Fifteenth in this year's Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase, is Ryan Pilling!
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Ryan Pilling: Inspirational Canadian Magician. |
Submitted by Alex Zander
Submitted by Mystery Magician 2
Congratulations Ryan! Keep up the great work!
Thank you to the Alex and Mystery Magician 2 for your excellent submissions!
To learn more about Alex Zander, visit his website AlexSeaman.com and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.
Tickets at Cabaret Of Wonders.
From the November 17th Facebook post by Cabaret of Wonders:
Returning this week from their double-Gold Medal wins, Alex Zander & Billy Hsueh bring their award winning magic to the Cabaret of Wonders
November 28, 2023
Tickets while they last, @ CabaretOfWonders.com
Tickets at the Melodrama.
From the October 16th
Facebook post by Ron Saylor:
"Celebrities Of Magic" presents GABRIELLA LESTER and ALEX ZANDER, Live in Bakersfield, Monday, November 13th, at The Gaslight Melodrama.
GABRIELLA LESTER is an internet sensation. With 50 thousand followers and over a million views, her fans flock to keep up with what she is going to do next.
Originally from South Africa, GABRIELLA LESTER, before the age of 20, has already appeared on some of the Largest stages in Las Vegas, The Magic Castle and even Penn & Teller’s FOOL US.
GABRIELLA LESTER is fascinated by Escapology Magic and, as a Junior Member of The Academy of Magical Arts, she is officially one of the youngest magicians to master Houdini’s Upside-Down Strait-Jacket Escape.
Also on the bill, ALEX ZANDER just completed a 500-Show Tour across America.
ALEX ZANDER’s Magic will tug at your heart-strings with childhood nostalgia and modern miracles.
It’s no wonder that ALEX ZANDER has already been elected as the President of the World’s Premier Magical Organization, The International Brotherhood of Magicians.
THIS SHOW WILL SELL-OUT so Do Not Wait to Reserve your Seats.
From Part 1 of the series:
In lieu of a physical reunion bringing together past campers and staff, Canada’s Magic is hosting a virtual reunion of sorts. We’ve reached out to the Sorcerers Safari community with a dozen or so questions to help bring us up to date on what everyone has been up to since our magic camp days.
If you completed our survey, keep your eyes peeled for your segment!
If you would like to participate but haven’t filled out the survey, there’s still time. The survey can be found here: https://forms.gle/umg77yj9QxUzfpm76
Thank you to all that contributed!
Mike, Jen, Sorcerers Safari staff, and alumni, this series is for you.
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Part 7 features: Jonathan Santiago, Shawn Farquhar, and Alex Zander.
Thank you Jonathan, Shawn, and Alex for sharing your memories!
Check back throughout the month to read updates from other Sorcerers Safari alumni and staff!
Congratulations IBM Ring 92 competitors!
From the November 26th Facebook post by Alex Zander:
What an honour to be named “2021 Stage Magician of the Year” by the Vancouver Magic Circle, IBM Ring #92, one of Canada’s oldest and largest magic clubs.
After a multi-year hiatus from competing while producing conventions and lectures for our global IBM magic community, it feels great to showcase some of my own original creations.
Congratulations to all my fellow competitors for a great evening of strong magic, and honourable mentions to 2nd Place Rod Chow (soon to be at the helm of the The Society of American Magicians!) and 1st Place Junior Stage winner Gabriella Lester
I spy Jay the Juggling Magician and Alex Zander from Canada!
From the April 28th Facebook post by Shawn Farquhar:
The talent line up for the first ever online IBM magic convention is super cool. Lots of new faces and old friends.
If you are a proud member of the IBM please SHARE this on your Facebook timeline. Heck, tag people you think might not know that should be attending the convention. We want to make certain everyone is aware that registration to this year convention INCLUDES a one year MEMBERSHIP to the IBM. It's the best deal of 2021...
