Presented by
Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce
Community Arts Foundation
Promotions by Marion Tourism Commission
MYSTERY EVENT IS $10, DESSERT REVEAL IS EXTRA
Local investigators need your help Saturday to solve a make-believe crime as the Crittenden County Chamber of Commerce presents its second annually Downtown Murder Mystery, Carnival of Carnage.
Actors and clues will be prevalent in Marion from 11 a.m., until 3 p.m., then there will be a wake for the victim, along with dessert, at the reveal event at 6 p.m., at Fohs Hall.
Community Arts Foundation and the Chamber collaborate on this whodunnit with about two dozen cast and crew. This year’s plot centers on the death of a carnival barker. His body was found at the community water fountain on Main Street and there’s plenty of characters in town with a motive to eliminate Ded Barker. Among them are Poppy (Elizabeth Floyd) a local popcorn vendor; Fifi Souffle (Becky Tyner-Belt), owner of a local French restaurant; and Ima Mink (Phyllis Sykes), who has a downtown boutique. Those three, along with CSI Commander Segal appear in a couple of online videos – which may have some clues – posted this week on the Chamber and Crittenden Press Facebook pages. Marion Tourism Commission is helping promote the upcoming event and about a dozen downtown businesses will be participating with clues. A clue and site list can be purchased for $10 Saturday the Marion Welcome Center. Cost does not include the dessert reveal event Saturday evening.
To participate in the mystery and to reserve seats for the reveal, call (270) 704-1446 or purchase ticket online at https://murdermysteryreveal.eventbrite.com. Fees apply to online purchases.
