Kilmarnock Magic Circle Latest News and Events
Scottish Night 26th January 2012
2012 started off with our Secretary's Night of Magic. The theme was Scottish magic and a celebration of Rabbie Burns. Our magicians, along with Rabbie, took us on a whistlestop tour of Scotland visiting everywhere from Galston to Loch Lomond. Haggis Pies and our traditional bru finished off the evening.
Imagination...Yours or Mine
Michael Neto's performance: "Imagination... Yours or Mine?" will be at Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine on Saturday 4th February at 7.30pm.
To book your tickets call 01294 274059 or go to www.ticketweb.co.uk.
Scottish Association of Magical Societies Convention 2012
This years convention takes place in the Park Hotel, Kilmarnock under the Presidentship of our own Kenny Kerr. All parts of the convention, the shows and competitions will take place in the Hotel itself. Convention runs from 4th - 6th May 2012. Raffle Tickets were given out by Kenny Kerr. Tickets are a pound a ticket. More information about the convention can be found at the S.A.M.S website.
Ian Adair's Collection of Books.
Honorary lifelong member of Kilmarnock Magic Circle, Ian Adair, will be the Compere of the Gala Show at the S.A.M.S Convention this year. As a present to Kilmarnock Magic Circle he has kindly donated his complete collection of Books to our group's library, which is greatly appreciated.
Edinburgh International Magical Festival 2011 2nd July-8th July:
Scottish Association of Magical Societies Convention 2011. 29th April-1st May
Kilmarnock Magic Circle is thrilled to announce that two of their members won trophies in their respective competitions. The club also won the "Sir Alexander Cannon Trophy" for the third year in a row. Michael Neto won the "Anne Warlock Trophy" for 'Best Act' in the Close Up competition as well as the "John Ramsay Rose Bowl" for the 'Best Effect' in the Close Up competition. Graeme Taylor won "The Fletcher Cup" for 'Second Place' in the Stage competition. Huge congratulations go to all winners of the competitions.
Paisley Magic Circle Inter Club Competition Night: 21st April
Kilmarnock Magic Circle visited Paisley Magic Circle tonight for their annual inter club competition night. Our competitors this year were: Novice-Steven Bair, Stage-Fraser Stokes and Close Up-Michael Neto. All competitors did really well and congratulations go to Michael who won the competition in his category.
S.A.M.S President Visit: 24th March
Kilmarnock Magic Circle welcomed current Scottish Association of Magical Societies President: Rodger Caseby for an evening of magical entertainment. Photographs of the night can be seen in the 'Photograph Gallery' under 2011 Magic Nights (thanks to A Speirs for photographs)
Lecture: Peter McLanachan's "A Force Much Greater Than Luck" : 24th February
Kilmarnock Magic Circle played host to Peter McLanachan's lecture. "A Force Much Greater Than Luck" is a lecture on card magic which takes magicians step-by-step through card effects ranging from easy to intermediate skill levels. Huge thanks to Peter and the guests who turned up to support the lecture. More information on the lecture and Peter himself can be found at: www.thecardman.co.uk
S.A.M.S Convention Dundee 2011 update.
All the competitions are now fully booked. Raffle tickets have been handed out to support the convention. These should try to be sold by the next meeting 24th March, when Roger Caseby visits Kilmarnock Magic Circle.
Scottish Magical Night: 20th January
Our first night of 2011, was an evening of magic based on a Scottish Theme. Members were entertained with everything from "Shug the Dug" to Mentalism. A varied and entertaining magical evening was made complete with our own mini Burns Supper.
Scottish Association of Magical Societies 2012
Kilmarnock Magic Circle is thrilled to announce that the 2012 SAMS Convention, presided over by Kenny Kerr will be held in none other than Kilmarnock, Park Hotel.
Lecture byTommy Templeton: 25th November
Kilmarnock Magic Circle were entertained tonight by Tommy Templeton. Tommy performed and explained many tricks and techniques in an informative and entertaining way covering everything from Card Tricks to Stand Up Routines. There was also a chance to purchase some of Tommy's tricks and acts.
Interclub Social Night: 7th October
Kilmarnock's first InterClub Social night was a great success. Over 40 guests attended the night from Paisley Magic Circle, West Lothian Magic Circle and St Andrews Magic Circle. Honorary Member Matt Fallow attended the night, celebrating his 86th Birthday, and Member William Williamson celebrated his 21st wedding anniversary with wife Irene.
