Upcoming Events
Magic Happenings in San Francisco?
Houdini: Art and Magic Exhibition on view October 2, 2011 - January 16, 2012
Open daily except Wed. 11am - 5pm and Thurs. 1-8pm
@ Contemporary Jewish Museum 736 Mission Street, San Francisco
***Christian Cagical's "Obscura" @ Houdini Exhibit
Tuesday, Nov. 22nd, 6-8pm
see a special performance of Christian Cagical's Critically Acclaimed Show "Obscura" with admission to the Houdini Exhibit
***Houdini: A Night of Magic, Mystery, and Merrymaking: 3rd Annual Family Gala starring Jay Alexander
Sat. Dec. 3rd, 5:30pm
Celebrate "Houdini: Art of Magic with a magical evening featuring tricks and illusions for kids ages 3-14 and performances by master magician and comic Jay Alexander.
***Special Performance by World Champion Magician, Jade
Christmas Day Only!!!
Show times are 11:30am, 1pm, and 2:30pm.
Sponsored by Target, the CJM's Community Day on Christmas is a day of ADMISSION-FREE fun for all. In celebration of the "Houdini Exhibit" families can make their own optical illusion spinning tops and enjoy the Magic of Jade with 3 performances throughout the day.
***Dan Chan the Magic Man & Kat performs at CJM
Prepare to be wowed by Dan Chan, a Bay Area Magician of the Year award winner!
Dec 26th, SF Contemporary Jewish Museum (two person show)
Dec 27th, SF Contemporary Jewish Museum (two person show)
Dec 29th, SF Contemporary Jewish Museum (two person show)
Dec 30th, SF Contemporary Jewish Museum (two person show)
***Performance Opportunity for Magicians!
We are seeking talented magicians who are in high school or college to perform close-up magic and walk-arounds at a teen event November 22, 6-8 PM at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco. Join us in honoring the history of magic and celebrating Harry Houdini's life and legacy!
if interested, contact Leah Greenberg 415-655-7851 or lgreenberg@thecjm.org
***Magic Classes for kids
Sunday, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec.11, Jan 8
2 - 3:15pm, 7-9 years old (must be accompanied by adult)
3:30 - 4:45pm, 10-13 years old
If abracadabra is one of your favorite words, these workshops are for you! In celebrations of the wxhibition "Houdini: Art and Magic, the CJM offers kids a chance to develop their magic skills in monthly classes offered October thru Janary. Each class covers different tricks and skills with San Francisco's very own Chin-Chin who has been performing magic since the age of 7 and corporate magician, Paula Ramsey Join us for one of for all four.
Members $6.00 per child per class; General $12.00 per child per class (for 7-9 years old, adult admission is required and separate); Members $20.00 for the 4-part series; General $40.00 for the 4-part series.
Call 415-655-7852 for information
www.thecjm.org
The Marrakech Magic Theater starring Peter Morrison - This Saturday will feature corporate magician, Tim Noonan
Participate in an uproarious one-of-kind interactive show in an intimate historic setting. Featuring the comedy and classical magic of San Francisco Magician Peter Morrison. The unforgettable Marrakech Magic Theater is where cherished memories are made. This two-hour comedy and magic experience begins in the Sultan's Oasis lounge, the perfect setting to relax and savor drinks while interacting with Peter Morrison as he entertains you at your own table. Then it’s Showtime! The very best of the evening awaits you as you enter into the Magic Theater. This intimate theater seats 32 guests for a special fun and interactive experience. You will literally be out of your seat with laughter - involved in the show from start to finish! The miracles throughout the show happen inches from the front row. During the energetic one hour and fifteen minute performance, you'll witness sleight-of-hand miracles and intriguing feats of mentalism―and throughout, you won't stop laughing.
Have a remarkable evening - see a show so fantastic that you'll forget that you're still in San Francisco!
(Doors open one hour before scheduled show time for pre-show entertainment and drinks in the Sultan Oasis lounge)
Thursday & Friday Night Shows at 8:30 Ticket Price $38.00
Saturday Night Shows at 6:30 and 9:00 Ticket Price $38.00
Sunday Night Shows at 6:30 Ticket Price $38.00
www.sanfranciscomagictheater.com
***Tell them Joe @ Misdirections sent you for a discount for Tim Noonan's Show
***Tell them Joe @ Misdirections sent you, for priorty treatment!!!
Cagical & Kuckenbaker
"Now And At The Hour" by Christian Cagical
"The Burroughs & Kookie Show: Late Night in the Interzone" by Chris Kuckenbaker
2 amazing acts! 2 nights only!
