2011 State Fair of Oklahoma by OPUBCO Communications Group

Supplement to The Oklahoman, September 11, 2011

Greetings and welcome to the Great State of a Fair 2011 Welcome! We are pleased that you have chosen to join us at the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair. We have planned another year of great entertainment, family-friendly activities, livestock competitions, exhibits and attractions that promise to provide something for everyone in your family. For this year’s event, we have many wonderful grounds attractions, both new and returning favorites, including the everpopular Sea Lion Splash, JUMP! Dog Challenge, Kids Celebration, Freddy Fusion Science Magic Show, Swifty Swine Racing Pigs, the Great Lakes Chainsaw Carving Show, Science Museum Oklahoma, Hedrick’s Petting Zoo and the Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show. This year the Centennial Frontier Experience has added two new acts — Mutton Bustin’ and The Spirit Horse Dancer. The Oklahoma frontier comes alive in this fun and historical attraction featuring Shenaniguns, The OneArmed Bandit and the Plains Indian Dancers. Each day at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., all the acts come together for The Wild West Showcase. This is both a fun and educational experience for the entire family! The Chesapeake Energy Stage again features a varied and exceptional lineup of free performances. In addition to that outdoor location, we also offer live musical performances at OPUBCO Pavilion, The

CONNECTION Stage Platforms and on the Bandshell Stage. You can truly find something for any taste at the Oklahoma State Fair. We start this year’s fair with a spectacular event at the Jim Norick State Fair Arena: “Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3!” The PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour featuring Easton Corbin on Sept. 23, and The Oak Ridge Boys on Sept. 24, conclude our arena shows. September is a great month to spend time with your family and friends and make lasting memories! Have fun and enjoy yourself at the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair. Thank you for your patronage.

Above: Visitors to the 2010 Oklahoma State Fair ride the Sky Glider. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTOS BY BRYAN TERRY

Clayton I. Bennett Chairman of the Board Oklahoma State Fair Inc.

Left: Fairgoers enjoy a swing ride at the 2010 Oklahoma State Fair.

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Timothy J. O’Toole President and CEO Oklahoma State Fair Inc.

For daily coverage and updates on the Oklahoma State Fair, go online to www.newsok.com. Or go to www. wimgo.com and get daily schedules and information on the state fair.

Some state fair highlights now just a memory BY STEVE LACKMEYER Business Writer slackmeyer@opubco.com

The State Fair monorail passes by the Space Tower during the 2004 Oklahoma State Fair. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND

The sights and sounds of the State Fair of Oklahoma linger for years — even if some have faded into history. In a decade that has brought some sweeping changes to State Fair Park, one can still enjoy the livestock shows, browse the Midway, stroll the exhibit buildings and hear pitches for everything from storm windows to “amazing” massage machines. The Indian tacos, roasted corn, funnel cakes and fudge are all as good as they were in our childhoods. But strike up a conversation among Oklahomans and they’ll also reminisce about what’s now missing — the experiences they yearn to share with their children and grandchildren but can only recite from memory. One could be forgiven for thinking a few years ago a ride up the Space Tower with a young child might be a last shot at sharing this one-of-a-kind memory. After all, another longtime favorite, the monorail, had already been torn down, and the grandstands were being targeted next. Sure enough, 2009 was a last shot at going up the Space Tower with its 360-degree views of the city. The ride has been closed since, with no word on when or if it will ever return. The grandstands and monorail were razed in the name of obsolescence and progress. Some fairgoers are still wounded by the loss of such attractions. For Debbie Lazzara, the grandstand races were a reminder of when she would go out at night to watch her father contend

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Count Gregore remembers “Working at WKY-TV, and remember this is the ’50s, we televised live direct from the state fairgrounds ‘The Adventures of 3-D Danny’ and ‘Satellite Four’ right around the OPUBCO Pavillion. It was a very fun time, and they had kids from every small town and county during the special day for all those kids. It looked like a sea of yellow buses parked out there. We actually televised some of the regular daytime live programs as well. Times well remembered that will never happen again.” — John Ferguson, aka Count Gregore

for first place. “I guess it didn’t fit in with their new Oklahoma City,” Lazzara lamented. Others, like Larry Crossland, remembered when the grandstands, monorail and space tower all represented Oklahoma City’s future. “I remember as a kid being amazed at the ‘technology,’ ” Crossland said. Retired Oklahoma City firefighter John Long recalls how another lost State Fair Park landmark, Cottonwood Post, represented the beginning of a journey the city promoted as “Arrows to Atoms.” “Back in the early to mid-’60s, I always thought that going to the fair was like traveling into the future,” Long said. “The ‘Arrows to Atoms’ campaign, the monorail, exhibits of new technology like picture phones.” For Oklahoma City residents who went to school in the 1960s and 1970s, the fair may be the one collective experience shared by almost everybody, thanks to Fair Day field trips. “The school day was one of the best days,” Michelle Gilstrap said. “I remember seeing LBJ (President Lyndon Johnson) when he came in an open Caddy. My dad and all of us went to see him. As he drove by, I said, he was

sure ‘red’ — I think he was sunburned from the convertible and Oklahoma sun.”

Debate over continuing Fair Days began popping SEE MEMORIES, PAGE 4S

Elvis Extravaganza swivels back to Oklahoma BY GEORGE LANG Assistant Entertainment Editor glang@opubco.com

Certain aspects of Oklahoma State Fair attendance are a dead giveaway that the annual Elvis Extravaganza is under way, such as a massive increase in men with jet-black hair practicing their karate moves or passing out scarves. Bejeweled jumpsuits, standup collars and “American Trilogy” blasting from the Chesapeake Energy Stage mean that Elvis Presley fans are in the right place. The Elvis Extravaganza, a tradition at the fair for the past decade, will feature good rockin’ at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20-21. It is produced by the Elvis Extravaganza Fan Club, which organizer Jamie Coyne describes as the largest Presley fan club in the world. The Elvis Extravaganza was founded in 1989 to fill a vacuum for fans who never saw Presley live or want to relive the experience. And, fortunately for both Coyne and Presley’s ever-growing fan base, the singer’s 1977 death spawned a cottage indus-

try of Elvis impersonators, and the Elvis Extravaganza offers both experienced and new performers an opportunity to sing like the King. “The contest continues to be a mainstay. We go into premier venues, theaters, fairs, festivals and casinos, and the attendance numbers are fantastic,” Coyne said in a 2010 interview. “Oklahoma State Fair is a good example. It’s morphed into two days, and I’d estimate that 2,500, 3,000 people a night come to the thing, which is pretty amazing.” Winners who achieve 150 points or more in the competition will advance to the national finals and fan competition, Feb. 12-13, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. Most performers at the Elvis Extravaganza favor the jumpsuits, sideburns and capes of Presley’s 1970-77 performances, though occasionally an impersonator will adopt a different era. One recent winner in the Best Overall category at the national finals, Victor Trevino, won his award with a performance modeled on Presley, circa 1956. “The ’70s (version) is so impersonated because Elvis simply

gave them a lot to work with in terms of caricature — I think to a degree, Elvis was a caricature of himself at that point,” Coyne said. “Guys like Vic Trevino have come to the Oklahoma State Fair, and I think he’s won a time or two. It’s different: If you bring together 10, 12 or 14 contestants and you have one guy who stands out because of being different like that and he’s halfway decent, that will make all the difference for him.” Coyne said the Elvis Extravaganza never experiences a shortage of performers to get onstage with the Extravaganza Show Band, a large group of experienced session musicians who can perform Presley’s entire repertoire. But the key to the event’s success are the large crowds that show up repeatedly to hear “Hound Dog,” “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” and “Burning Love.” “It continually goes back to the fans. They’re the ones who keep it going year after year after year,” Coyne said. “Thank goodness.”

Elvis Presley impersonator T.J. Rhea is shown at a past Elvis Extravaganza event. PHOTO PROVIDED

Memories: A fond remembrance of state fairs past FROM PAGE 3S

up in the early-1980s. Jean Brody, a Moore school board member at the time, was among those who questioned whether Fair Days fit into a school’s basic mission to teach reading, writing and math. A few years later Moore Public Schools dropped Fair Day. More schools followed as the state and federal government imposed more stringent requirements on minimal instruction time. Scott Munz, vice president for fair marketing and public relations, notes shrinking budgets for field trips and busing also led to the demise of Fair Day altogether in 2001. “Our contribution to that ef-

fort was we gave them free school kids tickets,” Munz said. “As the schools reviewed and ceased supporting and offering that program for whatever reason, there wasn’t any reason for us to offer free tickets. But we initiated our own kids day, which is on the Monday of the fair, and we allow kids in free through 12th grade.” Fairgoers in the 1980s and ’90s will recall the “bubble roof” of the International Building (now the Cox Pavilion). The bubble roof might have wowed visitors, but it was a headache for the fair to maintain thanks to Oklahoma City’s tendency to suffer hail and ice storms. The displays from around the world also are relegated to mem-

ory. Munz said fair officials would travel to embassies to compete for the exhibits, but a few years ago countries such as China and Russia lost interest in using fairs to promote tourism. “I remember all the different countries represented in the International Building, including countries from the former Eastern Bloc,” Gary Epperley said. “About the only place I’ve come away with stacks of ‘Intourist’ tourist brochures from the Soviet Union. Wish I still had ’em. Didn’t want to go there, but the brochures were kind of fun.” A discussion about state fair memories will almost inevitably include other faded attractions; the Cottonwood Post and B-52 Plaza were removed as part of an

expansion of equine facilities and exhibit space. The lush landscaping exhibits in the gardens building gave way to the space being used for offices and storage when the grandstands and ballpark were razed. Change, Munz points out, is inevitable. Old traditions fade away and new ones begin. AGtropolis, which allows visitors to interact with various animals and enjoy interactive learning about farming, is building up a strong following after being introduced a few years ago. And some favorites refuse to fade away. Memories like those shared by Donna Nance, a former Oklahoman now living in Houston, can still be created today. “Pulling into the parking lot

and trying to find the closest place ... walking up to buy a ticket .... pushing through the turnstile,” Nance said. “My senses would be on overload with all the delicious smells, people laughing, lights flashing on the midway, eating my way through the food booths. My absolute favorites were candied apples, Indian Tacos, cotton candy, cinnamon rolls, buttered corn on the cob on a stick, corn dogs. … I loved the horse barns, looking through each stall at those beautiful animals. I loved touring the home and garden buildings and gathering free stuff. I would need a bag to hold it all. I loved to see the outside exhibits and then find a bench to drink my Coke and watch the people. I miss it so much.”

Leon Russell coming ‘Home Sweet Oklahoma’ BY BRANDY MCDONNELL

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Entertainment Writer bmcdonnell@opubco.com

Singer/songwriter/ pianist Leon Russell has “Home Sweet Oklahoma” on his mind and his tour schedule. But he isn’t headed for Tulsa this time; rather, he is bound for Oklahoma City and the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair. After spending much of August touring with fellow Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Bob Dylan, Russell, 69, is playing what is believed to be the Oklahoma music icon’s first showcase at the state fair, said fair spokesman Scott Munz. When the Tulsa Sound pioneer plays for free Sept. 16 on the Chesapeake Energy Stage, it will mark a rare opportunity for fairgoers. After making a stunning comeback last year with the help of his superstar friend Elton John, Russell is experiencing a level of success and popularity he hasn’t seen since his heyday in the 1960s and ’70s, when he collaborated with an array of musical icons, from Dylan and Phil Spector to the Beach Boys and Rolling Stones. While inducting Russell into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, John listed even more of the veritable constellation of stars on whose albums Uncle Leon played: Bing Crosby. Doris Day. Frank Sinatra. Dean Martin. The Ventures. Bobby Darin. Jerry Lee Lewis. J.J. Cale. “In the late ’60s, I heard a record by Delaney & Bonnie, and I thought, ‘Wow, this guy who plays on this record, he’s got everything I like, he’s got soul and gospel and kind of bluegrass. He’s got everything going,” John said as

Leon Russell I When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16. I Where: Chesapeake Energy Stage. I Admission: Free with fair admission. I Information: 948-6700 or www. okstatefair.com.

