Women’s Day at the Great New York State Fair will be held this year on Wednesday, August 29^th. The morning will begin in the New Times Theatre with coffee and networking followed by presentation “Battling the Silent Killers of Women” by the Combat Divas, Freida Weeks and Leisha Tedford at 11:00am. The annual Women’s Day Luncheon will be held in the Empire Room at noon.  Once again, the event will be hosted by Mistress of Ceremonies, WCNY’s Liz Ayers.  Joining Liz this year as keynote speaker will be Deborah Cabral aka “The DeClutter Coach”. Ms. Cabral will be addressing “DeClutter and Simplify Your Life”.  The Women’s Day Luncheon reservation form can be downloaded from Fair website under the Women’s Day listing at www.nysfair.org.

Please call 315.487.7711 ext 1625 with questions or for more information.

In addition to the Women’s Day Luncheon many special events have been planned throughout the day. Highlighted events include the Fine Arts and Photo Exhibition on the 3^rd floor in the Art and Home Center as well as the Ghirardelli Chocolate Competition judging in the Culinary Arts area. Visit the Wegmans Demonstration kitchen and New Times Theatre for scheduled events.  During the entire day, various women’s advocacy organizations will be at a “mini-fair” set up in the Chevy Court Pavilion. There will be a celebrity chef at 2 pm in Chevy Court.

The 2012 New York State Fail will run from Thursday, August 23 through Labor Day, Monday, September 3.  For the latest concert announcements and Fair news, sign up for e-mail and text message updates at www.nysfair.org.

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