The Burgee -- Vol. 1, No. 3 - Seagate Yacht Club

Hosts: Commodore John & Margaret HumphreysThere was murder, mayhem and fun at the clubhouse on Saturday April 24 th , when thirteen of our members played the charactersin our murder mystery dinner. The theme was Mardi Gras at a restaurant on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, and many of ourguests dressed accordingly adding to the atmosphere. Several of our members helped decorate the clubhouse and tables includingMardi Gras masks and beads With the lights turned down low, the candles lit, and party music playing in the background youcould imagine you were in New Orleans.During appetizers and cocktails, including a special cocktail put together by our ever-resourceful Port Captain Rob Allen, thecharacters mingled with the guests spreading information and gossip so as to set the stage. More information was spread aroundby the characters during dinner, and then one of the characters appeared “bumped-off” and came back as a ghost. Then a final setof clues were passed around to the guests.Margaret organized a great take-out menu from the Cheesecake factory, and together with Cathy Kelly collected the food for64 people and had it beautifully set up for the dinner hour. While we enjoyed delicious cheesecake for dessert, the guests had theunenviable task of deciding who the murderer was, and then making their accusations. Each of the characters made a final statementpleading their innocence, and finally the murderer confessed. Eugene Mascoli correctly guessed who the murderer was andwas awarded a sherriff’s badge by the New Orleans Police.Our member/actors really played the characters very well, and were very resourceful making the evening a great success.