The 2018 Silver Blaze Saratoga Springs, New York August 11-12, 2018. Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes story "Silver Blaze" and its namesake racehorse, the Baker Street Irregulars present their triennial horserace and gathering. Pre-purchased tickets through the BSI are required. This event is open to all Sherlockians and their friends. The event commences on Saturday, … Continue reading The 2018 Silver Blaze
Registration and reservations are now open for the BSI Weekend to be held from Wednesday January 10, 2018 through Sunday January 14, 2018 in New York City. Sherlock Holmes's birthday is celebrated every January in New York City. The Weekend is always fun, filled with formal and informal opportunities for Sherlockians new and old to … Continue reading The 2018 BSI Weekend
The Mind and Art of Sherlock Holmes. Chautauqua, New York September 9-12, 2016. Conference Programme. A limited quantity of the printed program of the Baker Street Irregulars' recent Conference is available for purchase. In addition to half a dozen brief articles on the Chautauqua Institution, William Gillette, and the 19th century spiritualism movement, the program … Continue reading The Mind and Art of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen. Edited & introduced by Lyndsay Faye and Ashley Polasek. Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen was the third Baker Street Irregulars' officially sponsored Conference, and the first held on the West Coast. This 2012 event was a unique collaboration between the BSI and the UCLA School of Theatre, Film … Continue reading Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen
Saratoga: At the Rail - From "Silver Blaze" to "Shoscombe Old Place." Edited by Candace J. Lewis and Roger Donway. The Baker Street Irregulars Press has published a third collection of delightful and ground-breaking essays to mark the triennial running of the "Silver Blaze" Race at Saratoga Raceway. The new volume focuses on the two … Continue reading Saratoga: At the Rail
by Matt Laffey. From The Baker Street Journal, Vol. 64, No. 1 (Spring 2014), pp. 51 – 59. Sherlockians gather in New York every year to celebrate the birth of the world's greatest detective. The BSJ reports on many of the events, including the BSI Dinner. Matt Laffey wrote about the 2014 Birthday Weekend in … Continue reading The 2014 Birthday Weekend
The Undershaw Set: Limited Edition Boxed Set. This slipcased set contains signed, numbered, limited edition, specially bound copies of On Conan Doyle by Pulitzer Prize winning critic Michael Dirda and The Remarkable Characters of Arthur Conan Doyle, edited by Joel B. Silver. Profits from the sale of this set will go to the Undershaw Preservation … Continue reading The Undershaw Set
The Remarkable Characters of Arthur Conan Doyle. Edited by Joel B. Silver. Though the foundation of his lasting literary legacy is built upon the Sherlock Holmes stories, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created a number of other unique characters. In celebration of the sesquicentennial of Doyle's birth, a conference and exhibition dealing with these creations was … Continue reading The Remarkable Characters of Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes: Behind The Canonical Screen Lapel Pin. Those who attended the "Sherlock Holmes: Behind the Canonical Screen" conference on the UCLA Campus in Los Angeles on September 1-3, 2012 received a beautiful silver-tone lapel pin, designed by Hollywood's (and the BSI's) Maggie Schpak. The pin is in the form of a film clapperboard used … Continue reading Behind The Canonical Screen Lapel Pin
Saratoga Studies: Unraveling Threads from "Silver Blaze" and "The Greek Interpreter". Edited by Candace Lewis and Roger Donway. "Silver Blaze," one of the most popular of the Sherlockian adventures, has been paired with another favorite, "The Greek Interpreter," in this new collection of essays assembled to mark the running of the "Silver Blaze" Race at … Continue reading Saratoga Studies
