The First Niagara Rochester Fringe Festival
today announced several more events for its inaugural festival, which will take
place September 19-23 in downtown Rochester.
-The high-flying dance troupe Bandaloop, which will perform
an aerial dance number on the side of the 21-story HSBCPlaza on Thursday, September 20,
has added a second performance on Saturday, September 22, at 4:30 p.m., also at HSBC. The show is free and
appropriate for all audiences.
-Comedian Jamie Lissow, who has performed stand-up comedy
across the country, including appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”
and “The Late Late Show,” and is known locally for his work on “The Wease
Show,” will open for superstar comedian Patton Oswalt‘s Kodak
Hall at Eastman Theatre show on Saturday, September 22.
-In addition to the Harlem Gospel Choir headlining
performance Friday, September 21, at Kodak Hall, the festival will present
Gospel Sunday on Sunday, September 23, 3-5:30 p.m. Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Youth
Pastor Winterbourne Jones has coordinated a series of free concerts on Fringe’s
outdoor Gibbs Street. Among the groups performing will be Jasen Monroe
and The Elim Sanctuary Choir, Bishop Charlie Wells and
the Original Voices of Clouds, Jason Wright and the Master’s Touch,
and the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Mega Choir.
-The free outdoor Fringe shows will also include Prime Time Funk,Bill Evans Dance, and other performers, and the festival still
has openings for street performers and volunteers. For more information visit
the Fringe Festival
website or e-mail streetperformer@rochesterfringe.com or
volunteer@rochesterfringe.com.
Look for the full guide to the Fringe Festival in the September 12 issue of
City Newspaper, and continue to check this website for updates.
This article appears in Aug 22-28, 2012.
