Shaun Robison introduces Cinch

Posted by admin on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 in Ring Member Activities | 0 comments

Ring member Shaun Robison has recently introduced his bill change effect “Cinch” to the magic community. Check out this introductory video!

The Show Must Go On!

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

Charlie Zuis and Alan Drew present SAM 2009-2010 President Mike Miller with a certificate of appreciation.

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.

The Art and History of Magic

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Ring Member Activities | 0 comments

Ring member Ryan Wallace wrote an excellent 11 page paper on The Art and History of Magic, and he would like to share it with everyone via our Ring web site. What follows is his introductory paragraph. Below that is a link where you can download a PDF version of his paper. Enjoy!

Magic is an art that truly mystifies people, and allows them to feel like a young child for just a moment. It allows people to leave the confines of reality, and actually wonder about the forces of the universe that are around us. What people see when it comes to magic is the practice of the person who does it, combined with theatrical use of the environment. There have been many ways in which this ancient art has been used, some good, some bad. But all in all, magic is a true wonder.

Download the entire paper (small 80K file in Adobe Acrobat PDF format) here.

Funeral Magic

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 in Ring Member Activities | 0 comments

Ring 101 members (and former Ring presidents) Leon Etienne and Matt Episcopo created, produced, starred in, and presented this video at the FFFF convention last week in Batavia, NY. Enjoy!

Stuff We’ve Read But Never Had The Guts to Try

Posted by robtarry on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 in Magic News, Ring Member Activities | 0 comments

On Saturday, April 30th I will be doing a show at Camden Middle School at 7 pm. I would like to invite you all to come and check out the show.

I’ve done several shows at Camden Middle School, and when they asked me to do another one, I really had to clean out the notebooks and figure out what I haven’t done there already. What “new” material could I do? I decided to put the cliché to the test; to find something new, I went to the old books. What I’ve decided to do are those tricks we have all read about, but really have never tried. “The Victory Carton Illusion,” “The Mummy Illusion,” and a headline prediction are just some of the new material I’ve decided to add.

It has been an exciting process designing these illusions and writing modern presentations for the magical classics. I think the audience is really going to enjoy the show, and I think it will be an especially enjoyable show for magicians.

Hope to see you there.

Magic Shop Grand Opening this weekend

Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 in Ring Member Activities, Upcoming Events | 0 comments

Ring 101 member Ray Cerio is having a Grand Opening at his Magic Shop this Friday and Saturday, April 1st and 2nd.  Don’t be an “April Fool” — come on out to 1001 E. Genesee Street in Chittenango and save 25% on everything during the Grand Opening! There will be a drawing for a magic set valued at $50.