The Hurricane Horns, Feb. 14, 2009 at The Dive

Club Notes, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009

Thanks to Shane Hall for coming on the show this week, promoting his new disc, Basic Draining. And of course, on Thursday, Hall's holding his CD release party at Spiritual Haze. Listen and learn at www.myspace.com/hallofshane. Also Thursday, Sam James does an acoustic performance at Chasers; Country Dave is at 3-G's, offering karaoke and also performing and dancing a bit himself; Roots of Creation joins Indobox at Tammany Hall; and Jim Devlin returns to Irish Times.

Friday, Uncle Billy's Smokehouse, The Howl and Hey Now Morris Fader team up at Ralph's for a night of blues and rock; Jug O Punch does Irish stuff at the Fiddler's Green; The Breakfast cooks at Tammany Hall; Jason James plays his guitar down at Creegan's; Lori Brooks leads her band at Mill Street Brews in Southbridge; the New Riders of the Purple Sage are out at the lake, Webster Lake, that is, at Point Breeze Restaurant; the Coyotes return to the Blue Plate in Holden; funny guy Howie Newman tells jokes and sings at the Harvest Cafe in Hudson; Mike Crandall plays the blues at Gilrein's; The Matt Schwachman Band heads to Chasers (which is where Voodoo once sat on Commerical Street); Flock of A-Holes brings its wacky '80s show to Irish Times; Touched rocks Sakura Tokyo and God's Green Earth joins Skulltoboggan the Lucky Dog, which celebrates its 10th anniversary next weekend, so tune in to my show for an interview with owner Erick Godin.

Saturday, by popular demand, The Hurricane Horns makes a swift return to the Dive Bar; Bret Talbert sings at the Whistle Stop in Oxford; Holmes gets funky at the Cannery in Southbridge; Moral Dilemma works it out at the Lucky Dog; The Pathetics rock The Hotel Vernon with The Numbskulls, Can't Kill Katie, Sadplant, Reign of Pestilence and the Groinoids; Go Gadget Go is down the street from the Vernon at the Nines; Ralph's is helping Amanda Lirange celebrate her birthday with a show that includes 7 Minute Stagger; Rob Ledoux's band Atomic Stereo is back at JJ's in Northboro along with good friends Huck; Kayla Daly opens for the mighty Castine at Tammany Hall; First Class Fool pays tribute to Rod Stewart at PJ's in West Boylston; The Cosby Sweaters sing tunes that were out when the Cosby Show was on at the Galway Bay; The Matt Swhachman Band heads out to Copperfield's in Boston where he "heads a ridiculous lineup" (that means good), a band called Dirty Taffy pulls its band into Partner's Pub in Fitchburg; harp guy Shakey Steve's bringing his band to Gilrein's; Psychobilly Cadillac pulls into Vincent's along with Jason James; Uncle Billy's Smokehouse always feels back at home at Greendale's; Of One Mind joins the lineup at London Billiards; Bill McCarthy's singing with his guitar at Al Fresco in Holden; and Jon Short does his oldtime blues thing at Nick's.

Sunday, Lisa Marie and All Shook Up is joined by guest Greg Tower for an afternoon show at The Nines (that one is at 2 p.m.); Detour 45, Shakey Ground and the Abominables join the Gorilla Battle (which is an Indie label) at Tammany Hall; and Brian Richard sings over at Funky Murphy's.

Other stuff going on:

On Friday, spoken word artist Cowboy Matt is doing an intimate set at The Q at 8 p.m.; The Producers opens at Mount Wachusett's Theatre at the Mount and continues with performances throughout the weekend; and pianist Ellis Marsalis, the elder Marsalis, performs a night of hot jazz at Mechanics Hall.

On Saturdays now, the Worcester Art Museum is offering the WAM Zip Trips, where visitors are invited to take a fast paced tour, and gallery talk, throughout the museum, which is designed to be short, but offer in-depth views of some of the exhibits there. The Hibernian Cultural Center is hosting a St. Patrick's Corned Beef Dinner Dance, with dinner and traditional Irish dancing.

On Sunday, The Tatnuck Bookseller in Westboro is hosting its first ever juried exhibit of local student art. Artists from grades 9-12 from many of the surrounding towns are showing their work in drawing, painting and more. The opening reception is from 2-5 p.m. And there's a working called Poetry Writing from Life led by Heather Macpherson from 2-4 p.m. at Vasa Hall.

