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February 28 - March 6, 2013 ■ Volume 38, Number 26
City officials angered over biotech deal by ‘partner’ By Walter Bird Jr.
After that, any part of the property used by a nonprofit that qualifies for a tax exemption, such as UMMS, would not be subject to tax now that it is under the school’s ownership. Neither state officials nor city councilors appear inclined to wait until the end of June to learn whether the city is going to lose about $1.5 million in taxes. O’Brien says he wants to reach an agreement with Collins on making up the revenue within 30 days, and both state Sen. Mike Moore, D-Millbury, and state Rep. Tom Sannicandro, D-Ashland, cochairs of the Joint Committee on Higher Education, have called for University of Massachusetts President Robert Caret to attend an oversight hearing regarding the purchase. Several other Worcester legislators signed a letter sent by the chairmen to Caret. City officials are “perplexed” about the turn of events, especially since the park was originally conceived as a revenue maker for the city and with plans to include a new class of 20 police recruits in the fiscal 2014 budget. “The most disappointing thing about this purchase is the lack of communication by UMass,” At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey says. “I thought they were a partner in this community. To have us find out at the last minute really is major insult to our community. I had a conversation with a representative and they agreed to pay taxes on property rented by private companies. That’s great, but how much of that is going to be part of the $1.5 million? What are we going to do about
ity officials want to know why they were kept in the dark about UMass Medical School’s (UMMS) $40-million deal to buy three buildings at the Massachusetts Biotech Research Park, saying it was not the move of a good community partner. Radio talk show host Jordan Levy revealed the blockbuster move last Friday. Almost immediately, officials and taxpayers alike wondered whether the city was about to lose more than $1.5 million off its tax rolls because the school made the purchase through three newly-established nonprofit subsidiaries. As a qualified nonprofit, UMass Medical is not subject to taxes. After a weekend of silence (UMMS representatives cited a confidentiality agreement), Chancellor Michael Collins is finally speaking – both in a Feb. 26 letter to City Manger Mike O’Brien and through a statement sent to Worcester Mag earlier that evening. In his letter, which came one day after O’Brien and Collins met in person, the chancellor says the school does not want the city to lose any tax revenue. “I want to be very clear that our objective is that the Biotech Park can be operated so that there is no decrease in tax revenue to the city,” Collins says. “This will not be easy, but we believe that it can be accomplished and we have the benefit of time at least through June 30 to put in place a plan by which this can be accomplished.” June 30 is the end of the fiscal year.
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Massachusetts Biotech Research Park in Worcester that police class we’re scraping by to come up with? Do we put them on and then come next budget season have to lay them off?” Estimating that the amount of taxes the city could lose equates to a little less than 4 percent of the price it cost to buy the property. Toomey says the school should make at least a five year commitment to make sure full taxes are paid. “Don’t you think if you make a $40-million purchase, you can afford to put 4 percent back into the community?” A couple of Toomey’s colleagues suggested it may be time to talk with
UMass and other higher-education institutions about a PILOT (Payment In Lieu of Taxes) program. “We’re all in agreement that UMass has been a great partner in our city,” District 1 Councilor Tony Economou says. “No doubt they’ve added to fabric of our city. So have we as residents. They’re here expanding because of us. Make no mistake about it it’s a nonprofit entity gobbling up all those properties. That’s a big hit, $1.5 million just like that? We’re trying to get a police class going. In one swipe of the pen, continued on page 6
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WOO-TOWN INDE X Worcester band Foxfires has made Alternative Press’ “100 Bands You Need to Know This Year.” Making Wormtown proud, boys. +2
Southbridge man arrested with open container of alcohol in his van – along with a 4-year-old boy. -4
Two companies competing for gaming licenses in Massachusetts notify the state in time that they intend to bid for the lone slots parlor license that will be awarded later this year. It is believed that at least one of the companies is considering Worcester as a possible site for a slots casino on the old WymanGordon property along Madison Street. +2
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The EcoTarium receives Mass. Cultural Council’s 2013 Commonwealth Award for Art/Science Collaboration. +1
More snow? Yes, the area was visited once more by the Snow Monster known as winter. Skiers rejoice. Motorists lament. -2
Snow in city not all bad as some industrious outdoor enthusiasts fashion igloos that get shown off in a local publication. +1
On the other hand, Worcester’s snow removal budget, like many other cities’ and towns’, has taken a hit. The $3.5 million budgeted for snow removal this year may not be enough to cover the final tab when all is said and done. -2
Gov. Deval Patrick receives “Green Governor of the Year Award” for innovative environmental leadership in 2012. Award was created by the Beautiful Earth Group. +1
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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester
{ citydesk } Neighborhood wants train noise off the rails STEVEN KING
Walter Bird Jr.
fďŹ cials from the MBTA and CSX Corp. did not walk into Monday night’s community meeting about excessive train noise in the Lake Ave. area unaware of the problem, but if there were any doubts as to just how frustrated and fed up the neighborhood is, they were quickly erased. More than 60 people showed up at the Roosevelt School on Grafton Street to vent their longstanding concerns over what they say have been months of late-night and early-morning blaring of train horns, the idling of engines and the relentless sound of train cars banging together. The issue has plagued the Lake Ave. neighborhood and other parts of the city, but especially those living near the Regency Warehouse, which sits atop a hill behind several homes along a stretch of track that is, in some cases, mere feet away from some residences. Critics say the horns have kept them awake into the wee hours of the morning and made it impossible for some to fall asleep. The problem, they argue, has gotten worse in
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Commuter trains, says CSX resident recent months. Vice President Michael O’Connell, “Why is it taking so long? It always get priority and that could has been seven months and here cause freight trains to arrive later we are and it is being extended in Worcester. a couple months, hopefully,â€? O’Connell, who was on the Billow Street resident Gail hot seat much of the night, DelRosso says. “I’m looking acknowledged the problems and for answers. I want to know a pointed out they had nothing to date. I’ve already waited seven do with the company’s intermodal months. I haven’t slept. I can’t terminal in Worcester and wait much longer before I start everything to do with a train getting sick.â€? providing service to the Regency The issue, by CSX’s own Warehouse. He says what was admission, involves its trains, previously happening was the local which conduct late-afternoon, train originating in Framingham nighttime and even earlyWorcester residents express frustration over noise was being built (cars added), morning pickups at the from trains late at night at a meeting with ofďŹ ďŹ lling in Worcester and then warehouse. MBTA trains also cials from the MBTA and CSX Corp. at Roosevelt switching out in Westborough. run along the line and are School on Grafton Street earlier this week. He says an extra crew has been known to blow their horns, but put in Westborough to allow the residents largely blame CSX. tracks. Local and state ofďŹ cials have met train to be built for customers in OfďŹ cials from both the MBTA and spoken with representatives from both Worcester. CSX is also looking at moving and CSX cite federal rules and regulations the MBTA and CSX several times, but or building a crew reporting station closer that specify when a train’s horns must Monday’s was the ďŹ rst public discussion to Worcester, which O’Connell says would be sounded. They are blown in sequence involving ofďŹ cials and residents. Part of save an additional two hours. He could whenever a train enters a freight yard, the problem, ofďŹ cials say, can be delays not give a set timeframe, however. when it passes another train and if a caused when MBTA and CSX trains potential hazard is spotted on or near the continued on page 7 are on the lines around the same time.
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A step in the right direction
s Worcester’s newly drafted Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) comes closer to implementation, some Worcesterites are voicing concerns over some of the proposed changes to the plan. In particular, residents are worried the CHIP will carry on the history of institutional racism they say exists in and around the world of healthcare and medicine. Health officials and community leaders met for a public forum at the Department of Public Health on Friday, Feb. 22 to discuss how the CHIP can be retooled to better serve Worcester’s growing ethnic population. The panel consisted of Dr. Michael Hirsh, acting commissioner of Public Health for the City of Worcester; Dr. Joyce McNickles, principal of McNickles and Associates; Brenda Jenkins, co-founder of Mosaic, a center for non-violent solutions; Dr. Clara Savage of Common Pathways; and Keesha LaTulippe, a community activist. An audience of about 20 guests also participated in the discussion, which was moderated by Dr. Jeroan Allison of UMass Medical School, and Virginia Swain, founder and director of the Institute for Global Leadership. The diverse audience included healthcare professionals, college professors and ordinary citizens, among others. The forum was a preliminary effort outlined in Priority 5 of the CHIP to provide equal healthcare to minority residents. The goal was to identify institutional racism where it exists and begin to prepare solutions before CHIP becomes fully implemented. According to Allison, the biggest hurdle facing the CHIP so far is the support of the community. “With CHIP, a balanced approach is
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we’ve lost that kind of money coming up July 1. There’s nothing more that cries PILOT to me than this.” While it is unlikely the city will lose all of the property taxes generated at Biotech Park, it will lose part of it, Assessor Bob Ford says. Buildings 1 and 2 are already out of the equation, because they are 100-percent tax exempt while currently occupied and used by UMass. The three building the school just bought – buildings 3, 4 and 5 – will probably generate some property tax, depending on which businesses are brought in. Ford cites Agilux Laboratories, which occupies one of the buildings, as an example. That company pays personal property taxes. Ford says the city realizes about $250,000 in personal property taxes from businesses at the park.
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being taken. It’s a refocusing on the things that matter the most,” says Allison. “But, you’ve got to get the trust of the community before we can package it in a way that makes sense.” The CHIP is composed of five priority areas: Healthy Eating/Active Living, Mental Health, Primary Care, Injury Prevention, and Health Equity. However, even with an entire section dedicated to solving the issue of racial inequality in healthcare availability, some fear it will be overlooked or undermined by other areas of the plan. The section of the plan devoted to Injury Prevention may sound innocuous enough, but there are concerns that parts of it could make racial profiling easier. Objective 4.3 of the CHIP seeks to reduce the number of motor vehicle-related injuries not only through better street design and education of beginning and
elderly drivers, but also upgrading seatbelt negligence from a secondary to a primary offense. This would mean police officers would be able to pull someone over for not wearing their seatbelt, as opposed to the current law by which a driver can only be fined for not wearing their seatbelt if they’ve already been pulled over for another traffic violation. McNickles has already found reason to be discouraged by some of the CHIP’s current goals, including the seatbelt initiative. “If we were to upgrade seatbelt violations from a secondary to a primary offense, it would be easier for police officers to racially profile drivers,” says McNickles. “We need to work together with our law enforcement agencies to provide race relations training to avoid abuse of the laws.” Other topics at the forum included
Collins has said the school intends to pull its operations from the park and bring them back to the campus, opening up space that could potentially be sold to tax-paying businesses. “… we are committed to using our best efforts to attract high-quality, long-term, for-profit tenants to these properties,” he says. “If we and the city are successful in doing so, the city’s tax revenue will not be affected by the fact that the park is owned by a non-profit entity.” The school will face strong competition for tenants, he adds, which has prompted O’Brien to commit to “work with them side by side to find out what incentives we might be able to put on that property.” UMass bought buildings 1 and 2 in 1998 from the Worcester Business Development Corporation (WBDC), which sold other three buildings to Alexandria
Real Estate Equities Inc., a real estate investment trust. According to the UMMS statement to Worcester Mag, the school bought the property through existing reserves, which will be replenished by proceeds of taxable-bond financing. The three buildings are about 55-percent occupied by for-profit tenants, according to the statement. UMMS currently occupies (under existing leases) about a third of the space and 10 percent is vacant. “UMMS will aggressively and actively market space in these buildings to life sciences tenants who find proximity to the campus of UMMS and the research, academic and health care activities taking places there attractive, says UMMS Associate Vice Chancellor of Communications Mark Shelton. While most councilors are expressing frustration and anger at UMass, with At-
mental health, gun control, community outreach, pollution and secondary education, all with a focus on how to begin to eliminate racism in these areas. According to McNickels, equitable treatment of all of Worcester’s citizens should be a necessity of the CHIP. “People want to have healthy lives, but its about the hierarchy of needs,” says McNickles. “If your needs involve having to survive in these institutions of racism, then that becomes your priority.” A major part of the problem may lie in the way people are expected to acquire their healthcare. Nathan Pickens, a community health worker with Mosaic who attended the forum, said the CHIP should focus more on empowering other health workers like himself and less on trying to convince minorities to visit a clinic. “As a CHW I went to the barbershops and asked people why they weren’t going to see the doctor,” says Pickens. “I think it would be much more effective to have people who can work within the community, to bring healthcare out to the neighborhoods.” Pickens’ suggestion met with resounding agreement from the panel, who believe the first step in eliminating institutional racism in healthcare is to bring the power of Worcester’s many medical facilities out into the community. While there may not have been any concrete advancements from Friday’s forum, all who attended agreed that recognizing and talking about racism is the first step to creating a solution. Brenda Jenkins is among the many who believe that change will come, eventually. “It won’t happen in 30 days, or maybe even 30 years,” she says. “But, just the fact that we’re at the table is a good sign.” Large Councilor Konnie Lukes saying, “… our future cannot be defined by this kind of behavior,” one of them pointed out the owner of the three buildings probably wasn’t going to keep them after their assessments went up. “The larger community discussion needs to be, “Yes, UMass you are not part of an island, you are part of this city, fill the gap,” At-Large Councilor Rick Rushton says. “But we shouldn’t look at this as an adversarial relationship. It’s suddenly gotten like it’s us versus them. It’s not. It has been a productive partnership. Hopefully, we’re going to turn the page from the confidentiality agreement they felt kept them from telling us.” Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.
