Local Amnesty International Group meets
2018-09-25 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Local Amnesty International Group #356 meets. New members are always welcome. Write letters for human rights worldwide. Call 508-949-6232 for more information or visit www.amnestyusa.org or facebook.com/AI356.

Banned Books Week
2018-09-23 - 2018-09-29 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join us in celebrating Banned Books Week! Stop by anytime during the week to pick up a free bookmark or sticker to show your support of our first amendment right!

Hello Mediumship with Psychic Diane Lewis-SOLD OUT!!
2018-09-22 17:30 - 19:30 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
This event is now filled!
Share in this extraordinary evening of spirit communication.
Join Diane as she bridges the gap and connects to spirit
delivering messages from those who have crossed over.
This event is limited to 12 individuals.
Please note: Not everyone attending may have the opportunity to receive a reading.
All sales are final. Tickets are non refundable and non transferable.

Support Group Coffee Hour
2018-09-20 11:00 - 12:00, 2018-09-06 11:00 - 12:00, 2018-08-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2018-08-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Are past experiences affecting your present life in a negative way, or maybe you are having a difficult time adjusting or coping with your life as it is? Join us every Thursday for mutual emotional support. Sponsored by Central Mass RLC/KIVA Center. Free. Call 508-751-9600 for more information.

Mystery Book Group
2018-09-19 11:00 - 12:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
This month’s mystery is The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie King. Call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com if you are interested in participating.

CLOSED FOR VACATION
2018-09-11 - 2018-09-15 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
We will be closed for vacation September 11-15.

Sunflower Show Art Reception
2018-09-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Photo by Dennis Smith
Come meet some of the artists from The Blackstone Valley Art Association featured in this month’s display of the sunny sunflower! Light refreshments will be served. Free.

BVAA Sunflower Show
2018-09-01 - 2018-09-29 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Sunflower photograph by John Randell
Our September 2018 Sunflower Show celebrates the sunny beautiful flower! The art show features works in various media including photography, paintings, and mixed media by members of The Blackstone Valley Art Association. It also complements the massive garden of live sunflowers which the bookstore is famous for. Come on out to admire the live flowers, appreciate the artistic versions, and explore the shop’s offerings!
A meet and greet with the artists will take place on Saturday, September 8th from 2-4 p.m.
Please note: The store will be closed for vacation September 10-15.

Book Group
2018-08-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
This month’s book discussion group will meet to talk about the suspense novel “The Lying Game” by best selling author Ruth Ware. Free. Call 508-949-6232 for more information.

Open Mic Poetry Share
2018-08-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Bring original or favorite poetry to share. Free and open to the public. To sign up to read call 508-949-6232.

Artist Reception for K. Monet
2018-08-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Come meet artist K. Monet who will be on hand to talk about her show “Gazing at the Stars & Moon”. Light refreshments will be served.

August Art Exhibit: Gazing at the Stars and Moon by Kalin Monet
2018-08-01 - 2018-08-31 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Paintings by K. Monet will be on display and for sale during regular business hours. A meet the artist reception will take place on Saturday, August 11th, 2-4 p.m. with light refreshments. Free.
Artist’s Statement: There are a variety of topics that inspires K. Monét’s collection as a whole but most of all it is heavily influenced by the night. At night all is dark except the moon and stars that shine brightly in the sky. They act as guidance and comfort in dark times thus symbolizing the hope that life has to offer us in order to persevere through any situation. Instead of looking at the negative side of dark times, she wants the viewer to stay in a mindset of calmness and self-reflection. Through careful selection of the colors and mediums ranging from acrylic paint to ink used, she creates these serene yet mysterious sceneries.

Monthly Book Group
2018-07-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
This month’s book for discussion is “If the Creek Don’t Rise”, by Leah Weiss. This intimate insight into a fiercely proud, tenacious Appalachian community unfolds through the voices of the forgotten folks of Baines Creek. With a colorful cast of characters that each contribute a new perspective, If the Creek Don’t Rise is a debut novel bursting with heart, honesty, and homegrown grit.
All books chosen for discussion can be purchased at a 10% discount.

