WORLD’S LARGEST PRO/AM BALLROOM DANCING EVENT RETURNS TO GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER & HYATT REGENCY THIS WEEK

Who:  Ohio Star Ball What:  41st Ohio Star Ball Ballroom Championships When: November 13-18, 2018 Where: Greater Columbus Convention Center (beginning November 16 in Battelle Grand and the Union Station Ballroom) and Hyatt Regency Columbus Why: This is the largest professional/amateur ballroom dancing competition in the world.  How: Thousands of dancers from youth to seniors… Continue reading →

GEENA DAVIS & EDDIE GEORGE TO BE AMONG SPEAKERS AT 2018 OSBA CAPITAL CONFERENCE AND TRADE SHOW ATTRACTING 9,000 NOVEMBER 11-13

Who:  Ohio School Boards Association What:  2018 OSBA Capital Conference and Trade Show with a “Leadership for Learning” theme When: November 11-13, 2018 Where: Greater Columbus Convention Center Why: Gathering more than 9,000 school board members for the nation’s second-largest education convention  How: More than 150 learning sessions Nation’s largest educational trade show with more… Continue reading →

MUSICAL GUESTS JOIN ACTRESS VIVICA A. FOX AND COMEDY LINEUP FOR GIRLS NITE OUT FOR LAUGHS COMEDY SHOW NOVEMBER 3

(Columbus, November 1, 2018) — Excitement is building as Saturday night brings the Girls Nite Out For Laughs comedy showcase to the SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center for the first time.  The host, actress Vivica A. Fox, will be joined by a lineup of female comedians, plus musical guests Ginuwine and Cincinnati native Tyshawn Colquitt,… Continue reading →

HEROES AND GAMES TO HOST DRAGON BALL SUPER AND HEROCLIX TOURNAMENTS NOVEMBER 4 AT GCCC

(Columbus, October 31, 2018) — The Heroes and Games store within the SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) South Café & Marketplace will be hosting the Dragon Ball Super Fall State Championship and HeroClix Imperial Uproar Regional Championship on November 4. The Dragon Ball Super Fall State Championship is the fall state qualifier and will… Continue reading →

GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER GM JOHN PAGE TO BE HONORED AS DIVERSITY PIONEER ON OCTOBER 31

(Columbus, October 23, 2018) — John Page, general manager of the SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC), will be honored as a 2018 Diversity Pioneer Award recipient during the 8th Annual Central Ohio Champions of Diversity Awards Luncheon & Business Expo and Career Fair on October 31 at the Hilton Columbus at Easton. Page was… Continue reading →