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| A Picture of Perfection: The Four Eyes Shop |
Valerie Pontbriand and her family take great pride in shop, Four Eyes Joke Shop, as well as their surroundings and customers.
Last Monday, Ms. Pontbriand, family and 25 Magicians in Training came together to put their pride to work by cleaning sections of the street and parking lot surrounding the unique magic and trick shop. The shop is an incredibly positive presence in the neighborhood, on the web and in our art of magic.
Read On . . .
Ms. Pontbriand enlisted and commissioned twenty-five MITs ? sporting red aprons, brooms, trash bags, and lots of positive energy ? with the important task of cleaning the area around the shop at 296 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts.
Ms. Pontbriand provided the MITs with pizza and magic as their reward to assisting in the clean-up. “Afterwards the MITs ate pizza and learned a rope magic routine, a David Blaine-style levitation bit, and several card magic effects,” said Ms. Pontbriand. “And the kids left hungry for more. More magic, that is.”
Ms. Pontbriand has a noble and humble goal for her shop. Pontbriand wants to make Southbridge “the funniest and proudest city in Massachusetts, hands down.” To that end, she sponsors a Clean-Up and Magic Workshop program each Monday. To enroll as a MIT, kids need only be willing to help clean and enjoy magic. “We invite the kids of Southbridge to arrive at the shop at 2:30 p.m. with a broom, trash bag (if possible), and definitely a positive energy,? Ms. Pontbriand said, ?They?ll don their red aprons, their badge of honor, and spend the next thirty minutes cleaning the area sidewalks. Then, at 3:00 p.m. the magic workshop will begin.”
Jacques Kallanian, a Southbridge firefighter, will be the teaching magician on Monday, August 9. “Jacques will teach some card magic. The workshop is open only to those who pay by working to make our good town free of debris. They pay…
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| A Picture of Perfection: The Four Eyes Shop |
Valerie Pontbriand and her family take great pride in shop, Four Eyes Joke Shop, as well as their surroundings and customers.
Last Monday, Ms. Pontbriand, family and 25 Magicians in Training came together to put their pride to work by cleaning sections of the street and parking lot surrounding the unique magic and trick shop. The shop is an incredibly positive presence in the neighborhood, on the web and in our art of magic.
Read On . . .
Ms. Pontbriand enlisted and commissioned twenty-five MITs ? sporting red aprons, brooms, trash bags, and lots of positive energy ? with the important task of cleaning the area around the shop at 296 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts.
Ms. Pontbriand provided the MITs with pizza and magic as their reward to assisting in the clean-up. “Afterwards the MITs ate pizza and learned a rope magic routine, a David Blaine-style levitation bit, and several card magic effects,” said Ms. Pontbriand. “And the kids left hungry for more. More magic, that is.”
Ms. Pontbriand has a noble and humble goal for her shop. Pontbriand wants to make Southbridge “the funniest and proudest city in Massachusetts, hands down.” To that end, she sponsors a Clean-Up and Magic Workshop program each Monday. To enroll as a MIT, kids need only be willing to help clean and enjoy magic. “We invite the kids of Southbridge to arrive at the shop at 2:30 p.m. with a broom, trash bag (if possible), and definitely a positive energy,? Ms. Pontbriand said, ?They?ll don their red aprons, their badge of honor, and spend the next thirty minutes cleaning the area sidewalks. Then, at 3:00 p.m. the magic workshop will begin.”
Jacques Kallanian, a Southbridge firefighter, will be the teaching magician on Monday, August 9. “Jacques will teach some card magic. The workshop is open only to those who pay by working to make our good town free of debris. They pay showing pride in their town, by being involved. Being involved creates a sense of community.”
“Magic touches lives. It touches hearts. And it works the cerebellum,” explained Ms. Pontbriand. “The cerebellum is the brain?s center for balance. It is also home to our ability to process information. Many children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) have balance and processing issues. Performing magic exercises the cerebellum. Magic will help kids be better learners, and adults be better processors.”
Four Eyes goal is to bring honor, laughter and hope to Southbridge. If you want to help, Ms. Pontbriand suggests you, ?Hang on to your butts.” “We don’t need to clean them up for you. I don?t want to have to say ?I saw your butt on the street.?”
Check out the Four Eyes Joke Shop on the web at www.foureyesjokeshop.com. If you are in the Southbridge area, you can find the shop, the MITs and clean environs at 296 Main Street (corner of Main and Central Streets). They are open: Monday-Wednesday 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Thursday?Friday 10:00 a.m.- 8:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m., Sunday 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
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