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Issue Number: #1239
Date: Sunday 4th October 2015
Editor: Alan Watson QSM
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E-mail: editor@magicnewzealand.com
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Hi here is the latest news
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1. Editor's Message
2. Spellbinders International Festival Of Magic In Reno
3. October Linking Ring Features Two I.B.M. Past Presidents
4. "Freaks Out" Drive-Through Workers
5. The Magic Word Podcast - Magic Chat at the Chateau du Magique
6. Adult Interruption - #377 - Kyle Peron
7. Masters Of Illusion
8. Updates So Far This Week on VanishLive.com
9. Joshua Jay Marries His Assistant
10. Paul Daniels - 'Intimate Magic Show'
11. Neal Scryer Workshop
12. The Magic Compass
13. 32nd New Zealand International Magicians Convention 2015
14. e-zine Archives
15. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice

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1. Editor's Message
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Congratulations to the Canterbury Society of Magicians New Zealand on celebrating their 75th Anniversary in September.

Our very best wishes for a long and happy marriage go to Joshua Jay and his new wife Anna. Joshua wowed New Zealand magicians back when he was seventeen years old with his lecture of his unique close up magic and has gone onto a great life in magic, just like we knew he would. (see item 9)

For all those who would like to read the Magic New Zealand e-zine in a HTML format go to: http://www.magicnewzealand.com/ezine-archive/2015-Jan-to-Dec-2015/1239-Oct04-2015.html

Remember if you have any magic news drop me a line:
Editor@MagicNewZealand.com

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2. Spellbinders International Festival Of Magic In Reno
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Message by Larry Wilson
Executive Director

Our nonprofit festival of magic, Spellbinders, takes place again this month in Reno, Nevada. A lot of people asked why we didn't have Spellbinders merchandise last year. (The short answer: it never occurred to me.) So we incorporated that stuff into a crowdfunding campaign this year and here it is-- https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-spellbinders-festival-of-magic-free/.

I promise it will make you laugh. And if enough people visit and donate it will enable us to keep Spellbinders happening every year.

I'd like to ask you to do two things for me

Please donate (at any level-- the perks are so cool,) and;

Please send it to everyone you know who loves magic (doesn't that cover just about everybody?)

You know a whole different group of people than I do. Send it to people who have a sense of humor. Some of the biggest names in magic have contributed once-in-a-lifetime experiences as perks

VIP Ultimate Copperfield-- https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-spellbinders-festival-of-magic-free/contributions/new/#/contribute?perk_amt=2500&perk_id=3139586
Private Lesson with Pendragon-- https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-spellbinders-festival-of-magic-free/contributions/new/#/contribute?perk_amt=1750&perk_id=3139713
Lunch with Lance Burton-- https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keep-spellbinders-festival-of-magic-free/contributions/new/#/contribute?perk_amt=1250&perk_id=3138584

The list goes on and on.

Please help us keep this groovy thing alive!

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3. October Linking Ring Features Two I.B.M. Past Presidents
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Message by Dennis Schick (US)

October Linking Ring features two I.B.M. past presidents

It is common for past presidents of many organizations at all levels to disappear and drop out, probably burning out. But, there are others who are more committed to the organization and continue to participate and keep on giving, long after their presidencies. The October 2015 issue of The Linking Ring highlights not one, but TWO of the latter. Past I.B.M. International President Dr. Richard Mossey is featured on the cover and in a nice profile inside, by Lynn Miner. Also featured is another PIP, Dr. William Wells, by Dr. Steven Schlanger. And these are only two of the special and regular features this month.

In addition to the two biographical profiles of Dr. Mossey and Dr. Wells, there is continuing coverage of the I.B.M. Jacksonville, Florida convention. Becki and Bill Wells review the Lance Burton Teen Seminar, which was conducted immediately before the convention began on Tuesday; and there is a report on the Annual Business Meeting.

