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Lecture with Mago Larry

10/31/2018

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On Friday, November 2, Parent Assembly, #1 of the Society of American Magicians will present a lecture by Argentina’s Mago Larry. Larry will feature the history of mentalism and parlor magic, use of pre-show, the approach to the spectator, theory of the materialization of a spectator’s thoughts, mentalism forces, controls, predictions, and book tests, plus professional routines for social or corporate events, as well as some of his personal creations and unique effects.

Larry is an international working magical artist and has won 7 prizes in the last 6 FISM Latin America events. Larry was the National Champion of Spain in 2017. Besides being a working professional performer, Larry has lectured all over the world. He is the founder and director of Latin American Convention of Mentalism.

The lecture will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Fantasma Magic, following the members only meeting of the Parent Assembly.  Fantasma Magic is located at 213 West 35th Street, suite 401. The lecture is free for Parent Assembly #1 members, $40 for non-members of the SAM (which can be applied towards PA membership dues), and $10 for S.A.M. members who are not members of PA#1
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Houdini Seance and Lunch

10/31/2018

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Magicians on the Move

10/30/2018

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The location of the longstanding New York City Saturday magic get-together has changed yet again. The new location, as of this date, is the A & H Deli, 431 Seventh Avenue, between 33rd and 34th Streets. The magicians meet in the upstairs eating area near the windows, usually arriving at around noon.

The Saturday magicians group has met regularly for decades, according to some longtime members since the 1940s. Prior locations include Cafe Rustico, Governor Cafeteria, and Reubens Deli. Most recently the meetings were briefly held at another deli on 33rd Street.


The group has been one of the hubs of the New York City magic community, a place to learn from other magicians, share knowledge, try out new tricks, and pick up the latest news. Over the years many notable magicians have attended the get-togethers during the course of working on their skills and building their careers, however it is a resource that is available to anyone who is interested in magic. We have a separate write up about the group in our Magic Guide (scroll down until you find the blog post "Magic Guide, NYC).

We will stay up to date on the status of the group's locations and report back with an update if anything changes.
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Joshua Jay Performs on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, October 26

10/23/2018

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Magician Joshua Jay will perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this coming Friday, October 26. The show airs at 11:30 p.m. on NBC. The appearance will provide Jay the opportunity to publicize the extension of his live show Six Impossible Things which starts performances again on October 25 at Wildrence, a venue on Canal Street in Manhattan. It originally was presented in the same space this past summer.
 
In comments to Herb's Magic Jay provided details about the development of the piece that he will perform on The Tonight Show. "The tough thing was, nothing in my show translates to late-night television," Jay said. All the pieces from the show are quite environment-specific, and so we (we being my collaborators on the piece, Danny Garcia and the Other Brothers) put together a fun, dare-I-say comedy piece that will play big and fit the time limit we've been given. It's a huge departure for me, which I love, and it's nothing at all like my show. And I was very fortunate that some buddies in Vegas allowed me to perform the piece on their shows each night for a week, so I could test some of the sequences before we run it on The Tonight Show." 

It's been a busy time for Jay who yesterday, in addition to delivering a sold out lecture at Tannen's, also announced that he and Andi Gladwin, his partner at their magic company, Vanishing, Inc, have acquired Dan and Dave Buck's The Art of Magic enterprise. The Art of Magic markets an extensive line of instructional videos by such conjurors as Asi Wind, Ricky Smith, Jason England, Juan Tamariz, and Jared Kopf to name a few. In addition Jay and Gladwin are producing two magic conferences in January. They are presenting The Session, held January 11th to 13th in London and then Magifest in Columbus, Ohio, January 17th to 19th.

Six Impossible Things will run at Wildrence, 59 Canal Street. For additional information including the show schedule and a link to purchase tickets, go to: siximpossiblethingsshow.com

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Magic Illuminates the Mysteries of the Heart at Free Event, October 26

10/12/2018

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Throughout the history of magic there have been many influential figures who made notable contributions to the art even though their livings came from other full-time occupations. Among them are a number of physicians who have created innovative techniques, stood out as performers, or otherwise dedicated themselves to the field of conjuring. Dr. Kedar Sankholkar, a New York City cardiologist and magician, will appear October 26 in Magic and Mysteries of the Heart, a free event at The New York Pubilc Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. Dr. Sankholkar will perform a wide range of magic at the event and will also weave into his presentation valuable information about the heart, focusing on ways that individuals can actively improve their own health.

Dr. Sankholkar says that his thinking about similarities between magic and medicine evolved after wondering why some patients would change their behavior to lead toward healthier outcomes while others struggled with the same types of changes. "My main goal is to motivate people to make the right choices for their health through education and entertainment," says Dr. Sankholkar. "As magicians we are doing sleight of hand that when looked at in isolation has no meaning, but when presented well spectators turn it into something in their minds. That’s where the magic happens. It’s completely in their minds. I’ve started to notice that’s also where true changes for a patient’s heart happens. It has to start in their minds."

PictureSaram Ellison's 1903 Membership Card in the Society of American Magicians, showing him as member number one. Below the card is his receipt for a subscription to Mahatma, a leading magic magazine. The items are from the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
In addition to Dr. Sankholkar's presentation, Herb Scher (editor of this blog), will introduce the event with remarks about physicians over the last 115 years who have made notable contributions to magic. These include Jacob Daley, who was an innovator of card magic; Richard Mark, a psychiatrist and developer of mentalism effects; and Saram Ellison, who was instrumental in founding the Society of American Magicians in 1902. Dr. Ellison donated a series of scrapbooks to The New York Public Library that are filled with invaluable items documenting aspects of magic history from the late 1800s into the 1910s, and a selection of these items will be featured in the presentation. The materials are now part of the Billy Rose Theatre Division at the Library for the Performing Arts.

Although admission to the event is free, reservations are recommended. Additional information is available here. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is located at Lincoln Center. The easiest access to the Bruno Walter Auditorium where the event will occur is at Amsterdam Avenue just south of 65th Street.

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