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Local author pens 11th book: 'Ghosts of Ireland: On a Medium's Vacation' in time for St. Patrick’s Day
SANFORD, Maine — Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Rob Gutro a local best-selling author and medium is publishing his 11th book on Feb. 24, the “Ghosts of Ireland on a Medium’s Vacation.” He will also be teaching adult education courses this winter and spring in Sanford and North Berwick, Maine.
This is the third book in his popular “Ghosts on a Medium’s Vacation” series. The others include Ghosts of England on a Medium’s Vacation and Ghosts of the Bird Cage Theatre on a Medium’s Vacation.
What happens when a medium goes on vacation? Can a medium simply switch off their ability at will? Well…not exactly. Like others in his “Medium’s Vacation” series, this book contains Gutro’s ghostly encounters, history, his sketches of ghosts and photographs of each place. Readers will experience ghosts in prisons, castles, churches, other historic places and even a shopping mall with a tragic past.
“Cork City Gaol (jail) was the most haunted place and many prisoners still linger there as earthbound ghosts,” Gutro said. He sketched out one ghost and captured a photo of a male ghost walking across a corridor that was sealed off by a glass window. “I sensed a ghost down an empty corridor in the jail so I snapped several photos one after the other, and the ghost appeared in one of the photos. That’s the cover of my book.”
The book is organized alphabetically by County and crosses Ireland from Dublin in the east to Galway in the west, and south to Cork County. Within each County section are chapters of the haunted places he visited, so readers can use it as a paranormal tour book. “It’s the perfect guidebook for travelers who want to see Ireland, learn history and find out where ghosts still dwell and why,” Gutro said.
The book provides a brief history of the haunted places and can be used as a travel guide. “Knowing the history of a place is key to understanding why a ghost has decided to stay behind,” Gutro said. Readers will experience haunted places like churches, castles, jails, and unexpected ghosts in an art gallery and shopping mall. “You’ll also understand how the spirits of your loved ones can give you signs anywhere in the world, even on vacation.”
Gutro also has two other series of best-selling books. One is the award-winning "Pets and the Afterlife" series, containing for books on how pets communicate from the other side. His third series is “Ghosts and Spirits” which convey his personal experiences with ghosts on paranormal investigations and spirits. He is the first in the paranormal field to make the distinction between earthbound ghosts and spirits who have crossed over.
He recently moved to southern Maine He gives fundraising lectures for animal rescues all throughout New England. Beginning in February, he is teaching several adult education courses on how pets communicate from the afterlife at Sanford Community Adult Education in Sanford, Maine. Beginning in April, he’s also teaching four brand new paranormal courses through Noble Adult & Community Education or NACE. NACE provides evening and weekend adult education classes at 100 Noble Way, North Berwick, ME.
He maintains a website, social media pages and a weekly blog where he writes about paranormal topics. It’s where people can also share their stories or find other resources on the paranormal. He also provides readings for pets who passed for people around the world for a small fee. Details are on robgutro.com.
Gutro’s books are available in paperback and E-book, on Amazon.com
Odd Fellows Tavern announces live music line-up
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Odd Fellows Tavern in South Berwick, Maine is launching series of music events at the tavern. Highlighting local artists our Winter/ Spring Music Series is pack with everything from great acoustic covers and originals to fun up beat cover bands, some seriously talented vocalists and some incredible funky jazz.
The events kicked off on Sunday, Feb. 4 with live acoustic music from local artist Crystal Marie and Don Lohmeyer. Upcoming shows include the Dan Walker Duo, Sharon Jones Trio, Craig Fahey Duo, Allie Beaudry, Folliclly Challenged and Tourist Attraction. More shows are being added too.
Most Sunday shows are duo or trios with shows that begin at 4 pm and all are acoustic sets.
Odd Fellows is also welcoming bands to the Tavern on select Friday and Saturday nights for bigger performances.
Friday and Saturday nights will have a small cover charge that goes to the bands. Sunday shows are open events with no cover charge. To purchase tickets and make table reservations, see your server at the tavern or call Odd Fellows at 207-704-0382. www.oddfellowsmaine.com.
Winter/ Spring Music Series lineup:
Feb. 18, 4-6 p.m.: DanWalker Duo
Feb. 25, 4-6 p.m.: Alli Beaudry
March 2, 7-10 p.m.: Follicly Challenged
March 10, 4-7 p.m.: Dan Walker Duo
March 17, 3-6 p.m.: Craig Fahey Duo
March 24, 3-6 p.m.: Sharon Jones Trio
March 29, 8-11 p.m.: Dan Walker Band
April 14, 4-7 p.m.: Dan Walker Duo
April 21, 4-7 p.m.: Tourist Attraction
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Exhibits, galleries, theater and more: Seacoast arts and culture news
