Showing posts with label _Kitchener. Show all posts
Showing posts with label _Kitchener. Show all posts

05 March 2024

Rounding the Central rings in March 2024

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

 

ICYMI, Bill Malone will be in Montreal June 3 - 4.  Details at MontrealMagicJam.com.


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) - Coin magic.
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.
- AGM
- Pro-panel with Wij Siva, Buck Macleod, Glenn Ottaway, and Dick Joiner


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

 

 

 

 

31 January 2024

Rounding the Central rings in February 2024

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

 

Also of note:


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 with coin work session before at Browser's Den.
-  Toronto Premiere of "The Quiet Masters - The History and Relevance of the Black Magical Artist" with host, Kenrick ICE McDonald (film director)


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

 

 

 

 

08 January 2024

Rounding the Central rings in January 2024

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

 

Also of note:


Montreal, QCRing 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, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- Classics.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (KW Magic Society)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- N/A
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- Social meet-up with Mikey V.
- Gerry Frenette lecture.


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

 

 

 

 

04 January 2024

Ontario: Darcy Oake [Feb 22 - Mar 5]

Tickets at DarcyOake.com

  • Jan 25 – Feb 5 2024:  Rome Italy
  • Feb 22 2024:  Belleville, ON - The Empire Theatre
  • Feb 23 2024: Ottawa, ON - Babs Asper Theatre
  • Feb 24 2023: Kingston, ON - Grand Theatre
  • Feb 27 2024: Burlington, ON - Burlington Performing Arts Centre 
  • Feb 29 2024: Markham, ON - Flato Markham Theatre 
  • Mar 1 - 3 2024:  Markham, ON - Flato Markham Theatre
  • Mar 5 2024: Kitchener, ON - Centre in the Square


 

From the December 16th Instagram post by Darcy Oake:

🇨🇦🇨🇦Feb / March 2024 we are hitting the road! Let’s hangout 🎉

 

 

 

 

05 November 2023

Rounding the Central rings in November 2023

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

Montreal, QCRing 62 (20th Century Ring)- N/A.
Hamilton, ON Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)- Andrew Woo lecture.
Hamilton / Burlington, ON Hamilton Burlington Magic Society
- N/A.
London, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- Forces and reveals.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (KW Magic Society)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- N/A
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- Social meet-up.
- With an Extra Helping of Magic - magical charity fundraiser (in person)
- John Bannon lecture.


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

 

 

 

 

02 October 2023

Rounding the Central rings in October 2023

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

Montreal, QCRing 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, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- Hallowe'en magic.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (KW Magic Society)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- N/A
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- Social meet-up.
- Erik Tait lecture.


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

 

 

 

 

05 September 2023

Rounding the Central rings in September 2023

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

Montreal, QCRing 62 (20th Century Ring)- N/A.
Hamilton, ON Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)- Wij Siva lecture.
Hamilton / Burlington, ON Hamilton Burlington Magic Society
- N/A.
London, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- Vanishes.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (KW Magic Society)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- N/A
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- Social meet-up.
- (Possibly a lecture by Ryan Murray.)


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

 

 

 

 

04 June 2023

Rounding the Central rings in June 2023

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

Montreal, QCRing 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, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- Impromptu / everyday carry items (EDC) magic.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (KW Magic Society)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- N/A
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- Social meet-up.
- Year end club gala (Michael Close, Pickpocket James, and Keith Brown)
- Annual General Meeting.


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

 

 

 

 

30 April 2023

Rounding the Central rings in May 2023

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

Montreal, QCRing 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, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- N/A.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (KW Magic Society)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- N/A
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- Social meet-up.
- Bernardo Sedlacek lecture.


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

 

 

 

 

09 April 2023

Burlington and Kitchener: Billy Kidd at the Burlington Comedy Festival [Apr 21] and An Evening of Comedy and Variety with Brent Butt [Apr 28- 29]

From the March 10th Instagram post by the Burlington Comedy Festival:

We're coming for YOU #BurlOn! Here's your lineup for the 2023 Burlington Downtown Comedy Festival:
@tvsjondore
@davehemstad
@arthursimeon
@ol_bebsie
@sandrabattaglini
@zabrinadouglas
@billykiddshow



 

 

From the April 9th Instagram post by Billy Kidd:

One day I would love to devote myself to building Stone Walls on the fields. But first I have to perform some shows in Stirling, Burlington and Kitchener-Waterloo Canada with @brentbutt , Jon Dore, Zabrina Douglas and many others…April 21,27,28,29. 

