Opening Night Gala Tickets Selling Fast!
Red Bastard wants you to go to the Gala!
Join us on September 9, 2009 at 7:00pm as we gather and mingle to celebrate the kick-off of our 25th Vancouver International Fringe Festival!
Space is limited and tickets are already dangerously close to selling out. Get online to book yours now!
Hosted by Charlie Demers, this Opening Gala is rumoured to be our best yet with feature performances by Eric Davis from the runaway hit Red Bastard, Australia’s lovable Jono Katz of The Accident, and our favourite zany Fringe fanatic, Jacques Lalonde.
Think this is good so far? Our live auction has over $15,000 worth of items that audience members can bid on. From vacation destinations to food packages that’ll make your mouth water, this year is shaping up to be unforgettable.
Visit our Gala page for more details. And here to get your tickets.
See you at the Fringe!
Embrace Your Inner Wild Horse!
You could go on horseback rides too if you place the winning bid!
Nestled comfortably in the sunny Fraser Canyon, Sundance Guest Ranch is a vacation experience that will take you beyond your expectations. For over 30 years, Sundance has been known for their friendly staff, fine cuisine, and spectacular horseback riding. With 21 privately accessed rooms, over 100 well cared for horses, and thousands of acres of plush green hills, a weekend at the ranch is sure to solve any big city problem.
And you can bid to win this weekend away during our Live Auction at the Opening Night Gala on Sept. 9! The winner of this package will enjoy a two-night all-inclusive stay for two at the Sundance Guest Ranch. This includes a cozy private guest room, all meals, and two guided trail rides (riding experience not required!). Plus, you can use all ranch facilities such as the heated outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, horseshoe pitch, games room, and the BYOB lounge with a Saturday night dance. That’s enough to make any city kid yell “Yee-haw!”
Shopping’s Never Been So Silent
Are you ready to redecorate, accessorize for fall, and rejuvenate your calendar with concerts, plays, and exhibitions? You can find it all at the Fringe Opening Night Gala Silent Auction! From stocking your cupboards with gourmet treats to framed art prints and fine crafts, you’ll find exceptional items to bid on.
As a thank-you this year, all successful bidders will receive an organic cotton tank or tee courtesy of Nate Organics when they visit Planet Claire in Gastown.
For full listing of all our Silent and Live Auction donors, click here!
Check out just a few of the items included in our Silent Auction:
This Kaya poncho from Inkary features the colour and design typical of quality apparel and handcrafts from the Andes.
The Marine Building in Vancouver is captured here by photographer Yoshi Yamamoto. This piece is signed and donated by the English Bay Gallery.
"The Family" is an original hand carved piece by an artist of the Shona people in Zimbabwe. It has been donated by the Stone Age Art Company.
Cocoa Camino: Fair and Delicious!
Yummy Chocolate from Cocoa Camino
At the Fringe, we like to consider ourselves fair people. We pick shows based on a lottery, we let artists perform whatever they want, and we give 100% of regular box office revenues to the artists so that they can keep their dreams alive. It should come as no surprise then that here at the Fringe we support fair trade companies. This is why we’re happy to say that our friends over at La Siembra–producer of Cocoa Camino chocolates and sugar products–will join us once again this year in our Sweet on the Fringe campaign during the Festival.
La Siembra is North America’s largest producer of fair trade organic cocoa and sugar products. All Cocoa Camino products are fair trade certified, organic, and kosher. This means that every Cocoa Camino product you eat, including their matcha green tea chocolate bar and chilli and spice hot chocolate, was produced using sustainable production methods, was cultivated by willing and of-age employees, and is supportive of democratic participation in farmer-owned co-ops. Not bad for a Canadian co-operative.
La Siembra will support our Sweet on the Fringe campaign during our Opening Night Gala with a tasty gift basket and during the Festival as we spread around their fair trade, chocolatey goodness to unsuspecting but deserving Fringers! Maybe you’ll be one? Come to Fringe and find out!
Just What Is Sweet on the Fringe Anyway?
This year we solidify our focus on the creation and implementation of Sweet on the Fringe, our individual donor program. We’re excited to bring our members (that’s you!) a little closer into our donor family. With your help, we’ll have more economic stability and a greater scope for program development. Above all, we will be able to create more opportunities for artists! Your attendance at our artists’ shows makes you the bedrock of the Fringe, but because we return 100% of regular revenues to the artists, we rely on your donations to run as a Festival.
You can become a Fringe Donor right now by using CanadaHelps.org. You’ll receive a tax receipt and our newsletters. You can donate on your own behalf, on another’s, or in memory of a loved one. And the larger your donation, the more Sweetness you receive from us: T-shirts, tickets, and special event invites!
The Sweet on the Fringe campaign continues at a different pace during the Festival. You can help us and the artists we produce with a small donation to “top up” your purchase when you buy tickets online or in person. And keep your eye out for especially tasty Sweet on the Fringe surprise fundraising events at select shows!
Fringe Flashback
Peel (When the Id Comes Marching In)
Peel (When the Id Comes Marching In)
Creating theatre that is hilarious and compelling, Joe and Minna Dieffenbacher combine the arts of circus, slapstick, and puppetry with the skills of acrobat, mime, and visual arts. Touring with other shows since Peel was at the Fringe in 1995, the Dieffenbachers have gone from London to Singapore to Seattle. There hasn’t been a part of the world untouched by this master clown and award-winning mask-maker duo.
Show by Joe and Minna Dieffenbacher
Company: Nakupelle
Photographer: Daryl Arrance
Actor: Joe Dieffenbacher
Labour Day Weekend Sale at The Cultch!
2-for-1 tickets Sept. 4, 5, and 8
Midsummer is playing at The Cultch
Midsummer, the lo-fi indie love story that has left Edinburgh Fringe Festival audiences cheering for more, receives its Canadian premiere at The Cultch, opening September 3. Featuring Cora Bissett and Matthew Pidgeon as the ill-advised love match, Midsummer is the story of Bob and Helena and a great lost weekend of bridge burning, car chases, wedding bust-ups, bondage miscalculations, midnight trysts, and horrible hung over, self-loathing misery.
Tickets on sale now! Call 604-251-1363 or visit www.thecultch.com to book now.
