Montreal: Shigeo Futagawa lecture

A reminder that you can also see Shigeo Futagawa lecture in Toronto.

From the Montreal Magic Jam:

Tuesday September 20, 2016

 A close-up legend in his own country, for decades, Futagawa has energized Japan with his creativity, ingenuity, and love for sleight of hand. Japanese magic enthusiasts from all over flock to Yokohama, just to meet and session with him.

Furthermore, Futagawa has spent quality time with a multitude of phenomenal western magicians like Dai Vernon, Larry Jennings, Slydini, Max Maven, Geoff Latta, Michael Weber, David Roth, etc. when they came to visit Japan.

Now it’s our turn to spend time with Futagawa. And yet, we don’t have to travel fifteen hours across the ocean to do so. For the first time ever, Futagawa is coming to Canada.


Read more and buy tickets.

Rounding the Western rings in September 2016

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

City	Club	Event(s)
Calgary, AB	Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)	- Mini-lecture by the incredible Carisa Hendrix. - Diamond Jim Tyler lecture.
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- Diamond Jim Tyler lecture.
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- Diamond Jim Tyler lecture.
Fraser Valley, BC	IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring)	- Diamond Jim Tyler lecture. - Mission Mini Magic Festival - Third Monday Magic.
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- TBA
Vancouver, BC	SAM 95  (Carl Hemeon Assembly)	- TBA
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Diamond Jim Tyler lecture.

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Central rings in September 2016

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- TBA.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- “Teaching Table Session” with Scott Hood. - All members meeting.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Magic Auction.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- The Electronic Wizardry of Gordon Precious.

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Eastern rings in September 2016

Does anybody have current information to share about the Magic Circle of St. John?

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Halifax, NS	Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court)	- Visit their Facebook page.
St. John, NB	Magic Circle of St. John	- TBA

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions

[Guest post] Travis Bernhardt's "Charlatan!"

The following is a guest post from an author who wishes to be known as The Magic Demon.

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Highly acclaimed Vancouver magician/mentalist Travis Bernhardt returns to The Vancouver Fringe Festival with his new show, "Charlatan!" .

Details:
https://tickets.vancouverfringe.com/shows/charlatan!/events


Vancouver's Georgia Straight is a big fan:
http://www.straight.com/arts/777711/vancouver-fringe-festival-review-charlatan


From Vancouver 24hrs:

One such trouper is the city’s own Travis Bernhardt — a young, lauded magician frequently awarded “Best of the Fringe” and “Favourite Picks” honours at festivals across the country. Wickedly clever and deceivingly nonchalant, Bernhardt’s shows often involve intricate, hour-long tricks within tricks. 

This year, he’s upping the stakes. 

Read more.

Scroll down to the appropriate review to read about "Charlatan!" as it appeared in the recent Victoria Fringe Festival:
http://janislacouvee.com/dispatches-from-the-victoria-fringe-2016-day-three/


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With thanks to The Magic Demon for guest posting at Canada's Magic!

Oliver and Osoyoos: The Jozef Magic and Fascinating Friends Family Magic Show

From the Oliver Chronicle:

A travelling magician couple will be performing a two-hour magic show in Oliver and Osoyoos on September 10 and 17, respectively, during a tour throughout the province.

The Oliver show starts at 7 p.m. this Saturday at the Oliver Community Centre.

Bibiana and Jozef Demcak perform under the name The Jozef Magic and Fascinating Friends Family Magic Show and the Osoyoos performance is Saturday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Sonora Community Centre.

“It’s magic and illusion,” said Jozef in an interview last week. “It’s a magic show like you’ve never seen before.”

Read more.

Oakville and Toronto: James Alan's "Magic and Martini"

From James Alan:

After months of preparation, Magic & Martini is coming to Toronto tonight! We will be at SpiritHouse in the heart of Downtown Toronto near Queen & Spadina.

