[MCN] Zootown Fringe Festival 2016 Press Release

[Michelle Risho]

For Immediate Release:
February 28, 2016

*Announcing the 4th Annual Zootown Fringe Festival*
*6 days of Fresh Live Shows*

Zootown Fringe Festival is thrilled to report this year's dates:  August
16-21, 2016.

*Registration begins March 1st ending on June 30th, 2016.*

Zootown Fringe Festival is a unique opportunity to see exciting and
entertaining contemporary works in an atmosphere that encourages artists
and audiences to take risks.  Unlike curated festivals, the open-access
nature of Zootown Fringe Festival creates an opportunity for anyone with a
show, exhibition or cultural event to be a part of Missoula's fastest
growing performing arts festival.

Last year Zootown Fringe Festival presented over 40 performances over 6
days.  In line with our mission, 100% of box office sales are paid to the
artists.

Zootown Fringe Festival is proud to be a new member of the Canadian
Association of Fringe Festivals, an elite group of festival producers which
gave back $3.2 million dollars in tickets sales back to artists in 2016.
CAFF member's guiding principals are as follows:


   - Participants will be selected on a non-juried basis, through a
   first-come, first served process, a lottery, or other method approved by
   the Association.
   - The audience must have the option to pay a ticket price, 100% of which
   goes directly to the artists
   - Fringe Festival producers have no control over the artistic content of
   each performance.  The artistic freedom of the participants is unrestrained.
   - Festivals must provide an easily accessible opportunity for all
   audiences and all artists to participate in Fringe Festivals.

See you at the FRINGE!

Michelle Risho, Producer/Director
406-544-4606
Zootown Fringe Festival
www.zootownfringe.org

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*Michelle Risho*
Owner/Director, BozemanEvents.net
Producer/Director,  Zootown Fringe Festival <http://zootownfringe.org>
*406-544-4606*
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