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e often hear from city ofďŹ cials how far out in front Worcester is in so many areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; medical research, business development and public-private partnerships, to name a few. When an outsider comes in with a mountain of praise itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough to make you stand up and take notice. With its Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), Worcester once again appears to have its collective hands in the mix of something innovative. According to the organization that helped put the plan together, Boston-based Health Resources in Action (HRiA), it is not so much that the city has a CHIP; rather, it is the collaborative nature with which it was compiled. Having worked with communities around the country on similar efforts, HRiA says it has never seen the collaboration and pulling together of so many disparate resources as was done here. We thought that warranted a much closer look at the CHIP. What we found is a pedal-to-the-metal push to make Worcester the healthiest city in New England by 2020 by focusing on the foods we eat, the physical activities in which we engage and the mental and other factors that affect our overall health. We found pieces that may not ďŹ&#x201A;y, such as a proposed effort to make college campuses smoke free, and we found areas where some community members have beaten the city to the punch, such as 88 Market, where fresh fruits and vegetables abound. So take a moment and start chipping away at this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cover story: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Body of Evidence: Worcesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to be healthiest city in New England.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Walter Bird Jr. | Senior Writer

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January 24 - 30, 2013 ■ Volume 38, Number 21

Politicians have families, too, and we love our families, too.”

City’s panhandling, ‘Tag Day’ ordinances get thumbs-down COREY OLIVIER

Walter Bird Jr. ew city ordinances banning socalled aggressive panhandling and ending the decades-old practice of “Tag Days” could cripple the fund-raising efforts of several local organizations. At the same time, there is no guarantee panhandlers will abandon their spots in the middle of roads on medians – or that police are even equipped to enforce the new regulations. City Manager Mike O’Brien has at least one contingency plan, which involves making $25,000 available to local youth sports organizations and leagues and $15,000 to schools. The money comes from the city manager’s contingency fund, but whether it is enough to satisfy the groups and organizations who have come to depend on Tag Days for various fund-raising efforts, one thing is certain: Displeasure with the ordinances, which has been said to have came as a result of safety concerns, is not limited to panhandlers and civil rights advocates. Representatives of area organizations say there have been no safety issues and they worry charitable donations will markedly decline. “It’s sad that we can’t do it just because someone might get hurt,” says Jon Zwirblia of Worcester’s Marine Corps League. The organization’s annual Toys for Tots campaign raises about $5,000 a year to buy gifts for children in need, he says. “This will be a detriment to the local community,” says Zwirblia. “I’ve been helping with this for four years, and we’ve

– US Congressman Jim McGovern, discouraging speculation that Lt. Gov. Tim Murray was less than truthful when he cited familial concerns for deciding not to run for governor.

From left: Fireﬁghters Stephen McCann, Todd Bailey, Lt. John Franco (MDA Chair for the Worcester Fire Dept.) and Matt Corey, stand with boots in front of the Webster Square station. never had anyone arrested, trespassing, fall down or hit by a car.” Zwirblia says the Toys for Tots campaign might relocate to local malls, where participants will probably walk through parking lots, instead of streets. “We are still going to try to raise money for the kids,” he says. Fire Lt. John Franco says the ﬁre department’s efforts to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) will be impeded. “We’re very disappointed. My biggest concern is the MDA,” he says.

“Out of all the Tag Days, we make a huge difference. We’re there to help the people.” Fireﬁghters raise about $20,000 on what is commonly referred to as “Boot Day,” Franco says, adding while the department appreciates the city’s concerns, the suggested alternative of soliciting donations at shopping plazas will not prove as successful as the standard practice of greeting motorists in the streets. “Instead of Boot Day, we can have collection days at the grocery store plazas in the city, but we don’t think this

is as feasible as the Boot Days,” Franco says. “In 25 years there have been no injuries. I understand [the concerns], but I think the police don’t have the manpower to enforce this rule.” Franco says he thinks panhandlers will remain on medians and in the streets. He may be right. David Crisp says he is “chronically homeless” and that he is among the “sign holders” – a term advocates prefer over “panhandlers.” The 42-year-old says he is a recovering alcoholic who still struggles with the bottle. He says he is attending Quinsigamond Community College. Crisp says he solicits money for clothing and gas for his car. He has an apartment, but says he struggles “greatly” with his alcohol issues. Crisp says he has no intention of moving from the medians to the sidewalks (the ordinances do not prohibit the continued on page 6

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Former Worcester resident Chris Gilbert remembered and celebrated at Worcester State University (WSU) in an event co-sponsored by the English Department and the Worcester County Poetry Association (WCPA). +1

The state’s unemployment rate goes up to 6.7 percent in December, the sixth month the rate has either remained the same or gone up, state ofﬁcials announce. It rose from 6.6 percent the previous month. -1

The state adds 7,500 jobs in December, and roughly 51,000 jobs overall in 2012, despite a slight increase in the jobless rate. +1

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Michael Powell, plant engineer for the city’s Department of Administration and Finance, has been named employee of the month for January. Powell is in charge of maintenance and operations at City Hall and, according to City Manager Mike O’Brien, “knows every nook and cranny of the historic building.” +1

A Gov. Patrick press conference at Union Station dissolves into a media frenzy over Lt. Gov. Tim Murray’s decision not to run for governor and prevents substantive questions from being asked about Patrick’s controversial tax plan to raise revenue for transportation and education investments. -2

The Ecotarium wins Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) award for Art/Science Collaboration. The award was presented Tuesday, Feb. 19 during a State House ceremony. +1

Pet Rock, the charity dedicated to caring for pets in New England, donated proceeds from its 14th annual Pet Rock Festival last year to 13 area organizations, including the Worcester Animal Rescue League (WARL). +3

An April graduating class of police recruits in Worcester will put the police department just eight positions above the 330 set during the recession of 2008-09, leaving staff levels well below those recommended by city councilors and emergency ofﬁcials. -2

The Unum ofﬁce building at One Mercantile Place opens, with 700 employees expected to work there. It is the ﬁrst building built on the 20-acre CitySquare site. +2

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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

{ citydesk } Neighborhood wants CSX to put breaks on train noise Walter Bird Jr. he $100 million-plus expansion of the CSX rail yard is bringing more trains to the city, but some residents along Lake Ave. see nothing more than a giant headache rolling down the tracks. According to Michelle Rennie, the headaches have been around for a while and she worries they’re about to get a whole lot worse. Rennie and others living on the section of Lake Ave. where the CSX tracks stretch by Regency Warehouse Inc. say they are plagued by the constant blaring of horns and banging of cars being switched on the tracks, sometimes as early as 3-4 a.m. Making matters worse, they claim the Jacksonville, Fla.-based rail company has done little to address their concerns. It is to the point that Rennie says her health is taking a huge hit. “We were up for several days,” Rennie says of the noise she says comes from trains picking up cargo at the warehouse at 66 Atlas St. “We’ve only been getting three hours of sleep a night. We had two excellent nights [last Thursday and Friday]. They started [picking up trains] at 9 p.m. That was the first time. Every other night, it has been 12:30, 1, 2 a.m. Unfortunately, Rennie adds, a horn blasted in the earlymorning hours last Saturday for reasons she cannot figure out. “The cars were not being switched out, no one was working at the warehouse and there wasn’t another train stopped or going by,” she says. “Your guess is as good as mine. And two weeks ago [on a Saturday] CSX decided to grind the tracks down at 6:45 a.m.” The constant disruptions are, Rennie says, having a profound effect on her family’s personal well-being. “Our health is getting worse,” she says. “I’m getting colds and [the flu]. I don’t get sick. We have jobs. We’re walking around with three hours of sleep. We have doctors and firemen, a lot of people in our neighborhood. Would you want a doctor operating on you with three hours [of] sleep?”

Steve DelRosso, who owns a duplex on Billow Street, which is just off Lake Ave. and rests at the foot of a hill atop which the tracks run, says CSX has been unresponsive to complaints. “They said they were going to do something, they haven’t done shit,” he says. “My wife doesn’t sleep.” CSX spokesperson Bob Sullivan says the company is aware of the concerns in the Lake Ave. area and is reviewing its operations to “see what adjustments can be made to alleviate the concerns, which relate to service to local freight customers.” Sullivan said the service is not related to the recent expansion of CSX’s intermodal terminal. “We will continue to review operations and stay in touch with the community and local ofﬁcials on this matter,” he says. Rennie says she and her neighbors plan to meet with CSX about their concerns and were awaiting a response STEVEN KING

from O’Connell. The group has suggested a Feb. 25 meeting. She says a classaction lawsuit against the company is a possibility if the situation is not resolved. The city, meanwhile, has been “exceptional” in trying to help, according to Rennie. She singles out Mayor Joe Petty, Building and Inspectional Commissioner John Kelly, newly-elected 15th District state Rep. Mary Keefe and District 3 Councilor George Russell, whom she says has been “so helpful.” Russell likens the situation to what is known as a real estate taking, when, for example, a piece of property might be acquired to put in a road. “They’re taking away the quiet enjoyment of their homes,” Russell continued on page 6

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solicitation of money on city sidewalks). “I’m still going to panhandle on the islands until I ﬁnish school,” he says. “Doing it on the sidewalks is a waste of time. I always stand on the islands.” Another sign holder, 49-year-old Steve Garvey, says he will stay put on the medians – unless he is about to get arrested. Garvey says if he can collect $20 in a day from passersby, “I’m good.” He admits some of that money goes toward buying booze; Garvey says he is a problem drinker and also suffers from depression. He says he tries to save money to someday “get my own little room so I’m not cold at night.” He stays at the PIP Shelter (now the Greater Worcester Housing Connection), but says it is not always comfortable. The Worcester Cowboys, a youth football team, has been taking part in Tag Days for many years, according to President David Fichtner. “There has never been a safety issue,” he says. “We usually have coaches out there with the kids. It’s usually just two or three kids. We won’t let them go between the outside lanes and they usually stay on the outside area on the sidewalk. We pull a permit. We do it the right way. The city knows the corners we’ll be at.” Coaches and players have solicited money in front of stores in the past, Fichtner says, and usually raise less than during Tag Days. O’Brien, told that some organizations dismiss the safety concerns surrounding Tag Days, calls it “false, foolish logic.” Drivers are more distracted than ever, he says, because of cell phones and a harried

lifestyle. Some intersections, he adds, have several turns and directions, making it especially dangerous for pedestrians. “Shame on me that they can’t do Tag Days,” O’Brien says. Not everyone is panning the ordinances, even if they have not had safety issues. John Nelson, a coach in the Tom Ash Little League, says he actually prefers fund-raising outside grocery stores, because they allow solicitors all day and on weekends. “I understand the ordinance and I’m in favor of it. I agree with looking out for the kids’ safety,” Nelson says. “We have never had any safety issues. We would only take 12-year-olds with us, but they’re still there in traffic and I really don’t want that for my kids.” As for enforcing the new ordinances, Police Chief Gary Gemme says his department will do what it has to do. “The recently enacted ordinances are a legislative prerogative of the City Council and the police department is charged with enforcement in order to maintain public safety,” the chief says, adding he does not recall any pedestrian accidents specifically related to Tag Days or panhandling. “All officers in the department will be informed of the ordinances and made fully aware of their responsibility to take enforcement action as needed to ensure both pedestrian and motor vehicle safety.” Worcester Mag intern Colin Burdett contributed to this story Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.

