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Issue Number: #1360
Date: Sunday 26th February 2017
Editor: Alan Watson QSM
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E-mail: editor@magicnewzealand.com
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Hi here is the latest news
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1. Editor's Message
2. 2016 AMA Awards Nominees!
3. Veteran Illusionists Fred Van Buren & Greta Write
4. 2017 March AMA Show Schedule
5. Picking and Greeting Your Helpers! - #435 - Kyle Peron
6. Las Vegas Magic - March 2017
7. The Award-Winning It's Magic! Showcase
8. Marrakech Magic Theater - Jay Alexander
9. New Issue Of Ye Olde Magic Mag!
10. New Zealand Magic Convention - Wellington, 20-23 Oct 2017
11. FISM 2018 Open for Registration
12. e-zine Archives
13. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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The highlight for the week was having a very enjoyable lunch with Richard Webster, Wayne Rogers and Justin Gentry, cruise magician, who is just off the Emerald Princess for the day.

If you would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in a HTML format go to: http://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2017-Jan-to-Dec-2017/1360-Feb26-2017.html

If you would like to write a regular column for Magic New Zealand or have some magic news drop me a line:
Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. 2016 AMA Awards Nominees!
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The AMA Elections Committee, Board of Directors, and Board of Trustees are proud to announce the 2016 Showroom Magician & Lecturer of the Year Awards Nominees!

Close-Up
Shawn Farquhar
Andrew Goldenhersh
Bill Goodwin
Mike Pisciotta
Richard Turner
Parlour
Jon Armstrong
Chris Capehart
Shawn Farquhar
Handsome Jack (John Lovick)
Derek Hughes

Stage
The Evasons - Mentalist Duo
Tina Lenert
Shoot Ogawa
Thommy Ten & Amelie van Tess (The Clairvoyants)
Justin Willman

Lecture
Simon Coronel
Shawn Farquhar
Eric Jones
Mike Pisciotta
Richard Turner
Rob Zabrecky

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3. Veteran Illusionists Fred Van Buren & Greta Write
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Message by Andrew Van Buren (UK)

We just want to publicly thank Arthur Casson & the Blackpool Magic Club members for presenting the Neville King Lifetime Speciality Award to us. It means a lot and we are truly moved by this fantastic gesture.

It has been a long time since our family last attended the convention so it was amazing meeting up with so many friends and being a part of it all.

After a lifetime in magic and as I said in my acceptance speech: "its 50 plus years since we last performed on the Opera House stage", (appearing with comedian Tommy Trinder, fresh from the London Palladium), it all brought back many happy memories for us.

We originally worked the Blackpool Magic Convention as The Amazing Yoxanis in its very early years, nearly 60 years ago, at the Casino for Charlie Fitness. To help get it off the ground we took no fee for performing, instead having tickets for the meal. We then closed the show with our Substitution Trunk Transposition.

We next appeared years later as Van Buren & Greta at the convention for Harry Dewhurst, who told me that they had outgrown the Pleasure Beach Casino & were going to take a long arm chance by taking it to the Winter Gardens, so we were booked to perform our Vanishing Motorbike & Rider surrounded to close the show in the Pavilion Theatre. On the strength of this year's convention I think that long arm chance has truly paid off.

Although we are now retired and the magic is now presented by our son Andrew Van Buren, who travels around the world with his own illusion shows & circus skills, this award truly means a lot to us on so many levels.

As I also said in my acceptance speech: "Ventriloquist Neville King was the compare when we first performed our Vanishing Motorbike & Rider surrounded on Television - it was the Magic Circle show from Caesars Palace Luton in 1977, Neville came up with the punchline for us of - "if you see a young lady dressed in blue on a blue motorbike please send her back because we need to take her on to ……" which Andrew still uses to this day".

The many messages and phone calls of congratulations have also been truly touching from not only the old timers but the young set as well.

We also wanted to pass on our congratulations to our pal Paul Zenon on receiving the comedy award, so very well deserved.

Our regards & thanks
Fred Van Buren & Greta

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4. 2017 March AMA Show Schedule
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Message by Jack Goldfinger
Director Of Entertainment
Academy of Magical Arts, Inc.

