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i Steve Hepburn of Port Perry saw his first magic show as a child many years ago. Today, he's a working ma- giclan himself, entertaining with cards, coins, and a, vanishing rabbitt at parties and get-togethers. He says magic Is a lot of practise and hard work. (see story for details) - ¥ vo \ Dinielee = Summer Picnic Pack A ready-to-go pichic! Everything's included: e@ Tasty Fried Chicken ® Garden-Fresh Salads @ Rolls and Butter @ Plastic cutlery and plates -- 2 SIZES TO CHOOSE FROM -- pe. PACK | 75pc. PACK For 4 people For 6 people 99 | 18% 48 Plus Tax Plus Tax fume BONUS! Se bottle of COKE FREE with purchase of PICNIC PACK at reg. price. "9w3 FRIED CHICKEN 8 and SEAFOOD 136 Water St, Port Perry 985-9009 Sau. TH WY -_ ME oa a aan dd ------i WEDK. PORT PERRY STAR -- Toesday/ August 3, 1988 -- 21 Performs magic Like most people, Steve Hep- burn saw his first magic show at a very young age, and was spell- bound. Today, at age 24, he's still spellbound by magic, but now he's the one making kids laugh with delight when the rabbit dis- appears. The Port Perry resident, who works at General Motors is known as Steve the Magician, and for the past year or so, he's been entertaining kids of all ages at par- ties and get-togethers. fascinates me, but the biggest part is seeing the smiles on the faces. People of all ages really love magic," he told the Star recently. It's one thing to have a fasci- nation with magic, it's something else again to actually become a magician. Initially, he went out and bought some books on magic tricks and tried to learn from the text, without too much success. "I love to perform magic. It' A little over a year ago, von the Wizard Campbell, a*magician from Oshawa, showed Steve some of the basic magic tricks, and that helped to get him going. Working with cards, coins, small sponge balls, Steve was soon practising every day to per- fect these tricks and he now has about three dozen in his repetoire. He also gets together each month with a group of fellow ma- gicians in a club called Ring 220 to swap stories and magic tricks. He told the Star that a magi- cian needs several things to be successful: dexterity with hands and fingers, a willingness to prac- tise long hours, patience and a touch of showmanship when per- forming in front of a group of ple. Perfecting his first magic trick took him about two weeks. One coin trick he now performs took three months to master. He can make an Angorra rab- bit disappear into thin air, and one Short sleeves for Steve! of his favourite tricks 1s called the "Miser's Dream," in.which he fills a champagne bucket with coins plucked from the air. Most magicians perform in a tux. Not Steve. He prefers to work in a casual sports shirt with short sleeves, so people can't ac- cuse him of having something . tucked up his sleeve. His wife Sharron works as his assistant, as does Colleen Yorke. Steve charges $50 for a half hour show, and his dream is to be able to someday do nothing but magic for a living. Not surprisingly, he loves to attend magic shows to watch other magicians at work, and he wouldn't miss a David Copperfield special on teleyision. Ycs, he knows how Copperfield creates those spectacular illusions. When asked to explain, Steve, like all magicians, broke into a big smile and shook his head. They don't like to reveal the tricks of their trade. ._a_--G irri. ie A Information about Free'Trade Of particular interest to people who live in Ontario details of how this Agreement will affect: Canada's Parliament and the United States Congress are currently considering the Canada--U.S. Free Trade Agreement. You need to know what this Agreement means to you and Canada. 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