Kainoa Harbottle to Lecture for the Parent Assembly on December 12, 2006

Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, Kainoa Harbottle began performing magic in junior high with a comedy magic group threateningly (though also disingenuously) titled “The Magic Mafia.” Since high school, Kainoa has performed semi-professionally, including weekly tablehopping at Curtis Kam’s showroom in Waikiki, as well as in private shows for both the business sector and the tourist industry.

Magicians know him best from the first two DVDs from Curtis Kam's Palms of Steel series, where he appears alongside the most innovative workers in modern coin magic, Curtis and Reed McClintock. Kainoa has made himself into an eternal guest lecturer, appearing with Curtis Kam at a number of events. He was featured at two of the New York Coin Magic Seminars—at Marc DeSouza’s house in Pennsylvania and the World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas—at the request of David Roth, Michael Rubinstein, Geoff Latta, and Mike Gallo. He was also spotlighted on their first DVD collection devoted to Coins Across. He participated in a number of the panels at the now legendary 2003 COINvention and is also a contributor to the DVD commemorating the event.

His own books, Coins on Edge and Cointopia, contain some of the most revolutionary material the world of coin magic has seen in years. His most recent set of notes, Coinapalooza I: Shell Shocked and Coinapalooza II: International Deceptions, continue this trend, featuring coin magic for all skill levels while building on the material from Coins on Edge.

Kainoa’s lecture will feature both card and coin routines designed with visual impact, cleanliness of method, and modular climaxes. They were developed in the trenches of strolling and table-hopping environments. Despite his reputation, not all of this work is for finger-flingers only. There is material for the novice performer, but Kainoa will also be presenting material that will challenge the hardcore among you. His thinking is revolutionary, and he has the bad habit of making the most difficult of material look easy. Couple that with his engaging personality and offbeat sense of humor and you have what is sure to be an unforgettable evening of great magic. Don't miss this chance to see a true "one of a kind" performer.
 

When: Tuesday, December 12, 2006, 7:45 PM

Where: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, 1425 Madison Avenue, at 98th Street, New York, NY

Admission policy:

• Free to S.A.M. Parent Assembly #1 members
  

• $20 for members of the S.A.M., who are not members of Parent Assembly #1
• $25 for other guest magicians