Frewin provides a magical holiday special - Ottawa Sun
Magic Man is part stage show, part reality show, part biography and part Christmas special. The 42-year-old Frewin -- who has his own dinner theatre in Niagara Falls, Ont. -- intended the TV show to be suitable for the whole family, and his own family is featured prominently....
Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:11:00 GMT

Magic show raises funds for Cloverdale school (Business Examiner)
He's illusionist John Kaplan and brings his Magic of Christmas show to Surrey Centre Elementary this week....
Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:11:03 GMT

Gospel Magician and Comic Brings Hope - Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription)
At age sixteen, Patrick Mills started his career in magic by working at Aladdin's Magic and Fun Shop located at Confusion Corner in Stuart. The benefit was learning new tricks. The boss lady, Betty Doss, a clever clown, not only hired him, but also booked him to do children's shows. He joined the Society of American Magicians and specialized in close up comedy magic and began working for restaurants such as Pizza Hut, Ci Ci Pizza, Blue Moon, Mulligans, Days Inn, etc....
Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:22:22 GMT+00:00

Ricky Jay on A Rogue's Gallery, Chicago Magicians, and Wonder - Chicago Reader
The great sleight-of-hand artist, historian of magic and vaudeville, actor, and raconteur Ricky Jay kicks off a six-night stand of his new show, Ricky Jay: A Rogue's Gallery—An Evening of Conversation and Performance tonight at the Royal George Theatre Centre....
Publ.Date : Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:46:53 GMT+00:00

Billionaires, Millionaires, and Star Magician Steve Cohen Team up to ... - Yahoo Finance
Billionaires, millionaires, media personalities, and other distinguished guests will join forces to support the Mercy Corps Action Center to End World Hunger on Tuesday, December 8th at the Magic4Mercy Benefit featuring the world-renowned magician/mind reader/illusionist extraordinaire Steve Cohen....
Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:07:00 GMT

An Augmented Reality Projection Tracking System Actually Makes This Magician Seem Cool [Magic] (Gizmodo)
Magicians seem to have fallen out of favor in recent years, but Marco Tempest, the "Virtual Magician" has something going that could change all of that: augmented reality. Tempest's "Magic...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:24:39 GMT

Presto! Porn Apps on the iPhone! (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)
The Sex App Shop is owned by Maria "SnakeBabe" Gara, a Las Vegas magician who specializes in risqué reptile acts. But the technology behind it originally comes from a fellow magician, Steve Sheraton, who used the offline-Web-app trick to set up his own shop for iPhone magic trick apps.
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:37:05 GMT

'Verbalist' Jay unleashes witty 'Rogues Gallery' (Chicago Sun-Times)
Ricky Jay is an astonishing magician -- a grand master of the art and craft required for the dramatic manipulation of things that appear to be in full sight. Yet sleight-of-hand is almost the least of the many extraordinary talents and enthusiasms of this actor, writer, historian and performance artist. Just consider, for starters, the grand panache with which Jay begins his tremendously ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:14:58 GMT

Master William Mayhem - Pirate Magician - NewsBlaze
Tonight I am talking with Master William Mayhem, The Pirate Magician of St. Augustine who has recently been selected "as a Nominee/Finalist" for the Devils Dozen, Pirate Lord Contest.
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:27:24 GMT+00:00

Secret CIA 'Magic' Manual Reveals Cold War Spy Tricks - ABC News
For decades, rumors of top-secret "magic" manuals swirled within CIA circles. The long-lost guides were said to have been written by a prominent magician, but many officers dismissed them as myth, believing them too fantastical to be true. In the ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:28:00 GMT

Greg Frewin's grand illusions - Niagara Review
After 90 minutes of delays, Greg Frewin is finally ready to make stuff disappear. His doves are in place. The lights are finally working. The TV cameras flip on. He takes his place at centre stage, where he'll film the day's first illusion in front ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:25:00 GMT

"Criss Angel: Mindfreak Collector's Edition Megaset" on DVD! - EDGE Boston
Stretch the boundaries of reality and belief with the CRISS ANGEL: MINDFREAK COLLECTOR'S EDITION MEGASET" Time and time again, Criss Angel proves he's the ultimate maestro of modern magic, with his unique blend of illusion and reality. Blessed ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:42:00 GMT

FREWIN PART TWO: Magician can make crowds appear - Niagara Review
Last January, The Review gained rare access behind the scenes with Greg Frewin for the filming of his first television special. A three-part series, which continues today and concludes Tuesday, follows the Niagara Falls magician as he battles fatigue ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:09:00 GMT

Imagination Library sparks a party - St. Cloud Times
As magician Jeff Stimler made wooden bunnies change colors, rope surprisingly connect and coins appear from behind the ears of his audience, Exzavier Harlander was amazed — especially when Stimler found a coin under his chin. Stimler also teaches in Buffalo....
Publ.Date : Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:06:00 GMT