Canada's Magic

12 June 2014

The EH-Team lectures: now with more dates!

VancouverJune19 VictoriaJune20 SeattleJune21 EugeneJune22 PortlandJune23 SanJoseJune27 RenoJuly1 L.A.July10 pic.twitter.com/HJv8UPu7nj
— chris mayhew (@chrismayhew1) June 10, 2014

11 June 2014

Bill Abbott on the cover of Vanish

You're planning on moving, Bill? Say it ain't so!

From Bill Abbott's Twitter feed:

Excited to be on the cover of VANISH magazine! Written by @nicklewin1 thx editor @paulromhany photos @petermckinnon pic.twitter.com/m8NM8uveir
— Bill Abbott (@billabbottmagic) June 6, 2014

Read the wonderful article at Vanish.

10 June 2014

David Ben on CP24

From David Ben's Twitter feed:

Up yet? Join me for a visit on @CP24Breakfast this morning - around 7:35 am & I'll tell you more about #TransgressiveMagic for #Luminato
— David Ben (@theconjuror) June 10, 2014

David Ben on Bill King Show

From Magicana's Twitter feed:

Check out Bill King Show CIUT 89.5 with guests producer Chris Birkett and magician David Ben on http://t.co/ZB620PRHWl
— Magicana (@sharingwonder) June 5, 2014

09 June 2014

The Magic Festival 2014

Who answered the call for performers for this year's Magic Festival in Vancouver?

From The Magic Festival:

2nd Annual MAGIC Festival June 21 – 27, 2014

June 21: Purple Pirate magic show

June 22: Sleightly Stupid

June 22: Chris Yuill - Comedy Magic

June 23: Fraser Valley Magic Circle

June 24: Tony Chris

June 24: Bryn Williams - Close Up Cards and Cons

June 24: Close Up Matt's - Evening of Mystery

June 25: Magic's Best Kept Secrets

Read more.

And posters of the events from Facebook:

Post by Trevor & Lorena - Comedy Magic Show.

Post by The MAGIC Festival.

08 June 2014

Darcy Oake shocks audience!

From Metro:

Magician Darcy Oake certainly doesn’t do things by halves. The daredevil Canadian is so determined to win Britain’s Got Talent that he put his own life at risk during the live show.

After being securely strapped in to a straight jacket, he was then suspended upside down above the stage in an open bear trap with just 53 seconds in which to escape. Oh, did we mention that rope holding the bear trap was on fire?

Read more and watch video.

From CTV News:

WINNIPEG -- As Winnipeg magician Darcy Oake dangled upside-down and wriggled to escape a hinged trap with spikes that threatened to impale him, the audience members and judges of Saturday's finale of "Britain's Got Talent" were on the edge of their seats.

Oake, 26, debuted on the variety show contest with a dazzling display of slight-of-hand [sic] tricks with doves, which wowed even notoriously blunt judge Simon Cowell.

Read more.

The EH-Team lectures: Tyler Wilson & Chris Mayhew Double Header!

Updated June 11 to add this from Chris Mayhew's Twitter feed:

VancouverJune19 VictoriaJune20 SeattleJune21 EugeneJune22 PortlandJune23 SanJoseJune27 RenoJuly1 L.A.July10 pic.twitter.com/HJv8UPu7nj
— chris mayhew (@chrismayhew1) June 10, 2014

From the Fraser Valley Magic Circle:

Thursday June 19th - Tyler Wilson & Chris Mayhew Double Header!

Lectures aren't dealer demos. Lectures are a place to get passionate about magic - teaching, sharing, exploring and pushing our craft forward. On Thursday, June 19th, welcome two of Canada's most creative magicians for a special double lecture to do just that. Tyler Wilson and Chris Mayhew are on the forefront of today's thinking. They hit hard, have fun, and most importantly, they care. This is why some of the most respected names in magic have publicly given praise, such as Stephen Minch, Max Maven, Eric Mead, and Jason England, just to name a few.

Read more and buy tickets.

From the Northwest Ring of Fire: