| Saturday, August 14, 2010 |
| All Day |
Drake University Day |
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| Across from Grandfather's Barn |
| 09:00 AM |
Grape Getaway (until 9 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
Grape Getaway Kids’ Activities (until 2 p.m.) |
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| Administration Building |
| 10:00 AM |
National Anthem sung by “Oh, Say Can You Sing?” contest winner – Porch of the Administration Building |
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Anderson Erickson Dairy Stage sponsored by
KCCI NewsChannel 8 |
| 09:00 AM |
Ray of Hope Inspirational Music, West Des Moines |
| 10:00 AM |
Heartstrings Bluegrass, Oxford |
| 11:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Fest: “The Wizard Man,” Hypnotist Ray Thompson (also at 2 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Miss Kitty’s Dancers, Urbandale |
| 1:00 PM |
Corder Family Bluegrass, Knoxville |
| 2:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: “The Wizard Man,” Hypnotist Ray Thompson |
| 3:30 PM |
Mr. Legs Contest (registration begins at 3 p.m.) |
| 7:00 PM |
The Nadas (also at 9 p.m.) |
| 9:00 PM |
The Nadas |
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Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by
Pepsi |
| 09:00 AM |
Van Cleve Dance Studio, Urbandale |
| 10:00 AM |
The Greater Des Moines Community Band |
| 11:00 AM |
Leonard’s Dance Studio, Des Moines |
| 12:00 PM |
Bill Riley’s Talent Search |
| 2:30 PM |
Iowan of the Day Presentation sponsored by Cookies Food Products and Governor’s Scholarship Awards Presentation |
| 4:00 PM |
Mr. Baber’s Neighbors Bluegrass, Des Moines |
| 5:00 PM |
CR Spirits Professional Dance Team, Cedar Rapids |
| 7:00 PM |
Iowa State Fair Queen Coronation |
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Bruce L. Rastetter 4-H Exhibits Building sponsored by
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives |
| 09:00 AM |
Science, Engineering and Technology Hands-On Activities (until 4 p.m.) |
| 09:00 AM |
Educational Presentations and Working Exhibits (also at 1:30 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Share the Fun (also at 4 & 6:15 p.m.) |
| 1:30 PM |
Educational Presentations and Working Exhibits |
| 4:00 PM |
Share the Fun |
| 5:00 PM |
Clothing Event Show |
| 6:15 PM |
Share the Fun |
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Budweiser Stage sponsored by
ABC5 |
| 09:00 AM |
Becky Blackaby Band, Paris, MO |
| 10:00 AM |
Pielawn Band, Des Moines |
| 11:00 AM |
Fictive Kinship Band, MO |
| 12:00 PM |
Cornflake Cloggers, Marshalltown |
| 1:30 PM |
Exit 113 Band, Adel |
| 3:00 PM |
Travelin’ Boots Line Dancers, Boone |
| 4:00 PM |
Marc Cruise’s Rockin Tribute to Country Music, Urbandale |
| 8:00 PM |
Ides of March featuring Jim Peterik |
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Country School sponsored by
Mrs. Clark's Food |
| 09:00 AM |
School Activities (until noon) – Country School sponsored by Mrs. Clark’s Foods |
| 2:00 PM |
Lakota Sioux Storyteller Gene Fracek |
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| DNR Building |
| 10:00 AM |
Project AWARE River Trash to Treasure |
| 10:00 AM |
Trash to Treasure Demonstrations (until 5 p.m.) |
| 1:00 PM |
Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa and the Midwest (live animals) |
| 3:00 PM |
Tree Pruning and Planting |
| 5:00 PM |
Clams and Turtles of Iowa (live animals) |
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Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by
Blue Bunny, Judging Room I |
| 10:00 AM |
The Amazing Almond |
| 10:30 AM |
Nostalgic Comfort Food |
| 11:30 AM |
Scandinavian Desserts |
| 12:00 PM |
Vera Towne’s Chocolate Brownies with Frosting |
| 1:00 PM |
Purnell Old Folks’ Sausage Cook-off |
| 2:00 PM |
Best Homemade Garlic Bread |
| 3:00 PM |
Iowa’s Best Corn Casserole |
| 4:00 PM |
Beginners’ Contest |