February 27-March 5th, 2017

Close-Up Gallery
Early-early: Chef Anton
Early: Norman Beck
Late: John George

Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: Jon Stetson
Late: Mark Shortland

Palace of Mystery
Greg Otto
Kyle & Mistie Knight

Peller Theatre
Albie Selznick
Andrew Goldenhersh

W. C. Fields Bar
Phil Van Tee

Friday Luncheon - CUG
Norman Beck

Saturday &Sunday Brunch - Kids Show
Funny Eddie

Lecturer - Sunday (3/5)
Mark Shortland

March 6-12th, 2017
Close-Up Gallery
Early-early: Tom Frank
Early: Michael Rangel
Late: LUIS

Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: Rmax
Late: Franco Pascali

Palace of Mystery
Lady Mystina
Murray Hatfield & Teresa

Peller Theatre
Max Maven

W. C. Fields Bar
Steve Wastell

Friday Luncheon - CUG
LUIS

Saturday & Sunday Brunch - Kids Show
Nancy Jean Gray

Lecturer - Sunday (3/12)
Eric Jones

March 13-19th, 2017
Close-Up Gallery
Early-early: Migz
Early: David Groves
Late: Eric Jones

Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: Eric Buss
Late: Robert Baxt

Palace of Mystery
Bruce Gold
Chris Randall
David & Dania

Peller Theatre - The Charlatans
Bill Chott
Dave Cox

W. C. Fields Bar
Bob Bolivar

Friday Luncheon - CUG
Eric Jones

Saturday & Sunday Brunch - Kids Show
Jeanine Anderson

Lecturer - Sunday (3/19)
NO Lecture

March 20-26th, 2017
Close-Up Gallery
Early-early: Steve Friedberg
Early: Andrew Goldenhersh
Late: Matt Vizio

Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: Chris Capehart
Late: Tim Shegitz

Palace of Mystery
Kalin & Jinger

Peller Theatre
Brandon Scott
George Tovar

W. C. Fields Bar
Rich Cowley

Friday Luncheon - CUG
Andrew Goldenhersh `

Saturday &Sunday Brunch - Kids Show
Chris Capehart

Lecturer - Sunday (3/26)
Steve Friedberg

March 27-April 2nd, 2017 - Former Award-Winning Stars
Close-Up Gallery
Early-early: Bill Goodwin - Monday - Saturday
Early: Pop Haydn
Late: Johnny Ace Palmer

Parlour of Prestidigitation
Early: George Schindler
Late: John Carney

Palace of Mystery
Michael Finney
Shoot Ogawa
Dimmare

Peller Theatre - Monday - Saturday
Paul Green
Zabrecky

W. C. Fields Bar - Monday - Saturday
Doc Eason

Friday Luncheon - CUG
Johnny Ace Palmer

Saturday & Sunday Brunch - Kids Show (4/1 & 2nd)
George Schindler

Lecturer - Sunday (4/2)
No lecture - AMA Awards & Show

Performers are subject to change due to circumstances.

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5. Picking and Greeting Your Helpers! - #435 - Kyle Peron
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Message by Kyle Peron (US)
magic4u02@aol.com
http://www.facebook.com/perondesign
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com

I am sure we have all seen some performers over the years just simply point at a person and say, "um.... hmmm YOU!" This certainly is one way in which to select someone from the audience, but dare I say it certainly can't be the best. To me it just seems very rude to select anyone in that form or manner. Maybe some of us can even admit that we have done that in the past or even still do it today.

I wonder what we as performers, through our own efforts, can do to make our shows better places for us and those we select to assist us. I think for me it all comes down to an old fashioned word "respect."

While growing up I am sure each of us has been taught and told this word "respect" many times by teachers, parents, adults and elders. In other words, respect was taught to us as something we are supposed to do or show to another person. It is the way in which we act around them or treat them. We were told to show respect to gain respect back.

But, somewhere between the age of us growing up and us becoming entertainers, some of us have forgotten that the word "respect" should be carried and brought with us when we go on stage. Do we forget or are we nervous or is there some kind of feeling that we are more important than the audience because it was they who came to see us? Not sure exactly what the reason may be and maybe some or all of these can apply to some degree. However, there seems to be this void a lot of us go through when we hit the stage to perform. We seem to leave "respect" backstage.

