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February 28, 2010 WANT YOUR KIDS TO DISAPPEAR FOR A WHILE?
Billing itself as a purveyor of “magic, costumes and entertainment,” it has become a mecca for magicians all across north Jersey. Morley, who has been performing magic for 26 years, is passionate about magic, and also about the work they have been doing at the shop. READ MORE: http://www.northjersey.com/community/clubs/events/84669207_Want_your_kids_to_disappear_for_a_while__.html
COMEDIAN-MAGICIAN REACHES OUT TO TEENS ABOUT EATING DISORDERS
Becky Blaney, a local comedian-magician, is also a member of the School Health Advisory Committee, and she will taking that message to schools, in the hopes of preventing teenagers from falling victim to the pressures that lead to eating disorders. READ MORE http://ourtribune.com/article.php?id=9355 www.beckyblaney.com
MYSTIQUE DINNER THEATER Mystique Dinner Theater’s Move to Boise Was Two Years in The
Making
Wrong on both counts. Mystique, the newest addition to both Boise’s dining and theater scenes, is an interactive dining experience that blends gourmet food and environmental theater with intimate shows by some of the best working sleight-of-hand magicians. READ MORE: http://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/story/1085830.html Jon Armstrong:
www.cardjon.com
"Midway of Curiosities and Mysteries"
Daytona Festival Of Magic
THE MAGICIAN’S ASSISTANT Defining Moment: P.T. Selbit Creates The Magician’s Assistant, January 17 1921
READ MORE: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/c30451e6-1474-11df-9ea1-00144feab49a.html
STEVE DACRI — IN YOUR FACE
The Close-Up Magic Experience OPENS Wednesday, February 17, 2010.
He was recently awarded magic’s highest honor, a MERLIN, the equivalent of an Oscar in the magic world, for the 2008 and 2009 International Close-up Magician of the Year, presented by the International Magicians Society, the largest magic organization in the world, joining previous Merlin award winners Siegfried & Roy, David Copperfield, Doug Henning and Criss Angel. Visit www.SteveDacri.com Steve Dacri Productions: (702) 376-4727
PALADIN RING IN KEY WEST
HELPING WITH HAITI RELIEF
Message from Capt. Bill Grosscup The Paladin Ring in Key West is enjoying another annual visit with Gharles & Regina Reynolds.As you remember They are the Co-authors of "100 Years of Magic Posters" which has become a highly sought after collectors item.Charles was the also the Producer of the wildly sucessful "Doug Henning TV shows" and consultant on most of the TV and movie presentations featuring magic over the last 40 years.Charles is also a Commander in the Conch Republic Navyare most of the Paladin Ring Magicians.
MAGICIANS LIFE
DIANA THATER DEBUTS MAJOR NEW FILM WORK
NEW YORK, NY.- David Zwirner presents Diana Thater’s sixth solo exhibition at the gallery and the New York debut of a major new film work. Adapting its title from anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss’s seminal text, The Savage Mind, in which he wrote, “art lies half-way between scientific knowledge and mythical or magical thought,” Between Science and Magic fuses the magic of illusionists with the magic of cinema. An installation comprised of two looped side-by-side projections, Thater’s film is based on the iconic image of a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat. She began by filming the acclaimed magician Greg Wilson, resplendent in a vintage formal top hat and tails, performing this trick alone on a white film stage. Thater then projected that footage onto the screen of the Los Angeles Theater and re-filmed it in the environment of the old movie hall. Built in 1931, this historic theater is one of the last and most ornate movie palaces remaining from the early part of the century. Still standing on Los Angeles’s now defunct “theater row,” the venerated cinema is a gilded remnant of Hollywood’s golden era. The theater is of the same vintage as the magician’s style, his costume, the trick, and the grainy film projection. All work together to form an image of “illusion.” READ MORE:
THE AMAZING JONATHAN
Part of the joke is the unhinged comedian is not always in control of his stage. Sometimes he wins, sometimes we do. And when we do, he shakes a voodoo-skull rattle at us and says, “You think that’s funny, huh? Enjoy your car accident.” READ MORE
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS The time to register for one or both of the national conventions is NOW……time is running short and you do not want to be someone who regrets not having gone once you hear how wonderful they were. It takes just a moment to visit the websites and register on line so please do so now because before you know it they will be here. I.B.M. Visit: http://www.magician.org/portal/en/node/6 S.A.M. Visit: http://magicsam.com/SAM2010/index.asp
LAS VEGAS MAGIC - March, 2010 David Neubauer - www.dnmagic.com
MAGIC PRODUCTION SHOWS: Amazing Johnathan 9 pm (Dark Sun. & Mon.) - Planet Hollywood.
Criss Angel - Believe 7 & 10:00 pm (Dark Sun. - Mon.) - Luxor. www.cirquedusoleil.com/crissangel
David Copperfield - An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion Through Mar. 31. 7:30 & 10 pm (also 4:30 Sat.) MGM Grand. www.mgm.admission.com/cgi/guide.cgi?l=EN
Dixie Dooley - Master Mystifier 7:00 pm (Dark Sun. - Tue.) - Dixie Dooley’s Theater of Magic, Royal Resort. 2 for 1 Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/coupon_dixie_dooley.html
Gerry McCambridge - The Mentalist 7:30 pm (Dark Wed.) - Planet Hollywood. Comp. Tickets: www.mentalist.com/_images/Ticket.pdf
Jeff McBride’s Wonderground 3rd Thurs. each month - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Rd). Hosted by Jeff McBride and featuring Guest Stars from around the World.
