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Magician crowned British champ….

Magician crowned British champ….

Magician Paul Megram, known and loved by hundreds of Vale children as Colonel Custard, has been awarded a top magic award.

The Aylesbury entertainer received the British Children’s Entertainer, National Champion award, at the annual three-day Magic Convention in Blackpool.

Almost 4,000 magicians from across the world gathered for the event which is organised and hosted by the Blackpool Magicians Club…

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Hospital magicians enchant sick kids, turn frowns to smiles..

Hospital magicians enchant sick kids, turn frowns to smiles..

Good article by Donna Vickroy for the Southtown Star…

It is dinnertime on a Thursday at Advocate Children’s Hospital, and as the sun sets outside, the halls of the colorful Oak Lawn health care facility seem to get a little brighter.

The magicians have arrived.

Dressed in black coats, carrying their bag of supplies, Christine Gravel-Lippoldt and Ed Barry are all set to work their magic.

They don’t pull rabbits out of hats, they don’t saw doctors or nurses in half and they don’t swallow any swords. They do something even better: They make sick kids forget they’re sick, even if just for a little while…

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Q&A with Mac King..

Q&A with Mac King..

BY TONY LOFARO for the Ottawa Citizen….

Magician Mac King is a staple on the Las Vegas strip and in his 14 years at Harrah’s he’s performed more than 7,000 shows. His twice-daily afternoon shows full of magic tricks, sleight-of-hand tricks and audience participation gags have thrilled audiences in the gambling city.

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