By now you probably have already heard about what Lance Burton has been up to since he retired from performing in 2010. He has been producing, writing, and directing a movie, "Billy Topit, Master Magician." The world premiere of the movie was September 24 in Las Vegas, and Bill Wells gives us a first-hand review of the premiere and the movie.

Terry Evanswood. Veteran magician in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, tells a fascinating story about "A little journey to the grave of Maro the Great" (Walter Truman Best). He took a personal interest in Maro's career, and especially in the three-and-a-half ton boulder on Maro's grave in St. Charles, Illinois. This tale of commitment is well worth a read.

Our regular columnists bring you "Marketing Magic," by Kent Cummins ("A dozen magic steps to marketing"); "Polishing the Rings," by Skip Way ("Links and Rings"); "The London Eyes," by Peter Scarlett (who questions why a Brit won America's Got Talent); "The Therapy of Magic" by Scott Hood ("Magic helps physical therapy"); and "Cutting Up Jackpots" by Bev Bergeron ("Jack Pyle, one of the top unknown magicians").

Regarding tricks: The monthly Parade came from Ring 41. There are eleven effects submitted by Ring 41 members. Other trick columns include: "The Card Corner," by Mike Powers (who presents "Transiversary" by Keith Randolph; "Numismagic" by Jean-Emmanuel Franzis, who turns the column over to Bill Wells and Malcolm Campbell's "Rip it Up;" "Simple Diversions" by Andrew Woo ("52-on-1 to Go"); "The Expert at the Tech Table" by Jeff Prace, who gives us "Treasurer," created by Chris Beason; "Situationally Yours" by Chris Beason ("Disintegration"); and "Auto-magic" by Michael Breggar ("Without you, they're just tricks").

In this month's "Hocus in Focus," experts bring us eleven reviews of new magic books, DVDs and tricks. Of course members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians receive the magazine as part of their membership. For more information, go to www.magician.org.

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4. "Freaks Out" Drive-Through Workers
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Message by Peter Phillips (US)

Fast food pranking by famous magician "freaks out" drive-through workers as this viral video shows

The footage shows a prankster speedily change car seats with another joker after ordering food at a drive-through in California

Go to: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/fast-food-pranking-famous-magician-6547857

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5. The Magic Word Podcast - Magic Chat at the Chateau du Magique
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star

We complete our time in Texas after the Texas Association of Magicians (T.A.O.M.) annual convention by winding down at the riverside home of Trixie Bond (now Past President of the T.A.O.M.). Trixie and I are joined by Suzanne the Magician and Jay Scott Berry and Past International President of the I.B.M., Don Wiberg, as we talk about what makes magic memorable. We talk about magic moments in our acts and the creative process.

The first half of this podcast was originally broadcast on my Spreaker.com podcast channel. But since TheMagicWordPodcast.com has about 2,000 more subscribers, I thought that most of you have probably not heard our conversation. And for those dozen or so of you who already heard that broadcast, the second half is completely new and is additional content that carries on the conversation where we left off when my half hour of time on Spreaker.com was cut. To paraphrase what Paul Harvey used to say, now you can hear "the rest of the story."

You can watch some videos, read the blog, view some photos, hear the podcast and download the MP3 file at: http://themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/257-magic-chat-at-the-chateau-du-magique Of course you can download and listen through your favorite platform or podcatcher like iTunes, Stitcher, Feedpress or Tunein.

Also, if you are a fan of podcasts in general, we recorded a special edition of The Magic Word at: http://themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/international-podcast-day-2015 with a few Friends of The Magic Word including Michael Trixx and Brandon Hudgeons. This was recorded in celebration of International Podcast Day that was recognized on September 30, 2015.