Inductee Leon Russell, who was born in Lawton and raised in Tulsa, performs onstage at the 42nd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards on June 16 in New York. AP PHOTO

he ushered Russell into the rock hall. “He was my idol. To meet him, I was shaking. For me, he sang, he wrote and he played just how I wanted to do it.” A Lawton native, Russell started playing Tulsa nightclubs at age 14 and kept at it until graduating from Will Rogers High School in 1959. An originator of the Tulsa Sound, he moved to L.A. and became a popular session musician in the 1960s. He contributed to many of the decade’s top singles, including the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’,” the Byrds’ “Mr. Tambourine Man” and Gary Lewis & the Playboys’ “This Diamond Ring.” After Joe Cocker scored a 1969 hit with Russell’s “Delta Lady,” the Okla-

homa native became ringmaster of Cocker’s legendary “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” tour. Russell also started his own label, Shelter Records, with offices in L.A. and Tulsa, releasing his self-titled solo debut and launching the career of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Russell was already a vital part of the rock ’n’ roll scene when he and John first met at John’s first U.S. show at the famous Troubadour in Los Angeles in 1970. In 1971, “Leon Russell & the Shelter People” became his first gold album. The following year, “Carney” held No. 2 on Billboard’s album chart for a month and produced his highest-charting single, “Tightrope,” which peaked at No. 11. He played with George Harrison and

Friends at the Concert for Bangladesh, the pioneering 1971 benefit chronicled with an album and concert film, and he won a Grammy for his performance. He also covered Hank Williams, recorded with Willie Nelson and introduced the world to fellow Tulsans the GAP Band. Although pianist Bruce Hornsby produced a 1992 comeback album, “Anything Can Happen,” Russell had slipped into relative obscurity by 2009, when John decided to reconnect with his idol. John invited Russell to record a duet album they called “The Union,” with Grammy and Oscar winner T Bone Burnett producing. Last October, “The Union” debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200, Fuse televised live the opening date of John and Russell’s

11-city tour (which included a Tulsa date), and they earned a Grammy nomination for album opener “If It Wasn’t for Bad.” The folks at the rock hall soon came calling, and they weren’t the only ones. In January, Russell performed at Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin’s inauguration. In April, he and John played “Saturday Night Live,” and director Cameron Crowe’s (“Almost Famous”) documentary chronicling the making of

“The Union” opened New York’s Tribeca Film Festival. In June, Russell and country music megastar Garth Brooks became the fourth and fifth Oklahomans to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, after Woody Guthrie (1970), Ralph Blane (1983) and Jimmy Webb (1986). Another mark of his triumphant comeback: Two albums hearkening back to Russell’s ’70s success — the flashback compilation “The Best of Leon Russell” and previously unreleased concert chronicle “Live in Japan” — have already been released this year. “The Master of Space and Time,” as Russell is known, has a busy touring schedule, including an “Austin City Limits” performance with B.B. King, through the end of November. But his Oklahoma State Fair concert looks to be Russell’s last home state show of his big year.

Planning the annual fair starts a year in advance BY RICK ROGERS

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horse shows must be listed on our website so that the people who make up the 25,000 entries of jellies, quilts, livestock and more can find their categories online,” Burchfiel said. “It becomes a complicated scheduling matrix.” As the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair’s opening date nears, countless last minute details must be addressed. Plans are finalized for the installation of the 75 carnival rides, food vendors hire their booth personnel, tickets are printed and distributed, and the fair’s massive media blitz begins. “Once the fair opens, it’s really cool to see what we’ve been working on for the past year take shape,” Burchfiel said. “Of course, we’re also relieved when another fair comes to a close. For a while, we have what we refer to as ‘post-fair depression.’ Then it’s time to start over. They say time flies when you’re having fun, and we certainly have fun doing what we do.”

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ing issues prevent one of our big-name talents from appearing, so we have to book someone else as soon as we can.” By January, workers are busy organizing the booth layouts for the fair’s numerous exhibition buildings. Invitations are issued to vendors who sell their wares every year, livestock competitions are organized and judges for various contests are hired. “In March and April, our commitments for commercial spaces are finalized, seasonal help and volunteers are determined and final touches are put on the maps we share with different organizations,” Burchfiel said. Once winter gives way to spring, grounds repairs and upgrades begin, ticket sellers and takers are lined up and people who assist with parking are hired. The fair staff also brings the time-consuming task of updating the fair’s website (www.okstatefair.com). “Competitive events, creative arts, livestock and

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Gina Burchfiel Vice president of the Oklahoma State Fair

Scott Munz Vice president for marketing and public relations

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For 11 days each September, the Oklahoma State Fair springs to life as popular entertainers, food vendors, carnival workers and tens of thousands of guests converge on a 435acre expanse near NW 10 and May that has been home to the annual extravaganza since the mid-1950s. But before the sounds of amusement park rides, the smell of corn dogs and the sight of animals groomed for competition can lure fairgoers, a year’s worth of planning is required to make sure the fall’s most popular event runs smoothly. “People are always surprised to learn that the fair is a year-round job. In fact, to manage State Fair Park, our staff is nearly 100 people,” said Gina Burchfiel, vice president of the state fair division. “If we don’t get an early jump on all the planning, it couldn’t happen.” Not long after one year’s fair concludes its run, planners begin looking ahead to the next. Competition winners start receiving their checks in October. Booking nationally known performers for the following year also takes place during the fall. “We also begin to develop our theme and logo for the next season, along with planning our outdoor media and things like Facebook and Twitter,” said Scott Munz, vice president for marketing and public relations. “Once in a while, schedul-

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State fair offers plenty of parking for everyone FROM STAFF REPORTS

When it comes to parking at the Oklahoma State Fair this year, it might not be as important where you park as when you do. State Fair spokesman Scott Munz said parking at the fair this year will be just like recent years with free parking in more than 245 acres of open grass plus paved lots. Handicap parking will be available in each section of parking, including the north side of State Fair Park off NW 10, south side entrance off Reno and the May Avenue entrance.

For those wishing to park close so as not to walk too far, there is $5 parking at the May Avenue entrance. “We have acres and acres of parking,” Munz said. “If you want to come to the state fair, we’ll have a spot for you.” Munz did advise if you are trying to make it to a show or event at a specific

time, then it is probably best to get to fair park early to give yourself enough time to find a spot. “On some of the more crowded days, parking close could be a problem,” Munz said. “You may have to walk a little while, but if you have to be there during a crowded time, then come early.”

One teacher will move to the head of the class BY MEGAN ROLLAND Staff Writer mrolland@opubco.com

This week business and civic leaders from across the state held one-on-one and group interviews with the 12 finalists for Oklahoma Teacher of the Year. The state’s 2012 winner could already be selected, however, the rest of the world doesn’t get to know who gets the title of top teacher until the Oklahoma State Fair. It’s a tradition to announce the winner and deliver the swag that comes with the title at State Fair Park. This year the event will take place at 10 a.m. Sept. 20 in the Carriage Hall. The winner will get the use of a car for a year, a laptop, $6,500 in cash and 150 free credit hours from a variety of state universities. “Every single sponsor that sponsored last year is fully on board in the exact same level they were at last year,” said Erin Nation, the state’s coordinator of Teacher of the Year programs. One large change is that there is no money this year to allow the winner to leave the classroom for a year and travel the state and nation as an ambassador for Oklahoma education. Last year, Nation said, funding for the teacher ambassador program also was cut, but the program used reserve funds to make the 2011 Teacher of the Year, Elizabeth Smith, an ambassador teacher. “Sometimes it’s best for that teacher to stay in the classroom so they get more time to spread their knowledge for their students, and then have a lit-

tle bit of time to share it with everybody else,” Nation said. It would take between $20,000 and $34,000 to continue the ambassador program as a full-time nationwide tour. Oklahoma’s winner is also a finalist for the national Teacher of the Year award, which is presented in Washington, D.C. Nation said people not involved in education are selected as judges for the final round, because at that point they’re not picking the best teacher but the best representative for Oklahoma. “They have free rein on how they choose that,” Nation said. “We let them talk it out. Most states don’t do it that way. It’s really unique.” Each of the finalists will receive $1,000, and the winner’s school will receive a $5,000 award. In all this year, there are more than $100,000 in donations and in-kind services from a variety of companies for the winner and finalists. One of the finalists this year, Jody Bowie, had to drop out of the competition because he accepted a job with the state Education Department. However, his slot was filled by Anthony Rose, a science teacher from Edmond.

Teacher of the Year finalists

I Anthony Rose, a biology teacher at Edmond Memorial High School. He has four years of experience. I Amy Braun, a firstgrade teacher at Northmoore Elementary School in Moore. She has eight years of experience. I Ebony Harris, an Algebra 1, Algebra 2 and

geometry teacher at Seminole High School. She has 13 years of experience. I Dawn Poyndexter, a first- and second-grade teacher at Cedar Ridge Elementary School in Tulsa. She has 22 years of experience. I Kristin Shelby, a fourth-grade teacher at Sallie Gillentine Elementary School in Hollis. Shelby has 16 years of experience. I Lori Sosenko, a fourth-grade teacher at James Griffith Intermediate School in the Choctaw-Nicoma Park School District. She has 18 years of experience. I Jill Steeley, a secondgrade teacher at Central Elementary School in Coweta. Steeley has 40 years of experience. I Tonya Stites, a physical education teacher at Liberty Elementary School in Sallisaw. Stites has 12 years of experience. I Lyndal Westmoreland, a literature, English, reading, speech, drama and debate teacher at Okarche High School. He has 29 years of experience. I Mark Thomas, a geometry, Algebra 2, trigonometry and Advanced Placement calculus teacher at Stillwater High School. He has 16 years of experience. I Trina Evans, an English, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, pre-calculus, Advanced Placement calculus and Advanced Placement statistics teacher at Liberty High School in Mounds. Evans has 12 years of experience. I Betty Henderson, an Advanced Placement Biology 2, anatomy and physiology teacher at Bartlesville High School. Henderson has 23 years of experience.

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Kristin Shelby

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Tonya Stites

Lyndal Westmoreland

Mark Thomas

Trina Evans

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Science Museum Oklahoma plans explosive events BY HEATHER WARLICK MOORE Staff Writer hwarlick@opubco.com

The OPUBCO Pavilion is the place at the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair to find things that make you say, “Hmmm.” Science Museum Oklahoma will offer four shows in the Pavilion demonstrating many of the exciting and inspiring principals of science in a format that gets kids and adults involved. “We take all of the things that make us as 27year-olds or 5-year-olds go “Wow!” and show that there’s science behind those things,” said Bret Mahoney, the museum’s academic networking coordinator. “We blow some stuff up, we make a fire tornado, stuff like that, and make a

Science Museum Oklahoma will perform shows at the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair with interactive scientific demonstrations. This photo is an archive photo provided by the Museum in which Clayton P. Moore gives a child a fire tornado demonstration.

lot of poop jokes to hopefully get kids very excited about science and what they can do if they really get involved and engaged with science.” The museum has coor-

dinated several shows that will concentrate on chemistry, physics and other scientific principals. One of the performances that Mahoney likes most is a chemistry show

that features demonstrations with liquid nitrogen and explosions made from chemical reactions. “We like to do a science of magic ... to show that 99.7612 percent of what you see as magic is really just science. It’s optics or chemistry,” Mahoney said. The museum shows also will feature some of the activities from their new Science Live Show, called “Use the Forces, Otto!” This show demonstrates types of forces, for example, elastic, and shows the principles of manipulating air currents, etc. Science Museum Oklahoma shows will be at 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. daily in the OPUBCO Pavilion. The museum will offer special shows on the Kitchen Stage at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. Sept. 19, 20, 22 and 23 for student groups.

ALSO AT THE OPUBCO PAVILION

The 411 Band

411 Band to rock live show Back for the third year, 411 Band will perform “It’s Motown Live!” twice daily in the OPUBCO Pavilion at the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair. The band performs a high-energy R&B Las Vegas style show. With powerhouse vocalists, a wind and rhythm section, this show is a crowd-pleaser that is sure to get you moving to the beat. The 411 Band plays at 6 and 8 p.m. every day of the fair.

Country chart-topper Easton Corbin to croon at state fair BY BEN SCOTT

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Special Correspondent

Easton Corbin has nowhere to go but down. The Florida country crooner’s first two singles went to No. 1 as “A Little More Country Than That” and “Roll With It” racked up radio requests and digital downloads. Corbin became the first male country artist in 17 years to have his first two debut singles reach the top spot. The success has been instant. Now Corbin hopes his lightning start leads to a steady career. “When you’re a new artist you don’t really know what to expect,” Corbin said. “For me, these were songs that I loved. It’s the music I grew

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up on, which is traditional country music. And there’s not a lot of it out there.” Corbin will perform at the Oklahoma State Fair on Sept. 23 immediately following the Xtreme Bulls competition. He said fans

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can expect a 75-minute show of songs from his self-titled debut along with a few covers. “What’s cool about a fair show compared to a club is you get all ages,” Corbin said. “There’s more people, and it’s a dif-

I When: Sept. 23, following 7:30 p.m. Xtreme Bulls competition. I Where: Jim Norick State Fair Arena. I Tickets: Buy For Less locations, tickets.com or (800) 511-1552.

ferent atmosphere.” Corbin has lived a charmed life the past two years. He won a CMA Award for best new artist, and his self-titled debut was named the Country Breakthrough Album of the Year by iTunes Rewind, among

other honors. The 29-year-old moved to Nashville after earning a business degree from the University of Florida. He worked at Ace Hardware during the day and performed at writers nights in the evening. Several breaks led to an album deal with Mercury Records. Having grown up in rural Gilchrist County, Fla., Corbin wasn’t averse to hard work. But he wasn’t aware of the monotonous grind that surrounds being a country music star. “The travel is pretty intense,” Corbin said. “I’m a homebody, and you don’t get to be at home but a few days a month.” Corbin spent the summer touring with Rascal Flatts and has joined past

tours with country superstars Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley. Watching backstage is an education, he said, especially with an artist such as Paisley. “You learn what to do and what not to do,” he said. “You learn how to entertain and how to interact with the crowd.” Corbin’s third single, “I Can’t Love You Back,” is on the charts, and he’s working on his sophomore effort. Eight songs are in the can, and Corbin knows expectations will be high. “We’re using the same formula as last time,” Corbin said. “When you’re making a second record, you’re only competing against yourself because you want to do as good or better.”

