the property on Feb. 12, despite two consecutive City Council postponements on a vote to change the zoning of the land. Davies’ company, which has operated eight years in the city, provides transportation services for patients going to get to medical appointments. You might see one of his fleet of vans pulling up to a doctor’s office or hospital. But the city’s decision makers didn’t know that when they were asked to vote on a rezoning change. The change would fix a “split zoning” problem with the property, with some of the property in a business zone and the other part, which encompasses most of the parking lot, in a residential zone. Davies said the zoning change is a prerequisite for moving into the building. The zoning change has now been held twice by the City Council. At-Large City Councilor Konnie Lukes exercised her right to hold the item under privilege on Feb. 2, and At-Large City Councilor Moe Bergman moved to hold the item again Feb. 9, with the rest of the Council unanimously supporting the decision. “Unless something dramatic happens in the next week, I think it will be held until the

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Samtag buys old American Legion Post as Council postpones zoning “mystery” The former American Legion building at 1023 Main St., Worcester.

first week of March,” Bergman said this week after learning what the intended purpose is. “I think it’s worth discussing with folks in the neighborhood.” Davies confirmed he wants to keep the second floor of the building as event space rented out for birthdays, wedding showers and the like. That’s a sticking point for

Bergman, who said he wouldn’t be opposed to the transit business moving in, but said a conversation about hours of operation for the event space needs to be run by the neighborhood. Although the Legion’s liquor license has expired — the Legion sold the building because of a decline in numbers and has not been using the space recently —

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The frigid temps had homeowners worried about a loss of water and frozen pipes throughout the holiday weekend. -3

Reports break that a Doherty High teacher allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a female student, and also allegedly physically assaulted another student. -4

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Cupid’s arrow may have found romantic hearts on Valentine’s Day, but three separate fires forced severa people out into the cold in Worcester, leaving them temporarily without a home. -5

Davies could apply for a license in the future. Samtag has 11 employees, Davies said, and around 15 vehicles. The office space at the old Legion Post will be used more as a headquarters and less as a destination for clients, since the whole point of Samtag is to get people from where they live to where

Local and state officials show support for Worcester Public Library at Legislative Breakfast, expressing need for funding and support. +2

Six-time OUI offender, a Worcester man, demonstrates difficul y in reining in drunk drivers, even after licenses suspended. -6

In a weekly email message, interim School Superintendent Marco Rodrigues gave a shout out to North High School student Kofi Nimo’s Your Turn piece in Worcester Magazine, about the positive happenings at his school. +2

Worcester Polytechnic Institute professors gets $600K to train a firefighting r ot to fight fires out U.S. Navy ships, as reported by the Worcester Business Journal. +3

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CPR eyed as part of phys ed curriculum

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f you don’t have a child in the Worcester Public School system you may be unaware that health classes are not a requirement to graduate. They were changed to an optional course, and while some aren’t happy about that change in general, School Committee member John Monfredo and a group of concerned officials are banding together to reintroduce one crucial piece of the curriculum to all students: CPR. “Teaching our students from grades 7-12 [the] lifesaving skills of CPR will put thousands of qualified lifesavers in our community, year after year,” Monfredo said in an email. WPS Health and Physical Education Liaison Carol Manning said current CPR classes vary across schools. Doherty High School, for example, has four to five health classes per quarterly semester with a teacher who is certified in CPR. Burncoat has none, while South does some training through its ROTC program. Monfredo’s plan is to require all students in grades 7-12 to learn CPR skills. “It costs a lot of money to certify teachers to be instructors,” Manning said. “The teachers that are certified were certified under a grant many years ago.” That money has run out, but the American Heart Association has stepped in to train physical education teachers in how to teach “Hands Only” CPR, which omits the breathing portion of regular CPR, while retaining the health benefits. “Very few” students take health class now that it is an elective, according to Manning, but physical education is still a required class. “It’s finding a way to teach our students about their health any way we can,” Manning said. “Because we don’t have a program, we have to find the next best way. I don’t think people understand. Health teachers help

Worcester school teachers learn CPR during a recent training session

students make important choices.” Although the other benefits of mandatory health classes may be gone, the tangible evidence of the positive impact that comes with CPR training for students – approximately 10,000 in WPS will benefit from the program if it gets off the ground – is

everywhere, according to supporters. “Each year, according to the data, nearly 24,000 people have sudden cardiac arrest outside of the hospital, and only 10.4 percent of these victims survive,” Monfredo said. “Yet, when a CPR trained bystander is near, they can double, even triple these victims’

survival rates by giving the victims the help they need until professional help appears.” Monfredo pointed to another oft-cited report showing graduates of one Long Island, New York school that offered CPR training went on to save 16 lives shortly afterwards. continued on page 7

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hristine Messmore teared up almost immediately Thursday afternoon when asked why she had just flown into Worcester. “My grandmother passed away four days ago,” says Messmore, who was born 55 years ago in Worcester on the day Elvis Presley’s mother died. “I was in the hospital before, so I couldn’t make it to see her, but I talked to FILE PHOTO/STEVEN KING

they receive medical attention, and a stop in between wouldn’t make much sense. “Our clients do not come into the office,” Davies said. “We pick them up from their homes.” Although he hasn’t been at any of the meetings determining the fate of the property, Davies said he anticipates a small footprint for his business. One of the main concerns, parking, will not be an issue, he said, even with the fleet of vans his company uses. “Most of the employees keep the vehicles in their houses,” Davies said. Davies also said he could add three to five employees as part of the expansion into Samtag’s own office space; right now, the company rents space on Union Street. He sees only positives for the area. “The property has been vacant for a while, and we want to bring activity to the area,” Davies said. The application for a rezoning change has actually made it past two governmental bodies despite an attorney for the sellers at the American Legion Post repeatedly saying he did not know what the seller would do with the property and being unable to answer questions about the intended use. The Planning Board signed off on the zoning change with a unanimous, 3-0, vote on Nov. 18 last year after a recommendation from city staff that said the minor extension of the business zone would not be a significant intrusion into the neighborhood and would not have an adverse effect on the surrounding community. The intended use of the property was not brought up as a roadblock or consideration for rejection at that time. On Jan. 25, Samtag Properties LLC was registered with the Secretary of State with a listed principal office of 1023 Main St. One day later, the City Council’s Economic

Development Subcommittee had the rezoning change on its agenda, and the issue of the intended use was raised, but did not kill the proposal. District 3 Councilor George Russell, who said he was disappointed in the lack of information about the buyer’s intentions with the property during the meeting, later called the mystery “disingenuous,” but said he voted in favor of Economic Development Chairman and District 1 Councilor Tony Economou’s motion to recommend the change to the Council as a whole to avoid a stalemate – District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera recused herself because of her home’s proximity to the property – and because the zoning change vote wasn’t really about the immediate proposed use, but rather about the long-term future of the property. “Even though it’s nice to know what’s going in, somebody might tell us an apple shop is going in one day, and it could be something completely different down the road,” Russell said. “You have to use your imagination and look at the whole table of uses.” According to the city’s zoning ordinances, the BG-2 zone at the center of the debate allows for food service with or without alcohol, clinics, daycare centers, package stores or motor vehicle sales, among a host of other options. Cautious city officials say they are taking that into account in their decision-making. “That’s a neighborhood that’s been on the wrong end of a lot of bad decisions,” Bergman said. “You don’t want the neighbors to think the City Council doesn’t care about them.” 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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day. The city had wooed and snagged what some considered the crown jewel in the airline industry. JetBlue was different, it was fresh, and it was expanding. Almost three years later, JetBlue remains the only commercial airline at the airport. More flights to more destinations are still being asked for. A state-of-the-art landing system has not yet been installed. There are more private flights at the airport than commercial. But optimism remains high. her every day. I promised I would come to her The CAT-III landing system funeral.” is considered a significant Messmore made good on that promise, soaring into Worcester with several others on a improvement, allowing for near-unfettered air travel in flight from Orlando, Fla. and out of the airport, weather That’s right – a commercial airline flight into conditions be damned. Millions Worcester Regional Airport.’” I wrote those lines somewhere between 2-4 are being invested in the airport. The fixed base operator, a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, 2013 from a hotel room Rectrix Aviation, has opened a in Fort Lauderdale. On a floor above me, the brand new FBO building and mayor of Worcester was sleeping. Elsewhere hangar there. in the hotel were some of my brothers and Much has changed since sisters in the Worcester media. Tim Murray was 1927, when leisure flights there. Ditto then-City Manager Mike O’Brien. Tim McGourthy was there, too. He was still the first started taking off from the airport, then operating city’s economic development chief back then. out of Grafton. The airport in Like O’Brien, he has since vacated City Hall. Worcester opened in 1946. The It was the morning after Messmore journey since has not always and a plane-full of other passengers had been smooth. There have been disembarked the first JetBlue flight into the Worcester Regional Airport, and hours after we rough pockets along the way, but as we have seen over its had flown down to Florida. We would fly back history, new beginnings are later Friday night, following a whirlwind visit nothing new at Worcester and tour of Fort Lauderdale. Regional Airport. There was little to be sour about that – Walter Bird Jr. 6 WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM • FEBRUARY 18, 2016

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{ citydesk } But Manning said she would be happy even if she didn’t get all the mannequins on And the benefits of just a slice of health her wishlist. class go beyond just CPR, Manning added. “Oh, my gosh – I’ll take one school. I’ll “It teaches students how to reach out and take one mannequin,” Manning said. “But get help,” she said. “If someone drops, most people don’t know what to do … to have that ideally, to have 20 for every school will confidence is important. It’s not complicated, show respect for students’ health.” Just over half of the states in the U.S. but it’s overlooked.” Monfredo has sent out letters to a number have a law on the books mandating CPR training as a requirement for high school of local agencies, and says he has been graduation. Massachusetts is not one of pleased with the positive response from them, although neighbors such as Rhode organizations such as the Worcester County Island, Connecticut and New York are. Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, But Worcester, through its Community the United Way, UMass Medical Center and Health Improvement Plan, or CHIP, has Spectrum Health System. He said they are vowed to make itself the healthiest city in waiting to hear back from many more. The New England by 2020, and Monfredo said target date for the program is September, in the CPR program would be a big step in the time for the next school year, and Manning right direction. said it would take around two days from a “To me this is a win-win situation for our physical education class per semester. community,” Monfredo said. “All I’m asking The mannequins cost approximately $50 each, so Monfredo and Manning are seeking is for the community to step up and lend a helping hand.” monetary donations or used mannequins. Interested donors may contact The dream is upward of 220 mannequins, John Monfredo at 508 853 3444 or which would cost more than $10,000 and would allow every school to have 20, which monfredoj@gmail.com. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached Manning said is important to the program’s at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ implementation. “To have to transport them from school to worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, school and [rearrange schedules] would be a feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn. big deterrent for teachers,” Manning said. CPR continued from page 5

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VIGILS AND VIGILANTES:

You can call it a vigil, but really, it’s a protest. The Saints Francis & Thérèse Catholic Worker, The Little Franciscans of Mary, The Worcester Friends Meeting, and The Center for Nonviolent Solutions are holding another gathering outside The Gun Parlor, which gained approval to open an indoor shooting range last year, on Prescott Street. The upcoming gun range is what has really drawn the ire of protesters, although the literature focuses on the overall gun culture in the United States. After the San Bernardino shooting in December, the same group stood by the graveyard opposite the gun shop’s parking lot with some of the best signs you’ll ever see at a protest. My favorite was the one with a bunch of children gathered underneath Your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who is holding up a peace sign with one hand and an assault rifle with the other. Provocative stuff. The centerpiece of this most recent rally seems a bit arbitrary, though. The pamphlets that will be handed out feature a story from Jan. 13 in Cincinnati where a father shot and killed his 14-year-old son, Georta Mack, when the child startled him in the basement. Heartbreaking stuff to be sure, but it didn’t make the news the same way the mass shooting in California did. Then again, maybe the point was to call attention to a lesserknown incident – what do I know about protesting? Although, I will say that if there is one more protest outside The Gun Parlor the Catholic Workers should start charging a standard advertising rate to the owner for all the awareness on that side, as well. The gathering is being held Saturday, Feb. 20, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

DOHERTY’S DILEMMA

If you don’t follow local blogs, you may have missed this one. Apparently, Doherty High School teacher Jesse Smith, reportedly the son of North High School principal Lisa Dyer, was ushered out the doors recently after allegedly physically assaulting a student. Not just any student, mind you. This one happened to be the son of City Councilor Moe Bergman. Turtleboy cited sources claiming the student had been calling Smith a “pedophile” and “pervert teacher.” Why, you ask? Ah, that, as Paul Harvey might say, is where the rest of the story comes in. According to TB’s sources, said teacher had been having a rather inappropriate relationship with a female student at Doherty. Apparently, there was Instagram evidence to support that claim. Interim School Superintendent Marco Rodrigues told Worcester Magazine the school does not comment on personnel issues. Bergman, meanwhile, told us he and his wife do not currently plan on filing charges on behalf of their son, because, “Our preference is to let it be handled administratively.” Stay tuned for more episodes of “As our Schools Turn.”

SALT OF THE EARTH: Overheard on

the police scanner this week: a WPD officer calling dispatch from the scene of an accident to ask for a DPW salt truck. And the officer had a message for the beleaguered street-plowing service: tell them they should be “disgusted” with the way they do or don’t take care of the streets. Dispatch, bless their hearts, told the officer they were doing their best.

CRAIGSLIST KILLER DEALS: It’s a scam that pops up every so often in Worcester, and is no

doubt practiced by con men (and women) across the country daily. Someone will pull photos and details of a property off a real estate listing site or somewhere else, put it on Craigslist, when people clamor to hand them money for what are undoubtedly under-priced apartments, they say to put the check in the mail and they’ll send the key back by the same method. District 3 City Councilor George Russell, in his alter-ego as a certified realtor, said he’s run into people recently falling for the scam, one to the tune of $2,600. Russell’s tip for consumers looking to rent an apartment? “Shake hands with the person,” Russell said. “Even ask them for their ID.” Of course, as a couple arrested in April last year showed, you can meet someone in person and still run face-first into a scam. Craig and his list have brought us some great things – 150 Dennis the Menace Dairy Queen cups (stolen rappers in the original box, don’t ask), 113 1970s Playboy magazines (best offer!) and an honest-to-god “tribal buffalo skull” are all available on the area listings RIGHT NOW – but it’s probably best to take your real estate shopping offline.

{ worcesteria } BEST OF TIMES: Worcester Magazine’s annual “Best of Worcester” event is back. I thought I’d mention it here, since I don’t know if the advertising department is doing enough promotion around it. If you’re new, the gist is that readers fill out a write-in ballot for a smorgasbord of categories – best restaurant, best tattoo parlor, best unicycle maintenance shop, etc. - and we give awards away to the winners in our April 21 paper (and at a lavish party). Same rules as last time – local businesses only, vote for a minimum of 20 categories, and no crying if you lose. There’s no crying in Best Of.

