Attention all magicians everywhere! Today at 4:00pm Pacific time I will be doing a live lecture online via... http://t.co/20plnonGGD
— chris mayhew (@chrismayhew1) December 30, 2014
5. Dean Gunnarson: coffin escape - It's going to be an exciting TV special!
3. SOULO: Call for Submissions
2. Scott Hammell: A Day In The Life (Oct)
Who's where December 2014 - Keep an eye out for next month's Who's where and be sure to add yourself!
A Winnipeg magician who rose to fame this spring is getting a lot of attention overseas again.
Darcy Oake, who got his start on the stages of Britain’s Got Talent in April, premiered his first-ever television special this weekend.
Edge of Reality aired in the UK this weekend.
Oake said watching the special was surreal and rewarding.
“You get so close to your material that it's kind of hard to look at it as an outsider looking in, seeing it for the first time, but I was really happy with it,” said Oake. “I was really happy with how it turned out and it seemed to be well received, so it was all positive.”
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I recently interviewed @magiChampion! Learn an awesome business card hack & how he only does business w/ friends!
http://t.co/aXtcNVP7mv
— Kris Sheppard (@KrisSheppard) December 19, 2014
The hard work of Luc Langevin and his team in the preparation of a first great magic show will not have been in vain, since already more than 100 000 people have plunged so far in his unconventional magic numbers.
"I dreamed of this performance for many years, but I did not expect that success occurs as soon entrust one who moved to the Salle André-Mathieu for the holidays. If the scene brings different facets, people found the world they knew me. "
Returning to ground Laval eight evenings from December 26 to January 4, the delights, although this time of year has always been a busy schedule, as in any life magician.
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Téléfiction a produit toutes mes émissions de télé depuis le début. En son nom et le mien, voici nos souhaits !
https://t.co/vNg4SyMIFG
— Luc Langevin (@LucLangevin) December 22, 2014
http://t.co/rRF2dWQerq Merry Xmas! A present from Magicana. @theconjuror @dzuckerbrot present a new film! See it now pic.twitter.com/IoMSxrxVQA
— Magicana (@sharingwonder) December 24, 2014
Merry Christmas 2014 : Aaron Jones Vlog # 56
http://t.co/hy8rGZ8kZk http://t.co/AHfyvLAQsr
— Aaron Jones (@AaronJonesMagic) December 23, 2014
Just found out I'll be recording @cbcdebaters in Feb w/ @davehemstad but I can't say the topic yet because we swore on our mokay it's bacon
— David Acer (@David_Acer) December 4, 2014
O little town of #Ottawa, I'll be recording an episode of @cbcdebaters with @davehemstad on Feb 10. Buy tix here: http://t.co/L9PcuaMg9Y
— David Acer (@David_Acer) December 15, 2014
http://t.co/BLI6oG92Rx @theconjuror Extended! Adding 2 more shows @Soulpepper Jan 4 (12:30 and 3) BUY NOW! #moremagic pic.twitter.com/qsiwNhPPBf
— Magicana (@sharingwonder) December 23, 2014
Guarantee your spot at #MagicCamp Aug.15-19 2015. Tell your parents registration is on your wish list - it's now open at sorcererssafari.ca
— Sorcerers Safari (@SorcerersSafari) December 22, 2014
I've never attempted to do anything like this before!!! - http://t.co/PFbOTxlug6 - Save This Date - April 12th, 2015 (9am-9pm) #Magic
— The Browser's Den (@theBrowsersDen) December 11, 2014
.@LucLangevin VS Merlin : épique. #SNLQC pic.twitter.com/QHSVIAazqD
— SNL Québec (@SNLQuebec) December 14, 2014
A special Magic Tonight Fundraiser for the Centre for Inquiry Canada Dec 21 http://t.co/7VrwhfUUbl
— James Alan (@james_alan) December 4, 2014
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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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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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 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
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
Invité : Luc Langevin
Animatrice : Émilie Laguerre
Réalisation : Martin Bertrand
Caméras : Martin Bertrand, Bernard Neault
Montage : Alexis Fortier Gauthier
Maquillage : Chloé Lefebvre
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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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 (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
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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"Help us spread more joy this season - each time you share this video from the Barbie™ YouTube Channel, $1 will be donated to Make-A-Wish® Canada*. Spread the joy using #BarbieWishes."
