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The Ohio Statehouse today announced the 2015 Summer Fridays at the Statehouse schedule of performances. The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) has partnered with 12 central Ohio performing arts groups to present, Summer Fridays at the Statehouse. Summer Fridays is a FREE outdoor lunch-time performing arts series staged on the West Plaza (High Street) of the historic Ohio Statehouse. Summer Fridays at the Statehouse provides an opportunity for the public and downtown community to gather on Capitol Square to experience some of Columbus’ diverse arts groups and to visit the beautiful Ohio Capitol.

This year’s participating performing arts groups include a diverse cross section of central Ohio’s arts organizations.

Scheduled 2015 performances include:
June 5 – Arnett Howard, Creole Funk
- Food Truck: New Horizons Street Grill

June 12 – The Alliance of Greater Central Ohio, Barbershop Harmony
- Food Truck: Stickyfingers

June 19 – Franklin Xpress, Classic rock
- Food Truck: Red Plate, Blue Plate

June 26 – OhioDance, presents Dance Around the World
- Food Truck: Paddy Wagon

July 10 – Two For the Road, Rock ’n Roll
Food Truck: Dos Hermanos

July 17 – Columbus Chorus of Sweet Adeline’s International
- Food Truck: Timmy's Meltdown

July 24 – Bohemian Highway, Contemporary, Indie, Folk
- Food Truck: Wrapped Up

July 31 – Willow Brook Singers, present the Great American Road Trip
- Food Truck: Dos Hermanos

August 7 – The Smoking Guns, Blues, Country, Rock
- Food Truck: Philly Buster

August 14 – RMT, presents Songs of America
- Food Truck: New Horizons Street Grill

August 21 – One Way Gospel, Gospel and Country
- Food Truck: Wrapped Up

August 28 – Grassahol, Bluegrass and Country
- Food Truck: Stickyfingers

Summer Fridays at the Statehouse will take place Fridays, June 5 through August 28 (absent July 3). The programs will run between noon and 1 p.m. The series gives the downtown community and visitors the opportunity to enjoy the majestic Statehouse grounds while some of Columbus’ best arts groups perform. There is no better place downtown to enjoy your lunch this summer!

Visitors are encouraged to bring their lunch or purchase lunch from one of the food trucks scheduled for lunch service during each Friday concert.

Performances will be canceled in the event of inclement weather. Up to the minute performance information about Summer Fridays at the Statehouse will be posted on the front page of the Ohio Statehouse website at www.ohiostatehouse.org. Summer Fridays at the Statehouse audience members are encouraged to visit the Statehouse website each morning of the scheduled performances to retrieve last minute performance information.

Media support for Summer Fridays at the Statehouse is provided by 10TV.

High resolution photos from the 2014 season are available at:
http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/galleries/summer-fridays-2014

A 30 second Public Service Announcement promoting the event can be viewed at:
http://www.ohiochannel.org/MediaLibrary/Media.aspx?fileId=146565

Facts About Downtown Columbus:
- Approximately 100,000 employees work downtown.
- Is home to thousands of residents.
- Downtown Columbus is one of the safest places in central Ohio.
- 30,000 students attend classes at one of four downtown colleges or universities.
- Downtown has accessible public transportation service; COTA bus stops located near the Ohio Statehouse; the CBUS circulator is a great option.

To view this press release and others, visit www.ohiostatehouse.org.

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The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) is pleased to announce that William E. Carleton, CSRAB executive director, has been named a 2015 BOMA Fellow. This designation is bestowed upon individuals who have displayed exemplary and sustained contributions to commercial real estate, their profession, the community and BOMA at all levels and have continually answered the call to leadership and service throughout their careers.

“I am honored and humbled to receive the BOMA Fellow designation for 2015. Receiving recognition from one’s peers in your chosen profession is a profound moment in anyone’s life — I am very grateful to BOMA. It is a very special day in my management career,” said William E. Carleton, CSRAB executive director.

