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David Blaine to Speak in Public Event at The New York Public library

3/14/2015

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PictureIn August 2006, Blaine appeared at a New York Public Library branch in support of the system's summer reading program. Photo ©Herb Scher, may not be used without permission.
David Blaine will appear March 16 in a public program at The New York Public Library. The magician will open the Spring season of the Library's Live from the NYPL series in an interview with the series's director, Paul Holdengraber. The event will be held in the Celeste Bartos Forum in the Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street. Previously the Library hosted magician Ricky Jay who appeared as part of Live from the NYPL in April 2014. 

Blaine was affiliated with the Library in 2006 when he served as a spokesperson for the statewide summer reading program, and he has spoken about the importance of libraries in his development as a magician. "My Mom was on her own and had to work several jobs, so I came here and read about Houdini and other magicians," Blaine said about his early use of the Brooklyn Public Library. "In this library, I got lost in the world of books and developed a love for magic." 

Tickets for Blaine's appearance are $25 and go on sale Friday, February 20 at noon (Library members can buy in advance). They can be purchased at www.showclix.com/event/3928455/pre-sale.

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