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can remember staying up all night controlling a hyper-fast blue rodent by the name of Sonic the Hedgehog. I spent hours trying to defeat Sonic’s arch-nemesis, the scheming Dr. Robotnik, who ominously loomed at the end of every level. I dreaded losing the game, which could be ended by hopelessly losing all of Sonic’s lives or by a malfunctioning Sega Genesis, resorting to being temporarily fixed by physically blowing into the plastic cartridge that held all of the game’s contents. Some 20-ish years later and the video game industry climbs to being one of the highest marketable mediums in the entire world. Grossing billions of dollars every year, video games possess remarkably high-def, three-dimensional graphics, cinematic storylines, titanic multiplayer choices and a myriad aggregate of game-play options. Being a gamer in 2015 is part of an entirely new social paradigm. A gamer is no longer just one of three pals switching controllers around trying to conquer the seemingly impossible last level boss. A gamer today can invest a career by developing or just simply playing video games. With a staggering number of role-playing and multiplayer games available, players are expanding their imagination, creativity and muscle memory to exceedingly new heights. In my first ever cover story, I am observing the ever-changing trends within the video game culture while bringing to light the progressive work that is being done by colleges, institutions and gamers themselves within the city of Worcester. - Colin Burdett, Worcester Magazine contributing writer

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Councilors take aim at gun range, store plan TOM QUINN

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proposed gun range is in the City Council’s crosshairs. Councilors took a stand this week against a proposed a gun shop and shooting range on Prescott Street, with a few saying the final order to advise the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to scrutinize the plan carefully could have gone further. Prescott Street businesses were notified earlier this month that Justin Gabriel, owner of The Gun Parlor on Summer Street, is looking into converting an old warehouse at 170 Prescott St. into a shooting range with space for gun sales. The application for a special permit was filed April 14. Gabriel said last week he did not want to comment on the plans so early in the process. At a Council meeting this week, District 2 Councilor Phil Palmieri, who just days earlier had told Worcester Magazine he did not want to preempt the ZBA, but said due diligence had to be done on the business, proposed the order calling for the ZBA to scrutinize the application. The order was amended on a suggestion by ex-ZBA member and current At-Large Councilor Moe Bergman to include input from Worcester Police Department Chief Gary Gemme, and passed on a 10-1 vote. “The chief of police has a wonderful opportunity to weigh in on this,” Bergman said. “That way, we limit the risk of overstepping our bounds but we add some

valuable information and insight into the decision making process.” At-Large City Councilor Konnie Lukes, the lone holdout on the vote, said councilors should go on record opposing the shooting range because it is not “what Worcester stands for.” “We’ve seen crisis after crisis of violent crime, escalation of the use of guns, and I think sometimes we have to stand for something,” Luke said. “Regardless of what’s in that neighborhood, the point is it’s in the middle of the city, and the point is we have a serious problem with sending the right message to the youngsters in this city who think guns and gangs are attractive and adults in this city don’t mind guns being sold in the middle of the city in a shooting range.” A floor plan on file with the application with the city’s Division of Planning and Regulatory Services shows almost a third of the approximately 10,000-square-foot warehouse taken up by a 10-lane shooting range, which was described as a four-lane range in the notice of a public hearing distributed to abutters. The plan also calls for a showroom, storage space and offices. Prescott Street is in a so-called MG, or Manufacturing General, zone that allows for shooting ranges with a special permit. The application is also seeking a special permit to allow retail sales. At-Large Councilor Rick Rushton initially said wanted to hold the item to visit the

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Tweeted out recently: “The potholes in #Worcester are dangerous! #driveslowhomie.” City does its best, but streets are definitely in rough shape. -3

Worcester Magazine Best of Worcester winners shine at awards party - and a reconfigured Wilbur & The Dukes rocks the house at The Citizen. +2

Recovery high school in Worcester raises concerns, but officials address them. Worcester is the right place for the state’s fifth such school. If you talk the talk, you’ve got to walk the walk. +3

“Suspicious” fire chars building on Route 20. City has been hit with several recent blazes, including one fatal fire. An ominous sign heading into summer. -5

Claudia Russo of Worcester criticizes plan for gun range and store on Prescott Street during a City Council meeting

proposed site, but rescinded that request due to an impending ZBA meeting. He also asked City Solicitor David Moore for a legal opinion on whether the City Council could even vote for the order, which would send a message to another independent governmental body. “My concern was that we would be interfering and telling another board what to do,” Rushton said. Moore’s response was that he did not think the City Council was “out of bounds” by voting for the order.

Heard on the police scanner: A man reports to police a motorist allegedly cut him off, walked over to his car, grabbed his hand through an open window and broke his finger. The catch: According to the dispatcher, the caller had no registration for his own car. D-oh! -2

Councilors disputed the notion that the gun range is “compatible with existing neighborhood character and social structure,” as the application claims. “I don’t think this particular retail operation is in the right place for the city of Worcester,” Palmieri said, noting the address’s proximity to Worcester Housing Authority modular units as well as Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) property. “There continued on page 7

Total for this week: It cannot hurt the city’s future fortunes to have former public works chief Bob Moylan now serving on the state Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors. He was named this week. +2

College graduations have begun, and area grads now step boldly into that new frontier known as “real life.” +2

Charity golf tournament at Heritage Country Club in Charlton raises more than $90,000 for Veterans Inc. +4

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Quoth the Raven: ‘I’m staying positive’ Tom Quinn

he owner of the Raven on Pleasant Street is seeking alternative funding sources for a mural after a lengthy ordeal with the Worcester Arts Council (WAC), one that at first glance seems to be a case of bureaucracy and weather triumphing over artistic spirit. The WAC voted on March 12 to deobligate $5,000 in previously committed funds from the project. Chris Bettencourt, owner of the nightclub at 258 Pleasant St., said he applied to the WAC for funding for the project, and was approved. The complications arose, though, when Bettencourt – who could have gone through the process individually as a business owner – decided to make it a community project with the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association, an organization to which he belongs. “They approved it, we had sent it in through the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association,” Bettencourt said. “I got everyone on board. I got this letter they requested.” The WAC had requested a letter showing a consensus of opinion by neighborhood association members, and that seems to be where the decision to involve a group of people in the decision making process came back to hurt Bettencourt. He says he sent a letter as a Crown Hill representative to the WAC on March 10, two days before the March 12 deadline both sides had agreed upon. On March 12, the day of the WAC meeting, Bettencourt was told he did not have the required signatures he needed, something he said was not made clear initially. “I finally [heard] back that you needed signatures although this was not clear,” Bettencourt said in an email to WAC chair Tina Zlody and Cultural Development Officer Erin Williams. “I pointed that out and offered

up some signatures which I already possessed along with email confirmations. I responded in regards to the signatures stating that I had three signed on the back of the design that I possess and also had two email confirmations which I could forward I asked you to advise me as to what you’d like me to do? Twice this question was asked and not answered.” Zlody, who is running for an at-large City Council seat, said the mural was not a WAC issue anymore, and referred questions to the city’s legal department. The city did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Compounding the problem, the Crown Hill Neighborhood Association needed to extend the deadline, from an initial March 1 date to March 12, putting the process up against the wall in terms of timing. Bettencourt said that was beyond his control. “Most of the [Crown Hill Neighborhood Association] meetings for months revolved around the mural,” Bettencourt said. “But with all the snowstorms we had, we weren’t meeting regularly.” Other delays cropped up when the initial artist hired to do the mural dropped out, and Bettencourt found another artist – Tom Grady – to fill in. More issues included a misplaced and expired memorandum of understanding, as well as a misplaced copy of the easement for the project, both of which Bettencourt said he got notarized and submitted. “There’s so many people that it became really hard to get it done,” Bettencourt said, noting the involvement of the historic commission as well since the building is in a historic district. The idea behind the mural is to show some Crown Hill history, specifically revolving around Congress Alley, an area near the Raven that was home to a thriving hippie culture. Bettencourt said he worked with famous musicians to get the rights to put

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their illustrations on the mural. As a music venue, he was also interested in showing some of the area’s music history. Orpheus, a band with a few national hits, had a song about Congress Alley, and members of the J. Geils Band lived nearby. Notable Worcester residents like Abbie Hoffman also stopped by Congress Alley in its heyday. Now, The Raven’s website calls Congress Alley a “gray lifeless eyesore in our community enclosed with the overgrowth

of weeds, enormous rubble, and incredible amounts of trash removed yearly.” Bettencourt said the mural project is important to restore a sense of pride in the community, and says although the process has been stressful, the mural is worth fighting for. “With some places when you do art it can really kick-start a neighborhood,” Bettencourt said. “I’m trying to remain positive and get some irons in the fire.”

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In Worcester, charity has solid Foundation

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here are a lot of people in Worcester who have charitable funds named after them. Many are not rich, and most are not well-known, but they are all able to give back to the community many times over due to the system set up at the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, which celebrates its 40th annual meeting Wednesday, May 20. “If you’re a philanthropist that wants to give directly, go for it,” GWCF president Ann Lisi said. “If you have $5 million or $6 million dollars and want to start a private foundation, go for it, but if you’re somewhere in between and you want to ensure something is lasting after you’re gone, or you’d like the advice of an organization that knows what’s going on, or you have a particular field you want to always help, but you know you’re going to be gone and someone else should take that over, your community foundation is there.” The way community foundations work is similar to an investment fund. Rather than give money directly to a cause or organization, people give to a community foundation that invests the money, adding to a community endowment. As the endowment grows, the foundation is able to give away far more money than the individual donor could have provided on his or her own. The foundation distributes some money every year, but the principal – the bulk of it – stays invested and grows larger over time. “It appeals to people who are trying to do something through giving now, that if you

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give a gift and put it into the fund and decide you want to endow your gift, that gift will perpetuate,” Lisi said, noting a foundation set up with the GWCF could theoretically provide grant money forever. The formula seems to be working, and the foundation is growing in giving power. In 1977, the GWCF gave away $23,010 in grant money and had assets totaling almost $1.2 million. Last year, the foundation awarded $6.2 million and ended the year with $138.9 million in assets. Over the lifespan of the GWCF, the foundation has received $124.7 million in donations and distributed $96.8 million. The fact that the foundation has more money in its endowment than the amount received in gifts, especially after awarding almost $100 million, is testament to how the system works, according to Lisi. “The community foundations movement relies upon there being a sense of community,” she said, noting the nonprofits in the Worcester area are “high integrity.” Although the foundation is massive, totaling 497 funds as of 2013 and boasting 1,189 donors in 2014, the inner workings can be a mystery to many, and the actual footprint of the organization itself does not take up many resources. Lisi, who has been with the GWCF for 25 years, employs around a dozen people, and said the foundation is focused more on helping other organizations than on itself. “We’re at this funny equilibrium. Sure, we’ve grown, but we have the same number of staff now that we had 10 years ago,” Lisi

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said. “It’s amazing how you can maintain. We can handle more funds because we’ve got opportunities to grant to, so I don’t need to bring on more employees every time I get a new account.” The GWCF’s endowment has increased in value for all but three of the last 38 years. Lisi said the foundation benefits from a sense of community in Worcester and beyond, since it takes donors from anywhere in the state. “There’s a wonderful tradition in America of people thinking about how they can help the community,” Lisi said. “Often people coming to a community foundation have already gotten the giving bug, but they either want to organize it a little more or do it in a bigger way, and they’re not ready to give all of that gift to one charity at once.” A named foundation costs $10,000 to start. Lisi said many donors came into a great deal of money after a loved one has died, and want to do something to make sure that person’s legacy lives on. “A lot of people come to us because their heart is breaking ... being charitable is one of the deepest spiritual feelings we share, as humans,” Lisi said. Donors can lay out a specific cause or wishes, or they can let the foundation allocate their money. Volunteer committees of experts weigh the over 100 yearly

applications Lisi said the GWCF receives from qualified nonprofits, and decide based on a number of factors - strength of organization, ability to keep promises, site visits, literature among them – where to send the millions of dollars in grant money the foundation gives yearly. The GWCF does other things besides writing checks and investing money. The organization runs a nonprofit support center to dispense knowledge to charities. It also runs the Youth for Community Improvement program, which teaches youth about philanthropy. The foundation has delegated the responsibility of where to spend grant money to college programs in the past, to help the next generation “learn by giving.” “We’ve given grant money to other organizations to give away, and we think the process of deciding where to give grants teaches them about nonprofits, philanthropy and the community,” Lisi said. If it keeps steady on its current trajectory, the GWCF will be around for a while, continuing its mission of making sure money is always available for worthy nonprofits. “The Greater Worcester Community Foundation is a resource for the entire community,” Lisi said.

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may be appropriate places. I don’t think this is one of them.” The order was proposed after Claudia Russo, a Prescott Street business owner who has been going around to people in the neighborhood to let them know about the plan, brought forward a petition requesting the city council oppose the application. Russo, who contacted Palmieri about the proposal, said after the meeting she is planning on rallying people to show up to the ZBA public hearing. The ZBA will hear public comment on the proposal at its May 18 meeting. If the ZBA grants the request for a special permit, Worcester would be on the way to having its first shooting range since the Boston Gun Range had its license suspended in 2008 following violations ranging from failing to supervise the target area, to allowing people without firearms licenses to use weaponry on the range. One unlicensed shooter killed herself at the range in 2007 after renting a gun there. Gabriel’s application said the range will be for members with firearms licenses only, and noted it would “address an unmet need for a state-of-the-art indoor shooting range for use by members and by local police departments for training purposes.”

FEEDING A NEED

A company that serves medically-tailored meals to critically and chronically ill patients said the need for such meals increased 70 percent last year. Community Servings said it delivered meals to 94 Worcester residents in 2014, up almost 20 from 56 served it the Jamaica Plains-based agency’s first year of service in 2013. The increase, Community Servings said, comes as more Americans are experiencing difficulty affording food and medicine, and as more health providers are realizing the benefits of medically tailored meals for critically ill patients. “It can be very difficult for patients battling life threatening illnesses to access the food they need to fight their diseases, and as a result we’ve seen a significant spike in requests for assistance across Worcester,” said David B. Waters, CEO of Community Servings. “The benefits of medically tailored meals are tremendous, but too often patients can’t get the nutrition they need. That’s why services such as these are so critical.” Community Servings delivers more than 9,600 meals every week to 1,525 clients and their families each year. More than 90 percent of the clients live in poverty, Community Servings said. While demand is increasing, several Worcester-based foundations and corporations are stepping up to the plate, awarding $25,276 in grants over the past winter. Among the donors are the Fred Harris Daniel Foundation , $10,000; Greater Worcester Community Foundation Crepeau Fund , $9,276; The Mildred H. McEvoy Foundation - $3,000; and Ruth H. & Warren A. Ellsworth Foundation - $3,000. “Although more healthcare providers are realizing the value of food as medicine, the vast majority of medically tailored meals programs are not covered by insurance,” Waters said. “This crucial gap in the healthcare system is having a negative impact on a host of critical and chronic diseases. Those diseases, particularly diabetes and heart disease, can be very expensive and difficult to treat over the longterm, and that’s another reason why medically tailored meals are such a good investment.” For more information about Community Servings, visit servings.org.

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The Heart Walk Team from Worcester-based law firm Mirick O’Connell took part in the Central Mass Heart Walk Saturday, May 2. It was the firms’ 18th year in a row participating in the walk. The team raised $4,000 in support of the American Heart Association.

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Applause was the most common sound at Worcester Magazine’s Best of Worcester party at The Atrium in Worcester this week, but folks made an exception in one case. When the award for Best Local Blog was announced, up came someone to receive the award - but it was not the guy widely known as the brains of the operation. That did not prevent the large crowd from raining down a steady chorus of boos. The controversial Turtle Boy blog has proven quite polarizing - you either love it or hate it. This year, Best Of voters showed it some love, which may have made up for the rather cold shoulder given at the awards ceremony.

REPRESENTING: Worcester Magazine editor Walter Bird Jr. carried the emcee duties at this year’s Best Of ceremony, doing a (thankfully) shortened - and G-rated - strip to Joe Cocker’s “You Can Leave Your Hat On,” performed by Wilbur & The Dukes. Announcing the awards, Bird slipped up when noting that District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera was in the house, with hubby in tow. He announced her as “State Rep. Sarai Rivera.” Not yet, anyway. SMELL PARK: There is work being done at Elm Park - hundreds and thousands of dollars worth. Hopefully, it will include some attention paid to the water bodies around the park. Trash and other filth has lent a particularly foul odor that cannot be ignored as you walk around the historic and otherwise scenic park. If they get cleaned up, with maybe a little water added, wouldn’t it be great to offer some mini-gondola rides or maybe some small paddle boats?

A BAD DEAL?: A City Hall budget observer had this to say about Police Chief Gary Gemme’s budget plan to add a deputy chief while eliminating positions of sergeant, lieutenant and captain: “The only thing worse than this was [President Barack] Obama’s deal for [Sgt. Bowe] Bergdahl.” Gemme said he is “streamlining” the department.

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BEING SEEN: Spotted on the terrace outside of Volturno: Newly-departed Telegram and

Gazette editorial page editor Chris Sinacola dining with Troy Siebel, executive director of the Hanover Theatre. Sinacola left [read: stormed out of] Worcester’s daily paper after the latest round of layoffs. Could there be a new project brewing over at the Hanover? Perhaps an upcoming musical about the state of daily print journalism in America? A dramatic play featuring local reporters fighting against corporate interests? Note to Worcesterites who want to have private meetings – you may not want to pick a place within earshot (or eyesight) of the Worcester Magazine office.

ALUMNICE: The Worcester Public Schools Young Professional Alumni Network holds its inaugural event on May 20. The event is open to students who graduated from WPS between 2004 and 2010. It’s the brainchild of 2008 South High graduate David LeBoeuf and 2008 Burncoat graduate Vanessa Acheampong. The initial event is a mixer to help with social networking, but the founders said in a press release “in light of recent events” the organization wanted to highlight the positive effects WPS grads have had on the community. School officials have been trying to do much the same thing, although it could carry more weight coming from actual, real-life WPS graduates. The free event starts at 6:30 p.m. at Mezcal. DISTRICT RACES A GO: May 19 is the last day to return signatures for certification, and

almost every candidate for district city councilor has qualified for the ballot, with 10 out of 11 who pulled nomination papers certified as official candidates. Incumbent Tony Economou and Cindy Nguyen are both on the ballot for District 1. Jennithan Cortes, Larry Shetler, Ana Sequera and Candy Carlson are all on the District 2 ballot. Luis Portillo has yet to turn in any signatures, but incumbent Sarai Rivera and challenger Jackie Kostas are both officially candidates for District 4. Meanwhile, District 3 Councilor George Russell and District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen are both on the ballot and are both still unopposed.

LIVING AT-LARGE: Of course, there are some who might say the 100 signatures required

to get on the ballot as a district councilor is child’s play. The real challenge is getting the 300 signatures necessary to become an at-large candidate, and while some are leaving signature certification to the last minute, most at-large hopefuls have successfully gotten on the ballot or have made it partway. There are 12 official candidates out of a possible 20 – incumbents Mike

Gaffney, Kate Toomey, Joe Petty, Konnie Lukes and Moe Bergman; and challengers Krystian King, Bill Coleman, Linda Parham, Tina Zlody, Tom L’Ecuyer and Matt Wally. Current District 2 Councilor Phil Palmieri is also officially part of the at-large race. Meanwhile, five challengers – Juan Gomez, Ron O’Clair, Carmen Carmona, George Fox and Paul Cooney – have submitted some signatures but have not gotten the full 300. Incumbent Rick Rushton and challengers Todd Williams and Rob Sargent have not returned any signatures. Maybe they’re just trying to build suspense?

WHAT’S MY DEADLINE?: Meanwhile, School Committee challengers are leaving their

homework until the last minute, while incumbents have generally gotten their work done early so they can go outside and play – it’s beautiful outside! Tracy O’Connell Novick, John Monfredo and Jack Foley have submitted the required 300 signatures to defend their seats, while Brian O’Connell, Dianna Biancheria and Hilda Ramirez are partway there. The only challengers who have sent in all of their certified signatures are Donna Colorio and Molly McCullough, while Cotey Collins has some, but not all, of what he needs. There are seven Worcesterites who pulled nomination papers but have not turned in any signatures – Carlos Perez, Bill Holmes, Rob Cohane, Nick D’Andrea, Gina Lorusso, Jeffrey Balcom and Michael Baker. Procrastination may work in school, but it might not pay off in school committee, since the deadline is coming up fast, on May 19.

