Meijer Day
August 5, 2013
Power of 2 Payoff–Tagliani Rides Tricycle Around Fair
The Power of 2 is an initiative focused on unlocking celebrity reach for social good, and two IndyCar stars, Alex Tagliani and Scott Dixon, competed online to raise the most money by July 18. Together, the pair raised nearly $13,000 for Anaphylaxis Canada, CanTeen and Teens Living with Cancer. Because Dixon raised about $1,000 more, Tagliani must pay off the bet, much to the amusement of State Fair visitors.
Tagliani will be riding around the Fairgrounds on a tricycle dressed in a beaver costume (emblematic of his native Canada). He will stop to do something exciting at every turn around the fairgrounds’ track: posing with the World’s Largest Pig, chugging a Dairy Bar milkshake, feeding a goat on Goat Mountain, groovin’ on the dance stage and more. At the end of it all, Tagliani will have a chance to redeem himself as he and Dixon race around the Mini Indy track.
The adventure begins at 11 a.m. in front of the Communications Building on Main Street.
Today’s Highlights
- Noon & 4 p.m. — Cook & Belle … Main Street Stage
- 2 & 7:30 p.m. — World’s Toughest Rodeo … Hoosier Lottery Grandstand
- 5 p.m. — Grand Champion Beef 4-H Drive … Youth Arena
- 7 p.m. — Vertical Horizon & Blind Melon … Marsh Free Stage
Everyday Entertainment
- Little Hands on the Farm – Family Fun Park: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- A Clear Look at the Farming Experience – Glass Barn: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Get Animated! – Grand Hall: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Wolves of the World – Family Fun Park: 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.
- Sinbad High Dive Show – Family Fun Park: 11 a.m., 2:30 & 4 p.m.
- Rosstyn Ice Show – Dow AgroSciences Celebration Park: noon, 2 & 4 p.m.
- The Animals That Built America – Family Fun Park: noon & 6 p.m.
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