Windsor: Magic at the Museum [Oct 25]

Performers include:  Bill Nuvo, Brad Toulouse, Elizabeth Prosser, Eric Bedard, Wilfred Gardner and Tim Bailey.  For more information, visit WindsorMagicCircle.wixsite.com  

  

From the September 27th Facebook post by Eric Bedard:

 

 

 

 

Eric Bedard interviewed by Matthew St. Amand

From the September 2nd post "Now You See It…" by Matthew St. Amand at The Kilominator Chronicles: 

Another one, Eric asked one of the kids pick a card and show it around. After some more hocus pocus, the card appeared in another kid’s hand. It was unreal.

After that one, we returned to our seats and to our conversation.

Eric told me about performing recently at the home of a wealthy business man somewhere in the U.S.

“Ahead of time, I asked them to supply the cards so they could be sure I wasn’t bringing ‘tricky’ magician’s cards with me,” he explained. “When I arrived, there were two sealed decks of cards. I opened them and began…” 

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Welcoming a new Friend: Eric Bedard

Welcoming our newest Friend, Eric Bedard!
  

Based out of North Bay (after making Victoria his home for many years), Eric's career has seen him working on cruises and he is often referred to as a "Magician to the Stars."

You may have enjoyed Eric's lecture "Secrets to Getting Booked To Entertain Celebrities" at the 2017 Magic Masters Summit.

In 2015, Eric was presented with an IBM Presidential Citation:

You can learn more about Eric at his websites EricBedard.ca and CoolMagicDude.com or through his Facebook or Instagram accounts. 

Thank you Eric, for becoming an official Friend of Canada's Magic!

Toronto: Browser's Bash #6 in The Six update

A quick reminder that Andi Gladwin will be lecturing at The Den later in the month.

  

From the Browser's Den newsletter:

We are thrilled that underground legend Erik Tait will be making a rare convention appearance for us! With killer Sleight of Hand chops he fooled Penn and Teller and on top of that he is damn funny! Not to be missed!
Other great talent locked in so far that includes Eric Bedard, Michel Huot, Aaron Patterson, Loran, Anthony Lindan, Bill McCourt, Chris Mayhew, Ben Train. With special free classes by Al Grose, Simon Rotstein & Greg Hobor. And of course everybody’s favourite MC, the one and only Dick Joiner! More names will be announced soon including our headliner… stay tuned! 

To buy your tickets go to http://www.browsersden.com/bash or call the shop, 416-783-7022.

Rounding the Western rings in May 2019

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

City	Club	Event(s)
Calgary, AB	Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)	- Club meeting.
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- N/A
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- N/A
Fraser Valley, BC	IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring)	- General meeting - Originality competition
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- N/A
Vancouver, BC	SAM 95  (Carl Hemeon Assembly)	- N/A
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Eric Bedard lecture - BBQ and garage sale - Mirth and Magic

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Richmond: A magical evening

See a show with Murray Hatfield, Eric Bedard, and Jeff Christensen on June 16.

From the Facebook page of A Magical Evening - "Celebrate the Child in All of Us":

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Canadians at the FREE 2017 Magic Master Summit

From what I could tell from the schedule in yesterday's post, the following Canadians will be lecturing at the 2017 Magic Master Summit:

• Eric Bedard: Secrets to Getting Booked To Entertain Celebrities!
• Murray SawChuck: Bonus Lecture! and
• Trevor & Lorena Watters: Working And Traveling As A Couple and Duo Act

Who'd I miss?

What are you waiting for? Register now!





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FREE: Magic Master Summit 2017*

Did you enjoy last year's wildly successful "Magic Master Summit"?  I confess to binge watching as many of the sessions as I could!

David DaVinci is at it again, with another spectacular line up November 13-17, 2017!  Scroll down to read more details, view the schedule, and register!

Dear Friends,

Have you heard about this?

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Are you experiencing one of these top 5 problems that other entertainers are experiencing?

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5) Show isn’t good enough to get the gigs you need to pay the bills.

With all the venues out there, the only reason you’re not working more, is you.

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and the list goes on, and on...

I’ve heard countless times “I hated magic shows until I saw your show.” Although we’d all like to think our shows are GREAT, that’s not the case… there are a lot of magicians (and other variety acts) out there not doing a good enough job, and it reflects poorly on the industry.  


Remember in the mid 90’s when World’s Greatest Magic aired every year for 5 years, the day before Thanksgiving? There was nearly 10 hours of incredible magicians! 

It's time to make variety entertainment amazing again by breaking it all down into these five essential categories that are ESSENTIAL to your success as an entertainer:

1) You

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5) Your Systems

The good news is that this coming November 13-17, 2017, we've assembled a some of the greatest minds in entertainment in one location; giving you nearly 40 hours of free presentations to help you fix what's currently broken in your performance business! They'll give you the tools and the knowledge to help you go make six or seven figures a year in entertainment! Think it's impossible? Think again! We've included several millionaires in these presentations just to prove our point!

Check out this year's schedule!

November 13, 2017 - Day 1:

• Jeff McBride - Pack Small Play Anywhere!

• Michael Finney - Behind The Scenes Of A One-Man-Show

• Michael Trixx - Six Figure Income From $150 Shows!

• Jessica Jane Peterson - Secrets to Success in Entertainment

• Chris Randall - Overcoming Addictions To Achieve Higher Success

November 14, 2017 - Day 2: 

• Garry Carson - How to Make $500,000 Per Year, Doing Fund Raising Shows!

