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There’s a quote in this week’s cover story where a local labor leader points out that “unions have become a dirty word.” It’s not a biased statement, as clearly unions have become the targets of budget hawks and fi scal conservatives. “Waste,” but personifi ed.

In Worcester though, it’s not so simple to make the case that unions will bring the city’s already shaky fi nancial situation to its knees. As of right now, most municipal employees don’t currently have a contract with the city.

This long gap between contracts could end up causing more of a problem than whatever benefi ts the city awards them when an agreement is fi nalized. The past few negotiating sessions have won some concessions from public sector labor, but signals are clear that not all unions want to play nice right now.

Even if the city is able to secure four favorable contracts with four unions after negotiations, in this economy the sheer numbers of public sector employees receiving even the smallest retroactive pay, or wage or benefi ts increases could cut deep into the already strained budget.

Our story looks at what effect – if any – the lack of current contracts could have upon our city, and what safeguards are in place if it takes another two years to reach agreements. This is not a pro or anti-union story, but simply cause and effect: it seems the longer these groups continue to clash, the more future costs go up, potentially dragging the private sector taxpayer into the mess.

— Jeremy Shulkin | Senior Writer

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{ city desk }WOO-TOWN INDE XA weekly quality of life check-in of Worcester

Blackstone bike path one pedal closer to completion

October 14 - 20, 2010 ■ Volume 36, Number 6

The Massachusetts race for governor is revealing more twists and turns than an episode of Days of Our Lives. It was comical, until we remembered it doesn’t refl ect well on our top politicians. -2

Drunk driver from Worcester hits State Police Col. Marian McGovern’s unmarked car. Like the governor’s race, it was comical until we remembered it was real life, and this was the driver’s 5th drunk driving offense. -2

Bancroft School goes solar. It’s easy to teach being green. +1

CitySquare II Development Corp. buys Notre Dame church. Next step, get the Higgins Armory to move in there? +1

UMass Memorial system to cut unfi lled jobs and lay off over 100 workers, many in Worcester. The local economy takes another hit. -2

Follow that with the National Envelope plant closing, which has another 160 employees in Worcester. -2

No Cost of Living Adjustments provided for social security. Maybe it’s time grandkids start sending birthday checks to their grandparents. -1

Street and sidewalk work about to begin. Please, please, please make it look nice. +1

Deion Branch back with the Patriots. Let’s hope he didn’t bring his game from Seattle with him. +1

This week: -5Last week: +7Year to date: +49


Kevin Koczwara

On October 1, Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray appropriated $15 million of funding for bridge

design and repair work needed on 11 bridges in the Blackstone and Millville sections of the proposed 48-mile bike trail from Worcester to Providence, R.I.

“This is a combination of federal transportation money as well as some state transportation money that requires us to fi x some structurally defi cient bridges. So, this is some bridge work that needs to happen anyway,” says Murray.

Another $2.5 million, for a total of $17.5 million, will go into the building of the bike path in the area near the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park and the Rhode Island border.

“I think the ultimate vision is to have linkage from the Rhode Island-Massachusetts border all the way up to Worcester and potentially down into Providence, says Murray of the plan for the 48-mile trail connecting Worcester with Providence, R.I. “The trail would support the East Coast Greenway—the 2,900-mile trail running from Maine to Florida—but we want to do our part with Rhode Island.”

The East Coast Greenway was a bike-path plan proposed in 1991 to connect the Canadian border town of Calais, Maine, to Key West, Fla., with safe traffi c-free routes for bike riders on public land.

The planned pathway from Worcester to Providence would connect two paths already in use. The two-and-a-half miles of completed paths from Worcester to Millbury will join with the 10 miles of pathway already fi nished in Rhode Island.

The Worcester-Millbury path gets plenty of use by residents. Brad Desrosiers has lived in Worcester since 2004 and he uses the trail almost every day to get out of the city. He was out walking the path last Thursday.

“I love this trail,” says Desrosiers. “What we have here is nice; perfect for walking. I’d love to be able to ride my bike from here to Rhode Island and back.”

“I think it’d be great,” agrees Cheryl Were, who has lived her whole life in Worcester and walks her dog on the trail. “I’m down here almost every day walking him, as long as the weather’s

The 2 1/2 mile Blackstone bike path may soon link to Rhode Island.

STEVEN KING

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good. Put it to good use, you know.”Murray has walked the path between

Worcester and Millbury and believes the success of the trail there demonstrates just how successful a 48-mile trail could be in the Blackstone Valley.

“When you have them [bike trails], people use them. We see that with the segment already in Millbury and Worcester and other parts of the

country and Massachusetts,” says Murray.

“This has potential to be so much more because the Blackstone Valley is the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. It’s one of the most beautiful places in the state. It’s right along the Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park,” he reveals, asserting that these historical connections will make the proposed trail an extremely popular travel and tourism destination.

“This is another way for people to exercise and get out, and this will be kind of the pinnacle of what a rail trail and green space can be,”

Murray explains.Phase one of construction is expected

to begin in the spring 2012, while other phases of the pathway are still under design and development.

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The Drug DebateBallot question to measure opinion on marijuana legalizationKeen Hahn

The legalization of marijuana is a highly controversial issue that sparks passionate arguments whenever it is raised. Thanks to

the efforts of the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (Mass Cann) and its fellow activists, the drug debate will once again be brought to the forefront in Massachusetts.

Mass Cann, which is the state’s chapter of the National Organization for the Reformation of Marijuana Laws (NORML), teamed up with several college chapters of NORML and the Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts (DPFMA) to petition for the placement of Public Policy Questions (PPQs) on the upcoming November election ballot in multiple districts across the state – including many Worcester districts. The question to voters is twofold: should the

state representative/senator from the polled districts vote in favor of legislation that would allow the state to regulate the taxation, cultivation and sale of marijuana to adults? And should the representative vote in favor of legislation that would allow patients to obtain permission from their physician to grow and possess marijuana for medical use?

The organizations backing this ballot question hope to use the answers that they receive from voters to further the cause of marijuana legalization and to prove to reticent state offi cials that the citizens of Massachusetts also support such an action. According to a September 29 article on stopthedrugwar.org, answers to PPQs represent nonbinding votes that indicate to legislators what sentiments voters hold on a particular issue. Utilizing this function, Mass Cann and its affi liates have focused their attentions specifi cally on areas that harbor known pockets of resistance.

Those pockets of resistance, according to Steven Epstein, one of Mass Cann’s founders and its treasurer, include the 15th Suffolk House, the Middlesex Norfolk Senate, the 2nd and 3rd Plymouth House, the 7th and 8th Essex, the 3rd Middlesex, the 13th Norfolk, and the 13th and 18th Worcester districts. These districts were chosen because they presented the opportunity to get the signatures needed in one day, in some cases had activists on the ground willing to do the legwork, and also represent contested seats in most cases.

For example, they chose the 15th Suffolk House District because that seat is held by Jeffrey Sanchez, says Epstein. Sanchez is chair of the Public Health Committee that killed, for the ninth legislative session in a row, legislation that would make Massachusetts’ existing medical marijuana law, which requires a federally approved source, effective by allowing patients to possess and grow marijuana for medical

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The Middlesex Norfolk Senate District, an area represented by Cynthia Creem, is another key district. According to Epstein, Creem will “have to pass upon any legalization proposal” due to her standing as chair of the Judiciary Committee.

Epstein indicates that three more districts, the 1st and 2nd Worcester and the 2nd Franklin, would have also been presented with questions if the person collecting signatures in those areas, Steven Drury, had not been arrested for trespassing when Gardner Stop & Shop Assistant manager Scott Dill called the authorities.

Mass Cann and the rest of the organizations supporting the PPQs hope that by polling these areas of the state they can engage further discussion of the legalization issue among citizens and candidates statewide, obtain a mega poll to show state politicians what voters believe is the best policy, and persuade representatives to heed the people.

“They [state politicians] ignored the people on decriminalization questions run from 2000 to 2006, which proved by November 2004 that without a doubt 63 percent plus of the people wanted marijuana possession decriminalized,”

states Epstein. “Had they heeded the will of the people in 2005,

approximately 12,000 fewer

residents of Massachusetts would

have a criminal record for one and only one

offense, possessing marijuana.”

A week for the record books, full of sound, fury, intrigue, absurdity”

— Headline from the Boston Globe

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WHERE THE SIDEWALK BEGINS: District councilors know that nuts and bolts stuff like fi xing potholes and evening sidewalks are vote getters, and they’re already chomping at the bit to score as much money as the can for these projects. Tuesday night’s council meeting offered a preview of what’s to come as Councilor Paul Clancy foreshadowed that Department of Public Works and Parks commissioner Robert Moylan will soon send out a memo regarding how streets will be chosen. With $20 million allocated for this initiative (your increased property taxes at work), expect the fi ve district councilors to jump all over each other, with those at-large councilors trying to fi nd a way to get their demands in there too.

FREIGHT WAIT: CSX’s build out on Franklin Street isn’t anywhere near construction for a variety of reasons. The freight company still has to settle with four properties off Putnam Lane, plus deal with the state’s Department of Utilities to initiate eminent domain takings. The next hurdle? The city wants CSX to sign a memorandum of understanding to use only local, union work, which one councilor told us might cause some issues later on. That September 2012 deadline to move operations to Worcester doesn’t seem so far away anymore.

GREAT DEBATE: On Tuesday morning the three candidates running for district 13 state representative faced off on WCRN with Peter Blute serving as moderator. In a rapid-fi re, hour-long debate where candidates had only a minute to formulate their ideas and arguments, Republican Paul Franco, playing up his outsider-as-Republican image, talked about standing up to the Speaker of the House. Independent Ronal Madnick managed to suck up the lion’s share of airtime, sparring with both Franco and Democratic candidate John Mahoney over his record as the only true candidate who can go to Beacon Hill without party baggage.

BALLOT QUESTION MENTIONS: During the debate, each candidate managed to weigh in on the three ballot questions this November. No surprise, Franco supports rolling back the sales tax to three percent, while Mahoney said he’ll vote no on question three, but added he’d like to see it reduced back down to fi ve percent, where it was for over 30 years. Madnick also will vote no, saying that much of a cut would affect teacher and police jobs. On the repeal of the affordable housing law, both Madnick and Mahoney said they’d vote to keep the law in place (although Mahoney said there are little changes he’d like to see) and noted that since Worcester is already above the 10 percent affordable housing threshold, it helps that surrounding communities are forced to contribute. Franco took the opposite side, saying he’d vote to repeal 40B because it infringes on Paxton’s local control of housing developments.

ONE MORE FROM THE DEBATE: Mahoney’s notable moment came when he announced he’d be voting to keep the 6.25 percent tax on alcohol. In an interview later, he said “it would be disingenuous” to have differing votes on questions 1 and 3, adding that the money raised from taxing alcohol will raise an estimated $100 million for recovery services…One wonders if this was a surprise to some people. Mahoney is a local bar owner, and has received campaign donations from Horizon Beverage’s president and Atlas Distributing’s manager – two companies that have combined to contribute nearly $150,000 towards repealing the alcohol tax.

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Jeremy Shulkin

WHERE WORCESTERIA DOES SOMETHING WE DON’T WANT TO DO: When fi rst taking on this column almost a year ago, certain ground-rules were self-imposed. One was to never refer to the writer by name or with a fi rst person singular pronoun. Another was to not bring up rumors circulating around the next local election within nine months of voting day. So it’s with regret that we at Worcesteria break that second rule. Rumor has it that former mayor and current city councilor Konnie Lukes is preparing for another shot at the mayor’s chair. The whispers have been around for sometime, and at a city council meeting a couple weeks ago as she sparred with current mayor Joe O’Brien, one city councilor leaned over to another saying “and the mayoral debates begin.” Lukes herself agrees with Worcesteria that it’s too early to talk about this, and gave us a “no comment.”

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Make a sceneI would like to comment on the article [Play On, Oct. 7, 2010]. Firstly-good topic, well done. The article was good, but being formerly involved in this scene for what was just over 15 years, let me comment on what the musicians who play the clubs experienced in the 2000s, at least what I’ve seen. I can recall in the late 90s, seeing a friend’s band and watching them get a substantial payday for playing a packed Lucky Dog. That was then, do I know all the stats? No ... just what we’ve heard. But I want to mention what has sucked the motivation out of me and mine, and really killed our scene. Ok, so... book a show, no club in particular... but local. Now, the club gets anywhere from 2-10$ a drink. Should those funds be applied to the club duties, like the door and soundboard? But, the band who arranges or tops the gig, has to pay the sound guy. Then the club has a door guy, more like friend or fan of the club, who does the door and ID checks. The bands have to split the draw with him. Now let’s pile all our shit on the fl oor for 5-6 hours cuz we have to be there at 7p.m. and we play at 12:30a.m., umm ok. Alright “who are you again?” the door guy says, he knows we’re paying him, but who are you, he says? Then you play to a sound guy that’s a friggen unorganized mess, but YOU still gotta pay him. Nice set, (I guess) ... now hurry up and get the f**k out, the other band has gotta set up, c’mon move! If we gotta pay the sound guy, we should bring our own. Not one drink for any band members, and no guests. I do not even want to get into the “pay to play” scenario, or the “benefi ts” for people dead for 7 or 8 years, How do you expect a band to want to be a part of all that BS? If you want bands to bring people and advertise the show, what’s our motivation? To be sure that the dope checkin IDs gets our draw? Oh yeah gas and equipment is free for us right? Aren’t those folks at the bar there for the show, not the door man? Is every band expected to be a charity performer? Do you really think nowadays I wanna got to a “rock club” to do karaoke, or play f**ken Guitar Hero, or to see old movies, or covers til I’m blue in the face? This is why all of my crowd/generation no longer hits these Worcester clubs, and why the bands are disappearing. The music business will eat you alive, we should all be working together to not get consumed, rather than lose it all out of nonsense. You want a scene, then make it worth everyone’s time, not just the club owners. Smarten up.

JOHN POLLIKillingly, CT

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Simple “broken windows theory” stuff: if it looks like a dump, some people will think it’s okay to use it as a dump. The city and CSX should get together with interested citizens (it’s an active railroad; safety fi rst) and clean it up, then take steps to keep it from happening again. Railroad trespassing is dangerous and illegal, and some of the people who trespass commit other offenses. Arrest the taggers and litterers, make them pay for their messes, and maybe it won’t look like a trash pit anymore.

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ReportThe Rosen Council silences strong mayor advocates

Gary Rosen

James Madison, the fourth president and one of the founding fathers of our nation said, “The problem to be solved is, not what form of government is perfect,

but which of the forms is least imperfect.” In Worcester, our present council-manager form of government, last modifi ed by the voters in the 1980s, evidently is the least imperfect

Worcester has an 11-member city council (six at-large and fi ve district councilors), which acts as the city’s legislative body. Although Worcester has a popularly elected mayor, Joe O'Brien has no more authority than any other city councilor. Our weak mayor is merely the ceremonial head of the city and chair of the city council and school committee.

The person who handles the traditional day-to-day chief executive functions is the city manager. Not directly elected by the people, but hired and fi red by the city council alone, our city manager is beholden to the councilors for his job. He needs to keep his 11 bosses happy for they generally control the city’s purse strings and fi nances.

But sharing power with a group of self-absorbed politicians often hinders the ability of the manager to lead Worcester out of its economic and developmental doldrums.

In many other cities, the chief executive is a popularly elected strong mayor, who often does not need the support of his city council to get projects rolling. The strong mayors in Boston and Providence have the authority and power to move their cities forward without all the delay and ineffi ciency of Worcester’s Plan E form of government.

For years, Upton Bell, a commentator on downtown Worcester radio station WCRN AM 830, has echoed the sentiments of many home and business owners, taxpayers and voters. Bell and others are sure that a popularly elected strong mayor would make Worcester a more vibrant,

affordable and business-friendly city. Advocates of the strong mayor/weak city council

government model believe that Worcester would benefi t from a chief executive with more clout, infl uence and power than that of our present city manager. The council would still have to set the dual tax rates and approve the budget, but it would take a back seat to the true leader chosen by the voters.

