Today's Utah State Fair highlights:

Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Sep 12, 2003

All-day events:

Beef Fest, noon-7 p.m., $5-$7 (specialty tent)

Ag-Venture Tent (West Center Mall)

All Creatures Barnyard Racers (West Center Mall)

Big Cat Safari Display (south of Grand Building)

Hershey's 53' of Chocolate Tour (east end of the Fairpark)

New and antique farm machinery display (West Center Mall and Promontory Hall)

Scrapbook demos/CockADoodle Design and Close To My Heart, 5-8 p.m. (Creative Arts/Conference Center)

Utah Olympic Oval Bungee Jump (East Center Mall)

Working artist/Cliff Green, sculptor (Fine Arts/Bonneville Building)

Xbox Odyssey (west end of fair)

Special events:

10 a.m. -- Judging -- goats, Open Junior Doe show (Goat Barn)

10:30 a.m. -- Cowboy Ted/stage show (Plaza Stage)

10:30 a.m. -- "RJ" the Clown (Meadow Gold Family Fun Floor)

11 a.m. -- Big Cat Safari Show (south of Grand Building)

11 a.m. -- Jerry Muir, "Master of the Chain Saw" (East Center Mall)

11:30 a.m. -- Christopher Fair/magic with a flair (Pioneer Stage)

Noon --Judging -- 4-H/FFA market lambs (Show Ring)

12:30 p.m. -- Dan Mink the Rhinestone Roper/student program (Village Stage)

12:30 p.m. -- Maxx Air Force Motorcycle Stunt Team (East Center Mall)

1 p.m. -- All Breed Horse Show- Performance Classes (Arena)

1 p.m. -- KSOP Karaoke Showcase -- Krystal Day (Plaza Stage)

1:30 p.m. -- Demo -- Decades of Dining/Paula Scott (Zion Building)

2 p.m. -- Big Cat Safari Show (south of Grand Building)

2 p.m. -- Jeff Bradford/adult contemporary rock music (Gazebo)

2:30 p.m. -- All Creatures Barnyard Racers (West Center Mall)

3 p.m. -- Demo -- Be Consumer Savvy/ Marilyn Albertson, USU Extension (Zion Building)

3 p.m. -- Maxx Air Force Motorcycle Stunt Team (East Center Mall)

3:30 p.m. -- Holden/modern rock (Pioneer Stage)

4 p.m. --Willie Tso/folk-rock and country singer (Gazebo)

4:30 p.m. -- Taylor Williams & Friends/classic pop and show tunes (Meadow Gold Family Fun Floor)

5:30 p.m. -- 4-Story Theory/melodic modern rock (Gazebo)

6 p.m. -- Intermountain Country Dance Association/country western dance (Promontory)

6:30 p.m. -- Pie eating contest/judging (Meadow Gold Family Fun Floor)

6:30 p.m. -- Lee Fugal, "Musical Mayhem" (Pioneer Stage)

6:30 p.m. -- Maxx Air Force Motorcycle Stunt Team (East Center Mall)

7 p.m. -- CRC Battle of the Bulls Championship Series (Arena)

7 p.m. -- Big Cat Safari Show (south of Grand Building)

7 p.m. -- Gallagher/comedian (Pepsi Grandstand, separate ticket required).

7:30 p.m. -- Barbershop Belles/barbershop quartet (Meadow Gold Family Fun Floor)

8 p.m. -- All Creatures Barnyard Racers (West Center Mall)

8:30 p.m. --KSOP Country Joe Karaoke Showcase -- Richard Olsen (Plaza Stage)

9 p.m. -- The Woolley Sisters/country trio (Gazebo)

9:30 p.m. -- J. Marc Bailey/country artist (Pioneer Stage)

9 p.m. -- Jamie & Tanill/country duo (Village Stage)

Other information:

The Utah State Fair is at 1000 W. North Temple. Admission is $5 for adults Monday through Thursday and $7 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Seniors are $5 and youth, ages 6-16, are $4. Children 5 and younger are free. Gate accepts cash and credit cards only.

Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Parking is $4 Monday-Thursday and $5 Friday-Sunday. UTA buses 18, 19, 20, 34 and 50 access the Fairpark.

For more information, call 538-FAIR on go online to www.utahstatefair.com.