CAMPAIGN KICKOFFS: There are a couple campaign kickoffs scheduled over the next few weeks. At-large Council candidate Matt Wally will be at Fiddler’s Green on May 14 at 5:30 p.m. The event itself is free, but as is always the case with campaign kickoffs, there are suggested donations. District 4 Council candidate Jackie Kostas will be at Park Grill and Spirits at 7:00 p.m. on May 19 to kick off her campaign. SO THAT’S WHY: On the Fiscal Year 2016 budget recommendations – a Worcester Police Department “media coordinator” position clocking in at $64,437. The position was nonexistent in fiscal 2015, which could explain why all those emails to the WPD went unanswered. Journalists across the city await the filling of this position with baited breath. 30 MINUTES OR LESS: Some people go crazy for Papa Gino’s. Still others are just crazy,

but smart enough to realize pizza delivery drivers may be carrying cash from a recent transaction. On May 9 around 10:15 p.m., one unlucky driver was robbed at gunpoint by a white or Hispanic man wearing a bandana to disguise his face. The robber stole cash, a cell phone, and the victim’s tan 2011 Kia Forte. Generally, delivery drivers are supposed to carry below a certain amount of money, so robbing them isn’t as lucrative as it may appear on the surface. But they can be summoned to a particular location – in this case, Huron Avenue – making them a particularly vulnerable group. Police said in a press release that no injuries were reported at the scene.

LOCKDOWN: Worcester police say one officer rolled up his windows, made sure the cruiser

was locked, and parked in a well-lit parking lot responding to a call on Main Street on May 11. That didn’t stop a man police identified as Donald Bauckman of 42 Channing Street from breaking into the police vehicle and taking the officer’s backpack. Apparently the suspect threw a “large concrete rock” through the driver’s side window. The officer was able to chase down a fleeing Bauckman and retrieve the backpack. Note to criminals – the cars with the lights on top and the decal that says “POLICE” are ones you want to stay away from when choosing targets. Bauckman was charged with larceny over $250, breaking and entering a vehicle during the nighttime with intent to commit a felony, willfully damaging or defacing property and resisting arrest.

ONE PAYCHECK: Assistant City Manager Kathy Johnson wears many hats in local

government. During the City Council’s finance session on May 12, she was present for a handful of different department’s hearings, from human resources to public health. So District 3 Councilor George Russell may not have been that crazy when he asked – just doing his job – how many different paychecks Johnson brings home. Turns out it’s only the one. It doesn’t hurt to ask, especially with the complicated nature of the budget.

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t took a while, some setbacks and a fair amount of tinkering, but former Mayor Ray Mariano has never been afraid of a challenge. As head of the Worcester Housing Authority (WHA), he is no stranger to challenges, even those he creates on his own. Take Mariano’s attempt last year to mandate that at least one household member per unit either go to school, find a job or face eviction after three years. His plan also capped housing assistance at seven years. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which had approved the program when Mariano first floated it by them, did an about face when he actually announced it. No can do, they said. Mariano was furious - and rightfully so. Subsidized housing should not be meant as a lifetime arrangement, for a number of reasons, not the least of which is there are only so many units to go around and way many more people in need. The idea is to get back on your feet and make a better lot for yourself - a better life, you might say. That is what Mariano’s “A Better Life Program” is all about. But when he tried to make it stricter and actually limit how long folks could live there - well, that was just too much for some folks to swallow. Apparently, it has gotten a bit easier. Earlier this month, Mariano, flanked at a press conference by Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and state Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Jay Ash, announced a revised version of his beefed up “A Better Life” program. Gone were the time limits. The new plan also is limited to state - and not federally - funded programs within WHA. It will affect just under 400 families - and no one over 55 or with a disability. In stark contrast to when Mariano pretty much was alone in railing against HUD last year, for this month’s announcement he was joined by a cross-section of local and state officials. Republicans, Democrats, blacks, whites suddenly, Mariano’s plan has a solid base of support. And so it should. The idea that someone might actually have to earn a helping hand is not discriminatory or cold-hearted - it is common sense. Encouraging people to move on from subsidized housing is a noble effort. It is, in fact, a bit curious that no one before Mariano, at least in our memory, has thought of something like this before. Or maybe they did, but were just afraid to take the heat. Mariano has stood firmly in the kitchen and dabbed at the burns with a wet cloth. When he was told no, he did not slink away like a dog slapped away from the dinner table. He kept pushing. He adapted. He overcame. It helped, of course, that then-gubernatorial hopeful Charlie Baker was squarely on his side at the time. Now Baker is governor. That gives Mariano an ally when it comes to such bold and unpopular initiatives such as requiring folks to educate themselves or work for a living. “A Better Life.” Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? Now it has some teeth behind it, too.

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Support pregnant workers To the Editor: I think it is safe to say we all wish for children and mothers to be healthy. Under current Massachusetts law, however, maternal and child health is not protected to the extent it should be. Employers are not required to provide accommodations for pregnant workers, which can lead to a number of problems for these employees. These include, but aren’t limited to, loss of employment and medical coverage (which is absolutely vital during a pregnancy), and medical complications due to strenuous work, such as preterm birth and low birth weight. This issue affects more than half of pregnant women and new mothers in Massachusetts who are also a part of the workforce, doing all they can to provide for their families. Although I am currently a student, I will be entering the full-time workforce very soon, and in the future, it is certainly possible that I, along with many of my classmates, may face the circumstances that come along with pregnancy. I want to feel safe knowing that we won’t be forced to risk the livelihoods of both ourselves and our children due to this temporary condition. Therefore, I ask that you please join over 100 Massachusetts legislators in support of The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H. 1769, and help to protect the safety and well-being of Massachusetts families. K AITLYN HANSON Clark University, Class of 2015

End police brutality To the Editor: Hey there, Worcester. I am a 21-year-old female living in and from Worcester. My writing is geared toward police brutality. With extreme interest in the criminal justice system, I must say I am beyond afflicted by the choices made by our officers to our own people. Let me first bring up the recent local issue of an officer being recorded punching, kicking and throwing a handcuffed and shackled, 48-year-old man inside a jail cell. In addition to the assault, the officer made a comment based on the man’s “black skin.” Now this here is a perfect example of malpractice. On top of the simple fact the officer was assaulting this controlled prisoner, he happened to be a 17-year-old veteran for that police department. Now, being in the field for that amount of time, you should know the difference between fair and unfair, and what this officer did was far from human. I mean, if your job is to enforce the laws, you should both now and follow them as well. With that being said, maybe it’s time for our “law enforcers” to be continuously educated on all laws applicable to citizens and themselves. How is an officer going to pull somebody over or stop a bystander on the streets and have them tell the officer about their own rights? It is definitely mind-boggling try8ing to grasp what goes on in these officers’ heads. Besides being appropriately educated with the laws they enforce, I think it’s also fair for these officers to have psych evaluations/counseling throughout their career. I acknowledge how chaotic the duties of being a police officer could be. The occupation could have multiple negative effects on a person, ranging from depression, which can cause substance abuse, leading to disruptive behavior, and numerous other mental health disorders. Regardless, being brought into the force, you are trained to be patient and responsible with the offenders, and apprehend them accordingly, not forcefully beat them or shoot them down, for that

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matter (because it has happened). Nationally, what most of these police brutality occurrences have in common are their targets: minorities. I strongly believe the cases get to this severity simply due to racism. You never hear of a white man beaten or gunned down by police. Too many innocent lives are being ripped away and ruined due to stereotyping and assuming by these officers. The police department is supposed to keep gangs off the street, right? So why are they, themselves, acting like one? They are here to help us, but all they are doing is causing the public and young generation to fear and go against them. What happened to the days where police were looked at as influential and admirable public subjects? Nowadays, they’re looked at more as jokes (as a) result of the behaviors they’re (demonstrating). Enough is enough. The crackdown on police brutality needs to turn into detonation. CHRISTINA SPENCER Worcester

Viva Las Vegas To the Editor: As a frequent visitor to Las Vegas over the last 30 years, and having seen most of the shows offered, I would like to highly recommend a new Broadway show to all theatergoers visiting Sin City for the first or subsequent time. “Show Stoppers,” playing at Wynn, is simply superlative. Nearby, at Treasure Island, “Mystere,” the original Cirque du Soleil show, is guaranteed great entertainment for all ages. FRANCIS G. MCGUILL West Boylston

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ON THE CASE(Y) Holy Cross senior Meghan Casey of North Attleboro has

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received a Princeton in Africa fellowship for the 2015-16 academic year. She will carry out a year-long service project in Tanzania. More than 180 students applied for the fellowship this year; about 50 were awarded. Casey, a self-designed global health studies major with premedical and Africana Studies concentrations, will be based in Mwanza in northwest Tanzania, where she will work for the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative. She will develop the education curriculum for the Teen Club, plan a weeklong sleep-away camp for HIV-positive 10-13-year-olds, facilitate a microfinance group that trains young women to be seamstresses and form their own businesses, help plan and attend outreach sessions throughout the country and evaluate the effectiveness of the programs. She will also attend clinical meetings and shadow doctors in the medical side of the organization. It will mark Casey’s fourth trip to Africa. “I hope to be able to work with the people on the ground and to use my combined language, political science, and hard science background to work toward greater justice in basic health both domestically and abroad,” Casey said.

FIRST CHAIR Assumption College earlier this month installed Professor J. Brian Benestad as its inaugural D’Amour

Chair in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. According to the school, the chair “affirms the

College’s commitment to its mission as an institution of higher education that is enlivened by the Catholic affirmation of the harmony of faith and reason that aims, by the pursuit of the truth, to transform the minds and hearts of students. The ceremony was held in La Maison Francaise salon. Among those making remarks was the chair’s benefactor, Donald D’Amour, Class of 1964. In 2008, D’Amour and his wife, Michele, gifted $4.2 million to Assumption the largest in the school’s 111-year history. “The D’Amour Chair in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition represents a core belief of Assumption College: that education which best prepares us for engaged service and discerning citizenship originates in the ‘liberating’ force of the liberal arts,” said Assumption College Interim Provost Louise Carroll Keeley, Ph.D. “Dr. Benestad’s distinguished career has brought the long traditions of classical and Christian thought and political philosophy to bear on the most vexing issues of our age: the family, society, the

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economy as well as the international order of nations. To read and study with Dr. Benestad is to appreciate the complexities of these issues all the more deeply.” Said Benestad: “Coming back to my alma mater has been a joy for me; it’s where I was first introduced to serious liberal arts education in the Catholic tradition.”

TIME TO SHINE

Students from across Massachusetts are being honored by the state Department of Higher Education Thursday, May 14 during a Statehouse ceremony. The fifth annual ”29 Who Shine” will include Worcester-area college students. Students from Fitchburg State University (FSU), Mount Wachusett Community College, Quinsigamond Community College (QCC), UMass Medical School and Worcester State University (WSU) will be among those honored by Gov. Charlie Baker. “I want to congratulate the outstanding Class of 2015 graduates for the recognition they have received and thank them for their substantial contributions to their local communities,” said Baker. “Each of the ‘29 Who Shine’ honorees, in addition to being an accomplished student, is civically engaged in ways that improve the quality of life in Massachusetts.” Worcester area honorees include Alexandra Valdez, FSU; Cathy May Teague, Mount Wachusett; Micah Klayman, QCC; Shu Yang, UMass Medical; and Mario De Jesus, WSU.

AThe COMBO DEAL Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) and the New England School of

Acupuncture (NESA) are combining programs, with Boston Business Journal (BBJ) reporting rapid enrollment growth at MCPHS in recent years, with more students seeking a pharmacy degree. MCPHS is listed as one of the state’s fastest-growing colleges. According to BBJ, MCPHS had considered merging with the New England College of Optometry in 2011, but nothing was finalized. Instead, the school will join forces with NESA, the oldest acupuncture school in the country. “With NESA, we would gain world-class expertise in holistic medical practice that will add breadth to our well-established programs, spark the development of new inter-professional majors, and strengthen our existing collaborations with universities in China and Japan,” MCPHS President Charles F. Monahan Jr. told the Worcester Telegram & Gazette recently.

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any students, teachers and parents share the common belief that the answer to success in the classroom lies in textbooks, notepads and flashcards. But for the Worcester Public Schools students who attend one of the several martial arts dojos in the area, the key to educational success lies in a punching bag.

The benefits of a martial arts background to a student’s education is something that Kevin Cox, martial arts teacher and physics teacher at Burncoat High School, is familiar with. According to Cox, martial arts act as “a vehicle to basically solve a problem.” Expanding the idea of martial arts as a “vehicle,” Tai Chi teacher Karim Saunders argues martial arts help students “understand how to work through life.” In concurrence, Gary Lachapelle, a Kung Fu teacher at Maury’s Kung Fu, claims by “setting small goals,” martial arts “gives the students the ability to improve themselves on their own. Each belt gives (students) a small achievable goal to look forward to in the future.” The environment Lachapelle describes has served as a stimulus to academic improvement for many Worcester students. Lachapelle’s daughter, Cheyenne, has been studying Kung Fu 14 years, in between a rigorous honors schedule. From the beginning, martial arts helped her mature and progress. Faced with bullying in elementary school, Lachapelle recalls, “Kung Fu encouraged me to keep my cool and boosted by confidence levels,” which allowed her to advance in school despite her obstacles. Now a student at South High, the social skills Lachapelle developed from Kung Fu help her thrive in diverse academic environments. She has also observed the effects of martial arts on students who study Kung Fu because they are struggling in school. “Within months they go from a ‘C’ average to the honor roll,” she said. “Constantly learning new techniques and movements forces your brain to make cognitive connections.” That improves memory, Lachapelle said.

Within months they go from a ‘C’ average to the honor roll. Constantly learning new techniques and movements forces your brain to make cognitive connections. - Cheyenne Lachapelle, on the benefits of studying martial arts Kathlyn Korantang, a senior Goddard Scholar at South High, credits many of her academic goals to martial arts. “I wouldn’t have been able to achieve the goals I placed,” she said. From elementary school to high school, Tae Kwon Do has shaped a strong foundation for

Korantang to excel. Looking back, she said, “I remember having to show my sixth-grade transcript in order to just achieve my black belt. The masters wanted to see that you were capable to take all that you have learned in Tae Kwon Do and apply them to different aspects of your life.”

Going to U.S. Tae Kwon Do in Worcester has helped Korantang adapt to South High’s unique qualities – more specifically, learning in South’s famed wall-less classrooms. “In our open and loud classrooms I’m able to get the work I need to be done,” she said. Not only does Tae Kwon Do provide Korantang focus, it serves as a source of encouragement. As a freshman, she took on a strenuous course load, including her first AP class. Struggling with AP Human Geography, Korantang found motivation in Tae Kwon Do. Thanks to martial arts, she said, “I saw the class through and came out with a passing score on the test.” Korantang will continue to look to martial arts for inspiration with her future endeavors. While studying to be a pediatrician, she will implement the “confidence, determination and perseverance” she has gained from Tae Kwon Do to chase after her ambitions. “Tae Kwon Do was revolutionary in a way for me,” Korantang said.

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ccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29.1 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. The life of a diabetic is demanding; the constant monitoring of glucose levels and wound healing often involves frequent trips to the doctor’s office, which can cause frustration and even pain for those with serious conditions. With its newly-developed “Sugar” app, WPI hopes to alleviate the exasperation of diabetic patients everywhere.

“How can we use technology to help out with the healthcare problem,” is what WPI Professor Diane Strong asked herself and her students when launching the “Sugar” app project. For the past four years, Strong has been laboring with various students and staff from WPI, as well as with a team from UMass Medical School, to reform the diabetic healthcare system. The “Sugar” app, operating on Android phones and focusing on type 2 diabetes, has two main functions: basic monitoring and wound analysis. To help a patient comprehend information about their glucose levels and weight, the “Sugar” app processes data transmitted from a Bluetooth glucometer and scale and translates it into language and visuals that are simple to understand. The app was created to be accessible to all diabetic patients, young and old, with varying experience with cellular technology, Strong said. The act of being able to monitor wellcontinued on page 16

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Strong acknowledged the levels of cooperation with UMass Medical School and with numerous departments within WPI are what make the app truly remarkable. Specialists from the WPI schools of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Business teamed up with UMass to create “the whole experience” — a fusion of knowledge that is difficult to match elsewhere. “The medical expertise behind it is what I think makes it a great app,” Strong states. The learning environment at WPI has certainly prepared its students to participate in such innovative research, according to two STEVEN KING

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WPI Professor, Diane Strong with PhD candidates Lei Wang and Qian He talk about the Type II Diabetes monitoring application they designed. clinician becomes seemingly impossible for these patients, especially when movements as simple as walking can aggravate the wound. “We may need to send an ambulance,” Strong said, “and then it becomes very expensive to get them to their doctor.” With the added risk of foot impairment, she added, “They may be worse off going to the doctor than they are if they could stay home.” With the “Sugar” app, patients will be able to track the progress of their wound healing from the comforts of their home. Patients can place their foot into a mirrored box, which allows the phone to capture an accurate image of the underside of the foot. Algorithms and color segmentation are used to classify the wound tissue — black healing tissue, yellow “okay” tissue, or red dead tissue. The “Sugar” app has gone through stages of testing by a group of volunteers, and is currently being modified at UMass Medical School. According to Strong, the app should be in “patients’ hands reasonably soon.”

PhD students on the team, Qian He and Lei Wang. Wang, who takes courses in the Computer Science Department, said, “(WPI’s) courses really help us to have a general idea for how we can do this job.” Working on the “Sugar” app has proved to be inspirational for He, who, shortly after joining the team, started to notice the impact of diabetes on those around him. “I started to realize that many of my friends, and my parent’s friends have diabetes,” he said. “Working on the team has made these people in his life “very excited and very proud.” The “Sugar” app has already influenced many lives, even prior to being released to patients for everyday use. While the team at WPI is mapping out the steps ahead, Strong voices that “our goal is to get that app out there, and to figure out the best way to get it out there.”

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Assumption AMPs up world help Brendan Egan

good college education prepares students for life and teaches them many things: critical thinking, analytics, communication, arts, sciences, and history. The list goes on. If it lacks anything, though, some might say it does not always get students ready for the working world, therefore diminishing its importance. Assumption College professor Dr. Cary Leblanc hopes to battle that problem with a new business course.

