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18 • Milwaukee County Post • August 24, 2018 ENTERTAINMENT Books Locked in the Library, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Milwaukee Public Library — Mitchell Street Branch, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St., Milwaukee. Get a group of friends together and see if you have what it takes to escape the library. Teamwork and critical think- ing skills will be put to the test while solving challenging clues and puzzles to open a box and escape the library. Two games will be played at each session. Limit of 15 people per game. Secret Garden Literary Society, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Milwaukee Public Library — Tippecanoe Branch, 3912 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee. Enjoy an hour of read- ing outdoors in the Secret Garden. Bring a book or check out a new one. Join the Book by Book Summer Reading Club. Listen to a brief talk about the green infra- structure of the Tippecanoe Branch to kick things off. History Buff Book Club: "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 30, Milwaukee Public Library — Tippecanoe Branch, 3912 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee. Author reading: James R. Gapinski, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 30, Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Downer Ave., Milwaukee. Gapinski, author of "Edge of the Known Bus Line," writes about a grotesque shantytown that has a cult-like religion about miracle bus routes that will someday free them. h t t p s : / / w w w . b o s w e l l b o o k s . com/upcoming-events. Tuesday Evening Book Discussion: "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie, 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Sept. 11, Hales Corners Public Library, 5885 S. 116th St., Hales Corners. Reserve a copy at 414- 529-6150. Dance Milwaukee Rebels Swing Dance Club, beginners West Coast swing lesson, 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m., intermediate, 7:15 p.m. to 8 p.m., and advanced 8 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Sunday as well as Sept. 9, Sept. 16 and Oct. 7, The Delaware House, 2499 S. Delaware Ave., Milwaukee, no partner required, $12 each. With $30 membership fee receive free beginner swing lessons for a year. Open dancing (swing, hustle), 8 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at Hot Water, 818 S. Water St., Milwaukee; $5. 414-870-5535. West Coast swing lesson, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., beginner ($4), and open dance ($10), no partner required, 8:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday as well as Sept. 29 and Nov. 3, Casa di Danza, 21415 W. Greenfield Ave., New Berlin. www.milwaukeerebels.com. International Dance Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday warmup dances, 7 p.m. lessons, 8 p.m. open dancing and some teaching to music of the world, Hart Park Community Center, Muellner Building, 7300 W. Chestnut St., Wauwatosa. $5. 262-662-2293. Film Peck Flicks: "The Little Mermaid" (G, 1989) and "Jaws" (PG, 1975), 7:15 p.m. Friday, Peck Pavilion, 929 N. Water St., Milwaukee. Food and drink serv- ice begins at 6 p.m. (no carry-in ). General admission. Free movies. marcuscenter.org. Movies at Mitchell Street: "I Feel Pretty" (PG-13), 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Milwaukee Public Library — Mitchell Street Branch, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St., Milwaukee. Free. "RZA: Live From the 36th Chamber" at the Oriental Theatre, doors open at 8:30 p.m. Saturday and film at 9:30 p.m. Wu-Tang Clan's chief pro- ducer performs a live re-scoring of the Shaw Brothers kung-fu classic "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin." Part of Hip-Hop Week MKE. $36 Milwaukee Film mem- bers, $45 advance tickets, $55 at door. orientaltheatremke.com. THE LIST THE LIST By CATHERINE JOZWIK Special to the Post MILWAUKEE — A human statue, a political musical, drama, puppets, visual arts and performances showcas- ing avant-garde choreogra- phy will be just some of the highlights of the 2018 Milwaukee Fringe Festival, an event focused on artists outside the mainstream. For its third year, the event will take place Saturday and Sunday at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water St. More than 100 artists and groups, including The Catey Ott Dance Collective, A Western Edge, Shandini Magic, Chicago visual artist David Bremer and human statue Alice Wilson will par- ticipate in the festivities. The Wisconsin Humane Society and Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission will hand out brochures. "We're always looking for new ways to help give new artists new opportunities," said Katie Rhyme, who co- founded the festival with Karen Raymond, Eric Englebart, Matt Kemple and John Schneider in 2016. Rhyme and Raymond also co-own performance compa- ny Dance Revolution Milwaukee. Every other month, the company puts on the MKE Follies, a variety show. The pair started the company in 2010 after want- ing to create dance opportu- nities for people in Milwaukee. "We decided that we really loved Milwaukee and didn't want to leave to go to a bigger city like New York," Rhyme said. Fringe festivals, which originated in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1947, have been organized worldwide in cities such as London, San Francisco, New York and Sydney. Rhyme and Raymond, each of whom holds a bachelor's degree in fine arts from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, got the idea to hold a fringe festival in Brew City after performing at one in Minneapolis. The festival, which costs around $20,000 annually to execute, is funded by events, grants, scholarships and pri- vate donors, including Appleton-born actor Willem Dafoe, a founding member of Milwaukee drama company Theatre X, and former col- league of Theatre X member and Marquette University professor Schneider. To help offset the festival cost, participating artists pay a production fee, part of which goes toward the rental of the Marcus Center. In turn, the Marcus's profes- sional stage technicians help performers with shows. "They do a wonderful job. The Marcus Center has been a great venue for us," Rhyme said. To make up for the cost of the production fee, perform- ers are encouraged to sell as many tickets to their shows as possible, and to promote events on social media. "It's more fun performing to a packed audience," Raymond said. Open submissions for Fringe Fest performers begin in January and go through March. Artists sub- mit an admission fee and per- formance proposal. The Fringe Fest organizers do not receive compensation for their efforts, Raymond said. "We're all doing this volun- tarily. We're just here to pro- vide an opportunity for artists and to get the word out about the Milwaukee arts scene," she said. A meet-and-greet event with Fringe artists, food and drink, free and open to the public, will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday at the Underground Collaborative in the Grand Avenue Mall. For a complete lineup of Fringe Festival performanc- es, visit mkefringe.com. MKE Fringe centered around Marcus Center Fest performing artists to range wide gamut over weekend Photo submitted by the Milwaukee Fringe Festival Shandini Magic, an example of the diverse artists featured at Fringe Fest, will perform at the event this year.

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