Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend at 19th Annual Marc's Great American Rib Cook Off & Music Festival
CLEVELAND, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Commemorate National Barbecue Month at the 19th Annual Marc's Great American Rib Cook Off & Music Festival produced by Live Nation and presented by Friday! in The Plain Dealer, WKYC-TV3 and cleveland.com.
Grillers from Texas to Toronto compete for "Greatest Ribs in America," "Greatest Sauce in America" and "People's Choice" Friday, May 28-Monday, May 31, 2010 at Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City.
Admission is FREE UNTIL 3PM EVERYDAY compliments of Ohio Natural Gas. Kids 12 and under are FREE everyday, all hours. Adult general admission is ONLY $5 with a coupon from Marc's or online coupon from WKYC.com. Entertainment is FREE with paid general admission.
Experience entertainment that spans five decades! Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes begin the weekend May 28. Don't miss the Happy Together 25th Anniversary Tour starring The Grass Roots featuring Rob Grill, The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, Micky Dolenz of The Monkees, Mark Lindsay, former lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders, and The Buckinghams May 29. L.A. Guns, Dokken, Trixter and Danger Danger perform May 30. Celebrate Memorial Day Monday, May 31 with Rusted Root with special guest moe. and performances by the area's best high school bands, including Saints & Poets, Trancemitter, Oh! The Humanity! and 2010 Tri-C High School Rock Off winner Maddie Finn. Plus, catch a showcase by Tino Coury. Visit www.livenation.com to purchase tickets.
Monday's musical menu is part of the Cleveland20/20 Music Festival, a hybrid concert/career fair taking place during the Rib Cook Off and organized by Beachwood High School students to showcase career and educational opportunities available to youth in Cleveland.
NBA Nation, the largest mobile basketball playground and interactive experience, brings the action of the sport to the Rib Cook Off. Fans can climb aboard the 53-foot show truck, sample NBA video games, watch the NBA's 50 greatest plays and participate in skill challenges and hoop clinics.
On May 29, six contestants partake in the Marc's Amateur Grilling Competition and "Rock The House" Pavilion returns to entertain families with activities and games.
Friday, May 28 |
11am to 11pm |
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Saturday, May 29 & Sunday, May 30 |
Noon to 11pm |
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Monday, May 31 |
Noon to 8pm |
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Visit www.cleveland.com/rib or call 216-522-4822 for info.
SOURCE Live Nation
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