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Discounts and promotions abound for fairgoers BY CARLA HINTON

Left: Charlotte and Ervin Wroblewski ride their scooters on Senior Citizens’ Day at the 2010 Oklahoma State Fair. This year, seniors get free gate admission Sept. 21. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO

Staff Writer chinton@opubco.com

There are countless ways to save on admission at the Oklahoma State Fair. Schoolchildren, older adults, members of the military or simply someone with a Dr Pepper can obtain discounts at the fair, which runs Sept. 15-25. The discount opportunities begin on opening day of the fair. Admission will be $2 on opening day, a savings of $7 off the regular $9 adult gate admission price. The School Kids’ Day

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promotion on Sept. 19 gives free admission to children through 12th

grade. Super Saver Tuesday on Sept. 20 offers $3 gate ad-

mission for everyone. Also on that day, Armed Forces Day, armed forces personnel and their spouses will be admitted free with military ID. Senior Citizens’ Day on Sept. 21, a popular day among older adults, offers free admission to people 55 and older.

Meanwhile, Dr Pepper Days will be on opening day, Sept. 15, and Sept. 22. On those days, fairgoers who bring a Dr Pepper can will receive $6 off the price of a carnival ride wristband. The wristbands will cost $19 with a Dr Pepper can and $25 without the soda can. Other discounts and promotions are designed with families in mind, like the pay-one-price wristband for the rides in Li’l Partnerland. Monday through Thursday, the wristbands will be available at Li’l Partnerland ticket booths for $14 and

$18 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Finally, a season pass may be the best bet for fairgoers who plan to attend fair activities on multiple days. The season pass is $25, available at the State Fair Arena Box Office. A season parking pass also is available, good for all 11 days, for $25.

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Yee-haw! ‘Toy Story 3’ skates into the state fair BY BRANDY MCDONNELL Entertainment Writer bmcdonnell@opubco.com

Taylor Firth relishes every opportunity she gets to don the boots — and skates — of one of the most beloved and spirited movie characters in recent memory. “It’s an honor for me to be able to step into the shoes of a character like Jessie. She’s fun, she’s carefree. People love her. She’s very energetic, and she brings a smile to people’s faces,” Firth said in a phone interview from Mexico City. The upstate New Yorker

GOING ON “DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS TOY STORY 3” I When: 7:30 p.m. Sept 15-16; 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17; 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18; 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19; and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20. I Where: Jim Norick State Fair Arena. I Tickets: $14, $18, $22, $28 and $35. I Information: 948-6700 or www.okstatefair.com.

plays Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl in “Disney on Ice presents Toy Story 3,” skating into Jim Norick State Fair Arena for 10 performances in the first five days of the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair.

Firth, 20, has been touring with “Toy Story 3,” her Disney on Ice debut, for a year. She grew up delighting in the adventures of Jessie, Sheriff Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their playroom pals.

“It’s really a fantastic show. It goes right along with the movies, and it’s something that America has treasured for years. I mean, people have grown up with it. Children know it, and it’s really an easy storyline for everyone to connect with,” she said. Firth also grew up skating. She began hitting the ice at the age of 6, following in the footsteps of her older sister Shannon. Along with competing nationally and internationally as a figure skater, she starred in the 2010 directto-DVD remake of the SEE ICE, PAGE 24S

“Disney on Ice presents Toy Story 3” skates into Jim Norick State Fair Arena for 10 performances in the first five days of the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Competitive spirit is alive and well at the fair Left: Bayson Ramirez, of Blair, takes a nap in the livestock barn while staying cool under a fan during the 2010 Oklahoma State Fair.

BY DARLA SLIPKE Staff Writer dslipke@opubco.com

The Oklahoma State Fair features hundreds of competitions designed to challenge and entertain people of all ages. This year the fair will host several new competitions, including a grilled cheese championship, a rain gutter regatta and a beautiful bras competition designed to raise awareness about breast cancer. “There are hundreds of different ways to compete,” said Rozz Grigsby, creative arts coordinator. Creative arts is just one

OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER

division of competitions. The fair also offers horse competitions, wine contests, band day competi-

tions, livestock shows and more. Many of the competitions are judged live during

the fair, and the public is invited to watch. Fairgoers can buy tasting kits and participate in the judging of a people’s choice winner for some cooking contests. “It’s pretty exciting to be a spectator for those,” Grigsby said. One of the most infamous contests is the ugliest cake competition, Grigsby said. People bring

the ugliest decorated cakes they can create. A previous winner used frosting to make dead rats, Grigsby said. Another popular contest challenges people to make things using duct tape. Organizers are working to make competitions more accessible by adding walk-up contests that don’t require preregistration. Those contests will include a biggest bubble competition, a Lego building event and a cookie stacking contest. The fair also features a variety of livestock shows. “There’s something for

everyone,” said Gina Burchfiel, vice president for the state fair. Show categories include beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, sheep, goats and llamas. During a stock dog competition, dogs will show their skills herding sheep and cattle. Other contests include a bestdressed cow competition and a llama costume contest, Burchfiel said. Kids who participate in the junior livestock shows are responsible for their animals. Often, they get up before dawn to care for the animals, which teaches SEE CONTESTS, PAGE 24S

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Hit makers and newcomers to light up fair stage BY GEORGE LANG Assistant Entertainment Editor glang@opubco.com

Rides on the midway and the latest deep-fried sensation on a stick get the most attention at the Oklahoma State Fair, but the free concerts on the Chesapeake Energy Stage provide the soundtrack, in which 1990s R&B superstars, a recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and legendary disco acts can be heard alongside rising country stars and Christian pop acts. The Chesapeake lineup kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 with the Eli Young Band, the Texas altcountry band that opened for the Dave Matthews Band at the

AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in 2009. The group, which was formed by Mike Eli and James Young at the University of North Texas in the early 2000s, broke through in 2008 with its majorlabel debut, “Jet Black & Jealous,” and released its latest disc, “Life at Best,” on Aug. 16. In the past year, Leon Russell enjoyed a critical comeback album thanks to his duet project with Elton John, “The Union,” and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his solo recordings and the sheer number of classic recordings on which he played. Russell, a legend of the Tulsa music scene, will play at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16. In what is becoming a tradi-

tion at the fair, independent country singer-songwriter Candy Coburn will play two sets: a solo show at 2 p.m. Sept. 17, and an 8 p.m. gig playing with Americana/country singer Lee Brice. Brice released his debut album, “Love Like Crazy,” on Curb Records in 2010. Allstar Weekend first gained fame when the San Diego group participated in Radio Disney’s “Next Big Thing” series, and while they ultimately lost the competition, Allstar Weekend emerged with a Hollywood Records contract and released a debut disc, “Suddenly Yours,” in 2010. The band, which recently SEE CHESAPEAKE, PAGE 24S

En Vogue

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Attraction offers look at local foods, industries BY EMILY HOPKINS Staff Writer ehopkins@opubco.com

Find out what makes Oklahoma unique at The CONNECTION, an exhibit in Oklahoma Expo Hall at the Oklahoma State Fair. Set up like a subway or metro station with platforms and colored lines, The CONNECTION highlights local products and businesses, from homemade jerky and salsa to a booth featuring OG&E. “It has all of our Oklahoma products and businesses,” state fair Director of Sales and Development Dana Palmer said. “No one but our Oklahoma people are in this building, which is why

we call it our Oklahoma Showcase.” The Oklahoma Expo Hall was given a face-lift three years ago to make it more fun and exciting, Palmer said. That’s where The CONNECTION comes in. The building is broken out into different sections, each containing a different colored line. MIO Trading Post and the Business District make up the Green Line, or the South Loop. MIO Trading Post features locally made food products, and the Business District highlights various Oklahoma businesses and companies. The Red Line, or the West Loop, has three different sta-

tions: Resource Square, with Oklahoma-based energy and power corporations; Recreation Station, informing visitors of all the fun things to do in the state; and Backyard & Beyond, displaying items such as hot tubs, deck accessories and landscaping. Two of the most popular stations, Vineyard Marketplace and AGtropolis, make up the Blue Line, or the North Loop. The Vineyard Marketplace shows off eight local wineries and also contains vintage photographs, special art, fashion accessories and soothing fragrances. AGtropolis, the biggest exhibit SEE HALL, PAGE 25S

Vendors host a display at The CONNECTION, an exhibit at the Oklahoma State Fair that features Oklahoma products, businesses and services. The exhibit will return this year with a variety of local entertainment and information. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Centennial Frontier Experience celebrates Old West BY ROBERT MEDLEY Staff Writer rmedley@opubco.com

The Old West is alive at the Oklahoma State Fair. The Centennial Frontier Experience at the fair gives visitors a taste of what life on the frontier was like with a spice of entertainment. American Indians, working blacksmiths, bowl turners, trick riders and ropers are part of the experience daily at the fair. In the spirit of the Wild West, an arena with hay bales for seats and bleachers is set up with an Old West town near the 14 Flags Plaza. Gina Burchfiel, the fair’s vice president, said it is important to

show living history each year. “It’s part of our mission here to not just present an event that is entertaining but that focuses on Oklahoma heritage,” Burchfiel said. “We make it fun and interactive.” Wild West shows are staged each day of the fair from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., she said. There are pens with longhorn cattle and bison and plenty of storytellers to explain the past. American Indian dancers are always a big draw amid the Western shows, she said. The Centennial Frontier Experience will be a fair mainstay into the future. “It draws an incredible amount of people who watch the shows in the stands and around

the hay bales and in the standing areas,” Burchfiel said. John Harrison, 32, is the grandson of the late rodeo star Freckles Brown, who successfully rode the feared bull Tornado at the 1967 National Finals Rodeo at the State Fair Arena. Harrison produces the Wild West shows at the Centennial Frontier Experience. He works as a rodeo clown and trick rider and lives in Soper. He is on the road about nine months a year. “It’s a relaxing 11 days in Oklahoma City, and we get to get away from the rodeos and come up there and be in one spot,” Harrison said. SEE WEST, PAGE 25S

A Wild West show is part of the Centennial Frontier Experience at the Oklahoma State Fair that includes trick riding and roping. OKLAHOMA ARCHIVES PHOTO

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Ardmore man likes to take the bulls by the horns BY ED GODFREY Staff Writer egodfrey@opubco.com

Bullfighter Andy Burelle, of Ardmore, gets a bull’s attention away from a cowboy during a bull riding event. Burelle will work the Xtreme Bulls event Sept. 23-24 in Oklahoma City at the Oklahoma State Fair. PHOTO PROVIDED

Andy Burelle is the bull rider’s best friend. The Ardmore resident is one of the bullfighters in the arena that must keep the cowboy out of harm’s way when he dismounts or is bucked from the bull. Of course, Burelle often has to put himself in harm’s way to do so. Over the course of his 12-year career as a bullfighter, Burelle has suffered multiple injuries, including surgeries to repair his knee, ankle and face. “I got two plates in my face,”

Burelle said. “I got hit in the face (by a bull) and had my eye orbit mashed in.” Despite the inherent danger, Burelle still keeps battling bulls and keeping cowboys safe. He continues to do it because he is one of the best at it. Burelle, 34, has won two cowboy protection world titles and two freestyle bullfighting world titles. He will work the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association’s Xtreme Bulls event Sept. 23-24 during the Oklahoma State Fair. Some of the best bull riders in the PRCA will be competing in the bull riding-only event in Jim Norick State Fair Arena. Action begins at 7:30 each night.

The difference in Xtreme Bulls and the typical bull riding action at rodeos is the number of rank bulls the cowboys will encounter during the bull-riding only events, Burelle said. “They will probably have 10 or 12 contractors bring in their five best bulls so instead of two contractors with their 20 best at most rodeos, you get the top of the line (at Xtreme Bulls),” he said. “You get the five best athletes that a contractor owns, and he loads them on a truck and brings them to the event and showcases them.” The Xtreme Bulls Tour is one of the most popular draws on the SEE BULLS, PAGE 25S

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State fair patrons can shop until they drop BY HEATHER WARLICK MOORE Staff Writer hwarlick@opubco.com

This is a Forked Up scrubby stand. Forked Up is a new booth at the fair. PHOTO PROVIDED

The 2011 Oklahoma State Fair is a destination for more than a million visitors each year who come seeking the excitement of thrill rides, various culinary delights such as fried butter on a stick and livestock and horticulture exhibits and competitions. But many head to the fair with one objective: to shop until they drop. Where else can you find almost 600 commercial exhibits selling everything from pooch pops to hot tubs to clothing, home decor, movies and rabbit fur rugs. This year’s shopping opportunities at the fair include some unique new vendors. One that is likely to be a huge hit is Equalizer Shirts — sound-activated light-up shirts and fully playable guitar shirts.

