43
Crowd is pumped for Garry Allan and Sheryl Crow
By Kalea Hall
CANFIELD
Cathy Kasiewicz of Brookfield, dressed in her cowboy hat, could not hold back her excitement for country-music singer Gary Allan performing at the Canfield Fair.
“I got our tickets,” Kasiewicz said as she ran to her friends, Tammy and Kylie Wells.
To Kasiewicz and the Wellses, seeing Sheryl Crow perform is just a bonus to Allan, the main reason they attended the 8 p.m. Labor Day concert at the 167th Canfield Fair.
“He’s just unique,” said Kylie, of Brookfield. “If you hear a song on the radio you are like, ‘That’s Gary Allan.’”
The concert was brought to the Canfield Fair grand- stand by Klein’s Entertainment Co. LLC. Klein’s has brought entertainment to the fairgrounds since the 1960s. The fair board works with Klein’s to decide what big-name acts should be brought in.
“The main thing with Canfield is they are very entertainment-oriented,” said R.J. Kaltenbach, president of Klein’s Entertainment. “These are acts that you don’t traditionally see at a county fair.”
Shows with big names such as Crow and Allan can bring in anywhere from 5,000 to 8,000 people with seat tickets costing $30 to $60. Also, on Sunday night, Train performed.
“You have three Grammy Award-winning acts, and it’s a nice mix of music this year,” Kaltenbach said.
Kasiewicz and the Wellses were ecstatic when they heard Allan was coming to the fairgrounds.
“They always have big- name acts,” Kasiewicz said. “We are up in the cheap seats, but that’s OK.”
“She called me at 2 p.m. and said, ‘Are you guys ready to go yet?’” added Tammy, of Burghill, about Kasiewicz’s excitement for the concert.
Paul and Rose High- berger came all the way from Beaver Falls, Pa., specifically to see Crow and to visit the Canfield Fair for the first time.
“I was like, seriously, the Canfield Fair?” Paul said of his reaction when he heard Sheryl Crow was coming to the fair.
Susan Powell of Lowellville and Pam Brocious of Poland were not surprised by the big names the Canfield Fair brought in this year.
“They do always have good artists,” Brocious said.