Lectures

Eagle magic store has been booking magic lectures since the early 1970s we have a couple of lectures coming up in February Nathan coe Marsh February 12th 7 p.m. $20. EMS has hosted Nathan's magic lecture before and we expect another great job.
Chris Hannibal February 17th 1 p.m. $20. ( Here at EMS) in association with Sunday Night Magic Chris will be lecturing and then performing at theater in the round.Should be a fun magical event. I've booked more than 75 magic lecture here at Eagle Magic Store. The Dai Vernon fairwell lecture..of 1976 is a great one to remember. His fee was $1,000.Back in those days I was paying lectures $50 or $75. I wasn't sure how many people would show up or where I'd have the lecture. He came into town I had 220 people at $20 a head I rented the Prudential auditorium everyone had a great time. He stayed with us for three days hung around the magic store and was just a great magic celebrity.


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February 12th 7 p.m. $20 Nathan coe Marsh. Nathan has lectured for us before and did a great job and he's back again with the new material he does a great job hope you can make it. February 17th Chris Hannibal lecture. Eagle magic store. 1 p.m. Sunday $20...see Chris perform at Theater in the Round February 17th 7 p.m. $20 at the door. I've booked over 75 magic lectures here at Eagle Magic Store. One of the memorable lectures would be Dai Vernon...1976 his farewell lecture tour I met Dai Vernon in 1968 when I spent four months at the Magic Castle studying magic tricks and meeting famous magicians. In 1976. Me now behind the counter of EMS. Vernon called and said he wanted to lecture in Minnesota, his fairwell lecture tour. His fee1,000$ And without hesitating I said yes sir. I rented the Prudential auditorium here in Minneapolis and charge $20 per ticket I had 220 magicians from all over the Midwest and turned out to be a big hit everybody was happy it was a mini conventi...
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