Bethlehem Public Library
10.30 Business meeting
11.00 Programming
Monthly Meetings
Monthly Meeting: 15 April 2017
SISTERS IN CRIME
Mavens of Mayhem Chapter Monthly Meeting
April 15, 2017 10.30
Community Room Bethlehem Public Library
NOTE: Steering Committee Meeting, 9:15 AM at the Village Butcher
Minutes – Susan Whaley
Treasurer’s Report – Carol Pouliot
Announcements
Old Business: Mavens Chapter flier
New Business:
President: TBD
VP: TBD
Sec Susan Whaley
Treasurer: Carol Pouliot
Planning: Linda DeArroyo:
Linda Freedland
PR: Donna (Facebook)
Kate Laity (website)
Member at Large: Donna and Debbie
Programs & Upcoming Member events:
11.00am Speaker for the April meeting is Amy Lane from the Open Door Bookstore. She is bringing new books for our Spring/Summer reading pleasure.
2017 DATES FOR MAVENS MEETINGS
May 20, June 10 and July 15
BE SURE AND CHECK YOUR E-MAIL FOR MONTHLY AGENDA OR
CHECK THE MAVENS WEB SITE FOR SPEAKER AND PROGRAM
February Meeting
ATTENTION ALL MAVENS
• February 18th, 2017
• 10:30 AM Mavens of Mayhem Meeting
• 11:00 AM Program Presentation
• Community Room
• Bethlehem Public Library.
• NOTE: The Steering Committee Meeting will meet at the Village Butcher at 9:15 AM. We have a number of important Chapter issues to discuss.
The February meeting for Mavens of Mayhem Chapter of Sisters in Crime Mystery Writers will be held on February 18th, 10:30 AM with Program starting at 11:00 AM, Bethlehem Public Library in Delmar, NY.
Our speaker is Officer Brett McLaughlin of the NYS University Police at U/Albany. His topics will cover personal safety, 911 calls and risk reduction.
If you are considering using a disappearance as a launching pad for your next mystery story then you’ll want to hear Officer Brett McLaughlin give authentic details about these important issues His talk will outline how to make 911 call and cover the real steps to take when someone’s life is at risk.
Learn the most important action or actions to take when you discover the child you left in the car for just a second is missing, or your elderly father stricken with Alzheimer’s has disappeared for hours, or your girl friend who went jogging this morning has not returned. Is it true that the first 48 hours are the most crucial?
Bring in your best mystery scenarios with all your questions on how to set up a valid and accurate depiction of the real thing. Why spend hours on Google researching various possible situations when you can ask an experienced authority.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Geri Manchester
Also!
Special Program at the Main Central Library:
5 Easy Pieces: Mystery Writing Workshop
Saturday, Feb 25 | 10:30-11:45 AM
Maven, Mystery Writer & Author M.E.Kemp talks about the five components of writing a mystery, whether fiction or nonfiction. If you think in terms of these components writing a mystery becomes much easier. Bring paper and pen for notes.
The author’s books will be available for sale and signing.
Register Here
Monthly Meeting: 14 Jan 2017
ATTENTION ALL MAVENS
• January 14, 2017 (NOT 3rd Saturday due to conflicts)
• 10:30 AM Mavens of Mayhem Meeting
• 11:00 AM Program Presentation
• Community Room
• Bethlehem Public Library.
• NOTE: The Steering Committee Meeting will meet at the Village Butcher at 9:30 AM
The January meeting for Mavens of Mayhem Chapter of Sisters in Crime Mystery Writers will be held on January 14th, 10:30 AM with Program starting at 11:00 AM, Bethlehem Public Library in Delmar, NY.
Our speaker is John Mullins. John is a retired detective, a member of Cobleskill Writers and is writing his first mystery novel. I am taking his self-defense course being given in Duanesburg in January because I think it sounds terribly interesting. Especially because he goes beyond the physical part of self-defense and into psychological and legal aspects.
As you already know, the law protects your right to defend yourself, your property and others from attack. But it is important to know how much force you are entitled to use or you may find yourself facing criminal charges.
Whether you are writing a full-blown scene about a violent attack or have the need to actually protect yourself, knowledge is the key.
Learn the most important things you can do to defend yourself at the January meeting.
I will mail out a complete agenda before the meeting, however I felt it was important to clarify the meeting date as it is different from the usual meeting date.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Geri Manchester
December 17 – Monthly Meeting
Holiday Party – December 17 10:30 am – Featuring Murder!
Join the fun! A Murder Mystery will take place in our midst with a cast of characters from among the party goers. Who dun it? Was it the butler or the long lost heir? You follow the clues and expose the murderer.
All are welcome, spouses and friends, to share in holiday food and drink.
The business meeting will take place at 10:30 with the party to follow at 11:00. See you there at the Bethlehem Library. Happy Holidays!
November Meeting
SINC: Mavens Meeting
November 19, 2016 – 10:30
Bethlehem Public Library
Board Room
There will be a Steering Committee Meeting prior to the regular meeting at the Village Butcher at 9:30 am
Prompt group from June: Talk about a mystery that has occurred in your life. Start the story a bit before the event and go through the future consequences Was the mystery ever solved?
Meeting dates for next year Please note the dates:
January 14, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 10 and July 15.
Vote on slate for next year: If you want an absentee ballot, please let Eleanor know via email.
Program
Jenna Kendrick-Scrivener Workshop
Upcoming Member events:
Dec 17th–Holiday Party
Catherine Bruni – November 3, Book House 7 – 8
Carol Pouliot – November 10, Book House 7 – 8
Sunday, December 4 at the Open Door Book Shop: 12 – 1:30. Signing.
October Meeting
Mavens of Mayhem Meeting
October 15, 2016
Bethlehem Public Library: Board Room
Program: Elaine Isaak – ten mistakes I made so you don’t have to!
[There will be a Steering Committee Meeting prior to the regular meeting at the Village Butcher at 9:30 am]
Meeting dates for next year so far:
January 14, February 18, March 18, April 15, May 20, June 10 and July 15.
Upcoming Programs
Nov 19th–Jenna Kendrick-Scrivener Workshop
Dec 17th–Holiday Party
Upcoming Member events:
Catherine Bruni – November 3, Book House 7 – 8
Carol Pouliot – November 10, Book House 7 – 8
Updated list of conferences – new additions asterisked
· Creatures, Crimes and Creativity – Baltimore, MD – September 30 – Oct 2
· Noircon – Philadelphia, PA October 26 – 30
· Magna Cum Murder – Indianapolis, IN Oct 28 – 30
· New England Crime bake – Goffstown, NH Nov 11-13
· Iceland Noir – Reykjavik, Iceland Nov 17 – 20
2017
Berkshire Women’s Writers – March TBA
Upcoming events
• Butterfly Leadership Circle – Cultivating Passion & Purpose April 10 @ 2:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Made in the Berkshires BFWW Benefit Performance: Through the Looking Glass, written and directed by Hilary Somers Deely and Barbara Sims April 17 @ 3:00 pm
• Lean In with the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers April 24 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Writing Out Loud: A performance-based revision workshop May 7 @ 4:00 pm
• Butterfly Leadership Circle for Teen Girls & Young Women May 15 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Rookwood Memoir Writing Retreat with Jennifer Browdy June 3 @ 5:30 pm – June 5 @ 12:00 pm
Sleuthfest – March 25, 2017 Purchase, New York *
