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SUMMARY:October Art Show- #stillhereb!tch*s
DESCRIPTION:Wear a Mask\, painting by Annie Spear\nPaintings of Fur Friends by Annie Spear will be on display and for sale October 1-30\, 2021 during regular business hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5. \nA meet the artist reception will take place on Saturday\, October 30th from 2-4 p.m. \nAbout the artist: Annie had fourth stage heart failure and was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus at 32yrs. Every year for the past 15 years she has had a different major organ failure\, coma\, 2 strokes. She has been criticality ill 70% of her life but still manages to keep a positive attitude\, smile and cheer us up with her crazy\, funny\, healing art.
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/october-art-show-stillherebtchs/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Art Exhibits
ORGANIZER;CN="Deb Horan":MAILTO:deb@bookloversgourmet.com
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SUMMARY:The Last Green Valley poetry reading
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to present a reading with Barbara Thomas from her newest poetry collection\, The Last Green Valley. Barbara will be joined by fellow poet Joan Bernard\, who will also read a selection of her work. Please RSVP your attendance to deb@bookloversgourmet.com or 508-949-6232. Masks are required for anyone not fully vaccinated. Signed copies will be available for purchase. \nBios: \nBarbara Thomas grew up in the Last Green Valley. She earned a Masters Degree from Boston University in Education and was an English and Reading teacher for 35 years. She is an active member of the New England Poetry Club\, the Greek Institute\, Glenbrook\, a nature writing group in New Hampshire. She was a Joiner/Umass participant for ten years and received the Jeff Mayle Award for her recent book\, The Last Green Valley\, Cherry Grove Press\, 2019. Other publications are a chapbook\, Seduced by Sighs of Trees\, Cloudkeeper Press\, 2007 and poems published in The Paterson Literary Review\, 2015\, Fiele-Festa\, an online publication\, Lalitamaba\, 2005\, and in several Bagel Bard Anthologies. Barbara’s poem\, Hickory Nuts will be published in Treelines\, An anthology of 21st century  American Poems\, by Grayson Books in 2022. \n  \nA native of Thompson\, CT\, Joan Bernard divides her life between Thompson and Boston\, MA. Always a poet\, her work morphed into a level of earnestness in the 1980s when she mentored with the late Ottone Riccio\, teacher of creative writing and author of books\, notably The Intimate Art of Writing Poetry\,” both privately and in the classroom. Since that time\, she received tutorship from Fran Quinn\, former Poet-in-Residence at Butler University and founding member of The Worcester County Poetry Association. Joan has studied at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education and at the William Joiner Institute/UMass Boston. Her poetry has been published in The Main Street Rag\, the Aurorean\, Connecticut River Review\, The North American Review\, The Bellowing Ark and in two anthologies. She is in the process of culling her poems for a chapbook submission to a literary press.
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/the-last-green-valley-poetry-reading/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Deb Horan":MAILTO:deb@bookloversgourmet.com
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SUMMARY:Mystery Book Group-October
DESCRIPTION:This month’s pick is Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie. \nPlease RSVP your attendance to deb@bookloversgourmet.com or 508-949-6232.
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/mystery-book-group-october/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
CATEGORIES:Other Fun Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Deb Horan":MAILTO:deb@bookloversgourmet.com
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SUMMARY:Fantasy Author event Xionqnu
DESCRIPTION:Queen Astrid & Sorcerer Gaul\n  \nFantasy Author event Xionqnu\, Book 3 in the Saga of Kee series signing event with Robert Conard and Cathrene Youngquist. Signed books will be available for purchase. The first two books in the series\, Book I Nogard and Book II Nubia\, will also be available. Call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com to reserve a space. \nXiongnu\, a fast paced\, YA/Adult fantasy-adventure novel\, is a great read for all who love the power of dragons. This unique action-packed fantasy features strong female protagonists\, historical facts woven into the rich tapestry of the tale\, and dragon-napped hatchlings. Set in the time of the Vikings\, the novel follows a diverse band of characters working together through many amazing adventures that span the globe. \nBio: Robert Conard  \nRobert Conard was born in Columbus\, Ohio in November 1939. He is a Navy veteran who served on a destroyer as a gunner’s mate during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bob is an avid fisherman\, and has written several periodicals for the New England Fisherman. In addition to the Saga of Kee series\, he has also written several short stories. Sharks’ Soup\, taken from a personal experience in the drink; Jake’s Springs; and The Flower of the Mashantucket are the best known. He currently lives in Guilford\, Connecticut.    \nBio: Cathrene Youngquist  \nCathrene Valente Youngquist is a retired educator and author of The Three Billygoats Gruff and Mean Calypso Joe\, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Her two YA/Adult poetry books: Island\, Vignettes from Paradise and Caribbean Smiles invite all readers to experience Caribbean life on the island of Anguilla\, where her family had a second home for over twenty-five years. She is an active member of SCBWI and the Connecticut Poetry Society. You will always find her with pen at the ready. Xiongnu is her first novel with Robert Conard.
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/fantasy-author-event-xionqnu/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Deb Horan":MAILTO:deb@bookloversgourmet.com
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SUMMARY:Artist Reception with Annie Spear
DESCRIPTION:Come meet artist Annie Spear\, whose animal paintings #stillhereb!tch*s are on display through October.
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/artist-reception-with-annie-spear/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Art Exhibits
ORGANIZER;CN="Deb Horan":MAILTO:deb@bookloversgourmet.com
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