Promoting the living works of Henry Louis Mencken, the "Sage of Baltimore"
Promoting the living works of Henry Louis Mencken, the "Sage of Baltimore"
The Mencken Graveside Memorial will once again be conducted by Oleg Panczenko at the Mencken gravesite at Loudon Park Cemetery, 3620 Wilkens Ave, Baltimore, MD. The brief memorial will be held Sunday, January 27, 2018 at 2:00 PM. Attendees are invited to retire to Spirits West, 2601 Wilkens Ave. after the memorial. Loudon Park Cemetery: […]
S. T. Joshi has begun issuing editions of Mencken’s early newspaper and magazine work as part of a long-range project titled The Collected Essays and Journalism of H. L. Mencken. He is issuing these books through Amazon’s CreateSpace (print) and Kindle (ebook) platforms. Eight volumes will contain material from the Smart Set. The first volume […]
BALTIMORE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA PRESS RELEASE: A NEW CHAPTER FOR H.L. MENCKEN HOUSE Heritage Area Takes on House Restoration, Opening to Public as Museum Celebrating Life of the “Sage of Baltimore” [Contact: Jeffrey Buchheit 410-878-6411 • jbuchheit@baltimoreheritagearea.org] September 12, 2018 (Baltimore) — The Baltimore National Heritage Area (BNHA) today entered into a lease agreement with […]
Mencken Day, September 15, 2018, is once again celebrated at France Hall, Maryland Historical Society, 201 West Monument Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. The Day’s Events 10:30 AM/France Hall: Annual Meeting of the Mencken Society Speaker: Dr Stacy Spaulding, Assistant Professor, Towson University: “The Intellectual Eater: H. L. Mencken’s Regional Food Editorials” 2:00 PM/France Hall: — […]
From the Free Lance of April 11, 1914: “Rising to a question of personal privilege, I announce my withdrawal from these cloistered shades for a brief space. No; I am not ill. No; I am not worn out by overwork. No; I have not been fired. No; I have not got a better job in […]
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