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says. “You think it’s bad now, wait until summer comes and everybody’s got their windows open. I’ve gone to the code department and talked to the warehouse people. I’ve talked to CSX, they were very polite. They said they have done studies. They’ve told me they’re doing more of a study in the next couple weeks, but a preliminary study says they’re blowing the horns under federal regulations. “ The councilor says CSX tells him their train operators are required under federal law to blow the horns whenever they believe there is something on or in the immediate vicinity of the tracks. If they see the glow of light, for example, operators will sound their horns. The company also says it is exempt from Worcester’s local noise ordinance, according to Russell, who along with District 2 Councilor Phil Palmieri recently asked City Manager Mike O’Brien to appoint someone in his cabinet to look into the issue. Russell says Assistant City Manager Kathleen Johnson is that person. Despite initial suggestions that Regency Warehouse was the source of light or other disturbance causing trains to blow their horns, building manager Calvin Ferguson says that is not the case. “The complaints are about late at night,” he says, noting Regency does not have crews working at night. “We tried to be a good neighbor and help. We talked to CSX.” Ferguson says the other business working out of 66 Atlas St., Wolf Company, does perform work between

11 p.m. and 7 a.m., but not every night. “They thought maybe lights on a forklift caused it, but we weren’t truly convinced that was the issue. Wolf has built a wall of product so light can’t get through.” The noise problem is not limited to the Lake Ave. neighborhood, according to Palmieri. He says residents of the Mount Carmel Apartment complex on Shrewsbury Street also are affected. The problem may require the intervention of state lawmakers, Palmieri says. “Maybe there will be legislative approval for money to be appropriated” to pay for remedial measures, he says, adding he believes whoever is responsible for the disturbance should pay. “It is an important issue,” Palmieri says. “Can it be resolved? Yes, I do think it can be.” Rennie certainly hopes so. “We got our house in 2006. [The noise problem] was half like this,” she says. “It has been getting progressively worse. When CSX started their expansion project it has gotten worse. I’ve been complaining for six months. The horns, the slamming, it’s way too much. We would like sound barriers.” Asked whether she and her husband have considered selling their house, Rennie jokes, “I told CSX to make me an offer I can’t refuse. I don’t think they found me funny.” Have a news tip or comment? Contact Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.

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City councilors are expected to approve $3.7 million to pay for rehabilitation work at Chandler Magnet School, Dr. James A. Caradonio New Citizens Center, Jacob Hiatt Magnet School, Lake View School and May Street School. An ad hoc School Building Committee will be established to advise City Manager Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien on the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) application process and on the construction of the Nelson Place School. Members are School Committee member Jack Foley, purchasing director; Superintendent Melinda Boone; School Facilities Director Jim Bedard; DPW Commissioner Bob Moylan; Assistant DPW Commissioner Paul Moosey; Nelson Place School Principal Malachi Kelly; Chief Academic OfďŹ cer Marco Rodrigues; the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief ďŹ nancial ofďŹ cer, Tom Zidelis; Tony DiLuzio; City Councilor Tony Economou; the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief ďŹ nancial ofďŹ cer, Brian Allen; Mayor Joe Petty; Pam Landry, Allison Vigeant, Palmira Padilha; Phil Giarusso; Jessica McGuire, Bettany Emery; Christian McCarthy of Assumption College; and Elizabeth Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell. Petty will serve as chair, with Moosey serving as vice chair.

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and Centro Las Americas each will take over services for food pantries at Plumley Village and Great Brook Valley as the city moves to ensure no loss of programs with the pending closing of the Henry Lee Willis Center on Wednesday, Feb. 6. Starting Friday, Feb. 1, Friendly House will operate food pantry services at Plumley Village and Belmont Towers, while Centro Las Americas takes over those services at Great Brook Valley Booth Apartments and Lincoln Village, according to City Manager Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien. The Willis Center will stop operating those services Thursday, Jan. 31. The food pantries are among the 2,000 households served by the Willis Center. The city set aside $42,409 for the food pantry services as part of the ďŹ scal 2013 Community Development Block Grant allocated to.

A â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BOONEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; FOR EDUCATION? Local and state education ofďŹ cials will gather Wednesday, Jan. 30 at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (MCPHS) for a forum titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Worcester Public Schools: Successes and Challenges.â&#x20AC;? Among the speakers will be Superintendent Melinda Boone, state Commissioner of Elementary & Secondary Education Mitchell Chester and Mass Math & Science Initiative President Morton Orlov II. Richard Burke, president of Senior Care Services for Fallon Community Health Plan, will moderate. The forum is scheduled for 7:45-9:15 a.m. in the ninth-ďŹ&#x201A;oor MCPHS conference room. TAKING A STAND: Maybe youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard about Matt Almonte. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the former Worcester resident and activist who was arrested in Texas recently after he and another man climbed inside a section of the Keystone XL pipeline and barricaded themselves between two 600-pound blocks. As part of the Tar Sands Blockade, he has since been released from jail. Here in Worcester, supporters will be getting their rock on at The Shop on Saturday, Feb. 2 starting 8 p.m. Five bands will pump up the jam to raise money so â&#x20AC;&#x153;Matt can live while he goes through the legal process in Texas,â&#x20AC;? according to an email from Cha Cha Connor. For more information email chacha.connor@gmail.com. DOGGONE IT: The High Sheriff of Worcester County has a new partner in drug detection at the Worcester County Jail & House of Correction. Lew Evangelidis welcomes Nikita, a 9-month-old Labrador-terrier mix as the newest member of his K-9 Unit. Nikita is a rescue dog donated free from the Sterling Animal Shelter.

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After coaching a Berkshire County HS team for 3 years I have seen kids that would not ordinarily interact together root for each other and become freinds. We all know how HS clicks get formed and one group will not talk to another. Our bowling team has broken down some of those barriers. Though I hope the MIAA eventually accepts bowling, everyone involved should be proud of what has been built over the past 6-7 years this has been in existance. The MIAA and AD’s should spend some time at the lanes to watch the matches. That’s the only way they will really understand what is happening with this sport. - BE RKSHIR E C OAC H

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Hell hath no fury like a woman swindled M Janice Harvey

ost men have no clue what to buy for women, and Christmas can be a nightmare for the unimaginative. This year, Bill Manzi had no problem ﬁguring out what to get the girls in his life: his 17-year-old daughter gave him a great idea. “Andrea told him the only thing she wanted was a spa package,” says Bill’s wife Vera. Andrea’s short wish list made life easier for Dad, who decided to check out Groupon, the red-hot cyber bargain bin offering great deals to those willing to sniff out savings. Bill settled on the $89 special offered by Teree Salon, located at 732 Southbridge St. in Auburn. Bill scooped up two packages after visiting the salon, ﬁguring his hard-working wife could use a day of pampering. The idea was such a good one that his son decided to do the same for his wife Stephanie, a new mom. Bill’s daughter Leeanne also received a Teree gift package for Christmas, bringing the total of purchases by the Manzi clan to four at $89 each. “I was excited,” says Vera, who happens to be one of the musical Wootown D’Angelo siblings. Both Vera and Bill work with the troubled youth of You, Inc. and occasionally pitch in at Café Manzi on Shrewsbury St, the restaurant owned and

operated by Bill’s son Chris. “It was going to be the first time we girls were all together for an outing – my stepdaughters and my daughter-in-law and me.” Imagine Vera’s surprise when she dropped by Teree’s on January 2 to book massages, only to find the business locked tight as a drum, with newspaper covering the front door window. That bad feeling in the pit of her stomach? It wouldn’t go away anytime soon. Inquiries made at neighboring businesses uncovered the sickening truth: Teree owner Ros Theary Saray flew the coop with the cash, leaving employees without jobs and customers without anything to show for their purchases. Ros Saray picked the wrong family to swindle. Vera Manzi is like a bulldog with a hambone in her jaws when it comes to her loved ones, and when she realized that her hubby had been had, she set out to track down the elusive proprietor. First stop? Groupon. They couldn’t do much for her, since they pay out to the participating businesses, and had already done so with Teree Salon, so on to the Better Business Bureau. The folks at the BBB have since become familiar with this rip-off artist – the Manzis weren’t the only customers bilked by Ros Saray. But the BBB says they can’t investigate because it’s “not their purview,” a statement that caused Vera’s eyebrow to go up more than once. Vera next penned a letter to the Attorney General’s office, which has taken it up for review. Vera has been on the heels of this phony baloney, who also worked as a nurse in the ER at UMass – a very scary thought indeed. Saray, it seems, goes by several names, including Theary Jyringi and Theary Ros. Which one she used to obtain a license to practice nursing is a mystery, but Vera learned that she didn’t use any of them to become a hair stylist – she was cutting hair without a license. Vera says that according to the hospital, Ros was let go in December for an ethics violation. On the move since nailing shut the salon, Saray still keeps a Facebook page, which states that she graduated from Burncoat High School in 2000, with no mention of higher education, or training as a hair stylist. Teree Salon still has an Facebook page that is littered with angry postings, and Yelp. com shows nothing but terrible reviews from irate customers. She lists her home as New York, NY, and her place of employment as NY Downtown Hospital. Vera wasted no time emailing the hospital to tell them they may have hired a scam artist, and to keep an eye on the patient’s meds. Bill Manzi will probably never see a dime of the money he lost to the slippery Miss Ros, and Vera is well aware of that. I have no doubt that she will do everything she can to keep Ros Theary Saray on the run; Vera Manzi simply wants to make life mighty uncomfortable for the Grinchette who stole Christmas.

