Magic supplies in Troy, Oakland County, Michigan

Troy's office parks and hotels book entertainment for client receptions, sales kick-offs and holiday parties, and those rooms favour polished, adult material. Mentalism is the strongest choice: a prediction that names a guest's free choice is the moment people repeat at the bar. The Mental Die — Brass, forcing dice and a PK ring all fit in a suit pocket. Our article on mentalism versus traditional magic explains the style. See mentalism.

Private parties in Troy, Bloomfield and Rochester Hills often book a magician to work the room for an hour. Fast, visual close-up suits them: a chop cup, a Vanishing Card Box and a well-chosen card routine. Our guide to building a close-up set explains how to order effects so each group sees a complete show. The close-up collection lists current stock.

Go to a Detroit Magic Club meeting in Clawson. It is minutes from anywhere in Troy, and a ring of experienced magicians is the fastest way to learn what works. Check the club's calendar first, since the date can move. Then plan for Michigan Magic Day in April.

For props, begin with a self-working deck and one strong close-up effect, and perform them until you stop thinking about the method. Our guide to how to become a magician is a realistic first read. Shop the beginner collection.

We found no walk-in magic shop in Troy or elsewhere in Oakland County that we could confirm as trading. Michigan's best-known magic counter is in the village of Colon, in the south-west of the state, and dealers sell at Michigan Magic Day each spring.

Otherwise, most Oakland County magicians buy online. Our listings state what is in the box, whether instructions come with it and how much practice it takes, so you can judge an effect without handling it.

Troy sits in the middle of metro Detroit's northern suburbs: Sterling Heights and Warren lie to the east, Detroit is twenty minutes south, and Livonia is across the county line to the south-west, close to the Ann Arbor Magic Club's meeting place in Plymouth. Further out, Flint and Ann Arbor have scenes of their own. See magic in Michigan.

Oakland County's charity galas and banquet halls sometimes want a short stage spot rather than strolling. For that, choose props that read from the back of a ballroom: the Linking Rings — Stage Set of Six, a Dove Pan — Silver and silk magic. The stage magic collection has the rest.

We send orders to every address in Troy and across Oakland County on the same terms as anywhere in the United States. Most of the range ships from our supplier, so we don't promise a delivery date. See shipping and returns and refunds.