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The Red Circle is Sherlock's home in Washington DC. Now in our eighth decade, we continue to celebrate his immortality and enjoy each other's company. All are welcome to join us and share our interest in all things Sherlockian and Doylean.

Next Meeting

Saturday, November 15, 2025
Red Circle 75th Anniversary Celebration "Silent Sherlock" Eille Norwood Films

U.S. Premiere at the American Film Institute
plus a Gala Anniversary Dinner

A SPECIAL EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED

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announcing

 

The Red Circle's

75th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, November 15 at 4:15 pm

 

featuring

The U.S. Premiere of three restored

Eille Norwood "Silent Sherlock" films

and

A Celebration Dinner

 

For full details

 
  The Red Circle enjoyed a late summer luncheon meeting, featuring Cattleya Concepcion as our guest speaker. Carla Kaessinger Coupe's meeting notes document the details of this enjoyable afternoon.
 

Videos of two more Red Circle meetings now available   We’ve added two videos to our growing collection, and we’re pleased to invite you to screen them. Burt Wolder’s June 2024 talk on “Arthur Conan Doyle: Adventurous Life, Enduring Memories,” is available here, and Olivia Rutigliano’s March 2025 reflections “On Charles Dickens’s Magician-Detectives” is available here. Thanks to Matt Hall for making the recordings. While you’re at it, click on the “Writings + Videos” tab in the Archives box above for links to all 17 Red Circle videos available for you to watch.

 
  The Red Circle's March 8 meeting featured an excellent talk by writer, critic and podcaster Ollivia Rutigliano, BSI, who drew interesting parallels between Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle. You're invited to read the meeting notes hereA longer transcript of Olivia's talk has been published in CrimeReads, which you can read here, and the complete video is available here.
 
 
 
Author! Author!  It was a grand day out for the Red Circle at Arena Stage on December 14, where we enjoyed a performance of Agatha Christie's iconic Death on the Nile, adapted for the stage by our Sherlockian friend Ken Ludwig. After the curtain calls, Ken joined Peter Blau on the stage of this world premiere production to take some questions from the Red Circle passengers who came along for the cruise. Read Carla Coupe's Meeting Notes here. 12/16/24 AR
 

Saturday with Sherlock Holmes Video Available   Saturday, November 16 marked the 45th annual edition of A Saturday with Sherlock Holmes at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore. The topic this year was Conan Doyle, and the lineup of speakers featured some of the area's brightest Sherlockian lights, including the Red Circle's Carla Coupe, Matt Hall, Dan Stashower and Peter Blau. The entire program is available online here, and is highly recommended! 11/25/24 AR

 

  The Red Circle met twice in September, both times at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington. We had an opportunity to look back at the manuscript of The Valley of Fear, and forward to Nicholas Meyer's new novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell. Peter Blau tells us about both events here.
 
Scuttlebutt: One Fixed Point in a Changing Age  Our own Peter E. Blau's monthly Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press has endured for more than 50 years, and has a permanent home right here on our website. It's the most remarkable collection of Sherlockian news and notes anywhere, and your webmaster recommends a monthly visit. The very latest edition is available now, as are past numbers. It's just a click away--use the "Scuttlebutt" button at the top of the page.
 
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