The Michel Cailloux International Magic Contest is back for a fourth edition. You have until February 19, 2016 to register.
In addition, you have the chance to win the prestigious title of 2016 Canadian Champion Magician since the contest will take place during the Canadian Convention of magic (CAMaraderie) in Quebec City from April 21 to 24.
You will find all the rules and the registration form on the website of Festival de magie de Québec.
This contest is open to professional and amateur magicians of all ages.
Concours
Le
Concours International de magie "Michel Cailloux" est de retour pour
une 4e édition. Vous avez jusqu'au 19 février 2016 pour vous inscrire.
De plus courrez la chance de remporter le titre prestigieux de Champion canadien de la magie 2016 dans le cadre de la Convention canadienne de la magie (CAMaraderie) qui se tiendra à Québec du 21 au 24 avril prochain.
Vous trouverez tous les règlements et le formulaire d'inscription sur le site du Festival de magie de Québec.
Ce concours s'adresse aux magiciens professionnels et amateurs de tous âges.
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The contest remains open until Sunday November 15 at 11:59pm ET.
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I have been offered eight pairs of tickets to give away to my readers, to attend "The Trick with the Gun" at theThursday, November 19 at 6:30 p.m. screening in Toronto, Canada. (I understand that there's also a Q&A with director Michael McNamara and subjects Scott Hammell and Christopher Gudgeon.)
Did you know that Scott is a four-time Guinness World Record holder? I know he's got the record for "Highest Suspension Straight Jacket Escape." Can anyone let me know what the other three are for?
Markham Street Films is looking for three young magicians to perform close up magic on November 19, 2015 from 6:00pm-6:30pm, at the premiere of their film The Trick with The Gun.If interested please contact Hilary at 416-536-1390 ext 222 or email hmuth@markhamstreet.com for more information.
(This is a volunteer thing. In exchange for some walkaround, you will get a ticket to the screening.)
I will be holding a random draw for each pair of general admission tickets. (There will be eight winners. Each winner will receive a pair of tickets.) The draw results will be posted on Monday November the 16th.
To enter:
Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
Mandatory: Leave a comment in the widget, telling me yourfavourite Scott Hammell memory (from a personal encounter, an interview, a performance etc). (You do not need to be a magician to enter the contest.)(Your favourite memory could be entering this contest!)
Optional: For an additional entry: a) Sign in to your Twitter account b) Use the RaffleCopter widget to send this message to your Twitter followers: "Enter by Nov 15 to win 2 tix to see @scotthammell in "The Trick with the Gun" at @TheBloorCinema via @canadasmagic http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2015/11/toronto-win-tickets-to-see-scott.html"
c) Enter the URL of your Tweet into the RaffleCopter widget to validate your entry. (The optional entry is only valid if the Tweet URL is included.)
If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and contact information for me to share with Alex from the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema.
The fine print:
To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
One entry per person.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents, excluding residents of Quebec. (Je m'excuse!)
This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting. (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
This giveaway may be terminated or withdrawn at any time.
You must be able to use the tickets as offered. (No cash value will be offered if you cannot use the tickets.)
Photo ID will be required to claim the tickets at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema box office prior to the show on your way into the screening.
The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
Contest closes on Sunday November the 15th, 2015 at 11:59pm EST.
Le
grand gagnant du Concours International de magie "Michel Cailloux" de
cette année est le jeune Philippe Thériault de Laval. Toutes nos
félicitations à Philippe. Sur la photo, nous il est accompagné du magien
Michael Dardant de la Nouvelle-Orléans, récipiendaire du prix 2014, Le
prix était aussi accompagné d'une bourse de 2500 $. De plus, Philippe a
remporté le prix coup de coeur de la Famille Cailloux avec une bourse de
250 $.Les autres finalistes étaient : Neil Crosweil de l'Ontario dans magie de scène - adulteSteven Brundage de New York dans la micromagie - adulteAntoine Côté de Blainvile dans la micromagie - moins de 18 ansEt Philippe Thériault de Laval dans la magie de scène - moins de 18 ans.
Darcy Oake has become a global sensation since his 2014 appearances on UK’s hugely successful television competition Britain’s Got Talent where he surpassed thousands of contestants to land among the show’s top ten finalists and win over 200 million viewers of the program worldwide. Check out his amazing audition video here.
I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner. (There will be one winner.)
To enter:
Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
Mandatory: Leave a comment in the widget, telling me your favourite magic book. (You do not need to be a
magician to enter the contest. Your favourite magic book could be "Harry Potter.")
Optional: For an additional entry, use the RaffleCopter widget to send this message to your Twitter followers: "Enter by Oct 17 to win "Behind the Illusion" by @DarcyOake & 2 tix to his TO show at SonyCentreTO via @canadasmagic. http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2015/10/toronto-win-darcy-oakes-book-and.html"
If
you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and contact
information for me to share with the Sony Centre, so that the Sony Centre can arrange for ticket pick
up.
The fine print:
To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
One entry per person.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents, excluding residents of Quebec. (Je m'excuse!)
This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
If you experience difficulties leaving a
comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting. (I am not responsible if
your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
You must be able to use the prize as offered. (No cash value will be offered if you cannot use the tickets.)
Transportation to/from Toronto and accommodations will not be provided.
Photo ID will be required to claim the tickets.
The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
Contest closes on Saturday October the 17th, 2015 at 11:59pm EDT.
This contest is now closed. The winner has been announced at "Winner of an "Outerbridge Lecture Bundle." Updated on October 8th to add items in this prize package include:
Three contests in three weeks! I'm starting to wish someone else was running the site so I could get a chance at winning some of these fabulous prizes! (Between you and me, there's very good chance there will be another giveaway before the month is out.)
"Included are lecture notes and props for three of Outerbridge’s original, audience-tested routines that have been refined over 25 years in theatres, cruise ships, casinos, and television, as well as comedy clubs, schools and birthday parties."
I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner. (There will be
one winner.) The draw results will be posted Tuesday, October the 13th.
To enter:
Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
Mandatory: Leave a comment in the widget, letting us know your favourite Outerbridge effect or memory. (Your favourite memory could be of them offering this prize up!)
Optional: For an additional entry, use the RaffleCopter widget to send this message to your Twitter followers: "Enter by Oct 12 to win an "Outerbridge lecture Bundle" from @OuterbridgMagic via @canadasmagic http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2015/10/win-outbridge-lecture-bundle.html"
If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and shipping information for me to share with the Outerbridges.
The fine print:
To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
Limit of one mandatory entry and one optional entry per person.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents excluding residents of Quebec.
This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it
to me for posting. (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected
or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
You must be able to use the prize as offered. (No cash value will be offered.)
The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
The contest closes Monday, October the 12th at 11:59pm ET.
The contest to win a copy of the book "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show" closed last night at midnight. There were some great first magic books listed. Glad to see that one brave soul doubled their chances of winning by trying out the Twitter entry feature!
Here's the list of entrants:
1
HT
Blackstone's
Modern Card Tricks and Secrets of Magic. Disqualified:
failure to prove Canadian residency.
The contest to win anInstant Magician hoodiefrom Gwyn Auger closed last night at midnight. We had some great mentions of awesome magic assistants. Some of you even went for bonus points, picking Gwyn as your favourite assistant!
Here's the list of entrants:
1
Mike S.
Gwyn...of course!
2
Daniel L.
Paul Daniels assistant is Debbie McGee
3
Lee
Sandra Szeles (Amazing Johnathan)
4
Thanh
Penn & Teller, because I don't know which one
is the assistant :D
5
John H.
Nani Darnell
6
Dan M.
Mr Piffles (Piff the Magic Dragon)
7
Debbie L.
Of course it's Gwyn!
8
Tyra B.
Gwyn, of course!
9
Doug C.
A lady whose name I forget who took a large cloth
from Murray Hatfield and walked gracefully offstage with. Because no one
noticed the thing that it was crucial they not notice.
