Article: the big gigs.(VARIETY)

Byline: JON BREAM; CHRIS RIEMENSCHNEIDER; STAFF WRITERS; TOM SUROWICZ

STATE FAIR

Seeing Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" at the grandstand is a special treat not only because he relishes the fair, but he invariably performs way longer than the two hours you'll hear on the radio Saturday. He's also generous with his musical guests, who include alt-pop singer Mindy Smith of "Come to Jesus" fame; bluegrass stalwarts Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver; delectable Twin Cities singer Andra Suchy, and hometown fiddle/mandolin virtuoso Peter Ostroushko. (7:45 p.m. today, grandstand, $23 & $28.) (J.B.)

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