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June 18 - 24, 2015 n Volume 40, Number 42
School Committee hopefuls focus on many issues
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he School Committee supervises the Worcester Public Schools (WPS) system, and with so many parents and families in the city, its influence is important. The six members set policies and goals, hire or fire a superintendent and deal with the education budget. Recent events involving school safety have thrust the committee into the city spotlight, but its job is broader than some people may realize. While candidates agree on many of the topics voters should be concentrating on, the campaigns they run often differ in focus or scope. Fifth-term committee member John Monfredo, like many other candidates, called out chronic absenteeism, grade-level skills, and the “summer slide,” where kids lose progress in education after taking a vacation from school for a few months, as important issues the School Committee should address. He cautioned against focusing too much on just one issue, though. “I’m not one that’s going to zero in on one single issue,” Monfredo said. “Unfortunately, I think that’s what happens too many times. As a School Committee member you have to look at things holistically.” Monfredo said voters should look for candidates with experience and knowledge when they head to the polls in November. “Any candidate running for office needs to have an independent mind,” Monfredo said. “They can’t vote as a block or do something
just because someone else brought it up.” Nick D’Andrea, a project manager at Hewlett Packard, said he is running to make sure the School Committee sticks to its mission and allows those with first-hand knowledge and experience to do their jobs. “I’m campaigning on leadership,” D’Andrea said. “I think the School Committee has gotten too deep into the weeds. The School Committee is supposed to put policies and people in place.” D’Andrea said as a parent, he sees a major role of the schools as getting children ready for college — not just in terms of academics, but also skills such as loan applications and how to stay in college. He said he wants to work with local colleges on more dual enrollment programs, and touted the role a strong public school system plays in improving a city’s quality of life. “We’re lucky we live in a city that puts over 50 percent of its budget into the schools,” D’Andrea said. “They’re obviously making an investment in education.” Third-term committee member Tracy O’Connell Novick said voters should invest time in researching policy debates, and vote for candidates on that basis rather than on knee-jerk decisions. “Don’t vote for sound bites, vote for sound judgment,” Novick said. “You’ve got people making massive decisions about money and policy in your school district.” Novick, who often live blogs School Committee meetings and writes about
education issues on social media, lauded the improvement in city-school budget relations exemplified by the reduction in administration fees the city takes for grants going to WPS. She also pointed to state-level and national issues around education funding and methodology as important matters for voters — and School Committee members — to pay attention to. “People are doing things in other parts of the state that affect us,” Novick said. “We can’t pretend we’re in a walled fortress.” Donna Colorio lost her seat on the School Committee in 2013, and is campaigning on a call for increased school safety in a bid to get back on the committee. “There are School Committee members who are definitely out of touch with the day-today happenings in our schools,” Colorio said. “They’re claiming our schools are safe, and they are relatively safe, but there are issues we have to resolve.” Colorio said she is also building her campaign on “local control.” The founder of an anti-Common Core website pointed to a 2014 vote by her former colleagues to allow PARCC testing instead of MCAS in schools as a vote that could have been changed with different candidates (five committee members voted in favor of the measure). She touted her previous School Committee experience as well as her statewide advocacy in asking for votes. “[Vote for] someone who is willing to listen, someone who is invested in the process, and can work with different groups,” Colorio said. Third-term committee member Dianna
WOO-TOWN INDE X SpencerBANK donates $5,000 as part of a threeyear, $15,000 pledge to the Worcester State Foundation. +2
Sunday, June 14 was declared “Celebrate Chief Gerry Dio Day” by Mayor Joe Petty at the Worcester Firefighter’s 6k Road Race. Dio has served the city for 35 years, the last 15 spent as fire chief. +3
The Worcester Flag Day Ceremony took place Sunday, with old flags being ceremoniously burned, saluted, and new flags being flown. +1
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Vandals destroy artwork being displayed at Elm Park for the anticipated Art in the Park. Statues and other art were broken, pushed over, and bent. There is now talk of the possibility of installing cameras in the park. -2
Biancheria said she is campaigning on making accountability and transparency a large part of her campaign, and said working with other parts of municipal government was at the top of her to-do list. “I’m looking to bridge a lot of our discussion,” Biancheria said. “City Council has now looked at education and what happens in our schools, and I think we need to have a better bridge, and I think that will help with transparency.” Biancheria also said she would like to work on bringing down class sizes at Worcester’s schools. She also concentrated on school safety, a hot-button issue after incidents at North High and others earlier in the school year. “We need to follow up,” Biancheria said. “We need to ensure we look at other opportunities to make sure our school are safe.” Challenger Molly McCullough said if elected, she would try to involve more people with the School Committee while working with other elected officials. “The important thing with the upcoming election is that candidates have to be willing to work with the City Council and all the stakeholders in our school district,” McCullough said, adding she would also look at Foundation Budget funding from the state, and wants consistent safety policies across the board. McCullough said she supports the decision to add police presence to schools, saying it would have to be reevaluated down the line. She also said the School Committee’s
The Worcester Bravehearts were hoping a return home this week would stem the tide on an eight-game losing streak. -3
The Worcester Public Library’s One City, One Library (OCOL) initiative received the 2015 Nonprofit Excellence Award for Excellence in Collaboration from the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network at the Statehouse in Boston. +1
The cost of gas in Massachusetts has jumped up another 6 cents. May not seem huge, but it all adds up. -2
WPI held the fourth annual TouchTomorrow Festival, celebrating science, technology and robots, with 8,00010,000 people attending. +2
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everal healthcare professionals and others turned out at this week’s City Council meeting to weigh in on the installation of needle disposal boxes in the bathrooms of the Worcester Public Library earlier this month. The discussion veered into a broader look at the scourge of drug addiction, and while the majority of speakers supported City Manager Ed Augustus Jr.’s move to implement the drop-off boxes, some wanted to make sure the wrong message was not being sent about using drugs. An order on the Council agenda sponsored by District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen and AtLarge Councilor Mike Gaffney requested the city manager “inform the City Council on the extent of illicit drug use in the Worcester Public Library (and other public buildings) and report whether the sharps drop boxes approved by the Manager and installed on the walls of the library’s first floor public restrooms will encourage drug addicts to responsibly dispose of their used needles.” The library has become somewhat notorious in Worcester for high levels of illegal drug use. There were 10 reported overdoses last year, and the Salem Street branch has become a focal point in Worcester’s opioid epidemic. Brian Bickford, director of homeless and primary care services at Community Healthlink, said his organization focuses on treatment, but the boxes will cut down on the risk of communicable diseases, such as Hepatitis C and HIV, to library patrons who could accidentally get pricked by an improperly disposed needle. “Not everyone’s ready for treatment,” Bickford said. “Some individuals will continue to use substances within the community. We will continue to encourage people to get treatment, but we are also concerned with safeguarding public health and safety. Sharps disposal boxes such as the ones installed the
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Worcester Public Library are an important tool in the effort to safeguard public health. Without sharps disposal boxes, our community members are at increased risk of accidental needle stick injuries.” Augustus said the questions raised were legitimate, but stuck by his decision. He said he saw the boxes in the library as an “experiment,” saying the program could be expanded to other public buildings. “This opioid epidemic is going to be a war of a thousand battles. There’s not going to be one silver bullet,” Augustus said, mentioning the new recovery high school and education efforts, as well as increased security measures at the library. “We do have a public safety issue and a public health issue that is the result of this proliferation of this opioid use in Worcester … we did install these boxes because it seems that it’s common sense to reduce any number of these needles from public places where children, employees or citizens may inadvertently get stuck by one of these things.” Tom Stopka, a professor of epidemiology at Tufts, said Worcester needed to do something about the risk of diseases spread through discarded needles and also congratulated the city manager on taking a step in the right direction. “Worcester shows up as a hotspot for both Hepatitis C and HIV,” Stopka, who said he did data mapping across the state, said. “Sterile syringe programs, syringe discard programs, have been shown in scores of studies to be effective in reaching folks who are in need of public health services to decrease the risk of transmission of disease.” Martha Akstin, the director of public relations for Aids Project Worcester, said the organization has collected 530 pounds of used syringes through June 12 this year, disposing of them safely and illustrating the community demand for a safe space to throw away sharps.
UMass Memorial doctor Erik Garcia, testifying in favor of the needle disposal boxes.
Akstin also shared scientific data concerning sharps disposal boxes, including a five-year study in Montreal that showed a 98-percent drop in improperly discarded syringes after drop boxes were implemented, as well as studies in Vancouver, San Francisco, Miami and China yielding similar results. Rosen clarified he was not opposing the boxes, just asking questions on behalf of his constituents, he said. He was also not suggesting the boxes would encourage more drug use, a concern for some in the community who thought the boxes sent the wrong message to drug addicts who might see the library as a more welcoming place to shoot up. “It’s illegal, it’s unlawful, and the way it’s been going the last year or so, people are
openly shooting up,” Billy Breault said. “We’re seeing the unfurling of the white flag of surrender.” Other places to dispose of sharps in Worcester, through the yellow box program, include the Worcester Senior Center, AIDS Project Worcester on Green Street, Family Health Center on Queen Street, the Ethiopian Dream Center on Millbury Street and the Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Centers on Tacoma and Lincoln Streets. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.
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he Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) pulled the trigger on permitting a gun range in Worcester, voting unanimously this week to grant Justin Gabriel, the current owner of The Gun Parlor on Summer Street, special permits to operate a retail gun store and shooting range at 170 Prescott St. The shooting range would be the only facility in Worcester, and the first since police shut down the Boston Gun Range in 2008 for multiple infractions involving unlicensed shooters and unsupervised shooting ranges. Gabriel said his range will only be open to vetted members of the range with Licenses to Carry (LTC) or Firearm Identification (FID) cards, and the area will be under constant video and employee surveillance. Gabriel will also have to get approval from the licensing board, and the special permits – one for the shooting range and one for the retail gun store – will be revoked if that license is revoked. Derek White from Fusion Targets in Utah flew into Worcester to answer concerns from ZBA members and neighbors concerned about noise, safety and lead pollution, and the board seemed to come away satisfied with his explanation of making a room ballistic, and using acoustic materials to eliminate noise outside the range. Gabriel’s lawyer, Donald O’Neil, put it in simpler terms.
