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PAGE 10 wmmm'wmtm I^^ra^^^E^l v ement Midday At Presented by Houston Healthcare Midday at the Fair is a special time for senior citizens (60 and older) at the Georgia National Fair. Avoid the crowds and join us weekdays. Indulge in some traditional Fair food, shop the McGill Marketplace, discover fine arts in the Miller-Murphy-Howard Building, walk through the youth exhibits in the Heritage Hall, explore the wonders of the Georgia Living Program, and attend five stock and horse shows. Then relax and enjoy some free entertainment. Special Fair Attractions for Seniors!!! Everyday is senior Citizen Day! • Free Circus • Beach Boys Concert • Country Gold Concert • Daily Free Entertainment • Home and Fine Arts Competition • Horse and Livestock Shows • Free Parking • Fair Food • Plenty of Benches Admission: $5 per senior citizen; groups of 10 or more $4 each plus two free tickets (60 years of age and older) Senior Citizens’ Special: Concessions by Cox offers a 25% discount off food and beverages at the Peaches 'n Cream Case, Georgia National Restaurant, buffet in the Miller-Murphy-Howard Building, and icecream trailer near the Georgia Living Cen ter; weekdays, 9.00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. only. romrm - „ ,„. k n & BIG & RICH Saturday, October 14, 7:30 p.m. 4k The first thing to know is that be ing big and rich hasn’t made Big & Rich any less fun! No. Success hasn’t spoiled them one bit. As John Rich says, “It has just loosened the chain.” Their second album, “Cornin’ to Your City,” as with the first pro duced by Big Kenny and John Rich, shows how far the two have come in the past two years since hitting the county music scene with a much needed blast of fresh air. “We know what we do is freaky,” John Rich says. “We know we’re combining stuff in the chemistry set that in the instructions say, ‘Don’t combine these things or they might explode’. We say fine. Let’s combine them anyway. We’ll just wear a hel met. That’s our whole attitude to ward music.” also with Special Guest... COWBOY TROY - v Jpgpp if-. j< ' ; COUNTRY GOLD TOUR 2006 Sunday, October 15, 3:00 p.m -'y, H LEROY VAN DYKE Leroy Van Dyke had a #1 hit with “Walk on By.” It was named by Billboard as the big gest country music record in history! After more than four decades as an entertainer, Leroy still travels in excess of a hundred thousand performing miles yearly around the world. REX ALLEN, JR. There are three types of performers in the entertainment business . . . actors, singers, and entertainers. Rex Allen, Jr., is all three rolled into one personality. Blessed with a golden voice, he proves his true dedication at every concert and on every television show, continually getting invited back time and time again. \ JjlP' JIMMY FORTUNE Jimmy Fortune became a permanent mem ber of The Statler Brothers in August 1982 and spent 21 years touring, singing, and performing. After the group retired in 2003, Jimmy seized the opportunity to launch a solo career and continues to tour in many U.S. states. This six-foot-five, black rapping cowboy, a native of Dallas, is comfortable talking about anything from flamenco guitars to the Chinese language with musi cal interests that range from Mozart to Metallica. Making appearances in bars and clubs has gone on for Cowboy Troy since the late ‘Bos when he would just jump up on stage and begin performing. It didn’t take long before the crowd wanted him up on stage whenever he could make it. His brand of music is called “hick-hop” which ties the worlds of country and hip hop together. His goal is not to tie the worlds together, but rather to be the bridge that connects them. JEAN SHEPARD Jean Shepard is a true legend in the en tertainment business. She is admired by her peers and emulated by so many up and coming female singers. A steadfast pillar of grand performing ladies, she has graced the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, as well as, country stages around the world. k BILLY JOE ROYAL In the face of stylistic evolutions that have changed both pop and country music sev eral times, Billy Joe Royal has remained true to the style that first excited him and his fans. It is a combination of influences rang ing from hometown country radio shows and black gospel to Motown and the rest of the ‘6os pop explosion which he delivers with flair and sincerity. TOMMY CASH A much sought after guest on major net works and CMT, Tommy Cash is known as an International Entertainer. As a popular speaker with a lengthy background in radio, he is the voice of many well-known com- A it THE r/UR JOURNAL 2006 . mercials as well as . performing a trib i ute to his brother, | Johnny Cash, in every show.