October 6, 2009                     

SUBJECT:  MAGICAL MIKE AND THE INCREDIBLE BLISS BROTHERS COMING TO C OF O

By: Stephanie Bell

          For those interested in an evening of entertainment, “Magical Mike Bliss and the Incredible Bliss Brothers” might be the perfect fit for you.  College of the Ozarks will host this performance on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. in the Jones Auditorium as part of the fall 2009 convocation series. 

          For over 20 years, Mike Bliss has been performing shows featuring magic tricks, juggling, unicycling, and pick-pocketing antics before audiences nationwide.  His two sons Zachary (10) and Stephen (9) join him with their impressive Mind Reading Act, making them the youngest magicians in the US.  Zachary is also one of the youngest jugglers in the country. 

          Bliss and his sons appeared on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in 2007 and made it to the top 35 out of 100,000 acts.  Bliss has performed at the World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, was voted Branson’s Specialty Act of the Year in 2003, and currently performs in Branson at the Brett Family Theater and in the Joey Reilly Comedy Show. 

          This event is free and open to the public.  For more information, please visit www.metropolismanagement.com/talent/bliss or contact Executive Assistant of Campus Ministries Linda LeNeve at (417) 690-3446.

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