New start up SageNStream.com, has arrived at the Hollywood Fringe.

For the first time, 11 of our Fringe theatre shows will be live streamed to the Internet. It’s a large undertaking, a logistical as well as technical challenge, and we’re excited to be part of it.

Fringe is experimental to its core and it is fitting that we should be testing the boundaries in every way. A subscription to watch all 11 of the shows costs a mere $5.95 and that also allows you to watch any shows you missed until July 9th. Check out their schedule at stagenstream.com/schedule.

Full details are at www.stagenstream.com

Ben

The Opening Night Party begins at 9:00pm on Wednesday, June 15 at Fringe Central (ArtWorks Theatre & Studios, 6569 Santa Monica Blvd.), the central box office and hub of the festival.

Tickets are in the form of a Fringe Button with a suggested donation of $5. They are available at the Fringe Central Box Office upon arrival.

Hosted by Fringe Special Programs Director Jon Armstrong, who has been nominated six times in total for the Academy of Magical Arts’ Close Up Magician of the Year Award, the party will feature ongoing performances throughout Fringe Central, including the Fringe Beer Tent & Cabaret Stage. The event will evoke a variety show atmosphere, with balloon twisters, freak show performers, close-up magic, a disco dance party and two jazz bands playing throughout the night.

• The Damselles, 9:30pm on the Mainstage
• Lost Moon Radio, 10:30pm on the Mainstage
• Fringe Disco in the Fringe Central Annex, starting at 10:00pm
• Cabaret & Variety shows on the Fringe Central Cabaret Stage, various times

The party kicks off the second year of the Hollywood Fringe Festival, running June 16-26. The uncensored multi-arts fest features over 200 productions from a range of artistic disciplines.

Jon Armstrong is a card magician living in Los Angeles and is a frequent performer at the Magic Castle. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Academy of Magical Arts. He has been featured in trade publications like Magic, The Linking Ring, MUM and other magic journals worldwide. Jon also appeared on the cover of Genii 2004 December in an issue dedicated to his magic. In April 2007, Jon Armstrong was named Close Up Magician of the Year by The Academy of Magical Arts. He has been nominated six times total as of 2011.

About four months ago, we did an informal poll amongst Fringizens seeking their favorite media outlets, and exercise to determine the best means to reach arts lovers, makers, and supporters.

As it so happens, you guys love NPR: A hub for intelligent, thoughtful opinion, news and entertainment. The next day, Stacy Jones and I approached our favorite Los Angeles NPR affiliate about a potential relationship for Fringe 2011.

It was an inspired moment and for every moment that followed our relationship has been positive, cooperative, and mutually beneficial.

And so today, on the eve of Fringe Festival 2011, we are proud to formally announce KPCC as our Venue Sign sponsor.

With a little artistic magic from Fringe Art Director Gavin Worth, we have created these stunning signs to grace the doors of every venue in the Fringiverse.

We love NPR, we love KPCC, and we look forward to a wonderful future!

Ben

Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) is a member-supported public radio network that operates 89.3 KPCC-FM in Los Angeles and Orange County, 89.1 KUOR-FM in the Inland Empire and 90.3 KPCV in the Coachella Valley. Reaching more than 600,000 listeners every week, SCPR is the most listened to public radio news service of any kind in Southern California and serves the diverse communities of Southern California with award winning local news coverage as well as the most NPR (National Public Radio) content available anywhere in the region.

SCPR’s flagship station, KPCC, has garnered over 200 journalistic honors including 3 Distinguished Radio Journalist awards (from the Greater LA Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists) and the 2008 top honor for Breaking News from the LA Press Club. SCPR also features signature public radio programs from American Public Media, the BBC and Public Radio International. Listeners around the globe can access news, join blogs, download podcasts, as well as hear a live web stream at www.scpr.org.

We are proud to announce the 2011 Hollywood Fringe Guide.

This 112 page monster is the key piece of printed marketing material for the Fringe. It includes listings of every show, a day-by-day schedule, a venue list and a map of the known Fringiverse. Reference the guide for information on getting around, Fringe programs, sponsors, hotspots, and buttons.

You can view an online version of the guide by following this link.

Many thanks to Fringe Art Director Gavin Worth for all his wonderful illustrations.

Want to pick one up for yourself? Stop by Fringe Central. The grand process of distributing around Los Angeles is happening right now.

Ben

As part of our efforts to increase the Hollywood Fringe Festival’s community outreach, we are very excited to announce this year’s work with the Los Angeles Unified School District to bring Fringey programming to the students of Hollywood. Bancroft Middle School, located just around the corner from Fringe Central, will be hosting the very first Hollywood Fringe Assembly – 300 students will fill the auditorium to see “How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse”, a UK-based show that has toured Fringe Festivals since 2008.

When it comes to surviving the zombie apocalypse it’s never to early to start learning, which is why Dr. Dale and his experts from the School of Survival are visiting Bancroft Middle on 17th June to ensure that the youth of today will become the saviors of tomorrow and be able to battle through those dark days ahead to thrive and survive when the undead revive. The unique seminar in zombology not only teaches you how to survive by covering such important topics as hand to hand combat, mental aptitude and zombie recognition, but it also tests the audiences skills to see if they actually would survive when the time comes. With multiple stars, awards and a best selling book under their belts this show is not only essential viewing but brain destruction is guaranteed.

We’re excited that this “wonderfully weird” show, which had sold out shows during the 2009 and 2010 Edinburgh Fringe, will be coming to Bancroft Middle School’s students. It’s new, different, fun… and very Fringey!

Reference:

• How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
• Bancroft Middle School