Vanish Magic Magazine 40th edition

The 40th edition of Vanish Magic Magazine is out now! Have a look at vanishmagic.com.

From Paul Romhany's Facebook page:

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Remembering Nick Sacco

The folks at Ring 49 have more information to share about Nick Sacco.

From The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club:

•  He was President of IBM Ring #49 (2002-2003) & also an active member of the Canadian Association of Magicians & IBM Ring 17 Toronto.
• Nick was instrumental in the creation of the IBM Ring 49 Web-Site that won an IBM International 1st place Award of Excellence for Best Web-Site for 2003-2004.  
• Nick was also involved in the nomination process that lead to the induction of the late Doug Henning onto the Canada Walk of Fame in Toronto in 2010. 
• Nick was also the recipient of the John E. Shipton Memorial Award of Achievement for 2000-2002 for his unending work & contributions that benefited Hamilton Ring #49. 
• Nick’s love of card magic and endless practice also achieved him a personal invitation as a performer and member of the exclusive Four F International Convention held in Batavia NY every year. 
• Nick will be sadly missed.

Toronto: Free magic club

From the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook group:

Hi Guys,

Hope that you are all well and happy.

Friendly reminder that our monthly Magic Club is this Saturday, November 4 from 2:30pm to 5:00pm.

Feel free bring a trick or a move to show others.

AND...Our 42nd Store Anniversary Party is coming up on Sunday, November 12. You can find full details about the party on our homepage.

Thank you for your kind support-Old & Young Jeff, John Cardella.

Thank you to our November 2017 friends!

Thank you to John Smithman, John Harrison, Richard Lyn, Joan Caesar, and The Outerbridges, 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 November 2017 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,
• Jeff Pinsky, owner of The Browser's Den of Magic, and
• Michael Close, author of the Workers series and other ebooks.

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 October 2017

Of the 35 posts at Canada's Magic this month, here are the 5 most viewed posts in the past 30 days:

5. London Jones in the news - Why aren't there more women in magic?

4. October sale: 40% off yearly sponsorship rates! - What are you waiting for?

3. 2017 "Holiday Magic" - Great talent raising money for a worthy cause.

2. Random thoughts from "The Newest Trick in the Book" - I had so much fun!

and the most viewed post this month  ...

1. Toronto: "The Illusionists – Live From Broadway" buy 1 get 1 for only $1! - Did you take advantage of this fabulous deal? Send me your thoughts on the show!

Rounding the Western rings in November 2017

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)	- Monthly meeting - Bizzaro lecture
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- Bizzaro lecture
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- Close up / parlour contest - Bizzaro lecture
Fraser Valley, BC	IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring)	- Third Monday Magic. - Bizzaro lecture - Christmas banquet
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- Magic! (75th anniversary celebration) - Christmas pot luck
Vancouver, BC	SAM 95  (Carl Hemeon Assembly)	- TBA
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Bizzaro lecture

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

Rounding the Central rings in November 2017

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- Free form first Fridaze - Second Saturday night special - Montreal's first IBM magic jam! - Magicians and friends - Sunday brunch - Instagram Tuesday
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- TBA.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- Magic auction.
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)	- Richard Sanders lecture. - Browser's Den anniversary party.

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

Rounding the Eastern rings in November 2017

Does anybody 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)	- 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.

Doctor Mysterion in the Toronto Star

Shows Monday at 8 and 9:30 p.m., along with a curated collection of items to Curiosa at 1273 Queen St W.

Go to eventbrite.ca for tickets to Sideshow and Tell.


From the article "It's home, sweet creepy home for Doctor Mysterion" by RAJU MUDHAR in the Toronto Star:

Shrunken heads, mummified specimens and Voodoo artifacts are just some of the items in the collection of oddities that Doctor Mysterion has amassed in his west-end Toronto home.

The well known local mentalist has long been on the hunt for the strange and obscure through his various work engagements, along with Steffi Kay, his onstage partner in The Sentimentalists.

