KIDabra International News

June Greetings!

As we move into Summer in much of the world I wish you well with a busy show season. Here in the US, many of us are hard at work launching our Summer reading programs for libraries, shows for summer camps and more! It's an exciting and creative time! There is much news ahead as we are in full ramp up to conference time! As you read through this newsletter especially the next few paragraphs and when you get into to the Conference section you're going to come to some thoughts of mine that may seem radical, controversial and perhaps conversation worthy. That's good! Please let it concern you, inspire you and move you to action!

 

OK, you may have heard that the economy is bad. You know that everything consumable is skyrocketing in price. However did you know the top performers in our industry are reporting the busiest year they've had in ages? Stan Allen and I were talking about this recently and he reminded me of the old axiom of when times are bad, entertainment booms as an escape for people. Interesting to ponder.

 

As you're considering the investment in attending the KIDabra Conference this year let me take a moment to mention a few things. Are you thinking - where is Pigeon Forge? What about the cost? I booked a show?

 

Pigeon Forge is at the apex of Interstate 40, I-81 and I-75, which as Barry Mitchell says, makes it a crossroads of America. Around the world people know the incredible music of Dolly Parton. Pigeon Forge is where she hails from and the incredible resort area has sprung largely from her fame, oh and the fact that the area is breathtakingly beautiful helps too!

 

Here's the "Real Skinny" about cost this year. The only real increase will probably be that it will be a few more dollars to travel in, whether by car or plane, however, if you do the math over last year it is not a major increase. So the real truth is, yes it will cost a smidgen more to come this year, or look at it this way a smidgen of one shows profit. By the way our official shuttle from the airport: Rocky Top Tours is amazingly the same price as last year! Need a roommate? Check out the section on the Forum for locating a perfect match!

 

Now about that show you booked during conference time - if the folks that hired you like you, they will let you move the date, so that you can go and have professional training time. They as professionals do this themselves, so they more than understand. If it's a high paying must do date, attend the conference around it. I do this all the time with conferences. It's always better to miss a little, than to miss everything. I saw a fascinating post on the Magic Cafe recently from a performer saying that while he was going to a convention this summer it was one just to have fun and he continued posting that he really should be going to KIDabra instead, because it would be good for his show and his business. Astounding? Not really. We humans do some strange things without good explanations and we can truly on occasion be our own worst enemies. The good news is that KIDabra Conference is indeed educational, plus it's so much fun you leave with a big smile on your face everytime. (Just ask Melanie Michaels, Fairy Twinkletoes) who comes each year from Australia or Josip (Jozo Bozo) who attends each year from Croatia. They each spend 20+ hours on a plane to be there! So no whining about how far you have to travel! It is telling that the top performers in our industry mark off this week and make KIDabra Conference a must do. By the by, you will be amazed at the star names not on the roster, just there attending. Really!

 

We all have excuses, but the bottom line is do you have the passion and the desire to continue to raise the level of your own work? Do you and your business deserve to be stimulated by being around a group of people just like you for that shot in the arm, and kick in the pants that we all need from time to time? The "best" tell me they do! If your answer is yes, then there is a place you must be in August, something you must do for your audiences and for yourself! The good news is that your going to have an awesome time doing it! Register today! We can't wait to see you!

 

KIDabra Journal News 

The April/May Issue of The KIDabra Journal is in the mail. Yes, it is running a tad late. Working with creative types (some of my favorite people) has one pitfall, they often don't understand deadlines. Oy! However, you gotta love 'em as the results are pretty awesome! The June/July issue is with our designer at the moment and we start proofing it in a few days and the August/September special Yearbook issue is in the final gathering phase. Wow, is the one thing I can tell you about these issues!

 

Speaking of the Journal, David Kaye has a favor. He needs your questions for his "Ask David Kaye" column in the Journal. Ask for help from a pro on routines, shows, tricks, where tricks come from, ideas on problem solving, challenges at KIDshows, etc. He will answer! E mail them to David at getsilly@aol.com. By the by, I hope you've been enjoying David here in the US on the VH-1 reality show CelebraCadabra. It's been highly entertaining! David and his Celebrity student Lisa Ann Walter were just voted off from the final 3. However that doesn't mean you've seen the last of them on the program, see David and Lisa again in the upcoming Las Vegas Finale of the show. (Incidentally, It's a hoot just to see what Max Maven is going to do with his hair from week to week.) I hear that VH1.com has viewing available online, but for whatever reason only in the US.

