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Author Archives: Interval Magic
5-Week Magic Classes for Adults and Children Start Dec. 15
By Tom Interval New to magic or need a refresher? Learn mind-bogglingly fun magic that will leave your friends and family amazed and entertained. Register now for one of two separate five-week magic classes for adults or children, to occur … Continue reading
Posted in Lessons, Magic Classes, Services
Tagged activities, adults, camps, children, classes, instruction, kids, lessons, magic camps, magic classes, magic instruction, magic lessons, san diego, san diego magician, san diego magicians, youth
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Houdini Jack-o’-Lantern 2019
By Tom Interval Another Halloween, another Houdini jack-o’-lantern. I got a late start on this one and didn’t carve it until today—Halloween—the 93rd anniversary of Houdini’s death. Here’s a 10-second video for your entertainment pleasure. Scroll down to see a … Continue reading
Posted in art, Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini, jack-o'-lanterns
Tagged art, artwork, carved, carving, flickering, halloween, harry houdini, harryhoudini, houdini, jack-o-lantern, jackolantern, magicians, pumpkin, pumpkins, san diego, sandiego, spooky
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The Greenhouse Effect: David Kotkin’s Early Magic Exposure and Performances
By Tom Interval With temperatures a bit below average for a February evening in Metuchen, New Jersey, frigid weather was probably the last thing on nine-year-old David Kotkin’s mind. David, a member of Metuchen Cub Scout Pack 70, received an … Continue reading
Blogcast #11: Dinner at the Magic Castle with Kristen Connolly
By Tom Interval About six years ago, I wrote a blog about the night John Cox and I had dinner with actress Kristen Connolly (The Cabin in the Woods, House of Cards). Kristen was researching the role of Bess Houdini, … Continue reading
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Tagged adrien brody, harry houdini, history, houdini, john cox, kristen connolly, miniseries, series, show, television, tom interval, tv
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Easy Impromptu Spell Card Trick
By Tom Interval You don’t have to be a good speller to do this easy, impromptu spelling trick with a borrowed deck of cards. Someone shuffles the deck and names any card. You start dealing cards one at a time … Continue reading
Posted in Cards, Lessons, Magic Classes, Productions, Services, Tricks, tutorials
Tagged card magic, card tricks, lessons, magic, magic tricks, san diego, spelling tricks, tutorials, videos
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Easy Cups and Balls Tutorial
By Tom Interval One of the oldest, if not the oldest, magic effects is the cups and balls. While some magicians still believe it dates back to around 2500 BCE—based on a simple painting on the wall of a burial … Continue reading
Posted in Cups and Balls, Learning, Lessons, Magic Classes, Multimedia, patreon, Productions, Resources, Rokfin, Services, Tricks, tutorials, Videos, Videos
Tagged cups & balls, Cups and Balls, instruction, instructors, interval magic, Learning, magic instructors, magic lessons, magic tricks, magicians, san diego, teaching, tom interval, tutorials, videos
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Shoelace Rope Trick Tutorial
By Tom Interval The first trick I ever learned was to tie my shoes. But I wasn’t very good at it, and the ends always got caught inside the loops, ultimately leading to knots that were impossible to untie. Fortunately, … Continue reading
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