I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

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<a href="http://bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/" target="_blank">The Baker Street Breakfast Club</a> has been an integral part of Bennington, Vermont for the last 20 years. Under the guiding tutelage of Sally Sugarman, BSI ("The Three Gables"), the friendly and intimate group typically meets in members' homes - including an annual pool party, which we're guessing is B.Y.O.L.M. (bring your own Lion's Mane). 
 
Some 15 years ago, the BSBC put on a marvelous conference at Bennington College (or so we hear). If recollection serves, this was the last major conference that John Bennett Shaw attended. We may be mistaken in this regard. 
 
Anyway, the Baker Street Breakfast Club is at it again and is ready to celebrate another milestone. This time, at their 20th anniversary, they're putting on <a href="http://bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/conference_information.shtml" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes: The Man and His Worlds</a> from June 24-27, 2010 in Bennington, VT. There's quite a program in place for the very reasonable $60 registration fee, and the conference organizers have coordinated with the local theater and library, among other municipal services, for a truly integrated experience while you're in Bennington. 
 
You can read about the extensive program and print out the registration form here: 
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Sally was also a guest on the most recent episode of <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>. Take a listen to her passion around this unique event and how she talks about it. 
 
More information is available from <a href="http://bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/conference_information.shtml" target="_blank">the conference web site</a>. We hope you can make it! 
 
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"Demonstration Before Breakfast" [LION]

The Baker Street Breakfast Club has been an integral part of Bennington, Vermont for the last 20 years. Under the guiding tutelage of ...

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Episode 24: Sherlock Holmes and His Worlds

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Occasionally, you'll come across individuals within the Holmesian community who are doers. Or in Sally Sugarman's case, dynamos. 
 
Sally Sugarman, BSI ("The Three Gables"), founder of the <a href="http://www.bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/">Baker Street Breakfast Club</a>, joins Burt and Scott in this episode to discuss an upcoming conference they're hosting in honor of their 20th anniversary, entitled <a href="http://bakerstreetbreakfastclub.com/conference_information.shtml">Sherlock Holmes: The Man and His Worlds</a>. For a mere $60, you can register to attend this conference in the bucolic town of Bennington, Vermont from June 24-27, 2010. 
 
With an important and unusual twist of the merging of town and gown, you'll hear how the latest Bennington conference will allow attendees to venture out and explore the surroundings, yet still maintain the theme of the program. And you may even discover why one of the annual meetings of the Baker Street Breakfast Club is B.Y.O.L.M. (bring your own Lion's Mane). 
 
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<li><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/29693778/Sherlock-Holmes-The-Man-and-His-World-June-2010">Conference flyer & registration form</a> (also embedded below)</li>
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Episode 24: Sherlock Holmes and His Worlds

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by Scott Monty

"No Ghosts Need Apply" [SUSS]

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The <a href="http://www.norwegianexplorers.org/" target="_blank">Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota</a> know how to put on a conference. They've <a href="http://www.norwegianexplorers.org/conferences.html" target="_blank">hosted many in the past</a>, including the most recent, <a href="http://www.bakerstreetblog.com/2007/07/my-collection-of-ms-is-fine-one-empt.html" target="_blank">Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas</a> in 2007. 
 
The description of their latest conference, "<a href="http://www.norwegianexplorers.org/2010_conference.html" target="_blank">The Spirits of Sherlock Holmes</a>" notes: The Norwegian Explorers of Minnesota and the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota are sponsoring a conference to explore the many meanings of the word "spirits" and how they relate to Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the Victorian Era. The conference will take place August 6-8, 2010 at the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota, home of the Sherlock Holmes Collections, the world’s largest collection of Sherlock Holmes-related material. 
 The conference will feature presentations, vendor tables, a silent auction of selected duplicate items from the Collections, an exhibit of rare and unique materials from the Collections, a performance of an Edith Meiser radio script by the Red-Throated League of the Norwegian Explorers, and the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collections.<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/29692474/Spirits-of-Sherlock-Holmes-August-2010" style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank" title="View Spirits of Sherlock Holmes - August 2010 on Scribd">Spirits of Sherlock Holmes - August 2010</a> <object data="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf" height="600" id="doc_361017143811052" name="doc_361017143811052" style="outline: none;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="FlashVars" value="document_id=29692474&access_key=key-hp6wveq6s3v1fo66h66&page=1&viewMode=list"><embed id="doc_361017143811052" name="doc_361017143811052" src="http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=29692474&access_key=key-hp6wveq6s3v1fo66h66&page=1&viewMode=list" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="600" width="100%" wmode="opaque" bgcolor="#ffffff"></embed> </object> 
 
