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Rochester, NY, July 16, 2025— The Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) is proud to announce its participation as a venue in the 2025 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival, unveiled this morning during the Fringe’s “Big Reveal” press conference—held on MAG’s campus.

This year, MAG will present 26 performances by 16 dynamic Fringe artists, across three distinct stages within the museum’s 14-acre campus, during a weeklong stretch of the festival. Performances will take place in the M&T Bank Ballroom, in the Bausch & Lomb Parlor and outside in the museum’s Centennial Sculpture Park. The curated lineup includes the following acts: Heroic Enthusiasts, Something Together, Sub-Zero Science, Katie Haverly Live, Belly Dance Kaleidoscope: Tradition and Fusion Dance Showcase!, Calon Arang, The Man and His Dog, Emmett Hughes Band, Funkyard Brass, Scoulive, BINGO Night: Five in a Row on Memory Lane, Tales from Dapple Creek, Widow, I Am Going to Die (And All They Gave Me Were These Lousy Cupcakes), and Glitch Video Game Band.

Fringe Festival tickets for shows at the Memorial Art Gallery include museum admission—event goers are encouraged to visit the museum before or after the performance to explore the galleries. Festivalgoers can experience the shows at MAG between September 10 and September 14, with tickets and full event schedules available through the Fringe Festival website: https://rochesterfringe.com/

About the Memorial Art Gallery

The Memorial Art Gallery showcases art from antiquity to the present day, including the outdoor public Centennial Sculpture Park. In addition to its permanent collection, MAG offers a year-round schedule of special exhibitions, lectures, concerts, tours, after-hours social events, and family activities. Learn more at mag.rochester.edu Press contact: Paige Engard, Marketing & PR Specialist: 585.474.7695 / pengard@mag.rochester.edu

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Photo 1: Image from the Big Reveal press conference held at the Memorial Art Gallery in the M&T Bank Ballroom.