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“It’s not where it needs to be, I understand. I can hear that loud and clear,” O’Connell says. “We’re going to make a couple more tweaks to the operation. I’m not comfortable telling you it’s going to be a day or two. It’s not fair to you, but I will tell you it’s a priority for CSX and we’re working hard on it. But there are variables that are out of my control. It’s a priority.” Addressing any part the MBTA has played in the problem. Transportation and Customer Service Director Stephen Jones says some of the noise could be coming from one of its trains, including the last one that comes into Worcester at 1:01 a.m. That run was added when the MBTA bought the rail line into Worcester late last year. “It could certainly be one of the trains going by and is subject to sounding horn,” says Jones, who offered to give residents his cell phone number to call with any complaints. “When I first heard about the complaints I committed through our management to interview engineers that operate on the line, in particular the ones at night. Over the last two to three weeks … we have tightened up the situation. We are monitoring our crews to ensure they are sounding correctly and only in instances when they are required to.” One suggested remedy was a sound barrier, something MBTA representative Charles Planck said might not be ideal. “We’re glad to look at a sound barrier,” he says. “We’ve found that sound barriers are not as effective as people might expect. It could be a more simple [solution] than a sound barrier.” Putting forth another idea to resolve the issue, District 2 City Councilor Phil Palmieri suggested forming a neighborhood transportation group that would meet regularly and then gather with CSX officials every two weeks or monthly to discuss concerns. Responding to a question about trucks entering the warehouse yard late at night, moderator Kathy Johnson, the city’s interim assistant city manager, said she was told they were not. That prompted one resident, Robert DiProva, to cut her off. “Saying there are no trucks coming into warehouse at night, that’s false. I went through the whole summer with a notebook [recording] trucks idling more than 5 minutes at daytime, nighttime. I couldn’t fall asleep in the summertime at 12 at night. When you say there are not trucks coming into Regency at that time, that’s not true.” District 3 Councilor George Russell, who got involved in the issue after being approached by Lake Ave. resident Michele Rennie, one of the lead complainants, called the blowing of horns “obnoxious” and implored CSX officials to remain committed to solving the problem. “It’s important that folks from the state understand that folks on Lake Ave. know
and knew there was always going to be noise. That’s not the issue,” Russell says. “We’re not being unreasonable. What I’m asking folks from the state and CSX is to remain focused on what we’re asking you to do. It’s driving folks in this room crazy. It comes that close to a taking of their properties, in my opinion.” As far as waiting much longer for the noise to abate, one resident, Alex Abdow, says the time to resolve the issue is now and wondered why CSX could move so
fast on its own project in the city and not as fast to respond to noise complaints. “The city I’m sure went over and above the call of duty to work with CSX,” he says. “It’s time for CSX to work a little bit for the neighborhood in this case. I don’t think you have a lot of friction from all over town, just this area. You built bridges, on-ramps, tracks, excavation, you went crazy with your money and, bango, that thing was done. It’s been almost a year on a very little question and
problem.” In addition to Palmieri and Russell, local and state officials at the meeting included Mayor Joe Petty, state Sen. Mike Moore, D-Millbury, state Rep. Mary Keefe, D-Worcester, and At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey. Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.
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center, a zamboni kept in separate storage and mats where skaters can change in and out of their shoes or boots. For families and friends the Oval was a place to have fun, listen to music over the loudspeakers, enjoy a hotdog from the Dogfather’s vending truck and just plain let loose. Some may have channeled their inner Dorothy Hamill. For city officials and the many corporate partners and sponsors, the Oval is one of the centerpieces of downtown development an important tool to start drawing people to a place that has not always enjoyed the best reputation. “I pushed so hard to make it happen this year,” O’Brien says of opening the Oval. With CitySquare development booming, the Hanover Theatre drawing crowds and so many other things either having happened or in the works, that timing he talked about finally seemed right. “It shows that downtown is a safe place. There are things to do.” Steve Joseph, senior vice president for bronze medal sponsor Unum, agrees. “It’s not just the Hanover, the redevelopment of Gateway Park, CitySquare - it’s the whole package. It’s going to continue to bring people downtown.” There is every reason to believe the Oval, which hosted several events, such as a curling exhibition and a visit from Mickey Mouse in addition to being open to the public, will be even more popular by the time it reopens in November. That would make one person, in particular, very happy. Now the executive director of the Worcester Public Library Foundation, Christina Andreoli was among the chief architects behind the Oval. She was in O’Brien’s administration first as communications director then with the Office of Economic Development. “I’m really proud of this wonderful thing for downtown Worcester,” she says. “A lot of people made this happen. The vision was there.” The vision has not included just an ice rink. O’Brien and his team have worked closely with local and state officials as well as business leaders to encourage
business and residential growth in and around downtown. Even with all that work, there seemed to be something missing. “I think part of the problem is the lack of connections,” Andreoli says. “There are a ton of things to do, but not a lot of things with a connection to them. This was an opportunity to get a lot of people together to work toward one result.” The ultimate goal is to have the ice rink become self-sustaining; it is not meant to be a moneymaker. Andreoli cites a similar operation in Providence, Rhode Island where the rink is open every day and generates about $520,000 in annual revenue. “We had a lot of first-time costs,” she says, mentioning the skate shack, mats and skates as examples of purchases that
Walter Bird Jr. he Worcester Common Oval had yet to welcome one skater onto its ice and it was already the butt of jokes. Critics wondered what took so long. Some in the media, yes even Worcester Mag, cracked wise about the requirement of a $25 deposit and $3 skate rentals. When the lights finally turned on and the first skaters circled the Oval amidst much fanfare last November the jokes didn’t exactly stop, but three months later - and with the rink now closed for the season - City Manager Mike O’Brien just may be right. “It changes hearts and minds,” says O’Brien, whose relentless cheerleading for the city is often satirized, but can be just as infectious. He wasn’t just talking about the Oval, but the development going on all around it. The Oval, however, just may turn out to be the catalyst that helped bring it all together. It may have come about four years later than originally planned, but timing, says O’Brien, is everything. “There were some infrastructure issues,” he says of delaying construction of the public ice skating rink behind City Hall. The economy just so happened to collapse at the same time. “I also had to keep focused during that difficult time. Timing is everything. It had to happen in a way that was complementary to the city’s health and the stability of its government.” The Oval stayed open for just about three full months, closing Sunday, Feb. 24 - fittingly, during another snowfall. It was the fruition of years of planning and about $425,000 in private donations and approximately $80,000 in capital expenses. There are about 150 pairs of skates, a shack that serves as the rental
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will not have to be made next season. “Next year, maybe we can have longer hours and open more days. I think if we have a good business plan, I think we can break even. Again, it’s not supposed to be profitable. Over time you want it to be self-sustaining.” Even in its infancy, many consider the Oval an overwhelming success. “I think any positive light that can be shone on Worcester benefits everybody,” says Christine Cassidy, vice president of corporate communications for Fallon Community Health Plan, the lead sponsor of the Oval. “It creates some momentum and gets other people interested in investing in Worcester and visiting us. I think it’s incredibly important. It made a pretty big statement about the City of Worcester.” Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.
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The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) is expanding its A Bed for Every Child initiative into Worcester for children living in low-income households. The program, which is being done in partnership with the Central Mass. Housing Allianceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Donations Clearinghouse (DCH), provides a new mattress, box spring and bedding to school-age children experiencing poverty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are thrilled to be growing A Bed for Every Child,â&#x20AC;? says DCH Executive Director Robyn Frost. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Giving these beds to children living in low-income households will enhance their quality of life by allowing them to get a restful nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleep. Our hope is that they will perform better in school and break the cycle of poverty by getting the best education possible.â&#x20AC;? DCH manager Jessica Cox Valade says the organization last year helped 603 families obtain household goods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many children living in the Worcester area that can beneďŹ t from this program,â&#x20AC;? she says.
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ROASTED: A Jew, a Greek and an Irishman are having breakfast together â&#x20AC;&#x201C; no, really. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the lead-in to some great joke. The annual St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Breakfast & Political Roast, which kicks off the traditional Irish celebration of St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day and the St. Pattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Parade down Park Ave., will take place in a Greek church, St. Spyridon, and is co-hosted by Gary Rosen, who cracks his own jokes about the multi-ethnic mix coming together for the yearly political roast. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s breakfast is Saturday, March 9 at St. Spyridon Church, 102 Russell St., from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Tickets are $25 each and include the cost of a full breakfast. You can buy tickets by emailing Rosen at rosengary@gmail.com or calling 508-755-3006. Rosen, a Democrat, will be joined by Republican Oxford Selectman and Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Councilor Jen Caissie, the ďŹ rst woman and Republican ever to co-host the breakfast. Among the roasters will be Treasurer Steve Grossman, US Congressman and Senate candidate Stephen Lynch, state Reps Jim Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day, John Mahoney and John Fresolo, Mayor Joe Petty, At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey, Sheriff Lew Evangelidis, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant owner Brendan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor and radio and television personality Hank Stolz. KEEPING WATCH: Meaghan Attella tells
us her father, West Boylston-based Attorney Ed Attella, has a new book out entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fourth Watch.â&#x20AC;? According to Meaghan, the book includes detail-rich references to Worcester-centric things such as The Wonder Bar on Shrewsbury Street and the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s triple-deckers. The novel, she says, is about a â&#x20AC;&#x153;hidden secret that takes the audience back and forth through time and countries to unveil a secret that has been hidden through murder and characters that are not at all what they seem.â&#x20AC;? Ooh, do tell! We wonder what â&#x20AC;&#x153;charactersâ&#x20AC;? might have ties to real-life Worcesterites? A city manager? Mayor? Maybe a certain lead-footed LG? Meaghan says the book is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords. Â
SCRATCH AND SNOW: With cities and towns under increasing strain because of
mounting snow removal costs, state Rep. John Binienda, D-Worcester, has ďŹ&#x201A;oated the idea of a $2 scratch ticket, issued by the lottery, that he says would pump money into a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snow Bank Lottery Fund.â&#x20AC;? The fund would serve as a reserve account for municipalities to dig into as a way to cover snow-removal costs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been buried in 30 inches of snow and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still not through February yet,â&#x20AC;? says Binienda. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the mildness of last winter made the proposal irrelevant to a certain extent, but cities and towns could certainly use it this winter. Smaller localities really struggle funding snow removal without having to cut into other areas of their budget.â&#x20AC;? The bill is currently in committee awaiting a hearing.
CHARTER-ING A NEW COURSE: Are you one of the many Worcester residents and
Charter Cable customers who tuned into Charter TV3 recently, only to ďŹ nd dead air? So hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the skinny: According to Charter TV spokesperson Heidi Vandenbrouck, the channel is one of 10 formerly analog channels in Central Mass. that have been converted to digital. It is, she says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;part of the evolution of Charter TVâ&#x20AC;? that will be taking place over the next year or two. Vandenbrouck says customers were notiďŹ ed a month before the change through their bills. She says a legal notice also ran in local newspapers and letters were sent to Limited Basic subscribers who were affected. Vandenbrouck says more than 90 percent of Charter customers already have at least one TV connected to digital equipment, but she would not release speciďŹ c numbers for â&#x20AC;&#x153;competitive reasons.â&#x20AC;? Of course, the biggest question on the minds of most customers is probably: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How much is this â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;evolutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; going to cost me?â&#x20AC;? According to Vandenbrouck, new digital boxes are available â&#x20AC;&#x201C; many of them free for a certain period of time, and include standard deďŹ nition, hi-def and DVR boxes. Installation, by the way, is not free ($29.99).
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Enjoyed article Mr. Bird, Thank you for the excellent article on accessing the streets and buildings in Worcester by wheelchair and other adaptive equipment etc. As a past member of the City Manager’s Committee on Persons with Disabilities, now none as the Commission on Disabilities and the Chair of the Worcester Area Advisory Board to DDS and appointed to the Governor’s Commission on Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, this is a very important subject of accessibility for all citizens. As a parent of a woman who has Cerebral Palsy and who uses a wheelchair, I know first hand the difficulties accessing sidewalks, buildings and transportation needs and other areas choosing to access, around the city and beyond the city of Worcester. Your article brought this difficulty to the forefront and hopefully will bring about a longtime need for awareness and advocacy to support our citizens who require equal access to all of the cities buildings, parks, recreational and educational and retail facilities and more. The installation of the Office of Human Rights and the work that the Disability Commissioner, Ms.Jayna Turcheck, has been involved in, has made a large impact for the success of continued accessibility and awareness by the public as well as business leaders and city departments and more throughout the city.
Do I dump my health insurer or my doctors? O Gary Rosen
ver thirty years ago, as a young teacher at Doherty High, I remember being ridiculed by many of my faculty colleagues when I chose the Fallon Community Health Plan as my insurance provider. Those skeptical teachers and their families were on the much more flexible and costly Blue Cross Blue Shield plan. My colleagues warned me that, to save more than a few bucks, I was putting my health and life at risk by choosing a relatively new HMO. They rubbed it in that they had so many more options than I. For instance, when deathly ill, they’d be able to “go to Boston” while I’d likely be stuck in Worcester’s St. Vincent Hospital at the mercy of a handful of doctors employed by the Fallon Clinic, the first group medical practice established in Massachusetts. At times, when I was sick and had to see my doctor, I wondered whether my Doherty colleagues were right about both the Fallon Plan and the Fallon Clinic. In those early days, Fallon Clinic had few satellite facilities outside its main building on Plantation St., where the wait to see your doctor and for lab tests were nightmarishly long and frustrating. As the years passed, I hung in there with both the Fallon Plan and the Fallon Clinic. Fallon Clinic opened several convenient satellite locations,
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including the well-staffed May St. facility a mile from my home. And the Fallon Community Health Plan became a national model, winning numerous accolades and awards in many product categories. But just last year, in an effort to differentiate itself from the Fallon Community Health Plan, the Fallon Clinic changed it’s name to Reliant Medical Group. At first that didn’t affect me because I was able to keep my longtime and wonderful primary care physician, Mark Schrank, and a few trusted specialists whose advice I respect, care and value. Now retired, of social security age, on Medicare and with the Fallon Senior Plan, a Medicare Advantage Plan, I continue to see my trusted Reliant doctors. But for how much longer, I don’t know. Showing a callous disregard for the physical and emotional health and well-being of its most vulnerable patients, Reliant has become the Grinch that Stole New Year’s Eve. It will not see Fallon Senior Plan members past December 31, 2013. While Fallon Community Health Plan wants to keep Reliant in the network for its Fallon Senior Plan members, Reliant has made a sweetheart deal with Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO, the only Medicare Advantage Plan that Reliant will accept starting in 2014. So Reliant’s greed has put me and thousands of its other patients between a rock and a hard place. Do we stay with the Fallon Senior Plan and lose our trusted primary care doctors and specialists from Reliant? Or do we retirees drop the Fallon Senior Plan and switch to the product of Reliant’s new partner in crime, Tufts Medicare Preferred HMO? The latter is the only way for those of us on a Medicare Advantage Plan to retain the doctors who have kept us healthy for years. Reliant is shrewd and knows that seniors are reluctant to makes changes, especially in their choice of doctors. So to keep our present docs, it expects most of us to bail out of Fallon and switch over to Tufts, provided that our former employers offer that plan. It’s shameful that Reliant Medical Group, in an effort to maximize profits, has decided to make thousands of its senior patients into victims. I guess “do no harm” is merely a trite slogan to doctors who have become businessmen.
