"Transitions: Winter to Spring"- Paintings by Anne M. Tisdell
2023-03-01 - 2023-03-31 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Sunrise After a Snowstorm, Webster, MA
Paintings by Anne M. Tisdell will be featured in the cafe gallery from March 1st-31st and can be viewed during normal business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5,
Iris, watercolor by Anne Tisdell
Wednesday 10-6.
A meet the artist reception will take place on Saturday, March 11th from 1-3 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
For more information call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com.
Watch a video interview with Anne HERE.
Artist’s Statement:
I have dabbled in art all my life with sketching and drawing. I grew up in Swampscott, MA, an oceanside community north of Boston. Professionally, I have worked as an RN and a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner for 45 years. I had a few courses in art as a teen and took 2 courses at Montserrat School of Art in Beverly, MA in pastels and watercolors with artist/teacher, Mimi Johnson. Retiring in 2016, I have had the time to pursue my interests in art, music, dance and photography.
Many of the paintings that I create are based on my photographs or the photographs by friends with their permission. Artist, Elaine Griffith, (now, Artist, Janice Legare ) taught classes at Holden Senior Center in acrylic painting which I started in October 2017. Since then, I have exhibited in various places in Central MA. I started Art Classes with Bill Griffiths at the Worcester Art Museum in 2018, which brought me to a new level as an artist. He has taught in all mediums and students work in the medium of their choosing. I have exhibited at the Museum’s Adult Student Art Exhibit and at Arts Worcester. In 2018, I started watercolor classes with Charlie Grey in Rutland, MA., a local well-known artist who has been instrumental in improving my watercolor technique. In July 2021. I participated in an intense workshop under the direction of Artists Mimi Johnson and Mark Hayden in multiple art forms. I am also a musician and singer and have sung in choruses and churches in Greater Boston. I studied voice with the late Pauline Maher of Lynn, MA. The Pandemic in 2020 cut into my exhibition time. Booklovers’ Gourmet in Webster, MA. was my first exhibit of 2020 and in December 2021. Recently, I have exhibited at the Gale Free Library and 122 Diner in Holden, and The Pearle L. Crawford Library in Dudley.

28TH ANNIVERSARY SALE EVENT!!
2023-03-04 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join us in celebrating 28 years in business!!
Raffles * Giveaways * Deals * Cupcakes
Take 28% OFF any 1 item in store!

Meet suspense author Stephen Amidon 1-3 p.m.
Signing copies of his latest book “Locust Lane”

Suspense Author Stephen Amidon visit
2023-03-04 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
As part of our 28th Anniversary celebration, we are excited to be hosting national suspense author Stephen Amidon! He will be signing and discussing his latest novel Locust Lane, published by Celedon Books in January 2023. The event is free and open to the public and signed copies of Locust Lane, as well as his other books, will be available for purchase.
Call 508-949-6232 for more information or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com.
For fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Stephen Amidon’s Locust Lane is a taut and utterly propulsive story about the search for justice and the fault lines of power and influence in a seemingly idyllic town. Can anyone be trusted?
On the surface, Emerson, Massachusetts, is just like any other affluent New England suburb. But when a young woman is found dead in the nicest part of town, the powerful neighbors close ranks to keep their families safe. In this searing novel, Eden Perry’s death kicks off an investigation into the three teenagers who were partying with her that night, each a suspect. Hannah, a sweet girl with an unstable history. Jack, the popular kid with a mean streak. Christopher, an outsider desperate to fit in. Their parents, each with motivations of their own, only complicate the picture: they will do anything to protect their children, even at the others’ expense.
With a brilliantly woven, intricately crafted plot that gathers momentum on every page, this is superb storytelling told in terse prose—a dynamic read that is both intensely gripping and deeply affecting.
STEPHEN AMIDON was born in Chicago and grew up on the East Coast. He lived in London for twelve years before returning to the United States in 1999. He now lives in Massachusetts and Torino, Italy. His books have been published in sixteen countries and include two works of non fiction, a collection of short stories, and seven novels, including Human Capital, adapted as a film directed by Marc Meyers in 2019, and Security, also adapted as a film and released by Netflix in summer 2021.

"Transitions: Winter to Spring" Artist Reception for Anne M. Tisdell
2023-03-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Sunrise After a Snowstorm, Webster, MA
Stop in to meet and chat with local artist Anne M. Tisdell and view her show “Transitions: Winter to Spring” in the cafe gallery.
Light refreshments will be served.
Free and open to the public.
Watch a video interview with Anne HERE.

