Rounding the Ontario rings in April

Updated April 22nd to add Woody Aragon and Juan Rubiales lecture hosted by Ring 235.


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

Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Mental magic
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- tba
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Woody Aragon and Juan Rubiales lecture
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Banquet Show Performance Practice
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- n/a
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Tina Lenert – Connecting the Dots

 

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

Rounding the Eastern rings in April

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

Halifax, NS	Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court)	- Trevor MacDonald - Geek Magic
St. John, NB	Magic Circle of St. John	- Learn-a-Trick - Performance Time

Magic book donation to Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation

From Sharing Wonder:

A magic library is just what every home needs! So, we have made a donation of nearly 40 magic books to our long-time partner, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The books come courtesy of private individuals who have kindly made donations to Magicana over the years, and we are thrilled that they are now being housed in such a great facility.

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James Alan on Rogers TV

Updated April 1st to add link to DayTime Toronto show.  James appears at about 38 minutes in.

From Abracadabaret's Twitter feed:

Check out @james_alan on @rogerstvtoronto Monday morning at 10AM
— Abracadabaret (@Abracadabaret) March 29, 2013

Coquitlam: An evening of magic

From Billy Hseuh's Twitter feed:

@sorcererssafarii think its time for a west coast #fundraiser :D#magiccamp twitter.com/MagicofBilly/s…
— Billy Hsueh (@MagicofBilly) March 28, 2013

Sorcerers Safari: Casting a spell at Camp White Pine

Interested in learning more about Sorcerers Safari magic camp?  Don't forget to visit their Open House next month!

From last summer's Haliburton Echo:

“It’s like a performance art camp, except the performance art is the art of illusion,” said Segal, who first discovered Camp White Pine as a boy.    

“My whole family went to White Pine,” he said, explaining he’s originally from Montreal but has spent much of his life in Toronto. “We’ve all been a part of White Pine for 40 years.”

What is it about magic that draws people in?

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[via Shawn Farquhar]

Toronto: Bill Abbott's new lecture - "Mental 24/7"

From Bill Abbott's Twitter feed:

New lecture debuting at the Browsers Den of Magic in Toronto. Sunday May 5, 2013. twitter.com/billabbottmagi…
— Bill Abbott (@billabbottmagic) March 21, 2013

To learn more about Bill, read "A Conversation with Bill Abbott," a interview by Jeff Pinsky.