Orange County Fair 2000 -- Schedule of events

TODAY

Fair hours: 10 a.m. to midnight

Weekend Warrior Wristband: Purchase an $18 wristband, good for six of

the carnival’s hottest rides, and receive an “‘I Survived the Heat at the

Orange County Fair” T-shirt as a badge of courage. Limited quantities are

available. 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

* Guild of Fiber Artists -- Home and Hobbies Building

* Small-scale Squadron -- Home and Hobbies Building

* Orange County Tole Painters and Pacific Coast Artist -- Home and

Hobbies Building

* Mesa Consolidated Water District demonstration -- Millennium Barn

* Science Adventures -- Kids Park

* Wax candle rolling -- Centennial Farm

8 a.m.

* Judging: Open dairy goats -- Livestock Arena

9 a.m.

* 4-H dog show; until 2 p.m. -- Arena Lawn

10 a.m.

* Judging: rats and mice -- Small-Animal Tent

* “Hot, Hot, Hot” dancing -- Kids Park

* Feature exhibitor; until 6 p.m. -- Youth Building

11 a.m.

* Sign-language choir -- Heritage Stage

* Royal T’s Square Dancers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Rockettes of California -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park

* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Science Adventures Stage Show -- Youth Building

* 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

* Folklorico de Colores -- Heritage Stage

* Orange Coast Lariats square dancers -- California Patio & Spa

Centennial Stage

* Thunder Center -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Circus Fun Review -- Youth Building

* “Hotter Than Hot” hula hoop contest -- Kids Park

* “Adventures with Succulents” with Chris Barnhill -- California Spas

Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion

* Decorative tole painting with Stroke Medley -- Home and Hobbies

Stage Building 14

* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene

12:30 p.m.

* Charlie Keeling, glassblowing demonstration -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Dennis Forel and his Pennyfarthing; until 5:30 p.m. -- Grounds

1 p.m.

* U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dance -- Heritage Stage

* Buttons and Bows Square Dancers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial

Stage

* Ballet Folklorico Amor de Mexico -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows

Stage

* Saya Andina’s Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Betty’s Performing Arts on keyboards -- Celebration Stage/Youth

Building

* Interior design stamping with September Hoeler -- Home and Hobbies

Stage Building 14

* Roses with Clair Martin from the Huntington Library -- California

Spas Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion

* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park Stage

* Children’s magic matinee with Frank Thurston -- Bijou Theatre

1:30 p.m.

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

2 p.m.

* Kay’s Company of Dance -- Heritage Stage

* Las Estrellas Folklorico -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Tupulaga Polynesian Dance -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Vocalist Vianney Cortez -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Sign-language choir -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building

* Slantboard races -- Youth Building

* Herbs with master gardener Carrie Raub -- California Spas Grass

Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion

* Flight simulation with radio-controlled planes -- 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

* Syrah with Greg Stoddard -- Wine Pavilion

* Science Adventures Stage Show -- Kids Park

2:30 p.m.

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene

* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena

* Russell Bros. Circus -- Green Gate

3 p.m.

* The Colony of Performing Arts -- Heritage Stage

* Dance Network -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* “Street Smarts” assault prevention -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows

Stage

* Saya Andina’s Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* “Coolin’ Off” peppermint ice cream-eating contest -- Kids Park

* “University of Fun” -- Youth Building

* 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.

* Whittling contest with Stew Sanford -- Home and Hobbies Stage

Building 14

* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* Magic show by Gus Flamingo -- Country Lane

4 p.m.

* Flying U Rodeo Classic -- Grandstand Arena

* Blanca Luz Academy -- Heritage Stage

* Juan Martinez show -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Ballet Folklorico Alegria/Riverside -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows

Stage

* Vocalist Vianney Cortez -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Gieselle International storyteller -- Celebration Stage/Youth

Building

* “University of Fun: -- Kids Park

* Terrell and Takako juggling team -- Street Scene

* All-Alaskan racing pigs -- Newport Arena

* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn

4:30 p.m.

* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magic show by Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Promenade

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* “Doggies of the Wild West” -- Newport Arena

* Russell Bros. Circus -- Green Gate

5 p.m.