 

If it's time to renew your KI membership, you can do it now at kidabra.org, click on Join, scroll down to Renew. If your membership has lapsed, or due for renewal, you should have just received a reminder in the mail. (International friends, yours is on the way!) You don't want to miss a single issue of the KIDabra Journal! Oh, and if you are ready to join for the first time, today is a perfect day to do just that! Treat yourself to KIDabra International today! Lots of info follows in this Newsletter, you may want to print it out to enjoy reading it with lunch or dinner and please do forward to a friend. Mark and Tami

KIDabra Conference 2008 News

The 17th Year - The Fantastic Year of the Creative

Pigeon Forge, TN • Music Road Hotel Complex

August 13 - 16, 2008 (with Optional Seminars starting August 12th)

Register now, you won't want to miss it!

 

Featuring:

Duane Laflin, Chris Capehart, Stan Allen, Brad Ross, Aye Jay, Magic Al, Brian Daniel, Jim Kleefeld, Jim Snack, BJ Hickman, Michael Mode, Doug Scheer, Marty Hahne, Chris Frings

 

and The KIDabra Senior Staff

Barry Mitchell, David Kaye, Trixie Bond, Ken Scott, Jozo Bozo, Mike Bent, Terry Evanswood, Dave Risley, Joe Lefler, Bruce Amato

 

plus The KIDabra Executive Staff

Dennis Michael, Tate Elliott, Nathan J. Roberts, Gary Shelton, Bruce Bray, Scott Francis, David Allen, Chris Weed, Tim Sonefelt, Arnie Kolodner, Dave Hill, Glenn Strange, Tess Andrews

 

Come be a part of an amazing happening, this year at the 2008 KIDabra International Conference that may well affect the future of Family and KIDshows for years to come!

 

The assemblage of the top minds in our industry for The Year of The Creative promises to be inspirational, educational and downright magical! Don't think your creative? Want to be more so? Want to have the best program possible for your audiences? We thought so, please read on: The Year of the Creative happens this year because we need a jolt. Our art form while not stagnant, quite frankly needs an infusion. To be sure there are a handful of wildly creative folks doing this daily, however a handful is not enough. We want to help each of you to become creative dynamos. I know, I hear you now, "I'm just not that creative" you say, "I don't have the time," sorry but we're not buying it! Complacent clones are becoming much to common in our performing industry, folks who are happy to buy routines and entire shows and put themselves into business doing prepackaged performances as they come out of the box. Not only do you not have to do this, but we're going to give you permission and the tools to color outside of the lines, change things around and make them your own! Why? Because the best do and why shouldn't that be you? We're going to spend nearly a week exploring, working, laughing and thinking about this in August, with some of the best in the business.

 

Don't dare miss our Creative Geniuses August 13th-16th in the beautiful resort town of Pigeon Forge, TN nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains. (Made world famous by Dolly Parton and Terry Evanswood)

 

Come meet Michael Mode, Doug Scheer and Brian Daniel - 3 Wildly Creative Guys.

 

Michael Mode is the guy you know from napkinrose.com. David Kaye and I were fortunate to meet Michael through our friend Warren Stephens a few years ago and Michael is much too charming, much too handsome and much too creative, plus on top of all that he's a super nice guy! He's done some pretty amazing things: graduated from Disney University, been a part of Copperfield's elite illusion development team, The Magic Squad, in constant demand in Detroit by the major automobile companies to work and perform around the US for their trade shows. To KIDabra conference this year, he brings a fresh perspective of ideas and thinking that will knock you out. His thoughts on performing for children in restaurants are some of the best existant, plus his terrific concepts on creativity, easy going manner and winning personality all add up to grand slam for you!

 

Doug Scheer A guy of Scheer Genius, Doug Scheer actually. This past January in Las Vegas at the invitational brainstorming conference KGB, I met Doug for the first time. Listening to and seeing his ideas left the rest of us blown away, with our mouths wide open! (And this is a group that's hard to do to) Three of his routines have been published in David Kaye's column Turn It Around in Magic magazine over the past few years and he's one of the best around at tying educational material to magic routines. You'll see him perform those 3 routines from David's column "live" and more. Here's a clue about Doug's lecture: Do you know the term "sleeper hit"? He's an underground working pro who normally doesn't do conventions, however he's coming to KIDabra Conference! And even better, Michael Mode joins his friend Doug as moderator of the talk.

