| Tuesday, August 17, 2010 |
| All Day |
Farm Bureau Day |
| All Day |
Firestone Farm Tire 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 |
Vocalist “Sweet Tator” TeRonde, Madrid |
| 10:00 AM |
Ben2k Band, Pleasant Hill |
| 11:00 AM |
The Driscolls Family Band, Ankeny |
| 12:00 PM |
Ambassadors of Grace Gospel, Thompson, MO |
| 1:00 PM |
Bright Lights Broadway Music, West Des Moines |
| 2:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: To Shorten the Road |
| 3:00 PM |
Those Girls Vocalists, Colfax-Mingo and Southeast Polk |
| 5:00 PM |
KCCI NewsChannel 8 at 5 |
| 7:00 PM |
Think Floyd USA (also at 9 p.m.) |
| 9:00 PM |
Think Floyd USA |
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Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by
Pepsi |
| 09:00 AM |
Iowa Championship Auctioneers Contest |
| 12:00 PM |
Bill Riley’s Talent Search |
| 2:30 PM |
Iowan of the Day Presentation sponsored by Cookies Food Products |
| 4:00 PM |
Tap Des Moines |
| 7:00 PM |
Vocal Trash (also at 9 p.m.) |
| 9:00 PM |
Vocal Trash |
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| Boulevard of Dairy Breeds |
| 09:00 AM |
I Milked a Cow sponsored by ISU Dairy Science Club (2 hours, $2 fee; also at 1 & 4 p.m.) |
| 1:00 PM |
I Milked a Cow sponsored by ISU Dairy Science Club (2 hours, $2 fee) |
| 4:00 PM |
I Milked a Cow sponsored by ISU Dairy Science Club (2 hours, $2 fee) |
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Bruce L. Rastetter 4-H Exhibits Building sponsored by
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives |
| 09:00 AM |
Educational Presentations and Working Exhibits (also at 1:30 p.m.) |
| 09:00 AM |
Hands-on Activities Corner (until 4 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
Cook This! Junior Level Challenge |
| 12:00 PM |
Share the Fun (also at 5 p.m.) |
| 1:30 PM |
Educational Presentations and Working Exhibits |
| 5:00 PM |
Share the Fun |
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Budweiser Stage sponsored by
ABC5 |
| 09:00 AM |
Century Farm Awards |
| 3:00 PM |
Heritage Farm Awards |
| 5:00 PM |
The Psycho Circus KISS Tribute Band, Des Moines |
| 7:30 PM |
The Buckinghams (also at 9:30 p.m.) |
| 9:30 PM |
The Buckinghams |
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Country School sponsored by
Mrs. Clark's Food |
| 09:00 AM |
School Activities (until 11 a.m.) – Country School sponsored by Mrs. Clark’s Foods |
| 11:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Storyteller Nina Givan as Mother Goose, Des Moines (also at 2 p.m.) |
| 2:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Storyteller Nina Givan as Mother Goose, Des Moines |
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| DNR Building |
| 10:00 AM |
Amphibians and Reptiles in Iowa (live animals) |
| 10:00 AM |
Tree Trek around the Fair |
| 1:00 PM |
Dutch Oven Cooking 101 |
| 3:00 PM |
Emerald Ash Borer: What’s It All About |
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Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by
Blue Bunny, Judging Room I |
| 10:00 AM |
Something Hot |
| 11:00 AM |
Honey Creme Challenge |
| 11:30 AM |
Honey Baked Ham |
| 12:30 PM |
Joy Cones Creations for Kids |
| 1:00 PM |
Pillsbury Pie Crust Baking Championship |
| 2:00 PM |
Upgrade Your Meals with Turkey |
| 3:00 PM |
Ugliest Ice Cream |
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Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by
Blue Bunny, Judging Room II |
| 09:00 AM |
Blue Bunny Culinologist (also at 11 a.m.) |
| 10:30 AM |
Snickerdoodles |
| 11:00 AM |
Blue Bunny Culinologist |
| 12:00 PM |
Flavor Creations |
| 1:00 PM |
Kids’ Dessert |
| 2:00 PM |
Bruce Piper’s Cherry Pie |
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Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by
Blue Bunny, Judging Room III |
| 10:00 AM |
Fudge |
| 11:00 AM |
Kraft Kreations with Velveeta |
| 12:00 PM |
Kids’ Favorite Sandwich |
| 1:00 PM |
Al Fresco All Natural Chicken Sausage |
| 2:00 PM |
Piper’s Homemade Candies |
| 3:00 PM |
Front Porch Books Favorite Fair Foods |
| 3:30 PM |
Tater Toppings |
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| Expo Hill |
| 1:00 PM |
Sinbad High Dive Show (also at 3 & 6 p.m.) |
| 2:00 PM |
Blue Ribbon Kids: Make and Take Craft Activity |
| 3:00 PM |
Sinbad High Dive Show |
| 6:00 PM |
Sinbad High Dive Show |
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| Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall |
| 09:00 AM |
Country Folk Rock Artists Al Martin & The Enforcers, Pleasantville |
| 10:30 AM |
Beard Growing Contest |
| 1:00 PM |
Woodchopping Contest |
| 1:00 PM |
