This October, the Whistle Stop Theatre Company - in collaboration with the Ashland Museum - explores how madness sinks in through the famous works of Edgar Allan Poe. This pay what you can, pandemic appropriate, LIVE performance includes original music, dance, and choral readings of Edgar Allen Poe's Eleonora, Annabel Lee, The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Premature Burial and more. To attend Grief, Guilt, and Paranoia: The Madness of Poe on the lawn of the Hanover Arts and Activities Center please bring... * A mask (all attendees must wear a mask during the performance) * A lawn chair or blanket to sit on Please be prepared to keep an appropriate social distance from the rest of the audience. You may bring beverages and food to enjoy during the performance. Subject matter in Grief, Guilt, and Paranoia: The Madness of Poe may be inappropriate for children under the age of 13. Viewer discretion is advised.

Downtown Ashland Association is organizing trick-or-treating from 5-7pm on October 31 with a few extra precautions for safety from COVID-19. DAA will publish a map of Ashland residences offering outdoor, socially distant trick-or-treating at AshlandHalloween.com by October 30. They will also place a yard sign in front of each participating residence. Trick-or-treaters are invited to follow the map and yard signs for a fun, safe Halloween! To date, 150 Halloween Hosts have added their address to the trick-or-treating map. Thank you, Ashland! Please continue to spread the word amongst your neighbors: Add your address to the map at AshlandHalloween.com! DAA hopes to have many Halloween Hosts in every neighborhood.