Mondays, Nov. 7th & 14th
8pm
$20.00
Shotgun Players 1901 Ashby Ave, South Berkeley
The Shotgun Cabaret is proud to present Christian Cagigal and Chris Kuckenbaker, both infamous for their solo work in the Bay Area underground perfromance scene. In "Now and at the Hour," Cagigal (winner "Best Magician of Best of the Bay Guardian Reader's Poll) weaves a semi-autobiographical tale, magic and illusions of mindreadinginto an intimate, interactive and unnerving magical experience. "The Borroughs and Kookie Show: Late Night in the Interzone" (Bestof the Fringe 2010) imagines William S. Borroughs as a talk show host for 50 hallucinatory minutes, including a dream machine, and live music by Louis Libert.
www.showgunplayers.org
Magic @ The Rex starring RJ Owens, Adam Sachs & Sebastian Boswell
Ongoing Every Saturday Night 8:00pm
The Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter Street, San Francisco
Magic at the Rex is an evening of mystery, wonderment and laughs. In an intimate cocktail lounge setting at the classic Hotel Rex in Union Square, you will be up close and personal with every flick of the wrist and wave of a hand of Adam Sachs, Sebastian Boswell III and RJ Owens.
Here's how the San Francisco Chronicle described the show: "Forget the pyrotechnics, fog machines and cheesy background music - this isn't Caesars Palace. Absolute Magic focuses on the interactive and communal aspects of a magic show rather than the spectacle. Featured are local magicians RJ Owens - whose avuncular charm and offbeat brand of comedy magic will have you somewhere between smirking and outright chortling (depending on your sheepishness) - and Adam Sachs, with his mystifying sleight of hand, which may require reminders to close your mouth."
Tickets are $25, and there’s a two drink minimum.
www.magicattherex.com
*** Misdirections Magic Club members a $5 discount - purchase tickets direct (415) 273-9790. Call by Wednesday, to reserve tickets. Please note this show has been selling out every Saturday Night!
Alex Ramon's Holiday Magic Show
A Holiday Show featuring astonishing illusions to amaze the entire family! Alex Ramon is back with new wonders up his sleeves. Audiences will witness a brand new illusion with an iPad, magic performed with an ordinary light bulb, and a borrowed cell phone which summons a surprisingly “close call!” Alex will also be giving away magical presents at the show! Just in time for the holidays! Ramon delivers a high- energy magic show which is relevant and captivating. A fresh approach on magic by a modern-day showman!
• Friday December 9th @ 7:00pm
• Saturday December 10th @ 3:00pm & 7:00pm
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr. Walnut Creek, 94596
$35.00
www.alexramonmagic.com
The San Francisco Ghost Hunt Meet real ghosts from wild and romantic times gone by. You will enjoy nearly three hours of guaranteed unearthly fun! The Ghost Hunt is delighted to introduce you to San Francisco's most notorious ghosts at 7:00 pm six evenings a week, closed Tuesdays. Call 415-922-5590 to confirm.
$20 person.
**** Misdirections Magic Club 25% off
415-922-5590
www.sfghosthunt.com
The San Francisco Ghost Hunt take place year around, in every weather, in a beautiful historic neighborhood in the comfortable Pacific Heights district. The one mile walking tour is in a quiet residential area surrounding a vast well kept park. The locality is free of the usual urban unpleasantness, there is even no business traffic. The Ghost Hunt shows a very local side of San Francisco many have been dying to see. There is one modrate hill, the pace is easy and the views are spectacular. You will enjoy nearly three hours of guaranteed unearthly fun
California Conservatory Theatre presents: Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer
directed by Ken Sonkin
Starring Julian Lopez-Morillas & Stephen Muterspaugh
Also featuring Geoffrey Tanner, George Kaplan, & Duke Menaphon.