If you don't already subscribe to The Magic Word, then today is a good time to remedy that. Visit http://themagicwordpodcast.com/subscribe-to-the-magic-word/ Also, if you have not already "Liked" our Facebook page or Twitter feed, then please "Like" us at http://facebook.com/themagicwordpodcast/ and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/magicwordpod with the hashtag #MagicWordPod

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6. Adult Interruption - #377 - Kyle Peron
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Message by Kyle Peron (US)
magic4u02@aol.com
http://www.kylekellymagic.com
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com

Have you ever had a situation where you are at a birthday party gig and you have the kids all seated and engaged in the show. It is going great and all of a sudden the doorbell rings and in comes Aunt Betsy.

Aunt Betsy is excited and so immediately runs into the room and proceeds to give the birthday child a gift oblivious to the fact that you are already into your show. She forces the child to open the gift right then and there.

You are left in a very awkward situation. Now this may seem like a very crazy and extreme situation, but it does happen and it happens in various degrees. You are in a house that they are accustomed to being at. They tend to feel that this is their environment and that you are just a part of the overall fun happening. They tend to not see an issue with interrupting the flow of the show.

So how do you handle this? How do you go about trying to gain control back and getting back into the show when a situation like this unfolds?

The kids all lose focus, they get involved in the present and you are left with a situation of standing there lost and trying to regain control. Part of you wants to latch out at the rude individual but as a professional, you should know that is certainly not an avenue you want to go down. Certainly you do not want to go there with children present.

So my options are to get rude and make a statement to the person or choose to somehow maintain control of the situation and maintain the focus back on me.

I tend to allow the situation to happen because to try and stop it cold turkey just leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth. It also is hard to get them to stop in the first place and you tend to not be able to do it without being rude and harsh.

Instead I choose to be the center of attention. By that I mean that I allow myself to become a part of it. To just stand there and watch it happen and say nothing, gets folks to not pay any attention to you at all. However, if you start to become a part of the situation as it unfolds the focus is left on you and you still look like the good guy.

So what I tend to do is to talk up and act as an MC of sorts. I am the one conducting the situation. As I start to talk, people listen and I am in control of what happens. It many ways I can direct it and steer it in any direction I want it to go in. I can be funny, deliver comedy lines and be excited about it as well. If handled right, I can get everyone seeing me as a good guy, I gain control and I have it over a lot faster.

I might state that I am excited that she finally showed up. I might say that we were waiting for her since we are having SOOO much fun during the show and are sure that she will as well. I might joke that the gift was for me and thank her a lot for such a wonderful gift for the magician. By doing so it becomes a part of the show itself. I can get laughs but I am also subtlety letting her know the show is taking place. I am doing so in a kind manner though.

I may go on to complement such a nice gift and the paper is so nice. I might suggest the child thanking the aunt and to pass the card and gift to mom and dad so they can make sure it doesn't get broken. I them can segue back into the show at a faster pace.

So as you can see this is never an ideal situation, but it is one in which you can choose to remain in control. I feel and act as if it was just another routine in my show. By me speaking up and handling it as I do, it often goes over just fine, the person gets the message clearly and I keep the distraction to a minimum.

The worse you can do is just stand there and allow it to happen without saying anything. Then you become invisible and often times it is impossible to get back into the performance. Your momentum is killed and the flow of the show is shot.

I am never there at a gig to be the bad guy. My goal is not to upset people but to be a solutions provider any chance I can get. This does not mean I allow people to ruin a show or to act rude. However, handling it by remaining calm and a part of the situation helps everyone to feel better about it.

I really think that by doing it this way so often, it becomes second nature. Many times people totally are oblivious to what is going on. It sounds stupid but many folks need a friendly reminder that "um the show is going on and you are taking away from it." Of course I would never say that. However, I handle it in such a way that they start to get the message clearly. They start to realize that I am remaining in control and I am the ring master that controls what happens.

So if you are faced with a situation like this, do not skip a beat. Instead be the one that takes control of what is going on. Be the one who MC's the situation and by doing so you will find the incident ends up in a much better way and you are back into your show in no time.

