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Culture & Arts

Party with the Fringe On Top

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Noe Tanigawa

Published November 7, 2013 at 1:21 AM HST

Artist, Cheyne Gallarde as Rhonda Corner

The 3rd annual O’ahu Fringe Festival of the Performing Arts is ready to roll Thursday night through Saturday in Honolulu’s Chinatown. HPR’sNoeTanigawa 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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Noe Tanigawa

Noe Tanigawa covered art, culture and ideas for two decades at Hawaiʻi Public Radio.

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