The syllabus for 2007 / 2008 is as below. The meetings will be held at St Margaret's Church Hall on Paisley Road in Renfrew (see Map page . Events start at 7.30pm and are for
members only unless otherwise indicated.
Date
|
Meeting
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Details
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Organiser
|
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06 Sept 07
|
Mentalism
|
Amaze us with your astounding ability to read
our mind / billet.
|
Stuart
|
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20 Sept 07
|
Lecture:
Alan Innes
|
Lecture from one of Aberdeens top corporate and
kids entertainers. www.comagi.co.uk
|
Tommy
|
|
04 Oct 07
|
Kiddies’ Magic
|
Perform an effect suitable for children or big
kids like us.
|
Margaret
|
|
18 Oct 07
|
Inter
Club Night (Open to Non-Members)
|
Scotland’s top circles get together at Paisley and compete for an Easter Egg or other more seasonally
appropriate chocolate treat.
|
Margaret
|
|
01 Nov 07
|
Non-Sleight Card Magic
|
Pass free zone. Teach your Fellows Flicking Free
Fun (FFFF) card tricks.
|
Greg
|
|
15 Nov 07
|
Impromptu Magic / Magic From the Past
|
A double bill. Part nostalgic visit down memory
lane with videos from PMC past and Part Impromptu magic with stuff from your
pockets.
|
David H &
Jim Meek
|
|
06 Dec 07
|
Lecture:
Aldo Colombini
|
Lecture featuring the award winning magic of
Aldo Colombini, voted "Parlor Magician of the Year" twice by the Academy of Magical Arts of the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood.
http://www.wildcolombini.com/
|
Margaret
|
|
10 Jan 08
|
Party
Night (Open)
|
A
party night with music, magic and games. Magic supplied
by Glasgow Magic Circle. Tickets £3 to cover food and
drink.
|
Margaret
|
|
24 Jan 08
|
Grab Bag Night
|
Everyone brings a magic prop or trick. Then you
grab someone elses prop and create a routine and perform. It
will be a fun way to make us all a little more
creative.
|
Tommy
|
|
07 Feb 08
|
Rope Magic DVD Night
|
We hope the night will not be a professor’s
nightmare. Bring some rope and we’ll use a DVD to show some rope moves,
whilst we practice together.
|
Tommy / Jim Cuthbert
|
|
21 Feb 08
|
Casino
Night (Open Night)
|
A night
of glamour, glitz and gambling
|
Tommy
|
|
06 Mar 08
|
Auction
|
Bring some tricks you don’t use and buy some you
might.
|
Alan
|
|
20 Mar 08
|
Lecture:
Paul Gordon
|
Crammed full of NEW magic (and some golden oldies of his) Paul uses
in his Professional ‘Strolling &
Table’ Close-up act. Paul’s lecturing style is fast, funny, informative and full of practical
ideas. If you’ve not seen Paul lecture before, now’s your chance. If you have
seen Paul before, come see his new stuff! All great fun,
workable, commercial & magical! |
Stuart
|
|
03 April
08
|
Cheese n
Cabaret Night (Open Night)
|
A night
of wonderful entertainment accompanied with the sophistication of cheese and
pickled onions on sticks
|
Margaret
|
|
17 April 08
|
Team Templeton vs Team McLean
|
Margaret and Tommy will fight it out with their
randomly selected teams in a competition of magical prowess.
|
Stuart
|
|
01 May 08
|
Workshop
|
A selection of workshops so that you can get
your hands dirty and learn a new skill.
|
Margaret
|
|
15 May 08
|
Tricks from a Book
|
There is a stack of great tricks in the PMC
library. You’ll get a few weeks notice to get a book and then perform a trick
from the pages.
|
Greg
|
|
05 Jun 08
|
President’s
Night (Open Night)
|
Can Tommy
beat his fantastic presidents’ night from last year!
|
Tommy
|
|
19 Jun 08
|
AGM
|
Decide on the committee who are going to
celebrate the 70th anniversary of Paisley Magic Circle.
|
Stuart
|
For details of the convention please see the separate convention
page.