Win an "Instant Magician" hoodie

The contest is now closed. The winner was announced at "Winner of an Instant Magician hoodie."

Gwyn Auger is generously offering our readers a chance to win one of her creative designs!

Be an Instant Magician!  "Saw the lady in half, again and again with the ease of the zipper... Bring out your inner magician!"

From Gwyn's Twitter feed:
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Looks good! #hoodie #magiclife http://t.co/JBNN6ASXsQ #clothing #fall #magic pic.twitter.com/tJw1iQ3fqh

— Gwyn Auger (@magicassistant) September 14, 2015

Additionally, Gwyn's created the coupon code "CANADA" for you to use to receive 10% off your purchase, should you want to be an Instant Magician!



CONTEST:

I have been offered an "Instant Magician" hoodie from Gwyn Auger to give away to my readers.

I will be holding a random draw to determine the winner.  (There will be one winner.)  The draw results will be posted Sunday, September the 27th.

To enter:

1. Log into the RaffleCopter widget below, using Facebook or a valid e-mail address.
2. Leave a comment in the widget, letting us know the name of your favourite magician's assistant.  (You do not need to be a magician to enter the contest.)
3. If you win, you must be willing to provide your full name, hoodie size, and shipping information for me to share with Gwyn.

The fine print:

1. To participate in the contest, you must be 18 years of age or older.
2. One entry per person.
3. This giveaway is open to Canadian residents excluding residents of Quebec.
4. This giveaway is void where prohibited by law.
5. If you experience difficulties leaving a comment, you may e-mail it to me for posting.  (I am not responsible if your e-mail is misdirected or gets stuck in my Spam folder.)
6. You must be able to use the prize as offered.  (No cash value will be offered.)
7. The odds of winning depend on how many people enter the contest.
8. The contest closes Saturday, September the 26th at 11:59pm ET.

With thanks to Gwyn for generously making this prize available to you!


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Mahdi Gilbert on MTV Finland

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When I was on MTV Finland performing card magic https://t.co/NN2stE8CEP

— Mahdi Gilbert (@mahdigilbert) September 5, 2015

Edmonton: David Merry at the Edmonton Comedy Festival

From David Merry's Twitter feed:

WIN your way into the Cabaret series starring 'Too Much Information's' @davidmerry #lolyeg http://t.co/5mvg0AwwgD pic.twitter.com/9wWoHhLXms

— Edmonton Comedy Fest (@ComedyEdmonton) September 13, 2015

Visit the Edmonton Comedy Festival website for details to win tickets to see David on October 9th or to buy tickets.

Toronto: David Ben's "Tricks"

From Magicana's website: 

Shamans, ravens, jesters, jugglers, conjurors, and magicians come in all shapes and sizes. In Tricks, David Ben - Soulpepper's resident trickster - presents a concert of magic inspired by an eclectic range of people and events: Frank Sinatra and Telford Fenton; Glenn Gould and Charles Bertram; Harold Lloyd and Harry Houdini; Tom Waits and Erik Satie; Hammer Studio Films and Southern Baptist preachers; and Dai Vernon and the cherry blossoms in Japan.

Ben, recognized as one of the top sleight-of-hand artists in the world, will showcase some of the most challenging and seldom-seen pieces of magic, all completely different than last year’s The Conjuror. There is no timeline or plot - just great tricks - comical and mysterious, beautiful and visceral - performed with twists and turns.

Read more and buy tickets using their promo code.

Ottawa: Chris Pilsworth at the Education for Africa Family Variety Show

See Chris Pilsworth on October 18th at the 5th Annual Education for Africa Variety Show.

From Barry Finlay's Facebook photo:
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Posted by Canada's Magic on Friday, 18 September 2015

Jay Sankey's US lecture tour

Jay Sankey is off on a US lecture tour through September and October, taking him to:

• New Orleans, LA
• Pensacola, FL
• Jacksonville, FL
• Atlanta, GA
• Nashville, TN
• Knoxville, TN
• Henderson, KY
• Indianapolis, IN
• Kansas City, MO
• Tulsa, OK
• Little Rock, AR
• Branson, MO
• Lousiville, KY
• Springfield, IL
• Pewaukee, WI and
• Chicago, IL

Visit Jay's website for more information or to buy tickets.