However, if one really studies and cares about his or her performance, you will find a definition for respect that reads as follows: "a sense of worth or excellence of a person." You will notice that it does not mention age, sex, race or even social status. It simply means to treat everyone you meet with a sense of worth and value.

I try and remember this whenever I pick someone to assist me on stage and how I treat them while they are assisting me. One thing I remember every time I go on stage is that I must treat my helpers as if they were guest in my own home. How would I want to be treated? How would I want to be talked to? These are the things that go through my head as I work with my helpers.

One of the things I see happening a lot is just how one entertainer goes about the simple process of selecting someone from the audience to assist us on stage. I am sure there are many different ways in which we all select our helpers for assisting us on stage. However, are there certain ways in which we do this that may not being showing the kind of respect that we should be showing? Certainly pointing to someone and shouting, "You" is not the most respectful of ways to get a person to come up and help. However, I have seen this done too many times.

When I try and select someone from the audience, I want to show respect to them. I want to make them comfortable as I can and I want to build their trust in me. I start building this trust by the simple way in which I select them. One thing I do is to try not to point if I can help it. I usually state the person by describing their location of where they are sitting as well as what they are wearing. I might call for the person through the use of the word "lady or gentlemen or boy or girl". Each of these words show respect to my audience. For me, this is better than pointing.

I might state it like so "Would the gentlemen in the 3rd row wearing the red tie like to come up and join me on stage?" Notice I am also asking their permission as opposed to demanding something from them. I am not being forceful but showing respect to them right from the start.

I then remember to make sure this person feels comfortable as they are making their way to the stage area. This person is in the spotlight for this time. They may feel nervous and a bit scared of what is to come. They are not used to being on stage as we are and we must be tuned into this. Whenever a helper is heading toward the stage area I want to acknowledge them and show my respect to them. With this in mind, I say something like, "Would you please give her a nice round of applause as she makes her way up to the stage." This is a way for me to show my appreciation for them coming and assisting me. It builds a trust and respect before the person even meets me on stage and lets them know I thank them.

I might also tell her to watch her step or even help her up the stairs. I also find it important to meet and greet them half way. I do not wait for them to always come to me. Having them walk to greet me mid stage almost has this feeling that I am more important than they are. I usually meet them at the stairs if I am working on a stage etc. and I help them to the location where I need them to be.

I also do not just rush into the effect or routine as I see a lot of people do. I take the time to introduce myself to them find out their name and introduce them to the audience. This helps calm and relax them and gets them to realize that I want them up there and that we are going to have fun.

Now many folks wonder if and should you use your assistant to get laughs. Well certainly you can and that is a part of magical entertainment. The difference is that if you are going to use your assistants for laughs that you build the trust with them up first and make certain that every step of the way you are telling them and reinforcing to them that you appreciate them and that you are just kidding. You might say something like, "I am just kidding Joe. Please give Joe here a round of applause for allowing me to pick on him for just a few moments." If I have done this well Joe will understand that I appreciate him being there and I thank him for helping me entertain the audience.

After any effect with an assistant, I want them to be certain they realize that I really appreciate them helping me. I do this by always allowing them to get the biggest applause. I direct the applause to them instead of myself. They get the praise from the audience and all the applause that goes along with it.

After the applause is over, I usually will whisper to them my own special thanks to them as I escort them and direct them down to their seat. Once again as they head towards their seat I allow the audience to applaud them one last time.

One thing I remember a magician telling me a long time ago was this simple question, "What is a magician without an audience?". To me the answer is … a pretty lonely person. It means to me that I am nothing without my audience. They are the reason why I perform and because of this I always want to show my respect to them.

This is one reason why after every performance I do I take the moment to meet and greet the audience if I can. It is my chance to thank them for coming out and show that I appreciate them doing so.

So how do you personally pick and greet your own helpers? Well that is something each of us has to figure out for ourselves, but I hope that what you learned as a kid will come back to you and that the word "respect" will be a part of how you handle it.

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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6. Las Vegas Magic - March 2017
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Message by David Neubauer (S)

Criss Angel - Mindfreak Live!
7 pm & 9:30 pm (Dark Mon. - Tues.) - Luxor.
www.cirquedusoleil.com/criss-angel-mindfreak#BwSsTgzRH21YxQov.97

David Copperfield - An Intimate Evening of Grand Illusion
7 & 9:30 pm nightly, 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

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
$9.95 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.