At the beginning of the 2015 spring semester Leblanc and one of his classes

Just dropping money isn’t really going to help. You can’t just give money away. - Dr. Cary Leblanc, a professor at Assumption College, on work done through the Assumption Micro-Lending Program (AMPT.) launched the Assumption Micro-Lending Program (AMP). With the help of students and the worldwide reach of the Catholic organization known as The Assumptionists, the program aims to raise capital and lend money impoverished people. Though there is plenty of work to be done in the U.S., the AMP will begin its mission overseas in the Philippines. Despite a decline

in poverty levels since the early 1990s, the Philippines has no shortage of people struggling to survive. The country’s National Statistics Coordination Board (NSCB) reports that roughly 25 percent of its citizens lived below the poverty line - a monthly income of about $200 - in 2014. Filipinos became a subject of interest for Leblanc after a recent trip to meet with

Assumptionist priesthood in the Pacific island nation. He said it was an eye-opening experience and that he had never seen poverty on that scale before. Leblanc’s religious background helps to fuel his passion for helping those in need. The AMP provides an opportunity to do that and it matches the mission of the college. “We’re not shy to say that we have Catholic values,” he said. But Leblanc does not want to send care packages or hand out free cash. His plan is a little more involved. “Just dropping money isn’t really going to help,” he said recently. “You can’t just give money away.” Hopefully, the program will provide longer-lasting assistance and a platform for Filipinos to improve their lives. Leblanc believes sending money without a plan “doesn’t teach [people] how to raise themselves out of their situations.” The AMP will allow current generations to help themselves and put future generations in a

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better place. Borrowers will be able to take their lives back into their own hands. Leblanc calls the AMP a different kind of system when compared to U.S. welfare programs. “[Filipinos] have faced a lot of natural disasters,” he said, which puts additional strain on people who already struggle to provide for themselves and their families. The odds are disproportionately stacked against those who were not well off to begin with. The Assumption program will take a lessused approach and allow people to apply for a small business loan. An application process—designed by students -will require that each applicant has a business plan which will be reviewed by Assumption priests who will act as field agents for the program. Once approved, applicants will receive start-up money to get their businesses off the In addition to acting as liaisons, priests will also scout for potential applicants and keep tabs on their local communities. It will be up to those communities and loan recipients to make sure the money gets paid back. At the start of the year, all of this was

only an idea discussed by Leblanc, other Assumption College faculty with whom he is working and Assumption clergy. It had been in the works for a while, but only materialized when students began their work during the semester. The class put everything together, from the Facebook page and website to the marketing and program structure. “I just couldn’t believe how enthusiastic the students were,” said Leblanc. Students dove right in, taking the reins and quickly making progress despite some setbacks and frustration. A syllabus had not even been finalized until the course was already over a month in. Two-and-a-halfhour sessions each week integrated lectures with hands-on efforts to build everything from the ground up. Students learned about poverty and Filipino culture through lecture and group presentations. There were also discussions about business basics and what they might do with the program to make a difference. The course eschewed traditional tests and homework in favor of group work and one final reflection paper in which students wrote about what they took from the experience. Leblanc left almost everything up to his class, taking a mostly hands-off approach,

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“Space Invaders,” “Centipede,” “Frogger,” “Pac-Man,” “Asteroids,” “Donkey Kong” and “Mario Bros.” were pioneers in the Golden Age generation of video games. Starting in 1979, the games were revolutionary as the first to allow players to combat enemies that fought back, award a multiple number of lives and feature continuous loops of background music. Many Gen-Xers can remember spending weekends at their

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Gamers are still hard-pressing to rid themselves of their reputation.With exponential ranking systems, achievement tracking, social media updates and online leader boards shared by millions of users, a gamer’s profile is now easily attributed and globally accessible. No longer standing in front of arcade machines, gamers are comfortably completing missions from the comfort of their own homes – or with the tap of their iPhone screen. During the Golden Age of video gaming, game developers and arcade owners were raking in millions of dollars, one quarter at a time. Although coin-op arcades have largely gone the way of dinosaurs – or “Donkey Kong” – billions of dollars are still being made after the recent release of Microsoft’s Xbox One, Sony’s Playstation 4, and Nintendo’s Wii U. Aside from bragging rights among their circle of friends, gamers who reach the top of leader boards can now make thousands of dollars through sponsorships and tournament prizes. Research shows a steady increase of gamers playing multiplayer and cooperative play (co-op) based games. Eighth-generation consoles and computer gaming franchises such as “Call of Duty,” “World of Warcraft,” “Halo” and ever-popular mobile games give gamers the chance to try their hand at becoming elite leader board stars. In January, the Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) “PlanetSide 2” hosted 1,158 players on the same server, setting a Guinness World record for the highest number of online players competing in one game. The latest and greatest video games are bringing the entertainment industry to aweinspiring technological pinnacles, and the gaming community does not seem to be pressing pause anytime soon. Can gamers find a sense of camaraderie and friendship with a vast number of online multiplayer platforms? How easy is it to make a career within the gaming industry? And what sort of trends can be observed in today’s gaming culture?

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Whether it is friends casually gaming together, professors teaching rigorous game design techniques, or students creating their own profitable video games, Worcester and Worcester County certainly are providing the proverbial green tubes for its own Mario’s to work their way through. With game development programs being taught at Becker College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPU), and Fitchburg State University (FSU), along with the guidance of Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGi), which is based at Becker’s Worcester campus, Worcester is exercising its strong entrepreneurial spirit and establishing itself as one of the most culturally and technologically diverse cities within New England.

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themselves in fantasy role-playing video games, only feed the stereotype. The reality is the amount of work and engineering that goes into producing a game is serious stuff .

Becker College is among the pioneers of video game development in Massachusetts, offering gaming programs in three different fields: design, programming and production. With help from Mass DiGi, Becker students and others from colleges across New England and beyond who take part in its successful summer programs, are going on to make handsome salaries working for big-name gaming publishers, and creating the means to become marketable independent game developers. With students specializing in level design, historical accuracy, threedimensional modeling, detailed storytelling, assets, physics, programming, audio, coding and virtual reality, a game’s video production

$155 million is certainly something that requires several skills and articulate attention to detail. “You are an artist first, video games are just the medium,” according to Curvin Huber. “You have to know how to sculpt, draw and program.” Huber, a professor of interactive media at Becker specializing in 3D modeling and animation, describes video game production as “more work and less play.” He teaches Principle of Motion Capture, the only class in the World that used a $15,000 Noitom motion capture suit. The Chinese company Noitom visited Becker at the end of April and revealed an updated, less expensive suit to be used exclusively for Huber’s class at Becker. The suit is used to capture motions for vast three dimensional games that involve capturing character motions such as running, jumping, or swimming. “So in some regard,” Huber said, “you are also playing the game and creating your own simulation. A lot of students who take this

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class have expressed interest in the cinema, healthcare and simulation industry.” Becker graduate and hopeful WPI postgrad Alex Norton, who wants to teach 3D modeling, said, “With video games everyone has a completely different and unique experience, whereas in a movie everyone sees the same thing and has to interpret themselves.” Huber’s original love for video games was harvested from the popular gaming franchise, “Bioshock.” “I really like the gritty and edgy style of video games,” he said. “As a game designer, I really love environmental beauty. ‘Bioshock’ is a game that you play for an hour-and-ahalf and you’re so inspired that you put it down and want to make art.” There is a distinction to be made between the two gaming programs at Becker and WPI. Becker teaches students the art of games and gaming for fun, whereas WPI focuses more on the advanced and serious gaming involved with engineering, rendering and simulation. However, the Becker apple does not fall far from the WPI tree, as evident with “Into the Rift,” a free-falling simulation game designed at Becker that uses the virtual reality platform, the Oculus Rift. “Into the Rift,” with oversight from Becker Professor Terrasa Ulm, uses the Oculus Rift to create a virtual reality of being totally surrounded by outer space. Using Kinect technology, it is up to the player to dodge asteroids and scrap metal while virtually free-falling into outer space. One of many developers involved with the “Into the Rift” project, Becker senior Ryan Lightbody said, “The game makes you feel as though you are in a completely different place than you actually are. It’s a surreal feeling. When I take off the headset I completely forget that I am in a room surrounded by other people. I always love seeing someone use an Oculus [Rift] for the first time. I cannot wait for everyone to experience that feeling in a year when they start shipping to consumers.” The Oculus Rift is set to be released for consumer use during the first quarter of 2016. With virtual reality likely to be at the

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while sitting at my desk job. A lot of people host series of walkthroughs called ‘LetsPlay,’ but I’m not doing that. I’m not making anything revolutionary and I’m not making things better, so I called it ‘Making Things Worse.’ I bring on a guest or two and we capture the typical funny gaming atmosphere that everyone loves. We’re reminiscing and telling poop jokes.” While all the content is original, gamers using multiple forms of media to entertain a 21st-century audience is just one of the many outlets on display by modern video game enthusiasts. “Danger” is not a gaming major, but he fell in love with video games at an early age. “Danger” would watch his father playing various Mario games on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Super NEWS. By the age of 3, “Danger” was beating his father at those games. Since then, “Danger” has been an active gamer.

teenagers, Worcester has seen a focus on serious and educational gaming. Most of these initiatives were driven by young students looking to not only entertain, but teach.

Josh Torkelson is just one of many Becker college students taking part in the leading edge initiative of the game-developing community. Torkelson, an Interactive Media Design major, is part of a student team that created “Vet Tech Sensei,” an interactive game used for Becker Veterinarian Technology students. Incorporating a blend of modern quiz applications and real-world course material (such as what sort of bacteria can contract diseases in animals), “Vet Tech Sensei” turns information into a new virtual form of flash cards. Educational games for children and students may be informative, but the credence of games being fun to play will always remain the same. Torkelson’s senior game project, “Switchback,” is a multiplayeronly, traditional brawling game. “It’s two-dimensional and cartoonish,” he said. “When all four people play, there are two teams of two. It’s also different because, unlike most brawlers, there are no death states in the game. We decided to make the game as silly and fun as possible. Some of the characters in the games include an apple, a cupcake, a pizza and a chicken.” “Switchback” was one of several studentproduced games exhibited in a Becker College Game Development booth in front of tens of thousands people at one of the biggest national annual gaming conventions in the World, PAX East, this past March in Boston. “The results were awesome,” Torkelson said. “We saw one of our developers, Max [Meisel], playing with a father and his young son. The father and son were laughing together and we thought to ourselves, this is amazing, this is why we started gaming in the first place. The father came up to us during the demo and told us, ‘This is great, we love it.’ We also had a group of four teenage girls playing for 15 minutes. The game is really ecial!People ial! !can pick it up Spsimple.

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Rob Street and Sean Bukoski tape a Youtube video. his first ever YouTube series, “Making Things Worse.” The project is centered around music and video games. Not surprisingly enough, those not even majoring in video game design are creating lifestyles and hobbies based around video games. According to Danger, “Making Things Worse” is “a series that I thought of

and play it immediately. “I’ve always loved multiplayer games the most. The ‘Rock Band’ franchise is what made me want to get into gaming. The game allows you to engage with music and friends, and ‘Rock Band’ is designed to encourage playing with other friends. People are always involved. Multiplayer games are great, you’re not glued to a screen, it is a team experience, and the competition is fun. These games allow you to become focused in the game and in real life. We usually taunt each other and everyone is always joking about who is the best in the game. Even after the game is over, our friends are always talking about it.” An English major may have bookshelves crammed with classic literature, while film buffs may project movies in their dorm rooms. Game designers are not much different. Take, for example, Torkelson’s game-themed suite inside the Portland Street lofts. While Torkelson is tirelessly cramming in the finishing touches of his complete video game portfolio, an assignment that will determine his graduation, gamer-friendly suitemate Sean “Danger” is upstairs hosting

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a flash, simple idea was turned into a worldwide sensation. While local game developers aren’t likely to make millions, the goal of trying to create the next big thing remains the same.

Maintaining simplicity is a notion held by Mass DiGi Executive Director Tim Loew and Managing Director Monty Sharma. Of MassDiGi’s Summer Information Program (SIP), Sharma said, “MassDiGi works with any region. We test ideas at Becker, if it works we use it at all other schools.” “Consider Becker College a beta site,” added Loew. In addition to internships, coding sessions, and a virtual production laboratory, the annual SIP challenges students from 24 schools across the nation to build a game from start to finish. “We’re all about teaching growing,” Sharma said. “We try to get students to understand what a commercial game is. There’s a primary focus this year on the mobile side of gaming. The program is 11 weeks. We are looking to get these students to build the next ‘Candy Crush.’” The SIP sets short deadlines, as the more time students have, the more complex the ideas can be. Similar to how fun a simple game can be, MassDiGi puts a heavy focus on keeping things easy. “We want to teach simplicity, so we have the students develop a concept in three hours, create a demo in a day and a prototype in a week,” Sharma said. “The students don’t get the chance to do this in their schools. [Here], they get the chance to put their game in front of a crowd. They go to events, several hundred people are playing these games. You have several gamers telling them several different things about the game. “Success is when you find fun in a game. The rest around that is just the dressing. You need a game to be profitable, simple and fun. Students need to learn elegance, which is doing something simple really well. We had a neuroscientist enter SIP last year, so we don’t discriminate based on degree. We are more concerned about capabilities. We look for students that have experience in coding,

$22.41 billion

Total amount of dollars consumers spent on the game industry in 2014

$83,060

Average income of salaried game developers in 2013 (Source: gamasutra.com/view/news/221533/ Game_Developer_Salary_Survey_2014_The_ results_are_in.php)

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Sean Bukoski plays Arcade Legends, a vintage stand-up leftover from a bar. solid art skills, and putting things together that make sense. One of the biggest things we teach is the ability to work in a team. Very few successful games get built by one person. A lot of these students worked 40 hours a week building a game working with someone else for the first time.” MassDiGi, which will be moving into a renovated building on the Becker campus in fall 2016, has already influenced several Worcester startup gaming companies and independent developers. Play Nimbus, makers of the award-winning game “Wobbles,” and Zephyr Workshop, a team of Becker alumni whose flagship game is “A.E.G.I.S.,” are among the outlets currently working in game development and have been inspired through MassDiGi. “A lot of the important things we teach are teaching soft skills, teamwork and the business of games,” said Sharma. “We want to show students how to make money. Worcester and Massachusetts have a novice entrepreneur system, and we are hoping to get more games developed in Mass, that helps everyone. There are currently 600 students in Massachusetts studying game development. The biggest mistake is not understanding that gaming is a business. You have to be able to actually sell games. If you don’t make any money, you don’t make any more games. When you start working in games, you realize that in every job, they all play games. It’s a mainstream of popular culture.”

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Sharma singled out the success of “Words with Friends.” The iPhone-based crossword game is an example of the growing popularity of educational and simulated games. “There is a real opportunity for Worcester to become a center for game development, given the amount of educational systems here,” Sharma said. “Game development changes how students look at education. They begin understanding marketing and begin building network of friends. Every student that comes to us have said that the program is the best experience in game development that they have ever had. Once you know how to do simple well, you can do anything.”

OPPOSITION Despite the changes in the video game industry, and the rise in popularity of it as a bona fide career move, it has long been a target for criticism and public attacks from families, educators, parents, even politicians. Violent video games, in particular, have felt the wrath of critics who argue they negatively affect teens and youngsters. “The new thing is making games and game developers the scapegoat,” Torkelson said. “The online bullies and gamers that

are mean and rude are very small, but they have the loudest voice. Most of these games are created and played by regular people. They are harmless artistic expressions. The one thing I can see as needing to change is feminism in these games, some games can downplay the female gender roles by making females out to be these impossibly exaggerated sexual objects, but it’s getting better.” The makers of “Switchback,” he said, kept it safe buy making characters out of animals and fruits. Huber likens the criticism of video games to furor that once arose over music. “Video games,” he said, “are the flavor of the week. It used to be playing records backwards, then it was rock ‘n roll, and now video games are the new witch. We don’t shy away from developing violent video games. There are boatloads of games, the percentage of violent video games is less than the percentage of other video games.” According to Sharma, the vast majority of games are not violent. The best games, he said, are popular and well designed. “Combat just happens to be part of our culture,” said Sharma Witness the “Call of Duty” franchise, which exceeded $10 billion in gross sales last November. Not only that, but the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) reported the average salary of a game developer last year was $83,060, while the

OTHER SALARIED AVERAGE INCOMES OF THE VIDEO GAME PROFESSION IN 2013

$101,572 Business and management $95,682 Audio professionals $93,251 Programmers $74,349 Artists and animators $82,286 Producers $73,864 Game designers $54,833 Quality Assurance

$11,812 Average income of non-salaried solo independent video game developers.

salary of a solo independent game developer was $11,000. With the number of active gamers steadily increasing, it is clear that video game industry has its hand pushed through the mainstream entertainment industry. “Games are always changing, they are on the leading edge of change,” said Loew. “The focus now is on multiplayer. There is a curve of games that ages. Some could say that video games were born in Mass at MIT in 1962, with the prototype ‘Spacewar.’ Games drive a lot of new things and there is an important place for game history. Games have been around forever, whether it would be baseball or children playing with sticks, games have been part of human existence from the get-go. Gaming is learning. Playing is learning.” There is, added Loew, a “big opportunity” in Worcester for video game production. “You have young active businesses going, and they want to do something cool,” he said. “They want to stay here. Worcester has many cross-cultural cousins.”

games have afforded players the opportunity to compete, socialize and strategize with millions of other gamers worldwide. Similar to the end of a dramatic movie, there is always a sense of closure when a person finally finishes a game. With mobile STEVEN KING

{ coverstory } gaming, players are competing at any given time and location. Free time is now relegated to sling-shooting a few angry birds at buildings, while waiting to pick up the kids from school. It is safe to say just about every person has a little bit of gamer in them, and the gaming community is only getting bigger. While video game critics are unlikely to disappear entirely, the bigger picture to those in the industry and within the educational sphere, is the potential for successful careers and continued development of games that go well beyond playing to win, such as the so-called “serious games.”

“I definitely appreciate the work that goes into games better now,” Torkelson said. “You don’t really think about that stuff as a consumer, but everything in a game is deliberate. In a movie or TV show, something might get left on the set or you can see the door where the crew enters the stage. It’s all part of our reality and you see the seams. A game’s world can be anything. Every tree, every building, every pore on a person’s body was made by hand somewhere down the line. That’s just the art and design side. It’s amazing to think of the thousands to millions of lines of code that are typed up for a single game. “I can’t even imagine how much different

my life would be without games. They’ve served so many functions in my life. Games were one of the few things my brother and I had in common as kids. “Pokémon” were our first games. We would always be playing, comparing our teams, and trading. Games give people whole new ways to interact. A lot of people sink into music when they’re depressed and as a teenager, I did this, but with ‘Rock Band.’ It gave me a way to easily engage with the music and feel like I was a part of it while shutting out the outside world. I still played with friends, but when I was home alone, I was pounding away at the drums. It also made me more comfortable with singing in front of people. Games were a huge step in helping me become less introverted.” Without Becker and his love for gaming, Torkelson said, “I’m not sure I would’ve continued pursuing games. I’ve grown a lot and made some lifelong friends at this school.” Although Torkelson is not as good at playing “Switchback” as he thought he would be, there is always room and resources for improvement. There is now the opportunity to instantly jump into a brand new virtual world designed completely by friends and gamers alike. With the technological advances in video gaming, and with the educational and career opportunities it has unlocked, it seems the sky is much less the limit for an industry that, not so long ago, was ruled by Atari and a single joystick. In today’s world of gaming, the sky just may only be the beginning.

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Every gamer, old and new, is surely accustomed to the familiar “Insert Coins to Continue” screen. Whether it be a slot machine, the “Frogger” machine or the newest “freemium” app, gamers are willing to spend their hard-earned money on improving their game. Mobile apps and multiplayer M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M

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From ancient Byzantium to Clinton Joshua Lyford

Clinton’s Museum of Russian Icons has long been a place to see extraordinary icons in person, but with the addition of its latest exhibit, “Byzantium to Russia: Origins and Development of Russian Icons, 1200 to 1900,” the museum has drawn in some incredibly rare and compelling new artifacts from London’s British Museum.

The Museum of Russian Icons currently has 48 icons and artifacts on loan from the British Museum, in addition to its own collection. The exhibit lays out the developments of style used in sacred art from ancient Byzantium, which was the center of Christian civilization at the time of the introduction of Christianity into Russia. English icon expert Sir Richard Temple initiated the exhibition, encouraging the British Museum to share the collection of icons in its possession that is generally kept in storage. The exhibit was organized by the Museum of Russian Icons and curated by museum founder, Gordon Lankton, research fellow professor Raoul Smith and Museum CEO and curator Kent Russell. The show, on display through Sept. 12, was three years in the making. “It all started because we want highinterest, international, pieces for our visitors,” said museum registrar Laura Garrity-Arquitt. “The collection was built around these works.” The collection of icons in the exhibit is impressive. Perhaps the most interesting aspect to note while strolling through the gallery is the repeated religious themes throughout history and artistic styles. Images of St. George and the Dragon appear throughout, with visual content remaining similar, but with certain aspects slowly shifting through time. “Black St. George,” for instance, was created between 1400-1500 in the northwestern Russian village of Pskov. Normally, the horse would been made white, to retain that holy spirit of St. George, the iconographer in this case made the stylistic choice to make the horse black. The piece was found in a Russian church in the 1950 by a conservator. When the family left the country, they were allowed to take this icon with them.

