 Tickets only available at: https://rhapsodytheater.com/upcoming-events/magic/mcbride-festival/
During McBride's Magic & Mystery School FESTIVAL OF MAGIC you will experience—close-up and personal—magic lectures, teaching, and workshops, along with MANY party and magic jam sessions with the faculty. Along the way, you will see:
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Subject to Change) https://rhapsodytheater.thundertix.com/season_passes/6181/summary THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 2023 9:00 p.m.: For VIP-Full Ride Participants Only, AT NO EXTRA COST: Special Early Bird Night Before Private Party! FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Field Trip to Two Great Chicago Magic Stores. Meet Us At: 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Potter & Potter Auctions, 5001 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60641. 3:00-4:30: Magic, Inc., 1838 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Ricardo Rosenkranz, Physician Magician 9:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m.: Welcome and Meet the Mystery School Faculty: for VIP-Full Ride Participants Only; Magic Session for Magicians, VIP Lounge SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2023 9:30 a.m.: Registration and Magic Jam 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Magic Lecture 1: Larry Hass, Dean of the Mystery School 12:30-2:00: Lunch Break 2:00-3:45: Ross Johnson, A Funny Thing Happened… Tomorrow! 3:45-5:00: Teaching Lecture 2: Jeff McBride, Larry, Ricardo, and Ross 5:00-7:30: Dinner Break 7:30-9:00: Jeff McBride & the Mystery School All-Stars SHOW 9:00-9:30: Talk-Back and Meet the Cast 9:30-12:00: VIP-Full Ride Magic Session for Magicians, VIP Lounge SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 2023 9:30 a.m.: Quality Time and Magic Jam 10:00-5:00: The Jeff McBride All-Day Experience (Jeff will kick off the day with his lecture and serve as your guide throughout all the events: lunch, Larry’s show and post-show interview, and the All-Star After-Party and Magic Jam.) 12:30-2:00: Lunch Break 2:00-3:30: Larry Hass, Magical Life 3:30-4:00: Jeff McBride Interviews Larry Hass 4::00-5:00: All-Star After-Party and Magic Jam Tickets only available at: https://rhapsodytheater.com/upcoming-events/magic/mcbride-festival/ PRICING VIP-Full Ride Pass: $299.00 INCLUDES:
À La Carte Events The Saturday Magic Lectures are $70.00 at the door for both. The Jeff McBride All-Day Experience is $150.00 at the door (which includes a ticket for Larry’s Hass’s show) Individual Show Tickets: $50.00-$75.00 per show. Tickets only available at: https://rhapsodytheater.com/upcoming-events/magic/mcbride-festival/
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April 3, 2023 - 6:30 PM
@ Magic, Inc. ***masks required*** In past years, April was typically the SAM 3 Close Up contest. So to keep every sharp until we can go full tilt, we are having our very own Got Talent contest. Prepare a routine, try to keep it around 5 - 7 minutes that you will perform for the assembly. Everyone in attendance will vote and the winner be peoples choice. Fabulous prizes are at stake, so remember to practice, practice, practice!  *Special Date and Location*
Thursday, February 23 - 5:00-8:30 PM Potter & Potter Auctions 5001 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago, IL 60641 Instead of our regularly scheduled Feb. 6 meeting, we have been invited by Gabe Fajuri to attend a reception previewing the Ricky Jay Collection at Potter & Potter Auctions location. This is a viewing of Ricky's collection to be auctioned on Saturday Feb. 25th. The reception is open to all SAM 3 members and you are welcome to bring guests. Ricky's wife and others will be on hand talking about the pieces and will be available to answer questions. This is an event open others, so no formal SAM meeting will be taking place at the reception, please come to enjoy the collection, the stories and complimentary drinks and appetizers. The reception is open from 5 - 8:30p.m. Beautifully printed catalogs are available for purchase (past magic collection catalogs have become real collectables) and you can register to bid on items for your own collection. Check out Gabe's introduction to the Ricky Jay Collection in this short video here. For more details on the auction and Potter & Potter Auctions, you can visit their website here. This a great opportunity to see some of the these rare items and learn more about Potter & Potter Auctions other upcoming events. This will be a general meeting to showcase your new magic, new routine for an old trick or bring what you got to share. We'll have a raffle for some tricks and books for new magic for you. We will peek into the upcoming year to give you al something to look forward to.   Monday, December 5 - 7:30 p.m.***masks required*** Location: Magic Inc, Magic Inc, 1838 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 **Rope supplies provided to members by the Assembly** This will be a hybrid workshop - because we'll be getting both some live instruction and video instruction, thanks to the Assembly v1.2 workshop presented by PNPs Joel Zaritsky and Bruce Kalver that we'll be showing on a big screen!
