Did you know that Rick Mearns was a consultant on the TV show Once Upon A Time? He also consulted on the movie, Red Riding Hood.
[h/t: Vancouver Magic Circle]
01 October 2012
30 September 2012
Rounding the Western rings in October
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
City | Club | Event(s) |
Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - n/a - Garden Variety Show is back! |
Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - n/a |
Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - n/a |
Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - n/a |
Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - n/a |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
Rounding the Ontario rings in October
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) (check out their great new blog!) | - Fantasio magic products - Hallowe'en magic - Bill Abbott lecture |
London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - Bill Abbott lecture |
Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle) | - n/a |
Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - Pub night, close-up magic |
Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - n/a |
Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - Bill Abbott lecture |
Woodstock, ON | CAM 1 (Friendly City Mystics) | - n/a |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
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Bill Abbott
Rounding the Eastern rings in October
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
Halifax, NS | Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court) | - Hallowe'en magic |
St. John, NB | Magic Circle of St. John | - n/a |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
29 September 2012
LA Complex mentions Canadian magician
The Canadian show, The L.A. Complex, happened to mention a Canadian magician with whom you may be familiar! Watch the clip below:
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Shawn Farquhar
28 September 2012
Mega Magic Beyond the Show
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Mike D'Urzo
27 September 2012
A Brush With Death teaser
From the A Brush With Death website:
October 14, 2012
Venue:
John Dutton Theater
616 Macleod Trail Southeast
Read more and buy tickets.
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_Calgary,
-AB,
# video,
+Canada,
~A Brush With Death
26 September 2012
Calgary: Ryan Pilling's Suitcase of Wonders
From Show of Wonders:
Ryan Pilling is a comedy magician who has travelled across the continent, from Yellowknife to Cancun, entertaining audiences with laughter and amazement. Now, for the first time, he’s bringing his Suitcase of Wonders back home to Calgary presenting a brand new theatrical show.Check out Ryan's Totally Rad promo video, "Come To My Magic Show":
Featuring a 2000 year old trick alongside never-before-seen magical innovations, Ryan will present a variety of entertainments to delight and bedazzle*. He’ll defy impossible odds, show you curious mysteries, and you’ll laugh a whole lot along the way.
Read more and buy tickets.
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_Calgary,
-AB,
+Canada,
Ryan Pilling
Maple Ridge: Secrets with Shawn Farquhar
From the Maple Ridge News:
Showtime
"Most people think magic is all about the secrets," says Farquhar, who is from Maillardville, Coquitlam but now lives in Maple Ridge.
"The real secret is: magic is in believing. If I told you how it works, you probably wouldn't believe me anyway."
Read more.
Showtime
Celebrate Canada Culture Day and The ACT's 10th Anniversary season launch on Saturday, Sept. 29.
At 4 p.m. the ACT's new season begins with Secrets, a show by Maple Ridge resident and world renowned magician Shawn Farquhar.
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Shawn Farquhar
25 September 2012
Alex Kazam's Braingasm podcast
From The Braingasm Podcast:
We began as we do every week by blaming art for all of the world’s problems.
This episode is an hour and a quarter conversation between Ben and Alex that covers topics as wild and varied as their views of show business, why magicians hate psychics, Alex’s history as a performer and a man, the importance of branding in the 21st century entertainment industry, and the Carson Couch. All the while the two were cracking jokes and keeping things fun and light while also being thought provoking and deep.
Read more and listen to the podcast.
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Alex Kazam
24 September 2012
Bill Abbott: Pack smart, play anywhere
Updated:
In October, Bill Abbott will be presenting his lecture "Pack smart, play anywhere" in Buffalo (the 1st), Toronto (the 4th), London (the 10th), Montreal (the 15th), Ottawa (the 16th) and Hamilton (Oct 18th).
[h/t: magicinfo.ca]
- Sept 29th to add Hamilton
- Sept 26th to add Buffalo appearance.
- Sept 25th to add London appearance.
In October, Bill Abbott will be presenting his lecture "Pack smart, play anywhere" in Buffalo (the 1st), Toronto (the 4th), London (the 10th), Montreal (the 15th), Ottawa (the 16th) and Hamilton (Oct 18th).
[h/t: magicinfo.ca]
19 September 2012
Lance Pierce November lectures
Lance Pierce will be lecturing in Canada this November.