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It is the only daily newspaper in the state’s second largest city, it is the largest in Central Massachusetts and, until it relocated across Worcester Common recently, was an institution inside its cemented-exterior confines on Franklin Street. The “TG News” sign atop the building made the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (T&G) instantly recognizable. The venerable news organization and its staff now ply their trade out of smaller confines on Front Street. The paper is a bit thinner, the staff not nearly as large as it once was – electronic media and declining advertising revenue have seen to that. The T&G, however, has soldiered on. When its parent company, The New York Times Company, announced it was putting the paper that it bought roughly 13 years ago up for sale, along with The Boston Globe, a whole lot of people had to start wondering: Is the T&G’s march coming to an end? continued on page 12 COREY OLIVIER
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Extinction of the 147-year-old publication is highly unlikely, but that does not mean dramatic changes are not coming down I-290. Several factors will determine what and how drastic those changes will be, among them whether the Times Co. sells the T&G as a package deal with the Globe and other properties or separately. Under a worst-case scenario, the company does not sell the T&G, which seems improbable given the bottom line for the Times is the financial well-being of both its flagship paper and its investors. “We’ll do whatever makes the most sense for the company in order to maximize the value for The New York Times Company and its shareholders,” says Abbe Serphos, executive director of Corporate Communications for The Times Co. The Globe and T&G may go their separate ways as a result of the sale process, according to Kirk Davis, owner of the Holden Landmark Corporation, which includes Worcester Mag, baystateparent Magazine, the Millbury-Sutton Chronicle, The Landmark and Leominster Champion. “There will be much speculation about whether the T&G and other assets are all sold with the Globe in one transaction, or spun-off,” Davis says. “Regardless, it’s a good bet these days that a Globe or T&G buyer will have noble intentions and make a firm commitment to the markets. I don’t think the Globe and T&G make for a perfect or necessary combination. What everyone wants to see is an enduring commitment to the respective markets and I think the prospects look good for that.”
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for those who have grown up seeing the T&G spread out on their dining room table or tucking it under their arms on the way to work: Will the T&G’s sale make the most sense for Worcester, Central Mass. and the roughly 320 folks the newspaper employs? The best hope is that a local buyer or group is able to pull the paper out from under the shadow of the “Old Gray Lady.” The problem with that scenario is the options appear limited when it comes to a local buyer.
Most notable are Harry Whitin and Ralph Crowley Jr. Whitin is a former T&G editor and Crowley owns Polar Beverage Corp. The pair thought they had a deal for the T&G in the bag in 2009, but
things fell apart late in the game. Whitin tells Worcester Mag he and Crowley were driven in their attempt to buy the publication by a desire for a “very strong daily newspaper.” While he did not reveal how much he and Crowley offered for the T&G (the Times Co. bought it for $296 million in 2000 and paid $1.1 billion for the Globe in 1993), the deal, he says, fell apart because of a disagreement over who should shoulder the pension liabilities associated with past and present employees. “Media companies are a lot smaller today than before, but at one time the T&G had well over 700 employees on a day-in, day-out basis,” says Whitin. “They had traditional pensions and they have liabilities for decades. In any of these deals with a legacy business, pension liability becomes a very big deal. The Times wore us out financially and emotionally. We got right to the door and all of a sudden they slammed the door in our face.” Other than those two familiar names, potential Worcester-area buyers are not exactly in abundance. Cashman Media has a stake in the online publishing business GoLocalWorcester, which operates out of a Mechanics Hall office on Main Street. That company is not interested in buying the T&G, according to Jaclyn Cashman, who has served as an editor at GoLocal. “Cashman Media has no interest in purchasing the T&G,” says Cashman. “GoLocalWorcester is the only market winner for getting the best news in Central Massachusetts.” A call to Josh Fenton, owner of GoLocalWorcester, GoLocalProv and The Fenton Group, which is based in Providence, Rhode Island was not returned. A number of other names have been tossed out since the announcement that came as a surprise to some, the most high-profile being billionaire investor Warren Buffet. He has been buying dozens of newspapers – yes, the print products that most prognosticators say are doomed to the same fate as dinosaurs – at a dizzying rate. Buffet does not believe the print product is dead and, like many experts, believes the decline of newspapers started when they unwisely started offering the same content online as they did in print – for free. Also being mentioned as potential suitors are Aaron Kushner, who owns the Orange County Register in California; Rick Daniels, a former Globe executive and past president of Gatehouse Media New England; and Stephen Taylor, whose family originally sold the Globe to the Times (some media reports cite Taylor’s past connections to Kushner). Whether they would bid for just the Globe, the T&G or the whole enchilada is uncertain. The two newspapers are part of the sale of the Times’ New England Media Group (NEMG), which also includes BostonGlobe.
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com, Boston.com, Telegram.com and Globe Direct. According to a 2012 endof-year Times Co. report, revenue for NEMG was about $395 million – down 2.5 percent from the previous year.
LOCAL IMPACT In the meantime, it is
nothing less than a waiting game here in Worcester, where almost everyone is in unison on one thing: Losing the T&G as a daily news source would have a prolonged impact on the city and region. Former Mayor and current At-Large City Councilor Konnie Lukes, no stranger to the local media says there is a lot at stake for Worcester when it comes to keeping a daily paper around. “Its identity,” says Lukes of what the city stands to lose without the T&G. “We don’t have an airport. We don’t
have a TV station because of mistakes made years ago. The impact of having a TV station was not understood 40-50 years ago. I hope we don’t repeat that mistake with the loss of a good daily newspaper; not just a newsletter, a good newspaper that believes in true freedom of the press.”
The situation is dire, according to another former mayor, Jordan Levy, who now counts himself among the media brethren as host of a daily talk show on WTAG radio. “This is a very, not dangerous, but concerning issue. It’s deeper than some people realize. If they go, or if somebody buys the Globe and makes the T&G an annex, then we’ve lost something important, a piece of history.” Print media, Levy correctly notes, “is in a real struggle everywhere and the T&G is part of that struggle. My big concern is that we keep a news source that is critical to all of us in Central Mass. There’s no replacement for that. ” Gary Gemme is not often counted among the biggest fans of the T&G, and vice versa, but Worcester’s chief of police knows the significance of having a daily
media outlet in the city. “Whenever change occurs, there is always some uncertainty and anxiety as to what the future holds,” he says. “I think that it is particularly true when you are talking about the sale of a community’s only daily newspaper. The Telegram & Gazette provides a valuable service and is an important part of the City of Worcester. Finding a new owner committed to providing local quality news and information is important for the future of our community.” What is missing in the reactions to the attempted sale of the T&G is just about any element of surprise, given it had been on the Times’ chopping block before. “I’m not surprised,” says former T&G reporter Dave Kowal. “It’s a sad sign that print media is clearly in its final stages. The shift to online news isn’t working well. People have been giving up on news and shifting towards other things on the internet like social media. The loss of news is costly to society; if you don’t have news then you don’t have freedom.” Not everyone believes losing the city’s daily newspaper would rise to crisis level. Jim Dempsey is a professor of Humanities at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Like Kowal, he is a former T&G employee, spending two decades there and becoming one of the most popular columnists in the
area. He takes a pragmatic view of the news that the paper is being sold. “This is the fact of life as things are right now,” says Dempsey. “Worcester has already taken a hit in terms of coverage. It’s not something you always notice. The real big hit came when [the T&G] stopped zoning the paper. A lot was lost when that happened.” Dempsey is referring to the sections of the T&G that used to be tailored to specific regions. It now has one universal local news section. Were the worst to happen and the paper fold, Dempsey is sure something else would fill the void. “It would be OK. We use to have a paper called the ‘Mass Spy.’ Now it’s gone. It served its purpose. I think something would come in to fill the place.”
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revenues have, if not crippled, left gaping wounds at some news organizations that are still bleeding today. In fact, since 2006, there has been a steady drop in ad revenue – to the point that by 2011 they were less than half of what they were five years earlier. In 2006, overall ad revenue was $49.4 billion, according to the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). By 2011, the figure had plummeted to just under $24 billion. Take out online revenue and it gets even worse. Print ad revenue in 2011 was $20.7 billion, while online revenue was $3.2 billion. It was the second straight year of rising online ad dollars, but the incline followed two straight years (2008 and 2009) of declining numbers. The bottom line is no matter what gains have been made online, print revenue losses have far exceeded them, according to a 2012 report from stateofthemedia.org. The Internet, of course, has been the thief of much of that coveted income; simply put, even though there are modest gains in online revenues for newspapers, their shares are relatively flat when compared to Internet companies such as Google and Monster. Classified revenues are another sore spot, plunging from a high of near $20 billion in 2000 to around $5 billion in 2010. The good news there, according to the report, is that the decline appears to be slowing. There is more heartening news for print publications: Circulation revenues have not been dying as quickly as advertising, falling around 16
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up its Regional Media Group to Halifax Media Group. As reported by Times’ Amy Chozick, the company’s regional newspapers at the time “accounted for 11 percent of the Times’ [sic] $2.4 billion in revenue in 2010.” But, she concedes, “The FILE PHOTO
revenues are probably a little below $10 billion. The T&G’s circulation for 2011 averaged 74,100 weekdays and 83,000 on Sundays.
Naturally, the Times Co. and its subsidiaries have suffered the same fate as others in the industry when it comes to overall revenues. The company, led by publisher Arthur Sulzberger, has already sold several of its publications, including the September sale of the About.com website and related businesses for $300 million to Barry Diller’s IAC/ InterActiveCorp. Last month, the Times Co. sold 16 regional newspapers that made
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New York Times newspaper has grown, the regional publications have dragged, the steady decline driven by a lack of classified ads and a migration of readers to the Web.” Worcester Mag Publisher Kathy Real acknowledges the challenges facing newspapers when it comes to attracting advertisers, but sees things a bit different for weekly publications. “Perhaps dailies face tougher challenges, but we are expecting a strong rebound this year and couldn’t be more excited,” says Real. “Admittedly, we have to be more creative these days to help local advertisers and we’re committed to doing that.”
KEEP IT LOCAL While things like ad
revenue, classifieds and circulation are the stuff of nightmares for industry insiders – especially those who own newspapers – the general public cares about one thing: Getting the news they want, when they want it. More and more, they want quality local news; in good quantities, too, not just a local byline or two here and there.
“It would be nice to see a local media group take over,” says one local reader, identifying herself as Sarah. “That way [the Telegram] could have a local message and keep Worcester distinct. The more media you have, the better. Print shouldn’t be scratched.” Another news consumer, Abhijit Singh agrees, saying, “Personally, reading a paper is another feel altogether [compared to online]. It’s a great feeling to read the paper. I get my news online and from BBC because I’m from India, but I think the Telegram should keep printing. Print should always be there.” Many of the people Worcester Mag spoke with had varying opinions on the T&G itself, but most agreed news in its printed form should not fade to black. “My dad was a journalist who lost his job when his paper went under,” says Maddy DeBrosse. “I miss physically reading the paper back home in Ohio, but out here I just get my news online. The problem is that the price of subscriptions keeps going up, more people unsubscribe, which drives the price up even more.” Readers and those following the T&G sale believe strongly that the next owner should be local. “I would like to see somebody who has an interest in the community, someone who realizes the importance of getting good, quality information of what’s happening around the area,” Dempsey says. Worcester native Shaun Connolly says he gets his news online and from the Times, but if it were his choice, the Crowley family would be in charge of the T&G. “They’ve always thought of Worcester first,” he says. “Then again, they always say they’re going to do something and then it falls through. The bottom line is that Worcester needs a daily newspaper.” Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.
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Every Monday night for the past five years Ralph’s Diner has played host to the Dirty Gerund Poetry Show, which showcases performance poetry by many local and international artists while incorporating music and visual arts into their act. Rachael Frazier started the Dirty Gerund in 2008. It was your basic, low-key open mic night. When she moved to
poetry, and performance. Each of these five fingers make the entire experience worthwhile. The First Friday Ruckus events will bring live visual arts and an art auction to the night as away to inspire both the crowd and the poets. A different artist each month will paint, sculpt, create some sort of work on the side of the stage while being inspired by what they hear and see. It will then be auctioned off on stage later that night. The March 1 kickoff event will feature a gallery of work by Aaron White, whose original artwork will be on sale throughout the evening. White will be creating a painting live on stage that will
punk to polka to lounge. It doesn’t matter what genre they are coming from as long as they are real and doing their own thing,” says Davis. At the March 1 event, the Duende Project, a poetic/music fusion three-piece band fronted by Worcester poet Tony Brown with bass guitar phenom Steve Lanning-Caffaro, and drummer Chris O’Donnell will perform. Also on stage at the innaugural event will be local hip hop sensation Leon Legacy. Needless to say, for the Dirty Gerund and the future of the First Fridays, poetry is what the entire night revolves around. It is the heart and soul of the Gerund, and without the heart-felt expression of the
food ingredient. In this case the Iron Poet has two poets go head to head that must prepare a poem using a secret theme ingredient provided by Yosh Shartin, which could be any object from a slinky to a snowball. The poets have until the end of the show to incorporate a haiku out of a poem that they already performed before and an original short poem that they wrote that night. There are three rounds with three judges and three categories upon which they are judged: taste, presentation, and use of the secret ingredient. The Bonus Ruckus is hilariously fun and has the poets, as well as everyone else, on their toes, laughing, and having a great time.
be auctioned off at the end of the night. Culinary treats provided by the Snack Time Queen Caterer, Emilee Morreale, will be available during breaks throughout the night. Her snacks consist of healthy, tasty, bite sized morsels that keep the energy flowing and the poets, artist, and crowd satisfied. There are also Ralph’s world famous burgers available downstairs in the diner cart. A live improvisational house band, the Dirty Gerund Duct Tape Orchestra, who jams out behind all open mic poets who want musical accompaniment at Dirty Gerund events, will also perform at the First Fridays. Musicians performing in the house band include Mark Leighton on guitar, Derrick Meade on drums (both of which are former members of Sound and Stone), and various rotating other members. The series will feature other musical talents each month. “We invite well-known bands from rappers to folk to
poets, the night would be meaningless. “From Germany to Canada, to right here in the beautiful Hills of Worcester, we have the strongest and diverse voices in the world grace our stage,” adds Charalambides. Performance is what makes the Gerund different than most open mic nights and poetry slams. The MCs liven up the night by doing game show-stye variety challenges called the Bonus Ruckus. Every week they do a different game in which anyone in the room can be involved, such as taking a rip from a helium balloon and reciting Emily Dickinson, the Holy Hot Sauce Challenge, where the poet takes a shot of hot sauce then recites a Shakespearean sonnet, (props to Dr. Gonzo who started the tradition with his Habanero Mash) or the famous Iron Poet Challenge, a play of the popular television show Iron Chef, where two chefs go head to head and must prepare a meal with a secret
“Now that we are upstairs we can make it bigger, better and now we can give those who cannot make it out on Mondays, due to their work schedules, the opportunity to participate, enjoy, and make the party that much more fun. This is our passion, we want to present this in a way where others can find their passion too,” explains Davis. There will be an Iron Poet Championship Grudge Match with the current interim champion Robert Blackwell Gibbs, who has held the title longer than any other poet, vs. Jackie Morrill, the first ever Iron Poet champ. and a special appearance by 2011 Miss Dirty Gerund Pageant Winner and lead organizer of the Providence Poetry Slam, Megan Thoma. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. $7. To see what all the hype is about visit www.DirtyGerund. com.
