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Golden Wheel Amusement worker Amber Haggett hangs up Cookie Monster prizes at the Penny Falls booth at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer Aug. 22, 2009. The fair runs through Sept. 7.

BOB HALLINEN / Anchorage Daily News

Golden Wheel Amusement worker Amber Haggett hangs up Cookie Monster prizes at the Penny Falls booth at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer Aug. 22, 2009. The fair runs through Sept. 7.

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2009 Alaska State Fair

Images from this year's state fair in Palmer.

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Wild Salmon Day

BOREALIS THEATRE

4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. -- Beach Boys

SLUICEBOX

No minors after 8 p.m.

1:30 p.m. -- Snapping Turtle Swing Band

3 p.m. -- Just Folks

4:30 p.m. -- Element 47

6:30 p.m. -- Steelhead

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

COLONY STAGE

2, 4 and 7 p.m. -- ShaeLaurel

11 a.m. and 1 p.m. -- Valley Ballroom Dance Theatre

11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. -- Discover Dance

Noon and 3 p.m. -- Gaia Tribal Belly Dance

12:30 and 3:30 p.m. -- Borealis Dancers

5 and 6:30 p.m. -- Swingset

Hooligans

5:30 p.m. -- Alaska Sound

Celebration Chorus

8 p.m. -- Palmer High Jazz Band

9 p.m. -- Just Playing Jazz

COLONY THEATRE

1 p.m. -- Stan & Kathy Harris

2 p.m. -- Palmer Jazz Choir

3 p.m. -- Melissa "Jazzmom" Fischer Band

4 p.m. -- Snapping Turtle Swing Band

5:30 p.m. -- Midnight Starlight

7 p.m. -- Polychrome Jazz

8:30 p.m. -- Elite 9

WOODLOT & STAGE

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

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

6 p.m. -- World Pro Wrestling

8 p.m. -- Elvis Extravaganza impersonator contest

CORRAL

11 a.m. -- Alaska Winds Coursing Club

Noon and 2 p.m. -- Alyeska Canine Trainers

1 and 6:30 p.m. -- Hundesport: Schutzhund working dogs

2:30 and 4:30 p.m. -- Alaska Dogs Gone Wild: Flyball Demo

3 and 5 p.m. -- AK K-9 Weight Pull

3:30 and 5:30 p.m. -- Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Alaska: Carting demo

4 and 6 p.m. -- The Better Companion: Obedience Demo

BLUEBONNET STAGE

12:30, 3 and 6 p.m. -- Rhys Thomas's Jugglemania

1 p.m. -- Marijke Jane: Acoustic pop folk

2 p.m. -- Deb Wessler Experience: Original acoustic roots

3:30 p.m. -- Jubilee: Fabulo-tastic fiddlin' fun

5 p.m. -- Frozen Pony: Cold, country songs

6:30 p.m. -- Asteroids: Swing, jazz & bluegrass

FARM EXHIBITS

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

10 a.m.-8 p.m. -- Fowl Weather Friends

10 a.m.-6 p.m. -- Goat Mountain

11-4 p.m. -- Dairy & Beef Showmanship & Conformation

1 p.m. -- Master Showmanship

MILKING PARLOR in FARM EXHIBITS

4:30 p.m. -- Goat milking demonstration

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

IRWIN EXHIBITS

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

10 a.m.-10 p.m. -- Woodworking, quilting, fiber arts, sewing demos

HOSKINS EXHIBITS

12:30 p.m. -- Clothesline Rope Bag

1:30 p.m. -- Kids Make & Take Beaded Bracelet

2:30 p.m. -- Beginning Quilting

3:30 p.m. -- Chocolate Nut Clusters

4 p.m. -- Pie Contest, entry

7 p.m. -- Pie Contest, judging

FLOWER EXHIBITS

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

10 a.m.-10 p.m. -- Bonsai Demos

GRANDSTAND LAWN

1, 3 and 5 p.m. -- Equestrian events

CREATION STATION

Noon, 3, 5 and 7 p.m. -- "Rainforest Encounter"

10 a.m.-9 p.m. -- Rainforest Experience with Brad's World Reptiles

PIONEER PLAZA

1, 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. -- Steve the Pretty Good, magic

10 a.m.-10 p.m. -- Windows to the Sea by Alaska SeaLife Center

BOREALIS PLAZA TENT

10 a.m.-3 p.m.-- Beef Showdown

5:30 p.m. -- Alaska's Got Talent contest auditions, all ages

AROUND THE GROUNDS

10 a.m.-6 p.m. -- Scavenger Hunt

10 a.m.-10 p.m. -- Wild Salmon on Parade

11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. -- Garden Tour, Wineck Barn

2-10 p.m.-- Wine Bar, Alaska Craftsman Art House

FRANCE EQUESTRIAN CENTER

2 p.m. -- Alaska State Fair Rodeo

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