Phil Pivnick and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

A reminder that donations to ALS research can be made at ALS.ca

From Phil Pivnick's YouTube channel:

So, my sister nominated me to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Make a donation, or dump a bucket of ice water on my head. Well, 8 hours later, I did both. 

This is the video of (sorta) getting ready for the Ice Bucket Challenge, and then dumping the ice over my poor little self.

Wendy's makes magic

Last summer, a number of Canadian magicians were involved in an ad campaign for Wendy's.

From Strategy Online:

Working with agency MacLaren McCann, Wendy’s auditioned 10 different magicians and asked them to incorporate the burger into their routines. The stunt was filmed, with each of the 22 magic tricks shot in one take, and uploaded to Facebook and YouTube over several weeks as part of the “Wendy’s Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger Magic Show.”

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[via Reality Based Magic]


Those of you who were paying close attention, remember the following acts:

• Act 1 - James Alan
• Act 2 - Baldini
• Act 3 - Magic Mike Segal
• Act 4 - James Alan
• Act 5 - Mike D'Urzo
• Act 6 - Ken Margoe
• Act 7 - Baldini
• Act 8 - Rob Testa
• Act 9 - Mike D'Urzo
• Act 10 - Rob Testa
• Act 11, Mike D'Urzo
• Act 12, Baldini
• Extra Trick 1, Rob Testa
• Extra Trick 2, Phil Pivnick
• Extra Trick 3, James Alan

Which means we're 7 tricks short of the 22 shot.  According to the post at Reality Based Magic, at least one of those involves Mark Lewis.

Off to search the internet we go!

Wendy's: Acts 11 and 12 plus 3 bonus tricks!

Five more acts in Wendy's advertising campaign featuring nine Canadian magicians performing real magic!

You can read about the promotion over at Reality Based Magic.


Watch Act 11, Mike D'Urzo, on YouTube:





Watch Act 12, Baldini, on YouTube:




Watch Extra Trick 1, Rob Testa, on YouTube:




Watch Extra Trick 2, Phil Pivnick, on YouTube:




Watch Extra Trick 3, James Alan, on YouTube:





Previous acts:

• Act 1 - James Alan
• Act 2 - Baldini
• Act 3 - Magic Mike Segal
• Act 4 - James Alan
• Act 5 - Mike D'Urzo
• Act 6 - Ken Margoe
• Act 7 - Baldini
• Act 8 - Rob Testa
• Act 9 - Mike D'Urzo
• Act 10 - Rob Testa

John McLachlan's new e-book

From the Ring 17 newsletter:

Lybrary.com has recently released a new eBook filled with stand up (no table) coin material from Toronto performers. The 112 page PDF includes twenty-five routines and sleights dealing exclusively with coins. Written by JohnMcLachlan, it includes contributions from:  

• James Alan
• Luis Castro
• Ariel Frailich
• Mysterion the Mind Reader
• David Peck and
• Phil Pivnick  

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Toronto: Magical March Break at the Bata Shoe Museum

From The Spec:

The Bata Shoe Museum is hosting a Magical March break. They kick off March break at 10 a.m. on March 12th with a special magic show by Toronto’s Magic Guy Phil Pivnick. During the rest of March break, kids can place a wish on their magic lantern, make a magic wand, try on magical shoes and costumes, decorate a spell book and enter a daily draw for a magic kit. There will also be a performance by Wandering Magician, happening daily between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. www.batashoemuseum.ca

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