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Georgia in 2009, Nick Davis, Alex Charalambides and a few others carried on the torch, and threw some gasoline on it making an explosion that became the Dirty Gerund that it is known as today. For the past three and a half years they have been running the Gerund downstairs every Monday night. But, on Friday, March 1 they will launch their monthly “First Friday Ruckus Review” showcase residency, which, as the name suggests, will happen the first Friday of every month.
Charalambides and Davis describe performance poetry at Ralph’s as “the love cultural fist,” made up of the five fingers of art: visual arts, culinary, music,
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Sitting down to a heaping plate of golden pancakes, there is one thing that makes the breakfast favorite more delicious slick, syrupy maple syrup. Facing your mouth-watering meal, it may not dawn on you just where your tasty topping hails from. Farms and dozens of locals in the Worcester area tap maple trees for their own personal supply or to sell to others looking for their sugar fix. Though each experience, and season, is unique, tree tapping has become an affair for families across New England as they gather towards the end of winter to share the tradition. Ernest Arcoite of K.E. Farm
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Whilst raising their four children, Debbie and John Stevens of Maple Ledge Farm in Sturbridge, made tree tapping and syruping part of the upbringing. From 1985 to 1999, John and the children would boil the sap from just a few trees in a 55 gallon steel drum. In 1999, the
family upgraded to using a 2-foot by 4-foot evaporator and 11 years later, graduated to a 3-foot by 10-foot one. Today, the family taps approximately 125 trees and each year hosts a free-will donation pancake breakfast on the third weekend in March where nearly 200 unite. The syrup producing is a hobby that runs deep in the Stevens family. “When John was a child, he remembers gathering sap with his grandfather on a horse-drawn sleigh and was always on the look out for the opportunity to continue to make this a family tradition,” Debbie recalls. Similar to the Stevens family, Ernest and Karen Arcoite of K.E. Farm, also residing in Sturbridge, made sugaring a family tradition with sons Brian and Keith. Formerly a part owner of company A&C Lind, after the Hamilton Mill Fire in Southbridge left Ernest wanting a new opportunity and K.E. Farm was born. “We went to the Old Sturbridge Village to see how they made maple syrup. I was really impressed with how it was done and came home and tried to make some of our own syrup,” Ernest says. The first year 10 gallons were made and by the second, nearly 15 gallons. Tom Rheault does not tree tap or sugar as his main gig, as he is also a realtor and lead vocalist for band No Trigger, but the Oxford native is no beginner. As a
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5-year-old child, Rheault tree tapped with his grandfather. “My grandparents had always produced maple syrup on their small farm on top of Fort Hill in Oxford, and after my grandfather died 4 years ago, I just kind of took over the operation because I always loved the process and I simply wanted to carry on his legacy of making syrup every year,” says Rheault. Though Rheault finds the process of tapping relatively simple - it takes only a few hours for him to tap a dozen or so trees - he acknowledges the weather dependency and its challenges.
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“Last year, we had collected about 90 gallons of sap when it suddenly turned 70 degrees for three days straight in March. The whole batch fermented because it was so unseasonably warm so we had to throw it all out,” he explains. Local Clark University Assistant Professor Jennifer Hilton also maple sugars in her spare time. Inspired by friends who boiled sap in lasagna pans on an old woodstove in their garage, Hilton and her husband adopted that method for a few years before, like many others, graduated to an evaporator. Today, a loyal group come together each year to celebrate the season, albeit a quick one. “Maple season is short, once the trees start to bud, or the weather gets too warm, the season is over,” Hilton says. As mentioned previously, there are some challenges in an agricultural act that is so dependent on very particular weather. The rule of thumb is it is the right time to tree tap for sugaring when the daytime temperatures are between 40 and 50 degrees, yet still below freezing at night. With erratic New England weather, some years trees can be easily tapped up until April; other years, the tree tapping season is cut short in March by too warm
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temperatures. Too warm weather and the sap will stop flowing; too much snow, there is greater difficulty in tapping and gathering the sap. In addition to these restraints, severe climate changes threaten the sugaring season. “Maples need cold weather and they are also sensitive to road salt. Maple trees were often planted along roadsides, so farmers could have easier access to gathering the sap. Many of those trees are in serious decline. The ice storm
a few years back destroyed many trees, some of which are slowly recovering from the breakage,” explains Hilton. Another major threat pests that destroy trees, such as the notorious Asian Longhorn Beetle. Yet these folks and so many other New Englanders continue the longstanding tradition. As the Stevens family describes it, it’s truly a “labor of love.” For more information on local maple production, visit massmaple.org.
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When it comes to the movies, I’m not sure what angles are left to address in the alienvisitation game. We’ve had close encounters with nice extraterrestrials, been bodysnatched by others, and seen a particularly evil strain blow up our national monuments. Unless somebody creates a film purporting that it was actually an alien, and not Ben Affleck, who freed the American hostages from Tehran, I think we may have finally exhausted the possibilities of this genre.
So “Dark Skies” is already behind the eight ball before the break, so to speak. The film runs through just about every things-that-go-bumpin-the-night cliché with a certain self-awareness that makes us sympathetic to the Barrett family. When the mom, Lacy (Keri Russell), comes downstairs in the morning and discovers an elaborate sculpture composed of bottles, cans and cereal boxes, we all want to shout to her that the shit has only just begun to hit the fan. The Barretts are a typical nice-looking suburban family (mom, dad, and two young boys), which means they are primed to be terrorized. It happens in stages. One day, all the family photos disappear from their frames. Then the younger son Sammy goes catatonic at the playground, wets himself, and starts screaming. Before long, all the Barretts have suffered their own episodes of catatonia, though my favorite is Lacy’s. A realtor, she’s showing a home to prospective buyers when she strides into the kitchen and begins repeatedly pounding her head on the sliding-glass doors. Not only does she shatter the glass, she also loses the sale. It gets worse. Hundreds of migrating birds fling themselves into the Barretts’ house as though on some sort of avian
kamikaze mission. And later, Lacy witnesses something in Sammy’s room that suggests he has earned the interest of a strange life form. A quick Google search later, and she’s got her proof. (Isn’t the Internet great that way? Within two clicks you’re convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt that you’re being stalked by E.T.) Here’s what bothers me about movies like “Dark Skies.” When things get truly freaky, why does it take so long for someone to suggest that they ought to get the hell out of the house? Nah, not the Barretts. They’re like the Lutzes in “The Amityville Horror” and the Freelings in “Poltergeist.” They’d rather just stay put and try to fend off the invading forces with their spindly human arms. I mean, at least pull Sammy into bed with you and hide him under the covers for chrissake. Of course, rather than flee, mom and dad instead consult a quirky expert on alien infestation. You want to roll your eyes at this trope, until you see that this particular eccentric is played by J.K. Simmons, the best character actor in the business. Simmons takes this slight role and grounds it with dignity, calmly informing the frazzled couple that 1. They are not alone in experiencing these frightening phenomena, and 2. That doesn’t mean they aren’t screwed. “Dark Skies” never achieves much more than the modest goal of hitting its marks. The film boasts a few legitimate scares, but goes off the rails toward the end with a standoff sequence that simply makes no sense. In fact, the scene requires the Barretts to know specifically when the aliens would be visiting their home, and has them frantically boarding up all the windows when the creatures have already proven they can enter and exit a locked house at will. Thinking about this stuff too hard almost makes you want to pound your head against a glass door.
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Worcester’s Main South neighborhood boasts eclectic food offerings that are inspired from kitchens around the world, many of which do not fail to miss the mark on tradition. Saigon, located near University Park and blocks from Clark, does not have its own parking, its facade is not one of great appeal, but once inside the small restaurant on Main Street, diners are treated to friendly service, that is also quick, and delicious Vietnamese and Chinese cuisines.
From appetizer to entrée, meal options to fit every diet, vegetarian and vegan included, can be found on the four page menu at Saigon. As appetizers, four vermicelli-wrapped rolls with a peanut dipping sauce are offered as either steam pork and shrimp or fried tofu and mushroom (each $4.25). The latter, with crunchy shredded lettuce and vermicelli noodles, accompanied by softer pieces of mushroom and lightly-fried tofu pieces, are served cool, with a humble flavor and pair wonderfully with the thick, close-to-creamy peanut sauce, served on the side, that is topped with small pieces of chopped peanuts. Soups offered at Saigon appear both as appetizers, including the hot and sour soup, and an asparagus and crabmeat soup (each $1.50). Entrée-size soups, served in large white bowls, are slurped with chopsticks in hand – just as it’s done overseas. The larger soups are priced just as reasonably as their appetizer counterparts, between $3.50 for a simple chicken-flavored noodle soup to the Vietnamese pork and rice noodle soup for $4.75. A cornucopia of vermicelli and rice
especially with the somewhat sweet, rich flavor of the light brown sauce that coats the fruit and vegetables. White rice, a small meal in itself, is served on the side. For those looking to add a hot flavor, both original Sriracha and a hot chili sauce are readily available with each table setting. Saigon’s back page of the menu is a list of 24 beverages ranging from espresso black coffee ($2.50) to green bean, avocado, jack fruit, sapota milk, durian fruit, coconut and pineapple shakes ($3$3.50). Less traditional options include egg and condensed milk in club soda ($3.50) and salty plum soda ($3). Saigon takes great care in the quality of its food and allows for a no-frills, quiet dining spot in the Main South neighborhood. The traditional meals, made with not-so-traditional ingredients for this area, offers Worcester a flavorful way of experiencing Asian heritage.
plates are offered, followed on the menu by entrées listed by main ingredient. The beef teriyaki on steamed tiny vermicelli ($6.25) is served as a beautiful arrangement of soft and flavorful pieces of beef wrapped around onions, topped with scallions and ground peanuts, next to warm vermicelli noodles and a greenery of lettuce, bean sprouts, cucumbers and a small stalk of basil. A side of rice papers give diners the option to wrap-up the meat, vegetables and noodles. Tofu at Saigon is done right. The halfinch thick slices are firm, lightly-fried to hold their shape, yet stay tender inside. On the specials menu the tofu with pineapple and tomato is a great choice for those with a bit of a sweet tooth and no need for a sizzling palate. The soft, juicy pieces of pineapple and tomato are accompanied by cooked, but still crunchy slices of green pepper, onion and carrots. The at-first-strange mixture works well,
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While the organic fruit and deli on Main Street in Oxford isn’t a Mexican restaurant, order one of their burritos - either for lunch or breakfast - and you’ll be served one of the best in the area.
The breakfast burritos offer your favorite savory breakfast foods of eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes - along with the same fresh burrito fillings of rice, beans, and a generous amount of fresh veggies, salsa, sour cream, and peppers. The lunch and dinner burritos come in four options: pork, beef brisket, chipotle chicken, and vegetarian. In both cases, the burritos are enormous. They are packaged to be eaten by hand - as burritos are meant to be - but you definitely need napkins because it’s possible some laws of physics were broken while filling the tortillas. All of the vegetables
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with pepperoni, provolone and capicola. Birthday Brew #3, a double rye IPA, will be the beer paired. The final course is a homemade chocolate chip cookie with ice cream, served with the breakfast stout Tennessee Tat’s. Tickets are $40 per person and includes food, beer, tax and tip. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Call to reserve a seat (or two) 508-752-7711.
ROAST BEEF DINNER
The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1385 in Uxbridge hosts a fundraiser event First Holiday Night Roast Beef Dinner on Friday, March 1 from 6-8 p.m. $12 per person. VFW Post
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HOMEBREW COMPETITION
The Gardner Deer Club hosts its fourth annual Homebrew Fest and Peoples’ Choice Competition on Saturday, March 9 from 1-4 p.m. Guests will be able to taste what is said to be some of the best homebrewed beer in the area and vote for their favorite. The event also includes music and food. $10 per person. Gardner Deer Club, 221 High Street, Gardner. gardnerdeerclub.com.
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are organic and freshly prepared, so they shine with a lot of flavor in every burrito. For the chipotle chicken, which I chose, there is a nice bite without being too spicy (though you can request hotter if you like) and the chicken was also nice and tender. Scott’s beef brisket was also the perfect tenderness with a nice smoky, beefy flavor. Each burrito was $7.99, but as mentioned, massive, making this a great deal. One burrito is plenty for a meal. So, if you’re looking for a delicious burrito meal, at the right price, chocked with organic ingredients, definitely check out Isador’s.
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Hardwick Vineyard & Winery hosts its third annual Maple Barn Breakfast Festival events throughout the month of March. Every Saturday, beginning March 2 and ending March 30, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. a breakfast, live music, hayrides to the sugarhouse, blacksmithing demos, face painting will be offered and locally made baked goods and maple products will be for sale. The breakfast menu includes both plain and blueberry pancakes, baked French toast, hash brown casserole, egg and cheese frittata, bacon, sausage, assorted fresh fruit, maple coffee, grape and orange juices, and for those 21+: maple mimosas and bacon bloody mary’s will be offered for an additional cost. Festival tickets, which include breakfast, are $12 for adults and $6 for kids. Hardwick Vineyard & Winery, 3305 Greenwich Rd., Hardwick.
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Learn the basics of fermentation and its medicinal properties at a cooking class at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Saturday, March 9 from 9:30 a.m.-noon. Fermentation: Preparation and Health Benefits will provide a demonstration, tasting and recipe sharing for students to learn simple skills and preparation techniques for a variety of vegetable ferments including sauerkraut, kimchi, lactofermented pickles and relishes. $35 for nonmenbers, $30 for members. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Dr., Boylston. towerhillbg.org.
FISH FRY Our Lady of Mount Carmel Saint Ann Parish hosts a fish fry fundraiser on Friday, March 1 from 4-7 p.m. Food offered will include fish (haddock) and chips for $10, baked haddock and baked potato or rice pilaf for $10, fish chowder for $3, and macaroni and cheese for $3. Tickets must be purchased in advance by emailing joan_ dargenis@yahoo.com or at the parish office. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Saint Ann Parish, 24 Mulberry St.
