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Whiteford book group

2008-08-06T20:56:43.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-08-27 18:30:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Discussion of Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin. Registration is required and begins one week prior to all program dates. Call 410-452-8831

Westminster book club

2008-08-06T21:07:29.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-08-06 18:30:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Westminster library, 50 East Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Discussion of One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd, by Jim Fergus. Contact: 410.386.4490

Ukazoo Forum Series

2008-04-28T00:55:34.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-06-05 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 7200
Where: Ukazoo Books
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: An open-mic night is hosted on the first Thursday of every month. The Forum Series welcomes original material from poets, playwrights, authors and musicians of all kinds. Forum presenters are encouraged to sign up in advance. For more information, visit myspace.com/ukazooforum, or e-mail ukazooforum@hotmail.com. 730 Dulaney Valley Rd. Towson, Md. 410-832-BOOK

Towson Book Club

2008-07-01T23:09:31.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-07-24 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Towson library, 320 York Road, Towson, Md.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Group discusses Pamela Gien's "The Syringa Tree." Info: 410.887.6166

The Page Turners, Arbutus library

2008-07-01T22:31:07.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-07-15 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Arbutus library, 1581 Sulphur Spring Road, Suite 105, Arbutus, Maryland 21227-2598.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Join Arbutus Library’s book club for a lively discussion of What Matters Most by Luanne Rice. Info: 410.887.1451

The Bookends, Randallstown library

2008-07-01T23:05:15.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-07-09 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Randallstown library, 8604 Liberty Road, Randallstown, Maryland 21133-4797.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Join Randallstown’s book club for a discussion of The Choice by Nicholas Sparks. Refreshments provided. Info: 410-887-0770

The Book Group, Catonsville library

2008-07-01T22:42:04.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-07-17 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Catonsville library, 1100 Frederick Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228-5092.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Join a discussion of Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton. Info: 410.887.0951 August, The Tortilla Curtain by T. Coraghessan Boyle.

The 2 Heads Poetry Series

2008-05-04T20:40:34.000Z

When: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3pm to 4pm EDT
Replaces event originally scheduled for: Sun Jul 20, 2008 3pm

Where: Clayton Fine Books, 317 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 21201
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Sun reporter and poet Julie Scharper is featured in the "2 Heads" series, sponsored by the Maryland State Poetry & Literary Society and Three Conditions Press. The series features writers with "day jobs," each one will be responsible for putting together at least 30 minutes of their work, interspersed with insight as to how that work is or isn't influenced by their daily life. Q&A to follow the reading. Hosted by Reginald Harris and Rosemary Klein. Info: 410.752.6800

The 2 Heads Poetry Series

2008-05-04T20:40:34.000Z

When: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3pm to 4pm EDT
Replaces event originally scheduled for: Sun Jun 15, 2008 3pm

Where: Clayton Fine Books, 317 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. 21201
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Sponsored by the Maryland State Poetry & Literary Society and Three Conditions Press, the series features writers with "day jobs," each one will be responsible for putting together at least 30 minutes of their work, interspersed with insight as to how that work is or isn't influenced by their daily life. Q&A to follow the reading. On June 15, hear Lalita Noronha. Born in India, she is a research scientist, teacher, poet, author, and a fiction editor for The Baltimore Review. Recipient of a Fulbright travel grant to the U.S., she earned her Ph.D. in Microbiology and is a widely published research scientist. Her literary work has appeared in over forty journals, magazines and anthologies, including The Baltimore Sun, The Christian Science Monitor,Catholic Digest, Crab Orchard Review, The Pedestal Magazine, A Science Poetry anthology, Passager. She has twice received the Maryland Literary Arts Award, the Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award in fiction, and an Award from the National League of American Pen Women. She is the author of a short story collection, “Where Monsoons Cry,” and a science teacher and Department Chair at St. Paul’s School for Girls. Her website is www.lalitanoronha.com Hosts for The 2 HEADS Series are Reginald Harris and Rosemary Klein, operating under the aegis of The Maryland State Poetry & Literary Society and Three Conditions Press. Info: 410.752.6800

The 2 Heads Poetry Series

2008-05-04T20:40:34.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-06-15 15:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Clayton Fine Books
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Sponsored by the Maryland State Poetry & Literary Society and Three Conditions Press, the series features writers with "day jobs," each one will be responsible for putting together at least 30 minutes of their work, interspersed with insight as to how that work is or isn't influenced by their daily life. Q&A to follow the reading. Hosted by Reginald Harris and Rosemary Klein. 317 N. Charles St. Baltimore, Md. 21201 410.752.6800

