Events & CalendarWebster, Mass. · Est. 1995

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Name: Grabtown Movie Discussion with Sarah P. Blanchard
Start: 2026-12-12
End: 2026-12-12
Location: Booklovers' Gourmet

Author talks, book groups, open-mic poetry, live music, and workshops — come for a book, stay for the community.

A community gathering at Booklovers' Gourmet — A recent gathering at the shop — all are welcome.

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Evening Book Group

Monthly · 5:30–7:00 PM

Join our monthly discussion of a featured book over coffee. Members receive 10% off the month's pick.

November 2026

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NOV3

Art Opening

November Art Show-Jim R. Wilton and Laura Cenedella:Two Artistic Journeys

November 3–28, 2026

Jim and Laura’s artwork complement one another seamlessly. Although each artist has traveled a different path, together they express their shared and individual experiences through photography and painting. A public reception will take place on Friday, November 13th from 5-7 p.m. The show may be viewed during regular business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 am-5 pm, Wednesday 10 am-6 pm. For more information, call 508-949-6232. Biographies Jim R. Wilton is an award-winning, largely self-taught artist who has worked in painting and photography for many years with a strong focus on lighthouses, sunsets, outdoor scenes, landscapes, portraits and plein air work. He began photographing in 2008, which opened up digital photography and wider accessibility for his practice. Jim is active in the arts community as a member of Ruth Wells Arts Center and Blackstone Valley Art Association. He has self-published 2 coffee-table photo books and been featured in magazines and shares work on Facebook and Etsy. His photography has appeared on book covers and calendars. He has an overall passion for capturing nature and the intricacies of life. Laura Cenedella is a painter and photographer based in Brookfield, Massachusetts. Her artistic journey began with a focus on art during high school. She has since developed into a semi self-taught artist. Laura's work has been recognized with numerous awards from organizations including the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Blackstone Valley Art Association and the Massasoit Art Guild. She is an active participant in the arts community in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Laura is a board member of the Blackstone Valley Art Association, member of the Massasoit Art Guild, member of the Worcester Art Museum and The Ruth Wells Center for the Arts. Her art has been exhibited in libraries across Massachusetts, a one-woman art show in 2025 and 2026 at the Ruth Wells Center for the Arts and for a second year in a row at the Worcester Art Museum. While painting remains Laura's primary passion, she is also an avid photographer. Her photographic work was featured in the Small Stones 2025 and 2026 Art Catalog. Laura works across various mediums, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastels. She has created commissioned pieces such as murals and pet portraits. For more information and to see more of her work, please visit her social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

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NOV10

Special Event

Urumqi Road Film Screening presented by Amnesty International Local Group 356

November 10, 2026 6:00-7:30PM

Please note: This event takes place in the Community Room at The Gladys E. Kelly Public Library, 2 Lake Street, Webster, MA This film covers the 2022 protests in China against zero-Covid lockdowns documented by Chen PinLin, who is currently being detained by the Chinese government. Amnesty International has adopted his case as a human rights defender on the grounds of censorship and freedom of expression. Following the film, there will be time for discussion and Q&A with Suzanne E. Wright, China Coordination Group Chair, as well as other members of the local Amnesty group. AI Group #356 meets monthly at Booklovers' Gourmet in Webster. For more information, call 508-949-6232.

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NOV14

Author Event

"Invisible Monuments" Author Event with Howard Mansfield

November 14, 2026 2:00 pm-4:00 pm

We are pleased to host award-winning author Howard Mansfield, who writes about architecture, preservation, and history in his quest to understand the soul of American places. He will be signing and discussing his newest book Invisible Monuments: Tribute, Memory, and the Summoning of the Past. The event is free and open to the public. Signed copies will be available for purchase. For more information or to RSVP, call 508-949-6232. Book description: We live in an era of monument building, yet we don’t look at most of the monuments and memorials around us. They disappear from view. Think of all the mute memorials you may pass in a week that are unseen, a blurred background to your daily commute: the green-mottled great man on his horse, hosting only pigeons; the curious obelisk looking like a stunted Washington Monument; the historical marker crowded with so many words it looks like a warning label written by a cadre of liability lawyers. So much narrative left out in the weather, so much storytelling that has lost its way. Any monument that we stand before asks something of us. Think of monuments as the first part of a call and response, as in music, as in worship. We bring our sense of history to the present, otherwise the granite/marble/limestone/bronze before us will be mute. Some monuments do elicit a strong emotional response even after many decades. Why do these work, when others don’t? Howard Mansfield sifts through the commonplace and the forgotten to discover stories that tell us about ourselves and our place in the world. He writes about history, architecture, and preservation. He is the author of a dozen books, including The Bones of the Earth, The Same Ax Twice, Chasing Eden, Dwelling in Possibility: Searching for the Soul of Shelter, and In the Memory House which The New York Times called “a wise and beautiful book.”

