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As Entertainment Preferences Shift, Big E Begins Second Century

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill
Published September 14, 2017 at 5:15 PM EDT
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The Big E, the largest fair on the East Coast, is about to open its gates for the 2017 edition of the venerable agricultural fair.

The fair’s 17-day run begins Friday, Sept 15th at 8 a.m. at the Eastern States Exposition on Memorial Avenue in West Springfield, Massachusetts.  

  WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Gene Cassidy, president and CEO of the Eastern States Exposition.

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