“I really think those will be a big seller,” said Ren Wilson, manager of commercial space sales for the fair. Another new vendor Wilson is excited about is Anchor Distributors whose booth, Forked Up, will sell clever decor made from what else? Forks, of course. Peppers and Pots is a new exhibitor that sells Christmas decorations made from antlers and natural woods, handmade stoneware and scotch bonnet pepper jelly and condiments. Orr Family Farm will have a booth selling jams, jellies, salsa and offering discounted tickets to visit the farm at 14400 S Western. Orr Family Farm is an agritainment experience created to provide a glimpse of heritage and history. My Little Rodeo is another new exhibitor that sells Western wear for children. SEE SHOP, PAGE 26S

Annie’s Pooch Pops sells gourmet dog treats. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Butterfly exhibit ready for maiden flight at fair BY TRICIA PEMBERTON Staff Writer tpemberton@opubco.com

Butterflies alight on a young girl inside the Monarchs Forever butterfly house. The exhibit will be new this year to the Oklahoma State Fair. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MONARCHS FOREVER

Peaceful, magical, serene are a few of the words Jane Breckinridge uses to describe her Monarchs Forever butterfly house, a new attraction this year at the Oklahoma State Fair. “It really is a unique experience to see that many butterflies in one place,” Breckinridge said. “It’s breathtaking.” The large netted butterfly tent will be on the lawn in front of Oklahoma Expo Hall. A satellite location will be just inside State Fair Station, where visitors can watch thousands of butterflies emerging from their chrysalides.

Breckinridge said in addition to more than 5,000 butterflies inside the butterfly house, visitors will find all sorts of plants and benches. The $3 admission buys as much time as a person would like to spend in the exhibit. “The only complaint we sometimes get is from parents who have bought an expensive ride package and their child only wants to stay in the butterfly house,” she said. Breckinridge said one of the strangest phenomena is how many people want to cover themselves in butterflies. “Maybe it’s some innate hoarding instinct,” she said. Monarchs Forever buys but-

terflies from a number of tropical lands, including from Asia and Africa. The giant blue morpho, from Costa Rica, has the most amazing iridescent blue wings, Breckinridge said, while the giant owl butterfly (a caligo) is larger than a man’s hand. The underside of the wing has a giant spot that looks like an owl. Breckinridge said she and her workers teach visitors how to hold the butterflies without touching their wings so no harm is caused. Breckinridge and her husband, David Bohlken, live on a butterfly ranch south of Tulsa. SEE HOUSE, PAGE 26S

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Fair offers plenty of free entertainment daily BY BRYAN PAINTER Staff Writer bpainter@opubco.com

If it looks like a duck and races like a duck, it must be a duck of The Great American Duck Race of New Mexico. Back by popular demand to this year’s Oklahoma State Fair will be Robert Duck’s dashing ducks. A water track is set up with four racing lanes, each 2 feet tall, 2 feet wide and 16 feet long. Duck — as in the owner, not one of the participants — will select fairgoers to release the

ducks at the start of the race. How can this be? Well, Duck is a 12-time winner of the Great American Duck Race of Deming, N.M., according to his website. And in addition to the wing-slapping, sprint-splashing action, he’ll share interesting facts about the Mallard Duck. Did you know it takes about two months after emerging from the egg before the ducklings can fly? Well, you do now, and you also should make a note that Duck’s ducks will be doing four shows daily during the Oklahoma State

Fair. But wait, there’s more — a lot more. Such as Jump! The Ultimate Stunt Dog Challenge. Lou McCammon, the twotime World Champion Frisbee Dog Trainer, and his canine flight crew have entertained all ages and plan do so again during three shows daily. Brought back for a second year is the highflying “distance” dock jumping. Entertainment at the fair also will include the Centennial Frontier Experience, a tribute to the Old SEE FREE, PAGE 26S

Trick rider John Harrison performs at the Centennial Frontier Experience area at the Oklahoma State Fair in 2010. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY JIM BECKEL

2011 Oklahoma State Fair Park guide

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Thrill favorites set for return to fair’s midway BY KORY B. OSWALD Staff Writer koswald@opubco.com

Two popular rides will return to the Oklahoma State Fair this year after a two-year absence. Magnum and Techno Power are back by popular demand, said Frank Zaitshik, carnival president of Wade Shows. The company provides the rides and amusement for the fair. There will be 70 rides this year. Along with Magnum and Techno Power there will be a new fun house and dark ride as well as the RC-48 Coaster, the largest portable roller coaster in North America, Zaitshik said. The carnival also will feature

the Mondale Fighter from the Netherlands. “There are only two of them in the entire world,” Zaitshik said. “Relatively speaking that’s a pretty new ride. Probably there’s only one or two ride designs that come out each year.” Wade Shows has worked with the Oklahoma State Fair for 18 years, but Zaitshik has worked the fair in some capacity for about 30 years. He first worked as a manager for the fair’s previous carnival provider. His company started working with the Oklahoma State Fair in 1993. “We are the largest provider of major events as a family-owned single carnival east of the Mis-

sissippi,” Zaitshik said. Wade Shows is stationed in Florida and has an office in Michigan. The company provides the carnival for events from Delaware to San Antonio. “While I play events all over the country, the Oklahoma State Fair is on the top of my list as one of the two or three most favorite places that I go,” Zaitshik said. “Some of the top events that we play are the easiest to work with.”

Ride discounts Fairgoers can buy unlimited ride wristband tickets. The cost is $25 Monday through Thursday SEE MIDWAY, PAGE 26S

Fairgoers stand in front of a midway game at the 2009 Oklahoma State Fair. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY BRYAN TERRY

Contests: Livestock shows FROM PAGE 12S

them responsibility and dedication, Burchfiel said. Sometimes livestock competitions are overlooked by fairgoers who

aren’t familiar with agriculture or livestock, said Scott Munz, vice president for marketing and public relations. “This is showcasing a very important part of the

life cycle,” Munz said. He encouraged people to attend some of the livestock events. People can learn a lot from watching the shows, Burchfiel said.

Chesapeake: Name acts set FROM PAGE 13S

"Disney on Ice presents Toy Story 3" skates into Jim Norick State Fair Arena for 10 performances during the 2011 Oklahoma State Fair. PHOTO PROVIDED

Ice: Show follows movie FROM PAGE 11S

well-known 1978 skating drama “Ice Castles” before she was cast as Jessie. “It’s very, very different from competing and from anything I’ve done in the past. And quite honestly, it’s my favorite part of skating: I love being able to perform and to have a character and to be able to go in front of people and just do what I love,” Firth said. The show is taken from top-notch source material: “Toy Story 3” was the best-reviewed and topgrossing film of 2010 and won the Oscar for best animated film earlier this year. “Kids love to see the toys, and parents can understand what it’s like to watch their kids grow up and move on to college. So it really is great fun for everybody,” Firth said. The first half of the Disney on Ice adaptation features the toys reliving favorite memories from “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2.” The first act closes with a look back at “Woody’s Roundup,” the

fictional TV show that made Woody and Jessie household names back in the day. The Western musicand-dance number involves plenty of high-energy, fancy footwork from the cast, and the audience is invited to dance, too, when the Miley Cyrus fan favorite “Hoedown Throwdown” gets lassoed into it. The second half of the show closely follows the plot of “Toy Story 3.” Like the movie, the ice show includes numerous colorful characters and several dramatic action sequences. “The entire movie is on the ice and alive, so we have Lotso, Barbie and Ken and all the other toys,” Firth said. “We have some crazy-awesome special effects. They have a brandnew state-of-the-art thing that they’re doing where they actually do projection onto the ice, so it’s like an added set on the ice itself. ... You can really, really get into it and feel like you’re there with us.” The show also features one of the most intricately choreographed parts of the

film, in which Jessie and Buzz dance a lively Paso Doble, which literally means “double-step,” to the Gipsy Kings’ Spanish flamenco version of the “Toy Story” theme “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” “It’s different for the toys to do something like that ... to kind of buckle down and do something intense like the Paso Doble is really interesting. And everyone gets into it, from Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, Rex, Slinky. Everyone gets into the dance part of it, and it’s really fun,” she said. “But it’s definitely one of the more challenging parts.” Whether she is capering athletically or dancing gracefully, Firth loves playing as Jessie. “She’s crazy. She’s pretty close to my personality. So it’s really enjoyable for me to be able to bring that character to life and to be able to see the kids’ faces when I come out there dressed up as one of my favorite characters. I get to see kids dressed up like Jessie every day; it’s really, really awesome.”

toured with Selena Gomez, is preparing to release a follow-up album, “All the Way,” on Sept. 27, and will perform at 3 p.m. Sept. 18. Sanctus Real, which performs at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19, formed in 1996 when Matt Hammitt and Chris Rohman were attending a Christian school in Toledo, Ohio. The band signed to Sparrow Records and released its debut album, “Say It Loud,” in 2002, and proceeded to establish itself as one of the most critically acclaimed Christian rock bands of the decade. Sanctus Real’s most recent album was released in 2010, titled “Pieces of a Real Heart.” The Elvis Extravaganza, a two-day talent contest in which homegrown entertainers do their best tributes to the King of Rock ’n’ Roll, takes over the Chesapeake Energy Stage at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20-21. Contestants can sign up to perform with a live band that knows Elvis Presley’s full repertoire, with the winner going on to the Elvis Extravaganza National Finals and Fan Convention, Feb. 11-12 in Tampa, Fla. At 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, talented country singers have a chance to break into the business through the Texaco Country Showdown. For information on entering the contest, go to www.country showdown.com. In the early 1990s, En Vogue dominated the R&B and pop charts with their close harmonies on huge hits such as “Hold On,” “Free Your Mind,” “My Lovin’ ” and their collaboration with SaltN-Pepa, “Whatta Man.” Original En Vogue members Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones and Terry Ellis will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23. The Village People made a huge commercial splash with late-1970s disco hits “Macho Man,” “Y.M.C.A.,” “In the Navy” and “Can’t Stop the Music,” and while the band, whose members dressed in fanciful costumes typical of the Greenwich Village gay club scene of the time, seemed

Inductee Leon Russell accepts his trophy at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony March 14 in New York. AP PHOTO

Village People: Ray Simpson, kneeling; from left, Felipe Rose, Alexander Briley, Eric Anzalone, Jeff Olson and David Hodo. PHOTO PROVIDED

custom-made for the dustbin of pop-cultural history, the catchiness of their songs and their memorable performances endured, with “Y.M.C.A.” still being played at sporting events worldwide. Original members Felipe Rose (the American Indian) and David Hodo (the construction worker) will perform with the rest of the Village People at 8 p.m. Sept. 24. The Chesapeake Energy Stage winds down at 3 p.m. Sept. 25 with a performance by the Centennial Rodeo Opry, bringing together the best of Oklahoma City’s emerging country talent.

Bulls: Protecting cowboys FROM PAGE 16S

PRCA circuit. Three years ago, the Oklahoma State Fair replaced the annual rodeo with the Xtreme Bulls Tour. “The bull riding is what people want to see,” Burelle said. Burelle started as a bull rider. Then one day, while riding at a jackpot bull riding, one of the bull fighters was injured. Burelle volunteered to help. He put on a pair of cleats he had in his vehicle for playing softball and jumped in the arena to help protect the bull riders. The stock contractor was so impressed with Burelle’s ability to move around the bulls that he urged him to go to bull riding school. The contractor even paid for Burelle to attend Rex Dunn’s bullfighting school. Dunn, who lives in Waurika, is a three-time National Finals Rodeo bull fighter and 1983 PRCA clown of the year. The rest is history. Burelle started getting so many bullfighting jobs that he gave up getting on the backs of bulls and now just sticks his face in front of them. And sometimes it gets smashed. Burelle admits the money he earns is probably not worth the risk he takes, but he won’t stop. “I get a lot of satisfaction out if it,” he said. “Cowboy protection is being a lot like a policeman or a firefighter. You just don’t think about it. You just go in there and help a guy. It’s just reaction.” Cowboys are an open target once they hit the dirt. They have been spinning on a bull’s back for several seconds when bucked and are often dizzy and disoriented when they hit the ground.

