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Official Newsletter of IBM Ring 50 -- The National Capital Ring Volume 63 No. 6 July-August 2009
MAGI-GRAM
R
ING
 
50
International Brotherhoodof Magicians Ring 50The National Capital Ring
President
Louis Meyer(703) 765-1923
president@ibmring50.org
IN ALEXANDRIA2460 Eisenhower Avenue
AUGUST MEETING
Wednesday, August 5, 2009HOLIDAY INNAlexandria, VA
6:00 Cocktails6:45 Dinner8:00
 
Meeting
Vice President
Arnie Fuoco(703) 521-6286
vp@ibmring50.orgSecretary & Webmaster
Eric Henning
secretary@ibmring50.orgTreasurer
Bob Patterson(703) 490-1222
treasurer@ibmring50.orgSergeant-at-Arms
Tom Paxton(301) 596-7407
sgtarms@ibmring50.orgMagi-Gram Editor
Jim Flanigan(202) 554-3775
magi-gram@ibmring50.org
The theme for our August meetingwill be “The Anatomy of a Magic Show”lecture featuring Ring 50’s Magician of the Year Dick Christian and Ring 50President Louis Meyer. One segment willcover adult performances while the secondhalf will deal with kids performances.This will also be about teaching the basicsof putting together a routine or show.
 
Ring 50’s themewill dissect shows
Kapital Kidvention is coming to theWashington area early next year. TheJan. 27-29 event is being organized byLouis Meyer, the proprietor of ChildTime Magic and current Ring 50president.“I love to go to magic conventions,”Louis says. “I really enjoy Kidabrabecause it is designed for children’sentertainers. But I have always wantedto have a convention right here in ourbackyard for children’s performersand now it is a reality.“Kapital Kidvention is going to be aunique convention because not onlywill it cater to magicians but alsohave classes on balloon art, facepainting, clowning, and ven-triloquism. No matter what yourfield, you will enjoy this conventionto be held in Springfield, Va.”Louis has contacted some of thebest performers in their area of expertise and invited them to come.There will be Ring 50 favorites likeBarry Mitchell and Chris Capehartbut also others such as JulianFranklin, Jim Snack, Jolly Roger,Tommy Johns, Tim Sonefelt, ArthurStead and past Ring 50 presidentJames Munton.“And these are just themagicians!” Louis says.Steve Kissell will be the emcee of the whole event. There will also beClown of the Year Bob “Bunky”Gretton, face painters from WolfeFace Art and Design, and Mark Wade teaching ventriloquism. Alsoa late night session is planned withBrad Ross, who lectured at Ring 50last year.There will be an auction, dealerroom, and evening jams to show off participant skills. The registration ratefor Ring 50 members is $75 untilAug. 5. For details go to the Website
www.KapitalKidvention.com
.
Children’s convention coming to area
COMEDY WINNER--
 Hugh Turley wonthe title of Most Humorous Magician at the June meeting of Ring 50. Turn to pages 4 and 5 for details.
Lance Burton has signed anagreement with the Monte Carlo hoteland casino in Las Vegas for his magicstage show to continue for anothersix years. Burton told The AssociatedPress, “I felt like I still had a few moreshows in me.” The 49-year-old has just returned to the stage after beingaway two months because of a footinjury received while performing. 
Lance Burton back on stage
IBM Territorial Vice President JimFlanigan installed Ring 50 officers inJune. Louis Meyer will continue aspresident for a second term. TreasurerBob Patterson also is back for anotherterm. New officers are Vice PresidentArnold Fuoco, Secretary Eric Henningand Sergeant-at-Arms Tom Paxton. Boardmembers who also are back for anotherterm are former Ring 50 presidentsDwight Redman, Don Freedman andMichael Taggert.
 
Coming Events
Barry’s Magic Shop,
5544 NicholsonLane, Rockville, Md.
Lecture by
David Solomon
Lectures at Denny and Lee’s
Denny & Lee Magic Studio, 9004Yellow Brick Road, Suite HRosedale, MD 21237.
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Glenn Gary Parlor Show in anintimate 19th century setting
Dates: Wednesdays and Fridaysat 8 p.m.
Glenn Gary
Society of American Magicians(SAM)
Larry West Assembly 23Dates: SAM meets the thirdWednesday of every month. Thesummer meetings will be July 15 andAug. 19.Theme: All present perform.Cost: Free to SAM membersPlace: National Press Club, 529 14thStreet NW, Washington, D.C.Contact: Lars Klores, (703) 299-1115 
Keith Fields From England
 
Over the last 25 years Keith Fields hasworked in about every conceivable performance situation and his lecturereflects his vast experience—stand up,street magic, close-up, kids, cruises,theatres, shows for the troops, tradeshows.
Date: Thursday, July 23, 7:30 p.m.Cost: $20
Eric Jones--“It’s Not As Hard As ItLooks” Workshop 
The guest lecturer will provide asleight-intensive training sessioncovering some of his pet effects and techniques for coin and card conjuring with ranging difficult 
y.Date: Saturday, July 25, 3 p.m.Cost: $25 (Limited to 15 spots)
Eric Jones Lecture on Close-up Magic
Date: Saturday, July 25, 7p.m.Cost: $20Contact: Denny’s at 410-686-3914or email
dennymagic@aol.com
.
Just Clowning Aroundof Northern VirginiaOpen House and Prop Swap
Date: Sunday, Aug. 9, from 2 to 6 p.m.Cost: FreePlace: Little Rocky Run CommunityCenter, 13900 Stonefield Drive, Clifton,VA.This will be a special afternoon withfood, friends, and fun. Meet membersof JCA and see what they do. Bring aprop for a prop swap. Join in a balloon jam. Network with other area children’sentertainers.Note: JCA holds its monthly meetingsthe second Thursday of each monthat 7:30 p.m. in the Vienna BaptistChurch, 541 Marshall Road SW, Vienna,VA 22180. Some members meet at thePanAm Family Restaurant around 6p.m. for dinner before the meeting.Contact: Check out the web at
 http:// www.JustClowningAround.org/  
orMike Becvar, aka Sir Toony Van Dukes,at (703) 327-0701.Place: The WestinCity Center Hotel,1400 M Street NW, just off ThomasCircle at 14th and M,in the FireplaceParlor adjacent to thedining 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
.
Magicians Alliance of Eastern StatesMAES Annual Convention
Dates: Aug. 20-22Place: Embers Convention Center, 1700Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle, Pa. Telephone717-243-1717.Cost: Lifetime membership available for$15. Fill out a
 
