new Orleans Fringe Fest Arrives 11/17

New Orleans Fringe is Coming! Get Ready for a Wild Week
November 17-21

How wild?
Sea-monster aerialists, revolutionary cabaret, lab science rock-n-roll run amuck, theater-in-a-truck, a Chinese poetry and washtub band, a freakshow with real freaks, industrial-strength butoh, border-war stories, the Weinermobile, bicycle clowns and bingo drama, puppets and fetishists, gorgeous dance in a crumbling church, and a teeny tiny train that you have a ticket to ride....

...and that's just a taste.

Performers from New Orleans, around Louisiana, all over the the US and even international groups are bringing their own flavors of Fringe to our city.

The complete lineup and schedule are available at http://www.nofringe.org/shows_2010.html

Can't decide what to see? Come to our free Fringe Peep Shows, Wednesday November 17 and Thursday November 18 from 5-7 pm to see previews of many of the shows at the Fringe. Free NOLA Brew and Old New Orleans Rum! (wow) At the Free-For-All Tent.
http://www.nofringe.org/freeforall.html
Tickets to Shows
Tickets are $8 with the one-time purchase of a festival button ($3), and a 5-show pass is $30. One ticket is good for any one show. Tickets are available online at http://www.nofringe.org before the festival, and during the Festival at the venues or at the Free-For-All Tent on the corner of Press and Dauphine in the Marigny.
Lots of Free Stuff to See and Do
The Free-For-All Tent is our crazy circus-like tent at the heart of the festival, located next to the Central Box Office at the corner of Press and Dauphine in the Marigny (Plessy Park, next to the railroad tracks). Come relax on our sofas, rest your feet, grab a beer and a bite to eat, take in a free show, see the Fringe Peep Shows, browse the Fringe Market and ReUse District Art Yard and learn more about the shows and activities happening throughout the Fringe. All shows at the Free-For-All tent are....free!

Don't miss the Fringe Friday Tent Party, November 19 at 10pm with Bayou Deville and Aurora and the Royal Roses with FREE NOLA Brew.

Check out the complete Free-For-All schedule here:
http://www.nofringe.org/freeforall.html

Family Fringe November 20-21
Bring out the little wild things! Family Fringe at the Free-for-All Tent will feature performances geared toward kids, an array of arts and craft activities, The ReUse District Art Yard, a GoodChildren Fringe Parade visit, the NOLA Rising Paint Party, the Fringe Market, the Fringe Drum Circle and the Family Fringe Open Mic session. Kids will have the opportunity to use their hands and their imaginations as they play with Fringe performers from all over the world. So get the kids out of the house for an afternoon and enjoy some sunshine, fresh air, and art. It's all free.
Saturday & Sunday November 20th & 21st 11:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Free-For-All Tent.

GoodChildren Fringe Parade Rolls November 20 at 2 pm
Our theme this year is "CarnivOil!", with a Super Secret Special King and Queen, and featuring the Goodchildren Band, the Krewe of Dead Pelicans, Defend Our Coast, SCADNOLA/SCAB1, Multispecies Salon: Swarm, Roux LaLa, Kamp Katrina, NOLA Pyrates, Drumcart, Krewe of MuuMuu, Fringe performers, Guardian Angels, and assorted other neighborhood artists, organizations and residents. Click to learn more!

http://www.nofringe.org/parade.html
Starting at Poland Avenue and St. Claude, the parade will roll down St. Claude to Piety. Then it will swing in to visit SWARM at Piety and Chartres before heading to the Free-For-All Tent. We'll pick up the kids who had been preparing their parade-gear, and then head to Michalopoulos Studio for the finale and thrown down post-party!