BREW-WOO
Brew-Woo, Worcester’s own craft beer festival, returns for its third year to the DCU Center on Saturday, March 30. The festival will feature breweries that produce craft and local beer, as well as live music, merchandise vendors and a food court made up of local eateries. Two sessions will be held: 2-5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Tickets $35 or $30 in advance and include a souvenir glass. DCU Center, 50 Foster St. dcucenter.com.
VEGFEST
VegFest returns to Worcester this year on Sunday, April 14 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Worcester Regional Airport. The
festival, organized by VegWorcester, celebrates vegetarianism, animalfriendly, environmentally-friendly and
healthy lifestyles. Vendors at the event include socially responsible businesses, inspirational speakers, performers and those providing free samples of vegan food and products. Those interested in being involved as a volunteer, vendor or sponsor can now find a schedule of volunteer work parties or submit a sponsor/exhibitor application by visiting worcestervegfest.com.
DINNER AND CONCERT
The Worcester Chamber Music Society’s Café Series continues at Nuovo Restaurant on Thursday, March 14 with dinner at 6:30 p.m.
and the concert at 8 p.m. Dinner will be followed by wine and dessert served as the Chamber performs Mozart’s Flute Quartet in C and Divertimento in E flat with Tracy Kraus, flute; Krista Buckland Resiner, violin; Peter Sulski, viola; and Joshua Gordon, cello. Tickets for both dinner and the concert are $49 per person and includes meal tax and gratuity. Tickets for just the concert are $20 per person. For tickets and more information visit worcesterchambermusic.org or call 978-456-2730. Nuovo Restaurant, 92 Shrewsbury St.
GRAND TASTING
The Vin Bin’s new location in Hopkinton hosts a grand tasting open house event on Saturday, March 23 at 6 p.m. The public, those 21-plus of course, is welcome to the event to taste wine, Jack’s Abbey Craft Brewers beer, artisan cheese and gourmet snacks from the Vin Bin Cafe. The Vin Bin, 22 South St., Hopkinton. thevinbin.com.
CHILI COOKOFF
Isador’s Organics Fruit and Deli hosts its annual Chili Cookoff on Sunday, March 3 from noon-
3 p.m. Restaurant chefs and individuals will come together to showcase their best chili recipes. Guests will be encouraged to sample the chili and vote for their favorites, which will determine the winners who will be awarded prizes at the end of the day. Tickets are $5 and all proceeds will go to the Hand Fruit Program, which brings fresh organic fruit to local schools. Tickets may be purchased at Commerce Bank and Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster, and at Isador’s Organics Fruit and Deli, 261 Main St., Oxford. myorganicdelivery.com.
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Come Rock Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Classic Hits of the 50’s to the Mic Every Thursday Night at Karaoke! 8:30 p.m.the 80’s. “The sound track of your youth”. Great Dinners, Home Fitchburg State University celebrates Women’s History Month with 1:30 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. made desserts, Full Bar, Lottery & me. No Cover. 5:30-8:30 several events, the first being “Cooking with Nonna” on Monday, The 80’s tribute band The Flock Of A-Holes p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. March 4 from 6-8:30 p.m. Italian grandmothers will be cooking up with Secret Evil Plan and Mike Andreoli. COFFEELAND’S OPEN MIC NIGHT, Hosted by traditional dishes to share with guests, as well as sharing some Italian Sean Fullerton. Please bring your musical, poetic, and stand facebook.com/secretevilplanband facebook.com/ cooking secrets. Guests are asked to bring a favorite Italian dish; prizes will michael.andreoli? $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog up comedy talents out to Coffeeland Espresso Cafe’s brand new be awarded for the best offerings. Fitchburg State University, Falcon Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook. Open Mic, hosted by local musician Sean Fullerton! Drinks, Hub in Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu. com/pages/Flock-of-Aholes/127019150125?. Music & Fun. 7-9 p.m. Coffeelands World Gifts Espresso Cafe, Worcester Postcard Project Fundraiser 50 High St., Clinton. 978-733-4275 or seanfullertonmusic.net. with James Keyes, Daliaz, Farmers Union Ricky Duran. 7-10 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. Players, Matt Robert, Donald Prange, J 508-755-0879. Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Stuart Esty and more. Local musicians BAND together to Joe Macey. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Black and White Grille, 206 N. Experience the Beatles with Rain. EXPERIENCE THE bring a new Art Project alive in Worcester. This initial Exhibit Spencer Rd., Spencer. 508-885-5018. BEATLES WITH RAIN performs the full range of The Beatles’ will feature postcards hand made by Tattoo Artists from Union Music Uke Club. We meet on the last Thursday of discography live onstage, including the most complex and around the country. They will submit 3 hand painted or drawn the month. What we do monthly is have a brief ukulele lesson, challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the postcards and 1 will be in the exhibit and the remaining 2 learn some chords and positions for them, work on our “strum”, studio but never performed for an audience. $32, $42, $52 and postcards will be randomly mailed back to other participating and then play some 3 chord (easy) songs together. After that $62. 10% for members, groups of 15+, corporate partners and artists. The purpose of the theme of the project is to showcase we have a chance for individuals to perform a song for the WOO Card holders. 15% for groups of 50+.. 8-10 p.m. Hanover the talents of Tattoo artists beyond the skin. Postcards are small group, and then to socialize and talk about ukuleles. It’s all Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571pieces of work made from varying materials then mailed via ages. Free with reservations appreciated. 7-8:30 p.m. Union 7469 or thehanovertheatre.org. the post offi ce and touch many hands, hearts, minds along their Music, Union Music Performance Space, 142 Southbridge St. Hoodoo Revelator. No cover. 8-10 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/ journey to their recipient. I want to share these works of art 508-753-3702 or unionmusic.com/events.htm. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. not only in the exhibit but throughtout this country and beyond. Night Train (Roots/Blues, LIVE MUSIC). No Cover. 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com. This fundraiser will help offset the costs of the displaying of 7:15-9:45 p.m. The Mill at 185 West Boylston Street, 185 West James Montgomery. The VERY HOT band includes David the postcards, and the postage of the work. DONATE what you Boylston St., West Boylston. themill185.com. Hull on bass who plays with the Joe Perry Project and has been canany amount accepted. 8:30-11:55 p.m. Beatnik’ s , 433 Havana Night Live Latin Jazz. Live band playing/ a member of the Buddy Miles Band and a member of Aerosmith Park Ave. 508-926-8877. singing classic latin rhythms/ jazz/ samba and bossa nova. No in the years 2006 and 2009. Playing guitar is George “Best in Cara Brindisi and the Feather Merchants. 9 p.m.-1 cover. Guest collaborations may be arranged. 7:30-10:30 p.m. the Business” McCann who has played with the Blues Brothers a.m. Vincent’ s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Cantina Bar & Grill, United States, 385 Main St. 508-579-8949 and Steven Tyler’s solo band. Rounding out the line-up is Seth Dave Magario! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’ s Bar and Restaurant, or facebook.com/cantinabar. Pappas who is the band’s anchor and has toured with legend 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Open Mic Thursdays @ Park Grill with Bill John Lincoln Wright and Soul great Barrence Whitfield. “He’s Mccarthy. Visit myspace.com/openmicworld for info and the Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and the John Mayall of New England” - Peter Wolf Open: The Travis Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. latest sign-up schedules. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot Colby Band - “The new CD “Quick Fix is a big step for Travis Metal Thursday! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square at Openmcc@verizon. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Park Grill and Colby. $18 advance; $22 day of show.. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Spirits, 257 Park Ave. MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld. Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425Audio Wasabi with host Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. >Friday 1 4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Dana Lewis LIVE! Jay Graham. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., Playing the Classic Hits West Boylston. The Worcester Chamber Music Society presents a free family concert, Carnival of the 50’s to the 80’s. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-12:30 of the Animals, on Sunday, March 3 at Mechanics Hall at 3 p.m. Animals “come to life” “The sound track of your a.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North through French composer Saint-Saens’ music. Guests are encouraged to bring a new or gently youth”. Great Dinners, Brookfield. 508-867-2494. used book to be donated to Reliant Medical Group Foundation’s Reach Out and Read program, Home made desserts, Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 which will enter them into a drawing to win a family membership to the EcoTarium. Guests Full Bar, Lottery & Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. will receive a $2 coupon to the EcoTarium and reception treats will be provided by CocoBeni ME.No Cover.5:30-8:30 Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Confections. A meet-and-green with the musicians will be held on stage after the concert. p.m. Webster House Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. worcesterchambermusic.org. Restaurant, 1 Webster St. Sean Ryan. 8-11 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 508-757-7208. Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. Open Mic. Open to “Singles Night Party” with Kyle Davis, Break & musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Run (ex-Badfish) and HOW BIZARRE (the 90’s Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Patrick McCarthy. 6:30-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508party band).The up and coming 90s tribute band from Bruce Jacques. No cover. 8-10 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/ 926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. Worcester, specializing in mostly Top 40 hits (pop, rock, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. Bob Thompson. Bob Thompson is somewhat of a Christian alternative, dance, etc.) from the 90s. We also specialize in 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com. Music ‘legend’ in New England. He has a powerful testimony fun & dancing. $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. and ministry style. His smooth “Lou Rawls” type of voice Green St. 508-363-1888 or find us on Facebook. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534resonates with the love and grace of our Lord! Free. 7-9:30 Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker 5900. p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Thursday Open Mic W/ Ed Sheridan. The Blue Plate 865-1517 or millchurch.org. Auntie Trainwreck presents The AT R&B Superjam proudly reinstates Open Mic for our 6th year; An unassuming Gordon Belsher and Richard Wood from PEI. From Circus! We’ll bring you many Classic Rock, Blues, Alt Rock and supportive environment to share your music and build Prince Edward Island on Canada’s East coast comes fiddling and Party favorites, and maybe some brand new songs you great new relationships to further your playing and singing. dynamo Richard Wood. He has been wowing audiences for have not heard from us before. We’ll be giving away copies of Free! 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508over a decade. Richard’s high energy show is a combination our Auntie Trainwreck Demo CD, our brand new AT DVD, and 829-4566. of fi ddling virtuosity and stunning showmanship. He continues our infamous AT T-shirts will be available for purchase while Worcester Postcard Project Fundraiser: Farmers to evolve an innovative approach to traditional Celtic jigs, supplies last! 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how much you love Greendale’s Pub and Auntie Trainwreck- see you there! $5 cover, 21+ $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or https://facebook.com/ events/229571010512293. Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508-792-1078. Karaoke with Outrageous Greg. Karaoke with DJ Greg (formerly of Eddy’s Pub) every Saturday night. The absolute BEST Karaoke in Worcester! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. NEW! “High Voltage Friday’s” High Energy Hardcore with DJ Chananagains! Every Friday Night! 18+ $10, 21+ $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. Northbound Train. Northbound Train is a Central Mass tribute band that recreates the music of the Grateful Dead $5. 9 p.m.-midnight Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Not Them. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Iron Horse Lounge, 19 Airport Road, Fitchburg. 978-400-5618. Sadplant, The Numbskulls, Cannibal Ramblers, Elephant. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508926-8877. The Salty Johnson Band. The Salty Johnson Band returns to JJ’s for second show! Playing hits ranging from country to pop to rock and roll, this band will keep you guessing and rocking out all night! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Top 40 Dance Party. Our Top 40 Dance Party returns to Speakers! Come in and dance the night away with the hottest DJ in the MetroWest Area DJ Norm! Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-4808222 or speakersnightclub.net. Wood. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277. Zack Slik Solo. Old-Time Style Music, one man with banjo, mandolin, guitar. No Cover. 9-11:59 p.m. Still & Stir, 120 Commercial St. 508-459-9090 or reverbnation.com/ZackSlik. Ricky Duran. $5. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Bass Kebab 3/1/13 Free EDM. Free entry. 21+ to drink, 18+ to party! 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or find us in Facebook. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.
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Wachusett Music Series Presents: David Tamulevich’s Music Business Seminar with John Gorka/Singer Circle hosted by Michael Hough. $45-send a check made out to Wachusett Music Series. Wachusett Music Series P.O. Box 245, Lancaster, MA 01523. 1-4 p.m. First Church of Christ Unitarian, 725 Main St., Lancaster. 978-365-2043 or wachusettmusic@comcast.net. Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Classic Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The sound track of your youth”. Great Dinners, Home made desserts, Full Bar, Lottery & ME. No Cover. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Brian Kendall. 7-10 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. Darlingside and Nemes. 2011 New England Music Award Winner “Darlingside” and 2011 New England Music Award Nominee for Best New Act, “Nemes” will split the bill with their wildly popular, original string acts. In an age of increasingly electronic over-produced pop music, Darlingside and Nemes still value the authentic performance of real instruments; both characterized by multiple lead vocals, dreamy harmonies, dominating cello and violin interjections, and a high-energy, dynamic rock engine at their core. $10 advance; $15 day of show.. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Ballroom, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com.
Upload your listings at worcestermag.com. Click the Night & Day toolbar, then choose Calendar to place your event listing in both our print and online weekly calendar. Experience the Beatles with Rain. Experience the Beatles With Rain performs the full range of The Beatles’ discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. From the early hits to later classics “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “Hard Day’s Night,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “Let It Be, Come Together,” “Hey Jude” and more, this adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends! $32, $42, $52 and $62. 10% for members, groups of 15+, corporate partners and WOO Card holders. 15% for groups of 50+.. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org. Five Hole. No cover. 8-10 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-4642300 or wachusett.com. Karaoke Dance Party With CJ/DJ @ Eller’s Restaurant. Hey Everyone Come Down and Join CJ/DJ at Eller’s Restaurant Lounge for a Karaoke Dance Party. We will have a blast singing songs from yesterday and today and maybe some dancing too. NO COVER! 8-11 p.m. Eller’s
Restaurant, Lounge, 190 Main St., Cherry Valley. 508-868-7382 or ellersrestaurant.com. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Music Worcester presents Worcester Chorus “Classical Masses”. Mozart’s Mass in C Minor and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass - two classical classics! Worcester Chorus performs with renowned early music ensemble The Arcadia Players and special guest soloists. Artistic Director Chris Shepard continues his tradition with mass settings by two major composers, both of whom were inspired by Bach. These masterworks of choral music are so wonderful when performed in an acoustic gem such as Mechanics Hall - don’t miss this opportunity! Individual $40, students $15, youth $5. 8-10 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or musicworcester.org. River Blues. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Rust Never Sleeps - A Live Neil Young Retrospective. Rust Never Sleeps is a unique, live rock show that celebrates the music, and musical career of Neil Young. Capturing the spirit, the sound, and the feel of what can best be described as a “dream come true” concert experience; you will hear selections from The Buffalo Springfield as well as Young’s early 70’s folk-rock gems. More info: rustneversleeps. net/. $12 advance; $16 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run
Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-4254311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Pilot To Gunner, Ghost Ocean, Heelan Powers, Build & Bind. Indie/post-punk revival band Pilot to Gunner came together in New York City around 1998. Pilot to Gunner includes singer/guitarist Scott V. Padden, guitarist Patrick Hegarty, bassist Martin McLoughlin, and drummer Kurt L. Herrman. The boys debuted on wax in 1999 with the Hit the Ground and Hum EP for “Me Too!”; that led to the 2001 Gern Blandsten full-length Games at High Speeds. A lifetime’s worth of American DIY tours, as well as one through Australia, followed, as did the a deal with the Arena Rock Recording Co., which reissued Games at High Speeds with an additional bonus track in early 2003. Games at High Speeds was also picked up by Rykodisc in Europe, and Building Records in Australia. Get Saved was recorded in 2003 with J. Robbins and released in 2004 by ARRCO in the US, Rykodisc in Europe, and Building Records in Australia. $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ PilotToGunner. 9 Teen. Eight pieces of Brass-Kickin’ Rock and Roll! It’s gonna be a great show so don’t miss it! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough.
