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License commission approves one-day liquor and entertainment permits for summer events across Worcester
Summary
The Worcester License Commission on May 15 approved multiple one-day liquor and entertainment permits for summer events and fundraisers across the city, subject to standard conditions for servers and security.
The Worcester License Commission on May 15 approved a slate of one-day liquor and entertainment permits for community events and private functions across the city, granting applicants permission to serve and to operate live or recorded entertainment subject to standard conditions.
Among the approvals: Saint Paul's Cathedral's two-day Saint Paul's Festival in late June; Preservation Worcester's one-day annual meeting May 21; a downtown Worcester festival footprint and road-closure plan for a September event; Tap the Beer Trucks at Assumption University on June 7; the Higher Education Music & Arts Festival at City Square Park (a three-day event in August) operated by 508 Productions; and multiple parish and nonprofit fundraisers including Our Lady of Mercy and St. Joseph/St. Stephen parish events. The commission routinely confirmed TIP-certified (Training for Intervention Procedures) servers, security plans and coordination with Worcester Police and the Department of Public Works for road closures.
Event organizers described crowd-control and safety plans during their appearances. "We work closely with the Worcester Police and State Police to provide security, as well as our team of volunteers," said an online applicant for a downtown festival. Jason Moodley, director of 508 Productions, told the commission his security director has experience at large venues including Gillette Stadium and the Xfinity Center and described measures including ID checks, color-coded daily wristbands and shutting down bars an hour before closing to control consumption.
Cody Savoy, owner of Uncaged Fitness, said the gym’s May 25 "summer bash" expects up to 500 attendees from a membership base of about 1,400 and that the event would include police detail and EMS on site. For the one-day requests the commission recorded standard motions to approve; where recorded, Commissioners Cruz and Chair Bigliotti voted yes on roll call.
The commission also approved applications for entertainment licenses that included live music and DJs for neighborhood businesses and restaurants and grants for controlled-area campus events, with conditions that alcohol be confined to mapped, controlled spaces and that vendors provide TIP-certified staff and proof of distributor relationships where required.
Most approvals were routine and included the commission's reminder that applicants must secure any necessary DPW permits for closures and provide final vendor lists and TIP certificates to the commission office before events.
