Canada's Magic

31 May 2021

30 May 2021

Connie Boyd interview with Renée-Claude Auclair part 2

From the May 25th video at the Magical Women with Connie Boyd YouTube channel:

Renée-Claude Auclair is the Canadian Association of Magic's (CAM 2.0) current President, she is also the current President of the Quebec 2022 FISM World Championships and the Co-Organiser of FISM which will be held in Canada July 25-30, 2022. This will be the FIRST time, ever, that FISM (Federation International Society of Magicians) also known as "the World Championships of Magic" will be held in North America.

In this talk Renée reveals her plans & hopes for the future for CAM 2.0. She discusses Joan Caesar and her importance to magic in Canada and the magic community. Plus, tips and lessons Renée has learned from experiences creating festivals, magic conferences & shows and working within organisations. Please comment & let us know what you learn from Renée's talk.

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29 May 2021

Mark Clearview: Try This at Home featuring Scott Hammell [May 29/30]

From the May 27th Facebook post by Mark Clearview:

The last TRY THIS AT HOME until the end of summer! This weekend May 29/30. Featuring four time Guinness World Record Holder and my mentor: SCOTT HAMMELL! Pay what you can tickets at: www.markclearview.com/trythisathome

28 May 2021

Rod Chow: owner of the World's Narrowest Commercial Building

Updated at 9am to add:

Next year, Rod will be the first Canadian president of the Society of American Magicians!

From the May 25th article "Built on a bet. Owner of world-famous Chinatown building says, despite pandemic, he's here to stay" by Ashley Moliere in the CBC News:

The Jack Chow Insurance building, also known as the Sam Kee building, was built on a bet, according to its owner Rod Chow.

In the early 1900s, businessman Chang Toy bought a standard 30-foot lot at the corner of Pender and Carrall streets.

But the City of Vancouver needed to widen one of the streets, so it expropriated 24 feet of the land leaving him with only six feet.

"No one thought he could do anything with it," said Chow.

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The structure at 8 West Pender Street is also the world's narrowest commercial building, according to the Guinness Book of World Records

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[via Shawn Farquhar]

Which puts the total of Canadian World Record holding magicians to fourteen!

Doug The Great: Heaviest Stilts Mastered. [Guinness World Record]
Scott Hammell: Highest Suspension Straight Jacket Escape. [Guinness World Record]
Lucas Wilson: Fastest Suspension Straight Jacket Escape. [Guinness World Record - 2011]
Carisa Hendrix: Longest duration fire torch teething. [Guinness World Record - 2012]
Michael Francis: Most one-handed coin rolls in a minute. [Guinness World Record - 2013]
Mark Correia: Longest Amount of Time Wearing a Straitjacket. [World Record - 2014]
The Sentimentalists: (Chris Mysterion and Steffi Kay) Most items transferred from one mentalist to another. [World Record - 2017]
Gordon Precious: Oldest heli-skier [World Record - 2019]
Big Trick Energy: (Led by Chris Ramsay, Eric Leclerc, Wes Barker, and Alex Boyer) The largest online video chain of people performing a magic trick. [Guinness World Record - 2021]
Rod Chow: Owner of the World's Narrowest Commercial Building [Guinness World Record]

27 May 2021

Alex Boyer interviewed by Jacqueline Swan

From the May 20th article "More Than Tricks: Canadian Used Magic To Change His Life (VIDEO)" by Jacqueline Swan at Narcity:

Canadian magician Alex Boyer sat down for an interview to talk magic, running a YouTube channel and how the art form has affected his life.

Alongside being a professional magician, Boyer recently added TV star to his resume as he recently released a show he created with his four best friends, Big Trick Energy.
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