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.

Lit and Art Rings in 10th Year with Exciting Changes

The Lit and Art Reading Series enters it's 10th year with some exciting changes and talented new participants!

The majority of our Lit & Art events have been held at The Watermark Gallery in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, with some events held at the Baltimore Book Festival and the Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House. Due to renovations being done to the building that houses the Watermark, we sought new venues this year.

Some of this year's Lit & Art events will be held at The Ivy Bookshop's Bird in Hand location, at our traditional last Sunday of the month time. Others will be held in conjunction with the City of York's First Friday events at The Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House. We'll also plan to have one event at the Baltimore Book Festival and one back at the newly renovated Watermark Gallery.

Who's participating this year? We've got a great lineup that includes musical acts Limestone Connection, Red Sammy, Braking Rays, Goodloe Byron, and Jacob Panic, and a diverse collection of writers and poets including Richard Peabody, Jen Grow, Ron Tanner, Laura Shovan, Rafael Alvarez, Michael Hughes, Toby Devens, D.R. Belz, Katherine Cottle, Christopher T. George, Bill Hughes, Earl Crown, Lauren Eisenberg, Sally Whitney, Virginia Crawford, Tom Glenn, Danuta Kosk-Kosika, Sid Gold, Barbara DeCeasar, Jerry Holt, Lucrecia Gurrero, Sam Schmidt, CL Bledsoe, Harrison Demchick, Shirley Brewer, Nik Korpon, Leslie Pietrzk, Charles Rammelkamp, Eric D. Goodman, Nitin Jagdish, and more. All illustrated by the original art of Manzar and light refreshments.

Mark your calendars for these exciting events:

Sunday, February 26 at The Ivy Bookshop

Sunday, April 30 at The Ivy Bookshop

Friday, May 5 at The Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House

                

Sunday, September 24 at the Baltimore Book Festival

Friday, October 5 at The Historic York Inn / Smyser-Bair House

Sunday, October 29 at The Watermark

Friday, December 1 at The Historic York Inn/Smyer-Bair House: The York First Friday Holiday Book Bazaar 

Learn more about these events, participating talent, and more at the Lit & Art Facebook Page.

www.facebook.com/groups/LitAndArt