Join Garden Club May 11-12

Jazz and Juleps, a signature event of the German Village Garten Club, is coming up Friday, May 11, at 7 p.m. followed by a day of Garten Markt on the Platz May 12.

The Friday event is your opportunity to buy a fabulous selection of specialty plants, planters, trellises, garden art, jewelry, gifts for Mother’s Day, and other special items before the Garten Markt opens to the public on Saturday. Enjoy a lush buffet of your favorite hors d’ouevres, juleps and other beverages, the entertaining vibes of Jazz Mary and her keyboard, and mingle with your neighbors.  Jazz and Juleps is $30 per person. To make your reservations, please call Sara McNealey at 614-461-4625.

On Saturday, the 46th Annual German Village Garten Club GartenMarkt runs 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. on the Meeting Haus Platz. Look for 22 Vendors — 12 new for 2012.

Buy annuals, perennials, unique and exotic plants of all varieties for indoors or outdoors, plus vegetables, glass/metal/stone Sculpture, hand-crafted jewelry, iron and glass home décor, plus we have a bake sale and food grill.

Proceeds benefit the Third Street planters and Frank Fetch Park.

Formed in 1966 by a handful of residents committed to beautifying the neighborhood that now stands as German Village, their vision and determination has spanned decades. Several of the founding members continue to volunteer and serve active roles.

The annual GartenMarkt is the largest annual fundraiser for the Garten Club . Proceeds from this event benefit the care and maintenance of the Third Street flower planters as well as the care and maintenance of our community jewel, Frank Fetch Park. Our dedicated corps of volunteers plant and decorate year round the 24 planters that parallel our beautiful main boulevard, South Third Street. Garten Club volunteers also plan and produce the ‘Third Sunday Summer Concert Series” at Fetch Park in addition to “Movie Nights at Fetch Park”.

More information is available at our website www.germanvillagegartenclub.com