2021 

• November 6  A Saturday with Sherlock Holmes  In a gratifying sign that things are beginning to return to normal, the 42nd edition of this traditional and popular event will be held live at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, beginning at 11am. The program is presented by The Six Napoleons of Baltimore, The Sherlockians of Baltimore, and Watson's Tin Box of Ellicott City. A line from "Wisteria Lodge" is the muse for this year's theme: "He held up his candle before an extraordinary object." Eight Sherlockians will examine various Canonical objects, from vampires to violins to Gramophones to photographs. There's lots of fun in store and admission is free. See this notice for more information, including the library's address, and a list of speakers and their topics (on the second page). Masks are mandatory and your temperature will be checked as you enter.
• December 11  Red Circle Meeting with special guest Nicholas Meyer VIRTUAL  Registration opens in November.
• December 15 - 19  DisCon III, The 79th World Science Fiction Convention, will be held at the Omni Sheraton Hotel in Washington. Will there be any Sherlockian content? Time will tell. Information is here.

2022

• January 11 - 16 Sherlock Holmes Birthday Weekend returns to New York City, live and in person. The BSI dinner will be held on January 14 and is by invitation only. All other events will be open to all. Plans for these events are coming together quickly and more details will be posted here on October 24.
  • Thursday, January 13, 2:00 - 4:00  Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects at the Grolier Club
  • Thursday, January 13, 6:15 The BSI Distinguised Speaker Lecture at the Westin Grand Central Hotel
  • Friday, January 14  The Baker Street Irregulars Annual Dinner (invitation only)
  • Saturday, January 15, 9:00 - Noon  The Merchant's Room at the Westin Grand Central Hotel
  • Saturday, January 15, 12:30 - 4:00  The BSI Luncheon Reception at the Yale Club Grand Ballroom
  • Saturday, January 15, 6:00  Lost in New York with a Bunch of Sherlockians at The Playwright
• Please note that proof of vaccination will be required of all those attending BSI events.
• July 29 - 31  Sherlock Holmes and the British Empire  This conference, sponsored by the Baker Street Irregulars, which had been scheduled for 2020 has been postponed once again and rescheduled for July 29 - 31, 2022. The venue has not changed and the event will still be held at the Bear Mountain Inn in the Hudson Valley, near West Point, New York. You need not be a BSI member to attend, and if you would like to receive direct notifications about this and other BSI doings, you can join their email list by clicking here.

For a much more comprehensive list of Sherlockian meetings and events around the United States and beyond, see Ron Fish's

Sherlockian Calendar.

Nicholas Meyer will speak at Red Circle meeting on December 11  We're excited to announce that the distinguished writer, director, storyteller and Sherlockian Nicholas Meyer will join us at our virtual Red Circle meeting at 1p.m. ET on December 11. Among Nick's many credits are five Sherlockian pastiches, the latest of which, The Return of the Pharaoh, will be published in November. See more information here. Zoom registration will open in November for one and all. Save the date and watch this space!

Around in Circles!  The circles may not have been red, but the century-old Dentzel Carousel at Maryland's Glen Echo Park was an irresistible draw for Peter Blau and Dan Stashower at our September 25 picnic. Peter claimed that he was looking for Silver Blaze! Read the meeting notes here, and take the "Parks and Recreation" Quiz here.

Routes from the Reichenbach captures worldwide audience  The July 10 joint meeting of The Red Circle and The Reichenbach Irregulars of Switzerland boasted some 150 participants from at least 15 countries. It was a grand launch party for the new book from the Reichenbach Irregulars, Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle and Switzerland. Drawn from one of the book's main themes, the program for the day was "Routes from the Reichenbach," as three experts on both Sherlock Holmes and Switzerland's challenging terrain presented their views about how Holmes managed to foil Moriarty's henchmen and travel safely from the falls to Florence after the professor's precipitous plunge from the precipice. The research and creativity of our special guests Eva Iggland, Guy Marriott and Bryan Stone were evident as they each mapped a different route, and their exuberant turns at playing the Grand Game were appreciated by all. In the USA, the book is available from amazon; in Europe it's available from Books on Demand. And, the highly entertaining video of the event is available simply by clicking the screen.

Sherlockian Societies info and interactive map are featured on the new and extremely useful website from the Beacon Society. Most Sherlockians know that the Beacon Society focuses its light on bringing the exploits of the Great Detective to young people. To advance that cause--and to provide an excellent resource for all Sherlockians--the Beacon Society's new website includes great information about Sherlockian societies along with a map pinpointing active groups and giving contact information for each. The Sherlockian Society page is here, and the home page for the new website is here.

Red Circle Pins Available  The pin has been proudly worn all over the Sherlockian world, from Rockville to the Reichenbach, so Red Circle members (which includes everyone who's ever been to a meeting) will treasure having their own. The price is $14.95 each, which includes shipping anywhere. Send an email to Tom Fahres to order.

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