* Lokelani’s Rhythm of the Islands -- Heritage Stage

* Paradise Junction Band -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Saya Andina’s Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Tomato juice drinking contest -- Kids Park

* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,

Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre

* Magic show by Frank Thurston -- Street Scene

5:30 p.m.

* T-shirt fashion show contest -- Youth Building

* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene

* All-Alaskan racing pigs -- Newport Arena

6 p.m.

* Paradise Junction Band -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Polyesters -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts

* Free gem identification; until 9 p.m. -- Gems/Minerals (Building 13)

* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magic show by Frank Thurston -- Country Lane

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* “Doggies of the Wild West” -- Newport Arena

* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn

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

* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene

* Magic show by Gus Flamingo -- Country Lane

7 p.m.

* Doug Kershaw -- Arlington Theater

* Saya Andina’s Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* “University of Fun: Artology 101” -- Kids Park

* Kids Karaoke -- Youth Building

* Salsa dance lessons -- Heritage Stage

* Marc Corey Lee -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* Russell Bros. Circus -- Green Gate

7:30 p.m.

* Salsa band -- Heritage Stage

* Magic show by Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Promenade

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene

* All-Alaskan racing pigs -- Newport Arena

8 p.m.

* Flying U Rodeo Classic -- Grandstand Arena

* Polyesters -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magical spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,

Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre

* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn

8:30 p.m.

* Mark Wenzel, mime -- Arlington Theater

* Touch of Class -- Heritage Stage

* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

9 p.m.

* Doug Kershaw -- Arlington Theater

* Saya Andina’s Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

9:30 p.m.

* Salsa band -- Heritage Stage

* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magical spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,

Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre

10 p.m.

* Marc Cory Lee -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

10:30 p.m.

* Touch of Class -- Heritage Stage

SUNDAY -- CLOSING DAY

Fair hours: 10 a.m. to midnight

Weekend Warrior Wristband: Purchase an $18 wristband, good for six of

the carnival’s hottest rides, and receive an “I Survived the Heat at the

Orange County Fair” T-shirt as a badge of courage. Limited quantities are

available. 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

* Guild of Fiber Artists -- Home and Hobbies Building

* Small-scale Squadron -- Home and Hobbies Building

* Orange County Tole Painters and Pacific Coast Artist -- Home and

Hobbies Building

* Mesa Consolidated Water District demonstration -- Millennium Barn

* Science Adventures -- Kids Park

* Wax candle rolling -- Centennial Farm

9 a.m.

* Judging: Small animal master showmanship -- Small-Animal Tent

10 a.m.

* Judging: open poultry -- Small-Animal Tent

* Judging: junior dairy cattle -- Livestock Arena

* “Hot, Hot, Hot” dancing -- Kids Park

* Feature exhibitor; until 6 p.m. -- Youth Building

11 a.m.

* Split Image: A cappella -- Heritage Stage

* Dancers in Praise -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Marshall’s Taekwondo Flying Tigers -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows

Stage

* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park

* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Picasso’s Place Art Center; until 7 p.m. -- Kids Park

* Science Adventures stage show -- Youth Building

11:30 a.m.

* All-Alaskan racing pigs -- Newport Arena

* BJ and the Candywagon; until 4:30 p.m. -- Grounds

Noon

* Folklorico de Guadalupe -- Heritage Stage

* Church Mice Square Dancers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial

Stage

* Kung Fu San Soo -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Andes music -- California Spas Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion

* “University of Fun” -- Youth Building

* “Hoppin’ Hot Human Bingo” -- Kids Park

* Appraisers of Oriental rugs, furniture and Native American items;

until 4 p.m. -- Antiques Building 13

* Decorative tole painting: simple faux finish and stencil technology

-- Home and Hobbies Stage Building 14

* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene

12:30 p.m.

* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Dennis Forel and his Pennyfarthing; until 5:30 p.m. -- Grounds

1 p.m.

* La Danse Danseurs -- Heritage Stage

* Camelle Flores Folklorico -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* South Coast Gymnastics -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Saya Andina’s Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* K.C. and Co. -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building

* Andes music -- California Spas Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion

* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park

* Children’s magic matinee with Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Theatre

1:30 p.m.

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

2 p.m.

