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Issue Number: #1083
Date: Sunday 30th March 2014
Editor: Alan Watson
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Hi here is the latest news
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1. Editor's Message
2. Teller Wins Lawsuit Over Copied Magic Trick Performance
3. Johnny Thompson Won The Best Illusion/Magic Design Award
4. Magic and Medicine Share a DNA
5. The White Tiger That Attacked Roy Show, Dies
6. Remarkable Magic #343 - Nick Lewin
7. Festival Magic - The Book - #334 - By Kyle Peron
8. Magic - Art, Craft or Neither? - Part 1 of 2
9. Updates So Far This Week on VanishLive.com
10. Obie's 4F, The Original Close up Magic Convention
11. Las Vegas Magic - April 2014
12. Largest Annual Magic Auction In The U.S.
13. 2014 Daytona Beach Festival Of Magic
14. Magicseen No. 55
15. Haversat & Ewing Galleries - Magic Auction
16. 2014 April Magic Castle Schedule
17. Florida State Magic Convention
18. My Favourite Effects Magic Lecture - Bob Chua
19. e-book - Defective Cups & Balls
20. e-book - Magic Tools Of The Trade
21. e-zine Archives
22. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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2. Teller Wins Lawsuit Over Copied Magic Trick Performance
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The Hollywood Reporter

The silent half of Penn & Teller went to great lengths to pursue a Belgian entertainer who posted a copycat illusion on YouTube, and the case resulted in an entertaining ruling.

Teller is widely known as a great magician, but he has just pulled off a feat that is without equal among his peers. He has prevailed in a lawsuit against another magician who put up a copycat illusion on YouTube.

Technically speaking, magic tricks aren't copyrightable. In a ruling by a Nevada federal court on Thursday, U.S. District Judge James Mahan states that explicitly.

What is protectable under copyright law is pantomimes, the art of conveying emotions, actions and feelings by gestures. The theatrical medium where magicians work has some of the flavor of pantomimes, and Teller has used it to his advantage.

Teller's magic performance was called Shadows and is described as such:

"Shadows essentially consists of a spotlight trained on a bud vase containing a rose. The light falls in a manner that the shadow of the real rose is projected onto a white screen positioned some distance behind it. Teller then enters the otherwise still scene with a large knife and proceeds to use the knife to dramatically sever the leaves and petals of the rose's shadow on the screen slowly, one-by-one, whereupon the corresponding leaves of the real rose sitting in the vase fall to the ground, breaking from the stem at exactly the point where Teller cut the shadow projected on the screen behind it."

In 1983, Teller even registered Shadows with the U.S. Copyright Office in 1983. He included pictures:

Teller has been performing this trick for nearly four decades. Judge Mahan says there is substantial evidence that he is the creator. It's been an important part of his act and has had some mystique. Teller's partner, Penn Jillette, has publicly stated, "No one knows how Shadows is done, and no one will ever figure it out."
Well, another magician tried.

Belgian entertainer Gerard Dogge posted a YouTube video of an illusion called The Rose & Her Shadow and offered to reveal the secrets for $3,050. The caption on his video said, "I've seen the great Penn & Teller performing a similar trick, and now I'm very happy to share my version in a different and more impossible way for you."

EARLIER: Teller of Penn & Teller Breaks Silence to Sue Over Magic Trick

That's what led to the lawsuit, and before it got to summary judgment ruling this week, Teller went to lengths to punish Dogge for copyright infringement.
Literally. Teller had to hire a private investigator to locate Dogge to serve papers to him, and for a while, Dogge evaded service in Belgium, Spain and other European countries. So Teller did a neat new trick. He emailed the court papers to Dogge and managed to convince the judge that his imitator had opened them. It was enough for the judge to allow the lawsuit to proceed.

Finally, Dogge put up a defense.

The defendant challenged the validity of the registration as a pantomime drama, but the judge waives such objection off.

"While Dogge is correct that magic tricks are not copyrightable, this does not mean that Shadows is not subject to copyright protection," writes Judge Mahan in his ruling. "Indeed, federal law directly holds 'dramatic works' as well as 'pantomimes' are subject to copyright protection, granting owners exclusive public performance rights. The mere fact that a dramatic work or pantomime includes a magic trick, or even that a particular illusion is its central feature does not render it devoid of copyright protection."

Dogge next tried to argue that in Jillette's pronouncement that "no one will ever figure it out," the statement was a challenge and an invitation for others to copy. But the judge reads what Jillette had to say carefully. "This statement merely provokes others to unearth the secret, not perform the work."

Among the other arguments was Dogge's insistence that his own trick wasn't substantially similar. The two versions both featured roses, screen projections and cut parts. Dogge, though, attempted to explain that his "secret to performing the illusion" differed from Teller's. This defense incites Judge Mahan to offer an incredible rebuttal.

"By arguing that the secret to his illusion is different than Teller's, Dogge implicitly argues about aspects of the performance that are not perceivable by the audience," he writes. "In discerning substantial similarity, the court compares only the observable elements of the works in question. Therefore, whether Dogge uses Teller's method, a technique known only by various holy men of the Himalayas, or even real magic is irrelevant, as the performances appear identical to an ordinary observer."
Magic!

