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The Shore City Magicians Club Inc is a magic club

Magic club

A magic club is any group of local magicians who meet together on a regular basis. Also sometimes known as a magic circle. A club can be open to all with an interest in magic or it may be only possible to join by invite or by meeting some sort of notability criteria...

based in Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, New Zealand

New Zealand

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. Its members range from beginners through to full time professional entertainers. Although based on Auckland's North Shore, the club has members from all over the Auckland region.

One of the largest magic clubs in New Zealand, the Shore City Magicians Club Inc (SCMC) has a focus on young magicians and fostering the future of magic

Magic (illusion)

Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...

in New Zealand.
Each year the club produces the "Shore Is Magic!" family comedy magic show.

The Shore City Magicians Club hosted the 30th New Zealand International Magicians Convention

Magic conventions

Magic conventions are gatherings of professional magicians, magical hobbyists, dealers, collectors of magical apparatus, books and ephemera, and other students of the art of magic. They provide a place for lectures of subjects related to the craft, as well as a series of sample performances of...

in June 2010. This has been the largest New Zealand magicians convention to date.

Patron

Patrón

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of the club is Richard Webster, internationally recognised mentalist and one of New Zealand's most successful authors.

History and objectives

The club was formed in April 1974 by Percy Dawson, Stan Hull and Ron Mogridge with an objective to foster the arts and traditions of magic, with a primary focus on young people. The club disbanded twenty-two years later in 1996 due to lack of interest. Shortly after this the club was overhauled and reformed by three of the remaining members including professional performers BJ the Magical Clown and Mick Peck. Each year the club presents trophies to the most-improved magician and to the member who has contributed the most magic at meetings throughout the year.

Meetings

The club meets at Takapuna once a month. Meetings typically begin with club business, followed by performances by members that wish to perform a trick

Magic (illusion)

Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...

or routine. Club evenings usually have a theme, e.g. Sleight of Hand techniques, Children's magic

Children's magic

Children's magic is a specialized aspect of parlor magic and is meant to entertain children. It is typically performed at birthday parties, churches, preschools, elementary schools, Sunday Schools or libraries. It is often the only type of magic most Westerners experience other than that seen on...

, Quiz Night, "A Trick I Don't Do Because ..." etc. Guest lecturers and performers also appear at SCMC meetings throughout the year.

Lectures and guest performers

Guest performances and lectures presented during SCMC meetings and events have included:

Michael Ammar (USA)
Paul Daniels
Paul Daniels
Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...

(UK)
John Carney
John Carney (magician)
John Carney is a professional sleight of hand artist, author and comic actor. He has won Hollywood’s Magic Castle award for Magician of the Year seven times. In 1988 and 1991, he was an award winner at the world FISM magic championships...

(USA)
Darren Carr (Australia)
DeLarno (Burns Scandrett) (NZ)
Tim Ellis
Tim Ellis
Tim Ellis is an Australian performer, author and lecturer in the world of magic and illusion.-Biography:Ellis began performing magic at the age of 9 after his grandfather gave him a magic set as a gift. At the age of 14 he was the youngest magician ever admitted to The Magic Circle of Victoria and...

& Sue-Anne Webster
Sue-Anne Webster
Sue-Anne Webster is an Australian magician, actor and writer who has been recognised internationally for her contributions to the art of magic.-Biography:...

(Australia)
Michael Finney
Michael Finney
Michael Finney is a professional magician. He was born in 1954 in Woodland, California. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1978. He has appeared on numerous television specials and performs regularly throughout the U.S...

(USA)
Charles Gauci (Malta/Australia)
David Ginn (USA)
Whit Haydn
Whit Haydn
Whit "Pop" Haydn is an American magician, the winner of six "Magician of the Year" performing awards from the Magic Castle, the Hollywood clubhouse of the Academy of Magical Arts...

(USA)
Gary Animal (UK)
Alan Martell (UK)
Ken Ring (NZ)
Wayne Rogers (NZ)
Paul Romhany (NZ/Canada)
TC Tahoe (USA)
Sean Taylor
Steve Valentine
Steve Valentine
Steven John Valentine is a Scottish actor, singer and magician who has performed on stage and screen, but is best known for his role as the eccentric Nigel Townsend on NBC's crime drama Crossing Jordan...

(USA)
Alan Watson
Alan Watson (magician)
Alan Watson is a magician living and performing in Auckland, New Zealand. He has performed at the Magic Castle more than 100 times.He has been performing professionally for more than 30 years, and has won some of magic's highest awards and accolades ....

(NZ)
Richard Webster (NZ)
Jon Zealando (NZ)

"Shore Is Magic!" Comedy Family Magic Show

Each year the SCMC runs a series of comedy magic shows open to the public, held at several theatres in Auckland. The show also acts as an opportunity for the youth members of the club to gain practical experience of how a professional production is scripted and put together, technical design, backstage, advertising and publicity etc.

27th New Zealand International Magicians Convention 2004

In 2004, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the SCMC, the club hosted the 27th New Zealand International Magic Convention in Takapuna. The event was well-attended and received positive feedback, especially in regards to the overseas talent who performed and lectured at the event.

Overseas guests included Michael Ammar, Michael Finney

Michael Finney

Michael Finney is a professional magician. He was born in 1954 in Woodland, California. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1978. He has appeared on numerous television specials and performs regularly throughout the U.S...

, Tim Ellis

Tim Ellis

Tim Ellis is an Australian performer, author and lecturer in the world of magic and illusion.-Biography:Ellis began performing magic at the age of 9 after his grandfather gave him a magic set as a gift. At the age of 14 he was the youngest magician ever admitted to The Magic Circle of Victoria and...

& Sue-Anne Webster

Sue-Anne Webster

Sue-Anne Webster is an Australian magician, actor and writer who has been recognised internationally for her contributions to the art of magic.-Biography:...

, Charles Gauci and David Ginn.

30th New Zealand International Magicians Convention 2010

The 30th New Zealand International Magicians Convention was held over Queen's Birthday Weekend June 5th-7th 2010. Headliners for the event were John Carney

John Carney (magician)

John Carney is a professional sleight of hand artist, author and comic actor. He has won Hollywood’s Magic Castle award for Magician of the Year seven times. In 1988 and 1991, he was an award winner at the world FISM magic championships...

, Whit Haydn

Whit Haydn

Whit "Pop" Haydn is an American magician, the winner of six "Magician of the Year" performing awards from the Magic Castle, the Hollywood clubhouse of the Academy of Magical Arts...

, and Paul Daniels

Paul Daniels

Paul Daniels, born Newton Edward Daniels on 6 April 1938, is a British magician and television performer. He achieved international fame through his television series The Paul Daniels Magic Show, which ran on the BBC from 1979 to 1994.-Early life:...

along with special guests Darren Carr, Debbie McGee

Debbie McGee

Debbie McGee is an English television, radio and stage performer who is best known as the wife and assistant of magician Paul Daniels. McGee is a former ballet dancer and, for three years, she was artistic director of her own ballet company...

and TC Tahoe. The headliners of the convention appeared in two sold-out public shows called the International Stars of Magic show.

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