Big Trick Energy live Facebook show [April 22]

Watch the show live over at Chris Ramsay's Facebook page.

 

From the April 20th Facebook post by Wes Barker:

 

 

From the truTV Twitter feed:

Holy sh*t! We’re hosting a live magic show on @chrisramsay52's Facebook on Thursday at 5pm ET with the cast of our new show #BigTrickEnergy. Head to Chris' FB to find out how you can get a chance to be part of the live. pic.twitter.com/vGhpdXRjYn

— truTV (@truTV) April 19, 2021

 

 

And then there were two … (brick and mortar magic shops)

Just over a year ago we all put our heads down and did what needed to be done.  

While we were hunkered down, a big shift happened in the Canadian magic community.

We’re down to TWO dedicated brick and mortar magic shops.

• The Vanishing Rabbit went online only last May.
• Perfect Magic went online only late last year.
• Last month, Magie Spectram announced their intentions go operate online only.

From the October 1st, 2014 post “Why bother with a magic shop?” written by Evelyn Matlin wrote at the Perfect Magic blog:

It’s so easy to look up  what you want on line, find the cheapest price and order.  I can’t say that I blame anyone for doing that. But there may be a cost to the saving of money, especially in magic.

Click through to read Evelyn's thoughts on the matter.

A comment from the 2013/08/29 post "Goodbye to Morrissey Magic -- the end of an era in Toronto"

...travelling magician (travelling light) from British Columbia stuck for a surprise gig in Barrie last summer and Dan really got me out of a jam. He was a great guy...asked what I had for a budget (tight budget since I wasn't getting paid!) and set me up with great stage sized stuff that made my show a success...customer service like that doesn't exist on some internet site ...

Don't have brick and mortar shop in your area? Consider supporting one through their online shops. (I direct your attention to one of our sponsors The Browser's Den of Magic in Ontario, and to Clownin’ Around in BC.)

Over the past ten years roughly 85% of all brick and mortar magic shops in the world have closed.

We need to think about how we can support the two remaining brick and mortar shops in Canada, Browser's Den of Magic & Clownin’ Around.

Thank you Jeff at The Browser's Den of Magic, and Quincy at  Clownin’ Around, for your fabulous brick and mortar shops!

A Reddit AMA with Vitaly Beckman

From the April 15 Instagram post by VitalyEveningofWonders:

Join me for Reddit's Ask Me Anything! Wed, Apr 28 @ 10am PST / 1pm EST
http://reddit.com/r/IamA

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Vitaly Beckman (@vitalyeveningofwonders)

 

Mark Clearview's "Try This at Home" with NYC mixologist Melissa Brooke

From the April 11th Facebook post by Mark Clearview:

TRY THIS AT HOME is an interactive virtual magic show happening on April 24th and 25th at 7:00pm EST. Featuring NYC mixologist Melissa Brooke! Come learn how to make cocktails and magic!

Pay what you can tickets at: www.markclearview.com/trythisathome

 

 

 

Connie Boyd interviews Renée-Claude Auclair

From the April 15th video at the Magical Women with Connie Boyd YouTube channel: 

Renée-Claude Auclair is the Canadian Association of Magic (CAM) current President, she is also the current President of the Quebec 2022 FISM World Championships and the Co-Organiser of FISM which will be held in Canada July 25-30, 2022.   This will be the FIRST time, ever, that FISM (Federation International Society of Magicians) also known as "the World Championships of Magic" will be held in North America.

In this talk Renée reveals her story and the strategy to win the bid for FISM and how her determination and the work-ethic she developed as a Canadian world-class diving team member served her well in the quest to secure the prestigious event in Canada.  We hope you will enjoy Renée's talk as much as we did. Be sure to subscribe & to hit the notifications bell so you will know when Renée's second talk is uploaded.