Elimination play starts at 9:00 a.m. and we keep playing until a winner is named at 6:00 p.m.

• Players are needed on teams of 12; registration just $300 per team. Trophies & prizes awarded!
• Referees are needed for all games; no experience necessary. We will train on-site!
• Volunteers are needed to help in all areas. Various shifts and tasks are available. Great for groups and civic-minded organizations!

In honor of Columbus’ bicentennial, the students of Momentum will present Happy Birthday, Columbus!, a show celebrating the city’s past, present, and future.

Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance.

Stream the performance live online!

Known as a “Preachers’ Preacher,” and designated by Ebony Magazine in 1993 as one of America’s “Fifteen Greatest African-American Preachers,” the Reverend Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, Jr., is the senior servant of historic Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. and Largo, Maryland.

The author of seven books, Dr. Hicks is a prolific writer, and is widely published in religious periodicals. The three most popular of his writings include: On Jordan’s Stormy Banks, My Soul’s Been Anchored, and Preaching Through A Storm.

Formed in a refugee camp during Sierra Leone’s civil war, their incredible story is documented in the award winning, compelling, and emotionally-driven film, Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars. Initial support for the film came from executive producers Steve Bing and Shelley Lazar as well as Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, and Angelina Jolie. The resulting studio album, Living Like A Refugee (Anti Records 2006), is one of the most acclaimed world music releases in recent years, garnering the band international acclaim and high profile fans including Aerosmith, who the All Stars collaborated with on the certified Gold Record, Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur.

EVENING SCHEDULE:
6:30 p.m.: Food and beverage sales begin
8:00 p.m.: Performance

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department welcomes a variety of performing artists to Bicentennial Park for the Rhythm on the River series. Featuring everything from bluegrass to blues to ballet and more, attending a Rhythm on the River performance is a great way to spend summer evenings with family and friends. These FREE outdoor performances begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Bicentennial Park Performing Arts Pavilion, a state-of-the-art venue with architecture that reflects the design of the Scioto Mile Fountain. Food and beverage sales begin at 6:30 p.m.

BalletMet Columbus, renowned for its versatility and innovative repertory, ranks among the nation’s largest dance companies, and its Dance Academy ranks among the largest dance-training centers. Since its inception in 1978, BalletMet has added 157 company premieres to its repertoire and produced 129 world premieres. It has also developed DanceReach, a series of educational and outreach programs that serve nearly 35,000 people annually; through DanceReach, up to 70 scholarships each year give access to talented youth, many from minority and underserved groups, who cannot otherwise participate.

EVENING SCHEDULE:
6:30 p.m.: Food and beverage sales begin
8:00 p.m.: Performance

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department welcomes a variety of performing artists to Bicentennial Park for the Rhythm on the River series. Featuring everything from bluegrass to blues to ballet and more, attending a Rhythm on the River performance is a great way to spend summer evenings with family and friends. These FREE outdoor performances begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Bicentennial Park Performing Arts Pavilion, a state-of-the-art venue with architecture that reflects the design of the Scioto Mile Fountain. Food and beverage sales begin at 6:30 p.m.

Transit Arts, Young Artists on the Move, is a youth development program of Central Community House, based in the seven sites of the Columbus Federation of Settlements and working in partnership with the Greater Columbus Arts Council. Transit Arts is rooted in a rich history of youth and community engagement and enlists young people, ages 12-21, in intensive programs of coaching and mentoring by outstanding professionals from the creative industries.

EVENING SCHEDULE:
6:30 p.m.: Food and beverage sales begin
8:00 p.m.: Performance

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department welcomes a variety of performing artists to Bicentennial Park for the Rhythm on the River series. Featuring everything from bluegrass to blues to ballet and more, attending a Rhythm on the River performance is a great way to spend summer evenings with family and friends. These FREE outdoor performances begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Bicentennial Park Performing Arts Pavilion, a state-of-the-art venue with architecture that reflects the design of the Scioto Mile Fountain. Food and beverage sales begin at 6:30 p.m.

Accompanied by The Rage, a lineup comprising some of the best musicians in the business today, Rhonda Vincent brings the best in bluegrass to the stage, incorporating savvy contemporary touches while drawing deeply from the haunting mountain soul of classic Monroe-styled bluegrass.

EVENING SCHEDULE:
6:30 p.m.: Food and beverage sales begin
8:00 p.m.: Performance

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department welcomes a variety of performing artists to Bicentennial Park for the Rhythm on the River series. Featuring everything from bluegrass to blues to ballet and more, attending a Rhythm on the River performance is a great way to spend summer evenings with family and friends. These FREE outdoor performances begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Bicentennial Park Performing Arts Pavilion, a state-of-the-art venue with architecture that reflects the design of the Scioto Mile Fountain. Food and beverage sales begin at 6:30 p.m.

In 2007, Sean and the Sean Carney Band won the International Blues Challenge (IBC), and Carney was awarded the Albert King Best Guitarist Award, presented by the Blues Foundation. Acclaimed vocalist, Shaun Booker will join the Sean Carney Band during this special Rhythm on the River performance.

EVENING SCHEDULE:
6:30 p.m.: Food and beverage sales begin
8:00 p.m.: Performance

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department welcomes a variety of performing artists to Bicentennial Park for the Rhythm on the River series. Featuring everything from bluegrass to blues to ballet and more, attending a Rhythm on the River performance is a great way to spend summer evenings with family and friends. These FREE outdoor performances begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Bicentennial Park Performing Arts Pavilion, a state-of-the-art venue with architecture that reflects the design of the Scioto Mile Fountain. Food and beverage sales begin at 6:30 p.m.

EVENING SCHEDULE:
6:30 p.m.: Food and beverage sales begin
8:00 p.m.: Performance

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department welcomes a variety of performing artists to Bicentennial Park for the Rhythm on the River series. Featuring everything from bluegrass to blues to ballet and more, attending a Rhythm on the River performance is a great way to spend summer evenings with family and friends. These FREE outdoor performances begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Bicentennial Park Performing Arts Pavilion, a state-of-the-art venue with architecture that reflects the design of the Scioto Mile Fountain. Food and beverage sales begin at 6:30 p.m.

Columbus Recreation and Parks Department welcomes a variety of performing artists to Bicentennial Park for the Rhythm on the River series. Featuring everything from bluegrass to blues to ballet and more, attending a Rhythm on the River performance is a great way to spend summer evenings with family and friends. These FREE outdoor performances begin at 8:00 p.m. at the Bicentennial Park Performing Arts Pavilion, a state-of-the-art venue with architecture that reflects the design of the Scioto Mile Fountain. Food and beverage sales begin at 6:30 p.m.