American Indian dancers entertain at the Oklahoma State Fair Centenial Frontier Experience. OKLAHOMA ARCHIVES PHOTO

West: History comes alive FROM PAGE 15S

Andy Burelle, of Ardmore, shown flying through the air, will be working as a bullfighter at the Xtreme Bulls event Sept. 23-24 in Oklahoma City at Jim Norick State Fair Arena. PHOTO PROVIDED

Cowboy protection is being a lot like a policeman or a firefighter. You just don’t think about it. You just go in there and help a guy. It’s just reaction.” ANDY BURELLE

They can’t get out of a bull’s path immediately. That is when Burelle steps in. “My job is to give him a chance to get out of the way and get his wits about him,” he said. “I can grab that bull’s attention and usually take him where I want to take him.” Dubbed “The Wolverine” by the rodeo announcer in the Calgary

Stampede because he grew up in Michigan, Burelle will work more than 30 rodeos or bull riding events during the year. But at some of the large rodeos like the Fort Worth Stock Show, Burelle might work two or three bull riding performances each day for two weeks or more. “As long as I am keeping guys safe, I will keep doing it,” he said.

Harrison said the history of Oklahoma covers time periods from the American Indian to the cattle drives. The show he puts on has 50 entertainers. “We’re just trying to keep it alive and entertaining,” Harrison said. “I think it is the best Wild West show in the nation.”

Gerald Franklin, who lives in rural Stephens County outside Duncan, works as a blacksmith at the Centennial Frontier Experience. Franklin joined the Saltfork Craftsmen ArtistBlacksmith Association in 2003 and is the current president of the organization. He makes replicas of historical items such as candle holders, oil lamps

and other things used on the frontier for people to view at the fair. “150 years ago if someone needed a wagon part, and there are a lot of iron wagon parts, all of those things were made in someone’s blacksmith shop somewhere,” Franklin said. He said several blacksmith demonstrations will take place at this year’s frontier experience.

Hall: Oklahoma industries FROM PAGE 14S

in The CONNECTION, is all about Oklahoma’s agricultural industry and various farm animals, including cows, chicken, goats, sheep and rabbits, among others. “AGtropolis has a farm-to-market agricultural message with the farm animals and the hands-on, kid-friendly area,” Palmer said. “AGtopolis is the largest stop — it takes up the most area with the farm animals.” Live musical entertainment and information presentations will take place on station platforms throughout Oklahoma Expo Hall. The 2011 lineup includes the bluegrass band Dustbowl Gypsies, muralist Bob Palmer, the Eastside Boys barbershop singers, Fort Gibson Living History,

jazz from the Max Ridgeway Band, the Oklahoma City Barons hockey team, muralist Rick Fry, easy listening music from Rick Smith, the blues, classical and funk stylings of Tyler Lee & Scattered Blues, and the Yellow Rose Dinner Theatre. Another feature unique to The Connection is the pocket guide, which lists all exhibitors and colored lines and contains a map of the building. Palmer said there’s something for everyone at The CONNECTION, and it’s definitely an exhibit fair visitors must check out. “It’s the experience,” she said. “You walk into this building and it feels completely different from just your typical trade show building. It’s just a fun place for people to come visit.”

Free: Museum joins lineup FROM PAGE 19S

West in action. New this year is the Spirit Horse Dancer, featuring Vicki Adams, a 2008 inductee into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. Also new is the mutton bustin’, so children can take those early rides into rodeo. The Centennial Frontier Experience includes the announcing of Kelly Kenney, as well as performances by Lynn Payne and John Harrison. Fairgoers enjoy the Monarchs Forever butterfly house at a recent fair in Houston. The butterfly house will be a new attraction this year at the Oklahoma State Fair. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MONARCHS FOREVER

House: New attraction FROM PAGE 18S

The two have been raising butterflies for 15 years. Bohlken’s family has a Christmas tree farm in Wisconsin. Breckinridge said they discovered after spraying the trees with a

herbicide that it killed everything but milkweed, which then drew monarch butterflies. At first the two raised the butterflies and released them just for their own pleasure. Then a friend suggested they could sell

them. In the past three years, the two have begun traveling with their beautiful winged insects to fairs from Alberta, Canada, to Houston. “This has been hugely successful,” Breckinridge said. “People just love it.”

Shop: Many local vendors FROM PAGE 17S

A returning booth that was extremely popular last year is Annie’s Pooch Pops, which sells gourmet dog treats. 98Cows.com is a returning exhibit that sells rugs and other items made from cowhide, lambskin, alpaca, buffalo, elk and many other animal hides and furs. Village Idiot is a returning booth that sells bar signs, bamboo wind chimes, teen jewelry, crystal soil, splat balls and Indonesian handicrafts. Of the commercial exhibits at the fair, about 450 are nonfood exhibitors, Wilson said. About 50 percent of all the exhibitors at the fair are Oklahomans. About 15 percent are from Texas, and the rest are from about 40 other states. Booth space for exhibitors is reasonably priced. Inside booths average about $9 per square foot, making a 10-by-10 booth $900 for the entire run of the fair. Exhibitors compete among themselves for

Amber Gillmore tries on a hat at the 2010 Oklahoma State Fair. PHOTO BY HEATHER WARLICK MOORE, THE OKLAHOMAN

awards given for categories such as the best new and unique item, food competitions, best looking presentation for each building and for outdoor exhibitors and an award for the thing that everybody seemed to be looking for, Wilson said.

The latter has a strong connection to State Fair Park. It was Harrison’s grandfather, the late Freckles Brown, who rode the bull Tornado during the 1967 National Finals Rodeo at Jim Norick State Fair Arena in Oklahoma City. In 2011, new in the 14 Flags Plaza is the Science Museum Oklahoma shows that will be entertaining and educational for children and adults four times

daily. Also new in 2011 is the Kids Celebration, an interactive family event that combines group interaction, music and games three times daily in the Capital City Theatre. And don’t forget the OPUBCO Pavilion, where the 411 Band proved so popular the past two fairs. The Las Vegas-style band is back for a third year with some of Motown’s biggest hits at 6 and 8 p.m. daily.

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and $30 Friday through Sunday. Unlimited ride tickets will be available at the main carnival lot or may be purchased online at tickets.com through Sept. 14. Advance tickets include admission to the fair. As for games, about 50 will line the midway this year, with something for all ages. The types of games will be relatively the same as years before, but the prizes will be different, Zaitshik said. This year the most popular prize is a banana with dreadlocks. “I have no idea (why). Every year there is different merchandise that seems to be the most popular,” he said. The featured games are the same — basketball, water races and machine gun games — but participants may notice games are bigger and rearranged differently. “We’ve supersized them,” Zaitshik said. “Maybe they were 11 foot tall, now they are 25 feet tall.” Many games will produce prizes for players ev-

A worker uses a crane to install the cars on the Magnum ride for a past Oklahoma State Fair. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY BY DAVID MCDANIEL

ery time, and others are strictly skill based. All games are inspected by the Oklahoma Police Depart-

ment for fairness and compliance, Zaitshik said. “There is something for everybody,” Zaitshik said.

The Eli Young Band is living ‘Life at Best’ BY BRANDY MCDONNELL

IN CONCERT

Staff Writer bmcdonnell@opubco.com

For the members of the Eli Young Band, listening to each of their records is like perusing a different page in a yearbook. “There’s a lot of life changes going on, and I think that every time we’ve done a record, the songwriting on that record reflects where we are in that time period. I think we really try to just write about what we know and where we’re at,” said drummer Chris Thompson in a recent phone interview. For the Texas country quartet — singer/guitarist Mike Eli, guitarist James Young, bassist Jon Jones and Thompson — the title of their fourth album sums up this page: “Life at Best.” They’re all newly married or recently engaged, they’re touring relentlessly, and they’re working to build on the success of their 2008 major-label debut “Jet Black & Jealous.” “ ‘Life at Best,’ we chose that song as the title because the themes in that song really fit the record, that being even when you get to a certain level of success, you still have to maintain. You could lose it if you don’t keep working for it. I think there’s a lot of that in the record,” Thompson said. “I think the four of us still understand that if we want this to be successful, this still has to be our priority. And for so many years now, we’ve put 120 percent of ourselves into it, and fortunately, we’ve found women who appreciate that and understand that. And I think that we’re very thankful, and at the same time, I think we know we need to keep

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I think the four of us still understand that if we want this to be successful, this still has to be our priority. And for so many years now, we’ve put 120 percent of ourselves into it, and fortunately, we’ve found women who appreciate that and understand that. ” CHRIS THOMPSON,

DRUMMER WITH THE ELI YOUNG BAND

Eli Young Band

working too. It never ends.” Thompson will be a newlywed fresh from his honeymoon when the band travels to Oklahoma City to play the opening day of the Oklahoma State Fair. Along with a few thrill rides and fried delicacies, he and his cohorts hope to snag some new fans once they take the Chesapeake Energy Stage. “The fair crowd is pretty fun to play in front of because half the people are there to see the band and they’re fans, and the other

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half of the crowd ... is just people that are there with their families and they’re enjoying the fair,” said Thompson, whose band also will be playing the Tulsa State Fair in October. “So you’ve got these fans kind of up in the front who are screaming and yelling for certain songs and having a great time, and then these people in the back are sort of staring at ya, and hopefully they start getting it and they kind of start nodding their heads and then you have the opportunity to make

new fans.” More than a decade after the quartet came together at the University of North Texas in Denton, the Eli Young Band seems to be finding plenty of new fans. “Crazy Girl,” the leadoff single from “Life at Best,” was certified gold over the summer. “It’s our first single to go gold, which we’re really excited about,” Thompson said. “I remember like growing up, that was always such an image of success, an icon of success. You

know, you’d see these TV shows where artists would be showing their house off or whatever and they’d have gold records hanging in the background and that kind of stuff. And I’d think, ‘I don’t know what it’s like to have that, but wouldn’t that be cool?’ And then all the sudden out nowhere, this song went gold.” When the band first issued the single and started touring radio stations to promote it, disc jockeys and programmers often wondered if the song would be sort of a response to Miranda Lambert’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” Most were surprised when they actually heard “Crazy Girl,” which is an unabashedly sweet ballad, and Thompson said playing with those expectations has been part of the fun with the successful single. “It’s not nearly aggressive or as wild as it sounds,” he said. “I mean,

love, there’s a million-trillion songs written about love but it just has that one little twist on it that makes it special and personal.” Along with “Crazy Girl,” the new album features several fervent ballads, including “On My Way,” “I Love You” and “Say Goodnight,” which was cowritten by Bray native Katrina Elam. The love songs seem particularly appropriate for this phase in the band member’s lives: Eli got married about a year and a half ago, both Jones and Thompson wed this year, and Young recently got engaged. “It’s funny now, for us listening back to our records is like going through a yearbook or something. You’re kind of like, ‘Oh, yeah, I know where that came from’ and ‘I remember going through that.’ It’s nice to have that kind of ability to go back and reconnect with those things,” Thompson said.

way to revitalize the exposition facilities and gateways to State Fair Park as part of Oklahoma City’s Maps3 program. O’Toole served as president and general manager of the Oklahoma RedHawks Baseball Club in Oklahoma City from 1998 to 2004. He

worked with local government officials finalizing the construction of the citizen-financed $33 million Bricktown Ballpark, now considered one of the nation’s finest minor league baseball parks. O’Toole’s experience includes seven years as director of operations for the Amateur

Softball Association/USA Softball, based in Oklahoma City, where he planned and managed the association’s inaugural participation in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. O’Toole also served as Director of Operations for the 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival

held in Oklahoma City. O’Toole is a graduate of Bishop McGuiness High School and Southern Nazarene University. O’Toole serves on the boards of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, OSU-OKC Advisory Board and the Oklahoma

State Fair Board of Directors. O’Toole is married to Kathleen, and has three children: Stacy, Ryan, and Blake.

Board of Directors

Timothy J. O’Toole President & CEO

Timothy J. O’Toole has served as the President & CEO of the Oklahoma State Fair and State Fair Park since January 2004. Beginning in 2005, State Fair Park has undergone a $75 million dollar renovation to its Equine and Livestock facilities under his leadership. Plans are under-

Bill Anoatubby Governor, Chickasaw Nation

David L. Boren President, University of Oklahoma

William M. Cameron Chairman & CEO, American Fidelity Group

MIchael A. Cawley President, Noble Foundation

Ralph Chain President, Chain Land & Cattle Co.

William H. Crawford Chairman & CEO, First Southwest Bank

Peter B. Delaney President & CEO OG&E Energy Corp.

Dr. Gilbert C. Gibson Retired Chairman & CEO Citizens Bank, Lawton

David F. Grifﬁn President & General Manager, Grifﬁn Television, LLC

John D. Groendyke Chairman & CEO, Groendyke Transports, Inc.

V. Burns Hargis President, Oklahoma State University

Kirk Humphreys The Humphreys Company

Dr. Glen D. Johnson Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Bruce Lawrence President & CEO INTEGRIS Health

Gregory M. Love President & COO, Love’s Country Stores, Inc.

Edmund O. Martin Chairman, Ackerman McQueen

J.W. Mashburn J.W. Mashburn Enterprises

Aubrey K. McClendon Chairman & CEO, Chesapeake Energy Corp.

