JHU Press events in September: Star-Spangled (and then some)

September is shaping up to be a banner month for JHU Press authors and staff—and decidedly star-spangled here in Baltimore. This month, the city hosts the Star-Spangled Spectacular to celebrate the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore and the moment when Francis Scott Key put pen to paper, and we’ll be waving the JHU Press flag at a book sale in the National Park Service tent at the Inner Harbor during these once-every-200-years festivities. The Press returns to the Inner Harbor at the end of September when the Baltimore Book Festival tries out a new waterfront location. Author talks and signings from New York to D.C. to South Carolina to Ohio round out the month. So spread the word, please, and wish us luck!

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10 September 2014, 6:30 pm Book Talk & Signing - “The Battle of Baltimore: How Our Harbor Helped Define America” With Marc Ferris (Star-Spangled Banner: The Unlikely Story of America's National Anthem) Burt Kummerow (In Full Glory Reflected: Discovering the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake) and Ralph Eshelman (IFGR and Travel Guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake: A Reference Guide to Historic Sites in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia) National Aquarium Baltimore, MD

The Battle of Baltimore—which took place in September 1814, shortly after the British attack on Washington, D.C., and the torching of the Capitol and the White House—was an uplifting victory for beleaguered America. The success of Baltimore’s citizen soldiers hastened the war’s end and famously inspired Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner.” As tall ships return to the Inner Harbor for Baltimore’s bicentennial celebrations, join us for a special program exploring the history and legacy of the Battle of Baltimore, featuring a panel of historians and authors whose recent work has focused on the War of 1812 and its impact on American identity. A reception and book signing precedes the program. This event is hosted by Aquarium CEO John Racanelli and is co-sponsored by JHU’s Odyssey Program, the Maryland Historical Society, and the National Aquarium’s Marjorie Lynn Bank Lecture Series. Book-signing at 6:30 p.m.; program at 7:00 p.m. Admission: $15.00; register online through JHU’s Odyssey Program (refer to session 918.088.91) or call 410-516-8516.

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11 September 2014, 12:00 pm Author Interview - Marc Ferris Star-Spangled Banner: The Unlikely Story of America’s National Anthem Midday with Dan Rodricks WYPR, 88.1 FM

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11 September 2014, 12:30 pm Book Talk & Signing - The Battle of Baltimore Ralph Eshelman In Full Glory Reflected and Travel Guide to the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Johns Hopkins Club Baltimore, MD Admission: $20. Club members should call the Hopkins Club for reservations; non-members may contact Jack Holmes for information at 410-516-6928.

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12–14 September 2014, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm Book Sale at Star-Spangled Banner Spectacular National Park Service Tent McKelden Square, Inner Harbor Baltimore, MD JHU Press will sell books related to the War of 1812 and host our authors for book signings in the National Park Service tent during the Star-Spangled Spectacular at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Join us at the NPS tent in McKelden Square (at Pratt and Light Streets) to celebrate the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore and the writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner”! Admission: Free. Visit Star-Spangled Spectacular for information.

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13 September 2014, 9:15 am Author Interview - Marc Ferris Star-Spangled Banner Weekend News WBAL TV, Channel 11 13 September 2014, 6:00 pm Book Talk & Signing - Marc Ferris Star-Spangled Banner The Ivy Bookshop 6080 Falls Rd Baltimore, MD 21209 Book talk, performance, and signing by Marc Ferris at the Ivy during Baltimore’s Star-Spangled weekend! Admission: Free; call the Ivy at 410-377-2966 for information.

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Amish Quilts Events in September - Janneken Smucker Amish Quilts: Crafting an American Icon 12 September 2014 Study Session American Quilt Study Group Annual Seminar Milwaukee, WI 15 September 2014, 1:00 pm “Abstract Art or Country Craft: The Quilts of the Amish” Friends of the Bucks County Historical Society Mercer Museum Doylestown, PA 18 September 2014, 7:00 pm “The Amish Quilt Craze: Art, Business, and Authenticity” Hagley Museum and Library, Soda House Auditorium Wilmington, DE

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18 September 2014, 6:00 pm Book Talk & Signing - Jeremy A. Greene Generic: The Unbranding of Modern Medicine The New York Academy of Medicine 1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street New York, NY 10029 Sponsored by The Center for the History of Medicine and Public Health and the Fellows Office.

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Renegade Amish Events in Berlin, Ohio - Don Kraybill Renegade Amish: Beard Cutting, Hate Crimes, and the Trial of the Bergholz Barbers 19 September 2014, 7:00 pm Book Talk & Signing Perry Reese Community Center Hiland High School 20 September 2014, 9:00 am to Noon Book Signing Gospel Book Store Admission: Free, call 330-893-2523 for more information.

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24 September 2014, 6:30 pm Book Talk & Signing - Val Kells “Art of the Sea: Illustrious Fishes” Hosted by the Gibbes Museum of Art The South Carolina Aquarium 100 Aquarium Wharf Charleston, SC The Gibbes Museum of Art hosts this cocktail lecture with marine science illustrator Val Kells, whose work appears in A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes and other JHUP books. A longtime contributor to exhibit art at the South Carolina Aquarium, Kells leads guests on a behind-the-scenes tour focusing on the value of hand drawings in today’s digital world, and gives a presentation on her illustration process from research to final painting. Admission: $30; $20 Gibbes Museum members; call 843-722-706.

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20–27 September, 2014 JHUP Exhibit - American Ornithologists’ Union Annual Meeting Estes Park, CO Information: AOU Annual Meeting

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25 September 2014, 12:30 pm Book Talk & Signing - Felipe Hinojosa Latino Mennonites: Civil Rights, Faith, and Evangelical Culture Many Paths to Freedom Symposium Sponsored by the American Folklife Center Library of Congress Washington, D.C. Admission: See the program schedule for more information.

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26–28 September, 2014 Baltimore Book Festival The Inner Harbor Baltimore, MD Johns Hopkins University Press and the George Peabody Library jointly host the JHU Press Book Sale along with talks, book signings, and special exhibits. Visit us at the 2014 Baltimore Book Festival in the beautiful Baltimore Visitor Center overlooking the Inner Harbor. The JHU Press Book Sale takes place inside the Visitor Center throughout the Festival, with Press authors scheduled to meet the public and sign books throughout the weekend. The George Peabody Library will offer a special exhibit of archival books and materials related to Baltimore history, and members of the Special Collections staff will offer a Peabody Collections Spotlight each day. Presentations in the Visitors Center include book talks by JHU Press authors Gil Sandler, Fraser Smith, Mike Olesker, Rick Striner, Melissa Blair, Michael Wolfe, Charley Mitchell, and others. Each day will end with with performances by students from JHU’s Peabody Conservatory. The Visitor Center will remain open for business as usual during the Festival, welcoming visitors and showing a short film about Charm City every 20 minutes. See the entire JHU Press/Peabody Library BBF schedule here. The Ivy Bookshop will host two JHUP authors for talks in the Ivy tent on Rash Field at the Book Festival: Jeremy Greene discusses Generic on Saturday, September 27, at 1:00 pm; Charley Mitchell discusses Travels through American History in the Mid Atlantic: A Guide for All Ages on Saturday at 3:00 pm. See the Ivy's BBF schedule here. The Ivy Bookshop and JHU’s Sheridan Libraries co-host a talk by JHU’s Alice McDermott in the BBF Literary Salon on Saturday at 1:00 pm. Admission: Free; visit the Baltimore Book Festival for more information.