Indy Magic Lectures is proud to present an evening with Michael Ammar
Where: Irvington United Methodist Church (30 N. Audubon Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46219)
When: 7pm on Friday, October 9, 2009
Cost: Free for IML members. $25 at the door for nonmembers.
See Michael's website for a description of the lecture and a video clip. He is also potentially offering a workshop before the lecture. More details to come on that....
http://www.ammarmagic.com/
Indy Magic Lectures is proud to present an evening with Simon Lovell!
Where: Irvington United Methodist Church (30 N. Audubon Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46219)
When: 7pm on Thursday, September 24, 2009
Cost: Free for IML members. $25 at the door for nonmembers.
The procedure always seems to be the same- you go to a magic lecture only to see the magician advertising shamelessly for the products he offers to sell after the lecture. Sure, you may learn a sleight or two, but these are easily forgotten as you’re far too busy thinking about the small fortune you just spent on this freakin’ two hour lecture (with breaks, mind you).
Well, now you can relax — Lovell’s Lecture Lollapalooza is here!
As you may know, lovable lemming Simon Lovell has rarely lectured for the past 10 years. Well now, you’re in luck! Simon has decided to come back to share the tricks of his trade with YOU!
This is an intense magic lecture unlike any other you’ve ever seen. Yes, you WILL be blown away by the material Simon presents. Yes, you WILL learn delightfully easy yet incredibly mind-blowing routines that will fool even you. And yes, you WILL walk away with several different items that you can incorporate into your own repertoire. BUT – not only will you learn these things, you will learn the TRUE secrets of magic – the real methods behind the madness. Oh, and as a bonus, you’ll probably laugh a lot throughout the evening!
No matter what your skill level, Simon will have something for you! Whether you just started in magic or you are a seasoned professional, Simon’s lecture is guaranteed to improve your magic ability!
Simon gives away everything; presentation, structure, method, script – nothing is left out. He doesn’t simply teach you a routine and feed you to the lemmings – instead, he guides you through each effect and teaches you how to make them your own.
Here are just a few of the secrets you’ll learn at one of Simon’s lectures:
- How to make card tricks really fun for your audience.
- How to really sell the finale of an effect for a big reaction.
- How to approach groups, how long to perform, how to leave them applauding.
- How to create laughter in your performance.
- How to create the perfect give-away so you'll be remembered!
- The “real work” on various gambling techniques from a man who is one of the best.
- Many of Simon’s Strange and Unusual Hobbies (His Off-Broadway show of the same name is now in its fifth year of performances and winner of the 2009 Merlin Award!)
- The real work on Simon’s theory of the ‘Meow Before the Scream’ to really make your magic work!
And much, much more!
The benefits are obvious; the choice is yours. Put down that DVD, turn off the TV, and make your way to an experience that will change your outlook on magic for many years to come!
Indy Magic Lectures is proud to present an evening with Richard Turner!
Where: Irvington United Methodist Church (30 N. Audubon Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46219)
When: 7pm on Thursday, October 15, 2009
Cost: Free for IML members. $25 at the door for nonmembers.
Richard Turner Bio
RICHARD TURNER is a card mechanic. He does not do card tricks. He demonstrates the most difficult moves ever devised for cheating with cards.
His unparalleled touch with a pack of 52 has been written about and featured on dozens of TV specials around the globe, such asThat’s Incredible, Ripley’s Believe it or not, The 700 Club. The Paul Daniels Show on the BBC, and World Geniuses in Japan.
Publications across the country, including the Los Angeles Times, the Dallas Times Harold, the Orlando Sentinel, and cover story of Genii Magazine have profiled Mr. Turner.
He has performed for hundreds of CEOs of large corporations: AT&T, IBM, ARCO Chemical, USAA, Southwest Airlines, and many more.
He has entertained legends like Muhammad Ali, Johnny Carson, Gene Kelly, and Bob Hope. He cheated Brad Pit in the 2009 movie Tree of Life.
Events at which Richard has spoken include the 42ndAnnual National Security Forum at the Air War College. D I A (Defense Intelligence Agency), Bolen Air force Base in Washington DC. He has also appeared before many excited students with Secretary of State, General Colin Powell.
Mr. Turner has received numerous acknowledgements, including the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award, Rotary Leadership Award, Honorary Commander in the US Air Force, and Honorary Naval Flight Officer.
