MAVENS AT MYSTERIES ON MAIN STREET
We will be hosting some of the amazing authors within the Mavens of Mayhem. If you like Mysteries this is the crew for you. See you there!
Chapter News
Wanted: Mystery Lovers (15 June 19)
Sisters in Crime (SinC), Upper Hudson Chapter (Mavens of Mayhem) is seeking new “Sisters and Misters” to help our chapter grow. We’re seeking committee members for monthly programming and the Murderous March Writers & Readers Confab. We also seek a treasurer, which includes a surprisingly low time-commitment despite its importance, and a social media/web maven.
Enjoy the best camaraderie by participating actively.
NEXT MEETING: JUNE 15TH, Bethlehem Public Library, 10:30
Our lively chapter, one of three in NYS, includes fans and writers — women and men who enjoy meeting, learning, and engaging around the craft, business, characters and field of mystery writing. Learn more and find our meeting schedule at www.upperhudsonsinc.com. Email eleanor.kuhns@gmail.com, chapter president, to inquire about these volunteer roles.
Please share this with your writing and book club communities.
Mavens Plan More Mayhem
With Murderous March 2019 a big success and behind us, we’re calendaring up for a lot of new Mayhem in the Upper Hudson chapter of Sisters in Crime. But first, please note:
The May 4th meeting is cancelled.
New exec line-up:
- Eleanor Kuhns, President
- Frankie Y. Bailey, VP and Co-chair of Murderous March 2020
- Rhonda Rosenheck, Treasurer and Co-chair of Murderous March 2020
- Robert Knightly, Secretary and Chair of Monthly Programming
Stay tuned for another great line-up of speakers on craft, crime, and crime-solving. Please subscribe to get our newsletter, and like us on Facebook.
Contact us to join the Murderous March 2020 planning committee, with ideas for monthly program speakers and field trips, and to learn more about our chapter.
SAVE THE DATE: October 12, 2019, Mavens authors will be at Mysteries on Main Street, Johnstown, NY, for an Crime Writers Meet & Greet. As you know, Mysteries on Main Street was our bookselling partner at this year’s Murderous March, and we’re thrilled to be invited in for this. We LOVE Independent Bookstores!!! (There may still be room for one more author; if you’re a member and interested, contact us right away.)
Read all About Them…the Murderous March Presenters & Panelists
Murderous March 2019 program is going to print
Check it out in PDF here. Seating for this free event is very limited and already 1/3 booked, so pre-register to assure your place now.
Boxed lunches by B-Rad Executive Catering, $10 (cash only), GF & V options
Speakers’ book sales by Mysteries on Main Street, Johnstown, NY
Vicki and Edwin share insider information with us
Canadian crime writer Vicki Delany’s keynote address at Murderous March 2019, March 16th (pre-register here), at the East Greenbush community Library (10 AM-4:30 AM) will be on “Writers and their Rituals.” Vicki and Edwin Hill, crime novelist and educational publisher from Boston, MA, will converse on “Breaking and Entering… Into the Field” at midday. Both sessions will include ample time for Audience Q & A.
Monthly Meeting: “The Best at our Behest”
Saturday, January 19, 2019. Meeting at 10:30 AM, Discussion from 11:30-12:30. Bethlehem Public Library, Delmar, NY
image by Nishant Choksi
WE are the guest speakers at the January 2019 meeting. Rather, we are the guest channelers of our favorite crime writers. Arrive ready to share and discuss favorite passages of a favorite book or story. What’s taken your breath away recently? Or what old gem do you keep going back to? As always, free and open to the public. Coffee and tea served. Bring a friend!
Monthly Meeting: 15 Dec 2018
Wake Our Dead Winter Party
Saturday, December 15, 2018, 11:30-12:30, Bethlehem Library
We may not end up swinging from the chandeliers, but some of our favorite characters might.
Beside a spread of festive foods, come ready to share some of the most ridiculous moments endured by your favorite fictitious characters. A booklovers’ laugh riot!!!
Monthly Meeting: 17 Nov 2018 CANCELLED!
OUR SPEAKER HAS HAD TO CANCEL: RESCHEDULING FOR SPRING! NO MEETING THIS MONTH — SORRY.
Here for the Victims
Crime Victim Specialist III, NYS Office of Victim Services, Kathy Davidson
Saturday, November 17, 11:30-12:30, Bethlehem Library
Hear about the inner workings of the Office of Victim Services (OVS). After a brief overview of agency functions and structure, Kathy Davidson will answer our questions, so bring them on!
As a crime victim specialist with the office of victim services for over 20 years, Kathy has worked with countless individuals during times of hardship. Beginning at the agency as a crime victim specialist, grade one, she’s worked to advance the agency’s ability to offer compassionate services to crime victims across New York State. She directly supervised improvements to all reimbursement procedures, especially those related to reimbursement of property, making the process more accessible to elderly, underage, and disabled individuals. Today, Kathy oversees the Investigations Department, as a Crime Victim Specialist III. For over four years, she has served on the NYS Committee for Police Services for Elderly Persons, and takes great pride in her commitment to improving awareness of the struggles many elderly citizens face in today’s society.
(Members meeting prior to the event)
Monthly Meeting: October 2018
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Bury the Lead, with author, detective, historian and medical examiner Archer Mayor NOTE THE EARLY START TIME: October 20, 11:00-12:00, Bethlehem Library Archer Mayor is the author of the highly acclaimed Vermont-based mystery series featuring detective Joe Gunther, which the Chicago Tribune describes as “the best police procedurals being written in America.” His 29th book, Bury the Lead, is due out in September (Minotaur/St. Martin’s Press). Protagonist Lt. Joe Gunther works for the Brattleboro, Vermont, police department. Books about his case-solving prowess have been completed about once a year since 1988, and have been published in five languages (if you count British). They routinely gather high praise from such sources as The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and the New Yorker, often appearing on annual “ten best” lists. Mayor’s novels are based on actual experience in the field. Closely aligned to the Gunther series are his experiences while working as a police officer and a firefighter/EMT in Vermont. In addition, he is currently still working part-time as a death investigator for the Vermont State Medical Examiner’s office. The result adds depth, detail and veracity to his characters and their tribulations. Free and open to the public! |