RADIO FREE WORCESTER: The Act Now Worcester protesters – the ones who show up

to City Council meetings dressed as Guantanamo Bay prisoners to protest a federal law that has what they say is worrying language about indefinite detentions – have made great use of email to blast their cause out to their followers (and the local media). Usually it’s your standard Internet stuff – turning city councilors into meme-like parodies, sarcastic jabs at people who disagree with them, etc. The most recent screed, though, had some hard-hitting news. In addition to asking new members of the Council to stand with Jim McGovern and Mike Gaffney – now there’s a weird pairing – Act Now Worcester announced they will be heeding advice their mother gave them and will stop going where they’re not wanted. Instead, they’ll be taking their orange jumpsuits to the street, which I’m sure will thrill skittish Worcesterites accustomed to not dealing with escaped convicts. Also, they will soon be challenging District 1 City Councilor Tony Economou to a “live radio debate” about the City Council oath of office. Economou’s perceived crime is serving as “the mayor’s getaway driver after last year’s human rights heist at 455 Main St.” This is all due to Economou suggesting at a recent City Council meeting that voting on federal laws wasn’t really in the purview of the City Council, while Act Now Worcester contends the oath of office binds councilors to defend the U.S. Constitution. This is one of those things where everyone’s made up their minds already, but feel free to stay tuned for debate details if you’re into futility and disappointment.

POLITICAL MOSES: Part of the folksy charm of covering elections at a local level is that most politicians don’t have the decked-out PR machines that control what people in Washington say, do, eat, sneeze – you’ve seen the presidential debates, you get it. So Moses Dixon’s announcement that he is running again for the 17th Worcester State Rep. Seat after an unsuccessful bid last year was a welcome surprise this week. Dixon “anticipates running a wellfunded campaign with diverse support.” Oh, good. I was worried he was planning on a poorhouse campaign with a lack of support. He also included a number of endorsements from credible local residents, including Mo Bregman. It’s a shame he couldn’t get Moe Bergman – that guy is a well-known City Councilor here in the Woo. But focusing on the superficial misses the point of political campaigns, and people will be voting for Dixon’s ideas, not his proofreading skills. Of course, Murphy’s Law says that since I’ve criticized an editing error in someone else’s work, this piece will now have an error of its own. Be the first to find it (them?) for a chance to win a slight feeling of superiority. UNEQUAL OPPORTUNITY: So apparently some of you have some questions about Equal Opportunity Employment following questions raised at a Latino Community Forum at Centro about the Worcester Public Schools superintendent search. The argument – raised informally, not in an actual lawsuit – is that since 10 percent of the system’s educators are Latino, the School Committee’s decision to restrict the search to WPS employees only is unfair and perhaps discriminatory, especially since more than 40 percent of the students are Latino. With South High principal Maureen Binienda seen as a lock for the job over Interim Superintendent Marco Rodrigues, based on the current composition of the School Committee, some at the forum were upset at what looked like a political decision that has already been made. But back to the matter at hand, yes, according to the application “The Worcester Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer/Educational Institution.” That middle bit is a little awkward in context, but power through to see how they don’t discriminate based on race, color, gender, age, religion, gender identity, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or homelessness. “The Worcester Public Schools provides equal access to employment,” according to the superintendent application. Just not access to candidates from outside the system. All candidates are equal, after all, but some are more equal than others. Editor Walter Bird Jr. contributed to this week’s Worcesteria 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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Editorial Panhandling case keeps on giving it to city

ou have to wonder whether the Worcester city councilors who enacted the controversial panhandling ordinances a little more than three years ago are feeling a sense of buyer’s remorse. Not only have the ordinances since been ruled unconstitutional, the city is now being asked to fork over $1 million in attorney costs and fees. Of course, the city appears about as willing to ante up as DC Republicans are to allow a liberal appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Outlined in a story by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette’s Steve Foskett, the city delivered a scathing written response to the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and the Boston law firm Goodwin Procter LLP, who represented three plaintiffs in the lawsuit that ultimately resulted in the ordinances being overruled. Foskett quoted the city’s response as saying, in part, “The Plaintiff’s fee demand is not just unreasonable, it is avaricious, contemptible and punitive. It was clearly structured from the beginning to result in an outrageous claim. It makes a mockery of justice in general and of this Court in particular.” We had to look up “avaricious” in the dictionary (it means, “having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain”), but the tone of the message was clear: as miffed as the city was at the decision to overturn its ordinances, it appears even more so at the attempt to force it to shell out $1 million. In fact, according to Foskett’s story, the city, if it pays anything at all, wants to pay what would amount to less than what many city workers haul in for an annual salary. In its response, the city suggests a “final tally of $97,314.13,” and then calls for it to be reduced by half, to $48,657, “as a sanction for submitting such a blatantly excessive and fraudulent claim.” Ouch. One might feel the city’s pain. First, it loses its attempts to curtail panhandling, then it is being told, for that loss, it should pay a million clams. The problem, however, is a cogent argument could be made that councilors never should have enacted the ordinances in the first place. We hear quite often from some on City Council about how it should not overstep its authority. Did it do so in this case? Yes, if you believe it was, in effect, stripping away constitutional rights. That may not have been the Council’s intention, but the argument that panhandlers represented a public safety hazard was specious from the start. For years, candidates for elected office as well as various local organizations and groups, including the city’s very own fire department, did the same thing panhandlers were doing: standing on medians and islands, asking passing motorists to give them money. Councilors did not, at first, understand that, by enacting a ban on panhandling, it would affect all such practices. Having backed itself into a corner by making the public safety argument, it essentially had no choice but to risk alienating youth groups, organizations and others by approving the ban. Over the subsequent weeks and months, police did make several arrests for violations of the ordinances, but they also gave wide latitude in some instances, including a protest in Lincoln Square about a month after the ordinances were passed – one that was held on a traffic median directly across from the police station. We have seen, at least from our unscientific view of the situation since the ordinances were struck down, little if any instances of significant disruption to everyday life in Worcester. Having to pay $1 million, however, would no doubt impact the city’s finances, no matter how unlikely it is to be enforced. The bottom line is, it all could have been avoided if councilors followed their own advice.

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‘The Shame Squad’

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might as well say it outright: I’m voting for a Democrat this fall, whether it’s Bernie or Hillary. I see nothing in that snake pit of GOP hopefuls that could ever sway me; unless the Savior they all claim to serve comes whispering in my ear with an offer I can’t refuse, I’d rather be dead than vote Red. That said, it’s disheartening to watch Hillary hiss and claw. And yes, I’m suggesting that her behavior is “catty” and yes, I’m in danger of violating some code created by Gloria Steinem. She andand Madeleine Albright, along with former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton, have formed the “shame squad” in an effort to rein in any women leaning toward Bernie Sanders. To extend the feline metaphor- better luck herding cats. I find it ironic the long and arduous climb for a real chance at a female presidency is dissolving into peer pressure. What they don’t get is Bernie’s appeal: he’s the father figure we can all run to when things go wrong. I’m sure many will disagree with me, because it’s a theory rooted in emotional need more than intellectual prowess, but I’m standing by my own armchair psychology. Here’s my take on it: Bernie Sanders is Atticus Finch. The need for a president who offers open arms is evident. Bernie is the rumpled Pop we go to when we need advice. To an older generation of women, Bernie is Robert Young and Fred MacMurray rolled into one. To a younger generation, he is the missing piece, the dependable dad who stayed – and that goes for men and women alike. Caring dads have been in short supply for too many and for too long. Like the Papa who thinks his little girl is beautiful even if others don’t, Bernie exudes acceptance, not judgment. When Hillary, Chelsea, Madeleine and Gloria gang up on us, they only make us run the other way. Women who

have suffered under nasty female bosses cringe at their admonishments. Somewhere on that ladder climb many women seem to shed their female sensibilities in an effort to become “equal” to men – succeeding only in aping their less admirable management skills. Hillary’s brittle side makes women uneasy, and only cements the “bitchy” image many men have of the former First Lady and Secretary of State. Telling me I’m going to fry in Hell if I don’t support Hillary Clinton for president won’t make me vote for her. I doubt that afterlife doom will make any woman vote for her if she wasn’t already prepared to do so. I’ll vote for Hillary because she has the brains and backbone to be a very good president. I’ll vote for Bernie Sanders because along with both of those qualities, he’s got a streak of decency missing in everyone else running for the office. I won’t vote for Hillary because she has breasts and used to ovulate; I’ll vote for her because she’s experienced and brilliant – the same reasons I’d vote for Bernie Sanders, despite the fact that, in Gloria Steinem’s opinion, he was born with the handicap of testicles. Maybe I’m wrong about Bernie’s appeal, but I don’t think so. He’s not trying to be anything other than Bernie Sanders, a guy who looks like he always shovels for the mailman and slips quarters into your hand when you want to go to corner store. He has Mr. Rogers’ wardrobe, and Professor Irwin Corey’s hairstyle, and these things work for him, not against him. They work because he looks like someone in whom you could confide, and he’d actually listen. That’s DAD appeal. Gloria, Madeleine, Chelsea and Hillary: don’t tell me you’ll revoke my membership to Girlie World just because I like Bernie. If having the same plumbing is all that matters, by that yardstick I should have been campaigning for Carly Fiorina – and I wouldn’t let her change my cat’s litter box, let alone run the country.

Education, Innovation, Incubation and the Next Generation Karen Pelletier

n a recent Clark University study, students from area colleges and universities were asked if they were interested in staying in Worcester after graduation. Their answer was “no.” However, when they were asked, “What if you were offered a good paying job from your internship employer?” Without hesitation, the answer was “yes.” This is good news for employers. The number one issue raised by Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce member employers is the workforce pipeline. Like other college towns, we must work hard to retain our college students after graduation. Studies show the best practice for talent retention is connecting students to employers through internships. Even better news

for the region’s employers, a robust community of 12 area colleges and universities enrolls more than 38,000 students and graduates about 8,000 students annually. As part of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce’s recruit, retain, incubate strategy, $1.2 million was raised in 2013 through the business and higher education communities as well as foundations, to fund business recruitment efforts for the region and establish a program to connect the business and higher education communities. These efforts are focused on helping to grow our economy, create jobs, and to expand the regional tax base. Now in its second year, the Chamber’s Higher

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“I can’t think of a better fire department in the country when it comes to working under these conditions. We’re very proud of our fire department every day, under any conditions.”

- Deputy Fire Chief John Sullivan, after crews fought three fires in succession, in frigid temperatures, overnight on Valentine’s Day. “This is NOT a good idea. Nobody knows a dog like their human. The human knows if the dog has fears or is aggressive or anxious. If you wouldn’t rent your child to a stranger, then you shouldn’t do it to your dog!” - Chris Dolat, on Worcester Magazine’s Facebook page, about a story on an app in Boston that allows people to “borrow” a dog for an afternoon. “Even if we did a national search, I don’t think you’re going to get a lot of people to apply … they can read the papers as well as anyone else.” - Worcester Mayor Joe Petty, at the Latino Community Forum focusing on the search for a new school

superintendent, on the perception that a candidate has already been chosen.

“It’s become a personal vendetta of Michael Gaffney. I don’t think the City Council should be having personal vendettas against people. They’re STEVEN KING supposed to be supporting people.” - William McNeill, a local blogger, responding to a question from the Worcester Sun’s Patrick Sargent about the state’s Attorney General investigating the controversial nonprofit Mosaic Cultural Complex. “Food trucks are great and I think the city needs to re-assess the ordinances regarding them … The city needs to make it easier for food trucks to do business, not harder.” - Nick D’Andrea, former School Committee candidate and city volunteer, in his blog for the Telegram & Gazette about allowing more food trucks in the city.

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Education-Business Partnership has experienced much success connecting local employers with area students. Several initiatives have focused on working directly with businesses to create valuable internship opportunities, establish connections between recruiters and college career services professionals, and provide opportunities for young entrepreneurs to start a business. Additionally, we are providing soft skills enhancement and professional development opportunities for this Millennial workforce. In 2014, the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce was asked to partner with Internhub.com, a free, easy-to-use online resource and database, developed by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Federal Reserve Bank, as a talent retention tool to connect students and employers for internship opportunities. Meaningful internship programs are a win-win for employers and students as they provide real world experience and serve as recruitment and workforce supplementation tools for employers. Encouraging local employers to start or grow their internship opportunities and recruit locally for interns and new employees is a daily focus at the Chamber. A regular concern of employers about the 18- to 25-year-old intern or new hire is their lack of so called, “soft skills.” These often intangible skills include critical thinking, professionalism, and communication skills that are a critical component of workplace success. To address this soft skill deficit, the Chamber launched Hire-Ed, a free professional development series for interns. This six-week program exposes students to six local employers with a curriculum designed to develop their soft skills. The sessions, held during the summer, were filled to capacity and garnered much positive feedback. Plans to continue the program for the coming spring and summer are currently underway. Another important Chamber initiative is StartUp Worcester, a partnership with Running Start, a co-working space and The Venture Forum. The program provides an opportunity for graduating students and alumni from area colleges to take their entrepreneurial ideas from concept to market with the assistance of this incubator program. Retaining talented, rising entrepreneurs in Worcester and the region is important to our economy for many reasons including the addition of jobs, tax revenue, attracting other startup and established companies. StartUp Worcester supports nine companies - from gaming, to green business to real estate - with resources to start and grow their business. They work in shared office space and are connected with mentors through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s SCORE program. StartUp Worcester is now recruiting for its second cohort. Talent retention studies conducted by The Research Bureau found employment opportunities to be the number one reason students chose to stay in the area. Another important factor is a student’s engagement in the off campus community including its social, cultural, and emotional aspects. The Chamber gathered a group of stakeholders, now called the UniverCity Alliance, to support all of our efforts to market to college students. Among the Alliance’s offerings are free “Welcome to Worcester” presentations and assistance to promote the city’s events and venues to capture their attention and their hearts. As part of the Chamber’s annual career fair, “live local” businesses, including 25 restaurants, recreational, and cultural venues, engage with students to get them off campus and into the community. These Chamber efforts help to fill the workforce pipeline and prepare the next generation of leaders for successful careers in every industry. Our goal in all these efforts is to fully leverage the assets of our colleges and universities to grow and strengthen our city and regional economy. In doing so, we create future employees, business owners, homeowners, and leaders for our region. Karen Pelletier is director of Higher education - Business Partnerships with the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

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Clear skies or turbulence ahead? On the wings of its past, Worcester Regional Airport looks to the future Tom Quinn

“We still have customers coming in saying, ‘This is my first flight out of Worcester, I didn’t know there was an airport here,’” JetBlue’s Worcester General Manager, Michael Chambers, said recently about Worcester Regional Airport.

