Watch the Tailathon at

LINK http://www.vegasmorningblend.com/videos/181683201.html

Thank you Terry Fator and Taylor Makakoa for appearing on the Heaven Can Wait Animal Society’s Saving Vegas Pets Tailathon this morning.
Thanks Criss Angel for doing a PSA for Heaven Can Wait Tailathon.
For the magic community, you can see Criss at 35:20 of the video. (He’s looking real good.)
Thank you Donny Osmond, Al B. Sure!, Chaz No Mercy Mulkey, Hal Sparks, and Rollie Fingers.

Watch the whole video to learn about all the important work animal Heaven Can Wait is doing and please donate to keep the progress happening!
Visit www.hcws.org to make a donation.

I will be lecturing in London at the International Magic Convention in November.

http://www.magicconventionguide.com/2012/international-magic-convention-joanie-spina-lecture-and-seminar/

I  am making a series of videos for the Heaven Can Wait Animal Society here in Las Vegas.  HCWS offers low cost or no cost spay and neuter services in Las Vegas, trying to curb our very high euthanasia rates at the shelter.

Terry Fator’s wife, Taylor Makakoa is the spokesperson for the group.

Please check out the video sand support this wonderful group.

https://vimeo.com/user12617713

Shot by Richard Faverty, Aardvark Productions

Edited by Joanie Spina

Hair & Makeup Anthony Rais

Beautiful assistant Eliza Zimmerman

Every year I shoot and edit  a video of the Race for the Cure in Las Vegas. Here is 2012….

We shot a video on the Strip for Mumdo visiting from Saudi Arabia.

Beautiful  Eliza Zimmerman acted as Mumdo’s assistant in several shots.

Photos by the one and only Richard Faverty

visit www.beckettstudios.com to see Richards’ array of professional promotional shots

Piff The Magic Dragon, John van der Put  performed at the Secret Policeman’s Ball at Radio City Music Hall (March 2012)

I had a great time  assisting Illusion Designer Paul Kieve on  GHOST The Musical on Broadway. What a wonderful opportunity. Thank you, Paul!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBZ7CziBjuI

Check out this performance from Nice Work If You Can Get It, currently on Broadway.

Awesome choreography, staging, performances

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39505983/ns/today-today_health/t/want-be-more-powerful-acting-it-will-make-it-so/#.T7pjARyVTO4

It’s Women’s Week at the Magic Castle in Hollywood. Liberty Larsen, Sophie Evans, Suzanne, Luna Shimada, and Juliana Chen are just a few of the women performing there this week. I will be lecturing on Sunday afternoon. Come on down!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3841390231416&set=t.1177878492&type=1&theater

I’m so excited to be part od the Women in Magic Conference and Cape Cod Magic Festival

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=420720561278925&set=a.117980624886255.15717.116065621744422&type=1&theater

On the Today show…Watch Paul Kieve’s brilliant illusion of Sam passing through a solid door.  http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/47133512#47133512

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/22/theater/ghost-crosses-over-in-form.html

I am assisting Paul Kieve with the show  GHOST The Musical on Broadway . Paul has designed all the illusions and effects in the show in London and was brought to NY to create the Broadway version. I am honored and excited to be working with Paul and on Broadway.

During the year 2012, the Directions column will be a new format. The video and column will stand alone of one another rather than  having the same content. Their subject will be the same but the info offered within will be different.

Normally you must be a Magic Magazine subscriber to view the video, but the first month is open to all.

Check it out

http://www.magicmagazine.com/demos-downloads/directions/2012_01_entrance.html

Every year I shoot an edit a video capturing Race day. Here is this year’s video….

In July 2011,Dr Shigeru Tashiro brought two of his magic students,

Masaya Yamane and Nobuo Kamizuru, to Las Vegas.

Dr. Tashiro booked sessions with me with both young magicians.

We worked at my studio. I was so impressed with them I wrote an article about our experience.

You can see their acts before we started working and the changes we made.

I worked with each young man for only four hours.
You can see the videos at http://www.magicmagazine.com/demos-downloads/directions/2011_09_masaya_before.html

Nov 2011

Just back from Brad Ross’ The It Factor Live in New Jersey.

I did two workshops and a lecture  with a wonderful group of performers. Brad Ross offered  lectures and  marketing advice. Michael Goudeau did a lecture about comedy  writing and performing. A good time was had by all.

The Magic of Paris opened June 1st at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas starring sleight-of-hand artist Stephane Vanel. Check it out! The show also features Unusualist Mark Kornhauser and Marionettist Anthony Rais. Jessica Delgado, Lisa Cannon , and Deena Carey are dancers in the show.

http://www.vegasmorningblend.com/videos/124018234.html

Join Us for the Las Vegas Valley Humane Society’s Wag-A-Tail Walk-A-Thon

Sunday, April 3rd

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150093689864322

One of Jeff Hobson’s many   characters in Kalin & Jinger’s show, Carnival of Wonder

Magic Magazine has a new digital version of their magazine avaiable as an iPad app.

Check it out at this link

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magic-the-digital-magazine/id412650800?mt=8

Jeff Hobson impersonates Hypnotist Peter Reveen at at tribute show for Peter.

Jeff Hobson in his many character roles with Kalin & Jinger’s Carnival of Wonders.

Excerpts from Joanie Spina’s lecture at Magic Live 2009.

Jason Andrews submitted a dvd of his classic act for Joanie’s column in Magic Magazine. Joanie worked with him on the act to improve the music, performance and staging. At the beginning of the lecture, Joanie showed the dvd and suggested numerous ideas that might improve the act. Jason then performed the revised version.Magic Live Lecture Excerpts

Jason Andrews performs the revised version:

Documentary about fate of pets at a Las Vegas animal shelter as a result of the pet overpopulation.

Directed and shot by Joanie Spina

Doctor Death