It’s got to the point where weird things just end up being offered to him.

“When I was a kid, I loved Ripley’s Believe it or Not, and I used to love going to the museum and seeing the mummy and the artifacts. I always had a fascination with unsolved mysteries. So these are things that have always been interesting to me, for example, like a shrunken head, or things that are part of Indigenous cultures or cryptozoology, like the Loch Ness Monster or the Jersey Devil,” he explains.

Read more.

Ryan Brown on TVO Haunts

From the Twitter feed of The Agenda:
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TVO Haunts: The art of the scare with illusionist @magicryanbrown at @screemers. By @MatthewOMara #Halloween pic.twitter.com/s1S97BD5lT

— The Agenda | TVO (@TheAgenda) October 27, 2017

Broken wand: Nick Sacco

Our thoughts go out to Nick's family at this difficult time.


From Patterson Funeral Home:

The world is a less joyful place with the passing of Nick Sacco on October 27, 2017. Nick was that rare individual who knew the true meaning of friendship, family, loyalty and commitment. No one who met him would ever forget the experience. Born on April 27, 1947, in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Nick straddled many worlds -the food, beverage and hospitality industries, the worlds of conjuring and cardsharps, family and philanthropy, and, quite devoutly, Catholicism-all seamlessly. Intent on a business career, Nick attended both Niagara and York Universities. But he often said that he never forgot so many of the lessons he learned growing up in “The Falls”. Nick was recognized as a super salesman and manager in the food and beverage business, rising to become a National Sales Manager at Minute Maid (Coca Cola Ltd.) He treasured time with family and friends and was passionate about his magic (where he was respected internationally as an organizer, consultant and arm-chair performer).

Read more.

Names announced for Browser's Bash 2018

  

From Jeff Hinchliffe's post at the Browser's Den of Magic Facebook group:

Dear Denizens,

The launch of the Bash 2018 tickets was our most successful yet!

Thank you to all who have already purchased a ticket. We appreciate your kind support of this event!

Of course there are still plenty of great tickets available. Remember the earlier you buy the closer you will be to the stage!

And now...Bash Drum Roll please....Here are some of the talented performers who will be taking the stage at the Bash 2018. We will announce more big names soon!

DICK JOINER - Emcee
Joining us again in 2018! He will share his infectious hysterical laugh, fun-loving zany manner and high paced interactive comedy magic. With Dick Joiner returning as emcee we know that Bash 2018 will be another fun day!

MICHAEL CLOSE- Miracle Worker
Michael Close has a worldwide reputation in the magic community as an author, a creator, a performer, and a consultant. His specialty is sleight-of-hand, close-up magic, but he also has extensive experience in stand-up magic. He has lectured and performed for audiences around the world!

NICHOLAS WALLACE - Practitioner of the Art of Astonishment
Nicholas has been receiving rave reviews from both critics and audiences for his one-man stage shows. His most recent production "Séance" received glowing reviews from the Toronto Star, Now Magazine, The National Post, Torontoist and more.

JAMES ALAN - Blindfolded Card Magic Extraordinaire
One of Toronto's busiest working pros. His one man show Magic & Martini continues to fill the house each night leaving his audiences stunned, perplexed and entertained. We are pleased that James will be joining us on the Bash stage.

CHRIS PILSWORTH - Mixing Magic & Art
A rare breed of magician. A performer who stays true to his strong beliefs about magic as an art form yet always entertains his audiences. And always with a twist of originality. A Canadian hidden treasure.

And we have more big names to announce!

