UPCOMING LECTURES AND EVENTS AT DENNY AND LEE’S IN BALTIMORE AND LAS VEGAS

MONDAY, FEB 6, 7:00PM
CHRIS RANDALL LECTURES IN LAS VEGAS
FREE TO IBM RING 39 MEMBERS
ALL OTHERS $20.00 ADMISSION

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Chris Randall is considered one if the top sleight of hand artists in the world. He has appeared on television’s Masters of Illusion as well as performing as a regular at the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood. He has been working up and… down the Las Vegas Strip for 15 years. The last few years Chris has been focusing on traveling the world with his award winning act. Chris has also been hitting the streets becoming one of the finest street magicians in the world being hailed by the best in the business as the future of street magic. His original material has been featured in MAGIC Magazine, Genii, MUM, The Penumbra and his DVDs Live at the Castle, Sugar High, Magic at the Bar, and Sweet.
The Lecture
Bill in Lemon – Chris gives the real work on his big money maker this is worth the price of the lecture
Desert Rose – over a dozen effects with the paper napkin rose
Scandal Switch – the ultimate linking ring routine it’s has fooled the best minds in magic
Swoosh – the deck switch
Coaster Card – a new approach to card under drink
Sugar High – a sugar packet is held by a spectator then a color is named, the sugar packet is opened, the sugar is poured out and it is the named color.
Red Rising – a very visual ambitious card
7 digits – the ultimate “pick up” trick
Martini – produce all the needs for a martini
Plus Chris will be speaking on restaurant magic, street magic and how to successfully travel the world with a commercial, marketable magic act.
PLEASE NOTE: The following lecture will be FREE for those who have paid their dues for I.B.M. Ring #39. You can pay your annual dues at this lecture and enjoy the benefits of membership including this FREE lecture. For those who are not members of I.B.M. Ring #39, then the cost will be $20 for non-members and $10 for juniors and spouses. Be sure that your national I.B.M. dues have been paid, too.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and Lecture begins at 7:30
(CALL LAS VEGAS STUDIO AT 702-740-3500 FOR RESERVATIONS)
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TUESDAY, FEB 7, 7:00PM
KEITH FIELDS LECTURE IN LAS VEGAS
ADMISSION-$25.00

Keith Fields is from London, England and over the last 25 years has worked in just about every conceivable performance situation, his lecture reflects his vast experience; corporate events, street magic, close-up, kids, cruises, theatres, television, comedy clubs, shows for the troops, trade shows… the list goes on!
During the lecture Keith demonstrates and explains elements from his award winning street show, the material that won him the accolade of International street entertainer of the year; his close up and strolling material, with which he was made the Magic Circle Close-up champion; and some of the amazing magic he has invented that has taken him, quite literally, around the world! Not just once but several times!
Guaranteed no pipe dreams… all the material in this lecture is from his working repertoire and honed by thousands of performances. In this lecture a true working pro tips it all! This is material that has resulted in many TV appearances in the UK and Europe.
Keith is an excellent and very funny performer; hugely experienced in all areas of the business. He guarantees that you will have an entertaining, educational and magical evening!
The Lecture received rave reviews at the Magic Circle before he left London
Rather than tell you about the lecture ourselves we are going to let others do it…
“A fantastic lecture… my friends and I laughed so hard at so many things… a Solid lecture from a solid performer with loads of magic that is both strong and funny.”
Bob Sheets, Washington, DC
“I just saw Keith Fields at the Winter Carnival of Magic, and all I can say is WOW! Fifteen years on the streets really shows. His chop cup routine is one of the best street closers that I have ever seen. Bravo!”
Scott Compton in the Magic Cafe
“A real natural talent… His style and magic confirm why he is one of Britain’s busiest magicians… he possesses the one ingredient that eludes many aspiring close up performers – he knows how to blend humor and good magic in square proportions to create that vital ingredient -entertainment.”
The Magic Circular – The official magazine of the Magic Circle
“You won’t find a more versatile magician anywhere and his lecture is certainly a
demonstration of that… It was crammed with lots of fun, great lines and fantastic
magic. He then dissected the act and not only explained the “hows” of the tricks, but
more importantly the “whys”. His Chop Cup routine is a killer and his borrowed bill
routine is a perfectly honed piece of comedy magic.”
Marc DeSouza, Philadelphia
“Keith Fields is not just a fellow Brit but one of the funniest and most original magicians I’ve seen. If you miss his lecture you’ll definitely be missing a great experience. Go and you’ll learn magic that is not just fooling but fabulous fun as well!”
Simon Lovell, New York
“I thoroughly enjoyed your lecture; you did an excellent job … your thinking on the Chop Cup final loads is right on, up there with the best I’ve seen.”
John Luka, Magicians Lecture Network
The lecture typically covers most of the following
Keith’s ground breaking work on the Chop Cup. A very easy and very funny bill routine. Running the Numbers (a fantastic new book trick). Money Money Money (an easy to make close-up trick). Cold Cure (a great geek item with a balloon). Psychic Hangman. A discussion on audience management and hecklers. The Human Xylophone (the best kids/family routine I know). Spots – the greatest paddle routine ever. Blank Ambitions (an ambitious card routine with some twists). A new look at a double lift and replacement. An easy method to switch a deck – so easy that you won’t realize that you have done it!
All fully explained and if I miss anything due to time constraints, or there is something that you did not quite understand, I will be very happy to see you after the lecture and go through anything again.
(CALL LAS VEGAS STUDIO AT 702-740-3500 FOR RESERVATIONS)
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FRI, SAT, AND SUNDAY FEB 10-12
WINTER FESTIVAL OF WONDERS EVENT IN BALTIMORE
FEATURING DENNY HANEY, FRANCIS MENOTTI, AND DAVID LONDON

