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Edgar Allan Poe Virtual and Live Birthday Event

*****UPDATE*****

FACEBOOK VISITATION (ROUNDED OFF) 255,000! ASTOUNDING!!
YOUTUBE VISITATION OVER 200,000!! UNBELIEVABLE!!

Thank you to the thousands of you that watched this event and helped make this happen by making a donation! Love all of you!
Jeff Jerome

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**UPDATE*** Singer and actress Militia Vox will join the Amontillado Toast to Poe at  the conclusion of the event at 5:00 PM!

JOIN JEFF JEROM
E as he once again celebrates the 213th anniversary of Poe's birth with a virtual and Live Facebook event!

ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022 beginning at 11:50 am EST and closing at approximately 5:30 pm, EST.
 
A BALTIMORE TRADITION since 1982! Forty years of celebrating Poe!
 
DUE TO COVID restrictions we are following the same format we used in 2021 with great success.
 
WE ARE PLEASED to present six segments during the afternoon, all different, all unique, all POE!
 
THIS CELEBRATED EVENT will conclude with a Facebook Live Amontillado Tribute at 5:00 PM at the grave of Poe in the historic Westminster Hall and Catacombs, Baltimore, Maryland!
 
LISTED HERE IS the schedule of performances beginning at noon. Please note these are virtual events and are not being held live at the Westminster Hall!
 
Here is the exciting lineup:
 
11:50 AM: YOUR HOST, JEFF JEROME, welcomes you.
 
NOON: "ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY...BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL THEMES IN THE RAVEN."
Presented by Pastor Joshua Lewis. Just when you thought you knew all there is to know about this poem, someone comes along with a different take on this poem from the viewpoint of a theologian! You'll be surprised at his observations and will look at The Raven with a different viewpoint. This is not a sermon! Recorded at the H.L. Mencken House.
 
1:00 PM: "REVENGE IS SWEET! THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO!"
Actor Tony Tsendeas presents a theatrical reading of this timeless Poe tale of a horrible, gruesome act of revenge! Just what was the "thousand injuries" and the ultimate insult that drove Montressor to this horrific act of revenge? Appropriately filmed in the Westminster Catacombs!
 
2:00 PM: "BERENICE! UNCENSORED!"
Tony Tsendeas returns for a theatrical reading of Poe's gruesome tale of obsession, insanity, incest and premature burial! This is the story written in 1835 that so outraged the reading public Poe was forced to censor his own story! Goosebumps galore in this story! Recorded in the Westminster Hall!
 
3:00 PM: "THE RIDDLE OF THE POE TOASTER"
Listen to Jeff Jerome as he recalls the facts behind this unique and mysterious tribute to Poe! Who was this mysterious person and why cognac and roses? Why appear in the early morning hours of January 19th? Listen to the person who has witnessed this tribute for over 30 years!
 
4:00 PM: "CINERI GLORIA SERA VENIT. THE POE TOASTER TRIBUTE"
After listening to Jeff Jerome you'll be able to see the Poe Toaster and his tribute at the Poe grave! The Toast continues...
 
5:00 PM: AMONTILLADO TOAST TO POE! AT THE POE GRAVE MONUMENT!
Join Jeff Jerome,  Ron Savage from The Ron Savage Show on WCBM Radio 680 am and singer and actress Militia Vox as they Toast the memory of Poe with an Amontillado toast ! The Governor of the state of Maryland, Larry Hogan, issued a  proclamation stating January 19 and 20  as Poe Remembrance Day's  in the State of Maryland. On view will be a special Poe Birthday cake courtesy of the Annabel Lee Tavern. A symbolic slice of cake will be made in honor of all the thousands of people watching from around the world! Jeff, Ron and Militia will place a floral arrangement on the Poe Monument. Sadly the event concludes with this segment.

UPDATE! UPDATE! Singer and actress Militia Vox will join Jeff Jerome and Ron Savage at the Poe Monument  for the Toast to Poe!
 
THE PREVIOUS 2021 Poe Virtual and Live Birthday Celebration drew over 175,000 Facebook viewers from around the world!
 
THIS EVENT IS FREE! There are no fees to watch any segment. Simply go to the Facebook page Edgar Allan Poe: Evermore at the appointed times and watch the segments.
 
YOU CAN WATCH in the comfort of your tomb, crypt, vault or home!
 
WE WISH TO THANK the following groups and organizations who are supporting this great popular event: WCBM RADIO 680am, Annabel Lee Tavern, Raven Beer, H.L. Mencken House and Museum, Poe and Raven Gallery, SNZ Productions and the volunteers who so graciously donate their time in helping to make this event happen. 

AND THANK YOU ESPECIALLY TO THE WESTMINSTER PRESERVATION TRUST FOR THE USE OF THE HISTORIC SITE!
 
PLEASE NOTE!  ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY ALTER THE PROGRAM. WE ASK FOR YOU UNDERSTANDING IF THIS HAPPENS.

THE PROGRAM may change without notice.
 
WE ARE ASKING for your support in bringing this event to the world! There are expenses involved in producing this unique event!
 
IF YOU DON'T LIKE to donate on line please send your donation to: Jeff Jerome, P.O. Box 1226, Severna Park, Md. 21146. If you mail in your support we receive 100% of your donation! GoFundMe takes out a percentage of all donations. We are asking for a modest $1,000 to cover ALL expenses.
 
IT'S DUE TO YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS THAT enable people from around the country and the world are exposed to Poe and other celebrations that I produce during the year.
 
UNLIKE OTHER Poe Birthday celebrations being held in many cities this is the only one held at his grave! Only in Baltimore!
 
REMEMBER YOU can only view this event by being on the Facebook page Edgar Allan Poe: Evermore!
 
I OFFER A SINCERE HEARTFELT THANK YOU to those of you who over the years have supported these events honoring Poe! I feel safe in saying Poe is smiling down on all of you!
 
PLEASE WATCH FOR UPDATES!
 
Cordially,
 
Jeff Jerome
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