From the October 29th upload at the APTN News YouTube channel:
Métis magician Chanelle Munroe stopped by the APTN News studio to show off some of her hair-raising magic tricks.
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14 November 2024
ICYMI: Chanelle Munroe on APTN News
07 November 2024
Magicians' Book Club to feature Wes Barker's book AbracaDumba$$
From the November 4th Instagram post by the Magicians' Bookclub:
This Sunday 10th November we’re starting @stuntmagician book AbracaDumbass which can be found on Amazon or direct from Wes’s online shop wesbarker.shop
Sunday 10th November: Start - Page 70
Sunday 17th November: Page 71 - Page 131
Sunday 24th November: Page 132 - Page 192
Sunday 1st December: Page 193 - End
Sunday 8th December: Interview with Wes Barker (email any questions you have to get them added to the list)
28 October 2024
Judy Dawson awarded Lifetime Achievement Award by 52 Plus Joker
From the October 25th Instagram post by 52 Plus Joker:
🥰Judy Dawson shares heartfelt reflections as she accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award for her and Tom, presented by Craig Townsend, President of the United States Playing Card Company. Join us in celebrating Judy’s incredible journey at her final convention, Niagara Falls 2024. Don’t miss this memorable tribute to a lifetime of collecting!
🗣️ Join 52 Plus Joker! We’re the world’s largest playing card collectors club, fostering a community for antique, vintage, and modern collectible playing cards & ephemera. Whether you’re a seasoned expert or a curious beginner, 52 Plus Joker welcomes you.
From the October 25th Instagram post by 52 Plus Joker:
Watch till the end 😭😭😭! Our 2024 Niagara Falls convention truly showcased the best of our community.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, to the best club members in the world! 🙏 It’s a big deal to make the time and space in your life to participate in our convention, and we appreciate you. You all are the reason our volunteers feel inspired to help create beautiful moments and memories.
🗣️To our convention volunteers: none of this would be possible without your hours of work behind and in front of the scenes! 🙏Thank you Chris Mayhew, Alain Benoit, Steve Bowling, Larry Herold Judy Dawson, Jennifer Dawson, Harry Wastrack, Doug Rickenback, Paul Miller, Tony Mach, Dave Hoffmeister, Rosemary Reid, Keith Brown, Christina Asher, and the Diamond Awards Committee.
@thesurrealmayhew @cartomancercards @magicwithrosemary @sisterhoodplayingcards @keithhbrown @christinagalonska @judith.dawson22
And if you haven’t yet, take reading this entire post as a sign to DM/Email/Owlpost a message of appreciation 💌 to the person responsible for our biggest and BEST 52 Plus Joker convention ever: ⭐️Lee Asher, @leeashermagic.⭐️ Internationally recognized for his work in playing cards and playing card history, we get to call him our faithful Club President. Aren’t we lucky? 🤩
🔔THANK YOU FOR A FANTASTIC 2024 NIAGARA FALLS CONVENTION! 🔔
07 October 2024
Julie Eng awarded the The Magic Circle’s 2024 John Nevil Maskelyne Award
Congratulations Julie! Well deserved!
From the October 6th Facebook post by Julie Eng:
I am deeply, deeply honoured to be The Magic Circle’s 2024 John Nevil Maskelyne Award recipient for contributions to magic literature. Thank you to Magic Circle President Marvin Berglas and to the officers of the Magic Circle for this incredible acknowledgment and recognition—I am filled with profound joy and gratitude.
Magic has always been part of my life. My father, Tony Eng, involved me in his magic career when I was very young. I trailed after him throughout my childhood; and as I grew into magic, he naturally became my teacher, my mentor. I’ve always been surrounded and inspired by this magnificent art. But never in my wildest dreams did I imagine such a diverse and exciting career in magic—one that has spanned performance to production and, indeed, to publishing.
To join the ranks of past recipients, including so many of my dear friends—I am truly and completely overwhelmed!This award isn’t a personal achievement; it’s a testament to the collaborative spirit of our magical community. I’d also like to thank Magicana and its board of directors, and my friend and colleague David Ben for their support over all these years.
Specifically, with regards to The Rich Cabinet Collection, I would like to thank the wonderful Dawes family for inviting me into the inner sanctum of Dane Hill— I offer especial thanks to Adrian Dawes, who was a true and devoted collaborator in the Rich Cabinet journey with me!
Most of all, I want to take this moment to recognize and thank our beloved Eddie. From the moment we started this journey together to build a nine-volume set, which is now The Rich Cabinet Collection, he steered us to this final moment with his strong and steady resolve, in his very special warm and gentle way. I will always be forever grateful for his kindness, his friendship, his guiding light.
