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Friday Oct 11, 7pm & 8pm: The Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 37th St, NYC 10016.

Staten Island OutLOUD is delighted that The Morgan Library & Museum invited us to present Poe’s chilling tales in conjunction with their stunning new exhibition: Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul (which runs from Oct 4, 2013-Jan 26, 2014). Music by Wafoo: Yuuki Koike & Kazuo Nakamura.  Join us to hear Poe read aloud in this stunning setting, the home of J.P. Morgan.

This event is part of The Morgan Library & Museum’s Free Fridays series; free admission from 7pm.  After OutLOUD’s reading, enjoy a tour of the exhibit.  And on the way home to Staten Island, we’ll read more Poe on the Ferry!     For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

NOTE: Both the 7pm & 8pm OutLOUD readings are now sold out.  However, admission to The Morgan is free every Friday night after 7pm. The Morgan’s Poe exhibition (Edgar Allan Poe: Terror of the Soul) runs through Jan 26, 2014; for exhibition details visit their website, www.themorgan.org.

Friday, October 11, 2:30pm, New Dorp Branch Library, 309 New Dorp Lane, SINY 10306

Join neighbors & popular librarian Jan Klucevsek to read & discuss The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders In the Rue Morgue, and The Cask of Amontillado.  Have a little scary fun as you hear what others think about Poe’s stories, and share your ideas.

Saturday, Oct 5, 2013 at 2pm – Alice Austen House Museum, 2 Hylan Blvd, SINY 10305

Staten Island OutLOUD’s series on Edgar Allan Poe continues in the charming Alice Austen house, with readings of the ladies in Poe’s life: To Helen, Berenice, Lenore, and more.  Loved, lost and lovely.

Enjoy a selection of poems devoted to the ladies – to whom Poe was devoted.  And if you have a special favorite, please bring it toshare with everyone.

Sunday, Sept 29, 3pm: Unitarian Church of SI, 312 Fillmore St, SINY 10301

Poe and Day de Dada’s performance art in the memorial garden & 19th century parish hall.  Day de Dada presents “Nevermore / Evermore”.

Open doors to dreams and illusions sparked by dance, sound and poetry.  “Dream-Land” and “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe

For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.

If you like mystery and suspense, you’ll love Hitchcock. Check out Sundog Theatre’s The 39 Steps – Thurs Sept 26 thru Sunday, Sept 29 – at Snug Harbor’s Veterans Hall. Hitch said that Poe was his inspiration. For that reason, Sundog will give away 15 books by Poe – with a neighborly nod to Staten Island OutLOUD’autumn series, “Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe”. Call Sundog & get your tix: www.sundogtheatre.org

Saturday, Sept 28, 12:15pm:  Meet in Ferry Terminal (Staten Island side) to board the12:30 boat.

Join us for a trip to Poe’s historic cottage in the Bronx.  We’ll read Poe’s poetry & short works on the Ferry, and on the front porch of the charming Poe Cottage & in Poe Park Visitors Center.  The Bronx Historical Society will give us a private tour of the cottage; they request a cash donation of $5 (adults) or $3 (students, seniors & children).

Poe Cottage is managed by Bronx County Historical Society.  Poe Park Visitors Center is managed by the NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation.

For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com

For driving directions, visit www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org

If you like mystery and suspense, you’ll love Hitchcock. Check out Sundog Theatre’s The 39 Steps – Thurs Sept 26 thru Sunday, Sept 29 – at Snug Harbor’s Veterans Hall. Hitch said that Poe was his inspiration. For that reason, Sundog will give away 15 books by Poe – with a neighborly nod to Staten Island OutLOUD’autumn series, “Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe”. Call Sundog & get your tix: www.sundogtheatre.org

Staten Island OutLOUD is proud to receive our third award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

We’re hosting The Big Read in our community this fall & winter, featuring Stories & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe: Sept 2013 – Feb 2014.

We’ve presented performance art, readings, concerts, two voyages to Poe’s Cottage in the Bronx, book discussions, film screenings, an OutLOUD performance in the fabulous Morgan Library & Museum, a tour of an historic cemetery, a Poe seance, a zombie fest, film screenings, and special events for very young readers.

Although we initially planned to complete our Poe Big Read in November, 2013, so many people asked for more – Poe is huge on Staten Island!  So we’re hosting A Little Mo’ Poe – Some interesting new events in Jan-Feb 2014. Check our schedule for updates.  Join us, and bring family & friends!  All our events are free.