Press Calendar

May

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June

 

1 May 2012, 12:30 p.m. EDT
Hopkins Club Lunch & Book Talk – Neil Grauer
“Leading the Way: A History of Johns Hopkins Medicine”
Baltimore, MD

JHU’s Neil Grauer has written the first comprehensive history of Johns Hopkins Medicine in more than twenty years. Leading the Way not only recounts the exceptional achievements of Hopkins physicians, researchers, teachers, and students since 1889 but also chronicles the extraordinary expansion and accomplishments of the past two decades.  Neil’s account includes the much anticipated opening of the various new buildings on the East Baltimore medical campus in 2012.

Admission: $20 for lunch and the talk; Hopkins Club members contact the Club to make reservations; non-members contact Jack Holmes or call 410-516-6928 to attend as a Friend of the Press.
Contact: jmh@jhu.edu

 

4 May 2012, 5:00 p.m. ED
Reading and Book Talk - Richard Burgin
"Shadow Traffic"
Mudd Hall, JHU's Homewood Campus
Baltimore, MD

Fiction writer Richard Burgin reads from his new collection of short stories, Shadow Traffic, published by the Press last year. Burgin is founder and editor of the award-winning literary journal Boulevard, a professor of communication and English at Saint Louis University, and the author of several JHU Press books. The reading is sponsored by the JHU Writing Seminars and is free and open to the public. JHU Alumni Weekend guests are welcome!
Contact: jmh@jhu.edu

 

9 May 2012, 6:30 p.m. EDT
Dinner and Dining on the B&O
Historic Baldwin’s Station Restaurant, Sykesville, MD

Meet Tom Greco, co-author of Dining in the B&O, and enjoy Chef Derrick Granai’s special menu based or original B&O recipes.  Sykesville’s acclaimed Baldwin’s Station restaurant—housed in the town’s original 1883 railroad station on the Old Main Line—is a delightful setting for this event, especially when a train rumbles by.

Admission: $75 per person.  Cost includes all food, wine & beer, other beverages, as well as tax and gratuity.  For reservations, call Baldwin’s Station at 410-795-1041.

 

5 – 9 May 2012
Exhibit – American Psychiatric Association       
Philadelphia, PA          
Annual Meeting
Contact: bcc@press.jhu.edu

 

16 May 2012, 7:00 p.m. EDT
Lecture & Book signing – Kurt Schlichting
"Grand Central's Engineer: William J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan"
Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University's College of Arts and Sciences is proud to present a lecture and book signing by Dr. Kurt Schlichting, author of Grand Central's Engineer: William J. Wilgus and the Planning of Modern Manhattan. He will talk about his new book and sign immediately after his presentation. This event is free and open to the public. Contact: ehastings@fairfield.edu or 203-254-4000 ext. 2688

 

20 May 2012, 9:30 a.m. EDT
JHU Alumni Walking Tour & Brunch – Leslie Day
“Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City”
Central Park West, New York, NY

Spend a delightful spring morning discovering the trees of Central Park with Leslie Day and Trudy Smoke, author and illustrator of the Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City published by JHU Press. Hosted by the New York Chapter of the JHU Alumni Association, the tour features many of the trees found in the acclaimed Field Guide, which acquaints New Yorkers and visitors with fifty species of trees commonly found in the city's neighborhoods. Meet at 170 Central Park West at 9:30 a.m. for the walking tour; a brunch and book signing follow at Calle Ocho at noon.

Admission: $30.00 for JHU Alumni & Friends of the Press. Register by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-548-5481, or register online at alumevents@jhu.edu. Please identify yourself as a Friend of the Press.

 

20 May 2012, 2:00 p.m. EDT
JHU Alumni Walking Tour & Reception – Cindy Kelly
“The Monumental City: An Outdoor Sculpture Tour of Homewood”
Baltimore, MD

Whether you have walked it’s paths as a student, staff member, or visitor, there’s more to JHU’s Homewood campus than you might think. Join former director of the historic houses of JHU, Cindy Kelly, as she provides her detailed knowledge and unique insight into Homewood on a special walking tour hosted by the Baltimore Chapter of the JHU Alumni Association. Co-author of Homewood House, Kelly recently authored Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore: A Historical Guide to Public Art in the Monumental City published by the JHU Press.  Meet for the tour at the U.S. Lacrosse Museum, 113 West University Parkway at 2:00 p.m.; a reception and book signing follow at Gertrude’s Restaurant.

Admission: $15.00 for JHU Alumni & Friends of the Press. Register by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-548-5481, or register online at alumevents@jhu.edu. Please identify yourself as a Friend of the Press.

 

7 June 2012, 12:30 p.m. EDT
Hopkins Club Lunch & Book Talk - Ralph Eshelman
"Travel Guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake"
Baltimore, MD
Contact: jmh@jhu.edu

Just in time for the launch of War of 1812 bicentennial celebrations, historian Ralph Eshelman returns to the Hopkins Club for an enjoyable discussion of his guide to the sites most worth visiting as the Chesapeake region recalls the conflict that made Fort McHenry a national shrine and gave us our National Anthem. 

Admission: $20 for lunch and the talk; Hopkins Club members contact the Club to make reservations; non-members contact Jack Holmes or call 410-516-6928 to attend as a Friend of the Press.

13 June 2012, 6:30 p.m. EDT
Book Talk and Reception - Donald R. Hickey and Connie D. Clark
and other JHUP and MdHS Authors
"The Rockets’ Red Glare and the War of 1812 Bicentennial"
National Aquarium in Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

With tall ships visiting Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to launch region’s bicentennial festivities, the National Aquarium is the perfect setting and the Maryland Historical Society is the perfect partner for a program on the War of 1812.  Co-hosted with the Baltimore chapter of the JHU Alumni Association, the evening features a reception and book signing followed by a program with historians Don Hickey, editor of JHUP’s 1812 series, Connie Clark, and other experts.

Admission: $10.00 for JHU Alumni, Friends of the Press, and MdHS and NAIB members. Register by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 800-548-5481, or register online at alumevents@jhu.edu. Please identify yourself as a Friend of the Press.

22 – 26 June 2012
Exhibit – American Society of Mammalogists
Reno, NV
http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/mammalogists/
Contact: bcc@press.jhu.edu