Rebuilding A Mystery

The Wonderground and Magic at the Edge

If you're visiting Las Vegas between now and Thanksgiving 2008, you should treat yourself to tickets to see Jeff McBride's show at Palace Station. It's his full evening show, running about 90 minutes, and the showroom is a near-perfect setting in which to experience the McBride style of magic. Also appearing in the show are magician Jordan Wright and dancer Melanie Kramer. On weekend nights, following the show, the room is transformed into Wonderground -- a new concept that mixes nightclubbing with magic and related performances. The night I was there included performances by Scott Hitchcock, Eugene Burger, along with a live DJ and performance art by Buster Balloon. Admission is free with your show ticket, or you can pay $10 at the door when you enter Wonderground.

Software for scripting

Although I don't use it myself, I've heard good things about the free software Celtx. It might be what you need for managing your own performance scripts, schedules, and so on. (Personally, I use Scrivener.)

Focus on Magic Words

Craig Conley's Magic Words: A Dictionary is going to make its big-publisher debut soon. In anticipation, I made a handy reminder and Craig has featured it on the book's blog. Visit An Eye of Newt with 20/20 Vision for info.

Two new DVD reviews

Now at My Lovely Assistant, my reviews of Color Changing Knives and F*ck Street Magic #1.

Magic Cabaret returns to Chicago

The magic show hosted by P.T. Murphy and David Parr is re-opening soon at the Greenhouse Theatre in Lincoln Park, just down the street from its location last year. This time around, there will be three shows a week (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.) I'll be one of the guest performers, in October, but more about that later. For now, keep an eye on The Magic Cabaret website for details.

Review of Infallible

My review of Infallible, a packet trick, has been posted at My Lovely Assistant.

Review of Magic at The Edge DVD set

Read my review of the L&L Magic at the Edge DVD 3-disc collection at My Lovely Assistant. If you're interested, of course.

Portable Knights Run

If you perform the mentally-bombasic Knights Run, or you'd like to learn it, then you'll be interested in the Knights Run for iPhone application. It also works on iPod touch. (That's an iTunes Store link, by the way, not a web browser link.)

Map of Chicago Magic debuts

If you're visiting Chicago, or interested in the city's rich magic history, you might be interested in my new Map of Chicago Magic. You'll find both current and historical magic-related locations in the city and suburbs. I've been working on this for a bit, and with the help of several magician friends, it is now ready for your use. I hope you enjoy it, and please feel free to get in touch with corrections or additions. You can reach the map via the Chicago Magic Studio website.

Review of Invisible Stranger

Just out at My Lovely Assistant, my review of The Invisible Stranger, a booklet from Docc Hilford.