Summer Reading Magician and Illusionist

            The Calhoun County Library welcomed a fantastic magician and illusionist for the Summer Reading Program last week, and we had a packed house!

            Tim Sonefelt came to the library on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 10:30 AM to perform for everyone. This performance involved a lot of tricks and misdirection that had our audience in awe. Some of these magic deceptions involved erasing the colors in a coloring book in front of their eyes (without moving this book too much) and then, with the quick wave of his hand, it was perfectly colored again. This had the crowd screaming like crazy! Other illusions included finding the hidden Skittles inside magical colored boxes and a visit from Larry the Duck!

            A lesson that Tim taught everyone was that color and art come in multiple forms. Instead of just thinking about painting or drawing, art can be cooking, baking, making music, designing structures through architecture, designing fashion, writing, and others. Art comes in multiple forms, and Tim included this in his performance perfectly.

            The Summer Reading Program is completely free to attend and enjoy. We would like to thank everyone who came and volunteered. This project is made possible by a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the South Carolina State Library.