We are now accepting submissions for the 2015 SOULO Theatre Festival. Now in its third year, the festival is a four-day intensive of performances, panel discussions and workshops where every event is one-performance-only.
We are looking for recently-performed finished work, 45-60 minute one-person shows. The festival will be May 21-24, 2015 at the Red Sandcastle Theatre in Toronto. For the full details and the submission form, please visit soulo.ca/submissions
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Hi There Browser's Denizens,
Why not get out of the cold and come this Saturday, December 6th to Browser's Den of Magic and join in on our FREE Magic Club Meeting?
We meet here at the shop from 2:30pm until about 5:00pm.
All those welcome to talk about magic are welcome.
Yours truly-Jeff Pinsky.
Niagara’s newest cancer survivor is hoping to get back to his regular weight soon. About 500 pounds or so.
Six and a half months ago, Niagara Falls magician Greg Frewin noticed his nine-year-old Siberian tiger Boomer acting a bit strange. Something on his right side was bugging him.
Closer inspection revealed a lesion which seemed to grow over the next week. Boomer, one of four tigers performing in his nightly magic show, was clearly agitated.
“We could tell he was licking it,” says Frewin. “He was trying to keep it clean. Something was not right.”
After a check with the vet, Boomer was sedated and the lesion cut open, which revealed “signs of a tumour.” A sample was analyzed and the bad news arrived shortly after – Boomer had cancer.
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We all know that wild tigers face extinction every single day from poaching and habitat loss. But what you may not realize is they can also get cancer. And there’s one cancer-stricken tiger in Niagara Falls that’s living a much healthier life than he would have in the wild thanks to his handlers.
In the wild, tigers live for about fourteen years. That number is doubled in captivity. Despite not being in a zoo, Boomer the tiger is one of those big cats who’s life was preserved thanks to the help of the people around him.
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A tiger in Niagara Falls has survived cancer, and now we are hearing his story.
A few months ago Greg Frewin's nine year old tiger started acting strange.
The International Grand Champion of Magic, and Niagara Falls Magician took Boomer to the vet.
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THE AMAZING JAMES RANDI is a magician and scientific skeptic best known for his challenges to paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Randi is the co-founder of Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). He began his career as a magician named The Amazing Randi, but after retiring at age 60, he chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims, which he collectively calls “woo-woo.”
Held in five cities, An evening with James Randi will feature a discussion with Richard Saunders (Australian skeptic, podcaster, and professional origamist) or Lawrence Leung (comedian, writer and director), a Q&A session with the audience and a meet and greet with selected guests.
Adelaide: Monday 1 December 2014, 6pm The Science Exchange, 55 Exchange Place, Adelaide
Perth: Wednesday 3 December 2014, 6pm Octagon Theatre, UWA, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley
Brisbane: Thursday 4 December 2014, 6pm Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Southbank, Brisbane.
Melbourne: Friday 5 December 2014, 6pmMelbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Southwharf, Melbourne
Sydney: Sunday 7 December 2014, 6pmThe Metro Theatre, Sydney.
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@canadasmagic I think @theBrowsersDen is Canada's oldest magic institution. Maybe @jay_sankey @SorcerersSafari or someone else can confirm?!
— Lee Asher (@LeeAsherMagic) November 11, 2014
@canadasmagic @theBrowsersDen I should preface by saying oldest Canadian magic institution "still open".
