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4 SPENCER NEW LEADER • Friday, November 4, 2011
The Hot Spot
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass lets their ‘Soulshine’
GETING
IN
TUNE
MARK
RENBURKE
On Saturday, Nov. 5,
Blackstone Valley
Bluegrass will be performing
at the Bradley
Playhouse on 30 Front
Street in Putnam, Conn.
The show is also a CD Release celebration
for their second recording
“Soulshine.” An all-star group of
seasoned musicians, BVB is comprised
of four longtime friends
who share a true love of the music
they perform together. With Dave
Dick on banjo, his brother Bob
Dick on guitar, Dan Nowlan on
mandolin and Ken Taylor on
upright bass, this original lineup
have been together for more than a
dozen years - rare for bluegrass
bands these days. Scott McLennan
of the Telegram and Gazette
described their first album
“Debut” as “an acoustic stunner”
with performances that are “crackling
with an energy.” Over the
years this seasoned group has built
up a solid and ever expanding
repertoire to go along with an
engaging stage performance that
can really mix things up musically
and entertain an audience. All
multi-instrumentalists that play a
wide range of bluegrass styles,
what really sets them apart are
their powerful three and four part
harmonies. Come check out
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass to
hear some great bluegrass music
with fast but tasteful picking, and
most importantly, to have an excellent
time. With great acoustics, The
Bradley Playhouse is a 110 year-old
vaudeville theatre in the heart of
the Putnam Antiques and
Restaurant District in the “Quiet
Corner” of Northeastern
Connecticut. All seats are $16, and
the doors open at 7 p.m. with the
show starting at 8. On the web:
www.blackstonevalleybluegrass.co
m.
FRIDAY NOV. 4
• Rob Adams, 7 p.m., Ugly
Duckling Loft, Sturbridge, Mass.
• Rigagoo, 9 p.m., Admiral T.J. O’
Brien’s, 407 Main Street,
Sturbridge, Mass.
• Ron Jones Band, 9 p.m., The
Pump House, Southbridge, Mass.
• Back Road Nationals, 9 p.m.,
The Village Lounge, Route 171,
Woodstock, Conn.
• Open Mic - Kala Farnham, 7:30
p.m., The Vanilla Bean, Pomfret,
Conn.
SATURDAY, NOV. 5
• Jeff Anderson, 8 p.m., Dunny’s
Tavern, East Brookfield, Mass.
• Auntie Trainwreck, 9 p.m.,
Admiral T.J. O’ Brien’s, 407 Main
Street, Sturbridge, Mass.
• Amy and Jared, 7 p.m., Ugly
Duckling Loft, Sturbridge, Mass.
• Rob Adams, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.,
Rovezzi’s Ristorante, Rte 20,
Sturbridge, Mass.
• Spare Parts, 9 p.m., The Pump
House, Southbridge, Mass.
• Blackstone Valley Bluegrass, 8
p.m., Bradley
Playhouse, 30 Front
Street, Putnam, Conn.
• Meg Hutchinson, 8
p.m., The Vanilla
Bean, Pomfret, Conn.,
$12.
• Daniel Chauvin,
The Gold Eagle at The
Laurel House, Route
395 exit 94, Dayville,
Conn.
SUNDAY, NOV. 6
• Jeff Adams, 4 to 8
p.m., (Blues Jam from
5:30 - 7:00), Dunny’s
Tavern, East
Brookfield, Mass.
• Blues Jam
w/Bootsy and Da
Funk, 3 to 7 p.m.,
Chooch’s, North
Brookfield, Mass.
• Halloween Bash
with the Yankees
Dogs. 4 to 8 p.m., The
Village Lounge, Route
171, Woodstock, Conn.
• Pure Country
Band, 5 to 8:30 pm, Moosup VFW,
Route 14, Moosup, Conn.
• Open Mic w/Rick Harrington
Band, 3 p.m., Cady’s Tavern, 2168
Putnam Pike, West Glocester, R.I.
TUESDAY, NOV. 8
• Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic
World, 7:30 pm, Greendale’s Pub,
Worcester, Mass.
• Open Mic, 8 p.m., English Social
Club, 29 Camp St., Worcester, Mass.
• Open Mic w/Brett Brumby, 6:30
p.m., Point Breeze, Webster, Mass.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9
OUR TOWNS
Blackstone Valley Bluegrass
• Wicked Wednesday Open Mic,
7:30 p.m., The Lashaway Inn, 308 E
Main Street (Rt 9 West Bound), East
Brookfield, Mass.
• Bill McCarthy’s Open Mic
World, 7:00 pm, Pepe’s Brick Oven,
Worcester, Mass.
THURSDAY, NOV. 10
• Open Mic, 8 pm, Statz Sports
Bar & Grill, North Bookfield, Mass.
• Scotty Marshall, 8 p.m., Dunny’s
Tavern, East Bookfield, Mass.
• Open Mic with “The Hillbilly
Graham Crackers,” 8:30 p.m.,
Pangaea Wine Bar, Putnam, Conn.
Courtesy photo
• Brannon and Waters, 8 p.m.,
The Music Lady, Central Village,
Conn.
If you’re a live act that would like
to be featured, know of someone else
who is, or simply want to let us
know about an upcoming gig, email
me at the address below. Events
must be within 10 miles of the readership
area and submitted to me by
7 p.m. Thursday of each week to be
printed the following week’s papers.
