Venues
The Boom Boom Room
Performance Venue #3
www.theboomboomroom.com
315 Ouellette Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
The on site box office is located at the entrance to the The Boom Boom Room. ‘Day of’ tickets can be purchased for cash only 1 HOUR prior to each show.
The Boom Boom Room is a licensed establishment. It is possible to buy a drink to enjoy during the performance beginning 15 minutes before each show up until to show time.
Make a day, evening or afternoon of going to see the Fringe and have lunch or dinner or just a snack at any of the surrounding restaurants offering a %15 discount with your Fringe Button.
Directions to Venue #3: The Boom Boom Room
From the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
After clearing customs, turn left on to Park Street East, and then right at first light on to Ouellette Avenue. Heading north, 1 block, The Boom Boom Room is located at Pitt and Church. Parking is accessible from nearby parking garages on both sides of Ouellette or on the streets surrounding the venue.
From the Ambassador Bridge
After clearing customs, keep right, following signage for downtown Windsor, turning right on to Huron Church Road (heading north). Pass through two sets of lights, and turn right on to Riverside Drive West (heading east). At the third set of lights, turn right on to Ouellette Avenue. The Boom Boom Room is located 3 blocks up, just past the set of lights, at the intersection of University and Ouellette, on the right. Parking is accessible from nearby parking garages on both sides of Ouellette or on the streets surrounding the venue.
From the 401
Follow directions for ‘Bridge to USA’ and Huron Church Road (Highway 3). Follow Huron Church until Bridge entry (approximately 8 km). Keep right, avoiding bridge entry. At first light, turn left on to Wyandotte. At first right, turn right back on to Huron Church. Pass through one set of lights, and turn right on to Riverside Drive West (heading east). At the third set of lights, turn right on to Ouellette Avenue. The Boom Boom Room is located 3 blocks up, just past the set of lights, at the intersection of University and Ouellette, on the right. Parking is accessible from nearby parking garages on both sides of Ouellette or on the streets surrounding the venue. |
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The Canadian Association of Fringe Festivals is built on four principles:
- No Artistic Direction. Artists are selected by ‘first come, first served’.
- No Censorship. Artists have complete freedom to present their work.
- Accessibility to artists. Anyone can apply to the Fringe.
- Accessibility to audience. Ticket prices are kept low and 100% of the ticket price is returned to the artists you see on stage.
For more detailed information, please visit the CAFF home page: www.fringefestivals.com
The Windsor International Fringe Festival was founded in 2007 by Actors Theatre of Windsor (ATW), a not-for-profit professional theatre company. as part of its community outreach program (ATW Actors Umbrella).
ATW Actors Umbrella's aim in producing the Windsor Fringe is to increase affordable and accessible avenues for professional theatre:
to create opportunities for independent artists to showcase their work;
to grow Windsor’s cultural identity and profile;
to provide a new engine to contribute to the development of the entertainment industry,
Arts & Culture Tourism, and the regional economy.
Established in January 2006 Actors Theatre of Windsor ( ATW) is a professional theatre company, who's aim is to develop a viable professional entertainment industry in Southwestern Ontario and Southeastern Michigan.
Co-founded by Mona el Baroudi and Gordon Mackenzie, the public programming of ATW has two core components:
ATW Main Stage, which produces professional theatre and our season of shows paying participating trained actors, and production crew a living wage;
ATW Actors Umbrella, a community outreach program which produces the Windsor International Fringe Festival and WHAT’S ON! ‘The Arts & Culture Calendar of Windsor-Essex in Canada South’.
www.actorstheatreofwindsor.com
