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Alan Bachelder (Courtesy photo)
ROCHESTER - On Oct. 23 from 6-7 p.m., RiverStones Custom Framing, 33 N. Main Street in Rochester, will host an informal talk about Ross Alan Bachelder's most recent book, Growing Up Blue-Collar: An Uncertain Beginning. A handful of his works as a visual artist will be on display and signed copies of Growing Up Blue-Collar will be available for purchase. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend.
Bachelder spent 20 years as a picture framer at Ben Franklin Crafts, founding the Franklin Gallery and finishing his time at BFC as the frame shop's Manager. In one of Growing Up Blue-Collar's 27 lively, thought-provoking essays, he discusses - in considerable, rosy and not-so-rosy detail - what it was like for him to be a picture framer in a small-town business considered by many people, unjustly, to be "just another typical blue-collar retail establishment."
He is the author of four books to date, all of them written after he turned 70: Happy Dawg Walks the Sad Man: The Remarkably Varied Adventures of a Confirmed Arts Multiple (50 Years of Immersion in the Fine & Performing Arts); Revenge: Tales Best Read in the Twilight Hours (12 Darkly Humorous Short Stories); Cecelia by Moonlight: The Problem With Intelligence (A Novel); and most recently, Growing Up Blue-Collar: An Uncertain Beginning (a no-holds-barred memoir and wide-ranging social commentary). All four of the books are available now on Amazon.
Bachelder, who will turn 82 this coming New Years Day, has enjoyed a long, rich life happily immersed in the fine and performing arts. When not writing, performing, and exhibiting his multimedia artworks in Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, he's traveled extensively, visiting museums and galleries in England, Scotland, New Zealand, Canada, Reykjavik, Paris, and Amsterdam. He's also toured museums in Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, New York, and many other cities.
For questions about Bachelder's book talk and other RiverStones events and services - including the services of artist Tom Glover, an acknowledged expert in art restoration -- call the owner, Kristin Ebbeson, at (603) 812-1488.
Franklin Gallery exhibits can be seen during RiverStones' regular business hours: Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. NOTE: Customers can also schedule an appointment to visit outside these regular hours.
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