Although some individuals, city retirees, unions and community groups would disagree, Worcester is fortunate to have a bright, talented and tireless city manager in Mike O'Brien. Without his prudent judgment and foresight during the past six years, Worcester might be well on its way to going broke.

The city council recognizes the value of this man and has given Mike O’Brien a three-year contract extension, so he will remain as the city’s chief executive through March 2015.

That’s convenient for the council too, as surely, Mike O’Brien will continue to make them look good and improve their electability during a period of anti-incumbent rage. And to date the City Council has effectively silenced the strong-mayor advocates.

Yet the question remains: what if we change the charter and give the voters a chance to elect a strong mayor? Perhaps popular City Manager Mike O’Brien would run and be elected the strong mayor. Then he’d have the actual authority, infl uence and power to initiate and move projects forward without having to maneuver through petty political land mines.

Although the city council’s role would be diminished, they still could interfere in the affairs of Arizona, ban hot-dog vendors from downtown, stifl e local businesses with punishing sign ordinances and pass pit-bull regulations.

And switching to this new, least imperfect form of government would give us even more reason to lobby the councilors to roll back their salaries (and future infl ated pensions) to before the 84 percent pay raise level. How tempting is that?


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Hearts, Brains,and ImmigrantsIt was said in Europe 35 years ago, “young people who are not socialist have no heart, older people who are not capitalist have no brain.” Balancing humanity, compassion and idealism with the realization that human beings are what we are - basically self-interested actors - informs all decisions we make on how to organize our society and our everyday lives.

The current political debates on healthcare, the stimulus package, the defi cit, fi nancial regulation, student aid, the Muslim cultural center/mosque being built near the 9/11 site and immigration policy place us

squarely inside this dilemma.Concerning immigration, it lacks heart to

conclude that the harm and wrong people committed by unlawfully coming to the U.S. to work and support their families is so bad that they all should be deported and/or forced to leave, no matter how long they have successfully lived, worked, married or had children here in the U.S. (many if not most of the people we applaud today at their naturalization ceremonies for their righteousness of becoming U.S. citizens were previously illegal before fi nding a way to become legal permenant residents). The idea that we should not build better border fences and controls and ensure that no one can be employed in the U.S. without proper work papers lacks brains.

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I think they’re good if they support the employees and their issues.Lily BoninWEBSTER

They’re bad because I never been in one before.Jason DennettWORCESTER

I don’t really care for unions, they do an excellent job of making it diffi cult for businesses to stay in business. That wasn’t always true, unions served a great purpose early-on, and unfortunately today they’ve become the bully.Salvatore TaboneMOUNT HOLLY, N.J.

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Posted by “Chris” on WORCESTERIN365.BLOGSPOT.COMAs predicted. Here come the scare tactics. Don’t be afraid. Don’t let these bums take your money and spend it on their own agendas, non of which have any benefi ts for the working people of this state. We will not have anarchy if it passes.

Its about time that the city and state government was held accountable for their wasteful spending. Keep some of that money you have remaining in your wallet by voting YES on question 3. Let

them fi nally have to work for the people instead of spend our money to further their political careers.

Posted by “Manda Rose” on VEGWORCESTER.COMOver 35 people attended the Worcester protest, holding eye-opening signs at DCU Center entrances before both circus showings and passing out literature that noted the many instances of animal cruelty by Ringling. Some circus attendees passed by and tried not to look, but many were extremely curious and affected by the images of elephants

in chains and accepted our info sheet. Some of us have attended the circus in the past and now that we are becoming aware of the harsh reality, we are choosing to not only skip the circus for other cruelty-free events, but spread the word in the hope that animals will no longer be forced to endure lifelong suffering.

Posted by “@DavidLeBouf” on TWITTER.COM: I despise over-eager freshmen. Remind me of sixth graders who inhaled too much helium so there is none left for the balloons #angrybustweet

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Posted by “OC Victor” on HTTP://OCVICTOR.LIVEJOURNAL.COM: I was struck by a recent Gallup poll that suggested that 57% of “Americans say they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly.” The poll suggest that this is actually little change over the past few years, but otherwise, I can’t say I fi nd it very surprising. Indeed, as someone who allegedly works in the media (that is to say, I allegedly work), I’m surprised the number’s as conservative as it is, because frankly, I don’t actually know what is and is not technically “media” anymore, and I’m a little suspicious of anyone who would trust such widely diverse news sources as NPR, the New York Times, Fox News, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Glenn Beck, the Washington Post, a few gazillion blogs and a handful of slam poets screaming about injustice in dimly lit bars. I think, somewhere in the intersection of all these things, the news and the punditry, the political ideologies and the honest-to-goodness news reporting (it still exists. I’ve seen it), is something that probably refl ects the fragmented existence of the everyday American. “Media,” in all its haziness, is a bit of a funhouse mirror, but funhouse mirrors refl ect all sorts of things, and not all the refl ections are distorted. Perhaps it’s best, as the old conventional wisdom goes, to consult a variety of news sources, and make one’s own opinions.

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Even in the modern era, after these cities diversifi ed their work forces, Worcester’s unions remain. Former mayor and current Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray had a grandfather who organized for steelworkers, and his parents were active members of the Educational Association of Worcester (EAW). Currently, fi ve of the 11 Worcester city councilors, including the mayor, trumpet their union connections and support.

But take an even closer look at union and city relations, and you’ll discover a looming issue: four of the seven public-sector unions have been working under expired contracts, some dating back to July 1, 2009. All four of these unions are some of the city’s largest: both local police unions, the International Brotherhood of Police Offi cials (IBPO) and the New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA); the Educational Association of Worcester (EAW), boasting a membership of 2,800 teachers, aides and bus drivers; and National Association of Government Employees local 495 (NAGE), which represents 500 city laborers.

It’s an unexpected – and high – number of expired labor contracts for a city that has never completely shed its industrial past. And as city offi cials try to weather a rocky fi nancial situation that will worsen, negotiating four contracts that collectively represent nearly 4,000 city employees could end up breaking Worcester’s bank.

BAD PRESS, WANING INFLUENCEThe mainstream perception of the power of unions is this: the more union-backed representatives that we have in the city, the more unions would benefi t. But that’s not always the case.

Unions and city councilors cannot negotiate over contract issues—that job

is left to the city administration and labor lawyers. However, particularly around budget time, councilors can stand up and advocate for more police, more

fi refi ghters, or alternative

solutions to address

holes in the budget—solutions that do not target union benefi ts. For example, after New England Police Benevolent Association (NEPBA) Local 911 president Stephen Gunnerson stood in front of the council this spring advocating for more patrolmen, his sentiments were echoed on the fl oor later by Councilor Joseph Petty.

“(Councilors) can’t force it, but they can suggest it,” says John Anderson, an 18-year Worcester city councilor (1975 to 1997) and mayor (1986) who says he had union backing, but “wasn’t always the darling.” “It sends a signal to negotiators.”

But with this many advocates on the council, why the stone wall between the city and its labor force?

“Nationally, there has been a very strong move against unions,” says David O’Brien, a former history professor at the College of the Holy Cross and father of union-backed Worcester mayor Joseph O’Brien. “The unions don’t have good press these days.”

This is something local union leaders understand. Off the record, a number of union leaders express frustration that the city manager “negotiates through the media.” This, they say, swings citizens into fi ngering unions as public enemy number one.

“Unfortunately, we’ve become the easy target,” laments Gunnerson.

Compounding the problem for public-sector unions, says David O’Brien, is that private-sector unions are losing their clout, and that diminishes the strength of public unions. He points out that in

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national events, like the BP oil spill which killed 11 workers and the Upper Big Branch mine disaster in West Virginia in April that killed 29, there was little mention of reactions from related private-sector unions.

EXPIRED CONTRACTSAlmost four thousand public employees working without contracts raises some eyebrows, with mixed views about whether or not this is just typical city-union relations, and what it means for taxpayers and employees.

“For good or for bad, the city has always had a history of not negotiating new contracts when they expire,” says Anderson.

“It’s not out of the ordinary,” says one local organizer. “I can’t recall one where we had the contract ready when one expired.”

“It’s quite common for collective bargaining

contracts to continue beyond their expiration,” says City Manager O’Brien. “There is specifi c language in these contracts to allow for this to occur.”

Some labor leaders are quick to give the city manager the benefi t of the doubt, understanding that

he oversees a $500 million city budget

and has to negotiate with a number of

unions. Others aren’t so forgiving.Gunnerson says he has not

been contacted by the city to start negotiating a new contract.

“In past practice, I’d expect to hear from them in a year and a half,” he says.

“In some cities and states unionized public employees continue to work after their contract with the government jurisdiction has expired – though doing so for more than two years or so would be

quite unusual (but not unheard of),” says David Lewin, professor of management, human resources and organizational behavior at UCLA.

A couple of the four public unions without contracts are approaching their two-year mark – a time period that has some repercussions. Joseph Bartulis, chairman of the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group at Fletcher, Tilton and Whipple, says that chapter 44, section 68, of the Massachusetts General Laws impart that the city can only give retroactive pay raises for the previous fi scal year. If a union is out of a contract for longer than one fi scal year, those additional raises are lost.

The teachers’ contract expired June 30, 2009, as did those of the International Brotherhood of Police Offi cials (IBPO) and National Association of Government Employees (NAGE). NEPBA’s elapsed on June 30, 2010, but their previous contract took two and half years to negotiate, and expired six months later. Those unions with contracts that expired in 2009 have until July 1, 2011 to reach a new agreement, or they risk losing a year of retroactive pay raises.

City administration wants to see every union member contributing 25 percent to the cost of their health-care coverage (all but the IBPO and EAW do this) and wants

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to see more unions accept 0 percent wage increases. On the other side, the teachers want an 8.5 percent pay raise over the next three years to make up for the loss in benefi t money and to cover individual assistants. NAGE won’t entertain contract negotiations until their 12 unfair-labor-practice lawsuits against the city are settled.

Health-insurance costs, more than wages, have been the most frequent case of strikes in the past 10 years, says Robert Ross, professor of sociology at Clark University.

Thomas Daly, regional vice president for NEPBA local 911 says contract years during a down economy are good for negotiating language items and nonmonetary benefi ts. Its sector will look at tightening up language regarding injured-off-duty benefi ts and allowing patrolmen to add more of their sick days to a collective “sick bank.”

“You look for stuff like that to get approved in times like these,” says Daly.

DOES IT ACTUALLY MATTER?What happens when public-sector contracts run out? To the average person, nothing noticeable. The

city hasn’t been crippled by public sector work stoppages for two reasons:

anti-strike clauses in the Massachusetts General Laws and the bad economy.

“The bottom line is our contract has expired but we still work under it,” says Donald Cummings, president of the local IBPO and national NAGE executive board member. “Conditions (of the previous contract) continue on until a successive agreement is reached.”

In the Massachusetts General Laws, anti-strike provisions for public-safety workers make it illegal for police and fi refi ghters to stop working when contract negotiations reach stalemates. Instead, failed negotiations between the city and these unions end up in the hands of an arbitrator, who comes up with a new contract. (Teachers and other unions can still strike because they’re not public-safety workers. The bus drivers were ordered back to work by a judge after a one day “sick-out” in September because they’re governed by the Railway Labor Act, which has its own specifi c anti-strike laws.)

“Strikes are generally more common when the economy is in the upswing,” says Ross. He notes, though, that the 1930s were an exception.

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Gary Rosen, a Worcester Mag columnist, former school committee and city council member and teachers union head in West Boylston, agrees, noting that even though the Amalgamated Transit Workers uniformly rejected their latest

contract offer, the down economy averted a full-on strike.

“Negotiations will get them more than a strike,” he says.

There could be some harsh effects

down the road though, ones that the public may have to deal with.

In many circumstances, new contracts make up for back raises that were lost during years where workers didn’t have an agreement with the city. If a three-year deal is struck, any pay raises date back to that lost year. If four union contracts are settled in one year, and all are a year old, the city may have to

pay out a huge chunk of cash upfront: two years of raises to the employees of

four unions.

A notable exception to this has been the police patrolmans’ union (NEPBA). Gunnerson says their previous two contracts haven’t provided his members retro pay.

“Financially, it has been a detriment to this local to ratify the past two

contracts,” he says. “That might surprise some people.”

“It’s not ideal to have these contracts expire without another one in place,” says Anderson. With 80 percent of the city budget allocated for city employees and their benefi ts, the city needs these contracts settled “if they want to get a little bit better handle on what costs will be in years ahead.”

“Would I prefer to settle prior to the expiration? Of

course. It would be in lock-step with our long range fi scal

planning – crystal clarity as year to year costs – and it would

provide our employees with clarity and comfort as to their current and

prospective wages and benefi ts,” offers City Manager O’Brien.

Those costs could take away from amenities that citizens are used to having, or may need to be made up by increasing revenue.

“Because governments, generally speaking, do not go out of business…and because their unions don’t either, the parties will often negotiate past the

expiration date of a labor agreement,” emails Lewin. “I don’t think that this, per se, puts either party in a worse position, though ultimately it may put taxpayers in a worse position.”

“It creates a kind of budget bulge,” says Anderson, adding “you know it’s coming, but you don’t know when it’s coming.”

THE WEAK BUFFALOIn years like this, where so many unions want new contracts, there’s a sort of “let the other guy go fi rst” mentality. The terms “weak buffalo” has been used to describe the fi rst one to engage in negotiations. This year, it’s the teachers.

It’s widely known that new EAW president Leonard Zalaskus was elected last spring because he was perceived as being blunter, more outspoken and fi estier in negotiations than his predecessor.

“All other unions are watching what’s happening with the teachers,” says Rosen.

Health-insurance costs, more

than wages, have been the most frequent case of strikes

in the past 10 years, says Robert Ross, professor of

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“These are going to be tough, tough negotiations.”“They’re the ones most actively out there now,” says

Daly. It’s like an all-star free agent in sports: that fi rst contract of the year sets the tone for the others.

On September 20, the school committee, which is headed by Mayor O’Brien, sent a sharp rebuke to the EAW’s demands. In a statement, the committee blamed stalled talks on the union’s refusal to have teachers hired before July 1, 2006 pay 25 percent of their health insurance; and when they refused to budge on the teachers’ demanded 8.5 percent pay raise over three years. (The City Manager does not negotiate teacher contracts.)

Zalaskus, living up the expectations of his electorate, hit back, saying of the contract talks, “We’re the ones trying to close it up…we’ve made all the movement and they’ve made none.”

In past years, there hasn’t been as much of a stalemate. In 2004 the NEPBA upped their health insurance contributions up from 17 to 20 percent, and again raised it to 25 percent with their 2009 contract. Gunnerson calls it the “impetus” for a number of municipal unions to follow in the local NEPBA’s footsteps.

MEDIATION, FACT

FINDING AND ARBITRATION

Safeguards are in place when it looks like unions and the city will only continue to butt heads.

Because public-safety labor can’t strike, if mediation fails between police, fi re and the city an arbitrator from the Joint Labor Management Committee is sent in.

Arbitrators are able to circumvent Massachusetts General Laws and provide raises beyond one fi scal year, but their fi ndings are subject to council funding. If an arbitrator’s decision isn’t supported by pro- or anti-union councilors, the council can reject the fi nding. The nonmonetary agreements stick, but the arbitrator goes back and hammers out new fi nancial arrangements.

For teachers, the process is a little different. After mediation fails, the Joint Labor Management Committee brings in their fact fi nders, who conduct hearings and make a public recommendation regarding a new contract.

“The theory behind fact fi nding is that the parties would then feel political pressure from their constituencies to settle voluntarily,” e-mails David McLaughlin, a professor of economics at Boston College. But he’s not certain that it works as intended.

“My suspicion is that often this process has not generated the kind of constituency pressure to force the parties to settle that was assumed would be generated by the theoreticians who devised the fact-fi nding process.”

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are watching what’s happening with the

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And, it’s all politics anyway. Like politicians, unions make noise, bluster, posture and have a constituency to represent.

“The arbitrator is forced to function like a legislator engaging in political log-rolling. Inevitably he will tend to be pushed toward splitting the difference between the two parties’ fi nal positions in a way that seems politically acceptable,” writes McLaughlin. “These are often after-the-fact rationalizations of what is fundamentally a political decision guided by political acceptability.”

