757: MAWNY 2023 - One Day Convention Report

Sunday, April 30th

Registration Opens - 9:00 am

Auction (NO BOOKS OR MAGAZINES) - 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
(NOTE: All auction items must be checked-in no later than 10:15 am)
Lunch and Mingle with Your Fellow Magicians - 12:00 pm
Close-Up Performers - 2:00-ish pm hosted by Eric Decamps with Bernardo Sedlacek, Jimmy C., Michael Ammar, Quentin Reynolds, Aaron Isaac, Alexandra Duvivier
Lecture - 3:30-ish pm
Dinner Buffet - 5:00 pm
(Doors open at 6:30 pm) (Time subject to change) for Dealers
International Evening Show - 7:00 pm (Time subject to change) hosted by Christian and Katalina with Martin Braessas, Michael Dardant, Darryl Rose, Sara Crasson, Greg Frewin, Christian Mocia, Meadow Perry, and Juliana Chen.

Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:18 - Tony Weiland has been attending MAWNY for many years and gives us a little history of this event which is celebrating their 75th anniversary.

00:12:05 - Juliana Chen will be performing her linking ring routine and she talks a bit about that, FISM, and more. She will be receiving a Fellowship plus has received an nomination for Stage Magician of the Year at the Magic Castle.

00:17:27 - Michael Dardant is another 4F performer who will be staying over for MAWNY and will be performing juggling on the evening show.

00:19:50 - National President of the S.A.M., Rod Chow, is visiting this convention in an official capacity among others around the world.

00:25:33 - William Watt is yet another holdover from the 4F who is attending MAWNY. His name is on the program by mistake.

00:32:27 - Sara Crasson and her bear, Bamburg, join us to chat about her book and her upcoming performance on the evening show.

00:42:43 - Friend of the Magic Word, Bruce Purdy, has been attending MAWNY for many years and talks about some of the convention activities.

00:48:04 - Keith Randolph is at the registration desk who talks about this convention who reports that over 200 people are registered this year. He also explains the errors on the printed schedule for which he takes responsibility. He also tells us a little about the history of MAWNY.

00:52:43 - Meadow Perry will be presenting her bubble act on the evening show. She talks about how she developed her act.

01:01:50 - Eric DeCamps helps recap the convention and a review of the evening show.

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645: Sara Crasson - Resourceress

New York attorney, magician and author, Sara Crasson, can now add another title to her name: Resourceress of the S.A.M. The Society of American Magicians recently created this position for Sara which allows her to put together those who need knowledge and those who have experience. She is also the producer and emcee for the “Flavors of Magic” shows that feature magicians of diversity. And her book, “Own Your Magic” should be a “must read” for any magician who considers themself as a professional.

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This week, Sara tells us what the “Resourceress” does and how she puts together people in our colony of magicians to make us a better, more knowledgeable community. She also recognized that there are a lot of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, sexual persuasions, cultures and faiths within our magic world, all of whom need to have a platform and be recognized. So she founded “Flavors of Magic” which features those out of the mainstream, predominantly white male dominated field of magicians. She talks about how this came about and how she produces shows to highlight diversity.

But the bulk of this conversation is our discussion of taking charge of your magic “brand” and how to go about protecting your name and your intellectual property using copyrighting, patenting and legal documentation. This can all be done online and her book “Own You Magic” details how to navigate through the complicated websites to get it done. But she also gives some basic instructions here on what to do and how to do it.

If you have current magic news that might be of interest to our listeners, then please send it to Scott Wells at scott@themagicwordpodcast.com

541: 2020 S.A.M. Update Day Three

Schedule of Events - Sunday, January 19

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM The Magic Circle Reception (TMC members only)

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration Conference Center Prefunction

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM LECTURE – Gustavo Raley: Shadowplay Houdini Theater

10:00 AM – 1:30 PM EXHIBITORS Kellar Exhibitor Hall

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM STARS OF TOMORROW Stage Show Houdini Theater

(Open Seating)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Stars of Tomorrow Close-up Performances Houdini Theater

Grab N Go lunch with Dealers

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM LECTURE: Scott Alexander – Standup Parlor Houdini Theater

2:30 PM – 6:00 PM EXHIBITORS Kellar Exhibitor Hall

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM S.A.M. Special Award Presentation Houdini Theater

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Pro Close-up Show (Open Seating) Houdini Theater

Danny Archer, Daniel Roy, Tony Montana, Sergio Starman, Henry Evans

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM LECTURE: Juliana Chen – World Champion Houdini Theater

7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Pro Close-up (Group A Open Seating) Houdini Theater

7:00 PM – 8:15 PM Rudy Coby Show (Group B Ticket) Showroom

9:00 PM – 10:30 PM Pro Close-up (Group B open seating) Houdini Theater

9:00 PM – 10:15 PM Rudy Coby Show Showroom

(Bring Your Ticket)

11:00 PM – 12:00 AM Harrison Greenbaum Late Night Comedy Troy Liquor Bar

(Minimum Age 21 – Open Seating)

Time Stamps for this Podcast:

00:00:17 - Henry Evans talks about the convention and his many travels

00:04:23 - a visit with the nearby Donut Bar restaurant that is a place you should visit!

00:07:43 - Bruce Kalver, Past National President, is also the M.U.M. columnist of the Tech Talk column.talks about his favorite recommendations

00:18:20 - Marc DeSouza gives us an update from yesterday’s activities

00:25:00 - Mark Weidhaas, Past National President, is also the Convention Chairman who tells us what it took to put this convention together.

00:35:47 - International President of the I.B.M. talks about the upcoming I.B.M. convention in Pittsburgh

00:40:14 - Jeff McBride talks about this convention and his Mystery School

00:46:39 - Eric Buss will be on the bill as part of the talent as he has taken some time off from his busy cruising schedule

00:55:42 - Sara Crassan is an attorney who talks about protecting your intellectual property as a magician