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MAGIC Magazine announces their final 25 issues..

MAGIC Magazine announces their final 25 issues..

During the last quarter century, MAGIC Magazine has published 300 issues, with thousands of tricks, stories, interviews, and columns. The goal was simple: to create the best magazine for magicians, in the hope of making the art even better.

Things have changed in the last 25 years, most notably the Internet and smart devices. But our goal is still the same, and so it is with great excitement we announce that we are going back to our roots and printing 25 final issues, premium editions that we call MAGIC Legacy.

MAGIC Legacy is an opportunity to raise the bar, shake things up, and break a few rules. One of the biggest changes with MAGIC Legacy is that these issues will not be sold individually; Legacy magazines will only be sold as a complete set. This allows us to do some exciting things on the pages of the magazine — and with the ship schedule — that we’ve never been able to do before. We will share more details in the coming weeks but for now here are just a few of the things that will make Legacy special

  • Limited print run. Legacy is sold exclusively as a complete set, and by subscription only.
  • Exclusive bonuses. For example, you’ll get a Legacy Deck — a deck of special gaffed cards for some amazing tricks found throughout the Legacy issues.
  • Remixing content.
    We’re reimagining some of our favorite items from the past, while introducing plenty of new contributors, tricks, and stories.
  • Less Advertising. More selective. More interesting.
  • No digital edition. We’re going back to our roots of paper and ink.
    Secret delivery dates. Legacy will not ship monthly. Twenty-five magazine will arrive in your mailbox at varying intervals — each a surprise, the way magic should be — but all by August 2018.
  • This is the end. Legacy editions mark the end of MAGIC Magazine.The publication will not be sold or rebooted in any form.

This is it! … MAGIC Legacy is a premium collection with a premium price.

Each Legacy issue has a cover price of $10, making the complete set of Legacy editions $250 (US). This price covers all 25 special edition magazines and all the bonuses, including a deck of gaffed cards. If these cards could be purchased separately as individual packet tricks, they alone would cost more than the price of Legacy.

But with our pre-publication specials, you don’t need to pay the full cost!

Subscribe by October 31, and the prepublication rate is only $175 (US). Even better, if you subscribe by September 30, you can get the special Early Bird pricing of only $140!

Plus, you can lock in Early Bird pricing today with a deposit of only $35. Additional payments will be due in January, March, and May 2017.

And if you are one of the first 10,000 to subscribe, you will receive a free copy of Square One, a new edition of the now highly collectible book sent to early MAGIC Magazine subscribers in 1991 when MAGIC was first launched Story Source and for more information:

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Neil Patrick Harris signs lease for nightlife venue..

Neil Patrick Harris signs lease for nightlife venue..

Magic will happen.

A formal lease has finally been inked for a magic- and culinary-filled event space along Midtown Manhattan’s Billionaire’s Row being curated and produced by Neil Patrick Harris — in collaboration with the producers of events that include “Queen of the Night,” The Post has learned.

Broker Alex Picken of Picken Real Estate confirmed a 20-year lease was signed for the new nightlife concept at 311 W. 57th St. that will encompass the three-story, 13,000-square-foot former Providence club.

The aggregated rental will exceed $22 million for the entire term. Read more…

http://nypost.com/2016/08/12/neil-patrick-harris-signs-lease-for-nightlife-venue/

Brooklyn Magician Jim Vines Wins National Close-Up Magic Championships of 2016..

Brooklyn Magician Jim Vines Wins National Close-Up Magic Championships of 2016..

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Jim Vines, a sleight-of-hand artist from Brooklyn, NY, has won 1st Place at both major US National Magic Championships of 2016 performing his unique style of Close-Up Magic.

Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160815/397988

Close-Up Magic happens in the hands with ordinary objects using sleight-of-hand dexterity to accomplish the magical illusions. In his award-winning act, Vines uses new techniques and original methods never seen before.

In the world of professional magicians, two major Magic Championships take place in the United States each year. The International Brotherhood of Magicians Gold Cups Championship was held in San Antonio, TX, on July 4, 2016, and The Society of American Magicians Contest of Magic was held in Indianapolis, IN, on July 14, 2016, with hundreds of professional magicians from around the world in attendance.

By winning 1st Place in both of the major magic championships,Jim Vines became the 2016 National Champion of Close-Up Magic.  "To me, close-up magic is the purest form of the art.  It happens right in front of the audience’s eyes, with no place to hide,“ Vines says. "It was thrilling to compete with such amazing magical artists from around the world.”

Vines, age 49, a member of the Academy of Magical Arts, has been practicing magic for over 35 years. He has won over a dozen major magic awards for his sleight-of-hand performances, but the 2016 National Championships are his highest awards to date. In his championship act, Vines starts with empty hands and sleeves rolled up, and then proceeds to make a profusion of coins, credit cards, $100 bills, and even a gold bar appear from nowhere.

Over the next year, Vines will be performing his act in New York City, Las Vegas, Canada, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and Argentina.

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