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SUMMARY:Mount Vernon Cemetery FOUNDER'S DAY TOUR & GREEN INFERNO VINE MAZE
DESCRIPTION:Who’s ready for a fine time amongst the vines! Philly’s first ever VINE MAZE! Brings new meaning to the term DEAD END!!\n\n\nOn Saturday August 23\, from 11:00am – 1pm and again from 1:30pm – 3:30pm\, come get (responsibly) lost in Mount Vernon Cemetery’s Green Inferno!! \nThis is a SUPER RARE chance to visit Mount Vernon Cemetery (MVC) during the height of its regrowth season – seriously\, we are never in here this time of year. As Darth Vader is more machine now than man\, during the summer\, MVC is more jungle than it is cemetery. You won’t believe what you can and cannot see inside this almost paradise: ivy-covered tombstones; lush meadows; groundhogs and deer running wild; angel statues popping out of tangled vines and GIANT MYSTERIOUS BALLS (no\, we’re not joking)!! \nOur event is a once-a-year opportunity to visit MVC during what we call\, the GREEN INFERNO. It also allows us to celebrate the birthday of one of our founders\, Jacob Monk (who will turn 120 on August 25!). This year’s first ever Founder’s Day event consists of a guided history tour that will stop at a number of newly revealed tombstones and plots. We will also be offering Philly’s first ever VINE MAZE – a specially curated and expertly mowed meandering path that gyre and gimble through the chest high vegetation. Imagine a hedge maze in the middle of the rainforest – that’s what you’re in store for!! Complete the tasks within and make it to the end to get special treats!! \nTICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR TWO TIME SLOTS \n11:00AM – 1:00PM AND 1:30-3:30PM \nPLEASE NOTE: For this event we are offering a Founder’s Day discount option. 20% off the purchase of 2 tickets ($24 instead of $30). Be sure to click on the 20% off option at checkout. ONE of those tickets reserves you 2 spots. \nCome see the Green Inferno for yourself and make your friends green with envy! \nThis tour is sponsored and conducted by members of the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery. \nContent warning/Reminders: \n\nPlease meet at MVC’s main gate. Located at the corner of Ridge and Lehigh Avenues.\nThe tour will be going offroad. Regardless of weather\, we strongly recommend wearing comfortable closed-toed shoes and long pants.\nIt is essential to arrive on time. Tour leaves at precisely 11 & 1:30. If you arrive late\, once the gate is closed and locked\, there is no coming back for you.\nAll visitors will need to sign an access waiver. Paperwork will be provided to you upon arrival.\nAll visitors are required to follow all rules and guidelines set forth by the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery. Failure to adhere to these rules will result in immediate expulsion from the grounds without refund.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/mount-vernon-cemetery-founders-day-tour-green-inferno-vine-maze/
LOCATION:Mount Vernon Cemetery\, 3499 West Lehigh Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19132\, United States
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SUMMARY:Twilight Tour at Mount Vernon Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:Come tour the cemetery at NIGHT! Hear stories of those buried here. Watch a spiritual rite of purification. Listen to amazing opera LIVE!\n\n\nReady yourself for a walk on the (literal) dark side of Mount Vernon Cemetery (MVC). Closed to the public for almost two decades\, on May 31 we open its gates for ONE NIGHT ONLY to venture on a unique journey through MVC’s overgrown grounds and mysterious past. \nRacing against the setting sun\, this adults-only early-evening tour showcases the more macabre aspects of MVC’s history; tales of murder\, suicide\, and hoodoo. Who knows who or even what we’ll find? Spoiler alert: Be prepared for the uncanny as MVC is covered in\, as the New York Post declared: “creepy stuffed animals that inexplicably appear overnight.” \nTo kick things off the right way\, our night begins with a LIVE MUSICAL performance in front of our incomparable GARDEL MONUMENT by Logan Laudenslager (soprano) and Kyle Chastulik (baritone/guitarist)\, members of the Philly chapter of OPERA ON TAP!   \nOnce darkness falls\, we’ll switch on our flashlights and stumble through the pitch black of the night – seriously\, we have no electricity\, it gets crazy dark – to the center of the 28 acre property. There\, we’ll participate in an epic on-site spiritual rite of purification\, conducted by members of SOUTH STREET CIRCLE\, Philadelphia’s own Neo-Pagan ritual group. \nAnd who knows what else is in store?  \nMaybe a Civil War-era ghost story?  \nCookies?  \nAnything can happen! \nIt’s a night like no other! You bring the flashlights. We’ll bring the good times!! \n \nThis tour is sponsored and conducted by members of the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery. \nContent warning/Reminders: \n\nMVC’s Twilight Tour will include discussions of an adult nature that may be distressing to some visitors. Topics include tales of murder\, suicide\, death\, and infant mortality via disease.\nThis tour is for ADULTS ONLY. Anyone under the age of 18 will be turned away.\nPlease meet at MVC’s main gate. Located at the corner of Ridge and Lehigh Avenues.\nThe tour will be going offroad. Regardless of weather\, we strongly recommend wearing comfortable closed-toed shoes and long pants.\nIt is essential to arrive on time. Tour leaves at precisely 6:40. If you arrive late\, once the gate is closed and locked\, there is no coming back for you.\nMVC is in a court-appointed conservatorship. As such\, all visitors will need to sign an access waiver. Paperwork will be provided to you upon arrival.\nAll visitors are required to follow all rules and guidelines set forth by the cemetery’s conservators and by the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery. Failure to adhere to these rules will result in immediate expulsion from the grounds without refund\, and you will be banned from participating in future MVC public events.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/twilight-tour-at-mount-vernon-cemetery-2/