The according to to the X-elent Lecture Series website Lance's lecture dates are:
Please confirm details about dates, times and locations by contacting each club directly.
The according to to the X-elent Lecture Series website Lance's lecture dates are:
- Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) on November 4th (Tri-cities convention
- Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle) on November 7th
- The Magic Club of Winnipeg on November 8th
- Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) on November 9th
Please confirm details about dates, times and locations by contacting each club directly.
18 September 2012
Keith Hunter: One of Canada's eldest practicing magicians
From Orangeville.com:
I guess there's still time for me to jump into the game!
After celebrating his 85th birthday, Orangeville’s Keith Hunter is being heralded as one of Canada’s eldest practicing magicians.In the article, it says "At age 70, Hunter turned to magic."
“I don’t know if that’s a compliment or not, but that’s the way it seems to be,” Hunter said.
Read more.
I guess there's still time for me to jump into the game!
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17 September 2012
Eric Leclerc at Dilli Haat Magic Festival
From the Deccan Herald:
"It is something you perfect after a series of failures, one must never fail to impress the viewer and the trade of magic is how well you can do that," says Eric Leclerc, a magician who flew down from Canada.
Leclerc who has been entertaining since he was a nine- year-old boy says, "My first audience was my mother, who gifted me a magic set during Christmas and I practiced with it until the day I stunned her with by a trick. That was when I first became a magician."
However, he feels magic is a dying art.
Read more.
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Eric Leclerc
16 September 2012
Nothing is impossible
Watch the presentation Adi Salagram put together for his ESL class, discussing the impact a certain Canadian magician had on his life.
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Shawn Farquhar
15 September 2012
Toronto: Mental magic and Hallowe'en spook show
From Facebook:
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
With a special mystery by guest The Secret-keeper Danny Proctor
ONE NIGHT ONLY at the Revue Theatre, a theatre show of mind magic that will leave you in thrills and chills- Guaranteed!!
Take a journey into the bizarre world of the supernatural and witness amazing feats such as Mysterion Daring to escape the gallows, Table levitations, a parlour seance, audience hypnotism and more mental marvels by Canada's leading Doctor of mentalism.
Read more.
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14 September 2012
Photos from the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's Pediatrics Ward
Back in July we posted an article about Joan Caesar and Scott Hood's visit to the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth's Pediatrics Ward. Over at The Doug Henning Magic Wand club's website, they have posted photos from the August 2012 Linking Ring article about the visit (vol 92, #8, Aug 2012, pages 45 and 46).
It's lovely to see Joan and Scott bringing smiles to the faces of hospitalized kids.
It's lovely to see Joan and Scott bringing smiles to the faces of hospitalized kids.
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13 September 2012
Eric Leclerc on Au Défi!
Eric Leclerc is in Au Défi, a children's show where children in the Sudbury area are given unusual challenges. Watch the preview on YouTube:
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12 September 2012
Pining for Camp White Pine?
Are you pining for your days at Sorcerers Safari? Have a listen to last Saturday's edition of The Magic Broadcast where Lee Asher talks magic camp, among other things.
Or, have a look at Kito Chee's video summary of his camp experience:
And also this Magic Report by Holden L, which includes an interview of Shawn Farquhar and Soma:
Or, have a look at Kito Chee's video summary of his camp experience:
And also this Magic Report by Holden L, which includes an interview of Shawn Farquhar and Soma:
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Lee Asher,
Shawn Farquhar,
Soma
11 September 2012
Ryan Pilling: Finding The Funny
From Mystified Live:
In what has been one of the most talked about episodes in the short history of this podcast, Magician and Improv Comedian Ryan Pilling joined us for one of our more hysterical episodes. While he was here Ryan talked about his career as an improv comedian / magician and how he was currently working on a new show, which debuted shortly after his appearance. We are happy to report that Ryan now has a brand new book out titled Finding The Funny: A Professional Entertainer's Guide To Improvisation, Ad-Libs And Audience Interaction. (How's that for a mouthful?) The book serves as a how-to for those looking to add a little humor to their act be it comedy, magic, juggling or anything in between. The book covers it all from when to improvise all the way to how to practice and work with your audience. This book is a must have if you are an entertainer.You can learn more about Finding The Funny at Playing Big Magic.
Read more.
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