Jay Sankey in the Magic Cafe's Creator's Spotlight

From Jay Sankey's Twitter feed:

I'm in the 'Creator's Spotlight' this week on the magic cafe! Please join me and post a cool question- thanks! http://t.co/03bfCbliz8
— Jay Sankey (@jay_sankey) January 29, 2014

New York: Paul Vigil and Ben Train lecture

From The Daily Deception:

February 16th

After Paul finishes his lecture, we will take a small break to walk around and practice. Then coming off of his European lecture tour we will have Ben Train who steps up and starts his own lecture.

A bit about Ben Train...

Since finishing sixth in a “Ben Train” look-alike contest, Ben Train has devoted over ten years to lecturing and performing across North America. Combining sophisticated sleight-of-hand, unique philosophical insight, and a wikipedic knowledge of the arts, Ben talks the talk, walks the walk, and rocks the flock.

Ben’s material has been featured in every major magic publication (including Genii, The Linking Ring, Magic Magazine, and MUM), and his critically acclaimed DVDs and books have been flying off magic stores shelves around the world. Magicians everywhere are trying to be more like Ben, and soon you will be, too – leaving him with no hope in next year’s look-alike event.

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Toronto: Magic club at the Den

From the Browser's Den Twitter feed:

THIS Sat, Feb 1, is our next magic club meeting! All interested to talk magic are welcome. At the Den from 2:30- 5:30. See you there!
— The Browser's Den (@theBrowsersDen) January 28, 2014

Magic with Maple leaf goodness

Where the magic happens

Keep an eye out for a new web series, Where the Magic Happens, by Jordan Murciano and Garnett Schmidt.

I first met Garnett at Sorcerers Safari in the summer of 2011 and was impressed by his energy and enthusiasm.  It's going to be fun watching these two!

Watch the first episode on YouTube:

More Carney in Canada

From Julie Eng's Twitter feed:

Carney in Canada ... Vancouver, BC just added! March 25 (lecture only). See here for details and to regsiter: http://t.co/Kr2XBEppLK
— Julie Eng (@anjusan) January 25, 2014

Review: Reading Writing

From Wayne Kawamoto:

Reading Writing teaches an entire system of analyzing handwriting. It will take some memorization and you’ll have to sharpen your skills at recognizing the subtle differences, but there are single sleight of hand moves that take far longer to master.

What’s great about this book is that it offers a gateway into the possibilities of combining handwriting analysis with mentalism and magic. The book explains mentalism “experiments”  regarding: determining favorites, lie detection, a prediction, a book test, matching writing to a person and more. There are also angles on classics such as ambitious card.

I have studied books on the topic and I wish that Ariel Frailich’s “Reading Writing” had been around earlier. This is the book that I would have wanted as a start. I recommend this one and I’ll sign to it.

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