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EUSTIS — The amusement line up at the 101st Lake County Fair is leaving audiences in amazement.
We’re talking death-defying stunts, fireplace respiratory, magic methods and much more.
“We desired to make our entertainment larger and much better than previous yr,” Fair Manager Stacey Wade reported. “I informed them to pull out all the stops and depart nothing at the rear of.”
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Space Adventures Thrill Present
Just one of the most well-liked shows this calendar year is the all-new Area Adventures Thrill Clearly show which combines perilous stunts with an instructional basis, training persons about the moon and centripetal force.
“We’ve experienced a normal circus act for more than 10 a long time, and we felt it was time to change it up,” performer Jamie Martinez stated. “From a tiny kid, I’d usually wanted to be an astronaut. I like every thing about room so we designed our clearly show to not only entertain persons, but to educate as well. I experience like when you package deal it like this, information and facts is a lot easier to keep.”
![The Space Adventures Thrill Show team performs at the Lake County Fair in Eustis. [Cindy Peterson/correspondent]](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/04/12/NDAC/6b087827-7983-4d5f-9094-090b35d05213-FL_LEE_SpaceShow15.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The demonstrate incorporates significant-flying “moon going for walks,” fireplace respiratory, a ball cage with a motorcyclist and an aerial artist reverse a motorcyclist on the rings of Saturn.
Martinez commences by telling of the forthcoming mission to room in 2025, which will contain the 1st girl and African-American to be sent to the moon.
“You’d be amazed at how several persons come up to us following the demonstrate and notify us they didn’t know that or thanking us for demonstrating how all this operates,” Martinez claimed.
![Lamount, the human volcano, shows off his fire skills at the Space Adventures Thrill show at the Lake County Fair in Eustis. [Cindy Peterson/correspondent]](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/04/12/NDAC/0fa4ccbb-aaad-4d0b-a81b-8b0d9fe61caf-FL_LEE_SpaceShow14.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Martinez has been undertaking for all-around 15 years and married her co-performer, Matias, who is a fifth technology circus performer from Argentina who performs the motorbike stunts. Also in their troop is aerial artist Diana Rose and Lamount, “the human volcano.”
“This is only our second Space Adventures show and so far we’ve had a lot of superior reactions from it,” Martinez stated. “We hope to preserve producing it improved and much better every 12 months.”
Kardenni
One more magical act is Kardenni, a slight-of-hand magician who has been next his dream given that he was 15 yrs aged. From disappearing eggs to resolving a Rubik’s cube blindfolded, Kardenni has packed out crowds attempting to determine out his magic strategies.
![Kardenni performs at the Lake County Fair in Eustis. [Cindy Peterson/correspondent]](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/04/12/NDAC/0583313d-6019-4b58-865d-9619e0d46ae5-FL_LEE_SpaceShow8.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
“In school, 1 of my wrestling mates showed me a magic trick and I grew to become fascinated,” Dennis Friebe mentioned. “Across from the university took place to be a magic shop and I begged to have a career there. Of study course, then I experienced to understand to be a revenue particular person but I bought to discover all the magic tricks to be equipped to sell them.”
Friebe grew up in Germany and moved to Oregon when he was 10. Through his act, he tells a tale of his grandma and a trick she would do with a disappearing egg, a single that he replicates in his present these days.
“It’s a real tale,” Friebe explained. “I cherished magic so substantially. When I was 15 I obtained my to start with magic gig at a birthday social gathering. It was there that I recognized I could do this for the relaxation of my existence.”
![Kardenni performs at the Lake County Fair in Eustis. [Cindy Peterson/correspondent]](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2022/04/12/NDAC/c02ac21a-caf4-4df5-a02c-1a49c78b9b77-FL_LEE_SpaceShow12.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Friebe followed his desire and has been undertaking magic for 25 many years, even when moments ended up hard and bills became challenging to pay back. But he caught with it.
“I moved to Tampa and started out over listed here and at last matters began taking place for me,” Friebe claimed. “I bought into the theme parks and other situations like the fair. I also perform at the Good Magic Corridor in Outdated City, Kissimmee. It is been a great journey.”
Wednesday’s schedule
4:50 p.m.: Opening ceremony
5:00 p.m.: Gates open
7:30 p.m.: Spaghetti having contest
6:00 p.m.: Youth dairy goat present
Them Sweeney Boys: 6, 7:30, 9:00 p.m.
Robinson’s Racing Pigs: 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
Guitar Dean: 5:00, 6:45, 8:45 p.m.
Area Adventures Thrill Show: 6:15, 8:15 p.m.
Strolling Functions: 5-10 p.m.
Fritzy Brothers A single Male Circus
Deep Fryd Funk
The Magic of Kardenni
The Incredible Bubble Manufacturing facility
See these functions and additional at the Lake County Reasonable, which runs by means of Saturday evening at 2101 County Highway 452 in Eustis.
Admission & Journey Specials
Wednesday is carload night time
$60 for every carload
Limit eight people, 1 per seat belt. The price ranges includes admission and unrestricted rides until eventually close. No carload specials will be marketed following 9 p.m.
No carload? No challenge!
Older people: $9
Seniors (60+): $7
Child (ages 4 -11): $3
Little ones 3 and less than totally free admission, will have to obtain rides independently
Unlimited ride armband: $25