ORANGE COUNTY FAIR 2000 -- Schedule of events
TODAY
Fair hours: 10 a.m. to midnight
Kids’ Day: Children age 12 and younger receive free admission all day.
“‘Hot” Weekday Wristband: Purchase a $10 wristband, good for 10 rides
of your choice. Wristbands sold until 8 p.m., ride until midnight.
Includes rides in the major and kiddie midways. Good for all ages.
Wristbands are not transferable and do not include gate admission.
All Day
* Maternity Barn -- Livestock Maternity Barn
* Small animals on display -- Small Animal Tent
* Dairy cattle and dairy goats on display -- Livestock Area
* Sheepy Hollow -- Livestock Area
* Fair Button Scavenger Hunt -- Youth Building
* Woodworking demonstrations -- Visual Arts Building
* China painting demonstrations -- Visual Arts Building
* Guild of Fiber Artists -- Home and Hobbies Building
* Small Scale Squadron -- Home and Hobbies Building
* O.C. Tole Painters, Pacific Coast Artists -- Home and Hobbies
Building
* Mesa Consolidated Water District demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Science Adventures -- Kids’ Park
* Wax candle rolling -- Centennial Farm
10 a.m.
* Junior dairy goats -- Livestock Arena
* “Hot, Hot, Hot” Dancing -- Kids’ Park
* Feature Exhibitor; until 6 p.m. -- Youth Building
* Pet Rock On The Spot Contest; entries accepted until 12:30 p.m. --
Youth Building
11 a.m.
* Daria Bearden Dance Studio -- Heritage Stage
* K.C. and Company -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Beach Cities Stars -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids’ Park
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
11:30 a.m.
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* BJ and the Candywagon, until 4:30 p.m. -- Grounds
Noon
* Marilyn Grahn Dancers -- Heritage Stage
* Twinkle Toes -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Marshall’s Tae Kwon Do Flying Tigers -- Grand Pacific Resorts
Meadows Stage
* The Cryin’ Onion Water Balloon Toss -- Kids’ Park
* Jim Waltrip talks on Peppers -- California Spas Grass Roots
Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Fun with Fiber: Hot & Zesty or Cool? -- Home and Hobbies Stage
Building 14
* Art in Progress, until 7 p.m. -- Street Scene
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene
* Science Adventure Stage Show -- Youth Building
12:30 p.m.
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Dennis Forel and his Pennyfarthing, until 5:30 p.m. -- Grounds
1 p.m.
* Newport Beach Showtime -- Heritage Stage
* Music Room Musical Theatre -- California Patio & Spa Centennial
Stage
* Beach Cities Stars -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Circus Fun Revue -- Kids’ Park
* University of Fun -- Youth Building
* Jerry Robinson from Rainforest Flora Tillandsias --California Spas
Grass Roots Stage/Floral Pavilion
* Decorative Tole Painting -- Home and Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Children’s Magic Matinee with Gus Flamingo -- Bijou Theatre
* Picasso’s Place Art Center, until 7:30 p.m. -- Kids’ Park
* Maureen W. Puppet; until 6 p.m. -- Grounds
1:30 p.m.
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
2 p.m.
* Marilyn Grahn Dancers -- Heritage Stage
* Dancers in Motion -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Daria Bearden Dance Studio -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* WindyNites -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Miss Debbe Lynn, vocalist/karaoke -- Celebration Stage/Youth
Building
* Slantboard Races -- Youth Building
* Stuart Span from Rogers Gardens: Roses -- California Spas Grass
Roots Stage-Floral Pavilion
* Cooking with DoubleTree chefs: O.C. School of Culinary Arts -- Home
and Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Red River Riders, until 7 p.m. -- Grounds
* Science Adventures Stage Show -- Kids’ Park
2:30 p.m.
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
3 p.m.
* Newport Beach Showtime -- Heritage Stage
* Music Room Musical Theatre -- California Patio & Spa Centennial
Stage
* South Bay School of Music Arts -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* Elk Whistle: Native American Flute -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Red Hot Relays family contest -- Kids’ Park
* Billy Erickson, country singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Children’s Magic Matinee with Frank Thurston -- Bijou Theatre
* Main Street Jazz Band -- Street Scene
3:30 p.m.
* Decorative Tole Painting -- Home and Hobbies Stage Building 14
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Country Lane
4 p.m.
* Mo’s Swinga’s -- Heritage Stage
* Dancers in Motion -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* South Bay School of Music Arts -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows
Stage
* WindyNites -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Mighty Quinn Magician -- Celebration Stage/Youth Building
* University of Fun -- Kids’ Park
* Terrell and Takako Juggling Team -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
4:30 p.m.
* Radio-control planes: Backyard electric models -- Home and Hobbies
Stage Building 14
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Bijou Promenade
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
5 p.m.
* American Youth Express -- Heritage Stage
* Tekurio Nui Polynesian Dance -- California Patio & Spa Centennial
Stage
* Elk Whistle: Native American Flute -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Miss Debbe Lynn, vocalist/karaoke -- Celebration Stage/Youth
Building
* Peppy Pepper Parachutes -- Kids’ Park
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Street Scene
5:30 p.m.
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
6 p.m
* Shauna: Lyrical and jazz dance -- Heritage Stage
* Dance St. West -- California Patio & Spa Centennial Stage
* Johnny Rhondo, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Spicy Sack Races -- Kids’ Park
* Free gem identification, until 9 p.m. -- Gems/Minerals Building 13
* Tea and Tour Presentation of the Victorian bride -- Home and Hobbies
Stage Building 14
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend
* Gus Flamingo Magic -- Bijou Promenade
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* Doggies of the Wild West -- Newport Arena
* Milking Demonstration -- Millennium Barn
* Rythmo Mariachi Kids -- Celebrations Stage/Youth Building
6:30 p.m.
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Arlington Theater
* Charlie Keeling, glassblower -- Buffalo Bend Stage
7 p.m.
* Ty Herndon -- Arlington Theater
* Saya Andina - Andes Music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Kids Karaoke -- Youth Building
* Salsa Dance Lessons -- Heritage Stage
* Raymond Michael -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Trinidad Steel Drum Band -- Street Scene
* University of Fun: Artology 101 with Dr. Picasso -- Kids’ Park Stage
* Russell Brothers Circus -- Green Gate
7:30 p.m.
* Salsa Band -- Heritage Stage
* Magic of Frank Thurston -- Bijou Promenade
* Red Hot Billy Peppers -- Street Scene
* All Alaskan Racing Pigs -- Newport Arena
8 p.m.
* Flying U Rodeo Classic -- Grandstand Arena
* Johnny Rhondo, vocalist -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts Building
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre
* Milking demonstration -- Millennium Barn
8:30 p.m.
* Mark Wenzel, mime -- Arlington Theater
* Touch of Class -- Heritage Stage
* Comedian Herb Dixon -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
9 p.m.
* Ty Herndon -- Arlington Theater
* Saya Andina: Andes Music -- Spotlight Stage/Visual Arts
* Hypnotist Mark Yuzuik -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
* Steve Lord, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
9:30 p.m.
* Salsa Band -- Heritage Stage
* Jonathan Wild, singer/guitarist -- Buffalo Bend Stage
* Magical Spice with Erikka Dalu, Terry Godfrey, David Zirbel,
Goldfinger and Dove -- Bijou Theatre
10 p.m.
* Raymond Michael -- Grand Pacific Resorts Meadows Stage
10:30 p.m.
* Touch of Class -- Heritage Stage
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