Join Shawn Farquhar and his incredible lineup of magicians: Axel Hecklau and Keith Fields, as he hosts Cabaret of Wonders VIII on April 21, at 7:30pm! The intimate performance will be an evening of incredible fantastic illusions that are complimented by the cabaret-style setting where drinks can be brought into the theatre.
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14 April 2017
Chilliwack: Cabaret of Wonders VIII
From the Chilliwack Cultural Centre's Facebook page:
08 April 2017
Canadians on "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" season 4
Updated November 24th at add Ekatarina, Matthew Johnson, Shin Lim, and Jean-Pierre Parent.
Updated on May 24th to add Richard Forget!
Updated on April 17 to add Yan Markson!
Updated at 1:55pm to add Patrik Kuffs!
Information is slowly leaking about about the contestants on season four of "Penn & Teller: Fool Us." So far I've spotted Murray Hatfield, Sheldon Casavant, and Patrik Kuffs. (And a teaser from Shawn Farquhar.) Tell me, who am I missing from Canada?
From Murray Hatfield's Facebook page:
From Sheldon Casavant's Facebook page:
From Yan Markson's Instagram:
From Richard Forget's Facebook page:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
Updated on May 24th to add Richard Forget!
Updated on April 17 to add Yan Markson!
Updated at 1:55pm to add Patrik Kuffs!
Information is slowly leaking about about the contestants on season four of "Penn & Teller: Fool Us." So far I've spotted Murray Hatfield, Sheldon Casavant, and Patrik Kuffs. (And a teaser from Shawn Farquhar.) Tell me, who am I missing from Canada?
From Murray Hatfield's Facebook page:
From Sheldon Casavant's Facebook page:
From Yan Markson's Instagram:
From Richard Forget's Facebook page:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
07 April 2017
James Randi and Matt Dillahunty
From the Pangburn Philosophy YouTube channel:
Pangburn Philosophy ALL ACCESS presents "The Amazing James Randi TRICKS Matt Dillahunty." This moment occurred in a hotel, prior to the CONJURE THE NIGHT event which took place on April 2nd 2017 at the UBC Chan Centre in Vancouver BC Canada. James and Matt spoke together about conjuring, skepticism and the life of James Randi. James and Matt later performed some conjurations followed by illusionist Murray Hatfield and 2 time world champion of magic, Shawn Farquhar.
15 March 2017
Vancouver: James Randi In Conversation With Matt Dillahunty
There will also be a show with Shawn Farquhar with Camilo The Magician and Matt Dillahunty!
From UBC:
From the Pangburn Philosophy Facebook page:
From UBC:
Sunday 02 April 2017
Matt Dillahunty is thrilled to return to the Chan Centre stage to share the evening with one of his great idols in magic and skepticism. Matt is well known for his role in the Atheist community, but he also dabbles in magic! The amazing James Randi has an international reputation as a magician and escape artist, but today he is best known as the world’s most tireless investigator and demystifier of paranormal and pseudoscientific claims.
Read more and buy tickets.
From the Pangburn Philosophy Facebook page:
09 March 2017
Where to find Shawn Farquhar in March 2017
Good luck keeping up with Shawn in March. With NEMCON tomorrow and Friday, shows in Cambridge, Chilliwack, and Hawai'i, he's going to be spending a lot of time in airports! If you want a head start for next month, he'll also be at the FFFF Convention in April.
For more information about NEMCON, visit the New England Magicians' Conference.
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
For more information about NEMCON, visit the New England Magicians' Conference.
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
05 March 2017
Canadians remember Daryl
Scroll to the bottom of this post to find out how you can donate to the Daryl Easton Family Fund, or visit the GoFundMe campaign for the Easton Family.
From Michael Close's blog post "Salute to our friend Daryl":
From Carey Lauder's Facebook page:
From Ben Train's Facebook page:
From Shawn Farquhar's Instagram:
Magicana has video of Daryl performing card magic and close-up magic on the Canadian television series "The Magic Palace." Also at Magicana, Jamy Ian Swiss writes about Daryl and Bob Cassidy.
