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\n Historic Downtown Ellensburg\, WA
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\n Check out the official website at: \;FallFest &ndash\; Buskers in the Burg
\n The Ellensburg Downtown Association is pleased to bring you the 3rd Annual Buskers in the Burg. \; Starting on Friday evening for the adults enjoy a Wine/Beer Walk at 5:00 pm followed by a Variety Show at 7:30 pm\, featuring John Keister of Almost Live\, \; Alex Zerbe\, The Aerial Angles\, and the Nick Foster Band. \; Ticket are on sale at buskersintheburg.com
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\n The whole family is invited to join us on Saturday for a Giant Puppet Art Parade\, Children'\;s activities featuring bounce houses\, pony rides\, straw maze\, chalk art\, and pumpkin painting\, farmers market\, \;buskers (street performers) and stage performers of all kinds. \; Be sure to vote for your favorite busker. \; Festivities and fun continue into the evening with a concert by the Bog Hoppers and Open Country Joy. \; Saturday events are all ages and free.
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\n busk&bull\;er\, n. \\&lsquo\;bə\;s-kə\;r\\ one who plays music or otherwise performs for voluntary donations in the street or in subways. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from obsolete French busquer &lsquo\;seek\,&rsquo\; from Italian buscare or Spanish buscar\, of Germanic origin. Originally of nautical use in the sense of &lsquo\;cruise about&rsquo\; or &lsquo\;tack\,&rsquo\; the term later meant &lsquo\;go around selling\,&rsquo\; hence &lsquo\;go around performing&rsquo\; (mid 19th cent.).
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