14 April
Featuring hosts Sam Lee and Patrick Boyle, Victoria Tonight's first show is April 14 at the Ratfish Lounge.
Our first guest is magician/podcaster Dave Attwood, with stand up comedy from Mark Robertson and Darcy Collins.
Shane Priestley is our man on the street looking for people to tell him jokes around town!
Read more.
11 April 2014
Victoria: Victoria Tonight
From the Victoria Tonight Episode 1 Facebook event:
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Dave Attwood
10 April 2014
Toronto: The Ghost Experience with Jamie Stam
From Reality Based Magic:
On Friday nights, starting April 25, we will be premiering The Ghost Experience. Jamie Stam — who has appeared many times on Magic@theCage and Magic at the Winchester, one of our favourite presenters — is exploring a much more serious and mysterious side of the human experience; what happens with those who are no longer with us, yet remain behind. It’s a chilling, and yet somehow uplifting, affair.
The show will be every Friday night at a secret location in Downtown Toronto, which is only revealed to ticket holders (which means all tickets must be purchased in advance — you’ll never find the door!). Doors open at 6:30, with dinner served up until 7:30. After dinner, everything changes.
Read more and learn about the special preview performance.
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09 April 2014
IncrediBrent & Super Sarah on CHCH's "Morning Live"
On Vimeo, watch IncrediBrent and Super Sarah talk about their anti-bullying magic show on CHCH's "Morning Live."
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Brent Nicholls,
Sarah Nicholls
08 April 2014
Toronto: Vincent Hedan workshop
I attended a lecture by Vincent Hedan last Spring. What a brilliant magician!
From the Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club:
[via Magic Information Canada]
From the Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club:
Saturday, May 3, 2014
The Browser’s Den of Magic
Read more and buy tickets from Ring 17.
[via Magic Information Canada]
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07 April 2014
Kitchener: Mickael Chatelaine lecture
From the Caesar hat and Wand Magic Circle:
[via Magic Information Canada]
April 30th
Tri-City Lecture
Mickael Chatelaine
This is our yearly 4 F lecturer.
Read more.
[via Magic Information Canada]
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06 April 2014
Toronto: A Series of Unfortunate Effects
From Five Academy Magic:
Tuesday April 29th, 2014
The Revue Cinema (400 Roncesvalles Ave)
If you love magic, movies, and laughing this is the event for you. Combining a story-driven plot with a magic instructional, join Toronto's top magicians as they premiere their long awaited movie, A Series of Unfortunate Effects!
After witnessing an amazing magic trick performed by the Five Card Stud Lee Asher, Chris Mayhew enlists his friend Ben Train to help him discover Lee’s secret.
These two soon discover that uncovering the secrets to magic are not as easy as they once thought. Join Chris and Ben as they learn magic from underground magicians Jeff Hinchliffe, Glenn West, and Chris Westfall, all while avoiding destruction at the hands of crazed card collector Bill Abbott. Get ready for a wild story-driven magic instructional, filled with laughs and incredible card tricks.
Read more.
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Glenn West,
Jeff Hinchliffe,
Lee Asher
05 April 2014
Road Trip to see Jay Scott Berry
From The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club:
GOOD EVENING MEMBERS & FRIENDS OF THE DOUG HENNING MAGIC WAND CLUB HAMILTON IBM RING #49:
The Club Executive has unanimously agreed to make our April Meeting a “ROAD TRIP” to BUFFALO IBM Ring 12 on MONDAY APRIL 7th to see the Jay Scott Berry 2014 Speed of Light Lecture. (normally our April meeting would be on Tues April 8th at Binkley Church) Paid up club members will have the lecture fee of $10 (US) paid out of our Ring treasury. Non-members must pay a $10 lecture fee at the door. ****PLEASE NOTE**** ALL ATTENDING THE LECTURE MUST HAVE A VALID CANADIAN PASSPORT in order to enter the United States.
Read more.
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04 April 2014
Lucas Wilson bowling for for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Erie
Good luck Lucas and Kelly!
From YouTube: The Illusionist - Bowl for Kids Sake:
[via iTricks]
From YouTube: The Illusionist - Bowl for Kids Sake:
Check out this great fundraiser to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Grand Erie. Did you know they served 498 local children in 2013! Bowl For Kids Sake is a lot of fun, a great way to raise money, and a long lasting investment in our community.
Help my team by donating today!
Read more and donate.
