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Official Newsletter of IBM Ring 50 -- The National Capital Ring Volume 63 No. 4 April 2009
MAGI-GRAM
R
ING
 
50
International Brotherhoodof Magicians Ring 50The National Capital Ring
President
Louis Meyer(703) 765-1923
president@ibmring50.orgVice President
Eric Redman(301) 927-7717
vp@ibmring50.orgSecretary
Sam Brothers(703) 550-9155
secretary@ibmring50.orgTreasurer
Bob Patterson(703) 490-1222
treasurer@ibmring50.orgSergeant-at-Arms
Reggie Rice(240) 298-6077
sgtarms@ibmring50.orgMagi-Gram Editor
Jim Flanigan(202) 554-3775
magi-gram@ibmring50.orgWebmaster
Eric Henning(301) 369-0025
eric@ibmring50.org
IN ALEXANDRIA2460 Eisenhower Avenue
APRIL MEETING
Wednesday, April 1, 2009HOLIDAY INNAlexandria, VA
6:00 Cocktails6:45 Dinner8:00
 
Meeting
Curtain going up on Magi-Whirl 2009
Joan Caesar
RING 50 MAGI-WHIRL
April 17-18, 2009
 
Official Newsletter
M
NolandMontgomeryEricHenning
If you are looking for a greatexperience--one you don’t want tomiss--then you will want to be therewhen the curtain goes up on Ring 50’sMagi-Whirl 2009. The April 17 and 18convention and show promises to bethe best ever. Jeff McBride is thisyear’s headliner. He will present afull 50-minute act in the Saturdaynight stage show. Other featuredperformers in the two-hourproduction will be the respectivepresidents of the InternationalBrotherhood of Magicians and theSociety of American Magicians--JoanCaesar and Bruce Kalver.Noland Montgomery, who is thefour-time winner of the Ring 50Magician of the Year competition,will entertain in the opening half of the program. The master of ceremonies for the evening will beRing 50’s own Eric Henning.An extraordinary performer,lecturer, teacher and innovator, Jeff has a seemingly inexhaustiblesupply of energy, curiosity andcreativity. According to the GuinessBook of Records he has the fastesthands in the world! He has justreturned to his home base in LasVegas after whirlwind trips to SouthAmerica and Great Britain.Two Ring 50 members--MikeWolfson and Danny Selnick--saw Jeff in February at Flasoma 2009 in Lima,
Bruce KalverJeff McBride
Ring 50’s auction setfor April’s meeting
Peru. Jeff went shortly afterward to theannual conventionin Birmingham,England, where hedazzled the crowdwith his Miser’sDream routine plushis water bowlsand cards.When he re-turned home, heparticipated in theannual WorldMagic Seminar inLas Vegas whereRing 50 membersBecki and BillWells were onceagain involved inthe teen-age magiccompetition.Now Jeff isheaded for Ring50’s Magi-Whirl.He will have adealer’s spot at theevent as well aslecture in additionto performing inthe stage show.He also will havean extra workshopafter the con-vention for someregistrants.
“The best little convention in the National Capital Area” 
Ring 50’s annual auction will beheld in April. The auctioneers willbe Bill Wells and Dick Christian.There will be a live auction as wellas a silent auction where participantscan make bids on items displayed ontables. You are invited to either buyor sale magical merchandise.Contact Ring 50 Treasurer BobPatterson for auction procedures,inventory sheets for items you maywantto sell and magicmerchandise to place on silentauction tables.
Get full info, tickets and register athttp://www.Magi-Whirl.org
 
