Paul Gordon’s Card Capers Day of Card Magic
Manchester - Sunday January 23rd, 2011 - £30

10am to 5pm (please arrive by 9:30am)

The Lass O’Gowrie (pub), Oxford Road, Manchester M17DB. Tel: 0161-2736932

All info about the day (plus booking) at http://paulgordon.net/cardcapers.html

International star Romany - Diva of Magic - will close the evening gala show at the WMA One Day Convention on Sunday 3rd April 2011 with her spectacular stage act. Strongly influenced by 1950s Hollywood and the stars of burlesque, Romany is famous for her fabulous costumes, diamonds and feathers, as well as her highly accomplished magic skills. Time Out described her as “a flamboyant hybrid of Bette Midler and Mary Poppins… a fascinating razzle-dazzle mix of magic, original comedy and intelligent glamour”. Romany was honoured by the Magic Circle in 2009 when she became a Member of the Inner Magic Circle with Gold Star for performance.

Romany, who performs professionally as a close-up magician as well as in cabaret and on stage, will also be one of a number of star lecturers at the convention with ‘That Thing You Do!’. She says, “It’s mainly about presentation, about how we treat props, about how to know who you are before you set foot on the stage, and of course a couple of tricks too. It’s pulled from what I’ve learnt from teachers of magic such as Bob Fitch, Jeff McBride, Eugene Burger and John Carney over the last twelve years.”

The WMA One Day Convention will feature lectures, workshops and performances from a full range of magic celebrities. The WMA will be celebrating its 80th year in 2011 and the long running bi-annual convention, which will be attended by the usual wide variety of magic dealers, will be one of the highlights of the year. Full details of the other top magicians who will be participating will be announced later. Whole day tickets including a ticket for the evening Gala Show will be £18 if booked in advance and £20 on the door. The location, as in previous years, will be the Kinson Community Centre, Millhams Road, Kinson, Bournemouth BH10 7LH. www.wmagic.co.uk.

The Northern Magic Circle convention 2011 convention is to be held on the 16th & 17th April 2011 - venue to be confirmed, the Star Guest will be FISM Champion Mark Oberon. Make sure you book the date in your diary, if this years is anything to go by you will not want to miss it, and Magic Convention Guide will be sure to bring you all the news as it breaks!

You can read all about the 2010 convention via our Live reports here from Richard Morrell

Card Capers - Worthing, Sussex. Sunday April 17th 2011

So as not to clash with the Bristol Day Of Magic, Wothing’s Card Capers is now in April. Sunday 17th April. It also is mid-April to avoid Easter, then the early May bank holiday and - aside from the Bristol Day of Magic - the FA Cup Final weekend! So, April 17th should suit more people!

See www.paulgordon.net/cardcapers.html for details, reviews and booking info. Book SOON to avoid missing out. I know it’s nearly a year away, but this year’s Card Capers sold out within weeks of going on sale!

Be there or be square! It’s a jam=packed day of fun & doable card magic a la Paul Gordon

Plus, to follow - dates in Manchester & Glasgow…we hope!

Paul Gordon’s Card Capers Day of Card Magic
Worthing, Sussex - Sunday April 17th, 2011 - £30

10am to 5pm (please arrive by 9:30am)

The Vintner’s Parrott, Warwick Street, Worthing, Sussex BN11 3DL. Venue Tel: 01903-237978

All info about the day (plus booking) at http://paulgordon.net/cardcapers.html

In association with IBM Ring 85 and hosted by The Society of Irish Magicians, ‘Shenanigans‘ is the name for the Irish Magic Convention taking place April 29 - May 1 2011 in Dublin

Shenanigans is defined by one online dictionary as random adventures of an often silly nature. This pretty much sums up the atmosphere at Irish Magic Conventions. Us Irish have a more colloquial term for it called ‘craic’, pronounced crack. It is a word used to portray a feeling of fun, happy times and great company. But that still doesn’t describe the atmosphere you will experience and memories you will bring home from an Irish convention.

Irish Magic Conventions are famed for fusing top quality magic acts, dealers and events with the genuine warm Irish hospitality we are known for all over the world.

Already listed to appear is David Williamson, considered to be one of the world’s most talented magicians, David dazzles audiences with a unique and delightful brand of entertainment, blending heart-stopping magic with sidesplitting hilarity. His best-selling magic book, “Williamson’s Wonders”, has been translated into four languages. His instructional DVDs “Sleight Of Dave”, “Dave 2″ and “Magic Farm” are bestsellers worldwide. David will perform, lecture and get up the usual antics he is known for all over the weekend.

Further details can be found at www.irishmagicconvention.com.