Fringe Preview Special: Champions of the Local Scene: Wed 4-7pm

This Wednesday (4-7pm), CJLO is excited to bring you a special, extended Champions of the Local Scene to preview the St Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival's 25th edition! The Fringe is happening June 1st to 21st and will feature over 700 performances by over 200 artistic groups. Events range from theatre, comedy, burlesque, music, performance art, film, artshows and much more! Participating artists include local Montrealers, as well as performers from across Canada and around the world! Saturn De Los Angeles (Shibuya Crossing & CJLO News Team) has been collecting interviews with the Fringe team- including Fringe Spokesperson Extraordinaire & Drag Races host Mado Lamotte, Executive & Artistic Director Amy Blackmore, General Manager Geoff Agombar, and Associate Producer Cam McKinnon! This has been an adventure- finding out what makes Fringe's spirit tick and exploring the passion behind it! We will also hear a bit of Fringe history as well as some special connections the Fringe has to Concordia!

Throughout this special, we'll be showcasing a selection of the extensive live music that will be offered at Fringe- curated and co-hosted by Joana Cumo (Je Suis TBA & Asst. Promo Director)! These tracks will range from artists playing the Fringe Beer Tent (located at Parc des Ameriques)- such as Fringe Pop (June 20 & 21), CJLO's own Fringe Tunes (June 19), or Piknik Electronic Day (June 13)- to the Indie Montreal Fringe Concert Series happening at Divan Orange (June 4-20). Tune in for these audio treats! Listeners will have the chance to win tickets to any Indie Montreal Fringe Concert of their choice as well as a much coveted Fringe Festival Superpass...(AKA all-the-shows-one-can-see!) See CJLO's Facebook for contest details!

Additionally, at 5pm we will have a special comedy preview with Jacob Greco (Don't Mess This Up, Jacob: every Thursday at 1pm) who will interview this year's 13th Hour host Al Lafrance. Al is currently the Director of SOLOS Festival and is last year's recipient of the Just For Laughs Fringe Comedy Award for his show The Quitter! The 13th Hour is a live variety show that happens every night of the Fringe from June 12 on! This year it will be happening at Petit Campus and we will do our best to pry some top secret #Fringebuzz from Al- it may not be easy! We will also hear a sneak preview of Jacob Greco's Fringe show- Legitimate Investment Opportunity- happening June 10 to 21st at Theatre Ste. Catherine.

Finally, to embrace the spontaneity of Fringe- we will invite any local Fringe artists to call in and tell us a bit about their show- the first chance being around 5:30! Patrons of the Fringe are welcome to call in as well with any special memories or Fringe tales from over the years (call 514-848-7471)! 

All of this is happening this Wed, May 27 (tomorrow):  4pm to 7pm! Tune is as we get pumped for FRINGE 25- kicking off June 1st with the FRINGE-FOR-ALL at Café Campus! #fringebuzz

(photo: Mado Lamotte w/ Saturn de Los Angeles- post-press conference interview)