Showing posts with label Outerbridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Outerbridge. Show all posts

22 October 2016

The Outerbridges in PEI (and Toronto)

Check out the newspaper article, front page photo and two part radio segment with Marion and Ted Outerbridge!

(And if you're in Toronto on November 3rd be sure to to catch the Outerbridges' lecture.)


From the Journal Pioneer:
When Ted Outerbridge was seven years old, a man walked up to him as he was eating in a restaurant and pulled an egg out from behind his ear.

“He blew my mind,” laughed Ted, a native of Montreal.

That slight of hand had a profound impact on Ted’s life, eventually becoming his career as he invented himself as a magician and illusionist.

Joined by his co-star and wife Marion Outerbridge, Ted has been touring North America and Europe for nearly two decades.

The couple’s latest show, “Outerbridge: Clockwork Mysteries” is coming to Summerside’s Harbourfront Theatre on Oct. 22. Tickets are available at the box office and at www.harbourfronttheatre.com.

Read more.


From the Facebook page of Ted and Marion Outerbridge:

Listen to part one of the interview on the Facebook page of Ocean 100:





Listen to part two of the interview on the Facebook page of Ocean 100:

05 October 2016

Edmonton: Outerbridge lecture

From Kent Wong's Facebook page:
On February 12, 2017, I will be hosting an incredible lecture here in Edmonton. Just before the lecture, I will be pulling an up-to-date list of all fully paid up IBM members in the Alberta/Saskatchewan region. If you are on that list, you will get into the lecture ABSOLUTELY FREE!!

So, who am I bringing in for this unprecedented event? None other than ... Ted and Marion Outerbridge! Ted and Marion have been filling theatres throughout the World for years and have a ton of magic and advice to share with us. To find out more about the lecture, check out their website at: http://www.outerbridgemagic.com/outerbridge-lecture/

Here are the details for the lecture:

Date: February 12, 2017
Place: The Magic Emporium (8840 - 60 Avenue)
Cost: $30.00/person - Fully paid up IBM members from Edmonton or Saskatchewan get in ABSOLUTELY FREE!

So what are you waiting for? Become a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians NOW! Joining is simple. Just click on the link below, fill out the form, and pay the fee.
LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!!
https://www.magician.org/join-the-ibm/join



23 September 2016

Summerside: OUTERBRIDGE – Clockwork Mysteries

From Harbourfront Theatre:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22

Clockwork Mysteries takes its audience on a bizarre and fascinating journey through time. With the help of an elaborate Victorian time machine, the performers and spectators travel back in time together. The audience is invited into a mysterious clock tower equipped with a variety of timekeeping devices. They become part of a race against time, experience time accelerating and slowing down, and participate in predicting the contents of a time capsule. Keeping their audience enthralled from the first astonishing illusion to the spectacular finale, the Outerbridges create an experience that far exceeds the expectations of every spectator.

Read more and buy tickets.

25 August 2016

Knowlton: Outerbridge Clockwork Mysteries

From the Outerbridge Clockwork Mysteries Facebook event:
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21 June 2016

Diary of a Sorcerers Safari newbie - part 9

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A camper's notebook. Photo by Rosemary Reid
A camper's notebook.

Day 4: Monday August 17th (cont)*
5pm
After lunch (burgers and lemonade and ice cream!) everyone gathered around a bunch of the adults on benches.
Cook out for lunch! Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Cook out for lunch!

There was excitement in the air and I could barely see what was going on.  It turns out that Daryl eats his pie in a really unexpected way.  Who knew?




Great elective choices today:  cups and balls, memorized deck, mentalism, rope magic, spoon bending, and dancing canes.  I picked the dancing cane and it was so much fun!  I can actually make it look like I’m levitating it and making it move.  (And it’s so much easier than juggling.)  I need to own one. 


Dance cane, dance! Still from footage by Chris Mayhew.
Dance cane, dance!

Cups and balls. Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Cups and balls.




At performance workshop we played the “questions only” game.  You can only reply to someone by asking another question. Much harder than it sounds!  It’s supposed to help us to listen and to think on our feet. It’s hilarious.  I laughed so much I cried!
Questions only! Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Questions only!



9pm
All I remember about dinner was ice cream with chocolate sauce!

The lip syncs rocked.  I especially liked Shawn and Lori Farquhar doing "You're The One That I Want" from Greece, and Magic Mike Segal (and Stephanie Kline, Chris Galonska, Jen Segal, and Lisa Close) doing "Mahna Mahnam" from the Muppet Show.

Mahna Mahnam. Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Mahna Mahnam.



It was a super talented show again tonight.  Loran did an elegant time themed piece, Mark did some stage stunts, Philip and Jonah and Chris Mayhew were fantastic.  The show ended with the Marion and Ted Outerbridge doing a fabulous stage show with big props, fancy costumes and great illusions.  Ted has the best disco ball jacket ever!

Loran. Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Loran.


Ted and Marion Outerbridge. Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Ted and Marion Outerbridge.




Marion stopped by our cabin to visit. She had amazing stories of touring and performance.  She MADE Ted’s sparkling jacket.  So. much. WORK!


To be continued ...


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The 2016 season of Sorcerers Safari will run from Sunday August 7th through Friday August 12th, 2016. For more information, or to register, please visit SorcerersSafari.ca



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* The “Diary of a Sorcerers Safari Newbie” is primarily based on the 2015 camp season.  It is an aggregate of many perspectives, and at times includes events from previous years.

31 May 2016

Diary of a Sorcerers Safari newbie - part 6

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A camper's notebook. Photo by Rosemary Reid
A camper's notebook.

Day 3: Sunday August 16th*

Morning comes too early.  I’m tired.  Started the day with scrambled eggs and cereal (no sugary cereals here… boo!).  Card class was great.  Dick Joiner taught us how to do an effect called “Hotel.”  I’m amazed at how it works!
Card class with Dick Joiner and Ted Outerbridge. Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Card class with Dick Joiner and Ted Outerbridge.


I heard that some of the more advanced kids need to get some card tricks ready to perform walkaround magic in the audience before the camper show.  I’m glad I’m just a beginner!

Camp stretch. Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Camp stretch.

Field activity was a game called “Food Chain.”  The rules were a little complicated, but it was fun.  One kid hid under the mess hall stairs to try and “survive” longer in the game! 


There's always time to squeeze in some more magic! Photo by James Carey Lauder.
There's always time to squeeze in some more magic!

5pm
Fueled up at lunch with meatball sandwiches and corn!  Apparently Joan Caesar, the founder of the Canadian Association of Magicians, is here visiting today.  And Bill and Becki Wells from the International Brotherhood of Magicians are here all week.  Wow!  More great electives to choose from (camper show walk through, impromptu magic, classic force, balloons, stage presence / performance tips, elastic thread, the business of magic, and necklace magic). 

The balloon elective was tonnes of fun!  Balloons kept popping all the time.  It was crazy!   Even the instructors, Carey Lauder and Chris Westfall, were surprised at how much they kept popping.  We learned some easy things like dogs but also some more complicated things like flowers and ladybug bracelets. 

Before the camp swim, they got EVERYONE in the camp together to take the camp photo at the dock.  I took forever to get everybody organized.  I can’t wait to see it.  I learned an important lesson too:  never be late for the camp photo!  There were a few stragglers and boy did they get get in trouble.  Not only are they not in the photo, but now they have to clean up ALL THE TABLES at dinner tonight! 

Camp photo! Photo by James Carey Lauder.
2015 camp photo! (Scroll to see everyone.)


Turns out that Carey is also the official camp photographer.  During camp swim he did something called “Levitation Photos.”  We all got to pose for a photo either levitating someone, being levitated by someone or both!  (The line got longer by at least 20 people when Neil’s assistant was being levitated!)  I posed for pictures with one of my new best friends.  I can’t wait to see them!  (Diary, you’ll have to understand if I don’t reveal the secret here.  I’d hate for it to fall into the wrong hands if I happened to lose you!) 

Levitation photos! Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Levitation photos!


The big kids looked like they were having so much fun jumping off the tall platform.  The lifeguard did some trick flips too!  I want to try jumping but it looks scary.  I don’t like heights.

In performance workshop we played a game called “Freeze Tag.”  That was hilarious.  It was improvising and then anyone could call out “freeze” and tag someone out, take their spot, and change the entire setting!  It’s supposed to help with thinking on the spot, playing characters, and doing scene work, but I just think it’s great fun!
Mark Correia and Chris Westfall make improvising fun! Photo by James Carey Lauder.
Mark Correia and Chris Westfall make improvising fun!


To be continued ...


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The 2016 season of Sorcerers Safari will run from Sunday August 7th through Friday August 12th, 2016. For more information, or to register, please visit SorcerersSafari.ca



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* The “Diary of a Sorcerers Safari Newbie” is primarily based on the 2015 camp season.  It is an aggregate of many perspectives, and at times includes events from previous years.

