90th annual L.A. County Fair opens Friday for a month of fun
from: dailybulletin.com
By Diana Sholley, Staff Writer
08/30/2012
POMONA - Sniff once, then again. A familar scent grows stronger.
Smiles widen, toes tap, hips sway and taste buds stand at the ready, because the wait is over.
The L.A. County Fair opens Friday with gusto and good deals celebrating 90 years of fair-tastic fun.
Old favorites and new attractions, vendors, livestock, exhibits, edibles and entertainment give fair-goers a feast to satisfy all senses
Fair highlights include:
"Art & Fair: A 90-Year Celebration," an exhibit of past fair highlights.
"Genius: A Celebration of American Innovation," including replica of George Washington Carver's classroom on wheels, original Thomas Edison artifacts, fa ades of the actual shops and buildings in Philadelphia where Benjamin Franklin lived and an original Model T from Henry Ford.
"Rock of Ages," including three distinct music experiences, The Studio Experience, The Concert Experience and The Playing Experience. Dance on a giant keyboard like Tom Hanks in "Big," pose like the Beatles on Abbey Road, view the album cover art gallery, take a picture surfing a record wave, ogle one of Michael Jackson's infamous gloves or strum along to a tune at the Fender guitar stations.
Stingray Island: A 17,000-gallon enclosure featuring an 8-foot waterfall, stingrays, sharks, octopus and eels along with marine biologists answering any questions about the creatures.
Wilderness Ridge: Explore the beauty of Mother Nature, learn timbering skills, attend Log Rolling School and venture to Grizzly Falls to meet bears.
Mojo's African Safari: Mojo, a Capuchin monkey, guides visitors through the African terrain filled with zebras, a capybara, a coatimundi, African porcupines, snakes and lizards while listening to the music of a steel drum band.
Living Library: Includes eight-foot-tall books and popular fictional characters come to life.
Other fan favorites include the Carnival with more than 70 rides; FairView Farms and Zuckerman's Nursery; Esmeralda's Traveling Circus with a trapeze aerial act, and wine-tasting at the Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Marketplace.
Of course, there's an app for that: Avoid the lines and purchase tickets online using the free L.A. County Fair app, available in the App Store and in Google Play. See the daily event schedule, check for future events and keep your eyes out for daily L.A. County Fair promotions and special vendor deals. The L.A. County Fair Mobile App also has GPS; find vendors and receive an overview of each of exhibit.
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