Montreal: Neil Patrick Harris' "Circus Awesomeus"

Double-check the dates.  It's July 27 and 28.

From the Just For Laughs Twitter feed:

1 week until... @ActuallyNPH's Circus Awesomeus LIVE in Montreal! #AnythingCanHappen #JFLMTL http://t.co/WrcopNpbPL pic.twitter.com/y2xbNymuL9

— Just For Laughs (@Just_For_Laughs) July 20, 2015

Casting call: The Thrillusionists

It's been a long time since I could play 10-14.

From the Sorcerers Safari Facebook group:

Campers!! Here is an amzing opportunity for many of you. I hope all of you take advantage of this, and PLEASE let us know how it goes. Good Luck!!
Posted by Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp on Monday, 20 July 2015

What tips do you have for new magicians?

Evelyn Matlin has a great post up at Perfect Magic Then and Now titled "A Few Tips For New Magicians."  It covers a lot of good points that newcomers to magic should think about as they start performing for others.

My favourite from the post:

2.  Let’s say someone else or a magician comes to entertain you and you know the trick they are doing. What do you do and what do you say?
   
Correct Answer: Nothing. Not even to your best friend. Even after the show. If you have to tell someone, tell your mother.

Of course, I think that answer applies to a lot of situations that kids can get into.  Always tell your mother!

Do you have any other pointers or general magic etiquette guidelines to add?

Alex Seaman - 2016 IBM Executive Committee Member

From the IBM Facebook page:

2016 I.B.M. Officers and new Executive Committee Members inducted into office yesterday at the I.B.M. General Membership...
Posted by IBM - International Brotherhood of Magicians on Friday, 17 July 2015

Shin Lim on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us"

From Mothership:

On the July 13, 2015 episode of British-American television programme Fool Us, a Canadian-born, Singapore-raised magician Shin Lim blew the judges and audience away with his sleight-of-hand close-up card tricks and elegant showmanship.

The magic competition show, hosted by Jonathan Ross, sees magicians perform tricks in front of Penn & Teller, the American magician-comedian duo who are also well-loved sceptics.

Read more.

Watch the performance on YouTube:

Winner of Darcy Oake tickets!

The contest to win tickets to see Darcy Oake's show, "Edge of Reality," in Toronto closed last night at midnight.

A reminder also, that Canada's Magic has been offered a coupon code for you to use to save on tickets for the Toronto show.

Some great illusions were mentioned ranging from the all time classics "sawing a woman into halves," and "Metamorphosis" to more modern pieces like "Teller's Shadows."  A lot of you out there seem to like levitations too!


Here's the list of entrants:

#	Date	Name
1	2015-06-29	James Alan
2	2015-06-29	Durgy Spade
3	2015-06-29	Mike D'Urzo
4	2015-06-29	Mike Segal
5	2015-06-29	Phil DC
6	2015-06-29	Willson Wong
7	2015-06-29	Dan McLean Jr
8	2015-06-29	Ken McCreedy
9	2015-06-29	Jason Maiuri
10	2015-06-29	Ray Xu
disqualified (no contact info)	2015-07-09	derek johnston
11	2015-07-09	Doug C
12	2015-07-09	John Harrison
13	2015-07-11	Jon Paris

Random draw results:

Congratulations to John Harrison!

I'll be contacting you soon  with instructions about how to claim your prize.  I hope you have a fabulous time at the show!  (And don't forget to let me all about it.)

Thank you all for playing! A special thanks to the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts for generously making these tickets available to you!

Las Vegas: The Evasons in "MAGIC Live"

From The Evasons' Facebook page:

Just found out who the stage director will be for our show at MAGIC Live! 2015 in Las Vegas next month. So excited to work to be working together again. Less than 4 weeks to go and we can't wait!
Posted by The Evasons - Mind Readers on Tuesday, 14 July 2015