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Schedule
Then and Now |
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"Looking back and constantly ahead...
meeting new audiences, and yet appreciating the familar
and loyal audiences!"
The eyes of Michael Carl O'Neil - drawn while performing
in Barcelona, Spain 2001
A Few Samples of
Completed Performance Highlights for:
Samples of 1997 HIGHLIGHTS
May - September 1997
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Always pleased to perform for various
events with spontaneity and fun... bringing history and famous
characters alive!
Stay tuned.... more to come.... |
May - September 1997
Ontario Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (on various days while not on
tour)
May 1997
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Bridgefest ’97
(The Strait Crossing)
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue
- alive and proud of the famous "Confederation Bridge"! |
Guelph Spring Festival
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
June 1997
Docks Bar
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Car Antique Festival
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Royal Festival of Music Parade - (Canada Day Parade)
London, Ontario, Canada
July 1997
Festival of Lights
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue
returns again to City Hall in Kingston!
Kingston Rendezvous Buskers Festival
Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
August 1997
Halifax International Buskers Festival
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Windsor International Buskers Festival
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Cullen Gardens
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
September 1997
Sheffield
United Kingdom
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Due to the untimely death of Diana,
Princess of Wales, we thought it would have been in poor taste
to perform as the Queen Victoria character. Although no one was
in the mood to laugh, we were able to invoke a few smiles with
Charlie Chaplin. |
We offer this, in Diana's Memory
November 1997
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Queen Victoria's Living Statue
- Public Hanging
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue's
First Performance in Asia
Singapore River Busker Festival
December 1997
Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp - First
Night City Hall, New Year's Eve
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Samples of 1998 HIGHLIGHTS
January 1998
Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue
COMES to life!
The Sir John A. Macdonald Society's
Birthday Celebration. (Press
Photo)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
February 1998
The Pinnacle Awards
The Sheraton Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
March 1998
Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp -
St, Patrick's Day Parade, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
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May 1998
Buskers Upfront
Belleville, Ontario
June 1998
Dundas Busker Festival
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
July 1998
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Canada Day Celebrations
Canada's Capital City - Ottawa, Ontario
Charlie Chaplin's CANADIAN Tramp |
Edmonton International Street Performers
Festival
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nelson Street Performer and Arts Festival
Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Camrose Folk Festival, Camrose, Alberta, Canada
Jasper Heritage Folk Festival,
Jasper, Alberta, Canada
August 1998
Dundas Cactus Festival Parade
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Fall 1998! Highlights of
fond memories in Bobcaygeon's Fair and Bala at the Cranberry
Festival!!
Samples
of 1999 HIGHLIGHTS
Throughout all seasons - periodically:
St. Jacobs Market - St. Jacobs, Ontario (Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp & The Living Statues -
Sir John A. Macdonald and Queen Victoria!)
January 1999
First Night - The Harbourfront Centre
- Toronto, Ontario
"Wine and Cheese of the World" - Windsor, Ontario
February 1999
Winterlude Festival - Ottawa, Ontario
YTV - Commercial - (Sir John A. Macdonald's
Living Statue!) (Photo)
March 1999
St. Patrick's Day Parade - Toronto, Ontario - "Congratulations
to the winners!" (Photos)
April 1999
Southern Ontario Spring Clown Conference
(as Mime Walkaround Workshop Instructor) - Brantford,
Ontario
May 1999
Queen Victoria's Birthday Parade
- (2nd year with Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue!) - Queen's
Park, Toronto, Ontario (Photos)
Milk International Children's Festival
- The Harbourfront Centre, Toronto,
Ontario (Charlie Chaplin's Canadian
Tramp and Louie's new image appeared!
First International Festival of Clowns
(with Charlie Chaplin - The Canadian Tramp!) - Singapore
June 1999
Charity Event - Waterloo,
Ontario
Performances at St. Jacobs Farmer's
Market, St. Jacobs, Ontario
July 1999
Canada Day Celebrations - National
Capital Comission - Ottawa, Ontario with Canada's Father of Confederation
- Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue (Photo)
The First - Orangeville Buskers Festival, Orangeville, Ontario
The Rainbow Festival, Hamilton, Ontario
Street Festivals - Linz Pflasterspektakel and Villach Strassenkunst-Festival in Austria
August 1999
Performances included festivals and events in: St.
Jacobs, Woodstock, Thunder Bay, Windsor, Kitchener-Waterloo
September 1999
Cambridge Fall Fair, as well as performances in Thorn Hill and Toronto.....
October 1999
Kitchener-Waterloo's famous Oktoberfest
was truly wunderbar - as well as the 2nd time performance at
the fantastic Bala Cranberry Festival in Bala,
Ontario.
November 1999
The popular St. Jacobs Farmer's
Market as well as the friendly Fergus Market!
