Local artist, John Schmid of Berlin, will be the headliner on the free CSB Stage on the Green at the 2010 fair, performing Saturday evening, August 21. John  is founder and director of Common Ground Ministries, a unique singing ministry based in Berlin, Ohio, with a focus on prisons in the Ohio Corrections system.

John will devote his entire fair show as a tribute to Johnny Cash.  Arranged by Country recording artist, Ricky Skaggs, Schmid recently recorded at the "Cash Cabin" in Hendersonville, Tennessee with Cash's son John present.

John’s unique style of singing, a blend of country, folk and gospel with a touch of the contemporary, has gained audiences in a wide variety of settings; from prisons to embassies; back porches to concert halls; schools, rest homes, churches, army bases, and banquets. He has opened for well-known stars such as Tom T. Hall, Connie Smith, Johnny Paycheck, Jim & Jesse, Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, Randy Travis, George Hamilton IV as well as gospel groups such as The Lewis Family, Jeff & Sherry Easter, The Inspirations, Steve & Annie Chapman and others.
See the full fair schdedule for a complete listing of free local and regional entertainment performing nightly Tuesday thru Saturday on the CSB Stage on the Green.