Congratulations to Atsushi Ono and Magic Ben for advancing to the CGT semi-finals!
From the April 25th Facebook post by Canada's Got Talent:
The auditions have come to a close on Canada's Got Talent! We're proud to announce the 18 Semi-Finalists that will continue to the next round with our judges and give the country the opportunity to vote for their Season 2 Champion!
The best compete for your vote! Canada's Got Talent Semi-Finals start next Tuesday 8/7c on Citytv!
From the April 20th Instagram post by Michael Craig Francis:
London!!!! Come on out to the Rec Room London to watch @chriswestfallmagic and @awesomemikemagic perform magic and blow your mind!
From Eventbrite:
Support the Norfolk Hammerheads Aquatic Club and have your mind blown by Canada's top mentalist and Norfolk-based vaudeville quintet!
From the March 29th Facebook post by Keith Brown:
Had a great time performing at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Peterborough this weekend.
I have two BIG BIG Shows coming up.
Saturday, May 6th - Guelph - River Run Centre. This gorgeous theatre has 800 seats, PLEASE help me fill it. I'll be doing my one man show
Wednesday, May 10th - London - Wolf Performance Hall.
Keith Brown & Friends returns to London! We have an incredible line up.
Award winning magician Nicholas Wallace, as seen on America's Got Talent and Penn and Teller: Fool Us
Juno nominated singer-songwriter Corin Raymond.
Our sincere condolences to Paul's family and friends at this impossible time.
Updated April 29th to add:
Updated at 9:20am to add:
Kilshaw died Wednesday [April 19] after suffering a heart attack, his sister Catherine Dempsey said from her home in Newfoundland.
He was born on Aug. 4, 1962, in Grostenquin, France, where his father, who was in the air force, was stationed. The youngest of four, Kilshaw moved with his family to Ottawa then to Victoria when he was about six.
The family lived near Willows Beach and it was there that a young Kilshaw met a magician who started teaching him sleight of hand, Dempsey said.
“For the first few years, we sort of ignored him. You know, it was just a little boy doing stuff and then it kept on and the next thing we knew he was getting good,” Dempsey said.
Kilshaw worked at Tony’s Trick and Joke Shop, which has since closed, honing his craft.
Read more.
From the April 21st article "‘He was a gift’: Greater Victoria mourns loss of popular balloon, magic man" by Christine Vanreeuwy at the Vancouver Island Free Daily:
A familiar face with a fandom at any event he attended – pretty much all of them whether he was working or not – Kilshaw wowed Greater Victoria crowds for more than three decades
“We lost a great man. He was a gift,” said friend Kelly Kurta, also the executive director of the Greater Victoria Festival Society. “Paul was an in-person kind of guy. He’d show up at an event even just to say hello.”
Kilshaw caught the magic bug as a child and spent years honing the craft, travelling far and wide to study with the masters in this art.
Fondly called Paulie, Kilshaw was known for magic and balloons and was always looking for some new twist.
From CBC Radio One Vancouver (On The Island):
On The Island with Gregor Craigie - April 21, 2023: The island magician and balloon artist Paul Kilshaw died this week. His friend Phil Mansfield will share his legacy with us
You may remember that in 2016 Paul entertained Prince George and Princess Charlotte at a children’s party at Government House in Victoria. This lead to Paul being featured in a photo used for the Cambridge's Christmas card!
Some memories from the magic community:
