Presenting 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. For this October edition, we are thrilled to welcome Gisela Heffes in celebration of her new novel CROCODILES AT NIGHT, out...
Bird in Hand hosts local percussionist Sam Carullo for a solo concert during our fall concert series! Experience our full menu of cocktails and coffee for this happy hour concert. Doors open at 5:45, concert begins at 6:00. This concert series is free, but cash donations will be...
Announcing Boys Reading Books: a fiction book club open to men and non-binary people! Proving men read novels too and encouraging more to do so. Next Meeting: Thursday, October 30th at 7pm at The Ivy Bookshop. This month’s pick: Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino. Led by The Ivy’s own...
Join the Waldorf School of Baltimore on the covered patio for a festive and fun seasonal celebration! This program is best for children up to age 7 and will include songs, story time and a special holiday craft lead by one of Waldorf's early childhood teachers. A Lantern...
Bird in Hand is celebrating the release of Annie Marhefka's chapbook, Strangers We Know By Heart, published by Garden Party Collective in September! Annie is an incredible engine of community around writing in Baltimore via her work as the Executive Director of Yellow Arrow Publishing, and many other...
The best memoirs are not just an account of a single life, but a guide to how to live. Michael Loughran gives us this gift in Windower, a memoir of grief, an account of the years before and after losing his wife to suicide, a document of love's impossible...
Imagine Amy Winehouse never died but instead got sober. You've entered the world of Anthony Thomas Lombardi's poetry collection murmurations. This remarkable book navigates the fractured intersections between addiction and grief, class and community, where the lyrical lives in the blasphemous and our invocations summon ghosts instead of...
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 event, we are delighted to welcome Dr. Meagan S. Allen to share her new book...
Bird in Hand hosts a conversation between Emmeline Clein, author of the "fiercely compassionate" book on the dark underbelly of Western beauty standards, Dead Weight, and psychiatrist Dr. Angela Guarda. Click here to RSVP! Click here to order the book! Dead Weight draws on a kaleidoscopic array of sources--from cult classic...
Sunday November 9, 2025 at 4pm, The HOT L Poets Series continues with poets Rick Hilles & Samyak Shertok! We're moving to Bird in Hand Coffee & Books at 11 E. 33rd St. to be indoors for the cooler season. The reading includes an open mic so bring...
The Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at Johns Hopkins and Deep Vellum have recently launched an exciting new partnership focused on bringing the world’s greatest writers into dialogue across academic and public spheres. Beginning in 2025, the AGHI will support the production, publication, and promotion of one work of...
The November gathering of the Banner Book Club will feature a special in-person visit from historian Martha S. Jones, to discuss her recent memoir The Trouble of Color. The Banner Book Club features a gathering at The Banner offices with a journalist where you can share in the...