Sam Sandler pulls a live dove from a bundle of handkerchiefs during a performance for students of the Southern Ute Montessori Academy and Southern Ute Montessori Head Start at the SunUte Community Center on Thursday, Sept. 26. Sandler bills himself as the United States' only full-time deaf illusionist.

Sam Sandler astonishes a student with a humorous balloon animal trick.

Sandler interwove tricks and jokes with his personal story of losing his hearing, urging students to chase their dreams no matter what.