TLR Reviewers to Perform at February Meeting

The February 1st meeting will be demonstrations of the latest magic items on the market by our Ring 50 Hocus in Focus Linking Ring reviewers. New items arrive at TLR editor’s office for review. He sends them to the associate editor, Jason Goldberg, for his reviewers to examine, tear apart, perform, and evaluate. Many are new items, books, DVDs, and some are revisions or modifications to classic magic effects. This will be a good chance to see a demo of an item you saw advertise and wanted to know more about it.
We appreciate the time the Hocus in Focus team spends on their reviews. It is not an easy task to critically examine the hard work of others.

New Performers at January Meeting

President Danny Selnick emceed this month’s show. Performing for the ‘New Members Perform’ night were: John Cloninger, Avi Littky, Dr. Stan Hillard, Cassandra Lofgren, Joe Patane, Bob Weiman, Andrew Lindgren, and Bob Wilcox.

2012 Ring 50 Meeting Schedule

REMEMBER our NEW meeting location is
ChildTime Magic Party Place
312 Dominion Drive NE, Vienna, VA 22180.

Meetings begin at 8:00 p.m., with a Teach-In at 7:45 p.m.
Arrive early for best parking.
The many fine restaurants nearby make it easy to visit with your friends before the meeting!

2012 Schedule
Feb 1........Hocus in Focus Night
Mar 7.......Auction Night
Apr 4........Dan Lacey Contest
Apr 13-14 Magi-Whirl 2012
May 2.......Geoff Williams Lecture
Jun 6........Humorous Magi Contest
July **No Ring 50 Meeting**
Jul 3-7 IBM Convention Norfolk, VA
Aug 1.......Joshua Jay Lecture
Sept 5......Teach-In by Members
Oct 3........ESP/Mentalism Night
Nov 7.......Simon Lovell Lecture
Dec 5........Children's Magic Show

New Members Perform at January 4th Meeting

New members that have joined Ring 50 in the 2010 or 2011 years are asked to perform at the January 4th meeting. It should be noted the New Performer’s Night is not a contest – there is no judging, no trophies. It is merely a time to welcome and appreciate the talents of our newest members. I.B.M. Ring 50 meetings are held at “ChildTime Magic Party Place” located in Vienna VA. The address is 312 Dominion Rd. NE, Vienna, VA 22180. If you need assistance in locating the meeting call: 703-765-1923.

New Meeting Place for Ring 50 in Vienna, VA

Beginning with our Wednesday, January 4, 2012 meeting, Ring 50 will meet at 8:00 p.m. in Louis Meyer's

ChildTime Magic Party Place,
312 Dominion Drive NE, Vienna, VA 22180.

While the Vienna Metro is not within walking distance, we hope those members who rely on Metro can team up with other Ring 50 members to and from meetings. And taxi rides are only a phone call away.

In terms of logistics, there is plenty of nearby parking and there are several excellent restaurants nearby. We can easily be find a restaurant that would hold an area for us to dine as a group. (Amphora, anyone?) Louis even mentioned that Ring 50 members could use the dining area of his place and call in for pizza delivery, if that's what some members would like to do.
- Bob Patterson