From the June 28th Instagram post by Luc Langevin (translated by Google):
Quebec friends and lovers of mystery, mentalism and the brain; my friend @fabienolicard will be in Quebec with his show “En création” on August 26 and 27 at the Casino de Montréal (and on August 19, 20 and 21 at the ComediHa! Club de Québec… but it’s already sold out)
Fabien is a real phenomenon… and he is not often in America… so take advantage of it!
From the Montreal Magic Jam newsletter:
Among the many things on our plate is the return of our critically acclaimed show the McSorley & Chung Magic Hour for a one-night only benefit for the Mount Bruno United Church (25 rue Lakeview St-Bruno-de-Montarville QC J3V 2L4) on Friday July 22nd at 7pm (masks required). Tickets are $20. You can buy your tickets in person there, OR send me an email here or at magicians AT mcsorleyandchung DOT com and I'll help you reserve your seats, and can fill you in on any details you might need.
Oh and to be fair, this is actually an updated version of the show including a couple pieces we've never done before. So you'll be able to see firsthand whether they work within our show, or die a fiery death. That's gotta be worth 20 bucks.
From the Montreal Magic Jam:
Pit Hartling is Germany’s most successful magician in the weight-class under 130 pounds. Pit is part of Germany’s Flicking Fingers group, he was the youngest member of the famous Escuela Magica de Madrid and won Lecturer of the Year from the Academy of Magical Arts in Hollywood.
Internationally, Pit is best known for his fun and clever style of card magic as well as his Little Green Lecture notes and his critically acclaimed books Card Fictions and In Order to Amaze.
In this entertaining show-lecture Pit discusses card effects from his professional repertoire. He covers not only the working of the tricks themselves, but also general principles of method and presentation that can be used in any magic context.There will be a wide variety of plots and effects, with methods ranging from sleight of hand and clever use of mathematical and psychological strategies to some routines that are entirely sleight-free.
Finally, Pit will explain how to become rich and sexy, as well as the correct use of false promises.
From the may 30th article "Brownstein: Montreal Fringe Festival all grown up, but still out there" by Bill Brownstein in the Montreal Gazette:
Sarra-Bournet, a former Cirque du Soleil acrobat, is in rehearsal mode at Fringe headquarters at the Mainline Theatre. Following a clowning/dancing/juggling routine, Sarra-Bournet dons his magic chapeau and a cape — actually a giant eco-friendly garbage bag — and bedazzles those of us in attendance with a mind-blowing, sleight of hand card trick that would also suggest he has X-ray vision.
“Some people say clowns have no business doing magic, but I like to break the rules, trying to do everything I can,” says the Montrealer performing in his second Fringe. “I like to think of myself as a generalist. My character Mario goes to a talent contest every year, but never succeeds at any particular talent. So he’s always preparing something else. Sadly, he’s really not so good at anything.”
Disagree. From what we can see, this clown is a master of many métiers.
Catch Chris Ramsay and Wes Barker on their upcoming Magic & Comedy tour!
From WesBarker.ca:
Check back for updates!
The Big Trick Energy Live show has been cancelled because we are not popular enough to fill arenas. (Makes sense)
— Chris Ramsay (@chrisramsay52) March 30, 2022
Instead, Wes and I are booking smaller venues across Canada! Click the linktree in my bio for info!! pic.twitter.com/JYKiHx3d5Q
From the RAG BAG Cabaret BILINGUAL à Café Cléopatra Eventbrite page:
Our rock star line-up includes:
Drag Diva Ruby Foxglove
Hilarious Jokesters Thomas Levac
Burlesque Goddess Rhapsody Bluth
Songstress Extraordinaire Cat & The Queen
Magic Mistro Chris Mayhew
From the December 1st Tweet by Luc Langevin:
Today, tickets for my brand new stage show, "Truths," go on sale! I will walk on the fine line between truth and falsehood... I can't wait to see you again in person! 😁
C’est aujourd’hui que les billets pour mon tout nouveau spectacle sur scène, « Vérités », sont mis en vente! J’y marcherai sur la fine ligne entre la vérité et le mensonge…
— Luc Langevin (@LucLangevin) December 1, 2021
J’ai tellement hâte de vous revoir en personne! 😁 👉https://t.co/isfhlz8OWZ#luclangevin #vérités pic.twitter.com/zAFf6aNdke
Purchase tickets to this event at Montreal Magic Jam.
