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Volume 8, Issue 11 14 November 2019
Words from the Secretary
Craig Colombel
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1. Table of Contents
1. Words from the Secretary
2. Ring of Smoke Report
3. September’s Meeting Report
4. President’s Message
5. President’s Message continue
6. Magic Happenings and Magic Shops
7. Mark Strivings Lecture November 23rd
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Ring of Smoke Report
The Ring of Smoke meets the first Sunday of the Month at Shawn O’Donnell’s in Everett.
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ent’s Message
October’s Meeting Report
October’s theme was Halloween.
There was a discussion on the election of officers.
President: Master Payne Fifield
1st Vice President: Evan Shuster
2nd Vice President: Santiago Naranjo
Secretary: Craig Colombel
Treasurer: Brian Melicher
There was discussion on the change of cost for the lectures. Next year (2020) there will no longer be a member
price for the lectures. The lectures will now cost everyone $30. If a person wants to save on lectures one could buy
a season ticket. A season pass will cost $100 for five lectures. This will come out to be $20 per lecture. Only 25
season passes will be sold. Get yours now.
We then saw a video clip from the LA Conference on Magic History.
Dave Callahan performed the 3 Ace trick. A first the cards were all face down and with a snap of the fingers the
cards turned face up one at a time until all the Aces were face up. Dave then turned the cards back face down and
all the backs turn into mirrors and turning face up again the faces were now blank.
Evan Shuster performed a card prediction using his cell phone, and a yellow stickie. Use the cell phone to have the
person randomly chose a number, a prediction was written on the stickie and the card at the number chosen was
remove from the deck and match the prediction on the stickies.
Payne showed the club a metal bucket from Bed Bath and Beyond that what he was looking for to use for the
miser’s dream. He showed a vanishing bag he will use for Knots of Silk trick, and a Pelican Gimmick from Vanishing
Inc. Payne informed the club he will be preforming in Virginia City at a wedding. Payne also showed a coin holder
he got from Magic Live which lead to a discussion on coins and where to get soft coins. One can get them from
coin dealers ask for slicks.
Tom gave a report on the IBM convention, this was a follow up in his report in a previous newsletter. He
participated in the Guinness World record attempt for the largest linking rings set up, he showed us some pictures
of the convention. He was able to go to the Doug Henning collection and showed us his print of Chung Ling Soon.
There was a discussion about the Lance Burton show in Federal Way, WA and we were informed that Hale’s Ales
Palladium in Seattle was presenting a magician per month.
After the meeting we went for pizza and more discussion on magic and good times.
Hope to see you this Thursday the 10th.
Come to a meeting and show off your magic.
We meet on the second Thursday of each month, 7pm at the Kenmore Library, in Kenmore WA.
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November, 2019
The Northwest Ring of Fire
IBM Ring #339
By Evan Shuster
Hello everyone!
Well… here it is: My final message as your club president.
First of all, I want to thank each and every one of you for your support and enthusiasm over the last two years,
from the meetings, to the lectures, to the amazing convention that we hosted in 2018. Magic is so much more
fun when you have a terrific group of people to share it with, and I have had the good fortune to share it with
each of you.
In December the new club officers (some not so new ☺) will take their positions.
• President: Master Payne Fifield
• 1st Vice President: Evan Shuster
• 2nd Vice President: Santiago Naranjo
• Secretary: Craig Colombel
• Treasurer: Brian Melicher
As we head into the new year I encourage you to remain (or become) engaged in the meetings and club
activities. Contribute to this newsletter. Attend a few meetings. Come see a lecture (or 5).
We are a small club held together by a group of passionate performers and enthusiasts. Your active
participation, and continued membership is the glue that holds it all together.
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Purchase a Season Pass for the 2020 Seattle lecture season!
• $100 for all five lectures.
o That’s just $20 per lecture!
o You will be issued fully transferable tickets (in case you have to miss one, you can gift or sell
your ticket to a friend).
**IMPORTANT**
• I am only selling 25 season passes at this price
• Currently there are 17 passes available
Passes may be purchased at the upcoming Mark Strivings lecture (November 23rd, 2:00, at Shawn O’Donnell’s).
Or… you may also send a check in the mail.
• Let me know if you want to purchase a pass, but will not be at Mark’s lecture.
When the season passes sell out you can still attend any of the lectures at the general admission price: $30
I hope to see you all at the next club meeting, which will be held at 7:00 PM on Thursday, November 14 th, at
the Kenmore Library. Since November tends to be all about food, our theme will be “Gluttony.”
