Peter the Adequate

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Peter the Adequate

Peter Hinrichs AKA Peter the Adequate, has been working as a professional entertainer for the last 35 years. He studied theater at the School of Performing and Visual Arts in San Diego, California and with members of the Royal Shakespeare Company at the University of California in Santa Barbara, California. He has been a part of over 250 different theatrical performances in Mexico, the USA and Canada. Using the pseudonym of Peter the Adequate, he has worked as a magician for most of his life and entertained millions around the world with his magic.
Equally comfortable with a small group in an intimate setting as he is in large venues, Peter entertains his audience and keeps them amused, amazed and enchanted, by never losing sight of the fact that the audience is the reason for the show. Be prepared to become a part of the show, whether you are invited to join him on stage, participate from your seat or just by getting wrapped up in the hilarity and magic. Whether he is performing a baffling and entertaining card trick, a mind boggling feat of mind reading, a daring escape routine or an entertaining bit of comedy magic, Peter’s constant focus is on keeping the audience as involved as possible. Peter touches the lives of everyone he performs for. He will tickle your funny bone and pluck your heart strings as he amuses and amazes you with his magic.

Peter is a proud member of the Society of American Magicians, The International Brotherhood of Magicians, past member of the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians and a past president of the Texas Association of Magicians. He is also one of the two co-founders of the famed Magic Camp in Austin, Texas. He recently returned to Austin, Texas, from a six year venture in Branson, Missouri where he performed in two of his own shows (“The Magic of Peter the Adequate” and “The Many Faces of Peter the Adequate”). In Branson he also performed with other shows (“2 Fluffy Women”, “The Theatreland Murders”, “A Midsummer’s Night Dream”, “Friday Night Live Cabaret” and “Friday After Dark Cabaret”). Currently he travels around the country performing, speaking and educating.

www.PeterTheAdequate.com

Kent Cummins

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“The Fantastic Kent Cummins” combines magic, juggling, comedy, and audience participation in all of his shows, from the smallest performance to the largest stage extravaganza. In his show, Kent tells the story of his life in magic through storytelling, magic, and illusion. A typical show is one hour, but having been a magician for some sixty years, Kent has the repertoire to put on a full evening show when appropriate.

Ramon Galindo, in the Austin American-Statesman, when asked to list the five top magicians of the century, cited Kent for “Stage Magic.” (Okay, it was the last century, but Kent still does between 50 and 100 shows every year!)

As Founder (in 1993) of The Kent Cummins Magic Camp, it should be no surprise that all of Kent’s shows are family-friendly…even his nightclub shows for adults.

Kent brings a lifetime of experience to every show, having performed in Canada, Germany, France, Vietnam, Korea, New Zealand, and all over the United States.

Kent loves to customize his shows for each audience. His “Magic of Books” show has opened the Texas Book Festival Children’s Entertainment Tent for nearly a decade. His Environmental Magic Kit received an award from the Environmental Protection Agency. His “Magic of Character” show, developed for a Central Texas middle school, has been seen at schools throughout the state. For several years, Kent performed as “Mr. See It, the Magician with a Vision,” for Texas State Optical.

Some of his most popular illusions are “The Book of Magic,” which was created for the Austin Public Library’s 1978 Summer Reading Program; “The Human Pincushion,” which was the feature illusion in a 1986 tour with the Mighty Thomas Shows Carnival; and “The Stocks of Zanzibar,” a Houdini Escape with a twist, originated by The Great Scott & Judy.

Kent has also been known to chop off a celebrity’s head in his six-foot French Guillotine, which was originally used to promote the 1965 Warner Brothers movie, Two on a Guillotine, starring Cesar Romero and Connie Stevens. Kent has also sawed hundreds of celebrities and audience members in half with an original illusion using a power saw!

Kent says that his favorite illusion is, “the levitation of a beautiful woman!” Kent first performed this illusion while still in high school in Baton Rouge, with his little sister as the floating lady. He has also performed the illusion on the beach in Galveston and with a beauty pageant winner in the middle of the boulevard in Las Vegas!

Kent’s first official recognition was at the 1960 Texas Association of Magicians Convention, when he received the Teenage Trophy for his magic show. The next year, at the Southeastern Association of Magicians Convention, he was awarded the A. Coke Cecil Showmanship Trophy for his juggling act.

Kent’s most recent recognition was “Magician of the Year” by the International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring 60 in 2008.

Kent has made Austin, Texas, his home since 1986, and can be reached at (512) 288-1596, or kent@magiccamp.com.

www.KentCummins.com

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Black Bert: Bertil Fredstrom

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Looking for the best Austin Magician? Look no further, you have found him. This is what a parent said of a recent show I did:

“Black Bert did an outstanding job at our daughter’s 9th birthday party. The show was perfect for the kids, with a lot of humor sprinkled in with the magic. Highly recommend.”

Black Bert has been entertaining people with magic all over the world since he was seven, including the King and Queen of Sweden (true). As a five-time Champion in Magic for Children, a Scandinavian Champion in Close-Up Magic and a member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood since 1984…  He’s fixin’ to give y’all a great Texas Magic Show – wherever you’re at!

 

The Magician Black Bert can do:

  • Birthday parties, for age groups 5 to 105
  • A Magic Theme Party
  • School Shows on Science Day – or just for fun
  • Library Shows about the magic of reading,
  • Weddings – before or after dinner,
  • Walk around magic for smaller groups,
  • Bar/bat mitzvah with magic for young adults,
  • Office party fun, with or without families,
  • A business conference surprise magic act,
  • Halloween Magic Shows,
  • and much, much more…

You can reach Black Bert at bertilfredstrom@hotmail.com or on the phone at (512) 423-9810. Also, for more information please take a look at his Internet web page at www.blackbert.com.

