Get ready to transport yourself back to the Roaring Twenties for a night of intrigue, suspense, and dazzling fun at the Death of a Gangster: A 1920’s Mafia Marriage Murder Mystery sponsored by the Northern Pacific Center and the Brainerd YMCA! Put on your best flapper dresses and fedoras because this immersive event is going to be the cat's pajamas.
Two of the biggest families are merging, but when power shifts, someone is bound to lose their life! You’ll never know who to trust in this “married to the mob” event. Get on the trolley and join your fellow detectives to solve the case before the coppers catch on!
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
Tickets: $80 (Taxes and Fees Included)
6:00 PM: Check-in + Cocktails – Step into our hidden speakeasy, grab a signature French 75 or Old Fashioned, and mingle.
6:30 PM: Three-Course Dinner Buffet:
Course 1Gatsby Greens: Blood red Beets, arugula, candied walnuts, and bee's knees dressing
Bootlegger's Bisque: Brandied Lobster Cream
Course 2:
The Double Cross
Bacon Wrapped Beef Filet & Garlic Shrimp Scampi
Twice baked fingerling potatoes, green bean almondine, swindle sauce
Course 3:
Rumrunner Banana's Foster Flambe
7:30 PM: Solve the Mystery & Themed Dance Party – It's time to put on your detective hat! Unravel the clues, interrogate suspects, and then hit the dance floor to jazz tunes, transitioning to swing later in the night.
Dress Code: The Bee’s Knees! We expect you to look like the cat’s meow! Get dolled up in your 1920’s finest – prizes will be awarded for the best-dressed dames and gents: flapper dresses, zoot suits, feather boas & headbands, pinstriped suits & fedoras, traditional wedding attire is nifty too! Prizes will be awarded for the best-dressed!
Don’t be a square – grab your tickets and join us for this killer night out!