After a cross-country drive from Houston, TX to Carmel, CA, we began a 3-day adventure working with the Sunset Cultural Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea. This is a beautiful community. Our hotel – L’Amberge – was a spectacular boutique residence for several days. The rooms were beautiful and the service was perfect.
Alan and I worked in 10 classrooms over a 2-day period with students with special needs and learning challenges. Natalie, the education director at the Sunset Cultural Center, made all the arrangements and was our escort for the drive to/from Salinas schools. This is one of our favorite parts of being on the road. Taking Hocus Focus into classrooms across the country, allowing students to experience success and engage in learning, and watching teachers get excited over the accomplishments and enthusiasm of their students is very rewarding.
We did take some time to relax. Our hotel was only a block from the ocean. One afternoon, Cindy and I walked down to the beach and took some time enjoying the weather. The views were gorgeous and those of you who know Cindy, know she took lots of pictures!
After two days of classroom work, we loaded into the Sunset Cultural Center to get ready for our performance. This is a very unique performance space – great crew, great staff, great audience. We also had some special guests at the show. Jim Steinmeyer and Frankie Glass were up from Burbank visiting Marshall Magoon (also a friend and fellow magician). Jim is a creative consultant with our show so it’s always great for us when he has the chance to see us perform. And we’re already working on several new illusions for next season.
After a great time in Carmel, it was time to pull away from the beach and make our way to Three Stages in Folsom, CA. Thank you EVERYONE in Carmel for your support – and thank you EVERYONE at the Sunset Cultural Center for taking such great care of us!