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Santa Cruz County Fair Guide 2012

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4 The Santa Cruz County Fair ✹ at a Glance 6 Board President’s Message ✹ 7 Fair Manager’s Message ✹ 8 Fair Schedule ✹

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of County Fair ✹ Map Sea Lion Adventures ✹ Fables of the West Racing Pigs ✹ All-Alaskan ✹ Agriculture/Horticulture ✹ Yesterday’s Fair ✹ The Lost Trailers ✹ Antsy is Back! ✹ Divas of the Decade: 16 22

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Can’t Wait to See

Fair At A Glance 2012 Santa Cruz County Fair

★ Hours

September 11-16

Tuesday - NOON to 10:00 PM Wednesday through Friday - Noon to 11 PM Saturday - 10 AM to 11 PM Sunday - 10 AM to 10 PM

★ Address

2601 East Lake Avenue Watsonville, CA 95076 Information at www.santacruzcountyfair.com or 831-724-5671

★ Admission (Daily)

Adults 13 to 61 $10.00 ($8.00 Advance) Children 6 to 12 $5.00 ($4.00 Advance) (Free on Kid’s Day, 9/12) Under 6 Free Seniors 62 and better $4.00 on Senior Day, Tuesday, 9/11 at the Gate Only ($5.00 Advance for Wednesday - Sunday) Parking $5.00

★ Entertainment (All Shows at 7:30 PM on the Amphitheater Stage) Tuesday 9/11 Wednesday 9/12 Thursday 9/13 Friday 9/14 Saturday 9/15 Sunday 9/16

✪Alternate Routes✪

ormally Airport Boulevard and Highway 152 handle the cars and farm trucks pretty well. But those who routinely travel some portion of Airport to Holohan to Hwy 152 and on to the Fair know what “Traffic Jam” means. The second week of September is guaranteed to produce long lines making the trek to our annual celebration. Before you head to this year’s fair grab the attached map and use it to find a road less traveled. It isn’t necessarily shorter in distance but may be quicker in time. At the very least following roads with names like Casserly and Carlton will certainly take you through some beautiful country. Let there be no doubt, the 2012 Santa Cruz County Fair is worth the trip and this year you can navigate the back roads like a local.

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Divas of the Decades (A Tribute to the Women of Rock) The Lost Trailers Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours The White Album Ensemble J. T. Hodges Pro Wrestling Revolution

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President

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Fair Managers Message

he hundreds of volunteers “Welcome you to the 127th Santa Cruz County Fair.”

For 127 years our fair has offered the very best, so this year’s theme celebrates the “BERRY BEST” from the area. As you stroll through the grounds you will view the hard work and dedication from not only hundreds of volunteers that work tirelessly to make this fair possible but the thousands of participant entries. The time and effort that all our participants put in to make this fair what it is never fails to astound me. As you walk through the grounds take time to admire every aspect of what we have to offer. The beautiful grounds, the educational value of the exhibits, the fun of this wonderful community event and your continued support for its future! In Home Arts located in the Crosetti building, you will find Clothing, Textiles, Preserved Foods, Baked Good, Confections, Arts and Crafts, Photography, as well as the Collections and Hobbies exhibits.

Agriculture/Horticulture is located in the Harvest building; there you will find the giant pumpkins, Berries and other fruits and vegetables, 4-H, FFA, Scouts and other Youth Organization booth displays, LEGOS, and much more. The Floriculture department offers viewers the opportunity to admire their favorite flowers in arrangements, as cut flowers, as well as specialty plants and gardens. Our Livestock Barn, with Pigs, Sheep, goats, and Beef animals, our Saturday Auction, and daily Rodeo events. Browse through the Fine Arts building with paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, glass, gourd and jewelry creations. We have Trains, Poultry, Rabbits, Junior Fair Board has Interactive Science projects on display, Ag History has a Museum, Tractors, demonstrations displays and the Spinners and Weavers doing demonstrations or enter a Handspun and handwoven item. It’s all here and much more, so pack-up the family and all your friends and enjoy this fun filled event. Did we

David Kegebein mention all the great food! Check out the schedules for the daily entertainment events throughout the grounds and have FUN! In closing, I would like to offer a special thanks to all the volunteers it takes to operate the Santa Cruz county Fairground all year long. SEE YOU AT THE FAIR!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012 Seniors Day - Sponsored by Rabobank $4.00 Admission for Seniors age 62 and over WELCOME TO ALL! Fair hours: Noon-10:00 PM 11:50 AM NOON NOON - 3:00 PM

Opening Ceremony Fair Opens Farm Bureau BBQ

Rodgers House

Paddy Smith Park

Tuesday September 11th 2012

Daily Grounds Entertainment and Attractions

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12:30-4:30 PM 3:30-7:30 PM 6:00-9:00 PM Throughout Day

Atlas Robotics Fables of the West Mariachi de California Balloonacy

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Roving the Grounds

Continuous Exhibit Demonstrations NOON-5:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-7:00 PM NOON-7:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM Throughout Day Throughout Day

