APRIL 15, 2025 Monthly Club Meeting

BAD NEWS - our taxes are due in April….GOOD NEWS - our monthly RING 22 Club Meeting is less than two weeks away (on TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025, at the SPIRIT OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, Mi), and it promises to be a real “barn-burner”, with magic, magic, and MORE MAGIC!

TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025, 7:15 PM EST!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

Our meeting will feature the mystifying and entertaining magic of KERI KAZZ (he’s performed magic around the globe and he’s always full of surprises)!  We’re also featuring an informative card magic workshop (“The STRIP worth a GRIP”) presented by our man of experience, ARTHUR OTTNEY!  We’ll have a RAFFLE (yes, more amazing prizes for a lucky club member), and VP FRED LENTER will  lead an important discussion (“What You Like to See and What You Don’t!”). 

WARNING:  please be seated when you read this!  For the very first time ever, we’ll be daring EVERYONE with a SPECIAL IMPROMPTU GROUP CHALLENGE - working with others you’ll be testing your mettle and strutting your stuff - using your wits, imagination, and creativity (well, maybe just one of those).  No matter what the result - you’ll learn and have fun doing it!

Don’t forget, there’s always our wide-open supportive stage for YOU to perform your latest and greatest, and the magic will continue at our AFTERGLOW at the Hideout. 

REMEMBER, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly EXHIBITION of EXTRAORDINARY ERDNASE-ESQ ENCHANTMENT and YOU are the ELIXIR that EMPHASIZES the EXHILARATING EFFORTS of this EXCITING EXTRAVAGANZA!

 

WONDERBASH 2025
There’s still time to attend well-known magician TRINO’s Magic Convention, Thursday - Saturday, April 10-12, 2025, in Grand Rapids, MI.  CLICK HERE for info!

 

MICHIGAN MAGIC DAY FINAL COUNTDOWN…
What are you waiting for?  It’s just around the corner and coming your way fast (!),  featuring internationally acclaimed performers, STEVE VALENTINE, DAVID PARR, KEITH FIELDS and LADY SARAH, HOWARD MINCONE, PAUL RICHARDS, MICHAEL MODE, BILL KALUSH, ALEXANDER the MAGICIAN, GEORGE TAIT, JOSH WILDE, FRED LENTER, PATT PRZYSIECKI, DREYGON, MIKE THORNTON, KEN FOLEY, FERRAN CHARLES, TARA McCALLISTER, eight Magic Dealers, and so much more, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, May 16-17, 2025!  CLICK HERE for info and REGISTER TODAY!

Hope to see YOU at our TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2025 Club Meeting!  Guests are ALWAYS welcome!

JULY15, 2025 Monthly Club Meeting

Let’s keep the summer ROCKIN’ - and EVERYONE knows the BEST way to do that is to attend the next RING 22 Club Meeting, now less than two weeks away (on TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025, at the SPIRIT OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, Mi)!   We’re once again breaking the proverbial “glass ceiling” with yet another FIRST-TIME-EVER magic experience designed specifically with YOU in mind!   If you think it’s hot now, wait till you see our meeting agenda!   GUESTS ARE WELCOME!

TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025, 7:15 PM EDT!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

 

SPOTLIGHT
You’ve seen him perform behind the counter at the infamous WUNDERGROUND MAGIC SHOP and he’ll be captured in our spotlight - the amazing magic of PROFESSOR ALEX KAZAAM (AKA Alex Oeming)!  

HOT TOPIC DISCUSSION
Everyone is invited to learn and share with a “groupthink” topic led by VP FRED LENTER (The "IT" factor - what makes SOME magicians so special?).  

HANDS-ON EZ COIN WORKSHOP
Be sure to bring your half-dollars along for this one - our club’s star coin expert, FERRAN CHARLES, will teach everyone a simple coin move or two that are real-world workers you’ll want to use!

FIRST-TIME-EVER-STANDUP-TABLELESS-IN-YOUR-HANDS-GROUP-SESSION
Commonly known as our FTSTIYHGS activity, EVERYONE will have a chance to share IN-HANDS-ONLY magic within small circles of attendees.  Perform as often as you want for a variety of friends, close-up and personal.  Remember, the only rule:  NO TABLES INVOLVED!  Here’s your chance to watch, perform, learn, and gain valuable flight time - nothing is stronger than magic that happens in your hands (or someone else’s!).