17 March 2016

Random thoughts on "Outerbridge Clockwork Mysteries"

I recently had the pleasure of seeing Marion and Ted Outerbridge perform their show "Clockwork Mysteries" last month.  They had just completed a 5,500 mile US lecture tour.  I caught them at the Milton Centre for the Arts.
[As an aside, I encourage you to go and see a show at this fabulous 500 seat theatre.  It's approximately 25 minutes west of Toronto's western border.  The facilities are modern and spacious.  On the lower level, it appears that all seats have amazing sight lines.  (I didn't venture up to the balcony.)  The seats are a little bit wider than standard theatre seats, which makes them very comfortable!  They offer amenities like a coat check (by donation) and the ability to pre-order intermission refreshments.  Best of all, parking is free and plentiful.]

Here are some random thoughts that came to mind while watching their amazing time travel themed show:
  • A fast paced, extremely entertaining, high-energy show.
  • All illusions, big and small, were masterfully performed.
  • Greta the Psychic Goose earns her keep.
  • There is a nice ratio of grand illusion, intimate magic, and mentalism.
  • I really enjoy watching "assistants" do magic in their own right.  Marion owns it!
  • Those of you who know me well, know that my opinion of magicians is heavily weighted on how they treat their audience members.  One of my favourite moments in the show, lasted no more than 2 seconds.  Ted walked into the audience to select a volunteer.  He found someone he wanted to bring on stage.  She said, "no."  Instead of cajoling or otherwise pressuring her, he simply moved on and found someone else.  That's how you make the audience feel like you can be trusted to treat them right.  Show people respect from the get go.
  • Ted has a knack for picking awesome audience volunteers.  Six year old Archer was a really good sport and owned that stage!
  • Nine year olds can't be trusted to count down from 90.
  • Ted's disco ball jacket is a thing of sheer beauty!
  • I love that audiences in 2016, still enjoy watching someone get sawed in half, into halves, into two pieces.  
  • Among other wonderful pieces, we were treated to: "The Psychic is Right,"  "The Time Machine," "Alarm Clock," "Floating Barricade Light," "Outside of the Box," and their elegantly performed "Levitation."
  • The biggest mystery of the night for me:  How does Marion manage all of those costume changes?


If you get a chance to see them perform their show "Clockwork Mysteries," go and see it!

(If you're at the upcoming CAM convention, you'll get a taste of their show in the Grand Gala performance at the CAMaraderie Convention/Festival de magie de Québec on April 23, 2016.  They're also scheduled to perform at SAM New York's "2016 Salute to Magic" on May 7th.)

To learn more about this fabulous duo, listen to the Scott Wells' podcast 278: The Inner Secrets of the Outerbridges or visit their website at www.outerbridgemagic.com.

Disclosure:  My family and I were guests at this show. The opinions expressed above are entirely my own. I did not receive compensation for the writing or the publishing of this article.

20 February 2016

Milton: OUTERBRIDGE – Clockwork Mysteries

From Marion Outerbridge's Facebook page:
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Ted and I are very excited to bring OUTERBRIDGE-Clockwork Mysteries back to the beautiful Milton Center for the Arts this month. Come and check us out on Friday Feb.26, at 8 PM.
Posted by Marion Outerbridge on Thursday, 11 February 2016


05 December 2015

The Outerbridges Southern Lecture Tour

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This is very exciting! For once we won't be driving in blizzard land.
Posted by Marion Outerbridge on Tuesday, 13 October 2015

From the Ted Outerbridge - Touring Secrets Lecture Tour - January 11 through February 14, 2016 Facebook event:
Sunday, January 10, 2016 Lexington, KY - CONFIRMED Monday, January 11, 2016 Charleston, SC
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 open, no lecture Wednesday, January 13, 2016 Atlanta, GA Thursday, January 14, 2016 Nashville or Murfreesboro, TN Friday, January 15, 2016 Memphis or Knoxville, TN Saturday, January 16, 2016 Louisville, KY or Evansville, IN Sunday, January 17, 2016 open, no lecture Monday, January 18, 2016 Pewaukee, WI - CONFIRMED Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Chicago, IL Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Springfield, IL Thursday, January 21, 2016 St. Louis, MO Friday, January 22, 2016 Springfield, MO Saturday, January 23, 2016 Branson, MO Sunday, January 24, 2016 open, no lecture Monday, January 25, 2016 Little Rock, AR Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Kansas City, MO - CONFIRMED Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Tulsa, OK Thursday, January 28, 2016 Oklahoma City, OK Friday, January 29, 2016 open, no lecture Saturday, January 30, 2016 open, no lecture Sunday, January 31, 2016 Dallas, TX Monday, February 1, 2016 Lake Charles, LA
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Houston Wednesday, February 3, 2016 San Antonio Thursday, February 4, 2016 Austin Friday, February 5, 2016 McAllen, TX Saturday, February 6, 2016 open, no lecture Sunday, February 7, 2016 Lubbock, TX Monday, February 8, 2016 open, no lecture Tuesday, February 9, 2016 open, no lecture Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Phoenix, AZ Thursday, February 11, 2016 Las Vegas, NV Friday, February 12, 2016 Long Beach, CA Saturday, February 13, 2016 Vista, CA - 3 Generations of Magic Sunday, February 14, 2016 The Magic Castle

