Seattle Magic Shows

Here’s a couple of pictures of me performing my One Man Side Show at the Maritime Fest in Tacoma yesterday:

Thanks to Paul D. for the pics!

Louie
http://www.LouieFoxx.com

Tomorrow I’ll be performing two shows at the 19th Annual Tacoma Maritime Fest!

The shows will be at the Kids Stage at 1:15pm and 4:15pm.  This is my second year with this festival and last year I had a great time, so this year should be a  lot of fun.  If you aren’t doing anything come out and see my One Man Side Show which is filled with magic, comedy, juggling, and more!

Louie Foxx
www.louiefoxx.com

Here’s the article from the Parent Map:

Activities For Kids

You don’t live in the Seattle area just to sit in the house all day. That would be silly. Instead, you take your kids camping, lead excursions to a farm to pick berries or pumpkins, and support an astonishing number of kids’ theater companies and story times. You explore every inch of the Puget Sound region with the kids in tow, and when it rains, you head in droves for indoor play spaces (’cause, well, you do live in Seattle).

Live Entertainment for Kids

Winner: Louie Foxx

You’ll find Louie “One Man Side Show” Foxx wowing audiences with his accomplished sleight of hand, humorous patter and other, more unusual tricks (duct tape, lassos, shadow puppets, anyone?) at locations all over the region. Foxx, a Guinness World Records holder, may not have the kind of brand recognition enjoyed by some of the other top picks, but you called his shows “humorous, inspiring for kids and magical.” One impressed parent said, “The kid is still talking about not only the show last week, but remembering the one from about three years ago! That is some impression making and long-term appreciation from a youngster.” And that is some endorsement.

Finalists:
While Louie pulled it out for the win, we’d be remiss in not mentioning a trio of hot kindie bands that put up a rockin’ good fight. The Not-Its! — with their pink-and-black costumes, jangly rock ’n’ roll guitar licks, and spare lyrics about traffic safety and getting older (turning 5, people) — get the preschool set up and dancing every time.

Caspar Babypants (aka Presidents of the United States front man Chris Ballew) infuses his shows with a childlike energy that little ones love, and his sweet-natured music is easy on the all-important adult ear: “Great music, catchy, and doesn’t drive adults crazy!”

Elementary schoolteachers turned kid rockers Recess Monkey display a “fun, happy, genuine interest in children” with their brilliant blend of musical and lyrical sophistication and goofy onstage antics.

Kids’ theater may be a little less raucous, but no less fun: SecondStory Repertory produces stellar kids’ shows in Redmond, many of them original musicals with book and lyrics by founding artistic director Stan Gill. Voters praise its “intimate theater setting, interaction between professional actors and the kids” and “wonderful series of performances.”

Finally, you gave kids’ theater company StoryBook Theater, which is affiliated with Kirkland’s Studio East, big praise for its humorous, fairytale-based musicals, saying that it “offers the perfect introduction to live theater. The shows are geared towards the under 10 set but older kids and adults love them as well. Kids get to participate and also can ask questions at the end.”

Also if you haven’t signed up for their newsletter it’s one of the best for things to do with kids around the Puget Sound!

Louie
www.louiefoxx.com

It’s official that Louie Foxx is the Best Live Entertainment for Kids according to the Parent Map magazine!

I managed to beat out all of the well known local “kindie rock” bands such as Recess Monkey and the Not-It’s to win this award!  Personally it feels good to have my show recognized…but it also adds a lot of pressure that I have to live up to every time I perform my magic and variety show!

The article in the magazine says that my use of non-traditional magic tricks and skills helped make me be the favorite and I 100% agree with them!  I think kids and families notice when someone is doing something unique and really appreciate it!

Louie
http://www.louiefoxx.com

One of my favorite new things that I’ve put in the One Man Side Show this summer is my Blindfolded Juggling on a Balance Board!  Well the other day I was  visiting an artists that makes glass chandeliers and he had a vintage circus poster of a juggler:

In the bottom left is Newell juggling three clubs blindfolded and below is me getting ready to juggle blindfolded:

However I do it on a balance board!

Louie
http://www.LouieFoxx.com

If you are in the Puyallup / Edgewood / Milton area come out and see me perform at the Mt. View Community Center’s Back to School BBQ on Saturday 8/20/11 at 11am!  The show will be outside and you’ll get to see the outdoor version of my One Man Side Show:

This will be a fun show and a great time…plus there’s all sorts of back to school related things going on!   And as a bonus I’ll be debuting a new rope trick that I’ve been working on at this show:

Well not that rope trick, but my is still pretty cool!

Louie
http://louiefoxx.com

Mark your calendars for this friday 8/19/11 because I’ll be the pre-movie entertainment for the Everett Cinema Under the Stars!  This is my third year performing my magic and comedy show at the Everett Cinema Under the Stars and this year I’m performing before Toy Story 3!

Recently my wife and I met Bobby Podesta who was one of the Animators on Toy Story 3. He answered a lot of questions about the animation process (which is way different than I thought!).  I haven’t seen this movie since I  met Bobby, so I’m excited to get to watch it again to see some of his work!

Louie
http://LouieFoxx.com

My last A World of Magic show will take place on 8/17/11.  This show is  one that was written and performed by me for the 2011 Summer Reading Program at libraries across Washington State.

The final A World of Magic show is on Wednesday 8/17/11 at 3pm in Roslyn,WA.  This will be for the Roslyn Library and take place at Pioneer Park…come out and  have a good time!

Louie
http://www.louiefoxx.com

Here’s something new-ish from my show, I call it the Human Xylophone!

Getting six kids to play Beethoven’s Ode To Joy on Boomwhacker Tubes can be challenge sometimes, but these kids did a great job on the first try!

Hope you liked it!

Louie

http://www.louiefoxx.com

One questions I’m frequently asked after I perform a magic or variety show is, “Is this your job?”.  Of course the answer is YES…however I’m more than a performer I’m a small business owner (Louie Foxx LLC).  Many performers don’t treat their shows like a  job…and I treat my show as more than a job, it’s my business!

For example I’m always amazed at how many performers don’t have business licenses!  For me becoming an LLC in Washington State was a no brainer, but that’s because I respect my business…and my clients!  Another thing that blows my mind is how many performers don’t have insurance!  I just renewed my performers insurance (and have every year for a LONG TIME!) because I want my clients to know that while my show is safe, in case of any freak accident that’s my fault they’ll be covered!  It’s the least I can do for you!

So what this all means to  you is that if you are shopping around for a magician or performer of any type two questions you should ask are:

1.  Are you a licensed business?

2. Do you have liability insurance for your show?

I think of it this way, would you get into a Taxi Cab with a driver that didn’t have a Taxi license with the state or insurance…heck NO!  And you should think the same way before inviting an entertainer into your home, business, or banquet room (that you put a damage deposit on)!

That way if any thing unplanned or accidental happens you’ll be protected!

Louie
http://www.louiefoxx.com