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Mar 2, 2022 · History of the Arnold Sports Festival, Arnold Classic in photos. EVENTS. The Arnold through the years, from bodybuilding to speedcubing: photos. The Columbus Dispatch. Columbus...
Mar 8, 2023 · Between 1994-1999, community members worked to restore and revive the theatre. It operates today as the Huber Opera House & Civic Center, and is a venue for various performing arts shows. Built in 1921, the historic Ohio Theatre is Toledo's last operating neighborhood theatre. The theatre hosted a variety of shows, from vaudeville to silent film.
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It was 1970 and Columbus was playing hostto the Mr. World contest that coincided with that year’s World Weightlifting Championships. Columbus-native Jim Lorimer was promoting the event and he is where our first contact with Arnold began. Jim reached out to Arnold about the contest, Arnold accepted, and after winning the competition — the rest was h...
In 1989, Arnold and Jim were ready to unveil the first ever Arnold Classic in Columbus at the Columbus Convention Center where the festival continues to run to this day. The four-day festival featured competitions for both men and women and Rich Gaspari + Jackie Paisleywere the two overall champions. Both went on to have successful careers in bodyb...
In 2006, the Arnold Classic went through a name changeand became what it’s known as today — the Arnold Sports Festival. This change also brought many new additions of competitions including all-star cheerleading being added in 2014 and 70 sports and events added in 2016. Through the popularity in Columbus, the Arnold has expanded into Europe, Austr...
This year looks to be even more exciting for the Arnold as COVID-19 put heavy restrictions on the last two years for non-competitors. This means the popular Arnold Expo is back for three days where visitors can browse through 222 vendorsfrom Fri., March 4-Sun., March 6. There’s plenty to check out next weekendand it’s happening all across Columbus ...
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Photographs of Ohio Theatre. Roger Ebert on Cinema Treasures: “The ultimate web site about movie theaters”
See Arnold Run (TV Movie 2005) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more.
Matt Dorff. Writer. This biographical docu-drama alternates between two parallel threads in the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger: his formative early years as the repeat winner of the Mr. Olympia body-building championship; and his modern foray into the world of politics, hitting the campaign trail and competing in the frenzied atmosphere that ...
Jan 30, 2005 · See Arnold Run: Directed by J.B. Rogers. With Jürgen Prochnow, Roland Kickinger, Nora Dunn, Bob Morrisey. A look at the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, from his early days as a body builder up until his successful campaign for governor of California.
