Vancouver: PCAM 2014

From PCAM 2014:

The PCAM (Pacific Coast Association of Magicians) 2014 convention will be held in Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada) and will continue with the tradition of being the biggest and best annual convention on the West Coast. As usual, the convention will run on the August long weekend, beginning the afternoon/evening of Thursday July 31st and wrapping up the evening of Sunday August 3rd.

Hosted by Mike Norden and Gord Boyes (Norden & Gordon Productions) who are working hard to make this one of the best conventions you've attended.

Especially exciting is that Calgary's own Gwyn Auger, aka The Magic Assistant, will be lecturing!

Guess who's lecturing at PCAM 2014!!!!! pic.twitter.com/iTeveyRD26
— Gwyn Auger (@magicassistant) April 10, 2014

Broken wands: John Bierma and Donald McCulloch

Dear readers:

If any of you have any information on the passing of:

• John Bierma, from Oshawa, Ontario

or

• Donald McCulloch, from Victoria, B.C.

would you please let me know in the comments below or by e-mail.

Dennis Schick of the Linking Ring passed these names along to me.  However, neither of us have any information about them, including their date of passing.

Thank you, as always, for your attention.

Orlando: Keith Brown's Exchange

From Orlando Fringe:

May 14- 27, 2014

Join Keith in an exchange of mystery, wonder and imagination fused together in an intimate, interactive theatre setting. Interactive entertainment at its finest revolving around you, the audience. I have been doing this for 12 years because I love it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Keith Brown

Read more.

Peter Mennie on Rogers Daytime

@petermennie amazed @DaytimeLondon on @RTVLondon April 1st. He amazed @MrKenEastwood with a b-card map of his 'hood. http://t.co/tmWuPxzlJI
— RTV13 Insider (@RTV13Insider) April 3, 2014

James Alan on Rogers Daytime

Back in March, I mentioned that

"I'm always delighted to see James [Alan] on stage with a roll of duct tape in hand.  Because I know what follows is going to be wonderful."

Here he is on Rogers Daytime Toronto. With duct tape.  Now you can see for yourself!





Magic@the Cage is still runs every Tuesday & Sunday night at 7:00 PM.  Information and tickets are available at www.abracadabaret.com

Victoria: Victoria Tonight

From the Victoria Tonight Episode 1 Facebook event:

14 April

Featuring hosts Sam Lee and Patrick Boyle, Victoria Tonight's first show is April 14 at the Ratfish Lounge.

Our first guest is magician/podcaster Dave Attwood, with stand up comedy from Mark Robertson and Darcy Collins.

Shane Priestley is our man on the street looking for people to tell him jokes around town!

Read more.

Toronto: The Ghost Experience with Jamie Stam

From Reality Based Magic:

On Friday nights, starting April 25, we will be premiering The Ghost Experience. Jamie Stam — who has appeared many times on Magic@theCage and Magic at the Winchester, one of our favourite presenters — is exploring a much more serious and mysterious side of the human experience; what happens with those who are no longer with us, yet remain behind. It’s a chilling, and yet somehow uplifting, affair.

The show will be every Friday night at a secret location in Downtown Toronto, which is only revealed to ticket holders (which means all tickets must be purchased in advance — you’ll never find the door!). Doors open at 6:30, with dinner served up until 7:30. After dinner, everything changes.

Read more and learn about the special preview performance.