"Unlike Any Other" Author Event with Ed Londergan
2023-03-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join us for an enlightening talk and book signing event with author Ed Londergan for his latest historical fiction novel about Bathsheba Spooner entitled “Unlike Any Other“, the story of an 18th Century woman from a prominent New England family who went from a life of privilege to the gallows. Signed copies will be available for purchase.
Bathsheba Spooner was the daughter of Timothy Ruggles, a general in the French and Indian War, president of the Stamp Act Congress, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and a leading loyalist in Massachusetts during the Revolutionary War; the epitome of upper class.
Like her father, Bathsheba was smart, strong-willed, and a staunch British loyalist. Forced to marry a man she did not love, Bathsheba withstood her husband’s abuse for years until a young Continental soldier entered her life. But when this well-heeled mother of three small children discovered she was pregnant with the soldier’s child, her thoughts quickly turned to murder.
Based on a true story, the events that follow Bathsheba’s life, her decisions, and her ultimate demise will show readers that Bathsheba Spooner was, in fact, Unlike Any Other . . .

Ed Londergan is the author of the award-winning books The Devils’ Elbow and The Long Journey Home. Having researched American history for many years, he is a frequent speaker with a focus on colonial Massachusetts. A graduate of Holy Cross, he lives in Warren, Massachusetts.

Through an Artist's Eye: Paintings & Carvings by Wayne Yacino
2023-04-01 - 2023-04-29 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Pilgrim at the Well, oil painting by Wayne Yacino
The photo-realistic oil paintings of portraiture and historical scenes and life-like wildlife carvings of local artist Wayne Yacino will be on display and for sale April 1st-29th in our cafe gallery.
A meet the artist reception will take place on Saturday, April 8th, 1-3 p.m. The show is on view during normal business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, Wednesday 10-6.
Please note: the store will be closed April 10th-13th for vacation.
About the artist:
Wayne Joseph Yacino is a native of Oxford, Massachusetts, who is of Metis (French–Abenaki), Italian and Polish descent. He began painting at the age of 5 years. As a self-taught artist, and with 61 years of experience, he has had the opportunity to live in Europe for 2 years during his military tour with NATO. He has displayed several of his pieces in Vicenza, Italy. He has also displayed his woodwork and paintings throughout the United States.
The artist has done extensive research into Native American imagery and has taught the Ancient American Skills the first weekend in October, at the Annual Water’s Farm Days event in Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1996-present.
The artist’s goal is: “To share with the viewer my emotions and Spiritual experiences through my art; to rise above the mundane, and to bring honor and Glory to my God.”
Whatever his subject, he finds great joy and blessing in the way the eye moves through a painting and follows the interaction of colors.

Artist's Reception for Wayne Yacino-Through an Artist's Eye
2023-04-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Fisher Boy, oil painting by Wayne Yacino
Join us for a meet the artist reception on Saturday, April 8th, 1-3 p.m. for Wayne Yacino. View his photo-realistic oil paintings of wildlife, portraiture and historical scenes and life-like wildlife carvings.
Light refreshments will be served.
The show is on view during normal business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5, Wednesday 10-6.

CLOSED FOR VACATION
2023-04-11 - 2023-04-13 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
We will be closed for a brief vacation. See you back on April 14th!

10th Anniversary of "One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams"
2023-04-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join us for the 10th Anniversary of One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams by Tom Ingrassia & Jared Churdimsky.
Tom Ingrassia will be in the store to talk about the inspiring stories of 16 people from all walks of life featured in this book (many of whom live in Central MA) who have overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles in order to live into their dreams. Also sharing their stories are Scherrie Payne (Formerly of The Supremes), June Monteiro of The Toys, and the late Mary Wilson of The Supremes, who wrote the Epilogue for the book. Through their powerful, first-person stories, these dreamers share a road map guiding the reader to discover how to live their life with vision, courage, determination and passion. One Door Closes was named the Best Self Help Book by The New England Book Festival, and was a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards. One reviewer wrote, “…a compilation to assure that you deserve to live your dreams, and a nurturing step-by-step guidebook to show you how to get there….”
First published in 2013, One Door Closes is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. It is currently being adapted as a documentary film, One Door Closes: Korey’s Courage, which will have its premiere in Worcester in September.

Tom Ingrassia is a motivational speaker, award winning author, success coach and award winning radio personality. In 2001—following a successful 25-year career in higher education—Tom re-invented himself as an entertainment manager, with the formation of Tom Ingrassia Productions (www.ingrassiaproductions.com ). Along the way, he has worked with some of the legendary singers from the 1960s, including Mary Wilson (The Supremes)—for whom he served as executive assistant from 2001-05; Arlene Smith (The Chantels); June Monteiro (The Toys); Barbara Alston (The Crystals); Carl Gardner (The Coasters); The Velvelettes; and actress Dee Wallace Stone. In 2006, Tom formed The MotivAct Group (www.motivactgoup.com ), offering holistic personal and professional development workshops, seminars and individual coaching for success. An in-demand speaker, Tom travels the country with his motivational programs, “Mental Massage®” and “Making A Difference Begins with YOU…So Live Into Your Dreams!,” and pop culture lectures, “Motown and the Civil Rights Movement” and “Girl Power: The Supremes as Cultural Icons.”

Tom’s award-winning book, One Door Closes: Overcoming Adversity By Following Your Dreams (Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing) was published in October 2013, and is currently being adapted as a documentary film, due out in 2023. The New England Book Festival named One Door Closes as the Best Self-Help Book of 2016. His second book—Reflections Of A Love Supreme: Motown Through The Eyes Of Fans was named the Best Music Book by the National Indie Excellence Awards and the Pinnacle Book Awards. Every Wednesday morning, you can hear “Motown Tom” on WCUW 91.3FM in Worcester, where he hosts “The Motown Jukebox,” spinning the very best of the Motown Sound and the stories behind the music. Tom was named Best Radio Personality in the 2014 and 2015 Landmark Readers’ Choice Awards. Originally from Middletown, NY Tom now resides in Massachusetts.

Bartlett High School Art Invitational Reception
2023-05-03 16:00 - 18:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Booklovers’ Gourmet is proud to present “The Sea of Art is Endless”, a group show featuring Bartlett High School student artwork in various media including digital, 3-D and prints of original work.

The show will be on view May 2nd-31st with a public reception on Wednesday, May 3rd from 4-6 p.m. featuring live music and refreshments.

Every new generation supplies the art world with a seemingly endless amount of creative ideas and new perspectives. Come and view the world through our student’s eyes!

Language of the Sacred author event with Loralee Dubeau
2023-05-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Booklovers’ Gourmet is hosting a book release and signing event for Loralee Dubeau’s new memoir Language of the Sacred.
The event is free and open to the public. Signed copies will be available for purchase.
For more information, call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com.
About the book: Language of the Sacred is a memoir of Loralee Dubeau’s personal journey of learning to trust her inner voice and her clear connection to the mysterious divine power that gives life to all. Dubeau lays bare all her vulnerabilities for all to see, interact with, and learn from. After a lifetime of hiding her true purpose, Dubeau is guided to share her very raw and personal self with the world and help others.
Documented from personal journals for over forty years, the lessons, healings, and ceremonies have guided her to a sacred path of purpose and meaning. Her commitment to her inner self and Spirit never falters, even as she struggles with the unknown and traditions that seem beyond her. The sometimes-tangible connection between Dubeau and Spirit is shown through countless interactions, visions, instincts, and unusual relationships.
The powerful stories she shares encourage others to trust their own inner voice, their connection to something greater and more powerful than themselves while finding a true path of purpose and inner peace.
Author Biography
Loralee Dubeau is the author of There’s a Whole in the Sky, and The Honey Pit: Finding the Grandmother’s Way. She is a lecturer and has a private consultation practice for flower essence remedies, dream interpretation, and energy readings.
She is an elder of the Good Medicine Society and follows the ceremonial path. She lives in southern Massachusetts with her husband Paul Samuels.
www.dream-flowerconsultant.com

Peter Heller Author Event at the Gladys E. Kelly Library
2023-05-18 18:00 - 19:30 | MA
***Author Appearance Alert!!!*** Peter Heller will be appearing at the Gladys E. Kelly Library, 2 Lake Street in Webster on Thursday, May 18th at 6 p.m.
The event is Free and Open to the Public. Don’t miss your chance to see this bestselling author in person!!
In this “end-of-the-world novel more like a rapturous beginning” (San Francisco Chronicle), Hig somehow survived the flu pandemic that killed everyone he knows. His gripping story is “an ode to friendship between two men…the strong bond between a human and a dog, and a reminder of what is worth living for” (Minneapolis Star-Tribune).
Purchase the book from us ahead of time and receive a 10% discount. Signed copies will also be available for purchase at the event.
Watch a video of Peter Heller talking about his inspiration for writing the book HERE.

