Happy Birthday, Sherlock Holmes: Locals Set To Stage Play Tribute

The Village Players returns to the stage with the January staging of "The Penultimate Problem of Sherlock Holmes," directed by Gail Pierce.

Show dates and times are Jan. 7, 13-14 and 20-21, at 7 p.m. Also, Jan. 15 at 2:30 p.m. Cost is $12 at the door and $10 in advance from a cast member.

A dinner theater performance is scheduled for Jan. 6 — the date considered by many Sherlock Holmes fans as the detective's birthday — at a cost of $25 per person.

For information, call: 813-300-1817.

As for Sherlock Holmes's birthday, the jury is out, but Jan. 6 has been considered the date, according to general consensus.

The Baker Street Irregulars, however, during the weekend of Jan. 12-14, will officially celebrate the 158th birthday of the master sleuth. The schedule of events for the birthday celebration include "The Christopher Morley Walk" and lectures from distinguished speakers.

For more on Sherlock Holmes, visit The Baker Street Journal, the official publication of the Baker Street Irregulars.

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5 Neat Things To Read About Sherlock Holmes' Birthday

• The Curious Case of a Birthday for Sherlock, The New York Times, Jan. 6, 2009

• The Case of Sherlock Holmes's Birthday Is Far From Elementary, The New York Times, Jan. 31, 1987

• Sherlockian.Net: The World of Holmes and Watson

• Happy Birthday, Mr. Holmes, New York Sun, Jan. 5, 2005

• Baker Street Irregulars Weekend