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My impressions...

... of the first weekend? Hmmm... this is gonna be an interesting one to write. Do I write this as an ex-producer of the Rogue... as a current independent producer & performer... or just an audience member? Decisions, decisions....

It's probably going to be all over the place... so, bear with me on this one.

First... the picture to your right is the actual line waiting for a 4 PM performance on a Sunday! I heard the line for our opening performance was triple that and chairs were added and that over 30 people had to be turned away. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around that.

Opening night was fraught with technical glitches... but the cast pulled through. The Sunday show was good. Audience members walked away walked away with what we wanted them to walk away with. You can read some of the responses HERE.

I have decided that the show that I'm actually performing in, Suicide Lounge, is going to do me in. Each of us average 3 drinks a piece during a 45 minute set... for me it is scotch rocks! But we do have fun... and I think the audience does too. It's sick and wrong with some great songs but they love it.

As an audience member... the festival is going well. It really is. people are teeming and buzzing and walking (in a hurried pace) from venue to venue. This year... there is an extra spark of newness that is spreading like a virus... be it from Rogue regulars to the new Rogue audience members. Our numbers are up... but these are all concerns that I don't have to deal with this year.

You can read about this from them HERE, HERE & HERE. Oh, there is more... but I thought these would give you a taste. Plus a couple of local papers in town have gone out full bore with reviews on their blog.

Am I proud? Yes. Nuff said.

Once again... my blogging may be spotty... but I will try to get it all in.

Review Functions

There are 2 ways you can post and read reviews on this site.

Method 1
If you click the individual acts... you will see a "post a comment" link (in red) under the act listing. If you have a blogger account already you know what to do. If you don't (this function does not allow anonymous comments)... read on to the second and prefered method.

Method 2
Click by VENUE or DATE. Scroll down to find an act you want to review. At the bottom of each act's listing (next to the timestamp) you will see the "review" link. Click it and post your review.

Just in case you were wondering... HERE IS INK!

Yes, Rogue fever is starting to grip the town! Last night Kien Lim and Vince Thomas were featured live on KFSR (that is incidentally webcast as well).

Today's Fresno Bee featured two articles. ONE on Kien (gee, he's getting a lot of press) and the other on the FESTIVAL ITSELF! The one on the fest (the printed version) featured pictures for the shows Rap Canterbury Tales, Chart Toppers Of 1349 and This Lily Was (Fontana).

Plus there have aso been a few more write-ups HERE & HERE! And yes all of these will be featured on our Media Page soon!

It's great to see that a lot of you are turning up the heat in the cyber world through places like MySpace and your own sites on getting your show and word of the festival out!

BTW... Fresno Famous has a great calendar section... if you haven't already... you should list your show there too!

Cheers!

(picture by Heidi Huber, the Fresno Bee)

Don't let up!

Keep the ball rolling on pushing YOUR SHOW and the ROGUE! it's all about B.I.T.S. (Butts In The Seats).

We open in less than a week!

A final push... a hard one to get folks to your show... at least web-wise. After that it is all about "pressing the flesh".

What you can do Online:

1. Send out show details via your email list.
2. Don't forget to also highlight your Rogue Buddies... co-promotion works!
3. Get crazy if you have a MySpace. Bulletins, blog, etc... when they're sick of it.... then you've done enough.
   
4. Promotional Videos & Slideshows... we will take them to be featured on the Rogue site up till Feb. 28th.
5. Get your show on EVERY Local webcalendar as possible! (Like the one on Fresno Famous.)
   
6. Spread the GOSPEL OF THE ROGUE... in everything you send out! The more people turn up at the fest... the better your audience potential will be.
7. Make sure everyone knows about the ArtHop samplers! (lists of venues will be posted soon!)
   

Cheers!

If you haven't read it yet...

... we got something in Fresno Famous today. Just click the title below to read/ And for more... click the "rogue media" button above.

Get your Rogue on

An open letter to anyone who thinks there’s nothing to do in Fresno:
Go to the Rogue Performance Festival.
— Yours truly, Fresno Famous

March 1 ArtHop

Hello Rogue Performers,

Here's ANOTHER chance to play at ArtHop (Thursday, March 1st) to promote your show.

