Garfield site to again welcome Edgar Allan Poe actor

James A. Garfield National Historic Site recently announced that its “An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe” event will return in October.

Baltimore-based actor David Keltz 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 the Garfield National Historic Site since 2010, according to a news release

Keltz will perform as Poe on three consecutive evenings. There will be 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. presentations on

Oct. 20, 21, and 22. The 6 p.m. shows will feature the epic poem “The Raven” and the story “Some Words with a Mummy” while the 8 p.m. shows will feature the poem “The Raven” and the story “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar.”

Tickets are $30 per person per show and price includes an open house tour of the Garfield home and refreshments. This event is intended for people ages 16 and over, the release stated.

Tickets may be purchased online through the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park beginning at noon, Sept. 1. The Garfield National Historic

Site will share the link at that time via social media and on its website, nps.gov/ jaga.

“President and Mrs. Garfield were avid readers of Poe’s works,” Site Manager Todd Arrington stated in the release. “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.”

The Garfield National Historic Site is located at 8095 Mentor Ave. in Mentor.