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he discussion surrounding marijuana in Massachusetts is an interesting one. Opinions are often bandied about as facts and there is misinformation on both sides, making it difficult to get to the root of the issue. There are many who are reluctant to speak on the topic of recreational or adult use legalization, for fear of being ostracized or hurting their business or career. Marijuana was decriminalized in 2008 and medical marijuana was passed in 2012. Now, in 2016, legalization is on the table and it will be interesting to see how Massachusetts votes. Here is how some people on both sides of the issue feel as the time to act on Ballot Question 4 draws nearer.

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Worcester license board not notifying ABCC of violations

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he Worcester License Commission has not been supplying the state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission with notice of a violation when a local business is found responsible for breaking liquor license rules, flouting an ABCC directive to inform the agency of violations so they can be taken into account if the business is called to a hearing at the state level. Two Worcester businesses with violations at the local level are scheduled for hearings in front of the ABCC. In the case of Rocky’s Food and Spirits, ABCC officials incorrectly — due to a lack of information from the local board — cited a lack of prior violations in saying there could be leniency in the case. Rocky’s, on Water Street, is already under increased scrutiny because of owner John Fresolo’s campaign to reclaim the 16th Worcester District state representative’s seat he held for for more than a decade. The implications of not providing data to the state go beyond Rocky’s, though, as prior history is often taken into account in hearings and sentencing of businesses. Without the full picture as provided by the local board, Worcester businesses could be getting off easy compared to liquor stores or bars in communities that do inform the state of local violations. “We only present the facts presented in our files,” ABCC director Ralph Sacramone said. “If something happened at the local level, they’re supposed to copy the ABCC.” Worcester Director of Planning and Regulatory Services Steve Rolle told a different story. “To my knowledge, the ABCC has never requested that we provide information regarding violations for individual establishments,” Rolle said, noting Worcester provides an aggregate annual summary, but does not give information on

a case-by-case basis. The issue cropped up recently when MassLive Worcester reported Rocky’s was facing 13 counts of serving alcohol to minors, with a scheduled appearance in front of the state board on Dec. 7 (the local hearing for the same violation is scheduled for Oct. 13). Sacramone told MassLive there could be some leniency because the bar had never been charged with a violation before investigators stopped by in July of this year.

However, the bar – which received its license in April 2015 – had been cited for a previous violation with strong parallels to the one currently under investigation. In September 2015, Worcester police officers found eight underage patrons over the course of two nights and people spilling out into the street in violation of patio license rules, including one 20-year-old who told police, “the student body of Worcester

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The new big threat in Worcester? Apparently, it’s overcrowding at the Worcester Public Library parking lot. -1

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Raise your hand if you’re one of the three people parking in the Worcester Common Garage every day? Bueller? Bueller? -2

Not sure of the long-term impact, but credit city for a quick repaving job on Shrewsbury Street. +2

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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

New WRTA facility opens off Quinsigamond Ave – free of contamination, of course. +2

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Haven’t seen anyone tooling on the piano outside our office lately. C’mon, the weather will turn ugly soon. -2

So, Worcester’s spending $100 grand on a dog park master plan? How ticked off will you be if the dog park ends up being Boynton – you know, the one that’s already a dog park? -4

Congrats to Dale LePage and Gay Pride TV for congressional recognition from U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern. +3

Rain comes, but not enough. -2

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Worcester councilors offer contract extension to CM Ed Augustus Jr. Tom Quinn

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Ed Augustus’ contract as city manager has been extended to October 2020.

ity Manager Ed Augustus Jr. will lead Worcester into the next decade, as the City Council voted to offer him a three-year contract extension this week. The 9-2 vote, which took place in a closed-door executive session, is identical to the 3-year contract Augustus was already operating under, with additions of vacation days and legal language. Augustus said on Wednesday, Oct. 5 he would accept the offer. The Council voted to extent Augustus’ contract nearly a full year before they needed to, as the current contract was set to expire on Oct. 3, 2017. Mayor Joe Petty said Augustus’ record spoke for itself. “I think he’s done a great job since he’s been here,” Petty said. “The community has embraced him.” The contract extension would run through Oct. 3, 2020. Augustus’ salary, $201,020 this year, will continue to rise 2 percent per year for a cost of living increase, to $205,040 next year – still part of his existing contract – to a high of $217,590 in 2020. In addition to his salary, Augustus’ contract provides for a number of benefits, most of which are shared by other members of the “executive management” level of Worcester government. Under the terms of the new deal, Augustus will receive 25 vacation days per year, up from 20 in his current contract. Those days are in addition to 10 sick days and three personal days, both unchanged from his current contract. Other benefits include $3,000 per year for disability insurance, $3,000 per year for life insurance and $1,100 per month plus the cost of gas and parking, all numbers unchanged from his current deal. One new portion of the deal is the addition of an indemnification clause, which states that the city “agrees to hold harmless, and indemnify Mr. Augustus against any tort, professional liability, contract or civil rights claim or demand or other legal action, whether groundless or otherwise, arising our of any alleged act or omission occurring during the performance of Mr. Augusts’ duties at City Manager,” giving the city the authority and tab for settlements or lawsuits regarding Augustus.

City Solicitor David Moore said the section was a standard provision that “parrots state law,” and similar language was inserted into other city officials’ contracts when they came up for approval or renewal. He said it was less a case of a change in the contract and more a case of putting into words something that was a city policy for a while. As the decision was made in private in executive session, there was no public discussion about the contract extension, and councilors were circumspect after the meeting, saying the extension was a basic move they did not see as controversial. The two votes against extending the contract were AtLarge Councilors Mike Gaffney and Konnie Lukes, according to Petty. The pair had said before the vote there was little rush in offering a contract extension, given that Augustus had around a year left on his existing contract, with Gaffney postponing the item one week by holding it under privilege last meeting. Lukes, reading over an itemized list of the city manager’s benefits after the meeting, said she wanted more time to go over the contract. “I think it requires a lot more discussion than there was,” Lukes said. The only other new provision in the contract, according to officials, was a line requiring 30 days written notice if Augustus chooses to resign, another item they said was a formality. Augustus was initially brought on as a temporary city manager in January 2014, saying publicly he would not serve in the city’s top post after his 10-month contract ran out in October of that year. But the former state senator changed his mind, and was signed to a three-year deal shortly before his temporary contract expired. He has gotten mostly favorable reviews from the Council in his annual evaluations, with Gaffney and Lukes as exceptions.

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State [University] knew that Rocky’s was the place to go and get alcohol on a Thursday night.” In that case, the License Commission voted to impose a two-day suspension, with two days served, and to impose a condition on the property that it be 21 and over after 9:30 p.m. Fresolo had allowed patrons under 21 to come to the bar for food at any time, distributing wristbands to those who came for drinks. The ABCC was not informed of that violation, though. “We don’t have any control over the local boards,” an ABCC spokesperson said. “They’re supposed to send us the result of a decision.” Whiskey on Water, another Water Street watering hole, is also on the ABCC’s radar for one count of serving alcohol to a minor, for which they will appear before the state board on Dec. 6. In April, one month after opening, the business was given a one-day suspension by the local License Commission for an overcrowding violation when staff allowed 440 people into a building that has an occupancy limit of 240. Rolle noted that police and ABCC investigators communicate regularly, but that besides the annual summary report, the local License Commission operates separately from the state board.

“The ABCC’s investigatory and enforcement operations are entirely separate from ours and operates independently,” Rolle said. The Worcester License Commission has found 17 businesses responsible for violations so far in 2016, already up from 12 in 2015, although 2014 saw 26 total hearings result in warnings or suspensions. Businesses found responsible for violations at the local level in some cases appear before the state board for entirely different violations. For example, the license for Mahoney’s Pub on Park Ave was suspended for seven days, with two days served, by the Worcester board in February this year for multiple violations, including serving alcohol to minors. The incidents examined in that hearing took place over several days in January. One month later, in March, Mahoney’s was the subject of a hearing in front of the ABCC for nine counts of serving alcohol to minors from an incident in October 2015. The state board handed down a 38-day suspension, with 25 days served. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@ worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn.

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Trading Places: A Potential Solution to the Nuclear Threat

t was October 1985. In just a few weeks, Russia’s Mikhail Gorbachev and then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan would meet in Geneva to quell threats of reducing the world to a nuclear wasteland. Thirty-one years ago, Worcester Magazine published an imaginative, yet similarly far reaching, proposal to subdue rising tensions between these two superpowers: trading places. Reagan would have abandoned the White House in exchange for the colorful spires of the Kremlin, and vice versa. They would have pledged to operate out of each other’s capital as long as either side possessed lethal missiles capable of spanning the distance between their two countries. So long as the

Soviet and American leaders declined to commit suicide, the world could see a bright future beyond panic of nuclear

annihilation. Writer Kenneth Moynihan outlined the political and cultural adjustments both nations would have needed to make in accommodating their foreign guests: Certain domestic duties and traditions would have needed to be upheld. Gorbachev could have thrown out the first baseball of the season, while Reagan inspected troops on May Day. Modern communication would also have enabled the leaders to remain in contact with their respective governments. While a potentially laughable solution, Moynihan declared that improvements to American politics would have come in droves. Less people running for president would have meant for more serious minded candidates. If the hub of American democracy was located in Moscow, fewer candidates could have peddled for influence, let alone made the daunting trek across the sea. Looming fear of global war has not dissipated 30 years after this opinion was published. It is important to encourage these creative, albeit unbelievable, persuasions to be voiced. Reformation begins within – from individuals with radical ideas. Change begets change. This process proceeds infinitely, forever seeking a safer and more reasonable world. - Zachary Martucelli OCTOBER 6, 2016 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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CANAL DISTRICT CLEANLINESS: Trash

barrels in the Canal District will continue to be emptied for at least the next six months, according to Canal District Alliance President Mullen Sawyer. “Why wouldn’t they be?” would be a fair question. Well, you’re forgetting that while the city pays for trash collection in barrels on Main Street, they don’t in the Canal District (or Chandler Street), and businesses in those areas are footing the bill to keep the neighborhood clean. In fact, the city has said they’d rather uproot the bins and go back to the way things were rather than pick up the tab for trash collection. This led to an almost-tragedy, Sawyer said, when the CDA suggested removing the bins due to cost concerns. Part of the problem is that the city charges money for those yellow trash bags so you can throw your trash away, and some people find it easier and more economical to just throw their trash in the bins. “The more we empty them, the more they get filled with household trash,” Sawyer said. Collection was initially once per week, but has risen to twice per week, and Sawyer said the organization is working with the city to put up signage scaring people off from using the bins as personal dumpsters. In the meantime, an anonymous board member has stepped forward to pay for the next six months of trash collection, Sawyer said, after businesses “overwhelmingly” rejected the idea to get rid of the bins. “We deal a lot with trash and public safety, and they go hand in hand,” Sawyer said. “We want the Canal District to be a place where people to get out of their car and walk around, and cleanliness is very important for that.”

SIZE MATTERS: It’s not the size, it’s how you use it. That was the takeaway from the ribbon cutting of the Worcester Regional Transit Authority’s maintenance facility on Quinsigamond Avenue this week. The building itself was an example of a boondoggle gone right, as project pushers dumped a big enough pile of money into the contaminated land to cure it of toxins, and ended up with a building twice the size of the old one. The new building, in conjunction with the new hub by Union Station, shows a commitment to a bigger, better public transportation system

going forward. But of course, bigger isn’t always better, as WRTA Administrator Jonathan Church learned when he tried to use an oversize pair of novelty scissors to cut the ribbon at the end of the ceremony, which featured 12 separate speakers. It took a few hacks of the goofy blades to get through the ribbon. I swear, whoever runs logistics for these things is missing some opportunities. Why not stretch the ribbon across the floor and get a WRTA bus to drive through it? If you want a big display, that’s the way to do it.

