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Calgary: "How to be a Wizard of Odd" book signing

From Gwyn Auger's Twitter feed:

Mark your calendars - May 23 - #booksigning @vanishingrabbit #freecupcakes #yyc #wizardofodd twitter.com/magicassistant…
— Gwyn Auger (@magicassistant) May 14, 2013

Mike D'Urzo on Breakfast Television

Watch Mike D'Urzo on Breakfast Television:

Toronto: Pub night at O'Grady's

From the Pub Night @ O'Grady's Facebook page:

Saturday, 8 June 2013

Come out for a night of live music, comedy magic, drinks & door prizes, and help send a kid to Sorcerers Safari Magic & Performance Camp! To learn more about camp visit: www.sorcererssafari.ca. All proceeds go towards a camp scholarship for one lucky kid!

With performances by:

• Dan McLean Jr
• Rosemary Reid
• Bill Abbott
• Bobby Motta
• Mark Correia

and the man who started it all:

• Magic Mike Segal

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[via: Deborah Fallick]

See a photo of Emma, scholarship winner from Chris Westfall's Slice of Magic fundraiser, from Sorcerers Safari Twitter feed:

Our scholarship recipient from @westfall_magic's Slice of Magic event last night; everyone had a great time! twitter.com/SorcerersSafar…
— Sorcerers Safari (@SorcerersSafari) May 1, 2013

While you're here,  have a look at the video Justin Flom made specifically for Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp:

Welcome to Robert Carson James Hatfield

Congratulations to Teresa and Murray Hatfield on the arrival of their son!  (And happy first official Mother's Day Teresa!)

It's a BOY!!!Robert Carson James Hatfield is finally here - 7 lbs 4 oz - and Mom and Dad couldn't be more pleased! fb.me/2N1XerFVG
— Murray Hatfield (@MurrayHatfield) May 12, 2013

Murray Sawchuk interviewed by Andre’ Haynes

From the Las Vegas Informer:

Murray, Celebrity Magician may be the youngest and most accomplished entertainer to currently headline an afternoon show on the South Las Vegas strip, and that’s no magic trick. Ingenuity, vision, determination and years of hard work have taken him from his birth place in Burnaby of British Columbia – Canada to perform in concert worldwide and now to audiences at sold-out shows in the entertainment capital of the world,  Las Vegas.

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Toronto: Saying goodbye to Ring 99

The May meeting will be the last meeting of Ring 99 EVER.

Rats.  And I was hoping to get myself invited into the membership of this Ring. 

From James Alan: (with tongue, I suspect, firmly planted in cheek)

Owing to the absence of qualified leadership, the club will no longer be able to organize itself to meet... heck, most of our members don't even know how to RSVP to a Facebook event.