Word: performance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cambridge rules governing street performers are strict, allowing performances with a valid permit in only two places. Hunsberger says he found the enforcement of the regulations inconsistent at best. But Holyoke Center, perhaps the best place to perform because of its location just off a very busy street, is Harvard property and governed by Harvard Real Estate--in October, Hunsberger got a Harvard permit, which is free, and has been a regular ever since...
...perform on Cambridge property, a performer must obtain a $5 permit from the Traffic and Parking Department. According to Traffic Investigator George Hewitt, the permit allows performances only on the raised area in front of Paperback Booksmith and Grendel's, "unless you have the permission of the store and you don't obstruct" the sidewalk. Many performers do not have permits, most do not play in legal areas, and no one plays in front of Grendel...
...following is a list of many of the entertainers who perform regularly in Harvard Square. The list is, of course, incomplete...
John Bigelow and Lorraine Saltre (classical guitar) -- Bigelow plays several times a week, sometimes with his wife Saltre. He plays at Charles Square and Holyoke Center. They says they perform classical music, contemporary spanish folk songs, and operatic arias "for the basic honesty of the situation. If people stay and listen it's because they like...
Poodies -- A group of four women who play "old-time string band" and Southern Appalachian music. Ruth Rappaport says they distinguish themselves by playing Tex-Mex and Hungarian music, while using rock-a-roll rhythms. They perform once a week along Brattle...