Orange County Fair 2000 -- Schedule of events
TODAY
Fair hours: 10 a.m. to midnight
Kids Days: Children 12 and under receive free admission all day.
“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
* California Carvers Guild -- Home and Hobbies Building
* Quilters Guild -- Home and Hobbies Building
* Science Adventures -- Kids Park
* Wax candle rolling -- Centennial Farm
9 a.m.
* Barnyard Olympics -- Livestock Arena
10 a.m.
* “Hot, Hot, Hot” dancing -- Kids Park Stage
* Feature Exhibitor; until 6 p.m. -- Youth Building
* Soap Sculptures Contest; entries accepted until noon -- Youth
Building
* Five-Alarm Chili Cook-off; judging at 2 p.m. -- Street Scene
11 a.m.
* Tustin Dance Center -- Heritage Stage
* Betty’s Performing Arts -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park Stage
* Melodie’s Dance Theatre -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Science Adventures -- 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
* Irvine School of Dance -- Heritage Stage
* Happy Time Pipers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Bonnie’s Dance Gymnastic Studio -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* Kerry Getz, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* K.C. and Company -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building
* Onion Water Balloon Toss -- Kids Park
* Tom Ash on proper watering -- California Spas Grass Roots
Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene
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.
* Tustin Dance Center -- Heritage Stage
* Gill Dance Company -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Latino: Andes music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Melodie’s Dance Theatre Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* University of Fun -- Youth Building
* Leonard Szczotka on Trees -- California Spas Grass Roots
Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Painting with Yarn: Tapestry weaving with Dale Brown -- Home and
Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Children’s Magic Matinee with Frank Thurston -- Bijou Theatre
* Maureen W. Puppet; until 6 p.m. -- Grounds
1:30 p.m.
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Sharon Hallingdal: The Living Doll; until 6:30 p.m. -- Grounds
2 p.m.
* Irvine School of Dance -- Heritage Stage
* Jacki Sorenson Aerobic Dancing -- California Patio & Spa Centennial
Stage
* Bonnie’s Dance Gymnastic Studio -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* Kerry Getz, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Miss Debbe Lynn, vocalist/karaoke -- Celebration Stage/Youth
Building
* Slantboard Races -- Youth Building
* Stuart Span from Rogers Gardens on roses -- California Spas Grass
Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Ready, Set, Quilt: Beach Cities Guild -- 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
* Five-Alarm Chili Cook-off winners announced
2:30 p.m.
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
3 p.m.
* Candy Apple Cloggers -- Heritage Stage
* Gill Dance Company -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Barbara Sharp Vocals -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* The Performers of St. Petersburg Detsky Dom -- Grand Pacific Resorts
Meadows Stage
* Morgan, the Magic Man -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building
* Red Hot Relays -- Kids Park Stage
* 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.
* El Torito Cooking Contest -- Home and Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Near Buffalo Bend Stage
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Country Lane
4 p.m.
* Showbiz Kidz -- Heritage Stage
* Academy of Dance -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Mighty Quinn Magician -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building
* University of Fun -- Kids Park
* Nightlight Ensemble Russian Dance -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* 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 of Frank Thurston -- Country Lane
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
5 p.m.
* Candy Apple Cloggers -- Heritage Stage
* Loose Rendition Band -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Miss Debbe Lynn, vocalist/karaoke -- Celebration Stage/Youth
Building
* Peppy Pepper Parachutes -- Kids Park
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Country Lane
* Voice & Guitar of Fernando Olivares -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
Building
5:30 p.m.
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
6 p.m.
* German Folk Dance of Phoenix Club/Anaheim -- Heritage Stage
* Loose Rendition Band -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* E.W. Hill, Music Storytelling -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Spicy Sack Races -- Kids Park
* Free gem identification; until 9 p.m. -- Building 13
* Carving Animal Characatures by Don Lloyd -- Home and Hobbies Stage
Building 14
* 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
* Morgan, the Magic Man -- Celebrations Stage/Youth 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
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Country Lane
7 p.m.
* Paul Rodgers of Bad Company -- Arlington Theater
* Barbara Sharp, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* 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
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
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
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grandstand Arena
8 p.m.
* E.W. Hill, Music Storytelling -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Groove Therapy -- 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
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grandstand Arena
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
8:30 p.m.
* Wartime Radio -- Heritage Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
9 p.m.
* Paul Rodgers of Bad Company -- Arlington Theater
* Something Special -- 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
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Magic Theatre
10 p.m.
* Groove Therapy -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* Wartime Radio -- Heritage Stage
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