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March 6–Canada: Ben Robinbson has joined the internationally known Chaplin impersonator Paul Romhany in his well-attended blog The Romhany Report with an article targeted to magicians. It spotlights Robinson's vast experience of being in magic for 40 years and serving audiences internationally since 1984. Titled "What They Want"the article centers on modern audiences and their desires. It is the first of several articles to come.

And on the writer front, Ben Robinson has received the 2008 Howard Bbamman trophy of a 19th century conjurer, we are told, from the International Brotherhood of Magicians for an article titled "Al Flosso: An American Original" he submitted to their magazine, The Linking Ring, in 1996 and was published in 2007! (BTW, you can read this article in our Master's Gallery, see lower right.)

Who says artists are never rewarded? We offer our thanks to the editorial staff of The Linking Ring for their choice and look forward to seeing what we are told is a beautiful trophy.

January 21–New York City: Ben Robinson makes his third appearance at the Jewish Home for the Aged on West 106th Street. At the conclusion of his 40-minute performance for the intimate audience ranging in ages from three and a half to well over 100, one man, a retired Lt. General with the Air Force said, "You, Mr. Robinson, epitomize the professional magician in carriage, poise, surprise and deportment. People will simply not believe me when I speak of your wonders." Booked months in advance because of his reviews from his appearance last Halloween, sponsored by the New York Junior league, this appearance was made possible by the generous donation of Citibank and the people at New York Cares.


December 17–New York City: The Rubin Museum. One of New York's treasures, a great museum for the finest art Asia has to offer. Ben Robinson was engaged to perform close-up and on stage for the staff and friends of the museum during their holiday celebration. Many thanks to the staff for a lovely time. At right a ring appears on the magician's hand much to the surprises of the women watching. All had a great time! Photos: ASD


December 8–NYC: At the beginning of Hannukah, Ben Robinson appears at an intimate gathering on lower Fifth Avenue for a group of magic afficianados. Entertaining young and old alike, he finished off the hour appearance with a small presentation for all. Photo: ASD.

BEN ROBINSON ENTERTAINS WITH 2 FULL STAGE SHOWS IN THE CENTER OF MANHATTAN FOR ONE OF THE LARGEST ACCOUNTING FIRMS IN THE WORLD December 1–New York City: Ben Robinson, New York City's busiest magician, recently gave two back-to-back full stage performances for one of the biggest accounting firms in the United States, if not the world. Complimenting the "Family & Friends Day" festivities, the noon show was sold out and received rave reviews. The 2pm show exceeded seats offered for magic-hungry spectators. The aisles were filled while others clamored outside locked doors that they too wanted to see the show! Read more below.


Contracted by one of New York City's premier event planners, Ben Robinson and his team of five assistants entered the building at 9am to begin preparations for an afternoon entertaining the several thousand who attended this bonanza celebration. The gorgeous wood paneled auditorium was filled with oohs and ahhs and laughter. The magician fashioned props from another era, made jaws drop in amazement and provided a show unanimously received by old and young alike as "the stuff of great family entertainment." Coming just 2 weeks after his appearance at Grand Central Station, Ben Robinson storms New York City for the holidays. He makes believers of skeptics and enlivens rainbows of imagination for holiday revelers. Next year, we'll need three shows to accomodate the demand!

November 12–NYC: IBM @ GCS in NYC! A huge show, months in the making. The unveiling of IBM's newest strategy to maintain their competitive corporate advantage -- and all brought to you by the illusion genius of Ben Robinson and guest starring, World Champion Magician Mr. Johnny Ace Palmer! An hour stage show with message, magic and special speakers, in the most glorious of settings, the lovely Metrazur restaurant, atop the NE Balcony of Grand Central Station!

	For over 4 hours the crowd of 650 corporate VIPs were treated to history, TV commericals, a timeline, a memory booth, photos, TV access live, live Internet podcasts and two of the world's greatest magicians roving and working wonders non-stop. Reuniting after their success entertaining the 2000-person Disney movie premier of The Village, Robinson and Palmer have known and worked together for over 20-years. Everyone walked away with the message of IBM's magic and innovation. The show was memorable to all -- truly a special event! Photos: K. Roosma

October 20--New York City. The Church of the Holy Family, known as "The UN Church," Ben Robinson gave a standing-room-only audience a show they will never forget on East 47th Street. To the sold-out auditorium, the magician conjured on stage with twenty pieces of first-rate magic in just under an hour. Using five members of the audience, he cajoled names from the ether, passed handkerchiefs through unsuspecting arms and at the end of his performance proved it was true that he could be in three places at the same time. Brother Robert Fontaine said that parishoners were still talking about the magician's performance well after the 5:30pm mass, when the show had concluded at 2:45pm! The audience of all ages comprised many nationalities, one visiting diplomat from New Delhi (India) said that she had seen another magician who claims the name of a famous book, but added, that "I liked you (Ben Robinson) much, much more because your magic was personable and came directly from your hands to my mind." Robinson has already been booked back for the 2008 clutural performance calendar at the church, and next time he'll be bringing along an entirely different presentation concerning some of his world travels.

