The OMC does not meet in July.

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

6:00PM. Door open.

7:00PM. Business meeting

8:00PM. Competition

June is our annual Lloyd E. Jones Close Up Contest.

First prize is $100. Second prize is $50.

Here are some of the basic rules:

– All acts are to be 6-12 minutes in length.

– Family friendly material.

– All non-competing OMC members are eligible to vote.

– Voting members must be present for the full duration of the competition.

6:00PM Doors Open

7:00PM Business Meeting.

7:30PM ‘Card Warp’ Teach-In by Mark Tarses. This is a trick that is easy to learn and that you will want to know how to do. It is a favorite of street magicians, and it is one of the few card tricks that you can keep in your wallet.

8:00PM. Open Performance.

Don’t miss this year’s Flea Market and Auction! It will be on Tuesday, April 3rd. It is always the biggest in the San Francisco Bay Area! Doors open at 5:00 PM for sellers, 5:30 PM for buyers, and the auction starts at 8:00 PM. $15 for a sellers table and $10 for OMC members. See you there!

Sellers: Remember to bring change, $1 and $5 bills. Also, bags for buyers to take home their purchases and price stickers.

Buyers: You should also bring change, $1 and $5 bills. Remember that you cannot pay for auction purchases with credit or debit cards. The Oakland Magic Circle has no way to process card transactions. Some flea market sellers accept credit cards, but most do not.

Bjornson Hall
2258 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94602

Door open 6PM.

Business meeting 6:30PM

Women in Magic Show 7 to 9PM

“Women in Magic,” is a panel discussion with performances featuring award-winning bay area masters of legerdemain: Heather Rogers, Meriam Al Sultan, Paula Ramsey, Cynthia Yee and special guest Carisa Hendrix from Calgary, Canada; moderated by Dagmar Theison. Presented by the Oakland Magic Circle in collaboration with AAUW​.

Free Admission; Reservations suggested at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-magic-tickets-42656594021

Location: Bjornson Hall, 2258 MacArthur Boulevard (near Fruitvale Avenue) in Oakland.

There have historically been few female magicians and therefore few role models in the craft. Most women have been relegated to being assistants, often in skimpy costumes and the “victim” of torture effects.

​​This will be a free evening and people of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to attend.

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Oakland Magic Circle’s annual Installation Banquet to honor the incoming officers will take place Tuesday February 6, 2018 at Bjornson Hall on MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland.

The magic entertainment will include Kayla Drescher who has appeared on Penn and Teller Fool us and Alan Leeds, winner of 2017 Northern California Inter-Club Stage Competition.

The Banquet offers a choice of Salmon, Tri-Tip Beef or Chicken main course, salad, vegetable and potato, and a Mark Tarses chocolate dipped cookie for dessert.  A vegetarian main course is also offered.

Schedule of events:
6 PM  Doors Open
7 PM  Dinner is Served
8 PM – Showtime!

To order tickets, go to:  Banquet Tickets.

We will be showing a wonderful movie! ‘Dealt’ is a documentary about Richard Turner, who is quite possibly the best card magician in the world today. What makes his act seemingly unbelievable is that he is totally blind. I saw Richard Turner at Magic Live in Las Vegas this past summer, and he amazed the 1500 magicians watching him do his stuff. The guy has a lot of personal charm too. This movie chronicles his life and how he came to be able to do things with cards that would seem to be beyond what a blind person could do.  His story is very inspirational. Don’t miss this movie! – Mark Tarses.

Time permitting, we will also have an open performance. Hope you can come out to join us!

6:00 PM – Doors Open

7:00 – Business Meeting and Magic Teach-In

8:00 – Showing of ‘Dealt’ and Open Performance

6:00PM. Doors Open

7:00PM. Business Meeting & Election of officers for 2018.

8:00PM. We will have the first ever OMC Secret Santa! In addition to electing a new president and board members, we will have the first ever OMC Secret Santa! Please bring one magic prop that you never were able to use and wrap it up and we will be randomly pairing you off with another magician to exchange gifts and create a new routine with the newly acquired props. We will end in a fun performance that is sure to be one of our most interactive meetings and it will only work if you come and be a part of the magic! Please note you are encouraged, but not required to participate, and we welcome anyone who is interested in also coming just to watch.

6:00PM Doors Open

7:00PM Business Meeting. Nominations for officers for 2018.

8:00PM. Gene Anderson Lecture.
The​ ​Oakland​ ​Magic​ ​Circle​ ​Presents…
Gene​ ​Anderson’s​ ​Lecture:​ ​“The​ ​Book LIVE!”

Free to OMC members! $15 admission for non members

Gene Anderson’s The Book received stellar reviews when it debuted last
year. Teller called it, “A gold mine.” Nine years in the writing, each of its
twenty-three routines are from Gene’s current working repertoire, routined and tightened through many years of live performances for real people. All are described in every tiny detail.

“The Book LIVE!” Lecture builds on The Book in a rather unique way. After performing each routine, its live verbal explanation is the narration for a projected PowerPoint presentation. The resulting information is presented more succinctly, with more clarity, and more entertainingly than you’ve probably ever seen magic explanations before.

Each routine presented offers multiple lessons, but the Big Overall Take-Home Lesson is how overcoming shortcomings and tiny problems can take any published routine to higher ground. Ultimately this will make that chosen effect uniquely your own.

“Gene Anderson has raised the bar for the way all magic lectures should be done. I can honestly say it was the best lecture I have ever seen given.” – Stephen Bargatze

About​ ​Gene​ ​Anderson:

Using his joyful enthusiasm and an impish sense of
humor, the multi-talented Gene Anderson, who has
been a two time nominee for the Academy of
Magical Arts Academy Awards, skillfully weaves
laughter into each performance with an array of
eclectic props. Best known for his torn and restored
newspaper, Gene is far more than a one-trick pony,
a fact that will be immediately obvious and fully
appreciated at his “The Book LIVE!” lecture.

In​ ​this​ ​lecture,​ ​you​ ​will​ ​learn:
● Star of the Show
● Picto Transpo
● Nemo Jumbo Card Rise
● Improving your Routines
● The Hello Trick
● Vanishing Match
● Torn & Restored Newspaper
● Si Stebbins Card Routine
● Anderson Die Box Routine
● Venues and Tables
… and more, if time permits

Everything he lectures on is in
The Book, plus a whole lot more.
Special lecture price is $60 (cash)
or $65 (credit card).

6:00PM. Doors open.

7:00PM. Business meeting.

8:00PM. Christian Cagigal presentation and open performances. Christian Cagigal is Co-Founder of the new Fog City Magic Fest, and the new owner of the San Francisco Ghost Hunt Walking Tour, a 17 year tradition in the city by the bay.