Catch a Flash of Fringe at the Mirliton Festival, November 6 in the Bywater

The Bywater neighborhood is a HUGE supporter of the Fringe and home to many Fringe venues and artists! Don't miss the Mirliton Festival! Markey Park, 11 am - 7 pm.

This year's Mirliton Festival promises to be great!! The diverse and talented musical lineup includes Bywater's own Kermit Ruffins, Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, 101 Runners, Happy Talk Band, R Scully's Rough 7, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Hurray for the Riff Raff and the Mirlitones .

At 3 pm, the Mirliton Festival stage will be invaded by Fringe Revenge from the Deep Water with a moth team. The Mirliton crowds will get a glimpse -- or an eyeful -- of the madness of the Fringe Festival.

At 4 pm, Fringe performer Asia Rainey will take the Mirliton stage and rock the park with her brilliant spoken word, which will be featured in the Fringe in "Shut Up & Fly" and "Bam Bam Boom! Baby Boom!!"

So come out to the famous Mirliton Festival in the Bywater on Saturday, November 6th from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. at Markey Park (corner of Piety and Royal streets). Admission is $5 for the general public and $3 for BNA members. Kids 5 years of age and under are free.
The Mirliton Festival will also feature an eclectic mix of artists, a children's activity area, and some great new merchandise including t-shirts, bumper stickers, cookbooks, and mirliton bread.

Get a taste of Fringe and enjoy the gorgeous day in the Bywater.

Thanks to the Bywater for supporting the Fringe!!!

Buy your Fringe Festival Tickets at the Mirliton Festival!!!

Spoken Word Featured at the Fringe: Bam Bam Boom! Baby Boom!!
November 20, 7 pm and 9 pm at The Maison, 508 Frenchman, FREE!

Performing: Asia Rainey, iCon, Kataalyst, Moose Jackson, Saddi Kali, Valentine Pierce.
Curated by: Ed Bishop and Nick Slie.
Spoken word heads to forefront of the Fringe this year with a special feature event presenting five of New Orleans' most talented spoken word artists in a free-to-the-public evening that celebrates the breadth of the spoken word across three generations. Two free shows at 7 and 9.

 

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!

Interested in getting involved in the parade? Contact Kathy at goodchildrencarnivalclub@yahoo.com.

 

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