October 12: Great Neck, NY-- "Stupendous performance"... "you were the topic of conversation for many weeks" ..."the way you worked the audience was very clever" ... such were the comments by the President of the Women's Club of Great Neck (NY) after Ben Robinson held the stage for close to an houron April 28th (see Recent Show Pix at right). Robinson will be appearing next year for this group, and nothing speaks to success like a repeat booking, which is the case with most of his clients, some of whom have been booking Ben Robinson since his full-time debut in New York in 1984.

October 11: Tampa FL-- Ben Robinson joins the gang of Parahub radio on the Internet radio known for broadcasting "Outrageous Unique New Creative Entertainment" on the only Paranormal Rock'n Roll talk show featuring Ruffhouse and the Gang. Speaking about his performances around the world, upcoming shows at the UN Church, and for notables, Ben Robinson held the radio audience for over 30 minutes, and will be back as the response was overwhelming. Click on the icon at left for a link to the archive page (lower right on the link) so you can download the extensive interview.


(Above) October 5, 2007--White Plains, NY: Booked by the Japanese Masters Association for their banquet celebrating the Japanese Masters of the Rising Sun, and a demonstration at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center with over 200 of the best martial artists in the world. Robinson gave a rollicking after-dinner show that received a large ovation, led by radio celebrity Dick Terhune. (Below,) October 2, The Regecy Hotel, New York City: Ben Robinson was the guest of City National Bank to hear and meet the former con man Frank W. Abignale Jr., who Steven Spielberg made the movie of his book Catch Me if You Can. The deceptionist and the former thief, now FBI employee, compared notes on thwarting crime.


September 11, 2007: Summer Sorcery Tour Ends. Since August 24th Ben Robinson has traveled to: Norwell, MA ; North Dartmouth, MA; Bedford, MA; South Dartmouth, MA; Bayshore, NY; New York City; Portland, ME; Trenton, ME; Northeast Harbor, ME; Southwest Harbor, ME and Ilseford, ME (Little Cranberry Island). The tour of private dates began with a celebration of a home that took 15 years to construct on 1800 acres overlooking the Atlantic, and concluded at a wedding on an island off the coast of Maine. The magician is seen performing for young and old in a special suit he had made for the tour, which included a tie made in Great Britain, a shirt from Hong Kong, a suit from Canada, shoes from Vermont, and the outfit was expertly coordinated and measured by Zohreh's of New York -- a truly international effort!

July 18–NYC: At a celebration of American citizenship, several "refugees" from the Metropolitan Cafe assembled not far away in another bistro. The expression on the woman's face shows that the former MC magician, Ben Robinson, was in usual astounding form. The magician stands at right in black. A few hours earlier, less than a quarter mile away, the NYC infrastructure exploded sending debris 18-stories. Never a dull moment in Manhattan!


July 5, New York City: Ben Robinson, New York's busiest magician, began the holiday by traveling to Commack, New York for a poolside party where children of all ages (seen below) received magic hats among other items, during two-and-a-half hours of non-stop close-up magic. This marks Robinson's 50th appearance for this group over the last 6 years. Nothing speaks to client satisfaction like a repeat booking, or in this case, multiple bookings. Atop, that evening, Robinson appeared at a party overlooking the fireworks in NY Harbor. One man came up to the magician and said, "You know what I have in front of my computer? A two of clubs you magically made appear, and it is now my good luck charm. Thank you." Yes, thank you!

BEN ROBINSON CIRCLING THE U.S. IN MAGIC IN 7 DAYS

June 1, New York City: Ben Robinson is seen next to one of the many famous paintings at the historic Players club on New York's Gramercy Park South. At a wedding reception for friends, the jazz band played, the audience danced and the magician conjured sending several screaming in delight. The Players is the former home to one of the most famous magic collections extant, the famous John Mulholland Collection. Moreso, The Players has had a membership of several noted magicians including Ben Robinson's teacher, Milbourne Christopher.

May 30, 2007, New York: It has been an exhausting 2 months, perhaps one of the busiest in Ben Robinson's career. From performances in Great Neck, NY to White Plains, NY to New Rochelle, NY, and then off to Dallas (TX), Las Vegas, Chicago and then back to the Big Apple, it has been an amazing ride meeting all sorts of people, performing in all sorts of venues. Here are a few of the pictures, and captured moments.

