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f an election is held and no one votes, was it really held? OK, so that’s a slight exaggeration, but elections in Worcester over the years, on their own, tend to generate about as much voter excitement as watching paint dry. Why? That discussion has been had over and over. One thing that could help boost interest is being informed, and Worcester Magazine aims to help in that regard. You hold in your hands our special annual election issue. Actually, it’s just one of three election issues that hit newsstands this month. Not long ago, we published a special preliminary district election preview. This week, we focus on School Committee candidates. Over the next two weeks, we will highlight candidates for district (Oct. 12) and atlarge council (Oct. 19). We follow up on Oct. 26 with our endorsements for the School Committee and City Council races. Before you head to the polls, find out which candidates stand for what you believe in. Or which ones don’t. Whatever else you do, dig into our ongoing election series, Worcester Votes 2017. Happy reading – and happier voting. - Walter Bird Jr., editor

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They don’t love that dirty water

BILL SHANER

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or months, residents in the area of Alvarado Avenue have complained of dirty, smelly tap water. The water quality, they feel, rises above the level of normal rust and corrosion caused occasionally by flushing pipes. Recently, residents of Alvarado, Anna Street and Locust Ave filed a petition, alleging the discolored and smelly water must be coming from a cracked water main, and that the Department of Public Works should fix the problem immediately. The petition, with 30 signatures, was submitted to the city last week. District 2 Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson brought it up at a City Council meeting this week, saying she’d like the city to do something about it. The city did, although some feel the Department of Public Works waited too long. Late last week, city officials collected water samples to test for any unsafe contaminants in the water. The DPW will also bring out technology to scan for cracked pipes, though officials believe that’s not the problem. “We’ve got to figure out what the issue is that’s creating this,” said Mero-Carlson, by phone. “Obviously it’s really, really important that we figure out what the heck’s going on.” The case of the Alvarado Street water demonstrates the problem with aging infrastructure – when something goes wrong, it’s hard to pin down a cause. And, along the stretch of Alvarado with the most complaints, the infrastructure has been subject to a perfect storm. Residents feel strongly it’s a crack in the pipe forcing dirty water to their homes. Many complain the water is too smelly and dirty to even do laundry with. Frank Chesna, the main petitioner, declined an interview when asked, but said he doesn’t feel the city is doing anything continued on page 6

WOO-TOWN INDE X A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

The cold weather may be coming, but it’s nice to see summer putting up a fight. +2

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Message to the DPW: How hard is it to let homeowners know before you show up and tear up a section of pavement right in front of their property? Just wondering. -3

Those focusing on speeding in Worcester should add “drivers who run stop signs” to their list. It’s an epidemic here. Seriously. -2

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Are you feeling the fever yet? Hockey fever, that is. The Worcester Railers have opened training camp. Sweet! +2

Jazz lover or not, hard not to be excited by Wynton Marsalis’ visit this week to Mechanics Hall. +1

While there are details to be worked out and questions to be asked, the Worcester Police Department’s new approach to drug possession is a step in the right direction. +2

Hey, Worcester, it’s election season. Really. Seriously. There’s an election around the corner. Hello? Hello? -3

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Street safety plan unveiled in Worcester

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he city manager this week unveiled a new plan aimed at making city streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists, one that calls for investments in road safety measures. The plan calls for street network improvements, adoption of a Complete Streets the establishment of a pedestrian safety task force, a distracted driving public information campaign, greater police enforcement and speed limit reduction. The last item, a proposal to reduce the speed limit city-wide to 25 mph, proved a contentious item Tuesday night as city councilors lauded the plan overall. “This is just terrific news,” said District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen. “All of us on City Council are looking forward over the next several years to get working on this.” For months now, the Council, and many in the community, have roundly called for a greater investment in pedestrian and traffic safety. The issue has become central to many of the election campaigns for City Council as leaders push to encourage foot traffic and reap the environmental and aesthetic gains of lesser dependency on cars, especially downtown. Augustus’ proposal is an omnibus package built on the suggestions of many on the Council and in the community, he said. The whole package was referred to the public safety subcommittee for review before it comes back to Council for approval. The Complete Streets policy package is the most substantial and expensive part of the proposal. Complete Streets is essentially a set of standards cities and towns across the state strive to adopt. The policies include added bike lanes, protected bike lanes, investment in sidewalks and pedestrian safety improvements. The plan in Worcester, as outlined in a

A bike lane on Russell Street next to Elm Park.

memo from Director of Public Works Paul Moosey, calls for a checklist of sorts, working on areas one by one to widen sidewalks, plant street trees, paint bike lanes and install safety measures. Individual intersections may also see what are called “traffic calm-

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well as cars. Many came out to voice support for the adoption of Complete Streets, including Jonathan Church, administrator of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority, who continued on page 7

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about it, and he’s not the only one that feels that way. “Everyone’s disgusted,” he said. But the DPW contends it’s more than likely a rust problem caused by flushing at UMass Memorial Medical Center, water main work at a nearby development, and old pipes. “We had the contractor doing their work, got through that and had the UMass thing right after. All those lead to some rusty water calls and complaints from that neighborhood,” said Phil Guerin, director of water and sewer operations. The water company had to turn off and on water mains at the nearby development often, he said, more often than they would have liked. The company would request the water be shut off, then wouldn’t get to the work, leading the department to turn the water on and off repeatedly. That, Guerin said, causes a backup in the system that could lead to rusty water. After work at the development wrapped up, UMass started flushing its system, which usually causes rust problems in pipes around it. On top of all of that, the system in that area is fairly old. Guerin estimated the pipes are from the 1950s, and may not have concrete linings. Unlined pipes erode faster, he

“Quite frankly, this should have been dealt with a while ago.” - District 2 City Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson, on water quality problems that have plagued some households in Worcester. said. “If the entire system was cement lined,” he said, “a lot of rust wouldn’t be produced.” But, unlike other cities like Flint, Mich. and Pittsburg, Pa., Worcester has, since 1980, had a plan in place to replace aging water infrastructure. The city has about 550 miles of water piping, which it has been replacing annually. Since 1980, the DPW has replaced

or rehabilitated 75 percent of the piping around the city. The program, coupled with erosion control measures taken in the water treatment plant, are “further and further reducing the potential sources of rust,” Gueri said. The situation on Alvarado has proven worse than a routine rust call, but it’s not an entirely unusual situation.

“Rusty water is a pretty frequent occurrence, but much less so than in the past,” he said. “But it’s a frequent enough occurrence.” Disturbances like fires, water main breaks and construction cause rust in people’s taps. While it is an aesthetic issue, it isn’t a public health issue. Rusty water may smell or taste bad, but it isn’t harmful. Of course, testing could show there’s something else contaminating the Alvarado Avenue water, but Guerin said he is confident it’s likely just rust. Part of the issue, as expressed by residents and Mero-Carlson, is a perceived lack of communication about when residents could expect rust. Carlson called for better direct messaging to residents about rust issues, and said the DPW could have handled communication better. “I think that it’s been unfortunate that these folks have called DPW and don’t feel as if they’ve got the adequate response they should have,” she said. “Quite frankly, this should have been dealt with a while ago.” The DPW is still waiting on test results for the water and for possible water main cracks. Bill Shaner can be reached at 508-7493166 x324 or at wshaner@worcestermag. com. Follow him on Twitter @Bill_Shaner.

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said the city’s busing service stands behind a push toward complete streets. Gerry Powers of WalkBike Worcester called the city manager’s proposal a “wideranging first step to make sure Worcester has streets that are safe and inviting for everyone.” “It improves the quality of life for all residents,” Powers said. Joyce Mandell, an urban design thinker and blogger behind Jane Jacobs in the Woo, called the proposal wonderful. Her dream, she said, is to safely bike from her house on the west side to Union Station, and the complete streets policy will help get her there.

limit. He asked first for a detailed analysis of how fast drivers actually go on city streets using radar technology. Councilor At-Large Konnie Lukes, long a proponent of lower speed limits, pushed in the other direction. She said she wants the city to consider 20 mph speed limits in dense neighborhoods. The 25 mph speed limit reduction has been carried out in other cities, most notably Boston. In voicing support for the proposal, Mayor Joe Petty asked for a report on other communities that have adopted the measure and how it has worked out. The 25 mph option is part of the Municipal Modernization Act in 2016, which gave municipal

“It improves the quality of life for all residents.” - Gerry Powers of WalkBike Worcester, on City Manager Ed Augustus Jr.’s wide-ranging street improvement plan. City Council members expressed similar support, except when it came to the facet of the proposal calling for a 25 mph speed limit city wide. Councilor At-Large Mike Gaffney said he was hesitant to support a lower speed limit, as it could have unintended consequences and hurt the city’s economic engine. Echoing past remarks on the subject, he said he’d like to see the city instead focus more on better traffic light sequencing at busy intersections. District 3 Councilor George Russell also expressed reservations about a 25 mph speed

governments the power to lower speed limits wholesale. As the Council moves closer to a vote, the discussion this week showed the speed limit reduction may end up being the most contentious item in the proposal. Bill Shaner can be reached at 508-7493166 x324 or at wshaner@worcestermag. com. Follow him on Twitter @Bill_Shaner.

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It was a whirlwind of opinions and accusations at City Council Tuesday night, Oct. 3, brought on by an item asking that the city look at Auburn’s move to a single property tax rate. District 2 City Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson felt it was unfair to compare Worcester to Auburn. District 1 Councilor Tony Economou took issue with with the assertion it was a direct comparison and not just a learning opportunity, and he felt an allegation of Open Meeting Law violation from the AWARE tax reform group was unfair. Councilor At-Large Mike Gaffney said he can’t trust Worceste Regional Research Bureau data. Councilor At-Large Konnie Lukes said Worcester’s diversity leads to more nonprofits opening up, meaning less tax-paying businesses. District 4 City Councilor Sarai Rivera said on record that Lukes’ assertion was inaccurate, then, once sitting down, was picked up on the mic calling it “blatant racism.” District 3 Councilor George Russell questioned why a city report was written by a Research Bureau staffer and Mayor Joe Petty admonished him, saying there was no scandal to it. Jeez Louise. As Councilor At-Large Moe Bergman put it, “The train went off the tracks on this one.” I’ll say. The council filed the item in question, but the exchange offered a glimpse into just how messy the tax rate vote later this fall may be.

WAYFINDING: Also on Tuesday, City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. unveiled a plan for how to use money from a dormant wayfinding project they city has more or less sat on since 2006. The program was once $3 million for large signs and placards to help people navigate to and from cultural landmarks throughout the city. Since then, pretty much everyone has acquired a smartphone with a GPS and internet connection, making the signs obsolete. So, pivoting to a more modern approach, Augustus offered the city should develop a dozen pieces of public art that promote a digital wayfinding application. The app will show favorite routes and stops in the city and the public art will be placed at common entryways to the city, like the Route. 9 bridge, Shrewsbury Street and others. COES ONE WAY: Officials are considering making Coes Street one way, heading from Mill Street to Park Ave. The City Council this week referred the item to the Traffic and Parking Subcommittee. District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen said the move is necessary because the street can be dangerous. There will be public hearings on the matter, so if you live in the area and use Coes Street, or live there, watch out for that. BLOWN OUT: I was home sick Tuesday and had

to watch the City Council meeting on TV — and wow, the sound is flat out bad. Now, talk to any old school journo, and they’ll tell you: you have to go to the meetings. You have to be there. There’s no other way. Largely, I agree. But, given the cash-strapped industry and the stuffed workload, sometimes catching up on tape is a must. But Worcester offers a separate reason for going to the meeting – the sound on these tapes is just so bad. Some councilors’ voices are impossible to make out through the fuzz of a completely overdriven mic. Now, I know what you’re saying. It’s Worcester. Cable access, not CNN. But I have some knowledge of recording, and it’s super easy – and free – to get a decent mic balance. Less gain on the mic lines, more master volume. Problem solved. It would also be helpful if councilors held the mics a little further away from their mouths. Six inches is a good rule of thumb.

COLLEGE DISCOUNT: District 1 City Council candidate Ed Moynihan recently sent

a proposal to the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts suggesting that Worcester colleges offer 10-percent discounts to students from Worcester, and an additional 5 percent for graduates of Worcester Public Schools. It’s called the Worcester’s Future program. “I believe without reservation that education is the key to both personal prosperity and the strength of a community, and I believe that this proposal is a chance to prove our convictions,” Moynihan said. “This program incentivizes the middle and working class to stay in Worcester.” It’s not a bad idea at all, but whether the colleges bite is a different story. We all know college is getting more and more and more and more expensive. But we don’t often see the colleges themselves do something about it. It would be nice to see Worcester schools take Moynihan’s suggestion seriously.

ARRESTED: A new report from MassINC, a criminal justice reform policy group, takes a special look at Worcester and its neighborhoods with especially high rates of incarceration. At

{ worcesteria } its heart, the report is an indictment of “tough-on-crime” policies, especially for low level drug offenders. The report shows, predictably, but with had data, that the neighborhoods with the highest concentration of non-white populations has the highest level of incarceration, including the downtown, Bell Hill, Main South, Green Island and Union Hill. MassINC argues there are a few ways out of the trap, including getting rid of mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenders, offer more services at the House of Correction, and focus on jail diversion programs. In a column on the subject, the Telegram’s Clive McFarland argues that the school-toprison pipeline hurts the whole city and curbs economic development. High incarceration rates nurture poor neighborhoods and the cycle goes on and on.

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LIBRARY BATTLE: Nothing heats up a town like a good debt exclusion debate. In Sutton, the debate around a question to raise taxes temporarily to fund a new library project will soon come to a fever pitch. The folks who want to see a new library have a strong moral argument. The current library is only 2,000 square feet, in the basement of town hall. Compare that to surrounding towns, as the Telegram did, and it is dwarfed. Charlton has a 27,000 -square -foot library. Oxford has a 22,000-square-foot space. But, the project could cost upward of $11 million. On Oct. 16, we’ll see how much Sutton cares about having a nice, modern library space. MANDATORY MINIMUM: A U.S. District Court judge went against a mandatory minimum sentence in a marijuana cultivation case. Nhi Le, a Webster woman, was sentenced to 28 months last week by Judge Timothy Hillman, much less than the five years prescribed by prosecutors. While the judge credited Le’s harrowing life story in the decision, it does suggest a leniency to drug cases that some would find encouraging.

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HOTSPOT RENTALS: This took me by surprise. Apparently, according to the Telegram, the hottest ticket item at the Worcester Public Library isn’t a book or a movie or a video game. It’s WiFi. Hotspots, the mobile WiFi emitting devices (that newspapers with budgets give their reporters) are some of the most popular items at the library. One librarian is quoted as saying they can barely keep the 14 hotspots they have on the shelves. This shows clear as day that libraries do have a place in the digital age. Internet access should very much be treated like a utility, though it’s often treated like a commodity. But at the library, these hot spots make internet a mobile public resource, expanding in a creative way to an already diverse array of digital offerings. Amen to that. COST OF A REFERENDUM: Apparently, it would cost Worcester $150,000 to hold a special election. So said Mayor Joe Petty in passing over an order requested by Councilor At-large Konnie Lukes. Lukes called for the order at a previous meeting when inquiring about whether or not to put a ban on marijuana sales up to vote. Now, my bias is definitely showing here, but $150,000 is a lot of money to go against the will of the voters, who approved the ballot question to legalize marijuana overwhelmingly in November. But other special elections, especially the one in Milford, show that towns that voted for pot could swing the other way when it comes to pot shops in town. Turnout is much less for local elections than national, and let’s just say the people who tend to turn out for them are less laissez-faire. 17th WATCH: Following up on my item last week about the 17th Worcester District state rep

seat, it seems the rumor mill has already produced a potential candidate, though he couldn’t be reached for any sort of confirmation. Councilor At-Large Mike Gaffney is looking at a bid for the seat, the rumor goes. It would make sense. Republican Kate Campanale won the last two elections in that district, which covers south Worcester and Leicester, so it follows that another Republican could do well there. As well as a city councilor, Gaffney is chair of the Worcester City Republican Committee. As we reported last week, Campanale is looking at a bid for Register of Deeds to challenge its decades-long incumbent Anthony Vigliotti, a Democrat. Keep in mind, thought, that this this is all far-out speculation. The nomination process for 2018 won’t start until next year, but you best believe politicos around here are already thinking about it.

