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The Society of American Magicians Northern Connecticut Assembly #21 Newsletter for November 2006   page two of three

The purpose of this letter is to provide you with an initial report on the early stages of a very exciting project.

At the 2006 Annual Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, the S.A.M. National Council approved proceeding with a feasibility study to develop the Society of American Magicians Magic Center. That’s right—at last, a formal home for all the programs, history and services that S.A.M. provides.  This will be a place that will be available to all S.A.M. members, and will provide the public with a glimpse of the history of magic and the Society of American Magicians.

First, and foremost—the Society of American Magicians will have NO financial obligation for the Magic Center.  A separate tax-exempt foundation has been created to own and operate the Magic Center and it will be funded with private donations.  No S.A.M. funds will be committed to develop, construct, or operate the Magic Center.

Second, while it is very preliminary, and the final design may be different, lots of exciting ideas are under consideration for the Magic Center. Some of these include:

• A 300 to 500 seat theater built specifically for magic
• A world class library of magic and related arts (restricted to magicians)
• The foremost museum of magic equipment and memorabilia—open to the public
• Interactive displays for the public
• Expanded Membership services
• Sophisticated meeting rooms

This is an exciting project and we will keep you updated on the website and in M U M as we make progress on the Magic Center. If you have ideas or suggestions, please send them to me.  My home address, e-mail address and phone number are at the top to this letter.