A.D. EVENTS

• MONDAY APRIL 17 - "YourPlace...or Mine?" The Hit Comedy About Online Social Networks.
Back by popular demand, Come and experience a band from Romania, a librarian dominatrix, a girl who only adds "Jimmys", a man who finds himself obsessed with online stalking, and many, many more hilarious characters.
9:00 pm at Solaris Tapas Restaurant & Bar, in Downtown Greensboro. Admission $5. Seating starts at 8:30, or have dinner/drinks first!

• JANUARY. 27-FEBRUARY 13 2006 - 4th Annual Greensboro Fringe Festival will sweep through town showcasing three weeks of original works by local theatrical and performance artists.

• After a year and a half of stubbornness with the IRS, American Distractions finally received it's federal tax exempt status, retroactive back to May 27, 2003

• 3rd Annual Greensboro Fringe Festival
January 20 - February 6, 2005

The 2005 Greensboro Fringe Festival
promises to be bigger and better than last year's, with double the performances and lots of new works by local artists!

• A Meantime Collection:
Shake 'Till Gorgeous
July 23-24, 2004

An inspiring collection of original works performed by a multitude of triad artists, including dancers, musicians, actors, and visual artists whose works were hung for the grand opening of the gallery portion of the The Werehouse, in Winston-Salem. See the poster. Read Kim Strutter's write up on the show, published in Go Triad.

•2nd Annual Greensboro Fringe Festival
January 29 - February 15, 2004

The 2004 Greensboro Fringe Festival, bigger and better than last year's, with double the performances and lots of new works by local artists!

Friday, Feb. 6 & Friday Feb. 13 - American Distractions presents Give It Up, Turn It Loose, a play in monologues by Kim Moore. The show is directed by Brandon Cardinal and performed by The Royal Upstarts Ensemble Theatre. The show starts at 8 pm at The Broach Theatre. Here's the poster.

• AD Art on Display
January 2002 - Present

Visual art is currently on display at the Broach Theatre, 520 S. Elm St. in downtown Greensboro. It features digital prints of photographs and paintings by G. Todd Buker, Tristan Chaika, Robert MacCready, Brandon Pierce, and Brian Zegeer.

• Greensboro Fringe Festival '03
January 24 - February 8, 2003

What a success! A three week showcase of locally written and preformed theatre and dance. You can check out AD's flyer here. Thank you to all of our sponsors! Nearly 1000 people were in attendance over the three weekends. The Involved companies were: American Distractions, The Royal Upstarts, Greensboro Playwrights Forum, The Informall Theatre Company, and the John Gamble Dance Theater. Visit the festival web site, hosted by American Distractions, at GreensboroFringeFestival.org.

• Visual Art Show by Brandon Pierce at the Marshal Gallery
January 2-12, 2003

This solo show featured photographic and digital works as well as paintings by A.D. Director Brandon Pierce. The gallery is located at 710 W. Market St. in downtown Greensboro. The opening,January 2nd, 7-9 pm, featured Live Jazz with the Michael Collings and David Menestres, and free wine. Thank you all who came.

• Over Exposure
November 13-14, 2002

If you missed it, you should spank yourself. It was an extravaganza of music and madness in which tons of musicians and artists gathered to expose themselves. Commander Squish Productions hosted the event, a veritable horn-of-plenty spanning a variety of genres from symphonic to electronic, hip-hop to gospel, folk to rock. Performers included Nate Weida, Brian Kennedy, Dave Parnell, Michael Collings, Brutha Monk, the Spartones, The Amazing Wes Brown, a nine-guitar rock armada, American Distractions (who co-hosted the event), and more! Over Exposure was held at the UNCG Music Recital Hall.

• Music-X-Change Nights
May 2001- May 2002

These are, after a year of loud music and libation, sadly no longer happening. American Distractions hosted eclectic live music at the Exchange the first Thursday of every month, packing the house every night, while music fans and socialites got drunk and went tastefully insane.

• $20 or Less Art Show
April 1-30, 2002

This AD gallery show at Cup-o-Joe on Tate St. Art featured a wide array of artists' works ranged from original paintings to photographs to digital prints. Everything on the wall was $20 or less. Live music and a poetry reading headed off the event. Check out the flyer.

• New York Pizza Benefit
March 7, 2002 - 9 PM

We hosted a benefit show for New York Pizza, a restaurant that had suffered damage from a major fire. The show was at the Exchange. Check out the promo page.

• An Evening of Short Plays
February 1-2, 2002 - 8 PM

Our first theater event was produced by American Distractions and The Royal Upstarts Theatre Company, and featured six dramatic scripts by local NC playwrights. It was held at the Broach Theatre in downtown Greensboro. Much to the delight of everyone involved, the show was a huge success and sold out both nights! Check out the flyer.

• Synesthesia
May 31, 2001

American Distractions participated in an HIV/AIDS benefit organized by Michaux Kelley, Brian Zegeer, and Ben Lee at Two Art Chicks Gallery in Greensboro. Check out the poster.

A.D. PROJECTS

• Hopeville Will Be Alright
A comedy rock-opera about a comic book town that loses its super hero and has to redefine its morals.

The New Hopeville Comics: Live at the 2002 New York International Fringe Festival is now available as a thank-you gift for a minimum donation of $20 (DVD) or $10 (VHS). Contact us for more information.

• The Greensboro Fringe Festival
American Distractions is one of the founding groups of this landmark theatre event.

• Felony Murder Rule Documentary
A documentary on the FMR as it applies to the North Carolina courts and beyond.

• By the Sword
A Documentary on the Society for Creative Anachronism.

PAST PROJECTS

• Ten Second Films
The Quickie (Finalist) and "Fists of Desire" (Honorable Mention) were submitted to a VERY short film competition at tensecondfilms.com.

• The Gemini Lounge
G. Todd Buker, under the guise of Proxy, got down on the air waves providing jazz and global lounge for the masses on WQFS 90.9 FM 2001-03.