Recent Lectures

November 15, 2007
Martin Cox
http://www.marmonmagic.com/

The week before Thanksgiving, we were entertained by England's Martin Cox. He performed and explained a number of practical card routines, a rope routine and a children's card effect. The routines were both practical and effective for close-up or platform use and there was great emphasis on making them entertaining. In addition to explaining the routines, Martin went through a mind mapping exercise to show how to develop many ideas using a single trick, prop or subject.

June 26th, 2007
Jim Pace
http://www.jimpacemagic.com/

Several ring members and a handful of guests were present for the Jim Pace lecture. The lecture started out with a one hour demonstration of several tricks that could be performed with objects that audience members would have on their person. Jim talked about how to scout a crowd and find materials that can be used that belong to the audience members. Jim worked magic with a deck of cards, a few coins, a borrowed watch, and a water bottle. After a brief intermission, Jim continued his lecture by giving a twenty minute demonstration of several of the items he brought to sell. Jim is probably most known for his card trick The Web, (which sent one of our guests away shivering) but he also had a variety of fire effects (Hot money clip, Hot Leads, Sparkle Flash) and some other gimmicks that can be quickly added to a routine (All stuck up, Float FX, Finger through Sleeve). Everyone present had an enjoyable time and many of the magicians were just as awed as the lay people by the ease and skill with which Jim performed.

April 26th, 2007
Tim Sonefelt
http://www.timsonefelt.com/

Tim Sonefelt gave a two hour lecture on his PEARLS of performance. He performed many magic tricks that involved silly or out of the ordinary props. Tim also brought a wide variety of merchandise to the lecture. His lecture described the secrets and demonstrated the performance of many of the items that were for sale.

October 13th, 2006
John B. Born
http://www.johnborn.com/

John B. Born lectured for Ring members in guests. His lecture included an in depth look at his performance of Any Card at Any Number. John also covered several routines involving coin work. He had copies of his book Meant to Be and was happy to autograph it for anyone purchasing a copy.