This new show, developed in collaboration with Grand Spirits, pairs some incredible magic, seen intimately and up close, with finely crafted cocktails (and some wonderful food options as well.) It's a perfect evening out on the weekend. We hope you can join us. You can see the show on weekends at two locations September through November:

SpiritHouse
Downtown Toronto (map)
Beginning Saturday, September 10

O'Finn's Irish Temper
Downtown Oakville (map)
Beginning Saturday, September 3

Doors open at 6:30 for you to enjoy a bite and some incredible cocktails before the show begins at 7:30.

Magic & Martini is strictly a 19+ event, dress code in effect.

Purchase tickets at www.magicandmartini.ca

Montreal: 44th Magic Collectors Weekend

From Magicana:

Magicana is delighted to bring the MCW to Montreal in May 2017. We will be staging this conference to coincide with the opening of the major magic exhibition, drawn from the Allan Slaight Collection of magic posters and Houdiniana, at the McCord Museum.

In fact, a large part of the conference will take place at the McCord Museum (which is located in the heart of downtown Montreal) where delegates will enjoy private tours of the exhibition and behind-the-scenes tours by curators and staff of the museum. The museum has an exquisite exhibition in the works, and MCW delegates will be the first to experience it!

The balance of the conference will be held at our convention hotel, the Delta Montreal which is, literally, around the corner from the McCord. And, as we have had in the past, there will be a broad range of speakers.

But space is limited! This event is restricted by the meeting capacity at the McCord, so we only have 125 places available. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Read more and register.

YTV's "Tricked" in the news

From the CBC:

P.E.I.'s Dave Moses is no stranger to the magic of television.

The writer/producer/actor has credits that range from the comedy Robson Arms to the gritty, real-life Emergency: Life & Death at VGH, set in Vancouver General Hospital's emergency room.

And then there's the surreal life of the upcoming Real Housewives of Toronto.

But he's now also involved in some actual magic on TV, thanks to the current show Tricked, airing on YTV.

Read more.

From TV, eh?:

“We spent five months in Vancouver filming, and performed 300 tricks,” Leclerc says during a press day in Toronto. “It was the first time in my career where I was doing magic that I wasn’t choosing to be put out there.” Adapted from a series in the UK, Force Four Entertainment auditioned hundreds of magicians before picking the Ottawa-based Leclerc. He and a team of magicians came up with all-original tricks, created and worked with him to perfect them before unleashing the brain-twisters on the public in 20 episodes.

Read more and watch video.

Toronto: Browser's Super Sunday Sale

From the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook group:

SUPER SUNDAY SALE ON SEPTEMBER 18th
Time: 12 noon until 4pm
Where: Browser's Den
Cost to Attend - FREE

Dear Magic Friends,

On this day at the shop we will have hundreds and hundreds of tricks that usually sell for $10 to $50 on sale from $1 to $5.

And some will be on sale for less than $1...hey, look out Dollarama!

The bargains will be in our shop and in our new back room Used Magic Centre.

So please mark this day and time in your calendar and you can come and take advantage of low prices.

And for the first 40 people (1 per group) who arrive at the shop will receive for free, a trick deck that usually sells for $15.00.

AND...Can you say 'Super Sunday Sale on September 18' five times in a row without messing up? If you can repeat those words five times to Jeff without messing up he will give you bonus free trick.

Magical hugs - Jeff & The Browser's Den Team

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[Guest post] Can Canada's top mentalists fool Penn and Teller?

The following is a guest post from Clive Court.

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MEET THE EVASONS---THEY READ A LOT OF MINDS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. BUT CAN THEY FOOL PENN AND TELLER?

TORONTO,Ont--(Sept.1)   The Evasons are a Toronto couple who make a good living reading the minds of corporate and political leaders on the U.S. East Coast.

On Wednesday, Sept.7, at 8pm.ET, they will challenge the famous Las Vegas magical duo on Penn and Teller:Fool Us! the popular primetime series on the the CW Network.