The case now likely goes to trial on the question of what damages are to be awarded because the judge finds that Dogge has raised a genuine dispute of material fact whether he willfully infringed upon Teller's copyright. If a jury finds Dogge's misappropriation to be willful, Teller will be entitled to up to $150,000 in statutory damages. If not willful, Teller might get up to $30,000. Besides copyright, Teller also has an unfair competition claim, and the judge is throwing this to a jury as well to determine whether Dogge's YouTube videos were likely to cause confusion as to Teller's involvement with Dogge's commercial activity.

Teller is not the first magician to sue. See, for example, Robert Rice, aka The Mystery Magician, who sued Fox over its Breaking the Magician's Code specials, and wound up coming up short. Teller isn't the first magician to win one of these lawsuits either. See David Copperfield's lawsuit against a French magician who copied his flying routine. That case was in France, though.

Time will tell if other magicians attempt to follow in Teller's tracks in United States courtrooms. As the judge notes in the opinion, "Though there are organizations, taken seriously by many in the magic community, that blackball any performer who reveals a magician's secret, Teller has opted to pursue this action…"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/teller-wins-lawsuit-copied-magic-690347

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3. Johnny Thompson Won The Best Illusion/Magic Design Award
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Message by Teller

On Monday Johnny Thompson won the Best Illusion/Magic Design award for the Los Angeles Drama Critics' Circle.

http://ladramacriticscircle.com

It's for PLAY DEAD, the Geffen's revival of Todd Robbins' and my off Broadway play.

Cheers,

Teller

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4. Magic and Medicine Share a DNA
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Message by Stan Allen, Editor of MAGIC Magazine

Doctor Ricardo Rosenkranz has their complete attention. He has just performed an amazing, emotion-evoking magic effect. Now he faces the class of fifteen second-year medical students at Northwestern University in Chicago and announces, "Magic and medicine share a DNA. Medicine, also, is a performance art." Seems like a stretch. But soon, they'll learn.

"How does a magician enter the stage? Does he make eye contact with the audience? Does he fully engage them? Does he read them and shift his performance accordingly? Is there a human connection there?

"How does the doctor enter the examination or hospital room? Do they make significant eye contact or are they absorbed in their papers or devices? Do they fully engage the patient and listen carefully to them or do they too quickly jump to conclusions because they have a heavy patient load? Does the patient feel that the doctor cares?"

Dr. Rosenkranz has a mission: to change the face of medicine - or, literally, the faces. His amazing story is in the April 2014 issue of MAGIC Magazine… plus a lot more!

Visit www.MAGICmagazine.com.

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5. The White Tiger That Attacked Roy Show, Dies
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Message by

By Emma Lacey-Bordeaux and Melodi Smith, CNN

Mantecore, the white tiger that attacked during Siegfried & Roy show, dies

(CNN) -- Mantecore, the white tiger whose co-starring role in Siegfried and Roy's illusion-packed Las Vegas act was overshadowed by one visceral act of violence, has died. The big cat was 17.

Mantecore died March 19, wrote Siegfried Fischbacher on the duo's Facebook page Tuesday.

The tiger had been living at the Siegfried & Roy Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage hotel.

Mantecore was a part of the long-running "Siegfried & Roy" show when it lunged at Roy Horn's neck halfway through a sold-out performance in October 2003.
"He (Horn) looked like a rag doll in his mouth," an audience member told CNN at the time.

Trainers quickly rushed the stage to subdue the tiger. It was Horn's 59th birthday.
By the time emergency officials arrived, Horn had suffered massive blood loss and was in critical condition.

He also suffered a stroke and required two surgeries.

Four days after the attack, Fischbacher defended the tiger on CNN's "Larry King Live."

"Listen, I say it was an accident," he said, adding that if Mantecore wanted to kill his partner "it would (have happened) in no time."

Siegfried also said that Mantecore biting Horn's neck was similar to what a mother cat does with her cubs.

Horn did survive the attack, but was left partially paralyzed. He never returned to the stage and makes only rare public appearances. The show, too, was canceled.

In his post about Mantecore, Fischbacher wrote about the closeness he felt with the tiger.

Mantecore was one of three cubs. The cub's mother neglected it. So Fischbacher once had to go into the tiger's den and give it mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

The young cub was then cared for by Fischbacher's mother, who bottle-fed it every three hours.

"Farewell my dear friend," Fischbacher wrote. "Know that your image is forever burned into my heart."

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/26/showbiz/siegfried-roy-tiger/

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6. Remarkable Magic #343 - Nick Lewin
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Message by Nick Lewin (US)

Five Magicians who amazed me.

In the second of my five lists of five I want to reminisce back to the five magicians who really blew me away when I watched them perform. These were my peak viewing experiences and are amongst a mere handful of such moments during my fifty years performing magic. I have tried to add a little hint as to what it was that made them all so special in my eyes.

