Party with the Fringe On Top

By • Nov 7, 2013

Andrea Torres, director of Samadhi Hawai'i, aerial dance studio and company
Credit Andrea Torres

Artist, Cheyne Gallarde as Rhonda Corner
Credit Cheyne Gallarde

The 3rd annual O’ahu Fringe Festival of the Performing Arts is ready to roll Thursday night through Saturday in Honolulu’s Chinatown. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports that cabaret, spoken word, dance, theatre, puppetry and music are all part of the festivities.

The O’ahu Fringe Festival opens Thursday night with Samadhi Hawai'i, Playbuilders, Island Oasis Middle Eastern Dance, and a free preview of performances, 9pm at Next Door.   Events run tonight into Sunday at several venues in Chinatown.

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