Released on: October 24, 2008, 8:26 pm

Press Release Author: Eric DeCamps

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: The close-up conjurer and storyteller Eric DeCamps will
pop up at The Metropolitan Room every Sunday at 4pm beginning November 9 in "Pure
Magic." His 8-week holiday engagement running through December 28 marks the return
(at a new time) of "Pure Magic - A Performance in Contemporary Conjuring."

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Award-Winning Magician Returns to The Metropolitan Room For A Limited Engagement

(October 21, 2008) The close-up conjurer and storyteller Eric DeCamps will
pop up at The Metropolitan Room every Sunday at 4pm beginning November 9 in "Pure
Magic." His 8-week holiday engagement running through December 28 marks the return
(at a new time) of "Pure Magic - A Performance in Contemporary Conjuring."

Voted Magician of the Year by The Society of American Magicians, Decamps puts
a contemporary spin on close-up conjuring in this intimate chamber magic show
that evokes the ambiance of a 1940's jazz club. Consisting of intimate
conjuring at breathtakingly close quarters, "Pure Magic" features several
rarely-seen slight of hand effects. Most notable are his tribute to the legendary
one-handed Argentinean magician, Rene Levand (the rarely seen "Bread Crumbs"), and
the legendary "The Spirit Box" which uses an invention of Ira and William Davenport,
the 19th century pioneers of Spiritualism, as its point of departure.

Of Levand DeCamps says, "I met Rene many years ago, and he taught me his
prized trick with a tea cup and some bread crumbs. After I mastered it, I
performed it for him and it moved him to tears. That night he granted me permission
to perform his most cherished mystery. " Many who have seen "The Spirit Box" have
sworn that they have witnessed the impossible. "It gives you pause," DeCamps
claims. "It's especially gratifying when hardened skeptics admit that this may be
their first brush with the supernatural."

Born and raised in Forest Hills, New York, DeCamps earned the Gold Medal for
Excellence for Close Up Magic from The Society of American Magicians in 1995.
He is only the second magician in the 106-year history of this organization
(which was founded by another New York-born and bred magician, Harry Houdini) to
receive this prestigious award. He was a regular performer at The Magic Towne House
and Mostly Magic, both now defunct.

An unforgettable introduction to the art of sleight of hand, "Pure Magic" is
a great holiday treat to boot. The 75-minute show is directed by the MAC
Award-winner Bob Fitch.

"Pure Magic" is bound to make a believer out of you. Frank, funny, and
fact-filled "Pure Magic" plays every Sunday at 4pm starting Sunday November 9.
The eight-week engagement runs through December 28. The cover charge is $25. There
is a two-drink minimum that is impossible to make disappear.

The Metropolitan Room, 34 West 22nd Street, is rated a "Best of New York" by
New York Magazine. For reservations call 212/206-0440. For information visit
www.metropolitanroom.com or www.ericdecamps.com.

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Web Site: http://www.ericdecamps.com

Contact Details: 10210 66th Road, #1713 Forest Hills, ny 11375-2000, 718-896-5861