FRIDAY JULY 19:  The Porter County Fair welcomes Willie and Korie Robertson from A&E's Duck Dynasty.  Willie and Korie will join us for a fun-filled evening sharing stories about their 'Faith, Family and Ducks'.  Willie and Korie will appear on stage at the Grandstand and be speaking to the audience.  Come and hear Willie and Korie share stories about their faith, family, and the business.

VIP Seating includes 'Photo op'.  (Photographs will be taken by professional photographer. Sorry, NO autographs will be permitted)

** A portion of the evenings proceeds will go to the Porter County Food Pantries.  
 

SATURDAY JULY 20 -- How does a kid from a town that small work his way up to Music Row, a record deal and eventual stardom as a country music singer touring with the biggest acts in country music today? How does it happen that one of the first songs he writes in Nashville winds up hitting number 1 on the country charts? How does the kid from the small town follow that up with a top 5 hit, a top 15 hit and his second number 1 and fastest rising single from his second album "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away. When he sings about growing up in Poyen in his number 1 hit, "Small Town USA" and that "some people called it prison when I was growin' up, but these are my roots and this is what I love", he means every word of it. It was an exciting time for Justin as he spent all of 2009 and 2010 touring with the biggest names in country music, including Trace Adkins, Hank Williams Jr, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Brad Paisley, Brooks and Dunn,Miranda Lambert and Darius Rucker.  He started January 2012 touring with Blake Shelton.His headlining shows have sold out in clubs across the country and his loyal fan base continues to grow at a rapid pace. His music resonates strongly with the blue collar, hard working Americans who break their backs just to earn a buck and never get ahead but wouldn't have it any other way, to paraphrase the lyric from his #1 hit, "Small Town USA".Justin's sophomore album "Outlaws Like Me" debuted at number one upon it's release nationwide on June 21, 2011 and quickly landed him his second Number 1 along with a top 15 and a current single and his first ever love song "Til My Last Day" making all the way to #1.

THURSDAY JULY 18 --The Country Music Association’s choice as the best New Artist of 2012 earned his trophy because of his intense, single-minded dedication to his music.           Hunter Hayes works at his craft virtually every waking hour. In his world, there are no days off. There are no hobbies or outside interests. Everything is focused on musical self-improvement.             “With me, it’s always going to be music,” he states. “That’s the one thing I know. That is my thing. That is my place. I make music because it’s the only way I can breathe. This is how I want to spend the rest of my life.”

He wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on Hunter Hayes. He co-produced it. He sings all the vocals, and he plays all of the 30-some instruments heard on the record. The barn-burning “Storm Warning” became the collection’s debut Gold Single. His gripping ballad “Wanted” soared to No. 1 and is quickly nearing Double Platinum status, lilting, groove-soaked “Somebody’s Heartbreak” has become the album’s third major hit –becoming a Top 30 hit in only two weeks and was most added week of release.