From the October 24th post by Colin Geddes at the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club Facebook group:
A young Celine Dion and Alain Choquette from 1990! Sorry its not in English, but its rare to find his stuff in the other language of Canada! And that is what makes Wednesday's lecture so special! Don't miss it!
When: Wednesday, October 26th, 7PM (lecture start) Admission: FREE for members / $15 for non-members (tickets at our website)
Where: The Red Sandcastle Theatre, 922 Queen St East
From the October 12th Tweet by David Peck:
Join us for An Evening of magic & mystery with @joshuajaymagic
on November 10th, 8:30PM @jokers905club
and featuring the comedy magic of @surrealmayhew
Get tickets now: https://bit.ly/3yx6xt6
Join us for An Evening of magic & mystery with @joshuajaymagic on November 10th, 8:30PM @jokers905club and featuring the comedy magic of @surrealmayhew Get tickets now: https://t.co/psP9bkSrW9#magic #mystery #comedy pic.twitter.com/GbgO1uck5H
— David Peck (@davidpecklive) October 12, 2022
Ring 17 is having a social meet this Thursday at Shoeless Joe's Sports Grill, 3200 Dufferin St, North York. Contact Ring 17 for details.
From the October 3rd Facebook post by Ring 17:
No, that wasn't a practical joke when we suddenly switched the lecture speaker last week! Sadly just two days before our lecture, our scheduled speaker and past president James Alan tested positive for that trendy virus that just won't go away (and we thought the Macarena stuck around a long time!), so we had to scramble. We are truly grateful that Sir Jeff Hinchliffe stepped up to help us out. Our heads are still reeling from the routines and knowledge he dropped on us including a some history of magic colouring books and his new rising card effect! And it was member Rob Fishbaum's birthday! His family must really love him if they let him spend his special day with us! Afterwards folks went down to the Uptown Pub for drinks, food and of course, MAGIC!
NOTE: We did videotape the lecture (thanks to member Chris Mayhew) and are currently editing it. As soon as that is done, a screening link will be made available to members to view – just one of the new perks of being a member of the 2022-2023 season!
Reviews are thumbs up on the venue we were used for Jeff's lecture, the Agricola Finnish Lutheran Church located by York Mills Station, which has a big open hall and a parking lot to match. We have been having difficulty finding venues that are central and within the club's budget, but hope to return here. We will be exploring other spaces over the season as we are not always able to get the dates that we want for certain places.
Thanks to everyone who came out! It was great seeing you all in person and we look forward to more Meet-Ups and Events to come
From IBM Ring 17:
When it comes to magic in Toronto, James Alan has had his hand in every cookie jar you can think of.
Performing for the public, he has created long-running shows including Magic Tonight (2013-2016) and Magic & Martini (2016-2020), produced shows for visiting international performers including Eugene Burger, Dani DaOrtiz and Asi Wind. For the community, he has been actively involved with the important community outreach programs My Magic Hands and Senior Sorcery.
During the unpleasantness, has was busy in the virtual space, creating Bring Magic Home, with over three hundred shows with audiences in twenty countries. His tricks have been featured in Genii and MAGIC Magazine (which included the most complained about trick in that magazine's history), and his writing has been featured in Vanish, MUM, The Linking Ring, Elixir and Magicol. We know him as the distinguished Ex-President of our club and the disgraced Ex-President of That Other Club.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
From IBM Ring 17:
Murray teaches you many of his secrets including how to get on TV, making a normal or boring trick memorable and getting more money for your shows. Over the 30 plus years Murray has been touring the world, performed on over 100 television shows and is currently a resident headliner at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino on Las Vegas as well as the guest act in the show Fantasy at The Luxor. Learn from one of the top magicians currently working today.
NOTE: A Zoom link will be emailed to all current members of the club and to Eventbrite ticket holders.
From the Facebook event "April Lecture - David Parr":
Online or in person, David Parr's magic lectures are what Bob Neale likens to "a gourmet meal," providing food for thought, good company and good conversation. His latest lecture, presented online, is in two parts. The first hour is an intriguing little collection of material developed during the pandemic time and one or two rediscoveries from his past. The second half is a Q&A session in which David will answer your questions about any aspects of his fifty-year career in magic. If you have questions about his published work, his creative process, getting booked on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, performing virtual shows, or anything else, this is your chance!
From the Facebook event "March Lecture - Alain Nu":
Alain Nu is not just any "mentalist," but a truly gifted, clever, and creative artist. In this brand new lecture, Alain will teach you a full repertoire of his own original VIRTUAL and INTERACTIVE mentalism routines. While perfect for performing over Zoom, many of the routines presented can also immediately go into your LIVE show repertoire as well! These routines are all clever and strong, require a very minimal set up, and many of them have even been tested onstage in Las Vegas! This lecture will reveal many of Alain's brand new and most unique show-stoppers, and he promises that some are destined to become mentalism classics. He will also be offering e-books of his out-of-print manuscripts at this event!
