793: Magic on the Beach - Day One Report

Thursday, October 5th

2:00 pm - Registration Opens, Wonders Theatre Box Office

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Dealers Sneak Preview Show (ten minutes per dealer)

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm - Lecture: Amazing Adamz - Children’s Show Business

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - DINNER Served By Magic At The Beach Wonders Theatre

7:00 pm - Wonders Theatre House Opens

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Masters of Sleight of Hand show - Dan Harlan, Steve Beam, John Shryock, Gogo Cuerva

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Lecture: Christian Miró - Comedy Magic Lecture

10:00 pm - 11:30 pm - After Hours in Houdini Lounge

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722: TRICS 2022- Days One & Two

Thursday - November 3, 2022
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Michel Huot
9:00 - 10:00 p.m. Saint and Hinton

Friday, November 4, 2022
11:00 - 12:00 Newcomer Lecture
1:00 - 2:00 David Regal
2:00 - 3:30 Lunch
3:30 - 4:30 Terry Ward
5:30 - 7:00 Insights with Boris Wild (Standing Ovations), Terry Ward (The Theme Park Life), Bernie Chickering (Gaff Cards), David Regal (Producing The Carbonaro Effect), Max Nelsoon (What’s in Max’s Drawers?), and Steve Beam (Guest of Honor Interview)
7:00 - 8:30 Dinner
8:30 - 9:30 Boris Wild
9:30 Pizza Party

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00:00:18 - We start off the trip at the airport with coffee and Dunkin’ Donuts

00:03:54 -Charlie Randall talks about attending the TRICS convention and his excitement about attending again this year.

00:08:29 - Scott Robinson, the organizer of TRICS, tells us what to expect and who is will be performing and some of the challenges he’s faced with last minute changes to booking the talent.

00:16:32 - Chris Hage, WonderCraftcards.com is one of the dealers who designs and sells playing cards.

00:23:03 - Gregory Wilson is a last minute fill-in and talks about moving to Las Vegas, lecture items, places he’s been performing, and much more.

00:42:35 - Marv Leventhal was a co-editor of the old Minotaur Magazine (along with Dan Harlan) talks about this and other magic conventions and how TRICS compares.

00:51:22 - Kyle Purnell talks about how TRICS has helped him find attention such that he is working at other conventions like MagiFest plus some of his new creative ideas.

00:56:37 - We wrap up the day with one of the performers and presenters, Terry Ward.

696: FISM Quebec 2022 - Day One Report

Monday July 25th 2022

19:30 - 20:45: Opening ceremony

21:30 - 22:30: Max Maven presents Dr Will Houstoun “What we learned from Professor Hoffmann”

0:00 - 1:00: Luis De Matos Intimate Conversation with Arturo Brachett

21:00 - 22:00: Yann Frisch

23:00 - 0:00: Lee Asher

21:30 - 22:30: Mario Lopez

23:30 - 0:30: Bernardo Sedlacek

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00:00:16 - Scott Wells is at the airport awaiting his “magic carpet” to wing him to Quebec

00:03:06 - Alexandria Duvivier is one of the performers/lecturers at this event and is the first person we met. Lisa Menna is also there with us and chats a bit about her appearance at FISM Quebec.

00:05:44 - At the S.A.M. black tie banquet, we chat with the incoming President Elect John Sturk

00:14:50 - Gay Blackstone talks about her and Harry Blackstone, Jr. performances at previous FISMs

00:18:30 - Editor of the Magic Circular, Will Houstoun talks about his upcoming talk on Professor Hoffman later tonight.

00:21:10 - Before the evening opening gala, Mike Caveney talks about his recent episode #700 then Ice McDonald talks about attending this convention. From South Africa, Craig Mitchell talks about his job for Genii reporting on all of the competition for the magazine.

00:27:47 - From Scotland, Peter McLanachan talks about the reasons that he attends FISM

00:33:37 - Dal Sanders is a delegate representing the S.A.M. and talks about the opening gala show.

00:39:27 - From Spain, Luis DeMatos will be presenting his “in Conversation With…” during this FISM and talks about how he prepares for the conversations.

00:47:40 - David “Silly Billy” Kaye talks about life after COVID work and how his work has picked up and has returned to pre-COVID level of activity.

793: Magic on the Beach - Day One Report

Thursday, October 5th

722: TRICS 2022- Days One & Two

696: FISM Quebec 2022 - Day One Report

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