Master Schedule of Events for 2022

ATTENTA: The information below is for the previously held BSI Weekend in 2022.

PLEASE NOTE: EVENTS AT THE BSI WEEKEND WILL REQUIRE PROOF OF VACCINATION FOR ADMITTANCE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH NYC REGULATIONS

Please visit the BSI Event Covid-19 requirements PDF for the latest BSI event details. Check that PDF again on January 11 in case there are any last-minute changes

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For a summary of these events, you can see this listing or this visualization. (click to open)

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

ASH Wednesday
The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes formally kick off the weekend with a dinner, for those who are already in the city.

6:30 p.m. Dinner upstairs at Annie Moore's, 22 E. 41st Street (map) 

Cost: Attendees pay their own checks, including tax and tip, but a reservation is required. Please let Ira Matetsky know if you're coming to the event; have your response to him by January 5.

Thursday, January 13, 2022

The Christopher Morley Walk
The 16th annual Christopher Morley Walk led by Jim Cox and Doré Nash. The walk is free, but be prepared to pay for a Metrocard and lunch. Doré tells us that there are mugs of light and/or dark ale served two at a time, along with corned beef on rye or a cheddar cheese platter with raw onions and crackers.

9:15 a.m. The walk commences at a location TBD (likely the Westin Grand Central Hotel)

1:30 p.m. Lunch at McSorley's (15 E. 7th Street) following the walk
Cost: The walk is free; lunch is pay-your-own 

Please let Jim Cox know if you're planning to attend.

The ACD Society's Inaugural Doylean Awards
Awards for Doylean excellence in four categories: fiction and poetry, performing and visual arts, scholarly writing, and service. They will be presented in The Mysterious Bookshop. Each honoree will receive a $250 Bookshop credit and a certificate featuring a doily selected by lace expert Bev Wolov.

11:15 a.m. The awards celebration kicks off (30 minutes in length) at The Mysterious Bookshop, 58 Warren Street in Tribeca. (map)  

Cost: Free. The event will also be streaming online for those not available to attend in person. Please register at the ACD Society site.

Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects
A special viewing of Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects, items from the collection of Glen S. Miranker. The Grolier Club will feature this special exhibition from January 12 – April 16, 2022.

2:00 p.m.  Cost is free, but RSVP is required and admittance is limited to the first 125 people who respond. On display in the main floor Exhibition Hall at The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th St. (map) 

 More info available on Episode 227 of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere and at www.sherlockin221objects.org

 

The 25th BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture

This year's speaker will be Mary Bendel-Simso. Dr. Bendel-Simso is a professor of English at McDaniel College, and is an expert in the history of detective and mystery fiction. She and previous Distinguished Speaker, Leroy Lad Panek, are co-editors of The Westminster Detective Library and have also co-edited Essential Elements of the Detective Story 1820-1891, and Early American Detective Stories: An Anthology. In addition to mystery and detective fiction, Professor Bendel-Simso’s research interests include African-American literature and literature by women authors. Her talk begins promptly at 6:15 p.m. 

6:15 p.m.  BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture at the Westin Grand Central Hotel, Madison Ballroom (NOTE: new location — map)

Cost: $17.00 per ticket; advance purchase only (no sales at the door).
For tickets to this event, print and mail this reservation form (PDF).

Friday, January 14, 2022

Open House — Mysterious Bookshop

11:00 a.m. Otto Penzler opens the Mysterious Bookshop (58 Warren St. — map) to Sherlockians; open until 5:00 p.m.
Cost: Free 

 

The William Gillette Memorial Luncheon

THE GILLETTE LUNCHEON IS ON HIATUS FOR 2022 

The organizers have been unable to find a venue that is sufficient for the large size of the luncheon gathering with COVID safety precautions in place.

We expect the Gillette Luncheon to return in 2023.

Luncheon Alternative

12:00 p.m. There will be a luncheon available to Sherlockians who wish to gather at The Tailor Public House at 505 8th Avenue at 35th Street (map)  

Cost: $30 per person. Please send via PayPal to shana.carter@gmail.com by Monday, January 10.