Winter Festival of Wonders
February 10 – 12, 2012
Area 405
Baltimore, MD
www.WFOW.info
The Winter Festival of Wonders is a three day celebration of Wonder, Magic & Play, which will take place at Area 405 in the Station North Arts and Entertainment District in Baltimore, MD from February 10 – 12, 2012.
Presenting Artworks By: Brian Baker, Heather Joi Baker, Jeramie Bellmay, EMP Collective, Chad Ellis, Ed Gross, Ben Tolman, TobyVerhines, Rebecca Nagle, and more!
The weekend will also feature four ticketed events, including a Wizards Ball, a Show of Magic, a concert by Telesma, and Dr. Nodnol’s Sunday Circus.
The gallery will also be open, FREE OF CHARGE, on Saturday and Sunday from Noon-5PM where you can enjoy the artwork, shop for unique and handmade goods at The Mystery Marketplace, watch Shows, take Classes and Workshops, and enjoy a variety of other family friendly activities.
Tickets are now on sale for $10 per event. You may also purchase a festival pass for $25, which gives you access to all events at the Festival! For Ticket Info, please visit www.WFOW.info
OFFICIAL SCHEDULE

Wizards Ball
Friday, February 10
7-11PM
Festival Kick-Off Event
With music by Aligning Minds & Kilowatts
and Roaming Performers Mab Just Mab, Lisi Stoessel, Jennifer Stephens, Paco Fish, Shortstaxx & More!
Purchase Tickets to the Wizards Ball here!

Show of Magic
Saturday, February 11
7-8:30PM
with Denny Haney, Francis Menotti and David London
Purchase Tickets to the Show of Magic here!

Telesma Concert
Saturday, February 11
9:30-11PM
Taste the Color of Sound! With Live painter Chad Ellis, Bubble Fairy Jennipher Stephens, Belly Dancers and more!
Purchase Tickets to the Telesma Concert here!

Dr. Nodnol’s Sunday Circus
Sunday, February 12
6:17- 8:30PM
with James Taylor, ellen cherry, Harley Newman, Bagoas, Jeramie Bellmay, Erica & Tony, Alexa Grey, and your host, Paco Fish!
Purchase Tickets to Dr. Nodnol’s Sunday Circus here!

FREE FAMILY PROGRAMMING:

Saturday, February 11
Noon – 1PM – Art Tour/ Meet the Artists
1:00 – 1:15 – Hooping Performance with Cirque Oya
1:15 – 2:15 – Hooping Workshop with Cirque Oya
2:15 – 3:00 – The Adventure to The Imagi Nation
3:00 – 4:00 – Juggling and Tightwire Workshop with Charm City Movement Arts
4:00 – 5:00 – TBA
Plus, a chance to play Mixtum – a new Creative Tool for generating ideas and enjoy the music of the Hang as played by Janet Spahr.

Sunday, February 12
Noon – 1:00 – Art Tour/ Meet the Artists
1:00 – 2:00 – Hand Balancing and Contortion Workshop with Charm City Movement Arts
2:00 – 3:00 – Percussion Workshop with Strum The Fox Provided by Baltimore Art & Music Project
3:00 – 4:00 – Intro to Belly Dance Class with Bagoas
4:00 – 5:00 – James Taylor Sideshow Lecture provided by Shocked and Amazed!
Plus, from Noon – 2PM, play Poetry Confetti with PoetryInBaltimore.com
And from 3PM – 5PM, make art with Albus Cavus!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The Winter Festival of Wonders is made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artists Awards, and Station North Arts & Entertainment, Inc.
Official Sponsors: What Weekly, Dr Nodnol’s Imagination Rejuvenation Tonic, Flying Dog Brewery, Gaia, Work Printing, OBiKWA Wine, Vici Wine & Spirits, & Creative Mindflow
Official Partners: Albus Cavus, Area 405, Artist & Creaftsman Supply, Artists Compound, Baltimore Art & Music Project, Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts, Charm City Movement Arts, EMP Collective, Philip Laubner Photography, The Pink Line Project, James Taylor’s Shocked and Amazed, Station North Arts & Entertainment District, and 88
More info: www.WFOW.info
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MONDAY, FEB 20, 7:00PM
ALAN SANDS LECTURES IN LAS VEGAS
ADMISSION-$25.00