CAR WASH CAR CRASH: There is no media

program in the world better than Solve It 7. WHDH in Boston has a program where people will tell them their problems – a problem with an iPhone, or an Xbox One, or the RMV are some recent examples – and Solve It 7 will leverage the power of the media to solve them. Usually, this involves calling the phone store, or Microsoft, or the Department of Revenue and asking politely, with the implied threat that if they refuse they’ll be all over the news the next day for ripping off customers. Of course, you’ll be on the news anyway as part of the Solve It 7 segment, so one wonders what the point is. Anyway, Worcester Firefighter Dan Leslie called Solve It 7 after a rogue car wash nearly ate his wife’s SUV. Usually, during an automated car wash, a conveyor belt-type thing drags the car through various stages of cleaning until it gets to the end, at which point the doors open and the car is dragged back into the daylight. Well, everything except the door opening part happened to Leslie, who said his car was left with deep scratches from being pulled through the door at the end of the ride, Kool-Aid Man style. A manager – the car wash went unnamed, by the way, but footage pegs it as a Shell gas station – reimbursed Leslie for the repairs, but a promised check for a rental car never came. “That’s when he contacted Solve It 7,” intoned the Solve It 7 anchor, as the music swelled and the segment’s logo flashed on the screen while Leslie gamely reenacted putting his

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cell phone to his ear to call Solve It 7. I swear, no one covers themselves as much or as positively as 7 News (bite your tongue, Worcester Magazine haters), but they did get Leslie his $281, so you can’t fault their effectiveness. “Thank you Solve It 7,” Leslie said, eyes flitting nervously offscreen to what must have been a reporter with a cue card, and possibly a handgun. “You got me my money back when I couldn’t get it on my own.”

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LATE FEES: If you’re a patron of the Worcester Public Library who spends more than three hours at a time in the building, you might want to take note of new parking regulations that cap time in the lot at three hours. “Heaven forbid patrons may want to spend more than three hours there,” library visitor Gary Vecchio said. “People doing research, studying genealogy, students, parents with children attending special functions there, often do and want to stay for more than three hours.” The logic, according to city spokesperson John Hill, is that many people who work downtown are using the lot for all-day parking. “The new rules are in place to discourage that, and to increase turnover to open spaces for library patrons, the majority of whom use the library for less than three hours,” Hill said. The city is redirecting people to to the new Worcester Common Garage. No one is parking there, due to it being brand-new and all, so there’s plenty of room. Keep in mind as well that the city wants to redevelop part of the library parking lot as part of the Urban Revitalization Plan, so if you could all stop parking there for that reason, too, that would be great.

RETRACTION ACTION: At-Large Councilor Mike Gaffney has dropped his $1 million

lawsuit against the InCity Times, a weekly paper that published a news item in February claiming that an attendee at one of Gaffney’s fundraisers showed up in blackface. The claim was made by a contributor without citing a named source, and as a lawyer, Gaffney had at least a passing knowledge of how defamation works. Gaffney had said he just wanted an apology and a retraction, and InCity editor Rosalie Tirella obliged this week, saying that on the two occasions they published the claims they were wrong, and “these statements are not true.” Of course, this is mere months after a separate article where Tirella asked, “is this pretend-man not the most deluded, arrogant asshole? … [Gaffney] is a demagogue who’ll jump on an issue like a nymphomaniac on a whore’s bony butt?” For his part, Gaffney seemed happy with the news on his Facebook page. “Their veracity will be forever questioned and their reputations damaged,” he wrote.

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ROBOTS AND VIDEODROME: Kickstarter is a treasure trove of originality, as people across

the world – and some in Worcester – try to crowdsource funding for their passion projects. There are two of note coming out of good ‘ol Worcester, Mass. The first is A.E.G.I.S., a “combining robot strategy game” by Zephyr Workshop, a company founded by Becker alumni who work out of Running Start on Prescott Street. That space was part of the spoils from StartUp Worcester, a Chamber of Commerce backed event that identifies and incubates new businesses. A.E.G.I.S., which initially started as a “capstone project” at Becker, is a board game touted as a “fast-paced, team building strategy game centered around Combining Robot combat.” The presentation is slick, too, some of which may be due to a partnership with a Marlboro publishing company. As with most Kickstarter projects, there are various levels of rewards, but it looks like the basic “pledge” is $40, which gets you one of two “starter set” versions of the full game. The campaign is looking to raise $40,000, and runs until Oct. 27. At deadline time, they were almost a quarter of the way there. The second is “Video Store,” the next novel by “Matt Madigan.” This one is a blast from the past – we wrote about the mysterious Madigan, and publisher Past Midnight Publishing, in a feature story about anonymity in Worcester and how various entities are making use of it. The gang is all back for a new novel, described as “the pure black residue from works like Taxi Driver and Videodrome.” It’s for adults only, if you’re unfamiliar with either of the works mentioned. The campaign is seeking $1,000, and runs until Nov. 11. The most popular pledge would seem to be $25, which gets you an autographed copy of the book, with some extras that will not be included in the eventual public-consumption release.

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FAIL: It is an unfortunate consequence that the nature of Worcesteria might sometimes bite us in the derriere. Rule 1 when posting a bit of gossip is not unlike when writing news: get the subject right. We let readers in on some inside intel from our 40th anniversary party when a former T&G employee approached the T&G’s parent company’s CEO, also the Worcester Magazine owner, in a rather animated fashion. She had every right to, of course. We made note of it, but we identified the wrong person. Same first name, same hair color, same employer wrong person. Worcester Magazine apologizes for the mistake and any embarrassment caused. Reporter Tom Quinn can be reached at 508-749-3166 x324 or tquinn@worcestermagazine.com with story ideas, feedback, or questions. Follow him on Twitter @bytomquinn. OCTOBER 6, 2016 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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Editorial No question: ‘No’ on 1

ou may not know it, since much of the media and public attention when it comes to the ballot questions on Nov. 8 has been paid to questions 2 and 4, but there are other measures for consideration. Perhaps the most offending comes in Question 1, which, if passed, would allow the Massachusetts Gaming Commission the right to award a second slots-only casino license. Under the Expanded Gaming Act of 2011, up to three resort casinos and one slots parlor were approved. Now comes an attempt to expand the expansion. Proponents use pretty much the only argument they have in their favor: the money. More than $80 million in new state revenue, they say. Some $12 million to support horse racing, they say. Guaranteed new revenue to the host city of $5 million. Oh, and a bunch of new jobs. That all sounds great, but we are with the critics who point out we have not even had time to assess the true economic impact of casinos in Massachusetts. One slots parlor has opened, and is under-performing. According to a December 2015 report in the Boston Globe, the Plainridge Park Casino was generating an average of $330-$350 in slot revenue each day in September and October last year, well below the projected $438 per day. If you’ve ever taken a basic economics class, you know about supply and demand. Right now, New England would appear to be heading toward an abundance of supply. The industry as a whole is suffering in that vein. Critics say there simply has not been enough time to evaluate the social and economic impacts of casinos in Massachusetts. That is a valid point. Given that the only slots parlor currently open is not meeting financial expectations, it hardly seems prudent to jump the gun – with what some say is a purely selfish move to benefit one developer – and bring another player to the table. Gov. Charlie Baker is among those opposing Question 1, saying the state should be, “mindful of the fact that we don’t exactly know what the consequences and the impact of all this going to be when the dust settles on the Lottery and on a whole bunch of other things.” Ah, the Lottery. That was the argument used by some critics when the question of casino gaming first arose. Whether it will be significantly impacted indeed has not been determined. The “other things” are just as important: will the promise of jobs come true? Will revenue to the state meet projections? Will public safety concerns prove real or unfounded? Too many questions, too few answers. Right now, voters should deliver a resounding “no” to Question 1 on Nov. 8.

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rom the outside, Problem Pregnancy in Worcester looks like a regular women’s health clinic. Their parking is “Reserved for Patients,” and their name eerily mimics the alliteration of the Planned Parenthood across the street. But no one inside Problem Pregnancy is a doctor and, their “consultations” are medically inaccurate and heavily biased. Problem Pregnancy is a crisis pregnancy center (CPC): an organization that poses as a women’s health clinic to dissuade women from choosing abortion. Through deceptive advertising, medical lies, emotional manipulation and exploitation of gaps in health coverage, these centers do whatever it takes to convince a woman that seeking an abortion — a common, safe, ethical, and legal procedure — is wrong. I know this because I have seen it myself. As a part of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts’ statewide investigation of CPCs to determine the risks to public health posed by such centers, I went undercover to witness how “patients” at Problem Pregnancy are treated. During my visit, I encountered an environment of deceit, coercion and shame. Some of these tactics were visible before I stepped in the door. Problem Pregnancy’s proximity to Planned Parenthood misleads patients seeking legitimate care to come through their doors. Online advertising boasting abortion consultation, pregnancy help services and free pregnancy tests leaves individuals expecting abortion care services. What is invisible from the outside is the severity of the dishonesty within. Shortly after arriving, a staff member called me to join her in a back office for “a little paperwork,” adding that my friend, brought along for emotional support, need not join us. She locked the waiting room door behind her. It became clear the visit would happen on their terms, not mine. Within minutes, the “counselor” began a string of invasive and judgmental questioning, including questions regarding how long my partner and I had been sexually active and whether he or my family was religious. After revealing I might be pregnant and was considering abortion, she insisted I get an ultrasound. I repeatedly refused, telling her I wanted a pregnancy test instead. “What are you afraid of? Don’t you want to be sure?” She added, “If you think this is invasive, you should never get an abortion. I can’t imagine what that would do to an anxious girl like you.” Clearly, she wanted my ultrasound to forge a connection between me and the “child” growing inside my body – a standard tactic of CPCs. The counselor would not relent, so I demanded to speak with my friend, who asserted on my behalf I would not be receiving an ultrasound. She attempted to accompany me as I took a pregnancy test, only to have staff lock her in the waiting room again, forcibly separating us a second time. Though I presumed a negative result would mean an end to my counseling, I was brought back to the office. “You got very lucky,” the counselor sighed. “You’re a young,

sexual creature, but you need to make better choices.” If my boyfriend really loved me, she said, he would wait until marriage to have sex; in fact, if we did not wait he may leave me. “You know,” she said, during abortions a doctor is “going in blind and cannot see what he is doing. He just has to trust his instincts. You could be seriously hurt” (a terrifyingly inaccurate statement). She added that my family might not accept me back into their home, and that an abortion might affect becoming a teacher – a career I had mentioned I was considering. “How could you work with children, knowing you had killed one?” I started crying. No matter how supportive my partner seemed, she added, he would leave me after an abortion. “The statistics show that pretty much every single time,

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commentary | opinions they leave,” she said. “If you abort his baby, he’ll never look at you the same way again.” It was always “the baby” or “his baby.” It was never “my baby.” Leaving the office, I felt sick to my stomach. I thought about the women who leave Problem Pregnancy with positive pregnancy tests. I thought about the lack of consumer protection in place that enables Problem Pregnancy to use deceptive tactics and manipulation that cause women to enter under false pretenses. I thought about women who never received adequate sex education and therefore cannot know that the information given is false. I thought about how Problem Pregnancy does not act in isolation. CPCs exist across the country. In Massachusetts, they outnumber abortion clinics 3 to 1.

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To me, the problem with CPCs is not only about abortion. The problem is restricting women’s bodily autonomy. CPCs are part of a national political strategy designed to strip women of their freedom - especially lowincome women and women of color. Through intimidation and manipulation, CPCs push their ideological agenda at the expense of patients who need comprehensive, unbiased care. Until we take this seriously, we are complicit in a system that jeopardizes public health in order to prevent women from exercising their rights. Eliana Stanislawski is a senior at Clark University. She has been a campus organizer for NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts and a field organizer for NARAL Pro-Choice America. She is also a founding and active member of the Day of the Girl-US Action Team.

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{ coverstory } Marijuana has long been a hot button topic, not just in Massachusetts, but across the country. With loud and respected voices on both sides of such a divisive issue, it can be hard to discern fact from opinion and conjecture. For every voice asserting the positive effects of cannabis, there is one decrying the concept all together: is its use a portent of inevitable public safety issues, or is it a miracle plant with a plethora of medical and personal advantages?

