Oklahoma State Fair 2017 by OPUBCO Communications Group

Supplement to The Oklahoman September 10, 2017

Matthew Smith and his sister Mya Smith ride down a slide during the 2016 Oklahoma State Fair. [PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

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A whole new State Fair BY ERIECH TAPIA Staff Writer etapia@oklahoman.com

rganizers of the 111th Oklahoma State Fair are hoping this year’s “Bigger, Better, Best” theme brings a host of new attractions that appeal to the next generation of fairgoers. The fair of today is very different from a time when marketing was mainly posters stapled across town and 30-second commercial ads. Now social and digital media are how fair organizers are communicating with younger audiences. “We are having to engage the younger audience,” said Scott Munz, vice president of marketing and public relations. “We are very forward-thinking in terms of the state fair.” The theme will be played out with the largest portable Ferris wheel in North America, which will be trucked into State Fair Park erected in the center for all to see. It will be almost 60 feet taller than the Wheeler Ferris Wheel along the Oklahoma River. “This is a monumental year for the fair,” said Gina Burchfiel, vice president of the fair. “So many new things will be going on this year at the fair.” After years of construction, the 279,000-square-foot Bennett Event Center will be open for the fair. Guests can enjoy a more climate-controlled fair experience. “The Bennett Event Center will be a great place to come in and sit in the

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air conditioning and enjoy the fair,” Burchfiel said. “It is going to be the crown jewel for indoor space at the 2017 fair.” The fair runs every day starting at 8 a.m. Sept. 14-24. Buildings at State Fair Park open at 10 a.m. On weekdays, the carnival will open at 1 p.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. More commercial vendors and more food options will be inside the Bennett Event Center, and the car show is making a return indoors taking up

“It is who we are. We want to promote Oklahoma.”

one-third of the trade show floor. “The auto show will be back in its full glory,” Burchfiel said. Munz said this year’s fair will be better organized and buildings will follow a specific theme with what relates inside. “We have always been sold out on commercial vendors during our fair,” Burchfiel said. Fairgoers will find that many attractions have moved this year. “We tried keeping some of our tried-and-true-traditional shows,” Burchfiel said. The state fair has teamed up with the Oklahoma Department of Food, Forestry and Agriculture to bring

3,600-square-foot of retail space for Made in Oklahoma products. “It is who we are. We want to promote Oklahoma,” Burchfiel said. Families can experience history this year with a traveling exhibit about President John F. Kennedy. The display will include hundreds of items from his life and presidency, including one of his presidential limousines. “We have not been able to do this before because we could not put it outside,” Burchfiel said. The exhibit will be a separate ticketed event and costs $5 for those 12 years and older, with several discounts available on varying days. Other new exhibits will include a Live Shark Encounter, where fairgoers can learn about conservation efforts. Panfilov’s Performing Pets also will be making their debut at the fair, along with a new cooking show. The Vintage American Glamping Cooking Show will showcase an interactive 1959 Airstream Trailer and what a camping site would have looked like in the 1950s. “We are always going to make sure to bring our history and culture to the Oklahoma State Fair,” Burchfiel said. Changes to the special promotion days are occurring this year, with Monday becoming the day for discounts to members of the military. Discounts include free gate admission and discounts to the JFK exhibit and for rides on the Sky Eye Wheel. Tuesday will become Dr Pepper $2 Tuesday, with gate admission, rides, JFK exhibit, Sky Eye Wheel and select food items costing $2 each.

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State Fair touts bigger rides, better promotions BY KAELYNN KNOERNSCHILD Staff Writer

hock-full of quintessential fair foods, rides galore and ample entertainment, the Oklahoma State Fair kicks off Sept. 14, enticing this year’s potential fairgoers with new attractions and special discounts. The fair, which runs until Sept. 24, will feature the largest portable Ferris wheel in North America, helping to inspire this year’s theme — Bigger Better Best. Rising to 155 feet, the Sky Eye Wheel is the largest Ferris wheel to visit the Oklahoma State Fair. Traces of the 2017 theme can be found in the quality of attractions and fair’s colorful logo featuring the Sky Eye Wheel, said Scott Munz, Oklahoma State Fair vice president of marketing and public relations. “We have a bigger Ferris wheel, better attractions than ever before, resulting in the best Oklahoma state fair ever,” Munz said. In addition to the towering wheel, the fair will have a John F. Kennedy exhibition, showcasing the limo the

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president took from the White House to Dulles International Airport the day he was killed, among other memorabilia. People looking to enjoy the fair on a budget can take advantage of promotions, including discounted admission and coupons, which are valid at vendors throughout the event. Fairgoers have four opportunities to visit for free or at a discounted rate. People attending opening day receive $2 gate admission. Dr Pepper $2 Tuesday, Sept. 19, will also feature $2 outside gate admission and various $2 rides. On Sept. 18, military personnel and their spouses with military ID get in free as part of the Military Monday promotion. Senior Citizens’ Day, Sept. 20, provides free admission for senior citizens with ID. Both groups also receive discounted exhibition and Ferris wheel tickets. The purpose of the promotions, Munz said, is to encourage people to visit the fair on days when it’s typically less crowded. Last year, about 800,000 people attended the Oklahoma State Fair, a decrease from pre-

vious years, he said. He blames the hot temperatures and bouts of rain last year for preventing people from visiting. Typical attendance is at least 900,000 or more, and Munz said he hopes to see attendance numbers rise and the weather cooperates this year. The fair’s coupon book, offering more than $250 in savings, is available for $5 outside gate ticket booths, at information booths and at the Jim Norick Arena Box Office, Munz said. “We are all on some sort of budget, so why not take advantage of our discount days and special promotions?” Munz said. “There are certainly ways to stretch your dollar at the Oklahoma State Fair and we encourage everyone to educate themselves on how to make the most of their family’s budget.” Munz, who has now helped coordinate 29 Oklahoma State Fairs, said he and his team strive to bring new attractions each year, making each fair better than its predecessor. “I really think we accomplished that this year,” he said. “I think we’ve hit a home run.”

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Fairgoers enjoy a ride at the 2016 Oklahoma State Fair. [PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

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‘Follow Your Heart’ features many familiar faces Disney On Ice BY JESSICA PHILLIPS Staff Writer

isney On Ice is heading into its 30th year at the state fair with “Follow Your Heart.” The show will bring beloved characters new and old, including aerial acts that allow Rapunzel and Ariel to gracefully drift above the ice. “It gets one of the biggest reactions every night,” said Tristan Josef, company manager. With more than 60 characters from several Disney and Disney Pixar movies, the show offers entertainment for all ages. “It’s a compilation show this year,” said Scott Munz, fair spokesman. “It’s a faster-paced show that touches a lot of different bases instead of just one theme.” Josef said there’s definitely something for everyone in this show. Characters from “Finding Dory,” “Inside Out” and “Toy Story” will glide across the ice. And from “Frozen,” Elsa and Anna, with Olaf and Kristoff, also will have a story to tell. “Frozen” had its own Disney On Ice show in 2015, but remains a crowdfavorite. “The kids still go crazy for that,” Josef said. Audiences will see classics such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, the princesses and princes.

Forty-five skaters from at least seven countries form the cast. Josef said most have backgrounds in competitive figure skating. The first leg of “Follow Your Heart” finished this summer after 10 months on tour. Oklahoma City is the first stop on the next leg of the tour, which extends to mid-April 2018 with 10-12 shows most weeks. “We’re really excited to start a new tour,” Josef said. “Walt Disney’s Snow White On Ice, featuring Mickey Mouse” was the fair’s first Disney On Ice show in 1987. Snow White brought greater attendance than previous ice shows, such as the Ice Capades, according to an article published in The Oklahoman on Nov. 19, 1987. “It’s been popular ever since it started here,” Munz said. “It’s a great compliment to the family component of the Oklahoma State Fair.” The fair shows open at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, with a $4 discount for upper-level seating. Ticket prices range from $11 to $45 at the Jim Norick Arena. Tickets for shows Sept. 15-19 range from $15 to $45, and tickets purchased on or before Sept. 13 include free gate admission. Children ages 2 and younger do not require tickets, but must be held by a ticket holder.

