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International Brotherhood of Magicians
International Brotherhood of Magicians
Ring 1
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June 3, 2026
Ring Spring Fling
The crowd begins to gather ... (nearly 70)
Pres. Steve nails it!
Our 1st Lady, Jen
Our ALL-STAR cast
Becca-Minerva-Lana Mae-Steve-Jen-Tim
Timothy's Tunes
Our Pres. and 1st Lady "duet" again
to close the evening
Becca's High Flying Silks
(Slydini was never this good)
Minerva hit all the
right notes
Lana lit up the stage
Lana Mae introduced us to the Ring
Our Magic Vendor was Steve Finkelstein
Lana won our attendance drawing!
Jill Schmidt was also an attendance winner!
May 6, 2026
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President Steve Queen addresses some of the excited crowd
2026 Ring One "Up Close and Magical" Competition
Cast of Close-Up Competitors (left to right)
Minth - Dunn - Queen- Holcomb -Finkelstein
Wang - Horowitz - Higround - Smith - Shegitz
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The NEW Champions
1st Place - Timothy Shegitz
2nd Place Zi Teng Wang
3rd Place - Steve Finkelstein
Attendance
Prize
Winner
Elyssa Gansner
April 1, 2026
Sandy Weis - Emcee
Jeff Rapp - Pres. Queen - Sandy McIntyre
V-P Timothy Shegitz - Steffi Kay
Don Poggmoeller - Winner!
Speed Dating Mini-Lectures (9) - Love at First Sleight
D. Jay on the ropes
Jeff Rapp - Jeff Lefton
Chad Jacobs adds some color
Steve Barcellona - Keith Smith
Steve Finkelstein meets Mr. & Mrs. Lamb
Steve Zuehlke - Sandy McIntyre - Jeff Rapp
Bob Danner - Steffi Kay - Jason Baney
March 26-28, 2026
Milo - Karl Hein - Maverick
Official Logo by Michael McClure
Steve Steer - Steve Zuehlke - Steve Buesking - Steve Bolland
2026 Gateway Close-Up Convention
Steve Zuehlke/Steve Buesking Production
Photos courtesy of Randy Kalin
Kevin Kelly - David Chancellor
Randy Kalin - Bill Malone
Baney-Larry Minth- Steffi Kay
Steves See ... Steves Do!
March 4, 2026
Javi Benitez (and Magic Peter) meet I.B.M. Ring One
February 17, 2026
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Nathan Kranzo lectures for I.B.M. Ring One at S.A.M. Assembly 8's venue
February 15, 2026
International Officers and Executive Committee join Ring One for a
joint Magic Open Mic Night and BBQ Dinner
John Skarin receives
50 Year Merlin recognition
from Pres. Levine and
Past Pres. Dunagan
I.B.M. Officers &
Executive Committee
relax after 10 hours of
mid-year planning
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