| Saturday, August 21, 2010 |
| All Day |
Wellmark 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 |
Jump Rope and Skipping, Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, Woodburn |
| 10:00 AM |
Headin’ Home Gospel Quartet, Colfax |
| 11:00 AM |
Vocalist Steffen Heins, Minburn |
| 12:00 PM |
GUMP Christian Rock Band, Grimes |
| 2:00 PM |
4x4 Stomper Pull (weigh-in begins at 1:30 p.m.) |
| 4:00 PM |
Homegrown Tomatoes Band, Minburn |
| 7:00 PM |
The Blue Band (also at 9 p.m.) |
| 9:00 PM |
The Blue Band |
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Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by
Pepsi |
| 09:00 AM |
Ankeny Dance Studio |
| 10:00 AM |
Farrell’s U.S. Marshall Arts Taekwon Do, Des Moines |
| 11:00 AM |
Sugar Creek Cloggers, Bondurant |
| 12:00 PM |
Bill Riley’s Talent Search |
| 2:15 PM |
Iowan of the Day Presentation sponsored by Cookies Food Products |
| 4:00 PM |
Hollywood Burnout Band, 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 |
Stitch This! Challenge and Display (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 5 p.m.) |
| 1:30 PM |
Educational Presentations and Working Exhibits |
| 3:00 PM |
Epsilon Sigma Phi Friends of Extension Awards Program |
| 3:30 PM |
Scholarship Recognition Program |
| 5:00 PM |
Share the Fun |
| 7:30 PM |
Stitch This! Runway Show |
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Budweiser Stage sponsored by
ABC5 |
| 09:30 AM |
Bench Press Contest (weigh-in begins at 8 a.m.) |
| 7:30 PM |
Richie Lee and the Fabulous Fifties (also at 9:30 p.m.) |
| 9:30 PM |
Richie Lee and the Fabulous Fifties |
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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 |
Story Time |
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| DNR Building |
| 10:00 AM |
Trash to Treasure Demonstrations (until 5 p.m.) |
| 10:00 AM |
Fall Fly Fishing |
| 1:00 PM |
Trumpeting for Trumpeter Swans (live birds) |
| 3:00 PM |
Project AWARE River Trash to Treasure |
| 5:00 PM |
How to Properly Clean and Cook Fish |
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| East Porch of the Administration Building |
| 09:00 AM |
Adult Checkers Tournament (registration begins at 8 a.m.) |
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Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by
Blue Bunny, Judging Room I |
| 10:30 AM |
Fresh Corn Cuisine |
| 11:30 AM |
Kids in the Kitchen |
| 12:30 PM |
Canning with Mrs. Wages |
| 1:00 PM |
Kramer’s Kreations |
| 2:00 PM |
Dutch Oven Cooking |
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Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by
Blue Bunny, Judging Room II |
| 10:30 AM |
The Flying Mangos |
| 11:30 AM |
Corn Cob Syrup Creations |
| 12:30 PM |
Old Threshers Family Reunion |
| 1:00 PM |
College Kids Cook |
| 2:00 PM |
Orrington Farms Soup Base and Food Seasoning |
| 3:00 PM |
Perfect Nut Pie sponsored by Karol Syrup |
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Elwell Family Food Center sponsored by
Blue Bunny, Judging Room III |
| 11:00 AM |
Quality, Not Quantity |
| 12:00 PM |
Rico’s Cheese Sauce |
| 1:00 PM |
Wild Game Cook-off |
| 1:30 PM |
Cooking with Pumpkin |
| 2:30 PM |
Cooking with Winter Squash |
| 3:00 PM |
Pumpkin Pie |
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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 |
| 09:00 AM |
James David Brown Country Music, New Virginia |
| 10:30 AM |
Ladies’ Nail Driving Contest |
| 11:30 AM |
Mystic Motion Modern Clogging, Des Moines |
| 1:00 PM |
The Old Dudley Band, Carlisle |
| 3:00 PM |
Living History Farms Walnut Hill Choral Society, Des Moines |
| 4:30 PM |
Sugar Creek Cloggers, Des Moines |
| 5:30 PM |
Marty Mincer Ragtime Piano, Hamburg |
| 7:00 PM |
C.W. Hobbs Band Country Dance Music, Des Moines |
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| First Church |
| 11:30 AM |
Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing sponsored by GuideOne Insurance |
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| Grand Concourse |
| 10:00 AM |
“Bags” Tournament: Singles (registration begins at 9 a.m.) |
| 1:00 PM |
“Bags” Tournament: Doubles (registration from 9 a.m. to Noon) |
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| Grandfather's Barn |
| 11:00 AM |
Kids’ Grape Stomp |
| 1:00 PM |
“Progression and Potential of the Iowa Grape and Wine Industry,” Mike White, ISU Viticulture Extension |
| 2:00 PM |
Adult Grape Stomp (also at 6 p.m.) |
| 4:00 PM |
“Sip and Stir Entertaining Ideas,” Marty Davis, Grapes Galore |
| 6:00 PM |
Adult Grape Stomp |
| 7:00 PM |
Scott Stilwell Inspirational Music, West Des Moines |
| All Day |
Wine Sampling (all day; $1 per sample) |
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| Grandstand |
| 11:30 AM |
Demolition Derby |
| 8:00 PM |
Sugarland with special guest Little Big Town |
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| Horseshoe Courts |
| 09:30 AM |
Horseshoe Pitching: Doubles State Fair Championship |
| 1:30 PM |
Horseshoe Pitching: Men’s Championship, 1st Round |
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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: Fishlips 3, 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 |
| 10:00 AM |
Dahlia Show |
| 11:00 AM |
“Butterflies and Butterfly Gardens,” Mariam McNabb, Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa |
| 12:00 PM |
“Kids and Bees Expo,” Something Special for Kids (also at 1 p.m.) |
| 1:00 PM |
“Kids and Bees Expo,” Something Special for Kids |
| 2:00 PM |