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That attitude – indifference to Worcester Regional Airport to the point of not even knowing it exists – is not uncommon among Worcester-area residents accustomed to making the trek into Boston to fly out of Logan International Airport. But private companies and individual pilots make extensive use of the airport, also known by its International Air Transport Association, or IATA, airport code: ORH. And the number of passengers on JetBlue flights, which started service here in 2013, has been increasing. Since the Massachusetts Port Authority, or Massport, took over in 2010, there have been a number of infrastructure improvements and upgrades, in addition to luring JetBlue into the fold. In fact, two press releases that may have gone over the heads of landlubbers should have massive implications in the aviation industry as it relates to Worcester. The first, the implementation of a CAT III landing system, will pave the way for a future without fog diversions at ORH, perhaps enabling large airlines to take Worcester seriously as a permanent destination. The second, the opening of a Rectrix Aviation facility on airport property, signals an increased level of seriousness in private aviation, and if an application to the Department of Transportation is approved, more destinations for air travelers.

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With millions of dollars being poured into infrastructure and direct commercial flights to only two destinations, the airport certainly isn’t what it was in its heyday, before carriers abandoned it for surrounding airfields. Even some of its most ardent supporters, arguably the biggest being former Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, grow impatient when it comes to growth at the airport. Any frustration, however, is countered by optimism that ongoing improvements are just the beginning of a Worcester Airport renaissance that would benefit the region as a whole. Are they right? Time will tell. Or, as the Worcester Regional Research Bureau put it in a Bureau Brief issued this week, “Is ORH on a flightpath to once again become an economic driver for Greater Worcester?”

MASSPORT EFFECT

While JetBlue has dominated the conversation around service at ORH, its flights actually only make up about 4 percent of traffic at the airport, according to airport manager Andy Davis. The vast majority of traffic is

“general aviation,” consisting of private planes and pilots.

“It’s a misconception that JetBlue flies out and that’s the only activity at the airport,” Davis said. “That’s the glamour of this airport, to accommodate general aviation, corporate aviation and commercial aviation.” Davis works for Massport, which agreed to take over ownership and management of ORH from the City of Worcester in 2010 after years of local control; the airport has been around since the 1920s, but fell off the map before the Massport takeover in the midst of a decline in the air travel industry overall. “We are within 50 to 70 miles of four other airports providing commercial aviation,” Davis said. “We don’t look at being a competitor, but to be able to provide convenient, low-cost options for central Massachusetts so they wouldn’t have to drive those 50 miles to other airports.” Murray, who is now president and CEO of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and who was intimately involved with promoting and improving Worcester Airport both as lieutenant governor to Gov. Deval Patrick and mayor of Worcester, said he believed the airport was crucial to the success of the region as a whole, and that Massport was taking it in the right direction. continued on page 16

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“A foundational element to [economic development] is having robust transportation elements, and that includes roads, rail and air travel. Cities that are doing well, they have transportation systems that give people options,” Murray said. “I’m as impatient as anybody. But by any measure, since Massport has taken over there’s been huge progress.” Meanwhile, Davis said Logan is close to bursting at the seams, and Worcester could benefit from the overflow. “It seems like we’re announcing a new airline [at Logan] every week,” Davis said. “That’s showing the demand there. But Boston at some point is going to reach capacity, with no more room to grow, but the demand is still going to increase.” Massport employs 34 people at ORH, but has distributed roughly 300 security badges, according to Davis, to TSA agents and Rectrix employees. In terms of investment beyond the CAT III system, Massport will have to pony up around $10 million to resurface two taxiways in the future, as well as more than $2 million in terminal security and modernization improvements and additional money for new snow removal equipment. Recently, as Davis looked out onto a terminal floor with five more slots for airlines besides JetBlue and a sparse smattering of employees buffing the floor and making the rounds, he confirmed what everyone in Worcester already assumed: Worcester is nowhere near its current capacity, never mind a theoretical future one. “We can easily quadruple

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CAT III OUT OF THE BAG

“CAT III is what they need to get another airline,” Chambers said. “Our only big issue here currently is the fact that we don’t have CAT III.”

CAT III is industry shorthand for a Category 3 Instrument Landing System. Basically, the landing system category dictates how good conditions need to be to in order to land a plane. In a CAT I airport, pilots need a runway visibility range of 1,800 to 4,000 feet, and the decision height – when a pilot must decide to miss the approach or continue – is around 200 feet. In a CAT III airport, the runway visibility range is 600 to 1,200 feet, and the decision height is 50 feet, allowing landings in poor conditions with less visibility. Worcester sees about 40 more days of fog per year than Boston, and the airport’s elevation does it no favors. The view of the city from the runway is amazing, but at more than 1,000 feet above sea level – compared to 20 feet for Logan and 55 feet for Providence – Worcester often, as Davis put it, “has its head in the clouds.”

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The new landing system will change that, he promised. “By the end of 2017, we’ll eliminate the impression that we’re an unreliable airport,” Davis said. The Federal Aviation Administration has committed to taking ownership of the system after its completion. While funding has already been secured – the landing system is part of $32 million in infrastructure improvements that also include a “jug handle” on the runway to allow larger planes a bigger turning radius, and $10 million of that is eligible for federal grant money – the landing system won’t be complete until late 2017 at best, and even then will take some testing to be ready for launch. JetBlue started service to Worcester in November 2013. From that time until March 14, 2015 – near the date of the celebratory press conference at the airport laying out the CAT III plan – the carrier diverted 44 flights that could have landed with a CAT III system. Although according to U.S. Department of Transportation statistics cited by the Research Bureau, fewer than 0.6 percent of Worcester’s arrivals from June 2003 to November 2015 were weather-related - fewer than Boston, Providence or Manchester. Rectrix owner Rich Cawley said Rectrix has “very seldom” run into problems with weather at Worcester Airport. But he also said private air traffic is not a good measure of problems like that at an airport, since they are not bound by schedules and appointments. “We’re private, so we can go anytime

we want,” Cawley said. “But when you’re a scheduled airline, you have to land somewhere because that aircraft is going to be used all day long all across the country. Rectrix is a bad barometer because we can leave anytime we want.” In fact, JetBlue has changed its schedule to account for fog. When service first started, flights were earlier and ran into weather problems. The company shifted arrival and departure times to later in the day when the fog burned off the runway, leading to better results in the past year in terms of diversions. “Had we had a CAT III in that first year, 90 percent of the flights we diverted wouldn’t have been diverted,” Chambers said. “With the way our schedule has been in the middle of the day, that really has played a part [in the improvement].” Of course, the multi-million-dollar question is whether the CAT III system can lure another commercial airline carrier to ORH. The consensus seems to be it’s a prerequisite for any new, serious service, although no one has yet committed to saying it’s the last and only barrier to coming to Worcester. “It will definitely enhance the experience for the customers we have now,” Chambers said. “Having less chance of diversion … I wouldn’t say that we are already looking to expand based on the CAT III, but having that CAT III might be a factor, further down the line knowing the fog won’t be an issue.”

‘WHITE GLOVE SERVICE’

Rectrix’s new facility adjoining the airfield almost smells new – opened in November, it features conference rooms, offices and the standard Rectrix fireplace. The company performs maintenance work on the airfield for JetBlue, provides charter flight services and is a Fixed Base Operator – in essence, a private jet terminal.

“We’re the elite,” Cawley said. “We offer the services that the competitors at the other general aviation airports around just can’t offer. We have heated hangars, conference rooms – we offer everything that any good company would want when they’re looking to relocate their business or do business in the state.” “I don’t like to use the word ‘luxury,’ but we’re five star,” Cawley continued. “We treat everyone the same, whether they own a small aircraft or a large aircraft, we treat them with white glove service.”

{ coverstory } Rectrix is the first in what Davis hopes is a long line of businesses that join Massport on the 1,300 acres that comprise the ORH property. Unlike Logan, surrounded on three sides by water and Boston on the other, or Hanscom, restricted by Air Force needs, Worcester has ample room for expansion and more companies that could benefit from immediate proximity to an airfield. “We have parcels around the airport that would accommodate that, where you would need direct access to the airfield,” Davis said, citing private hangar services as well as maintenance or retrofitting businesses. “Our preference is really to have airport supporttype businesses grow with us. At some point we’ll be promoting those parcels as we see more imminent growth at the airport.” Rectrix actually acquired its space in 2012, and has been expanding ever since. Cawley estimated a $5-million investment in tearing down old buildings and building a new hangar adjacent an existing hangar, and he said that number will rise to $6.5 million by summer with equipment purchases. Rectrix has 23 employees, and Cawley estimated that although customers can be transient in the air service world, his company contracts with hundreds per year. The bigger news could be yet to come, though. Cawley said Rectrix has applied for a commuter license. Right now, he has to

rent out an entire plane, limiting clients to corporate interests or wealthy residents. If the application goes through, he will be able to sell space on planes by the seat. So what would separate Rectrix from JetBlue? “Once we receive all our authorizations from the [Department of Transportation], it really will be no different,” Cawley said. Cawley, a Sherborn native, dropped destinations such as New York or Cape Cod, but said getting too far into specific destinations would be unfair to the agencies he’s applied to. “I assure you it’s many,” he said. Cawley is an unrelenting booster for Worcester, routinely complimenting Massport and talking about plans for the future. “You put that type of money into infrastructure because you know what the endgame is going to be, and that’s success,” Cawley said. If everything goes according to plan, Rectrix will be selling by the seat this summer. Rectrix is also obligated to build a new “fuel farm” for the airport to replace an outdated below-ground facility, which is in the planning stages. As for why he chose to open up shop in Worcester – in addition to his FBO locations in Hyannis, Bedford, Westfield and Sarasota, Fla. - Cawley said it was due to the warm welcome he got in Worcester as well as the cohesive plan he saw laid out for the future.

“What’s nice is you have your congressman [Jim McGovern], your senators, your governor’s office, they all work together,” Cawley said. “The local mayor’s office doesn’t care if you’re Democrat or Republican, they work together. Do you see that in Washington? You’re so fortunate.”

JETBLUE IN THE FACE

The bad news comes first – JetBlue is not planning on expanding service at Worcester Airport.

“I don’t think, at not least in the near future, that we have any expansion plans at the moment,” Chambers said. “We still have some ground to cover with existing service and improving on that.” Chambers cites the CAT III system and improving diversion rates as one way to improve existing service, although it would be hard for customer satisfaction to get much higher than it is now. JetBlue flies to 95 cities, and in a customer satisfaction survey, Worcester ranked first in the country – an astounding statistic, but one Chambers said did not necessarily come as a surprise. continued on page 18

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“It’s not the smallest, but that being said, having a small airport and being currently the only airline, it just adds to the convenience for our customers,” Chambers said. “We’re one of the few airports where you can park your car, check in, check your bags, pass the TSA and be sitting at your gate within 10 minutes of being at the airport.” Anecdotes from the region’s residents match that message, with people citing not only the location of ORH, but the short lines and cheap parking - $7 per day – as factors in making their experience great. “I’ve flown out of Worcester with two small children,” one customer, Mike Cronin, said in an email. “It couldn’t have gone any better. It’s like catching a bus, no stress.” If you’re going to Florida, the choice between slogging through Logan or taking a jaunt down to Worcester is a no-brainer, according to boosters. “We’ve got people who live next to Logan who are driving to Worcester to fly out because of how convenient it is,” Chambers claimed. Chambers insisted he couldn’t pin the change on the introduction of Worcester service, but between 2013 and 2014, he said, flights to Florida from other area markets decreased 10 percent – perhaps a symptom of a larger issue, but possibly a result of more people flying to Florida through Worcester rather than Logan or Manchester. JetBlue’s flights are 85 percent full on average, he said. While Chambers and others are quick to note that Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, the two locations JetBlue flies to, are both hubs passengers can use to connect to other destinations, the fact remains that commercial air service only goes to one state in the union. Worcesterites headed to New York aren’t going to be thrilled about a layover in Florida, after all, making Logan the only choice for some of the most popular destinations, a list that also includes Chicago and Washington/ Baltimore. But so far, no other airline has volunteered to set up in ORH before the CAT III system is installed. “We constantly talk to them,” Davis said. “There’s a wishlist of the airlines that makes the most sense, and we present to them on what the benefits are to flying out of Worcester.” Airlines that make sense are ones that fly to business destinations as well as vacation spots to provide a mix of options for customers, according to Davis. He noted the airlines do their own market research on Worcester as well as participating in a number of annual conferences where Massport officials pitch them on ORH, although no one has yet taken the bait on the airport. “We have no current plans to serve Worcester Regional Airport, however, we are in constant communication with airports across the country to see where additional service makes the most sense,” a Southwest Airlines spokesperson said in an email,

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representative of other replies from major carriers. “Additionally, we watch customer travel patterns to make sure our service matches that of our customer’s needs and desires.”

AVIATION LOCATION A thought experiment, proposed in one form or another by almost everyone interviewed for this story. Imagine you live exactly halfway between Worcester and Logan, and both have flights to a destination you need to get to. Which one do you go to? The answer is always Worcester – cheaper parking, shorter lines, etc.

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But even that conversation may be outdated, some say, as more people migrate to MetroWest and the Worcester area to escape rising rent prices and congestion in Boston – 2.2 million potential air customers live closer to Worcester than Boston, by some counts.

“Worcester’s a home run,” Cawley said. “If you look at it geographically, where it’s located, a lot of the businesses are moving west, and they’re moving out to 495, the 290 area, 190, the surrounding communities … that’s where the general population and the businesses are moving.” Murray, now working as a Central Mass business booster, agreed. “I think it’s persistence and leverage,” Murray said. “East is coming West. Every day

you’re hearing stories about how expensive Boston is becoming – not just for businesses, but for people living there.” Murray’s tip for the new gubernatorial administration is to keep Worcester in mind when conversations about capacity at Logan inevitably crop up again. When he was lieutenant governor, he said, the administration made attracting more international service to Logan a priority, and as the new administration has shown no interest in slowing down that growth, Murray said Worcester could step up to the plate in a big way. “As more international flights come, that puts more pressure on Logan,” Murray said. “Is there an ability to move some of those domestic flights to here? We have to make sure Worcester is top of the mind when those conversations are happening.” In past news stories about the airport, access from the Mass Pike has been a sore spot, but optimism abounds around that area as well. “The only complaint I ever hear is access off the Mass Pike, but that’s all B.S.,” Cawley said. “I live in Sherborn, and I’m there in 10 minutes off the Mass Pike. You’re telling me you’d rather wait in traffic in the Ted Williams Tunnel or the Mass Pike going eastbound? There’s no comparison. It’s just educating the consumer.” For his part, Davis relishes arguments over any difficulty accessing the airport. “Our customer base is right in Worcester, Shrewsbury, Auburn,” Davis said. “We don’t have an access road. We have six great ways to get to the airport, from all different directions. I love getting into debates with people about how long it takes to get to the airport.” As for future service – to stop the flow of people who live next to ORH driving to Boston – Davis and others point to a rising tide lifting all boats – or in this case, airplanes. September 11, 2001, rising fuel prices and a global recession all hit the airline industry hard, they said. But as those things fade into the background, airlines will be looking to expand, and Worcester has made itself a tantalizing target. “As we see the economy continue to improve, fuel prices going down, we’re probably going to see airports becoming more competitive,” Davis said. “And one of the biggest competitive benefits is to provide two things – more frequency and more network destinations for their customers.”

