Uno Pizzeria & Grill locations all over the US are celebrating Summer with a Free Pizza Day outside their restaurants. Attendees will be treated to either a cheese & tomato Deep Dish or a pepperoni Chicago Thin Crust Pizza (one per car/party) to take with them to-go.

Where: Uno Pizzeria & Grill, 9, Leominster

When: Saturday, July 15, 2017 from 1-4pm

Why: We invented the Deep Dish Pizza at our historic downtown Chicago Pizzeria Uno restaurant in 1943, so pizza is embedded in our DNA. We are committed to the craft of pizza and this Summer, we want to celebrate that heritage as well as the incredible communities that we are a part of. Join us for an afternoon of sun, fun and PIZZA!

For more information, visit https://www.unos.com/pizzaparty.php

About UNO’s

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation includes 133 company-owned and franchised Uno Pizzeria & Grill restaurants located in 23 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, Honduras, Mexico, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Famous for inventing Deep Dish Pizza in 1943, UNO’s mission is to deliver big, bold flavors, rich, rewarding experiences and unbelievably delicious pizza and other craveable menu creations you won’t find anywhere else. The Company also operates Uno Dué Go, a fast casual concept, Uno Express, a quick service concept, and Uno Foods, a consumer packaged foods business which supplies airlines, movie theaters, hotels, airports, travel plazas, schools and supermarkets with both frozen and refrigerated private-label foods and UNO branded products. For more information, visit www.unos.com.

Massachusetts-based independent filmmaker Jennifer Potts will film her latest project, The
Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop, in Fitchburg, Mass., from July 15 through 18, 2017.
Set in 1974 rural New England, this enchanting story moves through the days of Cecily, a
seven-year-old girl who, after the death of her baby sister, lives in a world with no music, no
color, no laughter, no love—that is, until a magical imaginary friend shows up and joins Cecily
on the quest to save her family from the grief that is destroying them. Jennifer Potts wrote the
feature film script The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop in 2014, and this short version is
based on the first 15 pages of the feature film script. This short film will be produced as a proof
of concept to raise funding for the feature film.
In addition to enlisting at least 80 percent of her cast and crew from the New England region,
Potts is also committed to building a crew with at least 50 percent women. Some highlights to
Potts’ crew include Director of Photography Katherine Castro, originally from Boston and now
living in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Co-Producer Erica Hunter of Fairfield, Conn.; Steadycam Operator Lisa
Sene, of Boston, Mass.; Editor and Set Dresser Luisa Pina of Swansea, Mass.; and Gaffer,
Sam Robinson of Erving, Mass. All crew bios are available at
http://www.cecilyblinkstop.com/filmmakers.
Playing the lead role of Cecily Blinkstop is eight-year-old Colbi Gannett of Waterboro, Me. Her
brother, six-year-old Emmett Gannett, also from Waterboro, Me., will play the role of Cecily’s
younger brother, Barney. Six-year-old Molly McCarthy of South Easton, Mass., will make her
film debut in the role of Amanda Jane, Cecily’s magical friend, and Patricia Fitzgerald, a
13-year-old actress from South Yarmouth, Mass., will play the role of Cecily’s older sister, Kim.
Ava Gaudet of Providence, R.I., will play the role of Helen Blinkstop, Cecily’s mother. Will
Bouvier of Shirley, Mass., will play the role of Kevin Blinkstop, Cecily’s father. All cast bios are
available at http://www.cecilyblinkstop.com/cast.
Visit The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop at www.cecilyblinkstop.com, Facebook page:
Cecilyblinkstop, and Twitter handle @cecilyblinkstop.
Jennifer Potts is a Massachusetts-based screenwriter and film director. She is living proof that
life does not need to slow down when you get to the middle. After graduating from Drew
University in 1992 with a BA in Theatre Arts, she co-founded and ran Cornerstone Performing
Arts Center in Fitchburg, Mass., where she oversaw a small non-equity theatre company and
directed multiple productions every year. In 2012, at age 41, Potts returned to school to study
film/video production at Fitchburg State University, where she wrote and directed two short films
and was awarded 2014 Film Student of the Year. In July 2016, Potts received an MFA in Writing
for the Stage and Screen from New Hampshire Institute of Art. Potts’ most recent short film
Charlie & Poppy was selected to screen at 17 film festivals around the world and won two “best
of” awards. Potts’ feature script, The Extraordinary World of Cecily Blinkstop , won the grand
prize of the New England Spotlight section of the Rhode Island International Film Festival’s
2016 Screenplay Competition. Potts resides in Fitchburg, Mass., with her husband of 27 years
and has five grown children. www.jenniferpotts.com

Do You Love Art?

Interviews are now being scheduled for anyone interested in becoming a Tour Guide (Docent) at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Participants do not need to have a background in art, but should have an interest in art and a strong desire to learn and share with others.

Docents are trained by Museum staff and outside experts on art history, the museum’s collections, special exhibitions and tour techniques, acquiring the skills to give engaging tours to visitors of all ages. They are required to make a two-year commitment of museum service upon completion of the course. The New Docent Training Program begins September 13th.

Contact Ann Descoteaux, Director of Docents, at (978) 345-4207 x302 or .

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The Career Center is assisting several production companies to fill carpenter, Welder and artist positions for multiple projects throughout central Mass.  If you know of any tradespeople with any of these skills, please ask them to forward a resume to me.

Over the next several weeks, we are looking to identify a dozen or more highly skilled carpenters who could become propmakers, a half-dozen highly skilled welders and up to ten scenic artists.

The target date for the hiring is July 11th, so we’re looking for candidates who can start immediately.  All work is project based and pay around $30/hour and include benefits. People work from production to production. Work can last a week or several months.

There are some key factors to consider when selecting candidates:

Flexible-re: worktimes, hours, etc. Can work 7-12 hours each day 6-7 days each week.  Good transportation is a must along with a valid driver’s license.

Reliable- zero tolerance for no shows or lateness and good attitude is required. Movie sets and shops can be intense pressure. Mature attitude, respectful and safety conscious.

Propmaking is not carpentry- props are temporary, often need to be moved and only care about what the camera will see. So, a painstaking craftsman will have a big adjustment.

Thanks in advance for getting the word out — resumes or questions can be sent to: 

two finalists of the 2017 Cooperative Credit Union Association Student Essay Contest, Mia Houle and Alyssa LeBlanc, both of Clinton Middle School. Houle and LeBlanc were two of eight top essay finalists who received an award and $250.

The essay contest was open to all Massachusetts seventh and eighth grade students. The students were asked to submit an essay on “Save, Spend, Share and Learn. What could you teach an adult to form better savings and spending habits.”

John O’Brien, President and CEO of Leominster Credit Union stated, “LCU is proud to sponsor this essay contest. The students did a great job. We congratulate all who participated.”