Patty Richards Country Music Show, Monroe |
| 3:30 PM |
Four Mile Creek Bluegrass Band, Central Iowa |
| 4:30 PM |
Line Dance Lessons by Norma and Gary Hatcher, Osceola |
| 5:30 PM |
The Fiddling Gates Family, Creston |
| 7:00 PM |
The Rivieras 50s Golden Oldies, Carlisle |
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| First Church |
| 11:30 AM |
Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing sponsored by GuideOne Insurance |
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| Grand Concourse |
| 09:00 AM |
Farm Bureau Cook-out Contest (until noon) |
| 2:30 PM |
Outhouse Races |
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| Grandfather's Barn |
| 11:00 AM |
Kids’ Grape Stomp |
| 1:00 PM |
“Wine 101 for Women,” Diane Larson, Snus Hill Winery |
| 2:00 PM |
Adult Grape Stomp (also at 6 p.m.) |
| 4:00 PM |
“Vine Pruning Demonstration,” Mike White, ISU Viticulture Extension |
| 6:00 PM |
Adult Grape Stomp |
| 7:00 PM |
Voiceover Barbershop Singers, Pleasant Hill |
| All Day |
Wine Sampling (all day; $1 per sample) |
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| Grandstand |
| 8:00 PM |
Pat Benatar and REO Speedwagon |
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| Horseshoe Courts |
| 09:30 AM |
Horseshoe Pitching: Open Doubles |
| 1:30 PM |
Horseshoe Pitching: Open Singles |
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| Hy-Vee Fun Forest |
| 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.) |
| 1:00 PM |
Art Under the Tent Demonstration: VSA Iowa Fest |
| 3:00 PM |
Art Under the Tent Demonstration: Jennifer Schaffer, Jewelry |
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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.) |
| 1:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Doc Anderson’s Traveling Medicine Wagon Show |
| 1:30 PM |
The Fast Horses |
| 2:00 PM |
Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop |
| 3:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Doc Anderson’s Traveling Medicine Wagon Show |
| 3:30 PM |
The Fast Horses |
| 4:00 PM |
Mallory Lewis and Lamb Chop |
| 5:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Doc Anderson’s Traveling Medicine Wagon Show |
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John Deere Agriculture Building sponsored by
Alliant Energy |
| 09:00 AM |
Butter Sculptures (all day) |
| 09:15 AM |
Vegetables, Jumbo Exhibits, Edible Nuts, Salsa Basket, Herbs, Hot Peppers and Hot Pepper Plant in Patio Container Judging |
| 11:00 AM |
“Beauty Confident with Mary Kay,” Bambi Boysen, Mary Kay |
| 2:00 PM |
“Iowa’s Wind Energy Potential,” Bill Haman, Iowa Energy Center |
| 4:00 PM |
Heirloom Tomato Contest Awards |
| 4:00 PM |
Open Class Horticultural Awards Ceremony |
| 6:00 PM |
Ice Carving Demonstration, Bill Gordish – Outside Agriculture Building |
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| Maytag Family Theaters, Homemaker's Theater |
| 10:00 AM |
"Longaberger Products," Ruth Stewart |
| 12:00 PM |
Storyteller Nina Givan as Mother Goose, Des Moines |
| 2:00 PM |
“Identity Theft,” Trooper Doug Cutts, Iowa State Patrol |
| 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: Cougars – Iowa’s Big Cat,” Pella Wildlife Company (also at noon, 2, 4 & 6 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
“Predator, Prey and People: Cougars – Iowa’s Big Cat,” Pella Wildlife Company |
| 2:00 PM |
“Predator, Prey and People: Cougars – Iowa’s Big Cat,” Pella Wildlife Company |
| 4:00 PM |
“Predator, Prey and People: Cougars – Iowa’s Big Cat,” Pella Wildlife Company |
| 6:00 PM |
“Predator, Prey and People: Cougars – Iowa’s Big Cat,” Pella Wildlife Company |
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| Milking Parlor, Cattle Barn |
| 11:00 AM |
Milking Demonstration followed by Butter Sculpting Contest (also at 3 & 7 p.m.) |
| 3:00 PM |
Milking Demonstration followed by Butter Sculpting Contest |
| 7:00 PM |
Milking Demonstration followed by Butter Sculpting Contest |
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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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| 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 |
Rubber Stamp Art Techniques – Judi Zimmerline (also at 2 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Fest Artist Demonstration: Drawing – Debbie Larsen |
| 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.) |
| 10:30 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 |
Tie-Dye Techniques – ‘Nita Allen (also at 3 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.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 12:00 PM |
