Edmonton: Abra-Kid-Abra

From Sahida [pdf]:

Family Magic Show: ABRA-KID-ABRA -- DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC?

Then don’t miss Abra-Kid-Abra on Saturday, April 2nd 2011. The  Edmonton Magic Club and Al Shamal Shrine Clowns are proud to present a magic extravaganza for the senses. Two hours of incredible magic! From close up magicians to strolling performers and balloon twisters, the magic will overwhelm you from the moment you walk in the door. Then the curtains open with a full stage show featuring some of the best magicians Edmonton has to offer. We’re even going to take a boy or girl from the audience ... and make him or her float in the air. That’s right, FLOAT!

If you enjoy magic – if you enjoy being amazed – if you enjoy laughing and having fun, you need to be at Abra-Kid-Abra! This is a show for all age groups, grand parents to grand children. Tickets are limited, so get yours today! Tickets will be available shortly through unit heads and the Shrine Office.

[h/t: Gwyn Auger]

Ottawa: The Shadow Cutter

"The Shadow Cutter"  is a play about Dai Vernon staged in his city of birth, by Ottawa's Great Canadian Theatre Company.
From their website:

Step into the seductive world of magic, where secrets are currency and illusion rules supreme. In The Shadow Cutter, two actors take us on a dramatic journey through the remarkable life of Dai Vernon, the Ottawa-born magician who earned his international reputation as the only man ever to fool Houdini. Pierre Brault’s newest play conjures up Dai’s lifelong, obsessive quest for the ultimate card trick, and the unexpected cost of mastering it.

Visit their website to purchase tickets or for more information.


[h/t: The Magic Newswire]

Calgary: A Brush With Death

"A Brush With Death" is Calgary’s first nightclub magic act exclusively for adults.  Self-described as "an intimage evening of morbid comedy and macabre magic" it is hosted by Yeats Wong, features Curtis Brown (The Rolling Magician), headlines Brent Smith and has a special appearance by Gwyn Auger.

Visit BrushWithDeath.ca for more information or to purchase tickets.

Links for 2011-Mar-4

• Andrew Musgrave names Jay Sankey as Favourite Creator
• Piff Paff Poof Theatre Contest
  (Enter for your chance to WIN one of three prize packs for the March 17th show).
   
• Lecleric Show episodes on YouTube:
  55.  Girl of My Dreams - Eric Vanier (Day 55 of 365)
  56.  Cigarette Snorting - Day 56 of 365 
  57.  iPhone Magic Trick - Day 57 of 365
  58.  Live Mentalism - DAY 58 of 365
  59.  Disappearing Card Trick - Day 59 of 365
  60.  Snow Day - DAY 60 of 365
  61.  Rubik's Cube Dilema - Day 61 of 365
    

Windsor: Keith Brown and the Kama Sutra Improv fundraiser

Keith Brown will be entertaining as part of the Kama Sutra Improv dinner theatre fundraiser at Escape Cafe On The River

Keith's set will run from 5:30-6pm.

All proceeds from the show go to sending orphaned and disabled children to a school run by the Project India foundation.

Visit the Facebook page for more details.

Shawn Farquhar: Cover Boy

Shawn Farquhar is the cover boy for Issue 21 of Reelmagic Magazine.  Visit their website to view previous editions or to subscribe.

[h/t: @magiChampion]

Broken wand: Walter Earl Hopkins

Found at ConjurersCourt.ca:

HOPKINS, Walter Earl, QC – On February 22, 2011 we said goodbye to Walter Earl Hopkins (1933-2011); husband of 44 years to Dorothy (Fleming); dad to Susan and Glenn; Hoppy to friends and family; and Grandpa to Sam, Savannah and Siena. Walter practiced law for over 40 years in the Halifax area. Before completing his law degree at Dalhousie (1966) he spent 7 years in the Air Force and right into his 70's he still loved to go to the Officer's Mess on Friday evenings. Most of all he loved performing, practicing, and dreaming about magic and being a magician. His first show was as a young boy, his last as a 75 year old man. Sam (6) described his Grandpa as gone to another world like Luke Skywalker, and Savvy (4) and Siena (3) waved goodbye to him in the sky while enjoying one of his favourite things – cookies. So as a family that is how we all choose to say goodbye and remember him. Thank you to the many wonderful family and friends who have supported us through this difficult time. We will honour Walter's wishes for a small farewell with family from the home he loved very much and never really wanted to ever leave.

Visit the online guestbook at legacy.com