Lit and Art Reading Series: The Album Series

Ever wonder what you’ve been missing if you’ve been missing the Lit and Art Reading Series? Some may say that a picture is worth a thousand words—we don’t subscribe to that theory. A thousand pictures don’t capture the feeling of a live literary event, people reading their poetry and prose, fiction and memoir, performing their songs and presenting their art. Not to mention the fulfillment of discussing the arts and everything under the sun during intermission and before and after the performances.

A thousand pictures can’t convey what it means to attend a Lit and Art event. But … since we happen to have a thousand pictures of the past few events—let’s try!

Past events have taken place at The Watermark Gallery, The Ivy Bookshop’s Bird in Hand, The Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House, and the Baltimore Book Festival.

Spot anyone you know?  Why not picture yourself at the next event?

Lit and Art at The Ivy’s Bird in Hand

Lit and Art at The Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House

Viva Smyser-Bair! Music, Margaritas, Readings This Friday!

TheSmyser-Bair House / Historic York Inn,  Berkshire Hathaway, and the Lit And Art Reading Series invite you celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style this First Friday in this historic mansion from the 1830s in the heart of the revitalized South Beaver Street block of downtwon York’s historic district.

The evening will include free snacks, margaritas, a beer tasting, palatial tours, original art, and a full program of readings by local and regional authors from the York and Baltimore areas. Not to mention original artwork by Manzar and live music by Red Sammy.

Featured poets and authors include Barbara DeCeasar, Sid Gold, Sam Schmidt, Laura Shovan, Nitin Jagdish, and Eric D. Goodman.

The free event takes place at 30 South Beaver Street as a part of Downtown York’s First Friday festivities from 6 to 9 p.m. on May 5!

Enjoy house margaritas and accompanying finger foods in the palatial parlor and formal dining room, surrounded by gilded Pier mirrors, breathtaking wood and plaster work, and electrified chandeliers. Pick up a book, painting, or CD from a local or regional author, artist, or musician—and get it personally inscribed or autographed.

Or, if you’re in the mood for a larger souvenir of the evening, the mansion is up for sale!

Join us at the Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House, from 5 to 9 p.m. at 30 South Beaver Street, York, PA 17401 for York First Friday on May 5!

Learn more about the history of the Smyser-Bair House / Historic York Inn at www.YorkInn.info.