Joey Pipia's Delusions of Grandeur (Hood River)

"See This Show, Live Happily Ever After"
Magician Joey Pipia Comes To Hood River with Stage Show
Saturday, March 17, 7:30 PM, Sunday, March 18 2:00 PM
"Joey Pipia is a pro," says Kevin Joyce, Director of Teatro ZinZanni, about the magician's performance on Joyce's TV show, Big Night Out. Pipia added an original twist to Houdini's classic needle swallowing effect; he used shards of broken glass taken from a bottle Joyce had just smashed.
"He created a huge sensation," adds Joyce.
You can enjoy the… Show more sensational, world-class stage magic of Joey Pipia featured in, Delusions of Grandeur, presented for two shows only, Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, March 18 at 2:00 pm at theater at Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Avenue, Hood River.
Expect to be dazzled by this stage show crafted from years of unique experiences.
Pipia is a central performer, writer and producer of the legendary Stage Left Vaudeville Show at the Oregon Country Fair. His escape from a straightjacket while hanging 80 feet above Water Street in downtown Port Townsend, WA was featured on Seattle NPR's KUOW Presents, he performs at the international Moisture Festival, and tours regularly with The New Old Time Chautauqua and The Flying Karamazov Brothers.
Delusions of Grandeur is a ninety-minute unique theatrical event where wonder and the absurd are presented as one; the audience leaves affirmed in the belief that life is profoundly marvelous. No fancy boxes, no smoke or mirrors. Instead, it's just the magic; straight up, fast paced, funny, and amazing.
"See this show, live happily ever after," says Jake Seniuk, Director of The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, who brought in Pipia's original magic as the final event of the museum's series, The Art of Healing, adding, "he's an imp, a wizard with a sixth sense."
Pipia has appeared in film, on TV, and on stages across the country.
As for living happily ever after? "You'll just have to see the show," he says.
Tickets are $12 for all ages, and may be purchased at Waucoma Bookstore at 212 Oak Street in Hood River (541) 386-5353, or online from Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets.com. The theater is located at Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Avenue in Hood River.

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