07 October 2014

How do you deal with failure?

In his post "Magic Gone Wrong," Lee Asher makes shares some valuable insights on failure.

Leave a comment below to share what you have learned from a time when things didn't go according to plan.


From Lee Asher's Playground:
Have you ever performed magic for a group of people, only to realize the routine isn't going to end as expected? Do you remember the feeling you got when it happened? Terrible! Most magicians can relate, because if you've ever presented magic before, you've probably been in that kind of situation. Maybe even more than once?

As a beginner, for me, it happened a lot. Nonetheless, those initial experiences shaped me into the performer I am today. With time and practice though, I learned to limit my amount of failure.
Currently as a professional, it rarely happens. Though, when stuff goes awry these days, it makes a meaningful, albeit painful, impact on me.

MAGIC GONE WRONG Recently, I was asked to perform at the Atlanta Harvest Magic Convention. It's a wonderful get-together filled with warm & compassionate folk. In one of the rooms, for the formal close-up show with over hundred pairs of eyes watching, I failed miserably with a set I'd been performing for a while.

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06 October 2014

Shawn Farquhar entertains 106-year-old Hilda Baybutt

From the Bournemouth Echo:
THERE was magic in the air at a Bournemouth retirement home as residents marvelled at the antics of a world-renowned magician.

Shawn Farquhar, the international president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, stunned residents at Glenhurst Manor with a series of sleight-of-hand card tricks.

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05 October 2014

Dave Attwood interviews Dan Harlan

From Screencast:
DAS-September 24th, 2014 Dan Harlan 
This week Dan Harlan joins Dave and Angel and talks about his early start on stage, his contribution to the elastic band magic and his latest project, revamping, revising and modernizing the classic Tarbel Course In Magic for the new generation of magicians.

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04 October 2014

Chris Westfall's "31 days until Halloween Instagram project"

From Chris Westfall on Facebook:




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03 October 2014

Kitchener: Masters of Illusion

Believe the impossible! The hit television series, Masters of Illusion, breaks out of the box and into a live theatre near you!

Sat., Nov. 8 Kitchener, ONT 
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02 October 2014

Toronto: Free magic club

This Saturday, October 4th is our next FREE Magic Club meeting at the shop.
All are welcome (2:30ish until 5ish).

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Montreal: David Kaplan lecture

Monday October 6th

We’re very excited to have one of magic’s hardest working professionals here with us in Montreal. David Kaplan is a virtuoso juggler, magician, inventor, musician, deadpan physical comedian. Performing since the 1980′s as The Great Kaplan, David’s been featured all over the world including Hollywood’s Magic Castle, ABC television’s The View and Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde.

David’s numerous awards include the first place medal at the Canton Battle of Magicians, the coveted “Peoples Choice” award at the 2006 IBM Convention. In 2010 he was awarded the Mandrake d’Or in Paris.

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