McCord Museum: Magic, music, and dance

From Perfect Magic:

If you haven’t been to the McCord Museum this summer it’s worth going to. Not your usual museum exhibition. It’s called ILLUSIONS – The Art of Magic and Luc Langevin is the ambassador of the exhibit. It’s the Allan Slaight collection, which was acquired by the McCord with the help of the Emmanuelle Gattuso Foundation.  A tip of the Top Hat to the people who designed it.. Phil and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

We were invited by magician Dr. Joe Culpepper, magician, scholar, consultant and friend and customer of Perfect Magic. Before the guided tour, we were treated to a magic show, in a lovely little theatre there, given by the young students, who attended the McCord Museum Camp, Abracadabra, who were guided and taught by Joe and the counsellors. The kids did a great job and they all knew how to take a bow when the applause came.

So what’s the link between magic and music?

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Quebec City: North American FISM qualifications 2020

From Renee-Claude Auclair's Facebook page:

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Montreal: "Illusions" at the McCord Museum

From the McCord Museum:

26 MAY 2017 — 7 JANUARY 2018

ILLUSIONS: THE ART OF MAGICThe exhibition will take on the period of magic shows’ golden age and its advertising and promotional mechanisms that relied on phantasmagoric imagery. A selection of breathtaking posters, mostly dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, will retrace the social history of this still active phenomenon. These posters, halfway between art and advertisement, are magnificent, large format chromolithographs that immortalise the magicians and the acts that marked the world of modern magic.

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Rounding the Central rings in June 2017

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Free Form First Fridaze. - Ring executives meeting. - Second Saturday Night Special. - Special Sunday spring event. - Ring 62 showcase. - End of season BBQ. - Charter night - 69 years! - Sunday SpRing brunch. - Instagram Tuesday
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- TBA.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Charming Cheat show. (Change in date / time.)
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	-Annual BBQ.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Year end banquet featuring The Sentimentalists.

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Montreal: Masters of Spectacular 5

From the Masters of Spectacular 5 Facebook event:

11 June
Dollar Cinema




A family friendly stage show featuring magic, illusion, juggling, comedy & more!
Hosted by Ozzie E. 
Featuring:

• Jason Acoca
• Jason Hatrick
• Magician Rory Elias
• Magician Jacob Koffler
• Joshua Clarke
• with headliner Joe Culpepper

More acts to be added!!!

Festival de magie: The panel that reads your thoughts

The Festival de magie de Québec starts on Thursday.  I am a big fan of their creative, dynamic, and often interactive advertising campaigns.  In 2011 it was this magical billboard. In 2012, it was "la disparition."  In 2013, "pouvoirs magiques."   For 2014, "le balai magique."  This one, "le magicien" (in English: The Magician) was released in August of 2015.  And last year was "The Mysterious Billboard." 

For this year, have a look at "The panel that reads your thoughts."

From the lg2 YouTube channel:

Rounding the Central rings in May 2017

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Free Form First Fridaze. - Sunday SpRing Brunch. - Second Saturday Night Special. - Mid-Month Meetup. - Spring Thing. - Magic Collectors Weekend. - IBM Magic Jam. - Illusions - Instagram Tuesday
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Daryl tribute.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Bill Abbott lecture.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Seol Park lecture. (NOTE: special date)

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Montreal: Axel Hecklau lecture

If you can't make it to the Ring 17 event, you can catch the Axel Hecklau lecture in Montreal.

From the Montreal Magic Jam:

Monday April 3rd

Axel Hecklau is one of the most creative magic minds of Germany. He has lectured more than 200 times in more than 15 countries worldwide (including at FFFF, the Magic Castle and at FISM) and now he’s coming to Montreal. Axel will be presenting his latest creations and improved effects for stage, parlour and close-up situations, including:

• Newsflash 2.0: This is the newspaper tear on steroids. He’s taken an old chestnut and taken it to a whole other level. Gene Anderson calls this “Absolutely brilliant”
• Just a Cup: A chop cup routine that isn’t. Axel’s diabolical chop cup routine doesn’t even use a chop cup! So no banging necessary, it can be done completely surrounded, is completely examinable and many phases can be performed right in the spectator’s hand.
• Destiny – it´s your choice: A stand-up piece that starts off as prediction and ends up as something far more magical. Packs small but plays very big. Very visual, perfect for parlour or stage.
• Two-Fusion : Axel Hecklau has taken the T & R card to a new practical, visual and emotional level. If you like Anniversary Waltz, you’ll LOVE this.

So please come join us on Monday April 3rd at the Mainline Gallery (just a block south of the Mainline Theatre) to watch one of Germany’s finest magicians and you’ll quickly see why Axel is FISM Europe’s 2017 Champion of Parlour Magic.


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Rounding the Central rings in April 2017

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Executive meeting. - Free form first Fridaze. - Second Saturday night special. - 1st annual Easter Show. - Instagram Tuesday.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Auction items. - Daryl tribute.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Auction.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Axel Hecklau lecture.

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44th Magic Collectors Weekend Guests of Honour

From Magicana:

With the 44th Magic Collectors Weekend only two months away, we are pleased announce our Guests of Honor for the Weekend—William (Bill) Kalush and Michael (Micky) Hades.

It may be trite to say, but it is true. With accomplishments so rich, and spanning so many decades, our Guests of Honor need little introduction. Both, in many ways, have changed the course of magic history, particularly for magic collectors and historians.

