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17 May 2016
Diary of a Sorcerers Safari newbie - part 4
A camper's notebook.
Day 2: Saturday August 15th *
Don’t have much time. Breakfast was awesome (pancakes!) and no one laughed at me in card class. Most of the kids in my class are near the same age and ability as I am -- I am so relieved! I was very surprised (and happy) to find we were learning in the Mess Hall and not in a big classroom with blackboards and uncomfortable desks! Yesssss!!!! Our instructor, Scott Hammell, told us that “The main time you go through a lot of cards is when you’re practicing.” Then he told us to “Go through a lot of cards.”
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| Scott teaching card class. |
I learned the term, “beached cards.” It’s when you drop your cards on the ground and they get all sandy and wet and impossible to use afterwards. I’m going to be extra careful to keep mine on the table. Some of the more advanced kids said they learned harder things. The really experienced kids had to perform stuff and then everyone else in their group gave ideas on how it could be made it better.
I have to get ready to do this big camp wide activity. I hope it’s not dodgeball.
11:40am
Whoa! That was so much more fun than dodgeball! We just did a relay race kind of thing in teams with everyone from different cabins. It involved:
- water
- balloons
- tape
- pool noodles and
- people wrapped up in toilet paper!
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| Listening to the rules. |
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| Pool noodle marble run. |
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| Pouring water backwards. |
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| That's a lot of balloons! |
It was more fun than Fun Day at the end of school! I think Sheldon Casavant was still on the field, wrapped head to toe in toilet paper, when I left. Hope he’s okay.
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| Sheldon getting wrapped. |
2pm
Yum! Bagel pizzas for lunch! Magic Mike Segal and his staff make announcements at every meal. Sometimes when there’s exciting news, everyone bangs on the tables and cheers! It gets really loud and it’s great fun!
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| Announcements with Magic Mike. |
I saw three cute little brown rabbits eating weeds outside the Mess Hall. Someone said they saw a deer here too. I hope I see one!
There were so many interesting electives to choose from today (duct-tape wallets, “no sleight” misdirection, stage card manipulation, sponge balls, juggling, and bill folds). I did juggling and boy am I bad at it. I was dropping things all over the place. Scott said that it will come with practice. I hope he’s right! (He’s really good!)
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| Learning to juggle with Scott. |
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| Stage card manipulation with Sheldon. |
To be continued ...
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The 2016 season of Sorcerers Safari will run from Sunday August 7th through Friday August 12th, 2016. For more information, or to register, please visit SorcerersSafari.ca
* The “Diary of a Sorcerers Safari Newbie” is primarily based on the 2015 camp season. It is an aggregate of many perspectives, and at times includes events from previous years.
16 May 2016
Greg Frewin: 2016 winner of the AMA Performing Fellowship
Congratulations Greg!
According to Lee Asher, the only other Canadian to receive this award was Doug Henning.
Read Richard Kaufman's post at the Genii forums to find out all of the other award winners from last night.
From the AMA Twitter feed:
According to Lee Asher, the only other Canadian to receive this award was Doug Henning.
Read Richard Kaufman's post at the Genii forums to find out all of the other award winners from last night.
From the AMA Twitter feed:
@AMA_Magic thank you all at the Academy of Magical Arts. It is an amazing honour...# so excited #honoured #magiclife #magic— Greg Frewin (@GregFrewinMagic) May 16, 2016
PCAM 2016
Shawn Farquhar is currently a confirmed performer.
From PCAM 2016:
From PCAM 2016:
August 4 – 7, 2016
Welcome to Pacific Coast Association of Magicians (PCAM) 2016! PCAM is truly a “magical family reunion” where everyone knows your name. The uniqueness of the PCAM convention is that it is the longest running magic convention in the world that is not associated with a central governing board, but rather with a group of dedicated individuals that keep the spirit of PCAM alive each year.
Read more and register.
15 May 2016
Toronto: Mahdi Gilbert lecture
From the Browser's Den of Magic:
Date & Time: Sunday June 5, 2016
Where: Browser's Den of Magic
Lecture Fee: $20.00
(Lecture Notes for Sale at lecture)
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Mahdi Gilbert travels the four corners of the Earth sharing his life and his magic with people.
Now is your chance to witness the power of Mahdi in this exclusive whirlwind tour through his magic, his story and his soul.
You will follow a child born without hands as he discovers magic and develops his passion into the most remarkable sleight of hand man this world has ever seen.
Through the performance and thorough explanation of several pieces of magic,
you will learn how to:
* Trust Yourself * Break the Rules * Transform your Liabilities into Assets *
*Charm and Disarm * Believe in the Impossible * Make Others Believe in the Impossible *
Read more and buy tickets.
Save the date: Saturday April 1, 2017
No joke!
The 2017 edition of the Browser's Magic Bash will be on April Fools' Day next year.
Mark the date in your calendar and stay tuned for details!
The 2017 edition of the Browser's Magic Bash will be on April Fools' Day next year.
Mark the date in your calendar and stay tuned for details!
14 May 2016
Request: Benevolence of Magic
The following is from Dennis Schick, the editor at the International Brotherhood of Magician's magazine, The Linking Ring:
Alternately you may post examples of your magical good deeds in the comments below, and I'll be sure to e-mail Dennis directly!
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* Email formatting by Canada's Magic to discourage e-mail harvesters.
Dennis Schick, Assistant Editor of the IBM’s monthly magazine, The Linking Ring, has been writing a series of articles on the Benevolence of Magic since the December 2012 issue. To date, he has highlighted over forty giving-back projects and activities of individual magicians as well as groups and organizations. Many are various kinds of fund-raising; others are simple acts of bringing joy and laughter to people in need, such as orphan children or senior citizens. Projects so far range from Kevin Spencer’s Healing of Magic and Magicana’s Sharing Wonder, to Magicians Without Borders, Magic is Medicine, and Michael Finney’s Foundation. If you do or know of good examples of magic used for good causes, please contact Dennis at crylds [at] att [dot] net* as soon as possible.
Alternately you may post examples of your magical good deeds in the comments below, and I'll be sure to e-mail Dennis directly!
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* Email formatting by Canada's Magic to discourage e-mail harvesters.
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