Best Bet: Marion BBQ Rendezvous Saturday, June 2

Marion Metro Kiwanis Club's eighth annual barbecue festival is on the move, to its new location in Lowe Park. The event features multiple award-winning barbecue vendors serving up ribs, sandwiches, nachos; non-barbecue food and beer will be available, too. Tickets will be available on-site for food and beverage purchases. Also in the lineup are kids' activities and music from Kevin 'B.F.” Burt from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Lonesome Road from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m., and Damon Dotson Music from 6 to 9 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Miracle Field at Prospect Meadows youth ball complex in Linn County.

Marion BBQ Rendezvous

11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday (6/2), Lowe Park Amphitheatre, 5006 N. 10th St., Marion; free admission; Facebook.com/marion.bbq.rendezvous/