Stephen Baird's Street Arts Advocates site is UP!

[Jim]

http://communityartsadvocates.org (Main Page)

http://communityartsadvocates.org/streetartsintro.html (Street Stuff)


The Community Arts Advocates WEB site is up and running with the following pages about the street performing arts.

Please keep me posted on any street performance issues you encounter.

My best,


Stephen Baird
Executive Director
Community Arts Advocates, Inc.
PO Box 112
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617-522-3407
mail@communityartsadvocates.org

http://communityartsadvocates.org

Street Arts Advocates

Introduction & Services
History of Street Arts Advocates
Code of Ethics
Legal Court Citations
Model Regulations
Performance Locations

Introduction
North America
Europe
Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Africa

History & Cultural Impact of Street Performing in America
Avenues of Self Expression article by Stephen Baird

Ben Franklin on the Streets of Boston in 1718
Busking in Colonial Williamsburg in 1738
Rope Walking from Church Steeple in 1757
Nathaniel Hawthorne "All vagrants are interesting"
Boston Street Music 1869
Irving Berlin to George Burns--Immigrants Fill The Streets With Music
Bessie Smith, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Eubie Blake, Reverend Gary Davis, Louis Armstrong and the African American Diaspora on the Streets
Mayor La Guardia Bans Street Music in New York City in 1935

Artists & Organizations Links
Street Artists Directory Data Base COMING SOON!

[Butterfly Man]

Yummm! Thanks for this ... I've known Steven (and his work) for years and damn,if this site ain't just great! God, you've saved me a lot of time!