Meetings

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

ZOOM MEETING:

Saturday, June 5, 2021
Time:  12:40 pm –  Mingling
                1:00 pm –  Presentation

Speaker: Luci Zahray, “The Poison Lady”
Topic:    Pick Your Poison

Stop by our June meeting to hear expert Luci Zahray teach us how to spice up our pages with Agatha Christie’s favorite murder weapon: poison.

As a lifelong lover of books, Luci has been an active member of the crime fiction community for many years. A Texas pharmacist with a master’s degree in toxicology, she loves sharing her knowledge—regularly speaking at Malice Domestic and the New England Crime Bake—and has earned the nickname, “The Poison Lady.” She’s also a Sherlockian, a judge for the Minotaur Books/Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition, and a poison consultant to mystery authors.

You don’t want to miss this chance to learn from Luci’s wealth of poison knowledge, which ranges from everyday plants, to over-the-counter medications, to household chemicals.

To RSVP

Because Eventbrite has been working so well, we are using it again to collect RSVPs and provide you with the Zoom link. Please do not email your RSVP but instead simply follow this link and click the green “register” button: https://poisonlady.eventbrite.com. You’ll receive a confirmation email that contains the Zoom login info.

If you used Eventbrite to register for one of our previous meetings:

Make sure you’re still logged in (or log in again) to avoid having to type in your name and contact info when you RSVP—it should auto-populate once you’re signed in. Keep in mind that you’ll still have to uncheck the two boxes at the bottom of the page so that you do not receive any spam from Eventbrite. Be aware that these boxes are checked by default—you must manually uncheck them.

If you are new to Eventbrite, follow these steps:

1) Once you navigate to this link—https://poisonlady.eventbrite.com—and click on the green “register” button, you will be taken to an Eventbrite registration page.

2) Don’t worry about selecting a number of tickets—you won’t need any tickets for this free event.

3) On the registration page, you can register as a guest or create a free Eventbrite account. (We strongly recommend you create an Eventbrite account because when we use Eventbrite again in the future, having your own account will make it much, much easier—next time, your contact information will auto-populate, meaning you won’t have to enter it time and time again.)

4) To continue the registration process, fill out your name and email address twice. (But remember—if you create an account, you’ll never have to do it again after this!)

5) IMPORTANT: Uncheck the two boxes at the bottom of the page so that you do not receive any spam from Eventbrite. Be aware that these boxes are checked by default—you must manually uncheck them.

6) Finally, to finish RSVPing, click the “register” button.

 

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE:   

MORE THAN MALICE
Wednesday, July 14 – Saturday, July 17, 2021

** For more information and to register, contact:

 

ZOOM MEETING:

Saturday, August 7, 2021
Time:  12:30 pm –           Mingling
              1:00-2:15 pm –   Presentation

Speaker: Catriona McPherson
Topic: Deep in a Bowl of Porridge: Getting Clues and Red Herrings Just Right

** Check back for more information. **

 

UPCOMING CHAPTER AUTHORS’ EVENTS

VIRTUAL EVENT:

Monday, June 7, 2021
Time:  7:00 – 8:30 pm 

Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
Alexandria, VA  22304
703.746.1704

Speakers: Members of the Chessie Chapter – Sisters in Crime
Topic:  First Time Authors

The panel includes Pam Clark, Sarah Hogrian, Jeffrey James Higgins, and C.A. Rowland and is moderated by Kathryn Bomey.

** PLEASE REGISTER for the event with the library at:    https://alexlibraryva.org/event/5125429