Society of American Magicians, Assembly 12
Chartered in 1923 by Harry Houdini and based in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis & St. Paul, Minnesota) metro area, we are Assembly 12 of the Society of American Magicians. Today, it is the oldest and most prestigious magical society in the world with approximately 300 Assemblies worldwide. The primary purpose of the S.A.M. is to advance, elevate, and preserve magic as a performing art. Our members are magic performers, dealers, collectors, and historians — including professionals, serious hobbyists, and students.
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February Hybrid Assembly Meeting
A lot is going on in February, and folks have many conflicts, but in an effort to keep our meetings consistent and on the “every third Friday schedule”, we’re keeping the meeting on February 20th at 7:00 and moving the location to Discovery United Methodist (thanks, Sandy!), located at 275 Lake Dr E, Chanhassen, MN 55317.
[Also note: We’re moving our annual auction to the March meeting. This gives you an extra month to dig through your magic junk drawer!]
Our February meeting theme is: Party or Birthday magic (in honor of Jennifer Kahlow and Kevin Smith’s birthdays this month!)
Continuing with The Royal Road to Card Magic, we’ll be discussing Chapter IV: The Glide. Please try to read Chapter IV prior to the meeting — you’ll get more out of the discussion!
Please bring potluck snacks to share. Connection information for the virtual view of the meeting will be sent prior to the meeting.
See you on the 20th!
Location address:
Discovery Methodist Church
275 Lake Drive East
Chanhassen, MN 55317 -
January 2026 Meeting Notes
Time again for our annual Chili Dinner! It was a great crowd at Discovery United Methodist Church–13 people were there in person, andTodd Anderson joined us via Zoom. Special thanks go to Sandy Meyer (and Steve!) who catered the dinner. The menu was chili, cornbread, veggies, dessert, and more! Very good food, and everyone enjoyed it.
The business portion of the meeting was short (mostly because our mouths were full!) We continued our conversation on where and when we should perform in 2026, and discussed venues, show ideas, size, cost vs goodwill offering, etc. We are definitely going to do something during Magic Week this year.
Since performances were optional this year, we only had one: SAM12 President Kevin Smith demonstrated “Revised Mexican Poker” by David Solomon.
More good things to come!! Next month is our Annual SAM12 Auction, and then in March we’re planning another Movie Night, which usually includes a special guest. You won’t want to miss it!! Join us for our next meeting, in person or online from anywhere in the world via Zoom. Get the details at SAM12.org!
See this in the March 2026 MUM Magazine
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Holiday Chili Party
It’s time for our annual Holiday Party! It will be held on Friday, January 16th at 7:00 PM at Discovery Methodist Church in Chanhassen.
There will be chili, salad, cornbread, and dessert! Bring your own non-alcoholic beverage. Special thanks to Sandy Meyer for doing all of the cooking, and arranging the location, too!
Like last year, there’s no performance theme this month, so it’s entirely up to you if you want to perform anything.
We’ll be setting up the Zoom camera setup in case anyone wants to attend virtually — although technology hasn’t advanced enough for virtual chili eating. We’ll send out connection information before the event.
Location address:
Discovery Methodist Church
275 Lake Drive East
Chanhassen, MN 55317We’ll see you at the party!
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