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03 December 2020

Ring 17 is Conjuring for a Cure

Updated to add links to Tweets:

If all goes according to plan, we'll be live Tweeting the event. Join us by following the hashtag #Ring17Cure

From The Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club:

The Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club is getting together (virtually) to put on a show to raise money for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. Over a dozen magicians will be performing from home. It's going to be a great time.
To see the show go to www.ibmring17.com/show on Thursday, December 3 at 8PM Eastern. The show is free to watch and all donations, big and small, are very much appreciated. If you like, you can head there now and donate early.
Come and join us and together, let's make cancer disappear!

03 November 2020

Manuel Llaser Lecture

From IBM Ring 17:

Because you need more Spanish card magic in your life!

When: 7:00 PM, Thursday, November 5, 2020

Where: On Zoom (link provided to ticket holders)

Admission: Free for Members / $10 for Guests

24 September 2020

Lecture: Mike Caveney & Tina Lenert (Oct 1)

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
YOU MUST RESERVE A TICKET IN ORDER TO GET THE LINK TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL LECTURE.
Read more and register.

17 March 2020

Broken wand: Tom Baxter

Our sincere condolences to Tom's family and friends.

From the Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club Facebook page:

Hello Dear Friends:

It is with a sad heart that I write to you to say that Tom passed away last night at the Vancouver General Hospital surrounded and supported my his brother, Bill; sisters, Brenda and Patrice; brother-in-law George; and myself.

Tom was a gentle soul with a wondrous interest in life. He quietly and stoically faced the challenges of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia over the past six years.

He touched the hearts and minds of many. May you cherish the special moments that he had with you.

Tom did not wish to have a funeral. His wish was to be cremated, and some of his ashes sprinkled on Lake Ontario where he spend many hours sailing.

He had many future ideas planned with regard to his writings, music, and travel.

One of the first (of many) sayings he said to me was … “act little braver than you may feel”.

We cherish all your kind words, cards, messages, phone calls, and thoughts.

Please keep in touch when you can.

A hug to you all,
Wenda

08 March 2020

Rounding the Central rings in March 2020

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Auction night.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Coin magic.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (KW Magic Society)	- Show and tell.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Sneaky moves. - Initiation show.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Mario "the Maker Magician" Marchese lecture.

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

02 February 2020

Rounding the Central rings in February 2020

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Show and share.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Dennis Weir lecture.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (KW Magic Society)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- N/A.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Carisa Hendrix lecture.

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

05 January 2020

Rounding the Central rings in January 2020

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Java night. Have a coffee, talk about restaurant magic and bring tricks to perform for each other and possibly the patrons in the restaurant.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- People showing stuff.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (KW Magic Society)	- Teach-a-trick night.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- N/A.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- James Harrison lecture (Browser's) - Andi Gladwin lecture (Browser's).

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

01 December 2019

Rounding the Central rings in December 2019

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Christmas treats. Club provides Christmas goodies. Members perform 2- 3 tricks. Bring family and friends.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Show by Keith O'Brien.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (KW Magic Society)	- Holiday banquet.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- N/A.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- TBA

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

03 November 2019

Rounding the Central rings in November 2019

Updated November 4th to reflect Ring 235 is known as the "KW Magic Society."

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Buck Mcleod lecture.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Flea circus. - Mike Fisher
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (KW Magic Society)	- Round Table Discussion.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- N/A.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- The Magic Lab (panel: Glenn Ottaway, David Peck, and Mike Carbone)

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

29 September 2019

Rounding the Central rings in October 2019

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- N/A.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- N/A.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Member mini-lectures.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- N/A.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Asi Wind lecture.

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

15 September 2019

Town Hall on Monday September 23rd, The Imperial Pub. See the end of the post for more information.

From the September 13th post by James Alan in the (Sid Lorraine) Toronto Magic Club Facebook group:

Apologies in advance for the length of this post, from the conversations we have been having, a number of you would like to read it! A few people have brought up concerns or questions regarding the changes being proposed for the club, and we want to address them.

Please feel free to comment below, or to reach out to any of us privately. We have also organized a Town Hall on Monday September 23rd to discuss the changes and so anyone who wants to come talk in person is welcome (and invited!) to do so. - https://www.facebook.com/events/436950640256041/

But to answer some of your questions.

We are the same club, The Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club, IBM Ring 17. We are still committed to providing our members with valuable magic experiences and opportunities; to help grow individually as magic enthusiasts and to leave magic as a whole better off than we found it. (And if you are one of those distinguished humans with an honorary lifetime membership, it is still here waiting for you.)

