Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, July 30, 1993 TAG: 9307290038
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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DATELINE: DUBLIN LENGTH: Long
This year's fair starts with two special events Saturday and continues Monday through Aug. 7 at the New River Valley Fairgrounds. The gate opens at 9 a.m. Saturday to prepare for the antique tractor pull, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. At 7 p.m., the Nationwide Demolition Derby roars into the fairgrounds.
The fair officially opens Monday. Amusements, rides, concerts, agricultural and horticultural displays, livestock contests, exhibits and shows top the list of must-see attractions this year.
Two daily features have been added. The Royal Palace Circus will have several shows each day and a family animal farm exhibit will run throughout the week. It is being built by Pulaski County High FFA students.
Headlining celebrities is country star Tracy Lawrence, who performs Monday. The Six Shooters, Music City's hot teen band, perform Tuesday, and country rockers The Pirates of the Mississippi take the stage Wednesday.
Alison Krauss will bring her band, Union Station, on Aug. 6. Krauss won a Grammy for her second solo album, "I've Got That Old Feeling," released on Rounder Records in June 1990.
The big draw Aug. 7 is John Conlee, who has been entertaining country fans for nearly 30 years. His signature song, "Rose Colored Glasses," is one of eight that have topped the country charts.
Gate admission includes all grandstand shows and exhibit admission. Tickets for All-America Shows midway rides and amusements are extra. There's also an additional fee for chair seating in front of the grandstand at some concerts.
The fairgrounds are on Virginia 100, exit 98 from Interstate 81, in Dublin. Here is the schedule; for more information, call 674-1548.\ \ Saturday
\ 9 a.m. Gate No. 1 opens.
\ 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. Tractor pull. Admission 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $3 for adults or children over 6, free under 6.
\ 4 p.m. Main gate opens.
\ 7 p.m. Demolition Derby. Admission $5 for adults, $2 for children 6-11 and free under 6. Seating first-come, first-served. No refunds.\ \ Monday
\ 9 a.m. Gate No. 1 opens.
\ 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Flower show entries.
\ 10 a.m. Stockmens and hippology contest.
\ 1-8 p.m. Art work entries. Produce, homemaking entries received.
\ 1:30 p.m. Livestock-judging contest.
\ 3 p.m. Weigh-in for market lambs.
\ 4 p.m. Main gate opens.
\ 5 p.m. Enter classes for beef and open sheep.
\ 5-11 p.m. Exhibit halls open.
\ 6 p.m. Pet show.
\ 6-11 p.m. Midway amusements and rides.
\ 6:30 p.m. Livestock parade in front of grandstand.
\ 7 and 9 p.m. Country star Tracy Lawrence.
\ Admission $5, adults; $2, children 6-11; free under 6. Gate admission includes free admission to grandstand show. Chair seating is $3 extra. Tickets for midway extra.\ \ Tuesday
\ 9 a.m. Gate No. 1 opens. Beef and cattle show.
\ Noon-3 p.m. Peak Performance, talent show by Pulaski County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Task Force, at grandstand. Gate admission to fair is free.
\ 1 p.m. Exhibit halls open.
\ 2 p.m.-closing All-American Shows ride special. One price, $9, and ride until closing. Gate admission charged after 3 p.m.
\ 2 p.m. Open sheep show.
\ 5:30 p.m. Livestock on parade at grandstand.
\ 6 p.m. Lambs and wool on parade.
\ 8 p.m. Six Shooters concert.
\ Admission $4, adults; $2, children 6-11; free under 6. Chair seating at the grandstand show is free with gate admission Tuesday.\ \ Wednesday
\ 9 a.m.- Gate No. 1 opens. Market lamb show.
\ 4 p.m. Main gate opens.
\ 5-11 p.m. Exhibit halls open.
\ 6-11 p.m. Midway open.
\ 8 p.m. Pirates of Mississippi concert.
\ Admission $5, adults; $2, children 6-11; free under 6. Gate admission includes grandstand show. Chair seating $3 extra.\ \ Thursday
\ 9 a.m. Gate No. 1 opens.
\ 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Flower show entries.
\ 4 p.m. Main gate opens.
\ 5-11 p.m. Exhibit halls open.
\ 6-11 p.m. Midway ride special. One price, $9, and ride all evening. Gate admission charged.
\ 6:30 p.m. Livestock parade at grandstand.
\ 7 p.m. Kiddie tractor pull.
\ 7:30 p.m. Antique tractor parade.
\ 8 p.m. Horse pull.
\ Admission $4, adults; free, children 11 and under. Gate admission includes grandstand show.\ \ Aug. 5
\ 9 a.m. Gate No. 1 opens. Dairy cattle show.
\ 2 p.m. Dairy goat show.
\ 4 p.m. Main gate opens.
\ 5-11 p.m. Exhibit halls open.
\ 6 p.m. Open goat show.
\ 6-11 p.m. Midway open,.
\ 7:30 p.m. Livestock on parade at grandstand.
\ 8 p.m. Bluegrass star Alison Krauss and Union Station.
\ Admission $5, adults; $2, children 6-11; free under 6. Gate admission includes grandstand show. Chair seating $3 extra.\ \ Aug. 7
\ Noon-3 p.m. Free gate admission.
\ 1 p.m. Exhibit halls open.
\ 2-5 p.m. Midway ride special. One price, $9, and ride until 5 p.m. Gate admission charged after 3 p.m.
\ 6-11 p.m. Midway open.
\ 8 p.m. Country star John Conlee in concert.
\ Admission $5, adults; $2, children 6-11; free under 6. Gate admission includes grandstand show. Chair seating $3 extra.
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