 

Brian Daniel of Creative Magic is the creative dynamo behind creativemagic.org and you may even use his Bigger Wands, The Change Cap and The Shadow Tent Illusion. Join him for a seminar that teaches you his simple, yet revolutionary, 2 step approach to being creative. By the way if you don't think your creative, wait until Brian works with you, Wow! As an example he takes you through the development of his wildly successful Change Cap, plus you'll even hear about his creative failures as well. Most important learning his steps will allow you to leave with the ability to create yourself. Practice makes perfect with creativity and Brian puts you on the path! These are KIDabra Conference Don't Miss Feature Events!

 

But wait, there's more...

 

Friday Late Nite at KIDabra Conference - 10:30 pm - Bruce Amato with Mike Bent: An Evening of Supreme Magic... Bruce and Mike share an insiders peek into one of the most creative phases of Children's magic from one of the great magic companies in the world- Supreme Magic and it's irrepressible founder Edwin Hooper. See Supreme pieces so rare it may be your first time laying eyes on them along with some of Edwin's favorites. Enjoy stories and pictures of arguably the golden era of KIDshow props. A KIDabra Exclusive Event!

 

Friday Late Nite at KIDabra Conference - 11:30 PM Brad Ross: Living the Dream- Brad is the headliner of the acclaimed, "Disney LIVE presents Mickey's Magic Show." He offers a casual and candid behind the scenes look at the various aspects of touring with the LARGEST family illusion show in the world. Through the magic of video, photos and stories he shares his inspirational story of going from a New Jersey kid with big dreams to an International Star LIVING HIS DREAMS. It's sure to be a late night chat to remember and wonderful motivational presentation to wrap up another great day at KIDabra Conference 2008. Another KIDabra Exclusive Event!

 

MacGyver Magic: Round 2 Promos on kidabra.org Continue! Did you miss the Dynamic Duo last year? Right now on kidabra.org catch a glimpse of them at last years conference with rare archival footage shot by Dennis Michael. And don't forget, from now until the conference, enjoy the special video treats just for you from Scott Francis and David Allen new about every 2 weeks! Now available for immediate viewing; Seven Hysterically Funny Macgyver Magic Promo Videos! Go to kidabra.org scroll down the page to the You Tube Video and watch. Stay tuned for the continuing video adventures of MacGyver Magic as they prepare for their lecture: Round 2 at KIDabra Conference 2008. See a new video every 2 weeks! Are you ready for Round 2?

 

Plus at KIDabra Conference 2008 enjoy lectures from Barry Mitchell, David Kaye, Stan Allen, BJ Hickman, Brian Daniel of Creative Magic, Jim Kleefeld and more! And the hilarious Gary Shelton and the KIDshow Magic Auction, the wild and wacky Dealer's Show hosted by Scott Francis, and Ken Scott's Midnight Jam. See the full Schedule at kidabra.org. Wow! KIDabra Conference 2008 is going to be out of the creative ballpark! Batters Up!

 

Optional KIDabra Business Building Seminars (formerly Marketing Day) August 12 & 13 Tuesday Evening August 12th, starting at 7:00PM and Wednesday, Aug 13th, 2007, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

 

Brad Ross: The It Factor! Are you ready to SKYROCKET YOUR CAREER, lead a life FILLED with SUCCESS and LIVE YOUR DREAM? If you answered YES, join International Star Illusionist Brad Ross at KIDabra KIDshow Business Builders, where he'll teach you how to effectively brand & position yourself as the TOP ENTERTAINER in your market. Learn the secrets of Branding, Positioning, Public Relations, and how to BOOK MORE SHOWS and MAKE MORE MONEY! Wouldn't it be awesome if you could skyrocket your career and become a celebrity that everyone wants to book for their event? How cool would it be to get rid of those customers who call up searching for lowest prices and cheap performers? Would you love to stop wasting money and time on bad promotional items that do nothing? Finally how would you like to have the systems, tools, and information necessary to give you the fastest results from every dollar you spend on advertising, marketing, promotions and press? Creating a successful career has never been so easy... It all starts with YOUR IT FACTOR. Join Brad Ross to discover your IT FACTOR and start seeing immediate results! Brad will also be giving away $500 worth of marketing materials to attendees of this presentation. Visit Brad online at http://www.MakeMagicMoney.com See the special video Brad recorded in Dubai about his presentation for us at kidabra.org, click on Biz Builders and scroll down to the video and then look over the full schedule.