Get on TV With Brian Richard

This Saturday, Brian Richard's playing at Paisanos in Leominster, where they will be filming footage for a local access TV show call “Scene Local with Joe Parker." This will be an hour long special featuring Richard, and will be a mix of footage from Saturday's show at Paisanos as well as an interview. This TV show will air a bunch of times on the Leominster and Fitchburg local access channels. Get your face in the audience by going.

Christopher Walken and William H. Macy Come Back to the Scene of the Crime

Worcester Art Museum and the Hanover Theatre host the worldwide premiere of The Maiden Heist, which, stars Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman and William H. Macy on March 7. The film includes scenes filmed at WAM last year.

Director Peter Hewitt, Producer Rob Paris, and Writer Michael LeSieur will join co-stars Walken and Macy for the formal screening of the film at the Hanover Theatre.

The Maiden Heist follows three museum security guards (played by Walken, Freeman and Macy) who, upset over the new curator’s decision to change the museum’s entire collection, plot to steal a beloved work of art from the museum. Filmed in Worcester Art Museum’s Renaissance Court and galleries, The Maiden Heist will be released worldwide in May 2009. This will be the first film premiere presented by Worcester Art Museum.

Prior to the screening, the museum will host a VIP reception where guests are invited to mingle with Walken, Macy, Hewitt, Paris and LeSieur. Following the premiere, an after party will take place at the museum. Guests are invited to explore the spaces where the movie was filmed, view the paintings that appear in the film and participate in an auction of reproduced paintings signed by the film’s stars.

"The Worcester Art Museum should be extremely proud of its participation in The Maiden Heist and its ability to secure Worcester as the host of its premiere," said Linda McGowan, president of The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation. "Hosting a world premiere benefit for WAM, featuring some of the most talented actors of our time, represents a great moment for both our city and The Hanover Theatre and we are very pleased to be a part of it. This landmark event exemplifies what we set out to do in our support of the theatre—to help build a signature facility that would attract world class entertainment to Worcester, drawing people from all over to experience the many great things that our city has to offer."

For more information, visit http://www.worcesterart.org/.

Schedule of Events and Ticket Prices

6 p.m. VIP Reception, The Hanover Theatre. Go all out and mingle with our friends from Hollywood on stage at The Hanover Theatre. Includes an open bar and heavy hors d'oeuvres. Limited tickets available.
Scheduled to attend the VIP Reception:
Christopher Walken
William H. Macy
Peter Hewitt, Director
Rob Paris, Producer
Michael LeSieur, Writer

7:30 p.m. The Maiden Heist Screening, The Hanover Theatre. View the World Premiere in the grand setting of Worcester's own world-class theatre.

9 p.m. After Party, Worcester Art Museum. In true Hollywood style, party the night away in the Renaissance Court. View the spaces where the movie was filmed, and see if you can find the real works of art that appeared in the film. Also, a silent auction of a few reproductions from the off-site shoot, some signed by the stars. Includes a cash bar as well as sweets & savories.

Pricing and TicketsTickets can only be purchased through The Hanover Theatre by calling the box office at 877-571-SHOW (7469) or online at http://www.thehanovertheatre.org/.

$200 pp VIP Reception, Film Screening, After Party; $75 pp Film Screening, After Party; $30 pp Film Screening

Time For Basic Draining from the Wall of Shane

Shane Hall of the Rectangle Club just got his shipment of Basic Draining, his new solo effort, which he celebrates with a show on Thursday, Feb. 26, at Spiritual Haze in Worcester. The disc is available through iTunes, Amazon and many other sites, as well as at the shows.

Supporting Shane Hall and the Dust Collectors at Spiritual Haze are Dave Magario, Matt Flynn, Chris Anthony and Greg McKillop.

Hall is also playing a special show with Sage Francis and many of his label's artists at The Grant Building in Pawtucket on Friday, Feb. 27.

Shane and his band are planning an April tour up the east coast and to the midwest. Check out the schedule at www.myspace.com/hallofshane.