That fact that the city administration, council and a number of unions will have to agree to that “political decision” in the coming months is adding pressure to an already stressful time for politicians, union leaders and workers. Many of these negotiations will reach arbitration, and if that continues for too long and the city fi nds itself unable to afford multiple pay raises, it could be the taxpayers complaining about what benefi ts they’re losing.

In that case mediation is easy; it’s called voting, and both politicians and union leaders will have to answer to their constituents.


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It’s a Rock and Shock weekendTrisha J. Wooldridge

This is the seventh year of Worcester’s Rock and Shock, which showcases some of the biggest names in music, fi lm, books and comics. The convention was created and co-founded by Kevin Barbare, co-host of the Hillman Morning Show on WAAF, because he had noticed a lack of horror-themed conventions in New England. He paired with Gina Migliozzi, general manager of Mass Concerts and also a major horror fan, and they evaluated other concerts and conventions to discover how they could create the ideal horror event.

Last year’s Rock and Shock drew almost 5,000 people over the weekend; this year, with headliners Rob Zombie and Alice Cooper at the DCU Center on Oct. 16, should exceed that.

The Theatre of FearA unique combination of rock concert and

media convention, Rock and Shock plays upon the theatricality of the horror genre. “It’s a natural combination between all the heavy metal bands that play and all the horror music and movies,” says Migliozzi.

The best metal concerts, of course, have a strong stage show. Gwar, a convention regular, is best known and appreciated for its showmanship and spewing effects. Both Zombie and Cooper, who are including this convention on their

Halloween Hootenanny tour, have made a name for themselves through dramatic concerts, music videos and cinema exploits.

Besides the music headliners, Rock and Shock boasts an excellent line-up of fi lm

screenings from feature length to short fi lms, as well Q & A panels

with the actors, directors, special-effect designers and writers who create the genre.

“I think a lot of people are fascinated to meet the people who play the people who scared them to see what they’re really like,” says Barbare. “[They wonder], ‘Is

this person really weird like they are in the movie?’ And then they come and fi nd out how nice everyone is and have a personal experience that is important to them.”

A Friendly Community of DarknessEven in genre-based media conventions, horror is often sidelined. Yet it’s one of

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T.J. May, author, director of the New England Horror Writers events committee, and member of the Horror Writers Association, explains the draw, “I think people get off on horror much in the same way they do roller coasters. Each affords

us the experience of our greatest fears and the exhilaration of getting past them without putting oneself in actual danger. It’s cathartic.”

While the genre’s popularity suggests

most people carry a little darkness inside, horror conventions create a safe space to celebrate this oft’ suppressed desire. Those who embrace the movement whole-heartedly fi nd themselves among kin while shyer fans discover the surprising truth about those scary, metal-studded, black-clad folks.

“People in the horror community might be a little odd looking and always dressed in black,” says Migliozzi, “but everyone is really sweet, and we all have a good time.” This sense of community is what entices more big-ticket guests and larger crowds. “We have that kind of show that guests want to come back to and bands want to come back to.”

The Horror of WorcesterWhen Barbare and Migliozzi were putting together Rock and Shock, Worcester presented itself as an ideal spot.

“[Worcester] had the perfect convention center, hotel and venue all within walking distance of each other,” says Barbare.

While Rock and Shock does bring guests and patrons from all over the United States and beyond, a lot of locals have vendor booths. For example, New England Horror Writers will feature more than 20 writers and creators at its booth, including Stoker-nominated authors Dan Keohane and L.L. Soares, and award-winning writers Michael Arruda, Jack Haringa and Kurt Newton.

“I love Halloween, so it’s always fun checking out the various vendors.” says May. “You can’t beat meeting some of

your favorite genre movies stars, either. But, for me it’s the one guaranteed event in the region, where I will be able to spend a lot of time with like-minded writers.”

Worcester’s new Airsoft Center, the Citadel, is the largest in New England and will be attending Rock and Shock for the fi rst time. While the owners are promoting their new complex, upcoming zombie and Halloween events, and player packages, the two have been attending Rock and Shock for years, explains owner, Matt Pearson, noting the Rock and Shock horror demographic

includes fans of Airsoft, a game similar to paintball, but played with softer BB ammunition.

Cloud City Tattoo, located on Highland Street, includes many local artists. While they have a vendor booth and are already booked with tattoo appointments, the artists are looking forward to the entire convention experience for the second year in a row. “We’re going to see what’s new in special effects and the fi lm festival,” says Seth Campbell. “We want to meet celebrities. We all just have fun.”

Barbare and Migliozzi hopes Rock and Shock will continue to grow and attract more studios, stars, and perhaps even gaming companies, so that they can bring more treats to the ever-growing number attendees.

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The black metal soundtrack to HalloweenDominic DiBenedetto

Halloween is upon us, Worcester, and it’s become a tradition in my house to attend Rock and Shock as part of the Samhain celebration. I won’t get too deep into it though. I’m sure you already know about the Rob Zombie/Alice Cooper show and all the guests at the convention. I mean you’ve all got computers, so why bore you. Well – maybe not the juggalos attending the Twiztid show. I’m convinced they all live out of dumpsters at every mall outlet across the country. (I will never understand this

genre of music or their fascination with those silly weird pants they wear.)

Usually on Halloween night I like to put on the most evil music that I can and pass out candy to kids. Most parents skip my house. The music of the night consists of the Misfi ts and Samhain, but mainly my other obsession besides hardcore/punk. The only genre of music that will never really gain any mainstream acceptance due to its volatile look at organized religion, obsessive nods to Satanism, burning churches, accusations of fascism, and ever-famous murder trials. Ah yes, I speak of Norwegian Black Metal. The only music to truly set a country in complete and utter panic. The perfect soundtrack for

Halloween.Over the years, I’ve developed a

passion for the cold, grim, dark and a bit taboo genre. Something frowned upon within hardcore punk circles.

My introduction to Norwegian Black Metal came in the mid-90s on Halloween via dubbed cassettes from a metalhead friend. The three albums were Mayhem’s De

Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, Emperor’s Wrath of the Tyrants, and Burzum/Aske.

On my walk home from school, I popped the tape in and was slammed in the face by Emperor. I stopped and started the tape a bunch. It was just so raw, fast and evil for my brain to wrap around. I seriously thought at that moment they lived in caves and worshipped Satan with sacrifi ces. I mean, I’d heard Venom, but this was truly much harsher and intense. So next up was Burzum/Aske, as I walked to meet friends for a party. Burzum freaked me out more. I mean Vargs voice sounded like a witch skidding down a bed of Satan’s razors and the music was much different than Emperor. Slower and simpler, but just as disturbing. It really grabbed me and sent me into a trance as I walked taking it in.

Once I fi nally met up with friends late (due to the black metal trance walking) and went to the party, I put the other cassette labeled Mayhem into the boom box. Now I had always heard of Mayhem, but never actually heard them. This was seriously one of the heaviest albums I’ve heard since that night. Absolutely crazy weird vocals, darkest riffs, and no-bullshit drum attack. My hardcore friends made me turn it off, and I had to listen to the rest of it on the walk home!

To this day, I pull these three albums out on Halloween and tell myself “When it’s cold, and when it’s dark, the freezing moon can obsess you.” Savor the black metal this Halloween my friends.

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The Sahara has undergone an artistic transformation with the help of local musician and artist Luis Fraire. This former member of the local electronic band The Pandas and currently one half of the ambient experimental electronica duo named ii nub, 34-year-old Fraire has taken over the walls at this local Middle Eastern restaurant.

After the success of several exhibits at the Sahara that Fraire organized over the past year, the restaurant and this local artist have combined forces for a permanent exhibit to adorn the walls. “What started it all, was some very odd family portraits that were on display a few years ago and everyone at the bar was given the creeps by staring babies and smiling faces, so I decided something has to change,” quips Fraire.

Fraire has brought in 16 of his 2 x 2 contemporary paintings, which highlight a simple single line design with oil pen on colorful acrylic on wood panels. Very contemporary in design, the minimal lines outline people and shapes as if a shadowbox has captured a moment in time. The backgrounds offer contrasting thick strokes that bring the contours to the forefront with a cheeky boldness. Inspiration for each panel was taken from a collection of images Fraire has collected over the years.

“The photos are actually slide fi lm that I project on a painted surface and trace the outline with a paint pen” he explains. “I choose images and colors that would fi t one way or another in The Sahara itself with its bold earth tones and exotic music and food.”

The paintings will be on exhibit until 2011, with no set end date in sight. “The paintings are for sale, $100 each,” says Fraire “and each month I replace the paintings sold.”

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FoundNew work from Jonnie Coutu and Hundred Acre Design

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What happens when an artist/photographer and architect/designer meld minds? For Jonnie Coutu and Emily Sanders, Hundred Acre Design was born. The two artists came together to build a dining table made from an assemblage of lost and discarded items such as a slab

of pine, an old farmhouse door and the legs of a 1950s drafting table. Their relationship fl ourished as they continued to work together, giving new life to lost-and-found objects that they fashioned into furniture, frames and other funky-but-useful items.

On display at The Futon Company – Worcester’s most unlikely but ideal gallery – through scare day on October 31, the show Found features ten 20-by-30-inch digital images, printed on canvas, with frames created from reclaimed wood with antiqued metal angles found on Cape Cod this past summer. Coutu took the images, and Hundred Acre Design combined forces to create the unique 24-by-34-inch frames. Each piece is thoughtfully designed and handcrafted in an old brick-mill building turned studio in Worcester.

According to Coutu, the images are a small collection gathered from his work from 2003 to present – all focused upon found items. “A majority are from roaming the streets of Worcester, some from Washington State, California, New Hampshire and other points on my adventures,” he explains. “The images tie together the idea of fi nding the materials we are using for the frames and furniture we are building as hundred acre. Like the materials, the images are found. The only way to turn them into what you see here is to get out of the house and discover them.”

Poised as an exhibit of Coutu’s images, this is also a chance for the public to learn more about Hundred Acre Design and the one of a kind items they can create. “We build almost exclusively with recycled materials found in attics, yard sales, thrift shops and antique stores,” says Coutu.

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Jazzed Up over at the stationDoreen Manning

When you’re in the mood to get jazzed up in the city, there aren’t too many places to go where the atmosphere feels just right. That said, one step into Luciano’s Cotton Club Restaurant at Union Station and the room simply begs for the great American songbook to be played during dinner. Jazzed Up, a trio comprised at the core of Joe D’Angelo on guitar, Johnny “Dollar” Murzycki on the drums and Mauro DePasquale on piano and primary vocals, have obliged every jazz lover in town by setting up shop at Luciano’s on most Friday

nights, giving props to the sound of eras gone by.

DePasquale had been discussing live music at Luciano’s with owner Robert “Gus” Giordano since this past summer, and after a few trial runs decided the fi t was right for a Friday night series. “We fashioned the live music program to really fi t the feel and the quality of the room, while making the style and era of the music accessible to younger audiences as well as older,” explains DePasquale.

Borrowing pages from the American songbook every week, Jazzed Up gravitates toward what DePasquale calls “cooler jazz styles” crooned by artists such as Chet Baker, Tony Bennett, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Mercer, and some Bossa Nova treasures as well. “I’d say the music spans from the late 1930s up through the 60s - however

on the romantic side of the genre,” DePasquale admits.

No virgins to the local music scene, the veteran members of Jazzed Up have been collaborating together on and off since the 1970s within various session, pop, top-40 and jazz groups, often rotating instruments to keep things fresh.

“We [also] have [an additional] roster of players that include some of the best jazz musicians and music teachers in the city,” says DePasquale. Rotating players include visiting saxophone players

Tommy Herbert, Jim Allard and Jim Russo; drummer Bill MacGilvary; John Russo on trumpet; guitarist Peter

DePasquale; bassist Vic Helenic and a wide swath of who’s who in Worcester’s music scene.

Is it odd to play music while folks are noshing it up? “It’s better than playing in a pick-up joint, that’s for sure!” jokes DePasquale. “People are there to commune over a great meal, but they are also there to hear music that is rare and rarely played well.”

For DePasquale and his mates, performing live jazz challenges the group in ways that stretch their musical muscles. “It is a showcase for musicianship as well as an income for veteran players. It’s very diffi cult to perform locally as a professional. The shame of that leaves people with mediocre alternatives for music entertainment,” he shares.

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Jim Keogh

The scariest thing about listening to two hours’ worth of how uberlobbyist Jack Abramoff slimed his way through the corridors of power in Washington is that I can barely muster the outrage any more. Abramoff worked to kill legislation that would protect sweat-shop workers in U.S.-controlled Saipan, fl eeced a Native American tribe into paying him tens of millions in useless “consulting” fees to open a casino, and even wore a black fedora to his indictment on a host of charges. In our jaded worldview of how D.C. “works,” the fedora may have been the worst crime of all.

Abramoff is serving four years in federal prison, and as Casino Jack and the United States of Money makes clear, his was a sentence most deserved. No, Abramoff did not invent the culture of corruption in the nation’s capital, but he shined it to a high gloss and etched his name at the base. Some would argue that the only thing separating him from many other lobbyists and assorted infl uence peddlers is that he got caught. On second thought, that’s the scariest thing about Casino Jack.

At its heart, this is a cautionary tale of greed gone haywire, with the behavior of the major players tolling the bell for what would occur a few years later with the collapse of some of Wall Street’s biggest fi rms. One can easily view the fi lm as director Alex Gibney’s companion piece to his 2005 documentary Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room with the executive boardrooms of the Houston energy company replaced by congressional offi ces, and the amoral players in the tawdry drama barely able to keep a straight face.

Gibney goes for broke here, offering a comprehensive psychological portrait of Abramoff, who fancied himself the star in his own action thriller (Abramoff actually produced an action picture, the immortal Dolph Lundgren vehicle Red

Scorpion). Abramoff and cohorts like Karl Rove and Ralph Reed cut their teeth as College Republicans, agitating against communism and for an unfettered free market — capitalism at its purest form

devoid of government regulation.Ah, but the hypocrisy was a bitch.

While espousing the Judeo-Christian values of the religious right, Abramoff and team ran their lobbying operation like La Cosa Nostra, cutting (illegal) deals, seducing politicians, laundering money. In one priceless scene, Gibney interviews the “CEO” of one of Abramoff’s dummy corporations, a surfer dude living in a rented bungalow who knew something wasn’t quite right when six-fi gure checks started cropping up in his mailbox.

Gibney tosses in some effective, if obvious, fl ourishes, including scenes from Mr. Smith Goes to Washington that depict James Stewart as the last unsullied politician on the planet. Too bad he’s fi ctional.

A full-blown movie version of Casino Jack, with Kevin Spacey starring as Abramoff, is set to be released soon. Hard to say if it will be any better than this doc, but you gotta believe Spacey will look great in that black hat.

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Elderly Assassins Aimfor FunnyboneRed Grade: B+

David Wildman

If you’ve built your career on being a badass on fi lm it’s hard to be taken seriously when you’re plagued with such things as dentures and hair transplants and age spots. To avoid being cast in grandparent roles, the solution is not to try to obscure your age but make fun of it. So in the 60’s we got Dean Martin as drunken geriatric secret agent Matt Helm and David Niven in Casino Royale playing an elderly James Bond, in the 70’s Leslie Nielsen came up with a second act to his career by mercilessly parodying the tough guy roles he was famous for years before, and so on. Now in that same spirit we have RED, an action comedy about over-the-hill assassins.

Red is completely up front about its intentions; the title is an acronym meaning Retired and Extremely Dangerous. Bruce Willis, youngest of the codgers at 55 is the main protagonist Frank Moses, a lonely ex-CIA black ops specialist who is introduced in a scene where he is tearing up his retirement checks in an attempt to keep dialogue going on the phone with Sarah, (Mary Louise-Parker) a younger girl from the pension offi ce. The running joke is that he is far tougher and cleverer than any one of the young whippersnappers out to kill him. When the baddies shoot his house literally to pieces he escapes, looks up Sarah and then politely kidnaps her, for her own good. Of course she thinks he’s crazy at fi rst, but she’s an easy candidate for Stockholm Syndrome and soon is a willing accomplice.

