Brantford, Belleville, & Fergus: Ryan Joyce [Sep 12 - 13, Oct 4]

From the July 14th Facebook post by Ryan Joyce:

📍 BRANTFORD | Sept 12
So excited to perform at the historic Brantford Sanderson Centre. This special evening is proudly presented in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada, Toronto & Central Ontario by my friends at Benefit Shows Live 

📍 BELLEVILLE | Sept 13
The magic continues at the Maranatha Church Auditorium! This show is presented by the Kiwanis Club of Belleville and supports all their incredible community efforts.

📣 SPECIAL DOUBLE-HEADER IN FERGUS! | Oct 4
Get ready, Fergus, because I'm bringing TWO completely different shows to the stunning Fergus Grand Theatre on the same day! 

 

 

 

 

 

ICYMI: Gabriella Lester announced as new director of the IBM Lance Burton Teen Seminar

Congratulations Gabriella! 

 

From the July 8th Facebook post by the International Brotherhood of Magicians:

What a special night at the Lance Burton Teen Seminar. Jeff and Larry passed the wand over to the new director of the program, Gabriella Lester. She will lead this amazing program into the future. Congratulations Gabriella❤️ 

 

 

From the July 11th Facebook post by Jeff McBride:

A LIVING LEGACY OF MAGIC! this week at the IBM convention in Houston, Lance Burton, Larry Hass and I, passed on the position of director of the Lance Burton Teen Seminar to the Gabriella Lester. Her vision and creativity will take the teen seminar into the future. Gabriella is a recipient of the Eugene Burger legacy award, a student of mystery school, she has appeared on 
FOOL US.  

 

 

 

 

 

Previously shared on Facebook July 9. 

 

 

 

 

Victoria, Vancouver, & Regina: Piff the Magic Dragon All-Star Vegas [Sep 15 - 16, Oct 24]

Our sources tell us Ontario dates will be added to this tour!  Visit Piff's website for tour updates.

• Sep 15 - Farquhar Auditorium, Victoria 
• Sep 16 - Vogue Theatre, Vancouver 
• Oct 24 - Casino Regina, Regina

 

This tour is different from previous tours and is also different from his Vegas show. 

 

From Casino Regina: 

All-Star Vegas is a world-class, high-energy entertainment extravaganza featuring sensational circus artists, hilarious comedians, impossible illusions & more, hosted by America’s Got Talent star and long-standing Las Vegas headliner Piff the Magic Dragon. 

Read more and buy tickets. 

 

 

From the July 8th Facebook post by The Farquhar at UVic: 

 

 

Of course, you can always see his other show in Vegas!

 

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Montreal, Toronto, & Kitchener: Justin Willman - One for the Ages [Dec 4 - 7]

Dec 4:  Olympia Theatre, Montreal 
Dec 5 - 6:  Elgin Theatre, Toronto
Dec 7:  Centre in the Square, Kitchener

For more information and tickets visit Justin's website.

 

If you haven't already, check out Justin Willman: Magic Lover on Netflix.  Watch the preview at the May 15th upload Justin Willman: Magic Lover | Official Trailer | Netflix on Justin Willman's YouTube channel:

 

From the June 11th Facebook post by Justin Willman:

 

 

 

Previously shared on Facebook June 12. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Toronto: Mahdi the Magician at the Red Sandcastle Theatre [Aug 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30]

From Ticket Tailor: 

Growing up he felt everything was impossible for him so he became a magician. Mahdi was forced to reinvent magic for himself, literally redefining how a deck of cards can be handled. He performs wonders without hands, walks the Earth without feet, is a miracle to everyone he meets and is living proof that nothing is impossible.

Over 700 million people in 30 countries have heard Mahdi’s story and witnessed his magic. He has been featured on “Penn & Teller’s: Fool Us”, “The Amazing Magicians”, “Star King”, “IMPOSSÍVEL”, “The One Show”.

Mahdi is acknowledged by his peers as being one of the most remarkable magicians to ever live. He has been officially recognized by the Government of Canada for his work and he was awarded the Allan Slaight Award for being the first Canadian Rising Star in magic and the Jay Marshall Award by Magicana.

... 

Witness miracles unfold in front of your eyes & inside of your hands during Mahdi The Magician’s intimate, close-up magic show. You will believe in magic and in the impossible after an evening with one of the last real magicians in the entire world. 

Read more and buy tickets.  

 

From the July 8th Facebook post by Mahdi Gilbert:
 

 

 

 

 

Update about Michael Close auction at The Browser's Den of Magic [Jul 20]

In June we mentioned that Michael Close will be auctioning some of his collection at The Browser's Den of Magic later this month.

Here are some updates from Michael's website:

This isn’t a yard sale of worn-out props and library magic books. You’ll find first editions, out-of-print gems, rare lecture notes, props, tricks, and so much more.

Highlights include:

• Books and manuscripts you simply won’t see again.
• High-quality props.
• Vintage magic ephemera and hard-to-find lecture material. 

Come for the chance to own something that inspired me. Stay for the stories, magic,  and camaraderie. I hope these items bring you the same joy they brought me.

Read more.

 

To see some of the items for auction and for sale, download the PDFs from Michael's website. 

