472: 2019 Magi-Fest Day Three Update

Day Three Schedule - January 19, 2019

12:15 - 1:00 a.m. Surprise Event

10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Saturday Session

10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Dealers Open (Closed for lunch 12:30 - 1:30)

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Yann Frisch Lecture

2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Juan Tamariz Lecture

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Danny Garcia Lecture

6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Young Magicians’ Hangout

8:00 - 9:00 p.m. Gala Show

Late Night at 2019 Magi-Fest with Rick Wilcox

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458: MagiCuba 2018 - Day One Update

Schedule - Wednesday November 7, 2018

12:00 - 6:00 p.m. All-Day Magic at Cereceria Antigo Aimecen de la Madera y Tobaco in Habana Vieja (“Cerveceria”) - essentially, a craft brewery

3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Registration/Information Desk (Hotel Nacional)

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception (Hotel Nacional, Sala 1930)

8:00 p.m. Magic, Rum & Cigar Dinner at Hotel Sevilla (Extra Event)

10:30 p.m. Late Night Magic @ Salon Rojo

12:00 a.m. Nightcap @ Hotel Nacional Terrace

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:01:51 - Peter Rogers tells what attracted him to travel from Australia for this festival

00:06:12 - Chris Korn will be one of the performers and lecturers at this event

00:09:06 - Chris Gartner is a listener of The Magic Word Podcast ans was enticed to attend

00:12:19 - Jon Stetson is one of the hosts and organizers of MagiCuba and talks about some of the challenges facing the event. During the end of our conversation we are greeted by Asi Wind, Mitch Praver and Eric Mead.

00:24:56 - At the evening opening party, we chat with Ashley and Michael Trixx about this convention and others he has recently attended.

00:28:50 - Scott Wells recaps the evening “Cigars and Rum dinner” extra-cost event.

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367: Day Three - IBM/SAM Combined Convention 2017

THURSDAY JULY 13 SCHEDULE
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Registration Opens - Registration Area
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Annual I.B.M. Business Meeting- Carrol Ford
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Dealers Open - Exhibit Hall
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM - David Deeble - Grand Ballroom
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Stage Contest 2 - Grand Ballroom
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - David Ginn Lecture - Grand Ballroom
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - S.A.M. Life Member Reception - Presidential Suite
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - World Stars of Magic - Whitney Hall (Ticketed Event)
10:00 PM - 11:30 PM - Jay Sankey Lecture - Grand Ballroom

Time stamps for this podcast:

00:00:16 - Dan Garrett, Past National President of the S.A.M. talks about the convention

00:11:10 - Mark Mason, JB Magic, talks about he latest creations and the many convention dates he makes each year around the world.

00:18:34 - Roger Nicot, Card Shark, recently moved from the U.S. to the U.K after marrying a Brit so he talks about working for Card Shark from abroad.

00:24:42 - Paul Richards, Paul Richards Magic, tells us about the Magic Expo tour that Penguin Magic takes on the road around the world.

00:34:47 - Stuart MacDonald was one of the competitors in the contest for the North American Championship which will award sponsorship to compete at FISM. Stuart tells us his secret to preparing for competition.

00:47:44 - Jim Nagel, Past International President of the I.B.M., talks about the current state of low attendance at magic conventions and his assessment why we are seeing such low numbers plus his outlook for the future of conventions.

01:02:46 - David Deeble recaps the lecture he gave us earlier in the day.

01: - Rick Heath gives a talk for the Life Members of the S.A.M. on his association with Cesareo Palaez and the core of their success..."togeherness". This talk runs about 40 minutes but is worth the time to listen and learn.