Silva’s Draft Horses Claudia’s Kitchen Spinning Demonstrations Woodcarving Antique Cars Interactive Scientific Fun Meet Small Animals Rose Garden Rug Braiding Demonstration Knitting Demonstrations Quilting Demonstrations Egg Laying Animal Nursery

Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Crosetti Building Yesterday’s Farm Mr. Magorium’s Exploratorium

Small Animal Barn Rose Garden Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Poultry Building

Livestock Area

Scheduled Entertainment, Demonstrations & Livestock Events NOON NOON-1:30 PM NOON-3:00 PM 12:30 – 3:30 PM 12:30-3:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00-2:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:45 PM 9:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM

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Apple Pie Baking Contest - Farm Bureau Meet Agriculture Detection Canine, Bella Farm Bureau BBQ Rabobank-Seniors’ Free Ice Cream Social The Mary Ellen Duo All Alaskan Racing Pigs Third Annual Senior Contest Balloonacy Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs Berry Tasting Gabilan Cutters, Inc. - Cutting Show Kiddieland Opens Sea Lion Encounters Balloonacy Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Sea Lion Encounters Circus Imagination Limited Carnival Rides Open Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Tractor Parade Monterey Bay Dog Training Club All Alaskan Racing Pigs Divas of the Decades Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Livestock Area Closes Exhibit Buildings Close Fair Closes

Paddy Smith Park Harvest Building Paddy Smith Park Amphitheater Lawn Amphitheater Stage Livestock Lawn Amphitheater Lawn Playhouse Stage Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Harvest Building Main Horseshow Arena Carnival Midway Exploratorium Lawn Playhouse Stage Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Exploratorium Lawn Playhouse Stage Carnival Midway Tank House Stage Yesterday’s Farm Paddy Smith Park Livestock Lawn Amphitheater Stage Tank House Stage Livestock Barns

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Fair hours: Noon-11:00 PM

Daily Grounds Entertainment and Attractions

Wednesday September 12th 2012

See Tuesday, September 11, for Schedule

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Fair Opens

Continuous Exhibit Demonstrations 9:00 AM -NOON 9:00 AM -9:00 PM 9:00 AM -11:00 AM 9:00 AM -9:00 PM 9:00 AM -9:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-7:00 PM NOON-7:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM 5:00 PM -6:30 PM Throughout Day Throughout Day

Education Day Activities Interactive Scientific Fun Meet Agriculture Detection Canine, Bella Meet Small Animals Rose Garden Silva’s Draft Horses Claudia’s Kitchen Spinning Demonstrations Woodcarving Antique Cars Interactive Scientific Fun Meet Small Animals Rug Braiding Demonstration Knitting Demonstrations Quilting Demonstrations Fruit Carving with Petcharee Egg Laying Animal Nursery

Yesterday’s Farm Mr. Magorium’s Exploratorium

Harvest Building Small Animal Barn Rose Garden Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Crosetti Building Yesterday’s Farm Mr. Magorium’s Exploratorium

Small Animal Barn Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Harvest Building Poultry Building Livestock Area

Scheduled Entertainment, Demonstrations & Livestock Events 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:45 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM

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Ranch Classes with Cattle SC Canine Assn. Police Search & Rescue Dogs SC Canine Assn. Police Search & Rescue Dogs All Alaskan Racing Pigs Kiddieland Opens Circus Imagination Signups - Kids’ Night (10 years and under) All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Main Carnival Rides Open Sea Lion Encounters Kids’ Night in the Arena Balloonacy Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Steer Daubing Sea Lion Encounters Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Circus Imagination Tractor Parade Ranch Sorting Berry Tasting All Alaskan Racing Pigs Monterey Bay Dog Training Club The Lost Trailers (KTOM Presents) Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Livestock Area Closes Exhibit Buildings Close Fair & Carnival Midway Close

Main Horseshow Arena Amphitheater Stage Amphitheater Stage Livestock Lawn Carnival Midway Playhouse Stage Horseshow Arena Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Carnival Midway Exploratorium Lawn Horseshow Arena Playhouse Stage Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Main Horseshow Arena Exploratorium Lawn Tank House Stage Playhouse Stage Yesterday’s Farm Main Horseshow Arena Harvest Building Livestock Lawn Paddy Smith Park Amphitheater Stage Tank House Stage Livestock Barns

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 2nd - 4th Grade Education Day Carnival Wristband Day Fair hours: Noon-11:00 PM

Daily Grounds Entertainment and Attractions See Tuesday, September 11, for Main Grounds Schedule

Thursday September 13th 2012

NOON

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Fair Opens

Continuous Exhibit Demonstrations 9:00AM -NOON 9:00 AM-9:00 PM 9:00AM -9:00 PM 9:00 AM-9:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-7:00 PM NOON-7:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM Throughout Day Throughout Day

Education Day Activities Interactive Scientific Fun Meet Small Animals Rose Garden Silva’s Draft Horses Claudia’s Kitchen Spinning Demonstrations Woodcarving Antique Cars Interactive Scientific Fun Meet Small Animals Rug Braiding Demonstration Knitting Demonstrations Quilting Demonstrations Egg Laying Animal Nursery

