In order to compete at the World Championship, magicians from Canada and USA must first qualify in the North America Championship of Magic (FISM NACA Quebec 2020) happening May 6 - 10, 2020.
From Pierre Hamon's Facebook post:
12 January 2020
Friendly FISM February deadline reminder
From the December 16, 2019 post "FISM NACM Quebec 2020 | Interview with Renee-Claude Auclair" on Ryan Joyce's blog:
From Pierre Hamon's Facebook post:
From Pierre Hamon's Facebook post:
11 January 2020
Magicana accepting nominations for the 2019 Allan Slaight awards
Still no sign of a category for "Best Blog
Focused on Canadian Magicians Run by a Member of IBM Ring 17."
From Magicana:
From Magicana:
Nominations are now being accepted for work completed in 2019. The deadline for nominations is April 3, 2020. Nominations received after the deadline will be kept on file and considered for the following year.
Thank you for considering nominating someone for the Allan Slaight Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in the pursuit of the impossible. The nomination process consists of four steps:
- Your information
- Information about your nominee
- Supporting documentation
- Reviewing your information and submitting
In addition to basic information about you and your nominee, you will also have the opportunity to provide
- A biography (up to 750 words)
- A description of the work and why you are nominating this person (up to 300 words)
Read more and submit your nominations.
10 January 2020
Toronto: April Fools Magic Spectacular
From the Toronto Magic Company:
When was the last time you were fooled? I mean REALLY fooled?
Well you’ve NEVER been fooled like this!
In honour of April 1st, the most fooling day of the year, The Toronto Magic Company has gathered together some of the best and most popular magicians to ever appear on the hit TV show “Penn and Teller Fool Us”. Using world-class sleight of hand and mind-blowing illusions, these master magicians will prove that there’s nothing more fun than being fooled!
Featuring (in alphabetical order)
- Jason Palter - Fool Us, Season 5.
- Jay Sankey - Fool Us, Season 2
- Matt Disero - Fool Us, Season 3
- Nicholas Wallace - Fool Us, Season 5. FOOLER.
- Richard Forget - Fool Us, Season 4
- Ryan Joyce - Fool Us, Season 3
- The Sentimentalists - Fool Us, Season 5. FOOLER.
- Wes Barker - Fool Us, Season 2. FOOLER.
- Yan Markson - Fool Us, Season 4
This is a once in a lifetime event with VERY limited seating! Get your tickets before they disappear!
Read more and buy tickets.
09 January 2020
St. John: Matt Johnson
You can also catch Matt at the upcoming FISM/NACM convention in Quebec. Details at the bottom of the post.
From the Imperial Theatre:
From the Imperial Theatre:
May 6, 2020
Over the past 20 years Matt Johnson has literally traveled the globe performing in exotic locations such as Japan, Dubai, Argentina, Australia and throughout Europe.
Matt began his career in England as a young boy where he started to learn his craft as a traditional magician and illusionist. Since then he has traveled all over the world. On his travels around the world his knowledge in both magic and the mystic arts has grown. He has picked up secrets and techniques along the way from the countries he has visited and the people he has met. It’s this worldly perspective and his life stories that make Matt Johnson’s act truly unique and utterly captivating!
Read more and buy tickets.
I am thrilled to announce that I will be 1 of the headliners at this years FISM/NACM convention in Quebec May 6th to May 10th.https://t.co/io1ZtAd8lc— Matt Johnson - Escape Artist & Magician (@likemattjohnson) January 3, 2020
Come see me do my crazy stuff!!! pic.twitter.com/acKGZLB6T4
08 January 2020
Mississauga, New York, and Toronto: Mark Correia
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