Poe’s 24-Hour Birthday Bash
January 16, 2010 Midnight-11:59 P.M.

Poe’s Bicentennial isn’t over yet. Finish out the year by celebrating Poe’s 201st birthday with a day of events and activities for the entire family. Highlights of the day include the Poe Showdown (Two Poe impersonators compete to see who is the real Poe.), Zombie dancers, the opening of the new exhibit Poe Goes to the Movies, a candlelit walking tour, and the announcement on the Poe Family’s decision on the Great Poe Debate.

The tentative schedule is as follows:

11:45 PM (Jan.15th) – Doors Open

MIDNIGHT (Jan.16th) - Champagne Toast / curator tours

12:30 AM - Eerie Nights Ghost Tour

1:00 AM - GHOST HUNT
you can join a hunt for the ghostly children reputed to haunt the Poe Museum's garden.

2:00 AM - Séance

3:00 AM – GHOST Hunt

4 AM to 10 AM – Self guided POE PJ's tours (COME IN YOUR PJ's)

12:00 PM - Carriage Rides

2:30 PM - The "Great Poe Debate" Officially Settled by the Poe Family
Dr. Harry Lee Poe, President of the Poe Foundation, will make his ruling on the debate that has been waged all year between Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston over which city can claim Poe as their own.

3:00 PM - Poe Showdown
Two Poes enter. Only one survives. Witness this head-the-head competition between two Poe actors to see who is the real Poe.

4:30 PM - Zombie Cheerleaders

5:30 PM - Zombie Cheerleaders

6:00 PM - EERIE Nights Ghost TOUR

7:30 PM - St. Johns for Candlelit tour
Walk in the footsteps of Poe to see the places that he knew bests. The tour begins at his mother's grave and St. John's Church.
* St. Johns candlelit Walking tour patrons must call St. Johns to make reservations (804) 648-5015. Cost for walking tour- $15

8:00 PM - Tour departs

9:00 PM -11:00 PM – Tour Reception

11:45 PM - Close

All Day – Poe Goes the Movies
This new exhibit features highlights from the Poe Museum's amazing collection of movie posters and memorabilia from the many screen adaptations of Poe's works.

*Check back for the latest details on guided tours, carriage tours, and segway tours.
POE MUSEUM - (804) 648-5523

January 16, 2010
Exhibit Poe Goes to the Movies opens at the Poe Museum.
This exhibit will feature over 25 terrifying posters and other rare movie memorabilia from the Poe Museum’s collection.

April 22, 2010
April Unhappy Hour: “To One in Paradise”
Celebrate National Poetry Month at the Poe Museum with a special Unhappy Hour honoring the poem that inspired the Poe Museum’s garden.

May 27, 2010
May Unhappy Hour: “The Balloon Hoax”
Unwind after work in the Enchanted Garden with live music, performances, and a cash bar.

June 24, 2010
June Unhappy Hour: “The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether”
Listen to live music, see the Museum, and get a drink at our cash bar.

July 22, 2010
July Unhappy Hour: “Hop-Frog”
Poe’s strange tale of dark humor and abject horror will set the mood for this month’s event.

August 26, 2010
August Unhappy Hour: “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar”
This month’s event will leave you mesmerized.

September 23, 2010
September Unhappy Hour: Poe Film Festival
This month’s Unhappy Hour will feature a movie screening in the garden.

October 7, 2010
Poe Memorial Service
Join us as we observe the anniversary of Poe’s death in the Poe Shrine.

October 24, 2010
Poe’s Pumpkin Patch
Bring the kids for a day of fun and games to help your children grow up weird.

October 28, 2010
October Unhappy Hour: “The Fall of the House of Usher”
Celebrate Halloween as only the Poe Museum can.