Vanish magic magazine #119 | Page 12

Photos on thest pages by LMCaptured Photography
Shoot Ogawa Lecturer of the year
Mike Miller Special Fellowship
Performing Fellowship Recognition Jorge Blass
Day Mori Junior Achievement Recognition
daily and was the reason I started Vanish thirteen years ago when he was born . Just like my son , Vanish grows and changes and I try to navigate what the future holds . He came on stage and his natural comedy instincts took over as he had the crowd cheering and laughing . I had instructions from him not to get emotional so I was able to hold it all together , but it was very overwhelming for me and a night that will live in both our minds forever . formed a very special bond with both Mario , and his wife , Katie and we look forward to seeing them both again soon .
A Special Fellowship was then presented to Scott Wells for his work on The Magic Word Podcast . Scott has devoted years in to producing his podcast and does it out of his love for the art . Scott made a passionate speech and he also had his son and family with him to share the special night .
The Lecturer of the Year award went to Shoot Ogawa . Shoot is truly a master of our craft , and you could see from his speech he was very moved by the night .
Mario The Maker was awarded the Creative Fellowship and for the first time the Dai Vernon Foundation awarded him the Don Wayne Award for Creativity . Nobody is more deserving of this than Mario . It is rare you see a children ' s entertainer get recognized and this proves that he has taken this field of entertainment to new heights . My son
JP , Mario and Paul
Mario The Maker Creative Fellowship & Dai Vernon / Don Wayne Creativity Award
Dennis Forel Dai Vernon Foundation Honor
Chris Capehart Parlour Magician of the year
Paul Romhany Literary & Media Fellowship
12 JUNE | 2024