 

 

 

05 April 2023

Rounding the Central rings in April 2023

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

Montreal, QCRing 62 (20th Century Ring)- N/A.
Hamilton, ON Ring 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)- Andrew Woo lecture.
Hamilton / Burlington, ON Hamilton Burlington Magic Society
- N/A.
London, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- (Chop) cups and balls.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (KW Magic Society)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- N/A
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- Social meet-up.
- Pro-panel with:
  - Anthony Lindan
  - Richard Lyn
  - Phil Pivnick
  - BenTastic and Mel Magic
  - Aaron Matthews


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

 

 

 

 

06 March 2023

Rounding the Central rings in March 2023

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

Montreal, QCRing 62 (20th Century Ring)- N/A.
Hamilton, ONRing 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)- N/A.
London, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- And now for something completely different.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (KW Magic Society)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- N/A
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- Social meet-up.
- Paul Romhany lecture.


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

 

 

 

 

31 January 2023

Rounding the Central rings in February 2023

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

Montreal, QCRing 62 (20th Century Ring)- N/A.
Hamilton, ONRing 49 (The Doug Henning Magic Wand Club)- N/A.
London, ONRing 265 (London Magician's Guild)- N/A.
Kitchener, ONRing 235 (KW Magic Society)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONRing 151 (Ottawa Society of Magicians)- N/A.
Ottawa, ONOttawa / Gatineau magicians- N/A
Toronto, ONRing 17 (Sid Lorraine Hat and Rabbit Club)- Social meet-up.
- Members' Night and swap meet / flea market.
- Special Event - Alain Choquette Master Class.


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

 

 

 

 

30 January 2023

Ontario: Nicholas Wallace presents A Work of Fiction (and Strange and Unusual) [Feb - May]

Skip to the bottom of the post to check out Nick's new web series, Strange and Unusual.

 

From the January 14th Instagram post by Nick Wallace:

NEW THEATRE DATES! I’m coming to a town near you!(assuming you live near one of the towns listed below).

Feb 18th - Hamilton ON
March 4th - Port Colborne ON
March 10th - Kitchener ON
May 27th - London ON

All ticket info is in the Bio. More dates coming soon. Spread the word. Hope to see you soon!

 

 


 

 

 

 From the January 28th Tweet by Nick Wallace:

 

 

 

 

 

26 January 2023

Kitchener: Magic Comedy Juggling Variety Show - Midlife Crisis, Dead Moose Edition [Feb 8]

Tickets at Eventbrite.

 

From the January 6th Instagram post by JPMagic:

I'm happy to announce the lineup of the Mid Life Crisis, Dead Moose Edition. VOL 2
A Magic Comedy Juggling Variety Show.
@scottboydmagic @noah.nogueira @dynamicanick @jpmagic and also @jonthemagicguy
5 acts for $20. February 8th, 2023, at @crazy_canuck_restauranteh
Come out for a great time.

 

 

 

 

11 January 2023

13 December 2022

Kitchener: Magic Comedy Juggling Variety Show - Midlife Crisis, Dead Moose Edition [Dec 22]

Tickets at Eventbrite.

From the Facebook event:

KW funniest magicians have joined forces to create a 90 minute show jam packed with laughs and mind-blowing amazement.

Join us for an amazing night of live magic and mind-reading and Juggling, featuring world-class magicians on Dec 22 from 8-10pm! Experience magic up close and in person in our intimate 40 seat space.

We’ve brought together 4 of the area’s favorite magicians. JP Magic, Eric Kenney, Josh Ryan and Noah Nogueira.

 

 

05 November 2022

A peek behind the curtain with Sam Strange [2022]


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This is the last of a series of interviews leading up to the Champions of Magic Worldwide Wonder Tour shows in Markham [Nov 30 - Dec 1], Kitchener [Dec 2 - 3], and Peterborough [Dec 9].     

