Support Mariemont Students at FAB Affair ’23

By Danielle Haugh, 2023 FAB Communications Chair

Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 FAB Affair! On Saturday, March 11th, we will celebrate our 13th annual FAB Affair at the Hard Rock Casino in downtown Cincinnati.

The evening will feature both a live and silent auction, raffle basket, dinner, drinks and more! Doors open at 6 p.m. and proceeds will benefit our three district-wide support organizations -

Mariemont School Foundation

Mariemont Arts Association

Mariemont Athletic Boosters

Go to fabtix.org to purchase tickets today!

A sincere THANK YOU from our 2023 FAB Affair Team!

Boosters - Ry Naticchioni (Chair), Erin Goellner, Danielle Haugh, Tom Gilmore, Mary Riportella and Carrie Carothers

Arts - Anne Mosemiller, Erin Weaver and Jodie Zaveri

Foundation - Tricia Brichler, Jennifer Dronsfield and Jeremy Martin

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The Mariemont Town Crier, LLC. 2018 (c) advised that the statues should be kept away from trees to avoid attracting tree sap and lichens. They added that, although acid rain has become less of a weather issue over the past few decades, the Cincinnati area’s rapid-freeze/rapid-thaw winter climate has been - and remains - the biggest threat to the statues.

So, what are the next steps for preserving the Family Statuary?

MPF has determined that the only way to truly protect and preserve – and also showcase - the Family Statuary for the long term would be to safeguard it under a “traditionally classic” shelter. The proposed design would be compatible with the architecturally eclectic Dale Park setting, which includes both Colonial Revival-style townhomes and schools and the Italian Renaissance-style Parish Center. And, most importantly, the design would still provide an unobstructed view of the statues. Visit MPF’s website Centennial page link below.

Mariemont’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) approved the design in January. The plan will be presented to the Village Health and Recreation Committee for their recommendation and potential council approval in late January.

What enhancements are envisioned for Dale Park itself?

To complement and enhance the “re-born” look-and-feel of the Family Statuary, several plans are being considered for the rehabilitation of the approximately five-acre “parkette” known as Dale Park, which encompasses the Mariemont Chapel and the former Dale Park (now Waldorf) School. It has been suggested that the park was perhaps named for its location overlooking the natural landscape “bowl” (i.e., “dale”), through which runs part of Whiskey Creek.

Plans for the park include creating a more resident-friendly and usable lawn space in front of the Statuary as well as a beautiful new park entrance at the highly visible corner of Wooster Pike and Plainville Road. The entrance will be built and landscaped. Under consideration is the park’s rededication as “The Mary Emery Centennial Gardens,” and will be a fittingly appropriate location in Mariemont to honor her.

A park-perimeter walking path will incorporate the natural elements of Dale Park and Whiskey Creek and a highly defined crosswalk will safely connect the Dale Park walking path with the nearby Dogwood Park walking path and trails. An existing and unique feature of Dale Park is the “little stone bridge” crossing the creek before it tunnels under Wooster Pike to the boathouse and the former lagoon. Enhancing the creek and its natural features would be yet another resident-friendly Dale Park improvement.

A proposed site plan for the Dale Park landscape design has already been prepared by Kleingers Group in conjunction with Architecture A359.

Visit the Village of Mariemont Centennial Commemoration website at https:// mariemontpreservation.org/centennial/ to learn more about the proposed Family Statuary/Dale Park restorations and renewals as well as all Mariemont Centennial Commemoration Projects, view artist renderings, follow the calendar of engaging Centennial activities taking place throughout this coming year, and to donate to and get involved in “An Extraordinary Vision Renewed.”