TO BUY TICKETS OR FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BASH 2018 please follow this link: http://www.browsersden.com/bash
 
Thank you
-Jeff Pinsky, John Talbot, Jeff Hinchliffe & The Browser's Den Team

The Canadians: Stewart James

If you missed this project by Daniel Zuckerbrot on television back in 2012, Historica Canada has published it's episode "The Canadians: Stewart James" on YouTube:

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Vancouver Magic Circle mentioned in "It Takes Two"

From Shawn Farquhar's Facebook post:

Walking through Orlando airport, yes an airport... surprise, I saw the book “It takes two” by Jonathan and Drew Scott. I’ve seen it lots in book stores and decided today I would buy and read it as I’ve known Jonathan since he was a teenager from the Vancouver Magic Circle. I was browsing the book on my way to the counter and was thrilled to see he mentioned the club on page 84, right next to a photo of Drew in drag! It made me smile...

Read more.

Canadians at the FREE 2017 Magic Master Summit

From what I could tell from the schedule in yesterday's post, the following Canadians will be lecturing at the 2017 Magic Master Summit:

• Eric Bedard: Secrets to Getting Booked To Entertain Celebrities!
• Murray SawChuck: Bonus Lecture! and
• Trevor & Lorena Watters: Working And Traveling As A Couple and Duo Act

Who'd I miss?

What are you waiting for? Register now!





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FREE: Magic Master Summit 2017*

Did you enjoy last year's wildly successful "Magic Master Summit"?  I confess to binge watching as many of the sessions as I could!

David DaVinci is at it again, with another spectacular line up November 13-17, 2017!  Scroll down to read more details, view the schedule, and register!

Dear Friends,

Have you heard about this?

Magic Master Summit 2017

Register For Free Now! www.MagicMasterSummit.com

Top Secrets from working pros to get more shows, enhance your performance, grow your audience, and cash in!

Featuring more than 30 presentations, from more than 26 experts, totaling nearly 40 hours of incredible secrets!

And the great news is, it's completely FREE, November 13-17, 2017.

Are you experiencing one of these top 5 problems that other entertainers are experiencing?

1) Not enough shows.

2) Not enough money.

3) Not enough “A” material.

4) Real job won’t give you time off to do shows, but you’re not making enough doing shows to quit your day job... yet.

5) Show isn’t good enough to get the gigs you need to pay the bills.

With all the venues out there, the only reason you’re not working more, is you.

1) Birthday Parties

2) Grade School Shows

3) Libraries

4) Day Cares

5) Colleges

6) Fairs

7) Festivals

8) Street Performances

9) Cruise Ships

10) Corporate Markets

11) Theaters

12) Arenas

13) Magic Shops

14) Theme Parks

15) Hotels

and the list goes on, and on...

I’ve heard countless times “I hated magic shows until I saw your show.” Although we’d all like to think our shows are GREAT, that’s not the case… there are a lot of magicians (and other variety acts) out there not doing a good enough job, and it reflects poorly on the industry.  


Remember in the mid 90’s when World’s Greatest Magic aired every year for 5 years, the day before Thanksgiving? There was nearly 10 hours of incredible magicians! 

It's time to make variety entertainment amazing again by breaking it all down into these five essential categories that are ESSENTIAL to your success as an entertainer:

1) You

2) Your Market

3) Your Marketing

4) Your Team

5) Your Systems

The good news is that this coming November 13-17, 2017, we've assembled a some of the greatest minds in entertainment in one location; giving you nearly 40 hours of free presentations to help you fix what's currently broken in your performance business! They'll give you the tools and the knowledge to help you go make six or seven figures a year in entertainment! Think it's impossible? Think again! We've included several millionaires in these presentations just to prove our point!

Check out this year's schedule!

November 13, 2017 - Day 1:

• Jeff McBride - Pack Small Play Anywhere!

• Michael Finney - Behind The Scenes Of A One-Man-Show

• Michael Trixx - Six Figure Income From $150 Shows!

• Jessica Jane Peterson - Secrets to Success in Entertainment

• Chris Randall - Overcoming Addictions To Achieve Higher Success

November 14, 2017 - Day 2: 

• Garry Carson - How to Make $500,000 Per Year, Doing Fund Raising Shows!

