Orange County Fair 2000 -- Schedule of events
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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
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