Rounding the Western rings in September

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.  

City	Club	Event(s)
Calgary, AB	Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring)	- Francis Menotti lecture - Red Deer swap meet and Greg Dodds lecture
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- n/a
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- Francis Menotti lecture
Fraser Valley, BC	IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring)	- n/a
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- Annual auction.
Vancouver, BC	SAM 95  (Carl Hemeon Assembly)	- n/a
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Francis Menotti lecture

 
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Ontario rings in September

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- n/a
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- n/a
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- n/a
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- n/a
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- n/a
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	-  Bobby Motta lecture

 
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Rounding the Eastern rings in September

Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.

Halifax, NS	Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court)	- n/a
St. John, NB	Magic Circle of St. John	- This link has expired.  Does anyone have the a new link for this group?

Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.

Grateful for our September sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support.  This site would not be possible without their backing.

We're grateful to have the support of:

• Clive Court - The Fun-da-Mentalist,
• Evelyn & Phil Matlin, owners of Perfect Magic and
• Jeff Pinsky, owner of The Browser's Den of Magic!

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Who's where September 2014

Leave a comment on this post to let us know where you're going to be this month!

I'll be headlining @absolutecomedy Sept. 24-28 during @JFL42. Details following this colon: http://t.co/97nZI5Ue76

— David Acer (@David_Acer) September 2, 2014

In Ottawa for Canadian Comedy Awards next week. Show schedule and Award night hosted by Tom Green http://t.co/6jdoIbkKQ5

— David Merry (@davidmerry) September 4, 2014

Hope u enjoyed @james_alan & @chrismayhew1 but im on my way home form Las Vegas @McSorleysGrill see ya Wednesday. 6-9pm!! #magiclife

— Chris Westfall (@westfallmagic) September 3, 2014

Featured on @SyfyTV #WizardWars Sept 9 @ 10PM. Tune in after @nbcagt @nbcagt_fans @LeonandRomy @Billykiddshow pic.twitter.com/eVxsX6hIh0

— Leon Etienne (@LeonEtienne) September 3, 2014

Ron Guttman at St. George Applefest and Brighton Applefest Sept 20 and 27th respectively.

Tomorrow tomorrow night with @chrismayhew1 & @james_alan is sold out! We're back in September with more great shows: http://t.co/fVX6ehN6Lo
— Abracadabaret (@Abracadabaret) August 30, 2014

All shows @ Danspace. Aug. 30 @ 2:30 PM Sep. 1 @ 3:45 PM Sep. 2 @ 8 PM Sep. 5 @ PM Sep. 6 @ 3:30 PM Sep. 7 @ PM pic.twitter.com/v5fkWoeypk
— Michael James (@MichaelJMagic) August 29, 2014

Jason Palter is the special guest at the Magic Café

Visit Jason Palter at the Magic Café:

I'm the Special Guest over at http://t.co/uWfnopEt3Q for the next few days. Bring on the questions, and discussions. Let's chat!
— Jason Palter (@paltergeist) August 29, 2014

HWDYKM answers: part 3

The third post in a short series of answers to those true or false questions asked in the post "How well do you know me?"

Question seven:  True or False?

The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic performs / performed magic professionally.

All of you correctly guessed that I don't perform magic professionally.


Question eight:  True or False?

The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic performs / performed magic semi-professionally.

Four of you (66%) of you correctly guessed that I don't perform magic semi-professionally either.


Question nine:  True or False?

The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic performs / performed with live animals.

One of you (16%) correctly guessed that I've performed with live animals.  Well, demonstrated really.  Once.  Under duress.  In an ill-fitting borrowed jacket.  With a borrowed dove.  At a NYCAN in a room filled with magicians.   I don't know who was more surprised at the success of the dove production -- me or the dove.


Question ten:  True or False?

The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic box jumps / jumped.

One of you correctly guessed that I've boxed jumped.  (I wonder, was it the same person who guessed I've performed with live animals?)  I've box jumped in front of a live audience for a Christmas show.  I have tremendous respect for the folks that box jump for a living.  Doubly so for the ones who do it and work with live animals.


Question eleven:  True or False?

The person behind the curtain at Canada's Magic has recently (within the past 5 years) published a book.

Two of you (33%) thought that I've recently published a book.  I have not.  Which means that I'm not Ariel Frailich, in spite of the fact that many of you thought I was.  Very high praise.  But not true.


How are you scoring so far?

Anyone out there want to change your guess as to who I am?

Top 5 posts in August 2014

It's been another busy month at Canada's Magic, with over 40 posts and more than 1900 page loads.  The most viewed posts were:

5. Grateful for our August sponsors - I'm very appreciative of your support!

4. Canadian magicians and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - New links added as they become available.

3. Win tickets to see "An honest liar" in Toronto - Do any of last month's winners have a review to post?

2. Random thoughts from Sorcerers Safari 2014 - If you're a kid or teen interested in magic, definitely check out Sorcerers Safari Magic and Performance Camp!

and the most viewed post this month  ...

1. [Guest post] Kreskin at the CNE - Thank you to The Magic Demon for this popular guest post!

Video: Shawn Farquhar Fool Us REVEALED

From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:

Post by Shawn Farquhar.

Keep this comment from Shawn in mind,

"Josh Burch, the creator of this video, has a great sense of humor and with video "exposures" like this on YouTube it makes it much harder to find a more logical explanation."