Coming Events
Barry’s Magic Shop,
5544 NicholsonLane, Rockville, Md.There are always fun thingshappening at Barry’s. There are magicclasses and magic shows plus lecturesand birthday parties. Check the shop’sweb site for the latest happenings.Contact: 301/933-0373 or email
info@barrysmagicshop.com.
Visit Barry’s web site
http:// www.barrysmagicshop.com
 for the latest events.
Lectures at Denny and Lee’s
Denny & Lee Magic Studio, 9004Yellow Brick Road, Suite HRosedale, MD 21237.
Comedy & Mystery Society Shows 
 Now in its 6th season, thisentertainment presentation is co- produced by Bob Sheets, Brian Curry, Barry Wood and Mark Phillips.
Place: The Arts Barn, 311 Kent SquareRoad in Gaithersburg, Md.Dates: Friday performances set April 24and May 22. Wednesday shows plannedJune 3 and 17. Shows start at 8 p.m.Cost: Tickets are $12 for residentsand $15 for nonresidents forWednesday performances, and $18 forresidents and $21 for nonresidents forFriday performances. Tickets can alsobe purchased online at
www.gaithersburgmd.gov/RecXpress
.Contact:
www.comedymysterysociety.com
for details or 301-258-6394 for informationand tickets.Special Note: The family-friendly showsare perfect for ages 10 and up.Directions: For information anddirections visit the Arts Barn online at
www.gaithersburgmd.gov/artsbarn.
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IBM 2009 Nashville
--
“The Greatest  Magic Convention on Earth”
Date: June 30 – July 4, 2009.Place: Nashville, Tenn. -- Music CityUSAIf you only make it to one magicconvention in 2009, this is the onewhere you should be! More than$20,000 in prizes, trophies and awardswill be given for the stage and close-up contests. There will be outstandinglectures, events and performers.Accomodations: Special hotel ratesat the Gaylord Opryland Resort andConvention Center of only $120 pernight plus tax.Contact: Bob Patterson, I.B.M.Registration Chairman, by emailing himat
Magic.Bob@Comcast.Net
.
Glenn Gary Parlor Show in anintimate 19th century setting
Dates: Wednesdays and Fridaysat 8 p.m.Place: The Westin City Center Hotel,1400 M Street NW, just off Thomas
Society of American Magicians(SAM)
Larry West Assembly 23Date: April 15 at 7 p.m.Theme: Annual National Press Clubfamily show.Place: National Press Club, 529 14thStreet NW, Washington, D.C.Contact: Ray Eyler at 410/798-0176
ceyler1026@aol.com.
Footnote: Kosmo has rescheduled hislecture for June 18.
Martin Lewis Lecture
featuring hisstand-up magic and close-up.Date: Saturday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m.Cost: $20
John Calvert Show and Lecture
starring the Great John Calvert andTammy, who have toured the world for70 years!Date: Monday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m.Cost: $20
FFFF Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic
 “The Original Close-Up Magic Convention”
The most prestigious gathering of close-up magicians in the worldfeaturing the best performers,creators and lecturers in the world.Date: The 39th annual FFFF conven-tion will be held on April 22-25 byinvitation only.Place: Batavia, New York.Special Note: The guest of honor willbe Henry Evans, a Gold Medal winnerat FISM 2000. The 40th annual FFFFconvention will be held on April 21-24,2010. The guest of honor then will beObie O’Brien, one of the originalfounders of the 4-F gathering.Contact: Denny’s at 410-686-3914or email
dennymagic@aol.com
.
Comedy & Mystery Show Headliners
S.A.M. National Convention in Buffalo
The Society of American Magiciansconvention is filled to the brim withmagic, fun and even some surprises. Italso includes a day trip to Canada forsightseeing and a visit to the fantasticGreg Frewin Theatre in Niagara Falls,where convention participants see EricDeCamps in his critically acclaimedOne Man Magic Show.Dates:July 15-18Place: Buffalo, N.Y.Special Event: Norm Nielsen honoredCost: Register on line with credit cardor Paypal.Contact:http://www.magicsam.com/ samshop/convreg.asp. More informa-tion atwww.magicsam.com.
 Legendary magic dealer Al Cohenvisits Barry Taylor’s magic shop
April 1......Auction, nomination of officersApril 17 and 18…...…Magi-Whirl 2009April 19....Masters Class -Jeff McBrideMay 6………..….Dan Lacey Contest,Election of OfficersJune 3.......................Winton Carroll “MostHumorous Magician” ContestJuly ………..........No Ring 50 meetingJune 30-July 4….81
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IBM Convention
Ring 50 Schedule
 
Stay up to date always
Between Ring 50 Magi-Gram issues,check out the latest news events and  performances at the official Ring 50blog site
 
