2019 Schedule
| ALL-DAY Every Day, September 26 – 29, 2019 | ||
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| Art Department Solve the mystery! Look for the clues and earn an Art Detective ribbon. Guest Artist Series (see daily schedule). |
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| Cow Palace Milking Time each day, 4 – 6 PM |
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Discovery Center
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| Farm Museum Ongoing exhibits and demonstrations of early farm life, continuous blacksmith demonstrations. In addition, 3 times daily, pulley-driven antique farm equipment demonstrations, including corn grinders, hay press, lime crusher, corn chopper, wood saw, shingle mill and lunger engine. |
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| Fiber Department Spinning and weaving demonstrations, along with touch fibers and an educational area for kids Llama Barn |
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| Kids Place Ongoing activities include corn crib, bubbles, photo opportunities. |
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| Needlework Department Sewing demonstrations daily, corner stage. |
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| Roaming Acts Musicians and entertainment acts, any day at any time! Acts include Brown Paper Sax and Mariachi Mexico. |
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| Youth Exhibits Various demonstrations, including corn husk doll making, scavenger hunts and more. |
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| THURSDAY, September 26, 2019 Fair Hours: 4 PM – 10 PM |
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| 5:00 | PM | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
| 5:30 | Bored of Education: Youth Rock Band Center Stage |
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| 6:00 | Great Hill Mountain Band Green Stage |
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| 6:00 | Great Lakes Timber Show Lower Grounds |
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| 7 – 10 | Demolition Derby Motorized Events Area |
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| 7:30 | Vinyl Revolution Center Stage |
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| 9:00 | Fireworks Above the Fairgrounds |
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| FRIDAY, September 27, 2019 Fair Hours: 9 AM – 10 PM |
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| All Day | Scavenger Hunt Youth Exhibits |
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| All Day | Learn About Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts Youth Exhibits |
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| 9:00 | AM | Beef Cattle Showmanship Cow Palace |
| 9 – 3 | Garden Tractor Pulls Motorized Events Area |
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| 9 – 5 | Richard Kaiser: Professional Pumpkin Carver The Pavilion, Giant Pumpkins |
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| 10:00 | Great Lakes Timber Show Lower Grounds |
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| 11:00 | Making Corn Husk Dolls demonstration Youth Exhibits |
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| 11:00 | Jelly & Jammin' Presidents' Hall, Personal Skills Demonstration Area |
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| 11:00 | Ox Pulls (all classes) Pull Ring |
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| 11:00 | Cash Lane Slim: Americana Green Stage |
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| 11:00 | Dept. of Corrections Canine Unit: K-9 Unit dogs Discovery Center |
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| 12:00 | PM | CRHS: High School Music Dept Center Stage |
| 12:00 | Sandra DiPetro: Paracord & Friendship Bracelet Making Discovery Center |
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| 1:00 | The Locomotives: Folk, Rock, Blues Green Stage |
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| 2:00 | Soap Making 100 Years Ago Youth Exhibits |
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| 2:00 | Crossover: New Country, Classic Rock Center Stage |
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| 2:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
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| 2:00 | Extracting, Storing & Starting Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Presidents' Hall, Personal Skills Demonstration Area |
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| 2:00 | Steve Akerly: Outer space, Human Future in Space Discovery Center |
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| 2:30 | Great Lakes Timber Show Lower Grounds |
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| 3:00 | Tina Hurlbert: RSD 13 STEM Program Full "STEAM" Ahead Discovery Center |
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| 3:15 | The Aquatudes: ’60s Surf Rock & Roll Green Stage |
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| 4:00 | Baking Bread Fundamentals: presented by Chef Jonathan Miller Presidents' Hall, Personal Skills Demonstration Area |
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| 4:00 | CJ West and the Downtown Train: Country Center Stage |
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| 4:00 | Dairy Cattle Showmanship Cow Palace |
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| 4:00 | Patrick Comins: Landscaping for Wildlife Discovery Center |
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| 5:00 | Bunny Hop Contest The Barnyard |
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| 5:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
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| 5:00 | Peter Marteka: Hiking in Hidden Connecticut Peter will show slides and discuss some of his adventures in Connecticut Discovery Center |