Alan Sands’ lecture is well rounded and includes things for the amateur and the skilled finger flicker, the clown, the mind reader, and the corporate presenter. Alan has novelty routines as well as magic routines, and he will discuss how to make a show flow and be entertaining for the majority of the audience, not just for a select few. He will perform and teach tricks with ropes, coins, cards, balloons, and razor blades. He will discuss marketing and talk about being the son of a full-time professional magician that ate, drank and breathed magic his entire life. Alan will teach the first trick he ever learned and discuss how to get the most routines from only a few props when doing strolling magic so you are not laden with pockets full of gimmicks.
Alan is 51 years old and he has not had a job in the business world since he was 19 choosing instead to make his living as a performer all those years. Alan Sands has performed in 46 US States, across Canada, and even toured in South Africa, Malaysia, the UAE and China. Alan has performed on cruise ships and in casinos but he primarily made his living doing Fairs, Festivals, Amusement Parks, Colleges and Universities, high schools and corporate parties/events. Alan does multiple acts: prop comedy magic act, a hypnosis show, games for events like picnics and many other things – all under the umbrella of “entertainment”!
(CALL LAS VEGAS STUDIO AT 702-740-3500 FOR RESERVATIONS)
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THURSDAY, FEB 23, 8:00PM
DAVID KAPLAN LECTURES IN BALTIMORE
ADMISSION-$20.00

Illusion, music, juggling and deadpan comedy collide in this vaudevillesque spectacle. Inspired by the antics of Keaton, Sellers, Victor Borge, the Smothers Brothers and the illustrious Wile E. Coyote among others, “The Great” David Kaplan welcomes spectators young and old into a wonderfully strange world they will not soon forget. Perhaps Kaplan’s most spectacular accomplishment is emerging from the performance in one piece. As his world seemingly crumbles, he manages to tame a rogue bowling ball, juggle furniture, perform feats of prestidigitation, and play melodies on “concert balloon”, turkey baster and his great grandfather’s ukulele, — all to the delight of a charmed audience.
Notable shows include a recent performance as guest ‘balloonist’ with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and network television appearances on ABC TV’s “The View” and “The Statler Brothers Show” on TNN. David has headlined internationally in theatres and on major cruise lines, from Alaska to the Mediterranean to Tahiti. He has also opened shows for renowned performers including Steven Wright, Bobby Vinton, David Spade, Leon Redbone, David Brenner, Harry Blackstone Jr., and the Smothers Brothers.
Kaplan has won numerous awards including first place medals at the Canton Battle of Magicians and the Columbus Magi-fest, the coveted “Peoples Choice” award at the 2006 International Brotherhood of Magicians convention in Miami and placed 2nd at the 2008 IBM/SAM Competition — the world’s second largest magic competition. Kaplan was recently profiled in MAGIC Magazine’s October ’08 issue. David makes his home in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and two children.
CALL BALTIMORE STUDIO AT 410-686-3914 FOR RESERVATIONS OR
EMAIL DENNYMAGIC@AOL.COM
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FEB 25 OR 26 (DATE PENDING)
SHOOT OGAWA LECTURES IN BALTIMORE
ADMISSION-$20.00

Shoot Ogawa was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. He began magic at the age of 10. Shoot has been featured on almost and every television channel in Japan and has performed his magic for talk shows, variety shows, and children’s shows. He has produced more than ten videos featuring his original magic. Shoot has also starred as a character in “Magic Master”, a popular Japanese teenager comic book. Now living in the United States, Shoot speaks fluent English and he has maintained two homes – in Los Angeles near the Magic Castle and Las Vegas.
From 1993 to the present, Shoot has won first place in more than ten competitions. In 2002, he took first place in London’s MacMillan International Magic Convention and amazed the magic world with his Doubled-Hand Matrix and Ninja Rings routines. In March 2003, Magic Magazine featured Shoot on the cover. In the same year, he was awarded “Magician of the Year” in the Close-up Category by the American Academy of Magical Arts. In August 2003, Shoot’s biography was published in Japan.
Since moving to America, Shoot has been featured in many major events including the famous Rolling Stone Party. He has also been intimately involved in the Japanese community. In January 2004, “Lighthouse”, one of the most popular Japanese publications named Shoot Ogawa as one of the three best Japanese entertainers in America.
Shoot is a creator and performer of beautiful magic. His original magic has been featured in many magazines and tender through his numerous videos. He’s also an advisor/consultant for TV and live events. Shoot is available for television, trade shows, casino shows, corporate events, lectures, and private events. If you are looking for that special performer who will knock you off your feet, look no further than the magic of Shoot Ogawa!
CALL BALTIMORE STUDIO AT 410-686-3914 FOR RESERVATIONS OR
EMAIL DENNYMAGIC@AOL.COM
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