Characters from Inside Out joined the cast of Disney On Ice this year for “Follow Your Heart.” [PHOTO PROVIDED]

Classic characters like the princesses will perform on the ice. [PHOTO PROVIDED]

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“Follow Your Heart” is a compilation show featuring several characters and animated movies. [PHOTO PROVIDED]

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Kamber Carrier, eats roasted corn on the cob at the 2015 Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City. [PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

FAIR OFFERS FUN, UNIQUE

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BY ABBY BITTERMAN Business Writer

hen people think of the State Fair there’s one deliciously fun part that surely comes to mind among others: food. This year’s list of new and unique foods features fried foods, unusual combinations and food on a stick, in addition to other fun foods for fairgoers to try. Breakfast cereals are being repurposed as breading. Netterfield’s Popcorn & Lemonade will have Frosted Flakes chicken on-a-stick, and Diamond Dawgs will bring its Wonder Boy, a Cap’n Crunch battered corn dog. Other items on a stick include The Pork Council’s pork chop on-a-stick

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and Chef Ray’s Street Eats chicken and waffles on-a-stick. Chef Ray’s will also have deep fried banana pudding for those looking for fried dessert options. The Urb Express will feature two fried desserts: deep fried pineapple raisin bread pudding bites and funnel cake fries. Food vendors are also getting creative with burgers this year. Harvell Concessions is using Honey Buns as the bun for its bacon cheeseburger. Layne Concessions is putting macaroni and cheese on a burger, and Porky’s is bringing interesting combinations with its peanut butter and jalapeno burger and doughnut burger. Other new foods to try include the unicorn crepe and Monte Cristo crepe from Coco Flow, macaroni and cheese with toppings ranging from roasted pork and BBQ sauce to a spidershaped hot dog from MacTastic, and baconwrapped Brussels sprouts and zucchini from The Bacon Habit. J.P. Wilson, co-owner of St. Paddy Cakes, is bringing his food truck to the fair for the second year in a row. His food truck is based in Oklahoma City, and he said adding local food trucks to the fair gives it a more local feel.

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“We have a lot of people that come from all over the state that have never seen a lot of the food trucks before because so many of them just stay right here around Oklahoma City and the metro area,” Wilson said. “And so it’s great exposure, and I know last year we got a lot of great feedback from everybody around the state.” One of the items St. Paddy Cakes is bringing is the Twinkie bacon cheese slider. Wilson said the cream inside the Twinkie combines with the cheese and bacon to taste amazing. Nicholas Johnson, owner of the Sweet Shop, said he has been coming to the state fair for about 10 years and this year will have two locations on the fairgrounds. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the Sweet Shop goes to state fairs and special events across the country. Johnson said the Oklahoma State Fair is his favorite special event of the year. “The food environment at the fair is top notch,” Johnson said. “There’s no other special event or fair in the country that I see producing so much delicious food and new products.” The Sweet Shop brings a different cinnamon roll to the fair every year, and Johnson said this

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year they will be bringing back the red velvet cinnamon roll by popular demand. He said they also have something new for this year’s fair. Their bacon cheddar meatloaf cupcakes are making their world premier at the fair. Topped with mashed potato icing and bacon and cheddar sprinkles, Johnson said he hopes everyone loves the meatloaf cupcake. “Everyone at the fair allows us, and pushes us, to do bigger and better things every year we go to the fair,” Johnson said. All of these fun foods and more will be available at this year’s fair.

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Bedré Fine Chocolate is an one of nearly 50 Oklahoma businesses selling products at the Made in Oklahoma Store. [PHOTO BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN]

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BY NICK SARDIS Staff Writer

Since 2014, the Made in Oklahoma Store has provided fairgoers the opportunity to buy various products and help Oklahoma businesses in the process. This year, the store returns to the Oklahoma State Fair, bigger and better than in previous years. Since the store’s debut, it has never looked like an actual store. In its first year, it was a small, 300-square-foot booth. It has increased in size each year, but it had its challenges. “It was always crowded,” said Gina Burchfiel, vice president of the Oklahoma State Fair. “We knew we needed to be bigger than the 300 square feet when we started.” The opportunity for an improved store arose with the opening of the Bennett Event Center in January. The event center is more than 200,000 square feet, THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM

providing an abundant amount of space for the revamped Made in Oklahoma Store, which is now more than 3,000 square feet, Burchfiel said. Burchfiel said the extra space will help fairgoers have a better shopping experience. “We wanted the public to be able to have enough room to really come in and have a store experience — not just walk by a booth,” she said. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry launched the Made in Oklahoma program in the 1980s, said Tandy Kidd, the department’s marketing coordinator. Kidd said the store is a way for the Made in Oklahoma program to fulfill its mission to assist and support Oklahoma businesses. “The mission of MIO (Made in Oklahoma) is to build a brand awareness for the (Oklahoma) companies,” Kidd said. “This is a great way for us to get local companies in front of the public where they can actually go and help support local people.” Burchfiel said the Made in Oklahoma program and the state fair are able to benefit from each other because both share a mission to support Oklahomans. “This was a very natural relationship,” she said. “The Department of Agriculture already had a relationship with a lot of the individual vendors that fit the description of locally grown, locally produced, locally created.” “It makes sense for the fair to partner with the Department of Agriculture to reach those people to help those vendors grow their business and receive some additional marketing recognition and community recognition.” Kidd said he thinks this year will be a success for businesses selling products at the store. “With it being in the Bennet Event Center, everyone wants to see the new building. We feel like with us (the store) being in there, it’s going to be a great way for us to promote our MIO companies,” he said. “We’ve kind of created a destination spot for people to come and find products that are made here in Oklahoma.” Kidd said nearly 50 Oklahoma companies are featured in the store this year and a variety of items will be available, including food, furniture and clothing. Bedré Fine Chocolate, of Davis, is one of the companies participating, as well as Billy Goat Ice Company, of Stillwater, and Always Greener, a synthetic grass company in Oklahoma City that sells artificial grass door mats during the fair. For those who like to buy particular products at the store each year, Burchfiel said that many of the same items are still available at the store. “This just helps us have enough elbow room for some real serious shopping to happen.”

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The Made in Oklahoma Store will be in the Bennett Event Center for this year’s Oklahoma State Fair. [PHOTO BY JIM BECKEL, THE OKLAHOMAN]

The Made in Oklahoma Store features a variety of products for shoppers at the Oklahoma State Fair. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR]

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The Bennett Event Center, a large exhibit space completed in January, will host over 220 shopping vendors at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oklahoma State Fair [PHOTO PROVIDED]

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Fair shopping promises to offer ‘anything you can imagine’ BY ANNA BAUMAN Staff Writer

hoppers flocking to the Oklahoma State Fair can expect to find a wide array of products this year. “Anything you can imagine, I’m sure we will sell it at the fair,” said Suzy Cason, state fair senior manager of space sales. Shopping options promise to be more glamorous and convenient than years past with an exhibit space that will make its debut at this year’s fair. The Bennett Event Center, a 279,000-square-foot space, will hold more than 220 shopping and food vendors, plus the auto show. The space was completed in January after having been under construction for the past two state fairs. Now, the Bennett Event Center will connect smoothly with the other two shopping spaces, the Centennial and the Pavilion buildings. “I think it will improve it tenfold,” Cason said. “You’ll notice if you come out to the fair, the flow of the buildings and shopping is going to be so much better because we’re going to use the Pavilion, the Centennial building and the Bennett, and you can just flow straight through all three of them.” Another improvement is the clean and professional look of the shopping outlets, Cason said. Each vendor must meet high display standards, such as having flooring and a semi-permanent back display. “I think the setup is going to be nicer and cleaner,” Cason said. “It’ll be top-notch vendors — it’s going to be beautiful.” About 600 indoor and outoor vendors will populate the three exhibit spaces. Items within the broad categories of lawn and garden, beauty and health, jewelry, home repair, home appliances, lotion and soaps, home furnishings, clothing, boutiques, and more will be sold. Most vendors offer a special fair deal so that fairgoers can take advantage of cheaper prices. “In all three of the buildings we will have hot tubs, swimming pools, mattresses, tornado shelters,” Cason said. “Light up LED tennis shoes, puzzles, jewelry, games for kids, belts, purses, wallets, sunglasses — probably just about everything.” In addition to traditional products, there are some items that can only be found at the fair, like homemade dog treats, old time saltwater taffy and hand-poured, triple-scented candles. “There’s a few things you just can’t get anywhere,” Cason said. “We have homemade dog treats — I look forward to those — I only get them here at the fair.” THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM

A selection of a goods at Fanceez Jewelry and Gifts, one of this year’s new shopping vendors. [PHOTO PROVIDED]

