Magic supplies in Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee

Smyrna's manufacturers and their suppliers hold safety-milestone lunches, retirement parties and year-end dinners for large workforces. Those crowds are adult, mixed, and not easily impressed by props they can see are props. Mentalism avoids that problem: nothing looks gimmicked, and the effect happens in someone's head. The Listening Dice Box and the Mental Die — Brass both read across a canteen table. See the mentalism collection and our article on mentalism versus traditional magic.

Smyrna's newer neighbourhoods host a lot of adult gatherings in kitchens and back yards, where a magician works from a counter or a patio table. Pick props that play surrounded: a Three Cups and Balls — Chrome Finish set, a Ball and Tube Mystery — Brass to hand out for inspection, and a Svengali Deck for the card moment. The close-up collection has more.

Go to a MidTN Magic Group meeting at Linebaugh. The library's listing and the group's own description give different start times, 6:30 and 7:00 PM, so call the library or arrive early for your first visit. You'll see members try new material and get honest feedback, which is how most amateurs improve.

Until then, buy one routine at a time. How to become a magician sets realistic expectations for the first year, and the beginner collection keeps the choice short.

We found no walk-in magic shop in Smyrna or elsewhere in Rutherford County that we could confirm as trading. Nashville's novelty and costume stores stock boxed tricks seasonally, which suit a joke at a party more than a performance.

Most Smyrna magicians therefore buy online and use the Murfreesboro club as a sounding board. Our listings say what is in the box and whether instructions are included.

Smyrna sits between Nashville, twenty-five minutes north-west, and Murfreesboro, fifteen minutes south-east, where the club meets. La Vergne is its northern neighbour, and Franklin is half an hour west across the county. Clarksville is about an hour and a quarter north-west. For the state, see magic in Tennessee.

Living in Smyrna puts a performer within reach of Nashville's convention hotels, bachelorette weekends and music-industry parties, where strolling magic competes with a lot of other entertainment. To stand out there, keep it visual and fast. A Hummingbird Card Gimmick, Sponge Balls — Red, Set of Ten and a borrowed-bill or coin moment with the Transparent Coin — Half Dollar all play in a loud room. For more ideas, see magic tips for beginners.

We post to every address in Smyrna and across Rutherford County on the same terms as anywhere in the United States. Most of the range ships from our supplier, and we don't promise a delivery date, so order ahead of a booked event. Unopened items can be returned within 30 days of delivery. See shipping and returns and refunds.