Welcome to the official website of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) Gene Gordon—Karl Norman Ring 12.
Two Meetings in April:
at Ismalia Shrine Center, 1600 Southwestern Blvd, W Seneca, NY 14224
Program: Henry Evans Lecture
at Ismalia Shrine Center, 1600 Southwestern Blvd, W Seneca, NY 14224
Program: John Bannon Lecture
Program: Henry Evans Lecture
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Time: Doors open 6:30 PM, Teaching Table 7:00 PM, Program 7:30 PM
Location: Ismalia Shrine Center, 1600 Southwestern Blvd., West Seneca, NY 14224
Teaching Table: Tony Weiland
No one is faster or more skilled with a deck of cards than Henry Evans. Nicknamed ‘Argentina’s merry magician’ Henry is a FISM (the Olympics of Magic) European Champion. A performer, lecturer and creator of innovative card effects, Henry has become famous around the globe for his original and self-choreographed card routines. Recognized for excellence in over 40 countries, he holds more international championship wins than any other living performer. Henry has appeared on hit television shows worldwide, including Argentina, Chile, Spain, Lisbon, Japan, China, and Korea. Audiences around the globe revel in the grace, precision, and humor of Henry’s performance style. The best part of any Henry Evans show is that almost all of the magic happens in the audience’s hands.
If you have already attended a Henry Evens lectures, you know what an original and charismatic performer he is. If you have never seen him lecture before, you’re in for a delightful peek in to the mind of a magician with an interesting point of view on how to combine methods, fiction and clean conditions to produce strong magic. From clever uses of gaffs to effects with nothing else than a borrowed regular deck, Henry’s approach to magic is something extraordinary.
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Program: John Bannon Lecture
Date: Monday, April 27, 2026
Time: Doors open 6:30 PM, Teaching Table 7:00 PM, Program 7:30 PM
Location: Ismalia Shrine Center, 1600 Southwestern Blvd., West Seneca, NY 14224
Teaching Table: Brian Finley
John Bannon is a legend among card magicians because he has spent more than thirty years releasing strong, doable card effects. His magic is featured by magicians, perhaps more than any other creator, because he has a knack for creating commercial magic that laymen love and magicians love to do.
“He has developed a recognizable ‘Bannon’ trademark of creative, easy-to-do, deceptive card magic. His friends know him as a thinking man’s card magician who prefers subtlety over sleight, and discrepancy over dexterity. John thinks about the “whole trick.” He and I have discussed at length not only effects and methods, but construction, context, presentation, and impact.
John is known for his popular books Impossibilia [1990], Smoke and Mirrors[1992], and Dear Mr. Fantasy [2005]. After being out of the spotlight for a number of years, he recently teamed up with the UK’s Big Blind Media to produce two internationally bestselling DVDs, Bullets After Dark and Bullet Party. He has a range of “fractal” packet tricks and self-published a number of smaller, but nevertheless acclaimed paperback books.” – Raj Madhok
As Raj mentions on John’s website, John seldom gives lectures or appears at conventions, so please help us give John a warm welcome to Buffalo on Monday April 27!
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Ismalia Shrine Center, 1600 Southwestern Blvd., West Seneca, NY 14224