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“There’s no way anything is going to leave the building,” he said. The 10,000-square-foot warehouse was the former home of Greg’s Packing. Gabriel has to move from Summer Street because of an expiring lease, he said, and wants to resume selling firearms and motorcycles in the new location while converting space into the building into a 10-lane shooting range. The Worcester Police Department (WPD) went on the record opposing the plan for a few reasons, giving a brief history of the Boston Gun Club’s problems. “After extensive review of the plans submitted by Mr. Gabriel of the Gun Parlor, Chief [Gary] Gemme would like his opposition to this business moving forward to be known,” Deputy Chief Sean Fleming said. “Given past tragedies associated with gun ranges in the city, our ongoing efforts to combat gun related and gang violence, the nature of the proposed neighborhood of the business, and numerous other businesses that provide this service in Central Massachusetts, it is Chief Gemme’s belief that approving this proposal would not be to the benefit of this specific neighborhood, the city of Worcester, and the community at large.” The WPD, which oversees gun shops in Worcester along with the state of Massachusetts and the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said they have not recorded any problems or continued on next page
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influence goes beyond the day-to-day impact in Worcester’s schools. “I think it’s a misconception that people [without children] shouldn’t take an interest in our schools,” McCullough said, pointing out the benefits to attracting people to Worcester and developing a future qualified workforce. Voter interest in Worcester has been declining for years, and the School Committee is no exception. In 2009, the fewest number of votes needed to win a seat on the School Committee was 8,248, earned by Novick to claim the sixth spot on the committee. By 2013 that threshold had fallen to the 6,053 votes Hilda Ramirez got to earn the last spot. Novick’s 8,248 votes from 2009 would have been good for first place in the last election. Freshman committee member Hilda Ramirez said one of her major initiatives is parent involvement — getting more regular people from the front lines involved in School Committee meetings. “Urban education is very complex, there’s a lot of moving parts,” Ramirez said. “The principals, students and teachers involved on
an everyday basis. I want to hear their voices a lot more than we currently do.” Ramirez also said the debate over PARCC testing would factor into voters’ decisions in November. She said school safety would still be on people’s minds, although she said in the future it would be more important to develop proactive policies than reactive measures. “I get disappointed when we react to emergencies instead of dealing with policy,” Ramirez said. Cotey Collins spent much of his recent high school career as an anti-bullying activist and volunteer, saying his experience in the hallways led him to support stronger safety measures in schools, such as metal detectors or a police presence. “If elected to the School Committee I will bring forth new ideas and I will dedicate my time to listen and address my constituents’ needs,” Collins said in an email. Collins is also active in calling for an end to high-stakes testing, and like a few other candidates, wants to re-allocate money from what some say is a top-heavy administration, putting more money into getting more
teachers in classrooms. Jack Foley, who was first elected to the School Committee in 1999, said incumbents have a different mindset when it comes to campaigning than challengers. “Essentially, your campaign is serving on the School Committee,” Foley said. Foley said the committee has made progress in low-performing schools and the budget, improving education in an urban school district and getting the city to cooperate more on funding the schools fully. He mentioned safety as a priority, while also pointing to the academy for advanced learning at Doherty High School. “We need to create more opportunities for all students in the community,” Foley said. “Let’s bring a program to Doherty and the west side of the city, but let’s not stop there.” Incumbent Brian O’Connell, who has been on the School Committee since 1984, has received the most or second most votes every election since 1993. His secret is a focus on academics and finances, making sure schools are challenging students at grade-level and making sure the schools are getting their fair
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infractions with The Gun Parlor or Gabriel. “Regardless of managerial philosophy or operational plan, we stand in opposition to this plan moving forward,” Fleming said. O’Neil, Gabriel and multiple speakers strongly objected to comparing Gabriel’s proposal to a previous gun range, with one speaker saying it was tantamount to outlawing restaurants because one restaurant gave people food poisoning. Advancements in technology and more responsible ownership made the discussion like comparing apples and oranges, supporters said. Proponents of the plan also objected to the idea the gun range would do damage to the character of the neighborhood. While Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), which had previously filed a memorandum of opposition to the project, and Gateway Park are within walking distance, and there is residential housing nearby, the immediate abutters are commercial businesses and Rural Cemetery. “The proximity to residential is more imaginary than real,” O’Neil said. “It really, truly is as isolated a spot as you could find. If you can’t put it here I’m not sure you could put it anywhere.” Planning Director Stephen Rolle, while noting “the broader neighborhood has transitioned over time,” confirmed the manufacturing designation of the zone and listed the nearest residential home as 360 feet from Gabriel’s property line. He also said there were seven shooting ranges within 10 miles of Worcester. Some speakers, such as Wayne Griffin, said it was better to have a spot for legallylicensed gun owners to practice than to have a population of people who were licensed to
Given past tragedies associated with gun ranges in the city, our ongoing efforts to combat gun related and gang violence, the nature of the proposed neighborhood of the business, and numerous other businesses that provide this service in Central Massachusetts, it is Chief Gemme’s belief that approving this proposal would not be to the benefit of this specific neighborhood, the city of Worcester, and the community at large. - Deputy Worcester Police Chief Sean Fleming, on the Police Department’s opposition ot a planned shooting range on Grove Street carry, but inexperienced with firearms, which could create problems when they use their weapons outside of a shooting range. “It’s one of two licenses where you don’t have to show proficiency,” Griffin said of a license to carry. “The other is a marriage license.” Others, such as Chris Pinto, spoke out against what they said was a vilification of legally licensed gun owners, who must go through checks by the WPD before getting
a license to carry, and can have that license revoked. “LTC holders are the most law-abiding citizens there are,” Pinto said, while drawing a parallel between shooting ranges and businesses he said are more dangerous. “I would rather have this in my neighborhood than a smoke shop.” Claudia Russo, who runs a business on Prescott Street, garnered more than 50 signatures on a petition opposing the range
share of state and city dollars. “We want to make sure we continue to make sure our particular needs are met,” O’Connell said. This year, O’Connell said he is also focused on safety in the wake of incidents at North High School and other schools, including Burncoat High. He said voters should pick candidates who are willing to work with the administration, but stand up to the superintendent and others if necessary. “I think we’ve had a slippage in enforcement of some disciplinary issues,” O’Connell said. “It could end up a race between lapdogs and watchdogs.” The deadline to register to vote for the general election is Oct. 14. The election will be held Nov. 3.
Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn. and said almost half those people did not know a gun range could be moving in to their neighborhood before Russo told them. Her main concerns were an increase in guns and danger in the neighborhood if a business that catered to gun enthusiasts moved in. She said she grew up around guns and said the debate was more about the character of the neighborhood than gun rights, casting doubt on Gabriel’s experience in the business. “When you’re in business two to three years, you don’t have the tenacity to know right from wrong sometimes,” Russo said. Gabriel gave a brief overview of his business history for the board. He said he went into business around age 14, eventually running a racing team for Kawasaki Motorcycles. He plans to continue selling motorcycles on Prescott Street. He has been on Summer Street for around three years, selling firearms, associated accessories and ammunition, and “no more than three dozen” motorcycles per year. A few board members expressed concerns about a lack of control over out-of-state visitors, but Gabriel said he would be selling yearly memberships to the range in the $300-400 range, which would discourage anyone except frequent visitors to the range to sign up. He also said there would be 35 security cameras recording to DVRs, monitoring shooting lanes and the store, making sure any wrongdoing by visitors or employees are caught on tape. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn. JUNE 18, 2015 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM
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GROUNDHOG/BREAKING DAY: The city held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Nelson Place School June 8. Or did they? “Something designed to resemble a groundbreaking took place,” School Committee member Brian O’Connell said. “What that other ceremony was, I don’t know. It didn’t look like any groundbreaking we traditionally had.” O’Connell has submitted an item for the July 23 School Committee agenda asking to schedule a formal groundbreaking ceremony for Nelson Place, inviting all interested parties including the School Committee. The main rub is that someone at the June 8 groundbreaking didn’t get in touch with O’Connell and other School Committee members before holding an event that featured the mayor, city manager, and other city officials. “We have a long-term tradition in groundbreaking of making it a community event,” O’Connell said. “We want to make sure the entire community gets to participate in the ceremony.” Seems like common sense to invite the School Committee to the groundbreaking for a school, but O’Connell said the event he missed doesn’t sounds like any groundbreaking he’s been to before – and he would know, since he’s been on the committee since 1984. Will there be a doover for the Nelson Place groundbreaking?
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Clark, a disability advocate in Worcester, was honored as a member of the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women’s 2015 class of Unsung Heroines at the Massachusetts State House on June 17, according to State Sen. Harriette Chandler’s office, which sent out a press release detailing the honor. “Ms. Clark has been an advocate for disability issues for as long as I can remember and has volunteered for many local and state groups over the past few decades,” Chandler said. “This is a distinguished award that honors women who have put forth timeless commitment to their communities, and I believe that Ms. Clark embodies all the best attributes represented by this award.” The Unsung Heroine awards are for women who don’t always make the news, but make a difference. Wait a second, did we just disqualify Clark by putting her name in the news? Also receiving an Unsung Heroine Award was Chantel Bethea, founder of Women in Action Inc., 221 Chandler St. Bethea is also chair of the City Manager’s Advisory Committee on the Status of Women.
HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU: The El Morocco restaurant has been vacant for a while, but
it could soon be restored to its former glory. Branded Realty president Rob Branca says his company has reached an agreement to buy the property and convert it into market-rate housing with great views. The Planning Board will have to sign off on the proposal at its June 24 meeting, but if all goes according to plan, the 100 Wall St. property will have a use once again. Things look good – the previous owner got approval to convert the property into apartments before realizing they bit off more than they could chew. Branded Realty has experience renovating buildings – Worcester Magazine has an office in the 72 Shrewsbury St. location the company took on previously – and Branca said he hopes the new apartments will be an asset to the neighborhood and the city. This could be the beginning of a beautiful partnership.
TIF OF THE ICEBERG: The City Council’s Economic Development Subcommittee meeting voted unanimously in favor of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) deal for the developer of 150 Blackstone River Road, who hopes to renovate the property into a multi-tenant, 576,000-square-foot industrial building. The project could cost more than $26 million, and the TIF would save developer GFI Partners more than $5 million over the course of the deal, while the property value could increase by $21 million and put more money on the tax rolls in the future. Developer Steve Goodman said the company needed the TIF in part because of Worcester’s commercial tax rate, which is one of the highest in the state at $31.73 per thousand. “With the TIF, we don’t give ourselves a distinct advantage, we make ourselves competitive,” Goodman said, pointing to companies such as Amazon and FedEx that spurned Worcester for other, cheaper towns. Under the watchful eye of the Worcester Community-Labor Coalition, the same group that brought attention to the deal with the old Courthouse, Councilors Sarai Rivera and George Russell and Mayor Joe Petty (pinch-hitting for Councilor Rick Rushton, who was at a Little League game) said they saw value in the 300 new full-time jobs the project would 8
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YOUTH INVOLVEMENT: The neighborhood around 770 Franklin St., where a developer was seeking a special permit for apartments from the Zoning Board of Appeals, showed up in force to the board’s June 25 meeting to oppose the project. They ultimately emerged victorious due to an army of residents voicing concerns about noise, traffic, lights and neighborhood character, with one pointing and yelling at the developer and a few referencing a previous neighborhood meeting that apparently was close to devolving into a fistfight. The Frongillo family had a secret weapon that might have convinced the board more than any number of grown adults complaining about traffic, though – their daughter, Noel. Noel stayed away from fiery rhetoric, instead telling the board about her concern for trees, in a lovely speech that was a welcome break from the cavalcade of speeches that – all sympathy to the Franklin Street crowd, which seemed to have legitimate questions about the project – were pretty much the same as each other and every other objection to every other development project.
BRAVEHEARTS STAT OF THE WEEK: Worcester’s Futures Collegiate Baseball
League team, as of press time on the morning of June 17, has scored the fewest runs per game in the league. They lead the league in walks, but have the fewest hits, a recipe for thrilling baseball for the average fan at the ballpark. Opponents are batting at .277 against Bravehearts pitching, which means opponents are hitting better against Worcester than against any other team in the league. Worcester has given up 60 runs this season, the worst in the league, but only 36 of those have been earned. That’s more than one stat of the week, but with nine losses in a row going into Wednesday, there’s a lot to dig through in terms of how far the team has fallen since winning their first two games (and the league championship last season).
HOPE SPREADS: The Convoy of Hope was held recently at University Park in Worcester’s
Main South neighborhood. According to organizers, some 750 volunteers, 47 churches and 76 community and civic organizations pulled together to honor people in the communities of Worcester. An estimated 2,000 people showed up and received, among other things: on-site meals, social services/educational help, medical screenings, haircuts and more. Free books were given to children as part of Read Worcester. In addition, 202 haircuts were given, 235 portraits taken, 892 education packets distributed, 800 people received health services, 1,024 were prayed with and 38,000 pounds of groceries were handed out. Among those partnering for the program was Rev. Clyde Talley, pastor of Belmont A.M.E. Zion Church, who said he was first approached by Robert Woods, coordinator of Convoy of Hope and representing First Assembly of God Church. “This is the first time something like this was done in Worcester,” said Talley, “and it would be an excellent event to have at University Park as an encouragement for people coming to the park and for them to get to know one another.”
OPEN HOUSE: The Worcester Caribbean American Carnival Association (WCACA) hosts an open house Saturday, June 20, 1-4 p.m. at its office at 340 Main St., Suite 713, Worcester. It is an opportunity to learn more about the WCACA, including its third annual WCACA Carnival Sunday, Aug. 30. For more information about the open house of WCACA, call Angela Davis, business administrator, at 508-425-7242. BET THE FARM: The Community Farmers Market holds its grand opening Saturday, June 20, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Main South Farmers Market in Fuller Family Park behind the YMCA at 104 Murray Ave. Mayor Joe Petty will read a proclamation. Also taking part will be state Rep. Kate Campanale, R-16th Worcester District, District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera and YMCA Executive Director David Connell at 9:30 a.m. Ivy Child International will host a free yoga from 10-11. There will also be farmers (naturally), artisans, kids’ activities, live music and more. For more information, or to become involved, contact Krista at farmersmarket@recworcester.org or call 508-799-9139.
