The mind reader is coming to town

Published 8:36 pm Monday, March 10, 2025

BAKER CITY — Peter Antoniou, fresh off several months of shows in Las Vegas, returns to Baker City this month to read your mind.

This show will differ from his first one here in December 2023 — he worked for a psychic hotline in college, and he’s bringing that experience to the Churchill School stage.

“There’s going to be lots of opportunities to get involved,” he said. “You can have your mind read and your future told.”

Antoniou grew up in London and enjoyed comic books, especially the “X-Men.”

He wished, he said, that he had a superpower like the superheroes in those books.

So he learned how to read minds.

He describes himself as a “psychic comedian,” and he’ll bring his talents to Churchill School, 3451 Broadway St., on Friday, March 14. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance at churchillbaker.com or $30 at the door.

Antoniou studied with psychologists, hypnotists, psychics, magicians and shamans, then paired his knowledge with improvisational comedy.

By the time he graduated college, he said his shows were paying the bills.

He moved to Seattle in 2021 and appeared on season 16 of “America’s Got Talent.” He made it to the semi-finals, then returned for “America’s Got Talent: All-Stars.”

He’s been performing in Vegas since November. And staying in one place, rather than touring, he said, gave him “time to ponder and come up with new demonstrations.”

This month’s show, Antoniou said, will be a different approach because the audience will decide on the questions.

“They’re much more in control of the mood of the show,” he said.

As he begins his tour across the country, he said this new approach means every show will be quite different.

“It’ll be a fun barometer as I travel across America,” he said.

And remember, it is all for fun.

“I’m always having fun, and try to keep that energy,” Antoniou said. “Shows are a good break from the real world. It’s nice to have a place to be silly and have fun.”

Nervous about someone reading your mind?

“No one’s forced to take part — just try not to think too hard and you’ll be fine,” he said with a laugh.

Lisa Britton is editor of Go! Eastern Oregon, and a reporter for the Baker City Herald. Contact her at 541-518-2087 or lisa.britton@bakercityherald.com.

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