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The German Village Garten Club brings you
Champagne, Chocolate and Candlelight!
Champagne, Chocolate and Candlelight!
A Festive Gala in Frank Fetch Park! Join us for Champagne, Chocolate, and Candlelight!
Friday evening, July 14th, 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Complimentary Champagne, Wine, Soft Drinks and a cheese and dessert buffet featuring chocolate treats from area restaurants, businesses, and bakeries. Frank Fetch Park will be adorned with festive lighting to create a beautiful atmosphere.
This will reserve your admission, no physical tickets will be issued. Please check in at the Beck Street entrance to Frank Fetch Park. there will be no rain date. The German Village Garten Club is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
Music from the Whirlybirds
All proceeds benefit community beautification in our historic, urban neighborhood.
Friday evening, July 14th, 8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Complimentary Champagne, Wine, Soft Drinks and a cheese and dessert buffet featuring chocolate treats from area restaurants, businesses, and bakeries. Frank Fetch Park will be adorned with festive lighting to create a beautiful atmosphere.
This will reserve your admission, no physical tickets will be issued. Please check in at the Beck Street entrance to Frank Fetch Park. there will be no rain date. The German Village Garten Club is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
Music from the Whirlybirds
All proceeds benefit community beautification in our historic, urban neighborhood.
RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY
Friday, July 14 @ 3:30 pm
Honoring the family of Karen Kerns Dresser who donated a significant amount of funds to construct the new pergola. Also, honoring the City of Columbus which also contributed significant funds to the construction of the pergola.
There will be an unveiling of a paver honoring Karen Kerns Dresser.
We expect this to be a 30-minute event with the Kerns family and city officials.
Friday, July 14 @ 3:30 pm
Honoring the family of Karen Kerns Dresser who donated a significant amount of funds to construct the new pergola. Also, honoring the City of Columbus which also contributed significant funds to the construction of the pergola.
There will be an unveiling of a paver honoring Karen Kerns Dresser.
We expect this to be a 30-minute event with the Kerns family and city officials.
History of Frank Fetch Memorial Park
The .2 acres of land originally contained 4 small saltbox houses. By 1966, only a little ice house remained on an otherwise vacant lot. A real estate developer proposed to build cheap apartments on the land. Instead, the City of Columbus acquired the land and named it Beck Street Park. The City’s first park installations were the antique gas light fixtures that are still there today – although the gas lights have been replaced by electric LED lights. The wrought iron fences were salvaged from buildings torn down near the old Central Market.
The German Village Society joined with the City to make improvements to the Park and renamed it the “Frank Fetch Memorial Park” in honor of, Frank Fetch, the former Superintendent of Parks for Columbus and “Founder of German Village”.
GERMAN VILLAGE GARTEN CLUB
2023
In 1996, the German Village Garten Club was asked to develop and maintain the Park with the cooperation of the City Department of Recreation and Parks.
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Today’s design is similar to the social gardens of Munich. The Garten Club created a master plan in 1996 for enriching the beauty and usefulness of the Park, sought donations, and commenced a significant revitalization of this space. The antique light fixtures, brick walkways, hanging baskets, and wrought iron fences give the Park an old -world feeling. Park benches, picnic tables, a pergola, exotic tropical plants, lush perennials, bright annuals, and a fountain provide an inviting space for neighbors, walkers, artists, photographers, and workers on their lunch breaks as well as a beautiful setting for weddings.
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The German Village Garten Club members and volunteers have been digging, planting, trimming, mulching, and weeding since 1966, increasing the quality and scope of German Village beautification efforts each year. New trees, shrubs, containers, perennials, and annuals are added each year through the financial contributions of the Garten Club through fundraising activities such as Garten Markt. The volunteer work plus substantial financial contributions make Frank Fetch Park a breath-taking jewel of a garden.
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Since 2002, the Garten Club has hosted the well-attended Third Sunday Concert Series in Frank Fetch Park that presents 4 monthly concerts each June through September. For the past few years, the concert series has been sponsored by #UrbanRanch and the concerts have expanded into a 90-minute presentation. In addition, the park is also the site of the annual holiday tree lighting when volunteers turn the park into a winter wonderland of twinkling lights. Multiple other events are held there including a fall festival.
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The German Village Market Club raised money to acquire, install and plant flowers in the planters along Third Street. They maintain the planters and change the display seasonally. The picture to the left shows the installation in 2014. The picture to the right is the beautiful impact of the flower boxes.
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The "Best Hidden Gem" award was given to Frank Fetch Park in 2010 and 2011 by Columbus Underground. The City Beautiful in 1987, the Growing to Green Award by the Franklin Park Conservatory 2002, Award for Excellence for Park Developmenmt from the Ohio Recreation and Parks Association 2003, and America in Bloom recognition 2003.