The Made in Oklahoma store, new this year, will carry official Oklahoma State Fair merchandise such as T-shirts, hats, trinkets and lapel pins. Beyond that, the store will offer products like home decor, soaps, jellies, beef jerky and an assortment of other local products made right here in the state. “I think that every single person needs to go to the Made in Oklahoma Store,” Cason said. “It’s beautiful — 3,000 square-feet, brand new this year. That’s probably going to be my favorite thing this year.” Cason said she is convinced that shopping is the third most popular attraction at the fair, behind food and carnival activities. Vendors typically see successful sales, she said. “It seems to be pretty popular,” Cason said. “We have some really loyal vendors that come back every year. They’re happy, they’re excited, so they must be making the sales.” SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

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Free live music, ticketed concerts available at Oklahoma State Fair BY NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL Staff Writer

ive music and free concerts will accompany the sights and sounds of the Oklahoma State Fair. Musicians — local and otherwise — will play on stages across State Fair Park. The Adventure Road Entertainment Stage, Bandshell Stage, the Patio and Jim Norick Arena will all hold live performances. After the price of admission to the fair, all shows are free to attend except for the concerts at the Xtreme Bulls pro rodeo event in the Jim Norick Arena, said Scott Munz, vice president of marketing and public relations. The Adventure Road Entertainment Stage in the Entertainment Plaza features some of the state fair’s more prominent acts. One performance will take place on the stage each day, bringing artists of varying genres. The 11 acts on the Adventure Road Stage, in order of their performance date, will be William Michael Morgan, The Oak Ridge Boys, BeatleMania Live!, La Mafia, Hawk Nelson & Zach Williams, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Elvis Extravaganza, Chase Bryant, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Dennis DeYoung: The Music of STYX, and Sugar Free Allstars. Munz booked the Adventure Road Entertainment Stage acts through David Snowden at Triangle Talent. Snowden, the CEO of the Kentucky-based agency, said fairs across the country, especially the Oklahoma State Fair, focus on having a diverse lineup appealing to different ages and preferences. “Diversity is the name of the game because you have such a melting pot of people that come,” Snowden said. “We try to have something for everyone.”

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Weekday performances are scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Beatlemania Live! and Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx, which make up the two Saturday concerts, are expected to start at 8 p.m. The two Sunday performances, La Mafia and Sugar Free Allstars, will go on stage at 3 p.m. Local artists will perform daily on the Bandshell Stage, on the corner of Stagecoach and Land Rush, from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Visitors can listen to a variety of music genres from live performers and watch dance routines, clogging, poetry reading, choirs and drama acts, Munz said. Musicians will also perform at The Patio. The stage is nestled between the Capital City Café and Oklahoma Expo Hall. Munz said admission to the two Xtreme Bulls concerts, featuring country artists Gary Allan and Josh Turner, on Sept. 22 and 23 comes with the extra ticket price of attending the bull riding event. Allan will take the stage after bull riding action that starts at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22. Box seat tickets are $38. Upper level seating costs $30 for adults and $25 for children. Turner will perform after bull riding action that starts at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23. Saturday box seats are $35 while upper level tickets cost $27 for adults and $22 for children. Children younger than 12 are eligible for the children’s ticket prices, and adult tickets cover anyone 12 and older. Children age 2 and under get in free sitting on an adult’s lap. “The Oklahoma State Fair has really upped their budget (and) has improved immensely,” Snowden said. “They’ve raised their budget bringing in bigger acts each year, and in the rodeo, that has become very, very successful.”

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: BeatleMania Live! will perform on the Adventure Road Entertainment Stage at the Oklahoma State Fair at 8 p.m. Sept. 16. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY SCOTT MUNZ, OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR] Gary Allan will perform in the Jim Norick Arena for the Xtreme Bulls pro rodeo event at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY SCOTT MUNZ, OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR] Josh Turner will perform in the Jim Norick Arena for the Xtreme Bulls pro rodeo event at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY SCOTT MUNZ, OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR] The Oak Ridge Boys will perform on the Adventure Road Stage at the Oklahoma State Fair at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY SCOTT MUNZ, OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR] Dennis DeYoung: The Music of Styx will perform on the Adventure Road Entertainment Stage at the Oklahoma State Fair at 8 p.m. Sept. 23. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY SCOTT MUNZ, OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR]

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Fair features wide range of rides new and familiar BY DYLAN JACKSON Staff Writer

Rides and games play a major factor in what makes the Oklahoma State Fair so special, said Frank Zaitshik, who owns and operates Wade Shows. The state fair runs Sept. 14-24 at the State Fair Park. Bigger, Better, Best is the theme of this year’s fair, and Zaitshik believes that they can deliver on that promise with 75 different rides, both new and old. It starts with the largest portable Ferris wheel in North America, the “Sky Eye Wheel.” At 155 feet tall, the attraction is so large that it takes seven tractor-trailers to move. It has 36 gondolas, which can hold six people each, adorn the 15-story wheel. And though there will be many new attractions, many old favorites will return this year. One familiar ride is the RC-48, a 160 foot highspeed roller-coaster with tight banks and turns. “I always say that by the time you’re scared, it’s already over,” Zaitshik said. In addition to the Sky Eye Wheel, there will be plenty of ride options for families with small children such as a kiddie tractor ride. Zaitshik said families can

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plan ahead by visiting the Wade Shows website, wadeshows.com/attractions, to find out about height requirements for rides. That way, they can decide whether its best to buy an unlimited Carnival Ride Armband or purchase individual tickets. Zaitshik also puts a large emphasis on safety. He cautions fairgoers to use common sense and understand their limits. “The biggest reasons for accidents are rider and operator error,” Zaitshik said. And if a family really wants to save money, Sept. 19, is “$2 Dr. Pepper Tuesday." All carnival rides will be $2 and most food vendors will have a $2 item on the menu. In addition to rides, there will be dozens of traditional games of all kinds from basketball to water races. Better prizes come with a higher difficulty. On average, Zaitshik says, games return from 25 to 30 percent of the money it makes in prizes. All in all, Zaitshik believes the most important thing is for fairgoers to have a fun, memorable time and enjoy the fair. “As a person that has a range of experience in state fairs and major state events,” said Zaitshik, “I believe the Oklahoma State Fair is one of the top events in the country.”

155 feet tall, the Sky Eye Wheel has 36 passenger gondolas and thousands of multicolored LED lights. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY WADE SHOWS]

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JFK exhibit included in this year’s fair BY ALYSSA SPERRAZZA Staff Writer

A childhood hobby has grown to a quarter of a million dollar collection for Jim Warlick, owner of the JFK Exhibition heading to the 2017 Oklahoma State Fair. “When I was a kid, I remember getting a little John F. Kennedy bust in Washington D.C.,” Warlick said. “That was in eighth grade, and now I own a gift shop in D.C.” More specifically, Warlick owns a gift shop located right across the street from one of the most famous houses in the world — The White House. “I have had political memorabilia stores since 1989,” Warlick said. “There are stores today in Washington, Baltimore, Chicago and Boston. We have six stores total.” Not many can claim they own more than 1.2 million campaign buttons, some originals from 1896, but that’s just the sort of thing Warlick loves. And he’s not afraid to admit JFK is his favorite. “Kennedy has always fascinated me,” Warlick said. “I was in the sixth grade when that day happened, Nov. 22, 1963. Kennedy’s death had such an impact on me in terms of following politics and starting to collect political memorabilia.” Scott Munz, vice president of marketing and public relations for State Fair Park, said it’s the first time the fair has had an exhibition like this. “I’m looking forward to it because it’s a piece of history,”

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Munz said. It will include a full replica of Air Force One during the Kennedy administration, a full replica of the Oval Office decorated as it was during his presidency, audiotapes, videos, pictures and replicas of clothing and artifacts that belonged to the Kennedys. “We have an audio tape of Lyndon Johnson calling Jackie Kennedy, offering his condolences,” Warlick said. “We do an oral history throughout the exhibition. We tape recorded people who tell us about that day they got the news that Kennedy passed away.” “We have one of Jackie’s bathing suits, JFK’s shaving kit, shoes Jackie wore to Paris ... we even had the Oval Office built by Warner Brother Studio in California.” Warlick’s collection doesn’t only contain artifacts tied to JFK. “I brought in the Reagan presidential limousine, one of the three he had,” Warlick said. “We have multiple First Lady gown replicas ... and we have a second plane.” The size of the exhibition is something the state fair hasn’t been able to consider until now, with more space available after the opening of the Bennett Event Center. “We look at what’s out there available to fairs and what can fit in the space we have and our budgets,” Munz said. “We decided on JFK exhibition because, now with the Bennett Event Center and the move-

