Ajax: Alex Kazam opening for Dave Curran

From Alex Kazam's Twitter feed:

Alex Kazam will be opening for Dave Curran - A Real Dirty Hypnotist, Canada's Bad Boy of Hypnosis, this Friday,... fb.me/1ikgDJIYw
— Alex Kazam (@wittymagic) January 23, 2013

Review: Anthony Lindan lecture

From The Browser's Den blog:

Successful corporate events magician Anthony Lindan was once on the road preparing for a client's show when he found that he was missing a key effect in his act. He immediately put in an emergency call to The Browser's Den of Magic and Jeff Pinsky got the trick out to him pronto. "That's why it's important to support brick and mortar magic shops like The Browser's Den" said Anthony during the opening of his recent well-received lecture.

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Gregory Bracco's Magical Journeys

From the Canadian Association of Magicians:

My name is Gregory Bracco and I am a CAM member living in South Korea. After putting my name on the volunteer list to help CAM I was asked if I could write a series of articles or postings on the website. Of course, I jumped at the chance because I thought it would be a great way for me to give a little back to the magic community that has, over the years, brought so much joy and excitement into my life.

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Ball Vase: Do you see who I see?

Watch on YouTube, "The Most Inspirational Video on the Internet" (or more accurately titled by the folks at iTricks as "Highlight Reel of Kids, Adults, Professionals & Amateurs Performing the Same Dang Plastic Ball Vase Trick") and let me know if you recognize anybody at the 50 second mark:




Interestingly, the Browser's Den footage above looks like it was specifically edited to remove reference to the The Den's website after being taken from this Ball Vase video (about 7 sec in) from the Browser's YouTube channel:




[via: iTricks]

Matt DiSero interviewed by David Peck on Face to Face

From David Peck Live:

Living in Toronto, Canada, Comedy Magician Matthew DiSero has opened shows for greats such as Drew Carey and Jerry Seinfeld and performs everywhere from Trump’s Marina Casino in Atlantic City to corporate events in Tokyo.

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Chatham: AbraKIDabra with Peter Mennie

From Chatham Capitol Theatre:

Peter Mennie's AbraKIDabra is an hilarious comic blend of squeaky-clean audience participation magic and illusion, ridiculously silly kid oriented visual antics and trendy grown-up comic observations sharpened over 40 years on 1000's of stages across Canada, U.S. and the Caribbean.

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Marien and Jeff Hopman: Busking for hunger

From the Chatham Daily News:

A Chatham father and son are gearing up to "busk for hunger '' across Chatham-Kent this month.

Retired life insurance salesman Marien Hopman and his son, Jeff, will set out Jan. 18 on a cross-county tour to raise money for Chatham Outreach for Hunger.

"We plan to visit four towns in the municipality with no money in our pockets and will only be working on faith and the good will of the people,'' said Marien Hopman, who is also a long-time magician-entertainer.

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[via: CAM]