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Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by
Blue Bunny, Judging Room II |
| 10:00 AM |
Cooking with Coffee |
| 11:00 AM |
Ox Yoke Restaurants 70th Anniversary Dessert |
| 12:00 PM |
Our Iowa Church Cookbook Favorites |
| 1:00 PM |
Chocolaterie Stam Candies |
| 2:00 PM |
Pies with Keebler Crusts |
| 2:00 PM |
Chocolate Mousse |
| 3:30 PM |
Snack Bars by Kellogg |
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Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by
Blue Bunny, Judging Room III |
| 09:00 AM |
New City Market Dried Foods |
| 10:00 AM |
Organic Baking |
| 10:30 AM |
Ulrich’s Vlees Creaties (Recipe Creations) |
| 11:30 AM |
Bud Elwell’s Old Fashioned Fudge |
| 12:30 PM |
Special Needs Cook-off |
| 1:00 PM |
Taste of Honey Challenge |
| 2:00 PM |
Fresh and Wow! |
| 3:00 PM |
Best of the Wurst |
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| Expo Hill |
| 1:00 PM |
Sinbad High Dive Show (also at 3 & 6 p.m.) |
| 3:00 PM |
Sinbad High Dive Show |
| 6:00 PM |
Sinbad High Dive Show |
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| Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall |
| 10:00 AM |
Fiddlers’ Contest, ages 18-50 (until 4 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
Guitar Contest |
| 12:00 PM |
Ackley’s Little German Band |
| 1:00 PM |
Mandolin Contest |
| 4:00 PM |
Hometown: A Folk Variety, Jasper County |
| 5:30 PM |
Heartstrings Children’s Fiddle and Violin, Eastern Iowa |
| 7:00 PM |
The Country Knights Band with Shirley Johnson Classic Country, Des Moines |
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| First Church |
| 11:30 AM |
Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing sponsored by GuideOne Insurance |
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| Grandfather's Barn |
| 11:00 AM |
Kids’ Grape Stomp |
| 1:00 PM |
“Vine Pruning Demonstration,” Mike White, ISU Viticulture Extension |
| 2:00 PM |
Adult Grape Stomp (also at 6 p.m.) |
| 4:00 PM |
“What’s Brewing – And How – With Iowa Beer,” Jeff “Puff” Irvin, Olde Main Brewing Company |
| 6:00 PM |
Adult Grape Stomp |
| 7:00 PM |
Mr. Baber’s Neighbors Blue Grass, Des Moines – |
| All Day |
Wine Sampling (all day; $1 per sample) |
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| Grandstand |
| 8:00 PM |
Shinedown with special guest Chevelle |
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| Hill South of Pigeon/Poultry/Rabbit Building |
| 10:00 AM |
Egg Rolling Contest |
| 10:30 AM |
Junior Egg Rolling Contest (ages 12 and under) |
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| Horseshoe Courts |
| 09:30 AM |
Horseshoe Pitching: Iowa State Handicap Team Championship |
| 2:00 PM |
Horseshoe Pitching: Open Singles |
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| Hy-Vee Fun Forest |
| 09:00 AM |
Got Milk? Tour Display (all day) |
| 10:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Carnival: Balloon Sculptures, Ricky Rowray (until 5 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Carnival: Face Painting, Kathy Kooyman (until 5 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Carnival (until 4 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Carnival: Full Face Painting, Twyla Brede (until 4 p.m.) |
| 11:00 AM |
Art Under the Tent Demonstration: Art-A-Holics |
| 1:00 PM |
Art Under the Tent Demonstration: Dennis Young, Wood Burning |
| 1:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Doc Anderson’s Traveling Medicine Wagon Show |
| 3:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Doc Anderson’s Traveling Medicine Wagon Show |
| 3:00 PM |
Art Under the Tent Demonstration: Jenipher Sutherland, Jewelry |
| 5:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Doc Anderson’s Traveling Medicine Wagon Show |
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| Hy-Vee Fun Forest Stage |
| 11:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Doc Anderson’s Traveling Medicine Wagon Show (also at 1, 3 & 5 p.m.) |