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A WORCESTER’S Body of Evidence PLAN TO BE HEALTHIEST CITY IN NEW ENGLAND Walter Bird Jr.

Call it bold, ambitious, daring – the city’s Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), whose many goals and initiatives will be rolled out in stages over the next several years, is the ﬁrst of its kind in the state. Its chief ambition? Nothing less than making Worcester the healthiest city in New England by 2020. It is a lofty goal; calling it daunting would be an understatement. Health ofﬁcials and the dozens of community partners that helped craft, shape and design this unique and multi-faceted approach to improving the city’s overall health know the task before them is monumental.

The challenge could be compounded by what may well be resistance to or questioning of some of the ideas put forth in the near 70-page report; smoke-free college campuses might be one of them. There will also likely be changes or, in some cases, complete elimination of some of the goals as planners learn more about the services and programs already in place in the city; ofﬁcials say they will be careful not to duplicate efforts already underway. “When we went through the STP [Strategic Planning Process], we tied in other work happening in the city,” says Derek Brindisi, the city’s director of public health. “There is a lot of great work in the city, but some would say it is disjointed. The plan was to bring all those issues together. We really tried to identify key leaders in the city who agreed to facilitate the work. We don’t want to be recreating the work already being done.” Brindisi acknowledges the far-reaching aim of the CHIP and says he harbors no illusions about the possibility of becoming the healthiest city in New England in fewer than seven years. “We’re talking about urban cities, not about a city like Newton. We’re all put in certain positions as an urban region, but if we’re serious

about it, we absolutely can do that.” The city, he says, “is entrenched with the best and brightest health centers, hospitals and academic centers. I really think if [collaboration] happens we will be the healthiest city. It is going to take a city-wide effort.”

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SO WHAT IS A CHIP?

n a nutshell, a Community Health Improvement Plan is a coordinated effort to tackle public health issues. Instead of several different agencies and organizations focusing on similar areas of concern, a CHIP brings them together in a partnership as a way to establish priorities and better access grants and other funding resources. It is, essentially, a guiding document designed to channel the focus of a community’s health providers on the entire population. It is broad in scope and, by its nature, is meant to be adapted and modified according to available resources and environmental conditions. At its core, it is a preventative approach to health care. With a plan in place, Worcester now can turn its attention to implementing the strategies and evaluating the outcomes. The CHIP identifies five priority areas: 1. Healthy Eating/Active Living; 2. Behavioral Health; 3.Primary Care/ Wellness; 4. Violence/Injury Prevention; 5. Health Equity/Health Disparities. “The evolution of the health system over the last four to five years is that health care costs for patients ill or injured are still moving way too fast to be met by current economic resources,” says Dr. Michael Hirsh, acting commissioner of public health in Worcester. “To the credit of folks who were screaming in the wilderness, people started understanding if we could keep patients from becoming patients, it stretches the medical dollars to deal with situations that can’t be avoided.” While Worcester is, you might say, the epicenter of the plan, the CHIP also serves Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Shrewsbury and West Boylston. Leading the way in developing the plan were the city’s Department of Public Health (DPH), UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMH) and Common Pathways. The team and other partners, on the strength of a roughly $75,000 grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation (GWCF), hired Boston-based Health Resources in Action (HRiA) to help guide and facilitate the assessment and planning process. HRiA drafted the final plan. Last May, a CHIP Advisory Committee formed. In all, 70

Director of Public Health, Derek Brindisi, says “There is a lot of great work in the city, but some would say it is disjointed. The plan was to bring all those issues together.” area has a leader assigned to it: DPH different organizations took part in the spokesperson Nicole Valentine heads process. Healthy Eating/Active Living; Karyn Working together, the leadership team, Johnson leads Behavioral Health; Monica advisory committee and HRiA collected Lowell, vice president of community data through a variety of methods, relations at UMass Memorial Medical reaching out to numerous community Center (UMMC), leads Primary Care/ groups. The work stretched from April Wellness; Hirsh will coordinate Violence/ through September and was exhaustive. Injury Prevention; and Brindisi, along In addition, surveys were distributed on with other community partners, will head the city’s website and on Facebook. In up Health Equities/Health Disparities. all, about 2,000 responses poured in. In “One piece we’re most excited about October, sessions were held at the Mass is HRiA … they have done this in several College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences cities and states, including San Antonio (MCPHS), where the plan was whittled continued on page 10 down to the main priority areas. Each JANUARY 24, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM

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“There’s a lot of people smoking here. We have a smoking booth and it’s always full. When it’s hot we could always walk down the hill. If it was really cold, snow or raining it’s like, what do you do?” Silvia Ortiz says of the Quinsigamond Community College campus.

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and New Jersey,” Brindisi says. “They told us of the ﬁve priorities the community chose we were the ﬁrst to address issues with inequities in health. In all communities they went to, Worcester was the only that found health disparities so important.” “It speaks to where Worcester is at,” says HRiA Vice President Steve Ridini. They said they wanted to raise this up to be a priority.”

AREAS OF CHALLENGE

he CHIP has dozens of goals and objectives, so it should come as no surprise if some of them prove challenging or even slightly controversial. According to Ridini, two potential problem categories could be under Primary Care/Wellness and Health Equity/ Health Disparities. “The racism piece, clearly the folks that put this together have an understanding of that,” he says. “How people choose to deal with it is kind of going to be a ‘let’s see’ sort of thing.” The sexual education component might also be uncomfortable for some parents. Among the strategies in that regard are the development of a campaign to increase knowledge about risky sexual behaviors and amending school policy

to allow health providers in schools to offer reproductive health education and information about sexually transmitted infections. “The policies in school and how it might be received about looking at sexuality in schools” could prove a bit controversial, Ridini says. Another challenge could be developing programs that incorporate home visits and nutrition and physical ﬁtness education. Schools would identify participating students as being overweight or obese. Four years ago, Brindisi notes, it became law that schools measure the body mass index (BMI) of children in the ﬁrst, fourth,

seventh and 10th grades and report the information to the state. “We want to use that data to help us identify schools with the highest risk,” says Brindisi, noting parents can opt out. There would probably also be opposition to the idea of banning smoking anywhere on college campuses, which is proposed under Priority 2. Worcester is home to several colleges and universities, and while smoking is prohibited in those buildings, getting butts completely off campus could prove hard to do. “I’d be pissed if it’s cold [outside],” says 24-year-old Sylvia Ortiz, a student at Quinsigamond Community College (QCC). She says she has been smoking since she was 13 and is in her second year at QCC. “There’s a lot of people smoking here. We have a smoking booth and it’s always full. It’s pretty much [a] smoke free [campus]. When it’s hot we could always walk down the hill. If it was really cold, snow or raining it’s like, what do you do?” Students at Assumption College might also be slow to accept such a change, according to Catherine Woodbrooks, vice president of student affairs. “It hasn’t come up in many years,” she says of discussion about going entirely smokefree. “Certainly, I expect it will pop up. If approached about it, I would anticipate certainly a lot of resistance from those

who smoke, but I also think it would be a very good conversation for students.”

BETTER BEHAVIORS

n addition to taking aim at smoking, Priority 2 attacks drug use, particularly prescription drugs and opiates. Armed with statistics from 2011 that showed 4.9 percent of ninth-graders and 7.8 percent of seniors used opiates, and that as much 18.6 percent of 12th graders used prescription drugs, planners are paying close attention to these dangerous trends. “We want to educate the medical and dental community on the risk factors for prescription drugs and other opiates,” Brindisi says. “There is a signiﬁcant use of opiates in the community. More now than ever there is an increase in prescription drug use.” Brindisi throws his support behind the city’s Narcan pilot program, despite opposition from some who believe it is wrong to provide Narcan to friends and relatives of users. Some, such as activist Billy Breault, have been vocal in their criticism. Breault is a frequent speaker at City Council meetings, where he rails against the program. Brindisi sees it differently. “We believe the Narcan pilot program has saved lives,” he says, pointing out

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that Worcester has reported 30 reversed overdoses under the program. Last year, Brindisi says, Massachusetts had its 1,000th Narcan overdose reversal. That number, adds Valentine, is about 1,200 now. “If we can save lives, there’s hope we can get that person into treatment,” says Brindisi. “Some people may never get off drugs no matter what you do.” Another oft-overlooked aspect of drug use is the effect on oral health. Dr. Stanley Levenson, who has an ofﬁce at 9 Linden St., says the results can be devastating. “Meth mouth looks like a bomb went through it,” he says of the term commonly used to refer to what methamphetamine abuse does to the mouth. “It’s like they’ve sucked Mountain Dew through a baby bottle. I don’t think the average person is aware of it.” Even legal prescription drugs can cause harm. “A lot of older people come down with dry mouth because of medicines they are using,” Levenson says. “Saliva dries up and cavities develop. Dry mouth is very common. Many patients develop new cavities late in life.” The Behavioral Health piece also addresses mental health. “We know for a fact, with the tragedy in Connecticut and others in the nation, these speak to the issue that mental health is real,” says

Kevin Lu, owner of the 88 Family Supermarket, stocks fresh pomegranates in his South Main Street market. Brindisi. “It needs to be addressed. We want to seize the opportunity. We want to raise the consciousness. We will be working with mental health providers. Hopefully, we’ll highlight the importance of the issue.”

BATTLING OBESITY

t is no surprise that many of the goals and objectives within the CHIP focus on school-aged children, especially since it is largely based on preventative medicine.

