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Festival of Magic - Full Ride

$395.00 ($200.00 minimum deposit)
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HELD IN CHICAGO at the Rhapsody Theater, May 31-June 2, 2024!
McBride's Magic &Mystery School 2024 FESTIVAL OF MAGIC


May 31 through June 2, 2024, McBride's Magic & Mystery School will gather in Chicago for THREE DAYS with the Senior Faculty of the School, plus Special Guests.

During three immersive sessions, Friday night through Sunday afternoon, you will experience TWO major shows and participate in workshops, lectures, and private parties at the magnificent  RHAPSODY THEATER in Chicago. Above all, you will spend quality time in small groups learning from the world's finest magic teachers.

Seating is limited, so REGISTER HERE NOW for a full weekend of ILLUSION, MINDREADING, and FUN!

During McBride's Magic & Mystery School 2024 FESTIVAL OF MAGIC you will experience - close-up and personal - magic performances, lectures, and teaching sessions, along with party and magic jam sessions with the Senior Faculty of the School.

Along the way, you will see these TWO full-evening shows:

David Williamson starring in Ridiculous! - Superstar comic sleight-of-hand performer; recipient of a Performing Fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts.

JEFF MCBRIDE & the Mystery School All-Stars Show - Guinness Book of World Record holder who fooled Penn & Teller.

McBride's Magic & Mystery School 2024 FESTIVAL OF MAGIC in CHICAGO

The 2024 Festival of Magic (May 31-June 2, Friday-Sunday)

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(Subject to Change)

The Rhapsody Theater, 1328 W. Morse Ave., Chicago, IL 60626

Friday, May 31:

6:00-6:30 p.m.:  Check-In and Meet the Faculty

6:30-6:45:  Magic Secret Teaching with Jeff McBride

6:45-7:15:  Opening Circle

7:30:  Attend Ridiculous! Starring David Williamson

9:00-9:30:  Post-show Conversation with David

9:30-10:30:  Magic Jam and After-party 

 

Saturday, June 1:

9:15-9:30:  Arrival and Magic Secret Teaching

9:30-10:45:  Legendary Routines of the Chicago Masters

10:45-11:00:  Quality Time

11:00-11:45:  Ross Johnson Keynote:  “Mind-Melting Mentalism”

11:45-12:00:  Quality Time

12:00-1:00:  Small-Group Learning, Sessions #1 and #2

1:00-2:00:  Lunch Break

2:00-2:30:  Quality Time with Friends

2:30-3:45:  David Williamson: Special Guest Lecture

3:45-4:00:  Quality Time and Sharing Magic

4:00-5:00pm:  Jeff McBride Keynote:  “My Houdini Séance Exposed!: Tricks 

& Techniques of the Spirit Mediums”

5:00-7:00:  Dinner break

7:30pm:  The Festival of Magic All-Star Show!

9:15-10:30 p.m.:  Eugene Burger 85th Birthday Party and Celebration

 

Sunday, June 2:

10:00-10:15 a.m.:  Arrival and Magic Secret Teaching

10:15-11:00:  Ricardo Rosenkranz Keynote: “The Mystery of the Orange 

Tree Revealed and Decoded”  

11:00-12:00:  Small Group Learning, Sessions #3 and #4

12:00-1:00:  Lunch

1:00-1:30:  Quality Time with Friends

1:30-2:15:  Magic Show & Tell

2:15:  Festival of Magic Community Photo

2:30-3:00:  Magic Shop

3:00-4:00:  Larry Hass Keynote: “Empowering Your Magical Vision”

4:00-5:00:  Final Festival Wrap Party, and Magic Jam

5:00:  Safe Travels!

2024 Festival of Magic FULL-RIDE VIP PASS: $395.00
INCLUDES:
**TWO premium show tickets
**All post-show special events
**FIVE FULL Magic Lectures
**Small-Group Trick-Teaching Sessions with the Faculty
**EXCLUSIVE VIP EUGENE BURGER 85th BIRTHDAY PARTY & MAGIC JAM
(The regular cost would be over $500.00)

Note: A Saturday-Only Pass is also available for $250.00; a Sunday-Only Pass is available for $175.00

 

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