Dick Christian Mentalism Night October 3rd

In honor of the late Dick Christian we will have a special program featuring mentalism for the October 3rd meeting at 7:30PM. Dick Christian the Magician died November 8, 2011. He wanted to make everyone happy with his magic. He made us better magicians. We should all be thankful that we were given the chance to have known a man named Dick Christian. The mentalists signed on to perform so far are: Augie Arnstein, Bob Carnathan, Stan Hillard, Danny Selnick, Arnold Fuoco, and Rucj Uffelman.

Ring 50 meets at the Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria, VA.

Magic Flea Market October 3rd

Ring 50 is planning a Magic Flea Market prior to the October 3rd meeting. The Market will be open from 6:00PM to 7:00PM. It’s time to clean out the attic, garage, closet, and other storage areas for the Magic Flea Market Sale. Let’s clean it up and drag it out. Everyone interested start now and get your treasures ready for the big sale. Those wishing to sell some of your used or new magic items at the flea market may purchase a table space for $20. Sellers must let Danny Selnick or Bob Patterson know ahead of time so can insure there is space for them. Bring your own table cover if you need one. The flea market will be held in the Bishop Ireton High School cafeteria.

Ring 50 Teach-In Scheduled for September 5th Meeting

The WEDNESDAY September 5th Ring 50 meeting will be held at Bishop Ireton High School at 7:30 PM. The Ring 50 ‘Stars of Magic’ Teach-in is shaping up for an educational evening to enhance our Art of Magic.
  The lecturers may present a bit of related magic history, techniques, and then teach a trick or two. Each lecture will last about 30 minutes. Members will choose three of four lectures to attend.
  Here’s the line-up for the September 5th Teach-in: Buddy Smith, the master of coins will teach some coin routines. Arnold Fuoco will teach us about Close-up Vanishes and Productions. Dwight Redman will teach incredible Self-working Card Tricks. Stan Hilliard teaching rope tricks and techniques.

Joshua Jay to Lecture at Ring 50 - Aug 2

Joshua Jay has been called magic’s Renaissance man by MAGIC Magazine. It’s not hard to see why: he is a performer, lecturer, author, and photographer of all things mysterious.
His performance style is completely unique: he performs with ordinary, borrowed objects, causing them to twist, bend, appear, and vanish at will. At only seventeen years old Joshua Jay was crowned world champion for close-up magic at the World Magic Seminar, and he is now regarded as one of the leading creative forces in the magic world.
Joshua does plenty of things that will make you reconsider what you think you know. His main performance style is close-up. Coins, bottles, and borrowed hundred-dollar bills, defying expectations in countless ways. But his passion is cards. (“I’m up to two packs a day,” he says.) Not your uncle’s card tricks, mind you. These are head-turning, jaw-dropping pieces of strange that have garnered Joshua international renown as a card magician extraordinaire.
The lecture will be held at Agudas Achim Congregation, 2908 Valley Drive, Alexandria VA 22302. At 7:30 PM THURSDAY, August 2, 2012.
The lecture is FREE to paid up members of Ring 50. All other magicians and guests must pay $15 at the door.