* Wanda’s Dance Studio -- Heritage Stage

* Santana Swingers Square Dancers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial

Stage

* Larson Academy of Irish Dance -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Just Four Tonight barbershop quartet -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts

Building

* Lokelani’s Rhythm of the Islands -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building

* Andes music -- California Spas Grass Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion

* Slantboard races -- Youth Building

* Ice, vegetable and fruit carving with chef John Rodriques, Orange

County School of Culinary Arts -- Home and Hobbies Stage Building 14

* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magic show by Gus Flamingo -- Street Scene

* All-Alaskan racing pigs -- Newport Arena

* Red River Riders; until 7 p.m. -- Grounds

* Italian-style wines with Tim Morgan -- Wine Pavilion

* Science Adventures stage show -- Kids Park

2:30 p.m.

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene

* “Doggies of the Wild West” -- Newport Arena

* Russell Bros. Circus -- Green Gate

3 p.m.

* Folkloristas de California -- Heritage Stage

* “Sing, Sing, Sing” -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* South Coast Gymnastics -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Saya Andina’s Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* “University of Fun” -- Youth Building

* Hot-air cinnamon bubble gum-blowing contest -- Kids Park Stage

* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Children’s magic matinee with Frank Thurston -- Bijou Theatre

* Main Street Jazz Band -- Street Scene

3:30 p.m.

* Judging: Round-robin master showmanship -- Livestock Arena

* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* Magic show by Gus Flamingo -- Country Lane

* Bee observation with Richard Renfrow -- Home and Hobbies Stage

Building 14

4 p.m.

* Countesses and Noblemen -- Heritage Stage

* Crossroads Gospel Choir -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Larson Academy of Irish Dance -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Just Four Tonight barbershop quartet -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts

Building

* K.C. and Co. -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building

* “University of Fun” -- Kids Park Stage

* Terrell and Takako juggling team -- Street Scene

* All-Alaskan racing pigs -- Newport Arena

* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn

4:30 p.m.

* Radio controlled-planes, small and large gliders -- Home and Hobbies

Stage Building 14

* Singer-guitarist Steve Lord -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magic show by Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Promenade

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* “Doggies of the Wild West” -- Newport Arena

* Russell Bros. Circus -- Green Gate

5 p.m.

* Itzamna Folklorico -- Heritage Stage

* Ballet Folklorico Potpourri -- California Patio & Spa Centennial

Stage

* Saya Andina’s Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Gieselle International storyteller -- Celebration Stage/Youth

Building

* Breeding awards ceremony -- Livestock Arena

* “Hot Stuff” licorice-eating contest -- Kids Park

* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magical spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,

Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre

* Magic show by Frank Thurston -- Street Scene

5:30 p.m.

* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene

* All-Alaskan racing pigs -- Newport Arena

6 p.m.

* Flying U Rodeo Classic -- Grandstand Arena

* Just Four Tonight barbershop quartet -- Heritage Stage

* Apadana’s Dance Co. -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Johnny Rhondo, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Free gem identification; until 9 p.m. -- Gems/Minerals Building 13

* Pastry chef Cindy Werth on basic cake decorating -- Home and Hobbies

Stage Building 14

* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend

* Magic show by Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Promenade

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* “Doggies of the Wild West: -- Newport Arena

* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn

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

* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene

* Magic show by Frank Thurston -- Country Lane

7 p.m.

* Bellamy Bros. -- Arlington Theater

* Catherine Cressy, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* “University of Fun: Artology 101” -- Kids Park

* Kids karaoke -- Celebrations Stage/Youth Building

* Salsa dance lessons -- Heritage Stage

* Rocket scientist -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* Russell Bros. Circus -- Green Gate

7:30 p.m.

* Salsa band -- Heritage Stage

* Magic show by Frank Thurston -- Bijou Promenade

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene

* All-Alaskan racing pigs -- Newport Arena

8 p.m.

* Johnny Rhondo, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magical spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,

Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre

* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn

8:30 p.m.

* Mark Wenzel, mime -- Arlington Theater

* Touch of Class -- Heritage Stage

* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

9 p.m.

* Bellamy Bros. -- Arlington Theater

* Catherine Cressy, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building

* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

9:30 p.m.

* Salsa band -- Heritage Stage

* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magical spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,

Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre

10 p.m.

* Rocket scientist -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

10:30 p.m.

* Touch of Class -- Heritage Stage