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887: WInter Carnival of Magic 2025 - Day One Report

Thursday, March 6th

  • 11:30 AM Registration Opens (Closing at 5:00 PM)

  • 12:00 PM Dealers Open (closing at 6:00 PM)

  • 1:30 PM Lecture: Tiffany Sauvage – “The New Georgia Wonder”

  • 3:30 PM Lecture: Geoff Williams

  • 7:30 PM Pure Gold Anniversary Show Matt STANLEY – Jeff HOBSON – Dan SPERRY – Stephen BARGATZE

  • 9:15-ish Star-Studded “Teach-a-Trick” Session with Stephen Bargatze & Friends

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855: Magic Texas - Day Two Report

Saturday August 31st, 2024

Subject to change

  • 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM Registration Open

  • 9:00 AM -1:00 PM Youth Academy

  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Dealers Room Open

  • 9:00 - 11:00 AM Close-up Contest

  • 10:00 - 11:00 AM SESSION #4: Choice between; Paul Draper – Marketing Jeff Copeland – Coins

  • 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Lecture - Artem Shchukin

  • 12:45 – 1:45 PM Lecture – Shawn Farquhar

  • 2:00 - 3:00 PM Stars of Tomorrow Stage Show

  • 3:00 – 6:00 PM Youth Academy

  • 3:30 - 4:30 PM Franz Harary Interviews Gay Blackstone

  • 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Lecture – Adrian Vega

  • 6:00 PM BUS OR SELF DRIVE TO UT ARLINGTON Texas Hall Theater

  • 6:00 – 7:30 PM

    RED & WHITE Party with Strolling Magic at UTA Texas Hall Theater

    (Food for Purchase)

  • 8:00 - 9:30 PM International GALA Stage Show – Texas Hall on the UTA Campus Starring Greg Frewin, Yu Komohara, Shimpei. Syouma, Wessy, Adrien Kill and Emcee, BJ Mallin

  • 10:00 - 11:30 PM FILM: Lost In The Shuffle – Houdini Theater at the Loews Ballroom

  • 10:00 – 10:30 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #4 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

  • 10:45 – 11:15 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #5 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

  • 11:30 PM - ??? Midnight Madness – Open Mic, hosted by Fabian Moreno

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787: TAOM 2023 Convention - Day Three Report

Sunday September 3, 2023

6:00 AM until 8:00 AM Invisible Lodge

7:00 AM until 8:00 AM Religious Meeting

8:00 AM until 8:30 AM General Meeting

8:30 AM until 6:30 PM TAOM 2024 Registration

9:00 AM until 6:30 PM Registration Desk Open

9:00 AM until 11:30 AM Stage Contest

10:00 AM until 5:00 PM Dealers Room Open

10:30 AM until 12:00 PM Magical Katrina Lecture

12:00 PM until 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM until 5:00 PM Professional Close-up

* Eric Tait

* Doug Conn

* Chad Long

* Katrina

* Brent Braun

5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM until 9:00 PM Awards & Stage Show Contest Awards Transfer of Power

* Michael Finney

* Rob Lake

9:15 PM until midnight Strolling Magic

9:30 PM until 11:00 PM Steve Valentine Lecture

11:30 PM until 1:00 AM President’s Party

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September 4, 2023 by Scott Wells.
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