Would you like to play a short (approx.10 minute)teaser of your show at
Java Wava
Salon 637 or
Ashtree Studios?

Arthop night brings a lot of foot traffic to these areas and these places have
graciously opened their doors for this crazy Rogue take-over of the
world.The slots run from 5:30pm-8:00pm[after which we all meet for the big Rogue Opening Party overat Full Circle Brewery for which I previously emailed you and which has been booked full already (list below)--that party runs from7:15-10:15pm

If you wish to play Java Wava, Salon 637 or Ashtree studios, contact the
individual hosts below. They are scheduling their venues independently without consulting
one another.

Who're the host/contact persons?
for Java Wava, it's Renee email her at: renee@roguefestival.com
for Salon 637 it's Jag email him at: jaguarbennett@gmail.com
for Ashtree Studios it's Tony email him at: aimper1@aol.com

Please contact them individually and please do not email the bunch ofthem in one
email and say"sign me up wherever I fit" or something. Pick a place and
sign up.If you have questions aboutthe venues, you are free to ask me or them. Info/directions to these venues can actuallybe found at roguefestival.com

Bring flyers! Meet fellow Rogue-ers. This is a great way to try and whip-up enthusiasm
for your show amongst folks that, proven by the fact that they are OUT, are people that DO go out and see stuff.

*******What are the rules?**********

Make yourself very 'plug in and play' ...some of the venues are running performers on tight every-15-minute schedules, and time adjusting your laser light show will only take away from your performance time.This evening...we're all going very....how do you say? "Commando".....very very simple P.A. andmaximum two mics----if you are a dance troupe,bring a boombox...this will be very low tech, but HECKA-fun!

******Can I play more than one spot?*******

It's tricky, but can be done. My suggestion? When you contact venue #1put 'please put me on early, I'm playing somewhere else later' and theother place....visa versa. OK, I'm stepping out of the loop on this one gang, my sphere ofresponsibility for this night will beat Full Circle for the Rogue Kick-Off Party (from 7:15-10:15pm) andwho's signed up to play at this one?

Take special note of your spot on the list if you're on the following list and trying to squeeze in another spot at the venues mentioned above.
Jose Ibarra is first at 7:15.
Jose Ibarra
Leisl Gardner
Cosmic Hayride
Luke Besmer
Terrance V. Mc Arthur
Julia Dawn
Suicide Lounge
Blake Jones (for the Trike Shop)
Tale's End & Mia Paschal
Tanjora Dance
Kien Lim
Babba (Rap Canterbury Tales)
Theatre Ventoux & Barry Smith

It's gonna be great!

Blake &
Solitaire (Renee)

We have begun posting Promotional Videos & Slideshows!

You can check today's fare HERE!

To submit a Promotional Video or Slideshow... CLICK HERE!

STEAL OUR PROMOTIONAL VIDEO... and more

... and spread the gospel of the Rogue on your site or blog!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE!

ALSO... feel free to link YOUR VERY OWN ROGUE PROFILE PAGE to your own site or blog! To do this just click on your show in the sidebar and copy the URL address. It's also a great way to promote your ROGUE BUDDIES in this year's festival!!

PLUS... read below because starting Monday we will be featuring Performer & Artists promotional videos and slideshows on this site!

SLIDESHOW, VIDEO on the Rogue Website opportunity!

Yes, folks... I'm creating more work for myself but I don't mind... really. The idea is to get people to your show!

You should probably read THIS POSTING first... especially the section on videos and slideshows. (Plus there are links there to some free resource sites.)

If you have a PROMOTIONAL VIDEO or SLIDE SHOW of your show. Send us the embeded code and we will feature it on our website starting Monday, Feb. 19, 2007! We will even feature a link to it from your very own festival page.

We will only feature 3 promotional videos or slide shows per day in rotation (depending on how many we get) with a link from our main menu page.

It will look something like THIS!

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

1. Send an e-mail to graphics@roguefestival.com with the subject line: I HAVE A ROGUE 2007 VIDEO/SLIDESHOW FOR YOU!

2. Include the following information in your email.
a. Artist/Company Name:
b. Title of show:
c. Running Time:
d. Embbeded code: (only embbeded code from sites like youtube and slide.com will be allowed.

