N.C. Mountain State Fair to hold opening ceremony Friday

PRESS RELEASE:

WHAT: 
N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and N.C. Mountain State Fair Manager Matt Buchanan will join state and local dignitaries in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the 2016 N.C. Mountain State Fair.

WHEN:
Friday, Sept. 9
Noon

WHERE:
Covered area outside Davis Event Center
WNC Agricultural Center
1301 Fanning Bridge Road, Fletcher
Enter through Gate 5 off Airport Road

WHO:
Commissioner Troxler will be joined by Commerce Secretary John Skvarla, members of the N.C. General Assembly, as well as representatives from the N.C. Board of Agriculture and the N.C. FFA.

MORE INFO:
The 2016 N.C. Mountain State Fair runs Sept. 9-18 at the WNC Agricultural Center in Fletcher.

On Friday, students in grades K-12 receive free gate admission until 6 p.m., and from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., visitors can purchase a combination admission and unlimited ride ticket for $25.

For more information, including a complete schedule, go to mountainfair.org.

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Thomas Calder received his MFA in Fiction from the University of Houston's Creative Writing Program. His writing has appeared in Gulf Coast, the Miracle Monocle, Juked and elsewhere. His debut novel, The Wind Under the Door, is now available.

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