* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Magic New Zealand * Proudly sponsored by International Entertainment * www.magicnewzealand.com * www.watson.co.nz * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Issue Number: #842 Date: Sunday 26th June 2011 Editor: Alan Watson www.watson.co.nz E-mail: editor@magicnewzealand.com ================================ Hi here is the latest news ================================ 1. Editor's Message 2. The Mandala Is A Year Old! 3. Digital-Only Subscriptions To Genii Magazine 4. July 2011 Issue Of Genii Magazine 5. More Remarkable Magic # 40 - Nick Lewin 6. The Faceless Act - #215 - Kyle Peron 7. Tony Brook In Conversation With John Teo - Part 2 8. Max Maven At EMC 2011 9. Magic Moments Day 2011 - 1st October 10. Update - FISM Oceania Championships - July 8 & 9 11. Update - Palladium Magic Show 12. Tony Griffith, (Bristol, UK) In New York 13. S.A.M. All Star Magic Shows 14. Master Of Magic In Toronto 15. Apologies To C3hipper Lowell 16. Zaney Blaney Ladder Levitation 17. e-zine Archives 18. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice -------------------------------------------- 1. Editor's Message -------------------------------------------- This week the major highlight for me was to watch Brendan Montana (from Sydney, Australia) perform his comedy magic act in Auckland. It was great to see a true professional in action working his very responsive audience to the max. IMPORTANT NOTICE As Facebook is due to make changes to group pages, Chris Parkinson and I have created a new page called Magic New Zealand ezine - New Flash which will contain future ezine News Flashes for Facebook subscribers. Go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Magic-New-Zealand-eZine/130693770344065 and **like it**. Also Chris has updated the Magic New Zealand website site. Go to www.magicnewzealand.com Only 12 days before EMC starts refer item 8. Remember if you have any magic news drop me a line: Editor@MagicNewZealand.com -------------------------------------------- 2. The Mandala Is A Year Old! -------------------------------------------- Message by Shawn Masters The newest issue of The Mandala has been released, and with that issue it finishes its first year of being magic's first all-digital magic magazine! www.themandalamag.com The Mandala will be starting its second year with the release of the July/August 2011 issue when Max Maven, himself, joins the regular columnists with a column that only Max could provide! Until then, however, check out the latest issue by subscribing at: www.themandalamag.com. In the latest issue you will find: Coverage of the Academy of Magical Arts Awards show, including a look back at the controversy and checkered past of the decades-old awards show. A refreshingly well-written piece of fiction with a magical theme, "Turnover," written by a great new writer from the UK, Gavin Inglis. An engaging tale about the underground gambling world and the unlikely woman hero who finds herself smack dab in the middle of it. Our no-holds-barred product reviews and regular columns from the likes of Tom Burgoon, Tony Clark, Paul Romhany, and Lou Serrano. It's another issue not to be missed! Visit www.themandalamag.com right now to become a subscriber, plus our very first issue (which includes our exclusive interview with Charlotte Pendragon) is still available there for FREE! The Mandala. Magic. With an attitude. -------------------------------------------- 3. Digital-Only Subscriptions To Genii Magazine -------------------------------------------- Message by Richard Kaufman - Editor Genii Magazine Digital-only subscriptions are available for $56 to residents outside the United States: http://geniistore.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=35&product_id=57 If you are a subscriber and haven't sent us your e-mail address yet, please do so to: genii@geniimagazine.com). 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July 2011 Issue Of Genii Magazine -------------------------------------------- Message by Richard Kaufman - Editor Genii Magazine The July 2011 issue of Genii has reached many subscribers with more to come in the next few weeks. Our digital edition, which is free for all subscribers to the magazine, went live on June 15. Here's a peek into the issue: I've liked Dan Sperry since the first I saw him about a decade ago. Dan is a pioneer in bringing his unique punk/goth/whatever look to stage performance. David Regal navigates past the tattoos, piercings, and makeup to find out who Dan Sperry really is. When attending Magic-Con in San Diego, and listening to the authors of Sleights of Mind-Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde-give their talk on the new subject