Aug. 5th, 2006

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(1) This weekend, Fringe overlaps the three big outdoor art fairs (Uptown, Loring, Powderhorn). Yikes! On the one hand, what a traffic NIGHTMARE. On the other hand, there are free shuttle buses plowing through the crowds to take you from fair to fair. I'm thinking that with good planning this could be useful for Fringers.

Shuttle bus stops (according to yesterday's Strib):

  • Loring: 15th St and Oak Grove

  • Uptoon: Walker Library (Lagoon)

  • Powderhorn: 15th Ave and 34th st

  • Miscellaneous: Lake Street LRT station (south side of Lake)



(2) Minnstf members: note that the Lake Harriet Methodist Church venue (49th and Chowen) is walking distance from today's Minnstf meeting at Dean and Laura's. I strongly recommend Mary Hirsch's solo show, "I Wake Up Beautiful (and Other Fantasies)" at 7pm

Note: that was a typo for Uptown, but I think I'll leave it.
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I only saw this one because it was right after the one I'd come to the Theater Garage to see, but I loved it! It's got a dopey name: something about Hot Dogs and Corncobs. Three sketches about hitchhiking, featuring various combinations of the 5-person troupe. Superb writing, impeccable acting. The crowd was small but wildly enthusiastic. These guys definitely deserve a wider audience. I think they suffered from some negative early online reviews. I'm going to the Fringe site right now and write them the review they deserve!!

Tonight, I'm going back to the Theater Garage to see Sock Puppets. This wouldn't have been high on my list, I admit, but a friend of mine really wants to see it. And really, if you have an Ultrapass, you have no excuse for refusing to attend your friends' favorite shows. We might hang around to see other shows in the same area. At least once during the Fest I want to get to the 11:30 Deadly Sins story-telling show at the Theater Garage.

Tomorrow I would really like to get some friends to join me for the walking mystery thingie at 1926 Pleasant, 2:30. Only 18 people can go through the thing at once, so if you're interested, get there early for tickets. I'm guessing that once this one gets some buzz it's going to be really hard to get in.

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