Canada's Magic

30 September 2015

Request for LinkedIn endorsements and recommendations

Hi folks!

I'm polishing up my LinkedIn profile in anticipation of making a slow re-entry into the work force.

If we're connected via LinkedIn, and you feel comfortable doing so, would you please go to the "Skills and Endorsements" section of my profile (bottom half between "Experience" and "Education") and endorse me for skills you feel I have demonstrated running Canada's Magic? Some skills that would be relevant include, but are not limited to:

Blogging
Social Media
Social Media Marketing
Social Networking
Writing

Additionally, if you feel comfortable leaving a comment or two in the "Recommendations" section (bottom of page), I'd be grateful. In addition to the previously listed topics, some areas that would be relevant include, but are not limited to:

Community building
Relationship building
Professionalism

Any support you'd be able to provide is appreciated!

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

-N

29 September 2015

Toronto: Rob Testa at "Magic Tonight"

Confirm details by visiting Abracadabaret.com

Toronto (Sun): Rob Testa

James Alan, over at Abracadaberet, has kindly offered the readers of Canada's Magic a coupon code for 50% off tickets to "Magic Tonight!" Use the coupon code cmagic when you buy your tickets for Magic Tonight to receive your discount*.

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* Offer is subject to change without notice. Canada's Magic earns a commission when you use the coupon code cmagic.

Rounding the Western rings in October 2015

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)	- TBA
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- N/A
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- TBA
Fraser Valley, BC	IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring )	- TBA
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)	- N/A

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

Rounding the Central rings in October 2015

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Executive Installation Ceremony.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- TBA.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Three card monte.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Halloween Magic & Rope magic.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- David Kaplan lecture.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- James Alan lecture.

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

Rounding the Eastern rings in October 2015

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Halifax, NS	Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court)	- TBA - Visit their Facebook page.
St. John, NB	Magic Circle of St. John	- TBA

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

28 September 2015

Browser's Bash 2015 recap video

Chris Mayhew video edited the 2015 Browser's Bash down to 4 minutes. How many magicians* in the video can you name? Bonus question: How many female magicians* in the video can you name?

* includes amateurs and enthusiasts

And a reminder that Browser's Magic Bash 2016 tickets will go on sale Monday, September 28th, 2015 at 10AM.

Watch on the Browser's Den of Magic YouTube channel:

27 September 2015

Winner of an Instant Magician hoodie

The contest to win an Instant Magician hoodie from Gwyn Auger closed last night at midnight.

We had some great mentions of awesome magic assistants. Some of you even went for bonus points, picking Gwyn as your favourite assistant!

Here's the list of entrants:

1	Mike S.	Gwyn...of course!
2	Daniel L.	Paul Daniels assistant is Debbie McGee
3	Lee	Sandra Szeles (Amazing Johnathan)
4	Thanh	Penn & Teller, because I don't know which one is the assistant :D
5	John H.	Nani Darnell
6	Dan M.	Mr Piffles (Piff the Magic Dragon)
7	Debbie L.	Of course it's Gwyn!
8	Tyra B.	Gwyn, of course!
9	Doug C.	A lady whose name I forget who took a large cloth from Murray Hatfield and walked gracefully offstage with. Because no one noticed the thing that it was crucial they not notice.

Random draw results from Rafflecopter:

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Congratulations Thanh! We'll be in touch to let you know how to claim your prize.

Thanks to everyone for playing and a special thanks to Gwyn for making the prize available to you!

Lee Asher on magical connections

From Lee Asher's blog:

On the afternoon we went, we were lucky enough to catch four different magicians performing on the pitch. While all of them were noteworthy in some fashion, one performance stood out the most for me. I've never seen anything like it before and it's one of those instances where it makes you reflect on your own life.

Magic Man Andrew Eland, a wonderful comedian and sleight-of-hand artist by way of South Africa, is that act. He's got an amazing knack (one of the best) for insanely difficult sleight of hand. Multiply that by the fact he's an excellent performer (and super funny), and you'll start to understand why he's considered a true legend among the underground.

During his performance we saw that day, something terrible happened. Not bad like finding the wrong card, but honestly terrible and gut-wrenching in the kind of way that sends shivers down your spine. As a performer, I never want to face this. Ever. Right there, I watched it happen to Andrew.

Read more.

26 September 2015

Win a copy of "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show"

Earlier today you read a guest post reporting on Sheldon Casavant's book "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show." Now you can win a copy for yourself!

Sheldon is generously offering our readers a chance to win a copy of his wonderful book "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show." Read below for details.

Watch Behind the Scenes of "Morton the Magician" on Sheldon's YouTube channel:

CONTEST:

I have been offered a copy of "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show" by Sheldon Casavant to give away to my readers.

I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner. (There will be one winner.) The draw results will be posted Saturday, October the 3rd.

To enter:

Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
Mandatory: Leave a comment in the widget, letting us know the name the first magic book you remember reading. (You do not need to be a magician to enter the contest. The book could be Harry Potter.)
Optional: For an additional entry, use the RaffleCopter widget to send this message to your Twitter followers:
"Enter by Oct 2 to win a copy of "Morton the Magician" by @SheldonCasavant via @canadasmagic
http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2015/09/win-copy-of-morton-magician-and-his.html"
If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and shipping information for me to share with Sheldon.

The fine print:

To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
Limit of one mandatory entry and one optional entry per person.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents excluding residents of Quebec.
This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting. (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
You must be able to use the prize as offered. (No cash value will be offered.)
The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
The contest closes Friday, October the 2nd at 11:59pm ET.

