For Immediate Release
25 April 2017

The San Diego International Fringe Festival 2017 (#sdfringe17) is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting another free Family Fringe event this year with the City Heights Performance Annex. Family Fringe will take place on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at the City Heights Performance Annex. The bold performances and activities at Family Fringe aspire to connect and engage the local community with hands-on arts and crafts, interactive workshops and exciting live performances.

Nigel Brookes, the City Heights Performance Annex Manager, spoke about hosting Family Fringe this year, saying , “The City Heights Performance Annex is proud to host the San Diego Fringe Festival’s Family Fringe event. It is a free event for the community that builds connective tissue with the larger festival, establishes relationships between artists and residents and grows the cultural literacy of all participants. We are happy to partner with the Fringe to grow art in City Heights.”

Whether you have a child, or are a child at heart, Family Fringe will have performances and hands-on activities that will inspire and engage all. Mark you calendars and celebrate the arts in City Heights with Family Fringe on June 25, 2017.

For Family Fringe Sponsorship opportunities, please contact Rhianna Basore at rhianna@sdfringe.org

For Family Fringe Engagement and Performance opportunities, please contact Christa Kay christakay@sdfringe.org

ABOUT SAN DIEGO FRINGE: San Diego International Fringe Festival is a project of Contact Arts, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded in 2003 along with Actors Alliance of San Diego with the purpose of building a network of creativity & communication. Contact Arts & AASD aim to connect ideas with social action through progressive performance & community engaged projects.

THE MISSION OF THE SAN DIEGO INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
The San Diego International Fringe Festival focuses on artists and creating community. We encourage the development of San Diego as a destination for innovative artistic expression — and a great opportunity to witness Local, National and International emerging artists. In its first year, the festival won the “Bravo SD Award,” a “Best of San Diego Award,” and the San Diego Theatre Critic Circle’s award as an “Outstanding Special Event.”