LOCATION:Mount Vernon Cemetery\, 3499 West Lehigh Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19132\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Battle of the Vines: Mount Vernon Cemetery Civil War Veterans Tour
DESCRIPTION:A guided tour devoted to those who fought for freedom during the American Civil War.\n\n\nMany of you have asked for it\, and we’re both honored and pleased to finally be able to offer it to you: Mount Vernon Cemetery’s first ever CIVIL WAR VETERANS TOUR. \nAfter 3 long years of battling the vines\, the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery have located a sizable number of graves of those who fought (and in some cases died) during the American Civil War. \nJoin us for this inaugural off-roads guided tour that is not only designed to take visitors all throughout the property’s 28 acres of rolling hills and overgrown fields\, but will include a diverse selection of incredible stories about MVC’s more significant veteran burials. Stops and stories include: medal of honor awardees\, naval engineers\, men killed in the Battles of Gettysburg and Williamsburg\, famous physicians\, a POW of Libby Prison\, a member of the Pennsylvania Cavalry who went on to become the city’s first mass murderer\, and more!! \nThe tales (and tombstones) the Friends have unearthed for this tour are truly incredible. We look forward to sharing them all with you\, many for the first time. \nFor those of you who are into historical reinactments\, feel free to dress in costume! \n \nThis tour is sponsored and conducted by members of the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery. \nReminders: \n\nPlease meet at MVC’s main gate. Located at the corner of Ridge and Lehigh Avenues.\nThe tour will be going offroad. Regardless of weather – or costume – we strongly recommend wearing comfortable closed-toed shoes.\nIt is essential to arrive on time. If you arrive late\, once the gate is closed and locked\, there is no coming back for you.\nMVC is in a court-appointed conservatorship. As such\, all visitors will need to sign an access waiver. Paperwork will be provided to you upon arrival.\nAll visitors are required to follow all rules and guidelines set forth by the cemetery’s conservators and by the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery. Failure to adhere to these rules will result in immediate expulsion from the grounds without refund\, and you will be banned from participating in future MVC public events.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/the-battle-of-the-vines-mount-vernon-cemetery-civil-war-veterans-tour/
LOCATION:Mount Vernon Cemetery\, 3499 West Lehigh Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19132\, United States
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SUMMARY:Cemetery Art Tour: The Architecture & Symbolism of Death & Mourning
DESCRIPTION:Historic cemeteries are full of symbolism. Join us as we uncover the meaning behind the symbols! It’s a tour about art & death people! Yes!!\n\n\nHistoric cemeteries are full of symbolism. Mount Vernon is no different. Join us for a comprehensive tour that helps us understand the various meanings behind the symbols.  \nThis art and architecture-focused tour will examine in detail many of the fabulous sculptures that grace the cemetery’s blighted grounds. See angels emerging from the vines\, discuss the symbolism behind the various urns and adornments topping MVC’s magnificent obelisks\, and spend some time examining our incomparable Gardel Monument – considered to be the finest cemetery monument in the country! It’s art meets death on Decemeber 7th!   \nTour will be lead by cemetery expert Mike Lewandowski. Mike has been giving cemetery tours since 2011. He love sharing stories that convey his knowledge of local history\, our permanent residents\, and cemetery symbolism. \n \nThis tour is sponsored and conducted by members of the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery and is part of MVC’s 2024 Fall Festival Tour Season. \nReminders: \n\nPlease meet at MVC’s main gate. Located at the corner of Ridge and Lehigh Avenues.\nThe tour will be going offroad. Regardless of weather – or costume – we strongly recommend wearing comfortable closed-toed shoes.\nIt is essential to arrive on time. If you arrive late\, once the gate is closed and locked\, there is no coming back for you.\nMVC is in a court-appointed conservatorship. As such\, all visitors will need to sign an access waiver. Paperwork will be provided to you upon arrival.\nAll visitors are required to follow all rules and guidelines set forth by the cemetery’s conservators and by the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery. Failure to adhere to these rules will result in immediate expulsion from the grounds without refund\, and you will be banned from participating in future MVC public events.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/cemetery-art-tour-the-architecture-symbolism-of-death-mourning/
