Free Cyanotype Workshop with Lisa Shea
2026-01-23 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Come by the shop on Friday, January 23rd, from 5-7 p.m. to create your own cyanotypes! We will be using a UV Light to expose the image, which will take approximately 10-15 minutes.
View the art and chat with the artist. All supplies will be provided. Snacks will be available for purchase.
To RSVP, please call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com.
Cyanotypes are one of the original forms of photography, dating back to the 1800s. Cyanotypes are powered by the sun! By mixing together potassium ferricyanide and ferric ammonium citrate – the resulting paint is light-reactive. You can then paint that liquid onto canvas, watercolor paper, t-shirts, pillowcases, and a variety of other surfaces. You can use items such as bicycle gears and ferns, but the sky’s the limit. You can cast shadows with leaves, cut-out letters, film negatives, and anything else which blocks the sun from reaching the painted surface. You can also paint abstract designs with the liquid on corrugated paper to explore light and dark. Creating cyanotypes is a lot of fun for all ages.

Art Drop Off for February Group Show
2026-01-29 - 2026-01-31
Bleeding Hearts, photo by Debra Horan
Booklovers’ Gourmet invites all local artists to be part of the Annual Group Art Show in February.
The theme is “HEARTS”, and is open to all mediums & styles, but must feature “hearts” either man-made or in nature, literally or figuratively.
Drop off dates are January 29th-31st between 10am-5pm in person at 72 East Main Street, Webster, MA.
There is a $10 entry fee per artist, which will go towards a People’s Choice Award to be awarded at the end of the month, decided by votes from the public. One vote per person is allowed and must be made in store during the month of February.
Space is limited to 1 piece per artist. You may submit up to 2 pieces to be considered. Acceptance of work is at the sole discretion of Booklovers’ Gourmet.
Additional details & requirements:
* Work may be in any medium including photography, watercolor, oil, acrylic, drawings, prints, collage, fabric, mixed media, etc.
*Dimensions must not exceed 20″ in any direction
* All work must be ready to hang on the wall, preferably with a wire
* A 30% commission will be taken on any sales. Pricing is at the sole discretion of the artist.
For more information, email deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232.

Annual Group HEART Show
2026-02-03 - 2026-02-28
Heart Chakra, Mixed Media Collage by Debra Horan
We invite all local artists to be part of the Annual Group Art Show in February.
The theme is “HEARTS”, and is open to all mediums & styles, but must feature “hearts” either man-made or in nature, literally or figuratively.

Drop off dates are January 29th-31st between 10am-5pm in person at 72 East Main Street, Webster, MA.
An artists’ reception will take place on Saturday, February 7th, 2-4 p.m. with light refreshments. Free and open to the public.
The show will be on view in the cafe gallery February 3rd-28th during normal business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Wednesday 10am-6pm.
There is a $10 entry fee per artist, which will go towards a People’s Choice Award to be awarded at the end of the month, decided by votes from the public. One vote per person is allowed and must be made in store during the month of February.
Space is limited to 1 piece per artist. You may submit up to 2 pieces to be considered. Acceptance of work is at the sole discretion of Booklovers’ Gourmet.

Additional details & requirements:
* Work may be in any medium including photography, watercolor, oil, acrylic, drawings, prints, collage, fabric, mixed media, etc.
*Dimensions must not exceed 20″ in any direction
* All work must be ready to hang on the wall, preferably with a wire
* A 30% commission will be taken on any sales. Pricing is at the sole discretion of the artist.

For more information, email deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232.

Group HEART Show Reception
2026-02-14 14:00 - 16:00
***DUE TO THE WEATHER THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 14TH***
Join us to meet some of the artists in our Annual Group HEART Show!
Free and open to the public with light refreshments being served.
Viewers may vote for their favorite piece during the whole month of February. The top 3 vote-getters will win People’s Choice Awards at the end of the show. One vote per person is allowed.
The show will be on view in the cafe gallery February 3rd-28th during normal business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Wednesday 10am-6pm.