[via iTricks]
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Lucas Wilson
03 April 2014
Trevor and Lorena: Thursdays Live
From Brown Paper Tickets:
Thursdays Live always features Seattle's premier entertainers up close and personal, so on April 17th join us for an evening of laughter and mind-bending magic with Brian Cook Chris Bange and Canada's own Trevor and Lorena Watters. You will not only be close enough to experience every detail, but you may even be asked to help make the magic happen, so get ready to participate in the fun. You will experience the wonder of new possible realities first had and have a great story to tell your family, friends and co-workers the next day.
Read more and buy tickets.
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02 April 2014
Grateful for our April sponsors
Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support. We're pleased to have the support of:
- Clive Court - The Fun-da-Mentalist,
- Evelyn & Phil Matlin, owners of Perfect Magic and
- Jeff Pinsky, owner of The Browser's Den of Magic!
The next time you see them, let them know you saw their sponsorship here!
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Or you can Be Our Friend for only $20 per year!
Donations of any size are always welcome.
Or you can Be Our Friend for only $20 per year!
Donations of any size are always welcome.
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01 April 2014
Rounding the Western rings in April
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
City | Club | Event(s) |
Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - n/a |
Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - n/a |
Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - n/a |
Fraser Valley, BC | IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle) | - Magic flea market - Parlour Magic with special guest stars Rod Chow and Steve Dickson |
Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - Steve Brooks lecture |
Vancouver, BC | SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly) | - n/a |
Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - Annual General Meeting |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
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Rounding the Ontario rings in April
Updated April 24th to add the following from the Doug Henning Magic Wand Club:
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
Mark your calendars for next Wed. April 30th. No, it’s not Tax Filing Deadline (CRA gave a 5 day extension). It’s the Tri-City Lecture (London,Kitchener & Hamilton Clubs) hosted by Kitchener IBM Ring#235 at 7pm. at
St.Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,54 Queen St.North @ Weber Street, Kitchener N2H 2H2.
Originally our 3 clubs were having Mickael Chatelaine from France lecture, after his appearance at the 4F convention (this weekend in Batavia NY.) Unfortunately, Mickael broke his elbow a few weeks ago and will not be attending the 4F convention. Our thanks to member Joan Caesar for arranging a substitute lecturer/performer/entertainer & multi award winner Michael Dardant, who coincidently was born in France, but calls his home in the “Big Easy” New Orleans.
Read more.
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - n/a |
London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - Kitchener Club (roadtrip!) - |
Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle) | - Magic Auction |
Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - Literacy Magic - Executive Nominations |
Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - Chris Westfall lecture |
Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - Kenton Knepper lecture |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
Rounding the Eastern rings in April
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
Halifax, NS | Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court) | - n/a |
St. John, NB | Magic Circle of St. John | - n/a |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
Going for it!
I've spent the past 3+ years posting notices of performances, lectures, awards and achievements at this blog. At the back of my mind, a seed was planted.
It was small and quiet at first. A hushed whisper of a thought. Easy to ignore.
As the days and months progressed, the inner voice grew slowly but surely. The everyday busy made it easy to discount. There are bills and groceries and errands and accounting and schedules that need my attention.
But with every post about a magical success story, the notion became more entrenched.
Most recently at Ring 17 members night I was delighted to see so many members go to the front of the room and just go for it. And so, the subconscious niggling finally asserted itself to the conscious mind.
The time has come for me to put all of my free time towards mastering the craft of magic. Toronto magician and five year producer of Abracadabaret, James Alan, has agreed to take me under his wing. (I've watched him very patiently teach children. He's going to need all of his patience to get me stage ready!)
To increase my motivation, a downtown Toronto venue has been booked in the middle of October, for my first solo show. It is with tremendous gratitude that I thank James for clearing his schedule to assist with coaching me, as well as both producing and directing this project. Accordingly, posting at this site will be infrequent to nonexistent over the next while.
Details of the upcoming performance will be released when the timing is right. Timing, as they say, is everything.
And with that I remind you, dear readers, to check the timing (and especially the date) of publication of this announcement.
"I can do that."
It was small and quiet at first. A hushed whisper of a thought. Easy to ignore.
"I can do that."
As the days and months progressed, the inner voice grew slowly but surely. The everyday busy made it easy to discount. There are bills and groceries and errands and accounting and schedules that need my attention.
But with every post about a magical success story, the notion became more entrenched.
"I can do that."
Most recently at Ring 17 members night I was delighted to see so many members go to the front of the room and just go for it. And so, the subconscious niggling finally asserted itself to the conscious mind.