Rounding the Central rings in September 2019

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- N/A.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- N/A.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Elections and meeting.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- N/A.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Toronto Magic Club (Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club))	- Michael Close lecture.

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

27 May 2019

Rounding the Central rings in June 2019

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Hot Tricks For Summer Fun.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Magic at the Marienbad show.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Annual Summer BBQ.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- N/A.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Kiko Pastur Lecture and workshop. - Marcus Eddie lecture. (Browser's Den)

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

24 May 2019

Toronto: Kiko Pastur lecture

From Ring 17:

Monday, June 3, 2019

For our June meeting we are thrilled to present a special lecture from visiting Spanish magician Kiko Pastur. This lecture has a great deal to offer regardless of your area of interest in magic or your skill level. In addition to sophisticated material relying on sleight of hand, Kiko employs subtle psychological strategies and misdirection. On top of that he weaves his magic with profound stories, imagery and metaphors.

Read more and buy tickets.

29 April 2019

Rounding the Central rings in May 2019

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Members' choice.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Coin magic.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Eric Jones lecture.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Mentalism and 4F debrief.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Pepe Lirrojo presents Panpharos

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

31 March 2019

Rounding the Central rings in April 2019

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Ron Guttman lecture. - MAWNY, Batavia, NY
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Annual Magic Prop Auction.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Memorial Night/Classic Magic.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Members Night PLUS. - Browser's Bash

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

24 February 2019

Rounding the Central rings in March 2019

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Auction.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Blind magic.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Show and tell.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Glenn- Mini Lecture card theme T.B.D. - Sneaky moves. - Initiation Shows.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Auction.

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

27 January 2019

Rounding the Central rings in February 2019

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Members' Choice.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Buck Macleod Lecture.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Literacy Magic - Charity Show: Rehabilitation Hospital
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Jay Sankey lecture.

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

13 January 2019

Random thoughts from the Kayla Drescher lecture

I should start with congratulations to Kayla for keeping her energy up through the evening after having just completed a grueling 41 show run with the recent Champions of Magic tour!

Hurray for Loblaws, Roots, and ~~Canada~~ Canadian Tire!
And beer, ginger beer, and Brio!
Colour changing bottle caps are very cool.
How do you define magic, art, and craft? (Definitely not the same way I used the term "arts and crafts" in my earlier report of the show!)
Because ... science!
And bar towels!
Kayla gave Rosemary Reid a shout out for her video:
(You may remember that Rosemary delighted us all with the first iteration of this speech which she shared at the 2017 Browser's Bash.)

Chris Westfall made a memorable entrance. (How many elastic bands do you wear on your wrists?)
There was a mini Sorcerers Safari reunion with Rosemary Reid, Lee Asher, Chris Mayhew, Chris Westfall, and Jonah Babins! (Which made Kidlet doubly regret the decision to not attend.)

@MagicinHeelsKD Toronto lecture with @LeeAsherMagic @chrismayhews @jonahbabins & more! pic.twitter.com/S0b08IBkes
— Rosemary Reid (@RosemaryReid) January 8, 2019
Staff appreciation and lessons from street performers.
Described a fabulous pseudo-controlled study on colours that increase tips! (Also pseudo-controlled for gender with surprising results.)
Demonstrated a fabulous tip for bar magicians to increase probability of receiving a big tip. (I wonder how one could design a study to see if that methodology gives the same % tip increase for a man using the technique as for a woman using the technique?)
Something spontaneously happened at the 1 hour 15 minute mark that Kayla was totally expecting. (I'm not entirely convinced that it wasn't just a case of a poorly worded question.)
If you aren't already, subscribe to Shezam, the feminist podcast that hopes to make itself obsolete. The podcast has great tips and strategies for young women starting out in magic (No pockets? No problems!) Carisa Hendrix and Kayla also share entertaining anecdotes about performing and lots of pro-tips too!
After the break, Kayla gave a fabulous hands-on lesson for colour changing bottle caps using a technique even I can master!
Good times, good fun, good magic.
Thank you Kayla!

Great turnout for a great lecture at the first @IBMring17 meeting of 2019! Thank you @MagicinHeelsKD

I hope you can finally get some well deserved rest! pic.twitter.com/g7keN6Dxlk
— Canada's Magic (@canadasmagic) January 8, 2019

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The Champions of Magic did 41 shows in 17 days in Toronto this holiday season! Well done!

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06 January 2019

Rounding the Central rings in January 2019

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- TBA.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Java night.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Round robin.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Teach-a-trick Night.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Perform something new to you or something you haven’t performed at the club before.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Kayla Drescher lecture