From the Montreal Magic Jam newsletter:
What: Conférence Michel Huot
When: Lundi le 29 novembre, 19h00 (7pm)
Where: 6546 Rue St-Hubert, Montréal, QC H2S 2M3The cold weather has finally arrived in Montreal, but it's not all bad news. On top of having a couple special online events schedules in the near future, for the first time, in a very long time we'll be having an in-person event, a lecture from hometown favorite Michel Huot. En plus, la conférence sera en français.
Michel is a remarkable performer in English, but even better in his native French, so we figured it would be a great opportunity to see him at his finest.
For those of you who are less adept at the language, Michel will be happy to translate to English as needed throughout the lecture.
With over 25 years of performing under his belt, Michel knows a thing or two about the craft. The man behind best-selling tricks like Priceless, and Socks will be sharing his creations with us, as well as the real secrets of professional magic. I think you'll really want to pay attention to what he has to say.
Of course, we'll have to do a vaccination check and follow Quebec health guidelines so spots will be limited. So please don't wait to register, especially since you can save 10 bucks while you're at it.
To learn more, subscribe to the Montreal Magic Jam email list here:
https://montrealmagicjam.com/
From the August 31st blog post at JoeCulpepper.com:
“Engl 398 — Magic Languages: Written, Oral and Visual Traditions of Conjuring” is open for registration at Concordia University’s department of English.
This special topics course examines how individuals express and experience magic through various storytelling media. Texts related to conjuring by Reginald Scot, Shakespeare, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Adelaide Herrmann, Jorge Luis Borges and others will be explored with conceptual tools from theories of adaptation, postcolonialism, cinema studies and performance studies. A special emphasis will be placed on the so-called Golden Age of stage conjuring in the West (1880-1930) and how scientific technologies, exoticism, and colonialism from that period are at once present and questioned by contemporary performance today.
| Montreal, QC | Ring 62 (20th Century Ring) | - N/A. |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - Auction night. |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - Coin magic. |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (KW Magic Society) | - Show and tell. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - Sneaky moves. - Initiation show. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - N/A |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - Mario "the Maker Magician" Marchese lecture. |
| Montreal, QC | Ring 62 (20th Century Ring) | - N/A. |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - Show and share. |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - Dennis Weir lecture. |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (KW Magic Society) | - TBA. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - N/A. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - N/A |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - Carisa Hendrix lecture. |
Looking forward to sharing my magic in Montreal. I'll also be sharing thoughts about how to make your magic better. These are techniques I've used when consulting in China on the Amazing Magicians series, Rick Wilcox and Mac King in Vegas. If you're from Montreal, I hope to see you there.
| Montreal, QC | Ring 62 (20th Century Ring) | - N/A. |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - Java night. Have a coffee, talk about restaurant magic and bring tricks to perform for each other and possibly the patrons in the restaurant. |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - People showing stuff. |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (KW Magic Society) | - Teach-a-trick night. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - N/A. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - N/A |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - James Harrison lecture (Browser's) - Andi Gladwin lecture (Browser's). |
| Montreal, QC | Ring 62 (20th Century Ring) | - N/A. |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - Christmas treats. Club provides Christmas goodies. Members perform 2- 3 tricks. Bring family and friends. |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - Show by Keith O'Brien. |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (KW Magic Society) | - Holiday banquet. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - N/A. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - N/A |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - TBA |
- Je suis heureux d’annoncer que j’ai été choisi par le chanteur Allan Rayman, prix Juno du meilleur nouvel artiste 2018, pour ouvrir son spectacle à L’ANTI Bar-Spectacle (27 nov.) à Québec, ainsi qu’au centre MTELUS (29 nov.) à Montréal. Une soirée qui sera feutré en musique et magie!
- I am very pleased to announce that I was selected by singer Allan Rayman (he received a Juno Award nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018) to open his show in Quebec at L'ANTI Bar-Spectacle (Nov 27) and at the MTELUS Center (Nov 29) in Montreal. An evening that will be felted with music and magic!
