Rounding the Western rings in January 2025

Updated January 9th to add:

• Calgary's meeting will be a mini-lecture from Dan Stephenson, "My go-to self-working card tricks."
   

 

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)	- Mini lecture from Dan Stephenson "My go-to self-working card tricks."
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- JAM session.
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- SYM.
Fraser Valley, BC	IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring)	- N/A.
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)	- Annual dinner with Sawyer Bullock.

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

 

 

 

 

 

Victoria: Sawyer Bullock at the VMC Annual Dinner and Show [Jan 25]

From the Victoria Magic Circle:

The Victoria Magic Circle is thrilled to present the Victoria Magic Circle Annual Dinner! A fine evening of high-end magic, comedy, food, and fun! This evening celebrates the achievements of the club and its members, as well as providing an entertaining evening for the public and members alike!

You can expect to be thrilled at your table-side by the highly skilled close-up magic team from the club, enjoy a fantastic dinner, and be thrilled by our guest performer, Mr. Sawyer Bullock!

Sawyer Bullock is an award-winning speaker and magician. His unique mixture of wit and trickery has garnered him international awards, glowing accolades, and even his own television show. His performances range from North Korea (twice!) to the Dominican Republic to Rwanda. Sawyer has been a featured magician at TIFF, Canada’s Wonderland, and FIDE international tournaments. He regularly speaks on magic, philosophy, and religion at universities and academic conferences.

The laughter and memories from the night are going to be exceptional – be sure to bring your friends and family to share the moments!

Read more and buy tickets.

Click through to see the Victoria Magic Circle Facebook event "The Annual Dinner with the Victoria Magic Circle"

 

Mono and Toronto: Toronto Magic Comapny presents ... [Sep 1, 10, 23, and 29]

Don't miss your chance to see Ben Train, Jonah Babins, Chris Westfall, Sawyer Bullock, James Alan, and Steven Jones in action this month!  (Performers vary by date and location.)

 

From the August 29th Instagram post by the Toronto Magic Company:

FOUR AMAZING EVENTS THIS MONTH!
(Tickets in bio!)

“The Magic of Illusion” at Hockley Valley Resort on Friday September 1st. Filled with laughs and impossible magic, this show is perfect for the whole family!

Tickets are running out fast though, so if you’re hoping to score some seats click the link in our bio RIGHT NOW!

Next up is “Hocus Jokus” on Sunday September 10th at Yuk Yuk’s Comedy Club. Is this Toronto’s funniest comedy magic show or Toronto’s most mind-blowing comedy show? You decide! Featuring three magicians, including headliner Chris Westfall!

Then on Saturday September 23rd we have the return of “The Art of Magic” at the Super Wonder Gallery. The night begins with drinks and a tour through the gallery, where you’ll see magic-themed works of art and meet our mingling performers. These roaming wizards will give you the chance to experience magic up close, with tricks happening in front of your eyes and even in your own hands!

Then, take your seat in the secret theatre for the show: a mixture of award-winning sleight of hand and world-class mind reading.

If you love magic, art, or just a great night out: this event is for you.

Finally we have “Ben and Jonah’s Magic Road Trip” at Joker’s Theatre and Comedy Club on Friday September 29th. After touring the show across Canada (including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa, a dozen other cities) Ben and Jonah are back with their incredible two-man show. If you’re a fan of magic, you won’t want to miss it. And if you’re not a fan of magic… come and they’ll change your mind.

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Congratulations to Sawyer Bullock

Congratulations and best wishes to you both!  

 

From Sawyer Bullock's September 27th Instagram post:

Asked my best friend to hang around a bit longer 💍💃🏼🕺🏼

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Asked my best friend to hang around a bit longer 💍💃🏼🕺🏼

A post shared by Sawyer Bullock (@sawyer_bullock) on Sep 27, 2020 at 3:22pm PDT

On the cover

Congratulations to Gerry Frenette who is featured on the cover of the most recent edition of Northern Peeks, Murray Sawchuck who is featured on the cover of the February edition of Genii, and Sawyer Bullock who is featured on the cover of the March edition of Faith and Friends!

[With thanks to The Magic Demon and Ryan Pilling for letting me know!]