• William Rader - Secrets to Making $1,000 In The Back Room of Restaurants

• Zach Zimmerman - Being Funny Onstage, Even If You're Not

• CustomMagicKits.com - Back Of Room Sales

• Eric Bedard - Secrets to Getting Booked To Entertain Celebrities!

• Murray SawChuck - Bonus Lecture!

• Jeff McBride Bonus Lecture - Bonus Lecture On Competitions

November 15, 2017 - Day 3:

• Tony Clark - Insider Secrets To The Business of Entertainment

• Greg Gleason - The Art of Touring Behind The Curtain Details

• Bill Gladwell - 2-Walling Secrets • 2.0 Troubleshooting

• Robert Kalina - How To Be The Act That Producers Look For

• Michael Stedman - FanCraft 2.0 To Grow Your Social Media

• Michael Trixx Bonus Lecture

November 16, 2017 - Day 4: 

• Bizzaro - Creating Unique Masterpieces To Fit Your Character

• Lefty - Details, Direction, and Professionalism

• Chance Wolf - Turning Ordinary Tricks Into Miracles

• Andy Amyx - Photographing Magic & Putting Out Products

• Lauren Phillips - Production and Stage Managing For All Styles of Acts

• Garry Carson Bonus Lecture

November 17, 2017 - Day 5: 

• Tobias Beckwith - Building and Managing Your Entertainment Business

• Niels Duinker - Brand Consistency To Better Serve Your Market

• Fielding West - Stagecraft 101

• Trevor and Lorena Watters - Working And Traveling As A Couple and Duo Act

• David DaVinci - How to Get $50,000 Worth of Free Publicity 

• Andy Amyx Bonus Lecture

$1,000.00 Grand Prize Contest Update:

Don't forget to check your email after completing registration for some important information about the contest, and how you can enter to win $1,000.00 USD!

There are SO many amazing lectures coming up, so make sure you block your calendars, and get ready to boost your career!

Register Now!

To ensure your future success, go now to www.MagicMasterSummit.com now and enter your name and email address, to register for this limited-time, free event!

BONUS!

We're so committed to your success, that just for signing up we'll give you 7 Free Documents delivered to your emailed instantly!

• Booking Form (Used for your records for all types of events)

• Client Invoice (To instantly make you look more professional)

• Confidentiality Agreement (Basic version for your casual performance settings)

• Confidentiality Agreement (Expert version for those really important contracts and secrets)

• Cover Letter (To get you started in the right direction)

• Letter of Agreement (Simple contract for most shows)

• Model Release Form (Giving you the unlimited permission to use someone’s image for your promotional or business purposes)

Don't wait, register now!

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The Evasons make NBA history

From The Evasons Facebook page:

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Toronto: "Tricks and Treats" at Hart House

From the Tricks and Treats Facebook event:

We have an amazing lineup of talented performers for this show. You don't want to miss this!

Jonah Babins
Benzi Train
Tyler Sol Good
RJ Steele

London Jones in the news

From the article "Calgary girl dubbed London the Magnificent makes famous magician cry" by David Bell in the CBC:

A letter from a nine-year-old Calgary girl who's an aspiring magician to a famous entertainment duo is charming people around the world, after one half of Penn & Teller tweeted it to his two million followers.

Penn Jillette tweeted a photo of the letter — scrawled in pencil and adorned with drawings of playing cards and a rabbit in a hat — writing "Ever have the slightest question of why we do this? Hard to stop crying to type. Women are the future of magic!"

Read more and watch video of London performing the Cups and Balls.

 From the Global Edmonton Facebook page:




From Brent Smith's Facebook page:

From Penn Jillette's Twitter feed:

Ever have the slightest question of why we do this? Hard to stop crying to type. Women are the future of magic! pic.twitter.com/3tv6dXW4GP

— Penn Jillette (@pennjillette) October 13, 2017