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New York Magic Week Gallery

Pat Colby at VA Hospital- Oct 31

Cast of NY MAGIC at Historical Society Museum - Nina, and George Schindler with Bruce Kalver.

George Schindler

Bruce does Linking Rings

Magic Week Oregon, Assembly 59

Tom Waldrop, secretary of SAM Assembly #59, Portland, Oregon sends us these images of a Public Show, performed as a benefit for a local school's program on Sunday, October 23. All named individuals are members of SAM #59.

MC David Fredric Ashton III introduces the program.	Bob Eaton performs his special brand of spooky, fun magic.	Eartha, the Ecological Clown magically produces her avian assistant, Major.	Brian Adams demonstrates his own special brand of one-wheeled magic.
Tom Waldrop entertains.	David Fredric Ashton III uses a wacky "Lie Detector" -- "Was THAT your card?"	Dapper Dave Glanville gets help from two psychic partners	SAM #59 president Tom Cramer performs Linking Rings
	Author and historian David Charvet with his Lester Lake Chopper	David Charvet performs his signature version of "Sands of the Desert".

Additional Proclamations and Pics from National Magic Week Activities (3 of 4) - Assembly #59:

A pic from the SAM 59 October business meeting. Assembly #59 meets for its first official monthly meeting on the 4th Wednesday of the month at the Friendship Masonic Lodge, located at 5626 NE Alameda Street Portland, Oregon. Tom Cramer, President and Tom Waldrop, Secretary and Webmaster preside over the meeting.	ANDRUS: The Man, the Mind & the Magic celebrated its world premiere at the historic Hollywood Theatre in NE Portland, Oregon on Friday evening, October 24.	The first picture shows founding member of SAM #59, Duane Duvall (see M-U-M issue cover, June 1959) in front of the historic Hollywood Theatre and the Marquee.	SAM Magicians entertaining the attendees included Brian Carpenter showing Brian Adams a card trick, and Mel Anderson posing along with Loren Pankratz. Mel was the 2008 winner of the SAM #59 Desmond Close-up Contest.
Duane Duvall and Compeer George Olson discuss the finer points of magic and Mel Westwood and George Andrus, Jerry's brother talk prior to the movie.	Robert Neary, filmmaker, discusses making the film and giving credits and after the movie, Dan Waterman of the Portland Society of Magicians and former SAM #59 Vice President, entertains the crowd.	Adams and Carpenter

Magic Week Missouri, St. Louis Assembly 8

October 25th: Last Saturday at 1:00 PM we had a great fund raising Magic Show for St. Louis Senior Center and the Human Development Corporation of Metropolitan St. Louis, St. Louis' Community Action Agency. The cash we raised will go to the St. Louis Senior Center and the food will go to HDC's food pantries.

Steve Corbitt, John Apperson entertained the audience with feats of prestidigitation and of course comedy. The kid’s reactions were as delighted, astounded and baffled, as were the rest of us. Why John could hardly get one young man to let go of the pretend string holding his tassels, or was it the tissels?

For his finally, John Apperson attempted to levitate the St. Louis Arch. I couldn't top that but, I did perform a version of the 6 card repeat with jumbo cards in honor of Steve Corbitt, who had to leave right after his show to perform yet another show elsewhere in St. Louis.

Magic Week Florida, Pensacola, SYM Y134

Halloween Bash hosted by the City of Pensacola at the Vickery Center in Pensacola Florida for a safe place for Trick or Treaters. Four members of the Society of American Magicians Assembly 129 and one member of the Society of Young Magicians SYM Y134 performed as an added attraction to the Centers Spooky Celebration. Performing were Harley Day, Perry Vath, Ben Vath SYM, Jim Studebaker and Beau Broomall.

Magic Week Virginia

October 25, 2008: Dave Rosado, Paul Creecy, Ney Austin, Bill Warren, Wayne Taylor, and Bob Albertson participated at an event held at the Grenbrier Branch of the Cheasapeake, Virginia Public Library, a free magic show for familie began National Magic Week. A highlight of event was the appearance of Chesapeake's mayor, Alan P. Krasnoff, at "half-time" to personally read and present a proclamation recognizing Magic Week in the city to MC/President Wayne.

Magic Week California

October 31, 2008: Douglas Slater worked an event called "Spooktacular Bash". It was organized to help hospitalized children.

Proclamations...

A sampling of the proclamations from states that have already declared October 25-31 as "Magic Week". Click any link to view the proclamation:

PA#1 President Ken Ferst displays City of New York Proclamation. Click the image to enlarge.

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