The First Annual Great Nicola Magic Festival will take place April 21, 2018, at Warren County History Museum in Monmouth, IL. The Festival will combine magic, history, and entertainment in a family friendly carnival atmosphere.
April 21, 2018 11 am – 9pm Warren County History Museum. For more information, visit wchistorymuseum.com
John Hodgson, author of the newly published book, Richard Potter, America’s First Black Celebrity, will perform a first presentation and book signing on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at the Temple Israel Social Hall in Portsmouth NH.
As a special feature of the book signing, Robert Olson will perform the magic of Richard Potter.
The Haversat & Ewing Winter Auction is scheduled to take place February 24-25, 2018. For more information go to http://www.haversatewing.com
NEMCA Spring Meeting March 29 2020
Sunday, March 29th, 1-4 PM
The Magic Barn, Ashland, MA. See below for directions.
Chris Wasshuber, publisher of new and out of print books in e-book format and videos on the subjects of magic and mentalism at Lybrary.com, will present his lecture “The Hunt for Erdnase” based on his research into the identity of S.W. Erdnase the author of “The Expert at the Card Table” the 1902 classic on card cheating and card magic. Chris will offer copies of his book “The Hunt for Erdnase – and the path to Gallaway” for purchase.
Chris founded his company Lybrary.com 21 years ago in Cambridge MA and has previously been a dealer at the Yankee Gathering. He is an entertaining and knowledgeable speaker. Please join us for this special event.
Prior to the lecture, the club will hold a brief business meeting to discuss Yankee Gathering preparations. The meeting will finish with a Member Show and Tell — please bring an old or new item to share with the club.
Light refreshments will be provided.
NEMCA thanks Peter Lentros for his generosity in making the Magic Barn available for NEMCA meetings.
Date: Sunday, October 13th, 2019. 1- 4 PM
Location: The Magic Barn, Ashland, MA. See below for directions
Writer/performer Trav S.D. is best known as the author of the book No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous and the blog Travalanche (travsd.wordpress.com), where he has written profiles of thousands of vintage show biz performers, including 150 magicians and other illusionists, such as second sight acts and quick change artists. He has written for the New York Times, American Theatre, the Village Voice, Reason, and Time Out NY. He has also spoken at organizations such as the Museum of Modern Art, The New York Public Library, Columbia University, New York and the Chautauqua Institute. He produced and directed the first ever revival of the Marx Brothers first Broadway show “I’ll Say She Is” in 2014.
Trav will be joining us to give a talk specifically tailored for our club. His talk: “Magic’s Place in Vaudeville” will present a look at magicians and other illusionists in American vaudeville, with a perspective on how they fit into the big picture within that long-departed branch of show business, artistically, professionally, technically, and even socially.
The meeting starts at the Barn at 1 pm. See www.nemca.com Meetings for detailed directions. Join us before the meeting for brunch at 11 at Stones Public House, 179 Main Street, Ashland., MA. (parking lot in rear of restaurant next to the lot for the Magic Barn)