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featuring trained interpreters from South High School. The 50-minute tours run every Thursday night in July and August, starting July 2 and ending Aug. 20. Wagons leave every half hour, from 5-7:30 p.m. at 192 Harding St., behind Crompton Collective. The Canal District Farmers Market will also be available. The tours are free. Sign-up is on a first-come, firstserved basis. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn. JUNE 18, 2015 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM
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t is easy to do what some are doing in the wake of the inexcusable destruction of several pieces of art set up for Art in the Park in Worcester at Elm Park. It is easy to blame Worcester and wonder how anyone could expect anything different than what happened to the pieces of art at Elm Park. After all, some folks have been saying, it’s Worcester. This is what Worcester does. That is both disturbing and erroneous. Here is what Worcester does: It comes together to raise thousands of dollars when its Liberian community cries out in need during the Ebola crisis in their home country. It hosts road races such as the Worcester Firefighters 6K in honor of those brave men who have died in the line of duty. It welcomes its thriving Latino community every year to City Common for a festival the likes of which you won’t find anywhere close by. It offers up 60 parks - that’s right, five dozen - for various forms of use to people of all ages, all races, all religions and all needs. It boasts an arts scene that stands up to any in New England. It does all that and much more. Here is what a relative few do: They disturb, they incite, they destroy, they act out. We saw it at North High School. We saw it at Burncoat High School. We see it every day among the more criminally-minded. And we saw it in Elm Park when vandals damaged or destroyed works done by artists who did nothing to deserve it. It is unfortunate that a few miscreants found it worthwhile to ruin someone else’s creation. It is, however, quite fortunate that folks such as Gloria Hall, the executive director of Art in the Park Worcester, refused to cave in and shut down the festival. To what end? Because it is in a public park in Worcester, and therefore something bad is bound to happen? Yes, this was not the first time the festival has been besieged by evil-doers. It was, however, the first time it was done to this extent. And while it may sound cliché each time the mayor or city manager says, “This does not represent Worcester,” it is true. Those who say this is what Worcester is are looking through a rather small and narrowly-focused lens. Worcester is a lot of things. It is also an urban center where crime will happen, where bad things will happen. If the answer is to not try anything good because it is bound to be ruined, then we are truly lost. That is not the answer. The answer is to do what Art in the Park Worcester did: move on, continue, acknowledge an unfortunate incident and rise above it. It is OK that some cynics and naysayers will harp on the negative and pain the city as nothing more than home to criminals and the illintended. It is OK so long as there are more of us who know that is not true. And so long as we are willing to show it is not true.
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Welcome to a different kind of Moe’s Joe Fusco Jr.
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orry, Coney Island, Dogfather, or Annie’s fans - the best hot dogs in Worcester County emerge from a death-black food truck manned by a potty-mouthed curmudgeon we affectionately call “Moe.” For $5, you will enjoy two grilled puppies on buttered, grilled rolls with a small bag of chips and a soda. I need a cold shower just typing about it. Moe looks and acts like a minor character out of the “Sopranos.” The F-bomb is sprinkled liberally in most conversations. The signs on Moe’s death-black truck emphasize the rules of conduct for customers: If you’re on your cell phone, you won’t be served. There’s onion and peppers with the Big Cheeseburger. No lettuce, tomato, or mayo so Don’t Ask! You can have up to three condiments for free on your dogs. Customers who ask for four are sometimes never seen again. Moe’s Hot Dog truck just recently relocated to the pleasant town of Millbury on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, while staying at its Worcester location on the other weekdays. It will be interesting to see whether the Millbury populace embrace Moe’s unique brand of customer service as witnessed by the following exchange this Saturday:
Millbilly: “I’d like two Big Cheeseburgers, please.” Moe: “Peppers and onions?” Millbilly: (slightly confused) “Are they extra?” Moe: (irritated) “Does the sign say they’re extra? [F-bomb] teenagers don’t know what’s good for them ... just want lots of F-bomb cheese and [F-bomb] ketchup...” Millbilly, who is a middle-aged white guy, looks at me, next in line, somewhat panicked. Me: (whispering) “He’s from Worcester ... so am I.” Before we stereotype Moe as a culinary enfant terrible, I recall a luncheon with my 23-year-old son where Moe was critiquing the teaching profession: “They [F-bomb] work 10 months a year ... [F-bomb] snow days and vacations ... [F-bomb] great pensions ...you call that a [F-bomb] job? What does your son do for a living?” “I’m a teacher,” Jo-Jo replied. “Oh ... they’re not all bad,” Moe responded, and gave him a fourth condiment on the house. So, as the radio jingle implores, “You gotta go to Moe’s!” For kicks, screw around with your Smartphone while you order lettuce, tomato and mayo on the Big Cheeseburger.
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Vocational education a viable option To the Editor: I felt compelled to write my editorial in the aftermath of reading Janice Harvey’s article (“The Path, Not Taken” Worcester Magazine, June 11). I agree with Harvey that not all students benefit from earning a college degree. But on the other hand, many students would be much better off if they were trained at vocational high schools. When I was in my 20s, I was employed in Worcester as both a health educator and teacher at “Worcester Voke” (boys’ trade high school). Those memories are vivid because they were so frustratingly difficult, yet ultimately they were also rewarding. Today, diverse programs offer training in areas that include real-life-opportunities that can lead to actual employment. Harvey also highlighted the importance of job satisfaction, a topic that many young people fail to even consider, yet it’s so very salient. This article grabbed my attention, in part, because I have a personal connection to this story. Case in point: my younger brother hated public high school and he quit as soon as he was legally old enough to bid an official adios to formal education. Yet, when he matured and relocated to a different city, he earned his GED. Today, he’s a very successful real estate broker in Manhattan. It’s true that he was labeled a “troublemaker” and “very difficult” back in grade school. I remember a particularly punitive grade school teacher who used his previous onthe-job training in his teaching life (he was a Marine). His poor sixth-grade class suffered due to his overly strict
itor d E e o th t s r e Lett teaching style. For instance, back when students misbehaved (as sixth-grade boys often do, of course), he had them copy a page from the dictionary as one form of punishment. I bet my brother has memories from that time of life when he was a member-ingood-standing of that educator’s “dictionary club.” He wears eye-glasses and I’m fairly sure that his squinting and nearsightedness was partly caused from his escapades back when he was a sixth grader. Yet, the most important reason I’m submitting my editorial is to agree with Harvey that a city the size of Worcester deserves more vocational program offerings as opposed to broadcasting my own biography. Parents and other authority figures would be doing many students a lifelong favor by encouraging students to learn trades. Trust me, I think that a lot of students would find their teachers at some later point in their lives and thank them for their very helpful foresight. LISA MACKRES, MSW Worcester
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Happily Broken A WOMAN'S STORY OF SURVIVING THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE
Kurt Wolfe and Lindsey Townsend
“If you were alive, you were automatically a target," she said. “We were running like terrified animals. People were falling and stepping on one another. Bullets and bombs were flying and exploding all around us. People kept falling dead and whoever didn't get hit would just keep moving forward. There was no time to mourn.” As a survivor of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the 29-year-old Bihiga, who resides in Oxford, speaks to groups about that horror, her survival, and most importantly how we can all grow from our pain. There could be no group of people more empathetic to her experience than members of the Kiva Center, formally known as the Recovery Learning Community. It was there about two months ago that Bihiga spoke to some 20 members. The Kiva Center, located at 209 Shrewsbury St. in Worcester, is a peer support system for adults dealing with a history of trauma or experience with extreme emotional states. Bihiga shared the trauma from her youth in Rwanda during the genocide, which she also chronicled in a recentlypublished book titled, “Happily Broken." With fondness, she spoke about her youth in Rwanda. “We played together. We cared for each other," Bihiga said. “We all awoke at the same time and watched the sun rise as if it was unique each day. We were a true community. Sunday was our favorite day as we prayed together, sang together and danced together.” In the blink of an eye, that all changed. The genocide began the morning of April 7, 1994. Rwanda's president had been killed the previous day when his plane was shot down. Though it was never established who shot down the plane, government officials ordered all Hutu civilians to arm themselves with machetes, clubs, blunt objects, guns and other weapons. Rwanda had survived years of civil war and strife prior to the mass murder, but the assassination of the country's president served as the catalyst for an all-out genocide. “I was only 8 when it began,” said Bihiga.
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Clementine Bihiga remembers it vividly.
“It really happened overnight. A peaceful evening turned into a bloody morning. I decided to climb a ladder and look over the wall of our compound. Groups of thugs, my neighbors and school friends, armed with machetes, guns and knives rampaged up and down our street killing everyone they met. “My neighbor, knowing that there was no escape, took his family outside. Handing each one a rosary, they held hands. The rebels turned on them. One by one they chopped off each family member's head and then their limbs. The family died holding each other while praying. In only a few moments all that was left were lifeless, dismembered bodies. I looked around and saw the street filled with stiff corpses. The stench was unbearable. My tiny body trembled wondering, ‘Where was God?'” The numbers are devastating and hard to
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imagine. Twenty percent of the entire population of Rwanda was lost in a matter of 12 weeks. That would be the equivalent of 70 million Americans slaughtered in just three months. Hundreds of thousands more would die of disease, and even more from Rwandan backlash. In what seems like an impossible accomplishment, the killing rate in Rwanda would represent a rate five times higher than during the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. The ferocity of the genocide knew no limits. Hutu men were ordered to rape, maim and butcher their Tutsi neighbors. In one of the most horrendous acts of brutality, HIVinfected men were released from hospitals with orders to rape as many Tutsi women and girls as possible. They were known as “rape squads." The purpose was to cause a long, agonizing death. Tutsi women were also victims of tortuous sexual mutilation designed not just to inflict pain, but destroy any reproductive ability. It was just one tool of the ironically named “final solution,” to destroy the “cockroach” Tutsis. It was clear to all that if they were to have a chance of survival, they had to get out of the country as fast as possible. Hundreds of thousands of refugees raced on
foot with terrorists close behind. In a matter of seconds Bihiga and her brothers were separated from the rest of the family and had to rely on each other for survival. “We had to tell ourselves what to do next,” said Bihiga. In just a few days, she was transformed from a carefree, playful 8-year-old girl to a young adult woman wondering whether she and her family would ever have a tomorrow. “We ended up in a town in the Congo where we were eventually reunited with our parents,” Bihiga recalled. Death followed the refugees to the Congo, Kenya, Zaire, Uganda and elsewhere. Tutsis who survived the initial massacre now turned against their Hutu oppressors, ensuring the killings would continue. “Hundreds of us in the refugee camps would go to sleep, but only a handful would wake up,” said Bihiga. Many of them — mostly children — would die during the night of malnutrition, cholera, typhoid and other causes. Thirtythousand people died of typhoid alone in just the first few weeks in the Congo. “In the morning," Bihiga said, “some people would walk around the dead bodies and take their clothes so at least they had something to wear. Because of the huge number of dead bodies on the street, people threw them into the water of Lake Kivu to clear the road. Lake Kivu was our only source of water. All the time there were bodies floating by. It was hard to tell the difference between a log and a bloated, dead body in the water. “One time, I was doing the laundry and I lost a shirt in the lake. I could not swim, but I jumped into the lake to get that shirt. To get there I grabbed onto a log and I stretched my arm as far as it would go. I was halfway in the water. I had never learned how to swim, so I was taking a big risk just to catch a stupid shirt. Then all at once, with no warning, the log on which I had clung to so long rolled over with me holding on. I found a bloated, rotting corpse. I was 8 years old, I did not know how to swim, and I had no idea how far from shore I was. I knew one thing for sure. Forget that stupid shirt. I actually swam to shore. I had learned how to swim, and swim fast.” Eventually, the family made its way
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to Kenya, opening a whole new world. Fortuitously, in the midst of such turmoil, Bihiga would meet a boy by the name of Christopher Bihiga who, 13 years later, would become her husband. During the years after they initially met, they provided each other much-needed support. After five years of applying for entry visas to the U.S., Bihiga and her family were finally accepted. The process involved intensive interrogations of each member of the family individually. “If any two versions deviated even slightly we would all be denied,” said Bihiga. “Once we were accepted, the whole family was warned to keep absolutely silent.” She stayed clear of the temptation to run outside, scream, shout, sing and dance with joy. Fellow refugees who had shared the news with others would find themselves in danger due to jealousy. Coming to the U.S. was like winning the lottery. Fitting into American culture, however, was nearly impossible for Bihiga and her family. “Nothing could have prepared us for it," she said. It seems laughable to Bihiga now, but the preconceptions and stereotypes she and her friends in Africa had about white people were ridiculous. “What excited me about coming to America
In Africa everyone wanted to be your friend if you had white friends. The fact that I was going to a country with white people all around me was just insane. — Clementine Bihiga on her first thoughts on coming to America
