FLORIDA FAIR NEWS Continued……...……………….………………………………….. Dirt flew at Volusia County Fairgrounds Aug. 2
Volusia County Fair Association board members, Fair Executive
Director David C. Viers, County Council Members and Hall Con- struction (Daytona Beach) representatives broke ground Tuesday morning on a 5,400-square-foot addition to the Hubert S. Talton Building Volusia County Fair & Expo Center (Talton Building), 3150 E. New York Ave., DeLand. The space added to the Talton building will be used as adminis-
trative offices during the annual Volusia County Fair, which is slated this year for Nov. 3 – 13, and as rental space for public use throughout the non-fair seasons. Construction is slated for com- pletion prior to the start of the 2011 Volusia County Fair.
tions will have the carousel and small Ferris Wheel running for seniors beginning at noon at only $1 a ride. The concert line up is set with Uncle Kracker the first Saturday
of the Fair, Chubby Checker will perform 2 shows on Tuesday November 8th @ 4 & 7 and Craig Campbell will be live on stage Friday the 11th, Veteran’s Day. All concerts are free with gate ad- mission. There is limited general seating. Food vendors abound as always. This year you can look for-
ward to deep fried Kool-Aid courtesy of Jeremy Orme and his newly decked out concession trailer. Returning grounds acts this year include entertainer Dennis
Lee, hypnotist Steve Bayner, Disc-Connected K-9’s, the Great American Animal Adventure with GASCAR, Agventure Land and their petting zoo. New acts for the crowd will be the African Lion and American Tiger Show and Shark Encounter. In addition to the concert Veteran’s Day, Marketing Director
Thom Giordano, CFE has once again coordinated the singing of the National Anthem on the TD Bank Center Circle Stage at 5:00 followed by a WWII plane flyover. The Spruce Creek Gaggle Flight Squadron has become a well anticipated event every year. And…the Volusia County Fair & Youth Show has a QR Code
and it’s on all 2,000 posters distributed throughout the area. This will drive plenty of “youthful” interest to the mobile app; the newest and greatest way to reach those teens and 20 something’s. As always, give us a call. Let us know you’re coming. We’ll
leave the gate open for ya’. Pic-
tured, left to right, are Volusia County Fair Directors: Leanne Hansard; Billy Jones; Bill Hester, Honorary Director; Dennis Hall, President,; Gene Dulac; Doug Weaver; Bill Johnson, Asst. Treas- urer; Andy Kelly Volusia County Council District 1; Tony Johns,; George Shierling, Treasurer, Ernie Bjorkman; Danny Pope, Presi- dent; Joie Alexander, Volusia County Council District 3; Bob Gast; David Viers, Executive Director; and Andrew Hall, Project Man- ager, Hall Construction Inc.
It’ll be a Barnyard Beach Party That’s what you can expect at
the 67th Volusia County Fair & Youth Show November 3rd thru 13th. Livestock entries are up which is always a good sign. Advance ticket sales the last 2
years have been “through the roof.“ “We have renewed our agreement with Greg Bean and Special Event Engineering for 2011. Tickets went on sale at 54 Walgreen’s throughout east central Florida on October 1st. A
spot check showed everything in place and sales beginning right on time’” says David Viers, CFE Executive Director of the Fair. The annual Sponsor/Media Party was shifted to the fairgrounds
itself this year from the Rivership Romance in order to show off the new expansion of the Talton Building adding over 50% more floor space under the roof and much needed divisible meeting rooms. Opening day is again Free Admission courtesy of the Bright
House Networks and Progress energy combined partnerships. It’s always a huge night. And then Tuesday night, even though it’s Senior “Day” and the fair opens at 11 instead of the usual 4 on weekdays, it’s $1 ride night. As for Senior Day, Deggeller Attrac-
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