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June 17, 2026

🌈Magic, Mystery & a Drag Brunch Too at Poe's Magic Theatre!🎭

Baltimore's relationship with magic goes back to 1787, when an Italian showman named Falconi set up shop at the Old Theater and charged 75 cents a seat to watch things that were inexplicable, and probably weren't. A crowd of 50,000 showed up on a Tuesday afternoon in 1916 to watch Houdini possibly f

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June 10, 2026

Magic, Events, & More!

Baltimore's relationship with magic goes back to 1787, when an Italian showman named Falconi set up shop at the Old Theater and charged 75 cents a seat to watch things that were inexplicable, and probably weren't. A crowd of 50,000 showed up on a Tuesday afternoon in 1916 to watch Houdini possibly f

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June 1, 2026

More On Baltimore History

Baltimore's relationship with magic goes back to 1787, when an Italian showman named Falconi set up shop at the Old Theater and charged 75 cents a seat to watch things that were inexplicable, and probably weren't. A crowd of 50,000 showed up on a Tuesday afternoon in 1916 to watch Houdini possibly f

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May 27, 2026

Spooky Things in Baltimore at Poe's Magic!

Baltimore's relationship with magic goes back to 1787, when an Italian showman named Falconi set up shop at the Old Theater and charged 75 cents a seat to watch things that were inexplicable, and probably weren't. A crowd of 50,000 showed up on a Tuesday afternoon in 1916 to watch Houdini possibly f

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May 19, 2026

Beat the Weather in the Hotel Air Conditioning

Baltimore's relationship with magic goes back to 1787, when an Italian showman named Falconi set up shop at the Old Theater and charged 75 cents a seat to watch things that were inexplicable, and probably weren't. A crowd of 50,000 showed up on a Tuesday afternoon in 1916 to watch Houdini possibly f

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May 12, 2026

Magic, Mentalism, & The Block

Baltimore's relationship with magic goes back to 1787, when an Italian showman named Falconi set up shop at the Old Theater and charged 75 cents a seat to watch things that were inexplicable, and probably weren't. A crowd of 50,000 showed up on a Tuesday afternoon in 1916 to watch Houdini possibly f

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May 4, 2026

Mentalism, Comedy, Star Wars, & More!

Baltimore's relationship with magic goes back to 1787, when an Italian showman named Falconi set up shop at the Old Theater and charged 75 cents a seat to watch things that were inexplicable, and probably weren't. A crowd of 50,000 showed up on a Tuesday afternoon in 1916 to watch Houdini possibly f

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April 28, 2026

THE PASSING OF THE MAGICIAN'S WAND

Baltimore's relationship with magic goes back to 1787, when an Italian showman named Falconi set up shop at the Old Theater and charged 75 cents a seat to watch things that were inexplicable, and probably weren't. A crowd of 50,000 showed up on a Tuesday afternoon in 1916 to watch Houdini possibly f

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April 22, 2026

Four Days, Zero Sleep, and Worth It!

Baltimore is about to host several dozen magicians in one historic hotel. This is not a drill. The Poe's Magic Conference arrives April 16-19, the Orioles are home this weekend, the Skybar reopens at the end of the month, and a Baltimore artist who made portraits of creatives as sovereign forces of

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April 14, 2026

Eighty-One Blocks: The Night Baltimore Burned

Baltimore is about to host several dozen magicians in one historic hotel. This is not a drill. The Poe's Magic Conference arrives April 16-19, the Orioles are home this weekend, the Skybar reopens at the end of the month, and a Baltimore artist who made portraits of creatives as sovereign forces of

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