Top 10 must-sees of the 2014 SEMO District Fair

__10. Jeremy Camp__

7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Grandstand

Grammy-nominated contemporary Christian artist Jeremy Camp plays uplifting gospel music with a rock influence.

__9. Cross-Cut Saw Competition__

6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at the Antique Tractor Display Area

Teams of would-be lumberjacks compete to make the fastest cut with a five-foot, two-person saw.

__8. Pickin' Chicks__

3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Activities Tent

The young trio Pickin' Chicks hails from Illinois and promises to bring their vintage bluegrass sound to this year's fair.

__7. Auto Tire and Parts NAPA Dual Demo Derby__

7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the Grandstand

Demolition Derby is a field of junkers ramming each other until the wheels fall off. In other words, the perfect solution for the Monday blues.

__6. Karaoke contest__

5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Activities Tent

Because "American Pie" is not going to sing itself. The spotlight is calling...

__5. Mike Smith & The Runaways__

5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at the Activities Tent

Come dig that old time rock'n'roll with Mike Smith & The Runaways as they dust off classics from the likes of Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis as well as more contemporary country such as Reba McEntire.

__4. Washers tournament__

11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the American Legion Pavilion

You've been working on that form over years of backyard barbecues. This is where it all pays off.

__3. Antique tractor pull__

8:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Grandstand

Because they just don't make 'em like that anymore.

__2. FFA Livestock Sale__

4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Livestock Show Arena

What would a Missouri fair be without the livestock sale? Come see the young'uns swell with pride at the fruits of their labor.

__1. Poultry & Rabbit Dress-Up and Children's Rooster Crowing & Hen Clucking Contests__

1 p.m. Sunday Sept. 7, at the 4-H FFA Goat Tent show ring

Dressing the grandkids up like rabbits and watching them cluck their hearts out. It promises to be a cock-a-doodle-doozie.