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We follow up with a lecture on November 23rd, as Mark Strivings closes out season 7 of The Can-Am Conjuring
Lecture Series. Season 8 will kick off in January, 2020.
Last, but not least, I remind you that 2020 club dues are due soon. I hope that you will join me in continued
support for The Northwest Ring of Fire.
Thanks again for all you are doing in supporting local magic, especially REAL live magic!
Best regards,
Evan
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Haec aut bene aut male cedent
“This may, or may not work.”
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Magic Shops in the Area
Magical happenings
Below is a list of the Magic shops in the Area. None
have paid for this listing and if anybody knows of others Magic Monday! Magic Monday is an hour of magic,
let me know and I will list them. conjuring, & prestidigitation which stars magicians from
Seattle’s Market Magic Shop the Northwest region on the second Monday of each
Pikes Place Market month. Location: Ravenna Third Place Books in the
1501 Pike Place #427 Ravenna neighborhood of Seattle. 6504 20th Ave. NE,
Seattle, WA 98101 Seattle, WA. Time: 7-8pm Magic Monday is not only a
www.marketmagicshop.com great place to see local magicians doing what they do
(A store that many know about. In existence for 30
years)
best; it is also a great place for YOU to perform. It
happens the second Monday of each month. If you are a
local magician in the Puget Sound area and would like to
Lakewood Costumes perform at the venue, please contact Jim Earnshaw at
5932 Lake Grove ST SW [email protected]. You can reserve a spot to
Lakewood, WA 98499 perform months in advance and he would be happy to
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hear from you.
(Mainly Costumes and Clown items, they have a
counter where they sell magic)
Brian Cook’s “That’s Impossible Presents” (Seattle’s Best Magicians)
That's Impossible Presents a Night of Magic, Mystery, and
WWW.MAGICCRAFTER.COM Comedy, with your host: Tim Flynn Magic.
2nd Saturday of Every Month. Hosted at Delancey's on
3rd in Renton. Doors open at 7:45, Stage Show begins at
9pm. Food & Drinks are available. Table-side magic
FunkyFun Magic Shop- Is Now before the show from real magicians!
Twisted Monkey-Magic Shop
1101 Outlet collection Way
#1261
Auburn WA 98001
206-859-8363
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Seattle lecture on Saturday, November 23rd, at 2:00 PM
Shawn O'Donnell's (lower level)
122 128th St. SE
Everett, WA 98208
NWRF Members: $25
General Admission: $30
Mark Strivings is a full-time pro based in the Denver area. He has lectured throughout the US, performed for 'Monday
Night Magic' on Broadway, headlined twice for MINDvention in Las Vegas, lectured twice for Penguin Magic's online
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series, lectured at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood and been a featured lecturer/performer for the Psychic
Entertainer's Association on several occasions.
His material is featured in the acts of a number of working professionals the world over, and he is in high demand as a
consultant. In addition to his many published works on magic, mentalism, and kids magic (in the pages of Genii, the
Linking Ring, Magic Magazine, M-U-M, Laugh-Makers, Syzygy, The Magic Menu, Magick Magazine, The Altar Flame,
Oracle Magazine, Vibrations and more), Mark has also been featured on nearly 20 video productions. He is a prolific
creator with nearly 80 commercial releases,
Mark is often credited with having started the worldwide phenomenon of strolling magic with the publication of his
1996 classic book "Mobile Mentalism," a movement that has literally exploded in the years since then. He is also the
creator of the legendary Sight Unseen Case, recognized by Docc Hilford as”One of the top ten devices ever created for
the working mentalist."
As a working pro Mark is truly a general practitioner in that he performs magic, mentalism, hypnosis, close-up, parlor,
stage, strolling, kids and family, comedy and more, and his lectures reflect his wide experience.
Mark's new lecture, "G-Flat 9" truly has something for everyone from close-up to parlor to stage. Everything in the
lecture is very unique and all extremely simple to perform. In fact, be sure that you bring a deck of cards with you to the
lecture because you are going to perform a couple of the effects for yourself before you even learn them. It's a unique
experience, to say the least.
Even if you are very familiar with Mark's material, most of this new lecture will be brand new to you because Mark is
releasing material that he has been guarding closely, for decades in some cases.
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November 23, 2019 - Seattle, WA
2:00 PM
Shawn O'Donnell's
122 128th St. SE
Everett, WA