Tony Slydini.
By far and away the most amazing experience I ever had as a magician was getting to sit down next to Tony Slydini as he performed and taught magic. It was in the late sixties in Ken Brooke's tiny magic studio on Wardour Street, in London. Seated with me at the table were Pat Page, Bobby Bernard and a couple of other magicians.

What was so amazing was the sheer impossibility of everything that Slydini performed. It was one of the few occasions when what I saw didn't look like tricks but truly appeared to be magic. A great deal is made of the fact that in order to perform Tony's magic you need to adopt some of his style and mannerisms to make it work. Unless you actually saw Slydini perform live it is easy to fail to appreciate how incredibly natural his movements and performance were when he did them.

Billy McComb.
The first time I saw Billy perform was at the Conway Hall in London and his act included 'The Half Dyed Silk,' 'The Gypsy Thread' and 'A Chicken Production.' I remember every trick almost fifty years later! What I remember most of all though was how incredibly funny he was. That was the amazing part about vintage McComb-the tricks were as strong as the comedy and combined together they were a blockbuster tour de force. Billy is still my hero.

Siegfried & Roy.
When I first saw Siegfried and Roy it was in their 'Beyond Belief' show at the Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas. I had just taped a 'Merv Griffin Show' at Caesars Palace and with a certain reluctance decided to catch their show. Why reluctance? Well I was no big fan of grand illusion (I'm still not) and thought their whole image was overblown and rather dumb. I also was no fan of the use of exotic animals in magic.

The dice were rather weighed against my enjoyment of the show and then to my delight I was charmed, astounded and delighted by what I saw. It was a truly amazing show and made me a fan for life; in fact I had to catch the show again just to make sure I wasn't imagining it. They performed a superb one-hour magic variety show and then just when you were ready to leave delighted, they did another thirty minutes of incredible non-stop magic. Truly 'Beyond Belief.'

Albert Goshman.
The first time I saw Albert perform in the Close-up Gallery at the Magic Castle I was in magical heaven. It was the amazing skill that his show involved coupled with a personality that was absolutely unique. It was just astounding the way those coins arrived under the salt shaker! Just as astounding was the brilliance with which he handled the two assistants who sat at the table with him. They were the ones who really 'sold' the magic but it was Albert who sold them!

Albert remains in my opinion the greatest master of misdirection I have ever seen, along with the late, great Jimmy Grippo. Sadly neither of these great artists were ever fully represented in video renditions of their work, as their misdirection just doesn't seem to gel in quite the right manner.

Ross Johnson.
I am a huge fan of Mentalism and I consider Ross to be one of the absolutely convincing practitioners in this field. I could have chosen Max Maven, Glenn Falkenstein, Jon Stetson or Maurice Fogel easily in this category but I decided to go with Ross because I honestly feel he is the most convincing mentalist I have ever witnessed.

I remember being spellbound the first time I watched Ross perform his classic Blindfold Act in a small nightclub. There was a slightly edgy sense of self-irritation in his performance that I just loved. If he didn't get it quite right, it seemed to bug him and drive him further into uncovering hidden details. He is truly a master of the wonderful world of mind reading.

Well that is this week's list, I thoroughly enjoyed the chance to re-think and re-live my first impressions of these master entertainers. Looking back at the list I realize that a key element is that they all really fooled me. I recently interviewed David Regal for an article and he stated that it was the real goal of every magician when watching a fellow magician to be fooled as a layman would. I think David is 100% correct!

My blog is at www.remarkablemagic.com
My web site/online store is www.nicklewin.com

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7. Festival Magic - The Book - #334 - By Kyle Peron
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Message by Kyle Peron (US)
magic4u02@aol.com
http://www.kyleandkellymagic.com
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com
http://www.Facebook.com/perondesign

10 years ago I started on a journey to educate and help others to learn about the festival market. I started with a simple post on the magic cafe in hopes to maybe get a person willing to just chat with me so I can offer some help and some advice.

Little did I know that single post of kindness would turn into 15 pages full of discussion on the topic of working for festivals and fairs around the world. So many people chimed in, posted, sent emails or PMs that it is really quite staggering.

I answered every single one of them and was happy to offer advice to anyone asking it of me. A lot of years have passed and I still get emails form folks saying a simple "thank you." I get folks telling me how they applied some of the ideas we talked about and are now a success in the festival market and really enjoying it.

It gives me great joy to be able to help someone and to be able to help my peers and my magic brothers and sisters.

Well 10 Long years in the making I am SO very happy to announce that It's Here!

I am happy to announce that my newest book, "Festival Magic", is finished and is NOW available at http://www.kpmagicproducts.com/Festival_Magic.html. This 112pg book is filled with the most up to date information on how anyone can work and succeed in the festival and fair markets.

Inside this new book you will learn how to effectively market to festivals with a show tailored to them. Gain proven phone scripts, lead generation letters and follow up email templates that you can easily use. Learn the golden secrets of festival marketing that gains you the advantage. All this and more.

I am really blessed and grateful to so many folks over 10 years who have helped make this book a reality. I want to thank a lot of you as well for helping this dream come to life. Thanks to each of you.

As always, I encourage you the readers to let me know your thoughts. So if you have any thoughts on my articles or suggestions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me directly at magic4u02@aol.com. I would love to hear from you.

