Hocus Focus
Hocus Focus By various club photographers Hocus Focus is member photo contributions. If you have photos you want to share post them on our private Facebook page under the meeting they were taken at.
Article Category: Secretary's Report
The Secretary’s Report
January Meeting January’s meeting started on a positive note for the new year. As our featured performer Eric Bedard enthralled us with his well polished act. … Next Sean Howell and Karl Rabe distributed 2025 Top Contributor recognition pins to members that earned that honor. Jones, Dan Rabe, Karl Stone, Lincoln Mann, Phil Reuter, … Read more
The Secretary’s Report
February Meeting Our meeting was led by Vice President Wendy Stone as President Sean Howell is engaged in Florida at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival. Wendy introduced two guests: Russ Harris and Robert Langefeld. Robert joined the club and is now our newest member. Wendy announced that the club was celebrating their 55th Anniversary. Karl … Read more
The Ring Report
The Ring Report By Club Secretary Karl Rabe Vice-President Wendy Stone presided over this month’s meeting while President Sean Howell is away performing at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival in Florida. With the room full and energy high, we jumped straight into our Featured Performer. 🎩 Featured Performance – Phil Mann, The Magic Mann Phil opened with a beautiful rose‑themed sequence: … Read more
The Secretary’s Report
Club President Sean Howell couldn’t be present for this month’s meeting, so VP Mike Bogdas filled in and did a fantastic job. April Barrett kicked us off as our featured performer. April co-starred with her rabbit in a hat puppet and put on a great show. Mike then welcomed several guests, including Bill Morrison a … Read more
The Secretary’s Report
Improv Class We had a very special event for our September meeting. John Sturk taught an improv class for about 30 attendees. A variety of theater games and exercises were “played” with all attendees getting an opportunity to participate. The consensus was that the class was a resounding success and participants found it fun and … Read more
The Secretary’s Report
October Meeting We had a great turnout for our Parlor Magic Competition. Spectators enjoyed wonderful magic from a great slate of performers. First up was Dan Jones who performed his classic vanishing coke bottle. Then Dan performed his comedy version of the Pom Pom Pole. Next up, Mike Thornton performed a clever book test involving … Read more
The Secretary’s Report
November Meeting We had a great turnout for our meeting with 23 members and one guest. Mike Bogdas was our featured performer. First he performed John Archer’s Chinese Choice where random numbers selected by the audience make up a perfect amount for a buffet for three. Then Mike performed an original effect and he performed … Read more
The Secretary’s Report
December Meeting This month’s Secretary’s Report (text and photos) is by our Roving Reporting and Photographer Mike Palko. You may know him better as “Charlie’s Dad”. Thank you Mike for filling in and taking notes and photos in Karl’s absence. Fantastic job with all the great photos! Dan Jones also provided some details. We … Read more
The Secretary’s Report
John Sturk Lecture 37 members and friends of the Ann Arbor Magic Club were treated to a great lecture by John Sturk. John’s lecture was packed with tricks, tips and anecdotes that kept us all wanting more. He kicked off with some Linking Ring basics and some nice count and strike moves some of us … Read more