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Political graveyard: Petitions often languish in committee

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here were 749 pending items sitting in City Council subcommittees as of Oct. 21 – a large number of citizen petitions, informational communications and councilor orders. That number is not unusual given the way municipal government works, although some petitioners think the subcommittee process could be a little faster, a little clearer and a little less frustrating.

Michael Grandone, for example, has filed a petition calling for “the creation of a non-staffed, notification department within the City Manager’s Office whereas a City Councilor can channel a needed action or petition without having to send said petition to a sub-committee.”

Somewhat ironically, his petition has been pending in the Rules and Legislative Affairs subcommittee since Feb. 25, 2014.

“I sometimes wonder if why people have a disdain for government and don’t vote is because they feel like they’re fighting the system,” Grandone said.

Grandone has 12 petitions currently on the pending lists. They range from a petition on March 10 this year to make the Shrewsbury Street side of the Department of Public Works yard metered parking to alleviate parking problems for residents, to a Jan. 7, 2014 petition to consider a tax deduction for business owners who provide their own snow plowing.

He even has one from Sept. 17, 2013 in the Municipal Operations Subcommittee, mandating “that all companies, institutions,

A dog park and a solution to parking problems at Worcester State University are both topics of interest, judging by the list of pending City Council subcommittee items and businesses receiving tax increment financing from the city of Worcester, to contract firstly with businesses in the city of Worcester to provide goods and services before seeking alternative outside sources for said goods and services.”

That petition is similar to demands made by some community groups regarding TIF deals on projects as recently as this year.

“All my petitions, they’ve all been left in subcommittee,” Grandone said. “I guess only

the City Council can have a good idea.”

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ity Clerk David Rushford said 749 is not an especially high number given the large number of communications from the city administration. The Municipal Operations Subcommittee, for example, has 151 pending items, but only 17 pending petitions. These reports and notifications do not require any action from the City Council, but instead of

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filing them and sending them to the archives, subcommittee chairs might choose to leave them in a state of limbo.

“Some of them are topics where the chairperson might want the information to sit in committee,” Rushford said. “The report may be informational, but it’s pending before the committee because if it’s filed, there is no reference for the next committee chair.”

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Study: Immigrants good for Worcester Tom Quinn

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UMass study commissioned by the Worcester-based Seven Hills Foundation made it to the City Council floor on Tuesday, with councilors saying it confirmed what they knew all along – Worcester’s foreign-born immigrant population is a positive rather than a negative, especially economically.

“This is probably one of the most valuable reports this city council has gotten in some time,” At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes, who filed the order asking for the study to be sent to subcommittee, said.

Worcester’s population is 21 percent immigrant, according to the report, which notes the unique challenges and contributions of a foreign-born population. The statewide rate is 15 percent. Across the state and the country, immigrants and refugees have become a hot topic, with people on both sides of the political aisle concentrating on immigrants to a greater degree.

“Having such extreme viewpoints about an issue as important as immigration clouds

our ability to develop sound policy and workable strategies that support families and communities,” Seven Hills Foundation president David Jordan said in a preface to the report. “With this in mind, the Seven Hills Foundation chose to take a more dispassionate and scholarly look at both the challenges and contributions of the diverse community here in Worcester.”

Data for the report came from the 2009 to 2013 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau and public use micro-data samples, supplemented by interviews with service providers and immigrant advocates in Worcester, according to the authors.

One area of focus for the Council was the Worcester Public Schools system. Part of that budget comes from the city, and English Language Learner students cost more to educate – around $9,303 per student, according to the report, as opposed to less than $8,657 for other students. The ELL student population is rapidly increasing, according to the study, from 13.5 percent of the total student population in 2004 to 35.1 percent in 2015. The statewide population

grew from 5 percent to 8.5 percent. The statewide ELL student to teacher rate is 40 to 1, however – better than Worcester’s 62 to 1 ratio.

“Clearly there is a need,” Lukes said.

One surprising statistic from the study is that around 95 percent of ELL students were born in the U.S. The report has more than a few surprises up its sleeve for even veteran Worcester residents. The report was able to break down countries of origin to specific populations, and found approximately seven out of every 10 Asians in the city is foreign born. For Africans, that number is 46 percent, 24 percent for Hispanics and 12 percent for white residents.

Still, there are challenges with a foreignborn population. The number is almost impossible to pin down, but the report puts the number of unauthorized residents at roughly 5,500. There are also issues with housing – around half of all foreign-born residents spend 30 percent of their income on housing (a threshold for a cost burden) compared to one third of native born residents. More than half of immigrants in

Worcester are not proficient in English, which is correlated to lower wages.

“The issues facing immigrants spill over into other issues, whether it’s budget, whether it’s tax classification, whether it’s the school department budget,” Lukes said. “Clearly, the bottom line has to be discussed in terms of the kinds of statistics presented in this report.”

Most of the report is highly positive.

Foreign-born residents account for 37 percent of all business owners, double the statewide rate. Foreign-born adults are also more likely than natives to have earned a science, engineering or healthcare degree.

Overall, foreign-born residents make “disproportionately large contributions to the local economy,” according to the report.

“When we look at the services being taken out, there’s definitely taxes and tax revenue from these businesses, so there’s a level of contribution, just like any resident here,” District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera said.

When summed up, consumer spending by the foreign-born population accounted for $714 million in economic output in Worcester, continued on page 9

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Part of the reason behind items staying on the pending list for years is the reshuffling of the Council as elections come and go and councilors get assigned to different committees. At-Large Councilor and former Mayor Konnie Lukes’ request to “establish a process for City Council to decrease or increase its own salary, this process should include a requirement for public hearings and a minimum passage of 90 days from the time of the filing of the order for a change of salary ordinance to the date of the vote taken by the Council” has been sitting in the Rules subcommittee since March 27, 2007.

“Councilors come and go, but issues last forever,” Rushford said. “The public might think about everything within [two-year] terms, but issues are ongoing.”

The Youth, Parks and Recreation Subcommittee is a perfect example of keeping items on the agenda to deal with an ongoing issue. Six of the subcommittee’s 19 items are related to dog park proposals in the city – a hot topic recently, as the city has banned dogs in city parks for over a decade.

District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen, who chairs the committee, said each week’s agenda is a collaboration between the chairperson and the administration – in the case of Parks, the Parks Commissioner.

“It’s up to the chairperson to work with the administration liaison. I’ll choose the agenda, but there’s one on the [Nov. 10] agenda that’s urgent,” Rosen said. “There’s always a few that are more urgent than others.”

In addition to keeping the items close at hand, councilors might leave petitions on the pending list at the request of the administration, if issues such as funding or community input have not been secured, yet, but might in the future.

“It’s not that we want to disappoint the petitioner,” Rosen said. “Either the committee or the administration might think there’s hope or merit to the petition.”

Rosen and District 3 Councilor George Russell were quick to note, though, that every committee is different, and there is a high degree of variation between topics and councilors.

“There are some committees that meet on a schedule,” Russell said, mentioning Public Works. “And there are some committees that pick and choose when to meet.”

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ther committees have a high number of pending items because of a near-constant influx of petitions and orders. Public Works has 96 pending items, but Traffic and Parking leads the way, by far, with 195 pending items, most of them petitions for some kind of street or parking lot alteration or signage addition.

“It seems that no matter how many times those committees meet, the number of items isn’t decreased,” Rushford said.

Joff Smith served as the District 1 City

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Councilor for three terms, and was the chair of the Traffic and Parking Committee before losing his seat in 2011. He said there is a high level of discretion afforded to councilors, and everyone had different preferences for what to put on their committee meeting agendas and what to leave off.

“I liked to move as many items as I could through the committee and not let things sit there,” Smith said. “At least take it up and file it to clear out your agenda, that was my view on it. But sometimes there are reasons we would have to let it sit there.”

Filing a petition, in essence, takes the issue off all agendas and archives the petition or report. Bill Coleman, who has run for City Council off and on since 1979, said sending a petition to a subcommittee looks better on paper, since filing a petition effectively kills the proposal.

“What they’re saying to the public is that this was properly proposed and properly vetted through the Council,” Coleman said. “It’s much better than having it filed. If it goes to a subcommittee you feel like you have a chance.”

Coleman has seven petitions of his own in subcommittee purgatory, with the majority in the Rules Subcommittee. They range from asking for a ballot question asking the city whether 17-year-olds should be allowed to vote, which he has filed June and September this year as well as Oct. 4, 2011 without any progress, to asking for a standing committee on ethnic affairs.

Coleman is particularly miffed at his petition for a ballot measure to poll Worcester on their thoughts on a Boston Olympic bid. Although it was filed when Olympic fever was high among certain segments of the Commonwealth, it laid dormant on the pending list until Boston 2024 finally gave up their bid and the issue was moot.

“They held it past the point of reality,” Coleman said. “For six, seven months Worcester had a chance to be on magazine covers everywhere.”

Smith said the pending list doubling as a graveyard is nothing new, and plenty of items were sent there during his time on the Council.

“A lot of orders get filed by various councilors, and some get sent to committee to rot and die,” Smith said.

Smith has not just been on the receiving end of petitions. While still a councilor, in June of 2007, he filed a petition on behalf of a constituent to honor Ed Jones, best known for being half the namesake of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, an important and wellknown stock market index. Jones was born in the city and attended Worcester Academy, but the plaque Smith wanted has neither been approved nor rejected by the Public Works Subcommittee.

“They might look at the old date on it and decide other things are more timely and more pressing,” Smith said. “[But] I feel that if a councilor files an order, there is usually merit to it and it should get heard.”

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hen it comes to submitting petitions that get forgotten on the pending lists, no one is more familiar with the feeling of hopelessness than Jo Hart, a City Hall regular who has been called a thorn in the Council’s side and the Council’s conscience by different people at different times. Hart has submitted dozens of petitions this year alone, and over the years has accrued the most petitions in purgatory of any individual – 24 in total, spanning seven of the city’s 11 standing committees.

“I think it’s idiotic and it’s not working,” Hart said of the subcommittee meeting structure. “There’s no protocol. Are they supposed to wait until they get [a certain] number of items before they hold an item?

There should be a certain protocol, otherwise you’re treating people like trash. And I’m tired of being treated like trash.”

Hart even has a petition, proposed in November 2013, asking the Council to adopt the Zoning Board of Appeals protocol, which would include starting all subcommittee meetings at 5:30 p.m. Her other items mostly deal with public meetings for various topics – one of her favorite targets is the Worcester Regional Transit Authority – as well as submitting petitions asking for all government meetings to be televised, increased fees and enforcement for cars parked on public sidewalks, and for the Council to “list all petitions, after their first appearance on an agenda, in chronological order at the end of all future City Council agendas so the public can track all processes.”

Hart said she cannot remember the last

successful petition she proposed.

“You can’t have a city this miserable and have a government that is not responsive,” Hart said.

Grandone said it is not even the rejection of a petition that frustrates him – it is the not knowing. In his petition asking for developers to use local resources in TIF deals, he said he only learned after filing multiple similar petitions that it was against the law to make that a condition of a development deal. He said if he had been notified of the petition’s status by the Council, he would not have kept putting effort into crafting the order.

“There’s so many other things that are more pressing, [the City Council] seems to prioritize what they’re talking about,” Grandone said. “But by the same token, people file petitions and never hear about what happens to it.”

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rthur Mooradian said he has filed successful petitions with the city before, but his petition asking for a home rule petition to establish a property tax relief program has not been approved or denied by the Economic Development Subcommittee.

The so-called “Philly Plan” has been a hot topic in the recent election season, although Mooradian’s petition from last year has remained in limbo.

“We keep talking about the same things year in and year out,” Mooradian said. “Running a business in Worcester is very difficult because you don’t know where you stand.”

Mooradian also threw an interesting line in his petition – asking the home rule petition be “prioritized and considered an emergency

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petition.” That obviously did not happen, as his petition has been sitting on the pending list since May 6, 2014.

“The city’s strategy seems to be that if they wait long enough it’ll go away,” Mooradian said. “People get tired, they get worn out, and they say, ‘To heck with it, nothing is going to happen.’”

Rushford estimated the number of items processed per month in the hundreds. For some subcommittee meetings, such as Traffic, he said it is not unprecedented to send out 1,000 notices to various abutters of projects from one meeting. The volume of pending items, he said, it not out of the ordinary.

“The amount of items pending before committee does not alarm me,” Rushford said. “In a city of 200,000 people, maybe it’s surprising that we only have 749 pending items.”

From the perspective of the clerk’s office, Rushford said, there is no legal or rules reason to force subcommittees to take action on pending items. Theoretically, items on the pending list could be left on the list until the end of time.

“There has been some talk in Council of auto-purging items at the end of the term, but that hasn’t gone anywhere,” Rushford said.

In the meantime, committee chairs are allowed to pick and choose which items act on any given meeting’s agenda. In theory, this

discretion allows for prioritizing timely issues and triaging items that need a lot of work and discussion. In practice, some residents are unhappy with the system.

Sampling of items more than one year old: • Traffic and Parking: Feb. 4, 2014. Order of Councilor Gary Rosen request Traffic and Parking Committee consider allowing parking on only one side of streets within close proximity of Worcester State University.

• Youth, Parks and Recreation: Oct. 29, 2013.

John Kane request the park lights at the new volleyball/tennis court at University Park are shut off by 7 p.m. or as early as possible in the interest of protecting the quality of life for the neighboring residents.

• Municipal Operations: Nov. 26, 2013.

Petition of William Belcher request City Council make the process for selection of the next city manager, and the same for the next police chief, open to a national search.

• Health and Human Services: July 20, 2010.

Petition of Madeline Davenport request that No Smoking be permitted in Parks and Recreational areas in the City of Worcester.

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resulted in labor income of $256 million and accounted for almost 5,700 jobs.

“This is a very positive report on immigration,” Mayor Joe Petty said, mentioning his mayor’s roundtable on immigration. “If you look at the difference between native and foreign-born, look at the positive of the foreign-born. The purpose of this report was that immigration was getting a bad name, so we asked for a report. It’s a very positive report.”

“It shouldn’t be filed in a wastepaper basket. It should really be reviewed and analyzed and really given a lot of thought to, because the issue of immigration is clearly reflected in the fact that there’s a global shift in population going on,” Lukes said. “That has sometimes resulted in a backlash, and if we want to avoid that here we have to pay attention to the issues in this report.”

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The City Council only appoints members of one board – the library board – leaving the rest of the appointments up to the City Manager. So of course, the election to fill two vacant spots went smoothly, without any insider funny business or politically connected nonsense. Anne O’Connor and Toby Pedone were selected by majority votes, and will serve out five- and twoyear terms, respectively. It’s been quite a week in the Pedone household. Toby Pedone won appointment to the library board two weeks after her husband, former influential state rep.

Vinnie Pedone, was appointed chairperson of the Worcester Redevelopment Authority. It’s always good to get more Irish and Italian names into city government, God knows they’re not represented well enough in Worcester. At-large Councilor Kate Toomey, who was on the winning side of both votes, suggested voting for the other two vacancies – which are going to be filled in December when the terms were set to expire – early, just selecting two of the remaining three candidates. The other three must have been disappointed the City Council shot down that idea.

Ebenezer Afarikumah, Gail Bourque and James Comes all applied last December as well, and will no doubt be applying this December. Maybe try mixing it up this time, guys. We recommend updating your resume, or maybe changing your name.

FINAL FUNDRAISERS: Political campaigns are

like high school math tests – they’re long, tedious and only nerds enjoy them. And of course, most everyone crams for them way too close to the event.

That brings us to At-Large City Councilor Kate Toomey, who is hosting a fundraiser in support of her reelection campaign at 5 p.m. at Piccolo’s on Oct. 27 – exactly one week before the Nov. 3 general election. It’s also just before that night’s City Council meeting, so you can stop by for the fun and keep it rolling at City Hall half an hour later. State Sen. Michael Moore will host. That’s not all – Atlarge candidate Tina Zlody will be having a “meet the candidate” event at 3Cross Brewing on Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. The weeks before the election – it’s like Christmas come early, if you think candidate outreach efforts are presents.

UNLUCKY SEVEN: A Circuit Ave family told a story of a terrifying home invasion on Oct. 19. At 10 p.m., allegedly, seven armed men forced their way into the house where two male relatives, one of their wives, and two children ages 7 and 15 were staying. All three adults were pepper sprayed, and one man was hit with the handle of a gun. The two men were tied up while the suspects ransacked the house and got away with money and other valuables. There is no additional suspect information.

DEAD TREES AND DELAYS: The T&G had an

interesting piece this week about mail taking longer than usual to get to recipients - “Snail mail living up to its name in Central Mass.” Upon seeing the headline, everyone below age 20 reportedly Googled “snail mail” on their smartphones and laughed out loud. The U.S. Postal Service must be thrilled that anyone noticed some functions of the Shrewsbury mail processing and distribution plant were moved to Boston, creating delays. That move might have been a cry for help – the USPS just wants people to notice how sad and lonely it is now that everyone is using newfangled communication systems like email, or smoke signals. A Spencer city official was quick to note that you are still responsible for paying bills, even if they come a little later than usual. You’re also responsible for paying the bill even if you light it on fire and tell the IRS your dog ate it.

COME, FOLLOW ME (ON TWITTER): Rev. Aaron Payson appeared before the City Council this week to advertise an online blog he reads. At least that was the result of his petition, which single-handedly caused the City Council to go from discussing municipal operations and Worcester issues to pulling up the sort of anonymous blog on their phones and talking about online behavior. The crux of Payson’s complaint seemed to revolve around accusations, started by the blog and allegedly endorsed by At-large Councilor Mike Gaffney when he “liked” a video on Facebook, that Payson and others in the religious community were “fake reverends.”

Everyone seemed to be in agreement there were no rules preventing Gaffney or anyone else from acting however they wanted online. The bigger question is this – what exactly is a “fake reverend?” I’ve seen Catholic priests hold up a cup of wine and tell people they magically

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transformed it into blood, and everyone managed to keep a straight face then. These are the same people who claim David Blaine’s card tricks must be sleight of hand, by the way. Is there some Reverend certification you need to fill out? Do you have to go to the RMV every five years to get approved as a servant of God (or Cthulu, or whatever)? Probably not, although I’m not a Reverend or a semi-anonymous blogger, so I’m clearly not an expert.

EMAIL-ABLE: Accessibility advocate Scott Ricker was one of the first people to raise

questions about Stearns Tavern and the city’s plan to move it onto the Coes Knife site, asking that the footprint be considered so it didn’t unduly interfere with the plan to have a universally accessible multi generational playground there. This week he fired off an email after an Oct. 19 public meeting he says showed a lack of commitment from the city to making Stearns Tavern universally accessible, specifically on the second floor of the building. “The meeting last night wasn’t even Accessible for those who use a mobility device or any others who cannot navigate a change of level,” Ricker said, taking issue with the accessibility of the IBEW Local 96 Hall. City officials have been working to save historic Stearns Tavern, one of the oldest buildings in the city, by using Community Development Block Grant money reimbursed to the city after the Community Development Corporation audit snafu to relocate the tavern and partner with Seven Hills on programming in the building. There is another meeting Nov. 9 at the same location, but Ricker and the city seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot with this issue. “The city should be totally ashamed about what’s taken place here over the lack of Access to a public meeting, and also its unwillingness and failure to plan for those who are dis-Abled by doing the right thing,” ends the email. “This is an insult and a violation of the Civil Rights of those who are dis-Abled and must be stopped!”

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The concept of the game is that you are studying from a final exam, but there is a huge dorm party going on and you must make sure everyone else’s dorm rooms are more fun than yours so you can get some peace and quiet. Write what you know, guys. The Kickstarter campaign ends on Nov. 12, and if enough backers chip in to get the project $10,000, Starcap will be able to produce the game. As of Thursday, the project is just shy of $3,000.

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reported by Masslive, 100 and 120 Front St., better known as the two office tower behemoths flanking the corner of Worcester Common near the war memorial, were sold Oct. 15. Worcester’s daily paper, the T&G, is located at 100 Front St. The building just needs to get sold a few more times to match the record of its most famous tenant, which has gone through owners rapidly, although it has been a while since its last sale. There is no word on new plans for the buildings, but it is a prime location for giant, tasteful neon advertising a la Times Square. Make it happen, Franklin Realty Partners.

LEAP OF FAITH: Wondering why the city does not celebrate its incorporation as a city every

year? Part of the reason might be because it fell on Feb. 29, 1848 – a day of the month that only exists on leap years. Luckily there is a Feb. 29 coming up in 2016, and At-Large Councilor Moe Bergman submitted an order on behalf of college student and apparent history aficionado Edward Corrigan asking to plan an even for next year as a sort of trial run for the city’s 175th anniversary, which is coming up soon afterward. For an encore, maybe we can start scheduling things for that hour that disappears when Daylight Savings Time kicks in.

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Editorial Will the new Cove John Monfredo

(Editor’s Note: Worcester Magazine made the offer to all candidates to run a one-time letter to the editor or guest column about their candidacy in the Nov. 3 election. No submissions will be published after this week.)

prove lucky?

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hen Erick Godin let it be known his time running The Lucky Dog Music Hall was coming to an end, some of us at Worcester Magazine thought it would be pretty cool if the new owner brought back the venue’s original name, Sir Morgan’s Cove. If you want good luck for a new bar or club, you could not do much better than link with the spot that once hosted Mick Jagger and friends.

We got our wish, sort of. New owner Ted Kistner says he will open The Cove Music Hall soon. Even better – a name that links the old with the current, with an eye to the future.

Not the “lucky” part is absent.

We are psyched that live music will continue to play at 89 Green St., but we also hope the new owner has been paying attention to the music scene in and around Worcester. The Cove is a unique place, to be sure, but unlike Ralph’s off Grove Street, it has been unable to successfully weather the often severe changes that have accompanied music in Worcester. Part of that is location and physical space. Ralph’s has a bit more room to do some different things. It also has a diner. It also has some outside space, and makes use of it to host movie nights and other cool shindigs.

However, The Cove, as we are dubbing it, can succeed on its own right, but hosting the same live bands week after week will not cut it.

Nestled in the heart of the city’s Canal District, it is not far from colleges and universities such as Holy Cross and Clark, not to mention the downtown livings spaces that house so many students at MCPHS University. This could — and should — be The Cove’s life’s blood. Give college kids a steady place to hang out, and you’ve struck gold. How to do it is a challenge.

