985: MAGIC Live! 2026 - Day Four

Schedule

Wednesday, August 6th

 24 hours          Bicycle Lounge, St. Charles

9:00 a.m.               Information Booth, Kiosk (9:00p)

10:00 a.m.             General Sessions, Showroom, (Noon)

10:00 a.m.             Focus Sessions (11:00a)

11:00 a.m.             The MAGIC Shop, Mardi Gras, (2:00p)

11:15 a.m.             Focus Sessions (12:15p)

11:30 a.m.             Cafe Live!, Esplanade K/L (2:00p)

12:15 p.m.             Lunch Break (2:15p)

2:15 p.m.               General Session, Showroom (4:15p)

2:15 p.m.               Focus Sessions (3:15p)

3:30 p.m.               Focus Sessions (4:30p)

Live Tonight!

6:00, 9:00 p.m. - Live Onstage!, Showroom

10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. - Farewell Party, Mardi Gras

10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. - Souvenir Program Handout, Mardi Gras

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Time stamps and guest names for this episode:

00:00:15 – Jamie Salinas and Scott give a recap of the previous day’s activities, plus a review of some Vegas shows.

00:09:53 – host of the Wednesday night General Session, Ben Barnes, talks about his experience at MAGIC Live! 2026 plus the Chicago magic scene (since he is the Entertainment Director of the Chicago Magic Lounge) plus his recent recording for Masters of Illusion television show.

00:17:03 – Griffen Barry basically grew up in Dean Dill’s barber shop. The close-up magic experience at MAGIC Live! featured a look back in history at Dean’s shop and what it was like. Griffen gives us a bit more context.

00:30:34 – Mark Doetsch, from Chicago, is a regular attendee at MAGIC Live! and we chat about the morning’s General Session.

00:40:58 – Lance Rich was the Director for the General Sessions. He tells about some of the acts and what he did to make everyone look good.

00:54:03 – We do a wrap-up of MAGIC Live! with the organizer, Stan Allen, who can finally sit down to relax and reflect.

MAGIC Live 2026 Day Four Report Scott Wells with Salinas, Barnes, Barry, Doetsch, Rich and Allen Download

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