City with the Fringe on Top | Erinn Hartley of the Asheville Fringe Festival

In a town with a reputation for oddity, the annual Asheville Fringe Festival is a celebration of the most odd, the most outsider performance. My guest today is Erinn Hartley, director of the Asheville Fringe Festival. Next week’s festival will be the 21st Asheville Fringe. But this will be the first since the pandemic that’s completely back to unmasked, in-person performances.I talk with Erin about the evolution of Fringe as an idea, how this festival weathered and emerged from the pandemic and why a January festival throughout its history has now moved to March. We also talk about the mix of local and visiting performers you’ll see and why some applicants don’t make the cut.Support the showSupport The Overlook by joining our Patreon campaign!Advertise your event on The Overlook.Instagram: AVLoverlook | Facebook: AVLoverlook | Twitter: AVLoverlookListen and Subscribe: All episodes of The OverlookThe Overlook theme song, "Maker's Song," comes courtesy of the Asheville band The Resonant Rogues.Podcast Asheville © 2023