Long Island Fringe Festival

The region’s leading avant garde artists visit Tilles Center for the Second Long Island Fringe Festival, Sept. 24-26. The Artists Group, a Hicksville-based arts organization, has gathered together cutting edge dance, music, theater, performance poetry and visual artistry in a celebration of “The Science of Fringematics.”

Evening performances on the Tilles main stage, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, will feature programs by Dance Visions, Circle of Dance Repertory Company and Just Left of Center Collective, along with the C.W. Post Dance Faculty and Alumni. The R&B sounds of The Coolfish Band, the pop stylings of DoubleSpeak, classic rock from the Suck it Easy Band and Jessica Semins will charm the audience. The spoken art will be showcased with “Poets with Passion” and a dramatic reading of “Sistas on Fire.”

Saturday and Sunday will feature individual daytime performances including: “The Letter,” a bittersweet love story; a dramatic reading of “Sistas on Fire” by Marcia McNair and the Post Theater Company’s version of “Romeo and Juliet.” The Long Island International Film Expo will have two screenings per day of selected films from the 2010 Expo.

An opening reception, on Sept. 24, at 5-7 p.m. features “Fringe Underground," a display of The Art of ZIG and the music of DJ-Pete-EG. Free activities are offered on Sept. 25-26, noon until 6 p.m. These include hoop dancing, spoken word, music and a live interactive visual art event with renowned puzzle artist Alli Berman.

Individual tickets for daytime performances are $7. Ticket packages are available in many price levels; available at 516-299-3100 or www.tillescenter.com and www.ticketmaster.com.

Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, C.W. Post Campus, Rte. 25A, Brookville.