NBC TODAY SHOW (DECEMBER 10- 8;30 AM) is scheduled to run an S.A.M. segment filmed at the Edison Magic Table with interviews, magic and nonsense - Set your Tivo and alarm clocks to catch this.
George Schindler
Thanks for sending this in Phil!
09 December 2014
NBC Today Show (on Wednesday)
From George Schindler via Phil Matlin:
Thanks for sending this in Phil!
Thanks for sending this in Phil!
Dean Gunnarson update
Here's an update from Clive Court's Facebook page about Dean Gunnarson's coffin escape:
Post by Clive Court.
08 December 2014
Our sincere condolences to Paul Pacific and his family
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the recent passing of Paul Pacific's father.
For those of you who wish to attend the visitation or the service, here is the information from Paul.
From Paul Pacific's Facebook page:
Our sincere condolences go out to Paul and his family at this difficult time.
For those of you who wish to attend the visitation or the service, here is the information from Paul.
From Paul Pacific's Facebook page:
From the Ward Funeral Home:
Early morning on Saturday, December 6, 2014, Ronald Pacific passed away peacefully as he wished at home surrounded by the love and support of his family. Survived by his loving wife Ruth (nee Donald). Ron was a loving father to Paul Pacific, and Sharon Miedema (Mike), and was a proud Granddad to Lauren. Dear brother of Dolores Ellis (nee Pacific), last surviving sibling. He will also be missed by extended family and friends. A special thanks to Doctor John Denby and CCAC Nurse Liliya for providing such loving care and support during his final weeks. Funeral Service was held on Wednesday, December 10th, at the Ward Funeral Home, 109 Reynolds Street, Oakville, followed by burial at Trafalgar Lawn Cemetery. In his memory, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.
Read more.
Our sincere condolences go out to Paul and his family at this difficult time.
Toronto: Mayhew Mayhem at "Magic Tonight"
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From Chris Mayhew's Facebook page:
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07 December 2014
Make-A-Wish® Canada: Wishes from the Heart
Updated Dec 8th to add (with permission) that the magical child is Ava, daughter of Lisa and Michael Close. Ava appears at about 00:24.
Share this YouTube video (with the daughter of a Canadian magician in it) to raise money for Make-A-Wish® Canada.
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"Help us spread more joy this season - each time you share this video from the Barbie™ YouTube Channel, $1 will be donated to Make-A-Wish® Canada*. Spread the joy using #BarbieWishes."
06 December 2014
SOULO: Call for Submissions
From Reality Based Magic:
We are now accepting submissions for the 2015 SOULO Theatre Festival. Now in its third year, the festival is a four-day intensive of performances, panel discussions and workshops where every event is one-performance-only.
We are looking for recently-performed finished work, 45-60 minute one-person shows. The festival will be May 21-24, 2015 at the Red Sandcastle Theatre in Toronto. For the full details and the submission form, please visit soulo.ca/submissions
Read more.
05 December 2014
Toronto: FREE Magic Club Meeting
From the Browser Den of Magic Facebook page:
Hi There Browser's Denizens,
Why not get out of the cold and come this Saturday, December 6th to Browser's Den of Magic and join in on our FREE Magic Club Meeting?
We meet here at the shop from 2:30pm until about 5:00pm.
All those welcome to talk about magic are welcome.
Yours truly-Jeff Pinsky.
04 December 2014
Dean Gunnarson: coffin escape
Does anyone have any updates to share about this event?
From Dean Gunnarson's Facebook page:
[via Clive Court]
From Dean Gunnarson's Facebook page:
Post by Dean Gunnarson.
[via Clive Court]
Boomer beats cancer
From the St. Catharines Standard:
Niagara’s newest cancer survivor is hoping to get back to his regular weight soon. About 500 pounds or so.
Six and a half months ago, Niagara Falls magician Greg Frewin noticed his nine-year-old Siberian tiger Boomer acting a bit strange. Something on his right side was bugging him.
Closer inspection revealed a lesion which seemed to grow over the next week. Boomer, one of four tigers performing in his nightly magic show, was clearly agitated.
