Number 303 - 15th April 2006
Jon
Archer lectures at the Doncaster Magic Club on Monday April 24th at
the Regent Hotel,
Regent Square, Doncaster DN1 2DS (Map).
"Meet John Archer, possibly one of the best comedy magicians in the UK
today. Member of The Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star. Comedian,
Magician, Actor, Singer, Musician, Writer, Didgeridoist... and all round
modest guy." (It says here!) Visiting magicians are welcome (door charge
£5.00). Visit
www.doncastermagicclub.co.uk for more information, or call 07710
933185. This will be a great evening, don't miss it. 15.4.06
Leeds
Magical Association Presidents Dinner - Saturday 10th June at the
Springbank Masonic Hall, Bradford. £18.00 per person, including a three
course meal and entertainment. Topping the bill Ali Cardabra (photo)
presenting his award winning act 'Magic in Character' plus the illusions
of Thomas Anthony, and this years LMA president Franklin performing his
Mind Magic cabaret, with compere John Hotowka. For further details contact
Graham Roe: 01943 465203 (mobile: 07947 686449). 15.4.06
Diverting
Coin Magic by Andrew Galloway is now in stock and available from
www.internationalmagic.com at £22.50 "In the 72 pages of this
beautifully produced book, the following sleights and routines are
explained in great detail with excellent line drawings. Sleights: Finger
Palm, High Finger Palm, Lower Finger Palm, Thumb Palm, Classic Palm,
Ramsay Concealment, Drop Switch, Utility Switch, Throw Vanish. Routines:
Pegasus Coin, Cut-Price Copper and Silver, Subterranean Silver, British
Gadabout Coins, Scrupulous Stack, Koran's Romany Coin Trick, Coins of The
Realm. The added bonus in this book are the chapters devoted to
misdirection. At the conclusion of each routine, Andrew Galloway provides
a complete section on the misdirection for the routine, including when it
should be used and why it works." Visit
www.internationalmagic.com for more information and to order. 15.4.06
TVMagic.co.uk
announce the release of more new exclusive souvenirs. On offer, a very
limited number of signed posters of TV magician (and previous Magic Circle
Young Magician of the Year winner) Dominic Wood, and a limited number of
signed photographs of the entire cast of Sky One's Undercover Magic: John
Archer, Loki, Marc Paul, Kerry Scorah and Max Somerset. Both these
products are in very limited supply and may not be available again. Visit
www.tvmagic.co.uk
today! 15.4.06
The
ABRAindex. Dr. Michael Colley has produced the ABRAindex for PC users
on disc covering the first 120 volumes of Abra from February 1946 to
November 2005. Featuring 28,139 entries each with Author, Title, Location,
(Vol/Iss/Page) and up to 10 categories with over 500 categories in total.
Easy to use, searches can be by any part of Author or Title and/or by
category. The price is £ 54.50 including postage in the UK (Overseas,
please enquire). Also now available is Part 12 of the ABRAindex in
hardcopy form (covering volume 111 to 120), and all the previous parts of
the ABRAindex are still available in hardcopy form, as are hardcopy
indices to MAGIGRAM and The GEN. For more information and prices contact
cmcolley@pmhcpath.demon.co.uk. 15.4.06
twistingonline.com
is a balloon twisting website run by a team: "The team has a devoted love
for twisting and sharing their knowledge with others. They are dedicated
to bringing you the very best information and designs as well as helping
you improve and increase your entertainment business or hobby. This site
is all about you and as a result you too can contribute: balloon designs,
articles, photos..." Visit
www.twistingonline.com. 15.4.06
International
News. MAGIC(S) Takes Best International Film award at the 7th Annual
Westchester Film Festival. MAGIC(S), the feature documentary that follows
a Medical Magician (Michael Tulkoff) as he practices "tikkun olam" (to
heal the world) throughout pediatric hospitals in Israel, has been awarded
"Best International Film" at the 7th Annual Westchester Film Festival,
USA. This win comes only days after MAGIC(S) celebrated its east coast
premiere at the Delray Beach International Film Festival in Florida.
www.magicsdocumentary.com Film clips,
Click Here. 15.4.06
Graham
Lee will be at the Bristol Day of Magic on May 14th with a dealer
stand, and will also be helping with the children's lecture. And Graham
Lee's Care & Share Balloon Jam/Workshop Funday is in Edinburgh on Tuesday 9th May
and
Darlington on Wednesday 10th May.
Sponsored by Sempertex Balloons. Visit
www.balloonartwholesale.co.uk for details. See
What's On for other upcoming dates. 15.4.06
Corporate
Zone Magic Day - Sunday 23rd April. Anton Zellman, one of the USA's
highest paid trade show magicians will feature in a short video piece that
has been specially recorded for the day, with thanks to Marc Paul. For
more information on this unique event, and to book, visit
www.corporatezonemagicday.co.uk. 15.4.06
Richard
Turner, one of the World's greatest card mechanics, will be on holiday
in the UK from June 16th - 21st 2006 presenting two lectures, one at The
Magic Circle (Monday June 19th members only), and one for The Surrey
Society of Magicians on Thursday 22nd June. Richard is looking for a
magician to show him and his family the sights of London for a couple of
days during his stay and would like to offer free lessons in card
technique and a set of his DVDs as a thank you. Contact Colin Peters if
you think you could help
colinpeters@themagiccircle.co.uk or phone 01306 883938. For
information on Richard's work visit
www.richardturner52.com. If you would like to see Richard's lecture at
The Surrey Society also contact Colin Peters (above). 15.4.06
A
Night of Magic Cabaret. As part of the Falkirk Tryst Arts Festival,
Forth Valley Magic Circle presents "A Night of Magic Cabaret" on Sunday
May 21st at 7pm at the Falkirk Town Hall, West Bridge Street, Falkirk, FK1
5RS (Map).
Tickets: £7 standard, £5 for children, students and senior citizens. (All
children must be accompanied by adults). Ticket price includes buffet. Bar
available. The show includes mind reading magic, comedy, illusions and
close-up magic. Box Office:
www.forthvalleymagic.co.uk or call Mark on 01324 814835 (P&P and
credit card handling fee £1.50). 15.4.06
8 Lesson Evening Magic Course. International Magic are hosting a magic course starting on Tuesday April 25th presented by award winning international magician Dave Jones. It will cover basic sleights in card and coin magic together with classic magic including understanding and applying misdirection and how to create your own routines in close-up magic. Each lesson will be approximately one hour of demonstration and explanation, followed by one hour of group workshop. Places are limited and offered on a first come first served basis. The full course if only £180 and on completion all attendees will be receive a DVD of each lesson. Lessons start at 7.30pm on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings. Call Martin MacMillan on 020 7405 7324 for information or to reserve a place or visit www.internationalmagic.com. 15.4.06
That's it for this week, see you next week, Duncan. 15.4.06