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Monday - May 11, 1998 |
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Jon Stetson, Steve Kradolfer, Eric
Rochelle, David Oliver and Brian Gillis headline on Tuesday May 12 at the weekly magic
cabaret at the Green Street Grill (280 Green Street, Cambridge MA., 617-876-1655). Bar
magic starts at 9pm and the cabaret at 10pm, $10 cover charge. On Sunday May 17 at 12:30pm
there will be a special one-man show featuring the legendary Rene Lavand. For more
information call Jon Stetson at 508-990-0278.(5/11)
Penn and Teller appear on the "Oak
Ridge Boys Live from Las Vegas" on Tuesday May 12 at 8pm ET on TNN-TV (US-cable).(5/11)
Appearing at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, May 11-17 are: Alba,
Tom Ogden, Bob Markwood, Terry Lunceford, Mark Haslam, Mike Elkan, Charles & Bobbi
Peters, and Monique Monros.(5/11)
Thomas Meier, who is the current FISM
Close-Up Champion, is showcasing one of the world's most popular card games, UNO (more
than 120 million sold), which is holding a contest for new rules and variations for the
game. If you want to enter and win the $5,000 prize you can visit the UNO site at Mattel.(5/11)
The 7th World Deaf Magicians Festival
takes place at the Clarendon Hotel on the edge of Blackheath Village, Greenwich, London,
England on May 11-18. For more info fax Victor Shine at: 44-0181-856-9661.(5/11)
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Tuesday - May 12, 1998 |
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Marc Salem performs around 45 minutes of
Magic/Mentalism on the Maury Povich Show on Wednesday May 13 at 10am on NBC-TV (US).(5/12)
Penn & Teller open at Bally's Hotel
and Casino in Las Vegas, NV on May 14-18 and again 26-30.(5/12)
Jim Zachary, the king of dice stacking,
has finally tipped his secrets in video form. To read more about the video and the
handcrafted props he manufactures you can visit his Zack Stacks website.(5/12)
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Wednesday - May 13,
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Gary R. Brown who recently wrote the Al Flosso Biography "Coney Island Fakir" has written an excellent eight page
article called "The Science of Cheating at Cards" which appears in the Summer
1998 issue (Volume 14/Number 1) of American Heritage of Invention & Technology
magazine. Also included are color photos of cheating devices from the Bob Rosenberger
collection.(5/13)
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Thursday - May 14, 1998 |
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John Carney, Cellini, Pit Hartling, Andy
Nyman, Mike O'Brien, and Bob Read are among the performers appearing at the Opus
Convention in London, England on May 16-17. For more info. e-mail Chris Power at: chrispower@compuserve.com.(5/14)
Tom Mullica opens in his own one-man show
at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas on May 16. Presented by David Wright the show is titled,
"Red Skelton, A Tribute by Tom Mullica." Mullica will recreate many classic Red
Skelton routines as a tribute to his mentor and friend of 17 years. Join Gertrude & Heathcliff, the mean widdle kid, Klem Kadiddlehopper and Freddy the Freeloader in what
promises to be a hysterical show. Performances will be daily (except Friday) at 2pm and
4pm. For tickets and information call the Plaza at: 702-386-2444.(5/14)
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Friday - May 15, 1998 |
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Collectors' Day, sponsored by the Magic
Circle is held on May 16 at the Victory Services Club in London. Speakers include: Father
Stephen Fernandes and Brian Lead.(5/15)
New York Magician J.B. Benn is featured
in the Vanities section of the May 1998 issue of Vanity Fair. The article titled
"Manhattan Merlin" describes him as being "the darling of New York's
rich-and-not-easily-amused - including Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington."(5/15)
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Saturday - May 16, 1998 |
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Marc Salem, star of Mind Games, is
featured on the OBIE awards show on May 18. On Sunday May 17 at the 48th annual Drama Desk
awards Joel Gray and Bebe Neuwirth are scheduled to introduce Salem's performance live on
NY1-TV (US) at 9pm ET. Salem will also be presenting the drama desk award for the best
actor and best actress.(5/16)
Darwin Ortiz appears on
"Unmasked" on Sunday May 17 on NBC-TV (US) at 7pm ET. He will be featured on two
segments dealing with casino cheating methods.(5/16)
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Sunday - May 17, 1998 |
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Vito Lupo, Torkova, and Steve Bedwell
appear at Monday Night Magic on May. 18 in
NYC. For tickets call Ticketmaster at: (212)
307-4100.(5/17)
Ricky Jay, Jeff Dunham, and The Flying
Karamazov Brothers appear on "Virtual Ed Sullivan" (a computer-animated Sullivan
acts as host) on Monday May 18 at 9pm on UPN-TV (US).(5/17)
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