Monthly Book Group
2019-10-30 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Booklovers’ Gourmet, 72 East Main St, Webster, MA, 01570, United States
Monthly Book Group meets to discuss The Witch Elm by Tana French. Free. Space is limited so please call 508-949-6232 to register.
For a review by Stephen King, go HERE.

Book Signing/Poetry Reading with Sky Boivin
2019-10-19 13:00 - 15:00
Come by and get yourself a copy of the full collection of poetry by Sky Boivin who will share her writings and artwork this day.
Full collections of poetry will be $40.
Other books that date will be $20 and artwork will be varied depending on availability of stock.

Author event with Marie LeClaire
2019-10-12 14:00 - 16:00
Come meet and chat with writer Marie LeClaire! She will be signing and discussing her two companion books, The Last Yard Sale, which grew out of a short story she wrote as a spiritual exercise in letting go of that which no longer serves us, and A Soldier’s Last Mission, about a mysterious yard sale that sends a Vietnam vet on a mission to save the life of an Afghanistan soldier. This is a free event and books will be available for signing & purchase.
Marie LeClaire has spent the past thirty years as a mental health counselor encouraging others to look beyond our sometimes limited perspective and see a bigger picture of what influences our lives and guides our behavior. She has been writing novels and short stories for the past five years. She still does a little counseling part time but her love now is purely fiction – sort of. After all, art imitates life, doesn’t it? Wandering around much of her adult life, she has come full circle and calls Worcester, Massachusetts, home.

Jean Grant author meet & greet
2019-10-05 14:00 - 16:00
Come meet local author Jean M. Grant and share a cup of coffee or tea with a tasty scone. She’ll be chatting about the inspiration behind her historical romance fiction and contemporary women’s fiction books, and have a few for purchase and signing.
For more information, visit her blog HERE.

Gargoyles and Graveyards: B&W Photography Exhibit by Paul Szlosek
2019-10-01 - 2019-10-31
Stop by October 1st-31st to view the black & white photography of poet and artist Paul Szlosek.
A meet the artist reception including an open mic poetry reading will take place on Saturday, October 26th from 1-4 p.m. For more information call 508-949-6232.
Paul Szlosek is an artist, magician, poet, blogger, and photographer born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, but currently residing in Worcester. He was a founder and host of the popular Poet’s Parlor poetry venue for over 13 years, and has recently started a brand new open mic and featured poet reading series (with Ron Whittle) in Southbridge called The Poetorium at Starlite. His daily photo blog can be viewed HERE.
Artist’s Statement: Since I first took a photograph of a cement bulldog with wings dripping a steady stream of water from his jaws along the roadside in Sturbridge in 2013, I have become fascinated with this strange parallel world of fantastical creatures that exists along side ours, but we seldom notice: gargoyles lurking in our architecture, marble angels weeping in our cemeteries, and fairies frolicking on our front lawns. With my digital camera, I have sought to capture these strange and striking statuary throughout New England, and share them with the rest of the globe on my daily photo blog Gargoyles and Grotesques :Don’t Look Up! Something May Be Watching You…, posting over 2000 such images there through the years. Although the digital images are originally in color, I have made the artistic choice of draining them of all hue, feeling B&W is the perfect medium for the subject matter. To misquote a popular Paul Simon song, monochrome “makes you think all the world’s a gloomy day” and everything looks weirder in black and white.” This exhibit “Gargoyles and Graveyards” is just a small sampling of these photographs, but I hope they will be your portal into this eerie yet tender otherworldly universe.

Acoustic Musician Cameron Sutphin
2019-09-28 14:00 - 16:00
Acoustic musician Cameron Sutphin makes a return performance! Donations will be accepted.
Like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger before him, Cameron Sutphin has been traveling around the United States performing classic country and folk music wherever he stops, as a solo acoustic artist. With his newly released album, Reason to Believe, Cameron takes his songwriting to a whole new level, as each one of the ten songs on the album all have a tangible personal touch. Since releasing his debut CD My Guitar and Me in 2011 it has gone on to sell well over 1,000 units and have radio play in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Transcending the genre of folk Americana, Cameron’s music echoes inspiration from singer/songwriters like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Neil Young – combining simple melodies and a lyrical intensity, while establishing a unique sound of his own.

