Minnesota State Fair Concert Announcement and Facebook

For the second week in a row, I had an email from my friends at the Minnesota State Fair announcing another concert for the Minnesota State Fair grandstand. Here is an excerpt from the email:

Dear Fair Fans,

Get Ready! Now hear this--two new shows have been added to
the Toyota Concert Series at the historic Minnesota State Fair Grandstand.

A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29.
The Black Crowes will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30….

Don't forget to mark your calendar—the 2008 Great Minnesota Get-Together runs Aug. 21 through Labor Day, Sept. 1.

Our best wishes for a fantastic summer,
Your Friends at the Fairgrounds

P.S. If you've got a Facebook profile, log in and join hundreds of other fair fans by becoming a member of "The Official Minnesota State Fair Group."

I love it, the fair has a Facebook profile! When most people think of the fair, they think of the old farmers with their pin striped overalls and John Deer ball caps, not the young and trendy Facebook hipsters. I guess it is just more evident that the fair wants to keep its image young and “cool.”