Chocolate and ghosts
Greenwood Lake. Library presents the Magic of Chocolate and A Gathering of Ghosts with Ron Cain on Saturday, Nov. 2.
| 21 Oct 2019 | 11:23
The magical entertainer and ghost enthusiast Ron Cain will bring two of his favorite adult workshops - about chocolate and then ghosts - to Greenwood Lake Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 2. (
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The magical entertainer and ghost enthusiast Ron Cain will bring two of his favorite adult workshops to Greenwood Lake Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 2.
In the first program (10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.), Cain will celebrate the Magic of Chocolate and its role in health, history and popular culture. Participants follow a candy bar's journey from fruit on the cacao tree to the finished product.
They also compete in a Chocolate Trivia Contest and make a chocolate treat. Registration is limited to 20.
From 1-3 p.m., patrons will be introduced to A Gathering of Ghosts. In this workshop, Cain will explore various types of hauntings, explain ghostly phenomena theories and discuss commonly used ghost-hunting techniques.
In addition, Cain will tell ghost stories and shed light on famous legends and hauntings in Hollywood and the White House.
Participants are encouraged to share their own ghost stories.
Cain is a former teacher who presents magical and mystical enrichment classes at Onondaga Community College, Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES and the West Genesee School District.
A Camillus resident and Syracuse University graduate, he offered magic shows and workshops at libraries and schools throughout New York State.
His shows include "Ron Cain's Martian Magic Show," "Build a Magical World," "Superhero Hocus Pocus," "A Magical Trip to the Titanic," "The Wide World of Magic," "Tex's Wild West Show," “Tune In To Magical Idol," "The Magic of Being Green," "The Wandering Wizard Show," "The Magic of America, "A Treasure Trove of Magic," "Professor GreenPockets' Performing Bug Show" and "Captain Hurricain's Seaside Magic Show."
His television appearances include the nationally televised "Pappyland" and "Saturday Showboat," a children's program produced by NBC's Syracuse affiliate.
CAIN Magic Company's website, www.magicalsite.com
To register: online at ww.gwllibrary.org, at the front desk or by phone, (845) 477-8377 ext. 101
The library is located at 79 Waterstone Road in the Village of Greenwood Lake.