The Chesapeake Chapter usually holds a monthly meeting with a speaker on the first Saturday of each month, unless there is a holiday, venue scheduling, or convention conflict. Occasionally, the chapter offers a field trip or special event instead of a meeting. Upcoming meeting dates are listed below. You will receive an email notice in advance of the meeting, along with a registration form and menu choice (if applicable). To reserve your place at a meeting, follow the directions as stated on the email notice or on the meeting’s announcement on this website. Guests and non-members are welcome to attend (unless otherwise noted).
UPCOMING CHAPTER MEETINGS/EVENTS
IN-PERSON/ONLINE HYBRID MEETING
**SUNDAY**, November 3, 2024
Presentations Begin – 1:30 pm ET
followed by author signings.
Book sales before -and- after presentations.
Charles E. Miller Branch
Howard County Public Library
9421 Frederick Road
Ellicott City, Maryland 21042
410-313-1950
It’s time for the first of our chapter’s two annual Mystery Author Extravaganzas! Love meeting in person? We’ve got you covered. Prefer watching via Zoom? We’re offering that too. That’s right: There will be two ways to catch our event on Sunday, November 3rd. Sunday? Yep, this year’s November event will be on Sunday instead of our usual Saturday. You won’t want to miss it.
We’ll have 8 Chessie Chapter authors who’ve had something new published this year in the crime/mystery field talking about their new books, stories, and in one case, an essay. The authors are: Donna Andrews, Maya Corrigan, Barb Goffman, Con Lehane, Frances Schoonmaker, Shannon Taft, Marcia Talley, and Cathy Wiley.
This is a wonderful chance to kick off your holiday shopping. Books make great gifts—for others as well as yourself. A bookseller from The Last Word bookshop in Mt. Airy, Maryland, will be there to sell the authors’ books, and the authors will be happy to sign them—if you attend in person.
This author showcase is free and open to the public. The library opens at 1:00 p.m. and has lots of free parking. The event will be in the Ellicott/Patapsco meeting rooms right off the lobby. Come early to shop for books.
Want to attend in person? Registration is not required, but it is encouraged so the library sets out enough chairs and makes enough handouts. Register here: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/hols-sisters-crime-275166
Prefer watching online? The event will be live streamed over Zoom and should run about an hour. You can register until the event begins, at 1:30 p.m. ET on Nov. 3rd: https://howardcounty.librarycalendar.com/event/sisters-crime-mystery-lovers-extravaganza-online-282061
Some restaurants within 1.5 miles of the library, where you can have lunch beforehand:
- Chipotle: 9120 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
- EC Diner: 10055 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
- Einstein Bros. Bagels: 9250 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
- Glory Days: 10035 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
- Mission BBQ: 3410 Plum Tree Drive, Ellicott City
- Shannon’s Saloon: 9338 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City
We can’t wait to see you—in person or virtually—on **Sunday**, November 3rd, at the first of our two Mystery Author Extravaganzas. (The next one’s on Saturday, December 14th, in Reston, VA, with a different mix of authors.) Come support our chapter authors and kick off your holiday shopping!
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UPCOMING CHAPTER AUTHORS’ EVENTS