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“All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream!”
Winners of the 2017 Elko Daily Free Press Readers’ Choice Bronze Award for
“Best Annual Event”, Poe & Pints returns as the “must-do” event of the Fall!
Contributed by Ghost Light Productions
October 4, 5,
and 6
Duncan LittleCreek Gallery and Ghost Light
Productions host three nights of craft beer tasting
and performances of dramatized works of Edgar
Allan Poe October 4, 5, and 6 beginning at 7 PM
at the DLC. Tickets for the wildly popular event
are just $30 per person and include four tasting
flights, background on the beverage selections,
customized pint glass, and soda for our non-alcohol
drinking guests. Seating is limited for what the Free
Press called, “an evening of refreshingly original
entertainment."
Long since departed, melancholy, and dark
storyteller, Edgar Allan Poe will welcome guests
and audience participation is encouraged. Literary
selections featured during past Poe & Pints have
included The Oval Portrait, Dream Within a Dream,
The Raven, Masque of the Red Death, Alone, The
Cask of Amontillado, The Music of Erich Zann by H.
P. Lovecraft, and Josh Webster’s Good Spirits among
others. Funds raised during Poe & Pints help support
GLP’s commitment to youth and adult theater
programming, instruction, education, and events.
Boston-born in 1809, Edgar Allan Poe may have
been the nation’s first famous writer and poet. Poe
wrote eerie, grim, and cryptic tales exemplified in
his 1839 short story The Fall of the House of Usher,
the 1843 short story The Tell-Tale Heart, and his
immediately successful 1845 poem, The Raven. Poe
was one of the earliest authors of the short story,
considered the inventor of detective fiction, and
served as an important contributor to the new genres
of horror and science fiction. Poe’s death, at the age
of 40, in Baltimore on October 7, 1849, is stoked
with mystery. He vanished on his way home and
was later discovered in a delusional state, muttering
nonsense, and wearing clothing that was most likely
not his own. Poe continues to influence literature
and pop-culture around the world even today.
Directing Poe & Pints for 2018 are local artists and
community volunteers Derek Burwell and Frank
L. Sawyer. Frank first conceived of the project in
2014. Said Sawyer, “I have always been a Poe
fan so I wanted to create an unique event for the
community.” Working with DLC Managing Partner
Jennifer Anderson, and local artists John Wright,
Derek Burwell, and Erika Patrick, the team developed
the details of the project. Frank has directed such
shows as The Last U.S. Mail Stage Robbery, Bard in
the Yard, Poe & Pints, Glengarry Glen Ross, Much
Ado About Nothing, Lysistrata, The War of the
Worlds, The Zoo Story, Talk Radio, and Bringing it
All Back Home among others. Mr. Burwell makes
his directorial debut for Ghost Light Productions in
Poe & Pints. Derek has appeared in dozens of local
productions including The Rocky Horror Picture
Show, The Tempest, The Odd Couple, Bard in the
Yard, Love Sex and the I.R.S., Poe & Pints, Glengarry
Glen Ross, Bringing it All Back Home, and Much Ado
About Nothing among others.
Located at 516 Commercial Street in Elko, Duncan
LittleCreek Gallery and Bar is Elko’s premiere art
center featuring paintings, jewelry, sculptures,
and more. DLC offers a comfortable, smoke-free
atmosphere with an extensive list of wine, craft
beer, specialty martinis, and cocktails made with the
freshest ingredients. DLC has consistently received
awards including the Mayor’s Arts award for Arts
Organization, the Elko Daily Free Press Readers’
Choice Awards for Live Entertainment, Bar, and Wine
Selection, among others. The Gallery is a favorite
destination for locals and area visitors alike. It is a
great place to see live music, plays, artist receptions,
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