Samples
of 2000 HIGHLIGHTS
2nd
International Performance Tour to
New Zealand.... details to follow regarding the
MILLENIUM Celebrations:
December 1999 - January 2000
First Night Hastings - (Event duration: December 11 -
January 1, 2000) Photos
First Night Hastings in Hawke's
Bay - the FIRST
urban region in the world to see the sun rise on Jan. 1, 2000
at 5:45 a.m.
Tuia 2000 - Gisborne - (Event duration: December 27 -
January 3, 2000) Photos
Additional community festivals' invitations
extended for:
February 2000
Nelson Buskers
Festival (Event duration: February 2-3, 2000) - Second performance - fond memories in of Nelson
in 1996 with Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp!
Art Beat, Whangarei, (Event duration: February 12, 2000) - Workshop presented!
March 2000
St. Patrick's Day Parade - Toronto, Ontario - March 12, 2000 - Proud to be "Irish"! Also...Congratulations
to the Donegal Association of Canada - for their 1999 "Best
Entertainment" award!
Casino Windsor, Windsor,
Ontario - invitation by Magic Enterprises
- March 22, 2000.
April 2000
CBC Filming at St.
Jacobs Farmer's Market for Alderman's
Eye - The Magazine - April, 1, 2000. Photos
Hilton London Opening, London, Ontario - invitation by Cuthbertson Entertainment & Events - April
6, 2000.
AATO (Association of Architectural
Technologists of Ontario), Hamilton AGM Meeting - April 29, 2000.
May 2000
Blossom Festival Parade, Niagara Falls, Ontario -
May 13, 2000.
Queen Victoria Birthday Parade - Toronto, Ontario
- May 22, 2000. (Press
Photo)
Christie - Canada's Favourite Antique
Show, Dundas, Ontario - May 27, 2000
June 2000
Festivals:
Dundas Busker Festival, Dundas, Ontario
- June 2 - 4, 2000.
Toronto Busker Festival, Toronto, Ontario
- June 15 - 18, 2000. (Press
Photo)
An evening of Tribute to RH Sheila Copps - Canadian Minister of Heritage, Hamilton, Ontario, June 22, 2000. (Press Photo)
July 2000
Kingston Buskers Rendezvous, Kingston, Ontario - July 13 - 16, 2000.
Tall Ships, Halifax,
Nova Scotia - July 21 - 24, 2000.
August 2000
Ottawa International Buskers Festival, Ottawa, Ontario -
August 3 - 7, 2000.
Woodstock Summer Music Festival SideWalk
Days, Woodstock, Ontario - August 11, 2000.
Special Event Performance as requested
by The St. Jacob's Farmers Market, St.
Jacob's, Ontario - August 17, 2000
A fantastic restaurant: "The Fish & Chip Place" in Tobermory, Tobermory, Ontario - August 18 - 20, 2000.
The Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
- August 21 - September 4, 2000.
September 2000
The Waterdown Victorian Festival, Waterdown, Ontario - September 9 and 10, 2000.
Thornhill Village Festival and Parade, Thonhill, Ontario
- September 16, 2000. (Second consecutive
year performance!)
Fiesta de la Mercè - Barcelona
Arts de Carrer Off- Barcelona, Spain - September 23 - 24, 2000.
Niagara Food Festival - Welland, Ontario -
September 30 and October 1, 2000.
October 2000
Kitchener/Waterloo Oktoberfest, Kitchener, Ontario -
14, 15, 16 and 21, 2000.
October 2000 Feature
Photo! Oktoberfest ist wunderbar!
REMAX Real Estate Open House - Reception
- Guelph, Ontario,
October 19, 2000.
November 2000
Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
at "The Roaring Twenties' - "The Friends of Westfield" - Rockton, Ontario,
November 3, 2000.
Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue
- frequently at St. Jacob's Market - Canada's Father of Confederation meets PC
Leader Joe Clark - November 18, 2000. Check
December 2000 Feature Photo!
Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
- rushes back to Hamilton to participate in the Annual Santa Claus Parade
2000 - November 18, 2000.
December 2000
Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
- (often referred to as Hamilton's Charlie Chaplin!) performs
at The Hamilton Junior Chamber of Commerce/Jaycees' Christmas
Party - December 3, 2000, Hamilton,
Ontario.
Various performances - yes, even
the Canadian Tramp loves performing in the snow - St. Jacobs Market,
December 2000 with appearances at the Fergus
Market, December 22 and 24, 2000.
Queen Victoria's Living Statue comes
alive again and appears on the FINAL ROUND, "expressing
her point of view" - 6:30 p.m. - Saturday, December 23,
2000 - CTV - CKCO TV with Mr. Frank Lynn as host. Stay tuned for details ....
Samples of 2001 HIGHLIGHTS
January 2001
Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue
and Queen Victoria's Living - First Night Toronto 2001 at Harbourfront,
Toronto, Ontario - Pleased to appear
in January 1, 2001's on CITY TV and GLOBE AND MAIL (Toronto page
A13 - Jan 1, 2001) - "ARTICLE: Jollity shakes up the city:
"Queen Victoria - really the mime artist and actor, Michael
O'Neil, was standing on a stool, grandly waving to all comers.
