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Picture: Top: Larry Maitin, Anthony Thomas, Scott Shelton, and Miranda Barbare in a "Wand Twirling" workshop. Harry Potter has nothing on this group! . Bot: Ring President, Fred Rosenbaum performing his Coin Through Card into Cup... without using a playing card! Needless to say, we had some fun with this!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MAGIC CORNER - RALEIGH'S GREAT MAGIC SHOP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I was at the shop the other day and Jon had just gotten in another shipment of great effects. Many of them haven't hit his website yet, so drop in soon to see what new magic he has gotten. Be sure to support our local magic shop on Capital Blvd. in Raleigh. Jon and Kelley, Ring 199 members and shop owners, do a lot to keep magic alive here in the Triangle so call or visit the shop when you need magic effects or supplies. . The Magic Corner has been recognized as a Reliable E-Commerce Merchant by The Better Business Bureau Online. We proudly display the BBBOnline Reliability seal. . Jon and sometimes Kelley at TheMagicCorner.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MAGIC YOUTH TRIVIA CONTEST ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Linking Ring has a monthly magic trivia contest for the youth. The questions will usually require the youth to do some magic history, or ask a magician for help. They submit their answers and many of them with the right answer will get a nice magical gift. Some of the gifts are worth $150, so don't miss this opportunity to enter each month! . Check the June issue of The Linking Ring on page 54 to see details on the program and this month's trivia question. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TWO JUGGLING VIDEOS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This first video is Chris Bliss juggling to music with a standing ovation at the end!!! 4 Ball . Jason Garfield juggling to music: 5 Ball ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHARLOTTE NEEDS PERFORMERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHARLOTTE FESTIVAL IN THE PARK Sep 18th NEEDS PERFORMERS Ring 199 got this note from the Charlotte Magicians and we’re passing it along to you! . Charlotte’s United Magicians' Association needs your performing talents. We’re currently searching for performers for the annual Festival in the Park, held at Freedom Park in Charlotte's Dilworth Neighborhood. Please Visit - Festival . I anticipate getting more involvement from the local magic scene; we have good talent amongst our more recent ranks. Having help with a few of the side chores will help performers a great deal. Get friends to carpool and come out for support. Be persuasive and ask all those that would like to have a good time and donate their talents to the club to plan on coming out. . Email me or call 704 544 2395. It would be great to see some of you guys. Take care - Scott Link www.ScottLinkMagic.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOCAL CONVENTIONS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEAM CONVENTION AUG 21-23 IN ATLANTA Southeast Association of Magicians - Airport Crowne Plaza Hotel. Performing: Max Maven - Amos Levkovitch - Troy Hooser - Ken Scott - Danny Tong - Joe M Turner - Debbie Leifer - Arthur Atsma - David Kaye - Tony Chapek - David Acer - Tom Craven - Dan Garrett - JC Doty - Keith Rainey Special Lecture by Max Maven Details: Web ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOSANDER PLEA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (The IBM Board of Trustees received this note and many magicians around the world are helping them to raise the money needed for the operation.) . On June 21st., baby Ione was born into the family of Las Vegas Magicians, Dirk Losander & Luna Shimada. Like most great magical mysteries she needs a bit of tweaking. An unexpected heart defect requires an operation that, as fate would have it, is not covered by medical insurance. . Today, medical science is really astonishing but it also comes with a price. I know, because I am living proof of what can be done to the human heart to make it work the way it is supposed to function. . Our magic community is really a close-knit group bonded together in the mysteries of life. If you would like to assist baby Ione as part of the magic community, you may want to pitch-in with a prayer and a check for $25, $50 or more. Be part of the magical mystery of life in an unexpected way... help mend her heart and make your heart feel good. Send your financial assist check to: . Dirk Losander 9850 S. Maryland Pkwy Suite A5#190 Las Vegas NV 89123 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WORLD'S GREATEST MAGIC SHOW IN LAS VEGAS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I just saw this show and Highly Recommend it if you are going to