Murray SawChuck returns to Pawn Stars

This Friday, Murray SawChuck is back on an all new Pawn Stars.


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This Friday I am back on an all new @pawnstars Don't miss it!

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Greg Frewin in the St. Catherines Standard

A reminder that Greg's hosting his second International Stars of Magic show livestream April 15 @7PM EST to benefit the Niagara SPCA Humane Society on his YouTube channel at:

https://youtu.be/6moYdHS8TYc 

From the April 13th article "Magician Greg Frewin on his anger over ‘Tiger King’" by John Law in The Standard:

Instead of shock and outrage over Joe Exotic's behaviour or whether Baskins killed her husband (and fed him to tigers), Frewin wishes viewers keyed in on a statistic the show shared in its final episode: There are 8,000 tigers in captivity in the United States, and only 4,000 left in the wild.
 
"Why is there only 4,000 tigers left in the wild, and we're worried about 'Did Carole Baskins kill her husband?'" he says. "Why aren't people talking about that? That's the part I'm interested in.

"Those characters are so extreme that the facts that are important got completely brushed over. All we talk about are how crazy they are, how abusive this and that. There's a whole bunch of stuff in this show that's been completely missed."

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Welcoming a new Friend: Robin Dawes

Please join me in welcoming our newest Friend, Robin Dawes!

Based out of Kingston, Ontario, Robin writes annual reports about the FFFF convention for the Linking Ring and FFFFmagic.  He is also a a member of The Magician's Forum.

In 2011 he received an IBM Award of Excellence for the article "The Maltese FFFFalcon."

You can follow Robin on Flicker (for FFFF photos), Twitter (@DawesRobin) and Instagram (@robindawes9042).

Thank you Robin, for becoming an official Friend of Canada's Magic!

International Stars of Magic show livestream April 15

Keep your eyes on the Greg Frewin Theatre's YouTube channel.  There's a very good chance this won't be the last spectacular livestream lineup!


(As an added bonus watch new episodes of PiffTV uploaded M-F at 10am and 5pm PST.)



From Greg Frewin's Facebook post:

Join us for #2 International Stars of Magic show livestream April 15 @7PM EST.

For the Niagara SPCA Humane Society.

https://youtu.be/6moYdHS8TYc

An amazing 2nd show with amazing stars for a good cause.

[Guest post] "What can I do?"

The following is a guest post from an author who wishes to be known as The Magic Demon. 

Some great ideas if you're motivated to do something but stuck on what to do to pass the time!

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WHAT CAN I DO?
Random suggestions for magic aficionados during current circumstances
by The Magic Demon for Canada's Magic

I can...

• Dig out all my old magic magazines and reread every single one until I find a trick I love and want to learn;
   
• Dig out all my old magic books and find a sleight or routine I always meant to learn but "never had the time to" until now;
   
• Ditto with my old DVDs;
   
• Dig out all my old magic tricks that I never looked at twice and try to figure out what made me buy them in the first place. (This may take some time!);
   
• Sort out and clean up (and repair if necessary) my magic collection and reacquaint myself with all my old favourites;
   
• Go online and study every magician I can remember to name and find on You-Tube;
   
• Try restringing my broken "Electric Deck". (This will ultimately prove futile but can easily take up a few "stay at home" days before I give up in frustration);
   
• Go online and look for websites devoted to history of magic and magicians and learn about them. First stop: Magicana;
   
• At long last carefully press or iron flat all my crumpled up (and frequently vanished) silks;
   
• Go online and hit the "random" button on Genii's Magicpedia page and keep reading until my eyes cross;
   

• Support my favourite brick & mortar magic store by ordering something from them online (and if I don't have one support one of the sponsors of this site);

   
• Take an online magic course or lesson;
   
• Watch every movie and TV series online I can find about magic or magicians;
   
• Participate in a magic forum;
   
• Go through all my old beginner tricks, clean them up and snail mail them to my favourite youngster-at-a-distance (niece, nephew, grandchild, etc.) with the explanation that I'll teach them how they work by phone, internet or semaphore. I could also video myself performing them and send that along too (or a link to where I uploaded them);
   

• Go through my old pile of business cards and reach out to fellow magic enthusiasts I've met or been in touch with in the past just to see how they are doing;
  

   
• Buy two magic books online I have always wanted but "would never have the time to read" until now. One about tricks, the other a biography or about magic history;
   
• Gently wash all my old sponge balls and bunnies. Permanently retire those with an unidentifiable shape or less than one ear;
   
• Consider donating to a magic-related charity (such as CauseToWonder.org profiled in the March 2020 issue of Genii) [editor's note: consider donating to the Allan Slaight Relief Fund];
   
• Expand this list of suggestions by using the comments feature (below);
  
  and finally
• Proceed backwards and read every post on Canada's Magic since it started and enjoy its unique service to our community throughout the years!

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Thank you The Magic Demon for guest posting at Canada's Magic!