Now, as I move into my new role as executive director of Genii Enterprises, I am so excited to continue the work in sharing this art we love so very much in creative and dynamic ways!
Thank you so much to the Magic Circle for this incredible honour!
02 October 2024
Kickstarter: Magical Women Deck of Cards
Learn more about the Magical Women Deck of Cards at Kickstarter.
From the October 1st Facebook post by Julie Eng:
Connie Boyd has just launched the Kickstarter of the Magical Women Deck of Cards. There are four very special queens in the deck celebrating true trailblazers: Adelaide Herrmann, Talma, Minerva, and Anna Eva Fay. Super exciting to see performers of today and yesteryear recognized and championed in this project showcasing fabulous women in magic
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Join the Kickstarter here: https://bit.ly/magicwomen
Learn more about the Four Magical Women Queens here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsiaPJKFYIw
27 September 2024
Netflix Acquires Latest Film From Ben Proudfoot
Congratulations to Sorcerers Safari alumnus Ben Proudfoot!
From the September 25th article "Netflix Acquires Latest Film From Ben Proudfoot, Final Documentary From Late Julia Reichert And More Short Docs With Oscar Potential" by Matthew Carey at Deadline:
Netflix has lined up a blockbuster slate of short documentaries heading into Oscar season, including the latest from two-time Academy Award winner Ben Proudfoot in collaboration with the Obamas’ production company.
The streamer announced four acquisitions today, beginning with The Turnaround, directed by Kyle Thrash and Proudfoot, a documentary that “tells the story of Philadelphia Phillies’ superfan Jon McCann, who helped inspire an unlikely 2023 standing ovation for Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, which helped turn the team around after hitting a major roadblock.”
13 September 2024
CAM Virtual Chapter meeting [Sep 24]
From the September 10th Instagram post by the Canadian Association of Magicians:
CAM Virtual Chapter: Why Every Magician Needs Insurance in Their Back Pocket!
https://www.cammagic.org/events
06 September 2024
Campers Deck live on Kickstarter!
Show your support for the Campers Deck at Kickstarter.
From the September 5th Instagram post by Campers.Deck:
We’re LIVE ON KICKSTARTER!
We can’t do this without your support - so if you like the Campers this is the BEST time to get some.
We’ve got some early bird deals going on for a very limited time, so check the campaign out RIGHT NOW to scoop up your own packs!
Don’t forget to check out the AMAZING video Chris Mayhew made for the project, at the top of the Kickstarter page.
28 August 2024
Michael Kras: Magic & Illusion Lead for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (NA)
Congratulations Michael!
From the August 22nd Instagram post by Michael Kras:
Some exciting news: I’ve landed in New York because tomorrow, I begin my new job as the Magic & Illusion Lead for the North American Tour of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
This is my first-ever national tour and I’m so eager to get to return to this world after serving on the magic direction team for the Canadian premiere.
I’m only in NYC for a heartbeat before flying to Chicago for tech and previews, and then I’ll be looking after the show as it tours on to Los Angeles, Washington, and well beyond.
LET’S GO 🪄
06 August 2024
MAGIC Live photo of Canadian attendees
It has come to our attention that, as has become custom, a photo of the Canadian attendees at MAGIC Live will be organized later this week.
We will pin the details at Facebook.com/CanadasMagic as soon as they become available, so you'll know where and when to go.
If you're there, say 'hi' to everyone from us!
03 July 2024
ICYMI: Eric Leclerc is Faces Magazine's 2024 Comedian of the Year
Congratulations Eric!
From the June 17th Instagram post by Eric Leclerc:
This baby just came in the mail!!! I feel honoured and appreciative to have won Faces Magazine’s comedian of the year 2024. As magicians, we always get a bad rap from comedians because of our use of props on stage. I always thought it was such a silly metric to judge one’s level of funniness. A laugh is a laugh is it not? Well who’s laughing now?! 🏆 Thanks to everyone who voted and has come to see my comedy magic show SMOKUS POCUS in the last 2 years. It’s because of you. Merci! 🔴
03 June 2024
CAM Members: Save on performer's liability insurance
From the June 2nd Facebook post by the Canadian Association of Magicians:
📣📣 INCREDIBLE NEWS!! 📣📣
* EXCLUSVE: Huge Savings for CAM Members on Performer’s Insurance
* Save 20% on annual insurance premiums with BOTH $2 million and $5 million options
* Available to CAM Members in EVERY province
Special thanks to Peter Mennie for spearheading this project and all of the executive of CAM for this exclusive opportunity for CAM members!
