Welcome

Welcome to the home page for Ring 362 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, The Bob Nixon Ring. Our Ring is based in Bangor, Maine, and is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the magical arts. Membership is open to all with a sincere interest in the art of magic. It is easy to join us!

This website contains information about our schedule of meetings and other events (see the Calendar page), and contains a complete Archive of minutes of all meetings, Ring Reports describing the magic at meetings and other events, and more.

A complete directory of our members is available on this website as well.

Our July meeting will be held on Sunday, July 19, 2009, at 3:00 pm at Dino's Pizza in Brewer, Maine. Here are directions to Dino's Pizza.

Our theme is Showstoppers. A showstopper is a performance that evokes so much applause from the audience that the show is temporarily interrupted. Most of us know magic that introduces us, develops character or mood, or provides a pleasant interval in a series of performances. What we all yearn for is magic that makes people go completley wild. These are the big closers, or the moves that serve as big applause cues in the middle of a sequence. Professor Miller will be the Theme Leader for Showstoppers.

Dr. Wilson will offer a Teaching Table on Wagers. Wagers of various kinds are part of the confidence man's arsenal. For this unique Teaching Table, Ring members will have the opportunity to put up small amounts of money on various Wagers in a carefully structured program. If Ring members prevail, they will go home with some extra money. If Dr. Wilson is successful, any funds won will be donated to the Ring's General Fund. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn the skills needed to live on very little of your own money.

The business meeting will follow. Please see the agenda for the business meeting.

Danny Baker took First Place at the 2009 Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition on Sunday, May 17, 2009, at 7:00 pm at the Alamo Theatre in Bucksport, Maine. He also won the new People's Choice Award.

Professor Miller and Wes Booth tied for Second Place. Please see the Ring Report with photos and videos.

Cast of the 2009 Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition

Prashant Srivastava won the Elliott Card Challenge on Sunday, April 19, 2009, at 1:00 pm at the Rumford Public Library in Rumford, Maine's Capital of Magic.

Please see the Ring Report for more details.