Only 52 Tickets Left to Opening Night!
 Antoine Feval thinks you should attend Opening Night. |
You have a week and a day to buy tickets to our Opening Night Appi-Teasers–and you better buy them quick cause we only have 52 tickets left! Get yours now!
What can you expect from the Opening Night? Well, we told you about our auction items in our last newsletter, and you know that there’ll be previews of shows like Moving Along, Zdenka Now!, Lucky 9, and more, but did you know that David C. Jones is our host?
 David C. Jones sizing up the 2009 Opening Night Audience while Festival Manager Isabella Kessel smiles on. |
David C. Jones is an actor, writer, producer, director, teacher, comedian, and regular host and emcee who’s been described as a “Pillar of the Vancouver Entertainment Community.” He founded and ran the sketch comedy group, Rock.Paper.Scissors. for 12 years, formed the Sketch in Time Society, a non-profit charity that stages fundraisers for charity groups and non-profits, and he’s won numerous awards, including Best Comedian in Vancouver from the Georgia Straight! He’s also the host of Tops and Bottoms on OutTV. Check out this little interview with David about his show.
 The audience rolling in their seats for David C. Jones. |
David hosted our live auction in 2009 and his antics got the crowd rolling in the aisles! Literally (someone faux fainted!). We’re expecting that he’ll outdo himself this year! Joins us and be part of the fun!
And don’t forget! If you purchase tickets to Opening Night before midnight on August 31, you’ll be entered into a draw to win tickets to Cirque du Soleil’s Kooza.
Mac Station Powers Fringe Box Office
 Even kitty likes the iPad. |
It’s hard to believe that Mac Station has been around for 17 years, but it’s true! The computer store with a soft spot for the arts, Mac Station supports the Fringe as well as Out On Screen, Arts Umbrella, and the Whistler Film Festival.
Mac Station helps make our Box Office run smoothly by providing us with computers! And while our online Box Office has been open since August 4, those of you who prefer dealing with live people, can visit our “physical” Box Office starting September 2. Located at 1592 Johnston Street on Granville Island (kitty-corner from the Public Market’s main entrance), you can drop by from noon to 8:00 p.m. until the end of the Festival.
If you visit the Box Office on Saturdays and Sundays during the Festival, you can play with an iPad! Mac Station will be demonstrating how to use the nifty device, but, if the kitty in this video can figure it out, we’re sure you can too!
Speaking of iPads, check out the Fringe Friend-zy contest for your chance to win one!
Fringe Friend-zy!
Hey Fringe-goers! We’re having a contest to give away a shiny new iPad during this year’s Festival, courtesy of our presenting partner, Mac Station!
The first step towards entering the contest is to connect with Mac Station and the Vancouver Fringe through our social media channels:
Mac Station Twitter, Mac Station Facebook Fan Page, Vancouver Fringe Twitter, and the Vancouver Fringe Facebook Fan Page.
You don’t need to connect with all of these to be eligible, but the more you do, the more chances for you to win.
Hint: You might also want to get familiar with Foursquare. It’s not necessary, but it adds more chances for you to win. 
You can also enter the contest by visiting the Mac Station booth at the Vancouver Fringe Info Centre (located at 1592 Johnston St: kitty-corner from the Granville Island Public Market).
More details are coming soon, so keep your eyes peeled to your monitors. And that’s it! Free iPad? Seems good to me! See you out there (in the social media sphere that is)!
* The contest will run from September 1 to 17, with the draw happening on September 18. Contest is open to anyone who submits an entry, except for employees of Mac Station and the Vancouver Fringe. Winner must be 18 or over and reside within North America.
Tasty Treats
 Andrea Yu of Heptademic Redux |
The food theme continues with tales from our artists. This one comes from Andrea Yu of Hardline Productions, the producers of Heptademic Redux. Andrea may look sweet in this photo, but she tells of a night of “blind rage” in the search for buffet:
One of the most epic nights I’ve ever experienced was when a bunch of my former classmates and I decided we wanted buffet. The most intriguing part wasn’t the buffet itself, but the journey to get there. In short form, here are some events that happened: We ended up in Delta (the buffet was in Burnaby), three of us had to step out of the car at different points in the night due to blind rage, my brand new pair of sneakers got smothered in dog crap, and our car almost got hit by a trolley! This isn’t counting the fact that when we finally found the buffet after an hour of searching, we discovered it was closed–and our next option was two hours away.
While normal reasoning should have told us to just go to a nearby restaurant, our craving for buffet was insatiable and we actually travelled the two hours. When we reached our second destination, our hunger blinded us to the fact that the food was pretty rancid and actually had depressive side effects. To this day we still don’t speak about that night.
Get Inspired for School with Cirque du Soleil®
Hey Fringers! Are you a student? Well guess what? You can experience KOOZA from Cirque du Soleil and save 10% on student tickets!
This exotic visual world full of surprises, thrills, and chills will spark any student’s creativity in the classroom. KOOZA explores themes of fear, identity, recognition, and power, and it highlights the physical demands of human performance in all its splendor and fragility. Book your student tickets now.
KOOZA is now playing in Vancouver under the Grand Chapiteau at Concord Place. Not a student? You can still be visually stunned! Get your tickets today!