As always, I encourage you the readers to let me know your thoughts. So if you have any thoughts on my articles or suggestions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me directly at magic4u02@aol.com. I would love to hear from you.

Entertainers, please visit:
http://www.kpmagicproducts.com

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7. Masters Of Illusion
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Message by Steve Moyer

The Two-Part One Hour Season Two Finale of Masters of Illusion on The CW airing on Friday, October 2, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. Pacific/Eastern/7:00 p.m. Central. Hosted by Dean Cain, the Season Finale variety show will feature 14 professional magicians. Attached below is a press release and some photos. To arrange interviews and for photo requests, please E-mail me at moyerpr@earthlink.net

Masters of Illusion to present Two-Part
One hour season two finale on the CW
Hosted by Dean Cain on Friday, October 2, 2015
At 8:00 p.m. Pacific/Eastern/7:00 P.M. Central
14 of the World's Greatest Magicians Appear in Season Finale October 2nd

Hollywood, CA (September 27, 2015) - Masters of Illusion produced by Associated Television International and hosted by Dean Cain ("Supergirl," "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman") will present a two-part one hour Season Two Finale to air on The CW on Friday, October 2, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. Pacific/Eastern/7:00 p.m. Central. The fast-paced variety show will feature 14 of the world's greatest magicians in the Season Finale.

Here's a brief description of the two-part Season Two Finale airing on The CW this Friday, October 2, 2015:

Season Finale - Part 1
"Masters of Illusion" - (8:00-8:30 p.m. ET)
"Razzle Dazzle!" (TV-PG) (HDTV)
Season Finale Part 1 - Hosted by Dean Cain, "Masters of Illusion" features amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines - all in front of a studio audience. Magicians featured in this episode include Greg Frewin, Michael Turco, Tommy Wind, Jarrett & Raja, Barry and Stuart, Christopher Hart and Les Arnold and Dazzle (#212). Original airdate 10/2/15.

Season Finale - Part 2
"Masters of Illusion" - (8:30 - 9:00 p.m. ET)
"Separating Mind, Body and Spirit" (TV-PG) (HDTV)
Season Finale Part 2 - Hosted by Dean Cain, "Masters of Illusion" features amazing magic performed by cutting-edge illusionists, escape artists and performers displaying skills ranging from perplexing interactive mind magic to hilarious comedy routines - all in front of a studio audience. Magicians featured in this episode include John Gabriel, Ed Alonzo, Murray SawChuck, Circe Martinez, David & Leeman, Vixen and Greg Gleason (#213). Original airdate 10/2/15.

To view a trailer of promotional footage of MASTERS OF ILLUISON, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JsV3z4KKjc

To learn more about Masters 0F Illusions, please visit http://www.cwtv.com/shows/masters-of-illusion/ Network with us at https://www.facebook.com/MastersofIllusion and https://twitter.com/Mastersofillus
@cw_illusion #MastersOfIllusion

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8. Updates So Far This Week on VanishLive.com
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Message by - Mick Peck (New Zealand)
Online Content Editor
www.VanishLive.com

Latest updates on VanishLive.com include:

- Adam Trent To Perform For Students
- 'Magician's Ghetto' Facing Demolition
- Magic Matt Reveals The Art Of Illusion
- Cup Cards by Will Gray and MagicTAO
- ReBox By Rian Lehmn
- Why Do We Hate Magicians?

Video of the week: Fascinating footage of The Magic Circle from 1964.

Magic news, articles from around the world and product reviews from working professional magicians.

Visit us today at :
http://www.VanishLive.com

- Mick Peck
Online Content Editor
www.VanishLive.com

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9. Joshua Jay Marries His Assistant
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Article forwarded by Mel Kientz (US)

The New York Times

By Glenn Collins

Joshua Jay and Anna Kloots:
A Magician Marries His Assistant

The groom? The magician Joshua Jay. The bride? Anna Kloots, his magician's assistant. When Mr. Jay, 33, appears in a straitjacket, Ms. Kloots, 26, pulls in people from the audience to check the integrity of his bonds and his blindfold.

