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.
In 2007, we began giving an award for the best TIP lecture of the year. This is based on membership voting.
2013
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Terry Wenham - Memorized Deck magic |
| February | Jay Schanerman - Tenyo Collectibles |
| March | Joe M Turner - Ring and String |
| April | Merritt Ambrose: Matrixes |
| May | |
| June | Debbie Leifer: TBA |
| July | |
| August | |
| September | |
| October | -- AUCTION -- |
| November | |
| December | Rick Silver: TBA |
2012
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Jim Magus: On Mentalism |
| February | Keith Rainey: Matrix Coin Routines |
| March | Merritt Ambrose: Chop Cup/Non-Chop Cup - Bought and Found |
| April | Joe M. Turner: No-Cut Rope Magic – Stand-up tricks and routines with a single length of rope and no scissors |
| May | Ken Scott: “From the Trenches” – real work for fulltime, part-time, and hobbyist performers, plus marketing tips |
| June | Jim Mangham: Vintage Magic – an exploration of antique magic items |
| July | Christophe: Aces Assemblies. 3 effects for all skill levels. |
| August | Joe M. Turner: Two Tricks by Mispronounced Magi |
| September | Matt Baker: May The Force Be With You> |
| October | -- AUCTION -- |
| November | Joe M. Turner: Common and Uncommon Number Forces |
| December | Rick Silver: iTunes for Magicians: Tips and Tricks |
2011
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Keith Rainey: 3 False Shuffles I Can Do |
| February | Dan Garrett: Paddle Move Workshop |
| March | Jay Schanerman: Origami and Related Magic |
| April | Merritt Ambrose: Cups & Balls Teach-In |
| May | Dale Adamson: Gaffed Coins |
| June | Joe M Turner: Material from "The Amateur Magician's Handbook" by Henry Hay |
| July | Ben Goldfein: "Deceptive and Effective: A Lecture on Easy but Deceptive Card Controls" |
| August | Doyne Michie: Various tricks and stories |
| September | Debbie Leifer: "How To Transform Magic into MAGIC!" ... Effective Stage Performance Skills |
| October | -- Auction -- |
| November | Joe M. Turner: "Four and a Half Tricks with Dice." |
| December | Rick Silver: "The Ripper and other Card Revelations" |
2010
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Arthur Atsma: Magic wallets |
| February | Jam/Mentoring Sessions |
| March | Matt Baker: Making Mathematical Magic Meaningful |
| April | Jam/Mentoring Sessions |
| May | Chris Beason: Magic in Motion - Adding Introductory Flourishes to your Magic |
| June | Jam/Mentoring Sessions |
| July | Jay Schanerman: Thread Work |
| August | Jam/Mentoring Sessions |
| September | Debbie Leifer: From Marconick to McBride... Making Old Magic Modern, and Making Modern Magic Entertaining |
| October | -- Auction -- |
| November | Joe M. Turner: 4 Killer Close-up Items You Should Know |
| December | Rick Silver: Evolution of a Trick: Flashback of Dec 08 |
2009
| Month | Lecture |
| January | Joe Morrison: Si Stebbins Stack Joe asks that you bring a full regular deck of cards. |
| February | Arthur Atsma: Professional tips on handling hecklers and disruptive audience members |
| March | Jim Magus: ESP Cards |
| April | Carey Huddlestun: Breathing Properly On Stage (Carey is a choral singing director) |
| May | Joe M. Turner: Trostian Card Magic - plus a gem from the Linking Ring! |
| June | What the Market Place Demands: Aragorn's Business 101 |
| July | David Smith: "Gizmos, Gadgets, Google and Wordpress" |
| August | Gene Hendrix: Magnetic Magic |
| September | Debbie Leifer: The Magic of Dai Vernon |
| October | Auction -- no mini-lecture |
| November | (Reprise) Debbie Leifer: The Magic of Dai Vernon |
| December | Rick Silver: Stand-up Shows - How to Design, Plan, and Execute |
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 |
| September | |
| October | |
| 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 |