It seems people have been debating that and other questions about marijuana for years. In Massachusetts, it has been like a train gaining steam as it rolls down the tracks – one that got its start about eight years ago, and is now headed for a head-on collision with the will of the voters on Nov. 8 over whether to legalize pot. But it goes back much further. On Nov. 4, 2008, Massachusetts voters passed Question 2, a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. Nearly two million Massachusetts voters approved the question, or 62.8 percent of those who voted, while just over a million voted in opposition, about 33.5 percent. As it was written, the then-proposed law would “replace the criminal penalties for possession for one ounce or less of marijuana with a new system of civil penalties, to be enforced by issuing citations and would exclude information regarding this civil offense from the state’s criminal record information system.” The law went into effect in January 2009. Four years later, on Nov. 6, 2012, voters approved medicinal marijuana-focused Question 3, which would allow for the use of medical marijuana use in the state of Massachusetts. This vote passed with very similar numbers, with more than 1,900,000 voters, 63.3 percent, casting favorable ballots, and 1,100,000, 36.7 percent, dissenting. The “yes” vote eliminated “state criminal and civil penalties related to marijuana that allowed patients (meeting certain criteria) could obtain marijuana in state-regulated centers.” This law took effect in January 2013. Fast-forward to 2016, when City Manager Ed Augustus Jr. announced letters of non-opposition to four incoming registered medical marijuana dispensaries: Mission Massachusetts, Medicinal Alternatives, Good Chemistry and Prime Wellness. There are strict conditions on those dispensaries as well as payments to the city itself as a required component of their operation. Those conditions join a long list of contentious points surrounding marijuana, and in November Bay State voters will once again

face a marijuana-focused ballot question. Question 4 asks voters to decide whether to legalize marijuana, while regulating it in a manner similar to alcohol, or keep current laws in place, with only medical marijuana remaining legal. If it passes, anyone 21 or older would be able to use, grow and possess marijuana. Under 10 ounces could be possessed inside homes, and under 1 ounce in public. In addition, individuals could grow up to six marijuana plants in their homes. The new law would go into effect Dec. 15. Question 4 raises a lot of questions on both sides of the issue. Will it face a similar victory as ballot questions past, or will it come under new scrutiny? How does Worcester feel about legalization, and how have residents felt about decriminalization, medical use and the incoming regulated dispensaries?

DECRIMINALIZATION

When talking about decriminalization, there are few who seem to oppose the concept in retrospect. Prior to the 2008 ballot question, those charged faced up to six months in jail and a $500 fine. Many felt that sending individuals to jail and creating an account of that on their personal record reached too far, though opponents of the question felt decriminalization could promote use and create public safety hazards, such as roadway safety issues due to impairment.

State Sen. Michael Moore embarked on a fact-finding trip to Colorado along with a special Senate committee on marijuana that included eight state senators, including Jason Lewis (chair of the committee), Harriette Chandler, Viriato deMacedo, Linda Dorcena Forry, John Keenan, Michael Rodrigues, Richard Ross and James Welch. The purpose of the special committee and its visit to Colorado was to “research and analyze the policy ramifications if Massachusetts were to legalize the adult recreational use and sale of marijuana.” Moore was the vice-chair of the committee at the time of the visit. “When I first ran back in 2008, the referendum was actually on the ballot to decriminalize,” said Moore. “At that time, I thought, ‘That’s it. This is the first step in the legalization of it.’ I was in support of the medical marijuana, though I think there are some issues with the way the referendum was written, but I supported the concept of it. My position has evolved. I am against legalization, but I do think there’s

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The race for state representative in the 17th Worcester District promises to be hotly-contested between incumbent Republican Kate Campanale and her challenger, Democrat Moses Dixon. Thursday, Oct. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Angels, 1222 Main St., Worcester Debate host: Gary Rosen Moderator: Charter TV 193 News Director Andy Lacombe Panelists: Worcester Magazine Editor Walter Bird Jr., WCCA TV 194 Executive Director Mauro DePasquale and WCRN 830 AM talk show host Hank Stolz Don’t miss this very special evening as the candidates are pressed for their stances and takes on key issues and developments affecting the 17th Worcester District and Massachusetts. The public is encouraged to attend. This debate is being sponsored by 830 AM radio WCRN and Worcester Magazine in partnership with WCCA TV and Charter TV.

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merit to the issue of not incarcerating people for mandatory sentences for years in jail for certain types of crimes dealing with marijuana. I look back and say, the decriminalization of it, that was the way to go. We should work with that and continue that. Before even going to Colorado, that was my philosophy and mindset.” The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts had similar thoughts on the concept of decriminalization, though it held no official stance on the ballot question. In contrast, the foundation contributed $100,000 to the Campaign for a Safe and Healthy Massachusetts to oppose the upcoming Question 4, the vote to legalize recreational marijuana. “I don’t think there are many people who would agree that locking people up for smoking a joint was good policy,” said Jan Yost, president and CEO of the Health Foundation. “Lives don’t need to be ruined over a small amount of marijuana. When medical marijuana came up, I think that the confidence that it was going to be fairly well-regulated and prescribed gave you some comfort that it wasn’t going to be marketed and packaged to attract more people to try and use it.”

MEDICALIZE

Decriminalization of marijuana was set in stone back in 2008, and it would only be a few short years before the question of medical marijuana was raised in 2012. That it took this long was its own point of contention for those in favor of medical-use marijuana and the rights of its patients. In addition, the way medical marijuana dispensary facilities were brought in at a premium cost did not sit well with some supporters.

The letter of non-opposition has conditions, and depending where you sit on the issues, those conditions are steep. According to City Manager Ed Augustus Jr.’s letter, the four medical marijuana facilities agree to pay the city $100,000, plus 1.5 percent of gross sales revenue in their first year of operation; $150,000, plus 2 percent of gross sales revenue in their second year; $200,000 plus 2.5 percent of gross sales revenue in the third and subsequent years. Additionally, each organization will contribute a minimum of $10,000 annually to public charities or causes in its location. That medical facilities are forced to pay over $450,000 in their first three years outraged some pro-medical use advocates such as Michael LaTulippe, the development director of Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, which represented a coalition of patients, pro-

viders and organization in favor of the 2012 Question 3 ballot campaign. “It’s unfortunate that medical marijuana is so stigmatized in the city of Worcester that the only way to come into the city is to pay large quantities of money,” said LaTulippe. “We’re obviously pleased to see four dispensaries that are medical dispensaries going into Worcester. Every single dispensary that is opening in Worcester, these four, will be a nonprofit center. They are constitutionally bound to stay nonprofit. The money that is raised by the nonprofits comes directly from the patients that are debilitated.” “Medical marijuana is not to make money off of,” he added. “It’s a humanitarian project. I don’t understand why Worcester made these egregious agreements. It makes me sad. That’s Worcester’s version of medical marijuana.” The city manager did not respond to a request for comment on LaTulippe’s concerns before this story was published. Good Chemistry will open a registered marijuana dispensary at 9 Harrison St., near Kelley Square. Good Chemistry Nurseries was founded by Matthew Huron in 1996 after he saw firsthand the relief effects of medical marijuana after his father and his father’s partner were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. “We have worked very hard to establish ourselves as a well-respected, trusted and compliant organization in each of the communities in which we operate,” said Meg Collins, Good Chemistry Nursery’s vice president of public affairs. “So, we were hopeful that we would receive the City of Worcester’s letter of non-opposition and excited when we did so.” Good Chemistry is still in the development and design phase of their cultivation and dispensary space. They have just received their provisional license so there is currently no set opening date for the roughly 3,000-squarefoot space. “At the core of our values is to be a good neighbor, to be part of the community, to work with relevant associations, to work with law enforcement and to support neighborhood associations,” said Collins. “Good Chemistry’s team of experienced professionals implements the company’s vision for a groundbreaking retail cannabis experience that is both inviting and educational. Staff use their expertise and knowledge to create a professional and user-friendly experience for customers of all interests. “Everything we do at Good Chemistry is guided by four core principles: science, access, dignity and compassion. We believe that cannabis has significant therapeutic benefits and we work to support and expand its study. We think that people should have access to safe, reliable and high-quality cannabis.” Wendy “Love” Edge is the founder and creator of Bulldozer Health Inc., a nonprofit organization that aims to educate people on available healthcare options and improve access to alternative healthcare, including medical marijuana. “I got sick in 2011 and was diagnosed with

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Nichole Snow, executive director of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, speaks to reporters after a recent Springfield city council meeting on medical marijuana. dermatomyositis [an autoimmune disease that involves the body essentially eating its own skin and muscle cells] and was on so many drugs,” Edge said. “I didn’t even realize

how addicted I was to the opiates. My body had gotten better, but I had all sorts of other problems. I decided to take back my health in 2013. I wanted to ween off as many of the

pharmaceuticals as I could. I was shaking and sweating and it was just really bad. My friend suggested using medicinal cannabis. “The first time I smoked, the withdrawal symptoms almost disappeared. It was amazing. I got my medical card after realizing these things. I was able to come off so many drugs in just a few days. It improved my health.” There is some derision among the medical community as to the health benefits of marijuana, with many saying there are positive effects and an equally strong group opposed to the idea. While only time and scientific study will prove or disprove the notion one way or the other, it is not difficult to find individual stories of success. “Steve” has long been a sufferer of Crohn’s disease, which causes abdominal pain, weight loss, anemia, diarrhea and fatigue. Unfortunately, Crohn’s has no cure. Steve asked to have his name withheld for fear of detrimental ramifications at his workplace. He has a medical marijuana card and is a staunch believer in its benefits. “To me, no matter what you’re putting in your body, it’s all about education,” Steve said. “Before, I knew marijuana helped with my Crohn’s, but I just got a bag from my buddy. I didn’t know how strong it was or anything. Now, with dispensaries, I know how strong it is, what patients said it can help

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with. I can go back and look and see, this one helped with my pain, this one for nausea. The medical program has allowed that to happen. Marijuana is anti-inflammatory. It has those properties, Crohn’s is an inflammatory disease. It helps with nausea. Depending on the strain, it can help with fatigue. Every symptom of Crohn’s, there is a property of marijuana that can help.” Even with medical marijuana having passed four years ago, the cost for entry can be high, the barriers to receiving medical tall and the use of marijuana as medicine stigmatized. “From our perspective, a patient advocacy organization, we see patients falling through the cracks,” said Nichole Snow, executive director of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance. “Not getting the medicine, or being arrested before they receive their cards. This attitude that medical marijuana is a vice has to go. These patients are the most marginalized of our community. They need access to these facilities.”

LEGALIZE

With marijuana decriminalized and medical marijuana legalized in 2012, there is a new vote in Massachusetts,

one that would task voters with deciding on the legalization of adult use marijuana for those over the age of 21 years old. This issue is much more divisive and holds more nuance than the prior votes and with the relatively recent passing of legalized marijuana use in Oregon, Colorado, Washington, Washington D.C.(though D.C. has a clause disallowing budget funds to regulate marijuana. It can be held, used and grown, but not bought or sold) and Alaska.

In the quest for facts on potential pros and cons of recreational or adult use marijuana in Massachusetts, conflicting reports are often found. Depending on how you read them, statistics can be used to prove or disprove almost any point on marijuana. For many, that there are so many questions that can’t be answered is enough to disparage the concept.. “We’re opposed to it,” said Yost. “We think that public policy, health policy, should be based on science and evidence. We think there are a lot of unanswered questions and that we

would be wise to wait for Colorado and Washington state, who are the front runners on this, to have some experience with it before we decide to do it. There’s no need to be first in New England. If this can work, lets learn from their experiment and do it right.” “We believe in science driving policy and we just need more science,” she continued. Moore’s fact-finding trip with the special committee left him with a similar feeling toward the concept of legalization. “The revenue [in Colorado] wasn’t coming in at the estimated returns, the return on investment wasn’t coming in,” said Moore. “The costs from the Department of Agriculture was doubling the budget. I think they said there were something like 2,000-3,000 chemicals used in the growing process. Now they have to regulate that. Because they’re taxing it at 30 percent, it left a space for the black market. It’s like retail and wholesale.” Both Yost and Moore pointed to potential public health and safety issues that could be caused by marijuana legalization. Even within that line of thought are conflicting reports and the truth is hard to find. A spokesperson for the Worcester Police Department said police enforce the laws and regulations that are in place. The department did not have an immediate comment on potential public safety issues concerning legalized marijuana. “One of the issues we have

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DECISION

Only time will tell what Massachusetts voters will decide on the future of adult use marijuana legalization and if the past is an indicator, there is a good chance it will. If it does indeed pass, Massachusetts will only have a few short months to establish regulations and a commission and it is difficult to speculate how any of that could potentially play out.

