Montréal: Christian Cagigal - Now and at the Hour, May 7-26

From Théâtre Rialto:

Beyond the Mountain Productions présente la dernière pièce de Christian Cagigal: Now and at the Hour.

Nommé Best of the Bay par le San Francisco Guardian, Christian Cagigal est un comédien, un auteur et un magicien depuis maintenant plus de 14 ans.

Ses précédents spectacles "The 13 Steps" et "The Pandora Experiment" ont tous deux joué à guichet fermé et se sont prolongés dans de nombreuses supplémentaires. Le spectacle "Now and at the Hour" fut présenté en première à New-York lors du festival de théâtre FRIGID de 2009. Peu après, il a été repris à San Francisco pour 10 semaines pendant l’été 2009 et encore à l’hiver 2010.
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FISM 2012 Blackpool

The 25th FISM World championships of Magic will be held in Blackpool, England, this July 9th through 14th.

Canadians confirmed to be appearing at the 2012 FISM include: Matthew Johnson and Greg Frewin.


[h/t: Magic Convention Guide]

"Best Magician Contest 2012" results

From Arthur Poon:

After two hours of non-stop competition, “Best Magician Contest 2012” finally finished under the joy and good memories.

All of the contestants had shown their wonderful performance successfully, and all of the audiences were having a wonderful night!

In here, I would like to congratulate again those magicians who won the prizes in the competition!

Here is the result:
“Best Magician Contest 2012” 1st runner up: Jeffrey Tong
“Best Magician Contest 2012” Champion: Ryan Brown
“Best Magician Contest 2012” The Most Favourable Magician of the night: Neil Croswell

P.S. The Most Favourable Magician is chosen by all of the audience sending text message to complete the vote.

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Peter Mennie on Rogers Daytime

Watch Peter Mennie's recent appearance on Rogers Daytime via YouTube:

Train and Mayhew: Playing with your pack

From Ben Train:

Whether you do magic for hundreds of people or just for yourself, we are all looking for the same thing- powerful magic that’s fun to do. Using material from their critically acclaimed books, DVDs, downloads, and numerous magazine contributions, Ben Train and Chris Mayhew will help you discover strong magic that’s not just fun to watch, but fun to perform as well!

also:

Upcoming dates:

• CAM Convention: May 3rd to 5th, 2012
• Ottawa, ON: Tuesday May 15th, 2012
• Montreal: Thursday May 17th, 2012
• Quebec City, QC: Sunday May 20th, 2012
• Boston, MA: Tuesday May 22nd, 2012
• New York, NY: Saturday May 26th, 2012
• King of Prussia, PA: Tuesday May 29th, 2012
• Baltimore, MA: Wednesday May 30th, 2012
• The TFD Convention, Ohio: July 13-14, 2012
• Columbus, Ohio: Monday July 16th, 2012

Read more.

[h/t: magicinfo.ca]

Whitby: Harry Anderson lecture

The day after Harry Anderson's show in Whitby next month, Harry will be lecturing! 

From David Merry's website:

For Magicians who have purchased tickets to his show Harry is holding a magic Lecture the following Sunday @ 10 am

Read more and purchase your ticket.

Wayne Houchin: Canadian tour CANCELLED (for now)

From Wayne Houchin:

Yesterday afternoon I tried to cross into Ontario to begin a small tour that was to include Kitchener, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Niagara Falls. After looking at my tour schedule the border patrol told me they wanted me to obtain a labour market opinion and special permit as I "might be taking jobs from Canadian Citizens." They denied me entry into Canada. I obtained additional paperwork and tried to cross a second time - again I was denied entry.

Read the full statement.

Send healing thoughts for Volodymyr Martyniuk

Updated April 16th to add: You can leave your well wishes for Volodymyr via comment at the Canada's Got Talent website page titled "Volodymyr Martyniuk announcement."

From 680 news:

After appearing on Citytv's Breakfast Television in Toronto, Friday, Canada’s Got Talent contestant Volodymyr Martyniuk (aka Vladimir the Great) suddenly collapsed while leaving the Citytv building.

He was rushed to St. Mike’s hospital, where is undergoing treatment for a brain aneurysm.
Read more.

We wish Volodymyr a speedy recovery.


[With thanks to @daringderek for letting us know.]

Toronto: Wayne Houchin IMPORTANT UPDATE

If you had plans to see Wayne Houchin in Toronto this weekend, please read the following posted at the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook page:

IMPORTANT---We are TERRIBLY SORRY to inform you that we have to CANCEL THE WAYNE HOUCHIN LECTURE planned for this Sunday/April 15.
Wayne was not allowed to enter Canada. We are greatly sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Please contact us at Browser's Den for a full refund should you have already purchased a ticket.

A similar message is also posted at the Browser's Den of Magic website.

Please contact event organizers directly for the lastest information regarding Wayne's appearances.

Las Vegas: Murray SawChuck

From iTricks:

Murray SawChuck is taking a gig at the Laugh Factory. The comedy club at the Tropicana will be Murray’s home for a limited engagement beginning April 30th.

Read more.

