PEORIA MAGICIANS ASSEMBLY

IBM RING 48 - SAM ASSEMBLY 51 - PEORIA , IL

 

DECEMBER 2004

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NEXT MEETING:  Friday, December 10, 2004 - 7:00-9:00 p.m

West Bluff Christian Church, 2018 W. Kellogg, West Peoria  Click Here for Map!

THEME:  CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY MAGIC 

Bring some holiday magic effects or holiday magic show stories to share!

MAGIC ROUNDTABLE at Hardee's, downtown East Peoria (Main St.)

Wednesday, December 15, 7-9 p.m.

This is a good opportunity to discuss and work on magic in a small group and get to know other club members better.

January Magic Lecture!

Jim Pace Lecture!  Click here for info about Jim

Friday, January 7, 2005  7:00 P.M. 

Holiday Inn Express  Pekin, IL  $10 Admission 

Holiday Inn Express - Pekin, IL (10 miles south of Peoria on Rt. 29) - two miles east of downtown Pekin, off of East Court St. (Rt. 9), next to Menard's and across from Wal-Mart and East Court Village.  Click here for map

Jim Pace specializes in very visual and unique close-up effects including The Web (spider and web card packet effect).  More information to come about this lecture. 

Admission:  $10 

Peoria Magicians Assembly Banquet - Sunday, January 23, 2004

Concorde Suites - Baja Breeze Restaurant - <5:00 P.M.   

2801 Court St.- Pekin, IL   Click Here For Map

$18.00 Includes Buffet Meal (Fried Chicken, Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Salad, Dessert, Coffee, Tea, Tax and Tip)

Please R.S.V.P. the number that will be attending the banquet by contacting Gordon Snow at [email protected] or call (309) 347-3706.

Anyone wishing to entertain with some magic, please e-mail Gordon Snow at [email protected] or call (309) 347-3706

CLUB NEWS

Aldo Colombini Lecture Review  Aldo's Web site

Monday, November 15, 2004 - 7:00 P.M. - Holiday Inn Express, Pekin IL

Nearly 35 in attendance enjoyed the magic and wit of Aldo Colombini.  Aldo performed and demonstrated several effects including a rope routine called "Professor's Math" which was modeled after the classic "Professor's Nightmare."  Some very clever twists and turns and a cut and restored rope bit were included in this presentation.  

Aldo also presented a wonderfully entertaining card effect involving two even piles of cards.  As cards are dealt from each pile into two new piles, a face-up card appearing in one pile coincidentally indicates the selected face-down card in the same position in the other pile, followed by a revelation of an Ace on the top of all four piles and each pile containing the same color of cards, either red or black.

An interesting effect was shown using a deck of blank-faced cards and a spectator's written name on one of the cards, later being revealed as the only card with a different-colored back.  

In another effect, two spectators each punch several holes into a number of random cards.  Later, two cards are shown to have the same number of holes and the punched holes line up exactly. 

In another effect, based on the "clock trick" and using blank-faced cards, a spectator is asked to name the month of their birthday and to remove that many cards from the deck.  Upon dealing cards to the number corresponding to the birth month, the spectator turns over the card to reveal "Happy Birthday" written on the blank face.   

An effect was presented whereby two colored ropes (yellow and red) melted through each other while held by a spectator.  Of course, several brief humorous stories and jokes were mixed into the evening by Aldo, who grew up in Italy and now lives in California.  (Ask someone who was at the lecture, "What was the last thing Aldo's relative said before getting hit by a truck?" )         

We would like to thank the many people who attended from Springfield, Normal and the Peoria area including the four young magicians and their parents.  Thank you for your support!  Also, thanks goes out to our President, Gordon Snow, for arranging for the lecture and to Aldo, for giving us a fun evening!

CLUB NEWS

The 2005 Peoria Magicians Assembly Proposed Board:

    President - Paul Buob  [email protected]
    Vice President - Jon Gallagher  [email protected]
    Treasurer - Jerry Tupper  [email protected]
    Secretary - Adam Shake  [email protected]
    IBM & SAM Rep. - To Be Announced
    Past Pres. - Gordon Snow  [email protected]

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.      

 

COMING EVENTS  

  

* Friday, December 10 - Regular Meeting, 7:00-9:00 p.m., West Bluff Christian Church, 2018 W. Kellogg, West Peoria (*OUR REGULAR MEETING NIGHT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO THE 2^nd FRIDAY of EACH MONTH!)

* Wednesday, December 15 - Magic Roundtable, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Hardee's, Downtown East Peoria

* Friday, January 7, 2005 - Lecture by Jim Pace, 7:00 p.m., Holiday Inn Express, Pekin

* Sunday, January 23, 2005 – Annual Club Banquet, 5:00 p.m., Concorde Suites, Baja Breeze Restaurant, Pekin

 

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.)

 

MAGIC VIDEO CLIPS:  http://www.magicvideodepot.com/

 

MAGIC CHAT:  http://www.themagiccafe.com/

 

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ABOUT THE PEORIA MAGICIANS ASSEMBLY

 

* The Peoria Magicians Assembly meets the SECOND 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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