Menu (buffet): NY steak on toast with horseradish cream and chives; risotto croquettes, Buffalo style, gorgonzola sauce; stuffed vegetable mushrooms; Maryland crab cakes w/ English mustard aioli.

The Baker Street Irregulars Dinner 

6:00 p.m. The BSI dinner at the Yale Club at 50 Vanderbilt Ave. (map) — invitation only

 

Souvenir Packets
Those who wish to have seasonal souvenirs in the dinner packets can send 190 copies (for the BSI and The Woman dinners) Alex Katz at 11 Van Beuren Road, Morristown, NJ 07960-7008); your material must arrive by Dec. 10. 

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Covent Garden West
A wide variety of Sherlockiana will be offered for sale at the Westin New York Grand Central Hotel (212 East 42nd St. — map)

9:00 a.m. Doors open; runs until 12:00 pm
For information about selling at the vendor tables, contact Ralph Hall (2906 Wallingford Court, Louisville, KY 40218) (502-491-3148).

The Baker Street Irregulars Luncheon Reception

Open to all Sherlockians and their friends. Cocktail party buffet and open bar of wine, beer, juice and soft drinks. Entertainment.

1:00 p.m. Doors open at The Yale Club in the Grand Ballroom on the 22nd floor (50 Vanderbilt Avenue, map) 

Cost: $90.00 advance purchase only (no sales at the door).
For tickets to this event, print and mail this reservation form (PDF).

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT 

The Very Irregular Lost in New York with a Bunch of Sherlockians

Open to all Sherlockians and their friends, reservations required. 

6:00 p.m. Dinner at Playwright Tavern (202 West 49th Street (between Broadway and Seventh Avenue) — map) 

Cost: $56 per person, including tax and tip, PayPal to Jerry Kegley by December 31. More information is available at the Curious Collectors of Baker Street site. 

Sunday, January 16, 2022
The Literary Agents — Annual Meeting

10:00 a.m.: Online via Zoom, discussing ‘Conan Doyle’s India’ with Jayantika Ganguly BSI, Sumal Surendranath, and Paul M. Chapman. Also, Xander Sobecki will share a "firsthand account" from a medieval archer within an immersive re-enactment of the14th-century military unit that inspired The White Company.

Cost: Free, but seats are limited. For more details and to register, see the Literary Agents page. 

 

The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes — informal brunch

11:30 a.m.: Brunch at The Long Room, 120 West 44th Street between 6th Ave and Broadway. (map)

Cost: $35.00, including tax and tip. Informal brunch buffet. Payable on the ASH website via PayPal only. Open to all, but RSVP is required to this email address: ashbrunch@gmail.com.

 

PLEASE SEE THE BSI WEBSITE FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION FOR BSI-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES 

Accommodations for the BSI Weekend

For all Sherlockians attending the BSI Weekend, arrangements have been made for a block of rooms at the Westin Grand Central Hotel, 212 East 42nd Street, NY, NY 10017 (map) with special BSI tax-free rates (subject to deadlines).

The hotel is a full-service non-smoking facility. Breakfast is available at the hotel but is not included in the room rates; you will need to arrange for incidentals charged to your room to be paid at check-out.

Please note that if you choose to book directly with the Westin Grand Central Hotel or elsewhere, you will not receive the BSI tax-free group rates and you will be paying New York City and State taxes amounting to approximately 20% of your total hotel bill.

To secure BSI room rates, and save the 20% tax, the BSI is accepting reservations for lodging and BSI activities via the BSI Weekend Registration Form (PDF) – see the form for deadlines.

Another option for those who are comfortable with a non-traditional place to stay is Airbnb. They have many accommodations in a wide variety of areas around the city.


Reservations for events and rooms may be made via this downloadable form.

Summary of Events

You can print this out and take it with you.

For those who are more visually inclined, Monica Schmidt has created this handy sheet. (click to open)

The 2022 BSI Weekend 

More information can be found on the Baker Street Irregulars site.

