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News on the Fringe!  Volume #3
August 16, 2008
In This Issue
The Daily C.R.A.B.!
Cancellations/Changes
Today's Schedule
Tomorrow's Schedule
Volunteer!
Donate!
Sign-up a friend!Sign Up a Friend
Fringe LInks
 
Dear Fringe Enthusiast,

Well folks, the madness and the art and the beauty are officially underway. I guess you could say the
inmates are running the asylum.
   

Performer from Fragile Creep's "At a Distance I Can Say" perusing the program.

Need help deciding what shows to see? Be sure to check out what other people are saying about the shows at boulderfringe.com. 

While you're there, be sure to rate what you've seen, too.  And don't forget the ever-valuable word of mouth; chat it up with your neighbor in line & get their take on it all.  Who knows, maybe you'll make a new friend, or lover, or accountant.  You just never know.  One-person shows have become ensembles this way.  Wars have been won.  Well, maybe not WORLD wars - but certainly personal wars.  And really, if the world was as open-minded as your average Fringe go-er, there probably wouldn't be any war at all.  Unless, of course, you took away their light & sound technician, or threw a trash can at them during a performance... (which happened, by the way, according to a recent press release).  Anyway, I digress.
 
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:  Are you eatin' this UP? Lovin' the Fringe? You wish you could just mash it together, squish it a little & then roll around in it? You don't want to eat or sleep, just go to shows? Well, you're not alone.  National Studies have recently shown a large percent of liberal minded Americans are "Frincontinent", just like you. Here at BIFF, we're conducting our own study and are looking for Fringe Volunteers.  And the best part is, become a volunteer & you'll earn points for a free show. It's enabling at its most artistic.  Don't miss out; the fringe benefits are outstanding.
 

Eddy the Eskimo hosting the Opening Night Celebration

Shazam! It's time for C.R.A.B, everybody, Whoop, whoop! C.R.A.B (Constantly Risking Absurdity Baby) takes place every night at 10pm at The Laughing Goat Coffee House.  If you haven't met Eddy the Eskimo yet, then you may want to pee before the show starts, otherwise there'll be an awful mess. 

Tomorrow there are 3 terrific workshops that just won't be the same without you:  Jimmy Hogg teaches How to Create Your One-Person Show, Ira Liss teaches Song and Story Improv, and Katsura Kan teaches Butoh theatre traditions (this wkshp runs now through Fri, Aug 22).

 Wanna be in pictures? You might be already!
Fringe Photographer Jodee Spalding (also "Frincontinent" & not afraid to shout it) is posting Fringe Festival photos daily here. See box office for purchase info. Also, check out the "Memories of Boulder Fringe" photo book; it's your best value & a great keepsake with 75 or more Fringe photos.
 
That's all for now.  Peace out, Fringe Feasters!
                                               Excerpt from Samantha Giron's piece, "Interrogations"
 
Eddy wants to know...
Think you're an avid Fringer? Prove it! Here's a bit of trivia that'll get your head spinning.

QUESTION:  According to the Festival Program, what is the record number of shows one person has seen in a 12 day Fringe Festival?

Bring your answer to tonight's Daily C.R.A.B. with Eddy the Eskimo at Fringe Central - A.K.A. the Laughing Goat Coffee House at 10:00 PM (it's free!) (it's fun!) (it's absurd!) (you haven't been to Boulder Fringe until you've been to C.R.A.B!)

P.S. Tonight's C.R.A.B. will also feature interviews with:
Joan Bruemmer & Lizi Watt from Wreckinball Theatre Lab
Aaron Jennejahn & Mark Read from Maya Productions
Beth Isbell of Transgender Rights Alt Music Show
Show Cancellations/Venue Chages!

Venue and Schedule Change - Cafe Babu!

The Café Babu venue has closed and all shows originally scheduled there will now take place at the McMahon Gallery at the Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut Street, Boulder, CO 80302 (behind Espress-Oh! in the Dairy Lobby). The shows affected by this change are: ballerina eight's "X", Off The Top's "Bedfellows!" and Holderness Theater Company's "Counter-Thrust". Also the shows that were scheduled to be in this venue on Wednesday August 20th, are now being shifted to Monday, August 18th. The affected shows are "Bedfellows!" and "X". The same show times listed in the progam apply to the new date.

Workshop Cancellation

The Workshop "Heroes and Heroines" scheduled for Sunday, August 24th by Fire Mountain Kids has been canceled.

