Book
1 Copy for in-library use
- CENTRAL: Local History
Agricultural fairs in America : tradition, education, celebration
Publication Information
East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University, c2000.
Physical Description
viii, 104 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Notes
"This book is a companion to the museum exhibition "It's fair time! Rediscover our agricultural roots" (November 2000 through June 2001 at the Michigan State University Museum) and three traveling exhibits ..."--T.p. verso.
Contents
- Watching for the Ferris wheel / What is American about American fairs? / Window in time: the poster art collection of the Fair Publishing House, Inc. / Collection
- Jay Ford Laning (1853-1941): the promotion of agricultural fairs / Role of agricultural fairs in agricultural innovation / Early county fairs: community arts agencies of their time / Arts and fairs at the millennium: the California experience
- California arts and fairs partnerships: seven case studies
- Setting the stage for change / "See you at the fair": the fair experience in Newaygo County, Michigan / Fairs and their changing communities: adapting to urban communities / County fair: a contemporary community event / Entertainment trends at fairs / Youth, fairs, and experiential learning / Agricultural fairs in the U.S. and Canada: recent research