Photo Flash: The Academy of Magical Arts Awards

And the Awards went to:

LECTURER OF THE YEAR - Jeff McBride

CLOSE-UP MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR - Doc Eason

PARLOUR MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR -Shoot Ogawa

STAGE MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR - Kevin James and excepted by Sophia

Other individual awards presented to Howie Schwarzman and Celeste Evans for PERFORMING FELLOWSHIP, Eric Eswin for SPECIAL FELLOWSHIP, Louis Falanga for LITERARY FELLOWSHIP, Farrah Siegel for JUNIOR MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR, Pierre Mayer for CREATIVE FELLOWSHIP, Dominique for MASTERS FELLOWSHIP and Bob Fitch who received The LifeTIME ACHIEVEMENT FELLOWSHIP as well as Guy Hollingworth who received the MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR honors.

For 45 years the Magic Castle has been entertaining audiences on the stages of their five theatres from the Parlour of Prestidigitation to the Palace of Mystery and recently launched their sixth stage with Cabaret At The Castle featuring Broadway legend Carol Channing.

Long before Harry Potter attended Hogwarts, the Academy of Magic Arts, Inc. has been working with established talent and training future generations of magicians with their programs for juniors to entertain both on the stage and the silver screen.

The Academy of Magical Arts, Inc. is a non-profit social order of over 6000 members worldwide devoted to the advancement of the art of magic. One of their main focuses is to promote a positive image of magic and magicians. The organization promotes the art of magic, encourages fellowship and maintains the highest ethical standards for the art. Their clubhouse, the Magic Castle, is one of the most unique private clubs in the world. It is a Victorian style mansion turned into a clubhouse where members and their guests enjoy world-class magic and magicians share their trade secrets with each other.