they've christened "neuromagic," I thought their position was unconvincing. In fact, it seems like two people who are very smart, but know little about magic, getting carried away by ideas that most people who actually understand our field could have told them didn't matter much even if true. So, this issue we give a loud raspberry to so-called "neuromagic" with Professor Richard Wiseman and David Britland. Jamy Ian Swiss has a new book just out. He writes a lot, but the books don't happen often, and so we're pleased to have an excerpt from Devious Standards, published by Hermetic Press. It's about the Double Lift. Almost everyone does it, even the birds and bees, but you can always improve on mother nature . particularly when lifting two cards as one. Roberto Giobbi loves exquisite magic, loves fine food, good wine, cigars, all the fancy stuff-even poetry. He has the latter in common with the father of modern card magic, Johann Hofzinser (who may have also liked hoity-toity food, wine, and cigars). "Cards are the poetry of magic," wrote Hofzinser, and Giobbi agrees (even I agree, in fact it would be hard to dispute), and he'll explain why in this month's "Genii Session." Upon reading this month's installment of "Conjuring," I asked Jim Steinmeyer what his most magical lantern was based on. "It's an original idea," he said. Gadzooks! You don't hear that too often. And what a lovely prop "The Upside-Down Lantern" is-easy to make, simple to perform, and it looks deceptive as hell. Makes me want to produce some silks, which is something that doesn't happen every day. There are sometimes interesting allusions to certain human physical acts that come to mind when watching magic tricks. It's a fertile field for poor puns and raunchy patter. That probably isn't what Floyd Thayer had in mind when creating "Thayer's Sensational Growing Billiard Ball," a one-of-a-kind prop that John Gaughan shows this months in his "Chamber of Secrets." Tom Stone produces another in his series of amazing articles, this month continuing his exploration of "change blindess" to produce magical effects. In "Wonders of a Fragmented Vision" he explains two items that take advantage of change blindness to produce unusual and unexpected results. Al Cohen takes another trip back in time in "Memoirs of a Magic Dealer"; Jon Racherbaumer "Slants" on Annemann, the Magic Mafia, and Color Changes; David Acer does the "Magicana"; and Jamy Ian Swiss, Dustin Stinett, and Danny Orleans dwell on the latest books, videos, and tricks. About the Audio and Video Supplements in Genii's digital edition: One of the things I've noticed in my travels in the past six months are how many people have iPads. Apple is projected to sell another 40 million this year, and it's easy to see why. Thousands of people have downloaded Genii's free iPad app, and the issues on the iPad are free to all subscribers as well. The business model I spent so long trying to conjure up turns out to be the obvious one, and has been adopted by the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and many others. When you subscribe to the paper, you get the digital free. Anything else just doesn't cut it as far as customers are concerned. One of the things I enjoy about our iGenii digital edition of the magazine is the opportunity to include audio and video supplements. As I meet Genii readers at magic conventions, I ask if they've looked at the digital edition and they sometimes say, "I'm a paper guy." Well, even if you prefer to read the paper edition of Genii, the digital iGenii edition offers at least an hour of video in every issue, sometimes two, plus an audio-only column from Max Maven, and Jim Steinmeyer has also done two author's readings to accompany his articles so far this year. 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Every subscriber will have access to an electronic version of every issue for the duration of his or her subscription. -------------------------------------------- 5. More Remarkable Magic # 40 - Nick Lewin -------------------------------------------- Message by Nick Lewin (US) Working a two-for-one. There are several wonderful pieces of wisdom hidden away (in full sight) in that classic Comedy Magicians Handbook-'McCombs: 25 Years Wiser Magic.' I want to elaborate on just one of them in this column, one that has been invaluable to me over the years and has gone a long way in shaping my performance. In this book, nestled away in a brief write-up of his combination of the Thumb Tie and Card in Wallet, Billy mentions how effective it can be to blend two separate tricks into one routine. It doesn't sound like a very big deal when you read it like that, however like so many of those understated seemingly throw away remarks