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“Showcasing Agriculture, Education and Youth to Enhance our Texas Culture”
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KELLY BURT DOZER “Your Down To Earth Company”
FRIDAY, October 16 – 4:00pm to Midnight SATURDAY, October 17 – 10:00am to Midnight SUNDAY, October 18 – 11:00am to 11:00pm Admission Tickets get ticket holder into Concert, Rodeo, Livestock Shows, Shopping and Carnival Area. Ride wristbands or ride tickets must be purchased to ride carnival rides.
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Roads • Site Preparation • Sand Lot & Land Clearing • Topsoil & Other Materials Dozer • Loaders • Maintainers Dump Trucks • Backhoes
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Carnival Wristbands can be purchased in the Carnival area but EVERYONE must have an admission ticket to enter Fairgrounds.
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6217 E Hwy 21 Bryan, TX 77808
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Schedule Friday, OCTOBER 16 Official Fair Opening 4:00pm – Midnight
9:00 AM National Brahman Bull Show - South Arena 9:00 AM Best of Texas Ranch Rodeo Semi-Finals #1 - North Arena 4:00 PM Candy 95/Maverick Carnival Open to Public 4:00 PM Best of Texas Ranch Rodeo Semi-Finals #2 - North Arena 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM Stick Horse & Pony Hop Races - AgLand 4:30 PM Catfish Cain - Rockin’ Spur Stage 4:30 PM Dairy Classroom - AgLand 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM The Order of Aggie Illusionists (strolling acts) 5:00 PM Kids Hay Hauling Contest - AgLand 5:00 PM Canine Stars - Fairway 5:30 PM Mutton Bustin’- AgLand 5:30 PM GASCAR Animal Races Fairway 6:00 PM Austin English - Rockin’ Spur Stage 6:30 PM Canine Stars - Fairway 6:30 PM Dairy Classroom - AgLand 7:00 PM Kids Hay Hauling Contest - AgLand 7:00 PM GASCAR Animal Races Fairway 7:00 PM CPRA Rodeo with Mutton Bustin’- North Arena Flag Presentations by Brazos County Faith Riders
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7:30 PM Hi-Fi Band - Rockin’ Spur Stage 8:00 PM Canine Stars - Fairway 8:30 PM GASCAR Animal Races Fairway 9:00 PM The Charlie Daniels Band Bud Light Stage, North Arena
Saturday, OCTOBER 17 Gates Open 10:00am - Midnight
10:00 AM Candy 95/Maverick Carnival Open to Public 10:00 AM Junior Heifer Show South Arena 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM Stick Horse & Pony Hop Races - AgLand 10:30 AM Junior Swine Show Swine Arena 10:30 AM GASCAR Animal Races Fairway 11:00 AM Mutton Bustin’- AgLand 12:00 PM Canine Stars - Fairway 12:00 PM Kids Hay Hauling Contest - AgLand 12:30 PM Dairy Classroom AgLand 1:00 PM GASCAR Animal Races Fairway 1:00 PM Mutton Bustin’- AgLand 1:30 PM Curse & The Cure -Rockin’ Spur Stage 2:00 PM Kids Hay Hauling Contest - AgLand
2:30 PM Dairy Classroom - AgLand 3:00 PM Canine Stars - Fairway 3:00 PM Mutton Bustin’- AgLand 3:00 PM Blues Country Band Rockin’ Spur Stage 4:00 PM GASCAR Animal Races Fairway 4:00 PM Kids Hay Hauling Contest - AgLand 4:30 PM Dairy Classroom - AgLand 4:30 PM Vintage Ramekins Rockin’ Spur Stage 5:00 PM Best of Texas Ranch Rodeo Finals - North Arena 5:00 PM Mutton Bustin’- AgLand 6:00 PM Canine Stars - Fairway 6:00 PM The Emotions Band Rockin’ Spur Stage 6:30 PM Dairy Classroom - AgLand 7:00 PM CPRA Rodeo with Mutton Bustin’- North Arena Flag Presentations by Brazos County Faith Riders 7:00 PM Kids Hay Hauling Contest - AgLand 7:30 PM GASCAR Animal Races Fairway 9:00 PM The Velcro Pygmies - Bud Light Stage, North Arena
Sunday, OCTOBER 18
Gates Open 11:00am - 11:00pm 11:00 AM Candy 95/Maverick Carnival Open to Public 10:00 AM Prospect Meat Goat Show - Goat Arena 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Stick Horse & Pony Hop Races - AgLand
