For years now, a hypnotist has performed on the Riley Stage in the evenings during the full week of the Iowa State Fair. I typically try to catch a show, because it is good clean fun. I don’t have any flexibility in my fair attendance days, so seeing that he was scheduled for Monday night made things look good.
It was not the case. He was listed in both the Register’s annual fair section and the program handed out that day. True, there’s always the “schedule subject to change” disclaimer, but this seems like something that would have been one way or the other months in advance.
I don’t know where the error came in, and most likely, it just slipped through the cracks somewhere. It’s not uncommon for long schedules to miss an update from the previous day’s/week’s/year’s list, especially when repeated throughout.
There was a nice consolation prize, though — the band Redhead Express. Kick off with a cover of “I’m in a Hurry” — real country, not bro country — and yeah, I’m going to stay.