Except when she passed them a lewd wink on the sly. Dressed in
utter black, with a blackened face, Mr. O'Neil said he got the
idea from a statue of the monarch in Hamilton. What would the
statue do if it came ot life? he asked himself. Children and
grownups alike stood transfixed watching him. In profile, he
seemed a dead ringer for the former queen".
Wanting to
view Queen Victoria's Living Statue page, please click here!
Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue
- Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts - AMEX Corporate Performance, Toronto, Ontario
- January 18, 2001.
March 2001
Very pleased to perform for the first
time - in Warkworth, Ontario - for the 15th Annual Maple Syrup Festival
- March 10 & 11, 2001 with Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
& A Living Statue!! :-)
Casino de Hull at the Salon Royale, Hull, Quebec
- March 13, 2001
St. Patrick's Day Parade 2001 - Sunday,
March 18, 2001, Toronto, Ontario - Proud to be Irish... presenting Charlie Chaplin's
Canadian Tramp - with a truly Irish flare!
Performances at the Grand Opening
of THE HERBERY at Covent Garden Market, London,
Ontario - March 23, 24 & 25,
2001
April 2001
Sackville Hill Senior Centre - April
11, 2001, Hamilton, Ontario (with NEW surprise character!!)... Please stay tuned!
2001 Winnipeg Busker Festival - April
13 - April 15, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
May 2001
Kitchener-Waterloo O.A.S.I.S. Conference,
May 3, 2001, Kitchener, Ontario!
"The Living Statues" perform
at the 10th Anniversary Sunshine Games, May 6, 2001, Scarborough, Ontario
- Photos coming soon!
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"Queen Victoria's Living Statue"
performs and "amuses" audiences and the media at the
Canadian Tulip Festival - May 18, 19 and 20th, Canada's capital
city - Ottawa, Ontario. |
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Happy Queen Victoria Day - 2001 -
this year returning with "Queen Victoria's Living Statue" - for a first-time performance with the Queen's Living Statue
performance in the parade!! Victoria Day Parade, Toronto, Ontario.
Pity it rained... but as always,
the show went on.... |
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Michael Carl O'Neil's portrayal of
Charlie Chaplin - "The Best of the 20's & 30's",
May 26, 2001, Toronto, Ontario - May 26, 2001
TV APPEARANCE: Charlie Chaplin's
Canadian Tramp while performing at the Ottawa International Busker Festival 2000
- on BRAVO TV (Mass Appeal - "On The Street") from
Sleeping Giant Productions - aired at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday,
May 26, 2001.
June 2001
Dundas Busker Festival, Dundas, Ontario -
June 2, and 3, 2001
International Tatoo Festival, Waterloo, Ontario, June
9 and 10, 2001 - Special thanks
to performers - Ms. Janet Ksenych and Mr. John Brogan! Photos
coming soon!!
June 11, 2001 - a surprise for a
company in Kitchener - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp helps them
move... more details soon!
NEW IDEAS AND CREATIONS!! Graybar Grand Opening with not only Charlie
Chaplin's Canadian Tramp, but the PUZZLETTES!! Kitchener, Ontario,
June 14, 2001. Please stay tuned...
Toronto Busker
Festival - pleased to return again... June 12 at the Eaton Centre;
June 13 at the Scotia Launch, Scotia Plaza; June 15, 16, and
17 busking performances at Nathan Phillips Square, etc. For last
year's photo, please click here: Toronto
Busker Festival 2000
Brockville
River Fest - June 28 - July 2, 2001 with characters - including
Sir John A. Macdonald for Canada Day!!
July 2001
Pleased to perform in St. Jacobs
at the renowned St. Jacob's Farmers' Market!
August 2001
Pleased to return again... Civic
Holiday Weekend - The Ottawa Busker Festival, Ottawa,
Ontario.
Pleased to return again... Canadian
Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay,
Ontario - August 8-13, 2001
Richmond Hill Busker Festival, Richmond Hill, Ontario
- August 26, 2001
September 2001
Festival de montgolieres de Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec -
September 1, 2, and 3, 2001
Cambridge Fair, Cambridge,
Ontario - September 6, 7 and in
the evenings - Sept. 8 & 9th! (pleased
to return!)
Waterdown Victorian Festival, Waterdown, Ontario
- September 8 and 9, 2001 - (pleased
to return!)
Thornhill Village Parade and Festival, Thornhill, Ontario
- September 15, 2001 (pleased to
return!)
Festival Barcelona Arts de Carrer
Off, Barcelona, Spain - September 21 to 23, 2001 (pleased
to return for second consecutive year!)
Niagara Food Festival, Welland, Ontario -
September 29 and 30, 2001 (again...
pleased to return!)