Yesterday’s Farm Mr. Magorium’s Exploratorium

Small Animal Barn Rose Garden Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Crosetti Building Yesterday’s Farm Mr. Magorium’s Exploratorium

Small Animal Barn Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Poultry Building Livestock Area

Scheduled Entertainment, Demonstrations & Livestock Events 8:00 AM 9:00-11:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM NOON 12:30 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:45 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM

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4-H/FFA Horseshow Meet Agriculture Detection Canine, Bella SC Canine Assn. Police Search & Rescue Dogs SC Canine Assn. Police Search & Rescue Dogs Sheep Dog Herding All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Kiddieland Opens Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Main Carnival Rides Open Sea Lion Encounters Berry Tasting Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Sea Lion Encounters Friends of the Fair Prize Drawings Team Roping Jeannie Witmer Memorial Circus Imagination Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Tractor Parade Berry Tasting Monterey Bay Dog Training Club All Alaskan Racing Pigs Antsy McClain & The Trailer Park Troubadours Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Livestock Area Closes Exhibit Buildings Close Fair & Carnival Midway Close

Main Horseshow Arena Harvest Building Amphitheater Stage Amphitheater Stage Main Horseshow Arena Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Carnival Midway Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Carnival Midway Exploratorium Lawn Harvest Building Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Exploratorium Lawn Information Booth Main Horseshow Arena Playhouse Stage Tank House Stage Yesterday’s Farm Harvest Building Paddy Smith Park Livestock Lawn Amphitheater Stage Tank House Stage Livestock Barns

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 Date Night at the Fair

Carnival Wristband Day Fair hours: Noon-11:00 PM Daily Grounds Entertanment and Attractions See Tuesday, September 11, for Schedule NOON

Fair Opens

Friday September 14th 2012

Continuous Exhibit Demonstrations

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NOON-1:30 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-5:00 PM NOON-7:00 PM NOON-7:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM NOON-9:00 PM 2:00 PM-3:00 PM 6:30 PM-8:00 PM 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Throughout Day Throughout Day

Meet Agriculture Detection Canine, Bella Silva’s Draft Horses Claudia’s Kitchen Spinning Demonstrations Woodcarving Antique Cars Interactive Scientific Fun Meet Small Animals Rug Braiding Demonstration Knitting Demonstrations Quilting Demonstrations Rose Garden Cake Decorating - Gloria Tanner Fruit Carving with Petcharee Cake Decorating - Gloria Tanner Egg Laying Animal Nursery

Harvest Building Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Crosetti Building Yesterday’s Farm Mr. Magorium’s Exploratorium Small Animal Barn Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Rose Garden Crosetti Building Harvest Building Crosetti Building Poultry Building Livestock Area

Scheduled Entertainment, Demonstrations & Livestock Events

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8:00 AM 12:30 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM

Hunter-Jumper Show All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Kiddieland Opens Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Main Carnival Rides Open Sea Lion Encounters Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Friends of the Fair Prize Drawings Sea Lion Encounters Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Tractor Parade Ravioli Making Demo & Tasting - The Onetos Berry Tasting Monterey Bay Dog Training Club All Alaskan Racing Pigs The White Album Ensemble Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Livestock Area Closes Exhibit Buildings Close Fair & Carnival Midway Closes

Horseshow Arenas Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Carnival Midway Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Carnival Midway Exploratorium Lawn Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Information Booth Exploratorium Lawn Tank House Stage Yesterday’s Farm Crosetti Building Harvest Building Paddy Smith Park Livestock Lawn Amphitheater Stage Tank House Stage Livestock Barns

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2012 Junior Livestock Auction Fair hours: 10:00 AM-11:00 PM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM

Fair Opens Main Carnival Rides Open Kiddieland Opens

Carnival Midway Carnival Midway

Saturday September 15th 2012

Continuous Exhibit Demonstrations

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10:00 AM-9:00 PM 10:00 AM-9:00 PM 10:00 AM -5:00 PM 10:00 AM -5:00 PM 10:00 AM -5:00 PM 10:00 AM -7:00 PM 10:00 AM -7:00 PM 10:00 AM -9:00 PM 10:00 AM -9:00 PM 10:00 AM -9:00 PM 10:00 AM -9:00 PM 1:00 PM-5:00 PM 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 6:30-8:00 PM Throughout Day Throughout Day

Interactive Scientific Fun Meet Small Animals Silva’s Draft Horses Claudia’s Kitchen Spinning Demonstrations Woodcarving Antique Cars Rug Braiding Demonstration Knitting Demonstrations Quilting Demonstrations Rose Garden Wine Tasting - SC Mtns Wine Growers Assoc Cake Decorating with Gloria Tanner Fruit Carving with Petcharee Egg Laying Animal Nursery

Mr. Magorium’s Exploratorium Small Animal Barn Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Yesterday’s Farm Crosetti Building Yesterday’s Farm Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Crosetti Building Rose Garden Harvest Building Crosetti Building Harvest Building Poultry Building Livestock Area

