Halifax to host Houdini Seance

From John Cox at Wild About Harry:

Great news today! Bill Radner informs me that the 2013 Official Houdini Seance will be held in the catacombs of the historic Citadel HIll in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Halloween of this year.

Houdini and Bess performed in Halifax during their first tour of the Canadian Maritimes in 1896. That formative tour is the subject of Bruce MacNab's excellent book, The Metamorphosis: The Apprenticeship of Harry Houdini. Bruce will be co-hosting this year's seance, which is going to have a terrific lineup of guests and performers and will have a limited amount of tickets available to the public.

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Thank you to our October sponsors!

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• Clive Court - The Fun-da-Mentalist,
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• Jeff Pinsky, owner of The Browser's Den of Magic!

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Toronto: Tyler Wilson at Browser's Den Free Magic Club

From the Broswer's Den Facebook group:

CARDICIAN 'TYLER WILSON' WILL BE COMING TO 'BROWSER'S DEN' this Saturday October 5th. He will be the Special Guest for Browser's Den Free Magic Club and will be at the shop from about 2:00pm to about 4:30pm. Tyler will be doing tricks and talking magic with magic club members.

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Greely: CANCELLED Jay Scott Berry lecture and workshop

Updated October 8th, with information from Doug at Magic Information Canada:

Ottawa (Greely) Jay Scott Berry events cancelled. If you like, visit to be sure they're no longer listed at http://t.co/Q7MlBSmksb :)
— Doug C. (@magicinfo_ca) October 8, 2013

From Magic Information Canada:

Greely, ON: Thursday, October 17 at 8 PM. Jay Scott Berry. Magic lecture.    

Greely, ON: Friday, October 18 at 8 PM. Jay Scott Berry. Magic workshop. 

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Broken wand: Ray Parker

From the Times Colonist:

PARKER, Raymond May 25, 1929 - July 15, 2013 Ray passed away peacefully at the Royal Jubilee Hospice, surrounded by his family. Born in Wolverhampton, England, Ray, a noted entertainer, performed his first show at the age of eleven as a puppeteer. He soon expanded his skills to include acting, clowning, mime, dance, singing, and stand-up comedy. At the age of eighteen, while in the British armed forces, he performed in East Africa, while serving as a Royal Engineer. During this time, he developed an impersonation act, which led to theatre, BBC television, and radio engagements. In 1965, Ray and his young family immigrated to Canada, where his career continued to flourish. Ray's acts included his children as a family of clowns, performing vaudevillian slapstick comedy. At the age of 50, Ray fell in love with magic, and thrilled his audiences with yet another dazzling talent.


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“@canadasmagic: Broken wand: Ray Parker http://t.co/smzm4jYzek”. will be greatly missed.
— Brian Matlin (@bmat10) September 30, 2013

Rounding the Western rings in October

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.  

City	Club	Event(s)
Calgary, AB	Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)	- n/a
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- n/a
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- n/a
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- n/a
Vancouver, BC	SAM 95  (Carl Hemeon Assembly)	- n/a
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- n/a

 

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Ontario rings in October

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- cards and coins
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- schemes, swindles and scams
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- Shane Cobalt lecture
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- n/a
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- n/a
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Tyler Wilson lecture

 

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.