In Rectangle Club news, the band plays at the Tim Winslow show on March 21 for the benefit of his surviving children - flying in original guitarist Steve Brown-Boone for the event, as well as recording some tunes for an upcoming spy-themed EP. This show is billed as "The Celebration of Life." Read: http://www.timothyswinslow.com/calendar.html

Club Notes, Feb. 19, 2009

Pictured: The Matt Shwachman Band, interviewed on The Weekly Shuffle, WCUW, on Thursday, Feb. 19.

Tonight, the Birch Hill Dam headlines Tammany Hall with Devoid and Say Uncle; and Sam James does an acoustic show at the new Chasers on Commercial Street.

Friday, Doctor Robert plays covers at The Cannery in Southbridge; Alex Lopez and the Tone-Deffs open for The Dave Rivers Group at The Lucky Dog Music Hall; Holmes jams at PJ's in West Boylston; Brendan Mahoney, the awesome singer for OSB, is at Greendale's; Brett and Lisa Brumby (from She's Busy) harmonize at Brian's in Linwood (Northbridge, essentially); The Shills, This Car Up, The Wandas and Huck team up at Ralph's; Skullfunked returns to Irish Times; the Matt Shwachman Band debuts at Sakura Tokyo (where they also play Saturday night); Mocha Java jams at Creegan's, where there is no cover charge for this one; Bill McCarthy's singing at the Galway Bay; The Brennan Brothers harmonize at the Fiddler's Green; Jeff Pitchell leads Texas Flood at Gilrein's; Wasted Ammunition fires at Mill Street Brews in Southbridge; The G-Spots are with the American Mother-effers at Moynihan's; Cirkestra returns to Nick's; and Linda Dagnello sings with Pamela Hines at the Chloe Bistro in Hudson (they hit Nick's on Saturday).

On Saturday, The Delta Generators, fresh from Memphis where they made it to the finals at the International Blues Challenge, are doing a show at The Dive Bar; Weight of Gravity jams at the Wheelock Inn in Millbury; Luke Mulholland teams up with Pete Prince of Moon Boot Lover at Tammany Hall; Last Lights has its last show at London Billiards; The Stymonsters infect Greendale's; White Mountains open for Superbear at Ralph's; Lisa Marie's belting it at Gilrein's; Fennario pays tribute to The Dead at Spiritual Haze; Jabbers debut at the Hotel Vernon; John Cate rocks Vincent's; local funksters White Chocolate return to The Lucky Dog; the White Eagle is the place for a benefit with live music, dancing, raffles and food to raise money for Mindy and Missy Hamblin, who recently lost their stepmom and, occasionally, it's worth mentioning something that's a drive from here - the 17th annual Cajun and Zydeco Mardi Gras Ball returns to Rhode Island's Rhodes on the Pawtuxet Ballroom – it features CJ Chenier and the Red Hot Lousiana Band, and you can get all the info you need on that at mardigrasRI.com.

Sundays, there are two blues jams going on – The Beer and Blues Jam at the Cannery and the long-established afternoon jam at Frank's in East Brookfield.

Next Wednesday, there's a free show at the Lucky Dog with Dark Symphony, Sunshine Riot and Bullet. And Andy Cummings is doing every Wednesday now at Block5.

Other events and happenings around town:

On Thursday, comedian and sketch artist Troy Thirdgill performs at WPI as part of Black History Month.

Friday and Saturday night at Worcester Academy's Warner Theatre, the music and theatre department brings us Anything Goes, celebrating the legendary artist Cole Porter.
The global movement to end violence against women and girls is expressed in The Vagina Monologues, the Eve Ensler play performed at Clark University's Atwood Hall on Friday. Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary kicks off Friday night flicks this week, showing films each week at 6:30 p.m. Also Friday, Victory! The 2009 Black History Month Step Show benefits the YMCA at Mechanics Hall.

On Saturday, it's women's basketball at its best as Wheaton takes on Clark University with a game at 1 p.m. Walk at dusk with the owls in a Massachusetts Audubon Society program at 4 p.m. at Burncoat Pond in Spencer. At 7 p.m., enjoy Food for the Gods – a chocolate tasting and wine event at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Molly's in the Doghouse is sponsoring the first ever Dogball, which benefits the Sterling Animal Shelter, at Greendale People's Church. The event includes a bake sale and kissing booth – I'm sure manned by canines. Completely switching gears, if you like this sort of thing, Dr. Dirty John Valby is at the Artist Development Complex on Saturday. He's a hypnotist, and a little on the silly side, but nothing a few drinks can't help at least get you through.