Eric Leclerc and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Donations to ALS research can be made at ALS.ca

A reminder that  Eric Leclerc can be seen at le Festival de magie de Québec 2014.

One of my favourite video's so far ....

From the Lecleric Show's YouTube channel:

TFO 24.7 interviews Eric Leclerc

From TFO 24.7's YouTube channel:

Nous avons plongé pendant un après-midi dans le monde d’Éric Leclerc, un magicien franco-ontarien de la région d'Ottawa qui vous coupera le souffle avec sa dextérité et vous charmera avec sa joie de vivre.

Shawn Farquhar at TRICS 2014

From TRICS convention:

October 2-4

Talent includes:

• Shawn Farquhar
• Kostya Kimlat
• Kainoa Harbottle
• Francis Menotti
• Vincent Hedan
• Kozmo and
• Mark Zacharia

Read more and buy tickets.

Daniel Steep on the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

From Daniel Steep's Facebook page:

Post by Daniel Steep.

Dave Curran and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

A reminder that donations to ALS research can be made at ALS.ca

From Dave Curran's Facebook page:

Post by Dave Curran.

Murray SawChuck on Wizard Wars tonight

According to iTricks and Steve Valentine, Murray SawChuck will be appearing on Wizard Wars tonight on Space.  Apparently last week, Chris Funk and Ekaterina lost to Gregory Wilson and Justin Flom.

Go, Murray, go!

My buddy @MurraySawChuck is on #WizardWars tonight. GOOD LUCK!!
— Steve Valentine (@Stevevalentine) August 26, 2014

Advertising the Festival de magie de Québec!

Every year, the Festival de magie de Québec has some wonderfully creative advertising.  In 2011 it was this magical billboard. In 2012, it was la disparition.  In 2013, pouvoirs magiques.   This year, watch le balai magique:





[via EricESPINOSA8]

IncrediBrent and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

A reminder that donations to ALS research can be made at ALS.ca

From IncrediBrent's Facebook page:

Post by The Magic & Comedy of IncrediBrent.

Phil Pivnick and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

A reminder that donations to ALS research can be made at ALS.ca

From Phil Pivnick's YouTube channel:

So, my sister nominated me to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Make a donation, or dump a bucket of ice water on my head. Well, 8 hours later, I did both. 

This is the video of (sorta) getting ready for the Ice Bucket Challenge, and then dumping the ice over my poor little self.

Canadian magicians and the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Updated September 7th to add:

• Shawn Farquhar's video

Updated September 6th to add:

• Paul Pacific's video

Updated August 29th to add:

• Eric Leclerc's video
• Daniel Steep's video

Updated August 26 to add:

• Dave Curran's video
• Incredibrent's video
• Phil Pivnick's video 

Quite a number of magicians have taken the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge:  Isaac Haber, Harris III, Lazarus Benson, Rich Ferguson, Wayne Gonce, Justin Willman, Michael Trixx, Thomas Hayden,  Brad Ross, Penn & Teller, Piff the Magic Dragon & Mac King, and many, many more I'm sure.

Alex Seaman thought that it was time for Canadian magicians to get into the game.  At Sorcerers Safari Magic and Performance camp, he took the challenge and then challenged the entire camp.  The campers took up the challenge, with a little help from Steve Valentine.  Watch what happened next:





They're looking at you:  Jon Armstrong, Jay Sankey, David Acer, Johnny Ace Palmer, Oscar Munoz, Eric Buss, Steven Kline, Greg Frewin, Dan Harlan, Lee Asher, Aaron Fisher, Nathan Kranzo, Danny Garcia, Michael Ammar, The Buck Twins, Soma, Shawn Farquhar, Eric Jones, Justin Flom, Joe and Carol Givan, Lance Burton, Penn & Teller, Criss Angel, Wayne Houchin, Nathan Burton, Mac King, Rich Bloch, David Blaine, David Copperfield, Dan Sperry, Homer Liwag, Chris Kenner, The Amazing Johnathan and Anastasia, Jordan Gomez, Alex Ramon, Justin Willman, Eric Mead, Kevin James, Jen & Mike Segal!


Donations to ALS research can be made at ALS.ca

Broken wand: David Allan Smith

We were notified by Dennis Schick, the editor of the Broken Wand in the International Brotherhood of Magician's magazine, The Linking Ring, of the passing of David Allan Smith.

From Your Life Moments:

SMITH, David Allan (Al) - 1924 - 2013 Died peacefully in the early morning hours on Monday, November 25, 2013 at the Extendicare Mapleview. He was a Second World War Veteran. Beloved husband of Joan. Predeceased by his sister-in-law Gwen Brighty. Caring father of Pat, Garr (Mary) and Wendy Piper (Jeff). "Pop" to Stephen Smith (Lorraine), Marnie (fiance Andy), Mitch and Bren Piper. Great grandfather of Spencer Smith. "Uncle Smit" to John Brighty (Lori Johnson), Sue Brown (Doug) and Kevin Brighty. For many years he was a dedicated member of Kiwanis, holding several positions including Lieutenant Governor. In recent years, he enjoyed the fellowship of his former Kiwanians at their regular Tuesday lunches at Reggies. He was very proud of the fact that he was a Kiwanian as well as a honourary Rotarian. He was a long time Rotary judge at the Community Day Parade and he was heavily involved in the Musical Comedy Guild designing and constructing sets. He had a fascination with magic and performed at numerous shows. 

Read more.