I'm drifting a little here, hope you don't mind.
Michael Ammar has a fantastic Facebook tribute to Daryl that begins, "There's a hole in the curtain." This part continues to resonate (bolding mine),
Here's the post from Michael Ammar's Facebook page:
This is how I'll remember Daryl.
From Sorcerers Safari's Facebook page:
On Facebook, Kenton Knepper gave away a free video inspired by Daryl. More importantly he had this to say:
And with that, here's some information about how you can help the Easton family.
From Michael Close's website:
There is also a GoFundMe campaign for the Easton Family.
It's worth noting that Daryl's online shop remains open for business. An alternate method of showing your support for his family is by making an online purchase at his store.
From Michael Close's blog post "Salute to our friend Daryl":
When that tour wrapped up, Alison stayed in England to visit with relatives and Daryl returned to Vegas. The day he got in, he called to say he was back. I suggested he come over to our house for a home-cooked meal, something I thought he’d appreciate after such a long time on the road. He came by that evening.
Lisa and I prepared a pasta dish, with salad, bread, and red wine. We ate, talked, and listened to stories of the life of a lecturer. It was obvious Daryl was jet-lagged and beat to hell, which made him the perfect foil for a practical joke.
Read more.
From Carey Lauder's Facebook page:
From Ben Train's Facebook page:
From Shawn Farquhar's Instagram:
Magicana has video of Daryl performing card magic and close-up magic on the Canadian television series "The Magic Palace." Also at Magicana, Jamy Ian Swiss writes about Daryl and Bob Cassidy.
I'm drifting a little here, hope you don't mind.
Michael Ammar has a fantastic Facebook tribute to Daryl that begins, "There's a hole in the curtain." This part continues to resonate (bolding mine),
"with thoughts that maybe we could have said or done something, or with guilt over having missed any warning signs."
Here's the post from Michael Ammar's Facebook page:
This is how I'll remember Daryl.
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| Daryl. |
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| Learning from Daryl during free time. |
| 2015 camp photo. |
From Sorcerers Safari's Facebook page:
On Facebook, Kenton Knepper gave away a free video inspired by Daryl. More importantly he had this to say:
"All I ask is, in the present or future, you support magic and mentalism creators with your wallet, not just words, so they can make a living too."
And with that, here's some information about how you can help the Easton family.
From Michael Close's website:
PLEASE DONATE TO THE DARYL EASTON FAMILY FUND
The office at the Magic Castle has received calls from members and magicians around the world, asking how one can offer support and donations to the Daryl Easton family.
The Academy of Magical Arts has now established a fund to receive donations for Alison Easton, Daryl’s wife, and their two daughters. You can also send bereavement cards for Alison to the AMA offices as well, who will forward them to the family.
If you would like to make a donation to the family, please send a check payable to “The Academy of Magical Arts, Easton Family Fund” to:
The Academy of Magical Arts
ATT: Daryl Easton Family Fund
7001 Franklin Ave
Hollywood CA 90028
If you would like to donate via credit card, please call Trish Alaskey at 323-851-3313 ext. 301.
The Academy will work with Alison and the family, and pick a date in the future to hold a memorial for Daryl. If you have any questions, please email the General Manager, Joe Furlow, at: jfurlow@magiccastle.com.
You can also donate via PayPal directly using magic@daryl.net
There is also a GoFundMe campaign for the Easton Family.
It's worth noting that Daryl's online shop remains open for business. An alternate method of showing your support for his family is by making an online purchase at his store.
22 February 2017
Canadians nominated for the 2017 Academy of Magical Arts Awards
Congratulations and good luck to The Evasons and to Shawn Farquhar!
From the Facebook page of The Evasons:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
From the Facebook page of The Evasons:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
17 February 2017
07 February 2017
08 January 2017
Shawn Farquhar in The Magic Compass' top 20
A friendly reminder that this is the last day to nominate a Canadian magicians for the 2016 "Readers' Choice Inspirational Canadian Magician of the Year" award!
From The Magic Compass:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
From The Magic Compass:
Before we look ahead to a new year we thought we would once again look back at the 20 top magic news stories, posts and viral videos of 2016. This list was compiled from the most popular posts from magic related Facebook pages, YouTube sites, Twitter, Reddit, The Magic Compass and other social media. Some of the things that made this list surprised us. Other stories that we liked a lot didn’t gain any traction at all.
Read more.
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
03 January 2017
More names announced for PCAM/CAM convention, April 20-23, 2017
More names announced!
From Mike Norden's Facebook post:
From Mike Norden's Facebook post:
We just announced Jeff Christensen and Annie Banannie to the line up at CAM 2017.
So far we have announced:
Shawn Farquhar
Keith Fields
Axel Hecklau
Christopher Cool
Tamar Louise Kimmons
John Kimmons
Gary Dunn
Buster Balloon
and more to come!
PLUS the first Canadian Children's Magician of the Year award with a $500 prize!!
Register at www.CAM2017.com today!
22 December 2016
California: Shawn Farquhar lectures and appearances in January 2017
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
From Shawn's Instagram:
From Shawn's Twitter feed:
From Shawn's Instagram:
From Shawn's Twitter feed:
Thrilled to be performing at Celebrities of Magic in January. https://t.co/QhiPTda5FG pic.twitter.com/KDENtpwD1j— Shawn Farquhar (@magiChampion) December 15, 2016
13 December 2016
10 December 2016
29 October 2016
Shawn Farquhar in Forbes
From Forbes:
“What famous magicians do and what birthday party and local magicians do is, at the heart of it, the same thing,” he says. “The only difference is some have been discovered while the others haven’t.”
Just because these more minor gig mean less elaborate tricks and smaller audiences–whether for children at a school, private parties or corporate events–it can still mean money.
Take Shawn Farquhar, for example, the ex-president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians–a society of about 15,000 magicians, 20% of whom are professionals. He says that a magician’s best-kept secret is usually his unexpectedly high earnings.
“Most can make $100,000, no problem, especially if you’re in New York, Los Angeles or Chicago and doing corporate events” he says of professional magicians. While this six figure salary may be a fraction of the $64 million made by David Copperfield (the world’s highest-paid magician), it is still quite a respectable salary.
In his best years, Farquhar makes about ...
Read more.
09 October 2016
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:
From Chris Randall's Facebook page:
28 September 2016
Keeping up with Shawn Farquhar in the rest of 2016
If you know Shawn, even in passing, you'll know that he logs a lot of time in airports. A. Lot.
Here's a taste of what he's got planned for next month:
(Rumour has it Shawn will also be back at the Magic Castle November 28th to December 4th, with a special lecture on Sunday December the 4th. Shhhh... you didn't hear it from me.)
Here's a taste of what he's got planned for next month:
- Maxwell Blade's Festival of Magic in Arkansas: Sept. 30 to Oct. 2
- IBM Ring 129 Workshop Revival in Kansas: Oct. 5 to 8
- Thailand Magic Extravaganza in Thailand: Oct. 13 to 16
(Rumour has it Shawn will also be back at the Magic Castle November 28th to December 4th, with a special lecture on Sunday December the 4th. Shhhh... you didn't hear it from me.)
06 September 2016
[Guest post] Can Canada's top mentalists fool Penn and Teller?
The following is a guest post from Clive Court.
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MEET THE EVASONS---THEY READ A LOT OF MINDS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. BUT CAN THEY FOOL PENN AND TELLER?
TORONTO,Ont--(Sept.1) The Evasons are a Toronto couple who make a good living reading the minds of corporate and political leaders on the U.S. East Coast.
On Wednesday, Sept.7, at 8pm.ET, they will challenge the famous Las Vegas magical duo on Penn and Teller:Fool Us! the popular primetime series on the the CW Network.
Recognized as one of the world's top mentalism acts, The Evasons appear to be part of an emerging trend which is bringing more magical and visual entertainers to primetime TV audiences in the United States.
Network TV series like NBC's America's Got Talent, CW's Masters of Illusion, and Penn and Teller:Fool Us! are introducing a greater number of magical and visual entertainers to North American viewers. This, in turn, has meant more exposure for Canadian magicians.