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is that I would have white friends,” she remembered. “I would get to play with their soft hair, I would talk like them, I would even marry a white boy some day. Being white in Africa was a big deal. We all believed that white people were prettier, wealthy, and most of all they never needed to shower because they were always clean. My younger sister and I would pretend that we were white. We would eat like white people. We would sit elegantly. We would eat like we were royalty without spilling anything on our clothes because above all white people aren't messy. In Africa everyone wanted to be your friend if you had white friends. The fact that I was going to a country with white people all around me was just insane.” Bihiga remembered thinking, “Be ready for me America, here comes Clementine!” Her family was met at the airport by a woman named Lee. It was their first contact with a white person. I saw this beautiful white lady with long hair that seemed to go on forever," said Bihiga. “She gave me a hug, and boy did she smell great. I just stared at her hair. I just had to touch that hair. After several days I finally was able to do what I wanted to do so badly since I got to America. I finally got to touch her hair.” Things changed quickly for Bihiga, though. She would become the victim of stereotyping, and her first few years in the “New World” continued on page 14
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would not be easy. “When I entered junior high school I could not believe what I saw," she said. “In Rwanda, a teacher was like a parent. But in America I was embarrassed at how students abused their teachers. They would pass gas loudly, make faces at the teacher, cuss in class and yell out loud. I know that it is a cliché, but it really does take a village to raise a child." High school proved even worse. There Bihiga endured ridicule, abuse and bullying by nearly everyone simply because she came from a different culture. While she could not quite figure it out, in her mind she could see comparisons between being bullied in the U.S. and what had started out as bullying in Rwanda that later turned into Genocide. “Beneath it all,” said Bihiga, “we’re all the same. I distinctly remember a horrible bully back in Rwanda. One night, in a refugee camp, I was awakened by his cries. He lay naked, alone on the cold, wet ground sobbing in fear and pain. One bully had simply been replaced by another.” She realized there was little difference between a bully and the killers she had run away from — one uses words as a weapon, the other uses machetes. Only a few years earlier, Bihiga worries were about finding enough leaves for her
family to hide under at night — to scrounge up enough food for one meal a day. Now in America, she heard students whining about what to wear for the prom or what version of iPhone was best. Another cultural difference was how poorly she saw elders being treated in the U.S. “Most elders in the U.S. live in nursing homes," said Bihiga. She met elderly who had been tricked by their children out of every dime they had and kicked out of the house. Some were sleeping on the streets and begging for food. “In my culture," Bihiga said, “elders are treated as golden. They provided our youth knowledge that nobody could ever get simply from school. I never understood why people in America are afraid of discussing their age, particularly women. You do all sorts of things to stay alive longer and look younger. I honestly believe that if there was a pill that would add 10 minutes to an American's life, the country would run out of supply in 10 seconds.” Despite the cultural challenges, Bihiga was accepted at the University of Dayton in Ohio, where she earned her bachelor's degree. She later received her master's degree
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Nobody explains how a genocide can happen better than Clementine Bihiga herself. “Genocide is just so terrible that people cannot even conceive of it until it is too late," she said. Could it happen here? Can she still feel the hate, even here in America? Does she still have fear? Bihiga noted the rash of police versus black violence happening in so many cities. “Because so many young black men have been killed by the police, I have fear for my 3-year-old son and husband because of all that is in the news," she said. “I can't believe that I have to be afraid every time my husband goes out that he would not return home, or that my 3-year-old son might not reach adulthood. “I have wondered if we should move to a different country? I wonder how many times I need to be a refugee? I don't always want to be on the run like a fugitive. The U.S. is supposed to be a refuge for those who are oppressed. This is supposed to be a second chance at life. In the end, we are all either refugees or descendants of refugees or immigrants. We all just got here at different times. It is very upsetting. There is really nothing I can do about it but pray. God is always on the side of those who are suffering. To her greatest fear, she has seen how such indiscriminate violence, particularly by authorities, can quickly escalate into
something truly horrible. “How do you just wake up one day thinking it is OK to kill your neighbor? It's like some demonic power has just taken over the soul of the country," Bihiga said. After all this horror, she is able to understand a concept alien to those who have not had to survive through genocide, the concept of being happily broken. “I learned that it is easier to love and understand others when I have been broken," Bihiga said. “I appreciate my house because I lived in refugee camps. I appreciate every meal because I have known hunger. I appreciate my relationships because I was once an outcast. You need to embrace your pain and grow. It is by doing so that you can instill values into your children.” Though her emotional and spiritual growth came at a price paid for in blood, Bihiga can now serve others and instill into her son the values she learned from a one-time paradise called Rwanda. Kurt Wolfe is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster who served as a civilian war correspondent attached to the 3rd Infantry Division during the war in Iraq. He lives now in Worcester and works as a freelance journalist. Lindsey Townsend works for Mr. Wolfe as a creative consultant and editor.
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Food Truck Festival back in Worcester - for last time?
Joshua Lyford
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It was not so long ago that food trucks were on the fringes of the culinary experience, more of a novelty than a standing tradition. That would soon change as the quality and variety of food trucks exploded throughout the country. Now Worcester will get its chance to sample some of the best that New England has to offer, with the Fourth Annual Worcester Food Truck Festival coming to Elm Park Saturday, June 20.
It may be the festival’s final visit to Worcester. The festival is being organized by Food Truck Festivals of New England, which started back in 2011, as founder Anne-Marie Aigner saw the initial spark behind the food truck buzz that was about to spill over into the national consciousness. Working for a marketing agency, she was tasked with creating a particularly interesting event. She noticed the high-trending patterns of food trucks in Los Angeles beginning to tear east, through places such as Austin and Chicago. For the first food truck festival, Aigner could only find eight trucks in the area. Still, thousands of people showed up. She knew she was on to something. “I think the overall appeal is that the food is really good,” said Aigner. “It’s quick, you don’t need a reservation and it’s good. If the food is good, people will come back.” The food may be good and that is certainly part of the appeal, but it is also a form of interactive dining, particular in a festival environment. There is something appealing
about spending time in Elm Park, choosing from varieties of food many aren’t even aware exist. One food truck that fits the “unique” tag to a tee is the Uyghur Kitchen. Owned and operated by Pie Payzulla, the Uyghur Kitchen features, you guessed it, Uyghur (pronounced wee-gur) food. The Uyghurs are a Turkic people that have existed since before Ghengis Khan. There are very few Uyghur restaurants in the country and even fewer (presumably zero) other Uyghur food trucks. “The food truck is wonderful,” said Payzulla. “For me, I’m really fortunate. With the food truck, we can go state to state. A lot
of people don’t know us, but with this, they get to know us and know our culture. We offer different food and people love trying new stuff.” While the food trucks involved in the fest (24 trucks are expected to take part) cover almost any variety of food imaginable and include trucks such as Cookie Monstah, Dining Car, Frozen Hoagies, Chicken and Rice Guys, Batch Ice Cream, Ipswich Clambake, Papi’s Stuffed Papadillas, Roxy’s Grilled Cheese and The Happy Taco, there is one truck Worcester residents should easily recognize: The Dogfather hot dog truck. “The thing about it is, somebody from
Worcester has got to be there,” explained Mark Gallant, owner and operator of The Dogfather. “These other trucks come in and there’s no Worcester food trucks in there, so I knew I had to be. I used to think, ‘Why would someone want to see me at a thing like this when I’m here in the city throughout the week?’ They still come and wait in line, I can’t figure it out.” The issue with having so many food trucks in one area? Figuring out what to eat. “It’s a day to forget the diet,” said Aigner. “We recommend leaving it at home and coming hungry and thirsty. Come early, these have become extremely popular. We’re very excited because Worcester has always been extremely responsive. The food is really good. It’s really unique, it’s creative. It’s really creative food and for the most part the truck owners are former chefs who have decided they wanted their own thing. It’s a grazing opportunity. We think this is today’s answer to wanting to try a bunch of creative cuisines in one day.” And this may be the last chance to enjoy the Food Truck Festival in Worcester, as permitting costs have continued to rise, making a 2016 return unlikely. “The city of Worcester has tried to help, but it has gotten too expensive for us,” explained Aigner. “This is a business, so we have to be careful about that.” Head to Elm Park Saturday, June 20, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the Fourth Annual Worcester Food Truck Festival. Buying tickets in advance is strongly encouraged by visiting Eventbrite.com. You can find out more information on the Food Truck Festivals of New England online at Foodtruckfestivalsofne. com. Also visit the Dogfather online at Thedogfathertruck.com and the Uyghur Kitchen at Uyghurkitchen.com Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.
The trucks expected at this week’s Food Truck Festival 1. Batch Ice Cream 2. Chicken and Rice Guys 3. Compliments Food Co 4. Cookie Monstah 5. Dining Car 6. Dogfather
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The Royal Twenties leave the mundane behind
Joshua Lyford
To some, music is a fleeting thing; a well-worn coat to put on when in need of a quick moment of comfort; a summer rain shower to cool you down; nothing but briefly rolling drops left to burn off in the heat. There are those for whom music is an exclamation point at the end of a sentence, but it is not the sentence itself. To others, music is the sentence, the paragraph and the book.
The Royal Twenties are just those sorts of individuals. Music isn’t a component of the machine of life, it is the machine. It may have taken them some time to figure it out, but they have no qualms with its discovery. “A lot of people give up on wanting to work mundane jobs to make a band work,” said lead vocalist Corey Maynard. “A lot of people that are born with that passion, that fire, they want to succeed and do something different or less ordinary. A lot of people buy
into the idea of financial security, or that it’s not being realistic. I’ve experienced it, wanting to give up on something that you’re passionate about, it’s so easy to succumb to that. Literally everyone wants you to believe that. ‘Don’t do that, it’s risky.’ The way I am, I feel like we shouldn’t have to be anyone but ourselves and that’s what we put out there. Don’t be afraid to do whatever it is that you’re excited about. Just do it. It makes me feel excited and it’s only getting crazier.” The Royal Twenties formed in the ashes of singer Maynard and drummer Ralph Sumblin’s previous band, Challenges. The Millbury pop punk outfit had achieved some significant success, gained fans and toured the United States and Europe. Challenges wasn’t built to last, however, and the band would eventually dissolve. As these things often work, it is difficult to point out exactly why the group fizzled. Interpersonal relationships are difficult at best when pursuing musical success, but either way, Maynard and Sumblin needed some time to unwind. It would not take long before that gnawing voice would start speaking to the pair. The hunger to create was back.
“When we stopped playing music, we started to realize that we have to,” explained Maynard. “These were the dudes I wanted to play with again, PHOTO SUBMITTED I just hit them up and asked them to jam. It went quickly, it went easy. We all wanted the same thing and we just vibed out, I guess.” With Maynard and Sumblin back and writing, the band would piece together the necessary components to go after it full-force. They were joined by guitar players Jeff Needham and Mike Campbell and bass player Matt Cunsolo. Each member of the band had his own comfort zone musically, and instead of attempting to dictate a specific direction, they let their individual strengths do the heavy lifting.
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“We all have our own writing process, what we’re comfortable doing and where we fit in,” said Cunsolo. “The writing always has a different root to it. Someone will bring in a main riff and we’ll structure it and build off that. People throw in their ideas and we go from there.” It is clear when talking to the members of the band this is not a fleeting thing. Music has been shouting and they have been listening. With The Royal Twenties, they have removed themselves from the world of pop punk and firmly planted their roots in the world of fringy, groove-oriented, indie rock. “All of us have another life that we live outside of the band, that is the practical thing to do,” said Cunsolo. “Not a single one of us wouldn’t sacrifice that. We’re all doing this because it is the only place where we are who we actually are. We’re actually doing what we’re good at. I think we would all give anything to just do this. The only reason we hang on to that practical side is so we can live this.” “I don’t want people to take away from us what they can take away from any band,” added Needham. “I want people to take something different away from us. There are bands that have a similar vibe, but I don’t want that exact feeling. I want to create something that they haven’t felt in awhile, maybe something new, I want to evoke a different sort of feeling with our music.” The Royal Twenties just finished up recording a six-song EP, called “Virgin,” with Cory Gabel in Pennsylvania. The expected release will be this fall and the band will be rolling out a music video for the song “Dracula” at the end of the month. After that, the guys plan on getting on the road and exposing the world to their music. “That’s the best moment for me,” said Maynard. “Writing is awesome, but playing shows is my favorite. You’re letting out that beast that you can’t just get out at work, you can’t just do that. You’d probably get fired. Naturally, I want to do that all the time because I feel like I’m on fire all the time.” You can keep up with the band on Facebook and Twitter and keep an ear out for their upcoming EP, “Virgin.” Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.