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e need no reminders of how fragile life is, yet we get them on an almost daily basis. The latest came from under the Las Vegas sky in Nevada, where a man fired out his hotel window across the street on a crowd attending an outdoor concert festival, killing some 59 and injuring hundreds more. That happened at about 10:08 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1. Also that evening, roughly 300 or so miles away in Malibu, Calif., rock legend Tom Petty went into full cardiac arrest. He died Monday night. The two incidents couldn’t be any different in nature, but they both remind us of the tenuous grasp we all have on life. It comes, born of a miracle. It can be gone in a fleeting moment. Maybe that explains the varying ways we respond to death, to tragedy. Maybe, when faced with so many questions to which answers seem so elusive, we go with what we know – or don’t know. With Petty, there were erroneous, premature reports of his death. That led to hours of blaming the media as well as the police who first reported he was dead. In the case of the Nevada shooting, it took less time than it took a gambler with loads of guns to mow down so many innocents, for people on both sides of the debate to start arguing about gun control. Not that the argument shouldn’t be had. But what was lost there – and what was lost amid the false news of Petty’s death before it actually happened – was the ability to mourn. To truly grieve. Instead, some did what we have become all too accustomed to doing: they focused on blame, on accusations, on politics, on who didn’t do what they should have done. In the days since, we have read the media accounts of so many victims and their families. But those in a position to truly lead, to demonstrate compassion at its purest – they blew it. Instead, they grandstanded, they politicized, they pointed fingers. The sad truth is, when it comes to public safety, these discussions should have already led to results long before what happened in Nevada. Was it not enough what happened in Newtown, Conn.? Was it not enough what happened in Orlando? Or what has happened, to varying degrees, every month since then? Why is it many of us wait until right after the worst happens to start clamoring for change? For action? When the worst happens, that is not the time to engage in politics. It is a time to engage in humanity. It is a time to cry for the lost – guilty and innocent. It is a time to call for us all to band together and do what we can to help those in need. Whether it is a hurricane, a shooting, a fire – it hardly seems right, or humane even, to use that moment to lobby for personal or political gain. Some might argue that is precisely the time to do so. But politicians, especially, have pretty much every other day of the year to politicize. Special interest groups have all those other weeks to lobby. We have countless other opportunities to champion our causes and ideals. When something like Nevada happens, we have but that moment to demonstrate compassion and humanity.

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The Education Beat

Parent participation needed for successful school year John Monfredo

“To reach a child’s mind a teacher must capture his heart. Only if a child feels right can he think right.” – Dr. Haim Ginott

chools have been in session for over a month now, so it’s essential that families get back into a school routine. We all know parents are a child’s first and most influential teachers and must be part of the learning process. Together with their child’s teacher they should work as a team to support what is in the best interests of the child. Research shows that no matter what the parents’ income or background was, students with involved parents earned higher grades and test scores, enrolled in higher-level programs, attended school regularly, had better social skills, showed improved behavior, adapted well to school, graduated and went on to post-secondary education. Parents can make a real difference in their child’s education by encouraging them to talk about their day and by listening to them explain the events at school. Talking to your child about school sends a message that you value their education and the discussions provide an opportunity for children to use language they are learning in school. At home, parents need to make bedtime a priority; sleep is at the center of a healthy lifestyle. According to research it’s essential that parents keep a bedtime routine, especially during school time. Another suggestion: about an hour before bedtime, put away all electronic devices to help children wind down and use that time for reading before turn they in for the night. Make sure children have a healthy diet, because wellness and academics go hand in hand. Eating fruits and vegetables is essential as well as making sure your child has the proper amount of physical exercise. Remember, healthy students tend to do well in school. Parents need to develop good management practices at home with their children, such as homework time and helping their child pack their backpacks before turning in and placing them at the outside door. Speaking of backpacks, parents need to retrieve them as soon as their children come home and get those papers out. Sign permission slips and add appointments on the family calendar. Routines can be a potent force in keeping everyone on the same track. Consider a checklist for the simple tasks of who gets to use the bathroom first and what’s for breakfast.

CORRECTION: In a news story in the Sept. 28 edition of Worcester Magazine, an editing error resulted in the incorrect attribution of some quotations and actions delivered and taken by At-Large Councilor Kate Toomey. It was Toomey who said Worcester would make a better location for a new

Parents need to work with their child on the importance of concentration, whether it is in studying math facts or studying for a trigonometry test. Research suggests turning off access to text messages and games is essential. Also, set rules that the cell phone, computer and the television are offlimits during homework time. Most importantly, find a quiet place for your child to study. Now for homework, consider these strategies: • Make sure your child has a quiet, well-lit place to do homework. Try to avoid having your child do homework with the television on or in places with other distractions. • Make sure the materials your child needs, such as paper and pencils are available. • Ask your child if special materials will be needed for some projects and get them in advance. • Help your child with time management. Establish a set time each day for doing homework. Don’t let your child leave homework until just before bedtime. Think about using a weekend morning or afternoon for working on big projects, especially if the project involves getting together with classmates. • Be positive about homework. Tell your child how important school is. The attitude you express about homework will be the attitude your child acquires. • When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not answers. Giving answers means your child will not learn the material. Too much help teaches your child that when the going gets rough, someone will do the work for him or her. • Stay informed. Talk with your child’s teacher. Make sure you know the purpose of homework and what your child’s class rules are. • Help your child figure out what is hard homework and what is easy homework. • Have your child do the hard work first. This will mean he will be most alert when facing the biggest challenges. Easy material will seem to go fast when fatigue begins to set in. • Watch your child for signs of failure and frustration. Let your child take a short break if she is having trouble keeping her mind on an assignment. • Reward progress in homework. If your child has been successful in homework completion and is working hard, celebrate that success with a special event (pizza, a walk, a trip to the park, etc.) to reinforce the positive effort. In addition, parents also need to make every effort to meet their child’s teacher early in the school year. Teachers are

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always very excited about meeting their new students and the new parents. It is always best to make an appointment to meet with your child’s teacher to introduce yourself and let them know you are there to support your child’s learning. Taking time to meet and introduce yourself and your child to the principal is also a way to let your child know other adults at the school are there to help them. These are especially good ideas to use if your child has special needs or if the family may be going through difficult times, such as divorce, an illness or death of family member, or a recent or pending move. Other ideas I would suggest parents do include, review the school’s handbook and the district’s web site, contact the teacher immediately if your child doesn’t understand an assignment or if you notice a change in your child’s behavior or school performance, and participate in parent meetings and conferences and special events at the school. Join the school’s parent organization. Best wishes for a great school year and should you need any advice. Please feel free to contact me at monfredoj@gmail.com. John Monfredo is a former school principal and current member of the School Committee

Do farm animals merit our compassion and respect? To the Editor: We are a nation of special observances. There is even a World Day for Farm Animals, observed Oct. 2 (Gandhi’s birthday). Apparently, it’s intended to memorialize the tens of billions of animals abused and killed for food. Like most others, I always thought of farm animals as “food on the hoof.” But when a friend sent me an amazing, endearing Facebook video (www. facebook.com/LeoJuniorBulldogFrench/ videos/1198548160234565/), it dawned on me that farm animals are much like our family dog, fully deserving of our compassion and respect. My internet search showed they get neither. Male baby chicks are routinely suffocated in plastic garbage bags or ground up alive. Laying hens are crowded into small wire

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cages that tear out their feathers. Breeding sows are kept pregnant in tiny metal crates. Dairy cows have their babies snatched away immediately upon birth, so we can drink their milk. It was enough to drive someone to drink. Instead, it drove me to replace the animal products in my diet with a rich variety of plant-based meats and dairy items offered by my grocery store. I have since learned a cruelty-free diet is also great for my health and for the health of our planet.

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Stand or kneel To the Editor: I stand (or sit, or kneel) with the players of the National Football League. They have brought out several points against recent blusters of Nationalist overkill by exercising their right to assemble or protest peacefully. New England Patriots safety Devin McCourty raised the point about separation resulting from the racism inherent in mainstream or conservative tenets as vociferated by public officials in elevated positions. While this is more than accurate, it goes far beyond that. Submission to blind respect for generally blind ideals does not bring to the surface the many factors which polarize society today. Rather, they remain covert, as is the wish of separatist barons. In their action, the players aren’t criticizing anything against bonafide members or values of society, such as war veterans or general public defense. Simply, it is a congregated response to current ills emanating from stoic society that they don’t wish to have shoved down their collective throat. Those choosing to malign or demean the players’

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actions often have done so via public bonfire gatherings of football team products, insignia and equipment. Violently, as is their way. On the other hand, the ownership level is a somewhat different matter. Club owners, many of whom supported current recently elected officials, had to toe the line because of more direct contact and camaraderie with those utilizing the American flag as an ivory tower weapon. They, as does anyone, need to keep in mind that wealth indicates guilt, and so sugar-coated their true feelings about their players’ stance. The players have expressed how they feel about what needed to be done, and there may or may not be further actions on their part in future games. But more significantly, nothing further need be orated from any autonomist faction. RAMSAY MAC INNES Cherry Valley

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{slants/rants} That’s What They Said - Mary Cocaine, matriarch of the family that started Table Talk Pies in Worcester, at a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new manufacturing facility at the South Worcester Industrial Park. “The worst is the 17-year-old supermodel who is a teenager, but looks like a woman. You can’t really flirt with them, then you look like the creepy old guy. Those are always awkward.” - Comedian Jay Leno, who appears at Hanover Theatre this month, on the worst interviews as a TV talk show host. “You know the drill. Any violence committed by a Muslim is terrorism. Any violence committed by a white American guy is a senseless tragedy that can only be solved by more firearms.”

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WORCESTER VOTES 2017

Walter Bird Jr. and Bill Shaner

And they’re off! With this special issue, Worcester Magazine kicks off its award-winning local election coverage. Although it may be hard to tell, given the overall lack of candidates, there is, in fact, an election happening in Worcester this year. Voters get to go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 7 to elect members to the City Council and School Committee. This week, we serve up profiles on the seven candidates for School Committee. There is only one challenger this year. Will he bump off an incumbent? Will all six current members retain their seats? That is up to voters. In order to make the best decision you can, here is a quick look at the candidates: Dianna Biancheria, Donna Colorio, Dante Comparetto, Jack Foley, Molly McCullough, John Monfredo and Brian O’Connell. How do they feel about the school superintendent? Do they think the city has done enough to support education financially and otherwise? What do they see as the main challenges facing the school district? Those are some of the questions asked. See how the candidates answered before heading to the polls.

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That doesn’t mean the former candidate for state representative doesn’t have causes worth fighting for. On the whole, however, Biancheria believes the school district is moving in the right direction. When it comes to Superintendent Maureen Binienda, Biancheria, who was first elected in 2009, believes the School Committee got it right in choosing the former South High School principal to replace ex-Superintendent Melinda Boone.

She cited a close relationship between Binienda and City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. as paying dividends for the city’s schools, such as new library branches in some

“I am thrilled we have someone who has gone through the system, who has spent over 40 years in our district,” Biancheria said of Binienda, who she credited with expanding the number of community partners who are “willing to be engaged on what we need help with.” Biancheria, who said she sees herself as a spokesperson for her constituents, believes the city has made great strides in funding education on the local level. “When you listen to anyone’s campaign, education and safety are at the forefront,” she said. “They are the two areas everyone is talking about. It would be wonderful to have more funding from the city, but realistically they have broadened their idea of involvement, which has been extremely beneficial to our district.”

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Dianna Biancheria (I) seeks her fifth term on the School Committee, where she has earned a reputation as a critical thinker who is not at all shy when it comes to standing up to the administration. She hasn’t had to do as much of that lately, with a superintendent Biancheria said she “absolutely” supports.

schools and a summer lunch program. “I would like to see funding from our state and our federal government,” Biancheria said. “I think that’s the appropriate place to have additional funding coming in.” Biancheria said she is “certainly open” to discussions at the state level about changing the Chapter 70 formula of state aid for education. The longtime Shrewsbury Street neighborhood inhabitant said she would like to see more opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience under Chapter 74, which deals with career and vocational programming. “We have a waiting list at Worcester Technical High School,” Biancheria pointed out. “It’s not a standalone high school. It is under the district. At Worcester Tech we have all the tools we would need for over 26 career paths. What I’ve asked for is that it be open for Worcester Public Schools students to be able to go to that site and see what’s there.” — Walter Bird Jr.

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In many ways Donna Colorio (I) has positioned herself as an opposition voice, not just on the the School Committee, but also at state and federal hearings. Her white whale is the Common Core curriculum, a set of national standards for teaching.

“I believe local teachers know what’s best,” she said. “Too many state and federal mandates tie our hands.” Colorio, 59, is a two-time incumbent; first elected in 2011, she returned in 2015. She’s also a professor at Quinsigamond Community College and prides herself on the tenacity with which she testifies at state and federal hearings. She’s on a campaign to put Common Core up to a ballot question vote, and she feels the state over-tests its students. “Statewide, I would definitely change the testing,” she said.

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Locally, she wants to see the district expand civics offerings. “Some of the parents are calling me saying they only have history so many times a week, not every day, and they would like to see more of it in the curriculum,” she said. She also believes the school district can play a larger role in combating the opioid epidemic gripping the state. “It affects our students from all areas. It does not discriminate, this epidemic,” she said. The district should focus on drug education, Colorio said, something that’s often lacking in the schools. On a broader level, she says the district needs to focus on communication with students and families, provide a more challenging curriculum, and focus on raising all students up, as opposed to closing achievement gaps. “I want to up the ante on all levels,” she said. Colorio’s criticism of the district, the state and federal mandates doesn’t extend to Superintendent Maureen Binienda. “I believe that she has far exceeded my expectations of her first year. She has high energy. She has commitment, she is very dedicated to the community as a whole,” she said, adding she believes Binienda and city leadership work well together. Unlike most of the City Council, Colorio said she would explore the option of consolidating personnel between the school district and the city at large. “I’m always for putting resources with the teachers,” she said, “so if that means we can consolidate administrative jobs, and that’s going to save us a couple hundred thousand dollars and we can hire x amount of teachers? Absolutely.” More teachers, she said, means lower class sizes, something that should be a top priority for the district.

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The lone challenger in this year’s School Committee race, Dante Comparetto bills himself as a pragmatic progressive candidate, keeping his pie-in-the-sky ideals but understanding compromise and consensus is the way to lead.

Comparetto has aggressively campaigned, both online and on the streets, using an interesting strategy. His team is composed mostly of Worcester high school students who help him with door knocking, standing out and hosting events. Earlier this summer, his volunteers held an event on Pleasant Street for students to talk with each other about improvements the schools need. Now a community organizer, the 34-yearold Comparetto went through a down-andout period in his younger years. He fell into drugs, alcohol and became homeless. The experience, he said, informs his approach to

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public service. “I know what it’s like to live in poverty, and it’s not fun, and when I finally was able to get myself out of that situation I wanted to help other people that were in a similar situation,” he said. He approaches the school system as a major source of quality-of-life concerns in neighborhoods and the overall well-being of the city. Comparetto wants to see the school S district invest more to upgrade OK RO HB “seriously aging” school facilities. T E ZAB Stressing the health concern ELI of PCBs found in some district schools, he said the teachers and students are at risk. The school curriculum, he said, is similarly outdated. “We have a curriculum that’s based on our old

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industrial heritage, and we need to upgrade to to be in line with the 21st century,” he said. Three quarters of the students at Worcester Public Schools are high-needs learners, and there aren’t adequate programs to address widening achievement gaps, he said. On the

level of policy, Comparetto believes the district should focus resources and attention on the achievement gap – the district needs to bolster student services – and also on increasing early childhood education, as research shows that closes the gap. Comparetto said he didn’t feel comfortable talking about whether he supports School Superintendent Maureen Binienda, but said he’d like to work with her, especially in getting more community input in the strategic planning process. While he was cautious to criticize city leaders, he had no such qualms about the state. The state funding formula is out of whack and hurts Worcester, he said, and students are over-tested. Further, creative teaching approaches are stifled by high-stakes state requirements. “That is something we need to be pushing back on and that’s something I want to work on,” he said.

