For the Reporter

Terry Fator, an entertainer who combines singing, comedy and unparalleled celebrity impressions, performs Sept. 18 at the Washington State Fair, part of the Columbia Bank Concert Series.

Tickets are $60 (Golden Circle), $45 and $30 and include fair gate admission. They go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Purchase tickets online or by phone at 888-559-FAIR (3247) daily, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Tickets also can be purchased in person at the fair’s box office at 9th Avenue Southwest and Meridian Street on Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and a $2 per ticket service fee will be charged for on-site purchases.

The artist

After turning down a chance to compete on the first season of “America’s Got Talent,” Terry Fator’s fans wrote the show saying they just had to have Fator on. Producers called Fator and invited him to audition. After seeing, and liking, Season 1 of the show, Fator went for it, and in 2007 the then 42-year-old comedian became the “America’s Got Talent” Season 2 champ, taking home the $1 million prize and title of “Best New Act in America.” “It was the big break I had worked for my entire life,” he says.

It wasn’t long before Sin City would recognize Fator as the headlining act he was destined to be. In 2007, he signed a $1.5 million deal to perform at the Las Vegas Hilton. The following year Fator signed what has been described as “one of the largest entertainment deals in Las Vegas history” to headline his own show, “Terry Fator: The Voice of Entertainment,” at The Mirage Hotel & Casino.

Visit www.thefair.com/concerts for updates, or sign up at www.thefair.com to receive email announcements prior to the concert on-sale dates.

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THE CONCERT LINEUP

Date, performance, time, ticket prices (including fair gate admission)

Sept. 11 – Justin Boots Playoff Rodeo, Friday matinee, 1 p.m., $5*/$18

Sept. 11 – Rodeo followed by Colt Ford (country), 6:30 p.m., $35 (Golden Saddle), $25, $30 Standing in Dirt concert

Sept. 12 – Justin Boots Playoff Rodeo, Saturday matinee, 1 p.m., $30, $20, $16

Sept. 12 – Rodeo followed by Dan + Shay (country), 6:30 p.m., $35 (Golden Saddle), $25, $30 Standing in Dirt Concert

Sept. 13 – Justin Boots Playoff Rodeo, Puyallup Finals, 1 p.m., $35, $25, $20

Sept. 14 – “Weird Al” Yankovic – the Mandatory World Tour (comedy), 7:30 p.m., $60 (Golden Circle), $40, $30. Pre-show dinner: $55

Sept. 15 – Heart – “Music = Love Tour 2015” (classic Rock), 7:30 p.m., $90 (Golden Circle), $60, $30. Pre-show party – $32.50

Sept. 16 – Fifth Harmony (Pop), 7:30 p.m., $55 (Golden Circle), $40, $28

Sept. 18 – Terry Fator (ventriloquist), 7:30 p.m., $60 (Golden Circle), $45, $30

Sept. 19 – Keith Urban “Raise Em Up Tour” (country), 7:30 p.m., $100 (Golden Circle), $80, $340. Pre-show dinner: TBA

Sept. 20 – Chris Tomlin and TobyMac (Christian), 7:30 p.m., $63 (Golden Circle), $48, $38

Sept. 24 – Jake Owen (country), 7:30 p.m., $70 (Golden Circle), $56, $45

Sept. 26 – Jason Derulo (pop), 7:30 p.m., $65 (Golden Circle), $50, $40

* Friday 1 p.m. rodeo does not include Fair gate admission. Gates are open free from 10 a.m.-noon.