FAIR WARNING: THE GREAT FREDERICK FAIR OPENS THIS WEEK

County fairs occupy a peculiar space in American culture: simultaneously nostalgic throwbacks and thoroughly contemporary entertainment complexes. The Great Frederick Fair, running Sept. 12-20, embodies this duality perfectly, maintaining its agricultural mission while hosting everyone from country rocker Brantley Gilbert to hip-hop pioneer T.I. Admission remains mercifully reasonable at $10 (or $8 online).

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