LOCATION:Mount Vernon Cemetery\, 3499 West Lehigh Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19132\, United States
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SUMMARY:Photography & Memory Tour
DESCRIPTION:Death through the camera lens. Take our photo process quiz & win a prize! Plus\, a tintype demo by award-winning photographer Vanity Tintype!\n\n\nPhotography and overgrown cemeteries go together like peanut butter and jelly! Our Photography and Memory tour focuses on the various ways photography has been used to memorialize the dead and to a degree hault the passage of time. If you’re a photographer or photo enthusiast this is the tour for you!! \nShutterbugs of all ages and skill sets are welcome to attend this event. We’ll be moving at a slower pace than usual so you will see – and be able to photograph – all the sights MVC has to offer! The tour will pay particular attention to MVC’s incredible statuary and monuments\, and we will be at the peak of the fall season so the ground will be absolutely stunning!  \nIn addition\, photo enthusiats will be be treated to a tintype demo by award-winning local photographer\, Vanity Tintype. \nAnd be sure to arrive early to take our vintage photo process quiz. Whoever scores highest wins a prize!!! \nThis tour is sponsored and conducted by members of the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery and is part of MVC’s 2024 Fall Festival Tour Season. \nReminders: \n\nPlease meet at MVC’s main gate. Located at the corner of Ridge and Lehigh Avenues.\nThe tour will be going offroad. Regardless of weather we strongly recommend wearing comfortable closed-toed shoes.\nIt is essential to arrive on time. If you arrive late\, once the gate is closed and locked\, there is no coming back for you.\nMVC is in a court-appointed conservatorship. As such\, all visitors will need to sign an access waiver. Paperwork will be provided to you upon arrival.\nAll visitors are required to follow all rules and guidelines set forth by the cemetery’s conservators and by the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery. Failure to adhere to these rules will result in immediate expulsion from the grounds without refund\, and you will be banned from participating in future MVC public events.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/photography-memory-tour/
LOCATION:Mount Vernon Cemetery\, 3499 West Lehigh Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19132\, United States
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SUMMARY:Twilight Tour at Mount Vernon Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:For the FIRST TIME EVER\, tour the cemetery at NIGHT and hear stories about its dark history and bright future!! Not for the faint of heart!!\n\n\nReady yourself for a walk on the (literal) dark side of Mount Vernon Cemetery (MVC). Closed to the public for almost two decades\, this fall we open its creaking black gates for ONE NIGHT ONLY to venture on a unique off-road journey through MVC’s mysterious past.  \nRacing against the setting sun\, this adults-only early-evening tour showcases the more macabre aspects of MVC’s history; tales of murder\, suicide\, and hoodoo that are guaranteed to send shivers up your spine and make you once again declare: I’m afraid of the dark. Who knows who or even what we’ll find? Spoiler alert: Be prepared for the uncanny as MVC is covered in\, as the New York Post declared: “creepy stuffed animals that inexplicably appear overnight.” \nOnce darkness falls\, we’ll switch on our flashlights and stumble through the pitch black of the night  – seriously\, we have no electricity so trust us\, it gets crazy dark – to the center of the 28 acre property. There\, we’ll participate in an epic on-site spiritual cleansing ceremony\, conducted by members of SOUTH STREET CIRCLE\, Philadelphia’s own Neo-Pagan ritual group.  \nIt’s a night like no other! You bring the flashlights. We’ll bring the fear!!  \nThis tour is sponsored and conducted by members of the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery and is part of MVC’s 2024 Fall Festival Tour Season. \n \nContent warning/Reminders:  \n\nMVC’s Twilight Tour will include discussions of an adult nature that may be distressing to some visitors. Topics include tales of murder\, suicide\, death\, and infant mortality via disease.\nThis tour is for ADULTS ONLY. Anyone under the age of 18 will be turned away.\nPlease meet at MVC’s main gate. Located at the corner of Ridge and Lehigh Avenues.\nThe tour will be going offroad. Regardless of weather\, we strongly recommend wearing comfortable closed-toed shoes and long pants.\nIt is essential to arrive on time. Tour leaves at precisely 4:40. If you arrive late\, once the gate is closed and locked\, there is no coming back for you. \nMVC is in a court-appointed conservatorship. As such\, all visitors will need to sign an access waiver. Paperwork will be provided to you upon arrival.\nAll visitors are required to follow all rules and guidelines set forth by the cemetery’s conservators and by the Friends of Mount Vernon Cemetery. Failure to adhere to these rules will result in immediate expulsion from the grounds without refund\, and you will be banned from participating in future MVC public events.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/twilight-tour-at-mount-vernon-cemetery/
LOCATION:Mount Vernon Cemetery\, 3499 West Lehigh Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19132\, United States
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