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.

THEME FOR FEBRUARY IS COMMANDO CARDS!

Our February meeting will be held on Sunday, February 21, 2010, at 3:00 pm at Pizza Oven of Bangor.

The theme of the meeting is Commando Cards, featuring card effects that can be performed impromptu with a borrowed deck. Perhaps this has happened to you: you are at a social gathering and are approached by someone holding a deck of cards.

"I hear that you are a magician," they say. "Show me something." You are not going to be able to do anything with an elaborate set-up of the deck, nor can you mangle any of the cards by signing or tearing them. You can't use any cards that aren't already in the deck, nor can you use any magician's mechanical contrivances.

It's just you and the borrowed deck. Let's see what you can do. Dr. Wilson will be the Theme Leader for Commando Cards.

There will be a business meeting following the performances. Please see the agenda for the business meeting.

CHUNG LING SOO STAGE MAGIC COMPETITION SET FOR MAY 15!

The fourth annual Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at 7:00 pm at the Next Generation Theatre in Brewer, Maine.

The Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition is open to all members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, who need not be members of Ring 362. Contestants have up to ten minutes to perform stage magic. Performers may communicate through gesture, movement, or pantomime. Performers shall not speak, use narration (either recorded or spoken by another individual), or communicate through writing during their performance. Any speech or other attempt to use verbal language (narration or writing) during a performance shall disqualify that contestant. Please see the complete contest rules.

Contestants must register with the Contest Official ( Paul Szauter, 207-288-0388) 30 days prior to the Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition, that is, by midnight on Thursday, April 15, 2010.