Above, scenes from Ben Robinson's repeat appearance at the finest bakery in New York City, Dessert Delivery, on East 55th Street, celebrating April Fools Day. At the very top, a visiting couple from Minnesota becomes bound through magic, and above right, journalist Jeff Samuels is very surprised to find his missing twenty inside a playing card he just selected. Below, next day, April Fools proper, April 1, a celebration of twins who turned 1 -- one of whom is named after the magician! Another little child watches close up as Ben Robinson makes a scarf appear in his hands in these sequential photos.


Above, Ben Robinson's full evening show dazzled a select audience at the famed Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre, in New York, April 7th. The poster, given to each member of the audience was such a hit that several wrote to say they framed it. The design is by Gabrielle Gewirtz and David Serrano. (The hour glass was given to the magician's wife for her 15 years service to women in prison and developing The Learning Center for Women in Prison.) In front of a capacity audience, the magician showed a ton of magic in almost exactly one hour to the second!!! At right, Robinson appears for the Women's Club of Great Neck (NY) -- April 28th -- with an after dinner show that received raves and a few fan letters from former students of the late great magicians Frank Garcia, Slydini and Dai Vernon! Above right, the magician and his partner on stage and in marriage return to the very spot they first met. Five years later to the day, they were married.

Above, left and right, shots of Ben Robinson entertaining in Las Vegas. He met with his old friend ex-Excalibur Hotel resident magician Kevin Barnes, and showed him the DVD of his new show. You can take the magician out of New York, but you can't take the New York out of the magician. He entertained by day and night at a corporate conference for three days. At Luxor, Madalay Bay and other spots the magician strolled, stood out and conjured as Elvis, Cher, Tom Jones and Neil Diamond impersonators took the stage. On a brief respite, magician and wife took in "singly the best magic show" he says he's ever seen: Master Magician Lance Burton at the Monte Carlo Hotel. Thanks Lance!


	Above left and right and immediate left, Ben Robinson is featured as a special artist in a giant gala for the Byram Hills Educational Foundation. He conjured close up for 90 minutes before the great Cirque artists took the stage. Many thanks to the anonymous donors!
	And, we close with a once in a lifetime shot. Never in his life, throughout the hundreds, if not thousands of stages Ben Robinson has stepped on has he ever had a dressing room that overlooked the ocean, but here it is, as evidenced here in this pre-perfomance shot showing the traveling magician amazed, happy and ready to go to work! Many thanks to Lindsay Burdick of Pinsky Studio for the memorable photo!

March 7 -- New York City:

Ben Robinson is also recently profiled for his many achievements in the new 855 page book by Reverend Canon William V. Rauscher titled "Religion, Magic and the Supernatural." This tome explores the many worlds of magic and parapsychology (a special interest of both) from an Episcopal priest, and is available by calling the sales and distribution division of the SS Adams Co, at 732-774-0570.

Ben Robinson recently gave 3 perfomances March 2 - 4 in Brooklyn, Commack (NY) and Manhattan with shows in SoHo and The Museum of Modern Art in a whirlwind weekend culminating in 5 events over 3 days (at right he is seen attending a special American Himalayan Foundation event with the Explorers Club mascot).

	Feb 18, 2007--Los Angeles, CA: Ben Robinson performs for four hours at a fundraiser for the new movie about neon, directed by Leslie D. Weinberg.

Performing close up, at tables, seated and surrounded, the illusion genius plies his trade often bringing shouts and exclamations by the arts patrons who offered a showcase for Robinson's talents in the city of angels. Performing in the Lakich Studio in downtown LA, the magician is seen making things disappear from the hands of the producer, and helping celebrate the Year of the Pig by handing out souvenirs to the excited guests. Over champagne at the successful conclusion the hostess exclaimed, "I am serious Ben, you are the best magician I have ever seen." Seen below right, the magician is seen with hostess, actess Shelly Long from the long time

	running hit TV show on NBC-TV, "Cheers." Director Leslie D. Weinberg commented that she was sure that she wanted Robinson to perform at her party because of all the magicians she had seen in the LA area, not one of them, in her opinion, were close to the impact of Ben Robinson. Several of the guests said thay would be throwing events in the near future just so they could showcase the uncommon talent of the New York magician. Bottom left two photos: Ben Robinson entertains on Saturday night the 17th, hours before his flight to Los Angeles. Working close up and on stage, he delighted a crowd celebrating a 70th birthday in the center of the city.


