IBM Members: Legal benefit and video library

We recently learned that IBM Members are able to receive free legal advice (regarding performance Visas for entry to the US).  Learn more about it at the April 8th Facebook post by the International Brotherhood of Magicians.

We were also recently reminded that IBM Members have access to the IBM's video library which includes:

• Virtual Lecture Series, including
  - John Carrey
  - David Corsaro
  - Mike Breggar
  - Ryan Pilling 
  
  
• JAM Videos, including
  - Anastasia Synn
  - Ben Train 
  - Carisa Hendrix
  - Jonah Babins
  - Ryan Pilling
  - Shawn Farquhar
  - Max Maven, and many more!
  
  
• Something Up My Sleeve interviews, including
  - Eric Leclerc 
  - Billy Hseuh 
  - Hidden Wonders Tour
  - Marc Trudel 
  - Lost in the Shuffle
  - Wes Barker
  - Luc Langevin, and many, many more!
  
  
• "Who Books That?" with Harrison Greenbaum, including 
  - The Evasons
  - Steve Valentine
  - Julie Eng
  - Shin Lim, and many more!
  
  
• Special Contributions, including 
  - Luic Carreon
  - Ryan Pilling
  - Keith Fields
  
  
• Magic Mondays, including
  - Alex Zander
  - Shawn Farquhar
  - Lucy Darling (Carisa Hendrix), and more!
  
  
•  Historical Videos, including
  - Darcy Oake
  - James Cielen

 

If you're looking to consume some magic videos, this should keep you busy for some time! 

 

 

 

 

BC, AB, SK, & MB: Darcy Oake [Oct 9 - 24]

From DarcyOake.com/tour:

• Oct 9, 2026 - Great Canadian Casino Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
• Oct 10, 2026 - Creekside Theatre, Lake Country, BC 
• Oct 13, 2026 - The Bowes at Bonnetts Energy Centre, Grand Prairie, AB
• Oct 14, 2026 - Bella Concert Hall, Calgary, AB
• Oct 15, 2026 - Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre, Medicine Hat, AB
• Oct 16, 2026 - Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Performing Arts Centre – Cargill Theatre, Camrose, AB
• Oct 17, 2026 - Dow Centennial Centre Shell Theatre, Fort Saskatchewan, AB
• Oct 20, 2026 - EA Rawlinson Centre for the Arts, Prince Albert, SK
• Oct 21, 2026 - TCU Place, Saskatoon, SK
• Oct 22, 2026 - Casino Regina, Regina, SK
• Oct 23, 2026 - Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium, Brandon, MB
• Oct 24, 2026 - Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, MB

Read more and buy tickets. 

 

 

Found at the April 7th Instagram post by Darcy Oake. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Toronto: 52 Secrets [Apr 30 debut]

Toronto's getting a "Don't Tell Comedy" type of magic show.  Not only do you not know WHERE or WHO you're booking a ticket for, you have to APPLY for consideration for a ticket and the PERFORMER WILL BE MASKED. 

While we don't know who the performer is, we've been told that the initial ticket price, if your application is accepted, is $20 dollars.  The price is set to increase in the Fall.

 

 

From 52-secrets.com:

Hidden somewhere within Toronto, an undisclosed venue will transform - if only for a fleeting moment - into the setting for an experience unlike anything publicly offered. This is not an event you stumble into. It is one you are selected for.

Attendance is by application only. 

...

On the night itself, a masked performer will take the stage, blurring the line between anonymity and intimacy, spectacle and secrecy. 

Each performance is strictly limited to just 52 seats.

Read more and APPLY for tickets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toronto: Steve Beam workshop [Apr 18] and lecture [Apr 20]

From the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club website entries for:

Steve Beam Workshop

Saturday, April 18th, 2026 

The Hat and Rabbit Club is thrilled to host the legendary Steve Beam for a special, hands-on workshop you won’t want to miss.

Drawing from over 1,300 effects across his 12 published volumes and 15 years of the Trapdoor. Steve will guide us through some of his favourites from his brilliantly deceptive semi-automatic and sleight of hand card magic. Effects that are as powerful as they are practical. Expect clever thinking, layered methods and routines that truly connect with spectators.

Read more and buy tickets. 

 

Steve Beam Lecture

Monday, April 20, 2026 

From the man who brought you the Trick that Could Not be Printed, the Flaming Heckler Illusion, and the Vanishing Earthworm, you are now about to be subjected to Magic with No Entertainment Value. Also known as Lecture #17 (and the only one he does) it features some of the finest in comedy magic direct from the instigator.

You will find more usable and practical material in this one lecture than you culled from your entire photocopy of Greater Magic. (Photocopies of Greater Magic will also be available at the lecture.) Best of all, remember Steve’s motto regarding his lecture: Less than 3% filler. 

Read more and buy tickets.

 

 

 

Request: Nominate Dale Harney for the Alberta Award of Excellence

The Magic Palace was a Canadian television series, produced and hosted by Dale Harney.  You can watch episodes of the show at Magicana.

 

From the March 31st Facebook post by Scott Imler at the Calgary Magic Circle Facebook group:

(republished with permission from Scott)

Hi everyone. My name is Scott Imler. Some of you are friends while others from the Magic community may know me from our shared love of Magic and working with Dale Harney on The Magic Palace TV series.

Dale's son, Shane, reached out to me seeking support to nominate Dale for the Alberta Award of Excellence for his contribution to Magic and his influence on the Arts in Alberta. This influence spans his live performances across Canada and the world, as well as his starring roles in several television series he created.  These series include The Dale Harney Show, Lynsky and Company and of course, The Magic Palace. In addition, he has made many other TV appearances, including a CBC special featuring him and his wife, Lynda.

Part of the Nomination includes a few  SHORT letters of recommendation from friends, fans, employees, and the public who were positively influenced by Dale and his work.

If you would like to send me a short blurb to be  included in the nomination, the Harney Family would appreciate your input. Please keep it brief: quality over quantity. 

Please send your thoughts to me Scott Imler at simler [at] telus [dot] net  [editer's note: reformat accordingly]

Thanks in Advance Scott!!

Please note that if nominated it will be a surprise for Dale. [emphasis added]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toronto: Chaos with Giancarlo Scalia [May 19]

Hosted by the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club, IBM Ring 17. 

 

From The Second City website: 

It is not possible to fight chaos, but there are ways to find harmony within it. A fixed point. A breath. Giancarlo Scalia invites you on a journey where changing perspective transforms reality itself. Through impossible moments, humor, and visual poetry, simple elements will open doors to alternative realities. An invitation to transformation. A moment to escape. A journey within and beyond chaos. 

Read more and buy tickets.