Montreal: The Outerbridges, Richard Sanders, and Marc Trudel

From the Comedy Nest:

Spectacular Sunday – Sunday December 6th

A hilarious and mind-boggling spectacle featuring world-class magicians breaking so many laws of physics, Stephen Hawking might show up and give them a ticket! Catch the mind-bending miracles of TED OUTERBRIDGE (YTV’s Mystery Hunters), the comedy magic of RICHARD SANDERS (Just For Laughs), the sleight-of-hand of MARC TRUDEL, culinary phenom ANGELO THE AMAZING FOOD MAGICIAN and so much more! Buy your tickets now!

Read more and buy tickets.

Edmonton: An Evening of Magic with Shawn Farquhar

From the Edmonton Christmas Party's Facebook page:

Thank you to Hypnotist Wayne Lee who put on another mesmerizing show on Friday evening and to Comedian Rocky LaPorte who kept the audience laughing on Saturday night! 

Next up, we have World Magic Champion Shawn Farquhar this Friday, Dec. 4 Comedian Rob Pue on Saturday, Dec. 5, Comedian Angelo Tsarouchas on Friday, Dec. 11, Sound Effects Comedian Herb Dixon on Saturday, Dec. 12 and Colin Mochrie & Debra McGrath on Dec. 18 & 19. 

We also have the Dinner & Dance option available for Dec. 5 and Dec. 11.Information is at info@tnlec.com.

Toronto: Free magic club

From the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook group:

Hi Denizens! 

This Saturday at Browser's Den we have our free Magic Club from 2:30pm until about 5:30pm. All interested in talking magic are always welcome. 

And the SHOOT OGAWA LECTURE is also this Saturday, December 5 at 7pm. The lecture takes place at Browser's Den. There is still space available. You can pay at the door ($20.00) or if you visit our homepage you can buy your ticket online. 

Thank you for your continued support-Jeff & The Browser's Den Team

Toronto: Jason Palter at "Magic Tonight"

Two weeks in a row, the initials of the special guests are J.P.   Hrm.....



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Toronto (Sun):  Jason Palter








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Thank you to our December 2015 Friends!

Thank you to John Smithman, John Harrison, Richard Lyn and Joan Caesar for being Friends of Canada's Magic!

It's good to have friends like you.

You too can Be Our Friend for only $20 per year! 

Donations of any size are always welcome.

Thank you to our December 2015 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

The next time you see them, let them know you saw their sponsorship here!

For more information about purchasing Sponsored Posts or about our Platinum, Gold, or Silver level sponsorships, please visit our Sponsorship page.

Or you can Be Our Friend for only $20 per year! 

Donations of any size are always welcome.

Top 5 posts in November 2015

Here are the most viewed posts at Canada's Magic this month:

5. Montreal: Twice-As-Nice Tour Featuring Ben Train and Steve Reynolds -- Don't forget Michael Weber is coming to town soon.

4. Review: Glenn Ottaway benefit -- A night to remember.

3. Owen Wong: Recipient of the 2015 Young Entrepreneurs Award -- Congratulations again Owen!

2. Toronto: Win tickets to see Scott Hammell in "The Trick with the Gun" -- Thanks again to the folks at the Bloor Cinema for making this possible! 

and the most viewed post this month  ...

1. Shriners' Holiday Magic Shows -- Lots of great talent for a great cause.

Rounding the Western rings in December 2015

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)	- Junior club family show
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)	- N/A
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- TBA
Vancouver, BC	SAM 95  (Carl Hemeon Assembly)	- N/A
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Wacky Wednesday

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

Rounding the Central rings in December 2015

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Ring executive meeting - Marcelo Insua lecture - Public open house
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- Christmas Party & Pot Luck
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- TBA
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (The Caesar Hat & Wand Magic Circle)	- TBA
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- TBA
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- TBA
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- TBA

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

Rounding the Eastern rings in December 2015

Does anybody out there have current information to share about the Magic Circle of St. John?



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

Halifax, NS	Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court)	- TBA - Visit their Facebook page.
St. John, NB	Magic Circle of St. John	- TBA

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

The 2015 Len Cooper Memorial Award

Congratulations Ahmed!

From Reality Based Magic:

Every year the Browser’s Den of Magic in Toronto gives out an award commemorating the shop’s founder, Len Cooper. The award is given to a promising young magician and includes a complete set of the Tarbell Course in Magic. This eight-volume set is one of the most expansive magic references sources in English. I've won the award, as have a number of my friends in magic in the city.

Read more.

Montreal: Michael Weber lecture and workshop

It looks like Michael Weber will make his way from Toronto to Montreal!

From the Montreal Magic Jam:

LECTURE
When: Tuesday Dec 15

WORKSHOP
When: Wed Dec 16

Hello everyone,
Our next lecturer is someone we have always wanted to bring to Montreal, so it is our pleasure to announce the Michael Weber will be presenting both a lecture and workshop in Montreal on Dec 15 and 16. Places are limited, so register soon!

Read more and buy tickets.

Quebec City: CAMaraderie 2016 update

We've previously mentioned the upcoming CAMaraderie convention and that it is teaming up with the fabulous Festival de Magie.