Broken Open author event
2019-09-21 10:30 - 12:30
Join us for a special Broken Open author talk and signing with Mal Duane. The event is free and books will be available to purchase. Space is limited so to reserve yours call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com Mal’s powerful and inspiring message guides women to release their limiting beliefs and to heal themselves so they can live and love as whole and authentic women.
TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED:
HOW DO YOU HEAL FROM BETRAYAL?
UNDERSTANDING YOUR HALF OF THE RELATIONSHIP
WHAT IS YOUR LOVE STORY?
FINDING FREEDOM IN FORGIVENESS
LEARN-LISTEN-LOVE, A NEW STORY
HEARTBREAK HAS MEANING AND PURPOSE

Mal is an inspirational speaker, best-selling author and spiritual life coach. She is recognized as an expert on reclaiming your self worth and showing women how to bring forward the potential that lies buries beneath their scars. She has triumphed over devastating life challenges and uses her experiences to coach others to awaken to a life of purpose and real happiness. Her new book, “Broken Open”, is a culmination of lessons learned through her own painful experience of heartbreak and betrayal.

Dancing Past the Graveyard Book Event
2019-09-14 13:00 - 15:00
Join us if you dare for a presentation and signing by author Paul Eno for the new book from Schiffer/Red Feather: Dancing Past the Graveyard: Poltergeists, Parasites, Parallel Worlds and God. You will never look at the paranormal or yourself the same way again!
For more information visit here.

September Art Exhibit
2019-09-10 - 2019-09-28
This month featured artist is owner Debra Horan. A Retrospective: Drawings & Photographs will be on display September 10th-28th with a meet the artist reception on Friday, September 27th from 5-6:30 p.m.
About the artist: A Webster native, Debra is a graduate of The Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. From 1994 through 2004 she was an active member of the women’s artist group ARTXII, based out of Worcester, MA, who organized and participated in collaborative regional and national gallery, university and museum shows.
Since 1995, she has owned and managed Booklovers’ Gourmet, a bookstore, cafe and art gallery, in Webster, MA. This career enables her to combine her artistic and literary interests as well as help support local artists, authors, poets and musicians in the community by creating a welcoming place for them to gather and draw inspiration from one another.
Debra is currently working in photography, drawing and collage with mixed media elements. Her main inspiration comes from the beauty and serenity of nature, especially trees, and the importance of connecting to our natural environment and open space, leading to a deeper sense of respect, well-being, self-discovery and interconnectedness to every living being.

Closed for Vacation
2019-09-01 - 2019-09-09
We will be closed for vacation September 2nd-9th, reopening on Tuesday, September 10th at 10 a.m.

Stop Depriving the World of You
2019-08-17 10:30 - 12:30
Join us for a workshop and book signing with Darlene Corbett. This interactive event is free, but space is limited so please let us know if you are coming by calling 508-949-6232 or emailing deb@bookloversgourmet.com
Darlene is a Professional Speaker, Author, Licensed Therapist/Coach and Podcaster and is known as the “UnStuck” expert. She has developed “UnStuck” programs based on her experience and is hired by corporations and associations all over the country to share her expertise. Darlene is a high-content speaker with an engaging style and has been in the people
business for the last thirty years.
Darlene loves working with people and believes her lifetime experience as a Therapist, Hypnotherapist and Coach validates her position that everyone has the capacity to get UnStuck personally and professionally. When it comes to her deep understanding of human behavior, communication and relationships, Darlene not only helps refurbish the house but steady the foundation. She has been quoted in Knox News, MSN.com, Bustle, and Best Life. In addition, Darlene has written many blogs which can be found on DarleneCorbett.com, LinkedIn, Sixty and Me, Goodreads and Thrive Global. Her book, Stop Depriving The World of You: A Guide for Getting Unstuck , was published by Sound Wisdom in November 2018.