Mat Franco - Magic Reinvented Nightly
7 pm - Linq Showroom - LINQ.
www.caesars.com/linq/events/mat-franco#.VUTdemdFDD8

Mike Hammer Comedy Magic Show
7 pm (Dark Sun. & Mon.) - Four Queens Hotel and Casino.
www.mikehammershow.com

Murray - Celebrity Magician
With Guest Act: Douglas "Lefty" Leferovich.
4 pm (Dark Wed.) - Sin City Theatre, Planet Hollywood.
www.planethollywoodresort.com/shows/murray-celebrity-magician.html
2 for 1 General Admisson or VIP Tickets & 2 Popcorns: www.vegas4locals.com/coupons/las-vegas-shows/murray-celebrity-magician/
Half-Price Tickets: www.halfpriceshows.com/Shows/showdatelistt.jsp?i=4&id=258&City=Las
Vegas&State=NV&Name=murray-celebrity-magician

Nathan Burton Comedy Magic Show
4 pm - Saxe Theater - Planet Hollywood.
www.nathanburton.com/Tickets.php
$12.50 Tickets:
www.vegas4locals.com/coupons/las-vegas-shows/nathan-burton-comedy-magic/

ParanormaL - Frederic Da Silva
4 pm - Windows Showroom, Bally's.
www.caesars.com/ballys-las-vegas/shows/paranormal#.VTaCb2dFA-w
Half-Price Tickets: www.halfpriceshows.com/Shows/showdatelistt.jsp?i=4&id=246&City=Las Vegas&State=NV&Name=paranormal
2-for-1 Tickets: www.vegas4locals.com/coupons/las-vegas-shows/paranormal/

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

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

Half Price Tickets: www.halfpriceshows.com/Shows/showdatelistt.jsp?i=4&id=230&City=Las Vegas&State=NV&Name=tommy-wind

Piff the Magic Dragon
8:00 pm, (Dark Thur. - Sun.) - Bugsy's Cabaret, Flamingo
www.caesars.com/flamingo-las-vegas/shows/piff-the-magic-dragon

Xavier Mortimer's Magical Dream
7:00 pm, (Dark Wed.) - Sin City Theatre, Planet Hollywood.

Half Price Tickets: www.halfpriceshows.com/Shows/showdatelistt.jsp?i=4&id=270&City=Las%20
Vegas&State=NV&Name=xavier-mortimers-magical-dream

Magic And More
Crazy Girls
Tony Douglas - 9:00 pm (Dark Wed.) - Crazy Girls Theater - Planet Hollywood.
www.caesars.com/planet-hollywood/shows/Crazy-Girls#.V7X7GXn6t6k

Dixie Dooley
2 & 4 pm every Sunday - Center Stage at the Boulevard Mall.

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

Redneck Comedy Magic - James Michael
6:00 pm. (Dark Tues. - Wed.) - LA Comedy Club, Stratosphere
www.redneckcomedymagic.com

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

The Mystifier - Dixie Dooley
7:30 pm (Dark Tues. - Fri.) - Majestik Theatre, 99 Convention Center Dr.
Attendees get to view Dixie's unique escape exhibit for free.

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

Vegas Public Close-Up Magic
Excalibur - Dick's Last Resort Craig Keith performs bar magic, various times.
Hard Rock - 2nd Floor Bar Café: Smoothini - Wed. to Sun. 8 pm-10:30.
Las Vegas Strip Street Magic: Grndl, Jungle Josh, James Kelsey.
Mandalay Bay Magical Mix - Christopher Karpiak 7-10 pm (Dark Sun.. - Mon.) - Skyfall Lounge, Delano Hotel.
New York New York - Pour 24: Smoothini - after 2 am.
The Fremont Street Experience: Adam Flowers, Chris Randall, Will Bradshaw.
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.

Las Vegas Magic Organizations
Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257, 7 pm - 8:45, 1st Monday each month at Top Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102. 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 8 pm - Midnight. Each Wed. at Tommy Rockers at Dean Martin & Flamingo.