Tea and Tomes book club

2008-08-06T19:40:29.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-08-21 10:30:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Miller library, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Discussion of A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Join other book lovers! New members welcome. Discussions facilitated by library staff. Books available for borrowing. Info: 410-313-1950

Taneytown book club

2008-08-06T21:06:19.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-08-14 18:30:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Taneytown library, 10 Grand Drive, Taneytown, MD 21787.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Join us for a lively discussion of this month's book. Refreshments will be served. Discussion of Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Info: 410.386.4510

Second Sunday Poetry Reading

2008-12-10T18:27:30.000Z

When: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4pm to 6pm EDT
Replaces event originally scheduled for: Sun Mar 14, 2010 4pm

Where: Minas Boutique, 815 W. 36th Street, Baltimore, MD
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The Second Sunday Reading Series presents Reginald Harris, Rita Stein-Grollman and Michael Salcman Admission $3.00 Rita Stein-Grollman originally hails from Baltimore, Md. She currently lives in New York and is a middle school librarian in Bushwick. She has had some poems published in The Dariens, Stained Sheets, Blue Collar Review, Octopus Dreams and September Eleven: Maryland Voices-Reaction, Reflection, Resilience. Rita remains an active MFA resister in these troubled times. A Pushcart Prize Nominee and author of 10 Tongues: Poems, Reginald Harris is Help Desk and Training Manager for the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore, Maryland. His work has appeared in a variety of publications including 5 AM, African-American Review, Beltway, Gargoyle, Loch Raven Review, MELUS Journal, Poetry Midwest, smartish pace, Sou'wester; and the Best Gay Poetry 2008, Bum Rush the Page, Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade, Voices Rising: Celebrating 20 Years of Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Writing, and The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South anthologies. Michael Salcman is a physician, brain scientist and art critic. Born in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, he has served as chairman of neurosurgery at the University of Maryland and president of the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore. His work has been heard on NPR's All Things Considered. Three times nominated for a Pushcart Prize and once for a Best of the Web Prize, his poems have appeared in numerous anthologies including the last three editions of The Alhambra Poetry Calendar, an international anthology of classic and contemporary poetry. The author of four chapbooks, most recently, Stones In Our Pockets (Parallel Press), his collection The Clock Made of Confetti (Orchises Press), was nominated for The Poets’ Prize in 2009 and was a Finalist for The Towson University Prize in Literature.

Second Sunday Poetry Reading

2008-12-10T18:27:30.000Z

When: Sun Oct 11, 2009 4pm to 6pm EDT
Replaces event originally scheduled for: Sun Oct 11, 2009 4pm

Where: Minas Boutique, 815 W. 36th Street, Baltimore, MD
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: DescriptionPoetry open mic with a number of featured poets. Hosted by Julie Fisher. Katie O'Loughlin is a published, award winning, Spoken Word Poet based in Los Angeles, California. She has been said to be a touch Little Red Riding Hood and quite a slap of Red Sonia. Katie has been featured on BBC and Radio in England and Scotland and KXLU radio in Los Angeles. She has been in over 70 shows including feature's at The Nuyorican in New York, The Los Angeles Women'sTheatre Festival in L.A. and the Bristol, Paddington and Sheffield International Poetry Festivals in England. Her work has been published in Europe as well as America and she is proud to work bringing poetry and idea's to schools. Katie has just returned home from her second tour of Europe. Dan Maguire’s poetry has won local and national awards. He most recently won the Almeda Boulton Memorial Award sponsored by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. He has read at the Library of Congress and led workshops for the NFSPS and the Philadelphia Writers Conference. He has been published in numerous poetry magazines and anthologies and has thrice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His latest publication is a chapbook, Finding the Words, from Plan B Press. $3 or what you can give. Email: Julie@poetryinbaltimore.com Phone: 443-418-4762

