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Anatole Inner circle 1912 Posts |
I found an interesting 1931 Society of American. Magicians convention program on eBay. Here is the link to the listing:
https://tinyurl.com/yyjxelhs One thing that caught my attention is that at the bottom of the program cover, there's a notice that reads: "BUILDING FUND BENEFIT" So at one time did the S.A.M. plan on having their own building--like The Magic Circle in England has its own building? If so, what happened to that plan? I also note that the Sri Lanka Magic Circle is making plans to have their own club building as well as announced on their homepage: http://srilankamagic.org/home.htm Considering that the IBM membership is likely greater than the membership of The Magic Circle, I wonder if the IBM would ever consider plans for a building headquarters with a theater, museum, library etc. _The Magic of Thinking Big_ is the title of a popular book by David J. Schwartz. Surely IBM has enough "magic" to think BIG! Surely the S.A.M.--the oldest magic society in the world--can think BIG! Obviously they were thinking big back in 1931! As Oscar Hammerstein wrote in "South Pacific": -----quote----- You got to have a dream, If you don't have a dream, How you gonna have a dream come true? -----unquote----- Are there any other magic societies that have their own building? ----- Amado "Sonny" Narvaez
----- Sonny Narvaez
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MagicByVincent Veteran user Staten Island, New York 329 Posts |
The A.M.A. (Academy of Magical Arts) has the Magic Castle in Los Angeles. I agree it would be cool if more had their own club houses. Maybe one in New York
Magic is all around us we just have to be willing to see it.
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EvilClown New user Richmond, VA 69 Posts |
One difference with IBM is the members are all over the country and not concentrated in one city the way many Magic Circle members are in London or way many Magic Castle members are in LA. There are very few cities that have the membership concentration to support a clubhouse. One place that does is the Chicago Magic Lounge which does have a membership option that includes access to a library.
https://www.chicagomagiclounge.com/rt-application |
MagicByVincent Veteran user Staten Island, New York 329 Posts |
The A.M.A. has members all over the country and in like 47 countries or something like that. I literally live on the opposite side of the country and I plan on trying to join as a magician member as soon as I can when they reopen after the pandemic ( and when I can find a magician member of the A.M.A. to sponsor me)
Magic is all around us we just have to be willing to see it.
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MagicByVincent Veteran user Staten Island, New York 329 Posts |
EvilClown, I just checked out the link you posted for the Chicago Magic Lounge. Seems cool I had never heard of that place before thanks for adding it. Anatole, great topic! Thanks for starting it! I would absolutely love for this topic to keep getting added to and for it to become a comprehensive list of magic clubs that have a club house all over the country and the world! So far we have mentioned;
1) The Magic Circle their club house is “the Magic Circle Building” in London https://themagiccircle.co.uk/ 2) The Academy of Magical Arts their club house is “The Magic Castle” in Los Angeles http://www.magiccastle.com/ 3) The Chicago Magic Round Table their club house is “The Chicago Magic Lounge” in Chicago https://www.chicagomagiclounge.com/ (Although from what I can tell this is more of a public venue and they have a slightly different relationship with the club than the others on the list)
Magic is all around us we just have to be willing to see it.
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hugmagic Inner circle 7665 Posts |
The SAM never did have a building. I have seen the plans drawn up Oscar Teale who was an architect by trade. It was never built but it was wonderful idea and concept.
Richard E. Hughes, Hughes Magic Inc., 352 N. Prospect St., Ravenna, OH 44266 (330)296-4023
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Julie Inner circle 3943 Posts |
I remember several years ago the S.A.M. had an intensive drive to raise money for a headquarters. Many people contributed and M.U.M. was filled with news of the project.
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MagicByVincent Veteran user Staten Island, New York 329 Posts |
No one knows of any more that we can add to the list?
Magic is all around us we just have to be willing to see it.
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EvilClown New user Richmond, VA 69 Posts |
I am an AMA member MagicVin. If you have chops, I'll sponsor you.
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MagicByVincent Veteran user Staten Island, New York 329 Posts |
Thanks EvilClown! I'd love to talk to you more about it!
Magic is all around us we just have to be willing to see it.
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MagicByVincent Veteran user Staten Island, New York 329 Posts |
Is that all? Have we completed the list? No one knows of any more that we missed?
Magic is all around us we just have to be willing to see it.
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3528 Posts |
It seems to me that there was a heyday of magic clubs when it was possible for them to do something like this, but clearly that day has passed.
Another tangentially related subject would be: were there any clubs who HAD their own building but eventually passed into obscurity?
*due to the editorial policies here, words on this site attributed to me cannot necessarily be held to be my own.*
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MagicByVincent Veteran user Staten Island, New York 329 Posts |
That would be a good topic but I’d love to keep this thread just about current ones
Magic is all around us we just have to be willing to see it.
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