The Las Vegas Magic Luncheon is every Friday at Noon. Magicians and Variety Artists meet for lunch and laughs. All visiting magicians to Las Vegas are welcome to drop in. Great food, great atmosphere - Gordon Biersch, 3987 Paradise Rd

Upcoming Special Events
February, 2017
Feb. 23: Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257 presents a lecture by Ted Outerbridge. 7 pm. Top Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102, Non Fantasma Ring members $20. Members free, Children free with paid adult.
www.ibm257.com

March, 2017
Mar. 1: Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257 presents a lecture by Kieron Johnson. 7 pm. Top Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102, Non Fantasma Ring members $20. Members free, Children free with paid adult.
www.ibm257.com

Mar. 10: Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257 presents a lecture by Shawn McMaster. 7 pm. Top Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102, Non Fantasma Ring members $20. Members free, Children free with paid adult.
www.ibm257.com

Mar. 13: Fantasma I.B.M. Ring 257 presents a lecture by Alan Sands. 7 pm. Top Hat and Wand Magic Shoppe, 5115 Dean Martin Dr. #102, Non Fantasma Ring members $20. Members free, Children free with paid adult.
www.ibm257.com

Mar. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

Mar. 15-16: Focus on Presentation, Character, and Scriptwriting presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Lawrence Hass, Ph.D.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Mar. 17-19: 3-Day Master Class presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Lawrence Hass, Ph.D.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Mar. 24-26: Medicine and Magic Seminar presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Ricardo Rosenkranz, M. D., Lawrence Hass, Ph.D.
www.magicalwisdom.com

April, 2017
Apr. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

Apr. 28-30: Focus on Street Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride and Mario Morris.
www.magicalwisdom.com

May, 2017
May 1-2: Magic & Mystery School Spring Training - Focus on Card Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School.
Instructors: Jeff McBride, Greg Gleason.
www.magicalwisdom.com

May 3-4: Magic & Mystery School Spring Training - Focus on Classics of Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Greg Gleason.
www.magicalwisdom.com

May 5-6: Magic & Mystery School Spring Training - Focus on Grand Illusions presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Greg Gleason.
www.magicalwisdom.com

May. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

June, 2017
Jun. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

Jun. 23-25: 3-Day Master Class presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger.
www.magicalwisdom.com

July, 2017
Jul. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

Jul. 21-23: Magic and Theatre with Gaston presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Gaston Florin, Jeff McBride.
www.magicalwisdom.com

August, 2017
Aug. 11-12: Focus on Platform and Parlor Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructor: Jeff McBride.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Aug. 13-16: MAGIC Live! will be held once again at The Orleans in Las Vegas, with Alumni Registration opening Nov. 30 and General Registration available on Dec 6, 2016.
www.magicmagazine.com/live

Aug. 17: Sisters of Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Special guest presenters including Ariann Black, Abigail McBride and others.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Aug. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

Aug. 18-24: 7-Day Master Class presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Lawrence Hass, Tobias Beckwith.
www.magicalwisdom.com

September, 2017
Sept. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

October, 2017
Oct. 14: Fall Training - Classic Themes of Mentalism presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 15: Fall Training - Focus on Storytelling Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 16: Fall Training - Focus on Séance and Bizarre Magic presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 17: Fall Training - Focus on Illusions presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger.

www.magicalwisdom.comOct. 18-21: Magic and Meaning Conference presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School will be held at the Tuscany Suites & Casino, located at 255 E. Flamingo Rd. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger. Special Guest TBA.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Oct. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

November, 2017
Nov. 4-6: Magic for Speakers and Presenters presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride Stephen Shapiro, Tobias Beckwith.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Nov. 8-11: Master Class for Mentalism presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Lawrence Hass, Ph.D. Special Guest for the Class will be Ross Johnson. Sold Out.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Nov. 15-18: Master Class for Mentalism presented by McBride's Magic & Mystery School. Instructors: Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger, Lawrence Hass, Ph.D. Special Guest for the Class will be Ross Johnson.
www.magicalwisdom.com

Nov. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

DECEMBER, 2017
Dec. 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. Local ID: $10 cover, all others $20.
www.vegaswonderground.com watch live: www.McBrideMagic.com

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7. The Award-Winning It's Magic! Showcase
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Article forwarded on by Mel Kientz (US)

It's Magic! to cast a spell over Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.

