Halloween Extraviganza !

[Dark Elf]

Fete Des Fous
(Feast Of Fools)
A Halloween Festival Of.......
ART
POETRY
MUSIC
DANCE

Head on the Wall Productions
Cynthia A. Tipton
tel.(865) 207-4753
Brian A, Besemann
tel.(865) 455-0139
fax (865) 694-0930
howprod@yahoo.com

Official Press Release 10.5.03

Local production co. stages multi-media Halloween
Extravaganza as a forum for pieces uniquely Knoxvillian.....
(Metro Pulse, Knoxville News Sentinal, Knoxville Journal, Daily Beacon)

The Fairbanks & Head on the Wall Productions in association with
Chroma present "Fete des fous," (Feast of Fools,) a Halloween celebration of
sensory overload on Friday, October 31, 7pm at Fairbanks, 315 Mohican St.........(formerally the Terrace Tap House or the Cinema Grill).......
in Homberg.

This Grand opening of the new facility will begin with a visual art
exhibition including photography, sculpture, painting, illustration, fashion design
and functional art.
Performances include interpretive dance, music running the gamut from classical
to Blackgrass and spoken word (poetry & prose).
A Halloween spirited dance night begins at midnight with two of Knoxville's
finest DJs, Zeo and Michael XI, providing a background for the costume contest
at 2:30 am, prizes including $200 in cash and a $50 gift certificate to
Fairbanks among others.
Our after hours dance party will continue until 6am with the two story
backdrop of ZEO's innovative cathode-ray-tube "resonating parlor wall"
complete with a breakfast buffet being served at 3:30 am.

The main hall includes 6500 square ft. of open space including 65x18 ft.
performance stage, 1800 sq ft. dance floor and a fine dining facility in the
lobby. The venue also includes two full bars complete with a nice wine list,
a full kitchen offering an excellent menu for the
evening, energizing espresso bar and invigorating juice bar.
Other festivities include Tarot readings by Elizabeth Storms,
random spontaneous performances, hauntings and seasonal activities.

Prices for the evening are as follows:
Arrive 7-9pm $6,
Arrive 9-1:30 $12 all night access
Arrive 1:30-6am $14 all night access
Returning early patron fee for late night dance is $7 until 2am

Time line Of Events Are As Follows:
6pm Private viewing of Visual Art & Classical Clarinet & Acoustic Performance
7pm Open to the public Visual Art & All Evening Events
8pm Cadre Joey Mullinix, formerly of "PEZZ," is up next to perform a short set
of his "left-wing love songs"
8:30pm Glisten Carefully dance performance, Music, spoken word
9pm Roundhouse Morrie Rothstein formerly of "the 1-900's", Jason McBride,
Bill Hice formerly of "Crop Circles"............. Americana Pop.
10:00pm David Bilbrey spoken word poetry & prose
10:30pm BLACKGRASS Christian Lange, Roman Karpynec, Scott Alan Trowbridge,
Joshua Hall. Driving electric upright bass, hot-blooded gypsy violin, rock banjo,
and jazz influenced percussion.
12:00 Midnight Halloween Ball with Zeo & Michael XI
2:30am Ghoulish Costume Contest
3:30am Halloween Breakfast Buffet with late night dance until 6:00am.

Artist Showing
Adam Deal (illustrator/painter) will present images of the macabre.
Cynthia A. Tipton (painter/designer) will present recent oil paintings
& design work.
FINK a.k.a. Jessica Ray (photographer) will present ethereal Polaroid
portrait photography.
Matthew Davis (industrial designer & stone crafts person) will present original
furniture and colloquial, rustic sculptural art.
Beve Michaels (stone crafts person) modern wildlife abstraction in stone.
Carolyn Long (fashion design) hats and handbags.
Morrie Rothstein (photographer) will show a series of recent intuitive
abstract photos.
Thomas Patrick (illustrator/painter) imagery which depicts the frailty of the
human condition.
Andrew Gresham (photographer) Black and White Photography.
Anna Wakefield (photographer) portraiture using alternate processes of
development .
Sam Moyers (photographer) image transfer and emulsion transfer photos.
Elise Stevens (visual artist) charcoal drawings.
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Many Other Artist To show.
Many Other Poets and performers to be listed in the future.

If interested in showing Art, contact Cynthia Tipton (207-4753)
If interested in reading poetry, playing music, ect. contact Brian Besemann (455-0139)