The plot is far from unique, something about a list of assassination targets,

of which Frank is one, uncovered by a now-dead New York Times reporter. So he heads off with Sarah in tow to try to solve the mystery and save himself from the bad guys, and of course eventually get it on with the girl. It’s all merely an excuse to bring colorful aging Hollywood stars together for thrilling scenes of violence and mayhem.

The fi rst of Frank’s former team of government killers they look up is Marvin (John Malkovich), a paranoid gun freak who was once a victim of a military acid experiment that went on for eleven years, and at this point he has more than a few screws loose. Malkovich has such a naturally crazy vibe that he can underplay the role and still come off effectively bonkers. Morgan Freeman is the “old man” (in his early 70’s) another former member of their elite hit squad. Finally they

reunite with Victoria (Helen Mirren) an automatic weapons-loving sexagenarian, and she has some of the best scenes, like where she brings Sarah along into her snipers nest for some girl talk. They all get together for the big climax, a thrilling Oceans 11-type caper. Also appearing is Richard Dreyfuss as a sleazy arms dealer and Ernest Borgnine (fi rmly in the “I thought he was dead” category) in a cameo as a CIA records clerk.

Weaved in with all this is the young CIA killer Cooper (Karl Urban, “Bones” from Star Trek), a family man who calls his wife to discuss the kids just before he offs somebody, and Cynthia Wilkes (Rebecca Pidgeon) as his even more ruthless boss.

Director Robert Schwentke should be commended for keeping the right balance of dark humor and visual spectacle throughout; he lets the pros play but doesn’t let anyone go too far over the top and makes sure everything moves along at an appealingly brisk pace. It doesn’t really matter that most of what happens is ridiculously implausible, that logic and believability get shot to pieces with everything else. This fi lm is mindless, cathartic and funny as hell. You should have as much fun watching it as they obviously had making it.

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blue autumnFantasy and reality collide in John Guare’s play, The House of Blue Leaves as Worcester County Light Opera Company brings to life this cast of unlikely characters as they come together in the broad, sometimes absurd, circumstances of unfulfi lled lives. $18. Only two more shows this week on October 15 at 8 p.m. and October 17 at 2 p.m. Worcester County Light Opera Company, 21 Grandview Ave. 508-853-3147, wcloc.org.

smileCelebrate two Worcester originals at The Harvey Ball 2010 on Friday, October 15. Named after the originator of the famous “Smiley Face,” the Harvey Ball is Worcester Historical Museum’s way of recognizing corporate and philanthropic commitments to Worcester. This year’s winners, the Crowley Family, are guests of honor. $75; VIP reception $150. 6-11 p.m. Worcester Regional Airport, 375 Airport Drive. Call 888-359-9672 or visit worcesterhistory.org.

boo hikeAt sundown on both October 15 and 16, Broad Meadow Brook will transform into a magical, slightly haunted forest during their Halloween Hike at Boo Meadow Brook.

Resident spirits, primarily native wildlife, come out to greet visitors as you are guided through the woods on the trails lit by luminaria. Encounter old favorites and new characters on your walk as you learn about some of the creatures of New England and their many fascinating habits. The program and activities will be held indoors in case of rain. $8 per person (member or nonmember, adult or child). Small groups leave about every 10 to 15 minutes beginning at 6:30 p.m.; sorry, but we cannot reserve times. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mass Audubon: Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Ave. 508-753-6087, massaudubon.org.

rail tourJoin Mass Bay RRE for a

special all-day rail outing on the Providence &

Worcester Railroad and Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor during the Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts P&W Fall Circle Tour on Saturday, October 16. The fourth-annual P&W Fall Circle

Tour will follow a unique route

that includes the Blackstone River Valley,

the scenic seascapes of the Connecticut shoreline,

the Thames River and the mill towns of eastern Connecticut.

First, travel down the P&W’s main line from Worcester through Millbury and Woonsocket to Providence, R.I., where you’ll join Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor for the westbound run to Groton, Conn., passing through some of the most scenic coastal portions of this route. There, the

train will turn north onto the P&W’s Norwich Branch, skirting the eastern shore of the Thames River to Norwich, Conn. Pass through the Connecticut mill towns of Plainfi eld and Putnam before returning to Worcester, with photo stops along the way. $79 adults/$39 children. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Providence & Worcester Railroad, 75 Hammond St. 978-470-2066 or visit massbayrre.org/CircleTour.htm.

from Russia with loveThe trustees of the Princeton Library present Moscow On The Common, an evening of classical selections of sacred and operatic music with Russian countertenor Andrey Nemzer to benefi t the library Stained Glass Restoration Project on Saturday, October 16. $25 per ticket. 7-10 p.m. First Congregational Church of Princeton, United Church of Christ, 14 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2837.

harvest funExperience fall fun on the Sturbridge Town Common at the Annual Harvest Festival during the weekend of October 16-17. The festival celebrates its 21st year in 2010 with crafters, homemade baked goods, harvest displays, activities for kids, live music, and a whole lot more. Rain or shine, free admission. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sturbridge Town Common, Main St., Sturbridge. 508-347-2761.

apple mountainOver on Wachusett Mountain you can get a taste of fall at AppleFest, during the weekends of October 16 & 17 and 23 & 24. The 27th-annual AppleFest includes more than 60 craft exhibitors each weekend,

a farmers’ market, and special family-fun side shows both weekends with traditional New England fl air. Weekend One follows an Octoberfest theme and Weekend Two follows a Celticfest theme. Kids entertainment includes magicians, jugglers, clowns, pony rides, and moon bounces. Plus peak fall foliage viewing from the SkyRide. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 499 Mountain Road, Princeton. 978-464-2300 or visit wachusett.com.

brain meltLearn how the technologies that we use to think with - to gather, store, share and analyze information - infl uence the way that we think during the lecture: The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains on Monday, October 18. Come hear how some feel the price we’re paying for the many benefi ts of the Net is an erosion in the depth of our intellectual lives and even our culture. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Clark University: Higgins University Center, Tilton Hall, 950 Main St. clarku.edu.

pink townCrave26 hosts Paint the Town Pink at Plaza Azteca on Wednesday, October 20. Come and enjoy a girls’ night out at Worcester’s newest authentic Mexican Restaurant. DL Fitness Studios, Skinny Water, Air Brush Make Up, and Arbonne are just a few vendors that will be showcasing their services. In addition you can sip $5 martinis and margaritas. Chow down on an authentic all-you-can-eat Mexican buffet. This is an excellent opportunity to network and hang out with your closest girlfriends. Take home a swag bag fi lled with discounts and freebies from local area businesses. Pre-event $16/Day of $20. 6-1 p.m. Plaza Azteca, 539 Lincoln St. 774-287-5609 or paintthetownpinkworc.com.

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music>Thursday 14 HUMANARTS: Chamber Music in the Chapel. Assumption College’s 2010-2011 HUMANARTS series presents a Corelli/Vivaldi Concerti under the direction of Peter Sulski. FREE. Midnight-1:30 p.m. Assumption College: Chapel of the Holy Spirit, 500 Salisbury St. 508-767-7508 or assumption.edu. Crazy Dave and Farley!. Downstairs Bar at Ralph’s. Twice a week, Every week. Don’t miss it! 4-8 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Jane Fallon -BR Soundstage. 7-11 p.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311. Irish Music Session.No Charge.. 7:30-10 p.m. Mulligans Taverne-on-the-Green, 121 West Main St., Westborough. 508-344-4932 or westboroughsession.com. Open Mic Night W/ Bill MCarthy. Free. 7:30-11:30 p.m. Junior’s Pizza Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-459-5800. Audio Wasabi - Hosted by Brian Chaffee. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. College Night - Redcarpetworcester.com. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Irish Times / Rehab, 244 Main St. 508-797-9599. Pregame Thursdays. 8 p.m.-noon Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247. Rob Benton. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879. Flock Of Assholes, the ultimate 80’s tribute band with The Bakers Union (Ex-Chillum!), Neon Alley, Lizzy Pitch. $7. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or fi nd them on facebook. Lisa Marie and All Shook Up!. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. 18+ College Thursdays. The Canal District’s biggest 18+ College Dance Party Weekly Theme Parties with Prizes and

Giveaways! DJ Nick & DJ U-Kno Blazin the best! 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100 or fi nd them on facebook. Bret Talbert Live Acoustic Rock!. Classic and modern music that makes you move. 9 p.m.-midnight Perfect Game, 64 Water St. 508-792-4263. Great Whiskey Rebellion, Melodeego, and Southbound Outlaws. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Thayer & Balyk. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Andy Cummings Live. $3. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Hooligan’s, 29 Blossom St., Fitchburg. 508-272-5092. James Keyes. 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439.

>Friday 15 ii nub (ambient experimental electronica) and The Dragon Fly Lounge (bohemian funk). no cover. 10-2 a.m. Sahara Cafe & Restaurant, 143 Highland St. 508-798-2181. WAAF 107.3 presents Rock And Shock Weekend with Suffocation / Suicide Silence / MyChildren MyBride @ The Palladium. The Faceless / Dawn Of Ashes / Through The Eyes Of The Dead / Decrepit Birth / Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza Molotov Solution / Conducting From The Grave / Stick To Your Guns / As Blood Runs Black / Attila/ For The Fallen Dreams / Close Your Eye Tickets $30 adv., $35 door for Friday - includes admission to horror convention at DCU Convention Center -$69 for a 3-day pass -$127 Rock And Shock Total Experience VIP gets you access to all 3 concerts at The Palladium, all 3 days of convention. 3-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696 or rockandshock.com. Crazy Dave and Farley!. Downstairs Bar at Ralph’s. Twice a week, Every week. Don’t miss it! 4-8 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543.

Bill McCarthy. Free. 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.JAZZED UP Fridays at Union Station. Mauro DePasquale, Joe D’Angelo, John Dollar Murzycki and guest artist. Playing American Songbook gems in a great location. 7-10:30 p.m. Luciano’s Cotton Club, 2 Washington Square. 508-755-6408. Li’l Pookie & the Zydeco Sensations. An all star line up featuring Andre Thierry ,Gerard Delofose, Bobby Broussard & Javis Terrel. $18. 7-11 p.m. The German Club, 78 Carter Ave, Pawtucket. 401-965-0849 or salsrbclub.com. Slave To The Metal 2 Night Music Festival with Host Mistress Juliya from FUSE TV! 10 Bands each Night. Admission good for both nights Friday 15th and Sat 16th!! Be there!!!. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. An Evening with Rockapella. Rockapella are the progenitors of a new fl avor of contemporary pop music; one that has spread virally across the United States, Asia and Europe. Rockapella’s widespread appeal has built legions of fans throughout the USA and across the globe. Since 2003, Rockapella has been cris-crossing the country with their annual “A Rockapella Holiday” tour, spreading the joy of the holiday season through their music. $25-$35. 8-10 p.m. Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St. 877-571-7469 or thehanovertheatre.org. Spare Parts. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. The Makem & Spain Brothers. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311. The Work o’ The Weavers w/ Peg Espinola Opening. ‘If I Had A Hammer,’ ‘Midnight Special,’ ‘The Sloop John B,’ ‘Goodnight, Irene,’ ‘This Land Is Your Land. Songs such as these have become part of our collective consciousness. But few recall that these songs were written or fi rst popularized by The Weavers. $20 (Stu/Sem $19, Mem $17). 8-11 p.m. Amazing Things Art Center, 160 Hollis St., Framingham. amazingthings.org.

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Fiddle on over to Ralph’s on Thursday, October 14 and join The Great Whiskey Rebellion for some Irish tunes with a rocking folksy twist and a whole lot of foot stomping. Fresh off a CD release party at Clark University, their alma mater, the gang has new material under their belt and the same Celtic swagger as always. Maldeego will be joining them with their socially and environmentally conscious jams such as “The World is You.” Careful, they might put a dent in your apathy. Southbound Outlaws round out the bill with some blues, potentially from their debut album, “Whiskey Talkin’”. A whiskey time is sure to be had by all.

Flock of Assholes is at it again at The Lucky Dog proving that the 80’s will never say die. This time, they share the stage with grungesters Bakers Union (formerly Chillum), hard rock heavy hitters Neon Alley and one-woman indie powerhouse Lizzy Pitch.

Slave To The Metal 2 Night Music Festival takes over Ralph’s on Friday, October 15 with Host Mistress Julia from FUSE TV! Featuring 10 bands tonight and on Saturday, with admission good for both nights. If that’s not enough tough love metal, then why don’t you stop over at The Raven and check out This Beast and Crypter? For a change of pace, at Tammany Hall, Erik Glockler & Luke Patchen Montgomery of Strangefolk have teamed up with Maine’s best kept secrets, Stevie Jones and Ginger Cote on their new project, Dirigo. They have a rock-solid fan base, one that is rooted within the Strangefolk Community and even extends beyond that to a new fan base that they have been establishing thru their most recent gigs with their Alt-Country Jam aesthetic. Their catalogue features a lot of Patchen & Glock’s original music, Stevie Jones originals, and Folk covers. Brothers McCann will be opening.

Take it back another decade with 1964, a Beatles tribute band making an appearance at The Hanover on Saturday, October 16. Rolling Stone magazine calls them the “Best Beatles Tribute on Earth,” and we think the folks over at Rolling Stone know their stuff. The band is complete with haircuts and matching suits and refuses to play all of that 1967 Sgt. Pepper nonsense.

Dusty Cobb stopped by our offi ces earlier this week to promote his upcoming gig at The Hotel Vernon with the Millbury Street Band. “We’ve got really good music. Folk rock with soul in it,” the great Dusty tells me. “We’re a great band, the show is free, and dollar drafts. Everyone has a great time in the ship room and we are awesome. Even more awesome in my own mind,” admits the Cobb man.

Beatnik’s is offering a trip halfway around the world rather than back in time with Koliba, an energetic afro-pop group whose vocalist hails from Guinea and teaches at Berklee. West African tradition and contemporary America collide for danceable beats with global appeal.

For a taste of Worcester’s own, try Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse at Nick’s. The sometimes modern, sometimes psychedelic pair of brothers have been playing together since 2000 and have since accumulated countless originals and covers of everything from the Beastie Boys to Pink Floyd.


