Piff the Magic Dragon Visits Tannen's!

The magic world's favorite dragon, Piff the Magic Dragon, visited Tannen's this past Sunday!

Our staff had a great time showing him tricks and talking about magic. Piff's fame skyrocketed following his performance on Penn & Teller's: Fool Us on British TV. You can see a clip of his performance here.

Ben and Cassandra's Magical Illusion Show

Tannen's very own Ben Nemzer will be presenting his stage extravaganza, Ben Nemzer and Cassandra's Magical Illusion Show this March. All proceeds from their performance will be donated to the anti-bullying organization, dosomething.org.

Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Matinee Show at 2:00p and Evening Show at 7:00p
@ High School North Auditorium
90 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey

Make sure you buy your tickets today and show your support for Ben and Cassandra!

Check out the video preview here!

Ken Krenzel: A True New York Card Man

Ken Krenzel, one of New York City's most reputable card magicians for the last 50 years has passed away.

A staunch supporter of Tannen's Magic, Ken even published his first effect, It Can't Be, with Tannen's in 1958. Ken's work has been recognized as being highly influential to the field of card magic all over the world. Two of Ken's six books are still in print, Card Classics of Ken Krenzel and Relaxed Impossibilities.

"When Ken Krenzel performed the material in this book for me I knew then and there how good it was, and what a great contribution it'd be to the art I love - card magic".
- Harry Lorayne

A memorial service will be held this Friday. Please contact us at 212-929-4500 if you'd like to get in touch with Ken's family and attend the service.

Dani Daortiz NYC Lecture and Workshop!

Dani Daortiz, the legendary Spanish cardician, will be lecturing and doing a workshop at Tannen's this upcoming March. This will be Dani's first ever lecture and workshop in the USA!

• The lecture will be on Thursday, March 15th, 2012 at 7:00pm and tickets are $35.

• The workshop will be on Saturday, March 17th, 2012 at 11:00am and tickets are $100 to participate. Only a limited number of seats are available for the full-day workshop.

This is very exciting news for card magicians around the country and we're certain that both the lecture and workshop will sell out. Make sure you buy your tickets today!

D & D Vintage Plaid Playing Cards Now Shipping!

Inspired by a vintage aesthetic, these U.S. Regulation Playing Cards in plaid are offered in a Striking Arizona Red and a Casual California Blue. They're the perfect accompaniment for everyday use, but also feature posh details and amusing activities never before paired with a deck of cards.

Buy yours today!

NYC Family Magic Show on January 22nd

Join Mario the Magician at NYC's Space on White, for an uplifting, inventive, and highly interactive magical performance for the young and young-at-heart! Part retro, part rock and roll, Mario is an artist and inventor who creates his own props. Mario's old world looks and physical comedy style are reminiscent of his heroes, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin, but he puts a thoroughly modern spin on everything he does.

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012
3:00 PM Family Magic Show
Recommended for ages 3 - 11 and their families.

@ Space on White
81 White Street
New York, NY

$10 per child, $20 per adult. Get your tickets in advance here.

Magician's On Screen Exhibit: Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria

The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria has recently introduced a new series which is running through January 1st, 2012 called Magicians on Screen.

In the 1890s, stage magicians were the world’s most popular entertainers. And then the cinema was invented. Always eager to incorporate new technologies, magicians quickly embraced the moving image, using it to create astonishing new illusions. Magician/filmmakers like Georges Méliès furthered cinema’s potential to make the impossible appear possible through their innovative use of editing and special effects in the genre they invented, the trick film. Unfortunately, as audiences fell in love with the movies, they abandoned the stage magicians, and the grand old magic halls disappeared or were converted to movie palaces.

There will be a screening of The Great Buck Howard (A film based on the life of the much acclaimed mind-reader, The Amazing Kreskin) on December 31st, free with admission. Along with the museum exhibit, the Wall Street Journal interviewed magic legend Ricky Jay on the history of magic in film, a very interesting read and definitely worth checking out.

Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35 Avenue
Astoria, NY 11106