Congressman John Sarbanes chairs the Democracy Reform Task Force, confronting conflicts of interest and ethical accountability and transparency. Come and hear him discuss these topics with the Ivy's Ed Berlin. (Source: The Ivy Bookshop)
The Glass Universe is the hidden history of the women whose contributions to the burgeoning field of astronomy forever changed our understanding of the stars and our place in the universe. Dava Sobel has written for many magazines and books with astronomer Frank Drake and William H. Andrews. Sobel has been awarded the National Science Board's prestigious Individual Public Service Award, the Bradford Washburn Award from the Boston Museum of Science, and the Harrison Medal from the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers. (Source: The Ivy Bookshop)
Rooted in the grit of urban Baltimore and the forests of rural Massachusetts, these poems remind us that life's tensions and polarities are energies we carry within ourselves. As poems of witness and commentary, conversation and meditation, they offer moments of close looking, and of looking away; of loving, and of bungled attempts to be more loving. They call us to look long and hard--and generously--at our lives. Written with radiant honesty and fierce tenderness, they suggest a path of inner discovery where mystery awaits us in the ordinary. Jennifer Wallace lives in Baltimore and Shutesbury, MA. She teaches at the Maryland Institute College of Art, and is a poetry editor at The Cortland Review. Her poems, essays and photographs have in appeared in artists books, exhibition catalogs, galleries, museums, anthologies and literary journals. Almost Entirely, which will be launched at the Ivy, is her fifth poetry collection. (Source: The Ivy Bookshop)
Join in the fun as the Ivy celebrates local authors! Our special guest, Courtney Pippin-Mathur, will read her new book, Dragons Rule, Princesses Drool. We'll also have crafts and treats. Perfect for ages 4-8. Courtney Pippin-Mathur moved from Texas to a suburb outside of Washington, DC. She shares her home with a knight, a princess and two unruly dragons, which leads to many exciting and loud adventures. (Source: The Ivy Bookshop)