— Bill Shaner

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“People recognize that we are short these dollars and that’s why we’re struggling, trying to pay for any number of items in the district,” he said. Foley is calling for the committee to put pressure on the state to rectify the issue, so the district can better fund athletics, arts, and, most importantly, better course offerings. But Foley’s criticism of the state doesn’t extend to city leadership. He supports the superintendent and believes the city manager is taking ownership of school issues. “I think we’re moving in the right direction, Foley said. “I think City Manager [Ed] Augustus [Jr.] and [Mayor] Joe Petty have been really good about identifying funds they can put toward the schools.” On the issue of Common Core Curriculum, he doesn’t approach the subject with the kind of vitriol other committee members do. “Having acceptable standards across the country, I’m OK with that kind of floor,” he said. “I don’t think it’s the death of our country.” — Bill Shaner

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Jack Foley (I), an administrator at Clark University and an 18-year incumbent, knows what he wants to get done, but also knows the role’s limitations. The School Committee sets the vision and the budget document, he said, and it’s important to keep the scope narrow. While he wishes there was more competition this year – a new crop of parents stepping up to serve the district – he wants to continue to bring a measured perspective. “For me, I still feel the need to be at the table, to push the district forward strategically and to look at what we need to do to be successful,” he said. Foley wants to see the school district do more to retain students and families, keep them from choosing to attend school in other neighboring districts or moving out of the city. “We need more programs, more curriculum, to keep and attract families to the City of Worcester,” he said. “There are too many students who are leaving Worcester.” The district needs to offer more programs to challenge topperforming students, he said, like capstone projects for seniors and more interesting classes. But the root issue of that problem, like almost every problem facing the schools, is funding, he said. “The number one issue is funding,” he said. “We need to educate the community on problems we’re facing with budget shortfalls.” The district is underfunded by about $100 million from the state, per the Chapter 70 school funding formula, The shortfall makes it hard for the district to compete.

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Of the six incumbents in the seven way race, Molly McCullough (I) is the freshest face. At 35, she has served on the board two years, winning in 2015 as a challenger. She wants to continue building on work she has done in her freshman term. She sees time spent on the school committee as a public service, a way of giving back. As a leader, she sees herself as having come from a family of public servants and wants to honor that commitment.

“I really feel a strong school system is the basis of a strong city, and helps us to be successful as a community as a whole,” she said. A school program she’d like to see expand is the AVID program (Advancement Via Independent Determination) in elementary

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and secondary schools. The program takes the form of a class in which tools for learning, organization and basic skills are taught. “It’s just something that is beneficial for all of our students,” McCullough said, adding she wants to look for more funding to expand the program. “It just gives every student a leg up.” She also wants to the see the school district make improvements to its online presence. The district website, she said, is in drastic need of improvement. And the district could step up social media presence as well. “It may not sound like that’s the answer to everything, but I think it’s an opportunity for us to communicate with the families, communicate with the parents and to get information out there.” Better online communication, she said, will help the district reach demo-

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MollyMcCULLOUGH graphics it has historically had trouble with. McCullough believes the school and city administration are moving the city and school district in the right direction. Superintendent Maureen Binienda has dramatically improved the district’s outreach and community engagement, she said, and the city has gone “above and beyond” to find money for schools. She believes the current City Council and School Committee work together nicely, especially via a joint finance committee, which she sits on. McCullough said students are over-tested and wants to see reform on the state level. The testing, she said, “takes away from the creativity and individuality that teachers should be allowed to have in their classroom.” Common Core, she said, gives students a set of standards, which isn’t inherently a bad thing, but given the over-testing, it’s something she thinks should be reevaluated.

— Bill Shaner

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Now in his sixth term on the School Committee, former Worcester Public Schools principal John Monfredo (I) has earned a reputation for stressing the importance of reading for students. For the past 12 years, he and his wife, Anne-Marie, have led “Worcester: The City That Reads,” an effort that aims to put books in the hands of those who need it most.

Monfredo is a believer in the education gap, which he said starts before students enter kindergarten – and which he said reading helps address. He is a proponent of full-day pre-school for low-income students, the funding of which he said should come from the district’s foundation budget. That budget increased sharply this year. “Remember,” Monfredo said, “prevention at

an early age is essential and part of the program would be to assist parents in helping their child at home.” Monfredo said summer school and after-school programs OKS BRO are critical for student BETH A Z I EL success, and said the district should review its approach to summer school. While public concern about safety in schools does not appear as high as it was two years ago, when gang and inschool violence dominated local news headlines, there are areas to be addressed,

Monfredo said. He cited bullying as an example. “In order for children to learn and thrive in school,” he said, “they need to feel safe both psychologically and physically. This cannot happen when they are subject to constant bullying, which is why I have made it a priority to promote steps to eradicate this problem.” Monfredo sees many attributes to the school system, including the breadth of services offered to students and a dedicated superintendent and school staff who put

students first. Monfredo said he “enthusiastically” supports School Superintendent Maureen Binienda, saying he was the one who “picked up the phone and called her and suggested she put her name in” for the job. One of the most outspoken School Committee members on funding for the schools, Monfredo said City Manager Ed Augustus Jr., himself a former School Committee member, is a “strong advocate” for the schools and has “continued to look at ways of giving us necessary funding.” Still, Monfredo is critical of measures such as the 3-percent charge the city used to assess on securing grant funding. That rate has decreased under Augustus. Monfredo also would like Worcester to consider a split of the money brought in by the school district through medicaid, which he noted goes into the general fund. “That money,” he said, “we don’t see it. I’m sure we see it in other ways.”

— Walter Bird Jr.

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With just about 34 years under his belt, Brian O’Connell (I) is by far the longest-serving member of the School Committee. He is also among the most respected. After so many years on the School Committee in Worcester, the 68-year-old O’Connell said he keeps doing it because it is an opportunity to help break through the political red tape and day-to-day inertia that can settle in. “You can help, if you’re on a committee, to say, ‘Look beyond all this,’” he said. “I can’t think of a place I’d rather be.” O’Connell counts himself among Superintendent Maureen Binienda’s biggest fans. “Obviously, we disagree on some things, but I’ve known Maureen for years,” he said. “I’d go visit her school and she would say, ‘Would you like to walk around the school?’ She would introduce me to the students. She cares about the community … She’s

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everything I hoped she would be.” That’s a good thing, given some of the issues O’Connell said are facing the school system. He wants to see more ambitious, but achievable expectations for students at all levels, and he also sees funding limitations as a major obstacle in implementing standards of academic excellence. As his colleagues have noted, school funding has eroded over the past several years, going back to the enactment of the Education Reform Act of 1993. To that end, O’Connell is a member of the Resolutions Committee of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, and plans to ask the MASC Board of Delegates in November to approve in full the resolution recommended by his committee. Buildings and grounds pose another key challenge, O’Connell said, although with the recent completion of the new Nelson Place School, attention can now turn to replacing South

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High, and then to Burncoat and Doherty high schools. While he brings a critical eye to the School Committee, O’Connell has no problem

singling out the successes of Worcester Public Schools. Among them, he said, are dedicated staff members; the support of area businesses, nonprofit organizations and others; many newer schools; and a community that welcomes students of all backgrounds. While not all of his colleagues agree, O’Connell sees merit to the idea of consolidating some services between the city and schools. In that regard, he is in line with Biancheria and Colorio, who feel the same. “I proposed at one point we look at the [Human Resources] department,” O’Connell said, adding snowplowing and busing as other potential shared resources. “I’d like to see us talk more about it, if there are areas we could work together with the city. But the city side has its own particular needs, we have our needs. I’d like to see us at least look at it. We should always explore it.” — Walter Bird Jr.

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Jay Leno hits Hanover stage

(Editor’s Note: This interview contains language that may offend some readers. But not us.)

I’m not sure if it was deliberate, but kudos to whoever at Hanover Theatre booked Jay Leno and Lewis Black for back-to-back gigs this month. Leno, seemingly always wearing a smile, with an infectious, high-pitched giggle, and Black, known quite simply as the angry comedian. Both have crafted successful careers on their

night before Black snarls and growls his way into town. During a recent phone interview, Leno, a Massachusetts native, showed he still has his comic chops, reminiscing on some of his earlier gigs and not shying away from his feelings about Donald Trump. He also touched on the “Late Show” controversy and the feud with Conan O’Brien, with whom he admittedly talks little nowadays. Born in New York, Leno grew up in Andover, where he still has a house. “I bought it in ‘89 from my brother,” he said, adding his Massachusetts roots still run deep. “You never get that out of you. It’s the funniest place to be from. When I go to Boston now, people are like, ‘Oh, you’re from California now. You’re a big shot now.’”

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respective brands. Leno, with help from a rather prominent chin, built a career as host of “The Tonight Show” after replacing Johnny Carson in 1992.

The so-called late night wars of 2010 may have cast Leno in a different light, but the dust on that has since settled and Leno is now far removed from late night TV comedy. Hitting the road and returning to his roots as a stand-up comedian, Leno takes to the Hanover Theatre stage Thursday, Oct. 12 – one

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Leno graduated from Emerson College in Boston, where his future as a comedian took shape. “I used to go to bars in Boston with $50 in my pocket,” Leno recalled. “I’d go to a bar and say, ‘Can I go on? If I do good, give me the $50 back. If I don’t, keep it.’ I lost money a couple times, but got back enough times to make it worth it.” Growing up, Leno found humor as a way to help his mom, who he acknowledges “had a hard life. I would try to make my mom laugh to comfort her,” he said. As it turns out, Leno was quite good at

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making people laugh. “I’ve had real jobs and they suck,” he said. “It’s awful. I’m a huge believer in low selfesteem.” Leno faced his own challenges growing up. For one thing, he is dyslexic. When he was a kid, he said, therapy, medicine and other remedies were not made readily available. “Dyslexia when I was a kid was a smack in the face,” Leno said. “‘Smarten up!’” Breaking into the comedy biz didn’t come easy. Like most, Leno worked many small gigs before making it big. “I used to work all the joints in the Combat Zone,” he said. “I used to shows in Fort Devens, I think. I had to do old people’s birthday parties. I’d get $10. I remember going in and a lady would say, ‘Betsy, there’s a comedian here today! Do you like comedy, Betsy?’” The worst gigs, Leno said, were prison shows. While Johnny Cash scored one of his biggest hit albums inside a prison, for Leno, not so much. “You realize comedy is based on a certain set of perceived values, hopefully somewhat conservative on the part of your audience,” he said. “I was doing a prison show once, and I said, ‘You know when you’re going to a bar and you’re trying to figure out how to approach a girl?’ And this guy yells out, ‘Just fuck her!’ I figured at that point, yeah, this isn’t going to work.” On another occasion, Leno was performing at a strip joint in the Combat Zone. “I’m standing on stage and there’s a stripper taking a bath in a champagne glass behind me. She was about 40,” he said. “A guy in the crowd was heckling me and she gets out and punches the guy in the face, breaks his nose and then goes and gets back in the champagne glass.” The prisons and strip joints ultimately gave way to Hollywood stages. Leno made his debut on Carson’s “The Tonight Show” on March 2, 1977. Ten years later, he started subbing for Carson on a regular basis; then, in 1992, he took over for good when Carson stepped down. At the time, many had expected David Letterman to take the reigns. Letterman’s popular show, “Late Night with David Letterman,” was still going strong after 10 years. But the real controversy came several years later when, in 2010, Leno and another late night talk show host, Conan O’Brien, became embroiled in what has been referred to as the “Late Night War.” O’Brien had been hosting “Late Night” since 1993. NBC, trying

to keep its rising star in O’Brien, essentially promised him he would be the fifth host of “The Tonight Show.” In 2009, when NBC had decided O’Brien would move in to the seat, the network tried to keep Leno, offering him a nightly show, “The Jay Leno Show,” before both the nighttime news and O’Brien’s “Tonight Show.” The move was unsuccessful, with both shows suffering in the ratings. About a year later, in March 2010, Leno returned to “The Tonight Show,” with O’Brien moving to a different network entirely to host “Conan.” Leno received heavy criticism for the entire fiasco, but the way he sees it, the general public was not told the entire story. “You read people’s version of the facts,” he said. “It doesn’t bear any truth.” Letterman and Leno, the comedian said, get along “fine.” “Conan, we don’t talk, really,” Leno said. “It’s a different situation. All you can say is TV’s a numbers game. The real trick is not to win the battle and lose the war.” With the late night conflict in the rearview mirror, Leno has remained active, touring in the U.S. and abroad. Being back on stage doing the stand-up thing, he said, is a pleasure. Given the fun so many comedians have had with President Donald Trump, one might think Leno would have a treasure trove of jokes in his arsenal as he makes the rounds again. “No, it’s the worst thing, to me,” he said when asked whether a Trump presidency is the best thing to happen to comedy. “I grew up [with Bush and Clinton as presidents]. I didn’t question their motives. I questioned their judgment.” “I don’t like [Trump]. I don’t like the way he behaves. I don’t like guys who behave like that and I don’t know guys who act like that. Well, I do, but they’re 19 and in a fraternity. With him, it’s so negative. I’ve had dinner with every president since Gerald Ford. I think I’ll skip this one.” Jay Leno performs at Worcester’s Hanover Theatre Thursday, Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at tickets. thehanovertheatre.org. Walter Bird Jr. is editor of Worcester Magazine. Share story tips and comments at 508-749-3166, ext. 322, or by email at wbird@worcestermag.com. Follow Walter on Twitter @walterbirdjr. Don’t miss Walter every week on WCCA TV 194 as a panelist on Rosen’s Roundtable.

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Shrewsbury Street in Worcester years ago wasn’t just a place for Italian families to hang out – it was the place. It was their home, the birthplace of so many ItalianAmerican children. There was, or so it seemed, an Italian bakery on just about every corner of the street. You couldn’t get through summer without a feast or festival of some sort every month.

“That’s the way Shrewsbury Street was when I was growing up,” Judy Verdini said recently. “The summer was a big deal to us. Other than we didn’t have to go to school, we knew we had a party every single month. There was something going on.” A lot has changed since those days. Namely, many of the Italian families that populated the triple-decker homes on the streets that jutted off Shrewsbury Street have long since moved on. The business climate has changed mightily, as well. Known as “Restaurant Row,” the street now boasts eateries serving up a virtual melting pot of culinary delights, blending American cuisine with international flavors. There is still Italian fare, and D’errico’s Market on East Central Street remains as a link to old-time Italian markets. But Shrewsbury Street is no longer the stomping grounds of Italians and ItalianAmericans. “People moved away,” said Verdini, who has chaired the Columbus Day Parade Committee for the past past 20 years (she has been a member for all of its 23 years). “I think the flavor of the street isn’t the way it used to be. You do have your Italian restaurant, but every single corner growing up had an Italian bakery. You have to to, I mean I live up off Massasoit. We have a bakery here, but it’s not Italian. It’s not like going to D’errico’s when I was a kid. “The flavor of the street has changed and the flavor of the neighborhoods have changed.” The Columbus Day Parade, however, lives on – albeit in much smaller fashion. Now in its 23rd year under the Columbus Day Parade Committee, the parade, which steps off Sunday, Oct. 8 at noon, has its roots in a procession that used to start at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 28 Mulberry St., and made its way up to East Park, where, sometimes,

there would be a battle of the bands. “Then,” said Verdini, “they would head back to the church and they would hand out trophies. “In that small little area, I call it a

procession,” she said. “It was just for the Italian community. When we took over, we opened it up to the city, and I’m proud to say we’re multi-cultural. It’s still the Columbus Day Parade for the Italian community,

because that’s what Shrewsbury Street was, in my mind, but we have many different cultures.” continued on page 24

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had their own bias. This brought them all together.” The parade, Verdini said, was a product of The Columbus Day Parade, DePasquale said, the many different festivals that used to be is important, not so much to honor Columbus, held in honor of different saints, depending who both he and Verdini acknowledge has on the neighborhood. become a divisive and controversial figure “Each one of the streets off Shrewsbury over the years, but to the Italian people. Street, at the beginning of summer in June, “I think the thing to look at when it comes right after the kids got out of school,” Verdini to the Columbus Day Parade,” he said, “is said, “there was a feast for Saint Vitalian when Italian immigrants came to this town, of Capua on Plum Street. From there, there they needed a place to anchor themselves. would be, in the middle of July, the Our Lady of Mount Carmel feast and their carnival. And They needed to find people who could speak then, round about August or September, there their language. Those events, whether it’s the church and festivities like the Columbus Day was the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. They Parade, its’ really about community, support were on Muskeego Street. and family. To me, that’s what it’s all about. “Every single month, we marked a festival “And celebrate. Look, the U.S. comes in a of a saint. At the end of summer, when we million colors and flavors. This is what makes were harvesting our gardens and making our community rich. Every different culture wine, people would come together and have has their own place.” a parade. They would celebrate their heritage Regardless of crowd size, the Italian culture from their particular region. The Columbus will have its day Sunday. The parade will start Day Parade was spawned by all these Italian at the corner of Aitchison and Shrewsbury people coming together as Italians.” streets. It will end at Growing up, Verdini PHOTOS SUBMITTED Washington Square, said, the Italian near Union Station. communities were very New to the parade much defined by where this year, according in Italy the families came to Verdini, will be from. the Italian American “When I was a young Victory Club in mother,” she recalled, “I Shrewsbury and would go to the bottom iPods for Wounded Veterans, which will hand out flags and pass a bucket to raise money to buy iPods for wounded vets. “Of course,” Verdini said, “we have our politicians trying to make an impression on people to vote.” As for the future of the Columbus Day Parade, that is anyone’s guess. DePasquale, for one, believes people will continue to turn out for something that speaks to them personally. “We had the feast for Our Lady of Mount Carmel this year,” said Photos from past Columbus Day parades DePasquale, who has led the fight to save the church from demolition. “I was really surprised at the turnout. I think the dwindling of it is a lot of of Shamrock Street and meet all my old people move out of the city, it becomes more friends. We would meet back on the street we were born, swap pictures and see their babies. transient. “But I think people come together for I know I wasn’t the only one. I know I have some of these things. I think as long as those friends who did the same thing on the street communities stay vibrant, people will still they were born. continue to come to events like the Columbus “This is before computers and cell phones Day Parade. Will it come back to the way it and selfies and Instagram. I knew my friends used to be? That’s a good question.” were going to be there.” continued from page 23

This year’s grand marshal of the Columbus Day Parade, Mauro DePasquale, remembers the old neighborhood. “It Italy, it was pretty segregated, kind of like Greece,” he said. “The geography of the country there, there were all these little villages and kingdoms, at one point. They

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I met a friend for a quick dinner at Shawarma Palace last Friday night. We were downtown for an evening event and needed a meal that could sustain us in less than 30 minutes. Although we were the only ones to sit and eat, the counter never cleared of patrons for the duration of our visit.