"A thriller... a spine-tingling suspense drama. Urbanely clever, unashamedly literate, clawingly tense and playfully savage." –Time Magazine
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Nov. 4–27, 2011
Fri & Sat @ 8pm. Sun @ 2pm
Sat @ 2pm on Nov. 12 & 26
Tickets: (510) 632-8850
www.cct-sl.org
California Conservatory Theatre
999 East 14th Street
San Leandro, CA 94577
***SOMETHING COOL YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT: Doug Henning performing Close-Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06O46DjlvzQ
Bay Bay Area Stars™ hosts Jams Around The Bay™ in six various cities around the Bay Area of Northern California. ***F*R*E*E***
Jams are for people interested in balloon twisting, face painting, glitter tattoos, magic, and any other children/family/corporate entertainment; for beginners, seasoned professionals and everyone else in between.... Full Story
Local Bay Area Magicians (page 2)
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These pages will list all of the local Bay Area Magicians and Clowns, Jugglers, etc., who wish to be listed and who supply me with their information. I expect this to be a resource to non-magicians who are looking to book entertainment, as well as a resource of magicians to use as referrals should an entertainer be able to refer work to others. Please send an email to: webmaster@eastbaymagic.com, if you would like your information shared on this site.
The Magicians listed so far are:
Doug Kevilus
Award-Winning Magician, Mentalist and Entertainer, Doug Kevilus is a regular 
performer at The California Magic Dinner Theater. You can find him there most weekends unless he is performing at some other venue. It is interesting to note that Doug is the only mentalist and mind reader that has been invited to perform there on an ongoing basis. He has performed in a variety of venues from country clubs to the Peppermill Casino in Reno, and he's performed for a variety of people including celebrities such as Doug McConnell from Bay Area Backroads on KRON 4.
Imagine a mind reader who will demonstrate unbelievable feats of telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, precognition and various other mentalist effects. These performances will leave your audience stunned! The personal impact of having your mind read makes his show irresistible even for skeptics and will enthrall all of your guests! Doug is an award-winning entertainer that utilizes a psychological form of magic, often referred to as "magic of the mind" or mentalism. Whether he appears to be reading people's minds, bending metal objects, or predicting future events, the results are astonishing. He will be able to reveal intimate thoughts, influence your actions and decisions, and cause you to believe in the absolute impossible. www.paranormalmind.com
Dr. Solar
World famous Dr. Solar’s show is fast paced and chock full of comedy. Ragtime music sets the tone. For birthday parties, your child will be transformed into the magical star by show’s end.
With his menagerie of doves, rabbits, frogs, fish, rats, and mice, you generally never know what's in store, though his claims are, that you will see ... "IT ALL"
Through his character, and his “Suitcase Scalawags”, he offers much audience participation as he weaves a blend of magic and comedic physical antics. The show is completely authentic, down to the costumes, music, and characters.
His shows encourage moral values, self-esteem building, and personal empowerment. www.drsolar.com
Timothy James has traveled the world presenting his own unique and freshly roasted
blend of comedy and magic! He's not just a magician! He's a legend in his own mind!
Joining the showbiz world at the age of ten when he started performing magic at birthday
parties, Timothy went on to win many prestigious awards for entertainment, including
the Lance Burton Award of Excellence at the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas!
Now, after graduating from California State University with a degree in theatre, you can find
him appearing at comedy clubs, corporate events and even the world famous Magic Castle
in Hollywood! www.timothyjamesproductions.com
Wayne “Dr P” Pernell has been performing magic for over 30 years! His interest in magic started when he was quite young and he enjoys performing for audiences of all ages and sizes in all kinds of venues.
Wayne was influenced by early TV shows – Doug Henning’s specials, Mark Wilson’s specials, and of course, The Magician starring Bill Bixby. He wanted to find ways to bring magic to his world everyday. He did so by starting a magic club with a few friends at his high school. Before long, they – as individuals, pairs, or a group were performing not just for each other, but on stages in venues around Southern California.
Wayne studied psychology in graduate school and ultimately earned his doctorate in clinical psychology. Employing his love for working with people and encouraging creativity, Wayne brought magic to his work, a management consultation and executive coaching practice based in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. www.magicofdrp.com
Safire 
Safire became interested in magic at the age of seven when she received her first magic set as a gift from her father. Since then, her love of magic has gone beyond merely performing on stage - she has also written and produced numerous magic shows. She has dedicated herself to the study and production of every detail of magic, from storyboarding, choreography, editing music, and even the invention of new magic techniques. Her first love, however, will always be performing magic.
This passion for magic has taken Safire around the world. While in Nanjing, China she became the apprentice of the resident magician of the Nanjing Acrobatics Troupe. In Beijing, China she studied the art of Peking Opera with Duke University's Study In China program. Back home in the United States, while completing her Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Language and Literature at Smith College in Massachusetts, she performed for the Smith College television station, the annual Smith College Asian Teahouse Celebration, and numerous other events sponsored by Smith College. www.magicsafire.com
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