Hypnotist Chris Jones to perform

Hypnotist Chris Jones will perform at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, in the Student Union, Room 340. This free, public event is being sponsored by the Campus Activities Board.

Originally from Chicago, Jones took a roundabout way to becoming one of today’s most entertaining performers on the college market. In college, he studied sociology and psychology, using magic to connect with other students. After years of performing magic and stand-up comedy at weddings, bars and smoky nightclubs, Jones picked up hypnosis and added it to his routine.

Following graduate school, Jones started to travel the United States and Canada as a professional entertainer. Through his understanding of how the brain operates and his personal experiences, he has the perfected the balance of conjuring, psychology, comedy and suggestion in his shows.

Students attending the event will “not only be thoroughly entertained, but will be amazed and mentally challenged far more than thought possible,” said Anthony Tapp, director of special events. “Students could be surprised and learn things about themselves that they never knew.”