For more information about Fête nationale du Québec Windsor visit val-ouest.com/fete-nationale-du-quebec-windsor-la-celebre/
For more information about Capitaine Loran, visit CapitaineLoran.com
From the June 19th Facebook post by Loran:
Captain Loran will dock his ship in Windsor on June 24th in celebration of the National Quebec Day. It's a date at 5pm for his stage show "A Pirate Like No Other!"
Previously shared on Facebook June 19.
Tickets and more information at Eventbrite.
From the June 15th Facebook post by Chris Mayhew:
... with special guests James Alan (magician) and Ernie Vicente (stand up comic).
Tickets and more information at EventBrite.com/o/80980743733
From the June 11th Instagram post by Ian Batterbury:
Previously shared on Facebook June 11.
From HarbourHouseWindsor.com/events.html:
Weekly Events
- Sunday's 5pm to 8pm: Tableside Magic with Eric Bedard (Kid's Eat Free)
- Thursday's 6:30pm to 9:30pm: Tableside Magic Social Hours with Eric Bedard
From the June 6th Facebook post by Eric Bedard:
Harbour House Waterfront Eatery where we have Magic Drinks, A Magical Atmosphere and Award Winning Magic at your Table.
The Toronto Fringe (June 30 - July 12) is fast approaching!
James Alan kindly agreed to answer some of our questions ahead of his upcoming show Mysteries and Lies at The Toronto Fringe.
Updated June 26th to add:
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An abridged version of this article first appeared in last month's issue of VANISH (May 2026 #142, pgs 48 - 53). Republished with permission.
Wherein we share some trivia about a cast member, take a good look at the behind the scenes effort involved in putting on the show, and take a bit of a tangent in order to drop Alan Hudson's name.
A Week in the Life of Champions (of Magic) -- part 1 of 3
On a cold and grey December day, I met up with the Champions of Magic crew at the Bluma Appel Theatre in downtown Toronto.
My mission: to shadow the company from load-in to load-out, for their 13 day Toronto stay.
I was unable to attend two of the days and four of the days were statutory holidays. Allow me to take some liberties with the timeline and present to you what I learned spending A Week in the Life of Champions (of Magic).
Continue reading this password protected article.
Password clue:
- Canadian magician who appeared on The Muppet Show
- Additional clue for our UK readers, this magician also ran as a candidate for the Natural Law Party in England in the early 90s.
Format: Firstname_Lastname
For tickets and more information, visit ChampionsOfMagicTour.com
Read Part 2 in this month's issue of
VANISH Magic Magazine (June 2026 #143, pgs 48 - 53)
From the May 30th Instagram post by Champions of Magic:
From the May 31st Facebook post by James Alan at the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club Facebook group:
We're extending members a last minute invitation to a special workshop with Javi Benitez. (Javi has been on Fool Us twice and did a virtual lecture for the club during the pandemic.)
It's Wednesday, June 3 at 7pm, near Yonge and Eglinton.
$100 per person.
Tickets at Eventbrite.
From the May 13th Facebook post by Chris Philpott:
4 magicians. 2 countries. 1 unforgettable night. Windsor, May 23.
Eric Bedard, Dreygon, Johnny New York and I return to the Shadowbox Theatre for an outstanding and awe-inspiring evening of magic and mentalism that will leave you wide-eyed and thirsty for more!
Previously shared on Facebook May 15.
Tickets and more information at BellaRoseArtsCentre.com
From the May 13th Instagram post by the Bella Rose Arts Centre:
For the first time ever, the sensational magician and mentalist Anmol Magic brings his spectacular “Out of This World” Canada Tour 2026 to the stage at Bella Rose Arts Centre, Halifax — welcoming audiences from across the region.
Found at the May 17th Facebook post by Bernard Cormier at the Magic Circle of St. John.
Toronto (hosted by the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club, IBM Ring 17):
Montreal (hosted by the Montreal Magic Jam):
For tickets and more information visit MontrealMagicJam.com
For tickets and more information visit the ComedyBar.ca
From the April 13th Instagram post by Magic Ian:
The legendary Comedy Bar Danforth. The original Magic Guys at Work. This could get nuts.
Read more.
Wes Barker was the special guest for the Feb 5th (Austin) and Feb 20th (Montreal) shows. Who will the special guests be on this tour?
From ItsProbablyNothing.com:
Featuring Chris Ramsay and special guests.
- June 11 - Toronto, ON, Danforth Music Hall
- June 13 - Cleveland, OH, Agora Theatre
- June 14 - Detroit, MI, Royal Oak Theatre
- June 16 - Minneapolis, MN, The Fillmore
- June 17 - Chicago, IL, Park West
- June 19 - New York, NY, The Town Hall
- June 20 - Washington, DC, Lincoln Theatre
- June 21 - Boston, MA, The Wilbur
- August 9 - Tucson, AZ, Rialto Theatre
- August 12 - Los Angeles, CA, The Novo
- August 13 - San Francisco, CA, Palace of Fine Arts
- August 15 - Portland, OR, Aladdin Theater
- August 16 - Seattle, WA, Neptune Theatre
- August 18 - Vancouver, BC, Vogue Theatre
Found at the April 15th Instagram post by Chris Ramsay. Shared on Instagram April 15.