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8. Magic - Art, Craft or Neither? - Part 1 of 2
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Message by Anthony Darkstone USA/Europe

Kathleen Hawkins

Kathleen Hawkins is an author and professional speaker who uses magic effects to enhance her presentations. She has four books and more than 200 articles published www.WinningSpirit.com. She also teaches people how to speed read what she writes www.speedreadingexpert.com and www.SpeedReadingExpert.com/speed-reading-tips.

Kathleen won a Mayborn "Nonfiction Prize for Literary Excellence" for her memoir in progress, Six Feet Above. Also be on the look-out for her upcoming book, Patter: How you're Tricked and Manipulated into Believing Lies about Yourself and the World; Learn to See Through the Illusions, Distractions, Negative Self-Talk and Discover the Real Magic within You.

Although, in the strict accepted sense of the word, she is not a "performer" she is well acquainted with the performance of Magic and has a wealth of empirical experience in its Presentation & Performance.

www.WinningSpirit.com

Kathleen Hawkins

Magic - Art, Craft or Neither? - Part 1 of 2
For me magic is both art and craft. The craft comes first and has to be technically flawless or the audience will see how an illusion or effect is done and that might spoil their experience-or delight them if they're sadistic and like to play "Gotcha, I saw how you did that."

"Craft" refers to skill, whereas "art" engages the senses and emotions and resonates with an audience. Craft is the loom upon which a magician can weave a tapestry of great beauty.

To use an example from my own background as a writer, when I took journalism classes in high school I was taught to give the general details in the first paragraph or two of a news story using the "5 Ws and an H" formula: who, what, when, where, why, and sometimes how. Then I could use consecutive paragraphs to add further details-more why and how-to expand upon the opening paragraphs. This is so an editor can shorten the story in the event that more space is needed for late-breaking news and still keep all the necessary information, which is right up front; readers won't miss anything important.

When I wrote "human interest stories," though, I still gave the facts, but could weave them throughout the story to set a mood and evoke the readers' emotions. These stories are more holistic and can't be shortened easily without losing some of the impact and the overall tone of the story; in the case of late-breaking news, they can be moved in their entirety to another day. Today these stories are called "creative non-fiction" or "literary non-fiction." They're more "artistic" than a straight news story.

So how does literary non-fiction relate to magic? Both the story and the magic effect begin with craft-basic rules or steps that have to be followed-or included-for writers or magicians to be successful. "Art" is how well writers engage their readers' interest and feelings, and how well magicians connect with an audience and stir people's curiosity, imagination, and emotions. Art transcends the moment, creates a memorable experience, and is subjective; the readers or people in the audience decide for themselves if a story or a performance was art for them.

End of Part 1

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9. Updates So Far This Week on VanishLive.com
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Message by - Mick Peck
Online Content Editor
www.VanishLive.com

Latest updates on VanishLive.com include:

Montecore Passes Away
Nathan Burton Tells Competitor Sawchuck To Buzz Off
Uri Geller Uses Psychic Powers to Determine Fate of Flight
Cris Johnson Helps People Improve Their Lives
Unprepared and Impromptu: Ken Dyne
Does David Blaine Have a Death Wish?
Teller Wins Lawsuit Over Copied Magic Trick
'It's Magic' In Its 56th Year
Jim Steinmeyer: Broadway's Greatest Stage Illusionist
Al Schneider Cups and Balls by L+L Publishing
German Cops Hunt Hypnotist Robbers

Our MUST SEE video of the week:

Nobody knows a magician's secrets, but everybody knows Silvan. A 15 minute short documentary on one of the greatest international masters of illusion: the man who has enchanted millions of Italians with his unique blend of style and skill, illusion and elegance.

Voted Magician of the Year twice, in 1990 and 1999 - the great Silvan welcomes us into his home in Rome where we become the witnesses to a magical existence as he reveals the secrets of his legendary life.

DAILY magic news, articles from around the world and reviews from working professional magicians.

Visit us today at:

http://www.VanishLive.com

- Mick Peck
Online Content Editor
www.VanishLive.com

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10. Obie's 4F, The Original Close up Magic Convention
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Message by Obie O'Brien President of 4F

For 4F 2014 these people will be attending from: 17 different Countries: 5 Continents: 21 from Canada, 9 from England, 15 from France, 2 from Australia, 1 from China, 1 from Norway, 4 from Germany, 4 from Italy, 1 from the Netherlands, 3 from Argentina, 1 from Scotland, 3 from Taiwan, 5 from Spain, 9 from Japan, 2 from Switzerland, 2 from So. Korea, 162 USA. Plus 43 Big convention (current and previous) contest winners from around the world. 10 FISM winners and maybe 3 Grand Prix winners. 9 P.P. from the IBM plus its current President, 8 P.P. from the SAM.

Also Shawn Farquhar is the guest of Honor for 2014. This should make for an exciting 4 days of close up magic in Batavia NY which is 33 miles from the Buffalo/Niagara Falls airport.