That's before "the two minutes or so it takes me to escape," said Mr. Jay, who began performing magic at 8, and who now is an athletic 6-foot-3 and the embodiment of the handsome prestidigitator. (Some have mistaken him for Bradley Cooper.)

Afterward, Ms. Kloots, who quit her high-end sales job two years ago to tour the world with her globe-trotting conjurer, then helps him with performing other mystifying tricks.

"Everyone asks me if he saws me in half," she said. "No way!"

Mr. Jay performs close-up magic (sleight-of-hand for small groups), not those grand illusions with saw-through boxes or vanishing tigers. Ms. Kloots acts as road manager and helps tend to Mr. Jay's businesses, including an online magic shop, magic conferences and speaking engagements.

"She is my full collaborator," he said, and she helps conceive new tricks for him and other magicians. "And she's my first audience," he added.

Their wedding August 29 at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Manhattan was no less a performance. There were pop-up opera hats and glitter-tossing flower girls. Coins mysteriously disappeared. As their 130 guests looked on, whole card decks dematerialized, as did a bowling ball.

"Just by asking Anna to marry him," said the bride's father, Fred Kloots, "he made half my bank account disappear."

For a time, her family had dubbed Ms. Kloots Jessica Simpson, "because she has that bombshell look to her," her sister Amanda Kloots-Larsen said.

Mr. Jay had been friends with Ms. Kloots-Larsen since both attended GlenOak High School in Canton, Ohio. "I became the magician who moved to New York," he said, "and Amanda became the dancer who moved to New York to become a Rockette and a Broadway dancer in 'Bullets Over Broadway.' "

In 2009, when Ms. Kloots moved to New York from Canton to get a degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology, Ms. Kloots-Larsen took baby sister under her wing.

One night Ms. Kloots-Larsen invited her sister for drinks with some former high school classmates at the bar of Quality Meats, the steakhouse on West 58th Street.

"I saw this tall, handsome guy heading my way and wondered why he was coming toward me," Ms. Kloots said. "Then Amanda said, 'Hey, Josh!' "

Thus, Ms. Kloots and Mr. Jay, a graduate of Ohio State, met, and "we hit it off instantly," she said.

During their next encounter a few days later, which was part of a grander work of illusion, "I really wanted to ask her out," he said, "but I didn't want to damage my friendship with Amanda." So he conjured up a party a few days later and invited a dozen friends (including, naturally, a sword-swallower and a fire-eater), along with the Kloots sisters.

"I soon learned that Josh threw the whole party just to see Anna," Ms. Kloots-Larsen said. "Then when the party was over, Anna said 'I'd like to stay a while,' and I smiled as I left because I guessed immediately what was going on. I was O.K. with it. I'd known Josh forever, and he's a great guy."

The couple's first date (at the Metropolitan Museum, given their mutual enthusiasm for art) was followed by pizza at Lombardi's on Spring Street, and their first kiss in the taxi on the way back to her apartment.

"I was head over heels about her," Mr. Jay said. "And we spent every day together the rest of that week. But then, of course, I had to go to Japan to perform."

It was prophetic. They dated seriously for five years, and during that time Mr. Jay, based in New York, traveled to some 70 countries. Ms. Kloots studied at the American University of Paris and then got a job in London as a saleswoman for the Nanz Company, an haute designer of architectural hardware for homes, offices and yachts.

"That time in London was very hard for us," she said, "given the constant travel. So for a couple of months, we cooled off and experienced what it was like to go our own ways. Well, neither of us liked that very much."

So, when Ms. Kloots had a chance to return to Manhattan, while continuing to work for Nanz, they became an item again.

