First up, on Friday, November 6, during the 1 PM session, our great friend and magic collector extraordinaire, Ken Trombly, will present a talk on "Houdini in Boston." Boston loved Houdini and Houdini loved Boston, so he spent a lot of time in the city and had many adventures. Ken knows his stuff, and this should be a fantastic talk.
Ken's talk will be followed by a reading of excerpts from The Other Side, a new play about Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I don't know much about this play. This could be its first public reading, so that's pretty exciting.
During the evening session on Friday, Tom Ewing will be giving a very special talk about the new book Houdini Revealed: His Life And The Way The World Was: 1874-1905. This manuscript, written by the late William Rauscher in the 1990s, is being published by Tom and David Haversat's 1878 Press. I believe Tom will have copies for sale at the convention.
While not Houdini-related, it's worth mentioning that the great William Kalush will be giving a talk on Saturday about "Rare Conjuring Books." Nashua is now home to Bill's magnificent Conjuring Arts Research Center.
You can view the full schedule of events on the official NEMCA website.
UPDATE: Ken Trombly tells us: "For those who do not have time to attend the entire weekend of activities, there will be day passes available. This will include not only admission to lectures, but also access to the exhibition room as well as the always popular dealer's room, where the magic collectibles on sale (apparatus, books, posters, ephemera etc) WILL include some original vintage Houdini material."
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For those who do not have time to attend the entire weekend of activities, there will be day passes available. This will include not only admission to lectures, but also access to the exhibition room as well as the always popular dealer's room, where the magic collectibles on sale (apparatus, books, posters, ephemera etc) WILL include some original vintage Houdini material.
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