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t is no secret that larger cities are more prone to gang-related activity than other areas and Worcester is no different. There are, according to police, about 16 or so known gangs boasting roughly 700 members. But beyond the numbers, what does it mean to be in a gang? What is life like for a member of the Kilby Street gang or someone who runs with Plumley Village? Why did they join and, better still, do they want to get out? Those are some of the questions that drove us to pursue this week’s cover story. We sat down with known gang members and rode along with the Police Department’s Gang Unit. We talked with some of the people who counsel young kids in gangs. We learned about the beefs between east side, west side and all points in between. This week’s story is their story – the gang members and the cops whose job it is to keep them in line. We take you inside the mind of a gang member and we show you what law enforcement sees on the street level. This is our look behind the shadows at gang life in Worcester.

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June 27 - July 3, 2013 ■ Volume 38, Number 43

Headaches greet drivers, riders at new bus hub

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he city’s new bus hub, with trains rolling in and out of Union Station just behind it and JetBlue planes ready to fly over it in November, is seen as a critical piece of plans to turn Worcester into an intermodal transportation center. Right now, it is little more than a giant headache to riders and drivers, alike. Officials attribute it to growing pains – the station has been open less than a month – but lengthy service delays and other glitches have the Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA), which runs the facility, scrambling to resolve the problems that have come with unfamiliar bus routes, revised schedules and new technology. Some riders have complained of waiting more than an hour – in some cases a lot longer – for their bus. Nine of the city’s 25 bus routes have been identified as problematic, with a few of them – the 19, 27 and 30 buses – proving particularly troublesome. It has riders up in arms and bus drivers on edge. The 19 serves Walmart in Leicester and Goddard Memorial Drive. The 27 goes to the Auburn Mall and the 30 brings riders to the Walmart in West Boylston. The WRTA and the company it hired to manage bus service, Central Mass Transit Management Inc. (CMTM), have identified some potential solutions and are in the process of implementing them. That does not mean the problems will disappear overnight. “We never thought it was going to be

this bad,” CMTM General Manager John Carney says. One of the main culprits, according to Carney, is the city’s traffic signals – although he is careful to note that city engineers are not at fault. For bus drivers, the left turn at the light at the corner of Foster and Front streets is tortuous in its delay in going from red to green. It has contributed to congestion going in and out of the bus station. “Traffic lights are definitely an issue,” Carney says. “We had a traffic study done and the study said traffic could accommodate the amount of buses we

were talking about through that area.” In fact, Carney says they went on the high side in estimating 36 buses per hour. “We’re not doing near that,” he says, with CMT Assistant General Manager Jim Parker estimating about 17-20 buses roll in and out per hour. “We’ve got some room for growth.” Despite a traffic study being done, Carney says officials really need two months of solid data to accurately measure the impact. That, he says, will be difficult now that summer is arriving because there will be less traffic as people

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A weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester Recyclables to go into plastic bags as city implements pilot program, raising the question of whether the bags themselves will, indeed, be recycled. That would seem to be up to Casella, the company that will collect the recyclables. -2

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–Worcester Police Department Gang Unit Officer Nef Batista as he and other Gang Unit members spent a few minutes joking around with a group of youngsters living in an apartment complex on Fruit Street.

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WOO-TOWN INDE X The Worcester Community Action Council (WCAC) and neighborhood businesses commit to pay salaries for some of the participants in this year’s Park Stewards program, according to the Pleasant Street Neighborhood Network Center (PSNCC). +2

This is a good time. This is where we can interact, hopefully make a difference.”

Paulie’s New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival hits all the right notes as organizer Paul Collyer continues to highlight the sole of music with his annual musical smorgasbord. +2

Turnout is predictably weak for the special US Senate election (Democrat Ed Markey bested Republican Gabriel Gomez) in a non-presidential election year. -3

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School Committee members Brian O’Connell and Donna Colorio vote against a $348.5 million school budget, saying more money should be spent directly on classroomrelated activities. +2

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o Malcolm Bliss, it is not a matter of whether we are in crisis mode when it comes to the current condition of our climate. That, he says, is the reality. Just as concerning is whether enough people are getting the message that the time to act is now. While politics has clouded the issue, scientists are largely in agreement that climate change is occurring; the debate has been over to PHOTO SUBMITTED

Assembly (PAA) scheduled for Sunday, June 30 at Worcester State University (WSU). The event is being organized by 350 Massachusetts, which will also celebrate its ďŹ rst anniversary at the Assembly. Bliss has the highest of aims when it comes to battling climate change. “My ideal is every single citizen will play a role in getting to a country that isn’t driving the plant to catastrophe,â€? he says. “Are we there yet? Absolutely not.â€? That does not mean people are not listening. Bliss says there are open ears in

need to keep building and accelerating.â€? The PAA is part of that effort. The event challenges activists from around the state to create a statewide action plan leading up to what they see as an all-important 2014 election year. They are driven by a spate of extreme weather events ranging from Superstorm Sandy to devastating ooding in Asia and havoc-wreaking wildďŹ res in the US and Australia. Worcester State is an appropriate venue for the PAA, according to Patricia Benjamin, chair of the Physical and Earth Science Department. “Worcester State University’s curriculum and campus reect a commitment to sustainability,â€? she says. “From food service to the classroom our students are learning environmental awareness, and both students and faculty have participated in

climate actions. We are proud to host the People’s Climate Assembly where citizens of Massachusetts can come together to address the climate crisis.� In addition to the volunteer-led 350 Massachusetts, among those expected to participate are the Better Future Project, Climate Action Now, the Institute for Policy Studies, Massachusetts Climate Action Network, Occupy Fall River Communications, Occupy Sustainability Southcoast, Peace Action, Sierra Club and Students for a Just and Stable Future. 350 Massachusetts has different “nodes� throughout the state. Douglas resident Lisa Mosczynski is the co-chair of the Worcester Node with Carolyn Barthel. If there is strength in numbers, Mosczynski would like to see the number of people continued on page 6

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what degree. But with the president of the World Bank recently calling for an end to argument and a rise to action, people like Bliss, the statewide coordinator for the environmental group 350 Massachusetts, see themselves perfectly positioned to rally others to the cause. “Crisis,� says Bliss, “is absolutely appropriate to say. It’s time to confront that and say we’ve got to roll up our sleeves and enhance change.� Bliss hopes that movement can get off to a good start with the People’s Action

the state Legislature, as evidenced by the support being drummed up for Democratic state Sen. Benjamin Downing’s Senate Bill 1225 (An Act relative to public investment in fossil fuels). 350 Massachusetts was at Beacon Hill last week campaigning for passage of the bill, which aims to divest state pension funding of fossil fuel holdings. “I think we have good listening from a lot of folks,� Bliss says. “I would describe it as a partnership. Legislators are partners of a grassroots effort. It’s a partnership we

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go on vacations. A more accurate read, he says, would come in the fall. Still, the WRTA is taking measures to alleviate some of the problems. Starting this week, two or three more buses will be making runs out of the station. They will not appear on the schedule (one of the curses of new technology, Carney says), but they will be at the ready if, for instance, another bus is running late. A completely revised schedule probably will not be ready until January 2014, according to Carney, but steps are being taken to make more immediate improvements. “We have a goal of making this much better this summer,” he says. “It takes time. Technology is great … but it takes us longer to make changes on it.” Any wrinkles in the service will be ironed out sooner rather than later, according to City Manager Mike O’Brien, who credits the WRTA with being attuned to the concerns of their customers. “Look,” he says, “bumps in the road come with dramatic enhancements and sweeping changes, particularly when a transit system has not seen this level of positive changes in decades. These will be smoothed out quickly. Everyone involved at the WRTA is fully committed to this approach.” To that end, some progress has been made. The WRTA, for example, is running shuttles for bus drivers from the bus company on Grove Street to the station. Kephart agrees with the idea that with something new come challenges. Technology has proved both a blessing and curse. Users can track buses on their Smartphones and there is new technology on the buses themselves. “Right now, like everything else, they’re trying to work out the bugs,” he says. From the point of view of the roughly 87 drivers responsible for getting passengers where they want to go – and when they want to get there – the frustration is mounting. One point of contention, for drivers, is that while City Hall was eliminated as the terminating point of service, it remains on the route. According to Ken Kephart, business agent for Local 22 Amalgamated Transit CLIMATE CONCERNS continued from page 5

involved in protecting the climate grow. “That is the purpose,” she says, “to get more people involved. We’re running over 350 parts per million in carbon in the atmosphere. That is most scientists’ tipping point. It has meant more ice melt and more and more drastic changes in weather.” Mosczynski says Worcester Node meetings have attracted more than 40 people, who break off into worker groups. One group had a presence at the recent stART on the Street in Worcester. Another group is concentrating on the movement to divest holdings in fossil fuel investment. If folks need any prodding as to the importance of

Union, that is just one of the problems. “There are a lot of issues contributing to making one big problem,” Kephart says. “We’re working with the company to alleviate some pressure off the drivers.” District 2 City Councilor Phil Palmieri, who has praised state and federal officials for directing money into the city’s transportation efforts, says he is hopeful the issues will be resolved. “Initially, there will be problems the WRTA will have, but that they’ll be able to overcome,” he says. “There has to be a period of time for them to become accustomed to a new facility and new technologies.” Passengers like Tyler Rawson of Worcester say things could “be a little better” at the station. He goes so far as to suggest that the previous system, where routes terminated at City Hall, was much less complicated for riders. “It was perfect,” Rawson says. “If you stood on one side, you were going one way. If you stood on the other side, you were going the other way. It was easy.” While he has been getting used to the new routes and schedules out of the bus hub, he admits it is not easy for someone who has never been there before. “Oh, you’re done,” he says with a laugh when asked about the challenge for someone unfamiliar with the new hub. Another Worcester resident, Paul McGuire, says he is retired and uses the buses every day to run errands. “I just hope they work it all out,” he says. “There are a lot of changes right now.” Other riders are keeping a positive attitude amid all the changes. “I like it,” Worcester’s Patrick Apollon says of the new hub. “I’d say it was very hard for everybody, even the bus drivers. I think it’s going to be beneficial. I feel it’s because it’s the early stages. I’m sure it’s going to get better.” Have a news tip or story idea? You can reach Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 143 or by email at wbird@worcestermag.com. Follow Walter on Twitter @walterbirdjr. And don’t miss Walter every Thursday morning at 8:35 with Paul Westcott on WTAG 580AM.

taking action on the climate, Mosczynski says they should get it from President Obama’s expected announcement this week of initiatives to mitigate the impact on the economy weather events like Sandy have. “That,” says Mosczynski, “is huge.” Sunday’s event takes place at 6 p.m. For more information and to register, visit www.350ma.org. Have a news tip or story idea? You can reach Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 143 or by email at wbird@worcestermag.com. Follow Walter on Twitter @ walterbirdjr and don’t miss him every Thursday morning at 8:35 with Paul Westcott on WTAG 580AM.

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BUSTED IT’S ALL RELATIVE: You know how when your relatives come over for the holidays and it’s a lot of fun – for a couple hours? Eventually, you want them to leave. Ian Vorce’s relatives apparently never wanted him to show up. The 23-year-old Vorce, who lives in Hudson, allegedly broke into a relative’s home in Worcester Thursday, June 20 and stole several rings and a necklace. Neither his nor a companion’s explanation of where he got the jewelry was enough to satisfy a police officer on patrol around Orton and Jennings streets, an area where various house and vehicle breaks have occurred. That’s where he saw a man sitting in a car. The man told the officer he was waiting for a friend who was visiting a nearby relative. During that time, another man appeared from nearby woods. He was out of breath and appeared to have just run through the woods. He told the officer he had just left his relative’s house. The officer did not buy the story and eventually found a pocketful of jewelry – four rings and a diamond necklace. He was charged with receiving stolen property over $250. The officer then visited the home and was told by a resident that, while Vorce was a relative, he was not welcome in their home. Police say he allegedly broke through a window screen. The jewelry was returned and Vorce was additionally charged with breaking and entering with the intent to commit a felony. HARD TO SWALLOW: Vice Squad officers hauled five people off to jail Thursday, June 20 after pulling over two vehicles whose occupants they suspected of having just completed a drug transaction. The bust took place near the corner of Bowker Street and Pilgrim Ave. after the cops saw two cars pull over on Stratfield Street. Just before the arrests, officers allegedly saw a drug transaction take place between the occupants of the vehicles. After stopping the cars, police approaching one of them saw Brittany Oliver, 26, 12 Plantation St., Apt. 3, swallowing drugs. After pulling all five suspects out of the cars, police recovered two half grams of heroin. Police charged Oliver with possession of Class A substance and knowing where heroin is kept/present. In addition, police arrested Santos Jimenez, 34, 14 Douglas St., Apt. 1, with distribution of a Class A substance and conspiracy to violate controlled substance laws; Justin Vasalosky, 25, 71 Steele St., Holden with knowing where heroin is kept/present; Randy Richards, 32, 285 Plantation St., Apt. 8, with possession of a Class A substance; and Lindsey Tibbetts, 27, 1 Caroline St., Auburn, with knowing where heroin is kept/present. NO EASY READER: Nicholas McGrath wasn’t checking out books during a recent visit to the Worcester Public Library. Police say he stole a laptop computer from a man and his young son. He didn’t get too far, though, as the father allegedly grabbed him outside the library after the suspect tried to shove the laptop down his pants. The father flagged down a police officer who was driving by. McGrath, 35, 660 Main St., was charged with larceny over $250.

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ALL TIED UP:

Bill Clinton had a tradition as president that called for you to swap ties with him when he complimented yours. Fast-forward to Clinton’s rock-star appearance at WPI recently to stump for Ed Markey. Mayor Joe Petty was downstairs in Alden Hall when Clinton walked in, turned to him and said, “By the ways, that’s a nice tie.� The mayor, of course, said thank you and that was it. Later, someone approached Petty and informed him of his unwitting faux pas. He and Clinton were supposed to have exchanged ties.

MAKING WORK, WORK: Being on unemployment for

an extended period of time can sometimes feel like the system is designed to keep you unemployed. That’s what makes legislation recently passed by the state Senate so noteworthy. Lawmakers have taken steps toward comprehensive welfare reform, inviting criticism from some welfare advocates, but earning praise from Worcesteria. The bill requires applicants to search for a job before they receive ďŹ nancial assistance. One of the best provisions, however, re-establishes the Full Employment Program, which – shockingly – aims to put people back to work. It also offers free childcare for the ďŹ rst year of employment to those who ďŹ nd a full-time job. Employers who hire from the program are eligible for a healthcare subsidy for one year. Congrats to state Sen. Harriette Chandler and her colleagues for passing a bill that makes sense.

BUSINESS MINDED: Experts will tell you times are

not perfect to start your own business, but that does not mean you should not take the plunge. The way Ili Spahiu sees it, it depends on the product. “Most businesses run a 30- 60-percent margin of proďŹ t,â€? Spahiu says. “If you’re borrowing at 5 percent and making 15 percent, then it’s worth it. If you’re borrowing at 10 percent and making a 10 percent margin [then it’s] not a good idea. It depends on the product.â€? Spahiu was one of about a dozen or so representatives from local lending and business institutions at a recent open hose for the Worcester Business Resource Alliance (WBRA). Spahiu admits not every great idea will come to fruition. “It’s pretty tough for a start-up,â€? he says. “There’s a handful of traditional lenders. There is a handful of us non-tradition lenders that are available in Central Mass., but we’ve got limited resources. It’s really a ďŹ rst-come, ďŹ rst-serve basis. It comes down to knowledge, knowledge is power.â€? Spahiu says if you are considering taking out a loan, “be aware of all the available sources of capital. Look at the lowest cost of capital available. That is the very ďŹ rst step.â€?

HER MAIDEN VOYAGE: It is tradition for every freshly-elected state lawmaker to deliver

a maiden speech on the House oor. Democratic newcomer Mary Keefe gave hers Tuesday, June 18, focusing on a $10 million allocation within the House supplemental budget for YouthWorks. The program helps provide jobs for youngsters across the state. Teen employment, she notes, is at near-historically low levels. “Work is how we reshape the world, and each person’s gifts and talents contribute to that reshaping,â€? Keefe says. “This allocation is the needed hope that we can and will nurture our young people to be productive and contributing citizens of our Commonwealth.â€? With forward funding, she says, programs that employ youth could plan well in advance and develop stronger opportunities for the summer of 2014. “This,â€? Keefe says, “is tremendous for our youth serving agencies.â€?

