Woodland Awakening
Heart Connections
Create Your Own
Adventure!"Fly Rod" Crosby's
Fall Adventure"Town & Country" Adventure Series
If you've ever wanted to conquer your fear of flying, literally or figuratively, this is your ticket. I could tell from the safety procedures and quality equipment that CanopyTours in the Hocking Hills was top notch. Patty encouraged me to give it a try and the zipline guides were amazingly patient with me when I confessed I was afraid of heights. After about the third zip, I was really enjoying myself.
Kathy Hoke
"Town & Country" Adventure Series
Uptown, Downtown, Out-of-Town Tours and Trips for All!Want to have some fun and enjoy a little downtime? These are the adventures that will fit into a busy schedule or a tight budget. Join Patty Donahey Geiger and step up to adventure today!
New Day Trips—Adventures with Ohioana Library “On the Road”
In addition to Wellness Adventure weekends, Patty is partnering, as a volunteer, with Ohioana Library and Columbus Landmarks Foundation to create half-day and full-day trips that will take you to the theater, on a 200Columbus Bicentennial time trip, and over the back roads of Amish Country to meet an Amish storyteller and learn about the people who practice this centuries-old religion. Proceeds from the ticket sales benefit Ohioana Library and Columbus Landmarks Foundation.
COLUMBUS BICENTENNIAL TOURS:
Lit, Lives and Landmarks: Columbus Architecture and Authors, Chapter 1Description:
What do prisoners and poets, belles and bluestockings, radicals and reporters all have in common? They lived in or were influenced by life in Columbus, Ohio! Join the first in a series of guided bus tours offered by the Ohioana Library and Columbus Landmarks Foundation to explore the better known and sometimes overlooked worlds of O.Henry, R.L. Stine, Billy Ireland, William Dean Howells, Lois Lenski and others. You might be surprised how a sense of place has influenced some of the biggest names in literature!Highlights:
- Begin your Bicentennial journey with Columbus historian Ed Lentz at Goodale Park and discover why the park, one of the oldest in the nation, was important in the life of famed 19th century author William Dean Howells.
- Stop at the Kelton House and learn about Belle Coit Kelton as a writer and her key role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
- Stroll down Neil Avenue to find out why O.Henry was imprisoned in the Ohio State Penitentiary and what he accomplished while behind bars.
- Take a coffee break at Urban Spirit Coffee on Long Street and listen to the story of African-American author Dr. Anna Bishop who wrote several books on the Blackberry Patch. Find out how African American musicians, artists and authors, past and present, have helped to shape the Columbus arts legacy.
Saturday, June 23, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Meet at Ohioana Library, 274 E. First Ave. Suite 300, for pastries, tea and coffee. Bus departs at 10 a.m.
Friday, July 27, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Meet at Ohioana Library for cookies, tea and coffee. Bus departs
at 1 p.m.Cost: $40
Contact: Patty Donahey Geiger, 614-325-6178, or call Columbus Landmarks Foundation, 614-221-0227; visit: www.columbuslandmarks.org; call Ohioana Library; 614-466-3831; visit www.ohioana.org
CLEVELAND:
The Curtain Rises on PlayhouseSquare: A Drama of Rescue and Restoration
Description:
Explore the country’s largest performing arts center outside of New York City, the not-for-profit performing arts center that utilizes the arts to engage individuals and attract more than one million guests per year to its 1,000+ annual events. The “back-stage” experience will focus on the real-life drama of historic restoration: How one man, Ray Shepardson, was responsible for rescuing and restoring the historic theaters of what is now PlayhouseSquare. Shepardson brought the tragedy of the nearly ruined theatres into the spotlight, mounted an effort to save them and succeeded. He has saved and/or served as a consultant for a variety of historic theatres across the nation, including Columbus.The program will include meeting two authors, Jeannie Emser Schultz and John Vacha. Schultz, wrote about the theatres and their restoration in her book, PlayhouseSquare: An Entertaining History. She will be guiding the Ohioana group through the theatres. Vacha, author of Showtime in Cleveland, a book that encompasses all of Cleveland’s rich theatrical history, will also meet and talk with the group.
The drama of rescue and restoration will “take the stage” as each guest gets a “front-row seat” for the show…visits the lobbies, auditoriums, stages, backstage areas, dressing rooms and rehearsal halls of these historic gems of the 1920s era, as well have the opportunity to meet the authors who were inspired by them.
Saturday, September 8, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet at PlayhouseSquare (The State Theatre lobby; 1519 Euclid Ave.); optional lunch at a PlayhouseSquare-area restaurant to follow tour. http://www.playhousesquare.org to view photos of theatres
Cost: $40 (includes a copy of Showtime in Cleveland)
Contact: Patty Donahey Geiger, 614-325-6178, patty@pdgcommunications.com; or Ohioana Library; 614-466-3831; visit www.ohioana.org
HOLMES COUNTY:
The Mysteries of Amish Country
Description:
Experience the back roads and unravel the mysteries of a religious community that is centuries old. You’ll explore the hills and valleys as you become immersed in the culture, meeting Amish families and learning from the authors and storytellers who live in and write about Amish Country.Highlights:
- Travel off the beaten track with Amish Heartland Tours guide and Berlin resident, La Vonne DeBois. She will accompany the group on the bus from Columbus to Berlin and throughout the day’s adventure, enhancing the experience as she shares her vast knowledge of Amish Country and its people.
- Meet Amish Country writers:
- Paul Stutzman: author of Hiking Through, a book about his adventures on the Appalachian Trailand Biking Through, his coast-to-coastbike tour (one man, one bicycle, 5,000 miles). Stutzman is also currently writing a novel that will be published in July. He will join us for breakfast to talk about his family’s history, including his great, great, great grandfather who came from Pennsylvania to Holmes County and founded the Amish community there. Stutzman’s family was Amish when he was born, but later transitioned to the Mennonite Church where he is currently a member.
- Dorcas Hoover: author of House Calls and Hitching Posts, the story of Dr. Elton Lehman’s 56 years of practicing medicine and delivering more than 6,300 babies among the Amish of Wayne County. She will also join us at breakfast to talk about Dr. Lehman, named Country Doctor of the Year, and how he was able to successfully combine medical knowledge with a deep understanding and respect for the religious values of the predominantly Amish community he served.
- Eli A. Yoder: An Amish storyteller and author of Doughty Valley Happenings, the chronicle of history, people and events in the beautiful Doughty Valley. He will join the group to give them a personal tour of the countryside near his family’s farm.
- Stop at an Amish school and meet the teacher
- Browse the book stacks in a German Library
- Watch Amish artisans creating carved candles
- Enjoy breakfast at the Berlin Farmstead restaurant and lunch at Walnut Creek Cheese
- All three authors will meet the Ohioana group for dinner with an Amish family at their farm. The menu includes homemade bread, salad, roast beef, baked chicken, mash potatoes and gravy, noodles, green beans and pie. Hot and cold beverages will also be served.
Saturday, September 15, 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Meet at Ohioana Library, 274 E. First Ave. Suite 300
Cost: $135, all expenses included, transportation, three meals, tips and a copy of Eli Yoder’s book.
Contact: Patty Donahey Geiger, 614-325-6178, patty@pdgcommunications.com; or Ohioana Library; 614-466-3831; visit www.ohioana.org
