Are you going to the Utah State Fair

Source: Standard-Examiner, Ogden, UtahAug.迷你倉 30–Let’s face it. If you spend much time with Utah State Fair food — funnel cakes stuffed with fruit and cream, deep-fried whatnots, fresh golden corn dripping with butter — you’ll need to shake a tail feather to burn off a few calories.You don’t even have to leave the fair to do it, with lots of entertainment events to watch and even participate in this year.There are a lot of new additions this year, including a newly opened TRAX line to make getting there a parking-free cinch.And then there is the new interactive aspect on the Grandstand stage, said Jeff Kooring, the fair’s director of sales and marketing.”Concerts are fun, and we have some good ones,” Kooring said, “but it is also nice to get a little more involved.”One such act will be American Pickers, the gang from the History Channel show who find treasures in the strangest places. The Pickers are at the fair on Sept. 7.”Audience members will have to register in advance, and then they can bring their trash or treasure for inspection,” said Kooring. “The guys will take a look, and if they like it, they’ll try to buy it.”Another interactive show coming to the Grandstand is “The Price Is Right” Live, on Sept. 12.”Just like the TV show, certain audience members will be chosen to come on down and play the game,” said Kooring. “There are prizes, even a car.”On Sept. 14, the Grandstand turns into a sand dune when Kahuna Beach Party, a Denver-based Beach Boys tribute, takes the stage — twice.”There will be dancing and a surfboard contest and other events for people to enjoy. This is one we are hoping will become an annual event if all goes well.”The fairgrounds entertainment also includes two new events this year — one showing skills and strength, and one purely whimsical.”We are having the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show,” said Kooring. “That will be really cool — log-rolling, tree-chopping and climbing. It is a big one, and I think people will be fascinated. We also have the Great American Duck Race. These are live ducks that race down water courses.”As for musical acts, Kooring said, organizers went with a diverse mix. For many years, Fiesta Mexicana, an organization outside the festival, presented on the festival’s final Sunday. The group has left the fair this year to present its own event, said Kooring.文件倉nstead, as the closer, the fair brings Ramon Ayala, known as the King of the Accordion in Norteno and Conjunto music circles.”We will always book at least one Latin act, because we love that element. Ramon is huge and we expect that one to sell out, so get tickets now if you want to see him.”Another twist, also with a Latin element, is Caleb Chapman’s Crescent Super Band, with international Latin star Poncho Sanchez. Kooring hopes to draw people who might not normally attend the fair with that show — but he hopes they’ll stay for more than music.”I guess my real question is, what do people need from the fair? We do have these new events, but is that what they need? When we ask them straight out, it is usually about crazy food, animals and rides. I have to agree — when I go to the fair, I really like to see a great big pig, or eat a deep-fried Snicker, or play games.”Grandstand acts* 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 — Plain White T’s, $20/advance $26/day of* 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6 — Amy Grant, $24/advance, $29/day of* 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 — American Pickers, “Treasure or Trash,” free with fair admission* 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8 — Love and Theft, free with fair admission* 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 — Bridgit Mendler, $22/advance, $27/day of* 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 — .38 Special, $22/advance, $27/day of* 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11 — Caleb Chapman’s Crescent Super Band, with Poncho Sanchez, free with fair admission* 5 p.m. Sept. 12 — “The Price Is Right” Live, $22-$37/advance, $27-$42/day of* 7 p.m. Sept. 13 — Texaco Country Showdown state finals, free with fair admission.* 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sept. 14 — Kahuna Beach Party, $15/adults, children 12 and under admitted free with fair admission.* 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 — Ramon Ayala, $22/advance, $27/day of.For further detail, go to .utahstatefair.com.PREVIEW* WHAT: Utah State Fair* WHEN: 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sept. 5-15, extended to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays* WHERE: Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 West, Salt Lake City* TICKETS: $10, $7/age 62 and older and 6 to 12, free/age 5 and younger. Adult tickets are $7 if purchased through Smith’s grocery store checkout. Ride wristbands are $18-$25. Other discounts may apply. .utahstatefair.comCopyright: ___ (c)2013 the Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) Visit the Standard-Examiner (Ogden, Utah) at .standard.net Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