Tony Gangi is Coming Back!

He will bring his Great American Street Organ Magic Show to the Saugus Public Library on March 22

Join Tony Gangi as he presents the Great American Street Organ Magic Show. Enjoy the music of his hand-cranked street organ and be amazed by feats of magic and a well-honed and even more well-trained troupe of (faux) circus-trick performing fleas. An event not to be missed, Saturday, March 22, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Brooks Room on the second floor of the Saugus Public Library.

The hand-cranked street organ has a historical connection to Italian-American culture, particularly in Boston. Italian immigrants brought the hand-cranked street organ to the United States, where it became a melodious fixture in Italian neighborhoods.

Gangi, who has performed at the library previously, is an adjunct teacher of English and writing, a magician, sideshow performer and organ grinder. The Beverly resident has a background in editing, teaching and writing. He currently works as a freelance writer, editor, proofreader and adjunct professor of writing at North Shore Community College. He earned his bachelor and master degrees at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y.

“My interests range from real-world and digital sculpting, to painting, reading and 3D printing,” Gangi said on his LinkedIn website.

“I enjoy working hand-in-hand with students to aid them in achieving their goals,” he said. “In addition, I’ve also spent time as a performer, with concentrations in magic and sideshow skills.”

He is the author of “Carny Sideshows: Weird Wonders of the Midway” (Citadel Press, 2010). He is a writing teacher and sculptor in both the real-world and the digital realms, with a love of horror, thrillers and graphic novels.