To learn more about 4F go to www.ffffmagic.com of 4F

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11. Las Vegas Magic - April 2014
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Message by David Neubauer - www.dnmagic.com

Criss Angel - Believe Re-Opening in April
7 pm (except Wed. & Thurs.) & 9:30 pm (Dark Sun. - Mon.) - Luxor.
www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/believe/default.aspx

Criss Angel - MAGICjam Through March 29th
7 pm (except Wed. & Thurs.) & 9:30 pm (Dark Sun. - Mon.) - Luxor.
Hosted by Criss Angel. Starring: Krystyn Lambert, Nathan Burton, Banachek, Jason Byrne, Tony Clarke, Russ Merlin, Armando Vera.
luxor.com/entertainment/entertainment_believe.aspx

David Copperfield - An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion
7 & 9:30 pm & also 4 pm Sat. - MGM Grand.
www.mgmgrand.com/entertainment/david-copperfield.aspx

Gerry McCambridge - The Mentalist
7:30 pm (Dark Wed.) - Planet Hollywood.
www.vtheaterboxoffice.com/Vegas_Show_Tickets.cfm?showID=10005
2 for 1 Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/couponthementalist.html

Illusions - Jan Rouven
7 pm (Dark Wed.) - Starlite Theater - Riviera.
www.illusionsvegas.com

Jeff McBride's WONDERGROUND
3rd Thurs. each month 7:30 to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic & Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

LaughterNoon - Adam London
4 pm, (Daily) - The D.
tickets.thed.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=7
Discount Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/couponlaughternoon.html

Mac King Comedy Magic Show
1 & 3 pm, (Dark Sun. & Mon.) - Harrah's.
www.harrahslasvegas.com/casinos/harrahs-las-vegas/casino-entertainment/mac-king-detail.html
Free tickets (buy 1 drink) usually available at the concierge desk or handed out by showgirls.

Magical Mix - Christopher Karpiak
7-10 pm (Dark Tues. - Wed.) - Mix Lounge, Mandalay Bay.
www.mandalaybay.com/dining/mixlounge.aspx
Free to locals until 10 pm.

Mike Hammer Comedy Magic Show
7 pm (Dark Sun. & Mon.) - Four Queens.
tickets.fourqueens.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=35
$14.95 discounted tix + free drink: www.vegas4locals.com/couponmikehammercomedymagic.html

Murray - Celebrity Magician with Douglas "Lefty" Leferovich.
Returns March 31st
Guest Act: Chris Randall
4 pm - Laugh Factory at the Tropicana.
www.troplv.com/entertainment/events/murray-sawchuck
Two for One Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/couponmurray.html

Nathan Burton Comedy Magic Show
4 pm, (Dark Mon.) - Saxe Theater - Planet Hollywood.
Current Guest Star: Russ Merlin.
Armando Vera's Up-Close "VIP Experience" is performed pre-show @ 3:00 pm
www.nathanburton.com/Tickets.php
$40 Off: www.vegas4locals.com/couponnathanburtoncomedymagic.html

Penn & Teller
9 pm, (Dark Thurs. - Fri.) - Rio.
www.riolasvegas.com/casinos/rio/casino-entertainment/penn--teller-detail.html

Rose. Rabbit. Lie
Piff The Magic Dragon
10 pm Canto, 12 am Breakfast at Piffanys - Cosmopolitan.
www.roserabbitlie.com

Tommy Wind - A Unique Magic and Music Experience
7:00 pm. (Dark Sun. and Wed.) - The Tommy Wind Theater
(Vegas Blvd between the MGM and Planet Hollywood).
www.tommywindmagic.com/vegas-magic-show-2013/

MAGIC IN PRODUCTION SHOWS
Bram Charles
2 sets between 10 pm - 2 am (Dark Mon. - Thurs.)
The Can Can Room on Industrial.

Crazy Girls
Tony Douglas - 9:30 pm (Dark Tues.) - Riviera.
www.rivierahotel.com/las-vegas-entertainment/crazy-girls/

Haunted Vegas Show and Tour - Jac Hayden, Robert Allen.
9:30 pm, picks up at the Royal Resort.
www.hauntedvegastours.com

Michael Jackson - ONE by Cirque du Soleil
Xavier Mortimer - 7:00 pm & 9:30 pm, (Dark Thurs. - Fri.) - Mandalay Bay.
www.mandalaybay.com/entertainment/michael-jackson-ONE

Sapphire Las Vegas Comedy Hour
Comedians, Burlesque, Magicians, Variety Acts
Magicians: Mondre with guests: Chris Randall
8 pm, (Dark Sun.- Thurs,) - Sapphire Gentleman's Club, 3025 Industrial Rd.
www.sapphirelasvegas.com/las_vegas_vip_services/sapphire_comedy_hour

V The Ultimate Variety Show
Featuring Melinda - First Lady of Magic
7 & 8:30, V Theater, Planet Hollywood
www.vtheshow.com/home.htm
2 for 1 Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/couponvtheultimatevarietyshow.html