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Some art cannot be contained by a gallery or museum; sometimes the message is as purposeful as the imagery, and sometimes that message needs to be left out in the breeze for some lucky individual fated to discover it.
throughout the UK in London, Bath, Edinburgh and the Isle of Skye. Unfortunately, she lost her grandmother while overseas, someone who had been both close and supportive of Blanchflower’s artistic endeavors. The loss sparked a shift in Blanchflower’s Offering Project. “She had always been a very positive PHOTO SUBMITTED
Crystal Blanchflower grew up in Lancaster and calls Ashburnham home. Her most recent artistic endeavor, “The Offering Project: Unattainable Memories,” leaves its discovery entirely to the fates. Blanchflower creates artificial roses that can fit in the palm of a hand, out of polymer clay and bone, leaving them at sites throughout New England, Canada and the United Kingdom. When Blanchflower embarked on a personal visit to the UK in October of last year, she decided it was the perfect opportunity to start leaving her roses for the world to uncover. “Offerings are kind of associated with religion, all types of religion, not just Christianity. People leave some kind of offering at Holy Places,” said Blanchflower. “Humans leave things behind for people all the time, you make a birthday cake and present that, that can be viewed as an offering. Flicking a penny into a pool for good luck, that’s leaving an offering. It’s something I really started to investigate. The reason I picked the object to be a rose with bones, those are both kind of traditional offerings. In a slew of religions, from influence on my art,” Blanchflower said of Paganism all the way up to Christianity, her grandmother. “She’d always been very people leave flowers. At graves, at special encouraging. It was very emotional to be significant sites, the sacrificial lamb. I over there by yourself during the death of a thought people would be more likely to pick loved one. So I decided to hold on to one of up a flower. It’s easily recognizable and I the roses and I left a flower at a place we had don’t think people would hesitate to pick up something like that if they stumbled across it.” spent a lot of time together.” Toec be visually distinct from the initial l! ia Blanchflower seven er gold roses Sp m umleft
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Offering Project, Blanchflower changed the rose colors from gold to blue. While in the UK, she made a point of leaving the pieces in places that were new and exciting for her. With “Unattainable Memories” the focus is on old memories she feels a connection with, such as the street she grew up on, or the library where she fell in love with reading.
She has since left them at other places that meant something to her, including the Fitchburg Art Museum, where her mother would take her as a young child. “At the very least, I hope it creates a positive moment for [a person who finds an offering],” said Blanchflower. “Finding a random gift,Sifpnothing l! I!hope it makes ecial!iaelse
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their day a little better. At the higher end of that, I hope it makes people a little bit more aware of their surroundings. Those little beauties, those little things we just kind of miss. Everyone is looking at their cell phones and not as aware of their surroundings. I like to think that artists are a little bit more conscientious of our surroundings. I find that people who aren’t as visually stimulated may not notice those things.” When not focused on “The Offering Project,” Blanchflower is a painter, twodimensional artist and sculptor. She also works as the museum assistant at DeCordova Museum in Lincoln. She attended Mount Wachusett Community College before transferring to Montserrat College in Beverly to receive her bachelor’s degree in art. The Offering Project was awarded a materials grant through ArtsWorcester, of which Blanchflower is a member. “I still would have done this project regardless of the grant,” explained Blanchflower. “But not on the scale that it is.” While the specifics are uncertain in regards to the number and locations of each rose she plans to leave, there will be a showcase with Blanchflower and the other ArtsWorcester material grants recipients in August 2016. “I decided to leave an offering for those moments that had a special impact on me,” said Blanchflower. “Hopefully. people accept that offering on that moment’s behalf. If it makes their day a little better, that’s fantastic.” Keep your eyes peeled for Blanchflower’s Offering Project throughout the area, if you’re lucky enough to find a piece for yourself (and if you’re not), you can connect with the artist on Facebook at Poison Apple Arts and Poisonapplearts.wordpress.com. Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts. Over Over Over 40 COlOrs 40COlOrs COlOrs 40 On On sale Onsale sale
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Restaurants throughout Worcester County come and go, and when any establishment celebrates a 10th, 25th, or perhaps even 50th anniversary, it is worth noting. Yet, 50 years is merely a fraction of the time Point Breeze in Webster has been in business. Established in 1881 as a private sailing club just aside the section of North Pond on bucolic Webster Lake, Point Breeze is in an elite club of just four restaurants in Central Mass to serve the public for the entirety of the 20th century. And while the restau-
Diners can approach Point Breeze by two ways: either driving to 114 Point Breeze Road in Webster, a short drive off of Route 193; or by boat, pulling up to one of several docks and ascending a short climb through the front door. Fortunately, for Lillian and myself, our friend, Dwayne, has a house on the lake and he was able to boat us the short ride to Point Breeze. The three of us were greeted promptly and requested a seat on the large, semi-circular outdoor deck, but that came with nearly an hour wait time, so we happily settled for a view almost equally as striking, in the restaurant’s bar area beside floor-toceiling windows. Our server visited with us quickly and we put in for a round of drinks and an appetizer. In the midst of a warm June weekend, Lillian opted for a sweet glass of Sangria, while Dwayne and I chose a couple of tall Wor-
mtown beers, a difficult decision given the restaurants ample supply of great local craft beers from all over New England. With cold drinks in front of us we were eager to dive into an order of boneless buffalo chicken strips ($13), which came piled high on a large platter, doused in a hot and tangy buffalo sauce and served with a ramekin of bleu cheese providing a brief respite from the heat. Shortly thereafter our server returned to take our entrée orders. Point Breeze has an enormous, multi-paged menu, with dozens of items, and while most are American dishes one would find at most pubs or family restaurants, the true focus of the menu is on the
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restaurant’s fresh seafood. Each of us began our meals with a cup of clam chowder — a thick, snow-white colored chowder packed with big hunks of soft boiled potatoes, strips of clams, served hot beside a basket of bread that, admittedly, left something to be desired. Having filled up on wings and chowder, Lillian opted for an order of crab cakes ($11) — two, half-inch thick, lightly fried Maryland crab cakes, seasoned, riding atop a bed of greens, served aside a lemon wedge and with a tangy and sweet aioli dressing. The cakes were firm, yet delicate, easily giving way to her fork but not crumbling or falling apart. I chose the baked stuff shrimp ($17). Five medium-sized shrimps arrived encased in a hearty lobster stuffing sitting in a deep porcelain crock, served alongside a generous portion of rice pilaf. Each shrimp snapped with a bite, but easily separated from the skin, but the lobster stuffing made the dish. Finally, Dwayne ordered the Seafood DiDonato ($20), a seafood dish typically served with a creamy tomato sauce, which he subcontinued on page 21
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stituted for a spicy Fra Diavolo. A favorite at the restaurant, this dish comes with butter sautéed shrimp, scallops, mussels and littleneck clams served atop a bed of penne pasta with large chunks of tomatoes and chopped chives. Dwayne said the dish was a perfect, albeit spicy, end to a day on the lake. Prices at Point Breeze are reasonable, with most entrees ranging between $14-$20, with only a handful of surf and turf or lobster items approaching $25, and the size of the dishes makes for a good balance. Aesthetically, the restaurant seems torn between a more contemporary decor and that of a traditional family restaurant, though any inconsistency in design is more than made up for by the expansive lakeside vistas. Service during our visit was mostly good, though our server was absent at some points of the meal, but never enough to prove to be a problem. Reportedly, wait times can be lengthy on weekends, so diners should either come early or be prepared to wait. Before tip, our bill came to $90.45. Worcester diners have a plethora of seafood choices throughout the city, so while driving the half-hour to Point Breeze might be longer than some are willing to voyage, there are few restaurants in the area that can provide good seafood at reasonable prices and an unrivaled lakeside view.
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hen it comes to purchasing wine, what do women buy? A good question right? So I thought it would be interesting to poll a number of local ladies to ask what type of wine they look for, which region of the world they preferred and how much they would be willing to spend. The results were quite interesting to say the least. In fact, many of the women I spoke with had very definitive tastes and opinions about the wines they purchase. For example Rose favors the wines of South America, especially Argentina’s celebrated Malbec. She loves the malted flavor profile along with its soft, smooth finish. For a special treat she finds Italy’s sparkling Prosecco to be a lovely wine. As far as price was concerned, Rose felt $15-$25 was reasonable. Marlo enjoys both domestic and imported wines and is a very fond of Australian Shiraz which tends to be a hearty red wine. She remembers how as a child her parents enjoyed wine at mealtimes and credits them for her love of wine today. Marlo usually spends $10$20 per bottle, but has also splurged from time to time. A chilled bottle of Moscato with its peach, orange blossom and nectarine flavors is Leslie’s first choice. It’s a wine she has been drinking for years now. She told me that a glass of Moscato on a warm summer evening just seems so right. Fifteen to $20 is what she usually spends on wine. Kim loves wines from around the world and is always willing to try something new. She enjoys cooking and finds it’s a perfect opportunity to match the wine with a particular dish. Her most recent wine was an elegant pinot noir from Oregon’s, Willamette Valley. In her opinion $10-$35 is reasonable for a bottle of wine. Of course, she added that a $35 wine is indeed a special occasion wine. A new comer to wine, Cheryl finds she enjoys both red and white. She recently purchased a bottle of Chianti from Italy’s Tuscany region, which is made from the Sangiovese OF THE WEEK grape. The wine, she says, complimented her homemade Steelhead Vineyards: stuffed shells with ricotta. Her budget allows her to spend up to $20 for a bottle, but more often than not she to sticks to Sauvignon Blanc, the $10-$15 wines. California. Pineapple At Mass Liquors here in Worcester, owner Todd Gremo and citrus flavors says today the majority of the wine purchased in his store is, with a clean, crisp indeed, by women. I don’t know about you, but it certainly finish. $13.00 sounds like ladies choice to me.
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we’ve done this in this form,” Faudon said. “We’ve previously had giveaways of trips to Austria. This time, we thought we’d try the opposite and bring Austria to one lucky winner.” Having the Vienna Restaurant cater it was an easy choice, according to Faudon, because, “they were a perfect fit.”
Spanish wines. The cost is $45 per person. RSVP by calling 781-772-2390 or email rsvp@nichehospitality.com. Bocado Providence, meanwhile, hosts its Signature Wine Dinner Thursday, June 25, also at 7 p.m. The format and cost are the same. RSVP by calling 401-270-6080 or email rsvp@ nichehospitality.com.
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La Cucina Italiana opened up at 294 Hamilton St. a little more than three weeks ago. A four-generation restaurant owned by Anthony and Carolyn Panarelli, it brings back traditional dishes from the original Italian Kitchen on Shrewsbury Street. It is closed Mondays and open Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 9 p.m. For more information, call 508-797-3354 or visit lacucinaworcester.com.
A REAL HOOT
You’ve probably heard by now Hooters is headed for Shrewsbury. It will set up shop at the former Chili’s on Maple Street.
The buzz is growing around the reopening of the Wonder Bar on Shrewsbury Street. The owners of Regatta Deli say it will happen soon, but there is no firm date. In the meantime, if you’re looking for a job, the Wonder Bar is hiring for all positions.
SIDEWALK DINING
Maybe you don’t typically associate diners with outside dining. Go in, grab a booth, or one of those swivel chairs at the counter, order up a hamburger or some bacon and eggs, and have at it. You can still order your favorite diner grub at Boulevard Diner, but with summer weather having finally found its way to Worcester, the Pepsi umbrellas are providing shade over small patio tables for those who want to watch Shrewsbury Street traffic whiz by while they eat.
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Connecticut’s Mark Phaneuf Jr., who owns several other Hooters in New England and New York, is the man behind the plan.
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Niche Hospitality Group’s Bocado restaurants offer up something special at their different locations. Bocado Wellesley serves a Signature Wine Dinner Wednesday, June 24, at 7 p.m. It features five courses paired with regional
Matthew Rock is the new executive chef at Ritual on Shrewsbury Street. Originally from Southbridge, he has resided in Worcester for about 10-12 years. He is a graduate from Salter College who says he has been cooking for 15 years. Rock worked for five years at Zorba’s. Asked what he brings to Ritual, which replaced Coral Seafood, he said, “Structure, positivity and putting a team together.”
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“Jurassic World” has it all.
