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 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
* Dairy cattle and dairy goats 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
* Leather Craft Guild -- Home and Hobbies Building
* Guild of Fiber Artists -- Home and Hobbies Building
* Small Scale Squadron -- Home and Hobbies Building
* Mesa Consolidated Water District demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Science Adventures -- Kids’ Park
10 a.m.
* “Hot, Hot, Hot” Dancing -- Kids’ Park
* Feature Exhibitor; until 6 p.m. -- Youth Building
11 a.m.
* Senior Oasis Ukulele Jam Session -- Heritage Stage
* Rambling Rogues Music -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Circus Fun Review -- Kids’ Park
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
11:30 a.m.
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* BJ and the Candywagon; until 4:30 p.m. -- Grounds
Noon
* Senior Pickled Pepper Bean Toss -- Heritage Stage
* Huntington/Westminster Kitchen Band -- California Patio & Spa
Centennial Stage
* The Cryin’ Onion Water Balloon Toss -- Kids’ Park
* Wade Roberts from Sherman Gardens Backyard Gardening -- California
Spas Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Paper Jewelry -- Home and Hobbies Building
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
12:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Dennis Forel and his Pennyfarthing; until 5:30 p.m. -- Grounds
1 p.m.
* Senior Golden Wedding Ceremony -- Heritage Stage
* Body and Soul Aerobics -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Al DiMora, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* University of Fun -- Kids’ Park
* Janelle Wiley from Sherman Gardens: Flower arranging from your
garden -- California Spas Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Senior Fashion Show: Drapers and Damon -- Home and Hobbies Stage
Building 14
* Children’s Magic Matinee with Frank Thurston -- Bijou Theatre
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Maureen W. Puppet, until 6 p.m. -- Grounds
* Science Adventures -- Youth Building
1:30 p.m.
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
2 p.m.
* Flying Carpet Caravan -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Miss Debbe Lynn, vocalist/karaoke -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Judging: Junior dairy goat showmanship -- Livestock Arena
* University of Fun -- Youth Building
* Slantboard Races -- Youth Building
* Table arranging and napkin folding with Chef Jan Mongell -- Home and
Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
* Adventures in Succulents with Chris Barnhill -- California Spas
Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Science Adventures -- Kids’ Park Stage
2:30 p.m.
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
3 p.m.
* Al Di Mora, vocalist -- Heritage Stage
* Sunshine Generation of Murrieta -- 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
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Children’s Magic Matinee with Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Theatre
* Main Street Jazz Band -- Street Scene
3:30 p.m.
* Indian leather beads by Fidel Gonzales -- Home and Hobbies Stage
Building 14
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
4 p.m.
* Nifty After Fifty -- Heritage Stage
* Spectrum Racquettes -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Miss Debbe Lynn, vocalist/karaoke -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Mighty Quinn Magician -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building
* University of Fun -- Kids’ Park
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Country Lane
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
4:30 p.m.
* Cooking with Chef Jan Mongell -- Home and Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Bijou Promenade
* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
5 p.m.
* Stage Fright Band: Costa Mesa High School teacher band -- California
Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Elk Whistle: Native American Flute -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Gieselle International Storyteller -- Celebration Stage/Youth
Building
* The Speedy Cookie Snickerdoodle Cookie Eating Contest -- Kids’ Park
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
5:30 p.m.
* Celebrity Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger -- Heritage
Stage
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
6 p.m.
* Stage Fright Band: Costa Mesa High School teacher band -- California
Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* WindyNites -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Judging: Barnyard fashion parade -- Livestock Arena
* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids’ Park
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Country Lane
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grandstand Arena
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Butterscotch and RCW: 4-H Clowns -- Celebrations Stage Youth
Building
6:30 p.m.
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Arlington Theater
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Country Lane
7 p.m.
* Charo -- Arlington Theater
* Saya Andina: Andes Music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* University of Fun: Artology 101 -- Kids’ Park
* Kids Karaoke -- Youth Building
* Salsa Dance Lessons -- Heritage Stage
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene
7:30 p.m.
* Salsa Band -- Heritage Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Bijou Promenade
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grandstand Arena
8 p.m.
* WindyNites -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Raymond Michael -- 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 Theatre
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grandstand Arena
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
8:30 p.m.
* Big Band 2000 -- Heritage Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
9 p.m.
* Charo -- Arlington Theater
* Saya Andina: Andes Music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
9:30 p.m.
* Salsa Band -- Heritage Stage
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre
10 p.m.
* Raymond Michael -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* Big Band 2000 -- Heritage Stage
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