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699: FISM Quebec 2022 - Day Four Report

Thursday July 28th 2022

8:15-11:00 - Stage Contest
12:30 - 14:30: Close-up Contest

8:30 - 9:30: Lisa Menna

10:30 - 11:30.: Marc De Souza

8:00 - 9:00: Michael Ammar

10:00 - 11:00: Jared Kopf

12:00 - 13:00: Miguel Muñoz

14:30 - 15:30: Brian South

16:30 - 17:30: Shawn Farquhar

19:00 - 20:15: Spectacle - One Man Show: Dani DaOrtiz - Group B

19:00 - 21:00: Banquet Group A

21:30 - 23:00: Mysterious Gala

23:30 - 0:30: Max Maven presents Connie Boyd on “Women in Magic”

23:00 - 0:00: Larry Hass

23:30 - 0:30: Stéphane Bourgoin

22:00 - 1:00: Workshop / Sos & Victoria

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Time stamps for this episode:

00:00:16 - As we walk from the hotel to the convention center, Connie Boyd, talks about her upcoming presentation at FISM. She will be talking about the influence of women in magic.

00:03:22 - Marc DeSouza and Scott give a rundown of the previous night’s show complete with who did what and their opinions of how the show was received by the aucience.

00:08:50 - Chip Romero and Peter Samelson give their perceptions on this FISM. Chip will be presenting a lecture on Doug Henning here at FISM. The two talk about Doug’s influence on magic.

00:15:34 - Edward Hilsum and Scott Wells finally meet in person as they chat about the Magic Circle contests and Edward’s perception of what it’s like as a competitor at the FISM international level.

00:21:08 - After completing the morning stage contest, Peter Samelson and Scott Wells give a rundown on all of the competitors and their acts.

00:41:50 - After the close-up competition ended, Marc DeSouza and Scott discuss all of the competitors, who they were and what they did.

00:58:30 - The evening banquet was in full swing as we chat with Roger Nicot from Card Shark who tells us about why the dealer room was so light.

FISM Quebec 2022 Day Four
Scott Wells and Boyd, DeSouza, Samelson, Romero, and Nicot
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