Steven Lang's photography at 35 E. Franklin. Photo courtesy Whittier Artists in Storefronts
Busk until Dawn
A new participant in Northern Spark in 2012, Whittier Artists in Storefronts presents “Busk Till Dawn,” a European-styled fête featuring the best local acoustic, spoken word, and avant-garde street performances in the arms of the recently transformed Romanesque-revival remains of the Metropolitan Theatre (now Icehouse Court) at 2540 Nicollet Avenue. Performances begin at 9 pm and run through the night until the sun comes up. Lightsaber guided walking tours of the Whittier Artists in Storefronts project throughout the evening! Prepare yourself for a dimly lit vaudevillian carnival amid ruins filled with beautiful melodies and incredibly dazzling weirdos!
Set times are as follows:
9pm Hillbilly Heroin
9:30 Danny Viper
10:00 Jaime Carrera’s “Tragicomico”
10:15 Jezebel Jones and Her Wicked Ways
11:00 Paul Dickinson and the Riot Act Literary Series
11:15 Mary Mack
12:00 Patches and Gretchen
12:45 Jaime Carrera’s “Tragicomico”
1:00 Upstate
2:00 Rana May of the Riot Act Literary Series
2:30 Busk Till Dawn!!!!
Performance Artists and Buskers will be staged throughout the park from 9pm-6 am.
Presented by Joan Vorderbruggen with support from Whittier Alliance, Eat Street Social, The Lost and Found, and Dunn Brothers!.