Duke City Rep and Blackout Theatre Announce Lineup for POE FEST, Feb-April 2013

Blackout Theatre Company and Duke City Repertory Theatre present Poe Fest. Join Blackout and Duke City Rep for a festival of events celebrating of the life and works of the renowned writer Edgar Allan Poe, the inspiration for both DCRT's Poe and Blackout's The Poe Project: Merely This and Nothing More. Poe-centric activities begin the last week of January and continue through April.

Events include; Po(e)p Quiz at Nexus Brewery, Comedy? Presents Sketchy Poe at The Box Performance Space, The Bells: A Night of Poe Inspired Music at Blackbird Buvette and last but not least, the "Mask of the Red Death" Masquerade Ball at ArtBar!

Visit http://dukecity.wix.com/poefestival for more information.

February/March Events Submission: Poe Fest

Poe Fest: Po(e)p Quiz

Nexus Brewery

4730 Pan American Freeway

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109

January 23^rd, February 13^th, March 6^th, March 27^th

$2/person (Teams- up to 4 people)

7pm

Part of Blackout and Duke City Rep's Poe festival; Pub quiz style trivia game related to the life and works of Poe in addition to general knowledge of that era and part of the country. (Team entry fee goes toward cash prize.) Bring your friends, win prizes, drink Nexus' collection of craft brewskies and sample New Mexican soul food! Or just chow down on some slammin' chicken & waffles while you play...

Poe Fest Event Passes- Save 40% on admission to up to 8 events through April 7^th!

Poe Fest: "Poe" Kickoff Party

Blackbird Buvette

509 Central Avenue SW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

February 5^th

9pm

Free

Poe-stash party! Wear your best mustache (fake or real), mix and mingle with DCRT and Blackout to gear up for the opening of DCRT's Poe by John Hardy!

Duke City Repertory Theatre's "Poe" by Dr. John Hardy

The Filling Station

1024 4^th St SW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

February 7^th-10^th, 14^th-17^th

(8pm Thur-Sat, 2pm Sun)

$20 Adults; $12 Student/Senior/Military; $5 Kids 9-17, $10 for Groups of 8+; $10 Thursday Performances

Buy tickets online at www.dukecityrep.com. Call 797-7081 for reservations.

Join DCRT as we journey into the mind of the father of American horror and revisit his best known stories and seek to answer the question: Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

POE masterfully weaves the life of the writer and two of his works, William Wilson and The Telltale Heart into an electrifying look at the legendary master of macabre and mystery. Part thriller, part history lesson this fierce and energetic production is sure to mesmerize audiences of all ages.

Poe Fest Event Passes- Save 40% on admission to up to 8 events through April 7^th!

Poe Fest: The Bells: A Night of Poe Inspired Music

Blackbird Buvette

509 Central Avenue SW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

February 9^th

10pm

Free

Part of Blackout and Duke City Rep's Poe festival; Enjoy libations and music inspired by the renowned and aloof Edgar Allan Poe. Featuring the song stylings of Ladies' Society of Grenadiers & Seahorn.

Poe Fest Event Passes- Save 40% on admission to up to 8 events through April 7^th!

Poe Fest: Story Time with Blackout

Bookworks

4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW

Albuquerque, NM 87107

February 20^th

7pm

Free

Ages 16 to adults

Part of Blackout and Duke City Rep's Poe festival; Riveting short performances by Blackout Theatre Company that highlight their upcoming "Poe Project; Merely This and Nothing More".

Poe Fest: "Mask of the Red Death" Masquerade Ball

ArtBar

119 Gold Ave SW

Albuquerque, NM 87102

March 2^nd

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