NEXT LIVE AT LUNCH PERFORMANCE IS SEPT. 7

Who: Micah Kesselring, 23, has been professionally playing blues music since he was 15.  He has released two blues albums, one pop album, as well as EPs. He reached the finals in the solo/duo category at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in 2016, placing in the top 8 of 300 acts from all over… Continue reading →

SIGNATURE INTERACTIVE ART PIECE IS HIGHLIGHT OF GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION COMMEMORATING $140 MILLION EXPANSION AND RENOVATION

  (Columbus, August 31, 2017)  — The reveal of “As We Are,” an interactive art piece by Columbus College of Art & Design’s Matthew Mohr, is the highlight of the SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center’s (GCCC) Grand Reopening Celebration tonight. A 14-foot, 3-D universal human head sculpture made from ribbons of ultra-bright LED screens, the… Continue reading →

SMG GRANTED TWO-YEAR CONTRACT RENEWAL TO CONTINUE MANAGING GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER

(Columbus, August 30, 2017)  — The Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority (FCCFA) Board of Directors has approved a two-year contract renewal for worldwide venue management leader SMG to continue managing the award-winning Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC). “SMG has earned the FCCFA’s renewed confidence and trust as a business partner by managing over 680 events… Continue reading →

GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER SUPPORTS SERVICE PROVIDER FERN IN COLLECTING SUPPLIES FOR HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF

(Columbus, August 29, 2017)  — The SMG-managed Greater Columbus Convention Center (GCCC) is supporting Fern, the GCCC’s general services contractor, in Fern’s gathering of supplies through Friday, September 1 for Hurricane Harvey relief. “We are honored to assist our partners at Fern by gathering humanitarian relief supplies to assist the residents of Houston devastated by… Continue reading →

PUBLIC INVITED TO EXPLORE DINOSAURS OF JURASSIC QUEST FROM AUGUST 25-27

  Who: Jurassic Quest, Inc. What: Jurassic Quest, the largest exhibition of moving, life-size, museum-quality replica dinosaurs in a show in North America, according to the organizers. When:   Friday, August 25 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, August 26 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, August 27 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.… Continue reading →