“We could tell he was licking it,” says Frewin. “He was trying to keep it clean. Something was not right.”
After a check with the vet, Boomer was sedated and the lesion cut open, which revealed “signs of a tumour.” A sample was analyzed and the bad news arrived shortly after – Boomer had cancer.
Read more.
From CHCH:
We all know that wild tigers face extinction every single day from poaching and habitat loss. But what you may not realize is they can also get cancer. And there’s one cancer-stricken tiger in Niagara Falls that’s living a much healthier life than he would have in the wild thanks to his handlers.
In the wild, tigers live for about fourteen years. That number is doubled in captivity. Despite not being in a zoo, Boomer the tiger is one of those big cats who’s life was preserved thanks to the help of the people around him.
Read more.
From 610 CKTB:
A tiger in Niagara Falls has survived cancer, and now we are hearing his story.
A few months ago Greg Frewin's nine year old tiger started acting strange.
The International Grand Champion of Magic, and Niagara Falls Magician took Boomer to the vet.
Read more.
From the Greg Frewin Theatre YouTube channel:
From the Greg Frewin Theatre Facebook page:
03 December 2014
Randi in Australia
From Think Inc:
For more Randi goodness, watch this YouTube video of his post-show Q&A and performance after the screening of his film "An Honest Liar" at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival:
[video via iTricks]
THE AMAZING JAMES RANDI is a magician and scientific skeptic best known for his challenges to paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Randi is the co-founder of Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), and the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). He began his career as a magician named The Amazing Randi, but after retiring at age 60, he chose to devote most of his time to investigating paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims, which he collectively calls “woo-woo.”
Held in five cities, An evening with James Randi will feature a discussion with Richard Saunders (Australian skeptic, podcaster, and professional origamist) or Lawrence Leung (comedian, writer and director), a Q&A session with the audience and a meet and greet with selected guests.
Adelaide: Monday 1 December 2014, 6pm The Science Exchange, 55 Exchange Place, Adelaide
Perth: Wednesday 3 December 2014, 6pm Octagon Theatre, UWA, 35 Stirling Hwy, Crawley
Brisbane: Thursday 4 December 2014, 6pm Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Southbank, Brisbane.
Melbourne: Friday 5 December 2014, 6pmMelbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Southwharf, Melbourne
Sydney: Sunday 7 December 2014, 6pmThe Metro Theatre, Sydney.
Read more and buy tickets.
For more Randi goodness, watch this YouTube video of his post-show Q&A and performance after the screening of his film "An Honest Liar" at the Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival:
[video via iTricks]
02 December 2014
James Alan on Rogers TV
Watch James Alan talking about "Magic Tonight" on Rogers TV Toronto with Val Cole, tomorrow (Wed) at 10am, 3pm and midnight. Watch for James at the 10-minute mark.
A reminder that readers of Canada's Magic receive a 20% discount* by using the coupon code cmagic
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A question from the floor
Updated at 16:00 the consensus so far:
What is Canada's oldest magic institution?
From Lee Asher's Twitter feed:
- The Browser's Den of Magic: oldest existing magic shop
- Perfect Magic: oldest existing magic shop under single owner (the people that opened it are still running it)
- IBM Ring 17 - since 1941
- IBM - co-founded by a Canadian in 1923
What is Canada's oldest magic institution?
From Lee Asher's Twitter feed:
@canadasmagic I think @theBrowsersDen is Canada's oldest magic institution. Maybe @jay_sankey @SorcerersSafari or someone else can confirm?!
— Lee Asher (@LeeAsherMagic) November 11, 2014
@canadasmagic @theBrowsersDen I should preface by saying oldest Canadian magic institution "still open".