Why is this? Because Canadian magical entertainers are ranked among the best in the world by other nations. The Evasons are known worldwide for their second-sight act where a blindfolded Tessa describes in intimate detail the personal items held up by members of the audience.
Although based in Toronto and Annapolis, Maryland (just outside Washington,DC) Jeff and Tessa are in demand around the world as entertainers for major corporate and international conventions.
Born in Toronto, Jeff met Tessa in the early 80s while hosting a fashion show where she was a model. Tessa was working part-time while studying at Ryerson University. They have been together since 1983.
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For further information, photos and video: Please go to www.evasons.com.
NB. A great example of a Canadian magician appearing on a US network primetime show was Winnipeg's Darcy Oake introducing guest artists from The Illusionists (on Broadway) on the August 31 edition of America's Got Talent. Among the other Canadian magicians appearing on US primetime TV this summer were: Shawn Farquhar, Murray SawChuck, and Vitaly Beckman (from Vancouver); Mahdi Gilbert, Neil Croswell, Ryan Joyce, and Matt DiSero (from Toronto); and world-champion magician, Greg Frewin, from Niagara Falls.
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Thank you Clive for guest posting at Canada's Magic!
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MEET THE EVASONS---THEY READ A LOT OF MINDS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. BUT CAN THEY FOOL PENN AND TELLER?
TORONTO,Ont--(Sept.1) The Evasons are a Toronto couple who make a good living reading the minds of corporate and political leaders on the U.S. East Coast.
On Wednesday, Sept.7, at 8pm.ET, they will challenge the famous Las Vegas magical duo on Penn and Teller:Fool Us! the popular primetime series on the the CW Network.
Recognized as one of the world's top mentalism acts, The Evasons appear to be part of an emerging trend which is bringing more magical and visual entertainers to primetime TV audiences in the United States.
Network TV series like NBC's America's Got Talent, CW's Masters of Illusion, and Penn and Teller:Fool Us! are introducing a greater number of magical and visual entertainers to North American viewers. This, in turn, has meant more exposure for Canadian magicians.
Why is this? Because Canadian magical entertainers are ranked among the best in the world by other nations. The Evasons are known worldwide for their second-sight act where a blindfolded Tessa describes in intimate detail the personal items held up by members of the audience.
Although based in Toronto and Annapolis, Maryland (just outside Washington,DC) Jeff and Tessa are in demand around the world as entertainers for major corporate and international conventions.
Born in Toronto, Jeff met Tessa in the early 80s while hosting a fashion show where she was a model. Tessa was working part-time while studying at Ryerson University. They have been together since 1983.
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For further information, photos and video: Please go to www.evasons.com.
NB. A great example of a Canadian magician appearing on a US network primetime show was Winnipeg's Darcy Oake introducing guest artists from The Illusionists (on Broadway) on the August 31 edition of America's Got Talent. Among the other Canadian magicians appearing on US primetime TV this summer were: Shawn Farquhar, Murray SawChuck, and Vitaly Beckman (from Vancouver); Mahdi Gilbert, Neil Croswell, Ryan Joyce, and Matt DiSero (from Toronto); and world-champion magician, Greg Frewin, from Niagara Falls.
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Thank you Clive for guest posting at Canada's Magic!
28 July 2016
Shawn Farquhar RVP for SAM Canada
Congratulations Shawn!
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:
I am happy and honored to announce I am the new RVP for the SAM for Canada. As the founder of SAM #95, a thirty year member, Dean of my Assembly and life time member #363 I look forward to working to make the SAM's presence in Canada bigger and better.
Read more and have your say.
27 July 2016
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- Rick Thomas (Performance and Personality): I could have used some of his advice back in my high school days.
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- Dr. Joe Vitale (Easy and OUtrageous Marketing Techniques): Enough said.
- Shawn Farquhar (Making Magic More Memorable): Are you a tuxedo person, or a coverall person?)
- Chris Randall (Magic and Street Busking): The video includes instructions on two effects.
- Greg Frewin (The Creative Process): Greg shared his interesting tactic to get creative time during his cruise performance days.
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