Keep Calm and Perform Magic
www.IBMCONVENTION.com
From the January 18th Facebook post by Alex Zander:
11 days until the premiere of "Game Night"
Join me next Friday Jan 29, 2021 @ 6pm Pacific for an evening of laughter, chaos, and incredible magic.
Tickets are limited - $20 per Household
GameNightMagic.eventbrite.com
Thank you all for participating in the spirit in which the awards were
intended:
a fun way to recognize and celebrate all of the wonderful things being done by the fabulous talent in our country.
Over 190 votes were cast in this "bragging rights" only contest. You
all have a lot of devoted fans!
Here are the results of our fifth annual "Readers' Choice Inspirational
Canadian Magician of the Year" award!
Some general comments were submitted:
Editor's note:
- Gwyn was interviewed by Bruce Kalver last month, as part of the Backstage SAM Podcast series.
Editor's note:
- In the early days of The Great Pause, Ryan and Graeme hosted Magicians Pizza Party events to help the community feel less isolated.
- Ryan started The Elora Fergus Podcast to foster a sense of community in that area.
- Graeme hosted a free virtual magic show over the summer.
- Since March, Ryan and Graeme have produced over 50 Magicians Talking Magic podcasts, including a series devoted to skills development during lockdown.
(Yesterday they released their 100th episode!)- They had their first ever virtual OWOW Magic Festival, which boasted a Hallowe'en special featuring Nicholas Wallace, Joan Caesar, Graeme Reed, Mark Clearview, and Scott Hammell.
Website: RyanJoyce.com and GraemeReedMagic.com.
Editor's note:
- The Illusions: The Art of Magic exhibit at the AGO featured more than 55 colourful vintage posters from the Allan Slaight Collection, in addition to employing many local magicians.
- They handled the implementation and administration of the Allan Slaight Relief Fund, which helped to defray cost-of-living expenses incurred by professional Canadian magicians early in The Great Pause.
- Magicana also runs the annual Allan Slaight Awards which recognize excellence in magic.
Website: Magicana.com
Phil Pivnick (aka WonderPhil)
Nominated by Ian C. who wrote:
"Phil is already Toronto’s best family and children’s entertainer (A1
media) and has a 5 star rating on Google and YELP. But apart from that
he is truly a really nice guy. He’s recently started creating magic for
sale to the magic community demonstrating his creativity. He’s really
helpful to anyone who asks. Sitting down for a session with Phil is a
roller coaster of ideas. What if we do this, how about this or that
move. I’ve always been impressed with his business sense and it shows
in his marketing and shows."
Editor's note:
- Phil is offering a free livestream magic show on December 13th.
Editor's note:
- To get a full appreciation for what Luiz hints at above, visit Romaine's biography at Genii Magazine.
Alex Zander
Nominated by Shawn F. who wrote:
"I would like to nominate Alex Zander, who during this year has united
magicians, not only in Canada but around the world by using the IBM JAM
online to bring magic into the homes of all of us at no cost. For the
first thirty days of the lock down we had a lecture every single day and
now, eight months later the IBM JAM continues on a weekly basis to
offer all magicians a way to connect. He gained nothing personally from
doing this task and it taxed his free time greatly. It's inspiring to
see the selfless acts of another in support of the greater good."
Editor's note:
- Alex, the youngest IBM President, finished his term with tough decisions to make about the IBM Convention.
- He was part of the organizing committee for this year's virtual PCAM.
Website: GottaBeMagic.com
Carisa Hendrix, Miranda Allen, and Richard Lee (aka Team Lucy Darling, The Star Ship Quarantine)
Nominated by Anonymous.
Congratulations to Carisa, Miranda, and Richard for winning the 2020 "Readers' Choice Inspirational Canadian Magician of the Year" award!
Keep up the great work!
The nominations are closed and voting is now open for the fifth annual 2020 "Readers' Choice Inspirational Canadian Magician of the Year" award!
Take a moment to acknowledge that this has been an extraordinary year. Many of you embraced new skills and a new performing landscape. Some of you took on work outside of performing. Some of you continue to struggle with the day-to-day. No matter your situation, give yourself a pat on the back. You've made it this far. To paraphrase Tom Brady, you didn't come this far to only come this far. You've got this!
