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David "Baldini" Grosfield (1966-2021)

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Remembering our colleague David “Baldini” Grosfield, who passed away suddenly last weekend. Baldini was a force of nature. His enthusiasm for magic - and for life - filled the room from the moment he walked in and there was no hiding from it.

We worked together several times over the years. He performed and hosted on shows that I produced and was a master networker who was often able to find just the right venue for whatever our next project was.

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He went on to host a long-running series of performances at the Ontario Science Center presenting on The Science of Magic. Those later spun off into a series of extracurricular workshops offered to schools through the GTA. In addition to performing and teaching magic, he also had a profound impact mentoring a number of young performers.

His influence and enthusiasm will be deeply missed.

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Happy Halloween

Magicians are not generally very scary people. We're primarily entertainers. But sometimes, in order to be dramatic, we need to court danger and sometimes just be a little weird. So for Halloween this year, I took a look through our archives and assembled this collection of the magicians on Magic Tonight getting dressed up or just generally being strange and creepy. Enjoy!

Magic Tonight runs weekly at the Crimson Lounge in downtown Toronto, Readers of this blog can use the code reality fir a discount on the price of tickets and dinner when purchasing online.

Magic at the Ontario Science Centre

Knowing I'm a nerd at heart, I was asked to do a couple of short shows at the Ontario Science Centre over the Christmas Season. They have a beautiful Imperial Oil Auditorium which works really well for magic. I was being hosted by the boys at Spellbinding Science who teach magic programs at school under the guise of science.

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David Grosfield & Rob Testa of Spellbinding Science

(These are two slightly different performances for two different audiences. They start differently and end the same. So if you get to a trick you've seen before, you can stop watching.)

Diabolical Deceptions

At the end of this month, I'll be participating in a one-night-only show with four other performers to put on a night of incredible magic. We will be at 99 Sudbury which is a beautiful space for magic. Joining me on the show are Chris Mayhew - A hilariously funny comedy magician

Bella Muerta - Ghoul next door and multi-talented sassy lass.

Mind Bender - A young and aspiring magical performer

Baldini - The man of magical mystery.

Tickets are now available online - or you can purchase them from me directly.

Diabolical Deceptions Saturday, May 31, 2014 - 8:00 PM 99 Sudbury Street, Toronto Tickets $20

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