Las Vegas! Here is a review by Caroline Fontein that says it all! . Magic comes in different doses inside the Greek Isles where a rotating cast of award-winning magicians and a kooky host combine for the “World’s Greatest Magic Show.” . On the night the show was attended, the headlining magicians were: Jeff Hobson, Joseph Gabriel, Dan Sperry, Losander, Jason Baney and Roy Shank. All of the performers have had successful careers as magicians, resulting in one talent-packed revue. . The renowned Jeff Hobson, who has been featured on several different television specials including NBC’s “World’s Greatest Magic,” is the master of ceremonies and adds both a magical and comedic element to the show with his quirky onstage antics and interaction with the crowd. After swirling around two burning batons while dancing on stage, Hobson gets the crowd warmed up with a few jokes. When commenting on the unlikelihood of winning big in Vegas, Hobson says, “If Vegas were fair, Elvis would be alive and the impersonators would be dead.” He encourages everyone to hoot, holler, shout and yell before the first magician, Gabriel, takes the stage. . Joseph Gabriel is accompanied by a dazzling assistant who he levitates and later makes disappear and then reappear during his act. He perplexes the audience with a deck of cards that he makes materialize from thin air. Just when you think all of the cards are gone, he makes another full deck appear with the wave of his hand. His casual yet alluring manner captivates the audience as he describes his next illusion. Along with the beautiful female assistants, lighting special effects and smoke, all of the performers are accompanied by upbeat and stimulating music as they mystify the audience. . Heart thumping techno music fills the theater as the second performer, Dan Sperry, takes the stage. His mysterious appearance includes spiked black hair, eerie face paint and a long black jacket decorated with patches and pins. He is known for his unique and creative manipulations, and it’s not hard to see why as he makes a scarf transform into a red dove and later a bouncing ball. Dan Sperry’s unusual ensemble, paired with the intense music, creates a growing sense of anticipation and excitement as he makes an assortment of objects appear and disappear including different brightly colored doves. . Jeff Hobson comes on stage between sets and does illusions, making the audience laugh with his wacky stage personality. “Laugh, eat a bran muffin and let go,” jokes Hobson as he encourages one audience member to let loose and have a good time. He dances into the audience to the tune of “Bewitched” and brings a guy on stage to participate in a card trick. Everyone laughs as he jokes with the participant while at the same time performing an impressive illusion. . Losander, from Germany, introduced as the master of the art of levitation, is the next magician to appear on stage. First, he mystifies the audience with his ability to make a scepter dance in front of him with the wave of a hand. Later, he brings someone on stage to assist him with his next trick. For this illusion he tapes his fingers together yet somehow manages to get a chain, among other large objects, between them. Everyone is amazed at this feat including the man standing only inches away from him on stage while he performs. For his final illusion, he makes a table levitate and float over people seated in the front of the theater. He even pulls up the table cloth, revealing that there are no strings attached. . As the show progresses, Hobson appears on stage in an increasingly more flamboyant and glittering jacket. This time he is wearing one completely covered in sparkling crystals. “I call this my Liberace starter kit,” jokes Hobson before walking into the audience to get another volunteer to come on stage. . Jason Baney is the next performer to amaze the audience. He pulls a number of different large objects, including a chain and sword, from a small elevated box that accompanies him on stage during his act. Some of the objects he makes seamlessly transform into one another. He takes a portion of a chain and in seconds it becomes a pair of sunglasses that he wears for part of his set. . The final magician, Roy Shank, has an Asian-themed act, from his wardrobe to his props. Bamboo sticks are used to levitate a woman for his opening number. First she is balanced upright and then she is suspended horizontally above the stage with the support of only one bamboo stick. It is amazing to see her effortlessly float and then gradually descend to a standing position. . This show is a fun opportunity to be amazed by several different specialized magicians paired with an outrageous and animated host. Spectacular female assistants, stunning illusions and hilarious comedy -- this show has it all. |
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