Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Did Belzer burn Bethesda?
When Richard Belzer visited Bethesda Row Saturday during the "Writers on the Row" festival, the "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star made a comment about Bethesda that raised a few eyebrows in the local media. “Here we are in Bethesda, Maryland,” Belzer said, according to the Washington Post's Reliable Source column. “What is Bethesda known for, beyond the hospital? Is that it?” Belzer, who penned “Dead Wrong: Straight Facts on the Country’s Most Controversial Cover-Ups,” was among celebrities including Georgetown Cupcake's Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne and Bravo TV reality star Rosie Pope who made cameos during the four-day festival. But the comment left the media musing, prompting the Baltimore Sun to …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Check out Sunday's events with Writers on the Row.
Today bookworms and TV junkies will have the chance to meet Katherine Kallinis Berman & Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne, owners of Georgetown Cupcake and stars of TLC’s "DC Cupcakes." Writers on the Row kicked off Thursday in Bethesda, bringing bookworms face-to-face with favorite authors. The event continues today, combining author readings, book signings and deal specials to businesses along Bethesda Row. The cupcake mavens will present their new book and serve up their favorite cupcake recipes from 1 to 3 p.m. on Bethesda Lane. Following the cupcake-themed readings, Maz Rauber and Amy Reingold, authors under the pen name Ella Monroe of the popular teen novel “Capital Girls,” will host a meet-and-greet from 3 to 5 p.m. on Bethesda Lane. …
Saturday, October 13, 2012
What else is going on during Writers on the Row?
Today bookworms and TV junkies will have the chance to meet Richard Belzer, star of Law & Order: SVU, and author of “Dead Wrong: Straight Faces on the Country’s Most Controversial Cover-Ups.” Writers on the Row kicked off Thursday in Bethesda, bringing bookworms face-to-face with favorite authors. The event continues today and through the weekend, combining author readings, book signings and deal specials to businesses along Bethesda Row. Belzer will be available from 4 to 6 p.m. on Bethesda Lane. In addition to Belzer, children authors Cheryl and Peter Barnes will host a reading of book “Woodrow for President: A Tail of Voting, Campaigns, and Elections.” The Barnes will appear from 2 to 4 p.m. on Bethesda Lane. Today’s store and drink …
Friday, October 12, 2012
Check out the full list of events for Bethesda's Writers on the Row.
Today, bookworms and reality-TV junkies will have the chance to meet Rosie Pope, author of “Mommy IQ” and star of the Bravo hit TV show “Pregnant in Heels.” Writers on the Row kicked off Thursday in Bethesda, bringing bookworms face-to-face with favorite authors. The event continues today and into the weekend, combining author readings, book signings and deal specials to businesses along Bethesda Row. Pope will be on hand from 6 to 8 p.m. on Bethesda Lane. Today’s special store and drink specials include 20 percent off full price items at Ginger and Urban Chic. From 6 to 8 p.m. customers at Sassanova get 20 percent off all heels and free gift with purchase of $50 or more, as well as champagne while shopping. Lebanese Taverna will offer a …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Children's author uses a cast of kitty characters to highlight the issue of bullying.
This week, Bethesda Patch continues our “Author Spotlight” series with a conversation with Peter J. Goodman, a writer of childrens literature. A resident of Washington, DC, Goodman is the author of “The First Day of School,” a book that highlights the issue of bullying using a cast of cats as characters. Publisher dreamBIG Press is partnering with the Montgomery County Humane Society to help promote the work. “The First Day of School” is the first in a children’s series dubbed “We’re All Different But We’re All Kitty Cats,” aimed to help elementary-aged children face issues including bullying, childhood fears, confidence, being different, and making friends. Goodman answered a few of our questions via email about the first book in the …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Gary Krist brings his new book, "City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago," to the Gaithersburg Book Festival.
The third annual Gaithersburg Book Festival is Saturday, May 19, and among the featured authors is Bethesda resident Gary Krist. Krist has experience writing both fiction and nonfiction and will be presenting his new book, "City of Scoundrels: The 12 Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago", to the festival. He is a recipient of The Sue Kaufman Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Lowell Thomas Gold Medal for Travel Journalism, and a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, according to his book festival profile. Krist took some time with Gaithersburg Patch to help preview Saturday's event: Patch: You're one of a few local authors from Montgomery County participating in the Gaithersburg Book …
Joe Thomas
10:55 pm on Monday, October 22, 2012
I am not impressed with Bethesda either. Its a place where wannabees and snobs hang out. Try to get your hair cut or your shoes fixed. Good luck. more ›