Toronto: Ben Train at "Magic Tonight"

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Scott Hammell: A Day In The Life (Oct)

Feel like you're juggling a lot of things this month?

Watch this YouTube video of Scott Hammell juggling every day in October:

Toronto: Magic - the science of perception

From the MAGIC: "The Science of Perception" - Holiday Magic Shows Facebook event:

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SNLQC: Luc Langevin vs Merlin

I sure wish I knew what was going on here!

From SNL Quebec's Twitter feed:

.@LucLangevin VS Merlin : épique. #SNLQC pic.twitter.com/QHSVIAazqD
— SNL Québec (@SNLQuebec) December 14, 2014

Update from Clive Court about the Darcy Oake ITV Christmas special

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Report: Michael Close lecture

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A reminder that Mike Close will be performing at (20% discount at Magic Tonight with coupon code cmagic):

A special Magic Tonight Fundraiser for the Centre for Inquiry Canada Dec 21 http://t.co/7VrwhfUUbl
— James Alan (@james_alan) December 4, 2014

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Murray SawChuck supports Opportunity Village

Read about Murray SawChuck's support of the Magical Forest for Opportunity Village in the Vegas News:

Darcy Oake touring in Canada

From Clive Court's Facebook page:

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Toronto: Louie Lebetjis lecture

From the Browser's Den of Magic:

Sunday, January 11, 2015 

Dear Denizens!

We are very pleased to offer you another fine lecture to start off the new year by sleight of hand cardician LOUIE LEBETJIS.

Big Lou as we call him at the shop will be performing and explaining 14 Magic Moves on this day. Of course he will be first performing card routines that utilize these moves and then breaking them down for you for easy understanding and study.

Some of the moves Louie will be covering are: Misdirection Palm, Gamblers Cop, Miracle Card Switch, Hugard/Braue Card Addition, Elmsley Count/Ghost Count, Packet Switches, In-Jog Shuffles, Dribble/dribble -Riffle pass, Illogical Double, Triple, Sidesteal, Flat-Palm, Slip-cut, Slip shuffle, Vernon Add On, Block Push Offs, False Counts, Single Buckle Count, Vernon Strip-Out Addition, Ace Production, False Transfer/take, Multiple Cards Top Palm, One Handed Top Palm.

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Toronto: Michael Close and David Peck at "Magic Tonight"

From Reality Based Magic:

In just over two weeks, on Magic Tonight, we’ll be hosting a special fundraisers for the Centre for Inquiry (www.cficanada.ca). All proceeds from the show will go to support CFI Canada. I’ll be performing on the show along with special guest, Michael Close. After the show we’ll be doing a live taping of David Peck’s Face2Face Podcast where we’ll be discussing the role of magic on a modern secular society. 

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"Wizard Wars" season one marathon

A second chance to see Chris Funk, Murray SawChuck and Billy Kidd on Wizard Wars.

From Red Carpet Crash's Twitter feed:

Syfy Airing 'Wizard Wars' Season One Marathon On Tuesday, December 23 http://t.co/616BOKVinG @pennjillette @MrTeller @ChristenGerhart @Syfy
— Red Carpet Crash (@redcarpetcrash) December 1, 2014

Win a pair of tickets to see David Ben in "The Conjuror"

From NOW Promotions Twitter feed:

Win a pair of TIX to @Soulpepper #TheConjuror Jan 2 at Young Centre for the Performing Arts! http://t.co/PMvmtcgQmM pic.twitter.com/nvFpns86OC
— NOW Promotions (@nowtorontopromo) December 12, 2014

10 year anniversary for Greg Frewin Theatre

Happy early anniversary Greg!

From the Frewin Theatre Twitter feed:

A special #ThrowBackThursday announcement: In honour of our 10th anniversary in 2015, we're throwing back our prices! pic.twitter.com/UAGgYzRGMG
— Greg Frewin Theatre (@FrewinTheatre) December 4, 2014

Did you enter to win a copy of "Forcing the Ace"?

