Assembly #7 Society of American Magicians, Omaha Magical Society, www.Omahamagicalsociety.com – November 2014
Bob Charleston then
performed a spooky spelling
trick to the theme of “Scary
cats”. Phil Hardiman then
used Jerry and Betty
Golmanavich, Avi Littky,
and Travis Newcombe for a
session in “channeling” Eddie
Fechter during a presentation
of a 4 ace trick.
Omaha Magical Society
Officers for 2014
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Sgt.-at-Arms
National 2nd V.P.
Mum Scribe
Tom Zepf
Jerry Golmanavich
Scott Klinger
Walter Graham
Bob Gehringer
Jeff Sikora
Larry Brodahl
The October meeting started
with the necessary
housekeeping of reading the
club by laws and the listing of
Officer Nominees and
recommended Life Members.
The new Life Members are:
Ann Rourke, Ron Gerard,
and Bob and Letha Pitlor.
Congratulations!
The Officers nominated for 2015:
President
Jerry Golmanavich
Vice President Larry Brodahl
Secretary
Tom Neddo
Treasurer
Walter Graham
Sgt.-at-Arms Bob Gehringer
Jerry Golmanavich then
took us through a list of
upcoming events, including
the Shoot Ogawa lecture due
in November and the annual
Wizards banquet on January
17th. After the paperwork, the
magic started to flow.
Jerry Golmanavich was up
first with a dirty rotten trick
involving a deck of cards
transforming into a spider and
scaring the assistant.
Tom Zepf pulls an "invisibility
cloak" through a Witch’s broom.
Tom Zeph then gave his
spooky science/magic lecture,
demonstrating such things as
“Walking away from your
shadow”, the Electric Lady, and
the penetrating scarf through
Broomstick set to a Harry
Potter theme.
Tommy Hughes then
performed his take on a classic
Nick Trost effect called “The
Detective” using the deck of
cards as a portable lie detector.
Neil Bable (dressed as an ax
murderer) did a semi-silent
trick (he did moan during the
trick) using a black deck of
cards and a spooky Jack-in-thebox. Considering that he came
into the meeting in full garb,
including face mask, his
identity wasn't known until the
trick finished, which added a
great deal to the spookiness of
the night.
Travis Newcombe was up
next and performed a single
needle version of the needle in
mouth with a hesitant Ann
Rourke. Travis claimed that
this was a less “circus geeky”
trick than his last year's
performance of “Walking on
Glass”, but I'm not sure.
Dick Sanders then performed
a mummy trick, referring to
Tom Zepf’s alleged background
in archaeology, which fit the
evenings' theme perfectly.
Jeff Sikora finished off the
evening with a Haunted House
coloring book and a piece from
his current library show.
2014 Calendar
Nov. 24 – Shoot Ogawa Lecture
December 15 – Christmas Party
and Magic Show
Jan. 17th - Wizard’s Banquet
Jerry Golmanavich, Program Chair
[email protected]
Bob Gehringer, Newsletter Editor
[email protected]
13405 Marinda Street
Omaha, NE 68144
Lecture and Workshop by
Shoot Ogawa
Shoot Ogawa is one of the top magicians from Japan. He has won four Magician of the Year awards voted by peers from the Academy
of Magical Arts (2002, 2006 Close-Up Magician and 2008, 2009 Parlour Magician) and the "MVP Award" from the FFFF
convention (Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic) in 2007. He was the guest performer at FISM 2009 in Beijing and FISM 2012 in
Blackpool. Shoot Ogawa loves introducing his unique style and eye popping magic to the public, converting new audiences into fans
of magic. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the best!
Ogawa’s Lecture will be on Monday, Nov. 24, at 7 PM. Admission is $10 for Omaha Magical Society members; $15 for nonmembers. Ogawa will also conduct a Master Workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 7 PM. The tuition is $50 per person, with a limit
of 3 to 10 magicians only. The fee includes a free DVD worth $20. The Workshop is for those seeking more in-depth teaching on
coins, cards, or ninja rings. To reserve a place in the Workshop contact Tom Zepf: <[email protected]>
Both events will be at our usual meeting site: Southwest Church of Christ, 124th & West Center, Omaha.
Remember to start planning now for our Wizard’s Banquet January 17th. The tentative lineup is Ice
McDonald, 2 other SAM Board Members as well as Jeff Sikora and others to be announced. This is our
yearly formal dinner and magic show. $40.00 for adults and $15.00 for children. We will have more
information at our monthly meetings.