Worcester's Voice

MADD for Charities

WorcesterScene — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:17:47 +0000

On Monday, February 15th Assumption College’s student group “Students for Safe Choices” will be holding a charity night at the Texas Roadhouse located in the Lincoln Street Plaza from 4-9PM. This charity night is by invitation only, which means you have to bring the below flyer in order to attend the event. Students for Safe Choices has been doing various fundraising over the course of the year to raise money for MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) and are looking for help from the community.

During the charity night, students from the group with be raffling off a night at the “Hotel Commonwealth” in Boston, Massachusetts along with a $100 gift certificate to the hotel restaurant. The students will also be be raffling off Texas Roadhouse “Dinner for 2″ passes.

The Texas Roadhouse will be donating 20% of all profits to the fundraiser. The perfect way to show your support for MADD and Assumption College’s student organization.

Please print the below flier and present it to your server in order to participate.

Dancing with Cupid – Dance Update 2/12 – 2/14

WorcesterScene — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:02:58 +0000

It was improv night at Point Breeze on Saturday. Windfall, a group of late 1970s rockers, have reunited to try to relive their glory days. They played a lot of 70s and 80s standards. We tried to Swing, Hustle, Cha-Cha, or Rumba to their beat. Did you know you could Rumba to Credence Clearwater Revival and to Janis Joplin tunes? Well you can and we did. It was interesting that on the same song people were seen doing freestyle, Rumba and Swing. It’s all in how you interpret the beat. So learn the steps and improvise. Dance is all about creativity.

Here is the lineup for this weekend.

Friday Feb. 12th

City Side – Woonsocket – The band is Batteries not included. Expect to dance a lot of Hustle.
Twin Rivers – Lincoln – The ever popular Eight to the Bar is playing. Not sure if they will be playing Swing or Motown. Whatever the beat we can dance to it; or we just improvise.
Gilreins – Worcester – Go out and Swing dance to the beat of the Red Riders. The dance floor is small, so tuck in your elbows.

Saturday Feb. 13th

City Side- The band is Sugar. Again this could be an opportunity to dance Hustle and some Swing. You just might lapse into Freestyle.
Frohsinn Club – Shrewsbury – Our friend MoCo is playing. A great entertainer and a good musician. So go on over and shake up the Frohsinn. This is your chance to reveal all of those steps you have been hiding.
Gilreins – The Dirty Mac Blues Band is playing. If you like Blues you will love Gilreins. You can sit and listen or you can dance. The choice is up to you.
Speakers Night Club – Marlboro – The Allens are playing.
Knights of Columbus – Cranston, RI – This is a mecca for ballroom dancophiles. Lot’s of good dancers here. Don’t let them intimidate you. Just jump into the line of dance and have fun. Trish of American Ballroom and Latin Dance will be teaching a Rumba lesson.
Point Breeze – Webster – She’s Busy is playing. I can’t comment on the group but you’ll love the dance floor.

Sunday Feb. 14th Valentine’s Day

Leominster Elks – Eight to the Bar will be playing non stop Swing.
Salsa Storm – Worcester – There will be a group Salsa lesson from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM and then dancing until 8:30 PM. Get on over and treat yourself to some Latin rhythms.

Get out this weekend and kick up your heels with your Valentine.

Art in the Park 2009 to Receive Gold Star

WorcesterScene — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:39:19 +0000

Organizers of Art in the Park 2009 will be honored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council with a Gold Star Award. This award recognizes outstanding cultural programs which are funded by local cultural councils in Massachusetts. Art in the Park is an exhibition of sculptures created by New England sculptors, and displayed in Elm Park, Worcester.

Super Bowl in Worcester

WorcesterScene — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:30:15 +0000

It is that time of year again, when everyone gets together for the NFL’s Super Bowl! While there are a lot of bars and lounges you can go to in Worcester to watch the game, there are a few unique venues that stand out above the rest to get your Football on. For those of you that don’t want to watch the game from home, be certain to check out the below venues for Sunday’s game. Have a noteworthy one not on the list? Let us know!