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even be spending the money? If there is virtually no one using the terminal, why spend taxpayer money upgrading it? To those people, Davis and others have an answer.

“We’re investing in the future,” Davis said. “We don’t have airlines banging the doors down, but we do have airlines starting to bang the door down at Boston, saying why can’t you fit us in? We’ve investing the money, but we’re doing it for the long run. Airports operate with a negative factor because we look at the bigger picture in terms of how well it benefits the economy of the region.” The powers that be are of one mind when it comes to the value of the airport. Massport commissioned a 2013 study to prove that point, and Frasca and Associates came back with numbers to back up the argument for the airport. The report predicted nearly 200,000 passengers in 2015 on JetBlue service, with a marginal increase in 2016, although their forecast rose to over 300,000 annually in 2017 and almost half a million per year by 2023. They looked at comparable airports, including Manchester and Providence, and used their predicted numbers to come up with an expected total economic impact

over 10 years - $368.6 million, outstripping Massport’s infrastructure investments. “To be a city of a certain size and stature, I think you need to have an airport,” City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. said. “I think there’s a lot of money to be had if you could recapture some of the visitors to central Massachusetts, or even as a gateway to New England.” Although technically the airport only had a brief service hiatus in between a heyday of around 350,000 passengers in 1988 and its current near-vacancy of commercial aviation, Cawley preferred to portray ORH as in its infancy, and said it had nowhere to go but up - metaphorically, of course. “You have to be patient in this type of business,” Cawley said. “People are creatures of habit. Generally, they would go to Hanscom in Bedford or [Manchester]. But if you offer the services we offer, and you explain to them about Worcester – they balk at first, but once you explain to them the ease of getting in there, they say it’s great.” 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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opening party for Meow isn’t until May 20, the museum will hold Emily the Strange Day Worcester Art Museum is having Friday, Feb. 19, with activities and a free poster designed by Rob Reger for attendees. a rather cat-centric year of expopular character of Emily the Strange hibitions, with “Meow: A cat-in- is aThe 13-year-old girl who prefers the comspired exhibition,” running from pany of her four cats — Mystery, Miles, Nee Chee and Sabbath — over that of her fellow May 21 through Sept. 4. humans. Emily has a penchant for black atBefore the museum finalizes its furrytire and is a night owl as well as somewhat of makeover, however, beloved cat-lover and a genius. alternative figurehead Emily the Strange will Emily was created by artist Rob Reger in grace the museum with her dark presence (and 1993, but these days she is beloved the world four cats) through Sept. 25. While the official 22 W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M • F E B R U A R Y 1 8 , 2 0 1 6 Joshua Lyford

over as a source of individualism. Emily has grown into a global brand, past character and art – although she is still most certainly both WAM’s director of audience engagement, Adam Rozan, said he wanted to have Reger as a part of the exhibition since the concept began. Emily and her cats was a perfect fit for Meow. “This 13-year-old girl and her life and her dreams,” said Rozan. “I think Emily the Strange is very important. I’ve wanted him [Reger] to be a part of this from the beginning.”

Reger’s Emily the Strange character is immediately identifiable. Deep dark colors and broad lines and a sort of organized aesthetic means you can’t miss Emily; she is easy to pick out from a crowd. Tucked away in Emily’s visual adventure story are tons of pop references. Even the poster designed by Reger for fans attending Emily the Strange Day has (spoiler alert) an obvious M.C. Escher influence. Those influences, and Emily in general, are a part of what makes her character so interesting. “This kind of goth girl, who is sort of a

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loner, her story is just amazing,” said Rozan. “She’s been a girl who thinks and creates and just does.” The pieces on display at WAM’s Helmutt’s House are typically bold and striking. Reger handmade the frames, which is evident when viewing. According to Rozan, many of Reger’s Emily the Strange pieces are designed to be displayed from any direction. Reger’s art, while infused with pop culture and interesting references, fits in well with the rest of the museum’s offerings. “Rob [Reger] belongs in an art museum,” said Rozan. “It’s important and this is a great place to have this.” Emily the Strange Day and the pieces on display at the museum kick off the Meow exhibitions, which include the Meow Opening Party on May 20; “The Captivating Cat: Felines and the Artist’s Gaze,” May 21 through Sept. 4; the “Cat Walk” self-guided cat walk through the museum’s galleries, May 21 through Sept. 4; the community cat show with public submissions of cat art, May 21 through July 24; cat-themed craft classes in the spring and summer; Helmutt’s “Dog Show” (the museum’s resident dog gets his due); and the Cats-in-Residence Program. The Cats-in-Residence Program runs July 11 through Sept. 4, and will include adoptable cats from the Worcester Animal Rescue

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League hanging out in a contemporary art installation/ cat chill zone. It will serve as a sort of performance art piece with a purposegiving these cats a home. The installation was guest curated by Rhonda Lieberman, artist and critic. “I think cats appeal to people in a way that not all things do,” said Rozan. “It’s a whole culture and language. I think it will appeal to people in a variety of ways.” Head to the Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., through Sept. 25 to check out Rob Reger’s Emily the Strange and her Four Bad Kitties nestled in Helmutt’s House, with original paintings of Reger’s character, Emily the Strange and her four cats, Mystery, Miles, Nee Chee and Sabbath. This exhibition preempts “Meow: A cat-inspired exhibition.” 4. You can find out more online at Worcesterart.org. For more information on Rob Reger’s Emily the Strange character, head to Emilystrange.com. For more information on adoptable cats – and other animals – head to Worcesterarl.org.

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The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts announced its 2016-17 Broadway Series in pure party fashion, with a shindig earlier this month, and while fans of musicals have a bit of a wait ahead of them, they have plenty about which to be excited.

what was billed as the Broadway Launch Party Feb. 10. The house was packed before the Hanover’s seating was even opened up, if the line to the bar was any indication, fans of musical theatre were incredibly excited. Polar beverages was an official sponsor and there were special Polar-themed cocktails available. When guests were welcomed into the Hanover’s main viewing area, finding seating was tough, as the room was full. It was also particularly raucous, as “woos” and general cheers occasionally exploded out of the darkness. Stepping onstage, Hanover Theatre President and CEO Troy Siebels preferred to let a brief video montage to most of the talking. “The shows can do a much better job of introducing themselves than I can,” he said. In addition to “Cinderella,” the Broadway lineup includes: “Kinky Boots,” the Broadway musical

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Above, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” a Tony award-winning Broadway musical, running Oct. 13-16, 2016. At left, “Pippin” will come to the Hanover March 30 - April 2, 2017

First to be announced was Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” a Tony awardwinning Broadway musical, running Oct. 1316. It is a retelling of the original story, with contemporary references. Sure, expect the glass slippers, but you’ll probably be surprised along the way. Complete with full orchestral backing and musical numbers. The program will benefit South High students, and 1,100 students will be welcomed to the theatre. The show was just the tip of the iceberg at

featuring songs written by Cyndi Lauper. The show is all about standing up for yourself, friendship and inspiring change. Like “Cinderella,” it will benefit students, with another 1,100 viewing the performance, and arrives Nov. 30 and runs through Dec. 4. “It’s about not being afraid of diversity and not letting people define you,” said a freshly returned -to-the-stage Siebels, this time donning some fabulously tall, red, kink boots of his own. A “Broadway family favorite” will run

“Pippin” will come to the Hanover March 30 next year, and will run through April 2. Described as a “high-flying, death defying Broadway musical,” Siebels assured the crowd that he was blown away by the production when he viewed it in New York. The production has a heavy focus on acrobatics and production, it has won four Tony awards and follows “one man’s journey to be extraordinary.” “Motown the Musical” will arrive May 23, 2017 and run through May 28. Audience members at the Broadway Launch Party were given the chance to soak in a bit of the sights and sounds of the musical, with cast members singing Motown hits and telling a bit of the story behind Motown founder Berry Gordy and his one time love, Diana Ross. The full production will go further than that, of course, and will speak to the lives of many of Motown’s finest. The 20th anniversary of “Riverdance” will arrive at the theatre June 8, 2017 and will run through June 11. “Riverdance” doesn’t need much of an introduction, but the 20th anniversary version will likely blow some minds. While many have tried to replicate the absurdly successful Irish dance, none have succeeded to the same extent as Riverdance. Fans of musical theatre have plenty to be excited about with the Hanover’s offerings in the 2016-17 season.

from Dec. 28-Jan. 1, 2017, but no official announcement could be made quite yet. This was, said Siebels, a built-in component of bringing the “best of Broadway” to the theatre: sometimes you have to hold back info. From Feb. 2-5, 2017, “Once” will be welcomed to the Hanover. The musical has won a whopping eight Tony Awards in 2012 and tells the story of an Irish street musician who falls Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at in love. In this case, the actors involved in the show also play the music themselves and, if the 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow brief preview vignette is any indication, this Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts. should be a powerful performance downtown. F E B R U A R Y 1 8 , 2 0 1 6 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M 25

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The best restaurants gather you in and welcome you not only to the eatery itself, but the greater community. The Westender in Marlborough represents exactly this type of hometown establishment.

On the evening we went a duo of singers held down a small stage in the corner of the restaurant belting out well-known ’90s tunes. They set the stage for groups of locals spread throughout the bar and dining area relaxing after work. It’s the kind of restaurant we all have in our towns and often overlook when it comes to going out for a dining “experience.” Thankfully for our taste buds, the Westender delivers where it counts for a local establishment: the food.

We started off with a plate of nachos and some beer. The thing about nachos, chicken parm and a basic burger are they are an amazing litmus test for restaurants. They tell you everything you need to know about an establishment. Do they value fresh, quality ingredients? Do they take pride in their presentation? Do they over-engineer and twist their creations to where there is nothing left of the original, simple concept? There’s a beautiful simplicity about nachos: a mound of chips, cheese and veggies. They taste the business and have never hurt anything but our cholesterol levels and waistline. These particular variety come loaded high with crispy chips, melted cheese, an array of vegetables and jalapeños. We opted for the BBQ pork for some extra substance and were not disappointed. The tangy sauce played off nicely on the pork and chips and soon we had finished all of the nachos. But the Westender had an ace up its sleeve in the hot pastrami sandwich steamed in beer ($8). If that already has you salivating, imagine how good the peppery, moist beersteamed meat stacked high on marbled rye is. With melted Swiss cheese and deli mustard are seemingly infused throughout the meat,

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It’s just about that time again, time for Worcester Restaurant Week: Winter Edition 2016. You know the drill: check out a number of restaurants around the city that lower their prices and create a special menu. Order a three-course meal for just $23.16. Pig out and don’t go poor doing it. The fun runs Monday, Feb. 22 through Saturday, March 5. So far, the following restaurants are scheduled to participate: 111 Chop House, Amici Trattoria, Armsby Abbey, Basil N’ Spice, Bocado’s Restaurant Tapas & Wine Bar, Brew City, Caffe Espresso Trattoria, Compass Tavern, Chuan Shabu, El Basha (Park Ave and Belmont Street), The Fix Burger Bar, Flying Rhino Cafe, Il Forno Restaurant, Joey’s Bar & Grill, Lakeside Bar & Grill, La Scala Ristorante, Leo’s Ristorante, The Manor, Marille, Mare E Monti Trattoria, Mezcal Cantina, Meze Greek Tapas Bar & Gille, The Mill 185, Nuovo, O’Connor’s Restaurant & Bar, Padavano’s Place, Park Grill & Spirits, The People’s Kitchen, Peppercorn’s, Perfect Game, Piccolo’s Italian Restaurant, Rosalina’s Kitchen, The Sole Proprietor, Something’ Catchy Seafood Shanty, Tatnuck Grille, VIA Italian Table, Vintage Grille & Gourmet Pizza and Willy’s Steakhouse.

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There are plenty of places to grab a good burger in Worcester, but sometimes you don’t want to empty the piggy bank to get one. Have no fear. Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern, 455 Park Ave., Worcester, has started Burger Night Tuesdays. You can get the “famous Prime Burger” and a side of kettle chips for just $6. The deal is available every Tuesday, 4-10 p.m.

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IHOP Restaurants, with a hopping joint on Route 9 in Shrewsbury, are bringing back Double Dipped French Toast. They’re bringing it back in two flavors: Blackberry & Vanilla and Banana, Peanut Butter & Chocolate. “DoubleDipped French Toast became an immediate fan favorite when we introduced it last summer, so it was a natural choice to come back to the menu in two fresh, new flavors,” said Marie Grimm, vice president, Menu Development and Innovation for IHOP. The special treat is available through April 10.

