Pick of the Week: ‘Strong Women’ in Cemetery Tales

CEMETERY TALES actors, from left: Jarren Seal, Barb Hosford, Barb Berry, Margaret Crowell, Kathy Peldyak, Ann Zuehlke, Kelly Sullivan, Bonnie Withers, Jean Harmon, and Richard Withers. Not pictured: Kathy Akiyama.

The ninth annual “Cemetery Tales” living history program at Idlewilde Cemetery returns Sept. 15-17 with the theme “Strong Women.”

The History Museum of Hood River County’s 2017 Cemetery Tales will feature the life stories of six women who, through their strength and stamina, found ways to survive when faced with unforeseen circumstances. Guests will hear six stories of “ordinary” people who are buried in the cemetery, courtesy of local residents who research and write the life stories and perform them, in costume, before audiences of 15 at a time.