Kelvin Saline Brings Magic Village to UMC September 4
Magician Kelvin Saline will bring his Magic Village to the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) on Wednesday, September 4, at 8 p.m. in Bede Ballroom. The event is open to the public. Admission is free to UMC students with UCard student I.D. and $2 per person for all others.
The event is described as “a magical extravaganza” and features audience participation, comedy, ventriloquism, and magical illusions including appearing, disappearing, sawing through a live person, escapes, and many other completely original tricks. Saline brings 30 years of performing experience to campus. The performance is cosponsored by the Bede Student Center and UMC’s Student Programming and Activities for Campus Entertainment (SPACE) Committee as part of the W.O.W (What’s On Wednesday) series.
Saline’s beginnings in magic can be traced back to 30 years ago when he was a Cub Scout. His mother was a den mother, and he was an accomplice for a trick she did. Saline says, “When I saw the expressions on the other kids’ faces, I had to do this for myself. I ordered magic catalogs from magazine ads and checked out magic books from the library. I've been hooked on magic ever since.”
As he became more accomplished Saline performed in talent shows, at parties, at the Minnesota State Fair, and he was an opening act for jazz musician Leon Redbone. While attending the University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD), he performed full evening illusion shows as fundraising events for organizations across the region.
After a stint in the military, Saline completed his M.B.A. at UMD “to enhance my ‘day job’,” he says. He continues his career in magic as he performs for colleges, professional conferences, wedding receptions, fairs and festivals, and full evening illusion shows as fundraising events for organizations.
According to Saline, “Interestingly, I learned most of the magic and the details of staging on my own by consulting books and by trial and error, although I did take an acting class in college. The business part of being an illusionist became successful as I applied what I learned in college courses to my own business. Accounting, finance, strategic planning, marketing, supervision and management, and human resource courses taught me about business practices and how they all come together and affect each other. Whether you pursue a manufacturing business or a service business, either as an employee or as an entrepreneur, the classes are all relevant.”
Posted 09/03/2002
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