Gregory Wilson Lecture to kick off 2025

Mark your calendars for Gregory Wilson. He's back on Jan 8th, 2025

TIME: Doors open at 7:00 pm
Lecture starts @ 7:30 p.m. PDT
Workshop from 5-7pm. Location for the workshop to be announced (additional $50 and limited to 12 people total)

Live in Person at Yu-Ai Kai
588 N 4th St, San Jose, CA 95112
COST: $20 for members of Ring 216; $30 for non-members

Greg will teach his latest and greatest original creations and some of his previous classics. Starting where his last lecture left off, expect more of Greg's popular "Things I Carry and Use" series. Exciting Updates for the Upcoming Lecture below:

LECTURE CONTENT (Updated)

Hundy 500 (The Victory Lap) - A revolutionary new finale for this neo-classic that rivals all previous versions.

ChapStash - A brand new lecture item, never performed or taught to magicians, which is so impromptu that you already carry the items on you.

Coin Con - A new lecture item and also completely impromptu. As a bar bet, a spectator grabs a small handful of coins from a change bowl and you match the exact amount to win the bet.

Pitch Perfect - Greg's modern version of the classic Roth Tuning Fork, that looks completely impromptu. Well, except for the tuning fork part.

King Arthur Sharpie - A new lecture item; product for sale.

Point Blank 2.0 - A new handling and product release of Greg's neo-classic. Amazingly, he says, "If I could only do one card trick for the rest of my life, this would be it!"

High Roller - The ultimate version of the classic Sach’s dice routine with a perfect motivation and presentation.

Split Focus - Many new handlings and enhancements that you’ll want to add to your current repertoire. Note: if you have Split Focus, bring it with you. Also, for one of the handlings, if you have 3 regular silver dollars, bring those as well.

Peek Pack - Greg will spend even more time on this gimmicked deck that is essential for every one of his close-up and stand-up shows.

If you are interested in signing up for the RING216 Parlor/Stage Competition on December 11th, 2024, contact Yitian Liang. He is leading and coordinating the competition.

If you have questions about the competition, please reach out to Yitian. The officer leading the event (Yitian) will be the best person to answer questions or chase down the right answers.

Look forward to seeing you all at the competition!

Calvin Lou Tong

President Emeritus

RING216 Silicon Valley

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It's time for our final show of the year!

The 2024 Stage & Parlor Magic Competition is just around the corner — Wednesday, Dec. 11. Come on out to support your fellow magicians as they present their best material in a stage setting.

And be sure to bring your friends and family because magic is always better when more people enjoy it! Your guests can be fellow magicians or, preferably, non-magicians who love magic.

The performances start at 7:30 p.m. sharp! We'll be at our usual location at Yu-Ai Kai Senior Center, 588 North 4th Street, San Jose, CA.

Sign up to perform.

Whether you're a past winner, a brand-new entrant, or something in between, now's your chance to share your routines and show off your skills. This is a great, low-stress way to hone your act and get feedback. Remember: The goal is to do your best and not focus on winning. Just have fun!

If you're thinking of competing, please keep in mind the following information:

Stage/Parlor is an act presented in a formal stand-up setting with a sound system and curtains. There will be 5-6 rows of seating.

But remember that we don't have raked seating, so be aware that people in the 2nd or 3rd row cannot see the top of a table.

All paid members, including past winners, are allowed to compete.

If you're new to the club, you have to attend at least three meetings this year to become a member and compete.

If you've won in the past, you must perform a different act.

Acts should be under 6 minutes long, so start timing yourself. (Depending on the number of participants, this number may be larger or smaller.)

We have a cap on the number of competitors to ensure each participant has enough time for their act, so sign up ASAP!

Check out all the competition rules.

Sign Up Now

Regards,

Yitian Liang

Curtis Kam Lecture!

Save the Date: November 13, 2024 - Curtis Kam Lecture!

Location: Yu Akai Center (588 N 4th St, San Jose, CA 95112)

Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Join us for our November meeting, where we’ll have a lecture by the amazing Curtis Kam! This lecture will feature a mix of walk-around and close-up magic that can be performed with or without a table. Expect to see some "Palms of Steel"-style material, as well as practical effects using cards, coins, and other everyday items.

Before the lecture, we will hold our board of directors elections for the 2024-2025 term.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, November 13th, 2024, and we’ll see you there!

Still on the fence? Check out more of Curtis Kam's magic on Instagram for a sneak peek of what’s in store!

Fee: $20 for members and $30 for non-members

PayPal ONLY - "friends and family" to payment@ring216.org 

Include your email address in the notes. 

Oct 9th Magic Competition

 

2023 Ring 216 Close-Up Magic Competition Oct. 9th, 2024 Mark your calendars! Sign up to perform! The deadline to sign up is tentatively Oct 4th, 2024.

On Oct. 9 2024, Ring 216 will host its annual Close-Up Magic Competition. Mark your calendars and plan to come out to support your fellow magicians as they present their best material in a formal close-up setting. And since magic is always better when more people enjoy it, bring your friends and family! The performances start at 7:30 p.m. sharp! We'll be at our usual location at Yu-Ai Kai Senior Center, 588 North 4th Street, San Jose, CA. And we will stream it on Zoom.   Sign up to compete. The deadline to sign up is tentatively Oct 4, 2024.  Whether you're a past winner, a brand-new entrant, or something in between, now's your chance to share your routines and show off your skills. This is a great, low-stress way to hone your act and get feedback. Remember: The goal is to do your best and not focus on winning. Just have fun! Sign up now › If you're thinking of competing, please keep in mind the following information: The goal is to create an atmosphere as close to a formal close-up environment as possible. If you've visited the Magic Castle, picture its close-up room. Guests will join together in groups and will be seated typically in 1-3 rows arranged in a semicircle. The last row will likely be standing to allow all to view the table. You'll perform your act up to 4 times for different audiences, depending on the number of guests in attendance. All paid members are allowed to compete. Acts must be at most 6 minutes long, so start timing yourself. Note: We may increase or decrease  this time based on the number of participants (fewer participants would mean longer acts, more participants mean shorter acts) The competition has two divisions: the Masters Division is for previous winners of any competition, and the Standard Division is for everyone else. Each division must have at least four competitors; if not, we will have a single division. We hope to have many non-magicians among our audience members, and we'll try to mix the non-magicians throughout the groups. If you've won in the past, you are free to compete, but you must perform a different act from your previous first-place winning act. Given enough lay people, we may have a people’s choice award in the standard division and the master's division. Please note that the “Magician of the Year” award can be achieved by winning two of the three competitions in a given year, excluding the people's choice award. The two wins must be from member-voted competitions. Check out all the competition rules.

Bay Area Magic Club - The calendar for the rest of the year...

Join IBM Ring 216 for our in-person meetings. Our meetings are held in San Jose at the Yu-Ai Kai Community Center, 588 North 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95112, on the second Wednesday of each month from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Below is the tentative schedule for the rest of the year:

October 9: Close-up Competition

November 13: Elections

December 11: Stage Competition