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New Canaan News coverage

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Last week I had the pleasure of performing for over 150 lovely New Canaan residents at the annual Staying Put Birthday Celebration. The event was covered by the local news, and there were some nice photographs from my performance: http://www.newcanaannewsonline.com/news/article/Staying-Put-celebrates-birthday-959847.php The event was held at St. Mark’s Church in New Canaan, which is the venue [...]

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13 states and 4 countries in 2010!

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Every January I go through the past year’s calendar to reminisce about all the fun places work took me to over the course of the year. In 2010 I had the pleasure of working in 13 different states (the work was enjoyable, but getting there wasn’t always as fun!). Unfortunately, there were no new states [...]

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AM newspaper: “Party Like a Chicster”

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Was pleasantly surprised to see that I was mentioned in yesterday’s AM New York newspaper. Maneesh Goyal, President of the excellent MKG experiential agency, put me on his holiday “To Do” list! (I beat out Santa for top billing, which I’m sure will lead to a lump of coal in my stocking this year.)

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Ideal Magic wins two awards in Canada!

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Yesterday, the Canadian Toy Testing Council announced this year’s award winners for “Best Bets” in the toy industry. We’re proud to say that not one, but TWO Ideal Magic sets were selected among the 23 products featured this year, out of over 1000 different submissions. The Ideal My First Magic Set and the Ryan Oakes [...]

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Houdini exhibit performance at The Jewish Museum

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On November 14th, I’ll be performing within the new Houdini exhibit at The Jewish Museum as part of their Family Day. I’ll be doing three magic demonstrations as well as teaching a few secrets. Join us!

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Ideal magic sets on QVC.com

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Several of the larger Ideal magic sets are now available on QVC.com. Take a look here.

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Guantanamo Bay, Cuba base

Last week I had the pleasure of performing for US troops stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO). It was a six-day trip of non-stop performances, tours of the base, and meeting the people that dedicate their lives to protecting our freedom. Thank you to my sponsor Toshiba for making the trip possible. I met some [...]

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Performance at Skytop Lodge

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If you live within driving distance of the Pennsylvania Poconos, please come visit me this Memorial Day weekend at the beautiful Skytop Lodge. I’ll be presenting my stage show on Sunday, October 10th, as well as some interactive close-up magic at the afternoon tea earlier that day. The Skytop Lodge is one of the most [...]

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Performance at BizBash Chicago Expo

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I had the pleasure of joining BizBash this week for their annual Chicago Expo and Event Style Awards. I presented a short set to open the afternoon keynotes and got a chance to mingle with some interesting attendees afterwards at the reception. BizBash did a great job of putting together a compelling group of exhibitors [...]

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Back to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in October

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I just got word that I’ll be returning to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba this coming October to once again perform for US troops and their families. Four years ago I first visited the naval base and had an amazing experience working with the military. No photos are allowed in the militarized areas of the base, so [...]

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