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968: Magic Collector Expo 2026 - Day Three

Schedule

Thursday, May 14, 2026

9:00 to 11:00 a.m. – Dealer Room Open
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Session #4
12:30 to 2:00 p.m. – Dealer Room Open
2:00 to 3:30 p.m. – Session #5
6:00 to 7:00 p.m. – Cocktails & Close Up
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Dinner & Show

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Time stamps for this episode will be posted after I get some sleep.

Collector Expo 2026 Day Three Report
Scott Wells with van Roessel, Henderson, Blackstone, Dreyer, Levine, Sandy, Boyce, and Smith
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May 14, 2026 by Scott Wells.
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921: Abbott's Get Together 2025 - Day Three Report

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st 2025

9:30AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS (Requires Registration)
11:30AM LECTURE Jeff Hobson (Requires Registration)
1:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott's Magic Showroom Theatre $5
2:30PM ABBOTT'S CLOSEUP SHOW John Shyrock, Marc DeSouza, Tom Ewing, Diego Vargas (Requires Registration)
3:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott's Magic Showroom Theatre $5
6:00PM-7:45PM DINNER (on your own)
7:45PM PRESHOW LIVE ORGAN MUSIC - by John Sturk
8:00PM GET-TOGETHER STAGE SHOW - Friday Night Gala Show
     Featuring Dale Salwak, Tom Ewing, David Charvet, Marc DeSouza,Craig Diamond
     Requires Registration or Tickets
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM RE-OPENS (Requires Registration)

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Time Stamps for this episode:

00:00:19 - Mark Holstein has been the Stage Manager for 40 years and talks about some of the great acts he’s worked with over the years.

00:14:28 - John Sturk, Past National President of the S.A.M., has been the keyboard artist for the evening shows for the past 20 years or so. In the past, he has also coordinated the street performers shows.

00:26:50 - Terry Evanswood is a real pro who filled in on the previous night’s show for one of the missing acts. He talks about his new Evanswood Magic Theatre in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

00:35:31 Mike Miller is the talent booker for the Get Together and he talks about why he booked the acts he did.

00:45:32 - Gay Blackstone is so important to the Get Together and she never misses one of these. She is now busy producing the Masters of Illusion television show and preparing to tape season 11.

00:53:07 - B.J. Mallon has a couple new books out, one a book of poems and the other a children’s book. He is a perennial favorite master of ceremonies.

01:00:22 - Jania Taylor is one of the street performers at the Get Together again this year. She is also the President of the Board of Directors of the American Museum of Magic located in Marshall, Michigan, which is only about 30 miles from Colon.

Abbott's Get Together 2025 Day Three Report
Scott Wells with Holstein, Sturk, Evanswood, Miller, Blackstone, Mallen, Taylor, and Bibik
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August 2, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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899: Magic Collectors Expo 2025 - Day One Report

Monday May 5, 2025

10:00 am Registration Opens

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Dealers Open

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Session #1 “Welcome To Las Vegas

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Session #2

8:30 pm to 11:30 pm Dealer Room Open

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Time Stamps: These will be posted after I have gotten some sleep.

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May 5, 2025 by Scott Wells.
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