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1.    Name of event:

Streets Alive! Owen Sound’s Busker Extravaganza

2.    Busker categories:

• Children’s entertainers
• Musicians
• “Street shtick” i.e. jugglers, magicians, fire twirlers
• Physical performers i.e. acrobats, mimes, dancers
• Visual artists, i.e. caricature artists, face painters

3.    Busking locations:

·         Time per location: 2 hours

·         Buskers can take breaks and start times in each location could be staggered

·         Plan schedule so that when one busker takes a break, there is always something else going on within view or earshot

·         Fill up downtown core area first, then along river (both sides), then waterfront: from 8^th Street north as far as A&P on east side and Tourism Office on west side, including side streets

·         Buskers can move from one spot to another: up to 3 in total

·         Buskers will be fed and provided water during the day

·         TO DO: Final decision regarding payment of performers

·         TO DO: Map and list of locations finalized

4.    Festival schedule:

Friday night preview: 6 to 10 pm – central location downtown

Saturday main event: 10 am to 4 pm

Saturday night:

4 to 6 pm    Free meal for buskers & 1 guest each at Farmers Market

6 to 9 pm    “Big Hat” Jam session outside at market/city hall parking lot

                   *try to have parking lot closed and have a fire (chimnea)

Contacts for further info/comments:

Justin Skultety (committee co-chair) ecourbanshaman at hotmail.com

Lynda Aldridge (committee co-chair) laldridge60 at yahoo.ca

Irwin Seidman (DIA) irwin at osdia.ca

Doug Cleverley (City) dcleverley at e-owensound.com