He has won the Golden Lion Award given by Siegfried and Roy and is in The Magic Castle’s Hall of Fame. He is also listed in Believe the Unbelievable Book of World Records for his eight-coin roll.
Richard Turner is a Master in the martial arts, holding a fifth degree black belt in karate. His black belt test, ten rounds of three minutes each, was so grueling it was televised and appeared on the front page of the sports section of the Los Angeles Times.
He has designed and created a series of board and puzzle games including Batty and Texas Showdown. Richard has produced a bestselling DVD series on advance card table technique that is used by casinos and card men around the globe.
Due to the uncanny feel he has in his fingers, for years Richard has worked as the touch analyst for the largest card manufacturer in the world.
Mr. Turner is also an author. His first novel is Re-Deal a Time-Travel thriller.
He is presently co-starring in a new stage show, Hoodwinked, the cast of which features four of the most renowned international con artists.
Richard has accomplished all this with vision four times lower than what is considered legally blind. A biography telling Richard’s unbelievable life story is soon to be released.
For further information check Richard Turner on the Web at www.richardturner52.com
Or actually view many of Richard’s skills at www.Youtube.com/Asa52
Richard Turner Bio
Richard Turner opens his lecture with his Magic Castle/Hoodwinked show. Then he will render particulars on the second deal, bottom deal and the center deal. According to the audience preference he will give details for palming, brushes, stacks, faults shuffles and cuts, shifts, card switches and more. If you derive joy from card magic or gambling artifice this lecture is for you.
Quotes from card legends and lovers of card magic.
“Having seen countless numbers of card experts execute for over eighty years, I consider Richard Turner to be by far the most skillful. He performs the most difficult moves with the greatest ease. I doubt if anyone can equal him.” “He does things with cards that no one else in the world can do----no one. I don’t care if you go to China, France or Germany, he does things that no one else can do and he performs them beautifully.”
Dai Vernon September 16 1987
Your deals rank with the best I have seen over the years—and I have seen many.
Herb Zarrow
"A world class cardman and technician supreme, Richard Turner is the real deal! As one of the finest card technicians on the planet, Richard advances the science of card manipulation to heights never dreamed of!"
Steve Forte December 12 2005
"Richard Turner's masterful, magical, manipulation of playing cards is incomparable."
Tony Giorgio February 8 2007
Technicians as a rule are not usually good actors or entertainers. Richard turner is all three.
Ed Marlo 1978
“Richard Turner is the greatest card mechanic of all time.”
Muhammad Ali 1982
They call me eagle eye Charlie, Charlie sees everything Kid, I can’t see it Kid, I can’t see it!”
Charlie Miller 1981
“You have our greatest admiration.”
Siegfried and Roy 1991
To my friend Richard Turner, in my opinion, the finest exponent of gambling sleight of hand, that I have ever known.
Larry Jennings 1987
For me, Richard is by far the finest exponent of crooked card dealing I have ever seen.
Fred Robinson 1983
You deserve your reputation as the most skilled card cheater in the world.
Michael Skinner 1991
“That’s not just incredible----that’s enough to make a poker player want to take up Scrabble.”
John Davidson --- That’s Incredible
“Among gamblers, men like Richard Turner are as much feared as they are respected.”
Jack Palance --- Ripley’s Believe It or Not
It’s not hard to see why Richard Turner is regarded world-wide as the greatest card mechanic living or dead. It’s not easy to see what Richard does with the cards. He can shuffle the deck numerous times using various methods only to have the deck turn out in perfect numerical order. He can deal winning hands to any player a patron selects in a mock poker game. And don’t try your luck against him in Three Card Monte, you’ll never be able to follow the ace.
--- San Antonio Express News
He can deal a full house, four aces, whatever you want and make it look as if it were all a coincidence. He’ll even let you cut the deck, shuffle the cards, deal the hand and he’ll get a full house.
--- The Orlando Sentinel
Richard Turner has a feel for cards. Ask him to cut twenty-eight and he casually picks off exactly twenty-eight. It’s all done by feel.
--- Dallas Times Herald
They are remarkable hands. Hands any surgeon would be proud to affix to his or her wrists. Hands that unerringly pluck the aces from the deck and have made him one of the world’s greatest card dealers.
--- Los Angeles Times