For kids, Foothills Theatre is putting on Hansel, Gretel and the Pixalated Prince, which is a twist on the classic tale, with performances at 10 a.m. through Saturday. In the evenings, The Rainmaker is on the Foothills stage.

Random Video Post - Huck

Nicole joins Huck back in December at Ralph's for its big CD release show.

Club Notes, Feb. 12, 2009

Pictured: Electric Funeral, the Black Sabbath tribute

Tonight, Soilwork, Darkane and Warbringer team up at The Palladium; the Grass Gypsys take a fresh aproach to acoustic fusion at the Hookah Lounge; Jim Devlin's strumming at the Irish Times; Lisa Marie and All Shook's up got Silvertone Steve aboard at Nick's; DJ Kaz kicks it old school weekly at The Lights; River Heart plays a mix of Medieval and Renaissance music at – where else? - the Higgins Armory Museum, and the event also includes sweets from local vendors.

On Friday, the 13th, Old School moves class to Spencer, at Trumbull's; the wonderful Brian Richard plays acoustic pop tunes – both original and covers – at The Banner – Brian's got a new disc coming out soon; Sean Ryan of Uncle Billy's Smokehouse is back at Greendale's; The Pathetics bring garage rock to London Billiards; the Steamy Bohemians bring their weird and wacky Jerkus Circus show to Ralph's; Leaving Eden (which is soon heading on a tour to open for Mudvayne) rocks Jillian's; Wrighteous L is at Moynihan's; guitarist Johnny A is ripping it up out at the Bull Run in Shirley; the Wildcats roar again at Gilrein's; Chillset rocks the Blue Dog in Milford; Nutshell pays tribute to Alice in Chains at Tammany Hall; The mighty Castine is pop-rocking the Lucky Dog; Panache does the first of two nights at Sakura Tokyo; and Dusty Cobb's singing at Hotel Vernon.

On Saturday, The Silverbacks do rock and blues covers, led by lead singer Laurie Kollios, at Greendale's; Bill McCarthy's singing at the Whistle Stop in Oxford; Anger Rising joins Dana and Black Sabbath tribute Electric Funeral as well as Runaway High, which is a Motley Crue tribute, at the Lucky Dog; contemporary Irish trio Fergus hits the Galway Bay; the Bobby Darling Show is at the Spruce Street Tavern in Clinton; She's Busy is joined by original member Rob Adams for a Valentine's show at Point Breeze in Webster; Jim Devlin's band is at JJ's in Northboro; the Alchemystics split the bill with Phaze and DPR for an 18-plus night at Tammany Hall; Jason James has his trio at Hotel Vernon; and the Dive's got its big anti-Valentine's Day bash with the Hurricane Horns with special guest singer Craig Rawding, who is recently back from Memphis, where his band the Delta Generators were among the top 10 finalists in the International Blues Challenge.

Sunday brings Climb Your Hills, One Bullet Solution, Hour Before Dawn and Trust Company to Tammany Hall. Also Sundays, the blues jam at Frank's Pub in East Brookfield is kicking again from 4-8 p.m. Bring your instruments and voices to that one.

Some other events going on around town:

Paintings by Barry Handshaw are now on display at the Westboro Gallery.

On Thursday, The Rainmaker opens at Foothills Theatre.

Friday, Worcester Storytellers featured reader is Heather McPherson at Vasa Hall.

Saturday, Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is hosting a program on wolves called “Wolf Talk.” Feel free to dress up as Teen Wolf I or II for that one. Also Saturday, there's a Worcester Contra Dance at Wesley United Methodist Church. Lots of restaurants around town have special Valentine's Dinner packages. Be sure to call ahead to your favorite restaurant. One to mention is Armsby Abbey on Main Street, which is hosting three seatings for a beer dinner that night.

And Sunday, Broad Meadow Brook leads a snowshoe trek at Eagle Lake in Holden. Meet at the Sanctuary at 1 p.m. for this group outing.

Leaving Eden's expecting

If you talk to any music producer, they'll tell you one of the most essential elements to concentrate on when recording a band is the drum sound. It can make or break a song, a record...as it can range from tight as a cardboard box to a sound as wide and fat as Phil Collins' snare.

