Special Events

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Fringe Block Party!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 • 7 PM
BROAD STREET BETWEEN PANDORA AND JOHNSON
Kick off the Fringe in style with the block party, featuring a free, all ages concert with Daniel Wesley, The Racoons and The Blue Violets. Get 2-for-$5 Visa Buttons at this event, which also gives you access to the late-night festivities at the Fringe Club at Venue 5.
PROUD SPONSORS: The Zone, A Channel, Helijet, Paul’s Motor Inn, Pacific Auto Works, Phillips Brewery, Metropol

Fringe Eve Preview

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 • 7:30 PM
VENUE 5 (VICTORIA EVENT CENTRE, 1415 BROAD)
It’s a Fringe-Eve tradition: pre-fest mayhem as Fringe companies seize the stage to give you a glimpse of their shows. Ticket giveaways galore, and a draw for an 09 Fringe Superpass! Free if you bring your 09 Fringe Visa Button or $5 at the door.
PROUD SPONSOR: Thrifty Foods

FringeKids Fest in Market Square

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 • 11 AM – 4 PM
MARKET SQUARE (LOWER JOHNSON)
The Fringe’s 100 free fun-filled day celebration for kids returns with live music, craft activities, face-painting, fun with Major Conrad Flapps, the famous Cardboard Castle for wee artists to paint, and an inflatable bouncy bunny. Families are encouraged to bring new school supplies to be donated to the Single Parent Resource Centre.
PROUD SPONSORS: Market Square, City of Victoria

Jake's Gift Fundraiser for Intrpeid Theatre & the Randy Smith Scholarship

ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY! MONDAY AUGUST 31, 8 pm
McPherson Playhouse (Pandora at Government)
Tickets $30, $24 Students, Seniors, and Military, $20 children 12 and under
Available only through the McPherson Box Office, charge by phone at (250)386-6121 or 1-888-717-6121 www.rmts.bc.ca
Julia Mackey brings her nationally acclaimed show about the friendship between a Canadian WWII veteran and a 10-year-old French girl back to Victoria for one performance only, to benefit Intrpeid Theatre (producers of the Fringe) and the Randy Smith Scholarship - a fund in memory of Intrepid Theatre's founder, to help a Vic High student pursue post-secondary training in theatre. Read more about the show>

Fringe Club

WHERE? Victoria Event Centre - 1415 Broad (between Johnson & Pandora)
WHEN? Open every night at around 10 pm,
HOW MUCH? FREE with your Fringe Visa Button or $5 cover, NO MINORS

Unwind over an ice-cold bevie after the last show in Venue 5, the Victoria Events Centre. This is the place Fringe artists, volunteers, staff and audience congregate after shows. Each night there is an eclectic lineup of late-night cabaret-style entertainment, including the following events:

Zombie Karaoke at the Fringe Club

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 • 10 PM
Celebrate opening night of the 23rd annual Victoria Fringe at the Fringe Club by spattering yourself with gore and moaning "What a Wonderful World."

ART-RANT-ULA! at the Fringe Club

FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 • 10 PM
Are you ok with only having 25% of the current cultural community of BC? Do the arts in BC even matter? How low can the arts budget go? What would you do for less than minimum wage? Join us at the Fringe club for an entertaining evening of constructive ranting and raving about the current state of the arts. FREE with your Fringe Visa Button

FringeKids for Adults - Arts and Crafts with Wes Borg at the Fringe CLub

SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 • 10 PM
For all those Fringe Peter Pans out there, because kids shouldn’t be the only ones to have childish fun. Play on the bouncy castle, get your face painted, and get creative with crafty materials. Well, what are you waiting for? Get crafty (with beverages)! FREE with your Fringe Visa Button

Fringe TalkBack with Kahlil Ashanti and Justin Sudds at the Fringe Club

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 • 1 pm
Why is it that it seems like the most talented aren’t always the most successful? Why is it that all my reviews are great but nobody shows up? Why is it that I can sell out my Fringe show, but can’t break out into the “theatre world.” How do I turn my good play into a hard ticketed show? Hosted by Kahlil Ashanti (writer/performer of Basic Training) and Justin Sudds (talent manager, SL Feldman & Asssociates – manager for One Man Star Wars). Kahlil and Justin will focus on the synergy between the creative and business perspectives of performing your show on the fringe, using examples of current and past Fringe artists. Learn how to make the most of your experience as an artist at the Fringe, and bring your questions! FREE with your Fringe Visa Button

Fringe on Film at the Fringe Club

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 • 10 PM
Brought to you by Cinevic
This is your chance to see Victoria’s homegrown film talent at work with a screening of locally
made short films. For one night only, join host and local Filmmaker Malcolm Johnstone for
an evening of indie flicks. FREE with your Fringe Visa Button

Monobrow II: Solo Slam at the Fringe Club

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 • 10 PM
MonoBROW rides again at the Fringe Club. Join in the red-hot thespian action! It’s a monologue throw-down as actors try to win you over win original 2-3 minute monologues. Contact Megan at metro@intrepidtheatre.com to register to compete.
FREE with your Fringe Visa Button

The Craig - Review Writing Workshop

SUNDAY AUGUST 30 • 11 AM
DISCOVERY COFFEE (664 Discovery Street, near Venue 12 - Paul's Motor Inn)
FREE Admission with Visa Button
Want to write a review for The Craig but don't know how to get started? Interested in what theatre critics think about and look for when watching a show? Join Monday Magazine's editor and theatre reviewer John Threlfall for an informal coffee-chat about how to write a review, and learn how and where you can share your opinions about your fringe faves with other Fringe audience members!

Life on the Fringe - Touring the Circuit

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4 • 2 PM - 3 PM
VENUE 6 (INTREPID THEATRE CLUB, 1609 BLANSHARD AT FISGARD)
FREE, although we aren't saying no to donations
Join moderator Jayson McDonald and other Fringe touring artists including Jonno Katz, Jeff Culbert, Jimmy Hogg, and Keira MacDonald for a discussion about life on the road and the logistics, chanllenges, and rewards of touring the Canadian Fringe circuit.

Fringe Pancake Breakfast + Awards

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 • 10 AM – NOON
VENUE 6 (INTREPID THEATRE CLUB, 1609 BLANSHARD AT FISGARD)
FREE Admission with Visa Button, $2 Donation for Breakfast
Don't forget to use your Visa Button Ballots to vote for your favourite Fringe shows and artists by 11 pm, Friday, September 4. Then attend the awards ceremony on Saturday morning, with fresh coffee and cakeflippin’ courtesy of Intrepid Theatre!