Rounding the Ontario rings in June

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

Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- n/a
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Dinner and close-up show.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- tbd
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- Year End Party Pot-luck / Banquet
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- n/a
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Year end banquet and Gordon Precious' 90th birthday bash!  Happy birthday Gordon!

 

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

Rounding the Eastern rings in June

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

Halifax, NS	Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court)	- n/a
St. John, NB	Magic Circle of St. John	- n/a

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

Top 5 posts in May 2014

It's been a busy month at Canada's Magic, with lots of magical happenings and over 2300 page loads so far!  Let's see what the most popular posts have been:

5. David Merry on Too Much Information - Can anyone who has seen this show report back about it?

4. Winners of the Best Magician Contest 2014 - Congrats again Luiz and Scott!

3. Niagara Falls: Mindtrix the Show - Any reviews out there to share?

2. Win tickets to see The Uncertainty Project in Toronto - Contest closed and won!  Congratulations to all and thanks for playing!

and the most viewed post this month, for the second month in a row, is ...

1. Toronto: The Ghost Experience with Jamie Stam

David Ben on News Talk 1010

From Magicana:

Want to hear more about our Transgressive Magic shows for the Luminato Festival? Tune in to CFRB’s @newstalk1010 on Saturday May 31 at 1:30PM when David Ben (@theconjuror) will be on the air revealing all kinds of secrets!

Darcy Oake through to the BGT Final

From Clive Court's Facebook page:

Post by Clive Court.

Winners to see The Uncertainty Project in Toronto

The contest to win tickets to see "The Uncertainty Project" next month closed last night at midnight.  Here's the list of entrants:

1. Artemus Syman
2. Dan McLean Jr
3. Derek D
4. Magic Mike Segal

There are four pairs of tickets to be won and four entrants, leaving no uncertainty about who won the tickets!

Congratulations Artemus, Dan, Derek and Mike!  I'll be e-mailing you with instructions about how to claim your prize.  Enjoy the show!  (And don't forget to let me know how you like it.)

Thank you all for playing! A special thanks to James from Abracadabaret for generously making these tickets available to you!

David Ben on Ross Bertram and Sleight-of-Hand

From Magicana's article "Sleight-of-Hand":

Ross Bertram was a legendary figure in the world of magic, first coming to international prominence for his pure sleight-of-hand in the 1940s when he was invited to be part of the “Stars of Magic”, the magic equivalent of a art movement or group, whose techniques were offered by subscription to magicians around the world. Dai Vernon, his friend, and fellow Canadian, and the most influential magician of the 20^th century, had invited him to participate. Ross disappeared from view in the 1960s, the stress and strain of a life in show business having taken its toll. He reappeared in the late 70s, just when my interest in sleight-of-hand began to percolate.

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From Magicana's article "Improvisation":

“Learn as many sleights at as you possibly can and then improvise,” was Ross Bertram’s advice. 

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