Lance Burton, Master Magician 7 pm (Dark Sun. - Mon.) - Monte Carlo. www.montecarlo.com/entertainment/lance.aspx Special Discount: Mention you want “The Special” at the box office to receive a 25% Discount.
Mac King Comedy Magic Show 1 & 3 pm, (Dark Sun. & Mon.) - Harrah's. Free tickets (buy 1 drink) are usually available at the concierge desk or handed out occasionally by showgirls.
Mental Luke Jemay - 7 pm (Dark Sun. & Mon.) O’Shea’s. ** Closing - Possibly February 27**
www.harrahs.com/osheas/entertainment.html
Nathan Burton Comedy Magic Show 4 pm - Flamingo. Special: Purchase show ticket and a Flamingo Paradise Garden Buffet meal for $29.95? from the Box Office. www.vegas4locals.com/couponnathanburtoncomedymagic.html
Penn & Teller 9 pm, (Dark Thurs. - Fri.) - Rio. www.harrahs.com/our_casinos/rlv/entertainment/entertainment_detail_00.html
Steve Dacri - In Your Face “The Up Close Magic Experience” Wed. 7:30 p.m. - Shimmer Showroom, Hilton. www.lvhilton.com/Play/Calendar/Ongoing-Entertainment/Steve-Dacri
Super Duper Show B-Rad & Bill Robinson 4:00 pm., Sat. & Sun. - Dixie Dooley’s Theater of Magic, Royal Resort. http://www.superdupershowlv.com
Superstars of Magic 7:30 & 9:30 (Dark Tues.) Steven Best and Cassandra, Vegas Club. www.vegasclubcasino.net/entertainment/superstars_of_magic.php 2 for 1 Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/couponsuperstarsofmagic.html
The Magic
and Tigers of Rick Thomas www.saharavegas.com/shows/magic-of-rick-thomas
The Todd Paul Show 7 pm. (Dark Fri.) - Hooters. www.hooterscasinohotel.com/entertainment/the-todd-paul-show/
Xtreme Magic Starring Dirk Arthur **Closing March 11th** 4 & 6 pm (Dark Sun. – Mon.) (6 pm is an expanded show) - Tropicana. www.tropicanalv.com/ent_dirkarthur.asp 2 for 1 Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/couponxtrememagic.html
MAGIC IN PRODUCTION SHOWS: Crazy Girls Tony Douglas - 9:30 pm (Dark Tues.) - Riviera. www.rivierahotel.com/entertainment_crazygirls.asp 2 for 1 Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/couponcrazygirls.html
Haunted
Vegas Show and Tour
9:30 pm, picks up at the Royal Resort. $10 off Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/couponhauntedvegas.html
Matsuri TamBa provides magic between acts. 4:00 pm (Dark Tues.) & 8:00 pm Fri. - Imperial Palace.
The Las Vegas Seance Robert Allen, Jac Hayden, Arian Black, Samina, Victora Wayne 10:00 pm, picks up at the Royal Resort
V, The Ultimate Variety Show Jason Byrne (most Tues. - Sat.) & various others. 7 & 8:30, Planet Hollywood - www.vtheshow.com
Variety Showcase Christopher Karpiak & S. Frank Stringham Tuesdays, 9 pm - FREE - Sam's Town.
OTHER VEGAS MAGIC: Craig Keith performs bar magic at various times - Dick’s Last Resort, Excalibur.
Jamie Porter's Radio Side Show Sat @ 5 am, KLAV FM 1230.
Las Vegas Magic Organizations Fantasma I.B.M. Ring #257, 7 pm 1st Monday each month. Clark County Library, 1401 E Flamingo Rd (1 block E of Maryland Parkway). Children’s Classes at 5:45 www.ibm257.com.
Darwin’s Magic Club, meets 10 pm Wednesdays. Boomers, 3200 Sirius Ave.
KIDabra Las Vegas, 7 pm every 3rd Monday. Amazing Clowns, 3525 E. Flamingo.
FEBRUARY, 2010 Feb. 26-Feb. 28: Lance Burton Teen Weekend, Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger – Orleans.
Feb 27: A special show after Kevin Burke’s “Fitz of Laughter” – A group show sponsored by Denny & Lee Magic Studio. Arian Black, Mark Kornhauser, Luke Jermay and Kevin Burke. $25 – Fitzgerald’s Downtown.
Feb.
