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Article: Fair play -- Music and more at State Fair Park

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September 23, 2005
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By KIM NOWACKI

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

It's hard to believe there's more to the Central Washington State Fair than food, but it's true.

So if you do find that you've somehow wandered away from the corn dog booth or -- gasp -- are feeling full, there are high-diving pirates, racing pigs, singing chefs, fanciful stiltwalkers and trance- inducing hypnotists, among many other free entertainment acts, to help you rest and digest before another stop at the Davis High School corn-on-the cob booth.

And over at the Dex Media-Oak Park Stage, where the big-names perform, you'll find a whole lotta country and a little bit of rock 'n' soul.

The standouts of this year's main-stage acts are country music ...

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