“Showing and Judging Dahlias,” Master Gardener James Romer |
| All Day |
Butter Sculptures (all day) |
| 3:00 PM |
“Fun with Ostrich,” Iowa Ostrich Association |
| 4:00 PM |
“Birds and Bald Eagles,” Mariam McNabb, Federated Garden Clubs of Iowa |
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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 |
“Pampered Chef,” Robin Webb and Chrystal Erwin (also at noon) |
| 12:00 PM |
“Pampered Chef,” Robin Webb and Chrystal Erwin |
| 1:00 PM |
“How to Skin and Cook Fish Properly,” Dennis Weiss, Bellevue Fisheries Station, Iowa DNR |
| 2:00 PM |
“My Kind of Cooking,” Linda Burgett, My Kind of Cookbooks |
| 3:00 PM |
Mystery Sack for Kids |
| 4:00 PM |
Mystery Sack for Adults |
| 5:00 PM |
Mystery Sack for Celebrities |
| 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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Outdoor Arena sponsored by
Vermeer |
| 08:00 AM |
Llama Show |
| 6:00 PM |
Llama Limbo Contest |
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| Patty and Jim Cownie Cultural Center |
| All Day |
Sandscapes Sand Sculptures (all day) |
| 09:30 AM |
Barbed Wire Art – Vicki Jo Ferriss (also at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.) |
| 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.) |
| 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: Ink Dot Art – Willy Barker |
| 10:30 AM |
Loom Weaving – Teresa Burkhalter (also at 2:30, 4:30 and 6:30 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.) |
| 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 |
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 |
Ceramic Animal Figurine Make and Take (30 minutes; $3 materials fee) |
| 2:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 2:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest Artist Demonstration: Medieval Calligraphy – Billie Jones |
| 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) |
| 2:30 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 |
Wheel Thrown Pottery – Sheri Heiland |
| 4:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 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 |
VSA Iowa Fest Artist Demonstration |
| 5:30 PM |
Silver Ring Making Workshop – Rachel Sims (1-2 hours; $40 materials fee; pre-registration suggested) |
| 6:00 PM |
Wheel Thrown Pottery – Sheri Heiland |
| 6:00 PM |
Glass Beads – Suzanne LaTour Stevens and Ken Sims |
| 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.) |
| 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 |
| 4:00 PM |
Ag Magic Show sponsored by Iowa’s Farmers |
| 5:00 PM |
Milk Chug-A-Lug Contest, Iowa State Fair and Iowa’s Farmers |
| 6:00 PM |
Kids and Horses, Iowa Horse Industry Council |
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| Penningroth Media Center, Cattle Barn |
| 2:00 PM |
4-H & FFA Sale of Champions |
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| Pigeon/Poultry/Rabbit Building |
| 09:00 AM |
Rabbit Show |
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Pioneer Livestock Pavilion sponsored by
Prairie Meadows |
| 07:30 AM |
Beef Cattle Show: Shorthorn, Simmental |
| 1:00 PM |
Beef Cattle Show: Charolais, Junior Red Angus |
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| Ralph H. Deets Historical Museum |
| 11:00 AM |
Mark Twain Storyteller Alan Lance Anderson (also at 2 p.m.) |
| 2:00 PM |
Mark Twain Storyteller Alan Lance Anderson |
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Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center sponsored by
Chevrolet |
| 09:00 AM |
Horse Show: Clydesdale/Shire, Percheron, Draft Pony (also at 6 p.m.) |
| 6:00 PM |
Horse Show: Clydesdale/Shire, Percheron, Draft Pony ($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) |
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| Sheep Barn |
| 07:30 AM |
Sheep Show: Suffolk (sale follows show) |
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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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| Stockman's Inn |
| 2:00 PM |
International Chili Contest Judging |
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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 |
West Des Moines Community Band |
| 10:00 AM |
Caravan of Joy Belly Dancing, Des Moines |
| 11:00 AM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Magician Rickie Rowray (also at 2 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Iowa All-Stars Cheerleading, Ankeny |
| 1:00 PM |
Glory Road Gospel Quartet, Council Bluffs |
| 2:00 PM |
VSA Iowa Fest: Magician Rickie Rowray |
| 3:30 PM |
The Crystal Blue Band featuring Brian and Brandon Hebron, Des Moines |
| 6:00 PM |
Country Gold (also at 8:30 p.m.) |
| 8:30 PM |
Country Gold |
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| Swine Barn |
| 08:00 AM |
Dairy Goat Show: Open Senior Doe |
| 10:00 AM |
4-H Meat Goat Show |
| 5:00 PM |
FFA Meat Goat Show |
| 6:00 PM |
Dairy Goat: Obstacle Course |
| 8:00 PM |
Dairy Goat: Select Breeders Sale |
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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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William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building sponsored by
Principal Financial Group |
| 09:30 AM |
Machine Quilting (also at 10:30 a.m., noon & 1 p.m.) |
| 10:30 AM |
Machine Quilting |
| 12:00 PM |
State Fair Sew-In (free; volunteers needed; until 5 p.m.) |
| 12:00 PM |
Machine Quilting |
| 1:00 PM |
Machine Quilting |
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