Allow us novices to help. College kids of legal drinking age will want cheap beer. College kids of all ages will want a cheap night out. Do away with high-priced cover charges. Partner with Narragansett or some other cheapish beer company and offer $1 drafts regularly. Hook up with colleges and ferret out some of the more talented campus bands. Have an Off-Campus Night. Embrace the under-age consumer by making your place hip and trendy. That means not confining yourself to one band, then another band, then another.

Do the dreaded “open mic” night or karaoke night. Install high-def TVs and play college and pro sports, along with video channels. Don’t be afraid to have DJs. The Cove is small compared to some other music venues, and capacity will limit some opportunities, but an outside-thebox thinker will find ways around that.

If Worcester lacks anything, it lacks destinations for the college crowd. The Palladium is one, but The Cove will want to avoid melees like the one that recently marred an event at The Palladium. This new venture has a chance to truly embrace the college crowd and make it its staple.

We wish Godin the best of luck as he bids adieu to the Lucky Dog. And we wish best of luck, ahem, to Kistner and The Cove Music Hall. Keep the taps running and the music playing.

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am running for School committee because I have the passion to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families, and I know that our children make up 30 percent of the population, but 100 percent of our future.

I became a School Committee member after a very successful career as an educator, with the last 20 years as a principal at Belmont Community School. Every decision I made as a principal was based on what was in the best interest of children and that philosophy still holds true today!

I firmly believe education has and will continue to be the great equalizer in our society. Education is the great antipoverty tool that we have in this community.

As an educator I know what works, and I have the work ethic to get the job done. During the last 10 years I have listened to the needs of the community. I have advocated for change, and have not been shy about placing items on the school calendar that would benefit our students and families. I am very active on the School Committee in filing items I feel do make a difference in our schools. In addition, I am an active community member, having worked with Rainbow Child Development Board, A.C.E. Early childhood committee, Head start, Worcester Reads, health organizations, interfaith groups, Latino Educational Institute, and last year I served as vice chair of the School Committee.

This past year I was honored to have been named as Grand Marshall of the Columbus day parade. Also, I have received awards from African Community Education and Rainbow Child Development for my advocacy for children.

Ten years ago my wife, Anne-Marie, and I started

Worcester: The City that Reads, and in that endeavor have put over 300,000 books into the hands of our children. Those books have been distributed to our children during school time , used for summer reading and have been given to various social and community agencies.

My focus on community involvement is an embodiment of the concept that, “it takes a village to raise a child.” In addition, I visit schools, read to children, attend special events in our secondary schools, and take the time to write to many of our students for awards that they have received for their accomplishments.

What are my priorities in the next two years?

• School safety: We must do everything possible to maintain safe schools • Rigorous curriculum: All of our children need to be exposed to a challenging curriculum and on the secondary level be exposed to additional AP courses • Parent involvement: Parents are a child’s first and most influential teachers, and we must be sure they are part of the learning process • Emphasis on early learning – pre-k to Grade 3: We have a high percentage of students not reading on grade level by the end of Grade 3. Therefore, we need to strongly address this issue • Chronic absenteeism in our district: It’s too high and it leads to students becoming frustrated at an early age and many drop out of school.

School Committee members are the face of the district, and I take that responsibility seriously. Thus, I promise to continue to try to bring my understanding of schools, knowledge of the city and my belief that children succeed best when we have a system that puts children first and welcomes the involvement of parents.

It’s an honor being a member of the School Committee, and I ask the voters to return me there again so that I can continue to make a difference in the lives of our children and their parents. Please vote for me Nov. 3.

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Colorio worthy of support for School Committee To the Editor: Having known Donna Colorio for 35 years, I am confident that Donna will be a well informed addition to our Worcester School Committee. Her prior experience on the 2011-2013 School Committee helps her be job-ready to support and advocate for our teachers, students and parents. Her 20 years as a Professor at Quinsigamond Community College means she knows and understands education.

In 2011-2012 Donna Colorio visited all 44 public schools, she will be a knowledgeable voice on our School Committee. Please support my friend, Donna Colorio, for Worcester School Committee on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL W orcester’s municipal election is closer than you think. Voters on Nov. 3 will have the chance to go to the polls and choose the city councilors and School Committee members who will serve them the next two years.

Recent history suggests many voters may well have to be dragged to the polls. We hope you choose a different mode of transportation, and to help you when you get there, Worcester Magazine presents the first in a three-part series dedicated to this year’s election.

This week we present profiles for all six district city council candidates. You may have made up your mind, but we hope these profiles will tell you a little more about the candidates.

In our next issue, Oct. 29, in the third, and final, installment of our pre-election coverage, we will profile the 12 candidates for AtLarge Council.

On Friday, Oct. 30 Worcester Magazine will publish its endorsements for City Council and School Committee online only at worcestermagazine.com.

For now, join editor Walter Bird Jr. and reporter Tom Quinn, who have been interviewing each and every candidate in a contested race, for a look at who wants to represent Council districts 1, 2 and 4.

District 3 Councilor George Russell and District 5 Councilor Gary Rosen are unopposed.

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DISTRICT 1 CITY COUNCIL TONY ECONOMOU

Age: 49 Address: 9 Carriage House Lane Occupation: Realtor, Re/Max Advantage 1 Incumbent/Challenger: Incumbent

Being the incumbent in an election carries its advantages - name recognition and experience, to name a couple. It is the latter area where Tony Economou sees a gap between himself and his challenger in the Nov. 3 election, Cindy Nguyen.

“When I look at people who run for office,” Economou said, “what’s their involvement in their community? Anybody can step into any race, but what have you done in the community? What have you been involved with? How have you helped the community?

I don’t know what my opponent has done in the community. I know she has worked on a couple other [political] campaigns, but I don’t know what she has done in the community.

I’m not sure.”

Economou’s challenger has raised communication with constituents as an issue.

Economou views that as one of his strengths.

“What concerned me to run in the first place was responsiveness,” he said. “As district councilor, my first responsibility is to get back to my constituency. I may not always have the right answer, or the answer they want to hear, but I can tell you they appreciate me getting back to them with an answer. I think that’s first and foremost as a district councilor.

Economou, who is seeking his third, twoyear term as District 1 Councilor, points not only to his time representing the district, but to a lifetime spent living in it. He attended elementary, middle and high school in District 1 and has been involved in youth sports as well.

His opponent has suggested Economou’s presence on the Council has been low-profile.

To be sure, he is not as loquacious as some of his colleagues on the Council floor, but Economou does not equate lip service with constituent service. To that end, he believes the City Council has been effective, and that he has done his best to effectively represent his constituents.

“One of the most effective things in the last couple years, I think, was hiring the city manager,” Economou said of the controversial hiring of Ed Augustus Jr. after a nation-wide search that saw three finalists essentially left at the altar when Mayor Joe Petty recommended Augustus for the job.

Economou defends city leadership when it comes to the rash of violence this past summer. While his opponent says she does not always feel safe in Worcester, Economou feels much different.

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“I disagree,” he said of those who describe the city as unsafe. “Being a realtor, I’m in every corner of the city every single days ...

We can throw stats out like the [police] chief does, but when you walk around the city, in general, it’s a safe city. I don’t feel threatened anywhere, at any time, in this city.”

Economou said the spate of gang violence should not reflect poorly on city leadership.

“I believe our Police Department is doing all they can do,” he said. “Personally, to me it’s a societal issues. What I think isn’t being said, too, is everybody wants to blame everybody else, but nobody’s looking inside. Where are the parents? Where are the grandparents of these kids? Where is their responsibility, too, in making sure their family member is doing the right thing?”

Economou views the heroin overdosing epidemic similarly.

“Again,” he said, “everybody wants to polarize it on Worcester, but again, it’s another society issue. For us to think we can clamp down in Worcester, and say we’re going to make everybody feel good in Worcester, the problem is there aren’t four walls that go up around the city.”

On other issues:

•As a Council liaison on education, Economou points to his support over the past four years of more than $44 million in accelerated school repairs, as well as his support of a new Nelson Place School • His support of an exemption to the Dover Amendment has not always made him popular, but Economou believes it is unfair that some organizations can set up in a neighborhood without any permits, when he would need to go through zoning simply to build a shed in his back yard • Algae in Indian Lake and the Asian Longhorned Beetle have plague District 1. Economou says the next step with the lake is funding to dredge the lake. The city, he says, has made great strides against the devastating beetle – Walter Bird Jr.

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DISTRICT 1 CITY COUNCIL CINDY NGUYEN Age: 23 Address: 18 Navajo Road Occupation: Unemployed Incumbent/Challenger: Challenger

Cindy Nguyen, who is making her first run for elected office in Worcester, will have to pull off an upset if she hopes win the Nov. 3 election as District 1 councilor. She is challenging two-term incumbent Tony Economou. The two of them disagree on a number of points. Where Nguyen believes councilors have been ineffective, Economou thinks they have taken action on several fronts, including education and public safety. Where Nguyen sees the city manager as average, Economou thinks hiring Ed Augustus Jr. was one of the Council’s best moves.

Needless to say, Nguyen and Economou differ on who is best-suited to represent District 1 going forward.

“I think he has been very low-profile,” Nguyen said of the incumbent Economou.

“He might have taken on some initiatives, like Nelson Place and Duffy Field [Wetherell Park], but I don’t think it’s enough.”

“My biggest concern,” she continued, “is councilors don’t communicate with their constituents. Whenever someone wants something done, I don’t think they feel they have a voice.”

In short, Nguyen said she is, “tired of the lack of conversation and dynamic” on City Council. She said risks need to be taken, and she is unafraid to take them.

Nguyen said she would approach things holistically, if elected.

“Safety, public school, public spaces. I see things in a very holistic approach,” she said. “I think they’re all inter-connected. What are some fundamental ways we can address them? I think communication is a fundamental structure.”

To that end, Nguyen believes technology has not been used to its full advantage.

“I think we’re lacking that,” Nguyen said.

“You can’t even find a phone number for the director of the DPW or a simple thing like that.”

On hot topics such as school safety, Nguyen believes much work remains in order to truly label schools as safe.

“I don’t,” she said when asked whether she thinks the city’s public schools are safe.

“There were a lot of problems when I was

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going to school. There were always fights every day. I think right now it’s unsafe in terms that we just don’t want to admit there’s a problem. Students feel more disengaged with what’s going on around them. They feel disengaged with police officers, disengaged with teachers. I think it’s because we haven’t formed a dialogue about what that means.

Nguyen supports police officers in the city’s schools. She also thinks it is time to introduce metal detectors into high schools.

“I never really felt unsafe,” she said of being a student in Worcester schools, “but I didn’t feel opposed to metal detectors ... as long as you tell them this is just a precaution, you just have to go at it the right way.”

Nguyen also said she does not feel safe in Worcester at night.

“I think the city has a lot of problems that arise from crime,” she said. “I don’t feel safe, to be honest, walking at night, even around the Burncoat area or around my area, just because there’s a lot of people walking around as well.”

One of the biggest issues facing District 1 in recent years is the Asian Longhorned Beetle infestation.

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Jennithan Cortes has a very clear definition of what a district councilor is, as opposed to an at-large councilor.

“It’s like a neighborhood representative,” Cortes said. “You have you have your finger on the pulse, and you need to be accessible to the constituents on a daily basis, and taking their concerns to city hall or third party organizations and talking to them.”

Cortes lost his first bid for the District 2 Council seat last year, but remains upbeat, saying his campaign this year is just a continuation of the work he did building community relationships last year. And what his potential constituents are telling him is that they want more economic development around their neighborhoods.

“They want to see more small businesses,” said Cortes, who is running against Candy Mero-Carlson in the Nov. 3 election. “They want to see a vibrant city, small businesses, whether it be restaurants or retail, they want to build that entrepreneurial spirit.”

In addition to economic development, Cortes focused on events and entertainment, specifically in the city’s parks, as a growing area that could use a boost from the city to get to the next level.

“People are embracing the arts and culture in the city. They want to see the parks used more,” Cortes said, citing events such as stART on the Street and various holiday parades. “These are things that are big and generate a lot of excitement, neighborhood pride and community spirit. They want to see that on an ongoing basis. They want to interact. They want an excuse to interact with the city, to take part in what’s going on.”

While saying responsible tax break deals serve a purpose, Cortes said the city needs to keep a close eye on deals with developers. He blames Worcester’s high tax rate relative to surrounding communities on a dependence on taxes, saying there are ways to be creative on the city’s end to make the economic development engine more efficient, saving money.

“I believe we are too dependent on the tax base, and that’s why taxes keep going up,” Cortes said. “We haven’t met our potential in terms of economic development. If we were doing well on economic development on the other side, we could proactively lower our taxes knowing we’re not sacrificing services.

Right now our go-to money is taxes, and we’re penalizing those who are investing in the city.”

Cortes is not void of ambition when it

comes to improving the city, referencing opening the canal in the Canal District and a Pawtucket Red Sox bid as examples of potential smart thinking. But he said right now, the city seems to be attacking development in a piecemeal fashion, and the City Council should work to focus and refine those efforts.

“I think we need a master plan, and then to work toward that plan on a consistent basis, rather than cherry-picking a few things here and there and hoping the dots connect at some point,” Cortes said. “We need to strategically move the dots.”

Cortes, who is a member of the Worcester Democratic City Committee, said he would be an independent voice on the Council – contrasting himself with his opponent, the chairperson of the WDCC, saying he is beholden to no one but the residents of District 2.

“If I could summarize this campaign, it’s not David and Goliath, but it’s really about real change,” Cortes said. “The city needs to embrace real change, new people, fresh voices, new attitudes – people who aren’t embedded in the system, and want to genuinely and passionately care for their district. That’s who I am. I’m not a part of the establishment – I’m part of the neighborhood.”

On other issues:

• Cortes said police officers ingraining themselves in the community is an important aspect of public safety, and said he would like to look into extending the summer impact program in which more officers are deployed to other seasons.

• As someone currently involved in small business development, Cortes said he would be a fit for the Economic Development subcommittee if elected.

• The Asian Longhorned Beetle problem was an issue last election as well, and Cortes said there is still tree-planting work to be done to replace the plants lost.

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DISTRICT 2 CITY COUNCIL CANDY MERO-CARLSON

Age: 58 Occupation: Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Address: 42 Benedict Road Incumbent/Challenger: Challenger

Candy Mero-Carlson has helped numerous Democrats get elected in Worcester and beyond as a member and now chairperson of the Worcester Democratic City Committee. Now she is running her own campaign against Jennithan Cortes for the open District 2 City Council seat, although she says her longtime community work and connections extend far beyond party politics.

“Most of these folks are my friends,” MeroCarlson said. “Sure, they’re elected officials, but there’s connections there because all those folks have to work somewhere else as well. These are all folks I know through volunteering, these are folks I know through raising money for various things in the community. It’s really about where you are in terms of your life and building relationships, and having friends.”

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Carlson, who has run before against incumbent District 2 Councilor Phil Palmieri (the longtime councilor ran at-large in the preliminary, finished 11th and has since dropped out), said there has been a change this year in priorities, with many in her district telling her their biggest concern is public safety in light of numerous high-profile high school incidents and a number of brazen daylight shootings.

“As I’ve knocked on doors throughout the Spring and Summer, one of the things that’s pretty concerning is all the folks who have lived here forever and now they’re worried about safety,” Carlson said. “It’s a big concern because they haven’t had to worry about that before.”

True to her theme of connections and making use of community partners, Carlson said the solution is more cooperation and communication between different agencies.

“We need to make sure we’re meeting all the time,” Carlson said, noting her experience working for the city manager’s office in the past. “Years ago we used to do that on an ongoing basis. We used to, because we dealt with the at risk youth, we used to have a task force meeting where the police from the gang units, the District Attorney’s office, we would all sit and meet about those issues.”

Carlson’s other big issue is the parks, as she notes District 2 has 50 percent of the city’s park acreage spread out over 17 parks. Parks should be a high priority, she said, because

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they are a way for the city to provide lowerincome residents with the same amenities wealthier Worcesterites take for granted.

“I think we need to spend some time on our parks,” Carlson said. “And I think we need to look at, these are places where our families need a place to go. Not everyone can get in their car and go on a vacation to Maine or Disneyland.”

Carlson is quick to note, though, that things are looking up in District 2 – and in general, as one of her suggestions to the city is to market Worcester more to the outside world.

It is not the areas that need improvement that define any neighborhood, she said, but the positive aspects of the city.

“We’re the economic engine of the city,” Carlson said. “Whether it’s Shrewsbury Street and all the small businesses, restaurant row, to UMass and the biotech [industry], Gateway Park, the whole downtown area. We are the economic engine to this city, and I think that’s what defines us.”

Some economic development is good, but more is always better. Carlson said marketing is part of the recipe for success economically, the next City Council should also turn a more discerning eye on Tax Increment Financing deals, in which developers are given a tax break on projects to overcome Worcester’s high tax rates.

“I think that the TIFs are OK, but we should get something for them,” Carlson said. “We

could probably do better in terms of what we ask for. The biggest piece of this is to make sure they’re living up to their end of the bargain, and we don’t do that now.”

On other issues:

• Worcester should definitely have a dog park, possibly at Green Hill Park, although the city would have to be very careful with the exact placement, Carlson said.

• Opening the canal in the Canal District would be a positive, but at this point it’s a matter of resources, Carlson said, making the case that the federal government would have to chip in.

• With three high schools – Worcester Tech, Burncoat, and North – in her district, Carlson said a strong school system is key in getting families to say in Worcester and attracting businesses.

– Tom Quinn

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DISTRICT 4 CITY COUNCIL JACKIE KOSTAS

STEVEN KING

Age: 52 Occupation: Customer service at Walmart Address: 44 Blossom St. Incumbent/Challenger: Challenger

Jackie Kostas is concerned about safety in her hometown, and specifically in District 4, where she is running to replace the incumbent councilor.

“As a resident of Worcester, I see the city declining,” said Kostas, who is challenging incumbent District 4 Councilor Sarai Rivera. “I remember leaving my doors open. Now it has changed.”

She attributes that change partly to the opioid epidemic – a wide-ranging problem that has affected communities across the country.

Worcester has been particularly hard-hit, and Main South in District 4 has a reputation, earned or not, of being ground zero when it comes to gangs, drugs and violence.

“Every corner that I turn, I see the drug dealers” Kostas said. “That’s a worry, because the drug dealers and the gangs are always targeting the youth and children.”

Part of Kostas’ solution is getting to the youth early and teaching them about the dangers of drugs. She advocated for more communication and cooperation with the sheriff’s office, among others, in the fight against opioids and other crimes.

“I would like to implement programs in the school, like face to face ... to engage schools in the region,” Kostas said. “I know that program was in the schools before, but everything has changed right now. So I would work to reinstall that. If we have more programs to keep students out of the streets, it would reinforce the safety [of the city].”

Kostas, a Peruvian immigrant who has been living in Worcester almost two decades, has other issues on her radar. She is passionate about the yellow trash bags that are ubiquitous in Worcester homes. The city charges a fee for the bags, in essence charging people for the right to throw away trash legally, with the goal of offsetting the cost of trash removal and incentivizing recycling instead. Kostas said the policy disproportionally hurts lowincome families.

“Those yellow trash bags are expensive,” Kostas said. “My district is about families with low income, and they can’t afford it. I would try to find another system which is not generating an economic problem to those low income [families].”

Kostas has run for office before, a failed bid for state representative against Democratic state Rep. John Mahoney. She is carrying the same Republican platform to her bid for municipal government, in sharp contrast to her Democratic opponent.

“I believe in ... small government,” Kostas said. “Those small businesses generate money, which is good for the community. When we don’t have that small business, what does the government do? Add more taxes, add more regulations, add more fees. Who pays the consequences? [Us], the working class.”

Kostas has other ways to generate money, as well, training her eye on the nonprofits in the city. Some on the City Council are eyeing a home rule petition exempting Worcester from the Dover Amendment, which allows nonprofits to avoid property taxes and some other regulations when settle in neighborhoods, and Kostas said colleges and others should pay their fair share.

“I think they should give back something to the city,” Kostas said. “We are the ones who are carrying that, and it’s not fair to the residents of Worcester to be the ones paying their tax, and for them to be exempt.”

Kostas said she is running, not against any specific policy of the incumbent, but to give back to the community.

“The world is wide and big, and there is space for a second one who would like to become a [City Councilor],” Kostas said.

“Just give me a chance. I would like to be a [City Councilor]. I will respond with honesty, integrity and work.”

On other issues:

• Kostas said she is in favor of a single tax rate as opposed to a dual tax rate, and said Worcester should move toward that rate “as soon as possible.”

• The current mayor and the current city manager both earn low marks from Kostas, who said they are not doing a good job leading the city.

• Kostas said people need to stop policebashing, calling for a return to respect and dignity for the Worcester Police Department, saying “their lives matter too.”

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DISTRICT 4 CITY COUNCIL SARAI RIVERA

Age: 47 Address: 7 Lucian St. Occupation: Adjunct professor of human service

and rehabilitation, Quinsigamond Community College. Co-senior pastor, Christian Community Church Incumbent/Challenger: Incumbent

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“I will tell you honestly,” Rivera said recently, “I have no desire to run for mayor in two years.”

She has, she said, been asked. Has she said no? “Yes.” “If you were to [ask me] where I stand right now, no I have no plans to run for mayor,” she said. “That’s a really hard job. If you look at kind of the district, and the demands on a district councilor, magnify that. And it’s considered a part-time job with full-time work expectations. I have seen, not just the mayor we have now, but previous mayors bust their hump, like really work, and still what’s wrong is what gets highlighted and not what’s right.”

In District 4, Rivera is charged with leading what is widely considered the city’s most challenging area. She would point out, however, that District 4 is not confined to the so-called Main South section of Worcester, which is often mentioned synonymously with “drugs,” “crime” and “prostitution.” And Main South, she says, is much, much more than the negative stigmas often attached to it.

“And yet you can’t find an apartment,” Rivera said when asked about the negative connotations often associated with the area.

“And it’s hard to find property in Main South.”

The best thing about District 4, said Rivera,

is the “eclectic feeling.” She cited Crown Hill, which has been named a local historic district.

“Even though I haven’t lived there for years,” she said, “I still feel like this is home.

I can share with current folks that live there, and there is this sense of pride, this amazing feeling of where you lived. You talk to some of the youth in Main South ... they have a sense of feeling like this is home.”

The biggest misconception of the area, she said, is “that it isn’t that. That it doesn’t have doctors and lawyers and CEOs, and that everyone is in affordable housing, is a welfare mom, and not a single mother trying to become economically mobile.”

