2011-09 Ring Report

President Craig Fennessey opened the meeting on August 17th with 27 members and guests
present. He announced that in the Fall several lectures have been arranged starting off with
Steve Reynolds, the exact date to be announced. Chris Dunn will host a 4-hour Doc Eason
Workshop on the afternoon of September 15th. Reservations were required.

Member performances include Bev Bergeron , weekly, at the Red Fox Lounge and a one
week gig early in September at a convention in San Antonio and an additional writing
assignment in Las Vegas. Our President Craig and Mark Fitzgerald appear several times
a week at the Hard Rock Cafe. Doug Kalcik will be at the Ronald McDonald House and
Jim Songster and Joe Vecciarelli are doing a bang-up job with their "Bunnies in Peril" act at
WonderWorld on International Drive.

Craig and his wife recently returned from a U.K. vacation and he gave an interesting
account of his experience and especially his visit to the exclusive Magic Circle Club. Bev
Bergeron demonstrated several effects in his Magic Teach-In using simple props, which he
emphasized.

Phil Schwartz presented Magic History Moment # 33: his subject was Vonetta; born Etta
Ion in the United Kingdom sometime around 1895. She was billed as the world's only
lady illusionist and was best known for her "Flying Box" illusion where she would enter a
large box on stage which was raised in the air as she danced within. The box was lowered
as Vonetta appeared at the rear of the theater and the box opened on stage to reveal a small
girl dressed as a butterfly.. Phil concluded his presentation by sharing two window cards of
Vonetta from his collection which he had purchased years ago at a Magic Collector's Association
Meeting.

Doug Kalcik, with volunteers selected from the audience, performed a perplexing effect
of predicting the outcome of three apparently unrelated incidents utilizing three paperback
novels. Jennifer Herrington, dressed in Dance Hall garb performed a trio of card tricks with
help from several members of her audience. Veteran Chuck Smith entertained the Ring
with Orson Welles "Fruit Cup" where 1/2 of a signed one dollar bill is found in the smallest
of three (3) nested fruits and an egg; a treat to watch - no pun included. William Zabalerro
followed Chuck demonstrating his card handling ability with several card tricks. Richard
Hewitt was up next with a card effect that this writer calls a truly invisible deck and was
enjoyed by all.

Mark Fitzgerald closed out the evening's meeting by presenting his Aces, Cards and Coin
Matrix, a Card Transposition and a array of Rubber Band Magic effects.