28-Mar. 3:
World Magic
Seminar,
Max Howard,
Fielding West,
FISM Grande Prix winners Shawn Farquhar and Soma, Tina Lenert,
Shawn Anthony, Henrik Bothe, Abigail McBride, Mike
Caveney, Hiro, Jan Rouven, Curtis Kam, Mickey
Silver, Howard Hamburg, Joshua Jay, Bizarro, and
Hiawatha. Competing for the Golden Lion's Head and the SARMOTI Awards
are Nestor Hato (France), Arkadio (Spain), Wooki
(Korea), Hakari (Japan), Nifosi (Italy), Chris Randall
(USA), Mathias Rauch
MARCH, 2010 Mar. 5-7: Magic & Mystery School - Master Class Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Tobias Beckwith.
Mar. 20: Nick Lewin subs for Mac King - 1 & 3 pm. - Harrah’s.
Mar. 22-28: Michael Finney - Sahara Comedy Stop.
APRIL, 2010 Apr. 26-May 2: Magic & Mystery School - Extended Master Class Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Tobias Beckwith.
MAY, 2010 May 18-19: Magic & Mystery School - Focus on Stage Magic & Manipulation Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Tobias Beckwith.
JUNE, 2010 Jun. 10-19: Nick Lewin subs for Mac King - 1 & 3 pm. - Harrah’s.
Jun. 28-Jul 4: Magic & Mystery School - Extended Master Class Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Tobias Beckwith.
AUGUST, 2010 Aug. 23-29: Magic & Mystery School - Extended Master Class Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Tobias Beckwith.
SEPTEMBER, 2010 Sept. 14-15: Magic & Mystery School - Focus on Stage Magic & Manipulation Jeff McBride.
Sept. 18-19: Magic & Mystery School - Focus on Magic and the Martial Arts Jeff McBride, Bryce Kuhlman.
Sept. 24-26: Magic & Mystery School - Sisters of Magic & Mystery Abbigail Aft McBride, Jeff McBride.
OCTOBER, 2010 Oct. 4-7: The Innovention promises to offer a high quality event presented at a superb and intimate venue with world class performers, shows and workshops, and unrivalled access to all the performers and presenters. Paul Stone, Jeff Hobson, Johnny Thompson/The Great Tomsoni & Company, Kevin James, Joseph Gabriel, Gaetan Bloom, Lennart Green, Andy Nyman, Richard McDougall, Kris Kremo, Graham P. Jolley, Shep Hyken, Seth Kramer, Michael Close, Bob Kohler, Al Garber (Magic Al), Mel Mellors. Limited to 375 attendees and a special introductory discount and bonus for bookings made by January 31st. - Suncoast Hotel & Casino.
Oct. 9-10: Magic & Mystery School - Focus on Street Magic Jeff McBride.
Oct. 17-19: Danny Archer and Robert Allen present: Mindvention 2010. www.Mindvention.net
Oct. 20-23: Magic & Mystery School - The Magic and Meaning Conference - A distinctive small-group conference that focuses on creating meaningful magic routines, effective scripts, and new venues for performance. Featuring keynote addresses by Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Robert E. Neale, Lawrence Hass, and a number of short talks by experts on subjects relating to the themes of the conference.
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POMPTON
LAKES — Magic lurks in downtown Pompton Lakes. Behind the facade of one of
the quiet storefronts is a shop that aims to be about magic, fun, and
potential. That shop is The Wonderfun Shop, owned by Scott Morley and Britni
Orcutt.
Close
to 10 million women in the United States struggle with an eating disorder
such as anorexia or bulimia, with millions more battling binge eating
disorder. Despite those staggering figures, many young women are unaware of
the devastating physical and psychological effects an eating disorder may
inflict on their bodies.
Walking
into Mystique, you might think you’ve entered into some kind Disney-like
theme park, or the set for the next “Scooby-Doo” installment.
One
winter evening in London in 1921, the magician P.T. Selbit strode on to the
stage of the Finsbury Park Empire, accompanied by the glamorous Betty
Barker. After placing Barker in a coffin-like box, Selbit invited members of
the audience on stage to hold the ropes threaded though holes in the crate
and which were attached to her wrists, neck and ankles. Then, before a
hushed house, he attended to the grisly business of sawing the crate in
half. The illusion created not only a sensation but the enduring presence of
the magician’s lovely assistant – someone who smiled serenely, no matter
what torture she was subjected to.
ABOUT
STEVE DACRI: As seen on television (Carson, Regis, Good Morning America,
That’s Incredible, etc) and in top clubs and resorts worldwide, Steve Dacri
is considered the world’s top sleight of hand performer. He was a featured
headliner at Caesars Magical Empire (over 3,000 performances) and has
headlined in his own show, Xtreme Close-up Magic, for over 2 years, in the
Orleans, then the Flamingo and most recently, the Imperial Palace. He is in
constant demand for VIP parties and events for the rich and famous. He has
appeared with such entertainment icons as Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Tom Jones
and Don Rickles, among others.
Diana
Thater, film still from ‘Between Science and Magic,’ 2010. Photo:
Courtesy David Zwirner, New York.
Most
entertainers crave your affection. The Amazing Johnathan flips you off.
More than once. The flip flips the basic balance of power — or at least
levels the playing field — and is key to the durable comedian’s genius.
Insult comic Vinnie Favorito also goes to war with his audience, but
there the audience has no chance. With the Amazing Johnathan it’s more a
tug of war.