 

Marty Hahne:The 3 P's - Personality, Performance, and Packaging! Many marketing courses have great information on getting more bookings, but they all come with one caveat: you must have a great show. With The 3 P's you get a message from a performer who is the whole package. Join longtime, professional magician Marty Hahne, as he presents the three P's of marketing-Personality, Performance and Packaging. This lecture will focus primarily on the birthday party market, however these principals and techniques are adaptable to most markets. To avoid burnout in the birthday market, Marty will show you how to design a show that you can carry in easily, set up fast and tear down even faster. Instead of offering a big, prop filled show, Marty will reveal the secrets of having a personality driven show. Your personality is the key to becoming the best known, most in-demand performer in your area. Marty will also show you how to present the entire package, with services to help your clients and make you more money. Publicity and referral strategies, giveaways, magic classes after the show and goody bags are just a part of packaging. With Marty's lecture, you'll learn to get more shows, enjoy your work and make more money. Join Marty for an educational and entertaining morning as you discover why Mark Daniel has nicknamed the seemingly quiet, mild-mannered Marty "Mr. Controversy!"

 

Plus lectures from Jim Snack, Brian Daniel of Creative Magic, Nathan J Roberts and more, stay tuned! KIDshow Business Building Seminars start Tuesday evening and continue throughout the day on Wednesday. The Optional Marketing Sessions are only $94.95 in addition to your KIDabra Conference registration. Please take a moment and register, make your hotel reservations, travel plans and then we'll see you at KIDabra Conference in August! We can't wait!

 

The KIDabra Live Audio CD Set

(Presold only before and during KIDabra Conference, none sold afterwards)

Own an instant collectible - 8 KIDabra sessions recorded live on Audio CD. Relive, enjoy and learn from the lectures for years to come. Importantly, no albums are sold after the convention as we give each lecturer who participates their master recording at the completion of the project. FAQ's- Do you record the entire conference? No, as there is so much that happens at KIDabra, much of which is visual, not lending itself well to recording. We select the optimal listening sessions. Do you record sessions from the Business Builders Seminars? Sometimes, as we secure permission from the lecturer. What do I get? An album with 8 Audio CD recordings of lectures and sessions recorded live as they happen with no editing at KIDabra on one or 2 CDs as needed. Our mission is to have the album ready to take with you Saturday night before you leave the conference. Who's on the Recordings?

1. Duane Laflin: Magicisms

2. Barry Mitchell: Make 'em say WOW!

3. Live Session: The KIDabra Preschool Live Session

4. Jim Kleefeld: Creativity Shows

5. To Be Revealed

6. To Be Revealed

7. To Be Revealed

8. To Be Revealed

The List continues to be updated as permissions are secured. How Much? The KIDabra Audio Album is only $99.95 pre-ordered and pre-purchased, delivered to you at the conclusion of this year's KIDabra Conference. You can also purchase the Album at KIDabra for $110.00 Important Note: Due to the arrangements with our speakers no Album sets will be sold after the conference, so they are available in advance or at KIDabra only. If you can't be with us and would like to purchase a set as an Invisible Registrant you may for only $150.00 including shipping in the US and Canada. (Additional shipping for other countries) Invisible registrants must place their order in advance of the conference and please allow at least 2 to 3 weeks after KIDabra to receive your Album. 