25 May 2024
[Guest post] An Irregular Series of Original Patter - Dicey Dots
The following is a guest post from an author who wishes to be known as The Magic Demon.
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NEW SCRIPTS FOR DEALER ITEMS:
An Irregular Series of Original Patter
TODAY: DARYL’S DICEY DOTS
A SCRIPT FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART OF ALL AGES
BY THE MAGIC DEMON
Exclusive to Canada’s Magic
Daryl’s Dicey Dots is an entertaining close up trick but the concept of dice might seem more suitable for adults than children.
My scripting solves that dilemma! (It’s also a fun presentation for the young at heart of all ages.)
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“Once upon a time, there was an awesome Princess/Prince [name of young spectator here].
She loved collecting things. It was her passion.
One day when she was seven years old (in the distant past/in the not too distant future) she collected some dots.
She loved her dots.
But how could she ever keep them safe?
She asked her Grand Old Wizard for help. He conjured up a magical cube and placed her dots on it.
SHOW DIE
This is the origin of the die - which is what you call a single dice. Did you know that?
The Princess was so happy. Every morning and every night she counted her dots.
Can you count them too?
SHE DOES
That’s right. There are 21 in all. But let me show you a curious thing.
TAKE BACK DIE
If you look closely, you’ll see each pair of opposite numbers added together makes seven. Six plus one, two plus five, three plus four and so on, Isn’t that interesting? That’s because the Princess was seven when she collected her dots.
Now take them back and hold them [the die] ever so tight. Don’t let go until I say so. So the Princess loved her dots and when she wasn’t counting them always, always held them tight. One day, not so long afterwards, she wished she could see more than just the few dots on one side of the magic cube at a time. So she sent again for her Grand Old Wizard.
She asked, oh Grand Old Wizard, can you make it so I can see all my lovely dots at the same time?
The Grand Old Wizard pondered this request and then produced a tiny magic wand which was sparkling clean on both sides.
He said, I shall use this magic wand to grant you your wish. Do you know any magic words? [USE THEM OR UTTER YOUR OWN, THEN] And so saying the magic words, the wizard waved the tiny wand on her tightly closed hand, and the magic wand was suddenly covered in dots.
Can you count how many? Yes, exactly twenty one. They were indeed her beloved dots, she recognized them right away, magically transported to the wand so now she could look at all 21 at once!
Oh Grand Old Wizard, thank you, cried the Princess! I can now look at all these lovely dots at once. But whatever shall I do about all the old dots still on my magic cube?
Take a look, replied the wizard, and so she opened her hand and found all the old dots on her cube had vanished. They had indeed been magically transported to the tiny wand. So he let her have both the magic wand with her 21 favourite dots and the blank cube to examine for a very long time.
And that’s the story of the Princess and her beloved dots and how dice came to have 21 on each. Believe it or not!
The End!”
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Daryl’s Dicey Dots has been recently re-re-released and the props are easy to handle. Available now from your favourite dealer such as The Browser’s Den of Magic, Toronto.
DISCLAIMER: The author received no compensation for writing this whimsical nonsense and paid retail for the aforementioned, highly recommended trick.
- The Magic Demon
Thank you The Magic Demon for guest posting at Canada's Magic!
19 April 2024
Canadian Association of Magicians to offer group insurance rates and a VANISH discount!
From the April 17th Facebook post by the Canadian Association of Magicians:
Amazing news for all members! Interested in group insurance rates & discounted VANISH - International Magic Magazine? Check out this video!
01 April 2024
Improved magic coverage at Canada's Magic!
Hello, magic lovers!
We have a confession: writing about magic takes way too much time. Between practicing new tricks, attending magic shows, and trying to writing funny blog posts, we're starting to feeling like we need a little magic of our own to make it all happen.
So we decided to let the artificial intelligence (AI) take over for a while. That's right, starting with this one, all new posts on CanadasMagic.blogspot.com are now generation by AI. Who knows, maybe it will we came up with amazing tricks or funny jokes that even we didn't think of.
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AI created graphic |
Don't worry, we'll still being around to add our personal touch and share our love of all things magic. But for now, let's sit back and letting the robots do the work. Who knows, maybe they will even reveals the secrets behind some of the biggest hoaxes of all time.
Watch the magical madness created by artificial intelligence and, as always, believe in the impossible!
Later this week, details about:
- Magic in the City: A showcase of Canadian magicians in Toronto, featuring performances by some of the country's top illusionists.
