It was a beautiful night for a buskers rendezvous.
Last night, we went to Kingston to see the fire and night shows at the 34th annual Kingston Buskers Rendezvous.
Kingston is one of the best places to watch buskers, with its spectacular backdrop of city hall and the marina at Confederation Basin, the shops and patios of Princess Street and the historic buildings in Market Square lit up at night.
The girls were hungry (of course!) so we stopped first for a drink and a bite to eat at the Toucan on Princess Street and were pleasantly surprised to get a table on the patio right away without having to wait.
After fuelling up, we strolled down to Ontario Street and caught Steve GoodTime's fire juggling show. He was very funny and had the crowd eating out of his hands.
One of the talents you need as a busker is being able to pick good-natured people out of the crowd to participate in the show. We spotted our friend Jenn and her daughter across the street from us in the crowd. Sure enough Steve GoodTime picked Jenn out of the 500 or so people watching the show. She danced for the crowd before holding his guitar and lighting his firesticks.
We wandered up to Market Square next. This year they billed the main Buskers After Dark show as "an immersive journey into the beating heart of urban creativity". There was a DJ, graffiti artist, the North Fire Circus and a group called Dr. Draw and the Strange Parade who were incredible.
Dr. Draw played electric violin and had a terrific band complete with horns (even a tuba!) They played a fusion of musical genres from Irish, classical, pop and rock while North Fire Circus performed light and fire acts to the music. My favourite number was a slower version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. Market Square was magical in that moment.
This week's #HappyAct is to watch a busker. If you're in the Kingston region, there's still time to catch the Grand Finale of the Kingston Buskers Rendezvous tonight at 6 pm at Confederation Basin.
Photos: North Fire Circus and Dr. Draw and the Strange Parade perform in the beautiful historic Market Square at night. Above: Steve GoodTime juggles for the crowds on Ontario Street. Here's our friend Jenn dancing for the crowd!
No comments:
Post a Comment