that Billy used to make, it bears a great deal of examination. I explored this issue for the first time within minutes of receiving a surprise phone call back in the early '80s from the producer of 'The John Davidson Show' which was a popular TV talk show. They were filming a tribute the next day to the popular police drama 'Hill Street Blues'. What they really wanted to know was if I had a piece of material that would fit with the 'cop show' theme and if I did would I be able to perform it tomorrow when they were filming the show? I of course, acting slightly surprised, assured them that I did have a perfect trick that would fit perfectly into their themed show and would love to do so. Of course, I had absolutely no idea at all what trick would actually fit these requirements, but if a TV show calls and tells you they have an opening, "If...." You say yes first, and worry about the 'If...' when you get off the phone. The date was locked in before I even spoke to the talent booker to discuss what I would be doing. As I so often used to do in times of emergency I turned to Billy's Magnum Opus and revisited the routine in question and quickly substituted a pair of thumb cuffs for the thumb tie and was ready to go. The next 18 hours were devoted to all the exciting things that usually proceed the taping of a TV set, including rehearsing, timing getting a haircut and buying a new jacket. The next day I performed a duo of tricks during a live 'real time' taping that I would NEVER have considered performing the morning before, neither trick had ever been part of my stand-up show and it was only the brashness of youth that encouraged me to attempt performing them. However, the taping was a smash, everyone loved the routine and it became an item that has been part of my reservoir of material ever since. The audacity of hope indeed! In fact, the routine was so successful that it caused more reaction than some of my prized routines that I had performed on various other talk shows. It was when I realized this that I started to think more carefully about Billy's combination theory. It made a lot of sense the more I thought about it. Combining two tricks into one gives you twice the strength and applause potential to just doing a single item. Moreover if you can combine the set-up procedure for the two tricks into a single piece of work then you have saved time and added a one/two punch into the resulting effect. Every second of wasted time or dead air you can remove from your show improves it, and this statement is not open to debate. Since that time I have very consciously developed my show into a series of these one/two sequences and it has proven to be a highly effective way of improving my show. It also often supplies a very nice element of 'call back' into the show in much the way comedians use a 'call back' joke in their show. Much of the time magicians seem hell bent on using as little material as possible, stretching a trick and in general time-filling. I hate seeing routines advertised as great time fillers or details of how long you can 'get out' of a trick. If all you are doing onstage is filling time or trying to stretch out tricks then you might be in the wrong business. We really shouldn't need to dole out material like emergency rations on a drifting lifeboat! I encourage you to explore your database of tricks and see what might be done in this manner in your show. You may very well, as I have been over the years, be amazed at the results. Drop me an email with any comments at nicklewin1@me.com -------------------------------------------- 6. The Faceless Act - #215 - Kyle Peron -------------------------------------------- Message by Kyle Peron (US) magic4u02@aol.com http://www.kyleandkellymagic.com I was talking with a good friend recently about the concept of "faceless" acts. He brought up a good point I wanted to share with you all. Have you noticed the trend of going way from the individual to acts that really have no "face" to them. Acts of this sort may be "Blue Man Group" or even "Cirque de Soliel". What's interesting, is that this concept is almost at the complete opposite side of the spectrum of the concept of being completely individual and selling personality and YOUR unique character. It is interesting to bring up the Blue Man group or what we can refer to as "faceless acts". It is an interesting premise. Here are groups that there is no face associated to it. In many cases, you could say they have taken the "YOU" out of the equation. I think groups like this try and envelop you in the "experience". You are not so much connecting with a person but you are experiencing a moment or moments. The personality is not of an individual. The personality you connect with