The honorees will use the “BOMA Fellow” credential after their names and will be called upon to serve BOMA in a variety of capacities, including teaching, mentoring new members and young professionals, identifying future BOMA leaders, authoring articles and serving as thought leaders to address industry trends.
“William E. Carleton is a respected voice within the commercial real estate industry and the BOMA community, and his contributions to both have been significant," commented BOMA International Chair John G. Oliver, BOMA Fellow, managing principal for Oliver & Company. “Through his service as a BOMA Fellow, Bill will have the opportunity to advance the industry and guide the next generation of property professionals.”

This latest class of BOMA Fellows will be honored at BOMA International’s annual conference this June in Los Angeles.

About BOMA International The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is a federation of 91 BOMA U.S. associations and 17 international affiliates. Founded in 1907, BOMA represents the owners and managers of all commercial property types including 10.4 billion square feet of U.S. office space that supports 1.8 million jobs and contributes $227.6 billion to the U.S. GDP. Its mission is to advance a vibrant commercial real estate industry through advocacy, influence and knowledge. Learn more at www.boma.org.

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For the fifth consecutive year, the west lawn of the Ohio Statehouse will host vintage “base ball” (historically two words), as members of the 131st Ohio General Assembly (OGA) take on the Ohio Village Muffins, Tuesday, May 19. Reminiscent of barnstorming tours of yesteryear, the match begins at 5:30 p.m., as the Capitol Cannons challenge the Ohio Village Muffins in an exhibition game of vintage base ball. The event is free and open to the public.

Members of the 131st OGA, representing the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives, will take a break from partisan politics as Republicans and Democrats come together and cross the aisle to form the Capitol Cannons. The 2015 Cannons will be skippered by Senator Cliff Hite.

The “titanic struggle” takes place Tuesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. on the west lawn (High Street) of the Ohio Statehouse. The two teams will be fighting for bragging rights and the all-important symbol of victory, the Richard Schuricht Memorial Cup. Prior to the game, the Statehouse’s 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A will provide a cannon firing demonstration and discussion of leisure activities Civil War soldiers would have used to pass the time in camp.

Additionally, Tracy Martin—baseball historian and member of the Muffins—will exhibit a portion of his massive collection of baseball equipment and ephemera. Martin’s collection highlights the evolution of the game and has been featured at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, The Smithsonian National Museum of American History and The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Photos from the 2014 Ohio Statehouse vintage base ball game can be found here: http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/galleries/media/2014-05-20-a-team-photo-capitol-cannons

About the Ohio Village Muffins and vintage base ball
Formed in 1981, the Ohio Village Muffins were the first vintage base ball team in America to play a set summer schedule, and the Muffins also hosted the founding meeting of the Vintage Base Ball Association (VBBA). The Muffins play in uniforms period correct to the 1860s; the uniform consists of plain long pants, a white shirt with a bright shield containing the team emblem, a pill box hat, a leather belt and a bow tie. Recreational activities, especially base ball, were becoming more ingrained in American society during the middle part of the 19th century. The Muffins represent a changing America and highlight a game that would transcend all others and become America’s National Pastime.

Using vintage base ball equipment, the game is scheduled for seven innings and will be governed under The Rules and Regulations of the Game of Base Ball Adopted by the National Association of Base-Ball Players, March 14, 1860. Major rule differences between vintage base ball and modern baseball are listed below.

• The ball is pitched underhanded from anywhere behind the pitcher's line.

An out is declared if:

• A hit ball is caught on the fly or the first bound, including foul tips to the catcher.


• A base runner overruns any base (including first) and is touched by the ball in the hands of an adversary.

Enjoy an evening downtown, as you watch the Ohio General Assembly Capitol Cannons host the Ohio Village Muffins in an exhibition vintage base ballgame. Come early and enjoy a ball park dinner. Concessions will be provided by the Angry Wiener food truck.
Support for this event is provided by the Ohio Lobbying Association, the Ohio Village Muffins, the Ohio Village Singers, the Capitol Square Foundation and the 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A.

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The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) will celebrate Earth Day Wednesday, April 22, 2015 with the dedication of a beehive and planting of a sourwood tree on Capitol Square. Students from Annehurst Elementary, Westerville City Schools, will participate in the Earth Day event that will begin at 10:30 a.m. on the North Plaza of the Statehouse grounds. Also participating will be the Ohio State Beekeepers Association, Central Ohio Beekeepers Association, Nina’s Village Apiary and Davey Tree Expert Co. A book reading will kick off the event followed by remarks from representatives of the participating organizations.

Situated on 10 acres in the heart of downtown Columbus, the Ohio Statehouse grounds serve as an unmistakable green oasis in the heart of the capital city. More than 100 plant species are maintained on the grounds; including a variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. The grounds continue to serve as a gathering place for the people of Ohio.

“Pollinators make the Statehouse grounds blossom and contribute to a balanced ecosystem. We continue to cultivate a wide variety of beautiful plants here on Capitol Square for all Ohioans to enjoy,” said William Carleton, executive director of the Capitol Square Review and Board.

About honeybees:

• Honeybees are not aggressive by nature, and will not sting unless provoked.


• Honeybees represent a highly organized society, with various bees having very specific roles during their lifetime: e.g., nurses, guards, grocers, housekeepers, construction workers, royal attendants, undertakers, foragers, etc.


• The queen bee can live for several years. Worker bees live for 6 weeks during the busy summer, and for 4-9 months during the winter months.


• The practice of honey collection and beekeeping dates back to the stone-age, as evidenced by cave paintings.


• The honeybee hive is perennial. Although quite inactive during the winter, the honeybee survives the winter months by clustering for warmth; by self-regulating the internal temperature of the cluster, the bees maintain 93 degrees Fahrenheit in the center of the winter cluster (regardless of the outside temperature).

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Members of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) Human Resources Committee will meet Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. The committee will meet in executive session in room 44 of the Senate Building at 9 a.m. to review CSRAB Human Resources.

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Members of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) Space Committee and Finance Committee will meet jointly Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. The joint committee will meet in executive session in the State Room (room 108) at 5 p.m. to discuss the operation of the Ohio Statehouse Museum Shop.

Immediately following the joint committee meeting the Finance Committee will meet in the U.S. Grant Hearing Room (room 110) to review CSRAB warehouse debt payment. The Space Committee will meet in the State Room (room 108) following the joint committee meeting to review a CSRAB rule change and to review plans for a COTA bus stop on Capitol Square. Both meetings are open to the public.

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Members of the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) will meet Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus. The business meeting will be held in the State Room (room 108) and will begin at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public. The meeting agenda is available upon request.

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On a cool, damp morning the body of slain President Abraham Lincoln was laid in repose at the Ohio Statehouse April 29, 1865; from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. An estimated 50,000 Ohioans paid their respect to the “Savior of the Union.”

It is difficult to articulate in words how the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln affected the nation. To put it simply, the murder of President Lincoln less than three weeks after the end of the American Civil War and less than two months into his second term was a cataclysmic event. The “Lincoln Funeral Train” traveled more than 1,600 miles and during the 13 day trip one third of the population of the United States witnessed the train pass through their community. With the 150thanniversary of this historic event upon us, this is your opportunity to pay your respects to President Abraham Lincoln at the Ohio Statehouse from Wednesday, April 29, to Monday, May 4, 2015.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board (CSRAB) will recreate the memorial decoration that the State of Ohio installed in 1865. Under the director of Governor John Brough, the Ohio Statehouse welcomed more than 50,000 Ohioans to Columbus on that April day in 1865. CSRAB would like to extend an invitation to all 11.5 million Ohioans to pay their respect to the 16th President of the United States. The public is invited to leave fresh flowers in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda in honor of President Abraham Lincoln to commemorate this historic event.

