These events have come and gone!
Sunday, Oct 20, 3pm at Comic Book Jones, 2220 Forest Ave, SINY 10303
Join us to explore the creative resources of graphic novels, which our neighbors at Comic Book Jones curate with knowledge, care and enthusiasm. Have a snack with us, as we explore graphic novels inspired by Poe. Be sure to check out their awesome Zombie Section! Meet neighbors, share ideas. Zombie attire encouraged, but not mandatory.
Plenty of free parking. For directions via public transportation, visit www.hotspot.com
Sat, Oct 19, 7pm at 
St John’s University, 300 Howard Ave, SINY 10301 (In Spellman Hall’s Black Box Theatre) Spellman Hall is to your immediate right as you come up the entry road from Howard Avenue. Free & open to the public.
Join popular St John’s Professor Ed Fiorelli as we enjoy some 19th century science fiction, with light refreshments. Poe was a pioneer of the science fiction form. OutLOUD will host readings of two Poe stories that are witty examples of proto science fiction…
Poe’s wry story, Some Words With a Mummy – chronicles an unusual interview. Rumor has it that a mummy will be on the guest list when OutLOUD features this story.
We’ll read another of Poe’s sci-fi short stories, Three Sundays In a Week. Did Poe discover time travel? This story inspired Jules Verne’s Around the World In 80 Days! Verne idolized Poe, and counted Poe among his literary heroes and inspirations.
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2013 at 4pm – Todt Hill Library, 2550 Victory Blvd, SINY 10314
Poe’s stories adapted for youngsters. Age-appropriate & fun, but not too too scary. Hosted by Doris Nielsen, popular teacher and creator of many magical literary experiences for young readers.
If you want to wear a costume, we’d love that! If you’d rather not wear a costume, that’s fine too!
For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com
Sunday, Oct 13, 2pm at Island Tattoo, 203 Old Town Road (off Hylan Blvd), SINY 10305
Join us to read Poe’s frightening tale, The Masque of the Red Death, in a tattoo parlor!
Best for ages 10 & up.
Plenty of free parking on Hylan Blvd. For directions via public transportation, please visit www.hopstop.com.
Saturday, Oct 12, 2pm at Historic Fountain Cemetery, 1634 Richmond Terrace, SINY 10301
We’ll read Poe’s haunting poem, “Spirits of the Dead” in this beautiful historic cemetery, which was lovingly restored by Friends of Abandoned Cemeteries. As we stroll amongst the funerary sculpture, we’ll speak of some spirits who do NOT rest in peace there!
Details to come. Plenty of parking on the street. For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.
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.
Tuesday, Oct 8, 4pm at Tottenville Branch Library, 7430 Amboy Road, SINY 10307
Poe’s stories adapted for very young readers. Age-appropriate, fun & not too, too scary for youngsters. Do you want to wear a costume? That would be great. If you want to wear a zombie costume, we’d love that! If you don’t want to wear a costume, that’s fine too!
Hosted by Doris Nielsen, popular teacher and creator of many magical literary experiences for young readers.
For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com.
Sunday, Oct 6, 2pm. Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave, SINY 10306.
As a crime reporter, Poe covered the notorious murder trials of Mary “Polly” Bodine, dubbed “the Witch of Staten Island” by P. T. Barnum.
On Christmas Day 1843, a young mother and her infant daughter were brutally murdered, and their house was set afire. Several days later, Mary “Polly” Bodine was accused of killing her sister-in-law and 18 month-old niece. Though she was tried three times for the murders, Polly was ultimately acquitted. She lived out her long life as a nurse on Staten Island.
Poe invented the detective story, and the Bodine case informed some of his revisions to The Mystery of Marie Roget. Hear Polly’s story in the same courtroom where her first trial took place. Co-sponsored by the Staten Island Women’s Bar Association. Special guests: Hon. Barbara Irolla Panepinto (Justice, New York State Supreme Court), Hon. Yolanda Rudich (Chief of the Special Victims Unit, Office of the Richmond County District Attorney), Duane Felton, Esq (noted criminal defense counsel), Prof. Marguerite Maria Rivas & historian Patricia Salmon.
Best for ages 8 and older.
For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com
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.
