{"id":54622,"date":"2014-08-15T23:30:11","date_gmt":"2014-08-16T04:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=54622"},"modified":"2014-08-15T23:30:11","modified_gmt":"2014-08-16T04:30:11","slug":"august-coming-to-county-fair-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2014\/08\/15\/august-coming-to-county-fair-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"August coming to county fair &#8212; in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Van Wert County Fair information<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, August 30, the Van Wert County Fair welcomes 2011\u2019s GMA Dove Awards \u201cNew Artist of the Year\u201d and \u201cMale Vocalist of the Year\u201d Chris August to Van Wert for free!<\/p>\n<p>With paid admission into the fair, area residents can enjoy talent in the Gospel and Entertainment tents all week long.\u00a0From rockabilly and country to southern gospel and contemporary Christian, there is something for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chris-August-promo-artwork-8-2014.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-54623\" style=\"border: 1px solid black;\" alt=\"Chris August promo artwork 8-2014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chris-August-promo-artwork-8-2014.png\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chris-August-promo-artwork-8-2014.png 225w, https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Chris-August-promo-artwork-8-2014-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>August\u2019s album, <i>No Far Away,<\/i> won GMA\u2019s pop\/contemporary album of the year in 2011 and his 2012 album, <i>The<\/i> <i>Upside of Down,<\/i> continues to fill contemporary Christian radio nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>His No. 1 hit single \u201cStarry Night\u201d will be sure to be in Saturday night\u2019s playlist.\u00a0Other songs fans may recognize are \u201c7 x 70,\u201d a song about forgiveness; \u201cBattle\u201d; and \u201cCenter of It\u201d\u00a0&#8212; all songs in local playlists on the way to and from work.<\/p>\n<p>Also Saturday night, opening for August will be the group Veridia (check it out on YouTube).\u00a0This past February, Veridia signed with Word Entertainment in Nashville, Tennessee, and released its first EP \u201cInseparable\u201d shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n<p>A female-fronted group, Veridia (the name means \u201cof truth\u201d) falls into the category of alternative rock.\u00a0Lead singer Deena Jakoub explained in press releases it\u2019s group members\u2019 creed to strive for raw honesty in all that they do, being true to themselves, the ones they love, and in their music.<\/p>\n<p>Veridia has been acclaimed as a band filled with conviction and passion to bring hope to the hopeless, and applauded as a band that cares for its fans and truly wants to serve those who are hurting in any way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Van Wert County Fair information On Saturday, August 30, the Van Wert County Fair welcomes 2011\u2019s GMA Dove Awards \u201cNew Artist of the Year\u201d and \u201cMale Vocalist of the Year\u201d Chris August to Van Wert for free! 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