Magic has been part of Grand Rapids longer than most people realize. Not just as touring entertainment, but as a living thread that runs through the city’s history, its performance spaces, and its creative community. Grand Rapids Magicians Club, Panlind Hotel (1925ish). Ring 16 President Abe Warsaw seated second from left. Long before theaters and ticketed shows, people gathered downtown for wonder. In the late 1800s, Grand Rapids was home to traveling sideshows and oddity ex
