Daryl Howard Magic

I just had the rare opportunity to attend a lecture by one of the most famous and talented mentalists in the world, Marc Salem! Marc has performed his mentalism show on Broadway, has been featured on Sixty Minutes, and performed in theaters all over the world. He almost never lectures or shares his work with other magicians, so it was a real honor to be invited to hear him speak. He shared some very private, unpublished material with us, which I am looking forward to including in my show. Thanks, Marc, for taking the time to share your knowledge with us.

Had a great time at the Dallas Magic Clubs annual Christmas party! That's me in front of the tree with presents from the gift exchange. The second photo is of our host and hostess, Dal Sanders, National President of the Society of American Magicians, with his lovely wife Cinde posing with Jeff Hallberg as Santa Claus. Thanks to Dal and Cinde and friends for another successful party!

That's yours truly performing my walk-around magic for the Dallas Independent Electrical Contractor's Association annual corporate banquet and Christmas party. Everyone had a great time, and my magic show got great reviews! Looking forward to next year's event for the IEC.

If you've been wondering what I've been up to lately, here are a couple of photos of me at the recent Texas Association of Magicians convention in Dallas. I got to spend some time with one of my favorite magicians and comedians, Harry Anderson, best remembered as the judge from Night Court. I also got to meet actor Burton Guilliam, who has been in over fifty motion pictures, but you will likely remember him best as the railroad foreman in Blazing Saddles. Time would fail me if I tried to share all the things I learned about what it means to be a professional performer from these two successful entertainers. Let's just say, I had a great time, and I am looking forward to the next magic convention.

“Playing is An Atttitude” a mixed media installation with video by French-American artists PP Semp will be shown in Kutna Hora, Czech Republic at the GASK Museum from June through September of 2013. The GASK located in the Central Bohemian region of the Czech Republic is the country’s second largest art museum with a collection focused on the 20th and 21st century. Daryl Howard created a special routine which he performs at the request of PP Semp for the video portion of the installation. The exhibition will open on June 22, 2013 and run through September.

Daryl Howard was approached by PP Semp, French-American artists (Semp and Patricia Semprez) to create a special routine to be included in a video as part of a mixed media installation (“Playing Is An Attitude”) that premiered in Prague, Czech Republic at the Tina B Contemporary Art Festival. “Playing is An Attitude” was installed during the month of October 2012 in the courtyard of the beautiful baroque “Klementinum”, which is the National Library of the Czech Republic located in the historic center of the city.

Daryl received the prestigious Chuck & Joannie Lehr award for his outstanding contributions to the Dallas magic community.