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| 5:30 | The Monthei Brothers: Country Main Stage |
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| 5:30 | Zydelicious: Zydeco, Blues & Country Green Stage |
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| 6:00 | Leaf Jumpers Center Stage |
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| 6 – 7 | Matt Garrett: Hand Woven Whips Creative Arts Building |
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| 7:00 | LITTLE RIVER BAND: Rock Main Stage |
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| 7 – 10 | Figure 8 & Demolition Derby Motorized Events Area |
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| 7:30 | The Engine Room: ’50s, ’60s, ’70s & ’80s Rock Green Stage |
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| 7:30 | Laser Light Show provided by CT. Lasers Center Stage |
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| 8:00 | Sister Funk: All Female, High Energy Rock Center Stage |
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| 8:45 | Great Lakes Timber Show Lower Grounds |
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| 10:00 | Laser Light Show provided by CT. Lasers Center Stage |
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| SATURDAY, September 28, 2019 Fair Hours: 9 AM – 11 PM |
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| All Day | Scavenger Hunt Youth Exhibits |
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| All Day | Learn About Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts Youth Exhibits |
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| 8:30 | AM | Dairy Cattle Open & Junior Show Cow Palace |
| 9:00 | Goat Show Goat Show Ring |
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| 9:00 | Sheep Show Sheep Show Ring |
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| 9 – 3 | Connecticut State Tractor Pullers Association Motorized Events Area |
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| 9 – 5 | Llama Shows Llama Ring outside of T Barn |
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| 9 – 5 | Richard Kaiser: Professional Pumpkin Carver The Pavilion, Giant Pumpkins |
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| 10:00 | Pony Pull (all classes) Pull Ring |
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| 10:00 | Rabbits Junior & Senior Showmanship The Barnyard |
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| 10:00 | Great Lakes Timber Show Lower Grounds |
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| 11:00 | Making Corn Husk Dolls demonstration Youth Exhibits |
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| 11:00 | Poultry Jr. and Sr. Showmanship The Barnyard |
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| 11:00 | Cypress Allstars: Classic Rock Green Stage |
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| 11:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
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| 11:00 | Busy Person's Intro to Canning Presidents' Hall, Personal Skills Demonstration Area |
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| 11:00 | Nancy DuBrule-Clemente: Make your yard a Happy Habitat Discovery Center |
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| 12:00 | PM | CRHS: High School Music Dept Center Stage |
| 12:00 | Allan Poole: Beekeeping, Alan will discuss his experiences with keeping bees and may have a frame of live bees to show. Discovery Center |
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| 12 – 1 | Matt Garrett: Hand Woven Whips Creative Arts Building |
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| 1:00 | How To Bake with Squash: presented by Chef Jamie Roraback Presidents' Hall, Personal Skills Demonstration Area |
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| 1:00 | Beth and the Boys Green Stage |
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| 1:00 | Peter Marteka: Hiking in Hidden Connecticut Peter will show slides and discuss some of his adventures in Connecticut Discovery Center |
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| 1:30 | Durham Fair Talent Show Center Stage |
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| 2:00 | Ducks Unlimited Greenwing: building wood ducks nesting boxes Youth Exhibits |
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| 2:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
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| 2:00 | MUFON-MIKE PANICELLO: Best places to see UFO's in CT Visual Presentation on UFO Sightings Discovery Center |
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| 2:30 | Brown Paper Sax: 1920’s Jazz Sax Quintet Roaming |
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| 2:30 | Great Lakes Timber Show Lower Grounds |
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| 3:00 | Harbor Moon/strong> Center Stage |
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| 3:00 | Steve Akerly: Outer space, Human Future in Space Discovery Center |
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| 3:45 | Neighborhood Watch Band: Classic Rock Green Stage |
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| 4:00 | Dance and Rhythm Studio: Ballroom & Country Dance Demonstration/Instruction Stay to dance with the dancers! Discovery Center |
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Chase Richards: Sculpted Dinosaurs Creative Arts Building |
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| 5:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
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| 5:00 | Bunny Hop Contest The Barnyard |
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| 5:00 | 3-Horse Pull (all classes) Pull Ring |
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| 5:00 | Bob Reynolds: Meteorites Discovery Center |
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| 5:30 | Jackson Hill: Country Center Stage |