"I can do that. Go and do it!"
The time has come for me to put all of my free time towards mastering the craft of magic. Toronto magician and five year producer of Abracadabaret, James Alan, has agreed to take me under his wing. (I've watched him very patiently teach children. He's going to need all of his patience to get me stage ready!)
To increase my motivation, a downtown Toronto venue has been booked in the middle of October, for my first solo show. It is with tremendous gratitude that I thank James for clearing his schedule to assist with coaching me, as well as both producing and directing this project. Accordingly, posting at this site will be infrequent to nonexistent over the next while.
Details of the upcoming performance will be released when the timing is right. Timing, as they say, is everything.
And with that I remind you, dear readers, to check the timing (and especially the date) of publication of this announcement.
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31 March 2014
Top 5 posts in March 2014
5. Manitoba museum an honour to son
4. Broken wand: Sandy Gregory
3. Goodbye to Morrissey Magic -- the end of an era in Toronto
2. Random thoughts about Ring 17 Members' Night
and the most viewed post in March is ...
1. [Guest post] An open letter from the president of Ring 17
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30 March 2014
Orlando: Bill Abbott
From Bill Abbott's Twitter feed:
Appearing at Wizards in Orlando Monday! Grab a ticket and let me know if you're coming. @wizardzmagic http://t.co/wFXExIowjS
— Bill Abbott (@billabbottmagic) March 30, 2014
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29 March 2014
Everett: Tyler Wilson and Chris Mayhew
From the Northwest Ring of Fire:
June 21st, 2014
Tyler Wilson Lecture
with special guest Chris Mayhew
Read more.
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28 March 2014
Random thoughts about Magic @ The Cage
Over March Break,
we made our way to The Cage to catch Abracadabaret in action.
On tap were James Alan, Chris Westfall and Jamie Stam.
- The Crimson Lounge at The Cage is a great venue for dinner theatre. [This is a cash only venue.]
- Performers who are aware that there minors in the audience, and adjust their script / set to accommodate for young people, win over the children's parents immediately. Doubly so if the show wasn't billed as a child friendly show.
- Performers who mind their language because of the presence of young persons with perhaps delicate ears, can be more entertaining than if they had ignored the fact entirely. [Kudos and thank you to James Alan!]
- Adults are surprisingly entertained by children volunteers on stage, as long as the children are enjoying themselves and especially if the children are laughing.
- Kidlet has seen a balloon animal act
before,a few times, more times than I can remember and was still well entertained by Chris's handling. Impressive Chris! - I'm always delighted to see James on stage with a roll of duct tape in hand. Because I know what follows is going to be wonderful.
- Jamie presented some material I hadn't seen him perform before. Very creative, visual and effective.
- Most of the Sunday (and some of the Tuesday) shows this month have been sold out. Be sure to purchase your tickets in advance to reserve your seats! (If you have comps, do let James Alan know which date you're hoping to attend.)
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Jamie Stam
26 March 2014
Montreal: Chris Westfall's Calculated Chaos
From Montreal Magic Jam:
I should also remind you that Chris is giving his lecture in Ottawa on April 1st:
April 3rd
One of the things we enjoy most about organizing these lectures is being able to introduce you to new up-and-coming magicians, so we’re very excited to be bringing Chris Westfall to Montreal. Chris is a true student of magic as well as a worker in every sense of the word. With thousands of performances under his belt in a multitude of venues, Chris has developed a style and repertoire suited for the real world. Chris’s material has been published in Magic, Genii and M-U-M, and he was an invited speaker at the acclaimed 2013 Magi-Fest convention.
Read more (également en français) and buy tickets.
I should also remind you that Chris is giving his lecture in Ottawa on April 1st:
pic.twitter.com/2dTXs9Hro1
— Chris Westfall (@westfallmagic) January 7, 2014
25 March 2014
Wendy's missing seven
Earlier I mentioned that there were 7 missing videos from the
“Wendy’s Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger Magic Show.”
Here they are!
Watch Extra Trick 4, Ken Margoe, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 5, Baldini, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 6, Rob Testa, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 7, Baldini, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 8, Baldini, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 9, Mark Lewis, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 10, Adam Swaye, on YouTube:
Here they are!
Watch Extra Trick 4, Ken Margoe, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 5, Baldini, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 6, Rob Testa, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 7, Baldini, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 8, Baldini, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 9, Mark Lewis, on YouTube:
Watch Extra Trick 10, Adam Swaye, on YouTube:
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