RING 179 NEWS PAGE…

IMPORTANT MEETING NEWS!

Ring 179 meetings will now be combined with S.A.M. Assembly 6. We will no longer be meeting at Woodholme Country Club. The combined meetings will be held at Trinity Church the THIRD TUESDAY with the meeting will beginning at 7:00 PM.

The address for Trinity Church is : 109 Main St, Reisterstown, MD 21136

John Bannon Lecture Tuesday, June 4, 2024

John Bannon lecture in Baltimore on Tuesday, June 4th at 7 :00PM. He is one of the greats in magic and this will be a not to be missed lecture. It is free to paid up members of IBM Ring 179 and SAM Assembly 6. It will be $15 to all others, payable at the door. It will be in a beautiful venue in Baltimore county.

Gramercy Mansion 1400 Greenspring Valley Rd., Stevenson, MD 21153

Here’s the map link: LOCATION

Fellowship of the Rings and Assemblies Magic Show – August 17, 2024

I.B.M. Ring 50 is inviting our magic club to a magic show put on by Ring 50 members.

The date is Saturday, August 17, 2024.

The event will be held at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA. The doors will open at 1:00 PM and some Ring 50 members will be selling magic items. (Because of space limitations, there will NOT be a full-blown swap meet at the same time. So this will just be sales by Ring 50 members).

The magic show will begin at 2:00 PM and last 2 hours including intermission.

Mike Parkinson Passes

Mike Parkinson’s funeral will be Friday, February 2, 2024. It will be at Meadow Ridge Cemetery at 11 AM. The address is 7250 Washington Blvd in Elkridge, MD 21075.

The viewing is on Thursday (2/1/24) from 3-5 and 7-9 at the Gary L. Kaufman funeral home which is on the grounds of the Cemetery.

Those that knew Mike know how generous he was sharing his magical knowledge. Here is his obituary:

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/elkridge-md/michael-parkinson-11644224

Fun Times at the 2023 Annual Ring 179 Banquet

Steve Myers, Dick Kohlhafer, Mike Rose and Howard Katz patiently waiting for their crab cakes.

Mike Rose awards the Lou Meyer Trophy to Michael Worsham.

Our after dinner entertainer Tim Hall with Dick Kohlhafer. And a pair of mystery hands taking their photo!

Of course there was table-side magic.

A big THANKS to Jennifer Myers for sharing her banquet photos!

Tony Anastasi Passes

Tony was a longtime member and his participation in the local magic clubs goes back decades. He was a kind man and always enjoyed contributing to the local magic scene. Funeral information will be posted when known.

The photo shows Tony (on the left) with world famous Milbourne Christopher from a magic event that took place in Baltimore in 1979. Tony was an avid photographer and took 1000’s of photos of magic events over the years. But Tony always managed to get in a few photos himself! He will be greatly missed.

Our Dean of Ring 179 Joe Bruno Gets Around!

Others outside of Baltimore are recognizing Joe’s talents. Here is a link to a video by magician Ryan Pilling from Ottawa, Canada. In the video Ryan talks about finding hidden gems in back issues of The Linking Ring. His video is an hour long and he devotes the last 30 minutes to Joe Bruno and material from Joe’s many One Man Parades. The link starts half way through right when he starts talking about Joe.

Click the link to watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-BTRRIe_HU&t=1953s

Howie Schwarzman Passes

Howie Schwarzman passed away on July 21, 2020, at the age of 92.

Ira Kolman Passes

Long time member of Ring 179 Ira Kolman passed away on February 21, 2020. Ira was always a welcome site at our meetings and will be greatly missed. The funeral will be on February 28, 2020 at the Levinson Chapel at 12:00 PM. Our Ring’s Dean Joe Bruno will lead the Broken Wand Ceremony as part of the funeral service. Additional details and other information can be found at the Sol Levinson & Bros., Inc. website:

Les Albert Passed Away

Long time member of Ring 179, Les Albert passed away on August 8, 2019. Apparently a private service is planned in Salisbury, Maryland. Here is a link to the Funeral Home in Salisbury with some information.

Denny Haney Laid to Rest

We have received a note from Dawn (Denny’s daughter) that Denny Haney’s burial will be at Colon Lakeside Cemetery in Colon, Michigan on Friday August 9, 2019. This will coincide with the Abbott’s Magic 82nd Annual Get-Together that will be going on that weekend. Colon Lakeside Cemetery is famous for the many magicians that are buried there. A graveside ceremony will be performed that evening at approximately 9:30 PM.

If any of our Ring 179 members are attending the Abbott’s Magic Get-Together please consider attending Denny’s service, too.

Denny Haney (1945-2019)

Denny Haney passed peacefully in his sleep after a brief battle with cancer.

Denny was a proud American and a Vietnam Veteran having served four tours of duty stationed near the mountains in Pleiku. Upon his return to the US, after serving his country, he began his career as a professional magician. All through the 1980’s and early 90’s he was a very successful corporate entertainer.

He wanted to give back to the magic community so he took the money he earned on the road, and opened up a studio where magicians could come and learn, practice their craft, rehearse and exchange ideas.

A Broken Wand Ceremony was performed by Scott Alexander.

Ralph Fowler (1937-2018)

Longtime member Ralph Fowler passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018. First becoming a member of Ring 179 in 1967, Ralph was a big supporter of our Ring and and major presence on the Baltimore magic scene for decades. Fellow Ring 179 member Joe Bruno performed the broken wand ceremony.