October 2001
Kitchener/Waterloo Oktoberfest 2001
Celebrations - October 6, 7 and 8, 2001, Kitchener,
Ontario (again... pleased to return!) -- Fond memories of previous performances
- Ja Wohl!, please click October 2000 feature photo below...
October 2000 Feature
Photo - Oktoberfest ist wunderbar! 
Toyota Car Event - Opening "Showing
of Great Cars"! - October 26, 2001 - Kitchener, Ontario
November 2001
Frequent performances at St. Jacobs'
Farmers Market!
December 2001
Pleased to return to Windsor, Ontario
again.... this time for the Windsor Santa Claus Parade (6:00
p.m.!) - December 15, 2001
Samples of 2002 HIGHLIGHTS
December 2001 - February 2002
Pleased to be invited back to perform
overseas at the five-star hotel - DUSIT BALIKPAPAN in Indonesia,
after first-time performance there five years ago... this time
- enthusiastic to perform at their NEW theme park! Left Canada
- December 19th for a two-month duration - email, fax and phone
still being monitored! Best wishes for the season to EVERYONE!
February 2002 - very appreciative of support and
kind reference letter
by Mr. Jacques Lafargue, General Manager at the
Dusit Balikpapan, Indonesia
Please click below for close-up...
March 9 and 10, 2002 - Pleased to return for second time
performance after fond memories last year - The wonderful WARKWORTH
MAPLE SYRUP FESTIVAL - Their website address is: http://accel.net/acs/baxter/wmsf/
To
view photos of Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival - please click
here for April 2002
To
view MEDIA COVERAGE from Warkworth Maple Syrup Festival - please
click here or below!
March 2002
While in the area, constant spontaneous
(every show is different) performances....
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Pleased to return to perform
at the wonderful and friendly:
St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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April 2002
Pleased to perform my Charlie Chaplin's
Canadian Tramp at the Super Cities
WALK for MS in Hamilton and Stoney
Creek, Ontario on Sunday, April 21, 2002 - Saltfleet High School
and St. Thomas More High School, Hamilton, Ontario.
A Sunday afternoon - Queen Victoria's
Living Statue makes a royal appearance to congratulate Mr. Walter
Truchsel on his retirement at the beautiful Victoria Inn in Stratford,
Ontario.
May 2002
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performance on most Thursdays and weekends with various
characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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June 2002
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performance on most Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends
with various characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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Pleased to perform in Canada's
capital city again in Ottawa, Ontario - June 2nd, 2002.
The
Gatineau Preservation Center's 5th Anniversary
with the present exhibition
at the Center, focussing on Canada's Prime Minsters - pleased
to appear as:
SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD's LIVING
STATUE! |
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June 7, 2002 - Pleased to return
again - this year to participate in celebrations of St Teresa's
Church's 150th Anniversary in Elmira - with a Victorian theme
- Queen Victoria's Living Statue comes to life!
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Pleased to perform again
at the Toronto Busker Festival in support of a very special and
worthwhile cause:
EPILEPSY TORONTO!
June 2002 |
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June 20th - The 'Keystone campaign
launch' at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario with NEW character
and "The Puzzlettes"! More info forth-coming!! PLEASED WITH THE
OUTCOME!
June 28th - Royal Canadian Yacht
Club - Golden Jubilee Celebrations - Toronto Island, Toronto
- Performances with the Living Statues - Sir John A. Macdonald
and Queen Victoria!
July 2002
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performances on most Thursdays and weekends with
various characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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July 1st - HAPPY
CANADA DAY!! in Ottawa - pleased
to perform for the National Archives with Canada's
Father of Confederation's Living Statue - SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD's
LIVING STATUE!
August 2002
While in the area, constant spontaneous
performances on most Tuesdays, Thursdays and weekends with various
characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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Ottawa International Busker Festival
- August 1 - 5th - pleased to invited again! Ottawa, Ontario
- this time with a "new " Living Statue! More details
to follow!!
Summer Music Fest 2002 - Sidewalk
Days, pleased to be invited again! Woodstock, Ontario
Canadian National Exhibition 2002
- pleased to be invited again - Sir John A. Macdonald's Living
Statue
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p.s.: Here's to Canadian artists!
*For fond memories of the past 2000
memories of CNE - please click here:
May 2002 - Featured Photo
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Various performances at St. Jacobs
Farmers Market, St. Jacobs, Ontario
Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
- at Rib Fest in Burlington, Ontario
September 2002
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performances on most Thursdays and weekends with
various characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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September 6, 2002 - First - Charlie
Chaplin's Canadian Tramp makes a special performance request
at St. Jacobs (Congratulations to Jude and Janette!) and then
a second performance - pleased to be invited again - with different
character at Waterdown Victorian Festival!
September 9, 2002 - Opening night
reception - Ontario Heritage Centre, Toronto, Ontario - with
Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp.
