Alaska State Fair

date:Tuesday, August 26, 2008 venue:Alaska State Fair address:2075 Glenn Highway  Palmer, AK 99645  View map from:Alaska State Fair

2-Buck Tuesday's hours have changed! From noon-2 pm, Fair admission is just $2. Carhartt Competitions begin at 6 p.m. in the Events Tent. Bluegrass fans don't miss Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys in the Borealis Theatre beginning at 7:30 pm.

AT&T Borealis Concert Series

Alaskan Brewing Co., KNBA 90.3 FM, & Whistling Swan Productions present

7:30pm Ralph Stanley & The ClinchMountain Boys**

Opening performance by Ginger Boatwright & The Sipsey River Band - 7:00 pm

Sluicebox - No Minors After 8 pm

2:00 South Bound: Rock originals uncovered

3:30 Denny Bacon Trio: Country covers & originals

5:00 Swamp Angel Road: Killer covers!

6:30 Brook Faulk & The Blue Dog Band: Outlaw country rock

8:30 Tom Rigney & Flambeau: Fiery Cajun fiddling

Alyeska Pipeline Colony Stage

12:30 Northern Lights Dancers

1:00 Burchell Swing Dancers

2:00 ShaeLaurel presented by Alaska Airlines

3:00 North Star Dancers

3:30 Qatalina & Co. American Revolution: True American Rock & Roll dance review!

4:00 ShaeLaurel presented by Alaska Airlines

5:00 TrailBlazer Cloggers

5:30 North Star Dancers

6:00 Qatalina & Co. American Revolution

6:30 TrailBlazer Cloggers

7:00 ShaeLaurel presented by Alaska Airlines

8:00 Carhartt Brothers Band: Music to pound nails by

ShaeLaurel: Fast-fiddlng Irish, bluegrass & contemporary music with traditional clogging & Irish step dance.

Farm Exhibits

12-8:00 GCI Petting Zoo

12-8:00 Fowl Weather Friends

12-8:00 GoatMountain

3-7:00 4-H Livestock Entry

4-8:30 Second Entry, Poultry & Rabbits

7:00 Small Fry Showmanship presented by Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

Milking Parlor In Farm Exhibits presented by ConocoPhillips

4:30 Goat Milking Demonstration

5:00 Cow Milking Demonstration

6:00 Cow Milking Demonstration

Irwin Exhibits

12-8:00 Quilt Show, on the hour

12-9:00 Woodworking, quilting, fiber arts, handwork & needlework demos

Hoskins Exhibits

12:30 Edible Flowers

1:30 Make & Take Wooden Refrigerator Magnets

2:30 Cooking With Whole Grains

3:30 Knitting Quick and Easy

Flower Exhibits

12-10:00 Children's Garden Maze presented by United Rentals

12-10:00 Bonsai Demonstrations

KendallToyota Grandstand

6:00 Pee Wee Motocross

FREE with Fair Admission!

Grandstand Tent

3:00, 5:00 & 8:00

King BMX/Skate Stunt Show

FREE with Fair Admission!

Colony Theatre

2:00Alaska Far Away Documentary Video

presented by MVFCU

4:00 Ahtna Legends

5:30Alaska Far Away Documentary Video presented by MVFCU

7:30 Cowboy Poetry Workshop

8:30 Cowboy Review with Shorty & Stretch: Pure American West

SBS Woodlot

1:00, 3:00, 6:00

Fred Scheer's Lumberjack Show presented by Spenard Builders Supply

Woodlot Stage

4:00 Cowboy Review with Shorty & Stretch

8:00 Static Cycle: Compelling rock sound combinging edgy guitar licks, insistent rhythms, & vicious vocals

Anchorage Daily News Corral

1:30, 4:00 & 7:00 Extreme Canines Stunt Dog Team presented by Anchorage Daily News

Bluebonnet Stage

12:30 Steve the Pretty Good: Comedic Magic

1:00 Denny Bacon: Country covers & originals

2:00 Class Act: Fresh classic harmonies

3:00 Steve the Pretty Good: Comedic Magic

3:30 South Bound: Rock originals uncovered

5:00 Matanuska Thunder Pluckers: Smokin' hot bluegrass

6:00 Steve the Pretty Good: Comedic Magic

6:30 Mike Campbell: Originals from the Mooseman

Mta Creation Station

12-10:00 "Outreach to Space" & "Space Spot" presented by MTA

Hands-on space exploration & astronomy.

12:00, 2:00 & 3:30

Alaska - A Musical Journey Through the 49th State featuring the songs of Hobo Jim presented by Fred Meyer

PioneerPlaza

1:00, 4:00 & 7:00 Kid Davie: Entertainer extraordinaire

2:00, 5:00 & 8:30 Northern Lights Dancers

Blanket Toss Celebrating Alaska

New! BorealisPlaza

9:00pm Sawmill Road: National Bluegrass Playoffs 2008 Winners

Events Tent (New Location On Office Lawn)

6:00 Carhartt Competitions

Around The Grounds

12-8:00 Valley Arts Alliance & Wild Salmon On Parade, Alaska Craftsman Home

12-9:00 Alaska Statehood Display, Wineck Barn

1:30 Garden Tour, Wineck Barn

2-10:00 Art House Wine Bar, Alaska Craftsman Home

FranceEquestrianCenter

2:00 TJ Casey Cowboy Clinic

6:00Alaska State Fair International Mounted Games Championships

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