To that end, one of the suggestions under Healthy Eating/Active Living is to establish four joint-use agreements with the city’s public or community schools in low-income neighborhoods to allow children to use indoor and outdoor facilities during non-school hours. “We see it in other public health models across the country,” Valentine says, singling out one of the biggest concerns expressed by parents. “At community forums parents say they have to make a choice about staying in the house to cook

dinner or going outside on their porch to watch their kids play outside. We want to provide safe, healthy and economical options for these families. People need to have options where kids can play.” Brindisi says the idea is to open up schools in areas where the need is greatest. “We’re working behind closed doors with the schools about what is realistic. We’d like to open up the gymnasiums,” Brindisi says, citing the dire need to give kids more outlets for physical activity. “Thirty percent of kids enter first grade already obese. That’s a problem. The CDC recommends two hours of moderate physical activity a day, 30 minutes for adults.” The school department is already stepping up in that regard, according to Chief Financial Officer Brian Allen. “We have made our schools’ facilities available during non-school hours,” he says. “Most notably, Elm Park Community School has been used quite extensively for both indoor activities as well as the outdoor use of fields. We are certainly open to continuing or expanding opportunities to other schools.” Indoor use of a school, says Allen, is more expensive because of site administration and custodial coverage. continued on page 12

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“However,” he adds, “if programs can be run with other programs in the building at the same time, we have seen this as a way to defray the cost for each of the different programs because there could be shared costs in some cases. With regard to outdoor use, this is the easiest to implement, but we need to be careful about overuse of grass turf. The proper maintenance of the ﬁelds would require the use to be somewhat restricted in order to allow for the turf to be properly maintained. Otherwise, the day-to-day cost is often free to users.” Ofﬁcials would also like to increase the number of elementary schools taking part in the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. “I used to walk a half mile every day,” Brindisi says. “The SRTS strategy is to get kids walking back to school, get kids together so parents feel safe. That’s 20 minutes of physical activity right there.” He cites statistics like the 90-percent chance a child who is obese at the age of 8 has of being obese as an adult. As startling as that may be, even more so may be the fact that, according to Brinidisi, 30 percent of the area’s Latino children has asthma. “If we can get people to eat better, move more,” he says, “we can bring that down.”

EATING HEALTHY

here has been a lot of focus in Worcester on so-called “food deserts,” areas where access to healthy food is minimal; it is especially difﬁcult in poverty-ridden areas. To that end, the Mass in Motion (MiM) Corner Store Initiative under Priority 1 looks to push stores in those neighborhoods to offer more healthy food alternatives. More than that, the effort would ask stores to stock fresh fruits and vegetables and to place them in a visible part of the store. “This is a new initiative,” says Valentine. “We will go through the assessment piece with markets that agree to take part and make a commitment to providing healthy foods. We will ask them to improve existing produce or include produce and increase the variety. We want them to stock healthy foods, have additional options and make it affordable and available. Some stores are already doing this.” That is certainly true for at least two stores in the Main South area near Clark University. Walk into Kevin Lu’s 88 Family Market, for example, and you will ﬁnd oranges and bananas immediately to your left. Take a quick right and there is a kiosk stacked with a variety of vegetables. Along one of the front walls is a cooler teaming produce. Lu, who took over ownership of the store four months ago, says it is especially important to offer healthy food for people who are not used

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to fending for themselves. “A young person from Clark, at home they don’t cook,” Lu says. “They have so many questions. Some people don’t know how to cook, how to clean, cut, boil. I’ll be patient, let them know how and give them some recipes.” A little further down on the opposite side of the street, Robert Monegro and his wife run Santiago’s Market. He says customers are looking to eat healthier. “Every day there is an increase in the sales of our produce,” he says. “People are looking for something good to eat and to stay healthy. Everybody knows veggies and fruits are very important. It is one of the main things the population is looking for. We choose to hit the market a little more strongly with produce.”

life skill,” says Hirsh, adding that only one high school in Worcester, South High, offers Driver’s Ed. “If you ask people after 20 years from graduating high school how much they remember of trigonometry, not many hands go up. You ask them if they know how to drive, most would raise their hands.” As for elderly drivers, while most tend to concentrate on the road, Hirsh says their reaction time is delayed. “We’re waiting on a grant to pilot a program to compare elderly drivers already injured in a crash to drivers who have not been, yet.”

SAFER DRIVING

ocusing on violence with Priority 4, some of the goals include advocating for policies and services that prevent domestic abuse, child neglect, bullying and gang involvement; a social norms campaign to deﬁne and change perceptions of violence and community safety; and expanding the Goods for Guns program. Looking at the survey done as part of the health assessment survey, Police Chief Gary Gemme sees a disconnect between perception and reality when it comes to work being done by his department. “The responses [from the survey] indicate that a gap exists between perception and reality among the public when it comes to crime in the city,” Gemme says, encouraging residents to take part in police-run programs. “In order to close this gap, we believe that the public must receive accurate information about their community. The best way for this to take place is for citizens to participate in a neighborhood watch program. The residents who participate not only learn about the issues and how problems get solved but they get to know their neighbors and better appreciate their neighborhood.” Issues with domestic violence, bullying and gang activity are “both a concern and a priority of the police department,” says Gemme, making particular mention of the Community Oriented Domestic and Sexual Violence Elimination Response Team (CODSVERT) and the Worcester Intervention Network (WIN), which he calls “proactive programs that provide a wide range of services to victims of domestic violence.” “I believe that two things need to take place for residents to have less fear about crime in their community,” the chief adds. “First, we need to better communicate to the public about the range of prevention efforts taking place in our community. Second, the public needs to get actively involved in a neighborhood watch program and get to personally know their neighbors.”

riority 4 once again targets the youth population through Injury Prevention objectives such as the Safe Drive program. Elderly drivers are also included, with the goal of reducing the number of car accidents, while at the same time rewarding drivers with insurance incentives. “We’re looking at maybe a pilot program with local insurance providers or work with the state Legislature,” says Brindisi. “Those are things we want to explore.” There has long been debate when it comes to elderly drivers, with some public appetite for retesting of seniors. Brindisi sees merit in offering some form of incentive. “It gets back to working with community partners,” he says. “We want to work with insurance companies to learn what could be done to even implement some of these ideas. I’m not sure what direction it’s going to go, but I think we have to have that discussion.” Hirsh admits some of the ambitions for injury prevention are lofty, but sees no reason not to take on an issue he says is critically important. “Falling and motor vehicle-related injuries are the top, non-intentional causes of trauma in the pediatric and geriatric groups,” Hirsh says. With the Safe Drive program, he continues, “We’re able to say to an insurer that we’re going to do a tremendous amount of education over the next ﬁve years to help seniors and kids from being trauma victims. ‘If we can cut down on your costs as insurer, will you cut these patients a break?’ I don’t know if it’s going to ﬂy.” If it does not work, it will not be for lack of effort. As Hirsh points out, “We’re getting high-tech with this. We’re working with UMass Amherst on a device for eyeglasses with a sensor and … we can see what [the driver] is watching. Preliminarily, the teens are [easily distracted]. They’re sometimes playing with their iPod, schmoozing with friends.” “Driver’s education is not a frill, it’s a

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Gemme gives a nod to the Goods for Guns program, which he says has collected more than 2,300 weapons over the past 10 years. It has been successful enough that it is now held twice a year.

INEQUITABLE TREATMENT

hile the diversity in the region was described as an asset in the greater Worcester area by nearly all respondents, many also cited dynamics of racism and classism in the region that may inﬂuence the health of residents of color and low-income residents.” This is part of what was written in the CHIP as to why Health Equity/ Health Disparities were made a priority area. “Several participants cited unequal treatment of African American, Hispanic and immigrant patients at health care facilities and linguistic and cultural dissonance as factors that contributed to poorer quality care for patients of color,” the report states. “What you need to do is reverse the thought process,” says Brindisi. “We’re able to recognize there are inequities of health in Worcester. This shines a bright light on this issue and any racism training we’re going to do.”

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WHAT’S NEXT?

comprehensive plan now in their arsenal, health leaders can begin the implementation phase, evaluating each objective on the ﬂy. The key, according to Hirsh, is to show the public real and substantive results. “It is only successful if we measure our progress,” he says. “If we don’t show we’re making progress it may mean our efforts are misguided. We have to be able to adjust. Deﬁnitely the metrics are important. We will do it in stages.” And they will do it knowing they have put together a plan done in a completely different fashion than any other in the state – with a collaborative approach that, while no guarantee for success, gives reason to think many of the objectives can and will be met. “I think it’s a recognition that Worcester made the transition from being a blue-collar industry town to one that has stayed connected with the medical world,” Hirsh says of the uniqueness of the CHIP. “It seems only right and fair that as a community we would try to embrace the notion of datadriven remedies to problems and also try best to be a model for the rest of the state. We are cutting edge in so many areas. This is another area where we’re showing leadership.”

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Hymns of the Commonwealth

There’s local music and there’s local music. Although Nat Needle has only lived in Worcester for a little over 12 years, the New York City native has adopted our city as his home, both as the place to live and raise his children and as the muse for his songwriting.

“I love Worcester and it’s been a great place to raise my kids,” Nat shares over the phone. “And there are many reasons for that, one being the diversity of it – the polyglot nature of it, and then the size, which means there’s always about two degrees of separation, which is pretty neat, and makes it easier to get fun things done.” Nat has encapsulated his impressions of Worcester and some of its more prominent citizens, as well as a few local hallmarks, including the general condition of its streets, on “Worcester Potholes,” whose release he’ll celebrate at a release party on Thursday, January 31 at Nick’s Bar and Restaurant on Millbury Street. The disc, which Nat says, “is an expression of my role here as sort of a cultural activist, who is a Worcester booster,” lightly satirizes the heart of the Commonwealth in the tradition of Capital Steps and other politicallythemed stage acts with a sound you might liken to Randy Newman or Louis Prima. In fact, it wouldn’t be a stretch to hear Nat Needle on Dean Martin’s Celebrity Roast. “It’s kind of a musical guidebook to Worcester. It’s meant to be full of in-jokes and resonating experiences for people who live here or who are in touch with the local arts scene or the political scene or just go out to the bars” he says. “It’s also meant to give people who don’t live here a sense of Worcester that is fresh, humorous, new, and loving, even as it pokes fun at things. People will recognize issues that exist in their own town or their own city, for example, like the ‘Princeton Police’ song. I think you experience that somebody who lives in a city going out into the country and getting pulled over. I think that’s a pretty universal experience.” He has humorous campaign songs about mayors Joe Petty, Joe O’Brien, and Konnie Lukes, Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray, as well as a couple of booster songs for losing campaigners. In addition, Nat takes aim at local cultural spots like the Collective a Go Go and the Dark World Gallery, responds to a Worcester Magazine column by Chet Williamson about the difﬁculty of rhyming our fair city’s

name, and laments the overwhelming goose crap found in Elm Park. “The CD,” he says, “is made up of songs [that] probably go back to as early as 2005 and some as recently as 2012.” With as many ﬂuent, sophisticated jazz styles as themes, it all adds up to a fun tour of Worcester, from a slightly deranged perspective. “The song about Tim Murray [‘Hurry Hurry’], that was actually written for his ﬁrst lieutenant governor campaign in 2006,” says Nat. “But the other three songs, ‘Konnie Lukes,’ ‘Joe O’Brien’ and ‘Joe Petty,’ there’s

been a tradition where, whenever there’s a new mayor inaugurated, I show up with my ukulele and play an original song.” “I’ve been a professional musician since 1976 when I was 21,” says Nat. Along the way, though, his music has had to play second fiddle to marriage, raising a family, and a job in health and human services. The CD release party on Jan. 31, he says, “is really kind of heralding for me a return to music…[and] sell[ing] CDs, find[ing] piano students, find[ing] paying gigs.” In addition, Nat hopes the exposure will help him “to put together a small ensemble.”

