Students travel to Perry for fair
Cotton candy, big cinnamon pretzels, funnel cakes and candy apples – what could be better than a day spent at the fair? Whether you meet friends or go to spend some time with the family, the fair is a time to let loose and have fun. Celebrating fall would not be complete in the South without a fall fair, a ride on the Ferris wheel, or some boiled peanuts.
The Georgia National Fair began on Oct. 4, and will continue through the 14. Numerous bands will be coming to play, such as country music stars Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan, who played Oct. 6 to a sold out show in Reaves Arena. Sunday, Oct. 7, Los Lonely Boys followed in concert with their hit “Heaven.” The weekend of Oct. 13 Daughtry and Day of Fire will be playing. For all Disney fans, Jonas Brothers and Everlife will be performing as well.
Some of our own GCSU students performed Thursday, Oct. 11, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Senior Tyler Hammond and Sophomore Joey Hollis performed songs such as “Dust on the Bottle,” originally done by David Lee Murphy, and songs by Kenny Chesney. They began playing their guitars together a few years ago. In May 2007 they decided to start singing at events and bars on the weekends.
Hammond says, “We have been playing in Milledgeville and other places on the weekends. Eventually we would love to go to Nashville.”
Their dream, as any other aspiring musical performers, is to get a label in the industry.
“Tyler and Joey” will be performing on the front lawn Thursday, Oct. 18. Hammond describes their choice of country music to perform as “songs everyone knows.” They have also performed in Valdosta at The Flip-Flops Bar. The duo looks forward to all performances and the chance to do something they love.
If none of the bands amuse you and you do not get the chance to ride up to see “Tyler and Joey” on Thursday, perhaps the other unique attractions will excite you. There are horse competitions, livestock, midway rides and games, exclusive exhibits, vendors, street entertainers, and lots of food! There are mazes like the “Haunted Mansion” and “Crystal Lil’s.” Varieties of twirling rides and booths were you may win prizes; you can also go see camels and other odd animals from around the world at the Eudora Animals tent. There is even freak exhibits circus-style, such as “The Worlds Smallest Woman.”
Entertaining the crowds there will also be “The Pirates of the Caribbean High Dive Shows,” the Live Stingray exhibit, “The Future Of Magic” with award winning Illusionists Dale Scott & Ana, the nightly laser light show, Robinson’s Racing Pigs, Tammy Harris Barton a hypnotist, and much, much more. By the hour there are shows awaiting eager fair-goers. As college students, it is relaxing to jump back into the days when we went to the fair in the fall with our family and friends. Perhaps the fair is exactly what we need to start the season with!
The 18th Annual Georgia National Fair represents “Georgia’s youth, agriculture, and heritage.” There is something for everyone to have a good time. For this fact, and many others, the fair has been designated in the “Top 50 Fairs” by Amusement Business magazine and www.carnivalwarehouse.com. Katie Conrad, freshman at GCSU who went with her boyfriend and her parents, says, “The fair was extremely fun! I got to eat funnel cakes – and I just love the atmosphere!” ~Guaranteed, there is something for just about everyone. So get in the fall spirit and go have some fun at the Georgia National Fair!
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on Oct 12 2007. Filed under Features.
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