H.L. Mencken’s Saturday Night Club Concert – Baltimore, MD

H.L. Mencken’s Saturday Night Club Concert – Baltimore, MD

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Don’t miss this upcoming event in Baltimore, MD. Happening on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1524 Hollins St. Doors open at 7:00 PM.

Inaugural event with a chamber music program inspired by H.L. Mencken’s writings on music and played on the piano he played in his home.

Bringing back a musical and intellectual tradition devised more than a century ago by H.L. Mencken, the often controversial, frequently funny and always provocative early 20th century writer.

Known as the Saturday Night Club, the weekly gathering of early 20th century literati serves as the inspiration for a planned revival of music built around Mencken’s piano, with the first event being scheduled for 7 p.m. January 18, 2025, at the H.L. Mencken House Museum at 1524 Hollins Street overlooking Union Square Park.

Organized as a fundraiser to support the ongoing restoration of the piano and other Mencken House initiatives, the event is a $100 per person affair with a strict limit of 30 participants because of the small size of the space. Proceeds go to the Society to Preserve H.L. Mencken’s Legacy, Inc., the steward organization for the Mencken House Museum.

The January 18, 2025 gathering will feature a variety of skewers and substantial finger food options catered by Kerellas Cafe of Baltimore’s Greektown, along with other offerings, plus a variety of libations. The musical performance will feature a selection based on Mencken’s preferences, which are well documented in the volume Mencken on Music, gathered and edited by Louis Cheslock, the last of the Saturday Night Club regulars, who died in 1981.

The performance is organized by Carter McMullen, Artistic Director and founder of the Salon Concerts of Baltimore and accomplished pianist.

There will be a brief presentation at intermission and time for socialization and discussions.

On prominent display in the H.L. Mencken House Museum is the shield of the Saturday Night Club.

H.L. Mencken’s father, August Mencken Sr., bought a piano for his young family, which remains in the parlor of the Mencken House museum. Over the summer it was tuned and otherwise made suitable for performances.

H.L. Mencken’s dour pose belies his a fun-loving nature that led him to organize performances in his parlor and elsewhere for nearly three decades.

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Event ID - 1099348724629

Event Venue - 1524 Hollins St

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Event City - Baltimore

Event State - MD

 

Date And Time

Saturday, January 18th, 2025 @ 07:00 PM (EST)
 

Venue

1524 Hollins St
 

Location

1524 Hollins Street, Baltimore, MD 21223
 

Event Types

ClassicalConcert or Performance
 

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BaltimoreMaryland

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