Treat your Valentine, or your entire family, to an evening of magical entertainment on Saturday, February 13.
That’s the date of the Poinsettia Pavilion’s second annual Evening of Magical Enchantment. The event includes a stage show with three world class professional magicians. In addition, there will be close up magicians performing in the audience.
The bill includes comedy magician Shawn McMaster, a native son of Ventura, whose unique brand of magic and mayhem have been featured in appearances on such TV shows as Masters of Illusion and America’s Got Talent.
He will be joined by Arthur Trace. Known as The Artful Deceiver, Trace’s many awards include Stage Magician of the Year at the famous Magic Castle. He’s also a past winner of an international award for magical entertainment that is equal to winning a medal at the entertainment Olympics
David Zirbel, another performer of global stature, will be presenting his trademark classic magic and illusions. It will be one of his remaining appearances before he departs on another performance tour of Japan.
The entire event will be MC’ed by Ventura’s own Dan “Pizza Man Dan” Collier.
Prior to the stage show and during intermission, guests will be entertained by Ventura-based magicians who will be demonstrating close-up effects in the audience. The local magi include Bob Lynn, Jim Spencer, and James Lantiegne, who is the resident magician with White Rabbit Entertainment which also operates the White Rabbit Magic Shop on Portola Street in Ventura.
In addition to the unparalleled magical entertainment, guests will be helping to enhance the Poinsettia Pavilion, since the event is a fund raiser to underwrite improvements at the Pavilion.
The doors open at 7 p.m. Auction items, adult beverages and other refreshments will be available. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.
Advance purchase tickets for this magical experience are $30 for adults and $15 for children 10 and under Tickets are available on line at http://pavetheway.bpt.me or at the Poinsettia Pavilion office. Admission at the door is $35. For information contact 648-1143.
