Sunday, August 8, 2021

Mark Your Calendars: WAM!

 

The first-ever first annual Watertown Arts Market is being held Saturday, August 21st from noon to 5 PM at Arsenal Park, located behind the new refurbished Arsenal Yards, in Watertown, MA.

https://www.watertownartsmarket.com/

Over 70 artists will be displaying and offering their goods for sale: paintings, sketches, photographs, quilts, sculpture, jewelry, poetry, pottery, and books, including live demonstrations, poetry readings, and book talks (including one about how The Happy Clam came to be), plus live music and dancing performances. And food trucks.

There is a vibrant artist community in Watertown, that has been quietly humming away this past year, processing all the stress and turmoil, suffering and isolation, and moments of joy and beauty, into their work. Come check it out!

For a full listing of artists participating:

https://www.watertownartsmarket.com/participants

 

BOOK NEWS:

Please do stop by my table for a book talk about how The Happy Clam came to be at 3 PM. Look for the blue umbrella.

Books will be for sale, both The Happy Clam & Go Forward, Support!

Accepting cash and Venmo for payment; working on getting the credit card payment working!

Price Drop! The Kindle version is now marked down to $4.99 while we still have a few beach reading days left in summer.

Cover re-boot, updated this summer:


 WAM LOGISTICS:

Parking is available at the park and at Arsenal Yards; suggest the Purple Garage behind Chipotle. Can also walk in from the gate at the corner of Greenough and North Beacon.

Food: In addition to food trucks, plenty of food options to explore at the Yards: Shake Shack, Chipotle, Garbanzo, City Streets, Ben & Jerry’s, and MORE to come.

COVID protocols will be in place consistent w/ all current regulations and guidance. I’ll have hand sanitizer at my table. While the event is outdoors, we are anticipating a sizable crowd, and so some artists and attendees may opt to wear masks. And it’s also possible that the event could be canceled depending on conditions.

THANKS to the Watertown Business Coalition and the Watertown Public Library for spearheading this initiative to highlight the artists in our community.

RAIN DATE: 28 August 2021

 



CALENDAR:

Sep 25 Faire on the Square

Oct 11 National Coming Out Day

Oct 16 Boston Book Fest – Copley Square

Oct 23 Boston Book Fest – Nubian Square

 

2021 Readers Choice Awards – Don’t forget to vote!

The Happy Clam has been nominated for the 2021 Readers Choice Awards. Voting is open through Nov 13, 2021.

Please vote for it at https://www.tckpublishing.com/2021-readers-choice-voting-page/

Category: General Non-Fiction (page 5)

 

Good Reads

Read more about the book here on Good Reads and see who else is reading it now:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54740921-the-happy-clam

Author’s web page:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/254930.Rosemary_A_Schmidt

 

Soundtrack:

Don’t forget to go back to the July 2020 blog for the book’s soundtrack!

http://www.gainline.com/2020/07/the-happy-clam.html

 

The Happy Clam is out and available at:

-       Belmont Books

-       Brookline Booksmith

-       Concord Bookshop

-       Bookshop.org

-       Amazon.com


POST SCRIPT

A couple of songs to capture the feel these days:

Lost in My Mind, by The Head and The Heart

https://youtu.be/xjoA4nYBD5U

Catch and Release, by Matt Simons

https://youtu.be/Rip0bX2qrIs

Lastly, stay safe, stay well, everyone. I can’t tell anyone to get vaccinated, but I can tell you that you’d be missed if you’re gone. It’s all up to you.


© 2021 Rosemary A. Schmidt

Rose Schmidt is the author of The Happy Clam (Gainline Press, 2020), and Go Forward, Support! The Rugby of Life (Gainline Press, 2004). The views expressed herein are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the views of any other agency or organization. Use of individual quotes with proper citation and attribution, within the limits of fair use, is permitted. If you would like to request permission to use or reprint any of the content on the site, please contact me. Twitter: Rosebud@GainlineRS