Saturday's state fair schedule

Experience Alaska Day

**Ticketed Events

Borealis Theatre

7 p.m.: Howie Mandel**

Borealis Plaza Tent

10-1 p.m.: Wii Fitness Fun

1-5 p.m.: Meet and greet Alaska's Iditarod Heroes: DeeDee Jonrowe, Martin Buser, Lance Mackey, Dick Mackey, Ramey Smith and others.

8:30 p.m.: The Jake and Elwood Blues Revue

Sluicebox

-- No minors after 6 p.m.

Noon: Bootleg Brown, bluegrass

1:30 p.m.: Just Folks, Folk

2:30 p.m.: Matt Hammer

4 p.m.: Love Life Music

5:30 p.m.: Jon Davidson

7 p.m.: Mike Olson Band, country

8:30 p.m.: Hobo Jim, Alaska's Balladeer

Colony Stage

10:30 a.m.: Alaska State Fair Fiddle Contest

2, 4 and 7 p.m.: Steve Hall & Shotgun Red, As seen on RFD TV and TNN

3 p.m.: Sunshine Generation of Anchorage

5 and 6:30 p.m.: Studio 49, tap, jazz, hip-hop

5:30 p.m.: Greater Friendly Temple Choir, gospel tunes

8 p.m.: Element 47, family-friendly high-energy rock

10 p.m.: Fire batons

Colony Theatre

Open Daily: Alaska State Fair Wine Bar & Local Art Display

Woodlot & Stage

1, 3 and 6 p.m.: Fred Scheer's Lumberjack Show

The Woodlot

2 p.m.: Moose Calling and Tall Tails Contest

4-6 p.m.: Alaska's Got Talent preliminary round

7 p.m.: Summer of Love, Woodstock flashback 40 years later

Corral

11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Pop Warner teams

12:30, 2:30, 5:30 and 7 p.m.: The Birdman of Las Vegas

1:15 and 2 p.m.: Colony Middle School Cheer

1:30 and 4:30 p.m.: Arctic Gymnastics

3:15-4:15 p.m.: Pop Warner teams

6:15 p.m.: Okamoto School of Karate

Bluebonnet Stage

12:30, 3 and 6 p.m.: Michael Harrison, ventriloquist

1 p.m.: Raggedy Banjos

1:30 p.m.: Backbeat Street Quartet

2 p.m.: Shawn & Milo

3:30 p.m.: Oldenweiser, acoustic

4:30 p.m.: The Kerr Family Band

5:30 p.m.: Bootleg Brown

7 p.m.: Marty Raney, humor

Farm Exhibits

Noon-4 p.m.: Junior Market Livestock Auction

10 a.m.-8 p.m.: GCI Petting Zoo

10 a.m.-8 p.m.: Fowl Weather Friends (watch baby chicks hatch)

4 and 4:30 p.m.: Goat Milking Demo

5 and 6 p.m.: Cow Milking Demo

Check out the one-day booths under the farm exhibit eaves

Irwin Exhibits

10 a.m.-10:30 p.m.: Woodworking, quilting, fiber arts, sewing, hand/needlework demonstrations

10 a.m.-8 p.m.: Quilt Show, on the hour

Hoskins Exhibits

11:30 a.m.: Paint a Lady Bug Rock

12:30 p.m.: Crocheting with plastic bags

1:30 p.m.: Monster Chocolate Chip Cookies

2:30 p.m.: Whole Grain Bread

3:30 p.m.: Heart Healthy Bread Spreads

4-6:45 p.m.: Homemade Bread Baking Contest entry

7 p.m.: Bread Baking Contest judging

Flower Exhibits

10 a.m.-10 p.m.: Children's Garden

10 a.m.-10 p.m.: Bonsai Demonstrations

Grandstand

2 p.m.: Tuff Truck Challenge**

Grandstand Lawn

1, 3 and 5 p.m.: Equestrian Arts

Creation Station

10 a.m.-9 p.m.: Wild & Dangerous Desert with Brad's World Reptiles

1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m.: Creature Feature

Pioneer Plaza

1-7 p.m.: On the hour, Procrastinators, High energy percussion on recycled objects

1:30-6:30 p.m.: on the half hour: Jeff Martin, comedy magic, up close and personal

Wineck Barn

10 a.m.-9 p.m.: Alaska Sealife Center, Windows on the Sea

11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.: Garden Tours

Office Court

1, 3, 5 and 7 p.m.: King BMX Stunt Show

France Equestrian Center

Glacier Equestrian Event Summer Circuit #3

Around the Grounds

Noon-6 p.m.: SCVNGR-Mobile scavenger hunt at the Information Booth near the Colony Theatre

Open Daily: Oasis Beer Garden