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Midnight, The Angels Share And Say You Swear!. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or facebook.com/aerochix.Jesse Garcia Live. blues & rock with acoustic & harp..also with Brendon Cunningham & Courtney Webber-Lavoie Free. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Belfont Hotel, 11 South Main St., Millbury. 508-917-8128. This Beast & Crypter. $5. 8:30 p.m.-midnight The Raven, 258 Pleasant St.A Night of Jazz with The Benny Sharoni Quartet!. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Almost Heroes. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373. Ben Frechette. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035.Confounded Bridge (Led Zeppelin Tribute). Confounded Bridge (Led Zeppelin Tribute) returns for another fantastic show. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Dirigo feat members of Strangefolk with Brothers McCann. $7 @ the door. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Tammany Hall, 43 Pleasant St. 508-753-7001 or facebook.com/dirigo. DJ Pete the Polock. Yeh, he’s still here playing whatever he wants. The girls fl ash him for requests, sit on his lap, and listen to his same old jokes but still love him. He only plays to get out of the house away from his queen. Classic rock to the Blues. Large dance fl oor to shake it. Come see this Worcester legend. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. Drunken Uncles. 9-11 p.m. Allgos Sweets and Drinks, 58 Shrewsbury St. 508-304-7129. Fran Dagostino Band. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277. Friday Night Frenzy w/DJ Reckless. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247. Hip Hop Night. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Breakaway Billiards, 104 Sterling St., Clinton. 978-365-6105. Jon Lacouture. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Art’s Diner, West Boylston st. 352-895-8355. Ladies Night - Top 40 Dance Party. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222 or speakersnightclub.net. Pete the Polak, DJ. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516. Phantasia Fridays with DJ Tony-T. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Sam James. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Victory Bar & Cigar, 56 Shrewsbury St. 508-756-4747. Scott Marshall. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Verona Grille, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-853-9091. Sean Ryan. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Barbers Crossing (North), 175 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8438. the invaders. $5 cover charge. 9 p.m.-noon Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Velocity. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. What The Funk, Arnold’s Carnival and Electric Barrel House. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Hotel Vernon - The Ship Room/Kelley Square Yacht Club, 1 Millbury St. 508-363-3507. XCess Fridays with DJ Patrick Allen. 18+ 9 p.m.-2 a.m. BLÜ Ultralounge & Nightclub, 105 Water St. 508-756-2227 or fi nd them on facebook.The Pinball Millionaires. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Tokyo Tramps. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

>Saturday 16 Whalebone Farmhouse delivers, soulful folk and blues, fi nger pickin and harmonies that could bring you to tears. 10-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. WAAF 107.3 presents Rock And Shock Weekend

with Gwar / Nevermore / The Casualties / Black Veil Brides @ The Palladium. with William Control / Motionless In White / Warbringer / Blackguard / Hatesphere / Infernaeon / Mobile Death Cam Tickets $30 adv., $35 door for Saturday - includes admission to horror convention at DCU Convention Center. With purchase of either price ticket to Rob Zombie / Alice Cooper concert at DCU Center through Ticketmaster you get FREE ACCESS. 2 p.m.-midnight Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696 or rockandshock.com. Facing East Coffee House. Featuring the Music of Shawn Dennison. Free. 7-9 p.m. St. Michael Orthodox Christian Church, 16 Romanian Ave, Southbridge. 508-765-5276 or stmichaelorth.org. Jesse Fontaine with Guitarist Joe D’Angleo. Award winning Jazz Act, Jesse Fontaine, performs Music from the Great American Song Book and Beyond. jessefontaine.net Free. 7-10 p.m. 1790 Restaurant & Tavern, 206 Turnpike Road, Westborough. 508-366-1707 or jessefontaine.net.Slave To The Metal 2 Night Music Festival with Host Mistress Juliya from FUSE TV. 10 Bands each Night. Admission good for both nights Friday 15th and Sat 16th. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. WCUW Presents: Bring Back Pluto. Bring Back Pluto Opening: The Dick Hummel Group. These guys can really lay down the funk. WCUW 91.3 FM: Community Radio for Central Massachusetts. $10, $8. 7-10:30 p.m. WCUW 91.3 FM - Worcester’s Community Radio Station, The Front Room, 910 Main St. 508-753-1012 or wcuw.org. A Concert with Jane Shivick, soprano & Olga Rogach, pianist. Works by Duparc, Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Sondheim, and others will be performed by two of New England’s popular classical artists during Opening Night of the Rimscha Concert Series! Free. 7:30-9 p.m. St. Joachim Chapel, 16 Church St., Fiskdale. 508-347-9353 or rimschaconcerts.org. Bill McCarthy & His Guitar. MySpace.com/BadClownProductions 7:30-10:30 p.m. Junior’s Pizza Grille, 346 Shrewsbury St. 508-459-5800. Dirty Deeds (AC/DC Tribute). AC/DC Tribute live at Speakers Night Club! $3 after 9:30pm (subject to change). 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Speakers Night Club, 19 Weed St., Marlborough. 508-480-8222. Acoustic Saturdays. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Celtic Tavern, 45 Belmont St., Northborough. 508-366-6277. Beatles For Sale - The Tribute. beatlesforsale.net $5 cover. 8-11 p.m. Johnny Mac’s Sports Bar & Grille, 455 Pleasant St. Dana Lewis. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Verona Grille, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-853-9091.DJs. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Black Sheep Tavern, 261 Leominster Road, Sterling. 978-422-8484. Duke Robillard. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Bull Run Restaurant, 215 Great Road, Shirley. 978-425-4311. Gilmours Breakfast. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. JJ’s Sports Bar and Grill, 380 Southwest Cutoff, Northborough. 508-842-8420. Jon Lacouture. Free. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Brook’s Pub, Lincon st. Under the Covers. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Irish Times / Rehab, 244 Main St. 508-797-9599. Sunlea, Powder Monkey, Sky Blue Mind And In Spades. $6. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or myspace.com/luckydogmusichall. The “Original” Live Music Night. no cover charge. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Polish American Citizens Club (PACC), 37 Harris St., Webster. 508-943-9716. 1 ought 9 & Schism. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373.Auntie Trainwreck. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Club KasBar, 234 Southwest Cutoff. 508-798-8385.Babe Pino Band. $10. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Gilrein’s, 802 Main St. 508-791-2583. Caves on Mars. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Partner’s Pub, 970 South St., Fitchburg. 978-345-5051.Latino Night. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Breakaway Billiards, 104 Sterling St., Clinton. 978-365-6105.Little Black Dress Affair with Boston’s Best DJ E Devious & Rawkstar. Boston’s voted best club DJ in 1008 and

2009 and nominated again this year for Boston’s best club DJ for 2010. Video and sound DJ E Devious and Rawkstar Entertainment. Varies. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. The Venue Night Club, 336 Main St. 508-757-8368. Ned Lucas Band. No Cover. 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Dreamers Bar & Grille, 815 Worcester Road, Barre. 978-355-9095. ric porter. $5 cover charge. 9 p.m.-noon Blue Plate Lounge, 661 Main St., Holden. 508-829-4566. Sean Fullerton. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Cigar Masters, 1 Exchange Place. 508-459-9035. Seductive Saturdays with DJ Hydro - Top 40. Providence’s DJ HYDRO spins your favorite Mash Ups & Top 40 Tracks. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100. Spin Suite Saturdays with DJ Soup. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247. The Bobby Gadoury Trio featuring Dale Lepage 7pm!. No Cover. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Usual Suspects. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Beemer’s Pub, 114 River St., Fitchburg. 978-343-3148. Valvatross. Band $5. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. Velocity. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Classic’s Pub, 285 Central St., Leominster. 978-537-7750. Crossfi re. No Cover. 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. The Days End, 287 Main St., Oxford. The ISSUES (formerly known as MOOD DISORDER). 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Days End Tavern, 287 Main St., Oxford. 508-987-1625 or facebook.com/theissues. Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse. 5. 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Galway Bay Irish Pub, 186 Stafford St. 508-753-8909. Don’t Let Go (Jerry Garcia Tribute). 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.

>Sunday 17 Prince Edward Island Fiddler Roy Johnstone & Singer/Songwriter Steve Sharratt. (Roy’s Website) (Steve’s website) $15 (Children under 12 free when accompanied by adult). 2-4 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Traditional Irish Seisiun. Free (Worcester College Students Earn WOO Points). 4-8 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St. 508-792-3700. Blues Jam w/Jim Perry. Featured artists weekly Donations. 5-10 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350.Bobby Gadoury Trio 5pm, then Andy Cummings 9pm till Close!. No Cover. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. WAAF 107.3 presents Rock And Shock Weekend with Twiztid @ The Palladium. ABK / Crimson Bile / Kryptik / Rick Whispers / Duece Bug / ill e. gal horror movie star lineup at: rockandshock.com Tickets $27.50 adv., $30 door for Sunday - includes admission to horror convention at DCU Convention Center - $69 for a 3-day pass. 5-11 p.m. Palladium, The, 261 Main St. 508-797-9696 or rockandshock.com. Open Mic Night w/Joe. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Red Onion - Otter River Hotel, 29 Main St., Baldwinville. 978-939-7373. Josh Briggs Live. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Funky Murphy’s Bar & Grill, 305 Shrewsbury St. 508-753-2995 or facebook.com/fi veonfriday. Live At Amsterdam Sunday’s. Musicians and poets welcome! 21+ Hookah and Bar! Free!. 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Amsterdam Lounge, 27 Pleasant St. 508-615-1735 or fi nd them on facebook.Reggae Fusion Sundays with DJ Nick. DJ Nick and Weekly Guest DJ’s spin the HOTTTEST Reggae, Hip Hop and Top 40 every Sunday. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Fusion, 109 Water St. 508-756-2100.

>Monday 18Driftin’ Sam Politz 7pm; Karaoke 9pm!. No Cover!. 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

Blue Mondays - Live Blues. 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Gardner Ale House, 74 Parker St., Gardner. 978-669-0122. 18+ College Night. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247.

>Tuesday 19Open Mic Night w /Bill McCarthy Open Mike! Five Year Anniversary Bash!. [email protected] 7-11 p.m. Greendale’s Pub, 404 W Boylston St. 508-853-1350. “Totally Tuesdays” Rad tunes in the Diner played every Tuesday Night!. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543. Big Jon Short. Armed with a suitcase kick-drum, National Reso-phonic Guitar and Lowebow cigar-box hillharp, Big Jon Short’s high energy solo performances bring a foot-stomping show that taps into the heart of the songs, regional styles, and folklore of the Blues. bigjonshort.com no cover. 8-10 p.m. Armsby Abbey, 144 North Main St. 508-795-1012 or armsbyabbey.com.Open Mic with Shane Hall. Open Mic hosted by Shane Hall. Never ceases to be interesting! 1 food or drink item purchase. 8-10 p.m. Q Cafe, 362 Chandler St. 508-479-8311. Scott Riccuiti, Michael Thibodeau & John Donovan. 8-11 p.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Terry Brennan. 8 p.m.-midnight Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879 or terrybmusic.com. Tony Gahan. 9-11:30 p.m. Grey Hound Pub (An Cu Liath), 11 Kelley Square. 508-754-6100 or thegreyhoundworcester.com. James Keyes at 9pm!. No Cover!. 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030.

>Wednesday 20Open Mic Night with Bill McCarthy Free!. 7:30-11 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877 or MySpace.com/OpenMicWorldLive Bands. 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Verona Grille, 81 Clinton St., Shrewsbury. 508-853-9091. Open Mike Night. No Cover Charge. 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Firefl y’s Framingham, 235 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham. 508-820-3333 or fi refl ysbbq.com. Sam James. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Banner Pub, The, 112 Green St. 508-755-0879. Vincent’s Presents: Tiki Night with Frank & Eric!. Frank and Eric will help you get over the hump every Wednesday with all of your favorite tropical drinks while soaking in special musical guests and movies. 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Vincent’s Bar, 49 Suffolk St. 508-752-9439. Open Mic Night The Raven Music Hall. Open Mic Night 258 Pleasant Street Worcester, MA 01609 Hosted By John Franklin Free. 8:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Online 978-868-6340 or theravenrox.com. Andy Cummings!. No Cover!. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Nick’s Bar and Restaurant, 124 Millbury St. 508-753-4030. Free Wednesday night Concert series with Ricky Duran Band, Spingroup and more. Free. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green St. 508-363-1888 or luckydogmusic.com. Starving Artist Open Mic- Hosted by Josh Briggs and Tony Yodice. Free. 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 97-103 Water St. 508-792-0900. Way Back Wednesdays. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Square One Sports Bar & Grille, 139 Green St. 508-752-3471 or squareonesportsbar.com. Wasted Wednesdays with DJ Soup. 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Bluri Bar & Lounge, 320 Main St. 508-926-8247.



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artARTSWorcester, Festive Opening for “Fire and Ice 2010” ARTSWorcester’s Annual Members Exhibition and Sale, Saturday. Hours: closed Sunday - Monday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free. 660 Main St. 508-755-5142 or artsworcester.orgEcoTarium, Cyberchase: The Chase is On!, Through Oct. 24; SkyWatch: Five Moons over Worcester, Thursday; Educator Open House, Friday. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. $12 adults; $8 for children ages 2-18, college students with IDs & senior citizens. Children under 2 & EcoTarium members free. Additional charges apply for Tree Canopy Walkway, Explorer Express Train, planetarium programs & other special programs. 222 Harrington Way. 508-929-2700 or ecotarium.orgFitchburg Art Museum, Second National Monotype/Monoprint juried exhibition, Through Jan. 2, 2011; Teen Studio (For ages 13-17), Thursdays, through Nov. 4; Enchanted Island of Art (For ages 6-8), Fridays, through Nov. 5; Friday Fun Drawing Plus Studio (For ages 9-12), Fridays, through Nov. 5; Pee Wee Picasso (For ages 2--5 with adult), Saturdays, through Nov. 20. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, noon-4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg. 978-345-4207 or fi tchburgartmuseum.org.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.comFruitlands Museum, Flights of Discovery Exhibition, Through Nov. 15; For the Birds: Art from the Mass Audubon Collection, Through Nov. 15; Sculptor Joseph Wheelwright’s Tree Figures Exhibition, Through Oct. 19; Harvest Weekends at Fruitlands, Sundays, Saturdays, Oct. 16 - Nov. 7. 102 Prospect Hill Road, Harvard. 978-456-3924 or fruitlands.orgHiggins Armory Museum, Exhibit: Beyond Belief: The Curious Collection of Professor Rufus Excalibur Bell, Through June 20, 2011; WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum, Through Dec. 31, 2011. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday. Admission: General Admission: $10 for Adults, $7 for Children (age 4-16), Children 3 and under are Free. 100 Barber Ave. 508-853-6015 or higgins.orgMuseum of Russian Icons, Glitz and Glitter: Oklads from the Museum of Russian Icons collection, through Oct. 16. 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: $5 adults, senior voluntary contribution, student and children free. 203 Union St., Clinton. 978-598-5000 or 978-598-5005 or museumofrussianicons.orgOld Sturbridge Village, Harvest Days, Saturday - Sunday. Admission: $7 - $20 charged by age. Children under 3 free. 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge. 800-733-1830 or 508-347-3362 or osv.orgPost Road Art Center, Abstract Show 2010, through Oct. 30. Hours: closed Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday - Saturday. 1 Boston Post Road, Marlborough. 508-485-2580 or postroadartcenter.comPrints and Potter Gallery, American Craft Gallery, through Dec. 31. 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.comThe Sprinkler Factory, Open Show - Call to Artist, Through Nov. 6. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday, closed Saturday. 38 Harlow St. sprinklerfactory.comTop Fun Aviation Toy Museum, UFOs, Sunday. Hours: 1:30-4:30 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. 21 Prichard St., Fitchburg. 978-342-2809 or 978-297-4337 or topfunaviation.comWorcester Art Museum, Portrait Photographs through Nov.

28; Wall at WAM: “Actions Speak,” THINK AGAIN (David John Attyah and S.A. Bachman), Oct. 30 - Oct. 17; Sunday Public Tour, Sundays, through May 22; Tour of the Month: The Art of Edouard Manet, Wednesday. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, closed Monday - Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday - Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission: Free for members, $10 adults, $8 seniors, free for youth 17 and under. Free for all Saturdays, 10am-noon. 55 Salisbury St. 508-799-4406 or worcesterart.orgWPI: George C. Gordon Library, Videographs by Joseph Farbrook, Through Oct. 15. 100 Institute Road. wpi.edu.

poetry >Thursday 14The Little “a” Poetry Series. The Little “a” Poetry Series occurs every Thursday night around 7:30 at the Q (362 Chandler St, Worcester) and is hosted by Cowboy Matt Hopewell. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Q Cafe, 362 Chandler St. Street Beat Poetry Thursday. Please join Host Anne Marie Lucci for this poetry venue every second Thursday of the month. Tonight we welcome back longtime friend, award-winning poet and artist, Joan Erickson of West Brookfi eld. Erickson has placed twice in the WCPA Poetry Contest and has exhibited her paintings in one person and group shows. Open mic precedes the featured poet and we always break for homemade baked goods and coffee... on the house. Free. 7-9 p.m. Vasa Hall, First Floor Performance Space, 1 Ekman St. 508-479-7574 or wcpa.homestead.com.

>Sunday 17The Poets’ Asylum. Join Worcester’s longest running poetry series every Sunday night for an open mic reading followed by a featured poet and/or a poetry slam. This week we welcome Alice Shindelar to our stage, a fresh voice from the Twin Cities (MN) spoken word community, who is already turning many heads with her bold wordplay, strong subject matter and deceptively coy delivery. http://poetsasylum.org/ . Please put some money in the bucket to support the feature.. 6-9 p.m. Nu-Cafe, 335 Chandler St. 508-926-8800.

