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Cityfolk brings you three full days of multicultural

Cityfolk brings you three full days of multicultural

Series of free cultural, history and entertainment

Laser, Light & Music Shows
Eighteen different musically themed Laser, Light and Music Shows will be presented almost every Friday and Saturday evening Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend (and on Dayton Dragons home game nights).

RiverTunes Summer Music Concert Series
Almost every Saturday night from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day weekend enjoy the best of local bands performing everything from Rock and Roll to Bluegrass.

Big Band Nites
This series of exciting performances almost every Thursday night in July and August feature the area's best big bands. A fabulous laser, light, and music show caps the evening.

Tuesday Tales
Series of free cultural, history and entertainment programs designed for preschoolers. Sessions held twice per month in June, July and August.

Paw Walkers
Borrow a dog from the Humane Society of Greater Dayton and explore the Great Miami River Recreation Trail for a 45-minute walk. Great health benefits for you and the dog.

 
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RiverScape MetroPark  
111 E. Monument Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45402
(937) 274-0126 Events and Administrative Line
 
   
FREE ADMISSION

Saturday, May 23, 2009, 2 p.m. -10 p.m.

Celebrate Summer during Memorial Day Weekend at RiverBlast!

FREE ADMISSION
RiverScape MetroPark
Saturday, May 23, 2009, 2 p.m. -10 p.m.
111 E. Monument Ave. in Downtown Dayton

The event includes:
ALL DAY Family Festival with FREE Admission opening at 2 p.m.
Two stages of entertainment
Purina Incredible Dog Team with performances at 2, 3:30, 5 & 6:15 p.m.
Everyone’s favorite taste of summer (grilled and authentic Americana) festival foods and beverages
Free Family Fun Zone with Interactive Inflatables including Giant Slide and Obstacle Course, airbrush tattoos, balloon artists and more!
Roaming street entertainment including a stilt walker, clowns, and jugglers!
Free make-it-and-take-it art activity with K-12 Gallery for Young People
Five Rivers MetroParks Climbing Wall
Visit with the goats from Possum Creek Farm MetroPark
Stunning fireworks show by International award-winning company, Pyrotecnico, at 10 p.m.

Family Stage Entertainment:
2 p.m. SMAG Dance Collective – Blend of contemporary, Hip-hop and Latin dances
3 p.m. Chazz – Variety of musical styles from Celtic to calypso
4 p.m. Mike Hemmelgarn – Exciting Ventriloquist and Juggling Show
5 p.m. Orion – From Eastern-European to Middle-Eastern; from blues to rock—Orion covers it all!
6 p.m. Bacchanal Steel Band – Caribbean Ensemble featuring instruments made from 55-gallon oil barrels

Main Stage Entertainment:
2 p.m.  Pump Up the Blast! – Join Camela Douglass as she energizes and motivates the crowd at this Zumba dance party!
2:45-5:45 p.m.  Kim Kelly Orchestra performing your favorite party music
6:30 p.m. FREE Concert featuring Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, New Orleans’s “best funk band”  
8:30 p.m. FREE Concert featuring Grammy award winning blues-rocker, Delbert McClinton
10 p.m. Spectacular fireworks show by Pyrotecnico over the Great Miami River

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The Purina Incredible Dog Team offers a chance to watch precision dog training at its best.


Delbert McClinton

8:30 p.m. FREE Concert featuring Grammy award winning blues-rocker, Delbert McClinton




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