Plus, we'll have our own local experts on hand to help guide you. You may think you already know the routine - but you'll be surprised to learn what you didn't know!  Monday, Nov 7, 2022
7:30 PM Magic Inc - 1838 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago **MASKS REQUIRED** Guests: $20; Free to SAM 3 Members In his highly informative lecture entitled “Putting the SHOW in Magic Show”, Greg Whalen, a full-time professional entertainer for over 30 years, delivers a fun and unique lecture with no pricey gimmicks to buy and no finger-fracturing sleights to learn! Greg specializes in parlor magic, and several of Greg’s audience-tested routines will be performed and taught, but this creative lecture is not primarily focused on learning tricks. The main focus will be on how to strengthen your skills as a performer! The lessons Greg Whalen shares in this highly enjoyable lecture will help you add polish, originality and theatricality to your magic performances! About Greg Born in Brooklyn, Greg Whalen earned a BA in Theatre in his home state of New York, an MFA in Acting from the University of Illinois and studied with the Royal Shakespeare Company in London. Since 1988, Mr. Whalen has made his living as a Chicago-based full-time professional entertainer, performing as a comedian, actor and magician. Greg has performed thousands of live shows, and his voice- acting can be heard on the Disney Channel, History Channel, VeggieTales, TV commercials, and audiobooks. Greg was also featured in the Emmy Award nominated PBS film The Artsiders. REVIEWS “Greg Whalen’s enthusiasm, ability to ad lib and get the audience’s attention were fantastic!”—Chicago Tribune “Your performance was just great! Your total presentation was wonderful! I was sure fooled and most importantly entertained. Every detail was just marvelous!”—Jeff McBride “One of THE BEST lectures I have ever seen! I can sincerely and strongly recommend Greg Whalen’s lecture to all IBM Rings”—Rick Morein (VP Ring 398)  Monday, October 3rd - 7:30 p.m.
***masks required*** Location: Magic Inc, Magic Inc, 1838 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 The return of an ancient and annual tradition! Assembly 3 will hold the longform Initiation Ritual for any member in good standing of the S.A.M. who wishes to participate. This is the only meeting we hold each year that is strictly MEMBERS-ONLY - and we'll be checking that your dues are paid! It's important we get an accurate headcount! Please RSVP to let us know if you wish to participate in or observe the ceremony.RSVP by clicking here Should you have any questions about your membership status, or about the ceremony (and there's only so much we'll answer about that, wink), please contact us at sam3chicago@gmail.com  Summer Reading @ Magic Inc.
Monday, August 1st - 7:30 p.m. ***masks required*** Location: Magic Inc, 1838 W. Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL 60640 Summer is in full swing and we hope you are getting a chance to fit in some R&R and finally sit down with that book, magazine, eBook, online blog or video backlog you have been meaning to get to. Our theme for August is "Summer Reading", so bring in that media you have been reading and share what you are learning. Bring or talk about anything! A magic book or article you read, a trick you bought or learned, a convention you visited, or any other magic experience you had since we last met. This meeting is our opportunity to catch up with old friends and share our magic. MASKS REQUIRED FOR ALL ATTENDEES. PLEASE WEAR ONE!  Monday, June 6, 2022
7:30 PM (Doors at 7) Location: Magic Inc, 1838 W. Lawrence Ave. It’s been over two years since our last in-person meeting - come show us what you’ve been working on, what’s captured your interest, and what you’ve learned during this time! Bring, show, do, or talk about anything! A magic book you read, a trick you bought or learned, a convention you visited, or any other magic experience you had since we last met. This meeting is our opportunity to catch up with old friends. ***Masks required for all attendees. Please wear one!*** Houdini's 1919 action film Monday, May 2 - 7:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting  Long thought lost, Houdini's 1919 action film "The Grim Game" was discovered in a basement in NYC. After a long saga, the film was restored and given a new audio score in 2015 by Turner Classic Movies.
Then, in 2022, The Houdini Museum of Scranton, PA and its proprietors, Dorothy Dietrich and Dick Brooks, sought to present the film as part of the S.A.M.'s global Houdini Birthday Tribute party. While the film was in the public domain and could be shown, the score was copyrighted and owned by TCM. So, Dietrich turned to Chicago's own multi-talented magi-musician John Sturk to provide the new, royalty-free, improvised score. Join S.A.M. 3 for a brief presentation about the film's production, disappearance, then restoration with John, followed by only the second ever screening of the new film and score. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84264230246?pwd=V0d0T3FjRFh2NjloVTZ1Qk9rcGhZUT09 Meeting ID: 842 6423 0246 Passcode: 445709 |
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