Canadian tour to start April 2023!


Read our 2019 interview where Sam shares:
 
- his interests outside of magic
- about pre-show rituals
- keeping performances fresh
- and his Broadway role of choice
 
What is your favourite thing about going on tour with Champions of Magic?

Champions of Magic is now a bigger show in scale, production and crew numbers than ever before.  Because of that, it is such a vibrant circus to be a part of. Even on the days off, or travel days between shows, there is always a good-spirited atmosphere with lots happening. Travelling in a large group with a shared passion for the show unifies everyone too. Needless to say that performing the actual show is an amazing buzz in itself, so that is a tempting first answer to give.

 

 

 
 
What is your most important self-care practice while on tour?
 
The most important thing for my own mental health and self care is to ensure Young and I get the biggest cheer and reaction during the final curtain call. As we are unlikely to receive that through our own ability as performers, we have to lower the standard of the other acts. Sabotaging props and playing complex mind games backstage often lowers their personal contribution to the show, therefore peacocking Young and I into a stronger position. Failing that we just pay off the sound technician to pipe in extra applause through the speakers.


What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about performing in Canada?
 
We once did a show in Saskatoon in January and by the time the trucks had made it over to the venue, everything inside was frozen. The extreme temperature over a prolonged trucking time had caused mayhem with so many of the illusions! Bolts wouldn’t move, batteries had failed and the technical crew setting up the lights, pyro etc were encountering countless problems. It really was a period of extreme whether and something I had never experienced before.

[Editor's note:  They say you haven't truly toured Canada unless you've had your equipment wheels freeze making load in, urm, challenging.]

In 2018 we managed to get a spot performing our illusions at the Toronto New Year's Eve celebrations at Nathan Phillips Square. We had been booked to perform at 11.40pm on the main stage. It was windy, raining and the DJ had to stop his set for us to do our introduction. Almost everything went wrong in that performance and it really wasn’t what 10s of thousands of people in the square wanted to see! We did our time but were rightly heckled throughout for killing the vibe in the lead up to midnight. We have never spoken of that night again...

I do genuinely love Canada and the Canadian people so I’m really sorry that both things that spring to mind were performances with a lot of stress and uncertainty.

[Editor's note:  Oh my!  Those are definitely memorable experiences, and not the good kind.  You need to tour here in the warmer weather.  You'll like your visits better, we're sure of it!]
What is your favourite part of the 2022 Champions of Magic show to perform?
 
I find this a tough question to answer. The reason for that is that we are continuing to work in new material and when that succeeds that feeling is difficult to compete with. It’s such a buzz. However, if pushed I’d have to say the finale which is a collaborative effort from the cast and crew; it has the vibrancy, energy, humour and production level to match my childhood dreams of becoming a stage illusionist. 

 
 
What is your favourite part of the 2022 Champions of Magic show to watch?  
 
Without doubt one of the best moments of the show to watch is when a new routine goes into the show. We always refer to it as a ‘sell out in the wings’. A new routine inevitably evolves quickly but that first night when scripted jokes are untested, magic techniques are a little shaky and you can see the subtle fear in the performers eyes, really make you appreciate live theatre. If it happens to be your own new routine or material in the show that night then it’s terrifying!  





 
 
 
 
 
 
What about the 2022 show would "2012 you" find unbelievable to imagine as your current reality?
 
That gratitude for the show we are in and those moments of reflection really are important.  In 2012 we had performed very little onstage and I think the biggest theatre we had played at that time was the Chipping Norton Theatre in Oxford, England, with a capacity of about 200. To think of the ground we have covered and rooms we are now playing with the show, it’s beyond what we imagined would have been possible. That relentless stage time also means the show (and hopefully our act within it) is only going in one direction.

There really is no secret to making a show good -- just perform it loads and try to proactively make improvements. 
   


 
 
 
Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
 
I think all magicians fall into that trap of seeing a show once, making a judgment on it and then dismissing it having ‘seen it already.’ We have so many new elements to the Champions show now that even if you have the show before it will have evolved quickly and improved massively. So do come and see it if you can!

 

Thank you Sam, for making the time to answer our questions!

 
 
 
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