Zombie Burlesque
Featuring Steve "Tiny" Daly as "Tiny Bubbles".
8:30, (Dark Sun.) - V Theater, Planet Hollywood
www.vtheaterboxoffice.com/Vegas_Show_Tickets.cfm?showID=10032

Vegas Public Close-Up Magic
Caesars Palace - Pure Nightclub: Cameron Shadow - Resident Magician.
Excalibur - Dick's Last Resort Craig Keith performs bar magic, various times.
Fremont Street Experience: Adam Flowers and Chris Randall.
Hard Rock - 2nd Floor Bar Café: Smoothini - Wed. to Sun. 8 pm-10:30.
Mandalay Bay: Ben Seidman - Resident Magician.
New York New York - Pour 24: Smoothini - after 2 am.
Treasure Island - Señor Frogs: JungleJosh - House Magician (Dark Mon.), 5 pm to 1 am.
Table-hopping and Comedy Magic on the stages. No Cover, No Min.
Wynn/Encore: Shimshi - Resident Magician.
Zingers: Smoothini - 3743 Las Vegas Blvd. 11 pm to 2 am.

Jamie Porter's Radio Side Show Sat @ 5 am, KLAV FM 1230.

Las Vegas Magic Organizations
Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257, 7 pm - 8:45, 1st Monday each month at Denny & Lee's Magic Shop, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102. Free Children's Classes at 5:45. No meeting if the 1st Monday is a major Holiday. ($24 a year to be a member). Current President and contact: John McClenahan, doctormagiclv@embarqmail.com or 702-395-3856. www.ibm257.com
Darwin's Magic Club 9 pm each Wed. at Boomers, 3200 Sirius Ave.

Upcoming Special Events
April, 2014
Apr. 15: Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257 presents a lecture by Joshua Jay. 7 pm. Denny and Lee Magic Studio, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102, Non Fantasma Ring members $20. Members free, Children free with paid adult.
www.ibm257.com

April 17: Jeff McBride's Wonderground 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

May, 2014
May 5: Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257 presents a lecture by Kevin James. 7 pm. Denny and Lee Magic Studio, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102, Non Fantasma Ring members $20. Members free, Children free with paid adult.
www.ibm257.com

May 15: Jeff McBride's Wonderground 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

June, 2014
June. 13-15: 3-Day Master Class presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger and the full faculty.
www.magicalwisdom.com

June 19: Jeff McBride's Wonderground 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

July, 2014
July 17: Jeff McBride's Wonderground 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

August, 2014
Aug. 17-23: 7-Day Master Class presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger and the full faculty.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Aug. 21: Jeff McBride's WONDERGROUND 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

September, 2014
Sept. 16-23: Career Enhancement Seminar presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger and the full faculty.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Sept. 18: Jeff McBride's Wonderground 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

October, 2014
Oct. 4-5: Focus on Street Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Jeff McBride, and special guest Mario Morris.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 9-11: Master Class for Mentalism presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger and special guest Ross Johnson.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 11: ZomBEERfest Seth Grabel (location to be announced).
www.zombeerfest.com/

Oct. 15-18: Magic and Meaning 2014 presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger and the full faculty with special guest Kenton Knepper.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 16: Jeff McBride's Wonderground 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

November, 2014
Nov. 20: Jeff McBride's Wonderground 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

December, 2014
Dec. 18: Jeff McBride's Wonderground 7:30 pm to midnight - The Olive (3850 E Sunset Dr.) Non-stop Magic and Variety Performance Art. A new show each month. $10 cover.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

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12. Largest Annual Magic Auction In The U.S.
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Message by Scott Wells, A.I.M.C. with Silver Star

Magicians buy and sell new and used magic every moment of every day online via eBay, online magic auctions and through the social media. And occasionally there are the few physical auctions (such as Potter & Potter) that sell collectibles from magician's estates. We also see some magic going on the auction block at the occasional magic convention and magic club meeting.

But each year in Austin, Texas, nearly 300 magicians convene for a "mini-convention" for the express purpose of buying and selling some pretty great stuff. This week on The Magic Word Podcast, we talk with Trixie Bond, chairman of this this year's 33rd annual magic auction. Also on the podcast are the three, yes, three, auctioneers: David Hira, Grant Walsh and yours truly, Scott Wells.

This is not just a localized convention but can be attended online, too. If you cannot physically attend, you can see the items up for bid at their website and you can contact someone with your bid. There is more than just a local and regional interest in this event. You can learn about it as you hear it all on this week's podcast of The Magic Word at: http://TheMagicWordPodcast.com

Immediately following that podcast will be daily updates from the East Coast Mind Jam (March 28-30) featuring Docc Hilford, Richard Osterlind, Marc Salem, Patrick Redfern, Ted Karmilovich, and many more. If you can't attend, then be sure to tune in and enjoy. More info on the Mind Jam at: http://eastcoastmindjam.com/

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13. 2014 Daytona Beach Festival Of Magic
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Message by Harry Allen (US)

Hot News!!!!!!!!!!
Daytona Beach Festival of Magic

Just signed to perform and MC as well as lecture......
Rich Bloch

He Joins:
Rudy Coby
Gregory Wilson
Fielding West
Eric Jones
Suzanne The Magician
Harry Allen
Scott Humston
Don Baggett
Erick Olson
Silly Billy

