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72nd British Ring IBM Convention
24th - 28th September 2008, Eastbourne
Update 13, 13th September 2008.
Bob Hayden, British Ring PRO
With
less than two weeks before the start of Eastbourne 2008, this is the penultimate
Convention News. If you still have to register please ensure that your
application form either by post, email or PayPal reaches the Registration
Officer Neville Johnson by Friday 19th September to enable him to acknowledge
receipt of your registration before he leaves for Eastbourne. If you are
hesitating about attending, a registration for either the whole Convention or a
single day registration will be accepted at the Registration Desk situated in
the Congress Theatre foyer from 10.30am Wednesday 21st September onwards.
Meanwhile you can contact Neville by phone on 01202 873234 or by email at
nevillejohnson25@aol.com. You can
be assured of a warm welcome not only from the Ring’s Officers and Management
Committee Members but also by your fellow magicians. For those of you for who
will be experiencing their first National Magic Convention, it will be the one
you will remember forever.
Important Announcements: The Registration Desk will be situated in the
foyer of the Congress Theatre and not in the foyer of the Winter Garden as in
previous years and as stated on your Registration receipt, the change being made
after the receipts were printed. So go to the Congress Theatre foyer after
10.30am on Wednesday 24th September to pick up your registration pack, and then
with your Registration Badge displayed you can be in the Theatre for the Opening
Ceremony and Show at noon and later move to the Floral Hall for the lectures via
the Congress Suite or Winter Gardens entrance. There will be members of the
Security team on duty at both entrances.
When you study the convention programme you will notice that this year that none
of the lectures are being repeated but in certain instances the timing of
lectures coincide. It is the view of Paul Stone, Executive Convention
Director that it is better to have more lectures and offer a choice than have
fewer lectures and hope everyone will like them.
Having to make a choice only happens once each day. On Wednesday you can go to
Oscar Munoz’s lecture ‘It’s all about the Entertainment’ that starts at
15.00 hours in the Congress Suite or Nick Einhorn’s ‘Very Practical Stuff
You Probably Want To Do’ at 15.30 hours in the Floral Hall. Thursday morning you
have Bill Herz’s lecture ‘The Business of Magic’ with the emphasis being
on Corporate Magic at 11.00 hours followed by at 12.00 hours with a workshop
‘Magic in the Corporate World’ by Bill Herz, Michael Weber and Jeff
Hobson in the Congress Theatre. It is expected that those of you who are
Children’s Entertainers will be more interested to hear Mike Bent
lecturing on Children’s Magic at 11.45 hours in the Floral Hall.
We know for certain where the Conventioneers will be going in Friday’s clash.
The Finger Flickers will be heading en masse to the Floral Hall to listen to
Derek DelGaudio and Jason England conduct a lecture/workshop in a
‘Hard Core Card Session’ while the remainder make for the Congress Theatre to
learn from illusionists Kalin & Jinger. Both sessions are at 16.30 hours.
As happens every year Convention Saturday afternoon you have to decide whether
to learn a little more about ‘The History of Mystery’ at Eddie Dawes
Collector’s Seminar or gain knowledge from a Star Lecturer. This year in
particular you may have difficulty in choosing since the lecturer is Juan
Tamariz. He starts at 14.00 hours in the Floral Hall to be followed by
Guy Hollingworth at 16.00 hours. The seminar is at 15.00 hours in the Gold
Room.
For your information the subject matter of the other lectures are:
Levent - ‘Stage Magic Manipulation’
Michael Finney - (photo above) ‘Secrets of a Professional Comedy
Magician’
Jeff Hobson - Egg Bag Workshop. Those who have seen Jeff’s presentation
of this classic effect rate it as one of the finest ever given. If you feature
the Egg Bag in your act it would be advisable to have your egg bag with you.
Geoffrey Durham - ‘Finding the Magic Ingredient’. Exploring the
techniques, which raise magic from one of someone showing off some tricks to a
performing skill. This is a lecture that Geoffrey has prepared for this
Convention.
Gene Anderson - ‘The Part-time Pro’s Personal Favourites’. Expect magic
with newspaper.
We have already given you details of Friday night’s special Midnight audience
with Juan Tamariz in the Jevington Room of the Lansdowne Hotel. At the
same hour in the adjoining Alfriston Room of the Hotel Paul Wilson will
be holding a special session. This event has to be limited to 40 people and if
you want to attend tickets at Ł10 each will be available from the registration
from 10.00am Thursday morning onwards. Paul Wilson is a world renowned
expert on cons, scams and cheating methods, as well as one of the finest
sleight-of-hand experts. As a con man Paul is unique having pulled more scams on
real people than anyone in history – without taking a penny from his victims.
Unlike professional thieves and swindlers, Paul cheats people to expose scams
and protect the public. He is the star of the BBC show ‘The Real Hustle’ with
“partners in crime”, Alexis Conran and Jessica Jane Clement.
In previous Convention News we have told you something about the Artistes and
Lecturers who are participating in this year’s Convention. One of the shows we
haven’t told you about is the ‘Stars of the Future’ on Sunday morning. The names
of three acts have so far been released, Ed Hilsum, Sara Jade & Leah Mae
and Megan Knowles-Bacon. Give these youngsters all the encouragement they
deserve by being in the Congress Theatre. Remember the future of magic is in
their hands.
Another area we have neglected to give you any information on is the Dealers
Exhibition. If you go to the Dealers page on this website you can see the
list of those who will be exhibiting. We urge you all to go and make an in depth
examination of what they are offering. You may be able to find that very effect
that gives your act that extra something special and makes you the most talked
about magician of your area.
As we have said before in the Exhibition you will be able to satisfy your
magical needs in whatever branch of the art you specialise. Props large or
small, books, DVD’s or magical accessories are all there to be purchased. There
will even be three Exhibitors who can fit you out with an outfit to perform in.
And don’t be reluctant to ask the Dealer to demonstrate to you their latest
miracle or any of their well tried and tested effects that they have on offer.
The Exhibition opens daily Thursday to Saturday from 9.00 hours to 17.00 hours.
This year the Convention programme includes a dedicated slot for you to go and
meet the Dealers on Thursday morning from opening time until 11.00 hours. This
year they will not close on Friday morning while the British Ring Annual General
meeting is being held. The Dealers come to support the British Ring Convention.
Give them your support in return.
Contact PRO Bob Hayden on 023 8032 0277 or by email at
bobring25@aol.com if you have any queries
or want further information.
Bob Hayden, British Ring PRO, September 2008