Art Reception for BVAA Sunflower Show
2019-08-10 14:00 - 16:00
Sunflower Painting by Michele St. Pierre
Come meet some of the talented artists from The Blackstone Valley Art Association and view their lovely representations of one of the most loved flowers of all time – the sunflower! Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

3rd Annual BVAA Sunflower Show
2019-08-01 - 2019-08-31
Sunflower Painting by Betty Havens
The Third Annual Blackstone Valley Art Association’s Sunflower Show celebrates the sunny beautiful flower August 1-31! The art show is in conjunction with a stunning garden of sunflowers in front of the Booklovers’ Gourmet. Join us for a public reception on Saturday, August 10th from 2-4pm. Come on out to enjoy the show and the sunflowers!
For more information and a peek at some more images visit the BVAA website HERE.

Monthly Book Group
2019-07-31 18:30 - 20:00
This month’s book discussion will be “The Identicals” by Elin Hilderbrand. For a review of the book and video interview with the author go HERE.
To sign up to attend, please call Deb at 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com

Haunted Voices Author Event
2019-07-20 13:00 - 15:00
Join us in welcoming award winning local author Claire Gem back for her newest release in the Haunted Voices series, “Electricity”! In ELECTRICITY, the author has created another thrilling, supernatural romantic suspense, this time set in on the grounds of what was once a mental asylum here in Massachusetts.
The event will feature a book discussion, a short reading, and giveaways. Autographed copies will be available for purchase. For more information call 508-949-6232.
This is Gem’s seventh novel. Her debut paranormal romance, Phantom Traces, was released from Soul Mate Publishing in 2015.
In ELECTRICITY, Mercedes Donohue has pulled up roots in Atlanta when her marriage implodes. She’s come back to New England, to the place where she was born. Mercy’s focus is to stabilize her teenage son’s life—he took the breakup pretty hard—and to establish her place, gain the respect of Progressive Electrical’s all-male team.
Daniel Gallagher has been alone since his fiancé’s death. He’ll never feel that way about any woman again, and will certainly won’t try with another independent, strong-willed one. Then Mercy short-circuits his plans. Although the asylum closed its doors over thirty-five years ago, it seems some of the patients never left . . .

Mystery Book Group
2019-07-17 11:00 - 12:00
The daytime Mystery Book Group will meet to discuss “Whisky Galore” by Compton McKenzie.
To sign up call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com

Whimsical Animal Art Reception
2019-07-13 14:00 - 16:00
Come meet artist Jen Niles on Saturday, July 13th fro 2-4 p.m. Free and open to the public with light refreshments. Call 508-949-6232 for more information. Her whimsical animal paintings will be on display July 2-31.

Whimsical Animal Art by Jen Niles
2019-07-02 - 2019-07-31
Whimsical Animal Art by Jen Niles will be on display July 2-31. A meet the artist reception will take place on Saturday, July 13th fro 2-4 p.m. Free and open to the public with light refreshments. Call 508-949-6232 for more information.
Artist’s Statement: “I am a self-taught artist living and working in Paxton, Mass. I’ve been drawing all my life, and for many years concentrated on pen & ink illustrations including commissioned house portraits. In 2001 I began experimenting with acrylics, inspired by the comical antics and effortless elegance of my two cats, PK and Nellie. From there, I developed a recognizable, whimsical style usually featuring bold color and cheerful subjects from everyday life. In recent years, I’ve started teaching both adults and children, including my popular “Paint Your Pet” classes. Whether it is my cats, my son or my surroundings here at home in New England, I never fail to find inspiration.”

