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	Friday, August 31 9-11 a.m. Midmorning with host Katherine Lanpher. Guests: Garden Guru Deb Brown University of MN Extension Horticulturist. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Mainstreet Radio on Midday 3-6 p.m. Classical music with John Birge. Guest: Phil Rukavina, lutenist. Saturday, September 1: MPR Day 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Email a postcard from the Fair 10 a.m. - Noon The Morning Show with hosts Jim Ed Poole and Dale Connelly (non-broadcast event at Carousel Park). Guests: Ann Reed (singer/guitarist), Dan Newton (accordion) with Joe Steinger (light hand stuff), and Ancia Saxophone Quartet. 5:30-7:30 p.m. THE JAZZ IMAGETM with host Leigh Kamman (non-broadcast event at Carousel Park). Guest: Locally Damaging Winds. Sunday, September 2 1-2 p.m. Edible Music (non-broadcast) with hosts Bill McGlaughlin and Tom Crann. 2-4 p.m. Classical music with Mindy Ratner Monday, September 3 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Midday with host Gary Eichten. Guests: Hennepin County Attorney Amy Klobuchar and Ramsey County Attorney Susan Gaertner and MPR Sports Analyst Howard Sinker. 1-3 p.m. Classical music with host Tom Crann. Guest: Nick McGegan. See the full schedule		Animal compositions What if some of our favorite composers had been at the great Minnesota get-together? If Tchaikovsky had been, would he have written Swine Lake? Would we go to the opera Pigliacci? We want you to come up with some pieces that might have been with animals in the title. Email them to us at animals@mpr.org. Complete the MPR State Fair crossword puzzle— you could win a prize! How well do you know Minnesota, the Fair, and MPR? Send us your finished crossword puzzle and be entered in a free drawing for a basket full of MPR goodies. Deadline is September 3, 2001. See rules. Also, don't forget to sign up for the Toro "mower-blower-thrower" giveaway while you're at the MPR State Fair booth. Take the weather quiz! Mark Seeley is back on Midday, and he's brought his annual weather quiz! What's a Stevenson screen? Mustard wind? A tail-end Charlie? Find out these and more with Mark Seeley's Weather Quiz. Save $3 on MPR T-shirts, hats, mugs, CDs, and more! Save money at our booth and at the Lake Wobegon store in Mall of America with the MPR State Fair coupon. Meet your favorite hosts and enjoy special programs We're broadcasting daily from our booth with plenty of special guests and surprises. On MPR Day, September 1, you can attend live performances of The Morning Show at 10 a.m. and THE JAZZ IMAGETM at 5 p.m. live at Carousel Park. See the complete schedule. Send an online postcard of yourself Have your picture taken at the MPR booth August 23 or September 1. Then add a message and email it to your friends. Play with your food September 2 Play first, cook later! This edible orchestra—composed entirely of vegetables and kitchen utensils—may leave you scratching your head and craving a salad. Find MPR Here's a map and instructions on where to find the MPR booth. MPR's live broadcasts from the State Fair are supported by Minnesota Historical Society—where history comes alive. Additional thanks to our State Fair day sponsors: Whole Foods Market, Custom Expression's Window Wear, and Minnesota's Office of Technology.

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