Spinning Beats! 18+ $8, 21+ $5. midnight-1:30 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. Jazz Brunch with Chet Williamson. 10 a.m.
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Dark World Gallery hosts an opening reception for the artwork of Danny Gunns on Saturday, March 2 from 7-10 p.m. Free. Dark World Gallery, 179 Grafton St.
to 2 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Bah Jam Open Mic with A Ton of Blues. 2-7 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Meat Raffle. That’s right come on down and win some MEAT! Steak, Chicken, Ham, etc. Stay for the Blues Jam with Jim Perry and guests afterward! Free except for raffles you want to buy. 2-5 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Worcester Chamber Music Society Annual Family Concert. Program SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals. A perennial favorite for children of all ages, Saint-Saens animals come to life in a magical way that can only be achieved through music. Worcester comedian Shaun Connolly is running for Pope under the campaign name Bring a new or gently used book “Connolly4Pope.” While the campaign is all a hoax, there is some good that will to be donated to Reliant Medical come from it. Shaun will host a campaign rally with all donations going straight to the Group Foundation’s Reach Out Avon Walk for Breast Cancer (happening this May) on Thursday, Feb. 28 and Read program and be entered from 8-10 p.m. at the Hotel Vernon. The event will feature local artist Derek Ring, former into a drawing to win a family Worcester Mag writer Jeremy Shulkin and comedian Nick Chambers. Worcesterites Jenny membership to the Ecotarium. Pacillo and Brad Rheault will DJ and there will be live musical performances by Rich Receive a $2 discount coupon “Amazing Dick” Leufstedt and Archie Bellos. Hotel Vernon, 16 Kelley Square. to the Ecotarium with admission. Find the event page on Facebook. Check out Shaun’s campaign at shaunconnollyforpope. Reception treats by CocoBeni weebly.com and on Twitter at @Shaun4Pope. Confections. Meet and greet the musicians on stage after the concert. Free Admission. 3-4 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 978456-2730 or worcesterchambermusic.org. 508-842-8420. Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. Faculty Recital: Vladimir Vaskevich, clarinet & soprano sax. Joined by trumpeter Jerry Sabatini and friends, 508-792-1078. Vladimir will perform classical pieces on clarinet and soprano Eclipse. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., sax as well as jazz pieces. 4-5:30 p.m. Joy of Music Program, Northborough. 508-366-6277. Johnny Press Mess. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Iron Horse Lounge, 19 Recital Hall, 1 Gorham St. 508-856-9541. Jazz / Blues Jam Session. Free. 4-8 p.m. Fiddlers’ Green Airport Road, Fitchburg. 978-400-5618. Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. No Alibi. Great Band $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 Straightjacket Slumber Party. No cover. 4-6 p.m. W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Coppertop Lounge/Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Rob Orciuch & Friends. An acoustic evening with Rob Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com. Orciuch & Friends playing folked up classic covers. Special Open Mic Night with Dani Red and Friends. Sign up guest Ed Sheridan, playing bass. Singer/Songwriter Kati for the open mic is 4:30 p.m. There is a different feature every Burdzel opening. $5. 9 p.m.-midnight Blue Plate Lounge, 661 week! Come on down to enjoy good food, good music, and Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. talented musicians! Free. 4:30-9 p.m. cafe neo bar and grille, The Feather Merchants, Secret Sage. 9 p.m.-1:30 97 millbury St. 508-615-7311. a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. Decades by Dezyne. $5. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Jillian’s 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Six Centuries: Sacred and Secular Music from ”Tantrum Saturdays” Dance Party Every Saturday 1000-1600. Capella Omnium Sanctorum return with a Night with DJ Tony T. Get ready Worcester for some great performance of rarely heard ancient music,from the Salve dancing to the beats of Tony T. Watch for the surprise contest Regina written by Hermannus Contractus, whose 1000th each week. 18+ only $10 21+ only $5. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. birthday falls this year, to works by Dufay, Machaut, Tallis, Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or remixworcester. Byrd,and Janequin. Free. 5-6 p.m. All Saints Church, 10 Irving com. St. 508-752-3766. DJ Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Classic Hits of the 50’s to Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. the 80’s. “The sound track of your youth”. Great Dinners, Home >Sunday 3 made desserts, Full Bar, Lottery & ME. No Cover. 5:30-8:30 Clam digger. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. 243-1100. Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. Blues Jam with special guests Revolution Sunday’s! Drag Show Extravaganza weekly. Free. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. Hosted by Lady Sabrina and Bootz! Featuring The 508-853-1350. Remix Girls, Special Guests, and DJ Whiteboi Open Mic Sundays at Perfect Game With Bill
McCarthy. Book your half-hour set in advance at myspace. com/openmicworld. Email Bill McCarthy to a spot at openmcc@verizon.net. Free. 6-10 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263 or MySpace. com/OpenMicWorld. Blues Jam W/Jim Perry. Jam every sunday with Jim Perry and a Featured performer every week. Donations. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Experience the Beatles with Rain. Experience The Beatles With Rain performs the full range of The Beatles’ discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. From the early hits to later classics “I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “Hard Day’s Night,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “Let It Be”, “Come Together,” “Hey Jude” and more, this adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends! $32, $42, $52 and $62. 10% for members, groups of 15+, corporate partners and WOO Card holders. 15% for groups of 50+. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. The NEW 90’s PARTY BAND “How Bizarre”
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featuring members of The Flock, Squeezer, The Vig and Neon Alley. You LOVE the 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the latest decade-driven band to hit the Lucky Dog. Members of The Flock, Squeezer, Neon Alley and more bands all combine to bring songs by EMF, Dee-Lite, Chumbawumba, STP, Alannis Morissette, C+C Music Factory, Right Said Fred, The Cardigans, OMC, Nirvana, Len, The B-52â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and even Billy Ray Cyrus to LIFE! Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing a ton of tunes. All in costumes, VERY fun and silly! $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/pages/HowBizarre/451955381512926.
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Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Classic Hits of the 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to the 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sound track of your youthâ&#x20AC;?. Great Dinners, Home made desserts, Full Bar, Lottery & ME. No Cover. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. London Billiards / Club Oasis, 70 James St. 508-7997655. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Organ Quartet grooves every Monday night at the Dive. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Dive Bar, 34 Green St. https://facebook.com/ BopNPopJazzOrganization.
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<open Mic Tuesdays/local Musicians Showcase @ Greendaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub. Newcomers welcome. Free. 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Greendaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Classic Hits of the 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to the 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sound track of your youthâ&#x20AC;?. Great Dinners, Home made desserts, Full Bar, Lottery & ME. No Cover. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld. First Tuesday Jazz With Lou Borelli Octet. Lou Borelli Octet plays mostly original arrangements from the Dave Pell
Octet. No Cover, but tips are appreciated. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-752-6213. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Terry Brennan. 8-11 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879. Jon Bonner. 9 p.m.-midnight Vincentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.
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Open Mic hosted by Gabriel Navarre. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. Open Jam w/Sean Ryan. Open Jam Free. 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Greendaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the Classic Hits of the 50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to the 80â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sound track of your youthâ&#x20AC;?. Great Dinners, Home made desserts, Full Bar, Lottery & ME. No Cover. 5:30-8:30 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Live Music with Matt Robert. Matt Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s solo Wednesday night shows present a loose, rambling trip through the songbook heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developed over thirty years of performing. The Worcester-based guitarist plays a blend of rootsy originals and interpretations of ancient folk, blues, and jazz, as well as current roots and rock tunes. Incorporating a wide range of guitar styles, including open tunings and slide, as well as mandolin and harmonica, Matt ties a thread between all types of seemingly disparate musical genres all with a sound of his own. All donations to the Worcester County Food Bank. facebook.com/mattrobertmusic. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. Foundation Music Lesson Faculty Recital. Faculty members from the Fitchburg State University Foundation Music Lesson Program will present a varied program at Kent Recital Hall in the Conlon Fine Arts Building, 367 North St. Free. 7-8 p.m. Fitchburg State University: Conlon Fine Arts, Kent Recital Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. Open Mic w/ Feature Act. This Open Mic has been running for a year now. A great sounding room for acoustic performance. SongWriterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night the ďŹ rst Wednesday of every month. Great food and friendly staff. Hosted by Brett Brumby, all mics and cables supplied, just bring your instrument and love of music! Free. 7:30-11 p.m. Route 56 Roadside Bar & Grill, 24 Leicester St., North Oxford. 508-987-8669 or
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56barandgrill.com. Wednesday Night Open Mic/local Musiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Showcase w/ Bill Mccarthy @ Guiseppeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Visit myspace.com/openmicworld for info and the latest sign-up schedules. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at Openmcc@verizon. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405. WISHBONE ASH. From their meteoric rise to stardom in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best New Band in the UKâ&#x20AC;?, through 36 years and 40 albums, this band still knows how to rock. The famous twin lead attack that is their trademark has never sounded better. That Andy Powell was named by Rolling Stone Magazine
a.m. The Krazy Horse Bar & Grill, 287 Main St. Worcester. 1-774-823-3131. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.midnight Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508764-1100. Karaoke. 8-11 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Karaoke. 8-11 p.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Open Jam with Sean Ryan. Open Jam welcome to
Tower Hill Botanic Garden hosts a Camellia Show on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Hundreds of Camellia ďŹ&#x201A;owers, at their peak, will be on display. Camellia plants will also be for sale at the event. Admission to the show is free with regular admission to the Garden and free for Tower Hill members. Admission to the Garden is $12 for adults, $9 for those 65 years of age and older, $7 for those ages 6-18 and free for children younger than 6. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Dr., Boylston. towerhillbg.org.
