We arrived in Paducah, KY on Tuesday night for a full week of activities. Mary (from the Carson Four Rivers Center) has worked very hard to arrange for some outreach programs with Healing of Magic and Hocus Focus. There was a small wrench thrown into the mix when Senatorial candidate Rand Paul was invited to speak to the local Chamber of Commerce. That turned into a media event which shifted our schedule a bit (thank you Secret Service). The Carson Four Rivers Center is a beautiful theatre!
It was decided that we would load in on Wednesday morning, bright and early. This would allow us time to set up the show, spike the illusions, focus the lights, get our scenery in the air, etc. As long as we were done by 3pm, that would allow the Secret Service to “sweep” the building and the media to get their cameras set up for the Thursday morning event. So, with an 8am arrival at the loading dock, a great crew under the direction of Joe Searcy, we started our day.
Alan and I left the Carson Center around 1pm to head over to the High School for a Hocus Focus workshop with a selected group of “struggling” students. This turned into a fun and exciting event with these students and a great afternoon.
Today is also a full day. We start at 10:30am at the McNabb Elementary School working with a small group of students (Hocus Focus) and stressing the “magic of reading.” After that session, we head over to the local NBC affiliate for an interview on the 12Noon News followed by a 1pm interview with the PADUCAH SUN newspaper. I’m sure we’ll grab a quick lunch somewhere along the way before our 2pm session with area therapists (Healing of Magic).