When: Saturday Aug. 23, 2008 from 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Where: Heritage Park in Downtown Rome on the banks of the Coosa, Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers

What: The Biodiversity Bash will feature complimentary beer and wine, a Barbecue Battle dinner to determine the best BBQ in the Coosa River Basin, live music from My Friend’s Band, silent and live auctions, games (canoe barrel racing and water balloon launching!), boat rides on the Roman Holiday and CRBI’s Arnemetia and A River of Light with 1000 votives drifting down the rivers in a beautiful display of fire and water.

Purchase tickets online at https://netcorps.wufoo.com/forms/river-revelrya-biodiversity-bash/