Murray Hatfield and Teresa at MCW in Chicago

Murry Hatfield and Teresa will be headlining the Magic Collectors Weekend (MCW) in Chicago next month.  From the Magicol website:

The show will be hosted by David Charvet and, in addition to being the Master of Ceremonies, David will perform an interlude with Rag Pictures, the subject of his presentation the day before. Also on the bill, will be multiple Magic Castle Award Winner John Carney, presenting some of the classics of parlor prestidigitation with that light and playful touch for which he is famous. Headlining the show will be Murray Hatfield and Teresa, making their MCW and Chicago debut. 

Read more about their MCW debut.

To learn more about the MCW or to register, please visit the Magicol website.

Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show

From the Edmonton Journal:

... local writer Sheldon Casavant is vying for the Children’s Literature prize for Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show.

Read more.

Good luck Sheldon!

EXCITING NEWS: 'Morton the Magician' has been shortlisted for an AB Literary Award in Children's Literature!... http://fb.me/ZxwnsAZuless than a minute ago via Facebook Favorite Retweet ReplySheldon Casavant
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London: Keith Brown's "Feats of Mystery"

From Keith's blog:

Here are the showtimes for Feats of Mystery this summer for the London Fringe Festival.

Friday June 17                 5:00pm
Saturday June 18              8:30pm
Sunday June 19                5:00pm
Wednesday June 22          7:30pm
Friday June 24                11:00pm
Saturday June 25              7:30pm

Location: The Arts Project.

David Acer: "Never iron flash paper."

"A Superb Tip from David Acer. Comedian, Magician, TV Star, Author…." was posted by Perfect Magic today.  Along with some remembrances and photos of times gone by, David responds to the questions:

"Q: What was the first trick that made you think this is what you want to do?"

and

"Q: What advice would you give aspiring magicians?"

Go read David's answers now!

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Editor's note:

My most indelible memory of David has to at CAMaraderie in 2001, where he performed the Cups and Balls with garbage bins and soccer balls as depicted below:

CAM/PCAM Combined Convention: Close-up artists announced

Close-up entertainers Jon Allen and Diamond Jim Tyler have been announced as appearing in this year's CAM and PCAM combined convention. 

For more information about the convention, please visit MagicianConvention.com



[h/t: CAM]

Remembering the Society of Canadian Magicians

Do you remember the Society of Canadian Magicians (SCM)?  If so, go on over the the Facebook page David Donoghue has set up for remembering the SCM.  There is a dearth of information on the internet about the SCM.  MagicPedia has only two lines on the organization.

Help document the history of the organization by contributing to the discussions or adding to the collection of online photos.


[h/t: John Pellatt]

Colombini Farewell Tour

[Edited May 24 to add Toronto date.]

From WildColumbini.com:

DO NOT MISS OUT ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE COLOMBINI'S DURING WHAT WILL BE THERE FAREWELL TOUR OF THE CONTINENTAL US AND CANADA. After careful thought and deliberation we have decided that this will be our final lecture tour of the US and Canada.

Canadian dates include:

• Vancouver, May 12th
• Victoria, May 13th
• Edmonton, May 14th
• Toronto, June 1st
• Montréal,  June 5th

For more information, visit Wild Columbini Magic.


[h/t: MagicInfo.ca]