Bloomin' ArtFest this weekend! St. 10-5, Sun 11-5

This year we celebrate our sixth annual Reisterstown’s Bloomin’ ArtFest. We continue to bring local artisans, musical talent and delicious food to the community of Reisterstown and to all of our neighbors who wish to help us celebrate springtime.

This year we are adding a special area for our local service groups who want to share their organization’s efforts and goals. As always, we have collected a group of talented artisans who will present the best of their work. Stroll through the stalls and choose a delicate pair of earrings, a piece of artfully thrown pottery or a vibrantly colored t-shirt.

Chow down on pizza and crab cakes while listening to the sounds of the Reisterstown Jazz Ensemble, or perhaps take a bite out of a sugary funnel cake while listening to a rock beat. There is something for everyone, young and old.

Visit our website, www.bloominartfest.com for more details. Hope to see you there!

First Friday Wine Tasting with Steve Colon

This Friday, the 7th, we have a First Friday Wine Tasting, 6-9pm!

Start off May right with wine and munchies. Live music will be provided by Reisterstown's local jazz/classical guitarist, Steve Colon. Coffee and tea will also be available.

ALSO: a new Reisterstown business, Iced Gems Baking, will be selling cupcakes from their truck!
YUM.

SHADE Book Launch Party May 2nd, 3-5pm!!

Jeri's first SHADE booksigning! Come join us for a reading and discussion--and most important, delicious cookies and brownies from Westminster's Starry Night Bakery.



Though SHADE is written for teens and adults, the event will be suitable for kids of all ages.



Call 410-833-5151 or visit http://www.constellationbooks.com/



If you can't make the event but would like Jeri to sign a book for you, please call Constellation before 5pm May 2 and place an order for your copy, which can then be shipped to you or held for you to pick up.

Love ties them together. Death can't tear them apart.

Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan's band playing a critical gig and Aura's plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend's life. She never thought it would be his last.

Logan's sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He's gone.

Well, sort of.

Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan's violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. Almost.

It doesn't help that Aura's new friend Zachary is so understanding—and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit.

As Aura's relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura's heart?and clues to the secret of the Shift.

Live music Sunday the 25th, 3-6pm

Local musicians Suzi Eldridge and Gerry Galuardi sing folk, pop and show tunes, accompanied by guitar and banjo. They have put together a CD to benefit Concer101.org and they will be playing at the bookstore to raise awareness for the organisation.

Coffee/Tea and munchies available - perfect way to spend a rainy Sunday!

Watershed Action Plan Meeting for Owings Mills, Reisterstown and Glyndon

This is not about books - this is about the watershed Constellation Books inhabits (appropriate for Earth Day, right?):

The Reisterstown, Glyndon and Owings Mills public is invited to a meeting to learn about safeguarding the Gwynns Falls Watershed.

The county Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management and the Gwynns Falls Watershed Association, together with the community, plan to develop a Small Watershed Action Plan (SWAP) for the upper Gwynns Falls watershed.

The meeting is Wednesday, April 28th, 6:30-8:00 pm at Owings Mills High School, 124 Tollgate Rd.

It's our streams, let's keep them clean.
Lauretta

Another double-header: author-signing AND poetry slam this Saturday!

First! Tea with the Author 3:00pm- 5:00pm

Reisterstown’s own Anny Cook will be signing her steamy romances. Join us for tea, coffee or cocoa and munchies! Simmering Romance with a Smile!

Second! Poetry Slam/Open Mic 6:00pm- 7:00pm

Everyone is welcome to speak their own poetry/hip hop/rap lyrics. No obscenities, limit 3 minutes. Kids over 6 years of age welcome.

Munchies will be available at both events!

Celebrate Easter with Folk Music this Sunday 3-6pm!!

Folk/Alternative Music with Steve Haug aka Maugorn –
Cookies and Tea/Coffee/Cocoa will be available. Steve has an extensive list of songs you can request! You can sample Steve's work at http://www.stevehaug.com/