Wine Tasting/Art Exhibit Opening + Muisc this weekend!

Friday, April 1st, 6-9pm, we have Stellar Art Opening - No Fooling.

Constellation Books is hosting the debut photography exhibition of Laura Burns of Mare Ingenii Studios. Photographs by Laura have been used by NASA and by NPR Science Friday. Spanning four continents, Laura has picked a diverse selection of her favorite photographs for display. Come peruse the store, view the photographs, and taste the lovely wine selection. Live music will be provided by Ken 'iSinatra' McDermott and munchies will be available.

Sunday, April 3, 3-6pm - Music with Nathan Rabe

Reisterstown local Nathan Rabe plays folk, alternative and Contemporary Christian music. Cookies and Tea/Coffee/Cocoa will be available.

Book Launch for 40 Days to Freedom this weekend!

Just in time for Ash Wednesday - Saturday, 19 February 2011 3-5pm Reisterstown’s Alice Reid talks about the Lenten practice of release and letting go using a metaphysical approach minus suffering and repentance. Munchies and tea/coffee also available.

Wine and Horses this weekend!

Tonight - Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 6-9pm - February First Friday Wine Tasting

Drop in for wine and pizza! Coffee and tea will also be available.

Tomorrow we have a Book Launch - Sea Feather! 3-5pm

Join Westminster local Lois Szymanski for the launch of her latest book. We'll have books and munchies and coffee/tea/cookies.

“The True Story of Sea Feather” is a middle grade book for children aged nine to eleven with photographs of the real pony. For Szymanski, the tale is a personal one, the story of the Chincoteague Pony her daughters took home from Chincoteague Island’s wild pony swim and auction.

In 1995 Szymanski’s daughters, Shannon and Ashley went to Pony Penning on Chincoteague Island with $500 in their pockets and a dream. It wasn’t long until they realized $500 was not enough money for a pony. That’s
when they were approached by Carollynn Suplee and her husband, Ed.

Carollynn Suplee had recently survived surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor. She told the family how she found feathers everywhere
she went while awaiting surgery. She believed they were a sign from above, but
a sign of what? Then she found Psalm 91: verse 4 and read the words, “God will cover you with feathers and protect you,” she knew she would be okay. When a fireman pointed to the Szymanski family and told Suplee about two girls bidding on ponies without success, a feather drifted past his finger. Suplee said she knew this was the family.

After the purchase they discovered the foal was a pinto with one white marking on his neck… in the shape of a feather.

This story was first told in a book released in the nineties called “Sea Feather”. Many true details were changed at an editor’s request. After the book went out of print Animal Planet aired a special which mentioned the book and used copies were in high demand. That’s when Szymanski decided to edit the book to include the entire story. The rewritten version was picked up by Schiffer.

Tea with Vince Gisriel - Hearts Away, Bombs Away! - this Saturday

Saturday the 29th, 3-5pm -
Local Vincent Gisriel, author of the WW II memoir “Hearts Away, Bombs Away” will join us for tea/coffee/cocoa and cookies.

Vince says

My father, Vincent dePaul Gisriel, Sr., was a bombardier during World War II. He served with the 8th Air Force based in England. When he passed away in 2003, some of the men who had served with him told me about their combat experiences in the skies over Germany and occupied Europe. It was then that I realized that my father was actually a wartime hero. Like so many other veterans of that era, he did not talk very much about the war. While growing up, I only had a vague idea of what my Dad did in the military. At the age of 62, I decided to find out more about the man whom I knew and loved all my life, but knew little about his service to our country.

Over a three year period, I gathered many details about my father's military career. I sifted through hundreds of pages searching for bits of information in an attempt to tell his story. I was able to document a major portion of his time in the Army Air Corps. I knew that my parents had corresponded extensively during the war. They saved the many letters written between them. I thought that if I could read them all, it would reveal additional aspects about his military service. I quickly discovered that he could not write about military strategy or bombing missions he flew, for that would have been a breach of security.

However, what I did discover from reading over a thousand letters between them was a beautiful love story. Thus, Hearts Away, Bombs Away is a true story about an American hero, but it is also a story of a young couple who were deeply in love.

Folk Music plus Autism Talk this weekend!

Maugorn the Stray, aka Steve Haug, returns 3-6pm the Saturday - Cookies and Tea/Coffee/Cocoa will be available. Steve has an extensive list of songs you can request!

Sunday, 3-5pm we have a presentation on Autism Ability -
Zosia Zaks joins us to talk about coping with Autism and Asbergers in everyday life and to discuss her books.

Zosia Zaks, M.S., M.Ed., works primarily as a disability advocate and as a teacher. She consults with autistic adults and the families of autistic children to address issues based on autistic
strengths. In addition to consulting, speaking, and writing on issues of importance to the autism community, Zosia teaches disabled adults community living and academic skills.

Book Launch this weekend - Home Ground!

Local Jack Wennerstrom, known for his naturalist books on Soldiers Delight and the Potomac Valley, has published a novel. Coffee/Tea and munchies available too. Black Coffee, the other novel, will be available at this event for only $10. Limited copies of the naturalist titles will also be available at the signing.

Saturday 15 Jan. 2011, 3-5pm.

Happy New Year! Bring it on, 2011! And your calendar too!

We will be open 11am to 5pm today, New Year's Day, 2011.
We will be hosting coffee, tea, cocoa, bagels, cream cheese, homemade jam, and later on, cookies.

3-5pm, We'll have Glyndon local KAL (Kevin Kallaugher) stopping by to sign his wonderful calendars.

Come on down!
Lauretta