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| 6 – 7 |
Chase Richards: Sculpted Dinosaurs Creative Arts Building |
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| 6 – 10 | Truck & SUV Pull Motorized Events Area |
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| 6:00 | Kings of Karma: Rock and Country Green Stage |
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| 6:00 | Dance and Rhythm Studio: Ballroom & Country Dance Demonstration/Instruction Stay to dance with the dancers! Discovery Center |
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| 7:00 | BIG & RICH: Country Main Stage |
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| 7:00 | Battle of the Barns Cow Palace |
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| 7:00 | Laser Light Show provided by CT. Lasers Center Stage |
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| 7:30 | Mixed Signals: Groove oriented Rock and Blues Center Stage |
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| 8:00 | After Hours Green Stage |
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| 8:45 | Great Lakes Timber Show Lower Grounds |
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| 9:30 | Laser Light Show provided by CT. Lasers Center Stage |
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| SUNDAY, September 29, 2019 Fair Hours: 9 AM – 7 PM |
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| All Day | Scavenger Hunt Youth Exhibits |
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| All Day | Learn About Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts Youth Exhibits |
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| 9 – 3 | Connecticut State Tractor Pullers Association Motorized Events Area |
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| 9:15 | AM | Ecumenical Church Service Green Stage |
| 10:00 | Pair Draft Horse Pull (3125 lbs. or under 15 ft.) Pull Ring |
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| 10:00 | Bend in the River: Americana Center Stage |
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| 10:00 | Mini Pedal Tractor Pull Kids Place |
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| 10:00 | Great Lakes Timber Show Lower Grounds |
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| 10 – 2 | Sewing Demonstrations Needlework Building |
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| 10:30 | Stay Tuned Green Stage |
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| 11:00 | Bunny Hop Contest The Barnyard |
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| 11:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
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| 11:00 | Tia’ Triesler: Creatures of Long Island Sound Discovery Center |
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| 11:30 – 12 | Paperhouse Theatre Performance Youth Exhibits |
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| 11:30 | Braiden Sunshine: Rock Main Stage |
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| 11:30 | Mariachi Mexico Antiguo: Mariachi Ensemble Roaming |
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| 12:00 | PM | Making Craft Beer: Cameron Pollitt, Brewer, Bad Sons Beer Company Presidents' Hall, Personal Skills Demonstration Area |
| 12:00 | Bourbon Chaser: Rock and Country Center Stage |
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| 12:00 | Paul Benjunas: Bears and Bobcats in CT. Discovery Center |
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| 12 – 1 | Monster Truck Meet and Greet: Meet drivers and get autographs and pictures. Power Wheels Demolition Derby, Mom's Mini Van Demolition Derby Motorized Events Area |
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| 1:00 | DIY Indian Corn Wreath Making Presidents' Hall, Personal Skills Demonstration Area |
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| 1:00 | Presley and Taylor: Rock Main Stage |
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| 1:00 | Pair Draft Horse Pull (3,325 lbs. or under 15 ft.) Pull Ring |
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| 1:00 | Sandra DiPetro: Paracord & Friendship Bracelet Making Discovery Center |
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| 1:30 | Rockslide: Classic Rock Green Stage |
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| 2:00 | Monster Truck Show—Honor Veterans’ Day: Monster Truck freestyle event See Trucks: Overkill, Evolution, Iron Warrior, Turbulence, Nothing But Trouble Motorized Events Area |
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| 2:00 | Mariachi Mexico Antiguo: Mariachi Ensemble Center Stage |
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| 2:00 | Animal Costume Parade Cow Palace |
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| 2:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
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| 2:00 | Dr. Michael Good: Life and Death on Haddam Quarter Road, Progress of medicine over last 100 years Discovery Center |
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| 2 – 3 |
Betsy Titus: Words and Watercolors Creative Arts Building |
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| 2:30 | Great Lakes Timber Show Lower Grounds |
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| 3:00 | Trade Secrets of a Perfect Pie Crust: presented by Chef Jonathan Miller Presidents' Hall, Personal Skills Demonstration Area |
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| 3:00 | Pair Draft Horse Pull (over 3,325 lbs. 12 ft.) Pull Ring |
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| 3:00 | Cameron Pollitt: Home Beer Brewing, Cameron will discuss and demonstrate home beer brewing techniques Discovery Center |
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| 5:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
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