— Lee Asher (@LeeAsherMagic) December 2, 2014
My first episode of Too Much Information @TooMuchInfo_TV is this Tuesday @ 11pm on @SuperChannel Topic: Marriage
— David Merry (@davidmerry) November 20, 2014
@davidmerry hey david! The marriage episode is actually airing next week :)
— Too Much Information (@TooMuchInfo_TV) November 24, 2014
Too Much Information pits two panels of… well, panelists I guess… against each other. Riffing on the topic of the day – Politics. Sex. Religion. You know, the classic non-starters. Each team of panelists waxes on the subject at hand, vying to outwit, out-banter, out-shock and generally out-clever their foes across the isle. Moderated by the affable Norm Sousa (Discovery Channel’s Never Do This at Home) who at times looks like a mischievous kid who stole his Dad’s suit and set out to host a late show. His boyish face lights up when someone says something truly off-key and really lays into an opposing panelist. After all, that’s the beauty of a show that airs at night and the majority of your guests are comedians – there will be some sh*t said.
Sousa kicks things off with a monologue of sorts, testing the electricity in the water. He does a few setups on the theme of the show, to get the crowd warm & loose. It’s definitely not the daytime audience they’re looking to draw. The crowd in these seats comes ready for comedy. Familiar faces saying very naughty things, almost as if the camera isn’t even there
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From the Amazing Corbin's Twitter feed:
@canadasmagic I'm at the Schomberg winter festival on Sat DEC 6 with 3 evening performances. pic.twitter.com/ulTfhwSGAA
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What's that? The Nerdtacular needs some more magic?
@ErdnaseinTO is bringing it!
@Tranzac Thursday, 7:30 $10. Be there and be magical!
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From Chris Mayhew's Facebook page (reminder receive a 20% discount* at Magic Tonight with coupon code cmagic):
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From the Amazing Corbin's Twitter feed:
Dec 18 in St. Thomas ON ~ Tickets are $5 each. The Charming Cheat - a very entertaining show. pic.twitter.com/Aaeg8Gy6nP
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From Oakville Kids Twitter feed:
See #Magic by @MikeDurzo at @OakvilleCentre; http://t.co/CLqFNleVhs
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From Falls Avenue Resort Twitter feed:
@MikeDurzo See you on Sunday Dec. 21st for your 1st Magic Show at Falls Avenue Resort http://t.co/Vq6UMBtSOJ pic.twitter.com/4AGx614u2b
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#Montreal if you're thinking about considering seeing a show Dec 27/28 think about considering seeing this one I'm on http://t.co/7iONPJNnIm
@courtconjuring
Sat 27th dec
TWO SHOWS!
@JohnKimmons @Billykiddshow @ScottDPenrose, Gazzo
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#Montreal if you're thinking about considering seeing a show Dec 27/28 think about considering seeing this one I'm on http://t.co/7iONPJNnIm
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Tix on sale today http://t.co/YmtNmLpnNp for The Conjuror @Soulpepper Limited time run Dec 30-Jan 3 pic.twitter.com/OG9thQ8LMn
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Looking for a New Years party in Toronto? Join @bobbymotta & myself at @DnB_Toronto Dec. 31st for a magical party! pic.twitter.com/ALNJjEZtjU
From the Amazing Corbin's Twitter feed:
@canadasmagic Ahoy! I be sailing my ship to the Americana Resort in Niagara Falls ON for a Grand family friendly show on New Years Eve!
From David Merry's Twitter feed:
Performing on NYE at Shenkman Arts Centre in Ottawa @shenkmanarts with two very funny pals @judycroonsays & @EvanCarterCmedy
From Peter Mennie's Twitter feed:
The show is free but you have to be a @DeerhurstResort guest to go! http://t.co/VJ72V0tp7B pic.twitter.com/guJt7hnisB
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| City | Club | Event(s) |
| Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - No meeting. |
| Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - n/a |
| Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - n/a |
| Fraser Valley, BC | IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring) | - Third Monday Magic |
| Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - n/a |
| Vancouver, BC | SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly) | - n/a |
| Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - n/a |