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From 52 Plus Joker:
Wed. Oct. 14th – Sat. Oct. 17th
Virtually meet legendary collectors & designers, hobnob with premier card manufacturers, and talk playing cards with other enthusiasts for three days!
It’s going to be the largest playing card celebration the internet has ever seen!
NOTE: During the above dates, we will get together using the online video conferencing platform ZOOM. More info to follow. Stay tuned.
Convention Fee: FREE
From IBM Ring 17:
That Hat & Rabbit Club in Toronto presents an informal get together with Mike Caveney and Tina Lenert.
Tina has just released a new book “Finding the Spotlight”, part of Vanishing Inc’s Astonishing Essay series.
Mike is going to be sharing some of the mysteries of “Egyptian Hall Museum” and its relationship to a special magic happening in Toronto.
Tina Lenert’s life in magic began with a chance visit to the Magic Castle. She was already a professional mime, and the Castle inspired her to find ways to combine the arts of mime and magic. She has been doing that ever since, creating various acts that have earned her numerous awards, including Magic Castle Stage Magician of the Year. Her performances have taken her around the world several times including performances at the London Palladium, Princess Grace Theatre in Monte Carlo, the Wintergarten in Berlin.
Mike’s talents have taken him from Japan to Russia, from Monte Carlo to Borneo, Australia, China, throughout Europe, South America and most of the 50 States. On television, Mike was dubbed one of the NEW VAUDEVILLIANS and the Hollywood Reporter described him as “…one of the funniest magicians in America.”
He is a member of the Inner Magic Circle of London, England and a life member of Hollywood’s Magic Castle where he has twice been voted Stage Magician of the Year.
Mike has performed on the legendary Orient Express, at the London Palladium, at the Sydney Arts Festival and was featured on NBC’s World’s Greatest Magic television special, the Late Late Show with James Corden, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Mike has written more than a dozen books on the practice, theory, and history of magic including Magicomedy, The Great Leon. Harry Anderson–Wise Guy, and Carter the Great, which was awarded the John Nevil Maskelyne award for literature by London’s Magic Circle plus additional awards from The Milbourne Christopher Foundation and the Society of American Magicians Hall of Fame. In 1999, Mike was awarded the Literary Fellowship by Hollywood’s Magic Castle. He co-wrote Servais Le Roy – Monarch of Mystery and Kellar’s Wonders. In 2009 Germany’s Taschen Books published MAGIC – 1400s to the 1950s. This massive tome, co-written with Jim Steinmeyer, has been translated into six languages. Mike has published three volumes of his on-going column Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum. His life and all of his original magic appears in Mike Caveney Wonders and The Conference Illusions, a two-volume set that earned him the ‘Sharing Secrets’ award from the Allan Slaight Foundation in Toronto
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A great chance to witness the charm and magic of Lucy Darling, the recipient of the 2019 AMA Stage Magician of the Year award! Shows for this run start September 25 until October 4th and are available at TheLucyDarling.com.
If her current show is half as much fun as her May 15th live stream, it will be excellent!
From The Lucy Darling:
“VERDICT: highly recommended for a very magical, entertaining and comical interlude to the current uncertain times. Be sure to (virtually) invite Lucy Darling into your home for refreshing hour of fun, magical entertainment.”
Lucy Darling is an award-winning magician known the world over for her wit, her charm, and her exceptionally good hair.
Along with her live-in butlers Marcy and Laurence, Lucy is here with a wonderful mix of playful interactions, hilarious comedy, and impossible magical feats, to offer you an incredible immersive experience. This show was carefully designed to satisfy your deep desire for a fun night out, while staying safely inside.
Last Saturday, my family participated in "Piff Live from Las Vegas." I say "participated in" because it is a truly interactive experience!
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| Piff with A, a very happy volunteer. I think I heard A say, "This is so cool, he picked me!" Photo credit: Piff |
Here's what others had to say about the show:
Enjoyed the @thepiff show tonight via Zoom. Good fun! Hope Mr Piffles is OK, he seemed kinda pooped out.
— Cam Bennet (@CamBennet) September 20, 2020
@pennjillette & @MrTeller Thanks for introducing us to @thepiff. He was a guest in our living room yesterday and couldn't have been more delightful. Thanks, Piff; love to you, @MrPiffles, and Jade!
— Scott Rylander (@rylander94) September 20, 2020
Disclosure: My family and I were guests at this show. The opinions expressed above are entirely my own. I did not receive compensation for the writing or the publishing of this article.
