Toronto: The Sentimentalists at the Comedy Bar

From the August 20th Instagram post by DrMysterion:

#Toronto friends we are back @comedybarto #Sept25 for a special socially distanced live show. Come see us live. Tickets comedybar.ca

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#Toronto friends we are back @comedybarto #Sept25 for a special socially distanced live show. Come see us live. Tickets comedybar.ca #agt #mentalism #mentalist #foolus #mindreaders #thefuture

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Big Night In presents Comedy Variety Hour

On September 29th, join Jonathan Burns with his  closest acquaintances including Carisa Hendrix, Mario the Maker Magician and more!

From the August 30th Facebook post by Carisa Hendrix:

 

UnConvnetional.Fun

Talent includes: Garrett Thomas, Curtis Kam, Carisa Hendrix, Caleb Wiles, Chris Mayhew, Kainoa Harbattle, and more!

 

From the August 25th Facebook post from Ben Train:

For the past few months I've been working with about 25 of the world's best magicians on an exciting project. Trailer, information, and all kinds of surprises are going to be announced soon, but trust me when I say if you LOVE MAGIC you are NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS THIS.

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Max Maven lecture on September 10th

From IBM Ring 17:

When: 7:00 PM, Thursday, September 10, 2020

Where: On Zoom (link provided to ticket holders)

Admission: Free for Members / $20 for Guests

Spend the evening with one of the most inventive and original minds magic has ever known. With a career spanning decades, Max has created and published more original magic and mentalism than just about anyone you can name. He has appeared on countless TV shows in multiple countries (and languages!). He was featured in his own Canadian series The Maximum Dimension created for TVO and had guest appearances on The Fresh Prince of Belair and Mork and Mindy! He has received a creative fellowship from the Academy of Magical Arts and the Allan Slaight Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Mysterion: Virtually impossible

From the September 2nd Instagram post by Mysterion:

This Saturday, the first of 4 online shows. Tickets are on sale now theforumtheatre.com

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This Saturday, the first of 4 online shows. Tickets are on sale now theforumtheatre.com #onlineshow #mentalism .#interactive #family #events #artists #covid #magic

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Joe Culpepper: Magic Languages at Concordia University

From the August 31st blog post at JoeCulpepper.com:

“Engl 398 — Magic Languages: Written, Oral and Visual Traditions of Conjuring” is open for registration at Concordia University’s department of English.

This special topics course examines how individuals express and experience magic through various storytelling media. Texts related to conjuring by Reginald Scot, Shakespeare, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, Adelaide Herrmann, Jorge Luis Borges and others will be explored with conceptual tools from theories of adaptation, postcolonialism, cinema studies and performance studies. A special emphasis will be placed on the so-called Golden Age of stage conjuring in the West (1880-1930) and how scientific technologies, exoticism, and colonialism from that period are at once present and questioned by contemporary performance today.

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