Bowl For Ronnie Returns

The celebrity bowling event held in the name of rock legend Ronnie James Dio is returning to Los Angeles later this year.

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This year’s Bowl For Ronnie kegling, the third time it is being held, will be at

The acts haven’t been announced yet but proceeds will once again benefit the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund. Previous years have featured bowlers like both members of Tenacious D, Tom Morello, John 5, Lita Ford and many others.

Tickets are on sale now. The event will be hosted by radio personality Eddie Trunk.

We spoke with Wendy Dio, who organizes much of the charity work done in her husband’s name, last year before the Bowl For Ronnie event.

“It’s a fun time for families to get together, for corporate people to buy a lane and come and have a good time, for individual bowlers. Or even spectators to just mingle with the celebrities,” she told Pollstar. “We have a really fun time and raise money for a really good cause.”

Last year raised $36,500 for cancer research. There is also an annual

There is more info about the Bowl For Ronnie event on its Pollstar event page.