'Magical' fund-raiser scheduled Saturday
State Gazette - When Justin Chandler saw his first magic show, he thought it was pretty cool. He was 5 and his dad was sharing a bag of tricks he had learned as a youngster. Then, Chandler began seeing magicians like David Copperfield on television and he realized ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:34:00 GMT

Bates Alum Becomes Clown Extraordanaire - Bates Student
This past Thursday night, the Bates Juggling Club hosted a juggler, a clown, a comedian, a magician , a mime, an acrobat and a construction worker - all of ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:54:29 GMT

Clowns Gather for Annual Church Tribute
Seattle Times - A skilled mime, acrobat, magician and a consummate physical performer, he popularized many of clowning's trademark tricks, including thieving long strings of sausages. Grimaldi, who died in 1837, is credited with inventing the white face-paint and ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:38:00 GMT

PAIN, BUT NO GAIN, ABOARD BLAINE TRAIN
New York Post - February 6, 2008 -- I'VE reported endurance artist David Blaine - suspended in glass over the Thames, frozen in ice in Times Square, teetered atop a pillar in Bryant Park, buried alive seven days - is gearing now to break the staying-awake record. To ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:21:00 GMT

David Blaine Postpones His 'Most Demanding Stunt Yet'
Starpulse.com - Illusionist David Blaine has postponed his bid to stay awake for 13 days, because it's his most physically demanding stunt yet. The 34-year-old is training and dieting obsessively to prepare his body for the world record attempt - which he has ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Magic still offers sense of wonder (The Republican)
SPRINGFIELD - When Michael Paul was a little boy, he told his father he wanted to be a magician - and Paul was surprised by his father's response. "Most parents would say, 'Oh no, you want to be a doctor or a lawyer.' My dad said, 'that's great.'"
Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:23:11 GMT

Catawba Island magician adds bit of comedy to his show (CentralOhio.com)
Greg Carson of Catawba Island has a magical career. The self-described "magical entertainer" performed recently at the Commons of Providence assisted-living facility in Sandusky.
Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:22:28 GMT

Deconstruction | Alan Chamo (Miami Herald)
ALAN CHAMO, 31, magician and owner of Magic Hut stores. Born in Argentina and raised in Israel, Chamo lives in South Beach.
Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:18:21 GMT

Performer faces end of the road in warm comedy
Reuters - The supporting characters are apt and well chosen, particularly Steve Zahn as a local screwball and, nicely realistic, Ricky Jay as Buck's agent-manager. To boot, celebrity cameos, including one by Jack Carter, give credence to the story line and ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:15:00 GMT

Bayside magician dispenses best medicine (Queens Courier)
They say that laughter is the best medicine. If that is true, then Bayside-based magician Michael Raccuia is a one-man medical breakthrough.
Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:09:35 GMT

Monte Carlo Hotel to Reopen Friday, February 15
Earthtimes - Master Magician Lance Burton will resume his long-running show February 15, in the 1,200-seat Lance Burton Theater. Remediation work continues both inside and outside the hotel, which was evacuated and temporarily closed January 25, after a fire ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:52:00 GMT

Stratford magician stuns downtown crowd (Connecticut Post)
When illusionist David Martin attempted to levitate a random bystander in front of Bridgeport's Playhouse On The Green Thursday afternoon, the real question wasn't whether he could pull off the feat.
Publ.Date : Fri, 08 Feb 2008 05:42:27 GMT

Living on the wedge
Chicago Tribune - Ehrich Weiss always said he was born in Appleton--but the magician better known as Houdini was actually born in Budapest, Hungary. No matter: Houdini (1874-1926) indeed spent four boyhood years in the Fox Valley, and that's where his fans head--to ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:33:00 GMT

Magician reveals tricks of the trade (The News-Press)
Cape Coral kids learned all about the power of magic recently at Rotary Park, thanks to master magician Stuart Rudnick.
Publ.Date : Sat, 09 Feb 2008 06:27:33 GMT

Magician promises to make pyramid vanish (UPI)
Saudi professional illusionist Mamdouh al-Marzouqi has boasted he can make one of Egypt's three pyramids disappear, AlArabiya.net reported Friday.
Publ.Date : Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:14:47 GMT

Magic afternoon at Robert Gray (The Daily World)
DAILY WORLD / DAVID SANDLER First-graders Korrbyn Collins-Yeomans and Edith Cuagquehua react to a magic trick performed by magician Rick Anderson during a show on Friday afternoon at Robert Gray Elementary School in Aberdeen.
Publ.Date : Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:35:36 GMT