Vanish, ed 20: Stories from the road

From Outerbridge Magic's Facebook page:

Our latest article in VANISH - International Magic Magazine contains some crazy stories from the road!
Posted by Outerbridge Magic on Friday, 12 June 2015

It's official! Welcome to Ring 62!

This was mentioned briefly in February, but now there's paperwork to back it up!

From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook page:

One more Ring for the IBM and it's in Canada. The first time an IBM Ring has been in Montreal in more than FORTY YEARS!...
Posted by Shawn Farquhar on Wednesday, 17 June 2015

Random thoughts from the Ring 17 year end banquet

• The year end comes far too quickly.
• People drive a long distance to come to these events.
• A group of magicians is very good at entertaining themselves and each other during delays.
• The young people today spell llama differently than I was taught.
• The even younger people have a totally different approach to llamas.
• La llama es una quadrupido
                                                 ... but I digress.
• In their show "Sketchy Magic," Chris Mayhew and Chris Westfall give a crazy and high-energy performance as one would expect with individual lecture titles like "Calculated Chaos" and "Mayhew Mayhem."
• Rumour has it that Chris Harvison, Andrew Goss and James Alan are back on the executive next year.  And that Phil Pivnick will be joining them.
• Next season opens with a David Ben lecture.
• Thank you Ring 17 for another great season!

Toronto: Save the date for the 2016 Browser's Bash!

From The Browser's Den of Magic Facebook group:

Posted by Canada's Magic on Friday, 19 June 2015

Darcy Oake's Canadian tour

From the CBC:

Darcy Oake, a Winnipeg illusionist who shot to fame overseas last year, will visit his hometown as part of a Canadian tour later this year.

The 27-year-old son of Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster Scott Oake wowed judges and audiences on Britain's Got Talent in the spring of 2014, despite coming in fifth place.

Since the show aired, Darcy Oake has performed around the world, starred in a television special in the United Kingdom and released a book about classic illusions.

Oake's Winnipeg show will be the last stop on the Canadian leg of his Edge of Reality world tour. The Canadian dates are:

Oct. 31: Halifax — Casino Nova Scotia.
Nov. 2: Fredericton — The Playhouse.
Nov. 4: Charlottetown — Confederation Centre of the Arts.
Nov. 7: Montreal — Corona Theatre.
Nov. 10: Ottawa — Centrepointe Theatre.
Nov. 12: Belleville, Ont. — Empire Theatre.
Nov. 13: Kitchener, Ont. — Centre in the Square.
Nov. 14: Toronto — Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
Nov. 17: Brampton, Ont. — Rose Theatre.
Nov. 18: London, Ont. — Centennial Hall.
Nov. 20: Thunder Bay, Ont. — Thunder Bay Community Auditorium.
Nov. 26: Calgary — Arts Commons (Jack Singer Concert Hall).
Nov. 27: Vancouver — Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Nov. 29: Banff, Alta. — The Banff Centre (Eric Harvie Theatre).
Dec. 1: Medicine Hat, Alta. — Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre.
Dec. 3: Regina — Casino Regina (Show Lounge).
Dec. 4: Winnipeg — MTS Centre.

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