Master Schedule of Events for 2020

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

ASH Wednesday
The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes formally kick off the weekend with a dinner, for those who are already in the city.

6:30 p.m. Dinner upstairs at Annie Moore's, 22 E. 41st Street (map)
Cost: Attendees pay their own checks, including tax and tip, but it's a good idea to let Susan Rice (125 Washington Place #2-E, New York, NY 10014) or Evy Herzog (301 Warren Ave., Apt. 203, Baltimore, MD 21230) know if you're coming to the event.

Thursday, January 16, 2020

The Christopher Morley Walk
The 16th annual Christopher Morley Walk led by Jim Cox and Doré Nash. The walk is free, but be prepared to pay for a Metrocard and lunch. Doré tells us that there are mugs of light and/or dark ale served two at a time, along with corned beef on rye or a cheddar cheese platter with raw onions and crackers.

9:15 a.m. The walk commences at the Roosevelt Hotel, 45 E. 45th Street (map)
1:30 p.m. Lunch at McSorley's (15 E. 7th Street) following the walk
Cost: The walk is free; lunch is pay-your-own
Please let Jim Cox know if you're planning to attend.

The 23rd BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture

This year's speaker will be Dr. Theodora Goss, World Fantasy and Locus Award-winning author of the short story and poetry collections In the Forest of Forgetting (2006), Songs for Ophelia (2004), and Snow White Learns Witchcraft (2019). Her Athena Club novels (The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter and European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman)  feature the female monsters that are often voiceless in those texts, such as Catherine Moreau (the puma woman from Dr. Moreau’s island, Beatrice Rappaccini, and Justine Frankenstein. She teams them up with Mary Jekyll and Diana Hyde, as well as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, to solve a series of gruesome murders in the streets of London. The detective and his chronicler had to appear in her novel, not only because a murder mystery at that time would surely have been known to Mr. Holmes, but also because she noticed, while writing about The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, that the events of Stevenson’s novel take place near Regent’s Park, directly across from Baker Street. Surely Mr. Holmes would have been aware of the doings of Mr. Hyde, particularly the murder of Sir Danvers Carew. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson also feature in the second and third books of the series, where we find out more about other Conan Doyle characters such as Irene Adler, Mycroft Holmes, and the intrepid Baker Street Irregulars. 

6:15 p.m.  BSI Distinguished Speaker Lecture at the Roosevelt Hotel, Vanderbilt Suite (NOTE: new location — map)

Cost: $15.00 per ticket; advance purchase only (no sales at the door).
For tickets to this event, print and mail this reservation form (PDF).

Friday, January 17, 2020

Open House — Mysterious Bookshop

11:00 a.m. Otto Penzler opens the Mysterious Bookshop (58 Warren St. — map) to Sherlockians; open until 5:00 p.m.
Cost: Free

The William Gillette Memorial Luncheon

12:00 noon Lunch and entertainment at Connolly's Pub and Restaurant, 121 W. 45th Street. (map)
Cost: $45.00 for stuffed sole, chicken marsala or pasta primavera; $55.00 for strip steak.
Contact Susan Rice or click here for an announcement and reservation form; send checks to her at 125 Washington Place #2-E, New York, NY 10014. Email inquiries to her at susan221bee@gmail.com.

The Baker Street Irregulars Dinner 

6:00 p.m. The BSI dinner at the Yale Club at 50 Vanderbilt Ave. (map) — invitation only

The Gaslight Gala

7:00 p.m. The Gaslight Gala is an evening of fun and festivity, including spirited toasts, spirits themselves, Sherlockian Mad Libs, a punny quiz guaranteed to make you groan, songs, raffles, and more.  is sponsored by the Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes and will be held at The Smith  – 956 2nd Ave between 50th and 51st St. (map) 

Cost: $85.00 dinner and an evening of beastly entertainment. Cash bar. Send $85 by check, made out to Christopher Zordan, to 242 Rooney Ct. East Brunswick, NJ, 08816 OR  send $85 by Paypal, using “send money to friends and family,” to cazordan@aim.com. All registrations must be received by December 30, 2019. 