More info
www.daytonamagic.com
Click on convention
Phone-386-252-6767

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14. Magicseen No. 55
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Message by Chris Wasshuber

Vol. 10, No. 1, no date [March 2014]; 60 pages

Cover: Wayne Dobson
Welcome - editor's letter
The Secret Agent - Michael Vine - interview by Jay Fortune
Magic Lessons - The 12 Golden Rules
In the Phonebox with: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - short interview
Shed 7 with Matthew Wright
Readers' Letters
In The News
Masterclass
Heli Knot - Tony Griffith
Stand Up Business Card - John Derris
The 7 Deadly Sins of Mentalism - Marc Paul
The Italian Job! - Luca Volpe - Cruise Ships
Dealer Shout Outs - Special 'extra' announcements from a few regular advertisers
Back to the Future! - Bobby & Jeramy Neugin - interview
Time Tunnel with Jeff Hobson
Wayne Dobson: Master Craftsman - cover article/interview
Practice Makes Perfect? - Chris Payne
The Great Tomsoni & Co. - Magical Mentorship with Johnny Thompson!
Like a Bat Outta Hell! - Paul Hallas
The Dealer's Booth - Featuring Propdog
Smoke & Mirrors Bar, Bristol - John Archer - Live Review
John Styles: A Funny Way to Make a Living (Part One)
Product Reviews
The Stessel Button - John Stessel - effect on DVD and written instructions
Torce Force - Jamie Daws - effect on PDF and video
Everything I Know About Marketing Magic - Maxwell Murphy - printed book or e-book
The Code - Andy Nyman - marked deck
Psycho Quiz Prediction - Anthony Owen - mentalism effect
The Grumble Glim - Nathan Kranzo - DVD and shiner gimmicks
Twisted Queens - SandsMinds - effect on DVD
Way Out XII - Marc Oberon - effect on DVD
Next Issue!
Magicseen Awards
Listings
Back Issues

To subscribe go to: http://www.lybrary.com/magicseen-year-subscription-p-94252.html

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15. Haversat & Ewing Galleries - Magic Auction
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Message by

Purveyors Of Conjuring Collectibles

Haversat & Ewing Galleries, LLC
March - April Auction

Begins-March 29 at 2:00 PM. EST - Conclusion Saturday
April 5th 5:00 PM EST.

We understand some were having difficulty locating the link for the current auction. Please visit our website www.haversatewing.com or click directly on the link below. Thank You!

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16. 2014 April Magic Castle Schedule
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Message by Jack Goldfinger
Director Of Entertainment
Academy of Magical Arts, Inc

March 31st - April 6th

Close-Up Gallery
Early-early: Steve Silverman
Early: Woody Aragon
Late: Miguel Angel Gea

Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: George Schindler
Late: Al Lampkin

Palace of Mystery
Murray Hatfield & Teresa
David Deeble

Peller Theatre
Alfonso
Jesse Dee

W. C. Fields Bar
Doc Eason

Friday Luncheon - CUG
Woody Aragon

Saturday & Sunday Brunch - Kids Show
Al Lampkin

Lecturer - Sunday 6th
Murray Hatfield

April 7 - 13th

Close-Up Gallery
Early-early: Chris Korn
Early: Andost
Late: Johnny Ace Palmer

Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: David Golddrake
Late: Ron Saylor

Palace of Mystery
Jonathan Pendragon

Peller Theatre
David Blatter
Leeman Parker

W. C. Fields Bar
Doc Eason

Friday Luncheon - CUG
Andost

Saturday & Sunday Brunch - Kids Show
Frank Thurston

Lecturer - Sunday 13th
NO Lecture - AMA 46th ANNUAL Awards & Show

April 14 - 20th - Magic Camp Week (Producer Terri Cook) (Erika Larsen)

Close-Up Gallery
Early-early: David Schwartz
Early: Reuben Moreland
Late: Scott Hitchcock

Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: Ben Nemzer
Late: Harrison Greenbaum

Palace of Mystery
Darren Romeo (emcee)
Derek Hughes
David Oliver
Michael Grasso

Peller Theatre
Derrin Berger
Hiawatha Johnson, Jr.

W. C. Fields Bar
Kayla Drescher

Friday Luncheon - CUG
Scott Hitchcock

Saturday & Sunday Brunch - Kids Show
Silly Billy

Lecturer - Sunday 20th
NO Lecture - Easter Sunday

April 21 - 27th - Magic vs. Science (Producer: Rudy Coby)
Close-Up Gallery
Early-early: TBD
Early: Kevin James
Late: Jeff McBride

Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: Rafael
Late: Timo Marc

Palace of Mystery
Rudy Coby
Peller Theatre
Marco Tempest
Secret Guests

W. C. Fields Bar
Chris Korn
Friday Luncheon - CUG
Kevin James

Sunday Brunch - Kids Show
Rafael

Lecturer - Sunday 27th
Harry Allen

Performers are subject to change due to circumstances and availability
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17. Florida State Magic Convention
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Message by Ben Mason (US)

Florida State 50th Anniversary Magic Convention Welcome Party
The Orlando, Florida State magic convention Welcome Party will take place, May 23 (Friday) 7:00pm-10:00pm in the huge Dealers' room.

