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📕 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚!The 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙚 has officially arrived.Limited first edition is capped at 500 copies . . . and already, only 200 remain.(30% of the first edition is already sold (150 books!) & 30% Gifted to artists, staff, and community members) The Book of Fringe is the story of building the longest-running and largest theatre festival in the nation’s capital: the grit, chaos, magic, artists, rats, the tents, and our wild ideas that refused to stay small.Part archive, part how-to, part love letter to a DC that was braver than any rulebook.If you’re reading this, chances are you were a part of it. Maybe you built something, performed something, or showed up to see what might happen. Or maybe you’ve wondered how anything this improbable lasted twenty years. However you arrived here, reading this now, you helped shape it. 📫 NOW SHIPPINGhttps://thebookoffringe.com/&🔗 bio An essential read for anyone inspired by D.C.’s culture or frustrated by its costs. This history of Capital Fringe captures how far artists went to carve out space for hard, weird, unsellable art — hard-set against developers and incurious bureaucrats. A testament to how creativity survives against the odds in Washington. — 𝙆𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙨, 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩 by @capitalfringe

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This is Not Normal. former logan fringe arts space. by @capitalfringe

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Announcing the first-ever recipients of the Tyler Fringe Touring Fund:🇨🇦 Lisa Krol based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 🇺🇸 Sohrab Haghverdi based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USSelected from 120 applications across the US and Canada, these Fringe artists represent the depth and vitality of the open-access Fringe ecosystem. We’re honored to support their touring work and to continue Edward Glenn Tyler’s legacy of experimentation, access, and artist-driven practice.Congratulations to both awardees.Link in bio for more info on the awardees and the fund. by @capitalfringe

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The Book of Fringe Is at the Printer! Shipping Soon!A raw, DIY chronicle of how Capital Fringe built DC’s largest and longest-running theatre festival, part memoir, part how-to, part why-to. Only 500 limited-edition linen hardcovers in this first run, each foil-stamped & numbered. 30% still available. Once sold out paperback print-on-demand.Printed by Edition One Books (Richmond, CA). Shipping very soon. Author talks coming soon! [link in bio | pre-sales] by @capitalfringe

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♥️FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ♥️✨♥️The Ed Tyler Fringe Touring Fund is open now through Nov 30!Two annual awards of $𝟭𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 support bold, self-produced, artist-led work touring to open-access Fringe Festivals across the U.S. and Canada. Named for visionary movement artist Edward Glenn Tyler, the fund celebrates his fearless spirit and commitment to independent artistry. [info&application link in bio] by @capitalfringe

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Announcing the Tyler Fringe Touring Fund $10,000 Grants for Fringe Artists Touring the U.S.A and Canada.🎭 Link in bio by @capitalfringe

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The Book of Fringe is the untold story of building something wild in a city built on policy and order. Part memoir, part how-to, and of course a love letter to DIY. Author Julianne BrienzaBook Design Massinissa BelkessamEditor Richard Byrne Copy Editor Jim McNeillLimited edition. Shipping this fall.📖 Link in bio by @capitalfringe

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This winter and spring, Down to Earth 🌎returned to Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens with two quietly radical projects—one floating, one augmented.🪷Billy Friebele explored the fragile space between air and water.🪷Andrew Kastner + Fourth Floor Design reimagined wayfinding without words.Each project is a reminder: that land is speaking. Are we listening?🔗 Link in bio for more. by @capitalfringe

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From testing Andrew Kastner and the Fourth Floor Design Collective’s AR app to Billy Friebele filming underwater in the greenhouses, the Down to Earth artists are eagerly completing their projects, explorations of the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens’ past, present, and future—to be shared in the month ahead. by @capitalfringe

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Inching closer to completion 🪷 Down to Earth artist Andrew Kastner’s Augmented Reality experience at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is nearly ready. Soon, visitors will be able to explore the Gardens through an immersive AR experience. Using interactive visuals and point cloud technology, the app reveals the park’s layered history, climate challenges, and future—offering a powerful, sensory way to connect with the landscape and its evolving story. We can’t wait to welcome you to the park with our partner, the Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 💗🪷💗 by @capitalfringe

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🪷 Happy first day of Spring 🪷 Thrilled to be kicking off the spring season of Down to Earth with Billy Friebele! Billy will be working with his floating camera rig to reveal the many layers of life that are present in the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Learning how the aquatic plants are cared for by park staff. The collaboration between humans, plants, and the river are central in Billy’s work. by @capitalfringe

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🪷Wonderful, spring-like morning meeting with our partner, Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens! We’re collaborating to bring to life the work of Down to Earth’s selected artists—Billy Friebele, Andrew Kastner, and the Fourth Floor Design Collective—who are examining the rich ecosystem of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, both above and below the water’s surface. 🌎 by @capitalfringe

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