1914-16 E. Main St.

Richmond, VA 23223
Phone 804-648-5523
Fax 804-648-8729

News Release
Contact: Chris Semtner
Phone: 804-648-5523
chris@poemuseum.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Museum Welcomes Bikers with Free Promotion

On Thursday, September 24 from 6-9 p.m., the Edgar Allan Poe Museum will host its monthly
Unhappy Hour with live music by Chris Vasi Trio, the opening of the new exhibit The Poe Code,
a cash bar, food, performances, and scavenger hunts; and, in honor of the Richmond bike race,
anyone who shows up on a bike or is a participant in the UCI Road World Championships
bicycle race has free admission! This goes for all support personnel, event volunteers, and
riders. Even if you are not a bike race participant we encourage all Poe lovers to take part in our
event!
Poe Museum Trustee, Holt Edmunds, states this event is to reward all participants of the
Richmond bike race for their hard work. Its our gift to them, he explains. The Poe Museum is
one of Richmonds greatest treasures, and we want to share that with everyone who will be
coming to town for the UCI Road World Championships.
Also on September 24, the Poe Museum will open its new exhibit The Poe Code. The temporary
exhibit will examine the ways Poe loved to confound his readers by hiding secret messages in his
fiction and poetry. The show will run through December 31, 2015.
Virginias only literary museum, the Poe Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10-5
and Sunday from 11-5. The museum is located 1914 E Main Street, Richmond, VA, 23223. For
more information visit poemuseum.org, write info@poemuseum.org or call the museum at (804)
648-5523.
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