Scheduled Entertainment, Demonstrations & Livestock Events 7:00 AM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 11:30 AM NOON NOON 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:30-4:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:45 PM 9:30 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM www.santacruzcountyfair.com

Hunter-Jumper Show ASPC Registered Classis Shetlands Auction Buyers Registration Junior Livestock Auction Katie Ekin Diaper Derby Circus Imagination Las Sirenas Belly Dance Fusion All Alaskan Racing Pigs Sea Lion Encounters Balloonacy WASCAR (Spinning) Competition Santa Cruz Belly Dance Steps Dance Studio All Alaskan Racing Pigs Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs KWAV Central Coasts Got Talent Balloonacy Sea Lion Encounters Watsonville Saddlites, Inc. Gymkhana Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Friends of the Fair Prize Drawings Sea Lion Encounters Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Tractor Parade Pie Eating Contest Ravioli Making Demo & Tasting - The Onetos Monterey Bay Dog Training Club J. T. Hodges (KRTY Presents) All Alaskan Racing Pigs Watsonville Saddlites Jackpots=Barrels & Cowhide Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Livestock Area Closes Exhibit Buildings Close Fair & Carnival Midway Close

Main Horseshow Arena Horseshow Arena 3 Livestock Main Arena Livestock Main Arena Amphitheater Stage Paddy Smith Park Playhouse Stage Amphitheater Stage Livestock Lawn Tank House Lawn Playhouse Stage Yesterday’s Farm Amphitheater Stage Amphitheater Stage Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Amphitheater Stage Playhouse Stage Exploratorium Lawn Main Horseshow Arena Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Information Booth Exploratorium Lawn Tank House Stage Yesterday’s Farm Harvest Building Crosetti Building Paddy Smith Park Amphitheater Stage Livestock Lawn Main Horseshow Arena Tank House Stage Livestock Barns

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2012 Carnival Wristband Day

Fair hours: 10:00 AM-10:00 PM Livestock Area Closes at 5:00 PM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM 10:00 AM

Fair Opens Main Carnival Rides Open Kiddieland Opens

Carnival Midway Carnival Midway

Sunday September 16th 2012

Continuous Exhibit Demonstrations 10:00 AM-9:00 PM 10:00 AM-9:00 PM 10:00 AM -5:00 PM 10:00 AM -5:00 PM 10:00 AM -5:00 PM 10:00 AM -7:00 PM 10:00 AM -7:00 PM 10:00 AM -9:00 PM 10:00 AM -9:00 PM 10:00 AM -9:00 PM 10:00 AM -9:00 PM 1:00 PM-5:00 PM 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Throughout Day Throughout Day

Interactive Scientific Fun Meet Small Animals Silva’s Draft Horses Claudia’s Kitchen Spinning Demonstrations Woodcarving Antique Cars Rug Braiding Demonstration Knitting Demonstrations Quilting Demonstrations Rose Garden Wine Tasting w/ SC Mtns Wine Growers Assn. Cake Decorating with Gloria Tanner Egg Laying Animal Nursery

Scheduled Entertainment, Demonstrations & Livestock Events 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 11:30AM 11:30 AM NOON 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:45 PM 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 11:00 PM

Ranch Horse Versatility Dancenter Damascus Circus Imagination Sea Lion Encounters All Alaskan Racing Pigs Balloonacy Belly Dance Basics Step Dance Studio All Alaskan Racing Pigs Circus Imagination Berry Tasting Sea Lion Encounters Balloonacy Circus Imagination All Alaskan Racing Pigs Livestock Area Closes Sea Lion Encounters Balloonacy Friends of the Fair Prize Drawings Charro Horseshow - J. Antonio Preciado Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Pro Wrestling Revolution Michael Mezmer, Hypnotist Exhibit Buildings Close Fair Closes Carnival Midway Closes

Main Horse Arena Amphitheatre Stage Amphitheatre Stage Playhouse Stage Tank House Lawn Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Amphitheater Stage Amphitheater Stage Livestock Lawn Playhouse Stage Harvest Building Exploratorium Lawn Playhouse Stage Playhouse Stage Livestock Lawn Livestock Barns Exploratorium Lawn Playhouse Stage Information Booth Main Horseshow Arena Tank House Stage Amphitheater Stage Tank House Stage

This schedule is subject to change without notice. Check with each department for additional events.

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his year each Club and Troop will be designing their booth around a berry of their choice. They will have educational information about their berry in the form of games and/or hands on activities. A perfect example of building a booth around this year’s Fair theme is Boulder Creek 4-H. The county’s northernmost club will be featuring two berries and their fight for supremacy. Through their project called «Living up Stream» they have learned that the very prolific Himalayan Blackberry is an unwelcome invasive plant which is choking out the native White Stemmed Raspberry. They have been working diligently, despite numerous pokes and prickles from the blackberries, to pull the invasive plant from their areas in Boulder Creek.

Each 4-H, Scout, and Boys and Girls Club will showcase one of the many projects available to their membership such as sewing, technology, woodworking, Fine Arts and baking. The Technology 4-H project will have their area set-up for fair-goers to explore including perhaps a robot or two. Demonstrations will be performed by 4-H members and other youth organizations throughout the Fair on the stage in the Harvest Bldg. To add to the berry best party on the Fairgrounds the Youth Department will be honoring the Girl Scouts as they celebrate their 100th Anniversary. Stop by and learn more about Girl Scouting as they excitedly look forward to their second century.

