A quick reminder of our earlier Mail as Medicine request for Katie Hunt. If you have the time, Katie and Doug would both benefit from hearing from their friends!
On Sunday December 20th at 2pm EST join magicians Ben Train and Jonah Babins for an interactive holiday magic show packed full of laughs and surprises.
And the best part? You can take part from the comfort of your own home!
That’s right! This is a LIVE and TOTALLY VIRTUAL magic show great for the entire family.
Not only do you get to watch incredible magic, but you'll actually follow along at home with parts of the show and the magic will happen in front of your eyes, and even in your own hands.
Shhhhh.... don't tell anyone, but we're even going to teach you a few tricks of your own so you can spread some holiday magic too!
Here's what's included:
1.5 hours of interactive, hilarious, and mind blowing virtual magic.
Tricks that happen in your home and in your hands!
Learn 2 holiday tricks during the show that you can instantly do.
Plus after the show we're going to send you 3 more easy to do holiday tricks that you can do with stuff around the house!
All you need is one ticket and you get admission for the entire family!
Tickets are going fast for this one-time-only event, so grab yours now and let the fun begin!
This week on the channel we have Shawn Farquar. Shawn Farquhar is a Canadian magician notable for his title as the "Grand Prix World Champion of Magic" from the International Federation of Magic Societies
His awards include being the only magician in history to win First Place at the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM) for both Stage and Sleight of Hand, twice Canadian Association of Magicians Magician of the Year, First Place at the Society of American Magicians annual magic convention competition, three Silver (2nd Place) awards, and a First (World Championship) in Card Magic and the Grand Prix World Championship for Close Up at FISM, the "Olympics of Magic". In August 2009, he won his most prestigious prize at the FISM World Championship of Magic in Beijing.
On May 1, 2010, the Canadian Association of Magicians once again named him Canadian Magician of the Year, making him the only two-time recipient of their most prestigious award.
Bob Swadling mentored teenage Richard Young for several years.
Bob was a judge in The Magic Circle's "The Young Magician" annual close-up competition the year Richard won. Bob lived near Richard and offered to tutor Richard for free (as a way for Bob to give back to the magic community).
Regular readers of the blog will know that British magician Richard Young has toured through Canada with Champions of Magic every year since 2017. You may know that in 2019 he won The John Nevil Maskelyne award presented by The Magic Circle for his excellent work on "The Magician's Podcast."
But were you aware that he recently acquired the rights to manufacture and sell Bob Swadling's "Swadling Magic Changing Card?" Enter Richard Young's Changing Cards.
The pitch:
How are these cards made?
Richard spent a significant amount of time with Bob and Val (Bob's wife) to ensure that Changing Cards continue to be made with the high standards of the original. (Val's August 9th Facebook posts suggests that Richard has made improvements from the original!)
Here are some random thoughts about Richard's gorgeous Changing Cards:
The official trailer (above) shows Harry De Cruz beautifully demonstrating a multitude of different uses for a card that appears to completely change in mid-air.
This summer Kidlet, KOP, and I let our imaginations run wild with speculation as to the method of this effect.
Will they last? Richard has some sets from Bob which were used for over three years and they never broke. Richard has used the cards he makes almost daily, for more than year so far!
Imagine our delight when the universe saw fit to put one in our mailbox!
The cards come handsomely packaged with attention to detail reminiscent of Bobby Motta's lecture notes for "thirteen."
It feels like one is opening up something really special.
"Completely self working beautiful hand crafted gimmicks that look like trick photography that you can perform anywhere. Perfect for Close-Up, Parlour, Instagram and even Zoom shows."
"No elastic thread to break, no lines on the cards, no half flaps or sliding panels. Just simply the best changing card ever conceived. You won’t believe how brilliant these are in the flesh."
Instructions for use are provided by a password protected video link.
We continue to be amazed by the elegance of the mechanism, the ease of use, and the impossibility of the effect!
Will it play big? Watch Stephen Mulhern perform the Changing Card earlier this month at The Royal Variety Performance.
Changing Cards come in a wide variety of front and back combinations. If you've got an idea Richard hasn't covered, he'll make you a custom one (for an additional cost). Watch Katrina Kroetch, the PCAM's 2020 Children's Entertainer of the Year, with a custom card.
Richard Young’s Changing Cards are practically real magic.
Get yours before they disappear! A thread at The Magic Café suggests that these cards may only be available for a limited time.
Disclosure: We received a complimentary Changing Card. The opinions expressed above are entirely our own. We
did not receive compensation for the writing or the publishing of this
article.