 

Terry Herbert: The KIDabra KIDshow Superstars DVD Volume 1 Release Date Tuesday June 17

Terry Herbert is one of the great kid show magicians in the world today. He has been performing magic for over 50 years. His DVD "Children's Magic the Herbert Way" is considered a classic in the world of children's entertainment. One of the highlights of KIDabra 2007, was this fascinating and entertaining interview between Terry Herbert and David Kaye. David found gold visiting with this lovable, one of a kind, personality. You'll discover a smart journeyman entertainer who has loved every second of it. You'll hang on every word of the easy rapport between Terry and David, plus thrill to the stories and cartoon voices from this wonderful storyteller. Among other things Terry discusses his early start performing in the Summer Holiday Camps in England. And straight from Terry's private collection, you will see video of his award winning comedy act for adults, The Great Fiasco, and his new character Mr. Woo the Wizard. Terry also performs live for the KIDara audience. Watch as he presents an amazing coin trick that will absolutely fool you, and his hilarious five-minute puppet routine, with an adorable monkey, that will have you rolling on the floor. You'll enjoy time well spent with a legend and master performer, Mr. Terry Herbert, in this first volume of KIDabra KIDshow Superstars! You may begin ordering on Tuesday June 17th. Available from kidabra.org, sillymagic.com and from Terry himself during lecture appearances. Only $29.95 plus $5.00 shipping in the US and Canada from kidabra.org

Actual shipping charged to other countries.

 

Thoughts and Prayers

Our KIDabra Dennis Michaels' wife Cathy broke her leg and badly sprained her other leg while they were on Memorial Day vacation in the Poconos. Cathy is a registered nurse and keeps Dennis pointed in the right direction. Notes to Dennis at DennisMichael@MagicalBirthdayParty.com 

 

Important KIDabra International Member News

Contacting Us - If at any time, you need assistance with any aspect of your KIDabra membership, please contact Tami directly at kidabraconf@aol.com.

For help with your KIDabra website, contact Dennis at dennismichael@dowhy.com.

 

Change of Address/Change of Email If you move, please tell us! If any part of your address changes, please tell us! Also keep your email address up to date with us for breaking news! There is a link at the bottom of this email to delete or add email addresses. Thanks!

 

KI Member Number and Membership Card

You will need your KI member number frequently. It's required when you first sign on to the KIDabra forum at kidabra.org. You also need your member number to take advantage of the free website, for signing a KIDabra Chapter Charter and more. To keep up with my card I put it in my wallet, then it's always there. If you misplace yours, your number is always printed above your name on your KIDabra Journal envelope.

 

KI Membership Join and Renewal

It's easy at kidabra.org, click on the Join button, then scroll down to register or renew.

 

KI Member Logo

As a KIDabra International Member in good standing you may use the special Member Logo (created by Ralph the Great) on your website and promotional materials. Find it at kidabra.com, click on the Logo button on the left. Chapters may use the KIDabra logo for chapter business with their Chapter identification immediately under the logo. The original KI logo is reserved for Headquarters' usage. kidabra.org 

 

The New Discussion Forum

KI Members Benefit Posting on the informative KIDabra discussion forum is an important KI member benefit. All of the incredible content on the forum is available to KI members! If you have friends who would like to learn all about KIDabra they may view select sections of the forum as guests, however posting is exclusively for our members. Please join in the sharing! See you there! kidabra.org click on Forum and log in with your membership number. Free Website- KI Members Benefit One of your most valuable benefits is completely free to you and couldn't be easier to use. I was checking the other day and a ton of KI members have taken advantage of this and you should too! Your website is as easy as fill in the blanks. Use it to advertise your services, shows and talents. Available to paid members in good standing. To get started go to kidabra.org and click on the Free website button on the left. (You'll need your membership number)

 

Chapter News

Please keep us informed if you're working on starting a Chapter in your area. We'll help promote it. Please direct Chapter questions to Chapter Development Coordinator Dennis Michael. He is eager and ready to help at DennisMichael@MagicalBirthdayParty.com or 856-753-9754.

 

Chapters - please send your meeting reports for the Journal to Tate Elliott, Story Editor as a word document the address is Tate_Elliott@juno.com Please place in the subject line Chapter # and Meeting Date, for Issue #. Pictures should 300 dpi and converted to B&W and sent to Tami at kidabraconf@aol.com.

 

KI Journal Reminders

Product reviews - Yes! We do want to review your product in The KIDabra Journal. Do you have a new trick, prop, book, DVD, E-book or Show-In-A-Box? Then send you item to KIDabra Journal Product reviewer John Cooper. John has developed the guidelines for submission that follow: In an effort to make the KIDabra Journal the preeminent kidhow/family show entertainers magazine we are implementing some product review submission guidelines. (1) All submissions must be KIDshow/family show focused. (2) All effects submitted need to contain at least one developed show script. (3) Books, CD's & DVD's must be pertinent to the kidshow/family show entertainer or their business. Please include retail pricing, ordering information, your phone # and e-mail address (in case I have questions) and if possible a disk containing a high-resolution picture of your item. Please indicate whether you want the product returned (please include a check for the return cost) or if it will be donated in the 2008 KIDabra Auction.