- Canadian Magic Convention: An annual gathering of magicians from across Canada, featuring workshops, lectures, and performances by both established and up-and-coming talent.
- The Great Canadian Magic Show: A touring production featuring a lineup of Canada's most renowned magicians, performing a variety of mind-bending illusions and tricks.
- Magic on Ice: A unique event combining the art of magic with the beauty of figure skating, featuring Canadian magicians and skaters performing together in a dazzling display of skill and creativity.
- Canadian Magical Masters: A competition showcasing the best magicians in Canada, with contestants vying for the title of "Canadian Magical Master" and the chance to represent the country on the international stage.
Before you get too excited about the events (we're super anxious to get our tickets for #4), we encourage you to double-check your calendars.
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06 March 2024
Michael Kras in Intermission Magazine
From the March 1st article "Invisibility cloaks, cardboard rockets, and flying orbs of light: Here’s how Canadian theatre uses the art of magic" by Michael Kras at Intermission Magazine:
Cursed Child is hardly an isolated case for this hefty use of theatre magic. Plenty of prominent productions utilize magic design in considerable ways, including the current West End hit Stranger Things: The First Shadow (also featuring illusion design by Cursed Child’s Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher), which is already planning to hit more stages internationally, with little doubt that Canada will eventually be in the mix. Hit musical adaptations from the West End and Broadway like Back to the Future (illusions by Chris Fisher) and Beetlejuice (illusions by Michael Weber) are both slated for the forthcoming Mirvish subscription season.
Of course, a common thread here is that these are all imported, big-budget commercial properties. But the beautiful thing about magic is that a relentless spirit of ingenuity and creative problem-solving is far more important than a price tag. The entire job description is about making the impossible possible onstage, and the greatest magic is achieved by earthy, organic means rather than high-tech gadgets.
One such homegrown example is Young People’s Theatre’s Dora-winning The Darkest Dark, adapted by Jim Millan and Ian MacIntyre from Chris Hadfield and Kate Fillion’s book of the same name. Canadian conjuror David Ben – who also staged the effects in the Stratford Festival’s Grand Magic last season — was tasked with crafting magic that had a childlike spirit of play and imagination, with sophisticated, memorable illusions built from humble cardboard boxes. On a smaller-scale indie level, Eric Woolfe’s Eldritch Theatre is also known to regularly feature sleight of hand in their spooky seasons of plays.
24 January 2024
Paul Romhany awarded the 2024 AMA Literary and Media Fellowship
Congratulations on this honour Paul! Well deserved. Keep up the
great work!
From the January 22nd Facebook post by Paul Romhany:
It's OFFICIAL - I am totally overwhelmed that I have been awarded the 2024 AMA (Academy of Magical Arts) Literary and Media Fellowship. I'm still in shock to be honest. I will be in attendance at the awards ceremony to pick up this very prestigious honour in LA (Hollywood) --- I'm still waiting for them to call back and say they have made a mistake like the Oscars LOL. 2024 marks 13 years of VANISH - International Magic Magazine - what a way to celebrate.
15 January 2024
Short survey to help transform the Canadian Association of Magicians
We've heard from the CAM board that they also want to hear from Canadian magicians who aren't currently CAM members. (Of course, they want to hear from CAM members too.)
Take the survey here: https://www.cammagic.org/post/cam-survery-2024
From the January 13th Facebook post by Ryan Joyce:
08 January 2024
Lee Asher asks: Who was the first magician in Canada?
Lee shares his fascinating findings after exhaustively researching the question: "Who was the first magician in Canada?"
From the article "Who was the first magician in Canada?" at Lee Asher's blog:
It’s important to note that exploring this inquiry took me on an unexpected historical journey, revealing a crucial and overlooked detail. The magical practices of Indigenous shamans and medicine people, the original enchanters on Canadian soil, deserve credit and acknowledgement as the first magicians. A dedicated exploration of this topic in a future article is warranted. Yet, in this article's context, I emphasize the archetype of a Western-style conjuror, as initially envisioned.
Acknowledging that present-day Canada likely did not exist during this specific period, our focus adjusts to what was known as Upper and Lower Canada in the era of British North America.
Please allow me to introduce you to a handful of colonial conjurers without further ado.
Penn and Teller Fool Us is casting for for Season 11
From the January 6th Facebook post by Lincoln Hiatt via Michael Close:
Big Announcement! Fool Us Season 11 casting kickoff in London January 12-14 at The Session! The Session is a top tier convention run by Vanishing Inc. Or if you like, send your tricks to fooluscasting@gmail.com! You can also come see us at Magifest at the end of January in Ohio!
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