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,...
Bob Bowie launches his new book of short essays, The Older You Are The Shorter Your Stories Should Be, alongside several beloved local writers who will read excerpts from the book as "toasts" during the evening happy hour. Come at 5 and stay the whole time, or drop...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
With excitement, Bird in Hand announces this hometown event for poet and professor Lauren Russell's new poetry collection, A Window That Can Neither Open Nor Close: Poems, Plots, Chance! Fellow poets Soham Patel and Lillian-Yvonne Bertram will join to read alongside Russell in this celebratory evening. And there is much...
Calling all middle grade readers (ages 10-14)! Come help crack the codes! We need your help to break into the bottom of a mysterious box. Inspired by The Secret Doors of Cannondale by Stephanie Brick, this morning at the Ivy will feature a special activity for fans of...
Louis Bayard is a longtime favorite at The Ivy, shared by customers and staff alike (you may have picked up a copy of Jackie and Me on Shirley's excellent recommendation...)! We're over the moon now to welcome him for this event in celebration of his new novel based on the...