Orange County Fair 2000 -- Schedule of events
TODAY
Fair hours: 10 a.m. to midnight
Seniors Day: Seniors ages 55 and older are admitted for $3 and receive
free merry-go-round and Ferris wheel rides.
“Hot” Weekday Wristband: Purchase a $10 wristband, good for 10 rides
of your choice. Wristbands are sold until 8 p.m., ride until midnight.
Includes rides in the major and kiddie midways. Good for all ages.
Wristbands are not transferable and do not include gate admission.
All Day
* Maternity Barn -- Livestock Maternity Barn
* Small animals on display -- Small Animal Tent
* Market animals on display -- Livestock Area
* Sheepy Hollow -- Livestock Area
* Fair Button Scavenger Hunt -- Youth Building
* Woodworking demonstrations -- Visual Arts Building
* China painting demonstrations -- Visual Arts Building
* South Coast Weavers and Spinners -- Home and Hobbies Building
* Quilters Guild -- Home and Hobbies Building
* Mesa Water District demonstration -- Centennial Farm/Millennium Barn
* Science Adventures -- Kids Park
10 a.m.
* Judging: 4-H swine showmanship -- Livestock Arena
* “Hot, Hot, Hot” dancing -- Kids Park Stage
* La Habra Childrens Museum; until 6 p.m. -- Youth Building
11 a.m.
* Senior Hat Parade -- Heritage Stage
* Dena Elementary School Cloggers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial
Stage
* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park Stage
* All American Boys Chorus -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Picasso’s Place Art Center; until 7 p.m. -- Kids Park
11:30 a.m.
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* BJ and the Candywagon; until 4:30 p.m. -- Grounds
Noon
* Cal’s Caddyshack Putting Contest for Seniors -- Heritage Stage
* Huntington/Westminster Kitchen Band -- California Patio & Spa
Centennial Stage
* Judging: FFA swine showmanship -- Livestock Arena
* The Cryin’ Onion Water Balloon Toss -- Kids Park
* Wade Roberts from Sherman Gardens on backyard gardening --
California Spas Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Fashion show: handwoven garments with Louise Benton -- Home and
Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Arts Around the County: Ripe Totec Danzantes Aztecs -- Grand Pacific
Resorts Meadows Stage
* Arts Around the County: City Pride Art Competition; until 5 p.m. --
Meadows Lawn
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Latino: Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building
* Science Adventures -- Youth Building
12:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Near Buffalo Bend Stage
* Dennis Forel and his Pennyfarthing; until 5:30 p.m. -- Grounds
1 p.m.
* Grapefruit Bowling for Seniors -- Heritage Stage
* Flying Carpet Caravan -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Latino: Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* University of Fun -- Kids Park Stage
* John Bishop from Sherman Gardens on companion perennials --
California Spas Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Senior Fashion Show: Drapers and Damon -- Home and Hobbies Stage
Building 14
* All American Boys Chorus -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Children’s Magic Matinee with Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Theatre
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Maureen W. Puppet; until 6 p.m. -- Grounds
1:30 p.m.
* Sharon Hallingdal: The Living Doll; until 6:30 p.m. -- Grounds
2 p.m.
* Rambling Rogues Music -- Heritage Stage
* Nifty After Fifty -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Latino-Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building
* University of Fun -- Kids Park
* Slantboard Races -- Youth Building
* Arts Around the County: Cultural performance -- Grand Pacific
Resorts Meadows Stage
* Table arrangements and napkin folding with Chef Jan Mongell -- Home
and Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Science Adventures -- Kids Park
2:30 p.m.
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
3 p.m.
* Spectrum Racquettes -- Heritage Stage
* Marge’s Tappers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Elk Whistle, Native American Flute -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Circus Fun Revue -- Youth Building
* Coolin’ Things Down With Ice Cream -- Kids Park Stage
* Arts Around the County: Cultural performance -- Grand Pacific
Resorts Meadows Stage
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Children’s Magic Matinee with Frank Thurston -- Bijou Magic Theatre
* Main Street Jazz Band -- Street Scene
3:30 p.m.
* Bird Carving by Bob White -- Home and Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Near Buffalo Bend Stage
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
4 p.m.
* Beach City Cloggers -- Heritage Stage
* Elektra’s Mid-East Dance Fantasy -- California Patio & Spa
Centennial Stage
* Latino: Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Mighty Quinn Magician -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building
* University of Fun -- Kids Park
* Arts Around the County: Lac Hong Performing Arts Group -- Grand
Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Milking Demonstration -- Millennium Barn
4:30 p.m.
* Spicin’ it up with Chef Mead Sage Restaurant -- Home and Hobbies
Stage Building 14
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Bijou Promenade
* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
5 p.m.
* Lost Generation Band -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Elk Whistle, Native American Flute -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Gieselle International Storyteller -- Celebration Stage/Youth
Building
* Spice Cake Eating Contest -- Kids Park
* Judging: master showmanship -- Livestock Arena
* Arts Around the County: Celebrating City Pride Art Compeition
judging -- Meadows Lawn
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Magic Theatre
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Arts Around the County: Nicholson Pipes & Drums with the Riverside
Highland Dancers -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
5:30 p.m.
* Master Chef Martin Yan -- Heritage Stage
* Steve Lord, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
6 p.m.
* Lost Generation Band -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* WindyNites -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park Stage
* Arts Competition Awards Presentation -- Meadows Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Bijou Promenade
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grandstand Arena
* Milking Demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Morgan the Magic Man -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building
* North City Quilt Guild Trunk Show -- Home and Hobbies Building
6:30 p.m.
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Arlington Theater
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Near Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Magic Theatre
* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene
7 p.m.
* Isaac Hayes -- Arlington Theater
* Elk Whistle, Native American Flute -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Market Awards Ceremony -- Livestock Arena
* University of Fun -- Kids Park Stage
* Kids Karaoke -- Youth Building
* Salsa Dance Lessons -- Heritage Stage
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
7:30 p.m.
* Salsa Band -- Heritage Stage
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Country Lane
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grandstand Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
8 p.m.
* WindyNites -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Reno Jones -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Magic Theatre
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grandstand Arena
* Milking demonstration -- Centennial Farm/Millennium Barn Milking
Parlor
8:30 p.m.
* John Peace Big Band -- Heritage Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
9 p.m.
* Isaac Hayes -- Arlington Theater
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
9:30 p.m.
* Salsa Band -- Heritage Stage
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Magic Theatre
10 p.m.
* Reno Jones -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* John Peace Big Band -- Heritage Stage
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