Love Downton? Sad to see it go? Join this send-off tea in Poland

BOARDMAN

For some TV viewers, this Sunday will be a sad time as the season finale of the popular “Downton Abbey” airs on PBS.

Technology provides an avenue through various means to repeat episodes of the British drama series with its ensemble cast led by Maggie Smith as the lives of the Crawley family and its servants unfold in the Georgian country house.

But Boardman-Poland Junior Women’s League is planning a more pleasurable activity in the form of a Downton Abbey tea. The March 19 event at Poland Presbyterian Church will be both a proper send-off and time to share with other fans of the show. Guests are encouraged to get into the spirit of the 1912-24 drama by dressing in clothing reminiscent of that era.

A bonus will be a presentation by Kathy Richter, government documents librarian at Youngstown-Mahoning County Public Library, titled, “Downton Abbey visits Biltmore Estate.” Richter said she recently toured “the South’s Downton Abbey” when it featured a display of costumes from the show. The estate in Asheville, N.C., is a mansion built by George Washington Vanderbilt II between 1889 and 1895.

This week, a few league members met at Glenellen, 9661 Market St., to discuss the upcoming fundraiser. Funds will benefit the Dorothy Day House in Youngstown and a portion also will go to PBS, which broadcasts the show.

Read more about the event in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.