Eric Gynan, singer and guitarist for Haverill, MA band Leaving Eden, says it was the prominent change that occurred on his band's upcoming release, Addiction (due out in weeks).

Recording on Gynan's four acre farm/recording studio (he is a producer himself), the band enlisted famed producer Carlos Lora, whose influence brought on many new elements, including a more defined drum sound.

“If you don't have a great drum sound on a record, it won't sound professional,” says Eric. “I was able to learn from this. What Carlos does is he uses what is called sound replacement, where you use the original drum, but brings in replacement sounds from another big time producer who gave him his drum sounds. As a matter of fact, it was used on Nickelback and Green Day's albums. Basically, the computer triggers ever single point and adds another whole drum kit. Originally, our drummer was bummed about it, but all in all, he is happy now. Carlos tightened us up.”

Leaving Eden – which also includes bassist Beau James, drummer Scott Destadio and singer Carol Gynan – already has five records under its belt, making a run of an album per years since its inception. Ranging from acoustic tunes to all out heavy hitters, led by strong male and female vocals, Leaving Eden falls into rock, pop and heavy metal categories. Considering the band boasts male and female leads, Eric says he considers Leaving Eden influential in using this type of lineup for the style. Prior to Leaving Eden, it was rare to see - only Lacuna Coil was doing it. “It became a movement,” says Eric, “and we like to feel we're part of it. If you're out there every week, you're creating trends – good, bad or indifferent.”

Right now, the band is focusing on putting the final touches on Addiction at Leaving Eden Studios, and is looking forward to an opening slot in Palm Beach with Mudvayne, presently at the top of the charts in many parts of the world. The concert promoter for the Mudvayne show is also in negotiations with Leaving Eden to schedule a 40 band concert, with Leaving Eden headlining. Stay tuned for details on that one.

Get more information on Leaving Eden, which plays Friday, Feb. 13, at Jillian's in Worcester at http://www.leavingeden.com/.

25th International Blues Challenge Finals

Photo by Bree Bailey

The finals took place at the Orpheum in Memphis today, with ten finalists competing for the IBC title. The Delta Generators did their thing, sounded fantastic, but the three tops went to JP Soars and the Red Hots (first place), the Ty Curtis Band (second) and Monkey Junk (third).

Congrats to the Generators. Being one of 10 bands chosen from hundreds from around the country ain't so shabby.

Visit the IBC page for lots of info, including results, of this year's challenge in Memphis.

Delta Generators - Finalists at IBC

Announced at Rum Boogie on Beale Street late last night, the Delta Generators celebrated a big win. The Central Massachusetts band is one of ten finalists in the International Blues Challenge. The band will play Saturday, Feb. 7, in the finals, which start at 2 p.m.

Video from last night's performance at the Hard Rock Cafe right here:

Night One in Memphis: The Delta Generators

Being fans, it's too easy to say that the Delta Generators were clearly the stand out band among the group that played at the Hard Rock Cafe in Memphis on Thursday, Feb. 5. But we'll say it anyway. It was clear. When the band took the stage, within a song, the energy level in the room spiked and the judges did that nod-at-one-another and grin thing that usually means good news.

Churning out a flawless set that clocked in just under a half hour, the Delta Generators set included all originals (a plus for this contest - and not everyone does it, as the band that followed blues out on Pink Floyd's "Money"). The Generators' set included "Devil in the Rhythm," "That Evil," "Hand Me Down Blues" and a few new numbers.

Even with all the blues blasting out of the bars, and those "Big Ass Beers" on Beale Street, the "Walking in Memphis" lines weaseled into the brain, not unlike the bullet that hit the song's writer Marc Cohn during an attempted carjacking in 2005.

Check out some Generators clips from last night's set.

Touched Down in the Land of the Delta Blues

It's hard to get that sappy piano ditty"Walking in Memphis" song out of your head, especially with your feet ten feet off of Beale. That's a little annoying, but the rest of the trip isn't.

