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Midwest Magic Jubilee is an annual magic convention held in Missouri.
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Midwest Magic Jubilee is an annual magic convention held in Missouri.
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The Jubilee was founded in 1956 by the Assembly 8 of St. Louis (the St. Louis chapter of Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.)), and Ring One St. Louis (the St. Louis chapter of International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.)). It originally switched locations each year from St. Louis to Kansas City, though currently its permanent home is in St. Louis, which is also the headquarters of both S.A.M.'s Assembly 8 and I.B.M.'s Ring One.
The Jubilee hosts between 150 and 250 attendees. It features a mix of magic lectures, demonstrations, and magic stage & close up competitions. Evening magic shows bring in professional magicians from all over North America, and dealers from all over the world.
The Jubilee was said to have been Dai Vernon's favorite convention, as he attended several times.[ citation needed ]
Many of the following stars and close-up magicians have appeared at the Jubilee:
John Calvert celebrated his 99th birthday at the Jubilee in 2010.
The 50th anniversary Jubilee event took place in August 2006.
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