The 2019 ORT Montreal Ted Wise Gala for Jewish Education will take place on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at Place des Arts. There will be a cocktail dinatoire at 6 pm, followed by the show at 7:30 pm.
Honourees this year are community leaders Jonathan Goodman, Jeff Hart, Dean Mendel, and Gideon Pollack while the feature performer will be Mat Franco, the first and only magician ever to win NBC’s America’s Got Talent. He takes an innovative approach to magic-making that’s driven by pure joy and that wins over audiences!
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| Montreal, QC | Ring 62 (20th Century Ring) | - N/A. |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - Buck Mcleod lecture. |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - Flea circus. - Mike Fisher |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (KW Magic Society) | - Round Table Discussion. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - N/A. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - N/A |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - The Magic Lab (panel: Glenn Ottaway, David Peck, and Mike Carbone) |
Mark your calendars NOVEMBER 2ND FROM 10AM TO 1PM. 2019
GUY DAY CELEBRATION
We’re celebrating Guy Day. Yes we are having a special event at Perfect Magic and invite you to to be there. We are honouring Guy Camirand of the Camirand AcadeIMG_0129.jpgmy of Magic. Many of you were his students of magic and he would be thrilled to see you. Many of you may have purchased the excellent products that he and Gary Ouellet created. Guy said he is bringing a surprise, something new that should be of interest to you, but he didn’t tell me what it is.
Bring your kids with you and get them started in magic. I’m sure they’ll be entertained.
We’re having a STOREWIDE SALE for the occasion, so be sure to be here on this coming Saturday NOVEMBER 2nd from 10:00am to 1:00pm 2019 We look forward to seeing you.
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The Comedy Nest 40-ish Anniversary – October 24, 25, 26
Celebrate 40 years of funny at Montreal’s original comedy club with some of the city’s finest comedians from past and present, including JEFF ROTHPAN (The Tonight Show), MARTHA CHAVES (CBC’s Just For Laughs), RICK BRONSON (CBC’s Just For Laughs), BOWSER & BLUE (The Comedy Network), HEIDI FOSS (Comics Unleashed), JOEY ELIAS (The Comedy Network’s MatchGame), DAVID ACER (CBC’s Just For Laughs), PHIL SHUCHAT (The Rick Mercer Report) and many more!
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This Thursday to Saturday (October 24-26) catch our 40-ish Anniversary celebration with @jeffrothpan @TheMarthaChaves @bowserandblue @TheRickBronson @Heidi_Foss @David_Acer @bruins_514 @Shuchat and more great guests every show! Info/tix: https://t.co/Ut7kpMIO96 pic.twitter.com/a1tjLkmm6S— Comedy Nest (@comedynest) October 21, 2019
Acer and Shuchat shone among the first wave of anglo comics in the early years of the Nest.
“I go way back to the 1920s with Bob Hope,” Acer quips. “Actually, I did my first set at the Nest in 1989 … when we didn’t have microphones and comedians talked through rolled-up paper cones. Okay, I may be misremembering that a little.”
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Huge thanks to @billbrownstein and the @mtlgazette for this fun article about The Comedy Nest crossing over into middle age! https://t.co/tfyS2SmFtQ— Comedy Nest (@comedynest) October 23, 2019
Lecture: Wed Oct 23
Show: Sun Oct 27
Jared Kopf is one of magic’s finest artists. As a young man, he built a reputation on his flawless technique and massive repertoire of classics, executed to perfection. It didn’t hurt that he studied under master magicians Bob White and Johnny Thompson. Over the ensuing years, he’s also proven himself to be a master performer, and is considered among the cognoscenti as one of the greatest magicians of his generation.
His lectures always cover a variety of topics:sleight-of-hand card and coin magic, classical magic (Cups & Balls, Linking Rings, etc.), mentalism, and “readings” with various symbols, especially the Tarot de Marseille. The lecture’s thesis argues for a unified theory of Magic as a natural phenomenon.
Jared has done incarnations of this ever-evolving lecture for Conjuring Arts University and across North America, Europe, China, Hong Kong, and Japan, spreading the word that Magic is real—even the fake kind.
So come join us and spend some time with Jared Kopf. We’re happy to have him to lecture, a show, a workshop, as well as one special very limited intimate event that you’ll only hear about if you’re on our mailing list.
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