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ALL VENUES

Old City

Society Hill / Independence Hall /
    Washington Square West

Rittenhouse Square/Center City

Northern Liberties

West Philadelphia

South Street / South Philadelphia

The Live Arts and Philly Fringe Box Office is located at 620 Chestnut Street, between 6th and 7th, one block west of Independence Hall. Like many streets in Philadelphia, Chestnut St. is one way, and runs east. 6th St. runs south and 7th St. runs north. The Artist Information Table is located at the Box Office; the info table's phone number is 215. 413. 2284.

GETTING AROUND PHILADELPHIA
The name of our local transportation system is SEPTA. SEPTA fare for the bus and the subway is $2.00 in cash (exact change only). Tokens are $1.30 each. Tokens can be purchased by machine or from a cashier in most subway stations (the stop at 5th and Market has a cashier) and at United Check Cashing on Market Street between 3rd and 4th.

The Market-Frankford subway line (also called the "El" or the Blue Line) stops at the three major train stations and at 5th and Market Streets, two and a half blocks from the Box Office. It also runs to 2nd and Spring Garden Street, near the Cabaret.

SEPTA buses are widely used to get around the city. A handy route during the festivals is #57. It runs north along 3rd St. and south along 4th St., making it convenient for travelling between Old City (where most venues are) and the Cabaret.

SEPTA subway and regional rail maps are included in your Welcome Packet and will also be available at the Artist Info Table. SEPTA's phone number is 215-580-7800.

Cabs are pretty easy to find in downtown Philadelphia. Hey can be harder to find in Northern Liberties, where the Cabaret is. If you need to call for a cab, try:

Yellow Cab Co.: 215-TAXI-CAB (215-829-4222)
Olde City Taxi: 215-338-0838
Quaker City: 215-728-8000

BY BUS
The Philadelphia Greyhound Bus Terminal is located at 10th and Filbert, just north of the Gallery and Market East Station at Market St. It services all bus lines, including Greyhound, Peter Pan, and NJ Transit. For more information, call 215-931-4075 for Greyhound and Peter Pan and 215-569-3752 for NJ Transit.

The "Chinatown" bus is the cheapest to travel between Philly and New York. Tickets cost $20 roundtrip. Two "Chinatown" bus lines service Philly, stopping around the corner from the Bus Terminal and Market Street East station. . One stops on 11th Street between Cherry and Arch. The other stops on 11th Street between Arch and Filbert. Go to www.chinatown-bus.com for info and tickets on both companies.

BY LOCAL TRAINS
All SEPTA Regional Rail Lines run through Philadelphia's three major train stations: Market East: 8th to 11th & Market (the closest to the Box Office and the closest to the bus terminals) Penn Center Suburban Station: 15th to 17th and J.F.K. Boulevard (under City Hall) AMTRAK 30th Street Station: 30th and Market (closer to West Philly and University City) For more information on SEPTA, call 215-580-7800 or go to www.septa.org. If you are coming from New York City, you can take New Jersey Transit to Trenton and then take the SEPTA R7 Trenton Local into Philadelphia. (This is much cheaper than AMTRAK.) You can call NJ Transit at 215-569-3752 or go to www.njtransit.com for more information.

BY AMTRAK
AMTRAK arrives in 30th Street Station (30th & Market). For scheduling and other information, call 1-800-USA-RAIL or go to www.amtrak.com. From 30th Street station, you can take the Market-Frankford subway line into Center City.

BY PLANE
If you are flying into Philadelphia International Airport, you can take an express train from the airport using SEPTA. The R1 Airport Line runs from the airport through Center City, and stops at the three main train stations:

Market East: 8th to 11th & Market (the closest to the Box Office and the closest to the bus terminals)
Penn Center Suburban Station: 15th to 17th and J.F.K. Boulevard (under City Hall)
AMTRAK 30th Street Station: 30th and Market (closer to West Philly and University City)

The Market-Frankford subway line runs stops at all of the major train stations.

Cab fare between the Philadelphia International Airport and Center City Philadelphia is a fixed rate of $20.

Two shuttle vans are:

Deluxe: 215-463-8787
Lady Liberty: 215-724-8888 (also a cab company)

BY FOOT
Center City Philadelphia is a compact, walkable city, laid out in an easy-to-navigate grid. The majority of Live Arts and Fringe venues are within a half hour walk of the Box Office, with most being a five-to-fifteen minute walk. Maps of Center City are in your Welcome Packet and will also be available at the Artist Info Table.

The Festival Cabaret is located ot 829-51 N. American Street in Northern Liberties

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE CABARET FROM THE BOX OFFICE AT 6TH AND CHESTNUT

Start out going East on CHESTNUT ST toward S 6TH ST.

Turn LEFT onto S 5TH ST.

Turn RIGHT onto BROWN ST.

Turn LEFT onto N AMERICAN ST.

End at 829 N AMERICAN ST.

Street parking is available in the neighborhood, but can be difficult to find on weekends. There are no parking lots.



PUBLIC TRANSPORT DIRECTIONS TO THE CABARET FROM THE BOX OFFICE AT 6TH AND CHESTNUT

SUBWAY
From the corner of 6th and Chestnut, take a Left, walking north to Market Street.

Take a Right, walking east to 5th Street.

Get on the Market-Frankford Line (Blue Line) at Market and 5th Sts.

Get off at the Spring Garden stop.

Walk West on Spring Garden to 2nd St.

Take a Right onto 2nd St., walking North to Brown St.

Take a Left on Brown St., walking West to American St.

Take a Right to 829 N. American St.

BUS
Take the #57 bus from the corner of Chestnut and 3rd Street. Get off at Brown Street. Take a Right, walking East on Brown to American St. Take a Left to 829 N. American St. The #57 runs back towards Center City on 4th St.

Take the #47 Bus from the corner of Chestnut and 7th Street. Get off at Brown St. Take a Right, walking East on Brown to American St. Take a Left to 829 N. American St. The #47 runs back towards Center City on 8th St. This is a Nightowl bus.

The Visitor Center is located on Sixth Street, between Arch and Market Streets, on the left. Metered parking is available on 6th Street. Entrance to a parking garage below the Visitor Center can be found on 6th Street between Arch and Market Sts.

From the east: Go over the Walt Whitman Bridge and follow sings to I-95 north. Take exit 22 (on left) for I-676 and follow the signs for Independence Hall onto Callowhill Street. Take Callowhill Street to Sixth Street. Turn left on Sixth Street and travel four blocks.

From the west: Take I-76 east to exit 344 for I-676 east. Follow sign of Ben Franklin Bridge. Bear right onto Sixth Street and travel three blocks.

From the north: Take I-95 south to exit 22 (Central Philadelphia/I-676) for Independence Hall onto Callowhill Street. Take Callowhill Street to Sixth Street and follow to Sixth Street. Turn left on Sixth Street and travel four blocks.

From the south: Take I-95 north to exit 22 (Central Philadelphia/I-676) (on left) and follow the signs for Independence Hall onto Callowhill Street. Take Callowhill Street to Sixth Street. Turn left on Sixth Street and travel four blocks.