A WORCESTER CONNECTION: The death on Sunday, June 23 of Russian Aleksander Lavut has an impact here in the Woo. Lavut had visited the city previously and was a guest speaker for EPOCA (Ex-Prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement). He was also the grandfather of longtime Worcester resident Yakov Kronrod, who is one of the co-founders of EPOCA. Lavut was 83 when he died. He spent several years in the Russian Gulag and another seven years under house arrest in the Khabarovsk region for “spreading anti-Soviet slander,â€? according to an article in Business Standard. Lavut was also a member of the Soviet Union’s ďŹ rst organized dissident group. After Lavut was convicted, Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov wrote, “It is difďŹ cult to calculate the importance of everything he did to receive and publish information about the ďŹ ght for human rights in our country.â€? SUN, SWIM AND DANGER: The Central Massachusetts Regional Public Health Alliance (MRPHA) is advising folks to bone up on safety around water safety, sun, food and the outdoors in general this summer. Don’t forget: summer is also a time for potentially disease-carrying ticks and mosquitoes. “One of the most important things caretakers can do is to educate themselves about child safety as well as follow simple safety tips to help prevent unnecessary injury,â€? says Dr. Michael P. Hirsh, acting commissioner of Worcester’s Division of Public Health. For a daily dose of Worcesteria, visit worcestermag.com/blogs/dailyworcesteria. Have an item for Worcesteria? Call Walter Bird Jr. at 508-749-3166, ext. 243, or email wbird@worcestermag.com.

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sn’t it a shame? About two to three weeks ago, a crime was committed in Elm Park. A crime in which 30 youths (ages 16-21) of this community are now victims! Not a personal injury crime, not a gang violence crime or riot, not even a crime that anyone was witness to or had heard about. Strange thing is, these 30 inner-city youths have no clue that they have been victimized yet. How can this be? Simple, take a positive youth jobs program called Park Stewards where around 30 young people from the city gain an opportunity for ďŹ rst time job experience working a summer job for six weeks in one of six sites (city parks such as Castle Park, Coe’s Pond, Green Hill Park, Newton Hill/Elm Park, Crompton Park and Cookson Field), and then have someone break into a building a steal about $900 worth of equipment. Now instead of 10 gas powered trimmers to use amongst the six sites for trail maintenance & grooming, they now only have six! The building is 230 Park Ave., better known as the Fire Alarm & Telegraph building. A building which has for too long been neglected, misused and unused, and which now, will soon be restored and reused starting in a couple months, thanks to the vision and due diligence of unique partnership of a local business, city government, a preservationist nonproďŹ t, and a group of dedicated park volunteers. The building has mainly been used by the Friends of Newton Hill over the past six years as a facility to store its donated equipment (trimmers, mowers, assorted hand tools) that is uses to maintain the 40 acres of trails & disc golf course on Newton Hill in partnership with the City & Worcester Parks Dept. The building has no power and windows have been boarded and doors locked with NO issues of thievery over the past six years. Since the inception of the Park Stewards program three years ago, the Friends of Newton Hill have used that space to assist the Park Stewards program as a place to store the equipment of the six sites over the winter. However, that all changed two to three weeks ago as a window in the back was discovered pried open and the trimmers missing. Authorities were notiďŹ ed, a police report was ďŹ led but again no witnesses. Isn’t it a shame, when for the past three years, over 3,500 hours of labor each summer have been re-invested into our urban green

spaces by our own young people, that’s over 10,000 hours of labor in a three year period, that’s close to 100 young people from our community, doing something positive and learning job skills. Isn’t it a shame, that in less than three weeks, 30 young people will have to deal with the consequences of some pathetic crooks who “ought to grow a set� and learn a thing or two from these 30 young people who will know what it’s like to “earn their way� and know what it’s like to do something positive and for the good of others? Pathetic Shame!

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Out of the shadows GANG LIFE ON WORCESTER’S STREETS

STEVEN KING

Walter Bird Jr.

Carlos Roman sits in a room above Straight Up Café, home to Straight Ahead Ministries (SAM) at 791 Main St., his back to the only door leading into and out of the room. The 22-year-old native of Puerto Rico has been in Worcester 10 years; for much of that time he has belonged to the Plumley Village gang. Now, a life coach for an agency in the heart of a neighborhood whose chief gang is Kilby Street, an arch-rival of Plumley, Roman works at SAM with other young men whose ties lie squarely with the enemy. Roman says he has been out of the Plumley gang for two and a half years, but while you can take the boy out of the gang, it is not quite so easy to take the gang out of the boy. Roman admits even after all this time he keeps his head on a swivel.

“I still look over my shoulder sometimes,” says Roman, the father of two children, ages 1 and 5. “It’s out of habit, I guess. Like right now, I don’t feel safe because I know, like somebody could come in. Sometimes I feel that way.” Roman allows a reporter to use his name and says he does not mind being photographed. He says he is not afraid of retribution; by the time he left Plumley, he had earned enough respect that he did not have to “jump out.” That meant, unlike many other kids who want out of the gang lifestyle, Roman did not have to take a beat down, which typically involves about two minutes of allowing your “boys” to kick the crap out of you (it is similar to “jumping in” when you join a gang). Defending yourself, Roman promises, will only make it worse. With Plumley, Roman says he did a lot of home invasions, tying people up and rummaging through their belongings. He sold crack to make money — “You gotta

Carlos Roman, a former member of the Plumley gang, is now a life coach at Straight Ahead Ministies.

make sure got money so when one of your boys goes to jail, you got money for bail,” he says matter-of-factly. Like many others who start out selling and end up using, Roman says he smoked weed, snorted coke, popped pills and drank. “It got bad,” he says. “I used to live just to make money buy what I needed — coke.” He needed the coke, he adds, to stay awake so he could keep looking over his shoulder in case someone was coming after him. “I was always looking over my shoulder, couldn’t sleep. It was bad, bro,” Roman says. “They knew where I lived. They knew where I put my head down.” Home for Roman was with his mother and father. While many kids who wind up in gangs come from broken homes, Roman did not; his parents did not put them out on the street. In fact, it was Roman and his brothers — all of them started out in gangs in their homeland of Puerto Rico — who drove their parents crazy, literally. “It was crazy, bro, all the hard times we gave them,” Roman says. “My mom, she’s always in depression. She spent like probably three months in the mental health ward. I mean imagine four brothers,

all in the gang. One day I get in a fight, the next day, the other one is fighting.” He admits to not caring at all about his mother’s mental health when he was active in Plumley. “At the time, I was like, fuck that, she’ll get better,” he says, adding his mother is no longer institutionalized, but still battles depression. “She’s up and down.” Roman has been with Straight Ahead Ministries for about eight months now. He says he will not go back to the gang lifestyle. His brothers are still active, although two of them are in jail now. For Roman, it was his girlfriend’s father who finally got through to him. “He’s got a ministry,” Roman says of the man he refers to as his father-in-law. “I used to just be like, you know, looking across the street. He’s feeding the homeless, praying for them and I’m over here, just saying forget about it. I don’t know, like I said, I had money, I had cars, I had drugs, but I felt that emptiness. He kept on trying with me, like, try it once.” Now, Roman says he has been feeding and caring for the homeless for the past couple months.

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epending on who you talk to there are as many as 100 gangs in Worcester or as few as 16. Police say the latter is a more accurate reflection of known gangs in the city. There are traces of nationally-known outfits like The Crypts, Bloods and Latin Kings. Others go by names like Kilby, Plumley, Money Over Bitches (MOB), Ruff Side and Outlaw. There’s also the Providence Street Posse (PSP). One local gang member refers to a group called Real Niggas (RN). MS13 is another gang, although the police department’s Gang Unit says it does not deal with many of those members; the ones it does interact with are mostly juveniles. According to Sgt. Miguel Lopez, there are roughly 700 known gang members in Worcester. Of them, a far smaller amount is considered particularly violent — less continued on page 10

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than 100, he says. Lopez says the number of gangs in the city is down significantly over the past two or three years and Sgt. Steve Roche says gang culture is “really on the downside.” Angel Guzman sees it differently. The 44-year-old director of the Worcester Aftercare program for SAM was never in a gang, but his brothers were. One was released from prison a couple years ago. “I think at this point in time it’s probably the worse it has ever been in the history of gangs in Worcester,” Guzman says, going on to point out why. “There are really no jobs for these kids. There are really no opportunities for them. They’re coming out of prison, got felonies on their records. A lot of them can’t get jobs. Thank God we have the social venture here.” Statistically, Worcester could see an increase in gang activity if national trends

chilling then somebody comes with a gun, just run for your life. I had an experience that me and one of my boys ran to my house, but we got to my house and the door was locked. He got popped right there in front of my house.”

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im Carmody turns his head toward a passenger in the back seat of a white Lexus. He has been asked to describe how the Worcester Police Department’s Gang Unit approaches its job of keeping tabs on and dealing with the city’s gang members. The 19-year police veteran and 15-year member of the Gang Unit probably has a hundred examples at the

streets on a recent sun-soaked, weekday afternoon. Nef Batista, who has been with the Gang Unit seven of his 15 years on the force, is at the wheel. Traveling behind the Lexus, which was seized a long time ago in a bust, is another car driven by Nate Reando. Like Carmody he has been with the Gang Unit for 15 years. At one point, the cars roll up the stretch of Front Street that was reopened at the end of last year. As fate has it, they end up behind an unmarked cruiser as the cars pass by the old Mechanics Tower at 100 Franklin. Carmody spots a young Hispanic man walking down the sidewalk to the right of the car in the opposite direction. He stands out because, on a picture-perfect day, he is wearing a heavy sweatshirt, with the hood pulled up over his head. Dark sunglasses hide his eyes. He never stops walking, but his head turns as the unmarked police car in front of the

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Officers with the Worcester Police Gang Unit look for new gang related graffiti as they patrol the city.

are any indication. According to the National Gang Center (NGC), annual gang estimates increased through 2011 after steady declines from 1996-2003. The NGC estimates there are almost 30,000 gangs in the US — the highest estimate since 1997. “Right now,” says Roman, “it’s really bad, bro. It escalated, people killing. I saw people get killed in Puerto Rico, right in front of me. You’re standing over there

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ready, but there is one that explains it, he says. “I tell people it’s like ‘Sesame Street and those kids jumping rope and the one kid playing Jacks,’” he says. “The song says, ‘One of these things is different from the other.’ That’s what it’s like out here. You’re looking for that one thing that looks different from everything else.” The car cuts through the maze of city

Lexus drives by. His eyes never leave it. “He’s hawking it, he’s hawking the car,” Carmody says. Speaking to Batista, he says, “Turn right up here and let’s cut back around. He was definitely hawking the car.” It takes less than two minutes to turn onto Commercial Street, right on Foster and right again onto Mercantile. The car turns 90 degrees again and is right back in

front of the building, but the hooded man is gone. “He ghosted,” Carmody says of the boy’s near-instant disappearing act. “But you see that? That’s the guy playing Jacks. That’s the thing that’s different than the others.”

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ationally, there are almost 800,000 “things that are different than the others” when it comes to gang members. The NGC pegs the most recent (2011) estimate of gang members at 782,500, a 3.5-percent increase over 2010. Both of those years represent increases over 2009 as well. It is worth noting there have been no gang member estimates over 800,000 since 1999. Not surprisingly, the majority of gang members (57.1 percent) are found in larger cities like Worcester, but gang activity is not exclusive to urban areas. Suburban towns account for 24 percent of gang members, according to the NGC. “The trend is certainly heading toward more, not less [gangs] on a national scale,” says SAM founder and President Scott Larson. “Community by community, though, we’re seeing it come down.” He cites the city of Lynn, long a stronghold for gangs, where SAM has a program, as evidence of a community where gang violence has decreased. “We’ve seen it come down in gang violence, 60 percent. In Lynn, half the city was divided into Crypts and Bloods. It’s not at all what it was. In a city of 89,000 there were 3,500 active gang members less than a decade ago. Now the numbers are not that high. It’s a model city for us, because what we did is we started to hire the leaders of the different ones that come together. It’s small enough, it’s contained. Then there was a federal sting that took a lot of people off the streets, especially the Bloods.” Prison is certainly one way to keep the street numbers down. In Worcester, police acknowledge that is one of the reasons they believe gang activity is down; many of the “leaders” are currently in jail. On the flip side, unless they are doing long stretches for murder, many of them will return to the streets when they are released.

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t 18, Gabriel Rodriguez has spent just about all of his teenage years running with the Kilby gang. His journey started at 11, when he joined a group called CP, Crystal Park, for the area in Main South where he lived. Those members eventually merged with Kilby, he says. “That’s where it kind of all got brought together,” says Rodriguez, who is a peer

leader with SAM. “I was at my house just chillin’ after school and one of my boys came knocking at my door like, ‘Hey, we just all just agreed we’ll make a gang.’ It wasn’t really an organized gang, we’re a street gang. Kilby was already running. They’ve been a gang for like 30- or 40-something years. CP and Kilby was basically the same thing, but just different people. We started off small. Now we have Kilby members in Fitchburg, all the surrounding towns of Worcester. It’s just Kilby now.” When they started CP, Rodriguez says, the group was connected to what was then called the Kilby Bomb Squad (KBS). “We started hanging out with them,” he says. “After a while we just decided, ‘Hey, like we should just become one and come together.’ We was all from the same neighborhood. We all knew each other, we was all friends. We just called ourselves something different. We was the same people, the same community. We decided to just drop CP and everybody became Kilby.” Rodriguez says he was around 12 ½ at that time. Since then, while he has been fortunate enough not to land in jail, he has been committed to the state Department of Youth Services (DYS) because an assault and battery involving a knife. “The kid that I did that to, he was in my gang,” Rodriguez says. “He did an armed robbery and then when he got caught … he blamed my brother and my brother was nowhere near that area. He told the cops my brother did it. My brother almost went away a long time for that. So I spread out the word. He knows he snitched, he’s not going to come out on the streets like that. I said ‘hey if you see this kid, let me know where he is and who he’s with.’ So a couple days later I got a phone call, like ‘Hey your kid’s right here, he’s with a girl.’ I went over there, had a few words with him, I did what I had to do.” Rodriguez, who was 15 at the time, says he stabbed the kid three times. He says the boy, who was 19, lived.

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hen they are not robbing, committing home invasions or getting arrested, gang members are “beefing” with one another. Simply put, if you’re with one gang, you’re against the other. Kilby, Rodriguez says, “beefs” with just about every other gang. “We have all our rivals,” he says. “Basically, it’s this part of Worcester, Main South, versus every other part. Kilby has a beef with Ruff Side kids, that’s Chandler. We have problems with them, we have problems with Plumley on the east side and we have a beef with the Valley. The

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Angel Guzman, the director of the Worcester Aftercare program for SAM was never in a gang, but thinks “at this point in time it’s probably the worse it has ever been in the history of gangs in Worcester.”

Valley holds RN, Money Over Bitches and Outlaw. We have a beef with Providence Street and just a whole bunch. Those are the main gangs, but they have little cliques that are over there, too, that we beef with. It’s the whole Worcester versus Main South.” The beef, says Rodriguez, has been going on for years. Things used to be cool between Kilby and Providence Street, he says (members had their own “dap,” or handshake). “I guess I heard a couple different stories about why the beef actually started,” he says. “The first story I heard was it was over a girl. Somebody did something to a girl over there on the east side or took one of their girlfriends and they got mad and decided they wanted to beef over it. The other story I heard was we were at a party and somebody stepped on another gang member’s shoes. These stories actually did happen, but I don’t know which one actually started it. The dude stepped on the other guy’s shoe and the guy he said, ‘Hey you just stepped on my shoe, so wipe my shoe.’ The other guy was like ‘what do I look like?’ It ended up in a fight. So that’s one of the reasons why it started, I guess. I wasn’t there.” The truth, Rodriguez acknowledges, is no one really knows at this point why the gangs are fighting. Turf wars are essentially over. It has become almost exclusively about one person belonging to one gang, and the other guy belonging to another. Does anyone even know what they’re fighting about, anymore, Rodriguez is asked. “Probably some of the older kids, 30s and late 20s,” he says. “But kids like my age, 18 and younger,

they don’t know what they’re fighting for. They’re just saying, ‘You’re my boy, you’re fighting.’ They have problems with kids they never seen before in their life and they want to have a problem with them without even knowing them or anything like that. That’s just the way it is.” It is, says Rodriguez, one of the reasons why he dropped the gang. “I realized it was pointless,” he says, before being asked what it means to be in a gang. “It means you have to stand up and fight for things that don’t even matter, for things that don’t even have to do with you.”