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Beginning Sunday, September 15th - when available at Circus World in Niagara Falls, Ontario - every Sunday - the
opportunity to view a "live rehearsal", creating new
ideas and scenarios with Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp. The
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September 20, 21 and 22 - It's FAIR
TIME!! Pleased to be invited to perform at the wonderful Ancaster
Fair!
October 2002
Weekend performances in Niagara Falls
as note above.
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performances on most Thursdays and weekends with
various characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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November 2002
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performances on most Thursdays and weekends with
various characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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Pleased to perform at CORNWALL Santa
Claus Parade - November 23, 2002! (Indeed, great to return to
Cornwall again - this time to perform with Charlie Chaplin's
Canadian Tramp!) Personal note - yes, Pam & Shelley and families
- it was great seeing you all again!!
December 2002
December 29, 30 and 31st. Pleased
to return for First Night 2003 - Skydome, Toronto, Ontario!
Samples of 2003 HIGHLIGHTS
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performances on most Thursdays and weekends with
various characters - The show goes on!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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March 2003
Here's to the luck of the
Irish for everyone!!
March 16 - Pleased to return again to the wonderful
St. Patrick's Day Parade in Toronto, Ontario with Charlie's Canadian "Irish" Tramp!
March 20 - Honoured to perform at the 7th Annual
Fundraiser for Breast Cancer in Toronto, Ontario!
April 2003
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performances on most Thursdays and weekends with
various characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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April 13 2003 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
- pleased to return for the Hamilton MS walk!! Congratulations
to all the participants of this worthwhile walk! More later!!
May 2003
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performances on most Thursdays and weekends with
various characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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May 2 and 3, 2003 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
enters with atmospheric walkaround entertainment. A trade/show
convention event at Harbour Castle, Toronto, Ontario
May 5, 2003 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
pleased to perform in home-town of Hamilton at the Hamilton Convention
Centre - Ontario Water Works Annual Trade-show Convention, employed
by Cambridge Brass - More later with photos!!
May 19, 2003 - Always a pleasure! Sir John A. Macdonald's
Living Statue comes to life again at the Queen Victoria Birthday
Parade celebrations in Toronto, Ontario.
June 2003
While in the "area", constant
spontaneous performances on most Thursdays and weekends with
various characters!
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St. Jacobs Farmers' Market,
St. Jacobs, Ontario |
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June 1, 2003 - Private Banquet - Special Anniversary
and Graduation Celebrations for Family Event at The Linden Restaurant,
Etobicoke, Ontario - with Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp!
July 2003
June 28, 29, 30 and July 1, 2003 - Spruce Grove Street Performers Festival,
Spruce Grove, Alberta with various characters, including my copywritten
LIVING STATUE of CANADA's FATHER OF CONFEDERATION - Sir John
A. Macdonald!
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HAPPY CANADA
DAY!
July 1, 2003 |
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July 4 - 13, 2003 - Pleased to return again to the wonderful
Edmonton International Street Performers Festival with various
characters, Edmonton, Alberta
July 17 - 20, 2003 - Grande Prairie Summer Sizzling Street
Performers Festival, Grande Praire Alberta
July 25 - 27, 2003 - Red Deer CentreFest, Red Deer, Alberta
- FOND
MEMORIES OF ALBERTA 2003, please click here!
August 2003
August 6 - 10, 2003 - Pleased to return again to The Canadian
Lakehead Exhibition, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
August 13 - 17, 2003 - Pleased to return again to Windsor's
Busker Festival, Windsor, Ontario.
August 22 - 24, 2003 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
and Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue perform in beautiful
northern Ontario at "Sudbury Summerfest", Sudbury,
Ontario.
August 30, 2003
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Last Saturday of Summer 2003 - and it's been wonderful,
touring throughout western
Canada and Ontario!
Pleased to return again to
the friendly audiences of
St. Jacobs Farmers' Market
and the vendors, who kindly
welcomed me back!
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September 2003
September 10, 2003 - Pleased to perform to the OPEN HOUSE
- Hart House - University of Toronto with Sir John A. Macdonald's
Living Statue, Toronto, Ontario. Wishing the double-cohort year
- much success and a warm welcome to students!
September 16, 2003 - Pleased to perform with Charlie Chaplin's
Canadian Tramp for Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Regional
Tradeshow at Bingeman's Park in the Crystal Ballroom - Kitchener,
Ontario, Canada. (Photo coming soon!!)
September 19 - 21, 2003 - Pleased to RETURN to the wonderful
Ancaster Fair 2003!!
September 27, 2003 - Pleased to RETURN again to the wonderful
Bobcaygeon's Fall Fair
October 2003
October 4, 2003 - Gig in Toronto - more later... wedding
bells with Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp!!
October - Thanksgiving Weekend! 0- For my first-time - Rockton World
Fair 2003!
Weekends in St. Jacobs!
