Presto! An Evening with Penn Jillette

Outspoken, frank, and bitingly clever, Penn Jillette is a cultural phenomenon as a solo personality and as half of the world-famous, Emmy Award-winning magic duo Penn & Teller. In his new book, Presto! he describes his determination to transform himself—body and mind—and gives his views on sex, religion, and pop culture. CHF associate artistic director Alison Cuddy joins this master provocateur for a rollicking evening of mayhem and magic against the backdrop of the 2016 presidential campaign.

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