Visit page to see the most up to date confirmations

04 December 2015

Montreal: The Outerbridges, Richard Sanders, and Marc Trudel

From the Comedy Nest:
Spectacular Sunday – Sunday December 6th

A hilarious and mind-boggling spectacle featuring world-class magicians breaking so many laws of physics, Stephen Hawking might show up and give them a ticket! Catch the mind-bending miracles of TED OUTERBRIDGE (YTV’s Mystery Hunters), the comedy magic of RICHARD SANDERS (Just For Laughs), the sleight-of-hand of MARC TRUDEL, culinary phenom ANGELO THE AMAZING FOOD MAGICIAN and so much more! Buy your tickets now!

Read more and buy tickets.

05 October 2015

Win an "Outerbridge Lecture Bundle"

This contest is now closed.  The winner has been announced at "Winner of an "Outerbridge Lecture Bundle."

Updated on October 8th to add items in this prize package include:

Three contests in three weeks!  I'm starting to wish someone else was running the site so I could get a chance at winning some of these fabulous prizes!  (Between you and me, there's very good chance there will be another giveaway before the month is out.)

I had the pleasure of meeting Marion and Ted Outerbridge while they were volunteer instructing at Sorcerers Safari Magic and Performance Arts Camp this past summer.  They are fabulous people with a fantastic show!  (I'm not the only one who thinks so.  They received a standing ovation when they performed at this summer's IBM convention!)

They are generously providing, for your winning pleasure, an "Outerbridge Lecture Bundle" with a retail value of $135!  (Currently available on their site for $100).  From their site:
"Included are lecture notes and props for three of Outerbridge’s original, audience-tested routines that have been refined over 25 years in theatres, cruise ships, casinos, and television, as well as comedy clubs, schools and birthday parties."


If you're not familiar with their work, have a look at their Clockwork Mysteries Trailer video on YouTube:





CONTEST:

I have been offered an "Outerbridge Lecture Bundle" from Marion and Ted Outerbridge to give away to my readers.

I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner.  (There will be one winner.)  The draw results will be posted Tuesday, October the 13th.

To enter:
  1. Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
  2. Mandatory: Leave a comment in the widget, letting us know your favourite Outerbridge effect or memory.  (Your favourite memory could be of them offering this prize up!)
  3. Optional: For an additional entry, use the RaffleCopter widget to send this message to your Twitter followers:
    "Enter by Oct 12 to win an "Outerbridge lecture Bundle" from @OuterbridgMagic via @canadasmagic
    http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2015/10/win-outbridge-lecture-bundle.html"
  4. If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and shipping information for me to share with the Outerbridges.

The fine print:
  1. To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
  2. Limit of one mandatory entry and one optional entry per person.
  3. This giveaway is open to Canadian residents excluding residents of Quebec.
  4. This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
  5. If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting.  (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
  6. You must be able to use the prize as offered.  (No cash value will be offered.)
  7. The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
  8. The contest closes Monday, October the 12th at 11:59pm ET.


With thanks to Marion and Ted Outerbridge for generously making this prize available to you!



  a Rafflecopter giveaway

08 September 2015

Shriners' Holiday Magic Shows

Updated October 18th, 2019 to add:


Updated November 1, 2018 to add:


Updated October 12, 2017 to add:



Edited October 15, 2016 to add:

The 2015 Shriners' Holiday Magic Shows will travel through P.E.I. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

The East Coast Tour features:


The Ontario Tour features:

All shows last approx. 90 minutes and the show direction is to provide family entertainment - with audience participation.

