 Great press for the Chicago Magic Lounge in today's Chicago Tribune!
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 Join us for our New Works Night on June 5, 2017. This is a chance for all members to take their unfinished ideas, rough routines, and new material out and workshop it with a group of their fellow compeers for coaching and feedback. Put the collective brainpower of your Assembly to work for you, and make your magic better!
 Justin Purcell teaches the finer points of "Balls in the Net". The first of May brought about several firsts for our monthly Assembly meeting - it was the first meeting of our new meeting day (first Monday of the month) and it was our first time with a new program that we had not tried before in Four Corners Night.
Prior to the main program, nominations for next year's Board of Directors was held. The new officers and directors will officially take over at our June meeting. Congratulations to the 2017-18 Board of Directors: President Charles Miericke Vice President Edd Fairman Secretary John Sturk Treasurer Alan Koslow Membership Officer Justin Purcell Directors Martin Mercy, Neil Tobin, and Brian Carter This meeting also saw the Presentation of Membership to Compeer William Schaefer, who received his Certificate of Membership, talisman, and emblem. Congratulations and welcome, Compeer Schaefer! With the business out of the way, time to get to the magic. Four illustrious compeers each volunteered to man a station and teach a specific effect or set of effects. Outgoing Assembly President John Sturk taught several effects using the venerable Dual Control gimmick and taught some of its history, including its mention in Tarbell Vol. 7. Vice President Edd Fairman taught his thoughts on the classic Bill to Fruit plot, along with several examples using different types of produce. Membership Officer Justin Purcell taught his thoughts on the Malini/Vernon Balls in the Net effect, which he uses to great acclaim in his platform shows. And Board Member Martin Mercy taught several effects utilizing the Olram Subtlety, with written instructions for compeers to take home. Click below for photos!  April 28 - May 7, 2017
Chicago Dramatists 1105 W Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 6064 A mysterious box taunts two eccentric magicians. They must solve a series of curious riddles and metaphysical puzzles in order to unlock its secrets. Magicians Francis Menotti and David London bring Cerebral Sorcery back to the stage, 15 years after it first premiered! Featuring a series of magical vignettes, the duo takes audiences on a philosophical journey into the human mind, and the quest for understanding. Its a magic show for your brain! Recommended for ages 16+ Purchase tickets here! S.A.M. 3 Members use code SAM3 for 50% off! ****Save 50% off all GA & VIP Tickets with Promo Code "HALFOFF"!!! SHOW TIMES: Friday, April 28, 2017 @ 8:00pm Saturday, April 29, 2017 @ 7:00pm & 10:00pm Sunday, April 30, 2017 @ 2:00pm & 5:00pm Friday, May 5, 2017 @ 8:00pm Saturday, May 6, 2017 @ 7:00pm & 10:00pm Sunday, May 7, 2017 @ 2:00pm & 5:00pm Ticket Packages: General Admission VIP First Three Row Seating VIP First Three Row Seating + Close-up Magic show 45 minutes BEFORE the show! Website: www.cerebralsorcery.com Ticket link: http://cerebralchicago2017.bpt.me/ Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/273186009777653/ Purchase tickets here! Watch the video trailer here!!!  NOMINATIONS FOR 2017-18 OFFICERS
The next meeting will be the chance for Compeers to nominate or be nominated for Assembly leadership positions for the next year. The following offices will be open for nomination: - President - VP - Treasurer - Secretary - Membership Officer - 3 Board members Elections for contested offices will take place at the June meeting.  Monday, May 1
7:30 PM Pilgrim Congregational Church 460 Lake Street Oak Park, IL Free for Assembly Members, $25 for Guests Join us for Four Corners night - as we ask four distinguished Compeers to share working material right out of their professional repertoires. Each Compeer will man a station in each corner to perform and teach, and members can rotate among the stations. Learn something from each teacher - or stick around to watch it again if you want to see it a second time! Thanks to Compeers Edd Fairman, Justin Purcell, Martin Mercy, and John Sturk for supplying the lessons. This is sure to be a very interesting meeting!  Monday, March 27
7:30 PM Free for Assembly 3 Members, $25 for guests Pilgrim Congregational Church 460 Lake Street Oak Park, IL "Steve Marshall's magic is the perfect blend of east-meets-west. He's a westerner who has adopted an Eastern aesthetic for magic tricks, and this makes for a totally unique experience. See his lecture!" - Joshua Jay “Steve has an interesting eye for visual and entertaining magic that audiences understand and enjoy. You can't go wrong by learning from his practical vision of magic.” - Meir Yedid Steve Marshall’s lecture consists of material from his award winning "Asian Astonishments" column that ran for 3 years in M-U-M magazine and some of his own material. He has presented this lecture in both the USA and Japan where it has been meed with enthusiastic reviews. It really contains something for everyone for close-up, parlor, and stage venues. The material in the "Asian Astonishments" portion of the lecture comes from some of the most creative minds in the Asian magic scene today. Steve has added some additional tips and ideas to the effects after actually performing them many times in his own professional shows. He tells funny stories about his adventures performing in other countries and lessons he has learned from living in Japan for 19 years. Steve also brings a variety of interesting items to sell after the lecture which includes items from the lecture itself and some great items from his good friend and occasional partner in magic Alan Wong. Not only will you will be entertained by Steve’s lecture but you will leave with some magic that you will be able to perform. Steve Marshall has been a professional magician and entertainer for over 30 years. He traveled as a clown with RIngling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus and has written, produced, and starred in magic shows for Walt Disney theme parks in California, Florida, and Tokyo. He has worked just about every type of venue you can imagine from comedy clubs to cruise ships and The White House to the streets of New York City. He can also do his act in English and Japanese. (And, occasionally, both at the same time!) Steve has also appeared on the covers of both the M-U-M and The Linking Ring magazines and has written articles for both of those publications (with a 10 year running column in M-U-M) as well as MAGIC and Genii. In his spare time he likes to paint, take photographs, write songs, and practice card tricks. SAM 3 members are invited to see "The Scullery Maid" produced by Idle Muse Theatre Company for half price on Mondays only. Email Erin Gallagher at egallagher@idlemuse.org and mention you're an SAM member to receive your discount!
http://www.idlemuse.org/productions/ The Edge Theater | 5451 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640 Opening March 18th and runningthrough April 9. Discount good for Mondays only.  Monday, February 27
7:30 PM Free for Assembly 3 Members, $25 for guests Pilgrim Congregational Church 460 Lake Street Oak Park, IL Awards: First place Close Up competition 1996 First place Stage competition 1996 Impromptu Latinamerican Champion 1995 (FLASOMA) IBM Ring 43 Close-Up Champion 2016 Gozner is a Mexican magician with over 34 years of experience and has taken his magic to more than 8 countries. Come and learn close up and stage magic with cards, coins, ropes and much more!  The Chicago Reader, a free weekly newspaper, spent the bulk of this week's issue on covering magic in Chicago. Here is the full list of articles.
And here is the one most relevant to us: The secrets of Chicago’s not-so-secret society of magicians |
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