International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring 71

Dear friends and fellow magicians,

Well, we are rounding the turn and heading for the home stretch for the IBM Ring 71 2011-2012 year. Here’s what we have lined up for the remainder of the year.

On Saturday April 21st our club will sponsor the Annual Auction. So check your shelves, closets, and/or basements for those treasures you might want to auction off. You should find some great buys for your magical desires. See this earlier article for further details.

David Ginn will lecture on May 25th. David has offered to give a free DVD and trick to the first 25 members to sign up to attend the May lecture. So signup at the auction or contact me to get on this list.

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Vent Haven Museum is presenting their first public show. Tom Ladshaw relayed the following information to us:

Vent Haven Museum is thrilled to announce Double Talk 2012, a family friendly public show featuring professional ventriloquists. The event will be held at the Notre Dame Academy Performing Arts Center, Park Hills, KY, on Saturday, April 21st, with two shows at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The venue is a 400 seat recently constructed theatre and is located at 1699 Hilton Drive, Park Hills, KY 41011, about a mile from Vent Haven Museum.

Double Talk 2012 will feature four of the finest ventriloquists in the business. Megan Piphus began ventriloquism at the age of ten and just a few years later was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Mike Hemmelgarn incorporates magic and juggling with ventriloquism to create one of the most unusual acts in the business. Kevin Johnson is most recognized from his 2006 appearance on NBC’s show America’s Got Talent. He also recently appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. Tom Ladshaw, the Double Talk emcee, is a veteran of numerous shows and has shared a stage with Regis Philbin, Whoopi Goldberg and The Smothers Brothers, to name a few.

This show will serve as a fundraiser for Vent Haven Museum while promoting the art of ventriloquism to local people and raising awareness of Vent Haven Museum in the greater Cincinnati area.

For more information about Double Talk 2012 or to purchase tickets, go to www.ventshow.com or call Vent Haven Museum at 859-341-0461.

For the second year in a row, SAM Assembly 11 will perform at an Evening of Magic for the Anderson Hill’s Woman’s Club.

The show will take place on Friday May 18th at 7:00 PM, at the Anderson Hills United Methodist Church in Anderson Township. All the performers will be members of the local SAM assembly. Close-up magic will be presented in the lobby before curtain call.

Last year’s show was a huge success, and this year’s show should also be great.

Don Hinton will have tickets available as soon as they are printed. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for kids. Let Don know if you will want tickets.

More details will be available shortly.

Frank Johnston reports that famed close-up magician Daryl will lecture in Lexington on Friday, April 20th, at 6:00 PM. Read more about Daryl.

Here’s the information we have so far:

Daryl’s lecture will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel – Campbell House (yep, that’s the new name of the Campbell House) at 1375 South Broadway — at the intersection of South Broadway and Mason Headley Road.

HOW TO FIND THE LECTURE ROOM:

There are two entrances from Mason-Headley Road to the parking lot behind the hotel, and the one farthest from Broadway is the one closest to the entrance near the lecture room. Go in at Entrance Door 3, near the back of the hotel. The lecture will be in the Mason Headley Room, to your right just inside Entrance Door 3.

Members of IBM Ring 198 in good standing and members of the Louisville Magic Club will be admitted free. Admission for all others – visitors and guests – will be a nominal $10 each.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see Daryl, the Magician’s Magician, a professional entertainer in every sense of the word.

Frank suggests that you leave a comment on this post if you are interested in arranging a caravan to see Daryl’s lecture.

Frank Johnston notes that Fab Magic in Colon is sponsoring a day of lectures with Joshua Jay and Tom Craven on October 27, 2012. See the Fab announcement page for more details.