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NOV18

Book Group

November Mystery Book Group

November 18, 2026 11:00AM-12:00PM

Join us as we discuss Case Histories by Kate Atkinson! The first book in Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie Mysteries series, finds private investigator Jackson Brodie following three seemingly unconnected family mysteries in Edinburg. All are welcome to this free group. Books are available at a 10% discount in store!

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NOV18

Special Event

Whispers from Spirit with Psychic Medium Leo McCarthy

November 18, 2026 6:30-8:00 PM

Join us for an in-person experience like no other! Leo McCarthy, a gifted psychic medium, will guide you through an evening of connection, insight, and messages from the spirit realm. Whether you're curious or seeking closure, this event promises an intimate and powerful journey. Don't miss out on tapping into the whispers from beyond and unlocking your own intuitive powers! $45/person, limited to 12 attendees Please note: Due to the nature of the event, not all attendees may receive a connection. However, every attempt is made to provide an enjoyable, fulfilling experience. There is also time for Q&A.

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NOV21

Special Event

Open Mic Poetry with Feature Wayne Daniel-Berard

November 21, 2026 2:00-4:00 PM

Join us for our monthly open mic poetry share moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. This month Wayne Daniel-Berard is the featured reader. Space is limited to 14 readers. Sign up by emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com. Wayne-Daniel Berard, PhD, is an educator, poet, writer, shaman, sage, and proud Gryffindor. He is a Peace Chaplain, an interfaith clergy person. His twenty-two published books include a memoir, The Last Essene (Unsolicited Press), and New and Selected Poems (Metaphysical Fox Press). His latest is And Tomorrow You Teach Me Flight, poems informed by the Potterverse. Wayne-Daniel lives in Mansfield, MA with his wife, The Lovely Christine, where he co-hosts with Sara Latourneau the monthly open mic and feature event Pour Me a Poem.

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DEC2

Book Group

November/December Evening Book Group

December 2, 2026 5:30-7:00PM

Join us for the final evening book group of the year! We will be discussing Heartwood by Amity Gaige. All are welcome to attend this free group. Books are available in store at a 10% discount. In the heart of the Maine woods, an experienced Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing. She is forty-two-year-old Valerie Gillis, who has vanished 200 miles from her final destination. Alone in the wilderness, Valerie pours her thoughts into fractured, poetic letters to her mother as she battles the elements and struggles to keep hoping.

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DEC5

Author Event

A Thousand Miles From Home Author Event with Ed Londergan

December 5, 2026 1:00-3:00 PM

Join us in welcoming back author Ed Londergan and his contemporary fiction novel about family, redemption, reconciliation, and the sometimes difficult journey home. Getting on the wrong bus changed Sam Parker’s life. He had walked away from his family twelve years earlier, trying to find his place in the world. His wanderings uncovered things he hoped to find and others he wanted to forget. Surrendering to his demons brings him to rock bottom, with nowhere to go but up. After falling in love with the woman who saved him, an overpowering dream compels him to finish his journey. Knowing he might never see her again, it was heartbreaking when he had to leave her. When he reaches his destination, the startling news awaiting him turns his life upside down and leads to a future he could never have imagined, including helping his estranged brother fulfill a promise neither of them wants to keep. Ed will talk about the inspiration for the novel, creating Sam's journey, using Massachusetts as a setting, and writing about family, estrangement, redemption, reconciliation, and forgiveness. This free event will also include a short reading, audience Q&A, and a book signing.

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DEC6

Author Event

Lizzie Borden & the Family Curse Author Talk & Signing with Sam Baltrusis

December 6, 2026 1:00-3:00 PM

The infamous 1892 murders of Andrew and Abby Borden have captivated New Englanders for more than one hundred years. But the story doesn’t end in Fall River. Far beyond the locked doors of the Borden household, there is a wider web of people, places, and histories connected to the case. By weaving these parallel tales of crime, gender, and societal upheaval into the central narrative, local author Sam Baltrusis takes a deep dive into the ultimate whodunit―placing Lizzie’s story within a broader historical and cultural context of rumors, power, and the shifting expectations of women in American society. Sam Baltrusis is a Boston-based author who has been featured on the Travel Channel’s A Haunting and The Curse of Lizzie Borden. He is the author of two dozen paranormal-themed books, including Ghosts of Salem and Related to Evil. His latest True Crime book from The History Press/Arcadia, Lizzie Borden & the Family Curse, was released in October 2026.

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DEC12

Author Event

Grabtown Movie Discussion with Sarah P. Blanchard

December 12, 2026 1:00-4:00 PM

Be part of a fascinating discussion with award-winning author Sarah P. Blanchard about the novel-to-moviemaking process for her book Grabtown! She will also answer questions about the filming schedule, which will take place next summer in and around Putnam. She will do a short reading from Grabtown, talk about the moviemaking process, and even answer the inevitable question, "Where do I sign up to be cast as an extra???"

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