AFTERGLOW of AMAZEMENT
We encourage EVERYONE to continue the magic afterwards at Clawson’s favorite and most magical hotspot, THE HIDEOUT!
  

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER!

  • RING 22 MAGIC FLEA MARKET & CHAVEZ WORKSHOP - MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2024, 7: 15 PM.  Stay tuned for emails and announcements, but don’t miss it!

  • TEMPLE ISRAEL LABOR DAY PICNIC - Volunteers needed, PLEASE!  MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025, 10:30 AM - 2 PM (perform as much as you want, start/leave anytime)!

  • SAL PIACENTE LECTURE (FREE for RING 22 Members/$10 for guests), TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025.  Stay tuned for emails and announcements - a “must see” event!

  • RING 22 BBQ (Limited to RING 22 Members only) - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025.  EVERYTHING IS FREE - more details to be emailed to club members soon.

And there’s still time to attend one of the very best extended conventions ever - the IBM NATIONAL MAGIC CONVENTION, July 9-12, 2025 in HOUSTON, TX.  CLICK HERE and register NOW!

Hope to see YOU at our TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025 club meeting! 

MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025 Monthly Club Meeting and MAGIC FLEA MARKET!

Our “SUMMER OF MAGIC” ain’t over yet, and RING 22 will once again be hosting one of the most popular events of the year - our CLUB MEETING & MAGIC FLEA MARKET, on a SPECIAL day - MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025, 7:15 PM, at the Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI  48017 - that’s right, not TUESDAY, but MONDAY, AUGUST 18!

We’ll be kicking things off bright and early, at 7:15 PM, presenting a special CHAVEZ SCHOOL WORKSHOP featuring MIKE THORNTON, an expert when it comes to CHAVEZ as well as OUTSTANDING MAGIC! 

We’ll then invite EVERYONE to our annual MAGIC FLEA MARKET - MEMBERS-ONLY are encouraged to bring in all those magic-related items you’re no longer using to sell or swap with others.  We’ll supply the tables at no charge, and all of the profits go to YOU (club members electing to sell magic items should come early to set things up!).  EVERYONE (including GUESTS!) are welcome to attend and buy some wonderful products at (literally) bargain-basement prices!  No admission required - this is truly a “DEAL NO ONE CAN REFUSE” and there’ll be plenty of time to look things over as well as SESSION with friends!  Don’t miss this one - it is sure to be a magical blast! 
 

Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly ENIGMATIC ENDEAVOR of ENERGETIC ENTHUSIASM and EXTRAORDINARY ENCHANTMENT, and you supply the EMBRYONIC ETHER that makes it happen!  Please join us - GUESTS ARE WELCOME!

MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025, 7:15 PM
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI  48017
 

PLEASE - PLEASE-PLEASE HELP!   RING 22 NEEDS VOLUNTEER MAGICIANS!
We are once again in desperate need of volunteers - for those who have not yet volunteered, RING 22 has been asked to supply magical entertainment at TEMPLE ISRAEL’s Labor Day Family Festival, from 10:30 AM - 2 PM, on Monday, September 1, 2025 (5725 Walnut Lake Rd, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48323).   Volunteer performers (that’s YOU!) can present your magic anywhere (indoors or outdoors), for large and/or small friendly crowds and for any length of time at their beautiful synagogue and facility.  Your family members and guests are welcome -   EVERYTHING is FREE and FUN for the ENTIRE FAMILY!  In addition to magic, there’s food, pony rides, games, music, bounce houses, and a wonderful time. RING 22 will receive a substantial financial donation for our participation and your help will be greatly appreciated!  IF YOU CAN HELP, PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  It’s always fun performing magic just the way you like it for appreciative audiences!

 

LOOKING FURTHER AHEAD - DATES TO REMEMBER!

  • SAL PIACENTE LECTURE (FREE for RING 22 Members/$10 for guests), TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025.  Stay tuned for emails and announcements - a “must see” event!  Check him out at https://www.salthehitman.com/HitMan.html or https://youtu.be/ucWzdMYhSWM?feature=shared.  This guy has “chops”!

  • RING 22 BBQ (limited to RING 22 Members only) - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025.  EVERYTHING IS FREE - more details to be emailed to club members soon.

Hope to see you all at our RING 22 CLUB MEETING & MAGIC FLEA MARKET on MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2025GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!   