“At the time, they (Russia) had little regard for the icons,” said Garrity-Arquitt. “They weren’t really interested in them at all.” There are a number of iconic depictions of St. George and the Dragon, each strikingly similar in many ways; however, the longer you look, the more you notice differing

diverging Byzantine and Russian styles. “It’s wonderful to see how the Russian style started out similar to the Byzantine style.” The museum also has Byzantine ivory on loan from the Worcester Art Museum (WAM) dating as far back as 1000 AD. Under a display case, you can view gold lockets, small

St. George and the Dragon. 14th Century.

intricacies: white horses, grey horses, the aforementioned black horse and the dragon shifting from an Eastern-style to the more Western-style that we are more accustomed to over time. Watching the painting style shift from the lighter Byzantine style to the more saturated Russian style is interesting. “I think they’re most lovely when paired together,” said Garrity-Arquitt on the

plaques of saints, carved cameos on stone and pilgrim tokens molded from glass. They were bought by pilgrims on their journey to show appreciation to saints, for luck and to remind them to follow in that saint’s footsteps. “The Byzantines loved luxury items,” said Garrity-Arquitt. Much of the collection on loan from the

British Museum consists of items found in homes, generally in a size that could be smuggled out in luggage during and after World War II. It is somewhat miraculous the icons not only survived, but remained in such excellent condition today. Most of the iconographic art was crafted with egg tempera paint, made with egg yolks and different minerals. Garrity-Arquitt explained that the paint was expensive, particularly the color blue, made with lapis which, at the time, was more expensive than gold. Russian icons often had a different viewing perspective than that of other art around the time, often having the saint or person featured in the art tilted directly toward the viewer, as opposed to looking away. “It’s a way to make the viewer a part of the scene and having the holy looking right at you,” explained Garrity-Arquitt. There are numerous pieces throughout the gallery that inspire emotion in the viewer, but one in particular perhaps forces the viewer’s pensive thought more than the others. “The Lamentation” is a visual story of Christ being removed from the cross created between 1750 and 1800. The painting shows Mary overlooking Jesus. “It’s very heart-rending,” Garrity-Arquitt said. “She has the holiness, but has bags under her eyes and is focused on her pain as a mother.” The subtle changes that weave their way through the years through often-painted iconography was like a very slow version of medieval telephone. Artists would copy older works, trying to keep them as similar as possible, though through the years the changes would naturally come. If you find history and art exciting, this exhibit is perfect for you. “We’re expecting a lot of new visitors with this new, international, exhibit,” said GarrityArquitt. Head to the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union St., to check out the Byzantium to Russia: Origins and Development of Russian Icons, 1200 to 1900. The museum is open Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Thursday, 11 a.m..-7 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for children 3-17, and free for those under three. You can find out more about the Museum of Russian Icons online at museumofrussianicons.org. For more information on the British Museum, visit britishmuseum.org. M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M

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Jim Keogh

High school reunion organizers believe they do God’s work by gathering their fellow classmates at a local Elks hall every five years to reminisce about the most awkward chapter in their lives. That’s okay. Somebody’s got to make the dreaded dinnertime phone calls urging your attendance, issue obnoxious email blasts and pepper the reunion Facebook page with pleas for contact information of alumni who have fallen off the radar.

“The D Train” explores the legacy of a guy named Dan Landsman (Jack Black), who takes his selfappointed position as chairman of the 20th reunion committee just a bit too seriously. Dan is intense to the point of boorish, so much so that his fellow committee members have made it a habit not to invite him out for beers following their planning sessions. That’s hurtful enough. But what really goads Dan are the poor attendance numbers for the upcoming reunion. One night while watching TV, he sees a cheesy sunscreen commercial starring a former classmate, Oliver Lawless (James Marsden), and becomes fixated on convincing the actor to attend the reunion. By Dan’s logic, announcing Oliver’s presence will lure others to the event, which by extension will make Dan the hero of the evening. So he tells his wife (Kathryn Hahn) and boss (Jeffrey Tambor) that he has a business prospect in Los Angeles, and flies west from Pittsburgh to make his case to Oliver. The result, from the moment he alights in L.A. to the roll of final credits, continues to make me cringe even as I write the word “cringe.”

Dan and Oliver get drunk, snort cocaine, and with inhibitions falling away, spend a night together that freewheeling Oliver (“I’m not into labels”) has already forgotten by morning, but which leaves Dan feeling like a spurned lover forced to make the walk of shame all the way to Pennsylvania. Back home, he piles lie atop of lie (the deception of his good-hearted boss is especially cruel) and suffers the kind of identity crisis that only a supremely humiliating tantrum at reunion can resolve. Yeah, Oliver makes it back for that, and even crashes at Dan’s house, where he offers sex advice to Dan’s curious 14-year-old son. (Note: John Cusack killing an assassin with a fountain pen to the jugular, then dumping his body in the school furnace during his high school reunion in “Grosse Pointe Blank” was less unsettling than either Dan’s meltdown or Oliver’s primer on threesomes.) “The D Train” is an excruciating exercise in watching a compulsive, mendacious little man self-destruct — that the film is billed as a comedy is its only ironic quality. Every note feels wrong, including the music notes (Why would a movie devoted to the Class of 1994 feature so many 1980s songs? Is Mister Mister really that timeless?). Writersdirectors Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel seem unsure if they want to make a goofy sex comedy or an intimate character study about obsession, self-delusion and disillusionment. So they pack their film with elements of both in the hopes that something will catch on, and then give us a lessonslearned ending that defies all credibility. I read an interview with Jack Black recently in which he acknowledged his career could really use a win at the box office. I love the guy’s work, and consider “School of Rock” his magnum opus. But that was 12 years ago. He’s had a solid if relatively unremarkable movie career since, and “The D Train” isn’t helping matters. Maybe it’s time for Black to go back to school and figure it all out.

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What remains: a Worcester artist heads to Boston

Joshua Lyford

Creating art that looks as though it were crafted by the earth herself is an impressive feat, but that is exactly what Worcester artist Donna Talman has done with her environmentally inspired and crafted pieces. She has taken them to Boston, where her work will be on display from May 21 through June 24, alongside Ginny Zanger’s, at the Copley Society of Art Gallery on Newbury Street.

Talman heats up ingots of beeswax. The colors and translucency are variable, depending on the level of refinement the beeswax blocks have achieved. While the beeswax starts to melt, Talman grabs bits of stone, pieces of clay and tea and sets out to create. Talman integrates wood, paper and other materials as she pours the wax over some of her craftwork and strokes a paintbrush over others. In this sense, the material has just as much of a say over the outcome of a piece as Talman herself. “Wax is a seductive surface,” explains Talman. “It’s tactile and it’s ancient. I want it to look very organic. I can’t plan out every

single thing, that’s not how nature works. It’s a balance of control.” Talman recycles material into her art whenever possible. Whatever she does not have on hand, she obtains in any number of interesting ways. The beeswax, naturally, can be melted back down and utilized later. The leaves she can find in the woods surrounding her house. Most of the stones she can track down, though she occasionally travels to Falmouth to gather small stones from a friend. The trash can, unfortunately, be found all around us. With titles such as “Questionable State” and “Determining Our Fate,” combined with

the work’s visual aesthetic and the material used, Talman’s relationship with that blue and green orb bobbing through space is apparent and she uses her artistic nature to hint at both the beauty of nature and humankind’s impact upon it. Support a Worcester artist by checking out Donna Talman’s work at the What Remains art exhibit at the Copley Society of Art Gallery on Newbury Street in Boston with an opening reception Thursday, May 21 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. You can find out more about Talman online at donnahamiltalman.com. Find out more information on the Copley Society of Art Boston at dopleysociety.org.

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The exhibit, titled “What Remains,” shows off Talman and Zanger’s utilization of their perception of nature and the environment to create pieces reflective of the earth’s organic aesthetic. Zanger focuses on the ocean, Talman on the creative and destructive ebbs and flows of nature. “In this case, I am a little bit more focused on the land,” explained Talman. “My work is always about the same general subject; the environment.” Talman grew up on a cattle ranch in Colorado. Being so close to nature for her formative years helped shape her interest in all things natural, a curiosity that remains today. Talman’s work does not simply look natural, it is comprised of things found outdoors: rocks, beeswax, clay. She also utilizes items found in nature that perhaps are not so positive, such as trash, plaster and netting. “At this point in my life, I’m not just focused on making beautiful art,” said Talman. “I’d like it to be thoughtful and stimulate thought. You want to make art that is positive and I think about the ways we take care of the environment.” While many artists will rattle off a list of those who inspire them — and Talman assuredly has her own — her inspiration is a little less human and a little more geological in nature. That is obvious when viewing her work, which sometimes looks like someone cut a thin sliver of the earth’s core and hung it on a wall. Occasionally, it looks as though a topographical map of a dry, cracking desert was drawn with a quenching mud flow oozing its way across. What is so interesting about Talman’s work is the observer is free to interpret it as he or she wishes. Part of that is because, while she sets out with a theme in mind, utilizing the materials she chooses means both the artist and tools have a hand in the design. From her home studio in Worcester, M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M

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Artist Mari Inukai roughs out her samurai mural

Artist Andrew Hem paints a samurai mural in the lobby of the Worcester Art Museum. Artist Audrey Kawasaki paints a Samurai mural in the lobby of the Worcester Art Museum.

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Joshua Lyford

If the Samurai! exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum (WAM) did not give you quite enough ancient weaponry mixed with incredible modern-day artwork, fret not. The museum has pulled out all the stops with its makeover of the Lancaster Lobby and the installation of murals to its walls.. The theme leapfrogs the Samurai! exhibit and adds some color – literally and figuratively – to the front of the museum.

The artists on board to create the three murals, Audrey Kawasaki, Mari Inukai and Andrew Hem, create a solid whole out of three very different styles. Together, the pieces blend well and make the Lancaster Lobby “pop” most assuredly, but it is not difficult to recognize

the artists utilize completely different paths to get to a joint-destination. “This was one of the first things I wanted to do when I came here,” said WAM’s director of audience engagement, Adam Rozan. “Now, you come here, get out of your car and you immediately see art.” The artists arrived earlier this month to blank white walls, ready for paint. They met up, broke bread, and set out to recreate the Lancaster Lobby in a much brighter vision. “You want these people to be very comfortable,” said Rozan. “You want them to feel that this is a city that wants people to come and I think they left part of themselves here.” The three murals add a swirl of color to the Lobby. Hem’s work is tall and powerful -a massive, vertical piece. An overhead balcony now plays host to a bold horizontal piece by Audrey Kawasaki, while the wall directly to the left of the lobby entrance bears a fun and busy piece by Mari Inukai.

Hem, Kawasaki and Inukai were suggested by the Samurai! guest curator, Eric Nakamura, the editor and founder of Giant Robot giantrobot.com. Hem is a Cambodian residing in Los Angeles who got his start as a graffiti artist. Inukai is Japanese-born, now residing in Bevery Hills. He is a painter, animator and designer. Kawasaki is an L.A.based painter known for her distinctive style. She has more than 170,000 followers on her Instagram account. Those who work in the museum every day have come to expect great collections and galleries. Naturally, it takes a lot to get them excited. The paintings of these murals have done exactly that, according to Rozan. “When you see the guards and the people that have been here for 10 or 20 years get excited, that’s something special,” he said. While perusing the lobby and watching the artists as they craft their individual murals, heads turn in droves. People pour into the

museum exclusively to see these artists in action. According to Rozan, the museum wants visitors to interact with the paintings by way of social media and sharing their pictures. “I think that’s important, people taking photos, they are becoming a part of this and sharing it,” explained Rozan. “Where do you go to connect? Museums connect you to your past and we’re trying to do things differently.” Check out the three murals for yourself at the Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St., Worcester. The murals are there for all to enjoy and, while they can’t be missed upon entering the museum, they are a pleasure to behold while experiencing the rest of WAM, or to look out upon while eating at the museum’s cafe. The museum is open from Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can find WAM online at Worcesterart.org and each of the mural artists can be found online. STEVEN KING

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I find Friday nights are a tough night to go out to dinner. As the work week has set in, I don’t want to cook, but do I want to wait in the lobby or lounge of a restaurant for a table?

We took a chance on a recent Friday night to drive to The Lodge in Webster, about 20 minutes from Worcester down Route 395. Arriving just before 7, we were seated rather quickly by the hostess in a booth by a small fireplace and a large mantel, complete with Moose and deer heads. While we looked over the menu, our waitress took our drink orders: a Coke for Alex, a milk for Samantha and a water for me to start. By the time she returned, we were ready to place our order.

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Samantha went with one of her go-to favorites: the queen cut prime rib ($19.99), a 12-ounce cut of meat served with two sides; she chose fries and garlic mashed potatoes. Alex went with the Friday Special: fish and chips ($10.99), served with coleslaw. I decided to try the Mediterranean swordfish ($16.99). The swordfish was described at pan-seared, stuffed with feta and topped with sautéed spinach and olives, and also came with two sides. I went with the oven-roasted red potatoes and broccoli. With our orders in, the waitress brought some rolls, and I looked over the wine and specialty drink menu. With nothing catching my eye, I glanced at the horseshoe bar we passed on our way in to see the draft beer selection, which from what I could see, wasn’t much of a selection. It turned out to be a non-issue in the end, as we didn’t see our waitress again until our meals were ready. Once we received our meals, I settled for an unsweetened iced tea, while Alex ordered another Coke, and Sam switched it up to a Shirley Temple. The order of fish and chips was a

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The Mediterranean swordfish was a healthy portion, possibly 6 ounces, cut in half, with feta cheese between the two pieces and a handful of spinach on top, along with green and black olives. The amount of feta in between the two pieces of unseasoned swordfish overpowered the fish, which already had lost points with me by being overcooked. The roasted potatoes were cooked well and served hot, but the broccoli was a bit cold, and undercooked for my liking. When our waitress returned, she cleared our plates and asked if we had saved room for dessert, which we easily passed on, asking for the check. With a more gracious tip than was deserved, our bill came to $65. Although I’ve dined at The Lodge in the past, and had a better experience, if this visit is any indication of a typical meal, I don’t think I’ll be returning anytime soon.

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Michelle Renae used to make custom cakes to order out of her home. Now she is whipping them up - and a whole lot of lattes - for her newly-opened business, Cake Shop Cafe, 22A West St., Millbury. Operated out of Felters Mill, the roughly 2,200-square-foot space houses the 33-year-old Renae’s first business. She celebrated a grand opening late last month, after just about a year of getting things off the ground with her boyfriend, 31-year-old consultant Rob Contois. “We were just looking for a little cake shop,” said Renae. “It became a full blown cafe.” Renae assures us everything but the bagels is made “100 percent from scratch.” If you want a breakfast sandwich, she’s got that. But if you’re getting married or having a special birthday, well, that’s Renae’s specialty, so check it out. Cake Shop Cafe (there is no “the” in the name, she stressed) is open seven days a week: Monday-Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It offers free WiFi and boasts a patio. Want to place an order? Dial up 1-508-865YUMM (9866). continued on page 38

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Al Vuona often tout the virtues of California wine and rightfully so. This time, however, I want to shift the focus to another region of the country where marvelous wines are also produced. I’m referring to Washington State. It is here that you find abundant wines that define the region. Washington State ranks second in the U.S. (behind California) in the production of wine. The state has some 850 wineries and 43,000 acres of vineyards under cultivation. A wide assortment of varietals are grown most of which go into the many fine wines they produce. Especially impressive are the wines made from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Chardonnay and Syrah. One of the best examples is Tamarack Cellars Winery, which was founded in 1998 by Ron and Jamie Coleman. Located in Walla Walla, their goal was to make well balanced, delicious wines and offer them at a fair price. Today, with production at 20,000 cases a year, they have more than lived up to the promise. Tamarack

krave wines are consistently well made and are reasonably priced. Varietals include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc, Viognier and Chardonnay. For years now one of my personal favorites has been the Firehouse red blend. With the help of Katie Sadler, marketing and sales director at Tamarack. I recently sampled the newly-released 2013 Firehouse red. This blended wine is wonderful, with great intensity and abundant fruit. A medium to full-bodied wine with mouthwatering cherries, boysenberries and plum flavors this wine is an excellent choice with food. Firm tannins and a long flavorful finish makes this a must try wine. Best of all, it retails for about $20 and is worth every cent. Tamarack purchases grapes from the most renowned vineyards in Washington State. From there, the process of racking, blending and bottling the wine is done in a renovated OF THE WEEK firehouse located in a World War II army air base. The Colemans Chappellet, 2011 have shunned the idea of an Signature Cabernet ultra-modern winery in order to Sauvignon, California. put all their efforts and resources Big and juicy with into the wines. black fruits, sweet That’s what I call the Tamarack touch. So stop tannin and a firm, dreaming and start shopping. weighty finish. $50

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Speaking of cake, things just got a bit sweeter for Sweet at 72 Shrewsbury St. Chef Alina Eisenhauer’s restaurant, bar, bakery and pastry shop is known for its culinary delights. Eisenhauer’s cupcakes have received a special nod from Yankee Magazine, which voted Sweet as having the best cupcakes in its Best of New England 2015. “The Yankee Magazine award was a huge surprise and it is a great honor to be chosen as one of their picks,” Eisenhauer said. “We had no idea we were even on their radar until they called to me that I had won, and at first I was afraid to believe it because it seems like the places closer to Boston or tourist destinations usually win.” Not this time. If you haven’t tried a cupcake at sweet, you haven’t eaten a cupcake.

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Burncoat High Spring Music Concert. Annual spring concert features chorus, Quadrivium, String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Band and the premiere of Josiah Furcinitti’s “Burncoat Symphony” $5 Adults, $3 Students or Seniors. 7-9:30 p.m. Burncoat Middle School, Friel Memorial Auditorium, 135 Burncoat St. 508799-3657. Cheap Eats. Tuesday is Cheap Eats at Beatniks. $2 Burgers, $1 Dogs 7 p.m.-noon Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Dana Lewis LIVE! Playing the greatest hits of the 50’s to the 80’s in the dining room. Best wood fired pizzas, Italian food, full bar, and lottery. No Cover. Come on out! Free! 7-10 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818. Joe Macey - Acoustic Soloist. 7-10 p.m. Olde Post Office Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106 or joemacey.com Southbridge bands present concert. On Thursday, May 14, 2015, the Southbridge High School and Middle School Bands will present a concert of music from around the world in their spectacular new auditorium. The concert will begin at 7pm. Featured ensembles will include the Middle School Bands under the direction of Ms. Emily Collins and the High School Concert Band and Jazz Rock-Ensemble under the direction of Dr. David Manuel Garcia. The concert will feature music from Jamaica, Turkey, Argentina, Arabia, Africa, Europe and the United States. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. David Manuel Garcia at 774-318-1517 or dgarcia@southbridge.k12.ma.us Free and open to the public. 7-8:30 p.m. Southbridge Middle/High School, Auditorium, 132 Torrey Road, Southbridge. 774-318-1517 or southbridge.k12.ma.us Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 7:30 p.m.midnight Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700. Amanda Cote. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Davina and the Vagabonds. Returning to Club Symply Fargone at Viva Bene! Davina Sowers and the Vagabonds have created a stir on the national blues scene with their high-energy live shows, sharpdressed professionalism, and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. Catch this one-of-a-kind live show while they are in town! $25 in advance, $30 at the door. 8-10 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, Club Symply Fargone at Viva Bene, 144 Commercial St. 978-563-9998 or symplyfargone.com Fulah & Rebel Alliance. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Thirsty Thursday Open Mic Night @ Dark Horse Tavern with Mark & Wibble. Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring your guitars, banjos, mandolins, trumpets & xylophones & let’s have some fun. Showcasing real live local music & talent! To RSVP a time slot in advance please send your name/time slot you’d like and e-mail (optional) to darkhorseopenmic@yahoo.com. To all other players that want to come up to jam and don’t want to RSVP, there will be a sign-up sheet so you get to play your tunes accordingly, so don’t fret (no pun intended). Here are the times: 8:20 8:40 9:00 9:20 9:40 10:00 10:20 10:40. Free. 8-11 p.m. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100 or find them on Facebook. The Sort Of Late Show featuring Shaun Connolly. Special guests Ben and Dave from The Wormtown Brewery, comedian Tawanda Gona and guest band for the night Big Jon Short! The Only show of its kind in Worcester. Come check this out! So original and fun! Stay tuned for

our weekly dose of Man Vs Mashane after this show! $5. 8:15-11:15 p.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. Audio Wasabi - Hosted by Brian Chaffee. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Grade “A” Fancy. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Live Band Karaoke w/Fingercuff. Every other Thursday! Come and rock out with a real band! We provide the music and lyrics, you provide the superstar! 8:30-11:30 p.m. Firefly’s Marlborough, 350 East Main St., Marlborough. 508-357-8883 or loveshackmusic.com Bellas Bartok, Cowboy Matt Hopewell, Nick Davis. 21 plus 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. DJ/Karaoke with DJ Curtis *Dancing*. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. College Night w DJ Xkaliber. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. DJ (21+). N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. The Thursday Night Dance party is back with MAN VS MaSHANE . What exactly is Man Vs. MaShane? The excitement and energy of a live show meets the familiar sounds of EDM, Pop and Classic hits! With a one of a kind drum and percussion experience, be sure to keep your heart pumping and your feet moving! 11 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

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A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan. WGBH’s A St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan returns for its 10th season in March with two performances in Cambridge and one in New Bedford. Fresh off the success of last December’s Christmas Celtic Sojourn series, the St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Sojourn Concerts will energetically celebrate the holiday while continuing to showcase the passion of Irish culture. Featured performers include Keith Murphy, The Henry Girls, Còig, and Sarah Jacobsen. Tickets are available at ofa.fas.harvard.edu for $20-$45; station member discounts apply. $20-$45, station member discounts apply. 3-5 p.m. Harvard University: Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. 617-496-4595 or wgbh.org Thank Friday it’s Nat 5:30pm to 7:30pm, then Sugar Blood Jinx 9pm. No Cover. 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Cheap Eats. Tuesday is Cheap Eats at Beatniks. $2 Burgers, $1 Dogs 7 p.m.-noon Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Open-Mic, Lee Room. Open-Mic Lee Room every third Friday: 5/15 & 6/19. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Worcester, Lee Room, 111 Park Ave. 508-755-6143. Hip Swayers & Friends - Encore Performance by RedRock! Rut-roh! RedRock! Dont’ miss this show! 7:30-9 p.m. Espress Yourself Coffee, 2 Richmond Ave. 508-755-3300. Sean Fullerton “Fully” Acoustic. Sean Fullerton specializes in Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Memphis Soul, Fingerstyle Guitar and his own original music using 6 String, 12 String and resonator guitars, harmonicas, live guitar looping, Bose and UltraSound sound systems. Dinner, drinks, music. 7:30-10:30 p.m. William’s Restaurant & Tavern, 184 Pearson Blvd, Gardner. 978-632-7794 or williams-restaurant.com AfterFab - The Beatles Solo Years. The AfterFab experience is more than just great live music. Millions of fans have imagined what it would be like to hear the solo songs of all four fabs together, as if the group had kept going after 1970. AfterFab brings that experience! Beatles trivia and stories pour out of the band during a show. Devotees are delighted to hear Beatles experts entertain with the back-stories of the songs and the men who made them.

