Next show: Friday May 18th, 2012
Featuring a 2000 year old trick alongside never-before-seen magical innovations, Ryan will present a variety of entertainments to delight and bedazzle*. He’ll defy impossible odds, show you curious mysteries, and you’ll laugh a whole lot along the way.
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It was William Hung who convinced him.
"I had performed all my life at this point," says the magician billed singularly as Murray. "I'm sitting there watching this guy who can't sing," he recalls of Hung, whose 15 minutes of fame came in 2004, after an atrocious rendition of "She Bangs" on "American Idol."
"He's got 40 million people who know him now, and he's getting $30,000 for a corporate show. Here's a guy who came out of nowhere, with no talent, and he's more famous than I'll ever be at this moment."
And so was the start of Murray's realization that he needed to be a brand as well as a magician. And he needed reality TV to help him.
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| City | Club | Event(s) |
| Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - N/A |
| Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - N/A |
| Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - N/A |
| Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - close-up magic with competitions for both adults and juniors |
| Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - Mirth and Magic: Family oriented evening show featuring the Victoria Magic Circle’s most talented magicians. |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - joint Auction with other clubs at Kitchener |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - joint Auction with other clubs at Kitchener |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle) | - joint Auction with other clubs at Kitchener |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - business meeting - initiation shows - open night of magic |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - lecture by Ben Train and Chris Mayhew |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - Will Houstoun lecture |
| Woodstock, ON | CAM 1 (Friendly City Mystics) | - N/A |
| Halifax, NS | Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court) | - N/A |
| St. John, NB | Magic Circle of St. John | - N/A |
That’s the theme of the musical extravaganza that The Entertainers will put on stage on May 5 at the Holy Trinity School in Oakville. This annual Spring Show will feature guest performances by the 70-voice ‘Circle of Harmony’ championship ladies chorus and a rising young magician, Mark Baluk, who will also emcee the program.
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Bright Night, Big Dreams is taking place Friday, May 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Renaissance Event Venue.
The event is in support of The Sunshine Foundation of Canada, a non-profit organization that grants dreams for children with severe physical disabilities and life-threatening illnesses. Dreams can include a chance to meet a hero, a trip or an item like a new bicycle.
“It breaks your heart and makes you happy at the same time,” said Elaine Turner, president of the Kingston branch of the Sunshine Foundation. “It breaks your heart that the child is ill, but it gives you such an uplift to know that one more child has had their dream fulfilled.”
The colourful cocktail reception will feature live entertainment by magician and illusionist Ray Chance and 3D chalk artist Guy Wales.
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