Cleveland Memorial Weekend Rib Cook-offs

May 27, 2010

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It’s that time of year again — cookouts, family, outdoor activities, a long weekend, and RIBS to set off summertime and honor our country’s heroes!

If Memorial Day Weekend just isn’t Memorial Day Weekend to you without a rib cook-off, then Cleveland is the place you want to be.  ’Tis Cleveland has all the information you need to know on both of CLE’s biggest cook-offs starting this weekend!

The 19th Annual Marc’s Great American Rib Cook-off & Music Festival

DATES/HOURS:

Friday, May 28 11am to 11pm Free general admission until 3!
Saturday, May 29 Noon to 11pm Free general admission until 3!
Sunday, May 30 Noon to 11pm Free general admission until 3!
Monday, May 31 Noon to 8pm Free general admission until 3!

Marc's Great American Rib Cookoff | Cleveland, OH | Memorial Day

Marc's Great American Rib Cookoff | Cleveland, OH | Memorial Day

ADMISSION: FREE UNTIL 3PM EVERYDAY compliments of Ohio Natural Gas, the official gas provider for Live Nation and House of Blues Cleveland. Adult general admission is ONLY $5 with coupon from Marc’s or with online coupon from WKYC.com. Kids 12 and under are FREE everyday, all hours. Entertainment continues to be FREE with your paid general admission.

LOCATION:  Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City in downtown Cleveland, OH  www.livenation.com/timewarnercableamphitheater

‘TIS TIPS:

  • As most of us Downtown Clevelanders know, the Huron Ramp to Tower City parking is under construction and therefore closed. Use the alternative entrance on Canal Road (across from Sherwin Williams).  If you’re still unsure, check out www.cleveland.com/rib.
  • You could also try finding free street parking along W6th or W9th and walk over – OR – you could park for super cheap down in the flats. Both options are just a short walk away from the amphitheater!

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS:  Special Stimulus Half-Off Dining Deal and Music Package! Rib lovers can purchase $30 worth of food & beverage tickets and 4 general admission tickets in advance to the Rib Cook Off, which includes headline entertainment, for ONLY $31! That’s a $62 value for half the price! This limited time offer is available exclusively online while supplies last at www.wdok.com and www.Q104.com beginning Thursday, April 22 as well as www.wncx.com and www.radio923fm.com beginning Friday, April 23.

ENTERTAINMENT HEADLINERS:

  • Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes – May 28 at 9:00pm
  • 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 at 8:00pm
  • L.A. Guns, Dokken, Trixter and Danger Danger – May 30 at 7:00pm
  • Rusted Root at 6:00pm with special guest moe. - May 31 at 3:30pm

REVERSE BRAIN DRAIN: During the Rib Cook Off on Monday, May 31 the Cleveland20/20 Music Festival invites high school and college students to explore Cleveland employment, internship and scholarship prospects amid a day of live music from Northeast Ohio’s best high school rock bands including Saints & Poets at 12:30pm, Trancemitter at 1:10pm, Oh! The Humanity! at 1:50pm and 2010 Tri-C High School Rock Off winner Maddie Finn at 2:30pm. Plus, a special 3:00pm showcase from rising TOP 40 artist Tino Coury.

AWARD CEREMONY:  Winners for “Greatest Ribs in America,” “Greatest Sauce in America” and the “People’s Choice” award will be crowned Monday, May 31 at 3:15pm.

MORE INFO: Visit www.cleveland.com/rib or call 440.247.2722

Berea’s National Rib Cook-off

EVENT DETAILS: May 28-31, 2010 at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds

Berea National Rib Cookoff | Cleveland, OH | Memorial Day

Berea National Rib Cookoff | Cleveland, OH | Memorial Day

The Berea City Club is excited to present the 2010 Cook-Off. We have lots of great music lined up for the long weekend.

Friday night is Bike Night, so bring out your Harley, grab a cold one, and eat some of the finest ribs in the country while enjoying the music of Laredo, Stone Pony, and Lawless. If you’re bringing a bike, you can pull right into the fairgrounds and park in our bike corral.

Saturday we’ll be featuring Dashboard Lights, The Girls Band, and Breakfast Club.

Sunday, we have the Clayton Brothers, The Curve, and The Spazmatics, while on Monday we’re featuring The New Century Beatniks and Aftermath.

And remember, if you’re looking to celebrate a great American holiday with some great ribs and music, the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds is the place to be in Cleveland Memorial Day weekend!

RAIN OR SHINE!

KIDS 12 & UNDER GET IN FREE!

PARKING IS FREE!

For more information, visit http://www.berearib.com/

HOURS:

Friday: 12pm-11pm
Saturday: 11am-11pm
Sunday: 11am-11pm
Monday: 11am-9pm

TICKET PRICES:
Friday: FREE ALL DAY!
Saturday: $5
Sunday: $5
Monday: $5

STUFF FOR KIDS: Berea’s National Rib Cook-Off has lots of fun stuff for kids to do, including a rock climbing wall, mechanical bull, and inflatable rides. Besides, kids love nothing more than dispensing with the knife and fork, and slopping themselves up with rib sauce. Our apologies to whoever does their laundry… but hey, it’s worth it to watch your children have such a blast.
As an extra incentive to encourage families to get out during the weekend, we’ve dramatically slashed ticket prices for children under 12. In fact, were we to slash them any more, we’d owe you money (translation: kids under 12 get in free all weekend!).
‘TIS TIP:  The Berea Rib Cook-off is a great, cheaper alternative to the Marc’s Rib Cook-off downtown.  It’s also extremely family and kid friendly.

ACTIVITIES:

Miss Berea Princess - Saturday, 12-2:30pm

Bike Night, featuring Time Trax  & Cruisin’ (Sponsored by Harley Davidson) – Friday night the fairgrounds will roar with the rolling thunder of a hundred dust kicking hogs, while crowds likewise roar for local favorites Laredo, Stone Pony, and Lawless. That’s right, it’s Bike Night, sponsored by Cleveland’s Harley-Davidson Sales Company. Bikers are invited to bring their bikes right inside the gate, but must enter through the main entrance (Gate 5, off Bagley Road). From there, riders will be directed to a special parking area (hog pen) right on the midway, so they can enjoy the food and entertainment without worrying about their rides.
Killer bikes, awesome live music, and some of the best barbecue in the world. It couldn’t get any better than that… unless of course we were to offer free admission. Okay, Friday night ADMISSION IS FREE! Now it really couldn’t get any better… unless perhaps we were to offer free ribs? …Well, we aren’t, so it’s not going to get any better — but still, when times are tight and pocketbooks light, free admission and entertainment makes for a pretty good night.
Cleveland Country Night - Saturday Night  FEATURING LAWLESS
Saturday, the Cook-Off will bring a little country to the city with Cleveland Country Night, featuring Lawless, Laredo, and the Whiskey Outlaw Band.
Sauce, Sixties n’ Soul Night – Monday Night FEATURING NEW CENTURY BEATNIKS & AFTERMATH
The fairgrounds will be rockin’ Monday night as Berea’s National Rib Cook-Off welcomes local sensations The New Century Beatniks to baste your senses with some tasty music.


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Jason Murphy wrote 79 articles on this blog.

Jason Murphy has lived in Cleveland, Ohio his whole life but has managed to make time to travel the United States quite a bit. Jason works for a marketing and communications agency in Cleveland, OH.

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