Sleightly Sketchy: Magician trading cards [MTC190714]

Imagine if magicians had trading cards.  Did you need all three hints to guess whose trading card back this is?

Review: Indulgence with Lucy Darling

From the July 2nd post "MMF 2019 Review: Indulgence with Lucy Darling" by  Tay Around Town:

We giggled and snorted with laughter, followed Lucy along in her games and marvelled at her wonderful magic. Each time I see Lucy Darling’s shows I become even more enchanted – as does her audience, I’m sure. She has a supreme stage presence and personality, which the audience just revel in. Despite a ‘larger than life’ personality, Lucy (Carisa) is careful to have this aspect not diminish the magic and storytelling. Everything in this show is within perfect harmony.

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Las Vegas: Jay Sankey presents 'Being More Believable'

Catch Jay's 'Being More Believable' lecture October 4-6 at the Rediscover Event in Las Vegas.


From Jay Sankey's Twitter feed:
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I'm presenting my 'Being More Believable' talk October 4-6 at the Rediscover Event in Las Vegas!. Click link for details on this multi-media 'marketing experience.' https://t.co/hd9APQoQw6 pic.twitter.com/pxQKpF9Z6s

— Jay Sankey (@jay_sankey) June 26, 2019

Saint John: Kent Axell Lecture

SAT, 10 AUG

Kent Axell Lecture
344 Somerset St

Toronto: Patrick Redford lecture

From the Browser's Den of Magic newsletter:

SATURDAY, July 27

Patrick Redford (aka George Tait) is known throughout the magic community for his exceptional creations in both mentalism and magic. He has a huge assortment of miracles that he will be performing and explaining!

His 2016 book 'Applesauce' containing a slew of different impromptu impossible effects has nearly sold an incredible 10,000 units worldwide!  A number rarely reached in the magic world marketplace.

Patrick's work on the Memorized deck took the world by storm a couple of years later with the release of 'Temporarily Out of Order'. His stack "The Redford Stack" forever changed how people think about the potential of the stacked and memorized deck.

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Michael Close: The Truth About Lying Webinar

From Michael Close:

The Truth About Lying Webinar
Sunday, July 21, 2019 - 4:00pm (EDT)

Magic depends on disseminating misinformation – in other words, lying. Learn to use this important tool with rapier-like precision in this informative and fun webinar.

What You'll Learn:

• ​​​​​​​The whole truth and nothing but the truth
• Conditional (transitional) truth
• Verbal vs. non-verbal lies
• Sleight of hand as a non-verbal lie
• Sustaining a non-verbal lie Lies of omission
• ​​​​​​​Lying to distort memory Strategic placement of big lies

                               ​​​​​​​...AND MUCH MORE

This webinar is for card magicians of all skill levels. It will save you hours of time by guiding you in the right direction..

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Michael Close: Three-Trick Set Webinar

From Michael Close:

How to Design a Three-Trick Set - Live Webinar
Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 4:00pm (Eastern Daylight Time)

After studying magic for a few years, most enthusiasts acquire some repertoire – effects they can perform competently. While we spend a great deal of effort learning new tricks, we rarely take the time to organize our tricks into an effective act or “set.”

This webinar covers:

• Several strategies that will start you on the path to developing a strong, effective, three-trick set. Using material from Michael's own repertoire​​​​​​​
• Michael will explain his thought process in assembling several different acts designed for various venues ​​​
• Suggestions for further study and analysis​​​​​​​

Webinar is designed for magicians of all skill levels.


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