JUNE 17, 2025 Monthly Club Meeting

HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY TOP MICHIGAN MAGIC DAY 2025???  It’s easy - with our next RING 22 Monthly Club Meeting (on TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025, at the SPIRIT OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, Mi)!  We have something planned that will make a FISM CONVENTION jealous…Don’t miss this one - GUESTS are welcome!

TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025, 7:15 PM EDT!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

SPOTLIGHT
We’re spotlighting the magic of BOU-YU CHEN, quickly becoming an “underground legend” in our magic community and we’ll all have a chance to give him a warm send-off (he’ll be leaving our area soon, unfortunately).

MMD REVIEW & REVEAL
We’ll present the details regarding our highly successful MICHIGAN MAGIC DAY Convention - including attendance info, background reports, expenses, earnings, and important magical moments we all shared with each other.  YOU ALL PLAYED A BIG PART IN OUR EVENT’S SUCCESS - join us for this very uplifting and enlightening summary!

WORLD PREMIER MONUMENTAL MENTALISM MYSTERY
We’re also premiering a most phenomenal mentalism effect that will truly defy your imagination.  The routine has NEVER been attempted or witnessed here in Michigan and we guarantee you’ll be talking about it often in the years to come!  No more details - you’ll have to see it to believe it!

HISTORICAL BLAST FROM THE PAST
Veteran magician, DAVE WIRTH will unwrap an incredibly clever historical mystery or two that will still fry your minds, even in today’s AI, electronically oriented, computerized society.

ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
An informative “groupthink” led by master magician VP FRED LENTER will enlighten all of us, no matter where we stand on the proverbial “magic ladder”.

WIDE-OPEN SUPPORTIVE MAGICAL STAGE
You’re ALL invited to share your latest wonders, new or old, for our always friendly crowd.

AFTERGLOW of AMAZEMENT
We encourage EVERYONE to continue the magic afterwards at Clawson’s favorite and most magical hotspot, THE HIDEOUT!

MORE “MUST READ” UPDATES and EVENTS!
Changes are taking place for Michigan’s revered MAGIC SOIREE - now two shows available on JUNE 14, 2025 (5:30 and 7:30 PM), at the EMBASSY SUITES in TROY, MI.  CLICK HERE for ticket info.

One of the very best extended conventions ever - the IBM NATIONAL MAGIC CONVENTION, taking place on JULY 9-12, 2025 in HOUSTON, TXCLICK HERE and register soon!

Hope to see YOU at our TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025 club meeting! 

MARCH 18, 2025 Club Meeting

The show is not over yet, folks, and RING 22 is just gettin’ started!  We’ve prepared the best club meeting in town, now LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY, on TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025 (at the SPIRIT OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI).  Just wait till you see our breathtaking line-up!

  • Our SPOTLIGHT will focus on the many talents of magician ANDY MAKAR!

  • We’ll be literally “STRETCHING THE RULES” with not one but TWO HANDS-ON MINI-WORKSHOPS presented by TOM LYBRAND (“Rubber Bands in Your Hands!”) and DREYGON (“Ties That Bind - Invisible Magic!”).  Each of you will learn with complimentary rubber bands and invisible thread/ties in hand - you’re sure to learn some very stunning effects and techniques!  

  • Of course, there’ll be a lively club HOT TOPIC DISCUSSION led by VP FRED LENTER!

  • Don’t forget about our RAFFLE GIVE-AWAY for one very lucky club member (and it could be YOU)!

  • There’s always the opportunity for YOU to perform your favorite magic on our always-friendly, wide-open stage!

  • You’re ALL invited to experience much more magic at our AFTERGLOW at the nearby HideOut!

Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a MONTHLY SEQUESTERED SENSATION of SPECTACULAR SKULLDUGGERY, and the MAGIC all starts with YOU!  Please join us and experience a warm blast of deception and subterfuge with friends!  GUESTS ARE WELCOME!

TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025, 7:15 PM EST!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

MICHIGAN MAGIC DAY COUNTDOWN…
It’s just around the corner and coming your way fast (!),  featuring internationally acclaimed performers, STEVE VALENTINE, DAVID PARR, KEITH FIELDS and LADY SARAH, HOWARD MINCONE, BEN BARNES, PAUL RICHARDS, MICHAEL MODE, BILL KALUSH, ALEXANDER the MAGICIAN, JOSH GEORGE TAIT, JOSH WILDE, FRED LENTER, PATT PRZYSIECKI, DREYGON, MIKE THORNTON, KEN FOLEY, FERRAN CHARLES, TARA McCALLISTER, seven MAGIC DEALERS, and so much more, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, May 16-17, 2025!  CLICK HERE for info and REGISTER TODAY!