as one of the top 20 guitarists of all time is evident every time they take the stage and proclaim their place in the genre of Classic Rock. On their 2013 World Tour, the band lineup is Andy Powell, Bob Skeat, Muddy Manninen and Joe Crabtree. More info: wishboneash.com/ $26 advance; $30 day of show. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant. com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Krazy Wednesday Jam Sessionâ&#x20AC;?with The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get On Up Bandâ&#x20AC;?. The music is hot motown/funk/swing/blues style. We offer a drum kit, bass rig and a full PA system for all to use, so bring what you play and â&#x20AC;&#x153; get on upâ&#x20AC;? Free. 8 p.m.-1
newcomers. Free. 8:30 p.m.-noon Greendaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. wacky Wednesday Night Jam @ JJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sport Bar. Open mic jam session, all are welcome. We offer a drum kit, bass rig and a full PA system for all to use. Guitar players please bring your own amp. Great club, great food, great drinks and great music. Free. 8:30-12:30 p.m. JJâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Zack Slik. Wednesday night hoedown, No Cover. 8:3011:59 p.m. Vincentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or reverbnation.com/ZackSlik. Big Game KARAOKE! Every Wednesday
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18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com. Taproot Bookstore, Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore. com. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape. Fri & Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat March 1st & 2nd John Romanoff Eric Tynan and Friends. ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 Showtimes: Fridays 9 p.m. and Saturdays 8 p.m. Make Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Reservations Early. $20 per person except special events. 8 508-764-6900 or adcmusic.com/Index.htm. Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com. The Irish music group Blackstone Cúil performs at several locations p.m.-midnight Park Grill and Spirits, Comedy Room, 257 Park Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. The Sprinkler Factory, Various Artists, Various throughout the month of March. Catch them Saturday, March 2 at the Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit beantowncomedy.com. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu. Medims, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, March Worcester Irish Festival at St. Spyridon Cathedral; Sunday, March 10 Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Movies every ARTSWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday 1 - March 30. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to at the Parade Day Party at Fiddler’s Green on Green Street; on Saturday, Sunday Night! Facebook: Ralphs Diner Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 5 p.m. Monday Friday, closed Saturday. 38 Harlow March 16 again at the Fiddler’s Green Pub on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day; Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: St. sprinklerfactory.com. and on St. Patrick’s Day, Sunday, March 17, at Nick’s Bar on Millbury Street. 9543. Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester. Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: Learn more about Blackstone Cúil at blackstonecuil.com. Frank’s Comedy Safari - Saturdays. $20 cash at the door. org. 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 8-9:45 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, 144 Commercial St. Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Call 800-715-2844 or visit frankfoleyscomedysafari.com. tour, $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or StageTime Comedy Club - Saturdays. Featuring 0855 or asawaters.org. topfunaviation.com. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Picture Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 184th Annual Camellia Show, Worcester’s premiere comics from New York, Boston and LA! Only $5, because TALK is CHEAP. 18+. $5. 8-10 p.m. 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu/dept/ Saturday - Sunday; Guided Garden Tour, Sundays, through This: Your Great Outdoors Photo Exhibit, Through Feb. 28. Jose’ Murphy’s, 97-103 Water St. Call 508-792-0900 or visit Library. Dec. 30. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. stagetimecomedyclub.com. Booklovers’ Gourmet, ”Art is Alive” Group Exhibit, Through Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $10 Adults, $7 9 to 5, the Musical - Friday, March 1 - Sunday, March 3. 9 Feb. 28. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 Seniors & $5 Youth, Free to Members & Children under . 11 massaudubon.org. to 5: The Musical is a hilarious story of friendship and revenge a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org. Museum of Russian Icons. Imaging the Invisible: in the Rolodex era. This is the story of three unlikely friends 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com/book Westboro Gallery, Westboro Gallery Art Opening, Through Angels, Demons, Prayer and Wisdom, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, who conspire to take control of their company and learn there’s Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Oct. 23 - April 27; Series of Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: NoonApril 21. Hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday “One Icon” exhibitions, Through Aug. 20; Take it To the Curator, 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, Noon-8 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. 8 West Main nothing they can’t do - even in a man’s world. Outrageous, thought-provoking and even a little romantic, 9 to 5: The Friday. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday Wednesday, Noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. St., Westborough. 508-870-0110 or westborogallery.com. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 508-793-7349 or 508-793-7113 or clarku.edu. Worcester Art Museum, Georges Rouault, Through March Musical is about teaming up and taking care of business...and may be the next best thing to a raise! $20 for evenings; $15 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (59 and over) $5, 14; Jill Slosburg-Ackerman, Through March 31; Kennedy to Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 for matinees; $10 for children ages 16 and under. Fri. & Sat. Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 Free, Kent State: Images of a Generation, Through Feb. 3; Looking at a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 8-10:30 p.m., Sun. 2-4:30 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community Groups (any age) $. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or the Stars: Prints by Imamura Yoshio, Through May 30; Winter/ Spring Adult Open House, Thursday; Zip Tour: Monet’s “Waterloo College: Theatre, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9388 or 978-598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org. aorgallery.com. visit mwcc.edu/tam. Bridge”, Saturday; Public Tour, Sundays, through April 28. Old Sturbridge Village, Maple Days, Sundays, Saturdays, College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor The Subject was Roses by Frank D. Gilroy March 2 - March 31. Admission: $7 - $20 charged Art Gallery, Transnational Ikat: An Asian Textile on the Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, March 1 - Saturday, March by age. Children under 3 fre. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Move, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, 9. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Tony Award Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 Saturdays, through March 1. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to One of the most anticipated hardcore/punk shows of the year comes to for Best Play and NY Drama Critics Circle Award for or osv.org. 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508Worcester this Thursday, Feb. 28 at The Palladium. Bands Terror, H2O, Best Play. $15, $12 for groups of 10 or more. 7:30Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 793-3356 or holycross.edu/departments/cantor/website. Backtrack and Code Orange Kids take the stage upstairs with doors 10:30 p.m. Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. & Whitin Mill 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday, at 6 p.m. Tickets $15. The Palladium, 261 Main St. thepalladium.net. Complex, Singh Performance Center, 50 Douglas Road, closed Monday - Tuesday, Noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 774-696-0909. Whitinsville. Call 508-296-0797 or visit alternativesnet. Post Road Art Center. Call to Artists: Open Show 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., org. 2013, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 How Men Think (Or Do They?) - Saturday, March 2. Fridays, Saturdays, Feb. 21 - Feb. 28. Hours: closed Sunday, Dark World Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. How can women know exactly how men think? Will women p.m. Monday - Saturday. 179 Grafton St. darkworldgallery.com. ever truly understand male thoughts? Is it possible for women to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free Marlborough. 508-485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com. DZian Gallery, Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed to think from a male point of view? Be careful what you wish for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, Free for youth 17 and Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. 65 Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. for as the all male comedy show “How Men Think (or Do under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508Water St. 508-831-1106 or dzian.net. They?)” is a hilarious peek inside the male mind. The show 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org. 754-8760 or preservationworcester.org. EcoTarium, Playing Together: Games, Sundays, Tuesdays, features a new lineup including actor-headliner Mark Scalia as Worcester Center for Crafts, Honor Thy Teacher: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through March 31. Prints and Potter Gallery, American Contemporary Art host, Tim McIntire (Comedy Central), Dan Boulger (The Late, Enameling Exhibition, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Craft Gallery, Mondays through Saturdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Comedy Central), show favorite Fridays, Saturdays, Feb. 21 - March 23. Hours: closed Sunday, Hours: closed Sunday, 10-5:30 a.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10-7 Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children Mike Cote (Days of Our Lives) and Al Park (Boston Comedy 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, a.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10-5:30 a.m. Friday, 10-5 a.m. ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Festival). “All of these guys are excellent comedians who cull closed Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or printsandpotter. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional material from their own lives,” said host Scalia. $45 Dinner worcestercraftcenter.org com. charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Show $25 Show Only. 8:30-10 p.m. Doubletree by Hilton, 5400 Worcester Historical Museum, In Their Shirtsleeves, Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Train, planetarium programs & other special programs. 222 Computer Drive, Westborough. Call 855-255-5750 or visit Through Dec. 31; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31. Hours: Humanities, the Arts Center. Exhibit reception for Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org. drinkwaterproductions.com/how-men-think-doubletree.shtml. closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday iScapes by Paul J. Toussaint, Friday; iScapes by Paul J. Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Audition Notice: Prelude to a Kiss - Monday, March 4 Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to Toussaint: A Photographic Journey Through the iPhone, Friday Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/ - Tuesday, March 5. 7-9 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Milford Performing 4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or - Monday. Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, museum.html. Arts Center, 150 Main St., Milford. Call 508-478-1684. worcesterhistory.org. 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. or qvcah.org. closed Monday, Noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org. Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Monday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org. a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-Midnight Wednesday, Admission: Free. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or WPI: George C. Gordon Library, ART | WPI, Through rollstoneartists.com. closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345>Thursday 28 March 1. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu. Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu. Balancing Your Energy / An Introduction to 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 Chakras. Feeling stressed? Out of balance? Do your St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. intentions for a creative, meaningful life feel blocked or in SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com. Downstairs! and Big Game Trivia Every Other Wednesday before Karaoke! Music, Singing, Games, Contests, Prizes, and More! Free! 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-7539543.
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conflict with your actions and decisions? Get in touch with the seven main energy points - or chakras - within the life force of your body and learn how they affect your physical and emotional well-being, and how to balance them for optimal health. $35. 6:15-8 p.m. Generations Healing Center, 250 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-3310 or generations-gifts.com/workshops. html#chakra. Zumba with Lauren’s Zumba Network! Always check website calendar for schedule changes (LaurensZumba. com) Check out my YouTube channel for a sneak peak of the dances (youtube.com/user/LaurensZumbaNetwork) $10 to drop in, punch cards available. 6-7 p.m. Salsa Storm Dance Studio, United States, 9 Harrison St. 508-854-8489 or laurenszumbanetwork. wordpress.com/schedule.
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Pysanky Ukrainian Easter Egg Decorating Workshop. Just in time for Easter, explore the art, symbolism and joy in creating pysanky. Pysanky are Ukrainian Easter Eggs, decorated using beeswax and dyes that are applied in layers. No experience is necessary; all materials will be provided. (Please bring your own apron.) Each participant will create a unique and beautiful egg in this hands-on workshop. Class is open to adults and children ages 12 and up; ages 12 to 15 must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is limited to 12 people. Advance registration required at (978) 598-5000. $25 per person, members; $30 per person, nonmembers. 8:30 a.m.-noon Museum of Russian Icons, Usually in the Museum Library, 203 Union St., Clinton. 978598-5000, ext. 17.
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Meet The 84 - Youth Forum on Reducing Influence of Big Tobacco. Join The 84 Movement for a discussion to educate stakeholders on Big Tobacco’s efforts to target youth. Free Open to Public. 3-5 p.m. Oxford Senior Center, 323 Main St., Oxford. 617-279-2240, ext. 305 or THE84.ORG. Fields, Factories, and Workshops: Green Economic Development on the Smaller-Metro Scale. Historian and journalist Catherine Tumber traveled to 25 cities in the Northeast and Midwest to research her book Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of America’s Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World (MIT Press, 2012). In this lecture, she will discuss strategies for developing a productive green economy in the era of climate change, and invite conversation about Worcester’s efforts to meet the challenge.’Book signing following lecture. 4-5:30 p.m. Clark University: Higgins University Center, Tilton Hall, 950 Main St. 508-421-3872.
Beginning Photoshop Elements For Aspiring Photographers. This workshop will help participants learn Photoshop© techniques and skills, and apply them immediate to their personal photography. Using classroom lecture and interactive student participation, the course will cover optimizing images using layers, tools, color balance, black and white. Non-members $60, Members $50. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-8696111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org. Rosemary Verey: The Life and Lessons of a Legendary Gardener. Lecture and book signing with Author Barbara Paul Robinson. Included with Admission. 1:302:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org. Yoga By Nature, Winter Session 2, Class 4. Come experience the practice of Yoga in the gardens at Tower Hill. Yoga by Nature classes place emphasis on the integration of breath and movement in a gentle to moderate flow. Each
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Roman pine cones inspired her initial observational class will be guided to fit individual student’s needs. The Nastia Liukin Cup, featuring some of the country’s top Junior drawings and led her to draw other forms, in particular, Instructor: Lynsey Smith, Fruition, Auburn MA NonOlympic gymnasts, comes to the DCU Center on Friday, March 1 at the patterned stone floors she encountered in medieval members, $15., Members, $13. Tower Hill Botanic 7 p.m. The event falls on the eve of the American Cup, which also takes Roman churches. As she explored connections Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. place at the DCU on Saturday, March 2 at 11:30 a.m. A portion of the between these two representative forms of nature and 124 or towerhillbg.org. proceeds from the Nastia Liukin Cup will benefit the Nastia Liukin Fund, civilization, Slosburg-Ackerman’s project evolved in Soul Centering ‘Illuminator’ Yoga Workshop. a charitable fund in partnership with the National Gymnastics Foundation. ways that expose the fluidity of boundaries between Soul Centering Illuminator with Julie Dhara Roberts. Tickets for the Nastia Liukin Cup are $30 and may be purchased by calling two- and three-dimensional experience, organic and Experience your subtle energy body, your rainbow 800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com. DCU Center, 50 Foster St. geometric structure, intimate and architectural scale, light body and your chakras. You will move thru dcucenter.com. sculpture and furniture. Occupying floor and wall, the yoga postures, chant tones, and be guided in color installation is composed of hundreds of elements visualizations to experience how the energy of life drawings, photographs, paintings, sculptures, video, flows thru you. Under the full moon, come shine bright! furniture, hand-carved frames - grouped into visual Use your class pass or drop in for $16 9:30-10:30 “episodes.” Event is Free with Museum Admission. Free a.m. Flowforms Yoga Center, 195 Lake Ave. 508-752-4700 or with Museum Admission. 2-3 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, flowformsyoga.com/monthly-classes--workshops.html. Conference Room, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406. CPR Class. American Heart Association CPR class, all levels. In A Sudden and Awful Manner: Lightning >Saturday 2 Gravestones and Tales of Early New England. Annual St. Patrick’s Irish Festival - NEW VENUE. A striking presentation delivered by Judi Trainor, Cemetery Music & dancing, corned beef from Buggy Whip, imported Historian and member of the Association for Gravestone Irish & American goods, beer & wine, face painting, hot dogs, Studies. A reception will follow. Free to Members; $5 nonsoda, games, 50/50 raffle, bottle raffle, & much, much more! members. 3-5 p.m. Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Continuous Irish Music all day long. Admission $5, Children Founder’s Room, 102 Russell St. 508-735-9988. under 13 Free with an adult. noon-11 p.m. Saint Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 102 Russell St. 508-791-7326. 3rd Annual Maple Barn Breakfast Festival. Buffet, live music hayrides to the Maxfield Sugarhouse, blacksmithing >Friday 1 demos, animals, face painting, fresh baked goods and local Dirty Gerund Poetry Show takes the stage maple products. Adults $12 Kids $6. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. upstairs at Ralphs! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Hardwick Vineyard & Winery, 3305 Greenwich Road, Hardwick. Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. 413-967-7763 or facebook.com/hardwick.winery.
2 year certification. First Aid and OSHA bloodborne pathogens classes also available. Please call to register 508-882-0006, or email Inaheartbeat@charter.net. $80. 5:30-8:30 p.m. In A Heartbeat, 15 Ararat St. 508-882-0006. Complete Body Workout (Without Joining a Gym). This gentle and effective comprehensive muscle toning and core-strengthening program enables you to get a complete body workout by using body-weight exercises. Perfect for a workout at home or on the road as there is no equipment required. This workout program is non-impact, joint-friendly and modification friendly. It will allow you to strengthen each muscle group safely and will help to improve your balance and flexibility. Be sure to bring an exercise mat and water (and weights if desired). If you’ve any questions or concerns please email me, Lin, at Linhultgren@gmail.com. $85 for Worcester Residents. 7:40-8:40 p.m. Worcester Technical High School, 1 Skyline Drive. ideafit.com
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A Reading: Bill Tremblay and James R. Scrimgeour. Two esteemed writers with ties to Southbridge, Worcester, Clark University and UMass, Amherst return to the area to read poetry from recent and upcoming publications. Bill Tremblay’s has just released a new collection, Magician’s Hat: Poems On the Life of David Alfaro Siqueiros. James R. Scrimgeour’s recent effort is entitled Dogtown, a collage of historical material and original poetry dealing with the last inhabitants of Dogtown, a ghost town in the heart of Cape Ann, between Gloucester and Rockport, MA. Free. 6:30-8 p.m. Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah. org/tremblayscrimgeourreading.
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Crystal Light Balancing. Learn what Crystal Light Balancing is, why it is used, and how it can help the body, mind and spirit! $20. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Generations Healing Center, 250 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-3310. The 15th annual Home and Business Expo takes place Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Northbridge High School Field House in Whitinsville. The expo showcases businesses, products and services of the Blackstone Valley. The event will also feature live entertainment and new interactive activities for all ages. A “Best in the Valley Chowder Festival” returns with both judges and a People’s Choice categories from noon-2 p.m. Also at the event will be exhibitor raffles, Worcester Sharks mascot Finz, food sampling, face painting and more. Northbridge High School Field House, Linwood Ave., Whitinsville. blackstonevalley.org.
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Artist Talk: Jill Slosburg-Ackerman. Jill SlosburgAckerman’s drawing project, In Rome, was initiated while she was a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome in 2009.
