SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2014
Though BRANT MATTHEWS has been a customer of Browser’s Den for over twenty years he has spent much of that time traveling the world with his special brand of street performing (Fire, Juggling, Magic, Comedy).
He has seen all the right and wrong approaches to street performing and busking. It was Brant’s idea to give this lecture. He truly wants to give back to the community some of what he has learned the hard way…through trail and error.
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21 February 2014
Toronto: Brant Matthews lecture
From the Browser's Den:
20 February 2014
19 February 2014
Broken wand: Jack Bateman
I'll post more details as they become available to me.
From the IBM Ring 17 Facebook page:
From the IBM Ring 17 Facebook page:
I am sorry to report the passing of an old ring 17 member. Mr. Jack Bateman, also known as the Wacky Wizard, passed away last Monday evening at Scarborough General Hospital. A good friend, a great mentor, and always inventing new ways to display his magic. R.I.P. Jack. You will be missed
Toronto: Playing Card Collectors Meeting
From the Browser's Den:
Sunday March 2nd, 2014
Calling all playing card collectors within a 200 kilometer radius of Toronto and the GTA!
With the help of 52 Plus Joker (North American Playing Card Collector's Club), the Browser's Den proudly offers you the opportunity to spend an entire afternoon with World renowned Playing Card Experts and authors of the Hochman Encyclopedia of Playing Cards - Mr. Tom & Judy Dawson.
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18 February 2014
Brian Michaels remembered in the Hamilton Spectator
From The Spec:
[via Ring 17]
Brian Moynagh crammed more life into 39 years than most do in a lifetime, his wife says.
While the Burlington magician was known internationally for his seamless tricks, he was awe-inspiring off stage, too, as he persevered against his cystic fibrosis.
Moynagh — who went by the stage name Brian Michaels — died Feb. 7.
Aware from the start of his CF diagnosis, Carrie Lamers says she and her husband lived life together "with eyes wide open but a healthy dose of denial — We knew what we were getting into, but we never dwelled on it at all."
Even after receiving a double-lung transplant in 2006, he was back on stage in two months.
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[via Ring 17]
Joan Caesar and Jay Sankey at Blackpool 2014
Joan Caesar and Obie O'Brien will be hosting the "The Four F's Stars of Close Up Magic."
Jay Sankey will be lecturing and performing at Blackpool 2014, February 21st to 23rd! For more information, visit the Blackpool Magicians' Club website.
Jay Sankey will be lecturing and performing at Blackpool 2014, February 21st to 23rd! For more information, visit the Blackpool Magicians' Club website.
17 February 2014
WowFest news round-up!
Watch Ryan Pilling talk about WowFest on BT Calgary.
Ryan Pilling and Gwyn Auger interviewed by Swerve magazine.
Ryan Pilling and Gwyn Auger interviewed by Swerve magazine.
http://t.co/k1EADluCxm Time to get your tickets for the first and possibly ONLY Garden Variety Show of 2014! #calgary #letsgetmagic
— James Jordan (@GVS_varietyshow) February 13, 2014
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