membership applicationand send to:Joe Curcillo, MAES Secretary3964 Lexington StreetHarrisburg, PA 17109Lodging: Convention room rates are $85per night. Be sure to mention MAESwhen reserving in order to receive thediscounted rate. The cut-off date tomake your reservation is Aug. 5. Youcan check out the Registration Form andpay directly via PayPal links on MAESconvention page.Convention headliners include RichBloch, Eric DeCamps, Rocco Silano,Danny Alan, Scott Alexander, CoryBragar, Trigg Burrage, Doug Gorman,Michael Grasso, John Hromada, FrancisMenotti, Ali Shelly, Randi Shine, JaySterling, Doc Swan and Michael Tallon.Contact:
http://www.maesonline.org/ 
David Solomon’s card magic is performed allover the world.
Date: July 12 at 5:30p.m.Cost: $20. Tickets non-refundable.
Visit Barry’s web site
http:// www.barrysmagicshop.com
David Solomon
 for the latest events.
Contact: 301/933-0373 or email
info@barrysmagicshop.com.Kapital Kidvention
“Washington DC’s Convention for Children’s Entertainers”
Dates: Jan. 27 starting at 5 p.m. to Jan.29, 2010Where: Washington, D.C.Host: ChildTime MagicCost: Special Ring 50 rate $75 untilAug. 5.Contact: Louis Meyer, (703) 765-1923
Barry will host 5-day magic summercamps at Barry’s Magic Shop for kidsages 7+, on July 6-10 and July 20-24.
 
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THE PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Louis Meyer
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SAM National Convention in Buffalo
The Society of American Magiciansconvention is filled to the brim with magic,fun and even some surprises. It alsoincludes a day trip to Canada forsightseeing and a visit to the fantasticGreg Frewin Theatre in Niagara Falls,where convention participants will see EricDeCamps in his critically acclaimed OneMan Magic Show.Dates:July 15-18Place: Buffalo, N.Y.Special Event: Norm Nielsen honoredCost: Register on line with credit card orPaypal.Contact:http://www.magicsam.com/ samshop/convreg.asp. More informa-tion atwww.magicsam.com.Aug. 5...Anatomy of a Magic Showfeaturing Ring 50 Magician of Year Dick Christian and Ring 50 President LouisMeyer.Sept. 2...New performers entertain. Thiswill give an opportunity for people whonormally don’t perform and to providethem feedback.
Ring 50 Schedule
We are looking forward towelcoming back everyone to ourAugust meeting after our Fourth of July break. . I hope everyone had awonderful holiday. I know I didbecause my wife Lynn and I spentit at the IBM convention inNashville, Tenn.We had a great time. When wearrived we were blown away by theGaylord Hotel wherethe convention washeld. If you ever geta chance to make itto Nashville, staythere. I can’t reallydescribe the place inwords but I did takea video of it and youcan check it out onYouTube.com under my namelouismeyer or ChildTime Magic. Itwas right next door to the Grand OleOpry where my wife had anopportunity to take a backstage tour.I have never seen so many magiciansperform in just one week! Theevening lectures were fun but it wasthe performances that really madethis convention terrific.During the day you could watchcompetitions for close-up and stageperformers. Needless to say thesecompetitors spend A LOT of timeperfecting their eight-minuteroutines. It is so interesting to seeperformers from all over the world.The last three evenings hadmagic shows in the Grand OleOpry’s side theater. We saw Davidand Dania do their costume changeroutine, Kyle Eschen offer histeenage magic, Latimer give his lasershow routine and that was just thefirst show!The next evening was the stagecompetition show. After the sixcontenders performed theyannounced the winner.Lastly, there was the Magic of the Stars show featuring StevenBargatze, Juliana Chen, OscarMunoz (very funny) and Shimada.So now I am back home after the11- hour drive and getting back towork. I will be joined at our Augustmeeting by Dick Christian to presenta lecture on “An Anatomy of aMagic Show.” Coming up thefollowing month will be a chance tosee some of our members who don’tperform often to show their stuff.
YOUTH GROUP FORMS--
 Ring 50 members Theo Rushin, Dick Christian and  Louis Hofheimer (upper left) joined Louis Meyer, upper right, helping young people learn magic at an inaugural meeting of Ring 50’s new youth group.
SAM Lecture by Al Cohen
The legendary magic dealer will give arare lecture sponsored by the Society of American Magicians - Larry WestAssembly 23..Date: Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.Place: The National Press Club, 529 14thStreet NW, 13th Floor, Zenger Room.Cost: $20. S.A.M Assembly 23 membersin good standing admitted free.Contact:
alcohenlecture@gmail.com
orcall 202/997-0884.
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