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minds as to whether to legal- as to a potential “green rush” cause of this,” he continued. “We have to wait see when this is up and running. If there’s has pointed to a new industry and ize recreational or adult use net jobs that’s a plus. If for some reason marijuana in the state, many being established in Massathere is a need for public resources or safety chusetts. wonder about the economic resources, that would be something to look “There obviously will be some jobs created,” at. I think this should be a net plus, but there impact of the four incomWorcester Chamber of Commerce president are other complicating factors with the federal ing dispensaries. In addition and CEO Tim Murray said. “The manager government. If they say there are going to to the $450,000 and charity talked about that, concerning the four coming stop all of this, there’s a lot of uncertainty to contributions the organizain. When we’re creating jobs, that’s always a that.” tions have agreed to pay the plus. The manager deserves credit in my estiWhile the Chamber does not currently have mation in having a vigorous vetting process an official stance on Ballot Question 4, Murcity, much has been made that included the police department in terms ray said the it does have, “concerns about the of the job creation benefits. of security hours and employees as well as ballot question, enough so that we are probFurther, with a legalization neighborhood input.” ably going to take a stance on it soon.” vote on the table, speculation l! “I don’t see any huge economic impact beSummer Speciacial! ! al ci pe S Summer Summer Spe

“My opinion is that if there are two consenting adults, they’re going to do whatever they want to do,” Steve said. “Whether that is a drug thing, or a sex thing or a religious thing. You can’t legislate that. Prohibition doesn’t work. It just doesn’t. If you go back to when they tried it with alcohol, it led to criminals with guns and violence on the black market with whatever substance. That’s the same with marijuana. You can leave that money to the criminals or you can legalize it and control and use that tax money for good things.” Moore, however, had a counter-argument. “I don’t think that legalizing it is the way to go,” he said. “Once you legalize it, the perception, like alcohol, is that it’s okay to have. I have a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old, I don’t want them to have that perception. Show me one town that doesn’t have one or two AA [Alcoholics Anonymous] programs. Is this the model we want to follow?” Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford.

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John Mellencamp at Hanover won’t be a lonely old night

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John Mellencamp rumbles into Worcester Tuesday, Oct. 11 to kick off the final leg of a tour that started last year. “Plain Spoken” is the name of both the tour and Mellencamp’s 2015 album, his 22nd studio recording, and the show at Hanover Theatre promises to be among the most intimate yet.

That is just fine by the band, according to Mellencamp’s longtime friend and guitarist, Mike Wanchic. Same goes for opening act Carlene Carter, daughter of June Carter and stepdaughter to Johnny Cash. Both Wanchic and Carter embrace the change of pace brought by a smaller venue. “I can tell you this,” Wanchic, who has been playing with Mellencamp since 1976, told Worcester Magazine. “I grew up in arenas. I’m very comfortable in arenas. However, those medium-sized theaters are a perfect fit. There’s so much more subtlety in our concerts now. Everything balances out for us in the theater. It’s the perfect place to be.” Carter, who spoke with Worcester Magazine while in Los Angeles with her husband, said the theater setting accommodates her style of performing. “I like the intimate venue,” she said. “Really, for me it’s the perfect place to tell a story. That’s what I do. I tend to talk about my life and my family. I never know exactly what I’m going to do.” With what promises to be a rapt audience in the cozy Hanover Theatre and friends and colleagues like Wanchic and Carter sharing the stage, Mellencamp won’t want for intimacy. He will be free to connect directly with the audience, who in turn will get to see a performer regarded by many as among the best in the business. It didn’t happen overnight, but years of practice and working together have lifted Mellencamp and his band to great heights. They have taken it one step at a time, Wanchic said.

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“When it starts out, you have goals when you’re a kid,” he said. “You do something, and then it’s, ‘What’s the next goal?’ Like, you want to play [a certain theater]. From there, it’s, ‘If we could just play Madison Square Garden. If we could only win a Grammy.’ Your goals grow, but at the same time, you realize you’re just doing what you do.” That, he stressed, is important. The band has never compromised its ideals and ambitions. “We’ve never tried to bend what we do to the public taste,” Wanchic said. “People that do that put a termination date on their career.” When you play with someone as long as Wanchic has with Mellencamp, a certain RUSSELL BAER

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chemistry develops. That bond, he said, is critical. “It’s everything, man,” Wanchic said. “That’s what a lot of people don’t understand. We have something [other acts] don’t have. We are a team, and there is no ‘I’ in team, and it’s true. The only way you can get what we have is through time. It becomes second nature, that anticipation of what John’s going to do. You get it through time.” Through it all, the constant has been

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Mellencamp as the glue that holds it all together. He is, as Wanchic described him, “the benevolent dictator.” The band contributes, but Mellencamp calls the shots. “The philosophy of the band is John is the songwriter,” Wanchic said. “We don’t ever want to dilute that. Number one, the songwriting comes from John. The musical [part] comes from us. Things have to marry together. I may be thinking I have the coolest riff in the world. It may not serve the song, it may not serve the lyric, and I may just have to let it go.” Just like not every song from a career that spans four decades will find its way into a live show. “There are a number of songs from the new record,” Wanchic said of the tour. “There are so many different requirements to putting a set together. You have to play the hits, because people want to hear them. We recognized [the importance] of the legacy hits, but we also want to dig into the library. We also want to deliver material people haven’t heard.” There is a balance to be struck when crafting a set list from such a deep catalog, but Wanchic knows the band has the advantage of a fan base that craves the rare stuff as much as the pop sensations. “Number one,” he said, “when you have 20-plus albums, you have to recognize … let’s find the best two songs off a record and put it on the set list. Our fan base is not stupid. They

know the albums inside and out. We have the option of going deeper into the catalog without people going, ‘What?’” There is, Wanchic said, a certain amount of curiosity over the new songs. “You learn over the years how you place those songs [on a set list],” he said. “We will play songs in Worcester no one has heard.” For Carter, the show presents a chance to showcase the music of her family, including the works of the Carter Sisters, the influences of her famous stepfather and to show off her own music. Whatever she chooses to do, Carter said she will feel right at home. “I love going out [on tour] myself, because I get to play longer, but this is just the right amount of time so Mellencamp fans aren’t going to fidget,” she said with a laugh. “I’m the hostess for the evening.” John Mellencamp plays at Worcester’s Hanover Theatre Tuesday, Oct. 11. Walter Bird Jr. is editor of Worcester Magazine. He can be reached at 508-7493166, ext. 322, or by email at wbird@ worcestermag.com. You can follow him on Facebook at facebook.com/walterbirdjr and Twitter @walterbirdjr. Find Walter Bird Jr on Snapchat. Don’t miss him every week on WCCA TV 194 as a panelist on Rosen’s Roundtable, and with Hank Stolz on the exclusive podcast, “Hank & Walter on Worcester,” both of which are available online at worcestermagazine.com.

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“When he gave me the story, it was in a synopsis form,” said Rudess. “I remember sitting in some weird dressing room somewhere Dream Theater has been on the in Europe. As I was reading through the story, cutting edge of American proJohn [Petrucci] has the ability to think in gressive metal since the midwords and music. My mind is always thinking 1980s, but with the January 2016 in musical terms. I was thinking in musical terms while I was reading. It was inspiring to release of “The Astonishing,” me to read it and I had music running through the band decided to once again my brain while reading it. When I got home change the game. This time, with a double-concept album (the from tour, I wanted to just continue that flow. A lot of the ideas that were in ‘The Astonishband’s second Joshua Lyford

concept album of its 13 studio albums), Massachusetts audiences should be prepared for an astonishing experience at the Hanover Theatre Tuesday, Oct. 18. Set in a dystopian American future, a hero uses the power of music to change the course of the future’s history on Dream Theater’s most recent album. “The story takes place about 300 years in the future,” Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess said. “It’s a dystopian environment and things are ruled by this empirical government. There are these machines called the NOMAC and these machines are the result of machines taking over and getting beyond man made control. It’s what would happen with artificial intelligence if things got to that point. In that environment our hero represents the organic and the emotional stuff and he discovers how to bring real music back, because people forgot. In that dynamic, there’s all the classic elements of the story. There’s love, there’s drama, there’s violence.” The act of creating “The Astonishing” was itself a different experience for the band; once the decision was made to embark on a large double concept album, the stage was set for an entirely different writing and creation process. Guitarist John Petrucci conceived the idea and brought the outline to Rudess.

ing.’ There were no shortage of inspired ideas from the story, from the words.” That new flow for writing and creating continued into the studio, as Petrucci and Rudess spearheaded the creation process, where in the past, it was more of an allhands-on-deck scenario. “We decided after many years to embark on a big concept album again,” Rudess said. “When we did, we [were] determined to do it a different way from the beginning. [Petrucci] introduced and wrote the whole story, then it was time to write the music. We thought it was a good time for John and I to hide in the studio and write all the music. In the past we’ve done it all with the most of the band members in the room. “This was so involved, it felt at times like putting a puzzle together. John and I set upon our work and just crafted this from the beginning to the end. In many ways, it was a great,

satisfying, compositional process. It was very focused. It allowed us the space to really think this through.” “The Astonishing” live performance is different from past tours. Rudess and Petrucci researched the stage plot and what should accompany the music. Rudess said the accompanying theatrics for this tour are “without a

doubt the greatest production of the entire life of this band.” Rudess explained that performing live is still an important staple to what the band is about and what makes music integral to Rudess’s life and with the changing musical landscape. Touring has only become more important to successful acts. “I’ve always enjoyed performing live,” he said. “There are mostly studio guys and the people who don’t like the studio at all. Myself, I’m a well rounded musician in a way. I love being in the studio, playing with my toys and gadgets and sounds. But the other part of me loves playing live and sharing music around the world. The way that it’s changed, the music industry has changed so much ... The touring has become more important and meeting the fans and engaging with them. It has become important. That kind of energy and vibe all around the tour.” Head to the Hanover Theater for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., on Tuesday, Oct. 18 to catch Dream Theater and the double concept album, “The Astonishing,” live. Tickets and more information is available online at Thehanovertheatre.org.

Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts and on Instagram @Joshualyford.

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Rail Trail Flatbread Co. in Hudson proved the perfect locale to meet a friend for dinner on a rainy autumn evening. We found two seats at the end of the bar with a terrific view of an enormous brick oven where pizzas baked and flames danced all night long. The bar staff sported an array of cozy flannels. A string of Edison bulbs dangled above us.

I ordered a Singlecut Weird and Gilly ($7), a tropical IPA served in a can-shaped glass. My companion opted for The Tap’s Intergalactic Acid Berliner Weiss ($5), equal

parts sharp green banana and tart puckering lemon juice. Rail Trail’s craft beer and cocktail selection boasts breweries both reputable and on-trend. Their staff has no qualms about sharing tasting notes and providing insightful recommendations. I felt vaguely guilty about the absence of drink coasters on the beautiful surface of the bar, but Rail Trail is a no-frills destination and no one else seemed to mind. We started with the Plantain Nachos ($14), a playful take on an old barroom staple featuring carnitas, ancho barbeque sauce, pineapple salsa, avocado, avo lime sour cream, cilantro and jalapeno. We were completely enamored with the conceptual efforts of the dish – vibrant colors, varied textures and artful engineering. Execution came up a little bit dry, which might have been remedied by shredding the hearty hunks of pork or providing some additional sides of salsa and barbecue sauce. Next, we enjoyed the Succotash ($13), a salad of sweet corn, bell peppers, red onion, fava beans, green beans, endive, fried celery root, and bacon, tossed in a blue cheese vinaigrette. Leaves of endive acted as perfect wraps for bright, bursting bites of farm-fresh vegetables. I asked the bartender for a suggestion

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only creative, but also irresistible. It felt like a foregone conclusion that we order pizza at Rail Trail Flatbread Co., so we saved room for the Shrimp Scampi pie ($16.75), crafted with an alfredo base, paper-thin lemons, caramelized onions, shrimp, chives, and a garlic-Parmesan blend lovingly referred to as the house “funk.” Rail Trail’s clever take on classic dishes boasts the familiarity with an adventurous edge that has made it a true destination amidst countless brick oven pizza options in Central Massachusetts. We couldn’t resist the creme brulee ($6), garnished with a plump blackberry. Its torched caramel surface gave way to cool custard and a thick chocolate base, the perfect ending to an inspired, yet casual meal. The final bill came to $78.91.

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The after-party We shimmied down a narrow chasm, making ourselves small behind the dumpster of a schoolhouse-turnedluxury loft. I peeked out at the crowd on the other side and then pivoted to face my companion.

