EAST LIVERPOOL — The City of East Liverpool will celebrate America 250 on July 11 with the unveiling of the Revolutionary Patriots Memorial followed by a wide variety of activities featuring something for all ages. The celebration runs 1 to 8 p.m.

The event begins at East Liverpool City Hall, 126 W. Sixth St., at 12:45 p.m. with a procession to the monument unveiling program which will begin at 1 p.m. at the corner of Sixth and Washington streets.

The Memorial program will include posting of the colors, invocation, pledge of allegiance and the national anthem, historical remarks on Revolutionary War patriots and the Point of Beginning, the official unveiling of the monument, laying of wreaths with gun salute and Taps, and a closing benediction.

Entertainment throughout the day will include East Liverpool High School Band at 1 p.m. and choir at 2 p.m.; Keystone Chorus, a strolling barber shop quartet from Pittsburgh strolling around singing throughout the events; Bill Crawford at 2:30 p.m.; the Mad Rivermen (live band) from 5 to 8 p.m.; and Derrick Sullivan playing bagpipes throughout the event.

The Museum of Ceramics, 400 E. Fifth St., will be showing the movie “The Music Man” at approximately 2:30 p.m. with the possibility of additional showings added.

Jennifer Barrett noted that East Liverpool’s Wayne “Scotty” Ward features in the musical of “The Music Man,” singing in a barbershop quartet as a member of the Buffalo Bills singing group.

The Museum of Ceramics will also have a quilt show with a discussion on quilts and floral show featuring flowers from the Barnyard Brothers, who will also be vendor flowers on the street.

Throughout the day, the Museum of Ceramics and the East Liverpool Carnegie Library, 219 E. Fourth St., will be having activities for children.

The library will have inflatable games, and free snow cones. There will be a dunk tank as well.

The Museum of Ceramics will also have the local historic game Doorknob Toss for anyone who wants to try their hand at it.

The Upper Ohio Valley Museum and Learning Center at the Lou Holtz Hall of Fame, 120 E. Fifth St., will host a lecture by Taylor Abbott on the sinking of the Scioto, the July 4 riverboat disaster that left more than 50 people from East Liverpool dead.

The Upper Ohio Valley Museum will also be holding the Amazing History Race, a team-based adventure that takes place throughout the city.

Participants will race against the clock to solve clues and uncover stories behind some of the city’s most iconic landmarks. The race takes place at 4 p.m. at the museum for teams of one to four people. The cost to participate is $5 per person with the proceeds benefiting the Upper Ohio Valley Museum.

The event will also have a pie eating contest with prizes awarded.

Participating vendors include Nana’s Primitives, Harriet’s Attic, Pottery Pals (hand woven potholders, coasters, trivets), Zims Pots (handmade pottery), Cruxgrove Artisan Works (woodworker), Faithfully Made Jams and Jellies, Barnyard Brothers Boutique Wildflowers.

Food vendors include Youngstown BBQ, The Fresh with candy apples and sweet treats, D’s Diner with apple dumplings and fruit pizza, C&M Concessions, Buckeye Gourmet Popcorn, Stokes Woodfired Pizza, and Jennifer Headley with EJ’s Boba Drinks.

All downtown businesses will also be open throughout the event.

Mary Beth Jones, East Liverpool Beautiful Society, thanked the East Liverpool High School Alumni Association for its help with tents, tables and chairs and Jeff Kreefer for providing his stage.

“We are just looking for a super patriotic event and very, very community-oriented,” Jones said.