Remembering Marvyn Roy, "Mr. Electric"

We were saddened to learn of the passing of Marvyn Roy on July 1st.


Magicana has some footage of Marvyn Roy in their Screening Room.

• Marvyn Roy performs magic with lightbulbs on The Magic Palace.
• On this appearance on The Magic Palace, Marvyn Roy re-imagines classics including the Miser's Dream, the Egg Bag and Zombie, using lightbulbs. 
• This performance of Mr. Electric's lightbulbs from mouth was recorded by Larry Thornton in Calgary, Alberta.

Below is a round up of Canadians remembering Mr. Electric:

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Watch Murray Sawchuck and Marvyn Roy from May 2017:






Watch Murray Sawchuck on Penn and Teller's Fool Us where he pays homage to Mr. Electric:

Big news from The Browser's Den of Magic

From July 1st post at The Browser's Den of Magic Facebook page:

And we are HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE that... Beginning Friday, July 3rd Browser's Den of Magic will be back to normal hours without an appointment needed! 

However...yes, however...everyone must wear a mask to enter the shop. No more than three (3) people will be permitted in the shop at any one time. And social distancing must be respected. Hand Sanitizers will be found in the front foyer and throughout the shop. 

We look forward to seeing you...again! 

Our Shop Hours Are:
Mondays- Closed
Tuesday through Friday 10am to 6:30pm
Saturday 10am to 5:30pm
Sunday 12noon to 5:00pm

Discourse in Magic with Jonah Babins

Carisa, Kalya, Ryan and Graeme haven't been the only ones busy releasing podcasts over the past quarter.  Have a look and a listen to the episodes of the Discourse in Magic podcasts (including an interview with Chris Pilsworth!) Jonah has released since March:

• Follow Your Bliss with Mike Pisciotta
• Releasing Magic with Luke Dancy
• We’re In This Together.
• Refining Your Magic with Michael Ammar
• Aesthetics in Magic with David Ben
• Defining a Character with Morgan & West
• Writing Comedy Magic with Nick Diffatte
• Magician Appetizer #11: Virtual Magic
• Discovering, Scripting & Rehearsing Material with Nathan Coe Marsh
• Be Human with Derren Brown
• Unique Creativity with Francis Menotti
• Magician Appetizer #12: The Best Investment During a Recession
• Knowing Your Show with Tim Hannig
• The Versatility of Magic Apps with Greg Rostami
• A Message From the Team: Black Voices Matter
• Exploring Creativity with Chris Pilsworth
• Magician Appetizer #13: Testing Virtual Material

Shezam with Carisa Hendrix and Kayla Drescher

Ryan and Graeme haven't been the only ones busy releasing podcasts over the past quarter.  Have a look and a listen to the podcasts (including an interview with Juliana Chen!) Carisa and Kayla have released at Shezam since March:

• 049 – Cat Galesky about the women behind magic
• 050 – Corona’s 13 Steps to Isolation
• 051 – Creative Quarantine with Bizzaro
• 052 – How to do a lecture with Marc DeSouza
• 053 – Livestreams: You’re doing it wrong!
• 054 – Catie Osborn on Shakespeare and tips from an entertainment director
• 055 – Margaret Steele on Adelaide Hermann and a dark tale of a show gone wrong
• 056 – Juliana Chen!!
• 057 – Hierarchy of Needs
• Black Lives Matter
• 058 – Sonia Benito on movement in magic

2020 Canadian Rising Star

Congratulations to Chris Mysterion and Steffi Kay, The Sentimentalists, on winning the Canadian Rising Star award!


From the June 29th article "Canadian Rising Star 2020" at Magicana:

We are so excited to share the news.

Every day this week, we will announce a recipient for each category of the Allan Slaight Awards on behalf of the Slaight Family Foundation.

We are delighted start by naming this year’s 2020 Canadian Rising Star—make that Stars.

This award acknowledges outstanding work by an emerging Canadian magician and it comes with a prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation, and it also includes an engraved iPad to commemorate the occasion. Past recipients of this award include Mahdi Gilbert, Luc Langevin, Eric Leclerc, Nick Wallace and Carisa Hendrix.

Read more.

Top 5 posts in June 2020

There were 25+ posts at Canada's Magic last month.  Here are the 5 most viewed posts in the past 30 days:

5. [Day 92] Because I'm too tired to contact each of you individually - Sending you all virtual applause and gasps of astonishment.

4. A safe place to scream into the void - A place to vent your frustrations anonymously.

3. David Ben and Julie Eng in "College Of Magic's Anniversary Show" (June 27) - So many talented people working together.

2. Michael Kras in the Hamilton Arts Council Online Performance Series - Magicians have so many talents!

and the most viewed post this month  ...

1. Carisa Hendrix and Billy Kidd in a magical "drop the brush" - Getting show ready has never been so much fun!

Magical Women with Connie Boyd

Connie Boyd (originally from Newmarket, Ontario!) started the "Magical Women with Connie Boyd" YouTube channel during quarantine.  Since that time it has grown into a series of in-depth talks with  magicians in different magic genres.   Weekly talks are uploaded to the Magical Women YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Connie's off to a strong start featuring Canadian magicians Ekaterina and Billy Kidd.   Juliana Chen's episode will be released this week.  (A little birdie has told me that Carisa Hendrix will be in a future episode too!)


Watch the teaser for the Magical Women series on YouTube:





Episode 1 with Ekatarina:








Episode 2 with Billy Kidd: