Last Few Weeks of My Store & October in Salem

"Awe" by GAS Works Artist, Matt Andrade, Copyright held by the artist, on view now in GAS Works!! (Steve and I LOVE this painting and wish we could have it in our collection).

This week at my store, GAS Works on Artists' Row in Salem, MA we have SOOOOO much going on, live music three days this week, a meet the artists gallery opening party and so much more! If you would rather not get caught up in the thousands that come for Halloween weekend, this weekend would be a great weekend to come visit the store if you haven't yet.

Thursday 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM: hear sizzlin' blues with Lisa Marie whose voice and sound is incredible!
Saturday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Chris Dowgin is signing books and giving a once in a life time Walk Through Salem based on his book!
Saturday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: come meet the artists & visit me before my move to Minnesota in November, in our "Lost, Forgotten & Abandoned Exhibit" reception with music with a hint of twang by Nickie Farr and the Outland Rats (Love Them).
Sunday 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: Ed White plays ukulele (the happiest sound in the world!) punk (yup!).

However, if you are into Halloween and want to check out the offerings in Salem, check out Haunted Happenings, the official Salem, MA calendar of events for the month of October and Halloween! We'd be happy to be your 'home base' on Halloween if you do wish to check it out, just send me a message so we can connect.

Cello & Wooden Flute Jam at GAS Works!

In a rare moment of bravery and inspiration, I brought the cello & banjo to the store and played Bach Unaccompanied Suites on both the cello & banjo! Stared in a few tourist's photos and later in the day was joined by my Artist/Author/Musician friend Chris Dowgin on a collection of wooden flutes from around the world.

Chris is the author and artist behind the great book, "A Walk Through Salem" which depicts stories about some of the characters and places one can find on an pleasant walk through Salem, MA. Characters include our neighbor and musician friend Mamadou Diop, world renowned African drummer, who is known to invite you to take tea with him, and a strong sweet brew it is!

I wish we had made a least one video clip of our improvisational jam as it sounded pretty awesome if I do say so myself. We will have to do this again before the season is out and record a bit of it! Here are some pictures of our lovely faces!