04 August 2013

Wendy's: Acts 11 and 12 plus 3 bonus tricks!

Five more acts in Wendy's advertising campaign featuring nine Canadian magicians performing real magic!

You can read about the promotion over at Reality Based Magic.


Watch Act 11, Mike D'Urzo, on YouTube:





Watch Act 12, Baldini, on YouTube:




Watch Extra Trick 1, Rob Testa, on YouTube:




Watch Extra Trick 2, Phil Pivnick, on YouTube:




Watch Extra Trick 3, James Alan, on YouTube:





Previous acts:

Broken wand: Luis Cheng

From the Linking Ring:
Luis Peclian Cheng, 74, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, died January 18, 2013. His I.B.M. number was 63070, and he had been a member since 2002. He was a member of Ring 92 (Vancouver). He was born in the Philippines. He married his wife and they moved to Canada in 1969. He worked as a millwright for decades, and retired in his 60s. He enjoyed the magic and social aspects of the Vancouver Magic Circle. He often performed as the “famous” Fu Ling Yu, magician and comedian, from Beijing, China. He also enjoyed line dancing, Chinese painting and calligraphy, karaoke, and playing pool. Among survivors are his wife of forty-three years,Felisa; daughters Yvonne (Quan), and Raquel (Hoai), and four grandchildren.

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03 August 2013

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02 August 2013

Rounding the rings in August

The Magic Club of Winnipeg has 2 events:
  • Aug 4 - Scott at Philips
  • Aug 11 - Dan Wiebe and Dave Harvey at Philips

The Vancouver Magic Circle is hosting "Food, Fun, Magic and More" on August 17th.

Shawn Farquhar and Joe Turner on ABC

From Joe M. Turner's YouTube channel:
"On July 20, 2013, Joe M. Turner and Shawn Farquhar appeared on KNXV 15 (ABC) in Phoenix, AZ to promote the International Brotherhood of Magicians annual convention and the public shows associated with that event."

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01 August 2013

Wanted: young Canadian street magicians

From the CAM website:
We’re developing a TV series that will focus on a few young Canadian street magicians and are currently looking for potential cast. I thought I would reach out to you to see if you could recommend any hot “up and coming” magicians or illusionists who specialize in guerrilla type street magic. We’re interested in younger magicians who have a bit of an “edge” or cool factor. The best current example would Dynamo in the UK.

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Orillia: Masters of Illusion - Live!

The Masters of Illusion - Live! 2013 tour will be passing through Rama tonight!

From Casino Rama:
Based on the award winning TV series, this touring magic show will feature over half a dozen renowned performers – from daring escapologists, eye-popping illusionists and amazing quick-change artists to beautiful dancers – all LIVE!

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