 Obie
O'Brien receiving his "Guest
Of Honor" Plaque at the 40th
annual F.F.F.F. convention
which has now been renamed "Obie's
4F Convention." The
prestigious event which
attracted many of the best
close-up magicians from
around the world took place
on April 21-24 in Batavia,
New York. (4/25/10:
A MagicTimes Photo). |
Garrett Thomas Performs Magic at Root 5
- Artvoice
Artvoicetv stopped by Root 5 in Hamburg
to check out the buzz about Garrett
Thomas. He did not dissapoint performing
some of his magic for our cameras.
Garrett Thomas is a World Renowned
Magician...But not in the way you may be
used to…Most Magicians you see today are
just Tricksters, only performing
standard tricks…If you look at the word
Magic, it’s root is Magi, or “Wise Man”…
Knowledge is Power… So a Real Magician
is a “Renaissance Man” who studies
Science, Math, Physics, and
Psychology....
Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:29:19
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Mentalist R.J. Williams to Appear on
Jeremy x. Halpern ... - Broadway World
Mentalist R.J. Williams is set to
perform his amazing feats on Jeremy X.
Halpern's new weekly variety show,
Brooklyn Basement Tuesdays, aired on
www.Weirdos.TV. Tuesday nights at
midnight, Jeremy X. holds court in the
Weirdos.TV studios in lovely
hipsterville, a.k.a. Williamsburg,
Brooklyn. Artists and performers of all
shapes and styles will be joining him in
his quest to stamp out normality! R.J.
Williams is scheduled on Tuesday, April
27th....
Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:58:00
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Could it be magic for Tom? - Milton
Keynes Today
A young magician from Shenley Church End
has been invited to the American Society
of Magicians convention in Pennsylvania.
Talented Tom Dodson, 14, who is a pupil
at Denbigh School, is the current J Day
champion – a national award affiliated
with the Junior Magic Circle.
Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:37:19
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Bill Rabe, Special Olympian, performs
magic with his ... - 89.3 KPCC
Among other talents, Karl is a magician,
so when he was asked to perform at a
benefit show for athletes with
disabilities, he wanted to include Bill,
who is a Special Olympian....
Publ.Date : Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:42:00
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Groups display talents in Greek Week
show - The Daily Collegian Online
Next, former Penn State Performing
Magicians President Nathan Kepner amazed
the audience with his original,
award-winning magic routine. A jukebox,
easel and saxophone sat on the stage and
ragtime music played as Kepner
(senior-education) pulled glasses, a hat
and a microphone from behind the
newspaper he was reading. ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:04:19
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Wash. woman drops rape lawsuit against
magician David Copperfield
A Washington woman who accused David
Copperfield of luring her to his private
island in the Bahamas and raping her --
and who was later charged with
fabricating sexual assault claims
against another man — is dropping her
federal lawsuit against the magician.
Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:40:16
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US woman drops rape lawsuit against
magician - Daily Oklahoman
A woman who accused David Copperfield of luring her to his private island
in the Bahamas and raping her -- and who
was later charged with fabricating
sexual assault claims against another
man — dropped her federal lawsuit
against the magician Tuesday....
Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:58:00
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Spencers delight audience with magical
displays, humor - Echo
Kevin and Cindy Spencer fascinated
audiences with their dangerous and
exciting illusions on April 13 in Donald
W. Reynolds Performance Hall. The
Spencers have been named Performing Arts
Entertainers of the Year for six
consecutive years. They were also named
the International Magicians of the Year
by a panel of their peers....
Publ.Date : Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:19:10
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This magic show has plenty of wit up its
sleeve at Annoyance - Chicago Tribune
Unbeknownst to me and perhaps plenty of
you, there is an entire subculture of
magicians in Chicago, according to
Benjamin Barnes, who performed during
the weekend at the Annoyance in a show
called, appropriately enough, "A Magic
Evening."...
