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Saturday, September 14th

10:30 am - 11:30 am Lecture: Greg Gleason - Never before seen Card Magic

11:00 am - 6:00 pm Dealers Room Open

Noon - 1:30 pm - LUNCH BREAK

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Lecture: Dan Sperry - Creative kid show stuff lecture.

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Lecture: Losander - Art of Levitation and more.

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - LAST CHANCE IN DEALERS ROOM!

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - DINNER BREAK

7:00 pm - Wonders Theatre House Opens

7:30 pm - Champions of Illusion Gala Show at Wonders Theatre - Dan Sperry, Losander, Greg Gleason, Jafo, Charles Bach, Michael Paul (Host)

10:00 pm - Farewell Party at Wonders Theatre

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

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Friday, September 13th

9:00 am - Registration Opens, Wonders Theatre Box Office

9:00 am - Open Mic Magic Competition - One Trick, Five Minutes

10:00 am - 6:00 pm Dealers Room Open

10:00 am - 11:00 am - Lecture: Paul Stone - The Siegfried & Roy lecture

11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Lecture:  Karl Hein - Original and Entertaining Routines

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - LUNCH BREAK

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - Lecture:  Jafo - Transforming Magic into Memorable Experiences

3:00 pm - 4:00pm -  Lecture:  Charles Peachock - Performing Lecture

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Dealers Room Open

6:00 pm - 7:00pm - DINNER BREAK

7:00 pm - Wonders Theatre House Opens

7:30 pm - Comedy Magic Cabaret Show - James Brandon, Charles Peachock, Dave Risley, Chris Blackmore (Host)

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm - “Tales from the Road” with the stars of magic

11:00 pm - 12:30 am - After Hours in Houdini Lounge in balcony

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

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Thursday, September 12th

2:00 pm - Registration Opens, Wonders Theatre Box Office

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Dealers Sneak Preview Show (ten minutes per dealer)

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm - Lecture: Dave Risley - Children's Entertainment

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - DINNER Served By Magic At The Beach at Wonders Theatre

7:00 pm - Wonders Theatre House Opens

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Masters of Sleight of Hand show - Jafo, Karl Hein, James Brandon, Chris Blackmore, Paul Stone (Host)

10:00 pm - 11:30 pm - After Hours in Houdini Lounge in balcony

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

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Monday September 2nd, 2024

Subject to change

8:00 AM – NOON TAOM 2025 and SAM 2025 Registration Opens

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Dealers Room Open

9:30 – 10:30 AM Lecture – Laurent Piron

11:00 AM – NOON Lecture – Franz Harary

12:30 – 1:30 PM Lecture – Lance Burton

1:45 PM – Session # 7 – Virtual Tour of Magic Circle Headquarters in London

2:00 PM BUS OR SELF DRIVE TO UT ARLINGTON - Texas Hall Theater

3:00 PM Brad Jacobs People’s Choice Show of Winners (Special Prize) – Texas Hall on the UTA Campus

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

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Sunday September 1st, 2024

Subject to change

6:00 - 8:00 AM Invisible Lodge

7:00 - 8:00 AM Religious Meeting/Gospel Magic

8:00 - 8:30 AM TAOM General Meeting

8:30 – 10:00 AM Combined TAOM Willard Breakfast & SAM Life Member Breakfast

10:00 AM - 6:30 PM TAOM 2025 and SAM 2025 Registration Opens

9:00 AM -7:00 PM Youth Academy

10:00 AM -5:00 PM Dealers Room Open

9:00 - 10:00 AM SESSION #5 – Choice Between; Marc DeSouza – Competing at Conventions Joel Zaritsky – Improving Your Magic Club

10:30 AM -11:30 AM Lecture – Eric Chein

12:00 – 1:30: PM Stage Magic Contest

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Lecture – Syouma

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM SESSION #6 – Choice Between; Panel Discussion – Don’t Be a Jerk on the Internet – Exposure & Civility (Panel : Stan Allen, Brian South, Scott Wells and more) and Rodney James Piper – Creating a Performance Space

5:00 - 7:00 PM Banquet and Reception – Gustavo Raley Entertainment Transfer of Power; TAOM & SAM, Special Awards

7:00 PM BUS OR SELF DRIVE TO UT ARLINGTON Texas Hall Theater

7:30 – 8:00 PM Announce FISM & TAOM Contest Awards and Acts for People Choice

8:00 – 9:30 PM

Champions of FISM GALA SHOW – Texas Hall on the UTA Campus Starring; Shawn Farquhar, Eric Chien, Laurent Piron, Artem Shchukin, and Norbert Ferre.

