Society of American Magicians - Harry Riser Assembly 31 Indianapolis

02/20/2026

The Javi Benitez lecture was as entertaining as it was informative, covering sleights to magic priciples he had us all laughing and astonished. Thank you to everyone who attended!

02/18/2026

Join us tomorrow evening for another amazing lecture, this time from Javi Benitez

Time: 7pm
Admission:
Ring 10 and Assembly 31 Members - $15
Guest Magicians - $25
Magicians under age 18 - $10
Location: The Open Door Baptist Church, 5360 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224.

More details are in the shared post or visit indymagicnews.com

02/02/2026

Monday, February 2 at 7 pm - The joint meeting of S.A.M. Assembly 31 and I.B.M. Ring 10

The Executive Meeting will start at 6:30 pm. All are welcome.
Discussion on Magic Medley 2026

Theme for the night - Packet Tricks
Small packets with a big punch.

We will also do Auditions for Magic Medley 2026

Other performances are always welcome.

Location: The Open Door Baptist Church, 5360 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224.

Parking behind the church off Beeler Ave.

Enter the church from the parking lot at the rear of the building. The Front Door will NOT be open!

01/13/2026

Mark Strivings' Magic Lecture hosted by I.B.M. Ring 10 and S.A.M. Assembly 31 will be on January 20 at 7pm in Indianapolis.

Admission: Ring 10 and Assembly 31 Members - $15
Guest Magicians - $25
Magicians under age 18 - $10

Mark Strivings is a 30+ year full-time pro out of the Denver area. He first came to prominence in the magic world in the mid-90s with the publication of Mobile Mentalism, at the time the largest compendium of material for the strolling mentalist, and the publication which basically started the strolling mentalism movement worldwide.

He is also the creator of the legendary Sight Unseen Case, universally lauded as one of the most useful tools a mentalist can possibly have and used by a literal "Who's Who" in the world of magic and mentalism.

He has written over 60 books, released nearly 20 videos, and has had over 60 limited-release commercial items.

Mark's material is being used by top pros (and amateurs as well) literally all around the world.

"Mark Strivings is a brilliant creator and innovator of mentalism." - Banachek

"I received your materials, and I'd just like to say that I am thoroughly impressed with all of it. Why you are not more well-known in the magic community is amazing to me. The thing I'm most impressed with is your straight-line methods to achieve the effect with no confusing detours or extra details that will distract from the impact..." - Jim Sisti

"Without a doubt, one of the best lectures I have seen for the working pro. Please come back!" - Stan Alexander

"I have loved Mark Striving's stuff for years!" Jack Wiegle

Location: The Open Door Baptist Church, 5360 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224.

Parking behind the church off Beeler Ave.
Enter the church from the parking lot at the rear of the building.

01/05/2026

Join us this evening for our monthly meeting. The Executive Meeting will start at 6:30 pm. All are welcome.

Although the original Theme for the night was Tricks from Tarbell….

We are going to use the meeting for auditions for Magic Medley.

If there is time afterwards we will cover the theme magic.

Of course all performance topics are welcome!

Location: The Open Door Baptist Church, 5360 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224.

Enter the church from the parking lot at the rear of the building.

The Front Door will NOT be open!

11/29/2025

Holiday Spectacular!
Monday December 1, 2025 @ 6:30 PM

It’s Time for the 2025 S.A.M. Assembly 31 and I.B.M. Ring 10 Holiday Spectacular!

Pitch In and Magic Show

Feel free to invite your magic friends.

The clubs will provide the main entrée - Ham.
Bring a dish to share to fill out the meal.

Time: Dinner will start at 6:30 pm (plan to start arriving at 6:15)

Magic: The Magic of Sean Scott - starting at about 7:30 pm

Location: The Open Door Baptist Church, 5360 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224

10/06/2025

We hope to see you at our meeting tonight! The Executive Meeting will start at 6:30 pm. All are welcome.

Theme for the night - Holiday Magic (Halloween/Christmas)

Location: The Open Door Baptist Church, 5360 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224 - Enter the church from the parking lot at the rear of the building. The Front Door will NOT be open!

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09/06/2025

We're looking forward to tomorrow. We truly hope you can join us @ Penrod Arts Fair for some magic! The event runs from 9 AM - 5 PM on Newfields campus.

Tomorrow, I am excited to share the "Art of Magic" with the public at Penrod, America's largest one-day arts fair. If you see me, come say hello!

09/01/2025

Join us this Friday for Trevor Duffy's Live Magic Lecture
September 5th @ 7pm
Admission: $20, magicians under age 18 $10

Trevor Duffy is a working magician from South Africa who has been performing pro for over 30 years. He has a wide range of experience between Close up, Family, Wedding and Corporate work. He shares freely and his lecture consists of Close up and Parlor routines including banknotes, Coin to impossible location, Cards, Diminishing Cards and his favorite Rocky routine.

The lecture is extremely user-friendly and woven together with meaningful gems for anyone wanting to add more value to their art. Trevor also speaks about the issue of what to do when something goes wrong in the show and shares deeper thoughts on the subject of 'Gifts and Talents'.

He has toured the world for 20 years, lecturing and exhibiting his numerous creations, many of which came about through a need for more excellence in performance.

Location: The Open Door Baptist Church, 5360 W 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46224.

Enter the church from the parking lot at the rear of the building.
The Front Door will NOT be open!

08/30/2025

A big thank you to everyone who came out today. What a beautiful day for magic it was!

Even though the magicians have left the city, lol, the magic is still in the air! If you missed this magical event, we hope you won’t next time. Thanks to every magician who helped spread joy throughout downtown Indy today.

08/30/2025

Today, Monument Circle will transform into the most magical place in Indianapolis! 2-5pm

08/28/2025

We're looking forward to Saturday on the Circle with IBM Ring 10, Big Car Collaborative & Downtown Indy. Join us from 2-5 pm right on Monument Circle!