Congratulations to everyone for inspiring someone(s) enough for them to submit your name! (I'm always tempted at this point, to declare all of the nominees as winners and not bother with the voting part. However, a vote was promised and a vote there shall be.)
Voting will close on Wednesday, December the 23rd at 11:59pm EST.
To vote, scroll down to the bottom of this post and participate in the poll. (Click through the Google Forms link if the poll does not appear in your browser.)
Let's have a look at the nominees (listed in alphabetical order by surname):
Editor's note:
- Gwyn was interviewed by Bruce Kalver last month, as part of the Backstage SAM Podcast series.
Editor's note:
Website: CarisaHendrix.com, MirandaAllen.ca, and NorthernLightTheatre.com/richard-lee-hsi/.
- Carisa wrapped up the second season (and is co-founder) of Shezam, the feminist magic podcast that "hopes to make itself obsolete."
- In March, Miranda invited Carisa to stay with her and Richard for a couple of months. They opened a window into their lives and their coping mechanisms (and entertaining antics) during the early days of The Big Pause, from The Star Ship Quarantine on Twitter.
- Miranda did a fabulous escape on Fool Us (season 7, episode 4).
- Carisa was the recipient of the recipient of the 2019 AMA Stage Magician of the Year award and was featured on the May cover of Genii.
- Carisa also started up the Spark Creative Facebook group last spring in an effort to help keep people focused and creative.
- They offered free shows (May 15th live stream and Lucy Darling's Halloween Spooktacular Extravaganza), in addition to their widely acclaimed virtual shows. (Did I mentioned Neil Gaiman gave them a shout out on Twitter?)
Editor's note:
- In the early days of The Great Pause, Ryan and Graeme hosted Magicians Pizza Party events to help the community feel less isolated.
- Ryan started The Elora Fergus Podcast to foster a sense of community in that area.
- Graeme hosted a free virtual magic show over the summer.
- Since March, Ryan and Graeme have produced over 50 Magicians Talking Magic podcasts, including a series devoted to skills development during lockdown.
(Yesterday they released their 100th episode!)- They had their first ever virtual OWOW Magic Festival, which boasted a Hallowe'en special featuring Nicholas Wallace, Joan Caesar, Graeme Reed, Mark Clearview, and Scott Hammell.
Website: RyanJoyce.com and GraemeReedMagic.com.
Editor's note:
- The Illusions: The Art of Magic exhibit at the AGO featured more than 55 colourful vintage posters from the Allan Slaight Collection, in addition to employing many local magicians.
- They handled the implementation and administration of the Allan Slaight Relief Fund, which helped to defray cost-of-living expenses incurred by professional Canadian magicians early in The Great Pause.
- Magicana also runs the annual Allan Slaight Awards which recognize excellence in magic.
Website: Magicana.com
Phil Pivnick (aka WonderPhil)
Nominated by Ian C. who wrote:
"Phil is already Toronto’s best family and children’s entertainer (A1
media) and has a 5 star rating on Google and YELP. But apart from that
he is truly a really nice guy. He’s recently started creating magic for
sale to the magic community demonstrating his creativity. He’s really
helpful to anyone who asks. Sitting down for a session with Phil is a
roller coaster of ideas. What if we do this, how about this or that
move. I’ve always been impressed with his business sense and it shows
in his marketing and shows."
Editor's note:
- Phil is offering a free livestream magic show on December 13th.
Editor's note:
- To get a full appreciation for what Luiz hints at above, visit Romaine's biography at Genii Magazine.
Alex Zander
Nominated by Shawn F. who wrote:
"I would like to nominate Alex Zander, who during this year has united
magicians, not only in Canada but around the world by using the IBM JAM
online to bring magic into the homes of all of us at no cost. For the
first thirty days of the lock down we had a lecture every single day and
now, eight months later the IBM JAM continues on a weekly basis to
offer all magicians a way to connect. He gained nothing personally from
doing this task and it taxed his free time greatly. It's inspiring to
see the selfless acts of another in support of the greater good."