From left to right are Joshua Porter, a goat named Brie, Sam the chicken, and Ryan Porter. (Yes they are brothers.) The young lady holding Buddy Boy the goat is Michaela Crill.

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-H has developed a comprehensive robotics program to inspire young people and develop an early interest in robotics engineering and technology. This new program is part of 4-H’s bold goal to engage one million new young people in science by the year 2013 and to address a declining trend in our nation’s science, engineering, mathematics, and technology workforce. Since this program began in 2009 robotics has been a part of 4-H Clubs across the country including incorporation into the Technology Program under Bev Porter who is a leader at the Boulder Creek 4-H Club.

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★ $100 Friend - Two tickets to the fair, a fair parking pass, an invitation to a special event in your honor, two entries into the drawing for fair week (lots of great prizes!), and a Friends of the Fair decal to display at your home or business. ★ $50 Friend - One ticket to the fair, a fair parking pass, one entry into the drawing for fair week (lots of great prizes!), and a Friends of the Fair decal to display at your home or business. ★ $25 Friend - A Friends of the Fair decal to display at your home or business. Name_____________________ Address____________________________ E Mail_____________________ Phone_____________________________ Please write your check to: Santa Cruz County Fair & mail to: S.C. County Friends of the Fair- 2601 East Lake Ave., Watsonville, CA 95076

Sea Lion Adventures

he Sea Lions are back for more fun at the Santa Cruz County Fair on the Exploratorium Lawn.

The Sea Lions are part of an innovative program called SLEWTHS (Science, Learning and Experimenting With The Help of Sea Lions). Under the coordination of Dr. Jenifer A. Hurley, the program’s director of research and training, SLEWTHS is dedicated to learning more about sea lions and people working together in the interest of marine conservation, research and education. Fairgoers will have the opportunity of viewing and learning more about Dr. Hurley’s famous sea lions each day of the Fair, including being given the opportunity to ask questions about these fascinating animal neighbors of ours. In addition, scheduled training demonstrations will

take place each day

A main tank holding 20,000+ gallons of water will serve as performing stage with a 10,000 gallon tank backstage that provides a rest area. Performances are scheduled twice each afternoon but Dr. Hurley or her assistants can often be found with their troupe throughout the day even when not performing. The sea lions are relaxing and even doing a little light training during most daylight hours each day of the Fair. Find the Sea Lions showing off their tricks in shows scheduled twice daily through the run of the Fair.

The Fables of the West Rides at Santa Cruz County Fair

ho doesn’t love crazy cowboys and their silly steeds? The Fables of the West are a wild group of witty cowboys and are back again for this year’s Santa Cruz County Fair! A fan favorite at fairs across the nation, these little cowboys and their little horses love to entertain crowds. With wacky tricks, high energy, and western style, their comedic improv shows have people smiling and laughing all day. As The Fables often say, “We like to ride into a crowd, sing a little ditty, twirl our guns and dazzle the folks with our fancy horse moves.” They bring the fun of the Wild West to everyone at the Fair. The Fables of the West will be galloping around the Santa Cruz County Fair and amusing crowds daily from 3:30 to 7:30 pm.

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All-Alaskan Racing Pigs

he racing pigs return to the beautiful lawn near the Livestock Area, bringing thrills to crowds at the Santa Cruz County Fair.

These prestigious porkers have appeared in hundreds of television news reports and over 500 newspaper articles, and they’re coming to the Santa Cruz Fair this year for three appearances daily. Although the Alaska State Fair has been their home site for 25 years, they have a soft spot for Santa Cruz County, according to manager Bart Noll. “We first played here in 1988 and had a blast – the Santa Cruz County Fair fans are the best!” he says, adding that they’ve returned more than a dozen and a half times since.

20-minute show features four races.

Bart Noll admits that his eight pigs are a little spoiled. They live in an air-conditioned trailer, eat well and get a fresh cedar or pine bedding change twice daily. “They love what they do,” Bart says, “and they like people and are fun to work with.” Watch to see which one of the All-Alaskan Racing Pigs tries to hog the limelight at races held every day in their Fair home on the Livestock Lawn.