is a unified whole of the group. In many ways it can be thought of as a brand. For example, many folks will buy Nike simply for what it stands for. They buy based on brand impulse. The name Nike becomes the "you" even though it is NOT an individual person or thing. It has become more than that. When we look at these "faceless groups or acts" we can say the same thing. In essence they are establishing a brand. The YOU suddenly is not a person. The you IS The Blue Man Group. The you IS Cirque De Soleil. So instead of a person being applauded or a single personality showing through, you get the personality as a whole. It is an interesting thing to think about. I find it is very difficult to do this well but it is being done. It is very easy for a business person to see the added value in this. For example, you cannot have 2 Michael Jacksons. Michael WAS the brand. Michael WAS the "You" you came to see. You can't have the single person in 2 places at the same time. With a successful "faceless" act, you can book multiple shows in multiple locations as long as the brand has been established successfully. Cirque gets this and has found the formula. You go simply because it is Cirque even though you may have no clue what you are going to see specifically. As good as this may be for business, I do feel you lose some of the personality and emotional impact you can achieve as an individual performer. Cirque and Blue Man Group are fun and you leave being entertained, but you do not feel connected to any one person. You are not drawn in to someone you see and so there is not as much an emotional connection that can be achieved by an individual and his or her audience. I think in this day and age there is room for both to be out there. The problem is that if you are going to do a faceless act, then you better be very good at establishing the brand first. Without it, it will fail. I feel the individual acts will always prevail in the long run because they have in the past. I believe that people want to be captivated and drawn into a certain person. They want that personal connection. This is so easily seen in the music industry. People go to concerts because of the person singing. There is a powerful connection because that single person IS the brand and there is a face associated clearly to it. There is much more an emotional connection and I think that is a very powerful thing. As always, I encourage you the readers to let me know your thoughts. So if you have any thoughts on my articles or suggestions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me directly at magic4u02@aol.com. I would love to hear from you. I am proud to announce the launch of my new product website: http://www.kpmagicproducts.com. I hope you find it of help to you. Please stay tuned to the site for sales, news and upcoming product launches. - "Blue and Gold! The Complete Guide to Working The Scout Market!" is now available as a soft cover printed book as well as an ebook download. http://kpmagicproducts.com/Blue_and_Gold.html - "Encore! Creativity in the Art of Magic" Ebook. Order online now at: http://kpmagicproducts.com/Encore.html - "Tips and Techniques on the Chair Suspension" Ebook. Order online now at: http://kpmagicproducts.com/Chairs.html -------------------------------------------- 7. Tony Brook In Conversation With John Teo - Part 2 -------------------------------------------- Message by Anthony Darkstone Brook - Europe/USA TB: Well, I guess that took care of a short-lived Magic career , ? except for one lucky find . JT: Yes Tony , as you say, a lucky find . Not an unusual story for most Magicians but for me it was a huge revelation. Anyone who has had a similar experience will know exactly what I mean. I used to go to our national library to borrow books to read. In one of these visits, by pure chance .a lucky find, as you said, . I chanced across a book on magic. I browsed through it and I found the secret of the self-cutting banana. Because of the impact it had on me, I realized how powerful magic can be to an audience! Another thing I realized was that magic (at least the magic we do) has nothing to do with supernatural power. It uses ordinary scientific principles in a creative way so as to make things that seem impossible possible! So much fun! Cool! TB: Yes indeed John. I agree. You and I have had several conversations about the powerful impact of Magic when it is presented well. Anyone can do a trick but performing Magic is the key. JT: Yes Tony, as you know already I totally agree with that premise. Nowadays because of DVD's, the Internet, especially YouTube, some of the mystique and indeed the entertainment value has been forgotten in many cases. TB: Yes John. We are not saying that the