You never know what might happen at the McBride Magic and Mystery School.    

We have had Surprise Magic Celebrities, Question and Answer Sessions, and Special Guest Lectures by many of the leading magicians in the world.  Here are just a few of the many highlights that YOU might experience at any one of our classes.

• Siegfried, showing up at one of classes unexpectedly, as a surprise special guest.
• Lance Burton, held a special pizza party backstage for one of our classes after his show at the Monte Carlo Hotel.
• Mac King, taking us backstage for a Q & A session, and telling us the story of "the goldfish incident."
• Max Maven, sharing his secrets on how to "handle humans," and techniques for effective audience participation.
• Johnny Thompson, "The Godfather of Magic,"sharing his show biz stories, and the real work on card technique.
• Teller, taking time out of his demanding schedule to be a special guest and share his extraordinary views on the art of magic.
• Jonathan & Charlotte Pendragon, the Maestro taught us the real work on his Metamorphosis, and all of his original illusion techniques.... historic!
• Darren Romeo, shared with us his challenges and triumphs with developing his new full-evening show.

• Tobias Beckwith, Jeff's manager and director, teaching his "Business of Magic," seminar, and his "Theater Arts" workshop.
• Students have access to the extraordinary amount of books and materials available in the McBride Magic Library.
• The group has a late night magic party at Jeff McBride's home-theater.
• The class loved the small-group workshops and hands-on skill building sessions with Eugene Burger, Jeff and their special guests.
• Students all got a chance to perform their magic for feedback from Jeff and Eugene.
• Many people make life-long friendships with others who love magic, here at the Magic and Mystery School.

• Stan Allen: Magic: The State of the Art
• Dirk Losander: The Art of Levitation
• Alain Nu: The Art of Mentalism
• Jamy Ian Swiss: Cards Close-Up
• Allan Ackermann: The Las Vegas Card Expert
• David Sandy: Marketing Your Magic
• Fielding West: Comedy Magic
• Luna Shemada: Women in magic
• Bryce Kuhlman: Magic, Marketing and the Internet
• Peter Pitt: The Power of the Director
• Brad Henderson: Routining and Scriptwriting
• Hans Klok: Magic on International Television
• Scott Alexander : The Full Time Professional Magician
• Dondrake: Black Art Theater for Parlor and Stage
• Gary Darwin: Modern Manipulative Magic
• Scott Hitchcock: Improv Magic and Jazz Magic
• Dan Harlan: Creativity and invention

• Channing Pollock
• Billy McComb
• Ormond McGill
• Peter Pit

We thank these masters for spending many hours with our students, sharing their wisdom and passion for the art of magic. Your magic will live on in us forever.