Despite a nasally, facetious voice and jazzy, American Songbook piano-style that will draw comparisons to Randy Newman, Nat says that he “didn’t really hear Randy Newman till my own style had long since been formed,” though he acknowledges that they “had similar influences, people like Fats Waller, Hoagy Carmichael, people who brought the whole idea to jazz that you didn’t have to have a beautiful Bing Crosby voice to sing it.” “I think that Randy Newman was also influenced by a lot of those same folks – black and white – who took a more raspy or homey approach to their lyrics.” He insists emphatically, though, that he STEVEN KING can sing properly. “I actually am able to sing in a Frank Sinatra-style,” he says, “but I don’t unless I’m accompanying somebody or the tune really calls for it.” His style derived from a childhood in New York City, when his “friends were going to the Fillmore East and [were] into heavy acid rock.” Nat, meanwhile, “was getting tired of my classical training and I needed something to buffer me a little bit from the hyperpaced drugs and sex scene that went along with the music of that time, so I kind of got into Scott Joplin and Fats Waller and swing. Then, I got into stride piano, in general, and started listening to Oscar Peterson, to a lot of other people in New York and who would come to New York,” so that “by the time I was, I think, about 18 years old, I was already kind of into this vintage piano kind of stuff.” For the CD release party at Nick’s, Nat hopes to start early, “which for Nick’s is 8,” he says, though he’ll “be around at 7 signing CDs.” Nat encourages everybody to come early and eat, and that “everything [on Nick’s menu] is great.” The first show will run until 9:30 or 10 p.m., he says, but that he’ll keep playing “for those who make Thursday part of their weekend,” and he has a number of surprises planned, one of which he shared under duress, was that he’s “going to let people choose themes for songs and possibly a style, if they want Latin or salsa or bossa nova or blues or Madonna, or whatever, and I will make up a song on the spot.” “The songs are meant to be enjoyable in their own right,” he says, “but also to have a special twist and element of pleasure for people who live here and know Worcester.” Come hear Nat’s Original Worcester Songbook in the intimate atmosphere of Nick’s, where Nat can let his formidable chops loose on their vintage upright on Friday, Jan. 31. Admission is free. CDs will be available for purchase for $10. Nick’s Bar, 124 Millbury St. nicksworcester.com. JANUARY 24, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM

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2013 is here and for Worcester’s artists that means gearing up for the ArtsWorcester Biennial. For six weeks, between April 12 and May 31, both levels of the Aurora Gallery will be dedicated to what promises to be an exciting and eclectic mix of local art. While the show will be free and open to the public, don’t let it fool you. What the Biennial lacks in hoighty-toighty exclusivity it makes up for with its openness and its own particular punch of prestige.

“It’s absolutely great to have a Biennial in town,” says Kirby Program Director Cynthia Woehrle. “This event is much more accessible than many others like it. We’re excited to be doing it another year.” The ArtsWorcester Biennial is an exhibition, happening every two years, of all the best in local art, from painting to sculpture to digital works and everything in between. It’s been around since 1985, no small feat for such a large-scale event. It’s a time to celebrate the creative spirit of the city by recognizing both artists that continually make major impacts on the scene and those who just haven’t been discovered yet. “Because of the time it takes to put an event like this together, you have an excellence of art that only takes place every few years,” Juliet Feibel, ArtsWorcester executive director, says. “[The Biennial] is an opportunity for the community of both artists and art lovers and the curious to see what artists are submitting as their best and to see what an expert opinion is on what constitutes the best work.” ArtsWorcester has brought in acclaimed curator Katherine French to jury the show. French is the Director of the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham and her eye for excellence has helped her win multiple curatorial awards. “I’ll be looking for best high-quality art that I can see,” French says of her strategy for choosing what pieces make the cut. Though the show doesn’t have an established theme, French believes that one is likely to develop through the selection process. “These juried shows are a really good mix of emerging and established artists,” says French. “Worcester has a wonderfully diverse community. There are so many colleges and that gives it a very active, lively feel. The arts community seems to foster a lot of very strong connections.” The Biennial’s call for submissions is open to ArtsWorcester members. Membership fees cost $45 per year, and the cost helps support events like this one. Members must also pay a small entrance fee according to the organization’s website. Though Feibel expects that the Biennial will feature a selection of artists that are intensely local, ArtsWorcester membership is certainly not limited to Central Mass. Most members live in New Top left: Yana Payusova, The Unspoken, Biennial 2011, Best in Painting. Left: Viewer’s Choice Chelsea LeBeau-Hueter. WORCESTERMAG.COM

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England, but some are as far-flung as Texas. The deadline for submissions is Thursday, February 14 at 5 p.m. With 2013 making for thirty years’ worth of Biennials, ArtsWorcester is still keeping things fresh with new developments. For one, ArtsWorcester is nudging local creators into the future by requiring digital submissions for the first time in the exhibition’s history. “Some artists have been doing this for years, but for others this is new terrain,” says Feibel. Luckily for the latter, Erb Photography and Dana Lane Photography have stepped in to lend a helping hand by hosting an event called “Capture.” Artists may bring up to three works to be photographed and formated, which will then be returned to them on a flash drive. The event is appointment-only on February 10 and costs a small fee: $20 for members and $35 for non-members. The 2013 Biennial has received corporate sponsorship for the first time, marking yet another milestone. As of press time, United Bank and Commerce Bank have lent their support to the show, along with the Worcester Arts Council. And of course, we can’t forget that it will be Feibel’s first Biennial since she joined ArtsWorcester as Executive Director in 2011. She’s thrilled to be on board and continuing the tradition. “ArtsWorcester is unique in our capacity to exhibit local, contemporary artists,” Feibel says. “You know, we are not a museum; we are the place that you see the work of the artists that live down the street from you. It’s a very vibrant environment, and a Biennial is a very classic form of exhibition. The combination of that traditional form of exhibition and that vibrancy and the cuttingedge nature of the art that’s taking place in this city is what makes this unique.” Though the Biennial is certainly a time for Worcester’s artists to come together as a community, the competitive aspect of the show is not to be ignored. According to ArtsWorcester’s website, the Hoche-Scofield Prize and Scholarship Fund of the Worcester Art Museum provides the funding for a number of cash prizes presented during the exhibition. The Best of Show winner will receive $500, while Best of Category winners will take home $200 each. Honorable Mentions receive $50. Though there’s no mandate to spend the spoils on something art-related, that hasn’t stopped past winners from doing just that. “It all goes back into the pool for supplies and tools,” says Cheryl Lichwell (Best of Category, 2011). “The concept of the ‘starving artist’ is very real!” “I used the money I won to buy paper to make prints and a whole load of film. Yes actual get-in-thedarkroom-and-develop-with-chemicals film— I still shoot with it!” Louie Despres says. Despres took home the honor of Best of Category for photography in 2011. For some artists, the opportunity to take part in the Biennial has proven to be life-changing. “Winning Best in Show [in 2009] gave me a great deal of confidence and momentum to move forward artistically,” says Ryan Foley. “The experience woke me up and helped me to realize that there was an audience for my work. It pushed me to finish my undergraduate studies in Art at UMass, followed by a three-month residency in Leipzig, Germany, and eventually my MFA continued on next page

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Beau Blush, Frankie Merlot, Ruby Ruckus, Paulina Petite and Isa Bonnie make up the Wortown Bombshells, Worcester’s own burlesque troupe. On Friday, January 25 the bombshells invite the public to a night of singing, dancing, bumping and grinding as they undress their new Calendar Girls theme show.

The ladies of the Wortown Bombshells have upgraded their set and expanded their location. The troupe will be performing at the White Eagle inside the Acadia Ballroom at 116 Green Street. Bombshell Beau Blush, a Worcester native, states “The White Eagle stage is about three to four times the usual size of the other shows we play and has double the capacity.” She says the troupe has been looking for a larger venue as their popularity grows. “We’ve had great turnouts at Hotel Vernon and Nick’s Bar. Both shows sold out because they don’t ﬁt as many people. There’s a bar in the same room [at the White Eagle], so people can drink and won’t have to miss the show.” The Wortown Bombshells have an all new, all original Calendar Girl-themed show planned. Celebrating an entire year starting with the New Year’s Eve hangover, the girls will have some new tricks up their satin sleeves. Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and September apple picking are among some of the many calendar days being celebrated. Other acts to accompany the bombshells include magic, variety, and a musical performance by special guests BIENNIAL continued from page 14

in Painting from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia. Receiving the prize in the early stages of my artistic career encouraged me to take risks in the studio, which is still vital to my studio practice today.” Joseph Farbrook, who not only won Best of Show in 2007 but has received Best of Category awards for his electronic installations, has also experienced ﬁrsthand how crucial shows like this can be to breathing life into an artistic career. “Winning the ArtsWorcester Biennial in the past has led to other exhibitions of my work—for example, a solo exhibition at the Davis Gallery— and has gained the attention of other curators.” Farbrook’s sentiment certainly

Now’s the time to donate! and local legends Dale LePage and Joe D’Angelo. When asked about choosing LePage to be a special guest, Blush says, “I’ve seen him perform before at Nick’s Bar. It was a lot of fun. I was friends with his drummer. I don’t have a regular emcee or host for our show, and Dale expressed interest. He’s a lot of fun and everyone knows him around here.” The night will also feature a performance by the Boston Baby Dolls to promote their Bod of Avon show, as well as a rafﬂe with all proceeds going to the troupe. Blush promises the show will not be like any they’ve done before. “Dale [LePage] has new material, all of our dancers are brand new, there are no repeats, and it’s all been redone to go along with the theme.” General Admission is a mere $5. For those wanting to feel the fragments of the bombshells, so to speak, VIP table seating will be available for $15. The VIP seating will include free swag and goodie bags as well as an interactive up-and-close experience. There are only 48 VIP seats

available. Tickets are for sale online at brownpapertickets.com. Tickets bought through brownpapertickets.com will automatically be entered into the raffle. For Blush, the hard work that goes into orchestrating a burlesque show provides “an outlet for me to create costumes; costume design was my major in college.” She admits, “this is a hobby for us, we don’t rely on it, the money isn’t why we do it. This is something we all enjoy and we enjoy spending time and practicing together.” “You don’t have to go see the same band every week, burlesque is something different and a lot of hard work goes into it,” says Blush. Put on your finest Swarovski fitted outfit and your sexiest pair of tassels and see the Wortown Bombshell Burlesque troupe in all their splendor at the White Eagle, 116 Green St. on Friday, January 25 from 8-10 p.m. For more information on the girls and the troupe, find them on Facebook.