January 13, 2007: New York City, The deceptionist and the dancer perform at a Russian New Years celebration atop one of New York's highest placed loft bars in the center of the city. Robinson conjured for VIPs of the new Year's party, courtesy of St .James Productions.

January 6, 2007: New York City – Caught in the act at a downtown lounge. Celebrating an 80th birthday, the magician conjured for 45 people for four hours. Here Robinson is seen making a card merely thought of appear in spectator's hands. Picture: Shan Lancaster

	Janaury 1, 2007: Commack, New York, kicking off the new year with a show of close up magic upon the grounds of The Hamlet for the 38th show Ben Robinson has given there for the members and guests of the club. The little boy's face shows the fact that a handkerchief has just vanished from his hands while Ben Robinson was nearby.
	December 24, 2006, New York City. Ben Robinson plies his trade at a casual show for friends in aliving room of newly weds. Cards vanished and became embedded in clothing items, minds were read and inexplicably a person named a random time and it turned out that this was in fact the time on the magician's watch!


December 7-8, New York City: 5 EVENTS IN 36 HOURS!New York City's busiest wizard recently appeared at five consecutive events in just under 36 hours! First for his alma mater Connecticut College at Park Avenue's Colony Club (seen upper level with Sir Thomas Moore and the new CC Prexy speaking, the later that night at The Grand on 58th Street (a night spot, seen at right and below), the next day at The Hamlet Golf & Country Club in Commack (lower right), and then later at his friend Matt Turk's gig (see the video posted at Matt's site by Ben Robinson of the gig at CBGB's!) at The Morgan Library (seen with the artist and Fred Gillen and Milligrace producer Kate Milliken), and finally at a private party on the Upper East side reuniting with friends from 20 years past. Exhausting, fun and magical to say the least!

November 16, 17, 18, New York City: 3 shows in 3 days.

First a VIP bash at The Grand for promoter Anne St. James, next the grand opening of the JuniorLeague new headquarters with

nearly 4M of new capital, and finally a return engegement at Frederick's lounge again for St. James & Co. 6 hours of close up magic in 3 days. Photos courtesy of NY Junior League and St. James Events.

Halloween 2006, NYC: 4 shows in 4 different places, culminating in a late night session of close-up magic at Robinson's downtown haunt Circa Tabac from 10pm to 2am. Amidst the ghouls and ghosts Robinson made things float, saw without his eyes, and in one patrons view "showed wonders never before seen!"

October 29, New York City: Ben Robinson's third appearance at The Richard Rodgers School Fall festival. Combining grand illusion with sly wit and masterful sleight of hand, Robinson wowed the crowd repeatedly; performing more magic in 45-minutes than normally seen in current movies or TV specials. Audience members flocked backstage seeking autographs on the magician's attractive color pictures that were freely given to ticket buyers. So begins the busy season for New York City's number one magician! Photos: A.R. Trotter.


October 20-22, New York City: 3 shows in 3 days. First a new product kick off in Portchester, New York for IMEX marketing introducing the new Vizcaya Rum to the American market, with the wizard Robinson making the bottle and glass float, and making the Cuban-made rum dazzle the senses with its own magic; next a lounge show for promoter friend Anne St. James at the swank Frederick's lounge near The Plaza, and finally a private celebration at O'Neals restaurant in the Lincoln Center area the next day. The magician is seen with two happy audience volunteers.

September 30, 2006 -- NYC: Concluding 24-years of dining and entertaining, Ben Robinson sits in the garden of the famed Metropolitan Cafe on 1st Avenue bet. 52nd and 53rd Streets for the final night party held a few nights before the very last night on Saturday, September 30th.

If you are a fan of Metropolitan Cafe, please email us and we will send you Robinson's testament to his favorite restaurant in all of New York City.

Long live the Metropolitan Cafe in the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of people who dined there for nearly a quarter of a century. For ten years, the best session musicians played there every Tuesday night and will be sorely missed.

The Metropolitan Cafe1982 - 2006.

	August 30, 2006: New York City -- Ben Robinson's encore appearance on the hit Time Warner cable show The New Yorkers hosted by Jim Chladek. The magician performed a very rare piece of card magic where a card merely and truly thought of appeared in the clenched hands of the host.
Robinson also regaled with tales of an "out of body" experience he had while performing his celebrated bullet catch at a club in New York in the 1980's.

July 8, Montauk, NY-- Ben Robinson stands outside the grounds of his show at the famed Montauk Manor, where he appears every Saturday in July for family, friends and staff of the landmark resort.

