The 2010 United Way of Newfoundland and Labrador Campaign Kick-Off BBQ, presented by CIBC, will be held Friday, September 10, at Scotia Plaza on Water Street. The event will begin at 11:30am running until 1:30pm.

Celebrity BBQers will provide food and refreshment for the attendees, which will include corporate donors, volunteers, labour movement representatives and funded agencies. Live musical entertainment will be provided by Damian Follett.

Despite damp weather on Friday and an unforecasted rain storm mid-Saturday, record crowds made the 7th Annual Downtown Busker Festival a huge success.

Crowds were amazed, left speechless and brought to tears of laughter at this years festival. Great shows by Dan from the Dan Show, Phil and Colin of the Silly People, Paul - Mr. Trulee Odd, James Jordan, Tim the Puppet Tamer, David the Copper Cowboy and local favorites Tangle, the East Rock Crew, Matt Sharpe, John O'Mara and the crew from the Wandering Brush.

A big thanks to all those who attended the show over the last three days, the staff and volunteers of the DDC, the buskers and our sponsors:
Fortis Properties, Canadian Heritage, St. John's Time, OZ FM and NTV.

Mark your calendars for the 8th Annual Downtown Busker Festival August 5, 6 and 7, 2011.

Friday, August 6

1:00 The Dan Show - Scotia Centre

1:30 The Puppet Tamer – Murray Premises

2:00 Trulee Odd Show – Fortis Building

2:30 Silly People – Scotia Centre

3:00 James Jordan - Murray Premises

3:30 The Dan Show – Fortis Building
Tangle - Murray Premises

4:00 The Puppet Tamer – Scotia Centre
East Rock Crew - Murray Premises

4:30 Trulee Odd Show – Murray Premises
Matt Sharpe Magic – Scotia Centre

5:00 Silly People – Fortis Building
Tangle – Murray Premises

5:30 James Jordan – Scotia Centre
East Rock Crew – Fortis Building

6:00 The Dan Show – Murray Premises
Matt Sharpe Magic - Scotia Centre

6:30 The Puppet Tamer – Fortis Building
Tangle – Murray Premises

7:00 Trulee Odd Show – Scotia Centre
East Rock Crew – Fortis Building

7:30 Silly People – Murray Premises
The Dan Show – Scotia Centre

8:00 James Jordan – Fortis Building
The Puppet Tamer - Scotia Centre

8:30 Trulee Odd Show – Scotia Centre
Matt Sharpe Magic – Fortis Building

9:00 Silly People – Scotia Centre

9:30 James Jordan – Scotia Centre

•See the living statue Copper Cowboy at various sites throughout the festival! Check out chaulk artist John O’Mara and The Wandering Brush face painting at the Scotia Centre!!

Saturday, August 7

1:00 James Jordan – Scotia Centre

1:30 Silly People – Murray Premises

2:00 Trulee Odd Show – Fortis Building

2:30 The Puppet Tamer – Scotia Centre

3:00 The Dan Show - Murray Premises

3:30 James Jordan – Fortis
Tangle – Murray Premises

4:00 Silly People – Scotia Centre
Matt Sharpe Magic – Murray Premises

4:30 Trulee Odd Show – Murray Premises
East Rock Crew – Scotia Centre

5:00 The Puppet Tamer – Fortis Building
Tangle – Murray Premises

5:30 The Dan Show – Scotia Centre
Matt Sharpe Magic – Fortis Building

6:00 James Jordan – Murray Premises
East Rock Crew – Scotia Centre

6:30 Silly People – Fortis Building
Tangle – Murray Premises

7:00 Trulee Odd Show – Scotia Centre
Matt Sharpe Magic – Fortis Building

7:30 The Puppet Tamer – Murray Premises
James Jordan – Scotia Centre

8:00 The Dan Show – Fortis Building
Silly People – Scotia Centre

8:30 Trulee Odd Show – Scotia Centre
East Rock Crew – Fortis Building

9:00 The Puppet Tamer – Scotia Centre

9:30 The Dan Show – Scotia Centre

• See the living statue Copper Cowboy at various sites throughout the festival! Check out chaulk artist John O’Mara and The Wandering Brush face painting at the Scotia Centre!!
• Visit Red Rocket Amusements and the Be Smart. Be Safe. Display located on Water Street, in the parking lot at the bottom of the Solomon’s Lane. Saturday and Sunday only.
 