Mr. Jay said he realized his total commitment to her during his recuperation from a boating accident in which he severely injured his left hand - potentially a career killer for a close-up magician who practices three hours a day.

"I was bedridden for several months," he said, "and she was totally with me." His hand healed with the addition of a plate, pins and five screws, he said. And he began performing again.

"I knew then that we could make a life together," he said.

And for Ms. Kloots came the realization that, though Mr. Jay was "so captivating and generous," she said, "I realized that even when you're sick and tired of him, you want to be with him."

At that point, two years ago, "We knew we needed a closer relationship," said Mr. Jay, who is the author of six trade books for magicians and three books for the general public, a lecturer on the history of magic and a collector who has amassed 4,400 magical artifacts, including a 1909 straitjacket worn by Harry Houdini. "We realized the only way we could do it was to work together."

They have traveled nine months a year ever since.

Nevertheless, "marriage was at the forefront," he said. "Quitting her secure job and hitting the road with her magician boyfriend was not going to work, unless it was permanent."

Mr. Jay's subsequent marriage proposal was, unsurprisingly, another neat bit of legerdemain. While on tour, they stayed in a hotel on the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C.

"It had just started to rain, and Josh insisted on taking Anna outside the hotel, where we were all in hiding," said Ms. Kloots's mother, Maureen Kloots, whom Mr. Jay had secretly invited, along with her husband and Mr. Jay's mother and stepfather, Trisha Ferruccio and Rocco Ferruccio of Akron, Ohio, and other relatives.

Ms. Kloots initially protested, given the rain, but then Mr. Jay got on one knee and proposed.

He had lain the groundwork in Canton by asking for Ms. Kloots's hand. And just how did her parents react when they learned their daughter would marry a magician? "It was sort of like 'Father of the Bride,' " Mrs. Kloots said.

"We said, 'You're going to do what?' " She recalled, laughing. "But we knew they're a great match for each other, and Josh is wonderful."

"Josh's skill level is very, very high," said Rune Klan, an acclaimed Danish magician who has known Mr. Jay for two decades. "And as a lecturer on magic history and practice, he's much sought-after. When Josh talks, magicians listen."

At the ceremony, the Rev. Ryan Phipps of the Forefront Church in Manhattan read the vows and presented Anna's wedding ring. Mr. Jay, who is Jewish, seemed not to trust his magic wand to make the glass disappear under the wedding canopy. Following the prescribed Jewish tradition, he firmly stepped on the cloth-covered wineglass, and as it was smashed his family wished him good fortune.

Right before dinner, a group of world-class performers staged an hour-long magic show.

Thanks to the eager perseverance of the guests, the wedding cake, a banana chocolate-chip extravaganza by Ron Ben-Israel, also disappeared.

But not before Mr. Kloots performed his first public magic trick for the assembled guests, with the assistance of another member of the Kloots clan.

Leaning into the microphone, the bride's 5-year-old niece, Nina Marinelli, said "abracadabra," and instantly an empty transparent foot-long box she and her grandfather held filled with hundred-dollar bills.

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10. Paul Daniels - 'Intimate Magic Show'
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Message by Paul Daniels (UK)

We had a great time with the tour of "Back Despite Popular Demand" but this year I have too much to do with private and corporate jobs.

As so many of you had told us how much you enjoyed my Max Malini shows, we have decided to put together a smaller, more intimate show.

We have been touring since May and it is going great!

If you can spread the word… thank you.

