Calgary: Vanishing Rabbit open house and magic show

From the Vanishing Rabbit:

Come Join us January 24th from NOON - 4pm. Bring a trick you have been working on or need more help with and we can work together to work out the kinks.

At 3:00PM Owner/Magician Brent Smith will give a 30 Minute lecture on Thumb tips and How to use them correctly and then Immediately after he will perform a 30 Magic show for everyone to enjoy and maybe find some special guests to Join us

If you want to come tickets are $20.00 for the day and you must call to reserve a seat as we have limited space in my shop.

Pop, water and Doughnuts will be supplied as well as a GREAT Door Prize

Read more and buy tickets.

Canadian magic in The Globe and Mail

It's nice to see mentions of Brent Smith (Vanishing Rabbit), Zack Mirza (Illusions of Grandeur), Darcy Oake, Ron Keller, Shawn Farquhar, and Jeff Pinsky (The Browser's Den of Magic).

From The Globe and Mail:

As curio shops go, Brent Smith’s Vanishing Rabbit is all things magical. Attached to the ceiling is a series of old billboards advertising the greats through the ages – Houdini, Sorcar, Mandrake and a young Doug Henning as Chou Chou (pronounced Shoe Shoe), the clown who actually sold shoes for a living.

Inside Mr. Smith’s store, a creepy-looking Charlie McCarthy puppet sits above display cases filled with easy-to-perform tricks and novelties, including the ever-popular Fart Extinguisher.

“It’s a big hit with the kids,” Mr. Smith says as he emerges from behind a counter holding a deck of Svengali playing cards. “I sell a lot of cards, too. Magic is really hot right now.”

Read more.

Calgary: Scott Baird at The Vanishing Rabbit

From @VanishingRabbit:

Come visit Scott Baird in the Magic shop all next week. If you like coin magic you're going to love him.

Links for 2011-Jan-21

• From The Vanishing Rabbit:  Contest - Win a $200.00 GOLD Arcane deck
   
• Lecleric Show episodes on YouTube:
  14. Day 14 of 365 - Tongue Tied Trick! (Free Ipod Touch!)
  15. Day 15 of 365- Barrage of Magic (Free Ipod Giveaway)
  16. Day 16 of 365 - Juggling Machetes! (Free Ipod Touch)  (not suitable for children)
  17. Deck Transformation - DAY 17 of 365 (Free iPod Touch Contest!)
  18. Worlds Quickest Magic Trick - DAY 18 of 365 (Free iPod Touch Contest!)
  19.  Day 19 of 365 - Cant shuffle this deck! (Free iPod Touch)
   
• From MCA:  Magicol No. 177 follow-up

Links for 2011-Jan-14

• If this is true, will it boost bookings for Mentalism acts?
  From CTV.ca on Jan 8:  Has a U.S. psychologist uncovered proof of ESP?
   
• Small changes hidden by a larger motion.  [h/t:  MagicCon]
   
• Lecleric Show episodes on YouTube:
  7.  Justin Bieber is Magic - DAY 7 of 365
  8.  Epic NEOCUBE Stunt!! - Day 8 of 365 (Ipod touch giveaway!) (not suitable for children)
  9.  Magic with Candy - Day 9 of 365 (Free Ipod touch) (not suitable for children)
  10. My Biggest Fear! - Day 10 of 365 (Free Ipod touch)  (now with live snake!)
  11.  How to Double Your Money! - Day 11 of 365 (Free Ipod touch)
  12.  Day 12 of 365 - Match Trick and Tutorial! (Free Ipod Touch)
  13.  Day 13 of 365 - Iphone in Balloon Trick! (Free Ipod Touch!)
  
    
• Discussion forum for Magic in Western Canada at The Vanishing Rabbit Magic Lounge [h/t: VanishingRabbit]
• From Browser's Den:  Yes we buy Used Magic from our customers.

Sale, sale, sale!

Looking for the bargains?

Check out Browser's Den of Magic's boxing week sale (it started today)!

Also, The Vanishing Rabbit will be having a New Year's sale on Friday January the 7th, 2011.

Please visit each store's website to confirm the details of their sales.