Fair Game for Fun

Highlights from the 2000 Orange County Fair:

Arlington Theater

Headlining concert acts will perform two shows nightly at 7 and 9 at the 5,000-seat Arlington Theater. All shows are free with fair admission and seating is first come, first served. Fiesta del Mariachi Day will be held in the Arlington Theater.

Concert Schedule

Friday: Electric Light Orchestra Part II and Jose Feliciano

Saturday: World Classic Rockers, featuring Randy Meisner and Ron Wikso

Sunday: Rain (Beatles tribute band)

Monday 17: Jaci Velasquez (inspirational music)

Tuesday: The Everly Brothers

Wednesday: John Kay and Steppenwolf

July 20: Isaac Hayes

July 21: Paul Rodgers (rhythm & blues singer)

July 22: Taylor Dayne

July 23: Freddy Fender

Fiesta Del Mariachi Day: Entertainment begins at 10 a.m. with Ballet Folklorico de Carol Armijo, followed by Mariachi Cobras de Jalisco at 11 a.m. Ballet Folklorico del Pacifico performs at noon. Mariachi Voz de America starts at 1 p.m. with Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles at 2 p.m. and Mariachi Sol de Mexico at 3 p.m.

July 24: Weird Al Yankovic

July 25: Rick Springfield

July 26: Poco and Firefall

July 27: Charo

July 28: Ty Herndon (country)

July 29: Doug Kershaw, the “Ragin’ Cajun” fiddler

July 30: The Bellamy Brothers (country, rock, Latin and reggae)

Meadows Stage

July 23: Ballet Folklorico de Carol Armijo dances at 11 a.m. and Mariachi Cobras de Jalisco plays at 1 p.m.

Heritage Stage

Nightly salsa lessons and competitions, starting at 7 p.m. Dancing to live music and dance finals at 7:30 p.m.

July 30: salsa’s “Hottest Couple” competition

July 19: “Some Like It Hot,” a Marilyn Monroe look-alike contest, at 6 p.m.

July 20: Chinese cooking at the Celebrity Chefs Series, with Martin Yan of the TV show “Yan Can Cook” at 5 p.m.

July 27: Authors Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger of “Cooking With Two Hot Tamales” will showcase authentic foods and flavors from south of the border at 5 p.m.