Publ.Date : Tue, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00
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Havertown's George McMagic: A master of
the impossible - Delco News Network
Ask 11-year-old George Gallo III why he
likes magic so much and he’ll tell you
it’s the art of amazement. “It’s so
fascinating, seeing what you think is
impossible happen right in front of
you,” George said. “It tells people that
nothing is impossible; anything is
possible. You can do anything you want
with your life.”...
Publ.Date : Tue, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00
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Magical memories of the Forks Hotel -
Buffalo News - Apr 23, 2010
People were amazed when Fechter’s huge
hands nimbly made cards, coins and
cigarettes multiply, be transformed and
eventually vanish. His good friend, Karl
Norman, performed behind the large,
U-shaped bar. For four to five hours a
night, spectators, ranked three deep,
would watch Norman produce a big metal
nut from under his fez and make signed
cards appear on the ceiling or outside
the windows. Raucous humor was
continuous....
Publ.Date : Fri, Apr 23, 2010 06:58:00
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Jeff Hobson mixes magic and comedy -
Canton Repository
I’ve not seen veteran Las Vegas
entertainer Jeff Hobson’s popular stage
act, but I can confirm that the guy is
plenty funny on the telephone. Hobson
was driving from San Diego to his home
in Vegas when we chatted. “I steal
watches and belongings from people,” he
announced, when I asked him about his
show, which blends magic and comedy. “I
can’t help it. I’m from Detroit, it’s in
my blood.”...
Publ.Date : Fri, Apr 23, 2010 07:00:00
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Batavia Holiday Inn hosting best at
sleight of hand - Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle -
The 4F convention is a gathering of some
of the best "close-up" magicians in the
world. For the past 40 years, masters of
the magical performance, involving
slight-of-hand and audiences of just a
few people at a time, have met in
western New York to share secrets and
tricks....
Publ.Date : Fri, Apr 23, 2010 15:10:06
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Top magicians in Batavia for annual
convention - The Daily News Online
Some of the world’s best magicians are
in Batavia this week as part of Obie’s
4F Convention at the Batavia Holiday
Inn. The 40th annual convention, which
is by invitation only and is not open to
the public, officially began Wednesday
and continues through Saturday.
Publ.Date : Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:40:08
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NORM: Magician to make rubles in Moscow
- Las Vegas Review Journal
After a 14-hour flight to the Russian
metropolis on May 2, Johnathan and his
sidekick Psychic Tanya and crew will do
a 20-minute set and fly back the next
day....
Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:03:00
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In the blink of an eye - China Daily
Two simple rubber bands cross the
fingers of a slim young man. A second
later, one passes through the other.
Thirty-four-year-old Lu Chen has
enchanted millions of viewers with his
sleight of hand on CCTV's Spring
Festival galas of 2009 and 2010, turning
magic into a fad and himself into a pop
star....
Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00
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The illusionists - Bangalore Mirror
It’s the new face of magic. The
real-life “Harry Potters” are corporate
entertainers, adept at mind reading
techniques and using technology to
further the cause of hocus-pocus. Renuka
Phadnis meets a bunch of new-age
magicians in the city and comes back
enchanted...
Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:00:00
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Troupe of performers focus on meaning of
life - Muskegon Chronicle
Illusionist Harris III (aka B.J. Harris)
ventured back into the past in
assembling his new stage show. “I
discovered Vaudeville,” said Harris, 26,
of the popular traveling entertainment
shows of the early 20th century....
Publ.Date : Sat, 24 Apr 2010 06:54:00
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Audience needn't be psychic to
understand the deceptions - Waterbury
Republican American
To me, though, the highlight was a
seance performed by magician Todd
Robbins. I think that magicians, like
Houdini, find sport in reproducing
psychic phenomena because it allows them
to show how illusions are performed
without violating the magicians' code of
secrecy. Among these appear to be
optical illusions, misdirection,
statistical probability, accomplices
and, perhaps most important, the power
of suggestion.
Publ.Date : Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:58:37
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