Picnic Canceled

Posted by admin on Sunday, August 28, 2011 in Event Stories, Ring Meeting Notes, Upcoming Events | 0 comments

Due to high winds and flooding related to Hurricane Irene, the Ring 101 Summer Picnic scheduled for today has been cancelled.

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Ring 101 Summer Picnic

Posted by admin on Monday, August 15, 2011 in Upcoming Events | 0 comments

The Ring 101 Summer Picnic will take place on August 28th at Delta Lake State Park!

Members of the IBM, their family and friends are invited to join us for a great cookout & swimming!
We have reserved the “Sunset Bluff Picnic Shelter (#3)” from 11am until sunset. The picnic will take place rain or shine, and we’ll begin cooking around 1pm.

Bring your swimsuit – lifeguards are on duty and there is a large sandy beach. Adjacent parking.

Burgers and hot dogs will be provided — Bring a dish to pass. Salads and desserts are great ideas!

Note: Besides bringing a dish to pass, the picnic is free – but there is a $7 fee for each vehicle that enters the Park.

Address for the Park (fire up those GPS units!):
Delta Lake State Park
8797 State Route 46
Rome, NY 13440

Directions to the Sunset Bluff Picnic Shelter (#3):
- Turn left after the ranger office.
- Turn right toward the boat launch.
- Follow signs and continue up the hill to Sunset Pavilion.
- Left into the leftmost parking lot.
- Large Wooden Pavilion off mid-way in parking lot.

Hope to see you there!

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Ring 101 Inducts New Officers

Posted by admin on Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Magic News, Ring Meeting Notes | 0 comments

Ring 101 inducted new officers at our Regular Ring meeting on Wednesday, June 1st. The new officers are:
President: Mike Benson
Vice President: Joe Hatzinger
Treasurer: Herb Klumpe
Secretary: Herb Klumpe
Sergeant at Arms: Jack Hoyt
The meeting concluded with a magic show — photos are posted here.

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The Show Must Go On!

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 19, 2011 in Ring Member Activities, Upcoming Events | 0 comments

Charlie Zuis’ last wish was that the scheduled June 4th Magic Convention at his Museum of Famous Unknown Magicians and Clowns take place. And it will! All magicians are welcome!

The guest lecturer for the convention is the Society of American Magician’s George Schindler, the S.A.M. Dean of American Magicians. He will also perform a Broken Wand Ceremony for Charlie.

Please see the link above for additional details about the convention.

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In Memory of Charlie Zuis

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 19, 2011 in Magic News | 0 comments

Ring 101 Life Member Charlie Zuis passed away on Monday, May 16, 2011. Charlie had spent the winter in Florida with his daughters and their families recovering from some health issues. He returned to upstate NY in April, and was doing very well. He attended the Ring 101 – hosted Will Houstoun lecture on April 20, and he looked healthy, his spirits were high, and his interest and enthusiasm for magic hadn’t faded one bit. He also attended the FFFF Convention at the end of April.

Charlie’s obituary is contained in this PDF file (293K).

His funeral will be at the St. Anthony & Joseph’s Church in Herkimer at 9:30am on Thursday, May 26th.

Charlie’s friend (and annual performer at the Museum) Carroll Chapman has informed me that Charlie’s last wish was that the June 4th Convention at his Museum go on. And it will – see the next blog post for more info.

Charlie’s friend Alan Drew has informed me that Phil Messina will do the Broken Wand Ceremony at the church service, and George Schindler, S.A.M. Dean of American Magicians will be doing the Broken Wand Ceremony at the Museum.

I’ve also heard from Charlie’s daughters Pam and Marge, who shared that “We are so happy that his magical life will be remembered each time someone says “pick a card, any card” or makes a bouquet of flowers pop out of a hat!”

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