From the June 25th Instagram post by Gwyn Auger:
Well … it’s on the website and I keep pinching myself but it must be true! I’ll be giving a little talk about assistants at the @ibmmagic convention NEXT MONTH!!!! I still think I must be dreaming!!!!! Big big thanks to @magichampion for making this happen!
From the June 6th Facebook post by Jeff McBride:
McBride’s Magic & Mystery School will be Featured at this Year’s World Championship of Magic in Quebec
Las Vegas, NV, March 30, 2020 – The 2022 FISM (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) World Championships of Magic will takes place in Québec, Canada from the 25th - 30th July 2022 – and will feature the lead faculty of Jeff McBride’s Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas, set up with its own space next to the dealer’s room.
Founder and master magician Jeff McBride, Dr. Lawrence Hass, who is Dean of the School, and Tobias Beckwith, emeritus faculty, will all deliver lectures featured at the convention.
They are joined by Will Bradshaw, an Instructor at the school, and Scott Steelfyre, Instructor and Media Manager for the school.Jeff McBride is the founder of the Magic & Mystery School, which began back in 1991 with the first Mystery School retreat in upstate New York. The school added regular Master Classes and live Focus classes in 1999 when McBride relocated to Las Vegas to headline at Caesars Magical Empire.
Today, McBride Magic & Mystery School offers from 5-10 events live in Las Vegas each year, in addition to between 12 and 20 classes online. Jeff McBride, Larry Hass and Tobias Beckwith also offer one-on- one consulting to students of the school. Since 2010, the school also presents a weekly streaming show, Monday Night Mystery School.McBride has received worldside acclaim as one of the most innovative and riveting magic performers ever since his first international tour at the age of 16, as opening act for the Fania Allstars in Japan. Known for his use of masks, mime, and world-class sleight of hand, McBride has been named Magician of the Year by Hollywood’s famed Magic Castle, among his many other awards. He has appeared on every major television network, most recently fooling Penn & Teller on their popular Fool Us! Show. His full evening shows have graced casino showrooms in Las Vegas, Tahoe & Atlantic City, as well as touring venues and arts festivals around the world.
Lawrence Hass, Ph.D., is the Dean of McBride’s Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas. He is former Professor of Philosophy and Theater Arts at Muhlenberg College and former Professor of Humanities at Austin College. In 2010 he retired from college teaching to pursue magic full-time as a performer, teacher, author, and publisher.
Larry Hass creates magic shows that mix astonishing, artistic magic with ideas that lift the spirit. He performs at theaters, nightclubs, universities, public conferences, and corporate functions, across America and internationally. In 2019, he premiered his acclaimed full-evening theatrical magic show, Magical Life.
Tobias Beckwith was the founding administrator for the school, and among it’s earliest faculty, teaching both business and theater arts for magicians. Beckwith came to the world of magic from the New York theater, where he was part of the management and production teams for such long- running hits as The Fantasticks, Sweeney Todd and Oh! Calcutta!
The Mystery School team will be offering mini-lectures and workshops, as well as magic jam sessions in their space at the convention. Learn more about McBride’s Magic & Mystery School at https://magicalwisdom.com.
Tickets at Eventbrite.
From the Something Strange Summer Sideshow Facebook event:
The Calvacade of sideshow returns. Step on into a world of the strangest people you will ever encounter. Live performances by some of North Americas leading sideshow performers.
SEE!! A real Pumpkinhead baby. WITNESS: Painproof people and EXPERIENCE the THRILL of a world record attempt.
Featuring
Mikey Fivebucks - Pain Proof Freak
Daddy Red- Sword Swallower
Steffi Kay- World famous mentalist
FenyxFire - World records in DANGER
Teresa the Swamp hag- Pain proof
Hot Todd Lincoln- USA- Strongman
Mysterion's spirit show
Poppa Jimbos Flea Circus
Burlesque, magic and more,,,,
HOSTED BY PLANET LIZZDOM
This show is NOT for all audiences and viewer discretion is highly advised.
Learn more and buy tickets at Nerd Nite Edmonton.
From the June 13th Instagram post by Nerd Nite:
Before we sell out, get your tickets for #NerdNite 66: Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Nerds on June 30 at @arcadiabrewingco! We've got talks by @stephaniechan and @gowenentertainment with music by DJ @thomasculture and gracious support from @edmontonfringe.
Congratulations to Neil Croswell for winning the Allan Slaight Canadian Rising Star award!
From the June 20th article "Canadian Rising Star 2022" at Magicana:
Past recipients of this award include Mahdi Gilbert, Luc Langevin, Eric Leclerc, Nick Wallace, Carisa Hendrix, The Sentimentalists: Mysterion and Steffi Kay, and Jonah Babins.
This year we are delighted to add NEIL CROSWELL to this bright list of rising stars. Watch the award video and meet this Toronto-based performer who has successfully turned what was a childhood hobby into a busy, thriving career as a touring illusionist.
Congratulations to NEIL CROSWELL, the 2022 Allan Slaight Canadian Rising Star recipient! Did you catch Neil's story on our site? Visit: https://t.co/c5kHz1OxjC and find out more about Neil, and this award, which comes with $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. pic.twitter.com/iajDmpCVBa
— Magicana (@sharingwonder) June 20, 2022
Welcoming our newest Friend, Jokers Comedy Club!
Jokers will be the 905's only permanent comedy club and the GTA's newest. Seating around 250 people, they will feature not only stand-up comedy, but also magic, tribute concerts, live-band karaoke, jazz, drag, and much more variety. The location is in Richmond Hill. Jokers is owned by Dave Curran and Steve Esfandiar Kalantar (who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from running Yuk Yuks).
You can learn more about Jokers at their website, or follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Thank you Jokers, for befriending Canada's Magic!
From the June 18th Facebook post by Ron Pearson:
The wonderful Shawn Farquhar will be lecturing next Tuesday, June 21 at 7:00 PM MST. \
Go to MagicLecture.com to find out what amazing magic we'll be learning. Another FREE event sponsored by The Edmonton Magic Club!
