Don't expect just one type of entertainment. Don't expect to be bored. And do not expect rabbits springing from top hats.

Three Street is a performing trio specializing in magic and juggling. Chris Chelko (senior-journalism) has practiced magic independently for 15 years and professionally for the past six years. Bob Yuncken (graduate-math) is strictly a juggler for the group and Michael DuBois (junior-business management) practices both magic and juggling.

The group formed as a branch off of the Penn State Performing Magicians Club, of which Chelko is president and DuBois is treasurer.

Chelko described the formation as "three street performers taking street performing to the stage."

Street performing is a brand of magic and entertainment that has "a bit more interaction with your audience," Yuncken said.

Three Street prefers this type of performance to more formal magic shows.

"It's a connection between you and another person in a three-foot area," Chelko said.

This connection helps the group incorporate its audience into its tricks. Chelko and DuBois talk to their audience, making jokes and pulling pranks as they repeatedly pull a selected card out of their pocket, shuffle the card back into the deck and again reach into their pocket for the card.

In addition to the two main attractions, the group also performs unicycling and fire-eating. They also do tricks with a 6-foot briefcase they built themselves, which they consider a trademark of their act.

Despite the variety of tricks, the group steers clear of easy magic gimmicks.

"What you see is what it is," DuBois said.

For Three Street, the main draw of the performance is the originality that goes into every juggling routine and sleight of hand.

"So much is the creativity aspect. Even if it's easy for us, it will be harder for anyone else," DuBois said.

In addition to new, creative angles, Three Street attempts to give magic a "younger, fresher, hipper look," Chelko said. They refuse to match outfits or execute any traditional tricks such as sawing a person in half.

"[Magic] is stereotypically labeled as a dork thing to do," said DuBois, relating it to the same discriminations that chess club members face.

DuBois hopes by portraying it as more modern, magic will take on a "fresh, college image."

Three Street has performed at events such as presidential tailgates -- Penn State President Graham Spanier is the Performing Magicians' adviser -- and basketball halftime shows. Currently, they are filling up their summer schedule with performances across the Northeast, including a headlining act for a magic convention in Philadelphia and a gig on a yacht in the Hamptons.

Three Street practices with the Performing Magicians and on its own. While they have all become confident in front of an audience, they still get anxious before a show.

"You want to be a big nervous wreck," Yuncken said, adding it helps them put on a better performance. The group is constantly trying new acts and polishing old ones. A Three Street show is always improving, but that is not always easy. Every member has suffered minor injuries in attempts for perfection -- burns from fire-eating, black eyes from juggling and sprains from unicycle falls. They also receive occasional verbal abuse for their talents, most often from fraternity members, DuBois said.

The degrees they will leave college with may not help them advance in the world of entertainment, but with the success Three Street has enjoyed, the group has no plans to break up anytime soon. "This is what we want to do," Chelko said. "Explore and get bigger."

For more information about Three Street, check out the trio's Web site at www.threestreet.com.