Rounding the Ontario rings in February

Updated February 7th to add the James Alan lecture in Kitchener.

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Brant Clown Alley's 20th Anniversary
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- James Alan lecture
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Memorial Night/Classic Magic - Charity Show @ Waupoos Farm  Family Show
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- n/a
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Mystery (Canadian) lecture!   "An excellent mix of close up and stage magic presented in a brand new format."

 

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Eastern rings in February

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Halifax, NS	Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court)	- n/a
St. John, NB	Magic Circle of St. John	- n/a

Rosemary Reid: Magically Inclined

From the City of Brampton Summer Company Alumni page:

My name is Rosemary Reid and I participated in the program during the summer of 2008. It was the summer before university, and, I was told, time to get a ‘real job’. So I decided to turn my childhood passion into a legitimate business entitled Magically Inclined.
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Review: Zodiac Arrest

From the Edmonton Journal:

In the course of diverse entertainments, you will see a pert magician (Billy Kidd) in a fedora escape from a straitjacket, while cheerfully baiting her male audience “volunteer.” A rare example of a “lady magician,” Billy Kidd, the onstage persona of Gia Felicitas, is an ironic take on the fast-talking, masculine norm.

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A mentalist by any other name ...

From iTricks:

They initially called the man a “magician” and not a “mentalist.” According to Deadspin, this lead to Kreskin getting angry with the blog’s editors and refusing to answer more than three of the 200 questions submitted.

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Edmonton: Billy Kidd in Zodiac Arrest

From Vue Weekly:

Among these voices is UK-based magician Billy Kidd, who is doing double duty as Aries and Capricorn. In a homage to Harry Houdini, who also happened to be have been an Aries, Kidd will undergo an escapist routine, while she personifies the qualities of Capricorn through a mind-reading number—involving a monkey.

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The show runs Thu, Jan 31 to Sat, Feb 10.

Winner of Sorcerers Safari scholarship

Say hi to one of our scholarship recipients for Sorcerers Safari 2013: Nick Popa! He was one of three recipients... fb.me/x6rmiC6N
— Sorcerers Safari (@SorcerersSafari) January 28, 2013

Congratulations Nick!  You are going to have the best year ever at camp!


Also from Sorcerers Safari Facebook page:

Two extra scholarships were donated on the weekend after attendees realized how AWESOME a week at camp is!
 

Fabulous news for two more future campers!

Planning on attending Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp this summer?  Apply now!

Camper and CIT registrations are up on the site now.Thanks Marc Hache and Lee Asher!... fb.me/2ackcbDi0
— Sorcerers Safari (@SorcerersSafari) January 29, 2013