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Rounding the Central rings in March 2017

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Free form first Fridaze. - Second Saturday night special. - Mid-Month meetup. - March Madness. - Montreal's 1st IBM Magic Jam. - Instagram Tuesday.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- TBA.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Kind of Magic dealer demo.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Chris Pilsworth lecture.

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Montreal: Lee Asher lecture

From the Montreal Magic Jam:

Tues March 7th

Lee Asher is coming to town, and he’s going all out. He’s combining all his lectures into one super lecture for this special event. You’ll learn powerful pieces of magic such as:

– THE RIPPER: Visually rip a single playing card into the four Jacks
– WITNESS: A joker transforms into the selection inside a zip-lock bag while held by the audience
– THE TOUCH: Give anyone the power to win every card game
– THUNDERBIRD: Four aces dynamically appear at your fingertips
– VINO VERITAS: Audibly divine a selection using a glass of delicious wine
– THREE STYLIN: Multi-coloured poker chips visually fly from hand to hand
– DIVING BOARD DOUBLE: A stylish double lift that impresses even the most skilled
– ASHER TWIST: One at a time, four aces revolve face-up then face down again, delighting your audience each time it happens.
– plus much more.

Lee will also show (PERFORMANCE ONLY) some of the new things he has in the pipeline. So please join us on March 7th for an evening of fun.

PS This is an interactive event, so please make sure to bring a deck of cards with you.

Read more and buy tickets (early bird discount available).

5th edition of the Quebec Magic Festival Contest

From Jean-Luc Rivard:

QUEBEC MAGIC FESTIVAL MAGIC CONTEST Registration
MAY 4-5-6-7, 2017 in Quebec City .

Non refundable $45 (plus taxes) registration fee to process your file and have the Selection Committee evaluate your video.

 
Deadline for registration: March 3, 2017, 5 p.m.

Provide a Web address where we can see you perform for the first evaluation by the Selection Committee.

 
First Web Evaluation

• Between March 3 and March 28, 2017.
• Four members of the Selection Committee will evaluate the videos.
• Choice of numbers for the pre-gala.
• Several finalists will be chosen per category.
• The Selection Committee may decide that there are not enough contestants and cancel a category.
• Names of finalists selected by category will be listed on the FMQ website on April 2, 2017.

Presentation of Numbers on Stage during the Pre-gala in Quebec City.

• Finalists must present their number in Quebec City in front of jury on May 2,  2017.
• A presentation schedule will be emailed to the finalists April 10, 2017.
• Finalists can refuse the invitation anytime time. Finalists who refuse the invitation will be disqualified.
• All winners per category will be invited to participate in the magic contest gala.
• One winner per category will be chosen by the jury.
• Winners of each category will be awarded $500.

Festival de magie management’s “Coup de Coeur” award: at its sole discretion, Festival de magie du Québec management reserves the right to admit a contestant to the gala competition. This contestant will not be eligible for the $1 500 award.

 
Choice of the Overall Winner by the Five Members of the Jury
From among the winners of the five categories, the magician who receives the most points from the five members of the jury will win the Michel Cailloux Grand Prize and the award of $1 500.


New for 2017 
    •    The "Kids show" category is back in 2017
    ◦    A $500 prize will be awarded to the « kids show » category winner 


    •    You can buy pictures of your competition act
    ◦    For $50,00 + tx you will have professional pictures of your act.  These pictures will be very useful to promote yourself. 


    •    You can buy the video of your competition act
    ◦    For $150,00 + tx you will receive a video of your competition act.  3 robotic cameras will be used resulting in 4K images.  Imagine having a professional video for your web site promotion and to present your act to other competition registrations. 


    •    One of the participants of the under 18 years old category could win a scholarship to the Jeff McBride magic school in Las Vegas.  Value of $800,00 US.


    •    All under 18 years old competitor will be in the same category which will include stage and close-up magic.


Thank you Jean-Luc for sending this information along!

Rounding the Central rings in February 2017

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Free form first Fridays. - Executive meeting. - Valentine's Day dance.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- TBA.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- James Alan lecture.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Members' night.

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Montreal: Masters of Spectacular

January 26th.  With Marc Trudel!

From Evelyn Matlin's Facebook page:

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Rounding the Central rings in January 2017

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Free form first Friday. - Stage workers event. - Public magic auction.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- TBA.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- "Teach A Trick" Night.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Auction night.

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Rounding the Central rings in December 2016

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Executive meeting. - Christmas party. - Stage workers event.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- TBA.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Christmas banquet.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- TBA.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Browser's Den visit

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Montreal: Chad Long lecture

From the Montreal Magic Jam:

Tues December 6

Chad’s fast-paced lecture combines a high-energy performance along with humorous explanations to bring an enjoyable experience to all. It’s filled with both close-up and stand-up effects using everyday objects such as cards, coins, dart guns, pens, rubber bands, keys, spray paint, finger rings, lint brushes, matches, spaghetti and more! This material has been honed by years of performance and there is truly something for everyone!

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Patrik Kuffs: 25 years magic

From Patrik Kuffs' Facebook page:

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Perfect Magic's 40th Anniversary Sale

From Perfect Magic:

... come in and see us while our 40th Anniversary Sale is on.

10% on everything in the catalog
an additional 5% if we have it in the shop
and an additional 5% if you buy in person.
The Sale lasts until Dec.3rd and we’re open Saturdays too, from 11am to 5pm.
 
Read more and shop now!