FALL IS IN THE AIR AND IT'S FAIR TIME!

The South Carolina State Fair offers great entertainment value and tons of attractions for the whole family.

Here are a few helpful links on the web site for getting the most out of this year's Fair...

Visit www.scstatefair.org and check out the Daily Schedule of Events for each of the twelve days of the Fair.

In this issue:

SC State Fair

• PEPSI® Grandstand Entertainment

• Special Attractions, Free Stage & Roving Entertainment
• Be Safe...View the Fair Safety Video
• Commercial Exhibitor and Concessionaire Applications

• SC Donkey and Mule Association to Host Donkey/Mule Show & Fun Day

• Competitive Exhibitor and Entry Registrations Up in 2008

Scholarships

• Update on 2nd Year $2500 Scholarship Winners

Year Around

• Monthly Calendar of Events

• RV/Camper Parking for Year-Round Events

• USC Football Parking

• e-Newsletter

PEPSI® GRANDSTAND CONCERTS

Reserved Seating for all concert events.

PEPSI® Grandstand tickets do not include admission to the Fair.

INTERNET & PHONE TICKET SALES ONLY

www.scstatefair.org or 1-800-514-3849 (toll-free)

 (Tickets will not be sold through the Fair Office)

Outstanding acts spanning genres from country to blues to rock to contemporary Christian will take the stage at the 2008 PEPSI® Grandstand.

Check out the PEPSI® Grandstand Entertainment page for bios of all the artists below:

PEPSI® GRANDSTAND TICKET POLICY  All 5,000 PEPSI® Grandstand Concert seats are reserved and require a ticket, with exception of child (3 feet or less in height) when sitting in lap of ticket holder. Please refer to Gate Admission Fees for children. PEPSI® Grandstand Concert tickets DO NOT INCLUDE gate admission to the Fair. PEPSI® Grandstand Concert tickets available on the Internet at www.scstatefair.org or by phone (toll-free) at 1-800-514-3849. Limited Handicap seating may be available by calling 1-800-514-3849. PEPSI® Grandstand Concert tickets are not available at grocery outlets. Once on the E-tix page, patrons may click on their desired seating section (Floor, East, West, North) and receive the "best available" seats in that section at time of purchase. Grandstand Floor East Bleachers West Bleachers North Bleachers PEPSI® Grandstand Concert tickets may be purchased ONLINE (as available) throughout the twelve (12) days of the Fair. The PEPSI® Grandstand will open 1 hour (60 minutes) prior to start of each concert. No Re-Entry to the PEPSI® Grandstand...concessions, rest rooms & first aid personnel located inside Pepsi® Grandstand for each concert. No umbrellas, video cameras or recording devices allowed. No rushing the stage; Fire Code mandates the aisles be kept clear in front of the Pepsi® Grandstand stage and the floor level seating area; only floor level ticket holders allowed in this area. Photographs - Only floor level ticket holders allowed to take photos within the floor level seating area. Outside the floor level seating area, photos may be taken only from your seat. No exchange or refund of concert tickets. Please respect your neighbors space for an enjoyable experience for everyone.   SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS, FREE STAGE & ROVING ENTERTAINMENT NASCAR Night Wednesday, October 15   6:30 pm - 10:00 pm       "Meet & Greet" with NASCAR Legends...David Reutimann, Michael Waltrip, Stacy Compton and Jordan Anderson in the WIS Spirit of Carolina Tent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hosted by The Humanities Council of SC The Smithsonian Institution looks at history of our national food culture. Daily in the Moore Building   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit with ETV's Smart Cat and his Veggie Friends in the Americraft-Cantey Building Vote for your favorite veggie at www.etvkids.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Challenger Learning Center Come Fly With Us! The Challenger Learning Center is an exciting, hands-on simulated space science environment where students and educators work in teams to solve real-life math, science, and technology problems during a space flight simulation. Daily in the Americraft-Cantey Building - Upper Level ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CSI Live! Come see what it takes to be a crime scene investigator! Audience members can work together with CSI investigators to recreate a crime scene and analyze the results to solve the crime. Discover how logic and forensic knowledge help to uncover clues, unearth hidden details, collect evidence and ultimately solve the case. Daily in the Ruff Building ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Explore the Winds and Waters of Atalaya, the beloved home of Anna Huntington. Experience the architectural mystique, the intriguing art work, and serenity of a place now resting silently among shadows of palms & magnolias. Daily in the Ellison Building ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stop by the 4-H Booth in the Americraft-Cantey Building. 4-H will also appear on stage in the Moore Building each day of the Fair. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paso Fino Exhibition Abernathy Arena Thursday, October 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You saw them on TV's America's Got Talent...now see them roving the grounds at the SC State Fair... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sea Lion Splash!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carolinas Mounted Patrol Association Formation Riding, Crowd Control, Tools, Teaching Demos & Posse Polo. Wednesday and Thursday, October 15-16 Abernathy Arena ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Nerveless Nocks!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Al the Artist - Caricaturist ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dennis Lee - Singer/Entertainer         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Leon Jacobs, Jr.  -  Comedian   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ron Diamond - Magician/Hypnotist     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dale Jones the One-Armed Juggler ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paul Bunyan Wood Carving Show ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Steve Trash the Rockin'  Eco-Hero ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also appearing, The Procrastinators Kenny Ahearn Carl Brunson the One-Man Band Miss South Carolina appearances Miss SC State Fair Pageant SC School Student Performances                        BE SAFE...VIEW THE FAIR SAFETY VIDEO Before heading out to the Fair, be sure to check out the Fair Safety Video, "Safe Fun at the Carnival", compliments of our affiliate Outdoor Amusement Business Association (OABA). This informative and entertaining video can be found at http://www.scstatefair.org/state-fair/video/ .

