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About Ring 50

International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring 50: The National Capital Ring

Ring 50 is the world’s largest local chapter (“Ring”) of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.), the world’s largest organization dedicated to the art of magic. As a non-profit, 501(c)(6) association, Ring 50 serves the Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, and Maryland region.

Membership in Ring 50 is open to all professional, amateur, and hobbyist magicians, as well as anyone who just loves the art of magic. Learn more about membership or view our By-Laws and Standing Rules.

Ring 50 meets on the first Wednesday of each month.  Learn more about monthly meetings.


The objectives of the I.B.M. include:

  • Organizing and associating those interested in the art of magic and its advancement without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;
  • Advancing the ethics of the magical fraternity by adopting a Code of Ethics;
  • Encouraging humane treatment of animals used in magic presentations;
  • Opposing public exposures of the principles of the art of magic; and
  • Protecting the magic creations of authors and inventors.

Ring 50 Officers and Board of Directors
2023-2024

President
Marc Carrion
president@ibmring50.org

Vice President
Mike Hummer
vp@ibmring50.org

Secretary
Geoff Weber
secretary@ibmring50.org

Treasurer
Mike Peckham
treasurer@ibmring50.org

Sergeant-at-Arms
Haig Colter
sgtarms@ibmring50.org

Magi-Gram Editor
Larry Lipman
magi-gram@ibmring50.org

Youth Activities Director
Drew Owen
youth@ibmring50.org

Board Member At-Large
Mark Phillips
mark@ibmring50.org

Board Member At-Large
Sunnier Sun
sunnier@ibmring50.org

Immediate Past President
Craig Fifer
craig@ibmring50.org

I.B.M. Territorial Vice President
Dwight Redman
dctvp@ibmring50.org


Past Presidents of Ring 50

TermPresident
1947-1948Carl Shoemaker
1948-1949Harry Blutstein
1949-1950Virgil J. Harris
1950-1951Pete Plotkin
1951-1952Paul Tonguette
1952-1953Raymond Hicks
1953-1954Harry Baker
1954-1955A.J. Honeycut
1955-1956Gene Knownacki
1956-1957Frankin Davis, Jr.
1957-1958Al Cohen
1958-1959Julius Hopkins
1959-1960Samuel Shapiro
1960-1961Richard Gray
1961-1962William Fowler
1962-1963Winton Carroll
1963-1964Edward Duplinsky
1964-1965Fred Taylor
1965-1966Richard Wunderlich
1966-1967William Benninghover
1967-1968George Blackburn
1968-1969Stan Rosenthal
1969-1970Bo Bowington/Ed Sparrow
1970-1971Dr. Harvey Graham
1971-1972Larry West
1972-1973Hugh McVeagh
1973-1974Arthur Emerson
1974-1975Bill Wells
1975-1976Ron Bacon
1976-1977Doc Dougherty
1977-1978Doc Dougherty
1978-1979Buddy Smith
1979-1980Augie Arnstein
1980-1981Stan Cohen
1981-1982Ray Eyler
1982-1983Jack Nance
1983-1984Bill Gibson
1984-1985Hal Diamond
1985-1986Dennis Murray
1986-1987Alan Petit
1987-1988Charlie Zuis
1988-1989Charles Nuneville
1989-1990Alan Drew III
1990-1991Wayne Keyser
1991-1992William Lucas
1992-1993John Roberts
1993-1994Ken Norris
1994-1995Stuart Finley
1995-1996Robert Greenwald
1996-1997Darrell Stiles
1997-1998Michael Tacelosky
1998-1999James Bender
1999-2000Dan Lacey
2000-2001James Munton
2001-2002Katherine Rettke
2002-2003Larry Lipman
2003-2004Eric Henning
2004-2005Glenn Gary
2005-2006Don Freedman
2006-2007Dwight Redman
2007-2008Mike Taggert
2008-2009Louis Meyer
2009-2010Louis Meyer
2010-2011Arnold Fuoco
2011-2012Danny Selnick
2012-2013Danny Selnick
2013-2014Kevin McGuire
2014-2015Tom Kee
2015-2016Danny Selnick
2016-2017Louis Meyer
2017-2018Larry Lipman
2018-2019Dr. Stan Hillard
2019-2020Craig Fifer
2020-2021Craig Fifer
2021-2022Danny Selnick
2022-2023Craig Fifer