The Poe Museum

"The Sprits of the Dead" are adrift at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum. For all things spooky the Poe Museum is where you need to be! In honor of the Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, we will be holding Victorian style séance in the Enchanted Garden amid our local haunts. Enjoy light refreshments, cash bar, and readin...gs of Poe's poem, "The Sprits of the Dead," between your communications with those beyond the grave.
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To coincide with the opening of the "Ratiocination" exhibit at the Poe Museum our June Unhappy Hour will be "Murders in the Rue Morgue" comes to the Poe. Not only will we have light refreshments and a cash bar but a crime scene with clues will be there for you to solve! Try to outwit the murderer and put your best Dete...ctive Dupin skills to the test! A raffle will be held with prizes for those with the best detective abilities. Join us from 6:00 to 9:00 for music, peformances, tours and refreshments in the courtyard garden.

All Unhappy Hours are free and open to the public, are appropriate for all ages (unless otherwise noted), and children are most welcome.

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St. John’s Church’s cemetery is the final resting place of Elizabeth Arnold Poe, Edgar Allan Poe’s birth mother and an accomplished stage actress in her day. Eliza was known for her theatrical versatility, her comedic skill, and her beautiful singing voice. She was twenty-four when she passed away in Richmond in 1811. ...At the time of her death she was on her way to achieving national stardom.

Meet Eliza Poe for a stroll through the grounds of St. John's Church. Learn about what life in Richmond was like in the early nineteenth century, and hear Mrs. Poe tell her tragically short life story. In addition to two monologues from her vast repertoire, Mrs. Poe will also perform "The Market Lass," with which she debuted on the American stage in 1796 at the age of nine.

Ticket prices: $6.00 for adults, $5.00 for seniors, $4.00 for children ages 7-18, and children under seven are admitted free. Please call 804.648.5015 or email programs@saintjohns.cc for more information.
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