October 24, 2003 - Pleased to be invited by the "National
Achives" to perform at Pier 21, in Halifax, Nova Scotia
with SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD's LIVING STATUE for "The Presence
of the Past", Conference of the Association for Canadian
Studies.
November 2003
November 2003 - Christmas around the corner - a NEW
creative Living Statue makes his debut at St. Jacobs!
Pleased to perform with this
new creative character for the
first time in St. Jacobs!
December 2003
December 6, 2003 - Corporate Gig
- Coca Cola with Charlie Chaplin's
Canadian Tramp!
Here's to a wonderful New Year's
Eve again with Toronto audiences!!
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New Year's Eve - First Night Toronto!!
Pleased to be invited to perform
there again
this year!
December 29, 30 and 31st, 2003 -
at Skydome, Toronto, Ontario! |
Samples of 2004 HIGHLIGHTS
January 2004
January 11, 2004:
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In my hometown of Hamilton, Ontario,
Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue comes to life and speaks
presenting a 4 minute CBC
Newsworld Interview (~10 - 10:30 a.m.
- Newsworld - Standard Eastern Time) in honour of Sir John A.
Macdonald's 189th birthday.
Also seen - fond memories of Sir
John A. Macdonald's Living Statue - at Hamilton's Sir John A.
Macdonald Statue - celebrating his birthday in 1998. Photo by
Hamilton Spectator. |
February 2004
February 6, 2004 - Pleased to present great memories
of Charlie Chaplin with my own version of Charlie Chaplin's Canadian
Tramp to senior residents of Grace Villa in Hamilton, Ontario.
Please see Feature February photo - stay tuned!
February 14, 2004
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Extending fond Valentine's wishes
and entertainment, creating special memories, pleased to
perform with spontaneous shows with my own version of a unique
and original cupid "Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp" portrayal for William Ashley Store in Toronto (55 Bloor Street
West).
Best wishes to you and yours this
Valentine's Day! |
March 2004
March 14, 2004 - Pleased to return with Charlie Chaplin's
Canadian/Irish! Tramp to The St. Patrick's Day Parade in Toronto,
Ontario. Pleased to pose with Miss World - Photo coming!
March 18, 2004 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
performs to the Rotary Club of Hamilton's weekly meeting!
Indeed....Dancin' Into Spring
with fond memories of Charlie
Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
during second-time performances
in Indonesia - popular with all ages - especially children!
Happy March 20, 2004 - the
first day of Spring to Everyone...
especially in Canada who
has survived cold, snowy, freezing rain winter weather ...
here's to spring arriving!!
Bring on the sun!
March 26, 27 and 28, 2004 - Pleased and honoured to present Hamilton's
own Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp and Sir John A. Macdonald's
Living Statue at DANCE THE REVOLUTION - at Hamilton Place, Hamilton,
Ontario. Special thanks to Doug Massey! Please stay tuned...
more details upcoming!
Many thanks to everyone - Charlie
Chaplin's Canadian Tramp enjoyed returning to Hamilton Place
again - re-connecting with Hamilton Place - who initially gave
the "Canadian Tramp" a start! Special thanks to Susan
and staff - more details forthcoming...
March 31, 2004 - Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue
is honoured to participate in the photo shoot for CBC Television's
The Greatest Canadian at Thorncliffe Park Elementary School,
Toronto, Ontario! Please click: Sir
John A. Macdonald's Living Statue - CBC Photo Shoot - The Greatest
Canadian
April 2004
April 17, 2004 - Offering a French mime character
- upon request - for an Appreciation Banquet - "An Evening
in Paris" at Mohawk College! More details forthcoming...
May 2004
Always pleased to perform for friendly
audiences with many tourists at St. Jacobs' Farmer's Market -
thanks to new and familiar audiences for their support!
May 23, 2004 - The day that a federal election is
called: Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue performs (rain
or shine!) at a festival event at The Canadian Royal Heritage
Museum in the Village of Neustadt - Museum is a popular tourist
attraction being the house where John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister
of Canada 1957-1963 was born.
May 29, 2004 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
performs in two locations in Mississauga (Phillipine Pavillion
and Chinese Pavillion).
June 2004
With various characters at different
markets - new "Klassic Characters" are in the works!
July 2004
Happy Canada Day - a
tribute to the RCMP's - SAM STEELE's Living Statue, St. Jacobs.
Performances in July with another
new character - TOTALLY UNIQUE - PRIVATE O'NEIL's LIVING STATUE.
More details to follow:
August 2004
Pleased to perform at Hamilton Farmer's
Farmers and St. Jacobs Farmers' Market.
August 7 and 8, 2004 - Pleased to perform for the Scarborough
Arts Council, which is celebrating 25 years of service this year,
and 20 years of their summer arts festival - "ART NATURALLY",
taking place at this historic "Guild of All Arts" -
also known as "The Guild" with DIFFERENT styles of
performances with both Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp and a
Living Statue character!