Internet and DVD's are necessarily bad things but it doesn't quite have the same impact as learning Magic from a Mentor and indeed the way you and I learnt our first Magic.from books. I think it is books that give us, at least on a subconscious level the ability to think in a different way, to be creative because we need to create our own mental images rather than see them on a screen. JT: I agree Tony. DVD's and the Internet have their place but anyone, like you and I, can only experience what we experienced, via books. In our day, when we were starting out we only had books. And yes, as you say, by reading something, it does bring into play different aspects of the brain. Moving pictures can teach, but the brain is also receiving visual information rather than creating its own. As you know Tony, I am a Management Trainer and one of the most fundamental aspects of any Training is "teaching" the brain to think. You and I have spoken at some length about the great Magic thinkers, people like Eugene Burger, Tobias Beckwith, Martin Gardner, Jay Scott Berry to name just a few. I realized very early on that one of the sources for learning magic was through books, which I could borrow from the national library. Since then, I must have borrowed all the magic books in the library! TB: Absolutely. I know that you still treasure books and have an interesting collection of your own. But earlier on I referred to Mentors or to those who helped and nurtured our Magic development .share some of your early days with us . JT: At Secondary School when I was around 14 years old, I found to my delight, there was a Conjuring Club being formed and they were looking to recruit members. Without hesitation, I volunteered. The teacher in charge invited a magician to help us build up this Club. His name was Ivan Ng, and he was one of the sons of "The Great Wong". At that time in Singapore, "The Great Wong" was the most well-known professional magician in Singapore. Because of my knowledge in magic, I quickly became the head of the Conjuring Club in my school. In the 4 years there, we produced 3 magic shows for the school, and I was the Producer as well as the performer for each show. This was the time my skills and knowledge in magic grew very fast. Ivan introduced me to IBM Singapore Ring 115 where his father, "The Great Wong" was the President. I became a member and started to build up my network in magic. I learned a lot from the professionals there. The networking with local magicians was very useful to me. Three of us decided to meet on a weekly basis with our spouses and discuss magic. Each time we met, we would decide what tricks to purchase. I would be the one consolidating the order and placing it with overseas suppliers. At that time, our favorite magic supplier was Supreme Magic company (now defunct) from England. We also purchased from USA dealers now and then. We would purchase magic and share the tricks among all of us. We were not professional magicians as we all had our full-time jobs. Ordering was slow because there was no internet at that time. The typical period between ordering and the arrival of goods was 6 weeks. We were then exposed to latest magical offerings in the market. End of Part 2 -------------------------------------------- 8. Max Maven At EMC 2011 -------------------------------------------- Message by Luis de Matos (UK) Message from Max Maven If I had to use one word to sum up last year's EMC, it would be exhilarating. Being a part of that event was truly something special. For those of us who were there in Portugal, it was a great time, both socially and academically. Spending several days with friends, old and new, was great fun. And of course, the many varied presentations, talks, lectures, performances and panel discussions were really informative and, frequently, highly inspirational. Over the past year, from the many conversations I've had with people who participated in EMC via the Internet, both watching the live streaming video and interacting through simultaneous on-line chatting, it's clear that the exhilaration was not limited to those who were physically present in the studio. The primary goal of EMC was to create an involving and stimulating experience for everyone. And it was! Of course, the whole thing was recorded in HD, and those who caught up with it later on via its release on multiple DVDs were also enthusiastic. But, for those who were able to join in on-line, in real time, EMC was even more compelling. And now, we get to do it again. I'm pleased to be one of the returning in-studio participants. Again, it will be a diverse line-up, bringing together magicians from different parts of the world, different cultural backgrounds, different generations, different styles and approaches-but all connected by an abiding love of the Mystery Arts, and a desire to share and support by celebrating our past and nurturing our future. I look forward to seeing you there. ---------------------------------- The Essential Magic Conference is the world's only digital conference for magic and magicians. Rated as "Epic" by its members EMC has been highly praised by Genii, Magic and Magicseen as one of the best magic conferences in the world. EMC features 3 days of live internet broadcasts in high quality video. 