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n Worcester there is a relationship between police and gang members. For many young gang members, the same cops that end up arresting them are the same ones who arrested their fathers, their uncles or their brothers. They appeared in their schools when they were in the sixth grade, warning them to steer clear of gangs. In the most tragic of cases, some kids and young adults die surrounded by the very people they had to hate because they were running in a gang. “One kid, I knew his whole family and it’s tragic,” Roche says. “You’ve got to be the one to tell that family that their kid was killed. People don’t realize how hard that is. It’s hard. It’s hard. A lot of times, you’re that last contact and we still have family members that will see us, someone that was murdered years ago, and they can’t get it out of their mind because you’re that last contact. You saw them and they want to hear from you. It’s hard. It’s hard.”

For many of the gang members in Worcester, not unlike Roman, it is a family thing. A father or a brother is involved and it is the only lifestyle the kid has ever known. In other cases, the mother or father is into drugs and has no positive influence over their child. Larson says there have been instances where kids who joined SAM have walked down a street and seen a parent on the other side selling or using drugs. “The father will walk right up to them and ask for money,” Larson says. With the family lineage, and with the feeling of belonging and protection that comes with being part of a gang, it is extremely hard for some kids to break the cycle. “There’s a good amount, several kids that do start out and get involved because of their father, their uncles,” Roche says. “There are several active gang members now that as 12-year-olds we were dealing with them. Once they become 17 we say, ‘Listen, you’ve aged out, you’re an adult.’ They’ll look right at you and say, ‘They killed my father, my uncle. I’m in it to win it.’ They look you in the face and say, ‘I’m either going to jail or I’m going to die.’ A lot of these kids, it takes something that powerful, a sentence of life in prison or a murder to make some of these kids wake up.” Some, if not all, gang members will tell you they hate the police. Roman puts it bluntly: “If they didn’t have no badge and a gun, we’d be going at it,” he says. “Now that I changed, it’s hard. I know they’re doing their ob, but they know when you’re doing bad and you’re doing good. So it’s one thing that you’re doing bad, they fuck continued on page 12

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with you, but another thing when you’re doing good, they know you’re doing good, but they still want to make fun of you.” Just recently, Roman says, he accompanied some members of his life coach team to an event at a school in the city. To hear him tell it, two of them were arrested that night. “We got there and as soon as we get there the principal is just looking at us, you know all black guys, Puerto Rican guys with tattoos,” Roman says. “He’s like, ‘Where you guys from?’ I said we’re here from Straight Ahead, we’re here to support another girl. He went over and talked to a security guy. Man, all of them was watching us, so the kids got a little hyped, I said, ‘this is going to go off.’ They called the cops. They called the Gang Unit and the Gang Unit don’t play around. They said you gotta get out. I said I’m a staff, I’m with them. They started laughing at me, bro, like, ‘Carlos? Shut the fuck up, man,’ like talking mad shit.” The cops, Roche says, have a job to do. “I would say a majority of those kids respect us,” he says. “If they commit the crime, they know we’re going to arrest them. If they’re not committing a crime, we get out of the car, they know us, we know them. We have active gang members who may be a little older who will call us and say ‘can you have my nephew to your camp? Can you have my nephew come play in your [Police Athletic League]?’” In fact, some of the city’s gang members coach in the leagues, even though both sides know they might get arrested the next day. “We’ll assist them with different things. That’s why we’re successful, because that’s the relationship we have,” says Roche. “Obviously, there are gang members that don’t like us and there are gang members we don’t like too, that’s absolutely true. But we’re out there doing our jobs that, if they maintain that lifestyle, eventually there may be an arrest involved. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been there, we’ve arrested kids on serious charges and they’ll look at us and say, ‘Hey man, you guys are just doing your jobs.’”

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atista pulls the Lexus over to the right as it heads south on Main Street, just before Spoodles Deli. He and Carmody have spotted a familiar face in gang circles. The man is walking purposefully, holding a piece of paper. He looks at the car as it slows to a stop, keeps walking then stops, turns and walks toward the front passenger side where Carmody sits. The officer rolls down the window, a laptop on his legs; he has already called up the man’s information. “Come on,” the man says. “I’m going to

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my parole officer.” A moment later, the Lexus is in motion again. Batista explains that officers are just as likely to encounter a so-called “east side” gang member in Main South, and vice versa. “The gangs are more spread out now,” he says. “They’re less territorial.” With Reando in tow – Batista taps the wheel from time to time when he realizes he has forgotten his fellow officer is behind him – the Lexus works its way toward the east side and heads up Harrison Street. Batista is hoping today’s the day the cops luck out and find a particularly dangerous gang member wanted on a couple outstanding warrants for shootings. So far the youth has evaded

sick of gangs,” Roche says. “They’ll talk to us; let us know what’s going on. You’re seeing more and more of that.” Elsewhere in the city, Carmody recognizes a young kid who appears to be barely into his teens. There had been a report that the boy had been causing some trouble. On this day, Carmody gets out of the car and talks to the boy’s mother as the boy and a friend lean up against a fence. Carmody notices a bulge in the front of the boy’s shorts and recovers a knife – a legal one that he returns to the mother. He leaves, hoping his impromptu visit has made the mother more aware of what her son is doing. Batista also stops to see someone, but not a suspect. “I did a talk in his school,”

Street. Batista pulls into the driveway and the kids do not appear suspicious. When Reando pulls in behind him, however, the kids bolt inside the building. The officers are soon in pursuit. A door-knocking campaign ensues, but no one claims to have seen the boys. By this time, another unit has arrived, as has Roche. The boys have found seclusion somewhere in the building and police retreat outside and meander over into the courtyard, where a dozen or so teenaged boys and girls are riding bikes and horsing around. Some of them cry out, “Batista!” The cops are quickly swarmed by smiling kids. “This,” Batista says, “is a good time. This is where we can interact with

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A crowd listens to local musicians rap at a recent Rep the Peace block party. The South Main Street event, organized by the Straight Ahead Ministry brought families together for games, hotdogs and music while promoting peace. police (this particular car is well-known in gang circles and can cause the vigilant gang member to take off as soon as he sees it). His capture will have to wait for another day; the unit is unsuccessful in spotting him. A separate attempt to deliver a warrant to a suspect in an apartment on Park Ave. also comes up empty, although perhaps not without some success. Roche joins the officers on this search and as the group leaves, a woman sitting on the stoop of an adjacent apartment building calls him over to let him know she will keep an eye out. “You see, most of the people, they’re

Batista says after spying a familiar looking youngster. “I told him I’d stop by sometime and see him.” He pulls the car over, gets out and approaches the boy, who is with some adults on the steps outside an apartment building. The boy looks surprised to see Batista. They exchange greetings and a few moments later Batista returns to the car, but not before one last hand slap. The boy appears genuinely pleased that his friend in law enforcement paid a visit. A short while later the Lexus is in the area of Sever and Fruit streets. Someone has called in a report of kids smoking pot outside the apartment complex on Fruit

them. Hopefully, we make a difference.” He knows the odds are against police reaching all of the city’s youths. “Some of them will separate off,” Batista acknowledges, conceding the almost inevitable transition for some of them into gang life. “Unfortunately, some of them will.” Have a news tip or story idea? You can reach Walter Bird Jr. at 508-7493166, ext. 143 or by email at wbird@ worcestermag.com. Follow Walter on Twitter @walterbirdjr and don’t miss him every Thursday morning at 8:35 with Paul Westcott on WTAG 580AM.

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Atelier LaGrange, a consortium of artists creating new visions of contemporary culture, and Artists Run Cooperative (ARC) are throwing somewhat of a party, mostly an art exhibit and, simply, a showcase of local talent on Saturday, June 29 when creators from the two groups and their friends bring their work outside the building of 50 LaGrange St. for Next Fest. STEVEN KING

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The event is the first of its kind for the artists at 50 LaGrange, including Jamie Johnston, who co-founded Worcester Artist Group in 1987. He and other artists at 50 LaGrange primarily work in the roughly 7,000-squarefoot space and bring completed art to galleries such as ArtsWorcester and Tthe Sprinkler Factory to exhibit. This Saturday, however, they’ll bring their art downstairs and outside to show and sell in the adjacent parking lot. Next Fest will feature an eclectic mix, from Don Hartman’s paintings and Cosme Sierra’s prints to Jamie Johnston’s space-age-themed paintings on slate. Other Atelier LaGrange and ARC artists, and a few of their friends, who will be setting up shop are: Scott Boilard, Jamie Buckmaster, John Pagano, Jill Watts, and Peter Wise. Abdul Sherzai of Gay Shapes will be playing music during the event. 50 LaGrange is in an area of Worcester that grabs the attention of many creative types: large warehouses – many of which are abandoned – and broken road pavement exposing brick lays of yesteryears. Johnston

has been cleaning up the outside lot outside where Next Fest will be held, but the space is perfect just how it is for the expose of work that has been done inside the old industrial building; it’s different with intrigue. Inside, art hangs on walls, from ceilings and large pieces grab the eye to their central location of the room, sitting on the floor, reaching near the high ceilings. “It’s almost like a museum,” says Johnston of the way the space has been built up over time. Filled with colorful materials, the space itself and the work lying about within looks like a manifestation of creativity, made into a masterpiece that is continuously in a state of progress. “It’s a wicked passion for all of us,” Johnston says of the artists and their work at 50 LaGrange. Those interested in private showings of the artists’ workspace at 50 Lagrange can contact Jamie Johnston at mrj1215@gmail.com and George Sampson at 508-729-3784. Don’t miss Next Fest this Saturday, June 29 in the parking lot outside of 50 LaGrange St. in Worcester from 3-7 p.m. Parking available in the lot and on the street.

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As Americans we love to join together with likeminded individuals to share common interests. That is certainly true about those of us who enjoy wine. Such was the impetus behind the American Wine Society, an organization founded in 1967 for those interested in learning about and sharing in all aspects of wine. Best of all, the Society has a local chapter right here in Worcester. The group has an online presence through Meetup.com, which helps people with shared interests plan events and facilitate off-line group meetings in various locations.

The Worcester chapter has been in existence for little over a year and has roughly 25 paying members. Yearly membership cost is $49 for individuals and $62 for households. “We think it’s a great way for people to learn about wine,” says Peggy Ducheney, vice president of the AWS of Massachusetts and member of the Worcester group. As she puts it, “We want people to understand the fundamentals of wine appreciation in a casual, nonthreatening way.” The Worcester chapter hosts regular wine tastings and sponsors wine competitions as well as educational seminars. To ensure that those attending are serious about wine and being a part of the group, the organization requires that after two meetings individuals become a full member of AWS. Unique among the group is that some members, like Decheney, make their own wine. In addition, the group selects and evaluates wines at various quality levels and price points. “This really makes it interesting for our members,” Decheney notes. As for women being a big part of the AWS, Decheney says, “Yes and the ranks of women who love wine are growing steadily. They bring enthusiasm and energy to the group.” The group does not overlook the importance of the paring of wine and

food. As Decheny explains, “Food and wine are the perfect marriage. It is the best way of evaluating any wine; all the characteristics and subtle nuances of a wine are accentuated when matched with food. Therefore, members are encouraged to bring an hors d’oeuvres to each tasting in an effort to match the wines to the food.” As part of the education process the group evaluates wines by using a 20-point rating scale. A score of eight or less denotes a wine of lesser quality or deficient in some manner. A score of 12 or better is considered very good to outstanding. Discussion and analysis are always a big part of wine tasting and as Dechney points out, “Over time one’s palate becomes finely tuned. This enables a wine lover to uncover what makes for a great wine.” Theresa Crump, recently elected Worcester chapter chairperson echoes similar sentiments. “We encourage both new and prospective members to ask lots of questions. It’s really all about sharing ideas with one another.” Like many people, Crump too has felt intimidated by the vast world of wine and admits that wine education is a lifelong process. “That’s why our approach is a slow build. We would rather have 10 lifelong members then a hundred who never attend gatherings,” she says. Crump insists that social media sites such as Meetup.com have helped to attract younger wine lovers. “Those who have grown up with technology are searching online for organizations and people who share common interests. Ultimately, we strive to have a balance of both young and older members.” Rather than overwhelm its members by tasting numerous wines at each meeting, the group prefers to sample one varietal at a time and focus their attention on that particular grape. “The discussions are centered on a particular wine and by the end of the tasting members come away feeling they have learned something. Sitting down with other wine lovers to share food and wine is really an attractive idea,” says Crump. You would think all the wine tastings are held at formal venues, but you’d be wrong. Instead members take turns hosting a tasting in their home. This follows along with the idea of keeping it both casual and relaxed. “Of course it requires us to be diligent in whom we select as members,” says Crump. “We want our members to feel comfortable both as guests and as host.” Crump sums it with, “At the end of a day it’s about wine appreciation and not about getting drunk.”

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Southeast Asian Coalition Festival celebrates 10th anniversary and cultural diversity Lynne Hedvig

“At the fall of Saigon we were very fortunate to leave Vietnam via the rooftop of the American embassy, the very last day. And it was very difficult, but I truly believe in miracles, how we got out of Vietnam. When we landed, that was the very first time in my life I experienced going to bed without hearing all of the explosions around us. Also the first time I couldn’t sleep, in a way, not because of being afraid of the shelling hitting us—I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t believe that this could be true, that I could sleep in peace.”

So begins Anh Sawyer’s American story, aboard a helicopter made iconic through a 1975 photograph. Now she is the executive director of Worcester’s Southeast Asian Coalition, a home base and source of support for the community here, made up of so many people with stories much like Sawyer’s. This Sunday, June 30, the SEAC will celebrate its 10th annual Asian Festival, a celebration of the local Asian community—“the hidden gem of Worcester,” which is comprised of at least 13,000 people—through music, food, costumes and performances. Last year the festival brought more than 3,000 attendees, and this year 13 nationalities will be represented. To be sure, the festival is not meant just to showcase where this community has come from, but what it has become a part of as well. “We are testimony of the glorious cultural diversity in the city of Worcester,” Sawyer says. Despite the challenges that come along with relocating to a new country as an adult, with little in common linguistically or culturally, Sawyer speaks on behalf of her community when recounting, “It’s really wonderful to be here.” She describes the shared sense amongst both her own Southeast Asian diaspora and the immigrant community in America at large by, “this place is heaven on earth. And it doesn’t mean that things are easy; many of us got jobs, got laid off, some of us got divorced, some of us have children who have a really hard time, and we have cancers, our stocks went way down, and lately we have friends in Colorado Springs that get their house burnt down completely in front of their eyes…but in America, you don’t have to despair, because hope is a real thing. You can always overcome, you can always overcome.” The Southeast Asian Coalition in Worcester is, for many, integral to this ability to overcome. Started in 1999 to meet the needs of many Southeast Asian refugees, the coalition provides an entry point into our community and into American society for those displaced both from their

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own native countries. Open to people of all nationalities, Sawyer describes the coalition as helping “refugees and immigrants [who] couldn’t access the healthcare, housing, food, all the basic needs because of the language and cultural barrier. So we exist so that we could be there as a gateway, as a bridge to connect them with the mainstream American society.” Because America is a collection of so many influences, there is an adaptability about Americans, so used to seeing the rest of the world represented side by side in crowds or in businesses sharing walls despite stemming

from utterly dissimilar ethnicities. Due to this there can be a removal from the realities of encountering something completely new and different, and at the same time having to learn how to work and survive within this initially foreign paradigm. For Sawyer, her work with the SEAC is, at its core, an understanding of the phenomena that underline these difficulties and a proactive approach to treating them. Of her clients, she says, “When they came here they would work two jobs, one to support their family here and one to support their family back in Vietnam. So they didn’t have time to take

English language classes. And then they got laid off and they realized that their English wasn’t that good, so they came here for English as a Second Language (ESL). But then they’d have to go find a job again, so their English language acquisition is always being interrupted.” To combat this, the SEAC offers a place that bends to the needs of its community’s members—a wide open space with areas for children, as well as teens and adults, to play and meet together, a classroom, and rooms to dine, as well as dance. “We are very, very grateful that the United Way allows us to use this space for this, there are many displaced people in this community, [and] we have classes for people to take ESL, employment classes, resume classes, and interview techniques. And we have the yoga program, the exercise program, and to have a space for that, it’s really special.” The coalition also acts as a guide, connecting their members with translators and directing them through the necessary channels to pursue healthcare and other needs. To a community that is growing rapidly (Sawyer has noted a 2-3 percent increase in membership only in the six months since she came on as executive director), this resource is critical to sustaining stability, particularly for many older members for whom societal support becomes more relevant even as a new language becomes less accessible. But as this year’s festival demonstrates, the SEAC is about much more than even the services they provide to the community. Started in 2003 by four Vietnamese women and an Indian doctor: Dr. Sahdev Passey, Ms. Yung Phan, Mrs. Oanh Nguyen, Ms. Tuyet Tran and Ms. Minh Mailloux, the purpose of the festival “is to show people in the greater community that the Asian people are very beautiful, and peaceful, and loving people. And we would like very much to let the world see that. There’s no politics, no religion in the Asian festival, it’s all about sharing and celebrating our cultures together.” A highlight of the festival will be the lion dance, derived from an ancient Asian tradition wherein villages would be represented by their most capable members in a competitive dance against the other local villages on the New Year. The groups would each perform a dance, costumed in pairs as lions, meant to scare away a mythical lion, and the metaphorical ills it denoted. The SEAC lion dance team, organized by Andrew Le, has no religious affiliation nor association with any group other than SEAC, leaving the team open to anyone who wants to participate. Truly American, the coalition prioritizes inclusiveness, and this openness has catalyzed its growth and sponsored the festival itself.

