The January meeting of the SW Florida Magicians Association will be on Tuesday January 28. Our theme for this meeting, chosen by our newest member Ziggy Ziegelman, will be “Anything But Cards“. That’s right, leave your Svengalis, Strippers, Invisibles, and Forcing decks in the car, we want to see what you can do when there’s no cards around. That’s the only rule. So let’s see some mentalism, some stage magic, kid show tricks, coins, rope, silks, or whatever else you love to perform. At the meeting we’ll also discuss:
- Treasurer Jay’s new ways to pay your dues and tip or donate to the club
- Plans for the February Magic Flea Market and Auction
- Upcoming lectures
- Welcoming our new and returning members
Meeting Recap
Compeer Mark Hetzner warmed up the members with his hilarious jokes and comedy observations. Then we got on to reports from our new officers. In short; the coffers are filling up, the membership is growing, and the club is flourishing! Members were encouraged to post them upcoming shows and magic adventures on the SWFL Magicians Facebook page and to send in bios and headshots to be included on the SWFL website Members page.
The group was told that we will be performing at the Downtown Fort Myers Art Walk on Friday Febraury 7th. All members are encouraged to attend and perform, or at least, stop by and support their fellow performers.
After a brief break we launched into the performances. I was so pleased to see that the majority of the members attending tonight got up to perform! We had rope and rings, chop cups, smashed cubes, dollar bills, nuts, comedy, and a lot of great mentalism! Thank you to all our fantastic performers!
The winner of our 50-50 raffle was the great Tommy Aces! Then our members had a chance to sell some items to the group. Some really impressive magic was up for sale including a Dean’s Box, a Multum In Parvo set, and a very cool magic-themed shirt, jacket, pants, and tie!
Finally, members were reminded that next month’s meeting will be our annual Flea Market and Auction! There will be emails coming soon with details on how to participate. It was a really wonderful meeting and next month promises to be even better. See you there!