MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira)
MisCon 40 Attending Professional
Magician, writer, costumer and general herder of cats, kids and mystic beings, Madame Azira brings a perspective born from years of experience in many fields.
Performing with Jones Family Magic, Azira explores the eerie and mysterious with a magical and sometimes dangerous flair. Balancing between the unexplainable and the scientific is her stock in trade, from stage performance to close-up tabletop magic to science-based life readings that reveal the past and give tools for the future. She risks that which the younger would not dare and seeks and shares the knowledge only the advanced can find.
Azira has managed and written for a number of online fanfic and roleplay groups, generating characters and plots galore. A writer of fiction and poetry, she has professionally taught creative writing, editing, character and plot generation in diverse educational settings, in addition to having acted, directed and worked in technical theater, and radio.
Historical and fantasy costuming and embellishment have a magic of their own, which Azira thoroughly enjoys and loves to teach. Fiber arts and needlework are some of her passions, especially embroidery, knitting, lacemaking, Victorian tatting, and hand spinning.
Madame Azira is a charter member of the Butte and southwest Montana Steampunk Association, and a member of the Society of American Magicians, the International Brotherhood of Magicians, the Fellowship of Christian Magicians, the SCA and The Helena Weavers and Spinners Guild.
Scheduled Panels and Games:
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Fri 1:00 - 1:50 PM, Magic Up Close & Personal, Fairy Pavilion
Panelists: Jones Family Magic (Jones Family Magic), James Jones (Lord Alden Blackhand), MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira), Sir. James Jones (Sir .James)Experience the arts of mentalism, magic and illusion at first hand. Watch Lord Alden mystify with magical manipulation of objects uncommon and arcane, while Sir James the Magnificent captivates your imagination with cards, creations, and changing wonders. Playing the odds or wondering what to do next? Join Madame Azira in the mysteries of dice, things that move with a mind of their own.
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Fri 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Satanic Panic, Monster Tent
Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: Justin Barba, MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira), Randy Pepprock, Jeff SturgeonLet's discuss the Satanic Panic of the 1980s and today.
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Fri 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Magic 101!, Fairy Pavilion
Panelists: Jones Family Magic (Jones Family Magic), James Jones (Lord Alden Blackhand), MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira), Sir. James Jones (Sir .James)Learn to be a magician! Leave MISCON with astounding magical skills you never thought you could have. The Jones Family Magic team—Sir James, Lord Alden, Madame Azira and Kelly the Clown---will discuss how to become a performing stage or street magician. Join in as they teach magic tricks you yourself can do back at home. Amaze your friends and unlock the magical potential within yourself. You too, can abracadabra---it’s fun!
- Break Fri 3:50 - Sat 1:00
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Sat 1:00 - 1:50 PM, Magic Up Close & Personal, Rocket Tent
Panelists: Jones Family Magic (Jones Family Magic), James Jones (Lord Alden Blackhand), MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira), Sir. James Jones (Sir .James)Experience the arts of mentalism, magic and illusion at first hand. Watch Lord Alden mystify with magical manipulation of objects uncommon and arcane, while Sir James the Magnificent captivates your imagination with cards, creations, and changing wonders. Playing the odds or wondering what to do next? Join Madame Azira in the mysteries of dice, things that move with a mind of their own.
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Sat 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Suicide Prevention, Great Hall 3
Panelists: James Jones (Lord Alden Blackhand), MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira)1 in 4 people will have their lives touched by real-life suicide. Suicide is the most easily-prevented form of death. There are everyday ways you can help save lives. Mary Alice and Jim Jones, long-time suicide prevention instructors and affiliates of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, share strategies for recognizing suicide risk and ways to offer crisis resources and healthy support to anyone who might be considering suicide or who might be survivors of suicide loss.
- Break Sat 2:50 - Sat 6:00
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Sat 6:00 - 6:50 PM, Jones Family Magic Stage Show, Fairy Pavilion
Panelists: Jones Family Magic (Jones Family Magic), James Jones (Lord Alden Blackhand), MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira), Sir. James Jones (Sir .James)Ladies and gentlemen, beings of all kinds, shapes and ages---this is your chance to see the spectacle of a lifetime! Stage illusions, mentalism, deeds of mystery and danger and more! Watch Jones Family Magic combine traditional magic and sideshow performance into a mystic, marvelous and puzzling show you won't forget. How do they do that? Why?? Wonders await! Come and enjoy!
- Break Sat 6:50 - Sun 11:00
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Sun 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Haunted Theaters, Great Hall 1
Panelists: Jones Family Magic (Jones Family Magic), James Jones (Lord Alden Blackhand), MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira), Sir. James Jones (Sir .James)Straightforward places of entertainment or hidden lairs for the unknown? Join Sir James and the Jones Family Magic team in an exploration of the history, realities, myths and legends of the haunted theaters of the Northwest. The Phantom of the Opera has nothing on what lurks around here! Grey areas between dark and light? Hold on to your popcorn---your local cinema or stage may hold secrets you never heard of before!
- Break Sun 11:50 - Sun 1:00
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Sun 1:00 - 1:50 PM, Magic Up Close & Personal, Monster Tent
Panelists: Jones Family Magic (Jones Family Magic), James Jones (Lord Alden Blackhand), MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira), Sir. James Jones (Sir .James)Experience the arts of mentalism, magic and illusion at first hand. Watch Lord Alden mystify with magical manipulation of objects uncommon and arcane, while Sir James the Magnificent captivates your imagination with cards, creations, and changing wonders. Playing the odds or wondering what to do next? Join Madame Azira in the mysteries of dice, things that move with a mind of their own.
- Break Sun 1:50 - Sun 5:00
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Sun 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Jones Family Magic Stage Show, Fairy Pavilion
Panelists: Jones Family Magic (Jones Family Magic), James Jones (Lord Alden Blackhand), MaryAlice Jones (Mistress Azira), Sir. James Jones (Sir .James)Ladies and gentlemen, beings of all kinds, shapes and ages---this is your chance to see the spectacle of a lifetime! Stage illusions, mentalism, deeds of mystery and danger and more! Watch Jones Family Magic combine traditional magic and sideshow performance into a mystic, marvelous and puzzling show you won't forget. How do they do that? Why?? Wonders await! Come and enjoy!