| 11:30 AM |
The Fast Horses (also at 1:30 & 3:30 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop (also at 2 & 4 p.m.) |
| 1:30 PM |
The Fast Horses |
| 2:00 PM |
Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop |
| 3:30 PM |
The Fast Horses |
| 4:00 PM |
Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop |
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John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by
Alliant Energy |
| 09:00 AM |
4-H Horticulture Judging |
| 10:00 AM |
Best Tasting Tomato Contest (registration begins at 8 a.m.) – Outside Agriculture Building |
| 10:00 AM |
Rose Show |
| 12:00 PM |
Flower Show |
| 12:00 PM |
Ice Carving Demonstration, Bill Gordish – Outside Agriculture Building |
| 1:00 PM |
“Fashion and Style,” Dorothy Malcom, Iowa Cosmetology Education |
| 2:00 PM |
“Learn to Grow Roses,” Peggy Shutt, Winterset Feed and Grain Center |
| 4:30 PM |
4-H Horticulture Awards Ceremony |
| 5:00 PM |
“Get Excited about Water Features, Fountains and Water Gardens,” Jamie Beyer, Story County Master Gardner |
| All Day |
Butter Sculptures (all day) |
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| Maytag Family Theaters, Homemaker's Theater |
| 10:00 AM |
“Baskets Made in the U.S.,” Dana Pinkley, Longaberger Baskets |
| 11:00 AM |
“World’s Fastest Omelet Maker,” Howard Helmer, Iowa Egg Council |
| 12:00 PM |
Pampered Chef Cooking Class, Diane Ward (also at 2 p.m.) |
| 1:00 PM |
“How to Skin and Cook Fish Properly,” Dennis Weiss, Bellevue Fisheries Station, Iowa DNR |
| 2:00 PM |
Pampered Chef Cooking Class, Diane Ward |
| 3:00 PM |
“Internet Safety,” Trooper Doug Cutts, Iowa State Patrol |
| 4:00 PM |
“So You Want a New Look, It’s the Cut that Counts along with Talent to Win,” Dorothy Malcom, Town and Country Cosmetology |
| 6:30 PM |
“Trial by Jury,” Iowa State Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division |
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| Maytag Family Theaters, Variety Theater |
| 10:00 AM |
“Predator, Prey and People: Unbroken Survival, Instinct and the Spirit of the Wolf,” Pella Wildlife Company (also at noon, 2, 4 & 6 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
“Predator, Prey and People: Unbroken Survival, Instinct and the Spirit of the Wolf,” Pella Wildlife Company |
| 2:00 PM |
“Predator, Prey and People: Unbroken Survival, Instinct and the Spirit of the Wolf,” Pella Wildlife Company |
| 4:00 PM |
“Predator, Prey and People: Unbroken Survival, Instinct and the Spirit of the Wolf,” Pella Wildlife Company |
| 6:00 PM |
“Predator, Prey and People: Unbroken Survival, Instinct and the Spirit of the Wolf,” Pella Wildlife Company |
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| Next to First Church |
| 1:00 PM |
Marble Shoot (until 5 p.m.) |
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| North of Gate 11 |
| 09:00 AM |
Perry’s Petting Zoo sponsored by Cellular Advantage (until 9 p.m.) – North of Gate 11 |
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| North of Little Hands on the Farm |
| 09:00 AM |
Butterfly House sponsored by KIX 101.1 (until 9 p.m.) – North of Little Hands on the Farm |
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Outdoor Arena sponsored by
Vermeer |
| 09:00 AM |
Beef Cattle Show: Feeder Calf, Maine-Anjou |
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| Patty and Jim Cownie Cultural Center |
| All Day |
Sandscapes Sand Sculptures (all day) |
| 09:30 AM |
Silver Necklace Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1 hour; $25 materials fee; pre-registration suggested; also at 1, 4:30, & 8 p.m.) |
| 09:30 AM |
Barbed Wire Art – Vicki Jo Ferriss (also at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
Ceramic Animal Figurine Make and Take (30 minutes; $3 materials fee; also at noon & 2 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims (also at noon, 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