Newcomers to Beatles fan-dom love the opportunity to hear and learn something new. $18 in advance, $20 at the door. 8-10 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, Club Symply Fargone at Viva Bene, 144 Commercial St. 978-563-9998 or symplyfargone.com Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. 508-867-2494. Karaoke & Dance Party. DJ & Dancing 12:30am - 2am Free. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314. Community Harvest Project’s Plantapalooza grows on you Saturday, May 16, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Brigham Hill Community Barn, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton. The includes annual plant sale fundraiser features tomato plants, annuals for the garden and a wide selection of other plants. Free tomato plants are given to the first 1,000 visitors. The Cookie Walk serves up yummy locally-made cookies. There is also a food ten. All proceeds support Community Harvest Project’s operations. The event is sponsored by Sweetbriar Perennials, Worcester Restaurant Group, Creedon & Co., Polar Beverages and Worcester Garden Club. For more information, visit community-harvest.org, email marie@ community-harvest.org or call 774-551-6544.

Speed Demon presents an evening of metal with Carnivora, End-Time-Illusion, Rawhead Rex (reunion), Murdoc and Western Massacre. $7. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. John Morgan. Unbelievable singer/comedian! $5. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Box of Rain. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877. Grade “A” Fancy returns to the Singletary Rod & Gun Club. We’ll be bringing our “A” game back to the good folks of the Singletary Rod & Gun Club for another Friday night filled with fun musical mayhem. Take a drive and come see what we’re cooking up! There might be a roof still intact on Saturday morning but we’re not guaranteeing anything at this point. 9-11:59 p.m. Singletary Rod & Gun Club, 300 Sutton Ave, Oxford. 508-987-8783 or find them on Facebook. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Mike Lynch Trio. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Ottomatic Slim Band Show Featuring Otto Lenz Master of Harmonica. Electrifying blues, brews & BBQ! Smokin’ hot rocking blues & BBQ with the Ottomatic Slim Band featuring Front Man Otto Lenz playing electric blues harp as only

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Free Butch Bazillion Back from Las Vegas Show. Saturday & Sunday-May 16th & 17th- 1-5 p.m. Kimball Farm is famous for Over 50 Flavors of delicious Homemade Ice Cream. they also offer a Grill & Seafood Shack, a Country Store, Mini-Golf, Pitch n’ Putt, a Golf Driving Range, Bumper Boats, an Electronic Game Arcade, and fun for your whole family! Butch Bazillion will be performing outdoors in the Large White Tent next to the Grill & Seafood Shack (Weather Permitting). You’ll hear hit songs made famous by Elton John, Styx, Train, Bruce Hornsby, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, The Beatles, David Gray, Oasis, Collective Soul, Gin Blossoms, Cold Play, Paul Simon, The Eagles, Rod Stewart, Brian Adams, Queen, Journey, Carol King, Crosby Stills, Nash and Young, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, Snow Patrol, Plain White T’s, Matchbox 20, and many more familiar artists. Free. 1-5 p.m. Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Road, Westford. 978-486-3891 or find them on Facebook. Three Little Birds featuring Becky Stallings - Acoustic Trio. 1 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774823-3022. Deborrah Wyndham - A Musical History of Ragtime. Through music, pianist Deborrah Wyndham shares the history of our nation’s first “pop” music: ragtime. Starting with the beginnings of jazz, ragtime has gone on to influence many other musicians and styles of music. At first ragtime was rejected for its different ethnic musical influences, its unusual, syncopated rhythm, and for the venues where it was played. However, later on, ragtime received wide acclaim and its popularity spread fast and has endured. Sponsored by the Friends of the Milford Town Library, this event is free and open to the public. Free. 1:30-3 p.m. Milford Town Library, Granite and Quarry Rooms, 80 Spruce St., Milford. 508-473-2145. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Babe Pino Band - Jubilee Gardens and others.Entering our 42nd year as community radio serving Central MA, WCUW 91.3 FM will hold its annual meeting Saturday, May 16th beginning at 6 pm in the WCUW studios followed by a night of music, food and fun! The entire facility will be open for you to explore. Come see our massive record and CD collection, hear the music of the Babe Pino Band, Jubilee Gardens, as well as Marty Ayote and Royce Anderson. During the evening, tours of the area will be given on a horse drawn wagon compliments of Bill Largess of the Vernon Hotel! It’s all free but donations will be accepted for the musicians and beverage setups. Bring your favorite covered dish and dip into some savory treats! The annual meeting will take place from 6 pm to 7 pm where members of WCUW will be able to vote for candidates running for the WCUW Board of Directors. Candidates running for the Board will be posted to wcuw.org beginning May 11th 2015. If interested in running for the Board, visit wcuw.org or call email a letter of interest and bio to boardofdirectors@wcuw.org. Free peanuts compliments of the Vernon Hotel. The annual Meeting and Party! Saturday May 16th starting at 6 pm! For details – 508.753.1012 Links: WCUW M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M

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91.3 FM wcuw.org Cheap Eats. Tuesday is Cheap Eats at Beatniks. $2 Burgers, $1 Dogs 7 p.m.-noon Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Richard “Stonefingers” Johnson. Folk. Richard has played with all the Greats of the Sixties! Don’t miss this rare chance to see an exceptional artist, still musically in his prime! $4 Donation. 7:3010 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. Sean Fullerton “Fully” Acoustic. Sean Fullerton specializes in Acoustic Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Memphis Soul, Fingerstyle Guitar and his own original music using 6 String, 12 String and resonator guitars, harmonicas, live guitar looping, Bose and UltraSound sound systems. Dinner, drinks, music. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Terry O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, 45 Union St., Newton Center. 617-964-9275 or terryoreillys.com. Choral Treasures. A treasure chest concert designed to display the serenity and joy provided by pure choral music, including excerpts from great Masterworks & shorter works such as Thompson’s ‘Alleluia,’ Mozart’s ‘Ave Verum,’ Renaissance motets, Spirituals, & some newer classics. Assabet Valley Mastersingers & Assabet Valley Chambersingers, Artistic Director Robert P. Eaton. $25; $20 senior/student; Advance discount $3 . 8-10 p.m. St. Matthias Parish, Marlboro, 409 Hemenway St., Marlborough. 978562-9838 or avmsingers.org Free Marty Beecy and the Rogue Loons Show. Slater’s offers delicious BBQ, homemade wood-fired brick oven pizza, along with beer and wine! Marty Beecy is currently working on his first CD and hopes to complete it later this year. He has been writing short fiction stories for years and has turned his focus to songwriting for the past 8 years. His last project “Kendrick Square Blues” resulted in a video that was produced by Claude von Roesgen, and can be viewed online. Free. 8-11 p.m. Slater’s, 356 Main St., Bolton. 978779-6680 or find them on Facebook. Ladies Night. Wednesday is Ladies Night at Beatniks. A perfect place to meet up with your family, friends, co-workers or whoever. Food and drink specials every Wednesday. Booths, lounge area, patio and plenty of free parking. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Max Recoil. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Sonny Knight and the Lakers. If you like James Brown and Tower of Power these guys from Minneapolis will knock your socks off! In person, Sonny Knight defies his 66 years of age. $20 in advance / $25 day of show. 8-10 p.m. Viva Bene Italian Ristorante, Club Symply Fargone at Viva Bene, 144 Commercial St. 978-5639998 or symplyfargone.com Linda Dagnello Jazz Quartet. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Sublime tribute “Second Hand Smoke”, w/ S.T.P. tribute “Stone Temple Posers” and Colossal Blackout. “SecondHand Smoke” a tribute band to “Sublime” started out of love for the LBC. Michael Albano, Jamie Mazzaferro, Anthony Albano, Radley,Josh Guyotte. Stone Temple Colossal Blackout $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. The City Boys Band. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900 or loveshackmusic.com. 1 Oughta 9. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Desolate Highway. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Disc Jam Pre Party Featuring Pink Talking Fish. 21 plus 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Keith McEachern (of theWandas), Grand Evolution, If We Go At All, and Lincoln Tunnel. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Moonshine. Moonshine - 6 piece band featuring Melissa Perkins on lead vocal covering the best in New Country, Pop, Rock and Blues. From Miranda Lambert to Carrie Underwood, Lady A to Jason Aldeen to Bruno Mars and Susan Tedeschi. Cover. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Polish American Citizens Club (PACC), 37 Harris St., Webster. 508943-9716 or find them on Facebook. No Alibi. The area’s best party band comes back to JJ’s! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Rawson Band. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-9268877. Take Two. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. DJ (21+). N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Worcester Jazz Collective @ Sahara. Worcester Jazz Collective plays Sahara Restaurant every 4th Saturday! Deconstructed standards and originals. Free. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181 or worcesterjazzcollective.com

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The 8th Annual 100PercentKulture Hot Rod & Kustom Spring Show! Free. Free. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Free Butch Bazillion Back from Las Vegas Show. Saturday & Sunday -May 16th & 17th -1-5 p.m. Kimball Farm is famous for Over 50 Flavors of delicious Homemade Ice Cream. they also offer a Grill & Seafood Shack, a Country Store, Mini-Golf,

Pitch n’ Putt, a Golf Driving Range, Bumper Boats, an Electronic Game Arcade, and fun for your whole family! Butch Bazillion will be performing outdoors in the Large White Tent next to the Grill & Seafood Shack (Weather Permitting). You’ll hear hit songs made famous by Elton John, Styx, Train, Bruce Hornsby, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, The Beatles, David Gray, Oasis, Collective Soul, Gin Blossoms, Cold Play, Paul Simon, The Eagles, Rod Stewart, Brian Adams, Queen, Journey, Carol King, Crosby Stills, Nash and Young, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, Snow Patrol, Plain White T’s, Matchbox 20, and many more familiar artists. Free. 1-5 p.m. Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Road, Westford. 978-486-3891 or find them on Facebook. The Fellowship of The King / A Tribute to Elvis. 3-6 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. The Randy & Dave Show. 4-8 p.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Brett Brumby - Acoustic Rock. 5-8 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Jim’s Sunday Blues Jam. Every week, Jim Perry hosts the best blues jam around, and brings in very special guest performers. No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box” so I know you’re not selling Viagra 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Cheap Eats. Tuesday is Cheap Eats at Beatniks. $2 Burgers, $1 Dogs 7 p.m.-noon Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Funky Jazz Jam Sundays. 21 plus First, and Third Sundays! Free. 7-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Worcester Jazz Collective @ Electric Haze. Worcester Jazz Collective plays Electric Haze every 2nd Sunday! Deconstructed Standards and Originals. Free. 8-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or worcesterjazzcollective.com Funky Jazz Jam. 21 plus 9 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051.

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Blue Mondays. Guitarist/Singer Nate Flecha plays the blues every Monday. Free. 7-9 p.m. starlite, 37 Hamilton St., Southbridge. 772-402-8777 or find them on Facebook. Cheap Eats. Tuesday is Cheap Eats at Beatniks. $2 Burgers, $1 Dogs 7 p.m.-noon Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Open Mic/Open Decks. Sign up is at 7pm for half hour or less slots Use our PA system, Mics, controller and sound tech Anything is welcome! 21plus free. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Monday - Ladies Night! 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Monday night hang with our new DJ, DeeJayDee Smilesz and our bar-hump with a lump Alfredo. Our new DJ just moved here from NYC and can’t wait to play for you. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

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Worcester Children’s Chorus 2015/2016 Season Auditions. The Worcester Children’s Chorus seeks singers ages 8 - 18 to participate in one of its four ensembles for the 2015 - 2016 season. The Worcester Children’s Chorus is central Massachusetts fastest growing professional Children’s Chorus organization. Come learn to sing, make new friends, and travel with the WCC! $5 Audition Fee. 4-6 p.m. Assumption College, Kennedy Hall, Room 105, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7077 or worcesterchildrenschorus. org/auditions Sutton HS Chorus presents, “Hopes & Dreams,” a spring concert. Our spring concert features the 35-member mixed chorus performing inspirational songs from all genres of American music. Jane Shivick, director with Jonathan Bezdegian, pianist $5. 7-8 p.m. Sutton High School, Auditorium , 383 Boston Road, Sutton. Vertigo Trivia Game Show. This is not your typical pub trivia! An eight round interactive team event, complete with visual, audio, and other specialty rounds that are anything but boring! Prizes for the top finishers, and fun for all who participate. Teams can have up to six players, so grab your friends or family and come out for a night of fun competition and great food! Free. 7-9 p.m. Vintage Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-752-0558 or vertigotrivia.com Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill McCarthy Local Musicians’ Showcase To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook. Block Mccloud. 21 plus 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. C.U.Next Tuesday! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night! No cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543 Every Tuesday: Jon Bonner and Boogie Chillin’. 9 p.m.midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Hip Hop Tuesdays. Every Tuesday is different! Check our

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Upload your listings at worcestermagazine.com. Click the Night & Day toolbar, then choose Calendar to place your event listing in both our print and online weekly calendar. facebook page, under events for more details! $5-$15. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Wednesday 20 Take Down The Wall Cafe May 2015. Monthly 3rd Wednesdays Open Mike bringing people with & without disabilities together to share creativity. All performing arts welcome. Free refreshments. Sign up to perform at the door with Emcee Nat Needle. Free - donations accepted. 6:30-8 p.m. Alternatives Worcester Satellite, Coffeehouse Room, 454 Grove St. 508-5795997 or natneedle.com/take-down-the-wall Wednesday Night Open Mic/ Local Musicians’ Showcase w/ Bill McCarthy @ Guiseppe’s. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or find them on Facebook. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-midnight Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100. Ladies Night. Wednesday is Ladies Night at Beatniks. A perfect place to meet up with your family, friends, co-workers or whoever. Food and drink specials every Wednesday. Booths, lounge area, patio and plenty of free parking. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Dominos and other games at the bar. Free. 8:30 p.m.1 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or dominoesrules.org Marc Turo singing Standards. 8:30-11:30 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Lindy Vopnfjord, Hannah Cox. 21 plus 9 p.m.-midnight Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Sean Ryan on Acoustic. 9 p.m.-midnight Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Upstairs Wednesday Night! The Independents, Black Cat Attack, TBA. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Wednesday night Live with “Borrowed Arts” from NC and more. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook.

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Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu ArtsWorcester, “Agglomeration” by Megan McNaught and Luke Buffenmyer, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through June 30; “Random Payoffs” by Bob O’Donnell, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through July 8; “The Sixteenth ArtsWorcester Biennial”, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 30. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Fre. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, “A Bit of This, a Bit of That”, drawings, paintings and mixed media by Tim Oliver, Through May 30. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibit: “Framework”, Through May 17. 92 Downing

St. clarku.edu Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for galler. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com It’s the annual Burncoat High School Spring Music Concert Thursday, May 14, 7-9:30 p.m. at Burncoat Middle School, Friel Memorial Auditorium, 135 Burncoat St., Worcester. Sponsored by Worcester Public Schools, Burncoat Arts Magnet, Support Our Fine Arts, the concert features chorus, Quadrivium, String Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Band and the premier of Josiah Furcinitti’s “Burncoat Symphony.” For more information, email coled@worc.k12.ma.us or call 508799-3657.

College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Senior Concentration Seminar Exhibition 2015: X, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 22. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org EcoTarium, Preschool and Toddler Wednesdays, Wednesdays, through Dec. 16. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14.00 adults; $8.00 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special programs. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978456-3924 or fruitlands.org Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup. com Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit

Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Byzantium to Russia, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 12; The Icon: The Practice of the Hand, Mind and Heart, Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Kindred Spirits: A.B. Wells, Malcolm Watkins, and the Origins of Old Sturbridge Village, Through Jan. 15, 2016; Heirloom Plant Sale and Tomato Days at Old Sturbridge Village, Saturday. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-7331830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909. Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-7522170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-3463341 or qvcah.org Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Building, 670 West Boylston St. qcc.edu Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, “Through Their Eyes” Open House, Sunday. Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org Saori Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, Admission: free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck. com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Art of the Heirloom: Seed Library Exhibit Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 31; Library Exhibit: Women in Horticulture Hall, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, through June 30. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-

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Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Movies Shown Every Sunday Night in the Diner! - Sundays, Sunday, May 13 Thursday, December 31. Facebook: Ralphs Diner free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543. Stage Time Comedy Show - Saturdays, Saturday, April 12 - Sunday, September 27. $10. 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. Call 508-926-8353. StageTime Comedy Club - Saturdays, Saturday, April 11 Saturday, April 29. Great comedians from Boston, New York, LA and beyond! Every Saturday at 9:30PM. Just $10. $10. 9:30-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. Call 508-926-8353 or visit stagetimecomedyclub.com Pilgrim Soul Productions - A Couple of Blaguards Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, May 8 - Saturday, May 16. A Rollicking Irish Comedy! By Frank & Malachy McCourt Featuring: Matthew J. Carr and Dave Clark. Performances: May 8, 9, 15, 16 at 7:30 PM; May 17 at 2:00 PM Based on Frank McCourt’s “Angela’s Ashes” and other bestsellers, the play is a bubbling stew of rollicking Irish humor with a dash of poignancy to sharpen the flavor. A story of immigration, triumph over hardship, and the love between family members, “A Couple of Blaguards” is a theatrical event that will find a place in the heart of every audience member. $20; Under 18 and Seniors - $18; Groups - $16. 7:30-10 p.m. Sunday 17 from 2-4:30 p.m. Alternatives Whitin Mill Complex: GB and Lexi Singh Performance Center, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-296-0797. Pasture Prime Players present “The Hallelujah Girls” Friday, May 15, Saturday 16 and Sunday 17. Hilarity abounds when the feisty females of Eden Falls, Georgia, decide to shake up their lives. The action in this rollicking Southern comedy takes place in M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M

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more, and WOO Card holders. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org Lucky Stiff - Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, May 15 - Saturday, May 23. Sunday, May 17 - Sunday, May 24. A musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty $18 Regular, $15 Student/Senior. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Sundays- 2-4 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org Worcester Shakespeare Company 2015 Auditions - Sunday, May 17. Please email info@ worcestershakespearecompany.org to reserve an audition space, with headshot and resume if available. Actors should arrive prepared at 11 AM. While you most likely will not be required to stay until 2 PM, you should be ready to stay until released. Those auditioning should prepare a 2-3 minute Shakespearean monologue and should be ready to do cold reads with other actors from All’s Well and Love’s Labour’s Lost. Please also review all information on our audition page, including performance calendar. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Alternatives Whitin Mill Complex: Community Plaza, Restaurant Space (signs to be posted), 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-234-6232 or visit worcestershakespearecompany.org Grease Auditions - Mondays, Wednesdays, Monday, May 18 Wednesday, May 20. The FCC theater group will be holding auditions on May 18th and May 20th from 6-8 pm at 355 Main Street Oxford, MA. Anyone interested in auditioning only needs to come to one audition night. This will be the seventh production done by the youth theater group and we always love getting new members. No experience is required, just a willingness to have fun. Rehearsals will continue every Monday and Wednesday from 6-8:30 pm. The dates of the show will be August 14-16th or August 21-23rd and will be determined shortly after auditions. If you are planning on auditioning, please let us know what night to expect you. If there are any questions, fell free to email the director at abennett82689@charter. net. 6-8 p.m. First Congregational Church (UCC) of Oxford, 355 Main St., Oxford. Call 508-987-2211.