Speakers include: Ray Betzner, BSI ("The Agony Column"), Susan E. Dahlinger, BSI ("The Bruce-Partington Plans"), ASH; Evelyn Herzog, BSI ("The Daintiest Thing Under a Bonnet"), ASH; Gideon Hill, BSI ("Jack Prendergast"); Brad Keefauver, BSI ("Winwood Reade"); Leslie S. Klinger, BSI ("The Abbey Grange"); Jon L. Lellenberg, BSI ("Rodger Prescott"); Peggy Perdue; Tim Reich; Richard Sveum, BSI ("Dr. Hill Barton"). 
 
Registration for the conference is now open. You can fill out the form below and mail it in. 
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"A Woman's Quick Intuition" [BOSC]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/4181741621_43b298b17b_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/4181741621_43b298b17b_m.jpg" /></a></div>We've just received notice of the publication - or rather re-publication - of a novel by Abbey Pen Baker: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Winter-Abbey-Pen-Baker/dp/1901091392?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">In the Dead of Winter</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=1901091392" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. Originally published in 1994 by St. Martin's Press, it is being reissued in advance of a late 2010 publication of a follow-up novel Death at the Round Table. Here's a synopsis, from Ms. Baker's publicist: <blockquote>Myrl Adler Norton was, by all accounts, one of the most remarkable women of the twentieth century. The daughter of the acclaimed opera singer Irene Adler, she was a respected professor of logic at Smith College as well as one of the most famous consulting detectives of all time. The books of her exploits, written by her lifelong friend and confidante Faye Martin Tullis, are among the most popular in the history of detective literature. Now, with this previously undiscovered manuscript, the true story behind the meeting of these two friends and their first case comes to light.</blockquote><blockquote>In 1918, while a student at Smith College, Faye first encountered Myrl, an enigmatic figure with an interesting past. When a local actress is found dead amid bizarre circumstances, Myrl takes an interest in the murder, and the two travel to Brattleboro, Vermont, to investigate.</blockquote><blockquote>There they uncover a twisted conspiracy, one far more dangerous than simple murder - and learn the truth about Myrl's real father, the world's most famous consulting detective.</blockquote>Kirkus Reviews said: "Baker juggles her large cast and their secrets dextrously ... Recommended for readers who aren't sick of the centenary glut of Holmes pastiches, and even for those who are." And a blurb from Laurie R.King: "The Great Detective as a woman? Yes, with all the quirks, foibles, and misanthropy, all the genius, and all the darkness that runs through that remarkable mind. I look forward to more of Myrl Adler and her faithful Watson." Interestingly, Ms. Baker's work was written in the same time period as Laurie R. King's first Mary Russell novel (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beekeepers-Apprentice-Segregation-Suspense-Featuring/dp/0312427360?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">The Beekeeper's Apprentice: Or On the Segregation of the Queen</a>) and both  concern clever women who play a Holmes-like role. We have a theory about the timing: the small screen and now the large screen have influenced the popularity of each. In 1994, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Complete-Granada-Television/dp/B000RPCJB6?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Jeremy Brett Granada series</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000RPCJB6" style="border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" /> was coming to a close, and now, as we see this novel republished and its sequel being queued up, we've just seen a major success with the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherlock-Holmes-Blu-ray-Robert-Downey/dp/B001OQCV6K?ie=UTF8&tag=thebakerstree-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">large screen version from Hollywood</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B001OQCV6K" style="border-bottom-style: none !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-width: initial !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important;" width="1" />. A clever use of the natural publicity and revived interest in Sherlock Holmes, or mere coincidence? Your thoughts?