Attend SEAC’s 10th annual Asian Festival on Sunday, June 30 from 12-7 p.m. at the Gene J. DeFeudis Italian American Cultural Center, 28 Mulberry St. in Worcester. Admission is free.

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Grab a drink, paint a masterpiece Ashley Wilson

An event that is sweeping across the country – from Portland, Maine to San Francisco, Calif. – has arrived in Worcester. Paint Nite is inviting members of local communities to literally paint their town at their favorite bars, cafes and restaurants. It’s not just your average night out with friends, or an average group art class; it’s two fun and relaxing pastimes brought together in a whole new way for many creative types.

Paint Nite prides itself in that it is changing the way people go to bars. Whether it’s a date, a party or just girls night out, no previous artistic experience is required at Paint Nite, just an open mind and a little creativity. Paint Nite takes place at local bars with favorite local cocktails and snacks. One ticket for

$45, bought online prior to the event, buys you a canvas, a smock, paints, brushes and step-by-step instructions from a professional artist on how to create your own masterpiece. As the popularity of Paint Nite grows in some cities, including Boston and Hartford, Conn., tickets sell out days and sometimes weeks, before certain events. Founded by Daniel Hermann and Sean McGrail, Paint Nite has reached more than 25 cities across the US and Canada. The events allow guests to release their creativity in a fun social setting. Paint Nite offers the opportunity to hang out with friends and meet new people all while honing one’s inner artistic abilities. At each Paint Nite, a professional artist guides participants step by step, and no matter the outcome everyone gets a gold star. In Worcester, April Kennedy will guide a Paint Nite on Thursday, June 27 at 7 p.m. at NU Cafe. A multimedia artist and local to Worcester, Kennedy will help participants paint a desert sunset. She is also scheduled to host seven more Paint Nites at either NU Cafe or Park Grill and

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Spirits in the month of July. “We’re all coming together for a great time and that’s all,” says Kennedy. “When I see scowls or too much stress on my painters’ faces, it’s time to crank the

music and encourage another sip of that cocktail.” Both NU Cafe and Park Grill and Spirits “have attracted a lively audience,” says Kennedy, and notes owners and staff of both have been supportive of growing these events in the Worcester region. Paint Nite is for those 21-plus, creating an atmosphere for guests to grab a drink while creating a work of art. For those younger than 21, Paint Nite can be booked for private parties and team building exercises. Either way, all it takes is two short hours to turn a blank canvas into your very own work of art while enjoying a night out with friends. “I hope to do big things in Worcester,” Kennedy says with excitement about her ventures with Paint Nite. “Teaching a crowd of eager adults how to paint while enjoying music and great cocktails is truly the dream scenario.” To find details on Worcester Paint Nite prices, upcoming events and even a sample of the piece of art you’ll be guided through at each event, visit PaintNite. com. Buy a ticket to a July events with the coupon code: womag and receive 50 percent off the purchase price!

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Fatality’s “Psychonaut” comes to the Hotel Vernon ou’re sitting in your Ford Bronco. The jean jacket you’re wearing is frayed and dons plenty of buttons stating, Gwar, Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth. Your girlfriend sits next to you, her hair is teased and her cut-off jeans are just the right amount of short. She’s drinking a Tab. As you play air drums on your steering wheel your hair bounces in front of your face sometimes knocking your Eddy Iron Maiden air freshener. As you drive around your nameless town, you think about how you don’t belong here, you need to be somewhere far better, somewhere far away.

dizzy. (These are good things!) While “Psychonaut” has only eight tracks, there is no song that is under four minutes with two songs reaching up to almost eight. There is never a time on the record where you can be bored. This album sounds like it was made for those with ADHD and could likely be made by those with it. The songs themselves change so viciously fast and the lyrics come at you with such force and from such a deep pit in their gut, you feel like you’re being jumped. One of the absolute highlights on this record is the song “Monstrous.” Lead singer Spencer Le Von exclaims “I am a nightmare...I’m goddamned monstrous!” And you believe it.

You know there are more people like you, they are just not in this one horse town. You’re now sitting in the parking lot of your county’s version of 7-11. Sitting there with your girlfriend’s teased hair resting on your shoulder, a PBR tall boy clutched in your fist, and you stare up at the night sky knowing that someone much like you is looking at the same spot. Toronto’s Fatality very well could have been playing in that Bronco. This Canadian thrash metal band bring you back to a very specific moment of time for a very specific type of person in North America and it really sounds pretty awesome. Fatality’s new release, “Psychonaut,” makes your head bang, your heart pump and your hands automatically make the sign of horns. The follow-up release, coming after “Beers from the Grave,” could arguably be considered a more mature piece. With songs like “Enter Purgatory,” “Satan’s Shepherd” and “Thrasherpiece II” they give you exactly what you should expect: sardonic lyrics, migraine-inducing drum fills, face-melting guitar licks and a pace that will make you

There isn’t a weak spot in this band, especially the infectious guitar riffs from Eyton Gordon and Spencer Le Von. Their guitar work, rhythm or lead chugs, squeals you through 40 minutes of thrash that makes you check to see if you’re wearing your seatbelt. Mason Le Von’s drumming is on point: every fill, every hit of the crash, every floor tom and every bass beat are exactly where they should be. Even Adam Zlotnik’s bass gives the band the density and security to keep this band from spinning into a trash metal mess. The speed exuded by every member makes you think twice about your fingers dexterity. Support this band’s North American tour and buy their new release “Psychonaut” because now you know there are other people just like you. Then you can sit with that tall boy, bang your head and know there at least four dudes from Toronto who are just like you. Be sure to catch them live on Tuesday, July 2 at the Hotel Vernon at 9 p.m. The show is 21+ and a $5 donation for touring bands is appreciated.

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If you pay attention to this stuff, you’ll know that “World War Z” was a terribly troubled production. Writers came and went, the ending was reshot and the tone and plotting were constant sources of fretting between director Marc Foster and star Brad Pitt. Like the zombie armies who savage the human race, the film was dead, then undead. It shows. “World War Z” is a lurching, fitfully interesting mess with aspirations of crossing a global thriller with a horror movie with a social statement, and never quite getting there in any regard. The movie wears its flaws on its bloody sleeve like a ragged homage to its anguished origins — a red badge of carnage. Brad Pitt plays Gerry Lane, a former United Nations investigator who has retired to Philadelphia to spend more time with his wife and two young daughters. The four are stuck in a downtown traffic jam when the zombie apocalypse hits. Soon, they, and the rest of Philly, are being chased through the streets by ghouls who pounce on their prey like mad dogs, rip at their flesh, and transform them into one of their own. (These, of course, are sprinting zombies rather than the shuffling variety.) Jerry gets lucky. Following a night of terror inside an apartment building, he and his family are evacuated to a battleship, where Jerry is convinced to apply his investigative skills toward finding a solution to the worldwide pandemic. His mission will take him to South Korea and Israel, where a towering wall has been built to keep out the undead hordes. But because the zombies function like swarms of ants, clambering over one another to scale any height, no wall is unbreachable. It’s apparent by the amount of violence that’s suggested rather than shown that Foster has shot “World War Z” for a

PG-13 audience (to widen the audience and keep hope alive for a franchise). The strategy is tricky and awkward. The guilty pleasure of any zombie movie is to witness the damage inflicted on the human body — there’s a reason the undead look so unattractive. Instead, Foster’s zombies move in blurs — you have a hard time getting a clear look at one until well into the movie. And much of the hacking, slashing and gnawing take place just beyond the camera frame. I don’t recall seeing as much as a single exposed intestine. Damn! That said, the movie does feature some intense set pieces, including a standoff on a military base, a stealthy medicine heist inside a zombie-occupied laboratory, and a dramatic takeoff/ flight that’s the love child of the last scene in “Argo” and most of “Snakes on a Plane.” At one point Jerry comes within spitting distance of a hissing, rodent-like attacker whose semi-dormancy drenches their interaction with quiet menace. I would have preferred more of this; Foster seems too easily content with simple shocks — zombies jumping out of the darkness are his favorite — that play to the 3D crowd. The film’s prologue suggests the human race is on a collision course with, well, itself. Overpopulation, climate change, the extinction of some species and the rise of others are creating permanent disruptions and leaving voids that will be filled, whether by viruses, wars or zombies. “Mother Nature is a serial killer,” notes one scientist. This is the kind of thing I wish “World War Z” had the confidence to explore more deeply. The film wants to be the thinking man’s zombie movie, but it also bears the burden of justifying its reported $200 million budget, so it’s got to be a blockbuster for those who prefer a flat-out thrill ride. How can it effectively serve both audiences? That’s the riddle Pitt and company struggled to solve over the many months of revision and refilming, and never quite managed to find the answer.

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EPIC (PG) Blackstone Thurs: 11:30, 1:55, 4:25 Westborough Thurs: 11:25, 2:05, 4:25 Worcester North Thurs: 12:55, 3:55, Fri-Wed:

1:05, 3:55, 6:25, 9:30

FAST & FURIOUS 6 (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 3:20, 10:10 Worcester North Thurs: 1:05, 4:15, 7:05, 10,

Wed: 11:20, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30

Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:30, 12:20, 3:20,

6:50, 9:30

Westborough Thurs: 11:30, 12:10, 2:10, 3:10, 4:50, 6:40, 7:30, 10:10, Fri-Wed: 12, 12:30, 2:35, 5:10, 7:05, 7:45, 10:20 Worcester North Thurs: 1:10, 1:40, 4:10, 4:40, 7:10, 7:40, 9:45, 10:15, Fri-Wed: 1:10, 1:40, 4:10, 4:40, 6:50, 7:35, 9:45 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY 3D (G) Blackstone Thurs: 10:20, 1, 3:45, 6:40, 9:30, Fri-Wed: 10:10, 12:50, 3:35, 6:35, 9:10

Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 11:50, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50

Solomon Pond Thurs: 11, 1:40, 4:30, 7:20, 10 Westborough Thurs: 11:05, 1:45, 4:30, 7:10,

9:50, Fri-Wed: 4, 9:45 Worcester North Thurs: 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:15, Fri-Wed: 12:40, 3:40, 6:20, 9:15

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (PG-13) Worcester North Fri-Wed: 1:35, 4:35, 7:30,

10:10

Fri-Wed: 12:25, 4:15, 7:05, 10

GHANCHAKKAR (NR) Westborough Fri-Wed: 12:35, 3:35, 6:45,

9:55

GIRL RISING (PG-13) Westborough Thurs: 7:30 IRON MAN 3 (PG-13) Elm Sat: 7, 9:30, Sun: 7:30 Worcester North Thurs: 12:45, 3:45, 6:50,

9:35

MAN OF STEEL (PG-13) Blackstone (reserved seating) Thurs: 10, 1:05, 4:10, 7:15, Fri-Wed: 3, 6:10, 9:25

Blackstone Thurs: 10:30, 12:35, 1:35, 3:40,

4:40, 7:45, 8:15, 10:20, Fri-Wed: 10, 12:25, 1, 3:30, 4, 6:40, 7:10, 9:55, 12:05 a.m. Cinemagic Thurs: 11:30, 3:20, 6:40, 9:40 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:10, 3:40, 7:10, 10:10 Westborough Thurs: 11:50, 3:50, 7:05, 9:35, Fri-Wed: 12:05, 3:30, 6:40, 9:50 Worcester North Thurs: 12:30, 1, 1:30, 3:35, 4:05, 4:35, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:50, 10:20, Fri-Wed: 12:30, 12:55, 3:35, 4:05, 6:45, 7:20, 9:50, 10:25

MAN OF STEEL 3D (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 12:05, 3:10, 6:45, 9:50 Cinemagic Thurs: 12:15, 4, 7, 10, Fri-Wed:

12:15, 3:20, 6:40, 9:40 Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:40, 12:50, 1:45, 3, 4:10, 6:40, 7:40, 9:40 Westborough Thurs: 11:20, 3:20, 6:35, 9:50, Fri-Wed: 3, 9:40 Worcester North Thurs: 12, 3:05, 6:15, 9:20

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G) Blackstone Thurs: 10:50, 11:20, 1:30, 2, 4:15, 4:45, 7:10, 10, Fri-Wed: 10:40, 11:10, 1:20, 1:50, 4:05, 4:35, 7:05, 9:40, 12:15 a.m. Cinemagic Thurs: 11:20, 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30, Fri-

NOW YOU SEE ME (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 11, 1:40, 4:20, 6:55, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 11, 1:40, 4:25, 7, 9:35, 12:25

Cinemagic Thurs: 11:35, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, Fri-Wed: 11:30, 2:05, 4:40, 7:15, 9:50

Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:40, 4:20, 7:35, 10:15 Westborough Thurs: 11:10, 1:55, 4:35, Fri-

Wed: 4:20, 10:30 Worcester North Thurs: 12:35, 3:50, 6:55, 9:40, Fri-Wed: 12:35, 3:50, 6:55, 9:40

PAIN & GAIN (R) Strand Thurs: 7 RAANJHANAA (NR) Westborough Thurs: 12, 3:40, 6:45, 9:45, Fri-

Wed: 12:15, 3:15, 6:35, 9:30

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THE BLING RING (R) Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:20, 4:55, 7:25, 9:45 Worcester North Thurs: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7,

9:10, Fri-Wed: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:10

Cinemagic Fri-Wed: 11:50, 2:15, 4:40, 7:10, 9:40

Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:45, 4:05, 7:15, 9:55 Westborough Thurs: 11:15, 2, 4:45, 7:20, 10,

Fri-Wed: 12, 2:30, 5, 7:40, 10:15 Worcester North Thurs: 12:20, 2:55, 5:20, 7:55, 10:20, Fri-Wed: 12:20, 2:55, 5:20, 7:55, 10:20

WHITE HOUSE DOWN (PG-13) Blackstone (reserved) Fri-Wed: 12:45, 3:50, 6:55, 10

THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER (1963) WPL Sat: 2

Blackstone Fri-Wed: 10:05, 1:15, 4:20, 7:25,

THE CROODS (PG) Strand Fri, Sat, Sun: 7

2:45, 7, 9:50 Solomon Pond Thurs: 7, 10:10, Fri-Wed: 12:20, 3:50, 7:20, 10:20 Westborough Thurs: 7, 9:55, Fri-Wed: 12:20, 12:50, 3:40, 7, 7:30, 10:05 Worcester North Fri-Wed: 1, 1:30, 4, 4:30, 7:10, 7:40, 10:05, 10:35

THE EAST (PG-13) Worcester North Fri-Wed: 1:15, 4:25, 7:25,

9:55

THE GREAT GATSBY (PG-13) Worcester North Thurs: 6:20, 9:25 THE HEAT (R) Blackstone Fri-Wed: 10:30, 11:15, 1:30, 2,

4:15, 4:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:55, 10:25 Cinemagic Thurs: 10 p.m., Fri-Wed: 11:30, 2:10, 4:45, 7:20, 10 Solomon Pond Thurs: 10 p.m., Fri-Wed: 12:30, 3:40, 7, 9:50 Westborough Thurs: 10 p.m., Fri-Wed: 12:10, 12:40, 4:10, 6:50, 7:20, 10:10 Worcester North Fri-Wed: 12:45, 3:45, 7:15, 10:30

THE INTERNSHIP (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 6:50, 9:35 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12:35, 3:50, 7:15,

10:05

Westborough Thurs: 6:55, 10:15 THE PURGE (R) Blackstone Thurs: 12:10, 2:40, 5:20, 8,

10:15, Fri-Wed: 10:15 p.m., 12:20 a.m.

