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I.B.M. Youth
is the modern incarnation of Magic Youth International, a
teen magic correspondence club originally founded in 1955 by two Chicago teenagers, Robert J. Watson
and Keith Halbasch.
By 1966, Magic Youth International was
the third largest independent magic organization in the United States
just behind the International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) and the Society
of American Magicians. |
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In 1998, the I.B.M. adopted Magic Youth
International as it's official youth branch and rebranded it as
I.B.M. Youth.
The I.B.M. charters individual local
chapters called Rings. Over 300 Rings link a worldwide network of
magic professionals and enthusiasts in the search for artistic
excellence. The professional and amateur magic artists within these
Rings sponsor, support and mentor I.B.M. Youth chapters around the
globe.
In 2007, I.B.M. Raleigh Ring #199 felt
the call to provide local guidance and training to young Triangle
magicians. The Raleigh Chapter of I.B.M. Youth was formed with the support of some of
the Ring's most talented performers. |
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I.B.M. Youth has five basic program goals:
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To educate young magicians on the
ethics, history and skill of the international magic community;
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To expose skilled adult and gifted youth
members to one another for their mutual benefit;
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To promote positive self-esteem and
confidence among serious young magicians;
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To sculpt our magical youth into adults
who will honor the fraternal traditions of the I.B.M.;
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And to project community awareness of
magic as a valued theatrical art and community service.
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Raleigh Ring #199 provides accomplished adult magic advisors
and mentors to help guide each level of the program. However, it
is the youth members that decide
what skills they learn and how best to use them.
I.B.M. Youth teaches
leadership skills, public performance and theatrical techniques and
more. |
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The Raleigh Chapter of
I.B.M. Youth is sponsored by
the Wallace Lee-Dick Snavely International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring #199. Membership is
open to any Triangle youth between the ages of 7 through 17 years with
a serious interest in the magic arts. |
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For additional
information, please drop us an
email. |
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