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In the past, the N. C. State Fair allocated $350,000 to book bands from across the country for evening concerts in Dorton Arena. Between 2011 and 2014, the state fair lost nearly $900,000 with this strategy. In 2015, fair officials chose to recruit North Carolina bands, a tactic that saved money and appealed to fair attendees.
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Jack Bacheler, professor emeritus of entomology at NC State University, is competing in the Great Pumpkin/Watermelon Weigh-off at the North Carolina State Fair. Bacheler grows giant pumpkins as a hobby and his methods are described for growing giant pumpkins are described. Bacheler has earned ribbons in the past and grew three over 500 pounds this year.
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27702
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The way the North Carolina State Fair spends its budget on music acts is explored. The fair will spend $420, 000 dollars for the 2014 fair and the projected earnings after all eleven acts perform is presented.
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27733
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In four years, concerts at the North Carolina State Fair have lost almost $900,000. The history of concerts at the fair is explored and how changes have caused such losses. Attendance at the concerts is concerning and the cost of booking the artist in the small venue is causing losses of almost $200,000 per year.
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24200
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Corky Powers owns and operates multiple fairs in North Carolina and discusses his experiences in the carnival business. Powers will attempt to run the NC State Fair, voted the largest and best fair in North Carolina.
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Business North Carolina
(NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 9, September 2006,
p40-49, il
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3904
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Held each year in Raleigh, the state fair signals the end of summer and the beginning of fall. It is also a reminder to fair visitors of a time a hundred years ago when a large segment of the population lived on farms and depended on them for their livelihood.
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The Village of Yesteryear at the State Fair first appeared in 1951 led by Mary Cornwell. Each year, a group of mountain craftsman travel to the fair to showcase their handcrafts. The artists have received recognition at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and have been invited to national demonstrations held there. A former home economics teacher, Cornwell now serves at chairman of the Museum of North Carolina Handicrafts in Waynesville.
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8.The State Fair by Norris, Jeannie Faris We the People of North Carolina Vol. 33 Issue 10, Oct 1975
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11477
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The North Carolina State Fair has been held almost annually since 1853, when the North Carolina Agricultural Society founded it. This article recounts some of the fair's historic moments and describes the twelve months of planning that goes into making the nine-day event a success.
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The North Carolina State Fair is the biggest and most gala celebration of the harvest. This year, the 103rd fair presents a nine-day “Salute to Agriculture” October 16-24, with special programs honoring the State’s Century Farm Families. These families are those who own and farm land that has been in the same family one-hundred years or longer.
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In 1937 the State Department of Agriculture decided to operate the State Fair as a state institution. Dr. J. S. Dorton of Shelby was given the job of running it. He is an experienced fair operator having run the Shelby Fair since 1924. For the first time in its history the 1937 State Fair operated at a profit under Dr. Dorton's direction.
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16023
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The State Fair, an annual event showing the best of North Carolina, began in 1853. By the early 20th-century it had grown not only in size but diversified its exhibits. This article compares two fairs, the 1892 and 1936 state fairs, to demonstrate changes in increased attendance and greater spectacle with new special attractions.
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15182
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Grimes contrasts the North Carolina State Fair held at the turn of the century with the ones that are held today. In the old days not only was the fair held, but there were also social activities of an outstanding nature which included a week's activities of theater-parties, dances, parades, and balloon accessions.
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