News Release

“An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” Returns

Performances will be at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on October 19, 20, and 21.

Actor David Keltz in character as Edgar Allan Poe.

David Keltz

News Release Date: September 5, 2023

Contact: Todd Arrington, (440-255-8722, x1238)

James A. Garfield National Historic Site is excited to announce that its popular “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” event will return in October. Baltimore-based actor David Keltz, the nation’s foremost Poe presenter, will again take the stage as one of President and Mrs. James A. Garfield’s favorite fiction authors: Edgar Allan Poe. He has appeared as Poe at James A. Garfield National Historic Site since 2010. 

Keltz will perform as Poe on three consecutive evenings. There will be 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. presentations on Thursday-Friday-Saturday, October 19, 20, and 21. The 6 p.m. shows will feature the epic poem The Raven and the story The Premature Burial. The 8 p.m. shows will feature the epic poem The Raven and the story The Tell-Tale Heart. 

Tickets are now available. This is the only place tickets are sold for this event. Tickets are $32 per person per show; a ticket is required for attendance at each performance. Ticket price includes an open house tour of the Garfield home and refreshments. This event is intended for people ages 16 and over. 

“President and Mrs. Garfield were avid readers of Poe’s works,” said Todd Arrington, Site Manager of James A. Garfield National Historic Site. “In fact, several original Poe volumes are on the shelves of the Memorial Library here in the Garfield home. This event has become one of our most popular, and we’re thrilled to welcome David Keltz back here for another great year.” 

This event is supported by the James A. Garfield Alliance and the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 

James A. Garfield National Historic Site is located at 8095 Mentor Avenue (U.S. 20) in Mentor, Ohio, approximately 25 miles east of Cleveland.