Reception for OJ Memorial Photo Walks
2018-07-21 14:00 - 16:00 | MA
Come meet some of the photographers! Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. Prints will be for sale with proceeds going to fund a scholarship in Detective Cindy Johnson and Officer Michael Lee’s names.

"The Kitty Who Rescued Me" author event
2018-07-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join award-winning author Shawn Flynn to learn about his inspirational and heartwarming story, “THE KITTY Who Rescued Me After I Rescued Him”. Free with signed books available for purchase.
What people are saying about THE KITTY:
“One of those unique and compelling stories that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book itself has been finished and set back upon the shelf, “THE KITTY Who Rescued Me After I Rescued Him” is unreservedly recommended for community library collections.” –Midwest Book Review
“The story of Kitty and Shawn was very moving… I never expected such a heartwarming story to come from a man… I would recommend this book to all animal lovers, not just cat lovers…” –Readers’ Favorite FIVE STAR Review

CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY
2018-07-04 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
We will be closed on the 4th of July. Happy Independence Day!!

OJ Memorial Photo Walks Exhibition
2018-07-03 10:00 - 2018-07-31 18:30 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
This is an exhibit honoring Detective Cindy Johnson and Officer Michael Lee, both Bartlett High School alumni who dedicated their lives serving the town of Webster. Bartlett students, teachers and police officers walked around town and photographed some of the wonderful things that make the town special. Photo walks included the Perryville Trace, Winter Wonderland, Bartlett Empty Bowls and the French River Park’s Summer Concert Series. The exhibition works to capture OJ’s love of art, nature, the town of Webster and its people. All proceeds from the exhibition help to fund a scholarship in memory of OJ and Officer Lee.
A meet the artists reception will take place on Saturday, July 21st from 2-4 p.m. with light refreshments.
Exhibition is on view during regular business hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-6:30, Saturday 10-5
Closed July 4th

Open Mic Poetry Share
2018-06-30 14:00 - 16:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Come join in this supportive environment. You may bring original or favorite poetry to share. Free and open to the public. To sign up to read call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com

Poetry Reading & Book Signing with Ronald J. Whittle
2018-06-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Shrewsbury native Ron Whittle reflects about love and war in his unique, emotional prose style of writing in his chapbook “Goodbye Again”. Free. Books will be available for purchase. Call 508-949-6232 for more information.
About the author: Ronald J. Whittle is a lifetime resident of Massachusetts, born in Worcester and raised and educated in his hometown of Shrewsbury, MA. Further education came by way of the U.S. Navy, Vietnam, the Apollo 13 recovery team and 45 years of family living. Ron divides his time between Worcester and Cape Cod. His influences include Tom Waits, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Edgar Allan Poe, Ogden Nash, Ezra Pound and Rod McKuen. He is a member of the Worcester County Poetry Association, the Works in Progress/Outlaw Stage and the Worcester Artist Group, a founding member of the Worcester Art Walk and a member of the Warrior Writers of Boston. Several of his poems have been published in various magazines and he has recently been recognized internationally.

Book Signing with author Ed Londergan
2018-06-23 14:30 - 15:30 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Ed Londergan is a freelance writer and editor, storyteller, writing coach, workshop teacher and amateur colonial historian. A lifelong writer, Londergan has always been fascinated by the written word beginning when he was in elementary school. Writing is a way of life for him and, two years ago, he quit his job to follow his passion. His two historical fiction books are The Devil’s Elbow, which won an honorable mention in the juvenile fiction category at the 2013 New England Book Festival and The Long Journey Home, also a New England Book Festival award-winner. The third and final book in the series, The Farmhouse, is expected to be published late 2018.

