MONSTRESOR and FORTUNATO invite you to
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO WINE TASTING AMONG THE BONES!
TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! GET YOURS TODAY!
WHEN:
Saturday, March 16, 2013 Noon to 5PM
Westminster Hall, Baltimore MD
WHERE:
519 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Westminster Hall is at the cross streets of West Fayette and Green Streets. Westminster Hall is handicapped accessible.) Visit our DIRECTIONS AND MAP page.
TICKETS:
Tickets are $25.00 each and available at the door on the day of the event.
Admission price includes 3 wine samples and 1 beer sample, all entertainment, and tours.
Admission for non-drinkers, designated drivers and under-age guests (under 21) are $20.00.
Please be prepared to show legal proof-of-age identification for this event.
A DAY OF GREAT ENTERTAINMENT!
* SAMPLE great wines and beer!
* TOUR the Catacombs beneath Westminster Hall!
* SEE dancers, magicians and mimes!
* HEAR merry musicians and musical acts!
* MASK Contests!
* Silent Auction!
* and much, much MORE!
Commence au Carnivale!
Produced by Jeff Jerome and Mark Redfield, The Amontillado Wine Tasting Among the Bones will see the return of popular area vintners whose fine wines you'll be able to sample as you experience the macabre carnivale with your hosts Montresor and Fortunato.
BOORDY VINEYARDS
will be on hand with a variety of their award-winning red and white wines for you to sample, along with their experts to answer any questions that you may have! We are delighted that Boordy Vineyards will be joining us this year!
LAURIE FORSTER
The Wine Coach, returns to give her delightful talks on wine through-out the day!
RAVEN BEER
will be there too, with samples of their exciting new products for 2013! Their popular Special Lager THE RAVEN along with their new lines: PENDULUM PILSNER (a cut above the rest!) and THE TELL TALE HEART ALE (it never skips a beat!)
MEET LUCHESI FROM POE'S "THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO"!
and find out if he really can tell the difference between amontillado and sherry, as you sample ALVEAR'S Spanish Amontillado! You won't have to go into the catacombs to find it either!
A GREAT DAY OF ENTERTAINMENT AWAITS!
THE MONALDI BROTHERS BAND
will play festive old world Italian favorites! You'll want to dance!
THE Ôø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡GENERAL POEÔø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡ TRIO
will be playing some of the old country Scotch-Irish music of PoeÔø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡s ancestors! A bit of St. PatrickÔø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡s Day weekend at our carnival!
PROFESSOR SPROCKET
will amaze with his feats of legerdemain and his world-renowned sideshow shenanigans, carnival wonders, and sleights of mind!
TONY TSENDEAS
performs Poe!
MORTIFERA
a gothic belly dance troupe!
GYPSY FUSION
will present an eclectic selection of belly dancing that will excite and delight the audience.
THE AMAZING DR. MYKITA
Back by popular demand, The Amazing Dr. Mykita returns! He knows all and tells all! Palm and gem stone readings for the curious!
MASK CONTESTS!
Once per hour through-out the day, Montresor and Fortunato will pick the MOST CREATIVE, ORIGINAL MASK! Prizes will be awarded once per hour!
SILENT AUCTION!
Bid on various items including a piece of the Poe House! A gift basket courtesy of Boordy Vinyards! A Poe themed gift basket! Other fun items will be up for auction!
And MORE great acts will be added over the coming weeks!
The mad fantasy carnivale season erupts on Saturday, March 16th, as Westminster Hall in Baltimore is transformed into the town square familiar to revelers Montresor and Fortunato from Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillao"! ! Continuous entertainment will be provided through-out the day.
So mark your calendar for Saturday, March 16th, 2013 to join us in the fun!
Watch this space as more details about the programming of this event are announced soon!
PLEASE NOTE:
Program subject to change without notice due to circumstances beyond our control, including cancellations of entertainers and guests due to illness, etc. Be prepared to show proper ID (age of identification for those who wish to sample wines and beer). Must be 21 to consume alcohol and legal ID must be provided. We reserve the right to refuse alcohol to anyone, at any time during the event. Program not recommended for 12 and under. Babes in arms will not be allowed.
The 2013 Cask of Amontillado Wine Tasting Among the Bones is produced by Jeff Jerome and Mark Redfield, The Raven Society of Baltimore and Damfino Media, publisher of Poe Forevermore Magazine. Need more information or have a question? Please contact us at info@poeforevermore.com or call 443-240-7527.
OUR PREVIOUS EVENT
Jeff Jerome and Mark Redfield present
The 204th POE BIRTHDAY BASH in Baltimore!
Join us at Westminster Hall in Baltimore on Saturday, January 19, 2013, as we celebrate the great American writer and poet EDGAR ALLAN POE on his 204th birthday!
Order your tickets now as seating is limited, and the annual birthday event typically sells out early.
When: Saturday, January 19th, 2013.
Doors open early at 7:00 pm for pre-show events. Main performance begins at 8pm.
Where: Westminster Hall in Baltimore.
519 West Fayette Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 (Westminster Hall is at the cross streets of West Fayette and Green Streets. Westminster Hall is handicapped accessible.) Visit our DIRECTIONS AND MAP page.
