LAUPER CANCELS A.V. GIG AS CHER JUGGLES DATES; WEIRD AL, FAIR MUST FIND REPLACEMENT ACT.

Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer

Pop sensation Cyndi Lauper still wants to have fun, but she won't be having it in the Antelope Valley.

The singer who marched teen-age girls through the fluorescent '80s with her anthem ``Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,'' has canceled her Aug. 27 appearance at the Antelope Valley Fair, citing scheduling conflicts with her current tour.

Lauper, who rocketed to the top of the charts with hits including ``True Colors'' and ``Time After Time,'' is currently the opening act for Cher, who had revisions in her own tour.

``Their schedule originally called for a (Las Vegas) show which would have been on the 28th and 29th,'' said fair manager Dan Jacobs. ``They moved it to the 27th and 28th so she had to cancel and we didn't have a contract.''

As the opening day act, Lauper was scheduled to appear with rock spoofmeister Weird Al Yankovic. He still will be performing.

``Things like this happen,'' Jacobs said. ``We have enough time to replace her and we think we can replace her with an equal or better act.''

The new opening act should be set by early next week but fair officials will not release any prospective names.

Yankovic and the opening act will begin at 8 p.m. Aug. 27. Tickets are $20 for grandstand and $15 for bleacher seats and can be purchased at the fairgrounds, 155 E. Ave. I in Lancaster or through Ticketmaster.

For more information on this or other events at the fair, call [phone].