Fringe Festival
Friday, August 12
Captioned: 1:00 PM -- “Boob
Toob” presented
by Claire Simonson at Intermedia Arts.
AD: 4:00 PM – “The
Jury” presented by Gimme a Break
Productions at Bryant-Lake Bowl.
AD: 6:00 PM – “A Tempest….for Two” presented
by Knighthorse Theatre Company at Bryant-Lake Bowl.
ASL: 10:00 PM – “Thirst: Where Curtain Call Meets Last
Call” presented by Thirst Theater at Joe’s Garage.
AD: 11:30 PM – “The Scrimshaw Show” presented by
The Scrimshaw Brothers at Loring Playhouse.
Saturday, August 13
ASL:
5:30 PM – “\sek-‘se-ta-ra\” presented
by Out of the Story Box Productions at Red Eye.
Sunday, August 14
AD: 2:30
PM – “Dick da Tird” presented by Kevin
Kling at The Woman’s Club. Describer: Laurie Hadley.
AD: 5:30 PM – “Edna St. Vincent Millay: The Poet Returns
for a Reading” presented by Nancy Moore at The Woman’s
Club. Describer: Laurie Hadley.
AD: 7:00 PM – “Quantum Odyssey” presented by The
Electric Telescope Theatre Company at The Woman’s Club. Describer:
Laurie Hadley.
ASL: 7:00 PM – “Quantum Odyssey” presented by The
Electric Telescope Theatre Co. at The Woman’s Club. Interpreters:
Elizabeth Bonderson, Erika Wickre; Deaf mentor: Cara Barnett
Arts in the Parks Concert
August
18
ASL:
Thursday, August 18, 7:00 PM. Tickets: free, Location: Normandale
Lake Bandshell, 5901 W. 84th St., Bloomington, www.bloomingtonsymphony.org.
Doctor Dolittle
August
16-28
Book, Music,
and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse, based on the stories by Hugh Lofting,
ASL: Friday, August 26, 8:00 PM, AD: Saturday, August 27, 2:00
PM, Tix: 651-224-4222, TTY 651-282-3100, Location: Ordway Center
for the Performing Arts Main Hall, 345 Washington, St. Paul. Website:
www.ordway.org.
24 Hours at the
Stone Arch Bridge
AD & ASL: Saturday, August
27, approx. 1:00 (TBA), Tickets: free; Hotline: 612-605-1420. Location:
Stone Arch Bridge across the Mississippi River, Portland Avenue,
(West Bank) or SE 6th Avenue (East Bank), Minneapolis, Website:
www.localstrategy.org.
Come ready to explore a portion of 24 hours of music and performances,
including 45-minute tours from 1:00 to 5:00 on the bridge and along
the St. Anthony Heritage Trail and a stationary performance tour.
Local Strategy is a multi-disciplinary art collective that investigates
and animates public spaces through collective artistic effort. Music
lasts from sunrise to sunrise. More info to come, including availability
of volunteers to assist people at either end of the bridge.
Minnesota State Fair
August
25 – Sept. 5, 2005
ASL roving interpreters will
be available to assist guests from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
ASL interpreters have been requested for these State Fair Grandstand
Shows:
ASL - James Taylor and Band: Tuesday, Aug. 30, 8:00 pm, $42
ASL - Rascal Flatts with guest Blake Shelton, Thursday, Sept. 1,
7:30 pm, $35
ASL - A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, Friday, Sept.
2, 8 pm, $20
ASL - Reo Speedwagon and STYX, Saturday, Sept. 3, 7:30 pm, $32
ASL - These events will be interpreted daily:
• 10 a.m. Snoopy’s Blue Ribbon Show, at the Children’s
Theater, second floor of the Creative Activities Annex
• 11 a.m. Ironjack & Ironjill Timber Team Show, in the North
Woods exhibit on Cooper Street between Randall and Lee
• 12:30 p.m. Sean Emery in the Children’s Theater, second
floor of the Creative Activities Annex
• 2 p.m. Pet Surgery, in the Pet Center on Murphy Avenue
• 3 p.m. Barn Tour, at the east entrance of the Sheep Barn (not
interpreted on Aug 28, Sept 1 or 5)
• 4 p.m. Milking Parlor Demonstration, outside the northwest end
of the Cattle Barn
• 5 p.m. Honey Harvesting Demonstration, in the Agriculture Horticulture
Building
• 7 p.m. K-9 Demonstration, in the Pet Center on Murphy Avenue
• Requests for ASL Interpreting or Audio Description of other
grandstand events must be made two weeks in advance. These are the
other Grandstand Shows:
