05/13/2022
🔥 This week's Academy News hot off the Magic NZ Press! 🔥
Two months ago, Frank Everhart was my guest for the "Spotlight On" program. He spoke freely about growing up with Magic, his legendary father, their first trip to Key West and the beginnings of Frank's Magic Bar. He also mentioned that the Bar's 25th anniversary was coming up in mid May. When you know the history of Frank Everhart Senior, dating back to the legendary Ivanhoe Bar in Chicago, you begin to understand that this is one of the great success stories in modern magic.
After the interview, I was struck with the idea to create a Hybrid Convention to celebrate this auspicious anniversary. Not as a profit making venture, mind you, but simply in service of the Art. For this, I've managed to pull together a team of masters, grandmasters and legends, all of whom have some link to Frank and Bar Magic. These include Doc Eason, Michael Ammar, Max Howard, Greg Gleason, Geno DeVille and John Johnson. We now have a full schedule of Virtual and Live Events on May 15th starting at 2pm Key West Time (EST). We will also have Preview Events on Saturday the 14th, starting at 3pm. All details can be found on the Key West Konvention FB Page: The Key West Hybrid Konvention
But the BIG NEWS is that all of the Stars are waiving their fees in order to make this a FREE Konvention! Please note that there is limited space on the Zoom Meeting. Hop on over to https://devillemagic.net/ to reserve your spot. We will also be Streaming to Youtube: www.Youtube.com/JayScottBerry
In other news, the 27th Episode of GenoMania became a de facto test run for the Konvention. Instead of the usual Stream to FB, attendees were invited onto Zoom, and I also streamed the program to Youtube. After addressing a few tech issues, we were off and running! Besides outlining the upcoming weekend's events, we talked about having a Commando Cruise Ship Act in case luggage doesn't arrive. Geno shared Michael Finney's version of "Professor's Nightmare". We wrapped it all up with another lighthearted rant in "What Gets Your Goat?"
Both of last weekend’s S.A.M. Online events were very well attended. I was honored to be part of the Doug Henning 75th Birthday Celebration and then present a mini Masterclass on the Sanada Gimmick for the V1.2 Assembly. A big thank you to the team of producers and attendees. Bravo!
As I write this, we are just two days out from what promises to be an epic, one-of-a-kind, Hybrid Convention. I hope to see you all there, as we navigate the new normal.
Join us May 14 & 15 to Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Frank's Magic Bar! This Hybrid event will i