“I think we’re the only ones here without our own Wikipedia entries,” I told her. “Can’t turn back now,” my friend responded, and she gave me a small shove out onto the private terrace. We had entered the type of patio party where the grill master wields quart containers poached from the walk-in refrigerator of Worcester’s trendiest restaurant and a fresh keg of Cold Harbor awaits guests in the flower garden. I recognized faces in the crowd. We live in a small enough city that everyone has begun to look familiar to me, even the visitors. The cookout marked the end of Pow! Wow!, an international mural festival that had provided our city with a dozen heart stopping walls and a week’s worth of social engagements. The celebration tottered between pride and exhaustion. Even the most blithe endings can feel sad sometimes. At sunset, we surfaced from the scant ladder crawl space of an unnamed building to find Tavar Zawacki crafting his trademark ‘above’ arrow on a brick chimney. Downstairs at the cookout, I could have sworn I knew Zawacki from somewhere. On the roof, I realized that it was not him I recognized, but his work. Driving down Commercial Street at 11 p.m. on the previous Tuesday, I had demanded we stop the car so I could get out and gape at the scope of the individual letters that made up his mural. Zawacki had spelled out, “I LOVE YOU. MARRY ME,” each letter standing at 22 feet, 7 inches. Looking at his wall, a proposal to his girlfriend, made me feel nostalgic for a place I’d never been and for a person I’d never met. On the roof, that sensation returned. I was surprised more than anyone when a

gallant festival organizer pulled me onto a parapet and handed me a Montana Can. It felt like winning a prize. “Here’s your chance,” he said, “the wait is over.” I painted the sloppy outline of a unicorn on a brick facade. Underwhelmed by my amateur fervency and lack of natural talent, the group trickled down the ladder to return to the party. En route, we stopped to explore the r penthouse apartment Sa with of a certain Worcester museum director who maintains a vast number of Shepard Fairey originals in his personal collection, not to mention a Yayoi Kusama installation. A Hunt Slonem rabbit hung discreetly by the kitchen, oils and diamond dust aglow in the light of Worcester’s skyline. At the end of the night, we ate dessert at a long picnic table overlooking the fire pit. I listened as photographer Dan Weintraub ticked off city after city that he’d visited for similar events. “It can go one of two ways,” he said, “Either people will keep the momentum going or they’ll sit around and wait for the next ‘Pow! Wow!’ to come along. And it might never come along.” A sort of melancholy set in. Zawacki and Weintraub climbed into a Brooklyn bound sedan and my friend and I squeezed back down the secret alleyway from whence we came. We stopped for a bowl of Breen’s popcorn on the way home and sat, observing a gaggle of wedding guests enjoying an after-party. I gazed up at the 6-foot leprechaun painted on the ceiling. “Worcester’s Sistine Chapel!” declared one of the men in suits. I thought then of Michelangelo’s incantation, “Every block of stone has a sculpture inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” I felt sure even the biggest skeptics had begun to detect a masterpiece within Worcester. Weintraub’s warning rang in my ears; we would have to carve our own path. Good luck sometimes vanishes for those who rely on it too heavily.

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Chef and baker Alina Eisenhauer, of Sweet Restaurant & Bar, 72 Shrewsbury St., Worcester, is teaming up with MassFoodies for a night that would make Gene Wilder proud. On Wednesday, Oct. 26, starting at 6 p.m., the top floor of Sweet. Enjoy Willy Wonka-themed drinks and food prepared by Eisenhauer and her team. You may catch a glimpse of a “Bubble Machine.” “Expect

the unexpected,” said Eisenhauer, who has appeared on the Food Network’s “Chopped” and “Cupcake Wars” “We want the guests to be surprised with every bite and every sip … I think that’s part of the fun of it, isn’t it?” The event is the brainchild of Charlotte Holberry, founder of Eventive, and MassFoodies, led by Luke Vaillancourt. “There are a lot of dinner series around Massachusetts,” Vaillancourt said. “This goes beyond what most people would consider a sit down dinner; this is an experience. Tickets are $80 a pop on Eventbrite, or $150 a pair. That includes one Fizzy lifting Drink, an hour of appetizers, all non-alcoholic beverages and full themed meal.

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There are only so many story strands in cinema: boy meets girl, hero battles villain, Tom Hanks achieves sainthood, etc. Everything else is just a riff on a handful of familiar tropes.

An all-time favorite of mine is “grumpy older man bonds with precocious kid.” You know this one. The guy, typically on the dark side of 50 and emotionally disheveled, has no use for children, until one is deposited into his care. He grudgingly accepts responsibility for this young life, then gradually becomes smitten to the point where he sheds his Grinchy façade and evolves into a lovable Dad-like creature. For reference, check out Bill Murray in “St. Vincent.” In “Hunt for the Wilderpeople,” Sam Neill is that grump, and he is so good at it that I want him to adopt me. Neill plays Hec, one half of a married couple who become foster parents to 10-year-old Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison) on their remote New Zealand farm. Ricky is a chubby, mouthy kid with a record of small-time mischief — vandalism, theft, a touch of arson. Child Welfare Services is threatening that if his current placement doesn’t work out, the next stop is juvenile prison. Hec’s animosity toward Ricky (the foster arrangement was his wife’s idea) leaves little room for optimism. A series of unfortunate incidents spurs Ricky to flee into “the bush,” where he’s easily tracked by Hec. Further misadventures keep them stranded in the wilderness and then sent on the run from the authorities, who mistakenly believe Hec has abducted Ricky. The media coverage of the monthslong “manhunt” morphs into pure hysteria — one tabloid runs a front-page photo of Hec with the restrained headline: “PERVERT?” As the search drags on, an impatient press dubs them outlaws.

Written and directed by Taika Waititi, “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” is tender and funny, with the oddball sensibility of a Wes Anderson picture, right down to the folksy chapter titles. The relationship between Hec and Ricky — wouldn’t you know it, they actually like each other’s company — is buoyed by good humor, which prevents it from becoming mush. In fact, Ricky is a natural-born comedian, who hides his sharp intelligence behind a wall of wiseassery. Example: He loves to write haikus, and his best one is about maggots. Hec surprises, too. In early scenes he’s reminiscent of Patriots coach Bill Belichick after a loss — a man of so few words you’d be tempted to hold a mirror under his nose to be sure rigor mortis hasn’t set in. But a slyness bubbles beneath the gruff exterior. The guy most comfortable trudging through the bush and shooting wild boar for dinner expresses genuine curiosity about Ricky’s world and cares enough about his fate to make some significant life decisions. The pair stumble across a collection of bumblers and eccentrics on the trail. Among the hapless are three hunting buddies so easily disarmed it’s a wonder a resourceful deer hasn’t yet turned their own guns on them. And Psycho Sam, a ranting conspiracy theorist who wears a shrubbery on his back as camouflage from, well, everything, is a harmless, kind-hearted clown destined to die when the government electrifies one of his tinfoil hats. Cinema 320 last week screened “The Innocents,” about a convent of nuns impregnated by Russian soldiers during WWII. It was tough stuff. This is not. Enjoy. “Hunt for the Wilderpeople” will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, and at 1 and 3:50 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.

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Singing Competition -- WCCA TV New Voices Awards 2016. It’s that time of year again! WCCA TV is seeking young talented singers between the ages of 14 and 21 to audition for the New Voices Awards singing competition. If you are interested contact us at 508755-1880 or e-mail Joseph at joseph@wccatv.com. The Auditions will be on November 1st and the between 3 and 5:30 p.m. and the finals competition will be November 7th between 3 and 5:30 p.m. It will show on TV throughout November and December. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Free! Worcester Community Cable Access (WCCA TV - Channel 13), 415 Main St. 508-755-1880 or wccatv.com Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s out on the patio. “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. Jazzed Up Trio. Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Basil n Spice, 299 Shrewsbury S. 774-317-9986 or basilnspice.com Open Mic Most Thursdays @ Barbers North. 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 nights 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! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. Worcester Chamber Music Society’s The Power of Five a Café Concert. Two viola quintets in diametrically opposed worlds. Mozart’s String Quintet, elegantly sparkling with ease and good humor, showing the endlessly creative flow of ideas and counterpoint which typify his late works, a never ending and never erring dialogue between voices. Then the Adagio from Bruckner’s massive viola quintet, full of deep pathos and rich sonority, a long and beautiful movement of sadness and consolation. Café Concerts are a wonderful way to experience chamber music in an intimate setting. Enjoy a fabulous buffet dinner at the award-winning Nuovo Restaurant and remain at your table for the concert! These concerts sell out, so reserve your table early. Thursday, October 6, 2016 Nuovo Restaurant 92 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester 6:30 PM dinner seating | 8:00 PM concert Tickets: Dinner/Concert $59, Concert $29 Dinner and Concert $59, Concert only $29. 6:30-9 p.m. Nuovo Restaurant, 92 Shrewsbury St. 508-217-4450, ext. 1 or worcesterchambermusic.org African Drumming Presentation. The Department of Art, Music and Theatre is happy to present an African Drumming presentation. This World Music Founder/Director Jeremy Cohen will present a lecture and hands-on clinic on the rich drumming traditions of West Africa. Cohen is an interlocutor who blends his experience as a classroom teacher, conservatory-trained musician and African adventurer and will offer insight into the unique shared music and history between the U.S. and Ghana. This event is free and open to the public. Free. 7-8 p.m. Assumption College, Kennedy Building 112, 500 Salisbury St. assumption.edu Open Mic. Attention Performers- Amateurs and Experts! Do you sing or play an instrument? Are you looking for a crowd that will appreciate your incredible sense of humor? Maybe you have some secret talent that you’re ready to share with the world (or at least your local coffee house). Drop in for Open Mic! Full Sandwich Menu Desserts Coffee & Espresso BYOB beer & wine only $0. 7-10 p.m. Cake Shop Cafe, 22A West St., Millbury. 508-865-9866 or cakeshopcafe.com

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Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 7:30-11 p.m. Flip Flops, 680 Main St., Holden. Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Cold soldier band. cold soldiers play the blues and whatnot with Dwight Perry, Bob Berry, George Dellomo and... No cover. 8-10 p.m. Dunny’s Tavern, Lois happy hour party, 291 East Main St., East Brookfield. Jon Short. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Ken Macy Performs at Loft, Thurs at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Open Mic hosted by Michael Rivelis. 8-11 p.m. Mr. Dooley’s Olde Irish Country Pub, 303 Shears St., Wrentham. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Matt Robert Solo Acoustic. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Thursdaze -- Open Mic. 18+ with proper ID Hosted by local artist Rife Styles BYOB for guests over 21! (hard alcohol prohibited) 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Spiritual Haze, 589 Park Ave. 508-799-0629. Amanda Cote. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774420-2253. Cloudstead & Friends. Local Clark Band showcase 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Dan Christo. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Karaoke by DJ Nancy C. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Karaoke Singing Contest - $500.00 prize. The karaoke contest is open to solo singers 21 years or older. Singers are selected each week to compete in the contest multi-week finals on 11/17, 12/1, and 12/8. During each of those 3 finals weeks, singers will be eliminated until there are 3 remaining who will return for the final competition night on 12/15. At the end of that night, 1 singer will win the Grand Prize of $500.00. There will be open karaoke starting at 9 p.m. The contest portion of the night will start between 10 and 10:30 p.m. and then more open karaoke after the contest. 635 free. 9 p.m.1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-696-4845. Thumpin College Thursdays. Come dance the night away with our DJ Scrappy every Thursday Night. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521. DJ’s - Upstairs Thur thru Sat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St.

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Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat. Let Dr. Nat start your weekend with jazz, swing, blues, soul, samba, R&B, Broadway, original songs about Worcester, and other surprises, such as special guest vocalists and instrumentalists. Dancers welcome! No cover charge, tips appreciated. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-7534030 or natneedle.com Zack Slik. Country blues originals 6-9 p.m. Homefield Brewing, 3 Arnold Road, Fiskdale. 774-242-6365. Bill McCarthy Every Friday at Barbers Crossing North. Now catch Bill McCarthy playing his heart out every Friday at Barbers North (Sterling, MA) @6:30pm Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. Free! 6:30-9:30 p.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. Amanda Cote. 7-10 p.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508304-6044. Dan Kirouac: solo/acoustic. Dan has been part of the regional music scene for thirty years. When not busy with the tribute band Beatles For Sale, his solo performances showcase vocals accompanied by a six-string acoustic guitar. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 1960s to today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 contemporary and

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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,