President John F. Kennedy delivers a radio and television address to the nation regarding desegregation at the University of Alabama in this photo from 1963. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY JFKLIBRARY.ORG]

ment of some vendors from other buildings, it freed up the space needed.” Munz said the exhibition was just under 15,000 square feet and is “the largest exhibit brought in in recent history.” Warlick’s collection initially was shown at a museum in Branson, Missouri. It was open for five years before, in 2007, Warlick decided to take

his collection on the road so more people could experience it. The exhibition will open Sept. 24 and admission prices for ages 12 and up are $4. Any child age 11 or under is admitted free with paid adult. Exhibition times are Sunday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Friday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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Fair’s Senior Day finds a permanent home BY MEG BRITTON-MEHLISCH Staff Writer

After 41 years, Senior Day is settling down. This year “There’s No Place Like Okla’Home’a” is the Senior Day theme, in honor of the event’s move into a permanent space in the Modern Living Building on Sept. 20. The event, which allows fairgoers 55 and older to enter the fair for free, includes a day of activities. These activities were housed in Carriage Hall until 2014 when the building was demolished with the MAPS 3 fairground renovations. Senior Day was located in the Capital City Theater for the last two years. Senior Day committee member Arrianne Rodriguez said she remembers when the planning committee learned that Senior Day would be settling in the Modern Living building. A committee member reacted with the line, “there’s no place like home.” The sentiment was apt. The planning committee adapted the quote, originally from “The Wizard of Oz,” with an Oklahoma twist and this year’s theme was born. A little piece of home Cindy Dimit, another committee member, spent her childhood at state fairs across the nation. She said she understands what draws people back to the fair — and Senior Day. “A lot of the seniors come back year after year to see us,” Dimit said. “It is kind of a little piece of home. It’s a ritual. It’s something you look forward to because there’s nothing else quite like it.” Part of that ritual comes from Senior Day’s schedule. Each Senior Day is filled to the brim with activities and entertainers. “You can spend the whole day sitting at a table or chair and see something different about every 15 or 20 minutes,” Dimit said. “It gets pretty fast paced.” 18S

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From 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., this year’s program includes free health screenings, line dancing, tai chi, return performances by The Okie Stompers, The Yellow Rose Dinner Theater and Music Central, Men’s Acapella Chorus. For seniors looking to commemorate their trip to “Oz,” there will be a photo booth with live characters and props. One of the most well-loved activities is Oklahoma State Fair Senior Royalty contest. Hosted like the “Newlywed Game,” couples compete for the title of Mr. and Mrs. Senior Day Royalty. “We get a lot of repeat seniors who have known about it for years and won contests and titles,” Rodriguez said.“There’s a royalty contest, years ago we had a spelling bee and we had a game show. They really enjoy coming back and letting their presence be known

if they’ve had a prior royalty title, and we definitely love to recognize them.” Repeat visitors will notice that the event’s new home has given another Senior Day favorite some space to shine. “We have more vendors in there this year,” said Melinda Parsons, Oklahoma State Fair director of Special Events and Attractions. The new building "gives us a little more breathing room. It was so crowded, even in the Carriage Hall, especially when you get all the vendors and wheelchairs in there.” Some of the new additions to the list of vendors have Dorothy’s beloved Toto in mind. Dimit said several pet-related businesses will make an appearance this year. For more information about this year’s Senior Day, visit www.okstatefair.com/ content/senior-day. THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM

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Xtreme Bulls, country music concerts returning to fair From Staff Reports

he Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association's Xtreme Bulls Tour & Concerts returns to the Oklahoma State Fair this year. It's action-packed bull riding, followed by a high-energy country music concert in one show at Jim Norick Arena. The event will start at 7:30 p.m. with rip-snortin’ [PHOTO PROVIDED]

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bulls testing riders’ stamina and skill. After the dust settles, the concert begins. Gary Allan will return to perform Sept. 22 and Josh Turner will be in concert Sept. 23. Tickets are available at the Jim Norick Arena Box Office, online at www.okstatefair.com or by phone at 948-6800. The 2017 state fair will run Sept. 14-24 at State Fair Park.

ABOVE: Wacky Weed throws a rider during the Xtreme Bulls Tour at the Jim Norick Arena in 2009. The Xtreme Bulls event will return to the Oklahoma State Fair for two nights. [PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

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Swifty Swine Racing Pigs careen down the track during the 2014 Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City. [PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

Many fair shows are free with admission

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hows, music performances, exhibits and the Oklahoma Frontier Experience cover the Oklahoma State Fair and many are free for fairgoers. Many are free with the price of admission. Shows that are free for fairgoers include three that are new this year: Live Shark Encounter, Panfilov’s Performing Pets, and Vintage American Glamping Cooking Show. All of the shows and their locations are listed below. • Live Shark Encounter — Bandshell Lawn • Panfilov’s Performing Pets — Plaza Stage 22S

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• Vintage American Glamping Cooking Show — Hobbies, Arts & Crafts Building • Junk Rock Drums — Plaza Stage • Martial Arts Lane — Spirit Stage • Zoppé Italian Family Circus — Centennial Plaza • Swifty Swine Pig Races — Entertainment Plaza • Okie Karaoke Contest — Centennial Plaza • Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms — 14 Flags Plaza Musical performances are a large attraction for fairgoers. The Bandshell Stage is also a free venue that hosts many Oklahoma musicians. All shows performed as part of

the Adventure Road Entertainment Stage and The Patio have free admission, as well. The Patio is also a beer and wine garden, so you can listen to music while enjoying a drink. Performances at the Adventure Road Entertainment Stage include: • William Michael Morgan • The Oak Ridge Boys • BeatleMania LIVE! • La Mafia • Hawk Nelson & Zach Williams • Gary Puckett and the Union Gap • Elvis Extravaganza • Chase Bryant • Tony! Toni! Toné! • Dennis DeYoung: The Music of STYX THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM

• Sugar Free Allstars If musical entertainment isn't at the top of your list, there are a variety of exhibits. New this year are the Barnyard Birthing Center, the Auto Show and 4-H and FFA Exhibits. Free exhibits at new locations ths year are: • Barnyard Birthing Center — Oklahoma Expo Hall • Auto Show — Bennett Event Cetner • 4-H and FFA Exhibits — Oklahoma Expo Hall • AGtropolis — Oklahoma Expo Hall • The Hands-On Spot — Modern Living Building • Oklahoma Frontier Experience — 14 Flags Plaza • Clydesdale Alley — Super Barn • Great American Petting Zoo — west lawn of Oklahoma Expo Hall • Photography and Oklahoma Student Art Exhibit — Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center • Creative Arts Exhibit — Creative Arts Building The Oklahoma Frontier Experience, which makes you feel as if you've traveled back in time to the Wild West, is open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. There are shows, demonstrations and activities to give you the Wild West experience. The Wild West Showcase, Frontier Shows, Discovering the Frontier are some of the features included in this experience. New activities in the Oklahoma Frontier Experience this year are: • Jaye Anders — Kukowski, Cowgirl Mounted Shooting • Rider Kiesner, Worlds Fastest Rope and Gun Spinner • Dr. H. P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker

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[PHOTO BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

A baby chick made its way into the world during the 2012 Oklahoma State Fair inside AGtropolis. [PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

Above, a goat looks for food at the Great American Petting Zoo during the last day of the 2013 Oklahoma State Fair.

