So how is that guy turning a box of soap into a dove shadow anyway? If you need to know, then plan on joining the crowds at the annual Family Vaudeville Extravaganza at Davidson College, set for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1 and 2. Get ready for amazing jugglers, comic antics and eye-popping magic.

The Fettucini Brothers will introduce a lineup of engaging entertainers for this annual spectacle of mirth and masterful object manipulation.

Performers include hoop twirler Julia Hartsell, ventriloquist Steve Brogan, Zen ball dribbler Kevin Lowrey, magician Renzi Norris, and new Vaudevillian Dave Kaplan.

Both shows are in Duke Family Performance Hall, and general admission tickets are $5. The Saturday show begins at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday matinee begins at 2 p.m. Because of a Davidson football game Saturday evening, parking will be limited that evening, and there will be a charge for parking in the Baker Sports Center lot.

For tickets, call 704-894-2135 from 104 weekdays beginning August 27, or buy online at www.davidson.edu/ tickets. Call 704-892-1296 for information.