>Monday 18The Dirty Gerund Poetry Show. Spoken Word Poetry & Music & Surprise Ruckus blend together to create an eclectic, dynamic show that ain’t your grandma’s poetry reading. Open Mic, Comedy Shtick, Special Featured Performers, Poets On Tour, Snack Time and prizes for demented variations on poetry challenges! Hosted by Alex Charalambides and Nick Davis. Music by Worcester Favorites, Shane Hall & the Ticklebomb Orchestra! Check the dirtygerund.com website for a link! 9-11 p.m. Ralph’s Chadwick Square Diner, 148 Grove St. 508-753-9543 or dirtygerund.com.

theater/comedyBattle Of The Dick Jones hosted by Ryan Staples. Thursday October 14: A night of comedy where your very own hands will determine the winner of what is being dubbed the “battle of the dick jokes”. By way of applause-o-meter, a performer will be crowned the evening’s champion and awarded fabulous* prizes. Dick jokes are not required to be victorious, but they are certainly encouraged. Hosted by Ryan Staples and featuring: Matt D, Nick Chambers, John Baglio, Matt Aromando, Steve Hynes 8-10 p.m. Beatnik’s, 433 Park Ave. 508-926-8877.Open Mike Comedy - Saturdays, Saturday, July 24 - Sunday, November 11. Hosted by a variety of local comedians under the leadership of Andy Paquette. Worcester’s longest running open mic attracts regional talent and newcomers. 100’s of aspiring comedians have bared their wares in front of this supportive and sympathetic crowd. Well known as the breeding grounds for local talent it has produced many known and not to be known comedians.7-9 p.m. 3-G’s Sports Bar, The Music Room, 152 Millbury St. 508-754-3516.

The Sexiest Show in Town - Mondays, Monday, July 26 - Tuesday, May 24. Come laugh with some of the best comics from the Worcester and New England area. Hosted by Shaun Connolly. Buy a pitcher, get a Free pizza! Every 2nd and 4th Monday! FREE. 8-10 p.m. The Center Bar and Grille, 102 Green St. Wisecracks Comedy Club @ Wong Dynasty - Thursdays through December 20. Wisecracks is Worcester County’s newest and hottest comedy club - we are currently in Wong Dynasty every Thursday night starting September 16, 2010. You’ll see comics that have been on Comedy Central, HBO and all the late night shows. We are expanding to several other venues in central Massachusetts. $10. 8-10 p.m. Wong Dynasty, 176 Reservoir St., Holden. Call 508-829-2188 or visit wisecrackscomedyclub.com. Dick’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Biagio’s Grille Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Escape at Biagio’s Grille 257 Park Ave Worcester. A Dick Doherty’s Beantown Comedy Clubs Showtimes: Fri 9pm -Sat 8pm and 10:15pm Reservations Recommended at 800-401-2221. Sat Oct 16th Mike Donovan Martin Montana and Tim Messenger. Oct 23rd John David Robbie Printz and Karl Zahn. $20 per person except Special Events. 8-9:30 p.m. Biagio’s Grille, Comedy Room, 257 Park Ave. Call 800-401-2221 or visit dickdoherty.com . Wisecracks Comedy Club @ Jose Murphy’s - Saturdays through December 26. Wisecracks is Worcester’s newest and hottest comedy club - we are currently in Jose Murphy’s (2nd fl oor) every Saturday night. $10. 8-10 p.m. Jose’ Murphy’s, 2nd Floor, 97-103 Water St. Call 508-792-0900 or visit wisecrackscomedyclub.com. “Kimberly Akimbo” by David Lindsay-Abaire - through October 24. Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire’s offbeat comedy about a teenager with an aging disease causing her body to grow old faster than it should. As if that’s not

enough, Kimberly is forced to contend with a neurotic mother, a rarely sober father, her own looming mortality and, most terrifying of all, the possibility of fi rst love. This provocative and deadly funny comedy gives a whole new meaning to ‘coming of age story’ and is, in the end, a loving study of how time wounds everyone. $27. 3-5 p.m., 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 8 p.m.-10 p.m. 2nd Story Theatre, 28 Market St., Warren. Call 401-247-4200 or visit 2ndstorytheatre.com.“The House of Blue Leaves” through October 17. Tickets on line at wcloc.org or Call 508-753-4383 Tickets $18. 2-4 p.m. Worcester County Light Opera Company, 21 Grandview Ave. Call 508-853-3147. Frank Foley’s Comedy Safari Comedy Club - Saturdays, Saturday, October 2 - Saturday, November 27. 8-9:45 p.m. Irish Times Main St. Worcester, 433 Main St. Worcester Mass. Call 774-452-1131. Prescription for Murder - Thursday, October 14 - Saturday, October 16. Buy Tickets Now! via Brown Paper Ticket service. $15 for Regular Admission, $12 for Students/Seniors. 8-10:30 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org.“The Cemetery Club”, a comedy by Ivan Menchell Barre Players 2010 / 2011 season opens with “The Cemetery Club”, a heartwarming comedy by Ivan Menchell. Performance dates are October 15, 16, 17. Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. For reservations call: 978-355-2096 - or - 800-733-2096. Tickets are: $14 General, $12 Seniors (65+), $10 Students (with ID), $7 Children age 12 or under). Master Card & Visa are accepted. General $14, Seniors $12 (65+), Students $10 (with ID), Children 12 & under $7. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Barre Players Theater, 64 Common St., Barre. Call 978-355-2096 or visit barreplayers.homestead.com. Wisecracks Comedy Club @ Halligan’s - Friday, October 15. $12. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Halligan’s Sports Bar and More, 889 Southbridge St., Auburn. Call 508-832-6793 or visit wisecrackscomedyclub.com.“A LITTLE LIKE PARADISE” - Friday, October 15 - Saturday, October 16. Pilgrim Soul Productions at the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre is pleased to announce its fall production of the 2010 season. Written by Niall Williams

Directed by Matthew J. Carr and fi rst produced on the Peacock stage of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, March 1995, the play depicts with hope and humor the regeneration of a small Western Irish town unknown to the European community and ignored by Dublin. Wonderfully engaging characters weave a tale of life and love, death and rebirth, and ultimately redemption. Individual tickets are $15. Group discounts are available for groups of 25 or more.. 7-10 p.m. Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre, 19 Temple St. Call 508-752-0224.“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” - Saturday, October 16. Entertaining for all ages. Save $1 by purchasing advance tickets online or by phone. Refreshments available during intermission. Photography exhibit on display throughout the fi rst fl oor. $12 adults; $10 students/seniors. 7-8:30 p.m. Hudson Town Hall, Auditorium, 78 Main St., Hudson. Call 978-562-1646. Prescription for Murder - Sundays, Sunday, October 17 - Sunday, October 24. Buy Tickets Now! via Brown Paper Ticket service. $15 for Regular Admission, $12 for Students/Seniors. 2-4:30 p.m. Calliope Productions Inc, 150 Main St., Boylston. Call 508-869-6887 or visit calliopeproductions.org. auditions for Gateway Players Theatre Christmas Showcase - Tuesday, October 19. Gateway Players Theatre, Inc. is looking for men and women, 18+ , for a Christmas Showcase, slated for December. Auditions will be held on Tuesday, October 19 at 6:30pm. The Showcase will consist of holiday scenes, stories and songs. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Performance dates are December 3-5. For more information, leave a message on the Gateway machine (508-764-4531). Bill Guy is directing this show, with Barbara Day as producer. The Gateway Arts Barn is located on the grounds of the historic Quinebaug Valley Council for the Arts and Humanities (The Arts Center). free. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Gateway Players Theatre Arts Barn, 111 Main St., Southbridge. Call 508-764-4531.


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than 100 items numbered – a good thing, since the names are mostly in Vietnamese. Cha gio ($3.95) are fried spring rolls; the two small, crisp rolls are served with a pleasantly sweet and salty dipping sauce. It’s hard to tell what they’re fi lled with, but they provide the satisfying crunch of something deep-fried, and avoid an oily aftertaste. Goi cuon ($5.95) are a lighter and fresher alternative: “summer rolls” in steamed rice-paper wrappers. We ask for a vegetarian version, which comes stuffed with tofu, rice vermicelli and a hint of herbs. They’d benefi t from more mint and basil, but are a clean-tasting vehicle for the zingy peanut sauce, enhanced at the table by a splash of Sriracha.

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Mi hoac pho xao heo ($7.70) are pan-fried noodles topped with sautéed pork and vegetables – mostly celery and onions. This dish, too, has a Chinese-American presentation and taste. Com chien tom (shrimp fried rice, $6.80), with no discernable ingredients other than rice, small shrimp and tiny peas, is lighter but less distinct in fl avor than Chinese-infl uenced versions. Overall, the fl avors at Dalat are subtle, almost muted, even though we’ve told our server that we’d

like things on the spicy side.A wide range of boba, or “bubble

tea” drinks ($3) are on offer – fruit-fl avored smoothies with a collection of dark balls of tapioca at the bottom. The drinks, with fl avors such as mango, passion fruit, avocado and coconut, are served with a wide straw to accommodate the tapioca blobs – it’s fun to watch them work their way up. The fruit fl avors are faint, but the drinks are a cool and refreshing way to accompany or end a meal.

Service is not Dalat’s strong suit – the servers are genial and competent, but rarely available. It’s the type of place where you’ll need to fl ag someone down if you want to order something, get some water, or pay your bill. Dalat has no alcohol license, but cheerfully accommodates BYOB diners.

The prices at Dalat are reasonable. Be aware, though, that most dishes are not enough to serve as a meal in themselves; they are meant to be part of a shared meal. You can expect to leave Dalat with a full feeling for less than $15 per person, including tip.

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Considering cost, picky palates and the sounds of over-tired and hungry children, taking the family out to dinner is no easy feat. Here we’ve tried to highlight a few local spots that understand the hardship and offer affordable entrees to please kids and grown-ups alike.

“What’s nice about O’Connor’s (on West Boylston Street) is there are lots of little nooks and crannies, so we can kind of take a little family and put them off to the side, so they’re not feeling like they’re sitting in the middle of the room and uncomfortable that if the kids make a little peep that someone’s going to be upset,” says assistant restaurant manager Cindy Card.

She says many waitresses have kids and make suggestions to the executive chef, which eventually end up on the kids’ menu. The consensus is that simple things

are often the favorites.“Believe it or not,” says Card, “in the

18 years that I’ve worked here, I never thought I would see it, but we did add [boxed] mac and cheese, and I’d say the kids love it. And also the cheeseburger, I think kids always love the little burger.”

More mature tastes are also satisfi ed.“We have something for everyone on

the menu,” she says, “whether you want to splurge and have a fi let mignon, or have a bacon cheeseburger or a nice hazelnut chicken salad.”

The kids menu lists fi ctitious items such as sheep’s feet and onion stew, and pig’s head and cabbage, which are sure to elicit some horrifi ed giggles from the little ones.

For kids with sheep’s feet allergies, gluten allergies or just about any other kind of allergy, EVO on Chandler Street has you covered.

“Our chef is highly qualifi ed in allergy sensitivity and is always willing to modify our menu items for those who have allergic reactions to certain ingredients,” says EVO co-owner Celeste Maykel. “Our kids’ menu offers the same modifi cation options. We feel that offering vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free items, as well as standard comfort meat menu items, provides the Worcester community with a variety of foods to choose from when they come here.”

Picky eaters of all ages will be thrilled to fi nd a build-your-own pizza option with four choices of sauce, eight choices of cheese and toppings ranging from pepperoni to jalapenos. Always health conscious, EVO offers all bread items in wheat versions in addition to white. Alternatives to French fries include brown rice, sugar snap peas, broccoli fl orets, whipped potatoes or Armenian rice pilaf.

And if you want to convince your kids (or your spouse) that tofu is yummy, this is the place to do it.

Over on Highland Street, The Boynton boasts a “stepped up” kids’ menu that manager Shelley John says has been a work in progress over the years.

Kids who can’t even pronounce “alfredo” will surely enjoy this new form of mac and cheese, while older kids can dive right into some baby back ribs with sweet potato fries: extra napkins required. Then there’s homemade pizza, of course, which John says even the kids can tell is made fresh every day. A take-home cup and mini ice cream sundae accompany each kid’s meal. Accessibility is also not an issue.

“We’ve got the high chairs and booster chairs,” says John, explaining that most of its seating is all on one level and can accommodate those who come in with strollers—and the kids can stay in the strollers if they want.

For the ones pushing those strollers, comfort food as well as Italian, American and Asian cuisines are among the many choices offered at the Boynton.

For a quick and simple outing try Wild Willy’s Burgers on West Boylston Street for a quality meal and an atmosphere certainly tame enough for the family.

“We haven’t got a full alcohol license for one thing, so people know that we’re not a late-night place. We don’t have any television screens and that sort of thing,” says Bob Stein, who owns the restaurant with his wife. “And I think our menu is sort of what families like to eat, you know,burgers, fries, milkshakes, ice cream and that sort of stuff.”

While fried-food fare might not be an appropriate choice for every night of

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“Our tables are moveable, so when groups come in we can move tables together,” says Stein. “A lot of times people come in and celebrate a birthday or some other sort of gathering.”

Bill Isildakli, owner of Broadway Catering and Ice Cream on Water Street, also looks forward to these celebrations.

“We love children; we have a few of our own,” he says. “The restaurant has a quiet, family-dinner-table type of atmosphere.”

If you can pull the kids away from the cartoons, the Broadway is perfect for those big weekend breakfasts complete with Mickey Mouse pancakes.

“Kids like French toast, the pancakes, hot chocolate, and then junior omelets we make for children,” says Isildakli. “And of course, ice cream, we do homemade ice cream.”

Pancakes and a shake make a pretty reward for anyone who has been good over the week, child or adult.

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A Guide to Upscale Dining in and around the WooMarc Cochon

Sure, much of the joy of greater Worcester’s dining scene is in discovering the neighborhood gems, ethnic outposts, and other holes-in-the-wall that add diversity and character to our search for daily bread. But can our fair city do equal justice to special occasions, when we want to impress, to be pampered, to have a memorable evening?

We certainly think so! Here are our suggestions for places to put on the dog.

A Special DateHarrington Farm: Located in a peaceful mountainside setting in Princeton, Harrington Farm offers inventive modern cuisine served in the romantic and intimate dining spaces of their 18th-entury farmhouse. If the weather permits, have a cocktail on the porch before or after dinner.

Harrington Farm178 Westminster Road, Princeton978.464.5600harringtonfarm.com

Bocado: Looking for something more hip and urban? Bocado’s tapas menu, designed for sharing, provides a lot of choices and guarantees a topic for conversation when the chemistry isn’t working out so well. Low-level lighting creates a romantic mood. The servers are great at making recommendations if

you’re stumped, and the Spanish wines complement the food nicely.

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Baba Sushi: Baba serves up some of the best and most creative sushi you’ll fi nd anywhere. The salads and starters will dazzle, and the sushi, sashimi and rolls are top-notch – impeccably fresh and artfully presented. If you really want to impress, and you’re sure your date is not a picky eater, ask Chef Wilson Wang to create a menu for you. A heated porch allows outdoor-like dining, even in winter.

Baba Sushi309 Park Avenue, Worcester508.752.8822babasushi.com

Armsby Abbey - Don’t let the unassuming store front sway you from entering this cozy, amber wood and brick pub. With hundreds of American hand crafted beers, a stellar wine list and food crafted with care from local sources, this restaurant and pub offers some of the best to eat and drink right on the Main drag. From the exquisite cheese plates, to the delectable pulled pork sandwiches, to

the ultimate bean burger, you’ll impress your date with your high end taste in a low key environment – hip without being pretentious. Armsby Abbey144 Main StreetWorcester508.795.1012armsbyabbey.com

A Business DinnerCeres: Sophisticated and stylish, Ceres will make a very positive impression on your guests. The food is delicious, the seasonal menu varied and fl exible, the wine list interesting and sensibly priced. The elegantly appointed room is just right for conversation over dinner, and there are outdoor options when the weather allows.

