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SUMMARY:February Group Art Show: It's Only Black & White (But I Like It!)
DESCRIPTION:Heart Hands Tree photo by Debra Horan\nStop in to view this month’s array of artwork from a variety of talented local artists in our annual group show: It’s Only Black & White (But I Like It!) on view in the cafe gallery February 1st-28th. \nFeatured works include traditional drawing\, painting and photography as well as collage and mixed media in representational and abstract designs. We invite the public to vote for their favorite piece and be part of deciding the People’s Choice Award! Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 vote getters at the end of the month. Each person may vote 1 time in person while the show is on view. \nA meet and greet with the artists will take place on Saturday\, February 8th from 2-4 p.m. with light refreshments. \nViewing hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10-5\, Wednesday 10-6.
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LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
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SUMMARY:Wild Gardens Poetry Reading with Sara Letourneau
DESCRIPTION:Come meet Sara Letourneau who will be reading from and signing her debut poetry collection Wild Gardens. This event is free and open to the public and will include an open mic moderated by Robert Eugene Perry. Signed copies will be available for purchase. \nTo sign up for the open mic portion\, email deb@bookloversgourmet.com or call 508-949-6232. Space is limited. \nAbout the book: In this inspiring and lyrical collection\, Sara Letourneau looks at our world and one’s life experiences with empathy and wide-open eyes. The book allows us to inhabit terrain that is physical—the shores of Cape Cod\, the lava fields of Iceland\, parks in Massachusetts and New York City—and emotional. Poems about grief\, love\, and mental health coexist with poems about travel\, spirituality\, and the natural world like flowers in a nursery. Wild Gardens shows us how to live with wonder\, perceptiveness\, and gratitude for the extraordinary and the everyday. \nBio: Sara Letourneau’s debut poetry collection\, Wild Gardens\, is out now from Kelsay Books. She’s also a book editor and writing coach at Heart of the Story Editorial & Coaching Services; the cofounder and cohost of the Pour Me a Poem open mic in Mansfield\, Massachusetts; and the co-editor of the Pour Me a Poem poetry anthology. Her poetry has won the 2023 Beals Prize for Poetry and the Blue Institute’s 2020 Words on Water contest. Her new and upcoming work can be found in Amethyst Review\, The Arts Fuse\, Gyroscope Review\, Nixes Mate Review\, Remington Review\, Rituals\, and Silver Birch Press\, among others. Sara lives in Foxboro\, Massachusetts. \nLinks: Website: https://heartofthestoryeditorial.com/wild-gardens/ · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heartofthestoryeditorial · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sara_heartofthestory/ · LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-letourneau/
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/wild-gardens-poetry-reading-with-sara-letourneau/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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SUMMARY:Artists' Reception for Group Show
DESCRIPTION:Come meet some of the 22 artists featured in this month’s group show\, It’s Only Black & White (But I Like It!) \nLight refreshments will be served. \nVote for your favorite piece! People’s Choice Awards will be given to the top 3 vote-getters. 1 vote per person.
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/artists-reception-for-group-show/
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:A Year in the Room Author Event with Steven Rogers
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome back author Steven Rogers with his second book A Year in the Room\, a contemporary spiritual novel. The event is free and attendees will receive a sweet treat in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Signed copies will be available for purchase. To RSVP\, please call 508-949-6232 or email deb@bookloversgourmet.com. \nAbout the book: Reluctant pilgrim Ben Cahill steps off a flight from Israel facing an unrelenting list of challenges—a fractured family\, no job\, no place to live\, and a dubious grip on his newly-found sobriety. He has no plans for the next steps in his life. \nBen starts over\, settling into a small\, rented room and working three part-time jobs. As his first year of recovery unfolds\, Ben fights an unrelenting spiritual war against his personal demons and the consequences of his past actions. \nCan a chain-smoking\, no-nonsense grandmother\, a retired navy cook\, a crusty old Scotsman\, and an unexpected pilgrimage to the legendary Scottish Island of Iona\, clear away the wreckage of Ben’s life and lead him to hope? Join Ben on his journey in this sequel to the award-winning novel Into the Room. \n  \nAbout the author: Steven Rogers is a writer and speaker. After attending The College of the Holy Cross\, in Worcester\, MA\, Steve became a Certified Public Accountant and filled various roles in public accounting and private industry. A lifelong lover of books and literature\, over the years he dabbled with writing fiction\, dreaming of a time he could fully commit to learning the craft. Since retiring from the corporate world in 2016\, Steve has completed three novels and a half-dozen short stories. \nSteve’s Contemporary Christian Novel Into the Room was published by Elk Lake Publishing in May of 2021. Into the Room won first place in the Spiritual Fiction Category and was a Grand Prize finalist for the 2022 Eric Hoffer Book Award. In addition\, Into the Room was a finalist in the Debut Novel category for the 2022 American Fiction Christian Writers Carol Awards and a Runner-Up in the 2023 Christian Indie Awards. \nSteve’s second novel\, A Year in the Room\, was published in October of 2024. \nSteve\, a proud father of three adult children and one incredibly lucky son-in-law\, is happily married to his wife of thirty-nine years\, Kathy. They live in Richmond\, Virginia. \nTo learn more about Steve\, visit his website steven-rogers.com
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/a-year-in-the-room-author-event-with-steven-rogers/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
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