May Meeting

We had a great turnout for our meeting with a number of guests and two new members. The club has hit the 50 member milestone. Thank you to all our members!

The meeting kicked off with our Featured Performer(s) of the Month, Karl and Bill Rabe. Karl and Bill performed their rendition of "Watch in Nest of Boxes" influenced by Tommy Wonder using Karl's original mechanism. A borrowed watch is smashed to bits with a sledge hammer during an auction only for the table to fall apart and reveal a wrapped present. The watch owner opened the present and two locked and nested cash boxes to reveal their borrowed watch.

Then it was on to Rob's Corner where our Club Treasurer Rob Krozal shared a prized item from his collection, a mint condition vintage Mak Magic Indian Dove Chest. It sure was beautiful!

Next up several of our performers from our upcoming parlor show ran through their routines.

Charlie Falco performed a "sweet" routine combining several "candy" transformations and effects.
Tara McAllister mesmerized us with her version of Butterfly Blizzard.
Kinetic Kay (Kaylin Janiczek) had us holding our breath as she performed her plate-spinning routine culminating in keeping three plates going (one on her chin) while balancing on a Rola Bola.
Captain Sean (Club Vice President Sean Howell) and Mirf, his trained Maine Coon Cat, did a pick-a-card routine with April Barrett as the willing volunteer. Mirf successfully found April's card and "autographed" it with tooth marks.

Then it was on to our educational session. This month's topic was Change Bags. Our President Dan Jones opened with a few demonstrations, including a routine using a dove pan and another using the mis-made flag. Kay Janiczek demonstrated a three pocket change pan and shared some tips on using a zipper change bag. Mike Thornton shared his tips on using the change bag for "cut and restored" routines, and how to downplay the bag for stronger reactions. Ming Louie shared a "flick" move he uses with a mutilated parasol routine to cover the "change". Don Oesterwind shared some strategies to downplay the use of the bag. April Barrett shared a three pocket zippered bag.

Then it was on to member performances.

Mike Doyle did a Jack the Ripper routine and a dice spirit routine.
Keith Fields did a quick illuminated wand to feather.
Ming and Barbara Louie did a slate of mind routine with Tara, Dave Sanders and Michael Reuter assisting.