Scroll down to see the show dates:

  • November 5th. Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, PEI
  • November 6th Savoy Theatre Glace Bay
  • November 7th Glasgow Square Theatre, New Glasgow.
  • November 8th Cobequid Educational Centre, Truro.
  • November 9th Horton High. Wolfville.
  • November 10th. Alderney Landing, Dartmouth
  • November 11th. Y'Arc Yarmouth
  • November 12th. Bella Rose Theatre, Halifax
  • November 13th Capital Theatre, Moncton.
  • November 14th. Saint John High, Saint John.
  • November 15th Bernard-Poirier Theatre, Fredericton
  • November 16th Gwendolyn Kent Auditorium, Bathurst.
  • November 20th Forest City Community Church, London
  • November 21st Kawanis Centre, Chatham
  • November 24th Capital Theatre, Windsor
  • December 4th Sarnia Library theatre, Sarnia
  • December 5th. Waterloo Humanities Theatre, Kitchener.

ALL SHOWS are being presented by MMBO Direct Marketing on behalf of the Shriners.

Tickets will be available at the door in most locations, but pre-purchase is strongly suggested. 



[with thanks to Dick Joiner for sending this information along]

28 August 2015

The Outerbridges in the Linking Ring and Vanish

Linking Ring mention from Outerbridge Magic's Facebook page (How exciting to learn of their standing ovation!):
We enjoyed reading this review in the Linking Ring Magazine about our performance at The International Brotherhood of Magicians (I.B.M.) Convention in Jacksonville, Florida! (http://www.magician.org/)
Posted by Outerbridge Magic on Monday, 24 August 2015


"Zelda the Psychic Chicken" article in Vanish from Outerbridge Magic's Facebook page:

Check out the latest OUTERBRIDGE - Zelda the Psychic Chicken article in the August/September issue of VANISH – International Magic Magazine. It is a free download from www.vanishmagazine.com.
Posted by Outerbridge Magic on Tuesday, 11 August 2015

23 June 2015

Vanish, ed 20: Stories from the road

From Outerbridge Magic's Facebook page:

Our latest article in VANISH - International Magic Magazine contains some crazy stories from the road!
Posted by Outerbridge Magic on Friday, 12 June 2015


19 April 2015

Brockville: Outerbridge Clockwork Mysteries

From Inside Brockville:
On Saturday, May 2, Canada’s top illusionist Ted Outerbridge along with his talented wife Marion will bring an amazing magic and levitation show, Outerbridge Clockwork Mysteries, to the Brockville Arts Centre.

During a brief visit to the city last week, Ted took to his signature levitation act with Marion three feet off the ground at Blockhouse Island, in front of a passing freighter, John B. Aird.
Read more and buy tickets.

27 March 2015

22 March 2015

Canadians on the IBM convention schedule for 2015

Updated at 5pm to add:
- I was just reminded that this considered to be outgoing President Shawn Farquhar's convention so it would be awesome to have a strong Canadian contingent to show our support.
- Michael Dardant, from New Orleans who won the CAMaraderie close up competition at our last convention will also be there. 
(Thanks for the note Joan!)


On the schedule, I spy Bill Abbott as well as the Outerbridges.

Who'd I miss?

20 February 2015

Ted and Marion Outerbridge in the Nanaimo Daily News

From the Nanaimo Daily News:
Ted Outerbridge's love of illusions started at the age of seven when the neighbourhood magician Magic Tom freaked him out by pulling an egg out of his ear.

The same magician had a TV show out of Montreal, and Outerbridge also has a specific memory of watching him perform a trick with hankerchiefs that blew his mind.

"I still remember it today, how I was so amazed, and I was very determined to be able to deliver that same experience of wonder," he said.

It became an obsessive focus as Outerbridge studied magic books and then got a job at the local magic store.

"The owner of the store, Richard Olsen, he taught me all kinds of things and I learned so much," he said. "All the big magicians coming through town would drop into the store and I got to meet them. That was really huge for me."

Read more.


via Perfect Magic's Facebook page:

12 February 2015

Ted and Marion Outerbridge on CBC Yukon

From Perfect Magic's Facebook page:

14 November 2014

Outerbridge Clockwork Mysteries

From Ted Outerbridge's websiste:
UPCOMING TOUR DATES 
November 14, 2014   Lawrence O'Brien Arts Centre, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL
November 16, 2014   Labrador West Arts and Culture Centre, Labrador City, NL
February 3, 2015       Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, YT
February 4, 2015       Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, YT
February 7, 2015       North Peace Cultural Centre, Fort St. John, BC
February 15, 2015     Lester Centre of the Arts, Prince Rupert, BC
February 21, 2015     The Port Theatre, Nanaimo, BC
February 25, 2015     Roxy Theatre, Neepawa, MB
February 28, 2015     Griffin Park Theatre, Brooks, AB