Did you see Gerry Frenette on the cover of the most recent edition of Northern Peeks? pic.twitter.com/JPJcXgAILj

— Canada's Magic (@canadasmagic) March 11, 2020

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So honored to be on the #cover of #geniimagazine @geniionline this month! Thanks #richardkaufman

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Did you see @SawyerBullock1 on the cover of this month's Faith and Friends?

With thanks to @WowRyan for the tip and the photo. pic.twitter.com/sJqLOKwhXy

— Canada's Magic (@canadasmagic) March 11, 2020

Bullock, Mayhew, and Eng in the CBC!

From the January 23rd article "Escape the headlines, find the magic: Why we need the oldest tricks in the book more than ever" by Conor Sweetman in the CBC:

In the 1900s, the silver screen provided some distraction from the news of the World Wars, but it also served as a conduit for propaganda. These days, we similarly struggle to find escapism that isn't tinged with politics. Only now, partisan tension seems to follow us everywhere, beyond the movie theatre and into comedy clubs, sports arenas and  every content-producing corner of the internet.

It's hard to hide from it — all of our open tabs beckon us to dip one more time into what will inevitably put a damper on the day. But what if there were a way to momentarily hush the noise and avoid getting swept away by the deluge of headlines? What if, just for an evening, instead of going into a tailspin of reading, arguing and frantically fact-checking...you allowed yourself to be fooled?

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Toronto: The Newest Trick In The Book - May 1

From James Alan's newslettter:

Tuesday night (May 1st) I'll be appearing on a special free show in downtown Toronto. The Newest Trick In The Book is put on by The Toronto Magic Company and hosted by the adorably charming Jonah Babins.

This is a magic show not quite like any other. The rule is that performers have to showcase brand new material. Which means either the opportunity to see something special for the first time ever... or the opportunity to see something crash and burn horrendously. Either way, special! I'm actually cheating. I'll be presenting very old magic which hasn't been seen in nearly 100 years.

See Scape
2840 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

I'll be appearing alongside Chris Mayhew, Sawyer Bullock and Daniel Lawson. This is an absolutely free event to attend. Although it can get quite full and you can reserve a free ticket by going to the Toronto Magic Company website.

Plus... See Scape is a board game and video game bar, so once the show is over, you can stick around to play.

Reserve your tickets at Eventbrite.

Collingwood: Sawyer Bullock

From Eventbrite:

23 June - 24 June

International, award-winning performer Sawyer Bullock presents a humble, charming and unique magic show in his trademark style, which has been seen in Las Vegas, the Dominican Republic, Canada’s Wonderland and on his own TV show.

An antithesis to the Vegas razzle-dazzle spectacle, sawyer presents a powerful performance suited to contemporary audiences, yet rooted in classic magic and theatre elements.

Read more and buy tickets.

London: "An Evening of Mystery, Trickery and Wonder"

From Sawyer Bullock's Facebook page:
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Collingwood: The Young Faust by Sawyer Bullock

From Simcoe:

Local magician Sawyer Bullock will present a new show Aug. 8-9 at Collingwood’s New Life Brethren in Christ Church.

The 19-year-old Wasaga Beach resident, who lived in Stayner growing up, said the show is called Sawyer Bullock Presents The Young Faust.

“It’s an evening of magic, comedy and mentalism,” Bullock said.

He started writing the show about a year ago but said it only started to really come together in the last couple months.

Read more.

You may remember Sawyer was the recipient of the 2012 Tony Eng Youth Fund bursary.

Well done Sawyer!


From Sawyer Bullock's Facebook page:

Tony Eng Youth Fund bursary winner and IMX competitor

From Sharing Wonder:

Sawyer reached out to us through the Tony Eng Youth Fund. At 16, his passion for magic appears to have no bounds and magic has enriched his life for the last four years. We provided Sawyer, a community-driven young man teeming with leadership qualities, a bursary to help him attend the Canadian Association of Magicians (CAM) 2012 convention. In his application, Sawyer expressed a heartfelt desire to meet Vancouver-based magician and President of CAM, Shawn Farquhar. We were pleased to provide  Sawyer with the grant to achieve this goal and to also compete in the magic competitions at CAM.

Read more.

From the CAM website:

This year there is a special addition to the convention where youth were invited from around the globe to compete in a contest that is endorsed by FISM.  This is the first contest of it’s kind and representing Canada is Sawyer Bullock of Ontario.

Read more.

Wishing Sawyer the best of luck at the 2012 International Youth Magic Championships!