The ASH Sunday Brunch during the January birthday weekend page has been created and updated. Please RSVP and pay for your brunch through the specific page in the store section on this website:
Save the date! (Autumn Luncheon)
The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes’ Autumn Luncheon will be held
on 11/19/16
at Tony’s di Napoli (East Side) in NYC
from 1-4 PM.
Specific details will be posted in the near future, as well as a link to pay for the dinner via PayPal.
Upcoming June events
Wednesday June 8th, 6:30 – 8:30 – a celebration of the publication of our own Sheri Lane’s first novel, Silent Meridian, at the Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren Street in downtown Manhattan.
Tuesday, June 14th, 6:30p – a Sherlockian panel, offered by MWA and NYPL, featuring Lyndsay Faye, Otto Pensler, and S.J. Rozan, and someone named Susan Rice as moderator. I’ve attached the flyer, which will open in Adobe. It’s at the Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue, 6th floor
The Real World of Sherlock — Co-sponsorship with the ESU
The English-Speaking Union of New York invites you to
The Real World of Sherlock
a talk by Professor B. J. Rahn, co-sponsored by The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes
Thursday, April 28, The English-Speaking Union
144 East 39th Street, New York City
$15 for ESU National Patrons
$25 for ESU and ASH members
$35 for Non-members
ESU National Patrons are invited to enjoy a private
Champagne Reception with B.J. Rahn in the Executive
Director’s office at 6 pm, prior to her talk.
6:30 p.m.
Based on the new paperback edition of The Real World of Sherlock, this lecture explores how closely (or not) Holmes’ fictional world represents Victorian life. It provides a fascinating insight into crime and detection in nineteenth-century London by tracing how the work of police detectives and CSI evolved in this era. From footprint analysis and human blood testing to fingerprinting and crime-scene photography, comparing Holmes’ methods with official procedures yields several surprises—as does research into Sherlock’s fabled drug addiction. Analysis of Holmes and the Fair Sex reveals that despite his antifeminist remarks, Holmes’ actions speak louder than his words, as he befriends female clients, earns the trust of reluctant witnesses, and protects helpless victims. Holmes was very much a man of his time, attuned to social issues, ready to accept new ideas and to challenge unjust or inequitable practices and thereby help to reshape society. He was a quintessential Victorian.
Professor B. J. Rahn, a former member of the English Department at Hunter College in New York, has been teaching, researching, and writing about crime fiction for over two decades. She also leads detective walking tours in the U.K. which visit sites of several renowned authors.
For information, contact Ed Mohylowski at newyork@esuus.org or 212-818-1200, ext. 218.
The Lecture Series of the New York Branch receives generous support from the Drue Heinz Trust.
Congratulations go out to…
Congratulations are in order to ASHes Tiffany Knight and Tamar Zeffren who have just become Baker Street Babes!
Also, huge congratulations to ASH Gayle Lange Puhl who received the 2016 Outstanding Creative Writer Award (sponsored by the United Arts Alliance of Rock County, Wisconsin) for her book Sherlock Holmes and the Folk Tale Mysteries, Vol. 1.
2016 ASH Spring Luncheon Scheduled
Date:
Sunday 3 April 2016 at Noon
Location:
The Fillmore Room (formerly Moran’s) 146 Tenth Avenue at 19th Street, New York City
Event:
Spring Luncheon: Buffet & Cash Bar
Contributions to the Program Sought
Cost of the Meal: $55 per Person
For further details: CLICK HERE
Jan Stauber Grant — The Beacon Society
The Beacon Society — Jan Stauber Grant
Once again, applications are being accepted for the Jan Stauber Grant.
The mission is to provide needed financial assistance to persons and organizations developing literacy programs and other educational experiences that will introduce young people to Sherlock Holmes.
Let your librarians, teachers, or other professionals who are interested in teaching young people about Sherlock Holmes know.
For further information, please visit the following link:
The Beacon Society — Jan Stauber Grant
Members-only Section Active!
ASH members!
The new members-only section is now active!
Usernames and passwords from the original site are no longer valid. If you need a username & password, please contact the webmistress.
Once you have logged in, please check and update your personal information.
Enjoy!
–Monica M. Schmidt, ASH, JHWS
(webmistress)
Welcome to the new ASH website!
We are pleased to announce the LAUNCH of our NEW website!
After many months of hard work and dedication, we are delighted to officially announce the launch of the official website of The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes on January 12, 2016.
The new site features:
*Archival information from the original site.
*Information about upcoming and past ASH-related events.
*A calendar of upcoming ASH events.
*Searchable and sortable databases of both BSI and ASH investitures.
*Current and archival highlighted articles from The Serpentine Muse.
*Ability to purchase subscriptions to The Serpentine Muse via PayPal.
Coming Soon:
*Members-only section.
Enjoy!
–Monica M. Schmidt, ASH, JHWS
(webmistress)