Brew City
Rather leave the cooking to someone else and have the chance to win some great prizes? Make your reservation for the Super Bowl party ($25 in advance, $30 at the door if available) at 4:00pm. Your ticket includes entries to win great prizes including Miller Lite Beer Gear, framed Patriots photos and more! Plus there will be plenty of giveaways during the game (37″ Vizio LCD TV or Full size gas grill)! Your ticket includes shrimp cocktail, salad and choice of Seafood Casserole or All You Can Eat Prime Rib, potato and vegetable. In addition to the meal, “stadium snacks” will be served throughout the game and there will be complimentary appetizers at half time.

Victory Bar and Cigar
Have a passion for cooking and enjoy a cigar? Victory Bar and Cigar is having a Wing Contest. Bring in you best chicken wings for The first annual Victory Wing Bowl. Tastings begin at 4PM stop in anytime prior to half time with your wings… cigar prizes for those entering the contest.

Nick’s Bar and Restaurant
Foot ball not your thing? Join the crowd at Nick’s Bar and Restaurant for their anti-Super Bowl party featuring The Bobby Gadoury Trio beginning at 5:00pm, followed by Jason James Honkytonk Piano at 9:00pm until close!

Grille 57
More interested in the food? Grille 57 will be putting on a huge buffet to ensure that you never go hungry while watching the game in the comfort of their restaurant and bar.

The Celtic Tavern
Can’t make it to the heart of Worcester for the big game? The Celtic Tavern in Northborough will impress you with their large bar, selection of beer, and great food planned for the Super Bowl. Join them at 5:00pm for a $10 all you can eat buffet including Nachos and wings throughout the big game.

I just wanna dance—ballroom style.

WorcesterScene — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:46:59 +0000

Many of the WorcesterScene viewers have asked the same question, “where can we go to dance?” While our first answers have been some of the great bars and clubs, we soon realized that they wanted the venues for ballroom, salsa, and the more organized dancing beyond the bump-and-grind that dominate many clubs in the area. With that said, each week we will compile some information that is obtained by those who know where the “in” spots are for this type of dance and entertainment. As always, our friends at Salsa Storm always have something exciting going on, be certain to check them out and tell them that WorcesterScene sent you!

Friday, February 5th

Maironis Park - Dancing will be upstairs. So this is a great opportunity to dance all those ballroom steps you have learned. There will be a lesson in the Quickstep.
Chicken Bone (Framingham) – Ernie and the Automatics will be playing. Ernie of Ernie Boch fame will have you rocking. So go to the Bone to Swing, Hustle and freestyle.
Poise Style and Motion – This venue is similar to Maironis Park. Get a lesson and dance for a couple of hours, ballroom only dancing.

Saturday, February 6th

Maironis Park - This is singles night, but couples can attend. Ozzie and his DJ will be spinning CDs. You can practice whatever dance steps you know.
Point Breeze (Webster) – Windfall will be playing. They specialize in Classic Rock and some Blues.
Gilreins – Jon Short is playing. This will be mostly listening to good Blues. Not sure if you will be able to dance to his music.
Frohsinn Club – Preferred Sound will be turning up the amps in an effort to keep everyone awake. I keep saying that this is a great spot for anyone who is new to ballroom, or just wants to polish some steps or routines.

Sunday, February 7th

PNI Club, Worcester – Dancing is 4:30 to 8:30. This will be ballroom dancing.
Leominster Elks – There is no band this week. Alan will be selecting music from his Swing CD collection.
Salsa Storm (Worcester) - You all know how to dance Salsa. So head on over to see how you measure up. Dancing is from 5:00 to 8:30.

Looking for a very well known band to dance to? Friday, February 12th Eight to the Bar will be playing at Twin Rivers Casino.

A special thanks to our contributor with his pulse on the dance scene!

Sparkling Wines

WorcesterScene — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:23:04 +0000

Stacy Woods, Certified Specialist of Wine, discussing sparking wine, how it is made and how to know if your sparking wine is made with the traditional method!