Canal Restaurant & Bar, Bar/Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Outrageous Greg’s Crazy Karaoke. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Martys pub. Wachusett Music Series Presents: The Grand Slambovian Circus of Dreams. The music of The Slambovian oldie songs. More information at dankirouac.com. Free. 7-10 p.m. Circus Of Dreams has been variously described as “hillbilly-Floyd,” Highfields Golf & Country Club, 42 Magill Drive, Grafton. “folk-pop,” “alt-country, roots-rock,” and “surreal Americana;” a Mary Lou Ferrante. Stop in for some old school folk and blues. clear indicator of its singularly indescribable uniqueness. Dancing Mary Lou will slow it down a bit and get a trip through musical freely between all existing religious and philosophical mythologies, history from the 1920’s & 30’s. She is a very talented guitarist and the music is uplifting, empowering, and a lot of fun $25 in advance banjo player. She covers major artists from the delta to east coast $30 day of show. 7-10 p.m. First Church of Sterling, 6 Meetinghouse The Blackstone Valley Art Association holds the piedmont style players, such as Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Blind Road, Sterling. 978-365-2043 or wachusettmusic.net opening reception for its 59th annual Fall Juried Art Show Boy Fuller and Memphis Minnie along with mandolin players such as Brethren. Christian Rock $5 donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Friday, Oct. 7, 4-7 p.m., at Alternatives Uxbridge Yank Rachell. Come on down, kick back, relax and enjoy all the sweet Dios!, Main Room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. 508-579-6722. Career Center Art Gallery, 5 South Main St., Uxbridge. sounds that Mary Lou has to offer! N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant Babe Pino Band. The Babe Pino band Blues bLues blUes bluEs View an eclectic group showing of fiber arts, pottery, award& Bar, Bar/Lounge, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. and blueS no cover. 8 p.m.-midnight White Eagle, in the bar, 4 winning fine art photography and painting in all media. For Brett Casavant. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Harrison St. 508-753-9612. more information, visit BVAA.org or alternativesnet.org, email Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. Brian & Captain. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument sam.ankrah@alternativesnet.org or call 508-278-6791. Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur. In the 1960s Jim Kweskin Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. and Geoff Muldaur led the groundbreaking Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Brian Kendall & Dave Miller. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New admired and imitated by everyone from folk and blues musicians to American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. rockers like The Lovin’ Spoonful and The Grateful Dead, but their new Dan & Ethan. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Tavern on Central, 3 Central St., album, “Penny’s Farm,” isn’t a victory lap or nostalgia trip. Back then Ashburnham. 978-827-1272. they were exciting because they had a gift for combining a loose, Kevin Shields Performs at Loft, Saturday at 8. 8-11:59 good-time feel with an astonishingly high standard of musicianship, p.m. Loft 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. making old songs feel quirky, hip, and new, and “Penny’s Farm” is Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Blacksheep Tavern, 261 Leominster exciting because they still have that magic. $26 advance; $30 day Road, Sterling. 978-422-0255. of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Rocket Queen- A tribute to Guns & Roses at The Cove! Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Rocket Queen- A tribute to Guns & Roses at The Cove All night long! Joe Macey. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., $10 cover 21+ doors at 8pm Show starts at 9pm $10 at the door. 8 West Boylston. 774-261-8585. p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find Ken Macy Band. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument them on Facebook. Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. The Tipparary Stonethrowers. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Quinn’s Irish Pub, Live Music. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Blacksheep Tavern, 261 Leominster 715 West Boylston St. 508-459-2025. Road, Sterling. 978-422-0255. Zack Slik. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main St., Ross McGuinness. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Happy Jack’s, 785 North Main Leominster. 978-466-3433. St., Leominster. 978-466-3433. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., The Dead and the Damned and More at the Cove. The Gardner. 978-669-0122. Dead and the Damned return to the Cove to bring some Nu-Metal Scott Babineau. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 madness! Covering bands such as Static X, Machine Head, Marilyn Central St., Leominster. Manson and many more! Kill the Straggler reverbnation.com/ Sip & Stitch 1pm to 5pm; then Jubilee Gardens killthestraggler $7 at the Door 21+ Doors at 8pm $7 at the door. 8 8:30pm. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 p.m.-1 a.m. The Cove Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or find Millbury St. 508-753-4030. them on Facebook. Back to Back with Charlie D. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Two Timers Performs at Loft, Friday at 8. 8-11:59 p.m. Loft Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. screamo, punk & alternative. You’re not alone in your digital world. 266 Bar & Lounge, 266 Park Ave. 508-796-5177. Were out here live! Call in to let us know your listening @ (508)753- Caves on Mars. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Factory, 242 West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. 2284 after 11pm. Hope you tune in to hear local and national metal Gardner. 978-669-0122. and more! 91.3fm or wcuw.org It’s your community radio! So enjoy it Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508Ben Cote Band, 3 Mile Island, Left Hand Blue. Three 792-1078. already! Sheesh! 11 p.m.-midnight Online on Facebook. bands, one stage. Serious Rock & Roll. Plus a CD release party! $5. 9 Eric Narwahl and The Manatees. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. >Saturday 8 Water, 97 Water St. Doctor Robert. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sakura Tokyo, 640 Park Ave. 508Tower Hill Fall Festival Concert: Twisted Pine / Fellowship Of The King. A Prime Time Event...The Return of 792-1078. Concerts at 1:00 & 3:00. Armed with fresh writing, high-octane the King...Elvis Tribute...Rock ‘n’ Roll, Blues, Rockabilly, Soul $5. 9 Eric Paquette. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. virtuosity, and endless energy, Twisted Pine challenges its bluegrass p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or find them on Friday Night DJs. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. White Eagle Polish Club, 112 roots by effortlessly intertwining innovation with tradition. Free with Facebook. Green St. 774-245-1991. admission. Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Stoddard Education and Khaos Junkies. The Khaos Junkies will be rockin’ out at The Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. Visitors Center, Winter Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. Valley Pub on Saturday October 8th! Come check them out at this 978-345-5051. Magic of Eddie Raymond. 5:30-8 p.m. Tavern on Central, 3 newly remodeled outstanding venue! No Cover. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Rattlesnake Alley. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove Central St., Ashburnham. 978-827-1272. Valley Pub, 40 Plummer Ave, Whitinsville. khaosjunkies.com St. 508-793-0900. Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a One50One. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. T.C. Polk. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. South Side Grille & Margarita Factory, 242 talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 978-345-5051. West Broadway, Gardner. 978-632-1057. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Sam James. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-420-2253. Trigger. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! At Quaker Tavern, Rt.146 Exit Abraxas - Santana Tribute. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 508-853-1350. 2 to Rt. 14a, Uxbridge. Playing & singing the Greatest Hits of the 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879. 50’s to the 80’s. “The soundtrack of your youth” Great Food, Full Bar, DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879. DJ’s - Upstairs Thur thru Sat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Lottery & Me! No Cover. Be There! Free! 7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker DJ’s - Upstairs Thur thru Sat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Whiskey on Water, 97 Water St. Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. Water, 97 Water St. DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. New England Weather. This Saturday we have New England DJs. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-304-6044. Ghost Train. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Weather performing for us. They are a very talented duo that play DJ 21+Canal. N/A. 10:30 p.m.-1:40 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, Place. 508-459-9035. pretty much every genre of music there is. Come by grab a drink and 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. DJ 21+Canal. 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The Higgs. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Tower Hill Fall Festival Concert: Eastern Mountain String Band / Concert at 1:00 & 3:00. The Eastern Mountain String Band is a quartet of bluegrass pickers, who draw on jazz, folk, and rock music to create a distinctive and fresh bluegrass sound. Free with admission. Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Stoddard Education and Visitors Center, Winter Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. Brunch with Zack Slik. 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Odd Squad Live! Tickets are $29 and $39. A limited number of VIP meet and greet tickets are available for $59. Discounts are available for members and groups of 10+. 2-4 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org Marc Turo. 4-8 p.m. Frank’s, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-420-2253. Organ Concert. Performing: William Ness, organist Details: Playing Wagner, Vierne, and more. With Chamber Music Concerts in Memorial Hall at 3PM, 5:30 & 6PM, and tours & organ demos throughout the day. (Memorial Hall is not handicapped accessible.) Bring your own chair or $5 chair rental. 4-5 p.m. Worcester War Memorial Auditorium, Lincoln Square. worcaud.com Big Jon Short. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Sunday Afternoon Jazz Series: “Rick Stephen Trio” at 5pm; then Andy Cummings at 8:30pm! No Cover. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis Live! Playing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s out on the patio. “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 @ Plaza Azteca! 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” so I know you’re not selling Viagra or something!) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights 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. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Mikey Lynch hosts the Sunday Jam with feature artist Arthur James! Mikey Lynch hosts the Sunday Jam with great feature artists each week and an open jam session. No cover. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Matthew Curry. Seemingly out of nowhere, Matthew Curry has been creating a serious buzz these past few years, seeing rock starlike standing ovations at key festivals both in the U.S. and abroad. And the lines for his autograph at the merchandise booths are longer than most headliners. Curry’s roots certainly run muddy-waters deep, something that’s not been lost on the guitar legends he’s had the honor of sharing the stage with over the past few years. “Curry is a phenomenal guitar player,” marvels Peter Frampton. “A highlight from my tour last year was jamming with him. He’s the next guitar hero!” $16 advance; $20 day of show. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant.com Funklopian Tubes. Funklopian Tubes is a funk/rock fusion band from central MA. The trio consists of Jeff Mac/Guitar, Brant Stout/ Bass, & Chris Palace/Drums. The band creates a unique sound that is innovative, instrumental, & improvisational. 8 p.m.-midnight Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Karaoke. Karaoke on Sunday starts at 8:00 PM and ends at 12:00 AM. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, karaoke starts at 9:00 PM and ends at 1:00 AM. Karaoke by DJ Nancy C. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club

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KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051. Blue Light Bandits. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Free! Worcester Community Cable Access (WCCA TV Channel 13), 415 Main St. 508-755-1880 or wccatv.com Tower Hill Fall Festival Concert: The Great Molasses Flood / Concert at 1:00 & 3:00. The Great Molasses Flood is folk/rock with beautiful three-part harmonies. Original songs as well as unique covers that resonate with listeners Free with admission. Tower Hill Botanic Garden: Stoddard Education and Visitors Center, Winter Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Karaoke. Karaoke on Sunday starts at 8:00 PM and ends at 12:00 AM. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, karaoke starts at 9:00 PM and ends at 1:00 AM. Karaoke by DJ Nancy C. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Live Band Karaoke with Fingercuff Monthly Open Jam. Live Band Karaoke with Fingercuff Open Jam! Come and sing, play and rock out with the band, we have everything you need to be a rock star. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Liberty Tavern, 301 High St., Clinton. 978-365-4800.

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The Golden Age of Musicals. Cole Porter had his biggest hit with “Kiss Me Kate,” Irving Berlin wrote his last significant show, Rodgers and Hammerstein extended their fame with South Pacific, and Lerner & Loewe join the steady stream of new writers. Join Jack Craig as he presents the bookend musicals (and others) for this program - “Brigadoon” and “My Fair Lady” Free. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood Circle. briarwoodretirement.com

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regarded songwriters of a generation. ‘The Voice of The Heartland’ continued to evolve artistically with Plain Spoken, John’s 22nd full length album. John Mellencamp completed an 80-city tour in North American in 2015, and is continuing the journey for more lucky John Mellencamp’s Plain Spoken Tour. John Mellencamp’s fans in 2016. Tickets are $39.50, $59.50, $79.50 and $122.50. Plain Spoken Tour has been called “a triumphant, career-spanning VIP packages are available for $228. There is a 6 ticket limit per show” (Hollywood Reporter) and a “superb performance-still full person. Please call the box office at 877.571.SHOW (7469) for more of fiery defiance” (Boston Globe). The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer information. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing launched the tour in early 2015 to support his critically-acclaimed Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org 22nd studio album “Plain Spoken” and extended with dates through Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Spring 2016 due to overwhelming fan demand. Praised as “arguably Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the the most important roots rocker of his generation,” Mellencamp’s schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on illustrious career has spanned more than four decades and continues Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your to endure. Mellencamp’s career in music, spanning more than 35 host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve years, has seen him transition from pop star to one of the most highly it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the

email’s “subject box”) To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook. 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. Karaoke on Sunday starts at 8:00 PM and ends at 12:00 AM. On Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, karaoke starts at 9:00 PM and ends at 1:00 AM. Karaoke by DJ Nancy C. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385. Patrick Murphy, Country Blues. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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College Musik. 21+ with proper ID Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629. Take Down The Wall Cafe 2nd Anniversary. Note: Exceptional 2nd Wednesday. Regular 3rd Weds. shows resume Nov. 16. Monthly Open Mike bringing people with & without disabilities together to share creativity. All performing arts welcome. Free refreshments. Sign up to perform at the door with Emcee Nat Needle. Free - donations welcome. 6:30-8 p.m. Alternatives Worcester Satellite, Coffeehouse Room, 454 Grove St. 508-579-5997 or natneedle.com Nick’s Jazz Jam. No Cover. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Open Mic - hosted by Amanda Cote. All genres and acoustic instruments welcome. 21+ or with guardian. Sign-up begins at 7:30 Free. 8-11 p.m. Legends, Airport Road - Fitchburg Ma, Fitchburg. 978-895-5883. Trivia Night. 8-10 p.m. The Pint, 58 Shrewsbury St.

