A list of great magic books

These aren't books teaching magic, but rather books with magic as part of the story.  What would you add?

From Greg Frewin Theatre's Facebook page:

Do you love books that centre around magic? Here are some you MUST add to your reading list! http://hubs.ly/y0WMM50
Posted by Greg Frewin Theatre on Friday, 26 June 2015

Toronto: Daryl workshop

I previously posted about the Daryl lecture happening at the Browser's Den of Magic later this month.  I didn't know about the Daryl workshop!

From the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook group:

DARYL BONUS WORKSHOP:
When: Friday, August 21
Where: Browser's Den of Magic
Cost : $50.00 

Daryl's lecture is great...and his workshop is even better! This will be a hands on evening with the master at Browser's Den. 

Limited seating is available so that all will be up close to Daryl. 

The workshop contains COMPLETELY different material than the lecture. 

The workshop will include some of Daryl's pet coin and card magic routines. This is the material that Daryl saves for private lessons only. 

At the end of the workshop Daryl will be open to answering any of your questions on cards, coins, ropes, sponges.  

He is a master and can handle any all questions you may have.

FOR TICKETS TO THE WORKSHOP PLEASE CALL BROWSER'S DEN, Tel 416-783-7022. 

Read more and buy tickets.

Greg Frewin's Today show appearance

From Greg Frewin Theatre:

It is with great pride that we get to share with you Greg Frewin's appearance on the Today Show. As a member of the Masters of Illusion cast, Greg was chosen to promote the show on America's favourite morning talk show, TODAY. The Today Show anchors including, Willie Geist, Tamron Hall, Ellie Kemper and Natalie Morales challenged Greg to amaze them and AMAZE them he did. 

Read more.

Watch the segment on the Today show website:

Download your free copy of "Card Culture"

Did you know that Canadian resident Lee Asher is the Vice President/Director of Publicity and Membership; Associate Editor for "Card Culture," the 52 Plus Joker's monthly digital playing card magazine?

This publication is a treasure trove of information for playing card aficionados from all over the world. It is published each month and available to members of 52 Plus Joker's, the American Playing Card Collector's Club.

For a free sneak peak visit the PlayingCardForum.com to see a special edition of "Card Culture."

You can also find Lee at Sorcerers Safari Magic and Performance Camp, and ask him more about 52 Plus Joker's and "Card Culture" there!


From a press release:

In order to further promote the hobby of collecting modern, antique and vintage playing cards, 52 Plus Joker, the largest playing card collectors' society in North America, is releasing a special complimentary issue of CARD CULTURE Magazine. This issue is a compilation of popular articles from previous issues and is meant to be representative of the type of content the magazine carries on a regular basis. 

52 Plus Joker President Tom Dawson says, "In my many years of experience, I can't recall any monthly magazine that has covered card collecting with this level of professionalism and enthusiasm. It's become the industry standard, a valuable resource to the society, and to 'card culture' as a whole. Along with our long-standing quarterly publication, Clear the Decks, it makes the low cost of membership in the club an exceptional bargain for the price."

This special issue is twenty pages long and contains six articles in total - a typical reader can finish it in under ten minutes.

If the history, origins, manufacturing and collecting of playing cards interests you, then you're going to love CARD CULTURE and all the other amenities offered to members of 52 Plus Joker. For only $25 per year ($35 outside North America), the privileges of membership to this unique club include:

-CARD CULTURE: monthly digital magazine including all current and past issues
-CLEAR THE DECKS: all new issues of our printed quarterly
-Access to the Ask Alexander database of all our magazine archives
-Personal account on PlayingCardForum.com
-Free expert appraisals of selected decks from your collection
-Inclusion within the 52 Plus Joker club roster
-Invitation to the Annual 52 Plus Joker Convention
-Access to advice and information on all things playing cards 

The 52 Plus Joker club is always eager to welcome new members, including collectors, artists/designers, Kickstarter project backers, magicians, cardists and anyone else with an interest in the world of playing cards, regardless of their level of experience! Read your complimentary copy of CARD CULTURE now, then join today. We invite you to forward this special issue to anyone you think would be interested in its content or the 52 Plus Joker club.

If you guys have any questions, comments, thoughts, etc. about the club or CARD CULTURE, just email the Director of Publicity Lee Asher at Lee [at] LeeAsher [dot] com.

SparkGig's Top 15 Magicians in Toronto

SparkGig recently posted their list of the Top 15 Magicians in Toronto.  There's some overlap with the previously published Top Five Magicians in Toronto from blogTO.

Do you agree?  Or is this just another group of magicians under a lamppost?

Greg Frewin on the Aug 10 Today Show

From the Greg Frewin Theatre Facebook page:

Greg is spreading the #MastersofIlusion magic Monday on the Today Show don't miss it! Stay tuned to follow Greg on his New York adventure.http://hubs.ly/H012MN80
Posted by Greg Frewin Theatre on Thursday, 6 August 2015

Jay Sankey on Penn and Teller's "Fool Us"

Updated at 6:45pm to add:

• It's also on BITE TV - Rogers 106 in some areas.

According to Jay, he'll be on the August 10th episode of Penn and Teller's "Fool Us."

A little bird told me that we can get CW in Canada with Rogers 570 (PIX-TV) or with Bell (WPIX).  Thanks for the tip Peter!


From Jay Sankey's Twitter feed:

Can anyone record next Monday night's Penn + Teller episode on CW and send me a high quality file? I'd def be in your debt. Thx gang.

— Jay Sankey (@jay_sankey) August 7, 2015