Joining more than 300 bands from across the country, at more than 30 venues in downtown Memphis, Central Massachusetts boys the Delta Generators (led by singer Craig Rawding) flew in yesterday to compete in the illustrious International Blues Challenge. The D-Generators play the first leg of the challenge tonight, battling at the Hard Rock Cafe against Rev. Robert Sexton's All Star Blues, Inner City Blues Band, Stoney and the House Rockers, Perfect Bedlam Band, Tillamook, Mike Milligan and the Altar Boyz, King Bee and the Stingers, The Forty Fours and Valentino and the Piedmont Sheiks. The Generators are scheduled to play at 7 p.m., and also tomorrow night. If the band advances (10 are selected), they'll play the finals on Saturday night, winning the grand prize, which includes money, studio time and media coverage.

Check out photos from the trip here and here.

If you are interested in making "Walking in Memphis" your ringtone, you can do so here.

Club Notes Thursday, Feb. 5

AfroDZAk, photo by Bree Bailey

On Thursday, celebrate poet/writer Victor Infante's birthday at the slam at the Hotel Vernon; Misery Divine plays Ralph's; and DJ Soup's spinning at Irish Times.

On Friday, Feb. 6, Dave Magario sings at The Q on Chandler Street; bass player T joins Ed and Dave (that's pronounced Dah-vay) for some acoustic stuff early evening at Greendale's; John Small is a favorite at Borders Books in Shrewsbury; Herra Terra opens for Big Bear at Ralph's; Mr. Malachi joins forces with Dogbody and Spit Supreme at Tammany Hall; Bill McCarthy sings tunes at the Galway Bay; The Howl joins Perfect Trainwreck and The Dirty Truckers for some rock and blues at The Lucky Dog; the Great Escape returns to PJ's on West Boylston Street, paying tribute to Journey; Jason James rips it up at The Raven, which is a brand new club on Pleasant Street; the Rhythm Party, led by the saxophone stylings of Paul Walker, returns to the Sahara Restaurant; DJ Soup is back at Irish Times for a second night; and hip-hopper and trumpet player AfroDZAk joins a Bob Marley birthday bash in the afternoon at the Worcester Library – and this also includes videos, Jamaican food and spoken word performances.

On Saturday, if you happen to be into Christian rock, Divine Addiction is doing a benefit show at the Hillcrest Worship Center in Auburn. The benefit is for the worship center, not Jesus, it is assumed...however, with this economy....Also on Saturday, the Past Nasties are on Green Street at Creegan's; Uncle Billy's Smokehouse jams Irish Times; The Sam James Band, Skullfunked and Kung Fu Grip split the stage at the Lucky Dog; The Lin Preston Band headlines London Billiards; The Maycocks – an R&B flavored band from Northampton – debut at Cannery Hall in Southbridge; Electric Funeral does Black Sabbath tunes out at the Framingham Bruburgers; Jim Perry's Band is at the Spruce Street Tavern in Clinton; Can't Kill Katie is punking out with Reign of Pestilence at the Vernon; Vital Remains and 18 Wheels of Justice rock The Palladium; Traphiq unplugs it at The Q; Bunny's a Swine joins the fabulous Necktie Party at Ralph's; Bearstronaut is with Speed the Harvest and the Big Sway for a dance party at The Firehouse on Eastern Ave.; The Jennifer Lee Band is a favorite down at the Whistle Stop in Oxford, which also has excellent food; Playin' Dead – the premier Grateful Dead tribute – jams at Tammany Hall; and you can see Jimi and the Invisibles at the Blue Plate Lounge in Holden.

On Sunday, Jon Short does his weekly gig at Vincent's; 7 Hill Clique joins others for the End of Times show at Tammany Hall; and Jason James does his thing at Nick's.

Other events around town:

For kids, every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. there's a story hour, followed by some painting, at The Clayground on James Street.
Through February 18, The Fitchburg Art Museum is featuring “Afghanistan Portfolio,” which is a collection of color photos taken by Luke Powell in the '70s capturing rugged landscapes and enduring culture. And WPI is now showing the annual staff and faculty exhibit at its gallery in the library.

On Saturday, Alana Stevenson, who is an animal behavior specialist, is leading a workshop called “Must Love Cats: Understanding Cat Behavior and Communication” at 10:30 a.m. at the Bancroft School of Massage. Also on Saturday, the Bull Run in Shirley hosts its 10th annual charity wine auction, which also includes the music of Chris Reddy.

On Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Park Spirit is hosting Elm Park Skating Days. Head to Elm Park and skate with the family, as the boat house is open for everyone to lace up and hang out by the fire.