Ceres BistroBeechwood Hotel363 Plantation Street, Worcester508.754.2000ceresbistro.com Tribeca: Often overlooked amidst the busy Shrewsbury Street scene, Tribeca’s upstairs restaurant offers a very nice range of contemporary cuisine in a space that’s elegant and quiet—sometimes very quiet. The menu has a lot to offer, as does the

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Sole Proprietor: Consistent and creative, the Sole is a great choice for visitors “from away” who want to sample fresh seafood. If you want to get business done, ask for a booth since the dining areas can get noisy. The bar area is a popular place for drinks and appetizers.The Sole Proprietor118 Highland Street, Worcester508.798.3474thesole.com

A Birthday or AnniversarySonoma: Sonoma may be located in a strip mall, but it’s special once you’re inside, with creative contemporary cuisine, fi ne wines, pleasant ambiance and proper service. Offering some of the best and most interesting food in Worcester County, Sonoma never disappoints.

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The Castle: What could be more special than the old-school charm and classic cuisine of The Castle? The gracious Nicas family has been running this place for 60 years; they know how to treat their guests and can help steer you through the killer wine list.

The Castle Restaurant1230 Main Street, Leicester508.892.9090castlerestaurant.com

111 Chophouse: Sometimes you just want a sizzling hunk of high-quality meat, and the Chophouse is there for you with its contemporary steakhouse menu and exceptional wine list. This is a great choice for those who love to splurge, both fi nancially and cholesterol-wise. You may want to ask for a table upstairs, away from

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Vegan Dishes Put Worcester on the MapDrew Wilson

In recent years Worcester has grown into a hot spot for the vegan food. This year PETA named Worcester among the top-10 vegan-friendly mid-sized cities in America. At the end of 2009, Worcester even had more vegetarian restaurants than Boston.

The Vegetarian Resource Group found that only 3 percent of the general U.S. population is vegetarian or vegan, but 18 percent of U.S. college students are vegan. With 13 colleges, it’s no surprise that our city has a burgeoning vegan movement. At the end of last April, more than 2,000 Worcesterites came out to the fi rst-annual Worcester VegFest, a daylong vegan festival at Worcester State College.

Why vegan?Vegans avoid meat, dairy and eggs, opting for plant-based foods instead. For some, eating vegan is a way to improve their health. For others, veganism is an ethical objection to the routine cruelty involved in raising animals for food. With our society’s growing ecological

consciousness, many have chosen a vegan diet because it dramatically reduces our carbon footprint — in 2006 a United Nations commission published a study stating that livestock is the principal cause of human-made global climate change.

Bill Clinton recently appeared on Wolf Blitzer’s show to discuss why he made the switch to a vegan diet. For Clinton it was a matter of health. “I did all this research, and I saw that 82 percent of the people since 1986 who have gone on a plant-based: no meat, no dairy of any kind... 82 percent of people who have done that have begun to heal themselves. Their arterial blockage cleans up; the calcium deposit around their heart breaks up.”

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vegan food, Worcester has plenty to offer at its many veg-friendly restaurants.

Getting your Vegan Eats in WorcesterWorcester is a melting pot. In our little city, you can sample some of the best vegan foods from around the world. Pho Da Kao on Park Avenue offers big bowls of Vietnamese vegetable Pho, a traditional noodle soup ($7.76). Udupi in Shrewsbury offers all-vegetarian South Indian cuisine. Try the savory Chana Batura — chickpea curry with puffy fried bread ($10.25). For a meal on the go, you can pick up a

couple of Jamaican curry pockets from One Love Cafe on Main for less than $5. The Sahara on Highland Street has a fattoush salad ($7.95) that makes a hearty-but-healthy lunch.

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Long Time No See: The Blue Belle Diner, a lunch cart from 1948 that has been toted all over Massachusetts, will fi nally open its doors to the public again after more than a decade of sitting idle. Dinky’s in Shrewsbury bought the cart to create Dinky’s Blue Belle Diner, a new (yet quite old) and improved version of the current diner favorite. Renovations are still in

progress, but the diner with all of its vintage charm is open for business every day until 12:30 p.m. with dinner hours and a grand re-opening ceremony coming soon. Dinky’s Blue Belle Diner, 70 Clinton St. (Rte. 70), Shrewsbury, 508-981-8007.

What Girls Like: Chocolate with their wine, and wine with their chocolate, of course. Thursdays at The Citizen, ladies receive a free chocolate to enjoy with their glass of wine or cocktail. Leave the boy problems behind and take a girls’ night out, or bring the guy with you, but make him buy his own dessert. The Citizen, 1 Exchange Place, 508-459-9090.

Cook It Up: The Culinary Underground, a cooking school for home cooks that up until now was hosted in an actual home, is having a grand opening for their new location in Brickyard Plaza in Southborough this Saturday and Sunday. Festivities include all of the good stuff: cooking demonstrations, door prizes, giveaways and, best of all, free samples. They offer kids classes, too, so bring them along to see if they’d like to get a head start on cooking for themselves. It’s never too early. The Culinary Underground, 21 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, 508-904-6589.

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Street. For $7 you’ll get a falafel sandwich, steak fries crusted with Middle Eastern spices, and a soda.

• A cornerstone of the vegan scene, the second-Saturday-of-the-month buffet at Loving Hut on Chandler is a deal for $10. (Next one: October 9.

• Flats on Maywood Street is a new pizzeria with a stellar Neapolitan vegan cheese pizza ($14), which you get in classy 100 percent post-consumer recycled pizza box. The white sauce is also dairy-free. Flats could certainly win over Worcester’s entire vegan community by adding mock meats to their menu

• A relatively new addition to the city, Belmont Veg serves up home-style Jamaican vegan food and features a rotating menu with new items each day. Choose one of the three sizes (small, $9.91; medium, $10.09; large, $12.22) and order a “whatever” to sample a mix of everything they have that day.

• If you’re out at the Dive Bar on Water Street, step outside to Chris’s Hot Dog Cart for a vegan completo: a veggie dog topped with sliced avocado, onions and peppers

• Like to do your own cooking, but want to try some interesting new ingredients? Mekong Market on Main Street has a substantial selection of specialty mock meats. They have everything from veg pork to vegan shrimp.

Much of the credit for the ample vegan choices at local restaurants is due to Worcester’s numerous student groups. Every month, college veg groups are holding vegan potlucks or movie nights. Clark University’s Student Association of Vegetarian and Vegan Youth has its annual vegan Thanksgiving dinner coming up soon. It’s free and open to the public. WPI’s Veg Polytech is planning a trip to The Boston Vegetarian Food Festival on the weekend of October 30 and 31 in Roxbury.

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{ recommended}Funky Murphy’s 305 Shrewsbury St., Worcester 508-753-2995While lacking in atmosphere, the restaurant at Funky Murphy’s has a lot to offer. Whether you’re grabbing some appetizers while watching sports on the big-screen TVs, or wishing to enjoy neo-diner fare, you’re in luck. The soups and salads are fresh and homemade, and the entrées are generous and delicious. Romantics may wish to skip this stop, but those in search of a moderately priced dining experience may want to give it a try. Kitchen open 7 days; breakfast Sundays.

86 Winter 65 Water St., Worcester 508-459-5400The restaurant 86 Winter serves up inventive, bistro-style comfort food in a warm, intimate and exciting setting. Reasonably priced fare includes artful versions of old standbys, as well as a few dressier dishes. Professional service and wonderful food round out this superb Worcester dining experience.

The Wexford House 503 Shrewsbury St., Worcester508-757-8982What are the secrets of The Wexford’s longevity? For close to 20 years, Chef Alan Erickson has continued to dish out some of the legendary fare he cooked at the El Morocco, undoubtedly attracting former patrons of the old El. The menu at The Wexford offers kibbe and stuffed grape leaves alongside traditional Italian “Shrewsbury Street Favorites.” In addition, The Wexford’s menu features predictable fare at very reasonable prices, “Shrewsbury Street Favorites” and a few signature twists.

The Publick House On the Common, Rte. 131, Sturbridge508-347-3313 or 1-800-PUBLICKpublickhouse.comVisit The Publick House for Sturbridge’s world-famous colonial experience, and their “traditional favorites with a modern twist.” A gorgeous, period inn and excellent food make it a perfect spot for a special dinner after a day’s visit to this Central Massachusetts destination.

Chioda’s Trattoria 631 Franklin St., Worcester 508-459-6039A short drive up Franklin Street from downtown Worcester, or down from Brown Square at Plantation Street, at Chioda’s Trattoria you’ll fi nd all the Italian dishes you’ve come to love in a warm and intimate environment. Lots of pasta, seafood and chicken, as well as a few veal dishes and steaks. Chioda’s should be right at home in this Italian restaurant-happy city.

The Border Grille and Bar 246 Mill St., Leominster978-840-0194 The Border Grille and Bar brings the ever-popular culinary specialties of the Southwest to the north — north of Worcester, that is, in Leominster. Loyalists to local establishments will enjoy the funky eclecticism of The Border; fans of barbecue and Tex-Mex will like the wide range of available chicken, beef, seafood and Mexican specialties. The 22 tequilas and a page of fun drinks add to the festive atmosphere.

Lidio’s Restaurant and Lounge 1045 Central St., Leominster 978-534-6600Bridging old and new, Lidio’s offers diners some old standards (pasta, chicken, beef) as well as creative diet-conscious (an extensive low-carb menu) and nouveau entrees (including vegetarian dishes), all at very reasonable prices. The service and food preparations are quite dependable.

Tomasso’s Trattoria154 Turnpike Road, Rte. 9, Southboro508-481-8484tomassotrattoria.comTomasso’s Trattoria is tucked into a corner of The Crossings, a relatively new retail complex on Rte. 9 in Southboro. Inside, the décor could only be described as Tuscan. Chef Tony Bettencourt has come to Tomasso’s with an impressive resume. He earned the Julia Child Award for excellence while at the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. If you have not been introduced to a genuine Italian menu, you might be a bit nonplussed. Take your time and do not fear. The Italian meal is an event to be enjoyed and shared. It is not all about tomato sauce, pasta and cheese. The menu is like a palate of colors used to paint a meal. Tomasso’s offers a fi ne Italian dining experience that will transport you to a villa in the hills of the Veneto.

Wonder Bar Restaurant121 Shrewsbury St., Worcester508-752-9909Worcester’s Wonder Bar has been serving it up — pizza, beer and Italian specialties, that is — for more than 75 years, right on Shrewsbury Street. A hometown gem on the order of Coney Island Lunch, Wonder Bar is a laid-back, locally fl avored parlor where you can feed your family good food for about the price of Chinese take-out.

Pampas Churrascaria Restaurant145 E. Central St., Worcester508-757-1070pampas-restaurant.comOpen seven days, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Pampas Churrascaria

Restaurant adds a fresh kick-in-the-pants to the usual Central Mass.suspects. Come with your best hearty carnivore appetite and prepareyourself for this casual, out-of-the-ordinary dining experience. Graba plate, choose cuts of beef, pork, chicken an lamb from slow-roasted skewers in an enormous iron rotisserie, help yourself tonumerous (but not too many — you don’t want your hots to getcold!) sides and salads and then pit-stop at the counter to have yourplate weighed. Pampas charges by the pound.

Yama Zakura369 West Main St., Northboro508-393-4187yamazakurafoods.comYama Zakura will delight fans of locally produced, high-quality sushiin a creatively charged and casual environment. The friendly staffserves up a wide variety of sashimi, sushi and maki rolls, as wellas familiar Polynesian appetizers, soups and salads, meat and vegetable combinations, teriyaki and Thai curry dishes. Open dailyfor lunch and dinner.

Dino’s Ristorante13 Lord St., Worcester508-753-9978dineatdinos.comDino’s is still everything that you’ve always enjoyed: reasonablypriced Northern Italian classics, served in a quaint, old “Little Italy”style. Though renovations have made it a bit more upscale (anduncovered an ancient treasure!), it’s still home for Worcester’sfamilies and lovers.

Fugakyu Café621 Boston Post Road, Sudbury978-443-1998Look for the two red lanterns that hang outside Fugakyu Café. Insideis a well-stocked bar, exclusive sushi bar - about six seats - and anextensive menu to satisfy the Japanese cuisine enthusiast as well asthe novice. Even the purist should be able to overlook the nouveauselections. There is no shortage of sushi, fried “kitchen” appetizers,soups and entrées from simple katsu, teriyaki and tempura to exotic eel and live lobster sashimi. The price range is as wide asthe delectable choices. Spend as little or as much as you like andstill leave satisfi ed.

Trumbull Bar & Grill117 Main St., Spencer508-885-6901In a market crowded with pub-style clones and chains, Trumbull Bar& Grill is refreshing. Clean, friendly, and skilled at producing heartyhome-cooked meals, Trumbull’s will make you glad you came. All the pub standards are available as well at rock-bottom prices (like fresh

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Anh Thu439 Park Ave., Worcester508-752-1330Anh Thu is yet another option for fans of fresh and healthy Vietnamese cuisine. Serving up lots of noodles, as well as beef, chicken, pork, shrimp and tofu, as well as a few stir-fry dishes for Chinese food fans, Anh Thu is cheap — but good — food, in a no-frills atmosphere. Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Sundays, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. BYOB.

The Red Lantern235 Shrewsbury St., Worcester508-795-0500theredlantern.comThe Red Lantern offers the staples that have made Polynesian restaurants an integral part of the American scene for so long. Also offered are enticing, less-common dishes sure to revive the appetite of area diners. Fresh, varied dishes make The Red Lantern truly “Polynesian”; and served in their clean, open facility downtown, Worcester will fi nd it convenient and pleasing. Open seven days to midnight; Monday through Saturday lunch buffet; Sunday dinner buffet, 5-8.

The Webster House Restaurant1 Webster St., Worcester508-757-7208websterhouseweb.comPatrons are treated like family at The Webster House. The bountiful

menu includes beef, chicken, seafood, vegetarian and Greek specialties, with a home-cooked taste straight from your Yia-yia’s kitchen. A number of international and domestic wines are fl agged by which meals they complement best. Each month, The Webster House features selections from a different international cuisine. Be sure to leave room for a slice of homemade pie or baklava cheesecake.

Val’s Restaurant and Lounge75 Reservoir Road, Holden508-829-0900Val’s is the perfect stop for families looking for a wide variety of familiar seafood, beef, chicken and pasta entrees, plus pizza and burgers, at budget-friendly prices. The service can’t be beat, and you might be surprised by the recipes and presentation.

Porto Bello156 Shrewsbury St., Worcester508-753-9865For more than a decade, Shrewsbury Street’s Porto Bello has served up classic Italian fare in an uncontrived, paper-napkin style. Evocative of North End Boston, it’s an atmosphere without too much preciousness. Four pages of menu offerings rarely stray from the rule on Italian cuisine. Entrée highlights include various seafood and meats with pesto, mascarpone, scampi and cream sauces; four raviolis (Maine lobster, lemon basil, roasted eggplant, and Porto Bello mushroom); and the classic marinara with sausage and/or meatballs, and lasagna.

The Belfry Restaurant59 Blackstone River Road, Worcester

508-751-5040The Belfry Restaurant is defi nitely worth a visit, a renovated church standing at the fork of Greenwood Street and Blackstone River Road and tucked behind Route 146, in the middle of growing Quinsigamond Village. The moderately priced, mostly Mediterranean menu includes some of the best hummus in Worcester, staples like chicken Parmesan and fi sh & chips and gourmet pizza, with such entertaining names as Texan (steak, mushroom and onion) and the Golden Greek (locanico sausage and peppers). A respectable wine list and homemade desserts top off a tasty dinner out.

Arturo’s Ristorante54 Main St., Westboro 508-366-1881arturosristorante.comArturo’s is everything that made it a hit in Worcester before the moveto MetroWest: Colorful Italian food and brick-oven pizza. Lots of winechoices, Mediterranean classics, and seating for about 200. Try theantipasto misto for a sampling of all Arturo’s antipasto offerings.


