Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, the city’s glittering stretch of Michigan Avenue, is about to get a touch of enchantment. In a bold $50 million venture, healthcare entrepreneur Glen Tullman is transforming the historic McCormick Mansion at 100 E. Ontario St. – formerly the home of Lawry’s Prime Rib – into The Hand & The Eye, a sprawling, 36,000-square-foot magic theater that […]
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I’ve been coming to Barcelona for the past four years, and I’ve known Harris about that long. He’s a business guy turned magician, who has been slowly and patiently creating a niche for himself here in Barcelona as a comedy magician. (And although he doesn’t tout it, has invented a new niche as a tortilla magician.) He has (or […]
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I’ve been diving into a great new podcast (The Variety Artist Podcast) that features variety artists talking about their work, how they got involved, and tips and tricks for both beginners and working pros. It’s something that I think many readers of this blog would be interested in. (And it makes me a little envious that I didn’t start doing […]
Read moreMy son and I and a few members of the NYC Dads Group got a chance to wander over to the Metropolitan Room a couple of Saturday mornings ago to see Mario the Magician’s kids show. The show was delightful, really a lot of fun. The venue was…. interesting. Mario is a very amiable performer. He does a show that […]
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