Intergenerational In-Person: Magic

Ageless Wisdom: The Magic of Sharing Across Generations
This class encourages you to share your childhood memories and special times with a younger guest of your choice, creating an opportunity for you to experience the joy of magic together. Are you a Harry Potter fan? Did you like to do magic tricks as a youngster? Did you watch magic on TV? Were you fascinated with magicians’ trickery?

Your guest can share their wonder and excitement about magic as well. Maybe they saw magic at a birthday party, at a street festival or online. Has grandma or grandpa shared with them a few tricks of their own? Or do they want to impress their friends with their own magic?

Whatever the experience with magic is, here’s a great way to bridge the generational divide with a fun afternoon of mutual learning. Registration covers one adult and one child. Questions? Call 303-871-3610.

Prestidigitation: The History, Art and Secrets of Magic
One In-Person Session
Sun., Apr. 6, 2025, 2-4 pm MT

The art and history of magical illusion overflow with awe. For one afternoon only, feel that awe as fun expert David Thomas and magician James Lopez unveil the ideas that make magic work, share stories of some of the great moments in magic history and, of course, teach you a few tricks you can perform for your family and friends.

Learn how Houdini shocked audiences with disappearing elephants, discover the trick that left him completely fooled and meet the duo who set out to deconstruct what magic is all about. Next, get the inside scoop on David Blaine’s genre-bending magic. Plus, find out why the top hat has a timeless connection with magic and why magicians still like to use wands. Then peek into David Copperfield’s collection of magic history, featuring rare artifacts from the golden age of illusion.

“This class is specifically designed for magic fans young and old, and promises to leave you and your younger partner with a new appreciation of magic, and some sleights and a tricky deck of cards to take when you return home,” Thomas says.

David Thomas is an expert on fun who has written books on the aesthetics of games, having fun at work and putting playful techniques into classrooms. He is the executive director of online programs at the University of Denver.

James Lopez is a magician who has performed nationwide. He is a magician-in-residence with Omegan Entertainment, a magician agency.