Ceramic Animal Figurine Make and Take (30 minutes; $3 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.) |
| 1:00 PM |
Blown Glass Ornament Make and Take (30 minutes; $7 materials fee) |
| 1:30 PM |
Barbed Wire Art – Vicki Jo Ferriss |
| 2:00 PM |
Rubber Stamp Art Techniques – Judi Zimmerline |
| 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: Collage – Honey Grodt |
| 2:00 PM |
Ceramic Animal Figurine Make and Take (30 minutes; $3 materials fee) |
| 2:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 2:30 PM |
Loom Weaving – Teresa Burkhalter |
| 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) |
| 3:00 PM |
Tie-Dye Techniques – ‘Nita Allen |
| 3:30 PM |
Barbed Wire Art – Vicki Jo Ferriss |
| 4:00 PM |
Wheel Thrown Pottery – Sheri Heiland |
| 4:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 4:30 PM |
Loom Weaving – Teresa Burkhalter |
| 4:30 PM |
Silver Necklace Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1 hour; $25 materials fee; pre-registration suggested) |
| 5:30 PM |
Silver Ring Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1-2 hours; $40 materials fee; pre-registration suggested) |
| 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 |
Silver Necklace Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1 hour; $25 materials fee; pre-registration suggested) |
| 8:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
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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.) |
| 11:00 AM |
Chicken Calling Contest, Iowa Poultry Association and Iowa Egg Council |
| 12:00 PM |
Ag Magic Show sponsored by Iowa’s Farmers |
| 1:00 PM |
Are You Smarter than a Webster County 4-Her, Webster County 4-H |
| 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 |
Ag Craft Hour, Iowa State Fair and Iowa’s Farmers |
| 6:00 PM |
Milk Chug-A-Lug Contest, Iowa State Fair and Iowa’s Farmers |
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| Penningroth Media Center, Cattle Barn |
| 12:00 PM |
Vet Camp sponsored by Agri-Pro (reservations required) |
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| Pigeon/Poultry/Rabbit Building |
| 09:00 AM |
Pigeon Show |
| 10:00 AM |
White Pigeon Release (also at 2 p.m.) |
| 11:00 AM |
Celebrity One-Loft Pigeon Race |
| 2:00 PM |
White Pigeon Release |
| 4:00 PM |
Pigeon Auction |
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Pioneer Livestock Pavilion sponsored by
Prairie Meadows |
| 07:30 AM |
4-H Beef Cattle Show: Breeding |
| 08:00 AM |
Beef Cattle Show: Angus |
| 3:00 PM |
4-H Parade of Breeding Beef Champions |
| 3:30 PM |
4-H Beef Cattle Show: Beef of Merit |
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Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center sponsored by
Chevrolet |
| 08:00 AM |
Horse Show: Belgian, Miniature (also at 6 p.m.) |
| 6:00 PM |
Horse Show: Belgian, Miniature ($5 adults, $2 children ages 6-11; Available at the door) |
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| Rock Island Avenue |
| All Day |
U.S. Marine Corps Display (all day) |
| 10:00 AM |
Pedal Power Pull (registration begins at 9 a.m.) |
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| Sheep Barn |
| 07:30 AM |
4-H Sheep Show: Breeding |
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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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| Southeast of Gate 6 |
| 12:00 PM |
Pigeon Rolling: American Parlor Roller Association Sanctioned Meet |
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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 |
Vocalist Leslie Hall, Ames |
| 10:00 AM |
GG Bard Band, Polk City |
| 11:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Fest: To Shorten the Road |
| 12:00 PM |
Voiceover Barbershop Quartet, Pleasant Hill |
| 1:00 PM |
Sondogs Christian Band, Humeston |
| 2:00 PM |
Amy’s School of Dance, Huxley |
| 3:00 PM |
The Dance Factory, Indianola |
| 4:30 PM |
Truth Be Told Band, Des Moines |
| 8:00 PM |
Justin Moore |
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| Swine Barn |
| 6:30 PM |
4-H Swine Showmanship |
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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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William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by
Principal Financial Group |
| 09:30 AM |
Hardanger Embroidery (also at noon) |
| 12:00 PM |
State Fair Sew-In (free; volunteers needed; until 5 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Hardanger Embroidery |
| 3:30 PM |
Hand Quilting |
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