Top 5 posts in April 2023

There were 49 posts at Canada's Magic this month.  Here are the five most viewed posts in the past 30 days: 

5. Checking in with Shawn Farquhar and Lost in the Shuffle - Looking forward to the next project update!

4. Canada's Got Talent: Getting to know Will Stelfox - Fantastic audition Will! 

3. ICYMI: Canadian Conjurors video podcast ep. 1 -- Ryan Joyce interviews Glenn West - Great interview! 

2. A peek behind the curtain with Piff the Magic Dragon [2023] - You can still catch Piff at Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls [May 21 -23], TCU Place, Saskatoon [Oct 10], Casino Regina [Oct 12], and Club Regent Event Centre, Winnipeg [Oct 13].

and the most viewed post this month  ...

1. Canada's Got Talent audition: JP Parent - Fantastic audition JP! 

 

 

 

 

 

Rounding the Western rings in May 2023

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)	- N/A.
Edmonton, AB	Edmonton Magic Club	- N/A.
Winnipeg, MB	The Magic Club of Winnipeg	- N/A.
Fraser Valley, BC	IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring)	- N/A.
Vancouver, BC	Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle)	- Bernardo Sedlacek lecture.
Vancouver, BC	SAM 95  (Carl Hemeon Assembly)	- N/A.
Victoria, BC	Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle)	- Bernardo Sedlacek lecture.

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

 

 

 

 

Rounding the Central rings in May 2023

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

Montreal, QC	Ring 62 (20th Century Ring)	- N/A.
Hamilton, ON	Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)	- N/A.
Hamilton / Burlington, ON	Hamilton Burlington Magic Society	- N/A.
London, ON	Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild)	- N/A.
Kitchener, ON	Ring 235 (KW Magic Society)	- N/A.
Ottawa, ON	Ring 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)	- N/A.
Ottawa, ON	Ottawa / Gatineau magicians	- N/A
Toronto, ON	Ring 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)	- Social meet-up. - Bernardo Sedlacek lecture.

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

 

 

 

 

Rounding the Eastern rings in May 2023

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	- Show openers.

Please leave a comment or email me about corrections or omissions.

 

 

 

 

 

The Psychology of Magic at the University of Toronto

From the April 26th article "Sleight of Mind -- How magicians exploit gaps in human perception to trick audiences" by Cynthia Macdonald at the University of Toronto Magazine:

In his popular first-year foundations course, the Psychology of Magic, Dirk Bernhardt-Walther reveals the secrets behind magicians’ tricks as a way of teaching students about the human mind and the fallibility of perception. The associate professor of psychology draws on disappearing acts and other illusions to explain how magicians take advantage of human misjudgment and perceptual gaps to wow audiences.  Here, he explains three of their techniques:

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ICYMI, this course was also mentioned in:

• the April 25, 2022 article "Hocus focus: Undergrads study stage magic to learn about the mind, gaps in perception" by Cynthia Macdonald at U of T News, and
  
  
• the Septembre 4th, 2022 article "What magic teaches us about the mind -- How magicians trick your mind and exploit its weaknesses" by Sahir Dhalla at The Varsity.