Cinemagic Thurs: 11:45, 1:45, 4:15 Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:25, 1:50, 4:50,

7:05, 10:30

Worcester North Thurs: 12:10, 3:20, 5:20,

7:35, 10:30

THIS IS THE END (R) Blackstone Thurs: 11:45, 2:20, 4:50, 7:25, 10:05, Fri-Wed: 11:45, 2:15, 5, 7:35, 10:05, 12:35 a.m.

10:30, 11:50

Cinemagic Thurs: 7, 9:50, Fri-Wed: 11:40,

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Adults $22.00 • Child (2 - 12) $18.00 Under 2 free Group Sales: worcesterjcc.org/smirkus No service fee for tickets purchased at the JCC, 633 Salisbury St., Worcester

WORLD WAR Z (PG-13) Blackstone (reserved seating) Thurs: 7, 9:50 Blackstone Thurs: 10:45, 1:25, 4:05, 7:30,

9:20, Fri-Wed: 10:15, 12:55, 3:40, 6:20, 9:20, 11:55 Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 4:45, 10 Solomon Pond Thurs: 11:10, 1, 2, 4, 4:50, 7:30, 8, 9:20 Westborough Thurs: 11, 11:40, 1:50, 4:40, 7, 7:25, 10:15, Fri-Wed: 4:15, 10:25 Worcester North Thurs: 12:50, 3:30, 7:20, 10:10, Fri-Wed: 12:50, 3:30, 7:20, 10:15

Paul Westcott Show WTAG 580 AM 5 a.m. - 9 a.m.

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70 Worcester/Providence Turnpike, Millbury 800-315-4000 Cinema 320 at Clark University, Jefferson Academic Center 950 Main St.; Cinemagic, 100 Charlton Rd., Sturbridge 508-347-3609 Elm Draught House Cinema, 35 Elm St., Millbury 508-865-2850 Holy Cross Seelos Theater, 1 College St. 508-793-2455

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WORLD WAR Z 3D (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 10:15, 12:55, 3:35, 6:30,

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10:20, Fri-Wed: 10:45, 1:25, 4:10, 6:50, 7:20, 9:50, 10:20, 12:25 Cinemagic Thurs-Wed: 11:20, 2:10, 7:20 Solomon Pond Thurs: 12, 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 7, 10:10 Westborough Thurs: 12:20, 3:30, 6:30, 9:25, Fri-Wed: 12:25, 12:55, 3:45, 6:55, 7:35, 10 Worcester North Thurs: 1:20, 4, 7:50, 10:40, Fri-Wed: 1:20, 4:05, 7:50, 10:40

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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (PG-13) Blackstone Thurs: 12:20 Solomon Pond Thurs: 3:10, 10:15 Westborough Thurs: 3, 9:55 Worcester North Thurs: 12:25, 3:25, 6:25,

Not your everyday newspaper.

Regal Solomon Pond Stadium

591 Donald Lynch Blvd., Marlborough 508-229-8871

Regal Westborough Stadium

231 Turnpike Rd., Westborough 508-366-6257 Showcase Worcester North, 135 Brooks St. 508-852-2944 The Strand Theatre, 58 High St., Clinton 978-365-5500 Worcester Public Library (WPL) Saxe Room, 3 Salem Sq. JUNE 27, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM

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FOOD ★★★1/2 AMBIENCE ★★ SERVICE ★★★★ VALUE ★★★★ 169 Millbury St., Worcester • 774-243-1302 • polkacafe.wix.com/polka-cafe

The Best Kielbasa in Worcester Michael Brazell

The point at which I realized that Polka Cafe is a memorable Worcester restaurant was when the owner (who also acted as our host, server and chef) brought out a stack of photos of Poland from his last visit. Flipping through 30 or so shots of Krakow, the churches from his home town, and a variety of county fairs that he sells kielbasa at, we felt like we were dining with distant family. Now, mind you, this wasn’t unwelcome and it certainly wasn’t out of

the blue. You see, my mother (half-Polish herself) and I were the only diners on a Saturday evening at Polka Cafe – a small restaurant located at 169 Millbury St. in the shadow of I-290 – and after scarfing our delicious and authentic Polish dinner we were eager to learn more about the restaurant.

Polka Cafe was not busy at all, but this was not due to any lack of quality in food or service. The owner and chef, who I can refer to only by his food truck moniker “Mr. Kielbaski,” insisted that while “there are many Polish families [around Worcester], none of them come out to eat, they cook at home.” The tradition of home cooking in Polish cuisine is obvious at the Polka Cafe. We began our meal with an order of placki ziemniaczane ($5), which were three large, shallow fried grated potato pancakes, served crispy brown with only a hint of scallion and seasoning. Each pancake had a crunchy, hashbrown-like exterior with a smooth and gummy potato center, served beside a dish of sour cream.

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For the main course, my mother ordered kielbasa ($6) and golabki ($6). Golabki (which I always grew up pronouncing as “gawumpky”) is a traditional Polish dish of cabbage usually stuffed with rice and ground beef. Polka Cafe’s golabki is prepared over several hours, as boiled cabbage is stuffed with a lightly seasoned light colored rice and beef filling, and then baked in a shallow pan for two hours, served with a tomato-based dressing. The kielbasa is what Mr. Kielbaski is famous for. A large, split and fried, deep red kielbasa arrived doused with grilled sweet peppers and onions, which had a terrific sweet and spicy flavor to it, truly one of the best kielbasas that we had in quite a while. My entree was a plate of pierogi z kaptusta ($6), a Polish dish of potato, cheese, and cabbage-filled dumplings. Each pierogi was hand pressed, piping hot, and packed with flavor, served with a scoop of pickled onions that delivered a delicious sweet flavor.

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The menu at Polka Cafe is expectedly small, as the focus is on traditional Polish cuisine, though there are a handful of crosscultural items if you’re dining with somebody who is not interested in Polish food. Prices are very cheap, especially for the serving size, as there is only one item on the menu that is over $10, although remember to bring cash, no credit cards accepted. The decor at Polka Cafe is a tab drab, but it is fitting — while soaking in the surroundings my mother exclaimed, “this reminds me of nana’s (my Polish grandmother) house,” as a wooden antique cheese maker sits across from an antique sauerkraut barrel, while a portrait of His Holiness John Paul II (the famously Polish Pope) watches from a corner of the dining room. Nevertheless, the restaurant was clean and the mismatched decorations are a small price to pay for authentic Polish cuisine and the best kielbasa in Worcester.

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FARMERS MARKETS

The Regional Environmental Council’s (REC) community farmers markets happens every Saturday at 105 Murray Ave. in Worcester,

behind the YMCA Central Community Branch from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Markets will include craft vendors, free kids activities, live music and art. A few of this season’s vendors include Nuestro Huerto in Worcester, New Lands Farm in Sutton, Schultz Farm in Rutland and New Roots CSA in Sterling. recworcester.org. For a full list of farmers markets visit worcestermag.com/blogs/ worcesterdiversions.

COOKING CLASSES

Tower Hill Botanic Gardens hosts several cooking classes this summer. On Sunday, August 4 from 1-4 p.m., Sandy Tosches will lead the workshop Spectacular Summer Salads.

The course will include lessons on making Oriental pasta salad (V), tomato feta pasta salad (V), quinoa and roasted vegetable salad (V and GF), curried chicken salad (GF). All but the curried chicken salad can be transported or sit without refrigeration and are low fat recipes. Samples will be offered at the end of the class. (V=Vegetarian and GF=Gluten Free). On Wednesday, August 7 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Lynn Hartman of Hartman’s Herb Farm in Barre will lead a class called “Farm to Table Cooking with Herbs.” Hartman will demonstrate how to use fresh, local veggies and herbs from the garden to make homemade meals. A

cooking demonstration and recipes will be offered to participants. On Wednesday, August 21 learn how to make jam with Fireside Catering’s Executive Chef Ethan Paige. The class with instruct the steps to make simple, small-batch jam that is hotfilled and water-bath canned. Basics and fundamentals of this technique and insight into making it commercially for wholesale and retail will also be shared. Learn more and register at towerhillbg.org.

WINE THAT BENEFITS WICN

A variety of wines are for sale at benefitwines.com/wicn, which when purchased, part of all proceeds will be donated to WICN Public Radio, here in Worcester.

LOBSTERMANIA

Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern has brought its

Lobstermania menu back for the summer. Ten entrees include Warmed Asian Lettuce Wraps filled with lobster meat and sautéed with onions, garlic, peanut sauce and hoisin and garnished with red bell peppers, cucumbers and cilantro; a Famous Lobster Roll; Mac ‘N’ Cheese with lobster knuckle, claw and tail meat folded in; and a pizza topped with lobster meat, roasted corn, scallions and fontina cheese, each for $15. Peppercorn’s Grille & Tavern, 455 Park Ave. epeppercorns.com. continued on page 24

NARRAGANSETT GOES RETRO

Narragansett Beer is debuting a specialty retro Lager can that

celebrates the 1950s when the brewer was the top-selling beer in New England. For a limited time, 12-, 18- and 30-packs of 12-ounce cans of Narragansett Lager will feature the same design and logo that adorned cans in 1953. In addition to the 1953 limited-edition can, Narragansett will also reintroduce the Clam Can, a 16-ounce tallboy that features a recipe for a traditional New England clam bake. In August, the 1975 can, which was made famous in the movie “Jaws” when Captain Sam Quint crushed a can of Narragansett Lager, will be reintroduced. To find a distributor, visit narragansettbeer.com.

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166 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 508-926-8308 mezcalcantina.com

From side dish to main attraction – a look at the leafy side of Worcester

Mezcal Sara Jane Nelson

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Mezcal brings a little Mexican flair to Worcester. They put a bold twist on the typical Mexican-American style and offer fancy tequila cocktails, fresh made-to-order guacamole and unique décor. That same bold approach comes through on their menu. I ordered the Chopped Salad, which included lettuce, tomato, onions, black beans, roasted peppers, jalapenos, jack cheese and crispy fried tortillas strips. It was drizzled with a silky and delicious ancho-mango dressing. This was definitely a hearty and filling salad. The chopped lettuce, the tomato and the onions were not anything fancy, but they were crisp and fresh. The jack cheese was present but being a mild cheese, was not overpowering. I was surprised that they used roasted green peppers, being so used to seeing roasted red peppers, but I have to admit they suited the salad well. Along with the black beans and tortilla strips, these really added a pleasant flavor and texture to a simple concept. I also enjoyed the fact that the jalapenos were in the corner so I could mix them in to fit my taste and level of spice. The Chopped Salad will cost you $9 for a heaping portion. At that price it was too much salad for me to finish, which not only makes it easy to share, but a great value as well. JUNE 27, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM

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PICNIC POTLUCK AT BROAD MEADOW

The Worcester Food & Active Living Policy Council holds its quarterly community meeting on Thursday, July 11 at Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary from 4-7 p.m. The meeting will be a picnic potluck and feature guest speakers Deb Carey of Mass Audubon and Colin Novick of Greater Worcester Land Trust who will share info on where and how to get outdoors locally. Those interested in attending are asked to kindly RSVP to hungerfree@ worcesterfoodpolicy.org. Broad Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Rd., Worcester.

CSA FROM WESTERN MASS FARM

Red Fire Farm, an organic certified farm in western Mass., has partnered with the First Unitarian Church of Worcester to bring its fresh produce to Worcesterites through a CSA.

Each week, those who have bought into the farm share, will receive an average of 10 pounds of veggies, which can be picked up every Wednesday for 20 weeks, from now through the end of October, at the church from 3-7 p.m. CSAs are offered on a sliding scale from $475-$595. Addons include a mix of berries, stone fruit and apples for $190, 10 weeks of flower bouquets for $100, and a half dozen of organic, pasture-raised kosher eggs from Stony Brook Valley Farm for $68. Call 413-467-7645 or email thefarmers@ redfirefarm.com with questions. redfirefarm.com/CSA/index.html.

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THE BITTER TRUTH

A multi-course food and cocktail event, hosted by Still & Stir and The People’s Kitchen on Thursday, June 27 at Still & Stir at 7 p.m. The night will pair crafted cocktails, all made with bitters, with special food dishes. Price $35 per person. Still & Stir, 120 Commercial St. 1nicheexchange.com.

COOKING CLASS AT RED MAPLE INN

Red Maple Inn offers a series of cooking classes from 6:30-9:30 p.m. this summer with Chef Shari Alexander. Classes feature demonstrations of various international cuisines and fresh, local ingredients, a multi-course dinner and wine pairings. Available to everyone from those looking for inspiration to experienced cooks. Dates are: July 20 – Easy & Delicious Summer Entertaining, August 17 – Summer Sizzlers from Spain/True Spanish Cuisine, September 14 – Taste of Tuscany II, October 19 – Julia Child’s Bistro Favorites. Advanced reservations required: 508885-9205. $85 per person. Red Maple Inn, 217 Main St., Spencer. theredmapleinn.com/ cooking_school.php

CLAMBAKE

The Chamber of Central Massachusetts hosts its annual Summer Outing clambake on August 8 from 5-8 p.m. at

the Publick House Historic Inn. A cash bar cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres will kick off the night from 5-6 p.m. at the Red Barn. A clambake buffet with New England clam chowder, steamed clams, pasta salad, cole slaw, baked potatoes, corn on the cob, baked beans, corn bread and rolls will be offered with a choice of lobster, New York sirloin or a vegetarian entree from 6-8 p.m. Also on the menu is a dessert station with strawberry shortcake with fresh whipped cream, coffee and tea. Live musical entertainment will be provided by Rob Adams. $50 per person and tables of 10 for $450. To reserve seats by August 1, call 508347-2761 or email pjh@cmschamber.org.

ART AND DOGS

The Dogfather food truck will be at

WOOBERRY AT WAM

Wooberry Frozen Yogurt will be dishing out cool treats on Wednesday, August 14 from 12-4 p.m. at Worcester Art Museum. Those who join or renew a membership that day will receive a buy-one-get-one topping discount. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. wooberryyogurt.com.

SUMMER ON THE FARM

Community Harvest Project in North Grafton is offering a weeklong Summer on the Farm educational program for kids entering grades 4-6. Participants will be involved in hands-on activities including Farm Olympics, Whole Foods cooking demonstrations, visiting with Angel Hair Alpacas, nature hikes with Grafton Land Trust, building solar pizza ovens and more. Participants will receive a free t-shirt, a hat, fresh vegetables and completed projects to take home. The program is Monday-Friday August 5-9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is $295. For more information, contact Alicia Cianciola, nutrition education coordinator, at alicia@community-harvest.org. community-harvest.org.

CANAL DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET

A new farmers market opens in the Canal District on Thursday, June 27. Held on Thursdays, from 3-8 p.m., in the nowvacant lot at Green and Harding streets, the market will offer a diverse range of local produce, as well as a variety of cheese, eggs, meats, fish, breads, pastries, chocolate and wine. Featured

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Wednesday, July 19 from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

THE RESTAURANT SHOW Each week your host Ginny talks to restaurateurs from some of the top local eateries to spotlight what they do — their stories, their menus, and what makes the local restaurant scene so great.