Rubber Stamp Art Techniques – Judi Zimmerline (also at 2 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Fest Artist Demonstration: Drawing – Kevin Rinehart |
| 10:30 AM |
Silver Ring Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1-2 hours; $40 materials fee; pre-registration suggested; also at 2 & 5:30 p.m.) |
| 10:30 AM |
Loom Weaving – Teresa Burkhalter (also at 2:30, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.) |
| 11:00 AM |
Blown Glass Ornament Make and Take (30 minutes; $7 materials fee; also at 1 & 3 p.m.) |
| 11:00 AM |
Rubber Stamp Art Make and Take – Judi Zimmerline (30 minutes; $2 materials fee; also at 3 p.m.) |
| 11:00 AM |
Tie-Dye Techniques – ‘Nita Allen (also at 3 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Ceramic Animal Figurine Make and Take (30 minutes; $3 materials fee) |
| 12:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 1:00 PM |
Blown Glass Ornament Make and Take (30 minutes; $7 materials fee) |
| 1:00 PM |
Silver Necklace Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1 hour; $25 materials fee; pre-registration suggested) |
| 1:00 PM |
Wheel Thrown Pottery – Sheri Heiland (also at 4 and 6 p.m.) |
| 1:30 PM |
Barbed Wire Art – Vicki Jo Ferriss |
| 2:00 PM |
Rubber Stamp Art Techniques – Judi Zimmerline |
| 2:00 PM |
Ceramic Animal Figurine Make and Take (30 minutes; $3 materials fee) |
| 2:00 PM |
Silver Ring Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1-2 hours; $40 materials fee; pre-registration suggested) |
| 2:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest Artist Demonstration: Painting – Codie Lamb |
| 2:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 2:30 PM |
Loom Weaving – Teresa Burkhalter |
| 3:00 PM |
Tie-Dye Techniques – ‘Nita Allen |
| 3:00 PM |
Blown Glass Ornament Make and Take (30 minutes; $7 materials fee) |
| 3:00 PM |
Rubber Stamp Art Make and Take – Judi Zimmerline (30 minutes; $2 materials fee) |
| 3:30 PM |
Barbed Wire Art – Vicki Jo Ferriss |
| 4:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 4:00 PM |
Wheel Thrown Pottery – Sheri Heiland |
| 4:00 PM |
Wheel Thrown Pottery – Sheri Heiland |
| 4:30 PM |
Silver Necklace Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1 hour; $25 materials fee; pre-registration suggested) |
| 4:30 PM |
Loom Weaving – Teresa Burkhalter |
| 5:30 PM |
Silver Ring Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1-2 hours; $40 materials fee; pre-registration suggested) |
| 5:30 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest Artist Demonstration: Mixed Media – Glenn Hansen |
| 6:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 6:00 PM |
Wheel Thrown Pottery – Sheri Heiland |
| 6:30 PM |
Loom Weaving – Teresa Burkhalter |
| 8:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 8:00 PM |
Silver Necklace Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1 hour; $25 materials fee; pre-registration suggested) |
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| Patty and Jim Cownie Cultural Center Courtyard |
| 1:00 PM |
Art Attack sponsored by Sprint Stores at Ames, Southridge and Valley West Mall (free crafts for kids; until 5 p.m.) – Courtyard |
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Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center sponsored by
Christensen Farms |
| 10:00 AM |
Ag Magic Show sponsored by Iowa’s Farmers (also at noon, 2 & 4 p.m.) |
| 10:30 AM |
The Way We Live Award Presentation sponsored by Tractor Supply Company and NewsRadio 1040 WHO |
| 11:00 AM |
Are You Smarter than a Dallas County 4-Her, Iowa 4-H |
| 12:00 PM |
Ag Magic Show sponsored by Iowa’s Farmers |
| 1:00 PM |
Ag Craft Hour, Iowa State Fair and Iowa’s Farmers |
| 2:00 PM |
Ag Magic Show sponsored by Iowa’s Farmers |
| 3:00 PM |
Non Stop Honey Bee Funtime, Iowa Honey Producers |
| 4:00 PM |
Ag Magic Show sponsored by Iowa’s Farmers |
| 5:00 PM |
