{"id":18,"date":"2014-03-18T10:03:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T10:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the7.dream-demo.com\/business\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-11-30T12:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T17:21:54","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ibmring58.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;92px&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;62px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3025&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;62px&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;About the Smoky Mountain Mystics&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23273973&#8243; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Montserrat%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;black&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"x-el x-el-h4 c1-1 c1-2 c1-1i c1-1j c1-99 c1-1x c1-1y c1-1z c1-20 c1-b c1-4g c1-7b c1-23 c1-7c c1-7e c1-7f c1-7g\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"4\" data-ux=\"ContentHeading\" data-aid=\"ABOUT_HEADLINE_RENDERED0\" data-typography=\"HeadingDelta\">IBM Ring 58 is the East Tennessee affiliate of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. We are a local magic club that has been teaching, supporting, and pursuing the art of magic in and around the Knoxville area.\u00a0 With regular meetings and a popular Magic Convention, our Ring, also known as the Smoky Mountain Mystics, provides many opportunities to grow in magic. 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