The Ohio Statehouse will be decorated as it was in 1865 for the President’s memorial held at the Ohio Capitol. “I hope we have visitors from all 88 Ohio counties participate in this historic event. The 150thanniversary celebration of the repose of President Lincoln will go down in the annals of this, magnificent, building as a once in a lifetime experience,” said William Carleton, executive director of CSRAB.


“Over the last four years, the National Park Service has commemorated the 150th anniversary of this country’s greatest national crisis, while exploring its enduring relevance in the 21st century using the guiding theme of Civil War to Civil Rights,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “As the sesquicentennial events come to a close, our commemorations of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train highlight the major cities, including two in Ohio, that held funeral ceremonies along that route to Springfield, Ill. These events in Columbus and Cleveland recognize the Buckeye State's significant role in the Union war effort, both on the battlefields and on the home front."

Further repose details are available at: http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/announcements

Images of the Repose of Lincoln are available at: http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/galleries/lincolns-repose-april-29

“Abraham Lincoln's Journey Home” NPS website:
http://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/JourneyHome.htm.

REPOSE SCHEDULE AND DETAILS
April 29, 2015

Civil War Encampment, West Plaza; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

Learn what camp life was like during the Civil War. Walk among soldiers’ tents, see how to fire the cannon every half hour and help the Ladies Aid Society deliver comfort to the troops. Historical re-enactors from 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A and other groups will demonstrate Civil War life, cooking and medical practices. Cannon firings will occur every half hour on the West Plaza of the Ohio Statehouse. This program is supported by the 1stOhio Light Artillery, Battery A.

Repose of President Abraham Lincoln at the Ohio Statehouse, Rotunda; 10 a.m.

The song Taps was written during Civil War. Echo taps will be played by Bugles Across America in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda.

Replica Casket and Honor Guard; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The public is invited to leave fresh flowers in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda in honor of President Abraham Lincoln to commemorate this historic event.

Batesville Casket Company created the 1865 casket for Lincoln, and has generously provided an accurate replica for this event. The 1st Ohio Light Artillery, Battery A, a group of Civil War re-enactors, will provide an honor guard for a replica of Lincoln’s casket from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. This will take place on the site where the slain President lay in repose in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda on April 29, 1865. Again, visitors are encouraged to lay flowers in remembrance of President Abraham Lincoln throughout the event.

Lincoln Presentation in partnership with the National Park Service with Fritz Klein, Chamber of the Ohio House of Representatives; 6 p.m.

Four years ago, the National Park Service (NPS) commemorated the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's inaugural journey to Washington, DC with first person interpretive programs of Lincoln in all of the major cities that Lincoln visited on the day that he made his visit. This year, the NPS will be commemorating the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's Funeral with programs in each of the major cities that held a funeral for Lincoln from Washington, DC to Springfield, Illinois on the day the funerals were held. The program consists of an introduction by a NPS ranger, followed by a one hour presentation of Lincoln by accomplished Lincoln actor, Fritz Klein. The presentation will focus on Lincoln's vision for America as he expressed it during his life, his vision of moving the nation from civil war to civil rights. This program is free and open to the public—no ticket is needed as this is an open seating event.

“Abraham Lincoln's Journey Home” NPS website:
http://www.nps.gov/liho/learn/historyculture/JourneyHome.htm.

Thursday, April 30, 2015

12 p.m., Atrium; The Lincoln Funeral; presented by Scott Trostel author of THE LINCOLN FUNERAL TRAIN: The Final Journey and National Funeral for Abraham Lincoln.

