Humanities in the Village with Diego Javier Luis, THE FIRST ASIANS IN THE AMERICAS (with Johaina Katinka Crisostomo)

Bird in Hand Coffee & Books 11 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

You're invited to the September edition of Humanities in the Village, an event series in partnership with the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at Johns Hopkins University, which aims to make scholarship publicly accessible. This month, the series features Dr. Diego Javier Luis, whose book The First Asians in the...

Vital Perspectives on Healthcare and Science: Nicole Fabricant, FIGHTING TO BREATHE (with Nicole King)

Bird in Hand Coffee & Books 11 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

The Vital Perspectives on Healthcare and Science series engages with some of the most pressing public health issues of our time, in a regular public forum catalyzed by a book. The October edition, focused specifically on Baltimore, features Dr. Nicole Fabricant, author of FIGHTING TO BREATHE: Race, Toxicity,...

Hahrie Han: UNDIVIDED: THE QUEST FOR RACIAL SOLIDARITY IN AN AMERICAN CHURCH (with David Ware)

The Ivy Bookshop, Back Patio 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD

The Ivy is delighted to welcome Hahrie Han for a hometown event celebrating her new book Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church, the story of a faith-based program designed to foster antiracism and systemic change. The book emerged out of the observation that in 2016,...

First Friday Comedy Show: Jeff King, Bobbie Ray, Hannah Alden Jeffrey

Bird in Hand Coffee & Books 11 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

The monthly comedy series continues at Bird in Hand, hosted and curated by the one & only Satarah Fisher! This month's featured comedians: Jeff King, Bobbie Ray, Hannah Alden Jeffrey. Join us at 6pm to hear the featured comedians, or at 7pm for the free open mic! Tickets...

Telling African Stories: A Family Event with Morenike Oyenusi

The Ivy Bookshop, Back Patio 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD

Bring your children (ages 6-12) and the whole family to an engaging workshop with local author Morenike Euba Oyenusi as she shares her journey of writing and publishing Chasing Butterflies in the Sunlight. Hear a story from the book, be inspired to find your voices and tell your...

Megan Pinto: SAINTS OF LITTLE FAITH (with Samuel Cheney, Jimin Seo, and Jess Yuan)

Bird in Hand Coffee & Books 11 East 33rd Street, Baltimore, MD, United States

Presenting a Sunday afternoon of poetry at Bird in Hand, celebrating Megan Pinto's debut collection Saints of Little Faith! "These are beautifully rendered ruminative and thoughtful coming- of-age poems," says Victoria Chang, and we couldn't agree more. Exciting for widely-read poetry lovers or those looking to get into...

Book Signing with Travis Brady: Make Room for Healing: 40 Tips from a Breast Cancer Survivor

The Ivy Bookshop, Back Patio 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD

We always count ourselves lucky when a book merges the practical with the inspirational, and that's exactly what Travis Brady has done in writing Make Room for Healing: 40 Tips from a Breast Cancer Survivor. Accessible, heartfelt, and witty, this short collection of simple, practical tips offers self-care, healing,...

IvyKids Saturday: Chef Hats with author Carrie Maslen

The Ivy Bookshop, Back Patio 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD

Head to the Ivy on Saturday morning to make your own chef hat craft with Carrie Maslen, author of Baking Bread with Jiddo! This sweet, joyful picture book follows a young girl on her annual visit to her grandfather’s house, where they share a tradition of baking Arabic...

The Hot L Poets Series, featuring James Arthur and Hoke S. Glover III

The Ivy Bookshop, Back Patio 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD

Sunday October 13th (4pm) THE HOT L POETS SERIES returns after summer break, with poets James Arthur and Hoke S. Glover III! The event will be on the Ivy's Back Patio. The reading includes an open mic so bring a poem (1 poem, 3 min. or less). The...

Kenneth Rogers: HEROES, VILLAINS, AND HEALING (with D. Watkins)

The Ivy Bookshop, Back Patio 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD

The Ivy welcomes Kenneth Rogers to celebrate a new edition of his book, Heroes, Villains, and Healing: A Guide for Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Using Marvel Comic Superheroes and Villains. Using Marvel Comic Book superheroes and villains, Rogers offers in this project a kind, empathetic, and...