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30th Annual North American Championship Rodeo scheduled for Nov. 13 to 15 as part of NAILENorth American International Livestock Exposition officials have announced that the 30th Annual North American Championship Rodeo will be held in conjunction with the world's largest, purebred livestock exposition on Nov. 13, 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. (EST), each evening. The Expo and Rodeo take place at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. Rodeo ticket prices are as follows: --Nov. 13: All tickets are $17 .--Nov. 14: Adult tickets are $27 and children (under 12) tickets are $10 --Nov. 15: (Final round) Adult tickets are $32 and children (under 12) tickets are $10. Tickets go on sale to the public on Aug. 25 and are available at wwwticketmaster.com, by phone at 800-487-1212 or in person at the KEC Ticket Office. The Nov. 14 performance will be "Tough Enough To Wear Pink" night at the rodeo. A portion of that evening's ticket proceeds will be donated to support breast cancer research. Contestants and attendees are encouraged to show their support of those whose lives have been touched by this disease by wearing pink at that rodeo performance. The rodeo is the invitational finals for the Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association Great Lakes Circuit. Top contestants compete for more than $80,000 in prizes and the title of Regional Champion. Contestants earn their way to the finals by competing in a nine state region, including Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. The North American Championship Rodeo is sponsored in part by Ticketexchange by Ticketmaster. The 35th Annual NAILE is produced by the Commonwealth of Kentucky at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky., under the direction of the Kentucky State Fair Board. During the Expo's two-week run Nov. 8 through 21, the facility's entire 1,200,000 square feet of climate-controlled exhibit space is used. More than 200,000 visitors and exhibitors attend the event annually. 9/1/08 Date: 8/22/08
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