IN THIS ISSUE:

• First Grandstand Acts Announced
• Giving Programs Deadline March 31
• March/April Events

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MICHAEL W. SMITH & GARRISON KEILLOR DEBUT
GRANDSTAND LINE-UP

Michael W. Smith
with special guests
Natalie Grant & Matthew West

Thursday, August 7
8 p.m., $25

Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 12 at
10 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets.

Watch your inbox for exclusive presale information!

Garrison Keillor's
"A Prairie Home Companion"
The Rhubarb Tour

sponsored by Iowa Public Radio

Sunday, August 17
8 p.m., $25

Tickets go on sale Saturday, April 19 at
10 a.m. through all Ticketmaster outlets.

Convenience charges will apply to all tickets. Fair admission not included. No tickets will be available at the Fair’s box office until it opens July 7 (assuming tickets remain).

 

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GIVING PROGRAMS DEADLINE MARCH 31
All giving program orders postmarked by March 31 will be in place for the 2008 Iowa State Fair. This includes bricks, trees, lamp posts and Legacy Terrace items. Orders received after the deadline will be installed before the Iowa State Fair in 2009. To learn more about our giving programs, visit the Blue Ribbon Foundation website.

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MARCH/APRIL EVENTS

 

March 27 - 31: Planned Parenthood Book Sale

March 27 - 30: Greater Iowa R.V. and Boat Show

March 28 - 29: Prairie Tractor Pullers 4th Annual Spring Shootout

March 29: Auto Racing

April 2: Auto Racing

April 4: Auto Racing

April 5 - 6: Flea Market

April 11 - 13: Iowa Horse Fair

April 11: Auto Racing

April 18: Auto Racing

April 18 - 20: Block and Bridal Horse Show

April 19 - 20: Farner-Bocken Company

April 19: Northern Exposure Club Lamb Sale

April 24 - 27: Des Moines Springfest Horse Show

April 25: Auto Racing

April 30: Tool and Safety Show