 

Send your review items today to: John Cooper - KIDabra Product Reviews PO Box 437 Anderson, SC 29622-0437 Journal Advertising To advertise in the KIDabra Journal contact Tami 336-492-7870 or kidabraconf@aol.com. Great rates and the perfect way to get the news out to the KIDshow world about your products and services. We now offer full color ads as well, please inquire about pricing. 

 

The Music Road Hotel Complex hosts KIDabra Conference 2008 For 2008 the Conference return to Pigeon Forge and the Music Road Hotel.

Great rooms, on property water parks- pools, indoor and outdoor, water slides, lazy river and more, coupled with an excellent free continental breakfast each morning make for a great whole family treat.

Melanie Michaels from Australia and John Reid from Long Island both say the Music Road is like going to a retreat. We'll be housed in both the Music Road Hotel and the Inn with the conference center between. The Inn is only a few steps further from the free standing conference center, the Hotel is best if you have special needs, also half of the rooms at the Hotel overlook the river. If the whole family is coming pick the inn for the most water activities, although no matter which building you're in you have full access. The complex is located at Traffic light 1 in Pigeon Forge in a quiet cul de sac just off the main drag, turn at the Ruby Tuesday's Restaurant. Surrounding it for a mile in every direction are restaurants to please every taste and that huge Wal-Mart in Sevierville is only 4 or 5 minutes drive, not to mention every outlet store known to man. Rooms in the KIDabra block are only $91.00 per night for 2 queen beds. (This special conference rate off regular rate of up to $119.00) (Suites available at a higher rate.) Call Music Road Toll Free at 866-615-6353 and tell them you're with KIDabra. Every room night counts toward our reserved block and makes the conference possible. See more at musicroadhotel.com. Our group is served by Donna in Group Reservations. Her direct number is 865-286-1780, Monday thru Friday. Take a moment and make your reservation today!

 

If flying into for KIDabra Conference, certainly you could rent a car if you have extra time for sightseeing, however our Official Shuttle from the McGee/Tyson Airport in Knoxville is Rocky Top Tours, with amazingly, the same price as last year, $30.00 one way or $60.00 round trip.  As I travel around the US, I find this very reasonable.

 

Food availability at the Conference

Restaurants are easily walkable. (Ruby Tuesdays is immediately next to the hotel and Cracker Barrel and a Giant Buffet Restaurant are close, but across the street. Tons of every kind of food are within a mile of the hotel and conference center up and down the strip, remember this is a resort town. The hotel has an excellent free deluxe continental breakfast with your room and the conference center serves lunch and snack items for purchase throughout the day. Refrigerators are also in the sleeping rooms. The Super Wal-Mart is less than 3 minutes by car (one of the biggest I've ever been in) with a full grocery for stocking your fridge with drinks, fruits and snacks if you want. There is a very inexpensive shuttle that stops every few minutes in the parking lot of the conference center that will take you up and down the strip. (Just be mindful of the fact that it makes lots of stops if you're on a schedule.) We continue to update kidabra.org. Keep Checking!

 

Don't forget you can read past newsletters at the website to gain the full story of KIDabra!

 

Have you been to the discussion forum lately? With over 5000 posts it is amazing! The depth of subjects there and the valuable info, make it priceless, check it out today at kidabra.com We can't wait to see you next August or at your local KI Chapter meeting!

 

Join KIDabra International Today at kidabra.org. click on Join

 

Primary Members receive a Membership Card, The KIDabra Journal, Free Member Websites, the Amazing KIDabra Discussion Forum, KI member discounts and more. Member dues are $60.00 which includes an initiation fee and thereafter $47.00 on renewal.

 

Associate/Spouse (who assist or are married to a Primary Member) $30.00 Includes a one time 15.00 initiation fee and thereafter $15.00 on renewal.