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ahead & she hasn’t stopped since! In 2013 she was honored to have won Infini y Music Hall’s very first Big tage Competition. In 2014, Barrios won The New England Music Award’s “Best New Act of the Year” & as of 2015, a nominee for “Best Female Performer of The Year”. David Corson: David Corson is the real deal. His performance, songwriting, vocals, and stage presence are put forth with the confidence of a seasoned veteran of the music indust y. Compare him to greats like Ray Lamontagne, Ed Sheeran, and in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are Matt Nathanson. Aldous Collins: Winner of the 2014 New England friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed Music Award for Best in State of NH and the following year snagging his second NE Music Award as “Best Live Act” in 2015 this New recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio Hampshire native shows no signs of slowing; while the release of their latest track “Bernadette” has the attention of AAA radio all over owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked the region. The Bull Run is a full-service, farm-to-table restaurant in a as “open” usually is! Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), pre-revolutionary tavern, located about 35 miles NW of Boston, with plenty of free parking and rustic, old-world charm. $10 advance; $15 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. Ballroom Songwriter Series. Each month we will be presenting day of show. 7-10 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Ballroom, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com the best new singer-songwriters in our area. Munk Duane: With a Dodeca with Alex Cohen. A rock cocktail...Stop down after sound that is traditional in its inception and modern in execution, work, kitchen opens at 5, Alex takes the stage at 7 and Dodeca at Boston based Artist/Producer/Film Composer Munk Duane’s style 8:30 $5. 7-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find is born of the late 60s, early 70s singer-songwriter inspired rock them on Facebook. and soul of Bill Withers and The Rolling Stones, filtered through a 21st century aesthetic. “Munk crafts his music with intelligence and Joe Macey. 7-10 p.m. Olde Post Office ub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106 or joemacey.com panache. Can superstar status be far behind?” - BOSTON GLOBE Sarah Barrios: Sarah has been labeled as New England’s Rising Star Night Train. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. by many & is considered a quiet storm that’s taking over the music Dan Cormier. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 scene throughout New England & beyond. Sarah’s career literally Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. started just over 2 years ago when she auditioned for The TV show Jay Graham. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, “The X-Factor” and was ranked in the top 200 out of over 10,000 Leominster. 978-534-5900. artists! Upon returning home from the experience, it was full steam

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Airspray: Queer Dance Party! 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Acoustic Booty. Ricky Booth plays upbeat acoustic covers and original music with a jam band twist. Always a special guest or two! 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-7965177. Ron Sloan not alone. HarmoniCat Ron Sloan sings and plays with Peter Ward on guitar and George Dellomo on the snare drum while the bakery smells like heaven! No cover charge. Noon-2 p.m. BirchTree Bread Co., 138 Green St. 774-243-6944. Escape The Room. Escape Games Worcester is a real life, live action escape the room game that offers a fully interactive experience. You and your teammates are locked in a room with a mystery that needs to be solved before your time is up. Each of our games has a unique and suspenseful storyline, which will be revealed as you explore the room and search for clues. All clues, puzzles and riddles will ultimately lead you to the final myste y, which will hold the key that will allow you to escape. Or will it? Can you work together to solve the mystery and escape the room? $25. 4-10 p.m. Northworks Building, 108 Grove St. escapegamesworcester.com Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com Thank Friday its Nat! 5:30 to 7:30, the Jennifer Antkowiak & Tom Lamark Open Mic Cabaret 9pm! 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-7534030. After fab dinner and show. After fab is a Beatles cover band, the show begins at 7pm. We will have dinner reservations beginning at 6pm. $44.95 dinner & show $20 show only. 6-10 p.m. The Barn at Wight Farm, 420 Main St., Sturbridge. 774-241-8450 or t3chefs. com The Drunken Uncles! Playing all your favorite songs! Come have a drink with your favorite uncles! Free. 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, Bar, 257 Park Ave. 508-756-7995 or find them on acebook. Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. Jim Perry performs solo acoustic. In the New Orleans atmosphere of the Canal Restaurant on Water Street, you can enjoy great Cajun food while listening to Jim Perry performing great songs from the 60’s and early 70’s. Hours are 7 to 10, so you have time to go somewhere else afterward. Come on down! 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Jim Perry R&B Classic Rock Blues. Acoustics Rock ‘n’ Roller at Heart” Jim Perry N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Live Music featuring The American Who. This Sensation rocks the music of The Who like no other! No Cover Free. 7:30 p.m.-1

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a.m. Fireflys / Dante’s, 350 East Main St., Marlborough. 508-357-8883. An Evening with Luke Bass and Dr. G. Luke Bass and his furious uke will be sharing Wycked Java’s stage with Dr. Gonzo’s piano. Stop on in for a cup of coffee, an amazing grilled cheese, art, friends and a slew of music that’ll bounce you around the room! 8-11:30 p.m. Wycked Java, 108 Water St. 774-364-1361. Brett Casavant. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Hit The Bus. 8-11 p.m. The Westender, 493 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough. 508-485-1185. Isabel Stover Trio. 8-11 p.m. Pho Dakao, 101 Concord St., Framingham. phodakao.com J Bob & Lefty. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. McNally’s Grille & Pub, 88 Sargent Road, Westminster. 978-874-1444. Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Billy’s Pub, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-425-3353. Sam James. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. St. Lawrence String Quartet. Established in 1989, the St. Lawrence String Quartet has developed an undisputed reputation as one of the world’s great ensembles. Called “witty, buoyant, and wickedly attentive” (The Gazette, Montreal), with a “peerless” sense of ensemble (Financial Times, London), the quartet is celebrated for its “smoldering intensity” (Washington Post), and “flexibili y, dramatic fire and hint of r ck ‘n’ roll energy” (LA Times). SLSQ performs around the world and has served as Ensemble-in-Residence at

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genres, and created a body of work imbued with a strong sense of personal vision. Free with admission. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. >Friday 19 Escape The Room. Escape Games Worcester is a real life, Elemental. A Boston Metrowest high-energy band playing favorite live action escape the room game that offers a fully interactive covers and originals. Full band show. Expect to hear plenty of your experience. You and your teammates are locked in a room with a favorite songs, but done in surprising, creative ways! Check out their mystery that needs to be solved before your time is up. Each of our new video from a recent show at Beatniks, Use the bands site link games has a unique and suspenseful storyline, which will be revealed below and click the music tab. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park as you explore the room and search for clues. All clues, puzzles Ave. 508-926-8877 or elementaltheband.com and riddles will ultimately lead you to the final myste y, which will Jay Smith. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central hold the key that will allow you to escape. Or will it? Can you work St., Leominster. together to solve the mystery and escape the room? $25. 4-10 p.m. Karaoke. Karaoke by DJ Nancy of Star Sound Entertainment 9 p.m.Northworks Building, 108 Grove St. escapegamesworcester.com 1:30 a.m. Danger Zone Saloon, 948 Main St. , Warren. 413-436-7115. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 978-345-5051. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Tequila Bonfire. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. Around Midnight soulful jazz and blues. We will be playing 508-793-0900. three sets of soulful jazz and blues this Saturday at the Canal Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment Restaurant on Water Street in Worcester from 7 to 10. Hope to see DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 you there! N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., 65 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. Water St. 508-926-8353. magicmikeentertainment.com Babe Pino Blues Band. The Pino Ward Band is back from hiatus DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, and heading towards harmoniousness. Join Babe-Peter-Bob and 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. George for the blues as only Babe Pino does it. Early start and finish DJ One 3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, cool! May be small cover- not sure. 7-11 p.m. White Eagle, corner 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Green & Harrison St, 4 Harrison St. 508-753-9612. Chad Clements. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 7-10 p.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster. 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 7:30-11 Pho Dakao Restaurant, Park Ave., Worcester, MA No Cover. 7:30-11 p.m. Pho Dakao, 593 Park Ave. 508-756-7555. Live Music featuring The Fools. Legendary musicians with a heapin’ helpin of good ol’ comedy! $12. 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Fireflys / Dante’s, 350 East Main St., Marlborough. 508-357-8883. The St. Lawrence String Quartet performs at Holy Cross’ Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, Big Sam’s Funky Nation. Trombone powerhouse Big Sam Friday, Feb. 19, 8-10 p.m. The cost is $49 for adults, $17.50 for students, $7.50 for youth. For more information, Williams refuses to let an audience sit still. Between the band’s solos, visit musicworcester.org or email music@musicworcester.org. Big Sam’s signature dance moves and his distinctive trombone riffs, the energy level is high voltage when Big Sam’s Funky Nation takes the stage! Ryan White, of the Oregonian, says the band is “tight Doctor Robert. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Stanford University since 1998. The St. Lawrence continues to build enough (and hot enough) to turn coal into a diamond!” This band is a its reputation for imaginative and spontaneous music-making through Place. 508-459-9035. driving force of urban funk, led by Big Sam, who was the trombonist How Bizarre! 90’s Rock Tribute Band *Dancing*. 10 p.m.- for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and who the San Francisco Chronicle an energetic commitment to the great established quartet literature, 1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. as well as the championing of new works by such composers as calls “the top man on the slide trombone in the birthplace of jazz.” DJ 21+Canal. Closed 1/23/2016 N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. John Adams, Osvaldo Golijov, Ezequiel Vinao, and Jonathan Berger. The Funky Nation is a stellar group of world-class musicians who Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Composer Osvaldo Golijov is in residence at the College of the Holy meet the challenges of their funky band leader. BSFN’s signature Cross. Program: Saint-Saens String Quartet No.1, Golijov’s Qohelet, Noladelic Powerfunk sound masterfully combines a rock sensibility and Haydn’s String Quartet Op.76, No.3. Adults $49, Students $17.50, >Saturday 20 with improv-style associated with jazz and the horn-heavy front Elipses - Featuring Bizzy Bender. Christian Folk - Folk Rock section that’s the hallmark of big band funk. Big Sam powered-up the Youth $7.50. Ticket fees apply. Series and other discounts apply. $5 Donation. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. 8-10 p.m. College of the Holy Cross: Brooks Concert Hall, 1 College horn section on the critically acclaimed, Grammy nominated, “River 508-579-6722. St. musicworcester.org in Reverse” and is prominently featured in “Hot as a Pistol, Keen New England Junglists United. 21+ with proper ID Electric Zack Slik. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, as a Blade” the concert tour DVD. While touring with Elvis Costello Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Leominster. 978-534-5900. and Allen Toussaint, in the Fall of 2006 and Summer of 2007, he Concert - Duo Orfeo, Guitar Duo. Performing and recording earned consistent reviews as a musical force and star soloist. Big Live Bands. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., a repertoire that is consistently original and revelatory on both Sam has played with Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Dave Matthews, Gardner. 978-669-0122. traditional classical guitars and vintage electric guitars, Duo Orfeo Ozomatli, and Widespread Panic. He has also shared the stage with Boombox. the hits of the 70’s and 80’s come alive! 9 p.m.-12:30 have staked their claim as pioneers of classical music on the guitar U2 and Green Day for the emotional and energetic re-opening of a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. in the 21st century. 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wide, ranging from France, to the United Kingdom, to Greece, to Brazil & Canada. Big Sam Williams - Trombone & Vocals, Andrew “Da Phessah” Baham - Trumpet & Vocals, Chocolate Milk - Drums, Jerry “Jblakk” Henderson - Bass, Joshua Connelly - Guitar & Vocals “He’s got the chops of Louis, the charisma of Dizzy, the oomph of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and the understanding that it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing... and a whole lotta funk.” - Rachel Levitin, WeLoveDC.com “As long as groups like Big Sam’s Funky Nation helm communal happenings like this one the funky fever is bound to spread.” - Aaron LaFont The Bull Run is a full-service, farm-to-table restaurant in a pre-revolutionary tavern, located about 35 miles NW of Boston, with plenty of free parking and rustic, old-world charm. . $25 advance; $29 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com Brother Maynard. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. City Boys. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Eagles Tribute Show. The seven members of 7 Bridges Road, from western Massachusetts, are some of that area’s finest ocalists and musicians, and have come together to present the body of work that is the legacy of America’s premier vocal rock band, the Eagles. Each selection is lovingly and painstakingly arranged and rehearsed, and the resulting show is a treat both for fans of the Eagles and for fans of good music played exceptionally well. Along with the music, members of the band relate interesting stories about the songs and the members of the Eagles and their influences, all while presenting a highly entertaining and exciting show, which includes numbers from the 70’s and 80’s as well as from the “new” album, released

in 2006. 7BR also includes some of the releases from individual Eagles members’ solo careers. With five ocalists, three guitarists, keyboards, bass and drums, everything you’d expect to hear in an Eagles song is right there - live and well executed - the intricate vocal arrangements, the double guitar work, the great rhythm section. It’s all there, and leaves the audience singing on their way out at the end of each show. 8-10 p.m. Amazing Things Arts Center, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. 508-405-2787 or amazingthings.org Jodee Frawley & Brian Eggleston. 8-11 p.m. The Westender, 493 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough. 508-485-1185. Who says you can’t be young again? It’s a 50 and Free Skate Party sponsored by Commerce Bank. Anyone over the age of 50 can get their skate on at the Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main St., Worcester, Friday, Feb. 19, noon to 8 p.m. Admission for those under 50 is $2. Skate rental is $3. For more information, visit worcestercommonoval.com, email specialevents@worcesterma.gov or call 508-799-1175.

Kelly & Tribe. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Billy’s Pub, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-425-3353. Toni Ballard with Pamela Hines and Zdenek Kansky. 8-11 p.m. starlite, 39 Hamilton St., Southbridge. 774-402-8777. Uncle Spiny. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Office ub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Linda Dagnello Jazz Quintet. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and

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Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Live Bands. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. 4-Real. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Best - Live Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314. Crossroads. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Desolate Highway. Blues / Classic Rock / Southern Fried Rock Free, No Cover. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877 or desolatehighway.com DJ DBBLD & DJ Scotty P. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. H2 & The Groove. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Jim Perry performs solo acoustic. One of the best restaurants in Worcester hosts live music every weekend. Have a great Italian meal, then kick back and listen to Jim Perry perform the best of acoustic music from the 60’s and early 70’s. Beatles, Dylan, Jim Croce, Cat Stevens, and more. 9-11:59 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Karaoke. shangrilarestaurant.net Chinese & Japanese Restaurant 9 p.m.-midnight Shangri La, 50 Front St. 508-798-0888. Squelch. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508793-0900. The Allens! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314. Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

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February 26, 27 March 4, 5 at 8pm March 6 at 2pm

Due to ongoing construction at Theatre at the Mount, all performances of Cabaret will be presented at the Gardner High School Auditorium, Catherine Street, Gardner, MA

