This week I’m home and had a wonderful visit with my friends, The Fergus Lions Club. I was looking forward to sharing my own news* but my excitement was to learn how much we raised for the hospital. I’m pleased to announce we contributed over $11,000+ to Groves Memorial Hospital Foundation!!
A million thanks to Lion Margaret Murray for her own wizardry! We sold out one show and 80% the second. I’m so proud to be apart. Thank you all.
I couldn’t be happier to live in a community filled with such much to give.
Ms Murray had another surprise! While normal Lions Club business agenda was taking place an award was announced and I was looking around the room to see who it could be. Never in a million years did I ever consider it was directed to me. I’m still speechless.
This is the Melvin Jones Fellow.
As a Melvin Jones Fellow, your name has been added to our listing of all individuals in the program. During your next visit to International Headquaters, I invite you to visit the LCIF Room to see your name on this extensive list.
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We raised over $11k for the new hospital and then this happened! https://t.co/8J9JHnOIz8 I'm humbled. A million thx to Fergus Lions, @lionsclubs and Ms Murray! <3 pic.twitter.com/k7wfggoLCq— Ryan Joyce (@ryanjoycemagic) November 30, 2017
Heading your way first are my new ebooks, tentatively titled The Paradigm Shift Parts 1 and 2. I have been working on this project for almost ten years. I have demonstrated some of the material to a select group of magicians in the past couple of years, and the response has been enthusiastic. (Quentin Reynolds said The IKEA Card Trick is the best routine he’s seen in years.) The focus is on card magic, but you will also find effects that use other objects. There are contributions from Harry Riser, Bob Farmer, Mick Ayres, Roy Walton, and Simon Aronson. In addition to the effects, there are some groundbreaking essays that will help to take your magic to a new level. Each ebook will contain more than thirty chapters. Lisa and I are working furiously in order to have the two ebooks out before the end of year.
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Like his counterpart in Miracle on 34th Street, Dietrich has has taken the time to learn sign language and bits of other spoken languages so he can communicate with children from all backgrounds.
"My favourite part is the interaction between the children, the adults and myself," Dietrich said.
Though he's hung up his red suit this holiday season, Dietrich made sure to pack his Santa Claus beard and wig for his time in the hospital, just in case kids from the children's ward stop by.
This year, Dietrich's finances will take a hit as a result of his injury. His son, Scott Dietrich, has set up a GoFundMe campaign to relieve some of that financial burden.
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Hi Denizens,
Friendly reminder that this Saturday December 2nd at Browser's Den is our next free Magic Club. All are welcome.
Club meets from 2:30pm to 5:30pm.
Take it easy-Old Jeff, Young Jeff & The Browser's Den Team
5. Congratulations to Luc Langevin! - I hope you and your family are getting some sleep!
4. Rounding the Central rings in November - Did you catch the Richard Sanders lecture? It was awesome!
3. Shriners' Holiday Magic Shows - This post is three years old and apparently ranks high on search results.
2. The 2017 "Readers' Choice Inspirational Canadian Magician of the Year" award - You have one more day to make a nomination.
1. 2017 "Holiday Magic" - The Holiday Magic post is very popular every November. Keep up the great work Dick Joiner and company!
While the film was very well received, it was only available briefly for purchase as a VHS cassette, which was subsequently pirated. The film pops up regularly online, always low-quality copies of copies shared without any credit to those who made the project possible.
Now is our chance to fix that. We have provided Historica Canada with a clean copy, transferred from the broadcast master. It is now available to view on-line for free as part of their Canadian Biography series. A copy can also be viewed through the Screening Room.
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Matt Johnson’s magic show in Surrey won’t be quite the same as performed elsewhere.
The Chilliwack-based entertainer will not be attempting an escape from a large water tank here this Friday night (Dec. 1), after being told the contraption can’t be used at Surrey City Hall’s Centre Stage theatre, which doubles as council chambers.
The tank-escape trick was performed by Johnson on the CW Network show Penn & Teller: Fool Us last spring.
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Monday December 4
Jason Ladanye Jason spent nearly twenty years studying with master magician and gambling expert Darwin Ortiz. His approach to magic is similar to Darwin’s, strong and practical magic that is built for laymen. Each card trick plays like a miracle that they’ll remember for the rest of their lives! In 2013, Ladanye wrote a best-selling book, Confident Deceptions. In this lecture, Jason Ladanye will be performing all new, never before seen material from his upcoming book, Game Changer. Here’s a chance to see some of the material BEFORE the rest of the world.