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Winners of the $2,500 Oklahoma State Fair Scholarship receive their awards. [PHOTO PROVIDED BY THE OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR]

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Fair reaches out through community efforts SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

BY NURIA MARTINEZ-KEEL Staff Writer

s visitors flood in, the Oklahoma State Fair plans to give back. Fair executives oversee annual community outreach programs that support educational efforts, creative arts initiatives and special events. Â

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Trying new things Nancy Nortz, creative programs senior manager, said the state fair conducts educational outreach for children through Academy School Tours. The fair’s program invites schools and home school groups from across the state to bring thirdto fifth-grade students to learning centers at the fair. Participation in the program is free. Each home school group must have at least 12 children. Registration opens Aug. 1 and ends Sept. 6. The 2017 Academy School Tours will take place Sept. 19-22. At the learning centers, students can play musical instruments with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, try soap making and metalsmithing at the frontier experience, observe woodworking and robotics, and visit livestock and horse barns. “There are so many educational opportunities at the fair always, but this organizes them where (students) can take advantage of all the educational opportunities,” Nortz said. “Their teacher can come and guide them through as many educational opportunities as they can fit in.” Cash for college The Oklahoma State Fair Scholarship makes up another educational effort, which has assisted college-bound students since 2002, said Scott Munz, vice president of marketing and public relations. More than 100 students applied for the scholarship this year before Munz and state fair Vice President Gina Burchfiel selected 20 for interviews. Ten students were awarded a one-time $2,500 scholarship based on GPA, extracurricular activities, leadership, community involvement and interview performance. “On paper, (the students) read very similar,” Munz said. “We decided very early on a part of the process would be to see how a person handles themselves in an in-person interview. “Some things you can only determine sitting in a room talking with a person.” Blowing their own horn The state fair has also focused on community outreach through creative arts and special events. Middle and high school bands from across Oklahoma will

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compete in the Band Day Parade. The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 18 on General Pershing Boulevard at State Fair Park. Judges watching the parade will evaluate bands, drumlines, drum majors, color guards, twirlers and mascots from schools of various sizes. Winners of each category will receive cash prizes. Registration to compete is free, and the deadline to enter is Sept. 6. Down to an art The state fair has offered competitions for visual arts students, as well. Teachers submitted up to 20 pieces of art per school for the Oklahoma Student Art Exhibition. Judging was completed in the spring, and 900 pieces of art from students of all ages have been admitted to the exhibition. Artwork in the exhibition will be on display in the Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center for the full run of the fair. Schools with the most merit in the exhibit will receive $100 Hobby Lobby gift cards, Nortz said. Students who win individual awards earn their school an additional $100 gift card from Hobby Lobby. The Visual Arts Scholarship Event admitted the top 20 middle and high school submissions for display at a ticketed event in the Special Events Center at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12. These art pieces will also be available for auction at the event. Part of the event’s proceeds will go to the 20 VASE artists, and the rest of the funds will contribute to visual arts scholarships, according to the state fair website. Philanthropic organizations will receive donations from three creative arts charity contests. Pieces submitted to the needlecraft competition will be donated to Infant Crisis Services. Threads of Compassion will receive knitted or crocheted scarves to give to victims of sexual violence. A quilting competition will contribute to Quilts of Valor, which donates quilts to veterans affected by war. Contestants can register for each of these competitions for free through Aug. 15. Certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations can also request donations from the Oklahoma State Fair, provided they align with specified guidelines.

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OKC cook rises to her 33rd year of contests 11

BY ERIECH TAPIA Staff Writer etapia@oklahoman.com

It all began in July with Pam Kloiber searching farmers markets for the freshest fruits and crafting up recipes for her 33rd year of competitions at the Oklahoma State Fair. Her fair career began in 1984 when she entered a jar of plum and peach jelly in the Cleveland County Fair and made her way to the Oklahoma State Fair. “The story that goes behind preparing the jellies and the jams and the interest that each person brings to it is such a wonderful story,” Kloiber said, who is now 63 and lives in Oklahoma City. “The fair is a family.” 26S

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Now she is baking dozens of cookies and producing hundreds of pints of jams, jellies, preserves and butters every year for the state fair in hopes of winning the highest ribbon in each category. “It gets a little hectic around here when the fair comes around,” she said. This year, Kloiber is also in the process of moving several weeks before the fair. Judging will takes place on Sept. 11, and Kloiber makes all of her baked goods the day before, working to make sure everything is as fresh as it can be. Every recipe is scrutinized for looks and taste, with her cookies undergoing multiple taste testings and recipe changes. The most crucial aspect is the amount and type of fat that she uses in her cookies. “You have to enjoy it for what it is. Enjoy it for the fun, enjoy it for friendly competition and meeting THE OKLAHOMAN | NEWSOK.COM

At left, Kloiber made this cookie jar lid, featuring family pictures and a poem about baking with her mother and grandmother, for the cookie jar competition in 2012 at the Oklahoma State Fair. The theme that year was “Home Grown Fun.” Kloiber started entering competitions at the Oklahoma State Fair in 1984. Top right, a page from Pam Kloiber’s scrapbook shows a ribbon she won when entering her first Oklahoma State Fair competition in 1984. Bottom right, chocolate chip cookies made by Pam Kloiber cool at her home in Oklahoma City. [PHOTOS BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN]

with friends who you come in contact with,” Kloiber said. During the 2016 fair, Kloiber entered more than 60 items. She also enters the quick bread category and does the live competition. “We are trying to keep and maintain the homemade and life skills from years ago,” she said. Kloiber’s neighbors and a lucky member of the military get to help with taste tests. Kloiber started a program four years ago called Team Tinker. Through the program, she and others invite an airman to their homes to give them a home away from home. “Baking together is just how the family grows together,” she said. During the 2016 fair, Kloiber placed in the top 10 on most of the competitions she entered. Her sister, Carolyn Martin, takes her ribbons and other items from the fair and makes a scrapbook each year for Kloiber. The exact number of ribbons and metals that she has remains a mystery. Over her years of entering the fair, Kloiber has met many

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great cooks she said, but one in her 80s, Carolyn Demaree, has always given her a run for her money. “She is phenomenal and has the talent and the knowledge when it comes to cooking,” she said. “If you loose or get a low ribbon you got to go and look at who was number one and I am always looking at Ms. Carolyn.” Inspiration for Kloiber comes from her late grandmother, Nora Stanfill, and mother, Thelma Bloomfield, who helped inspired her to bake. Some of her fair memories include her mother, who died in 2012. “I remember when the monorail opened and I told my mother ‘we got to ride this, this is so awesome’.” “I remember every year pulling into the fairgrounds and my mother would be sitting there on the corner waving as we went in to drop off our stuff,” she said. Even as the scrapbooks give Kloiber the ability to look back on her many wins, they may help her in the future. She hopes to hold the world record for having the most blue ribbons.

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Pam Kloiber talks about her 33 years of entering contests at the Oklahoma State Fair as she shows her scrapbooks recently at her home in Oklahoma City. [PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN]

Pam Kloiber hugs Airman 1st Class Denaire Simmons from Charleston, S.C., during a gathering in 2015 at Kloiberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home as part of the Team Tinker Home Away from Home program in Oklahoma City. [PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

Pam Kloiber holds her family recipe book recently at her home in Oklahoma City. [PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN]

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Pam Kloiber makes chocolate chip cookies at her home in Oklahoma City. [PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN]

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T H U R S DAY, S E P T. 1 4 8 a.m. Barrel Racing Clinic feat. Carl Martin, Performance Arena 10 a.m. Livestock Judging Competition, Barn 8 Arena Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 9:30 p.m.) FIRST Robotics Showcase, Modern Living Building (approx. 7 p.m.) Oklahoma Roadshow Assessment, Creative Arts Building Service Dog Education of OK, Creative Arts Building 11 a.m. Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Owasso Show Choir, Bandshell Stage 11:30 a.m. Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Noon Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Foyil Music Studio, Bandshell Stage 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 1 p.m. Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Dr. Bob Palmer — Muralist, Creative Arts Building 1:30 p.m. Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Rick Smith, Bandshell Stage 2 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn

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Hayes Waganer, 5, rides a slide at the 2016 Oklahoma State Fair. [PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Spectacular Salads Contest, Creative Arts Building 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Strange Brew, Bandshell Stage (until 3:30 p.m.) 3 p.m. Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Oklahoma Roadshow Presentation, Creative Arts Building (until 4 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. Barrel Race Exhibition Runs, Performance Arena OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Best Dressed Pumpkin Contest, Creative Arts Building DJ LUC, Bandshell Stage 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Voice of the Fair — Poetry, Creative Arts Building

Alyssa Elaine, Bandshell Stage Two Nice Girls Trio, The PATIO (until 5 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Oklahoma State Fair Opening Ceremonies, Spirit Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Beef Council Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 8 p.m.) Maddox Ross, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) Shoulda Been Blonde, Bandshell Stage (until 6 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Youth Pony Barrel Race, Performance Arena Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 6 p.m. AQHA Barrel Race, Performance Arena Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial

Plaza Chocolate Extravaganza Dessert Contest, Creative Arts Building Dance With Me, Bandshell Stage 6:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Open 5D Barrel Race, Performance Arena Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage The B-Sides, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Breast Cancer Awareness: Beautiful Bras Contest, Creative Arts Building On The Spot: Jelly Bean Flavor Guessing Contest, Creative Arts Building City Sound Wave, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. William Michael Morgan, Adventure Road Stage Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Layken Urie, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) Tim Brauer and First Look, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. Kyle Rainer & Runnin’ Hot, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.) Sovereign Dame, The PATIO (until 10 p.m.)

