Second Saturdays Are for Families

Believe It or Not

Get ready for art so amazing you won't believe your eyes! At The Contemporary Austin things are not always as they appear (have you seen Ai Weiwei's Iron Tree Trunk?). Create your own thaumatrope, then make a magic wand and catch magic tricks by Bonzo Crunch!

Magic Shows:

 
10–10:30A

11:45A–12:15P

About Our Guest Artist

The man behind Bonzo Crunch, Rik Gern, currently resides in Austin, Texas where he has been voted “Favorite Kids Entertainer” by the readers of Austin Family magazine and has been a regular entertainer at the Governor’s Mansion, Old Settlers Bluegrass Festival, Fantastic Magic Camp, schools, libraries, and birthday parties and private functions too numerous to mention.

In 1992 Rik attended Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey’s Clown College and then toured as a clown with the Red Unit of “The Greatest Show on Earth” during 1993 and 1994, returning to Ringling Brothers in 2005 and 2006 to serve as Goodwill Ambassador, or Advance Clown. Rik/Bonzo Crunch can be seen in the Disney video, “Mickey’s Fun Songs: Let’s Go To The Circus” as well as the video, “Barney’s Super Singing Circus,” the picture book “Barney Goes To The Fair," and “Barney’s Super Singing Circus in Spanish“.