This week’s featured restaurant:

NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE’S

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Current Worcester Art Museum members will receive a buy-one-get-one discount and anyone who joins or renews their membership that day will receive a free lunch. Worcester Art Museum, 55 Salisbury St. thedogfathertruck. com. guest vendors will rotate weekly and horse and wagon tours of the district will be offered. Farmers and others wishing to sell products should fill out a vendor form, found at facebook.com/ CanalDistrictFarmersMarket, and email it to canaldistrictfarmersmarket@gmail.com.

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Reality. The Raven, 258 Pleasant St. 508-304-8133 or facebook.com/events/506740592713797/?ref=22. Out to Lunch Summer Concert Series. The popular Out to Lunch Summer Concert Series & Farmers Market is moving to Thursdays! Farmers Market opens at 11 a.m., main stage talent performs 12 noon - 2 p.m. Visit WorcesterCommonOval.com to see the dynamic line up of talent we’ve booked for this summer series - sure to put some sizzle in your lunchtime at the Oval! Browse and buy fantastic fresh produce from a variety of local farmers, nosh on great eats from a variety of area food vendors, and shop for handmade wares from a variety of area artisans. Free and open to the public. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Worcester Common Oval, 455 Main St. 508-799-1175. 8th Annual Pride in Southbridge - Dale LePage: The Voice of the Artist. Dale LePage, named Central MA Entertainer of the Year by Worcester Living Magazine, will give a talk and performance! Mr. LePage will discuss overcoming 25 years of stage fright to achieve his success. With a performance of some original songs that helped him overcome his fears, he will also talk about the 8 children’ s books he has authored. Nominated entertainer of the year in Boston at the Esplanade Awards, Dale LePage has performed in Night clubs and Cabarets from Maine to Florida. Free. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Jacob Edwards Library, Reading Room, 236 Main St., Southbridge. 508-764-5426. Dana Lewis LIVE! Summer Sunset Concert Series. Every Thursday (weather permitting) Live Music, Cool breezes Georgeous sunsets out on the deck. Great Food, Full Bar & me! Playing Acoustic Classic Rock, Folk & Country music. “The sound track of your youth” NO COVER. Come on out! Free! 6:30-8:30 p.m. Grille on the HILL, 1929 Skyline Dr. Worcester. 508-854-1704.grillonthehill.net. Amanda Cote Project @ JJ’s Sports Bar. 7-10 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 978-895-5883 or facebook.com/events/493782594019236. Summer Acoustic Series featuring Amanda Cote. Great live music on our deck every Thursday all summer long! Great deck drink specials, etc! This week’s featured artist: Amanda Cote 7-10 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Concord Band Concerts at Fruitlands Museum. Dancing Under the Stars. Bring family and friends to enjoy a relaxing summer evening with great music in a spectacular setting. Concerts begin at 7:15 p.m. each Thursday from June 20 through July 25. (Gates open at 6 p.m. for those who wish to picnic.) Admission: $15 per car ($10 for Fruitlands Museum members) with parking on the grounds. Call the Concord Band hotline at 978-897-9969 for updates in the event of questionable weather. $15 per car ($10 for Fruitlands Museum members). 7:15-8:30 p.m. Fruitlands Museum, 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-897-9969 or concordband.org. Night Train (Roots/Blues, LIVE MUSIC). No Cover. 7:15-9:45 p.m. The Mill at 185 West Boylston Street, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. themill185.com. Havana Night Live Latin Jazz. Live band playing/ singing classic latin rhythms/ jazz/ samba and bossa nova, no cover. Guest collaborations may be arranged. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Cantina Bar & Grill, United States, 385 Main St. 508-579-8949 or facebook.com/cantinabar. Open Mic Thursdays @ Park Grill with Bill Mccarthy. Visit myspace.com/openmicworld for info and the latest sign-up schedules. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at Openmcc@verizon. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, 257 Park Ave. MySpace.com/OpenMicWorld. Zack Slik and The Smile Makers. Smile Makers and

Zack Slik bring their sweet sounds to Beatnik’s 7:30-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Blues Jam. Blues Jam at Rivalry’s Pub, 274 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester, MA Every Thursday from 8pm to 12am Host by “BlueSwitch” Come sing/play and have fun! Free. 8 p.m.-midnight Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774243-1100. Chris Reddy Acoustic Loops from Hell. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-5345900. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Marc Jablonski. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Audio Wasabi. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Karaoke Thursdays Hosted by DJ Fast Track! Come Rock the Mic every Thursday night at Karaoke! 8:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. Live Band Karaoke w/ Fingercuff. Live Band Karaoke with Fingercuff EVERY Thursday at The Ham! June 27th starts Angry Idol 3! Win $1000. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Angry Ham’s Garage Restaurant & Pub, 2 Beacon St., Framingham. The 80’s tribute band The Flock Of A-Holes weekly party with VERY special guests: FOO FIGHTERS band “FAUX FIGHTERS” and more. The Flock plays hundreds of songs and you’ll NEVER hear the same show twice on Thursdays. Before them is The Faux Fighters featuring members of Hey Now Morris Fader, The Cosby Sweaters and The Flock of Assholes. $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/groups/ TheFlockOfAssholes. The Nic-O-Tines! No Cover. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. The Smile Makers, Zack Slik. 8:30-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Metal Thursday! One of the Most Respected Nights for Metal in New England! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543 or facebook.com/metal.thursday The Housetones. 9 p.m.-midnight Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. This Metal Thursday CCVIII: Parasitic Extirpation, Execration [CO], Death Sick, Ov Dust. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Thirsty Thursday with DJ Matty J. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-4380597.

show. They create a complex and complete sound that blends folk, r&b, blues, and rock. This event is 18+, and ID’s will be required at the door. Tickets will also be available at the door. This is a rain or shine event, and will move inside if need be. For more information or to RSVP to this event: on.fb. me/1axmCgG. Check out these two talented guys on YouTube: bit.ly/16PHI7m. Free for members, $10 for non-members. 7-10 p.m. Shrewsbury Health and Racquetball Club, 3 Tennis Drive, Shrewsbury. 508-845-1000. Brother Joseph. Brother Joseph was started by Joseph Frey in August of 2011. Joseph has been a worship leader at various churches in Southern Vermont since 2005. Brother Joseph is more than a “music project” or a “band” it is a ministry that exists only to spread the love of Jesus Christ through songs of praise. Free. 7-9:30 p.m. Mill Church Cafe, 45

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River St Millbury MA, Millbury. 508-865-1517 or Millchurch.org. Joe D’Angelo Performance. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. John Henry’s Hammer Coffeehourse Open Mic. 7:30-9:30 p.m. First Unitarian Church, 90 Main St. 508-7958174. Americana Extravaganza. Summer Kickoff New England Americana Bash at Ralph’s! Five bands representing American roots from throughout the region: Three Day Threshold (Boston) Comanchero (Boston) Hat On, Drinking Wine (Worcester) Matt Robert (Worcester) The Michael Morris Trio (Concord, NH) $7. 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-963-0588 or reverbnation.com/show/10328734. Bittersweet. Great Band! $5. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Brian & Captain. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Jay Graham. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Karaoke. Karaoke by Star Sound Entertainment 8 p.m.-12:30

Dana Lewis LIVE! Classic Radio Hits from the 50’s to the 80’s “The Soundtrack of your Youth” Free! 5:30-8:30 p.m. Webster House Restaurant, 1 Webster St. 508-757-7208. Dr. Nat Needle “Thank Friday It’s Dr. Nat! 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. then Ameranouche at 9 p.m. No Cover. 5:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Open Mic Night! Every Friday night we have an open mic hosted by Patrick McCarthy. Come in and show us your talents or enjoy great performances by local artists! Our menu features craft beer and wine as well as great food options sure to please. No Cost. 6:30-9:30 p.m. NU Cafe, 335 Chandler St. Worcester, MA. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com. Acoustic artists, Eric L’esperance and Austin Troy, transform the night with Rocking Folk and Blues. Join us around our large, in-ground pool for swimming, amazing music, a full bar, and delicious food - at the same time! Eric L’esperance and Austin Troy are multiinstrumentalists and vocalists coming together for an incredible

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a.m. Chooch’s Food & Spirits, 31 East Brookfield Road, North Brookfield. 508-867-2494. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Pete Towler. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. White Mullet, DEEP SIX featuring Jimmy D’Angelo, Blackwell. White Mullet play fun rock coversmostly from the 80s, but we also mix in stuff from the 70s, 90s, and even a few mullet-ized versions of current favorite

A reception-with-the-artist event for a new painting exhibit, Art in the Garden, will be held at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Thursday, June 27 from 6-7:30 p.m. The artist, Jonathan MacAdam, will welcome guests. The exhibit is on display through July 28. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Dr., Boylston. towerhillbg.org.

Deep Six (and Jimmy D’Angelo). Legendary band! This is their annual pre-Fourth Of Julybash. Blackwell opens the night, facebook.com/Blackwellrock. $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ whitemullet. Amanda Cote Project. 9 p.m.-midnight Dark Horse Tavern, 12 Crane St., Southbridge. 978-895-5883 or facebook.com/ events/504381949610561. Flock of Assholes. Your favorite 80’s tribute band is back at JJ’s! 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Hat On Drinking Wine, Comanchero, Three Day Threshold, Matt Robert (solo) and Mike Morris Trio. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Jimmy’s Down. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Karaoke. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Legends, Airport Road - Fitchburg Ma, Fitchburg. 978-342-6500. NEW! “High Voltage Friday’s” High Energy JUNE 27, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM

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Hardcore with DJ Chananagains! Every Friday Night! 18+ $10, 21+ $5. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. The Feather Merchants, Secret Sage. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. The Ric Porter Band. North-Eastern high-lonesome, country, roots-rock with legendary local front-man Ric Porter. $5 cover $5. 9 p.m.-midnight. Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Brazilian Dance Party Bands & DJ. Free. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-4808222 or speakersnightclub.net. Friday Night Dance Party with DJ Blackout. DJ Blackout bringin’ the energy to get the party poppin’ all night long No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. Hit the Bus. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Plush Worcester: Back in The USSR (Free House Music). Worcester’s Premier house music event @ Sahara. Resident DJ’s Ryan Benwa, Big Spoon & Basspusher bring you the finest tech house, Jackin hose, & Deep House. With a guest feature every week. This week’s Guest feature THE RUSSIAN (facebook.com/yevgeni.alexandrovich?fref=ts) Free. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-7982181 or facebook.com/events/476300062455965. Supernova Friday. The Supernova has arrived Worcester! Come out every Friday to Worcester’s hottest new nightclub, Bar FX, and be a part of Worcester’s growing EDM scene. Resident DJ’s Frankie Feingold & Goofy Bootz hit you with the hardest

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house in the city every Friday night. $10 (18+). 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Bar FX, 90 Commercial St. 774-823-3555 or facebook.com/ barfx.worcester.3.

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Little Sugar and The Big Spoonful. Little Sugar and The Big Spoonful are bringing you a vast catalog of Great American blues songs, including originals! $7. 9:30-1 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Gary Blanchard in Concert - Hope Will Grow. Singer/Songwriter Gary Blanchard will present a Free concert of songs of hope, love, peace and nature. This program is a part of Luna Guitars “Random Gigs of Kindness” campaign. Gary’s songs are uplifting, offering a sense of hope and connection. Free. 2-3:30 p.m. Worcester Public Library, Banx Room, 3 Salem Square. 413-627-9749. Jo Dee Messina. 2-7 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871. Mark Robie. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800. Dana Lewis Live! Dana Lewis, Playing the greatest Hits from the 50’S to the 80’s. “The sound track of your youth” 7-10 p.m. Nancy’s Quaker Tavern, 466 Quaker Hgwy (Route146a), Uxbridge. 508-779-0901. Cafe’ con Dios. Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Main Auditorium, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-579-6722. Driving Reign. Driving Reign. Not driving range or driving rain, but worth driving to see! Donation. 7:30-10 p.m. Faith Baptist Church, Cafe con Dios, 22 Faith Ave, Auburn. 508-8325044. Antje Duvekot. Ellis Paul has called Antje Duvekot (AUNT-yuh DOO-va-kott) “the next great American folk singer-

The Big Dipper Ice Cream Festival returns to Elm Park on Saturday, June 29 from 10:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. The event is all-you-can-eat; $5 for those 10 years of age and older, $1 for ages 4-9 and free for those younger than 3. All proceeds benefit Children’s Friend of Worcester. songwriter. No one writes quite like Antje, who was influenced lyrically by the very greats - Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen, who are Mt. Rushmore-like figures to her. antjeduvekot.com. Opener: Kwesi Kankam - More info and listen at: kwesikankam.bandcamp.com. $15 advance; $20 day of show. 8-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, Sawtelle Room, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311 or tickets.bullrunrestaurant. com. Chad Clements. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Rivalry’s Sports Bar, 274 Shrewsbury St. 774-243-1100. Dan Kirouac - solo. From the one-hit wonders to the lost classics, from the 60’s to today, every show is a different experience, drawing from almost 500 contemporary and oldie rock and pop songs. More information at dankirouac.com. Free. 8-11 p.m. South Side Grille and Margarita Factory, 242 West Broadway (route 2A), Gardner. 978-632-1057. Karaoke Dance Party With CJ/DJ @ Eller’s Restaurant. We will have a blast singing songs from yesterday and today and maybe some dancing too. No Cover! 8-11 p.m. Eller’s Restaurant, Lounge, 190 Main St., Cherry Valley. 508-868-7382 or ellersrestaurant.com. Live Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Molly-Jane Gain Performance. 8-11 p.m. Canal Restaurant & Bar, 65 Water St. 508-926-8353. Rob Orciuch. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. The Mill, 185 West Boylston St., West Boylston. Scott Babineau & Rick D. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Rye & Thyme, 14 Monument Sqare, Leominster. 978-534-5900. Live Music. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. The Glam Slam Kings of 80’s hard rock. MULLETHEAD! with very special guests Beaver Mc D vs Captain Insidious, Kristen Ford band. They’re back and BETTER than ever! Have yourselves an 80’s Summer night! With Beaver McD vs Captain Insidious. (Nerdcore Hip Hop Industrial Rock Opera) (facebook.com/ pages/Beaver-McD-VS-Captain-Insidious/276769795735695.) Kristen Ford has a heavy rock band she’s bringing by tonight

(facebook.com/KristenFordBand) $8. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/ mullet.head.3. “Metal for M.S.” benefit show with bands: Next to Nothing, MUYA, Army of None, Dirty King, and Moultin Llamas! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. “Now Serving Irving” An Irving Berlin Review! Dr. Nat Needle on Piano, Starring Dan Burke, Annie Kerins, Nicole Watson, and Introducing Kat Malone! $10. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. 9Teen. Great Band! $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Amanda Cote Project. Blues, Soul, Funk, Rock, Acoustic, a little bit of something for everyone. $5. 9 p.m.-midnight Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Analog Heart. $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Jillian’s - Worcester, 315 Grove St. 508-793-0900. Karaoke Contest $500 prize. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Barber’s Crossing Road House, 861 Main St., Leicester. 508-892-7575. Karaoke with Outrageous Greg. Karaoke with Outrageous Greg every Saturday night. The absolute BEST Karaoke in Worcester! No cost, Worcester College Students Get WOO Points. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Fiddlers’ Green Pub & Restaurant, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Live Band Karaoke w/ Fingercuff. Live Band Karaoke with Fingercuff. Over 250 songs with lyrics! We ain’t yo Momma’s Karaoke! no cover. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. RG Scooters Pub, 84 Lakefront St., Lunenburg. 978-348-2453. Little Red & The Riders. back up from Houston--Annie Souza swings the band! don’t miss first area appearance! 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181. The ISSUES. Join Roberta and The ISSUES for a night of great music, fun & friends! Playing your favorite Top 40, Rock, Blues, Classic and Old School hits! theissuesband.com no cover. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. “Tantrum Saturdays” Dance Party Every Saturday Night with DJ Tony T. Get ready Worcester for some great dancing to the beats of Tony T. Watch for the surprise contest each week. 18+ only $10 21+ only $5. 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or remixworcester.com. Andy Cummings Trio. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Michael’s Cigar Bar, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Dj Reckless. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Karaoke with Tom Lynch. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Pho Dakao, 593 Park Ave. 508-756-7555. Little Sugar & The Big Spoonful. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877. Saturday Night EDM/House dance party with DJ Kartier. Mike DJ Kartier Perrone brings the high energy of House/EDM remixes to the Center, if want to dance, this is your event. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597.

