S.A.M. Al Baker Assembly #35 Newsletter May 2023 President’s Words Come make food vanish at 6pm before our special guest lecture at 7:30pm. ——————-  Dr. Joel “Batman” Zaritsky President, Al Baker Assembly #35 Society of American Magicians Past National President This Month Tuesday, May 9th 7:30 p.m. at Milanese Italian Restaurant 115 Main St, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Lecture by Bruce Kalver Past National S.A.M. President and “gadget guru” Bruce Kalver will be delivering his magic lecture this month.  This is a “can’t miss” opportunity for those that follow his monthly column in M-U-M. Last Meeting - Bill Winters lecture on Magic Legend Walter Gibson Walter Gibson was a prolific writer, a magic inventor, and friend to many of the top magicians of the golden age of Magic.  But most importantly, he was a member of SAM Assembly #35.  Bill Winters talked about the life and times of Walter and the famous magicians he ghost wrote for including Houdini, Thurston, an...