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Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, “Paint The Town! 2016” Art Exhibit, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Oct. 29. 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 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. 508-753Road. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org 8278 or worcesterhistory.org Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors Sprinkler Factory, Go Figure: Art About Mankind and Mind (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, Free. Opening Reception, Saturday; Go Figure: Art About Mankind and Mind 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or - Gallery Hours and Guided Tours, Sundays, Saturdays, Oct. 9 - Oct. museumofrussianicons.org 23. Admission: Free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Old Sturbridge Village, Make No Little Plans, Through Oct. 31. Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West or osv.org Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909. thefostergallery.com Post Road Art Center, Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 topfunaviation.com p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, or preservationworcester.org Check out “Maggie’s Getting Married” Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. from Oct. 7-30 at Stageloft Repertory Theater, 450A Main St., Fiskdale. On the night before the wedding of their youngest daughter, Maggie, and their soon-to-be-son-in-law, Russell MacMillan, the Duncans have are hosting a rehearsal dinner at their home. When Maggie’s older sister returns home for the wedding, she discovers she knows Russell a little better than Maggie would like her to and the mayhem ensues. Get the picture? The cost is $18, $16 for seniors, $10 for children 12 and under. For more information, visit stageloft.org, email stageloftrep@gmail.com or call 508-347-9005.

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Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits - Fridays, Saturdays, Saturday, September 18 - Monday, December 31. Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits 257 Park Ave Worcester MA 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. Fri & Sat Oct 7th & 8th Larry Myles Sarah Martin and Friends. Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Park Grill & Spirits Great Food and Fun Make Reservations Early at 800-401-2221 or online at beantowncomedy.com To the Table! - Friday, October 7. Opening Reception: Friday, October 7, 6:00-7:15 PM October 7, 8, 14 & 15 at 7:30 PM October 9 & 16 at 5:00 PM October 8 & 15 at 2:00 PM Five original plays in one night! Featuring the world premiere of the new operetta “There the Giant Fell - an elegy.” Tickets: $20, $18 student/seniors. Reservation: 774-280-6021 / Molehill.productions@gmail.com $20, $18 student/seniors. 6-9 p.m. Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. & Whitin Mill Complex, 50 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Call 508-234-6232 or visit alternativesnet.org Nunsense - Friday, October 7 - Saturday, October 8. They’re back! The Little Sisters of Hoboken return to Theatre at the Mount in the show that wowed audiences in 1993. When the “Little Hobos” discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidently poisoned 52 of the sisters, they parade their talents in a variety show staged to raise funds so that the last four of the dearly departed can be buried. With songs and comic interludes paced at break-neck speed, and a riotous audience participation quiz that has everyone rolling in the aisles, Nunsense offers a cornucopia of hilarity for the whole family, proving conclusively that nun rhymes with fun! $22. 8-10 p.m. Mount Wachusett Community College: Theatre, 444 Green St., Gardner. Call 978-630-9388 or visit mwcc.edu Maggie’s Getting Married by Norm Foster - Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, October 7 - Saturday, October 29. Onstage at Stageloft October 7 - October 30: Fridays and Saturdays at 8PM, Sundays at 2PM On the night before the wedding of their youngest daughter, Maggie, and their soon-to-be-son-in-law, Russell

MacMillan, the Duncans have are hosting a rehearsal dinner at their home. When Maggie’s older sister returns home for the wedding, she discovers that she knows Russell a little better than Maggie would like her to and the mayhem ensues. By Norm Foster, Canada’s funniest and most produced playwright. Starring: Siana Green, Julianne McGourty, Cathy O’Brien, Todd Darling, Sean Gardell and Greg Glanville Directed by Ed Cornely $18, seniors $16, 12 and under $10. 8-10 p.m. Stageloft Repertory Theater, 450A Main St., Fiskdale. Call 508-347-9005 or visit stageloft.org To the Table! - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, October 7 - Sunday, October 16. Take 5 of the region’s top playwrights and challenge them to write a four person twenty minute piece; add three of region’s top directors to interpret and expand upon that challenge; chill overnight; cast a talented ensemble of talented actors, singers, and dancers to perform; bake for two months; transfer immediately “To the Table”. 20. 7-10 p.m. Alternatives Whitin Mill Complex: GB and Lexi Singh Performance Center, 60 Douglas Road, Whitinsville. Murph’s Comedy Joint - Saturday, October 8 - Tuesday, November 8. Headlineing this Murph’s only comedy joint of year is None other than Clinton’s Sam Ike.. Sam has been seen in the Minneapolis comedy fest, Boston comedy fest 2015, and all over Nee England and Ny. This show feature act I Worcestershire very own James Dorsey.. Who has been seen on Spike TV. $20 at door $15 in advance by calling Murph at 508 450-6788. 8-10 p.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, Main Hall, 19 Temple St. Call 508 450-6788 or visit Mutphsconedyjoint@facebook.com

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Meet Hanover Theatre’s Princess Kelly at the EcoTarium. Meet The Hanover Theatre’s Princess Kelly, a dear friend of Cinderella, at the EcoTarium on Thursday, October 6 . Princess Kelly is available for photos, fun, and your exclusive chance to win tickets to The Hanover Theatre’s family night at “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” on October 13. Free with EcoTarium admission ($15 adults, $10 children 2-18, seniors 65+ and students with ID); Free for EcoTarium Members and children under 2 . 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org

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Arms and Armor: Knight’s Tale. The Knight in shining armor conjures a thousand images and captures the imagination. What were the strengths of armor? What were its weaknesses? Learn about all the different kinds of arms and armor that were used by knights and soldiers of the past in this interactive program. Follow this with a visit to the Knights! exhibition and immerse yourself in the world of chivalry! (Programming subject to change) Free with Museum admission. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Conference Room, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

college sports Women’s Soccer Anna Maria Oct. 8 @ Emmanuel, 3 p.m. Oct. 10 @ Saint Joseph’s, 1 p.m. Assumption Oct. 8 v Saint Rose, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 v Saint Michael’s, 6 p.m. Becker Oct. 8 @ Newbury College, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 v Bay Path, 4 p.m. Clark Oct. 8 v MIT, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 v Springfield College, 6 p.m. Holy Cross Oct. 8 v Colgate, 7:05 p.m.

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Anna Maria Oct. 8 @ Emmanuel, 12 p.m. Oct. 10 v Saint Joseph’s, 2 p.m. Assumption Oct. 8 @ Saint Rose, 1 p.m. Oct. 11 @ Merrimack, 7 p.m. Becker Oct. 8 v Southern Vt., 11 a.m. Oct. 12 @ Regis, 4 p.m. Clark Oct. 8 @ Babson, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 v Fitchburg State, 7 p.m. Holy Cross Oct. 8 @ Navy, 12 p.m. WPI Oct. 8 v Springfield, 5 p.m. WSU Oct. 7 @ MCLA, 6 p.m.

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Anna Maria Oct. 6 v Nichols, 4 p.m. Oct. 8 @ Johnson & Wales, 5 p.m. Assumption Oct. 11 @ American Int’l, 7 p.m. Becker Oct. 8 @ Elms, 2 p.m. Oct. 11 v Daniel Webster, 4 p.m. Clark Oct. 8 v MIT, 12 p.m. Oct. 11 v Husson, 3 p.m. Holy Cross Oct. 8 v Lafayette, 11:05 a.m. Nichols Oct. 8 v Western New England, 11 a.m. Oct. 12 @ Roger Williams, 7 p.m. WPI Oct. 8 v Wellesley, 10 a.m. WSU Oct. 8 v Fitchburg State, 10 a.m. Oct. 11 v Framingham State, 7 p.m.

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Holy Cross Oct. 7 @ Lafayette , 7 p.m. Oct. 8 @ Navy, 7:30 p.m. Nichols Oct. 11 @ Eastern Nazarene, 7 p.m. Anna Maria Oct. 6 v Lesley, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 @ Lasell, 11 a.m. Becker Oct. 6 v Worcester State, 7 p.m. Oct. 7 v Newbury College, 7 p.m. Oct. 12 @ Bay Path, 7 p.m.

Clark Oct. 6 v Framingham State, 7 p.m. Oct. 11 v Wellesley, 7 p.m. WSU Oct. 8 v Mount Ida, TBA Oct. 8 @ Regis, 3 p.m. Oct. 11 @ Westfield State, 7 p.m. WPI Oct. 6 @ Smith, 7 p.m. Oct. 8 v Eastern Nazarene, 11 a.m. Oct. 8 v Mass. Maritime,1 p.m.

Women’s Tennis

Anna Maria Oct. 9 v Becker, 12 p.m. Oct. 10 @ Simmons, 12 p.m. Assumption Oct. 8 v Stonehill, 11 a.m. Oct. 10 @ Gordon, 4 p.m. Oct. 12 @ Saint Michael’s, 3 p.m. Clark Oct. 8 v Wheaton College, 1 p.m. Oct. 12 @ Rhode Island College, 3:30 p.m. Holy Cross Oct. 6 @ Providence, 5 p.m. Oct. 9 @ Connecticut College Invitational, TBA WSU Oct. 7 v Western Conn. State, 3:30 p.m. Oct. 8 v Rhode Island College, 5 p.m.

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Holy Cross Oct. 12 @ Worcester City Championship, TBA Assumption Oct. 10, 11 @ Post Eagles Invitational, TBA

Women’s Cross Country Clark Oct. 8 @ James Earley Invitational, 11 a.m. Holy Cross Oct. 8 @ New England Championship, 10 a.m. WSU Oct. 8 @ James Earley Invitiational, TBA

Men’s Cross Country Clark Oct. 8 @ James Earley Invitational, 12 p.m. Holy Cross Oct. 8 @ New England Championship, 10 a.m. WSU Oct. 8 @ James Earley Invitational, TBA

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MULCH & LOAM *Composted Loam* 3/8 screened, $22/yd del’d, 10 yd min; 3/4 screened, $20/yd del’d 15 yd min. No additives, fillers or byproducts. Local delivery only. Call Eliot Starbard 508-882-0140 Sterling Peat Inc. Quality Screened Loam & Compost, Screened Loam/ Compost Mix, Mulches, Screened Gravel. Fill, Fieldstone. 978-422-8294

MERCHANDISE CEMETERY PLOTS Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross - 2 Lots Value $10,500 - asking $4000 OBO 774-239-9189

Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA Garden of Heritage II. 2 Lots w/vaults. Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Unit C, section Heritage II, plots 1 and 2. Today’s price is $6500, asking $3500. 508-344-9626

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. 2 Lots in the Garden of Faith. $1500.00 for both. Near the feature. Mary 508-886-4334.

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 Worcester County Memorial Park - Paxton Two lots for sale. Present price $3250 each, totaling $6500. $4500 for both. Call 801-294-7514 Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross - 2 Lots Value $10,500 - asking $4000 OBO 774-239-9189

Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Grave sites. 2 lots, Good Shepherd. Plot 147, graves 3 & 4. $5000.00 each. B/O Call Kris 508-735-9996 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Garden of the Cross Premier Location, Must sell Value $5250 Asking $4000 OBO 508-799-5678 FOR SALE

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Ceramic Kiln Old but hardly used. Make an offer. 508-8292725 Dishes serv for 8. Beige stoneware, extra pieces. Asking $40. Call 508-752-4843 eve. No ans. leave message. Doors for Sale 1 beautiful wooden door 36-80, 1 screen door 36-80. Good condition. Call 508-798-7008. Samsung Replacement Battery for S4 Mini LTE GT i9190. Never used. $25 or best offer. Cost over $40. 508-797-9182 Small Scale Sleeper Sofa Double bed size. 76" W, slip covered. Exc. condition. $250. 508-829-4004

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LEGALS THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 2016 SM 008900 ORDER OF NOTICE To: Todd Lornell; Robin J. Lornell and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et seq.: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2007-12T1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-12T1 claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in SUTTON, numbered 31 DOUGLAS ROAD, given by Todd Lornell and Robin J. Lornell to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated April 11, 2007, and recorded in the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 40991, Page 150, and now held by the Plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/ Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before October 31, 2016 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER, Chief Justice of this Court on September 16, 2016 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 201608-0011 10/06/2016 MS

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

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1997 Mercedes-Benz E-420 Sedan, 4 dr., 8 cyl., 214,000 miles. Silver. $2,995 obo. New tires, brakes & more. Good, quiet engine. Purrs like a kitten. 508-865-5372

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

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

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. $42,000. 407-375-3917 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Original low mileage beauty. Recent 350/325 hp engine. Must see! Trophy winner. 774437-8717 $6,500

1965 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible L75 327ci/300HP manual 4 speed, blue/black, $16500 contact callumleona@gmail.com / 508418-8944

