Boardman commemorates “Downton Abbey”
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.One of the guests who came dressed in a costume received a "Downton Abbey" gift for being the winner of one of the five costume categories.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.There were five winners for the costume contest at the "Downton Abbey" event at the Boardman library on March 23.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Guests who attended the "Downton Abbey" event at the Boardman Library on March 23 made a "Downton Abbey" book mark.
Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Some of the librarians who helped with the event took a picture with one of the winners from the "Downton Abbey" costume contest.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Boardman library hosted a Farewell to Downton Abbey event on March 23.
Guests came to the library dressed in their best “Downton Abbey” outfits to bid farewell to the show “Downton Abbey” after six seasons of being on-air. Those who came dressed had the chance to win a prize for a costume competition.
Boardman librarians, Marnie Alvarez and Judy Jones, worked together to organize the Downton Abbey event. There were also five volunteers from the Poland and Austintown libraries who came to help during the event.
“There’s refreshments, beautiful cupcakes, there’s a craft, a book table with all sorts of stuff ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Downton Abbey’ related. There’s a nice slide show, a game, trivia,” said Jones.
The two-hour event consisted of games, contests, craft, snacks and a couple prizes to be handed out. The guests could use different materials to make a “Downton Abbey” bookmark to take home with them after the event.
At the end of the event, the winners of the costume contest were announced. The five categories open to win were: best upstairs piece, best downstairs piece, most traditional, best in show and best character portrayal. Each of the winners received a prize that was related to “Downton Abbey.”
Although the show has come to an end, the fans had the opportunity to gather together, make new friends and celebrate “Downton Abbey.”