Unhappy Hours in the Enchanted Garden

Join us in the Poe Museum courtyard garden for our monthly Unhappy Hours featuring live performances, guided tours, free admission to the Museum, light refreshments and cash bar. A list of dates is below with featured performances. For more information please call
804.648.5523 or email info@poemuseum.org. All ages are welcome. 6-9 pm

June 26th, 2008 – Live music by the High Street Lowlifes
July 24th, 2008 – Poetry Slam featuring Slam Nahuatl vs. Slam Richmond
August 28th, 2008 – Live music by Susan Greenbaum
September 25th, 2008 – Slam poetry by Slam Nuhuatl from 6-8:30 followed by a screening of Hitchcock's "Vertigo" on the big screen at 9 (Admission charged for the film screening)
October 30th, 2008 – "The Masque of the Red Death" Halloween party featuring
musical performance by Big Wide Grin

See a fill poster (PDF)

Poe In Comics Exhibit
Exhibit opening April 25, 2008
This exhibit will run through October 7, 2008.

April 25-October 31 with a special preview at the April Unhappy Hour. This is the first ever museum exhibit devoted to Edgar Allan Poe's presence in comics and graphic novels. The exhibit includes the work of renowned artists Rick Geary, Gris Grimly, Richard Corben, Gahan Wilson and many others. Housed in the newly remodeled Carraige House, the exhibit will showcase Poe's inspiration in such beloved comics as Scooby Doo, Batman, and many others. Don't miss it! For more information contact Chris at 648-5523.

"Vertigo" at the Poe
September 25, 2008, Film starts at 9p.m.
Admission: $8 ($5 for Poe Museum members)

Experience Hitchcock's Poe-inspired masterpiece in a whole new way on the big screen in the Poe Museum's Enchanted Garden. Pop-corn, candy, and a cash bar will be available. Space is limited, so advance tickets can be obtained by calling the Poe Museum at (804)648-5523.

Poe Memorial Service
October 5, 2008, 1-5 p.m.
Regular Poe Museum admission charged

You can solve the mystery of Poe's death. Visit http://poe200th.com/students-mystery.php to review the evidence and submit your solution. The best theory will be announced at the Poe Memorial Service marking the anniversary of Poe's death. Yes, he died on October 7, but we wanted to have the service on a Sunday. For the day, the Poe Museum will be decorated in accordance with Victorian mourning customs.

Poe's Pumpkin Patch
October 25, 2008, 3-5 p.m.
$5

Kids can experience Poe for the first time at this family-friendly event for children from ages 2 to 12. Games include "Pin the Tail on the Black Cat" and "Free Fortunato."

Poe's 24-hour Birthday Bash
January 19, 2009, Midnight to 11:59 p.m.
Regular Poe Museum admission applies

The Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond will host a 24-hour birthday party for Edgar in his bicentennial year. On January 19th, 2009 the Poe Museum will open at 12:01 a.m. and remain open for 24 hours. Enjoy poetry readings during the day, tour the Museum in the dead of night, or join us for birthday cake and a candle-light vigil at Poe's shrine at dusk. There will be something for everyone during the 24-hour celebration. Specific times for each event are TBA but updates will be posted to this site on a regular basis.

"Poe: Face to Face" Exhibit Opening
January 19- June 14, 2009
Admission included with Poe Museum regular admission
Exhibit opening during Poe's birthday bash on January 19, 2009.

See Poe as you've never seen him before in the rare nineteenth century daguerreotypes and engravings from his time. These are the images through which the public would have first encountered Poe, long before they were reproduced around the world. Included is the famous "Ultima Thule" daguerreotype, taken four days after Poe had attempted suicide. A highlight of the show is the "Players' Club" daguerreotype taken weeks before his death. This photograph once belonged to the Players' Club in New York City before disappearing--only to turn up on the program Antiques Roadshow.