Rib America Festival
The 15th Annual Rib America Festival returns to downtown Indianapolis Sept. 3-6 beginning at 11 a.m. daily.
The event is held at Military Park at the crossing of New York and West streets in downtown Indianapolis.
The best award winning BBQ teams from across the country will be serving up their food all weekend long.
Admission is free before 5 p.m. on Friday and before 1 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The $5 admission is charged after 5 p.m. on Friday and after 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Children 12 and under are free.
Following is the musical line-up that will be performing at various times:
Bret Michaels
Collective Soul
Ted Nugent
Blue Oyster Cult
Candlebox
The Marshall Tucker Band
Foghat
Seven Mary Three
Jackyl
Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band
L.A. Guns
ZOSO (The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience)
The Why Store
Pat Travers Band
Dane Clark
Healing Sixes
Corey Cox
Stereo Deluxe
Borrow Tomorrow
‘Camelot’ next at B&B
The Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe award-winning musical “Camelot” begins its run Sept. 7 at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre.
“Camelot” retells the tale of King Arthur, Queen Guenevere, Merlin the Magician and the Knights of the Round Table.
The show runs through Oct. 10 and will have 39 performances. For reservations or more information, call the box office at (317) 872-9664 or visit www.beefandboards.com.
Archaeology day at Holliday Park
Celebrate Archaeology Month while helping to uncover a unique piece of Indianapolis history at Holliday Park, Sept. 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Indiana state archaeologist Dr. Rick Jones will share mapping and artifact recovery techniques with participants as they excavate a 19th century archaeological site in Holliday Park.
Starting in the late 1800s, John Holliday and his family spent the summers at their country home in the wooded hills overlooking White River. In 1916, the family donated the land to the city for use as a public park.
Almost 100 years later, evidence of their estate is still being uncovered. During last year’s event, participants excavated an antique cistern and found broken china, pottery chards, a wood rasp and mussel-shell buttons.
Participants should wear clothes that can get dirty and bring a lunch. Cost is $10 per person and registration is required. Call the Holliday Park Nature Center at (317) 327-7180 for more information or to sign up.
Riverside parade and peace day
Riverside Civic League will have its annual neighborhood parade and inaugural Indy Peace Day on Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The parade will begin at 11 a.m. from the Riverside Park Family Center, 2420 E. Riverside Dr. After the parade, there will be various activities in the park to mark Peace Day. The mission of the day is to celebrate a “unified day of peace when we work together to inspire citizens to choose peace and humanity above hostility.”
