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Last update: August 24, 2008 - 4:23 PM

TODAY'S SCHEDULE MONDAY, AUG. 25

Seniors, kids and Minnesota State Patrol Day: Reduced admission for seniors (65 and over) and kids (5-12) $5. All-day discounts on Mighty Midway and Kidway rides, games and concessions. MUSIC GRANDSTAND: Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, 7:30 p.m. HERITAGE SQUARE: Jolly Zuk Brothers, 11:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.; Janie Miller, 2, 3 & 4 p.m.; Tea Leaf Green, 6:30 & 7:45 p.m. INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR: George Maurer Group, 11:30 a.m., 12:45 & 2:15 p.m.; Cafe Accordion Orchestra, 4, 5:15 & 6:30 p.m. LEINIE LODGE BANDSHELL: Brandi Carlile, 8:30 p.m.; The Wright Brothers, 11 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.; Wylie and the Wild West, noon & 3:30 p.m.; The Grascals, 1 & 4:30 p.m. RAMBERG SENIOR CENTER: The Gallivanters, 10:30, 11:45 a.m. & 1 p.m.; Cliff Brunzell & the Golden Strings Trio, 3:15, 4:30 & 5:45 p.m. THE X-ZONE: Music Mayhem, high school battle of the bands winners, 4:30 & 6 p.m. FAMILY FARE 4-H BUILDING: Harkness Stage Players, 11:30 a.m., 3:30, 5 & 8 p.m.; Public Fashion Revue, 6:30 p.m. DNR PARK: Fish pond talks, every quarter to the hour, 9:45 a.m.-4 p.m.; Roxxy Hall Band, 10 a.m., 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 p.m.; Smokey Bear, 11 a.m., 1 p.m.; Muskie Frontier, 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5 p.m.; LaserShot booth, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. EDUCATION BUILDING: Minnesota Square Dance Federation, 4 p.m. FAMILY FAIR/BALDWIN PARK: The Splatter Sisters, 10:30, 11:30 a.m. & 3 p.m.; Monster Shop Bump'n with the BC Characters, 12:30, 4 & 6 p.m.; Sean Emery, magician, 1:30 & 5 p.m. Little Farm Hands, children, adorned with work aprons, help with chores, collect goods to sell at the farmers market and then spend their earnings at the grocery store, from 8 a.m. GRANDSTAND: Fireworks, 10 p.m. FAIRGROUNDS: Parade, includes a high school marching band competition, floats and marching performers. Down Cosgrove and Underwood Sts. 2 p.m. MIRACLE OF BIRTH CENTER: Minnesota Beef, Beef Bytes with trivia. 10 a.m. THE NORTH WOODS: Ironjack Timber Team, 11 a.m., 1:30, 5 & 7 p.m. Ron Schara's Minnesota Bound, 10 a.m., 3 p.m. WARNER COLISEUM: English Horse Show, featuring the Texas Trick riders. 2:30 & 6:30 p.m. Reserved box seats $10. General admission $8 adults (13 & older), $4 kids (5-12). Under 5 free. CHAUTAQUA: Minnesota: Song of the North Star, noon, 2, 4 & 6 p.m. ANIMALS AGRICULTURE/HORTICULTURE BUILDING: Honey harvesting, 1, 2, 4 & 5 p.m.; Beeswax rendering, 3 p.m.; Beeswax candles, 3:30 p.m. CATTLE BARN AND ANNEX: Moo Booth: Milking demonstrations, 10 a.m., noon, 2, 4 and 6 p.m. JUDGING ARENA: Draft Horses: Clydesdale halter classes, 8 a.m.; Shire halter classes, 12:30 p.m. PET CENTER: Surgery suite, 10 a.m., noon, 2 & 4 p.m.; St. Paul Police K-9 Unit demonstration, 7 p.m. SHEEP AND POULTRY BARN: Baa Booth: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. SWINE BARN: Oink Booth: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. WARNER COLISEUM: Stock dogs: Trials, 8 a.m. HOME AND HOBBIES AGRICULTURE/HORTICULTURE BUILDING: Why buy a real Christmas tree?, 2 p.m. DNR PARK: Last Chance Forever bird display, 11 a.m., 2 & 4 p.m. EDUCATION BUILDING: Minnesota Quilters, 10 a.m. PROGRESS CENTER/ECO EXPERIENCE: The secret to leisurely landscaping, 11 a.m.; Saving energy in your home, 5 p.m.; Green building with structural insulated panels, 7 p.m. FOOD AGRICULTURE/HORTICULTURE BUILDING: Cooking with honey, 11, 11:30 a.m. & noon CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND ANNEX: Poetry and panna cotta, 3 p.m.

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