ALL'S FAIR FOR A.V. TODAY 11-DAY EVENT KICKING OFF IN NEW VENUE.Byline: Charles F. Bostwick Staff Writer LANCASTER - An Air Force jet will fly over the new Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. to open the 66th annual Antelope Valley Fair and Alfalfa alfalfa (ălfăl`fə) or lucern (l  sûn`), perennial leguminous plant (Medicago sativa Festival. The 11-day fair opens with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. today outside the ticket office, then a ceremony in Heritage Park that contains bronze plaques thanking fair benefactors. ``It's looking exciting,'' spokesman Bob Carlson said of fair preparations. After 65 years at Division Street and Avenue I, the Antelope Valley Fair has a new home twice as big on 135 acres west of the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. at Avenue H. The city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. and the fair board cooperated in building the new fairgrounds, with the city getting the old fairgrounds to convert into a park, a school, a university center, homes and a shopping center shopping center, a concentration of retail, service, and entertainment enterprises designed to serve the surrounding region. The modern shopping center differs from its antecedents—bazaars and marketplaces—in that the shops are usually amalgamated into . Fair headliners start tonight with classic-rock bands REO Speedwagon For the vehicle, see . REO Speedwagon is an American rock band which grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. REO Speedwagon hits include "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling. and Styx. Other concerts will star country singers Jo Dee Messina and Phil Vassar on Saturday; Latino musicians Banda Machos and Ana Barbara on Sunday; country singers Brad Paisley and Joe Nichols on Monday; Newsboys Newsboys is a Christian pop band. The band was formed in Australia in 1985 and has been one of the most popular and best selling Christian music artists of the past two decades. and Audio Adrenaline Audio Adrenaline was a Christian rock band that formed in the early 1990s at Kentucky Christian College in Grayson, Kentucky, U.S.. Along with dc Talk, Newsboys and Jars of Clay, they quickly became one of the most successful Christian pop-rock bands of the 90s. on Tuesday; and Smash Mouth and Maroon 5 on Wednesday. Other grandstand events include figure-eight stock-car racing stock-car racing Form of automobile racing. Popular in the U.S., it features cars that conform externally to standard U.S. commercial models and are raced usually on oval, paved tracks. on Sept. 3; the unique Rural Olympics of hay loading, tractor driving and other farm skills on Sept. 4; bull riders on Sept. 7; and the demolition derby on Sept. 6. Hundreds of sheep, pigs, cattle and other animals - fed, groomed and doctored by local youngsters over the last several months - arrived Thursday at the fairgrounds. Their young owners will be showing the animals before judges this week and then auctioning them off for cash that can amount to thousands of dollars - most destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for college education or car funds. The animals will be sold starting at 9 a.m. Thursday at the 49th annual Kiwanis Junior Livestock Auction. Thursday was most exhibitors' first look at the new fairgrounds. ``It's pretty good. I think over time it'll become better,'' said Rosamond High School student Ryan Pauley, 17, who has shown animals the last two fairs. ``It's OK. I wish the steer barn was a little bigger, more room for steers,'' said Michael Perez, 15, a member of the Four Seasons 4-H Club in Tehachapi, who was busy Thursday morning spreading out wood chips in a livestock stall as bedding for two steers. Of the new grounds, said Janet Picard, whose 13-year-old daughter Tia is showing sheep at the fair: ``We'll tell you when it's all over. It's a nice setup, but like with everything new there's going to be a lot of changes.'' Charles F. Bostwick, (661) 267-5742 chuck.bostwick(at)dailynews.com IF YOU GO ADMISSION: General admission, $7; children 6 to 15 and seniors 55 and older, $5; children under 6 and active-duty military personnel with identification, free. Grandstand event tickets include fair admission. PARKING: $3. LOCATION: 2551 W. Ave. H, Lancaster. INFORMATION: (661) 948-6060 or www.avfair.com. ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR SCHEDULE TODAY REO Speedwagon and Styx, 7:30 p.m. Grandstand seats free, reserved seats $25 and $50. Hours 4 p.m.-1 a.m. SATURDAY Jo Dee Messina and Phil Vassar, 7:30 p.m. Grandstand seats free, reserved seats $25 and $20. Hours noon-1 a.m. Antelope Valley Fair Parade, 10 a.m. starting on Lancaster Boulevard at 10th Street West. SUNDAY Banda Machos and Ana Barbara, 7:30 p.m. Fair admission is $12, which includes carnival rides and all concert seats. Hours noon-midnight. MONDAY Brad Paisley and Joe Nichols, 7:30 p.m. Grandstand seats free, reserved seats $25 and $50. Hours 4 p.m.-midnight. Children 11 and younger admitted free. TUESDAY Newsboys and Audio Adrenaline, 7:30 p.m. Grandstand seats free, reserved seats $25 and $50. Hours 4 p.m.-midnight for general public, noon to midnight for senior citizens and handicapped people. Seniors and handicapped people admitted free. WEDNESDAY Smash Mouth and Maroon 5, 7:30 p.m. Grandstand seats free, reserved seats $25 and $50. Hours 4 p.m.-midnight. Students age 12 and older with student identification admitted for $5. THURSDAY Junior livestock auction, 9 a.m. Hours 4 p.m.-midnight. Admission and carnival rides $1 each. SEPT. 3. Figure 8 stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. , 7:30 p.m. Hours 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Fair admission is $12, which includes carnival rides and Figure 8 races. SEPT. 4 Rural Olympics, 6 p.m. Grandstand seating included with fair admission. Hours noon-1 a.m. SEPT. 5 Professional bull riding, 7:30 p.m. Grandstand seating $15, which includes fair admission. Hours noon-1 a.m. SEPT. 6 Demolition derby, 7:30 p.m. Grandstand seating $15, which includes fair admission. Hours noon-11 p.m. DAILY Carnival rides, farm animals, flower exhibits, handicraft handicraft: see arts and crafts. display, photo exhibit, gem and mineral display, petting zoo. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, 2 boxes Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color -- 1 ran in AV edition only) A workman, above, washes off a tent Thursday in the carnival section for the Antelope Valley Fair that opens today while at left, Alexandra Miller, 14, of Lakes Hughes and a member of the Quartz Hill Future Farmers of America feeds her lamb Skittles skittles English ninepin bowling game played with a wooden disk or ball. The pins are set in a diamond formation; the player who knocks down all the pins in the fewest throws wins. Skittles has been played for centuries in public houses and clubs. . (3) Michael Perez, 15, of Tehachapi, a member of the Four Seasons 4-H Club, spreads wood chips as bedding for his steers. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer Box: (1) IF YOU GO (see text) (2 -- ran in AV edition only) ANTELOPE VALLEY FAIR SCHEDULE (see text) |
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