By that I mean it’s got everything you saw in the first three “Jurassic” movies. Children in peril, arrogant scientists, paramilitary dipshits, and genetically-resurrected, theme park dinosaurs that conveniently forget they’re not supposed to eat the customers. Of course, a dinosaur will do what nature has wired it to do, which is why, 20 years after a rampaging T-Rex dashed John Hammond’s dream for a prehistoric Disneyland, the concept has been reborn with a park now laced with fortress-like enclosures to contain its most savage residents. Among the park’s major attractions is a mammoth prehistoric crocodile, whose feeding ritual is a Sea World routine on steroids, and an aerie of pterodactyls. Six years after the park’s opening, sales are flagging. Folks have grown bored with the novelty of the place. Jurassic World’s director, Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard), compares the drop-off to the waning interest the space program experienced following the initial moon shot. To make Jurassic World relevant, its billionaire owner has commissioned the engineering of a hybrid dinosaur, Indominus Rex, a mash-up of T-Rex and, well, who knows? The chief scientist, played by B.D. Wong with such icy coolness that he actually wears a turtleneck in Costa Rica, will only promise that his Frankenstein monster is a game-changer (It is worth noting that Wong is reprising the role he played more than two decades ago in the original “Jurassic Park”). “You never asked for reality,” he purrs to his boss. “You asked for more teeth.” Chris Pratt is Owen, an ex-Navy man turned dino-whisperer who has bonded with the velociraptors to the point where he can calm them into submission simply by raising his arms and cooing some soothing words. Unfortunately, the same tactic doesn’t work with Claire, for whom he clearly pines but who is such a bloodless technocrat she won’t even take five minutes to show her visiting nephews around the park. (“Avengers” director Joss Whedon sparked a social-media stir when he criticized the film’s trailer for depicting Claire as a brittle harpy who softens only when exposed to Owen’s manly vibe. He had a point.) When Indominus escapes his cage and rampages across the island — threatening Claire’s nephews in the process — it’s Owen to the rescue, supplying most of the heroism and all of the wisecracks. The role is another winner for Pratt who’s becoming the go-to guy for saving the known universe. “Jurassic World” boasts a handful of
impressive set pieces, but the topper is a scene in which the pterodactyls escape their lair and descend on the 20,000 park guests who run screaming through the streets. Any resemblance to Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” is purely intentional, except instead of getting tangled in people’s hair, these airborne predators pluck their prey intact in mid-stride. There’s no point in over-thinking “Jurassic World,” though it’s mighty tempting. Why, for instance, after three distinct, deadly dinosaur events (aka Jurassics I, II and III) has no one figured out that every park staffer, cashiers included, should be armed with a bazooka
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Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or natneedle.com Bill McCarthy’s Friday After Work Party at Plaza Azteca! Since the 1980’s, Bill McCarthy has performed with and fronted such bands as: The Zones, The RefleXion, The Bill McCarthy Band, McCarthy & Mullet, and McCarthy & Fullerton. He has performed at Mechanics Hall, Washburn Hall, The Worcester >Thursday 18 Auditorium, and The Centrum and has opened for: The Drifters, The Night Train. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., Marvelettes, and Beatlemania. Bill was voted: “Best Solo Artist: West Boylston. 774-261-8585. 2001” by the Worcester Phoenix’ Peoples Poll, and, over the years, Summer Concert Series. Gather on the lawn for our annual has been nominated “Best Male Vocalist,” “Hardest Working Act,” sunset Summer Concert Series and help us celebrate the 30th year and “Lifetime Achievement Award” by the Worcester PULSE and of music on Fruitlands’ outdoor stage! Bring your blanket, lawn chairs, Worcester Magazine. He has been the voice of many local New and picnic basket, or purchase food from one of our food vendors. England and national radio and television commercial characters as Beer and wine available on site. The Museum Galleries and Wayside well as writing and performing one of the last Spag’s jingles. Having Visitor Center are open until 7PM. Concert admission price includes the ability to “mold his voice” to whatever artist he’s covering -- be entry after 5PM. June 18 “The Blue and the Grey (150th anniversary it Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley, Tom Petty or James Taylor, John of end of Civil War) Strawberries and Champagne $10/car Museum Lennon or Billy Joel -- Bill keeps his performances fresh and never Members, $15/car Nonmembers. 7-9 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 fails to please his audience! Free. 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org St. BillMcCarthyMusic.com Thirsty Thursday Open Mic Night @ Dark Horse Tavern with Mark & Wibble. Calling all fellow musicians & The American Cancer Society’s Relay For artists alike! Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring your Guitars, Life takes place Friday, June 19 through Saturday, Banjos, Mandolins, Trumpets & Xylophones & let’s have some fun. June 20, 6 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Burncoat High School, Showcasing real live local music & talent! To RSVP a time slot in 179 Burncoat St. Individuals and team members will circle advance please send your name/time slot you’d like and e-mail the track throughout the night. Head on up to Burncoat High (optional) to darkhorseopenmic@yahoo.com. To all other players to show your support. For more information, visit relayforlife. that want to come up to jam and don’t want to RSVP... there will be org/worcesterma or email lauren.falco@cancer.org. a sign-up sheet so you get to play your tunes accordingly, so don’t fret (no pun intended). Here are the times: 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 Free. 7-10 p.m. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-764-1100 or find them on Facebook. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 7:30 p.m.-midnight Hirosaki Prime, 1121 Grafton St. 508-926-8700. Fossil Funk. 8-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Franco O’Malley. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Audio Wasabi - Hosted by Brian Chaffee. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Losing September, Eric Fournier, Milk, Mike Andreoli. Losing September on tour! $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. Dezi Garcia. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508304-6044. Bob Moon. N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., Grade “A” Fancy Third Thirsty Thursday At Nick’s. Every 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Third Thirsty Thursday at Nick’s in 2015. Swing on by and check out Open-Mic, Lee Room. Open-Mic every third Friday: 6/19. Free. our “Special Guests”, the amazing food and ambiance as you ease 7-9:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Worcester, Lee Room, 111 Park into your weekend with a little foot stomping and our special brand Ave. 508-755-6143. of stabby love songs! 9-11:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Brother Maynard. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or find them on Facebook. Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Justin Cosenza. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Heather Ralston & Joe Macy. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Karaoke with DJ Curtis *Dancing*. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. Metal Thursday CCLXXVIII: The Hookers, Against the 508-867-2494. Grain, Panzerbastard, and Suppressive Fire! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Karaoke & Dance Party. DJ & Dancing 12:30am - 2am Free. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. 508-439-9314. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Sleepy LaBeef. “They call him the human jukebox. But Sleepy College Night w DJ Xkaliber. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Labeef is more than just a guy whose buttons you push to reproduce Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. somebody else’s sounds. When Sleepy wraps his tonsils around a DJ (21+). N/A. 10 P.M.-1:30 A.M. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 tune, he owns it, blasting out at you with a window-rattling baritone Water St., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. that sounds like it’s been drug through Texas behind a team of hosses. LaBeef still retains the fire and power that transforms >Friday 19 anything he touches into Sleepy property.” - No Depression Magazine Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with $20 advance; $25 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and bullrunrestaurant.com instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! Ask about Thank Friday It’s Dr. Zack Slik. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Nat (TFIDN) menu bargains in the cabaret room! No cover charge, Leominster. 978-534-5900. tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Hot Letter, Harmless Habit, Fat Randy. Hot Letter finally
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return! $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Airspray - Queer Dance Party! 21+ 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Babe Pino Band. Peter HiFi Ward, Bob Berry, and George Dellomo join the babe for some blues tunes for all. No cover charge. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Coyotes. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Hit the Bus. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Jubilee Gardens at Nick’s. Join Jubilee Gardens for a fun night of music at a cool hang 9 p.m.-midnight Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Killer Queen. The area’s ultimate Queen tribute! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Let It Bleed. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Mike Lynch Trio. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Signature Riff & MT Present: Morpheus Descends | Malignancy | Scaphism | Psycho. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Andy Cummings & Swingabilliy Lounge. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ (21+). N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.
and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. A Fine Connection. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508926-8877. Fennario; Grateful Dead Tribute. 21+ 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Flock of Assholes. The area’s ultimate 80’s tribute! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. SOUP. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. The Norm Tonelli Trio. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. DJ (21+). N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. The Nic-O-Tines. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. 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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Punkcake Pop Ups and Fleas! Live Music, Alterno Art, Crafted Goodies, Flea Market, and More! Noon-5 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Father’s Day Hike At Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary. Your dad doesn’t want another tie! He wants to trek to the summit of Brown Hill! He wants to look for red-tailed hawks patrolling the meadows! He wants to see huge and ancient trees! He will love to >Saturday 20 hike with you at spectacular Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Free Butch Bazillion Show. Every Saturday & Sunday ~ 1-5 PM join us! Each Dad will receive a laminated guide of his choice from Free Butch Bazillion Show Playing Your Favorite Rock & Pop Hits ~ Plus Mass Audubon’s series including A Guide to Northeastern Dragonflies New Originals Kimball Farm 400 Littleton Road (Rte 110), Westford, MA & Damselflies, A Guide to Backyard Birds of Eastern North America, or 01886 Phone 978-486-3891 http://www.kimballfarm.com Free All Ages Paddlers Guide to New England Rivers. $7 Adult Members, $10 Adult Show Butch Bazillion is Presented by Richard Axtman ~ Northern Music Non-members, $4 Child Members, $6 Child Non-members. 1-3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow northernmusic@yahoo.com Free. 1-5 p.m. Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org Road, Westford. 978-486-3891 or find them on Facebook. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a Free Butch Bazillion Show. Every Saturday & Sunday ~ 1-5 talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. PM Free Butch Bazillion Show Playing Your Favorite Rock & Pop Hits ~ Plus New Originals Kimball Farm 400 Littleton Road (Rte 110), 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com P.E. James returns to the Grill on the Hill! Come and join in Westford, MA 01886 Phone 978-486-3891 kimballfarm.com Free All on the singing as we open the season at the restaurant with Worcester’s Ages Show Kimball Farm is famous for Over 50 Flavors of delicious Homemade Ice Cream. They also offer a Grill & Seafood Shack, a best sunset views! Full bar, and your favorite acoustic pop songs from Country Store, Mini-Golf, Pitch n’ Putt, a Golf Driving Range, Bumper the 50s, 60s, and 70s with all of the fun you remember! Weather permitting. Free to the public! 6-8:30 p.m. Grill on the Hill at Green Hill Boats, an Electronic Game Arcade, and fun for your whole family! Free. 1-5 p.m. Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Road, Westford. 978-486Golf Course, Skyline Drive. grill-on-the-hill.com 3891 or find them on Facebook. Shakey Jake WCUW FRONTROOM Concert Series Brett Brumby - Acoustic Rock. 5-8 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 2015. 7-10 p.m. WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022. Station, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012. Happy Fathers’ Day! Open at 6pm, Andy Cummings Bret Talbert: Live Acoustified Fun (LAF)! Singing & strumming fun favorites, spanning several decades! Free! 7:30-10:30 performs! 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury p.m. Tavern on the Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600. St. 508-753-4030. Tom Conlon and Sam Bowen. Sam Bowen, of Blue Cat Groove, Jim’s Sunday Blues Jam. Every week, Jim Perry hosts the best blues jam around, and brings in very special guest performers. No cover. and Tom Conlon team up for one unforgettable night! A little blues, a little rock, a lotta Cool! $4 Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Marty Nestor and The BlackJacks Live CD Recording Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at Night. 8 PM Marty Nestor & The BlackJacks Live CD Recording another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it! at: Night With Special Guest Sandy Spence The Bull Run Restaurant openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s (In The Ballroom) 215 Great Road, (Route 2A), Shirley, MA 01464 “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different Phone 877-536-7190 Toll Free bullrunrestaurant.com Tickets $12 musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and in Advance Doors open at 6 pm for dinner and seating. Seating is supportive -- and many are: * Former or Currently Signed Recording first come, first served, so arrive early for the best seats. Ticket Link tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Tickets $12 in Advance. 8-11 p.m. Bull Artists * Award-Winning Pro’s or Semi-Pro’s * Regularly Gigging Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or find them Paid-Performers * Published Songwriters * Recording Studio Owner/ Operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the on Facebook. schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” Linda Dagnello Jazz Quintet. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Nick’s Bar
Veterans Inc. holds its 10th annual Stand Down event Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19 at its headquarters, 69 Grove St. The event will be held Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. An array of services will be provided on-site to veterans in need, including a career fair, counseling and substance abuse referrals, health and wellness services, housing services and legal resources. Free clothing, food, haircuts, personal care items and more will be provided. Veterans should bring a DD-214 or VA Card as proof of veteran status. For more information, visit veteransinc.org, email StandDown@VeteransInc.org or call 800-482-2565. usually is! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it! Free! 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. wbdb. The wbdblues band broadcasting live from the center stage of the dairy Ward, Berry, and Dellomo play the blues free. 6-8 p.m. Pinecroft Diary Bar, on the grassy knoll, West Boylston. Funky Jazz Jam Sundays. 21 plus First, and Third Sundays! More info on Facebook. Free. 7-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Janiva Magness. It’s Father’s Day - Bring your daddy to see Janiva! Janiva Magness is among the premier blues and R&B singers in the world today, possessing an earthy, raw honesty born from her life experience. $20 advance; $24 day of show. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-4254311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com 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 Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051.
