Mount Vernon – On Thursday, October 13th at ThePlace@TheWoodward located at 101 S. Main Street in Mount Vernon, Ohio, home of the only monthly Chautauqua/Lyceum Series in the United States welcomes Mark Jordan to share Ohio Ghost Stories. Just in time for Halloween, Mark with share his experiences as writer of the play “Ceely” about an Ohioan who poisoned her family in 1896, “Phoebe”, hermit and eccentric, known for having long conversations with animals. Mark has appeared on the “Ghost Hunters” and “Mysteries at the Museum” television programs and has conducted ghost nights at Malabar Farm. Mark will take you on a journey of some of the interesting ghost stories from around Ohio, with special interest in Knox and Richland Counties.
Opening for the program will be Desmond Wall, a regular to the Chautauqua Stage. He will add an interesting brew of ghoulish delights and beautifully crafted songs and humor as only he can provide.
The Series is supported in part by a grant from the Ariel Foundation and is presented on a donation basis for our whole community and anyone interested in learning more about local, area national and international history in a family friendly entertaining manner.
Doors open at this first floor facility at 6 PM and the program starts at 7 PM. For more information about this or other upcoming programs, please visit www.elixirpresents.com, www.VisitKnoxOhio.org or by calling 740-392-6102. In case of any schedule changes we suggest you review the sites listed for any changes. To be included in a friendly reminder email on the Sunday before each program, contact Mike Petee at elixir_petee@hotmail.com to be included.