Friends of the H. L. Mencken House

The Friends of the H. L. Mencken House are hosting a book signing for Jennifer B. Bodine’s Bodine’s City: The Photography of A. Aubrey Bodine.

Jennifer Bodine, the only child of renowned Baltimore Sunday Sun photographer A. Aubrey Bodine, presents this collection of 154 images which were were shot within a four mile radius of where her father lived or worked. Though the images are of Baltimore this is not a Baltimore picture book as A. Aubrey Bodine’s artistry transcends geographical bounds.

Jennifer will be at the H. L. Mencken House on Saturday, April 21st from 1:00 to 4:00 pm to chat with visitors and sign copies of this latest A. Aubrey Bodine photography collection. H. L. Mencken and Aubrey Bodine were colleagues at the Baltimore Sunpapers and their friendship was long-standing.

Visitors on Saturday will be able to tour the normally closed Mencken House and Garden and enjoy light refreshments.

Come and enjoy this marvelous afternoon event for both Mencken and Bodine fans.

H. L. MENCKEN HOUSE
1524 Hollins Street
Baltimore, Maryland

Visit www.aaubreybodine.com for more of A. Aubrey Bodine’s work.

Two tours of the Mencken House April 14, 2012, conducted by Marion Rodgers and offered by Odyssey, Johns Hopkins’ non-credit liberal arts program, were quickly sold out. A third was added and that, too, quickly sold out.

The Seventh Annual Mencken Graveside Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 2:00 PM at the Mencken Family gravesite, Loudon Park Cemetery, 3620 Wilkens Avenue, Baltimore, MD.

Participants are invited to meet at Spirits West, 2601 Wilkens Ave. after the ceremony

Directions to the gravesite are available online or as a pdf file.

The Mencken House will be open this Sunday, December 11, 2011, from noon until 5 PM as part of the Union Square Cookie Tour.

Admission to the Mencken House only is free. Tickets for the Cookie Tour may be purchased in advance (save $5) or at the Old Pratt Library No. 2, 1401 Hollins Street.

The Mencken House will be dressed in its “Christmas Best”, the Train Garden will be in place, and the Arion Gesangverein will be be performing at the house from 1:30 to 3:00 in the afternoon.

Enjoy German holiday treats such as springerle and pfeffernüsse.

The H L Mencken House is at 1524 Hollins St (between S Stricker and S Gilmor Streets), Baltimore, MD.

The Friends are hosting a Mencken House Garden Party!

When: October 14, 2011 (Friday) from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: 1524 Hollins St, Baltimore, MD.

Enjoy ‘Mencken’ Martinis, Beers, Soft Drinks and Light Appetizers

$25 Admission (reduced admission for members).

The Friends extend their thanks to those who helped man their booth at the Baltimore Book Festival 23-25 September.

Our new mailing address is:

The Friends of the H. L. Mencken House
Box 22501
Baltimore, MD 21203-4501