Book Signing and Coffee with Rebecca Faye Smith Galli: MORNING FUEL

The Ivy Bookshop, Porch 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD, United States

Join author Rebecca Galli for a cup of coffee on the porch on the morning of October 26th, in celebration of her new book of daily inspirations, Morning Fuel!  A portion of the proceeds will benefit a nonprofit organization cofounded by Galli called Pathfinders For Autism. Best-selling author Rebecca Galli...

Poetry on the Patio: An EC Poetry and Prose Collective Reading

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

Join the EC Poetry and Prose Collective as they host a reading as a part of Free Fall Baltimore, with Zorina Exie Frey, Clifford Bernier, Blair Ewing, and Patti Ross! Click here to RSVP! EC Poetry and Prose is a collective of poets and writers who believe in...

Humanities in the Village: Peter Pomerantsev (with Dave Troy)

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

You're invited to the October 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. Peter Pomerantsev, author of How to Win an Information War: The...

Marian Crotty: NEAR STRANGERS (with Danielle Evans)

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

Marian Crotty's new short story collection, Near Strangers, follows the unexpected, inviting lives of queer characters in middle America. Join us to launch it into the world with a conversation between Crotty and Danielle Evans, author most recently of The Office of Historical Corrections! These two brilliant writers...

Halloween Dog Happy Hour

The Ivy Bookshop, Garden 5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD, United States

Bring your dog to the Ivy Gardens in costume for pup cups, puperonies, and play! Parade through the garden to show off the costume your dog has been dreaming up all year, then make a new costumed puppy friend. Click here to let us know you're coming!

Bird in Hand Presents: Meghan Keane, PARTY OF ONE (with Andrew Limbong)

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

Meghan Keane, founder of NPR's Life Kit, visits Bird in Hand in celebration of her warm, witty, and affirming self-help guide: Party of One! Subtitled "Be Your Own Best Life Partner," Party of One engages with what it actually means to love yourself in a society built around...

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 beloved 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!...

Ivy Kids Saturday: Owl Puppets with Author Jia Liu!

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

Let's make owl puppets with author Jia Liu! Liu's adorable picture book, Who Needs Friends?, tells us about Little Merlin the owl, who’s ready to make his first friends—but it’s going to take some practice! On this Saturday morning, we'll have a storytime and puppet craft with the author, plus...

Hands on Holiday: Fall Lantern Walk with the Waldorf School of Baltimore

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

In the Hands On Holiday event series, the Waldorf School of Baltimore leads festive seasonal children's and family events on the back patio at the Ivy Bookshop. November's Hands On Holiday event is a Fall Lantern Walk, best for children up to age 7. Enjoy songs, story time,...

The Hot L Poets Series, Featuring Chris Childers and Traci O’Dea

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

Sunday November 10th at 4pm, THE HOT L POETS SERIES returns, making its cool-weather move to Bird in Hand Coffee & Books. This months featured poets are Chris Childers and Traci O'Dea. The reading includes an open mic so bring a poem (1 poem, 3 min. or less)....

Bird in Hand presents… with JHU Medicine, Science, and the Humanities: Vital Perspectives on Healthcare and Science, featuring Mary Zaborskis with Jules Gill-Peterson

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. For the November edition, we are thrilled to feature Dr. Mary Zaborskis, author of Queer Childhoods: Institutional Futures of...

Chris Nealon: ALL ABOUT YOU and Jasmine Gibson: A BEAUTY HAS COME

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

Bird in Hand is delighted to present this joint poetry reading with Jasmine Gibson and Chris Nealon, both authors of recent poetry collections. A BEAUTY HAS COME by Jasmine Gibson is a collection of psychedelic poems inspired by Egyptian queen Nefertiti, exploring the slippage between her image and...