A steady trickle of customers streamed in and out for takeout, each one sharing a personal story with the folks behind the counter - never solicited, but heart-warmingly welcomed. A group of first-years from MCPHS told the owner how difficult their coursework had become and he urged them, “Stay on top of it. I know you can do it.” A couple who had never before eaten Middle Eastern food confided in him and he spent five minutes assembling little sauces and

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By gosh Worcester, you’ve done it again. There’s nothing I love more than unearthing your secrets. Last week, I attended my first Sofar show. Sofar is a global community that brings incredible musical artists to play intimate gigs at secret locations. Sofar’s latest production took place at an undisclosed location in Worcester and featured Luke Concannon (who once employed a goofy guitar tech by the name of Ed Sheeran), Trans Siberian Orchestra alum Rob Flax and Berklee wunderkind Harry Jay. The Sofar organizers have another Worcester show up their sleeves in October. Keep your ears open. There will be cheese balls.

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“Lost in Paris” is a bit of madcap storytelling that would have been right at home in the silent era. One minute it’s all pratfalls and broad takes, the next it’s an exhibition of sublime physical grace and quiet expression.

At the center is Fiona (Fiona Gordon), a librarian in a remote Canadian village summoned to Paris by her 88-year-old Aunt Martha (Emmanuelle Riva), a former dancer who fled the Canadian cold decades earlier for the sophisticated cultural clime of the City of Light. Martha’s mind has begun to fray, and she has been warned her next destination is the nursing home. If Fiona can help care for her, she reasons, such an unfortunate fate will be held at bay. Fiona answers her aunt’s call — sort of. She arrives in Paris weighted by a backpack bearing all her earthly belongs (including cash), promptly topples into the Seine, and loses said backpack. The bag floats along until it’s recovered by Dom (Dominique Abel, suggesting a Parisian Buster Keaton), a homeless gentleman who takes such a shining to Fiona’s mustard-colored sweater he won’t ever let it leave his unwashed torso. Fiona and Dom execute a sort of virtual pas de deux through the Paris streets, narrowly missing each other until they connect in a seaside restaurant. Do they ever. Dom brings her onto the dance floor, and the two conduct a tango in sultry slow motion. (A moment here to note Fiona is constructed, and moves, like Olive Oyl, until she hits the dance floor, where those gangly limbs become instruments of seduction.) The duo’s misadventures include a dizzying walk atop the Eiffel Tower that concludes with a wonderful recreation of the famous 1930’s photograph of New York construction workers sitting atop a skyscraper beam with the city yawning below them. My favorite moment involves a hilariously cranky eulogy delivered by Dom at a stranger’s funeral. His “remembrances” start out super-positive, bank in an odd direction with, “She didn’t like badly-dressed people,” and stun the congregation when he

describes the dearly departed as, “A disgrace. A disease. Bitch.” The late Emmanuelle Riva’s appearance as Martha is a pleasant surprise. The last time I’d seen Riva she was suffering through the degradation of old age in “Amour.” Here, she’s light as a cream puff, making out in the hallway with a much younger man, finding love inside a tent with a not-much-younger

man, and generally packing in as many good times as possible while her synapses are still firing. “Lost in Paris” is 83 minutes of absurdist fun — highly-stylized silliness. Gordon and Abel, real-life husband and wife and frequent collaborators/co-stars of their own quirky films (they co-directed this one, and Abel wrote it), display the kind of comfortable rhythm longtime partners develop. At its big, thumping heart is a whimsical tale of a girlwoman in over-sized glasses and sneakers and the scruffy man dressed in her sweater. It may not be true love, but it’s definitely something. “Lost in Paris” will be shown at 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. There is no Sunday show this week. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series. OCTOBER 5, 2017 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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To check the schedules and open pales in comparison with the raw and throaty blues-drenched soul that musical imagination backed up by his hefty piano chops and hip vocals! slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy Muldaur now sings with such seductive abandon. She has spent much Special guests are welcome to sit in, and often do! Help me make this the (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open of her career as a musical hobo, riding the rails from jazz to bluegrass, time& place to connect, escape, network, chill, eat, drink, and above all Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net gospel to Appalachian folk, blues to Tin Pan Alley. She never loses the be merry... but if you’re blue, why be alone? 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’ s Bar (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * sassy, teasing sexuality that has always served as her calling card.” and Restaurant, Cabaret, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or find them Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my Critic’s Choice The Bull Run is a full-service, farm-to-table restaurant in on Facebook. Treat the kids to “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” Saturday, open mic night all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former a pre-revolutionary tavern, located about 35 miles NW of Boston, with Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. Oct. 7, 2-4 p.m. and 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Hanover Theatre, 2 or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s plenty of free parking and rustic, old-world charm. $25 advance; $30 Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers Southbridge St., Worcester. Tickets are $29-$49. Buy them at * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle, 215 Great Road, North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. thehanovertheatre.org. For more information, email boxoffice@ studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, thehanovertheatre.org. check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Sterling. 978-422-8438. “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Kretschmann Brewing Co (KBC Brewing) Leominster. 978-534-5900. Dan Kirouac with special guest guitarist Glenn - Brewery and Beer Garden, 9 Frederick St., Webster. Sean Fullerton and his Mad Loops Laboratory. Sean Jackson. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. To check Fullerton specializes in Acoustic Blues, Rock, Folk, Memphis Soul and Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., years. When not busy with the tribute band Beatles for Sale, his solo the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Fingerstyle Guitar using a wide variety of guitars, harmonicas, guitar Gardner. 978-669-0122. performances showcase vocals accompanied by a six-string acoustic Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your looping, vocal harmony technology, Bose and UltraSound sound systems. HiFi Wards electric blues. Peter Ward, Bob Berry and George guitar. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 1960s to host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve Sean performs solo for many venues and events throughout New England Dellomo play the blues and some classic country too! No cover charge. today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the year-round. Dinner, Drinks, Music and Fun. 8-10:30 p.m. Tavern on the 8:30-10:30 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield. contemporary and oldie songs. Glenn Jackson is the former guitarist email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different Jazz night with Roberto & Kathryn. Jazz Night Decades & Common, 249 Main St., Rutland. 508-886-4600 or seanfullertonmusic. for The Diversions and (with Dan) in Broadmeadow (1995-97). More musicians regularly support my open mic night all are friendly and net Genre’s-This Thursday celebrate Jazz with performers Roberto & Kathryn, information at dankirouac.com. Free. 7-10 p.m. William’s Restaurant & supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording Slip-Not Tribute returns to the Cove! Slip-Not returns to the an exciting vocal jazz/guitar duo featuring Kathryn Howell (Lead Vocals) Tavern, 184 Pearson Blvd, Gardner. 978-632-7794. artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paidCove to kick off the Halloween season right! With Guests: Feed the and Roberto Mighty (Guitar and Vocals) deliver standards from the Great Jay Graham. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators American Songbook with an intense intimacy, mixing in originals and Beast Feed The Beast is Metal Hailing from Southeastern Massachusetts 6044. * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and Northern Rhode Island, Feed the Beast was conceived when four funky takes on classic rock hits $5. 9-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. Lisa Marie & Johnny Juxo. Lisa Marie & Johnny Juxo. Lisa Marie and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 508-926-8877. strangers got together in early fall of 2016. The riffs came quick and is a versatile singer and songwriter & Johnny Juxo is a very talented 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club the grooves came hard, and within a few months the band was ready to musician and singer. Together playing a mix of R&B, rock, blues, folk, 978-422-8438. KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. bring their brand of heavy to the masses. With influences ranging from soul and jazz to name a few... these two will have you dancing in your Live Music. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. The Monument Tap, Leominster. 978-798- Latin Night with Shawn and Henry. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, Sabbath, Clutch and Kyuss, to Maiden and Thrash’s Big Four, Feed the seat! N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar / Lounge, 65 Water St. 1242. 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com Beast has also been shaped by modern titans like The Dillinger Escape 508-926-8353. Night Train. 7-11 p.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Sam James Performs at Loft, Thurs at 9. 9-11 p.m. Loft 266 Plan, Between the Buried and Me, and Every Time I Die. The band does Live Music. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. The Monument Tap, Leominster. 978-798Boylston. 774-261-8585. Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. not easily fit into any particular metal sub-genre- and will never try 1242. Open Mic @ The Blue Plate. Show off your musical talents, Thirsty Thursdays. Worcesters New Weekly Club Night brought to to. Man1k1n Like all art this is a reflection of the world it inhabits. A The Paul Broadnax Trio. Paul has appeared with many nationally collaborate, or just listen to some cool tunes in a laid back atmosphere. you by Subterra Entertainment When: Thursdays Where: The Cove Music recognized jazz artists including such notables as Clark Terry, Joe reaction filtered through our skins, on display for your consumption and Most Thursdays. PA provided. Free. 7-10 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Hall Why: Because you like to Party! All your favortie tunes mixed and interpretation. $10 in Advance/$13 at the door showclix.com/event/ Williams, Milt Hinton and Dorothy Donegan, Alan Dawson, Lionel Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. remixed! Pop | Dance | House | Remixes | Underground | Vocal $2 Drafts Hampton, Cab Calloway, Jimmy Witherspoon, Diane Carrol, Donna Byrne, slip-not-tribute $10 in advance - $13 at the Door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove The Garcia Project. Performing classic Jerry Garcia Band shows | $3 Beers | $3 Shots | Drink Specials Huge Sound & Light Show! Free Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. and Rebecca Parris. Known for his “King Thing” (Nat Cole’s singing and from the 70s, 80s & 90s. The Garcia Project performances are based Street and Lot Parking all night Hosted By: Massappeal DJ Ray Toreba Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Theatre at the Mount playing), and the powerful influence of Joe Williams, Paul continues on actual set lists performed by The Jerry Garcia Band from the 1970’s Spacedrift 9pm - 2am // 21+ // $5 Door Ladies Free Before 10pm No to perform around New England and beyond. Twice nominated for the presents Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, to the 1990’s. For anyone that never had a chance to experience them Dress Code $5 at the door- Ladies free until 10pm. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play! In this hilarious comedy, Boston Music Awards, Jazz Singer of the Year, and chosen in 2003 as or for fans that want to relive a classic show, The Garcia Project delivers Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or thecovemusichall.com Vanya and his adopted sister, Sonia, live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania Musician of the Year by the Boston Musicians’ Association. Join us for the goods. With precise arrangements and the proper instrumentation DJ Cuzn Kev. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. farmhouse where they grew up, while their sister Masha travels the world Paul’ s renderings of classics from the great American songbook $15/ and feel for any and all given eras, they faithfully channel and project DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening adult, $25/couple, $35/family. Please RSVP for tickets: ed@edharlow. as a movie star. Just as their cleaning woman issues a warning about the feelings, emotions and music that propelled the JB Band and fans terrible events in their future, Masha returns for an unannounced visit with and dancing pleasure! (Thursday is college night @ the Canal ) N/A. com $15/adults, $25/couple, $35/family. 7-9 p.m. First Parish UU through many years of musical bliss. It’s about family, soul searching, her 20-something boy-toy Spike in tow. And so begins this unforgettable 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926Church, 40 Church St., Northborough. 508-792-3248. rejoicing, contemplating, celebrating, seeking truth and loving one family reunion - 3 siblings, one hot mess! Performances of Vanya and 8353. Annie Brobst Trio. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., another. Get your tickets now and get ready to experience the greatest Sonia and Masha and Spike are October 6, 7, 13, 14 at 8:00PM; October DJ X Kaliber Performs at Loft at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 West Boylston. 774-261-8585. classic Jerry Garcia Band show setlist recreations! “The Garcia Project 15 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available online at mwcc.edu/tam or by phone Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Cara Brindisi. 8-11 p.m. Quinn’ s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. was on point with the whole experience and it didn’t seem like a cover at 978-630-9388 $22. 8-10:30 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community 508-459-2025. band more like a mirrored band...they are just as real as the Jerry Garcia College: Theatre, 444 Green St., Gardner. 978-630-9388 or mwcc.edu Dave Andrews. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory,

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It’s a World Smile Day Celebration Friday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St., Worcester. Get your picture taken with Smile and make a smiley face. Great for families! For more information, email info@ earlychildhoodcentral.org.

Karaoke Fridays at Three G’s Sportsbar. Join Magic Mike Entertainment every Friday night for Karaoke! Free! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Three G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. magicmikeentertainment.com Karaoke with DJ Bruce. Free. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Meiji Asian Cuisine, 24 Leicester St., North Oxford. 508-731-0120. Melissa Gates Performs at Loft, Friday at 8. 9-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Mike Melendez. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Neon Alley. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place.

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508-459-9035. Troy Ramey, Butterchild & Johnny Gates. Troy Ramey, Butterchild & Johnny Gates live at Beatnik’s...Formally known as Champney Street.. new name, new sound, new era R&B/SOUL music. $10. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Facebook. Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! (Thursday is college night @ the Canal ) N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-9268353. DJ Joe T Performs at Loft at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Safe House Radio Show. This is a live radio broadcast with 2 living DJs hoping to drag you out of your lonely IPods and phone apps to hear the local & national metal, thrash, screamo, punk and alternative you wont hear on mainstream radio. Tune into WCUW 91.3FM in the Worcester and surrounding areas. Or stream live on wcuw.org (hit the listen live button in the upper left corner of screen) Join your DJs Summi and Momma Bear for an hour of metal, thrash, screamo, punk & alternative. You’re not alone in your digital world. Were out here live! Call in to let us know your listening @ (508)753-2284 after 11pm. Hope you tune in to hear local and national metal and more! 91.3fm or wcuw.org It’s your community radio! So enjoy it already! Sheesh! 11 p.m.-midnight WCUW Studios, 910 Main St. 508-753-2284 or find them on Facebook.