Scott's program about The Lincoln Funeral Train recounts the sad journey from Washington, D. C. to Springfield, Illinois in 1865. One-third of the population of the United States witnessed passage of the train between April 21 and May 2, 1865. The program recounts state stops at the cities of Baltimore, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, including the near-riot, New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Chicago with burial in Springfield, Illinois Incidents along the route are recounted, such as meal stops by the funeral train and reactions of the crowds at trackside as the train passed by. Specific to Ohio, the train made State funeral stops at Cleveland and Columbus en route to Springfield, IL. The funeral train changed locomotives at Piqua. The graphics for this program were recently presented at the Lincoln Assassination Conference by the Surratt Society in Washington, D. C. The program will be presented at 12 noon in the Statehouse Atrium. Free and open to the public.

Friday, May 1, 2015

12 p.m., Atrium; Lincoln on Screen: Black and White Lincoln in the 1950’s; presented by Mark Reinhart author of ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON SCREEN.

President Lincoln is the most frequently portrayed American historical figure in history of the film and television arts, having been featured in more than 300 productions since the birth of the motion picture medium. Lincoln historian, author and film producer, Mark Reinhart, will present a public program on the subject of Lincoln-related film and television. The program will be presented at 12 noon in the Statehouse Atrium. Free and open to the public.

Friday, May 1 to Monday, May 4, 2015

Pay Your Respects to President Lincoln!

The State of Ohio recognized the significance of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and they understood the pain felt by the people of Columbus, Ohio. In honor of the slain President, the catafalque was to remain on display in the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse until the President was laid to rest in the tomb at Springfield, IL on May 4. Floral tributes were placed on the catafalque where the President’s coffin had rested on April 29 and thousands of citizens, young and old, visited the Ohio Statehouse through May 4, 1865.

The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board will recreate this event in the Rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse. This is your opportunity to pay your respects to President Abraham Lincoln. Connect with the year 1865 and relive the events that shaped the history of the United States 150 years ago at the Ohio Statehouse.

Additionally, special exhibits have been scheduled and designed by the Ohio Statehouse Museum Education Center (OSMEC) to run in conjunction with observance of the repose. The special exhibits will be on display through the end of the school year to allow the thousands of students that tour the Ohio Statehouse each spring to experience this historical event. The public is invited to leave fresh flowers in the Ohio Statehouse Rotunda in honor of President Abraham Lincoln to commemorate this historic event.

EXHIBITS AT THE OHIO STATEHOUSE

The Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln Exhibit
April 29, 2015
Ohio Statehouse Rotunda, 1 Capitol Square; downtown Columbus
614/752-9777
Free!

A special exhibit of reproduction images from the Library of Congress tells the story of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and the men and woman named as conspirators along with their fate. This exhibit is for mature audiences.

The Lincoln Funeral Train in Pictures and Photos
March 31 – June 2, 2015
Ohio Statehouse North Hallway, 1 Capitol Square; downtown Columbus
614/752-9777
Free!

This exhibit begins with the assassination of our nation’s 16thpresident, Abraham Lincoln. It follows his funeral train route from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois, and focuses on photographs of how he was honored at each stop. This exhibit will bring to life one of those stops in our own Ohio Statehouse, where 50,000 Ohioans paid their respects. Reproduction images are courtesy of the Library of Congress and others.

General John C. Caldwell and the Lincoln Funeral Train
March 31 – June 2, 2015
Ohio Statehouse North Hallway, 1 Capitol Square; downtown Columbus
614/752-9777
Free!

General John Curtis Caldwell had answered the call of duty at the outbreak of the American Civil War. As a brigade commander and eventual corps commander of the Army of the Potomac, he participated in some of the most ferocious fighting between North and South. Travelling with the army from one battlefront to the next, Caldwell was wounded twice.

On April 20, 1865, General Caldwell received a letter from the War Department advising him that he had been appointed to the "Guard of Honor" that was to accompany President Lincoln’s remains "from the city of Washington to Springfield, Illinois, and continue with them until they are consigned to their final resting-place."

A partial list of objects in the exhibit are: a War Department pass for the Lincoln funeral train, a silver tassel from the catafalque, a mourning badge and ribbon, a silk from the Cleveland service and funeral time table from the slain president’s Columbus repose.

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