July 1–Montauk & Commack, NY: Two shows about 200 miles apart. First, one of five appearances at the famed landmark resort, Montauk Manor. A stage show for children and adults in the beautiful courtyard. Then, just 2 hours later, the magician conjured close-up for the guests of Coney Island Night at The Hamlet Golf & Country Club. 400 miles covered, 6 hours of driving, and hundreds of adults and children entertained . . . all in a day's work for New York City's busiest magician.

June 28 New York City: Ben Robinson appears with TV host Jim Chladek on his long-running Time Warner cable show called The New Yorkers. Robinson made his finger ring disappear and reappear in the host's ear, made ink travel at the speed of light, and later conjured up a "healing spirit from the 19th century" in a feat rarely seen. The host, so delighted with the magician, engaged him to tape a second segment concerning Robinson's travels in Asia. The airwaves were filled with Robinson's wonders and stories for 22 uninterupted minutes -- a comprehensive overview of one magician's experience rarely seen or heard! Watch for summer re-runs on Time Warner Channel 26.

June 25--New York City: Ben Robinson has been on the road with Matt Turk, a "musician's musician" and a popular favorite of audiences and journalists who have compared his voice and activism to Bono of U2. A student of Pete Seeger, Matt Turk was responsible for booking the magician at Seeger's Clearwater festival as the only magician to appear a few years back. This is Turk's new sensational album called "Washington Arms." For more information and the quickest way to order this gem, click here. Robinson says Turk's version of the Ten Years After hit "I'd Like to Change the World" is "real magic."

	June 5--New York City: Contracted months in advance, the magician was "won" in an auction benefitting the New York Junior League and Ben Robinson gave a special performance on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for a group of charming women. The magician is seen here with two of them wearing magic bonnets. Photo: K. Meadow.

May 31-June 4 -- Cincinnati, OH: Driving 700 miles from New York to NJ to PA to WV to OH and finally through Kentucky Ben Robinson conjured at close range for friends and new audiences as he made his way to a famous magic museum to deliver a famous illusion from the Broadway stage. Because of privacy and letting the museum make the first announcement, we can't divulge who bought it, or what it was, but in the meantime, here's a picture of the illusion genius backstage before a show, and adding his signature to his famous book Twelve Have Died, in the museum library twenty years after he wrote it.


May 13-20: The Caribbean Conjuror. Ben Robinson was flown business class to the Caribbean for a week of sun, fun, surf and sand and a lot of magic at several private parties. Above, select shots from the brief respite amidst island revelry.


San Francisco, CA, April 12-17: Ben Robinson was flown to CA to participate and provide the magic for a private Swedish Easter Extravaganza! Thrown by a friend of 20 years, this party was attended by 60 people from at least 6 countries and 7 American cities. The magician performed for host and company every night at dinner, making rings appear on all of his fingers at a commmand performance breakfast for a woman who had seen the magician ten years prior.

Two special performances took place on Saturday April 15th after an Easter Egg hunt in the spacious multi-level garden. First a show for the children where each and every child received a magically made Easter bonnet, and then several children got to particpate in the show.
Amidst babies crying, and dogs running around, the magician triumphed, and will return to San Francisco next February for several private parties, a lecture for magicians, and a stage show for the public at a club. Above, a photo of the international bunny "hop."

August 14, 2006: Glen Head, NY--Ben Robinson appears as the after dinner entertainment for the Retailers Alliance at the Tam 'O Shanter Country Club with a stage show that included magic, mind reading, comedy and large scale illusion. Photo by L.S. Service.


	April 7 & 8, Burlington, Vermont: Celebrating in his friend's world premiere of a work nearly a year in the making, Ben Robinson traveled to Vermont to attend Jamie Masefield and the Jazz Mandolin Project's "How Much Land Does a Man Need," a multi-media interpretation of Leo Tolstoy's novella.
Friends and constituents came from all over the country, and the magician is seen below entertaining (close-up and surrounded) the virtuoso mandolinist (seen below top and bottom right) the night before and at the premiere party following the brilliant debut performance. Ben Robinson had the honor of performing with Masefield's band in April of 2004 at BB Kings in Times Square, conjuring while they played "At the Pershing."

THE CORPORATE MAGICIAN

February 15, New York City: Ben Robinson performs 50 stories above Manhattan in the art-filled executive dining room of JP Morgan Chase on Park Avenue for their corporate dinner party for 65 people relaxing after a long day of presentations and strategy sessions.

Performing 2 sets of close-up magic and a half-hour stage show Robinson pulled out all the stops in 90-minutes of exceptional and original illusion. The review: the audience laughed uproariously while at another time sat quietly spellbound during his stage show. The organizer said, "the audience adored the magician." Photos: K. Roosmaa.