rings true for French. “This process is interesting and exciting for me because, as a curator, I’m also looking for work that may eventually make its way to the Danforth exhibition.” She added that many curators frequent shows like this one in hopes of building relationships with talented people. “Painting is a solitary act and knowing that somebody responds to your work and believes in it is very rewarding,” says Robin Reynolds, who won Best of Show in 2005. “[In 2005] I had moved to North Brookﬁeld from the Boston area after completing graduate school in Savannah, GA at Savannah College of Art & Design and didn’t know any other artists in the area. It was nice to feel a sense of camaraderie and that the WAB was

promoting the arts as well as recognizing individual artists.” So, the Biennial is important to artists. That almost goes without saying. But is it important to Worcester as a whole? Without a doubt. “I think it is vitally important for ArtsWorcester to continue their Biennials and Biennial awards, not just for the artists, but for the city of Worcester as well,” says Farbrook. “It helps to establish Worcester as a place where art happens and this can attract more artists and art related businesses. Artists are often on the forefront of neighborhood revitalization and they should be supported in any way possible.” For more information on the Biennial, visit www.artsworcester.org.

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Kelly and Kurt Soukup opened Veritas in Sturbridge last June, taking over the historic colonial building that was previously occupied by 420 Main Steakhouse and Martini Bar. According to Veritas’ website, the couple has 28 years of experience in the restaurant business, most recently operating a restaurant by the same name in Vieques, a small island off the east coast of Puerto Rico. The menu has Caribbean

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Upon entering Veritas, diners are greeted in the lobby, pass a formal sitting room on the left and head up the staircase to a sunny front room with high-top tables, a full-service bar, and a private dining room in back. The table my dining partner and I were seated at overlooked a deck, which our server assured us is full with outdoor diners during warmer months. The menu’s offerings suit a wide range of appetites, from those hoping for a simple, wellpriced meal to those seeking something decadent. We started with the fried calamari which came with with feta, capers, ﬁeld greens and a lemon basil caper aioli. We also placed an order of the Maryland Jumbo Lump Crab Cake, served with a red cabbage and jicama slaw

and a spicy remolaude sauce (each $8). They both arrived from the kitchen quickly. The crab cake had a nice crisp shell with an airy inside bursting with strong flavors of celery and green peppers. With the calamari, even the field greens were thoughtfully prepared -- beet greens and baby spinach replaced the usual stale romaine lettuce served at many restaurants. Diners will be delighted at the variety of choices to build their own burger. Aside from a few pre-arranged selections, diners begin by choosing either the typical beef patty ($9), or may opt for an ahi tuna steak ($14) as a substitution. For another $.50 each, 20 toppings and 7 cheeses are available additions. I opted for an ahi tuna burger with chipotle lime aioli, wasabi ginger mayo, avocado and applewood bacon (for a total of $16). The tuna steak was grilled medium well, providing a filling, yet crisp protein base that allowed a lot of room for the aioli and mayo flavors to come through. The burger came with hand-cut fries, ketchup, and a dill pickle. The ketchup, made in-house, has a surprising flavor — our server couldn’t confirm the recipe for us —but my best guess is that cinnamon is the secret

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Joe Macey. 7-10 p.m. Olde Post Ofﬁce Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Ricky Duran. 7-10 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-7550879. Night Train (Roots/Blues, Live Music). No Cover. 7:15-9:45 p.m. The Mill at 185 West Boylston Street, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. themill185.com. Havana Night Salsa Thursday with Joselito y su Combo.7:30-9:30 p.m. Cantina Bar & Grill, 385 Main St. 508-4595325. facebook.com/events/309608915813772. Open Mic Thursdays @ Park TED THEODORE Grill with Bill Mccarthy. Visit myspace.com/openmicworld for info and the latest sign-up schedules. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at 0penmcc@ verizon. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. MySpace.com/ OpenMicWorld. Acoustic Thursdays. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Audio Wasabi with host Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-6690122. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8-11 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978534-5900. Drunken Uncles. Free. 8-10 p.m. Coppertop Lounge/Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300 or wachusett.com. Thursday Open Mic W/ Ed Sheridan. Free. 8-11 p.m. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Dana Lewis LIVE! Free! 8:30-10:30 p.m. Grafton Inn, The, 25 Grafton Cmn, Grafton. 508-839-5931. Karaoke Thursdays! Every Thursday Night! Hosted by DJ Fast Track! 18+ No cover! Come Rock the Mic Every Thursday Night at Karaoke! 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. Blues band “The Rusty Mics!”. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Cara Brindisi and the Feather Merchants. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Taken, Dennis Most and the Instigators! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. the 80’s tribute band The Flock Of A-Holes with VERY special guests MIDNIGHT SPIN (NYC) and Blackwell. COORS LIGHT Flock T-Shirt Giveaway tonight! Party tonight! $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508363-1888 or facebook.com/groups/TheFlockOfAssholes.

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Leon Legacy, Danny fantom, Blaze, deepNdemi, DBS, Absolute Zero, Mc Motion, T-Checkz,@ Bomb,Kick back, MannyMacgyver, Cirrum. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or facebook.com/events/186984364781689. Dana Lewis LIVE! Classic Radio Hits from the 50’s to the 80’s “The Soundtrack of your Youth” Free! 5-8 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Open Mic Night! Every Friday night we have an open mic hosted by Patrick McCarthy. No Cost. 6:30-9:30 p.m. NU Cafe, 335 Chandler St. Worcester, MA. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com. Brian Kendall & Dave Miller. 7-10 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. John Polce. John Polce brings a sweet spirtit of praise and thanksgiving to the altar as a solo singer/songwriter and guitarist. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508-865-1517.

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Open Mic - Gordon Hall. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Worcester, Gordon Hall, 111 Park Ave. 508-340-1790. Heart. Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson ﬁrst showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the ’70s charts with hits like ”Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “Straight On,” and so many more. Don’t miss your chance to see this legendary duo up close and personal at The Hanover Theatre for what promises to be an evening to remember! $78, $58 and $48. 10% for members, WOO card holders and groups of 10+ during member presale only. 7:309:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org. Chris Smither - Hundred Dollar Valentine. Great music sounds easy - as inexorable and inevitable as the change of seasons or sunrise and sunset. The bluesmen on the Delta and the Appalachian mountaineers made timeless art with just voice, guitar and a stomping foot. And that is the root of the art of Chris Smither. Plenty of Free

Mikhail Antipov, lead guitarist for the Russian surf band The Vivisectors, performs solo at Nick’s Bar and Restaurant on Friday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m. Following Antipov, Keri Anderson and the Big Lonesome will take the stage. The event is free. Nick’s Bar, 124 Millbury St. nicksworcester.com.

parking and old world charm. Dinner available with show from 6pm. $26 advance; $30 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets. bullrunrestaurant.com. DJ Roberta. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Olde Post Ofﬁce Pub, 1 Ray St., North Grafton. 508-839-6106. Tom Revane. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. TOM YATES GROUP - Music Of The Woodstock Generation. Guitarist Tom Yates is a New England Region winner of the Guitar Center’s national King of the Blues Competition. He had played with Ray Davies of the Kinks, Greg Hawkes of the Cars and Charles Neville of the Neville Brothers. The group’s repertoire will include songs by the Kinks, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, Johnny Rivers, Buddy Holly - all the greatest music of the Woodstock Generation. Surfrock, psych-rock, blues-rock, folk-rock, country-rock. Free. 8-11 p.m. Concord’s Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord. 978-369-2373. Live Music in the Pub: Tony Gahan. Free. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Rhythmic Circus, DC Wonder, Secret Sage and Dave A. Magario. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/pages/RhythmicCircus/100151369276. Birch Hill Dam, Gozu, Lord Fowl, Orange Diesel, and Second Grave! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508753-9543. Keri Anderson & The Big Lonesome! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

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NEW! “High Voltage Friday’s” High Energy Hardcore with DJ Chananagains! Every Friday Night! 18+ $10, 21+ $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. Ric Porter & Sons of the Soil. North-Eastern high-lonesome, country, roots-rock with legendary local front-man Ric Porter. $5 cover $5. 9 p.m.-midnight Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Rico Moon Band featuring Tony Soul. Funk, soul, rock and more! No cover! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Rising Tribe, The Freedom Project, King Louie Jazz. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Top 40 Dance Party. Our Top 40 Dance Party returns to Speakers! Come in and dance the night away with the hottest DJ in the MetroWest Area DJ Norm! Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222 or speakersnightclub.net. Windfall Classic Rock Cover Band. No Cover. 9:20 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. DJ One-3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

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Sparhawks,Transient,The Limits Of Reason,The Safest Place. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or facebook.com/ events/112822855551351/?ref=ts&fref=ts. Open Mic/Coffee House. The Village Congregational Church in Whitinsville will be hosting their open mic “Coffee House”. All are welcome to attend and musicians are encouraged to come and share their talents. Refreshments will be served. Please join us for some great music! If you have any questions contact Heather Deary at heath8278@yahoo.com. Free. 6:30-9 p.m. Village Congregational Church, 5 Church St., Whitinsville. 508-234-7901. Dana Lewis LIVE! Dana Lewis on guitar playing & singing the Greatest Hits of the 50’s to the 80’s. “The soundtrack of your youth” Free! 7-10 p.m. Lil’ Texas Restaurant, 466 Quaker Hghwy, Uxbridge, MA, Uxbridge. JAZZED UP Trio LIVE. Vocalist / Pianist Mauro DePasquale is joined by Eduardo Ortiz on Bass and John Murzycki on Drums. No Cover. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Byblos Lounge Union Station, Worcester, MA, Union Station, Columbus Square, Worcester. 508-756-2232. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Sandi Bedrosian with the Workingman’s Jazz Band. Jazz rhythm & blues with vocalist Sandi Bedrosiand, pianist John Hyde, bassist Rick Maida, drummer Dave Hurst. No Cover Charge. 8-11 p.m. Concord’s Colonial Inn, Village Forge Tavern, 48 Monument Square, Concord. 978-369-2373.

Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Now and Then. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Three Day Threshold, Why Wolves, Bobby Morin and THe Whiskey Boys. The Whiskey Boys, great Americana Bobby Morin, a local singer/songwriter. facebook.com/WhyWolves. Three Day Threshold: good country gone terribly terribly bad. $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook. com/pages/THREE-DAY-THRESHOLD/61933111299. Invaders at The Wong in Holden. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Wong Dynasty, Holden, MA, 176 Reservior Road (Route31), Holden. 508829-2188. Kung Fu Grip, Opening Night, and Day One! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. The Great Whiskey Rebellion, The Wolf Hongos. 9 p.m.1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. The Russo Brothers! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. The Silverbacks. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Usually Normal. Join us at JJ’s for the return of Usually Normal! Playing your favorite rock covers, they’ll keep you dancing all night! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Virginia Rubino and Special Guests. Join singer and performer Virginia Rubino and her special guests for an evening of music. Special guests may include favorite local performers. No Cover. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181. Windfall Classic Rock Cover Band. No Cover. 9:20 p.m.-1 a.m. Chopstick’s Restaurant & Lounge, Commercial Road, Leominster. “Tantrum Saturdays” Dance Party Every Saturday Night with DJ Tony T. If you are 21+ and get here before 10pm you won’t have to pay the cover charge. We have been known to have a surprise “contest” with cash prizes awarded. 18+ only $10 21+ only $5. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or remixworcester.com. DJ Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

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Revolution Sunday’s! Drag Show Extravaganza Hosted by Lady Sabrina and Bootz! Featuring The Remix Girls, Special Guests, and DJ Whiteboi Spinning Beats! 18+ $8 21+ $5. midnight-1:30 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508756-2227. Jazz Brunch with Chet Williamson. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

An exhibit featuring Southeast Asian textiles opens at the Cantor Art Gallery at the College of the Holy Cross on Thursday, Jan. 24. Curators and docents will give an opening talk about the exhibit, “Transnational Ikat: Fieldwork Discoveries about an Asian Textile on the Move,” from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Rehm Library at the college, followed by an opening reception from 5:30-7 p.m. in the gallery. The exhibit features more than 40 pieces of ikat cloths from Indonesia and Malaysia in their ceremonial forms, as well as in commercialized versions. College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St. ofﬁces.holycross. edu/cantorartgallery.

Upload your listings at worcestermag.com. Click the Night & Day toolbar, then choose Calendar to place your event listing in both our print and online weekly calendar. Bah Jam with Ton of Blues. Weekly open mic with award winning blues house band - Ton of Blues 2-9 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Meat Raffle. That’s right come on down and win some MEAT! Steak, Chicken, Ham, etc. Fun on a Sunday afternoon then stay for the Blues Jam with Jim Perry and guests afterward! Free except for raffles you want to buy. 2-5 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Traditional Irish Seisiun. Authentic Irish Seisiun held the 2nd & 4th Sunday of every month. Area regional musicians come from far & wide to “jam” in the age-old Irish version of a pick-up band. Fiddlers, in whistles, flutes, banjos, pipes, singers & more stop in to just enjoy making music. An old world tradition suitable for the entire family. Please bring your family and enjoy some old fashioned family time. The kids love to dance and are welcome to sing, play or dance with the Irish tunes Free. 4-8 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Dan Kirouac & Sarah Gengel. dankirouac.com Free. 5-9 p.m. Owen and Ollie’s Restaurant, 91 Mill St., Dracut. 978-957-4400. Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. Blues Jam with special guests weekly Free. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Silent film, Womens’ series, live accompaniment by Pamela Hines at 6 p.m., then Andy Cummings 9 p.m. till Close! 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. The NEW 90’s PARTY BAND “How Bizarre” featuring members of The Flock, Squeezer, The Vig and Neon Alley. You LOVE the 90’s? It’s the latest decade-driven band to hit the Lucky Dog. Members of The Flock, Squeezer, Neon Alley and more bands all combine to bring songs by EMF, Dee-Lite, Chumbawumba, STP, Alannis Morissette, C+C Music Factory, Right Said Fred, The Cardigans, OMC, Nirvana, Len, The B-52’s and even Billy Ray Cyrus to LIFE! They’re doing a ton of tunes. All in costumes, VERY fun and silly! $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/pages/How-Bizarre/451955381512926.

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Thank You for your support! The Guest Bartender Charity Music Series. 7-10:30 p.m. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS, 454 Main St., Melrose. 781620-0940. Open auditions for the Master Singers of Worcester for Ellington’s Sacred Concerts. The Master Singers of Worcester invite singers to attend open rehearsals on January 22nd and January 29th. All voice parts are welcome, especially basses and tenors. The Master Singers of Worcester number about 50 members drawn from Worcester and surrounding communities. Membership dues are $100; ﬁnancial aid is available for those in need. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings starting at 7:15 PM at the First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury. Singers interested in becoming members may audition at the end of open rehearsals or schedule an appointment by email or phone: info@mswma.org, 508-842-1349. 7:15-9:30 p.m. First Congregational Church of Shrewsbury, 19 Church Road, Shrewsbury. 508-845-7286 or mswma.org. Open Mic Night w /Bill McCarthy Open Mike. Book your half-hour set in advance at myspace.com/openmicworld. Email Bill McCarthy to a spot at openmcc@verizon.net. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Music Worcester presents the Pipes & Drums of the Balck Watch and the Band of the Scots Guards. The Worcester Music Festival resumes in January with the return of The Black Watch pipes & drums and the Band of the Scots Guards regiment. Skirling bagpipes, swirling kilts, and a spectacular display of both visual and the sounds of these two great bands from Great Britain...Scotland. We have lots of options for discounts, group rates, students, etc. $49 individual, $15 student, $5 youth. 8-10:30 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888 or musicworcester.org. Open Mic Night. 8-11 p.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Terry Brennan. 8-11 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508755-0879. Denise Cascione and Joe D’Angelo “Dam Chick Singer”. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Jon Bonner. 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508752-9439. MT Booking presents: Castle [CA] (Prosthetic Records) with Second Grave +more TBA! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Driftin’ Sam Politz 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., then Big Game Karaoke 9pm till Close! No Cover. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. >Wednesday 30 Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Open Jam w/Sean Ryan. Open Jam Free. 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. London Billiards / Club Oasis, 70 James St. 508-799-7655. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale OPEN MIC w/ FEATURE ACT. This Open Mic has been running House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. for a year now. A great sounding room for acoustic Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond performance. SongWriter’s Night the first Organ Quartet grooves every Monday night at the Wednesday of every month. Great food and Dive. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Dive Bar, 34 Green friendly staff. Hosted by Brett Brumby, St. facebook.com/BopNPopJazzOrganization. The Smile Makers, a all mics and cables supplied, just local band drawing influences from bring your instrument and love of >Tuesday 29 funk, folk, bluegrass and alternative rock, music! Free. 7:30-11 p.m. Route Open Mic With Bill McCarthy. perform at Coffeelands World Gifts Espresso 56 Roadside Bar & Grill, 24 Open mic with Bil. Newcomers Café on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. The café Leicester St., North Oxford. 508welcome. Free. 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. will also begin hosting open mic events with Sean 987-8669 or 56barandgrill.com. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. Fullerton on the last Thursday of every month with wednesday Night Open 508-853-1350. the first being on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Mic/local Musicians’ Bruce Pratt, composer and Coffeelands World Gifts Espresso Showcase W/ Bill Mccarthy concert pianist. Free. 2-3 p.m. Café, 50 High St., Clinton. @ Guiseppe’s.. Visit myspace. Briarwood Continuing Care Retirement com/openmicworld for info and the Community: Birches Auditorium, 65 Briarwood latest sign-up schedules. Email Bill McCarthy Circle. 508-852-9007. to reserve a spot at 0penmcc@verizon. Free. SEAN FULLERTON: Acoustic Blues, Rock 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, ‘n’ Roll & Fingerstyle Guitar. Sean Fullerton has been Northborough. 508-393-4405. MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld. a successful professional musician, singer/songwriter, recording “Krazy Wednesday Jam Session”with The “Get On Up engineer and producer since 1995. Specializing in Acoustic Blues, Band”. The music is hot motown/funk/swing/blues style. We offer a Rock ‘n’ Roll and Fingerstyle Guitar using 6 & 12 String guitars, a drum kit, bass rig and a full PA system for all to use, so bring what you Dobro for slide guitar, various Harmonicas, stomp box guitar effects, play and “ get on up” Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Krazy Horse Bar & Grill, live guitar looping and a vocal harmonizer, Sean performs in a wide 287 Main St. Worcester. 1-774-823-3131. variety of venues and for many weddings, parties, charitable and Sam James. 8-11:30 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508corporate events throughout New England. Fullerton was voted by 755-0879. musical peers and friends as the 2010 WMA “Best Solo Act”, and Open Jam with Sean Ryan. Open Jam welcome to newcomers nominated “Best Blues/R&B Act” in 2010 and 2011. What can one also Free. 8:30 p.m.-noon Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508expect when hiring Sean Fullerton? A competent and professional 853-1350. musician/singer, professional grade equipment, punctuality, Ariband! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 and flexibility. Sean’s live shows are fun, exciting, and audience Millbury St. 508-753-4030. participation is always encouraged! SEE YA ‘ROUND THE CLUBS!

Big Game KARAOKE! Every Wednesday Downstairs! and Big Game Trivia Every Other Wednesday before Karaoke! Music, Singing, Games, Contests, Prizes, and More! Free! 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

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ARTSWorcester, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org. Booklovers’ Gourmet, Photographic Potpourri - An Eclectic Collection of Images from the Blackstone Valley & Beyond, Through Jan. 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $7, Seniors (59 and over) $5, Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 Free, Groups (any age). 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-5985000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org. Old Sturbridge Village, Fire & Ice Days, Saturday - Sunday. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 fre. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org. Prints and Potter Gallery, American Contemporary Art & Craft Gallery, Mondays through Saturdays, through Dec. 31. Hours: closed Sunday, 10-5:30 a.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10-7 a.m. Wednesday -

Catch Arpetrio, a trip-hop, electronic and jazz three-piece, at Tammany Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 9 p.m. Tammany Hall, 43 Pleasant St. tammanyhalllive.com.

Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508949-6232 or er3.com/book Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: Noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, Noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, Noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-7937349 or 508-793-7113 or clarku.edu. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com. College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Opening Reception for Transnational Ikat Exhibition, Thursday; Transnational Ikat: An Asian Textile on the Move, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Jan. 24 - March 1. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/departments/cantor/ website. DZian Gallery, Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Saturday. 65 Water St. 508831-1106 or dzian.net. EcoTarium, Playing Together: Games, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through March 31. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special programs. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org. Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, Noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or ﬁtchburgartmuseum.org. Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-Midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or ﬁtchburghistory.fsc.edu. Higgins Armory Museum, WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum, Through Dec. 31. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: General Admission: $12 for Adults, $10 for Seniors (age 60+), $8 for Children (age 4-16), Children 3 and under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-8536015 or higgins.org. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org. Museum of Russian Icons. Imaging the Invisible: Angels, Demons, Prayer and Wisdom, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Feb. 2; Series of “One Icon” exhibitions, Through Aug. 20, 2013. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday,

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2000 INFORMAL PROBATE PUBLICATION NOTICE Docket No. Estate of: Patricia E. Woods Date of Death: May 11, 2012 To all persons interested in the above captioned estate, by Petition of Petitioner Erica J. Bedard of Westminster MA. Erica J. Bedard of Westminster MA has been informally appointed as the Personal Representative of the estate to serve with surety of the bond. The estate is being administered under informal procedure by the Personal Representative under the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code without supervision by the Court. Inventory and accounts are not required to be ﬁled with the Court, but interested parties are entitled to notice regarding the administration from the Personal Representative and can petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. Interested parties are entitled to petition the Court to institute formal proceedings and to obtain orders terminating or restricting the powers of Personal Representatives appointed under informal procedure. A copy of the Petition and Will, if any, can be obtained from the Petitioner. 01/24/2013

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ADVERTISEMENT The Worcester Housing Authority, the Awarding Authority, invites sealed bids for the Curtis Apartments Stairwell Upgrades for the Worcester Housing Authority in Worcester, Massachusetts, in accordance with the documents prepared by Reinhardt Associates, Inc. The Project consists of: Fabricate, provide and install steel stair riser and tread repair work to existing metal pan stairs. The work is estimated to cost $507,447. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c.149 §44A-J & to minimum wage rates as required by M.G.L. c.l49 §§26 to 27H inclusive. General bidders must be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) in the category of GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION General Bids will be received until 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 13, 2013 publicly opened. Filed sub-bids for the trades listed below will be received until 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 30, 2013 and opened forthwith. Filed sub-bidders must be DCAM certified for the trades listed below & bidders must include a current DCAM Sub-Bidder Certificate of Eligibility and a signed DCAM Sub-Bidder’s Update Statement. SUBTRADES List Filed Sub Tradesfor example Section 05 50 00 Miscellaneous Metals All Bids should be delivered to: 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester MA 01605 and received no later than the date & time specified above. General bids shall be accompanied by a bid deposit that is not less than five (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount (considering all alternates), and made payable to the Worcester Housing Authority Bid Forms and Contract Documents will be available for pick-up at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605, on January 16, after 9 am at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 There is a plan deposit of $50 per set (maximum of 2 sets) payable to the Awarding Authority. Deposits must be a certified or cashier’s check, or money order. This deposit will be refunded for up to two sets for general bidders upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty (30) days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority. Additional sets may be purchased for $50 Contract Documents will not be mailed. Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40 per set for UPS Ground (or $65 per set for UPS Overnight), payable to the Worcester Housing Authority, to cover mail handling costs. Remove or Revise the Following Paragraph When Appropriate General bidders must agree to contract with minority and women business enterprises as certified by the Supplier Diversity Office (SDO), formerly known as SOMWBA. The combined participation goal reserved for such enterprises shall not be less than 10.4% of the final contract price including accepted alternates. See Contract Documents - Article 3 of the Instructions to Bidders. The Buildings will be available for inspection beginning at 9:00 A.M. on January 22, 2013 at 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605. The Contract Documents may be seen, but not removed at: - F.W. Dodge, 34 Crosby Drive, suite 201, Bedford, MA, 01730 (860)-474-5387 - Reed Construction Data, 30 Tech Pkwy South, Ste 500, Norcross, GA 30092 (203) 426-0450) - Project Dog, 18 Graf Road-Unit 8, Newburyport, MA 01950, (978) 499-9014 01/17/13 & 01/24/13

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WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITY FIRE ALARM SYSTEM UPGRADES (RE-BID) MA 12-3/12-7 MILL POND APARTMENTS; MA 12-2 ADDISON APARTMENTS and MA 12-4 MAYSIDE APARTMENTS INVITATION FOR BIDS (RE-BID) The Worcester Housing Authority (WHA) will receive sealed General Bids for FIRE ALARM SYSTEM UPGRADES (RE-BID) at MA 12-3/12-7 MILL POND APARTMENTS; 600 Mill Street, MA 12-2 ADDISON APARTMENTS, 2 Addison Street; and MA 12-4 MAYSIDE APARTMENTS, 20 May Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605 until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at the office of the Worcester Housing Authority, Modernization/New Development Office, 81 Tacoma Street, Worcester, MA 01605 at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Base Bid: Project consists of but not limited to fire alarm system upgrades and appurtenant work in various buildings located at the following WHA Properties: MA 12-2 Addison Apartments, 2 Addison Street; and MA 12-4 Mayside Apartments, 20 May Street, Worcester, MA 01605. Alternate (Add Alternate No. 1): Add Alternate adds the fire alarm system updates and appurtenant work in various buildings located at the following WHA Property: MA 12-3/12-7 Mill Pond Apartments; 600 Mill Street, Worcester, MA 01605. Estimated Construction Cost: The work is estimated to cost approximately $344,000. Bids are subject to M.G.L. c149 §44A-J and Federal Minimum wage rates as well as other applicable laws. This is a Little Davis Bacon Federal Wage Rate Project. DCAM Certification: General Bidders shall be certified by the Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM) in the following category of work: Electrical Work. Bid Deposit: General Bids must be accompanied by a bid deposit which shall not be less than five percent (5%) of the greatest possible bid amount, (considering any alternates), and made payable to the WHA. Each General Bid shall be accompanied by: (1) Form of General Bid. (2) DCAM Certificate of Eligibility and Prime/General Update Statement. (3) Bid Bond. 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Insurance certificate indicating coverage for public liability, property damage and workers compensation, in accordance with the contract requirements, must be filed by the successful bidder upon signing of the contract. There is a plan deposit of $50.00 per set [maximum of two (2) sets] payable to the Awarding Authority. Deposits must be a certified or cashier’s check. This deposit will be refunded upon return of the sets in good condition within thirty (30) days of receipt of general bids. Otherwise the deposit shall be the property of the Awarding Authority. Additional sets may be purchased for $100.00 for each set. Bidders requesting Contract Documents to be mailed to them shall include a separate check for $40.00 per set, payable to the Awarding Authority, to cover mail handling costs. A Pre-Bid Conference is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Addison Apartments, Community Building, 2 Addison Street, Worcester, MA 01605. 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Mike Ciprari, co-owner and founder of SJC Drums, has never known fame like he does now, after being a focus of the TV show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drum Heads.â&#x20AC;? Shown on Halogen TV, a television network available in 15 million homes before being bought last month by Participant Media, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drum Headsâ&#x20AC;? is a reality show that depicts the behind-the-scenes workings of the custom drum company. Ciprari says the work of SJC being showcased on national television has beneďŹ tted the company, but not without some added stress. With a camera crew moved into the SJC headquarters in Southbridge during production, Ciprari says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d wake up in the middle of the night and say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ah! Get out of my face!,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; thinking a camera was ďŹ lming me. It deďŹ nitely fucks with you.â&#x20AC;? As SJC Drums gains recognition by being, what Ciprari says, the ďŹ rst instrument company to have its own television show, the custom drum company looks to expand both its workforce and work locations. We caught up with Ciprari at the SJC headquarters in Southbridge to talk about what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been like being on television and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the future for the drum company he and his brother Scott Ciprari formed 13 years ago. were really into what we do.

Who came up with the title â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drum Heads?â&#x20AC;? Christian Jacobs, singer of

the Auquabats. We were talking about names and he came up with it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a play on words and it works for what we do.

What were your thoughts when approached with the idea of a TV show?

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a smaller company and [Halogen] is a real â&#x20AC;&#x153;for the people network.â&#x20AC;? Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re small and I thought it was cool because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d learn with them. They

Was there anything about the show that was dramatized? I would never go ride

a horse to build a drum set. For each show, we had to build a drum set for a band and do something inspirational to build it. The other part of each show was we would give back to a charity. 100 percent of it was real. The only [other] thing was sometimes deadlines were fabricated. But the ďŹ ghts, like when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yelled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;hey man, FedEx didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fucking pick the legs up on

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no. It was for the beneďŹ t of growing SJC. The added stress was not paid for.

fucking cool for us. Kids come up to us at shows and say â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hey, I saw you on TV.â&#x20AC;? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had Hanson super-fans writing us letters. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weird. We make drums and I never experienced fame being in a band.

Is there anything about the series you wish you could change? There are things

I hear SJC is opening a satellite ofďŹ ce in Huntington, California? I always dreamt

time,â&#x20AC;? all that was real. We tried to be conscious of it being organic.

Were you paid for the show? Directly,

I would have done differently. I see red very quick. I would have tried to not allow the drama on camera. I would have marketed better and scheduled things around the shoots. We would have done things differently around the shop. Normal life doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop but the camera guys, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all they care about is ďŹ lming for the show.

What has the publicity done for the business? It gave people a sense of

what we do, the charity we do, it gave people a real sense of SJC and it made us legit to other companies.

How has being on national television changed the company? You can see us

of living in California but I could never move out there. The No Sleep Records building has extra warehouse space, so George [Slater] and his wife will move there in March.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the future for SJC? The ofďŹ ce started as just two of us. We have 15 employees now and we have to hire more. We hired two [employees] in the last month and we already need more. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never ending work. [Also, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re] looking to buy a building in Worcester county. We now have 15,000 square feet and we already need more. Sometimes I think we might as well buy a 50,000 foot fantasy factory.

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