WowFest in photos

From Glen Co Photography:

I’m glad I went.  I got to feel like a little kid again.  I guess I only covered a small portion of the festival since looking at their website now (http://wowfest.ca) the whole event ran for several more hours after I had left.  The portion that I had covered was the Family Fun Magic Show.  This was the part where families can spend a day together watching some neat magic!  Sounds like a good time, right?  Bring the kids, the grandparents, even the in-laws!  There was a face painting station, The Garden Variety Show booth was making balloon animals for their willing recipients, and The Vanishing Rabbit Magic Shop was performing slight of hand trickery for those who dared near it!

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Billy Kidd on the CBC

Today on CBC I'll be chatting about magic and the wonderful Skirtsafire festival. 5:40pm on Radioactive foshizzles.
— Billy Kidd (@Billykiddshow) March 8, 2013

A Series of Unfortunate Effects

From the Facebook page for A Series of Unfortunate Effects:

In five days Ben Train will be doing a LIVE Q and A with Full Circle Magic! If you ever wanted to know about who does his hair, what books he likes to reading on the toilet, or wanted more info about the movie, this is your chance! See you there!

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Ottawa: Eric Roumestan lecture

On Monday, April 29, Eric Roumestan will be lecturing in the Ottawa area.  Contact John Pert for more information.  (Contact information found at Magic Information Canada)


[via Magic Information Canada]

Edmonton: Billy Kidd at SkirtsAfire

From the Edmonton Journal:

Many of the festival’s headliners have already been discovered. They include Edmonton singer-songwriter Colleen Brown, and Billy Kidd, a born-in-Edmonton magician who has performed across Canada, Japan, the U.K. and Portugal. The four-day festival kicks off Thursday, March 7, with a live performance by singer-songwriter Maria Dunn, who weaves songs and video into a ballad that tells the story of the immigrant women who worked at the GWG factory over its 93-year history.

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Toronto: A (7th?) Slice of Magic

From Chris Westfall Magic:

Tuesday March 19th

Chris Westfall with Bobby Motta and Shawnathan at Boston pizza.

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[via Magic Information Canada]

Update to the Johnny Giordmaine tribute site

A message from the curator of the Johnny Giordmaine tribute site:

Hello again! It's now March 2013. This is the fifth anniversary of our informal tribute to Canada's most beloved children's magician, Johnny Giordmaine (1898-1974). Many thanks to the hundreds and hundreds of you who have have already visited us in the past. Here's news about our eleven new pages of updates that might bring you back for another visit this month. "Reprints" and items of special interest include:

* Johnny featured in "M-U-M" (official publication of the SAM);

* Johnny featured in "The Linking Ring" (official publication of the IBM);

* Rarely seen home movie footage of Johnny at the 1930 IBM Convention;
 
* Feature cover stories on Johnny in "The Magic Magazine" and "The Gen" from the UK;

* Heartfelt obituary notices from "The Linking Ring" written by Sid Lorraine and Elizabeth Warlock;

* And more!

All copyrighted material as always used with permission.

If you remember Johnny at all you will most certainly want to rekindle your happy memories with a visit to this site. If you never met him, or if you have no idea who he was, please come and discover all about one of Canada's most memorable figures in 20th century magic. Perhaps you will even find inspiration for your own 21st century magic?

Personal memories about Johnny are always very welcome too. Contact information is on the site... http://www.johngiordmaine.com

A special thank you, Canada's Magic, for your ongoing support and greatly appreciated encouragement!

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The pleasure is ours! Thank you for continuing to keep us updated with your progress.