18 Ft. Fiberglass Fishing Boat Galvanized roller trailer, 90HP mariner, outboard motor. $1250. Also 14 ft. boat & trailer. $500 508-853-5789. Ask for Stan. CAMPERS/TRAILERS 3 Horse Trailer 2002 Exiss XT/ 300 Gooseneck. Great condition. All alum. S.S. nose. On craigslist pics. $7,995. Paxton. Call Robert at 508-757-0887*

LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Paul Otten and Ginger Otten to Bank of America, N.A., dated May 15, 2007 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 41151, Page 284, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Bank of America, N.A. to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for PROF-2013-S3 REMIC Trust III dated March 14, 2014 and recorded with said Registry on May 21, 2014 at Book 52339, Page 51 and by assignment from U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for PROF-2013-S3 REMIC Trust III to Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for the PrimeStar-H Fund I Trust dated December 16, 2014 and recorded with said Registry on December 30, 2014 at Book 53215, Page 246, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 p.m. on October 31, 2016, on the mortgaged premises located at 1 GATES LANE, MILLBURY, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The land in said Millbury with the buildings thereon being the same premises shown as lots 555, 556, 557, 558 and 559 on the plan of ‘’Dorothy Manor’’ drawn by Ernest W. Branch, C.E. dated April 1915 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 33, Plan 61, and bounded and described as follows: NORTHEASTERLY by lot 560, as shown on said plan one hundred ten and no hundredths (110.00) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY by lots 498, 499, 500, 501 and 502 as shown on said Plan, One hundred twenty-five and no hundredths (125.00) feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by lot 554 as shown on said plan, one hundred ten and no hundredths (110.00) feet; and NORTHWESTERLY by Gates Road, one hundred twenty-vie and no hundredths (125.00) feet. Containing 13,750 square feet, more or less. The mortgagor(s) expressly reserve my/our rights of Homestead and do not wish to terminate my/our Homestead by granting the within conveyance notwithstanding my/our waiver of such homestead in paragraph 24 of the within mortgage. Being the same premises conveyed to the herein named mortgagor(s) by deed recorded with Worcester District Registry of Deeds herewith. Book 41151, Page 282. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 41151, Page 282. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE PRIMESTAR-H FUND I TRUST Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201410-0753 – YEL

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Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw Section III Use Regulations, Section IV.C. Site Plan Review, and Section VII. A. Special Permits, the Planning Board will hold a hearing on the applications of CrossFit Athletic Center, Corp., for use of the existing structure and property located at 64 WorcesterProvidence Turnpike for a CrossFit gym, survey/engineering office, massage spa, and retail juice bar. The hearing will be held at the Sutton Town Hall, third floor, on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 7:15 P.M. A copy of the application can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours. Scott Paul, Chairman Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 Docket No. WO16C0382CA NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the matter of: Arpine Sheversh Azizian Of Worcester, MA To all persons interested in petition described: A petition has been presented by Arpine S Azizian requesting that: Arpine Sheversh Azizian be allowed to change his/ her/their name as follows: Arpine Shavarsh Yacuzzi IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worcester ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 10/25/2016 WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy First Justice of this Court. Date: September 21, 2016 Stephanie K. Fattman Register of Probate 10/06/2016 WM

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MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Country Candle Co., Inc., a Massachusetts corporation with an address of 22 West Street, Millbury, Massachusetts, 01527, James F. Laurence, Trustee of Northborough Whitney Realty Trust and Joan M. Laurence, Trustee of Forty Four Whitney Realty Trust Massachusetts to TD Bank, N.A. formerly known as TD Banknorth, N.A., a national banking institution doing business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, whose address is 370 Main Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01608 and said mortgage being dated January 21, 2004 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 32695 Page 43, as amended to in an instrument dated November 13, 2009 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 45308, Page 248, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 1:00 p.m. on the 18th day of November, 2016 at 10 West Street (a/k/a 22 West Street) Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: A certain tract of land located on West Street in Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, further bounded and described as follows: PARCEL I A certain parcel of land together with buildings situated thereon in the Town of Millbury, County of Worcester, Massachusetts, situated on the northerly side of West Street, consisting of approximately 103,000 square feet of property and shown as Parcel A on a plan of land entitled “Division of land owned by Unisorb, Inc., West Street and Water Street, Millbury, Massachusetts, scale 1” = 40’, July 14, 1999 prepared by Jim Kasierski, PLS, Inc.” Said land recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 745, Plan 23. PARCEL II A certain parcel of land together with buildings situated thereon in the Town of Millbury, County of Worcester, Massachusetts, situated on the northerly side of West Street and the easterly side of Water Street, consisting of approximately 274,200 square feet of land and shown as Parcel B on a plan of land entitled “Division of land owned by Unisorb, Inc., West Street and Water Street, Millbury, Massachusetts, scale 1” = 40’, July 14, 1999 prepared by Jim Kasierski, PLS, Inc.” Said land recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Plan Book 745, Plan 23. Said premises are conveyed subject to the following to the extent they affect the premises. Reservation of a right of way around the machine shop (to the extent it has not merged) and of the rights of the heirs of Charles D. Morse against the City of Worcester for acts done by the City (to the extent they survive) set forth in a deed from Hudson N. Hakes and Jacob A. Lincoln to Herbert L. O. Bowden dated October 28, 1898 and recorded in Book 1597, Page 181. Easements for poles and wires granted to Connecticut River Transmission Company by Damien Ducharme and Josephine Ducharme in instrument dated March 28, 1913, April 5, 1913 and May 29, 1913 and recorded in Book 2023, Page 556, Book 2024, Page 139 and Book 2029, Page 121. Easement for drainage from a catch basin to the Blackstone River granted to the Town of Millbury by The Felters Company in an instrument dated August 10, 1925 and recorded in Book 2393, Page 585. Order of Taking by the Massachusetts Water Works Company from The Felters Company et als dated January 16, 1969 and recorded in Book 4920, Page 417. Order of Taking by the Massachusetts Water Works Company from The Felters Company et als dated January 16, 1969 and recorded in Book 4920, Page 421. Notice of Variance granted to Unisorb, Inc. by the Millbury Board of Appeals dated July 6, 1999, recorded in Book 21595, Page 290. Notice of Activity and Use Limitation by Unisorb, Inc. dated August 2, 1999 and recorded in Book 21733, Page 33. BEING the same premises conveyed to Country Candle Co., Inc., Joan M. Laurence, Trustee of the Forty Four Whitney Realty Trust, and James F. Laurence, Trustee of the Northborough Whitney Realty Trust by deed of Lee J. Jundanian dated December 29, 2003 and recorded in the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 32695, Page 40. Premises to be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. For further reference the property to be conveyed consists of three separate lots shown as Parcels 1, 2 and 4 on a plan of land, recorded with said Deeds in Plan Book 810, Plan 23. See Town of Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts Assessors Parcel Identification No. 45-213, 45-2 and 45-215. See also Partial Release of Mortgage and Assignment of Rents dated July 15, 2011 recorded with said Deeds in Book 47623, Page 393, releasing Parcel 3 as shown on Plan of Land recorded with said Deeds in Plan Book 810, Page 23. Terms of sale: A deposit of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. In addition, within five (5) business days of the auction, the successful bidder shall pay, by certified or bank check to the Law Offices of Steven P. Murphy, Esquire, Fusaro, Altomare and Ermilio, 71 Elm Street, Suite 102, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, the balance of deposit to equal ten (10%) percent of the purchase price. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at the Law Offices of Steven P. Murphy, Esquire, Fusaro, Altomare and Ermilio, 71 Elm Street, Suite 102, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609 within forty-five (45) days from the date of sale. A Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. In the event of an error in this publication, the description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control. In addition, within forty-five (45) days from the date of sale, the successful bidder shall also pay a five (5%) percent Buyer’s Premium in addition to the purchase price. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. TD Bank, N.A., Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, Steven P. 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Dee Wells grew up in the U.S. Virgin Islands, attended Bryant University, and found himself in Worcester after taking a job at Holy Cross. He’s lived in the city 16 years now, and is co-founder of Future Focus Media, a worker-owner cooperative business that does photography, video production and website creation. The group focuses on teaching youth photography and film-making skills. I caught up with Dee to talk about his work with Future Focus Media and the impact it’s had on youth around the city.

Why photography and film? Photography and film making were just always something I was drawn to. My father was the first person to introduce me to photography when I was a kid. He put the camera in my hand and taught me all this stuff. And then the summer after my first year of school, so summer of 1992, I’ll never forget. I needed a summer job and I was in New York City and I didn’t know what to do. I was working some odd jobs here and there, administrative type jobs, and then all of a sudden someone says, “Oh, they’re looking for a production assistant,” I was like, “What’s a production assistant?” and they said, ‘Well, you’re working on a set, you’re working on a movie or a commercial, and pretty much the director or whomever says, ‘This is what you’re doing today.’” So I went down, I interviewed and I got the job. I was getting paid $100 dollars a day, which was cool because I was like, “$100 dollars a day? That’s easy.” Not knowing that $100 dollars a day could be eight hours or a day could truly be 24 hours. But I loved it. That was my first taste. And then I worked on a number of commercials for television. Visa, MasterCard commercials, music videos, doing time lapses with actual film in Times Square … I had always done photography, and then all of a sudden my younger cousin decided that he wanted to go to film school, and the more that he started talking to me about film school, and particularly the digital revolution with DSLR cameras that now shoot video, I got back into it. And that was 2003.

who says, “Well I have my regular job, whatever job that is, but I always want to get better at photography, or I want to have a side business, possibly a filmmaking or photography business.” We can teach them. Everything from ground floor all the way up. But kind of our niche is probably between the ages of 14-18. They come in sometimes knowing a lot, some of them come in knowing nothing about photography or film making, and we teach them all that.

What has changed in photography that makes because we’re teaching them on the job training. They’re learning negotiation, it accessible to anyone? The technology

has changed a lot because of the digital revolution. You can take hundreds, if not thousands, of photographs and then take the good ones, whereas before with film, it was expensive, it was really expensive. The equipment has gotten a whole lot better. Now we have DSLRs, cell phones that shoot 1080 or 4k. I tell people all the time, “Use what you have.” And usually what you have is your smartphone in your pocket, be it that Android, be it that iPhone, whatever, use what you have. If you learn how to use that really well, people will be surprised by what you can actually produce. You don’t need to go spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to get the best of the best camera, because guess what? As soon as you buy that camera, there’s something new coming out … so that’s definitely changed. The cost of entry into photography, film making, it’s certainly come down. It’s easier to get up and running.

Is Future Focus Media geared toward working Do people come to you with ideas and projects they want to work on or do you have with high school kids? We can work with anyone. The range is really wide, as young projects for them to work on? It’s a little bit as 10. It could literally be someone who just wants to learn these skills, somebody

they’re learning pre-production, they’re learning filming, they’re learning editing, on the job. They’re learning some of everything on the job all at the same time. We find that model works really, really well because it’s one thing to say somebody, “go do it,” but if I can actually have them join me on set and we talk about lighting, we talk about audio and how to capture audio in different form, be it using a shotgun microphone, or using a lavalier mic, that sort of thing, they’re learning that. That becomes real, it’s tangible. They get to see it from start to finish, too. They get to see a whole video from zero all the way through to 10, and they’re involved in it as much as they certainly want to be, which is really, really cool. That’s something that I had as an experience as a production assistant, I got to see from zero to 10 … so we get hired, but we’re also teaching on the job as well.

What do you think of the current education system and the lack of teaching these skills?

Should this be part of the public school curriculum? Absolutely. One of the biggest of both. We get hired by areas businesses and nonprofit organizations and then what things, my mother was a public school we do is we bring the youth along with us teacher for 27 years and luckily for me I

was exposed to a lot of different things because of my parents and family, I was involved in Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, I played multiple sports, I worked, but in school, I went to a smaller school and we didn’t have an audio/visual club. We didn’t have a tech club or anything like that, but if we showed interest in it with our teachers, they made it a point to help us. Our school system here in the United States right now, I mean, yeah, they’re focused on STEM, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and that’s all well and good, but one thing they’re missing, is the A. I call it STEAM. You have to remember A. Art. Art is involved with every subject. Art is very important, people forget that. So, to take this, be it a young lady who likes to draw, well guess what, that could possibly become a vocation for her or for him. Maybe they’re good with graphics using Illustrator or Photoshop combined with photography and film making and storytelling, that’s a beautiful thing. So, our schools do need to focus more on not teaching for test taking, and to some standardized test, but to actually learn and become a true critical thinker, a problem solver … you can do that with STEAM. - Tom Matthews OCTOBER 6, 2016 • WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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