Middle Tennessee Magic Club 2008 Meeting Schedule

The Middle Tennessee Magic Club meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:02 PM Central Time in The Center for the Arts building located at 110 West College Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee (one block from the Court House Square) except as noted below. Below we’ve listed our Ring’s Meeting Schedule for 2008. There are no "themes" for the magic you can perform during Open Time this year, so feel free to present any style you'd like. What we will have is a Business portion of the evening followed by a Review of either a magic DVD or book done by a member. We’ll then take a short break and return for magic during Open Time. The evening will then conclude with either a Round Table Discussion or mini-Lecture on a magic related topic by a member (topics and members are listed below for each month). 2008 is shaping up to be a most memorable year for The Middle Tennessee Magic Club and we don't want you to miss a moment of the fun!

Click here to view the Ring 252 2008 Calendar in Acrobat PDF format

January 3rd - special date & location

Annual post-Holiday Holiday Bash
January 1st, New Years Day, is the first Tuesday of 2008. By unanimous vote at the December 2007 meeting, it was decided that we will have Ring 252’s annual post-Holiday party and potluck meal on THURSDAY, JANUARY 3rd at The Gibsons’ home. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tom & Vickie’s new address is 8410 Bellenfant Road, College Grove, TN 37046. The home phone is 615-368-7141 and cell phone 615-479-4427.

Directions:
FROM MURFREESBORO: Take I-24 to 840 and go south on 840 toward Franklin. Take exit 42 (past former Almaville address off exit 47) and turn left onto Highway 31S/41S. Go south about 5 miles to College Grove. See bottom of page for remainder of directions.

FROM NASHVILLE: Take Nolensville Road (31S/41S) south through Tusculum, Nolensville, Triune past intersection with 840 and continue another 5 miles to College Grove. See bottom of page for remainder of directions.

FROM FRANKLIN: Take I-65 to 840 and go north on 840 toward Murfreesboro. Take exit 42 and turn right onto Highway 31S/41S and go about 5 miles to College Grove. See bottom of page for remainder of directions.

Just after entering College Grove, look for white church (College Grove United Methodist Church) on left. Turn left onto Bellenfant Road just past the driveway into front of church. Gibson house is first house on left and driveway is on other side of house from church. May park along church driveway but please do not block church driveway.

Map to the home of Tom & Vickie Gibson

February 5th

mini-Lecture: ShowTech, Lights, Sound, Music, Special FX
A DVD review and a mini-Lecture by Jerry Fraley will be featured at this meeting. Jerry will draw on his many years of experience providing technical services to some of the biggest acts in the music business.

mini-Lecture: Black Art Technique
Drawing on their experience of putting together a Black Art Act for our Ring’s Howl-O-Ween Magic 2006 stage show, Jeff Mullins & David Williams will share what they learned. We’ll also have a Book review at this meeting.

mini-Lecture: Stagecraft and Showmanship
The one and only Steve Varro, owner of Doc Halley’s Gospel Magic and Immediate Past International President of the Fellowship of Christian Magicians, will present his excellent lecture on Stagecraft & Showmanship. No matter how seasoned a performer you are, you’re going to get something special out of this wonderful evening.

Annual Magic Flea Market

We’ll be holding our annual Magic Flea Market Swap ‘n Sell. Bring your gently-used magical items to sell or just stop buy to browse. Tables space is free to Ring 252 members, $10 for non-members (it costs nothing to shop). There will be no Business meeting, Review, mini-Lecture or Magic Open Time on this night. SPECIAL LOCATION: this will be held at Florence Church of Christ gym located at 6732 Old Nashville Highway in Murfreesboro. Below is a link to a Google map.

Map to Florence Church of Christ

mini-Lecture: Ballooning
Wayne Lovell, who was trained in clowning by some of the experts from Ringling Brothers, will un-twist the mysteries of twisting balloons and have us all making more than just ‘snakes’ before the night is over. A DVD review will also be featured at this meeting.

Annual Ring Picnic
Plans are still being finalized for this year’s annual summer gathering. The tentative date is July 12th. Once again, we hope to secure a large pavilion in Barfield-Crescent Park in Murfreesboro. The Ring will provide the burgers & hot dogs while Members supply the rest as well as the entertainment. Please check back for updates on the exact date and location.

Roundtable Discussion: Show Development and Presenting Magic: Breaking Down the Fourth Wall
Should be a great night as everybody gets involved in a lively discussion on Show Developmental & Presentation Techniques. The approaches are as varied as the performers who use them and we’ll be exploring them all at this meeting along with a Book review.

mini-Lecture: Character Development, Costuming, and Make-Up
Who better than Wayne Lovell (who for years owned a local costume/make-up shop) and Alan Fisher (who has a B.F.A. degree in Theatre, toured with an off-Broadway show for 6 years, and taught make-up in college) to share their knowledge & thoughts on Character Development, Costuming, and Make-Up. A DVD review will also be featured at this meeting.

mini-Lecture: Cold Reading
A Book review will be featured at this meeting along with a special mini-Lecture on Cold Reading presented by our local expert in Mentalism and Bizarre magic, Jerry Fraley. What better way to get ready for Halloween.

mini-Lecture: Writing Original Patter and Scripting
Customizing a workshop he used to present to improv actors & stand-up comedians, Alan Fisher will present a methodology similar to Thought Mapping for writing original patter to fit a prop.

2009 Election of Officers
Because the Business portion of the evening will take a little longer due to the election of 2009 Officers, we don’t have a mini-Lecture scheduled for this meeting. We will have a Book review and then a longer Open Time highlighting Seasonal or Holiday Magic. But, as always, feel free to perform any style you’d like.

This page last updated Thursday, May 01, 2008