Streetlight Productions Raleigh

First Friday had a wonderful turn out this past weekend. With gorgeous weather, the Raleigh locals came out for an evening on the town. City Market rocked with live music. There were quite a few street performers around– Shaun the Magician, Steve with the Theremen, Nick and Jeff juggling daggers and clubs, and Acroentertainment. Check out the link to see a video from Acroentertainment performing in downtown Raleigh: First FridayWe hope to see more street performers out around downtown. This is the beginning of a strong, street performing culture!

Hey, Friends–

The 3rd Annual SparkCon was a blast!  Hope you were able to check it out. Streetlight was well represented in several venues . . . Read the rest of this entry »

SparkCon starts tonight with the bikeSpark group night bicycle ride, then swings into high gear on Friday. Click here to see the full event schedule. Read the rest of this entry »

Hey, Gang–Just want to let you know that this past weekend we suffered our first “casualty” in a struggle that we are going to have complete success in shortly.

One of our members was beginning to set up at the corner of Hargett and Wilmington on Saturday afternoon when two (very kind, they assured me!) police officers asked to see their permit. The officers did not recognize the Streetlight permit and refused to let him set up!! Read the rest of this entry »

It’s definitely looking like Friday night is going to see downtown Raleigh getting a good soaking from Hanna. Consequently, the Streetlight staff is not planning on having an official presence downtown that night (though some of us may still be wandering around, checking things out). For the latest on Hanna, see the WRAL StormTracker. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re not a subscriber to blog-roll buddy GoGoRaleigh, you may have missed the post on the schedule for Raleigh Wide Open on September 5-6. Go check it out!

Also, we’re working on getting permission for Streetlight performers to perform inside the festival zone—stay tuned to this blog for details.

It was a beautiful scene at City Market last night—I wish more of you had been there to enjoy the wonderful weather (and the crowd of people who showed up, just ready to shower you with tips!). Read the rest of this entry »

Did you realize that First Friday is tomorrow night? Yep! So it’s time for all you Streetlight performers to make plans to join us (and the crowds) at City Market with tip buckets in hand!

Dan and Will will be on station as usual at the west side of Moore Square (across from Tir Na nOg) at 6:30. If you’re a first-time performer, please drop by for a short briefing. If you’ve performed with Streetlight before, we’d still enjoy seeing you, so swing by on your way to your favorite performance spot. Read the rest of this entry »

Just learned of a new Busker Movie.  Let it inspire an exciting new edge in Downtown Raleigh.

If any one is going to be in LA on July 26th, it’s premiering as part of the Dances With Films Independent Film Festival.

City Market has definitely rescheduled their portion of the First Friday gallery crawl to this Friday, including having a band out on the street. Both City Market and the Downtown Raleigh Alliance are advertising this, so while there may not be as large a crowd as usual, there should be a good crowd and plenty of tip opportunities for performers. Plan on showing up around 7:00 or so. Read the rest of this entry »