ALASKA'S NEWSPAPER

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An Atlantic Giant Pumpkin dwarfs Dale Marshall of Anchorage who estimates it weighs around 1,780-pounds.  The giant fruit was started by seed April 1, and now has a 202-inch circumference. Marshall plans to enter the pumpkin in the Alaska State Fair during the weigh-in on Wednesday. He already holds the state record with a 1,101 pound pumpkin he entered in the fair last year.

BILL ROTH / Anchorage Daily News

An Atlantic Giant Pumpkin dwarfs Dale Marshall of Anchorage who estimates it weighs around 1,780-pounds. The giant fruit was started by seed April 1, and now has a 202-inch circumference. Marshall plans to enter the pumpkin in the Alaska State Fair during the weigh-in on Wednesday. He already holds the state record with a 1,101 pound pumpkin he entered in the fair last year.

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Alaska State Fair

Visit the official state fair web site for more information on events, purchasing tickets and what to expect from the week and a half extravaganza in Palmer.

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Me at the fair

Location: State Fair, August 25th,2011

If you brought your camera to this year's state fair, post your photos and check out how others had fun.

Tuesday's Alaska State Fair schedule

TUESDAY, AUG. 30

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BOREALIS THEATRE

7 p.m. -- The Charlie Daniels Band*

GRANDSTAND LAWN

1, 3 and 5 p.m. -- Pirates for Hire, entertainment troupe

MILKING PARLOR IN FARM EXHIBITS

3:30 and 4:15 p.m. -- Goat milking demonstration

5 and 6 p.m. -- Cow milking demo

2 p.m. -- Skunk demonstration

HOSKINS EXHIBITS

12:30 p.m. -- Make and Take Ornaments Naturally

1:30 p.m. -- What Will I Need to Start Quilting?

2:30 p.m. -- Whole grain cooking with millet

3:30 p.m. -- Make and take decorative beaded mini purse

IRWIN EXHIBITS

Noon-10 p.m. -- Quilt Show, on the hour

Noon-10 p.m. -- Woodworking, quilting, fiber arts, sewing, hand/needlework demos

AROUND THE GROUNDS

Steve Trash, Rockin' Eco Magician

1, 3, 5 and 7:30 p.m. -- King BMX Stunt Show, north end of Purple Trail

Fables of the West, cowboy comedy

SBS WOODLOT

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

KID ZONE

10 a.m.-8 p.m. -- Children's garden and fun exhibits

PIONEER PLAZA

2, 4 and 6 p.m. -- Cirque Magnifique

JOLLY ROGER PUB

2 p.m. -- Ukulele vs. Martin

3 p.m. -- Kevin Worrell

4 p.m. -- Gil Rodriguez

5 p.m. -- C-Note String Band

DON SHELDON EVENTS CENTER

10 a.m.-9 p.m. -- Outback in Alaska, wild birds and animals from Australia

Noon, 2, 4 and 6 p.m. -- Birds Down Under

WINECK BARN

Noon and 5 p.m. -- "Alaska Far Away," documentary film of the New Deal pioneers of the Matanuska Colony

1:30 p.m. -- Garden tours guided by the fair's head gardener

2 p.m. -- Where the River Matanuska Flows, colonist interviews

WOODLOT STAGE

4 p.m. -- The Family Homestead Hour with Hobo Jim

GOLD RAVEN'S PEOPLE TENT

Daily -- Alaska Native Art, Crafts and Demonstrations

Daily -- Raven Feather's Jack Dalo, Yup'ik storyteller

Noon-6 p.m. -- ArXotica: Arctic Organic skin care products

Noon-6 p.m. -- Qiviut weaver and knitter Maggie Rye and friends

Noon-6 p.m. -- Hydz Gear: Athabascan designs

CRAFTSMAN HOUSE

Noon-6 p.m. -- Alaska Native art, crafts and demonstrations

Noon-6 p.m. -- Alaska Native Storytelling, featuring Jack Dalton

Noon-6 p.m. -- Informational exhibits: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Southcentral Foundation and Cook Inlet Housing Authority

Noon-6 p.m. -- Alaska Native Heritage Center artists

Noon-6 p.m. -- Valley Native Primary Care Center exhibit

FRANCE EQUESTRIAN CENTER

2, 4 and 6 p.m. -- Rockin' B Trick Riders

SLUICEBOX

2 p.m. -- Mike Olson

3:30 p.m. -- The Tradewinds

5 p.m. -- The Veronica Page Band

6:30 p.m. -- Mike Olson Band

8:30 p.m. -- Tom Rigney and Flambeau

FARM EXHIBITS

4 p.m. -- Scarecrow Contest

Noon-8 p.m. -- GCI's Petting Zoo

Noon-8 p.m. -- Fowl Weather Friends Barnyard

Noon-10 p.m. -- Crops and flower exhibits

CORRAL

1:30, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. -- Kenai Peninsula Racing Pigs

COLONY STAGE

12:30 p.m. -- ConFusion

1:30 p.m. -- Prime Time Dancers

2, 4 and 7 p.m. -- Shanghai Chinese Acrobats

3 and 8 p.m. -- Charlie Franks, Elvis impersonator

5 and 6:30 p.m. -- Discover Dance

5:30 p.m. -- Big Mitch's Talent Showcase

BLUEBONNET STAGE

12:30, 3 and 6:30 p.m. -- Jeff Martin comedy magic

1 p.m. -- Melissa Beck

2 p.m. -- Gil Rodriguez

3:30 p.m. -- Mike Olson

4:30 p.m. -- Lazy Mountain Girls

5:30 p.m. -- The Tradewinds

BOREALIS PLAZA TENT

6 p.m. -- Original Synners Wild West Show

9 p.m. -- Original Synners Stunt Show Spectacular*

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