Here's an update on CAMaraderie 2016 from Jean-Luc Rivard:

TIME TO REGISTER NOW !!!! 
CAMaraderie 2016 in QUEBEC CITY , Canada - April 21 to 24, 2016
www.festivaldemagie.ca  

Hosting : 

• Jeff McBride 
• Harry Allen 
• SHIN LIM  
• CHRISTIAN SCHENCK (the Phoenix deck guy)  
• VINCENT HEDAN  
• SHAWN FARQUHAR  
• MATHIEU BICH 
• Michel Huot  
• Marc Trudel 
• Yannick Lacroix 

A seat will be assigned on a first come first serve basis. The sooner you register, the closer your seat will be to the stage.  

CAMaraderie 2016 in QUEBEC CITY , Canada - April 21 to 24, 2016 . 
From 21 to 24 April 2016, the team of the Quebec Magic Festival is pleased to be holding CAMaraderie 2016 for the first time in Quebec City , CANADA !  

In this new edition of the camaraderie you get access to: 
All lectures and shows associated with CAMaraderie will take place in English, with the exception of the bilingual gala to be held at the Capitole. 

• 10 world-class conferences; 
• 2 magic shows; 
• 1 magic competitions; 
• 1 gala winners; 
• 1 great magic gala; 

and many more. 


Take advantage of special prices if you are members of the CAM or by purchasing your package before January 1. 


You can find information on our Web site 
www.festivaldemagie.ca

From the Festival de magie de Québec Facebook page:

En résumé...
Posted by Festival de magie de Québec on Monday, 30 November 2015

Toronto: Jenny Parsons at "Magic Tonight"

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Toronto (Sun):  Jenny Parsons








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PCAM 2015 contest winners

The winners of the 12 contest categories from PCAM 2015 have been posted at PCAM 2015.

Congratulations to the gold medal winners:

• Hannah & Haley Biane
• Theo Chattra
• Elliott Hofferth
• Ben Eskenazi
• Jeff Christensen
• Jim Vines
• Steve Hamilton
• Gwyn Auger
• Christopher Lopez 

Winners of the "Bag O Tricks" competition:

• Joe Turner and Glen Labarre

Winner of the One Hand Cut-A-Thon

• Matthew Jones

Visit PCAM 2015 to see the group photos taken by John Smithman Photography.

Happy fifth blogiversary to me!

Five years ago today, this blog was born!

Thanks to you wonderful people who have supported this project!  More than 2,328 posts have been published, and well over 84,900 page loads have been served (over 390265 by Blogger's count).  One hundred and twenty-four of you have given us your thumbs-up on Facebook, more than 890 of you are following along on Twitter (12,900 tweets and counting!), and approximately 80 of you have subscribed to this site's feed.  The bulk of you are Canadian, and I'm delighted to see visitors from United States, France, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Ireland and the list goes on.

There are so many of you doing such a fabulous job of making magic a priority in this great country!

A special thanks to:

• All of my early supporters.  Special shout outs to Ariel, Doug, James, and John for your continued  encouragement.
• All of you readers, Likers, RTers, submitters, guest posters, contest prize providers and all other manners of promoters of this site.
• All of my sponsors, past and present.  That means you: Magic Information Canada, Ryan Pilling, Clive Court, Perfect Magic, The Browser's Den of Magic, and The Amazing Corbin!
• All of the blog's official friends, past and present.  That's you:  John Smithman, John Harrison, Richard Lyn and Joan Caesar!
• My family for their support of this bloggy experiment.

My continued thanks to all of you!

Montreal: Le Lab Magique

Next show is on Wednesday November the 25th and includes Mario Choinière, Mosh and Loran.

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Posted by Canada's Magic on Thursday, 19 November 2015

Review: Glenn Ottaway benefit

From Fordham PR:

On stage, well-known comedians, magicians and even a pair of mentalists celebrated Glenn’s career and encouraged the audience to dig deep to help Glenn and his depleted bank account. Thanks to comedian/magician Matt Disero, who created the one-night only comedy concert, some of the country’s top headliners volunteered their time and talent, so here’s a brief pictorial account of The Rocky Horror: It’s a Wonderful Life Anyway show.

Read more.

Toronto: Bobby Motta at Klick Muse

From the Klick Health Twitter feed:

NEWS: @Daniel_Kraft to join lineup at #KlickMUSE Toronto Dec 8. Get on the list: https://t.co/XOqNu2O23v #XMed pic.twitter.com/62JUZBV8VG

— Klick Health (@klickhealth) November 12, 2015

CAMaraderie and the Festival de Magie in Quebec

We previously mentioned the upcoming CAMaraderie convention.  Did you know it will be in conjunction with the fabulous Festival de Magie?

From the CAM website:

The CAM magic convention, CAMaraderie, is teaming up with the Festival de Magie in Quebec City to bring you another fun-filled magic weekend on April 21 to 24th, 2016. Mark your calendars and get your registration completed while the advance registration lasts. CAM members have until January 1st to register at the best price of $250.

Get more details and register at FestivaldeMagie.ca