CAST members, from left: Niko Yasui, Lorre Chester-Rea, Roger Blashfield, Kate Dougherty, Kathy Williams, Matt Rankin, Kathy Peldyak, and Peter Tappert; not pictured: Gary Young and Brenda Hering. Dottie Gilbertson directs.
CAST members, from left: Niko Yasui, Lorre Chester-Rea, Roger Blashfield, Kate Dougherty, Kathy Williams, Matt Rankin, Kathy Peldyak, and Peter Tappert; not pictured: Gary Young and Brenda Hering. Dottie Gilbertson directs.
Cemetery Tales happens this weekend at Idlewilde Cemetery, opening Sept. 9.
Tickets must be reserved, and are $18 general, or $15 for members of The History Museum of Hood River County, which co-sponsors the event with Idlewilde. Tickets may be reserved at Eventbrite; for details, call 541-386-6772.
The tours start at the Hood River Valley Adult Center, 2010 Sterling Place, which also offers a dinner on Sept. 9 — cost is $12 and is separate from the Cemetery Tales admission. Reservations are required by calling the center at 541-386-2060. A minimum of 50 reservations are required. Proceeds will benefit Meals on Wheels.
Performances are 90 minutes long and leave every 15 minutes by shuttle bus from Hood River Valley Adult Center. In making a reservation, choose a time slot that best suits you. Performances are outside, and held rain or shine. Friday and Saturday shows start at 5:30 p.m., meaning some time slots are in full daylight, others in dusk and nighttime.
Sunday’s performances start at 2 p.m. — corrected from the Aug. 31 edition — and are all in daylight. Guides escort groups, who walk short distances from site to site and sit underneath awnings.
(Support vehicles are provided for those with mobility challenges.)
Cemetery Tales are not appropriate for children under 12, and no animals are allowed.