The following dates are booked in 2015

Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee
'Intimate Magic Show'

Oct 4th Magic Teaching Day in Slough
Oct 15th The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
Oct 16th Howden Park Arts Centre, Livingston
Oct 22nd The Hilltop Club, Dronfield
Oct 24/25 Rafael's 30 years on stage show at Stadsschouwburg Leuven (Belgium)
Oct 28th Fruitspace, Hull
Oct 30th Mill Arts Centre, Banbury

Nov 5th Hoxton Hall London
Nov 6th Hoxton Hall London
Nov 7th Hoxton Hall London
Nov 13th The Festival Drayton, Market Drayton
Nov 19th Mostly Comedy Club, Hitchin
Nov 21st Eversham Arts Centre, Eversham
Nov 26th Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Southampton

Dec 17th Public Hall, Beccles
Dec 19th to Jan 4th Aladdin Pantomime, Ipswich

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11. Neal Scryer Workshop
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Message by Richard Webster (NZ)

Neal Scryer will be presenting a three-day workshop in Berlin, Germany, from November 6th - 8th. This workshop will take your mentalism to a whole new level, as Neal will teach you his best techniques as well as his eight signature routines that have been tested and honed over many years.

In addition, he'll teach you new routines that have never been published anywhere before. He'll also teach you how to develop your own routines and readings. Full lecture notes will be provided.

To register visit:
www.moonstonelectures.com/registration, or email
events@moonstonelectures.com.

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12. The Magic Compass
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Message by Dal Sanders MIMC (US)

Two months ago The Society of American Magicians quietly launched a new service to help point magicians around the world towards the very best online content dealing with the Art of Magic. That service is called The Magic Compass.

Initially The Magic Compass was conceived as a newsletter styled email that would point readers toward magic's best viral videos, top news stories, exclusive offers, contests, polls, tricks and more. People can sign up for that newsletter at http://goo.gl/5LnzN9. The S.A.M. even produced a video to explain the idea that was voiced by Mac King. That video is at https://youtu.be/8AZOctEFnKs.

As The S.A.M. was developing this service the need for an anchoring website became apparent and that is why The Magic Compass is also a website that is regularly updated with the latest online magic information. That website can be found at http://www.magic-compass.com.

Since being launched, The Magic Compass has already delivered news to thousands of readers. This week alone The Compass has directed viewers to videos and posts of magician Nathan J. Roberts making a little girl's parents reappear after being deployed overseas, Justin Flom's Mega-Mix, Penn & Teller's appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and a Young and Strange magic Prank in England.

After quietly launching The Magic Compass, The S.A.M. is now ready for a full roll out. This service is not just for members of The Society of American Magicians but for anyone with an interest in The Art of Magic.

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13. 32nd New Zealand International Magicians Convention 2015
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Message by Nopera Whitley (NZ)

Join the Wellington Magic Club on Labour Weekend 2015 for three days of magic is heading towards a SELL OUT.

When: 24th - 26th of October, 2015
Where: James Cook Hotel, Wellington City, New Zealand

Registration is Open

Register online at www.wellingtonmagic.co.nz or to download the registration form go to: http://www.wellingtonmagic.co.nz/register.pdf

Venue and Accommodation
The convention will be held at the Wellington James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor.

Headliners already confirmed include:
- Phil Cass and his partner Philippa
- Charlie Frye and his partner Sherry
- Nick Nickolas
- Paul Romhany
- David Merry
- Mike Bent
- Reg Blackmore
- Lukas

New confirmed headliner - Lukas
"Poetic. Artistic. Lukas elevates the art of magic with every card he produces." - Jeff McBride

In 2011, Lukas Lee took the world by storm winning the FISM Asia Stage Magic Championship and then placing second in Manipulation at FISM 2012 Blackpool.
His expert sleight-of-hand is a marvel to witness and he is fast becoming one of the most sought-after magic acts around the globe.

Lukas is a Professor of Magic at the Dong-Ah Injae College and has been a Magic Director in South Korea for over 10 years.

In his live lecture he revisits stage techniques of the past and brings them into the modern age. He will give tips on practising magic, structuring magic acts and much more. He will also be performing his award winning stage act at our public gala show.

"Lukas is one of those rare souls who elevates the art of magic to the level of fine art. Prepare to be inspired!" - Charlie Frye

For more information, or to get in touch, visit us at
www.wellingtonmagic.co.nz

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