Toronto: Max's Busking lecture [Oct 27]

From The Browser's Den of Magic:

Friday October 27, 2023
Location: Browser's Den of Magic
Lecture Ticket: $20.00


Old Jeff has been asking Max to give a lecture on busking for nearly 20 years...no joke, that is the truth! This lecture will provide you with decades of knowledge that can only come from doing the work. Max will be covering the following in his lecture:

• Why Busk?
• Where & When can you busk in Toronto? In the world?
• How to get a crowd, how to keep a crowd... and how to get them to pay!
• Problems of busking (police/law enforcement, drunks, other buskers, etc.)
• How Busking can make you a better magician and open doors for you!
• How much money can you actually make?
• Which tricks work for the street, and which do not.
• My Setup and why.

Max will also be demonstrating some cool tricks and instructions that you can add to your shows that are guaranteed audience pleasers & will be open for a Q&A, so get your questions ready! 

Read more and buy tickets.

 

Warren Toaze on Zoink'd!

Watch Toronto magician Warren Toaze, recently on YTV's show Zoink'd.  His set starts at about 5:40.

Got Talent: Montréal and semifinalists

The Montréal Canada's Got Talent auditions featured a fun act by Benoit Fournier and David Gaudet.

The second episode of the night had the judges reviewing the 244 promoted acts and attempting to select only 36 acts go to the semifinals. 

Here's a big shout out to all of the magicians featured on the show: Vladimir the Great, Neil Croswell, Ryan Joyce, Mike D'Urzo, Warren Toaze, Jordan Murciano, Edward Stone, Lucas Wilson, Oslen and Benoit Fournier.  You all did a fabulous job of representing the magic community and raising the profile of magic in the mainstream media with your appearances on CGT!

Unfortunately, of the 36 acts, there was a glimpse of only one magician.  It went by fast and looked like it could have been Oslen from the Vancouver auditions.

Congratulations Oslen!  We're rooting for you!



Edited at 7:00am to add:

• From Canada Newswire:
  
  With Canada's overwhelming number of talented performers to choose from, the judges could not contain the number of semifinalists to just 37. Subsequently, two additional acts from the You Tube 'Last Chance Auditions,' sponsored by Nissan, will also be included, bringing the total number of semifinalists to 39. These two acts - the highest vote-getter and one selected by the judges - will be revealed during the first live results show on April 3. 
  Read more.