Tonight - With An Extra Helping of Magic

I’d like to invite all readers to join us this evening for a special virtual magic show. I will be hosting the show along with over a dozen magicians from the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club, a (not so) secret society. Our goal is twofold. First to share some magic and have a little bit of fun this holiday season. Second, we are raising money for the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto.

As of this moment, we have already raised $3,000 and the show hasn’t even started yet. Please consider joining us below for a nice fun show. (The show will be live at 8PM Eastern on Thursday, December 9, but we will leave the recording up for at least a few weeks for those

A Virtual Holiday Magic Fundraiser

Coming up in two weeks, I’ll be hosting a special holiday magic fundraiser online raising money for the Daily Bread Food Bank. Since it’s still not a fabulous idea to get together in person, we will be performing virtually. Over a dozen members of our local (not so) secret magic society, The Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club will be sharing some fun holiday magic from home.

Last year’s fundraiser raised over $7,000 and we’ll try our best to beat that this year. If you’re free, please consider joining us on Thursday, December 9 at 8PM Eastern to watch the show. We are already accepting donations for our campaign. All funds go directly to the Daily Bread Food Bank.

Bring Magic Home Friday Nights

It’s been a while, but we’re thrilled to announce a new weekly show, this time happening virtually. While my last long-running show, Magic & Martini, was all about getting all fancy dressed up, this new show is meant to be enjoyed curled up on the couch with a snack, and possibly with a cat jumping up and upstaging me… we’ll see.

The shows will take place every Friday night (minus Xmas Day and New Years Day). To accommodate for the fact that we’re virtual, there will be two separate performances at 8PM Easter and 8PM Pacific, although you can reserve for whichever show is more convenient for you no matter where in the world you are.

Design by Kurt Firla

This is a brand new show, with a mixture of close-up magic (that you can now see up close on screen from thousands of miles away) and interactive magic where I play with you, your mind and possibly even cause strange things to happen in your own home. The shows have been a tremendous amount of fun so far and we hope you’ll come and enjoy them as well.

We’re starting this week and tickets are now available. Readers can use the code secrets for a little bit of a discount.

Conjuring for a Cure Virtual Fundraiser

Last night, I got to host Conjuring for a Cure, a virtual fundraiser put on by the Hat & Rabbit Club of Toronto raising money for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.

In the end, twenty magicians from age two-and-a-half to age ninety-six teamed up to share magic virtually safely from home. While we were in the middle of planning earlier in the fall, they instituted stricter safety measures (ending indoor dining, limiting gathering size) and everything online is so different, so we didn’t know how things would go and we set a very modest goal of $500.

We ended the evening at over $5,500 and people to continue to see the archived broadcast and donate.

I want to thank all of the magicians who donated their time: Jonah Babins, David Ben, Ian Crawford, Matt DiSero, Shawn Farquhar, Gerry Frenette, Robert Herd, Lulu Lin, Patrick Nemeth, Marty Papernick, David Peck, Jeff Pinsky, Gordon Precious, Khanya Rubushe, Ari Soroka, Ben Train, Glenn West, “Brookalini” Westfall, Mark Wicken, Andrew Woo.

You can still watch the show for the next ten days here:

And of course donations are still being accepted.

Conjuring for a Cure

This Thursday, I’ll be hosting a an online show raising money for the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation. Fifteen other magicians will be sharing magic virtually from home hoping to make cancer disappear.

We currently accepting donations and have already raised over $800. If you have a moment to make a donation — any amount you think is acceptable — it would be greatly appreciated.

You can bookmark the video below and watch live along with us, Thursday, December 3 at 8PM Eastern.

The show is being put on by the Sid Lorraine Hat & Rabbit Club, a secret club for magicians that’s been around since 1942. We have been meeting online on Zoom since the start of the pandemic and wanted to have a bit of fun this holiday season even though we can’t get together in person.

Bring Magic Home for Thanksgiving

It’s been a very stressful few months, and as we head into the fall, we’ve been hearing about new restrictions about gatherings and getting together. Thanksgiving weekend is coming up and I know that many people across the country will be unable to travel to be with family for the long weekend. So I thought I would do something nice in the virtual space for anyone who is feeling the strain of continued social distancing.

Need a break from cooking this Thanksgiving weekend? Grab a warm drink and get comfortable for a fully inteactive live magic performance on Zoom. 

James Alan is one of Canada's premiere sleight-of-hand magicians. For over three years he starred in the acclaimed show Magic & Martini with over two hundred sold out performances. Now his entire show has been reimagined for virtual, physically distanced world.

Note: Each ticket allows one device to log in to the show. You can purchase multiple tickets to invite family and friends to participate from anywhere in the world.

Sunday, October 11 & Monday October 12
1:00 PM (Eastern)

This year has been stressful for so many of us, being told it's not safe to travel get together with loved ones for the holidays. You can participate with family and friends together at home, or from multiple screens anywhere in the world.

The show is fully interactive. No need to mute your microphone or type in a text window. There is even magic that will happen through the screen at home in your own hands.