It’s time for a party…and the induction of your new board and officers of the New York/Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime.

We’ve booked our favorite party room at Cowgirl (519 Hudson, at W. 10th St.) for 6:00pm. We’re delighted that this time we’ll all be able simply to order our own choices of dinner from the regular menu and pay separately. We’ll also have our own cash bar, as usual. The restaurant has vegetarian options available, and you can get more information about their offerings and location at the link.

In order to make sure the staffing and table set-ups are adequate, RSVP to Peggy ( pehrhart – at- sprynet (dot] com ) by June 9th if you intend to attend.

Summer’s On Its Way!

PROGRAMMING NOTE as of 5/13/13: Unfortunately, we will have to reschedule Detective Brehm’s appearance. Instead, we’ll be presenting a panel of recently published authors with a range of current experiences from seeing a debut in print to publishing the 20th in a long-running series! See more details here.

We’re thrilled to have the NYPD’s own Detective Lauren Brehm coming to give us the inside scoop on life as a woman on the force!

We meet and greet at the Muhlenberg Library at 6:00pm, and the program runs from 6:30-7:45p. An optional dinner follows. As always, more details and directions are posted on our 2013 Chapter Meetings page.

Also, save the date of Tuesday, June 11th, because that’s when our very-popular end of year business meeting/party/dinner will be happening at Cowgirl in the West Village!

Our chapter’s own Laura K. Curtis (aka Laura Kramarsky) is back by popular demand!

Whether you’re a cyber veteran or just getting started, Laura’s presentation will inform and entertain, and there’ll be a bonus feature on using Social Media!

At the Muhlenberg Library, we meet and greet at 6:00pm with program from 6:30-7:45p. Optional dinner follows.

As always, more of the gory details are posted on our 2013 Chapter Meetings page. See you soon, cyber-Sisters!

Vincent Casale is a former NYC police officer assigned to the elite Movie/TV unit. The detail was formed to protect and assist the motion picture and television industries while they filmed on the streets of New York. Casale’s time in the unit is the basis for his memoir, The Coparazzi. Just wait until you hear how the unreality of Hollywood (yes, even its crime stories) intersects with the daily reality of the mean streets.

Chapter member Laura Joh Rowland is the author of a very popular series of historical mysteries (16 titles to date!) with her samurai-sleuth Sano Ichiro, not to mention a completely different series about the secret adventures of Charlotte Bronte.

She’ll tell us more about her experiences with the market for historicals and how she uses research to add richness of detail without bogging down the story.

As usual,  we’re meeting at the Muhlenberg Public Library in Manhattan, 209 W. 23rd Street, near 7th Ave.

We begin our meet-and-greet at 6pm, with chapter business and programs beginning by 6:30.  Concluding at 7:45pm, members who wish, and often our guests, adjourn for dinner together at a nearby restaurant. This meeting’s free, open to the public, and we cordially invite guests to attend!

Look forward to seeing you all in the past!