Tarot Poems Reading & Signing
2019-06-29 13:00 - 15:00
Come meet and hear Michael McAfee read from his book “Tarot Poems”, all inspired by a standard deck of tarot cards.
Michael McAfee is a writer and actor residing in Millis, MA. His combination of clever composition and vocal expression has gained notice at open mics across Massachusetts. He started writing poetry when he was 5 years old, started taking commissions in the 1990s, got published in professional magazines (such as Space and Time) in the 2010s, and published his collection, Tarot Poems, in 2016. He has been involved in Boston’s audio theater community as a voice actor since 2005, and his work has included being part of the Parsec-award winning ensemble of The Mask of Inanna, an epic series where he voiced many of the smaller parts. He works as a software quality assurance engineer, and enjoys all sorts of geeky pastimes, such as traveling to out of the way science fiction conventions. He is currently working on a book about movies with fanatic followers, a children’s book about a heroic spider, and of course more poems. You can learn more about his projects at www.wyrd-ent.com.

Artist's Reception for Stories Through Layers
2019-06-15 14:00 - 16:00
Join us for a meet and greet with this month’s featured artist Janine Adamo and view her wonderfully textured paintings! Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. For more information call 508-949-6232.

CD Release Party with Mark & Raianne
2019-06-08 12:00 - 14:00
Come hear songs from M&R newest CD Live in Manitoba.
Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards are clearly inheritors of a timeless legacy, creating music that is both original and evocative of a rich tradition. Blending distinctive voices and a wide range of accompaniment (guitar, harmonica, ukulele, clarinet, penny whistle, electric bass), their songs have been well-received by audiences around the eastern United States since 2010.
Here is what reviewers are already saying…
A nice touch is the inclusion of some of the between song banter, where you get an idea of their easy rapport with their audiences and their sense of humour and, indeed, humanity. – Eilís Boland, Lonesome Highway (Ireland)
The songs feature intelligent lyrics set against attractive and uncomplicated folk-y melodies in the best tradition of Americana; if ever two voices were meant to harmonize, it’s these two. – Dave Harley, Folking.com (UK)

June Art Exhibit – Stories Through Layers
2019-06-01 - 2019-06-30
Paintings by Janine Adamo will be on display and for sale June 1st-29th during regular business hours.
A meet the artist reception will take place on Saturday, June 15th from 2-4 p.m. Free with light refreshments.
Call 508-949-6232 for more information.
Artist’s Statement: Janine Adamo is a 1996 graduate of The Savannah College of Art and Design. She loves the process of pure expression as it never fails to take her on an exciting and unpredictable creative journey. As a resident in New England, Janine is inspired by nature and all that surrounds her. As a multi-media artist, she offers the world her story as layer upon layer represents a place in time; a thought or a feeling. Every piece in Janine’s collection is a representation of her story and her heart. She shares these bits of her soul through her love of color and texture as she surrenders to the moment by letting each brush stroke and each layer influence the next… just as life does with every moment that passes through our fingertips.

EFT for Stress Relief Workshop
2019-05-18 10:30 - 12:00
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a self-empowerment tool perfect for honoring emotions as they occur. EFT is also referred to as ‘Tapping’, due to the involved practice of physically tapping on acupressure points. This stimulates the brain allowing you to acknowledge intense feelings and reduce their effects. Simultaneously calming your body’s fight or flight response and lowering stress.
Tianna Mercier is passionate about sharing the gift of EFT following immensely positive personal experiences with its use. After suffering from a traumatic head injury, she experienced many unexpected emotional side effects due to a condition called Post-Concussive Syndrome. Discovering and utilizing EFT was instrumental in her recovery and growth. She has now dedicated herself to sharing the benefits of EFT with as many as she can.
Cost is $10 per person and includes a beverage or pastry of choice. Registration is required by calling 508-949-6232 or using this LINK.