Alain Nu plans to teach you:
1) Some very cool VIRTUAL card tricks
2) A super-clever virtual effect regarding Sacred Geometry
3) A virtual prediction effect in which the spectator separates four red cards from four black cards in a most straightforward way
4) Alain's solution to a perfect (near impromptu/no switch) Confabulation. This effect is a true show-stopper -- live OR virtual
5) Alain's perfect solution to an "any-book" book-test. As seen in Las Vegas!
6) If there's more time... who knows what will transpire?!
Thursday, February 17, 2022
From IBM Ring 17:
In February, we will be joined live from Austria by performer and author Magic Christian. Magic Christian has won numerous awards, including a Performers Fellowship from the Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. He recently completed two mammoth tomes about the life and magic of the legendary Viennese conjurer Hofzinser.
From the January 9th Tweet by Ring 17:
Time to polish the rusty old saw blade! Join us on Jan 20th for our lecture - The Most Iconic Illusion with Mike Caveney. Free for members, $10 for non-members.
Time to polish the rusty old saw blade! Join us on Jan 20th for our lecture - The Most Iconic Illusion with Mike Caveney. Free for members, $10 for non-members.https://t.co/IIS5eSBOYv pic.twitter.com/Qjk08Vvflu
— Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club (@ibmring17) January 9, 2022
From the November 30th Facebook post by James Alan:
The page for our virtual fundraiser is now live! Please help us spread the word so we can get as many people as possible watching our show. (Thursday, December 9 at 8PM Eastern) www.ibmring17.com/show. Plus we hope you'll consider making a donation to the campaign.
From the October 12th Facebook post by Colin Geddes:
The Hat & Rabbit Club represented at the Daily Bread Food Bank over the weekend! James Alan entertained some of the hard working volunteers who were helping to make a difference for families in the GTA. We are looking forward to more collaborations with this inspiring charity!
Updated November 10th to add:
From the September 23rd post at the Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club Facebook group:
From the September 6th Facebook post by Colin Geddes at the Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club:
Join us this Thursday September 9th at 7PM (EST) for a virtual lecture with Javi Benítez, one of the most creative and well-known magicians in the Spanish magic community. Lecture is $15 or FREE for Hat & Rabbit members. To register, visit ibmring17.com
From IBMRing17.com:
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Jonah “Ringmaster” Babins, Ben “Hostile Takeover” Train, Margaret Catwood, and Presto the Toronto Magic Company Raccoon spill the beans on Virtual Magic!
From Ring 17:
*please note, due to time zones and scheduling conflicts, this lecture is being presented on a Wednesday night*
Wednesday, May 5
All over the world, video chat magic is exploding. It has been featured by AGT, BGT, Penn & Teller, The Late Show, Ellen, and many more. Creative magicians have never been busier, and agile corporate mentalists can’t keep up with demand (even though they never leave the house). New tricks and methods are being created daily to cater for and leverage this new performance space. It’s exciting, challenging, and lucrative.
In this never-before-seen 2 hour lecture, Will Houstoun and Harry De Cruz will share a selection of the best material from www.VideoChatMagic.com, a project by Will and Steve Thompson that features tricks, tools, essays and technology specifically designed to enhance your performances over Zoom and Skype. You will learn brand new visual and mental effects, devious methods, and cutting edge concepts unique to this exploding field.
From IBM Ring 17:
Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 7:00 PM Eastern
Barron & Athena have assembled a Zoominar about finding your niche. Whether you are a professional, a hobbyist or in another field than magic entirely, niching is a great way to add value to whatever you do! This is a lecture about the business side of magic, but Barron still has a few tricks up his sleeve for virtual guests.
From the February 25th Facebook post in the Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club:
Kozmo is coming.....March 4th!
It’s gonna be great!
From the January 15th Facebook post by James Alan:
Join us on Feb 4 for a lecture with FISM winner Boris Wild, live from Paris. Tickets are free for members, available at http://bit.ly/38Qfphb
From the Ring 17 website:
Thursday, January 7, 2021
On Zoom.
Hosted by David Peck
Featuring:
In the past year we have been forced to make drastic and rapid changes if we wanted to continue performing. We have assembled a panel of performers, each of whom has made their own transition into the virtual space and found a way to perform from home. The panel will share their experiences, what works, what doesn’t, the challenges they have overcome and the gadgets and gizmos that make virtual performances possible.