 

Junior Member (10-18 years old who are the child of a Primary Member) $30.00 Includes a one time 15.00 initiation fee and thereafter $15.00 on renewal. If a youth is interested in joining and does not have a parent that is a KI member, we suggest joining at the Primary rate so they can receive the Journal and full benefits.

 

International Member (outside of U.S. and Canada) $95.00 Includes a one time 15.00 initiation fee and KIDabra: The Journal, thereafter $80.00 on renewal.

 

 

Register Today For The 2008 KIDabra International Conference!

Member Performer $184.95

Spouse $90.00

Child under 16 with full paying adult $75.00

New Member Performer/ includes Conference Registration and KI Membership $244.95 (US and Canada)

New Member International Performer $274.95/ includes Conference Registration and KI Membership

 

You can register by phone or fax with Mastercard, Visa, and Discover

phone (336) 492-7870 fax (336) 492-2199

Online at kidabra.com

Check and money order to MSD Productions

KIDabra 2008 Convention

P.O. Box 1296 Mocksville, NC 27028

 

What if there was a place and a group of people that existed to meet the special needs of folks who perform for kids and families? What if there was a place to motivate you, educate you and point you in the right direction? What if there was a place that helped person after person build successful performance careers? What if all of this really existed? A place so good that your competitors won't tell you they're a member because they want to keep all the resources for themselves. It does, it is KIDabra International!

 

KIDabra International

PO Box 1296

Mocksville, NC 27028

Phone 336-492-7870

Fax 336-492-2199

e mail kidabraconf@aol.com

website kidabra.com

discussion forum kidabra.org

 

The KIDabra E News goes out to interested parties and media organizations.

Do invite new folks to attend a couple of times, with no obligations. After those initial visits to become a member of your chapter they must first join KIDabra International, then your chapter. This makes your chapter healthy with a solid foundation. On meeting night, leave egos down the street. I know it's challenging, we're show folk after all. Put members to work with individual assignments each meeting. Ask them to do book reports, mini lectures, prop reviews, brag sessions, marketing minute, techniques of performance, refreshments, etc... Have a great time of fellowshipping, keep video presentations to 10 minutes or less and the business meeting outside of the general meeting. (usually prior to is best.) Be respectful of your pros in attendance, quizzing them about fees and bookings make them feel like hunted animals with vultures hovering overhead and scare them away! (Really! ) Above all keep it fun!

Check with Dennis Michael at Chapter 1 http://www.kidabra1.org to see how they do this meeting after meeting, run much like a mini KIDabra Conference. dennismichael@KIDbra1.org

KI Journal Product Reviews Yes! We do want to review your product in The KIDabra Journal. Do you have a new trick, prop, book, DVD, E-book or Show-In-A-Box? Then send your item to KIDabra Journal Product reviewer Todd McKinney. Submission Guidelines: (1) All review items must be KIDshow/family show focused. (2) All effects submitted need to contain at least one developed show script. (3) Books, CD's & DVD's must be pertinent to the KIDshow/family show entertainer or their business.

Please include retail pricing, ordering information, your phone # and e-mail address. And if possible a disk containing a high-resolution picture of your item. Please indicate whether you want the product returned. Todd will work with you on this or if it will be donated to the 2009 KIDabra Auction with proceeds to charity. Send your review items today to:

Todd McKinney Journal Review P.O. Box 764 Hewitt, Texas 76643

His email address is todd@toddmckinneypro.com

To advertise in the KIDabra Journal contact Tami 336-492-7870 or kidabraconf@aol.com. Great rates and the perfect way to get the news out to the KIDshow world about your products and services. We now offer affordable full color ads as well, please inquire about pricing.

Back Issues of the Journal Folks ask us frequently if back issues of the Journal are available? The answer is yes some issues are and all are in very limited copies. They are $8.00 for KI members. The only issues available to non-members are the Yearbooks. 2006 is sold out 2007-2009 are available for $20.00 each.

What if there was a place and a group of people that existed to meet the special needs of folks who perform for kids and families? What if there was a place to motivate you, educate you and point you in the right direction? What if there was a place that helped person after person build successful performance careers? What if all of this really existed? A place so good that your competitors won't tell you they are a member because they want to keep all the resources for themselves. It does! It is KIDabra International!

 

KIDabra International
PO Box 1296
Mocksville, NC 27028
Phone 336-492-7870
Fax 336-492-2199
Email kidabraconf@aol.com