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Fresco’s95 Uxbridge Road, Mendon508-473-2369Fresco’s is a great treat: delicious food, impeccably prepared in a colorful, friendly setting at reasonable prices. Watch for the sign with whimsical script on the rural stretch of Route 16. Fresco’s menu is a fun collection of chicken, seafood and beef dishes, frequently

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Harry’s Drive-in Restaurant and Dairy Bar149 Turnpike Road (Route 9W)Westboro508-366-8302Harry’s Drive-in Restaurant and Dairy Bar is a quiet roadside attraction of vanishing Americana, and a venerable local institution of 60 years (nearly 40 in its present location) under the ownership of the original family. The menu is an endless list of entirely homemade comfort foods: full breakfast, American diner standards, steaks, burgers, pasta, club and open-faced sandwiches, wraps and pockets, salads, soups, stir fry, platters, sundaes and frappes, a kids menu, and, of course, loads of seafood — fried and otherwise.

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Prezo Grille and Bar 2291/2 Main St., Milford 508-634-0101 prezogrille.com Prezo Grille and Bar is a moderately upscale spot, well worth the trip to explore a bit of southeastern Worcester County. Prezo’s sizeable menu is fi lled with pizzazz — such ingredients as gorgonzola, goat and bleu cheeses; artichoke hearts, asparagus and sun dried tomatoes; and Madeira wine sauce and hoisin glaze. House favorites include chicken Sinatra, pot roast, and the seafood bomb. Check out weekly specials, or meet friends for designer drinks and fl at-screen TVs at Prezo’s “horseshoe” bar.

The Monument Grill14 Monument Sq., Leominster978-537-4466themonumentgrill.comThe Monument Grill is a good bet for classy fare in northern Worcester County. Rich wine selection and new and traditional recipes for pasta, seafood, beef, pork, chicken, and veal are served up in a spotless, comfortable room. Moderate to expensive.

Joey’s Bar and Grille 242 Mill St., Worcester508-797-3800Joey’s will please Worcester’s West Siders (especially those in the Mill Street/Tatnuck neighborhoods), who enjoy reasonably priced ribs, steaks, burgers and Italian specialties, like spaghetti and meatballs, gnocchi, and seafood — dishes familiar and novel — in a quaint, low-lit atmosphere. Full liquor license. Credit cards accepted. Closed Sundays.

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Sofi a’s Ristorante158 Main St., Hudson978-562-1221Sofi a’s is a bit like the restaurant in the Campbell Scott and StanleyTucci-directed Big Night, in that it is quiet, but traditional Tuscan fare(pork, lamb, fi llet of beef, chicken, seafood, homemade ravioli andpeppardelle, and other pastas), and not a red-sauce-and-meatballskind of place. The room is comfortable and clean, if not a little dated,and several dishes really excel.

Tribeca 92 Shrewsbury St., Worcester508-754-7600tribecarestaurantgroup.comTribeca boasts attractive features: American cuisine ‘with a twist,’homemade desserts, a 120-label wine list and live entertainment.Open seven days, premium palates may dine upstairs, from thedinner menu. Those who don’t mind dining on the street level canperuse both the dinner and the grille menus. Tribeca offers fi ne foodand service and recommends making a reservation.

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Townsend $199,700 4 br 2 bath Classic new england colonial on over an acre of beautiful land. Storage barn/workshop stands near the house, kennel with electric power and partially fenced yard sits behind the home. There’s a miniature of the home in the center of circular driveway which is covered by trees and planted with lilacs and hosta. Large updated eat-in kitchen with solid surface counter tops and bay window overlooking private flat back yard. Full bath on first & second floor allows for flexible use of the bedrooms. Aberman Assoc Inc 978-537-4971 x 23 www.johnvaillancourt.com

Sterling $369,500 3 br 2 bath cont. cape. And the sun shines in... this is a solar house , 6 skylights, 4 sets of French doors, abutting conservation and farmland. Contemporary design offers master bedroom on either level. 4th bedroom is currently used as a craft room with interior balcony looking into cozy familyroom below, and exterior balcony off French doors. Hardwoods, brick and stone floors, open stairway , 3rd story loft, cathedral ceilings ..House is wired for generator. Aberman Assoc Inc Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com

Lancaster $219,900 3 br 1 bath ranch. Spacious farmhouse style single story home. Originally used as a carraige house before being converted. Open concept living room and dining room. Attached barn has option for future expansion of the house or lots of additional space for the craftsperson/hobbiest. Well located for the commuter. Quick access to Rt. 2 or Rt. 495. Aberman Assoc Inc Gail Lent 978-537-7971 x15 www.gaillent.com

Southbridge $239,000 Spacious center entry Cape with large living room, formal dining, eat-in kitchen, first floor family room and excercise room with sliders to deck to above ground pool and hot tub. Three spacious bedrooms with 2 full baths up. Master bedroom has bath with hot tub. First floor laundry. Exterior stone wall enhances entry with KOI Pond and water fall. One car garage plus detatched unit for car storage. Very private wooded dead-end street. Owners are relocating and looking for a quick sale. Aberman Assoc Inc Anna Mary Kraemer 978-537-4971 x 25 www.annamarykraemer.com

Templeton $249,900 3 br 2.5 bath colo. What a great place to call HOME! Set 110 feet off the road for privacy, yet still convenient to the highway, this young 3 bedroom Colonial has been well cared for. Tastefully decorated with all neutral colors~a cozy woodstove to supplement the heat~eat-in kitchen with breakfast bar/island~open foyer with oversized palladium window to bring in lots of sunshine....sliders off kitchen lead to a deck over looking a large, flat backyard with trees in the distance.... A real beauty!! Aberman Associates Inc Tracy Sladen 978-537-4971 x17

Palmer $239,900 In town mini farm with 2000 s.f barn , paddock. 2 detached 2 car garages, spacious 1930 colonial updated and functional ready to move in. 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths. Aberman Assoc Inc. Paula Savard 978-537-4971 x14 www.paulasavard.com

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Lancaster $169,900 3 br 1 bath cape. This antique Cape is over 200 yrs old but under $200,000! You would never guess its age walking thru with all the amenities updated and a newer bath and kitchen. Close to Rt 190 or Rt 2, nice private backyard. New septic installed in 2004, windows and roof in 2008. This well maintained home comes with a bonus 2 car garage with a work area to one side.TITLE 5 IN HAND! Aberman Assoc Inc Team Calvano 978-537-4971 x 64 www.teamcalvano.com

Fitchburg $$199,900 Duplex situated on over 1/2 acre. Convenient to Rte 2, but away from traffic noise. Vinyl sided, replacement windows, roof shingles installed 2008. separate 200amp elec CB, heating & HW. Unit #1-right side, unit #2-left side. Single family living or investment w/possibility for condex conversion. Was owner occupied for 30 yrs until 1 yr ago. Do not miss this fantastic opportunity, listed under assessed value. Aberman Assoc Inc. Sandra DeRienzo 978-537-4971 x 42

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DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILINGDocket No. WO10D3051DR

Commonwealth of MassachusettsThe Trial Court

Probate and Family Court Mildred Akinyi Owino

vs.Mark Joseph Mendonca

Worcester Probate and Family Court225 Main Street

Worcester, MA 01608To the Defendant:The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce

requesting that the Court grant a divorce for irretrievable breakdown.

The Complaint is on file at the Court.An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in

this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Mildred Akinyi Owino 456 Rollstone St. Fitchburg, MA 01420

your answer, if any, on or before 12/21/2010. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. Witness, Hon. Denise L. Meagher, First Justice of this Court. Date: September 28, 2010Stephen G. AbrahamRegister of Probate Court

WORCESTER HOUSING AUTHORITYINVITATION FOR BIDS

The Worcester Housing Authority (“WHA”) is requesting sealed bids from qualified Bidders to provide for the purchase of two standard paint products over a two-year period in the following estimated quantities: 3000 gallons of WHA Standard Interior Latex Eggshell, Marble White Wall Paint, and 1500 gallons of WHA Standard Vinyl Latex Flat White Ceiling Paint.

The WHA has estimated the two-year potential total cost for these items to be approximately $40,000 TO $45,000. Bids must include complete MSDS product information sheets as requested in the IFB package.

IFB packages may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Department Office at 508-635-3203. All sealed bids must be received by 11:00 AM on October 29, 2010. At this time all bids will be opened and read aloud. Envelopes containing bids must be plainly marked as “Bid Proposal” with the date and time of bid opening clearly indicated on the outside of the envelope. All bids should be mailed or delivered to:

Worcester Housing AuthorityPurchasing Department

Attn: Brian Bigelow69 Tacoma Street

Worcester MA 01605

Bidders are invited to visit the WHA to discuss the materials contract requirements with a representative of the WHA. Failure to do so will be no defense in the failure to perform the contract terms.

All bids must conform with the provisions of Mass. General Laws, Chapter 30B inclusive and the Instructions to Bidders.

Each bid shall be accompanied by:(1)Form HUD 5369C Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Bidders(2)Certificate of Corporate Clerk(3)Non Collusive Affidavit (4)Certificate of Tax Compliance(5)Bidder Information Sheet(6)Statement of Bidder QualificationsAttention is called to the following: Provisions of Chapter 14, Acts of 1966, imposing

a Temporary Sales tax, Section Subsection 6 (d) and (k) exempting the Authority from the operation of such a chapter. Bidders should plan to establish a goal of 20% of the total bid price for the procurement of services/supplies from SOMWBA Certified Minority Business Enterprises.

The contract documents may be seen, but not removed at:

SOMWBA, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3740, Boston MA 02116

The Worcester Housing Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids, if it is determined to be in the public interest to do so. Award of a contract is subject to approval by the WHA Executive Director.

For further information, please call the WHA Purchasing Department at 508-635-3203, or TDD 508-798-4530.

For the Worcester Housing AuthorityBrian BigelowChief Procurement Officer

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Town Of SuttonInvitation For Bids 2010

The Town of Sutton seeks sealed bids from qualified persons and/or vendors for the sale of the following surplus vehicles and equipment:

All of the above are in various states of condition. Bidders are encouraged to view the item(s) prior to bidding. All equipment shall be sold “as-is”. Any bidder interested in viewing any of the above items may do so by contacting the Sutton Town Administrator at (508)865-8720. Sealed bids must be submitted by October 28th, 2010 at 11:00am to James Smith, Town Administrator, Sutton Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton MA 01590 Items must be removed from Town property within seven (7) days of notice of bid award.

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Docket No. WO10C0326CACommonwealth of

MassachusettsThe Trial Court

Worcester Probate And Family Court

225 Main StreetWorcester, MA 01608

(508) 831-2200In the matter of: Annette Gitau Antonio Of Worcester, MATo all persons interested in peti-tion described: A petition has been presented by Annette G Antonio request-ing that Annette Gitau Antonio be allowed to change her name as follows: Hannah GitauIF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Worces-

ter ON OR BEFORE TEN O?CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 11/02/2010

WITNESS, Hon. Denise L. Mea-gher, First Justice of this Court.Date: October 8, 2010Stephen. AbrahamRegister of Probate Court

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TOWN OF MILLBURY

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT MARTHA COAKLEY, STATE ATTORNEY GEN-ERAL, HAS RETURNED WITH APPROVAL DATED SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 THE AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF MILLBURY’S GENERAL BYLAWS AND ZONING BYLAWS ADOPT-ED UNDER WARRANT ARTICLE #16, 18, 33 AND #34 (GENERAL) AND #19 THROUGH #27 (ZONING) ACCEPTED AT THE MAY 4, 2010 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.A TOWN BULLETIN WITH THE BYLAW AMEND-MENTS IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE, 127 ELM STREET AND WILL BE POSTED IN PUBLIC PLAC-ES IN TOWN. OFFICE HOURS ARE 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. MONDAY THRU FRIDAY. TUESDAYS THE OFFICE REMAINS OPEN UNTIL 7:00 P.M.. QUESTIONS,CALL 508-865-9110, MILL-BURY TOWN CLERK

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The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a pub-lic hearing on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 7:15 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from Denise Marlborough for work to construct an addition to existing house at 28 Wilson Road. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. Chap-ter 131, Section 40.Donald FlynnChairman

TOWN OF MILLBURY

The Millbury Conservation Commission will hold a pub-lic hearing on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 7:30 P.M. at the Municipal Office Building, 127 Elm Street to act on a Notice of Intent from John McGarry/ Mill-bury Department of Public Works for work to repair and improve existing dam and dike on Brierly Pond. Said work falls under the jurisdiction of the Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L.Chapter 131, Section 40.Donald FlynnChairman

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Commonwealth of MassachusettsWorcester, ss

Superior CourtDepartment of the Trial Court

Civil ActionNo. 10-2138D

To: Stephen Gonier of Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Robert Morse of Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts

AND TO ALL PERSONS ENTITLED TO THE BENEFIT OF THE SOLDIERS’ AND SAILORS’ CIVIL RELIEF ACT OF 1940 AS AMENDED:

Eastern Bank, claiming to be the holder of a mortgage covering property situated on Farm Town Road, being numbered 115 on said street, in said Sutton, Massachusetts, given by Stephen Gonier and Robert Morse to Eastern Bank dated January 3, 2001

Recorded in Worcester District Registry of Deeds, Book 23393, Page 58, has filed with said court a Complaint for authority to foreclose said mortgage in the manner following: by entry on and possession of the premises therein described and by exercise of the power of sale contained in said mortgage.

If you are entitled to the benefits of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 as amended, and you object to such foreclosure, you or your attorney should file a written appearance and answer in said court at Worcester in said County on or before the sixteenth day of November next or you may be forever barred from claiming that such foreclosure is invalid under said Act.

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Have you been to Worcester before?Yes, I have. My high school coach coached at Holy Cross. I did a recruiting visit there.

You’re coming to the Hanover to talk about your 2006 book Brothers in Arms, about an African-American tank battalion in World War II. Care to talk about it?My father was a police offi cer after the war, and one of the guys that he got to be good friends with was in the unit. His name was Leonard Smith. I’ve known Mr. Smith since I was a boy. I found out back in 1992 that he was in this unit and that they had not received any recognition. So I went about my own humble efforts to write an accurate portrayal of what they did and hopefully give them some long-denied recognition.

What format will your speech be? A lecture? Will you read sections of the book? Basically I’ll just talk about how it all came about. How the whole thing

fell in place for me to write the book. I usually do Q&A and just take people’s questions as to what it was all about. Most Americans have seen the movie “Patton,” and this unit should have been featured in that movie. Instead, they totally ignored it. Things like that have happened too often. Those are the types of things I try to talk about.

In the little bit I read of the book, you do mention Patton. What were his feelings about this unit? He wasn’t someone who was very enthusiastic about giving them [African Americans] an opportunity to fi ght. But once he saw what they could do he let them go ahead and do their thing, and they distinguished themselves very admirably.

Were you always interested in writing, even when you were playing basketball?I was an English major at UCLA. Writing has always been something that has interested me. I’ve published

six books so far on a variety of things. I’ve written three books on my basketball career and I’ve written three history books.

You have a documentary coming out in February called “On the Shoulders of Giants.” It’s basically a documentary based on my latest book, which is about the Harlem Renaissance and the Harlem Rens basketball team. They were the very fi rst professional champions of basketball. They won the fi rst professional championship in 1939. It was a tournament that invited some of the best teams around, and gave them the opportunity to see which team was the best team.

Let’s talk basketball a little bit. Last I heard, you were consulting with the Lakers and working with their Center, Andrew Bynam. I’m still with the Lakers. I do a number of things. Coaching Andrew Bynum is only a part of it.

Are you still looking for a head coaching job? Not really. Like I said, I’ve been really focusing on getting the documentary done. There’s not that many hours in the day, you know?

How does this Lakers team over the past couple years compare with the Lakers team you played on? They’ve got a great team, and if they can stay healthy they have a good shot at repeating

their world-championship run. We won’t know until the season’s over but if everything goes right in terms of maintaining their health then I think they have a great shot.

Out here people are huge Celtics fans. Lakers-Celtics is one of the best rivalries in sports. Is there a good chance of seeing another Lakers-Celtics championship this year? Everybody’s talking about Miami, but the Celtics have the core of a very, very good team, and I don’t think they’re going anywhere. So it should be interesting. If [Shaq]’s healthy he’s defi nitely a factor.

Here’s a hypothetical question: I’m 25 years-old, 5’10”, weigh 155 pounds and have no organized basketball experience whatsoever. How long would it take you to beat me in one-on-one game, fi rst one to ten points wins? I have no idea.

No guesses? There’s always a sudden heart attack.

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