James Alan on Daytime Toronto

Daytime Toronto recently aired a segment with James Alan.  Watch James impress host Val Cole!

Calgary: Fun Camp

From Fun Camp Canada:

Welcome Friends, Clowns, Magicians, Balloon Twisters, Facepainters, Childrens' Ministry Workers, Family Entertainers, Storytellers and Family to the new blog of Fun Camp Canada!  We're so excited to be able to blog this year's information so that you can 'follow' the blog and keep up to date with all the latest in Camp Information!

To begin with, many of you have been inquiring about a few basics for Fun Camp this year....  Here are a few of your answers...

Camp is May 23 - 26, 2013(Thursday noon to Sunday noon).  Keep checking the "Schedule" page of this blog for the latest updates to exactly what's going on at camp this year.

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[via Randy Burtis]

Toronto: "Metamagic: An Introduction" book launch

From the "Metamagic: An Introduction Book Launch" Facebook page:

Metamagic: An Introduction Book Launch
Sunday, April 14th, 2013
The Cameron House (@ Queen and Spadina)

The evening is very informal. Come and have a drink and stay as long as you'd like. Maybe buy a book ($16.00 is the price). I will be putting the book live (via the powers of Bluetooth tethering) on the web at the party so that everybody around the world can join in the fun!
The Cover for the book is above and the Details for the book below:
The art of magic has reached a crisis point.

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Montreal: Magic workshop for children

From Montreal Families:

The Amazing Todsky is offering a four-week series of magic lessons that will teach participants how to do tricks with coins, playing cards, rope, paper and more.

There will be a session in April beginning on April 4 and continue to April 25. The May session starts on May 9 and continues to May 30.

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[via Perfect Magic]

Lee Asher YouTube exposé

Lee Asher's article, "YouTube Exposé: A Different Perspective" was recently published in Published in MAGIC March 2013 Vol.22 No. 7.

From the article:

This has been done so many times with so much magic from so many artists, I’ve been forced to think about it intensely. At first, it upset me. But surprisingly, with time, my feelings about this issue have begun to change, and I want to share that evolution with you.

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Go and see what the folks are saying about this reddit.

Toronto: Atlas Obscura Day freakshow

From the "Atlas Obscura Day" Facebook page:

Saturday, 6 April 2013

Baltic Ave- 875 Bloor West

Step right up! Something Strange is proud to present its annual Atlas Obscura Day freakshow! It's a compendium of the amazing and the weird not to be missed!

YOU WON"T BELIEVE YOUR EYES!

Once again, your ambassadors of the bizarre, Prof Tithonus and Doctor Mysterion have assembled a motley congress of freaks. This batch just might get the pair arrested and you committed as your brain will be blown by their unbelievable antics!

This Something Strange event takes place at a NEW VENUE! It's a HOT new venue called Baltic Ave (sister bar to our original home the Comedy Bar), on a SATURDAY NIGHT!

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Thank you to our April sponsors!

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