Closing at 3 p.m.
2023-05-26 10:00 - 15:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
We will be closing at 3 p.m. today and will be closed through May 29th for Memorial Day Weekend.

Closed for Memorial Day Weekend
2023-05-27 - 2023-05-29 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
We will be closed for Memorial Day Weekend.

"Views from a Palace", paintings and drawings by Jim Palace
2023-06-01 - 2023-06-30 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
“Views from a Palace”, paintings and drawings by Jim Palace, will be on display and for sale June 1st-30th in our cafe gallery.
A meet the artist reception will take place on Saturday, June 10th from 3-5 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Inspired by landscapes across the eastern coast, Jim’s watercolor and colored pencil drawings capture captivating views from the past several years of travel throughout Cape Cod, New Hampshire, and North Carolina. Jim has been drawing since he could hold a pencil. He is primarily self-taught – experimenting with various mediums over decades of practice.
Under the tutelage of Ed Turner, however, he has refined his craft working with colored pencil. His skilled application of scumbling, crosshatching, and burnishing can be seen in his works “Taylor’s Crossing” and “Times in the Orchard.”

New England mystery author Debi Graham-Leard
2023-06-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
New England mystery author Debi Graham-Leard returns to Booklovers’ Gourmet to chat about her most recently published novel titled The Life She Left Behind. She’ll also discuss the 5th book in the Gwen Andrews Series titled Regrets Only due out this summer. Come by to hear how plots are developed, characters deepened, and covers designed.
For more information about the author, visit debigrahamleard.com

About the book:Can We Ever Truly Escape the Life We Left Behind?

After a bitter break-up, Boston editor Morgan Stone dodges her ex-boyfriend’s harassment by driving to Delaware for her twentieth high school reunion.

In the midst of reconnecting with old friends and her reserved mother, Morgan learns that putting distance between herself and her ex has only escalated his
efforts to control her.

While confronting the struggles of her past and the perils of her present, a simmering romance with a classmate creates a tough choice for Morgan’s future…return to Boston or remain in Delaware?

How can she possibly decide which life to leave behind?

Artist's Reception for "Views from a Palace"
2023-06-10 15:00 - 17:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join us for a meet & greet with artist Jim Palace. Chat about his techniques and inspiration while enjoying light refreshments.
Free and open to the public.

An Evening of Music with Sam Bowen & Blue Cat Groove
2023-06-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join us for a fun, high energy night of music!
General admission. Seating is limited.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Beverages and snacks available for purchase. No outside food or drink.
Please use ticket link HERE.

Sam Bowen & Blue Cat Groove is an award winning blues band. They bring their brand of blues/Jazz styling to festivals, clubs, churches and coffeehouses. Founder Samuel Bowen has been performing for three decades including touring Ireland.
BCG has worked with Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre, Michael Sweet, Mitch Mcviker, Shawn Colvin, David Mallet, Tom Conlon, and many others. Their albums have been nominated for awards from Nashville to Massachusetts. Sam’s 2020 release “Bleeding Daylight” continues to gain critical acclaim. Blue Cat Groove was runner up at the Limelight Magazine 2016 best blues band awards and nominated three times for best band of the year: BCG won the 2022 best blues song of the summer at the World Songwriters Awards.

Check out a music video at https://youtu.be/lPqasjc4u4s

Birdhouse with Flowers Multimedia Paint Nite with Jean Walker Creations
2023-06-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join Jean Walker Creations for this fun summer multi-media project!
Finished piece is 11×14 stretched canvas with acrylic paint and origami paper.
*Please bring scissors to class*
All other materials supplied.

Cost is $25. Use ticket link or stop in store to register.
Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase.

Make Your Own Junk Journal
2023-06-24 12:30 - 14:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join us for a fun mini junk journal class! All supplies are included. Learn how to use bits and pieces to make your journal. A really easy and fun class.

Junk journals are typically made with junk mail, leftover crafting supplies, and miscellaneous ephemera.
Each journal will have ten pages to work on. Learn to add pockets, fold outs, journal cards and more!

Class will be led by Arteria’s Arts owner Annette Provost.
Cost $25 per person. All materials included.
Just bring yourself and be ready to create something fun and unique!
Use ticket link or stop in store to register.
Minimum 5, Maximum 10 people

A Feast of Losses by Judith Ferrara Book Release & Signing
2023-06-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
A Feast of Losses documents and celebrates the life of Yetta Dine, the poet Stanley Kunitz’s mother, a fierce, loving, magnificent woman truly worthy of our attention. Kunitz often remarked that a poet makes a myth of his life as a way of traveling the labyrinth of memory and experience to transformation. Close readers of Kunitz’s luminous poems will, in reading this book, gain a sense of the layers of life from which his myths emerged.
—Marie Howe, author of four books of poetry, the most recent, Magdalene
Join us for this free event. Signed books will be available for purchase.
Perhaps the most enduring poet of his generation, Stanley Kunitz once observed that “poetry is for the sake of the life.” Based on his mother’s recently recovered memoir, diary and letters, Judith Ferrara’s A Feast of Losses offers fresh and intimate insights into both her own and her son’s lives.
Yetta Dine emigrated from Lithuania to New York’s Lower East Side in 1890 and learned the garment trade before moving to Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1893 to marry Solomon Kunitz. Readers will have an unprecedented opportunity to hear Yetta’s own voice, understand her story and explore the influence she had on Stanley Kunitz as a poet and a person.
Who was this woman, immortalized as the mother in “The Portrait” who “slapped me hard” when Stanley found his dead father’s portrait in the attic? Yetta’s original papers and the striking details of her life have emerged against all odds—a story within a story.

Judith Ferrara , Ph.D., holds degrees from the University of New Hampshire, Fitchburg State University and the State University College at Buffalo. Her publications in the field of education include Peer Mediation: Finding a Way to Care (Stenhouse Publishers). Her poems, essays and artwork have appeared in three collections and in journals. She received a Worcester Cultural Commission/Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Arts Fellowship in 2003. In 2018, she received the Stanley Kunitz Medal from the Worcester County Poetry Association. Ferrara lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, with her husband John Gaumond.

July Art Show: Summer at The Beach-Paintings & Drawings by Laura Burnett
2023-07-01 - 2023-07-29 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Summer at The Beach, paintings and drawings by Laura Burnett will be on display and for sale July 1st-29th in our cafe gallery. The show consists of things that you can do, or that you may see while at the beach, epecially around the Fourth of July.
A meet the artist reception will take place on Saturday, July 22nd from 3-5 p.m. Free and open to the public.
For more information call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com.

Artist’s Bio: Laura Burnett lives with her family in Woodstock, CT. She is a self-taught painter and crafter who has been drawing since a very young age. She has been painting and crafting for the past 20 years. “I love what I do, when I make a piece for anyone I love to see the joy that it brings to them. My inspiration comes from people and places I have been to & from drawings and doodles I have done.”

CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
2023-07-04 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
We will be closed the 4th of July.

Pebble Art Workshop
2023-07-22 11:00 - 13:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join Kerry Consentino Vilorio local artist, and owner of The Orange Jellyfish for a crafting class using only materials handpicked off local New England Beaches. We each will create our own family picture using various styles of pebbles, stones, driftwood & scallop shells. Each design allows for the representation of two to six people while being glued onto card stock and enclosed within a glass weathered gray frame. This class is an instructional class, offering continued guidance with the selection of card stock color, beach materials, placement, and gluing process. The workshop allows for a great deal of autonomy with selecting materials, as well as setting one’s own creative work pace.
Reserve your spot ASAP-Don’t Miss Out! All materials included.
Cost: $55/person
Reserve your seat by stopping in store during business hours, calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookoversgourmet.com
Or use this PayPal link.

Artist Reception for Summer at the Beach
2023-07-22 15:00 - 17:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Stop by to take in the sights of Summer at the Beach and chat with local artist Laura Burnett about her work and inspiration.
Free & open to the public.
Light refreshments will be served.

