Meeting Theme: Show And Tell
Pre-Event • One or two people per table are visited with weeks before the event to ensure they bring something to show and tell – trying to be sure that one or two of them always sit at DIFFERENT tables…. Read More ›
Recent Posts
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Our 400th Blog Post!
Click on the picture to view a celebratory one-minute and forty-six second video overview of this blog’s growth.
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Magic Club Resource Catalog 5
As opposed to a company where leadership has both a stick and a carrot to motivate employees, the leadership of an all-volunteer magic club must master the ability to create motivation using a more limited set of tools. Here is… Read More ›
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Magic Club Resource Catalog 4
Second only to a consistently involving monthly meeting, I consider the monthly newsletter to be one of only a few essential pillars of The Omaha Magical Society. I consider the newsletter a monthly marketing brochure for the club – reminding those… Read More ›
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Magic Club Resource Catalog 3
A proven and flexible magic club mentoring curriculum to build the leadership bench strength of a local magic club and continue to intentionally develop younger members; entrance to a magic club leadership poster gallery with over 300 leadership principles depicted… Read More ›
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Magic Club Resource Catalog 2
Containing a no cost young magicians’ curriculum (complete with online video reinforcement), a podcast for growing your leadership skills on-the-go, and a magic discussion deck template for generating magic discussion in your magic club between your newest member to your… Read More ›
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Magic Club Resource Catalog 1
A club online video library, weekly short email essays on enhancing your members’ performance skills, an online leadership self assessment, a video with ten proven principles for building a magic club, a blog with over 300 leadership posts and monthly… Read More ›
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Marketing: Smartphone Magic Apps
The creation of web-based magic apps has opened another avenue of sharing magic with others both by performing and by sending to them the links to perform for their friends, children and grandchildren. Click HERE to see some samples on… Read More ›
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Meeting Ideas: Magic Classes
Although we attempt to hold “one and done” magic classes on a diversity of subjects monthly down at our Abbott House, thanks to one of members Jered Blake’s vision, we now have implemented a more robust series of classes interspersed… Read More ›
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Meeting Theme: A Night At The Flea Circus
Here is an evening dedicated to exploring the Flea Circus as an entertaining premise for magic tricks. Four of our more seasoned performers have looked through their performing repertoires-selecting one trick that might be built on the premise of a… Read More ›
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Meeting Theme: A Night From The Movies
We had an evening when many of our more seasoned members were going to be gone and in addition to our raffle, we taught our newer members magic tricks they could perform almost immediately. Here are the magic tricks we… Read More ›
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Meeting Theme: Magic App Night
Ever wonder if any of the smartphone magic apps were right for you? Here’s an evening to check them out and know for sure BEFORE you spend your money. If you have a favorite smartphone app, bring it along to… Read More ›
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Meeting Theme: Wizard Wars 2.0
Having learned lessons from previous Wizard War themed evenings, we sought to implement them into this 2.0 version of the evening. Before the event … four of our more experienced members were selected as Team Leaders. They not only would… Read More ›
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Marketing Giveaway #19: Magic Hangman App
We’ve found that culturalizing magic newcomers both to the club and the world of magic is key to retaining those newbies. Below is a link to a a no charge smartphone app that helps magic newcomers learn 70+ magic terms… Read More ›
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Marketing Giveaway #18: Smart Phone Magic Posters Concentration/Memory Game App
Here’s a game that plays on either your members’ Apple or Android phones where they not only play the game but also learn about the performer by tapping on the poster. Just share the URL to pass the game onto… Read More ›
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Magic Theme: Celebration Reception
Recently we had reason to hold a celebration. Teller (of Penn and Teller) had lent us money to purchase the home of a famous magician David P. Abbott and then after 15 months unexpectedly and generously forgave the loan. We… Read More ›
Featured Categories
Governance ›
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Governance: Text Message Groups
August 4, 2025
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Governance: Building A Magic Club (Video)
October 25, 2024
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Governance: The Role Of Culture White Paper
October 21, 2024
Marketing ›
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Marketing: Smartphone Magic Apps
August 29, 2026
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Marketing Giveaway #19: Magic Hangman App
February 15, 2026
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Marketing Giveaway #18: Smart Phone Magic Posters Concentration/Memory Game App
January 28, 2026
Meeting Activities ›
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Meeting Activity: Writing Deceptively Honest Radio Commercials
October 28, 2024
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Meeting Activities: Name Tags
October 2, 2024
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Meeting Activity: The Gypsy Eradication Ritual
September 30, 2024
Meeting Themes ›
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Meeting Theme: Show And Tell
October 20, 2026
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Meeting Theme: A Night At The Flea Circus
March 23, 2026
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Meeting Theme: A Night From The Movies
March 6, 2026
Poster Gallery ›
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Magic Club Leadership Poster Gallery
February 24, 2014
