Broken wand: Mehdi Talbi

From Mehdi Magicien: (warning: sound)

C'est avec beaucoup de tristesse que nous vous annonçons le décès de Mehdi la super étoile de la magie le 24 avril 2013 a l'âge de 64 ans ,comme il le souhaitait, gardons la magie et l'émerveillement dans nos coeurs.

La famille.
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Our thoughts are with his family.



[with thanks to Phil Matlin for letting me know]

Kitchener: Woody Aragon and Juan Rubiales lecture

From IBM Ring 235:

There will be no meeting on April 18.  This is to accommodate our 2 4F lecturers on Tuesday April 30th.

Juan Tamariz has sent two very good lecturers. They are
Woody Aragon and Juan Rubiales. Hope to see everyone out as it
promises to be an entertaining and informative evening .

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Chris Mayhew lecture at Penguin

From Penguin Magic:

Chris Mayhew LIVE Sunday April 28th, @7:00pm Eastern (Penguin LIVE) One of the most unique and entertaining magicians in the world is coming to Penguin for an incredible 2-HOUR live event.

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Watch Chris' lecture promo video, Uncontrollable Flourishes, on YouTube:




[via iTricks]

Toronto: Denis Behr workshop

From the IBM Ring 17 Facebook group:

Tickets are ALMOST GONE for the Denis Behr workshop in Toronto! To make things even more exciting, Denis will be discussing not just some of his UNPUBLISHED material but some NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN materiel from his friend Pit Hartling!

If you want to learn some INCREDIBLE magic, Wednesday May 1st

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Toronto: David Acer at Absolute Comedy

Hey #Toronto, I'll be at @absolutecomedy Apr 24-28 but there isn't enough room for all of you so please decide among yourselves who's coming
— David Acer (@David_Acer) April 23, 2013

Luc Langevin on CBC Radio One

From the CBC:

Quebec illusionist Luc Langevin is bending minds -- and forks. With Quebec City's upcoming Magic Festival, he's encouraging others to learn magic, and tells us what kind of miracles it performed for him.



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MAGIE | Mise en vente des billets demain samedi pour @luclangevin – Réellement sur scène présenté @le_capitole les 8 et 9 novembre 2013
— Quoi Faire à Québec (@QuoiFaireaQc) April 5, 2013

Visit 2tickets.ca to see a calendar of Luc's other upcoming shows.

Perfect Magic deal for CAM JAM Spring attendees

From CAM:

Are you going to CamJam 2013 at Niagra Falls on April 28th? If you are, read on.

Perfect Magic is going to have a booth there..

If there is anything you want, we will bring it with us if you order it before 5:00 PM Monday April 22. Pay for it when you order and we will bring it with us to the Convention, Visa or Mastercard and you will get a 10% discount .

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