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Jacobson is not like other magicians who perform their tricks solely to music and have little or no communica- tion with the audience. "A lot of my magic is talk- ing to the audience," Jacob- son said. "I do some humorous and serious things." One of his humorous tricks includes demonstrating in slow motion how he and Greenebaum catch a deck of invisible cards thrown from a member of the audience while the theme from "Chariots of Fire" plays. On a more serious note, Jacobson reminds the kids, "You don't have to change, just be yourself," as he per- . forms his torn and restored colored tissue paper trick to a song from Marlo Thomas' Free To Be You and Me. For the past nine years, Jacobson has traveled to the magic capital of the world, Colon, Mich., appearing in its annual magic convention. The first two years, Jacobson entered a contest for magi- cians, 21 and under, and placed both years. A few years later, he was befriend- ed by Harry Blackstone and celebrated Blackstone's 50th birthday at a party in California. Jacobson's father, who was also at the party, recalled, "It was about 10 p.m., and we hear this `hss, hss, hss.' The sprinkler heads popped up and doused the guests." But, he said, "it didn't put a damper on the party. It was still a magical evening." By the time Jacobson was 12, he had performed at several birthday parties and b'nai mitzvot. His first big break came that year when he appeared at the Masonic Temple in Detroit with Tiny Tim. The next summer, he took his act to Canada for two months at Niagara Falls' Magical Matt Theater in Mapleleaf Village. Before he turned 14, he The magician with his assistants Michael Jacobson and Jennifer Greenebaum. had performed 25 magic shows at the Michigan State Fair and appeared on several television shows, in- cluding "At the Movies with Sonny Elliot," "PM Maga- zine," "Dick Purtan's People" and "Entertain- ment Tonight." When Jacobson entered ninth grade at Andover, his magic wand disappeared — temporarily, so he could con- centrate on schoolwork. But Jacobson also discovered two new interests: acting and fo- rensics. He portrayed Mr. Kirby in his high school production of You Can't Take It with You, Harry in My Fair Lady and was The Leading Player in Pippin. At high school forent sics tournaments, Jacobson did well in storytelling, dramatic and humorous in- terpretation. Upon Jaconson's gradua- tion from high school, his magic wand reappeared. "I knew that I'd get back to , magic after I graduated because I had so many ideas. There were so many things I wanted to do with it," he said. Jacobson's magic carpet returns to Detroit in June 1990 when he makes his third appearance at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield. His crystal ball forecasts a magical future. "I hope to get a degree in advertising. After that, I'll take a year or two off and really work up a nice show and then advertise it. "And hopefully, who knows, maybe one day I'll be another Harry Blackstone." ❑ Tzimmes: a klezmer band. Klezmer Band Plays At Coffee House . The Folktown Coffeehouse of Southfield presents the Klezmer band, Tzimmes, 8 p.m. Dec. 2 in the Southfield Civic Center's Marcotte Room. The band plays klezmer music and Yiddish theater and folk songs. The group is led by Bruce Sagan and his wife Judy Barlas. Also in the band are Neil Alexander, Joe Levine and Laura Stein. Previously known as the Mid-Michiganer Klezmer Band, Tzimmes has been playing concerts, weddings and community events from its base in East Lansing. There is a charge. For in- formation, call the cof- feehouse, 855-9848. ii