I.B.M. RING 250
FT. COLLINS, CO.
VOL 19, Number 1 January 1998
The January meeting of the Presto-Digitators marks the annual banquet. The food fest is scheduled for Saturday evening, January 17,1998 and will begin with a cash bar and social hour at 6 p.m., and sumptuous buffet dinner at 7 p.m. This year's banquet will take place in a new location at the "Chenz and Mrs. C's Classic Catering" located in the Mulberry Inn, 4333 East Mulberry, Ft. Collins (on the South East side of the 1-25/CO 14 Exit).
Such a deal! The buffet (all- you-care-to-eat) dinner, which is $16 a plate, will cost you only $12 a person, half-price for children 6-12 years old, children five and under eat for free. The after-dinner entertainment will be priceless. How can we do it? Volume? No! Membership has its benefits. This special subsidized price is available to Presto-Digitators, members of any other Colorado magic clubs, and to friends, relatives, and supporters of magic in Colorado.
But you must act quickly to take advantage of this special offer. Reservations need to be made by no later than Thursday, January 15. To make your reservations, call Lew Wymisner at (970) 484-7014.
Magic in the Rockies 1998, scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September 11,12, and 13, will again be held at the Fort Collins Marriott, with the Saturday night Public Show in the 1200 seat Performance Hall of the Fort Collins Lincoln Center. Registration information will be sent to you soon.
The next Presto-Digitators Planning Meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m., Wednesday night, February 4, at Coopersmith's Brew Pub in Old Town Fort Collins. Everyone is invited to attend and dinner is optional.
The February meeting of the Presto-Digitators is scheduled for Thursday night, February 19. An agenda will appear in next month's newsletter. Look forward to a lecture by Simon Lovell on March 12.
Details to follow about this session with one of England's most talented magicians.
The Presto-Digitators finished 1997 and ushered in the new year with some sparkling performances. Saturday,December 6, was the date for a stage show at the beautiful recently restored Rialto Theater in Downtown Loveland. A crowd in excess of 250 people were in attendance, thanks to a full page story by Phyllis Walbye in The Loveland Reporter Herald.
Performances included an audience warm-up by Nanny the Clown, Tim Pendergast, and Mel LaMar. Mel closed the first half of the show, a show which also featured, That Old Son of a Witch, Hudson the Magician, Mr. Magic, Byron Ferguson, and headliner, Denver's John T. Sheets. Emcee duties were handled by The Great Loudini. Technical crew Tim Pendergast and Jason Rogers ably assisted offstage.
The second "First Night Fort Collins" provided several venues on New Year's Eve for the Presto-Digitators. Performers in Downtown Fort Collins included Ginger the Clown, Bob Blea, Allan Bryner, Tim Pendergast, Byron Ferguson, Mr. Magic, and Loudini. Crowds of people packed into Ben and Jerry's, Children's Mercantile, and the Elk's Club Ballroom to catch continuous performances by the above mentioned troupe. Revenues raised by the Loveland and Fort Collins shows will be put in the club's treasury for such activities as guest lecturers and subsidizing the annual banquet.
MILESTONE REACHED
A 33 year career with Kodak came to a conclusion on December 31, 1997, as Ed "Mr. Magic" Hurtubis took early retirement from the Windsor, Colorado facility. Threatening to "spend more time on Magic in the Rockies," Ed has already booked several conventions around the country. Look for Ed and Mimi to show up in Las Vegas for the Desert Magic Seminar, in Washington, for the World Magic Summit, and in Hollywood a Hollywood convention. Ed may even undergo some "retraining" at the next Rockies Fantasy Baseball Camp.
A much shorter tenure will come to an end with this issue of the Presto-Digitators newsletter. Yours truly will except the position as Ring Secretary and report club happenings to the Linking Ring. Geoff Thompson will take over as editor with the next newsletter. To celebrate my "retirement," I've booked a weekend in Ault to peruse an Adams magic rack.
Lew Wymisner
Fort Collins Presto-Digitators
In formation
LB.M. Ring 250 is the Presto-Digitators
of Fort Collins, CO. Meetings are on the third
Thursday of each month, at 7:30 p.m. in the
Colorado State Office Building, at 3842 South
Mason Street, Fort Collins, CO. 80525
President: Geoff Thompson (307) 635~3O6
Vice President: Byron Ferguson (303) 277-0323
Treasurer: Bob Reed (303) 651-3196
Sargeant-at-Arms: Monte Haines (970) 224-)446
Newsletter Editor: Lew Wymisner (970) 484-7014
Secretary: Ed Hurtubis (970)223-8767