NO PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS AND SLIDESHOWS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER FEB. 28, 2007! (Come on people... I want to be out enjoying your shows... not stuck in my cave posting your videos!)

That's it!

Mainstagers! Kick Off

Blake said it so well, so I took what he said! ;-)

Yesirreeee!
Your chance to do a mini-performance...a teaser...to get folks worked up to see your show!I'm hosting the party over at Full Circle Brewery--the place that the party will end up
and grow to full fruition. Other venues are hosting bits earlier in the Art Hop Evening.

What I need from YOU folks is a "Yes, I wanna perform that evening at Full Circle Brewery
for about 8-12 minutes between 7-9pm"
As soon as we're full up, I'll post the schedule at roguefestival.com under "updates" and email it out on this list. The other venues are going to run approx. 5:30 - 8pm. The 'hosts' from the other spots for that night...ahstree,veni's, etc. will contact you soon.
So get signed up with me so you know your time, and then other 'hosts' will contact you and you can do a mini-tour of the city that night----just allow enough time between each engagement----I'm sure our watches will not be perfectly synchronized. Yes, if you are a musician, come and do a song; if you are a dancer come and do a dance; if you----well, you get the picture.
Write back quick!!

Also, head on over to the Rogue website, www.roguefestival.com and see what M has been doing. He's been google-eyed for the last few weeks, but you as a performer have your own link on the Rogue website. Check out the updates page and see what's going on and all th info you'll need. We are trying to make everything as easy as possible, so please let me know if I can help you out in any way.

Housing: If you have not yet arranged housing and have something set, please let me know ASAP and I'll talk with Sarah about it.

I'll be getting a Tech Schedule out to everyone letting you know specific times, if you have not set something specific with me already, please let me know when we can tech and I'll make sure that happens! :-)

Rogue shirts are out and about and performers get them for $10! :-) johnjordan@roguefestival.com has more information so get your order in soon to have the shirts available upon arrival! :-)

I thin kthat's it. I'm working on getting the pictures taken care of, we have a meeting change and I haven't had a chance to get them... but I will... I am now determined and I'll raise hell for what I want! ;-) TeeHeeHee

Ciao!

Solitaire

MORE PRINTABLES AND WEB BANNERS FIR THE STEALING!

Yes, your flyers and websites/blogs can be decorated with the Rogue images. We have a selection to choose from at http://roguefestival.com/banners.htm

Here are some samples!






Get Yours Today!

In case you didn't get my email...

Hey Roguers!

Just a quick reminder that we have our second Performer Meeting for the Rogue 2007 on February 3, 2007 (this Saturday) at 4:00 pm at the Starline.

For anyone that cannot make it, I'll be taking picture of the lighting plots we have available and will post the pictures on the updates page at www.roguefestival.com . If any of you haven't gone over there, check it out, darogue has written a few articles on marketing for the arts and it's really some good information!

If you have any questions, please email me! I will be more than happy to answer your questions!

Ciao!

Solitaire

Performer Meeting and the Mainstage

Hey Roguers!

Solitaire here from the Starline...

I can say that I've talked to the Man in Charge and he's allowing us to invade the Starline February 3 at 4:00 pm.

I've called some of ya, and now I'm posting for the rest of ya! I'm hoping to bring my digital camera and take pics of the lighting we have at the Starline and post them here so you out-of-towners can check out the washes and what the stage actually looks like. Hopefully it'll help with the final touches to blocking and your show! :-)

If you have any questions, please email me or comment here! I'll get back to ya as soon as I can!

Ciao for now!

Sol

Hello Rogue Cafe people --here's todays' news (Jan.15)

The big news is this:
PERFORMER's MEETING.
SATURDAY, FEB.3rd in the afternoon [exact time and location to be confirmed shortly]

---this is your chance to meet fellow performers.
--this is your chance to make friends for cross-promotion of shows.
--this is your chance to ask questions of Rogue Old-Timers...like: "Does the Rogue provide
special Harmonica Holders " ....actually, I'll save you the time on this one...the answer is 'no'.

Best to ya all!
The Rogue is a positive and constructive time for all. This is why we have performers returning year after year after year.
Looking forward to getting to know you,
Blake Jones
Rogue Cafe' Coordinator