District 4, and the rest of the city, however has its problems, especially with the violence that marred this past summer and dominated so many news headlines. The perceptions that arose from that are what troubles Rivera.

“The misconception is that if you live in suburbia, all is well in the world,” she said.

“Unless you’re going to create your own utopia world, you’re going to face challenges.”

Rivera believes the city has been properly addressing the crime and shooting violence in Worcester, although she wants more attention given to crimes such as domestic violence.

Drug overdoses have hit Worcester especially hard. Again, Rivera says the city is doing what it can.

“It has been a contributing factor to the

break-ins and the thefts and things like that that we are seeing, so yeah, we’ve faced a challenging summer,” she said, “but so did other people. Is it fair to have the concern?

Yes. Do I believe police and the community addressed it properly? Yes.” Rivera cited the city’s youth violence prevention initiative as an example of tackling the problem head on.

She is critical of suggestions of reviving Drug Abuse Resistance Education with children, something championed by her challenger, Jackie Kostas.

“DARE ... did not function and did not work,” Rivera said. “... However, there are other programs that are working. Restorative justice, mindfulness, these are thing that are, like mentoring, that have quantitatively and qualitatively been studied and proven to work.”

On other issue:

• Rivera sees the merits of discussing the Dover Amendment, but is wary of an us-versusthem mentality when it comes to who does and does not pay taxes • She supports City Manager Ed Augustus Jr., and would give him an “A” for overall performance • She would like to see more diversity on the Council, not just in color, but among people with physical and other limitations – Walter Bird Jr.

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WORCESTER CULTURE COALITION CITY COUNCIL SURVEY (Editor’s Note: As a service to our readers, Worcester Magazine is publishing a survey of City Council candidates conducted by the Worcester Cultural Coalition. Below are the completed surveys submitted by the WCC to Worcester Magazine. This content has been edited for length. Worcester Magazine will publish profiles of At-Large City Council candidates Oct. 29.)

Mayoral Candidates

WOOcard program, the Worcester Cultural Coalition is trying to brand Worcester as being creative 1. Arts instruction increases and to leverage the strength of our achievement across all disciplines and develops the whole child. What members to attract more residents, will you do as a School Committee college students, and visitors. How member to champion arts education would you utilize the creative community to make Worcester a for our youth both in our schools great place to live, learn, work and and communities? How will you play? balance the importance of arts education with the constant pull to AT-LARGE CITY COUNCIL teach to the test?

2. The start of a mayor’s tenure LINDA PARHAM – Challenger often sets the tone of the City STEVEN KING 1. One of the main Council priorities. When elected, things we need to do is what actions will you take in your invest in the talent we first 100 days to provide support have here. The names on this masthead are proof and resources for the creative positive that Worcester community?

All City Council Candidates 1. Just as any other city, Worcester faces many economic and social issues. Can you provide examples as to how you would integrate the arts, culture and creative community in solving social problems?

How would you use the creative community to drive economic development in the city?

2. What revenue sources will you create or use to increase the city’s investment in the creative community?

3. We’ve all had defining moments in our lives. What personal experience with arts, culture and creativity has had an impact on your life and your view of the community?

4. Worcester is being touted as a creative city with public art, festivals and dozens of cultural organizations. Through the

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is a vibrant, creative, culturally diverse, thriving community and that those making that happen need and deserve the support of those in office. There is an excellent model in Boston that is a nonprofit, called the Future Boston Alliance that has a suite of programs that could, if brought to Worcester, help to facilitate bringing more voices from this sector into the halls of decision making. Their Assemble program is focused on bringing creative entrepreneurs, artists and other cultural forces together to talk about and share their experiences on a whole host of social and economic issues. Bringing more artists into our schools and community programs to work with youth to discuss solutions to some of our challenges will create more relevant, approachable solutions, and move us all forward. Arts and Culture are uniquely positioned to break down barriers and bring people together to facilitate creative solutions. We can also support artists using art as therapy to heal from some of the challenges in our community, especially violence. Public arts installations, or even community created art events can help people move beyond their pre-conceived notions and comfort zones and begin to roll up our sleeves and get to work building solutions.

2. I believe that a diverse tax portfolio will provide needed relief to small businesses and residents while also drawing on resources from those that can afford to give more.

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With a more stable tax base, we’ll be able to provide more comprehensive services to our small business owners, cultural institutions and even working artists. We can look at examples of places like Philadelphia, and even Lowell, to find examples of incentives cities have been able to provide to make it more feasible for working artists to build sustainable lives living and working here.

There are also opportunities for federal grants that can have a multiplier effect, so that even a one-time grant can make an investment that spurs economic growth. For example, the Participatory Budgeting Project can bring in additional revenue to be brought to the community level to engage our whole city on deciding how this additional money will be spent to make our community stronger.

Projects in other cities have included school and park improvement, new programs, or even specific positions to focus on unmet city needs.

3. I have always appreciated arts and culture, but it wasn’t until my daughter became a film and television major that I gained an even deeper appreciation for the arts as a method of storytelling and introducing new narratives into the world.

She helped me to see a bigger world through her lens by shining a light on certain issues that society does not discuss regularly.

She had directed a documentary film on the effects of black children attending all white schools. Through her creative process I saw her develop her leadership and gain confidence within herself. I am grateful that arts can provide that kind of developmental experience while also helping us to connect with our collective humanity.

4. First, The Worcester Cultural Coalition has done a great deal of work branding Worcester as a creative community, and for that I am grateful. As I talk to voters, that is often brought up as an asset - from events and visits to museums, to bringing friends from out of town to StART on the Street, people seem to know Worcester is a city full of talented cultural creators. I think if we want to continue building on this, we should continue to embrace the emergence of public art and leverage the resources available to creating it to also create space for people to gather: benches, more walkable neighborhoods, incorporate art installations in transportation hubs and small green spaces for people to enjoy the growing amount of art available to see. I think the WOO card program is incredible and also underutilized. I cannot speak to specific ways to make it more widely known, because I don’t want to make

assumptions about what is already being done, but I would love to sit down when I am in office and learn ways I can better leverage city partnerships to ensure more access to this wonderful program. Last, I think our creative and cultural economy is one of our largest assets as a city. And I know that in order to leverage that creative capital to truly bring in more tourism, students and new residents we need to make sure that we’re pulling our weight in providing the other needs for a vibrant engagement with our community.

That means we need to make sure that people can easily access public transportation to get to these institutions. We need to make sure that they can afford memberships to our museums and to shop in our small businesses by creating and investing in good jobs and training programs. And we need to make sure that our next generation is prepared to continue building on this legacy by ensuring vibrant arts education in our public schools.

JOE PETTY Incumbent Mayor/At-Large Councilor

Questions for Mayoral Candidates 1. I have been an advocate for STEAM training since becoming mayor and will continue to advocate for more arts and music in our schools. Our budgets are set almost entirely by the state, and the Legislature is currently working through crafting a new foundation budget, which will make for a more equitable formula for education funding. Ultimately, we need to make it a priority on both the local level and the state level to make sure that arts instruction and enrichment are properly funded.

2. I have enjoyed watching the murals go up downtown and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. We need to allow more public art. Making sure that we are putting in place policies that make it easier for artists, festivals, and the creative community to program our parks and public spaces, beautify our city, and for residents to enjoy it.

We need to make sure that when we discuss marketing our city that we are talking about all the opportunities that our museums and theaters create.

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All Council Candidates 1. The creative community needs to be engaged when it comes to addressing the issues of gang violence and school programming. After the two years of successfully keeping kids engaged over the summer months, with Wheels to Water and most recently with Recreation Worcester, we are seeing the positive result of keeping students involved and busy during the summer months. I would like to see further expansion of this programming and increasing the engagement of creative opportunities for students in our parks. The creative and craft economy is burgeoning here in Worcester and it needs to be encouraged.

I am pleased to see Worcester Wares finally open at the DCU Center, and this will help activate that edge of the building. But further I would like to see our creative and craft economy working more closely with our high school students and schools. The skills that our students are acquiring at Worcester Tech and many of our other high schools, directly translate to these sectors. Just as a student learning to solder and weld could be a helpful apprentice in artistic ventures. Likewise, with the printing facilities at Worcester Tech, I would like to see more artists using that valuable and affordable option for all their printing needs.

2. One of the things that will come out of the final sale of the courthouse is $250,000 for our small business associations to apply for micro-grants for things like block parties, neighborhood gatherings, and programming.

I would like to see those business associations apply for funds for commissioning public art works. Further, we need to allow for greater access of city parks and facilities to see what sort of events our creative economy can come up with. I would like to see the Mullaney Plaza and the amphitheater at Columbus Park used for concerts and even stage productions, and the city should subsidize these productions.

3. As the mayor, I have been so pleased to see the profile of our city’s creative community rise, most recently with the donation of the McDonough Foundation, and seeing those stories appear in Boston and New York papers has made me so proud.

I remember being in the car and hearing a story on NPR about the samurai exhibit at the art museum and I was so pleased to hear the great work of our institutions getting the recognition they deserve.

4. Working with City Manager (Ed) Augustus, we have been able to create a new understanding and appreciation for both programming and place-making here in Worcester. Beautifying a city, making it more walkable and accessible, putting up murals and improving streetscaping and planting trees, all contribute to making our city into

the one that will attract and retain visitors, businesses, and residents

Kate Toomey - Incumbent 1. Integrating arts, culture and creative community into solutions to solving social problems is a critical element in providing catharsis, enabling creative thought in problem solving, and provides different perspectives to be illustrated in nontraditional ways. The more we learn about each other, the more we find we are alike. To bridge differences, one common art is music, another dance, yet another song. We see this in the many cultural celebrations we have in the city. I would love to see a world parade day, where every culture of people who are Worcester, are celebrated through song, music, dance and art. I would utilize the cultural and creative communities together by creating an International Marketplace where juried goods created by our Worcester immigrants could be sold to others looking for the familiar from their homeland. At this entity, modeled after the Boston Women’s Education and Industrial Arts Union, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Women%27s_Educational_and_Industrial_ Union) people would be provided resources to assist them in creating their own business and eventually become self-sustaining.

2. We will need to identify new opportunities to create revenue streams to support our investment in the creative community. Perhaps we could add an arts fee to new building projects for public art.

Worcester is fortunate to have just received the generous philanthropy of the McDonough Family Foundation in the gift of over $15 million to several of our world class cultural institutions. That philanthropy was not out of the blue. We need to find ways to encourage growth of wealth in our community to be able to see that type of giving, both financially and through deed. We need to embrace new STEVEN KING methods of raising funds for arts and culture by utilizing things like crowdfunding, (e.g.

GoFundMe). We could establish an urban enhancement public trust fund, soliciting support from our residents and businesses.

3. First, I was an art major in college. I taught art in the Boston Public Schools and was also an art therapist, mainstreaming 766 students into a regular education classroom in a high school. My children attended Worcester Arts Magnet School and stayed in the Arts Magnet program through Burncoat Middle and Burncoat High School. I believe in Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences, where learning is enhanced: visual/spatial, bodily/kinesthetic,

musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, linguistic and logical/mathematical. Everyone learns differently and I know that arts enable healing and assist in highlighting and solving complex problems. Second, When I was told a student I had requested be in a gifted program in an elementary gifted art class could not be in it because they were in special needs classes (the child had had trauma from a fire in her home and she became non-communicative.) I appealed to the principal and won. Before the end of the year, the student had begun to open up and talk and was able to make remarkable progress in her classes to enable her to be reintegrated into the regular classroom. Third, growing up third-generation Irish in Boston in the ’70s, my exposure to my heritage was the parade in Southie, which we didn’t go to very often. It wasn’t until I became an adult and was raising my children in Worcester that I had an appreciation for all that my heritage had to offer. But it was in listening to Irish music — in particular, Phil Coulter’s album “Highland Cathedral” and the song, “The Gathering-Bealtaine” — that I truly understood it is the call of the drums that lies within each of us, no matter where we come from.

4. I would continue to engage people like Michelle May, and others like her and encourage them to come forward with their ideas about getting the word out about how rich and deep the arts make our city. All of the folks who put together the cultural celebrations, the Start on the Street Group, the Symphony, etc., put so much of themselves out there. Social media is one way that we can encourage attending events, but I would love to see our residents support as much as they can. Even in our schools there is absolutely amazing art happening - theatre, music, dance, displays, even with robots! I love the opportunities out there we have yet to touch. There was an annual boat parade on Lake Quinsigamond, and I would love to see the colleges and neighborhood organizations participate. There were themes and this year the theme was cartoon characters, and it was truly amazing to see people turn watercraft into art! I would love to incorporate successes of other cities, like doing an ice sculpture display downtown, or have beach day on the common and bring in sand and have a sand sculpture contest; have a human chess game on the back portico of City Hall; have people design flower gardens representing each neighborhood of the city and planted in Elm Park. I could go on, but perhaps the best thing would be to have people do it from the bottom up instead of government telling them to do it.

Matt Wally - Challenger 1. Because of the positive affects the arts and culture can have on a community it is important for government to understand how the creative community can be leveraged in

order to help abate social problems. In an urban city such as Worcester it is vital to ensure that any neighborhood revitalization strategy includes the creative community.

Utilizing inner city public spaces as venues for public art, providing after school activities such as art and music lessons, and facilitating the painting of murals to replace bleak and barren walls are three ways in which to improve a neighborhood. Improving the aesthetics of a neighborhood, providing positive opportunities for recreation, and creating a sense of ownership for residents are three benefits the arts, culture and creative community can have in order to help diminish social problems. The creative community should be leveraged to help drive economic development in Worcester. Increasing the opportunities for artists to sell their products equates to more discretionary income spent locally. Expanding our street fairs will result in more travel and tourism dollars coming into the city. Real estate investments through the development of artist lofts, studios, galleries and maker spaces will grow the tax base. These are just a few examples of how the creative community can increase job opportunities and help drive economic development in the city.

2. Although it is important for the city to have an investment in the creative community it should be recognized that due to municipal budget shortfalls the investment cannot always be monetary. In those instances when municipal funding is not easily accessible, the city needs to ensure that other investment opportunities are identified. Assistance with the permitting STEVEN KING process, guidance with accessing federal grant opportunities, and collaboration on marketing efforts are additional avenues for Worcester to provide investment in the creative community.

3. Through work I have been fortunate to witness firsthand the positive impact AS220 has had on the Providence, Rhode Island community. AS220 is an artist-run organization committed to providing an un-juried and uncensored forum for the arts. Credited as a national model for urban revitalization, AS220 has been recognized nationally for its catalytic role in the revitalization of downtown Providence.

Offering artists opportunities to live, work, and exhibit, providing at-risk youth a venue for expression, and leveraging $25 million dollars of investments in downtown real estate, AS220 has provided me with a knowledge of how an artist-run, nonprofit organization can contribute to the revitalization of an urban city.

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improve on ways for Worcester to engage our college students better. Worcester has always tried to increase the visibility of our students off campus. Improving transportation and providing incentives for shopping has been helpful and there are students who are currently very engaged. But improvements can be made, and I think the creative community can be leveraged in ways to assist with bringing college students off campus and more engaged with the civic life of Worcester.

Tina Zlody - Challenger 1. I believe that the arts and culture bridge all socio-economic, cultural and language barriers. The arts bring people together; they create dialogue, a shared experience and connection. Creating arts initiatives, bringing music and arts to the people, creating spaces in the city where collaborative efforts can take place, in all of our neighborhoods. I truly believe all of the colleges in Worcester can help with these types of initiatives and hopefully that will show the students how amazing the city is and they’ll choose to stay. Worcester needs to be a one-stop shop for small, creative, makers, builders and entrepreneurial business. We need to grow our tax base by inviting and marketing all that Worcester has to offer, and we don’t do that. For every dollar we spend on the arts we get seven in return. By growing the tax base we will have more money for cultural enterprises and projects that involve the entire community. stART on the Street is an arts incubator and helps drive the economy long after the event is over. There are small businesses that have sprung up in Worcester that came directly from showing at stART, feeding back into the tax base and creating some amazing stuff!

2. I would put forward a motion to have all developers building in Worcester give a percentage of their budgets to be used for public art. I would work on block grants for artists live work spaces. We need to encourage creative small business to open up here by creating a one-stop shop in City Hall to get them through the process as well as offer tax

incentives. I believe we also need to map all of our available spaces, retail, factory and office and let developers, businesses and entrepreneurs know what we have to offer. Marketing our available spaces, market Worcester as a great place to build, rehab and develop.

3. I grew up in a family that was completely dedicated to the arts. We sang, we played instruments, acted in plays and were encouraged to try any new artistic venture.

My mother was a concert pianist, my dad was an amazing singer, they were very active in local theater and I’m so grateful that I was brought up with all of that. As an adult helping found stART on the Street has profoundly changed my life and my perspective on Worcester and on what we can and should accomplish.

4. I do some of this already as the codirector of stART on the Street and my position on the Arts Council, but we need to do more. We must get our students involved and invested in the city, and the arts are a great way to do that. More collaborative efforts to bring students together with the public through public arts projects and the development of mixed use creative spaces in downtown and in neighborhoods. Worcester, hands down, has some of the most amazing talent I’ve ever seen, and we need to harness that, promote it and market it.

Schools, and also expand the programming in the Worcester Public Library as to make cultural programming available to everyone. The creative community is vibrant in Worcester - from institutions such as the Worcester Art Museum and Music Worcester to street festivals such as stART on the Street. We must, as a city, more actively embrace the cultural institutions large and small into our marketing efforts to promote the city in a different way.

2. The city should be more actively engaged with the institutions large and small, and work with them to help identify and solicit funding from both national and local sources.

3. For me, the beauty of Worcester is seen in the vast array of architecture we have in the city. We should continue to work with our community partners in the cultural community to preserve this special architecture and explore STEVEN KING more ways to showcase the beauty in our houses and commercial buildings.

4. The beautification of the city though the use of large wall murals has been something that has been both eyecatching and created a discussion about the arts community in Worcester. We must be more engaged with the creative community in everything we do when it comes to street scape, beautification or rehab of buildings and our parks. We can only be more successful when we partner with the creative community.

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Gary Rosen District 5 Council - Incumbent, unopposed

Candy Mero-Carlson District 2 Council - Challenger 1. Using the arts to help solve complex social problems is a way to provide an outlet to vulnerable populations who might not otherwise have opportunities to engage in the cultural community. We need to look at expansion of the arts in our Worcester Public

1. The members of the Worcester City Council do not have a monopoly on experience and wisdom when it comes to seeking and implementing solutions to social problems and driving economic development.

It makes sense for us to enlist the assistance of members of the creative community. Since I am a proponent of the establishment of

Neighborhood Councils, as outlined in the largely-ignored Article 8 of the city’s Home Rule Charter, I suggest that a few initial Neighborhood Councils, led by members of the creative community, be piloted in areas of the city that have longstanding social challenges. These Councils would be able to survey the needs of area STEVEN KING residents and families before introducing projects leading to enriching their lives with the arts and culture.

2. Worcester must exhaust all efforts to identify, seek and obtain grants from individuals and foundations whose mission is to promote culture and the arts.

Also, certain areas of the city qualify for federal block grant funds, so the creative community should consider implementing projects in those areas and then apply accordingly for HUD funding.

3. The one I still remember had a negative impact on my younger years. When my brother and I were children, we had the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument. However, my dad nixed that idea because, he said neither my brother nor I could sing. He was right about us not being able to sing, but he was so wrong about not introducing us to music and instruments at an early age. Hopefully, most parents today have more musical wisdom than my dad did and they encourage their children to draw, dance, act, sing and play an instrument.

4. Worcester needs to publicize , maybe even brag a bit, about the popularity and state of the arts here. Perhaps our Wayfinding project could help get the message out. But if it is really the “creative community,” I’m sure it can also improve its efforts to let individuals, families and businesses, among others, know of all the talent and arts opportunities here that make our city great.

The Worcester Cultural Coalition is the unified voice of Worcester-area arts and cultural organizations. Its mission is to “draw on Worcester’s rich and diverse cultural assets to foster economic revitalization and create a strong cultural identity for Greater Worcester.”

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THE LUCKY DOG GETS PUT DOWN: The rumors swirled for months, if not the last year.

The Lucky Dog Music Hall on Green Street has had its final, long kiss goodnight (also the title of the greatest Geena Davis film of all time) and will soon be The Cove Music Hall.

They said goodbye in STEVEN KING appropriate fashion, with one outrageous, out of control evening of debauchery featuring owner Erick Godin’s band, The Flock of Assholes, and The Excrementals.

Interestingly, the marquee at The Lucky Dog now reads: “Stay tuned, The Cove Music Hall opens soon,” and vocalist of The Excrementals, Ted Kistner posted, “I appreciate all of the well wishes on the opening of The Cove Music Hall. For those asking about booking shows I will be starting to do so in a couple of weeks,” on his personal Facebook page. It looks like the double billing doubled as a torch-pass. Either way, I’ll always support music venues in Worcester (and all of Central Mass), so good luck to Godin in his future endeavors and to Kistner and The Cove Music Hall.

MARIO, STARFOX AND PIKACHU WALK INTO A BAR...: Ralph’s has been holding “Starcade”

events for the past two weeks, under the direction of Cinemageddon founder Anthony Bridgford. While details are scarce and the events are shrouded in a fog of mystery (I’m being dramatic), the overall concept is that video games will be projected on the wall at Ralph’s, 148 Grove St., and, presumably, the competition will be fierce. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Tuesday evening, and if my Tuesdays weren’t consistently spoken for, I would be there myself begging to get annihilated by someone with more skilled thumbs than my own. The event is billed as having a library of over 4,000 games, so there will likely be more options than “Tapper” and “Gauntlet.” I do not know how long this event will be running, so if it sounds interesting to you, check it out so they keep doing it. Ralph’s still has Genesee cans for $1.25, so you can have yourself a night on a budget.

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is the name of the seventh studio album by Long Island, New York’s metalcore/post/ alt-hardcore band Stray from the Path (left-). The band is performing at the Palladium, 261 Main St., on Friday, Oct. 23. That’s cool and will likely make a lot of people happy as the band has exploded in popularity in recent years and they will be joined by Being as an Ocean (apparently it’s O 40 C On

CRAFT CENTER LOST AND FOUND: From Oct. 22-Nov. 21, the Krikorian Gallery at the Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, is hosting “Lost & Found,” an exhibit of vintage and contemporary architectural photographs, sponsored by Preservation Worcester (and in collaboration with the Worcester Public Library). I don’t have anything funny to say about this, it just sounds really cool and the press release has me excited, plus admission is free, a fantastic price point for those of us in print journalism. iaecl!pe pec iacil!al!

