Mind Expanding Magic – McBride’s magic near you

Dear Friends:

I hope you’ll forgive us for sending this “extra” Museletter – but we really wanted to make sure all of you on the East Coast had full information about Jeff’s upcoming tour of his “McBride Magic Experience.”

The “Experience” consists of three events: Show, lecture and special “Super Session” workshop.

The 90-minute show is Jeff’s “Many Faces of Magic,” and is open to everyone and anyone…please send your friends and family! All his greatest pieces with masks, cards, coins, water bowls, Kabuki magic and more…in a single package, right there in your community. Few will have a chance to see a magic show on this level anywhere outside Las Vegas today – so if you are a magic fan, this your opportunity to turn others on to the wonders of our art!

The lecture is “for magicians only.” Jeff continually updates and improves his lecture, so even if you’ve seen it before, don’t miss the latest version! At the lecture, he also offers special deals on some of his latest effects – deals not available anywhere else.

Finally: The “Super Session.” This is a “mini” version of what many pay many times the same amount for at our McBride Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas – but at a vastly discounted price, and without the necessity of paying for travel and hotel on top of it. A warning, though: many students who first encounter Jeff’s teaching in this workshop have gone on to attend classes in Las Vegas…and subsequent awards at top competitions and careers in magic. What I’m saying is…this is a great experience, but it can be habit forming.

Here’s where he’ll be:

Rumford, Maine – May 26^th & 27th

The 49 Franklin Reception Hall and Mystic Theater is a recently renovated turn of the century wood framed (former) church. It is located in Rumford, in the Western mountains of Maine. Proprietors Scot and Cindy Grassette welcome you to their 7-year renovation project, and hope you enjoy the intimate setting in the 130 seat Mystic Theater. On May 26th, doors open at 6:00 pm for seating, pub food and drinks. Show starts at 7:00 pm with Jeff’s lecture following at 9:00 pm. Sunday’s Super Session Master Class will be held at 1:00 p.m. followed by an optional dinner of Homemade Baked Stuffed Shells, Garden Salad, Dessert, Fresh Baked Bread, Coffee, Tea, Soda/Milk tax and gratuity included for $17.00 please call 207-369-0129 (reservations only). Tickets for show, lecture and Super Session available at www.49franklin.com.

 

Baltimore – Denny & Lee’s Magic Studio on May 29 & 30

Denny and Lee Magic Studio in Baltimore is proud to sponsor the Jeff McBride Experience on May 29 and 30.

What better way is there to experience Jeff McBride than on a stage in our 100 seat theater?  Great lighting, great sound, and spacious seating makes this the perfect atmosphere to see Jeff McBride perform.

For those spending the night, the Country Inn and Suites is only 1000 feet from the studio.  Perfect!

The shop will also be open all day long for you to browse one of the best stocked shops in magic.

Denny & Lee Magic Studio
9004-H Yellow Brick Road
Rosedale,Md. 21237 USA
www.dennymagic.com
410-686-3914

 

Chattanooga, Tennessee – June 1 & 2

The Chattanooga Tour Stop: This leg of Jeff’s East Coast Tour will be held June 1 and 2 at Burk’s United Methodist Church located at 6433 Hixson Pike. Jeff’s stop here is being presented by The Chattanooga Magic Club, I.B.M. Ring 112. The Chattanooga Magic Club founded in 1919, is one of the oldest continuous magic clubs in America.

If you have ever wanted to see Jeff live and/or study with him, this is a great place to come do so. Why, you may ask. Because Chattanooga is a great place to bring the whole family. While you are doing what you love (seeing, talking and studying magic), the spouse and kids can visit the Tennessee Aquarium, the largest fresh water aquarium in the world. Located just a few miles from downtown Chattanooga is the world famous Rock City. These are just a couple of the family fun venues in and around Chattanooga, so come here to see Jeff and have a great family vacation at the same time.

For more information visit http://ring112.org/McBride.html.

Asheville, North Carolina – June 5 & 6

The McBride Experience will take place at New Harvest Church, 142 Elk Mountain Road in Asheville, North Carolina. McBride’s magic will help raise funds for The Vanishing Wheelchair, Inc. to train people with disabilities in skills in the visual arts.

The Vanishing Wheelchair, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity founded by T. J. Shimeld and Ricky D. Boone on November 24, 2010.

Inspired by the mystifying misdirection of Ricky D. Boone who uses magic and comedy to make his disability a great ability, The Vanishing Wheelchair, Inc. was founded to teach the art of misdirection to encourage the world to focus on another’s ability rather than one’s disability; to guide youth in the discovery of their own talents; and to give youth a path to reach their full potential.  Its purpose is also to provide entertainment, education, and inspiration to children of all ages in the hope that each will attain his or her God-given potential.  And to print and publish inspirational books and literature.

Tickets are available at a special advance price at www.VanishingWheelchair.org.

 

Akron, Ohio – June 9 & 10

The AMAS (Akron Magical Arts Society) will present Jeff McBride on JUN 9TH, 2012 at 7PM at Hudson High School Auditorium in Hudson, OH. A special lecture will be held immediately after the show. Tickets are $30 for the show; $30 for the lecture; and $50 if you attend both the show and lecture.

New for 2012 is McBride’s four-hour SuperSession of Hands On Magical Training at noon on JUN 10th at Hudson Clarion Inn and Conference Center in Hudson, OH. This special session is a unique teaching format that allows all students of magic, regardless of age or skill level. Tickets for the four-hour Super

Session is $125.

Don’t miss this one-time only event. Purchase tickets online at: McBrideMagic.EventBrite.com.

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So: If you’re close by any of these stops, by all means tell your friends and make your reservations now. The McBride Magic Experience is a great way to introduce others to the world of magic, and an opportunity for the magicians among you to attend this one-of-a-kind “mini-convention” experience presented by one of the great performers and teachers of our time.

See you at the show. (Or Lecutre. Or Workshop. Or all three!)

Best wishes.

Sincerely,

Tobias Beckwith

PS: More on Rumford, Maine, and the history of magic:

Not too many people know Rumford is the birth place of one of magic’s little know luminaries, Dr. James William Elliott. Elliott innovated many card moves including the front & back card palm which he taught to T.Nelson Downs and Howard Thurston. Harry Houdini agreed to edit Elliott’s book “Elliott’s Last Legacy,” which is a highly sought after collectable and includes card moves and many other close-up and stage effects with a variety of objects. The Boston magicians presented Elliott with a gold watch fob and named him “The King of All Kard Kings” Elliott posted a challenge in Mahatma Magazine challenging anyone to his title and offered a $10,000 reward to anyone who could beat him in card skills. No one ever took him up on it. Jeff McBride is our modern day King of Kards and he will visit Elliott’s final resting place in Abbott’s Mills Cemetery located just outside of the town of rumford on Friday May 25th. Interested magicians are welcomed to attend the graveside visit and can meet at 49 Franklin at 6:00 pm.

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