From the April 20th Instagram post by Michael Craig Francis:
London!!!! Come on out to the Rec Room London to watch @chriswestfallmagic and @awesomemikemagic perform magic and blow your mind!
26 April 2023
London: The Improv Illusionists with Chris Westfall and Michael Craig Francis [May 5]
25 April 2023
Port Dover: Ryan Edwards with The Dover Fishnettes [May 13]
From Eventbrite:
Support the Norfolk Hammerheads Aquatic Club and have your mind blown by Canada's top mentalist and Norfolk-based vaudeville quintet!
24 April 2023
Guelph and London: Keith Brown (and Nicholas Wallace in London) [May 6 & 10]
From the March 29th Facebook post by Keith Brown:
Had a great time performing at the Market Hall Performing Arts Centre in Peterborough this weekend.
I have two BIG BIG Shows coming up.
Saturday, May 6th - Guelph - River Run Centre. This gorgeous theatre has 800 seats, PLEASE help me fill it. I'll be doing my one man show
Wednesday, May 10th - London - Wolf Performance Hall.
Keith Brown & Friends returns to London! We have an incredible line up.
Award winning magician Nicholas Wallace, as seen on America's Got Talent and Penn and Teller: Fool Us
Juno nominated singer-songwriter Corin Raymond.
23 April 2023
Broken wand: Paul Kilshaw
Our sincere condolences to Paul's family and friends at this impossible time.
Updated April 29th to add:
- From the Victoria Times Colonist obituary for Paul:
Paul is survived by his son Christopher, Mother Peggy Little (Blair) sister Catherine Dempsey, (Jim), brothers David and Peter (Kathy), his nieces and nephews, and great nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Willows Park, from 11:00 - 1:00 on Saturday, May 13, 2023. Please bring your own chair.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, or to a charity of your choice.
[via Facebook post by the Canadian Association of Magicians]
Updated at 9:20am to add:
- From the April 23rd article "Magician Paul Kilshaw, who performed for royals, dies at 60" by Roxanne Egan-Elliott at the Times Colonist:
Kilshaw died Wednesday [April 19] after suffering a heart attack, his sister Catherine Dempsey said from her home in Newfoundland.
He was born on Aug. 4, 1962, in Grostenquin, France, where his father, who was in the air force, was stationed. The youngest of four, Kilshaw moved with his family to Ottawa then to Victoria when he was about six.
The family lived near Willows Beach and it was there that a young Kilshaw met a magician who started teaching him sleight of hand, Dempsey said.
“For the first few years, we sort of ignored him. You know, it was just a little boy doing stuff and then it kept on and the next thing we knew he was getting good,” Dempsey said.
Kilshaw worked at Tony’s Trick and Joke Shop, which has since closed, honing his craft.
Read more.
From the April 21st article "‘He was a gift’: Greater Victoria mourns loss of popular balloon, magic man" by Christine Vanreeuwy at the Vancouver Island Free Daily:
A familiar face with a fandom at any event he attended – pretty much all of them whether he was working or not – Kilshaw wowed Greater Victoria crowds for more than three decades
“We lost a great man. He was a gift,” said friend Kelly Kurta, also the executive director of the Greater Victoria Festival Society. “Paul was an in-person kind of guy. He’d show up at an event even just to say hello.”
Kilshaw caught the magic bug as a child and spent years honing the craft, travelling far and wide to study with the masters in this art.
Fondly called Paulie, Kilshaw was known for magic and balloons and was always looking for some new twist.
From CBC Radio One Vancouver (On The Island):
On The Island with Gregor Craigie - April 21, 2023: The island magician and balloon artist Paul Kilshaw died this week. His friend Phil Mansfield will share his legacy with us
You may remember that in 2016 Paul entertained Prince George and Princess Charlotte at a children’s party at Government House in Victoria. This lead to Paul being featured in a photo used for the Cambridge's Christmas card!
Some memories from the magic community:
22 April 2023
Bernardo Sedlacek lecture [Montreal May 2, Toronto May 3, Vancouver May 10, & Victoria May 11]
From Montreal Magic Jam:
May 2, 2023
TBA
From Eventbrite:
Wed, May 3 at
The Browser's Den of Magic
From the April 14th Facebook post by Shawn Farquhar:
My friend Bernardo Sedlacek is also going to be lecturing for the two IBM Rings I belong to in BC. IBM Ring #92, the Vancouver Magic Circle and IBM Ring #183, the Victoria Magic Circle. This will be an outstanding lecture and not to be missed. His thinking on psychology will apply to any type of magic.
New Westminster: Bernardo Sedlacek at Hidden Wonders [May 8 - 9]
Tickets on sale at Hidden Wonders.
From the April 13th Tweet by Shawn Farquhar:
I’m bringing a special guest to @hiddenwondersshow for two nights. Tickets are on sale now.
I’m bringing a special guest to @hiddenwondersshow for two nights. Tickets are on sale now. https://t.co/3i6qC8RP2w pic.twitter.com/NiekWEa33C
— Shawn Farquhar (@magiChampion) April 13, 2023
21 April 2023
Richmond Hill: Magic, Mind Reading & Laughter with David Merry and The Evasons [May 4]
Updated May 1st to:
- replace embedded image with corrected image.
From Jokers:
Proceeds will be donated to local community initiatives alongside the North York Food Bank and environmental projects, which will include tree planting in the Don Valley area.
From the March 24th Instagram post by The Evasons:
Always happy to be heading back to Toronto. Thursday, May 4 we'll be at Jokers Theatre & Comedy Club in Richmond Hill. We'll be sharing the stage with Comedy Magician David Merry for an evening of Magic, Mind Reading & Laughter.
From the May 1st Facebook post by the Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club:
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