East Coast Spirit Sessions

An Annual Magic Convention Devoted to Spirit Theatre & Bizarre Magick

​Production Team / Performers & Lecturers / Vendors

​Production Team

  • ​Richard Lavengood
  • Bill Barclay
  • Don “Vlad” Deich
  • Grace Deich
  • Daniel Greenwolf
  • Pat Gibson
  • Steve Gibson
  • Lenny Hildrovo
  • Roger Jones
  • Ziggy Lavengood
  • David London
  • Darrel Mac
  • David Mousch
  • Mary Mousch
  • Paul Prater
  • David Tanner

Performers & Lecturers

  • Dan Baines
  • Prof BC
  • Chris Bolter
  • Carlyle
  • Brahm Corstanje / The Haunted One®
  • Chad Crews
  • Steve Gibson
  • Daniel Greenwolf
  • Joseph Daniels
  • Jim Magus
  • Zeke Powerz
  • Paul Prater
  • Aiden Sinclair
  • Mark Strivings
  • Mary Tomich
  • Vlad
  • Paul Voodini

Vendors

  • Alchemy Moon – Paul Kostrach
  • Bizarre Magic – Jim Magus
  • Marc Charisse
  • Gemini Artifacts – Vic Nadata
  • Outlaw Effects
  • Daniel Greenwolf
  • Lebanon Circle – Dan Baines
  • Taylor Imagineering
  • Fred Rosenbaum
  • Sheffield Magic – Paul Voodini
  • Mark Strivings
  • Mary Tomich

Schedule of Events

Thursday January 14th, 2016

  • 8pm  Hospitality Suite, early registration, and kick-off social
  • 10pm  Paul Prater & Steve Gibson Séance Show in the Red Room


Friday January 15th, 2016

  • 9am-5pm  Dealers Room & Registration open
  • 9:30am-4:30pm  Voodini Workshop
  • 6pm  Buffet Dinner & Welcome
  • 8pm  Friday Night Show – 
    • The World of Edgar Allen Poe by Jim Magus & Chad Crews
    • Asylum Hauntings by Brahm Corstanje / The Haunted One®
  • 1o:30pm  E. Raymond Carlyle – Spirit Cabinet
  • Midnight  Midnight Show with Mark Strivings and Zeke Powerz in the Red Room


Saturday January 16th, 2016

  • ​9am-5pm  Dealers Room & Registration open
  • 9:30-10:30am  Prof BC Lecture
  • 10:45-11:45am  Joseph Daniels Lecture – Creation & Collaboration: Approaching Bizarre Venue Performance
  • 1-2:15pm  David London Lecture – Selling the Strange
  • 2:30-3:45pm  Aiden Sinclair Lecture
  • 4-5:30pm  Vlad, Mary Tomich, and Paul Prater Lecture – Aging Props
  • 5:30-7pm  dinner break
  • 7-8pm  Dealers Room open (then closed for the day)
  • 7:30pm Group Photo in Dealers Room
  • 8pm  Evening Show with Daniel Greenwolf, Vlad, Joseph Daniels, Sebastian Black, Chris Bolter, Paul Prater, Aiden Sinclair


Sunday January 17th, 2016

  • ​9am-5pm  Dealers Room open
  • 9:30-10:30pm  Chris Bolter Lecture – Selling the Show
  • 10:45-11:45am  Taylor Imagineering – Dealer Demo
  • 11:45am-1pm  lunch break
  • 1-2:15pm  Dan Baines Lecture – Fairy Hoax
  • 2:30-3:45pm  E. Raymond Carlyle – Dealer Demo
  • 4pm-5:30pm  Daniel Groenwolf – Diabhal and Failing at Everything: a Two-Part Lecture
  • 5:30-7pm  Dinner Break
  • 7-8pm  Dealers opn and farewell social in the Dealer’s room; raffle drawing for Spectre
  • 8-10pm  Sunday Séance – up to eight 10-minute performances by attendees

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