All online tickets are sold through http://www.evergreenfair.org/

or by calling Etix at 1-800-514-3849. You can visit the Evergreen State Fairgrounds Administration Office at 14405 179th Ave. SE, Monroe (open 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday) and purchase tickets also.

Here's the Evergreen State Fair 2011 Grandstand Entertainment concert lineup:

·Aug. 29 - Peter Yarrow & Noel Paul Stookey (Tickets - $30, $25, $15)

·Aug. 30 - The Band Perry ($25, $20, $10)

·Aug. 31 - Cheap Trick ($30, $25, $15)

·Sept. 1 - OneRepublic ($37, $32, $27, $22)

·Sept. 2 - Northwest Rockfest ($10 advance, $12 at the gate)

Tickets can be purchased through the fair's website. Doors open 1-1 ½ hours before shows. All children under 2 years of age are free on the lap of paying adult. Concerts are held rain or shine. Grandstand entertainment ticket prices do not include admission to the Fair. Admission must be purchased separately.

Regular fair admission is:

Adult (ages 16 through 61 years): $10

Senior (ages 62-89 years): $7

Youth (ages 6-15 years): $7

5 years and under and 90 years and over: Free.

For more information on fair events, including the Evergreen Speedway, the Rodeo, Carnival and other events check http://www.evergreenfair.org/. Make sure to check weekday gate promotions before purchasing gate admission tickets.

"The Evergreen State Fair is one of the highlights of the year," said Gossett. "Come and have some great family fun."

Take Community Transit to the Fair

Community Transit will be providing bus service to the Evergreen State Fair on routes 270, 271 and 275. All three will serve a special stop near the west entrance of the Evergreen State Fair as usual this year. Due to budget cuts, Community Transit no longer operates on Sundays or major holidays. As a result, there will be no bus service to the Fair on Sundays or on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5.

Routes 270, 271 and 275 provide service between Everett and Monroe every 30 to 60 minutes from early morning before the Fair opens until after 10 p.m. weekdays. On Saturdays, the last trip westbound from the fairgrounds to Everett leaves at 7:38 p.m. and the last trip eastbound to Monroe, Sultan and Gold Bar leaves at 9:25 p.m. Full schedules for each route are available in Bus Plus books onboard buses, or online at http://www.commtrans.org/.

Free parking is available at Everett Station and the Snohomish and Gold Bar park & rides. Residents from throughout Snohomish County can catch a bus from other communities to Everett Station, and transfer to Routes 270, 271 or 275. If you are planning to transfer, the best value is to use an ORCA card, which will carry the value of your first trip on subsequent buses for up to two hours. Pleas e note that Community Transit no longer issues paper transfers, so cash-paying customers will need to pay full fare for each bus they board. ORCA cards may be purchased online at http://www.orcacard.com/ERG-Seattle/p1_001.do and at Everett Station.

"Community Transit is a great way to get to the Fair," said Councilmember Gossett. "It's environmentally friendly and very convenient."

The Fair runs Aug. 25-Sept. 5.