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Happy 7th Anniversary @canadasmagic! https://t.co/vqfTvbumBk— Genii Online (@GeniiOnline) November 28, 2017
CASTING CALL FOR
“UNTITLED KIDS MAGIC SHOW SERIES”
Based on The Illusions of: Jesse Feinberg and Stu Stone!
SYNOPSIS: The first ever digital series to explore the mystical and fascinating world of magic with kid magicians! Our team of 3 master magicians are guaranteed to blow-your-mind. Watch as they travel the city of Toronto, gaining access to various VIP locations like; The Nike Factory, Apple Canada, backstage at amusement parks and concert halls as well as preforming their trickery for celebrities!Behind the scenes, “Untitled Kids Magic Series” are brought to you by some of the masterminds behind largest thrills in the history of television magic, who have worked with the biggest names in the industry such as: Criss Angel, David Blaine, Dynamo and David Copperfield.
***TALENT MUST BE NON UNION
***TALENT MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN
***TALENT MUST BE A TORONTO LOCAL AND LIVE IN THE GTA
NOTE: If you live OOT you can still submit, but you must be able to work as a TORONTO LOCAL, and MUST BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN
SEEKING:
BOYS AND GIRLS: 8-12 years old who are interested in magic!
IDENTICAL TWINS:8-12 years old who are interested in magic!
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| City | Club | Event(s) |
| Calgary, AB | Ring 66 (Calgary Magic Circle, Les Brocklesby Ring) | - TBA |
| Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Magic Club | - TBA |
| Winnipeg, MB | The Magic Club of Winnipeg | - SYM - Christmas Party |
| Fraser Valley, BC | IBM Ring 387 (Fraser Valley Magic Circle, Celeste Evans Ring) | - Third Monday Magic. |
| Vancouver, BC | Ring 92 (Vancouver Magic Circle) | - TBA |
| Vancouver, BC | SAM 95 (Carl Hemeon Assembly) | - TBA |
| Victoria, BC | Ring 183 (Victoria Magic Circle) | - TBA |
| Montreal, QC | Ring 62 (20th Century Ring) | - Free form first Fridaze - Executive meeting - Second Saturday night special - Instagram Tuesday - Sunday brunch |
| Hamilton, ON | Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club) | - Christmas dinner. |
| London, ON | Ring 265 (London Magician's Guild) | - TBA. |
| 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) | - Browser's Den visit. |
| Halifax, NS | Ring 316 (Conjourer's Court) | - Visit their Facebook page. |
| St. John, NB | Magic Circle of St. John | - TBA |
Darcy, along with his parents, veteran Hockey Night in Canada sportscaster Scott and his wife, Anne, committed themselves to helping others struggling with the same demons that claimed Bruce – raising $1.6 million to open the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre in Winnipeg. The non-profit facility will provide treatment, resources and skills necessary for residents to successfully re-enter society.
Today, the electrifying illusionist (who is actually preparing a mind-blowing act for The Illusionists show running through the holiday season Dec. 12 to Jan. 7 at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto) says he found wonder and purpose not only in his career in magic, but in working with his parents to keep his brother’s memory alive through helping others.
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On stage as on television, Luc Langevin knows how to amaze his audience with breathtaking magic numbers. Before being the talented illusionist we know, he completed a Bachelor's degree in Engineering Physics and a Master's degree in Optics, as well as a PhD in Biophotonics. If he left school to devote himself to his job, this passage to the University will not be vain, far from it.
Already at the time, he knew he was going towards magic. Thanks to Professor Michel Piché, he learned to master a technology that would prove very useful to invent his tricks: that of lasers. "I was very surprised that Mr. Piché agrees to frame me in my graduate studies. When I asked him, he already had about twenty students under his responsibility. I gave him my CV, where it was indicated that I wanted to become a magician. It seems that it piqued his curiosity! "Recalls laughing Luc Langevin.
A scientist who wants to become a magician, the professor admits that it is not commonplace. Nevertheless, he did not hesitate a second to take him under his wing. "I was looking for a good student for my work and Luc Langevin was clearly one. Magic requires technical skill and a good understanding of optics since the illusion comes from manipulating brain mechanisms with images. He was a good candidate to help me develop new approaches in my field of research, "says the one who has been teaching at the University since 1984.
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