Canada's Magic

22 July 2025

Saskatoon: Dogs do Magic [Jul 31 - Aug 7]

For more information visit the Saskatoon EX.

From the July 15th Facebook post by Saskatoon EX:

🎩🐾Calling all families, animal lovers, and magic enthusiasts!🎉✨
This summer from July 31 - August 7, prepare to be dazzled as the new "Dogs Do Magic" show rolls into the Saskatoon EX! 🐶🎩

✨This jaw-dropping mix of mind-blowing magic, massive illusions, and world-class stunt dogs will leave you on the edge of your seat! 🤩 Hosted by the acclaimed magician Aaron Matthews, this unforgettable show combines his signature illusions with an all-star cast of performing pups and mind-reading dogs! 🐕‍🦺

21 July 2025

Edmonton: David Acer hosts Wild, Wild, Woof [Jul 20 - 27]

From the July 20th Facebook post by David Acer:

I'll be here through Sunday July 27th with an amazing team of SuperDogs for a new show we developed called Wild Wild Woof. It's running at the Edmonton Expo Centre

19 July 2025

Billy Hsueh and VANISH Magazine, winners at FISM 2025!

Shout out to everyone who made it to the voting rounds at FISM 2025!

We're looking at you:

Jonah Babins (Discourse in Magic) - nominee, best magic podcast
Vitaly Beckman - Top 20, online magic [ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19LTjVnAjV/ ]
Alex Boyer - nominee, online magic [ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15WGTQkRh2/ ]
Eric Leclerc - nominee, online magic [ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16Qpbf7QYr/ ]

who were all entries in the Online Awards!

Congratulations to Billy Hsueh, winner in "Category Invention"!

From the July 19th Facebook post by FISM International:

Congratulations to Paul Romhany of VANISH Magic Magazine for winner of Best Online Magazine!

From the July 19th Facebook post by Paul Romhany:

From the July 19th Facebook post by FISM NACM:

Congratulations to all our magicians! And bravo to our 2 winners!

18 July 2025

ICYMI: London Jones awarded a Max Maven Voices of Tomorrow Scholarship

Congratulations London!

From the July 8th Instagram post by the Magic of London:

This year I was awarded one of the first ever scholarships from the Max Maven’s voices of tomorrow organization.

I cannot express how much this means to me. It has given me the opportunity of a lifetime to join Tannens Magic Camp this year and meet so many amazing people.
Read more and see photos.

17 July 2025

Thank you to our personal sponsors for July 2025!

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, Loran, Peter Mennie, Noah Nogueira, Aaron Matthews, Cam Dix, Ian Batterbury, and Sonny Patel for being Friends of Canada's Magic!

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16 July 2025

Montreal: Là où l’impossible prend vie (Where the Impossible Comes to Life) [Aug 27 - 31]

Tickets at Place des Arts.

From the July 8th article "For his fourth show, illusionist Luc Langevin has pulled out all the stops: Where the Impossible Comes to Life is the culmination of 15 years of work, he tells us. A show of 'international caliber' that will tour Europe early next year. La Presse met him in his rehearsal space." by Jean Siag at La Press (translation from French by Google):

"The challenge is to create a connection with the audience," he tells us. Hence the importance, according to him, of involving spectators, who are sometimes invited to come on stage, sometimes to participate in a performance from their seats. But they must be completely fooled for the magic to happen.

"For a good illusion to come to life, it's a choreography between the lighting, the music, the technicians, the staging, the video projection, and the magician. That's what makes it complex and requires rehearsal," explains Luc Langevin. "It's a lot of work and training."
Read more.

From the July 8th Instagram post by Luc Langevin: