ORANGE COUNTY FAIR 2000 -- Schedule of events

TODAY

Fair hours: noon to midnight

Hot & Spicy Food Drive: Free admission for those who bring three

Ralphs/Food 4 Less Private Select canned or bagged food items between

noon and 5 p.m. Food will be donated to the Orange County Rescue Mission

for distribution to local needy families. Offer good for all ages.

“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

* 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

* 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.

* Judging: Open breeding sheep, mutton breeds -- Livestock Arena

Noon

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

* Guide Dogs; 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.

* Kalinin Dance Academy -- Heritage Stage

* Cactus Roses -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Peppy Pepper Parachutes -- Kids Park

* Fun With Fiber: Spicy Spinning -- Home and Hobbies Stage Building 14

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

* Children’s Magic Spice Matinee with Frank Thurston -- 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

2 p.m.

* Kuuipos Polynesian Dance -- Heritage Stage

* Showtime Kids -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* University of Fun -- Kids Park

* Slantboard Races -- Youth Building

* Magic of Frank Thurston -- 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 Building

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.

* Fountain Valley Dance Zone -- Heritage Stage

* Cactus Roses -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage

* Elk Whistle: Native American Flute -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts

* University of Fun -- Youth Building Stage

* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park

* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows

Stage

* Children’s Magic Spice Matinee with Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Theatre

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena

3:30 p.m.

* Wallet Carving by Jerry Bayless -- Home and Hobbies Stage Building

14

* Charlie Keeling, glassblower Demo -- Buffalo Bend Stage

* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Street Scene

* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena

4 p.m.

* Kuuipos Polynesian Dance -- Heritage Stage

* Voice and Guitar of Fernando Olivares -- California Patio & Spa

Centennial Stage

* Something Special -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts

* Mighty Quinn Magician -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building

* Musical Parade -- Kids Park

* Gus Flamingo Magic -- 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.

* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows

Stage

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

* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Bijou Promenade

* Port City Jazz Band -- Street Scene

* Cooking with Chef Ian Mongell -- Home and Hobbies Building

5 p.m.

* Folkloristas de California -- Heritage Stage

* Ballet Folklorico Renacimiento -- California Patio & Spa Centennial

Stage

* Elk Whistle: Native American Flute -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts

* Gieselle: International Storyteller -- Celebration Stage/Youth

Building

* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids Park

* Steve Lord, 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

* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Street Scene

* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena

6 p.m.

* Ashley Bee, vocalist -- Heritage Stage

* Ray Armijo White Tigers Karate -- California Patio & Spa Centennial

Stage

* Judging: Angora goats, registered -- Livestock Arena

* Stuffed Pepper Relays -- Kids Park

* Exhibitor Awards Presentation -- Youth Building

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

* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Bijou Promenade

* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Street Scene

* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grandstand 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

* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene

* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Country Lane

7 p.m.

* Rick Springfield -- Arlington Theater

* Judging: Angora goats, natural colored -- Livestock Arena

* University of Fun: Artology 101 -- Kids Park * Kids Karaoke -- Youth Building

* Exhibitor Awards Presentation -- Home and Hobbies Building

* 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

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

* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Bijou Promenade

* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene

* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena

* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grandstand Arena

8 p.m.

* Exhibitor Awards Presentation -- Visual Arts Building

* Billy and the Bandits -- 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.

* Mark Wenzel, mime -- Arlington Theater

* Big Band 2000 -- Heritage Stage

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

9 p.m.

* Rick Springfield -- Arlington Theater

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

9:30 p.m.

* Salsa Band -- Heritage Stage

* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

10 p.m.

* Billy and the Bandits -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage

10:30 p.m.

* Big Band 2000 -- Heritage Stage