ALSO....Continuous performances at
St. Jacobs Farmers' Market, Mizener's Antiques & Flea Market
and pleased to perform in my home-town at the "Hamilton
Farmers' Market"!
August 27-29, 2004:
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Pleased to be invited again
after last year's first time performances at the Sudbury Summerfest!
This year Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp adds to the fun and
lively atmosphere!
Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
poses with Elaina Groves in 2003 - thanks for this year's return
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September 2004
Pleased to perform at Hamilton Farmer's
Farmers and St. Jacobs Farmers' Market with a variety of mime
characters!
September 17, 18 and 19, 2004 - Pleased to perform for the first-time
at the ACTON FALL FAIR! Please see October
2004 - Feature Photo!
October 2004
October 2004 - the month of October
- HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Again, various performances at the farmer's
markets!
October 1, 2004 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
performs at the Westin Harbour Castle for Plantinum Hospitliaty
group!
October 14, 2004 - Pleased to perform in my home-town,
Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp - in Hamilton (Carmens) for
the Economical Insurance Group!
October 18, 2004 - Pleased to return to Toronto for
performances with Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp at the Westin
Harbour Castle Hotel, Frontenac Ballroom!
November 2004
November 2004 - the month of November
- A time to reflect and remember our war veterans - pleased to
perform my tribute - Private O'Neil's Living Statue. Again, various
performances at the farmer's markets!
November 15, 2004 - CBC - Greatest Canadian Documentary
- with Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue, Toronto, Ontario.
November 27, 2004 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
- at Fenelon Falls Santa Day, Fenelon Falls, Ontario.
December 2004
December 11, 2004 - Copper Claus's Living Statue to appear
at the Convention Center - Christmas Party! More to follow....
December 18, 2004 - Ho-ho-ho.... Copper Claus' s Living
Statue - Hamilton Farmer's Market - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada!
December 18, 2004 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
- Metro Convention Center - Toronto, Ontario.
Samples of 2005 HIGHLIGHTS
Here's to a wonderful Happy, HEALTHY and SAFE 2005!
January 2005
January 11, 2005
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SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD's LIVING STATUE shares insight and performs for Sir John A. Macdonald Birthday Celebrations at Scarborough's Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School. Fond memories of performing at the "Greatest Canadian" where I first met the wonderful students of this school. More details forthcoming. |
February 2005
February 19, 2005 - Celebrating CANADIAN HERITAGE and as always, pleased to return back to the home-town Hamilton's Farmer's Market with Canada's Father of Confederation - Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue - Appropriate - as the "inspiration" came from the first Sir John A. Macdonald Statue located Hamilton's down-town Gore Park!
March 2005
March 13, 2005 - Pleased to return again with Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp (proud to be part of the Irish heritage with O'Neil roots in Ireland) to St. Patrick's Day Parade, Toronto, Ontario.
Fond memories of 2004!
Thanks to Eve Daren, Graphic Artist for excellent graphic work!
March 20, 2005 - Pleased to perform Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp at the
Eglinton Grand, Toronto, Ontario.
April 2005
April 23, 2005 - Pleased to perform for the first time with my walkaround character "Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp" at the 39th Annual Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival in Elmvale, Ontario. Please see their website for more information: http://www.elmvalemaplesyrup.ca
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April showers bring May flowers?
and the wonderful opportunity to perform
and particularly to show-case new and exciting ideas
and constantly develop and maintain
performance strategies!
A great theatre work-shop with fantastic audiences!
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May 2005
May 8, 2005 - Private O'Neil's Living Statue performs at "Ontario Remembers VE Day" to to pay tribute to Ontario Veterans and celebrate the 60th Anniversary of WWII in Toronto, Ontario.
May 10, 2005 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp performs at the 8th Annual Butterfly Ball - "Putting on the Ritz" for the Toronto Child Abuse Centre in Toronto, Ontario.
May 14, 2005 - Private O'Neil's Living Statue performs at "VE Day & Year of the Veteran" celebrations in Goderich, Ontario.
May 21, 2005 - Private O'Neil's Living Statue performs at Memorial Cup, London, Ontario.
May 28 and 29, 2005 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp and Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue perform at National Capital Race Weekend in Ottawa, Ontario.
June 2005
June 3, 4 and 5, 2005 - Pleased to perform again this year at Dundas International Busker Festival in Dundas, Ontario with the popular walkaround "Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp".
June 9, 2005 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp and Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue perform for The Commuter Challenge at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario. Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp takes the walking approach (or running from "a" to "b" seriously!) while Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue reminds us of Canada's Father of Confederation and his role in developing new ways of transportation that are famous today! Here's to a healthy and environmentally-friendly method of commuting!!
July 2005
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July 1, 2005 - The Year of the Veteran - pleased to present Private O'Neil's Living Statue at Petawawa Army Base, Petawawa, Ontario. Please click here
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July 8 and 9, 2005
Returning to Orangeville Busker Festival again with Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp and Private O'Neil's Living Statue!