Toronto: Ryan Brown and Zack Mirza at "Magic Tonight"

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Mississauga (Thurs): Ryan Brown

Toronto (Sun):  Zack Mirza





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The 2015 Vancouver Fringe Festival

Late to the game in reminding you that there's magic at the 2015 Vancouver Fringe Festival. Calgary's James Jordan,  London's Keith Brown, and Vancouver's Travis Bernhardt all have shows in the festival this year.

Check out the Vancouver Fringe website for more details or to buy tickets.



[With thanks to The Magic Demon for the information.]

Oshawa: David Merry and Mike Mandel

From David Merry's Twitter feed:

Looking forward to working with my pal legendary @MandelHypnosis this Sat @RegentUOIT 8:01 http://t.co/f0s5QdUzAH pic.twitter.com/a9BhXQZe63

— David Merry (@davidmerry) September 14, 2015

Greg Frewin in Inside Halton

To find out more about the Imagine Tour in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association, visit ImagineTour.ca.


From Inside Halton:

“The International Grand Champion of Magic” Greg Frewin is coming to Oakville’s The Meeting Place Oct. 22.

The stop is part of the award-winning magician’s Imagine Tour, which supports the Canadian Diabetes Association and also has stops in Peterborough, Barrie and North Bay.

“Today, one in four Canadians has been diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes is a serious disease that is becoming the leading cause of death in Canada,” stated a media release.

Read more.

Sorcerers Safari alumnus and counsellor honoured on Good Morning America

Updated at 10:50am to add:

• YouTube video of Chad's Good Morning America Appearance at the bottom of the post.

If you've been to Sorcerers Safari Magic and Performance Camp, you know him or have been touched by his generosity in some way.  If you attended the Browser's Bash earlier this year, you heard about him and were a recipient of his generosity.

Congratulations Chad Juros, for winning Good Morning America's “Above and Beyond” contest.  Keep up the great work!


From ABC News:

One do-gooder from New Jersey got a very magical surprise of his own on “Good Morning America” today with help from his idol, magician David Copperfield.

Chad Juros, 27, is a child leukemia survivor who has established a foundation called “Spread the Magic” where he travels the world performing magic for children with cancer “in the hopes that they can find magic in their lives as Chad did in his,” Juros’ mother, Penny Juros Bilker, told ABC News.

“The day Chad was born was such a wonderful, magical day for our family,” Juros Bilker, 57, of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, said about her son. “He was a very sweet, kind, loving, energetic, happy-go-lucky kid.”

But when Juros, also of Egg Harbor Township, was only 3, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Read more.

From the Press of Atlantic City:

ATLANTIC CITY — Dozens of family members, friends and beachgoers gathered Wednesday in front of Bally’s to honor Chad Juros, an Egg Harbor Township resident who beat leukemia — twice.

His mother, Penny, entered him in a contest with “Good Morning America” called “Above and Beyond,” his family said. Juros, 27, won out of 100 entrants and was surprised from a spot in Bally’s to see a crowd on the beach yelling and cheering. The group formed an outline of a deck of cards in the sand.

Read more.

Watch the Good Morning America appearance on YouTube:

Toronto: There's magic at TIFF

From James Alan's Facebook page:

Come see me and Chris Mayhew (Chris Mayhew and I?) doing magic all afternoon at #tiff15
Posted by James Alan on Saturday, 12 September 2015

From Raindance Canada's Twitter feed:

Our #TIFF15 is getting the magic touch. Come see @james_alan (or don't) this Monday. #setonking pic.twitter.com/EWRt2RQ69O

— Raindance Canada (@RaindanceCanada) September 11, 2015

Toronto: A Glenn Ottaway benefit show

November 9th.

From The Rocky Horror:

Hosted by Mike Bullard star CFRB radio and his own television show Open Mike with Mike Bullard, this is a once in a decade variety show. 

Starring Jeff & Tessa Evason, world famous mentalist duo described by NBC television as "The best act of their kind in the world", comedians David Merry, and Glen Foster of CBC's Comics, Mini Holmes star of She's so Funny, David Peck, a pure skill manipulation magic act right out of vaudeville, comedy magician Matt Disero Seen on The Comedy Network, cruise ship and military peacekeeping tours the world over,  plus Scott Norman the most handsome juggler ever.....and a host of other acts. This is a show not to be missed !