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Commercial - 800 SF of office space and over 2000SF of warehouse. UMass Medical clinton campus 2 blocks from site. Street frontage on Catherine. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasvard.com
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Lunenburg $109,900
3 br 1 and 1/2 bath cottage. Convenient location yet off the heavy traveled road. Looking for the house to make your own at a price you can afford? This is it - Situated on a corner lot, spacious yard, some updates completed. One bedroom is a walk-thru to an additional bdrm. 2 enclosed porches, do not miss this opportunity. priced way below assessed value. Aberman Assoc Inc. Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42
Fitchburg $165,000
Beautiful Ranch in a peaceful location with lovely fence back yard,Garage attached and a 12X24 deck. Kitchen Cabinets with corian counter top, stainless appliances, recessed lighting, ceramic tile and hard wood floors throughout the house. Finished basement!! Aberman Assoc. Inc. Moises R. Cosmes 978-537-4971 x 23
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Lunenburg $249,900
4 br 2.5 bath colonial. Within a mile of historic Lunenburg center, this spacious 4 bedroom colonial has been contiually updated and functional. 2.98 acre hilltop setting . easy access to Rt 2. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com
Sterling $425,000
Orange $75,000
Built in 1880 as a 2 family. No access inside from Unit 1 to Unit 2. City of Orange has changed the zoning to single family. Occupants need to go outside to access the other unit. Owner has used for business. Building was appraised when purchased as a 2 family. BOA across. Commercial and multi on both sides. Short sale subject to 3rd party approval. Buyer to deal with zoning dispute. Aberman Associates, Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com
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Fitchburg $169,900
2 br 2 1/2 bath townhouse. Spotless ready to move in. All kitchen applicances remain. Full unfinished basement for all the storage you could need. Aberman Assoc. Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com
Leominster $189,000
Gracious Victorian home situated on corner lot on West side. From the wrap around front/side porch, enter into foyer leading to 14x28 living rm w/decorative HW flooring, stained glass window and grand fireplace with side built in bookshelves and bay window. Formal dining RM w/ built in china cabinet. Applianced, eat in kitchen w/ gas range, laundry/pantry & 1/2 bath on first level. 4 bedrooms & full bath on 2nd level. Walk up to spacious attic w/ high ceiling, possible family/ game & sm rm. Aberman Assoc Inc Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42
Fitchburg $199,900
Young 3 bedroom split level freshly painted in neutral colors....wooded lot on side street, close to highways, shopping, restaurants, but off the beaten path! Two car attached garage with storage; finished basement with half bath and walk out... Bright and sunny with a woodstove to supplement heat.....whole house fan to cool you in the summer....a great place to call HOME! Aberman Assoc. Inc 978-537-4971 x17
4 bedroom 3 1/2 bath colonial. Extreme privacy surrounds this 3000+ sf Colonial. Just a short distance to Heywood Reservoir, Sholan Farm and the Leominster State Forest. Custom built with two Master Bedrooms one on first floor with full bath and soaking tub. Open concept kitchen family room. Cherry and corian chefs delight kitchen. Family room with fireplace and woodstove insert. Formal dining and living rooms. Beautiful Sun room with paladium window over looking natures wonderland. Aberman Assoc Inc 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.com
Sterling $439,900
Currier and Ives picturesque New England Cape Cod bursting with curb appeal. Beautifully set on corner lot this one owner home offers over 3000+- sf of living area. Spacious open kitchen/ fam. room w/ FP. Formal DR & LR. with HW floors. First floor MBR w/ private bath, jetted soaking tub, double vanity and shower. Second floor with 3 spacious BR’s, office and game room plus bonus finished room in basement. Walk in attic. Title V approved. Aberman Assoc. Inc. 978-537-4971 x 15 www.gaillent.eom
Clinton $595,500
COMMERCIAL - 6 acres site with single story 11090 sf building built and used as a church. On site parking .. Easy access to Exit 26 I495 at Berlin town line .Conversions easily possible include office building, restaurant (full kitchen and diningroom already on site. Gym..1800 sf included 20’ steel beam ceiling.. Aberman Assoc Inc 978-537-4971 x 14 www.paulasavard.com
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2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-4501492.
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1993 Honda Accord New rebuilt 3k engine, clutch, tires, batt, new glass, full power. Must Sell! $2500 978-874-0546 or cell 978-602-6841.
2012 H.D. Heritage Soft Tail Classic Like new condition, only 1,200 miles. Pearl White, chrome mag wheels and white walls, after market exhaust, plus extras. Selling price was $22,700, asking $18,900 or B.O. 508-873-7309
1995 Infiniti G20 4 door, auto, black, leather interior, 176K miles needs a window motor. $1,200 or B.O. 978-840-0058 1997 Buick LeSabre Runs great. Real nice condition. Leather seats. Auto. Power steering, brakes, windows. Touring package. 93k miles. $3500.00 508-210-0639 (Holden)
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1999 Saturn SL Runs well. Reliable daily driver. 30 mpg. $1200.00 or B/O. 508 -459-0464 2001 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe, Rare car, loaded, mint condition. $7,995 508-875-7400
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TOWN OF SUTTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 7:30PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Notice of Intent submitted to the Conservation Commission by Paul Lavoie, Sutton, MA. The project consists of construction to repair an existing septic system approximately 150’ from Singletary Lake, on Map 16, Parcels 5, on 64 Merriam Lane, Sutton MA.This notice is publicized in accordance with the provisions of General Law Chapter 131, Section 40 commonly known as the Wetlands Protection Act, and the Sutton Wetlands and Riverfront District Administration Bylaw. 2/28/2013
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given by Pat’s Service Center of 5 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA, pursuant to the provisions of Mass G.L c. 255, Section 39A, that they will sell the following vehicles on or after March 8, 2013 by private sale to satisfy their garage keeper’s lien for towing, storage, and notices of sale: 1. 2003 Ford Taurus VIN# 1FAFP55U93G1 23926 2. 2000 Ford Focus VIN# 1FAFP383XYW 182908 3. 2000 Ford Explorer VIN# 1FMZU63EXY UA62351 4. 1996 Ford F-150 PU VIN# 1FTEF14N2TN A07541 5. 2007 Toyota Camry VIN# 4T1BE46K77U0 75688 6. 2010 Nissan Altima VIN# 1N4AL2AP2AC 139751 7. 2006 Dodge Stratus VIN# 1B3EL46R76N 170430 8. 2006 GMC Envoy VIN# 1GKDT13S0621 28770 Signed, Pat Santa Maria, owner Pat’s Service Center 2/21, 2/28, 3/7 WM
Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO12D3714DR DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING Eric Edmund Otoo vs. Nana Akosua Amponsah To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Desertion. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Eric Edmund Otoo 328 Greenwood Street, Apt. B7 Worcester, MA 01607 your answer, if any, on or before 03/26/2013. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. Witness, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 2, 2013 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 02/28/2013 WM
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LETTERS OF AUTHORITY FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Docket No. WO13P0248EA Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main Street Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Estate of: Merle Vaughn Braman Date of Death: 01/01/2013 To: Dawn L. Rand 234A Church Street Northborough, MA 01532 You have been appointed and qualified as Personal Representative in Unsupervised administration of this estate on January 29, 2013. These letters are proof of your authority to act pursuant to G.L. c. 190B, except for the following restrictions if any: CERTIFICATION I certify that it appears by the records of this Court that said appointment remains in full force and effect. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court. Date January 29, 2013 Stephen G Abraham Register of Probate 2/28/2013 WM
www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO13P0119GD CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of: Ronald B Kaplan Of: Westborough, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Department of Developmental Serv, of Shrewsbury, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Ronald B Kaplan is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Teresa Alnsley of Worcester, MA (or some other suitable person) to appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 03/08/2013. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition. If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both. The abovenamed person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 14, 2013 Stephen G. Abraham
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TOWN OF MILLBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Millbury Planning Board In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of James Perry, property located at 34 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, for a Multi-Family Special Permit to construct a two unit addition and expand the parking area, under Article 1, Section 14.11(a), and Site Plan Review under Article 1, Section 12.4, of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw.Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chairman 2/21, 2/28/2013 MS
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given by Boulevard Towing of 550 Franklin Street Worcester, MA, pursuant to the provisions of Mass G.L c. 255, Section 39A, that they will sell the following vehicles on or after March 1, 2013 by private sale to satisfy their garage keeper’s lien for towing, storage, and notices of sale: 1. 2003 Toyota Corolla VIN# JTDBR32E930020342 2. 2001 Acura MDX VIN# 2HNYD18621H535988 3. 1995 Ford Mustang VIN# 1FALP42TXSF182402 4. 2001 Ford Taurus VIN# 1FAHP56SX1A242039 5. 1998 Nissan Pathfinder VIN# JN8AR05Y2WW221554 6. 2010 Toyota Camry VIN# 4T1BF3EK3AU039075 Signed, Pat Assad, owner Boulevard Towing 2/14. 2/21/ 2/28
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester, ss. SUPERIOR COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT CIVIL ACTION No. 13-0224D To David J. Hemingway of the Town of Sutton, County of Worcester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Janice M. Richard of the Town of Douglas, County of Worcester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Maria Lena Hemingway a/k/a M. Lena Hemingway of the Town of Sutton, County of Worcester, Commonwealth of Massachusetts AND TO ALL PERSONS ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1940 AS AMENDED:Webster Five Cents Savings Bank, a banking institution with a usual place of business in Webster, Worcester County, Commonwealth of Massachusetts claiming to be the holder of a mortgage covering property situated on West Second Street, Sutton, Massachusetts, and being numbered 5 West Second Street, Sutton, Massachusetts given by David J. Hemingway and Janice M. Richard to Bay Finance Company, Inc. dated August 2, 1991 recorded in Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 13568, Page 355, has filed with said court a Complaint for authority to foreclose said mortgage in the manner following: by entry on and possession of the premises therein described and by exercise of the power of sale contained in said mortgage. If you are entitled to the benefits of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 as amended, and you object to such foreclosure you or your attorney should file a written appearance and answer in said court at Worcester in said County on or before the twenty-fifth day of March next or you may be forever barred from claiming that such foreclosure is invalid under said Act. Witness, Barbara J. Rouse, Esquire, Administrative Justice of said Court this sixteenth day of January 2013 Dennis P. McManus, Clerk 2/28/2013 MS
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 2013 MISC. 476179 ORDER OF NOTICE To: Cynthia A. Hayes, David S. Nelson, Eric C. Nelson; Peter N. Nelson and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et seq.: OneWest Bank, FSB claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Millbury, numbered 7 Lindy Street, given by Clifford N. Nelson to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, FSB, dated May 16, 2007, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 41181, Page 282 and now held by the plaintiff by assignment has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the UnitedStates of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil ReliefAct. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before April 1, 2013 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, KARYN F. SCHEIER Chief Justice of this Court on February 12, 2013 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 201212-0559-GRY 02/28/2013 MS
TOWN OF MILLBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 7:30 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game for work to reconstruct the existing public access facility at Singletary Pond state boat ramp on West Main Street. (Assessor’s Map 85, Lot 38). Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L.Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 2/28/2013 MS
TOWN OF MILLBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Millbury Planning Board In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 11, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Alexander Ota, property located at 51 West Main Street, Millbury, MA, for a Multi-Family Special Permit to convert an existing single family dwelling into a two family dwelling, under Article 1, Section 14.11(a), and Site Plan Review under Article 1, Section 12.4, of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chairman 2/21, 2/28/2013 MS
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At just 16 years of age, Nicole Dufresne is a Worcester Tech cosmetology student, a HeadShop Hair Factory intern, a Simply Sorted employee, and the executive director of Root Rescue, a nonprofit organization that donates beauty products to people in need. These donations help people build confidence and Dufresne sees beauty and selfconfidence as a necessity for success. Worcester Mag met up with Nicole at Headshop Hair Factory to discuss the roots of her new nonprofit community service organization. How did Root Rescue start? I noticed
a lot of people in my school from lower income families that had hair that was either dirty or never styled before. I always see food, clothing, and shelter donations but never beauty donations. To be successful you have to be confident in yourself. Some people may think they cannot hold a job or become successful because of the way they look. Sometimes, you have to look good to feel good. I started Root Rescue and right now, I’m the only person in charge of Root Rescue. I want to Make Root Rescue an official 501(c)3 nonprofit but it’s difficult for me at this time because I’m getting ready for the SATs and looking at colleges. My goal is to make it an official nonprofit by the end of my senior year.
Where do the beauty tools and donations go? Right now they are going to
Shepard’s Place, YWCA, Youville House, and I’m currently working on collaborating with Friendly House. Root Rescue accepts gently used hair products, unused combs and brushes, hair products, sample size and travel size products. We have started to look into night life programs. There are donation boxes here at the shop (Headshop Hair Factory), Worcester Tech Beauty School, Rinse Hair Lounge, and I am working on getting more. I have recently started accepting moisturizers and other beauty products.
What do you enjoy most about Root Rescue? For me, to be doing this for
other people makes me so grateful for the things I have. I am so proud to give back to those in need to build confidence and become successful.
Are you involved in any other community service efforts? I help out at local
food pantries. I love being a part of community service, it’s very important for teenagers to get involved. I also work on the side for a forprofit business, Simply Sorted, where I sort closets and do filing. I’ll organize anything. If anyone is interested, email me at simplynicole@aol.com.
What is your trade at Worcester Tech? How important is this field? Cosmetology. I find with my school, you get to explore a lot of options and a lot of people see this field as very versatile. I learned the most as an intern. I had the choice to do this career on my own. I observe the other stylists here and I also take education classes through Paul Mitchell. There is an awesome team here (at the Headshop Hair Factory) and I am so happy to be a part of it.
Where do you see yourself and Root Rescue in the future? I see Root Rescue becoming very successful, especially after high school. I am hoping that we become statewide and then eventually nationwide. I want to integrate Root Rescue with the public school system. My organization is important because I think we help people feel good about themselves and this helps them build confidence for
job interviews. I’m all about giving back to the community. When a person feels good about themselves and take pride in themselves, they can achieve whatever they want to.
What was your worst “bad hair day?”
Who are some of your role models in the beauty industry? My biggest
If you could style anyone’s hair, who would it be? Ellen DeGeneres. I love her
inspirations are Robert Williams and the rest of the crew here at Headshop Hair Factory. They’re great at what they do and they’ve been a huge help for my future career. They are so helpful and I have had awesome support here. Robert and the salon gave Root Rescue my biggest donation, they were kind enough to give me several boxes of product and brushes.
Do you have any useful or unique daily beauty tips that can save people time and money? Do not be too concerned
about what people think about you, just be confident in the way you look. If I cared about what people thought about me, then I worked too hard. That’s my only beauty tip.
It was picture day grade 7. The photo shoot was right after my gym class. My hair was really puffy and it looked terrible.
short and spiky hair. I would like to style it and have fun with it.
Any last words of inspiration? I would like to encourage new generations to become involved in society. I would like to say that it’s not about what people get from others, but it’s about what people give to others. Giving back can be good for building confidence. Self-confidence is a need just like food, shelter, and water. People don’t think they can achieve big things, but they can. Contact Root Rescue at careabouthair@ aol.com or like them on Facebook.com/ pages/Root-Rescue/535031013180786
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