Steve Berry Lends a Hand to Poe House

International Bestseller Steve Berry is stopping by the B&O Railroad museum this week to help out Baltimore’s Poe House.

I met Steve Berry about ten years ago when he had just published his second book. Since his first novel was published in 2003, he’s had about 17 bestselling thrillers published. He keeps as busy as his globetrotting characters.

History is at the heart of his thrillers and adventures, and his “History Matters” foundation strives to save and preserve endangered historic buildings.

Steve will participate in a reception and give a talk at the B&O Museum on May 22 with proceeds going to Poe Baltimore and the Edgar Allan Poe House. Note that the events are being hosted at the B&O Museum at 901 West Pratt Street and not at the Poe House.

Learn more and get your tickets at www.poeinbaltimore.org/events/2014/05/best-selling-thriller-writer-steve-berry-to-help-save-literary-landmark-poe-house-in-baltimore

Words and Wine Benefit Catonsville Library

Don’t miss the next annual Words and Wine Benefit at the Catonsville Library this Friday, October 11 at 7 p.m. at the Catonsville Library. Tickets are $25 and include not only the opportunity to mingle and chat with some of your favorite local authors as you listen to jazz guitar, but also all the wine you can drink and cheese you can eat. (And you can certainly get your money’s worth out of the wine and cheese—and help the library at the same time!)

This year’s authors include Jen Michalski, Rafael Alvarez, Rob Kasper, Dan Toomy, and a host of others. My wife and I will be there with copies of Tracks and Flightless Goose.

Learn more at www.catonsvillelibraryfriends.org

And don’t forget … The next Lit and Art takes place this Sunday, October 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Watermark Gallery, 100 S. Charles St., across from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. See the previous post for more details.

Meet Local Authors over Wine and Cheese

If you like wine, artisan cheeses, desserts, and books, you won’t want to miss this Friday’s hottest ticket! Words and Wine (and Cheese) at the Catonsville Library, this Friday, October 19, 7 to 9 p.m.

Mingle with fellow book-lovers in the library stacks; engage in conversation with local authors; sip on wine varietals provided by The Wine Bin in historic Ellicott City; savor gourmet cheeses and desserts; listen to jazz guitarist Bob Margolis.

Hosted by the Friends of the Catonsville Library, tickets cost $25 and proceeds benefit the library and are tax deductible.

More than a dozen authors will be mingling with guests. Featured authors include Shawn Peters, Rob Kasper, Tom Beck, Deborah Rudacille, Louis Diggs, Katherine Kenny, Elie Rudrup, Dave Shackelford, Dan Toomey, Rafael Alvarez, Steve Luxenberg, Stephanie Verni, Jim Frank, Eric D. Goodman, and Nataliya Goodman.

These authors will be happy to chat with you, and to sell and sign copies of their books. Tracks: A Novel in Stories and Flightless Goose will both be available.

Learn more at the following link.

http://atticusbooksonline.com/event/eric-d-goodman-reads-at-words-and-wine-social-in-md/

 

Poe House Benefit—Forevermore

If you’re a fan of Edgar Allan Poe or are connected to Baltimore, you probably know that the Poe House & Museum in Baltimore is in danger of becoming … nevermore. Lack of funding may force the Poe House to close its doors.

MICA-trained artist Gaia and Baltimore Heritage want to make sure that doesn’t happen—as do Poe enthusiasts everywhere. So they’ve rap-tap-tapped together a benefit. Here are the details.

FOREVERMORE: An event & installation celebrating the gift of 100 signed prints by artist, Gaia to benefit Baltimore’s Poe House & Museum

When: JULY 14, 2011
Time: 6:00 to 8:00pm
Artist Reception - 8:00 to 10:00pm
Urbanite@Case[werks]
1501 St Paul Street, Suite 116 (Railway Express Building)
Baltimore, MD 21202
RSVP by filling out the RSVP FORM

Gaia has generously donated a numbered special edition of his print, The Raven (Forevermore) for a sale to benefit Baltimore’s Poe House & Museum so that they may continue to keep their doors open. There will be a Preview & Print Sale gallery event at Urbanite@Case[werks] and hosted by Baltimore Heritage on the eve of Artscape 2011, July 14th from 6 to 8 pm. To attend the Preview, please RSVP. An Artist’s Reception will follow from 8-10 pm to celebrate the gift with an installation by the artist and is open to all.

John Astin (the actor who played Gomez in The Addams Family and a professor at Johns Hopkins) will host the evening and introduce the artist Gaia. The evening will include a performance of The Raven by Tony Tsendeas.

Learn more at this link:
http://poebicentennial.com/news.html