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is Spinal Tap,” but could also be a reference to the New Jersey punk band formed from the ashes of Kid Dynamite of the same name. Either way, Cirque du Noir held its eighth event last Saturday, Oct. 17 at The Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., and it was a complete blast.

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WORCESTER WEIRDNESS:

Saturday, Oct. 24 ought to be a solid one for fans of good times, shredding, basement mildew and food as the “Worcester Weird Fest” is kicking off at Distant Castle. The lineup is “weird” in the sense that it’s eclectic and mixed bill shows rule, so certainly enjoy yourself. Worcester’s Cleansing Wave, SET, Dot Gov and Gnards are playing alongside Brooklyn’s Hard Nips.

The suggested donation is $5, and there is an alleged BBQ going down at 6:30 p.m., though I’ll believe that when I smell it. The last BBQ turned into an extended napping period pre-show. As always, respect the space and be good to everybody. If you need directions, ask a punk or just go on Facebook and find out the new way.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Just in case you don’t have eyes or a Facebook account, or if your Facebook account was in fact so inundated with posts rallying for, or decrying against, pumpkin flavored coffee and beer, it snowed last Sunday, Oct. 18, so make sure your Halloween costumes feature long johns, okay?

elephant, but he/she was a welcome addition to the fun. Cirque du Noir is part gala event, part art show, part costume party with an infusion of arts, food and music. If you get the opportunity to join in the fun next year, I suggest you do it, and check out what you missed this year with photos from Steven King on pages 28-29 and at worcestermagazine.com/category/spotted

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irque du Noir, now in its eighth year, returned to The Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Saturday, Oct. 17 - and wow.

There isn’t much to compare an event like Cirque to - part gala event, part costume party, an infusion of the arts and music with a little bit extra. Also, there was a robotic elephant. Cirque du Noir is a lot to take in, but it’s all equal parts enjoyable, engaging and surprising. While costumes were suggested, all black attire was required and the combination of over the top (dare I say goth chic?) costumes and fancy-dress created a hybrid-medieval experience and the ambience and atmosphere was electric.

The event managed to be entirely unstuffy, considering the severity of the all black requirement and the $40 sticker price, though that price, it should be noted, reflects a significant amount of entertainment as well as snacks and, again, a robotic elephant provided

by Technocopia.

Walking into The Sprinkler Factory at the start time of 7 p.m., guests were greeted by violinist Onur Dilisen. Drinks were served and there was some time to check out the art available through the silent auction. There was music performed by Niki Luparelli and Dan Burke and live art by Chelsea LeBeau Hueter, Scott Boilard, Eamon Gillen, Robb Sandagata, Don Hartmann and Stacy Lord. The PZ Dance Academy performed a dance routine.

The real fun was in the people in attendance, however, and more often than not, a double or triple take was needed to recognize friends and acquaintances in their costumes. The vibe was positive and fun and if a completely fantastic, albeit a bit hard to define, evening like Cirque sounds appealing to you, I highly suggest checking it out in their ninth year.

Enjoy Worcester Magazine photographer Steven King’s photos from the evening and you can find out more about Cirque du Noir online at Cirquedunoir.org and The Sprinkler Factory at Sprinklerfactory.com Reporter Joshua Lyford can be reached at 508-749-3166, ext. 325, or by email at Jlyford@worcestermagazine.com. Follow Josh on Twitter @Joshachusetts.

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Can love be predicted? Is there a predetermined lover out there waiting for each of us? What happens if you never meet that person - and what if you do?

Can they live up to that fated destiny? Central Mass author Diane Barnes addresses these questions and more in her fun new romance-hybrid novel, “Waiting for Ethan,” out now through Lyrical Shine.

Barnes is holding her debut event, complete with live reading and signings at Tatnuck Booksellers, 18 Lyman St. in Westborough, Saturday, Oct. 25.

The novel is written in a breezy fashion and is likely to keep you furiously turning the pages until the back cover is reached and you find yourself hungry for more. “Waiting for Ethan” seems most at home under the shade of a pine tree in the spring, on the beach in the summer or to warm your wretched freezing heart in the chilly middle months of winter.

“Neesha Patel’s grandmother ruined your life.”

From the very first page, the book supposes the reader is ready for something different and it can’t help itself but deliver, Barnes’ story about the power of beliefs mingles with more “ordinary” love troops with a relaxed but jaunty and upbeat gait.

In 1987, Ajee Patel finds herself as something of a local celebrity in Westham, using her psychic abilities to locate a missing boy with the area police department.

From that point on, Patel is a destination for personal fortune seekers. Patel’s granddaughter and best friend constantly spy on the psychic and in exchange for some peace and quiet, Patel agrees to make three predictions for each girl. It takes less than a year for two of the three predictions to come true, with the third focusing on their adult lives. The young Gina, the best friend, is to meet and marry a man named Ethan. When the psychic Patel sheds her mortal coils, Gina is still single and waiting for Ethan. What happens when she finds this Ethan? Can he possibly meet those preemptive expectations?

“I’ve always had a love of writing and had written short stories through the years,” said the Waiting for Ethan author, Diane Barnes.

“I’ve always wanted to write a novel, since the second grade.”

Barnes found her opportunity when she was challenged by a friend to participate in “National Novel Writing Month,” which tasks writers with completing a 50,000 word novel between Nov. 1 and Nov. 30. Barnes, who works in healthcare marketing by day, found herself with 50,000 words about a character who dated a number of divorcees with exwife issues. That story was wildly different than what would become Waiting for Ethan, but it was a start.

“I love having complete control over a story,” said Barnes of the joy she finds in writing. “If something happens to you and you don’t like the way it goes, you can make whatever you want happen in a story. It put me in complete control, it’s very therapeutic to rewrite those things.”

It took just about three years for Barnes to complete Waiting for Ethan as she had to find time in her busy schedule to complete it, she eagerly awaited those opportunities.

“I loved it, I really looked forward to working on writing fiction,” she said.

“Sometimes I would do it during the week, but mostly it was only weekends that I would have the chance.”

The book is out now and the Tatnuck Booksellers event is a great opportunity to pick the author’s brain while she works on her sophomore novel.

“I hope people read and enjoy the book,” said Barnes. “I hope they think it was a fun read and I hope they laugh and I hope they like the characters. It’s more of a beach read, a fun read, I hope it makes people forget other things going on in their lives. Maybe they’ll think about how much fate plays into our lives, can we control that? Can we change it if we know our fate?”

You can pick up a copy of Diane Barne’s Waiting for Ethan at her Tatnuck Booksellers Gift Gallery & Cafe in the Westborough Shopping Plaza, 18 Lyman St. in Westborough, on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 1-3 p.m. “Waiting for Ethan” is also available online, in print and e-book. at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and directly through the publisher at Kensingtonbooks.com. For more information on Waiting for Ethan and the Central Mass author Diane Barnes author, check out Dianembarnes.com.

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You can keep the CGI thrills of “Everest” and the tiptoe-betweenthe-towers lunacy of “The Walk.”

Give me the rawness of nonactors making an impossible climb captured in real time.

And that, my friends, is “Meru,” a documentary about three men scaling an insanely sheer projection of Himalayan granite called the “Shark’s Fin” because of its shape, its smoothness, and its promise that

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you will either be maimed or killed if you find yourself in its general vicinity. In hardcore climbing circles, it’s considered a tougher feat than Everest.

“Meru” chronicles two tries at the Shark’s Fin, in 2008 and 2011, by Conrad Aker, a legendary climber, and protégés Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk. For good measure, the film includes a segmented interview with author Jon Krakauer (“Into Thin Air”), who helpfully breaks down all the reasons why this expedition is bat shit crazy — it’s like being given a litany of warnings why you don’t get into a cell with Hannibal Lecter — and why this particular trio possesses the perfect mix of technical skill and team chemistry to pull it off.

Their first try is a heart-breaker. One

hundred meters from the summit, frozen and out of food, they’re forced to retreat.

With little thought of returning, the three go about their lives, two of which are marked by near tragedy. Ozturk takes a horrible fall while skiing, shattering several vertebrae and splitting his skull, injuries that could be permanently crippling. Chin, while doing a commercial photo shoot (he’s co-director for “Meru”) is caught in a massive avalanche and emerges unscathed, but with his nerves in tatters, unsure if he’ll climb again.

If Aker, Chin and Ozturk weren’t able to overcome these obstacles to give the Shark’s Fin one more go, well, we wouldn’t have much of a movie. “Meru” follows their quest, but does so without Rocky-like histrionics or rousing musical cues.

These guys are all about calculation and grit; master technicians who are also mission-driven purists. They don’t waste breath on the mountain or in the interview chair.

Recent stories have noted that watching Joseph Gordon-Levitt navigate the high wire in “The Walk” has caused some audience members to get dizzy and vomit. Put those same people in a theater to watch “Meru” and they’ll probably slash their wrists.

The photography here is jaw-dropping as the men make their way up the face of the Fin, conquering overhangs, avoiding avalanches and spending their nights in a Portaledge, an ungodly contraption that’s essentially a cot covered by a tent suspended from a cliff by a wire. Take me now.

Still, there is not a hint of recklessness — peril, yes, but none of it needlessly self-imposed. As Aker acknowledges, any expedition is as much about managing risk as it is about reaching the top. Without the former, the latter isn’t even in the cards.

Clearly, climbers of this magnitude are a different breed of human. I’m not sure “Meru” ever answers the question of how they get to be that way, and perhaps that’s because there is no answer. Every now and then the film cuts away to interviews with the climbers’ loved ones — Akers’ wife, Chin’s sister, Ozturk’s girlfriend — and all are matter-of-fact about this perilous occupationcum-obsession. You suspect that if someone delivered an “It’s me or the mountain” ultimatum to any one of these climbers, he’d reply, “Sorry, gotta go.”

Make that, gotta go up.

“Meru” will be shown at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday and Saturday, and at 1 and 2:50 p.m. Sunday in the Jefferson Academic Center at Clark University. The film is part of the Cinema 320 series.

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Craft beer is all the rage and that is fantastic. It is great having so many delicious beer options out in the world. However, some of us live in a much more stark reality and the higher craft beer price point is a luxury and not the gold-standard. For those of us thinking in terms of affordability, there are cheap beer options out in the world. As someone who has guzzled thousands of cheap beers in my lifetime, I feel I am in an interesting place to speak to the merits of several. I figured I could drink a couple and review my findings for those interested. To make it more realistic (and because I don’t have the budget to buy a dozen six packs), I tasked my friends with giving me one of every can of beer they had in their fridge, which they happily obliged.

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PBR: A classic standby, the red white and blue can commands your respect. The smell is a bit tough, but that could be bygone memories of dive bar floors or old apartment recycling bins. A bit thick. A bit yeasty.

Not intolerable. This was a mainstay in my teens, but the love affair has since ended. This was the be all, end all of cheap beer when I was a kid, but as an adult with more refined taste, it doesn’t quite hold up.

While a solid beer in a pinch, it isn’t the cheapest or the best. If this is what your local bar has a deal on, go for it; it’s an average, middle of the road brew. It acted as a sort of involuntary control. This is a decent beer, but it’s nothing more and nothing less than that. It may have been selected as America’s Best in 1893, but it hasn’t held up quite as much as I would like to say it has.

Yes, we actually got paid to sip beer one day. Worcester Magazine staff members offer their rankings, on a scale of 1-5, of the best worst beer (Note the reporter most recently out of college actually handed out some top scores).

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LABATT BLUE: This can has a

lot going on. Your eyes are drawn to the red maple leaf and you start speaking with a pseudo FrenchCanadian accent, perhaps your interest in hockey has increased a bit. Then you wonder, what’s with the Blue? The can is certainly blue, but the title doesn’t seem quite adequate, I poured a sip out to make sure, and the liquid wasn’t blue either. Then you notice, hey, that’s the Detroit Tigers’ “B” below the “imported” subhead. Alright, I don’t really get it, maybe it’s part of a national PR campaign featuring numerous baseball team logos. I only have the one can, so I’ll never know. The smell is subdued, it’s got the distinct smell of beer, but it doesn’t kick your ass with it. The beer is nice, I’m glad I started refrigerating them.

There is nothing quirky or distinct about Labatt Blue, and frankly that is a noble attribute in an affordable beer. This is something you could drink around the campfire for an extended period and say, “ah, beer.” can speaks for itself. It might as well say “drink up, friend.” Appearancewise, Busch light is to reality what Duff Beer is to Homer Simpson. The mountains seem WORCESTERMAGAZINE.COM

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lofty and impressive, but conquerable. It’s an invitation to you and your friends to do something zany, but not unreasonable. The smell is biting. I think on a colder evening, I’d prefer it. Tonight though, it is a bit too much.

Luckily, this isn’t my goal. Busch Light has a taste. It’s not yeasty and it’s not necessarily crisp, it has a fantastic flavor, but it seems to land in an off manner. It’s like the friend you grew up with that went on to have a successful recording career. You really want to be happy for him, but you just can’t stomach another word about how hard he’s “killing it.” It does seem as if there is a Busch Light gateway. The first few sips leave something to be desired, but the rest of the can is smooth as a hot knife through butter. Perhaps Busch Light takes it upon itself to weed out those lacking the strength for the power inherent within.

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NATURAL ICE: God, I hate

Ice beers. Yeah, I get it. They’re higher-test. Great, I can drink two other cans that don’t make me regret my decision and will still get the point across. I feel the same way as I do when I was regularly drinking 40 ounces. We would buy a case and crack the tops, assuming it would gain a higher alcohol

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content. It tasted like rotten apples and, while I couldn’t prove that it wasn’t effective, I can promise you it wasn’t worth it. It’s the same with “high-gravity” 40 ounces. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. What I can appreciate about Natural Ice is the logo.

With the capitalized, but largely lowercase, “Natural” followed by an all-capital “ICE” beneath it, it somehow manages to make the can seem like it’s thrusting its pelvis at you. I picture the cans standing bug-eyed behind the cooler door, tongue wagging, daring you to buy it. There is very little smell. This strikes me as odd.

The initial taste isn’t offensive, but the aftertaste is intense.

I feel like this entire can will be a struggle. I am not proven wrong. I will leave the Natural Ice to those better equipped for the occasion. Ice beer is what people who want to maximize their alcohol content drink.

If you want a 6-percent beer, drink a craft beer.

YUENGLING LIGHT: I love that this can breaks somewhat from the standard blue-whitered of most of the other cans reviewed, not by much mind you, but the weathered look and the eagle from a mid-70s textbook about

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This is the beer you sip in slowmotion, wipe your brow and stare into the fourth wall and declare “saddle up” in the Western movie about your life.

Then, it says “99 Calories” in tiny letters in a baffling font.

It wants you to know, but it doesn’t want to make you feel self-conscious, that you’re getting old enough to start thinking 99 calories might be an improvement. The smell is the tiniest bit more earthy than the others, not in a bad way - the way I imagine Friar Tuck from Robin Hoods’ wares would taste in comparison to the swill generally pedaled in medieval-themed films.

The taste is wonderful. Kudos to the oldest brewery in America.

BUD LIGHT: But Light is a hard one to judge objectively. Everyone has an opinion.

To some, this is the unmitigated bastion of affordable beer swillery; to others, Bud Light is the absolute end point to the dissolution of beer flavor. To its further detriment, the logo looks so mailed in that I doubt very highly a graphic design person could have ever cashed a check. It is so bad I can’t think of a witty continued on page 36

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Defining ‘New England’ is a tough one. Is it tradition dating back to some of the first Europeans to land on this continent? Is it liberalism with a side of locally-sourced everything ever?

The Harvest Grille, located in Jefferson, is an amalgamation of these two sides of New England. With a warm location within a historic hotel, the ambiance screams classic New England. As do many of the dishes. But look further throughout the menu and you’ll find dishes like the sesame crusted goat cheese ($9.95) that was our first course.

Like a great deal of the ingredients used for the restaurant’s dishes, the cheese for the dish was locally sourced. This special was served over a bed of tomato salsa with a lemon butter sauce. The dish is everything

that is right with the world. A crispy crust surrounded mild goat cheese, with a tart salsa balancing the dish and adding flavor. With two balls of fried cheese, the concept would seem to be more at home at the fair, but this indulgent dish skirted any garishness and delivered a perfectly proportioned appetizer.

For the main dishes, we sampled a traditional turkey dinner ($14.95) and branched out into a coastal New England feel with the seafood trio ($24.95). These main courses started out with a choice of soup or salad. Going with the root vegetable soup yielded a tomato-based soup with carrots and potatoes. The broth was slightly tangy, with the vegetables and potatoes having absorbed a great deal of the flavor. The kale slaw, normally a side, but seeming too tempting to not trade in for a salad, was light and refreshing, avoiding a slathered in mayo look that robs slaw from feeling in any way healthy. The light and refreshing taste, that avoided the in-your-face nature that raw kale can have, was punctuated with highlights from the shredded carrots and white turnip.

When the main dishes arrived I dove into the turkey dinner. With Thanksgiving being the best federally-mandated Holiday, what with all the family and food and no

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Let’s cut to the chase: the stuffing here is so sublime as to nearly transcend the genre. Big chunks of bread have been used to absorb an intense broth that is completely familiar as being stuffing, while also managing to transcend the genre, flying high and beyond the boxed bastardizations we’ve all suffered through. Simply staggering.

The rest of the turkey dinner was excellent if not as game-changing as the stuffing. Moist turkey, dark and light meat, was paired with a delicious but not overpowering gravy, subtle mashed potatoes, and straightforward sweet potatoes.

We took the plunge for the Cajun treatment of the seafood trio. The dish included four scallops, four shrimp and a haddock filet all flambéed and served over a bed of perfectly delicate spaghetti. The spice was to the point, but not overwhelming. This isn’t a hot dish; rather the spices coated all the seafood and the white wine provided a delicious sauce for the pasta. Everything was cooked perfectly,

with firm but not overcooked scallops and flakey fish.

Overall, the dishes served at the Harvest Grille were outstanding. Experiencing traditional meals that have been executed in the best way possible is a great way to experience a meal. Throw in the beautiful surroundings of the new location, generouslyfilled plates and extremely friendly service and you have a winning combination. Harvest Grille doesn’t redefine the dining experience, but it makes you enjoy it that much more by pulling off everything with competency and just enough innovation to keep things interesting.

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description. It’s sort of like a degrading crescent moon is floundering in a puddle of motor oil with a word like “CONSUME” labeled over it. However, the smell is quite plainly “beer.” As stated before, in an affordable beer, consistency and a lack of “jump-scare” is a strength rather than a weakness. The taste is yeasty. To me, that is a negative. It isn’t what I look for in a drinkable, cheap beer. However, it is distinct. It is likely that any Bud Light drinker could pick it out from the crowd blindfolded. I didn’t particular enjoy this beer, nor did I loathe it. I imagine cheap beer aficionados will be split down the middle. If this is your beer, good for you. If not, don’t feel particularly confounded.

COORS LIGHT: The silver

bullet. It’s a weird title, to be sure, but it certainly makes its presence known. It has occurred to me, solely though this session of review, that cursive is a bold font to use in 2015. Coors is fancy, but LIGHT is in charge.

The mountain imagery on the face of the can, allegedly that of the Rocky Mountains, is more detailed and severe than on the Busch Light can. This is a peak you have to earn through the climb. The smell is potent and staunch.

The taste is yeasty, but even more bizarrelyso than some of the other, similar, styles. It is another beer operating on a wind-up system; the first few sips seem odd in comparison to other flavors of the evening, but works its way into your good-will as time goes on.

I personally find this more enjoyable than Bud Light, but I bet it’s even more divisive than Bud Light fans as it registers further on the chart-for better or worse.

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SCHLITZ: This is an interesting one for me, I have only had it outside of Massachusetts, so I was surprised when my roommate produced one. He is an insulator and claims this is the “insulator’s beer of choice.” I can neither confirm, nor deny this fact, but he is good at what he does so I trust him. The bottle was straight to the point and I appreciated that. The smell is powerful, I don’t think I enjoy it. The taste is equally as powerful and very distinct. This is going to be a polarizing beer. I actually enjoyed Schlitz somewhat. It doesn’t taste like any of the other beers on this list and

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MILLER LIGHT: Straight from the

start I wasn’t feeling this beer. I have seen the throwback cans they recently released, which look great. They look like something my dad would’ve had while drinking in a cornfield in Vermont.

This can must have been sitting for awhile though, and it looked about as beer as beer can look. I think the toughest part about Miller Light is that it just doesn’t do anything. I didn’t absolutely loathe it and I didn’t love it. I just didn’t care about it. If beer were people, that would be a really hurtful comment to make. Sorry, Miller Light.

ROLLING ROCK: It is not possible for me to review Rolling Rock objectively.

I’ve spent much of my life knocking the green bottle and it is one of the few I will actively avoid whenever possible. On the other hand, our photographer, Steven King, swears by the stuff, so we have had several heated debates. I think what bothers me the most is that as soon as you remove the cap, it smells skunked. I don’t want to proactively drink a skunked beer. I finished it. Are you happy now, Steve?

NARRAGANSETT: I absolutely loved this beer as a kid – as a legally drinking 21-year-old, I mean. It has lost a bit of favor over the years in my mind, though. It is a bit too high on the thickness scale. Still, there is a certain sense of wistfulness that comes over me when I see a bartender crack a Narragansett tall can. I enjoy a ’Gansett when I’m out on the town, but it is a rare package store pick up for me.

For my money, the winners are Yuengling Light, Busch Light and Labatt Blue. Not only does this surprise me, but in our Worcester Magazine staff blind taste test results (on page 34), I contradicted myself once the blindfold was on. Happy drinking!

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

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Cigars aren’t for everyone, but if good food and a fine cigar are your cup of tea, the International Fall Cigar Dinner is something not to miss.

Partnering with The Owl Shop in Worcester, the Fireplace Room restaurant at The International, 159 Ballville Road, Bolton, will host the dinner Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. A fourcourse dinner will include three Davidoff cigar pairings from The Owl Shop, including the featured cigar, the Davidoff Escurio Gran Toro. Start the night with hors d’oeuvres, including Tuna Tartare, accompanied by a Davidoff Nicaragua Diadema, or a New Age Wedge Salad, featuring a Davidoff Winston Churchill Robusto. Feast on a 22-ounce Brandt Farms All Natural Beef Prime Porterhouse, and finish it off with Chocolate Mousse. Top the night off with a Gran Toro. Tickets are $125 per person, and include the dinner and cigars. Reserve online at theinternational.com/restaurant/

reservations. For more information, visit theinternational.com or call The Fireplace Room at 978-7791380

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The ninth annual Worcester’s Best Chef competition is Sunday, Jan. 31. That may seem like a long way off, but you only have until Nov. 1 to enter the contest. Think you’re the best chef around? Are you worthy of having Joe Espisoto’s song played in your honor? Do you even know who Joe Esposito is? Hint: You hear him in the final scenes of “Karate Kid.” Download your application at WorcesterBestChef. com and email it to Domenic@ FoodiesofNewEngland.com by Nov. 1.

