Friday, March 29, 2013

“Best little convention in the Washington DC Area”

Magi-Whirl April 5 & 6, 2013
     Don’t miss International Brotherhood of Magicians, National Capital Ring 50, Magi-Whirl 2013. There will be four lectures (Brad Ross, Juliana Chen, Master Payne, & John Carlson), plus three close-up performances (Master Payne, Noland Montgomery, & Sam Brothers), and a Gala evening show (Brad Ross, Juliana Chen, Master Payne, John Carlson, & MC Eric Henning). Magi-Whirl is being held at Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria VA. Only $75 for this spectacular event. You can register and pay by PayPal on our website: http://www.Magi-Whirl.Org  or pay at the door.
    Come to IBM Ring 50’s Magi-Whirl 2013, and hang out with other magicians and people devoted to magic. You may learn new tricks, ideas, presentations, and of course see some great performances.  You won’t want to miss the great lecturers and performers.
    We have ten dealer booths scheduled for the dealer room. You can see and talk to professional magicians and look at new magic items for sale. This gives you the chance to see them, touch them and see them in action before making a purchase. The dealers are: Bob Little's Guaranteed Magic, Dave Hill’s Magic Dollar Store, The Magic Warehouse - Howard Katz, Alan’s Illusions – Wayne Alan, Sorcery with Class - Scott Correll, Magic Goods - Pravin Ponnuri, Mercy Me Magic - Martin Mercy, Mike Hummer Magic, Brad Ross Magic, John Carlson Magic and Kozmo Magic. On Friday night, April 5th, there will be a dealer’s show with the dealers demonstrating the latest magical items, silks, accessories, and supplies.
    Come and join the fun and meet new magical friends, learn some new techniques, tricks, and perhaps pick up some of the latest magic items. For details go to: www.Magi-Whirl.Org.
Hope to see you there!

Friday, March 08, 2013

March 13th is AUCTION NIGHT!

Due to the last blast of winter snow we got cancelled out last Wednesday night so Ring 50 Auction Night was rescheduled for March 13th.
    Gather up those great effects that you no longer need and put them in the Auction (include the instructions too, if you can find them). A 10% fee is charged to the seller for each item sold in the Auctions.
    There will be a Silent Auction for small items. For the bigger items with a retail value over $25 we will have a Live Auction. There is a limit of no more than 7 items per person in the Live Auction. Please keep ALL BIDS in even dollars.
Schedule for Auction Night
6:00 - Set up Silent Auction Items
6:30 - Silent Auction Begins
7:30 - Silent Auction ends and winners pay by check or cash for all items won.
8:00 - Ring 50 Meeting
8:15 - Live Auction Begins
9:30 - Live Auctions ends and winners pay by check or cash for all items won.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Ring 50 Meeting Cancelled – Moved to March 13th

Due to the forecast winter storm to hit our area with projected accumulations from ½ the 7 inches and with your safety in mind, the Ring 50 meeting scheduled for March 6th has been cancelled and will be moved to Wednesday March 13th at the same place; Bishop Ireton High School, 210 Cambridge Road, Alexandria, VA.

We will still have the auction. The times are:
Schedule for Auction Night
6:00 - Set up Silent Auction Items
6:30 - Silent Auction Begins
7:30 - Silent Auction ends and winners pay by check or cash for all items won.
8:00 - Ring 50 Meeting
8:15 - Live Auction Begins
9:30 - Live Auctions ends and winners pay by check or cash for all items won.