Item	Type
Eugene Burger Booklet (8)	Books
Genii Wenii and Majoke	Collectible Magazines
Box of Sponges/Ropes/20th Century Underwear	Prop
More Power to You/100% Sanky/Kurtz Unexplainable	Book
2-Pack Playing Card (Piff etc) 3-Pack Playing Card (Piff etc)	Cards Cards
Mini Chop Cup	Prop
Ackerman Books (4)	Book
Woody Aragon Set (2) Two Josh Jay Books (Overlap &Triptych) (2)	Book Book
Dean's Box - Original with Accessories	Prop
Escape Lot - Large Case/Mail Bag Escape + extras + books	Prop
Kid Show - Change Bag/Run Rabbit Run/ What's Next Stage Hypnosis Book	Props Book
Magic Live Souvenir Portfolios + ONE by Stan Allen (3) +Cover mania Ca	Collectibles
Joe Porper - Just in Case Ring Flight	Prop
School for Scoundrels Fast and Loose/ Magnetic Shells Bundle (4) Illustrated Story of Magic Comic	Prop Book
MAJ Magazines	Magazines
Sessions Aronson	Book
Eric Sharpe Children's Book UK Grant's Temple Stand (1960s)	Book Prop
Fraidy Cat Rabbit (1960s)	Prop
Shaken Not Stirred Trick - Chop Cup	Prop
Daryl's For Your Entertainment Farelli Card Books (3)	Book Book
Cy Enfield Card Magic Books (3)	Book
Jerry Andrus Manuscripts (6)	Book
Scotty York Color Changing Knives (4+ 2 extra)	Prop
Trap Door Three Book Set	Book
Paul Curry Presents/Special Effects (2)	Book
Magic of Ascanio Book Set (4) Tamariz Knife set	Book Prop
Leather Close-Up Carry Pouch	Accessories
Brainstorm in the Bahamas	Book
Children's Show Case Silver - 2 books + Props Wordsmyth - Francis Menotti	Prop Prop
Goldstein/Maven 14 Booklets	Book
Shoe Trick - Size 10 (come with link to PDF trick)	Prop
Murphy's Chest Watch and Wear by Bazar de Magia	Prop Prop
Dean Dill - The Revelation	Prop
The Pro-Folio	Prop
Four Steve Beam Booklets Four Robert Neale Manuscripts	Book Book
Four Gary Kurtz - Lecture Notes	Notes
Semi-Automatic Card Tricks - Beam (3) Vols 8,9,10	Book
Joe Mogar Knife Set Racherbaumer/Marlo Manuscripts/Magazines	Prop Magazines
Dan Harlan - The Minotaur Complete File	Magazines
Penn and Teller Book/Fool US Lanyard/Door Hanger Rio (4)	Books/Collectible
Bound to Please - Aronson (Bonus Birthday Books) The Aronson Approach/Simply Simon (2) + Bonus	Book Book
Try the Impossible/Art Deco	Book
Small Trick Grab Bag (5 Mystery Tricks)	Tricks
Paul Cummins Bundle FASDIU (4) Hollingworth Bundle (3) Quartet/Waiting for Inspo/Notes on Card Tricks	Book Book
Scotty York Bundle (7 manuscripts + 4 knife set)	Prop/Books
Trick Grab Bag #2 (Lot of	Tricks
The Unexpected Card Book - Marlo/Cardician (2)	Book
Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets	Book
Confessions of a Psychic (2) Uriah Fuller + Bonus book	Book

Title
A Magician Among the Spirits - Houdini Hardcover
The Book - Gene Anderson - Hardcover
Buffaloe'd - Jim Buffaloe Hardcover Tasselled Rope Trick & The Ramsey Legend (Two Manuscripts) Michael Ammar Encore III Harcover
Giacomo Bertini's System for Amazement Hardcover
Essential Stewart James Hardcover + Postcard 3 Vanni Bossi Lecture Notes & The Aretalogy of Vanni Bossi Jean-Pierre Vallarino by John Lovick Hardcover
Barrie Richardson - Act Two Hardcover
Barrie Richardson - Curtain Call - Hardcover Kidshow Matters - Jim Kleefeld Routines Matter - Trevor Lewis/Willmarth - Hardcover
Second Thoughts - Rioboo - Hardcover
Tamariz Bundle - Sonata/Pamphlet/New Mini Symbolic Method Teaching Magic by Eugene Burger Hardcover
Andrew Wimhurst Bundle (4) Booklets
Homage to Dai Vernon by Roberto Giobbi Rafael Benetar Bundle (4) Bob Farmer Tricks and Manuscript Bundle (10)
Dai Vernon Bundle - (4) Inner Secrets/More/Select/Cali Lecture Notes
Aaron Fisher Bundle (4) Routined Manipulation Vol 1&2 - Lewis Ganson Steve Bedwell Lecture Notes (2)
David Paar Manuscripts (2)
Ultimate Color Separation (2) Chesbro Stewart James Pamphlets (2) Marlo Manuscripts (7)
JK Hartman Bundle (4 Books)
Peter Duffie Bundle (7 Books/Manuscripts) Vintage Chop Cup Circa 1965
Fast and Loose Chain and Carry Bag
School for Scoundrels Brass Shells with glass and peas School for Scoundrels GOLD Shells with glass and peas

PLUS... Playing Cards, Rope, Wallets, other magic props. Come early to see it all.