The dragon on the fringe

Piff the Magic Dragon will be appearing at the Buxton Festival Fringe on 22nd, 23rd & 24th July. If you live anywhere near Buxton, this is an opportunity not to be missed!

On 23rd July, High Peak Magic Society is putting on an evening of close-up magic at the Buxton Pavilion. Since Piff is performing from 5.30 to 6.20pm and the close-up extravaganza doesn't start till 7.30, you can easily do both.

As well as the magic, let me recommend Operatastic!, which takes place on 23rd & 24th July at 7.30 and Saturday 25th at 2.30. One of the stars of this great show is Helena Leonard, as seen on Britain's Got Talent.

The power of the mind (2)

Did you hear the Rt Rev Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark, on the Today programme this morning? His Thought for the Day brought together several of the strands I've talked about in this blog: the power of belief to make someone become very ill or even die, the African curses that exploit this and how those with authority need to be careful what they say.

I've downloaded the podcast and you can listen to it by clicking on this link:
thought_20090616-0954a.mp3

The Magic Cavern on Facebook

If you're a member of Facebook, you might be interested to know that I've started a group for The Magic Cavern (Richard Leigh's marvellous magic show - see previous post). Please join us, so we can share experiences of the show, as well as pictures and so on, and I can keep you up to date with any developments.

This is a direct link to The Magic Cavern group. You'll have to be a member of Facebook to be able to join so, if you haven't yet taken the plunge into the virtual whirlpool of Facebook, come on in. It's free to join, it's easy to use and it's fun!