Greetings! Below is the schedule for the 78th Get Together, we'll keep you posted on changes and such as the event nears. Please visit http://www.magicgettogether.com for the latest information including performer pictures and bio's. For those not familiar with this event you can view our history with over 6000 pictures, awards, and stories from the past 8 decades on our history page at http://magicgettogether.com/history.html

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5th 2015
9:00AM ABBOTT'S COLON GOLF CLASSIC (optional) with Al the Only
9:00AM ABBOTT'S REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Elementary School
11:00AM SUPER SHOWROOM SPECIALS BEGINS at Elementary
12:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - outside M&M Grill
1:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN TILL 4PM
1:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
3:00PM LECTURE at the High School
3:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW at the High School (view seating chart)
Featuring Gordon Miller - MC, David Gabbay, Brian Miller, The Steelgraves
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th 2015
9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
9:30AM LECTURE at the High School
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School
11:00AM VENT-O-RAMA with George Schindler at the Abbott Plant
12:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - outside Curly's
1:00PM LECTURE at the High School
1:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN TILL 4PM
1:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
2:30PM (after lecture) DEALERS ON PARADE at Grade School
3:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
3:45PM FAMOUS MAGICIANS GRAVEYARD TOUR ushered by Al the Only
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW at the High School (view seating chart)
Featuring Keith Stickley - MC, Stuart MacDonald, Trent James, Lee Alex
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7th 2015
9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
9:00AM MAGIC MINISTERS SESSION at the Methodist Church
9:00AM COLON ARTS & CRAFT FAIR Until 4:00PM
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School
10:00AM ABBOTT'S STAGE TALENT CONTEST at the High School
11:00AM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - outside Dawn & Phils
12:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - outside Village Market
1:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - at Craft Fair
1:00PM LECTURE - at the High School
1:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN TILL 4PM
1:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
2:30PM ABBOTT'S CLOSEUP SHOW at the High School
Featuring G Miller - MC, Shin Lim, Bobby Maverick, Peter Samelson, Francis Menotti, David Gabbay
3:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
4:30PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - outside Five Star Pizza
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW at the High School (view seating chart)
Featuring Leland Faulkner - MC, Dameon, Keith Fields, Peter Samelson, John Bundy & Morgan
9:45PM FIREWORK SHOW outside High School after show
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show
10:30PM TALENT CONTEST AWARDS at Grade School after show

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH 2015
9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
9:00AM COLON ARTS & CRAFT FAIR until 4:00PM
9:30AM LECTURE - at the High School
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School
11:00AM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - at Craft Fair
11:30AM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
12:00AM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - outside American Legion
1:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN TILL 4PM
2:00PM ABBOTT'S BENEFIT MATINEE at High School (view seating chart)
2:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
3:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - outside Colon Historical Museum
4:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - outside Five Star Pizza
8:00 PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW at High School (view seating chart)
Featuring Mark Merchant - MC, Francis Menotti, Tom Mullica, Jason Bishop
10:00 PM DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show
10:30 PM ABBOTT PERFORMER AWARDS at Grade School after show

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The 2015 Compendium has been released as a free download. Its a sort of guide to the Get Together. Everything you ever wanted to know about Abbott's and the Get Together since 1934. Completely searchable with over 500 pages. Download it at http://magicgettogether.com/compendium.html

Come meet Dick Oslund and have him personally autograph your own copy of DICK OSLUND: ROAD SCHOLAR right here at Abbott Magic during our 78th get-Together!

As America's premiere School Assembly Magician, over his 40-plus year career as a professional Magician, Dick Oslund has made a nice living traveling coast-to-coast, border to border, performing MORE LIVE MAGIC for more HUMAN BEINGS than ANY OTHER MAGICIAN IN HISTORY!

If you haven't had the priviledge of seeing Dick perform, you may know him from MODERN COIN MAGIC, or KID STUFF V, or ABRAKFOX, but now Dick has his own book, entitled DICK OSLUND: ROAD SCHOLAR.

This new 400 page book is packed full of great, relevant information about performing on the road as a Professional Magician, including Dick's favorite, time-tested Magic routines, practical advice and tips on performing and ENTERTAINING as a Magician, Dick's anecdotes about his wonderful life on the road, and much, much more. In fact, DICK OSLUND: ROAD SCHOLAR contains more practical advice for Magicians and tips more of the "REAL WORK" than any other book on Magic ever published!

And the best is, Dick will be here at Abbott's Magic during our 78th Get-Together for a special book signing opportunity in Abbot's Showroom on Saturday, August 8th at Noon.

Congrats to Shin Lim for his FISM award in card magic. Shin Lim will be at Abbott's 78th Get Together both as a Closeup Performer and as a Lecturer.