Open Magic Night: Perform and Explain 9th September
Kilmarnock Magic Circle's Session for 2010/2011 opened with great success. After a brief photo shoot with our trophies, members performed a trick and then showed and explained how the trick worked. A wide range of tricks were performed by many members and I'm sure that old and young learnt something new. The new syllabus were handed out and we have a packed magical year ahead of us.
What looks to be an entertaining night has been introduced for October with an Inter Club Showcase Night, Compered by our President Kenny Kerr. Our winning S.A.M.S entries Michael Neto and William Williamson will recreate their winning acts for the guests, as well as magic performed by club members and our visiting guests.
Social and Competition Night 2010
Our final night of session 2009/2010 was a great success. Three competitions took place with many members and junior members performing and entertaining. The evening ended with a performance from Billy Williamson, performing the act he won with, at SAMS 2010. The winners of tonight's competitions were:
Jack Miller Trophy: Michael Neto
McNamara Tropy: Fraser Stokes
Nichola Kennedy Trophy: Kenny Kerr
Scottish Association of Magical Societies: New Vice President
We are pleased to inform everyone that Kenny Kerr is the new Vice President of SAMS residing over the convention 2011 in Dundee, where he will become President for the SAMS Convention 2012.
Scottish Association of Magical Societies Convention 2010
At the recent SAMS convention 2010 at Greenock, Kilmarnock Magic Circle walked away with 5 trophies:
Anne Warlock Trophy was won by Michael Neto
Max Raskin Cup was won by William Williamson
Harold McMillan Shield was won byWilliam Williamson
Murray Wand for Showmanship was won by William Williamson
Sir Alexander Cannon Trophy was won byKilmarnock Magic Circle.
Annual General Meeting : 20th May 2010
At the recent AGM, New posts were elected. As of now, Kenny Kerr is now the President of the Club, with Andrew Speirs taking on the role of Vice President. Elizabeth McNamara will continue her role as Secretary and Treasurer, Graeme Taylor takes on the role of Librarian for the Club.
New Members.
Kilmarnock Magic Circle is pleased to announce that we now have have four new members as of January 201o: Graeme Taylor, Stephen Brown, Andrew Speirs and Martyn Taylor. We are also pleased to introduce many new guest members to the club this year.
Visitation from SAMS President: March 25th 2010
Tonight we were visited by SAMS President: George Colvan and his wife. George entertained us all with a brief history of SAMS and the work he does as President, before showing us a variety of tricks. After a break of cake to celebrate George's Birthday, members entertained George with a variety of more tricks.
President's Night: February 25th 2010
Tonight saw a varied collection of magic being performed from card tricks to children's magic. An excellent routine was also performed by honorary member Brother Storrie at the start and end of the evening.
Burns Night: January 21st 2010
2010 started with a great magical night celebrating everything Burns and Scottish. The evening was a great success, including a variety of magic tricks, even a spooktacular seance, ending with the inituation of two new members.
SCOTTISH ASSOCIATION OF MAGICAL SOCIETIES CONVENTION 2009
John Ramsay Rose Bowl won by Michael Neto
Anne Warlock Trophy won by Michael Neto
Sir Alexander Cannon Trophy won by Kilmarnock Magic Circle
Kilmarnock Magic Circle's Michael Neto will perform his own show 'Imagination...yours or mine?' at this year's festival.
Michael is a Portuguese artist based in Glasgow and was part of the internationally acclaimed magic quartet “Os 4 de Pau”. Michael is an International and Scottish award winner, holding the title of Scottish Close-Up Magic Champion, 2009 and 2010. He also won the title “Magician of the Year 2010” at MagicFest “War of the Wizards” competition.
Michael uses expert close-up magic to transport his audiences into his world where imagination can fly. His continental style and charm will certainly capture your imagination and maybe your heart!
Check out the link below for more information
http://www.magicfest.co.uk/whats-on/37-imagination
Sat 2 July - Sun 3 July 6.30pm
Mon 4 July –Fri 8 July 8.30pm
The Vault, 11 Merchant Street, Edinburgh, EH1 2QD
Ticket Prices: £10/£8 conc/£5 child
Duration: 50mins
Ages 12+
Social and Competition Night 16th June 2011.
Tonight saw Kilmarnock Magic Circle present their annual Social and Competition Night. The night as always was open to all and many old and new faces were there to support Kilmarnock Magic Circle. The General Magic Competition, which is open to both Junior and Senior members, started off the night. Competitors were: Andy Speirs, Ryan Taylor, Steven Blair and Billy Reid. After an interval The 'Members Only' Competition concluded the evening. Competitors were: Michael Neto, Steven Wylie and Andrew Speirs. Tonights Winners were: Steven Blair and Michael Neto.
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