Read more and buy tickets.

Sheldon Casavant in the Morinville News

From the Morinville News:

The Morinville Community Cultural Centre will kick off its fifth LIVE at the CCC performance series Sept. 26. Half a decade into bringing entertainment to Morinville it is no surprise that Cultural Services Coordinator Laurie Stalker sees this season as a magical time. It is also no surprise that the first show of that magical season is a magician. Sheldon Casavant will open the season with his entertaining and interactive show Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m. The event, sponsored by Morinville Sobeys, offers families an affordable afternoon of entertainment. Tickets are $10 per person or $30 per family (maximum four people).

Casavant is recognized as one of Canada’s most sought after performers, one who involves his audience with a highly interactive repertoire of magic.

Read more.

Toronto: Nicholas Wallace at "Magic Tonight"

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Toronto (Sun):  Nicholas Wallace








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Shriners' Holiday Magic Shows

Updated October 18th, 2019 to add:

• Information about the 2019 tour can be found at the post "2019 'Holiday Magic'"

Updated November 1, 2018 to add:

• Information about the 2018 tour can be found at the post "2018 'Holiday Magic'"

Updated October 12, 2017 to add:

• Information about the 2017 tour can be found at the post "2017 'Holiday Magic'"

Edited October 15, 2016 to add:

• For information about the 2016 tour, visit the post "2016 Shriners' "Holiday Magic Show" and Firefighters' Fundraising."

The 2015 Shriners' Holiday Magic Shows will travel through P.E.I. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

The East Coast Tour features:

• TED AND MARION OUTERBRIDGE, providing a 30 minute guest spot of illusions,
• the ARESTOV'S with a great quick change act, 
• CRAIG DOUGLAS with his comedy and juggling talents, 
• DICK JOINER as M.C.

The Ontario Tour features:

• NEIL CROSWELL and ASHLEY, with magic and illusions, 
• CRAIG DOUGLAS with his comedy juggling act, 
• MAGIC MIKE (SEGAL) with some comedy magic, 
• DICK JOINER as M.C.

All shows last approx. 90 minutes and the show direction is to provide family entertainment - with audience participation.

Scroll down to see the show dates:

• November 5th. Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, PEI
• November 6th Savoy Theatre Glace Bay
• November 7th Glasgow Square Theatre, New Glasgow.
• November 8th Cobequid Educational Centre, Truro.
• November 9th Horton High. Wolfville.
• November 10th. Alderney Landing, Dartmouth
• November 11th. Y'Arc Yarmouth
• November 12th. Bella Rose Theatre, Halifax
• November 13th Capital Theatre, Moncton.
• November 14th. Saint John High, Saint John.
• November 15th Bernard-Poirier Theatre, Fredericton
• November 16th Gwendolyn Kent Auditorium, Bathurst.
• November 20th Forest City Community Church, London
• November 21st Kawanis Centre, Chatham
• November 24th Capital Theatre, Windsor
• December 4th Sarnia Library theatre, Sarnia
• December 5th. Waterloo Humanities Theatre, Kitchener.

ALL SHOWS are being presented by MMBO Direct Marketing on behalf of the Shriners.

Tickets will be available at the door in most locations, but pre-purchase is strongly suggested. 

[with thanks to Dick Joiner for sending this information along]

Winnipeg: Chris Funk and Matt Falk

October 11.

From Carey Lauder's Facebook page:

Posted by James Carey Lauder on Saturday, 29 August 2015

Montreal: Le lab magique

September 30th.

From Le Lab Magique's Facebook page:

Aller voir une vidéo de Stéphane notre tête d'affiche.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Oau6SyHro
Posted by Le Lab Magique on Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Toronto: Free magic club

From the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook group:

And this Saturday, Sept 5 at Browser's Den is our next Magic Club meeting.
All are welcome...2:30pm until about 5:30pm.

Toronto: Chris Westfall at "Magic Tonight"

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Toronto (Sun):  Chris Westfall








James Alan, over at Abracadaberet, has kindly offered the readers of Canada's Magic a coupon code for 50% off tickets to "Magic Tonight!"  Use the coupon code cmagic when you buy your tickets for Magic Tonight to receive your discount*.



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