I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner. (There will be
one winner.) The draw results will be posted Saturday, October the 3rd.
To enter:
Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
Mandatory: Leave a comment in the widget, letting us know the name the first magic book you remember reading. (You do not need to be a magician to
enter the contest. The book could be Harry Potter.)
Optional: For an additional entry, use the RaffleCopter widget to send this message to your Twitter followers: "Enter by Oct 2 to win a copy of "Morton the Magician" by @SheldonCasavant via @canadasmagic http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2015/09/win-copy-of-morton-magician-and-his.html"
If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and shipping information for me to share with Sheldon.
The fine print:
To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
Limit of one mandatory entry and one optional entry per person.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents excluding residents of Quebec.
This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it
to me for posting. (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected
or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
You must be able to use the prize as offered. (No cash value will be offered.)
The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
The contest closes Friday, October the 2nd at 11:59pm ET.
With thanks to Sheldon for generously making this prize available to you!
Gwyn Auger is generously offering our readers a chance to win one of her creative designs!
Be an Instant Magician! "Saw the lady in half, again and again with the ease of the zipper... Bring out your inner magician!"
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I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner. (There will be one winner.) The draw results will be posted Sunday, September the 27th.
To enter:
Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
Leave a comment in the widget, letting us know the name of your favourite magician's assistant. (You do not need to be a magician to enter the contest.)
If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name, hoodie size, and shipping information for me to share with Gwyn.
The fine print:
To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
One entry per person.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents excluding residents of Quebec.
This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting. (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
You must be able to use the prize as offered. (No cash value will be offered.)
The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
The contest closes Saturday, September the 26th at 11:59pm ET.
With thanks to Gwyn for generously making this prize available to you!
Gambit is also giving away 10 free "Magic of Science" shows for schools in the GTA. He has an undergraduate degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (B.E.) and studied in the U.K. for his post graduate Law School degree (L.L.B.). He uses his shows to promote education, with a focus on STEM subject matters (science, technology, engineering and math).
To enter, place the name of
your school (or educational facility) in the "comments" section of the previous or next YouTube videos (either video is fine). The contest is open to elementary, middle and high schools. The cut off date for entering is mid Sept. Multiple entries per school are permitted. For a complete list of contest rules, contact Gambit.
Some great illusions were mentioned ranging from the all time classics "sawing a woman into halves," and "Metamorphosis" to more modern pieces like "Teller's Shadows." A lot of you out there seem to like levitations too!
I'll be contacting you soon with instructions about how to claim your prize.
I hope you have a fabulous time at the show! (And
don't forget to let me all about it.)
Thank you all for playing! A special thanks to the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts for generously making
these tickets available to you!
Darcy Oake has become a global sensation since his 2014 appearances on UK’s hugely successful television competition Britain’s Got Talent where he surpassed thousands
of contestants to land among the show’s top ten finalists and win over 200 million viewers of the program worldwide.
Check out his amazing audition video here.
I will be holding a
random draw to determine the winner. (There will be one winner.) The seats are
Orchestra Level (ground floor), Row L, valued at $55 per ticket. The draw results will be posted on Friday July the 17th.
To enter:
Leave a comment on this post, telling me your favourite stage illusion (to perform or to watch). (You do not need to be a
magician to enter the contest. Your favourite could be "whatever Darcy does when we see his show!")
Leave
your name, along with a way that I may contact you (e-mail address,
phone number, website, Twitter handle etc.) so that I can notify you if
you win.
If
you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and contact
information for me so that the Sony Centre can arrange for ticket pick
up.
The fine print:
To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
One entry per person.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents, excluding residents of Quebec. (Je m'excuse!)
This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
If you experience difficulties leaving a
comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting. (I am not responsible if
your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
You must be able to use the tickets as offered. (No cash value will be offered if you cannot use the tickets.)
Transportation to/from Toronto and accommodations will not be provided.
Photo ID will be required to claim the tickets.
The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
Contest closes on Thursday July the 16th, 2015 at 11:59pm EDT.