Spotlight On Our Associates “THE MOOGI IA C N” ENT ERTAINS TO E C DU ATE


L to R: Collin Rolf of showcase act, Matt’s Family Jam, represented by Triangle Talent, Inc.; John Sykes, East Texas State Fair and 2015 IAFE Chair; Rick Vymlatil of the South Florida Fair.


The magician, musician, juggler and co-


median now known as Todd Charles grew up as Todd Charles Steinberg in New York. He has loved to entertain an audi- ence for as long as he can remember and says he’s been a full-time performer for more than 25 years. He studied music in college in Florida,


playing banjo and performing magic any chance he could. He has traveled all over the world and


Associate member Cathy Deggeller,


Deggeller Shows with Billy Jones from the Volusia County Fair.


performed in countries like Australia and Russia. His most recent gig has been in Sarasota,


Florida, with Circus Sarasota, where he serves as a humor specialist. This “regular day job” is flexible enough


that he’s able to travel along the East Coast to also perform at Fairs and festivals. About 12 years ago, he attended a Fair


convention and met Daniel Love of East Waterford, Pennsylvania A full-time dairy farmer, Love created a


talent agency and helped local Fairs bring in country music acts. Since Steinberg lived on a dairy farm for


12 years prior to moving to Florida and had played around with the idea of a “moo” theme, the pair became fast friends. “Farmer Dan,” as Steinberg calls him,


Fair member Danny Maguil from Martin County Fair, with Associate member Bill Owens with Indi- ana Ticket, Tom Stephens with Better Business Bureau, and Joel Nichols with Kiwanis Club of Jacksonville also enjoyed a day on the course.


invit- ed the performer to his family’s farm. Love explained to Steinberg all aspects of the operation: from the moment a calf is born on the farm all the way to how cows are milked and how Love uses computer software to manage the herd.


His enthusiasm for dairy farming really


rubbed off on me,” says Steinberg. And so the idea for “The Moogician” was officially born. Steinberg began incorporat- ing dairy facts into his performances. He juggles balls of mozzarella cheese. He performs magic tricks with milk, cheese and yogurt. He tells cow jokes. All this while telling his audience that milk and dairy products are healthy for them. Steinberg says the audience loves it and dairy


it’s making farmers happy too


“Dan tells me all the time that the farmers appreciate it. He says, ‘We need all the help we can get.’” As for Steinberg, this role is having an


effect on him too. “I’ve done a lot of performing in my life-


time, but nothing has ever inspired as much as the dairy industry,” he says. “I’m absolutely loving it!” Steinberg likes to end his performances


with one final word of encouragement for consuming dairy products: “The more you moo, the better you’ll feel, so drink milk at every meal!” Learn more about Steinberg’s act and


how you can book “The Moogician” at www.Moogician.com.


Jill & Jef of Kandu Magic at left and Kari and Billy above. It's great to have so many of our Associates take an active part in our Convention!


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