Bartlett Rocks Art Reception
2019-05-09 16:00 - 18:00
Come meet some young Bartlett High School student artists and musicians represented in the May student art invitational exhibit! Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

The Immortality Wars author event with A. Keith Carreiro
2019-05-04 13:00 - 15:00
Join us for a book signing and talk with A. Keith Carreiro, author of The Immortality Wars, a series of three trilogies with the first trilogy The Penitent, Parts 1, 2 & 3 now complete. While it can be classified as Christian speculative fiction, it is also considered to be a spiritual odyssey, thriller and adventure. The event is free and signed copies of the books will be available for purchase.
About the books: Despite hints being made throughout the first three novels, readers and the main characters in the story believe they are in a world reminiscent of England during the Middle Ages. However, they are in the middle of a scientific experiment set in the 26th century. For more information visit https://immortalitywars.com/
About the author: A. Keith Carreiro earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard Graduate School of Education. Earlier in his teaching career he was a professor of educational foundations, teaching graduate students of education at universities in Vermont, Florida, Arizona, and Pennsylvania. He currently teaches as an adjunct professor of English at Bridgewater State University, as well as teaching English, philosophy, humanities and public speaking courses at Bristol Community College. He lives in Swansea, Massachusetts and has six children and 14 grandchildren. He belongs to an eighty–five–pound golden retriever and an impish Calico cat.
In 2014, he began writing the first manuscript of a science fiction/fantasy thriller in a series called The Immortality Wars. It is a cautionary tale about the quest for human immortality. Since the inception of this work, the first two novels of a planned, nine–book series have been published by Copper Beech Press.

Bartlett Rocks - Student Invitational Art Show
2019-05-04 - 2019-05-31
Bartlett Rocks, an annual student invitational show featuring artwork in various media by students from Bartlett High School, will be on display and for sale May 4-31 during regular business hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-6:30, Saturday 10-5.
Join us for a special reception on Thursday, May 9th from 4-6 p.m. which will include a performance by BHS music students. Free and open to the public. For more information call 508-949-6232.

Book Signing with Carlo Morrissey
2019-04-27 14:00 - 16:00
“If You See Your Father, Shoot Him” is Carlo’s second novel. Tackling love, loyalty and loss with aplomb, this unique piece of funny literary fiction about family life filters dead-serious subjects through a zany cast of characters and a madcap delivery that’s sure to make you smile. Signed copies will be available for purchase along with his previous young adult novel “I Am the Moon”. For more information call 508-949-6232.

Independent Bookstore Day!
2019-04-27
Come celebrate Independent Bookstore Day with us! You can pick up some exclusive merchandise including signed books, pins, totes, journals & more!! Free giveaways too!!

Meet & Greet with Author Eleni Gage
2019-04-25 17:00 - 18:30
Eleni will be signing copies of her newest book, Lucky in Love, a collection of customs from all over the world meant to bring luck to couples getting married.
Drawing on her degree in Folklore & Mythology, and her time as Executive Editor of Martha Stewart Weddings, Lucky in Love: Traditions, Customs, and Rituals to Personalize Your Wedding is also a beautifully illustrated fun gift book for anyone interested in folklore.
Virtually every culture, religion, and community has devised rituals around weddings that are meant to imbue the marriage with good fortune. Now these often centuries-old customs can inspire new ways for today’s couples to celebrate their own unique love. In Lucky in Love, Eleni Gage presents both beloved and little-known traditions with whimsy and depth, imparting ancient wisdom with a modern attitude. An essential resource that is also the perfect thoughtful gift, it will inspire engaged couples to create their own lucky traditions with nods to each other’s heritage, customs from places they have visited together, or auspicious rituals that just feel special.
A novelist, journalist, and former executive editor for Martha Stewart Weddings, Eleni N. Gage graduated from Harvard University with a degree in folklore and mythology.

Monthly Book Group
2019-04-24 18:30 - 20:00
At this month’s meeting, we will talk about Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, a bestselling epic spanning four generations of a poor but proud immigrant family. Free. To register call Deb at 508-949-6232.