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Cody Fisher

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Cody Fisher is one of the most in demand corporate entertainers in the world today! His unique blend of comedy mixed with mind blowing magic has taken him all across the United States and over 20 countries worldwide.

After completing multiple science degrees in biology and chemistry from The University Of Texas, Cody decided to pursue a PhD. in biochemistry. After several years of graduate teaching and research in the field of protein crystallography, Cody made an amazing discovery; he wanted to pursue his lifelong dream of a full time career in the entertainment industry! From biochemistry to “biocomedy”; Cody is now a certified laughologist!

Over the years he has won numerous national and international awards for magic, launched his own product line of magical creations, and has even authored several books and DVD’s on the art of magic. He continues to perform and lecture internationally teaching his very unique style of magic to magicians all over the world.

Cody’s extensive performance résumé includes TV appearances, radio, trade shows, corporate events, comedy clubs, and theatres throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe. Over the years he has become “a favorite” with Hollywood celebrities and fortune 500 companies. By combining comedy, magic, and lots of audience participation, he is able to form a special bond with his audience. He has the exceptional ability to “break the ice” and allow everyone to enjoy themselves during his show. His comic delivery coupled with his endearing personality makes him one of the most sought after corporate entertainers in the world today.

When Cody is not out amazing audiences he is using his science education combined with magic to help others. Along with his wife Debbie, an Occupational Therapist (And Certified Hand Therapist / CHT), they have developed a unique program that uses “sleight of hand” magic as a form of therapy. Together they lecture at medical colleges, hospitals, and clinics all over the U.S. For more information on their work please visit http://www.magictherapyworkshop.com.

Finally, life just wouldn’t be complete without their three boys Ashton, Ayden, & Alex. These guys are absolutely wonderful and definitely keep dad on the run!

www.codyfisher.com/

Bonzo Crunch

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Whether you’re planning an assembly program for library, school, or day care, looking for family-friendly entertainment for a community or company event or promotion, or hoping to give your child an unforgettable birthday party, you need Bonzo Crunch!

School Assemblies

Bonzo Crunch brings a taste of the circus to your school!. Besides offering a half-hour program of comedy juggling and magic, he also offers a reading program, a fitness program, or an introduction into the Physics of the Circus. Workshops are also available.

Libraries

As a lifelong “bookworm” Bonzo Crunch takes special joy in performing for libraries. In addition to his popular comedy juggling/magic show, Bonzo Crunch emphasizes not only the importance of reading, but the value of the library as a community resource and the special role of the librarian as a liaison between the community and the wonderful world of books. You will be charmed by his reading of “Olivia Saves The Circus.”

Day Care Centers

As a former teacher’s aid, Bonzo Crunch is sensitive to the needs of the children as well as their caregivers, and begins his day care performances on the mellow side, with a gentle ukulele introduction. As all the children are brought into the fold, Bonzo Crunch escalates the comedy and allows the children to laugh off excess energy before bringing his show to a calm conclusion, leaving the staff with a group of happy, well-behaved children.

Birthday Parties

Bonzo Crunch is perfect for birthday parties! The birthday child receives a personalized birthday card and is treated like a star as Bonzo begins and ends the show by playing a rousing rendition of “Happy Birthday” on his harmonica. He juggles pizzas and performs magic tricks with the help of audience volunteers who usually end up doing the trick better than Bonzo, and who receive the applause. In addition to lively performances, Bonzo Crunch also offers balloon sculpture, face painting, and/or a slapstick “fashion show relay race”. Parents and children alike will be charmed by Bonzo’s show. More than “just a kid’s show”, this is true FAMILY entertainment!

Hospitals and Senior Centers

These are places for a gentle touch, and that’s what Bonzo Crunch offers. Using his ukulele and a little pocket magic, Bonzo Crunch understands that the needs of the patients and residents come first and finely tunes his social antennae to tailor visits to the mood and needs of each individual.

Workshops

Bonzo Crunch offers a workshop in clown body language that stresses the observational nature of a clown’s humor with an emphasis on a spirit of fun that makes fun of oneself rather than others. “Observe others, observe yourself, and observe how others see you”. Well suited for youth or adults, performers or the general public, schools or corporate retreats, this is a workshop that encourages observation, empathy and a healthy sense of play.

If you are looking for an entertainer who will leave your audience smiling, and who will do business with you in a courteous and professional manner, contact
Bonzo Crunch!

Web Page: www.bonzocrunch.com

Phone: (512) 912-0067

Email: bonzocrunch@sbcglobal.net

John Maverick

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Specializing in “Family Friendly” entertainment, John Maverick offers many different types of magic shows from living room size to “Vegas Style” stage acts.  With a host of characters and personalities from Cowboys to Pirates to Fools, John can fit any theme. Make your next event unforgettable with Austin’s Second Best Magician, John Maverick! John Maverick is a magician, storyteller, actor, alchemist, bibliophile, inventor, collector of deadly things, fire-eater, theologian, rain forest explorer, scientist, freethinker, fortuneteller, spiritualist, dreamer and snappy dresser. Maverick comes from a long line of storytellers, some professional; others reserved their gift for the dinner table. He was first introduced to the art of magic by “The Great Scott” at his fifth birthday party and Maverick has been in love with the art form ever since. Through the years he has found that he views the world around him very differently than anyone else. Maverick uses his magic to tell the story of this parallel world.

http://www.john-maverick.com