Edmonton: Sheldon Casavant in "Sparks Fly. Magic Happens."

From Fort Edmonton Park:

Join us for an enchanting evening with one of Canada’s most sought-after performers, magician Sheldon Casavant. With sleight of hand and mind-captivating illusions, Sheldon has wowed audiences of all sizes around the world with his contemporary, awe-inspiring style of magic.

Celebrate an early Valentine’s Day with this fast-paced, interactive, and entrancing show (for you history buffs, there’s even some little known historical facts about the legendary magician Harry Houdini).

So grab your sweetheart or friends and make long-lasting memories together as items vanish, inanimate objects come to life, and impossible feats are overcome – right before your very eyes.

Read more and buy tickets.

From the Fort Edmonton Park Twitter feed:

Join us for an enchanting evening with one of Canada’s most sought-after performers, magician @SheldonCasavant. Just like some of the illusions in the show, tickets will disappear fast so get yours today! #yeg #yegevents pic.twitter.com/i6E0V2VVLU

— Fort Edmonton Park (@FortEdPark) January 26, 2018

Alex Seaman, IBM nominee for International President-Elect

It seems like only last year, when we congratulated you on your then new position of Vice President of IBM!

Congratulations again Alex!  And thank you for all of your hard work.

From Alex's Facebook page:

Toronto: Keith Brown at "The Newest Trick in the Book"

From Keith Brown's Twitter feed:
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This Tuesday check me out at @torontomagiccompany The Newest Trick where I will debut a new piece!

Show at 8:30 PM. Pay what you can.#AbsoluteMagic #kbmagic #torontomagiccompany #torontomagic #toronto #toevents #openmic #magic #magicshow #magician #en… https://t.co/kbzfLxwsUf pic.twitter.com/4eHPc1Yfq0

— Keith Brown (@KeithHBrown) February 4, 2018

World record holding Canadian magicians

Late to the game, I recently learned that in 2012, Alberta's Carisa Hendrix set a Guinness World Record for “longest duration fire torch teething”, Los Show Dei Record in Rome, Italy!


From Carisa's webstie:

On April 12th in Rome, Italy in front of a live audience I freaked out when I became a Guinness World Record Holder after successfully holding a flaming torch in my mouth for an incredible 2 minutes and 1 second.

Read more.

By my count, that puts the total of Canadian World Record holding magicians to eight! 

• Doug The Great:  Heaviest Stilts Mastered.  [Guinness World Record]
• Scott Hammell:  Highest Suspension Straitjacket Escape. [Guinness World Record]
• Lucas Wilson:  Fastest Suspension Straitjacket Escape. [Guinness World Record - 2011]
• Carisa Hendrix:  Longest duration fire torch teething. [Guinness World Record - 2012]
• Michael Francis:  Most one-handed coin rolls in a minute. [Guinness World Record - 2013]
• Mark Correia:  Longest Amount of Time Wearing a Straitjacket. [World Record - 2014] 
• The Sentimentalists:  (Chris Mysterion and Steffi Kay) Most items transferred from one mentalist to another.  [World Record - 2017] 

Chris Funk to be on this season's "Masters of Illusions"

Filming happened Thursday and Friday!  How exciting!

Any other Canadian magicians I should know about for this season?

From Chris Funk's Twitter feed:

It begins! #tvshow #mastersofillusion #magic #thewonderist #internationalmanofwonder #lifeontheroad https://t.co/PhU2tghAsK pic.twitter.com/uqEncejwUT

— Chris Funk (@chrisfunkmagic) February 2, 2018

Ryan Joyce interviews Joan Caesar

From Magic Masterclass:

Video profile and podcast with Joan Caesar, a retired teacher, magician and internationally recognized influencer in the world of magic.

In the podcast we talk about:

• As a judge for the largest magic conventions in the world, Joan shares her perspective on what makes a great magic act.
• We talk about her life as a magician.
• We talk about women in magic and why it’s hard to be a woman in magic.
• Why Joan founded the Canadian Association of Magicians (CAM)
• Which world-famous magician was Joan’s motivation to put Canada on the international stage for FISM (the Olympic’s of Magic)

Read more and listen to interview.

Thank you to our February 2018 friends!

Thank you to John Smithman, John Harrison, Richard Lyn, Joan Caesar, The Outerbridges, and Ian Crawford for being Friends of Canada's Magic!

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