Step into uncensored creativity when the 6th annual Capital Fringe Festival returns to Downtown. The 18-day, open-access performing arts fete kicks off on Thursday, July 7 and runs through Sunday, July 24. Artistic endeavors range from comedy and dance to drama and experimental theater and features more than 125 different shows taking place in numerous venues, including Fort Fringe (607 New York Avenue), the combination box office, Baldacchino Gypsy Tent Bar, and the multi-theater site. All ticket prices to the award-winning Festival are $17, plus a one-time purchase of a $7 Fringe button, which is good for discounts at local shops, restaurants, museums and theaters. Savings also are available with special $60, $80, $120 and $300 passes. Tickets may be purchased at Fort Fringe, online, or by phone. For more information, visit www.capitalfringe.org, or call 866.811.4111.
Oh, did we say to keep an eye out for the BID’s own Wayne Nicolosi, our information resource manager? He is directing, co-producing, and acting in David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize winning play Glengarry Glen Ross. Break a leg, Wayne!
