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The Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Youngsters do their part to decorate the library for The Big Read by creating a whole flock of ravens made out of construction paper, pipe cleaners, feathers and glitter to hang in the front windows of the children's library for the duration of The Big Read at the Wyckoff Library.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Children's Program Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
What would you think if all of a sudden a group of teenagers broke into formation in a public place and recited "The Bells" with accompanying music and choreography? If you are in Wyckoff during the weekend of September 28, keep your eyes open, and you might catch a glimpse of the library's Edgar Allan Poe Flash Mob in action.... 3 performances given by 21 Ramapo High School students: Friday, Sept. 28, 4 pm, in the Wyckoff Library Saturday, Sept. 29, 3 pm, at the Eastern Christian Children's Retreat annual fair, Wyckoff Memorial Field Sunday, Sept. 30, 12:30 pm, outside Wyckoff Reformed Church as services let out
Event Location: multiple, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
We begin our six-week exploration of America's first great poet and short story writer with a two-act kickoff event. First we present one of the foremost Poe experts, John Gruesser, Ph.D., professor of English at Kean University in Union, NJ, and the president of the Poe Studies Association. Professor Gruesser's talk, "Quoth the Raven, 'Eat My Shorts': The Life, Literature and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe," will explain the duality of Poe's immense impact. His short and sad 19th-century life inspired him to create some of the most celebrated works in American literary history, while his 21-century status as a pop culture icon keeps him alive in our hearts, even the heart of the incorrigibly flippant Bart Simpson. Act Two in our kickoff evening is "The Poe Show,” the acclaimed one-man theatrical performance by actor/writer/director Tony Tsendeas of several of Poe's most famous stories and poems. Part Shakespearean soliloquy, part spine-tingling ghost story, Tsendeas's interpretations of Poe's works are uniquely his own, and they have thrilled nationwide audiences for years.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Shotmeyer Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
What is "Steampunk Poe"? Teen Librarian Barbara Weber and her teens will find out in their monthly book discussion when they feast their eyes on this 2011 edition of Poe stories and poems accompanied by the exquisite illustrations of Zdenko Basic and Manuel Sumberac.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Monroe Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Harold Schechter, Ph.D., a professor of American literature at Queens College in New York City, is the author of four suspense thrillers whose protagonist and crime-stopper is Poe himself. Schechter knows the psychology of crime well, as he has published historically precise accounts of 12 of the most notorious murderers in U.S. history. In this personal and compelling first keynote session, he will explain why Poe has been so tremendously influential on authors of both fiction and nonfiction, and how he lifted Poe out of his rational mind into the pages of his imaginative fiction. Along the way, he will entertain the audience with a few passages of Poe the detective "in action."
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Shotmeyer Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Edgar Allan Poe was one of the originators of the horror genre, and his subject matter of live burial, revenge, nervous collapse, compulsion and demonic possession inspired scores of artists to create works on similarly terrifying themes. In this three-part series mixing theater with film, we present as Act One an actor on our stage reading one of Poe's classic, spine-tingling stories, followed by Act Two, a screening of a modern horror film on the same theme. Each double feature will be introduced by Professor Edward Shannon of Ramapo College. Tonight's Double Feature 1: "The Fall of the House of Usher" dramatic reading, followed by a screening of a 2012 suspenseful ghost story starring Daniel Radcliffe, "The Woman in Black."
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Shotmeyer Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
On the anniversary of Poe's death, we celebrate his musical legacy with a performance of folk, jazz and classical pieces inspired by his words and life by the Starry Night Orchestra, a seven-piece ensemble presented by Ackerman's Music Center of Wyckoff.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Shotmeyer Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Founded in 1806, three years before Poe's birth, the Wyckoff Reformed Church is an amazing historical landmark that is remarkable to tour. Many Civil War veterans lay buried in its graveyard, and the church's early history mirrors the country's in so many intriguing ways. Those fortunate enough to attend this tour led by the Wyckoff Historical Society will get a lesson in local and national history, and something more: Walking amongst them and reading from his works so eerily suited to these surroundings will be the man they call The Raven himself!
Event Location: 580 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Adult Services Librarian Marilyn Force will lead the library's adult reading group through a comparison of "The Beautiful Cigar Girl," by Daniel Stashower, with "The Mystery of Marie Roget." "Cigar Girl" is the nonfictional account of Mary Rogers, whose brutal murder inspired Poe to write a fictionalized version, changing only the victim's name and moving the crime's location from Hoboken, NJ, to Paris, France.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, History Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
The Woman's Club of Wyckoff welcomes Professor John Gruesser of Kean (NJ) University, the president of the Poe Studies Association, to tell the tale of how he learned of the Italian mummy who may have been Poe's inspiration for the unfortunate Fortunato in one of his most famous stories. Professor Gruesser will sketch the parallels between fact and fiction in this story, with accompanying slides of his own journey of discovery to Florence in search of his mummy.
