14 October 2021
October 2021 sale: 40% off yearly sponsorship rates!
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13 October 2021
Victoria: Magic In Real Life with Ben Price
For more information and to buy tickets, visit the Eventbrite page for Magic In Real Life.
From the October 5th Facebook post by Ben Price Magic:
October 19 and 21 I’ve got shows in Victoria BC! Two nights only!
12 October 2021
Thank you to our personal sponsors for October 2021!
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, Doug Hunt, John Smithman, Richard Hough, Robin Dawes, Eric Bedard, Loran, Peter Mennie, David Johnson, Gordon Precious, Colin Geddes, and Graeme Reed for being Friends of Canada's Magic!
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11 October 2021
Ring 235 hosts a virtual lecture by Joe Diamond (and magic on tap)
From the KW Magic Society:
Sun., Oct. 17 | Symposium Cafe, Guelph
KW Magic Society - Magic on Tap
October 2021 Meet-up: Let's all meet up at Symposium on Stone Road in Guelph for a cold beverage and some lunch. This meeting's jam session will be focused on the Chicago opener - a great bar card trick.
Thu., Oct. 21 | REGISTER THROUGH EVENTBRITE
KW Magic Society Virtual Lecture Series - Joe Diamond
REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT ON EVENTBRITE: https://bit.ly/3oa0R41
[via Colin Geddes of Ring 17]
10 October 2021
FISM North America Championship of Magic RECAP!!!
From the October 6th upload "FISM North America Championship of Magic RECAP!!!" on the Magicians Talking Magic YouTube channel:
In this episode, we share a detailed recap of the recent FISM North American Championship of Magic in Quebec City! An incredible line-up, the qualifying competition for the World Championship of Magic, and an amazing line-up of special guests. Get all the details with a special co-host and long-time friend of the podcast George “Kid” Oldman. Listen Now!
09 October 2021
Magical Women with Connie Boyd Panel Talk with Carisa Hendrix, Dania Díaz, Josephine Lee, and Billy Kidd
From the October 7th upload at the Magical Women with Connie Boyd YouTube channel:
David Copperfield openly discusses magic struggles, successes and creating original material in this rare Magical Women with Connie Boyd panel talk with star illusionists Billy Kidd, Dania Díaz, Carisa Hendrix, and Josephine Lee
PANEL TALK CONTENT
00:00 - 00:33 - Introduction
00:33 - 01:06 - David discusses Women in Magic
01:06 - 03:48 - David discusses creating his original material & signature routines
03:48 - 06:37 - Carisa Hendrix & David discuss her Lucy Darling character & magic
06:37 - 07:30 - the Audience is a Team Member
07:30 - 09:42 - Dania Diaz discusses taking a risk & listening to the audience
09:42 - 10:12 - David discusses Daring to be Bad & Make Mistakes
10:12 - 11:10 - Josephine Lee talks with David about Learning from Failure
11:10 - 11:35 - the Power of Silence & being Still
11:35 - 13:45 - Billy Kidd discusses her magic process with David
13:45 - 14:16 - David about each magicians drive for their magic to be the best it can be
14:16 - 14:46 - Connie talks to the panel about the benefit of social media to magic
14:46 - 15:10 - Call to Action: please subscribe and post your comments
08 October 2021
Ring 49 hosts The Browser's Den of Magic
The Ring 49 calendar suggests the meeting will be held online on October 12th.
From the September 8th post "Welcome to the 2020-21 Season" at The Doug Henning Magic Club:
The October lecture will feature Old Jeff Pinsky from Browser’s Den of Magic, who will provide a dealer’s demo on some of the newer magic at the shop. In addition, Young Jeff will be performing magic tricks for our club.
Read more.
[via Colin Geddes at Ring 17]