Gil Christopher-Book Release Event with Rod Lee
2023-07-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Rod Lee of Northbridge, MA a career newspaperman, writer and friend of Booklovers’ Gourmet, will discuss and sign copies of his new book “Gil Christopher,” about coping with the perils of aging.
A novel, “Gil” is autobiographical. The book tracks Mr. Lee’s journey from his hometown of Endicott, New York where he begins to have doubts about his future prospects, to his mid-seventies, when problems with growing old come in a torrent even as he still dreams of publishing a great work of art.
The event is free and signed copies will be available for purchase.
For more information, call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com

Seventh Annual BVAA Sunflower Show
2023-08-01 - 2023-08-31 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Sunflower watercolor by Betty Havens
The Blackstone Valley Art Association is celebrating the sun-shaped delight with a Sunflower Show throughout the month of August at Booklovers’ Gourmet in the cafe gallery.
A meet the artists reception will take place on Thursday, August 17th from 4-6 p.m.
Various interpretations of the flower by group members will include paintings, drawings, photography & mixed media.
The show may be viewed during regular business hours Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm, Wednesday 10am-6pm.

About the Show: If there ever was a flower which symbolized glorious summertime, the sunflower is the one. Did you know that nearly all of the 70 species of sunflowers are native to North America? They can grow to be up to six feet tall and they even tilt as the sun moves so they always face it.
About the BVAA: Since its inception in 1957, the Blackstone Valley Art Association has been dedicated to the advancement of the arts and preservation of the finest artistic traditions by means of exhibitions, classes, lectures, and other activities favorable to artistic expression, and to the development of friendly exchanges amongst artists and those interested in the arts.

POSTPONED-Holy Fire Reiki Experience with Leo McCarthy
2023-08-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TILL FALL. STAY TUNED FOR NEW DATE!!
About Holy Fire Experience:
During an Experience Leo McCarthy will be conducting a brief guided meditation and then stop talking for about 15 – 20 minutes during which time the Holy Fire® energy will be working directly with each person, providing a unique healing experience that contains what is needed by each person. Some people will have inner experiences such as seeing colors or feeling waves of healing energy flowing through them or visions of spiritual beings and so forth, and others will simply feel relaxed, but that everyone will receive something meaningful that will continue to produce benefits even after the event. After the Experience is complete, everyone will write in their journal or notebook about what they experienced and leave some time afterwards for some people to share their experience-s if they would feel comfortable.
Cost is $25/ticket.

** People attending should bring a journal or notebook to write about their experience.**
About Leo:
Leo J McCarthy » About Leo (leomediummccarthy.net)

A Life Worth Saving book release with Corrine James
2023-08-05 10:30 - 12:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
This is a story of one who was lost but now has been found. A story of redemption, new life in Christ, and a heavenly Father that was ever present and ever pursuing His wayward daughter. A Father that would never leave nor forsake her.

This is a story of everlasting love, forgiveness, and grace. The Lord began calling me to write my story, my testimony, about fifteen years ago. I remember questioning, “Lord, why me?” The Lord began to show me pieces of my life, pieces that were hidden deep within. There was a testimony inside that He wanted me to share, that I needed to share.

Out of that calling, A Life Worth Saving was birthed.
It’s about redeeming love, restored relationships, and freedom that only comes through Christ. It’s about my journey toward Christ, one that has taken me from sadness to joy, hopelessness to redeemed, confusion to truth, and fear to faith.

Signed copies will be available for purchase.

Turtle People Series Children’s Book Signing Event
2023-08-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join us for a fun time learning about sea turtles with Linda Spangrud, Alabama Sea Turtle Volunteer, and International Author who has just released her third children’s book in her Turtle People Series, “Miss Linda and the Turtle People Celebrate Mardi Gras”. In the last three years Ms. Spangrud has published two other children’s books in her series: “Miss Ella and the Turtle People” and “Miss Sandra and the Turtle People”. Her recent release still talks about her passion and favorite topic “coastal living and sea turtle preservation” but has a very different playful twist.
Local 4 Life, a local non-profit organization built around a passion for education, conservation and community-building and based in Webster, MA, will also offer a fun, hands-on project for kids about sea turtles. Ages 6+ are welcome to participate.

The event is free. Signed copies of each of the books will be available for purchase. A portion of the sales from profit of these books will be donated to support Sea Turtle Conservation programs.
To register, please call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com
A retired Illinois educator, Linda Spangrud spent her career as a teacher, principal, and school district administrator. Family and friends are very important to her. She has always loved to read children’s books to her students, son, and grandson. Her zest for living includes writing, reading, golfing, music, and travel. She is an active volunteer in her community and enjoys celebrating Mardi Gras. When moving to the Alabama Gulf Coast with her Tom in 2006, they became involved in the sea turtle (Share the Beach) program. They have been volunteers ever since and continue to love every minute of it.
For more information check out her website: www.spangrud.com and Facebook: Linda Spangrud