Second Sunday Poetry Reading

2008-12-10T18:27:30.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-12-14 16:00:00 EST
Duration: 7200
Where: Minas Boutique, 815 W. 36th Street, Baltimore, MD
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: PoetryInBaltimore.com Second Sunday Reading Series presents Gimme Shelter Productions Community Harvest Benefit for Hearts Place Shelter. Cost: $3 or what you can give and a non perishable food items Starts with an open mic. Featured poets are: Alan Barysh, Ron Williams, Suzanne X, Rabbi Liz Bolton, Julie Fisher, Miriam Botwinik, Marcus Colasurdo Ron Williams Ron Williams is a poet and performance artist who, among other things, conducts a men’s group at Katherine’s Hearth and performs with RAM–his dynamic readings are often accompanied by his own excellent drumming. Ron is also a writer for the IndependentReader. Rabbi Liz Bolton has a history in operatic singing….she is an angel of voice whose interpretations of ancient Hebraic sacred melodies can leave one breathless. And she does more than sing! Liz is a longtime advocate of social justice. Miriam Botwinik has taught in the Baltimore City School system for some time…Her poetry reflects a deep understanding of inner city life and reflects a respect for students and a profound belief in the generations to come. Alan Barysh is a local performance poet/political activist living in Baltimore. He is the president of Gimme Shelter Productions, a group of performance poets and artists that has done fund raisers for various homeless shelters. An illustrated, chap book/compact disk called “Art between Deliveries” is due out sometime in December. Marcus Colasurdo is a widely published writer who is the author of eight books. He has written for the Baltimore Chronicle and is the winner of the Norman O. Brown Award for poetry at Bloomsburg University. Founder of Gimme Shelter Productions as well as the Urban Mobile Artists in Los Angeles, Marcus has performed his work all across the country, including at schools, homeless shelters and prisons. Julie Fisher is a Spacemonkey who grew up in Fells Point and has a compulsion to spin multiple plates simultaneously. She is the founder of www.PoetryInBaltimre.com. She has poems published in “Attic”, “Manorborn” and “Octopus Dreams, Anthology One”". More info: julie@poetryinbaltimore.com or 443-418-4762

Sci-Fi book club at Borders, Lutherville

2008-06-10T15:42:24.000Z

When: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:30pm to Wed Jun 25, 2008 9pm EDT
Replaces event originally scheduled for: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:30pm

Where: Borders, 170 W. Ridgely Road Lutherville, MD 21093
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Science Fiction book club. Discussion of Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. Hosted by Matt Anderson. Info: 410.453.0727

Sci-Fi book club at Borders, Lutherville

2008-06-10T15:42:24.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-06-25 19:30:00 EDT
Duration: 5400
Where: Borders, 170 W. Ridgely Road Lutherville, MD 21093
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Science Fiction book club. Info: 410.453.0727

Reisterstown library book club

2008-07-01T23:07:13.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-07-10 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Reisterstown library, 21 Cockeys Mill Road, Reisterstown, Maryland 21136-1285.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Join a book discussion of The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Info: 410-887-1165

Readers of the Roundtable

2008-07-01T22:45:59.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-07-15 10:00:00 EDT
Duration: 5400
Where: Parkville-Carney library, 9509 Harford Road, Parkville, Maryland 21234-3192.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Join a lively book discussion of Pleasurable Kingdom by Jonathan Balcombe. Info: 410-887-5353

Pikesville library book group

2008-07-01T22:49:47.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-07-23 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Pikesville library, 1301 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, Maryland 21208-4195.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Join Chapter One, Pikesville’s book club, for a lively book discussion. Call 410-887-1234 for preparation information.

Perry Hall book group

2008-07-01T22:47:38.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-07-17 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Perry Hall library, 9440 Belair Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21236-1543.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Spend an hour sharing your insights with other readers about The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. Info: 410-887-5195

North Carroll book club

2008-08-06T21:04:23.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-08-25 18:30:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: North Carroll library, 2255 Hanover Pike, Greenmount, MD 21074.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Discussion of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. Info: 410.386.4480

Norrisville book club

2008-08-06T20:55:18.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-08-26 10:30:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Norrisville library, 5310 Norrisville Road, White Hall, MD 21161
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Discussion of Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West. Contact 410-692-7850

Mystery and Suspense book club

2008-07-01T22:39:50.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-07-08 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Catonsville library, 1100 Frederick Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228-5092.
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Join a lively discussion of Firestorm by Nevada Barr. ; August, Always Say Goodbye by Stuart Kaminsky. Info: 410.887.0951

Mysterious Minds book club

2008-08-06T20:22:52.000Z

Recurring Event
First start: 2008-08-06 19:00:00 EDT
Duration: 3600
Where: Bel Air library, 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Bel Air, MD 21014
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Love reading mysteries? Then follow the clues to Bel Air's first mystery book group. Call the branch for each month's topic. Registration is required and begins one week prior to all program dates. Call 410-638-3151 .