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Revolution Sunday’s! Drag Show Extravaganza Hosted by Lady Sabrina and Bootz! Featuring The Remix Girls, Special Guests, and DJ Whiteboi Spinning Beats! 18+ $8, 21+ $5. midnight-1:30 a.m. Club Remix, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227. Sunday Brunch w/Chet Williamson. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. Bah Jam Open Mic with A Ton of Blues. 2-7 p.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-

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8484. Country Sundays at the Center Bar and Grill. Starting Sunday June 30th, outside on the “102” patio, Country music, cookout/barbeque specials, weekly specials, come on down for a great time ! Our normal “Sunday Funday” party continues after this event. No cover charge. 2-8:30 p.m. Center Bar & Grill, The 102 patio, inside if theres inclement weather, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597. Peter Framptons Guitar Circus. 2-7 p.m. Indian Ranch, 200 Gore Road, Webster. 508-943-3871. Big Jon Short - solo acoustic country blues. Free. 5-8 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. “Now Serving Irving” An Irving Berlin Review! Dr. Nat Needle on Piano, Starring Dan Burke, Annie Kerins, Nicole Watson, and Introducing Kat Malone! and Andy Cummings. $10. 6 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. Blues Jam with special guests weekly Free. 6-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St.

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508-853-1350. “Old Music for Old People” - special Guest DJ: John Griffin. Back again for another night of excitement at Ralph’s Diner! In conjunction with Brian Commando and See You Next Tuesdays, guest DJ John Griffin (ex-WCBN FM Ann Arbor DJ) will be playing a selection of old school hardcore, metal, punk, and other good music in the Diner. Drop in and grab a burger or a hot dog and a beverage and stick around for resident DJ Poke Smot who will be taking your requests after midnight. Free! 8 p.m.-11:59 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543 or facebook.com/ events/169627769876502.

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Open Jam w/Sean Ryan. Open Jam Free. 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.

Riverlin Animal Hospital has just opened a brand new facility in Millbury and is inviting the public and their pets to its grand opening on Saturday, June 29 from 2-6 p.m. Dr. Elizabeth Connolly, Dr. Jason Campbell and the rest of the staff will welcome guests. Refreshments will be served and there will be giveaways. A professional photographer will be taking photos of pets and their owners, who will receive a print copy for free. Riverlin Animal Hospital, 287 Riverlin St., Millbury. riverlandanimalhospital.com.

508-853-1350. Open Mic Sundays at Perfect Game With Bill McCarthy. Book your half-hour set in advance at myspace. com/openmicworld. Email Bill McCarthy to book a spot at openmcc@verizon.net. Free. 6-10 p.m. Perfect Game Sports Grill and Lounge, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263 or MySpace. com/OpenMicWorld. Blues Jam W/Jim Perry. Jam every sunday with Jim Perry and a Featured performer every week. Donations. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Sunday Funday Karaoke with DJ Matty J. No cover charge. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597.

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Bop & Pop Jazz Organization. Classic Hammond Organ Quartet grooves every Monday night at the Dive. Free. 9 p.m.-midnight Dive Bar, 34 Green St. facebook.com/ BopNPopJazzOrganization.

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Tuesday Open Mic Night @ Greendale’s Pub With Bill Mccarthy Local Musicians Showcase! To check the schedules and open slots visit MySpace.com/ OpenMicWorld. Bill McCarthy (originator of the “Half-Hour Sets!” is Your Host at another great Open Mic Night! Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at openmcc@verizon.net. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St.

ORC’s 98.9FM Rock The Dock featuring Beatles For Sale. Beatles For Sale the Tribute joins 98.9 ORC-FM for their Rock The Dock music series at Waterfront Mary’s on Webster Lake. Take a trip back to the 1960’s with New England’s premiere Beatles Tribute band, BEATLES FOR SALE! “A splendid time IS guaranteed for all.” Free. 5-7 p.m. Waterfront Mary’s, 103 Birch Island Road, Webster. 508-9439731 or orcfm.com. Haley Rose at Twigs Cafe. Tower Hill is pleased to announce our “Twilight at Twigs Cafe” series on Wednesday evenings in the spring and summer with an exciting array of performers to accompany our savory delights. Singer/ songwriter Haley Rose describes her musical style as kind of indie, kind of pop, kind of country, kind of rock and roll. Included with Admission: $12/adult, $9/seniors, $7/youth (6-18), Children under 6 Free. 6-8 p.m. Tower Hill Botanic Garden: The Great Hall, Twigs Cafe, 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508-869-6111. Live Music with Matt Robert. Matt Robert’s solo Wednesday night shows present a loose, rambling trip through the songbook he’s developed over thirty years of performing. The Worcester-based guitarist plays a blend of rootsy originals and interpretations of ancient folk, blues, and jazz, as well as current roots and rock tunes. Incorporating a wide range of guitar styles, including open tunings and slide, as well as mandolin and harmonica, Matt ties a thread between all types of seemingly disparate musical genres all with a sound of his own. All donations to the Worcester County JUNE 27, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM

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Food Bank. facebook.com/mattrobertmusic 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800 or nucafe.com/events. The “BUBBLEHEADS “. The “ B-Heads “will be rockin’ and partying before & after the “Boom Booms” down @ Ralph’s Tavern w/ lots of friends and special guests tonite! Always a good hang - See ya there! It’s “Fireworks Free “. 7-11 p.m. Ralph’s Tavern, 113 Shrewsbury St. Open Mic w/ Feature Act. A great sounding room for acoustic performance. SongWriter’s Night the first Wednesday of every month. Great food and friendly staff. Hosted by Brett Brumby, all mics and cables supplied, just bring your instrument and love of music! Free. 7:30-11 p.m. Route 56 Roadside Bar & Grill, 24 Leicester St., North Oxford. 508-987-8669 or 56barandgrill.com. Wednesday Night Open Mic/local Musicians’ Showcase w/ Bill Mccarthy @ Guiseppe’s. Visit myspace.com/openmicworld for info and the latest sign-up schedules. Email Bill McCarthy to reserve a spot at Openmcc@verizon. Free. 7:30-10:30 p.m. Guiseppe’s Grille, 35 Solomon Pond Road, Northborough. 508-393-4405. “Krazy Wednesday Jam Session” with The “Get On Up Band”. The music is hot motown/funk/swing/blues style. We offer a drum kit, bass rig and a full PA system for all to use, so bring what you play and “ get on up” Free. 8 p.m.1 a.m. The Krazy Horse Bar & Grill, 287 Main St. Worcester. 1-774-823-3131. Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra Family Concert. The Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Alton Baggett, will present a concert, with fireworks, of classical, patriotic, and Broadway music. Vocal soloists will be Richard Monroe and Jane Shivick. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The announcer will be Bobbie Chase. Rain dates are Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6. Free but donations accepted. 8-10 p.m. Cristoforo Columbo Park (East Park), Shrewsbury St. and Fantasia Dr. 508-754-1234 or masymphony.org. 80’s party TONIGHT (instead of Thursday) with

The Flock Of A**Holes. w/ The Charles River Music Whores. The Flock is celebrating the 4th a day early this year. We figured you’re gonna have the 4th of July off from work so we’re starting the celebration early! The Charles River Music Whores will be playing the whole first half of the night and we are very excited! $5. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/pages/ Flock-of-Aholes/127019150125. Wacky Wednesday Night Jam @JJ’s Sport Bar. Open mic jam session, all are welcome. We offer a drum kit, bass rig and a full PA system for all to use. Guitar players please bring your own amp. Geat club, great food, great drinks and great music. Free. 8:30-12:30 p.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Ladies Night with DJ Blackout. No cover charge. 101:30 p.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597.

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508-793-7349 or 508-793-7113 or clarku.edu. Clark’s Cafe and Art On Rotation Gallery, Hours: 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday - Saturday. Admission: 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, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, 2-5 p.m. Saturday. 1 College St. 508-793-3356 or holycross.edu/departments/cantor/website. 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. Dark World Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 179 Grafton St. darkworldgallery.com. EcoTarium, Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $14 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, $10 college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members Free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special progra. 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/ museum.html. 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. 978-3451157 or fitchburghistory.fsc.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. Gallery of African Art, Gallery of African Art Free Tours, Thursdays, through Dec. 19; Weekly Thursday Tours at the Gallery of African Art, Thursdays, through Dec. 26. 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. 62 High St., Clinton. 978-368-0227 or 978-598-5000x17 or galleryofafricanart.org. Higgins Armory Museum, WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum, Through Dec. 31. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: General Admission: $12 for Adults, $10 for Seniors

(age 60+), $8 for Children (age 4-16), Children 3 and under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-853-6015 or higgins.org. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Hours: 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087 or massaudubon.org. Museum of Russian Icons. Matryoshka: The Russian Nesting Doll, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through July 20; Series of “One Icon” exhibitions, Through Aug. 20. 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 $7, Seniors (59 and over) $5, Students (with ID) & children (3-17) $2, Children under 3 Free, Groups (any age) $. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5000x17 or or museumofrussianicons.org. Old Sturbridge Village, Antique Car Rally, Saturday. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 fre. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508347-3362 or osv.org. Park Hill Gallery, Hours: closed Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 387 Park Ave. 774-696-0909. Post Road Art Center. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485-2580 or postroadartcenter.com. Preservation Worcester, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 10 Cedar St. 508754-8760 or preservationworcester.org. Prints and Potter Gallery, American Contemporary Art & Craft Gallery, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec. 31; Paint and SwitchWorcester Artist, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through June 30. Hours: closed Sunday, 10-5:30 a.m. Monday - Tuesday, 10-7 a.m. Wednesday Thursday, 10-5:30 a.m. Friday, 10-5 a.m. Saturday. 142 Highland St. 508-752-2170 or printsandpotter.com. Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts & Humanities, the Arts Center. Friday - Sunday. Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 2-4 p.m. Saturday. 111 Main St., Southbridge. 508-346-3341 or qvcah.org. Rollstone Studios, Hours: 11-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Admission. 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

Upload your listings at worcestermag.com. Click the Night & Day toolbar, then choose Calendar to place your event listing in both our print and online weekly calendar. St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org SAORI Worcester style Weaving Studio, 18 Winslow St. 508-757-4646 or 508-757-0116 or saoriworcester.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 Sprinkler Factory, Full Spectrum: Recent work from Assumption College graduates, Sundays, Saturdays through June 29. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.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 978297-4337 or topfunaviation.com. Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Guided Garden Tour, Sundays, through Dec. 30. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors & $7 Youth, FREE to Members & Children under . 11 French Drive, Boylston. 508869-6111 or ortowerhillbg.org. Worcester Art Museum, The Allure of Blanc de Chine, Through Aug. 31; Free Fun Friday, Friday; Families @ WAM Tour, Saturdays, through April 13; Families @ WAM: Make Art!, Saturdays, through May 4; Zip Tour, Saturdays, through Aug. 31; Public Tour, Sundays, through Aug. 25; 1-Day Artist Residencies, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, July 3 - Aug. 31; Audio Tours, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, July 3 - Aug. 31; Free Summer Admission at Worcester Art Museum, Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, July 3 - Aug. 31. 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. 508-799-4406r worcesterart.org Worcester Center for Crafts, Hours: closed Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, closed Saturday. 25 Sagamore Road. 508-753-8183 or worcestercraftcenter.org Worcester Historical Museum, Blue Star Museums Military Personnel & Family Discount, Through Sept. 2; Casey at the Bat: 125 Years, Through Aug. 10; In Their Shirtsleeves, Through Dec. 31; Stories They Tell, Through Dec. 31. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday - Saturday. 30 Elm St. 508-753-8278 or worcesterhistory.org. Worcester Public Library, Hours: 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. 3 Salem Square. 508-799-1655 or worcpublib.org. WPI: George C. Gordon Library, Invented - WPI Patents Past & Present, Through Oct. 31; when 4x4 = 8, Friday; when 4x4 = eight, Friday - Sunday. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.

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Sunday Sermon: Katherine F. Abbott, Executive Director, Tower Hill Botanical Garden on “Why Plants Matter”. Join us for the launch of this exciting program featuring provocative conversations with prominent directors of our areas leading cultural institutions. These inspiring speakers will highlight diverse and engaging topics that will leave you feeling challenged and creatively fed. Free with museum admission. 2-2:45 p.m. Worcester Art Museum, Chapter House, 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406.

dance >Friday 28 before show in restaurant. Sat June 29th Dick Doherty Matt D and friends. $5 off with College ID 2 for 1 Active Military or Veterans $4 off with Dinner Receipt and Reservations. $20 per person except special events. 9-10:30 p.m. Park Grill and Spirits, Comedy Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit beantowncomedy.com. Sunday Night Cinemageddon! Drive-In Movies in the Parking Lot every Sunday Night! - SundaysFree. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. Call 508-753-9543. Facebook: Ralphs Diner. StageTime Comedy Club - Saturdays. Featuring Worcester’s premiere comics from New York, Boston and LA! Only $5. 18+. $5. 8-10 p.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 97-103 Water St. Call 508-792-0900 or visit stagetimecomedyclub.com. “Robin Hood” by Jack Neary - Thursday June 26 - Saturday, June 29. Children of all ages will enjoy this updated version of the classic Robin Hood. Many laughs, lots of adventure and swashbuckling action. Best of all--the parents who attend the show have as good a time as the kids. $10 if purchased on-line, $12 at the door. 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church, Jeppson Hall, 73 Lancaster, St., Worcester. Call 508-951-2665 or visit 4thwallstagecompany. org.

class/ workshop >Friday 28

How To: Be Successful by Becoming the Chairman of the Board of Your Personal Life & Business Life. Topics to be discussed include: How to establish a “Wish List” for your business and personal goals. Are you saying and doing different things? Strategies to put YOU in charge of your business and finances. How one business owner has been successfully running his business for 46 years. Free. 8-10 a.m. Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) Central Massachusetts, 2nd Floor, 50 Elm St. 508-363-2300 or eventbrite.com/ event/6891425439. New-Mom Group: Yoga & Chat with Jessica Johnson. Presented as part of the “Friday Nights at Flowforms” series. $10 New-Mom Group: Yoga & Chat with Jessica Johnson. New Moms can take this evening to treat themselves. Come together to learn simple yoga for relaxation at home, Mommy & Me yoga poses, meet other Moms,

exchange experiences and connect. Flowforms Yoga, 195 Lake Ave Worcester. 6-7 p.m. Flowforms Yoga Center, 195 Lake Ave. 508-752-4700. FlowformsYoga.com.

fairs & festivals >Thursday 27

First Annual WCRN Block Party. Horse-drawn wagon rides, Stagecoach rides, Face painting, Animal-balloon making, Sailboat demonstrations, andLive music. Hosted by WCRN 830 AM News & Talkradio. Check us out at WCRNradio.com. For more information: contact Chris Thompson at 508-792-5803 ext. 222 or christhompsonwcrn@gmail.com. Free. 2-7 p.m. Salem Street in Downtown Worcester, Salem St. 508-792-5803 or facebook.com/events/659438084081948.

Ballroom Dance Last Friday Party. It’s party time! Come practice your steps, catch up with old friends, meet new people and have fun dancing to contemporary ballroom music with our professionally trained instructors, classmates and new friends. The evening starts with an all level Tango lesson at 7:15 p.m. General dancing from 8-11 p.m. Also enjoy a cash bar, social dance mixers and performances. No experience or partner required. $15 pp. 7:15-11 p.m. Scandinavian Athletic Club (SAC PARK), 438 Lake St., Shrewsbury. 508-752-4910 or psmdance.com.

>Saturday 29

Saturday Night EDM/House dance party with DJ Kartier. Mike DJ Kartier Perrone brings the high energy of House/EDM remixes to the Center, if want to dance, this is your event. No cover charge. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Center Bar & Grill, 102 Green St. 508-438-0597.