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Sogetsu Ikebana. Instructor: Kaye Vosburgh Sogetsu. Ikebana is an internationally recognized school of Japanese flower arranging known for creative self-expression. Kaye is a Master Judge and Design Instructor for the National Garden Club as well as a Sogetsu Ikebana teacher of the highest rank, Riji. Kaye provides the flowers for each class and will have supplies and equipment for purchase. Member: $35., Non-member: $50. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or dnbweb1.blackbaud.com Paint Lab! Pippy Longstocking $15 - Ages 6-12. Bring your painting clothes! Paint Lab for Kids is a painting class hosted every week! We provide everything: canvas, brushes, paint and easels! With step by step instruction your child will leave with a canvas creation of their own! Only $15. Ages 6-12. Seating provided for parents to stay and watch. Call to reserve your spot! 508-7577713. $15. 5-6 p.m. C.C. Lowell Art Supplies & Framing, 258 Park Ave. 508-757-7713 or cclowell.com/calendar-of-events

>Thursday 14 – Thursday June 11

Spring After School Youth Gardening - Session B. Experience the joy of gardening for all ages. Children in grades K-5 will learn how to prepare the garden for planting and the difference between cold season crops and warm season plants as we prepare six packs and pots for future planting. Children will care for their garden, learn when to harvest and how great food from the garden tastes when we go inside to cook what has been grown. member $50, Non-member $75. 3:30-5 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston.

Head over to That’s Entertainment, 244 Park Ave., Worcester, on Saturday, May 16 for Marvel HeroClix: Avengers Assemble Battle Royale and Free Demo. The event runs from 12:30-7 p.m. The cost is $10$13. The $10 buy-in-per-round is for any booster of your choice from available stock. The $13 buy-in is for Avengers Assemble Booster. There is a 20-player max. Sign up at wizkidseventsystem.com (pay at the register on the day of the event). Visit facebook.com/events, email sorana@ thatse.com or call 508-755-4207 for more information.

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PowerPoint for Beginners. PowerPoint is a valuable tool. If you are working or in school, you will eventually be asked to give a talk using PowerPoint slides. Please join our class to begin the process of creating professional-looking slides. Please register online by going to the library’s website and clicking on “Event Calendar”. Free. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Worcester Public Library, 3rd Floor Computer Lab, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org Yoga - Happy Hour Yoga - May - Rooting to Rise! Just like our favorite spring flowers need a healthy root system to bloom toward the sun, our yoga poses start at the foundation- our feet! May’s Happy Hour Yoga Series will focus on building from the ground up. We’ll explore strong alignment by bringing more attention to our feet! Have you ever wanted to lessen the wobble in some of your balancing postures? Or find more lightness throughout your practice? Do you want to get more from your yoga by engaging every part of your body in each pose? Find more stability, uplift, and strength in your practice by grounding through your feet. Even if your feet are tired, sore, or stinky, step onto your mat this May! Happy Hour Yoga is a BYOB (Bring Your Own Breath) event. Class Series or Drop in Rate ($17). 6-7:30 p.m. Central Mass Yoga and Wellness, 45 Sterling St., West Boylston. 508-835-1176. Friday Night Fun with Glassblowing: Apothecary Jars. Get a taste of the ancient art of glassblowing in this fun one-night course. In one evening, you will learn about the history and process behind creating beautiful blown glass at the New Street Glass Studio. After learning the safety and studio etiquette rules, students will watch a brief demonstration of this 2000-year-old art before diving in and making their very own apothecary jar from glass gathered out of a 2100-degree furnace. Students will choose their own

colors and instructors will guide the class through the steps from gathering to applying colors, from blowing a bubble to shaping their own apothecary jar. Educators will then demonstrate the process of making a matching glass lid. No experience is necessary and all materials are included. $80 workshop fee. 6:30-9:30 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-757-1424 or register. worcestercraftcenter.org

>Saturday 16

Dyslexia and Other Learning Differences Deciphered. Attend this free presentation and find out how you can help your loved one to focus, read, write, or do math with greater ease, fluency and confidence. Learn about the root cause and connection between various learning difference labels and how a learner’s strengths can be used to resolve weaknesses that impede reaching goals and potential. Seating is limited. Contact Creative Learning Solutions to reserve a seat. Free. 10 a.m.-noon Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 603-801-1247. Transplanting Seedlings, Warm Season Crops, and Irrigation. Just in time to get started with planting vegetables and herbs this spring, this outdoor class taught by expert gardener Jonathan Hart covers what you need to know about planting warm season crops, both from seeds and as seedlings. Also learn about proper watering techniques, including drip irrigation. Free of charge. Donations are accepted. 10 a.m.-noon The Red Barn in Holden, MA, 52 Shrewsbury St., Holden. 719-530-1249. Vegtables for Small Spaces: Containers, Window Boxes and Raised Beds . Instructor: Betsy Williams. Grow your own vegetables on your porch, patio or balcony all season long! Fresh, delicious and available when you are ready for them, many of our favorite veggies grow happily and productively in small spaces. Learn where to order seed suitable for small spaces, which containers to use, and how to plant, care for and harvest your favorites, then begin your own potted vegetable garden! Each student will receive a Veggie for Small Spaces Garden Kit: vegetable seed catalogues from New England growers, detailed handouts, 2 packets of vegetable seed easily grown in containers, a 14 inch plastic pot, a bag of soil, a tomato plant suitable for a pot and support stakes and ties for the tomato. We’ll plant the tomato in class. All materials included. Please bring an apron and flower scissors to class. Member: $65. Non-member: $85.. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or dnbweb1.blackbaud.com 80 Dusty Fingers Pastel Painting Demonstration. Artists-in-Residence Linee Baird and Gary Ozias set up a temporary studio in the Wayside Visitor Center and demonstrate the techniques and approaches they take with pastel to make artwork that is uniquely their own. Stop in to see how they transform a chalky stick of color into a work of beauty. Free with admission. noon-4 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org Paint Lab! Pippy Longstocking $15 - Ages 6-12. Bring your painting clothes! Paint Lab for Kids is a painting class hosted every week! We provide everything: canvas, brushes, paint and easels! With step by step instruction your child will leave with a canvas creation of their own! Only $15. Ages 6-12. Seating provided for parents to stay and watch. Call to reserve your spot! 508-7577713. $15. 2-3 p.m. C.C. Lowell Art Supplies & Framing, 258 Park Ave. 508-757-7713 or cclowell.com/calendar-of-events Make Your Own Beer Stein. Get a taste of the ancient art of glassblowing in this fun one-night course. In one evening, you will learn about the history and process behind creating beautiful blown glass at the New Street Glass Studio. After learning the safety and studio etiquette rules, students will watch a brief demonstration of this 2000-year-old art before diving in and making their very own beer stein from glass gathered out of a 2100-degree furnace. Instructors will guide students through the steps from gathering to blowing the bubble, from shaping a cylinder to adding a handle

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Tarot Life/Mediumship Readings with Psychic Medium Diane Lewis. Welcome to the world of spirit. Diane is an extremely gifted psychic, medium and spiritual healer. Considered one of the best in her field, Diane’s focus is all about the messages she is entrusted to deliver. She is honored by the trust placed in her. All readings are by appointment only. Private 1/2 or 1 hour Tarot Life sessions or 1 hour Medium sessions are available Call 617.645.6415 or email reading@dianelewis.us.com to schedule your session Please call for pricing. Noon-7 p.m. Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main St., Sturbridge. 617-645-6415 or dianelewis.us.com Escalating Inequality Workshop Series. This is the final workshop in a 5-part series on “Escalating Inequality” co-sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester and The First Unitarian Church, Worcester, MA. This workshop will focus on “Engaging Solutions for Unitarian Universalism”. The workshop series is free and open to anyone interested in the subject matter. First Unitarian Church is an LGBTQI welcoming congregation. For more information please contact office@uucworcester.org. Free. 12:302:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church of Worcester, 90 Main St. 508-8531942 or uucworcester.org Advanced Zentanle. Instructor: Karen Keefe. These 3 hour sessions are for those who have already participated in the Introduction to Zentangle class and are very familiar with the basic concepts, methodology and practices. These sessions will focus on learning more complex tangles, blending of patterns, techniques of tangulation and use of various Zentangle tools with different media. For example: zendalas, white on black tiles, and sepia tone on taupe tiles. Supplies and instruction will be provided along with materials for producing additional art at home Member: $45. Non-member: $55. 1-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or dnbweb1.blackbaud.com Vegan Potlluck; Cooking Demo: Thai Spring Rolls; Documentary: Speciesism. 1:00-2:30 Documentary: Speciesism; 2:30-3:00 Cooking Demo: Thai Spring Rolls; 3:00-4:30 Vegan* Potluck - please bring a dish to share with 6-8 people, a serving utensil, list of ingredients, and $5 for the church ($10 if you’re not bringing a dish). All are welcome, regardless of dietary preferences. Children 12 and under are free! Please RSVP with dish you’re bringing to Louisa at LDA60@comcast.net (*Vegan means no meat, fish, dairy, eggs, or honey.) $5 for the church. $10 if not bringing a vegan dish to share. 1-4:30 p.m. First Church Unitarian Universalist, 15 West St., Leominster. 978-751-8997. Free - Introduction to Yoga Class with Lucy. Designed with beginners in mind, we will explore various techniques including beginner yoga postures, breath awareness, guided visualization and more. CMYW students- bring a friend! FRree! 4-5 p.m. Central Mass Yoga and Wellness, 45 Sterling St., West Boylston. 508-835-1176.

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Brush Lush Glassware Painting. A great chance to get together with friends, have a glass of wine and paint your our glassware. $25 per person gets you all the supplies, including your choice of glassware. Come, enjoy and express yourself. 7-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

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Stained Glass Picture Frame. Have you always wanted to explore the beauty and process of making stained glass? This learnto class is a great way to be introduced to the process of stained glass as well as making a great gift. Students will learn about the many different uses stained glass has for decorative and functional

purposes and then create their own shapes, assemble them, and create a beautiful and unique picture frame! Students will become familiar with the steps involved in making stained glass pieces, starting with tracing and cutting their different glass pieces, grinding them down and shaping them to fit perfectly, learning the foiling process and then finally the soldering process! Students will take home their own beautifully handmade picture frame the same day! $60 workshop fee. 6:30-9:30 p.m. New Street Glass Studio, 35B New St. 508-757-1424 or register.worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Public Schools Young Professional Alumni Mixer. Are you a Worcester Public Schools Alumni who graduated high school between 2004 and 2010? Join us for the first Worcester Public Schools Young Professional Alumni Mixer! Sign up to join here: bit.ly. 6:30pm-8:30pm Mezcal Cantina, 30 Major Taylor Blvd, Worcester. Complimentary appetizers, cash bar. For more information on the Worcester Public Schools Young Professional Alumni Network contact : David Le Boeuf (South ‘08) or Vanessa Achempong (Burncoat ‘08). Free. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mezcal Tequilla Cantina, 30 Major Taylor Blvd. Find them on Facebook. Birds, Bees and Butterflies in the Garden. Presenter: Lisa Vernegaard, Executive Director, Sudbury Valley Trustees. Designed and managed with nature in mind, our backyards and gardens can provide excellent wildlife habitat. Using a stunning collection of photographs, Lisa will introduce you to some of the many winged creatures that will benefit from nature-based gardening and provide some tips for increasing your wildlife sightings. Included with Admission. Free for members.. 7-8 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or dnbweb1.blackbaud.com

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Intermediate Quigong Tai Chi - Session 2. These six-week series are designed for those with previous Tai Chi experience and will include breathing and meditation practices, Qigong exercises and Tai Chi movements. Member: $60., Non-member: $100. for 6 week series.. 9:30-10:45 a.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or dnbweb1.blackbaud.com

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877.571.SHOW (7649) for more information. Full price tickets are $20 and $26. 7-9 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org

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REC Spring Garden Festival and Plant Sale. Join us for our Annual Spring Garden Festival and Plant Sale Fundraiser! There will be an organic vegetable seedling sale, free gardening workshops, food, music, cooking demos, exhibitors, kids’ activities and more! REC members get a 20% discount on seedling purchases! Sign up or renew your membership at checkout. All proceeds benefit the REC’s work (community & school gardens, youth development, urban agriculture, farmers markets, neighborhood cleanups, and community outreach & organizing for environmental health). Oreanic Farm, 63 Oread St. 508-799-9139 or recworcester.org Community Harvest Project’s Plantapalooza. Community Harvest Project will host Plantapalooza, their annual plant sale fundraiser, at the Brigham Hill Community Farm. Whether you are looking for that rare heirloom tomato plant, or the right annual for your garden, the wide selection of perennials, annuals, vegetables, and herbs is sure to please. Free tomato plants are given to the first 1,000 attendees! Be sure to visit the Cookie Walk of yummy locally made cookies, various offerings from talented local crafters, and the food tent. All proceeds support Community Harvest Project’s

Enjoy An Evening with Grampa Abe and Uncle Ahmet with storyteller Bob Reiser Friday, May 15, 7:30-8:30 p.m., at the Worcester Friends Meeting House (Quaker), 901 Pleasant St., Worcester. The program is part of the Third Friday Spoken Word Series, and is sponsored by Worcester Friends Peace and Social Concerns Committee. It is partially funded by the Worcester Arts Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Donations are requested. For more information, email katie@ katiegreenstories.com.

Super Singles ® Dance & Matty B. Live/DJ Music @ Moseley’s on the Charles - Fri. May 15, 2015 (Couples Welcome). Singles Dance- 8:00pm-12:00am. Over 300 people attend. Dance Lesson- 7:15-8:00pm, admission $15. Incredible live music, complimentary pizza buffet and dessert, door prizes, cash bar, friendly atmosphere. Best for singles approx. 35-65 y.o. from all types of professions & backgrounds for socializing, dancing and general entertainment (couples welcome .Dress To Impress (no jeans, sneakers or hats - sport jackets are suggested for men) See website for dance schedule: SuperSinglesDance.com. Tel. (781) 439-9401. $15. 8 p.m.-midnight Moseley’s on the Charles, 50 Bridge St., Dedham. 781-326-3075 or supersinglesdance.com Airspray. 21 plus 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

operations, providing funds to grow fruits and vegetables for hunger relief, improving access to healthy foods in our community. 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Brigham Hill Community Barn, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton. 774-551-6544 or community-harvest.org OnTrend Spring Craft Fair. Join us on Saturday for the Spring Craft Fair presented by OnTrend Crafts. Fifty of the areas most talented indie crafters will be at the Hadley Farms Meeting House on Route 9 in Hadley selling their unique handmade wares. Shoppers will find letterpress prints and cards, candles, knit goods, handmade soaps, wood crafts, jewelry, home goods, and more. Free. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hadley Farms Meeting House, 41 Russell St., Hadley. 413387-0534 or ontrendcrafts.com

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Roda De Samba. Samba Band 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314.

>Wednesday 20

An Evening of Dance with Elsa and Anna. The Burncoat Dance Department Presents: An Evening of Dance with Elsa and Anna, a “Frozen” dance event. Celebrate the magic of this heartwarming tale. Some people are worth melting for. See all of your friends in this magical dance event. Full price tickets are $20 and $26, with a pre-show reception. Please call the box office at

Community Day: Star Wars Day. Come dressed as your favorite Star Wars character and join Jedi Knights and Imperial Stormtroopers for a day of “Force-full” fun! While here, visit “Knights,” and “Samurai,” the inspiration for the fantasy armor. Compare a Stormtrooper’s armor to that of a Gothic knight; watch a light saber battle; see if you have what it takes to be a Jedi by signing up for a light saber class, and more. Free with Museum Admission. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406. Family Festival: The Great Paper Caper. This afternoon

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event will enchant the young and the young at heart with guided trail walks with a local biologist, a puppet theater, paper airplane folding, nature crafts and more all inspired by our Fruitlands Reads book, The Great Paper Caper by Oliver Jeffers. noon-5 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org

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West Brookfield Asparagus & Flower Heritage Festival. From 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the much-loved and eagerly anticipated Asparagus and Flower Heritage Festival will welcome visitors from across New England and beyond to spend the day enjoying this splendid ode to Spring and tribute to the slender, tender stalk of green it’s named for. One hundred juried vendors of things earthy, artistic and artisanal will provide food for the senses and for thought - here’s history, gastronomy and the pleasure of your company, all of you, as you meet and greet the thousands of friends of Diederick Leertouwer who, tradition informs us, brought asparagus to America in 1794, right here in small, scenic and altogether remarkable West Brookfield. New and very special indeed is the first of a collectors’ series of paintings created especially for this unique occasion. Local artist Becky Fay’s 11”x17” painting of her favorite of the festival’s numerous attractions - the frog jumping contest - will be featured as the first in a series. Thirty -five giclee prints will be offered at $25 each - first come, first served. Additionally, 200 poster prints will be sold at $10. Becky will be on hand to discuss or sign her work. There is no rain date. Free. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. West Brookfield Town Common, West Brookfield. 508-867-7316 or WestBrookfieldAsparagusFestival@blogspot.com

>Sunday 17

Oziana! - A Celebration of 115 Years of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ABSW will be filled with all the colors of Oz in celebration of the 115th anniversary of the publication of Frank L. Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Families and children are invited to stop in throughout the day to take part in Oziana! - a day full of colorful Oz-themed crafts, stories and activities. Bookstores, libraries, and more will all be celebrating with reproducible activities and even Oz-themed snacks! At 1:00 PM, there will even be a special guest- best-selling author Ryk E. Spoor will be in for a reading and signing of his new book Polychrome: A Romantic Fantasy, which tells the adventures of the daughter of Rainbow and another person chosen from the human world. Come join us at Annie’s Book Stop of Worcester for Oziana! A Celebration of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Free! 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Annie’s Book Stop, 65 James St. 508-796-5613.