Show Cancellation

The Monday, August 18 performance of "X" at the McMahon Gallery has been cancelled.
Today's Schedule!
Schedule for Saturday, August 16

Boulder Bandshell

8:00pm One Fire

BMoCA
        
5:30     The President's New Clothes
7:00     BAGS: Obsessions Of A Hoardaholic
8:30     The Three Sisters
10:00   At a Distance I Can Say......
 
Boulder Central Park
           
9:00am  KidsFringe
 
McMahon Gallery at the Dairy     
 
7:00     Bedfellows!
8:30     Counter-Thrust
 
Dairy Carsen
           
2:00     The Mother's Bones
3:30     olive.
5:00     In the Belly of the Whale
6:30     (Not) At Home
8:30     Comedy Magic of Aaron Black
10:00   Crush, Lust, and Other Decisions
 
Dairy East      
 
10:00am          BUTOH
3:30     Pedro and the Captain
5:00     A Brief History of Intercourse
6:30     Mortem Capiendum
8:00     52 Pick Up
10:00   Trying Guilt
 
Dairy Performance Space
 
11:00am          STAND-UP COMEDY TECHNIQUE AND PERFORMANCE
 
Dairy West Ramp      
 
8:30     Striptease
 
Laughing Goat
           
7:00     66 Rising
8:30     Piano, Poetry, and Passion
10:00   The Daily C.R.A.B.
 
Naropa Lincoln Studio           
 
1:00     Going Solo: How to Create Your One-Person Show
 
Naropa PAC  
 
2:00     Song and Story Improv
6:00     Interrogations
7:30     The Thinnest Woman Wins
9:00     Blessed and Broken
 
Nomad Theater          
 
6:30     Stand Up Monkey Poet
8:00     CLEAVE
 
Shambhala Center      
 
8:00     The Bright Presence of Things
 
Trident
 
5:30     Theater of Mystery and Magic
7:00     Chaos Theory 
9:00     Theater of Mystery and Magic
 
Urban Pearl    
 
7:30     Notes From The King
9:00     Junk Drawer
 
Wesley Chapel           
 
7:30     The Box: the virgins are coming
9:00     On Second Thought
Tomorrow's Schedule
Schedule for Sunday, August 17

Boulder Bandshell     
 
 8:00     One Fire
 
BMoCA         
 
 5:30     Doing Time
7:00     The Three Sisters        
8:30     FOOL FOR A CLIENT
10:30   M2M - Mind 2 Mind
 
McMahon Gallery at the Dairy     
 
 7:00     Counter-Thrust
8:30     Bedfellows!
 
Dairy Carsen
 
 2:00     The Hideous Face Of Love
3:30     The Mother's Bones
5:00     olive.
6:30     (Not) At Home
8:30     HUFFS
10:00   In the Belly of the Whale
 
Dairy East
           
10:00am          BUTOH
1:30     52 Pick Up
3:30     God(s)
5:00     In Mocking Disregard: The Burlesque Extravaganza
6:30     Pedro and the Captain
8:00     Mortem Capiendum
 
Dairy Performance Space      
 
 7:00     Move Me
8:30     SOL BOUND: stomping spirits * breaking free * catch me beaming
 
Laughing Goat           

7:00     Transgender Rights Alt Music Show
8:30     creative freedom laboratory project initiative
10:00   The Daily C.R.A.B.
 
Naropa Lincoln Studio          
 
 1:00     Going Solo: How to Create Your One-Person Show
 
Naropa PAC  
 
 2:00     Song and Story Improv
6:00     The Thinnest Woman Wins
7:30     Interrogations
9:00     They Might Be Napping
 
Dairy West Ramp      
 
 8:30     Striptease
 
Trident
 
 5:00     Theater of Mystery and Magic
6:30     Chaos Theory
8:30     Theater of Mystery and Magic
 
Urban Pearl    
 
 7:30     Notes From The King
9:00     Junk Drawer
 
Wesley Chapel           
 
 4:00     On Second Thought
7:30     The Box: the virgins are coming
 
Dairy Women's Restroom      
 
 7:30     Power to Pleasing: The Sex Lives of Teenage Girls
Volunteers Always Needed!
Boulder Fringe Volunteers
Volunteering with the Fringe is a great way to get involved right now.

It's a fun way to support the festival and meet interesting people. Plus, volunteers get Fringe benefits, such as passes to shows, invites to parties, and stylish staff shirts. There is much to do, from promoting the Fringe at events around town to working for the box office during the festival.

So Click Here to sign up to Volunteer!
 
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Fringe is all accessible, all independent, and dedicated to welcoming and supporting a broad spectrum of artists.

Fringe is a unique opportunity for underserved groups to have an equal and creative voice in the development of their community.

To Enjoy all of the "Fringe Benefits" that go along with the donation!

 

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