Baltimore Events

Hosting Baltimore events just got more exciting with the announcement of the city's Nevermore 2009 event, a yearlong celebration to commemorate the great poet Edgar Allen Poe, whose 200th birthday is January 19, 2009. Having spent a great deal of his professional life in Baltimore, the city is celebrating with lectures, art exhibits, performances, wine tastings and even a candlelight vigil and funeral service in October—all of which are sure to be a draw for your event attendees.

Planners can also make the most of the celebration by hosting events at many of the notable unique venues involved. The Enoch Pratt Free Library's Central Library will feature a collection of photographs, letters and other Poe artifacts at  the "Edgar Allen Poe: More than A Poet" exhibition. Host a meeting in the aptly-titled Poe Room for 75 guests or in the 244-seat Wheeler Auditorium.

Perhaps one of the most notable Poe-related landmarks in Baltimore is Westminster Hall, the final resting site of Poe, his wife and his mother. In addition to hosting numerous Poe birthday celebration events (including a wine tasting in the catacombs), this gorgeous Gothic church is a stunning backdrop for events in Baltimore of up to 250 guests.