Orange County Fair 2000--Schedule of events
TODAY
Fair hours: noon to midnight
Teen Day: Youth ages 13 to 17 are admitted for $4 all day.
Unlimited Ride Day: Purchase a $20 wristband and receive unlimited
rides from noon to midnight 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
* Breeding sheep and Angora 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
* 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
* Mesa Consolidated Water District demonstration -- Millennium Barn
8 a.m.
* 4-H Horse Show -- Equestrian Center
9:30 a.m.
* Judging: Junior poultry showmanship -- Small Animal Tent
10 a.m.
* Judging: Junior poultry -- Small Animal Tent
* Judging: Junior breeding sheep -- Livestock Arena
Noon
* “Hot, Hot, Hot” dancing -- Kids Park
* Junior baking contest -- Youth Building
* Feature Exhibitor; until 6 p.m. -- Youth Building
12:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* BJ and the Candywagon; until 5:30 p.m. -- Grounds
1 p.m.
* Cabaret Performers -- Heritage Stage
* California Elite Dancers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Hotter than Hot Hula Hoop Contest -- Kids Park Contest
* Quilt Trunk Show: Orange Grove Quilter Guild -- Home and Hobbies
Stage Building 14
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Children’s Magic Spice Matinee with Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Theatre
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Picasso’s Place Art Center -- Kids Park
* Maureen W. Puppet; until 6 p.m. -- Grounds
1:30 p.m.
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
* Sharon Hallingdal: The Living Doll; until 6:30 p.m. -- Grounds
2 p.m.
* Suzanne’s Dance Factory -- Heritage Stage
* Happy Squares Square Dancers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial
Stage
* University of Fun -- Kids Park
* Slantboard Races -- Youth Building
* Spinning Contest -- Home and Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Street Scene
* Dennis Forel and his Pennyfarthing; until 7 p.m. -- Grounds
* Science Adventures -- Youth Stage
2:30 p.m.
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene
* Red River Riders; until 7:30 p.m. -- Grounds
3 p.m.
* Cabaret Performers -- Heritage Stage
* California Elite Dancers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Magical World of Uncle Nick -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building
* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* Children’s Magic Spice Matinee with Frank Thurston -- Bijou Theatre
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
3:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Country Lane
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
4 p.m.
* Kids Are Music -- Heritage Stage
* Happy Squares Square Dancers -- California Patio & Spa Centennial
Stage
* Join the Musical Parade -- Kids Park
* University of Fun -- Youth Stage
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
* Walter Colvin, pianist; until 9 p.m. -- Courtyard Stage
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
4:30 p.m.
* Cooking and napkin folding with Chef Jan Mongell -- Home and Hobbies
Stage Building 14
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Bijou Promenade
* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene
5 p.m.
* Suzanne’s Dance Factory -- Heritage Stage
* Point Blank Band -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Magical World of Uncle Nick -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building
* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
5:30 p.m.
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Street Scene
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grandstand Arena
6 p.m.
* Split Image - A cappella Heritage Stage
* Point Bland Band -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Mouth Waterin Musical Chairs -- Kids Park
* Circus Fun Revue -- Youth Building
* Steve Lord singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Bijou Promenade
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Street Scene
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grandstand Arena
* Pastry Chef Mike Oats: Cafe Hidalgo -- Home and Hobbies Stage,
Building 14
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Roasting peppers, preparing sauces and salsas with Chef Sergio
Vasquez -- Home and Hobbies Building
6:30 p.m.
* Mark Wenzel, mime -- Arlington Theater
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Country Lane
7 p.m.
* “Weird Al” Yankovic -- Arlington Theater
* University of Fun: Artology 101 -- Kids Park * Salsa Dance Lessons -- Heritage Stage
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
7:30 p.m.
* Salsa Band -- Heritage Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Country Lane
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grandstand Arena
8 p.m.
* Marc Corey Lee -- 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 Theatre
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grandstand Arena
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
8:30 p.m.
* Dance Night; until 10 p.m. -- The Lab Antimall Anti-Stage
* Mark Wenzel, mime -- Arlington Theater
* Close Harmony -- Heritage Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
9 p.m.
* “Weird Al” Yankovic -- 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
10 p.m.
* Marc Corey Lee -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* Close Harmony -- Heritage Stage
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