The award-winning It's Magic! showcase enthralls and entrances fans at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (CCPA) on Sunday, March 19, 3:00 pm. Tickets, starting from $40, are available at the CCPA Ticket Office and cerritoscenter.com or by calling 562-467-8818.

The longest-running magic production in the country, IT'S MAGIC! brings to the stage the biggest stars in magic and variety. With a cast of award-winning performers from around the world - including Hollywood's Magic Castle and Las Vegas - the extravaganza leaves audiences speechless and spellbound with sleight-of- hand illusions, stage tricks, and comedy and variety acts.

It's "the best magic show in town!" cheers the Los Angeles Times. The CCPA lineup features magic masters Jody Baran, Jay Johnson, Juliana Chen, Charlie Frye & Co., and Ray Pierce.

The widespread success of It's Magic!, which started as Hocus Pocus in 1956, led to the birth of Hollywood's Magic Castle, a private club for magicians and magic enthusiasts that opened its doors in 1963. Audiences were hypnotized by sold-out magic shows featuring legendary masters of illusions Harry Blackstone, John Calvert, Mark Wilson, Lance Burton, and Harry Anderson. It's Magic! has cast its spell over captivated crowds on the West Coast and beyond, including Hawaii, Arizona, California, and Washington.

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA

For tickets or more information on the performance, call 562-467-8818 or go to cerritoscenter.com

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8. Marrakech Magic Theater - Jay Alexander
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Message by Jay Alexander (US)

This weekend will be the official grand opening of my Marrakech Magic Theater.

An evening you won't forget begins in this historic speakeasy with a Moroccan flair
that is perfect for a remarkable night of magic, mentalism and mystery.

Your evening begins in the Oasis Lounge where you can enjoy world class sleight-of-hand.
A wonderful assortment of drinks and Moroccan appetizers are available for purchase
prior to the show.

You will then be escorted into our intimate showroom for Jay Alexander's unforgettable performance of magic, psychology and human lie detection that will lift your spirits and have you gasping in amazement!

Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 6:30 & 9:00
Sunday 6:30

Doors open one-hour prior to showtime for drinks, appetizers and close-up magic experience

The theater is open to the public but also available for corporate buy-outs.

More tickets please go to www.SanFranciscoMagicTheater.com

I hope to see you at a show.

Jay Alexander

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Marrakech Magic Theater
419 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA
(415) 794-6893

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9. New Issue Of Ye Olde Magic Mag!
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Message by Marco Pusterla M.M.C.

Collecting Magic Memorabilia - a new issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag!

The new issue of Ye Olde Magic Mag (Vol. 3 #2) is now available for download!
If you are interested in magic history, or if you collect magic memorabilia, you can't miss this issue! Don't delay: you could read the magazine in the next five minutes!

The second issue of the third volume is 60 pages long and deals extensively on magic collectibles and collections!

Download here Vol. 3, issue 2 for only £5.00

If you are a subscriber, you don't have to do anything! We have already sent you your digital copy (check your spam/junk mailbox if you haven't seen it) and your printed copy is on its way to you. If you are unsure or can't find the magazine, please just email us back!

In this Issue:
How to prepare for an exhibition of magic collectibles, through the experience of our editor, Marco Pusterla

James Smith, our resident librarian, on important magic books sold in 2016
Suspension of Disbelief in the 18th century, in the Italian tour of Philip Jonas, in an exclusive article by Pietro Micheli

The emotion of discovering long-lost manuscripts by one of the greatest Italian magic writers

...and much more, including our regular features on auctions and gossip

If you are interested in the printed version of the magazine, in addition to the digital one, please hurry! we only print 75 copies and most of them are reserved to subscribers. Once they're gone... they are gone!

PLEASE, send this email to your collector/historian friends, and invite them to share Ye Olde Magic Mag: we want all lovers of magic history and all magic collectors to know about this new, exciting magazine!

Many thanks for your attention, best regards,

Marco Pusterla M.M.C.
Ye Olde Magic Mag


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10. How He Became The World's Most Successful Magician
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Article forwarded on by Mel Kientz (US)

Forbes

by Dan Schawbel

David Copperfield:

How He Became the World's Most Successful Magician by Dan Schawbel

I spoke to David Copperfield, the most commercially successful magician in history, about his early influences, what keeps him motivated to continue to perform after years of magic, how he comes up with new tricks and his best career advice.