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Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning What We Do Productions & DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Industry pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any Twisted Dawg! 2:30-6:30 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Holden. 508-829-4566. >Monday 22 Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 7:30-10:30 p.m. Concert - Youth Ensemble of New England. A youth Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393orchestra composed of around 40 talented young musicians ranging 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. 4405 or find them on acebook. in age from 9-20. Lively, varied and exciting, the concerts feature Movie Night! 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Stripped Down! 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 gifted young soloists performing a variety of great classical and Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Millbury St. 508-753-4030. sacred music spanning from the baroque period to the present time Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304free with admission. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French The Professional Bull Riders BlueDEF Tour hits >Tuesday 23 6044. Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. the DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester, Saturday, Feb. Music Guild Lecture on 20th Century Mozart: Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Escape The Room. Escape Games Worcester is a real life, 20, 7-9 p.m. Come watch the best up-and-coming bull riders in Neoclassicism in the Poulenc Gloria. Dr. Christopher Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. live action escape the room game that offers a fully interactive the world trying to handle bulls weighing nearly 2,000 pounds Shepard, Artistic Director of The Worcester Chorus will preview the Ladies Night w DJ Shaboo & Hustle Squad. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. experience. You and your teammates are locked in a room with a each. Tickets are $100 for elite seats, $75, $50, $35 and $20. works of Mozart’s Requiem and Poulenc’s Gloria which the Chorus Industry Bar Room, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. mystery that needs to be solved before your time is up. Each of our Elite seats include premium seating and a 60-minute pre event will perform on March 4th at Mechanics Hall. This lecture will explain Ricky Duran. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. games has a unique and suspenseful storyline, which will be revealed rout on the dirt and behind the scene look at the event. For more the elements of the modern movements of neoclassism. All proceeds 508-459-9035. as you explore the room and search for clues. All clues, puzzles information, email infor@dcucenter.com. sponsor Music to Go in the Worcester Public Schools, the Annual and riddles will ultimately lead you to the final myste y, which will Stasia Hovenesian Young Artist Scholarship and a Music Worcester hold the key that will allow you to escape. Or will it? Can you work Concert. $10. 4:30-6 p.m. First Unitarian Church, The Bancroft Room, together to solve the mystery and escape the room? $25. 4-10 p.m. 90 Main St. 508-757-2708. Gold,” by The Untz. The all original 5 track EP explores the sonic ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Northworks Building, 108 Grove St. escapegamesworcester.com depths of connected consciousness combining trance elements with Chillin Tuesday & Wild Wednesday. It’s all about you! … Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic. Sarah Blacker & The Promise is Hope. Sunday Feb 21st Tuesdays tend to be more chill and Wednesday’s more wild, but you jam and electronic effects sounding as if delivered straight from com Nine Dot Gallery is hosting Sarah Blacker female performer of the never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, space. Quickly the band landed themselves on a handful of festival Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or year and local folk duo, The Promise is Hope. Please join us for a Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. Make our place your plays including Sonic Bloom, Arise Music Festival, and Resonance annamaria.edu night of music and fun! $10 Suggested Donation. We will not turn place. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Music & Arts Festival, which led them to an official sponsorship ArtsWorcester, ArtsWorcester 12th Annual College Show, you down for lack of funds. 4-7 p.m. Nine Dot Gallery, 763 Main St. Vertigo Trivia Night. Free to play and great prizes! Free. 7-10 from Grassroots California and a partnership with The Untz. Their Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Feb. 26. Hours: 866-744-0524 or find them on acebook. p.m. Vintage Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-752-0558. musical minds expand each time they are together; combining closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Promise is Hope & Sarah Blacker. $10 Suggested Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with their experience & knowledge with their synthesized electronic Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main Donation. 4-6:30 p.m. Nine Dot Gallery, 763 Main St. 866-744-0524 Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the soundscapes. Greener Grounds’ music comes from the soul as they St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org or find them on acebook. schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for Big Jon Short. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. strive every day to better themselves, their minds, their talent and tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org The McCrites at 5pm, then Andy Cummings at 8:30pm. 5 their passion. Greener Grounds conveys a positive message uplifting Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. their listeners with a passionate vision of environmental sustainability, host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules collected consciousness, and unity through their music and way of life. Greener Grounds features Joe Shur on lead guitar, Mathew Buelt email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty Booklovers’ Gourmet, “Winter Palette” Group Art Show, Through and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook on rhythm guitar, Roland Hansen on keys/synth, Jay Rieder on bass, different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are Feb. 27. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at friendly and supportive -and many are: * Former or currently signed and AJ Gillman on drums/percussion. Greener Grounds sets the tone 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s for a dance party at every performance that feeds off the energy gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio Clark University: Schiltkamp Gallery, “Jump-Devolveof the crowd creating an adventurous and explorational journey “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different making each performance unique and unpredictable. For a full listing owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To Whisper”audio/video installations by Stephen DiRado & Matt Malsky, musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked Through March 26. 92 Downing St. 508-793-7349. of Greener Grounds’ upcoming tour schedule please visit: www. supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording GreenerGroundsMusic.com/tour $8. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on acebook. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/ Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on acebook. Dam Chick Singer. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-793operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the Mikey Lynch’s Sunday Jam. Every week, Mikey Lynch hosts 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. the Sunday Jam. Featuring very special guest performers. No cover. 7113 or clarku.edu schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” Open Mic Tuesday w/ Key Performance. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Tweed + Greener Grounds. Just announced Tweed + Greener Eagles Tribute Show. The seven members of 7 Bridges Road, Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com Grounds Electric Haze - Worcester, MA Doors: 8pm, Show Time 9pm from western Massachusetts, are some of that area’s finest ocalists College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art | 18+ Event | $8 at the door tweedmusic.com GreenerGroundsMusic. and musicians, and have come together to present the body of work >Wednesday 24 Amanda Cote. 5-7:30 p.m. The Westender, 493 Boston Post Road Gallery, Grammar: Recent Works by Matthew Gamber, Mondays, com Tweed inspires and excites through music fueled by high energy that is the legacy of America’s premier vocal rock band, the Eagles. Each selection is lovingly and painstakingly arranged and rehearsed, West, Marlborough. 508-485-1185. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Feb. performance and improvisation. Just as their namesake fabric of Smith and Ryder. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. and the resulting show is a treat both for fans of the Eagles and for 27. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 mingling colors and textures, Tweed has interwoven a psychedelic 508-799-0629. fans of good music played exceptionally well. Along with the music, p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu web of funk, rock and electronica. The band was formed at University Chillin Tuesday & Wild Wednesday. It’s all about you! … members of the band relate interesting stories about the songs and Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed of Delaware and now calls Philadelphia its stomping ground. Their the members of the Eagles and their influences, all while presenting Tuesdays tend to be more chill and Wednesday’s more wild, but you Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 collaboration can take listeners from multi-layered visions through never know what will be going on. Indoor Cornhole boards, Darts, a highly entertaining and exciting show, which includes numbers p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 the psyche to sweaty, raging dance parties driven by their own Board games, Cards, Jukebox wars and more. Make our place your from the 70’s and 80’s as well as from the “new” album, released or danforthmuseum.org incessant beat. “Tweed has become one of the hottest up-andplace. 7-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. in 2006. 7BR also includes some of the releases from individual EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. coming bands, quickly expanding their audience and repertoire... Wednesday Night Open Mic/Local Musicians’ Showcase to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14.00 adults; $10 for Eagles members’ solo careers. With five ocalists, three guitarists, Tweed takes you on a euphoric journey through a wormhole to the w/ Bill McCarthy @ Guiseppe’s. To check the schedules keyboards, bass and drums, everything you’d expect to hear in an children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens. future with what they have coined ‘jamchronica.’ Their progressive and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’ s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill Eagles song is right there live and well executed the intricate Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges style mixed with heavy synth effects produces epic, layered jams that apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium any livetronica head is sure to be pulled into.” - HeadSpace Magazine vocal arrangements, the double guitar work, the great rhythm section. McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another It’s all there, and leaves the audience singing on their way out at the great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ programs & other special program. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929Greener Grounds Greener Grounds is a five-pi ce jam band from Denver, CO that has quickly made their mark in the jamtronica music end of each show. 8-10 p.m. Amazing Things Arts Center, 160 Hollis verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) 2700 or ecotarium.org Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly St., Framingham. 508-405-2787 or amazingthings.org Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. scene sharing the stage with Perpetual Groove, the Main Squeeze, support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 the Mantras, the Magic Beans, YAMN, and the Werks just to name a few. Following in the foot steps of bands like Lotus, STS9, Disco Biscuits, and Umphrey’s Mcgee the psychedelic funk-tronica group fuses many styles and genres including jam-rock, funk, break beats, trance fusion, and that four-on-the-fl or dance beat no music lover can resist! Photosynthesis, Greener Grounds first stud o EP, was released on Friday July 10th, 2015, and was quoted as “Jamtronica

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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, 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, Call to Artists: Hidden Exhibit 2016, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Feb. 18 - Feb. 25. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485-2580 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. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, Cirque-mstantial Evidence, Sundays,

Saturdays, through Feb. 27. 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 Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com 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, Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor, Through Feb. 19; Art Carts: Family Fun - Cyanotypes, Thursday; Art Carts: Family Fun - Medieval Architecture, Thursday; Cyanotypes: An Evening in Blue, Thursday; Cyanotypes: Photography’s Blue Period , Through April 24; Hassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars, Through March 6; Master Series Lecture: Bonnard’s “Dining Room in the Country”, Thursday; 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 Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor , Friday; Art Carts: Family Fun - Drawing Club, Friday; Emily the Strange Day, Friday; Arms and Armor: King Arthur - Myth versus Reality, Saturday; Art + Visual Culture 14-17 Years, Saturdays, through March 19; Art Carts: Family Fun - Antioch, the Hunt Mosaic & WAM, Saturday; 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; Tour of the Month: Social Messages, Saturday; Winter Blues 5-7 Years, Saturdays, through March 19; Zip Tour: Veronese: Venus Disarming Cupid, Saturday; Arms and Armor: Salem Trayned Band, Sunday; Art Carts: Family Fun - The Archaeology of Pottery , Sunday; Sunday Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 18; Art Carts: Family Fun - Arms and Armor , Wednesday; Art Carts: Family Fun - Fun and Games , 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. 508-7994406 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 Refl ct 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 WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu

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Day. Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for seniors and children, and available for purchase by calling 508-764-4531. To purchase Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits tickets online, go to brownpapertickets.com. Presented by permission - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Monday, through special arrangement with Playwrights Guild of Canada. December 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Synopsis: Two couples navigate through their relationship on a Grill & Spirits 257 Park Ave Worcester MA Dick Doherty’s Beantown Caribbean cruise. One seems “perfect” the other seems “stormy”. Comedy Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp The truth and lies of each marriage comes to the surface as they Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/ celebrate their anniversaries at sea. Ernie and Twink attempt to put Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the the sizzle back into their marriage while Beth and Blake attempt to show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off save theirs. This heartfelt comedy will ring true with any couple who with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans has ever contemplated sleeping in-- Separate Beds. Tickets are $13 and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. Fri & for adults and $11 for seniors and children. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Gateway Sat Feb 19th & 20th Mike McCarthy Jason Cordova and friends Fri Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. Call 508-764& Sat Feb 26th & 27th Steve Bjork Dave Lamb and friends Fri March 4531 or visit gatewayplayers.org 42nd Street - Friday, February 19 - Sunday, February 21. Winner of 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Revival, 42nd “The American of Wisconsin and the Story Street, invites you to “Come and meet those dancing feet” in this of Two Lovers by a Bridge” is performed at Clark classic dance-heavy musical with a lot of heart. You will witness University’s Little Center, Michelson Theater, 950 Main Peggy Sawyer, a star-stuck chorus girl from Allenstown, who gets St., Worcester, Feb. 23-27, 7:30-9 p.m. The cost is $15 for her big break when the star of Pretty Lady breaks her ankle Peggy members, $25 for non-members. For more information, email has exactly thirty-six hours to learn twenty-five pages, six songs, clarkarts@clarku.edu. and ten dance numbers. You’ll be tapping along to the songs such as Lullaby of Broadway and 42nd Street while you witness Peggy’s transformation of becoming a star on 42nd Street. “Sung big, loud 4th-Special Event! Operation Friendship Fundraiser Tix @ $25pp and proud!” Chicago Tribune Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, Joe Larson Sean Sullivan and friends Sat March 5th Joe Larson 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org Sean Sullivan and friends Fri & Sat March 11th & 12th Dick Doherty War of the Worlds Radio Show - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Stacy Kendro and friends Fri & Sat March 18th & 19th Robbie Printz Friday, February 19 - Sunday, February 21. War of the Worlds” Pete Costello and friends Fri & Sat March 25th & 26th Al Park Scott just as it was broadcast live on the air in 1938. Performances will Higgins and friends Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill take place in the Parish Hall of First Church of Sterling, at 7:30pm & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401on Friday, February 19 and Saturday, February 20 at 7:30pm and 2221 or online at beantowncomedy.com. $20 per person except at 2:00pm on Sunday, February 21. Seated at tables you will see Special Events. 6 p.m.-midnight Park Grill and Spirits, Comedy Room, this radio broadcast brought back to life before your eyes as you 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit beantowncomedy.com enjoy coffee, tea and a variety of desserts. Break your cabin fever Joseph’s Dream - A Vision of Choice - Wednesday, February and join SCT for a night out! All proceeds from this production will 17 - Thursday, February 18. Come and be a part of “The Dream”! go to support future works of SCT. 20. 2-3:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m.-9 See if the vision of choice is the same as yours. Partial proceeds a.m., 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m., 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m. First Church in Sterling, 6 from the show will benefit orcester County Food Bank, Partners in Meetinghouse Hill Road, Sterling. Call 978-790-8727. Charity and Centro, Inc. Full price tickets are $39 and $45 with 35% Separate Beds - Saturday, February 20. Gateway Players Theatre discount for children under 16 years old. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Hanover presents “Separate Beds” by MJ Cruise. Performance dates are Theater for the Performing Arts, . Visit josephsdream.net February 19, 20, 26, & 27 at 7:30pm and February 28 at 2pm. This Joseph’s Dream - Wednesdays, Thursdays, Wednesday, February production is directed by Mary Gahagan and produced by Barbara 17 - Thursday, February 18. Joseph’s Dream© is a story about a Day. Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for seniors and children, vision of choice! Costumes, 3-D mapping & projection technology, and available for purchase by calling 508-764-4531. To purchase dance, amazing stages with water, a haunting soundtrack and more tickets online, go to brownpapertickets.com. Presented by permission are all combined to bring you an experience you won’t soon forget! through special arrangement with Playwrights Guild of Canada. What would you do if something unknown appeared out of the sky Synopsis: Two couples navigate through their relationship on a and showed you your future? A lowly carpenter from Jerusalem Caribbean cruise. One seems “perfect” the other seems “stormy”. named Joseph had just that kind of encounter, giving him the power The truth and lies of each marriage comes to the surface as they to see what the future would bring-his Son, a newborn King. The story celebrate their anniversaries at sea. Ernie and Twink attempt to put is about a dream-a very special dream that challenged all mankind. the sizzle back into their marriage while Beth and Blake attempt to Set 2000 years ago, the setting replicates the largest trade market of save theirs. This heartfelt comedy will ring true with any couple who the historical old city of Jerusalem. Join us for this powerful thought- has ever contemplated sleeping in-- Separate Beds. Tickets are $13 provoking and entertaining experience! $45. 7-10 p.m. Hanover for adults and $11 for seniors and children. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Gateway Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 508-721-9600 Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. Call 508-764or visit josephsdream.net 4531 or visit gatewayplayers.org Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR - Friday, February 19. $15 Adults, Disney’s The Little Mermaid JR - Saturday, February 20, 11 $10 Youth 12 and under, $10 Seniors 60 plus. 7-8:30 p.m. Stageloft a.m.-12:30, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, February 21. 2-3:30 p.m. Repertory Theater, 450A Main St., Fiskdale. Call 508-347-9005. $15 Adults, $10 Youth 12 and under, $10 Seniors 60 plus. Stageloft Separate Beds - Friday, February 19. Gateway Players Theatre Repertory Theater, 450A Main St., Fiskdale. Call 508-347-9005. presents “Separate Beds” by MJ Cruise. 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Included). 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or register.worcestercraftcenter.org >Friday 19 Affordable Decorating: Create a million dollar look on Shrinky Dinks! Free! 2-3pm. Its School Vacation Week! Lets any budget! Creating a beautiful living space can be easier and celebrate with Shrinky Dinks! Free! 2-3pm Free! 2-3 p.m. C.C. Lowell Art much more affordable than you think. Susan will offer expert advice Supplies & Framing, 258 Park Ave. 508-757-7713 or cclowell.com and ideas to help you transform any room in your home into one that Glassblowing Apothecary Jars. Get a taste of the ancient art is attractive, comfortable, functional, and one that you love! Free. 10of glassblowing in this fun one-night course. In one evening, you will 11 a.m. Cutiques, Etc. Consignment Store-Furniture-Home Goods, 12 learn about the history and process behind creating beautiful blown Manning Ave., Leominster. 978-534-6604 or find them on acebook. glass at the New Street Glass Studio. After learning the safety and Make 2016 the Year to Reach Your Goals! Workshop studio etiquette rules, students will watch a brief demonstration of with Gayle Suzanne. To register call 508-949-6232. This this 2000-year-old art before diving in and making their very own class is limited to 10 people. Workshop description: It’s a brand apothecary jar from glass gathered out of a 2100-degree furnace. New Year! You set your goals and have the best intentions but you Students will choose their own colors and instructors will guide the realize you made a similar list last year and are still in the same class through the steps from gathering to applying colors, from blowing place. Come to this workshop and learn how to set your own goals a bubble to shaping their own apothecary jar. Educators will then and actually follow through with them. We will discuss reasons demonstrate the process of making a matching glass lid. No experience why we get stuck and how to move forward with a positive outlook. is necessary and all materials are included. Student Fee $90 (Materials We will go over common obstacles and brainstorm ways to press Fee Included). 6:30-9:30 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. past them. Instructor bio: Gayle Suzanne is a life coach, author and 508-757-1424 or register.worcestercraftcenter.org motivational speaker who guides others to a place of achievement and accomplishment. She has a strong desire to help people realize >Saturday 20 their potential and attain their goals. She is the best selling author Stackable Rings. Spend the day learning the basics of sizing, of It’s In The Little Things. $25 per person. 10 a.m.-noon Booklovers’ measuring, cutting, soldering and forming sterling silver to create Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232. your own set of stackable rings. Students will learn to file, roll print Orchids 101. Instructor; Linda Abrams, Massachusetts Orchid and hammer textures into their rings, as well as set a stone. Students Society If you dream of having an exotic orchid botanical garden should expect to leave this workshop with at least 3 finished rings in your home - or just blooming one for the first time - this is that can be worn together on one finger. A $40 materials fee payed your class. Learn the basics of orchid care, with practical, easy to at registration includes everything you’ll need for the class. Beginners understand advice. Linda Abrams has been a Massachusetts Orchid welcome! Bring your lunch! Student Fee $130 (Materials Fee Society (MOS) member since 1984, a board member for many,