For the rest of us — those who consider making a Grilled Cheese sandwich an accomplishment — we can wait until Jan. 31 to check out the Best Chef competition at Mechanics Hall.

Quit waiting around! It’s time to formulate a plan and set a date.

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Meet at Crust on Main Street and order a round of cold-brewed coffees to kick start your day. Scope out the innovative pastry offerings of baker, Alexis Kelleher, and grab something to share on your walk to the Whispering Wall. Try a ham and cheese croissant or a naturally leavened bagel and don’t forget to ask for the jalapeño cream cheese.

Walk toward the intersection of Lincoln and Highland; you won’t miss the sprawling granite bench that marks Worcester’s World War I Memorial.

The memorial honors men and women of Worcester who gave their lives during World War I, but it also serves in a curious auditory capacity.

Plato wrote, “Every heart sings a song incomplete until another heart whispers back.”

Here is your chance.

Position yourself at one end of the bench and instruct your partner to take a seat opposite you. The slightest whisper will elicit an immediate reaction from your date across the way. The sensation is as if someone has whispered directly into your ear despite the fact that he or she remains 75 feet away.

When your heart can whisper no more, head to Vincent’s on Suffolk Street to hear legendary Worcester performer, Big Jon Short.

Sit at the bar with a cocktail and examine the vintage book covers and prominent

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taxidermy while you wait for the show to start at 5:00 p.m.

Still feeling peckish? Order the cheese plate. Expect a few hearty slices of cheddar, a sleeve of saltines, a dish of some dangerously spicy mustard and a pile of raw onions. Just be warned, many a date has been ruined by the allure of raw onions.

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If bagels and blues aren’t for you: • Armsby Abbey’s Farm House Brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays. You can order the world famous Mac and Cheese anytime, so seize this opportunity to try something new. In addition to fresh takes on old favorites like pancakes, waffles, and hash, the brunch menu regularly features an assortment of small plates for sharing that aren’t to be missed.

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I play for me here.”

• Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston offers a wide range of programming on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reserve a free pass from the Worcester Public Library and treat your date to a garden tour.

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DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

DJ Tec Threat. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

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Thank Friday it’s Nat 5:30 to 7:30pm, then Chuck & Mudd with Walter Crockett & Friends 8:30pm- $5 Street Change | Sam Sjosted & the Runaway Boys.

Cover. $5 Cover for 8:30pm show. . 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Street Change Street Change’s unique and infectious sound draws Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. upon emotionally driven vocals blended with a 60’s musical Viva La Hop | Macrotones. Viva La Hop We are a live Hip-Hop style and arranged with a 90s alt-rock influence.facebook.com/ group with roots from Funk & Jazz. From the horns, to the keys, streetchangeband on twitter @StreetChangeMA on instagram @ to the strings, to the kick drum we come to get your heads bobbin streetchange streetchange.bandcamp.com Sam Sjosted & the and booties movin; combined w/ the words of Philly G & Bo-Lyriks Runaway Boys 5 piece Alt-Folk band from Worcester MA. EP out to educate your mind. Viva La Hop is here to ignite any party any now! Contact Information: ssandtherunaways@gmail.com, Twitter, day of the week. vivalahop.com, Twitter, soundcloud.com, Facebook.

21+ 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or The Macrotones The Macrotones have been bringing tightly honed find them on Facebook. afrofunk to Boston, New England, and beyond since 2007. Whether Thirsty Thursday Open Mic Night @ Dark Horse they’re opening for national headliners like NOMO, the Budos Band, Tavern with Mark & Wibble. *Calling all fellow musicians & Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, and Grupo Fantasma, splitting soldartists alike!* Join us down at the Dark Horse & bring your Guitars, out bills with regional favorites like Rubblebucket and Westbound Banjos, Mandolins, Trumpets & Xylophones & let’s have some fun.

Train, or playing all night themselves, The Macrotones’ taut rhythms Showcasing real live local music & talent! To RSVP a time slot in keep the bodies moving and heads nodding. 21+ 6 p.m.-2 a.m. advance please send your name/time slot you’d like and e-mail Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629 or find them on (optional) to darkhorseopenmic@yahoo.com. To all other players Facebook. that want to come up to jam and don’t want to RSVP... there will be a Christian Music Cafe Night. Our Friday nights feature a host sign-up sheet so you get to play your tunes accordingly, so don’t fret of artists, both regional and national, sharing the Grace and Love (no pun intended). Here are the times: 7 7:30 8 8:30 9 9:30 free. of God! Oct 2 - Open Mic (come share your gifts & talents) Oct 7-10 p.m. Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 508-7649 - Kira Ministry kiraministry.com Oct 16 - Chris Schact - “Songs to 1100 or find them on Facebook. & from the King ... Songs of Sovereignty & Proximity” Oct 23 - Risen Andy Cummings. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument East - Christian band from New Mexico Oct 30 - Fire in the Spirit - A Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900. night of music and ministry in the Holy Spirit with Rev Tom Rosso Nov Good Question. Alternative Blues, Funk & Rock 8 p.m.-midnight 6 - Rich O’Reilly - reverbnation.com/richoreilly Nov 13 - Saved By Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Scarlet/Youth Night - Young Christian Rock band will lead us in praise Joe Reidy. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 and worship Nov 20 - The Cashmans - National recording artists Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. thecashmans.org Nov 27 - Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday Dec 4 Live Acoustic. 8-11 p.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508The Sky Family - Celtic Christian from Prince Edward Island - theskys.

755-0879. org Dec 11 - Raging Grace - Dynamic Blues & Rock with a message Thursday Open Mic Night. Now the frost is on the pumpkin, of Gods Grace raginggrace.com Dec 18 - Mill Christmas Special it’s the time for guitar plunkin...Join a decades old tradition of sharing Paul Lesperance and family bring tidings of comfort and joy Dec 25 and musical camaraderie in an old-fashioned fun roadhouse! P.A. and - Closed for Christmas Holiday Free. 7-10 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45 support of all sorts provided, be part of the fun.... 00. 8-11 p.m. Blue River St., Millbury. 508-360-6050 or millchurch.org Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566.

Hot Dish. Come join us here at Canal for some food, drinks and live Buzzard Canyon, TBA,. Buzzard Canyon, TBA, 21+ $5 cover. music featuring Hot Dish! N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 $5 cover charge, 21+. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Drafter’s Sports Cafe, 325 Water Street, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

Chase Ave, Dudley. 508-671-9053.

Sounds and Fury: Seele Musicale Chamber Ensemble.

Dan Burke! No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Vivaldi “Il Furore” Barber “Summer of 1915” Alesia Tringale, soprano Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Pergolesi Trio in G Bach “Brandenburg 4th Concerto” Susan Holcomb, Karaoke. Karaoke by DJ Nancy of Star Sound Entertainment 9 p.m.violin Jerry Bellows & Alan Karass, recorders Ensemble: Jagan-Nath 1:30 a.m. Grille 57, 57 Highland St. 508-798-2000 or grille57.com Khalsa, Pegeen Eslami, violins; Sarah Stewart, viola, Ivy A. Turner, Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. cello and Kristjon Imperio, keyboards Free. 7-9 p.m. First Unitarian 978-345-5051.

Church of Worcester, 90 Main St. 508-757-2708.

Karaoke Singing Contest - $500.00 prize. Karaoke contest Bill McCarthy or Sean Ryan @ Barbers North or is open to solo singers 21 years or older. Three singers selected Barbers Roadhouse. Now catch Bill McCarthy or Sean Ryan each week to compete in karaoke contest finals which will begin on playing their hearts out on alternating Fridays at Barbers North November 5 and run for 3 weeks. 21 singers total will compete in finals (Sterling) or Barbers Roadhouse (Leicester). Call ahead to find out week 1. Those 21 will be narrowed down to 12 singers for finals week who’s playing where, but each is worth the trip as is the venue!

2. Those 12 will be narrowed down to 6 singers for finals week 3. At the Visit: BillMcCarthyMusic.com for info. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Barbers end of week 3 finals, 1 singer will win the Grand Prize of $500.00. There Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. will be open karaoke starting at 9 p.m. The contest portion of the night Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, will start between 10 and 10:30 p.m. and then more open karaoke after 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580. the contest. 353 free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin with The Guilty Ones. Over “Lost St. 774-696-4845.

Time’s” twelve tracks, Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin pay homage to a Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 number of artists and songs that had an early, formative influence, Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. in Dave’s words “the masters of the Blues, the most transcendental Metal Thursday CCLXXXIX: Artificial Brain, Grey Skies form of American music.” The Bull Run is a full-service, farm-to-table Fallen, Buckshot Facelift, Swarm of Eyes. $10. 9 p.m.-1 restaurant in a pre-revolutionary tavern, located about 35 miles NW a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543 or of Boston (15 min. from Rt. 495) with plenty of free parking and find them on Facebook. rustic charm. . $32 advance; $36 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

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8 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508439-9314.

Katie O’Brian Duo. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Scott Babineau. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Live Bands. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Dj Darren & Double D. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

Flock of Assholes. The ultimate eighties tribute band! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420.

Jittery Jack. Rockabilly 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Karaoke. Karaoke by DJ Nancy of Star Sound Entertainment 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Danger Zone Saloon, 948 Main St., Warren. 413436-7115.

Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

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Mike Lynch Trio. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100.

New Bay Colony - Micky’s Final, Last Chance Goodbye - Central Tavern. How can we miss him if he won’t go away?

The Final, Final Very Last End of the Road, See You Later, Just Frickin Leave Already Night with the Man, The Myth, The McAuliffe. Long before there was the Donald, there was the Mick. Different hair but famous hair none the less. Their house is sold, the furniture is moved, the cats are being readied for shipping and the Sunshine State calls.

This truly is the last of the last chances. On Friday October 23,.

Central Street Tavern, fending off hundreds of venues bidding to host this historical event, opens its doors to allow the multitudes in and enjoy one more night of magic with Mike. If you’ve missed the other opportunities to buy him a bucket of Bud Light, this truly is your last.

So... get outta work, get into Milford and help us say good bye to the guy everybody in the band considers a true friend and nut case, in the best sense of the phrase. We don’t miss him yet but there is a chance we might real soon. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Central Tavern, 31 Central St., Milford. 508-478-0913 or find them on Facebook.

Probable Cause. One of the area’s best party bands! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough.

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Tester. Tester rocks, 21+, $5 cover $5 cover charge, 21+. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Drafter’s Sports Cafe, 325 Chase Ave, Dudley. 508671-9053.

The Norm Tonelli Trio. 9 p.m.-midnight Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022 or padavanosplace.com The Plagiarists. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900.

DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-7550879.

Neon Alley. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place.

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Faculty Recital: Eunmi Shim, Piano. Please join us for our first faculty recital of the year! Piano Faculty member Eunmi Shim will be doing a lecture recital on J.S. Bach’s English Suites no. 1 and 3. This will be a very informative and wonderful concert where you not only hear great music, but get to learn more about it. The concert is free and open to the public. We hope you can attend! Please email Sarah (sarah@worcestermusicacademy.com) to reserve your seat as space is limited. Please note that we have moved and our new address is 9 Irving St in Worcester (right next door to the address listed). Free. 1-2:30 p.m. Worcester Music Academy, Recital Hall, 11 Irving St. 508-635-6900 or find them on Facebook.

The American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury St., hosts “Twenty Years of Creative Artists in the Collections,” a panel presentation featuring Honorée Jeffers, Ann Lovett and Stephen O’Connor Friday, Oct. 23, 3:30-5 p.m. Join a panel presentation by a poet, visual artist and fiction writer who will describe their experiences as fellows with the AAS. There is no charge. For more information, visit americanantiquarian.org or email library@mwa.org.

Concert: Daniel Dickson, Cellist. Program: Bach, Suite No. 1 in G major; Kodaly, Sonata Op. 8 Daniel Dickson is currently a founding member of the DeNovo String Quartet, and teaches in the Brookline School system. In 2014 Daniel was accepted into the Boston University College of Fine Arts M.A. of Music program for cello. Included with admission. Free for members. 3-4 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111.

Open Mic. Open to musicians, poets, comedians or anyone with a talent! Hosted by Stephen Wright. 6-9 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Jim Perry. Come join us for some live music here at Canal! N/A. 7-10 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St., 65 Water St. 508926-8353.

Outrageous Greg’s Crazy Karaoke. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Martys pub, .

Scott Babineau. 7-10 p.m. The GazBar Sports Grill, 1045 Central St., Leominster.

Wine & Music Sampler. Come and enjoy A Sampler of Fine Wines and Music of Italy, France and Spain. We will start by listening to melodies by Italian, French and Spanish composers played by Leonardo Ciampa on the grand piano and then move to the wineries of these countries for a sampling of some interesting wines and savory treats and fancy desserts. Stories will be shared

by Leonardo of his European organ concert tour last summer.

Reservations are required. Tickets are $35. Call 508-366-2635.

Leonardo Ciampa of Natick as Music Director at UUCSW. He has long been a well-respected organist, pianist, and composer in the musical scene of Greater Boston. He is the artistic director of organ concerts at MIT and the founding director of the MetroWest Choral Artists. As a concert organist, he has performed in Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, but he is particularly admired in Italy, where he has played in many festivals. $35. 7-9 p.m. The Unitarian Universalist Congregational Society of Westborough, 64 West Main

St., Westborough. 508-366-2635.

An Evening of Bach Sonatas. Peter Sulski on violin and viola, Ariana Falk on cello, and Andrus Madsen on keyboard. The program will include Violin Sonatas by J.S. Bach, a Trio by C.P.E. Bach and a Viola da Gamba Sonata by J.S. Bach. Free and open to the public.

7:30-9:30 p.m. Clark University: Traina Center for the Arts, Razzo Hall, 92 Downing St. 508-793-7356.

Fernando Holz Trio. 7:30-11 p.m. Pho Dakao, 593 Park Ave. 508-756-7555.

Heartsong. $5 donation. 7:30-10 p.m. !Cafe con Dios!, Main room, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn. 508-579-6722.

A Fine Connection. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Square, Leominster. 978-534-5900.

Brett Casavant. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Blueprint New American Bar & Grill, 9 Village Square, Westminster. 978-668-5580.

James Keyes. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill 185, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. 774-261-8585.

Karaoke with Outrageous Greg. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Marty’s Pub, 225 Cantebury St. 508-754-0033.

Roger Salloom at NU Café. Roger Salloom and his band will be making their annual appearance at Nu Café Concert Series (335 Chandler St., Worcester, MA 01602, telephone: 508- 926-8800) on October 24th at 8pm. Tickets are available online on this page (rogersalloom.com/blog/shows/nu-cafe-2015) and at The Nu Café, as well as the night of show for only $10. Free. 8 p.m.-midnight Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com Live Bands. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122.

Saturday Night Live Jazz. 8:30 p.m.-midnight Pho Dakao, 593 Park Ave. 617-803-5016 or phodakao.com Alex Cohen. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg.

978-345-5051.

Bellas Bartok. 21 plus for more info visit Facebook. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Best - Live Bands. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314.

Brasilian Dance Band. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-439-9314.

DJ Pete Blaze. Dance the night away with DJ Pete blaze every Saturday night. No cost 21+, Drink specials. No cost, 21+. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Drafter’s Sports Cafe, 325 Chase Ave, Dudley. 508671-9053.

Erron Geer. Singer songwriter with a style all his own. Rock & Roll, Pop 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Karaoke. shangrilarestaurant.net/ Chinese & Japanese Restaurant 9 p.m.-midnight Shangri La, 50 Front St. 508-798-0888.

Max Recoil. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

No Alibi. Halloween party! $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Synergy. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508793-0900.

The Invaders. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100.

We & Mrs Jones at Nick’s. We & Mrs Jones rock the joint with their incredible vocalist Maddy Jones, Jim Heffernan on keys, Bill MacGillivray on drums, Dan Hunt on guitar & Gail Hunt on bass 9 p.m.-midnight Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508753-4030.

DJ (21+) Canal. N/A. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353.

DJ Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263.

DJ’s. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-7550879.

Jim Devlin Trio. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.

Worcester Jazz Collective @ Sahara. Worcester Jazz Collective plays Sahara Restaurant every 4th Saturday of the Month! Deconstructed Standards and Originals. Free. 10 p.m.-2

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Concert at the Canal Jesse Fontaine Trio. Jesse Fontaine, Trio Celebrate the fall season; enjoy the performance of the Jesse Fontaine Trio within the rustic Voss Barn! This concert will run rain or shine. Please dress for the weather as the hayloft is not heated.

Joining Fontaine in this trio setting is renowned guitarist Joe D’Angelo and bassist Scott Sheehan offering and eclectic blend of classic songs. River Bend Farm Visitor Center located at 287 Oak Street Uxbridge MA. For more information, please call the park at 508-2787604. Free. 3:30-5 p.m. Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park, 287 Oak St., Uxbridge. 508-278-7604.

Concert to Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Save the date! The Master Singers of Worcester and the Armenian Church of Our Savior, in Worcester, the First Armenian Church in America, are collaborating to present this concert of Armenian music to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the start of Armenian Genocide. TBD. 4-6 p.m. Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St. 508-752-0888.

Assumption College Jazz Ensemble Performance. The Assumption College Jazz Ensemble will be presenting concerts on Sunday, October 25th at 5 PM in Kennedy Hall; and also on Sunday, December 6th at 5 PM. The Jazz Ensemble will be performing music from a wide range of jazz styles and encompassing a broad spectrum of jazz history from Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, and original arrangements. This ensemble features 13 instrumentalists and vocalists from the Assumption College community (students, teachers, and their guests) and serves to provide the Assumption Community with a vehicle for Jazz Education and Jazz Improvisation.

The ensemble is open to instrumentalists from the Assumption Community, and vocalists are accepted by audition with the permission of the instructor. The ensemble is led by David N. Jost, who had been the instructor since 2011. Free. 5-7 p.m. Assumption College: Kennedy Memorial Hall/Public Safety, K112, 500 Salisbury St. Chad Clements - Acoustic Rock. 5-8 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022 or padavanosplace.com Hangover Hour 5pm, then Andy Cummings at 8:30pm.

No Cover. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Jim’s Sunday Blues Jam. Every week, Jim Perry hosts the best blues jam around, and brings in very special guest performers.

No cover. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-8531350.

Open Mic Sundays @ Plaza Azteca! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or Currently Signed Recording Artists * Award-Winning Pro’s or Semi-Pro’s * Regularly Gigging Paid-Performers * Published Songwriters * Recording Studio Owner/ Operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 6-9 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. Funky Jazz Jam Sundays. 21 plus First, and Third Sundays!

More info on Facebook. Free. 7-11 p.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

The Tubes. Don’t miss The Tubes’ annual “Pre-Halloween Show” at Bull Run From humble beginnings in Phoenix, Arizona to the streets of San Francisco The Tubes were catapulted into Rock and Roll’s limelight in the mid 1970’s with such classic rock staples as White

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Sunday Dead Night. 21 plus We will be featuring a different Grateful Dead Tribute Band every Sunday! Before the show we will film a Walking Dead episode, starting with the 1st one our first night!

9 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Owner/Operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350 or find them on Facebook.

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Open Mic/Open Decks. Sign up is at 7pm for half hour or less slots. Use our PA system, Mics, controller and sound tech. Anything is welcome! 21plus Free. 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

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Storytime. Join us every week for storytime. Visit www.bn.com for details. Free. 11-11:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Millbury, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury. 508-865-2801 or bn.com Post Road Chorus Holiday Sing Fling. Start of 7 free lessons learning holiday music a cappella barbershop style. Women only.

Lessons 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 12/1, 12/8 12/15. Grand finale show on 12/22. Free. 6:30-9 p.m. Briarwood Community Center, 65 Briarwood Circle. 508-769-2841.

Tuesday Night at the Movies. Great place to enjoy a movie, have a beverage and relax. 7-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508926-8877.

Vertigo Trivia Night. Free to play and great prizes! Free. 7-10 p.m. Vintage Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-752-0558.

Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub with Bill McCarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or Currently Signed Recording Artists * Award-Winning Pro’s or Semi-Pro’s * Regularly Gigging Paid-Performers * Published Songwriters * Recording Studio

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Zoo Boo Days at Southwick’s Zoo, 2 Southwick St., Mendon, will be held Saturday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 31 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children 3-12 get in free with a costume. Adults are $24, seniors $18 and children 2 and under are free. Celebrate Halloween zoo-style, and enjoy trick or treating in the zoo. Some animals will be fed pumpkins as special enrichment. For more information, visit southwickszoo. com/zoo-boo-days or email rebecca@southwickszoo.com.

Manhattans on the Rocks. No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

C.U.Next Tuesday! Tunes in the Diner with DJ Poke Smot and Special Guests every Tuesday Night! No cover.

9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508753-9543.

Concert Night - See mblounge.com for a list of concerts. 9-11 p.m. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521.

Hip Hop Tuesdays. Every Tuesday is different! Check our Facebook page, under events for more details! $5-$15. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Electric Haze, 26 Millbury St. 508-799-0629.

Open Mic Tuesday w/ Key Performance. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

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Karaoke. MB Lounge, 40 Grafton St. 508-799-4521.

Amanda Cote. Amanda Cote plays a weekly show every Wednesday at The Westender, starting at 5. Open to the public, free,

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all ages. Free. 5-8 p.m. The Westender, 493 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough. 508-485-1185 or thewestendermarlboro.com Cornhole Wednesdays. All New Night! Indoor Cornhole. Brand new boards and bags. Set up inside so we can play in any weather.

Free to play. Serious fun, come check it out! 7-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

Karaoke w/ Toby. Free. 7-11 p.m. Vintage Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-752-0558.

