Curtis Sittenfeld, New York Times bestselling author of Romantic Comedy, Rodham, Prep, and others, celebrates her brand new collection of short stories, Show Don't Tell, at the Wright Theater at University of Baltimore! Sittenfeld will be in conversation with Professor Marion Winik, and the presentation will be followed...
Are you a Tori Amos fan, ready to create the next generation of Tori Amos fans? The Ivy is thrilled to welcome Tori Amos back to Baltimore (where she lived as a child, and won a scholarship to the Peabody Institute at age 5) for the launch of...
Bird in Hand is thrilled to host author Maylis de Kerangal for a conversation with Professor Derek Schilling as part of her March 2025 residency at Johns Hopkins University, entitled Les Ponts des arts. Author Maylis de Kerangal (b. 1967) won France's coveted Prix Médicis in 2010 for...
Join us to launch Maggie Master's first YA novel, The Hopeling, into the world! We'll have a reading, conversation, Q&A, and book signing-- with plenty of refreshments from the Bird in Hand cafe and bar. The Hopeling brings together the human and the more-than-human, the kids searching for hope with the angels...
We hosted a spring scavenger hunt last year in March, and it was a total BLAST! We had so much fun, in fact, that we made our very own Ivy Scavenger Hunt full of goodies to spot around the gardens and in the store. Come help us give...
Come to the BUGSS Science Slam and learn about some remarkable science happening right here in Baltimore. Science slams are fun, digestible talks from researchers and science communicators designed to engage and inform a general audience. RSVP Here!
The Ivy is delighted to co-sponsor this event at the Peale Museum, in conjunction with The Future of Here, a new collaborative exhibition at the museum that encourages viewers to imagine a future culture of place here that might build upon the artifacts we leave behind. What might a...
Sunday March 9, 2025 at 4pm, The HOT L Poets Series continues at Bird in Hand Charles Village (Baltimore) with poets Hayes Davis & Chris Nealon! The reading includes an open mic so bring a poem (1 poem, 3 min. or less). Now in our 7th year, the...
Bird in Hand hosts early music group Basso Celestia during their spring 2025 tour! One of the group's founding members is your frequent Bird in Hand barista, Leah! The group will present an interactive concert of works by baroque Italian women. Donations to the group by Venmo will help support...
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Overcoming and Becoming brings together the powerful voices of authors from Yellow Arrow's kitalo and AMPLIFY at Bird in Hand. This event will feature Diane Macklin, Caroline Bock, Laura Taber, Cherrie Woods, and Lish Ciambrone. “Kitalo” (a Luganda word meaning "deep sorrow" or "grief") speaks to themes...
Presenting an evening with journalist Alexis Madrigal, spotlighting his new book, The Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of the Battle for the Soul of an American City! Putting the history of Oakland in global context, Madrigal's book demonstrates the way that looking closely at Oakland can help us...
You're invited to a launch party for The Avenue Journal Issue IX: Water! The Avenue Journal has been in publication for 8 years and this is the ninth edition. It has included writers from all over the world but the focus has always been on writers coming from...