#awesome #buskers #family #spaceWOW: Ottawa balloon artist creates awesome R2-D2 and C-3PO sculpturesThis is really cool. Ottawa balloon artist Brad Wood created these amazing Star Wars balloon sculptures at today’s Funatorium Explorium at the Ernst & Young Centre. We’ve featured Wood’s work before, when he “popped” the question to his girlfriend . ...
#buskersIncredible Photo Of A Busker Balancing a Child's Wagon On His Chin!Johnathan Lockhart from the Cowguys performs at the Ottawa International Busker Festival on Sparks Street. [ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/7722894452/) More photos from the Ottawa International Busker Festival can be found in the OttawaStart Flickr Group . The festival wraps up today. ...
#buskers #festivals #videoVIDEO: Cool slow-motion footage from the Busker FestivalCheck out this incredible video sent in to us by Pat Brewster at Halting Imaging . They’re a local video production company specializing in slow-motion video, and they shot this on Sparks Street during the Busker Festival. ** See also: ** Ottawa Busker Fest Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...
#buskersDispatches from Busker Fest: When you run into someone you knowI don’t know about you, but whenever I head down to the Busker Festival , I always run into someone I know. Does that happen to you? This year we ran into photographer Chris Griffin and his family, who are our neighbours in Stittsville. ...
#buskers #twitterDispatches from Busker Fest: Mime artist Kate MiorI’m always fascinated by the mime artists at the Ottawa Busker Festival (see Silver Elvis from 2010). We visited yesterday and saw Toronto-based performer Kate Mior . Here she is at the end of Sparks Street, performing her Angelina character. ...
#birds #buskersDispatches from Busker Fest: Parrot guy Gary AllenOne of the popular attractions at the Busker Festival yesterday was Gary Allen, aka The Parrot Guy. Most people who’ve lived or worked in downtown Ottawa will recognize him and his birds. Gary’s “act” was taking photos of people with several of his birds perched on top of them. ...
#buskers #festivalsI did a guest post today for Local Tourist Ottawa about a trip downtown for the Busker Festival[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/banner2010-4.jpg) I contributed a guest post today for Local Tourist Ottawa about a urban adventure we had last summer with our kids: ** " A great night with the kids: The Gower family hits up Busker Fest, Confederation Park and the ByWard Market " ** ...
#buskers #kids #musicBylaw officers tell the Brothers Dube it's time for bedtime** Update (June 5): ** The band took this video down shortly after it was posted. I asked them why. Their reply: "We were too loud and we didn't have a permit... We just want to keep raising money for charity while having fun. ...
#buskers #byward #downtown #sparks streetOur Friday night downtown - Busker Fest, Confederation Park, Byward MarketLast night we made the trek from the exciting suburb of Stittsville all the way to downtown Ottawa with our two daughters (almost 5-years-old and nearly 3-years-old). The plan was to check out the Busker Festival on Sparks Street. Here’s what happened: ...
#buskers #byward #jazz festivalGuy playing saxophone while wearing a fish costume in the Byward MarketJeff Hunt posted this great photo to Twitter the other day: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/132847907.jpg) Anybody know who this guy is or why he’s dressed up in the fish(?) costume? Bonus fish pun: I guess you could say he knows his scales. ...