These events have come and gone!
Saturday, Feb 4, 2017 at 2pm. 90 Taylor St, SINY 10310
Though Staten Island is located far from the San Francisco setting of “The Maltese Falcon”, we have a history of some colorful crime figures here on the opposite coast. Join Staten Island OutLOUD for an entertaining afternoon when we’ll gather in a charming Victorian house to explore Dashiell Hammett’s classic, together with some wild local history – Tales of gangster Bugsy Siegal on Staten Island!
Friday, January 27, 2017 at 7pm. Electric Hair Salon, 100 Stuyvesant Place, SINY 10301. NOTE DATE CHANGE! (Friday, Jan 27, NOT Jan 6th, as originally planned)
Live jazz by composer/guitarist Nick Semenykhin. https://soundcloud.com/nicksemenykhin
Wear your favorite fedora or your slinkiest sheath and join our gregarious host Marty Albucher (owner/proprietor of Electric Hair) for a fun evening of noir in the neighborhood, inspired by Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon”.
Reservations essential due to limited space! Please RSVP by January 26th to sioutloud@yahoo.com
Saturday, Jan 21, 8pm at Be Yoga and Dance, 1270 Bay St, SINY 10305
Staten Island OutLOUD’s Big Read finale performance will be a dance performance with spoken word, inspired by Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falvon”.
Choreographed by Rosita Roldan, featuring dancers Rosita Roldan, Larissa Schiano Gonzalez, Renee Leibowitz, Laura Neese, and Melissa West. Spoken word by Pilar Garcia-Sussman, Joseph Smith, and Vincent Vok. Original music by Rob Keay. Free!
Be Yoga and Dance is located in the Rosebank section of Staten Island, on Bay Street between St John’s and Maryland Ave. Accessible via public transportation; plenty of free parking on the surrounding streets.
Saturday, Jan 14, 2pm at Killmeyers Old Bavaria Inn, 4254 Arthur Kill Rd, SINY 10309
Staten Island OutLOUD & Killmeyers Old Bavaria Inn explore Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon” – Plus book giveaway. Order something from Killmeyers’ delicious & affordable menu, and join us for a classic detective mystery in a 150 year-old pub with a colorful history.
Plenty of free parking in Killmeyers’ lots and surrounding streets.
Saturday, Dec 17, 12pm at the Port Richmond Library, 75 Bennett St, SINY 10302 (@Heberton Ave) Free screening of the classic 1941 film,; starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sidney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre (when he was very young and very slim). Free & fabulous. Book giveaway while supplies last
Sunday, Dec 11, 2pm at Honor Wine Shop, 36 Bay St, SINY 10301
Robert Honor, a Staten Island writer (and co-owner of Honor Wines), will read from his new mystery novel, “Bogart’s Hat”. It is a work-in-progress, and Robert will give us insights into the mystery writer’s craft. We’ll explore the world of “Bogart’s Hat” as we discuss “The Maltese Falcon” and the work of Dashiell Hammett. Free and open to the public.
In 1955, Harry Kavanagh’s uncle sneaks into a ringside seat in the old Madison Square Garden for the Marciano/Moore heavyweight championship bout. “Hey kid, outta my seat.” It’s Humphrey Bogart. Rewarding the kid for his boldness, Bogart gives him his fedora. Many years later a housebound, lonely Harry Kavanagh mourns the loss of his wife, Felicity who perished in an automobile accident.
When the Chief Medical Examiner does a swan dive from a third story window, Harry suspects his wife may have been the victim of foul play. Harry goes to his local precinct, but the police politely ignore his inferences. In the following weeks, Harry is manhandled by the brawny “Liverwurst Twins,”nearly drowns during a Nor’easter, and is threatened by a mobster. He’s rescued by one mysterious woman who bathes in lilac-scented perfume and is stalked by another. Putting one unsteady size nine after the other, Harry trails a church scandal and discovers a political cover up.
But wait, there’s more …
Tuesday, Dec 6 at 2:30pm. Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library, 2550 Victory Blvd, SINY 10314
Join the popular library staff at the Todt Hill-Westerleigh Library & Staten Island OutLOUD for a conversation on Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon”. Free. Plenty of free parking in the library’s adjacent lot. Accessible via public transportation.
Monday, December 5, 7pm at the Staten Island OutLOUD Cutlure Lounge, in the SI Ferry Terminal (St George side of the harbor), 1 Bay St, SINY 10301. The Culture Lounge is located on the main concourse, near the waiting room, next door to the River Dock Cafe.
Staten Island OutLOUD & Staten Island Arts host Linda Fairstein, best-selling mystery writer & former Chief of Manhattan DA’s Special Victims Unit. We’ll host a reading & conversation with Linda, who’ll discuss & sign her latest young adult detective novel & her fantastic ongoing Alex Cooper mysteries.
This event is part of Staten Island OutLOUD’s Big Read series on Dashiell Hammett’s classic detective novel “The Maltese Falcon”. (Photo above by Katherine Marks)
Friday, Dec 2, 2016 at 7:30pm. Every Thing Goes Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10301
Staten Island OutLOUD features Island writer Richard Ryan’s new book (and his first novel), “The Vatican Cameos: A Sherlock Holmes Adventure”. The noted mystery writer Lee Child (author of the Jack Reacher series) said that The Vatican Cameos is, “an extravagantly imagined and beautifully written Holmes story”. Here’s a chance to meet a local author, explore his new novel and hear his ideas on the art and craft of the mystery writer.
FREE.
This event continues our series on The Maltese Falcon for The Big Read/NEA.
Friday, Nov 18, 2016 at 2:30pm. New Dorp Branch Library, 309 New Dorp Lane, SINY 10306
Join popular librarian Emily Lacey and Staten Island OutLOUD for a conversation on Dashiell Hammett’s “The Maltese Falcon”. Free copies for book discussion participants (while supplies last). The New Dorp Library is a vibrant community hub, conveniently located mid-Island and close to public transportation. Free & fun. You should come!