Dr. Tom J. McDaniel President, American Fidelity Foundation

Herman Meinders Chairman Emeritus, Teleﬂora

J. Larry Nichols Chairman of the Board & CEO, Devon Energy Corp.

David E. Rainbolt President & CEO, BancFirst

Dr. Paul W. Sechrist President, Oklahoma City Community College

Ann Simank Executive Director, Oklahoma City Metro Alliance

Lee Allan Smith Vice Chairman, Ackerman McQueen

David Thompson Retired President, OPUBCO Communications Group

Christopher C. Turner President & CFO, The First State Bank

J. Blake Wade President, Oklahoma Business Roundtable

G. Rainey Williams Jr. President, Kestrel Investments, Inc.

Roy H. Williams President, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce

Charles P. Schroeder Executive Director, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Michael C. Turpen Partner in Law Firm Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison & Lewis

Tony Tyler Tyler Media

boy and Western Heritage Museum and Casady School. In March of 2011, Gov. Mary Fallin appointed Bennett to the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma. In 1990, Bennett received the Dean A. McGee Award, which is presented annually to an individual who has made signiﬁcant contributions to the development of downtown Oklahoma City. In 1997, he was presented the Economic Development Citizen Leadership Award by the National Council of Urban Economic Development; this national award is presented annually to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the ﬁeld of urban economic development. In

Ronald J. Norick Controlling Manager, Norick Investment Co.

G. Jeffrey Records Jr. Chairman & CEO, MidFirst Bank

E. Carey Joullian IV President, Mustang Fuel Corp.

John Michael Williams Attorney, Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard

Angela Nemecek Corporate Secretary, Oklahoma State Fair, Inc.

Lt. Gen. Richard A. Burpee Consultant, RAB Enterprises, LLC

Darrell Chabino Real Estate, Investments and Development

Luke R. Corbett Retired Chairman & CEO, Kerr-McGee Corp.

William E. Durrett Senior Chairman, American Fidelity Group

Maj. Gen. Jay T. Edwards Air Force Retired

Brooks K. Hall Vice Chairman, Fred Jones Companies

Dr. James E. Halligan State Senator, State of Oklahoma

Dan Hogan III Investments

Stanley F. Hupfeld Chairman, INTEGRIS Health Family of Foundations

Max L. Knotts Personal Investments

Lindy Ritz Director, Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center

Dr. Kenneth E. Smith Owner & Operator, K.S. Oil Co.

James H. Norick Norick Investment Co.

Russell M. Perry William N. Pirtle President & CEO, Perry Retired Utility Executive, Publishing & Broadcasting Co., Inc. Oklahoma Natural Gas. Co.

The Honorable Mick Cornett Mayor, City of Oklahoma City

James D. Couch City Manager, City of Oklahoma City

Eugene Seyler The Honorable Janet Barresi The Honorable Willa Johnson Chairman, Greater OKC StateSuperintendentofPublicInstruction, OklahomaCounty Metro Hotel Association StateDepartmentofEducation Commissioner,District1

Executive Committee

Clayton I. Bennett serves as President of Dorchester Capital, a diversiﬁed private investment company, and Chairman of the Oklahoma City Thunder, a franchise of the National Basketball Association. In addition, Bennett is involved in a broad variety of investment activities and serves as an ofﬁcer and di-

The Honorable Mary Fallin Governor, State of Oklahoma

Honorary Board Members

Clayton I. Bennett Chairman of the Board

2007, Bennett was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, in 2008 was named “OKCityan of the Year” by Oklahoma City Friday newspaper and “Oklahoman of the Year” by Oklahoma Today magazine. In 2009, Bennett was given the Distinguished Alumni Award from Casady School, recognizing “loyalty to Casady, service to community, and professional achievement on a local, state and national level.” Bennett attended Casady School in Oklahoma City and the University of Oklahoma. Bennett is married to the former Thelma Louise Gaylord; together they have three children, Mollie Inez, Christine Marie and Gaylord Graham.

Ex-Ofﬁcio Members

rector of numerous business entities. Highly involved in civic and charitable affairs, Bennett currently serves as Chairman of the Oklahoma State Fair and the Oklahoma Industries Authority. He is a past chairman of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, the Oklahoma Heritage Association, Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc. and the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation. Bennett serves as a Director of the Oklahoma City Industrial and Cultural Facilities Trust, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation, the Research Institute for Economic Development, the National Cow-

M.O. “Bud” Breeding The Insurance Center

Robert F. Brown Chairman & CEO, Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Co.

Robert A. Funk Chairman & CEO, Express Personnel Services

Richard L. Gaugler Chairman Emeritus, M-D Building Products, Inc.

Bill Mathis President, Mathis Brothers Oklahoma City, LLC

Marion J. Story Manager of Special Projects, Mustang Fuel Corp.

Frank A. McPherson Retired Chairman & CEO, Kerr-McGee Corp.

Bill Swisher Chairman, Industrial Investments, LLC

2011 Oklahoma State Fair schedule Thursday, Sept. 15 Today’s features Opening Day: $2 Gate admission for everyone. Dr Pepper Armband Day: $19 armband when you bring a Dr Pepper can ($25 without can) 5 p.m.: 2011 Oklahoma State Fair Opening Ceremonies — 14 Flags Plaza. 7:30 p.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. 7:30 p.m.: Eli Young Band — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Things to do 8 a.m. Draft Horse Show — (until about 3:30 p.m.) — Performance Arena. 10 a.m. American Sewing Guild Demo (until 3 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Shotgun Rooster — Bandshell. Sooner Scribes Caligraphy Demo (until 4 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Table Setting Contest Display (until 9 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza. 11 a.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 11:30 a.m. Kellee Cooper — Bandshell. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience. Noon Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Lowell Aumiller — Bandshell. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Carnival Opens. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial

Frontier Experience. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1:30 p.m. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. The Beau Weevilz — Bandshell. 2 p.m. Breast Cancer Awareness: Beautiful Bras! — Creative Arts Building. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Fleischmann’s Yeast "Bake for the Cure" Contest — Creative Arts Building. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. 2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Edsels Invade the Fair! (until 7 p.m.) — Bandshell. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 3:30 p.m. F.O.M. the Band — Bandshell. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. 4 p.m. Barrel Racing (until about 10 p.m.) — Performance Arena. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Cooking with the OK Beef Council (until 9 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma —

OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 8:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 6 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Best Dressed Pumpkin Contest — Creative Arts Building. Calandra Williams — Bandshell. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Some Like it Hot: Fresh Salsa Contest — Creative Arts Building. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Anna Lee — Bandshell. Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. SIVA Addiction — Bandshell. 9 p.m. Delvin Sirleaf — Bandshell. 9:30 p.m. Avis Praeda — Bandshell.

Friday, Sept. 16 Today’s features 6 p.m.: La Independencia de Mexico Celebration (until 11:30 p.m.) — Bandshell. 7:30 p.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. 7:30 p.m.: Leon Russell — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Things to do 7:30 a.m. Livestock Judging (until about 3 p.m.) — Super Barn.

9 a.m. Gypsy & Draft Horse Show (until about 4 p.m.) — Performance Arena. 10 a.m. China Painting Demo (until 2 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Gourd Painting Demo (until 2 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Runa Pacha — 14 Flags Plaza. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza. 10:30 a.m. Kaylee Losawyer — Bandshell. 11 a.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Evan Michaels — Bandshell. Live Scrapbook Challenge-Postcards from the Fair — Creative Arts Building. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 11:30 a.m. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience. Noon Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Carnival Opens. Ostrich Cooking Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1:30 p.m. Kailyn Joliff — Bandshell. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 2 p.m. Amber Rose — Bandshell. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial

Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Stained Glass Demo (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. 2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Ryan Sparks — Bandshell. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 3:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Undead Evolution — Bandshell. 4 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Club Lamb Breeding Ewes (until about 7 p.m.) — Super Barn. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Crafting with Deluxe Artists (until 8 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 8:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 6 p.m. What a Crock Crock-Pot Challenge — Creative Arts Building. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! —

OPUBCO Pavilion. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Gypsy Costume & Horse Drawn Farm Machinery classes (until about 9 p.m.) — Performance Arena. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. OKC Knitters Guild (until 9 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre.

Saturday, Sept. 17 Today’s features 10 a.m.: Third annual Oklahoma State Fair Wine Day — Creative Arts Building. 11:30 a.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. 3:30 p.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. 7:30 p.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. 8 p.m.: Lee Brice with Candy Coburn — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Things to do 9 a.m. Gypsy & Draft Horse Show (until about 9 p.m.) — Performance Arena. Junior Market Barrow Show (until noon) — Barn 8. Junior Market Wether Show (until about 3 p.m.) — Super Barn. Junior Prospect Steer Show (until about noon) — Barn 3. 10 a.m. All Star Kids of the Year Pageant (until 1 p.m.) — City Arts Center. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Oklahoma Art Exhibition Awards Ceremony — Capital City Theatre. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza. The Okie Stompers — Bandshell. 10:30 a.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza.

11 a.m. Carnival Opens. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Homothumadon Drama Ministry — Bandshell. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. The Great American SPAM Championship — Creative Arts Building. 11:30 a.m. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 6:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience. Noon Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Graffiti Painting Demo (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Maddox Ross — Bandshell. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Junior Beef Cattle Show (until about 5 p.m.) — Barn 3. Junior Commercial Gilt Show (until 5 p.m.) — Barn 8. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1:30 p.m. Donna Marie Urbassik — Bandshell. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 2 p.m. Candy Coburn — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Animal Surgery Suite — live — Barn 3. Biggest Bubble Contest — City Arts Center. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Forward Foods Cheese Contest — Creative Arts Building. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. OKC Thunder Entertainment Team (until 6 p.m.) — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. The Magic Redneck Show — Bandshell. 2:30 p.m. Anna Massey — Bandshell. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial

Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 3:30 p.m. Desert Fire Belly Dancers — Bandshell. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. 4 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 6 p.m. 2nd Street — Bandshell. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Chocolate Extravaganza Dessert Contest — Creative Arts Building. Cooking with the OK Beef Council (until 9 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Draft Horse Show: 6 Horse Hitch

Class — Performance Arena. Killa Stepz — Bandshell. Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. FauxKISS — Bandshell. 9 p.m. Faded Glory — Bandshell.

Sunday, Sept. 18 Today’s features 1:30 p.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. 3 p.m.: Allstar Weekend — Chesapeake Energy Stage. 5:30 p.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. Things to do 9 a.m. Junior Breeding Gilts Show (until about noon) — Barn 8. Junior Breeding Sheep Show (until 1 p.m.) — Super Barn. 9:30 a.m. Come As You Are Church Services — Capital City Theatre. 10 a.m. 4-H Cooking Demo (until noon) — Creative Arts Building. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Junior Beef Cattle Show (until 1 p.m.) — Barn 3. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza. Yumare Mexican Folkloric Dancers — Bandshell. 10:30 a.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Ranch Sorting (until 8 p.m.) — Performance Arena. 11 a.m. Carnival Opens. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. The Revolving — Bandshell. 11:30 a.m. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 6:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience.

Noon Cooking with Dairy MAX (until 4 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Lace Making Demo (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Rain Gutter Regatta (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1:30 p.m. Emily Faith — Bandshell. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 2 p.m. Animal Surgery Suite — live — Barn 3. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Central OK Polymer Clay Guild Demo (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. From Cow to Cone: Homemade Ice Cream Contest — Creative Arts Building. Gravity Dance — Bandshell. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. LEGO Building Contest — Creative Arts Building. OKC Thunder Entertainment Team (until 6 p.m.) — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. 2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 3:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Laura Mae — Bandshell. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. 4 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Rick Smith — Bandshell.

Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. Amanda Longley — Bandshell. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Cake Decorating Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 6 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Digital Photography Shootout Voting — City Arts Center. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. New Shoes — Bandshell. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Shawnee Mills Corn Bread and Biscuits Contest — Creative Arts Building. Ugliest Cake Contest — Creative Arts Building. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Digital Photography Shootout Awards — Creative Arts Building. Layken — Bandshell. Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Bl@ck Rose — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. 9 p.m. Still Breathing Band — Bandshell.

Monday, Sept. 19 Today’s features Kids’ Day: Kids through grade 12 get in free. 60th annual Band Day 10:30 a.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. 7:30 p.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. 7:30 p.m.: Sanctus Real — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Things to do 9 a.m. Ranch Sorting (until 6 p.m.) — Performance Arena. 10 a.m. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza. Working with the Arts with Mid-Del Art Guild (until 8 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. 10:30 a.m. Band Day Parade Competition — Land Rush Street. 11 a.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 11:30 a.m. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience. Noon Carnival Opens. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. Scrumptious from Scratch: Pies, Cobblers & Cheesecakes Contest — Creative Arts Building. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience.

1:30 p.m. Band Day Color Guard Workshop — Bandshell. Band Day Drumline Workshop — Bandshell. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 2 p.m. Band Day Awards & Celebration — Bandshell. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. 2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pampered Chef Demo (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 3:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sydney & Olivia — Bandshell. 4 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. OKC Improv — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 8:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience.