Two of the main ingredients for the AllAlaskan Racing Pig shows are comedy and competition. These perky pigs are natural hams, so to speak, and they’ve brought home the bacon at shows all over the western U.S. and Alaska. Another important ingredient of the race is cookies, which is the treat that the pigs are racing to win. Each race only lasts about six seconds (these pigs are fast!) and each

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t is a Fair theme and Fair department marriage made in heaven. The Agriculture/Horticulture Department (Ag Hort) could not be more pleased with this year’s theme, “Come See the Berry Best.” The berry farming community has been very generous to the department donating, for example, thousands of pounds of strawberries over the years. These donations have been turned into salsas, desserts, and smoothies and have been served each year to Fair patrons. Volunteer chef, Anna Marie, works with dozens of community volunteers and high school students each year and teaching them how to prepare and serve these delicious berries. Have you ever seen a pie eating contest? Well this year

the Ag/Hort Department will be having their first pie eating contest on Friday night, September 14. Naturally the pies will be made with berries from local growers such as Cal Giant, Dole, Berry Bowl, Driscoll’s and many others. In fact, Berry Bowl has stepped up to be a building sponsor and will be supporting Friday night’s big event. This should prove to be a berry delicious time! The department will have their famous Giant Pumpkin Champions on display, as well as the heaviest zucchini, the heaviest apple, and best decorated pumpkin. Please don’t forget to take a look at the Veggie Creatures. These are the most popular entries in the department and one of the most creative. Dish entries from family

gardeners will include tomatoes, apples, herbs, onions, beans, avocados, lemons, melons, carrots, corn and so much more. The Commercial displays will contain leafy greens, artichokes, leeks, radishes, zucchini, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, peppers, mushrooms, and all kinds of locally grown berries. Ag Hort pleased to be showcasing the Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau. Last year the Farm Bureau won the gold medal at the California State Fair for their exhibit illustrating the evolution of the cattle industry in the county. Not only did they win at state, but they won Santa Cruz County Fair’s Best Professional Commercial Exhibit and a Best of Show.

on the Playhouse Stage. Parents will love the fact that children who join Circus Imagination are the stars, not just props or inactive members of the audience. Circus Imagination does not end when the show is over. Moms and dads are delighted to find that their children bring home the inspiration to put on their own circus in their backyard.

Circus Imagination

ack for a third year at the Santa Cruz County Fair is “Circus Imagination.” In the summer of 1986 they were known as the Traveling Circus and played most of the Western United States. The circus continues under their new name with an

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exciting new mission. Circus Imagination involves 20 to 25 children per show who actively dress up and go off to join the circus. Well they don’t really go to far as all the fun takes place

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Wrapping learning and positive growth in fun is at the heart of the Santa Cruz County Fair’s mission to serve area youth. Will Circus Imagination leave behind a banner reading “Mission Accomplished?” We’ll let a school principal provide the answer in a recent letter to the troupe. “No resource person or any assembly has been as outstanding as....... Circus Imagination. Several of our students are now selling tickets for their own backyard circuses. In education, success is often measured by emulation.”

Circus Imagination will be performing three times daily each day of the Fair.

Yesterday’s Farm

air goers are invited to step back into Yesterday’s Farm during the 2012 Santa Cruz County Fair. Yesterday’s Farm is produced by the Agricultural History Project (AHP) and this will be the 27th edition. They have been working all year to prepare for the Fair and hope you enjoy it.

New for this year is the opening of the railroad caboose. This Caboose has been on the site for over 15 years and through the efforts of Bill Jankowski, Bryce George, Jim Kruger, and the late Norm Perryman, the Caboose will be ready for guests when the Fair opens September 11th. This team has been working on the restoration of the Caboose for over 5 years. As most old timers know, the caboose was the last car on most trains travelling long distances until about 1980 when electronic equipment began guiding the train engineer. The AHP’s Caboose is not handicap accessible so a TV monitor will be set up nearby showing the restored interior. Also new this year at Yesterday’s Farm

is the Hop Exhibit which will be on site explaining the history of hops. During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s hops were a vital crop grown in Santa Cruz County. Coincidently there were four or more breweries in the area making beer, creating a demand for the hops. In keeping with the philosophy of bringing history to life, Yesterday’s Farm is also growing hops and they will be available for fairgoers to see up close.

By the time the Fair opens visitors will see the new Tractor Barn completed or nearly so as volunteers continue building the back wall to protect the tractor display from the elements. The Santa Cruz Chapter of the Antique Auto Club will again display eight antique cars during the fair. Fred Silva will be there with his Clydesdale horses again this year for all to observe and learn about the draft horse breed. Education days are always exciting for the children as they learn how to make wheat flour at Claudia’s Kitchen. Claudia’s Kitchen has been part of Yesterday’s Farm for 25 years and is operated by Chuck and Claudia Scott. Visitors may also ride on a hay wagon, milk a cow,

and learn how people lived before refrigeration and the grocery store. Education Days are Wednesday and Thursday of the Fair from 9 AM to Noon and organizers can always use volunteers those days. At Yesterday’s Farm you will see continuous demonstrations of old farm equipment by the Early Day Gas Engine and Tractor Association and volunteers from the Agricultural History Project. Spinners and Weavers are back demonstrating how to make yarn and fabric and in the evening a Tractor Parade will make way through the Fairgrounds starting at 6:30 PM. Not surprisingly Yesterday’s Farm is always looking for stories from people who lived or worked in the area 70+ years ago. Please stop by and introduce yourself and someone will be happy to talk to you. Enjoy the Fair!

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Live Entertainment at the Fair!

