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| Where We Live Murder Mystery Event - Murder at the Juice Joint> |
| Our first Murder Mystery Event, Murder High Class of 1985 Reunion, was a great success! Thanks to all who attended! |
For our second murder mystery event, we decided to take a page out of history and put on an homage to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929. On February 16, 2008 we transformed the Boiling Spring Lakes Community Center into "The Juice Joint", a |
| An interactive murder mystery event where YOU might be the victim, key witness, or even THE MURDERER |
| Timmy Flannagan, the Juice Joint doorman, waits for the secret password (shhhhh, it's cat's pajamas!) before admitting guests to the Juice Joint. |
| 1920's speakeasy! Arriving guests discovered a sign on the front door to "Rosie's Tea Room" telling them to head around to the rear entrance for "after hours deliveries". There they were greeted by our imposing doorman, Timmy Flannagan (Mat Erickson), who demanded that all patrons give the secret password before admitting them to our very own nightclub. Gangsters and their molls mixed with aspiring actresses, nosy reporters, and some VERY shady cops while enjoying the sounds of the Nick Michaels Trio and partaking of some illegal hooch (okay, wine and beer - special thanks to the Azalea Coast Brewery for their sponsorship!) Juice Joint owner Rosie Marie (Katie Deese) welcomed the patrons and warned them that there were many surprises in store throughout the evening before opening the buffet, which included Italian treats like Tony |
| Nasogrande's (Adrian Iapalucci's) sausage and peppers, and EXCELLENT cheesecakes generously donated by Chris' Cosmic Kitchen. |
| After dinner, Notorious Nick (Mark Gonzales) rose to make a toast, announcing that he and his girlfriend, Molly Moll (Karen Fairfield) had become engaged. Just as he raised his glass the lights went out, the air was filled |
| The Juice Joint proudly presents The Nick Michaels Trio (Michael Stringer, Nick Giannatasio and Katrina Fairbank). |
| with screams, and when order was restored poor Nick lay dead on the floor! Luckily for the rattled patrons of the Juice Joint, private investigator P. I. Pinkerton (Jim McCallum) happened to be on hand, and quickly set everyone the task of figuring out "whodunnit." After all the evidence was gathered and examined, he finally deduced that Chief Cameron (Jon Richmond), the crooked local police chief, was the murderer, and ordered him taken into custody immediately! |
| (L) Notorious Nick (Mark Gonzales) had no idea that his number was up! (R) Juice Joint patrons receive their sleuthing instructions from private investigator P. I. Pinkerton. (click on images to view larger) |
| Once again, we were absolutely thrilled by how whole-heartedly everyone got into the spirit of things!! By popular vote, special recognition went out to Best Dressed Casey Carolina (Carolyn Stringer) and Ray Wycoff, Best Actress Molly Moll (Karen Fairfield) and Best Actor Chief Cameron (Jonathan Richmond). The Moneybags award went to Flora Nemetz-Gadora (Maureen Dewire), who apparently had the assistance of some very devoted but VERY shady gangsters, Guy Auger and Marion Warren. The Super Sleuths of the evening, who actually guessed the murderer correctly, were Maureen Dewire, Jim McCallum, John Behnken and Shawn Kelly. |
| (Top L) Maureen Dewire conspires with Marion Warren and Guy Auger to collect the most dough. (Bottom L) Best Costume winner Ray Wycoff is detained by Officer Adam Hupert for questioning. (Top R) Mayor Biggs (John Johnson) was one of the few to solve the mystery! He's pictured here with his wife, Mabel Biggs (Shelly Behnken). (Bottom R) Super Sleuth Shawn Kelly and his glamorous date, flapper Monica Hupert. Click on images to view larger. |
| Click HERE for more photos from this event! If you have photos to share, please email them to us! Thanks to Sherry Stocks, Kathie Wycoff and Tonya Ohlund for sharing theirs! |
| We raised over $700 for our playground fund, but even better than that was the satisfaction of bringing so many diverse people from our community together for an evening of fun! Thanks again to our sponsors Allen Hancock and the Azalea Coast Brewery, Chris and Kristen Lubbin of Chris' Cosmic Kitchen and The Nick Michaels Trio (Michael Stringer, Nick Giannatasio and Katrina Fairbank). Extra special thanks to everyone who worked hard to make the evening such a success, including Pam Sargent, Jonathan & Anne Richmond, Kyle & Tonya Ohlund and Sherry Stocks & Myron Keslar! We hope to see you all at the next one, coming Summer 2008! |