Toronto: Al Grose coin workshop

From The Browser's Den Facebook group:

FREE COIN WORKSHOP COMING UP!!! 

Dear Denizens, 

We hope many of you will be interested and have the opportunity to come to:
FREE AL GROSE COIN WORKSHOP AT Browser's Den 

When: Saturday, September 27
Topic: 3 Fly Coin Effect (Coins vanishing from one hand and reappearing in the other hand)

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Matt DiSero at Canada's Walk of Fame Festival September 22-24

From Newswire:

TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2014 /CNW/ - Canada's Walk of Fame, along with National Premier Partner RBC, announces three days of free programming as part of Canada's Walk of Fame Festival, presented by Tim Hortons. Taking over Toronto's David Pecaut Square from September 22 – September 24, the Festival features an all-Canadian lineup of multi-disciplinary acts, from musical performances to book readings, stand-up comedy to breakdancing routines.


From 12 p.m. through to 11 p.m. each day, the Festival's free programming spotlights a talented collection of Canadian performers including 19-year-old rapper Wali (Flo) Shah who uses music and poetry to spread awareness about social issues; comedians Matt DiSero and Glen Foster; book readings from acclaimed authors Maureen Jennings and Kelley Armstrong; musical performances by Toronto-based acappella group Eh440, roots rockers The Treasures, renowned bluegrass duo The Abrams Brothers; Coquitlam, B.C.'s Tyler Shaw; JUNO Award winner Tomi Swick and chart-topping musician Karl Wolf. Plus the seven winners of this year's RBC Emerging Artist Music Mentorship Prize are scheduled to take the stage, including Grand Prize winner NEFE.

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Kreskin in the Globe and Mail

From The Globe and Mail:

Pick a god, any god.

The Amazing Kreskin is on the phone, and the parlour-trick performer and sometime predictor is riled up. “Something has happened in our culture,” he says, calling from New York. “Years ago, whether you were Jewish or Christian or just brought up well by your family, it meant something when you gave your word. But people don’t have as much guilt today.”

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Linking Ring (v94, 8) round-up

For those of you who haven't flipped through the August Linking Ring, here's some of the Canadiana inside this issue:

• Page 19, "The President's Page," by Shawn Farquhar
• Page 21, "Board of Trustees Nominations, 2015-2016," lists Alex Seaman
• Page 24, "Kickoff Show With the Stars of FFFF," with photos of Shawn
• Page 28, "Stage Contest Finals," with photos of Trevor and Lorena Watters and
• Page 30, "The Close-Up Finals," with a photo of Shin Lim

Dave Attwood interviews Trevor & Lorena Watters

If you listen carefully, you can hear them mention Sorcerers Safari and Clive Court.

From Attwood Magic Episode 69, 2014-09-13, about 16 minutes in:

This week we were so fortunate to have this year's recipients of FISM North American Champions Of Stage Magic, Trevor and Lorena Watters call into the studio to talk about their experience in the competition and them getting ready for next year's trip to Italy to showcase for July 15th FISM.

From the Dave Attwood Show Twitter feed:

Make sure you check out this week's episode of TDAS featuring Trevor & Lorena Watters http://t.co/69t4ambWnx
— Dave Attwood Show (@DaveAttwoodShow) September 15, 2014