We had a great time performing at Abbott’s 71st Get Together. What an honor to be on that famous stage!

It was an even more special event for Katalina as her family was able to come to Colon to see their performance. Her uncle Ivan came all the way from New Zealand (yes the country) to see her perform.

Left to right: sister Klara, mom Klara, dad Tibor, Christian, Uncle Ivan, and Katalina

Not only was the magic terrific, but it was great to catch up with old friends and meet new people. We enjoyed it very much and we can see why the Abbott’s Get Together is a place people want to return year after year.

We just got back from a week long magic convention in Louisville Kentucky. Wow, we can finally take a breath. The convention was very well organized and we were able to enjoy tons of outstanding magic.

We were lucky to be able to compete in both the close-up and stage competitions. We performed two mental magic acts, one involving comedy mind reading and the other a fast paced multiple prediction act we call “Carnival of Destiny”.

First, the stage (Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts) is absolutely beautiful. What at thrill to be on stage there!

Second, it was wonderful to be competing with the best magic acts in the world: Timo Marc, David Sousa, Soma, David Kaplan, Shawn Farquar, Marc Oberon, Mulan, An Ham Lim, Peter Pitchford, just to name a few. It was an honor to be on stage with them.

Third, where else can we watch some of the greatest magicians alive today and get to meet the current and future stars of magic? It was fantastic to be able to meet many great, great performers.

A big thank-you to everyone we met at the convention. We made lots of new friends and had a ball. We look forward to seeing you again.

Christian and I just performed at a corporate event where attendees ranged from the age of 5 to 65. Our show is totally clean, so we do not have to worry about changing our comedy or language, but the question is whether the type of entertainment is something that all ages will enjoy.

Generally it is a good idea to have different entertainment for children and for adults, however, we have found that both groups can enjoy the same show. We truly believe that children’s ability to grasp concepts and enjoy more complex entertainment is under-appreciated.

We performed our Mind Tripping show at this particular event and everyone loved it. We use audience participation in our show and when there are children in the audience, we can substitute children for the adults. The key is for the entertainer to assess their audience and be able to adapt as necessary. Since we are seasoned performers with lots of experience, we were adept at making this happen.

More Christian and Katalina in action. A big thank-you to everyone for the great comments about our show.

We performed 4 hours of mingling magic at Hoosier Park. This was our first time performing at a live race track.

The guests loved it!

Not only did they enjoy live horse racing, they were having a blast watching the close-up magic and mind reading. Although people have seen some magic on TV, most have not seen any close-up magic; it is extremely powerful!

Magic definitely leaves a lasting impression and provides a topic of conversation for days to follow. That’s why magic is perfect for corporate meetings, conferences, and events.

Check out our new video on YouTube!

Here we are performing at a theater in Pigeon Forge.

Enjoy!

Direct link to Video on Youtube

Trade show magic is fun yet challenging. The goal is to get conference attendees to the booth, put out information about the company in an entertaining way, and then let the salesmen finish the job. You have to constantly keep an eye on the salesmen to see when the next customers can be sent their way and if they are not ready, continue to entertain them until they are.

Christian and Katalina are naturals at getting people to the booth. Christian hooks them with his boisterous voice and outgoing personality. Katalina jumps in to entertain with something they have never seen before. What a combination!

People return over and over the see us entertain. That is the goal: to get people talking about the entertainment and make them say to others: “You have to go see the entertainers at _____ Company’s booth”. This keeps the company in the forefront of the atttendees minds.

When you can combine entertainment with product and service information, retention of data is much higher.

February was the blizzard month. March is the blossom month. We are so happy to be out of the cold and into the warm, sunny, blossoming southern US. We have had a great time this past week in Georgia. Everyone has been so friendly and warm, just like the weather. We look forward to the next few weeks enjoying Spring in the south.

You can’t stop Christian from entertaining! He absolutely loves it.

These photos are from before the main show and just look at the crowd he already has! This is his passion and it shows.

Here is Alex, a senior in high school, performing a magic trick.

Last year we performed at his academy and when we came back this year, Alex was able to show Christian some magic tricks.

He started to learn magic because he loved the magic that Christian had performed for him a year ago. He was inspired and started to study and learn. Alex performed three tricks and did a great job. He took the time to learn and practice and it was good.

What Alex is also learning is that even if you do not go on to pursue magic as a profession, his ability to perform magic can be invaluable in the business world. For instance, what if you have a very important business meeting and a colleague is late. Alex could pull out a deck of cards and do some tricks to not only pass the time, but to get everyone in a good mood, have fun, and forget that the meeting is delayed. Magic is versatile and knowing a handful of tricks is always a good idea.

Congratulations to Alex!

We hope that you are as ready as we are to make 2008 a year to surpass our expectations! We are off to a great start as we did a show for Navy personnel at the Great Lakes Naval Station. They were an enthusiastic and very emotive crowd and it was a great way to kick off 2008. We will be doing some unique things this year and will keep you posted on all of them!

We want to wish everyone Happy Holidays and hope that you have a fantastic 2008!

Thank-you for all of your support throughout 2007 and together we will make 2008 even better.

We are in Cleveland for a Mind Tripping show and last night we were able to take advantage of a wonderful restaurant called the Balaton.

As most of you know, Katalina is Hungarian, so being at the Balaton and eating great Hungarian food and listening to the language brought back enjoyable memories of her heritage and the many times she visited Hungary throughout the years.

Christian had breaded veal called “Becsi szelet” with Hungarian noodles. He loved it. I had a sausage stew called “Lecso”. It was spicy, but I loved it.

If you are ever in Cleveland please take advantage of the opportunity to each some great food. Here is the restaurant information:

Balaton Restaurant
13133 Shaker Square
Cleveland, OH 44120
216-291-9691

We are performing in Indiana, Iowa, and Illinois - the three I’s. We started the week out by performing “Magic at the Museum” - the Indianapolis Children’s Museum - for a corporate event/trade show. What a beautiful location. Take a look at this picture.

On the upper floor were the trade show booths where everyone could look down onto the main floor and watch all of the action. We were located on the main floor on a stage next to our clients and the mingling/dining area. We were the MC’s and entertainment for the event. It worked out fantastic.

Then we headed off to Iowa and Illinois to mesmerize the college students with our Mind Tripping show. Because we have been to many of these schools before, some students requested that Christian perform the things they remembered from last year specifically for their friends who missed it!

Check out our new Married 2 Magic Poster in the Media Kit page of our website Married2magic.com.

Our graphic designer Ben is fantastic and we love the new design!

You can download these to advertise the date/time and location of our performance. Use the 11 by 17 to put up for all to see and the 8.5 by 11 to hand out/send to individuals.