Wizards just wanna be.Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 7/21/2005): The name of magician Jay Frasier was misspelled in a story on Page D3 on Monday and in a brief on Page D2 on Friday. CORRECTION (ran 7/20/2005): A story on Page D3 on Monday contained a potentially confusing reference to ingredients in make-believe potions concocted at a `Wizardry wiz·ard·ry n. pl. wiz·ard·ries 1. The art, skill, or practice of a wizard; sorcery. 2. a. A power or effect that appears magical by its capacity to transform: 101' workshop for young Harry Potter fans at the downtown Eugene Public Library. The so-called "Jell-O stuff" in the potions contained no Jell-O; its base was tapioca, a product of the cassava cassava (kəsä`və) or manioc (măn`ēŏk), name for many species of the genus Manihot of the family Euphorbiaceae (spurge family). plant. Nobody mentioned a certain world-famous wizard by name, but it was easy to guess where the inspiration for "Wizardry 101," the library's latest summer reading event, came from. The free class, which was held on Monday at the downtown branch, gave a group of 6- to 12-year-olds the chance to learn magic, concoct con·coct tr.v. con·coct·ed, con·coct·ing, con·cocts 1. To prepare by mixing ingredients, as in cooking. 2. potions and create colorful wizard hats. "We wanted something magical this week," said Michele Green, youth librarian for the downtown branch. The library event, which will be repeated several times this week, took place just days after the release of J.K. Rowling's fantasy novel "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." And while it was impossible to pick up a copy of the latest Potter adventure at the library, where 282 holds have been placed on the book, the message was clear. There are other books in the library. "Wizard Craft," and "I Can Make Magic," were a few of the titles displayed on a table alongside magician Jay Frazier, who wowed the capacity crowd with tricks and Potter-inspired jokes. "I go to Warthogs, which is a school down the road. I couldn't get into Hogwarts," Frazier said, making light of the academy of witchcraft witchcraft, a form of sorcery, or the magical manipulation of nature for self-aggrandizement, or for the benefit or harm of a client. This manipulation often involves the use of spirit-helpers, or familiars. and wizardry featured in the Potter books. Calling himself "the greatest wizard in all of unincorporated Adj. 1. unincorporated - not organized and maintained as a legal corporation unorganised, unorganized - not having or belonging to a structured whole; "unorganized territories lack a formal government" Lane County," Frazier invited budding magicians This is a list of magicians, illusionists, escapologists, and other practitioners of stage magic. For a list of witches, wizards, and other practitioners of paranormal magic, see: List of occultists. Magicians are listed by the most common name used in performance. to join him on stage to hold handkerchiefs and poke See peek/poke. poke - The BASIC command to write a value to an absolute address. See peek. wands in the air. He even taught the audience a few tricks. "I think it's cool. I like watching magic," said Keith Corsaut, 11. While Corsaut said it was the Potter books that inspired his interest in magic, not everyone at the event had embraced the books that have become a global phenomenon. "We haven't tried to read them yet," said Sara Reilly, who came with her son Kieran, 7. "But this is fantastic." After the magic was over, the wannabe witches and wizards came up with their own potions made of apple juice, cinnamon cinnamon, name for trees and shrubs of the genus Cinnamomum of the family Lauraceae (laurel family). Cinnamon spice comes chiefly from the Sri Lankan cinnamon (C. zeylanicum), now cultivated in several tropical regions. and "Jell-O stuff." Then, they made conical hats A conical hat is a hat shaped like a cone. Conical hats and caps can generally be subdivided into two types by the angle through their cross-section:
Monday's event was the fifth in the library's eight-week Dragons, Dreams & Daring Deeds summer reading series, and was co-sponsored by the University of Oregon's Youth Enrichment program. Library donors helped pay for the event, which was just as much about books as magic. "It's really to encourage them to read," Green said. It's been proven, she said, that children who continue to read through the summer will be at the same level, or above, where they were at the end of the school year. MAGICAL FUN Wizardry 101: The Eugene Public Library will offer free "Wizardry 101" classes this week for children between the ages of 6 and 12. The class will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Sheldon branch, Wednesday at the Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. branch and Thursday at the downtown branch. For more information, call 682-5766. CAPTION(S): Carl Bieker, 6 (left), and Emily O'Donnell laugh at Jay Frazier during his `Wizardry 101' magic act on Monday. |
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