Farmers Grow Pizza?, Polk and Dallas County Farm Bureau |
| 6:00 PM |
Famous Horses in Iowa, Iowa Horse Industry Council |
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| Penningroth Media Center, Cattle Barn |
| 09:00 AM |
Advanced Vet Camp sponsored by Agri-Pro (reservations required) |
| 12:00 PM |
Vet Camp sponsored by Agri-Pro (reservations required) |
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| Pigeon/Poultry/Rabbit Building |
| 09:00 AM |
Poultry Show |
| 1:00 PM |
Chicken Washing and Blow Drying Demonstration |
| 2:00 PM |
Egg Quality Judging |
| 3:00 PM |
Chicken Washing and Blow Drying Demonstration |
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Pioneer Livestock Pavilion sponsored by
Prairie Meadows |
| 08:00 AM |
Dairy Cattle Show: Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Jersey |
| 11:15 AM |
Dairy Cattle Show: Kiddie Kattle Kapers |
| 3:30 PM |
FFA Parade of Champions |
| 4:00 PM |
Governor’s Charity Steer Show |
| 6:30 PM |
Horse Pulls |
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Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center sponsored by
Chevrolet |
| 10:00 AM |
Horse Show: Western, Quarter Horse (also at 6 p.m.) |
| 6:00 PM |
Horse Show: Western, Quarter Horse ($5 adults, $2 children ages 6-11; Available at the door) |
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| Sheep Barn |
| 08:00 AM |
Sheep Show: Cheviot |
| 11:00 AM |
Sheep Shearing Contest |
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| South of First Church |
| 10:00 AM |
Chainsaw Carver A.J. Lutter sponsored by Ziegler Rentals (also at noon, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Chainsaw Carver A.J. Lutter sponsored by Ziegler Rentals |
| 3:30 PM |
Chainsaw Carver A.J. Lutter sponsored by Ziegler Rentals |
| 5:30 PM |
Chainsaw Carver A.J. Lutter sponsored by Ziegler Rentals |
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| Strolling |
| 10:00 AM |
Bandaloni One Man Band sponsored by Mountain Valley Water (also at noon, 2 and 4 p.m.) |
| 11:00 AM |
Rock-It the Robot (also at 3 & 5 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Bandaloni One Man Band sponsored by Mountain Valley Water |
| 2:00 PM |
Bandaloni One Man Band sponsored by Mountain Valley Water |
| 3:00 PM |
Rock-It the Robot |
| 4:00 PM |
Bandaloni One Man Band sponsored by Mountain Valley Water |
| 5:00 PM |
Rock-It the Robot |
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| Susan Knapp Amphitheater with media sponsor KDSM FOX 17 |
| 09:00 AM |
Carlisle Superstars Dance Studio |
| 10:30 AM |
KDSM Glee Talent Contest |
| 12:00 PM |
34th Army Concert Band, Fairfield |
| 1:30 PM |
34th Army Band, “The Rhythm Majors,” Fairfield |
| 3:00 PM |
Sheltered Reality Drumline, West Liberty |
| 7:30 PM |
Whitney Duncan (also at 9:30 p.m.) |
| 9:30 PM |
Whitney Duncan |
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| The Des Moines Register Service Center |
| 1:00 PM |
Meet the Matchstick Artist Pat Acton (until 3 p.m.) |
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| Walnut Square (North of Walnut Center) |
| 12:00 PM |
Shenaniguns Wild West Comedy Show sponsored by Community Choice Credit Union (also at 2 & 5 p.m.) |
| 2:00 PM |
Shenaniguns Wild West Comedy Show sponsored by Community Choice Credit Union |
| 5:00 PM |
Shenaniguns Wild West Comedy Show sponsored by Community Choice Credit Union |
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| West Porch of Administration Building |
| 1:00 PM |
Backgammon Tournament (registration begins at noon) |
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William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by
Principal Financial Group |
| 09:30 AM |
Teddy Bear Bookmark (also at noon) |
| 12:00 PM |
State Fair Sew-In (free; volunteers needed; until 5 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Teddy Bear Bookmark |
| 3:30 PM |
Hand Quilting |
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