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10:30 AM Prospect Lamb Show Lamb Arena 10:30 AM Prospect Steer Show South Arena 12:00 PM GASCAR Animal Races Fairway 12:00 PM Mutton Bustin’- AgLand 1:00 PM Kids Hay Hauling Contest - AgLand 1:00 PM Canine Stars - Fairway 1:00 PM Dairy Classroom - AgLand 2:00 PM GASCAR Animal Races Fairway 2:00 PM Mutton Bustin’- AgLand 3:00 PM Dairy Classroom - AgLand 3:00 PM Kids Hay Hauling Contest - AgLand 3:30 PM TAMU Percussion Studio Rockin’ Spur Stage 3:30 PM Canine Stars - Fairway 3:45 PM Brazos County Faith Riders Performance - North Arena 4:00 PM CPRA Rodeo with Mutton Bustin’- North Arena Flag Presentations by Brazos County Faith Riders 4:30 PM GASCAR Animal Races – Fairway 5:00 PM Grupo Estilo - Rockin’ Spur Stage 5:00 PM Dairy Classroom - AgLand 5:30 PM Kids Hay Hauling Contest - AgLand 5:30 PM Canine Stars - Fairway 6:00 PM Los Terribles Del Norte Bud Light Stage, North Arena 6:30 PM GASCAR Animal **scheduling subject to change
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KIDS HAY HAULING
An added competition this year will be the kids hay hauling competition. Kids will have to haul their wagon to the Hay, load it up and be the first back across the line to successfully be titled “Champion Hay Hauler” a great way for kids to get in on the action and let Mom and Dad cheer them on from the stands. Located in the AgLand Kids Arena. Times will be posted for each event on the schedule by arena and in daily program.
An added competition this year will be the kids hay hauling competition. Kids will have to haul their wagon to the Hay, load it up and be the first back across the line to successfully be titled “Champion Hay Hauler” a great way for kids to get in on the action and let Mom and Dad cheer them on from the stands. Located in the AgLand Kids Arena. Times will be posted for each event on the schedule by arena and in daily program.
FARM LAND New for 2015 the Farm Land Exhibit is an added attraction in the AgLand Kids Barn when kids can get hands on with some “kid size” farm equipment. Learn about the ways your food is produced and enjoy driving the tractor around the “Brazos Valley” in this fun exhibit. Kids
can select from Tractors, Fork Lifts, Combines and more as the work the ranch and operative 1:16 scale machinery to harvest the crops. A little imagination will definitely be required for the crops but the equipment will keep them working!
Quilt Show After many requests, the Brazos Valley Fair and Expo added a quilt show to our competitive events in 2013. This year’s categories include Traditional Pieced, Applique, Mixed Technique, Modern Minimalist, and Youth
only. Entries were submitted from across the Brazos Valley and judged by a Nationally Certified Quilt Judge prior to the Fair. Come and view the beautiful handiwork of our area quilters.
The Mutton Bustin’ event, sponsored by Producers Cooperative in Bryan, is definitely a crowd pleaser! Contestants attire includes a protective helmet and vest similar to the protective gear worn by many rough stock rodeo contestants. Little Buckaroos “cowboy up” and hold on for six seconds! Mutton Bustin’
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will take place each day in the AgLand Arena in the AgLand Kids Zone, and in the Main Rodeo Arena during each Rodeo Performance. Participation is limited to boys and girls between the ages of 4-8 and weighing less than 55 pounds at the time of competition.
Stick Horse and Pony Hop Races
Calling all kids!!! Come try your hand at wrangling and riding a real stick horse or try a bouncy pony hop. Mom and Dad
Color It!
