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Random Rippling - 2012 Indiana State Fair preview
by Alan Hague
posted: Aug. 03, 2012

The 2012 Indiana State Fair runs from August 3rd to the 19th at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th Street. Gates are open daily at 8 a.m.; no admittance after 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Gates will open at 6 a.m. for the Giant Hot Air Balloon Race on Aug. 11. Building/exhibit hours are generally 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. throughout the fair. (Exposition Hall is open 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily.)

Random Rippling - 2012 Indiana State Fair preview

Admission is $10 at the gate for anyone 6 and older; children 5 and younger get in free; $7 advance discount tickets are available at Walmart, CVS, Indiana Farm Bureau offices, The Marten House Hotel and the Indiana State Fair Box Office; new Multi-day Admission Pass is $18 and good for entry on 3 different days of the fair; an $18 Midway Wristband Voucher (good on select days) is available at Indiana Walmart locations through Aug. 19. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis inside the State Fairgrounds for $5/vehicle. Bikers can save $1 off admission when they use one of the secured bike racks on the Monon Trail at 38th Street.
The Indiana State Fair shares a variety of stories, photos, videos, discounts, ticket give-aways and more through social media outlets including: Twitter: www.twitter.com/indystatefair (use the hashtag #instatefair in all your tweets) Facebook: bit.ly/INStateFair, Blog: instatefair.blogspot.com, Foursquare: www.foursquare.com/user/indystatefair, YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/INstatefair.
New this year:
• The DuPont Food Pavilion - Formerly known as the Pioneer Our Land Pavilion, this large exhibit building at the end of Main Street is packed with native Indiana foods, cooking demonstrations and a marketplace for folks who want to take their favorite Indiana foods home. Fairgoers can learn how to make healthy food choices and find out how to help feed the hungry. Indiana commodity groups and food manufacturers will offer samples throughout the entire run of the fair in this 16,000 square-foot exhibit funded in part through the LDI 100th Anniversary Celebration Cultural Partnership Gift Program.
• Ciao Italia - In partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, the Indiana State Fair presents "Ciao Italia" in the International Pavilion (Grand Hall). This 17-day exhibit features food, facts and fun aspects of Italy and its longstanding connections with Indiana. A special focus is on Clinton, Ind., with its tremendous Italian population and its popular Little Italy Festival that draws tens of thousands of people each year.
• Bankers Life Fieldhouse Free Shuttle - This year's biggest State Fair concerts (Barry Manilow, Journey, Train, Blake Shelton) are taking place downtown at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Concert ticket holders can attend the fair on any of its 17 days, not just the day of the concert. For those who do attend both on the same day, however, a free shuttle service from the fairgrounds to the Fieldhouse can be boarded near the Fairgrounds east gate on Fall Creek Parkway.
• SuperDogs - Unbelievable tricks, uncontrollable energy, aerial stunts and infectious laughter are all part of this fabulous family show in the Dow AgroSciences Celebration Park. More than a dozen highly trained canines run, jump and retrieve in a huge 100' X 25' arena during three daily shows throughout the fair.
• MHS presents Flippenout Extreme Trampoline Show - Trampolines are in backyards everywhere now, but don't try these tricks at home! The athletes in this show reach heights as high as 25 feet as they flip and twist and even jump with snowboards strapped to their feet! This high-energy, synchronized show features highly skilled athletes during three daily performances in the Family Fun Park.
• Harold Lee Miller Photography exhibit - Dozens of Harold Lee Miller photographs focusing on "life at the fair" are on display in the Normandy Barn from 1 to 9 p.m. daily throughout the fair's 17-day run. The photos are part of a collection Miller began in 2005 and highlight everything from livestock shows to fair food. Miller traveled to 10 different fairs around the state looking for iconic images of each subject and ultimately turned the project into a book, Fair Culture.
Don't miss Broad Ripple's own Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band on the Free Stage at 8 p.m. on August 11, 2012. I will be there, and I bet Nora will be too. Come by and say hey!



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