Lightcatcher Family Activity Day

Wren and I teaching and performing for kids and adults at the Whatcom Museum!

Urban Music Festival 2016

Tonight Wren and I performed in a late-night slot as part of the Urban Music Festival.

It was at the first time Wren had performed in or been at the Wild Buffalo! So exciting! It was a bit like going home to me, as it felt much like a visit back to the Gallus Gal days with Sarah Marie Roche McDonald. Last night, Mary hooped and MC'd, Dream and PJ both did aerial, Wren and I performed our juggling act, and I did the Pig act. It was a sweet little show with a fun and professional cast... totally professional, just check out these photos!

Kiwanis Celebration

To start off our 3-gig day, Wren and I performed for the Kiwanis Celebration, in downtown Anacortes. Wren was part of the Kiwanis growing up, so this was an awesome event to give back to.

 Wren shared a bunch of his cool solo skills.

He's got so many!

And we did our three duo acts.

We had a sweet little crowd, and a great time. Thanks Kiwanis!

Aslan Anniversary show

This is my third time performing for Aslan. They love the circus and we love beer, er, I mean them... we love them! This just happened to be Wren and my third gig today, after the Kiwanis event in Anacortes, and the Something Wonderful show at the Cirque Lab... yowza!

Last year I performed the Chair Dance on the table, because there is no way for everyone to see the act without me being on some sort of stage, which Aslan doesn't have... but they do have tall tables! This year Wren and I did our juggling act inside the aerial rig,

and then I had my same sweet personal table-stage for performing the Piggy Dance!

Stefan took this photo, and along with it said, "I was almost on the floor with joy." ...about me performing the piggy on the table. What a guy!
And here are some photos from the past celebrations!
Taylor Lee Warner and Chippy Kay-yay.

 Claire and Chipp.

Wren and I doing our Rope act in borrowed cowboy clothes. I forgot our costumes! But somehow not our ropes or hats! Whaat?!!

 The gang: Wren, me, Chipp, Laura, Mattea, Bem'ya, Dream.

Thanks to Thaddeus Hink for these last awesome pictures!

April Brews Day

This event has been an annual event for Chipp to organize, and it's my 3rd year being part of it. It's a hugely well attended event, and all of the proceeds go to the Max Higbee Foundation.

 

Last year I got to perform with Alastair,

and this year I dressed Nate up in Wrens costume and we juggled together. After our shift we got to go enjoy the party. Heidi, Chipp and I hung out, and it was great. Maybe next year Wren will be back!

Atreu's Birthday Party

Wren and I were invited to perform for a kids 5-year birthday party. We had a great time, and everyone at the party was delighted with our show and getting to play with our circus props. My favorite thing is seeing Wren surrounded by a bunch of cutie little girls wanting him to teach them how to juggle. So cute!

  This awesome guy determined to juggle.

 This little champ learning how to hoop the hard way!

 A snippet from our hat act.

 Kids watching the show.

 Atreu getting set for his birthday circus moment, balancing a spinning plate while we juggle around him!

 A sneek peek at our rope act.

 Shots from our juggling act.

Our finale!

 It is always rewarding to see the adults watching and enjoying the show as well.

 Happy Birthday Atreu! And thanks to the gal who took these photos, yay!

My Circus Valentine 2016

My Circus Valentine 2016
Wren and I did our juggling act and I did the pig.

 We love the photo booth.

My parents came to My Circus Valentine!

Wren and the Piggy.

The Cast: Daniel, Chipp, Wren, Jules, Terril, Laura, PJ, Esther, Sam, Keelia, Jessica, Dream, Anneka, Heidi, Don, Harmony, Noelle, Joe, Me, Jody, Provocateur gal.

Super show, and thanks Jeff Leff for the photos!
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Be In The Show

We were in The Show (and the local paper)!

There were 27 acts in the show, and we got to be the finale!

Getting to perform at the Mount Baker Theater is such a treat, and the organizer for this event (Britt Burton from The Dance Studio, Bellingham) was amazing. Wren and I were both so impressed with everything from the audition to the green room assignments, to the amazing timeliness of the show. And, there were around 1,200 people who came to support the cause, Blue Skies For Children. We'll definitely do this again next year, if they'll have us!

Ball and Bones 2015

Our third year at Ball and Bones. It's a "festival" on an art-filled property called "Bob Land". Wrens dad Robin lives there most of the year when he's not traveling to Mexico or other warmer places. This is a mural of Bob, where during a particular time during the party, you could talk to Bob (via a phone and speaker behind the large painting of him. Pretty awesomely hilarious.

During the festival, people perform a variety of interesting things, from different types of music, spoken art, poetry, shadow puppetry, puppet shows, etc. Wren and I performed our rope and juggling act, then Wren juggled to me reading a poem his dad wrote, and I did my Time Piece. There was yummy food and dessert (Wren filled his bowl three times!), cute kids, great music, and very enjoyable performances. It was all quite informal, and we all wore name tags that Robin made saying things like "My moniker is not ____", "You can call me anything but _____". It was a fun variation to the usual name-tags.

Subdued Stringband Jamboree 2015

Subdued Stringband Jamboree 2015... full of music, circus, and Lucas Hicks.

Oh, and Logger art.

 

 And yummy food.

  

And casual lounging.

 

Some mid-day vogue-ing.

Some "bringin' sexy back".

Can't forget matching hat-tips.

And cute baby Jethro faces!

 

And Baby Chipps's first concert with his uke, Skuba.

And sweet new costumes, like Wren and me are sporting.

And fun circus acts like this!

And oldie group photo shoots like us here (Jethro, Banjo, Jason, Wren, Me, Chipp, Heidi, Haven).

And Jason Quick juggling sharp thing in front of children.

 Daniel and Morgan adorable-ing in the Serenade Tent.

 The Shade structure.

 Dream and Pj at night.

 Strangely crowd-surfing.

The late-night finale with Hot Damn Scandal and anyone who could fit on the stage.

And Lucas Hicks of course, with his friend Eneko, who played amazing accordion music for the circus show.

What a fun Jamboree!