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.

The members of Ring 362 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians are proud of their record of fundraising for charity. In 2007, Ring 362 raised $3,265.00 for various charity causes. Please see details of our 2007 Charity Events.

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

Our August meeting will be held on Sunday, August 24, 2008, at 3:00 pm at the Friars' Bakehouse in Bangor, Maine. Here are directions to the Friars' Bakehouse.

The theme of the meeting is School Shows, featuring a lecture by Stan Davis. Stan will explore motivations for doing school shows, and explain what schools want in a show. He will compare the structures of shows with a message and shows that do not deliver a message. He will give practical advice on effects, equipment, and audience management.

Stan will teach at least one practical message-based effect that can be used in any show: his routine for the Jumping Knot of Pakistan.

We will hold our business meeting following the lecture. Please see the agenda for this meeting.

The second annual Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition will be held on Saturday, September 6, at 7:00 pm at All Souls Congregational Church in Bangor.

The Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition is open to all members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, whether they are members of Ring 362 or not. 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.

Contestants must register with the Contest Official ( Paul Szauter) at least one week prior to the Chung Ling Soo Stage Magic Competition, that is, by midnight of Friday, August 29, 2008. Please see the complete contest rules, and the information on Registration and Technical Requirements.