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Worcester Children’s Chorus 2015/2016 Season Auditions. The Worcester Children’s Chorus seeks singers ages 8 - 18 to join one of our 4 ensembles for the 2015 - 2016 concert season. Learn to sing. Make fiends. Travel the world! $5 Audition Fee. 4-6 p.m. Assumption College, Kennedy Hall, Room 105, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7077 or worcesterchildrenschorus.org Blue Mondays. Guitarist/Singer Nate Flecha plays the blues every Monday. Free. 7-9 p.m. starlite, 39 Hamilton St., Southbridge. 772402-8777 or find them on Facebook. 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. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Monday Night Jukebox. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.
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Wednesday Night Open Mic/Local Musicians’ Showcase w/ Bill McCarthy @ Guiseppe’s. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 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. Drink & Food specials for the Ladies. A great place to meet after work! Private patio, Plenty of free parking 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Dominos and other games at the bar. It’s tons of fun! Free. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or dominoesrules.org Morrissey. Morrissey’s solo career began in 1988, after the dissolution of The Smiths, with the release of Viva Hate. His influence on music and culture has continued to grow over the past three decades through the release of ten globally acclaimed studio albums and an array of singles, rarities collections and live recordings. He is renowned as one of the world’s most legendary and influential
performing artists of all time, recently exemplified in the recent film, Morrissey 25: Live, recorded in March 2013 at a rare intimate show at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles. Tickets are $49.50, $59.50, and $79.50, depending on seating location. Please call the box office at 877.471.SHOW (7649) for more information. $49.50, $59.50, and $79.50, depending on seating location. 8:30-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org Clayton Willoughby. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051.
Don’t miss the 10th annual Earth Bash Saturday, June 20, 6-11 p.m., at Southwick’s Zoo, 2 Southwick St., Mendon. Explore the zoo at night and take part in a poker run for prizes. The event also includes dinner, open bar, auction and more. Proceeds support education programs at the zoo, including Wild Adventure Summer Programs, the ZooMobile and internships. Tickets are $75. You must be 21 or older. Buy tickets at earthltd.org.
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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; One More, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through July 11. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com 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, Wild Music: Experience the Sounds and Songs of Life, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 6; Soundtastic Saturdays, Saturdays, through Sept. 5; 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; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special program. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 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
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fitchburghistory.fsc.edu 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. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, Free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Kindred Spirits: A.B. Wells, Malcolm Watkins, and the Origins of Old Sturbridge Village, Through Jan. 15, 2016. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-3473362 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 Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, 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,
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Name: Dante Ricciardi Hometown: West Boylston Number: 5 Position: Shortstop School: Georgetown University Major: Undecided
What do you do when you aren’t playing baseball? Usually, I’m watching it or following it or following sports in general. I’m a pretty big sports fan. MLB Network and ESPN are always on at my house. I’m a big movie guy, love movies. And I also love spending time with my family. What’s one thing most people don’t know about you? I played hockey my freshman year in high school. I played from 8 years old up until then and just stopped, but a lot of people don’t know that I even played. What are you looking forward to about this summer? I’d love to bring a championship back here. You know, these guys deserve it. This is the best show in town and in the league, in my opinion, so I’d love to bring something back here, some type of hardware. What’s your most proud moment as a baseball player? I mean, getting drafted was pretty cool. Actually, when I was 16 I was playing at a tournament at Citi Field (home field of the New York Mets) and I had a walk-off hit to put us into third place. Pretty unreal feeling. Who is the most influential person in your life? My mom and dad. My dad has taught me so much about the game, you know, lots of intricacies about the game and little things. My mom’ has always been there to talk to, as a supporting character. She knows everything, she really does. Those two have really done a lot for me. 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 Exhibit: Every Human Soul’s a Garden with artist Robin Reynolds, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through June 28; 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. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Africa’s Children of Arms, Through Sept. 20; Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Through Dec. 31; Nagasawa Rosetsu, Bamboo, Through Aug. 9; Nude Drawing in the Galleries, Thursdays, through June 25; Samurai: Japanese myth and tradition in the contemporary imagination, Through Sept. 6; Tour of the Month: The Art of War, Saturday; Zip Tour: Symbolism: Flemish & Modern, Saturday; Sunday Tours, Sundays, through June 26;
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Art Cart!, Wednesdays, through Aug. 26. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart. org Worcester Center for Crafts, Inspection: WCC Artists-inResidence Show, Through July 1. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31; The Sky Is Not The Limit - 80 years anniversary of David Clark Company, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Sept. 12. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-7991655 or worcpublib.org
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Relay For Life of Worcester. Join us for the 21st annual Relay For Life of Worcester as we celebrate Relay For Life through the decades! Start a team with your coworkers, friends, or family; invite a cancer survivor; or just come out and support a wonderful cause and have a great time! 6-3 p.m. Burncoat High School, 179 Burncoat St. 508-270-4642 or relayforlife.org
>Saturday 20 Against the Tide Fundraiser 2015. The Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) will be holding its annual, statewide Against the Tide swim, kayak, walk, and/or run fundraising events again in 2015. The morning events consist of several components: competitive and recreational swims, recreational kayak, recreational walk, and competitive and recreational runs. Participants of all ages and abilities can choose 1, 2, or 3 of these exciting activities. The event also offers an Aquathon “Splash and Dash” component, where participants “splash” in the competitive 1-mile swim and immediately “dash” in the competitive 5K or 10K run (chosen by the participant). Participants may register as an individual or as part of a team, and are encouraged
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Veterans Inc. 10th Annual Stand Down. Veterans Inc. will hold its 10th Annual Stand Down event, which provides a wide array of services on-site to veterans in need, on Thursday June 18th and Friday June 19th. The event will take place at Veterans Inc.’s Worcester Headquarters, located at 69 Grove Street (the southern portion of Grove Street will be closed to traffic for the event). Services available for veterans at Stand Down will include a career fair, counseling and substance abuse referrals, health and wellness services, housing services, legal resources, and much more! Free clothing, food, haircuts, personal care items, and more will be provided to veterans on-site. The event will be held from 11AM to 7PM Thursday, and 9AM to 3PM Friday. Veterans should bring a DD-214 or VA Card as proof of veteran status. For more information, contact StanDown@VeteransInc.org. Free. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Veterans Inc., 69 Grove St. 800-482-2565 or veteransinc.org
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Newport Flower Show. New England’s premier flower show celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2015 with American BeautyTimeless Style. Long before it became home to the Newport Flower Show, Rosecliff was the birthplace of the American Beauty Rose. This iconic flower, which became a symbol of excellence, is the inspiration for the 20th anniversary. Join us to celebrate the classic and timeless style of the American Beauty. Enjoy display gardens, botanical exhibitions, lectures and demonstrations in a beautiful outdoor setting. Member: $75., Non-member: $95.. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or dnbweb1.blackbaud.com Together we can. Together We Can. Are you a woman? Do you feel as if no one is listening? YMCA-Family Fuller Park come join us for a free resource fair. Food, Fun, Music, Wellness, raffles, community, and more! Free. 2-5 p.m. Travel Destination 508-8683222 or riahouse.org
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Main South REC Farmer’s Market Grand Opening. The Regional Environmental Council’s Community Farmer’s Market Grand Opening event will be held in Fuller Family Park on Saturday, June 20th and will feature an abundance of quality entertainment provided by local musicians and performers as well as several community organizations. There will also be a number of activities for people of all ages and, as always, we will be selling our quality local produce. Half off purchases under $40 for costumers paying with SNAP/EBT.
WIC and senior coupons also accepted. Free. 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fuller Family Park, 104 Murray Ave. 508-799-9139. Centennial Saturday. Explore nature and spend time learning about the plants, animals, and habitats found at Fruitlands during this family-friendly afternoon event. Borrow a naturalist’s toolkit and set off for an adventure to find items on our nature scavenger hunt. Use excerpts from Naturally Curious: A Photographic Field Guide to identify specimens and learn about the environment in the summer season. Make seasonal nature crafts to take home, too! This afternoon of outdoor adventure is the perfect way to introduce children to the beauty of the nature, right here in Fruitlands’ back yard. Free. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.org Leominster, MA Downtown Multi-Event Summer Stroll. Join Dance2Swing and the D2S HepCats For Leominster, MA Downtown Multi-Event Summer Stroll. We will be Rockin’ and Rollin’ in front of the Mia Bella’s Spa from 1 to 5pm with DJ AlanHep2theJive Brought to you by: Mia Bella Spa 12 Main St ~ Leominster MA. Multi-Events, Classic Cars, Swing Dancing, Music, Parade, Face Painting, Pony Rides, Food and more! Parade Starts at 1:00pm Last year 5000 people came Help us promote Swing Dancing Free. 1-5 p.m. Mia Bella Spa, 12 Main St., Leominster. 978728-4533 or dance2swing.com
seating location. . 7-9 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org I Can’t Die But Once: Harriet Tubman - Friday, June 19. I Can’t Die But Once- one of the most daring and effective spies during
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During the fortywho says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. five minute presentation, Harriet Tubman, as portrayed by Connecticut Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the storyteller Gwen Presutti, weaves a tale of truth, pain, courage and man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying determination. Gwen will that take the audience into Harriet Tubman’s finale! A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive life, her enslavement and eventual escape. Listeners will learn how stagecraft, The 39 Steps amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure the United States Government enlisted her as a scout and spy for the pleasure! Cast Emma Gruttadauria, Rob Killeen, Neal Martel, and Union cause during the Civil War. Partially funded but the Worcester Jeremy Woloski Crew Christie Console, Adrian Gage, Rose Gage, and Arts Council, Massachusetts Cultural Council. Donation requested. Lori Lapomardo Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Worcester Friends Meeting House (Quaker), 901 brilliantly and hilariously recreated for the stage as the smash hit Pleasant St. Call 508-754-3887. Olivier Award Winning Comedy. Follow the incredible adventures of >Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 Rhetoric of Survival ~ Gwen Prescutti - Friday, June 19. our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upper-lip, Cosplay all day, Mad Tea Party all night with Northeast Connecticut Storyteller Gwen Presutti brings the story of a strong British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly Comic Con and Collectibles Extravaganza. 25. 10 a.m. to African-American woman in her history-based performance, Rhetoric murders, double-crossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly 6 p.m. Aleppo Shriner’s Auditorium, 99 Fordham Road, Wilmington. of Survival. Gwen’s performance broadens insight into the heroism, beautiful women. 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Featured fun Spoken Word Series, and is partially funded by the Worcester Arts America. Hosted by Dancing with the Stars All-Stars champion also includes cultural entertainment, food, vendor tables and other Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Donation requested. Melissa Rycroft, the _Perfect Ten Tour_ is bringing a one-of-a-kind interactive sessions. Open to everyone in the community! This is a 11 a.m.-noon Worcester Friends Meeting House (Quaker), 901 touring production to The Hanover Theatre. Kicking off this summer, family event - all ages are welcome. No yoga experience necessary. Dancing With The Stars: Live! features the faces you know and love Pleasant St. Call 508-754-3887. 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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. Time to prune your shrubs! 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
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Start Your Own Balloon Delivery Business! Balloons, Helium, Ribbons, plus Super Deluxe Costumes! For more info: 978-534-5982/978-660-5411 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 774.614.1206
HELP WANTED Servers/Setters/Bus Staff Wanted Upscale Wedding facility looking for servers, setters and bussers, weekends part time. Must be professional in appearance and attitude. john@harringtonfarm.com HELP WANTED LOCAL Gas Station Attendants FT positions available for various full-service locations. Must have math skills, pass drug test, be able to pump fuel and work outside for long periods. 18+ only. Peterson Oil Service, 75 Crescent St., Worcester. Apply within. 508-368-1000
LPN/RN -FT New Graduates with previous C.N.A. experience are welcome to apply. Apply in person at Dodge Park Rest Home Mon.-Fri. between 9am-5pm 101 Randolph Rd Worcester MA BARTENDER- Recent Experience Required. Part time, flexible hours. Special events and weddings. Send resume or work experience to john@harringtonfarm.com
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FULL-TIME PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASE WORKER POSITION Elder Services Agency has a full-time (35 hrs/week) position for a protective service case worker. Responsibilities include investigating elder abuse reports for elders living in the community, arranging for services for victims of elder abuse/neglect/ exploitation, including legal interventions and related duties. The position requires a BA in Social Work or related ďŹ eld plus 2 years experience in casework. A Masters Degree is preferred. A driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license along with a fully registered and insured automobile is required. Computer experience is necessary. MHCC offers ďŹ&#x201A;exible work schedules, generous vacation, sick & holidays. BeneďŹ ts include health, disability & life insurance, 403B matching, ďŹ&#x201A;exible spending etc. Older workers and minorities are encouraged to apply. Send resume to: Montachusett Home Care Corporation Human Resources Department 680 Mechanic Street Leominster, MA 01453 Or via e-mail: mhcc@mhcc-1.org AA/EOE
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June 23rd 2015 9AM – 12:00PM Industrial Packaging 150 Industrial Rd, Leominster, MA Can’t wait? Come down to complete an application at the above address. Qualified candidates must have a clear background and drugscreen.