10:00 - 11:00 PM Magic Auction Live - Greg Wilson

10:00 – 10:30 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #6 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

10:30 – 11:00 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #7 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

11:00 – 11:30 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #8 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

11:30 PM -1:00 AM President’s Party

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

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Saturday August 31st, 2024

Subject to change

8:30 AM – 6:30 PM Registration Open

9:00 AM -1:00 PM Youth Academy

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Dealers Room Open

9:00 - 11:00 AM Close-up Contest

10:00 - 11:00 AM SESSION #4: Choice between; Paul Draper – Marketing Jeff Copeland – Coins

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Lecture - Artem Shchukin

12:45 – 1:45 PM Lecture – Shawn Farquhar

2:00 - 3:00 PM Stars of Tomorrow Stage Show

3:00 – 6:00 PM Youth Academy

3:30 - 4:30 PM Franz Harary Interviews Gay Blackstone

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Lecture – Adrian Vega

6:00 PM BUS OR SELF DRIVE TO UT ARLINGTON Texas Hall Theater

6:00 – 7:30 PM

RED & WHITE Party with Strolling Magic at UTA Texas Hall Theater

(Food for Purchase)

8:00 - 9:30 PM International GALA Stage Show – Texas Hall on the UTA Campus Starring Greg Frewin, Yu Komohara, Shimpei. Syouma, Wessy, Adrien Kill and Emcee, BJ Mallin

10:00 - 11:30 PM FILM: Lost In The Shuffle – Houdini Theater at the Loews Ballroom

10:00 – 10:30 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #4 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

10:45 – 11:15 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #5 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

11:30 PM - ??? Midnight Madness – Open Mic, hosted by Fabian Moreno

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

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Friday, August 30th, 2024

Subject to change

8:00 AM – 7:00 PM Registration Open

9:00 AM SAM National Council Meeting

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Youth Academy

NOON – 1:00 PM SESSION #1 – Choice between; Kent Cummins – Marketing Magic Live, Gustavo Raley – Creativity

1:30 – 2:30 PM SESSION #2 – Choice Between; SAM Youth Protection Training, Diamond Jim Tyler – Bamboozlers

3:00 - 4:00 PM SESSION #3 – Choice between; Fabian Moreno – The High-End Residency, Bruce Kalver – Tech Talk

6:00 - 7:00 PM Welcome To Texas Party – Foyer of Ballroom – Cash Bar,

7:00 - 7:30 PM Welcome Event – TAOM & SAM Officers, Introduction of FISM-NA Contestants. Introduce Gay Blackstone, Honoree. Andrea Baioni FISM Talk (with slide show) - Houdini Theater at Loews Ballroom

7:30 – 7:50 PM A Conversation with David Copperfield – Eric Hogue

8:00 – 9:00 PM Adrian Vega One-Man Close-Up Show # 1

8:00 – 8:30 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #1 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

8:00 – 11:00 PM Youth Academy

7:30 –11:30 PM Grand Opening of Dealers Room – Magic Texas Clue – Prizes from Dealers

8:45 – 9:15 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #2 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

9:00 – 10:00 PM Adrian Vega One-Man Close-Up Show #2

9:30 – 10:00 PM Mind2Mind Mentalism Session #3 (30 Person Limit – Must be pre-registered)

10:00 – 11:30 PM MAGIC COLLECTORS/HISTORY SESSION – Chip Romero on Doug Henning, Mark Jensen on Marshall Brodien

11:30 PM – Late Night Magic Jam

Time stamps for this episode: updates will be posted after I get some sleep

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