Wednesday Night Open Mic/Local Musicans Showcase w/ Bill McCarthy @ Guiseppe’s. To check the schedules and open slots visit: Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic World on Facebook Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!”) is your host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve it at: openmcc@verizon.net (make sure you put “open mic” in the email’s “subject box”) Network * Collaborate * Learn. Over sixty different musicians regularly support my open mic nights all are friendly and supportive -- and many are: * Former or Currently Signed Recording Artists * Award-Winning Pro’s or Semi-Pro’s * Regularly Gigging Paid-Performers * Published Songwriters * Recording Studio Owner/ Operators * Combinations of any and/or all of the above. To check the schedules and open slots visit Facebook. Any slot marked as “open” usually is! Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405 or find them on Facebook.

Dan Hogan Acoustic Rock. 8-11 p.m. Padavano’s Place, 358 Shrewsbury St. 774-823-3022 or padavanosplace.com The Worcester Jazz Collective @ Nick’s (Monthly Residency). Worcester Jazz Collective plays every 3rd Wednesday of the month! Come hear a progressive and fresh take on jazz standards, feel the energy and groove of our original compositions, right here at Nick’s. Free. 8-11 p.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030 or worcesterjazzcollective.com Karaoke. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Compass Tavern, 90 Harding St. 508-3046044.

Karaoke w/ Royal Crown. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750.

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ArtsWorcester, Call For Art: ArtsWorcester 12th Annual College Show, Through Dec. 20; Call For Art: Now! New Works, New Artists!, Through Jan. 15, 2016. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m.

Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday.

Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.org Asa Waters Mansion, Admission: $3 for guided tour $7-10 for tea. 123 Elm St., Millbury. 508-865-0855 or asawaters.org Assumption College: Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7272 or assumption.edu Booklovers’ Gourmet, “Colors of Autumn in New England”, paintings by Louise Douglas, Through Oct. 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. Saturday. 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232 or er3.com

Clark University: University Gallery, Hours: noon-5 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-8 p.m. Wednesday, noon-5 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 950 Main St. 508-793-7349 or 508-7937113 or clarku.edu Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: Free for gallery. 310 High St., Clinton. 978-549-5822 or 978-365-7772 or aorgallery.com College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Katrina Then and Now: Artists as Witness | Part II, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Oct. 22 - Dec. 18; Opening Reception for Katrina Then and Now: Artists as Witness | Part II, Thursday. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu Danforth Museum of Art, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 123 Union Ave., Framingham. 508-620-0050 or danforthmuseum.org EcoTarium, Cool Moves: The Artistry of Motion, Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Jan. 10; Preschool and Toddler Wednesdays, Wednesdays, through Dec. 16. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday.

Admission: $14.00 adults; $10 for children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free.

Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special program. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org Fisher Museum Harvard Forest, 324 N. Main St., Petersham.

978-724-3302 or harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu Fitchburg Art Museum, Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fitchburgartmuseum.org Fitchburg Historical Society, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m.-midnight Wednesday, closed Thursday - Saturday. 50 Grove St., Fitchburg. 978-345-1157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.edu Fitchburg State University: Hammond Hall, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg. fitchburgstate.edu Framed in Tatnuck, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 1099 Pleasant St. 508-770-1270 or framedintatnuck.com Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-4563924 or fruitlands.org Gallery of African Art, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Donations accepted. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-265-4345 or 978-598-5000x12 or galleryofafricanart.org Highland Artist Group, 113 Highland St. highlandartistgroup.com Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit

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Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Museum of Russian Icons, Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 11-3 a.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11-3 a.m. Friday, 9-3 a.m. Saturday. Admission: Adults $10; Seniors (59 +), $7; Students, $5; Children 3-17, $5; Children <3, Free.

203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or museumofrussianicons.org Old Sturbridge Village, Kindred Spirits: A.B. Wells, Malcolm Watkins, and the Origins of Old Sturbridge Village, Through Jan. 15, 2016; Collectors’ Forum - A Taste for the Past: Collecting in America, Saturday. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.org Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909.

Post Road Art Center, Call to Artists: Themed ExhibitLandscape/Seascape, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Oct. 22 - Oct. 29. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508-754-8760 or preservationworcester.org Prints and Potter Gallery: American Arts and Crafts Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-7522170 or printsandpotter.com Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center, Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org Quinsigamond Community College: Administration Building, 670 West Boylston St. qcc.edu Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission: free.

633 Main St., Fitchburg. 978-348-2781 or rollstoneartists.com Salisbury Mansion, Hours: closed Sunday - Wednesday, 1-8:30 p.m. Thursday, 1-4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 40 Highland St. 508-7538278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester Freestyle Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.com Sprinkler Factory, Admission: Free. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.com Taproot Bookstore, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. 1200 West Boylston St. 508-853-5083 or TaprootBookstore.com Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe, Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday Saturday. 18 Lyman St., Westborough. 508-366-4959 or tatnuck.com The Foster Gallery, 51 Union St. 508-397-7139 or thefostergallery.com Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum, Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.com Tower Hill Botanic Garden, The Highgrove Florilegium Exhibit Talks, Saturdays in September and October, Saturdays, through Oct. 31. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, Free to Members & Children under. 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508869-6111 or towerhillbg.org Worcester Art Museum, Static Variations: Blue x 2 by Terri Priest. This Master Series celebrates the work of beloved Worcester artist, Terri Priest (1928-2014). It highlights her painting Static Variations: Blue x 2 (1971-72), a diptych of arrow-shaped fields of blue and alternating black and white stripes, which together create a pulsating visual effect. In its rigorous exploration of optical stimuli, the painting appears to have much in common with Op Art,

yet Priest refused her contemporaries’ rejection of content for form.

Instead, she saw her artwork as deeply connected to larger social issues. Priest was active in the Civil Rights movement, and paintings such as Static Variations: Blue x 2 emerged from her activism: “My works are politically motivated - that’s not an overstatement,” she explained. “For every white line there was a black line. One plus one is equal to more than two.” Art Since the Mid-20th Century, Through Dec. 31; Nude Drawing in the Galleries, Thursdays, through Oct. 29; Pierre Bonnard, Dining Room in the Country, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 1; Veiled Aleppo, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through June 5; Art Cart! Knights!, Saturdays, through Dec. 26; Art Cart!

Renaissance Court!, Saturdays, through Dec. 26; Tour of the Month: Modern Art: A Matter of Taste, Saturday; Zip Tour: Heroes & Villains of the American Revolution, Saturday; Knight’s Tale, Sunday; Sunday Tours, Sundays, through June 26. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

Admission: Free for members, $14 adults, $12 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all first Saturdays of each month, 10am-noon.

55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Exhibition: Worcester Architecture: Lost & Found, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Oct. 22 - Nov. 21. Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Alden Family Gallery, Through Dec. 31; Bonnie Hurd Smith with Worcester Women’s History Project, Thursday; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory. org Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-7991655 or worcpublib.org WPI: George C. Gordon Library, 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu

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Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Movies Shown Every Sunday Night in the Diner! - Sundays, Sunday, May 13 Thursday, December 31. Facebook: Ralphs Diner Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543.

American Folk Art, Lovingly Collected - Wednesday, July 15 - Sunday, November 29. One of the most important private collections of folk art in the country has been assembled near Worcester, with an unusual focus on Central Massachusetts portraits and painted furniture. The work remains little known and will be examined in light of the growing economic development in the region during the 1800s and the market for itinerant artists. Free with Admission. Worcester Art Museum, PDP Gallery and American Decorative Arts Gallery, 55 Salisbury St. Call 508-799-4406 or visit worcesterart.org Twelve Angry Jurors - Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, Friday, October 16 - Sunday, October 25. Barre Players Theater presents the award-winning riveting classic, Twelve Angry Jurors, by Reginald Rose, directed by Rob Hawkins. This gripping drama takes on even greater urgency in 2015, as a group of twelve strangers must determine the fate of a young man accused of a terrible crime. October 16, 17, 23, and 24 at 7:30 and October 18 and 25, 2015, at 2:00. 64 Common Street, Barre, MA. Tickets are $14, general admission; $12 for students and seniors, 65 and older.

Reservations are recommended. 2-4 p.m., 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre. Call 978-355-2096 or visit barreplayerstheater.com Founders’ Tour - Thursday, October 22. The Hanover Theatre staff, founders and members of the board have been informally giving tours of the theatre since before our doors opened in March

2008. In the beginning, there were “Hard-Hat” and “Touch the Dome” tours, small adventures that explored the construction site and led brave visitors up our highest scaffolding during the final months of the theatre’s restoration. Now it’s official. The theatre has launched regular tours of our magnificent architectural landmark, starting with the first Founders’ Tour led by original theatre founders, Ed Madaus and Paul Demoga. During these monthly tours, Ed & Paul will serve as guides sharing their personal stories and recollections of the early days before the theatre’s opening. You’ll be amazed to learn about

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The Producers - Friday, October 23 - Sunday, October 25. A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks’ laugh-out-loud spectacle.

Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly “boffo” hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org NBC’s Last Comic Standing - Wednesday, October 28.

The Emmy-nominated laugh-fest returns with an all new group of the world’s funniest comics. See the finalists perform live as the Last Comic Standing Live Tour appears on our stage. Go VIP to Meet the Last Comics Standing Do you want to personally meet the newest stars of comedy? Want the best seats at the show?

Want to get a photograph and ask questions in an intimate and fun environment? Go VIP for the ultimate Last Comic Standing live experience. Packages Include: -Best seats at the show -Pre-show meet & greet -Photograph with the comics -Q&A session with the comics -Autographed VIP laminate -Exclusive Last Comic Standing merchandise item Full price tickets are $27 and $37. VIP packages are available for $137. Discounts are available for members, groups of 10+ and WOO card holders. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit tickets.thehanovertheatre.org

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The Great Pumpkin Fest will be held Saturday, Oct. 24, 2-9 p.m. at EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester. Take part in an afternoon of family-friendly Halloween fun. More than 1,000 carved pumpkins will be lit up and on display. There will also be trickor-treating. Bring a flashlight at night. The cost is $15, $12 for EcoTarium members and free for kids 2 and under.

For more information, visit ecotarium.org, email info@ecotarium.org or call 508-929-2700.

the perseverance and grit it took to make a city project as significant and daunting as the theatre come to fruition. The tours will conclude with an introduction and demonstration of the theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, given by Don Phipps, the Wurlitzer Organ Curator and Director of The American Theatre Organ Society Inc. Tours are free for members and their guests. $5 for non-members. Tours are free for members and their guests. $5 for non-members. Noon-1:15 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. Call 877-571-7469 or visit thehanovertheatre.org Salem Witch Hysteria - An Interactive Performance Thursday, October 22. The Delvena Theater Company presents An Interactive Performance of The Salem Witch Hysteria. Watch history come alive with these fascinating dramatizations of the true stories of the Salem Witch Hysteria. The setting is Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, a year in which, of the approximate 168 men and women accused of practicing witchcraft, 20 were executed. Let’s see how things go in 2015 when the audience members become the jury in the trial of Susannah Martin. They will have the opportunity to question the defendant and form their own opinion as to her guilt or innocence. The cast will open up again to the audience after the performance for a lively discussion. Great performance - inspiring interactive entertainment! Free. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Jacob Edwards Library, Reading Room, 236 Main St., Southbridge. Call 508-7645426 or visit engagedpatrons.org

2nd annual “Laughs for Lyme” The Central Mass Lyme Foundation will be having their 2nd annual “Laughs for Lyme” event on Friday, October 23 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Spencer Country Inn, 500 Main Street, Spencer. Local Musician and Entertainer, Dale Lepage will be our host to introduce comedians, Anne Diaz, Ryan Staples, James Dorsey and Christine Hurley. Adam Kennedy from Good Vibes will be our DJ for the night. The foundation will also have a 50/50 raffle that evening. All proceeds will help provide our foundation provide resources for our local communities.

Tickets can be purchased online at laughsforlyme.brownpapertickets. com. Contacts Michele and Ken Miller, CentralMassLyme@ gmail.com Toll free at 1-888-511-LYME Visit their website at CentralMassLyme.org $40 per person/buffet dinner and show. 7-11 a.m., 6-10 p.m., 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Online 888-5115963 or centralmasslyme.org

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Crusaders Against Cancer 5K. $20 and $15 for Holy Cross students. 7:30-10:30 a.m. College of the Holy Cross, 1 College St. 508-793-2011 or holycross5k.com

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Turn On Your Heart-Light * “Messages from loved one’s who passed”. Christina Andrianopoulos and Juli Lynn Goulet Present A very special Psychic Gallery “Turn on Your Heart Light” ...Messages from Love One’s who have passed * An event to benefit the American Heart Association. 7-8:30PM-Main Event: Featuring Award Winning Psychic Mediums * Katherine Glass and Deborah Adams Livingston who entertain the crowd with messages from loved ones who have passed. Pre-Event Special 5-6:45pm: Meet and Greet 6th Sense & Beyond Inner Circle Psychics and Gifted * receive minnie readings (for a small donation)* Renowned Astrologer-Chris Flisher; Tarot Reader-Mary Daisley; Palm ReaderDiane DiPietro; Psychic-Sterling Day; Animal Communicator-Ashley Rodzen $40 in advanced $45 at the door * Limited seating-Will Sell Out. 5-8:30 p.m. The Manor, The Athenian Room, 42 West Boylston

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cultural organizations in the Saxe Room With performances by local cultural groups Free. 1-4 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Saxe and Banx Rooms, 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655, ext. 3.

Great Pumpkin Fest. Join us for an afternoon and evening St., West Boylston. 774-420-4600 or 6thSenseandBeyond.com of family-friendly Halloween fun! More than a thousand carved pumpkins will be lit up and on display, plus enjoy trick-or-treating, Spooktacular science programs, exciting entertainment, and more!

Friendly Halloween costumes are encouraged! Bring a flashlight to >Friday 23 light your way at night and be sure to dress for the weather. This You’re Here for a Reason Storytime. You’re here for a event takes place rain or shine. Please note: Regular EcoTarium reason. If you think you’re not, I would just say in case you forgot... museum hours and admission pricing do not apply on October 24.

Free. 1-1:30 p.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Millbury, 70 The museum is only open during hours of the event and with ticketed Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury. 508-865-2801 or bn.com admission. Tickets are on sale now! Tickets can be purchased at the door on the day of the event, in advance online, or at the EcoTarium >Saturday 24 Tickets and Information Desk. $15, EcoTarium members $12.

Spooooky Storytime! Join us for our annual Halloween party and Children under 2 Free. 2-9 p.m. EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way. story time! Wear costumes, hear excellent stories! The awesome New 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.org England Horror Writers will be helping us celebrate. From 12:00-5:00 PM, we will have child-friendly read-aloud time and from 5:00 - 8:00 >Saturday 24 – Sunday 25 PM, we will have the really scary stuff for older audiences! Come Basket Weekend. Here’s your chance to marvel at the amazing celebrate ABSW’s favorite time of year. Free. Noon-8 p.m. Annie’s tradition of basket making. Join us for a weekend of activities Book Stop, 65 James St. 508-796-5613. exploring baskets and basket weaving. Our celebration will include Paint Lab for Kids! Frankenstein ($15) Ages 6-12. weaving demonstrations, basket making crafts for children, guided Bring your painting clothes! Paint Lab for Kids is a painting class tours of the National Basket Organization annual exhibition All Things hosted every week! We provide everything; canvas, brushes, paint Considered VIII, a community basket bombing workshop, and more. and easels! With step-by-step instruction your child will leave with a See our web site for details. Free with admission. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. canvas creation of their own! Ages 6-12. Seating provided for parents Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 to stay and watch. Call to reserve your spot! 508-757-7713. $15. 2-3 or fruitlands.org p.m. C.C. Lowell Art Supplies & Framing, 258 Park Ave. 508-7577713 or cclowell.com >Sunday 25 Health Fair. Free Admission, free Vita Coco coconut water, Free Thrive Gift Card with admission. Free Music by ARIBAND and Light Up Nancy. Health vendors from our alternative health network including: Health Styles by Kim Brown, The Motivact Group, Never Defeated Coaching, Metta Wellness, and Revitalize Massage and >Friday 23 Yoga and more! All providers will be giving free samples, services Latino History Project 2nd Annual Reception. The event and discounts. Free Admission. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Revitalize will feature an exhibition of photos and a short documentary on Massage Therapy & Yoga, 641 West Boylston St. 774-578-6500 or Worcester’s Latino history, plus food, music and drinks. Suggested bulldozerhealth.org donation of $10 per attendee in support of this and future exhibits.

Free. 6-9 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St. 508-7538278 or find them on Facebook.

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fairs/ festivals >Saturday 24

35th Annual Fall Craft Fair and Festival. Centrally located in Massachusetts, this fair has always been one of the local preludes to all holiday fairs. Over 50 crafters will gather to sell their unique and distinctive handmade items. Raffle to feature crafts from vendors and selected donations from area merchants. This year’s event will feature a fall festival with activities for children and families. Food will be available for purchase plus fresh homemade desserts in our “bake shop”. Face painting, balloon artists, games, and fall activities planned for kids. Free Parking. All proceeds support Mayo Elementary School PTA. Contact mayoptanews@yahoo.com for application and further information. Adults $3, Seniors $2, Kids Free. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mayo Elementary School, 351 Bullard St., Holden. 508829-3203 or find them on Facebook.

10th Annual Dog Costume Contest. Costume judging starts at 12:15pm - All Dogs Welcome (please restrain) Awards for Scariest, Most Original & Funniest! Samples - raffles - Trick or Treating for dogs! CVS Photo in Spencer will be here taking pictures!

Every entrant gets a free 4x6 Print! Show off your pet! You could win!

Each winner receives a trophy! Give-a-ways: Free goodie bags, treats & toys for your four-legged friends! Free. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Klem’s, Field, 117 W Main St., Spencer. 508-885-2708 or klemsonline.com Explore Your Roots: A Heritage Fair. 1pm DNA & Your Family Tree, presented by Jennifer Zinck Have you heard about DNA testing for genealogy but you’re not sure what it can do for you? Join us to learn about the different types of DNA tests and how they might help you knock down tough brick walls and connect branches of your family tree. 2-4pm Visit with members of local genealogical and

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outdoors >Friday 23

Preschool Story and Nature Hour - Who Lives in the Woods? Enjoy an hour of nature-themed fun with your youngster.

We’ll read an engaging storybook, make a craft to take home, and go for a walk on one of the sanctuary’s beautiful trails with lead educator Chris Eaton. Participants are invited to stay for an additional half hour for free play in the classroom or play yard and socialization. For ages 2.5 to 5 yrs. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712.

Free Adult members, Free Adult Nonmembers. $2 Child Members, $3 Child Nonmembers. 10:30-11:30 a.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978464-2712 or massaudubon.org Homeschool - Wind Power. Learn about wind power. Make some kites and then attempt to fly them. We’ll climb Brown Hill and see the town’s two wind turbines. Open to all ages. Leader: Chris Eaton, Lead Educator. For more information and to register, call 978.464.2712. $8 Child Members, $12 Child Nonmembers. 1-3 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org

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Third Week Wonders Series - The Tiny Seed. If you are between the ages of 3 to 5, bring your favorite adult for a thematic hour of a story, an activity, and a naturalist-led walk. Choose from the third Wednesday, Thursday, or Saturday of each month. For more information and to register, call 508.753.6087. Sponsored by Mass Audubon at Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary $3 Child Members, $4 Child Nonmembers, Adults Free. 10-11 a.m. Mass

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The Latino History Project’s second annual reception will be held Friday, Oct. 23 at Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St., 6-9 p.m. The free event features an exhibition of photos and a short documentary on Worcester’s Latino history, plus food, music and drinks. While there is no charge, a $10 donation is suggested to support future exhibits. For more information, email ihpworcester@ gmail.com.

Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org Halloween Night Hike and Hayride. Experience the sounds of the night on a guided hike, do a Halloween craft, enjoy a hayride, learn about nocturnal wildlife, warm up at the bonfire, and join us for some goodies. For more information, call 978.464.2712. $6 members, $8 nonmembers, $3 child members, $4 child nonmembers. 6-8 p.m. Mass Audubon: Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. 978-464-2712 or massaudubon.org

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AFN Spooktacular Halloween Party. Announcing the 2015 Acton Family Network’s Spooktacular Halloween Party- an event so fun it’s scary! This party has it all: snacks for young and old, music and dancing, trick-or-treating, crafts, activities and more! All attendees are encouraged to come dressed up for Halloween and a prize will be awarded for the best adult costume. Buy a chance to win a prize! AFN will be raffling off fabulous prize packages featuring items and gift cards from local businesses. Raffle tickets will be available for sale throughout the party with winners announced at the end. The 2015 AFN Spooktacular Halloween Party is open to the public and is free to all adults, AFN members and children under the age of 1. Non-AFN families can attend for $3 per child with a $10 per family maximum. What: AFN 2015 Spooktacular Halloween Party!

Who: Acton Family Network When: Sat Oct 24, 2015, 10-11:30 am EDT Where: RJ Grey Junior High School Gymnasium 16 Charter Rd, Acton, MA 01720 Open to the public and is free to all adults, AFN members and children under the age of 1. Non-AFN families can attend for $3 per child with a $10 per family maximum. . 10-11:30 a.m. RJ Grey Junior High School, 16 Charter Road, Acton. Find them on Facebook.

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Squish and Squeam Halloween Sensory Party. Call 508-317-2323 to reserve your space October 25th, 2015 | 1:00pm2:00pm Squish and Squeam Halloween: A Halloween Sensory Party for Kids Join the ghouls and goblins of Enlightened Interventions, LLC as we experience sensory play through Halloween activities for the whole family. This is a Family-friendly event, and costumes are encouraged. Light refreshments will be provided! Sign Up Below!

Free!. 1-2 p.m. Enlightened Interventions, LLC, 220, 51 Union St., Suite 222. 508-317-2323 or enlightenedinterventionsllc.org Halloween Party and Haunted House. Halloween Party and Haunted House Sunday, October 25, 2015 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. $5.00 - 12 and older $3.00 - children under 12 Join us for games, refreshments, costume parade, prizes and our spectacular Haunted House $5. 4-6 p.m. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Saint Ann Parish, 24 Mulberry St. 508-752-2964.

