Bon Amici to host busker auditions

Bon Amici Café will come alive with music and dance during July as performers audition for the University of Southern Queensland's (USQ) Buskers Lane.

Part of USQ's 2007 Toowoomba Open Day entertainment, Buskers Lane will include a wide range of street performers, entertainers and comedians.

USQ Events Officer, Anna Scheuringer said she is looking for applicants who are willing to perform for approximately an hour at the .Open Day on Sunday, August 19 2007.

'Several talented people have already signed up including ukulele players, clowns, singers and dancers,' Anna said.

'We are now looking forward to holding the final round of auditions in at Bon Amici Café in Margaret Street through July.'

Auditions will run from 8pm to 12pm on Tuesdays including the 17th, 24th and 31st of July with Bon Amici providing free coffee for performers.

USQ Brand Manager, Andrea Brosnan, said Buskers Lane will be one of the many community-involvement attractions at the USQ Toowoomba Open Day.

'More than 20 different acts will be featured on the day in seven performing areas, as well as several roving entertainers.

'We will also have jumping castles, magic shows, gaming workshops and robot soccer matches.

'The USQ Open Day is a community event and this year will have a festival-type feel.'

Prospective students will still have plenty of opportunity to learn more about what the University has to offer.

'Open Day is an opportunity for prospective students to experience university life first hand and explore the many study options available at USQ,' Andrea said.

'There will be a number of presentations and displays from all areas of the University, as well as information booths with staff and students on hand to answer questions.

'Open Day will be an informative and interactive day with something for everyone, whether you are eight or eighty,' Andrea said.

Performers at Open Day will receive payment as well as a Bon Amici voucher.

Applicants for Buskers Lane should register their interest via the USQ website www.usq.edu.au/openday or contact Anna Scheuringer on +61 7 4631 5851 or email scheurin@usq.edu.au.