Event Location: Woman's Club of Wyckoff, 176 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
The third grade book group will read and discuss "Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow," by James Howe, led by Children's Assistant Donna Barone. An overly alarmed Chester the cat predicts a gruesome fate for the pets in the Monroe household when a writer of juvenile horror fiction and his bird companion stay overnight. Mrs. Barone will also introduce the children to one of Poe's favorite games, cryptographs.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Children's Program Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
The Wyckoff-Area Garden Club welcomes Bruce Crawford, director of the 180-acre Rutgers University Gardens, who will describe and show common toxic plants found in many gardens, and the occasionally gruesome uses to which they have been put by writers over the centuries.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Monroe Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Children's Librarian Denise Marchetti will lead the fourth and fifth graders' discussion of "Eddie: The Lost Youth of Edgar Allan Poe," by Scott Gustafson. This suspenseful novel gives readers a glimpse into Poe's childhood. With the help of a talking raven, young Eddie must prove his innocence in connection with the mysterious destruction of a chicken coop.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Children's Program Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Teens are encouraged to dress up in Poe-themed Halloween costumes for this party featuring a free-ranging discussion of the man and his work, as well as a screening of Poe-related music videos.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Monroe Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Edgar Allan Poe was one of the originators of the horror genre, and his subject matter of live burial, revenge, nervous collapse, compulsion and demonic possession inspired scores of artists to create works on similarly terrifying themes. In this three-part series mixing theater with film, we present as Act One an actor on our stage reading one of Poe's classic, spine-tingling stories, followed by Act Two, a screening of a modern horror film on the same theme. Each double feature will be introduced by Professor Edward Shannon of Ramapo College. Double Feature 2: "The Masque of the Red Death" dramatic reading, followed by a screening of M. Night Shmayalan's tale of Lucifer's assault on five people trapped in an elevator, 2010's "Devil."
Event Location: 200 Woodland Ave., Shotmeyer Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Our second keynote speaker, Professor of Literature Edward Shannon of New Jersey's Ramapo College, will trace the lineage of the world's great fictional detectives from the first, Poe's C. Auguste Dupin, to the many beloved by mystery readers worldwide. Over the past century, the mystery has become the most popular genre of reading for pleasure, and Professor Shannon will explain why.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Shotmeyer Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston and lived in many cities along the East Coast, but New York is where he lived the longest as an adult, and it was the last place he lived before his death in 1849. Attorney, journalist and licensed tour guide Benjamin Waldman will take the audience on a walking tour from the comfort of their chairs to all the places Poe called home in New York City, including the famous Poe Cottage in the Bronx. Through the use of slides, video and delightful anecdotes, Waldman will take us back in time and explain how the city as it was in the mid 19th century influenced Poe's life and work.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Shotmeyer Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Children's Assistant Dolores Goetschius will introduce the first and second graders to "Edgar, Allan and Poe and the Tell-Tale Beets" by Natalie Rompella. Three brothers must find a way to discard their beets and other awful food before their mother makes the boys eat them.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Children's Program Room, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
Edgar Allan Poe was one of the originators of the horror genre, and his subject matter of live burial, revenge, nervous collapse, compulsion and demonic possession inspired scores of artists to create works on similarly terrifying themes. In this three-part series mixing theater with film, we present as Act One an actor on our stage reading one of Poe's classic, spine-tingling stories, followed by Act Two, a screening of a modern horror film on the same theme. Each double feature will be introduced by Professor Edward Shannon of Ramapo College. Double Feature 3: "William Wilson" dramatic reading, followed by a screening of "Spellbound," the 1941 study of the psychology of guilt starring Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck, and directed by the great Alfred Hitchcock.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Ave., Shotmeyer Room, Wyckoff, N J 07481
The library is the scene of the dastardly murder of one Frederick Raven, an eccentric member of the Edgar Allan Poe Society. Normally, all we ask of our patrons is to return their books on time, but tonight, they are in a race against time to catch a killer before he or she escapes scot-free! To do this, our intrepid patrons must walk from one end of the building to the other, interacting with a suspicious cast of characters, until they manage to unravel the mystery. An original interactive mystery play presented exclusively for the Wyckoff Library by Kathy Reed Productions.
Event Location: 200 Woodland Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481-1438
