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Long & Foster Real Estate Opens Welcome to Cantori’s Theatr e of
New Thurmont Office Magic

Photo by Grace Eyler James Rada, Jr.

Emmitsburg now has a Photo by Deb Spalding

new place to visit where you
can watch a magic show
or buy a book. Magician
Michael Cantori has opened
Cantori’s Theatre of Magic
at 24 West Main Street in
Emmitsburg.
“We’re going to have
a performing space for
parlor magic shows, which
are smaller shows for
groups smaller than thirty
people. People used to
hold small shows in their
parlors for their friends and
acquaintances,” Cantori said.
Town of Thurmont commissioners Wayne Hooper and Marty Burnes (far left), and Wes Hamrick and He believes that these smaller
Bill Buehrer (far right) are pictured with Mayor John Kinnaird and Taylor Huffman (center) during shows are more interactive.
Cantori envisions the
the grand opening of her Long & Foster office at 3 W. Main Street in Thurmont. store being an after-dinner Michael Cantori, owner of Cantori’s Theatre of Magic in
destination for people eating Emmitsburg.
Long & Foster Real Estate is pleased to announce that it opened a new office
in Thurmont on May 20, 2017. Located at 3 W. Main Street, the office is led by at one of Emmitsburg’s restaurants, The combination of magic theatre
Taylor Huffman and will be managed by Jackie Sellers, branch manager of the and also hopes to attract visitors and used bookstore may seem
Frederick office. from Gettysburg and Ski Liberty. unusual, but it is a combination that
Cantori will also have a used Cantori embodies. Not only is he a
“Long & Foster is committed to growing our presence in Maryland, and the bookstore sharing the space with master illusionist, but he has owned
opening of the Thurmont office allows us to increase our footprint and better the performance area. “It is a used bookstores in the past. He
serve home buyers and sellers throughout the area,” said Cindy Ariosa, senior general-use bookstore with material sees the store as something that will
regional vice president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “Additionally, having that focuses on magic, philosophy, anchor him more in the community
a leader like Taylor, who was raised in Thurmont, provides us with a unique mythology, literature, and local so that he won’t have to travel as
understanding of the local market and the needs of its residents.” interest,” he said. much for his performances.
In addition, Cantori will also “It is fulfilling to become an
Huffman, who has been a real estate agent for six years, will be joined at the offer instruction in magic and active part of the community,”
office by three additional Long & Foster agents. She is a top-producing agent, a illusion, although the store will not expressed Cantori.
member of the Long & Foster Gold Team, and sold more than $8 million in real be selling magic tricks. “We’ll have Store hours are limited right now.
estate volume in 2016. In 2012, she was named Long & Foster Rookie of the more of a focus on the art of magic As the store finds its audience and
Year. Huffman is a member of the Frederick County Association of Realtors. and develop the needed skills sets to the need for shows grow, so will the
perform tricks.” He explained that store hours.
“I’m thrilled to be launching this new Long & Foster office and leading he could do an hour show with just You can find out more about the
a team of agents who will be supported with the best training, tools, and card tricks, and it is those sleight- store at www.illusionplace.com and
technology available,” Huffman said. “Long & Foster is a company that puts of-hand skills that new magicians you can call the store at 301-447-
its agents and clients first, and I saw a need to bring the services the company need to develop first as they learn to 3400 to find out the current store
offers to Thurmont and the surrounding area. We’re excited and ready to put perform tricks. hours.
our skills to work in the local community.”
Buying, building or improving a home is a big deal.
The Thurmont office is a direct result of Long & Foster’s Elite Entrepreneur Getting a mortgage shouldn’t be.
Platform, which allows agents to build their own business while aligning with
the No. 1 private residential real estate company in the United States. At Woodsboro Bank, we go to great lengths
to simplify the process. When you apply for a
“Opening this new office aligns with Long & Foster’s plan to expand our mortgage, you’ll enjoy:
ability to provide unparalleled customer service to our buyers and sellers,” said  Fast track response to loan qualification
Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “We have no doubt that  Competitive fees
the new Thurmont office will be the go-to resource when consumers in this  Scuuspteormioerr, esxeprveircieenced and personal
area of Maryland are looking to make confident, well-informed buying and
selling decisions.”

Huffman grew up on a 350-acre farm in Thurmont, which helped her
cultivate a hard-work ethic from a young age. She has experience in all types
of real estate, especially in the sale of land and farms, and she is a member
of the Maryland Agricultural Commission, helping the state connect with
farmers. In her spare time, Huffman works alongside her husband, Brandon,
on their family farm, Lawyer’s Winterbrook Farm. For more information, visit
LongandFoster.com.

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