Alex Kazam's Braingasm podcast

From The Braingasm Podcast:

We began as we do every week by blaming art for all of the world’s problems.

This episode is an hour and a quarter conversation between Ben and Alex that covers topics as wild and varied as their views of show business, why magicians hate psychics, Alex’s history as a performer and a man, the importance of branding in the 21st century entertainment industry, and the Carson Couch. All the while the two were cracking jokes and keeping things fun and light while also being thought provoking and deep.

Read more and listen to the podcast.

Bill Abbott: Pack smart, play anywhere

Updated:

• Sept 29th to add Hamilton
• Sept 26th to add Buffalo appearance. 
• Sept 25th to add London appearance.

In October, Bill Abbott will be presenting his lecture "Pack smart, play anywhere" in Buffalo (the 1st), Toronto (the 4th), London (the 10th), Montreal (the 15th), Ottawa (the 16th) and Hamilton (Oct 18th).


[h/t: magicinfo.ca]

Lance Pierce November lectures

Lance Pierce will be lecturing in Canada this November.

The according to to the X-elent Lecture Series website Lance's lecture dates are:

• Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) on November 4th (Tri-cities convention
• Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle) on November 7th
• The Magic Club of Winnipeg on November 8th
• Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) on November 9th

He'll be wrapping up the lecture tour with dates in the US (Seattle, Eugene and Portland).

Please confirm details about dates, times and locations by contacting each club directly.

Keith Hunter: One of Canada's eldest practicing magicians

From Orangeville.com:

After celebrating his 85th birthday, Orangeville’s Keith Hunter is being heralded as one of Canada’s eldest practicing magicians.

“I don’t know if that’s a compliment or not, but that’s the way it seems to be,” Hunter said.

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In the article, it says "At age 70, Hunter turned to magic." 

I guess there's still time for me to jump into the game!

Eric Leclerc at Dilli Haat Magic Festival

From the Deccan Herald:

"It is something you perfect after a series of failures, one must never fail to impress the viewer and the trade of magic is how well you can do that," says Eric Leclerc, a magician who flew down from Canada.

Leclerc who has been entertaining since he was a nine- year-old boy says, "My first audience was my mother, who gifted me a magic set during Christmas and I practiced with it until the day I stunned her with by a trick. That  was when I first became a magician."

However, he feels magic is a dying art.

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Nothing is impossible

Watch the presentation Adi Salagram put together for his ESL class, discussing the impact a certain Canadian magician had on his life.

Toronto: Mental magic and Hallowe'en spook show

From Facebook:

Tuesday, 23 October 2012

With a special mystery by guest The Secret-keeper Danny Proctor

ONE NIGHT ONLY at the Revue Theatre, a theatre show of mind magic that will leave you in thrills and chills- Guaranteed!!

Take a journey into the bizarre world of the supernatural and witness amazing feats such as Mysterion Daring to escape the gallows, Table levitations, a parlour seance, audience hypnotism and more mental marvels by Canada's leading Doctor of mentalism.

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