Canada's Magic

13 December 2015

Murray's escape from being dragged behind a car

From the series "Extreme Escapes," watch Murray's attempt at escaping from being dragged behind a car while in chains and shackles.

From Murray Sawchuck's YouTube channel:

[via iTricks]

12 December 2015

CAMaraderie 2016 poster

From the Festival de magie de Québec Facebook page:

En résumé...
Posted by Festival de magie de Québec on Monday, 30 November 2015

11 December 2015

Toronto: Keith Brown at "Magic Tonight"

Confirm details by visiting Abracadabaret.com

Toronto (Sun): Keith Brown

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10 December 2015

Phil Matlin's 2015 Ragtime Tour

Phil Matlin - owner of Montréal's magic shop Perfect Magic, will be playing ragtime and touring through Ontario (Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph) at the end of December.

Sat	Dec 26th	2:00 PM	Victoria Place	290 Queen St. S. Kitchener
Sun	Dec 27th	2:30 PM	Fergus Place	164 Fergus Avenue Kitchener
Mon	Dec 28th	2:00 PM	Parkwood Mennonite Homes	726 New Hampshire Waterloo
Tues	Dec 29th	2:30 PM	Waterloo Heights Retirement Apts	170 Erb St. W. Waterloo
Thurs	Dec 31st	2:00 PM	The Westmount	200 David Bergy Drive Kitchener
Thurs	Dec 31st	6:30 PM	Village of Riverside Glenn.	60 Woodlawn Road East Guelph

If you missed our previous post about the many talents of Phil, have a look at him playing Carolina in the Morning.

09 December 2015

Coquitlam and Ontario: "An Evening Of Wonders"

From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:

Hey friends in Ontario. Want to see an amazing magic show? My friend, Vitaly Beckman is coming to a theatre near you... and it's worth your time and travel to see his show. Oh and folks close to me, he's at the Evergreen Cultural Center this Friday. http://EveningOfWonders.com

Dec 11 - 8pm
Evergreen Cultural Centre
1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, BC

Dec 28 – 2pm & 7pm
Flato Markham Theatre
171 Town Centre Boulevard, Markham, ON

Dec 29 - 7:30pm
Georgian Theatre
1 Dunlop St W, Barrie, ON

Dec 30 – 7:00pm
The Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts
88 Dalhousie St, Brantford, ON

Dec 31 – 2pm & 7pm
The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts
130 Navy St, Oakville, ON

Jan 2 – 7pm
Nineteen on the park
19 Civic Ave, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON

Jan 3 – 2pm
Nineteen on the park
19 Civic Ave, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON

08 December 2015

"The Trick with the Gun" on Superchannel

From the Times Colonist:

Chris Gudgeon doesn’t seem like a guy who’s into guns, and not just because he’s a peace-loving poet.

So why did he suddenly find himself at the North Saanich Rod and Gun Club to learn the finer points of marksmanship?

It was for the The Trick With the Gun, director Michael McNamara’s high-calibre documentary that the Victoria-based writer and producer wrote and appears in.

In the 90-minute film premièring tonight at 9 on Superchannel, Gudgeon agrees to pull the trigger for the Bullet Catch, a notoriously dangerous illusion.

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Toronto: Save the date for Magicana

From Magicana:

Mark your calendar for the weekend of April 23-24, 2016.

Here in Toronto, we’ll be hosting a weekend of magic with three big international guests. There will be a one-night-only performance at the Wychwood Theatre (St. Clair & Christie) as well as a lecture and workshop that you will not not want to miss. We will release more details in coming weeks. So, make sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter, or subscribed to our eList to be the first to know and to sign up!
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