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News and Events
Theme for March meeting Adult Show and Tell
Meeting March 11 at 7:30 PM pst, preceded by our board meeting at 7:00 PM pst. With the current club year coming to an end we will be holding elections for next years officers. If you want to help run or know of someone that you want to help run the club now is the time to step forward. At our March meeting we will be asking for Nominations. The theme for this meeting will be "what have you been up to!" magical or otherwise. Have you bought any magic? Have you learned a new affect? Have you relearned something old? That’s right, its adult show and tell.
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Mark Wilson Broken Wand Ceremony
IBM Ring 280, the Mark Wilson Ring will be holding a virtual broken wand ceremony for our friend and name sake James "Mark" Wilson on February 11 starting at 7:30 PM pst. A broken
wand ceremony is a ritual performed at the death of a magician,
in which a wand — either the wand which the magician used in performances, or a
ceremonial one — is broken, indicating that with the magician's death, the wand
has lost its magic. It is a solemn ceremony and is done with reverence. Please
let me know if you will be attending so we can provide a list to the widow. The ceremony will be presided over by Past President Bob Love. The zoom address is Vanishing Inc. has prepared a Mark Wilson Tribute and has graciously allowed Ring 280 to distribute it. Please mute yourself during the ceremony. |
In Memory of Mark Wilson
The members of Ring 280, The Mark Wilson Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, are saddened today, January 19th 2021. At 4:40 pm, our namesake, friend and mentor, Mr. James Mark Wilson passed on to his eternal reward. He passed quietly and without pain, surrounded by his Wife Nani and sons Mike and Greg. Mr. Wilson will be remembered as one of the most influential American magicians of the 20th Century. He has left behind a legacy few in the conjuring arts can equal, and in many respects, none will be able to. More than a mere namesake for our Ring, Mr. Wilson was a friend who freely shared his knowledge, as well as, a second father to many of us. We are all better conjurers because of him, and more importantly, better people. Rest in eternal peace Sir, we will always love you. |
Howard Hamburg Lecture November 5
This month we will have a regular Zoom meeting. It was a blast last month. The topic this month is PERFORM. If you are nervous or jittery and are afraid to perform start off small. Vanish a silk into a dollar bill and then explain it. We are all friends. Attend discuss perform. Zoom information: https://www.mymagicmeeting.com/zoom-meetings/ring-280-nov-12/
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Regular Meeting November 12 at 7:3o PM
This month on November 12 we will have a regular Zoom meeting at 7:30 PM.. It was a blast last month. The topic this month is PERFORM. If you are nervous or jittery and are afraid to perform start off small. Vanish a silk into a dollar bill and then explain it. We are all friends. Attend discuss perform. Zoom information: https://www.mymagicmeeting.com/zoom-meetings/ring-280-nov-12/
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Karl Hein Lecture Nov 2 at 7 PM EST
Karl Hein, a must see, will be doing a FREE LECTURE on November 2, 2020, 7:00 PM EST through his local magic club (email Hank Feinberg if you want more information about other virtual lectures. bocamagicclub@gmail.com). Here is the Zoom Meeting link if you can make is the Zoom information. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81255529628 |
Jamie Salinas Lecture
Jamie Salinas will be our featured lecturer on October 21, meeting at 7:00 PM. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87653448491
Jamie is based out of the Houston, Texas area and is an award winner in the art of sleight of hand magic. He was a resident Magician at Magic Island for over twelve years. His magic has been featured at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood California. Jamie has performed his magic for royalty, celebrities as well as American and foreign presidents. He has been featured on American and foreign television as well.
Jamie is the creator of Lotto Fever 2.0, a lottery prediction effect that has a five-star rating on Penguin Magic. In this lecture, Jamie will tip his method for his lottery prediction! You will also get a first-hand demonstration of his newest product, Perfect Personality Readings, a joint project that he co-produced with Paul Draper. You will learn a basic reading that you can do over the phone, streaming online or in person! This product also has a five-star rating on Penguin Magic!
You will learn how Jamie has taken a simple bit of knowledge to create a mentalism experience. Jamie will tip a simple prediction effect with ungaffed M&Ms that you will use. Jamie will also provide you with the formula to create a successful séance, effects to perform along with ideas and tips to make for a successful bizarre or spooky performance. |
James Salinas Lecture
Jamie Salinas will be our featured lecturer on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM. Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87653448491 Jamie is based out of the Houston, Texas area and is an award winner in the art of sleight of hand magic. He was a resident Magician at Magic Island for over twelve years. His magic has been featured at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood California. Jamie has performed his magic for royalty, celebrities as well as American and foreign presidents. He has been featured on American and foreign television as well.
Jamie is the creator of Lotto Fever 2.0, a lottery prediction effect that has a five-star rating on Penguin Magic. In this lecture, Jamie will tip his method for his lottery prediction! You will also get a first-hand demonstration of his newest product, Perfect Personality Readings, a joint project that he co-produced with Paul Draper. You will learn a basic reading that you can do over the phone, streaming online or in person! This product also has a five-star rating on Penguin Magic!
You will learn how Jamie has taken a simple bit of knowledge to create a mentalism experience. Jamie will tip a simple prediction effect with ungaffed M&Ms that you will use. Jamie will also provide you with the formula to create a successful séance, effects to perform along with ideas and tips to make for a successful bizarre or spooky performance.
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Lecturer David Jonathan Sept 10 at 7:00 PM,
A lecture that is as close to a real live in-person lecture as it could be. David will present several baffling effects with clear detailed explanations.  "Of all our recent lectures, David’s elicited more positive comments from the members than any other lecturers we’ve had, in person or otherwise." - Don Wiberg, President of Magic Masters of Chicago & former IBM President 1984-85 |
Eric Anderson Lecture, August 13
Known as the magician with a message and co-author of AH-HA with David Harkey. He comes to us from Atlanta Georgia and is well know in the magic community there. He will be lecturing on both new and old effects as well discussing the changing magic business. |
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