I am very excited to announce two upcoming Sherlockian conferences. One in Canada and one in USA.

The first, “A Study in Scandal” takes place in Toronto from October 13th to 16th. It is “A symposium on the oftentimes controversial life of Arthur Conan Doyle and the culture of Victorian scandal”

On the program are a variety of distinguished speakers, promising to make this conference very informative and entertaining.

The second, “From Gillette to Brett III” will take place in Indiana on Nover 11th to 13th.

This conference is “devoted to Sherlock Holmes on stage, screen, television and radio.” It will include the 35th anniversary screening of The Seven Percent solution hosted by Nicholas Meyer, who wrote both the book and the screenplay.

Speakers at this event will include:
Nicholas Meyer, Curtis Armstrong, Bert Coules, Tony Earnshaw, David Stuart Davies, Leslie Klinger, Kathryn White and Henry Zecher, who will present his Gillette slide program.

Both events are well worth attending, if possible. Two of our own Stormy Petrels have already registerd for the Toronto event.

If you would like more information on either conference regarding registration, fees, etc, please contact me, the Stormy Petrel Consulting Detective, at our g-mail address.

Before returning to the study of Sherlock Holmes and his world, the Petrels will meet for a bbq at 3:00 pm on Saturday, August 13th at the home of “Gloria Scott” in Lynn Valley.

Please bring your entree of choice to toss onto the coals, and please inform Elsa or Fran if you plan to attend.

For more info, please contact your Consulting Detective.

Mark your calendars for our 3rd Annual Sherlock Holmes Classic Movie Night.

When? Friday, April 15
Where? “The Tapestry” at UBC (16th/Westbrook)

SPBC member Brian has arranged for us to meet at 6:30 for pre-movie snacks and Petrel fellowship before we enjoy our feature presentation, “Study in Scarlet” (1968) starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Stock as Dr. Watson.

The movie will begin at 7:30, after a brief intro by our own SPBC “Priory Schoolmaster” Peter W., MBt, BSI.

This event is open to all. For more details, please contact the SPBC Consulting Detective.

If you wish to get a head start on May’s story, head over to the apocrypha once more to find “The Man with the Watches” another tale from Arthur Conan Doyl’s “Round the Fire Stories”

Additional May meeting details will be posted at a later date.