Recognized as one of the world's top mentalism acts, The Evasons appear to be part of an emerging trend which is bringing more magical and visual entertainers to primetime TV audiences in the United States.

Network TV series like NBC's America's Got Talent, CW's Masters of Illusion, and Penn and Teller:Fool Us! are introducing a greater number of magical and visual entertainers to North American viewers.  This, in turn, has meant more exposure for Canadian magicians.

Why is this?  Because Canadian magical entertainers are ranked among the best in the world by other nations. The Evasons are known worldwide for their second-sight act where a blindfolded Tessa describes in intimate detail the personal items held up by members of the audience.

Although based in Toronto and Annapolis, Maryland (just outside Washington,DC) Jeff and Tessa are in demand around the world as entertainers for major corporate and international conventions.

Born in Toronto, Jeff met Tessa in the early 80s while hosting a fashion show where she was a model. Tessa was working part-time while studying at Ryerson University. They have been together since 1983.



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For further information, photos and video:  Please go to www.evasons.com.

NB.  A great example of a Canadian magician appearing on a US network primetime show was Winnipeg's Darcy Oake introducing guest artists from The Illusionists (on Broadway) on the August 31 edition of America's Got Talent.  Among the other Canadian magicians appearing on US primetime TV this summer were: Shawn Farquhar, Murray SawChuck, and Vitaly Beckman (from Vancouver); Mahdi Gilbert, Neil Croswell, Ryan Joyce, and Matt DiSero (from Toronto); and world-champion magician, Greg Frewin, from Niagara Falls.


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Thank you Clive for guest posting at Canada's Magic!

Chilliwack: PCAM / CAM 2017 Combined Convention

From the PCAM / CAM 2017 Combined Convention Facebook event:

Norden & Gordon are BACK!

What? PCAM already?? We just had one in August - and last years was November! You mean 3 PCAM's in 17 months? Yep - we like to mess with things!

For 2017 the PCAM will be joining forces with the Canadian Association of Magicians (CAM). The CAM convention has only been held ONCE in the West back in 2011 (also a combined convention with PCAM)

Norden is back as President for 2017. Past President (2015) Gord Boyes will be back doing all the work while Norden basks in all the glory that being President brings. 

Right?....

We are also going back to Chilliwack. The hotel, the staff, the people, the theatre, the price - why would be go elsewhere?

We will have Shawn Farquhar's Cabaret on the Friday again. Plus a full evening gala 'Variety' show - with comedians, juggles, ventriloquists, balloon artists, and stunts - plus magic!

Not only are the favorite things coming back like Game Night 2.0, but of course Bag O Tricks, contest (times TWO!) and 7 lectures, workshops, opening night events, improv and just so much more!

 7 lectures
 3 Evening shows
 Improv and Variety
 Flea Market
 Dealers Room
 Game Night
 Bag O Tricks
 Contest
 People's Choice
 and so much more!

 Oh - and did we mention the very FIRST ever:

 CANADIAN CHILDREN'S MAGICIAN OF THE YEAR

 Yes - with $500 in PRIZES to the winner!

 We are limited to 125 people - so please register early. If you register early then we offer the prefered seating for $5 to first 20 people (paid in full)

 If you can't pay in full we offer 6 automatic payments via Paypal!

 What are you waitng for?

 Visit www.PCAM2017.com and get on board!

 Norden & Gordon


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Fredericton: Mega Magic at the 2016 NBEX

The New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition runs from September 4th - 10th, 2016.


From the New Brunswick Provincial Exhibition:

MEGA MAGIC : MIKE D'URZO

Daily shows in the Magic Tent
3:00pm / 6:00pm / 9:00pm Monday - saturday

Entry is FREE with admission to the grounds

Mike D’Urzo is an international award winning magician & mentalist.  As the founder and creative director of Mega Magic, he performs in hundreds of shows annually for some of the largest corporations, theatres, theme parks, festivals and television networks across Canada.  Mike was the winner of the 2014 “Canadian Entertainer of the Year” award by the Canadian Event Industry Awards.  He was the winner of the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2016 “Performer of the Year” award presented by Festivals & Events Ontario.  He was awarded in the top 10 magicians worldwide by the Wedding Industry Experts Awards and the 2015 & 2016 Reader’s Choice Awards for Best Entertainer by Canadian Special Events Magazine.  He was also named in the top 5 magicians in Toronto by BLOG TO.


