Michael Close's August 2019 newsletter

Just finished reading the August newsletter from Michael Close.  You may be interested in:

• Michael Close has a podcast for subscribers, titled "Conversations with Close."   This month's guest is Paul Vigil. 
• Introduction to "Targeted Training with Michael Close.”
• An effect by Paul Vigil, from his performing repertoire!
• A playing card patent article by Lee Asher.
• The Art of Conjuring by Mick Ayres.
• Technically Speaking by by Bruce Kalver.
• and many other newsworthy tidbits from the magic community!

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Toronto: The Carnival of Wonders Summer Edition

August 30th and 31st.


From Eventbrite:

Games, prizes, magic, jugglers, drinks, and variety performers you have to see to believe!

The Toronto Magic Company has partnered with The Super Wonder Gallery to bring you:

The Carnival of Wonders SUMMER EDITION - a show & experience unlike anything we've ever done before.

We're transforming a downtown Toronto art gallery into an unforgettable carnival; complete with games, prizes, delicious carnival treats, and interactive exhibits like the worlds smallest haunted house, con games, and a real life "freak" show. 

Read more and buy tickets.

From the Toronto Magic Company Facebook page:

Welcoming a new Friend: David Johnson

Please join me in welcoming our newest Friend, David Johnson!  If you happen to find yourself in Kingston please stop by the Kingston Magic Theatre and say hello.


Thank you David, for befriending Canada's Magic!

Toronto: Save the date for Browsers Bash VI

  

From the Browser's Den Newsletter:

Because of your wonderful ongoing support we are very excited to announce that the 'Browser's Magic Bash 2020' will take place on SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020!

TICKETS will go on sale for the 'Bash' at 10am on Monday, September 23, 2019.

Vancouver: 3 of Clubs 2019

Just announced, 2019 3 of Clubs convention will be held at the Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre!


From Eventbrite:

The 3 of Clubs Convention gets a new coat of paint in 2019 - restoring the original aim of the Vancouver Magic Circle’s long-standing “Weekend of Magic” to unite the magic community with education and excellence of internationally-renowned talent without breaking the bank!

The Vancouver Magic Circle is thrilled by the return of our very own Billy Hsueh and Alex Zander to spearhead this year’s convention once again. Ring 92’s last 3 of Clubs in 2016 at the “Pink Palace” in Surrey reinvigorated what a local convention could be, and they’re doing it again! But this time it’s even bigger, even better, and even cheaper!

We don’t know how.. but they’ve done it!
With an all-time low early-bird registration rate of only $75 for all 3 days (same early bird rate available to all 3 Clubs) our 2019 convention will be the most affordable in YEARS!

Read more and buy tickets.

From the 3 of Clubs Facebook page:

Sleightly Sketchy: Magician trading cards [MTC190804]

Imagine if magicians had trading cards.

Did you need all three hints to guess whose trading card back this is?






Previously posted:

• MTC190714
• MTC190721
• MTC190728
• MTC190804

http://canadasmagic.blogspot.com/2019/07/sleightly-sketchy-magician-trading_28.html

Toronto: Golden Age of Magic

From Magicana:

In February 2020, the Golden Age of Magic will once again emerge—this time in Toronto—in the forthcoming exhibition, Illusions: The Art of Magic at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO).

Originally curated by Christian Vachon of the McCord Museum in Montreal, and guest curated by Magicana’s artistic director and historian David Ben, the exhibition will showcase fifty-five gorgeous, vintage posters from the Allan Slaight Collection of the McCord Museum. The exhibition celebrates magic’s greatest luminaries, including the one and only Harry Houdini, highlighting photographs, films, documents, autographs and objects once belonging to Houdini.

Read more.

From the Sharing Wonder Twitter feed:

The Golden Age of Magic comes to Toronto in Feb 2020 in "Illusions: The Art of Magic" at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO). The exhibition will showcase fifty-five gorgeous, vintage posters from the Allan Slaight Collection at the McCord. MORE: https://t.co/g6ZcifGAOJ pic.twitter.com/i5oqIZ8Wf5

— Magicana (@sharingwonder) July 31, 2019