Stacy is a select few who is in process for her Master of Wine degree and is currently Boston University’s Wine Educator at the Elizabeth Bishop Wine Resource Center. When she isn’t teaching you will often find her educating staff for Importers, Distributors, and on/off premise retail outlets. Above is her first video… be certain to check it out and stay tuned for some great segments from her in the months to come!

For more information on Stacy and her tastings, please visit StacyWoods.com.

Water and Whisky

WorcesterScene — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:15:05 +0000

Should I dilute my whisky with water? If so, how much is appropriate? Worcester’s Whisky Witch shows us her tried and true method of adding just the right amount of water to enhance her whisky’s flavor and smell.

Women and Cigars

WorcesterScene — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:01:45 +0000

While cigars have always been a traditionally man-driven activity, the fact of the matter is when you have a great setting like Victory Bar & Cigar combined with some great options and alternative accessories, the act of smoking a cigar can be preferred by women and men alike!

The Gypsy

WorcesterScene — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:16 +0000

Eric from The Citizen makes the Gypsy—a gin based drink which takes on a modern twist on the Last Word from the 1960s.

Paint the Town Red

WorcesterScene — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:03:19 +0000

On Thursday, February 4, 2010 Christina Andrianopoulos, radio and TV Talk Show Host plans an evening of fun and excitement visiting some of the chicest restaurants and lounges in Worcester, MA. The origination of this evening occurred when Christina was upset of comments recently made by Rich Teeter on air on the Peter Blute Show on WCRN Radio AM830. Rich Teeter referred to Worcester as a hell hole which upset Christina so much she went on the air in defense of Worcester and finally challenged Rich and Peter to a 12-Step transformation program to change forever change their minds about Worcester. She has named the evening, “Paint the Town Red” and has planned a fun filled evening visiting some of Worcester’s hot spots in a stretch limousine.

The evening begins at 5:45pm at the WCRN radio studios in the media district in the heart of downtown Worcester. A stretch limousine provided by AA Limousine of Shrewsbury will transport the group on its planned stops around the city. In addition, John Lenis from Photography by John will accompany the group to capture the evening on film and post photos on the websites and social network Channels. Guests and radio fans are encourage to meet this group at any or all of these restaurants that evening.

The following is the “Paint the Town Red” itinerary. Listeners and fans are encouraged to meet the group at anyone of these stops:

6:00 – 6:30 VIA Italian Table: Meet the group at their first stop along with Dining Out Metro Co-host Allan Eisenberg and experience a slice of Italian dining
6:45 – 7:15 Piccolo’s Restaurant meet John Piccolo and the crew
7:20 – 7:50 Sweet Pastry Shop and Dessert Bar, Celebrity Chef Alina Eisenhower direct from her appearance on Chopped on the Food Channel will serve from her creative desert and cocktail menu
8:00—8:25 Ziti’s Italian Trattoria visiting Stella by Starlight..and experiencing a true North End experience this side of the Charles River in the fashionable Canal District
8:30 – 9:00 Nick’s Bar & Restaurant Owners Nicole and Vincent offer Cabaret style entertainment in a cozy European style lounge
9:10 – 9:40 Emerald Isle Owner John will challenges the group to a little Karaoke at his hot trendy bar in the Canal District
9:50 – 10:15 Bocado a hot, Spanish-styled Restaurant and Bar
in the Canal District … maybe a little Salsa Dance instructions will be waiting for everyone
10:20 – 10:45 Victory Cigar Lounge for a cigar and aperitif or cognac
Ending the evening back to at Union Station… and the 12-step conversation epiphany for Rich Teeter

About Dining Out MetroWest–Saturday’s 1—2PM WCRN 830AM A weekly lifestyle talk show revolving around the social aspects of dining out and socializing. Each week live guests join hosts Christina Andrianopoulos & Allan Eisenberg to discuss interesting topics such as Celebrity Chefs, the chicest places to go, the newest cocktails, great informative topics, style and what’s going on in Worcester & MetroWest.

The Peter Blute Show, on Monday—Friday from 6—9A.M. Former Congressman Peter Blute adds his own brand of radio topics that address everything from the latest in politics to Worcester Scene issues and beyond.