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Halifax: Ty Reveen

From the Facebook page of Reveen The Legend Continues:

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The devil is in the details

From the post "Where Magic Takes You" at Perfect Magic:

“We’re having a conference in a few weeks, maybe you’ll do some magic there.”

“Sure.”

So this fellow goes about practicing up on his walk around magic and one day his boss comes up to him and says, “By the way, just let me know what kind of lighting you need or tables, etc. Whatever you need.


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Thank you to our September 2016 Friends!

Thank you to John Smithman, John Harrison, Richard Lyn and Joan Caesar for being Friends of Canada's Magic!

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Top 5 posts in August 2016

Out of the 30+ posts at Canada's Magic this month, here are the 5 most viewed posts in the past 30 days:

5.  Matt Disero will be on Penn and Teller Fool Us Season 3 - Did you see his performance?  It's posted here.

4.  Toronto: David Ben in "Hocus Pocus" - Get your tickets before they're gone!

3.  Edmonton: There's magic at the 2016 fringe - By all accounts, it was a magical event.

2.  Video: Shawn Farquhar Fool Us REVEALED - It's for his first Fool Us experience, and it's still getting a lot of traffic!

and the most viewed post this month  ...

1.  [Guest post] "Unbelievable" Review -Thank you to The Magic Demon for submitting this popular review!

Eric Leclerc in YTV's "Tricked"

We previously mentioned Eric's kids' show MathXplosion. Now he's in another show set to air next month!

Watch the promo on YouTube below.

From TV, eh?:

YTV is making magic this fall with the debut of the new Canadian original series, Tricked (20 x 30). Produced for YTV by Force Four Entertainment, and hosted by veteran magician Eric Leclerc, Tricked baffles unsuspecting people with magic, sleight-of-hand, and super sneaky pranks. The series premieres on Monday, September 5 at 7:30 pm ET/PT and will air Monday to Thursday on YTV.

In each episode of Tricked, Eric goes undercover to pull well-crafted pranks on unsuspecting people, all caught on tape by hidden cameras. Well-known from his popular YouTube videos, which have garnered more than 10 million views worldwide, Eric performs illusions, misdirection and mind-reading tricks that will leave viewers in awe and disbelief day after day.

More magical content will be uploaded on YTV.com and YTVGo featuring tricks of the trade and tutorials on how to prank family and friends with magic that can be done at home. Also available online are videos revealing secrets from Tricked’s “Magic Camp,” where Eric and the magic team taught kids tricks using household items, which they then performed on camera.
 
Read more.

 Watch the promo on YouTube:

 

Surrey fire destroys Mandrake the Magician's former house

With thanks to The Magic Demon for sending this news along.

From the CBC:

A Surrey, B.C. home that was destroyed by fire was the former home of Leon Mandrake or 'Mandrake the Magician,' a local performer known around the world for his magic, illusions and stunts.

Leon Mandrake, or "Mandrake the Magician", was a famous entertainer in the vaudeville-era and beyond. He died in Surrey, B.C. in 1993. (CBC Archives)

Mandrake owned the house on the corner of Grosvenor Road and Kindersley Drive before his death in 1993.

Surrey city council considered giving heritage status to the old home — an idea first brought before council in 2008, according to city documents.

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From the Vancouver Sun:

The cause of the fire is under investigation. The roof collapsed and the extent of the damage will probably challenge inspectors, Woznikoski said.

The one-storey house once belonged to Leon Giglio, better known as Leon Mandrake and then Mandrake the Magician for his feats of hypnotism, mind reading and escapes.

Read more.