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This Is How We Roll: Drop-in Tabletop Gaming. The library is the place to game! Come play any of our collection of topquality tabletop board games, or bring your own. Flip some cards, roll some dice, meet some friends. All ages welcome, especially adults and teens! We provide the following games: -King of Tokyo -Pandemic -Quelf -Forbidden Desert -Settlers of Catan -Dixit -Small World -Hamsterrolle -Scrabble 7:30-9 p.m. Shrewsbury Public Library TEMP SITE, Meeting Room, 214 Lake St., Shrewsbury. 508842-0081 or eventkeeper.com

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MAADAC Golf Fundraiser. AdCare Hospital is pleased to be sponsor the 26th Annual Massachusetts Association of Alcohol and M AY 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 • W O R C E S T E R M A G A Z I N E . C O M

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Drug Abuse Counselors (MAADAC) Golf Fundraiser Friday, May 15, 2015 at the Heritage Country Club in Charlton, MA. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. For information about fees that include a dinner following the event, contact Chairperson: Peter Kosciusko at pkosciusko@sdw.state.ma.us or Linda Mullis at cadaclm@cox.net MAADAC is a professional membership organization dedicated to the needs and advancement of addictionfocused professionals. For more information about MAADAC, visit: maadac-ma.org. 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Heritage Golf Club , 86 Sampson Road, Charlton. 508-839-1379 or 800alcohol.com

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Plantapalooza. On Saturday, May 16th, 2014, 7:30am - 1:00pm, Community Harvest Project will host Plantapalooza, their annual plant sale fundraiser, at the Brigham Hill Community Farm, 37 Wheeler Road in North Grafton. Whether you are looking for that rare heirloom tomato plant, or the right annual for your garden, the wide selection of perennials, annuals, vegetables, and herbs is sure to please. Free tomato plants are given to the first 1,000 attendees! Be sure to visit the Cookie Walk of yummy locally made cookies, various offerings from talented local crafters, and the food tent. This event is made possible by sponsors: Polar Beverages, Sweetbriar Perennials, Worcester Garden Club, and Worcester Restaurant Group. All proceeds support Community Harvest Project’s operations, providing funds to grow fruits and vegetables for hunger relief, improving access to healthy foods in our community. Free, plants for sale. 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Brigham Hill Community Barn, United States, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton. 413-364-8702 or community-harvest.org Car Wash/Bake Sale for Nepal. There will be a donations only Car Wash/ bake sale held at the First Congregational Church, located at 355 Main Street Oxford Ma, from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday May 16th. All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross Nepal Earthquake relief. There is no cost, we simply ask that you donate whatever you feel appropriate. Donations. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. First Congregational Church (UCC) of Oxford, 355 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-2211. Tea Dance Benefit for MS. Join Dance Away Sound and all of us at Beatniks for an afternoon dance party and help support Multiple Sclerosis efforts in the process. More details at beatniksbeyou.com 4-8 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. A Night at the Museum. Join us for an evening of fun when the museum comes to life at night, just for adults! Blow bubbles, launch stomp rockets, and enjoy a bit of magic from master magician, Steve Charette. Enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auctions, dinner, music featuring the Dale LePage Trio, animal encounters, and more! “A Night at the Museum” is sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Fletcher Tilton, FLEXcon, WPI, Bank of America, Builders Systems Inc., Saint Vincent Hospital, Revelation Productions, AAFCPAs, Fiduciary Investment Advisors LLC, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Saint-Gobain, Mercier Electric, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lotuff, and Whit Beals and Pamela Esty. Media Sponsor: Telegram & Gazette Proceeds from the event to benefit the EcoTarium’s mission to of inspire a passion for science and nature and support innovative programs and exhibits. Tickets are $125 per person, tables of eight are available for $1,000. 6-10:30 p.m. EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Babe Pino Band - Jubilee Gardens and others. Entering our 42nd year as community radio serving Central MA, WCUW 91.3 FM will hold its annual meeting Saturday, May 16th beginning at 6 pm in the WCUW studios followed by a night of music, food and fun! The entire facility will be open for you to explore. Come see our

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massive record and CD collection, hear the music of the Babe Pino Band, Jubilee Gardens, as well as Marty Ayote and Royce Anderson. During the evening, tours of the area will be given on a horse drawn wagon compliments of Bill Largess of the Vernon Hotel! It’s all free but donations will be accepted for the musicians and beverage setups. Bring your favorite covered dish and dip into some savory treats! The annual meeting will take place from 6 pm to 7 pm where members of WCUW will be able to vote for candidates running for the WCUW Board of Directors. Candidates running for the Board will be posted to wcuw.org beginning May 11th 2015. If interested in running for the Board, visit wcuw.org or call email a letter of interest and bio to boardofdirectors@wcuw.org. Free peanuts compliments of the Vernon Hotel. The annual Meeting and Party! Saturday May 16th starting at 6 pm! For details – 508.753.1012 Links: WCUW 91.3 FM wcuw.org

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Rotary Club of Auburn ‘Flips For Scholars’ Pancake Breakfast. Net proceeds will go to scholarships for Auburn High School seniors. Tickets may be purchased either at the door or online via PayPal. Click here to make an online purchase, via PayPal, of tickets for Adults and Children 8 and Older. Click here to make an online purchase, via PayPal, of tickets for Children 7 and Younger. For more information, contact Marcia Davis, president of the Rotary Club of Auburn at 508-254-1214. Adults and children 8 and older, $5 each;

of the original TREK staff, starting in 2006. Dave was an original, one of a kind, king of corduroy and a lover of adventure. Dave loved kids, and kids loved him back. A few years ago Dave solo hiked for a summer along the Appalachian trail. He talked about writing a book about his experiences in the woods. In the summer of 2013 Dave pledged to hike 600 miles in 60 days to raise funds for the TREK program. Just him and his new tent. Dave left the trail to come back and care for his ailing Dad, and by all accounts was his anchor. Shortly after his Dad passed Dave also took a different trail, and left us as well. We miss his laugh, his humor, his giant smile and even bigger heart. Register by Friday May 17 to get a free t-shirt! Register early and save! $25 Until March 31 $30 April 1 - May 14 $35 Day Of $25 until March 1st; $30 until May 14th; $35 day of. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. DCR’s Quinsigamond State Park (Lake Park), Intersection of Hamilton St. and Lake Ave. 1800-579-000 or classy.org Imagine No Malaria. Imagine No Malaria is a program of The United Methodist Church designed to fight malaria in Africa by providing mosquito nets, draining swamps where mosquitoes breed, educating people on how to protect themselves, and providing rapid diagnosis kits and life-saving medicines. This fund raising event at Wesley United Methodist Church will feature a free lunch with African foods, a concert by Wesley’s Ghanaian choir, a brief presentation about the INM campaign, and items for sale. All proceeds will go to Imagine No Malaria to fight malaria in Africa.

Street Beat Poetry Thursday. Tonight rescheduled from bad weather in February, we finally welcome poet, teacher and author, Jared Demick reading from his new collection of poetry, “The Hunger in Our Eyes.” Demick is a PH.D. candidate at University of Connecticut. Open mic precedes feature poet so please bring original work to share with everyone. We always break between open mic and feature for coffee and homemade baked goods on the house. Hosted by Anne Marie Lucci. Jared Demick will have copies of his book for sale and authographing after the feature. Free and open to the public/hat passed to support feature/venue. 7-9 p.m. WCPA Headquarters- Vasa Hall, First Floor Performance Space, 1 Ekman St., Worcester, MA. 508-479-7574 or worcestercountypoetry.org

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Local radio station WCUW holds its annual meeting, followed by music, food and fun, Saturday, May 16, 7-10 p.m., at WCUW, 910 Main St., Worcester. The night will feature music from the Babe Pino Band, Jubilee Gardens, Marty Ayote and Royce Anderson. Tours of the area will be given on horse-drawn wagon, courtesy Bill Largess of Vernon Hotel.

children 7 and younger, $1 each. 8 a.m.-noon Auburn High School, Cafeteria, 99 Auburn St., Auburn. 508-254-1214 or sites.google.com Best Buddies Friendship Walk. Best Buddies is an international non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by providing opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development. We help the youth and adults with IDD in your community lead more fulfilling and productive lives. Discover the power of inclusion. Sign up to volunteer, or register to walk today! Fund raising encouraged. 8:3011:30 a.m. UMASS Medical School, 55 Lake Ave N. 617-778-0522 or bestbuddiesma.org LUK’s 5th Annual “Corduroy King” Scholarship 5K. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, what a better way to promote mental health awareness than to first begin with physical wellness! On Sunday, May 17th, 2015 LUK will have its 5th annual 5k hosted at Lake Quinsigamond State Park rain or shine! This fun, flat 5K course for all abilities starts at Lake Park, 284 Lake Ave (across from the ice rink). Registrants will receive a gift bag, free food and if you register by April 17th you will receive a free t-shirt. There will also be entertainment, food for purchase and raffles on site! This is the second year we will raise money for a fund in the name of David Kilcoyne, “The Corduroy King” a dedicated staff member who lost his life late in 2013. All proceeds of this event will go to the David Kilcoyne Scholarship Fund and allow a child access to an adventure based program, which is an opportunity that they may not otherwise have. Dave Kilcoyne was one

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Friday 15 at Patriot League Championship, Cherry Hill, NJ, 8 a.m.

Men’s Track & Field WPI Launched in 2010, INM has distributed 2.3 million mosquito nets in 16 countries, impacted 4.6 million lives, and has been supported by 5,000,000 United Methodists. Free & open to the public. Noon-1:30 p.m. Wesley United Methodist Church, 114 Main St. 508-799-4191 or wesleyworc.org

>Sunday 17 - Monday 18

Boston Brain Tumor Ride. Unite with us to fight brain tumors! The Boston Brain Tumor Ride is an inspiring, family-friendly cycling event that offers individuals and teams a chance to honor and remember loved ones, raise vital funds, connect with others interested in the cause, and educate the local community on the diverse needs of patients and survivors. All proceeds raised benefit the National Brain Tumor Society (braintumor.org) and go toward funding the discovery of new treatments, and ultimately, a cure. Register today and make a difference in the lives of all those affected by brain tumors! 7-1:30, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 200 West St, Waltham, MA, 200 West St., Waltham. 617-391-6541 or braintumorride.org

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UPS/United Way Golf Tournament. $250 pp. 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Charter Oak Country Club, 394 Chestnut St., Hudson. 508-8723291, ext. 4830 or uwotc.org

Thursday 14 at ECAC Championships Day One, Springfield, TBA Friday 15 at ECAC Championships Day Two, Springfield, TBA Worcester State University Thursday 14 at ECAC Championships Day One, Springfield, TBA Friday 15 at ECAC Championships Day Two, Springfield, TBA Holy Cross Friday 15 at IC4A Outdoor Championship, Princeton, NJ, 12 p.m. Saturday 16 at IC4A Outdoor Championship, Princeton, NJ, 9 a.m. Sunday 17 at IC41 Outdoor Championship, Princeton, NJ, 9 a.m.

Women’s Track & Field WPI Thursday 14 at ECAC Championships Day One, Springfield, TBA Friday 15 at ECAC Championships Day Two, Springfield, TBA Worcester State University Thursday 14 at ECAC Championship, Springfield, TBA Friday 15 at ECAC Championships Day Two, Springfield, TBA Holy Cross Friday 15 at ECAC Outdoor Championship, Princeton, NJ, 12 p.m. Saturday 16 at ECAC Outdoor Championship, Princeton, NJ, 9 a.m. Sunday 17 at ECAC Outdoor Championship, Princeton, NJ, 9 a.m.

Softball WPI Thursday 14 at Tufts, NCAA Super Regional Game One, 4 p.m. Friday 15 at Tufts, NCAA Super Regional Game Two, 1 p.m. Friday 15 at Tufts, NCAA Super Regional Game Three, 3:30 p.m.

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Painting Unlimited Services, Inc. Skilled, Reliable, Reputable. Meticulous prep & workmanship. Int.& Ext. Painting/Staining. Power-washing. Gutters. Rotted Trim Replacement. Free Estimates. Fully Insured. HIC #163882 Call: 508-340-8707

DiStefano Trucking

Rubbish Removal/Metal Recycling/Dumpster rentals. We accept credit cards, checks and cash! Call Dan. 508-755-5608

Impressive Exterior and Interior Painting Services (978)230-3360

Lee Skoglund Services 10, 15, 20-yard container service. Yard & building materials. Office equipment & materials. Attics, cellars & estates cleaned, guaranteed by your closing date! Free estimates. Lee Skoglund 508-757-4209

POOLS

SEALCOATING

ULTIMATE PAINTERS

J.C. Pools Call NOW to schedule your installation! Service, Chemicals & Supplies. In-ground & Above ground. www.jcpools.net 508-8823913 978-355-6465

B & F Sealcoating Hot Crack Sealing Free Residential Estimates 13 Years Exp. Fully Ins. Quality Work Reasonable Price Bob Fahlbeck 508-839-3942

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IRRIGATION/ SPRINKLERS

SkyHook Tree Owner on every job. Tree Removal & Trimming. Chipping. Pruning. Brush Removal. Stump Grinding. Aerial Bucket Service. Fully Insured. Free Estimates. VISA/MC 508-962-3943 www.skyhooktree.com

Carney & Sons Landscape/Construction Holden, MA 508-829-4310 Irrigation Holden, MA 508-829-4310 Service & Repair All Makes, Complete Installations, Spring Start Up/Winterize, Lawn Installations, Hydroseeding carneyandsons@charter.net

Ross A. McGinnes Tree work, Stump removal, pruning & removals. Free estimates. Fully insured. Call 508-829-6497

LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION Thompson Landscaping & Construction

WELLS NO WATER? Stop wishing for it! A&W Welltech Corp. WELL & PUMP Installation & Filtration Service 978-422-7471 24hr Emergency Service 877-816-2642 Mobile 978-815-3188

-Mowing, hardscapes, spring cleanups, mulching. 508-523-7790 LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE FREE MOW OFFER Call Now

LAWN & GARDEN GRASS MOWING Mc Duff’s Lawn Mowing Relax & Enjoy Your Lawn 774-234-0283 Email: mcduffslawnmowing @yahoo.com Ask for Mike. 50% Off Your First Mow. Senior Discounts

Weekly Mowing, Spring Clean Up, Mulching, Prune and more! Free Estimates 978-228-5296 Grass Hopper Yard Grooming Complete Commercial & Residential Yard Maintenance. Lic/Ins Since 1996 978-928-1125 jim.grasshopper@gmail.com

Guide to An Antiques tiques & Collectibles “Oh My Gosh” Antiques & Collectibles Found at The Cider Mill

15 Waushacum Ave., Sterling 978-422-8675 Open 7 Days a Week 11 am to 5 pm Thursdays 11 am to 8 pm

LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE

Burnham Maintenance Spring Clean-ups. Lawn Maintenance. Shrub Pruning. Bark Mulch, Screened Loam & Compost. Patios & Walkways. Fertilization Programs. Deliveries Available. Please call 508-829-3809

Dave’s Tree & Landscaping Enhancing the view from your home. Custom & Ornamental Pruning. Mulching. Planting. Lawn Mowing. Tree Removal. Certified Arborist. Call for consultation & free estimate. (508)829-6803. davestreeandlandscaping.com

Better Yards & Gardens Fall & Spring Clean-ups, Full service lawn care, Mulching, Planting, Pruning, Garden Bed Design & Installation. Quality, Reliable Work. Fully Ins. Free Est. 508-641-5687 Inside-Out Garden Design Mowing, Garden Maintenance, Soil Testing, Ornamental Tree/ Shrub Pruning, Landscape Design/Installation. NOFA Accredited Organic Care. $50 Off Spring Clean-Ups and Pruning Snow Won’t Last Forever... Book Now!!! Call/Text: (508) 335-3702 Email: cher@insideoutgarden.biz

Monette Landscaping & Construction, Inc. Specializing in Hardscape Installation. Retaining Walls, Stone, Interlocking Block & Timber Patios and Walkways, Brick & Stone Pavers. Landscape Design. Lawn Maintenance. Serving Central Mass for more than 50 years. 508-885-2579 www.monette landscaping.com Le’s Professional Landscaping Commercial & residential. Spring & Fall clean ups, complete lawn maintenance, aerating, thatching, sprinkler systems, rock gardens, decks, fences, steps, lighting. FREE estimates. We do it all. All work guaranteed. 508-865-4248

Wildwood Lawn Care, Inc. Complete Lawn Fertilization Programs Serving Central MA Licensed & Insured Dan Sutherland 508-829-1916

A.R.I Grounds Maintenance

A.R.I offers all aspects of land maintenance. Service includes spring clean up, weekly lawn maintenance, fertilization programs, soil testing, plant bed maintenance, mulch installation, and much more! Please call now and receive 10% off your maintenance quote! (office) 978-563-1654

MULCH & LOAM

HELP WANTED LOCAL

Sterling Peat Inc. Quality Screened Loam. Mulches. Compost- w/Loam Mix. 2"-Gravel, Fill. Fieldstone. 978-422-8294

Local company is looking for a driver, class B (preferable) or normal class D license. -Must be clean, and responsible. -Good driving license is preferred. -Some labor is involved. -Needs DOT card. If not in hand than MUST be able to get one. Drug and alcohol screening upon hire with random screenings as well. 508-865-2007 or email info@pumpseptic.com

EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS PARTNER WANTED Be part of the solution! Teach others the path to wellness FT or PT. We provide the tools and training so you can participate in this multimillion dollar market and create your own economy. Get started today. Call for a personal interview 777.614.1206

HELP WANTED

NOW HIRING! Residential & Roll Off Drivers Driver Trainees in West Boylston, MA!

HELP WANTED LOCAL EXPERT STAFFING is Hiring!! 8 & 12 hrs. Leominster, Fitchburg, Devens, Sterling, Gardner SUMMER HELP Production, Whs, Picker, Packers, QC, Machine Operators, Maintenance 557 Lancaster St, Suite 102 Leominster, MA, 978-798-1610 Walk-ins welcome, barbara.sidilau @expert-staffing.com

$2,000 Sign On Bonus! Residential & Roll-Off Driver Requirements Over 21 Years Old Class A or B CDL 1+ Years Experience

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Driver Trainee Requirements Over 21 Years Old Class A or B CDL Willingness to learn and be trained Competitive Pay, Great Beneﬁts! Call or apply online for immediate consideration! 1-877-220-5627 jobs.wm.com Media Code: 6EN EOE M/F/D/V

MULCH & LOAM

FOSTER PARENTS

BARK MULCH Call for Best Price. 978-422-5050 Free Delivery w/minimum. mounseymulch.com $10.00 Off with this ad (w/minimum purchase)

FOSTER PARENTS WANTED

*Composted Loam* 3/8 screened, $22/yd del’d, 10 yd min; 3/4 screened, $20/yd del’d 15 yd min. No additives, fillers or byproducts. Local delivery only. Call Eliot Starbard 508-882-0140

Seeking families throughout Central Massachusetts who are interested in improving a child’s life. Call to inquire about our upcoming foster parent training. $1,000 BONUS

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MERCHANDISE CEMETERY PLOTS

Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA 2 lots in Heritage II w/vaults. $2,500.00 for both. Call Rick at 508-450-7470

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Worcester Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of the Cross. Beautiful location. 1-4 nicely located burial plots. Plots adjacent to each other. Would provide a lovely resting place for your loved one. $2500.00 each (original price $4800.00 ea). Cathy 203-315-9291

John Deere 318 Garden Tractor 18HP, 48" MWR Deck, PWR STRG, Hydro Trans, PWR Lift $2000.00 Oakham 508-882-3963*

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is $8,400.00 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $4,000.00 or B/O 508-375-0080 Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA Garden of Heritage II. 2 Lots w/vaults. Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. 2 Lots in the Garden of Faith. $2500.00 for both. Near the feature. Mary 508-886-4334.

