Sentences with word «busker»

At that time, there was no licensing or regulation of buskers in Ottawa.

There's a very arty vibe going on, with buskers on every corner and heap of arts and crafts being sold around the place.

Glimpsing a pretty busker on a Paris street (she's singing a Leonard Cohen song in French), he steals her audience and then, bien sûr, her heart.

Even buskers playing on the streets of a number of Chinese cities have put up boards with QR codes, so that passers - by can easily transfer them tips directly.

From the jostling crowds and fabulous colourful bird sellers to the entertaining buskers and human statue performers — there's so much here to stimulate the senses.

Sitting in one of the pretty plazas listening to the variety of buskers with a beer is a great way to while away a sunny afternoon.

Malaysia's Tourism Ministry now provides support for buskers.

The Mound precinct is a public space by the National Galleries on Princes Street that is frequently used by buskers, street performers and for other outdoor events.

From buskers to opera, boutiques to Ballantynes (the iconic department store), Christchurch's vibrant city life offers the visitor first - rate daytime and evening entertainment — shops (Cashel Mall), galleries, theatres, cinemas, museums (Canterbury Museum and Southern Encounter Aquarium / Kiwi House), restaurants and cafes (the «Strip») cater for all tastes.

Barcelona is a city which is brought to life by the many talented buskers that fill the streets.

Despite the unlimited funds in the bank, the Russian continues to prefer the look of a high - street busker with his denim jeans and coats and an unkept facial hair.

Even after dark Manly remains a busy place, with many buskers showing off their skills.

«The Walk» tracks Petit from his younger years to his romance with a fellow busker, Annie (Charlotte Le Bon, of «The Hundred - Foot Journey»), and finally to his quixotic and mind - boggling complex mission in New York.

The towers are a prime tourist destination, and buskers often perform there, now with government support.

We manage and supply corporate entertainers, run the monthly Cairns Sit Down Comedy Club, the annual Cairns Buskers Festival and work all over...

The Old City Buskers will perform on the Bill Lyons Pavilion.

Cirque du Soleil came about when he and partner Daniel Gauthier employed the creative talents of their friends — other buskers and musicians — to put on street festivals.

The licences only allow buskers to play between 10:00 and 21:00 and place restrictions on drums, wind instruments and sound amplifiers.

The council adopted part V of the London Local Authorities Act 2000 late last year, in a move which would force buskers to buy a yearly licence or face a steep fine and potentially having their instrument taken away by police.

BuskNY, an advocacy group for underground buskers, announced that NYC has strummed up over $ 100,000 in settlements for the wrongful arrests of performers.

«Curbing buskers, pavement artists, public drinking, and swearing are just some of means that artists express themselves in public space, for a direct engagement with an audience.»

That big moment is based on the true story of how Petit, a Parisian busker and aerialist, surreptitiously strung a wire between the towers and, on Aug. 7, 1974, crossed to and fro eight times; the movie is inspired by his book about that feat, To Reach the Clouds.

Tearing into his ersatz accent with gusto and joie de vivre that can be as grating as it is ingratiating, Gordon - Levitt portrays Petit at the very moment he is transformed from obscure Paris busker into pop - culture sensation, by stringing a steel cable between the twin towers of the World Trade Center and dancing across during the morning rush hour Aug. 7, 1974.

An effort to bring buskers together, along with support from the Tourism Ministry, helped change their image.

Another encouraging indicator for storytelling buskers... Sure Amazon's free e-books (like their free videos) are incentives to sell Kindles and Amazon Prime, but the numbers are encouraging at a time when writers are gushing content virtually uncompensated.

On the social scale you must be down there the nice people who rob blind buskers or steal old people's pension money.

I got along well with my fellow street musicians — some were students like myself, some were struggling to break into a professional music career, and some were life - long buskers.

Explore the boardwalk on the Dufferin Terrace and you'll get great views of the city while buskers entertain you.

Vancouver, in contrast, is a non-stop maple - leaf - painted street party — flag - draped young people careen through the streets, impromptu break dancing circles pop up on corners, and buskers work the crowds.

In May there are many celebrations around the Palio of St George and in August there is the Ferrara Buskers Festival.

You may also find the odd busker in Perth's historic port city of Fremantle (or «Freo»), amongst its many faithfully restored nineteenth century buildings.

In the evenings, there are often buskers here entertaining passers - by.

When it comes to top quality karaoke bars, it's tough to beat Buskers Bar.

Crowds can revel in show - stopping street performances each day, while enjoying live music from local musicians and buskers including James Diamond, Harry J Hart, Kenny Slide, Karrie Hayward, Liv Heyer, Keegan Sparke and Anthony Pieters.

With is shores bustling with commuters, tourists and buskers Circular Quay, located between Sydney's Opera House and The Rocks, is the hub of Sydney's water traffic and ferry services.

You'll stop to glance at billboards, watch a banner flap in the wind, punch a random busker in the face, notice a cat leaping off a fence, or whatever else happens to catch your fancy.

As the holidays bring more corporate parties, family get - togethers and town gatherings, the demand for catering cooks and buskers quickly increases.

In amongst the talented buskers and street performers you'll find a myriad of fresh fruit and vegetables plus a host of food stalls covering a wide range of tastes made from delicious local produce.

Every corner has buskers playing, and the bars are full of sounds and excitement.

There was only the code which was explained to me by my fellow buskers, and carefully adhered to by all.

Around the harbour you will spot loads of buskers and street performers, great cafes and restaurants, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the World Heritage Listed Customs House building.

Many buskers are highly trained musicians in their own right, while others have fine - tuned their skills over many hours on the street.

It's a beautiful, vibrant and busy street, packed with plenty of places to eat, traditional pubs, eclectic shops, visitors attractions and entertaining buskers.

She also dismissed concerns that it was a disproportionate response which would interfere with buskers» human rights.

The free event (although tips for buskers are encouraged) features hundreds of contortionists, stuntmen, circus troupes and comedians from around the globe.