13 June 2014

Luminato round-up

From The Star:
At a magic show, audiences wonder if they can trust their eyes. But are the conjurers themselves believable? As part of the Luminato Festival, we ask some magicians if they can be trusted.

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From The Globe and Mail:
Sitting at a table covered with a red felt cloth in his Toronto studio, magic producer David Ben demonstrates how a magician shuffles cards.

To the spectator sitting across from him, it looks innocuous enough, but lean up beside him and he’ll show you that he can see the face of every card as he fans through the pack with his fingers. Oh, there’s a queen. He stops and cuts the deck, placing the queen on the bottom.

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David Ben on CP 24.


Magicana blog posts in reverse chronological order:









Sawchuck's 2nd anniversary

Happy anniversary Murray!

From Strip LV:
Congrats go out to Murray “Celebrity Magician” Sawchuck, in celebration of his 2nd Anniversary of his show at The Laugh Factory inside Tropicana Las Vegas. Also there to celebrate with Murray were his parents John and Arlene Sawchuk, as well as tons of Vegas celebrities to show their admiration and support

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Last month, iTricks posted a podcast with Murray.  Listen here.

12 June 2014

The EH-Team lectures: now with more dates!

From Chris Mayhew's Twitter feed:


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:


Read the wonderful article at Vanish.

10 June 2014

David Ben on CP24

From David Ben's Twitter feed:

David Ben on Bill King Show

From Magicana's Twitter feed:

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:  Chris Yuill - Comedy Magic
  • June 23:  Fraser Valley Magic Circle
  • 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
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And posters of the events from Facebook: