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DOVER — Fans of the Cochecho Arts Festival will be happy to hear the festival will be held in 2020, even though the format has to change because of the coronavirus pandemic.

DOVER — Garrison City-based magician BJ Hickman’s experience in advertising has meant a busy schedule when combined with his avocation performing magic shows.

Explain in one sentence what your current job is. I’m a magician traveling mostly throughout New England and occasionally in other parts of the country with an audience participation-comedy-fun magic show for all ages.

LACONIA — New Hampshire Magician BJ Hickman performs audience participation, comedy magic shows through New England, including New Hampshire, Main, Massachusetts and throughout the U.S., as well as the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.

DOVER — In 1969, Richard M. Nixon was president of the United States, man first landed on the moon, and 16-year-old magician BJ Hickman joined The International Brotherhood of Magicians or I.B.M.

Robert John “BJ” Hickman went into radio following his graduation from Keene State College in 1975, working his way from nighttime disc jockey to general sales manager at WTSN in Dover.

Magician BJ Hickman’s Tuesday morning magic show for the Cochecho Arts Festival in Dover will mark 35 consecutive years performing for Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce events.

Wherever BJ Hickman goes, a sense of wonder seems to follow.

16-year-old magician BJ Hickman joined The International Brotherhood of Magicians. Some 41 years later The I.B.M. honored Hickman in a cover story in their journal, The Linking Ring. 

Magicians Steve Thomas and BJ Hickman pose for the “Transferring of the magic wand”.

PORTSMOUTH — Designed to thrill, amaze and dumbfound the entire family, Pontine Theatre will again host a new generation of Vaudeville performers at its WEST FUN FEST, Dec. 26-30, as it has done since 2008.

DOVER — The Cochecho Arts Festival’s Childrens Series performance on Tuesday will leave the audience spellbound as magician B.J. Hickman takes to the stage.

Diversification. Integration. Collaboration. Those three words might sound similar to an advertising slogan for a Fortune 500 company, but they are descriptive of BJ Hickman’s approach to succeeding at the business of performing magic, and speaking publicly.