Will magic support you and your family well into the future? What can you do to branch your magic business into other areas? Paul Romhany is a performer, creator of magic effects, lecturer and he edits and produces VANISH magazine. He’s also a parent (as you will witness at the beginning of the podcast). Listen in as he shares insights and tips that might get you started creating extra streams of income.
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Guarantee your spot at #MagicCamp Aug.15-19 2015. Tell your parents registration is on your wish list - it's now open at sorcererssafari.ca
— Sorcerers Safari (@SorcerersSafari) December 22, 2014
MAGIC AUCTION!!
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2015
11:00 am until 4:00 pm (DOORS OPEN AT 10AM)
At ‘Browser’s Den of Magic’
Cost to Attend: Free!
Dear Magic Friends,
It is time for another fun-filled and bargain-filled magic auction!
This is the time of the year when you our dear customers get to bid on magic equipment, tricks, books and dvd’s at fantastically low prices.
For the first 30 people (1 per group/family) who enter the shop you will receive a Mystery Magic Trick for Free! This trick regularly sells for $17.00.
As well, Browser's Den has decided to donate part of its commission from the auction proceeds to our 'Browser's Magic Bash' Canned Food Drive initiative.
Of course we would greatly appreciate any canned goods donation from you on this day.
For those of you who would like to bring in 'magic' to be auctioned off…Please bring in those items to the shop anytime between today and Wednesday, March 18.
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This week’s podcast was a fun one to record. Taped in front of a live enthusiastic and thoughtful audience this past December in downtown Toronto. I chatted with two magicians, on stage and post show, James Alan and Mike Close. The food was good, the magic terrific and the conversation engaging. Listen is as we talk about magic, wonder and reason in the 21st century.
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Every Fri & Sat at @DnB_Toronto, come see @bobbymotta and @billabbottlive! 2 shows a night, 8 & 10:15- $20 per show (includes game cards)!
— Ben Train (@ErdnaseinTO) February 22, 2015
Don't miss out this #MarchBreak! We're offering matinee and evening performances during March 16-20 at a discounted $ pic.twitter.com/42WQIh1pqp
— Greg Frewin Theatre (@FrewinTheatre) February 24, 2015
March Break I'm at all the Elgin County Libraries, the Waterloo region, Oshawa, & the St. Thomas Libraries & the Windsor Devonshire Mall!
— Captain Corbin (@Captain_Corbin) February 18, 2015
| 1 | Brian Roberts at Magic Tonight (50% discount with coupon code cmagic) |
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| 4 | From Chris Mayhew's Facebook page:
Post by Chris Mayhew.
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| 5 | Nicholas Wallace at Magic Tonight (50% discount with coupon code cmagic) |
| 6 | Lukas Stark at Magic Tonight (50% discount with coupon code cmagic)
From the Greg Frewin Theatre's Twitter feed:
We're happy to be hosting the Komedy for Kidneys benefit show this year on March 5!
http://t.co/4YFbzuOPZG pic.twitter.com/g8AIh8Q2cu
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| 8 | Matt DiSero at Magic Tonight (50% discount with coupon code cmagic) |
| 9 | From momondaysLondon's Twitter feed:
@KeithHBrown shares his story on March 9. Stacking the Odds! @PaulaMorand @VictoriaLCraig pic.twitter.com/nHIyzWhAnR
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| 15 | Bobby Motta at Magic Tonight (50% discount with coupon code cmagic) |
| 16 | From Peter Mennie's Twitter feed:
@canadasmagic And Blue Mountain Village, March 16, 4 pm. Those are the big ones.
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| 17 | Bill Nuvo at Tecumseh Mall |
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| 19 | Agri-Magic at Tecumseh Mall Chris Westfall at Magic Tonight (50% discount with coupon code cmagic) |
| 20 | Jayden the Jester at Tecumseh Mall Chris Westfall at Magic Tonight (50% discount with coupon code cmagic) |
| 21 | From Benoit Auger's Twitter feed:
Confirmé, @LucLangevin sera présent @exposciences finale régionale de Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches au @ComLevisLauzon le samedi 21 mars!
From Peter Mennie's Twitter feed:
@canadasmagic Since you're doing it today: Me, Blyth Festival Theatre, March 21, 2pm, $8. http://t.co/RezNlllfTp
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| 22 | Bill Abbott at Magic Tonight (50% discount with coupon code cmagic) From Apricity's Twitter feed:
Let the magic begin! Huge applause for magician @SheldonCasavant, who will be entertaining us on March 22! http://t.co/C7vbHogGHF
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| 26 | Brian Roberts at Magic Tonight (50% discount with coupon code cmagic) |
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5. Montreal: The McCord Museum magic acquisition - A very big deal!