July 21 to July 30, 2005
KLONDIKE DAYS, Edmonton, Alberta with "Klassic Komedy" mime characters - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp and Private O'Neil's Living Statue - especially for this year's YEAR OF THE VETERAN!
August 2005
August 6 and 7, 2005 - With fond memories of performing my mime characters, particularly Private O'Neil's Living Statue, I am very pleased and honoured to be invited again after last year to "Arts Naturally" in Scarborough, Ontario.
August 13 and August 15, 2005 - Queen Victoria's Living Statue, George Washington's Living Statue and Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp are pleased to perfom at The Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Toronto, Ontario.
August 20, 2005 - Pleased and honoured to perform my Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp at the wedding of Don Drury and Leesa MacKenzie. Pleasure to see Judge Robert Morrow and Sheila Copps.
August 25 - 28, 2005 - Pleased to return again to Toronto Busker Festival with Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp and Private O'Neil's Living Statue as well as others including the original beginning of the Living Statue Series with Sir John A. Macdonald and Queen Victoria! Event held in Toronto, Ontario. Indeed, a good event in support of Epilepsy Toronto!
September 2005
September 29, 2005 - Pleased to perform my Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp and OSKAR - YOUR SLAVE TROLL RESTAURANT SERVANT at Canaccord Capital Corporation Office Party! Please stay tuned...
October 2005
October 4, 2005 - Pleased to perform for "Canadian Tire" with my Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp at White Oaks Conference Centre (Imperial Ballroom), St. Catharines, Ontario. Enjoyed working again with Bill Powell.
October 18, 2005 - Pleased to perform my Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp for Telemarketing in Toronto, Ontario.
October 19, 2005 - Pleased to perform my Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue for Bank of Montreal Financial Group at the new BMO Building Branch, Laurier Street, Ottawa, Ontario. Thanks to Venues (Ottawa)!
November 2005
November 3, 2005 - Pleased to perform my "Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue" at Senate Foyer, Parliment Hill, Ottawa for the Federated Law Societies Conference. Thanks to Venues (Ottawa)!
November 10, 2005 - Pleased to perform Private Edward Duckie O'Neil's Living Statue at Carmen's Banquet Centre, Hamilton, Ontario.
November 26, 2005 - Pleased and honoured to be invited again after fond memories of performing at Fenelon Falls Santa Claus Parade! Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp returns again!
December 2005
December 10, 2005 - Tis the season! Pleased to bring a unique Santa alive with my Copper Claus's Living Statue in Westdale Village - "outside around the clock", Hamilton, Ontario.
December 14, 2005 - Pleased to perform Copper Claus's Living Statue at Carmen’s Banquet Centre, Hamilton, Ontario.
Parades - with the Nutcracker character - stay tuned!
December 31, 2005 - January 1, 2006
New Year's Eve bash - a blast from the past with a Lulu's Reunion - pleased to perform my dancin' Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp
February 2006
February 3, 2006 - Pleased to present my Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp - dancin' again! This time at the McMaster Student Union's 8th Annual Charity Ball!
March 2006
March 7 - 12, 2006
Pleased to create a NEW character - A "Jacques The Famous French Chef's Living Statue" for D.A. Gracey & Associates Ltd.
at the Canada Blooms Show in Toronto, Ontario!
April 2006
April 22, 2006
Thanks again to Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival for another consecutive invitation - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp is pleased to return!
May 2006
May 13, 2006
Pleased to return to Collingwood again this year - for the BIA Event with Private O'Neil's Living Statue!
May 24 - October 10, 2006
Harbourfront Centre - Busking - beginning in May with many characters, please visit:
Please stay tuned for more... spontaneous shows and characters!
June 2006
June 8 or 9th (rain date!), 2006
Pleased to perform "Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp" - Breast Cancer event, Toronto, Ontario!
June 10, 2006 - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp is pleased to visit Westdale, Hamilton again!
July 2006
July 1st, 2006 - Canada Day 2006! Pleased for the invitation to wonderful Collingwood with Canada's Father of Confederation! - Sir John A. Macdonald's Living Statue
July 15, 2006
Look forward to performing for the first time at CayugaFest! Please stay tuned....
August 2006
August 5 - 6, 2006 - North Bay Heritage Festival - Charlie Chaplin's Canadian Tramp and "The Living Statue" - stay posted....
August 9 - 13, 2006 - Pleased to return again to the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition! Please stay tuned....
August 24 - 27, 2006 - Pleased to return again to the Busker Festival in Toronto - celebrating their 7th Anniversary in support of Epilepsy Toronto!
September 2006
September 8, 9 and 10, 2006 - Pleased to perform again at Westdale's Festteggiare La Diversita - Westitalia - this year with an "Italian Chef's Living Statue"... please stay tuned!
Pleased stay tuned... more
updates on the way!
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