A. In one corner of the room will be a small stage on which the Dealers will each have their 5 minutes of fame each presenting whatever "toy" they wish to promote.

B. The Dealers will all be lined up on one side of the room. We are expecting approx. 15 Dealers.

C. Opposite side of the room will be the entertainers, sitting behind a long table chatting with fans and signing the beautiful souvenir poster of the convention.

E. Center of room will have another long table displaying each of the 50 programs from the 50 years of Florida conventions.

F. Other side of the table will be raffle prizes, including a two night Orlando Hotel Resort stay as well as some magic goodies.

G. Circus gals (in beautiful tuxedo's) Amber & Ashley will be walking the room selling the raffle tickets.

H. During the party will be a card scaling contest for accuracy.

I. Our first lecturer of the conference, Billy Damon, will be hosting two balloon twisting contests.

J. Madame Karinthia will be in another corner reading palms and telling fortunes under her tent.

K. Stilt walkers and other various characters will be roaming the room (bring your camera).

L. A cash bar will be at hand.

M. Caricature artists Marvin & Marsh will be drawing your picture, no extra cost, first come-first serve.

N. Collector Phil Schwartz will have on display many of his beautiful original magic lithographs.

O. And here's the best part: You don't even have to attend the convention to be allowed in to the party! It's our "Thanks" to the Dealers.

So...take a look at www.fma50th.com to see a list of the 22 entertainers who will be performing and lecturing at the 50th Anniversary Florida State Magic convention, May 23-26, Orlando, Florida. This is one you won't want to miss.

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18. My Favourite Effects Magic Lecture - Bob Chua
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Message by Bob Chua

Bob will be sharing his life time experience and his current working repertoire of his favourite commercial parlor magic that are tried over 30 years with great success.

The Lecture:
Silk to Egg, Cards Across, Slydini Knotted Silk, Sidewalk Shuffles, some mental effects, how to customized magic effects for corporate shows...and more! Q&A session with Bob!

Bob Chua is a familiar face in magic circles both local and abroad, especially those of South East Asia, the United States and Australia. Mention his name and his contemporaries will launch into lengthy praise of his talent and mastery of magic.

He was presented the Merlin Award 2001 for the Best Close-Up Magician by the International Magicians Society. Singapore Association Of Magicians (SAM Assembly # 90) awarded him "Best Tech-In Magician of the Year 1995" and in 1993, he won first runner up in a Close-Up Magic Competition at the Western Australia Magic Convention in Perth.

Dealer Room
Bob Chua Magic Products, e.g. Lecture Notes, Silks, Books, DVDs, Ropes, Real Walnut Shells, Dominoes and many more items are available for sale at a discount after his lecture.

Date: 5th April, 2014, Saturday
Time: 2pm to 6pm
Tickets: RM120/=
RM80/= early bird on or before 22nd March, 2014
Venue: Berjaya Georgetown City Hotel Penang
1-Stop Midlands Park, Burma Road, 10350 Penang MALAYSIA

For more details and tickets, kindly contact:
Barry Khoo
Barrini Magical Productions
Penang, Malaysia
Tel: +6 012 4833420
Email: barrini.magic@gmail.com

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19. e-book - Defective Cups & Balls
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Message by Message by Paul A. Lelekis (US)

Learn Paul's hilarious, multi-stage, Cups & Balls routine that ends not with a double…but a triple climax! This routine has been in Paul's repertoire for almost 20 years. All the sleights are easy to do ending with an unbelievable climax!

As an added BONUS is Jim Canaday's amazing routine, "Brainwaved Oil & Water"…using only 8 ordinary cards! This routine is a beauty!

Get this e-book at Lybrary.com for only $6.00! See link below:

http://www.lybrary.com/paul-a-lelekis-m-163788.htm

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20. e-book - Magic Tools Of The Trade
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Message by Paul A. Lelekis (US)

This is not another book of Elmsley Counts and double turnovers! Paul A. Lelekis has written an e-book of not only over 20 of the more advanced sleights that should be in every card man's repertoire, but also 12 excellent tricks using these sleights and a bonus effect!

Paul has also included 12 videos of him performing these sleights so that every nuance is explained as well as their best uses!

Learn a very little-known secret of Dai Vernon's to make your Classic and Jiggle Passes lightning fast! These are also explained in the videos.

Tons of effects and information to make you the best card magician possible!
This e-book is only $10.00!

Got to link below at Lybrary.com:

http://www.lybrary.com/paul-a-lelekis-m-163788.htm

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21. e-zine Archives
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Back issues of the Magic New Zealand e-zine go to:
www.magicnewzealand.com click on the red button center right "Archives"

When you enter the archive the e-zines are in issue order in folders for each year and are Coded, e.g. 001 Nov06 1999.txt first three numbers (001) denote issue number, then the date (Nov06) and the last figures the year (1999)

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