4. Thirty seconds with Alex Seaman - Such an accomplished young man.
3. Thirty seconds with Ben Train - A very good sport.
2. Thirty seconds with Lisa Close - I could chat with Lisa all day.
1. Who's where February 2015 - Don't forget to add yourself to next month's list!
| City | Club | Event(s) |
| Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - TBA |
| Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - TBA |
| Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - TBA |
| Fraser Valley, BC | IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring) | - Third Monday Magic |
| Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - Jay Scott Berry lecture |
| Vancouver, BC | SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly) | - Chris Westfall lecture |
| Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - TBA |
| Montreal, QC | Ring 62 (20th Century Ring) | - Stage work |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - Members' Favourite |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - TBA |
| Kitchener, ON | Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle) | - a possible exchange night with Hamilton & London Clubs |
| Ottawa, ON | Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians) | - Stand-up Magic |
| Ottawa, ON | Ottawa / Gatineau magicians | - n/a |
| Toronto, ON | Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club) | - Browser's Den visit |
| Halifax, NS | Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court) | - TBA - Visit their Facebook page. |
| St. John, NB | Magic Circle of St. John | - TBA |
Magicians have astonished audiences for centuries by subtly, yet powerfully, influencing their decisions. But there has been little systematic study of the psychological factors that make magic tricks work.
Now, a team of researchers from McGill University and UBC has combined the art of conjuring and the science of psychology to demonstrate how certain contextual factors can sway the decisions people make, even though they may feel that they are choosing freely – a finding with potential implications even for daily decision-making.
“We began with a principle of magic that we didn’t fully understand: how magicians influence audiences to choose a particular card without their awareness,” explains Jay Olson, lead author of a new study published in Consciousness and Cognition. “We found that people tend to choose options that are more salient or attention-grabbing, but they don’t know why they chose them,” says Olson, a graduate student in psychiatry in McGill University’s Raz Lab, which investigates psychological phenomena such as attention and consciousness.
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"CHICO IS BACK!!! 2 shows only. This Monday 2pm and 4pm"
Every Fri & Sat at @DnB_Toronto, come see @bobbymotta and @billabbottlive! 2 shows a night, 8 & 10:15- $20 per show (includes game cards)!
— Ben Train (@ErdnaseinTO) February 22, 2015
From Thursday 3 to Sunday, September 6, 2015, the population of the Quebec City, Quebec tourists and magic lovers everywhere will be invited in the St-Roch Nouvo order to live magic moments. Indeed, several shows and events they will be offered by artists handpicked and only goal is to make them unforgettable and enchanting moments!
For this 5th edition, will focus programming and animation at five locations to make the festival as accessible as possible to all. These will be: the square of the Saint-Roch Church, Benjo store, Theatre Lined, Little Imperial and Gabrielle-Roy Library. We expect more than 20,000 people.
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The Association du Festival de magie de Québec is very proud to announce the establishment the third edition of an international calibre contest in Quebec for amateur and professional magicians around the world.
We are also very proud that the first prize and the name of this contest bear the name of a legend and extraordinary pioneer of magic in Quebec. Many thanks to the Cailloux family for allowing us to use Michel Cailloux’s name.
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Starting today, until the end of the Bash on Sunday, April 12th, 2015, you're urged to bring a canned food good (non-perishable) with you to the Browser's Den or the Browser's Magic Bash and help fight hunger in Toronto. It's amazing what a can or two from each of us could do. And as magicians, it's our duty to amaze!
Bring a canned good to the Browser's Den or the #BrowsersBash2015 to help those less fortunate in #Toronto pic.twitter.com/0o3rMmS8Pq
— The Browser's Den (@theBrowsersDen) February 25, 2015
Three years ago Justin Flom and I hosted the first-ever "Wizard War" in a 2-bedroom apartment a block of the Vegas Strip. Against all odds, we parlayed it into a show on Syfy. (As a diehard Face Off fan, Syfy was always my #1 choice.) And against all further odds, they picked us up for more episodes.
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Guarantee your spot at #MagicCamp Aug.15-19 2015. Tell your parents registration is on your wish list - it's now open at sorcererssafari.ca
— Sorcerers Safari (@SorcerersSafari) December 22, 2014
See what Sorcerers Safari Magic & Performance Camp is all about - from our campers perspective.
2014 Sorcerers Safari Magic Camp ‘KIDS CUT’ Documentary from the Sorcerers Safari YouTube channel:
After watching this documentary you’ll see what makes magic camp so special and why campers keep coming back year after year. While the grounds are amazing, the teaching is top quality and the nightly shows are stellar, magic camp is much more than the sum of its parts - this documentary helps explain why.
Sorcerers Safari Magic & Performance Camp runs at Camp White Pine in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada for one awesome week every summer. For more information, or to join us this August 15th - 19th, 2015, visit http://sorcererssafari.ca/about/register-for-magic-camp-2015/
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Sheldon invites an audience member to call a friend and come on stage and put him to the test. A master illusionist with a great sense of performance and humour, Sheldon keeps his audience well entertained.