About's readers' choice for Best Close-Up Magician

Wayne Kawamoto has posted this year's Readers' Choice top nominations for Best Magician.  Jay Sankey is in the running for Best Close-Up Magician!

Congratulations Jay!

To vote for Jay, go to Wayne's post "Vote for your favourite magicians -- The finalists."

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A warm and heartfelt thank you, for the generous support from our sponsors, Doug Cuff at Magic Information Canada, Clive Court - The Fun-da-Mentalist, and Ryan Pilling author of Finding The Funny!

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We're nominated for a Canadian Weblog Award!

From the CanWeblogAwards Twitter feed:

canadasmagic.blogspot.ca from @canadasmagic has been nominated in the 2013 Canadian Weblog Awards!
— Can Weblog Awards (@CanWeblogAwards) February 21, 2013

Thank you Schmutzie!

Saint Catharines: Alex Kazam in Triple Threat

From the Triple Threat Facebook page:

Thursday, 7 March 2013

It's time we did another show, don't you think?!?

The line up is simple.

• Bella Muerta.
• Alex Kazam.
• Danny Zzzz.

Join us for an evening of music, comedy and LOTS of magic!

The evening will feature Non-offensive\Clean Content.  

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Toronto: Magic auction

From the Browser's Den of Magic:

SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013
At ‘Browser’s Den of Magic’
Cost to Attend: Free!

This is the time of the year when you our customers get to bid on magic equipment, tricks, books and dvd’s at fantastically low prices.

For those of you who would like to bring in items to be auctioned off…Please bring in those items to the shop anytime between April 11 until April 18.

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The Garden Variety Show in the Calgary Herald

From the Calgary Herald:

Five Facts About The Garden Variety Show
But Can You Do This? Founded by local vaudevillian James Jordan, the monthly Garden Variety Show is always the same—and always different: Jordan and his co-host Ryan Pilling kick off each show with a new magic trick (Jordan) and original song accompanied by banjo (Pilling), followed by a fresh cast of guests every month, including jugglers and local singer-songwriters.

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You can catch the next Garden Variety Show on February the 28th.

Le Grand Gervais

Recently, John Cox from Wild About Houdini posted:

French Canadian escape artist Le Grand Gervais, who made a name for himself in the late 80s performing Houdini's Overboard Box escape and Water Torture Cell, is still going strong. He recently revived the Water Torture Cell to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the famous escape. You can check out photos, film, and posters of Gervais' USD at www.houdinithelastescape.com.

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