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The Effects of Human-Animal Interaction on Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Speaker: Jennie Dapice Feinstein, PhD, OTR/L Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Perkins School for the Blind Noon in the Varis Lecture Hall http://campusmaps.tufts.edu/grafton/ (Entrance via Jumbo’s Path)

Directions and Parking: http://vet.tufts.edu/about/visit-us/mapsdirections-and-parking/ Dr. Feinstein is a pediatric occupational therapist at Perkins School for the Blind and volunteers with Canine Companions for Independence, a non-profit organization that provides service dogs to people with disabilities. She has been involved in the animal therapy community for more than twelve years and holds a Masters in Occupational Therapy from Tufts University. Part of the Animal Matters Seminar Series from the Center for Animals and Public Policy Members of the public are invited to this free seminar Made possible by the generous support of: Elizabeth A. Lawrence Endowed Fund Free. Noon-1 p.m. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Varis Lecture Hall, 200 Westboro Road, North Grafton. 508-839-5302 or vet.tufts.edu Bonnie Hurd Smith with Worcester Women’s History Project. All are welcome to the 20th annual meeting of Worcester Women’s History Project. Following the short meeting, there will be a time for refreshments before proceeding to the commencement of Worcester Women’s History Project’s 20th anniversary and Worcester Women’s Oral History Project’s 10th anniversary festivities with the presentation of the first Women Making History award to Linda Cavaioli, Executive Director of YWCA of Central Massachusetts.

Bonnie Hurd Smith will continue with her talk entitled “Give the help of your best thought to separate the light from the darkness”: An appreciation of Women’s History and Worcester. As women organized for change nation-wide on such issues as suffrage, abolition, marriage and property rights, equal education, employment opportunities, and social services, what role did Worcester women play? What role did Worcester itself play? On the 20th Anniversary of the Worcester Women’s History Project, join author Bonnie Hurd Smith for a look at our local and national story. Bonnie Hurd Smith writes, speaks, and leads Unitarian Universalist services about women’s history in Massachusetts and the nation. She has created women’s history trails in Boston and Salem, and bicentennial exhibits on Margaret Fuller and Elizabeth Peabody. Bonnie is recognized by Oxford University Press as the leading scholar on the eighteenthcentury essayist and women’s rights champion Judith Sargent Murray of Gloucester. She has served as the board president of the Sargent House Museum in Gloucester (Judith Sargent Murray’s home), as executive director of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, and executive director of the Ipswich Historical Society. Bonnie holds two degrees from Simmons College in Boston, and currently manages two companies: Hurd Smith Communications (publishing) and History Smiths (writing and promotion). Bonnie is the author of several women’s history books, including her most recent title, We Believe in You: 12 Stories of Courage, Action and Faith from Massachusetts Women’s History. She resides in Salem, Mass. (Title quote is from Paulina Wright Davis’s Call to the Convention of 1850.)

Light refreshments served. Donation. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm St. 508-767-1852.

International Relations: Power and Competition. The third program in the Old Sturbridge Village Speaker series will feature R. Nicholas Burns, Professor of Diplomacy & International Relations at the Kennedy School of Government and Former Ambassador to Greece and NATO. Professor Burns served in the United States government for twenty-seven years in varying capacities and roles including career Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, Ambassador to Greece, and State Department Spokesman. Today, Burns is Director of the Aspen Strategy Group, Senior Counselor at the Cohen Group, and serves on the Board of Directors of Entegris, Inc. He is a member of Secretary of State John Kerry’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board at the U.S. Department of State and he serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations. Admission includes refreshments and there will be a cash bar. $8 OSV Members; $10 Non-members . 6-9 p.m. Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 508-347-0205 or osv.org An Extension of Self: The Present and Future of Wearable Computing. Google’s Glass captured the world’s imagination, perhaps more than any other head-up display. Yet, why would people want a wearable computer in their everyday lives?

For over twenty years, Professor Thad Starner and his teams of

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Culture and Christianity. Dr. Peter Kreeft, Philosopher, speaker, the design process, sustainable land-use techniques, companion planting, how to incorporate both perennial and annual edibles and writer, apologist and Professor at Boston College, will speak in how to maximize garden productivity. Our Soil Health workshop Auburn, MA on Thursday, October 22nd, 7pm on the topic “Culture provides lots of useful background for this class, but is not a and Christianity”, sponsored by the New England Christian Study prerequisite. We will talk about how to harmonize your gardens with Center. Dr. Kreeft is known worldwide as a C. S. Lewis scholar and the surrounding landscape and how to mimic natural ecosystems to author of the Handbook of Christian Apologetics, Christianity for maximize garden resilience and beauty. Member: $20, Non-member: Modern Pagans, and Fundamentals of the Faith. 7-8:30 p.m. Faith $35. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Baptist Church of Auburn, Main Sanctuary, 22 Faith Ave., Auburn.

Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111, ext. 124 or dnbweb1.blackbaud.com 508-272-7422 or newenglandchristianstudycenter.com The eleventh annual Robert C. Baron Lecture By Linda National Storytime: Click Clack Boo. Farmer Brown does not K. Kerber. Each year the Baron lecture brings a distinguished AAS like Halloween. So he draws the shades, puts on his footy pajamas, and climbs into bed. But do you think the barnyard animals have any respect member who has written a seminal work of history to Antiquarian for a man in footy pajamas? No, they do not. For them, the Halloween Hall to reflect on the book’s impact on scholarship and society in party has just begun. And we all know these critters far prefer tricks the years since its first appearance. This year Linda Kerber will over treats. There are big surprises in store for Farmer Brown! Free. discuss her 1980 book, Women of the Republic: Intellect and Ideology in Revolutionary America, which is a landmark study of American political thought and has transformed our understanding of the Klem’s, 117 West Main St., Spencer, hosts its Revolutionary period. Linda K. Kerber is May 10th annual dog costume contest Brodbeck professor in liberal arts & sciences at Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. the University of Iowa. She is the author of No in the field adjacent the store. There is Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women and no fee to enter. Costume judging starts at the Obligations of Citizenship (1998), for which 12:15 p.m. All dogs are welcome, and must be she was awarded the Littleton-Griswold Prize for restrained. Awards will be handed out for scariest, the best book in U.S. legal history and the Joan most original and funniest. There will be samples, Kelley Prize for the best book in women’s history raffles and trick or treating for dogs. CVS Photo in (both awarded by the American Historical Spencer will take pictures, and all entrants will Association). Among her other books are Toward receive a free 4-inch by 6-inch an Intellectual History of Women (1997) and photo. For more information, Federalists in Dissent: Imagery and Ideology in visit klemsonline.com, email Jeffersonian America (1970). She is co-editor info@klemsonline.come or of U.S. History As Women’s History (1995), and call 508-885-2708. of the widely used anthology, Women’s America: Refocusing the Past (2010). Free. 7-8 p.m.

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“Dispatches from the Front Lines: Maps and Views of the American Revolutionary Era” By Richard H. Brown. In this illustrated lecture Richard Brown will examine rare and beautiful full color maps and images created on the scenes of battles from the French and Indian War through the American Revolution. These often overlooked but essential sources show us how the colonists themselves would have experienced these conflicts and provide powerful and important new insights into the founding of the United States. This lecture is based upon the recently published book Revolution: Mapping the

11-11:30 a.m. Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Millbury, 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike, Millbury. 508-865-2801 or bn.com Meet inspirational authors Tom Ingrassia and Jared Chrudimsky who will talk about their book “One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity by Following Your Dreams”. About the book: Will this be the year when everything falls into place, just the way you envision it? Are you looking for a vehicle to break through the roadblocks and detours that have sidetracked you on life’s highway? One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams presents the inspiring stories of fourteen people who have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles in order to live into their dreams. About the authors: Cofounders of the innovative Mental Massage® which fuses guided visualization and re-energizing massage in a transformational group workshop. Tom and Jared share a passion for helping their clients achieve a more balanced, healthy and harmonious life. Free, books available for purchase. 2-4 p.m. Booklovers’ Gourmet, 55 East Main St., Webster. 508-949-6232.

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collaboration of ALFA and the Fitchburg Historical Society. Free. 2:304 p.m. The Phoenix Building, 781 Main St., Fitchburg.

In Conversation with Janet Mock. New York Times bestselling author and advocate for trans women’s rights Janet Mock will engage in a conversation about her memoir, Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More (Atria Books, 2014). Feminist critic bell hooks has described Mock’s work as “a life map for transformation.” Her account of growing up multiracial, poor, and transgender in America offers vital insight into the unique challenges and vulnerabilities of a marginalized and misunderstood population yet tells a coming-of-age story that taps into the universal human experience of making room for oneself in the world. A book signing will follow the conversation. Copies of Redefining Realness will be available for purchase at the Clark University bookstore and at the event. Janet Mock is an author and cultural commentator who currently hosts the weekly show So POPular! on MSNBC’s all-digital >Sunday 25 Poems for our Parents - An Evening of Poetry Reading. network Shift and serves as a Contributing Editor for Marie Claire.

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Holy Cross Oct. 23 @ Canisius, Buffalo, New York, 4:05 p.m.

Oct. 24 @ Canisius, Buffalo, New York, 4:05 p.m.

Field Hockey

Holy Cross Oct. 24 @ Lafayette, Easton, Pennsylvania, 12 p.m.6:05 p.m.

Oct. 28 Home vs. Dartmouth, Clark University Oct. 24 @ Wellesley College, 12 p.m.

Anna Maria Oct. 22 Home vs. WPI, 4 p.m.

Oct. 24 Home vs. Johnson & Wales, 12 p.m.

WPI Oct. 22 @ Anna Maria, 4 p.m.

Oct. 24 @ Wheaton, 12 p.m.

Becker College Oct. 24 Home vs. Regis, Homecoming Weekend, 11 a.m.

Oct. 28 @ Daniel Webster, 4 p.m.

Nichols Oct. 23 vs. University of New England, 6 p.m.

Oct. 28 @ Salve Regina, 7 p.m.

Worcester State Oct. 24 @ Southern Maine, 2:30 p.m.

Assumption Oct. 24 @ Saint Michael’s, 3 p.m.

Oct. 27 @ Adelphi, 4 p.m.

Volleyball College of the Holy Cross Oct. 23 Home vs. Colgate, 7:05 p.m.

Clark University Oct. 23 @ UMass-Boston, 3 p.m.

Oct. 23 vs. Bowdoin College, Boston, 5 p.m.

Oct. 24 vs. Augsburg, Boston, 11 a.m.

Oct. 24 vs. Roger Williams University, Boston, 1 p.m.

Oct. 27 vs. WPI, 7 p.m.

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Oct. 24 vs. WPI, Boston, 2 p.m.

Oct. 27 Home vs. Worcester State, 7 p.m.

WPI Oct. 22 Home vs. Pine Manor, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24 vs. Anna Maria, Boston, 2 p.m.

Oct. 24 @ Simmons, 4 p.m.

Oct. 27 @ Clark, 7 p.m.

Becker Oct. 22 @ Curry, 6 p.m.

Oct. 24 @ Daniel Webster, 1 p.m.

Oct. 28 Home vs. Bay Path, 7 p.m.

Worcester State University Oct. 22 vs. MCLA, Becker college, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24 vs. Curry, Gordon College, Tri-Match, 1 p.m.

Oct. 24 @ Gordon, 3 p.m.

Oct. 27 @ Anna Maria, 7 p.m.

Assumption Oct. 27 vs. Stonehill, 6 p.m.

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College of the Holy Cross Oct. 24 Home vs. Lafayette, 50th Anniversary Game, 7:05 p.m.

Oct. 28 @ Boston University, Boston, 7 p.m.

Clark University Oct. 24 vs. Emerson College, 1 p.m.

Oct. 28 @ Framingham State, 4 p.m.

Anna Maria Oct. 24 @ Rivier, 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 27 @ WPI, 4 p.m.

WPI Oct. 24 Home vs. Babson, 12 p.m.

Oct. 27 Home vs. Anna Maria, 4 p.m.

Becker Oct. 26 Home vs. Wheelock, 4 p.m.

Oct. 28 Home vs. Elms, 4 p.m.

Nichols Oct. 24 @ Western New England, 11 a.m.

Oct. 27 vs. Salve Regina, 4 p.m.

Worcester State University Oct. 22 vs. Pine Manor, 7 p.m.

Oct. 24 vs. Salem State, 10 a.m.

Assumption Oct. 24 @ Southern Connecticut State, 6 p.m.

Oct. 27 vs. Southern New Hampshire, 7 p.m.

Women’s College of the Holy Cross Oct. 25 Home vs. American, SGA Game of the Week, 35th Anniversary Game, 1:05 p.m.

Clark University Oct. 24 @ Wheaton College, 2 p.m.

Oct. 27 @ WPI, 7 p.m.

Anna Maria Oct. 24 Home vs. Simmons, 2 p.m.

Oct. 27 Home vs. Norwich, 4 p.m.

WPI Oct. 24 Home vs. Springfield, 2:30 p.m.

Oct. 27 Home vs. Clark, 7 p.m.

Becker Oct. 25 @ Daniel Webster, 12 p.m.

Oct. 28 @ Lesley, 8 p.m.

Nichols Oct. 24 @ Western New England, 1:30 p.m.

Oct. 28 vs. Salve Regina, 4 p.m.

Worcester State Oct. 24 @ Salem State, 3 p.m.

Oct. 28 vs. UMass-Dartmouth, 7 p.m.

Assumption Oct. 23 vs. Le Moyne, 1 p.m.

Oct. 28 vs. Adelphi, 7 p.m.

Oct. 9 Home vs. Bryant, 3:30 p.m.

Oct. 10 Rhode Island Doubles Tournament, Kingston, Rhode Island, All Day Nichols Oct. 8 Commonwealth Coast Conference Semifinal, @TBA, TBA Oct. 10 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship, @TBA, TBA Assumption Oct. 23 vs. TBA, time TBA Oct. 25 vs. TBD, time TBA

Golf Men’s Holy Cross Oct. 25 NEIGA Championship, The Captain’s Course, Brewster, All Day Oct. 26 NEIGA Championship, The Captain’s Course, Brewster, All Day Nichols Oct. 24 NEIGA Championship, The Captain’s Golf Course, Brewster, TBA Oct. 25 NEIGA Championship, The Captain’s Golf Course, Brewster, TBA Worcester State Oct. 24 NEIGA Championship, The Captain’s Golf Course, Brewster Oct. 25 NEIGA Championship, The Captain’s Golf Course, Brewster

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Cross Country Women’s

Holy Cross Oct. 23 Central Connecticut Mini Meet, New Britain, Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Clark University Oct. 24 Plansky Invitational, 12 p.m.

Assumption Oct. 25 @ Northeast-10 Championship

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Holy Cross Oct. 25 Home vs. Colgate, 1 p.m.

Clark University Oct. 24 CCC Invitational, 11 a.m.

WPI Oct. 28 Home vs. Bentley, 7 p.m.

Worcester State University’s women’s cross country placed third at the recent 5K Western New England Invitational, the men’ s team fourth in the 8K. For the women, freshman Mia Rogers (pictured), placed fourth of 141 runners, with a time of 19:43. On the men’s side, another freshman, Michael Ricci, finished 10th, with a time of 27:44.

College of the Holy Cross Oct. 24 @ Wagner, Staten Island, New York, 11 a.m.

Oct. 25 @ Sacred Heart, Fairfield, Conn., 10 a.m.

Nichols Oct. 12 @ Coast Guard, 10 a.m.

Oct. 12 vs. UMass Dartmouth, 4 p.m.

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Worcester State Cross Country

Men’s

Women’s

Holy Cross Oct. 24 Head of the Schuylkill Regatta, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, TBA Clark University Oct. 24 Amherst Invitational, TBA Assumption Oct. 24 @ Amherst Invitational Regatta, 9:45 a.m.

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Holy Cross Oct. 23 Central Connecticut Mini Meet, New Britain, Connecticut, 3:30 p.m.

Clark University Oct. 24 Plansky Invitational, 11 a.m.

Assumption Oct. 25 @ Northesast-10 Championship

Tennis

Rowing Women’s

Men’s

Women’s Holy Cross Oct.25 Home vs. Colgate, 1 p.m.

Clark University Oct. 24 CCC Invitational, 11 a.m.

WPI Oct. 28 Home vs. Bentley, 7 p.m.

Assumption Oct. 24 vs. Le Moyne, 3 p.m.

Football

Holy Cross Oct. 24 Home vs. Lafayette, Family Weekend, 1:05 p.m.

Anna Maria Oct. 24 @ Norwich, 1:30 p.m.

WPI Oct. 23 Home vs. Merchant Marine, 7 p.m.

Becker Oct. 24 Home vs. Mount Ida, Homecoming Weekend, 2 p.m.

Nichols Oct. 24 vs. Salve Regina, 12 p.m.

Worcester State Oct. 24 vs. Western Connecticut State, 2 p.m.

Assumption Oct. 24 @ American International, 1 p.m.

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Allied Services Garage doors & electric operators. Bulkheads. Installed & repaired, residential. Call 508-829-3226

Johanson Home Improvement Licensed, insured and HIC registered.

Interior painting.

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Ross A. McGinnes Tree work, Stump removal, pruning & removals.

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Lee Skoglund Services 10, 15, 20-yard container service.

Yard & building materials.

Office equipment & materials. Attics, cellars & estates cleaned, guaranteed by your closing date!

Free estimates. Lee Skoglund 508-757-4209

NO WATER? Stop wishing for it!

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

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508-523-7790 LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tree & Landscaping Enhancing the view from your home.

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Peace and Tranquility in your own Backyard 508-885-1088

Sterling Peat Inc. Quality Screened Loam.

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Mountainside Market (bakery, coffee, sandwiches, ice cream and convenience shop) in Princeton is hiring for full time shifts - supervisory level. Must be 18 yrs or over and have flexibility to work weekends.

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WACHUSETT HOUSE CORPORATION Wachusett House Corporation has a current opening for a Maintenance Manager, working a maximum of 10 hours per week as an independent contractor. Position is responsible for the general maintenance of a 16 unit apartment complex. Licensed general contractor preferred. Please forward resume by email: wachusett.house@aol.com, or to Manager, Wachusett House Corporation, 13 Boylston Avenue, Princeton, MA 01541.

WHC abides by the equal housing opportunity standards and does not discriminate. The institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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EEO/Veteran/Disability.

Town of Paxton Department of Public Works Heavy Equipment Operator The Town of Paxton DPW is seeking an energetic candidate for the position of Heavy Equipment Operator. Job functions include, but are not limited to; operating truck, light and heavy equipment, various manual labor tasks. Position requires the ability to work in and outdoors under varying conditions as well as overtime, if necessary. This is an entry level position. The candidate must have OSHA 10 certification, a valid MA driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and be able to obtain a MA (CDL B with air brake) and MA Hoisting License (minimum 2B, 4G, 4E) within 6 months.

Interested candidates should obtain an application and job description from Selectmenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, Town Hall, 697 Pleasant Street, Paxton, MA 01612 or at the DPW, 107 Holden Road, Paxton, MA 01612.

Applications/resumes must be submitted to Mike Putnam, DPW Superintendent or by fax (508) 753-6155, or email MPutnam@townofpaxton.net Applications will be accepted until Friday, October 30, 2015 at 3:30 PM. The Town of Paxton is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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CEMETERY PLOTS

Babysitter needed for after school. 2 children, ages 10 and 13. 13 year old is handicapped. Holden, MA Please call 774-535-1275

Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton, MA Grave sites. 2 lots, Good Shepherd. Plot 147, graves 3 & 4. $5000.00 each.

B/O Call Kris 508-735-9996 FOR SALE

Ahearn Equipment Inc. is an agricultural, construction and power equipment dealership located in Spencer, Massachusetts. We are seeking a full-time Equipment Parts Counter Person, Service Advisor, Inside Sales Person, Outside Sales Person, Lawn & Garden Technician and a Diesel Technician. Experience in the construction and agricultural industry is required. Resumes can be sent to cgirard@ahearnequipment.com or dropped off at the dealership.

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

Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, MA. Heritage II, Lots 665 1&2 w/vaults. No reasonable offer refused. Call 508 -852-1690 or 774-454-0259 Worcester County Memorial Park Paxton, Ma. Lot Number 297-B Space 1 and 2, Garden Of Valor Section. Current value is $8,400.00 including 2 concrete burial vaults. $4,000.00 or B/O 508-375-0080 Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA 2 lots in Heritage II w/vaults. $2,500.00 for both. Call Rick at 508-450-7470 Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA Garden of Heritage II. 2 Lots w/vaults.

Current value $8300.00 Asking $3950.00 for both or B/O. Call Jim 508-769-8107 Worc. County Memorial Park Paxton. Garden of Faith, 2 plots, Section #347-A 1&2. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cost is $3,900.00 for both. Asking $1,500.00 total for both. Call 508-882-3421 or 909-714-0064

Brand New Wolfgang Puck Pressure Cooker Oven Cooks 15lb turkey in 50 min. Cooks bread in 30 min. Saves 70% electricity. Can be used as conventional oven. Call 508461-7206. Leave message, Asking $200.00. Webster, MA* John Deere 318 Garden Tractor 18HP, 48" MWR Deck, PWR STRG, Hydro Trans, PWR Lift $2000.00 Oakham 508-882-3963* Organ with bench. Pd. $2700, asking $300 or best offer. 508331-3468 Golf clubs, bag, cart (used) Asking $250. 508-865-5726* Piano Mohogany, upright, w/ bench. 1st flr., easy move.

Perfect for aspiring musicians. $300 OBO 508-865-4032

ITEMS UNDER $2,015 Wood stove Hearthstone model, starlit black w/grey soapstone.

You pick up. $500 508-8532480.

Vermont Castings Encore red wood stove with warming shelves, screen and pipe; $205.00. Call 508-886-6003.

Rotary laser Complete kit, paid $400. $225 or best offer. Tom 508-736-7124 Twin pine bed set w/storage under, 5 drawer bureau desk w/ storage & chair. $400 or b.o. 978 -464-2776 Solid maple table lamp, octagon end table. $100 or best offer. 508-331-3468 Logsplitter Huskee 22 ton, like new. Used 8 hrs. Extra log shelf plus 3 gal hydraulic fluid. $900.

508-864-0381. Can deliver.

Dining Set Scandinavian look, solid hardrock maple.

By Moosehead of Maine. 2 leaves, 6 chairs. $950. 508-754-4670.

Mirror 33 x 39, plate glass, 2 3/4 natural maple wood frame, excellent condition, $35. Princeton.

978-464-2485.

Desk Pine, great condition. $75.

Sutton. 508-667-1687

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Paslode Cordless Nail Gun Finish Work. $200. Tom 508-736 -7124

FIREWOOD Seasoned 100% hardwood cut and split. Free delivery on 2 cords (128 cu. ft.) orders. Call or text Cami for more info. 508-918-0767.

