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2022

• Streaming Now  Enola Holmes 2 continues on Netflix. Here's the trailer
• November 23 - January 1  The Tempest at Round House Theatre, featuring magic by Teller. Information is here.
• December 6 - January 1  Ken Ludwig's Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery.  Baltimore's Everyman Theatre will stage Mr. Ludwig's endearing version of Sherlockian canine carnage. Information is here.
• December 17  Red Circle luncheon meeting live at Alfio's, with special guest Dr. Ashley Polasek, Executive Director of the Ken Ludwig Company.

2023

• January 4 - 8  Sherlock Holmes Birthday "Weekend" in New York. Gotham will once again host this highlight of the Sherlockian year, with events and hospitality galore. The BSI dinner will fall on January 6, the exact date (at least according to Mr. Morley) of the Master's 168th birthday. The schedule for other events along with contact/reservation info for each--has been compiled by the BSI and is available here. Note that all events except the BSI dinner itself are open to all Sherlockians, but some have capacity limits, so early reservations are encouraged. Also note that COVID vaccinations plus a booster will be required at all BSI events.
• January 11  Ian Fleming: The Creator of James Bond  VIRTUAL  Dan Stashower and Scott Sedar team up once again for a Smithsonian Associates program about 007's author. Martinis are optional. Information is here.
• January 11 - 22  Cats  Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical feline fantasy claws its way back to Washington's National Theatre. Sherlockians will eagerly await the appearance of Macavity the mystery cat, who will pussyfoot in to demonstrate that, beyond doubt, he is the true "Napoleon of Crime."
• January 14  Sherlock Holmes Society of London Annual Dinner. Information not yet published. Watch this space.
• March 11 - April 2  The Jewel in the Canon. Three weeks in India with the Sherlock Holmes Society of London. Information is here.
• April 29 - May 21  Ken Ludwig's Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure  The Cleveland Play House is the scene of the crime for the world premiere of Ken Ludwig's latest Holmes adventure. Information is here. Tickets will be on sale in late January.

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

Sherlockian Calendar.

The only known surviving Sherlock Holmes cover art from Classics Illustrated comic books, published by the Gilbertson Company

Ashley Polasek to headline Red Circle luncheon meeting on December 17  The Red Circle will celebrate its return to live meetings with a very special event in December. Our guest, Dr. Ashley Polasek, BSI, wears two deerstalkers: she's a renowned Holmes expert whose Ph.D. is in Sherlockian adaptations; and she's the Executive Director of the Ken Ludwig Company. Ken is the celebrated Tony and Olivier Award-winning playwright whose Sherlockian plays, The Game's Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays, and Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery are regularly performed across the country and around the world. Ken has just written another adventure starring the Great Detective. It's called Ken Ludwig's Moriarty, with its premiere scheduled for Cleveland in the spring, and many more productions to follow. The topic of Ashley's talk will be Ken Ludwig's Moriarty: Workshopping a Textbook of Friendship. She'll give us first-hand insights into the development process as a major new play is prepared for production. There'll be plenty of time for discussion after Ashley's talk, and the playwright himself, Ken Ludwig, BSI, will also be on hand for the question-and-answer session. We look forward to welcoming two good friends, Ashley and Ken, back to the Red Circle.

AFI Celebrates Barrymore's 1922 Sherlock Holmes with Centennial Screening  The American Film Institute's Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland was the perfect place to present John Barrymore's star turn in the classic silent film Sherlock Holmes on the 100th anniversary of its release. A number of Red Circle members joined other film fans at the AFI's showcase theatre for the November 13 event, which was greatly enhanced by a live musical accompaniment by Donald Sosin and Joanna Seaton. Your webmaster was also on hand to introduce the film. The AFI's programming director Todd Hitchcock was a gracious host, and tells us that he's aiming for more Sherlock Holmes programming at the Silver in the near future. Watch this space!  11/14/22 AR

Dan Stashower highlights Red Circle October Meeting. Video available.  Multi-award-winning author and Red Circle member Dan Stashower was on hand on October 1 to give us many remarkable insights into his new book, American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America's Jack the Ripper. A lively question-and-answer period followed Dan's talk, and the meeting included toasts, reports, coming attractions, and a quiz from Dana Richards entitled "ness is on your tail." The quiz challenged us to identify words in the Canon ending with the letters "ness." The video of all the festivities is available simply by clicking the screen at the right. Highly recommended!  10/3/22 AR

And be sure to read Carla Kaessinger Coupe's comprehensive meeting notes about the October 1 meeting. They're available here.

Nicholas Utechin passes  We are sad to report that the distinguished British Sherlockian Nicholas Utechin died on August 18. Nick was an honorary member of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and the Red Circle of Washington, and was the guest speaker at our virtual luncheon on September 5, 2020. You can see his fine talk on "British Beginnings" here.  9/8/22 AR

Sherlock Everywhere!  Both seasons of the excellent British television series The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971 and 1973) will be available on WETA Passport beginning September 22. WETA Passport is one of the perks available to those who donate to the station. . .Enola Holmes 2 will debut on Netflix on November 4. This is the second film in the franchise starring Millie Bobby Brown as Sherlock and Mycroft's younger sister. . .and Nancy Springer's Enola Holmes and the Elegant Escapade, the latest young-adult novel in her long-running series, was published on September 6.  9/8/22 AR

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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