With thanks to Sheldon for generously making this prize available to you!

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[Guest post] Report on "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show"

I was generously provided a copy of "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show." This book, which was shortlisted for an Alberta Children’s Literature Award, is intended for young readers. With that in mind, I found a youthful reader who agreed to read and give me their feedback on the book.

(For more on "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show" skip to the bottom of the post.)

The following is a guest post from an author who wishes to be known as Kidlet.

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My thoughts on Sheldon Casavant's book "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show."

This is a good picture book for parents to read to their kids.
I really like the drawings, they're very nice.
Morton is someone that children can relate to.
I like that there are two tricks in the book that you can do by yourself.
It's funny that the rabbit is the announcer.
If I were younger, it would make me want to try doing magic tricks.
Parents, if your child under 6 years old likes magic or wants to be a magician, this is the perfect book for them!

Favourite things:

I like the words in the air before Morton's show, letting us know what's going on inside his head.
The story tells us we can be anything we want to be if we just put our minds to it.

In conclusion:

It's a fun story!

Thank you Kidlet for guest posting at Canada's Magic!

Watch Behind the Scenes of "Morton the Magician" on Sheldon's YouTube channel:

25 September 2015

Montreal: Le Lab Magique

Wednesday, September 30th, with headliner Stéphane Bélanger!

From Le Lab Magique's Facebook page:

C'est la semaine prochaine, la semaine qu'on peut couper en 2...le LAB MAGIQUE le mercredi 30 septembre à 19h30... Notre tête d'affiche Stéphane Bélanger l'imitateur des humoristes et plus...
Posted by Le Lab Magique on Thursday, 24 September 2015

24 September 2015

Aurora: Mind Bender and Yan Markson

From Mind Bender's Twitter feed:

If you want to enjoy a night of magic come out to my new show Mind Over Matter on Oct 3rd http://t.co/5vSowwWcb9 pic.twitter.com/cXpI9f2J8f
— Mind Bender (@JordanMurciano) September 3, 2015

23 September 2015

Toronto: Keith Brown at "Magic Tonight"

Confirm details by visiting Abracadabaret.com

Mississauga (Thurs): Keith Brown

Toronto (Sun): Keith Brown

James Alan, over at Abracadaberet, has kindly offered the readers of Canada's Magic a coupon code for 50% off tickets to "Magic Tonight!" Use the coupon code cmagic when you buy your tickets for Magic Tonight to receive your discount*.

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* Offer is subject to change without notice. Canada's Magic earns a commission when you use the coupon code cmagic.

22 September 2015

Win an "Instant Magician" hoodie

The contest is now closed. The winner was announced at "Winner of an Instant Magician hoodie."

Gwyn Auger is generously offering our readers a chance to win one of her creative designs!

Be an Instant Magician! "Saw the lady in half, again and again with the ease of the zipper... Bring out your inner magician!"

From Gwyn's Twitter feed:

Looks good! #hoodie #magiclife http://t.co/JBNN6ASXsQ #clothing #fall #magic pic.twitter.com/tJw1iQ3fqh
— Gwyn Auger (@magicassistant) September 14, 2015

Additionally, Gwyn's created the coupon code "CANADA" for you to use to receive 10% off your purchase, should you want to be an Instant Magician!

CONTEST:

I have been offered an "Instant Magician" hoodie from Gwyn Auger to give away to my readers.

I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner. (There will be one winner.) The draw results will be posted Sunday, September the 27th.

To enter:

Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
Leave a comment in the widget, letting us know the name of your favourite magician's assistant. (You do not need to be a magician to enter the contest.)
If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name, hoodie size, and shipping information for me to share with Gwyn.

The fine print:

To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
One entry per person.
This giveaway is open to Canadian residents excluding residents of Quebec.
This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting. (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
You must be able to use the prize as offered. (No cash value will be offered.)
The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
The contest closes Saturday, September the 26th at 11:59pm ET.

With thanks to Gwyn for generously making this prize available to you!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Mahdi Gilbert on MTV Finland

From Mahdi Gilbert's Twitter feed:

When I was on MTV Finland performing card magic https://t.co/NN2stE8CEP
— Mahdi Gilbert (@mahdigilbert) September 5, 2015

21 September 2015

Edmonton: David Merry at the Edmonton Comedy Festival

From David Merry's Twitter feed:

WIN your way into the Cabaret series starring 'Too Much Information's' @davidmerry #lolyeg http://t.co/5mvg0AwwgD pic.twitter.com/9wWoHhLXms
— Edmonton Comedy Fest (@ComedyEdmonton) September 13, 2015

Visit the Edmonton Comedy Festival website for details to win tickets to see David on October 9th or to buy tickets.

20 September 2015

Toronto: David Ben's "Tricks"

From Magicana's website:

Shamans, ravens, jesters, jugglers, conjurors, and magicians come in all shapes and sizes. In Tricks, David Ben - Soulpepper's resident trickster - presents a concert of magic inspired by an eclectic range of people and events: Frank Sinatra and Telford Fenton; Glenn Gould and Charles Bertram; Harold Lloyd and Harry Houdini; Tom Waits and Erik Satie; Hammer Studio Films and Southern Baptist preachers; and Dai Vernon and the cherry blossoms in Japan.

Ben, recognized as one of the top sleight-of-hand artists in the world, will showcase some of the most challenging and seldom-seen pieces of magic, all completely different than last year’s The Conjuror. There is no timeline or plot - just great tricks - comical and mysterious, beautiful and visceral - performed with twists and turns.

Read more and buy tickets using their promo code.