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many years, and continues to be the show table chairman. She has created many orchid exhibits for MOS. Linda started growing orchids on windowsills and now grows them under lights. She specializes in miniatures, especially Japanese species such as Neofinetia falcata and Dendrobium moniliforme. Included with admission. Free for members. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Cooking Demo & Book Signing with Chef and Author Miche Bacher. From dandelion mud pies as a child to delivering her home baked challahs by bike at age nine to running her own business, cooking and baking food is a thread that weaves its way through Miche’s life. She has cooked and baked her way across the country finding a way into a kit hen at every opportunity. Even in acupuncture school, Miche was known to make tasty repasts for every occasion even turning herbal remedies into palatable treats. When Miche started her first business, S credSweets, she began incorporating art into her baking, turning out cakes and confections that look as delicious as they taste. Embarking on a new adventure, Miche now owns and operates mali b sweets in the village of Greenport, New York where she lives with her husband and two children. Free with admission. 2-3 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Classroom C--Stoddard Center, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-8696111. Paint Lab for Kids! Panda Love ($15) Ages 6-12. Bring your painting clothes! Paint Lab for Kids is a painting class hosted every week! We provide everything; canvas, brushes, paint and easels! With step-by-step instruction your child will leave with a canvas creation of their own! Ages 6-12. Seating provided for parents to stay and watch. Call to reserve your spot! 508-757-7713. $15. 2-3 p.m. First Show Gallery at C.C. Lowell, 258 Park Ave. 508-757-7713 or cclowell.com Star Wars: X-Wing Tournament! The Winter Star Wars: X-Wing Tournament is finally here! Enter to play for prizes! rize support is based on attendance. So the more attendees the merrier! Entry is $10 per person, and we will be playing a preconstructed/100 point fleet game. Sign-ups sta t now! You can sign-up in store or over the phone. Please have your credit card ready. If you have any questions, please e-mail Sorana at sorana@thatse.com $10 per person. 3-7 p.m. That’s Entertainment, Red Room, 244 Park Ave. 508-755-4207 or find them on acebook. Make Your Own Beer Stein. Get a taste of the ancient art of glassblowing in this fun one-night course. In one evening, you will learn about the history and process behind creating beautiful blown glass at the New Street Glass Studio. After learning the safety and studio etiquette rules, students will watch a brief demonstration of this 2000-year-old art before diving in and making their very own beer stein from glass gathered out of a 2100-degree furnace. Instructors will guide students through the steps from gathering to blowing the bubble, from shaping a cylinder to adding a handle No experience is necessary and all materials are included. Student Fee $90 (Materials Fee Included). 4:30-7:30 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-757-1424 or register.worcestercraftcenter.org

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Tarot/Mediumship Readings with Psychic Medium Diane Lewis. Welcome to the world of spirit. Diane is a extremely gifted psychic medium. Considered one of the best in her field, Diane’s focus is all about the messages she is entrusted to deliver. She is honored by the trust placed in her. All readings are by appointment only. Private Tarot or Mediumship sessions are available Call 617.645.6415 or email reading@dianelewis.us.com to schedule your session. Please call for pricing. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. 617-6456415 or dianelewis.us.com Snowshoeing Clinic with EMS. Meet the staff of Eastern

Mountain Sports and learn the essentials of snowshoeing on the Fruitlands fields. Equipment will be vailable for loan so you can set out to practice these energetic winder sports on the Museum’s hills and trails. Free with admission. Noon-4 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org

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Adult Swimfit. Adult Swimfit 6 week sess ons, Mon. 7_-8am & Thurs. 7-_8pm Workouts focused on stroke technique and development without overwhelming intense training, utilizing drills and group workouts. One class a week per session $72M/$102NM Monday and Thursday $120M/$180NM Drop in rate: $15M / $20NM Drop in rate: $15M / $20NM $72 Members/$102 general public. 7-8 a.m. Worcester JCC, Heated Indoor Pool, 633 Salisbury St. 508-756-7109, ext. 250.

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Ready: Basics of Business Startup: Part of the Small Business Startup Workshop Series. Ready: Basics of Business Startup with Ili Spahiu The Ready module discusses what a startup business owner should do to get organized and start their own business. It is a good starting point for new business owners because it serves as a reminder for all the things a new business owner should be doing. It is also a good review to existing business owners so they can see what the best practices are and make sure they are implementing them. Register online at mywpl. org or call 508-799-1655. Small Business Startup Workshop Series @ Worcester Public Library Is Entrepreneurship Right for You? - Wednesday, 2/3/15 1-2:30pm Steps to Starting a Business - Wednesday, 2/10/16 1-2:30pm Key to Free Business Resources - Wednesday, 2/17/16 1-2:30pm Ready: Basics of Business Startup - Tuesday, 2/23/16 10am-12pm Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Small Business Workshop (SBW) - Wednesday, 2/24/16 1-3pm Create Your Business Plan - Wednesday, 3/2/16 1-2:30pm Feasibility and WPL Resources - Wednesday, 3/9/16 1-2:30pm SET: Essentials of Becoming Credit-Ready - Tuesday, 3/22/16 10am-12pm GO: Resources - Tuesday, 4/1/16 10am12pm free. 10 a.m.-noon Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655.

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Strength & Sculpt Exercise Class for Women. Strength & Sculpt for Women, instructed by ACE Certified Master rainer Lin Hultgren is an upper, lower and core body conditioning program (with emphasis on targeting women’s ‘traditional problem areas’, waist, hips, lower abs, glutes & thighs) using body weight, handheld weights, stability balls and bands in a series of compound exercises. Beginner & Modificat on friendly. Please bring a mat and water. Contact Lin at 508.212.4959 or Linhultgren@gmail.com with ?’s re class or for registration/payment information. * Please note, no class on 3/1/16. $30 for 5 weeks paid in advance, $8 drop in fee. 6-7:30 p.m. Auburn High School, Adult Fitness Room, 99 Auburn St., Auburn. 508-832-7711 or ideafit.com

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Rainbow Lunch Club. The Rainbow Lunch Club meets the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month and offers LGBTIQA seniors age 60+ a nutritious meal and an opportunity to socialize with friends and enjoy various activities including programs, entertainment and educational series. Advance reservations are required. Please call or email by the previous Wednesday: (508)756-1545 ext.404 or wlen@eswa.org All are Welcome: LGBTIQA 60 years old and older; younger partners, friends, and allies! $2.50 suggested donation for those age 60+; the fee for younger individuals is $5.50. 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester, 90 Holden

St. 508-756-1545 or meetup.com Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Small Business Workshop (SBW): Part of the Small Business Startup Workshop Series. Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Small Business Workshop (SBW) with Brian Lynch The SBW is designed for the newer business owner to clarify the processes of registration, filing, and remittance of Mass chusetts income and trustee taxes. We discuss the structure of the various business entities such as sole-proprietorships, partnerships, corporations and LLCs. We discuss Schedule C, self-employment and estimated taxes. The requirements of a partnership are presented as well as how to incorporate or establish an LLC in Massachusetts together with the associated forms, due dates and payments. Discussion about buying from a wholesaler, selling retail in MA and/ or out of state and the remittance of sales tax to DOR. In addition, employment taxes are covered along with DOR’s online applications MassTaxConnect for Business and Web Service for Income. Register online at mywpl.org or call 508-799-1655. Small Business Startup Workshop Series @ Worcester Public Library Is Entrepreneurship Right for You? - Wednesday, 2/3/15 1-2:30pm Steps to Starting a Business - Wednesday, 2/10/16 1-2:30pm Key to Free Business Resources - Wednesday, 2/17/16 1-2:30pm Ready: Basics of Business Startup - Tuesday, 2/23/16 10am-12pm Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) Small Business Workshop (SBW) - Wednesday, 2/24/16 1-3pm Create Your Business Plan Wednesday, 3/2/16 1-2:30pm Feasibility and WPL Resources - Wednesday, 3/9/16 1-2:30pm Set: Essentials of Becoming CreditReady - Tuesday, 3/22/16 10am-12pm GO: Resources - Tuesday, 4/1/16 10am-12pm free. 1-3 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655. Yoga by Nature. Instructor: Jennie Backstrom Gentle-to-moderate flow oga for all levels. Walk-ins welcome. Bring your own mat. Member $10, Non-member $17. 6-7:15 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org This Is How We Roll: Drop-in Tabletop Gaming. The library is the place to game! Come play any of our collection of topquality tabletop board games, or bring your own. Flip some cards, roll some dice, meet some friends. All ages welcome, especially adults and teens! Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Shrewsbury Public Library Temp Site, 214 Lake St., Shrewsbury. 508-842-0081 or eventkeeper.com

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Master Series Lecture: Bonnard’s “Dining Room in the Country”. “Dining Room in the Country”(1913, oil on canvas), on loan from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, represents artist Pierre Bonnard’s dining room, along with his wife and cats, at his country house in Vernonnet, France. Rather than painting from life, Bonnard created the work entirely from memory, foregrounding his subjective responses over an optical experience of the interior and landscape. Explore this enigmatic and delightful country scene during this art talk with speaker Matthias Waschek, Worcester Art Museum Director. This event is a part of WAM’s Master Series of lectures about key works on view at the Worcester Art Museum. Galleries are open until 8pm; Master Series admission includes music, cash bar, and cheese and cracker reception. For more information about the Master Series, visit: worcesterartmuseum.org Image: Pierre Bonnard, Dining Room in the Country, 1913, oil on canvas, Lent by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The John R. Van Derlip Fund. Image © Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris Free with Museum Admission. 6-7 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Conference Room, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406. How Real Is Reality. Come join our Thursday evening meditation

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series in Worcester! Kadampa Buddhist teacher Kyle Davis will be leading meditations and sharing teachings on how to cultivate lasting internal change. Our series will be based on the unbroken, ancient Kadampa lineage that was passed from Indian Buddhist masters to Tibetan Buddhist teachers to teachers in our modern world. Kadampa Buddhism is a systematic inner path that scientifically transform our human nature and qualities by growing the capacity of our mind. Each evening will consist of two meditations, a teaching, and time for discussion and questions. Free. 7-8:30 p.m. Worcester Friends Meeting House (Quaker), 901 Pleasant St. 508-754-3887 or meetup.com

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Outstanding American Gardens: a Celebration - 25 Years of the Garden Conservancy: Talk and BookSigning. Presenter: Page Dickey, editor, Outstanding American Gardens This beautiful book showcases fif y stunning public and private gardens from coast t coast featured by the Garden Conservancy since 1989. Historic, modernist, traditional, cottage seaside, exotic, tropical, classic Southern, farmhouse, prison, organic and xeric - all are among the many types of gardens exquisitely photographed and described. Page Dickey has been gardening passionately since her early twenties. She writes about gardening, garden design, and America’s gardens for House and Garden, House Beautiful, Horticulture, Elle Décor, Fine Gardening, Garden Design, and other publications. She is the author of several books, including Gardens in the Spirit of Place, Breaking Ground, and Inside Out. Her first ook, Duck Hill Journal, and her most recent, Embroidered Ground, are about Duck Hill in New York, where she lived and gardened for thirty years. Page cofounded the Open Days program in 1995 and has served on the board of directors of the Garden Conservancy since 2004. She also serves on the boards of Stonecrop, Frank Cabot’s garden in Cold Spring, NY, and Hollister House Garden in Washington, CT. Member $15, Non-Member $25. 1-2 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Classroom C--Stoddard Center, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org

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Marylou Hannon of Art Matters presents Winslow Homer. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2:00 p.m. Marylou Hannon of Art Matters presents Winslow Homer. Homer got his start by illustrating scenes from the Civil War for Harper’s Magazine. He documented post war, rural Americana and later dramatically explored man’s relationship to nature. He was one of the greatest watercolor painters and was profoundly influential. ree. 2-3 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. Community Book Discussion. In collaboration with Quinsigamond Community College’s African American Read-in (taking place Feb. 2-23), we will be hosting a community book discussion on “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration’ by Isabel Wilkerson. Register on the Events Calendar at mywpl.org. Free. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655.

