06 June 2016

Five years of VANISH Magazine

Congratulations to Paul Romhany and company on their fifth year of the successful VANISH International Magic Magazine!

How wonderful to see a beautiful 10 page spread by Ben Robinson, dedicated to Paul and his accomplishments.  Have a look in the June / July 2016 edition 26, starting at page 46.

Toronto: Parlour Of Wonder

From Eventbrite:
A parlour comedy magic show presented by Will and Matt, featuring both Conjuring and Mentalism

Thursday, 16 June 2016
Read more and buy tickets.

05 June 2016

Chris Funk on America's Got Talent

From Chris Funk's Instagram account:

A photo posted by chrisfunkmagic (@chrisfunkmagic) on

Mississauga: Buster Balloon workshop

From Wherevent:
CLOWNS CANADA PRESENTS:
Buster Balloon -- Balloon Twisting Workshop!!
Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
10am-4pm each day
Lunch included
Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 - 7pm Show Time!

Read more and register.

04 June 2016

Montreal: Jason England lecture and workshop

From the Montreal Magic Jam:
Workshop: Monday June 20
Lecture: Tuesday June 21

 We are very pleased to announce a lecture and workshop with renowned sleight-of-hand expert Jason England. He is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on sleight-of-hand and advantage play with cards. He has over 25 years of experience both performing magic and consulting on casino game protection.

The three-hour lecture will cover tricks and routines with cards mixing magic and gambling material.
Jason will also offer a four-hour workshop for a limited group for individual attention. Limited to 15 participants, Jason will focus on the mechanics of individual sleights like second deals, bottom deals and false shuffles. If there is a particular technique you are interested in, please let us know.

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03 June 2016

London: A Magic Show

From the Facebook page of "A Magic Show":
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE HERE:
http://bit.ly/londonfringe2016

SHOWTIMES

Friday, June 3 @ 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 4 @ 1:00 PM
Sunday, June 5 @ 5:30 PM
Tuesday, June 7 @ 8:00 PM
Friday, June 10 @ 10:00 PM
Saturday, June 11 @ 2:30 PM

WHERE: The Arts Project, 203 Dundas St

A Magic Show is the fusion of mystery, wonder, and storytelling in an intimate & interactive theatre setting. Keith uses everyday objects to produce miracles up close and personal. Keith focuses on magic that creates relationships; this is participatory entertainment at it’s finest, magic revolving around you – the audience.

If I invited you and you're not in or around London, my sincere apologies! However, if you have friends or family or know someone would would be interested, please invite them! I would greatly appreciate it.

I will also be playing Windsor ( May 6-15), Orlando (May 17-29), Toronto (June 29-July 10) and Winnipeg (July 13-25) this summer! If you'd like more info about a city, please send me a message!

Read more and buy tickets.

02 June 2016

Toronto: Free magic club and Mahdi Gilbert lecture reminder

If you haven't yet read Teller's review of Ricky Jay's “Matthias Buchinger: ‘The Greatest German Living,’ go to the New York Times site and check it out!  In it, Teller mentions Mahdi Gilbert.

From the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook group:
Hi Guys,

This Saturday/June 4 from 2:30 to 5:30pm is the next FREE magic club meeting. All interested in talking magic are welcome.

And/Or the Mahdi Gilbert lecture is the next day on SUNDAY, JUNE 5 at 3pm...You May Pay at the Door.

Magical hugs,
Jeff & The Browser's Den Team