The nine-day Great Frederick Fair opened in Maryland this weekend with livestock judging, a colorful midway of rides and games, and a packed schedule featuring big-name performers and old-school county fair events.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive is on center stage Saturday night following a warm summer day of fair activities, including goat judging and baked goods arriving for weekend competition.
“My daughter is showing her heifer, her cow/calf pair and her bull,” said Tony Woodie of Empty Pockets Livestock, as the pair groomed their animals inside the Beef Barn. “I hope to have first place all the way around, but realistically, we come in the middle, we’re good.”
The fair has a birthing barn, a youth building and newly-renovated interior space beneath the expansive grandstand.
Country stars Sara Evans and Tracy Lawrence are scheduled to perform Sunday night, and the Beach Boys will take the stage Thursday.
Horses have always been a big part of the Great Frederick Fair, dating back to its first year in 1865.
“We have harness racing here in the afternoon, it is free and open to the public to go into the grandstand,” said Nancy Free Keller, president of the fair.
The long-running fair also has events popular over the years with county fairgoers, including a tractor pull competition and demolition derby.
The fair runs until Sept. 21 at the fairgrounds in Frederick.
Let’s go surfin’ now… or in September, when you can catch the Beach Boys at the Venetian Las Vegas! Commemorating the 50th anniversary of their legendary “Endless Summer” album, the performances will take place on Wednesday, September 4th, Friday, September 6th, and Saturday, September 7th, 2024, all starting at 8:30 p.m.
Celebrating over fifty years of musical brilliance, the band continues to ride a wave of success unmatched in America’s musical journey. Symbolizing the quintessential California lifestyle and adored as an American cultural icon worldwide, seeing the Beach Boys at the Venetian Theatre will be an exclusive engagement called “Endless Summer,” and consist of three electrifying shows this September.
Ticket prices begin at $45, plus applicable fees, and will be available for purchase by the general public starting Friday, May 24th, at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets can be secured through Ticketmaster and the Venetian website! Citi cardmembers will enjoy exclusive access to pre-sale tickets starting Tuesday, May 21st, at 10 a.m. PT until Thursday, May 23rd, at 10 p.m. PT, courtesy of the Citi Entertainment program.
Dedicated fans of the artists can secure their tickets during a special pre-sale beginning Wednesday, May 22nd, at 10 a.m. PT. Venetian Rewards members, along with Live Nation, Ticketmaster, and SiriusXM patrons, will also gain access to a pre-sale starting Thursday, May 23rd, at 10 a.m. PT. All pre-sale opportunities will conclude on Thursday, May 23rd, at 10 p.m. PT. Contact the Venetian boxoffice at 702.414.9000 or 866.641.7469.
The family of legendary Beach Boys member Brian Wilson has petitioned to place the musician in a conservatorship in connection with his dementia diagnosis.
After media reports emerged about the conservatorship this week, the Wilson family confirmed the legal move on Thursday. The family said the decision came after the death of “Brian’s beloved wife” Melinda Ledbetter Wilson.
Melinda, who was married to Brian for nearly 29 years, died on Jan. 30.
According to a statement from the 81-year-old’s family, Brian’s seven children, his doctors and his caretaker are seeking a conservatorship “to ensure that there will be no extreme changes” to Brian’s household.
They said the California-based conservatorship is “consistent with family processes put in place by Brian and Melinda.”
“Brian will be able to enjoy all of his family and friends and continue to work on current projects as well as participate in any activities he chooses,” the statement concluded.
Rolling Stone reported that Brian has dementia and is taking a drug called Aricept to slow the progression of the condition.
In the court filing, the Wilson family said Brian’s poor mental state has left him “unable to properly provide for his own personal needs for physical health, food, clothing or shelter.”
One of Brian’s doctors quoted in the conservatorship documents said Brian is “easily distracted” and “often makes spontaneous irrelevant or incoherent utterances.”
Brian’s longtime manager LeeAnn Hard and his publicist Jean Sievers will serve as his co-conservators. Together, they will handle Brian’s personal and medical decisions.
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His financial assets are held in a trust, Rolling Stone reported. Hard is already named as Brian’s trustee as well as his power of attorney.
Brian Wilson’s first conservatorship
Brian, a co-founder of the iconic American rock band the Beach Boys, struggled with mental health and substance abuse issues that upended his career in the 1960s.
In the early 1990s, Brian was placed under a conservatorship in an attempt to distance the star from the late, controversial psychologist Eugene Landy.
Brian had for years been under the close supervision of Landy, who helped curb Brian’s addictions in the mid-’70s. However, many close to Brian, including Melinda, felt he was being exploited and mistreated by the doctor.
Landy had at one point been the chief beneficiary of Brian’s will and was set to inherit up to 70 per cent of his estate. After a years-long legal feud, Landy was barred from any contact with Brian in 1992.
Brian has long since credited Melinda with stabilizing his famously troubled life. When Melinda died in January, Brian wrote, “Melinda was more than my wife. She was my saviour.”
“She gave me the emotional security I needed to have a career,” he praised. “She encouraged me to make the music that was closest to my heart. She was my anchor.”
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Judges in California can appoint a conservator for the person, their finances — referred to as the estate — or both, as was the case with Britney Spears, whose court fight brought broad new attention to this legal standing.
