BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum on Wedne sday\, October 30 or Thursday\, October 31 to experience actor David Keltz as visionary author Edgar Allen Poe\, recreating one of Poe's 19th-centur y speaking engagements. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:Poe in Alexandria on Oct 31\, 2019 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Poe in Alexandria on Oct 31\, 2019 X-WR-CALNAME:Poe in Alexandria on Oct 31\, 2019 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Living History,Museums,Old Town DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app s.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/Detail.aspx?si=27978\n\nJoin us at The Ale xandria History Museum at The Lyceum on Wednesday\, October 30 or Thursday \, October 31 to experience actor David Keltz as visionary author Edgar Al len Poe\, recreating one of Poe's 19th-century speaking engagements. This year's program will feature the stories "The Man of the Crowd" and "The Bl ack Cat" as well as the poems "To ______ (I heed not that my earthly lot)\ ," "Eldorado\," and "The Raven." \nDavid Keltz gave his first performance as Edgar Allan Poe on Halloween night 1991 at Poe's grave. Delighting all ages\, he commands five hours of Poe's poems\, short stories\, essays\, li terary criticism\, letters\, and reported conversations.\nIn his travels\, Mr. Keltz has performed in Prague\, Czech Republic and he brings Edgar Po e to life throughout the United States for elementary and high schools\, u niversities\, and private organizations\, large and small. Besides traditi onal theatre settings and bus tours\, performance spaces as diverse as cas tles\, libraries\, medical theatres\, and private dining rooms provide the backdrop for his personification of the genius we recognize as Edgar Alla n Poe. \nMr. Keltz's television credits include "Homicide: Life on the Str eet\," and for the BBC\, "Hannah USA." Film credits include "E.A. Poe: Vis ionary" and "The Raven" for arte-TV in Germany and France. In 1995 he pers onified Edgar Allan Poe in TV commercials for the NFL Baltimore Ravens. Mo re recently\, he portrayed Edgar Allen Poe in the Food Network's "Ace of C akes" and portrayed himself on Mike Rowe's "Sombody's Gotta Do It."\nDoors open at 7:30 p.m. and the performance runs 8-9:15 p.m.\, each night. Ligh t refreshments will be available with beer and wine for sale before the sh ow.\n\nLocation: Lyceum\nFees: $15\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Liv ing History\, Museums\, Old Town\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/CalendarTest/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=27978\n\nWeb r esources:\n\nhttps://alexandriava.gov/shop\n DTEND:20191101T011500Z DTSTAMP:20191009T165351Z DTSTART:20191031T233000Z LOCATION:Lyceum SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Poe in Alexandria TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:55d833db-fb24-4eaf-8dca-4925e4e9ecc2 URL:https://alexandriava.gov/shop X-COA-DTSTAMP:20191009T165351Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR