Last Call and Reminder – Holiday Dinner/Club Meeting (12/20/2022)

If you haven’t responded already - what are you waiting for?!  Don’t miss our “Giving It All We Got” SPECTACULAR HOLIDAY CLUB MEETING, on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2022, 7 PM EST, TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W. 14 Mi. Rd., CLAWSON, MI)!  We’re providing a complimentary FULLY CATERED DINNER (!) as well as a spotlighted guest performance by master magician KEITH FIELDS!  Of course, we’ll be giving away special FREE PRIZES (!) and offering EVERYONE a chance to perform their brand of magic, anyway they like it, sessioning with friends and/or performing for “one and all” on our always-supportive WIDE-OPEN STAGE (!) - we may even have a special appearance from SANTA!  This meeting will NOT be simulcast online – it is an exclusive, in-person event only!   PLEASE DON’T MISS OUR END-OF-THE-YEAR EVENT! Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly ONSLAUGHT of EYE-POPPING MAGIC!

For those who have not done so already, we’re asking EVERYONE to RSVP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE (email, text, or phone) - we need to know how many will be attending this holiday event (FREE for CLUB MEMBERS, suggested $15 for NON-MEMBERS and GUESTS)!  NOTE:  ‘Tis the season for sharing, and if you have any extra items (books, mags, tricks, or whatever) that you’d like to share as raffled gifts, PLEASE bring them along - the MORE, the MERRIER!  

There’s still time to RSVP and be a part of our magical holiday celebration with friends! You won’t leave hungry, and you’ll enjoy plenty of great magic!   HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL AT OUR DECEMBER 20, 2022 HOLIDAY CLUB MEETING - GUESTS ARE WELCOME!

LAST CALL: BBQ Meeting, Sept. 20, 2022 – Please RSVP IMMEDIATELY!

This is a "last chance" message for our RING 22 club members only.  Please join us and attend this special BBQ and Club Meeting, on TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 2022, 6-9 PM, at the home of Keith and Sarah Fields (details sent to you via email)!   If you haven’t done so already, PLEASE RSVP SOON - let RING 22 know you’re attending!!! This is an in-person event only that you don’t want to miss - especially catered by club member RICK RAIMONDO - you won't go home hungry! 

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SPECIAL RING 22 EVENT: Mini-Lecture with JOHN LUKA and Club Meeting featuring MARK LUEDTKE!

You’ve waited for it, and it’s finally here - RING 22’s biggest and baddest meeting of the year, on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022, at 7:15 PM EDT (at the TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI).  

This is a special  “TWO FOR ONE” event - a RARE and FREE MINI-LECTURE presented by Michigan’s legendary JOHN LUKA, as well as a CLUB MEETING spotlighting the wonderful and entertaining magic of MARK LUEDTKE (the man who packs plenty of magic wherever he goes)!  During the lecture portion of this meeting, JOHN LUKA will make sure to perform and explain some of his favorite effects (and items will be available for purchase afterwards, for those interested).  Of course, we’ll make time to feature YOU and YOUR MAGIC, and there’s always plenty of fun and mayhem to share with your friends at RING 22!  

Although magic is always best IN-PERSON, our combination FREE MINI-LECTURE and CLUB MEETING will be simulcast online for those in far away places.  Please join us for what promises to be a terrific FIRST-TIME-EVER event - the ONE you cannot miss!   Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly WHIRLWIND of MAGIC, and YOU make it all happen!  No excuses - MARK THE DATE and SEE YOU THERE - guests are welcome!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT!
Online participants, CLICK the link below and REGISTER for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuc-2oqzgrHtM8pZlXqd9k1WG4n6H6UjU_
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.

We’re counting on seeing YOU on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022, at 7:15 PM EDT! SUPPORT RING 22 and MAGIC in our community!  Guests are ALWAYS welcome!

OCTOBER 18, 2022 Club Meeting

GREAT NEWS!  Our Ring 22 Monthly Magic Meeting is now only ONE WEEK AWAY, next TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT at our “MECCA of MAGIC” (the TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI).  We’re going “FULL TILT” with this one, and we’re sure you’ll enjoy it (but that’s what our club is known for!).  Opening with our SPOTLIGHTED and very entertaining magician, JASON ABBOTT, we’re also hosting a unique MYSTERY WORKSHOP featuring the wisdom of MIKE THORNTON, who will “Put It All on the Table” just for YOU.  There’s a fabulous WUNDERGROUND EXPLORATION with super magician and entrepreneur, JOSH WILDE, a vintage HISTORICAL TREASURE TROVE presented by the always energetic DAVID WIRTH, and a special HANDS-ON DISCUSSION covering our own handlings of the “Top Change” with our amazing VP, FRED LENTER.  We’ll also see a quick LABOR DAY PHOTORAMA, and there’s always our WIDE-OPEN STAGE for YOU to perform and share your latest magical excursions for a very supportive crowd!  PLEASE support us and attend - IN-PERSON if you can, ONLINE if you can’t!  Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly MARVEL of MAGIC, and YOU make it all possible!  No excuses - MARK THE DATE and SEE YOU THERE - guests are ALWAYS welcome!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT!
Online participants, CLICK the link below and REGISTER for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUldeurrDkqH9b0_CYc5Ibr3Lz5LmwcSLYM
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.

 

MEETING AGENDA

  • SPOTLIGHT - featuring the entertaining magic of JASON ABBOTT!
  • MYSTERY WORKSHOP - “Putting It All On the Table” with MIKE THORNTON
  • WUNDERGROUND EXPLORATION - a very popular sneak preview by JOSH WILDE!
  • HISTORICAL TREASURE-TROVE - a look back in time with DAVE WIRTH!
  • HANDS-ON DISCUSSION - “Tackling the TOP CHANGE” with FRED LENTER!
  • LABOR DAY PHOTORAMA - view our recent Labor Day fun with the R22 MAGI!
  • IT’S YOUR TURN - a chance for YOU to perform for friends, ONLINE and IN-PERSON!
  • BREAK OUT and SHARE - enjoy some magical mayhem and fun with EVERYONE!
  • AFTERGLOW - keep the magic going at our favorite party spot, THE HIDEOUT!

We’re counting on seeing YOU (in some form!) on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022, at 7:15 PM EDT! Guests are ALWAYS welcome! 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 Monthly Club Meeting

TO OUR CLUB MEMBERS!
It’s hard to believe, but RING 22 has more big events coming your way soon!  Our “Members-Only” BBQ/Club Meeting (Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 6-9 PM EDT) at the home of KEITH and SARAH FIELDS is now less than a week away and we need to hear from YOU!  For our club members, if you haven’t done so already,  PLEASE-PLEASE-PLEASE, RSVP SOON - let us know you’re attending!!! This is an in-person event only that you don’t want to miss - especially catered by club member RICK RAIMONDO, no one will go away hungry!

RING 22 Members-Only OUTDOOR BBQ (RAIN or SHINE!)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2021, 6-9 PM
Keith Fields’ Home Residence (details will be emailed to those club members who RSVP)

 

TWO MORE EVENTS EVERYONE MUST SEE!

  1. The Magic Capital STAND UP Convention (Sept. 23-24, Colon, MI)!
  2. The Ann Arbor Magic Club Annual Magic Flea Market (Sept. 25, Westland, MI)!

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope to see YOU (in-person) at ALL of these exciting SEPTEMBER EVENTS!

August 16, 2022 Monthly Club Meeting!

THIS ONE IS SPECIAL!!!  That’s right - RING 22 is hosting another spectacular monthly club meeting that will be a real “barn burner” (on TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT at the TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI).  This meeting will be simulcast IN-PERSON and ONLINE.  Not only are we featuring the young and talented magician DREYGON HIBBLER, we’re including a SPECIAL WORKSHOP DISCUSSION just for YOU, providing extended ONE-ON-ONE SESSION TIME for everyone, the chance to perform on our WIDE-OPEN STAGE, and BEST OF ALL, hosting a SUPER-SALE-SHOP-SWAP MEET!   Our CLUB MEMBERS are ENCOURAGED to bring in whatever magic items you’re no longer using (books, gadgets, videos, keepsakes, or whatever) to sell, trade, or donate to others.  Tables will be provided for your items at no charge - all profits are yours to keep!  This is a great chance to find that item you’ve long been searching for (as well as clean out your basement)!  Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly SHOWCASE of MAGIC!  We haven’t had a SWAP/SESSION MEET in quite some time - please take advantage of this opportunity and help make our event magical!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT!
Online participants, CLICK the link below and REGISTER for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudOqgrjsrEtFtMd3CpkTIqj-r2L90QTR5
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.

MORE DATES TO REMEMBER - an EXCLUSIVE MICHAEL AMMAR LECTURE!!!
RING 22 is proud to be hosting a very special and EXCLUSIVE in-person magic lecture featuring the INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN magician MICHAEL AMMAR!!!  He has not been in our area for at least a decade and we hope EVERYONE will attend - if you haven’t seen him before, this is a lecture you definitely cannot miss - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2022, at 2 PM!  Admission at the door is only $10 for ANY and ALL IBM RING and S-A-M members, $20 for guests.  Please tell your friends about this rare event for our magic community - SUPPORT MAGIC and join us!

PLEASE HELP - RING 22 STILL NEEDS VOLUNTEER MAGICIANS!
For those of you who have not yet volunteered, RING 22 has been asked to supply magical entertainment at TEMPLE ISRAEL’s Labor Day Family Festival, from 11:00 AM - 2 PM, on Monday, September 5, 2022 (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, and a wonderful time. Our club 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!

We’re counting on seeing YOU (in some form!) at our next SWAP/SESSION meeting on TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022, at 7:15 PM EDT! Guests are ALWAYS welcome! 

JUNE 21, 2022 Monthly Club Meeting!

RING 22 is celebrating the official “first day of summer” with another fantastic club meeting, on TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT, at our own Magic Epicenter (the TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI).  Best of all, YOU ARE INVITED!  We’re breaking all the rules with this one - spotlighting the talented magician KEVIN PRIMM, as well as featuring a Wunderground Exploration with JOSH WILDE, a surprise Mystery Workshop with JASON ABBOTT, a Virtual Book Tour with CHRIS BOGUCKI, a Video Blast from the Past, an informative Group Think Tank discussion with FRED LENTER, and an incredible chance for YOU to perform and share your latest magical excursions with a very supportive crowd!  You can’t pass this event up!  PLEASE support us and attend - IN-PERSON if you can, ONLINE if you can’t!  Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly MAGIC SHANGRILA, and YOU make it all possible!  No excuses - MARK THE DATE and SEE YOU THERE - guests are ALWAYS welcome!

TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT!
Online participants, CLICK the link below and REGISTER for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdOitpz4jHNNaCuU3dPklX-QnCPwLM5s1
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.

MEETING AGENDA

  • SPOTLIGHT - featuring the entertaining magic of KEVIN PRIMM!
  • WUNDERGROUND EXPLORATION - a very popular sneak preview by JOSH WILDE!
  • VIDEO BLAST FROM THE PAST - an historic video you’re sure to enjoy!
  • MYSTERY WORKSHOP - tips on magic with JASON ABBOTT!
  • VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR - an important review with CHRIS BOGUCKI!
  • GROUP THINK TANK - “Practice, Rehearse,and Improve”, with FRED LENTER! 
  • IT’S YOUR TURN - a chance for YOU to perform for friends, ONLINE and IN-PERSON!
  • BREAK OUT and SHARE - enjoy some magical mayhem and fun with EVERYONE!
  • AFTERGLOW - keep the magic going at our favorite party spot, THE HIDEOUT!

We’re counting on seeing YOU (in some form!) on TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022, at 7:15 PM EDT! Guests are ALWAYS welcome! 

JUNE 21, 2022 RING 22 Club Meeting Reminder!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?  Our RING 22 club meeting is now only ONE DAY AWAY, on TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT, at the TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI.  Although we’ve scheduled a “HOT ONE”, you’ll experience great magic in a COOL, AIR-CONDITIONED room with plenty of like-minded fellow magicians, including our featured performers, KEVIN PRIMM, JOSH WILDE, JASON ABBOTT, and FRED LENTER.  We’ve also scheduled a video “BLAST FROM THE PAST,  a VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR featuring EVERYONE, and a special chance for YOU to perform your latest miracle for a very supportive audience.  Our club needs your support, BE COOL and attend - IN-PERSON if you can, ONLINE if you can’t!  Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly HEAT WAVE OF MAGIC, and YOU make it all possible! 

TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT!
Online participants, CLICK the link below and REGISTER for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkdOitpz4jHNNaCuU3dPklX-QnCPwLM5s1
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.

We hope to see YOU (in some form!) on TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022, at 7:15 PM EDT! Guests are ALWAYS welcome! 

MAY 17, 2022 Monthly Club Meeting

Hold onto your hats - RING 22 is NOT slowing down! This is a special invitation for YOU to participate in TWO EXCITING CLUB EVENTS!  Our next club meeting is scheduled for TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022, at 7:15 PM EDT, at our very own “Magic Heaven On Earth” (the TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI)!  This in-person event (simulcast for those afar) will feature a FIRST-TIME-EVER SPECIAL activity!   We’ll also be SPOTLIGHTING our very own club magician and Treasurer, ROBERT PURCELL, featuring a sneak preview of the latest items with JOSH WILDE/WUNDERGROUND MAGIC SHOP, hosting a discussion on a very HOT TOPIC (“Practice, Rehearse, and Improve”), and EVERYONE will participate in FOUR WHIRLWIND CLOSE-UP, HANDS-ON MINI-LECTURES covering coins, cards, sponges, and strings, presented by FERRAN POAGE, KEN FOLEY, VP FRED LENTER, and yours truly (JNY).  Most importantly, our always-supportive WIDE-OPEN PERFORMING STAGE is reserved just for YOU!  The magic always continues at our AFTERGLOW at the local tavern, The Hideout!     Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION of MAGIC!  Please… PLEASE… don’t you dare miss this one (IN-PERSON if you can, ONLINE if you can’t)!  Guests are always welcome!

TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT!
Online participants, CLICK the link below and REGISTER for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsc-Gorz0oEtzwhYR80RV_NenuvcEI9scF
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.

*MEETING AGENDA, TUESDAY MAY 17, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT

  • SPOTLIGHT - featuring the magic of ROBERT PURCELL!
  • WHIRLWIND CLOSE-UP HANDS-ON MINI-LECTURES - four areas of magic (coins, cards, sponges, and strings) presented by FERRAN POAGE, KEN FOLEY, FRED LENTER, and JNY  Note: This is a FIRST-TIME EVER ACTIVITY for RING 22!
  • WUNDERGROUND MAGIC SHOP - a very popular sneak preview by JOSH WILDE!
  • TECH TALK (“Practice, Rehearse, and Improve”) - thoughts from EVERYONE!
  • IT’S YOUR TURN - a chance for YOU to perform for friends, ONLINE and IN-PERSON!
  • BREAK OUT and SHARE - free time fun with the entire gang!
  • AFTERGLOW - keep the magic going at our favorite party spot, THE HIDEOUT!

We’re counting on seeing YOU (in some form!) on TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2022, at 7:15 PM EDT! Guests are ALWAYS welcome! 

*OUR FIRST IN-PERSON LECTURE 2022 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 7:30 PM EDT)!
Featuring the truly outstanding magic of veteran performer ANTONY GERARD, this lecture will cover a variety of magic, including Antony’s highly-acclaimed handling of the CLASSIC CARD FORCE.  He’s thrilled audiences everywhere (including the prestigious MAGIC CASTLE) and you’ll definitely see why!  THIS LECTURE IS FREE FOR ANY and ALL IBM RING MEMBERS (there is a $10 admission at the door for non-members and guests)The lecture will not be video recorded and is a one-time only event.  CLICK HERE to see a video of Antony in action.  Fasten your seatbelts and enjoy the ride - SEE YOU AT THE LECTURE! 

There’s always loads of important news to share - be a part of it and support magic in our community!  Guests are ALWAYS welcome!

APRIL 19, 2022 Club Meeting Reminder

There’s always “magic in the air” with RING 22, and we hope you are enjoying a wonderful Easter or Passover with friends and family!   This is our “more good news” reminder  - our next club meeting is now only TWO DAYS AWAY (on TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT, at the TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 749 W. 14 Mile Rd., Clawson, MI)!  We think it will be the “meeting you’ve been waiting for” - a “can’t miss” event of mammoth proportions - and we sincerely hope YOU can attend (in-person if you can, online if you can’t).  Mark your calendars and save the date - YOU are the reason for our club’s success!  Guests are ALWAYS welcome.

TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2022, 7:15 PM EDT!
Online participants, CLICK the link below and REGISTER for this event:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtd-yrrTMoHNdLdEB9npdlOxwWRWdj4p5L
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing a link to join the meeting.

MEETING AGENDA

SPOTLIGHT - featuring the award-winning magic of PATTRICK PRZYSIECKI!
VIRTUAL BOOK REVIEW - a summary and review in a nutshell, with  ROBERT PURCELL!
MYSTERY WORKSHOP - “Inside the Mind of JIM CHARTIER!
WUNDERGROUND MAGIC SHOP - a very popular sneak preview by JOSH WILDE!
TECH TALK (“I’m All Thumbs - Tips, Tricks, and Ideas”) - thumb tip hints from EVERYONE!
BLAST FROM THE PAST - a rare and vintage video featuring a GIANT of MAGIC!
IT’S YOUR TURN - a chance for YOU to perform for friends, ONLINE and IN-PERSON!
BREAK OUT and SHARE - free time fun with the entire gang!
AFTERGLOW - keep the magic going at our favorite party spot, THE HIDEOUT!

Remember, we’re more than a monthly meeting, we’re a monthly SINGULARITY of UNIVERSAL PROPORTIONS!  Hope to see YOU (in some form!) on TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2022, at 7:15 PM EDT! Guests are ALWAYS welcome!