Poe reading at Grey Towers for Halloween

MILFORD — Tickets for a Halloween dramatic reading of selected works of Edgar Allen Poe are now on sale. The Grey Towers Heritage Association and the US Forest Service at Grey Towers are hosting the American Readers Theatre Company as they present “Forevermore,” adaptations of four works of Poe on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall of Grey Towers. An 8 p.m. reading will be added once the 6 p.m. programs sells out. Dramatic readings were a common form of entertainment for 19th century families. The US Forest Service recreates this at Grey Towers, ancestral home of the Pinchot family, as part of its Conservation and the Arts program. The US Forest Service provides these programs also as a way to carry on the family’s tradition of community hospitality. The American Readers Theatre (ART) is a nonprofit performing arts organization dedicated to promoting literacy through the art of dramatic readings. Selected works of Edgar Allen Poe were included in the Pinchots’ personal library collection. This year’s Halloween reading is in response to public request. “Forevermore” continues the Grey Towers tradition of providing a community event with a Halloween theme. The program is appropriate for high school age and older. Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at Grey Towers or on-line at www.greytowers.org or by mail with a check written to the Grey Towers Heritage Association, PO Box 188, Milford, PA, 18337. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. For more information, call 570-296-9630 or visit the website at www.greytowers.org . Grey Towers National Historic Site, is located at 122 Old Owego Turnpike in Milford.