From the Calgary Magic Circle Facebook event:
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Join us for our first monthly meeting of 2021 - COVID safe on Zoom of course!
And as a fun way to add some value and fun we introduce this year with a lecture by BC magician Kelvin Ng - Author of The Strategic Magician
Make sure your membership is up to date to enjoy this event at NO COST!
Remember if you were a member in 2020 your membership is carried over!
Not a member yet - always time to join!!
A quick reminder of our earlier Mail as Medicine request for Katie Hunt. If you have the time, Katie and Doug would both benefit from hearing from their friends!
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Thank you to John Harrison, Richard Lyn, Joan Caesar, Ian Crawford, Matt DiSero, Gwyn Auger, Doug Hunt, John Smithman, Richard Hough, Robin Dawes, Eric Bedard, Loran, Peter Mennie, and David Johnson for being Friends of Canada's Magic!
It's good to have friends like you.
You too can Be Our Friend for only $20 per year!
Donations of any size are always welcome.
ICYMI Shawn was interviewed by Tyler on episode 48 of Deckin' Around.
From Shawn Farquhar's January 14th Facebook post:
We really had a blast doing the show virtually in December and the Cabaret of Wonders in early January was well received, so we're doing it again!
On Saturday January 30th we will offer two shows in a single day. You can catch one or both, lol. The first will be at 4PM PT, which is 7PM for those folks on the East Coast, and the second at 7PM PT, which might be a little late for those early to bed people in New York! I thought, New York was the city that never slept?
This is an an interactive event that starts with a virtual tour of the venue, our signature choose your own adventure style show, and ends with a Q&A with your truly.
From the January 13th Facebook post from Assembly V1.1:
This month we are handing things over to Magical Women with Connie Boyd. Connie will be welcoming an all star panel of guest for our next meeting to talk about magic and the the ever expanding footprint of women in magic. We are excited to welcome FISM winner Juliana Chen, The Magic Castle's 1994 Stage Magician of the Year Tina Lenert and the current Stage Magicians of the Year Carisa Hendrix. to join us this Sunday.
We hope to see everyone there, this Sunday January 17.
If you would like to show your support for our sponsors, but have no immediate need for their products, consider purchasing a gift certificate which you can put to use (or not) at a later time.
From the January 10th article "Split in two: magicians to celebrate 100 years of sawing people in half -- London based Magic Circle’s event, streamed on Facebook, will feature David Copperfield, Debbie McGee and more" by Mark Brown in The Guardian:
The US magician David Copperfield will show viewers round his magic museum in Las Vegas and talk about his interpretation, using a huge “death saw” which cut through him after he failed to escape the table.
Naomi Paxton, an academic and performer and the Circle’s equality and diversity officer, will explore the illusion’s links to suffrage and reveal how Selbit audaciously invited the militant suffragette Christabel Pankhurst to become part of his act by being the woman sawn in two.
It came after Pankhurst had advertised her services in a newspaper for “remunerative, non-political work” and while it was entrepreneurial of Selbit to offer, it was also “hugely disrespectful,” said Paxton. Unsurprisingly, she said no.
The evening will also see Debbie McGee, the partner of the late Paul Daniels on stage and in life, recounting her experiences of being regularly dismembered. “Debbie has been sliced, diced, cremated, crushed, divided and decapitated more than most so has a great story to tell,” said Britten.
Details of how to watch the Facebook streamed event will be on the Magic Circle Unlocked Facebook page.
The Guardian picked up on this great event @MagicCircleHQ are doing next weekend.
— Richard Young (@RichardMagician) January 10, 2021
I’ll be interviewing @D_Copperfield from his amazing museum in Las Vegas to talk about 100 years of sawing in half. This event is for everyone not just magicians. Join us!https://t.co/5q2iMjoloJ
If you attended The Magic Circle Unlocked Facebook live event on November 15, 2020, you'll know that they put on a fabulous show with a multitude of international guests. That event boasted Noel Britten, David Berglas, Jeff McBride, Nick Einhorn, Laura London, David Williamson, Charlie Frye, Marvin Berglas, Brian Conley, Michael Ammar, Jake Allen, Greg Wilson, Sooty (& Richard Cadell), Andy Nyman, Careena Fenton, Adrian Lacroix, Megan Swann, Russ Stevens, Richard Jones, Doc Eason, and Wayne Dobson.
This one looks like it's going to be just as amazing!
At this time we'd like to remind you, that one of our voters in our 2020 Readers' Choice Awards suggested that "Regardless of who wins, I hope they are all considered for Allan Slaight awards." That's an excellent place to start if you're looking for potential nominees!
Still no sign of a category for "Best Blog Focused on Canadian Magicians Run by a Member of IBM Ring 17."
From Magicana:
Nominations are now being accepted for work completed in 2020. The deadline for nominations is April 2, 2021. Nominations received after the deadline will be kept on file and considered for the following year.
Thank you for considering nominating someone for the Allan Slaight Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in the pursuit of the impossible. The nomination process consists of four steps:
- Your information
- Information about your nominee
- Supporting documentation
- Reviewing your information and submitting
In addition to basic information about you and your nominee, you will also have the opportunity to provide
- A biography (up to 4500 characters)
- A description of the work and why you are nominating this person (up to 1800 characters)
ALLAN SLAIGHT AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN! https://t.co/eUFN2A9OtA The Slaight Family Foundation established the awards in 2015 and has pledged to give $50,000 a year to celebrate exceptional work. Nominations for works completed in 2020 are now being accepted. pic.twitter.com/O6r4qhXodL
— Magicana (@sharingwonder) January 10, 2021
