Canada's Magic

04 April 2019

Toronto: Free magic club

From the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook page:

Our next FREE MAGIC CLUB meeting is this Saturday, April 6 at 'Browser's Den' (2:30 to 5:30pm). All welcome.

And the 'Bash' is only a week and a half away. We have a very small handful of tickets left.

For those who would like to join us tickets may be purchased online at: https://www.browsersden.com/bash

Thanks for you continued support!

03 April 2019

Nashville: Carisa Hendrix at the House of Cards

Astounding performances by Lucy Darling at House of Cards April 8 - 14.

From the House of Cards Twitter feed:

Spellbinding and spectacular. Join us April 8 - 14 for astounding performances by Lucy Darling at House of Cards! https://t.co/NtpY44e7nb
(📸: @CarisaHendrix ) pic.twitter.com/go2KG51CR5
— House of Cards (@hocnashville) March 27, 2019

02 April 2019

London: Magic at the Marienbad

From The Amazing Corbin:

This event happens the first Friday of every month with a different comedian and magician combo each time. Magicians who wish to perform should contact me and free tickets are provided to magicians who share a bit of close up strolling magic during the cocktail hour. (Headliner magicians get paid) Hope to see you there!

From Captain Corbin's Facebook page:

01 April 2019

April Fool Us Day 2019

From CBS Local:

APRIL FOOLS! — The world-famous team of Penn & Teller prank Chris Hardwick (“Talking Dead”) by turning him into an amazing, world-class magician as they send him to the streets of Vegas to bedazzle the crowds. Original airdate: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 9pm

Card throwing in the 2024 Olympics?

From the February 27th article "These Are the New Sports We May See at the 2024 Summer Olympics" by Jenny McCoy in Self:

As mentioned, three of the five proposed sports—skateboarding, surfing, and climbing—are already on the program for Tokyo, which means the IOC already has a solid understanding of the factors that would make the sports good Olympic contenders, like their global popularity, how competitions are run, venue requirements, and so on. Break dancing, though not on the list for Tokyo, was part of the 2018 youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, so it’s also already well-known to the IOC, explains McConnell. Card throwing, is well, the wild card of the 2024 games.

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31 March 2019

The top 5 posts in March 2019

There were 30+ posts at Canada's Magic this month. Here are the 5 most viewed posts in the past 30 days:

5. Mission: Matt Johnson lecture - It's coming up in a week!

4. Carisa Hendrix nominated for Stage Magician of the Year by the AMA - Good luck Lucy!

3. Remembering Johnny Thompson - Thank you to everyone who shared a memory.

2. Toronto: Illusion show with Ryan Brown - Catch Ryan at the Browser's Bash in April!

and the most viewed post this month ...

1. Shin Lim in the Huffington Post - An oldie but a goodie.

Rounding the Western rings in April 2019

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

City	Club	Event(s)
Calgary, AB	Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)	- Jason Ladanye lecture - Club meeting.
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- Jason Ladanye lecture
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- Jason Ladanye lecture
Fraser Valley, BC	IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring )	- Matt Johnson lecture - Jason Ladanye lecture
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- MAGIC! with Ice McDonald - Ice McDonald lecture.
Vancouver, BC	SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly)	- N/A
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Jason Ladanye lecture