F R I D AY, S E P T. 1 5 8 a.m. Draft, Light Draft, Gypsy & Open Horse Show, Performance Arena 10 a.m. Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 10:30 p.m.) FIRST Robotics Showcase, Modern Living Building (approx. 7 p.m.) Gourd Painting Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 2 p.m.) 11 a.m. Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.)

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Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) China Painting Live — Holiday Ornament Contest, Creative Arts Building Preacher and the Travelers, Bandshell Stage (until 12:30 p.m.) 11:30 a.m. Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Noon Junior Market Wether Lamb & Club Lamb Breeding Ewe Showmanship and Junior Club Lamb Breeding Ewes, Barn 1 Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Edmund Snyder, Bandshell Stage 1 p.m. Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience China Painting Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 3 p.m.) Frontier Public Schools, Bandshell Stage (until 2 p.m.) 1:30 p.m. Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m. Beef Skillathon, Capital City Auditorium Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage They Act Human, Bandshell Stage 3 p.m. Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building

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Denisse Santos performs with the Zoppe Family Circus at the 2015 Oklahoma State Fair. [PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY, THE OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVES]

Gravity Dance, Bandshell Stage 3:30 p.m. OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Obleydread, Bandshell Stage 4 p.m. Junior Swine Showmanship, Barn 8 Arena Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage OK Beef Council Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 7 p.m.) Jessica Farmer, Bandshell Stage Nathan Kress, The PATIO (until 5 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Junior Beef Showmanship, Barn 3 Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Home Brew Competition, Creative Arts Building (until 8 p.m.) Jokers Curse, Bandshell Stage (until 6 p.m.)

Sydney Adams, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 6 p.m. NASHHCS Six Horse Hitch Finals: Round 1, Performance Arena Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza “What a Crock” Crock-Pot Cook-Off, Creative Arts Building From A to Z, Bandshell Stage Jessica Farmer, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Walking Relic, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m.

The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Jonathan Marshall, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. The Oak Ridge Boys, Adventure Road Stage Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Wine & Beer Awards Presentation, Creative Arts Building (until 10 p.m.) From A to Z, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) Jeremy Rodgers Band, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. Rebekah Willoughby, The PATIO (until 10 p.m.) SIGN of LIES, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.)

S AT U R DAY, S E P T. 1 6 8 a.m. Draft, Light Draft, Gypsy & Open Horse Show, Performance Arena 9:30 a.m. Junior Market Wether Lambs Show, Barn 1 Junior Prospect Steer Show, Barn 3 Junior Market Barrow & Youth Commercial Gilt Shows, Barn 8 Arena 10 a.m. Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 10:30 p.m.) Buckboard Hands-On Quilt Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 10 p.m.) 11 a.m. Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Dr. Bob Palmer — Muralist, Creative Arts

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Building (until 1 p.m.) Oklahoma Art Exhibition Awards Ceremony, Capital City Auditorium (until 1 p.m.) Yumare Mexican Folkloric Dance Inc., Bandshell Stage (until Noon) 11:30 a.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Noon Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Scrapbook Challenge: Greeting Cards Judging, Creative Arts Building The Great American SPAM Championship, Creative Arts Building Marjan & Mystical Hips, Bandshell Stage 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Jennifer Sams & Family, Bandshell Stage 1 p.m. Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Goldie Lahr and The Union, The PATIO (until 2 p.m.) Mike Warehime & The Dark Horse Revival, Bandshell Stage (until 2 p.m.) 1:30 p.m. Junior Beef Cattle Shows, Barn 3 Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience On The Spot: Biggest Bubble Contest, Creative Arts Building Nathan Kress, The PATIO (until 3 p.m.) 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage

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Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage On A Whim, Bandshell Stage (until 3:30 p.m.) 3 p.m. Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Oklahoma Heart Hospital Cooking Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 5 p.m.) The Blue Anchor Belles, The PATIO (until 4 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza The Lunar Laugh, Bandshell Stage (until 4:30 p.m.) 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Mike Warehime & the Dark Horse Revival, The PATIO (until 5 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience On The Spot: LEGO Contest, Creative Arts Building OK3, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) Trench Monkey, Bandshell Stage (until 6 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 6 p.m. NASHHCS Six Horse Hitch Finals: Round 2, Performance Arena (until approx. 7 p.m.)

Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza OK Beef Council Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 9 p.m.) Some Like It Hot: Fresh Salsa Contest, Creative Arts Building Anna Massey, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) George Garrison, Bandshell Stage 6:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Max Ridgeway Trio, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Rick Smith, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. BeatleMania LIVE!, Adventure Road Stage Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Service Dog Education of OK, Creative Arts Building (until 10 p.m.) Brightside Flight, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) Kylie Bishop, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. Jenkins Valley, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.) Mike Rae, The PATIO (until 10 p.m.)

S U N D AY, S E P T. 1 7 8 a.m. Draft, Light Draft, Gypsy & Open Horse Show, Performance Arena 9:30 a.m. Junior Breeding Sheep Show & Showmanship, Barn 1 Youth Breeding Gilt Show, Barn 8 Arena Come As You Are Church Services, Capital City Auditorium 10 a.m. Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 9:30 p.m.) 4-H Cooking Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until Noon) Buckboard Hands-On Quilt

Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 9 p.m.) 10:30 a.m. Junior Beef Cattle Show, Barn 3 11 a.m. Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Brady Shattan’s Legends Show, Bandshell Stage 11:30 a.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Jay Simon, Bandshell Stage Noon Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Karsen VZ, Bandshell Stage 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building OK Beef Council Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 4:30 p.m.) Donna Marie, Bandshell Stage 1 p.m. Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Lace Making Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 6 p.m.) Rain Gutter Regatta, Creative Arts Building (until 5 p.m.) Aalim Bellydance Academy, Bandshell Stage (until 2 p.m.) Two Nice Girls Trio, The PATIO (until 2 p.m.) 1:30 p.m. Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage

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Panfilov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Central OK Polymer Clay Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 6 p.m.) From Cow to Cone: Homemade Ice Cream Contest, Creative Arts Building Yellow Rose Dinner Theatre, The PATIO (until 3 p.m.) 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage All Saints Show Choir, Bandshell Stage (until 3:30 p.m.) 3 p.m. NASHHCS Six Horse Hitch Finals: Championship Round, Performance Arena La Mafia, Adventure Road Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza On The Spot: LEGO Contest, Creative Arts Building Maddox Ross, The PATIO (until 4 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Velocity Dance Center, Bandshell Stage (until 4:30 p.m.) 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panfilov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Dr. Bob Palmer — Muralist, Creative Arts Building (until 6 p.m.) Blake Pettigrove, The PATIO (until 5 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m.

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Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Cake Decorating Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 7 p.m.) From A to Z, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) Larry Perkey & the Misﬁts, Bandshell Stage (until 6 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 6 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Digital Photo Shootout Contest Public Judging, OK Contemporary Arts Center Rick Smith, Bandshell Stage Terry Fancher, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Adelante Dance Studio, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Tim Brauer and First Look, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage MERCYS Hand Band, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) Sydney Adams, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. Mortal Within, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.)

M O N D AY, S E P T. 1 8 8 a.m. Dressage Schooling Show, Barn 8 Arena (until approx. 2 p.m.)

9 a.m. Pygmy Goat Show, Barn 1 10 a.m. Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Barn 3 Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 9:30 p.m.) Buckboard Hands-On Quilt Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 9 p.m.) Mid-Del Art Guild Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 8 p.m.) 10:30 a.m. Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Band Day Parade Competition, Outdoor Space 11 a.m. Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis Draft Horse Show, Performance Arena (until approx. 2 p.m.) “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) On The Spot: Heads or Tails Contest, Creative Arts Building 11:30 a.m. Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Noon Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Art Moves, Creative Arts Building (until 1 p.m.) 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 1 p.m. Band Day Parade Free Workshops, Bandshell Lawn Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Recyclable Art with Kelly Smith, Creative Arts Building (until 4 p.m.) Shawnee Mills Scrumptious From Scratch

Contest, Creative Arts Building 1:30 p.m. Band Day Parade Awards Ceremony, Bandshell Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m. Sport of Kings Challenge III, Barn 8 Arena (until approx. 6 p.m.) Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Navy Band SE Ceremonial Band, Bandshell Stage 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn 3 p.m. Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Pampered Chef Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 5 p.m.) Ronnie Wheeler & the Hawks, Bandshell Stage (until 4 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Alyssa Elaine, Bandshell Stage 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience On The Spot: Jelly Bean Flavor Guessing Contest, Creative Arts Building Connor Scott Frank, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier

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Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 6 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OKC Navy Week Kick-Off Ceremony, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Fancy Feet Contest, Creative Arts Building OK Beef Council Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 9 p.m.) Terry Fancher, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. Dairy Cattle Showmanship, Barn 3 OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage 7 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Jessica Herring, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. Hawk Nelson, Adventure Road Stage Zach Williams, Adventure Road Stage Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Heart Strings, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) Sovereign Dame, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. LeeAnn, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.)

