Geoff Williams to Lecture at Ring 50

Geoff Williams will present a lecture on May 2nd for Ring 50. Geoff is a 3 time “Magician of the year” winner awarded by the International Brotherhood of Magicians. He has won over two dozen comedy and magic awards over his 26 year career. He has performed in over 17 countries and throughout most of the U.S.; he has even written for “The Late Show with David Letterman” and frequently performs at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. Geoff is a full time comedy magic entertainer known for outrageous, family-friendly comedy mixed with a heavy dose of hard-hitting magic.
The Lecture will be held at “ChildTime Magic Party Place” located in Vienna VA. The address is 312 Dominion Rd. NE, Vienna, VA 22180.
The lecture is free to paid-up Ring 50 members, All other magicians $15 at the door.

Magi-Whirl 2012 Loaded with Education and Fun!

“The best little convention in the National Capital Area”
Everyone is still recovering from the International Brotherhood of Magicians, National Capital Ring 50, Magi-Whirl 2012 that was held on April 13 & 14, 2012. There were four lectures, three close-up performances, and a Gala evening show. Magi-Whirl was held at Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria VA. Magicians from around the Mid-Atlantic region came to Magi-Whirl 2012, and had a great time hanging out with other magicians and people devoted to magic. They learned a ton of new tricks, ideas, presentations, and of course seen some great performances and lecturers.

George Saterial, Gustavo Raley, Ken Scott, Aldo & Rachel Colombini and Noland Montgomery were the Lecturers and Performers for this great event!

Noland Montgomery Wins Lacey Contest!!!

President Danny Selnick made the opening remarks and emceed the contest with 53 members and guests in attendance. There were ten members competing for the Dan Lacey Trophy and the title “DC Magician of the Year”. In order of appearance they were: Theo Rushin, Andrew Lindgren, Bryan McDaniel, Noland Montgomery, Reggie Rice, Bob Carnathan, Arnold Fuoco, Avi Littky, Arno Zeisnitz, and Wes Iseli. When all the judges score sheets were tallied, the winner was Noland Montgomery. Arnold Fuoco was second with Bob Carnathan in third place. This was Noland’s 7th time he has won the contest in the last 10 years.

Cecelia Ritchie, Noland Montgomery and Danny Selnick

MAGI-WHIRL 2012, April 13 & 14

. Here is the convention line-up so far: Lectures: Gustavo Raley, Ken Scott, and George Saterial. We have just added to the Magi-Whirl 2012 Line-Up - The Aldo and Rachel Colombini Farewell Tour. For those who may have seen Aldo and Rachel in a previous lecture in 2011, they have promised to present some new material for the Magi-Whirl 2012 convention attendees.
. Close-Up Performers: Gustavo Raley, Ken Scott, and the Colombini’s.
. Gala Show Performers: Noland Montgomery, Gustavo Raley, Ken Scott, and headliner George Saterial. Watch for updates and other news at: www.Magi-Whirl.Org website.
. We plan on having 10 dealers for the dealer room. You can see and talk to professional magicians and look at new magic items for sale, touch them and see them in action before making a purchase.
. Magi-Whirl is held at Bishop Ireton High School, 201 Cambridge Rd, Alexandria VA. For details go to: www.Magi-Whirl.Org. Come and join the fun and meet new magical friends.
. Registration is available on the Magi-Whirl 2012 website. Sign up on line before March 23rd for $50. After March 23rd the price will be $65 for everyone. http://Magi-Whirl.Org

March Meeting is AUCTION Night

March 7th is Auction Night. 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). 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.
6:00 - Set up Silent Auction Items
7:00 - Silent Auction Begins
8:00 - Silent Auction ends and winners pay by check or cash for all items won.
8:20 - Ring 50 Meeting
8:30 - Live Auction Begins
10:00 - Live Auctions ends and winners pay by check or cash for all items won.
If you win items in BOTH the Silent Auction and Live Auction, you will need two (2) checks (one check for Silent auction, one check for live auction) or lots of cash (small bills).
You might want to bring a bag or two to haul your winnings home.