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September 2019
FALL CLEANING DAY 2019
It’s time to prepare the Abbey for all the upcoming fall events. Show you care and join us while we dust, wipe, mop, wash, clip, trim, rake, etc. Plenty to do – so we need YOU! Come for the day or just spare us a few hours. It all helps. We’ll supply the lunch, some sweets and a beverage. And you’ll meet the greatest volunteers ever! RSVP to greenlawnabbey@gmail.com so we can bring enough lunch for all. Forget to RSVP? …
October 2019
SPIRITS & SPELLS
October is the bewitching month! Join us for an evening of magic and illusion, mystery and sleight of hands. There will be magicians on stage and wandering the Abbey delighting the eye and baffling the senses. Carroll Baker is back as our “headliner” this year but each year his show is different from the one previous. Other magicians performing are Neil Saha and John Harvey. No Spirits & Spells would be complete without our decadent Death by Chocolate buffet!! All…
TALES FROM THE CRYPT
The night is dark. The candles lit. The time has come. Some of our “residents” will be rising from their slumber and hoping to talk with you. Won’t you let them know you are coming by grabbing your tickets now . . . before they disappear. Event begins outside and then travel to both floors of the Abbey where you will hear historical re-enactments of some very entertaining visitors. The building is not ADA compatible – stairs are required. Not…
TALES FROM THE CRYPT
The night is dark. The candles lit. The time has come. Some of our “residents” will be rising from their slumber and hoping to talk with you. Won’t you let them know you are coming by grabbing your tickets now . . . before they disappear. Event begins outside and then travel to both floors of the Abbey where you will hear historical re-enactments of some very entertaining visitors. The building is not ADA compatible – stairs are required. Not…
TALES FROM THE CRYPT
SATURDAY SOLD OUT. The night is dark. The candles lit. The time has come. Some of our “residents” will be rising from their slumber and hoping to talk with you. Won’t you let them know you are coming by grabbing your tickets now . . . before they disappear. Event begins outside and then travel to both floors of the Abbey where you will hear historical re-enactments of some very entertaining visitors. The building is not ADA compatible – stairs…
June 2020
MOVIE UNDER THE STARS – NOTORIOUS
MOVIE UNDER THE STARS –NOTORIOUS Notorious is a 1946 American spy film noir directed by master Alfred Hitchcock starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman and Claude Rains as three people whose lives become intimately entangled during an espionage operation. Picnic starts at 8 pm Cartoons at dusk Movie at dark (around 9:15) Don’t forget your chairs & blankets! The space on the Abbey lawn allows for social distancing between groups. Come enjoy being with other people – but not too close!…
THE GREAT GREEN LAWN ABBEY YARD SALE
PLEASE COME PREPARED TO ADHERE TO CORONA VIRUS GUIDELINES. THANKS! Treasures, treasures everywhere! Our items are donated from people and organizations all over the city so you never know what you’ll find. Drive your car with the largest trunk (or a van would be nice) and come see us on Saturday, June 27, from 10 AM – 2 PM. We have decorative items, housewares, tools including some electric tools that look brand new, vintage items, Christmas items, tons of books…
July 2020
MOVIE UNDER THE STARS – LAURA
MOVIE UNDER THE STARS – LAURA Laura is one of the most celebrated 1940s film noirs. Manhattan detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) investigates the murder of Madison Avenue executive Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney) in her fashionable apartment. It will keep you guessing! Picnic starts at 8 pm Cartoons at dusk Movie at dark (around 9:15) Don’t forget your chairs & blankets! The PoshNosh food truck will be there to serve your picnicking needs starting at 8pm. They have excellent reviews…
The 1913 Floor and the Rebirth of the Riverfront
Mayor George Karb, interred at Green Lawn Abbey in 1937, led Columbus through some of the city’s – if not the nation’s – most dangerous and devastating times. Serving as mayor when the 1913 flood devastated vast areas of the city and beyond, he was intricate to relief as well as rebuilding. We know the Scioto River downtown only as an asset. But before the flood it was almost exclusively industrial, polluted, and crime ridden. Learn about Mayor Karb and…