Just over a month ago, I ran a contest to win a copy of "Forcing the Ace," from the Orca Limelights series.  I'm excited to let you know that the author,  Erin Thomas, has kindly offered me books for everyone who entered!  (I'm looking at you Lee, Roger, Robert and Jay!)

Please send me an e-mail (canadasmagic at gmail dot com) so that I can tell you how to claim your prize!

Thank you very much Erin, for making this possible!

Luc Langevin interview with Renaud-Bray

From Renaud-Bray's YouTube channel:

Invité : Luc Langevin
Animatrice : Émilie Laguerre
Réalisation : Martin Bertrand
Caméras : Martin Bertrand, Bernard Neault
Montage : Alexis Fortier Gauthier
Maquillage : Chloé Lefebvre

Shawn Farquhar raising money for Paul Green

Updated Dec 12 to add:

• Dollar amounts are in USD.
• After you pay, if you aren't redirected to the download site, check your e-mail for the download link.

From Palmer Magic:

This is a digital download video that was shot at Chateau Farquhar with iPhones.  No this is not a high quality video production.  However the tips and instructions on how to do the Classic Force are high quality and will help you to learn Shawn Farquhar’s version of this amazing technique.  If you have ever seen Shawn perform, the chances are you saw him Classic Force a card.

This project was created because so many people asked Shawn for advice on his handling of the Classic Force.  Shawn felt that most of the information he shared was given to him by mentors such as Tony Eng and John Gilliland and did not want to charge for something given to him freely.

So why are we charging you anything?  Well a wonderful magician and friend, Paul Green is facing some health challenges and Shawn felt this would be a great way to raise some needed funds.  If you know Paul Green, you know he is a master of the Classic Force and even has his own DVD.  We recommend you purchasing this too, as it approaches the technique in a different way.  All funds raised by this project will go directly to Paul Green.

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From the International Brotherhood of Magicians Facebook page:

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Darcy Oake: Edge of Reality

From the Blackpool Gazette:

After wowing the nation in this year’s Britain’s Got Talent – making it all the way to the final – illusionist Darcy Oake is back on our TV screens later this month with his very own one hour magic special filmed in Blackpool. 

Darcy Oake: Edge of Reality is hosted by Christine Bleakley and shot on stage at the historic Opera House.

The Canadian took to the stage on Saturday night to thrill the crowd as he performed some jaw-dropping illusions.

Billed as an “evening of breath-taking, logic-bending illusions in the grand old tradition of stage magic fused with Darcy’s modern twist”, it certainly did not disappoint.

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NBC Today Show (on Wednesday)

From George Schindler via Phil Matlin:

NBC TODAY SHOW    (DECEMBER 10- 8;30 AM)  is  scheduled to  run an  S.A.M. segment filmed at the Edison Magic Table with interviews, magic and nonsense  - Set your Tivo   and alarm clocks to catch this.  

George Schindler

Thanks for sending this in Phil!

Dean Gunnarson update

Here's an update from Clive Court's Facebook page about Dean Gunnarson's coffin escape:

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Our sincere condolences to Paul Pacific and his family

It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the recent passing of Paul Pacific's father.

For those of you who wish to attend the visitation or the service, here is the information from Paul.

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From the Ward Funeral Home:

Early morning on Saturday, December 6, 2014, Ronald Pacific passed away peacefully as he wished at home surrounded by the love and support of his family. Survived by his loving wife Ruth (nee Donald). Ron was a loving father to Paul Pacific, and Sharon Miedema (Mike), and was a proud Granddad to Lauren. Dear brother of Dolores Ellis (nee Pacific), last surviving sibling. He will also be missed by extended family and friends. A special thanks to Doctor John Denby and CCAC Nurse Liliya for providing such loving care and support during his final weeks. Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, December 10th, at the Ward Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds Street, Oakville, followed by burial at Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery. In his memory, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.  

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Our sincere condolences go out to Paul and his family at this difficult time.