WORCESTER 1 - 2 BR Apts. & 2BR Townhouses 508-852-6001

1999 Road King Under 8,000 miles. Too many extras to list.

Always stored in room temperature. $13,000 obo 978-4645525 or 781-879-8275 cell 978 -464-5525

2003 Dodge Caravan 6cyl.

136K miles. Runs well. $2000.00 or B/O 508-882-3465

2010 Honda Civic 32K miles, very good cond. Front wheel drive. Automatic. A/C, power s t e e r i n g /b r a k e s /w i n d o w s / locks. $11,950 Hubbardston, MA 978-870-3291

Phillips 42" Television Like new, with high def antenna. Free High Def channels, no cable needed. $375. Rich 508-853-6948 New American Standard White Whirlpool Tub Connor model. $650. Call 978-422-8084 Twin bed with matching night stand; box spring, mattress. Solid wood, painted white. Attractive set. $80. 774-364-4752.

CD jazz collection in excellent condition w/Case Logic Storage Cases. $1200 negotiable. PDF catalog available. 508-829-6284 Snowblower MTD 2 stage 24 in. w 10 hp. electric start headlight needs nothing $375. delivered 508-829-6009 Breakfast set, pecan, table, 4 chairs. All wood. Good condition. $25. 508-425-1150 Toro snowblower. Snows coming. 11 hp 32" wide. Electric start. Chains. Heavy duty. Good condition. $500. 508-865-9584.

Volvo S80 snow tires on rims w/covers 225/55 R16 99T, Extra load M.S. Excellent Condition. $675. Leave msg. 508-865-9093 New Lasko 1 piece white shower stall Model #1483-SG 48"W x 35"D x 72"H. Center drain. $300. 978-422-8084

YARD SALES & FLEA MARKETS HOLDEN-243 Cranbrook Dr. HUGE YARD SALE Friday 10/23, Saturday 10/24 and Sunday 10/25 9am-2pm Rain Or Shine.

CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE NEW CONSTRUCTION 55+ CONDOS

ANNUAL CHURCH MOUSE FAIR Sat., 10/24, 9am-12pm at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 70 Highland St., Holden. Attic Treasures, Jewelry, Crafts, Books, Toys, Baked Goods.

Proceeds provide monthly dinners at "Mustard Seed" and "Dismas Farm".

RANCH-STYLE 2 bed/2ba condos off Salisbury St. Open floor plan, top finishes. Beautiful community with new clubhouse.

Enjoy the Easy-Living Lifestyle!

Open House every Sat & Sun 1-3pm 10 Primmett Lane, Worcester.

Berkshire Realty Group 508-414-2011

PETS & ANIMALS

HOUSE FOR SALE

ANIMAL FEED & SUPPLIES 2002 Exiss XT/300 G.N. 3 Horse Trailer. Good cond. All alum. S.S. nose. For pics craigslist. $9,750.00 508-7570887*

REAL ESTATE

Rutland Center $209,900

Rutland-Spacious home front to back fplc lr-HW floors, formal DR-att. gar. walk out l.l.

PLUS unfin.2nd floor... private corner lot. You will want to call this your home sweet home.

508-769-6462

FURNITURE QUEEN MATTRESS SET $150

New in plastic. Can deliver.

508-410-7050

Brand New Sleeper Sofa Light brown, beautiful fabric.

Call 508-461-7206 Leave message, Webster MA. Comes apart for easy transport. Asking $300.00 WANTED TO BUY Military items, veteran buying, American WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam or earlier. Also, German, Japanese, Italian etc.

Please call 978-928-1238

Publisher’s Notice All real estate advertised in this publication is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Massachusetts Anti Discrimination Act and the Boston & Cambridge Fair Housing Ordinances which make it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, children, marital status, sexual orientation, veterans status or source of income or any intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-827-5005.

For the NE area call HUD at 617-994-8300. The toll free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275 or 617-565-5453

Sutton Condo Under $145k NO CONDO FEES 3 Beds 1.5 Baths, w/off st. parking, storage shed, fenced back yard Call John 508-740-7442

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AUTO/SUV 2011 Ford Escape 6 cyl.

Leather, moon roof, Insync.

Very clean. Michelin tires. $12,750.00 508-829-3363 2003 Subaru Forester Hatchback 138,000 miles.

Dark Green ext/Tan int. $3,250 987-464-2026

2008 Ford E250 Extended Van 3dr, A-T/AC, Power package. Roof racks. Int. shelving, tow package, 6 rims, 8 tires in good cond. Exc. overall cond.

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AUTOS AUTO/TRUCK 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 4X4 5.2 V8 Auto, 142K Miles. Regular cab. Black. Cap, hitch.

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Under warranty. $24,500.00 978-534-8860 1988 MercedesBenz 300 SEL 6 cylinder gas. Very good cond. Runs exc. $3200.00 195k miles. Located in Sutton, MA 774-287-0777

1985 Cadillac Eldorado 74K miles. Never been in snow.

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2008 Ford Mustang 8 cyl, 300HP. 21K miles. Never driven during winter. Always garaged. Perfect cond. $21,900 negotiable.

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469 miles. Asking $1650.00.

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2007 Suzuki Boulevard Cruising Motorcycle C90T; 1474cc; 6300 miles, 1 owner, perfect cond. accessories and new battery. Garaged, covered & serviced. $6,000 508-8498635

All photos will be published in the October 29th & 30th issues of Central Mass Classifieds along with announcing the winner. Only one photo per pet. Please send your entry in by Monday, October 26th at noon to be eligible for the drawing. If you send in a photo and would like it returned, stamped self-add dressed envelo op ope. please send a st self-addressed envelope.

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2006 Nissan Altima 4DR Sedan. Silver. Automatic transmission. 80K miles.

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2009 Mazda CX-7 Blackcherry with gray & black interior.

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2002 Chevrolet Corvette 39,000 miles Red with black interior.

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES TOWN OF MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 81-T, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 9, 2015, at 7:15 p.m. in the Municipal OfďŹ ce Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA on the application of James P. Dunn, property located off of Davis Road, Millbury, Massachusetts, for a DeďŹ nitive Subdivision Plan to alter a lot line of a lot having less than the minimum required frontage.

The plan is available for inspection in the Planning Board ofďŹ ce.

Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above.

Richard Gosselin Chairman 10/22, 10/29/2015 MS MILLBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL LEASE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY The Millbury School Committee is soliciting proposals from interested parties for no less than a 60 month lease of the former Dorothy Manor School consisting of approximately 4,900 square feet of space, and grounds in common with the Town of Millbury, at 153 Millbury Avenue, Millbury, Massachusetts for the purposes of operating a non-proďŹ t day care service, private non-proďŹ t primary or secondary school or similar education use. Forms and speciďŹ cations may be obtained from the OfďŹ ce of the Superintendent, 12 Martin Street, Millbury, Massachusetts 01527 or by calling (508) 865-9501. Proposals will be accepted until 2:00PM on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the OfďŹ ce of the Superintendent at which time they will be opened and recorded.

The Millbury School Committee reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive any informalities and to award the lease as shall be in the best interest of the Town of Millbury.

Jennifer B. Nietupski, Chairperson Kevin M. Plante, Vice Chairperson Leslie M. Vigneau Susan M. Teixeira Christopher J. Wilbur 10/22, 10/29/2015 MS

www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain Mortgage given by Denise A. Duddie and Todd A. Duddie to Household Finance Corporation II, dated September 20, 2006 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 39827, Page 49, subsequently assigned to U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust by Household Finance Corporation II by assignment recorded in said Registry of Deeds at Book 52637, Page 345; of which Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 12:00 PM on November 5, 2015 at 165-167 Millbury Avenue, Millbury, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: The land in said Millbury with the buildings thereon, being lots numbered 420 and 421 as shown on a plan of “Dorothy Manor”, Millbury, Worcester County, Mass. Made by Ernest W. Branch C.E. said land is bounded and described as follows: NORTHEASTERLY by lot No 419, one hundred thirty-three and fifty-five hundredths (133.55) feet; SOUTHEASTERLY by Millbury Avenue, fifty (50) feet; SOUTHWESTERLY by Lot No. 422, one hundred twenty-four and seven hundredths (124.07) feet; NORTHWESTERLY by Lot No 425, seventy-five and nine hundredths (75.09) feet. All of said Lots and Lot Numbers are shown on said Plan, recorded in Plan Book 33, Plan 61 except any land that may have been taken for highway purpose. Being the same property conveyed from Denise A. Duddie FKA Denise A. Umphrey, tenancy not stated, to Denise A. Duddie and Todd A. Duddie, husband and wife T/B/E, by deed recorded 08/13/02, in Book 27210, at Page 48, in the Register’s Office of Worcester County, Massachusetts. Tax Map or Parcel ID No.: M23 P4 The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to M.G.L.Ch.183A, unpaid taxes, tax titles, water bills, municipal liens and assessments, rights of tenants and parties in possession.

TERMS OF SALE:A deposit of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND 00 CENTS ($5,000.00) in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or money order will be required to be delivered at or before the time the bid is offered.

The successful bidder will be required to execute a Foreclosure Sale Agreement immediately after the close of the bidding. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid within thirty (30) days from the sale date in the form of a certified check, bank treasurer’s check or other check satisfactory to Mortgagee’s attorney. The Mortgagee reserves the right to bid at the sale, to reject any and all bids, to continue the sale and to amend the terms of the sale by written or oral announcement made before or during the foreclosure sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. TIME WILL BE OF THE ESSENCE. Other terms if any, to be announced at the sale.

U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF8 Master Participation Trust Present Holder of said Mortgage,

By Its Attorneys, ORLANS MORAN PLLC PO Box 540540 Waltham, MA 02454 Phone: (781) 790-7800 15-004571 10/15, 10/22, 10/29/2015 MS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO15P3324GD CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of: Linda Burzenski Of: Auburn, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Dept. of Developmental Services, of Worcester, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Linda Burzenski is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Cooperative for Human Services of Lexington, MA (or some other suitable person) be appointed as Guardian to serve Without Surety on the bond. The petition asks the court to determine that the Respondent is incapacitated, that the appointment of a Guardian is necessary, and that the proposed Guardian is appropriate. The petition is on file with this court and may contain a request for certain specific authority. You have the right to object to this proceeding. If you wish to do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance at this court on or before 10:00 A.M. on the return date of 11/03/2015. This day is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline date by which you have to file the written appearance if you object to the petition.

If you fail to file the written appearance by the return date, action may be taken in this matter without further notice to you. In addition to filing the written appearance you or your attorney must file a written affidavit stating the specific facts and grounds of your objection within 30 days after the return date. IMPORTANT NOTICE The outcome of this proceeding may limit or completely take away the above-named person’s right to make decisions about personal affairs or financial affairs or both.

The above-named person has the right to ask for a lawyer. Anyone may make this request on behalf of the above-named person. If the above-named person cannot afford a lawyer, one may be appointed at State expense. WITNESS, Hon. Leilah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: October 09, 2015 Stephanie K. Fattman Register of Probate 10/22/2015 WM

TOWN OF MILLBURY TAX CLASSIFICATION In accordance with MGL Chapter 40, Section 56 as amended, the Board of Selectmen will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, Ma. The purpose of the meeting is to determine the percentage of the tax burden to be borne by each class of property for Fiscal Year 2016.

The Millbury Board of Assessors will be in attendance at this hearing to provide information and data relevant to making such determination and the fiscal effect of the available alternatives. All are invited to attend this hearing and to present their views orally or in writing.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 508-831-2200 CITATION ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION Docket No. WO15P3297EA Estate of: Keith Alan MacIntyre Also known as: Keith A MacIntyre Date of Death: 07/30/2006 To all interested persons: A Petition for Formal Adjudication of Intestacy and Appointment of Personal Representative has been filed by: Timothy MacIntyre of East Douglas MA requesting that the Court enter a formal Decree and Order and for such other relief as requested in the Petition. The Petitioner requests that: Timothy MacIntyre of East Douglas MA be appointed as Personal Representative(s) of said estate to serve Without Surety on the bond in an unsupervised administration. You have the right to obtain a copy of the Petition from the Petitioner or at the Court. You have a right to object to this proceeding. To do so, you or your attorney must file a written appearance and objection at this Court before: 10:00 a.m. on 11/03/2015. This is NOT a hearing date, but a deadline by which you must file a written appearance and objection if you object to this proceeding. If you fail to file a timely written appearance and objection followed by an Affidavit of Objections within thirty (30) days of the return date, action may be taken without further notice to you.

UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION UNDER MASSACHUSETTS UNIFORM PROBATE CODE (MUPC) A Personal Representative appointed under the MUPC in an unsupervised administration is not required to file an inventory or annual accounts with the Court. Persons interested in the estate are entitled to notice regarding the administration directly from the Personal Representative and may petition the Court in any matter relating to the estate, including distribution of assets and expenses of administration. WITNESS, Hon. Lellah A Keamy, First Justice of this Court. Date: October 07, 2015 Stephanie K. Fattman, Register of Probate 10/22/2015 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS TO ALL INTERESTED INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF SUTTON In accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Ch. 40A, §11, the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing at the Sutton Town Hall, on November 5, 2015 at 7:30pm on the petition of Norman Gadoury.

The petitioner requests a side lot line variance from Section III.B.3.

Table II of the town’s zoning bylaws to permit the construction of a garage. The property that is the subject of this petition is 1 Maple Street and is located in the Village Zoning District.

A copy of the petition may be inspected during normal office hours in the Town Clerk’s Office located in the Town Hall.

Any person interested or wishing to be heard on this variance petition should appear at the time and place designated.

Brittanie Reinold Board of Appeals Clerk 10/22, 10/29/2015 MS

TOWN OF SUTTON Sutton Planning Board Public Hearing Notice In accordance with the provisions of Section III.A. – Use Table and VII.A.2. Special Permits, of the Sutton Zoning Bylaw, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of Steven Tellier of 602 Worcester Street, Southbridge, MA for property owned by WPB Sutton LLC of Richmond, VA. The application proposes to establish a retail store for the sale of new and used merchandise including clothing, tools, and household items at 140 Worcester Providence. This hearing will be held in the third floor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 7:20 P.M. A copy of the application and plan can be inspected in the office of the Town Clerk during normal office hours.

Miriam Sanderson, Chairman 10/15, 10/22/2015 MS

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS (SEAL) LAND COURT DEPARTMENT OF THE TRIAL COURT 008246 ORDER OF NOTICE TO: John Kowalchek; Patricia A Young and to all persons entitled to the benefit of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act:, 50 U.S.C. App. §501 et seq.: HSBC Bank USA, N.A., as Indenture Trustee for the registered Noteholders of Renaissance Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 2005-2 claiming to have an interest in a Mortgage covering real property in Sutton, numbered 9 Blackstone Street, given by John Kowalchek and Patricia A. Young to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for, Delta Funding Corp., its successors and assigns, dated March 17, 2005, and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 35932, Page 157, and now held by plaintiff by assignment, has/have filed with this court a complaint for determination of Defendant’s/Defendants’ Servicemembers status. If you now are, or recently have been, in the active military service of the United States of America, then you may be entitled to the benefits of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. If you object to a foreclosure of the above-mentioned property on that basis, then you or your attorney must file a written appearance and answer in this court at Three Pemberton Square, Boston, MA 02108 on or before November 16, 2015 or you will be forever barred from claiming that you are entitled to the benefits of said Act. Witness, JUDITH C. CUTLER Chief Justice of this Court on September 28, 2015 Attest: Deborah J. Patterson Recorder 10/22/2015 MS

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Solemnizing close to 2,000 weddings since 1987, George Pignataro of Cana Chapels has performed wedding ceremonies anywhere from bar-rooms to private yachts on Boston Harbor. In 1975, the Pignataro family added a wedding chapel to their 41 Harrington Way home. George’s mother, the late Jane D. Pignataro, was the first woman to solemnize marriage in Massachusetts. Today, 67-year-old George Pignataro still performs weddings in the spirit of his mother.

Worcester Magazine sat down with Pignataro recently and reminisced on some wedding memories How did you and your family start to solemnize weddings? In 1975, my mother,

walking a quarter of a mile in the snow.

They got here. I’ve performed weddings as Jane, became the first woman to solemnize early as 7 a.m. and as late as 10 p.m. marriage in Massachusetts. Up until then, You will travel anywhere within New it was strictly men solemnizing. She was England to perform weddings. What are told that it couldn’t be done because she some interesting places you have been? I was a woman. She said we will see about remember vividly a ceremony at Stone that, so she went down to government Church in West Boylston. I remember it council and got her license approved. The well, because, one, it was my very first house was built in 1949 and the chapel was built in 1975. My mother needed some wedding. And two, I had a bride that really wanted to get married. It was after help with the traveling visit weddings, so some snow had fell, and the roads had I helped her with that. She passed away not been plowed. However, she wanted in 1996. People still call and ask for her. to get married there, so she took off her I do this as a hobby, it helps keep my mother’s spirit alive. We have a semblance shoes and some of her clothing and started trudging through the snow. I eventually of a chapel, indoor and outdoor. We are trudged through the snow too and had the interfaith, I never turn anyone down. I enjoy different culture’s ceremonies. It has ceremony. It was freezing. I do whatever it takes to make my bride and groom happy. been an honor and a privilege to be with I’ve had a wedding on a yacht in Boston these people during the happiest days of Harbor, no less than 200 feet from Logan their lives.

Airport. Another interesting wedding was one I had in Spencer. A man and a woman Seeing that you have performed over 1,500 had, one day, rode their motorcycles to a weddings, what are some of your favorite wedding stories? A marriage license is good Dunkin’ Donuts, and that’s how they met. for 60 days, after that they expire. So, I got Since they met there, that’s where they wanted to get married so I made it happen. a call one day that this couple needed to While it was happening, hundreds of get married right away, that night, so I did the ceremony. I don’t know if there was any people started gathering to see what it was all about. It was in a plaza, and a huge ultimatums with that one. As long as they crowd started to form, and eventually the have their license from town hall, then I cops showed up. The cops asked what was will marry anyone. Some teenagers can get married with their parents’ permission, going on, but then decided to stay for the whole ceremony. The couple originally I’ve wed military couples right before the wanted me to ride my motorcycle to the husband gets sent overseas. I had a couple ceremony, but I declined. Another time, that was together for 19 years, and they in a Sturbridge hotel gazebo, two ducks figured it was about time to get married. walked down the aisle side by side. It stole Five years ago, that record was broken by the show. This was almost 20 years ago, a couple that was together for 26 years. but I once had a triple ring ceremony. It I’ve married three generations of one was hosted at the American Legion. Three family. One year there was a Nor’easter sisters got married on the same day to on Christmas Eve, the roads were blocked. three different men. Interesting as that is, That didn’t stop the bride and groom from

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George M. Pignataro they occupied all three floors of a single three decker. I had one marriage in a bar.

Another fun wedding was a gay wedding in Worcester. I was at a hotel and the wedding coordinator was like just Martin Short in “Father of the Bride,” I was cracking up. I’ve seen weddings on Boston Harbor, Botanical Gardens and Quabbin Reservoir. I’ve wed on campgrounds where guests throw toilet paper in the air to celebrate. This young couple got married on Halloween. They were dressed as zombies and originally wanted to have the ceremony at Paxton Memorial Cemetery, but after talking it through with their parents, they instead were married at Elm Park. There was a bride that was a seamstress, she made everyone including myself wear Medieval clothing. I was wearing a custom-made robe and hosted the ceremony inside the Castle Restaurant.

always ends with both of them walking away newly married.

What do your guests enjoy about smallerscale weddings? With the economy the

way it is today, money is better used to strengthen core values during the marriage. It is a major consideration that married couples are able to focus their efforts on housing and raising a family, as opposed to spending all of their money on an expensive and extravagant wedding event. I offer an alternative wedding with a ceremony that has life, love and experience. And I touch upon the spirit. The ceremony is usually 10-15 minutes long. I like to keep it simple but elegant. I’ve heard people tell me that my ceremonies are more elegant than most traditional weddings. In-house ceremonies can be done for $100 and traveling ceremonies are $150. I recently had a What are some things that you’ve seen go wrong Portuguese couple get married and they in a wedding? After close to 2,000 weddings, wanted me to read the ceremony in their native Portuguese language, so I studied I must say only about four of them have started on time. Now I make sure to always the language and read the ending of the ask, “Where are the rings?” One groom was ceremony in Portuguese. Most often, there is something that no one ever knows unable to find the rings during the middle what’s going to happen until the end. I of the ceremony. The record that I’ve seen like to surprise people. I teach ballroom so far for one person getting married dancing here at the chapel, too. I love has been six different times. Actually, talking to the kids involved. An 8-yearthere was another occasion, at a wedding old boy once came up to me and asks, I hosted in Charlton. It was inside their “Are you the guy that’s going to marry my home, and the house was packed. People Dad?” I said “Yes.” He then said “You must were shoulder to shoulder. So I begin the be the pronouncer then.” So that’s my ceremony and the bride yells “Stop! I can’t nickname, The Pronouncer. go on with this.” There was a hush in the room, people were dumbfounded. “We have Are you married? My passions in my life to wait for my brother.” So the brother are weddings, dancing, my children and eventually shows up and the wedding my grandson. I plan on doing this forever. continues. At that moment, the best man And no, I’m not married, but let’s just say elbows the groom and says, “Not many the search continues. guys get a second chance like this.” But - Colin Burdett besides that, every ceremony I have hosted

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Graphic Design Vehicle Wraps and Lettering Marketing Materials Trade Shows & Exhibits Embroidery Custom Carved Signs

Digital Services: Responsive Website Design

Retargeting

Search Engine Optimization

Direct Email

545 SW Cutoff, Worcester, MA 01607 • 508-832-8844 info@signaramaworcester.com • www.signaramaworcester.com Or, consult with your Media Consultant

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Free ATMs anywhere in the USA with your new

Platinum Checking Account 1 Plus six more savings benefits with a great Bank: • Free basic check order • Free stop payments on checks • Free money orders, travelers’ checks and Treasurers’ Checks

• No charge for incoming wires • Free small safe deposit box for one year2 • Our best rates on Certificates of Deposit

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Customers must maintain a minimum combined deposit balance of $25,000 in one or more Commerce Bank accounts and have a checking account. If your account balance falls below the required combined minimum balance of $25,000 there will be a $15.00 monthly service charge.

See personal banker for terms & conditions.

Annual fee waived for one year on either a 5x5 safe deposit box at our Fenway branch or 3x5 safe deposit box at any of our other locations, or $40 credit applied to another rental for one year. Commerce Bank is a registered service mark in Massachusetts of Commerce Bank & Trust Company. ©2015 Commerce Bank & Trust Company. Commerce Bank member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. All rights reserved.

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