Ken will be performing along with comedy magician Tony Brent in Huntingdon, Tennessee at the Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center on February 5th. You can get more information and purchase tickets by clicking HERE. Tony is starring in Orlando, Florida’s # 1 dinner theater show and is HILARIOUS.  Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see [...]

Ken is reprising his role of Charles Dickens in 16 Hours to Christmas at Abba’s House in Chattanooga, TN on December 9 -12. FREE tickets are available by calling 423-877-7292 or by going to www.abbashouse.com. He would love to see you there!

Ken will be performing in Tampa, Florida at Temple Terrace Baptist Church on Monday, July 26 at 6 PM. If you’re in the area, join us! There is no charge for admission.

Ken  and Megan performed “Metamorphosis” on national TV on the Speed Network show called “The Fast Track to Fame” at 8 PM EST on Monday, March 8.  Enjoy the clip posted below!

I finally found the time to update the website from the illusion show. Take a look around! It now contains information on my speaking and acting as well as the illusions. I’ll update this section more towards the first of the year. Be sure and check back at “The Latest” tab for all the latest [...]

This is our third such show and these shows have nothing to do with the occult, black magic or demons. In the first show Ken exposed the false witchcraft of mind reading and 107 people were saved and others set free from horoscopes and the occult. The second show exposed the dangers of drugs and [...]

This is a post from Focus on the Family. I have recently been asked (in a manner of speaking) by someone about this very thing so I wanted to post this article.  If anyone is interested in an in depth Bible Study on Christians doing illusions, you can click on my article “Christians and Magic” [...]

We are pleased and proud to announce the addition of Joe Turner to the show in October.  Ken and Joe met while performing in the “Wizard of Oz” in 1999. Joe was the Scarecrow and Ken was the Lion. While participating in that show, they both discovered they were magicians.  Here is some information about Joe: [...]

Here is the new promo video for “The Illusions of Ken Hartley.” This particular video deals with ghosts. WARNING!!!: It is considered SCARY by some!  This is the promotion for the “Spirit Cabinet” effect in the show. You’ll see some freaky things in the show, too, during this effect. The effect is “Supernatural,” the method (obviously) [...]

I don’t usually enjoy going to magic conventions. It’s nothing personal, it’s just there are very few original things I find there. (i.e. 25 new ways to do “coins across” and 10 dealers pushing hard to get you to buy stuff you know you’ll never use or need) I’m not being disparaging… it’s just not [...]