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DISCOVER! | MARCH 5, 2022
Laughs | 5
A night
KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER
of fun
Let’s count back from five.
That’s all the time it will take for
anyone to realize that a night of
dinner and a show featuring hypnotist
Gabriel Holmes sounds like a recipe for
a fun evening.
The Arrowwood Resort & Conference
Center in Okoboji will be hosting
Dinner With a Hypnotist on Saturday,
March 12. The evening will start at 6
p.m. with a social hour. Dinner is at
6:30 p.m. and is followed by the show
at 7:30 p.m.
The dinner menu is sure to kick the
night off with some happy taste buds.
“We will be featuring Minerva’s
award winning house Italian salad with
house dressing with fresh bread rolls,
a dinner buffet with Caribbean blend
vegetables with herbed butter, whipped
garlic mashed potatoes, a roast beef
jardiniere, and Cajun chicken linguine
with Minerva’s house secrets,” said
Laura Garms, assistant general manager
with Arrowwood. “A sweet treat dessert
will also be featured in a wineglass at
each place setting.”
Dinner will be followed up by a
hypnosis event by Holmes, who has
performed approximately 1,600 shows
in 48 states in the past 17 years.
“Hypnotist Gabriel usually ends
up with 14 or so volunteers from the
audience that are part of his show.
Under hypnosis, every participant will
respond in a unique manner making
no two shows alike. The show will be
an hour in length,” Garms said.
Even if you aren’t one of the lucky
who will be chosen to participate,
watching others under hypnosis is
quite fun and funny, which Garms is
looking forward to.
“People’s reaction to a hypnosis event
[is what I am most excited about]. The
last time I witnessed something like
this was at my After Prom event back
in high school,” Garms said. “I think it
would be fun and interesting to see it
now as an adult.”
Offering up dinner and a fun evening
of entertainment is something that Arrowwood
has done in the past and they
are excited to try something new.
“We’ve done other dinner events
before like our popular ’80s Murder
Mystery Dinner a few years ago, but
dinner with a hypnotist is new,” Garms
said. “We try to host an event one to
two times per year to entertain our
Okoboji locals when some of the main
attractions in the area are closed in the
off season and we were looking for
something different.”
Tickets for the show can be purchased
online and cost $45 for dinner and the
show or $15 for a show-only option,
which includes a free drink at the bar.
The whole night is designed for fun.
“The show is perfect for friends
or couples looking to experience
something different, or just a night
out! Leave the kids with the baby sitter
and come out for a few hours of
fun,” Garms said. “We want to give
locals a fun ‘date night’ experience that
they will be talking about for years to
come.” F
Hypnotist Gabriel Holmes to
entertain in Okoboji on March 12
At a Glance:
WHAT: Dinner With a Hypnotist
WHERE: Arrowwood
Resort and Conference
Center at Okoboji, 1405
Highway 71, Okoboji, IA
WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday,
March 12
COST: $45 for dinner and
the show, $15 for the
show only
CONTACT: 712-332-2161
ONLINE: www.arrowwoodokoboji.com
Hypnotist Gabriel
Holmes to entertain with
a show and dinner at
Arrowwood Resort and
Conference Center at
Okoboji on Saturday,
March 12. PHOTO
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The show is perfect for friends or couples looking to EXPERIENCE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, or just a
night out! Leave the kids with the baby sitter and come out for a FEW HOURS OF FUN. We want to give
locals a fun ‘date night’ experience that they will be TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS TO COME.
Laura Garms
Okoboji | Iowa