Interested in being a SC State Fair Commercial Exhibitor or Concessionaire? The South Carolina State Fair, in operation since 1869, has attendance levels well over 500,000 people. The Fair is the ideal event for businesses and non-profit organizations alike to reach a large and diverse group of people.

Current exhibitors range from various retail businesses to non-profit organizations to local, county and state agencies. Commercial & non-commercial exhibits are housed in two exhibit halls that total 40,000 square feet. Exhibitors selected to participate in the Fair are expected to display their products or services in an attractive and professional manner in the assigned booth area.

The Fair attempts to select exhibitors who will complement the other products & services booked in the exhibit halls. These selections depend on the products/services already booked & the products/services Fair management believes will appeal to the Fair attendee.

All new applicants must complete an application available for downloading on the web site.

The South Carolina State Fair is committed to the education of South Carolina's young adults. In the past decade, the South Carolina State Fair has returned over $3 million to the community through scholarship endowments and grants to non-profit organizations. Scholarship applicants are judged on overall performance and involvement, need, communication skills, and an aptitude for completion of the application.

Congratulations to the fifty (50) winners of a 2008 South Carolina State Fair $2,000 scholarship for the 2008-2009 school year. Additionally, these scholarship recipients will be contacted in May 2009 to apply for one of ten $2,500 scholarships to be paid prior to the fall semester of their sophomore year.

>>>>>  LINK TO 2008 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS  <<<<<

This year the fifty (50) scholarship winners from 2007 were given the opportunity to apply for a $2500 scholarship to be applied to their sophomore year in college. Congratulations to the following ten (10) $2500 scholarship winners:

Ellis Justin Anderson - The Citadel

Amber Michelle Arwood - Limestone College

Jolie Elizabeth Brown - Clemson University

John Wesley Brunson, III - USC

Lindsey Rhea Dilleshaw - Anderson University

Antwan Quanmain Eady - Clemson University

Rickey Lee Holland, Jr. - Lander University

Caroline Campbell Moorer - College of Charleston

John Floyd Robinson - USC

Christopher Andrew Tate - Clemson University

SC DONKEY & MULE ASSOCIATION TO HOST DONKEY / MULE SHOW

The SC Donkey & Mule Association will host a two-day Donkey/Mule show on Friday and Saturday, October 17-18 during the 2008 SC State Fair. To register for the Donkey & Mule Show, visit www.myscdma.com or you may contact Lesley Bruce at lesleybruce@bellsouth.net or 803-432-7918.

SC DONKEY & MULE ASSOCIATION TO HOST DONKEY / MULE "FUN DAY"

Following the Donkey & Mule Show, you'll want to horse around again on Sunday, October 19 for the Donkey & Mule "Fun Day" hosted by The SC Donkey & Mule Association. They will have games such as a Mutton Busting, Goat/Calf Chase, Wild Cow Milking, Stick Horse Race, Weinner Bite, Rider Switch, Barrel Crawl, Egg & Spoon, Barrel Race, Wheel Barrow Race, Shovel Race, Drink Race, Potato Race, Texas Barrels, Run-Ride-Lead, Cowboy Poker and much, much more.

