Thurston County Fair home arts entries due

THE OLYMPIAN | • Published July 19, 2009

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Those interested in entering the Thurston County Fair’s Home Arts competitions should get their entries ready.

Open Class Home Arts entries must arrive between 3 and 7 p.m. Monday in Heritage Hall at the Thurston County Fairgrounds. This entry time is for everyone who wishes to enter needle art, quilts, clothing, and fiber arts.

Enter Open Class Beverages from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and again July 27 in Heritage Hall. Submit Open Class Baked Goods, Food Preservation, and Honey entries from 3 to 7 p.m. July 27 in Heritage Hall.

No late entries will be accepted.

For more information about specific rules and entry forms, contact the fair office at 360-786-5453, or go to www.co.thurston.wa.us/fair.

The Thurston County Fair runs from July 29 to Aug. 2 at the fairgrounds, 3054 Carpenter Road S.E., Lacey. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $5 for youth 6-14, and free for those 5 and younger; family passes are $18.

TONIGHT

Capital Lakefair Grand Finale Fireworks: 10 p.m., Heritage Park on Capitol Lake, downtown Olympia. Don’t miss this celebration marking the end of this year’s Capital Lakefair. Call 360-943-7344 or go to www.lakefair.org.

WEDNESDAY

Lacey in Tune Concerts in the Park presents Beatles cover band Creme Tangerine: Noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Huntamer Park, corner of Seventh Avenue and Woodland Square Loop, Lacey. Free. Call 360-491-0857.

2009 Music in the Park summer concert series presents the 204th Army Reserve Band: 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sylvester Park, corner of Legion Way and Capitol Way, downtown Olympia. Free. Call 360-357-8948.

FRIDAY

Mason County Fair: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 26, Mason County Fairgrounds, 751 Fairgrounds Road W., Shelton. Three days of rides, food, entertainment and a rodeo. For the schedule of events, go to www.masoncountyfair.org.

Cire Entertainment presents comedy night with Nate Jackson: Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Tyee Event Center, 5757 Littlerock Road, Tumwater. Local comedian Nate Jackson was First Runner Up in the 29th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition. $10. Recommended for ages 18 and older. Call 360-870-8790.

Fourth annual Tenino Wine & Music Festival: 5 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday at Tenino City Park. The two-day event features local bands and hand-selected wines. Party with Kim Archer Band on Friday and Funk Factory on Saturday, followed both nights by TelluRide. Tickets are $15 per night or $20 for a weekend pass. For details, go to www.teninowineandmusicfestival.com.

SATURDAY

Free Waterfront Public Art Tours: 11 a.m. Saturdays through September. Tours leave from the bell in front of the Olympia Farmers Market, 700 Capitol Way N. The tours last about an hour and include information on “Triumph of the Vegetables,” “Motherhood,” “Tide Pool of Time,” “Kujira I,” “The Kiss” and “South Sound Map.” For details, call 360-709-2678.

Today in history

In 1553, 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey was deposed after claiming the monarchy of England for nine days. King Henry VIII’s daughter Mary was proclaimed Queen.

In 1943, allied air forces raided Rome during World War II.

In 1944, the Democratic National Convention convened in Chicago with the renomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt considered a foregone certainty.

In 1969, Apollo 11 and its astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins, went into orbit around the moon.

In 1984, U.S. Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro of New York won the Democratic nomination for vice president by acclamation at the party’s convention in San Francisco.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton announced a policy allowing homosexuals to serve in the military under a compromise dubbed “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue.”