The Gala is also gratefully accepting donations for the raffle—all Sherlockian-related items are welcome and can be sent to Mr. Zordan per above.

Souvenir Packets
Those who wish to have seasonal souvenirs in the dinner packets can send 170 copies (for the BSI) and 20 copies (for The Women) to Nick Martorelli, c/o Penguin Random House, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019); your material must arrive by Dec. 20. 

Gala souvenirs to Chris Zordan, 242 Rooney Court East Brunswick, NJ 08816  in quantity 66, by Jan 2, 2020.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

The Merchants Room (Covent Garden West)
A wide variety of Sherlockiana will be offered for sale on the second floor of the Roosevelt Hotel (45 East 45th. St. — map)

9:00 a.m. Doors open; runs until 12:00 pm
For information about selling at the vendor tables, contact Ralph Hall (2906 Wallingford Court, Louisville, KY 40218) (502-491-3148).

The Beacon Society

9:30 a.m. The Beacon Society's annual meeting and 11th Annual Beacon Award in the York Suite of the Roosevelt Hotel (45 East 45th. St. — map) 

Cost: Free

Junior Bloodstain — The Clients of Adrian Mulliner

Join the society of fans who are dedicated to the enjoyment of the writings of Dr. John H. Watson and P.G. Wodehouse as they gather for the annual Junior Bloodstain and performance.

10:30 a.m.  In the York Suite of the Roosevelt Hotel, Mezzanine level (45 East 45th. St. — map)
Cost: Free.  For more information, contact Elaine Coppola. 

The Baker Street Irregulars Luncheon Reception

Open to all Sherlockians and their friends. Cocktail party buffet and open bar of wine, beer, juice and soft drinks. Entertainment.

1:00 p.m. Doors open at The Yale Club in the Grand Ballroom on the 22nd floor (50 Vanderbilt Avenue, map) 

Cost: $85.00 advance purchase only (no sales at the door).
For tickets to this event, print and mail this reservation form (PDF).

The Very Irregular Lost in New York with a Bunch of Sherlockians

Open to all Sherlockians and their friends, reservations required. 

6:00 p.m. Dinner at O'Lunney's Times Square Pub (145 W. 45th St., 2nd floor — map) 

Cost: $59.00 (includes tax and tip). Mail check payable to Chrys or Jerry Kegley, 18014 Sherman Way #275, Reseda, CA 91335 or PayPal to jkegley @ socal.rr.com. For information call (818) 675-5399 or email Jerry.

Sunday, January 19, 2020
The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes — informal brunch

11:30 a.m. Brunch at The Long Room, 120 West 44th Street between 6th Ave and Broadway. (Map)

Cost: $30.00, including tax and tip. Informal brunch buffet. Payable on the ASH website via PayPal only. Open to all, but RSVP is required to this email address: ashbrunch@gmail.com.

Accommodations for the BSI Weekend

Arrangements for Birthday Weekend lodgings have been made at The Roosevelt Hotel at 45 E. 45th Street, NY, NY 10017 (a block from The Yale Club, map), also with special BSI tax-free rates.

Please make bookings through the BSI Registration form.


Picture galleries are available at the Roosevelt Hotel Photo Gallery. It is a full-service facility; breakfast is available but not included in the room rates; you will need to arrange for incidentals charged to your room to be paid at check-out.


Please note that if you choose to book directly with the BSI venue, or elsewhere, you will not receive the special BSI tax-free rates and you will be paying New York City and State taxes amounting to 20% of your total hotel bill. To secure BSI room rates, and save the 20% tax, the BSI is accepting reservations for lodging and other BSI functions from Sherlockians who are not attending the BSI Dinner and who are not BSI Members, as described in the form below.


Another option for those who are comfortable with a non-traditional place to stay is Airbnb. They have many accommodations in a wide variety of areas around the city.


Reservations for events and rooms may be made via this downloadable form.

Summary of Events

Print this out and take it with you.

The 2020 BSI Weekend on Scribd

More information can be found on the Baker Street Irregulars site.