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Time stamps for this episode: this will be updated after I’ve gotten some sleep

00:00:17 –

Monday, August 7th

24 hours Mystque Lounge, Jackson Square 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration 10:00 a.m. - Noon General Session for PURPLE, Showroom 10:00 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. Focus Session Sleightly Absurd, Charlie Frye in French Quarter Building a Mystery, John Bannon in Bienville G Six-Figure Family Shows by Ken Scott Joe Romano, and John Abrams in St. Charles 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Magic Shop, Mardi Gras 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Focus Sessions for WHITE, see above 2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. General Session for WHITE, Showroom 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 pm. Focus Sessions for PURPLE, see above 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Focus Sessions for PURPLE, see above Live Tonight! 6;00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 p.m. The Close-Up Experience, Bienville H 7:00, 10:15 p.m. Live Onstage!, Showroom 7:00, 8:45, 10:30 p.m. In Concert: Ben Seidman, French Quarter

Michael Kaminskas is a corporate magician who may not be as well known to the magic community as he should be. Not only is he one of the busy trade show magicians working today, he is also the “King of CUps” in that he has designed and manufactured his own unique brand of cups and Chop cups and fake fruit for the final loads. He worked for over a decade as a demonstrator in a Magic Shop and also had his own one-man magic show traveling up and down the Atlantic seaboard playing in the finest hotels and sponsored by a car company.

His coin work is flawless and he loves to talk about close-up. He has been featured at several magic conventions so his name is starting to get “out there” plus he was one of the dealers at this year’s MAGIC Live! event and sold out of nearly everything. His well crafted items are highly sought after by professionals.

The World Needs Magic – LOSANDER

In the 21st Century you cannot have a discussion about the Art of Magic without discussing Dirk Losander. That’s because in the world of magic, Losander is one name that is synonymous with the Art of Levitation. He is renowned across the continents, and has performed his magic in the finest venues from Europe to Asia and from The Americas to Australia. He has been featured at the internationally…

One of magic's greatest teachers, Michael Ammar, is reinventing the way we learn magic. Along with Brian Daniel South (proprietor of the former "Creative Magic" company) and Michael Rosander. Michael is working with a new project, "Discover Magic" which is a program to teach magic to 8-12 year old youngsters More than a "magic camp", the instructors are provided with the necessary tools to find a teaching venue in their home towns, receive instructional manuals, specially packaged tricks/props, and online support plus a "vault" for the students to "unlock" each week to learn even more magic. Each of the eight classes will be 90 minutes and teach the fundamentals of magic aided by learning material provided by Discover Magic.

They currently have 52 instructors across the U.S. and they have room for a couple more. From October 14-28, 2015, they are looking for two more instructors to join their ranks and get trained to teach.

Learn a little more about Discover Magic in this 45 second video.

At the beginning of this podcast, Michael speaks in detail about, "Exquisite" his newest trick being developed and sold by Losander. It is a wonderful "levitating wine glass" effect that can be performed close-up. We also talk about when he used to perform on cruise ships and how they have changed over the years. Michael also talks about when he performed close-up magic on television talk shows, and learning magic from "The Professor" Dai Vernon. Plus he talks about how magic lectures have changed and he also gives some great advice for those who want to put together their own lecture and go on tour teaching their magic.

One of magic's greatest teachers, Michael Ammar, is reinventing the way we learn magic. Along with Brian Daniel South (proprietor of the former "Creative Magic" company) and Michael Rosander. Michael is working with a new project, "Discover Magic" which is a program to teach magic to 8-12 year old youngsters More than a "magic camp", the instructors are provided with the necessary tools to find a teaching venue in their home towns, receive instructional manuals, specially packaged tricks/props, and online support plus a "vault" for the students to "unlock" each week to learn even more magic. Each of the eight classes will be 90 minutes and teach the fundamentals of magic aided by learning material provided by Discover Magic.

They currently have 52 instructors across the U.S. and they have room for a couple more. From October 14-28, 2015, they are looking for two more instructors to join their ranks and get trained to teach.

At the beginning of this podcast, Michael speaks in detail about, "Exquisite" his newest trick being developed and sold by Losander. It is a wonderful "levitating wine glass" effect that can be performed close-up. We also talk about when he used to perform on cruise ships and how they have changed over the years. Michael also talks about when he performed close-up magic on television talk shows, and learning magic from "The Professor" Dai Vernon. Plus he talks about how magic lectures have changed and he also gives some great advice for those who want to put together their own lecture and go on tour teaching their magic.