Josephine Quinn: How the World Made the West (with JHU Classics)

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

Join Bird in Hand and the Department of Classics at Johns Hopkins University for an evening with Dr. Josephine Quinn, a brilliant, fun, and engaging ancient historian specializing in Phoenician history and the deconstruction of concepts of the ‘West.’ This event will center around her brand-new book How...

Arthur Magida: TWO WHEELS TO FREEDOM (with Marc Steiner)

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

Two Wheels to Freedom by Arthur Magida is the extraordinary true story of a young Jewish art student who not just survived Nazi occupation but resisted and saved hundreds of lives—all while retaining his infectious zeal for life. The Ivy is pleased to invite you to an event with...

First Friday Comedy Night: Domo Cann, Jake Leizear, Bria Beddoe

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

The new monthly comedy series continues at Bird in Hand, hosted and curated by the one & only Satarah Fisher! This month's featured comedians: Domo Cann, Jake Leizear, & Bria Beddoe. Join us at 6pm to hear the featured comedians, or at 7pm for the free open mic!...

Ivy Kids Saturday: Mandala Crafts with Author Meghana Narayan

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

Head to the Ivy on Saturday morning to make a craft with children's author Meghana Narayan, whose picture book A Little Bit of Everything is a beautiful story of a child learning about her heritage-- all the things that make her her-- to pass it along to her new sibling. Joined by...

Charm City Spec: September Edition

Come join us at Bird in Hand on the evening of September 7th for the spring edition of Charm City Spec! For this edition of Baltimore's longstanding speculative fiction reading series, you'll hear from T. T. Madden, Ann Leblanc, P. H. Low, and J. L. Birchwood! Whether it's...

The Hot L Poets Series, featuring Alejandro Lucero and Peter Vertacnik

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

Sunday September 8th (4pm) THE HOT L POETS SERIES returns after summer break, with poets Alejandro Lucero and Peter Vertacnik! 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 reading series is...

Joyce White: COOKING MARYLAND’S WAY (with Kara Harris)

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

In 1963, the Hammond-Harwood House Association published Maryland’s Way, The Hammond-Harwood House Cook Book, which includes over 700 recipes sourced from centuries’ old manuscript recipe books and contributions from Marylanders from across the state. Since its inception over 60 years ago, it has sold over 100,000 copies and is still...

Vital Perspectives on Healthcare and Science: Thurka Sangaramoorthy, LANDSCAPES OF CARE

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. And it's back for the new acadmic year! This first event will feature Dr. Thurka Sangaramoorthy, author of Landscapes...

Charles Trueheart: DIPLOMATS AT WAR and Alice McDermott: ABSOLUTION (with Robert Ruby)

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

In this one-of-a-kind evening, The Ivy is delighted to bring together two writers with recent books, in different genres, about Americans on the peripheries of war in Vietnam: children and wives of American servicemen. In his memoir, Diplomats at War: Friendship and Betrayal on the Brink of the...

Ivy Kids Saturday: 1st Day of School Picture Frames with Author Dee Write

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

Head to the Ivy on Saturday morning, September 14th, to make a craft with children's author Dee Write, whose picture books about Little Ruth follow a young character learning to build confidence and head out into the world (like on the first day of school!) with the support...

Book Signing and Happy Hour with Jay Grubb: LAND OF SINS AND PROMISE

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

Come on by the Ivy for a book party for Jay Grubb and his new historical novel, Land of Sins and Promise! Enjoy some music and a beverage while meeting Jay and having your book signed. A Land of Sins and Promise follows 21-year-old Joshua Banks who accepts...