Farm Mural Come one, come all to color until your hearts content on the Brazos Valley Fair and Expo’s Color It! Farm Mural. Enjoy some coloring time with your little wrangler, be sure to look closely, you never know what you
might see! This one-of-akind scene shows a great selection of animals you might see on any farm or ranch. Be sure to check it out there will be plenty of markers available to help keep you entertained. See the fun of an incredible group effort as the creation is made!
Ag Land Animal Exhibit
Bring your youngsters over to the Agriculture Education Center to learn about all the things agriculture has to offer. Watch as chicks are born can cheer you on from the in our Hatching Center, stands as you race your as well as our live milking way around the arena. Free fun for everyone!
display located next to the AgLand arena. Be sure to ask our volunteers your questions and check out the array of agricultural facts to learn some incredible information about Agriculture!
of animals makes for some special encounters the kids will be sure to remember. Stay as long as you wish, and don’t forget your camera!
Milam, Robertson and Washington. In 2013 the contest was opened to students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. The show has two divisions; illustration, and sculpture. Be sure to check out the Art Work on display in the Exhibit Hall during the Fair!
Youth Western Petting Zoo Art Show
Enjoy the unique and close-up experience of petting, feeding and playing with the friendly animals in the Petting Zoo located in the AgLand Kids Zone. The variety
Livestock Shows
This year the Brazos Valley Fair is excited to be the honored Host of the 2015 National Brahman Cattle Show. Top Brahman Cattle from across the state of Texas will be vying for top honors and National Prestige on Thursday and Friday, October 15 & 16. The Brazos Valley Fair has also added a new Junior Swine Show The Rockin’ Spur Stage this year for kids from can be found out on the across Texas. Come Fairway next to the food watch kids and their pigs vendors. compete on Saturday,
Rockin Spur Stage Meet up with friends and family and check out some great musicians at the Rockin’ Spur Stage!
Mutton Bustin
October 17th. New for this year all 5 Junior Livestock Shows will be competing for added Scholarships that will be awarded to the Showman of the Champion of each Species, for a total of $7500 NEW Scholarships for the 2015 Fair. Saturday will also feature a Junior Heifer Show while Sunday will include Steers, Lamb and Meat Goat Shows, all happening in the East Livestock Barn and South Arena.
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Rockin Spur Stage Highlights Catfish Cain 4:30 pm Friday
Growing up in southeastern Pennsylvania, Dave was surrounded with music: his dad’s love of big band swing and dixieland jazz, his mom’s spirited piano playing, and his sisters’ playing their ukuleles and harmonizing to popular songs. In 1954, Dave started hearing a new kind of music on the car radio. It was
rock and roll. He began his own record collection with “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” by Jerry Lee Lewis, and “Searchin’” by the Coasters. Over the years, Dave has extended his musical likes into the realms of jazz, country, western swing, blues, folk, classical, and world music.
Austin English 6 pm Friday
Curse and the Cure 1:30 pm Friday
Curse and the Cure is not your typical music act, acoustic or otherwise. They’re a little different… Curse and the Cure consists of Jason Touchette and Norma Hopson. With the two of them together, Jason and Norma achieve the most amazing harmonies and dynamic. Both of them have a really wild range, together and separately, and it’s almost like a roller-
coaster of vocals. This is an intimate and relaxing yet heart-racing duo that showcases two vocals and the true heart and soul that Norma and Jason put into their music. They are a soulful and melodic combination in which you’ve never heard before.. and they go together like scotch and ice: oh so smooth.