33 of the world's finest creators, performers and thinkers in magic will lecture and perform. 16 hours of magic that you can watch online, on-demand and on DVD. EMC is the only conference in which every moment of magic is yours to enjoy and relive forever! Registration includes a set of DVDs containing videos of all conference events mailed to you post-free anywhere in the world. Registration is US$90 or 70 Euros. 22 Days to go - Register Now! For more information and to register go to: http://www.essentialmagicconference.com/ -------------------------------------------- 9. Magic Moments Day 2011 - 1st October -------------------------------------------- Message by Jay Fortune (UK) Magic Moments Day is a revolutionary concept where magicians across the UK can bring a moment of magic into the lives of others on a specified day of the year. Raising money for charity and performing to an audience of their choosing on that day, magicians nationwide will be raising funds, smiles and awareness of magic and charitable causes. This year's Magic Moments day is Saturday 1st October. Here's our aim; on that day present a magic show of some description, no matter how large or small, and raise smiles and funds for any charity close to your heart. We have magicians who visit hospitals, hospices, raise money for local projects, schools and communities. Or you may decide to stage a full evening show with members of your local magic society. Creating your Magic Moment is easy: 1 - Visit www.MagicWeek.co.uk to download our Magic Moments sponsorship form (our link is ten down on the left hand side, or use any of the popular online donation websites). 2 - Approach a favoured charity or cause and tell them that you are a magician and wish to do a show to raise funds for them. They will have expert fund-raising staff to assist you. 3 - Seek sponsors and create your Magic Moment! Do let us know what you have planned. We'd love to hear from you! magicmoments@live.co.uk -------------------------------------------- 10. Update - FISM Oceania Championships - July 8 & 9 -------------------------------------------- Message by Tim Ellis (Australia) Tickets are on sale for the FISM Oceania Close Up Magic Championship (9pm July 8, Northcote Town Hall) and the FISM Oceania Stage Magic Championships (7pm July 9, St Martin's Theatre, South Yarra) Winners of each of these competitions will receive a prize package including a beautiful crystal trophy, Sponsorship into the FISM World Championships of Magic 2012, FISM registration and Competition Entry, and return airfares from Australia to the UK. Tickets are selling fast and can be purchased online at www.MelbourneMagicFestival.com Competing For The Close Up Championship Are Isaac Honor - NSW James DeHombre - NSW John Fung - VIC Simon Coronel - VIC Ben Sheldon - VIC Alex Moffat - NSW (Special Guest Artist - Jack Dan) Competing For The Stage Championship Are: John Fung - VIC James DeHombre - NSW Joel Howlett - NSW Adam Mada - NSW Enzo Ficco - VIC Ben Hutton - VIC (Special Guest Artist - Harry Houdidn't) -------------------------------------------- 11. Update - Palladium Magic Show -------------------------------------------- Message by Paul Stone So why is Mac King taking four days out from his long running and successful One-Man Show on the Las Vegas Strip, and why is Hans Klok leaving his sold out 50 date European Tour for one night to travel to London to appear in the 'Palladium Magic' Show on Monday 19th September? The reason is simple, these two Headline Stars of Magic know just how rare an opportunity it is to play the most famous Variety Theatre in the world, and they are prepared to travel half way around the globe to be there! Why at 100 years of age is master magician and legend John Calvert desperate to perform at the London Palladium? Because he knows how much it would mean to him to realise his one remaining ambition. If you are a Close-up magician you too can be a part of magic history by performing in the auditorium before the 'Palladium Magic' Show. Very few magicians have performed at the Palladium before, and very few, if any, will have the chance to do so ever again. By buying four tickets for your family