Magic, fun and laughter were enjoyed by about 60 ‘senior’ residents at the Friends of the Library (FOTL) Magic show last week.

Organised as part of the October Seniors Festival, Melbourne magician Elio Simonetti returned to Mansfield following a visit earlier this year when he entertained shire children for school holiday activities.

This time he was here to entertain the older folk of the town.

His magic was purely wonderful and explaining throughout the show the meaning of tricks and how they came about, brought additional interest.

FOTL member David Westphalen was shaking in his boots when asked to be guest in the guillotine trick – but all was good and he survived.

Audience participation was a big part of the show and some of the magic tricks had guests in awe and amazement.

Following Elio’s performance an afternoon tea to rival any ‘high tea’ was served to all guests.

The performance was sponsored by The Friends of the Library and funded through the sale of the books from the Little Shop of Good Reads outlet.