Toronto's getting a "Don't Tell Comedy" type of magic show. Not only do you not know WHERE or WHO you're booking a ticket for, you have to APPLY for consideration for a ticket and the PERFORMER WILL BE MASKED.
While we don't know who the performer is, we've been told that the initial ticket price, if your application is accepted, is $20 dollars. The price is set to increase in the Fall.
From 52-secrets.com:
Hidden somewhere within Toronto, an undisclosed venue will transform - if only for a fleeting moment - into the setting for an experience unlike anything publicly offered. This is not an event you stumble into. It is one you are selected for.
Attendance is by application only.
...On the night itself, a masked performer will take the stage, blurring the line between anonymity and intimacy, spectacle and secrecy.
Each performance is strictly limited to just 52 seats.
From the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club website entries for:
Saturday, April 18th, 2026
The Hat and Rabbit Club is thrilled to host the legendary Steve Beam for a special, hands-on workshop you won’t want to miss.
Drawing from over 1,300 effects across his 12 published volumes and 15 years of the Trapdoor. Steve will guide us through some of his favourites from his brilliantly deceptive semi-automatic and sleight of hand card magic. Effects that are as powerful as they are practical. Expect clever thinking, layered methods and routines that truly connect with spectators.
Read more and buy tickets.
Monday, April 20, 2026
From the man who brought you the Trick that Could Not be Printed, the Flaming Heckler Illusion, and the Vanishing Earthworm, you are now about to be subjected to Magic with No Entertainment Value. Also known as Lecture #17 (and the only one he does) it features some of the finest in comedy magic direct from the instigator.
You will find more usable and practical material in this one lecture than you culled from your entire photocopy of Greater Magic. (Photocopies of Greater Magic will also be available at the lecture.) Best of all, remember Steve’s motto regarding his lecture: Less than 3% filler.
Read more and buy tickets.
Hosted by the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club, IBM Ring 17.
From The Second City website:
It is not possible to fight chaos, but there are ways to find harmony within it. A fixed point. A breath. Giancarlo Scalia invites you on a journey where changing perspective transforms reality itself. Through impossible moments, humor, and visual poetry, simple elements will open doors to alternative realities. An invitation to transformation. A moment to escape. A journey within and beyond chaos.
There were 22 posts at Canada's Magic this month. Here are the top 5 posts in the previous 30 days:
5. St John: Magic by Bernard [Mar 14] - This event was postponed due to weather. We'll provide an update when it becomes available.
4. Toronto: Magic Guys at Work -- After Hours [Mar 11] - Catch The Magic Guys at Work (Ian Batterbury & Rob Fishbaum) in Guelph on May 1st. Details at Ian's March 27th Instagram post.
3. [Guest post] Remembering Ron Leonard (1923-1998) - We miss you Ron.
2. Fredericton: Nigel Harrison -- Unreal [Apr 17] - Coming up fast!
1. Toronto: Details for Jared Kopf's lecture, show, and workshop announced [Mar 18 - 20] - Montreal and Toronto, you were treated to a fantastic lecture, show and workshop! See photos from the Toronto workshop at our Facebook photo album.
Tickets at EldritchTheatre.ca/zombocalypse
From the March 26 Press Release by Eldritch Theatre:
Created by Eric Woolfe, this social satire mixes Romero’s Night of the Living Dead with Hughes’ The Breakfast Club to take aim at societal prejudices, xenophobia, and our horrifying tendency to polarize and turn against those different from us when looming disasters demand we pull together to survive. Don't worry, the play mixes live actors with Eldritch Theatre's iconic puppets and masks, and of course, there will be parlour magic.
PLAY SYNOPSIS
The Dead rise from their graves to feast on the flesh of the living in a suburban high school in 1985. A jock, a brain, a rebel, a preppie and a basket-case barricade themselves in their school cafeteria to fend off the gathering hordes of their hungry, undead friends, only to discover that their real enemies are each other.
It’s totally the Breakfast Club, but like with Zombies.
From the March 18th Instagram post by Brandon Love:
On April 23 & 24, magician Brandon Love brings an evening of impossible demonstrations, mind-bending surprises, and audience interaction to Bridgeworks in Hamilton.
For tickets and more information, visit MagicAndShenanigans.com.
This year's magicians include:
From the March 3rd Instagram post by Magic and Shenanigans:
Back for its 2nd year, this unique experience combines the greatest magicians from around the globe along with professional comedians, actors and improv specialists chosen as tour guides to help you navigate the streets of Uptown Waterloo.
We had a great time at last year's festival. Have a look at some of our photos:
