Ed Eckl, Creator and Publisher, Dies at 83
Ed Eckl passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 6 at his home in Beverly, MA, after a period of declining health. He was 83.
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The Art of Magic Postage Stamps Announced
The US Postal Service has announced that The Art of Magic postage series will be released in 2018. The series of five stamps celebrate the art of magic featuring digital illustrations of five classic tricks magicians use to amaze and delight audiences.
Johnny Fox, sword swallower and magician, dies at 64
An amazing showman, magician, and sword swallower; Johnny was a friend to many of us in the magic world and a frequent Gathering attendee and performer. More details are available in the New York Times and Washington Post obituaries.
Yankee Magic Collector No. 17
The Yankee Magic Collector, Issue #17 is the companion publication for Yankee Gathering 16. This beautiful issue contains 194 pages, 167+ total images, most in color.
Flashback: NEMCA Members, 1985
This photo from the March, 1985 club meeting at Magic Art Studio is a Who’s Who of New England magic collectors: Chet Karkut, H. Adrian Smith, Ray Goulet, Dr. Grossman and many others.
Propelled Pasteboards
Judge Gary Brown, Tom Ewing, and Gary Frank have collaborated to create an an entertaining and thoughtful blog dedicated to the art and history of Throwing Cards.
For more than a century, magicians have dazzled audiences by throwing playing cards with remarkable power, speed and precision. Some conjurers propelled cards to showcase their extraordinary skill and dexterity, bouncing cards against the rear wall of the theater, sailing them into the balcony or landing them in the laps of specific spectators. Visit Propelled Pasteboards to learn more about this amazing specialty.
Yankee Gathering XVI