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Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. James Keyes. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585. Keith Mclinden Project. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Blacksheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-0255. Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Nik Chisholm Performs at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. PNB Rock. 8-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696. The Brother Stereo. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Leominster. 978-466-3433. Through the Doors- The Ultimate Doors Experience. Through The Doors is a Multi-media Tribute to Jim Morrison and The Doors and has been touring since 1980. This re-creation of the sound, look and “feel” of an actual Doors concert is so complete, it never ceases to startle even the seasoned crew. And it starts right away: In the darkened theater, well before the band has taken the stage, anticipation runs hot and the chanting for “Jim” begins. Perhaps it is the audiences’ overwhelming desire to experience a true “Resurrection” that fuels the flames. Or, attribute it if you must, to a legend that survives, even grows, some 40 years after the mysterious death of James Douglas Morrison and the dissolution of his band. Even now The Doors’ albums continue to sell and Jim’s face still appears on the covers of magazines, film, television and radio. They serve up the “Lizard King” on a daily basis, and still the masses pay homage in droves that surpass even the dizzying heights of the band’s popularity when still “alive”. And yet, a Through The Doors performance goes far beyond the simple duplication of a concert that would have been standard late 1960’s fare. This performance is more akin to a Broadway show or Vegas Extravaganza - seasoned professional actor/musicians utilizing sound, staging, lighting, and projection equipment that audiences have come to expect. The effect is electrifying and the response has been phenomenal, as their longevity alone can testify to. So, sit back in your seat (for as long as you can), and get ready to travel through the Doors of perception, traverse space and time on a psychedelic, mind expanding dance-trance! Ladies and Gentlemen: Through The Doors! Get your ticket in advance and be entered to win! The Cove is going to be giving away 3 day, 2 night trip for 2 to the destination of your choice from 20 different destinations! At the end of the night we will call out the winner! Here are the choices of destinations: Las Vegas, Reno, Cape Cod, Lake Tahoe, Daytona Beach, Atlantic City, Anaheim, Sedona, Lake Havasu, Park City Utah, Palm Springs CA, Charleston SC, Gatlinburg TN, Branson MO, Hilton Head SC, Williamsburg VA, Niagara Falls, Myrtle Beach SC, Orlando FL, San Antonio TX (hotel accommodations only) with Special guests The Cosby Sweaters $10 in advance - $15 at the Door 21+ Doors at 8pm Tickets Available at showclix.com/event/through-the-doors46575178594579 $10 in advance $15 at the door. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find them on Facebook. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Theatre at the Mount presents Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play! In this hilarious comedy, Vanya and his adopted sister, Sonia, live a quiet life in the Pennsylvania farmhouse where they grew up, while their sister Masha travels the world as a movie star. Just as their cleaning woman issues a warning about terrible events in their future, Masha returns for an unannounced visit with her 20-something boy-toy Spike in tow. And so begins this unforgettable family reunion - 3 siblings, one hot mess! Performances of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike are October 6, 7, 13, 14 at 8:00PM; October 15 at 2:00pm. Tickets are available online at mwcc. edu/tam or by phone at 978-630-9388 $22. 8-10:30 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Theatre, 444 Green St., Gardner. 978630-9388 or mwcc.edu Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. 80’s Hits w/ The Flock Of A@#Holes at The Dance Ranch! Hello to all our friends of the 80’s!The Flock returns to one of

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the coolest places to hang out in Worcester. The Ranch on James Street. We had such a great time here we really want you to experience it as well. You’ll love it! 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Dance Ranch & Saloon, 70 James St. 508-757-6977 or find them on Facebook. Brooks Milgate. Brooks Milgate plays piano and organ with artists like Troy Gonyea, The Curtis Mayflower and Hey Now Morris Fader and has multiple solo releases. Tonight he plays solo in the Cabaret at Nick’s . Expect to hear Jazz, Blues, New Orleans style piano and even some Pop tunes. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Guest and House DJ’S. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521 or mblounge.com Jah Spirit. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Jubilee Gardens at Sahara with Mary Servatius! Our incredibly talented cellist is back in town, for this one show! Don’t miss Mary Servatius! We are super excited! 9 p.m.-midnight Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181. Karaoke-DJ Fenton with Music and Dancing. A jewel in the fashionable Canal District sandwiched between Harding and Water St @ Kelly Square in Worcester, MA...A great fun, and exciting social gathering that allows you to be relaxed, sing your heart out or just sing along with those who love to take the mic and belt one out. Also, enjoy warm, efficient servers who will get to know your name and have your drink request before you ask for it. Take a tour of political memory lane of photos, bumper stickers and artifacts that line the wall...if walls could speak! But proprietor Guy Glodis states...leave the politics at the door and come in enjoy an evening of friends, music and cocktails or beer. Drinks are also very reasonable...a top shelf straight up martini is priced way under $10...other places have them over $10..Shaken not Stirred! Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. The Ballot Box, 11-17 Kelly Square. 774-243-1606 or find them on Facebook. Paid Performance. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Lavender Restaurant Karaoke. Join Magic Mike Entertainment DJ’s for Karaoke Night every Friday & Saturday Night! Free. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Lavender Restaurant, 519 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. magicmikeentertainment.com DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. DJs Upstairs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Doctor Robert. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ 21+Canal. Live Dj pushing out all the latest hits for you’re listening and dancing pleasure! (Thursday is college night @ the Canal ) N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-9268353. DJ Joe T Performs at Loft at 11. 11-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177.

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Superbowl LI Party! Watch it again or for the First Time! 2:30-6 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or find them on Facebook. Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s in the lounge “The sound track of your Youth” Best Wood fired Pizza’s, Italian Food, Full Bar, Lottery & Me! No Cover. Come on out! Free! 6-9 p.m. Cafe’ Sorrento, 143 Central St., Milford. 508-478-7818 or find them on Facebook. Open Mic Sundays @ Park Grill & Spirits. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic night all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording OCTOBER 5, 2017 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paidperformers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. The Reminisants Band Real Rock n Roll Swing Dance Party & Group Lesson. Sunday October 8th 2017 The Reminisants ( Real Rock n Roll Band ) Leominster Elks (Dance2Swing) 134 N.Main St. Leominster MA 01453 Learn to Swing Dance and get “Wicked Good” “Real Fast” with Dance2Swing “Super Easy” Group Swing Dance Lesson 6pm Doors Open 6:45pm Group Swing Dance Lesson ( You can take the lesson with or without a partner ) 7:30pm Live Band Sunday October 15th The Bruce Marshall Group For easy directions visit our web page link below: $14. 6:45-10:30 p.m. Leominster Elks Lodge 1237, 134 N. Main St., Leominster. 978-840-3375 or dance2swing.com Hitchcock Blondes. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster. John Brazile. 8-11 p.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025. Lit 33 Presents The Suitcase Junket. Lit 33 Presents: The Suitcase Junket Sunday, Oct. 8th 8pm Bull Mansion $12 adv (*All Tickets are will call, they will not be mailed, just bring confirmation of purchase via phone or print*) $15 door Parking lot next door, on the corner of Pearl and Chestnut St., entrance to lot on Chestnut St. Bio: “Now this is the shit I’m talking about, Jack. The Suitcase Junket is a lo-fi, low-tuned, low-down blast of end-times folk blues. It’s crude; it’s magnificent. Take the singer-songwriter idiom, give it a low-grade fever and a guitar and this is what you get. Captivating, mesmerizing, and gone ... real gone.” Rochester (NY) City Newspaper Matt Lorenz sits alone on

a suitcase in the center of a complex construction of upcycled cookpots, saw blades and broken chairs. Artist, tinkerer, tunesmith, swamp yankee. A one-man salvage specialist singing into the hollow of a Dumpster guitar, slipping a broken bottleneck onto the slide finger, railing on a box of twisted forks and bones, rocking till every sound is ragged at its edges, till the house is singing back. Then, unplugging all the amps and letting one mountain ballad soar over the raw strings on that guitar. Every night is a hard-driving, blues-grinding, throat-singing search-and-rescue junket. Sooner or later everything rusts, busts, and gets tossed into the junk heap: iron, bones, leather, hot rods, muskrats, the night, the heart. The goal is to recover it. To waste nothing. To create new ways from old. This is The Suitcase Junket. $12 in Advance $15 at the door. 8-10 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. business.facebook.com Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051. Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St.

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Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 7-11 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Trivia Night at Nicks! Hosted by Liz. Hey! You! You there! Haven’t you heard? The second Monday of the month is the best Monday of the month! Join us once again for trivia night at Nick’s! There will be questions! And answers! And libations! And merriment! But mostly questions and answers and libations! The first place team wins a prize and the subsequent teams get the satisfaction of being in the presence of a person (or persons) who reign supreme. Only once a month! Come

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Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@ verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic night all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook. Octoberfest at Nick’s with Hilda and Ludwig! Games, contests, prizes and more! Ludwig and Auntie Hilda play upbeat and lively German Music for Oktoberfest Celebrations around New England and New York. They encourage the audience to participate in the “Ein Prosit” and Ludwig teaches the audience a German Dance and some German words. Sometimes the audience participates in a yodeling contest or chocolate cake eating contest and they sing “Sixteen Days of Oktoberfest” or “Schnitzelbank.” And at most Oktoberfest Celebrations, we do the “Vogeltanz”(Chicken Dance). If you have a dirndl or lederhosen, perhaps a German hat, now is the time to wear it. If you close your eyes, you will think you are at Oktoberfest in Munich. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, Cabaret, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or find them on Facebook. Toxic Trivia. Toxic Trivia-Toxic Trivia with Colin Burnett Trivia Night is here at Beatniks. Tired of Trivia nights that are not serious about Trivia? People on their phones? No rules? Us too! Plus, this trivia is for Adults only! Come enjoy a Trivia Night that is serious about Trivia. 8PM 8-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Boogie Chillin’. Bluesy, bluegrassy, acoustic band with a twist. Jon Bonner - Guitar & Vocals Fernando Perez - Percussion Zack Slik Mandolin & Vocals Dan Villani - Violin/fiddle Rose Villani - Bass Free! 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439 or find them on Facebook. Karaoke. DJ Nancy, of Star Sound Entertainment. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385. Karaoke with DJ Bruce. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Antonio’s Pizza by the Slice, 268 Chandler St., Worcester, MA.

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The Motown Jukebox. Join “Motown Tom” Ingrassia--Worcester’s very own Agent Double-O Soul--every Wednesday morning from 9 am to noon for The Motown Jukebox on WCUW 91.3FM for 3 hours of Motown music and the stories behind the hits. “Motown Tom” is a Motown historian and author. His current book--Reflections Of A Love Supreme: Motown Through The Eyes Of Fans was named the Best Music Book of 2016 by the National Indie Excellence Awards. “Motown Tom” has twice been named Best Radio Personality in local media polls. WCUW streams live online at wcuw.org. 9 a.m.-noon WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio Station, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012 or wcuw.org Jazzed Up Duo and Buck a Shuck Wednesdays. Join us every Wednesday in this historical Bull Mansion Bistro for buck a shuck oysters and the incredible music of The Jazzed Up Duo. (Jazzedup. net) The oysters start at 4:00 PM and the talented Mauro and Phil start playing at 6:30. The freshest seafood, we typically offer a rotating variety of 3-4 types of oysters mainly from the North East Region and all for a

dollar apiece. Free musical entertainment with dinner. 4-8:30 p.m. Bistro, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. 508-755-6070 or bullmansion.com Open Mic Wednesdays at CJ’s Steak Loft in Northborough. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic night all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or currently signed recording artists * Award-winning pro’s or semi-pro’s * Regularly gigging paid-performers * Published songwriters * Recording studio owner/ operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free! 6-9 p.m. CJs Steakloft, 369 W. Main St. (route 20), Northborough. 508-393-8134 or find them on Facebook. Jazzed Up featuring vocalist/pianist Mauro DePasquale. A The Manhattan Short Film Festival continues films from Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 5-8. Showtimes are 7:30-10 p.m. in the Preservation Worcester Park View Room. Don't miss special local celebrity appearances, including City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. on Saturday and Niki Luparelli Sunday. The cost is $15 per person, $25 at the door. For tickets and more information, visit eventbrite.com, email info@preservationworcester.org or call 508-754-8760.

from which Lydia Lunch emerged in 1977 with her first group Teenage Jesus and the Jerks. In 2012, Weasel Walter began working with Lydia Lunch as musical coordinator and lead guitarist for RETROVIRUS, a retrospective, which spanned the spectrum of her musical legacy from No Wave Skronk to bludgeoning Hard Rock and sleazy Jazz Noir to propulsive Psychedlia. RETROVIRUS has just released their second full length LP Urge to Kill in the USA, Europe and South America. $15. 8-11:59 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, Cabaret, 124 Millbury St. 508753-4030 or brownpapertickets.com Little Black Dress. 8-11 p.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025. Open Mic. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133. Open Mic Night. No rules, no sign ups...Just come in and show the room what you got. 8-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-7988385. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978345-5051. Karaoke with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Karaoke with Mikey Mic’s. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521.

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Registration Closed: Sogetsu Ikebana. Instructor: Kaye Vosburgh Explore the secrets of this internationally recognized school perfect blend of jazz classics, American songbook favorites, and farm to of Japanese flower arranging. Some materials included. Member $35, table dinning. If you like Sinatra, Connick Jr., Buble’, Bennett you will love Non-member $50. 9:30 a.m.-noon Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Jazzed Up. If you love great food and service you will love Bull Mansion! Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124. Tour of Clark University’s Hadwen Arboretum. Guides: No Cover. 6:30-8:30 p.m. GAR Hall, Bull Mansion, 55 Pearl St. Worcester Tree Initiative Staff Enjoy a fall walk to learn about the 30+ Toast Masters. Speak before a group, develop speaking skills 7-10 varieties of trees present in this historic landscape. Co-sponsored p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St . (Grotto), 65 Water St. 508with the Worcester Tree Initiative Free. 5-6 p.m. Clark University’s 926-8353. Hadwen Arboretum, Lovell St. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. Brutal Measures (Lydia Lunch + Weasel Walter). Moved thankyou4caring.org from Ralph’s. Lydia Lunch and Weasel Walter Lydia Lunch and Weasel Walter present “Brutal Measures”, a longform composition featuring tense Intro to Zentangle®. Participate in an easy and relaxing evening at Clayground with Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT) Aimee. Cost includes spoken word versus manic free drumming outbursts, glued together by cryptic electronics. Lydia Lunch is an accomplished singer/poet/actress a Class Kit for use during and after class. Clayground is pet-friendly so bring your companions! BYOB optional. Pre-registration is required. Call who played an instrumental role in NYC’s underground art scene of the 508-755-7776 or sign up online at goclayground.com. $40. 6-8 p.m. 1980s. Weasel Walter is a composer and instrumentalist who founded the band The Flying Luttenbachers in Chicago in 1991. Lydia Lunch: Lydia Clayground Paint Your Own Pottery Studio of Worcester, 65 James St. 508-755-7776. Lunch is passionate, confrontational and bold. Whether attacking the patriarchy and their pornographic war mongering, turning the sexual into Shop Orientation with George Abdella. Shop Orientation will the political or whispering a love song to the broken hearted, her fierce cover the following: The key card system A thorough tour of the entire energy and rapid fire delivery lend testament to her warrior nature. Queen WorcShop, including where each of the three bathrooms is, where of No Wave, muse of The Cinema of Transgression, writer, musician, poet, important staff offices are, where to find the first aid kit and cleaning spoken word artist and photographer, she has released too many musical supplies, where and what each of the common areas is and what they projects to tally, has been on tour for decades, has published dozens of can be used for Proper safety gear and where to find it Each designated articles, half a dozen books and simply refuses to just shut up. Brooklyn’s area and where/how to turn on/off the power How to safely turn on/off own Akashic Books have published her anthology, Will Work For Drugs, the machines on the floor, including (but not limited to) the Metalmeizer, as well as her outrageous memoir of sexual insanity Paradoxia, A MIG & TIG welders, the paint booth, and angle grinders Where the tools, Predator’s Diary, which has been translated into seven languages. She consumables for member usage, and scrap box all are A once over on performs in a variety of mediums, is a rabid collaborator and continues the general rules, etc Though this class is geared towards Members, to release new music as well as reissuing classic material such as her Non Members are welcomed to take the class as well. If you decide spoken word indictment against patriarchal idiocy, The Conspiracy of to become a full-time member after the class, you will receive $20 Women through Nicolas Jaar’s label Other People. Weasel Walter: Weasel off of your first month! Please provide us with both a contact number Walter (first name, last name) is a Brooklyn, New York based multi& email to ensure you are properly notified of course changes. Class instrumentalist, composer and improviser best known for leading the Requirements: Appropriate shop clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long seminal punk-jazz/no- wave/brutal-prog band The Flying Luttenbachers sleeves/ jeans is the typical minimum recommended) closed toe shoes between 1991 and 2007 on 16 full-length releases. Seamlessly (leather steel toe boots recommended). No experience necessary. How uniting the intensity and abstraction of improvised music with the to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to nihilist aesthetics of extreme rock forms, Walter is committed to violent the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a momentum, idiomatic unpredictability and rapid articulation. Expert in large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right the underground music scene of the late 1970’s, Walter has lectured at with the blue awning. $20 WorcShop Members / $40 Non-Members. 6-9 various Universities including Bard, San Francisco Art Institute, University p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or eventbrite.com of Chicago in Paris, and penned the introduction for Marc Masters book Paint Nite @ Canal ~ Enjoy & Create! Come “Enjoy” an No Wave, seen as the definitive history of the New York movement evening and “Create” a memorable evening painting with friends at The