"Moody Abstract Art" by Steev Riccardo
2026-03-03 - 2026-03-31
Abstract paintings by Steev Riccardo, will be on display and for sale from March 3rd-31st in our cafe gallery.
The public is invited to a meet the artist reception on Saturday, March 14th, 2-4 p.m.
The show may also be viewed during normal business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, Wednesday 10-6. For more information, call 508-949-6232.

Steev Riccardo is an abstract artist from Webster MA., who has been displaying his work primarily in galleries in New England and Pittsburgh PA. His work is pure patterns of form color and line, non-objective, Geometric, Fragmented, and deviations of representation. His process is to pick out the colors and just start painting.

Artist Reception for Steev Riccardo
2026-03-14 14:00 - 16:00
Come by our cafe gallery to meet artist Steev Riccardo, enjoy light refreshments and stimulating conversation about the creative process and techniques.

"Still"- Nature Photography by Janet McDonald
2026-04-01 - 2026-04-30
Great Blue Heron by Janet McDonald
“Still”, a series of nature photographs by Janet McDonald, will be on display and for sale throughout April in our cafe gallery.

A meet and greet with the artist will take place on Saturday, April 11th from 2-4 p.m. The public is invited and all attendees will receive a hand-painted rock as a special gift!
The show may also be viewed during normal business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, Wednesday 10-6. For more information, call 508-949-6232.

Artist’s Statement: “This exhibit is an invitation to pause, to observe and to remember that photographs are a glimpse into an entire ever-changing landscape. These captured moments, frozen in time, tell a story, evoke a feeling, memorialize a memory.

As I raise my camera to capture these still moments, the photograph becomes a fraction of the world around me. My canoe will glide past the subject. I’ll continue my walk down a garden path or my hike in the woods, leaving the stillness to continue or disappear from sight.

Enjoy these photographs and the luminous detail that emerges on the surfaces. And enjoy the concept of fleeting moments and the feelings they evoke instead of skipping to the end. It’s about taking the time to stop and smell the roses along the way!”

Artist's Reception for "Still" Nature Photographs by Janet McDonald
2026-04-11 14:00 - 16:00
Vase with Flowers by Janet McDonald
Join us for a meet & greet with nature photographer Janet McDonald and her show “Still”.
All attendees will get a hand-painted rock as a special gift. Light refreshments will be served.
To RSVP or for more information, call 508-949-6232.

May Art Show-"Fins and Feathers", Small Works by Linda Littleton
2026-05-01 - 2026-05-30
Come by to see “Fins and Feathers”, a small works show of paintings by local artist Linda Littleton in our cafe gallery May 1st-30th, 2026. The works will include watercolors, prints and acrylics of some of our favorite feathered friends and fish and may be viewed during normal business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Wednesday 10am-6pm.
The public is invited to a meet the artist reception with light refreshments on Friday, May 15th, 5-7 p.m. For more information call 508-949-6232.
Artist’s Statement:
Linda exhibits consistently at Point Breeze Restaurant in Webster, MA, changing art every season. Over the years she and the owner have had had a symbiotic relationship that represents support of local art and a donation from every sale to the Webster Dudley Food Share. It is a great way to support what our community needs and still be able to show her work. The paintings at Hometown Bank were also commissioned to her. She is referred to as the “Lake Artist” with many on and around beautiful Webster Lake. She has Giclee prints of 5 favorites available in a variety of sizes such as the well-known painting “Gas Dock”. Living on the lake offers an endless opportunity for an artist. Consignment work, special requests, house portraits and donations to many local non-profit fund raisers keep Linda busy at her home studio where she resides with her life partner John Lefebvre and their rescue dog Darla. Linda is encouraged to paint more than ever as her granddaughter Hadley wants to be an artist like “Grammy”. There is no better incentive/ compliment to get!
Linda just received acceptance in two prestigious regional shows at Hopkinton Arts Center and Rhode Island Water Color Society where she has been a long-standing Artist member.

Fins and Feathers Artist's Reception with Linda Littleton
2026-05-15 17:00 - 19:00
Come by to meet local artist Linda Littleton and see “Fins and Feathers”, her small works show of paintings in our cafe gallery. Light refreshments will be served.
The works will include watercolors, prints and acrylics of some of our favorite feathered friends and fish and may also be viewed during normal business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Wednesday 10am-6pm.
For more information call 508-949-6232.