Hope to see YOU at our TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025 club meeting! 

FEBRUARY 18, 2025 CLUB MEETING!

What’s better than the SUPER BOWL?  The first-time-ever RING 22 “Young Magicians’ Super Spotlight and Ultimate Session Magic Extravaganza” - in other words,  a spectacular club meeting - on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025, 7:15 PM (at the SPIRIT OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI).

This time we’re sharing the SPOTLIGHT and featuring our club’s YOUNGEST magicians, DREW CAMPBELL and LINCOLN (Penn & Teller, eat your heart out)!  Don’t miss this one - please join us and support the FUTURE of magic!

But there’ll be so much more…VP FRED LENTER will host another important HOT TOPIC DISCUSSION (“Is YOUTUBE a Magician’s Friend?”), and there will be even more lucky souls who will win some interesting magic-related prizes in our meeting RAFFLE

And as if that is not enough…  We’ve scheduled our club’s most popular activity, THE ULTIMATE SESSION!  Everyone is encouraged to perform and share something - ANYTHING - a trick, a story, a joke, whatever, as we session at several tables, each time for different club members (literally YOUR CHANCE to perform multiple times for different crowds) - the BEST way to have fun and sharpen your magic skills!  

Don’t forget…The party never stops, and EVERYONE is invited to join us at our AFTERGLOW at the nearby HideOut!

REMEMBER, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a MONTHLY PROCESSIONAL of POWERFUL PRESTIDIGITATION,  and YOU make it all happen!  

Please join us and continue our club’s winning streak!  GUESTS ARE WELCOME!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025, 7:15 PM EST!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

MORE NEWS & MUST SEE EVENTS

  • DREYGON will be a featured magician on this week’s PENN & TELLER SHOW - watch it, record it, and don’t miss it, this FRIDAY, February 7, 2025, at 8 PM (CW Network TV).

  • MAGIC SOIREE with KEITH FIELDS and LADY SARAH, SATURDAYS, February 8, 15, and 22, 2025CLICK HERE for tickets and info.

  • MICHIGAN MAGIC DAY 2025, featuring internationally acclaimed performers, STEVE VALENTINE, DAVID PARR, KEITH FIELDS and LADY SARAH, PAUL RICHARDS, MICHAEL MODE, BILL KALUSH, ALEXANDER the MAGICIAN, GEORGE TAIT, JOSH WILDE, and many of Michigan’s FINEST magicians, FRIDAY-SATURDAY, May 16-17, 2025CLICK HERE for info and REGISTER NOW!

Hope to see YOU at our TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025 club meeting! 

JANUARY 21, 2025 CLUB MEETING!

WE’RE BACK!!!!!!!!  That’s right - RING 22 is running full speed ahead and our next meeting, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025, 7:15 PM, at the SPIRIT OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W 14 Mile Rd, Clawson, MI  promises to be a “HOLIDAY ON ICE”,  with all kinds of great magic to warm your soul as we kick-off the new year!  

We’re SPOTLIGHTING the amazing magic of ANDY MAKAR (a seasoned performer with magic for ALL AGES), and we’ve finally scheduled an EXTENDED COIN WORKSHOP with our VP, FRED LENTER (“Coin Tricks YOU can DO!”).  We’ll also hold a HOT TOPIC DISCUSSION (“Is YouTube a Magician’s Friend?”), and there will be a few lucky souls who will win some interesting magic-related prizes in our meeting RAFFLE!  You will all get a chance to perform your hottest magic of 2025 on our always-positive, wide-open stage, and best of all, this time around we’re making sure there’s EXTRA TIME for YOU to share magic and ideas during BREAKOUT SESSION TIME!  The party never stops, and EVERYONE is invited to join us at our AFTERGLOW at the nearby HideOut!

REMEMBER, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly PARLEY of UNPRECEDENTED PANACHE, and you are the POWER that makes it happen!  

Please help us make our first meeting of 2025 the biggest, baddest, and best-est ever!  GUESTS ARE WELCOME!

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025, 7:15 PM EST!
Spirit of Christ Lutheran Church, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

Hope to see YOU at our JANUARY 21, 2025 meeting - it will be a welcomed B-L-A-S-T!