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IBM Ring 313 History
Tom Clifford (L) and John Fedko
Ring 313, the John Fedko Ring, was founded by several attendees of a magic
class presented by John Fedko at Saddleback College in 1994. John has been conducting
magic classes at South Orange County schools for several years.
For classes offered by John Fedko in July and August 2006 click here.
For John Fedko's Magic Background click here.
Due to the fact that South Orange County had no organized magic club (the closest being
OCMC in Buena Park, and IBM rings in Hollywood and Long Beach)—the need was evident. Tom
Clifford obtained a petition from the International Brotherhood of Magicians
and distributed it to the Charter Members:
John Fedko
Catherine Fedko
Tom Clifford
Chuck Lubin
Ken Clark
Demetrius Edwards
John Marasco
Richard Leeds
Jay Armendariz
Tricia Lewis.
Our charter was granted and the First Meeting was held at the Paine Webber
building (thanks to Ken Clark) on February 22, 1995. Shortly after that, our rapid
growth required we move the meetings to our present location, the Irvine Ranch Water
District, which Richard Leeds secured for our use.
The First Officers were:
President - Tom Clifford
Vice President - Chuck Lubin
Secretary - Tricia Lewis
Treasurer - Ken Clark
Sergeant-at-Arms - Jay Armendariz
Since that first meeting in February 1995, we have enjoyed various programs and events,
including lectures by John Fedko, T.C. Tahoe, Arnold Furst, Aldo Colombini, Brian Geer,
Brad Burt, Dick Barry, Scorpio, Dan Fleshman, Dale Salwak, Dr. Bob Doggett, Loren
Christopher Michael, Joycee Back, John Kennedy, Allan Ackerman, Mark Jenest and Jim Pace.
We have also had special workshops with Dan Harlan, David, Neighbors, Ron London, Jay
Sankey, Rafael Benatar, Lennart Green and John Carney.
Ring 313 has over 100 members and is made up of the most diverse group of individuals
imaginable. Our strength is our diversity.
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