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dreamshark) wrote2006-08-03 10:41 am
dreamshark) wrote2006-08-03 10:41 am
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New Flash!! Fringe Fest suffers Tectonic Shift!
Fringe Festival starts tonight!
The geographical center has shifted since last year. In 2004 and 2005, the area with the highest density of participating theaters was Loring Park. R and I rode our bikes to the park on a Saturday or Sunday and spent the day there, ambling from theater to theater. Both years, our Loring Park Day was the highlight of the fest. Not necessarily the best shows, but the best overall day, hanging out in the park, eating at outdoor cafes. We also spent a few evenings in Uptown, stopping for snacks at that tapas place between shows.
This year, I'm sad to see that most of the Loring Park venues have dropped out, kicking the stuffings out of Loring Park Day. There no longer seems to be critical mass in the uptown area either: just Bryant Lake Bowl and Intermedia Arts.
Having to get in the car and drive from show to show is way less fun than wandering about on foot. So it looks like this year's hot spot is going to be the West Bank. Mixed Blood was an isolated venue last year, so I don't think we ever made it to a show there. This year we have Mixed Blood, Southern Theater, PLUS multiple stages at Rarig Center. I think I'll be spending more time on the West Bank than I have for years! Starting with tonight.
R and I are planning to meet up with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
barondave at the Southern Theater for "African Roads, American Streets" (7pm), have dinner, then "Die Clowns Die" at the Rarig Center. Anybody want to join us?
The geographical center has shifted since last year. In 2004 and 2005, the area with the highest density of participating theaters was Loring Park. R and I rode our bikes to the park on a Saturday or Sunday and spent the day there, ambling from theater to theater. Both years, our Loring Park Day was the highlight of the fest. Not necessarily the best shows, but the best overall day, hanging out in the park, eating at outdoor cafes. We also spent a few evenings in Uptown, stopping for snacks at that tapas place between shows.
This year, I'm sad to see that most of the Loring Park venues have dropped out, kicking the stuffings out of Loring Park Day. There no longer seems to be critical mass in the uptown area either: just Bryant Lake Bowl and Intermedia Arts.
Having to get in the car and drive from show to show is way less fun than wandering about on foot. So it looks like this year's hot spot is going to be the West Bank. Mixed Blood was an isolated venue last year, so I don't think we ever made it to a show there. This year we have Mixed Blood, Southern Theater, PLUS multiple stages at Rarig Center. I think I'll be spending more time on the West Bank than I have for years! Starting with tonight.
R and I are planning to meet up with
barondave at the Southern Theater for "African Roads, American Streets" (7pm), have dinner, then "Die Clowns Die" at the Rarig Center. Anybody want to join us?
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The sites near the U suffer from problems in parking, but it's no worse than the Loring Park places, and probably a lot better. I can walk from here to Bryant-Lake Bowl and on Saturdays many of the U venues are close to KFAI.
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