Blues Country Band 3 pm Saturday
Members: Jack Carr (sax), George Ward (strat), Smokey Dean (piano),
The Emotions 6 pm Saturday
When you’re looking for a band in the Texas area, one name stands out above the rest. The Emotions!. Their reputation for excellence, professionalism and pure entertainment make them the number one choice in bands. From Dallas to San Antonio to Houston and all towns around and between, The Emotions have entertained hundreds of thousands of people in the state of Texas. They hold more attendance records in the area than any other band ever and continue to set records at their show frequently. They also perform at private parties, corporate parties, rodeos, weddings, church picnics and charity events. In their 38 year history, many entertainers have graced the stage of The Emotions on continued on
to gain national recognition. David Kersh, Justin Spears (Ravencliff), Chad Hudson, Scott Taylor and Suzanne Karr are a few of the national artists who have had their beginnings with The Emotions. Two time record producer Robert Wright is also a former Emotions member. Mark Hybner, a founding member of The Emotions, and his management company in Nashville has guided the careers of David Kersh, Chris Cagle, John Michael Montgomery, Ricochet, Thom Shepherd and others. Tim McGraw’s stage manager/Jason Aldean’s tour manager Joey Supak, and Bon Jovi’s lighting director Greg Kocurek are production managers who launched their careers with The Emotions.
TAMU Percussion Studio 3:30 pm Sunday Founded in 1999, Percussion Studio is a student-led organization at Texas A&M University dedicated to the art of percussive ensemble performances. We cover everything from traditional percussion ensembles with and without
melody to more original pieces along the lines of many professional performing groups. This all combines to form a unique and original show at the end of each long semester and many other performances throughout the year.
Dave McCuistion (drums), Chris Hollar (drums), Jett McFalls (bass).
bud light Stage Velcro Pygmies 9 pm Saturday Master of Ceremonies front-man Cameron leads the crowd on a roller coaster trip through the 80s, with occasional detours into country and R&B while Chris Eddins amazes you with his antics on drums. Bassist Jacob Sanders lays down the thunder while guitar god Chase West wails on his Les Paul. The Velcro Pygmies are a truly unique blend of personalities. Their touring schedule has them on the road 10 | October 11, 2015
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Los Terribles Del Norte 6 pm Sunday Los Terribles del Norte became a major number in the traditional Mexican music scene when the band achieved a nomination for a Grammy award in 1993 after three years of playing the most popular local rhythms. In 1996, their first greatest-hits album was issued as Disco de Oro: 20 Grandes Exitos. Soon, the successful Colgado de un Arbol allowed
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Charlie Daniels Band 9 pm Friday From his Dove Award winning gospel albums to his genre-defining Southern rock anthems and his CMA Awardwinning country hits, few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. An outspoken patriot, beloved mentor to young artists and still a road warrior at age 78, Charlie has parlayed his passion for music into a multi-platinum career and a platform to support the military, underprivileged children and others in need. Raised among the longleaf pines of North Carolina, Charlie began his career playing bluegrass music with the Misty Mountain Boys. After moving to Nashville in 1967, he began making a name for himself as a songwriter, session musician and producer. Elvis Presley recorded a tune Charlie co-wrote titled “It Hurts Me,” which was released on the flip side of “Kissin’ Cousins.” He played on such landmark albums as Bob Dylan’s Nashville Skyline and tried his hand at producing on the Youngbloods’ Elephant Mountain and Ride the Wind. His own unique voice as an artist emerged as Charlie recorded his selftitled solo album in 1970 for Capitol Records. Two years later he formed the Charlie Daniels Band and the group scored its first hit with the top ten “Uneasy Rider.” Since then the CDB has populated radio with such memorable hits as “Long Haired Country Boy,” “The South’s Gonna Do It Again,” “In America,” “The Legend of Wooley Swamp” and of course, his signature song, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” which won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group in 1979 as well as single of the year at the Country Music Association Awards. The CDB will perform 100 concert dates this year including performances on the Grand Ole Opry. The band’s latest release, “Off the Grid - Doin’ It Dylan,” features 10 Bob Dylan songs by the CDB, and is their first CDB studio release since 2007. “I love what I do,” says Charlie of his 50-plus years in the music business. “I look forward to entertaining people. When show time gets here, I’m ready to go, ready to go play for them. It’s a labor of love. I just thank God I make a living at what I enjoy doing.” Whether performing in the hit 80s movie Urban Cowboy, singing on Easter Sunday at his local church or leading an all-star cast at one of his famed T H E B R YA N - C O L L E G E S TAT I O N E A G L E