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Canal Restaurant & Bar. Come early and enjoy some of our dinner and drink specials prior to the event. See Webpage Link Below. 7-9 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353 or paintnite.com

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Writing Away Your Pain. Instructor: Trish Finlay For those with chronic health conditions, explore the benefits of nature’s healing power through writing. Three-week series: Member $75, Non-member $90. 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org

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Cancelled: Journey through Memory. Instructor: Lorraine Lee A weekly horticultural therapy project for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia and their caregiver. Four-week Series: Member $50, Non-member $75, per caregiver/loved one pair. 1:30-3 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124. Kid’s After School Cooking Class. Instructor: Alice Puccio Kids learn about cooking tasty treats with ingredients that you can grow at home in these hands-on classes. Ages 9+; Pre-registration required; Max 12-15 Member: $8, Nonmember: $15 per child, includes cost of admission for child. 3:30-5 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring. org

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Healing with Nature: Forest Bathing. Instructor: Nadine Mazzola The simple yet profound practice of Forest Bathing combines mindfulness practices, sensory awareness and nature. Member $30, Non-member $45. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. thankyou4caring.org

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Plant Nite @ Canal ~ Enjoy & Create! Come “Enjoy” an evening with your friends & “Create” a tabletop garden, and your night will bloom... Come early and enjoy one of our dinner specials prior to the event. See Webpage Link Below. 7-9 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353 or plantnite.com

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Storytime in the Conservatories. Join us every Friday morning in the conservatories to hear stories about plants, the seasons, and the natural world around us. Free for members and with admission. 11:30 a.m.-noon Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.org

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Saturday Morning Bird Walk for Adults. Explore the sanctuary grounds in search of birds during this program for casual and novice birders alike. Come discover the immense variety of birdlife that exists at this large urban sanctuary. We’ll teach you the basics of birding and bird identification during an easy-to-moderate walk along the trails. For more information and to register, call 508-753-6087 Free for Mass Audubon Adult Members, $5 Adult Non-members. 7-9 a.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org First Saturday of the Month Volunteer Days at Broad Meadow Brook. Help care for the sanctuary and enjoy a few hours of fresh air, fun and fulfillment. Come once or every week and become part of our growing group of sanctuary volunteers. Together with Mass Audubon staff, put up signs and markers, look for wildlife tracks, pick up branches, fill bird feeders, tend the gardens, and distribute program information. Some tasks may require heavy lifting. Ability to work without supervision required. Carpentry skills welcome. Nature lovers appreciated. Sponsored by Wheelabrator Millbury. For more information,

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call 508-753-6087. Free. 9 a.m.-noon Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087. Intro to Shibari with Russ Jennings. Shibari is a specific style of bondage, with its own way of tying. This class will go over a classic tie from start to finish, then go over other aspects o rope bondage, like knots and maintaining tension. This class is for adults only, no exceptions. Students must be over 18 to participate. This class is intended for couples and requires a partner and rope. (Natural fiber requested.) Ties will be presented in a hands-on format for the students. A minimum of 4 students is needed to run this class, with a maximum of 12. If the class does not make minimum enrollment, it will be canceled. How to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. $50 WorcShop Members / $60 Non-Members. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The WorcShop, Classroom Side A, 243 Stafford St. 774-5450720 or eventbrite.com

food. We will paddle Wildlife Pond to look for evidence of their handiwork, learn some beaver ecology, and see if we can spot them on the pond. We may also see late-season kingfishers, bullfrogs, and other wetland wildlife. Open to families with children ages 5 and up. Leader: Kathy Richards, Environmental Educator. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712. $12 Adult Members, $14 Adult Nonmembers, $6 Child Members, $8 Child Nonmembers. 3-5 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org

Brunonia Barry, a New York Times bestselling author, speaks and signs books Saturday, Oct. 7, 2-4 p.m., at the Worcester Public Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester. For more information, email wplref@mywpl.org or call 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

member $20, including admission. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg. thankyou4caring.org

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Product Photography Basics with Jessica White. In this 2 hour class, learn the basics of product photography. You will learn basic staging and 2 different options for lighting your product. You will need to bring your own camera (camera phones welcomed), and you will be responsible for knowing how to use your camera. Please feel welcomed to bring samples of your work to practice on! Minimum enrollment to run: 2 students Maximum enrollment: 8 students If the class does not meet minimum enrollment 3 days prior, it will be canceled. $60 WorcShop Members / $80 Non-Members. 3-5 p.m. The WorcShop, Studio 12, 243 Stafford St. 774-293-8165 or eventbrite.com Strategic Opportunities for Medical Device Companies. $25 - discounts available - see link. 4:30-7 p.m. UMass Medical School Faculty Conference Room, 55 Lake Ave. North. 508-865-3334 or eventbrite.com

of education in the prison system. McDonough will share her experiences as an instructor and read samples of her incarcerated students’ poetry. Bembury will reflect on prison education and his work with Partakers, opening the conversation to the audience and inviting them to ask questions and offer ideas. Free. 4:30-6 p.m. Clark University: Dana Commons, Higgins Lounge, 2nd Floor, 950 Main St. 508-793-7479 or find them on Facebook.

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A.I.R Brown Bag Lunch #1. Come meet the new 2017-18 Artistsin-Residence and see their work. Bring your own lunch! More info coming soon... Free Admission. Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183.

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ADC Performance Center (@ The Artist Development Complex), 18 Mill St., Southbridge. 508-764-6900 or adcmusic.com Anna Maria College, 50 Sunset Lane, Paxton. 508-849-3300 or annamaria.edu >Sunday 8 >Wednesday 11 ArtsWorcester, Aula Alayoubi, Lines of Heaven; John Hayes-Nikas; Forge a Railroad Spike Knife with Jason Scott. In this Figure in Context #29. 3-hour figure workshop held by Void’s The Return Susan Swinand, All Together Now, Thursdays, Fridays, Free Family Nature Walk. Enjoy free, hour-long walks through 3.5-hour class, students will learn the basic techniques of making a Creations at The WorcShop Featured model: TBA Set design: TBA This Saturdays, Oct. 6 - Nov. 4; Teen Night @ArtsWorcester: Fall 2017, the changing landscape at Tower Hill. Learn about the seasons as you blade, using a railroad spike. The importance and safety aspects of is not just your average nude model on a stand, we will be staging Wednesday. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. observe the plants and signs of animals. Appropriate for children 4+. being able to properly hold onto hot metal will be discussed. Students an environment for the model to pose in (local artists are welcome to to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Pre-registration recommended, availability based on a first come first will have the opportunity to make one knife of their own, as well as gain volunteer to bring to life a different creative setting each session) The Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org serve basis, max 15 people. Accompanying adults are welcome with the knowledge of modifying and making more in the future. Minimum event will be recurring bi-weekly on Wednesday evenings from 6-9pm Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. child participants. Member: free, Nonmember: free with admission. 11 of 2 students required to run the class & a maximum of 4. If the class starting May 25th. 6-630 pm gesture 6:30-9 pm long pose All mediums 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org a.m.-noon Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508does not reach minimum enrollment 3 days prior, it will be canceled. are welcome, please bring your own easels and supplies. If you intend Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 869-6111, ext. 124 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Students will have the option of transferring their ticket to another class to use messy media please bring a drop cloth as well. No experience The Art of Collaboration: The Florist and the Farmer Booklovers’ Gourmet, In Bloom, watercolors & photographs by or receiving a refund. Please provide us with both a contact number necessary. How to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Talk & Book Signing. Presenters: Jill Rizzo (Studio Choo East) Sharon Lindgren. An artist reception will take place on Saturday, October & email to ensure you are properly notified of course changes. Class Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the and Anna Jane Kocon (Little State Flower Company) Meet Jill Rizzo of building. There will be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop 28th from 2-4 p.m. Free. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to Studio Choo East (acclaimed author of The Flower Recipe and Branches Requirements: Appropriate shop clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 55 East Main St., sleeves/ jeans is the typical minimum recommended) closed toe shoes is the door on the right with the blue awning. $15 General Admission / and Blooms) and Anna Jane Kocon, lead farmer and owner of Little (leather steel toe boots recommended). No experience necessary. How to $20 with Reference Photos. 6-9 p.m. The WorcShop, Classroom Side B, Webster. 508-949-6232 or bookloversgourmet.com State Flower Company. Learn about their collaborative partnership, the Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m. find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or eventbrite.com ways their businesses have evolved, and how they are providing unique Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will be a Felt Flower Wreath. Adorn your own “one of a kind” grapevine local floral materials and designs in Rhode Island and beyond! A book Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-793-7113 or signing will follow the talk. Free with Admission. 11 a.m.-noon Tower Hill large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right wreath with a variety of rolled felt flowers. Finish them off with clarku.edu with the blue awning. $75 WorcShop Members / $90 Non-Members. seasonal accents. No special skills required and all materials included Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 413-272-9550 or in the course fee. $59. Must register through AssabetAfterDark.com towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org registration.xenegrade.com $59. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Assabet Valley Regional 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Learn to Solder Copper and Brass. In this three-hour class, you eventbrite.com Shop Orientation with George Abdella. Shop Orientation will Technical High School, 215 Fitchburg St, Marlborough, MA, Marlborough. Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com will learn to sweat copper and brass pipes with a brief overview of how College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art cover the following: The key card system A thorough tour of the entire 508-485-9430 or registration.xenegrade.com this applies to art and plumbing. Students will get to take home their Gallery, Gabrielle Thierry: The Musicality of the Water Lilies La Musicalité The Junior League of Worcester Meet & Greet. Are you structures and sculptures after class. Minimum of 3 students required to WorcShop, including where each of the three bathrooms is, where des Nymphéas, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, important staff offices are, where to find the first aid kit and cleaning looking to make a difference alongside other women in the Worcester run the class & a maximum of 8. If the class does not reach minimum supplies, where and what each of the common areas is and what they community? Meet new people? Learn leadership skills? If the answer is Saturdays, through Oct. 7. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. enrollment 3 days prior, it will be canceled. Students will have the can be used for Proper safety gear and where to find it Each designated yes, then join us to learn more about becoming a member of the Junior Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or option of transferring their ticket to another class or receiving a refund. holycross.edu League of Worcester! Mix and mingle with current and future members Please provide us with both a contact number & email to ensure you are area and where/how to turn on/off the power How to safely turn on/off the machines on the floor, including (but not limited to) the Metalmeizer, while learning more about the organization, our community outreach, and Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed properly notified of course changes. Class Requirements: Appropriate Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 MIG & TIG welders, the paint booth, and angle grinders Where the tools, how to become a member. We look forward to seeing you there! Free. shop clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long sleeves/ jeans is the typical p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or consumables for member usage, and scrap box all are A once over on 6:30-8 p.m. Preservation Worcester Park View Room, 230 Park Ave. minimum recommended) closed toe shoes (leather steel toe boots danforthmuseum.org 508-754-8760 or jlwma.org recommended). No experience necessary. How to find us! Turn in at the the general rules, etc Though this class is geared towards Members, EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to Non Members are welcomed to take the class as well. If you decide Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive to the back of the lot and 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $15.00 adults; $10 for children turn right to go behind the building. There will be a large garage door. The to become a full-time member after the class, you will receive $20 ages 2-18, college students with ID & senior citizens. Children under 2 entrance to the WorcShop is the door on the right with the blue awning. off of your first month! Please provide us with both a contact number >Thursday 5 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy & email to ensure you are properly notified of course changes. Class $80 WorcShop Members / $100 Non-members. Noon-3 p.m. The Why Bother with Prison Education? Arguments for the value Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special Requirements: Appropriate shop clothing: (natural fiber clothing, long WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 or eventbrite.com event. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org sleeves/ jeans is the typical minimum recommended) closed toe shoes of prison education generally focus on larger social benefits, such as Sold Out: Fall for Local: Floral Workshop Featuring reduced recidivism. Arguments might also be made, however, for the Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham. (leather steel toe boots recommended). No experience necessary. How Ingredients from Little State Flower Farm. Presenters: less quantifiable but no less transformative outcomes for individuals 978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu to find us! Turn in at the Blue Hive parking lot (233 Stafford St.) drive Jill Rizzo (Studio Choo East) and Anna Jane Kocon (Little State to the back of the lot and turn right to go behind the building. There will themselves. Professor and poet Jill McDonough (University of Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Flower Company) Join Jill Rizzo of Studio Choo East and Anna Jane be a large garage door. The entrance to the WorcShop is the door on Massachusetts Boston) has seen this transformation firsthand, teaching Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Kocon of Little State Flower Company for a collaborative floral design the right with the blue awning. $20 WorcShop Members / $40 Nonliterature and creative writing in Boston University’s Prison Education Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org workshop focusing on bringing the fleeting beauty of autumn into your Members. Noon-3 p.m. The WorcShop, 243 Stafford St. 774-545-0720 Program for fourteen years and volunteering in several prisons and Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 home. Member $165, Non-member $175. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tower Hill or eventbrite.com juvenile detention facilities. Arthur Bembury was one of McDonough’s p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, closed Thursday Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or Chef Demos and Tastings - Kathy Gunst. Kathy Gunst, Author students at MCI-Norfolk and is now Executive Director of Partakers, a - Saturday. Admission: Free. 781 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org non-profit organization devoted to helping volunteers mentor incarcerated fitchburghistoricalsociety.org Beavers by Canoe Family Program. Beavers are busy this time of numerous books including Soup Swap, and Notes from a Maine students. Together, they will lead a conversation on the fundamental role Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., of year, as they prep lodges and dams for the winter and begin to cache Kitchen. Space is limited, pre-registration required. Member $7, Non-

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Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 or fruitlands.org Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-5985000 or 978-598-5000 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Cabinet Making in Early 19th Century New England, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 31; Make No Little Plans, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. Admission: $28 Adults, $26 Seniors (55+), $14 Youths (4-17), free for Children 3 & Under, $14 College Students with valid college ID. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday -

Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909. Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-4852580 or postroadartcenter.com Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Building, 670 West Boylston St. qcc.edu Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free. 633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, Phantasmagoria Art Opening Reception, Saturday. 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. 508853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com

Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery. com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Nude Drawing in the Galleries, Thursdays, Oct. 5 - Oct. 26; Reusable Universes: Shih Chieh Huang, Through Nov. 12; Art + Market with Dick’s Market Garden, Saturdays, through Oct. 21; Sunday Public Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 17. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Exhibition: The Fiber of Our Being, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Nov. 11. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, 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. 508-799-1655 or

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits - Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Tuesday, December 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits 257 Park Ave Worcester MA 01609 Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Clubs Showtimes: Friday 9pm-Saturdays 8pm -$20pp Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221 Prices: $20 Fri/Sat pp except Special Events Drinks and Appetizers available in the show room Full Dinner Available before Show in Restaurant $5off with College ID and Reservations 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans and Reservations $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations Comedy Open Mic in the Cabaret! - Mondays, Monday, May 15 - Monday, December 18. The 1st and 3rd Monday of every month! Sign ups are at 7:30 and the show starts at 8:00! Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. Call 508-753-4030. “Evil Dead the Musical” - Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, October 6 Sunday, October 22. Splatter Zone $25, General $22, Seniors/Students $18. 8-10 p.m. Worcester County Light Opera Company, The Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-753-4383 or visit wcloc.org NYC Comedy Invades Worcester - Saturday, October 7. Jordan Raybould presents a night of stand-up comedy from some of his best and funniest friends from the NYC comedy scene for one night in the Beatnik’s showroom. This showcase features professional, touring comedians