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On the Edge of Our Seats: Readings in the Higgins Lounge. Some stories keep us looking ahead. Call them pageturners, thrillers, tales of suspense. On the edge of our seats, we lean forward, hoping for a glimpse of what will happen next. The pleasure resides in that sweet spot between anticipation and uncertainty. Professors Gino Dilorio, Jay Elliott, and Jennifer Plante will select and read stories intended to keep us on edge. We anticipate a fun evening! Free. 7-9 p.m. Clark University: Dana Commons, Higgins Lounge, Second Floor, 950 Main St. 508-793-7479.

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sports and learn the essentials of snowshoeing on the beautiful trails of Tower Hill in Boylston. If you have wanted to try this sport before investing in your own equipment, this is a great opportunity for you! Equipment will be available for loan from EMS on a first come, first se ve basis for ages 6 and over. Explore the naturalistic landscapes on the outer one-mile loop trail, while circling through >Saturday 20 managed natural areas including the Inner Park and Wildlife Refuge Antique Sleigh Rally. Come and see more than 20 horse-drawn Pond. Discover unique destination points such as the Pope Urn and sleighs at Old Sturbridge Village’s Antique Sleigh Rally. The sleigh the Temple of Peace. Upon your return, enjoy a complimentary hot rally competition will feature vintage sleighs pulled by a variety of chocolate while warming by the fire pit. Included with admiss on. horse breeds including Haflinger, Gypsy, Morgan, Arabian, Clydesdale, Free for members. Noon-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Percheron, and miniature horses. Participants will compete for prizes Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. in a dozen different divisions including “Sleigh Dog” and “Currier & Winter in Bloom - Spring Arrangement Demonstration Ives.” Plus, visitors can take a horse drawn sleigh ride around the with Shelley White, Bow Street Flowers, Somerville. common, go sledding, watch our craftsmen at work, see hearthside Shelley White, owner of Bow Street Flowers in Somerville, MA is cooking, and visit dozens of historic buildings. $28 Adults, $26 known for her exquisite and unusual floral arrangements. ree with Seniors (55+), $14 Youths (3-17), Children 2 & Under free. 9:30 admission. Noon-1 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Classroom C-a.m. to 4 p.m. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Stoddard Center, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or osv.org Sunday Volunteer Days. Learn about nature as you assist with The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit: And Other Cherished a variety of property, maintenance, and ecological management Stories. Join us on Saturday, February 20 at 11:00AM for a special projects such as gardening, buildings and grounds work, trail Storytime in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Peter Rabbit. We clearing, wildlife monitoring, and animal care. Projects are primarily will be reading The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit: And Other Cherished outside, but inside projects are sometimes needed. Carpentry skills Stories. Activities will round out the fun. Follow us on Twitter @BNwelcome. Nature lovers appreciated. For all ages, but children under Millbury. Free. 11-11:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Millbury, 70 16 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information contact Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury. 508-865-2801 or bn.com the Sanctuary at 978.464.2712. Free. 1-4 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, >Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 Princeton. 978-464-2712. Winter in Bloom - Artists & Makers. Artists display their floral arrangements based on one of their pi ces of artwork, which will also be displayed free with admission. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111.

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Assumption Feb. 20 Home vs. Saint Michael’s, 3 p.m. Feb. 23 @ Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH, 7:30 p.m. Clark Feb. 20 @ Clark University, 1 p.m. Becker Feb. 18 Home vs. Daniel Webster College, 6 p.m. Feb. 20 @ Mitchell College, New London, CT, 3 p.m. Nichols Feb. 20 Home vs. Eastern Nazarene, 2 p.m.

Feb. 19 @ Annapolis, MD Patriot League Championships Feb. 20 @ Annapolis, MD Patriot League Championships WPI Feb. 18 @ MIT NEWMAC Championships Day # 1 Feb. 19 @ MIT NEWMAC Championships Day # 2 Feb. 20 @ MIT NEWMAC Championships Day # 3 Feb. 21 @ MIT NEWMAC Championships Day # 4

Holy Cross Feb. 20 @ American University, Washington D.C., 2 p.m. Feb. 24 Home vs. Loyola University, 7:05 p.m. Worcester State Feb. 20 @ WPI home vs. Westfield tate, 1 p.m. Clark Feb. 18 Home vs. Simmons College, 7 p.m. Feb. 20 @ Smith College, Northampton Assumption Feb. 20 Home vs. Saint Michael’s College, 1 p.m. Feb. 23 @ Franklin Pierce University, Ridge, NH, 5:30 p.m. WPI Feb. 20 @ Emerson College, Boston, 2 p.m. Becker Feb. 18 Home vs. Daniel Webster College, 8 p.m. Feb. 20 @ Mitchell College, New London, CT, 1 p.m. Nichols Feb. 20 Home vs. Eastern Nazarene, 12 p.m.

Holy Cross Feb. 19 @ Patriot League Indoor Championship, Boston Feb. 20 @ Patriot League Indoor Championship, Boston Feb. 21 @ Patriot League Indoor Championship, Boston Worcester State Feb. 19 @ MIT New England DIII Championships Feb. 20 @ MIT New England DIII Championships Assumption Feb. 20 @ Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, Northeast- 10 Indoor Championship WPI Feb. 19 @ Middlebury, New England D-III Championships # 1 Feb. 20 @ Middlebury, New England D-III Championships # 2, 9 a.m.

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Holy Cross Feb. 21 Home vs American University, 12:05 p.m. Feb. 24 @ Loyola University, Baltimore, MD Worcester State Feb. 19 @ Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, New England DIII Championships Feb. 20 @ New England DIII Championships Clark Feb. 20 Home vs. WPI, 1 p.m.

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swimming & diving Men’s

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softball Holy Cross

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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.

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MERCHANDISE CEMETERY PLOTS Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA 2 lots in Heritage II w/vaults. $2,500.00 for both. Call Rick at 508-450-7470 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 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 Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Today’s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064

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

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Ragdoll cat Beautiful markings, male, neutered. Born 12/14. $450. 508-797-6068

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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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

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Division INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Docket No. WO16P0359EA Estate of: Elsie D. Norman Date of Death: December 7, 2015 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Nancy L Sarkisian of Auburn, MA A Will has been admitted to informal probate. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be ďŹ led with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. 02/18/2016 MS

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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 16 SM 000642 ORDER OF NOTICE To: Karen J. Lamson; Phyllis A. Wilson and to all persons entitled to the beneďŹ t of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. Â§ 501 et seq.: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Millbury, numbered 15 Howe Avenue, given by Phyllis A. Wilson, Karen J. Lamson and Thomas Lamson to BeneďŹ cial Massachusetts Inc., dated January 26, 2007, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 40602, Page 188, and now held by plaintiff by assignment has/have ďŹ led with this court a complaint for determination of Defendantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/Defendantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the beneďŹ ts of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must ďŹ le a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before March 21, 2016 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the beneďŹ ts of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of this Court on February 5, 2016 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson, Recorder 2/18/2016 MS (OM 15-018546)

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Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of Section III.A. – Use Table and VII.A.2. Special Permits, of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Source International, 545 Hartford Turnpike, Shrewsbury, MA for property owned by Ijan-MA, LLC, Armonk, NY. The applicant intends to utilize approximately 90,000 square feet of the existing facility at 17 Gilmore Drive (CARQUEST Bldg), for warehousing, manufacturing and distribution of contract seating. This hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, March 7, 2016 at 7:30 P.M. A copy of the application and plan can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Miriam Sanderson, Chairman Published 2/18 & 2/25, 2016

Public Hearing Notice Sutton Planning Board In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, Sections 81T and 81U, M.G.L., the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Pina and Joe Conte, 137 Olean Street, Worcester, MA. The application is for a definitive subdivision plan entitled “Manchaug Estates” prepared by Graves Engineering, Worcester, MA showing a new private road with two (2) proposed lots at 295 Manchaug Road. The hearing will take place on the third floor of the Sutton Town Hall on March 7, 2016 at 7:05 PM. A copy of the plan and application can be inspected in the Office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Any person interested, or wishing to be heard on the proposed plan, should appear at the time and place designated. Miriam Sanderson, Chair Published February 18 and 25, 2016

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

ADVERTISEMENT 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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WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS February 19, 2016 SEALED BIDS shall be received at the Purchasing Office, 69 Tacoma St., Worcester, MA 01605 IFBs maybe picked up at the location above or may be downloaded from our website: www.worcester-housing.com/ purchasing, or call (508) 695-3203, TDD (508) 798-4530. Bidders are responsible for ensuring they have received any/all addenda prior to submitting a bid. Separate awards will be made for each IFB. WHA reserves the right to reject any all responses, in whole or in part, deemed to be in their best interest. Award of all contracts is subject to the approval of the WHA Executive Director or Board of Commissioners. The Operating Agency shall indemnify and hold harmless the WHA and its officers or agents from any and all third party claims arising from activities under these Agreements as set fort in MGL c.258, section 2 as amended. Bid No. Release Date Project Title Bid Surety Bid Opening HQS Inspections N/A 10:00 a.m., March 17, 2016 16-05 2/19/2016 S&D VCT Floor Tile (Re-Bid) N/A 10:00 a.m., March 3, 2016 16-06 2/19/2016 16-07 2/19/2016 Insurance (Combined) (Re-Bid) N/A 11:00 a.m., March 10, 2016 Re Cappoli Chief Procurement Officer Visit our website at: www.worcester-housing.com/purchasing

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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Dr. Sherry Pagoto

The majority of us., whether we like it or not, checkin on Facebook or Twitter at least a few times a day. Dr. Sherry Pagoto is counting on that. The clinical psychologist is an associate professor of medicine at UMass Medical School and social media expert. She and a group of partners have been using this platform to get their healthy living message out there, engaging people and patients on their social media time lines and feeds. We talked with Pagoto about social media and about her Plank A Day Twitter account. Talk about some of the ways you are using social media in the health and science fields.

Well, a couple of ways. One of the things we’ve been doing is to take some of the things we know about behavioral science and convert them into health messages that can be disseminated over social media. For example, in one study we’re working with moms who have teenage daughters. We want to educate moms about healthy lifestyle behaviors that would be important for their daughters to engage in and unhealthy behaviors that could be harming the health of the children. For example, a big focus of the study is having moms understand the risks of tanning. This is something teenage girls like to do, but we’re seeing skyrocketing rates of skin cancer in young women. Tanning beds are very carcinogenic. The challenge is that a lot of people don’t quite realize that and understand the risks. So we’re trying to come up with ways to interact and disseminate messages using social media. Another area of research is in weight loss. Traditional programs have people coming into the medical center for lots of visits and counseling. A lot of the time, we will do it in groups because it’s more economical, but one of the challenges is that it’s still very expensive and it requires a lot of visits. So we’re trying to come up with ways that we can work using social media.

Can social media or an application really make you exercise or control your eating?

Yes, there is definitely more and more research to that effect. There are lots of apps that will help you manage your behaviors, whether it’s tracking your diet or tracking your exercise and giving you feedback on how you’re doing. When it comes to social media, the average Facebook user is on Facebook 40 minutes

a day. People are staring at their Facebook feed, which gives us a real opportunity to insert ourselves into the patient’s life. So, it’s meeting them where they are. Maybe there are ways we can create engaging health messaging around weight management and other health management behaviors that they would benefit from. A lot of what we’re working on is done with a social media marketing person who helps us figure out how to craft messages so we can infuse the messages with the science.

Are you working with specific social media sites and applications? We use Facebook

and Twitter. We also have been using Pinterest. With Pinterest we create boards that have meal plans and recipes and workout videos, so we’ll curate all kinds of great information from the Internet, so our patients can have information and resources that are vetted by professionals. I know you can find that on Pinterest, Facebook and on the Internet, but I find a lot of patients really don’t know where to look and what advice or websites to trust. So we’re trying to create resources and information that we vet.

What is #Plank A Day and how did it start?

The Plank A Day really started with us horsing around. I noticed when I first joined Twitter a few years ago there were a lot of people who Tweet about their exercise and their weight and I thought, this is fun. One area of exercise I’ve been historically very bad about is core exercise. I was having some back pain and I had been to the physical therapist that said, ‘You know you need to be exercising your core.’ I had a friend who was in the same boat and I said, ‘Why don’t we do something really simple? We’ll use a hashtag to help us stay on track so we can

check in with each other?’ My friend lives in another state. He said, ‘Yeah, that’s a great idea,’ so we came up with a plank-aday hash-tag and we made a commitment that we would just do one plank a day. We used that to build up, adding another and another eventually building it into a whole core workout. We would get these videos, like six-minute abs, we wouldn’t follow through for more than a day or two. So we thought maybe we need to shift this down into something simpler … oneminute abs because that’s how hopeless we were. After we started, people were joining in, random people on Twitter. Hundreds of people started joining and that was way too many people to be checking in on, so we created an account that automatically checks-up on people by their use of the hash tag and that’s how the plank police were started. If you go on Twitter and you tweet #plankaday two days in a row you get on the plank police’s beat and every time after that, if you miss two days of planking the police are going to tweet you and remind you that you have to get back on track.

How many minutes worth of planking is an average follower doing per day? I published a paper on this a few years ago and we surveyed people. I couldn’t believe so many people had joined. We are well over 10,000 followers who use the hash tag enough to get policed. There’s a lot of variability. Some people are doing one a day and they’re just trying to keep that up and then other people are doing much more a day. I see people that are

doing five-minute planks every day. If you search the hash tag there are a few people that screen shot the timer on their phone. Those people are pretty amazing. Occasionally, on holidays, we will have a plank challenge. For Valentines Day, we had a plank challenge where we had to do 14 planks over the Valentines weekend. We had the “12 days of Plankmas,” which was an increasing number of planks each day, and by the time Christmas rolled around we were all sore. We didn’t think that one through.

How did you build such a large Twitter following with such a tough, and some might say miserable, activity? Planks are one of the most horrible minutes of your life, well at least your whole day. I think the thing about planks is that anybody can do it. We tell people do it as long as you can hold form. If that’s 10 seconds that’s fine, that’s a plank. One of our longest time planker’s is 62 years old. She’s been planking since the start. She knows her plankaversary. Everyday she’s doing two, three or four minute planks. All ages can do planks, and that’s what I think makes it so accessible and made it catchon. It’s different if your were running or weight-lifting or things that just not everyone can do. Core strength is so important to so many things if you’re an athlete and you’re trying to increase your performance, or if your getting older and having back pain. It’s relevant no matter who you are.

– Steven King FEBRUARY 18, 2016 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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