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. Heritage II, Lots 665 1&2 w/vaults. No reasonable offer refused. Call 508 -852-1690 or 774-454-0259

Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Worth $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. 508-882-3421 or 909-7140064 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, 4 beautifully situated burial plots in The Garden of the Cross. $2200.00 each (current value $5200.00 ea) 508-886-4449 FOR SALE

ITEMS UNDER $2,015

Antique Highchair. $200.00 508 -852-1352 Air Conditioner Good cond. 5,250 BTU w/remote. Asking $65.00 Please leave message. 978-874-5970

Motobecane Champion Roadbike 25" 531 Frame $750.00 For more info call 978-422-8084 Coleman Camping Cook Set 10" fry pan, 6.5 qt. kettle w/lid, 2 qt. sauce pan w/lid, 1 detach handle. $25 978-833-3805

4 window A/Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 2 w/remotes Take all 4 for $140. All in top running condition Call 508-853-8857 Aluminum 5Â´â&#x20AC;°â&#x20AC;&#x2122; stool ladder 4-steps plus platform top step, Ultra lite, 1Â´â&#x20AC;°" closed, like new $30, Princeton 978-464-2485

Harley Davidson reduced reach seat. Fits 97-07 electraglide & roadglide. $250. used 1 month. 508-612-8929 4 Goodyear 225/50 R16 triple T assurance tires. Mounted on 5 lug alloy rims. $500.00 978-4228084

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Handmade wooden cradle for baby. $75.00 or best offer. 978840-2758

Air Conditioner Daikin 115v. 8300 BTU. 27 1/4"W x 17 1/4"H x 22"D. Compressor is super quiet. $30 978-534-0711 Walnut bookcase, 4 feet high, 2 feet wide, Solidly built, all wood. Perfect for studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room. $30. 508-425-1150

FURNITURE

NEW QUEEN pillow top mattress set - $149

New in plastic, Can deliver Call Luke 774-823-6692 Navy Blue Leather Sofa & Matching Chair Excellent condition. $700.00 or B/0 Worcester. Call 571-437-2123*

Henredon 7 pc Ebony BR Set King bed & mirrored oval backboard. 2 end tables, 9 drwr dresser w/oval detached wall mirror, mens wardrobe & 3 drwrs. Orig. $15,000. Asking $5,000.00, but all offers considered. Must sell. 508-7910770*

Mink Stole Excellent condition. $50.00 508-459-9259

Samsung 55" TV w/ nice stand. Best offer. Great for lvg rm or basement. Exc. cond. $300 508-797-6068*

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Yard Sale in Leominster Sat 5/16 9am-2pm. Rain Date Sun 5/17. 16 Sargent Ave off North St. Lots of great stuff in great shape: CDs, DVDs, newer books, glass/dishware, tires on rims. Many one-of-a-kind items. 978-400-7067

Come to the FLEA at 242 Canterbury St. Worcester MA 01603. Open EVERY Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rain or Shine! We have vintage items, one of a kind items, new items, building materials, office furniture, records, old books, etc. Dealers welcome - $15.00 per table, set up at 7:00 a.m. JEFFERSON-(Holden) 263 Quinapoxet St. Saturday, May 16th 9am-4pm. Moving Sale. Everything must go!

MILLBURY-82 Park Hill Ave (corner of Park Hill Ave & Weldon Dr) Saturday, May 16th 9am-3pm. Moving and Multi Family Yard Sale. Household, many tools, collectibles. No early birds please.

OTHER

Who said nothing in life is free? Run your four line ad for FREE for two weeks and then you have to the option to run your ad until it sells for $20! Or you may run your ad from the beginning until it sells for $20 (no refund if the item sells within the two weeks) $2015 FOR FREE! SUBMIT ITEMS UNDER $2014 Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all you need to do! 3 ways to submit... 1. Mail completed form to Central Mass Classifieds, P.O. Box 546, Holden, MA 01520 2. OR FAX the completed form to 508-829-0670 3. OR Email the info with name/address/phone number to sales@centralmassclass.com

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NOVENAS

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail) O most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in this my necessity, O Star of the Sea, help me and show me where you are my mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech thee from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity, (make request). There are none that can withstand your power, O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (three times). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (three times). Say this prayer for three consecutive days and you must publish it and your request will be granted to you. JMC

REAL ESTATE APARTMENT FOR RENT Worcester 1, 2 and 3 Bedroom Apartments 508-852-6001 RUTLAND CENTER 2BDRM Recent paint, offst. prkg Modern kitch & BA $825 4BDRM 1800+ sq.ft. Good sized rms, tons of storage. Recent paint, flooring, kitch & BA. $1150 Refs reqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d, no pets. Call 978-257-0202 Rutland 2 Bedroom Condo Second Floor, new stove & refrig. Walk-in closet. Balcony. No pets. No smoking. Water inclâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d. $900/m + utils. First security. Available June 1st. 773-364-1627

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Holden Commercial Space for Lease 1200 sq ft of space. Excellent visibility with Main St location and signage. Plenty of parking. Looking for $1500/ mo. w/heat & lights included. Bright, clean & new. Call Patrick at 508-829-0044 8am4:30pm.

CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE

2+BR/2.5BA condo, Sutton Well-maintained, move-in ready, come by today. Only $275k www.121arielcircle.com 781-801-7423 VACATION PROPERTY FOR RENT Moody Beach, ME Beautiful ocean views and short walk to Moody Beach. New three bedroom, two bath home on Ocean Ave. $2200/week. For information call 774-292-9184, or e-mail: wkdubovick@comcast.net

AUTOMOTIVE AUTO/MOTORCYCLE 1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $14,000.00 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell

2004 Yamaha V Star Classic Cruiser 1100CC, 3,955 miles. $3000.00 or B/O 978-425-0084

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AUTO/VAN

2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-450-1492.

2003 Dodge Ram Van w/chair lift. 78K orig miles. Excellent condition. $5900.00 or B/O Leominster 978-840-2662

AUTO/SUV 2004 Jeep Liberty 4 X 4 Polar green in color. Loaded with extras! 49,000 miles $9,500 or best offer. Call: 774-823-0466 $9,500

AUTO/TRUCK 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 5.2 V8 Auto, 142K Miles. Regular cab. Black. Cap, hitch. Good shape. $3975.00 978-422-8084 1992 GMC Pickup Custom new tires, 366 motor, gas automatic, no rust. Harley black & orange. Asking $7,500 or B/O Call 508-768-8505 Jon 2000 Ford F150 Flareside Pickup Showroom condition inside and out. 100K miles. All power, needs nothing. $7000.00 Call 978-466-6043

AUTOS 1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 Performance Coupe. 25K miles. 2 tops. LT5, 375HP. 6SPD, ZF Manual trans. Fully optioned. Fair weather only, always stored. $21,000.00 978-422-6624

1930 Ford Model A Huckster 22 Woodland Rd. Holden, MA 508-829-2282 1988 MercedesBenz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis One owner, bought new Oct. 2005. Exc. cond. White ext, light gray int. 100K mostly highway miles. $5,500.00 indagt_raoul@hotmail.com 978 -502-8031 2012 Cadillac CTS AWD, 21,800 miles. Crystal red. Heated black leather seats. Panoramic roof. Dealer maintained. Under warranty. $24,500.00 978-534-8860

AUTO/VAN 2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond. 57K miles. $14,999.00 508-829-2907

2004 Toyota Corolla Maroon, grey interior. AC, PS, PB, PW, PL Toyota dependability. Low 137K miles. $5875.00 508-581-7967

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1986 Stingray Super Sport 17 foot bowrider w/170hp Mercruiser. This is a classic. Full boat cover and bimini top. Very clean. $2950.00 B/O Call Cliff 603-494-8219/508-829-9882

2002 Chevrolet Corvette 39,000 miles Red with black interior. Car is in excellent condition! $27,900 or best offer. Call: 774-823-0466.

2009 Mazda CX-7 Blackcherry with gray & black interior. 48,000 miles $10,500. 774823-0466

CAMPERS/TRAILERS Truck Camper 1985 Bought new in 1991. Real Life brand. Bathroom, shower, self contained. 8ft truck bed. $2900.00 B/O 774-287-0777

2003 Pontiac Vibe Man,new clutch,sunroof,new tires,pwr locks/win, cruise control, new battery, great student car! $2,400 508-340-0761

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Blue Collar Vintage Salvage

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24 ft Light Weight 2004 Terry Dakota Travel Trailer Sleeps 7, bunk beds & full bed, 16ft awning, A/C, Central heat, microwave & 3 burner stove. Dual powered fridge/freezer. Loads of storage, outdoor shower. 2 batteries, travel septic. Like new. $6900.00 OR B/O 508-579-6622 37’ Tip Out Trailer w/ attached 12’x20’ sunroom. With patio furniture. $5,500 Located on Lake Manchaug. See Craig’s List for pics. Russ 508-769-0811

JUNK CARS We Buy and PICK UP Your junk or wrecked cars or trucks. We Sell New and Used Parts. Specials on Batteries and Tires. New and Used! Airport Auto Parts, Inc. 56 Crawford St. Leominster, MA 01453 978-534-3137

PARTS & ACCESSORIES 2 Storage Shelves for a Cargo Van Like New. (1) 42 x 46 and (1) 54 x 46 $100 B/0 Call Box 508-752-2768 (Paxton)*

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(978) 537-4971 â&#x20AC;˘ 1-(800) 924-8666 /HRPLQVWHU Just move in to your 3 level well-maintained and commuter friendly condo/ townhouse just minutes from Rtes. 2,12, and 190. Assessor`s 2013 replacement cost is $158,803. Shopping, Public schools and Hospital in the immediate area. The kitchen has an island and breakfast bar, along with stainless steel appliances, and opens into the dining room and living room. The master bedroom upstairs has a large walk-in closet. In the basement is a new water heater, plenty of space for family room game room or Man cave, and includes a wet bar with small refrigerator! Aberman Assoc Inc John Keefe 978-537-4971 x64

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT ORDER OF NOTICE Case No. 15 SM 002245 TO: Michael H. Murray, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Antoinette M. Bernier, Robert K. Murray, Debra A. Coons and Donna M. Murray and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. Section 501 et seq.: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Millbury, numbered 1482 Grafton Road, given by Antoinette M. Bernier to Southbridge Savings Bank, dated June 30, 2008, recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 43066, Page 240, and now held by 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 United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before June 8, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness JUDITH C. CUTLER Chief Justice of this Court on April 27, 2015 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder A-4522988 05/14/2015 MS

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT (SEAL) DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 15 SM 002064 ORDER OF NOTICE TO: David Boucher & Patricia A. Boucher, and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et seq.: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust claiming to have an interest in a mortgage covering real property in Millbury, numbered 41 Maple Street, given by: David Boucher & Patricia A. Boucher to Household Finance Corporation II dated September 26, 2007 , and recorded in the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 41887, at Page 18, and now held 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 United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the abovementioned 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 June 8, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, Judith C. Cutler, Chief Justice of said Court on April 22, 2015 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 50848 (Boucher) FEI # 1078.01079 05/14/2015, MS

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS LAND COURT (SEAL) DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 15 SM 002621 ORDER OF NOTICE TO: Timothy J. Blare Kelly S. Blare and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et. Seq.: Bank of America, N.A. claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Sutton, numbered 107 Hartness Road, given by Timothy J. Blare and Kelly S. Blare to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for 1-800-East-West Mortgage Company, Inc., dated July 13, 2005, and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 36820, Page 372, 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 United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before June 15, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER Chief Justice of said Court on May 4, 2015. Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 15-020827 / Blare, Timothy/05/13/2015 MS

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 15 SM 002302 ORDER OF NOTICE TO: Michelle A. Bardier and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et. Seq.: Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Sutton, numbered 198 Uxbridge Road, given by Richard T. Bardier and Michelle A. Bardier to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as a nominee for Equity One, Inc., dated August 16, 2006, and recorded at Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 39662, Page 317, as affected by a Loan Modification Agreement dated December 19, 2009 and recorded at said Registry of Deeds in Book 45316, Page 184, 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 United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before June 8, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER Chief Justice of said Court on April 27, 2015. Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 14-018413 / Bardier, Richard T. and Michelle A./05/14/2015 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BOARD OF HEALTH The Board of Health in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 111, Section 31, will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 7:00 PM at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Rd., Sutton, MA 01590 to act on amending the 2008 Fee Schedule of the Sutton Board of Health. The amendment will include, increasing, adding and removing various fees associated with the Board of Health. A copy of the amended Fee Schedule is available in the Town Clerk’s Ofﬁce at 4 Uxbridge Rd. Public hearings are open to the public and all are welcome to attend. John Silverberg, Chairman 5/14, 5/21 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Section VI.L of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw – Accessory Apartment Bylaw, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Beverly and David Gravison of 14 Torrey Road to construct a 1048 s.f. +/- accessory apartment as part of the existing detached barn at this location. The hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 7:10 P.M. A copy of the plans and application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Robert S. Largess Jr., Chairman 5/14, 5/21/2015 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Sutton Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 7:30PM, at the Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA. The purpose of this hearing is to review a Request for Determination of Applicability submitted to the Conservation Commission by Paul Kawolis, Sutton, MA. The project consists of removal of two trees on Map 15, Parcel 84, for 95 West Sutton Road in Sutton. 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. 5/14/2015 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7:45 P.M. at the Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from the Town of Millbury Department of Public Works for repairs and improvements to Ramshorn Pond Dam located on Dolan Road. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 5/14/2015 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 8:15 P.M. at the Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Nick Grande for construction of a single family dwelling with associated septic system, driveway, grading and utilities located at McCracken Road Assessors Map 34 Lot30. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 5/14/2015 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7:30 P.M. at the Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Massachusetts Department of Transportation – Highway Division for Interstate maintenance and related work including Stormwater Management Upgrades on Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) in Millbury. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 5/14/2015MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 81-W, and Section 5.3.12 of the Town of Millbury’s Rules & Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 8, 2015, at 7:45 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, to consider rescission of approval of the Definitive Subdivision Plan known as Patriots Place Estates, property located off of Howe Avenue, recorded at the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 885, Plan 34. Plan is available for viewing in the Millbury Planning Office during regular office hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chairman 5/14, 5/21/2015 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 7:15 P.M. at the Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Daniel Rizika for construction of a solar energy facility located at 1521 Grafton Road. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 5/14/2015 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 8:30 P.M. at the Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from New England Power Company for construction of a new distribution training yard at the former Millbury No. 1 Substation located at 33 Providence Street. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 5/14/2015 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 8:45 P.M. at the Municipal Ofﬁce Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Menahem Ben Bichotte for installation of a retaining wall and landscaping located at 1499 Grafton Road. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40. Donald Flynn Chairman 5/14/2015 MS

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Linda Reding has more than 30 years of business experience working in every functional area of a company and in industries as varied as health care and high tech. She has maintained company books, managed a sales force, negotiated software distribution agreements, taught high school and college students and mentored young leaders. In 2008, she was a program manager at Salter College, where she was looking for suitable clothes for her students to wear on interviews. Dress for Success Worcester was in the process of incorporating, and seeing it as a perfect match, Reding joined the Board of Directors. In 2009, she took on a nine-month project in Jamaica. Five years later, she was back in Massachusetts, and lo and behold, Dress for Success Worcester was in need of an executive director. The rest, as they say, is history. Tell me about Dress For Success. We

opened the doors of our boutique in May 2009 in our current location. We are on the first floor of the Denholm Building, which provides our clients with easy access to our boutique. When our clients are ready to go on an interview, one of our referring agencies sends a form to us and our relationship with them begins. The client is given an appointment with a personal shopper, who helps her select the right outfit for the interview. Some of our clients have never owned a suit and are amazed at the confident woman looking back at them from the mirror. Once the client has secured a job, she is welcomed back to receive a week’s worth of professional clothing. Our mission is to support our clients to a point of selfsufficiency and that only begins with a suit. If the woman is not successful in the interview process, we suggest that she join our Going Places Network (GPN). About 10 women attend classes for eight to 10 weeks to help them identify roadblocks and learn skills to get beyond them. They are paired with a mentor, who will work with them for an extended period as they grow in their chosen profession. Women who gain employment are invited to join the Professional Women’s Group (PWG). They begin to take control of their future job growth, selecting topics and speakers for their monthly meeting, implementing project to benefit their community and

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reaching back to help the women just stepping onto the career ladder. When it comes full circle we know that it will continue into the future. We have a Career Center with three laptops that is manned by volunteers who help women write resumes, research employment opportunities and gain skills that they can use in their jobs. We have opportunities for volunteers in our boutique, career center, and programs. We also appreciate the Leading Women and Corporate Partners who support us financially and through speaking engagements. We are 100 percent self-funded and could not continue without that support.

How has the program been received in Worcester? We have been well received

by the business community, the referring agencies, and most importantly by the clients. We have been able to keep up with the demand for suitings and have three cohorts of women in out GPN program (the number of cohorts is determined by Dress for Success Worldwide given the population in Central Massachusetts, who are using our services). Our PWG membership is growing steadily and the members are looking for ways that they can reach out to the community.

Have you seen change with the rate of hire among the women utilizing the program? We have an 85 percent or

better employment rate for the women who go through the GPN program. This does not include the women who secure employment during the interview process after that first suiting. What we do see is a change in the confidence level in the client between the time she comes in and when she steps in front of the mirror in that suit. There are tears or giggles, both good, when she sees a reflection of what she can be. Our clients are a bit taller when they leave.

What are your biggest challenges? We are

100 percent self-funded, so our biggest challenge is securing cash donations. I think that as long as people only think of us as providers of suits, that will be a challenge. While it starts with a suit, without the tools our clients receive during the programs, they will not reach self-sufficiency. That is the goal. Most of our clients are single mothers and our communities will not thrive until these mothers no longer have to choose between putting food on the table or gas in the car. Children must have stability in order to thrive. Full employment at a reasonable wage goes a long way to insuring that stability.

How does the organization acquire the clothing? Some donations come from

individual women who have heard of us through word of mouth, our social media pages — Facebook and Worcester. DressforSuccess.org — or from our clients. Currently, we have several corporate partners who hold clothing drives. We also have partnerships that have been

developed by Dress for Success worldwide who provide benefits to women who bring donations to their places of business.

How many Central Mass women have been helped over the past seven years? We have

provided suits for about 3,000 women. One suit when they interview and five days’ worth of clothing when they become employed.

Do you have any standout successes? Ariel grew up in Worcester and realized early on that she would have to work hard if she wanted to succeed. After having her son at the age of 19, she realized she needed to go to college to create a better life for herself and her son. She earned her associate’s degree in 2011 and began a cycle of temporary employment. After being referred to Dress for Success Worcester in the fall of 2012, Ariel started on a professional career path and is currently employed full time at Commerce Bank and Trust Company. She completed her bachelor’s degree in 2014 and is currently working on a community action project to benefit families in the Worcester community. You have an event on May 21, “Spring into Success.” Tell me about it. It’s called

“Spring Into Success,” our seventh annual ladies night out. It’s being held at the Hanover Theatre May 21, from 6–8:30 p.m., and all the proceeds benefit Dress for Success Worcester. —Steven King

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Enforcement of Worcester Public School policy questioned The level of consistency in relation to enforcement to sections of the Worcester Public Schools’ policies handbook, particularly those dealing with student storage of cell phones, books bags, gym bags and outerwear, was called into question by School Committee member Brian O’Connell at City Hall this evening. O’Connell asked for a review of the enforcement system for the

storage of student personal effects and stated that enforcement may need to be revisited. “I’m suggesting at this point that we review the level of consistency of enforcement through our full school system,” said O’Connell. “Over the course of time, the enforcement of certain aspects of that rule becomes somewhat sketchy, somewhat limited,” he added.

Worcester hears concerns Eat and ride as Worcester over recovery high school observes Bike Week “I was very depressed and anxious growing up. It was hard not having a mother there. I started using at the age of 14,” Melvin Matos said. “My school’s counseling hadn’t been good enough so I started to medicate myself.” A student at William J. Ostiguy High School in Boston, Matos was speaking to a crowd at Worcester’s Norrback Avenue Elementary School Monday night, May 11. After seeing the way his behavior was affecting his family, he told the group, Matos decided to check himself into rehab. Once sober, and fearing a return to his original school would result in a relapse, he sought a safer alternative. Matos enrolled in a recovery school for former substance abusers in Boston. Currently, he is celebrating eight months of being clean and sober.

Worcester gets into the spirit of Bay State Bike Week with a Bike to Work Commuter’s Breakfast Friday, May 15, 6:30-10 a.m. on Worcester Common. Bike Week is May 9-17. The event, featuring breakfast, giveaways and vendors, will “celebrated the dedication of community members who bicycle to work,” according to a press release from the city. With cycling growing in popularity as a form of transportation because of its positive economic, health and environmental impacts, Bike Week observes a number of activities across the state to encourage bicycle use and raise awareness about commuting via bicycle.

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