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and will undoubtably be a night to remember! $10 on line, $15 at the door. 7:30-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. Call 508-926-8877 or visit eventbrite.com Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood - Saturday, October 7. The grr-ific musical for little tigers and grown-ups alike is back with an all-new show for 2017-2018! The hugely popular Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live!, based on the #1 PBS KIDS TV series, has delighted live audiences on stages across the country. Now, in its third year of touring, your favorite characters are hopping back on board Trolley and coming to your town with Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live: King for A Day! Daniel and all of his friends invite you for a brand-new adventure in Neighborhood of MakeBelieve where Daniel learns just what it takes to be King. The beloved characters come alive on stage to captivate you with new songs to sing along to, magical moments and surprise guests along the way! It’s an event filled with tigertastic fun, teaching the valuable lessons of kindness, helping others and being a friend. Have a royally great time with this brand new, “tigertastic” show based on the PBS KIDS TV series. Tickets to Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood are $29 - $39, with limited VIP Meet and Greet tickets available for $75. Please contact the box office at 877.571. SHOW (7469) for more information. $29-$39. 2-4 p.m., 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org “Evil Dead the Musical” - Sundays, Sunday, October 8 - Sunday, October 22. Splatter Zone $25, General $22, Seniors/Students $18. 2-4 a.m. Worcester County Light Opera Company, The Grandview Playhouse, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-753-4383 or visit wcloc.org Comedy Night at the Cove with Paul Nardizzi and more! - Wednesday, October 11. Join us at the Cove for our first Comedy Night Featuring Paul Nardizzi! Paul Nardizzi began his comedy career in 1990, quickly becoming a Boston area favorite and a national headliner within four years. He has made numerous appearances on Conan O’Brien, Comedy Central, won the Boston Comedy Festival Competition and is one of the most requested acts on XM Satellite Radio. He is now one of the top stand up comedians in Boston and the New England Area, and is known nationally for his rapid-fire comedy style. He can be seen performing in clubs nationwide in addition to providing corporate entertainment and working at charity events and parties. In addition to his work as a standup comedian, Paul is also the published author of the comedy book series Things That Might Annoy.. and of the comedy books 602 Reasons to Be Pissed Off and 602 Reasons to Be Ticked Off, which are available now in major bookstores. He has compiled two humor CDs entitled Sucking a Cow’s Udder During a Solar Eclipse and Live at the Music Hall. Paul’s show is also available on the DVD Paul Nardizzi - Live From the Comedy Connection. Also Featuring: Teddie Barrett EJ Murphy Carmen Ciricillo $10 at the Door Doors at 8pm 21 to Enter $10 at the door. 8 p.m.-midnight The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. Call 508-3631888 or visit Facebook.

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Art Cart: Classical Europe & Asia. Explore the Classical world through art and object. Discover the art of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Learn about and create Greco-Roman mosaics. Or color your own Mandala. One or more of these activities will be available. Ask our friendly docent what topic will be on tap today! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, The Renaissance Court, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

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Super Singles & Couples Dance w/DJ at Maironis Park. Super Singles & Couples™ Dance w/DJ Music @ MAIRONIS Dance Hall - 52 South Quinsigamond Ave. - off Rte 9 - Shrewsbury, MA (Next to the Rte 9 Shaw’s Super Market) Hundreds of Dancing People, Friendly atmosphere. Swing Dance Lesson @ 7:15pm, Dance @ 8pm, Pizza Buffet @ 8:30 & Dessert, Door Prizes and Cash Bar. This will be a great night for Dancers from all over New England Dress To Impress... Thanks, Super Dances™ & Events Tel. (781) 439-9401 Join Our EmailList@SuperSinglesDance.com See you There... Visit our website @ SuperSinglesDance.com for additional info and dance offerings... Super Dances™, Super Singles™ & Super Singles Dance™ Copyrighted © 2008 All Rights Reserved $15. 8 p.m.-midnight Maironis Park, 52 S. Quinsigamond Ave, Shrewsbury. 781-439-9401 or SuperSinglesdance. com

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27th Annual Columbus Day Ski/Board Swap & Sale. Bring in your used equipment to sell for cash or Wachusett credit! Buy new skis or a snowboard with the cash or the credit you earn! This is the perfect chance to upgrade your gear for the coming winter. Special “Family Fun Days” featuring activities for the kids along with live music are on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 11am-4pm. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-4642300 or wachusett.com

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Art Cart: Medieval. The Middle Ages! The name brings to mind images of knights and princesses, of sinners and saints, and heroes and villains. You might discover the armor worn by knights and how it was used. Or create your own heraldry so your friends (and foes) can identify you. Ask our friendly docent what topic will be on tap today! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 10:3011:30 a.m. Worcester Art Museum, Medieval Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406. Tour of the Month: Treasures of the Chinese Decorative Arts Collection. The Worcester Art Museum’s Chinese Decorative Arts gallery showcases a diverse and beautiful collection of Ceramics and Jades. Become more familiar with this gallery as our docents take a closer look at the jade collection before exploring how the Chinese created their beautiful and unique porcelain vessels. Tour begins in the Lancaster Welcome Center. Free with Museum admission. 2-3 p.m.

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Oct. 7 vs Bucknell, 2:05 p.m. Oct. 10 vs Rhode Island, 5:05 p.m. Nichols Oct. 7 @ Western New England, 12 p.m. Oct. 10 @ Endicott, 7 p.m. Worcester State Oct. 6 @ Bridgewater St., 7 p.m. Oct. 10 vs Rhode Island, 7 p.m. WPI Oct. 7 @ Wheaton, 2 p.m.

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Clark Oct. 7 @ James Earley Invitational, 11:30 a.m. Holy Cross Oct. 7 @ New England Championships, 11 a.m. Nichols Oct. 7 @ James Earley Invitational, 12 p.m. Worcester State Oct. 7 @ James Early Invitational, 11:30 a.m. WPI Oct. 7 @ New England Championships, 10 a.m.

Anna Maria Oct. 7 @ James Earley Invitational, 10:30 a.m. Assumption Oct. 7 @ New England Championship, 12:30 p.m. Clark Oct. 7 @ James Earley Invitational, 10:30 a.m. Holy Cross Oct. 7 @ New England Championship, 12:30 p.m. Nichols Oct. 7 @ James Earley Invitational, 10:30 a.m. Worcester State Oct. 7 @ James Earley Invitational, 10:30 a.m. WPI Oct. 7 @ All-New England Championships, 10 a.m.

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Holy Cross Oct. 7 @ SNHU Lady Penmen Invitational, TBA Oct. 8 @ SNHU Lady Penmen Invitational, TBA

Men’s Swimming and Diving Clark Oct. 6, Red vs Black Intra-squad meet, 7 p.m. Holy Cross Oct. 6 vs Iona, 6 p.m.

Assumption Oct. 8 vs Post University @ Waterbury, Conn., TBA Oct. 9 vs Post University @ Waterbury, Conn., TBA Oct. 10 vs Post University @ Waterbury, Conn., TBA

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Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Unit C, section Heritage II, plots 1 and 2. Today’s price is $6500, asking $3500. 508-344-9626

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Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA Garden of Heritage II. 2 Lots w/vaults. Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107

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Worc. County Memorial Park, Paxton Garden of Honor, 2 plots, Plot 17, Unit C, Graves 3 & 4. Today’s cost is $8,800 for both. Asking $2950 total for both. Call 978-582-9309 978582-9309

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Faith, Double Lot , Current Price $4600. Asking $2300 OBO. 239-450-6553

Bedroom Set - 3 Piece Pennsylvania House Queen bed, dresser w/ 8 drawers & large mirror, and 6 drawer bureau. Asking $500. Also mahogany hutch, asking $300. Call 508-798-1879

Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Today’s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Serenity Two lots for sale. Present price $3495 for both, will sell for $900 each, totaling $1800. Call 801-294-7514

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Two lots, section 511, Garden of Valor. Asking $1500 OBO. 508-754-1188

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Garden of Faith, 2 grave plot. Today’s cost $4600, asking $1100. 508-278-7777

Cemetery Plots Two cemetery plots at Worcester County Memorial Park for sale. I am a 1968 Wachusett grad. Please call (713) 557-8659 and ask for Anne Heil.

Worcester County Memorial Park 2 Cemetery plots $2,000. Number 262 Unit A Section Valor 1 & 2. Call 508-450-1124 Cemetery Plots Two cemetery plots at Worcester County Memorial Park for sale. I am a 1968 Wachusett grad. Please call (713) 557-8659 and ask for Anne Heil.

Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Unassigned Double Lot, you pick location. $3000 negotiable. 508-854-0525 FOR SALE Elegant Diamond Engagement Ring Approx. 2 carats set in white gold. Replacement cost $6585, asking $4495. 508-829-3363

Heavy Duty Prototype PVC Pipes Hammock Frame w/1 cloth & 1 rope material, all accessories. $50 978-537-9925 Approx. 25 Bales of Hay Suitable for mulch. $3/bale. 978464-2978. If no answer leave number, will call back. Dog Crate and Bed Crate 20"x 21"x 28". $60. Bed is memory foam, 29" long by 25" wide. $20. 978-464-5953 Invacare Series 9XT Wheelchair Invacare 9XT High Strength Lightweight Manual Chair. 20" urethane tires, electric red, 18"x18" Jaycare back seating and back support, rear ant tippers, footrests, full length adjustable arm rests. Purchased brand new $2450, used 2 weeks. Asking $1500 OBO. All original paperwork and receipt. 978-314-3270 for more info/ viewing.

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Trees Evergreens, Hemlocks Spruce, Pine (3’ to 4’ tall) 5 for $99 Fieldstone Round/Flat $28/ton 508-278-5762 U.S. C14 Zeppelin Stamp (U) Flag cncl. $175. Stamp questions? Ron 413-896-3324 Electronics - 3 Desktop Printers with manuals. Boombox, CD, DVD players, speakers. All excellent. 508-4590446 Five Burner Table Top ss gas cooker approx 2X5". $50 or best offer. 978-422-6184 Electric Hoyer Lift Battery charger, extra battery and canvas carriers. $400. Call 508829-0468 4 Tires and Rims for a Toyota Tacoma MAG Wheels $150.00 Call 508-335-7903 New Blk Office Chair w/arms Pnewmatic seat height, tilt, slow adj. swivel, base on casters $70. Call 978-422-8084 Antique Horse Drawn Doctor’s Carriage $600. Antique cooking stove with stove pipe, $500. 508-735-9568 Norge Antique Ringer Washing Machine. Good condition. $75. 508-869-2094 Countertop Drinking Water Filter New Wave Enviro $60 774 -578-5923 Yard and Porch Furniture sets Yard and Porch Furniture $75 a set. Call 508-826-5141

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1932 Ford Coupe Little deuce Coupe, with a Corvette mill and four on the floor. 6,000 aprox. mi. Original hot rod, all steel, show car, looks and sounds great. Holden area. $47,000. 407-375-3917

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

1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe, Grey and Black. 50,000 miles. Holden area. $16,500. 407-375-3917

2008 Audi A3 60K Original mi. 4 DR hatchback, black w/charcoal cloth, Ac, cd, all pwr options. Fully serviced. Like new. $6999. 774-239-0800

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ETHAN ALLEN Maple Hutch/ Buffet Baumritter - Made in Vermont. Silverware drawer & 2 door base. High quality style & workmanship. Durable construction. $600. ETHAN ALLEN - Baumritter Maple Comb Back Dining Chairs. ETHAN ALLEN Heirloom Maple Collection ETHAN ALLEN Dry Sink w/ Copper & Maple. Beautiful & sturdy. $400. Solid wood table 66" x 42". Opens to 96" w/2 leaves. $150. Sleeper sofa - Excellent condition. $200 508-949-6560 or 774-261-0057

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Walk This Way - Daily Walking & Feeding Pet Service In Leominster area. Call or text Angela Oaks. 321-266-0433

OTHER COMMUNITY FLYING FIELD WANTED Local RC club is looking for a field to fly quiet, electric-only model planes. Land owners who are willing to share their space with hobbyists should contact 508-641-3787.

MISCELLANEOUS Green Day Recycling FREE ELECTRONIC REMOVAL Businesses/Schools Computers, Towers, Monitors, UPS, Cables, Printers & More Minimum 25 items Dennis Wood 508-277-7513 denwaynewood@yahoo.com

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1978 MG MGB 47,000 mi. Green ext. Very solid car from GA. Good overall condition. $7500. Please call 508-7351845.

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1999 Pontiac Grand Am 6 Cylinder, automatic, needs work or use for parts. 159,903 miles. $675. 978-422-8084

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Publisher’s Notice All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachusetts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston & Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, veterans status or source of income or any intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-827-5005. For the NE area call HUD at 617-994-8300. The toll free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 or 617-565-5453

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Causeway Mall - Rt. 12 West Boylston Office suite w/reception area & waiting room. With 2 offices. Handicapped accessible. Second fl. 508-835-6613

2007 Harley Davidson FXSCUS Great condition, detachable windshield & storage bag, have floor boards mounted and have original forward controls. 9100 mi. $10,000 firm. 508-308-2041

AUTOMOTIVE AUTO/MOTORCYCLE 2007 Harley Davidson Street Glide 29,400 miles. Excellent condition. Denim Silver. $10,500.00 508-340-2658

2001 Suzuki Intruder 1500cc, showroom condition, lots of chrome, Vehix pipes. $2900. Call John at 978-466-6043. 2007 Suzuki Boulevard Cruising Motorcycle C90T; 1474cc; 6300 miles, 1 owner, perfect cond. accessories and new battery. Garaged, covered & serviced. $6,000 508-8498635 1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list. Always stored in room temperature. $10,000 obo 978-4645525 or 978-549-3670 cell

Main St., Holden Location 1200 sq. ft. $1400/month. Heat & lights included. Plenty of parking. Call 508-829-0044

2012 Yamaha Zoomer 49cc scooter. Great condition, rode once. 4 miles. $2300 neg. Must be seen, serious inquiries only. 508-770-1797 $2,300

Causeway Mall - Office Suite Rt. 12 - W. Boylston Office with reception area plus four single offices. First floor. Convenient location. 508-835-6613

2012 Yamaha Zoomer 49cc scooter. Great condition, rode once. 4 miles. $2300 neg. Must be seen, serious inquiries only. 508-770-1797

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

AUTO/SUV 2003 Chevrolet Blazer 4 wheel drive, 4 dr, LT, 207 mi, engine 4.2, new brakes, runs good. Asking $1600 OBO. 508 -736-7385 Ask for Michael

AUTO/TRUCK 2006 GMC Sierra 1500 V8, Power everything, 1 owner. Trailer pkg, track rack, 84K mi. Chrome steps, Rhyno bed. Mint. Remote start. 10,000 OBO 508-735-1218 2006 Nissan Titan New cat converter, wheel bearings & exhaust, new front rotors & pads, bedliner. 135K mi. Set up for plow use, only used 1 winter. Needs manifold gasket & rear rotors. $4000 obo. 508308-2041

AUTO/VAN 2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond. 57K miles. $9,999. 508-8292907

1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Original low mileage beauty. Recent 350/325 hp engine. Must see! Trophy winner. 774-437-8717 $6,500 1987 Mazda RX-7 Coupe, 50,000 mi, red, power sunroof, all original, 5 spd, sharp, fast car. Excellent cond., smells new, very clean. $8500 or make offer. Ken 978-534-1505

Mer. Benz 260 E (6) Sedan, 1989. Ex. green (G.M.) & tan int. Starts 1st time, runs + drives exc. Auto trans. No stall/overheat/alarm. 244K mi. Asking $500. 978-660-8034

1985 Nissan 300ZX Original owner, 96K mi, black, auto, digital dash, 6 CD, stored winters. $4950. Call Bruce at 978537-6646. 2004 Chevrolet Impala Great shape, clean, power everything, recent sticker, runs great, front wheel drive, good tires, 130k highway miles, $1,200 OBO. 774-364-4636

2005 Chevrolet Cavalier Runs good, 135,000 mi, have title, great on gas. Fixed rust on car. $1050/bo 508-450-5564 1988 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777

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25 HP Suzuki (Like New) with Boat & Trailer Holden area. Pete 407-375-3917 $2,000

