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Atlanta Fringe Festival returns with multiple performances, festival and more
Interview: Diana Brown with Fringe Festival
Diana Brown, executive director for the Atlanta Fringe Festival, spoke with FOX 5 Atlanta about the festival that kicks off on June 3 at various venues in Atlanta.
ATLANTA – The 12th Annual Fringe Festival is returning for affordable live performances and free activities all across Atlanta from June 3 to June 9.
Performances will take place in venues around Little Five Points, East Atlanta Village and Old Fourth Ward. This year’s traditional and converted performing spaces include 7 Stages, The Marianna at Wrecking Bar Brewpub, Limelight Theater, Metropolitan Studios and Dynamic El Dorado.
FOX 5 Atlanta’s Jada White interviewed the festival’s executive director, Diana Brown, where she explained the history of Fringe, why artists are so eager to participate, and what interested attendees can look forward to. The jam-packed week will feature “performances to suit every taste,” including theater, dance, storytelling, comedy, burlesque-based master cabarets, and so much more.
Along with these fun live performances from over 28 different groups, the festival also features its podcasting network, Fringe Audio, and the free outdoor event called Street Fringe, where spectators can enjoy an immersive experience all over Little Five Points. Entire families can also feel free to tag along with the inclusion of Kids Fringe, which is available for youth of all ages (0-18) to have fun with the arts.
The Fringe Festival will kick off Monday night, June 3, with a benefit show. “Five/5ths of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” will be presented at 7 p.m. June 3 at 7 Stages. The classic film will be split into 5 parts and 5 different performance groups will re-tell those parts.
Brown is confident the festival will be “a beautiful week of discovery.”
Atlanta Fringe Festival 2024 Lineup:
TOURING ARTISTS
Imaginary Podcast Network, Let Me Say This About That – Minneapolis, MN (comedy, improv, cabaret/variety)
Mother Flockers, Flock the Vote – Portland, OR & Los Angeles, CA & Austin, Texas & New York, NY (comedy, performance art)
Botticelli Babes, Botticelli Babes – Johnson City, TN (storytelling)
Rya, The Evolution of Consciousness – Clearwater, FL (dance, musical, performance art)
Bobby Wesley, Liquid Courage – Orlando, FL (comedy, storytelling)
Spotlight Exchange, Dance With Dementia – Taiwan & Hong Kong (drama, performance art, storytelling)
Speakeasy Sirens, IT’S ALIVE! A Monster Burlesque Comedy – Orlando, FL (burlesque, comedy)
Linnea Bond, Heart Ripped Out Twice And So Can You! – Philadelphia, PA (comedy, theater)
Sloan Brettholz, Officer Scott: Too Much Isn’t Enough – New York City, NY (comedy)
Time Machine Blueprints, Time Machine Blueprints: The Show – New York City, NY (comedy, performance art, storytelling)
Hunter Dance Project, Agnes & Agatha – Tallahassee, FL (dance, performance art, theater)
The Winding Sheet Outfit, All We Are Left With Is Hope – Minneapolis, MN (storytelling, theater)
GEORGIA ARTISTS
Forever Standing Productions, Rhythm of Love The Musical – Decatur, GA (drama, musical theater)
Michael Williams, Get Home Safe! – Atlanta, GA (cabaret/variety, drama, comedy, theater)
MerryCat Productions, The Wallpaper – Decatur, GA (drama, theater)
Augustus Graves, Augustus Graves: MINDREADER – Douglasville, GA (magic/mentalism)
Lily Kerrigan, The Lily Show – Atlanta, GA (comedy, standup)
Kate Morales, Água Loves A Monster – Decatur, GA (puppetry, performance art, dance)
Michael Butler, Look At Me! Look At Me! Look At Me!!! – Atlanta, GA (circus, cabaret/variety, burlesque)
The Atlanta Contemporary Dance Company, This Silly Little Game – Atlanta, GA (dance)
Flay’s Anatomy, Flay’s Anatomy – Atlanta, GA (theater, cabaret/variety)
The AU Guys, Get Psyched – Atlanta, GA (improv, comedy)
Sarah Michelson, Dybbrooke – Decatur, GA (drama, theater)
The Assembly of Phantasms, The Masque of the Red Death – Savannah, GA (burlesque, cabaret/variety, theater)
BFG Images, The Game of Chess – Atlanta, GA (comedy, theater)
SobSax, The Elements of Euclid – Atlanta, GA (theater)
Renee Marchol, Well, I Ate – Atlanta, GA (storytelling)
Oldest and Dearest, Mr. Cardboard – Atlanta, GA (comedy, theater, clown)
Follow ATL Fringe on Facebook and Instagram for new announcements, volunteer opportunities and information on upcoming exclusive performances.
For more information and a complete schedule, click here.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that a major weekend construction project, set to fully shut down two miles of I-285, has been postponed due to inclement weather. Atlantans are relieved, with many looking forward to more freedom to travel this Mothers’ Day weekend. Kim Leoffler has the story.
ATLANTA – An Atlanta flight attendant and mother of eight is among 17,000 Spirit Airlines workers struggling to find a new “destination” after the carrier suddenly shut down.
Spirit Airlines Atlanta impact
What we know:
Spirit Airlines ended all operations on Saturday, grounding its entire fleet and ending employment for its 17,000-person workforce. Flight attendants and customers were stranded across the country, often forced to pay for their own travel home after the discount carrier ceased operations.
Kamille Carter, an Atlanta-based flight attendant of five years, said she received the termination email from the CEO at 3 a.m., despite earlier assurances from union representatives that the company was stable. The company immediately cut healthcare benefits and stopped payments for sick leave and vacation time for all staff members.
Unpaid wages and benefits
What we don’t know:
It is unclear if Carter and her fellow employees will ever receive their final paychecks or if there is any legal recourse for the lost benefits. The company has not specified if any transition assistance will be provided to workers, some of whom had been with the airline since it launched in 1994.
Employee reaction in Georgia
What they’re saying:
“This is a death because you have to mourn, you have to grieve, it’s a process,” Carter said of the sudden job loss. Despite the financial strain of supporting eight children, Carter is looking toward her passion for cooking as a potential new career. She noted that while being uncomfortable is difficult, it can “push you to your destiny.”
Finding help in Atlanta
What you can do:
Community members looking to support Carter and other local workers affected by the shutdown can find more information on the FOX 5 Atlanta website. The station is collecting resources for those navigating the sudden loss of income and healthcare.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from an interview conducted by FOX 5 reporter Eric Perry, who spoke directly with former flight attendant Kamille Carter in Atlanta. Previous FOX 5 Atlanta reporting was also used.
The search for missing 16-year-old Benjamin Braithwaite is over. Atlanta police announced just before midnight Thursday that he had been located, more than a week after he vanished from his Regency Trace home.
The department shared the update on social media but did not release additional details about where he was found or the circumstances surrounding his recovery.
Braithwaite had been missing since the night of April 27, when he was last seen around 9 p.m. at his home in Atlanta. His family said they had no contact with him during the entire time he was gone.
The disappearance of the KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School sophomore and basketball team member had galvanized the Atlanta community. His family, teammates, Atlanta police officers and neighbors gathered at the school last week to raise awareness about his disappearance. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where his mother works, joined the search effort — asking the public to watch for him at MARTA stops and fast food restaurants.
A $10,000 reward had been offered for credible information leading to his safe return.
“Even small details matter. Your awareness could make the difference,” the airport wrote in an Instagram post earlier this week.
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