Keep the music live and not so quiet
here in Northeastern CT & Central
MA! E-mail Mark: gettingintune@markrenburke.com.
Auction raises $3K for
Monson tree replanting
MONSON — The Monson Arts Council
recently offered paintings, photographs and
sculpture by 35 local artists in a Silent Art
Auction to benefit the Town of Monson
Tornado Relief Fund.
The organization has donated all of the
money raised —$3,227.50 — to the Monson
Tree Fund to replant trees in public areas in
town.
The silent auction was held online at the
arts council website, and in the House of Art
on Main Street, during an exhibit of the collection
of Dr. Jean M. Porwoll, a local physician
who died last year. Porwoll was a passionate
conservationist and collector of art.
Tod Beall, Monson Arts Council president,
said, “We are very grateful to both the artists
who so generously donated their work, and to
the many people who bid on the work,
enabling us to raise this amazing amount of
money for replacement trees in our town.”
Artists who donated from Monson were
Juliet Bacchas, Peter Barnett, Bill Brown,
David Dupuis, Judy Gregoire, Chris Jalbert,
Michael A. Kusek, Virginia Midyette,
Linda Rogers, Margaret Shaw, Brian
Solomon, Maureen Solomon and Linda
Spelko.
Artists from other areas were Dorothy
Benedict, West Brookfield; Ruth Berman,
East Longmeadow; Suzanne Chaffee,
Brimfield; Clare Doyle, Somers, Conn.;
Suzanne Estey, Ware; Jim Gambaro,
Belchertown; Carole Guthrie, Springfield;
Susan James, Wilbraham; Bruce MacDonald,
North Adams; Therese Moriarty, East
Longmeadow; Sr. Maria Joseph Nace, SP,
Courtesy photo
Richard Guertin, treasurer of the Monson Arts
Council, presents a check from the organization for
$3,227.50 to Monson Town Accountant Debbie
Mahar. The funds were raised in a Silent Art Auction
last month to benefit the Monson Tornado Relief
Fund and earmarked for replacement trees in the
community’s public areas.
Chicopee; Anna Ozolins, Brimfield; Jerry
Wilson, Wilbraham, and Roberta Wilson,
Wilbraham.
For more information about the Monson
Arts Council, visit www.monsonartscoun-
Courtesy photo
FIGHTING CANCER WITH DENIM
SPENCER — On Oct. 7, employees at Spencer Savings Bank participated in the Lee National
Denim Day to raise funds for breast cancer. During Lee National Denim Day, an employee can
donate a minimum of $5 to wear a pair of jeans for the day and the money goes towards the fight
against breast cancer. Together, the Spencer Savings Bank employees raised $475. In the photo,
from left to right, are, front row: Marianne Hosford, Patricia Cardinale, Angela Parker, Diane
Jarnagan and Lynne Esposito; second row: Rachel Woods, Brenda Bachant, Deborah DeCoste,
Pamela Keyes and Jaime Salerno; and third row: Gina Petruzzi, Jennifer Anderson, Donna Tibbetts
and Deb Clark. For more information about Denim Day visit www.denimday.com.
David Dore photo
Alice Jay looks on as Quaboag Historical Society Co-President William Jankins, right, holds a copy
of Jay’s book, “Quaboag Plantation: The Beginning,” during the Oct. 22 rededication of the
Merriam-Gilbert Public Library in West Brookfield.
Quaboag Historical Society honors Alice Jay
WEST BROOKFIELD — Thursday evening, Oct. 13, was a memorable night for the
Quaboag Historical Society, and for the residents of the Quaboag Plantation towns.
The historical society sponsored a book signing and talk by Alice Jay, a lifelong resident
of West Brookfield and widow of the late town historian Arthur (Archie) B. Jay.
The book, titled “Quaboag Plantation: The Beginning,” is a collection of the Brookfield
selectmen’s meeting notes for the year 1754-1826.
Alice Jay, who recently celebrated her 96th birthday, explained her inspiration to
begin this work started when her husband gathered copies of the original parish
records from the Congregational Church Library in Boston. After Archie passed away
in 1999, Alice decided she wanted to share the knowledge of the Quaboag Plantation
with others. She explained that the process of organizing and transcribing the information
was not an easy task. It took her a total of six years to organize the meeting
notes in chronological order and to transcribe each entry from the original hand written
quill copy to a typewritten one.
“Quaboag Plantation: The Beginning” is a book containing the meeting minutes of
the first Brookfield Parish. The first records found begin Dec. 11, 1754. Jedidiah Foster,
lawyer and later (1776) a justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, was voted to be
first moderator and scribe of the parish meetings. The notes contain a summary of the
assistance and preparation given to the men who served in the town militia, as they
readied for duty in the American Revolution. The parish raised money for military supplies
throughout the war years. The notes also describe the splitting off of North
Brookfield and West Brookfield, as they became separate parishes during the early
1800s.
At the end of the program, Alice Jay presented signed copies of her book to the six
local libraries, the Quaboag Historical Society Museum and the West Brookfield
Historical Commission.
Light refreshments from Reed’s Country Store of New Braintree were also provided
for the people who attended.
— Submitted by QHS Recording Secretary Jennifer Mulherin