๐ฉ๐ธ Step into the enchanting world of "Magic and Martinis" at the Ace Casino Airport Social Room! ๐✨ Join us for TWO extraordinary evenings on August 11th and 12th with the mesmerizing Michael Berends as he dazzles you with mind-bending illusions ๐ญ๐ฎ, while you sip on handcrafted drinks ๐น and immerse yourself in a night or two of wonder and sophistication! ๐๐บ Don't miss out on this magical experience! ๐✨ #MagicAndMartinis #AceCasino #EnchantmentAtItsFinest ๐ฉ๐ธ
I continue to feel extraordinarily grateful that I had the opportunity to
experience Sorcerers Safari as an embedded reporter, a parent of a camper, an
impromptu cabin counsellor, and an arts and crafts instructor. It was
the highlight of my summer for five years!
The Canadian sleep away
magic camp, Sorcerers Safari, was the brainchild of Mike Segal and Mike
Toal. It was produced annually by Mike and Jen Segal. Located in
Haliburton, Ontario, it hosted a yearly gathering of magicians and magic
enthusiasts from across the world. In 2016, after 20 seasons, a bus full
of magic campers left Haliburton for the very last time.
This
time of year has magic camp staff and alumni reminiscing about our time at
Sorcerers Safari. It's the perfect time to share with you this
occasional series, “The Legacy of Sorcerers Safari.”
In lieu of a
physical reunion bringing together past campers and staff, Canada’s Magic is
hosting a virtual reunion of sorts. We’ve reached out to the Sorcerers
Safari community with a dozen or so questions to help bring us up to date on
what everyone has been up to since our magic camp days.
Almost
thirty of you have responded with your most cherished memories of camp as well as
your significant accomplishments since camp.
If you completed the
survey, keep your eyes peeled for your segment!
If you would
like to participate but haven’t filled out the survey, there’s still
time. The survey can be found here:
Jack is an accomplished magician, helped to raise funds by putting on fabulous magic show for friends and family! Inspired by his father, Daniel Schwartz, a nephrologist at St. Paul’s hospital. Jack chose to donate the proceeds from his show to the BC & Yukon Branch of The Kidney Foundation in support of vulnerable kidney patients in BC/Yukon.
On this episode, you’ll meet this amazing young man, hear about what motivated his philanthropic and be treated to a performance of some of Jack’s magic tricks.
Meet Jack Schwartz, one of the younger members of the Vancouver Magic Circle, IBM Ring #92. He was just featured in this nearly thirty minute program, performing magic and doing interviews. He's not only a Magician, but a Philanthropist for raising $2,600.00 for the Kidney Foundation by producing his own magic show.
I love that he mentions the International Brotherhood of Magicians, and our local Ring, and was delighted to be included in his list of mentors along with his Father and Rod Boss. We have a wonderful community of magicians in the lower mainland and Jack is a fine example. Kudos to you Jack on a job well done! *Daniel Schwartz, you can be rightfully proud! ๐
I spend a lot of my time researching and reading through the dusty pages of The Linking Ring magazine.
My attention always perks up when I come across one of the many Canadian Hocus Pocus Parades, which were an almost annual tradition between 1943 and 1972. It's wonderful to see magic from both the famous and not-so-famous, including many who are the namesakes of our Canadian Rings; Ernie Crockford, Roy Cottee, Sid Lorraine...
Other than one "Canadian 4F Gala Parade" compiled by Joan Caesar in April 2016, this tradition has been long lost to history.
Well, here I am attempting to pick up the torch and spark something.
I'm reviving the Canadian Hocus Pocus Parade! And I'm inviting you to be a part of the legacy.
Canada's greatest strength comes from diversity of its people and regions, and I'm hoping to put together a collection of great magic with an equal variety, from magicians coast to coast to coast.
I'm looking for your most creative magic, be it inventions or adaptations.
If you have it written up, that's great... send it along.
If not, you can film a quick home video to teach the idea to me, and I'll write it up.
Bonus points if you can send a performance or demonstration video that we could include as a digital supplement to the Parade.
What makes a good magazine contribution - an idea that looks/sounds FUN to PLAY with.
A quick trick, a new use for a common prop, something easy to make, etc.
What makes an ignored magazine contribution - difficult or complicated routines.
If you can't decide what to send you're welcome to send along more stuff and allow me to choose.
I'll give you a timeline of August 31 to get your submissions to me.
Thanks!
Maple flavourdly yours, Ryan Pilling ryan @ wowryan . com (Calgary, Ring 66)
P.S. You are welcome to forward this invitation to your local clubs and Canadian magician friends. I'd especially appreciate your help if you know magicians from more remote regions. Worst case is that I get so much I can do it again next year!
Join two of Canada's best magicians, Jeff Hinchliffe and Luiz Castro, as they explore five classic plots in close-up magic. They'll walk you through their thought process and teach you their versions of these classic effects. The effects will range in difficulty from easy to difficult, and from impromptu to gaffed.
Luiz Castro is a manipulator and coin magician extraordinaire. He's given lectures at the shop before and every time we're blown away by not only his ability but by his creativity. His presentations are original and powerful!
Jeff Hinchliffe has been finding the right card for 27 years, and he doesn't plan on stopping now. He's even agreed to talk about coin magic, which means that the universe may be coming to an end soon (sorry about that.).
Join us the evening of August 19th for what will be a fun night of fantastic magic!
Thank you to our 