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Divas of the Decades (A Tribute to the Women of Rock) The Lost Trailers Antsy McClain & the Trailer Park Troubadours The White Album Ensemble J. T. Hodges Pro Wrestling Revolution

Pro Wrestling Revolution

his year, in addition to every thud and groan, every airplane spin and body slam off the top turnbuckle, Pro Wrestling on Sunday September 16th will feature both American and Latino rough-and-tumble stars of the popular sport.

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“We’ll have something for everybody,” said wrestling promoter and owner of Pro Wrestling Revolution Gabriel Ramirez. Ramirez, of San Jose, said he will bring in established as well as upcoming stars of wrestling to the fairgrounds. “I don’t have to wrestle so I have the easy job,” he said. “We live in a huge mixed society in this area, so we’ll have both the American style of wrestling and the Spanish, called Lucha Libre. We’re bringing the big stars of Mexico here. The Lucha Libre style of wrestling is a little different from the American in that it focuses more on acrobatics and super heroes who often wear masks and capes.

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They use the ropes and it’s often high-flying,” Ramirez added. The venue will give audiences a chance to see American-style wrestling stars and those who are on the way up to major stardom in the sport. “It’s an incredible lineup, with many faces from around the world,” Ramirez said. “We’ll have from 15 to 20 wrestlers in the different events and it will be quite a mixture of talent. Some of the wrestlers haven’t gotten that big break yet, but they soon will.” “In wrestling, you have to keep the product fresh with new talent and plenty of acrobatics with super heroes,” Ramirez said. “That’s what brings in the kids.” Ramirez, who runs a school for wrestling in San Jose called the Pro Wrestling Revolution Training Facility, said some of the athletes have been in the sport for years and perform all over the world, while others are getting established as top names. “We’ll have a good amount of local talent in the ring, athletes who live in this area,” he said.

Wrestling starts at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 16 on the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Amphitheater Stage.

The Lost Trailers

Stokes Nielson and Ryder Lee began writing and producing music together while both were attending Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. Their first album together was the selfissued The Story of the New Age Cowboy in 2000. Initially, Ryder and Stokes worked with a bass guitarist and a drummer, forming a group known as Stokes Nielson & The Lost Trailers (later shortened to The Lost Trailers). The name was derived from the fact that the band’s equipment trailers had been stolen on three separate occasions. In 2002, The Lost Trailers recorded their second album which of course just had to be titled Trailer Trash. Several years of albums and chart singles followed as The Lost Trailers rose from a hard touring regional act to snagging Three ACM Nominations and several Top 20 hits on country radio while opening for Sugarland, Taylor Swift, Jamey Johnson and many others. In 2011 singer/songwriter Jason Wyatt joined Stokes Nielson, re-launching The Lost Trailers. They are currently preparing a new release which was partly recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. The Lost Trailers bring more than a decade of exciting cheering crowds to the Amphitheater Stage on Wednesday night, September 12, at the Santa Cruz County Fair. www.thelosttrailers.com

J. T. Hodges

For his first single, J. T. Hodges has come out of the gate with a song about hunting. It does not involve bird calls or camouflage, but rather the most universal pursuit known to man. In a rollicking song that recalls a hot night in “Hunt You Down,” catch-and-release never sounded so steamy. Country fans are wanting to hunt Hodges down too after getting a listen to this infectious summer single. Besides “Hunt You Down,” there’s plenty more to be pursued in JT Hodges as fans are quickly finding out. Behind those baby blue eyes lies the seasoned soul of a country-rock classicist. When stepping into a Nashville studio to record, most singers would have been a little cowed. Not Hodges who, if anything, might have experienced a sense of déjà vu, since he was raised in a recording studio… literally. “My family started Fort Worth’s first multi-track recording studio,” Hodges explains, referring to Buffalo Sound Studios, a facility that played host to artists as disparate as T Bone Burnett and Michael Bolton. Were the kids allowed to hang around? “Oh, it was part of the chores!” he laughs. He had a country cover band to help pay his way through grad school. It was while he was looking for a new band member that a 17-year-old girl auditioned for and got the gig in his band and also got the guy. And they both got a boy who shared their consuming love of all kinds of music. J. T. Hodges brings his all-consuming love to the Amphitheater Stage Saturday evening at 7:30 PM.

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that the best things are simple, the joy of living and loving. He calls himself a “life enthusiast,” the kind of person eager to see what’s around the next corner, who watches the horizon for each new change that comes.

Antsy Is Back!

e could urge Flamingo Heads to get ready but they’ve probably been ready since last year. Antsy McClain & The Trailer Park Troubadours return to the Santa Cruz County Fair Thursday September 13. And to explain to the uninitiated, his fans call themselves Flamingo Heads.

If there’s anything like an American musical original, Antsy McClain is it, with his homespun humor, and family-andfriends-oriented ballads commenting on the absurdities of life, often with the theme

“My life is my art,” McClain said. “I’m painting my life one day at a time. As I spend time with my wife and children, or go on the road to new places to make new friends, as I write a new song or paint or draw something for people to enjoy, this is my life. I’m enjoying the ride.”

