Oakland Magic Circle 100th Anniversary GALA Show & Dinner

The Oakland Magic Circle was founded in 1925 and has operated non-stop ever since. Many famous magicians have been members, performers, and lecturers. 

To celebrate this 100th anniversary the club is bringing together a top-notch evening of award-winning prestidigitators performing amazing stage illusions, mind-boggling mentalism, crazy comedy, wonderful wizardry, and many surprises. 

A full dinner will include Chicken Marsala with a mushrooms and tarragon cream sauce, mashed potatoes, steamed fresh vegetables, bread & butter, green salad plus Mark Tarses’ Chocolate Dipped Cookies. A Vegetarian option, Pasta Primavera) is available.. Soft drinks, coffee, tea. Attendees may bring their own wine or beer.

What a Show!

Hurry--Sales end Sunday, September 7 at 12 noon PDT. A limited number of Show Only tickets available at the door at 6:45pm.

(To learn more about each performer click on their name)

Paige Thompson started her career as a teenage member of the Oakland Magic Circle where she won top awards. She travels the world sharing her distinctive brand of Magic. Currently a resident company member of the Chicago Magic Lounge, she has also wowed crowds in Branson, Missouri, the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, and many top clubs and cruise lines. In 2025 she debuted her one person show at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. Paige’s television credits include multiple appearances on the CW's “Masters of Illusion,” as a featured contestant on FOX's “Showtime at the Apollo,” and “Penn and Teller: Fool Us.” She is excited to return to the Bay Area for this special performance.

Timothy James also started developing his award-winning comedy magic as a teen member of the OMC. He has a knack for sleight-of-hand, reading thoughts, and uncovering strange coincidences that defy explanation. He is a Resident Magician at the California Magic Club in Martinez. Timothy will be joined by his longtime assistant, Rocky Racoon.

Uki the Unique’s personalized approach to the magical arts won both the Stage and Close-Up Contests at the Oakland Magic Circle in 2025. Uki has a passion for illusion, sleight of hand, and mentalism, captivating audiences of all ages. “I transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, leaving audiences spellbound.”

The Amazing Caine & Stella won the Board of Directors Special Award in 2025 with their large stage illusions. They will take the audience on a journey in another galaxy and as a bonus the duo will read audience members’ minds.

The most mismatched pair since oil met water will be Emcees.
One’s a swashbuckling, rum-soaked rascal with a penchant for parrots and punchlines. The other’s a barnyard-brained professor of science and sleight-of-hand with more overalls than sense. Together, Captain Jack Spareribs and Cousin OTiS are co-hosting the Oakland Magic Circle’s 100th Anniversary Banquet Gala — and it’s either going to be a perfectly choreographed evening of mirth and magic… or the funniest disaster in century-long history. Either way, the audience wins.

GETTING TO The Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Dr, Oakland, CA

FREE PARKING LOT

The Scottish Rite has a private Free lighted off-street parking lot so you do not have to park on the street. It is behind the Scottish Rite building opposite 1555 Madison Street— a one way street from 17th towards 15th. Map.

Walk to the front, facing Lake Merritt and enter the door on the front right side of the building.

Warning: Street parking meters around Lake Merritt operate until 8pm. You will get a ticket if you don’t pay so please use our free off-street parking lot.

Directions from BART

Lake Merritt Station- 16 minute walk- Directions

12^th and Broadway- 14 minute walk- Directions

Masks are not required at OMC but of course feel free to wear one . There will be free masks available.

Are you a magician or interested in magic? Learn more about the Oakland Magic Circle at the website.