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16 July 2022

Summer Sale 2022: 40% off yearly sponsorship rates!

Canada's Magic is offering for the rest of July, a 40% discount on the listed price of any one year advertising package. Qualifying packages include the Platinum, Gold, and Silver annual rates. (This offer does not include Sponsored Posts or personal sponsorships (being our Friend).)

Join the company of patrons Clive Court (The Fun-da-Mentalist), Jeff Pinsky (owner of The Browser's Den of Magic), Michael Close (author of the Workers series and other ebooks), Ty Reveen, Brent Smith (owner of The Vanishing Rabbit Magic Shop), Ryan Pilling (author of the "Tips & Tricks for Magicians" newsletter), Ryan Joyce of the Magicians Talking Magic podcast, and sponsor us (or be our friend) today!

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15 July 2022

Mission: 89th edition of the PCAM Convention [Nov 10-13]

From the July 4th Facebook post by the Fraser Valley Magic Circle:

The convention is starting to take shape! Nov 10-13 , 2022 in Mission, BC!
You can register at www.PCAMmagic.com and click on Convention!
The first 50 attendees will get VIP seating at all 3 evening shows!
There is the comedy variety show on Thursday night, the Presidents Show on Friday night and the Gala
Show thr theatre (600 seat theatre) on Saturday night.
You get VIP to ALL three shows!
But only the first 50 people to register - and 25 of those are gone already! So why wait - register today!
Norden & Gordon

14 July 2022

Winnipeg: Fringe Family Fun Show [July 14 - 23]

From the Winnipeg Fringe:

Comedy Illusions of Greg Wood
Winnipeg, MB

Fringe Family Fun Show
by Greg Wood and Carey Lauder

A high-quality show featuring humour, feats of magic and hilarious audience participation. Magic was meant to be funny. And it was meant to be enjoyed by everyone.

5 STARS "Polished and professional, Wood has a delightful rapport with his audience and keeps the crowd laughing and smiling right to the end" - Winnipeg Free Press

5 STARS “He’s a pro. His magic is well-honed and he’s funny.” - Christopher Read, CBC

"...the act never fails to reduce the audience to tears of laughter." - The Neepawa Banner

Director: Carey Lauder
Cast: Greg Wood

Read more and buy tickets.

13 July 2022

Montreal: McSorley & Chung Magic Hour [July 22]

From the Montreal Magic Jam newsletter:

Among the many things on our plate is the return of our critically acclaimed show the McSorley & Chung Magic Hour for a one-night only benefit for the Mount Bruno United Church (25 rue Lakeview St-Bruno-de-Montarville QC J3V 2L4) on Friday July 22nd at 7pm (masks required). Tickets are $20. You can buy your tickets in person there, OR send me an email here or at magicians AT mcsorleyandchung DOT com and I'll help you reserve your seats, and can fill you in on any details you might need.

Oh and to be fair, this is actually an updated version of the show including a couple pieces we've never done before. So you'll be able to see firsthand whether they work within our show, or die a fiery death. That's gotta be worth 20 bucks.

12 July 2022

Thank you to our personal sponsors for July 2022!

A quick reminder of our earlier Mail as Medicine request for Katie Hunt. If you have the time, Katie and Doug would both benefit from hearing from their friends!

Thank you to John Harrison, Richard Lyn, Joan Caesar, Ian Crawford, Matt DiSero, Doug Hunt, John Smithman, Robin Dawes, Eric Bedard, Loran, Peter Mennie, Colin Geddes, Graeme Reed, Gwyn Auger, Chris Gowen, Cam Dix, and Jokers for being Friends of Canada's Magic!

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11 July 2022

Calgary: James Jordan at Calaway Park every Thursday

From the June 29th Instagram post by James Jordan:

Calaway Park, every Thursday. It's my favorite gig all year.

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10 July 2022

Broken wand: Patrick Watson

From the July 4th article "Canadian broadcasting legend Patrick Watson dead at 92" by Jackson Weaver at CBC News:

Watson was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1981, and later promoted to Companion in 2001 for promoting "excellence in Canadian television and radio." He was also a longtime disability advocate after his leg was amputated below the knee in 1960, and served as honorary chair of the Canadian Amputee Sports Association and chairman emeritus of the Canadian Abilities Foundation.

He later became an accomplished pilot, wind-surfer, water-skiier, scuba diver and magician; he had a lifelong love for the craft, and was one of three founding members of Magicana, a Canadian not-for-profit organization dedicated to the study of magic as a performing art.
Read more.

From the July 4th Instagram post by Magicana:

With a heavy heart, we report that Magicana’s Chairman Emeritus, Patrick Watson, passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 4, 2022, during his stay at his country home in Ontario. He was 92.

Patrick had a lifelong love for magic, having become smitten with the craft as a child after seeing Johnny Giordmaine demonstrate his wares behind the counter at Eaton’s department store. Patrick’s influence in the magic community extended to co-writing and directing several productions with David Ben, including The Conjuror, to commissioning and narrating documentaries about legendary Canadian magicians Dai Vernon and Stewart James; and to interviewing Johnny Thompson and Charles Reynolds about their lives and work in magic at Magicana’s 31 Faces North conferences.
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