Volunteer Jams, Charlie just exudes joy whenever he steps on stage and he’s always been quick to provide a platform for other artists to shine. In 1974 he invited some friends to join him at Nashville’s War Memorial Auditorium for an all-star concert he dubbed The Volunteer Jam. The event continued for years and was broadcast in the U.S. and internationally. Over the years, the Jam featured a diverse line up that included Willie Nelson, Ted Nugent, Roy Acuff, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Crystal Gayle, James Brown, Emmylou Harris, Amy Grant, George Thorogood, Kris Kristofferson, Little Richard, Tammy Wynette, Alabama, Oak Ridge Boys, B. B. King and the Allman Brothers. As diverse as his live shows have always been, his discography has also reflected Charlie’s love of multiple genres. In 1994 he released his first Christian album, The Door, on Sparrow Records. The album won the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award for Best Country Album and “Two Out of Three” was named video of the year by the Christian Country Music Association. In 1997, Sony Wonder released Charlie’s first children’s album, “By The Light of The Moon: Campfire Songs and Cowboy Tunes’. An astute businessman as well as talented musician, Charlie launched Blue Hat Records in 1997 with his longtime personal manager David Corlew. Over the past 15 years, the label has released such memorable albums as Blues Hat, Tailgate Party, Road Dogs, Fiddle Fire: 25 Years of the Charlie Daniels Band and his first bluegrass album 2005’s Songs From the Longleaf Pines and 2007’s album Deuces, featuring duets with Brad Paisley, Gretchen Wilson, Bonnie Bramlett, Travis Tritt, Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Brenda Lee and Darius Rucker. Over the course of his career, Charlie has received numerous accolades, including induction into the Grand Ole Opry and Musicians Hall of Fame. He’s been presented the Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music and was honored as a BMI Icon in recognition of his songwriting. He’s received a star on the Music City Walk of Fame. Any conversation with the legendary artist, however, rarely includes any of his accomplishments. He’d rather shine the spotlight on the many causes that are close to his heart. He’s always been a staunch supporter of the military, and for the past several years has headlined a special concert at David
Lipscomb University benefiting the Yellow Ribbon Program which provides scholarships for veterans. Each year there are surprise guests in addition to the announced line up. Among those who have supported Charlie Daniels for an evening of great music include Luke Bryan, Kellie Pickler, Clint Black, Jason Aldean, Chris Young, Rascal Flatts, Lee Greenwood, Darryl Worley, the Grascals, and actor Gary Sinise. Charlie also lends his time and talent to numerous other charitable organizations, including the Jason Foundation Golf Classic, an organization that targets teen suicide prevention, and the Galilean Children’s Home in Liberty, KY, which provides a home for abused and neglected children. “I’ve been affiliated with them for a long, long time and it’s just a great place,” Charlie says of the home founded by Jerry and Sandy Tucker. “They take in babies whose mothers are going to prison. They give kids a good stable Christian home and love them. It’s just a wonderful place.” -3Charlie has been the host for The Charlie Daniels Celebrity Golf Classic & Angelus Concert in Hudson, FL, a benefit for The Angelus, a full-time residential facility and day school program for the severely handicapped. He has been a member of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Professional Advisory Board and has
been a longtime supporter of the T. J. Martell Foundation and its numerous events aiding cancer research. He has also been the headliner many years for the Christmas 4 Kids concert at the Ryman Auditorium, a fundraiser to provide a happy holiday for needy children. In 2014, Charlie Daniels with David Corlew and Joe & Mercedez Longever founded The Journey Home Project, a not-for-profit organization, that assists in securing funds to help causes that benefit veterans of the United States Armed Forces. Conscious of the need to assist our nation’s veterans, they have set out to partner with organizations that do the most good, with the least overhead. The Journey Home Project is making a difference in the lives of American patriots. Charlie says of using his celebrity status to aid worthy causes, “I have a very unique opportunity because of being in the music community, you try to give back to some extent. I do feel like people should. We should all do as much as we can.”
And on the eighth day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker.” So God made a farmer. ....Paul Harvey
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