A few additions and corrections ...
Abbott's 78th Updated Get Together Schedule
AUG 5-8 2015

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5th 2015
9:00AM ABBOTT'S COLON GOLF CLASSIC (optional) with Al the Only
9:00AM ABBOTT'S REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Elementary School
11:00AM SUPER SHOWROOM SPECIALS BEGINS at Elementary
12:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Joe Bennett outside M&M Grill
1:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN TILL 4PM
1:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
3:00PM LECTURE - Dameon at the High School
3:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW at the High School
Featuring Gordon Miller - MC, Tim Wright, David Gabbay, Brian Miller, Morgan - Escape Artist Of The Year, The Steelgraves
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6th 2015
9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
9:30AM LECTURE - Tom Mullica at the High School
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School
11:00AM VENT-O-RAMA with George Schindler at the Abbott Plant
1:00PM LECTURE - Peter Samelson at the High School
1:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN TILL 4PM
1:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
2:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Jeremy Pitt-Payne outside Curly's
2:30PM (after lecture) DEALERS ON PARADE at Grade School
3:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
3:45PM FAMOUS MAGICIANS GRAVEYARD TOUR ushered by Al the Only
5:30PM COMEDY MAGIC SHOW & DINNER at River Lake Inn by Ron Carnell
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW at the High School
Featuring Keith Stickley - MC, Stuart MacDonald, Trent James, Lee Alex
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show
10:15PM CURLYS CLOSEUP CONTEST after show

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7th 2015
9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
9:00AM MAGIC MINISTERS SESSION at the Methodist Church
9:00AM COLON ARTS & CRAFT FAIR Until 4:00PM
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School
10:00AM ABBOTT'S STAGE TALENT CONTEST at the High School
11:00AM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Magic of Trino outside Dawn & Phils
12:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Jeremy Pitt-Payne outside Village Market
1:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Jania Taylor at Craft Fair
1:00PM LECTURE - Shin Lim - at the High School
1:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN TILL 4PM
1:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
2:30PM ABBOTT'S CLOSEUP SHOW at the High School
Featuring G Miller - MC, Shin Lim, Bobby Maverick, Peter Samelson, Francis Menotti, David Gabbay
3:00PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
4:00PM ELVIS IMPERSONATOR SHOW Doug Church at Sterlini Magic
4:30PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Joe Bennett outside Five Star Pizza
6:00PM ELVIS IMPERSONATOR SHOW Doug Church at Sterlini Magic
8:00PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW at the High School
Featuring Leland Faulkner - MC, Dameon, Keith Fields, Peter Samelson, John Bundy & Morgan
9:45PM FIREWORK SHOW outside High School after show
10:00PM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show
10:30PM TALENT CONTEST AWARDS at Grade School after show

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH 2015
9:00AM REGISTRATION OPENS at the Abbott Plant
9:00AM COLON ARTS & CRAFT FAIR until 4:00PM
9:30AM LECTURE - Francis Menotti - at the High School
10:00AM ABBOTT'S DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School
11:00AM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Jeremy Pitt-Payne at Craft Fair
11:30AM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
12:00AM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Jania Taylor outside American Legion
1:00PM COLON HISTORICAL MUSEUM OPEN TILL 4PM
2:00PM ABBOTT'S BENEFIT MATINEE at High School
Featuring BJ Mallen, Trent James, Dynamike, The Steelgraves
2:30PM MAGIC SHOW at Abbott Plant with BJ Mallen or Gordon Miller
3:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Magic of Trino outside Colon Historical Museum
4:00PM COLON STREET PERFORMERS - Joe Bennett outside Five Star Pizza
8:00 PM ABBOTT'S STAGE SHOW at High School
Featuring Mark Merchant - MC, Francis Menotti, Bobby Maverick, Tom Mullica, Jason Bishop
10:00 PM DEALERS ROOM OPENS at Grade School after show
10:30 PM ABBOTT PERFORMER AWARDS at Grade School after show

Quick update, the talent contest is full and we cannot accept any new applicants.

Abbott's will be welcoming the Today Show around mid day to film the events going on during the 78th Get Together. The show will air Saturday morning on NBC

Love the Abbott's Get-Together.

Are photos being posted anywhere?

Anybody blogging?

Most of the activity is happening on facebook in the group Abbotts Magic Family and some in the group Michigan Magicians.

I have posted some of the facebook pics from the Abbotts Magic Family facebook group at http://magicgettogether.com/ while our photographers are catching their breath (some went directly to magic live) and then begin organizing the pics. Mr Bordner asked me to thank everyone who helped make this such a big success this year.

A suggestion: attach captions that will ID the folks in the photos . Many of the older Get Together photos are very difficult to ID the lesser known people or even some who were well-known back in the day , but not so much now ... and as the years roll on there are less people who remember who was who and can ID the photos.

(although some of the photo galleries DO have names under the photos, so that's very helpful . For example: http://magicgettogether.com/galleryhtml2/1974gallery.html )


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