5. May sale: 40% off yearly sponsorship rates! - Be a sponsor or be a friend!
4. Montreal: Le Lab Magique - Their shows look like a lot of fun!
3. Keith Brown's 2015 Fringe tour - One down, how many more Fringes to go, Keith?
2. Review: "A Series of Unfortunate Effects" - I need to make a point of watching this soon.
1. Thirty seconds with Chris Pilsworth - summer's here! It's Sorcerers Safari time again!
| City | Club | Event(s) |
| Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - Mike Powers lecture - Annual General Meeting - Mega Magic Saturday |
| Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - Mike Powers lecture |
| Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - Mike Powers lecture |
| Fraser Valley, BC | IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring) | - Mike Powers lecture |
| Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - N/A |
| Vancouver, BC | SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly) | - N/A |
| Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - Mike Powers lecture |
| Montreal, QC | Ring 62 (20th Century Ring) | - TBA |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - TBA |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - Year end dinner. |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle) | - TBA |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - Year end party. |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - TBA |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - Year end dinner featuring Chris Mayhew and Chris Westfall in "Sketchy Magic" |
| Halifax, NS | Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court) | - TBA - Visit their Facebook page. |
| St. John, NB | Magic Circle of St. John | - TBA |
As curio shops go, Brent Smith’s Vanishing Rabbit is all things magical. Attached to the ceiling is a series of old billboards advertising the greats through the ages – Houdini, Sorcar, Mandrake and a young Doug Henning as Chou Chou (pronounced Shoe Shoe), the clown who actually sold shoes for a living.
Inside Mr. Smith’s store, a creepy-looking Charlie McCarthy puppet sits above display cases filled with easy-to-perform tricks and novelties, including the ever-popular Fart Extinguisher.
“It’s a big hit with the kids,” Mr. Smith says as he emerges from behind a counter holding a deck of Svengali playing cards. “I sell a lot of cards, too. Magic is really hot right now.”
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The name is Billy Kidd, only she’s not a kid or even an outlaw. She’s one of the very few women who perform magic tricks instead of acting as the male magician’s lovely assistant.
Born in Edmonton, now based outside of London, Ms. Kidd is so good at her craft she has been featured on the Discovery and Syfy channels, and entertains throughout Europe, Asia and Japan. She found her inspiration several years ago watching a street magician in Edmonton.
As much as she enjoyed the magic, it was the crowd’s reaction that resonated with Ms. Kidd.
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RSVP if you can attend. Really... #ibmprez #keepcalmandperformmagic
Posted by Shawn Farquhar on Saturday, 23 May 2015