3 DOORS DOWN with guests STAIND, BREAKING BENJAMIN and NO ADDRESS.
Thursday, Aug. 25, 6:30 pm, $39.50
MOTLEY CRUE: Friday, Aug. 26, 8:30 pm, $45
SAWYER BROWN and GREAT BIG SEA: Saturday, Aug. 27, 7:30 pm, $27
LYNYRD SKYNYRD with guest Jeffrey Steele: Sunday, Aug. 28, 7:30 pm,
$30
RYAN CABRERA with guest Tyler Hilton: Monday, Aug. 29, 7:30 pm, $27
MARTINA MCBRIDE with opening act to be announced: Wednesday, Aug.
31, 7:30 pm, $42
MSF AMATEUR TALENT CONTEST FINALS: Sunday, Sept. 4, 8 pm, No ticket
necessary
SWITCHFOOT plus the LAST BLAST OF SUMMER & Fireworks: Labor Day,
Sept. 5, 7:30 pm, general admission, $25 (Switchfoot tickets bought
by July 31 will include a gate admission ticket to the fair) Tix:
Ticketmaster, 651-989-5151 or www.ticketmaster.com (subject
to convenience charge). Also available at the Minnesota State Fair
box office, 651-642-2262; TTY 651-642-2442. Pre-fair discount admission
tickets are available from July 24 to Aug. 24 at the customer service
centers of all participating Cub Food stores. Location: 1265 Snelling
Ave. N., St. Paul; Website:
www.mnstatefair.org, For
special requests for interpreter or describer services, or for an
Access brochure, call 651-288-4448 or TTY 651-642-2372, or write
to Access Mail List, Minnesota State Fair, 1265 North Snelling Ave.,
St. Paul, MN 55108. Main State Fair # is 651-288-4400. Access office
(Del Cerney): 651-288-4446 or guestservices@mnstatefair.org
The Constant
Wife
August 13 - September
11
ASL: Friday, September 2,
7:30 PM. AD: Saturday, September 3, 1:00 PM (free tactile tour 11:00,
reservation needed); Friday, Sept. 9, 7:30 PM, Tix: Reduced to $16;
612-377-2224, TTY 612-377-6626, Location: Guthrie Theater, 725 Vineland,
Minneapolis, Website: www.guthrietheater.org
Taste of Asia
ASL: Sunday,
September 4, 2:00 PM, Tix: Admission may be charged to museum or
exhibition; interpreted tour is free; Visitor and Member Services,
612-870-3131 or TTY 612-870-3132, or email dhegstro@artsmia.org,
Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art, 2400 Third Ave. S., Minneapolis,
Website: www.artsmia.org, Whet your appetite with a sample of
Asian arts from China, Japan, India, and Southeast Asia. See works
from the Institute’s world-renowned collection, including
ancient bronzes, tomb and temple sculptures, a Chinese scholar’s
library and rock garden, ink paintings, and the Jade Mountain.
Scapin
May 21 – October
30
ASL: Sunday, September
11, 2:00 PM, Interpreter: Gail Devereaux. Tickets: Reduced to $10,
507-467-2525, 800-657-7025 or, tickets@commonwealtheatre.org, Location:
St. Mane Theatre, 206 Parkway Ave. N. in downtown Lanesboro, Web-site:
www.commonwealtheatre.org
Benefit Concert by
Tony DeBlois & Lucy Sirianni
September 17
AD & ASL: Saturday, September
17, 7:00 PM, Tix: $25, $15 student/senior in advance ($10 of each
ticket is tax-deductible); $35 at the door; payable to either VSA
arts of Minnesota, 612-332-3888 or 800-801-3883 v/tty; or Young Audiences
of Minnesota; credit card payments can be accepted by Young Audiences
of Minnesota, 651-292-3399 or www.youngaudiencesofmn.org. Location:
Hopkins High School Auditorium, 2400 Lindbergh Drive, Minnetonka,
Website: http://mn.vsarts.org
Triple Espresso—A
Highly Caffeinated Comedy
ASL: Thursday, September
22, 7:30 PM, Tix: Reduced to $25 (reg. $31.50) 612-874-9000 or tickets@tripleespresso.com,
Location: Music Box Theatre, 1407 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis.
Website: www.tripleespresso.com
