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Celebrate with us with these special events.

Tailgate Party
Opening Event – Saturday, February 10, 6-9 p.m.

What’s more natural to launch a sports event than a party! Join us as for our exhibit opening tailgate party featuring White Castle[registered trademark] slyders, raffles of local sports teams memorabilia, local sports celebrity autographs. Learn how to make the perfect tailgate food and everything you always wanted to know about the history of tailgating.

Buckeye Blast
Saturday, April 14, 6:30-9 p.m.

This is a must for any Buckeye fan. Come out and meet and greet former OSU athletes and get their autographs. Rare, one-of-a-kind sports items will be on display in a silent auction and visitors can enter a raffle to win a Troy Smith Painted IBM Laptop Original. Don’t forget to wear your Scarlet and Gray and show your Buckeye Pride. Admission: $20 nonmembers and $4 parking and $15 for OHS members.

Sports Mini-Camps
During Spring Breaks, 1-4 p.m.

Come enjoy a special preview session of camp, a two-day spectacular packed with great activities for kids 6-10, including a trial of the Pioneer Olympics! Take a look at some vintage base ball cards, and design your own, or take your swing at some 19th century sports!

Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers was developed by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Behring Center and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). Audi is the exclusive national sponsor of the exhibition.


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