6 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Best Dressed Cow Contest — Barn 3. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Fancy Feet Contest — Creative Arts Building. Frontline Ministries — Bandshell. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Smorgasbord in a Pan: Creative Casseroles Contest — Creative Arts Building. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Junior Dairy Cow Showmanship — Barn 3. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Broadway Kids of the Sooner State — Bandshell. Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Lost N’ Found — Bandshell. 9 p.m. Black June Revival — Bandshell.

Tuesday, Sept. 20 Today’s features Super Saver Tuesday: $3 Gate Admission Armed Forces’ Day: Military personnel and spouses (with valid ID) get in free. 7:30 p.m.: Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 3 — State Fair Arena. 7:30 p.m.: The Elvis Extravaganza — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Things to do 8:30 a.m. Dressage Competition (until 7 p.m.) — Barn 8. 9 a.m. Nigerian Dwarf Goat Show (until 5 p.m.) — Super Barn. Open & Junior Dairy Cattle Show (until 2 p.m.) — Barn 3. Open & Junior Dairy Goat Show (until 8 p.m.) — Super Barn. Stock Dog Competition: Cattle Division (until 6 p.m.) — Performance Arena. 10 a.m. Bethany High School Show Choir — Bandshell. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn.

DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. OK Sewing Machine Artists Demo (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Pygmy Goat Show (until 3 p.m.) — Super Barn. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza. 11 a.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. R&B — Bandshell. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 11:30 a.m. Cicely J — Bandshell. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience. Noon Ariel Faith — Bandshell. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Carnival Opens. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1:30 p.m. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Mallory Lawless — Bandshell. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 2 p.m. All Saints Show Choir — Bandshell. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. 2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell.

Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 3:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Walking Relic — Bandshell. 4 p.m. Basket Weaving Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 8:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 6 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Avenue Brigade — Bandshell. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Cooking with the OK Beef Council (until 9 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust Pie Baking Contest — Creative Arts Building. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Katie Best — Bandshell. Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd.

Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. O Fidelis — Bandshell. 9 p.m. Sets of Failure — Bandshell.

Wednesday, Sept. 21 Today’s features 35th annual Senior Citizens’ Day: Seniors 55 and older (with valid ID) get in free. Fourth annual Needle & Thread Day — Creative Arts Building. 7:30 p.m.: The Elvis Extravaganza — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Things to do 8 a.m. Senior Day — Seniors with the Most Contest (until 1 p.m.) — Carriage Hall. Senior Day — Sing Along with Randy Lunsford — Carriage Hall. 8:15 a.m. Senior Day — Zumba Gold — Carriage Hall. 8:30 a.m. Senior Day — Trade Show & Health Screenings (until 2:30 p.m.) — Carriage Hall. 8:40 a.m. Senior Day — Not Just Country Line Dancers — Carriage Hall. 9 a.m. Nigerian Dwarf Goat Show (until 5 p.m.) — Super Barn. Open & Junior Dairy Goat Show (until 8 p.m.) — Super Barn. 9:05 a.m. Senior Day — Bon Voyage Hat Challenge — Carriage Hall. 9:25 a.m. Senior Day — Lance Robertson — Carriage Hall. 9:35 a.m. Senior Day — Tai Chi — Carriage Hall. 10 a.m. C&H Sugar Cake Baking Contest — Creative Arts Building. Central OK Quilters Demo (until 4 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. Cooking with the OK Beef Council (until 3 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Lace Making Demo (until 2 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Oklahoma State Fiddlers — Bandshell. Pygmy Goat Show (until 3 p.m.) — Super Barn. Senior Day — "Out & About" (until 6:30 p.m.) — Carriage Hall. Senior Day — Cruise Couples Challenge — Carriage Hall. Stock Dog Competition: Sheep Division (until 8 p.m.) — Performance Arena. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14

Flags Plaza. Woodcarving Demo (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. 10:30 a.m. Priefert Percherons Hitch It Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. 10:45 a.m. Senior Day — Silver Sneakers Exercise Demo — Carriage Hall. 11 a.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Senior Day — Corporal Kelli Bruemmer — Carriage Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 11:15 a.m. Senior Day — John Harrison Roping Exhibition — Carriage Hall. 11:30 a.m. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience. 11:35 a.m. Senior Day — Not Just Country Line Dancers — Carriage Hall. 11:50 a.m. Senior Day — Sing Along with Randy Lunsford — Carriage Hall. Noon Antique Tractor Parade — Land Rush Street. Cynthia Heldreth — Bandshell. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. 12:05 p.m. Senior Day — Silver Sneakers Exercise Demo — Carriage Hall. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Senior Day — Kirk Heldreth’s Reflections of Elvis — Carriage Hall. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Carnival Opens. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1:05 p.m. Senior Day — Tai Chi — Carriage Hall. 1:25 p.m. Senior Day — Bon Voyage Hat Challenge — Carriage Hall. 1:30 p.m. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Reflections of Elvis — Bandshell. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 1:45 p.m. Senior Day — Let’s Make A Fair Deal Game Show — Carriage Hall.

2 p.m. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Michelle Dunn — Bandshell. OK Peanut Cooking Contest — Creative Arts Building. 2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. Sue Dunn — Bandshell. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pampered Chef Demo (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. Shrunken Treasures Miniature Making Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. 3:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Willie Williams & Friends — Bandshell. 4 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Oklahoma Kids — Bandshell. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 8:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 6 p.m. 4-H Cooking Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion.

Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Senior Day — RACE Dance Co. Demo — Carriage Hall. Two Nice Girls Trio — Bandshell. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Senior Day — Senior Swing Dance (until 9 p.m.) — Carriage Hall. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Oklahoma Kids — Bandshell. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. Senior Day — Not Just Country Line Dancers — Carriage Hall. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Matter of Fact — Bandshell. 8:15 p.m. Senior Day — Not Just Country Line Dancers — Carriage Hall. 9 p.m. Red Letter Hero — Bandshell.

Thursday, Sept. 22 Today’s features Dr Pepper Armband Day: $19 armband when you bring a Dr Pepper can. ($25 without can). 10 a.m.: 7th Annual Deaf Awareness Day — Carriage Hall. 7:30 p.m.: Texaco Country Showdown — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Things to do 10 a.m. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Jennica Kenny — Bandshell. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Open & Junior Brahman Show (until 11 a.m.) — Barn 3. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza. 10:30 a.m. Straight 2 Video — Bandshell. 11 a.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience.

11:30 a.m. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience. Noon Carol — Bandshell. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Carnival Opens. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch It Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1:30 p.m. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Paige Norman Perry — Bandshell. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 2 p.m. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Leigh Ann Matthews — Bandshell. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. 2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. Worship Warrior in the House — Bandshell. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 3:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Hillbilly Vegas — Bandshell. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. 4 p.m. Draft Horse Pull (until 8 p.m.) — Performance Arena.

Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 8:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 6 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Remix — Bandshell. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. The International Pantry’s “Out of this World” Cooking Contest — Creative Arts Building. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Foyil Music Studio — Bandshell. Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. G3TSUM — Bandshell. 9 p.m. Midnight Express — Bandshell.

Friday, Sept. 23 Today’s features 7:30 p.m.: PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour featuring Easton Corbin — State Fair Arena. 7:30 p.m.: En Vogue — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Things to do 9 a.m. Central Regional ALSA Championship Show (until 6 p.m.) — Barn 8. 10 a.m. 3D — Bandshell. Botball Educational Robotics Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Championship Draft Horse Pull (until 11:30 a.m.) — Performance Arena. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Open & Junior Angus Show (until 11:30 a.m.) — Barn 3. Pottery Demonstration (until 2 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza. 11 a.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 11:30 a.m. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. The Oklahoma Trotters — Bandshell. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience. Noon Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Carnival Opens. Eggcellent Oklahoma Breakfast Cook-Off — Creative Arts Building. OKEDA Drill Team Competition (until 10 p.m.) — Performance Arena. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch It Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — Creative Arts Building. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience.

1:30 p.m. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. N’Lisa Havener — Bandshell. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 2 p.m. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Highland West Singers — Bandshell. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. 2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pampered Chef Demo (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. Weaving Demonstration (until 7 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. 3:30 p.m. Byron McKedy & The Bandits — Bandshell. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. 4 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 8 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Cooking with the OK Beef Council (until 9 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 8:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience.

6 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Battle of the Sexes: Chili Cook-Off — Creative Arts Building. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dead City Outlaws — Bandshell. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Llama Show Showmanship & Costume Classes (until 8 p.m.) — Barn 8. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. 405 Clik — Bandshell. Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. The Dead Armadillos — Bandshell. 9 p.m. The Lost Boys of GIHYL— Bandshell.

Saturday, Sept. 24 Today’s features 7:30 p.m.: PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour featuring The Oak Ridge Boys — State Fair Arena. 8 p.m.: Village People — Chesapeake Energy Stage. Things to do 8 a.m. ASC Cheerleading, Dance & Pom Pon Regional Competition (until 1 p.m.) — Bandshell. OKEDA Drill Team Competition (until noon) — Performance Arena. 9 a.m. Boer Goat Show (until 7 p.m.) — Super Barn. Junior Market Wether Goat Showmanship & Show (until 2 p.m.) — Super Barn. Llama Show (until 8 p.m.) — Barn 8. OKEDA Drill Team Competition"Theme" Drill Division — Performance Arena. 10 a.m. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Open & Junior Western National Brangus Show (until 8 p.m.) — Barn 3. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza.

Woodturners Demo (until 10 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. 10:30 a.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. 11 a.m. 4-H Interactive Exhibits (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Carnival Opens. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Karo Cookie Contest — Creative Arts Building. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Shawnee Mills Kids’ Pancakes & Flapjacks Contest — Creative Arts Building. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 11:30 a.m. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 6:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience. Noon Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Oklahoma Chisholm Trail Leather Guild Demo (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Ostrich Cooking Demo (until 9 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Pony of the Americas Show & Miniature Donkey Show (until 9 p.m.) — Performance Arena. Priefert Percherons Hitch It Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1:30 p.m. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Reflections of Elvis — Bandshell. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 2 p.m. Animal Surgery Suite — live — Barn 3. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dazzlers Drill Team — Bandshell. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. OKC Thunder Entertainment Team (until 6 p.m.) — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Paper Airplane Contest — City Arts Center. Priefert Percherons Walkabout.

2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 3 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 3:30 p.m. D.I.C.E. — Bandshell. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. 4 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 6 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Brown Note — Bandshell. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Oklahoma Pride Cooking Contest — Creative Arts Building. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Brittany Pelley — Bandshell.

Okie Karaoke — Centennial Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. OK Salsa Fever & Friends — Bandshell. 9 p.m. The Wake Up Call — Bandshell.

Sunday, Sept. 25 Today’s features 3 p.m.: Centennial Rodeo Opry — Chesapeake Energy Stage. 6 p.m.: State Fair Closing Ceremonies — 14 Flags Plaza. Things to do 8 a.m. Pony of the Americas Show & Miniature Donkey Show (until 7 p.m.) — Performance Arena. 9 a.m. Boer Goat Show (until 7 p.m.) — Super Barn. Junior Prospect Doe Show (until 5 p.m.) — Super Barn. Llama Show (until 5 p.m.) — Barn 8. 9:30 a.m. Come As You Are Church Services — Capital City Theatre. 10 a.m. Clydesdale Alley (to building close) — Super Barn. DriveOKC.com Auto Show — Travel and Transportation Building. In His Hands — Bandshell. Kids Creation Station (until 6 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Open & Junior Beef Cattle Shows (until 2 p.m.) — Barn 3. The Butterfly House (to dusk) — 14 Flags Plaza. Woodturners Demo (until 9 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. 10:30 a.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. 11 a.m. Carnival Opens. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Log Cabin Handspinning Guild Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Ostrich Cooking Demo (until 5:30 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 11:30 a.m. Goat’s Milk Soap Making Demo (until 6:30 p.m.) — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Roger Abrahamson — Wooden Bowl Turning Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Saltfork Artists Craftsman-Blacksmiths Demo (until 7 p.m.) — Centennial Frontier Experience. Speedway Singers — Bandshell. Wild West Stunt Riders — Centennial Frontier Experience.

Noon C&H Kids’ Cookie Contest — City Arts Center. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. 12:30 p.m. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1 p.m. 4-H Interactive Exhibits (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch It Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Rain Gutter Regatta (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. State Wheatheart Bread Baking Contest — Creative Arts Building. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 1:30 p.m. Armwrestling Competition — 14 Flags Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Leah — Bandshell. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 2 p.m. Animal Surgery Suite — live — Barn 3. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. OKC Modern Quilters Demo (until 5 p.m.) — Creative Arts Building. OKC Thunder Entertainment Team (until 6 p.m.) — 14 Flags Plaza. OSBA Honeycomb Extracting Demo — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. 2:30 p.m. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dustbowl Gypsies — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 2:45 p.m. Cookie Stacking Contest — City Arts Center. 3 p.m. Armwrestling Competition — 14 Flags Plaza. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Chainsaw Carving Demo — 14 Flags Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 3:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Shanti Chapman — Bandshell.

