‘Magic Idol’ Conjures Up New Tricks
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Del.icio.usA bevy of magical talent will pull more than just rabbits out of their hats during Magic Idol, a Kaneohe dinner and inauguration ceremony of the Annual Society of American Magicians (SAM), Jimmy Yoshida Aloha Assembly #89.
Starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, a multi-magician magic show featuring SAM members and the Society of Young Magicians Assembly #107 will intrigue its audience in a show that’s open to the public.
“This annual event gives us all an opportunity to try new material or to polish up our delivery of an old favorite,” explained Kaneohe resident Yona Chock, “The Magic Storyteller.” All performers, including herself, have a strong affinity for magic, and all had to pass auditions to win 5 minutes of stage time in Magic Idol.
“Magicians love to fool other magicians and constantly invent new ways to accomplish effects,” laughed Chock. “It really is true: The hand is quicker than the eye!”
Chock became interested in card tricks in college but was officially hooked after visiting Davenport’s Magic Emporium, a world-famous magic shop in London. After years of perfecting her craft, she became “Chocklette, The Magic Clown” in 1979 and performed around the world, including five times at the White House Easter Egg Roll. Now she’s proprietor of Aardvark Adventures Family Entertainment and puts on storytelling magic shows for schools, churches and libraries throughout Hawaii.
“I grew up in a storytelling family where we were expected to have an entertaining tale to tell at the dinner table - no story, no food,” Chock recalled, and she’s passed this tradition on to her daughters.“The most important lesson they learned was that what you see is not necessarily what you get. This applies not only in magic, but in politics and business as well.”
Other Windward talents in Magic Idol are Kaneohe’s Aaron Vermeer of Mystical Rabbit Productions and Kailua’s Bob Festa (owner of the recently opened Bob’s Pizzeria on Kailua Road), Fanny Kwan and her brother-in-law Chow Fook Choi. Also up to their usual tricks are Glen Bailey, James Lee, Harvey Ouchi (Mr. “O”) and Totoi.
“One fallacy I often hear is that knowing how a trick is done spoils the ‘magic,’” added Chock. “I have found that knowing how it was done and still having a skilled performer fool me anyway makes the magic that much more exciting.”
Tickets will be available at the door and cost $10 for adults, $5 for keiki 12 and under. Due to limited seating, reservations must be made in advance by calling Chock at 234-5262.
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