McClain grew up in Ohio, taught college art in Kentucky, and moved to Nashville in 1993. He sidled into the music field after working as an award-winning illustrator and designer for book publishers. He describes his music as a generous blend of rockabilly, folk-based rock and rhythm and blues swing, all with a country twang. “I spend two hours entertaining an audience,” he said. “Entertainment is all about having a good time. I describe my music as humor with heart.”

Divas of the Decades: A Tribute to Women in Rock

n Tuesday September 11th, two “Divas”, Mary Ellen Duell and Amanda Dieck, come to the Santa Cruz County Fair for opening day. The Divas of the Decades’ performances pay tribute to the female voices of pop and rock throughout the ages. The “Divas” have been playing for over two decades, and are backed by “The Garage Band” made up of the best musicians in the Bay Area. The “Divas” and their band will be sure to keep fairgoers entertained with their different musical styles and sounds.

The Divas of the Decades will perform at the Santa Cruz County Fair on Tuesday September 11th on the Amphitheater Stage starting at 7:30 pm.

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McClain uses witticisms and observations from the perspective of small-town America, staging his shows from a mythical trailer park called Pine View Heights, the kind of place where he actually grew up. He said his creative process of song writing does not come because he mechanically sits down like at an 8 to 5 job. It has to come from inspiration. “I used to write in the shower, but it got soggy,” he said. “Actually, I don’t just start at 9 a.m. because that’s contrived. I have to be jarred into something, as a husband or a father, or a friend. It has to be something important that somebody’s going through, and it has to be universal so people can identify with it, even if it’s funny.” A possible successor to Will Rogers as an American folk humorist, McClain’s poetry, heartfelt ballads and humorous tales have been praised by such entertainment notables as Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Lindsay Buckingham and David Wilcox. He has also collaborated with other luminaries including Waylon Jennings, Tommy Smothers, guitarist Tommy Emmanuel and cowboy poet Baxter Black. Despite all this, he said he’s not an extrovert. “I like to write a song where we can either laugh at ourselves, or think life is short,” he said. “We’re all in this together. So, let’s all enjoy the ride.”

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as passers by stop and watch, the audience grows and grows as the show continues. His “Theater of the Mind” shows are designed to enthrall, surprise, and entertain. Under his mesmerizing power, unsuspecting audience members face their fears, lose inhibitions and become a highly entertaining focus of the show.

t wouldn’t be the Santa Cruz County Fair without Michael Mezmer. And this year again is no exception. “Are you kidding, I booked him immediately after his last show” explained entertainment director Read Zaro. “The crowds would kill me if I didn’t bring him back” he explained. Mezmer is a quite the entertainer and,

White Album Ensemble (revised)

t began as a Luthier’s* dream, to put together a team of top local musicians to perform the Beatles’ “White Album” live, in a theatre setting with lights, dance, and a full-screen video presentation. After a string of sold out local performances, including the Rio Center for the Performing Arts in Santa Cruz and the Henry Mello Center near the Fairgrounds in Watsonville, the group decided to take the show on the road. In putting together the show The White Album Ensemble (WAE) has adopted the attitude of “What would the Beatles do, if they performed this song live?” That is really the essence of White Album Live, however there is no attempt to be a “look alike” or “tribute” band; this is more like a symphony performing Bach or Mozart. With a nod to the Beatles stance of standing for peace, love, and non-violence- as well as WAE members’ own beliefs, the group has set aside portions of concert proceeds for music in school. For programs such as “Guitars, not Guns,” a pro youth, anti-

All ages enjoy the entertainment as Mezmer is a world-class “Master of Hypnosis,” and has been delighting audiences with his “Theater of the Mind Comedy Hypnosis Show” at fairs, colleges, corporate gatherings and other events for years. Mezmer has toured throughout the United States and the Far East, performing before millions with standing-room-only crowds at major fairs, amusement parks, festivals, corporate events, universities, night clubs, casinos and other special events.

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violence nonprofit; the Santa Cruz County Symphony, and other such causes, the WAE has raised over $200,000.00 to date. The White Album Ensemble has spent months of rehearsal and research to make these performances authentic. They wondered “How would the Beatles have approached this as a live performance?” and made that the virtual standard for decisions about instrumentation and arrangements. The group has a core of longtime friends who’ve played together for decades in different configurations, former members of the Doobie Brothers, Quicksilver, Snail, the Little River Band and many more. The White Album Ensemble brings all their magic to the Amphitheater Stage Friday night of the Fair at 7:30 PM.

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He showed signs of his unusual talent at the tender age of 5 and prior to becoming recognized as a top hypnotist, he appeared in musical comedies, television, films and toured internationally as an awardwinning illusionist. Since then has become a well-known and respected expert in the field of hypnosis, has a PhD. in Psychology from Columbia State University and is highly sought after as a lecturer as well as an entertainer. At corporate events and universities around the country, he presents quantum stress management workshops. Mezmer also has had the honor of being an invited guest lecturer and starring performer at the International Hypnotherapy Conference and has been dubbed by the president of the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners as the “hypnotist’s hypnotist.” Mezmer will be performing his enchanting show each night at 6:00 pm and 8:45pm on the Tank House Stage.

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