Tickets: $25 in advance ($35 at the door on the night of the event)
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
FEATURING 'THE POE SHOW' starring TONY TSENDEAS
A SNEAK PREVIEW OF "THE FOLLOWING" STARRING KEVIN BACON AND JAMES PUREFOY
Our Program of events:
Pre-Show:
Meet author Kelly Creagh!
She'll be signing copies of her new novel, 'Enshadowed', number 2 in a trilogy. Her first best selling novel Nevermore will also be available for sale. Who knows? We could see these novels on the big screen or in a TV series in the future!
The Poe Masquers!
The Poe Masquers will be mingling with the audience during seating with spot readings of selected passages of select Poe Stories! Never fear, never fear, they won't be reenacting scenes of mayhem and murder on people in attendance...at least we hope not!
Sip some cider and peruse the wonderful items at the Poe Marketplace!
Wonderful keepsakes and collectibles from Stephen Demczuk at Raven Beer, new Poe-inspired art work by Mark Redfield, including his exhibit Ôø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡Tales Poe Never ToldÔø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡ and other fine vendors! And doorprizes! WhatÔø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡s a birthday party without some presents!?
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The Poe Society returns with a special exhibit of a lock of Poe's and Virginia's hair along with a piece of his coffin!
8pm Showtime! The Poe Masquers will take to the stage and perform an eclectic variety of Poe!
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The Poe Masquers, Mark Redfield, Matthew Bowerman and Don Mullins, will present a theatrical reading of Poe's classic tale The Masque of the Red Death! We wouldn't surprised if the Red Death itself appeared for this event!
Intermission
THE POE SHOW starring Tony Tsendeas!
Tsendeas performs his electric and highly entertaining full show! Your favorite Poe stories come to life in the hands (and voice, body and imagination!) of this veteran actor.
(Read details about "The Poe Show" HERE!)
A Toast to Poe!
Jeff Jerome, Curator Emeritus, will continue the tradition started in 1982 by leading those in attendance with the apple cider Toast to Poe at the conclusion of the event.
A specially designed Poe Birthday Cake will be given away to a lucky person in the audience along wth other door prizes!
"THE FOLLOWING" STARRING KEVIN BACON AND JAMES PUREFOY !
We are pleased to announce the screening of the pilot episode of the new Fox thriller THE FOLLOWING, starring Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy. See the first episode before anyone else!
We will be presenting the entire first episode of "The Following" to our guests at Westminster Hall, before the episode airs for the public on TV!
"The Following" stars Kevin Bacon as FBI agent Ryan Hardy and James Purefoy as Joe Carroll, a serial killer with a penchant for Poe!
THE FOLLOWING is a the psychological thriller from creator/executive producer Kevin Williamson ("The Vampire Diaries," "Dawson's Creek," the "Scream" franchise) and stars Golden Globe winner and Emmy Award nominee Kevin Bacon in his primetime series debut.
When notorious serial killer JOE CARROLL (James Purefoy) escapes from death row, the FBI calls former agent RYAN HARDY (Bacon) to consult on the case. Having since withdrawn from the public eye, Hardy was responsible for Carroll's capture in 2003, after Carroll murdered 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature. Now Carroll has raised the stakes, with his diabolical love of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and a cult-like following or worshipers who will do his bidding. The intense, spellbinding drama follows Hardy and the FBI as they are challenged with the ever-growing web of murder around them, orchestrated by the devious Carroll, who dreams of writing a novel with Hardy as his protagonist. But since anyone anywhere could be a follower, how do you know who to trust?
This portion of our program courtesy of Fox Television. Recommended for mature viewers.
Wear your favorite Poe costume or your favorite period costume to the event!
So come and join us at the 204th POE BIRTHDAY BASH to raise a cup of cheer and celebrate!
TICKETS: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! Tickets are $25.00 each ($35.00 at the door.) Seating is reserved. Tickets will be mailed to guests, or held at will call if requested. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUTGuests who use Paypal will receive a confirmation from us, and notification when tickets will be mailed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/30/12 - UPDATE: Tickets are being processed as they are received. Tickets will be mailed to local addresses up to and by January 11th, 2013. After January 11th, all ticket orders received will be held at the box office, at Will Call. Email confirmation will be sent for all ticket orders. |
This event will sell-out, donÔø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡t wait and chance that youÔø‡Ôø‡Ôø‡ll get tickets at the door the day of the event, so order your tickets ONLINE now!
To our guests, please note: Westminster Hall is handicapped accessible. Our snow/bad weather date is Saturday, February 16th, 2013. This event is NOT recommended for children under 8 years-of-age. Beverages will be made available for sale, and cider will be provided to guests for the toast. Alcohol will not be sold and will not be allowed on the premises. Program, guests, and vendors subject to change or cancellation due to circumstances not in our control. This website and our facebook page will be updated with any additions or changes in the program.
The 204th Poe Birthday Bash in Baltimore is produced by Jeff Jerome and Mark Redfield, The Raven Society of Baltimore and Damfino Media, publisher of Poe Forevermore Magazine. Need more information or have a question? Please contact us at info@poeforevermore.com or call 443-240-7527.