4 p.m. Barri Bates — Bandshell. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 4:30 p.m. Aislinn & the Snake River Gang — Bandshell. Armwrestling Finals — 14 Flags Plaza. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Plains Indian Dancers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Stick Horse Rodeo — Centennial Frontier Experience. 5 p.m. Bubble Madness — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. Dustbowl Gypsies — Oklahoma Expo Hall. Mutton Bustin’ — Centennial Frontier Experience. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 5:30 p.m. Freddy Fusion Science & Magic — 14 Flags Plaza. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Priefert Percherons Hitch it Up — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. Shenaniguns! Wild West Comedy — Centennial Frontier Experience. 6 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Centennial Frontier Cloggers — Centennial Frontier Experience. Duck Races — Centennial Plaza. Dummy Roping — Centennial Frontier Experience. Grilled Cheese Championship — Creative Arts Building. Kids Celebration — Capital City Theatre. Okie Karaoke Fair Finals — Centennial Plaza. Rowdy Rooster Puppet Show — Oklahoma Expo Hall. The Zulu’s — Bandshell. 6:30 p.m. Animal Surgical Suite — live — Barn 3. JUMP! Dog Challenge — Centennial Plaza. Priefert Percherons Walkabout. Trick Ropin’ Extraordinaire — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7 p.m. Pig Races — Gordon Cooper Blvd. Tiana Woodfork — Bandshell. Wild West Showcase — Centennial Frontier Experience. 7:15 p.m. Science Museum Oklahoma — OPUBCO Pavilion. 7:30 p.m. Rowdy Rooster Roust About — 14 Flags Plaza. Sea Lion Splash — Bandshell. 8 p.m. 411 Band — It’s Motown Live! — OPUBCO Pavilion. Angelical Tears — Bandshell. Comedy Hypnotist Dale K — Capital City Theatre. 9 p.m. 5 Dollar Thrill — Bandshell.

Where do you find a lost phone or child at the fair? BY WHITNEY ORTEGA Staff Writer wortega@opubco.com

Between the heat, crowds and your new purchases, it may be difficult to keep up with the things and sometimes people you arrived with at the 105th Oklahoma State Fair. Scott Munz, vice president of marketing and public relations for the state fair, said anyone missing items or people should head over to the Safety Center located next to the main office on the west side of State Fair Park. The Safety Center houses several organizations like the Red Cross, the Oklahoma City Police Department, Emergency Medical Services Authority and Lost Children Headquarters.

Capt. Don Martin of the Oklahoma City Police Department and this year’s state fair commander gave a few tips for handling a missing child situation. Find an officer or state fair personnel and inform them of the situation, Martin said. “If a child has been found, an officer or other personnel can quickly inform frantic parents where their child can be found.” Parents may be more inclined to run through the park looking for their children but Martin said it’s best to stay put. “A child is going to want to go to the place where they were separated from their parents,” Martin said. “Let the resources in the park look for the child. That’s the best thing.” Martin said the best way to reunite is by

being prepared for the situation. By keeping a cellphone on you, you can quickly reconnect with missing children. Planning a meeting place in case someone gets lost either before or upon arriving at the park will help you reunite quickly. Another way to be prepared is by taking note of what your child is wearing before leaving for the fair. “It’s easy to get distracted,” Martin said. “Keep (children) close. It’s crowded, but try to keep your attention on the children because they’ll want to go and explore.” Both Munz and Martin said authorities at the state fair have had a good track record when it comes to reuniting families. Munz said the same holds true for lost items.

Philip Ballard, head of security for the state fair, said throughout the years, items like cellphones, keys and even a wooden leg have all found their way to the lost and found area within the Safety Center; most are returned to their owners. Items can be returned easily if they have names or other identifying information on them, but usually owners come looking for them. Items that are not recovered will be held for two to the three days after the fair ends. The lost items are then turned over to the Oklahoma City Police Department. If at any time during the fair you lose items or individuals, you can reach the safety center by calling the Oklahoma State Fair offices at 948-6700. The Safety Center will close after the last day of the fair.

There are things to bring and some items to leave behind BY WHITNEY ORTEGA Staff Writer wortega@opubco.com

that should and should not be on your bring list.

Bring:

“To bring or not to bring” may be the question of the day as you prepare for a day at the Oklahoma State Fair. Scott Munz, vice president of marketing and public relations for the state fair, listed a few items

I Comfortable and weather-appropriate clothing. I Weather-specific items such as sunscreen and baseball caps or an umbrella and rain slicker. I Identification. I Cellphone.

I Closed-toe shoes (many carnival rides require them).

Do not bring:

I Pets (only service animals). I Weapons. I Personal modes of transportation such as bikes, skates, skateboards and motorized vehicles. I Outside food or drink.

Not all fairgoers will be searched for restricted items at the entrance. “Searches are based off of whether or not we see something obvious,” said Gina Burchfiel, vice president of the state fair. “Like if a family comes in dragging a cooler. We would probably go through the cooler at that time, but that wouldn’t really insti-

gate us to look through their purses and diaper bags unless something else was standing out.” Munz said it’s not often fairgoers have to be reprimanded for bringing in contraband, because most are well aware of the rules. He said the most important thing is to prepare for an enjoyable day. “We just encourage

people to be smart and be aware of their surroundings,” Munz said. “We want people to come out to the state fair and enjoy themselves and make family memories,” he said. “This is the best place to make family memories. People have been doing it since 1907, and we hope to continue that in 2011.”

Fair officials and volunteers are ready to assist patrons FROM STAFF REPORTS

Safety is a main concern at the state fair says Scott Munz, state fair vice president of marketing and public relations. In case any patrons find themselves in need of medical attention and they are able, they can make their way to the safety center in the west end of the administration building in the northwest corner State Fair Park, inside gate 3. But Munz said if it’s a large emergency, chances are the fair’s group of more than 125 volunteers would be able to find them first and assist on site.

“We’re pretty good at spotting emergencies,” Munz said. “We have our volunteers roaming through the grounds checking in on people and making sure everyone is all right.” Munz also said they have the capability of handling any problems stemming from the heat. “Our volunteers would be ready to mobilize to deliver waters or bags of ice if the heat is a factor. We’ve had some hot days at the fair before, but we have water fountains and air conditioning in buildings, and as long as people dress accordingly, everything should be fine.”

An Oklahoma Department of Labor worker does a safety inspection on the tilt-awhirl at the 2008 Oklahoma State Fair. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTO BY CHRIS LANDSBERGER

Oklahoma State Fair fare unfairly delicious Before I was the Food Dude, I liked to think of the Oklahoma State Fair as the beginning of next year’s diet. Christmas gets a lot of blame for turning us flabby, but upon further inspection, it became clear that the need for a January diet really dated to September. By then, the previous year’s January diet was either long dead or certainly circling the drain. The only thing left to do was stomp it out, and that’s just what the state fair did with its assault on the olfactory senses, the attackers coming deep-fried, barbecued, and frozen, riding on a stick, bun or foil wrapper. With my current job, the annual diet is now only a thing of legend — a fable for the landscape upon the rotunda that is my waistline to pass along to each new inch. Along with reducing past diets to myth, Dudedom has also brought me closer to the other foods of the fair. That is, those prepared by folks in search of ribbons of blue. The number of cooking contests is staggering. Competitors are already finalizing their best breads, brownies, cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pickles, canned fruits and vegetables, dried foods, jellies, jams, butters, pickles, preserves, and relishes. The fair also will host live competitions, including the Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crust Pie Baking Championship, the Great American SPAM Championship, Bake for the Cure Baking Contest, the Karo Syrup Cookie Contest, the Eggcellent Oklahoma Breakfast, the Some Like It Hot: Fresh Salsa Contest,

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the State Wheatheart Bread Baking Contest, the C&H Sugar Special Award Cake Baking Contest, the Oklahoma Peanut Cooking Contest, the Shawnee Mills Corn Bread and Biscuits Contest, the Scrumptious From Scratch: Pies, Cobblers and Cheesecakes contest, International Pantry’s “Out of this World” Cooking Contest, the Chocolate Extravaganza Dessert Contest, “What a Crock” Crock-Pot CookOff, From Cow to the Cone: Homemade Ice Cream Contest, Smorgasbord in a Pan: Creative Casseroles, the Oklahoma Pride Cooking Contest, the Battle of the Sexes: Chili Championship Cook-Off, the Ugliest Cake Contest, the Grilled Cheese Championships, and Forward Foods’ Cheese Contest. But if you just want to start the engine on that January diet, all your favorite staked meats and sweets, Indian Tacos, cinnamon rolls, deepfried snack foods and chocolate-covered frozen treats will be in attend-

Crowds walk past a variety of vendors on food row at the 2010 Oklahoma State Fair. OKLAHOMAN ARCHIVE PHOTOS BY JIM BECKEL, THE OKLAHOMAN

A child enjoys some food at the 2010 state fair.

ance. And if that’s not enough, there are these additions: Batter-fried Creole Sausage on a stick; beer-battered, deep-fried

bacon; bacon brownies; cheese curds in plain, jalapeno and taco; chicken Caesar salad; chocolate-covered corn dogs; bacon cinnamon rolls;

bacon chocolate milkshake; bacon ice cream sundae; chocolate quesadilla; cupcakes, including one shaped like a hot dog; deep-fried, bacon-wrapped chicken on a stick; deep-fried okra; deepfried peaches and cream; DippedPopz, which are jumbo iced cake balls on a stick; funnel cakes on sticks; frog legs; HotzaDog, which is Syracuse sausage with hush puppy breading on a stick; Italian nachos and Italian fire sticks, which are red flour tortillas stuffed with sausage, peppers and cheese and either marinara, ranch or Alfredo sauce; Italian lemonade, which is infused with basil; the Jubilee Sampler, which includes crabcake, fish filet, two crawfish tails, two hush puppies, okra and slaw; the aptly

named Really Mad Turkey Nads, which are deepfried turkey testicles served with hot sauce, and less vitriolic Rocky Mountain oysters; wraps that come in applechicken, chicken Caesar, tuna salad, and Tex-Mex; Sloppy Tecates are beers poured onto juicy lime pulp in cup rimmed with pulp and salt); and Spaghetti Sundaes, which are made with gelato. If you can’t get a January diet started with that lineup, you’re the kind of person who will act as if you didn’t hear the weight-guesser so he or she has to announce your alleged weight loud enough for everyone to hear. But then, showing off is just another part of the great Oklahoma State Fair.

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OVERHAUL TRANSMISSION $350 ENGINE $400 ENGINE BLOCK $150 »» 405-235-4328 »»

MAYFAIR »» GREAT LOCATION! 1 & 2 bds W/D hdwd flrs quiet secure neighborhood » 947-5665»

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» I BUY JUNK CARS » » UP TO $150 » » 405-919-3286 »

LPC or LCSW

AMERICAN CLEANERS Hiring FT Customer Service Reps. Starting pay $8.75 per hour. Apply at 15300 N. Western Ave.

AMERICAN CLEANERS is looking to hire FT pickup and delivery drivers for its expanding restoration division. $10/hour to start. Candidates must be very service-oriented, have a good driving record and pass a pre-employment physical and drug test. Apply at 2 NW 11th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103.

CLEANERS

Residential. F/T. Car Required. Up to $8.50/hr. to start. 405-216-3678.

Physician NEEDED TO MAKE

HOUSE CALLS

needed full time facility for at risk youth. Email resumes to ok-decc@att.net or fax to 405-360-3775

MONDAY-FRIDAY

ONLY!!

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PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT & NURSE PRACTITIONER

Assisted Living positions open: Business Office Manager Maintenance Supervisor Wage depends on exp. Full time with benefits. Please mail resume to The Oklahoman, Box #1972, P.O. Box 25125, Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0125.

Physicians At Home, Inc FAX OR EMAIL CV:

405-232-0112

physiciansathome@att.net

Crane Operators & Field Service Techs currently sought for Weatherford CPS. Must have CDL. Apply at 1900 SE 25th. Good pay & benefits. EOE

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Growing Co. needs Class A CDL w/Tanker ASAP. HAZ a plus. Good pay/benefits. Home weekends. 405-670-2030 YOU HAVE TRIED THE REST, NOW COME DRIVE FOR THE BEST 3 yrs Over-The-Road verifiable exp. Class A CDL, clean MVR, current physical, must pass preemployment drug test. EOE Contact Chuck @ 405-375-3124. C Bar C Transport, LLC

MOTORCYCLE SWAP MEET

Sun., Sept. 18, TulsaAdmiral Twin Drive-In Set-up 7-9 am, Public 9-3, $5 pp jwswapmeet.com Want to buy old Kawasakis, Hondas, Yamahas & Suzukis late 60's or early 70's. Any cond. 405-604-1054