— Lee Asher (@LeeAsherMagic) December 2, 2014
01 December 2014
David Merry on "Too Much Information"
My first episode of Too Much Information @TooMuchInfo_TV is this Tuesday @ 11pm on @SuperChannel Topic: Marriage
— David Merry (@davidmerry) November 20, 2014
@davidmerry hey david! The marriage episode is actually airing next week :)
— Too Much Information (@TooMuchInfo_TV) November 24, 2014
From Toronto is Awesome:
Too Much Information pits two panels of… well, panelists I guess… against each other. Riffing on the topic of the day – Politics. Sex. Religion. You know, the classic non-starters. Each team of panelists waxes on the subject at hand, vying to outwit, out-banter, out-shock and generally out-clever their foes across the isle. Moderated by the affable Norm Sousa (Discovery Channel’s Never Do This at Home) who at times looks like a mischievous kid who stole his Dad’s suit and set out to host a late show. His boyish face lights up when someone says something truly off-key and really lays into an opposing panelist. After all, that’s the beauty of a show that airs at night and the majority of your guests are comedians – there will be some sh*t said.
Sousa kicks things off with a monologue of sorts, testing the electricity in the water. He does a few setups on the theme of the show, to get the crowd warm & loose. It’s definitely not the daytime audience they’re looking to draw. The crowd in these seats comes ready for comedy. Familiar faces saying very naughty things, almost as if the camera isn’t even there
Read more.
Grateful for our December sponsors
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Who's where December 2014
Leave a comment on this post to let us know where you're going to be this month!
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From the Amazing Corbin's Twitter feed:
@canadasmagic I'm at the Schomberg winter festival on Sat DEC 6 with 3 evening performances. pic.twitter.com/ulTfhwSGAA
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What's that? The Nerdtacular needs some more magic?
@ErdnaseinTO is bringing it!
@Tranzac Thursday, 7:30 $10. Be there and be magical!
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From Chris Mayhew's Facebook page (reminder receive a 20% discount* at Magic Tonight with coupon code cmagic):
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From the Amazing Corbin's Twitter feed:
Dec 18 in St. Thomas ON ~ Tickets are $5 each. The Charming Cheat - a very entertaining show. pic.twitter.com/Aaeg8Gy6nP
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From Oakville Kids Twitter feed:
See #Magic by @MikeDurzo at @OakvilleCentre; http://t.co/CLqFNleVhs
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Post by James Alan.
From Falls Avenue Resort Twitter feed:
@MikeDurzo See you on Sunday Dec. 21st for your 1st Magic Show at Falls Avenue Resort http://t.co/Vq6UMBtSOJ pic.twitter.com/4AGx614u2b
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#Montreal if you're thinking about considering seeing a show Dec 27/28 think about considering seeing this one I'm on http://t.co/7iONPJNnIm
@courtconjuring
Sat 27th dec
TWO SHOWS!
@JohnKimmons @Billykiddshow @ScottDPenrose, Gazzo
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Post by Abracadabaret.
#Montreal if you're thinking about considering seeing a show Dec 27/28 think about considering seeing this one I'm on http://t.co/7iONPJNnIm
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Tix on sale today http://t.co/YmtNmLpnNp for The Conjuror @Soulpepper Limited time run Dec 30-Jan 3 pic.twitter.com/OG9thQ8LMn
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Looking for a New Years party in Toronto? Join @bobbymotta & myself at @DnB_Toronto Dec. 31st for a magical party! pic.twitter.com/ALNJjEZtjU
From the Amazing Corbin's Twitter feed:
@canadasmagic Ahoy! I be sailing my ship to the Americana Resort in Niagara Falls ON for a Grand family friendly show on New Years Eve!
From David Merry's Twitter feed:
Performing on NYE at Shenkman Arts Centre in Ottawa @shenkmanarts with two very funny pals @judycroonsays & @EvanCarterCmedy
From Peter Mennie's Twitter feed:
The show is free but you have to be a @DeerhurstResort guest to go! http://t.co/VJ72V0tp7B pic.twitter.com/guJt7hnisB
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30 November 2014
Rounding the Western rings in December
From Carey Lauder's Facebook page:
Confirm details about dates and locations by visiting each club's website.
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
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) | - No meeting. |
| Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - n/a |
| Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - n/a |
| Fraser Valley, BC | IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring) | - Third Monday Magic |
| Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - n/a |
| Vancouver, BC | SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly) | - n/a |
| Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - n/a |
Please leave a comment or e-mail me about corrections or omissions.
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