Sunday, August 8

1:00 Trulee Odd Show – Scotia Centre

1:30 The Puppet Tamer – Murray Premises

2:00 The Dan Show – Fortis Building

2:30 James Jordan – Scotia Centre

3:00 Silly People - Murray Premises

3:30 Trulee Odd Show – Fortis Building
Tangle – Murray Premises

4:00 The Puppet Tamer – Scotia Centre
East Rock Crew – Murray Premises

4:30 The Dan Show – Murray Premises
Matt Sharpe Magic – Scotia Centre

5:00 James Jordan – Fortis Building
Tangle – Murray Premises

5:30 Silly People – Scotia Centre
East Rock Crew – Fortis Building

6:00 Trulee Odd Show – Murray Premises
Matt Sharpe Magic – Scotia Centre

6:30 The Puppet Tamer – Fortis Building
Tangle – Murray Premises

7:00 The Dan Show – Scotia Centre
East Rock Crew – Fortis Building

7:30 James Jordan – Murray Premises
Trulee Odd Show – Scotia Centre

8:00 Silly People – Fortis Building
The Puppet Tamer – Scotia Centre

8:30 The Dan Show – Scotia Centre
Matt Sharpe Magic – Fortis

9:00 James Jordan – Scotia Centre

9:30 Silly People – Scotia Centre

• See living statue Copper Cowboy at various sites throughout the festival! Check out chaulk artist John O’Mara and The Wandering Brush face painting at the Scotia Centre!!
•Visit Red Rocket Amusements and the Be Smart. Be Safe. Display located on Water Street, in the parking lot at the bottom of the Solomon’s Lane. Saturday and Sunday only.

Join us downtown for the 7th Annual Downtown Busker Festival August 6 - 8.

International, national and local performers put on a show like no other. Juggling, acrobatics, magic, comedy and so much more await you at various busking stages throughout downtown.

You as an audience member decide how much to pay a performer based on the act. If you enjoy the show let the busker know when the hat is passed!

Shows start each day at 1:00 pm with performers taking to the stage every 30 minutes with the last show finishing at approximately 10:00 pm daily.

Busker stages will be located at the Scotia Center, the Murray Premises Courtyard and the Fortis building deck.

For more information call 726 8244.

The 7th Annual Busker Festival is brought to you by the Downtown Development Commission

Sponsored by:
The City of St. John's
Canadian Heritage - Building Communities through Arts & Heritage
Fortis Properties - Celebrating 25 Years!
OZ FM and NTV

Downtown St. John's, St. John’s Clean and Beautiful, the George Street Association and the City of St. John’s are asking residents to Go Bare Butt.

The attention-grabbing call to action is part of a new campaign that aims to reduce cigarette butt litter in downtown St. John’s. The campaign was launched by the City of St. John’s, St. John’s Clean and Beautiful, Downtown St. John’s and the George Street Association.

“Cigarette butt litter is a big problem on the streets and sidewalks of downtown St. John’s,” says Mayor O’Keefe. “Many smokers will flick their cigarette butt to the ground, not thinking that one little butt is litter, however, cigarette butts take 10 years to disintegrate.”

The Go Bare Butt awareness campaign starts today in downtown St. John’s and features branded cigarette butt receptacles, posters and sidewalk stencilling, a first for the St. John’s market. Phase one of the campaign will target the downtown core of the city, in particular restaurants, bars and coffee shops along George Street, Water Street and Duckworth Street.

Karen Hickman, executive director of St. John’s Clean and Beautiful, is thrilled about the new partnership saying, “We’re delighted to have partnered with the City of St. John’s, Downtown St. John’s and the George Street Association for this important campaign. Although tiny, cigarette butts are litter. We hope that through Go Bare Butt we can cut down the amount of litter on our sidewalks.”

"Downtown St. John's and its members take pride in trying to keep the downtown area clean for all to enjoy and what a better way than to Go Bare Butt!" says Scott Cluney, executive director of Downtown St. John’s.

Go Bare Butt is a joint initiative between St. John’s Clean and Beautiful, Downtown St. John’s, the George Street Association and the City of St. John’s.

Downtown St. John’s is helping supply its members with receptacles to meet their different needs.

Seamus O’Keefe, executive director of the George Street Association is looking forward to the success of the new campaign, saying "We’re excited to participate with our partners on the Go Bare Butt project. This is an important step in the ongoing revitalization of our iconic tourist destination."

Receptacles and sidewalk stencilling can be found at 32 locations throughout the downtown area, including Coffee and Company, Atlantic Place, the Rose and Thistle and several bars along George Street.

Residents are also encouraged to use the over 75 garbage receptacles throughout the Downtown as well.

Cigarette Butts are Litter too! Join us in Going Bare Butt in Downtown St. John's!