Other scheduled horse events during the 2008 SC State Fair include the Paso Fino exhibition on Thursday, October 9 and the Youth and Open Horse Show on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12.

COMPETITIVE EXHIBITOR AND ENTRY REGISTRATIONS ARE UP IN 2008!!!

We received 20,222 entries from 3,636 exhibitor entry registrations in 2008. Each year over $215,000 are awarded to competitive exhibitors in premiums alone, as well as ribbons, rosettes, banners, etc. The competitions at the SC State Fair are a great way to show your talents in the arts, agriculture, food, livestock, 4-H and FFA.

Participation as a Competitive Exhibitor in the South Carolina State Fair is serious business and takes much planning. Exhibitors register their entries in August and the Entry Office is busy throughout August and September processing the entries, printing entry forms, entry tags, quilt cards, judges sheets, exhibitor reports, livestock confirmation letters, etc. September is also the month the Fine Art and Student Art is delivered for pre-Fair judging. There is also a one-day Carry-Cage Rabbit Show. Once October arrives the Agriculture, Flower, and Home & Craft, and Small Stock exhibits are delivered. Livestock shows happen throughout the run of the Fair with animals coming and going as shows are scheduled.

Many thanks to our exhibitors for their contientious efforts to continue the long-time tradition of Competitive Exhibits at the South Carolina State Fair.

The SC State Fairgrounds is an ideal setting for many public and private events throughout the year with exception of September and October when we set up for the SC State Fair. Following is a list of public events scheduled in November and December, 2008:

4 - 7	Christmas Toy Shop (Sign Up) Salvation Army	Ruff Building	N/A 803-765-0260
5	Fall Equipment Show SC Chapter of American Public Works Association	Americraft-Cantey Building	Robert Anderson 803-733-8470
14 - 16	The Craftsmans Christmas Classic Arts & Crafts Festival Gilmore Enterprises	Americraft-Cantey & Ellison Buildings	Tami Gilmore 336-282-5550
15	Oyster Roast & Shrimp Boil Eastover Ruritan Club	Hampton Building	N/A 803-353-2233
29 - 30	Dog Trials Greater Columbia Obedience Club	Ellison Building	Cathy Evans 803-796-0759

4 - 7	Holiday Market Junior League of Columbia	Americraft-Cantey Building	N/A 803-254-0805
8 - 19	Christmas Toy Shop Salvation Army	Hampton & Ruff Buildings	N/A 803-765-0260
10	SC Works! 2008 Job Fair Employment Security Commission	Americraft-Cantey Building	Mike Williams 803-737-2703
13 - 14	Gun Show Mike Kent & Associates	Americraft-Cantey Building	Mike Kent 770-267-0989

Log on to http://www.scstatefair.org/calendar/ for an up-to-date Year-Round Calendar of Events along with Event Promoter contact information.

Facility Rental details may be found at http://www.scstatefair.org/throughout-the-year/facility-rentals/index.php. To schedule an event at the fairgrounds, e-mail Tim Wilson or telephone 803.799.3387 ext. 11.

Online applications for RV/Camper parking reservations for events held throughout the year are available at http://www.scstatefair.org/throughout-the-year/rv_information.php. Or click on the Throughout the Year menu tab, and follow the drop-down menu.

For more information e-mail Steve Felsberg or telephone 803.799.3387 ext. 22.

2009 USC FOOTBALL PARKING APPLICATIONS will be mailed to 2008 patrons in March and must be returned by the date specified on the application. For the most current information re: football parking, always check the web site at http://www.scstatefair.org/throughout-the-year/usc-reserved-parking.php.

E-mail Steve Felsberg or telephone 803.799.3387 ext. 22 for more information. GO GAMECOCKS!!!

The SC State Fair e-Newsletter is published four times a year; Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall (FAIR issue). To receive a BLAST reminding you of this quarterly publication, sign up on our home page at www.scstatefair.org by adding your e-mail address in the e-newsletter box. You will be directed to create a User Profile and your name will be added to the databases of your interest, i.e. General Newsletter, Commercial Exhibitor, Football Parking, Scholarships, one of our Competitive Exhibit departments, etc.

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We'll see you soon at the 2008 SC State Fair!