Copperfield is currently performing at the MGM Resorts in Las Vegas. His television specials have won 21 Emmy Awards of a total 38 nominations. Best known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, Copperfield's career of over 40 years has earned him 11 Guinness World Records, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a knighthood by the French government, and he has been named a Living Legend by the U.S. Library of Congress. He has so far sold 33 million tickets and grossed over $4 billion, which is more than any other solo entertainer in history. When not performing, he manages his chain of eleven resort islands in the Bahamas.

Dan Schawbel: You started practicing magic at such a young age. Who were some of your influences back then?

David Copperfield: My influences weren't magicians in the classic sense, but the great MGM stars like Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. Frank Sinatra was a huge influence. If only I could sing! I also studied the great film directors. Capra. Hitchcock. Victor Fleming. Orson Welles.

I loved magic of course, but it was sort of in a stasis when I was a kid. Being a magician meant wearing tails and saying nothing and making birds appear. Having role models from the cinema turned out to be a good thing for me, because I was inspired to bring storytelling to magic, romance, choreography-all the elements of film and theater that I loved. My initial contribution was to add romance, suspense, and narrative to my work.

Schawbel: After decades performing magic on TV and in front of crowds, what keeps you motivated? Are you still honing your craft?

Copperfield: I love creating experiences that haven't been seen or felt before, and if I get it right, I'll be pushing my art forward. I'm blessed and cursed with never being satisfied.

I still feel like I did when I was sixteen, striving to get better every day. We record each performance. I watch each show and try to see what the audience is responding to. I look for ways to improve everything. Complacency has never been a problem. Rarely do I feel completely satisfied with a show. Usually, I obsess about how each little thing can be enhanced, improved. It's a difficult way to live but I have high standards and striving constantly to meet them is part of what keeps me going.

Schawbel: What is your process for coming up with new magic and how do you decide which you will continue to use?

Copperfield: I brainstorm with my team constantly. I'm always looking for new material. I watch a movie and think, "Wow, I loved that part where I felt something new. What if we….?" There are many classic themes in magic. Appearing, disappearing, levitating, passing through solid objects, etc. I like to take those themes and see how far I can push them so we do things no one has ever done before. I never take no for an answer. Years ago, when I decided to make the Statue of Liberty disappear, I had a lot of people rolling their eyes. After I did it in front of a live audience, the doubting vanished, just like the statue. When I tell my audiences to "live the impossible," I'm not kidding.

Schawbel: Aside from being a magician, you're also a very successful businessman. You own islands and even a museum. How do you balance being an artist with being a businessman?

Copperfield: Necessity. I never wanted to be a businessman. It just happens. You have to attend to the business side of things. But I'm not a guy absorbed by a ton of hobbies. I don't golf. I don't play tennis. I don't ski. My work is how I have fun-though not without stress-and the islands, the museum, and developing them into something I'm proud of--that brings me a lot of joy.

Schawbel: What are your top three pieces of career advice?

Copperfield:

1. Passion. Fall in love with something as early as you can and then go for it with everything you have. Passion will keep you going when the going gets tough.

2. Preparation. Learn everything you can about your dream-other's mistakes, potential drawbacks, the history, etc. Then work your tail off so that you are completely prepared. There's an old saying I'll paraphrase: "The will to be great is far more common than the willingness to do what it takes to be great." Improvisation and spontaneity are crucial but they must come from a base of enormous preparation. Learn to fly, but not by the seat of your pants.

3. Persistence. Get used to the fact that there is no substitute for hard work. The old saying is true. The harder you work, the luckier you tend to be. So is the other old saying, "God is with those who persevere." Learn from setbacks, use them to improve. And charge your fears. Run at them. Use fear as energy.

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11. FISM 2018 Open for Registration
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Message by Joan Caesar (Canada)

FISM in South Korea

The 2018 FISM website is now open to take reservations. It will be continually updated with information about the convention. Now is the time to book your reservation in order to take advantage of the lowest fee and to be given the best seat possible for the Gala Shows:
www.2018fismbusan.com

I look forward to seeing you there.

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12. 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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