>Saturday 29

Big Dipper All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival - Rain or Shine. The 2013 Big Dipper takes place rain or shine and offers a wide variety of family fun at affordable prices. In addition to delicious all-you-can-eat ice cream, there will be Moonwalks, Speed Pitch, face painting, a food tent with grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, ice cold drinks and snacks, a large raffle, NEADS puppies, team mascots, balloons, clowns, cheerleaders, nature demonstrations, the WPI robotics team, and all day entertainment at beautiful. $5 for ages 10 and up; $1 for ages 4-9; Free for 3 and under. 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Elm Park, Festival fronts on Russell St., Highland St. and Park Ave. 508-459-6443 or childrensfriend.org. Nashua River Brewers Festival. Taste the finest in craft beers and listen to great live music along the Nashua River in historic downtown Fitchburg Massachusetts! Free tasting glass upon admission, with tastes only $1 each. All proceeds go to charity. This is a 21+ event. $10 in advance $15 day of event. 1-7 p.m. Fitchburg Riverfront Park, 40 Commercial St., Fitchburg. 978-503-1304 or beersforgood.com.

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10th Asian Festival 2013. This is an opportunity for this community to come together and share their cultural heritage with the Worcester Community at large. We are planning an exciting afternoon full of dance performances, colorful costumes, music and food from many Asian countries. JUNE 27, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM

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LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES 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 July 11, 2013 at 7:30pm on the petition of Robert Ludvigson. The petitioner requests a variance from III(B)(3) Footnote 5.b of the Zoning Bylaws to construct a detached garage on a corner lot. The property that is the subject of this petition is 68 Boston Road and is located in the R-1 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. Richard Deschenes Board of Appeals Clerk 6/27, 7/4/2013 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Millbury Planning Board In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 15, 2013, at 8:00 p.m., at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Brian J. Flynn, 47 Dorothy Road, Millbury, MA for an Accessory Dwelling Special Permit under Article 1, Section 14.11(e) and Article 4, Section 46.2 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw and Site Plan Review approval under Section 12.4 of the Millbury Zoning Bylaw. Plan is available for inspection in the Planning Department during normal business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chair 6/27, 7/4/2013 MS

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www.centralmassclass.com LEGALS/PUBLIC NOTICES TOWN OF MILLBURY MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 81-T, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 15, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Stockhouse Investment, LLC for modification of the Definitive Plan Decision for Autumn Gate Estates Phase II, property located off of Autumn Gate Circle (off of Grafton Street), Millbury, MA, so as to extend the construction deadline for two years. Application is available for inspection in the Planning Department, Municipal Office Building during regular business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chairman 6/27, 7/4/2013

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In accordance with the provisions of Article 16 and MGL c.40§15C of the Sutton General Bylaw – Scenic Roadways, the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the application of David Phaneuf Masonry for property owned by Gina & Brian Darling of 281 Central Turnpike, Sutton, MA. The application requests to rebuild rubble wall along property frontage. The hearing will be held in the third oor meeting room at the Town Hall on Monday, July 15, 2013 at 7:10 p.m. A copy of the plans and applications can be inspected in the ofďŹ ce of the Town Clerk during normal ofďŹ ce hours. Wayne Whittier, Chairman 6/27, 7/4/2013 MS

TOWN OF MILLBURY MILLBURY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41 of the Massachusetts General Laws, Section 81-T, the Millbury Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, July 15, 2013, at 8:30 p.m. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA, on the application of Fox Gate, LLC for modification of the Definitive Plan Decision for Autumn Gate Estates Phase I, property located off of Grafton Street, including Autumn Gate Circle, Millbury, MA, so as to extend the construction deadline for two years. Application is available for inspection in the Planning Department, Municipal Office Building during regular business hours. Anyone wishing to be heard on this application should appear at the time and place designated above. Richard Gosselin Chairman 6/27, 7/4/2013 MS

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is to hereby given pursuant to the provision of M.G.L. c.255, sec 39A that on July 13,2013, 2013 at 10:00 am, the following vehicles will be sold at private sale to satisfy our garage keeper lien thereof for towing and storage charges and expenses of sale and notices. vehicle  2001 Dodge Ram Vin# 1B7HF13Z61J200636 to be sold at Belsito Towing 245 SW Cutoff Worcester, Ma   01604 on 07/13/13 6/27, 7/4, 7/11/2013

Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court Worcester Probate and Family Court 225 Main St. Worcester, MA 01608 Docket No. WO13P1900GD CITATION GIVING NOTICE OF PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON PURSUANT TO G.L. c. 190B, §5-304 In the matter of: Christopher A Michna Of: Worcester, MA RESPONDENT Alleged Incapacitated Person To the named Respondent and all other interested persons, a petition has been filed by Department of Developmental Serv. of Shrewsbury, MA Victor T Sloan of Uxbridge, MA in the above captioned matter alleging that Christopher A Michna is in need of a Guardian and requesting that Victor T Sloan of Uxbridge, MA (or some other suitable person) to 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 07/16/2013. 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 abovenamed 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. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: June 13, 2013 Stephen G. Abraham Register of Probate 06/27/2013 WM Town of Sutton Public Hearing Notice The Sutton Board of Health in accordance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 111, Section 31, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 7:00 PM at the Municipal OfďŹ ce Building, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA to adopt new regulations for private wells. Proposed regulations are available in the Board of Health ofďŹ ce and the Town Clerks ofďŹ ce. Interested parties are invited to attend. John Silverberg, Chairman 6/20, 6/27/2013 MS

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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 Stephanie Cates to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for, Norwood Bank, its successors and assigns, dated February 8, 2008 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 42396, Page 48, which said mortgage was assigned to Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for, Norwood Bank, its successors and assigns, recorded with said deeds at Book 47991, Page 317, of which the Mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment for breach of the conditions of said Mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:00 AM on July 5, 2013 at 12 Lexington Road, Unit 12, Millbury, MA, all and singular the premises described in said Mortgage, to wit: Condominium Unit #12, in the Condominium known as Paul Revere Townhouses Condominium (the Condominium) situated at 12 Lexington Road, Worcester County, Millbury, Massachusetts, created by Master Deed (the Master Deed) dated September 21, 1984 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds in Book 8374. Page 87, as amended form time to time by instrument of record. The unit is more particularly described (1) in the Master Deed (2) such site and floor plans as have been recorded or filed therewith, (3) in the first Unit Deed thereof and (4) copies of portions of such site and floor plans filed therewith. The unit is conveyed together with an undivided .0102% interest in the organization of unit Owners known as Paul Revere Townhouse Condominium Trust (the Unit Owners Organization) created by instrument dated September 21, 1984 and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds as amended from time to time by instrument of record, The unit and said undivided interest are together hereinafter referred to as the Mortgage Premises. The Mortgage Premises are conveyed subject to and togerher with the benefit of (1) provision of Chapter 183A of the General Laws (ter.ed) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as amended from time to time (2) the provisions and matters set forth and or referred to in the Master deed, as amended from time to time by instrument of record (3) the provisions of instrument creating the Unit Owners organization and the By-Laws thereunder as recorded or filed with Master Deed and such Rules and Regulations as any be promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time by instrument of record (4) the provisions set forth and referred to in the Unit Deed of Book 37715,Page 268, recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds herewith, to which Unit Deed reference is herein made. The premises are to be sold subject to and with the benefit of all easements, restrictions, building and zoning laws, liens, attorneys 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 or bank treasurer’s check 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. Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Present Holder of said Mortgage, By Its Attorneys, Orlans Moran PLLC P.O. Box 540540 Waltham, MA 02454 Phone: 781-790-7800 578.0151 6/13, 6/20, 6/27/13 MS

NOTICE OF MORTGAGEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Francis W. Benoit and Claire H. Benoit to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., dated August 30, 2007 and recorded with the Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds at Book 41759, Page 311, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder by assignment from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to Chase Home Finance, LLC dated May 17, 2010 and recorded with said registry on May 21, 2010 at Book 45823 Page 296, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 2:00 p.m. on July 9, 2013, on the mortgaged premises located at 84 Horne Way, Unit 2, Building 18, Brierly Pond Condominium, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, TO WIT: The Unit known as Building 18, Unit 2, 84 Horne Way (‘’Unit’’) of the BRIERLY POND CONDOMINIUM (‘’Condominium’’) in Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, established pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 183A by Master Deed dated October 21, 2002 and recorded in Book 27826, Page 317, as amended of record, which Unit is shown on the floor plans, recorded in Plan Book 801, Plan 57. Said Unit is conveyed together with an undivided 1.9394% interest in the cornmon areas and facilities of the Condominium described in said Master Deed. Said Unit is conveyed Subject To and With the Benefit Of: 1. Provisions of said Chapter 183A; 2. The provisions of the Master Deed and the floor plans of the Condominium recorded simultaneously with and as a part of the Master Deed, and the Declaration of Trust, recorded with said Deeds in Book 27826, Page 341 (‘’Trust’’), in each case as the same may be amended from time to time by instruments recorded with said Deeds, which provisions, together with any amendments thereto, shall constitute covenants running with the land and shall bind any person having at any time any interest or estate in the Unit, his employees, mortgagees, tenants, invitees, and visitors as though such provisions were recited and stipulated at length herein; 3. Provisions of existing building and zoning laws; and 4. The rights, reservations, and restrictions described in the Master Deed. 5. The Unit may be used only for residential purposes subject to the zoning by laws of the Town of Millbury and the restrictions set forth in the Master Deed. This conveyance does not represent all or substantially all of the assets of Brierly Pond Realty Corp. in the State of Massachusetts. For mortgagor’s(s’) title see deed recorded with Worcester County (Worcester District) Registry of Deeds in Book 32302, Page 307. These premises will be sold and conveyed subject to and with the benefit of all rights, rights of way, restrictions, easements, covenants, liens or claims in the nature of liens, improvements, public assessments, any and all unpaid taxes, tax titles, tax liens, water and sewer liens and any other municipal assessments or liens or existing encumbrances of record which are in force and are applicable, having priority over said mortgage, whether or not reference to such restrictions, easements, improvements, liens or encumbrances is made in the deed. TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars by certified or bank check will be required to be paid by the purchaser at the time and place of sale. The balance is to be paid by certified or bank check at Harmon Law Offices, P.C., 150 California Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458, or by mail to P.O. Box 610389, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts 02461-0389, within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Deed will be provided to purchaser for recording upon receipt in full of the purchase price. The description of the premises contained in said mortgage shall control in the event of an error in this publication. Other terms, if any, to be announced at the sale. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC Present holder of said mortgage By its Attorneys, HARMON LAW OFFICES, P.C. 150 California Street Newton, MA 02458 (617) 558-0500 201005-0466 - PRP 6/13, 6/20, 6/27/2013 MS

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Great end unit, features include living room w/ fireplace and slider doors leading to 2nd level deck overlooking wooded area. Hardwood flooring, dining room, applianced galley kitchen & 1/2 bath complete the first level. 2 spacious bedrooms & full bath on 2nd level. Lower level finished family room leads out to patio for summer BBQ. Bright & sunny end unit offers 2 parking spaces w/ guest parking across from unit. Easy access to Rte 2 & 190, but tucked away from the noise of traffic. Aberman Assoc Inc. Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x42

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4 br 1 bath cape. Move in ready, tastefully decorated, gleaming hardwood floors in DR & LR, featuring a fireplace with mantle surround. 3 bdrms on 2nd level, One bdrm currently used as office space. 4th bdrm on first floor used as den, ample closets thruout. Bright & sunny kitchen leads to enclosed 3 season breezeway with electric fireplace & bar for entertaining or relax on spacious rear deck on those warm summer evenings. Oversized 1 car garage for storage or workshop. Bsmt laundry & partialy finished area. Aberman Assoc Inc Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42

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Although originally from Uruguay, Camilo Neves describes Fitchburg as not only the city he’s lived in for his entire life, but his home. Three months ago, he and four other artists decided to launch the Revival Gallery on Fitchburg’s Main Street to help rejuvenate the city and showcase a wide variety of arts and culture for its community members. The curators rotate shows on a monthly basis, and with it bring a whole new gallery experience to the people of Fitchburg. Though the gallery is still young, Neves and his team have big plans for the future, and with the community’s continued support are hopeful in making all their revitalizing goals happen. How long have you been with Revival Gallery? We’ve been open here for

three months. Myself, as an individual artist, have been here for three years in the building and then I slowly worked with different artists and shared my vision with them about starting a gallery. Most of the time the person I share the vision with will have the same vision and will want to be a part of the gallery as well.

What do you hope to gain in starting this gallery? Our vision and our overall

goal is to bring arts and culture to Fitchburg. By doing this, we’re trying to attract different artists from all over Massachusetts, not just Fitchburg. We started here in Fitchburg and we definitely want to represent the talent that is here, but we also want to spread our vision to Boston, Worcester, and the bigger cities. Hopefully we can showcase national artists here from New York or Philadelphia, all over. We want to bring as much culture to Fitchburg that we can.

What was your life like before Revival?

I did a lot of community work before all this, in the Fitchburg public school systems. I did a lot of teaching art, art appreciation, and developing kids culture for original art, music and anything that involves the arts. I’ve been a big advocate of that for this community through these after-school programs. With this gallery I want to be able to incorporate the kids’ work here as well.

Where did the name “Revival” come from? For us, we have no type of

genre. We’re not trying to attract a certain age group or anything. We’re just trying to be able to help revitalize the community. And that’s where the name comes in. I’ve always, myself personally, felt like I needed to be revived as a person and an individual living in this community for almost my whole life. If you know anything about the history of Fitchburg, it’s known for not so great things and you don’t often hear about much good coming out of here. For me, I take that personally, and I don’t want it to be like that. We’re really trying hard to put our professionalism into this place and give Fitchburg something great.

What has the response been thus far from the Fitchburg community? The

community has been very, very helpful and nurturing. When we had our opening, there were like millions of people it felt like, since the place is so small. We had the Mayor come and professors from the university, and professional artists from the art museum. Curators, people from out of town who heard about it and we just thought “wow, this is amazing.” It was crazy packed, and people actually had to leave because there was no room. People love to support new ventures in Fitchburg and are all about making sure that they are supporting somebody who’s going to be fruitful.

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Revival Gallery Manager Camilo Neves, left, stands with one of four other part-owners of the Galley, Jose Torres, right, in front on an installation that is part of their June exhibition.

The exhibition you have hanging now was for the month of June. Can you tell me a little about it? This one we had artists

like Jerry Beck, who is the marketing director at Fitchburg Art Museum. Also, artist Ed Collier, who is a photographer who took aerial shots of Fitchburg, which almost look like little Candy Land pieces. We also have C.M. Judge who is an international artist who is from the city of Fitchburg. She’s had shows in Japan and Europe, and she’s our little hidden gem here. This show will be taken down the first week of July so that we have a whole week in July where we bring everything down and get ready for the next show. We’re trying to do that on a consistent basis every month. Next year we’re going to work on having solo artist shows, and installations that you might see at something like a New York upscale gallery. We want to be able to transform the whole of the gallery into new environments. We’re looking to push the limits of art into something very modernized, minimalistic and professional looking.

How do you decide which artists to exhibit? We start by kind of feeling

the artists out, feeling their vibes, and whether they’ll be a good fit. Right now it’s kind of hard for me because I just want all the artists who come to be a part of this. Right now we have fivesix artists at a time during the group shows, where we try to show a wide variety of artists.

What are some of your plans for the future? We have some community

outreach projects that are coming up.

We’re going to be involved in the July 3 block party and we’ll be open to the public, with some live painting, face painting, and a photo booth. We want people to know that we’re here and we plan to stay here for a while to continue this as a fine arts gallery. It’s tough at the moment because everyone who is involved is basically using our own money. You know, all of our own sweat and tears and everything is going into this. We’re not looking to profit off of this, it’s more of just something to do. Not quite like a hobby but like something to be able to give back to society. The community you know, they give to you, they raise you as a kid and teach you all these great things in school and then no one really gives back. In the long term, we were thinking about doing botanical shows, with botanical gardens. We also want to showcase a lot of 3D sculpture, and art that can’t be hung on the wall. Eventually we also want to do classes with children, too. Jose (Torres) here, he can paint and he can play guitar, and he can teach that. Jose: We also want to do some other things like anime nights for people who are into that or silent movie nights, stuff like that. Anything just to make it worth coming down to Main Street. I know this area gets kind of a bad rap and I think that’s just the whole point of the revival thing, to bring something out in ourselves that makes Fitchburg better. We want to not only bring that out in ourselves but also bring it out in other people and get them excited and inspired by this. -Hilary Markiewicz, Intern JUNE 27, 2013 • WORCESTERMAG.COM

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