IBMRing50.org
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THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Louis Meyer
Louis Louis Louis Louis Louis 
Two new membersaccepted into Ring 50
2009 Niagara Magic & Comedy Seminar
Serious comedy & serious magic!
Featuring: Michael Finney, MikeCaveney, Lawrence Hass, Greg Frewin,David Merry, James Biss, Brian Robertsand Dick Joiner.Dates: April 3-5, 2009Place: The Greg Place: Frewin Theatrein Niagara Falls, CanadaCost: Early Bird registration by March29 is US $100. Registration limited to100.Lodging: hotel information at
www.ComedyMagicSeminar.com
.Contact: Anthony Lindan at 416-606-3151 or
magic@anthonylindan.com.
For more information please visit
www.ComedyMagicSeminar.com
Two new members were acceptedinto Ring 50’s ranks in March.Thomas Bohacek of Haymarket,Va., has always been interested inmagic. Professional magician KevinOwens has taken him under his wingand helped develop his magic skills.Thomas is also a member of theSociety of American Magicians(SAM).Theo Rushin, Jr. of Germantown,Md., started magic in the 1970’s whenhe was in elementary school. Mark Wilson was his inspiration. Afterseveral years of working, he hasrenewed his interest in magic. As anamateur magician he performs underthe name of “Teo”.
Rick Maue Lecture
Rick Maue has been creatingdeception for almost four decades. Heis founder of Deceptions Unlimited and the author of various books plusthe upcoming “Occam’s Magic”.
Place: The Magic Warehouse, 11419Cronridge Drive, Suite 10, OwingsMills, Md. 21117, just northwest of Baltimore.Date: Wednesday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m.Cost: $20Contact: Interested members cancontact the The Magic Warehouse at410-561-0777 or
http:// www.themagicwarehouse.com/ 
.Directions: From Rt. 695 (the Baltimorebeltway) take Exit 19 on to I-795 Ntoward Owings Mills/Reisterstown. Go3.6 miles then take the Owing MillsBlvd. North Exit 4 toward MD-140(Reisterstown Road). Go 0.9 mile thentake slight right turn onto Owings MillsBlvd. Go 1.5 miles then turn right ontoCrondall Lane. Go 0.3 miles then turnleft onto Cronridge Drive. Proceed 0.2mile to the third driveway on the right.Circle at 14th and M, in the FireplaceParlor adjacent to the dining room.Cost: Pending available seating day of performance, any IBM member can getin at a discounted rate of $25 cash atthe door.Contact: 703-963-0790 or
www.glenngary.com
.Wow! Wasn’t that a fantasticevening with Barry Taylor? Barry is asuper salesman and a terrific performertoo. He showed us some great stuff anda lot of us were in a buying mood withthe bargains offered at our annual“What’s New at Barry’s” meeting.Are you ready for Magi-Whirl 2009?It’s hard to believe it’s almost here. Andwe will need yourpresence there to makeit a big success. Wecould use your helpsetting up at our “BestLittle Convention inthe National CapitalArea” on the weekendof April 17-18. We’realso looking forvolunteers to help with registrationduties, ushering, and a variety of otherassignments. And, of course, we’ll needhelp cleaning up and tearing down whenit’s all over.Mike Taggert has done a masterful job putting the whole thing together.Borrowing his remarks, Mike notes that“Las Vegas is coming to Alexandria, Va.”with Jeff McBride—who is currentlyappearing on the “Masters of Illusion”television show as well as doing hisother entertainment gigs—showing upfor Ring 50’s big event of the year.Jeff, who is a master of masks and awonderful card artist, will perform a 50-minute show as a part of our two-hourgala stage show. This family friendlyprogram is chaired by Mike who says,“I’d love to see all of you there.”Tickets are available online at
www.magi-whirl.com
and are $12 inadvance or $15 at the door. A familyfour-pack in advance is $45. Youshould invite your friends and familyand people at work and church. Ask everyone to come.The show is April 18. The lobbyopens at 6:30 p.m. Dwight Redman hasrecruited a band of Ring 50 performersto do strolling magic before the doorsto the theater open at 7 o’clock. Theperformance will be in Bishop IretonHigh School’s Whaley Auditorium.Proceeds will benefit the schoolstechnical theater program.The show will be emceed by Ring50’s Eric Henning. Noland Montgomery,who has been our Magician of the Yearfour times now, will perform. Therealso will be a joint guest performanceby the presidents of the InternationalBrotherhood of Magicians and theSociety of American Magicians.Before the convention though,there are more great things ahead.We will have our annual auctionthe evening of April 1 at our regularmonthly meeting. There will besomething special this time becausea magician in the area has donatedfive boxes of magic that I have justpicked up. Other members also willhave items for sale.As in the past, Dick Christian andBill Wells will be the auctioneers.There will be both a silent auctionand a live one. Treasurer BobPatterson has developed auctionforms which you can download. Justcheck with him on how to do it.Nominations for new officers forthe coming year also are expectedthe evening of the auction. I havevolunteered to serve another termas president unless someone wantsto step up to the helm. They certainlyare invited. We also are looking formembers to take other key postsincluding vice president andsecretary.Your contributions of service arethe key to keeping the group movingforward.
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