Creative Writing & Publishing Workshop with author Ed Londergan
2018-06-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
This workshop will cover the entire writing and publishing process from how to develop ideas, story structure and creation of atmosphere/location, how to put together a chapter, character development, creating authentic dialogue, the flow of the book and how to hold readers’ interest. Common problems like overcoming writer’s block will be addressed. The how’s and why’s of publishing will also be covered from self-publishing to finding an agent, to using small publishing houses, to marketing including press releases and author events to increase book sales. Writing prompts will also be used. The purpose of the workshop is to help people who want to write but don’t know how to go about it and for those that have written something and need to know how to move ahead.
About the instructor: Ed Londergan is a freelance writer and editor, storyteller, writing coach, workshop teacher and amateur colonial historian. A lifelong writer, Londergan has always been fascinated by the written word beginning when he was in elementary school. Writing is a way of life for him and, two years ago, he quit his job to follow his passion. His two historical fiction books are The Devil’s Elbow, which won an honorable mention in the juvenile fiction category at the 2013 New England Book Festival and The Long Journey Home, also a New England Book Festival award-winner. The third and final book in the series, The Farmhouse, is expected to be published late 2018.

Mystery Book Group
2018-06-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
The daytime mystery book group will meet to discuss “Still Life” by Louise Penny.

Monthly Writers Group
2018-06-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Writers group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Free. Open to all genres and styles. Bring a piece to share or just come listen and offer feedback. Call 508-949-6232 to register.

The Art of Aromatherapy: Making Your Own Perfume workshop
2018-06-09 10:30 - 12:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Aromatherapy is taking the fragrance of a plant, concentrates it down into a delicate oil form (an essential oil). Naturopathic medicine uses essential oils to maintain one’s overall health; it is considered medicine. In class you will create your own customized perfume, talking about each plant essence, creating a matrix of fragrance that will change over the time it is worn. We will be creating a blend of three levels in a base oil and you will be able to take this home with you and enjoy it.
Instructor: Joanne LaLiberte, Cert Pre-Med, Reiki Master/Teacher, Yoga Instructor
Cost: $17 which includes supplies
To register: Call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com
Space is limited.

"Civil Hearts" author appearance by Claire Gem
2018-06-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Come meet award winning author and Webster resident, Claire Gem, who has just released the third in her Haunted Voices series titled “Civil Hearts”. The author has created another thrilling, supernatural suspense, this time set in the rural South, in an abandoned antebellum mansion. “Civil Hearts” is Gem’s sixth novel. Call 508-949-6232 for more information or visit www.clairegem.com.
About the book: “Civil Hearts,” is the story of a NYC widow, Liv Larson, who heads south to start her life over after losing her husband to brain cancer. She falls in love with an abandoned plantation home and sets about to restore it when she discovers she’s not living alone: the house is haunted by the ghost of a Confederate soldier.
Liv also finds herself falling for the local antiques dealer, Heath Barrow, whose solitary lifestyle is due to his unpredictable medical condition: Heath is epileptic.
“I try to create characters who are facing real-life challenges, even as they are also dealing with elements of the supernatural,” Gem says. “My hero in “Spirits of the Heart” is an alcoholic. The heroine of my women’s fiction, “The Phoenix Syndrome,” goes deaf. I gave the hero of “Civil Hearts” a very real though not often talked about chronic syndrome: epilepsy.”

June Art Exhibit: “Cult of Personalities” by Kaylah Brace
2018-06-01 - 2018-06-30 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Drawing by Kaylah Brace
Drawings, paintings and film stills by Kaylah Brace will be on display June 1-30 with its main focus on women, nature and expressive emotion. A meet the artist reception will take place on Saturday, June 16th from 2-4 p.m. Free and open to the public during regular business hours. For more information call 508-949-6232.
Artist Statement:
My work gives a voice to misperceptions of raw emotions, all represented through various women and nature. Depictions of watercolor realism and elements of line and texture showcase both the struggles and growth an individual undergoes throughout life. I also have been exploring the field of film photography, capturing portraits of women and nature. Each photo is intended to capture simplicity and expression. My art is meant to reflect different interpretations of women intertwined with nature and how they coexist with each other.
Kaylah is currently attending Quinebaug Valley Community College in Danielson, CT pursuing a visual arts degree and hopes to obtain her bachelors degree in Art Therapy. She passionately dreams of turning her ability to help others create and grow into a reality, making an everyday difference in a creative light.

Book Discussion Group
2018-05-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Join us for this month’s evening book group where we will be discussing the historical novel “The Other Einstein” by Marie Benedict. In the tradition of The Paris Wife and Mrs. Poe, this is the story of a relationship as fascinating as it is troubling. For a review go HERE.
