Magic lecture by Michael Ammar - Munich 21.Sep.06

Michael Ammar, one of the biggest names in close-up magic today, is coming to Munich for two lectures. The first one will take place in Bürgerhaus Pullach Vereinsheim on September 21, 2006. The lecture will start at 8 PM, and it is organized by Zauberzentrale. Entrance costs €25.

The second lecture is on the following day, in Zauberring München. Unfortunately, I was not able to obtain more information about this. There is a possibility that the second lecture is a members-only event, since the Zauberring is a club (unlike Zauberzentrale, which is a shop).

Michael Ammar is dubbed "the Rock Star of Magic". He was the winner of the Gold Medal for Close-up Magic in FISM in 1983, the most prestigious magic competition in the world, and he became the second American to ever win this much coveted prize. He was a student of Dai Vernon, a.k.a. the Professor or the Man who Fooled Houdini, one of the most influential figures in the art of close-up and especially card magic. Ammar is a prolific artist and an innovative magician, with many books, articles and instructional videos/DVDs to his name. For more on Ammar and his magic, visit his official website.

So, if your interest in magic goes beyond being a spectator (or a heckler), this is an opportunity you should not pass. If you are a mere spectator and hope to find out about some tricks, you will be bored out of your skull.

Hope to see you there.

Quick pic of Memo getting an autograph from the Rock Star of Magic himself.

Oh, and a gratuitous shot of the ladies outside the venue.