The theme for the first of two meetings this month was Dollar/Thrift/Hardware Store Magic. We asked members to dust off those DIY masterpieces, embrace the scrappy magician spirit, and come ready to inspire their fellow conjurers — and we weren’t disappointed.
Frank Ferrante showed us Transposition, where a handkerchief vanished from one side of the room and appeared in a covered Coke bottle on the other side. It took a shopping trip to a dollar store and a hardware store, but he ended up with a great looking effect.
One of our newer members, Zhe Xu (David), has only been doing magic for a few months but performed a great piece about getting married at the courthouse last week. He didn’t have enough money to register the marriage license, but with the help of some magic he turned $5 into $25 and was able to leave the courthouse a married man!
With Mystique running full tilt in the Phoenix area we have pro magicians coming to town every week, and this week’s performer, Dave Cox, came to our meeting and showed how he can sniff out a chosen card, and even pass that skill onto someone else! He also gave some valuable advice to some of the members who wanted feedback.
Other performers included David Goldberg, Doug Northway, Bill Halmi, David Boehm, John Thornton, Gary Chan, Anvesh Yalamanchili, Brad Zinn, and Jay Jennings.
| It’s time for the first magic meeting of October, on Tuesday the 7th… Time to raid those dollar bins and hardware aisles because we’re celebrating the art of budget brilliance with Dollar Store/Thrift Store/Hardware Store Magic! This is your chance to show off tricks that prove you don’t need expensive props to blow minds – just creativity, ingenuity, and maybe some zip ties you found for 99 cents. Whether you’ve been secretly perfecting rope routines with clothesline, building gimmicks from PVC pipe, or turning random thrift store finds into miracle workers, we want to see it! Dust off those DIY masterpieces, embrace the scrappy magician spirit, and come ready to inspire your fellow conjurers. |
| 6pm for social hour and dinner, 7pm the meeting begins. Hope to see you there! Magic Meeting Location 1st Tuesday and 3rd Wednesday of the Month Denny’s (North of Thomas) 3315 N Scottsdale Rd Scottsdale, AZ 85251 If you plan to eat dinner we recommend arriving at 6pm to eat and socialize. If you haven’t been to the club in a while that’s okay, we would love to see you again! And non club members are always welcome, too! |
