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1-8-2008

PAGEANT QUEENS DESCEND ON CAPITAL CITY FOR FAIRS & FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

More than 75 young women from throughout the state will compete for the title of “Miss West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals” Saturday night at the Municipal Auditorium in Charleston. The public is invited to attend the pageant, which will be made up of queens of fairs and festivals from across West Virginia. Saturday night’s winner will represent the West Virginia Association of Fairs & Festivals (WVAFF) in 2008, and reign over the 2008 State Fair of West Virginia.
    
Tickets for balcony seating will be on sale at the door of the Municipal Auditorium for $20 prior to the event. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the pageant will begin at 6:30 p.m.
    
Saturday evening’s event will be one of the highlights of the weekend. More than 1,600 representatives of West Virginia fairs and festivals are expected to be on hand when the convention begins on Friday. Other activities include performances by entertainers seeking booking dates, a trade show with associate member businesses that service the fair and festival industry, informational workshops on all aspects of planning and conducting an event, and general business matters related to the WVAFF.
    
“It has always been my opinion that fairs and festivals are an integral part of the Mountain State’s unique culture and heritage and are events that build community camaraderie and identity,” said longtime West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass. “Most of these events have strong agricultural components and I have always done everything I can to support events throughout West Virginia, from the smallest community fairs to the State Fair.”
    
Commissioner Douglass added that his experience with other states indicates that West Virginia probably has one of the highest per capita numbers of events in the country.
    
For more information on the WVAFF, call 1-888-982-3247 or 304-357-7428, or visit http://www.wvaff.com.

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture protects plant, animal and human health through a variety of scientific, regulatory and consumer protection programs, as mandated by state law. The Commissioner of Agriculture is one of six statewide elected officials in West Virginia. Currently, Commissioner Gus R. Douglass is the longest-serving agriculture commissioner in the nation. For more information, visit www.wvagriculture.org.

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