Festivities Planned for Centennial Weekend

Bring your family and join your neighbors for Centennial Weekend as the Village of Mariemont, the Mariemont Chamber of Commerce, and the Mariemont Centennial Committee host a number of events to commemorate the Centennial. For more details, times and locations, view the pop-up menu on the Village website at www.mariemont. org. Questions, comments or suggestions? Contact centennial@mariemont.org

Friday April 21

7-9 p.m. – Centennial benefit auction. Located at Eisele Gallery on Mariemont Square. Auction features original commissioned Mariemont Centennial artwork by Kate Albert, along with signed prints and gift packages/gift cards/special items from area businesses.

• Special dinner and drink features at Mariemont area restaurants

Saturday April 22

• Feature film and events at the Mariemont Theater and the Village Square

• Special dinner and drink features at Mariemont area restaurants

Sunday April 23

2 p.m. - Groundbreaking ceremony at The Ferris House (original groundbreaking site) with Mariemont’s Town Crier, Mayor Bill Brown, and area dignitaries.

All Weekend + April 15-16

Village-wide “Centennial Passport” scavenger hunt. Passport features the discovery and exploration of 20 sites around Mariemont. There will be an information board at each site, with historic facts and photos. Participants will be asked to answer a question from each of the sites to “stamp” their passport. Completed passports can be turned in either at the Bell Tower during the event or at the Village Offices. Individuals or families with the correct answers will be eligible to win gift cards that have been provided by the National Exemplar and The Emery restaurant.

Passport Pickup – There will be a table at the Bell Tower at Dogwood Park from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Sat. and Sun. April 15-16, and Sat. and Sun. April 22-23. Passports can also be downloaded and printed from a link found at the pop-up box on the Village website at www. mariemont.org

REMINDER: Turn in Your Feb. and March Scavenger Hunt Answers for Prizes!

The Mariemont Centennial Committee with the support of the Mariemont Preservation Foundation and Village of Mariemont hope everyone has had an opportunity to enjoy the Feb. and March Scavenger Hunts around the neighborhood! Photos and info were printed in the Feb. and March Town Crier.

If you have not had a chance yet to participate, information and printable forms to fill out are available on the Village of Mariemont website at: https://mariemont.org/lifestyle/ living-here/love/. Once you fill out your form –and include your name and contact info so we can reach out with prizes – please turn it into the Village Administrative Office or email to: info@ mariemont.org. Feb. and March answer forms are now due April 23. Answers to Feb., March and the April Passport activities will be posted at the same link on the Village website, starting on April 30.