Saturday morning I showed up at the corner of Race and Vine to help promote the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, which is starting Tuesday and goes until June 6th.
The Fringe Festival is an opportunity for little-known artists who want to push the envelope to showcase their work. It's 12 days/nights of theater, visual art, film, poetry, dance and even puppets. According to the website, "Our artists push the boundaries of the “norm” and continually experiment with style and content. During the festival local, regional, national and international artists invade downtown Cincinnati for 12 days of artistic celebration in both traditional and non-traditional spaces."
The venues are all located in Over the Rhine, but if you park in the Kroger Garage they are extremely walkable. The best part is that tickets are only $12, which is a total steal for great new shows.
There is a party Tuesday night (tomorrow!) sponsored by CityBeat to officially kick off the festival. The visual arts opening is from 6-8pm at the Art Academy of Cincinnati (with free wine/beer, sweet!). Then the party moves to the Know Theater around 9pm with music by Eclipse, food from Venice on Vince and Mixx Ultralounge, and beer specials from Christian Moerlein. Free food, free drinks, free music, and cool people. You probably couldn't ask for a more fun Tuesday evening.
The Fringe Festival is an opportunity for little-known artists who want to push the envelope to showcase their work. It's 12 days/nights of theater, visual art, film, poetry, dance and even puppets. According to the website, "Our artists push the boundaries of the “norm” and continually experiment with style and content. During the festival local, regional, national and international artists invade downtown Cincinnati for 12 days of artistic celebration in both traditional and non-traditional spaces."
The venues are all located in Over the Rhine, but if you park in the Kroger Garage they are extremely walkable. The best part is that tickets are only $12, which is a total steal for great new shows.
There is a party Tuesday night (tomorrow!) sponsored by CityBeat to officially kick off the festival. The visual arts opening is from 6-8pm at the Art Academy of Cincinnati (with free wine/beer, sweet!). Then the party moves to the Know Theater around 9pm with music by Eclipse, food from Venice on Vince and Mixx Ultralounge, and beer specials from Christian Moerlein. Free food, free drinks, free music, and cool people. You probably couldn't ask for a more fun Tuesday evening.