IBM Ring 252

04/18/2026

This Tuesday, a new tradition starts for The Middle Tennessee Magic Club.
As announced by Ring President Jimbo Hooten at our April meeting, beginning this month we will hold a second gathering. This one will be on the third Tuesday of each month (the official Ring meeting will remain on the first Tuesday).
This gathering will not be a Ring meeting. No business will be discussed. Nor is it a social event for small group chit-chat. This evening will be all about workshopping magic. Bring a routine or effect you're working on that you want to get feedback on. Short of that, it will be a jam session.
The location will be the Linebaugh Library in Murfreesboro, the same building where we have our monthly meetings. But unlike those meetings, which are held in the Community Room on the 2nd floor, these Workshop Nights will be held in the Boardroom at the opposite end of the 2nd floor of the library. Start time is 6:30pm with a hard stop before library closing time at 8pm.
See you there!

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04/07/2026

Tonight, April 7th, IBM Ring 252 will be meeting at the Linebaugh Library in Murfreesboro starting at 6:30 pm. All in the magic community are welcome. In our feature slot for this month will be Ring Charter Member Vicky Gibson. We hope to see you there.

03/13/2026

HEY KIDS!!!

Join us tomorrow, March 14th, at 10am for a free show at the Linebaugh Library in Murfreesboro when you can join The Amazing Abner Youth Magic Club and after the show learn how to perform magic yourself. It's FREE and open at all youth 7 and up.

SEE YOU THERE!

03/02/2026

WHAT: March 2026 Ring 252 Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday March 3, 2026 @ 6:30 PM Central Time
WHERE: The Community Room, Linebaugh Library, 105 West Vine St, Murfreesboro

On Tuesday, March 3, The Middle Tennessee Magic Club will hold our regular March meeting at the Linebaugh Library starting at 6:30 PM in the upstairs Conference Room. All in the magic community are welcome. The Teach-A-Trick segment will be conducted by Ring Treasurer Rob Covert.

02/15/2026

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02/02/2026

We hope you will join us for our February meeting.

WHEN: Tuesday February 3, 2026 @ 6:30 PM Central Time

WHERE: The Community Room, Linebaugh Library, 105 West Vine St, Murfreesboro

The Middle Tennessee Magic Club will hold our regular February meeting at the Linebaugh Library starting at 6:30 PM in the upstairs Conference Room. All in the magic community are welcome. The Teach-A-Trick segment will be conducted by Gene Cunningham

01/21/2026

From our Nashville friends.

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01/06/2026

Tomorrow night, Tuesday, January 6, is the 1st meeting in 2026 of The Middle Tennessee Magic Club - IBM Ring 252 - at the Linebaugh Library in Murfreesboro starting at 6:30 pm. All in the magic community are welcome. The Teach-A-Trick segment will be conducted by Ring Social Media Officer Alan Fisher. We'll see you there!

12/02/2025

Remember, the December meeting for the Middle Tennessee Magic Club is tonight starting at its new time of 6:30 pm. We will still meet in the Linebaugh Library in the upstairs conference room. All in the magic community are welcomed to attend. We'll see you tonight!

11/11/2025

Dear Members & Friends of IBM Ring 252,

Linebaugh Library posted on their page today that they are changing their hours and they’re gonna start closing at 8 PM starting December 1st. Normally we start at 7:02 PM so that would give us less than an hour to conduct our meetings. I have reached out to the library and secured the same room that we meet in starting at 6:30. So for the foreseeable future, we will start our meetings at 6:30 in our usual meeting room. We can still run until 8 PM when the library closes. That will give us an hour and a half to conduct our business and open time for magic.
Some months we are in and out in an hour and a half & some months we take the full two hours. We’re just gonna have to be cognizant of running over our allotted times. I know it has been tradition since the formation of the club to start at 7:02 PM but right now at our current meeting space that is not an option for us. Maybe in the future the library will adjust their hours back to a later time or we can look at other meeting venues if we still want to start at 7:02.
So starting December 2, 2025 we will start meeting at the library at 6:30 PM. Until then, I wish you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving. I look forward to seeing you all there in December.

Thank you,
Jim Hooten

10/25/2025

Last night's production of the "Fall Festival of Magic" at The Station Theater in Smyrna was a great night of mystery and merriment. Tickets are still available for tonight's performance. Get yours while they last!

10/22/2025

Get ready as The Station Theater presents “The Fall Festival of Magic”, two nights of family fun featuring six amazing prestidigitators, each with their own unique style and flair. Showtime is 7:02 PM on Friday & Saturday, October 25th October 26th. Tickets are only $10. The cast of award-winning performers, all members of IBM Ring 252 - The Middle Tennessee Magic Club, includes Alan Fisher Magic and Claire, John Case, Rob Covert, Adam Sain, David Williams, and Master of Ceremonies Tom Gibson. The Station Theater is located at 118 Front Street in Smyrna. Visit the theater’s website at https://thestationtheater.com/ for details and tickets.