Murder
on New
Year’s Eve
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
ENDLETON — Wannabe sleuths are invited to
try their detective skills at solving a mystery
on New Year’s Eve, when the Pendleton Under-
ground transforms into a speakeasy from the
Roarin’ Twenties.
“Zoot suits and fl apper dresses galore,” said
Judith Burger, the host of the murder mystery
and a regular tour guide for the Pendleton Under-
ground.
The fi ve-hour event begins at 7 p.m. on Dec.
31. The Underground is located at 31 SW Emi-
grant Ave.
Tickets are limited to 55, for ages 21 and older.
The cost is $90 per person, or $75 per person for
a couple or larger group. To make reservations,
call 541-276-0730.
Registering early is necessary because every-
one in assigned a character to be for the evening.
“It’s a blast,” Burger said. “I send out messages
to people and they email or text another charac-
ter. Everybody’s always confused at the begin-
ning, but it sets the stage.”
Costumes are encouraged.
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CULTURE & HERITAGE
CELEBRATING THE HISTORY
OF EASTERN OREGON
MURDER MYSTERY
7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31
Pendleton Underground
Tickets: $90 per person, or
$75 per person for a couple
or larger group
Reservations required —
call 541-276-0730
At the dinner, each attendee is provided with an
envelope instructing them on what information to
share with other guests, and what to keep secret.
“And at the end there’s a big reveal,” Burger
said. “It’s like a soap opera in one evening.”
The evening includes appetizers, dinner, des-
sert, a midnight champagne toast and a no-host
bar. Everything will be staged in the underground
bowling alley — “which was also a speakeasy in
the Pendleton in the twenties,” Burger said.
ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND
The Pendleton Underground operates tours
throughout the year on Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Guided tours are
approximately 90 minutes and include the tunnels,
Cozy Room bordello, Chinese opium dens, living
quarters and jails. Guests must be 6 years or older.
Tour reservations are required because each
group is scheduled by time. To reserve a space,
call 541-276-0730. Cost is $15 per person
through Jan. 1, 2022, when the price increases
to $20 for ages 13 and older and $15 for ages
6-12. For information, check the Underground’s
page on Facebook or visit the website www.
pendletonundergroundtours.org.
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