Toronto: Luminato advance tickets

From Sharing Wonder:

We would like to extend the opportunity to buy advance tickets for Luminato 2012, before they go on sale to the general public on April 14.

From now to April 13, pre-sale tickets can be purchased online via the special BUY TICKETS links located throughout this blog (or by phone at 416-368-4849). Please use the code SEASONS for phone-based orders. Not only will you be able to purchase tickets for the magic programs (see below), but you will also have access to ALL Luminato ticketed events.

Read more.

Got Talent: And then there were two!

From Toronto.com:

Volodymyr Martyniuk the magician will join the semifinals on Canada’s Got Talent, host Dina Pugliese announced on Citytv’s Breakfast Television on Friday.

Read more.

You may recall that Vladimir the Great was the first magician put through after the auditions.  As of March 26th, Oslen (Nelson Chang) from BC was the last magician standing when the semifinalists were announced.

Both Vladimir and Oslen will next appear on Canada's Got Talent on April 22nd.

Good luck fellas!

Luc Langevin: aux limites de l'illusion [comme par magie]

From tou.tv:

Voici une nouvelle et spectaculaire émission avec Luc Langevin et des personnalités bien connues du public : Brigitte Boisjoli, Myriam LeBlanc, Jean-Michel Anctil et Paul Houde. Ces invités seront tour à tour mystifiés par les prouesses de l'illusionniste.

Watch the show online.

[h/t: CAMmagic.org]

Windsor: Penn and Teller

Penn and Teller will be at The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor on Saturday June the 2nd.

Visit Ticket Master to confirm details or to purchase tickets.

Alan Sands blogs about Murray Hatfield & Teresa

From Alan Sands Entertainment, "Magic Castle March 2012":

Murray Hatfield & Teresa were really the delight of my evening at the Magic Castle, since I represent them in the United States. They shined far brighter than I had expected. Teresa is an amazing dancer, able to hold the attention of the audience as she solo dances her way in and out of boxes and around Murray. She added a fluidity to the show like few have. Just smooth, that’s the only way to describe it. She’s gorgeous, yet not overtly sexy; classy, yet completely enthralling. Murray does all the talking – and he is a great entertainer in his own right. It’s rare to see two people working together who can hold the attention of the audience independently. Together they are absolutely dyn-o-mite!

Read more.

[h/t: CAMmagic.org]

CAMaraderie: The Paul Gertner Super Session Workshop

From the April 6th CAM newsletter:

In the Super Session Workshop Paul Gertner will teach four of his favorite routines straight from his professional close-up show and his corporate speaking program. These are routines that are audience tested that Paul has NEVER taught before. At the Workshop you will be learning routines that Paul has used to make a living as one of the world’s leading corporate magicians for the past 35 years. These routines are not part of Paul’s standard magic lecture and are featured only as part of his Super Session Workshop Series. The only thing we ask is that you keep the routines you learn in this workshop for your use only.

Read more.

From the April 7th CAM newsletter:

Interested in registering for the Paul Gertner workshop?

Well you have to be registered for CAMaraderie first - you can find registration details here: http://cammagic.org/camaraderie/registration

Need to check out the line-up before you register? There's a link for that too! Just click here: http://cammagic.org/camaraderie/acts


P.S. We've just heard that the winner of the one handed cut-a-thon will receive the book 'A Cut Above', compliments of Magicana.

Toronto: Morrissey's new location

From Morrissey Magic's Facebook page, video showing a sneak peek of the new location:

Because it's a FAQ: Penn and Teller in Toronto?

During last week's Celebrity Apprentice, Penn Jillette stated that he had to fly to Toronto to do a Penn and Teller show that couldn't be rescheduled.

The show to which Penn referred was likely the one at Casino Rama in Orillia on November 4th and not a show in the city of Toronto.

Toronto: Best magician semifinalists

From Arthur Poon:

After the discussion between A1 Chinese Radio and the judges, these are the people who will compete in the final round (no particular order):

• Chad Zhou
• Edward Stone
• Ellison Bautista-Chan
• Jeffrey Tong
• Neil Croswell
• Mark Correia
• Mohamad Motahari
• Ryan Brown

These talented competitors are chosen from all of the wonderful competitors in Toronto. The competition will be unquestionably enjoyable, and you should come to watch the final without any regrets.

Date: April 14, 2012
Time: Saturday night at 7:30pm
Location: Market Village at 4390 Steels Ave. East (located at Steeles and Kennedy Ave.)
Entrance fee: FREE!!!!
 
Please remember that Mr. Wayne Houchin ---- world class famous magician and illusionist will be performing at the competition. Make sure you and your friends & families will be at Market Village on time!

 

SEE YOU GUYS ALL THERE AT MARKET VILLAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wayne Houchin: Now with more April dates!

Wayne Houchin has recently added dates to the Central Canada leg of his tour. 

An April 13th Kitchener lecture, and an April 21st performance with Greg Frewin in Niagara Falls have been added to his Toronto appearances (April 14th: Sorcerers Safari Open House, Best Magician competition and April 15th Toronto lecture), his Montréal's lecture on April 18th and his Ottawa lecture on April 19th.