May 9, 2008 - 6:00 pm
Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels
REACH Performing Arts Center, Deer Isle, Maine

Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels appeared at the REACH Performing Arts Center in Deer Isle, Maine, on Friday, May 9 at 6:00 pm. The show was a fundraiser to benefit the Sunshine Activity Center Preschool, a nonprofit celebrating 35 years of operation.

This performance of Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels included the award-winning magic of Professor Miller, amazing feats by Dr. Wilson, and bellydancing by The Wicked Stepsisters.

May 18, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Max Malini Parlor Magic Contest
All Souls Congregational Church, Bangor, Maine

Ring 362 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians held the second annual Max Malini Parlor Magic Contest at All Souls Congregational Church in Bangor, Maine, on Sunday, May 18 at 3:00 pm. Admission was $5 for all ages, and benefited youth programs at All Souls Congregational Church.

Dr. Wilson's Flea Circus appeared as a special added attraction before the contest began. The audience marveled at an extraordinary entomological exhibition featuring trained fleas executing acts of skill and daring! Following the flea circus, the top magicians in Maine competed in parlor magic before a panel of judges. Members of the audience voted to pick the People's Choice.

We are very pleased to announce that Professor Miller was awarded Second Place by the judges for his performance of the Hindoo Sands.

June 21, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Bar Harbor's Legacy of the Arts
Otter Creek Hall, Bar Harbor, Maine

Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels was part of Bar Harbor's 10th annual Legacy of the Arts Festival on June 21 at 7:00 pm at Otter Creek Hall. Bellydancer Natalie joined Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels for the performance on June 21, and will be returning in the future!

Admission is only $8 for adults, $5 for persons 12 and under, and free for those 2 and under. The performances benefit the Otter Creek Aid Society, which maintains the historic Otter Creek Hall.

July 5, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Bar Harbor's Independence Day Weekend
Otter Creek Hall, Bar Harbor, Maine

Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels was part of Bar Harbor's Independence Day Weekend on July 5. Professor Miller and Dr. Wilson celebrated liberty with transcendent magic and feats of daring. Bellydancer Merideth of The Wicked Stepsisters joined Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels for the performance on July 5, and will be returning in the future!

Admission is only $8 for adults, $5 for persons 12 and under, and free for those 2 and under. The performances benefit the Otter Creek Aid Society, which maintains the historic Otter Creek Hall.

July 19, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels
Otter Creek Hall, Bar Harbor, Maine

Guest artist Natalie of Eostara Dancers joined magicians Professor Miller and Dr. Wilson for a special performance of Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels at Otter Creek Hall on Saturday, July 19, at 7:00 pm. Natalie appeared in the opening performance of Theater of Marvels during Bar Harbor's Legacy of the Arts Festival. She teaches bellydance classes in addition to operating the Coach Stop Inn, Bar Harbor's oldest inn.

Natalie's first collaboration with magicians Professor Miller and Dr. Wilson was the All-Star Magical Revue at the Criterion Theatre on July 4, 2006. Her seven-member bellydance troupe, Eostara Dancers, wowed the assembled crowd with carefully-choreographed routines that featured brief solos by each performer. The magicians of Ring 362 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, usually the authors of surprise, were themselves surprised when audience members continued to talk about the bellydancers weeks after the show, long after some of their own lighter feats of magic were forgotten.

Professor Miller and Dr. Wilson responded by developing new material that goes beyond the colorful surprises of conventional magic for Theater of Marvels. The show invites the audience to travel to India, the birthplace of magic. Dr. Wilson delivers the show's script, while the mysterious Professor Miller performs silently. Dr. Wilson's tales are woven into several traditional feats of wonder not often seen in this country: the Hindoo Rope Feat, the Turban Mystery, and a brief journey to the Borderlands between our world and the next. The show builds to a climax with Professor Miller's award-winning performance of the Chinese Rings. Then, Dr. Wilson attempts the Chrysalis escape, in which he is searched by an audience member with a handheld metal detector before being restrained by over sixty pounds of chains and locks secured to his body with an iron slave collar and manacles.

Admission is only $8 for adults, $5 for persons 12 and under, and free for those 2 and under. The performances benefit the Otter Creek Aid Society, which maintains the historic Otter Creek Hall.

Every Saturday in July and August, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels
Otter Creek Hall, Bar Harbor, Maine

Miller & Wilson's Theater of Marvels appears every Saturday night in July (July 5, 12, 19, 26) and August (August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30) at 7:00 pm at Otter Creek Hall. You'll see Professor Miller and Dr. Wilson perform wonderful feats of conjuration, strange Hindoo Jadoo, exotic Chinese magic, and Feats of Daring.

Admission is only $8 for adults, $5 for persons 12 and under, and free for those 2 and under. The performances benefit the Otter Creek Aid Society, which maintains the historic Otter Creek Hall.

July 24, 2008 - 7:00 pm
July 27, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Riverbend Players Vaudeville Show
Alamo Theatre, Bucksport, Maine

Professor Miller and Dr. Wilson will perform in the Riverbend Players Vaudeville Show on Thursday, July 24, and Sunday, July 27, at 7:00 pm at the Alamo Theatre in Bucksport, Maine. Bellydancer Merideth of The Wicked Stepsisters will join the show on Thursday, July 24.

Professor Miller and Dr. Wilson will join an old-time strongman, a barbershop quartet, singers, musicians, and comedians for a rollicking good time in the grand traditions of vaudeville!

For more information, please see the website for the Riverbend Players.

September 6, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition
All Souls Congregational Church, Bangor, Maine

Ring 362 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians will hold the second annual Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition at All Souls Congregational Church in Bangor, Maine, on Saturday, September 6, at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5 for all ages.

The Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition honors the career of Chung Ling Soo (born William Robinson), who performed a lavish stage act as a Chinese magician. Chung Ling Soo never spoke in performance. Contestants are required to honor the legacy of Chung Ling Soo by performing without the use of speech, narration, or written language.