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Part of the cast of international talent at the 30th Annual Ball der Magier (Ball of Magicians). Front row, left to right: Michael Schiller, Germany; Ricki Mastair, Vienna; event producer Tony Rei, Vienna; Tina Lenert, Hollywood. Back row, left to right: MacRonay, France; Kurt Frietag, Vienna; Doc; Sinaro, Vienna; Helge Thun, Germany; Ardan James, Las Vegas.
Vienna Beckons Again
The 30th Annual Ball of Magicians was held on March 6, 2006, in the Hotel Wimberger in Vienna Austria. Magic stars from around the world entertained the cream of Viennese society bedecked in velvet and satin. Doc was one of three American performers invited to perform at this formal event. This is a return engagement for Doc. In 2000 and 2001, he was also one of the featured performers. The revelry started at 9 PM and he finally returned to his room at 6 AM after performing all through the night.
On the two nights following the ball, Doc was featured in two gala shows in the Metropol Theater in downtown Vienna. He took in some of the sights.
Doc is also shown in front of the Parliament building with his fellow American performers, Tina Lenert from Hollywood, and Ardan James of Las Vegas.
Photo: Doc reading the Snowmass Sun at the famous Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna.
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Grand Opening of the Newly remodeled WC Fields bar May 3, 2006
The WC Fields Bar in the Inner Circle of the Magic Castle has been undergoing a face lift for the last few months. As its completion nears, plans are being made to have a Grand Opening party on May 3. Doc will be performing there during that time and will be on hand to cut the ribbon. If you are in the LA area and able to visit the Castle between Apr 26th and May 6, please contact Doc.
If any of you reading this are planning on being in or near Los Angeles at that time, please email Doc (see link at bottom of page)... he would love to host a visit for you there at the fabulous Magic Castle.
On the Cover
Doc became the poster boy for Basalt's 8th annual River Days. Besides performing through out the festival, he also organized the Friday night activities which included a street show and music event.
2005 Snowmass Family Festival
Dateline July 2005, Snowmass Family Festival. Doc is shown here with his daughter Kati, oldest son Mack, Mack's girlfriend, Vicki. This was the 24th annual event that Doc has organized, produced and emceed. It is a major summer festival and plans are already being made for a huge celebration for next year, the 25th. This event will be held on the last weekend of July 2006. Variety performers from all over the US converge on Snowmass for a weekend of family fun.
Doc Eason Named 2004 Bar Magician of the Year
The 37th Annual Academy of Magical Arts awards show celebrates the incredible talent performing within The Magic Castle located in Hollywood CA. The Academy's yearly awards show features the best of the best in the magic business for their performances in a venue known for demanding perfect skills, new effects, cutting-edge execution, and the polish expected from the top acts of any performing arts.
Doc Eason's win in the category of Best Bar Magician (a new category) put him up against several significant competitors who perform regularly in the historic WC Fields Magic Bar downstairs at The Magic Castle
Mr. Eason was instrumental in establishing the WC Fields bar located in the Inner Circle of The Magic Castle as a performing venue, mostly on the strength of his formidable credential of being the resident magician at the Tower Magic Bar in Snowmass Village, CO since 1977.
Doc quips, "I am honored and humbled by this award. It is always nice when your peers give you a pat on the back."
Photo: Rick Gerber, left, and the Honorable Everett Fields, grandson of WC Fields, right, present Doc Eason with the 2005 Bar Magician of the Year Award at the 36th Annual Academy of Magical Arts/Magic Castle awards ceremony in Hollywood, California, on March 6, 2005.
More than tricks
Snowmass magician
receives national award
The Aspen Times
April 10, 2005
By Naomi Havlen
One of Snowmass Village's most recognizable faces has been recognized on a national scale for his magical talents, wit and ability to work a crowd. Bill "Doc" Eason, who spent almost three decades behind the magic bar at the Tower Restaurant in Snowmass, was given the first-ever Bar Magician of the Year award from the Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts this month.
The Academy of Magical Arts is housed in the Magic Castle, a private magic club in Los Angeles. The academy has been giving out awards to stage, parlor and close-up magicians for 37 years, but it wasn't until Eason turned the castle's bar area into a bona fide magic bar that it considered awarding a bar magician award each year.
And after turning an everyday bar into one where a magician makes cards or napkins appear and disappear while drinks are served, Eason received the first award.
"Ventura Foods LLC was pleased to have Doc Eason attend, perform, and speak at our National Sales Meeting in April 2005. Doc went beyond the call of duty by arriving early and working with us to blend himself into our meeting. He not only did his awesome magic, but also helped us further detail our event. We ended up using doc as a speaker, motivator, and transition man in our meeting. We built our meeting on an Old West theme, and Doc worked well within our theme, not only in costume, but in his approach when we put him on stage. His act is one thing, but the way he works with groups of people is world class. By the end of our meeting, Doc had 160 new friends.
"I guarantee that we will use Doc in not only our next National Meeting, but in any other event I can wiggle him into! The bottom line is that if you want an entertainer who not only provides a world class act, but does everything within his power to integrate into your meeting, then Doc Eason is a wonderful choice."
— Don Poffenroth
Ventura Foods LLC,
Director of Marketing - Sysco Brands
With the humble beginnings as the Magic and Puppet festival in 1981, Doc has grown this weekend into a major summer event. It has become the Snowmagical Family Fun Festival. 2006 will mark the 25th Annual and plans are being made to make this a grand weekend.
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