March 2000 introduced the Ring 9 Mini-Lectures (formerly Teach-A-Trick).
This is entirely voluntary and not part of the monthly meetings.
The lectures are from 7:00pm to 7:30pm immediately prior to
the monthly meeting. Location will be the same as the meeting.
This year, an award will be given for the best mini-lecture of the year.
2009
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Si Stebbins Stack with Joe Morrison Joe asks that you bring a full regular deck of cards. |
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2008
| Month | Lecture |
| January | "How to Leave a Load in Their Pants" with Howie Marmar |
| February | "Larry Jennings Classics" with Christophe Fouquet |
| March | Material from Roger Klause with Earl South |
| April | Debbie Leifer Interviews Doyne Michie |
| May | Coin Magic Routine with Gene Hendrix |
| June | "Shuffling versus Mixing" with Matt Baker
Matt will perform and teach two card effects. The first is an original routine called "Shuffling versus Mixing", which ends with a Triumph-style card location. The second is Paul Harris' version of Paul Curry's classic "Out of this World". The two effects dovetail nicely into an 8-10 minute routine which can be performed on a moment's notice with a borrowed deck of cards. |
| July | "STICK IT!... Effective & Clever Ways To Store ALL That Magic Stuff!" with Debbie Leifer |
| August | Impromptu magic using drinking straws with Joe M Turner |
| September | Props and thoughts of Tommy Wonder with Merritt Ambrose |
| October | *** Auction *** |
| November | Escapes from A to Z with guest David Armstrong |
| December |
Part 1: "The Fairest Card Trick in the World" - Thoughts and Subtleties on a popular card trick Part 2: Inexpensive Table Steal Gimmick that can be used on any table and its uses with Rick Silver |
2007
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Ken Scott interviews JC Doty |
| February | Strolling Magic for Corporate Events with Arthur Atsma |
| March | --- |
| April | New Mathematical Principles in Card Magic with Colm Mulcahy |
| May | "Will They Know YOU Tomorrow?" with Ken Scott |
| June | Special 1-hour workshop on coin magic, led by Keith Rainey. The workshop will begin at 6:30pm. Keith will be focusing on developing a good basic technique with coins, focusing on the classic palm. He will be teaching a 3-coin routine using the classic palm, the Kaps/Malini subtlety, and a click pass. |
| July | -- |
| August | The Linking Rings - Fooling More Than Yourself with Paul Sponaugle |
| September | Handling Unexpected Challenges Onstage with Debbie Leifer |
| October | -- (Auction) |
| November | The 7 Wonders Show with Bill Packard |
| December | Hypnosis and Magic with David Smith |
2006
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Card Magic of Alex Elmsley with Joe M. Turner |
| February | Dick Cavett: HBO Magic Moments, Part 1, video provided by Doyne Michie |
| March | Dick Cavett: HBO Magic Moments, Part 2, video provided by Doyne Michie |
| April | --- |
| May | Calculated Deck with Evan Reynolds |
| June | Close-Up Magic with Dan Garrett |
| July | --- |
| August | Coin Magic with Dale Adamson |
| September | "From the mind of Michie..." with Doyne Michie |
| October | --- |
| November | Debbie Leifer- Topic: Tuning Up Your Magic |
| December | Howie Marmer- Topic: Restaurant Magic |
2005
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Mathematical Principles in Card Magic by Colm Mulcahy |
| February | The Force Is With You by Howie Marmer |
| March | --- |
| April | An original brand new trick by Doyne Michie |
| May | The Five Things Jay Leno Taught me about a Good Show by Tommy Johns |
| June | --- |
| July | Basic Rubberband Techique by Paul Sponaugle |
| August | What I Did During My Summer Vacation led by Tommy Johns |
| September | Split fans by Craig Winkelmann |
| October | --- |
| November | Bob Sanders presenting stage oriented silk magic |
| December | A Lesson in Routining by Wes Petty (bring a deck of cards) |
2004
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Ideas on how to make Ring 9 even better with David Smith |
| February | General Close-up Magic with items other than cards or coins with Dan Garrett |
| March | Stretching the Boundaries of Success with Ken Scott |
| April | Spin Selling with Lynn Fox |
| May | Balloons: A Twisty Business with Bill Packard |
| June | 7 techniques for Jazz Card magic with David Smith |
| July | Tips on Making a Great Act with Joe M. Turner |
| August | Be a One of a Kind Original! with Tommy Johns |
| September | Rolando Santos, TBA |
| October | (Auction) |
| November | Basic Card technique with Dan Garrett |
| December | Basic Coin Magic with David Smith |
2003
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Tips on Close-up Routines...and Taglines by Doyne Michie |
| February | Balloon Twisting |
| March | Magic on the Internet with Joe M. Turner |
| April | Silks with Lynn Fox |
| May | Card Fanning and Fanning Effects with Joe M. Turner |
| June | How to have them remember your name with Ken Scott |
| July | Card Fanning - Stage Applications by Craig Winkelmann |
| August | Making Comedy Work in Magic! by Dale Adamson |
| September | Magic Castle Tour by Ken Scott and Joe M. Turner |
| October | AUCTION!!! |
| November | A Universal Memory Technique and its Applications by Rick Silver (Excuse the scientific title; this is a Harry Lorayne idea taught to me and others in a Master Class last year with Jeff McBride. Permission has been granted to teach this to you. A trick, the concept and a suggested use in your magic will be the focus. This is something I use for every show. The technique can be applied to everyday life as well.... Easy to do...Resets automatically...No practice required...be the hit of the party...yada yada....) |
| December | Atlanta's Funniest Magical Moments |
2002
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Sponge Magic with Howie Marmer |
| February | Coins with Dale Adamson |
| March | Kid Shows: Crowd Control with Tommy Johns |
| April | Using Music in your Act with Ken Scott |
| May | Staging Close-up with John Miller & Joe M. Turner |
| June | Card Magic with Stacks and Memorized Decks with Joe M. Turner |
| July | Writing Comedy in Magic with Lee Cox |
| August | Hands Off Miracles; Applications for a Stacked Deck with Patrick Floyd |
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| November | Empowerment Magic with David Smith |
| December | Color Changing Knives |
2001
| Month | Session |
| January | Telephone Card Magic |
| February | Marketing (extra income from birthday parties) by Ken Scott |
| April | Coin magic with Dale Adamson |
| May | Beginning card magic with Joe M Turner |
| June | "Spectator cuts to the Aces" with Christophe Fouquet |
| July | Fans and Flourishes |
| August | Bill Transpositions |
| September | --- |
| October | --- |
| November | Mini Lecture with Rick Silver |
| December | Math/Self-Working Magic with Colm Mulcahy |
2000
| Month | Session |
| March | Self Working/Beginner card effects |
| April | Rubberbands |
| May | Altoids |
| June | Basic, Intermediate coin work with a Half Dollar |
| July | Paddle moves |
| August | Bill Packard and Rick Silver on Rope magic |
| September | Greg McMahan lecture on teaching magic to children |
| October | (auction) |
| November | Joe Turner discusses Magic on the Internet |