Granville Island: Really Definitely True Tour [Sep 5 - 15]

From the September 4th article "Coquitlam showman wants you to question Granville Island tour" by Janis Cleugh in Vancouver is Awesome:

With Mike Norden, an award-winning children’s magician from Mission who is also with the Fraser Magic Company, of which Teszka is president, Teszka scripted a narrative that takes visitors around Granville Island — home to the annual Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Titled the Really Definitely True Tour, the 90-minute walking excursion combines fake storytelling with magic that’s suitable for all ages; the capacity is 20 people per show, which opens Thursday, Sept. 5 and runs for the full length of the VFF with 14 iterations at various times, starting at the Alder Bay Dock.

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2023 Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase summary

This concludes the 2023 Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase! 

We hope you enjoyed reading about many of the talented magicians across the country.

A huge shout out to everyone who trusted us enough to submit names and supporting text last month, even though you didn't know exactly how it was going to be used.  

We couldn't have done this without the help of:

• Alex Zander
  
• Bill Wood
  
• Brent Smith 
  
• Carey Lauder  
  
• Chris Yuill 
  
• Derrick Chung  
  
• George (@kid_oldman_magic) 
• Graeme Reed
  
• Gwyn Auger
  
• Lee Asher  
• Matt DiSero 
  
• Peter Mennie
  
• Ryan Pilling and
  
• a mystery magician or three.
  

Thank you for the work involved in sending us your submission.

 

Congratulations again to everyone featured.  Keep up the great work!

2023 Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase:

Alexandra
 Chris Gowen
 Colin Geddes
 Derrick Chung
 Doug Hunt
Garnet Garven
Ian Stewart 
Lee Asher 
Leif David
 Paul Romhany
  Rob Teszka
 Ryan Pilling
 Scott Baird
 SYM Manitoba
  Wes Barker
 Yannick Lacroix

 

Rob Teszka: Inspirational Canadian Magician

Eleventh in this year's Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase, is Rob Teszka!

Rob Teszka: Inspirational Canadian Magician.
 

 

As host and organizer of The Parlour Magic Show, a monthly cabaret in the Vancouver area, Rob creates a space for magicians to be artists. He does this not for financial gain (and has the bar tabs to prove it!) but to showcase magic and magicians in the best light for real, live audiences. His organizational effort calls forth the tide which floats all boats creating better performances, lifting magicians, and fostering a public appetite for the good of magic.

Submitted by Ryan Pilling

 

 

Congratulations Rob!  Keep up the great work!

To learn more about Rob Teszka visit his website at RobTeszkaMagic.com or follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (Rob Tezska) | Instagram (Parlour Magic Show).

 

Thank you Ryan, for your excellent submission!

To learn more about Ryan Pilling visit his website WOWRyan.com, sign up for his newsletter at MagicTipsAndTricks.com, and follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

2023 Inspirational Canadian Magician Showcase featuring (in order of publication):

Paul Romhany
  Alexandra 
 Derrick Chung
 Doug Hunt
 Chris Gowen
 Yannick Lacroix
 Scott Baird  
  Leif David 
  Garnet Garven 
  Lee Asher
  Rob Teszka
   

 

Vancouver: The Parlour Magic Show [Nov 22]

Tickets at Eventbrite.

 

From the November 12th Instagram post by The Parlour Magic Show:

Tickets available for the Nov 22 Parlour Magic Show! Come in from the cold and enjoy a cornucopia of wizardry at @theshowcellar !

 

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Coquitlam: Rob Teszka, Magic Dropout! - Special Fringe Preview [May 31]

From Eventbrite:

Rob Teszka, almost-PhD of magic, presents an irreverent magic show about failure! Enjoy a mind-blowing cocktail of tongue-in-cheek takes on everything from Mai Tais to academic burnout. Join Rob Teszka, Magic Dropout for the unexpected results of a decade researching the psychology of magic.

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This show is an UNFINISHED WORK IN PROGRESS. It will return to BC in September for the Vancouver Fringe Festival.

Read more and buy tickets.

 

[via Chris Yuill]

 

Richmond: The Parlour Magic Show [Mar 28]

From the March 13th Instagram post by Monkey 9 Brewing:

For the first time, Vancouver's own magic variety show is outside Vancouver! 🪄

Join your host Rob Teszka as he presents award-winning magicians and variety artists, and our headliner who's been featured on Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 

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Fraser Valley Magic Circle award winners

Congratulations to all of the winners!

 

From the February 11th Instagram post by Mike Nordon:

What a fun evening at the Fraser Valley Magic Circle meeting tonight!

Hosted by Gord Boyes we held a completion called “Poo Onna Stick” (POS for short) in honour of Steve Dickson ❤️

The theme this year was ‘impersonations’

The winner was …Gord Boyes with a Naughty Mr Rogers act!

We also did our awards night and congrats to:

• Wes Barker - for winning the Showmanship Award
• Rob Teszka - for winning the Creativity Award
• Glen LaBarre for being awarded the Celeste Evans Award
• And to Gord Boyes again for being award the prestigious Presidents Award!

Plus our Appreciation Awards were awarded to:

• Donna May Boyes
• Rod Chow
• Chuck Daniel
• Camille Atebe

Thank you everyone who attended!

Next month the meeting is moved to March 3rd and will also be helped at Gord’s house!

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Vancouver: The Parlour Magic Holiday Show [Dec 21]

Get your tickets at do 604:

 

From the Decmember 17th Instagram post by Parlour Magic Show:

Dec 21! Get tix to the late show, click the bio link. The early show already sold out! It's our FIRST EVER HOLIDAY SPECIAL! See you at @havanatheatre .

 

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Vancouver: Merlin Cosmos Live @ Lana Lous with Special Guest Magician Rob Teszka [Dec 11]

From the November 15th Facebook post by Michael Ross:

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Fraser Valley Magic Circle 2020 award winners!

Congratulations everyone!

 

From the February 12th Facebook post by the Fraser Valley Magic Circle:

Congrats to our 2020 award winners!
Gord Boyes - President's Award
Chris Yuill - President's Award
Celeste Evans Magician of the Year Award - Rob Teszka
Creativity Award - Lorena Watters
Showmanship Award - Lorena Watters
Congrats to all winners and nominees!!