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MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Carlo J. Genatossio, Jr. aka Carlo Genatossio, Jr. and Julianne Genatossio to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A., dated August 16, 2011 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 47769, Page 119 ; of which Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:00 AM on October 26, 2017 at 11 D Church Street aka 11 Church Street, Unit D, Sutton, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: Tax ld Number(s): 6-39-D Land Situated in the City of Sutton in the County of Worcester in the State of MA THE CONDOMINIUM UNIT KNOWN AS CONDOMINIUM UNIT D, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “SUBJECT UNIT”, IN THE CONDOMINIUM KNOWN AS RIVERS EDGE CONDOMINIUMS, A CONDOMINIUM, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “CONDOMINIUM,” ESTABLISHED BY MASTER DEED DATED APRIL 26, 2004, AND RECORDED ON MAY 4, 2004, IN THE WORCESTER COUNTY REGISTRY OF DEEDS, IN BOOK 33156 AT PAGE 41, HEREINAFTER CALLED THE “MASTER DEEED”, RIVERS EDGE CONDOMINIUMS TRUST, BY-LAWS AND RULES AND REGULATIONS DATED APRIL 26,2004, RECORDED IN THE WORCESTER COUNTY REGISTRY OF DEEDS ON MAY 4, 2004, IN BOOK 33516, AT PAGE 55. I/We hereby expressly reserve my rights of Homestead, if any, and I/we do not wish to terminate my/our Homestead by granting the within Mortgage, notwithstanding any language contained therein to the contrary, which language is intended to merely subordinate my/our right of Homestead to this mortgage only. Being the same property conveyed to CARLO J. GENATOSSIO, Jr. and JULIANNE GENATOSSIO, as tenants by the entirety, by deed dated December 19, 2005 of record in Deed Book 38050, Page 24, in the County Clerk’s Office. Commonly known as: 11 D Church Street, Sutton, MA 01590 The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, ORLANS PC PO Box 540540, Waltham, MA 02454 Phone: (781) 790-7800 16-014598 10/05, 10/12 and 10/19/17

MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Alan F. Licarie and Robin A. Licarie to Washington Mutual Bank, FA, dated October 21, 2004 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 34913, Page 285 subsequently assigned to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Wamu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-PR1 Trust by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as receiver of Washington Mutual Bank f/k/a Washington Mutual Bank, FA by assignment recorded in said Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 50451, Page 151; of which Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 PM on October 19, 2017 at 23 Woodridge Road, Millbury, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: The land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, in Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, being shown as Lot #27 on a plan of land entitled, “Modified Definitive Plan in Millbury, Massachusetts” prepared for Millbury Realty Trust, which plan is dated August 3, 2000 and recorded with Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 762, Plan 34, and to which plan reference may be had for a more particular description of the premises. Said Lot #27 contains 13,096 square feet, more or less, according to said plan. For title, see deed of Russell C. Dedoming, Trustee, dated September 25, 2002 and recorded with said Deeds in Book 27639, Page 165. For informational purposes only the property is subject to all rights and restrictions as referenced on Deed Book 27639 Page 165”. The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered. The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as Trustee for Wamu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-PR1 Trust Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, ORLANS PC, PO Box 540540, Waltham, MA 02454 Phone: (781) 790-7800 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/17

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester, SS Probate Court 17E0090PP To William P. Ducharme and Karen A. Ducharme both of Millbury in the County of Worcester and to all other persons interested. A petition has been presented to said Court by Judith A. Taft of Millbury in the County of Worcester representing that she hold as tenant in common undivided part or share of certain land lying in Millbury in said County Worcester and briefly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the westerly side of John F. Kennedy Memorial Drive at Lot #14 on said plan; Being the same premises conveyed to Robert F. Taft and Judith A. Taft by deed of Harry A. Brennan and Mary A. Brennan dated May 25, 1982, and recorded with the Worcester Registry of Deeds in Book 7474, Page 299. See also: Conveyance of Common Title by Grantor, Judith A. Taft to Grantee(s) Judith A. Taft, a one-half undivided interest as an individual, reserving a life estate, and as a tenant in common with William P. Ducharme and Karen A. Ducharme, a one-half undivided interest as husband and wife, tenants by the entirely, dated July 5, 2016 recorded with the Worcester County Registry of Deeds in book 39351 at page 287. Setting forth that she desires that all the aforesaid described part of said land may be sold at private sale for not less than $300,000.00 dollars, and praying that partition may be made of all the land aforesaid according go law, and to that end that a commissioner be appointed to make such partition and to be ordered to make sale and conveyance of all, or any part of said land which the Court finds cannot be advantageously divided either at private-sale or public auction, and be ordered to distribute the net proceeds thereof. If you desire to object thereto you and your attorney should file a written appearance in said Court at Worcester before ten o’clock in the forenoon on the third day of October 2017., the return day of this citation. Witness, Leilah A. Keamy, Esquire First Judge of said Court, this fifth day of September 2017. Town Of Sutton Invitation For Bid 2017 The Town of Sutton will be auctioning off the following items beginning Thursday, October 12, 2017 on www.municibid.com Please log on to view • 2001 Ford Dump Truck F-450; mileage 123,631 – VIN# 1FDXF46F61ED14722 • 2008 Ford Crown Vic; mileage 96,300 / 1689 hours -VIN# 2FAFP71V98X146022 • 2007 Ford Crown Vic: mileage 157,059 / 7826 hours - VIN# 2FAFP71W47X120970 • Speed Board Monitor Trailer VIN# 1M9US11132D597203 • John Deere lawn tractor #3 model# LX277 • John Deere lawn tractor #4 model# LX277 • John Deere 935 front mower with snow blower • John Deere BP50 leaf blower • John Deere XT120 weed whacker • Walk behind Leaf Blower

Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw Section IV.C. Site Plan Review, and VII.A.2. Special Permits, the Planning Board will hold a hearing on the applications of Bruce Spinney of Mendon, MA of Blackstone Valley Events Rentals for use of 121 Worcester Providence Turnpike (formerly Worm’s Way) as a party rental store. The hearing will be held at the Sutton Town Hall, third floor, on Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7:10 P.M. A copy of the application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Wayne Whittier, Chairman

• Master Mechanic 6” bench grinder • Dayton Kerosene Space 75K BTU heater • Skid unit for an 8” bed truck consisting of: Pump (Hale with Briggs & Stratton 11hp motor) • Tank (UPF poly tank 250 gal), Reel & Tool box and lifting bridle. • Fairbanks 5000AR-5 generator: 5000 watt- 240 volt- 3 phase- 12 amp-60 cycle The above are in various states of condition. Bidders are encouraged to view the item(s) prior to bidding. All equipment shall be sold “as The Town of Sutton reserves the right to reject any and all bidders for any reason. Items must be removed from Town property within seven (7) days of notice of bid award.

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Notice is to hereby given pursuant to the provision of M.G.L c. 255, sec 39A that on October 14, 2017 at 10:00 am, the following vehicles will be sold at private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereof for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notices. Vehicles 2011 Kia Optima Vin# KNAGM4A75B5157757, 2013 Audi A4 Vin# WAUHFAFL8DN024609, 2014 Toyota Rav4 Vin# JTMBFREV9ED052176 to be sold at Belsito Towing, 245 SW Cutoff Worcester Ma 01604 on 10/14/17, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12/2017

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO17P2973EA Estate of: Rudolf K Swenson Date of Death: 02/17/2017 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Probate of Will with Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by: Gary P Swenson of Oxford MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Gary P Swenson of Oxford MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve on the bond in an unsupervised administration. IMPORTANT NOTICE You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on the return day of 10/24/2017. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an affidavit of objections within thirty (30) days of the return day, action may be taken without further notice to you. UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: September 18, 2017 Stephanie K. Fattman, Register of Probate 10/05/2017 MSC

The Millbury Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA to act upon the application for Showcase Cinemas De Lux, 70 Worcester/Providence Tpk. for a Change in Beneficial Interest, Change in Officers or Directors.

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Two minutes with...

Michelle May

ELIZABETH BROOKS

Michelle May is the organizer of Cirque du Noir, a dark and interactive evening at the Sprinkler Factory intended to unite creatives from all sides of the city. Each year, May brings together a team of local artists to engage in a collaboration called “live art fusion.” The resulting pieces are auctioned off along with an array of other pieces donated by local artists for the event. The 10th annual Cirque du Noir will take place Saturday, Oct. 14. Proceeds support The Creative Hub Worcester as well as host, The Sprinkler Factory. What is your history with the city of Worcester? Marc [Blackmer] and I both

grew up in the city. After high school we left for college and then Marc moved out to California. At about age 35 we found ourselves looking for more from the city of Worcester. We decided to do something rather than sit back and complain. I started founding art events that Marc would attend. Now, Marc is also hosting his own events. In the last 10 years this city has changed so much and become so much more culturally relevant.

How did you conceive of Cirque du Noir in the first place and how has it grown over the last decade? As a creative, I was

always looking for unique things to do in Worcester, but I could not find much. We have a vibrant nightlife, music and food scene, but as an artist, I thought my overgrown Halloween party needed a new home. We decided to make an upscale masquerade with the intent of bringing all kinds of people together to discover the magic that is really here in the city. It worked.

Can you briefly convey the unique essence of the event? Cirque was meant to provoke,

to inspire and to engage people. It was started in an effort to create an upscale event that was a little edgy. Our guests come from all over now and they have proven themselves over and over again - for 10 years, in fact - that they are willing to throw down and embrace the “all black” concept. Those that don’t get creative are inspired immediately. We will have a few masks for sale if someone is in “need” last minute.

You have a reputation for surprising your guests with something new every year. Have your guests ever surprised you? Much

of Cirque remains the same, but we do try to change the venue and the overall experience so that repeat guests find something new. There is a lot going on at the event, so it is best to keep the same flow. Every year the “creative black” dress code just get keeps getting more wild and wonderful. I think the first year, Scott Erb and Donna Dufault really blew me away and they just keep topping themselves every year. Their spectacular imaginations and a great deal of planning makes their attire so successful year after year.

Can you give an example of how Cirque’s silent art auction has shaped the decor of a local art collector? Many of our

friends collect art. For us, having original art around us makes our home so personalized. Every time we look at a piece, it conjures so many things depending on the piece, the artist, where we bought it, and the story behind it. Our home is so interesting because of all of the art. New guests just ask if they can walk around and look at everything. The fact that someone we know or met made each piece is a really powerful thing. Cirque du Noir offers a silent auction and it makes it a really fun way to acquire artwork. We have many people that come back every year, choose their selections and bid all night. Some people walk out with three to four pieces, some with that one that meant everything. When you connect with a piece, it is really special.

How do you select artists for the fusion?

Once I have an idea of how I would like to reinvent the fusion, I select artists that would complement each other. Usually,

it starts with ome or two artists who I really want and we build the team based on style and skill. The ability to take art direction is a huge factor contributing to the success of the pieces too. They go into the auction at the end, so we want them to be as cohesive as possible, and when you are working with five to six different artists, that is is huge challenge. Our artist collaborations have been somewhat amazing and are always a highlight of the night.

Can you reveal any aspects of this year’s secret plans for Cirque du Noir? We have

incredible music lined up, with Boston’s Vapors of Morphine, who spent last week on tour in South America. We are lucky we snagged them for the 14th! I first heard Dana Colley play live with friends from The Curtis Mayflower here in Worcester. The music of Morphine

also has a personal meaning to me, so it was really great that this worked out. Their website says it best: “The ’90s band Morphine pioneered a new type of music — ‘Low Rock’ — featuring the unusual, yet seductive lineup of baritone sax, twostring slide bass and drums. Morphine burned bright and fast but was snuffed out before its time when leader Mark Sandman passed away in 1999. From its ashes have risen Vapors of Morphine.” This year, we are hosting a “secret” after-party at Nick’s for Cirque guests that don’t want to stop at 11. Music will include Worcester favorite Niki Luparelli and the Gold Diggers. We’ll be expanding our dance performance and we have some other little tricks planned as well.

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WORCESTER COLUMBUS DAY PARADE Sunday, October 8, 2017 • 12:30 pm

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DiRenzo Towing & Recovery with American Flag Banner 2017 Worcester Columbus Day Parade Theme: ”Community Melody” Worcester Detachment #144 of Marine Corp League – Color guard leads the parade Veteran’s contingent & Shrewsbury Young Marine Unit Band – Southbridge High Community School Marching Band sponsored by WCCA-TV Grand Marshal – Banner Grand Marshal – Mauro DePasquale marching with family & friends

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Past Grand Marshals – Henry Camosse Jr., Kevin Mercadante, LT. Governor Karyn Polito, Mark Gerardi Public officials – City Councilors: Kate Toomey, George Russell, Konnie Lukes School Committee: Brian O’Connell Worcester Fire Department Color Guard & Honor Guard District Chief Gary Fleischer Worcester Fire Brigade Pipes & Drums Members of the Worcester Fire Dept. marching unit Worcester Fire Museum & Educational Center “General Putnam Antique Hand Tub” Worcester Fire Apparatus: Engine 12, Ladder 5 Caola Equipment – antique fire truck Worcester Shriners – Mini Cars John Monfredo, School Committee marching with Worcester Public Schools students & teachers St. Bernard’s Knights of Columbus – Towne-Hammond Organ District 2 City Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson – marching unit WCCA-TV & MC Preservation Society – marching group New England Dance Center – Float Worcester County St. Patrick’s Parade Committee – marching unit Italian American Victory Club – Float Boy Scouts Troop 9 & Cub Scout Pack 9 Greendale People’s Church, Worcester Girl Scouts of Central and Western MA Band – Men of Song co-sponsored by Rotary Club Of Worcester & City Of Worcester Dianna Biancheria, School Committee, marcher and vehicles JoAnn Warren Dance Studio – Float Friendly’s

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DCU: Digital Federal Credit Union BAND – Douglas HS Marching Band co-sponsored by Congressman Jim McGovern & Mayor Joe Petty Congressman Jim McGovern & Mayor Joseph Petty 105.7 WROR Worcester Magazine

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Band – South Community High School Marching Band – sponsored by St. Gobain East Side American Legion - Post 201 Color guard Veterans riding on Float South High School AFJROTC - Color guard & drill team Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 554 Burncoat HS AFJROTC - Color guard & drill team - Lt. Col Edward Ireland Uncle Sam Worcester Cadet Squadron - Civil Air Patrol – Color Guard Direnzo recovery vehicle North High School - NJROTC - Color guard & drill team- Chief Anthony Pastrana IBEW Local 96 Float, Marchers Band - Immaculate Heart of Mary Marching Band sponsored by Camosse Family Foundation iPODS for Wounded Veterans – “pass a bucket” Teamsters Local 170 - Float Teamsters truck, Members of Local 170 - Marchers Donna Colorio, School Committee, marching unit F.S.Automotive Enterprises Inc. – antique car Band – Millbury HS Marching Band – sponsored by Reliant Medical Group Committee to Elect Geoff Diehi for US Senate UMassMemorial - Worcester Emergency Medical Services DiRenzo Trucking with Italian Flag

Charter TV3 will televise the PARADE from the parking lot next to Vintage Grille, on Shrewsbury Street. Watch it Channel #193 ENCORE telecast on Monday October 9th @ 10:30AM ENCORE telecast on Wednesday October 11th @ 10:30AM

Thank you to our Parade Sponsors! The Worcester Columbus Day Parade Committee, Inc. would like to thank our main sponsors: Camosse Family Foundation., City Of Worcester, Saint Gobain, Reliant Medical Group, Rotary Club Of Worcester, Brown Square Civic Club, Mac’s Diner, Vintage Grille, Charter TV3, Worcester Magazine, WCCA-TV & the generous people who supported our fund raisers and/or sent donations and a very special thanks to the many volunteers who helped make our parade a great success.

PARADE STAFF TV Hosts: TV3 Olivia Lemmon & WCDP Bill Gagnon Mistress of Ceremonies: Carolyn Serra Grenier Judges: David Lamusta, Virginia D’Angelo-Lajoie, Fran Ciccarelli, Joyce Hardy, John Hughes, Arlene Pedjoe Junior Judge: Isabella LePoer Radio Operators: Carole Polissack, Debbie Stano Division Captains: Judy Verdini, Annina Verdini, Misty Verdini, Paul Verdini, Michelle Beauregard, Ernie Woodridge

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