• William Rader - Secrets to Making $1,000 In The Back Room of Restaurants

• Zach Zimmerman - Being Funny Onstage, Even If You're Not

• CustomMagicKits.com - Back Of Room Sales

• Eric Bedard - Secrets to Getting Booked To Entertain Celebrities!

• Murray SawChuck - Bonus Lecture!

• Jeff McBride Bonus Lecture - Bonus Lecture On Competitions

November 15, 2017 - Day 3:

• Tony Clark - Insider Secrets To The Business of Entertainment

• Greg Gleason - The Art of Touring Behind The Curtain Details

• Bill Gladwell - 2-Walling Secrets • 2.0 Troubleshooting

• Robert Kalina - How To Be The Act That Producers Look For

• Michael Stedman - FanCraft 2.0 To Grow Your Social Media

• Michael Trixx Bonus Lecture

November 16, 2017 - Day 4: 

• Bizzaro - Creating Unique Masterpieces To Fit Your Character

• Lefty - Details, Direction, and Professionalism

• Chance Wolf - Turning Ordinary Tricks Into Miracles

• Andy Amyx - Photographing Magic & Putting Out Products

• Lauren Phillips - Production and Stage Managing For All Styles of Acts

• Garry Carson Bonus Lecture

November 17, 2017 - Day 5: 

• Tobias Beckwith - Building and Managing Your Entertainment Business

• Niels Duinker - Brand Consistency To Better Serve Your Market

• Fielding West - Stagecraft 101

• Trevor and Lorena Watters - Working And Traveling As A Couple and Duo Act

• David DaVinci - How to Get $50,000 Worth of Free Publicity 

• Andy Amyx Bonus Lecture

$1,000.00 Grand Prize Contest Update:

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Magical Qualicum Beach fundraiser in the BC Local News

From the BC Local News:

Three magician acts are hoping to make some magic for a new refugee family.

Paul Romhany (a recent arrival to Qualicum Beach) will be headlining a show also featuring Parksville double-act Sandra and Heather McNeill as The Magic of Zanthera, as well as Eric Bedard.

On Sunday, Oct. 1, the four magicians will be performing a 90-minute, all-ages show as a fundraiser for the 2017 Qualicum Refugee Sponsorship Group.

With volunteers having helped to resettle the Johdee refugee family in 2016, this new group aims to do the same for another refugee family.

The group will be required to support a family of up to four for its first year in Canada, meaning Qualicum RSG-17 needs to raise approximately $35,000.

Read more.

Qualicum Beach: Spectacular Magic Fundraiser

Sunday October 1st. Paul Romhany, Eric Bedard, and The Magic of Zanthera.  Now with silent auction.

From Eric Bedard's Facebook page:

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Victoria: Keep the Magic Alive

From the Oak Bay Beach Hotel:

Join one of Canada’s top magicians, Eric Bedard, as he takes you on a three part magical journey in the David Foster Foundation theatre. An Internationally noted Magician to the Stars, you will be amazed with a unique and humorous performance by the man David Foster himself calls the Magic Johnson of Magicians.

Read more and buy tickets.

From Eric Bedard's Twitter feed:

Two weeks until opening night and first two shows are 95% sold out!! pic.twitter.com/Ubz0JAkdU7

— Eric Bedard (@CoolMagicDude) January 8, 2017

Canadian magic school colours

Chris Randall put up a great post about The Canadian School of Magic Graduates (and the school colours:  blue and purple).

From Chris Randall's Facebook page:

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Victoria: 50th Anniversary Magic Spectacular!

The show is on May 29th and includes: Dave Morris, Shayne King, Eric Bedard, Dave Attwood, Jason Verners, Murray Hatfield & Teresa, and Shawn Farquhar.

From the Victoria Magic Circle:

The Victoria Magic Circle

50th Anniversary Magic Spectacular!

What do you get when you take some of BC’s finest practitioners of magic and mystery and put them all together into one incredible show? You get an unbelievable evening of family fun that will have you laughing, cheering and shaking your head in disbelief.

Celebrating their 50th Anniversary in the city, the Victoria Magic Circle invited 8 of the top magicians and magical entertainers in BC to be a part of this very special Magic Spectacular. Many different styles of magic and illusion will be on display from intimate sleight of hand to hilarious comedy magic to stunning large scale .

Read more and buy tickets.

Victoria: Wacky Wednesday

From Murray Hatfield's Facebook page:

Post by Murray Hatfield.

Victoria: Magic for elephants

From the Magic For Elephants Facebook page:

A comedy magic fundraising spectacular!

June 12th

With table-side magic and a stage magic show including the talents of:

• Chris Yuill
• Eric Bedard
• Murray Hatfield
• Shayne King and
• Dave Attwood 

Read more.

Rounding the Western rings in June

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

City	Club	Event(s)
Calgary, AB	Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)	- Doc Eason lecture - Jr. Magic Club - Garden Variety Show (Arc Fire, Kinkonauts, Top Secret Bluegrass Band)
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- MasterMind private workshop - James Biss lecture TBD
Saskatoon, SK		- Bill Abbott lecture
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- N/A
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- Children's Magician of the Year public show at the Shadbolt Theatre in Burnaby - Doc Eason lecture - Special General Meeting
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Doc Eason lecture - Business Mtg   - Teach a Trick:  Alex Day - Refreshments:  Eric Bedard - Mini Lecture:  Shayne King - Showtime Activity(SA):     Rob Brown

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.