29 September 2015

Rounding the Western rings in October 2015

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.


CityClubEvent(s)
Calgary, ABRing 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)- TBA
Edmonton, ABEdmonton Magic Club- N/A
Winnipeg, MBThe Magic Club of Winnipeg- TBA
Fraser Valley, BCIBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring)- TBA
Vancouver, BCRing 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)- N/A
Vancouver, BCSAM 95  (Carl Hemeon Assembly)- N/A
Victoria, BCRing 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)  - N/A

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Central rings in October 2015

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.


Montreal, QCRing 62 (20th Century Ring)- Executive Installation Ceremony.
Hamilton, ONRing 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)- TBA.
London, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- Three card monte.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)- Halloween Magic & Rope magic.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- David Kaplan lecture.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- TBA
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- James Alan lecture.


Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Eastern rings in October 2015

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Halifax, NSRing 316 (Conjourer's Court) - TBA
- Visit their Facebook page
St. John, NBMagic Circle of St. John- TBA

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

28 September 2015

Browser's Bash 2015 recap video

Chris Mayhew video edited the 2015 Browser's Bash down to 4 minutes.  How many magicians* in the video can you name?  Bonus question:  How many female magicians* in the video can you name?

* includes amateurs and enthusiasts

And a reminder that Browser's Magic Bash 2016 tickets will go on sale Monday, September 28th, 2015 at 10AM.

Watch on the Browser's Den of Magic YouTube channel:



27 September 2015

Winner of an Instant Magician hoodie

The contest to win an Instant Magician hoodie from Gwyn Auger closed last night at midnight. 

We had some great mentions of awesome magic assistants.  Some of you even went for bonus points, picking Gwyn as your favourite assistant!

Here's the list of entrants:



1
Mike S.
Gwyn...of course!
2
Daniel L.
Paul Daniels assistant is Debbie McGee
3
Lee
Sandra Szeles (Amazing Johnathan)
4
Thanh
Penn & Teller, because I don't know which one is the assistant :D
5
John H.
Nani Darnell
6
Dan M.
Mr Piffles (Piff the Magic Dragon)
7
Debbie L.
Of course it's Gwyn!
8
Tyra B.
Gwyn, of course!
9
Doug C.
A lady whose name I forget who took a large cloth from Murray Hatfield and walked gracefully offstage with. Because no one noticed the thing that it was crucial they not notice.


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Congratulations Thanh! We'll be in touch to let you know how to claim your prize.

Thanks to everyone for playing and a special thanks to Gwyn for making the prize available to you!

Lee Asher on magical connections

On the afternoon we went, we were lucky enough to catch four different magicians performing on the pitch. While all of them were noteworthy in some fashion, one performance stood out the most for me. I've never seen anything like it before and it's one of those instances where it makes you reflect on your own life.

Magic Man Andrew Eland, a wonderful comedian and sleight-of-hand artist by way of South Africa, is that act. He's got an amazing knack (one of the best) for insanely difficult sleight of hand. Multiply that by the fact he's an excellent performer (and super funny), and you'll start to understand why he's considered a true legend among the underground.

During his performance we saw that day, something terrible happened. Not bad like finding the wrong card, but honestly terrible and gut-wrenching in the kind of way that sends shivers down your spine. As a performer, I never want to face this. Ever. Right there, I watched it happen to Andrew.

Read more.

26 September 2015

Win a copy of "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show"

Earlier today you read a guest post reporting on Sheldon Casavant's book "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show."  Now you can win a copy for yourself!

Sheldon is generously offering our readers a chance to win a copy of his wonderful book "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show."  Read below for details.

Watch Behind the Scenes of "Morton the Magician" on Sheldon's YouTube channel:




CONTEST:

I have been offered a copy of "Morton the Magician and his Magnificent Magic Show" by Sheldon Casavant to give away to my readers.

I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner.  (There will be one winner.)  The draw results will be posted Saturday, October the 3rd.

To enter:
  1. Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
  2. Mandatory: Leave a comment in the widget, letting us know the name the first magic book you remember reading.  (You do not need to be a magician to enter the contest.  The book could be Harry Potter.)
  3. Optional: For an additional entry, use the RaffleCopter widget to send this message to your Twitter followers:
    "Enter by Oct 2 to win a copy of "Morton the Magician" by @SheldonCasavant via @canadasmagic
    http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2015/09/win-copy-of-morton-magician-and-his.html"
  4. If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name and shipping information for me to share with Sheldon.

The fine print:
  1. To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
  2. Limit of one mandatory entry and one optional entry per person.
  3. This giveaway is open to Canadian residents excluding residents of Quebec.
  4. This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
  5. If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting.  (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
  6. You must be able to use the prize as offered.  (No cash value will be offered.)
  7. The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
  8. The contest closes Friday, October the 2nd at 11:59pm ET.


With thanks to Sheldon for generously making this prize available to you!


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