Photos from Eugene Burger's The Presence of Magic

See photos from The Presence of Magic show c/o SNAP North York.   

[h/t: Deborah Fallick]

Mosquitoes Suck: David Peck and Matt DiSero

From the Brampton Guardian:

SoChange, in partnership with the Peel board and with funding for the Trillium Foundation, is organizing this Mosquitoes Suck Tour at Ontario high schools.

The event is organized to give students information about the effects of malaria and ways they can help stem the spread of the disease. Students were introduced to the Spread the Net Student Challenge, a global campaign raising funds to buy $10 insecticide-treated bed nets that could help reduce the transmission of Malaria in Africa by up to 50 per cent.

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David Peck and Matt DiSero created and perform in the MST touring show.  Visit DontBiteMe.ca for more information.

Trevor Moore: Chamber's Award of Excellence

From Medicine Hat News:

It was a magical evening for Trevor Moore at the 2012 Chamber Business Awards.
Moore received the Chamber's Award of Excellence for Advantage Golf Academy and his magical comedy business Friday evening at the Chamber's annual awards.

 "The Award of Excellence is decided from all the finalists in other categories," said Jason Melhoff, chair of the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce. "The adjudicators examine the information and decide the winner."

 In addition to the Award of Excellence, Moore also received the marketing excellence award.

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Congratulations Trevor!

Montreal: Richard Sanders at The Comedy Nest

From The Comedy Nest:

October 25, 26, 27

Kick off your Halloween weekend with the ghosts of the Forum and one of the world’s coolest magicians! Inventor of mind-blowing magic tricks and contributor to David Blaine television specials, Richard Sanders is a magician who fools other magicians! This guy breaks so many laws of physics, Stephen Hawking might show up to give him a ticket!

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@medhathanbali Richard's at the @comedynest Oct 25-27, and I'll be hosting all of those shows. More info here: comedynest.com
— David Acer (@David_Acer) October 11, 2012

Watch Richard do magic on the streets of Montreal:



[h/t: @David_Acer]

Rayn: Pick a card

Watch Rayn's interactive magical, "Pick A Card":

Murray SawChuck's Vegas run extended

From Vegas News:

Comedy magician Murray SawChuck has just received the news that he's been asked and has agreed to extend his show MURRAY 'Celebrity Magician' at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino through the end of the year

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Congratulations Murray!


[h/t: iTricks]

Billy Kidd: Breaking Magic

Upddated to add:

Breaking Magic on Discovery WILL air on November 11 USA side...as far as I know again.
— Billy Kidd (@Billykiddshow) October 30, 2012  

Which has also been published at iTricks.

Update:

Just got news there will be a new transmission date for Breaking Magic in the USA..probably early 2013. I'll keep you posted.
— Billy Kidd (@Billykiddshow) October 30, 2012

From YouTube:

BREAKING MAGIC premieres Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 10/9c on Discovery. | http://dsc.discovery.com/#mkcpgn=ytdsc1 | Discovery goes on a worldwide tour with today's most innovative magicians who transform pure science into mind-boggling magic tricks.



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The video features Wayne Houchin, our very own Billy Kidd, James Galea and Ben Hanlin.