Rochester Fringe Festival

We are proud to share that October 15th has been officially designated as Justin L. Vigdor Day, following a joint declaration from Monroe County and the City of Rochester. This honor was announced during the 86th Rochester Rotary Club (NY) Awards. This day recognizes and honors Justin's significant contributions to our community, including his role as the founding board chairman and current board member of the Rochester Fringe Festival . Join us in celebrating his dedication and lasting impact.

THANK YOU to all of the Fringe Fanatics?? We are overflowing with gratitude for your incredible support throughout this year’s festival & for making it truly magical ? Thank you for being a part of this vibrant, creative community & for supporting so many brilliant artists ??????????????♂? We love you, Rochester! ??Photography Credit: Erich Camping ??Lighting Design: Emily Stork #RocFringe24 #RochesterNY

Thank you to Good Day Rochester for taking the time to chat with us about this year’s festival ??Mark your calendars for Sept. 10-21?? Listen in for what we have in store for you, Rochester! ?? https://lnkd.in/g3FUXZu4

Want to join the Rochester Fringe Festival team? We are HIRING various positions including Production Assistants and Customer Service Representatives for our 2024 season! Positions are on-site in Rochester and you must be 18+ to apply. Plus, you get insider access to #RocFringe24! Details here ?? https://lnkd.in/dCjbYYy

My Monday mug. This one goes way back to the very early years of the Rochester Fringe Festival Can you guess the year? Carolyn Kourofsky Liz Congdon Forster, M.A., GPC Erica Fee Benita Y. Gloria Smith

We had the pleasure of presenting a workshop at St. John Fisher University which was lead by the talented Thomas Warfield! We are grateful to be able to engage with our higher education communities year-round through educational & outreach activities like this one! ??: Patrick Crozier

Portraits of 59 of Rochester's community leaders are being displayed together like never before in the exhibition "David Cowles: Roc Stars" - and we're proud to say our Founding Festival Producer and CEO Erica Fee is amongst them! The exhibition runs through May 4th at Rochester Contemporary Arts Center. A huge thank you as well to RoCo Executive Director Bleu Cease and lead underwriter and arts champion Nocon and Associates! ??Credit Nannette Nocon

We are proud to share that a portrait of Rochester Fringe Festival CEO & Festival Producer, Erica Fee, will be featured in "David Cowles: Roc Stars” exhibition! "Roc Stars" is a testament to Cowles' timeless style, featuring an array of community leaders and celebrities. David Cowles has been a fixture in Rochester's artistic scene for decades. Cowles' is also nationally recognized, and his work has been featured in Time, People, The New York Times, and Vanity Fair. More details on opening night & the exhibition at RoCo: https://lnkd.in/ga-ee6Fu

Rochester Fringe Festival CEO & Festival Producer, Erica Fee has been invited to speak in Albany on March 5th at Center for an Urban Future who is hosting a New York State policy symposium to discuss their recently published report "Upstate's Creative Spark: Harnessing the Arts to Boost Economic Vitality in Cities Across New York State." If you'd like to attend in person or watch virtually, registration is free! More info here: https://lnkd.in/gJicYVeQ This forum will explore what’s needed to keep upstate’s creative spark going and bolster artists and cultural organizations in communities across upstate New York. It will shine a light on innovative upstate programs and initiatives that deserve to continue and grow and identify other opportunities for?state policymakers to strengthen communities by expanding support for artists and arts and cultural organizations.?

We are thrilled to announce that Bethany Creager has been promoted as the full-time Associate Producer of Rochester Fringe Festival ! Bethany is originally from Canandaigua and she graduated from SUNY Potsdam with a Theatre and Communications degree. Back in 2013, Bethany studied theatre abroad in London for a semester. She has lived in other states including Michigan and Alabama, but is thrilled to be back in her home state. For the past eight and a half years, Bethany has worked in radio as an On Air Talent and Promotions Director, but decided to follow her dreams of working in the theatre industry. Here’s what Bethany has to say about joining our organization full-time… “Since 2021, I have been a part of the Rochester Fringe Festival part-time. I am beyond excited to be working full-time for Fringe because theatre has always been a part of my life, it was my first passion and now I get to be surrounded by the performing arts.”