CHAMBERSBURG >> After 18 years of performing magic at libraries, schools, nursing homes and civic organizations in four states, Chambersburg magician David Bowers ascended this year to the post of President of the Society of American Magicians.

The group is a 113-year-old society that includes the country’s most recognized magicians. Among those ranks are David Copperfield, comedic magicians Penn and Teller, and Siegfried and Roy, who are most notable for their work with lions and tigers.

Bowers, a 68-year-old retired salesman who performs under the name of the Magic of David Wayne, said he’s a late-blooming magician who doesn’t fit the typical illusionist’s mold.

“I’m a little different than most in that I didn’t start doing magic until I was 50 years old,” he said. “I had an interest my whole life, but with raising a family and being a Boy Scout leader, there wasn’t enough time.”

His 50th birthday — when his wife forced the issue by hiring a magician to perform at his birthday — changed all that.  Read more…

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