Editor's note:
- Alex, the youngest IBM President, finished his term with tough decisions to make about the IBM Convention.
- He was part of the organizing committee for this year's virtual PCAM.
Website: GottaBeMagic.com
Congratulations to Shawn Farquhar, Alex Zander, Billy Hsueh, and Kevin Cardona on what has been reported by others as a fabulous and memorable PCAM!
Congratulations also to the contest winners:
*** Letter from the International President ***
I am reaching out to all members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians with important news as we talk #coronavirus, #conventions, and how to #KeepCalmAndPerformMagic
As the worldwide organization of magicians, we have been closely following the coronavirus outbreak, and want to assure that your health and the health of our communities come first.
The IBM Convention is still months away, not until July 8-11th, 2020, and planning is in full swing. We are continuing to work hard to provide another exceptional gathering of talent and an unforgettable opportunity to learn from the true greats. If the virus continues to present issues in the months ahead, we will surely keep you informed of any changes, as we monitor the medical response in the United States, and will do our part keeping communities safe by respecting official event restrictions.
We look forward to seeing you in Pittsburgh, PA July 8-11, 2020 for the magic convention of the year. For details, visit IBMConvention.com
With regards to Ring meetings, we cannot offer specific guidance about whether you should or should not meet because our Rings are located in diverse countries, states, provinces, regions, and communities. Rather, we urge you to follow the recommendations of your local/state or federal medical authorities and governments. Obviously, everyone’s safety is paramount and we are confident that you will do what is best for all concerned.
We are here to support you however we can and will help you through this challenging time. We have been hard at work and ramped up our release date to proudly announce three exciting new projects this month:
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- I.B.M. JAM Live- a Two-Week Facebook Live streaming event with new performers daily, featuring lectures/talks/JustAboutMagic sessions with Q&A from world renowned stars, experts, and creative forces in the world of magic like Jessica Jane Peterson,Harrison Greenbaum, Shawn Farquhar, Ryan Pilling, David Kaye, and many MANY more with over 14 world-class acts - all rallying together to spread joy in the face of adversity. See the full talent list, watch the Facebook Live stream and comment on IBM - International Brotherhood of Magicians @ 8:00pm Central Time. EVERYDAY March 22-April 4 2020. Then rewatch in the members-only area at magician.org!
- Free Landing Pages for Rings- this incredible offer is ready to be seized by your Ring to reach magic lovers in your area through local search results. Includes magic keywords and your customized Ring meeting location, contact info, and URL by city!Take a look at the live example sites at MagicInVancouver.now.site, MagicInToronto.now.site, MagicInNYC.now.site and soon to in your city too! Just email royaltie@magician.org for your free Ring landing page, or visit MarketingMagic.now.site for one of the best offers in web design with an I.B.M.-exclusive.
- MyMagicMeeting.com - Free videoconference Ring meetings around the world and across your phone, tablet, or computer. We now provide free access to Rings and magic communities internationally to meet across distance. This can include an I.B.M. Host to facilitate the entire hosting process (no need to learn videoconferencing software!), introduce new performance ideas, workshops, creativity challenges, and bring in special guests and international stars of magic from our worldwide JAM Live sessions right to your local group! Visit today and register your next ring at MyMagicMeeting.com
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We continue to work around the clock to provide world-class benefits to our members and magic community, all at no extra cost, and hope you can join us for these exciting new projects to keep our communities strong at the world’s premier magic organization.
- Alex Zander
International President,
International Brotherhood of Magicians
FREE I.B.M. JAM!
Spend a full day of learning and jamming with magic masters. Open exclusively to I.B.M. members.
Jan. 12, 2020.
10am-4pm, WyndhamGrand Pittsburgh
Details at IBMJAM.com
*Advertisers in The Linking Ring get a free Dealer Table!*