HELP WANTED LOCAL TOW TRUCK OPERATORS (Experience Preferred) All Classes: CDLClass A, B, C, & D All shifts available: Days, Nights, Weekends - On Call Heavy Duty- Medium DutyFlatbeds Perfect opportunity to expand into the Towing Business Experience Preferred-Will Train if needed (Serious applicants ) Contact Mike Gordon Sr. (508) 756-5753 Lovey’s Garage
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Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA 2 lots in Heritage II w/vaults. $2,500.00 for both. Call Rick at 508-450-7470 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. 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. 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
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
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 Riverside Cemetery Winchendon #RH 63 Lots 1-4. Beautifully situated burial plots. $2500.00 each. All 4$8000.00. Before Nov 2015. 978-534-5982/978-660-5411 978-534-5982
FOR SALE 7 1/2" Planer/molder with sturdy table 2 H.P. motor uses 220vt. Will take 14.5" board. $250.00 or B.O. Call 508-8864086* Child’s solid wood table + 2 chairs. Still has lots of life. $20.00. Diane 508-981-1941
Samsung 55" TV w/ nice stand. Best offer. Great for lvg rm or basement. Exc. cond. $300 508-797-6068* John Deere 318 Garden Tractor 18HP, 48" MWR Deck, PWR STRG, Hydro Trans, PWR Lift $2000.00 Oakham 508-882-3963*
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3 sets/LNT china (42 pcs ea) 8 dinner/soup/bread/cup/saucer + serv bowl/platter; white/silv edge; $75 (508) 829-6566 FOR SALE Texaco Collection Pewter Gas Stations, Bears, Dolls, Series 1-6 Tankers, and more. $2,014 774-262-2010
Minn Kota 12 volt Troll Motors Never used. 50 pound push and 34 pound push. $175. 410-4228571
Kirby Upright Vaccum. Floor buffer and more. $1000 obo. New. Call 978-342-7283
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Leather saddle bags, handle grips, clutch & throttle grips, tool bag, all leather w/tassels, & windshield. $100. 774-415-4451 Quantum electric wheelchair for sale. $800 firm. Condition is great. Cash/bankcheck only. Call Don at 508-856-7126
Hoover Ulta Vaccum and Tool Rack. Allergen filtration. $100 603-809-2089 Over eighty movie DVDs. $40. Call Joseph 413-967-7932 New Stohlquist waterproof jacket, size small, great for any water sport. Pd. $75.00 asking 25.00 cash. 508-829-9240. Gas dryer - full size - changed to electric. Still runs great. $75. Call Ann. 508-713-7034.
Cabinet hardware, antique pewter, 16 knobs, 4 drawer pulls, all for $15. Leominster. 978-840-4345
ITEMS UNDER $2,015 Amana Air Conditioner 6400 Btu. $50. 978-537-0421 Maytag Advanced Cooking System Electric Stove. Asking $300. Call anytime. 978-3903432 Dehumidifier Whirlpool 25-pint, good condition. $80. 508-8293577 Recliner that rocks & swivels, bomber jacket microfiber material. Paid $550.00. Asking $295.00. Call 508 335-1241.
Brushed metal bed frame and headboard, good condition. $40 or best offer. 978-870-6668
Bureau, matching dresser w/ mirror, 2 night stands. Wood, great cond. Pd $750, will take $300. Karen 774-262-0025
Gas dryer - full size - changed to electric. Still runs great. $75. Call Ann. 508-713-7034. FURNITURE
1940’s RR Mags w/lots of steam engines. Total of 55. $275 or make offer. 508-799-7134
NEW QUEEN pillow top mattress set - $149
Singer Sewing Machine Does all. $100. 603-809-2089 Pack and Play with case, Kolcraft Travelin’ Tot, like new, $30. Princeton. 978-464-2485
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Car floor jack, 3 ton, new in box. $75. Call 978-537-0092
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New in plastic, Can deliver Call Luke 774-823-6692 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*
YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS RUTLAND-390 Main St. June 20, 21, 27, 28 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Weather Permitting) Estate Sale Over 60 Years of Stuff!
LEOMINSTER26 George Terrace Saturday, June 20th, 9am-2pm. Something for everyone, including the cat!! RUTLAND-Multi-family Yard Sale Saturday, June 20th from 8:00-1:00 on Charnock Circle. Tools, housewares, books. A little bit of something for everyone!
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Rutland 2 Bedroom Condo Second Floor, new stove & refrig. Walk-in closet. Balcony. No pets. No smoking. Water incl’d. $900/m + utils. First security. Available now. 774-364-1627
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PETS & ANIMALS TRAINING Dog Training 20+ years exp proven results using utd methods $50/hr references avail performaxdog@yahoo.com 603-508-7898
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WANTED TO BUY Military items, veteran buying, American WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam or earlier. Also, German, Japanese, Italian etc. Please call 978-928-1238
HOUSE FOR SALE BY OWNER-MILLBURY 15 Elmwood Terrace. 3BD, 2BA. MLS#71851463 $269,000 508-865-3489
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1930 Ford Model A Huckster 22 Woodland Rd. Holden, MA 508-829-2282
2004 Toyota Corolla Maroon, grey interior. AC, PS, PB, PW, PL Toyota dependability. Low 137K miles. $5875.00 508-581-7967
1985 Cadillac Eldorado 74K miles. Never been in snow. Mint condition. Gray w/landau top. Bonus 2 Free Air tickets & 5 star condo for a week in FL. $5,000.00 Oakham 407-3753917
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
1988 MercedesBenz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777
Send in a picture of your pet enjoying the summer weather! Enjoying the outdoors or just lazing in the sun. Inside or Out! Dogs, cats, birds, bunnies, etc! Any kind of pet, we love them all! Enter to win a $25.00 Gift Card to Ellie's Pet Barn in Holden, MA!
2002 Chevrolet Corvette 39,000 miles Red with black interior. Car is in excellent condition! $26,000 or best offer. Call: 774-823-0466.
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
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Email your pet's picture along with your pet's name, your name, address and phone number to: carsenault@centralmassclass.com Or if you would like to mail or drop off a picture: Central Mass Classifieds PO Box 546 1161 Main St. Holden, MA 01520
2009 Mazda CX-7 Blackcherry with gray & black interior. 48,000 miles $9,500. 774-8230466
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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
2000 Ford F150 Flareside Pickup Showroom condition inside and out. 100K miles. All power, needs nothing. $7000.00 Call 978-466-6043
2008 Honda Metropolitan Scooter Black and gray. Mint cond. 469 miles. Asking $1650.00. Includes helmet. 207-289-9362 OR 207-450-1492.
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
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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
BOATS Kayak Perception Sole Includes many accessories. $700.00 978-424-6315 *
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2004 Jeep Liberty 4 X 4 Polar green in color. Loaded with extras! 49,000 miles $8,000 or best offer. Call: 774-823-0466 $9,500
2006 Toyota Corolla 84K miles. Good condition. Light green. $7,000.00 Leominster 978-227-5111
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25 HP Suzuki (Like New) with Boat & Trailer with Bonus 2 Free Air Tickets to Orlando and 5 star condo for a week. Disney anyone? Pete 407-3753917 $4,000
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2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond. 57K miles. $14,999.00 508-829-2907
2003 Dodge Ram Van w/chair lift. 78K orig miles. Excellent condition. $3500.00 or B/O Leominster 978-840-2662
Thunderbird 17.6 Fiberglass 90HP Power Trim outboard. Roller trailer, Elec winch and all equipment. Great for fishing or diving. $1450.00 Call Stan 508-853-5789
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Truck Camper 1985 Bought new in 1991. Real Life brand. Bathroom, shower, self contained. 8ft truck bed. $2900.00 B/O 774-287-0777
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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Sorana Gatej Editor’s Note: For the complete interview, see this story online at worcestermagazine.com
STEVEN KING
What’s old is new in our digital age, with board games and card games making a resurgence. We talked to Sorana Gatej, game master and marketing coordinator for That’s Entertainment on Park Ave in Worcester, about the current trends and what’s hot. Tell me a little bit about your position at That’s Entertainment. I am the board game
girl. I am in charge of all things gaming. I took on this position full-on after Evan Scola left. He was in charge of marketing and gaming. So I’m the marketing coordinator and gaming master, as we like to use. They wanted to do board game mistress, but I didn’t want those phone calls. So I demo board games here, I teach people games for free, I do monthly events where I get the hype up about gaming. We went in this direction because gaming had taken off even with the small amount that we had. I started to bring in more of a variety of board games, and that went so well that we’ve had to increase the area even more so. We’re talking now of expanding it again, getting rid of some old product and moving in more board games because they’re that popular.
People still play board games? You think back to the board games that we grew up with like Monopoly and Scrabble, nobody would sacrifice their night out to play Monopoly. That’s at least in my opinion, because Monopoly sucks. I think it’s a boring game, it gets so repetitive. But now they’ve created games that are so much better. Not only have the games changed and become increasingly more popular, but there are more developers now trying to outwit each other in the game industry. In a couple of weeks we’re having an indie developer come into the store, the creator of Duel Bots, a card game, and he’s going to be demoing it. Our gaming section has taken on a whole life of its own. Board games in general then are having resurgence? Yes, I hear the hype from
other stores who have expanded their gaming areas and the number of gaming stores is starting to grow too. Up ‘til now it was us and The Wiz. There are a few other places in the suburbs of Worcester, and now there is The Battle Standard that’s popped up, a membership-based
gaming store where you can sign up to play a variety of miniature games, and Magic and tabletop games in general at their store. Those places have started to pop up because games have taken off. Will Wheaton, ex-member of “Star Trek,” he is responsible for hyping-up several games on his YouTube channel called “Table Top,” where people have found entertainment in watching celebrities play board games.
What are some of the more sought after board games? Thematically, people like
something that’s suspenseful, so I’ll get a lot of requests for Betrayal At House On The Hill because that’s a suspenseful game. It’s the quintessential horror game; it’s a haunted house and you don’t know what each room will unravel. People like action games as well. Another game that’s really popular right now is King of New York and King of Tokyo, both put out by the creator of Magic the Gathering Richard Garfield. It’s a family-friendly game that anyone can learn, anyone can play; it’s really fun for everybody, and those kinds of games have taken off. The most popular game, I would have to say, is Settlers of Gatan, because it’s had the time to grow. It’s kind of like the “Godfather” of these alternative games.
Are these traditional-styled games with a board and pieces that move around? Some of them are like that, some of them are card games. They’re not as simple as Sorry, there’s more going on in the game. There’s a game called Yeto I played the other day with my boyfriend. It took us like three hours because it was so involved. It’s a great game, fantastic, I recommend it. There are so many more components to it that make it more interesting than just an A to B type game. This is A to B with a bunch of stuff in between.
You’re the Game Master at That’s Entertainment but your surrounded by comic books. It seems like every other month Hollywood is releasing a comic-themed movie. Have the movies created a
resurgence in comic book readers? They have,
they’ve hyped up the interest. Because the movies are so cool people want to learn more about the story lines. Presented to them in an hour or two, they want to know more about the characters. Thank goodness we have such good superhero movies. If they were terrible, I don’t know if the interest would be the same.
When a movie is made about a comic book series, is that always a good thing? It could
ruin it. The “Spirit” was a flop, it was pretty different from the comic and I think it ruined the popularity probably for the comic too. “Iron Man,” huge. Movies and everything that goes along with them like the toys have pushed the interest in comic books. It does help that they’ve taken the comic books more seriously in the movie industry and made them not so, what’s the word I’m looking for? Corny. Making them as realistic as possible. The
characters are dynamic and people can relate to them more. I loved “Superman” and Tim Burton’s “Batman” movies from the ’80s, but that was a slow start to where we are now. The Adam West “Batman,” cheesy. Don’t get me wrong, I love Adam West, but let’s try to make these edgier. You have to look at the symbolism behind the characters and what makes them cool, and you can see why people are latching on to them.
Massive Comic-Con hits the DCU June 27. Are you working the booth? I won’t be there, I will be here at the store doing a board game demo. A lot of our board game people are not comic people . It’s not like we will see less people at the demo, it just means we might see some new folks. Well, we might lose some of our gamers, but that’s all right.
- Steven King JUNE 18, 2015 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM
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