{"id":3274,"date":"2011-09-22T17:06:43","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T23:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/?p=3274"},"modified":"2011-09-22T17:06:43","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T23:06:43","slug":"weve-got-your-entertainment-right-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.fairplex.com\/blog\/fairblog\/2011\/09\/22\/weve-got-your-entertainment-right-here\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019ve Got Your Entertainment Right Here"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, our stages are packed with some really great acts! Plus, many are free with Fair admission. Check out these entertaining items this weekend at the Fair:
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A Little On The Side<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nA Little On The Side<\/span><\/strong>
\nWhat sets A Little On The Side apart from the average bar band? Their broad repertoire of music not widely covered by others including music from such famous artists as Grover Washington Jr., Tower of Power, Earth Wind & Fire, Kool & The Gang, Rick James and Marvin Gaye.
\nFeel the rhythm and blues Friday, September 23 on the Coca Cola Stage at 7, 8:30, 10 & 11:30 p.m.
\nGRANDSTAND CONCERTS: END OF SUMMER CONCERT SERIES<\/span><\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ve got quite a lineup this weekend. As always you can buy tickets or try for free general admission tickets once you arrive at the Fair. Tickets are distributed at 3 p.m. by the rose garden and everyone in your party must be present to get a ticket.
\nFriday, September 23: Tower of Power and AVERAGE WHITE BAND<\/em><\/strong>
\nMelding jazz, funk, rock and soul in a way no other group ever has, the 10-piece Tower of Power is, as a recent Hollywood Reporter review called them, \u201ctighter than a clenched fist.\u201d Renowned for the hits, \u201cPick up the Pieces\u201d and \u201cCut the Cake,\u201d Average White Band has been performing sold-out shows around the world for the last 30 years.
\nSaturday, September 24: Michael McDonald and Boz Scaggs<\/em><\/strong>
\nFive-time Grammy winner and former member of the Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald brings his blue-eyed soul and a string of hits to the End of Summer Concert Series. As a member of the Doobie Brothers he had hits like \u201cMinute by Minute\u201d and \u201cWhat a Fool Believes.\u201d With his smash album Silk Degrees, Boz Scaggs became an international sensation, crossing the rock, jazz and R&B genres. He has been playing since the early \u201870s and he and his band hit the road again in 2011 performing the best known songs of his career\u2014hits like \u201cLido Shuffle,\u201d \u201cLowdown\u201d and many more.
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\n\"\"<\/a>Sunday, September 25: REO Speedwagon & Styx<\/em><\/strong>
\nREO Speedwagon has gone onstage and in the studio and done the work, year after year\u2014dozens of albums, hundreds of concerts, infinite radio spins, performing hits like \u201cKeep on Loving You\u201d and \u201cCan\u2019t Fight This Feeling.\u201d It\u2019s always been for the band, the legacy and a focus on the future. Fans can witness the connection and experience the music that fuels it. Styx hits include the immortalized \u201cCome Sail Away,\u201d \u201cRenegade,\u201d \u201cBlue Collar Man\u201d and \u201cFooling Yourself.\u201d The group with Tommy Shaw, James \u201cJY\u201d Young, Lawrence Gowan, Todd Sucherman and Ricky Phillips has performed more live since \u201999 than all of the previous years of its career combined, including two Super Bowl appearances, two more studio albums and no end in sight.
\nHARVEST OF PRAISE GOSPEL FESTIVAL<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe praises will go up and the blessings will come down during the Harvest of Praise Gospel Festival as national and regional gospel recording artists from the World Famous House of Blues Sunday Gospel Brunch present soul-stirring, house-rocking, roof-raisin’, soul-saving gospel at its very best!\u00a0 Check it out Saturday, Sept. 24 at The Coca-Cola Stage, 5 p.m.-midnight.
\nFAMILY TALENT SHOW<\/span><\/strong>
\nYou could witness the next Partridge Family singing a song or father-son magic act. You never know what\u2019s going to happen in this show, but it\u2019s sure to be entertaining. See the families compete for glory Saturday, Sept. 24 at 2:00 p.m. in America\u2019s Kids, Building 10.
\nHORSE RACING<\/span><\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s our last weekend of horse racing at the Fair! Stop on by and check it out. As always, it\u2019s free and free Clubhouse admission. Take advantage of our free video replay screen.
\nGates open Friday at 12 p.m. and 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Post time is 1 p.m. More info at http:\/\/www.lacountyfair.com\/fp\/horseracing<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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