T U E S D AY, S E P T. 1 9 9 a.m. SSMHA Fall Showcase Morgan/All Breed Horse Show, Performance Arena 9:30 a.m. Dairy Goat Show-Junior Does & Showmanship, Barn 1 Junior & Open Dairy Cattle Shows, Barn 3 10 a.m. Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 9:30 p.m.) 11 a.m.

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Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) On The Spot: Rock, Paper, Scissors Contest, Creative Arts Building Worship Warriors in the House, Bandshell Stage (until 12:30 p.m.) 11:30 a.m. Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Noon Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience

OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Art Moves, Creative Arts Building (until 1 p.m.) 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Yellow Rose Dinner Theatre, Bandshell Stage (until 1:30 p.m.) 1 p.m. Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 1:30 p.m. Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 2:30 p.m.

Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage 3 p.m. Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Fastest Hook in the West: Speed Crochet Contest, Creative Arts Building Rebekah Willoughby, Bandshell Stage 3:30 p.m. OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Brady Shattan’s Legends Show, Bandshell Stage 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Basket Weaving Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 8 p.m.) 5 Dollar Thrill, Bandshell Stage Jessica Farmer, The PATIO (until 5 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Personal Pan Pizza Contest, Creative Arts Building Science Museum Oklahoma, Creative Arts Building (until 7 p.m.) Madison McCoy Music Studio, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Terry Fancher, Bandshell Stage 6 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza OK Beef Council Demonstration, Creative

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Arts Building (until 9 p.m.) Kailyn Joliff, Bandshell Stage Nicholas Payne, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Big Okie Doom, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Kylie Bishop, The PATIO (unil 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Adventure Road Stage Disney On Ice presents Follow Your Heart, Jim Norick Arena Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Madison McCoy, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) Navy Band SE Rock Band, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. FAOVA, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.)

W E D N E S DAY, S E P T. 2 0 8 a.m. Senior Day — Door Prizes, Modern Living Building (until 4 p.m.) Senior Day — Exhibitors, Photo Booth & FREE Health Screenings, Modern Living Building (until 4 p.m.) 8:15 a.m. Senior Day — Not Just Country Line Dancers, Modern Living Building 8:50 a.m. Senior Day — Enchanted Mystery Game, Modern Living Building 9:05 a.m. Senior Day — The Okie Stompers, Modern Living Building 9:25 a.m. Senior Day — Tai Chi, Modern Living Building 9:30 a.m. Dairy Goat Show-Senior Does, Barn 1 9:50 a.m.

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Senior Day — King and Queen of Emerald City, Modern Living Building 10 a.m. Stock Dog Trial/Competition (Cattle Division), Performance Arena Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 9:30 p.m.) Senior Day — Out & About: Follow the Yellow Brick Road, Modern Living Building (until 3 p.m.) C&H Sugar Special Award Cake Baking Contest, Creative Arts Building Central OK Quilters Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 3 p.m.) OK Woodcarvers Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 6 p.m.) Weavers Guild of Oklahoma City, Creative Arts Building (until 4 p.m.) The Oklahoma State Fiddlers, Bandshell Stage (until Noon) 10:30 a.m. Senior Day — Not Just Country Line Dancers, Modern Living Building 11 a.m. Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Senior Day — There’s No Place Like Okla”HOME”a Trivia, Modern Living Building The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) 11:30 a.m. Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 11:40 a.m. Senior Day — The Okie Stompers, Modern Living Building Noon Antique Tractor Parade, Outdoor Space Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Art Moves, Creative Arts Building (until 1 p.m.) Donna Marie, Bandshell Stage

12:05 p.m. Senior Day — Lunch Time Entertainment with Yellow Rose Dinner Theatre, Modern Living Building 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Larry Perkey, Bandshell Stage 12:40 p.m. Senior Day — Tin Man Salvage Contest, Modern Living Building 1 p.m. Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Oklahoma Peanut Cooking Contest, Creative Arts Building Paige Norman-Perry, Bandshell Stage 1:15 p.m. Senior Day — Tai Chi, Modern Living Building 1:30 p.m. Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Bailey Wesberry, Bandshell Stage 1:35 p.m. Senior Day — Emerald City: Love It or List It, Modern Living Building 2 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 2:15 p.m. Senior Day — The Vocal Sounds Of Oklahoma, Men’s A Capella Chorus, Modern Living Building 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Yellow Rose Dinner Theatre, Bandshell Stage (until 3:30 p.m.) 2:45 p.m. Senior Day — Twister Alley Game Show, Modern Living Building (until 4 p.m.) 3 p.m. Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Matt Murray Pottery on the Wheel Demo, Creative Arts Building (until 5 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment

Plaza Pampered Chef Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 5:30 p.m.) Navy Band SE Concert Band, Bandshell Stage (until 4:30 p.m.) 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage 4:15 p.m. Senior Day — Dorothy’s Line Dance Class, Modern Living Building (until 6 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Joyful Praise Outreach, Bandshell Stage (until 6 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 6 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza 4-H Cooking Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 8 p.m.) Ceramics-Based Gift Basket Contest, Creative Arts Building Rick Smith, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) They Act Human, Bandshell Stage 6:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Ol’ Dixie Wrecked, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience

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Two Nice Girls Trio, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. Elvis Extravaganza, Adventure Road Stage Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Locust Grove, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) Rebekah Willoughby, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. All That I Am, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.)

T H U R S DAY, S E P T. 2 1 8 a.m. Stock Dog Trial/Competition (Cattle Division), Performance Arena 10 a.m. Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 9:30 p.m.) 11 a.m. Junior & Open Brahman Show and Open AOB Beef Show, Barn 3 Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) 11:30 a.m. Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Noon Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Love Marks, Bandshell Stage

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1 p.m. Deaf Awareness Day Special Presentation, Modern Living Building Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience On The Spot: LEGO Contest, Creative Arts Building Service Dog Education of OK, Creative Arts Building (until 3 p.m.) 1:30 p.m. Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Fullers Field, Bandshell Stage (until 3:30 p.m.) 3 p.m. Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Matt Murray Pottery on the Wheel Demo, Creative Arts Building (until 5 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza DJ LUC, Bandshell Stage 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage On The Spot: Rock, Paper, Scissors Contest, Creative Arts Building Black Doves, Bandshell Stage Gentry Counce, The PATIO (until 5 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Deaf Awareness Day Special Presentation, Modern Living Building Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Rick Smith, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) Supersonic Love Club, Bandshell Stage (until 6 p.m.)

5:30 p.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 6 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza International Pantry’s “Out of this World” Cooking Contest, Creative Arts Building OK Beef Council Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 9 p.m.) Audio Lotus, Bandshell Stage Mike Rae, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Brain in the Sky, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK3, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. Chase Bryant, Adventure Road Stage Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Brittney Ragland, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) Rooftop Renegade, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. 151 Band, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.) Tim Brauer and First Look, The PATIO (until 10 p.m.)

F R I DAY, S E P T. 2 2 9 a.m. Llama Show, Barn 8 Arena Orchestra League Instrument Playground,

OK Contemporary Arts Center (until Noon) 10 a.m. Ranch Sorting Clinic, Performance Arena Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 10:30 p.m.) Fiber Clubs of Oklahoma, Creative Arts Building (until 4 p.m.) Woodturners Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 2 p.m.) 10:30 a.m. Junior & Open Beef Cattle Shows, Barn 3 11 a.m. Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Oklahoma Trotters, Bandshell Stage (until Noon) 11:30 a.m. Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Noon Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Art Moves, Creative Arts Building (until 1 p.m.) Andrew Shion May, Bandshell Stage 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Ava Rose Johnson, Bandshell Stage 1 p.m. RSNC Ranch Sorting Competition, Performance Arena Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Pampered Chef Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 3 p.m.) Shawnee Mills Corn Bread & Biscuits Contest, Creative Arts Building Tandy Leather, Creative Arts Building (until 4 p.m.)

