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Meetings:
Second Monday of every month except December at
Angelo's on Main
in West Hartford
(I-84 exit 41)
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September Meeting:
Shawn Anthony Lecture
“Street Alchemy”
In his new lecture “Street Alchemy: Mastering the Art of Transformative Street Magic” Shawn will bring 20 years of knowledge in a way that can transform any act from lead to gold. In this lecture you will learn some of the following and much more:
- Establishing a magical direction.
- Finding your strengths and weaknesses and creating your own style.
- Scripting, movement, and costuming.
- The psychology of choosing the proper participant.
- How to attract and keep an audience.
- The four main stages of a magic show.
- How to make a simple trick a theatrical and memorable experience for your audience.
- A day in the life of a magician.
- Magic on the move. (How to practice performance in everyday situations.)
- How to make a living as a street/up-close magician.
- How to get tips without asking.
- How to handle hecklers.
Shawn will also discuss both Parlor and Grand Illusion shows, as well as do video critiques of any member who wishes to have him look at his/her act.
Word on the street is that you'll learn plenty about magic in the street on September 13 at 7:30 PM. Join the officers for dinner at 6:00 PM.
Dues are now due!
Pay your $20 annual dues to Soll Levine at the meeting, or mail a check to him at:
34 Round Hill Rd.
New Britain, CT 06052
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Minutes of August Meeting
9 August 2010 7:32 PM
MI Angelo Chirico called the meeting to order.
Treas. Rpt:
[Balance reported]
Sec. Rpt.: Accepted as published.
Old Bus.: We ratified the by-laws of the new combined SAM/IBM club: The Central Connecticut Magicians Association, consisting of SAM Assembly #21 and IBM Ring #278.
New Bus.: Dan Sclare contacted the “McGuyver lecture&rdquo guy [Scott Francis], but he's not available for Sept. (Jan. or Feb. is better). Dan talked to Steve Wronker who volunteered to take 'publicity photos' of the members in Sept. [pushed to October so we can have the lecture]. Dan introduced Brian Miller, newly arrived from Buffalo. He'll do excerpts from his DVD [at a future meeting].
Angelo would like to have a magic show on October 30 at the restaurant. This will be a public show—patrons are invited to come in costume.
The Ellington Country Club will rent our stage for a function on Sept. 11.
Good&Wel.: We are happy to have John Marenholtz back with us after recovering from his injury. John Conforti passed away in June. SAM#17 is having a picnic on August 15 at Look Park in Massachusetts. VP Dan got married to Patty two weeks ago.
Adjourned 8:08PM
The theme for this month was, The Trick That Got Me In Trouble, which was liberally interpreted to include stories of Things That Went Wrong. Herein are their sometimes amusing, sometimes tragic tales.
MI Angelo Chirico reminded us that when he did his Sponge Rabbit From Flash Paper for schoolchildren, the
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