and friends, you will be supporting our Charity initiative and helping to give people living with Cancer the chance to forget their problems for a few hours and enjoy a magical night of entertainment. And not only will your photo and bio appear in the superb Souvenir Brochure, you will actually get the chance to walk out on the wonderful London Palladium stage to take your bow. If it means so much to Mac King, Hans Klok and John Calvert, do you really want to miss this one-time only opportunity? There are only a few spaces still remaining for Close-up magicians, so if you want to be a part of this unique event, email producer@palladiummagic.com now to book your spot. -------------------------------------------- 12. Tony Griffith, (Bristol, UK) In New York -------------------------------------------- Message by Tony Griffith (UK) Tony Griffith, (Bristol, UK) will be in New York with his wife during the period 10th-18th October 2011 and is willing to present his Reflections Lecture. Any IBM or SAM clubs who would be interested in taking Tony's highly acclaimed lecture should contact Tony at tony@tonygriffith.co.uk or +44 1275 835463. Tony has recently produced four books about his magic Reflections, Further Reflections, Final Reflections and Ultimate Reflections and all four have received great reviews in the magic press. Further details can be obtained about Tony's magic at www.tonygriffith.co.uk -------------------------------------------- 13. S.A.M. All Star Magic Shows -------------------------------------------- Message by George Schindler All Star Magic shows feature S.A.M. top echelon performers June 23 in Rochester Michigan. Thursday June 23 is the date when Past and future presidents perform at two performances of "All Star Magic," a family oriented magic show at the Meadowbrook Music Festival at the Oakland University campus in Rochester, Michigan. Three of the top performers are Mark Weidhaas, President of the Society of American Magicians, Past President Mike Miller and Jania Taylor Midwest Regional Vice President of the organization, who will feature two young performers Savanna Durocher 11, and Ketchmark 14, who won the 2010 and 2011 Michigan Day youth competition. The Society highlights its Society of Young Magicians with other similar events. The show is being produced by Vinny Grosso, President-Elect of the S.A.M. Show times are at 2:30 and 7:30 pm at the Meadowbrook Music Festival. Tickest $10 and $15 www.palacenet.com -------------------------------------------- 14. Master Of Magic In Toronto -------------------------------------------- Message by Julie Eng (Canada) From June 10 to 19 the Luminato Festival of Creativity and the Arts was held for a fifth year in Toronto, Canada. Magicana was invited to, once again, provide magic programming for the festival. We produced David Ben in his new show, "Natural Magick" for six nights. We also produced "Vodavil" for two nights in the historic Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto, featuring celebrated magicians: The Great Tomsoni & Company, Gaetan Bloom, Mike Caveney, Tina Lenert and Ardan James. Also, as part of the opening weekend celebrations, we brought in bar magician extraordinaire, Eric Mead, for three nights to provide (free) intimate close-up magic in Luminato's "Festival Hub". Inside of Luminato's outreach and education programming, Magicana provided classes for kids, "My Magic Hands", for over 100 Grade Five Students from Queen Victoria Public School and a dozen children from Holland Bloorview Kids Rehab Hospital. All of these students graduated (with flying colours) during the week of Luminato. We are very proud of our students and their accomplishments. See photos from the events and read more about the shows on our blog: www.magicana.com/blog -------------------------------------------- 15. Apologies To Chipper Lowell -------------------------------------------- Message by John R. Browne III (US) Chipper: I erroneously referred to you as "Chipper Jones" in an email to Jonathan Pendragon which was published in Magic New Zealand issue #841 dated 19th June 2011. I guess that's why they call me "fumble fingers". You were outstanding in the Chuck Jones show in Auckland in December. I apologize for my error. Regards, Jack Browne -------------------------------------------- 16. Zaney Blaney Ladder Levitation -------------------------------------------- Message by Walter Blaney (US) Dear friends in magic, There is a brand new website on my Zaney Blaney Ladder Levitation that I think you may really enjoy. You will see a lot of our top pros doing it on stage, each in their own style, plus a lot of inside information most have not seen before. 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