Calling all Buskers! Calling all Buskers!
The 24th annual Street Music Week will take place during the noon hours of June 8-12!
It all began with one wandering guitar strummer in 2002. Today, SMW has grown into a beloved, multi-state tradition that sees hundreds of volunteer performers turning the sidewalks into stages and passing strangers into donors for a good cause.
Nearly $400,000 has so far been raised for the Second Harvest Inland Northwest Food Bank – providing millions of meals to families facing hunger in our region.
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Event venues are the same as last year.
*Downtown Spokane sidewalks.
*The historic Garland District.
*South Perry District.
*Sherman Avenue in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
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Street Music Week is open to performers of every discipline – solo musicians, bands, dancers, artists – at every level of ability. “It’s not about virtuosity; it’s about generosity,” is the official motto of Street Music Week.
Want to take part? Show up a little before noon at the official check-in locations: Main and Post (a little east of Starbuck’s) in downtown Spokane. Outside the Gathering House on Garland. Outside Wishing Tree Books for South Perry. In front of Art Spirit Gallery on Sherman Ave.
Once you’ve signed in, you’ll receive a red bucket for donations and a “busker button” that is yours to keep. The rest is simple: find a sidewalk where you can perform until 1pm, then bring whatever donations you’ve received to where you checked in. Don’t block any doorways and remember, this is a no-outlet event. All amplification must be battery powered.
Check out our Street Music Week Facebook page for more information and to submit music videos.
It all began with one wandering guitar strummer in 2002. Today, SMW has grown into a beloved, multi-state tradition that sees hundreds of volunteer performers turning the sidewalks into stages and passing strangers into donors for a good cause.
Nearly $400,000 has so far been raised for the Second Harvest Inland Northwest Food Bank – providing millions of meals to families facing hunger in our region.
--
Event venues are the same as last year.
*Downtown Spokane sidewalks.
*The historic Garland District.
*South Perry District.
*Sherman Avenue in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
--
Street Music Week is open to performers of every discipline – solo musicians, bands, dancers, artists – at every level of ability. “It’s not about virtuosity; it’s about generosity,” is the official motto of Street Music Week.
Want to take part? Show up a little before noon at the official check-in locations: Main and Post (a little east of Starbuck’s) in downtown Spokane. Outside the Gathering House on Garland. Outside Wishing Tree Books for South Perry. In front of Art Spirit Gallery on Sherman Ave.
Once you’ve signed in, you’ll receive a red bucket for donations and a “busker button” that is yours to keep. The rest is simple: find a sidewalk where you can perform until 1pm, then bring whatever donations you’ve received to where you checked in. Don’t block any doorways and remember, this is a no-outlet event. All amplification must be battery powered.
Check out our Street Music Week Facebook page for more information and to submit music videos.
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