A Thoroughly Deadly Derby

By Patti Heying

Wiley Hogsworth always dreamed of racing one of his horses in the Derby. And it is finally going to happen! To celebrate, Wiley invites Thoroughly Thoroughbred Racing Club members to his beautiful farm, Hog Heaven, to thank them for buying shares of his horse and first Derby entry, Runamuk.

Everyone is in a festive mood, even Wiley’s farm manager, Bruna Hailey, and she NEVER smiles. All is well until Roscoe Price gallops in to throw horse muck on Wiley’s character. And is that Roscoe’s wife Ophelia making eyes at Wiley? Throw in a mystery reporter, and the evening turns thoroughly deadly.

Derby hats are encouraged, but not necessary to join the fun at this Thoroughly Deadly Derby.

Tickets: $65 per person; includes dinner and a show. For more information about the venue, menu, and to purchase tickets, please visit Eventbrite.

The holidays are never bah humbug when The Merry Makers Theatre presents their annual production of *A Christmas Carol.* Beloved veteran actor Charles Pickens returns as Scrooge - or does he?

The Merry Makers’ ensemble quickly unravels as past rivalries and deep-seated jealousies rise to the surface. Director Carol Lang struggles to hold her cast together. No one is safe, and someone must surely die.

This is a Christmas Carol no one will forget.

Tickets:
$65 per person.
For more information about the venue, menu, and to purchase tickets, please visit Eventbrite.

KCCMA Summit Event

This event is for KCCMA members and the public.

Featured on ABC36’s Let’s Talk Kentucky.
Today’s big-name divas, Augusta Wind and Royal Payne, can’t stand each other. But they love all the media attention and will do anything to get the attention they crave, even sing together.

But if you think you’ll get a night of star-packed music, think again. Someone is about to Knock ‘Em Dead!

Tickets: $70 per person. Includes dinner and a show. For more information about the menu, venue, and to purchase tickets, visit Eventbrite.

The Frudee Family has been in the wine-making business for years. While not entirely successful, their winery has stayed afloat despite the whining from the local wine critic, Dr. William Beabore.

The Frudee brothers, Doodie and Rudy, are eager to share their revolutionary wine-making technique. Doodie has made an amazing discovery and knows they’ll make a big splash with it in the wine world. Unfortunately, someone sips their last glass of wine (ever) before the big reveal.

Doodie’s wife, Trudy, will do anything to help her husband, even if it leaves an unpleasant aftertaste. Rudy’s wife, Prudy, with secrets of her own, would rather not stain her reputation.

Enjoy some wine tasting and learn a little about wine; the tannins, the oakiness, and the heaviness of the wine’s body. But be careful. Someone will end up two sheets under. I guess this wine-tasting event is 'to die for.’

Join us while we wine a little and laugh a lot at Murder By Merlot.

Tickets: $65-70 per person.

Tickets are available for purchase on Eventbrite.

For more information about the event, venue, and menu, visit the same Eventbrite page.

It was only a matter of time before the stories about the disembodied voices, slamming doors, and shadowy figures seen in and around this otherwise unassuming restaurant caught the attention of ghost hunters and spiritual advisors galore.

Soon after, weekly ghost walks were on the menu, well-attended by visitors to the area and curious locals. Sometimes the guests were lucky to see something, but what were they seeing? What will happen tonight?

Join Grimm’s Ghost Walk and Haunted House Touring Company for a night of spooky sightings. You won’t regret it, and you’ll never forget it!

Tickets are $65 per person. Includes a 4-course meal.
Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.
Doors open at 6:45 pm.

Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Visit the Historic Boon Tavern’s website for more information about the menu and event. PDF

A rehearsal dinner is intended to be a grand occasion before a wedding. But when you include a “gold-digging” bride, a jilted ex-lover, a jealous personal assistant, a blinded-by-beauty groom, and an out-for-one’s-own-agenda event planner, wedded bliss is bound to become wedded dysfunction.

Join us for this chaotic rehearsal dinner where the night will end with murder.

Tickets: $65 per person. Available for purchase on Eventbrite.

Four-Course Menu Included with the Show.

Additional charges for alcoholic beverages.

Doors open at 6:45 pm

The show begins at 7:00 pm

Private Event

Everyone is in town for the equestrian event of the year, The Red River Gorge Games. They have also all come to the book signing for Houston Dallas’ new book, “A Horse is a Horse, Of course of Course.”

What will happen when they all get together? Nostrils will flare. Hooves may stomp. One thing is for sure, someone will end up dead in this hysterical horse-themed comedy-meets-murder by Paula Hilton.

Welcome to Cafe Amore, where love is always on the menu. Sounds like the perfect place for Valentine's Day, right? This exclusive eatery claims that its food will make anyone who tastes it irresistible to the opposite sex. But these charms come with a very steep price.

Your chef for the evening is Pierre Poupon, an egomaniacal tyrant who runs the kitchen with an iron fist. However, his sous chef, Julia Lee Crocker, is under-appreciated and is the real talent. The new hostess, Wilamina Rose, is hiding a dark secret and a deep grudge, and rounding out this motley crew is Madge Migilicutty, a desperate diner from a tiny town in Alabama who has spent her life savings to taste this meal and find love. But, is finding love worth dying for?

It's a recipe for mayhem.

For Tickets and more information for this show, please visit Eventbrite.

We invite you to come and see this hysterical holiday murder mystery and stay for the merriment and mistletoe. Guess who has been naughty (aka the killer), and you could win a prize!

Tickets:

Tickets are $65 per person and are available for purchase at Eventbrite. Please see the link for additional details and the menu.

Featured on WKYT’s Everyday Bluegrass:

Every October, a charity is picked to benefit from the annual masquerade ball. Sharon Spite, who has dedicated her life to philanthropic work, has worked her fingers to the bone to get this year's event ready. This year, Gucci for Kids, the chosen charity, will be hosted by CEO and man-about-town Raulen N. Dough.

Watch the fur fly when jealous charity rival, Felines Without Borders' head Penelope Purfect arrives, along with a scorned ex-lover, Mateo El Perrro. If a competitor and an ex isn't enough drama, money goes missing, and someone has to pay.

Join us at A Very Masked Murder Mystery, a fashionable heist sure to have masks, mayhem, and murder.

Tickets:

Seating is limited, so please reserve your place on Eventbrite.

Tickets for this event are $65 per person (includes a 4-course meal and show + taxes and gratuity). Alcoholic beverages will be available for an additional cost. Please see the Eventbrite post for additional information, updates, menu, cancelations/refunds, etc.

Doors open at 6:45 pm and the dinner and show begin at 7 pm. Special dietary requests need to be made 72-hours in advance of the show; please call 859-985-3700.