26 April 2013

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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25 April 2013

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]

24 April 2013

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 To make things even more exciting, Denis will be discussing not just some of his UNPUBLISHED material but some NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN materiel from his friend Pit Hartling!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


23 April 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.



Read more and listen to the interview.
 

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