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The Worlds Most Dangerous Worship Band, Bandshell Stage (until 2 p.m.) 1:30 p.m. Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Zana Johnson, Bandshell Stage 3 p.m. Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building On The Spot: Jelly Bean Flavor Guessing Contest, Creative Arts Building Oklahoma Kids, Bandshell Stage (until 4 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Brooklyn Jones, The PATIO (until 5 p.m.) Madison Rippy, Bandshell Stage 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Goat Skillathon, Capital City Auditorium Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Ashley Getz, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) Tim and First Look, Bandshell Stage 5:30 p.m. Pee Wee Beef Showmanship, Barn 3 Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza

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Grilled Cheese Championships, Creative Arts Building 6 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Connor Scott Frank, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) Mike Rae, Bandshell Stage 6:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Mojo Thief, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Metro OKC Knitters Guild Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 10 p.m.) Andrew Shion May, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. Tony! Toni! Toné!, Adventure Road Stage PRCA Xtreme Bulls feat. Gary Allan, Jim Norick Arena Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Navy Band SE Brass Quartet, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) Southern Heretics, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. Ashley Getz, The PATIO (until 10 p.m.) Southern Aggression, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.)

S AT U R DAY, S E P T. 2 3 8 a.m. RSNC Ranch Sorting Competition, Performance Arena Miniature Donkey Show, West Covered Arena (until approx. 7 p.m.) ASC Cheerleading, Dance & Pom Pon Competition, Bandshell Stage (until 1 p.m.)

9 a.m. Llama Show, Barn 8 Arena Open & Youth Rabbit Show, Capital City Auditorium 9:30 a.m. ABGA Boer Goat Show, Barn 1 Junior Market Goat Showmanship & Junior Market Wether/Wether Dam Goat Show, Barn 1 Junior & Open Western National Brangus Show and Junior & Open Shorthorn Show, Barn 3 10 a.m. Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 10:30 p.m.) Oklahoma Art Educators Association, Creative Arts Building (until 10 p.m.) Shawnee Mills Kids’ Flapjack Contest, Creative Arts Building Woodturners Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 10 p.m.) 11 a.m. Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) 4-H Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 5 p.m.) Eggcellent Oklahoma Breakfast Contest, Creative Arts Building 11:30 a.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Noon Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building

1 p.m. Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Ostrich Cooking Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 9 p.m.) Shrunken Miniatures Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 4 p.m.) Bring In Christ Ministries, Bandshell Stage (until 2 p.m.) Kylie Bishop, The PATIO (until 2 p.m.) 1:30 p.m. Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Service Dog Education of OK, Creative Arts Building (until 4 p.m.) Navy Band SE Woodwind Trio, The PATIO (until 3 p.m.) 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage The Last Trumpet, Bandshell Stage 3 p.m. Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Central District Square Dance Association, Bandshell Stage (until 4 p.m.) Kaliea, The PATIO (until 4 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage On The Spot: Paper Airplane Contest, OK Contemporary Arts Center Amazing Ray Magic Show, Bandshell Stage Nicholas Payne, The PATIO (until 5 p.m.)

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4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Central District Square Dance Association, Creative Arts Building (until 6 p.m.) Oklahoma Today Magazine’s Oklahoma Pride Cooking Contest, Creative Arts Building Charis Music Studio, Bandshell Stage Madison McCoy, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. Martial Arts LIVE!, Spirit Stage OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 6 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Alana, Bandshell Stage Max Ridgeway Jazz Guitar, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Navy Band SE Rock Band, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience John Darling, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. PRCA Xtreme Bulls feat. Josh Turner, Jim Norick Arena Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Dennis DeYoung: The Music of STYX, Adventure Road Stage Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Alana, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) The Red Dirt Road Band, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. Cronik Kondition, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.)

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Rebekah Willoughby, The PATIO (until 10 p.m.)

SUNDAY, SEPT. 24 8 a.m. Miniature Donkey Show, Performance Arena (until approx. Noon) 8:30 a.m. ABGA Boer Goat Show, Barn 1 Junior Prospect Doe Goat Showmanship & Junior Prospect Doe Goat Show, Barn 1 Junior & Open Beef Cattle Shows, Barn 3 9 a.m. Llama Show, Barn 8 Arena 9:30 a.m. Come As You Are Church Services, Capital City Auditorium 10 a.m. Runa Pacha Wind Rhythms, 14 Flags Plaza (until 9:30 p.m.) Oklahoma Art Educators Association, Creative Arts Building (until 1 p.m.) Woodturners Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 9 p.m.) 11 a.m. Honey Extraction Demonstration, City of AGtropolis “Little” John, The Broom Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Deep Fork Chuck Wagon Cookin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Saltfork Blacksmiths At The Forge, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Lost Art of Wooden Bowl Turning, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) The Scottish Soap Maker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience (until 7 p.m.) Ostrich Cooking Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 6 p.m.) Forgiven, Bandshell Stage (until 12:30 p.m.) 11:30 a.m. Swinging K Goat Farm: Goat Milk Products, City of AGtropolis Cowgirl Mounted Shooting, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Noon Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza 12:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Oklahoma State Fair Arm Wrestling Classic,

Spirit Stage (approx. 5:30 p.m.) Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Jennifer Sams & Family, Bandshell Stage 1 p.m. Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience “The Best of Wheat” Bread Baking Contest, Creative Arts Building 4-H Demonstration, Creative Arts Building (until 5 p.m.) Rain Gutter Regatta, Creative Arts Building (until 5 p.m.) Goldie Lahr and The Union, The PATIO (until 2 p.m.) Hellbilly Homicide, Bandshell Stage (until 2 p.m.) 1:30 p.m. Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 2 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience C&H Kids Cookie Contest, Creative Arts Building The Blue Anchor Belles, The PATIO (until 3 p.m.) 2:30 p.m. Cowboy Jim Garling, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage OK City Chorus of Sweet Adelines, Bandshell Stage (until 3:30 p.m.) 3 p.m. Draft Horse Overload Pull: Lightweight Division, Performance Arena Sugar Free Allstars, Adventure Road Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Yellow Rose Dinner Theatre, The PATIO (until 4 p.m.) 3:30 p.m. OVMA Animal Surgical Suite, City of AGtropolis OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza The Triad, Bandshell Stage (until 4:30 p.m.) 4 p.m. Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier

Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Alana, The PATIO (until 5 p.m.) 4:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Oklahoma Frontier Cloggers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience 5 p.m. Draft Horse Overload Pull: Heavyweight Division, Performance Arena Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage Plains Indian Dancers, Oklahoma Frontier Experience On The Spot: Heads or Tails Contest, Creative Arts Building John Darling, The PATIO (until 6 p.m.) The Dead Armadillos, Bandshell Stage (until 6 p.m.) 5:30 p.m. OK Kids’ Corral Activities, Oklahoma Frontier Experience ShenaniGuns!, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza 6 p.m. The Okie Karaoke Contest, Centennial Plaza Mutton Bustin’, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Oklahoma State Fair Closing Ceremony, Spirit Stage Zoppé Italian Family Circus, Centennial Plaza Carly Jae, Bandshell Stage The B-Sides, The PATIO (until 7 p.m.) 6:30 p.m. Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, Miracle Worker, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Panﬁlov’s Performing Pets, Plaza Stage Rozlyn Zora, Bandshell Stage (until 7:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, Entertainment Plaza Wild West Showcase, Oklahoma Frontier Experience Gentry Counce, The PATIO (until 8 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. Live Shark Encounter, Bandshell Lawn Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show, Creative Arts Building 8 p.m. Junk Rock Drums, Plaza Stage From A to Z, The PATIO (until 9 p.m.) Mike Rae and the Decadence, Bandshell Stage (until 9 p.m.) 9 p.m. Letters To A Friend, Bandshell Stage (until 10:30 p.m.)

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LIVESTOCK & HORSE SHOWS

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Center & Animal Surgical Suite 17 City of AGtropolis 18 4-H Exhibits 19 Heritage Plaza 20 Antique Tractors 21 Creative Arts Exhibits & Vintage America Glamping Cooking Show 22 Vineyard Marketplace 23 Auto Show

24 Made in Oklahoma Store 25 Adventure Road Stage 26 Swifty Swine Racing Pigs 27 The PATIO 28 Petting Zoo & Pony

13 JFK Exhibition 14 Clydesdale Alley 15 FFA Exhibits 16 Barnyard Birthing

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Centennial Plaza Permit/Paid Parking

Super Barn & Arena Super Barn Barn 3 & Arena Barn 4 Barn 5 Barn 6 Barn 7 & Arena Barn 8 & Arena Barn 9

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ShenaniGuns! Plains Indian Dancers 34 The Hands-On Spot 35 Live Shark Encounter InFAIRmation Automated Teller Machine Wheelchair & Stroller Rental Handicap Parking Safety Center, First Aid & Lost Children Tram Stop Sponsored by:

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Nursing Mothers’ Area Bennett Event Center Restrooms Family Restrooms are available at the Bennett Event Center, The Pavilion and Barns 1, 3 & 7

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