Elizabeth Warlock reviews International Magic Convention

From The Stage:

When magicians from around the world meet up there is sure to be eye popping magic to be seen both on stage and at the close table. Once again it was the latter which dominated, and if there were too many tricks with cards nobody seemed to mind, especially when it came from Dani DaOrtiz, Miguel Gea and Christian Engblom performing as the Fat Brothers. Working together as a trio, chosen cards were revealed at a number given by a spectator, the Aces jumped from the deck and immediately changed to Kings, the deck would change colour and the pips disappear only to return with the flick of a finger.

But perhaps the most incredible card performer was Mahdi who with no hands wowed everyone with some amazing effects including fancy shuffles.        

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Breaking news from IBM/SAM

Updated July 5th to add the official announcement from Trevor and congratulations from the Vanishing Rabbit and Clive Court:

Post by Trevor Watters.

Post by Clive Court.

Happy to announce that Lorena and Trevor Watters are the North American F.I.S.M. Stage Champions! Congrats you guys you totally deserve it

— Vanishing Rabbit (@VanishingRabbit) July 5, 2014

From Murray Hatfield's Twitter feed:

So happy for our friends Trevor and Lorena Watters. Congratulations on winning first at the IBM/SAM and showing the world how great you are!
— Murray Hatfield (@MurrayHatfield) July 4, 2014

Congratulations  Lorena and Trevor!!!

IBM/SAM Competition Finals update

Thanks for the update Jen!  Way to go Lorena and Trevor!

From Jen Segal's Facebook page:

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Winnipeg: Keith Brown's Exchange

From Keith Brown's Twitter feed:

Exchange coming to @winnipegfringe July 16-27th, 2014 "Magic done right" - Erika Faust, Theatre in… http://t.co/Xqo7FPfKBw
— Keith Brown (@KeithHBrown) June 27, 2014

Montreal: Gaston lecture

From Montreal Magic Jam:

When: July 10
Where: Espace La Risée
1258 Bélanger Est, Montréal

Two-time FISM Champion, Gaston, is a key member of the famed Flicking Fingers and one of magic’s most creative performers. 

Gaston: an actor, comedian, and master magician all rolled up into one. Born in Munich Germany, Gaston started performing magic at an early age of seven. He trained at the school of magic in Munich where he later became a teacher. In 1988 he started working on adding skills with intensive classes of pantomime, ballet, jazz, acting, and attended the Drama School Schauspiel Munich. He’s written and starred in two solo shows that have played in Germany; both shows revolving around 10 characters from literature.

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[via Magic Information Canada]