CLUBS
Simply amazing
BY DEBRA MAGRANN
Local magic masters show but never tell
how they enchant their audiences
What conjuring appears in your mind when
you think of magic? A top-hatted performer
dressed to the nines about to saw his beautiful
assistant in half? The birthday party
magician who says abracadabra and pulls a rabbit out of
his hat or a coin from thin air?
Magic is an entertainment form with a valid pedigree
going back to Harry Houdini. Local aficionados attest to
the ethical standards of their craft and work to fulfill the
mission to advance magic as a performance art.
The local chapter of the Society of American Magicians
meets at 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday in the conference
room at St. Lucie Lanes on U.S. 1 in Port St. Lucie and
the public is welcome to attend. Chartered since 1980,
the group includes professionals, hobbyists and amateurs
alike.
Matt Musgrave, a UPS retiree, joined a few years ago.
Needing something to do with his time, his children, who >>
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JOHN BIONDO PHOTOS
The audience is laser-focused on Raul Pozniak, the club’s youngest member and a fifth-grader in the gifted program at Lawnwood Elementary in Fort
Pierce. His grandfather, Bill Vazquez, accompanies him to meetings. The club invites enthusiasts of all ages to its monthly meetings.