(Scott Wells • May 5, 2008) Howdy friends. There will soon be another new venue for magic in Houston. Local magician Bob Fostok is starting a Friday night magic engagement at Rocket City on May 16th. Rocket City is an all-you-can-eat pizza and gaming restaurant with special rooms for birthday parties and events. Rocket City is located on 99 Grand Parkway and I-10 behind the Time Square shopping center. The magical fun begins at 7:00 p.m. (read more...)
Tonight, Monday May 5th is the regular combined meeting night for both the H.A.O.M. and the S.A.M. Assembly #19. We always have a mini-lecture at 7:00 p.m. followed by two brief business meetings then the member-performances. All are welcome if you wish to join us. For more information on the time and location, then Click Here and then click on the link to the H.A.O.M. and S.A.M. Assembly #19 website on the left frame.
Tomorrow, Tuesday May 6th will be the long awaited lecture by Eric Anderson. This will be the fourth in our H.A.O.M. Lecture Series. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. and all are welcome to come and learn from this busy professional. If you have not paid for the lecture series, then it will be $15.00 for H.A.O.M. members, $20.00 for non-members and $10.00 for juniors. Once again, more information on this lecture and the venue is at http://www.houstonmagic.com/.
Wednesday night May 7th will be another special evening for all magicians in and around the Houston area that will not be soon repeated. Banachek will perform his full evening stage show at the Houston Improv Comedy Club for the "Ta Da! Comedy and Magic Night". Showtime is 8:00 p.m. and tickets are $15.00. You can call 713-333-8800 for reservations And judging from the near sell-out at the recent Ta Da! Comedy and Magic Night, it may not be a bad idea to make your reservations today. There will be no two for one discounts available but seeing Banachek perform his evening program should be definitely worth it. Jamie Salinas will again be the emcee for this event.
Phil Kampf enters the third of his four week engagement at the Magic Island this week with his dove and comedy act that will be running through Saturday May 18th. Scott Hollingsworth and Jay Schwaush are the house close-up and mentalist performers, respectively. Remember that the Island is open to the public every Friday and Saturday nights and some Thursdays but reservations are required by calling 713-52-MAGIC (or 713-526-2442).
Scott Wells will be 
performing "magic on the grill" at Tokyohana's Grill and Sushi Bar at 3239 Southwest Freeway (I-45) on Thursday night on May 8th 
from 7:00 to 9:00 then Shane Wilson will be "on the grill" on May 10th from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. Rob Jenkins is performing at Tokyhana's Grill and Sushi Bar North at I-45 and Richey Road each Thursday from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Dennis Castro will be performing magic at another nearby Asian restaurant, Zake Sushi Restaurant, this Saturday night from 8:00 to 11:00.
Joshua Ragland continues his magic show performances each Thursday night with two shows (7:00 and 9:00) on the Kemah Boardwalk. He is slated to perform weekly through the summer. Joshua's show promises a delicious three course meal while being mesmerized by his magic for only $45.00 (tip and tax included.) Please note that while this is a "clean" show with no bad language; however, no one under 16 will be permitted. The intimate theater is located at 609 Bradford, Suite 103 in Kemah which is just a short drive south of Houston near NASA.
I will close this week's offering with a quote (or perhaps a paraphrase) that is short yet full of good advice from one of our great magic performers and educators: "Prepare your battlefield." - Tony Slydini
