PEORIA MAGICIANS ASSEMBLY

IBM RING 48 - SAM ASSEMBLY 51 - PEORIA , IL

SEPTEMBER 2004

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Picnic – SUNDAY, September 19!

Club Picnic - Sunday, September 19, 2004! 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Ault Park, East Peoria (Highview Rd., across from Armstrong School, on the curve, look for the park sign next to the drive)

Directions: Go to the back entrance of Illinois Central College at the intersection of Centennial Dr. and Highview Rd. (Rosewood Care Center). Travel south on Highview Rd. until you see Armstrong School on the left. On the other side of the road, on the curve, is a drive on the right marked by the park sign for Ault Park. Use that drive to enter the park. If the gate is closed, please wait for Gordon to open it.

Bring a dish or desert to share, cups, plates, and utensils. Chicken and soft drinks will be provided by the club to members and their family. Guests not related to members should donate $2.00 if they are having chicken. Please bring some magic to share after the meal!

PLEASE, R.S.V.P. the number that will be having chicken in your party to Gordon Snow at (309) 347-3706 or [email protected].

September Magic Roundtable Meeting at Hardee's in downtown East Peoria

Wednesday, September 15, 2004 -- 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Come to the Magic Roundtable on the 15th of each month from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Hardee's in downtown East Peoria! Discuss and work on close-up magic or whatever you want!

Know someone interested in magic? Tell them about our club and our Web site:

www.geocities.com/peomagic. Youth magic classes are listed at www.geocities.com/gjmagic.

CLUB NEWS

An August lecture could not be arranged due to scheduling conflicts. However, a very special November lecture is being sought and could be announced at the club picnic!

UPCOMING EVENTS

* Annual Club Picnic – Sunday, September 19, Ault Park, East Peoria

* Wednesday, September 15 - Roundtable, 7-9 P.M., Hardee's, downtown East Peoria

* Annual Magic Auction – Date To Be Announced (October)

MAGIC NEWS

Siegfried and Roy's Animated Show Appears on Tuesdays on NBC!

"Father of the Pride" -- Tuesdays, NBC, 8:00-8:30 p.m. starting August 31!

For more info: www.nbc.com

Christian illusionists Corey and Nancy Black are scheduled to appear at the Peoria Salvation Army Corps Center, 2903 W. Nebraska (two blocks West of Sterling Ave.), Tuesday, September 7, at 6 p.m. The show is free and open to the public. For more information, call (309) 682-8886.

MAGIC CONVENTIONS

Houdini Days Festival - Appleton, Wisconsin - September 2-5, 2004 www.houdinidays.com

(Thursday, free outdoor Escape show at 8 p.m., Friday (4-9 p.m.).& Sunday (9 a.m.-4 p.m.), magic lectures from Michael Ammar, Franz Harary, Joshua Jay, Jeff McBride and others, $50 for both days. Saturday, free outdoor public magic performances from top magicians and stage contest winners showcase. Saturday evening, gala magic show in the Fox Valley Theater with Jeff McBride, Michael Finney and others, $25.)

* Houdini Club Convention - Middleton, Wis. - September 3-5, 2004 www.houdiniclubofwisconsin.com

MAGIC LINKS

MAGIC ON TV: http://www.tvmagicguide.com/

MAGIC NEWS: http://www.magictimes.com/

MAGIC WEEKLY: http://www.allmagic.com/

(Includes new magic effects each week you can learn, magic dealers, events, videos, etc.)

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ABOUT THE PEORIA MAGICIANS ASSEMBLY

* The Peoria Magicians Assembly meets the first Friday of each month at West Bluff Christian Church, 2018 W. Kellogg St.,

West Peoria.  The club does not meet during some months with special events, including July and August.  Please consult

the web site for current information.  Guests are invited to our meetings at no charge.  Membership is available for $15 a

year beginning in July each year and is prorated.  For a membership application, E-mail: [email protected].

* For Directions to West Bluff Christian Church:  Take I-74 to Peoria, exit at University St. South (Bradley University) Exit 91A.

Take University St. to the second stoplight (Avanti's Restaurant).  Turn right onto Main St. and go past the overhead stoplight

on the left at Bradley Field House and past the next stoplight at Bradley Park on the right.  Go two blocks further and Main St.

curves left and continues on to Western Ave.  Go past the two stoplights on the right and past McDonald's.  Go two more blocks,

past the Kentucky Fried Chicken on the right and just before the auto parts store, turn right (west) onto Kellogg St.  Go one block

and park in back of the church.  We meet in the basement. For a map to West Bluff Christian Church, click here and enter

2018 W. Kellogg, West Peoria, IL.

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